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SPACE FORCE VIRUS OUTBREAK Ugandan guards evacuated from Capt. Kirk pulls rank US base after testing positive

BY J.P. LAWRENCE Stars and Stripes KABUL, Afghanistan — A ma- jority of the roughly 300 Ugandan guards who man watchtowers and provide security at entry points at a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan have tested positive for the coronavirus, a lawyer and several guards have said. The guards, who work for the Triple Canopy private security company, tested positive in June and were evacuated from Oper- ating Base Fenty near Jalalabad, military and company documents shared with Stars and Stripes show. “The outbreak was widespread at Fenty, with a vast majority of those tested, testing positive,” said Tara Coughlin, a Mt. Clem- ens, Mich.-based attorney who specializes in injury claims for foreign contractors on American bases. Coughlin is representing some of the guards at Fenty. NATO Resolute Support de- clined comment on the guards and didn’t disclose how many troops or contractors in Afghani- stan have tested positive for the virus, citing Pentagon guidance. ‘Star Trek’ actor seeks debate on structure of new service branch Ongoing violence, one of the world’s worst health care sys- BY CHAD GARLAND dering; is it true that the commanding officers and their promotions to lieuten- tems and poverty mean Afghani- Stars and Stripes officer onboard a ‘Space Force’ ship is ant general. stan has struggled to contain the designated a Colonel & not a Captain?,” But Shatner may have characteristi- virus, which according to a sur- he original Capt. James T. Kirk William Shatner, the actor who played cally beamed himself into an ongoing vey taken early this month by of the starship USS Enterprise Kirk on “Star Trek,” wrote to the ser- fray, as lawmakers have proposed re- the Afghan Health Ministry has would like a word with Space vice on Twitter. “Is this up for debate? I quiring the service to use Navy ranks likely infected nearly a third of T Force officials about the new think I’d like to debate the issue.” and grades. the country’s 36 million people. Most of the guards are still service branch’s rank structure, and His post over the weekend came days The House last month approved its in Afghanistan waiting to be some lawmakers appear to be on his after the service, which falls under the version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act with an amendment sent back home to Uganda, ac- side. Department of the Air Force, touted the cording to company emails and “I’m just a nobody here but I was won- transfers into its ranks of two Air Force SEE BRANCH ON PAGE 5 guards who spoke with Stars and Stripes. Although the NATO Resolute From left, actors Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner and James Doohan from the original “Star Trek” series. Support mission in Afghanistan PARAMOUNT PICTURES, ENTERTAINMENT PICTURES, ZUMA PRESS/TNS and Constellis, Triple Canopy’s parent company, have been work- ing with the U.S., Afghan and SEE GUARDS ON PAGE 7 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, August 26, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES TikTok sues Trump over order to ban app Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9087 Euro costs (Aug. 26) ...... $1.15 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.47 Dollar buys (Aug. 26)...... €0.8239 Turkey (Lira) ...... 7.3992 British pound (Aug. 26) ...... $1.28 BY TALI ARBEL (Military exchange rates are those is acting without evidence for its ByteDance, to take effect by Sept. Japanese yen (Aug. 26) ...... 103.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (Aug. 26) ...... 1,155.00 Associated Press allegations or due process. It filed 20. 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BY RAHIM FAIEZ are women and children,” said Associated Press Rezaie. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah KABUL, Afghanistan — A wave Mujahid claimed responsibility of attacks across Afghanistan on for the Balkh attack in a tweet, AP Tuesday left at least 17 people claiming that tens of military per- dead and scores more wounded, sonnel were killed. The Taliban Afghan security personnel inspect the site of a truck suicide bombing Tuesday in the northern Balkh officials said, including a Taliban often exaggerate their battlefield province of Afghanistan. truck bombing in the country’s claims. north that targeted a commando Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Shah Adil, spokesman for the pro- a checkpoint of pro-government No one claimed the attacks in base for Afghan forces. strongly condemned the attack in vincial police chief. forces in western Ghor province Kabul, but both the Taliban and The violence comes as expecta- Balkh and said the Taliban have No one immediately claimed killed eight troops and wounded Islamic State are active in the tions had been rising that nego- increased their attacks on major responsibility for the attack, but five, said Arif Aber, spokesman capital, though ISIS has claimed tiations could soon get underway Afghan cities despite the Febru- Adil said the target was Raouf for the provincial governor. The the bulk of the attacks in the city between the Afghan government ary agreement. and police are investigating. attack in Shahrak district set off in recent months. and the insurgents as part of a “The Taliban’s insistence on Afghan civilians continue to a five-hour gunbattle. Separately, the Ministry of De- February agreement between the continuing war and violence is bear the brunt of the war across No one immediately claimed fense released a statement late United States and the Taliban. challenging peace opportunities,” the country, despite efforts to responsibility for that attack, but Monday, saying 91 Taliban fight- The truck suicide bomber he said in a statement. launch peace talks between the authorities blamed the Taliban, ers were killed during an air and struck in northern Balkh prov- Ghani’s statement said the Tal- Kabul government and the Tal- who have claimed numerous past ground operation by Afghan army ince, killing three people, includ- iban must stop fighting and kill- iban, and find a road map for attacks on security checkpoints troops trying to open the high- ing two Afghan commandos and ing Afghans, accept a cease-fire post-war Afghanistan. The talks in Ghor. way between northern Kunduz a civilian, according to Munir and start direct talks with the Af- were envisaged under a U.S.-Tal- In the capital of Kabul, a road- to Khanabad districts. The state- Ahmad Farhad, the spokesman ghan government. iban peace agreement signed in side bombing killed a police of- ment said 50 other Taliban were for the provincial governor. “By committing crimes and February, but their start has been ficer while a policewoman and wounded in the fighting and that According to Hanif Rezaie, the violence, they can achieve noth- hampered by a series of delays her driver were wounded when the highway was later reopened spokesman for the Afghan army ing but hatred and disgust of the that have frustrated Washington. unknown attackers opened fire for traffic. corps in the north, initial military people,” he said. Some had expected the negotia- on them, said Ferdaws Faramarz, The Taliban are at their stron- reports said at least six comman- In a separate attack in Balkh, tions to begin earlier this month. spokesman for the Kabul police gest since the 2001 U.S.-led inva- dos and around 35 civilians were gunmen shot dead five people, According to a U.N. report re- chief. sion toppled their regime, which wounded in that explosion, which including former warlord Abdul leased in July, 1,282 people were The policewoman, Saba Saher, had harbored al-Qaida leader also destroyed or damaged doz- Raouf, two of his sons ages 10 and killed in violence in Afghanistan is also a well-known actress, and Osama bin Laden. The insurgents ens of nearby civilians’ houses. 11 and two other men in a vehicle in the first six months of 2020. she was said to be in stable condi- now control or hold sway over “Most of the wounded civilians in the Charkent district, said Adil Also on Tuesday, an attack on tion following the shooting. about half of Afghanistan. UN: Over 10,000 Islamic State fighters active in Iraq, Syria

BY EDITH M. LEDERER ISIL’s opportunistic propaganda he said, they have been exploiting occur regularly though govern- and prosecuted them where Associated Press efforts during the COVID-19 ethnic tensions and represent “a ment counterterrorism opera- appropriate. crisis.” potent threat capable of broader tions have kept up pressure on Despite the Islamic State’s de- UNITED NATIONS — More He said the COVID-19 crisis regional impact.” He also pointed the extremists. feat on the battlefield, she said, than 10,000 Islamic State fighters has highlighted the challenges of to worrying attacks by the Islam- Voronkov said the COVID-19 “we must work together to ensure are estimated to remain active in eliminating the threat of terror- ic State Central Africa Province crisis has further complicated that the population of detained Iraq and Syria two years after the ism, pointing to actions by Islam- in Congo and Mozambique, “in- “the already dire and unsustain- foreign terrorist fighters as well militant group’s defeat, and their ic State and other terrorist groups cluding complex attacks and brief able situation” of thousands of as their family members dis- attacks have significantly in- seeking “to exploit the far-reach- takeovers of villages.” people with suspected links to placed in Syria and Iraq do not creased this year, the U.N. coun- ing disruption and negative socio- In Europe, Voronkov said, the ISIS who are stranded in camps become the nucleus of an ISIS terterrorism chief said Monday. economic and political impacts of main threat comes from “inter- in Syria and Iraq, especially 2.0.” Vladimir Voronkov told the the pandemic.” net-driven, homegrown terror- women and children. Russia’s U.N. Ambassador U.N. Security Council that Is- But Voronkov said the pan- ist radicalization,” citing three “Repatriation, prosecution, re- Vassily Nebenzia, whose coun- lamic State fighters move freely demic’s impact on Islamic State Islamic State-inspired attacks habilitation and reintegration and try is Syria’s main ally, said the “in small cells between the two recruitment and fundraising in France and two in the United the protection of the vulnerable global terrorist threat from ISIS countries.” activities remains unclear, and Kingdom. He also noted “acute have become ever more urgent,” remains high, and its leadership He said the Islamic State ex- there is no clear indication of a concerns … about radicalization he said. is planning terrorist attacks in tremist group has regrouped and change in the extremist group’s and failed rehabilitation in pris- While some countries have the border area between Syria its activity has increased not only strategic direction under its ons, and the imminent release of repatriated their nationals, espe- and Iraq. in conflict zones like Iraq and leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi dangerous inmates with a terror- cially children, many have not. Syria, but also in some regional al-Quraishi. ism background or connections.” Voronkov reiterated U.N. Sec- “At the same time, the terror- affiliates. Turning to Africa, Voronkov In Afghanistan, Voronkov said, retary-General Antonio Guterres’ ists do not intend to give up plans “However, in non-conflict said the Islamic State in West Af- Islamic State’s affiliate has con- call for all countries to implement to revive the ‘caliphate’ in Iraq,” zones, the threat appears to have rica Province “remains a major ducted high-profile attacks in international law and bring home he said. “ISIL continues to build decreased in the short term,” he focus of ISIL global propaganda, various parts of the country, in- all their stranded women, men up its combat potential and is said. “Measures to minimize the and its total membership of ap- cluding Kabul, and seeks to use and children. seeking to expand the area and spread of COVID-19, such as lock- proximately 3,500 makes it one of Afghan territory “to spread its “The global threat from ISIL scope of terrorist attacks in the downs and restrictions on move- the largest of the remote ‘provinc- influence across the region” and is likely to increase if the inter- country.” ment, seem to have reduced the es.’ ” He said it continues to rein- to attract fighters who oppose national community fails to meet Nebenzia said Islamic State’s risk of terrorist attacks in many force links with the Islamic State the recent peace agreement be- this challenge,” the head of the organization and tactics sug- countries.” in the Greater Sahara, “which re- tween the United States and the U.N. Office of Counter-Terrorism gest “that it has now fully trans- Nonetheless, Voronkov said, mains the most dangerous group Taliban. warned. formed into a network structure “there is a continued trend of at- in the tri-border area of Burkina Elsewhere in Asia, ISIS claimed U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft with a high degree of autonomy tacks by individuals inspired on- Faso, Mali and the Niger.” its first attack in the Maldives in said the U.S. shares the secre- of branches and ‘sleeping cells’ in line and acting alone or in small While Islamic State only has “a April, he said, and attacks on se- tary-general’s concern and has various countries and regions of groups, which could be fueled by few hundred fighters in Libya,” curity forces in southeast Asia brought back American citizens the world.” PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, August 26, 2020 MILITARY Abandoned bikes donated at Humphreys

BY MATTHEW KEELER Stars and Stripes CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — In a first-come, first- served community giveaway on Saturday, about 300 people wait- ed their turn to pick from nearly 250 abandoned bicycles that have littered bike racks for months at the home of U.S. Forces Korea, Eighth Army and the 2nd Infan- try Division. it costs money. That’s why we Many of the hopefuls were staff decided to do a bike giveaway; sergeants and below serving an we wanted to give back to the unaccompanied tour. They are not community.” authorized a personal vehicle and Following a 45-day holding rely instead on buses, taxis and period, the bikes still unclaimed personal modes of transportation become property of the provost such as bicycles and scooters to marshal and can be released, dis- get around the largest overseas posed of or, in this case, donated. U.S. military installation. Hundreds of Humphreys resi- Staff Sgt. Nickolas Ham, traf- dents lined up for their chance of fic noncommissioned officer- a free bike ranging from a child’s in-charge for the Humphreys first tricycle to the lightweight provost marshal’s office, arrived bikes preferred by cyclists. in South Korea in December and All the bikes now have a new set out immediately to resolve owner, Ham said. a growing case of neglect in his Pfc. Kevin Dunnaway, a vid- Clockwise from new community. eographer for Armed Forces Net- above: About “We decided to go do a bike work-Korea, said he was looking 300 people roundup,” he said. “We hadn’t to replace his current bicycle, waited their turn done one in a while and it’s obvi- which is having trouble shifting on Saturday to ously an issue on the installation. through the gears. pick from nearly The main hot areas we search are “I’ve been here for a while and 250 bicycles places like the main gate, post ex- the bike that I have was kind of abandoned at change and barracks.” ratty to begin with,” he said. “I’m Camp Humphreys, The 28-year-old native of Fay- probably going to save a lot of South Korea. etteville, N.C., said military police money repairing this one rather Recipients were look for the obvious signs of aban- than repair my other bike.” required to fill donment such as deflated tires, Dunnaway and the other re- out a liability cobwebs and rusted chains be- cipients were required to fill out waiver and fore tagging them as a policy vio- a liability waiver and provide provide contact lation. At that point the owner has necessary contact information. information. A five business days to register the Everyone will have 10 business violation tag is bicycle before it is impounded. days to register their bikes with attached to an “We came to a standstill be- the Defense Biometrics Identi- abandoned bicycle cause we can only store so many fication System, or DBIDS, on that was donated. bikes in our warehouse,” Ham Humphreys. PHOTOS BY MATTHEW /Stars and Stripes said. “It’s hard to get rid of bi- [email protected] KEELER cycles in Korea and, of course, Twitter: @MattKeeler1231 Marine staff sergeant killed in car crash on Okinawa

BY MATTHEW M. BURKE village, Marine and local police Wolford wrote in a statement on the island, an Okinawa police Global War on Terrorism Ser- Stars and Stripes spokesmen said Monday. posted Tuesday on the group’s spokesman said Monday. McNeil vice Medal, the National Defense McNeil struck a tree and a Facebook page. “Losing a fellow was wearing his seatbelt. Service Medal, the NATO Medal CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa traffic-light pole near the head- Marine is always difficult and un- McNeil enlisted in the Marine for work with the International — The Marine Corps identified quarters gate for Marine Corps fathomable. We extend our deep- Corps in October 2008, logistics Security Assistance Force in Af- Staff Sgt. James A. McNeil Jr., Installations Pacific, an Okinawa est condolences to the family, group spokesman 1st Lt. Jona- ghanistan and the Afghanistan 31, as the service member who police spokesman said Monday. friends, and anyone else dealing than Coronel wrote Tuesday in Campaign Medal, among others, died in a car crash Sunday on He was rushed to U.S. Naval with this tragedy.” an email to Stars and Stripes. He Coronel said. Okinawa. Hospital Okinawa, where he was The cause of the crash is under deployed twice to Afghanistan in During his time in the service, McNeil Jr., from Brooklyn, pronounced dead, according to a investigation, according to the support of Operation Enduring McNeil received nine letters of N.Y., was attached to 3rd Ma- Marine statement. statement. No other service mem- Freedom, in 2010 and again in appreciation, six commendations rine Logistics Group. He appar- “This past weekend, we expe- bers or civilians were harmed in 2012. He also spent time at sea and three Marine Corps Good ently lost control of his vehicle at rienced the tragedy of losing a the incident. Okinawa roads were aboard the dock landing ship USS Conduct Medals. around 11 a.m. while southbound fellow Marine,” logistics group slick from rain at the time of the Ashland. [email protected] on Route 330 in Kitanakagusuku commander Brig. Gen. Brian crash as Typhoon Bavi bore down McNeil is a recipient of the Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 Congresswomen press National Guard on harassment allegations

Associated Press U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, a former Air reprisal against those speaking out about ble for supervision of the state’s Army and Force officer, and U.S. Rep. Madeleine misconduct. Air National Guard units. HATBORO, Pa. — Two Philadelphia- Dean, whose district includes the air base, The letter to Maj. Gen. Anthony Car- Department of Military and Veterans area members of Congress are asking the wrote Friday that they were troubled by relli from the freshmen Democrats says Affairs communications director Joan Pennsylvania National Guard’s command- allegations reported by the newspaper the National Guard “is not immune from Nissley declined comment on claims in the er to address allegations of sexual harass- last month. The Inquirer’s investigation the cultural challenges facing our military, article but said Guard senior leaders re- ment and retaliation at the Horsham Air included allegations of rampant sexual especially when it comes to sexual harass- cently visited the unit to outline behavioral Guard Station near Philadelphia. harassment and discrimination within the ment, misconduct, and retaliation.” standards and inform members about how The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that base’s 111th Attack Wing and a pattern of As adjutant general, Carrelli is responsi- to report problems. Wednesday, August 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 MILITARY Branch: Ex-SEAL congressman pushes use of naval ranks for Space Force

FROM FRONT PAGE by Texas Republican and former Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw that would force the service to call its O-1s “ensigns” and those with stars on their shoulders “admi- rals.” That version has yet to be reconciled with the Senate’s. The service won’t comment on pending legislation, Space Force spokesman Maj. Nicholas Mercurio said when asked about Shatner’s query. Officials are still developing the service’s uniforms and hope to soon unveil what the service’s personnel will be called to help craft its “unique and iden- tifiable culture,” he said. Two service branches having different rank structures within the same department would not be unprecedented. The Marine Corps, which falls under the De- partment of the Navy, has a rank structure more like the Army. But earlier this month, retired Air Force three-star general David Deptula, now dean of the Air Force Association’s Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies, blasted Crenshaw’s proposal as misguided and a bad precedent in ROBERT BARNETT/U.S. Air Force an op-ed published in The Hill. “Rather than look backward on The chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force displays the service’s uniform name tape in the Pentagon on Friday, Jan. 17, in more than 1,000 years of naval Arlington, Va. ritual at sea — and a few decades of TV and movie fantasy — let’s “Space may be the final fron- tant professor of national secu- wrote Ziarnick, and theorists who chained to their lead through empower the Space Force to live tier, but our Space Force will rity studies at the Air Command have written about the similari- their power monopoly over the out its Semper Supra motto and not be cruising alien planets like and Staff College at Maxwell Air ties between the oceans and the Department of the Air Force is rise above such petty nonsense,” Captain Kirk,” Deptula wrote. Force Base, Ala., has previously heavens have been credited with the only way the Air Force can he wrote. But Deptula may be out of touch advocated for Navy-inspired influencing the service’s newly limit the perceived damage the Its troops, meanwhile, are with the Space Force culture and ranks as a way to help the space published spacepower doctrine. new service has caused them,” “firmly rooted on the Earth” doctrinal theories, Brent Ziarnick service chart its own course. It may not be rank structure Ziarnick wrote. while remotely operating satel- argued in a response published Talk of naval ranks is popular that’s really at issue, he wrote. [email protected] lites in orbit, he wrote. Friday in The Hill. The assis- among younger service members, “Keeping the Space Force Twitter: @chadgarland Trump’s VA accountability office recommends discipline for 7 leaders

BY NIKKI WENTLING Trump created the office tions against seven employees and The hospital didn’t follow the of- retaliated against those it was Stars and Stripes in 2017, fulfilling a campaign recommended to top VA officials fice’s recommendation, however, tasked to protect. promise to make it easier to say that they be disciplined. It was that the chief of staff should be The IG accused the former di- WASHINGTON — An office “you’re fired” to VA workers. unsure Tuesday whether the em- suspended. rectors of the office, first Peter created by President Donald He often touts the office as one ployees in some of the cases were An investigation by the office O’Rourke and then Kirk Nicho- Trump to root out poor-perform- of his biggest achievements, and disciplined or to what extent. led to the removal of two senior las, of “leadership failures” that ing Department of Veterans it’s being highlighted as a reason While the report didn’t include executives because of discrimi- led to “significant deficiencies” Affairs leaders has received thou- to reelect him. During the Re- the employees’ names, it detailed nation, the report states. The in how it operated. The IG found sands of complaints since 2018, publican National Convention on four of the cases. In one, the of- office also found that a hospital cases of limited and one-sided in- investigated 389 of them and rec- Monday, Natalie Harp, a member fice recommended a demotion for supervisor had retaliated against vestigations that had a “chilling ommended disciplinary action of Trump’s campaign advisory the chief of staff of a VA medical a whistleblower by recommend- effect” on other whistleblowers’ against seven senior employees. board, said if Trump hadn’t been center because the chief of staff ing they be fired. The supervisor willingness to come forward. The VA Office of Accountabil- elected “there would still be no failed to separate an employee had left his or her VA position be- The current director of the ity and Whistleblower Protection accountability at the VA.” from an alleged sexual harass- fore any disciplinary action could Office of Accountability and substantiated six allegations of Of 3,463 complaints submitted er. The medical center followed be taken. Whistleblower Protection, Ta- misconduct and one instance of to the office from October 2018 to through on the recommendation, While the office investigated mara Bonzanto, was appointed in whistleblower retaliation, accord- May 2020, 389 cases were deter- and the employee was demoted. 389 allegations in the past 19 January 2019. In a preface to the ing to its annual report, which was mined to be in its purview. The of- In another instance, a chief months, much of its time was report, she wrote the office has shared with Congress this week. fice investigates matters against of staff at a VA hospital closed a spent fixing problems with the of- “undergone a radical transforma- In at least one case, however, no VA leaders or supervisors who surgery center without ensuring fice that existed since its outset. tion.” Bonzanto established new disciplinary action was taken. allegedly broke the law, abused veterans could receive care else- The VA Office of Inspector Gen- policies, improved investigations The report highlights the of- their authority or endangered where. The office determined it eral revealed last year that the of- and increased training, she said. fice’s work over 19 months, from veterans, among other things. was a neglect of duty that poten- fice took “troubling” actions, was [email protected] October 2018 to May 2020. The office substantiated allega- tially endangered veterans’ care. confused about its mission and Twitter: @nikkiwentling PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, August 26, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK In Kaiserslautern, cases more than double in week

BY MARCUS KLOECKNER family-related.” fections a day in Germany in late Stars and Stripes Thirty people had the corona- March, when numbers peaked virus in the city of Kaiserslaut- and much of the country locked KAISERSLAUTERN, Ger- ern as of Monday, and 34 in the down. By the second week of May, many — The number of active surrounding district, which is the number of new infections was coronavirus cases in the Kaiser- similar to a U.S. county, accord- down to less than 800 a day, with slautern area, which is home to ing to a statement posted on the some attributing the drop to strict MICHAEL ABRAMS/Stars and Stripes one of the largest overseas U.S. district’s website. There were 25 measures imposed by officials in military communities in the confirmed active cases in the city Germany’s 16 states. People walk down Fackelstrasse in downtown Kaiserslautern, world, more than doubled in the and district last week. But infections have been creep- Germany, on Tuesday. The number of active coronavirus cases more past week as new infections rose Eight of the active cases were ing up this month and Friday the than doubled in the Kaiserslautern area, which is home to tens of around Germany during a popu- among U.S. service members, number of new cases in a single thousands of U.S. troops and their families, in the past week, and is lar time for vacations. data posted by Lessmeister on day hit 1,737, the highest since up sharply around Germany, officials said. But while Kaiserslautern of- Monday showed. Tens of thou- April, health officials said. ficials said the increase in infec- sands of troops, their families and The Robert Koch Institute on It called on Germans and resi- across the nation instead of al- tions in the area was limited, civilians working for the Defense Monday called the upward trend dents to practice physical distanc- lowing each state to decide how Germany’s public health agency, Department live in the area, in- “very concerning” and blamed it ing, both indoors and outdoors; to to tackle the virus, which has the Robert Koch Institute, said cluding at Ramstein Air Base and primarily on travelers, especially wash their hands frequently, and claimed 9,272 lives out of more more young people were being Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz. younger people, entering Germa- to wear face masks covering the than 233,500 cases in the country affected and called on the “entire Since the first case of coronavi- ny from abroad, and more people nose and mouth. since January. population” to renew efforts to rus was confirmed in Germany in attending large social gatherings. “Large gatherings — especially U.S. military commands have stem the spread of the virus. late January, 28 American service “The increase (in new cases) in indoors — should be avoided, and followed the lead of the Ger- “There is currently no lock- members in the Kaiserslautern younger age groups needs to be (social) events … should be lim- man federal and state govern- down in (Kaiserslautern) city and region have had the virus, accord- stopped,” RKI said. ited to close family members and ments when setting coronavirus district,” district commissioner ing to Lessmeister. None of them “Transmission into older and friends,” RKI said on its website. guidelines for troops and their Ralf Lessmeister said in a Face- has died and 10 of the infections vulnerable groups needs to be German politicians are debat- families. book post Monday. “We have the occurred this month, the district prevented” if Germany is to avoid ing whether restrictions aimed at Stars and Stripes reporter Karin situation under control so far, as data he posted showed. a spike in hospitalizations and stopping the spread of the virus Zeitvogel contributed to this report. the infection numbers are mostly There were nearly 7,000 new in- deaths, it said. should be applied uniformly [email protected] New virus numbers remain relatively low across Japan

Stars and Stripes fections during the pandemic as were in a 14-day quarantine, ac- late Monday, all patients between traditionally speak on condition of Tuesday, according to NHK. cording to the post. U.S. military 70 and 90 years old. Twenty-three TOKYO — The U.S. military in of anonymity as a condition of Japan reported three new corona- As of Monday, 352 people have personnel must test negative for people have died on Okinawa so their employment. virus cases Tuesday as the num- died due to the virus, according the coronavirus before leaving far from the pandemic. The prefecture is not planning ber in the capital city bumped up to the metro government website. isolation. “We had tested around 1,858 any further mass testing like it to nearly 200. On Okinawa, the Marine Corps Okinawa prefecture, home cases by chasing the close con- did in Matsuyama, the enter- The Tokyo Metropolitan Gov- reported three new cases Tues- to the bulk of U.S. forces in the tacts from active patients last tainment district of Naha city, ernment reported 182 new cases day morning, one at Marine country, reported 32 new infec- week and around 700 cases at anytime soon because it cannot Corps Air Station Futenma and tions Tuesday, the sixth day in local hospitals and clinics per Tuesday, according to the public afford the needed manpower, the two at Camp Schwab, according a row below 50 new daily cases, doctors’ order,” the official said. broadcaster NHK, more than the spokesman said. The prefecture previous day’s 95 but still below to a Facebook post by Marine according to a prefectural public “Our number goes higher when tested more than 2,000 workers the most recent daily high of 339 Corps Installations Pacific. health spokesman. we try to contain a cluster case by on Thursday. All three were discovered dur- The prefecture also reported testing aggressively,” he said. and customers in the district. Tokyo has reported 19,610 in- ing testing while the patients four deaths due to the coronavirus Japanese government officials [email protected] House Democrats introduce bill to fund Guard’s virus mission

BY STEVE BEYNON and give preferential treatment the year. However, he has since Stars and Stripes to some states over others. With- ordered Connecticut, Arizona and out providing any public health or California to get 100% funding WASHINGTON — Three economic justifications, it has bur- through Sept. 30. All other states House Democrats on Monday in- dened some cash-strapped states and territories have to pay 25% of troduced a bill that would fully with a bill while exempting others the cost, possibly leading to states fund the National Guard’s corona- — even though the [coronavirus] having to cut back on recovery virus mission as more than 20,000 pandemic has wreaked havoc on troops are still deployed across every budget.” efforts. the country for the effort. In March, the National Guard “The administration shouldn’t The measure — introduced by was called up to help mitigate the be nickel-and-diming New York Reps. Cheri Bustos of Illinois, spread and the secondary effects state, and definitely shouldn’t Deb Haaland of New Mexico and of the virus through state missions be selecting which states to help Max Rose of New York — follows such as operating testing sites, as- based on whether they voted for President Donald Trump’s order sisting food banks, and manning the president,” said Rose, who three week ago to extend federal call centers for health concerns also serves as an infantry of- status through the end of the year and unemployment offices. ficer in the National Guard and for troops on coronavirus mis- As the pandemic escalated, MICHAEL MATKIN/U.S. Air National Guard deployed to assist in pandemic sions, but shifted 25% of the finan- Trump authorized the use of response efforts. “Forcing New cial burden to most states, a move Arizona National Guard service members sort donated food earlier federal funds for the troops, but York to pay this burden will cause that has been criticized by some this month in Sells, Ariz. A bill that would fund the Guard’s virus through state-by-state memos in- lawmakers who said it hindered mission was introduced by House Democrats. stead of a blanket approval. more layoffs of cops, firefighters, the military’s efforts to combat Initially, Trump directed the first responders, and teachers, the pandemic. every state and territory in our said in a statement. “In the middle federal government to continue while other states get off free.” “This administration needs nation, not just those from which of a pandemic, this administration covering all Guard costs in Texas [email protected] to learn that it is responsible for it hopes to curry favor,” Bustos decided to play political games and Florida through the rest of Twitter: @StevenBeynon Wednesday, August 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Revved by Sturgis, infections move fast, far

BY STEPHEN GROVES say, ‘Well, do you know anybody Associated Press that has COVID?’ and I would say, ‘No, I don’t, but I’m watching SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The the news,’ ” Chaplin said. “Now, I hundreds of thousands of bikers do know some people that we’ve who attended the Sturgis Motor- heard have COVID.“ cycle Rally may have departed While Chaplin said the people western South Dakota, but public she knows who have been infected health departments in multiple had not participated in the rally, states are trying to measure how she said that many residents were much and how quickly the coro- relieved it’s over. navirus spread in bars, tattoo “Once you get your town back shops and gatherings before peo- and once the rally is over, it feels ple traveled home to nearly every like the end of the summer is ap- state in the country. proaching, school is starting up,“ From the city of Sturgis, which she said. is conducting mass testing for its The local school district de- roughly 7,000 residents, to health layed the start of in-person class- departments in at least six states, es this year in hopes it would give health officials are trying to track health officials time to contain outbreaks from the 10-day rally an outbreak. The city also made that ended on Aug. 16. They face coronavirus tests available for the task of tracking an invisible school staff, in addition to requir- virus that spread among bar-hop- ing city employees to get tested. pers and rallygoers, who then Although the city arranged to traveled to over half of the coun- have 1,300 tests available, about ties in the United States. 850 people have signed up for An analysis of anonymous tests so far, according to Danial cellphone data from Camber STEPHEN GROVES/AP Ainslie, the city manager. Systems, a firm that aggregates Some residents, like Eunice cellphone activity for health re- People congregate at One-Eyed Jack’s Saloon during the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on Aug. Peck, were not concerned about searchers, found that 61% of all 7 in Sturgis, S.D. The state’s health department issued a warning that two people who had visited the the counties in the U.S. have been bar may have transmitted COVID-19. Officials issued similar warnings for four other businesses. the potential for an outbreak. She visited by someone who attended rented her home out to rallygoers as a way to make extra money. Sturgis, creating a travel hub that In a country where each state She had avoided the crowds that was comparable to a major U.S. has been tasked with doing the fill the city’s downtown and didn’t city. heavy-lifting of responding to the “Imagine trying to do con- feel the need to get a test. pandemic, tracing every infec- “It’s a very good thing for the tact tracing for the entire city of tion from the rally is virtually (Washington), D.C., but you also town,“ Peck said of the rally. impossible. But the city of Sturgis But events like Sturgis concern know that you don’t have any is doing what it can to head off a distancing, or the distancing is health experts, who see infections local outbreak by holding mass growing without regard to city very, very limited, the masking is testing for asymptomatic people. limited,” said Navin Vembar, who and state boundaries. Without a The city, which is a sleepy tour- nationally-coordinated testing co-founded Camber Systems. “It ist destination for most of the 355 all adds up to a very dangerous and tracing system, containing days of the year outside of the infections in a scenario like St- situation for people all over the rally dates, was a reluctant host place. Contact tracing becomes urgis is “almost impossible,“ said this year. After many residents dramatically difficult.“ Dr. Howard Koh, a professor at objected to the massive influx of Health departments in four the Harvard School of Public people during a pandemic, city states, including South Dakota, Health who worked at the De- Minnesota, Nebraska and Wyo- leaders decided to pay for mass partment of Health and Human ming, have reported a total of testing from money they had re- Services under former President 81 cases among people who at- ceived as part of federal corona- Barack Obama. virus relief funding. tended the rally. South Dakota GRACE PRITCHETT, RAPID CITY (S.D.) JOURNAL/AP “We would need a finely orches- health officials said Monday they On Monday morning, Linda trated national system and we are had received reports of infections Lindsey Helkenn, a medical lab technician from Spearfish, S.D., Chaplin drove with her husband far from that,” he said. “We are from residents of two other states conducts a COVID-19 test in Sturgis on Monday. City leaders are to line up at the mass testing really witnessing a 50-state effort — North Dakota and Washington. using federal coronavirus relief funding to pay for mass testing. event in the parking lot of the St- with all of them going in different The Department of Health also urgis Community Center. They directions right now.” issued public warnings of pos- masks. She welcomed the event, zona last week. had left town during the rally, but Kris Ehresmann, infectious sible COVID-19 exposure at five which in previous years brought He had visited a bar where the crowds that came before and disease director at the Minnesota businesses popular with bikers, in about $800 million in tourist health authorities later issued after the event concerned them Department of Health, on Friday saying it didn’t know how many spending, according to the state’s warnings — One-Eyed Jack’s Sa- so they decided to get tested. advised people to quarantine for people could have been exposed. Department of Tourism. loon — but said he had not had While the results from the test two weeks if they attended the South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, “I sat at a bar elbow-to-elbow any COVID-19 symptoms. He will take a couple days to process, rally. a Republican, has defied calls with guys. No one was wearing discussed quarantining with his the region is already seeing an in- She said, “We’re expecting that to cancel large gatherings and masks,” said Stephen Sample, a wife after he returned, but de- crease in coronavirus cases. we’re going to see many more opposes requirements to wear rallygoer who rode back to Ari- cided against it. “For a long time, people would cases associated with Sturgis.” Guards: Ugandan who protected US base fears putting family at risk

FROM FRONT PAGE lead to severe respiratory illness, Constellis, based in Hern- risk areas for COVID-19,” an in- month in a Kabul hotel, waiting to Ugandan governments to repatri- clotting disorders and sometimes don, Va., declined to discuss the ternal Triple Canopy roster said. be repatriated to Uganda. ate them, the guards might not be death — because of their work, guards’ claims, citing security Guards said other shifts showed John was one of them. The which included interacting and concerns. similar rates of infection. going home anytime soon. Sever- guard still had symptoms of searching locals coming onto the Despite precautions taken at Later that month, the last of the al of the contractors’ home coun- COVID-19 as of Tuesday and base. Fenty, the infection rate there sickened guards had been evacu- worried that when he returns to tries have closed their borders “We were exposed,” said rose steadily. By June, a majority ated to Bagram Airfield , accord- Uganda, he could still be a source and restricted flights because of “John,” one of the guards who of the base’s guards had the virus ing to a travel document provided the pandemic. tested positive for the virus, who and were placed in isolation, sev- to Stars and Stripes. of infection, he said. Some of the guards said they insisted on anonymity for fear of eral of them said. After regular testing and obser- “I may be taking the virus to warned their superiors that they reprisal. “We complained but all At least 78 guards out of one vation by military medics, they my entire family,” he said. were at increased risk of con- in vain, until they realized that shift of 109 tested positive on June were eventually released from [email protected] tracting the virus — which can we are positive.” 19 and 20 after working in “high isolation. Most have spent over a Twitter: @jplawrence3 PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, August 26, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP Abuse complaints decrease without school oversight

Associated Press teachers with compromised im- mune systems to work remotely SANTA FE, N.M. — A sharp during the continuing coronavi- decline in reports of child abuse rus pandemic, teacher union of- and neglect in New Mexico at the ficials said Monday. outset of the coronavirus pan- Representatives from both the demic is prompting concerns that Connecticut Education Associa- problems are going unnoticed tion and the American Federa- while children stay home from tion of Teachers of Connecticut school. said there are classrooms without The accountability office of windows or proper ventilation in the Legislature said Monday some districts while others don’t that hotline reports of suspected have enough room for students child abuse and neglect declined and teachers to remain 6 feet by 42% in April and 33% in May apart. compared with the same months “Almost half of the districts in 2019. BEBETO MATTHEWS/AP that we are getting reports from Analysts say school closures are saying, ‘we’re not even going A visitor makes a photo of a giant Pacific octopus in the “Spineless” exhibit at the New York Aquarium on mean that nurses and social to try to do that,’ ” said Jeff Leake, Monday in New York. The aquarium reopened to members only who had to reserve tickets online to limit workers have less contact with attendance. children that may provide clues president of CEA, referring to a about abuse and neglect. Across question about 6-foot social dis- tancing on a survey his union con- Illinois self-reported positive tests since keep people in their homes by re- the U.S., about one-fifth of sus- Aug. 18 because university offi- imbursing landlords for missed pected child abuse complaints ducted. “And then the ones that are, 76% are saying, ‘if we can.’ JOLIET, Ill. — New mitigation cials said they can’t release indi- rent payments, Gov. Andy Bes- originate from school staff. hear said Monday. So those are huge, huge pieces of efforts were announced Monday viduals reports because of health “The loss of a key source of re- Beshear said he signed an ex- getting back safely.” by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and privacy laws. porting, coupled with additional ecutive order setting up the sys- The concerns come as a spike public health officials for Will and News of the unruly scenes came strains on families facing the fi- Kankakee counties in an effort to tem aimed at protecting people in in coronavirus cases in Danbury as the Iowa Department of Public nancial and emotional hardships tamp down an increasing num- Health reported 471 new known jeopardy of eviction while keep- prompted Danbury Superinten- of the pandemic, has raised con- ber of COVID-19 cases in those coronavirus cases in the past 24 ing money flowing to landlords. dent of Schools Sal Pascarella to cerns that child abuse is surg- areas. hours as of Monday morning. The The fund will draw on $15 million announce Monday that the school ing unseen,” the Legislative The move comes as the Illinois state reported a total of 56,584 sent to Kentucky as part of feder- year will begin this fall with dis- Finance Committee staff said in Department of Public Health is confirmed cases and 1,039 deaths al coronavirus relief assistance, tance learning for all students. newsletter. reporting 1,612 confirmed cases since the outbreak began. the Democratic governor said. He said the decision was based on Legislators will be briefed on of COVID-19 and eight additional Under the executive order, recommendations of local health the report Wednesday. deaths. Monday’s numbers bring landlords have to give tenants 30 officials. Kansas the state’s total of COVID-19 cases days’ notice of their intent to evict California to 221,790 and the number of fa- TOPEKA — Kansas no longer due to nonpayment of rent, Bes- Georgia talities to 7,888. Health officials has any counties free of reported hear said. The landlord’s notice SACRAMENTO — While coronavirus cases, with the last must request a meeting with the ATLANTA — Some Georgians say 36,155 tests were conducted, California faces multiple crises, two, sparsely populated ones con- tenant to give them a chance to are in line for more unemploy- bringing the seven-day testing there are encouraging signs in firming their first as local schools work something out. ment assistance as the state has positivity rate for the entire state the coronavirus fight, with infec- were preparing to reopen. Also, no penalties, late fees or given up the dubious title of being to 4.2% tion rates falling enough that Gov. The state Department of interest could be charged for non- the state where COVID-19 is Beginning Wednesday, bars Gavin Newsom said Monday that Health and Environment on Mon- payment of rent from early March spreading the fastest. and restaurants in Region 7, which soon he will announce plans for day marked the milestone while — when the COVID-19 outbreak Georgia has been overtaken by makes up Will and Kankakee reopening businesses that closed counties, will no longer be allowed reporting 1,545 new cases since was first reported in Kentucky Mississippi as the No. 1 state with nearly two months ago when to offer indoor service. In addi- Friday, an increase of 4.2%, to — through the end of the year. the highest number of new cases cases spiked. tion, meetings, social events and put the pandemic total at 38,401. Starting in early September, per 100,000 people, according to “ More than 100,000 people are gatherings will be limited to 25 The state reported an additional Kentuckians can submit applica- a 14-day average kept by The As- tested for COVID-19 every day, guests or 25% of room capacity. seven COVID-19-related deaths, tions for assistance through the sociated Press. The coronavirus though the wildfires have made it The restrictions were imposed for 426 in all. eviction relief fund. is still spreading rapidly in the more difficult in some places, the after Region 7 reached an 8% The last two of 105 counties to Peach State compared to other Democratic governor said. Over positivity rate for COVID-19 over report cases were in northwest Texas the past week, the infection rate places, though, with 355 new in- Kansas. Rawlins County is on the three days. DALLAS — Texas reported for those tested fell to 5.6%, a sig- fections per 100,000 people over Nebraska border and has about the 14 days ended Sunday. 2,754 new cases of COVID-19 nificant drop from a few weeks Iowa 2,500 residents, while Wallace Monday and another 25 deaths ago and well below the state’s Total confirmed infections County has about 1,500 residents rose above 256,000 on Monday, from the disease caused by the target of 8%. Hospitalizations are IOWA CITY — University of and is on the Colorado border. novel coronavirus. down 20% over a two-week pe- according to the state Depart- Iowa students and several bars The pandemic reached Kansas ment of Public Health. Deaths State health officials issued the riod, Newsom said. in Iowa City are facing criticism in March, with the first cases in counts after saying earlier that Newsom said he’ll release from the summer spike continue after throngs of young adults the Kansas City area, and the to be reported at a high rate, with testing data would not be updated guidelines by the end of the week were seen crowded together out- virus spread to half of the state’s Monday because of “a network confirmed fatalities now totaling on how and when certain busi- side and within the venues — counties in 30 days. Rawlins and outage affecting multiple state 5,156. nesses can reopen. Counties can most without masks — just hours Wallace counties remained the agencies.“ open schools for classroom learn- One place where the virus is before in-person classes were to only two without a reported case A Texas Department of State ing if they are off the watch list still spreading fast is at Georgia start Monday at the university for a little more than a month, but Health Services spokesman said for 14 days, but it’s not clear what College and State University in and many Iowa K-12 schools. Aften Gardner, administrator of only testing numbers were affect- the timeline will be for reopening Milledgeville. Officials there re- Iowa City police took a com- the Wallace County Health De- ed, not case or fatality counts, but businesses. ported 150 additional confirmed plaint just after 1 a.m. Sunday partment, said the virus has been he could not give more informa- infections over the weekend and that several bars were all over ca- “closing in.” Both counties con- tion on the network outage. Connecticut on Monday. Baldwin County pacity and not enforcing a mask firmed their cases late last week. Texas has reported a total of commissioners on Monday voted mandate, The Gazette reported. 580,384 virus cases and 11,395 Many Connecticut school dis- 3-2 to mandate masks in public On Monday, the university re- Kentucky deaths, although the true number tricts preparing for in-person places, after rejecting the move ported 107 students and four em- of cases is likely higher because classes are unable to comply with on a 3-2 vote Friday. The city of ployees have tested positive for FRANKFORT — Kentucky many people have not been tested social distancing recommen- Milledgeville approved an emer- COVID-19. That total counts only will draw on federal money to and studies suggest people can be dations and unwilling to allow gency mask rule Friday. students and employees who have create an eviction relief fund to infected and not feel sick. Wednesday, August 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 NATION GOP convention opens with rising stars, warnings

Associated Press depend on his ability to convince voters that America is on the WASHINGTON — A rising right track, even as the coronavi- generation of Republican stars of- rus death toll exceeds 177,000 and fered an optimistic view of Presi- pandemic-related job losses also dent Donald Trump’s leadership reach into the millions. but was undermined on the open- A deep sense of pessimism has ing night of the GOP’s scaled-back settled over the electorate. Just convention by speakers issuing 23% of Americans think the coun- dark warnings about the coun- try is heading in the right direc- try’s future and distorting the tion, according to a new poll from president’s record, particularly The Associated Press-NORC Cen- on the coronavirus pandemic. ter for Public Affairs Research. As Trump faces pressure to ex- Trump and his supporters tout- pand his appeal beyond his loyal ed his response to the pandemic supporters, Sen. Tim Scott of while standing alongside front- South Carolina, the Senate’s sole line workers in the White House, Black Republican, and former although he glossed over the U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, mounting death toll, the most in the daughter of Indian immi- the world, and his administration’s grants, sought to cast the GOP as struggle to control the disease. welcoming to Americans of color, Organizers also repeatedly despite the party’s overwhelm- sought to cast Trump as an em- ingly white leadership and voting pathetic figure, borrowing a page base. from the Democrats’ convention “I was a brown girl in a black playbook a week ago that effec- and white world,” Haley said tively highlighted Biden’s person- Monday night, noting that she al connection to voters. faced discrimination but reject- Those cheering Trump’s lead- ing the idea that “America is a ership on the pandemic included a racist country.” She also gave a coronavirus patient, a small busi- nod to the Black Lives Matter PHOTOS BY SUSAN WALSH/AP ness owner from Montana and a movement, saying “of course we nurse practitioner from Virginia. know that every single Black life Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, above, the daughter of Indian immigrants, and South Carolina “As a health care professional, is valuable.” Sen. Tim Scott, below, the Senate’s sole Black Republican, sought to cast the GOP as welcoming to I can tell you without hesitation, But the prime-time convention Americans of color during speeches at the Republican National Convention in Washington on Monday. Donald Trump’s quick action and proceedings, which featured a leadership saved thousands of blend of taped and live speeches, Walker, defended the president lives during COVID-19,” said Amy focused largely on dire talk about against those who call him a Ford, a registered nurse who was Joe Biden, Trump’s Democratic racist. deployed to New York and Texas challenger in the November elec- “It hurts my soul to hear the to fight the coronavirus. tion. Speakers ominously warned terrible names that people call The first day of the 2020 Repub- that electing Biden would lead to Donald,” Walker said. “The worst lican convention began early in the violence in American cities spill- one is ‘racist.’ I take it as a person- day as Trump and Vice President ing into the suburbs, a frequent al insult that people would think Mike Pence were renominated by Trump campaign message with I would have a 37-year friendship delegates who gathered in Char- racist undertones. One speaker with a racist.” lotte, the city originally selected called Trump the “bodyguard of But that emphasis clashed with to host the convention before the Western civilization.“ Trump’s instinct to energize his pandemic struck. Scrambling to find a message die-hard loyalists. Trump paid a surprise visit to that sticks, Trump’s team tried He featured, for example, Mark the city, where he warned del- out multiple themes and tactics and Patricia McCloskey, the St. egates that “the only way they can over the course of the night. They Louis couple charged with felo- take this election away from us is featured optimism from those nies for pointing guns at what if this is a rigged election,” rais- who could represent the GOP’s prosecutors deemed non-violent ing anew his unsupported con- future, attempts to characterize Black Lives Matter protesters cerns about Americans’ expected Biden as a vessel for socialists marching past their home. reliance on mail voting during and far-left Democrats despite his tions through the primaries. “stay focused.” “What you saw happen to us the pandemic. Experts say mail moderate record and humanizing The opening night of the four- The emphasis on diversity at could just as easily happen to any voting has proven remarkably stories about the 74-year-old man day convention reflected the ris- Trump’s convention was an ac- of you who are watching from secure. who sits in the Oval Office. ing urgency fueling Trump’s push knowledgement he must expand quiet neighborhoods around our The fact the Republicans gath- Trump and a parade of fel- to reshape a presidential contest his coalition beyond his largely country,” Patricia McCloskey ered at all stood in contrast to low Republicans misrepresented that he’s losing, at least for now, white base. Polling shows that said, sitting on a couch in a wood- the Democrats, who held an all- Biden’s agenda through the eve- with Election Day just 10 weeks Black Americans continue to be paneled room. virtual convention last week. ning, falsely accusing him of pro- away. It was continuing Tuesday, overwhelmingly negative in their “They’ve actually charged us The Democratic programming posing to defund police, ban oil when first lady Melania Trump assessments of the president’s with felonies for daring to defend included a well-received roll call fracking, take over health care, was to deliver remarks from the performance, with his approval our home,” her husband said. video montage featuring diverse open borders and raise taxes on White House. hovering around 1 in 10 over the And Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida officials from across the nation. most Americans. They tried to as- Biden and his running mate, course of his presidency, accord- said Democrats will “disarm you, The Republicans spoke from sign positions of the Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris, ing to Gallup polling. empty the prisons, lock you in the ballroom in Charlotte and left to a middle-of-the-road candi- are keeping a relatively low pro- One of several African Ameri- your home and invite MS-13 to were overwhelmingly white be- date who explicitly rejected many file this week. In a tweet Monday cans on Monday night’s schedule, live next door.” fore the proceedings moved to of the party’s most liberal posi- night, Biden told supporters to former football star Herschel Trump’s political future may Washington for prime-time. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, August 26, 2020 NATION Protesters burn, loot Kenosha buildings

The Washington Post they also forced out residents who lived on the second floors Demonstrations in Kenosha, of the nearly century-old brick Wis., continued Monday night buildings. and into early Tuesday after the “We’re a poor neighborhood,” police shooting of Jacob Blake, which has given way to protests said Debbie, 69, who worked at and some chaotic scenes, includ- the grocery and spoke on the con- ing property damage, fires and dition that her last name not be tear gas across the city’s streets. shared. “Some of us don’t make Officers shot the 29-year-old enough money, so now we’re Black man in the back Sunday trapped.” as he entered a car that held his Protesters expressed rage at children, a shooting captured the police over Blake’s shooting, on video that led to intense pro- demanding accountability and tests in the lakefront city and to change. a national outcry. The Associ- “I don’t think people should de- ated Press reported Tuesday that stroy anything, but the cops need Blake’s father said his son had to work for their money,” said been left paralyzed. Brandel Gordon, 26, a Black resi- Kenosha police used tear gas dent of Kenosha who said he was Monday and fired small bean- once a victim of police brutality. bags at a crowd that threw fire- “There needs to be social reform crackers, tore down street signs, in this city.” smashed storefronts and set fires After the Sunday shooting in around the city. By early Tuesday, Kenosha — the latest instance of the National Guard — which had police violence to gain national been called in after the previous attention in a year marked by pro- RICK WOOD, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL/AP night’s turmoil — rolled through tests over George Floyd’s death in the streets as buildings burned to Minneapolis police custody - the National Guard troops fire tear gas on the crowd to disperse them after a warning was ignored during the ground and looters ransacked officers involved were placed on protests Monday in Kenosha, Wis., in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake a day earlier. stores. leave and the Wisconsin Depart- The fires not only destroyed ment of Justice stepped in to Hundreds of Black Lives Mat- Square and marched downtown, ens of arrests in three places — local businesses — a cellphone investigate. ter protesters gathered in down- some extending the demonstra- Minneapolis, Portland, Ore., and store, a tattoo parlor, a furniture Other cities also saw protests town Los Angeles. In New York tion across the Brooklyn Bridge. Seattle — that have been flash store, a Mexican grocery — but and, in some places, damage. City, protesters gathered in Times Authorities also reported doz- points throughout the summer. Calif. justices toss death penalty for Scott Peterson, keep conviction

Associated Press pool after saying they personally ner, Peterson’s appellate attorney, disagreed with the death penalty said in an email. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Scott but would be willing to follow the His well-known trial attorney, Peterson’s conviction for killing law and impose it. Mark Geragos, said he objected his pregnant wife will stand, but “While a court may dismiss a at the time to what he said was the California Supreme Court prospective juror as unqualified “clear error” in jury selection . on Monday overturned his 2005 to sit on a capital case if the ju- California has not executed any- death sentence in a case that at- ror’s views on capital punishment one since 2006 because of legal tracted worldwide attention. The would substantially impair his or challenges to the way it would justices cited “significant errors“ her ability to follow the law, a juror carry out the death penalty, and in jury selection in overturning may not be dismissed merely be- Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom the death penalty but welcomed cause he or she has expressed op- has a moratorium on executions prosecutors to again seek the sen- position to the death penalty as a for as long as he is governor. BETH NAKAMURA, THE OREGONIAN/AP tence if they wish. general matter,” the justices said That moratorium helped lead A march on the Portland, Ore., police union headquarters drew a Laci Peterson, 27, was eight in a unanimous decision. other California prosecutors to rapid police response after someone set a fire on Monday. months pregnant with their un- They rejected Peterson’s argu- negotiate a plea deal in the more born son, Connor, when she was ment that he couldn’t get a fair recent high-profile Golden State killed. Investigators said that on trial because of the widespread Killer case. Former police officer Christmas Eve 2002, Peterson publicity that followed, although Joseph DeAngelo was sentenced dumped their bodies from his the proceedings were moved to multiple life terms Friday in Riot declared during fishing boat into San Francisco nearly 90 miles away from his exchange for his guilty pleas to Bay, where they surfaced months Central Valley home of Modesto 13 murders and 13 rape-related later. to San Mateo County, south of San charges . fiery Portland protest “Peterson contends his trial Francisco. Peterson was arrested after was flawed for multiple reasons, Stanislaus County District At- Amber Frey, a massage therapist Associated Press Early Monday police used tear beginning with the unusual torney Birgit Fladager did not im- living in Fresno, told police that gas to scatter demonstrators who amount of pretrial publicity that mediately comment. She came to they had begun dating a month PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland hurled rocks, bottles and com- surrounded the case,“ the court fame as one of three prosecutors before his wife’s death, but that he police have declared a riot after mercial-grade fireworks at of- said. “We reject Peterson’s claim in Peterson’s trial, but the justices had told her his wife was dead. fires were started amid protests ficers and set fires in the streets that he received an unfair trial as also chastised those prosecutors Peterson can still argue that he against racial injustice. as they marched on a precinct to guilt and thus affirm his con- for not speaking up as the jury se- was unfairly convicted, using evi- Police said Monday night that station in another night of vio- victions for murder.” lection errors were occurring. dence that was not considered at people had to leave the area near lence. Twenty-three people were But the justices said the trial Peterson, now 47, was convict- his trial, and if that fails can try the Portland Police Association arrested. judge “made a series of clear and ed of first-degree murder in the again in federal court. building. Two fires were set, one Similar protests have racked significant errors in jury selection death of his wife and the second- Geragos said he expects Pe- behind the building, police said. Oregon’s largest city nightly for that, under long-standing United degree murder of their unborn terson will eventually be exoner- Someone climbed onto the as- nearly three months after the States Supreme Court precedent, son. ated . But the justices found that sociation’s roof to unfurl a banner police killing of George Floyd in undermined Peterson’s right to “We are grateful for the Cali- even had the trial court rejected and the walls were spray-painted, Minneapolis. an impartial jury at the penalty fornia Supreme Court’s unani- some of the evidence that Peter- reported the Oregonian/Oregon- Some protesters Sunday night phase.” mous recognition that if the state son challenged at trial and on Live. Police made arrests and and early Monday morning threw It agreed with his argument wishes to put someone to death, it appeal, “there was considerable used tear gas to disperse the objects at officers . One officer that potential jurors were im- must proceed to trial only with a other circumstantial evidence in- crowd. was left with a wrist injury. properly dismissed from the jury fairly selected jury,” Cliff Gard- criminating Peterson.” Wednesday, August 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Tortoise on the run 74 days, made it 1/8 mile

ASHLAND CITY — A TN 150-pound tortoise who escaped from a Tennessee home has been returned after 74 days, managing to make it less than a mile during his slow and steady journey. Though the African Sulcata Tortoise named Solomon crawled away from his Ashland City en- closure more than two months ago, he was discovered just an eighth of a mile away from home last week, his owner, Lynn Cole, told WKRN-TV on Friday. Cole said a man and his son spotted Solomon grazing in a val- ley at a construction site and re- turned him within minutes. He didn’t seem to make it far, but Cole said the true extent of the 15-year-old tortoise’s trek re- mains a mystery. W oman punched after giving reading at church

PHILADELPHIA PA — Philadelphia’s arch- bishop called it a “senseless act of aggression” after a woman who had finished a reading at a Roman Catholic church was punched as she left the altar. The attack took place Sunday during the 11 a.m. Mass which DON CAMPBELL, THE (ST. JOSEPH, MICH.) HERALD-PALLADIUM/AP was streamed on Facebook Live from the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul. Trolling with the Troops Video showed the lector leaving the altar when a woman punched Boats carrying military veterans cruise down the St. Joseph River on Saturday after a morning of fishing on Lake Michigan during Trolling her. with the Troops in St. Joseph, Mich. “The lector who was assaulted received immediate attention and fered cuts, bumps and bruises. THE CENSUS Mayor charged in a assistance from cathedral staff The group was part of an evange- road rage incident members off camera,” Arch- list group that has been hosting a The amount of money the David Ruggles Center for bishop Nelson Perez wrote on tent revival in town, WMUR-TV History and Education is giving to Northampton, Mass., TALLASSEE — The Facebook. The attacker was not reported. to repair and spruce up the gravestones of several former detained. A day earlier, a tornado caused AL mayor of an Alabama $3K slaves and abolitionists buried in the city. One gravestone minor damage in Ossipee, up- city has been charged with ha- slated for repair is that of Basil Dorsey, located in the rassment in a road rage incident Man allegedly planned rooted and snapping trees, and Park Street Cemetery in the city’s Florence neighborhood. Dorsey was born into blowing shingles off the roofs of in which he was accused of curs- to burn down store slavery in Maryland and escaped to the North, eventually settling in Northampton. ing at and threatening a car of several building. His former home is on the National Register of Historic Places. young women. TRUTH OR CONSE- First phase of museum Tallassee Mayor Johnny Ham- NM QUENCES — A man mock and the other driver, Ke- who drove his car through the enhancements done John Delaney told Masslive.com gering the welfare of a child. azanni Spencer, 20, were charged front of a Walmart Supercenter in that he cried Sunday when he saw The incident started Thursday with misdemeanors following a Truth or Consequences allegedly DETROIT — The first that someone spray -painted anti- evening when Amy and Winslow July 5 encounter, the chief assis- planned to burn it down, authori- MI phase of a $4.9 million police acronyms on the memorial left a business and began to ver- tant district attorney confirmed ties said. outdoor enhancement project at at Beauregard & Schiavina Me- bally taunt a woman and her son to the Montgomery Advertiser on Police told Albuquerque TV Belle Isle’s Dossin Great Lakes morial Park in Springfield. over their political signs and what Sunday. station KRQR that after Devon Museum has been completed. Officers Michael Schiavina and they were wearing, according to During a hearing Friday, the Schinagel, 35, of Elephant Butte The museum’s outdoor mari- Alain Beauregard were shot by court documents reported by mayor’s wife told a judge that the was in custody early Sunday, they time artifacts, including the fa- an 18-year-old man during a rou- news outlets. incident began after Spencer’s learned he had poured lighter mous bow anchor from the S.S. tine traffic stop in 1985. Schiavi- Video shows a man attempting blue sedan, driving erratically, fluid around the store and was al- Edmund Fitzgerald, have been na, 28, died shortly after surgery, to get the hat back. Court docu- passed her, then later pulled in legedly planning to set the store re-displayed and upgraded as and Beauregard, 29, died several ments say Amy struck the man front of her and an occupant got on fire. part of the project. The freighter days later. Their assailant killed with a closed fist and caused a out and cursed at her. Spencer Schinagel has been booked into sank in 1975 and was immortal- himself several days later. laceration to his lips. testified that no one cursed at the the Luna County jail and is facing ized by Gordon Lightfoot’s song. Court records also say Amy mayor’s wife, but she thought the several felony charges , according Several new gardens have been Police arrest 2 women then hit the woman filming the woman was pulling over to use a to police. planted with a focus on control- incident. in MAGA hat theft phone, so she went around her. ling erosion along the waterfront. Hammock and his wife drove A new cove also stabilizes the W ild weather injures WILMINGTON FBI: $3 million in stolen through the area later and noticed shoreline adjacent to the mu- the same blue sedan, according to 6 at tent revival event seum and provides a new launch DE — Delaware police ventilators recovered have arrested two women who court testimony. point for Belle Isle’s water sport Spencer said Hammock blocked IPSWICH — A week- enthusiasts. confronted supporters of Presi- MIAMI — A $3 million NH end of wild weather dent Donald Trump last week in FL shipment of ventilators her with his pickup truck, then in New Hampshire included a Wilmington, Del., and allegedly that was stolen earlier this month approached her car and asked if tornado that touched down in Park honoring fallen took signs and a “Make America was recovered in South Florida, she had tried to run his wife off Ossipee and powerful gusts that officers vandalized Great Again” baseball cap. the FBI said in a news release. the road earlier. Spencer said caused injuries at a tent revival in On Saturday, police arrested The agency said that the ven- Hammock was armed, though he Ipswich. SPRINGFIELD — A Camryn Amy, 21, and charged tilators were being prepared for never pointed the gun at the oc- At least six people were hurt MA Massachusetts park her with robbery, conspiracy, en- shipment to El Salvador by the cupants or threatened them with when strong winds brought down named in honor of two police offi- dangering the welfare of a child United States Agency for Inter- it. She testified that Hammock a tent at the religious gathering cers who lost their lives in the line and two counts of offensive touch- national Development when they cursed at her before identifying Sunday in Ipswich. of duty has been vandalized with ing. Police arrested Olivia Win- were stolen in southwest Miami- himself as the mayor and threat- One person was treated for a anti-police graffiti. slow, 21, on Friday on charges of Dade County sometime around ening to have her jailed. broken arm, while others suf- Retired Springfield police Sgt. robbery, conspiracy and endan- Aug. 8. From wire reports PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, August 26, 2020 NATION Evacuations ordered Crews make progress in as Hurricane Laura takes aim at US coast containing Calif. wildfires Associated Press nearly two dozen people on the is- land of Hispaniola, including 20 in NEW ORLEANS — Thou- Associated Press Haiti and 3 in the Dominican Re- sands of people were ordered to public, where it knocked out power SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. evacuate the Texas and Loui- and caused intense flooding. The — Aided by weather and rein- siana coasts Tuesday as Laura deaths reportedly included a 10- forcements, firefighters were strengthened into a hurricane that year-old girl whose home was hit cautiously optimistic Tuesday forecasters said could slam into by a tree and a mother and young about their progress to pen in land as a major storm with fero- California wildfires that have cious winds and deadly flooding. son crushed by a collapsing wall. killed at least seven people and More than 385,000 residents Forecasters turned their atten- burned more than 1,200 homes were told to flee the Texas cities of tion to the Gulf Coast, where up to and other buildings. Beaumont, Galveston and Port Ar- 11 feet of sea water — storm surge A warning about dry lightning thur, and still more were ordered — could inundate the coastline and strong winds that could spark to evacuate low-lying southwest- from High Island in Texas to Mor- more fires was lifted for the San ern Louisiana, where forecasters gan City, La., the hurricane center Francisco Bay Area on Monday said more than 11 feet of storm said. morning, a huge relief to com- surge topped by waves could sub- On top of that, up to 15 inches manders battling three enormous merge entire towns. of rain could fall in some spots in blazes in the area and in Califor- Forecasters said ocean water Louisiana, said Donald Jones, a nia’s wine country north of San could push onto land along a more National Weather Service meteo- Francisco. than 450-mile-long stretch of rologist in Lake Charles, L a. — in The deadliest and most de- coast from Texas to Mississippi, the bullseye of Laura’s projected path. structive of the three in the wine NOAH BERGER/AP and hurricane warnings will be country had containment lines issued later as the storm nears. The silver lining for U.S. coastal around 25 percent of it that serve Gina Souza feeds her neighbor’s pigs following the LNU Lightning The National Hurricane Center residents is that Marco weakened to prevent fires from burning Complex fires in Napa County, Calif., on Monday. Souza, who stayed projected that Laura will become into a remnant just off Louisiana’s more land. behind after authorities issued evacuation orders , was caring for a Category 3 hurricane before shore Tuesday. Satellite images Officials said progress was also neighbors’ animals until they can return. landfall, with winds of around showed a disorganized cluster of made against a fire in San Mateo 115 mph , capable of devastating clouds, what meteorologists call and Santa Cruz counties with the was far from over and admonished son, Robert McNeal. damage. “a naked swirl,” Jones said. help of rain Sunday evening and residents to stay out of evacuated McNeal told KPIX-TV that he “The main point is that we’re In Galveston and Port Arthur, calmer weather Monday. The areas. Six people who returned lost contact with his mother Tues- going to have a significant hurri- Texas, mandatory evacuation 123-square-mile fire was 17% to a restricted area south of San day night as the fires sped up. He cane make landfall late Wednes- orders went into effect at 6 a.m. surrounded after destroying 330 Francisco to check on their prop- said his mother had tried to go into day or early Thursday,” National Tuesday. structures. Some 25,000 struc- erties were surprised by fire and town earlier that day but turned Hurricane Center Deputy Direc- “If you decide to stay, you’re tures remained threatened. had to be rescued, the San Mateo back at a roadblock where author- tor Ed Rappaport said Tuesday. staying on your own,” Port Arthur “The past couple days we’ve County Sheriff’s Office said. ities said if she went through she While cross winds ripped apart Mayor Thurman Bartie said. seen significant progress in our Looters have been warned wouldn’t be allowed back. She re- Marco, which still doused the re- State emergencies were de- firefight on this incident,“ said they’ll be arrested, and some turned home to get her boyfriend, gion with heavy rain, there was clared in Louisiana and Missis- people have been taken into cus- Mark Brunton, operations chief who was in a wheelchair. little to keep Laura from turbo- sippi, and shelters opened with tody, including a man found with with the California Department Authorities found their remains charging. Nearly all the computer cots set farther apart, among $5,000 in his car, authorities said. other measures designed to curb of Forestry and Fire Protection, among the ruins on the Napa simulations that forecasters rely Detectives were also investigating infections. which is known as Cal Fire. “The County property Wednesday, he on show rapid strengthening at weather’s really cooperating with seven reports of missing people. some point in the next couple of Laura’s unwelcome arrival said. us.“ An estimated 170,000 people days. comes just days before the Aug. Helicopters dropped 200,000 are under evacuation orders and “Just get out, don’t wait,” Mc- “The waters are warm enough 29 anniversary of Hurricane Ka- gallons of water on the blaze, he tens of thousands of homes re- Neal told the TV station, urging everywhere there to support a trina, which breached the levees said, calling it “the best day yet.” main under threat from fires people to follow evacuation or- major hurricane, Category 3 or in New Orleans, flattened much In addition to better weather, The fires are blamed for at least ders. “If you think it’s going to be even higher. The waters are very of the Mississippi coast and killed fire crews along with bulldozers seven deaths, among them 70- too much to get your sprinklers on warm where the storm is now and as many as 1,800 people in 2005. and other equipment were arriv- year-old Mary Hintemeyer, her before you get out of there, forget will be for the entire path up until Hurricane Rita then struck south- ing from other states. boyfriend Leo McDermott, and those too. Forget it. Get out. Just the Gulf Coast,” Rappaport said. west Louisiana that Sept. 24 as a But officials warned the danger his son, Tom, said Hintemeyer’s get out. It ain’t worth it.” Laura passed Cuba after killing Category 3 storm. Wednesday, August 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD Pompeo in Sudan German hospital says poisoning to show US support signs found in Russian dissident Associated Press omy, which has plunged in recent CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of months, threatening to destabilize BY DAVID RISING ria and admitted Saturday have a broad range of substances that State Mike Pompeo visited Sudan the political transition. AND DARIA LITVINOVA found indications of “cholinester- are found in several drugs, but on Tuesday to push for normal- Pompeo was the first U.S. sec- Associated Press ase inhibitors” in his system. also pesticides and nerve agents. izing ties with Israel, building retary of state to visit the African Chancellor Angela Merkel, Charite said the specific sub- on momentum from the recent country since 2005, when Condo- BERLIN — Tests conducted on who had personally offered Ger- stance to which Navalny was ex- historic agreement to establish leezza Rice visited. He also was Russian dissident Alexei Navalny many’s assistance in treating posed is not yet known. relations between Israel and the the most senior U.S. official to at a German hospital indicate Navalny before he was brought “The patient is being treated United Arab Emirates. visit the African country since al- that he was poisoned, but doctors to Berlin, said in view of the find- in intensive care and remains in The Sudanese transitional Bashir’s ouster. Pompeo arrived from Israel and while he was still said Monday he was being treated ings and his “prominent role in a medically induced coma. While government said, however, that airborne he tweeted: “Happy with an antidote and his life was the political opposition in Russia, his condition is serious, it is not it does not have a mandate to es- to announce that we are on the not in immediate danger. authorities there are now called currently life-threatening,” the tablish diplomatic ties with Israel. FIRST official NONSTOP flight The Charite hospital said in a upon urgently to investigate hospital said in a statement. It called on the Trump adminis- statement that the team of doctors this crime in detail and in full Navalny is being treated with from Israel to Sudan!” tration to not make the removal Pompeo was in Israel on Mon- who have been examining Naval- transparency.” the antidote atropine, the hospital of Sudan from a U.S. list of state ny since he was flown from Sibe- Cholinesterase inhibitors are said. day on the first stop of his multi- sponsors of terrorism contingent country tour in the region. The upon normalizing relations with trip follows the Aug. 13 agree- Israel. ment between Israel and the UAE Sudan is on a fragile path to de- to establish diplomatic ties. Belarus leaders put pressure on opposition mocracy after the popular upris- Pompeo met Tuesday with ing led the military to overthrow Sudanese Gen. Abdel-Fattah autocratic leader, Omar al-Bashir Associated Press in court. While courts considered charg- Burhan, the head of the ruling in April 2019. A military-civilian Courts in Minsk were consid- sovereign council, and Prime MINSK, Belarus — Authorities es against two council mem- government now rules the coun- ering charges against two mem- Minister Abdalla Hamdok. in Belarus on Tuesday steadily bers detained Monday, Sergei try, with elections deemed pos- Hamdok described the meeting bers of a council that opposition cranked up the pressure on pro- Dylevsky and Olga Kovalkova, sible in late 2022. as “great“ and tweeted in English activists established last week to testers pushing for the resigna- another member, former Be- The transitional authorities are it was a “direct & transparent con- negotiate a transition of power tion of the country’s authoritarian larusian culture minister and desperate to lift sanctions linked versation” about removing Sudan leader, jailing several opposition following President Alexander to its listing by the U.S. as a ter- from the U.S. terror list, bilateral activists, summoning others for Lukashenko’s winning a sixth diplomat Pavel Latushko, was ror sponsor. That would be a key relations and the U.S. govern- questioning and selectively or- term in an election that critics summoned for questioning over step toward ending its isolation ment’s support for the civilian-led dering demonstrators to appear contend was rigged. his role in the opposition body. and rebuilding its battered econ- transitional government . PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, August 26, 2020 FACES Biggie, Tupac featured in Sotheby’s rap auction Rivals in life, the rappers No- torious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur are being united for an auction at Sotheby’s, the first-ever dedi- cated hip-hop auction at a major international auction house. Breakout year Bidders can vie for the crown worn and signed by the Notorious B.I.G. during a 1997 photo shoot held three days before he was breaks down killed in Los Angeles. They’ll also get to bid on 22 love letters writ- ten by Shakur at the age of 15-17 to a high school sweetheart. The Sept. 15 auction features over 120 hip-hop-related lots. Onetime friends who became Piper Ferguson rivals in a hype-fueled war be- tween the East and West Coast Country singer Caylee Hammack was supposed to open for Luke Bryan, Reba McEntire and Rascal Flatts before the pandemic hit. rap scenes, Shakur and the Noto- rious B.I.G. — also known as Big- gie Smalls — were gunned down Country singer Caylee Hammack planned to make splash on road before COVID within months of each other. Both crimes remain unsolved. BY EMILY YAHR including Luke Bryan, Reba McEntire and devastating ballad from a new singer, Ham- The Washington Post Rascal Flatts. When the pandemic hit, Bryan mack and her label realized, was not going to and McEntire shifted tour dates to 2021, and make the cut. J Balvin, Roddy Ricch ack when she started touring and Rascal Flatts canceled their shows. There have been silver linings. After her drop out of VMAs playing shows in different cities Instead, Hammack released her debut re- radio single fell through, Hammack talked every night, country singer Caylee cord, “If It Wasn’t for You,” Aug. 14 without to her label’s president, Cindy Mabe, about Grammy Award-winning rap- BHammack used to wake up in ho- the machine of a major tour behind her. She her favorite comfort songs, and brought up per Roddy Ricch and Colombian tel rooms in a panic because she had no idea no longer has 20 to 30 minutes onstage in Alan Jackson’s 2006 gospel record and Don superstar J Balvin will no lon- where she was. She learned to quickly look front of thousands of potential new listeners, Williams’ “Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good.” ger perform Sunday at the MTV for a landline phone, which typically had the the quickest way to grow a fan base, especial- Mabe asked, “Well, what if you sang that song Video Music Awards. hotel’s address printed on the front. Oh, right ly in country music. with Alan?” That’s how Hammack and Jack- Ricch announced his cancella- — Kansas City. At the same time, she is obsessively read- son wound up releasing a duet of the 1981 hit, tion in a statement on Instagram Although she hasn’t toured since March, ing the news and horrifi ed by the state of the which so far has more than 500,000 combined Live, saying: “My team and I did Hammack started to feel that discombobu- world. streams on Spotify and YouTube. everything in our power to make lated feeling creep back recently — only with “I’m watching people die in the news. I’m Her album includes fellow red-haired sing- this work; due to COVID compli- the opposite anxiety. “It was like, ‘When am I watching people lose family members. I’m er McEntire on the tongue-in-cheek “Red- ance issues at the last minute we leaving this place? Why am I here so long?’ ” watching these doctors struggling to handle head,” a collaboration so surreal to Ham- had to call off the performance.” Hammack, 26, said in a phone interview from the death and the heartbreak they see ev- mack that she jokes “there must be a glitch in A representative for Balvin, her home in Nashville. “Instead of ‘Where am ery day — and I’m just sitting here stressing the matrix.” She has also grown closer to her who recently revealed he con- I?’ it was ‘Why are you here still?’ ” about an album? It defi nitely puts it all in per- fellow country artist friends Ashley McBryde tracted COVID-19, confirmed Like most musicians, Hammack lived on spective,” Hammack said. “Every time I get and Tenille Townes, who are featured on the Monday that he would no longer the road. Now the music industry faces bru- negative, I’m like, ‘Dude, I have it good. I’m track “Mean Something”; the three of them perform at the event, but no de- tal challenges as tours have been canceled healthy, I’m safe. I get to do what I love every started to get together for socially distant tails were provided. indefi nitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. day. I’m not completely broke yet.’ ” singing sessions on Hammack’s back porch. The VMAs were supposed to Hammack, one of Nashville’s most promis- Hammack’s label planned to send “Small “I’m trying to just work as hard as I pos- take place at the Barclays Center ing young singers, is in the unlucky class of Town Hypocrite” to radio as her next single sibly can,” Hammack said. “Because I’m in Brooklyn but will now be held up-and-coming artists who were primed to this past spring — but then country station ad just praying that I’m able somehow to keep outdoors at various places in New have a breakout year in 2020. Her goal was revenue went into a free fall because of the the buzz going — so when all of this ends and York City in response to the coro- to play more than 200 shows, and she landed pandemic. Programmers wanted upbeat, fun the world starts spinning again, my record is navirus pandemic. coveted opening slots for several superstars, music from comforting, familiar artists. A spun, too.” From The Associated Press New this week: British black comedy, Katy Perry, ‘Love Island’

Associated Press of joy and some fun.” A variety special combines music, com- It’s Saturday night fever with Megan edy and lots of celebrities with a serious Here’s a collection curated by The Asso- Thee Stallion. The rap star, who launched ciated Press’ entertainment journalists of goal: to help women regain entertainment two No. 1 smashes this year with “Savage” what’s arriving on TV, streaming services industry jobs lost in the pandemic. CW’s and music platforms this week. with Beyonce and “WAP” with Cardi B, “Women in Film Presents: Make it Work!” will hold her first live virtual concert on (8 p.m. EDT Wednesday) will feature Movies Saturday at 6 p.m. ET. The hourlong show prominent women in entertainment, sports is being produced by Live Nation and tick- and politics, including Hillary Rodham A different kind of Brighton Beach story, ets cost $15. The concert will mark the Clinton, Sheryl Crow, Rita Moreno, Jane rapper’s first performance since she was “Lingua Franca” follows an undocument- AMAZON STUDIOS/AP Fonda, Alfre Woodard, Ashlyn Harris and ed trans Filipina immigrant on a quest to shot in the foot last month after a party in Ali Krieger. The nonprofit Women in Film, find a way to stay in the U.S to continue From left: Viraj Juneja, Lewis Gribben, the Hollywood Hills. which advocates for parity in screen jobs, working as a domestic caregiver. For all its Rian Gordon and Samuel Bottomley are — AP Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu launched the Hire Her Back initiative in timely buzzwords, writer-director-editor- shown in “Get Duked!”, a wild satire June to push for equitable hiring of women about teenage stoners on a camping star Isabel Sandoval’s third film (on Netflix Television and people of color as the industry recov- competition in the Scottish Highlands on Wednesday), is introspective and subtle ers from a coronavirus-forced shutdown. who discover they’re being hunted. Whether the new season of CBS’ “Love and well worth a watch. It’s no wonder Ava The best of the best star in “Planet Earth: DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing snapped it Island” includes any version of love re- A Celebration,” which promises eight of up to help put it out in the world. mains to be seen, but it’s definitely not on Music the “most extraordinary” sequences from Or if you’re looking for something com- an island. Bowing to pandemic concerns, “Planet Earth II” and “Blue Planet II.” pletely different, venture over to Amazon Katy Perry says she’s been “on a real the competition series moved from Fiji to on Friday for the British black comedy emotional, psychological and spiritual a Las Vegas hotel. The producers say that Among them: bottlenose dolphins surfing “Get Duked!”, a wild satire about some journey ... to find my smile” in the last stringent health and safety rules are in for what appears to be the sheer joy of it, teenage stoners on a camping competition three years since releasing her “Witness” place, with cast, crew and staffers tested as narrator David Attenborough describes in the Scottish Highlands who discover album. It’s why she named her new record and isolated before production started and it, and, on the less playful side, a snakes vs they’re being hunted. Infused with a hip- “Smile,” which comes out Friday. The pop regular checks planned throughout the iguana showdown. The special, debuting 8 hop energy and a solidly anarchic spirit, star, who is pregnant and engaged to Or- season. “Love Island,” with host Arielle p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 31, on BBC Amer- “Get Duked!” is the directorial debut of lando Bloom, sings about eating a slice Vandenberg and narrator Matthew Hoff- ica, AMC, SundanceTV and IFC, and Sept. music video director Ninian Doff. The of humble pie on the album, describing man, debuts Monday night with a two-hour 7 on AFN-Spectrum, includes new narra- great Eddie Izzard co-stars. “Smile” in an interview as “a record full of episode, followed by nightly episodes . A tion from Attenborough. — AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr hopefulness and resilience and a little bit two-hour wrap-up will air Saturdays. — AP Television Writer Lynn Elber Wednesday, August 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, August 26, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander The media has us thinking all wrong about the virus

Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY EMILY OSTER So hiking trails and other open-air facili- fuels. Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff Special to The Washington Post ties were closed, despite the fact there are We risk making similar mistakes with no documented cases of COVID-19 caused the coronavirus. Keeping children out of ast month, a swimmer in Maine by hiking. school harms their development. Shutter- EDITORIAL was killed by a shark. This tragic Then there is the debate surrounding ing businesses destroys livelihoods. These Terry Leonard, Editor event was widely reported by local schools. Districts in many areas are still downsides may be offset by the benefits of [email protected] Land national media. It was news. grappling with whether to reopen, or when limiting COVID-19. But we cannot ratio- But the fact that there are hardly ever and how, with plenty of accompanying nally assess the trade-offs when we have Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor shark attacks in the United States is not [email protected] media coverage. Nearly all of it focuses on only partial information. news, because we expect most days to pass examples of COVID-19 infections. But the What we really need to know is not the Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content without shark-related fatalities. uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus anecdotes that news reports provide, but [email protected] Researchers have documented our pref- means the same attention should be given the full picture. What share of schools erence for the unexpected, exploring how to schools where there are no cases. Twit- have cases? Moreover, what differentiates Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation information that is “surprising” provides [email protected] ter is full of people saying, “My kid’s school places with cases from those without? Is greater entertainment and attracts more opened without any cases this week!” Data it differences in prevention measures? Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital attention. Often this is benign: A basket- I’ve collected shows that there are many Demographic and economic characteris- [email protected] ball game that ends in a stunning upset, camps and child care facilities — even tics? The prevalence of community-spread for instance, gets more coverage than a large ones — operating without any con- events? routine blowout. When it comes to COVID- firmed cases. These examples are out To answer these questions, we need BUREAU STAFF 19, however, this preference — and the there; they just don’t show up in headlines. systematic data collection and reporting media’s tendency to indulge it — presents Europe/Mideast Parents and policymakers influenced — the sort that lets us evaluate risks in all a real danger. It warps our thinking about Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief by this skewed reporting may naturally kinds of situations, from driving cars to [email protected] the pandemic and may be leading us to- flying on planes to, yes, ocean swimming. +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 ward irrational decisions that can cause conclude that any in-person instruction is dangerous. But they are missing a key It should be possible to do this. As schools Pacific lasting harm. open, districts will have counts of at least The problem is that reporting on COVID- piece of the puzzle. There are 291 school Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief districts in Indiana serving 1 million chil- detected COVID-19 cases, as well as infor- [email protected] 19 tends to follow the shark-attack exam- dren. Several have been open since July. mation on the overall enrolled population. +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 ple. We’re unaccustomed to what the virus This data could be combined in public da- has wrought — hospitals overwhelmed, ce- Even if, by one count, there have been 100 Washington cases in Indiana schools so far, this is likely tabases with user-friendly dashboards and lebrities and world leaders suffering near- maps. Since this type of data collection has Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief death experiences in the public eye. These to be a low in-school infection rate. Beyond [email protected] that, this fact doesn’t tell us anything about not been spearheaded by central authori- (+1)(202)886-0033 “surprises” are what the media focuses on. ties, I’ve partnered with a set of national Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News The challenge with the new coronavirus, whether infections spread in schools. In the absence of complete information educational organizations and a data team [email protected] however, is exactly that: It’s completely to try to put it together. new. Nothing about it should be expected. on risks, our overreactions can have se- rious consequences. One example is the Once we have a dashboard for these CIRCULATION All of the ways it behaves, and doesn’t data, the media could use these sources to behave, are new. In that sense, a nursing Three Mile Island nuclear event, which Mideast has not been conclusively linked to any drive their coverage. Even if they chose not Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager home with no infections should be just as to — because “Day 45 with infection rate [email protected] newsworthy as one with several. long-term negative health outcomes but did terrify Americans about nuclear power. below 0.01%” doesn’t generate a lot of clicks [email protected] Because of the overwhelming bias in — citizens would be empowered to analyze DSN (314)583-9111 People simply didn’t have enough baseline what gets reported about COVID-19, the the relevant information themselves. public lacks essential context for making information about the number of nuclear Europe plants operating safely on a given day to With data like this widely available, we Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager reasoned, well-informed decisions. Re- could make good — or at least better — searchers found, for example, that droplets realize that the probability of a nuclear [email protected] choices about who should open and when. [email protected] containing the virus can, in theory, travel disaster was vanishingly small. The result +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 far in the air. That discovery was widely was that nuclear power — a plentiful, car- Emily Oster, a professor of economics at Brown reported. Overlooked was the fact that, bon-free energy source — never reached University, is the author of “Cribsheet: A Pacific Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Mari Mori, [email protected] even if droplets can travel far in the air, we its potential in the United States, leading to Parenting, from Birth to Preschool.” She is a +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 don’t have evidence that they usually do. needless overreliance on dangerous fossil co-founder of the website Covid-Explained. CONTACT US Washington tel: (+1)202.886.0003 The McCloskeys’ message hit home to the RNC faithful 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 BY GARY ABERNATHY dren or for our country.” ward stranger pulling into a barnyard to Reader letters One doesn’t have to be a dues-paying be greeted by a vicious barking dog and [email protected] Special to The Washington Post member of the National Rifle Association a farmer emerging from his abode with a Additional contacts HILLSBORO, Ohio to sympathize with that viewpoint, and rifle or shotgun in hand. stripes.com/contactus he possible necessity of forming a while Trump’s base will assuredly em- The president is pursuing an unprec- militia is the Constitution’s stated brace the McCloskeys, that less polemical edented reelection strategy of catering OMBUDSMAN purpose for guaranteeing the right part of their message could also resonate almost exclusively to his base. He is count- Tto bear arms, but protecting one’s with right-leaning moderates who are con- ing on the “enthusiasm gap” between his Ernie Gates self or property is the prevailing reason cerned about systemic racism — but also supporters and his opponents to carry him why most gun owners purchase weapons. agree it’s reasonable to offer a show of across the finish line, a la 2016. Among The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow That’s why, for residents in many parts of of news and information, reporting any attempts by the force in response to a perceived threat to the clear distinctions that define our two military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s the United States, it was hard to under- one’s home and personal safety. Americas is our divergent viewpoints on independence. The ombudsman also responds to concerns stand why Mark and Patricia McCloskey Like many states, Missouri has a “castle guns. Defenders of the Second Amendment and questions from readers, and monitors coverage for fair- ness, accuracy, timeliness and balance. The ombudsman ever became figures of controversy. doctrine” law that allows homeowners to are — let’s say — enthusiastic in their de- welcomes comments from readers, and can be contacted The McCloskeys are the St. Louis couple use lethal force to defend against home termination to combat anything they see as by email at [email protected], or by phone at who, when confronted with (take your pick) invasions. No such invasion occurred here an effort to erode the right to bear arms. 202.886.0003. an angry mob trespassing in their private but, likewise, no shots were fired. 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But they also more reasonably championed the Midwest, the South or the hills of Ap- but will stick with him if reminded force- Products or services advertised shall be made available for their “God-given right” to defend their palachia, shooting someone just for tres- fully enough about the downsides to the purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical home and argued that safety and security passing in a field or yard is not legal and, alternative. So if you’re wondering how the handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor are basic tenets of freedom. of course, those who post the signs un- McCloskeys ever wound up on your screen of the purchaser, user or patron. “When we don’t have basic safety and derstand that. But the messages express Monday night, that probably just means © Stars and Stripes 2020 security in our communities,” Patricia Mc- a widely held sentiment about our basic the message wasn’t aimed at you. Closkey said, “we’ll never be free to build a constitutional rights. As many out-of-town- Gary Abernathy is a freelance writer based in stripes.com brighter future for ourselves, for our chil- ers can attest, it’s not unusual for a way- Hillsboro, Ohio. Wednesday, August 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 17 Looking at the news A weekly sampling of U.S. editorial cartoons

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Sports Deals Pro soccer on AFN Monday’s transactions MLS BASEBALL EASTERN CONFERENCE Major League Baseball W L T Pts GF GA MLB — Announced the promotion of Columbus 5 1 1 16 12 2 Noah Garden to chief revenue officer Toronto FC 4 0 3 15 13 7 Go to the American Forces and Chris Marinak to chief operations New York 3 2 1 10 6 7 and strategy officer. Atlanta 3 3 0 9 6 5 Network website for the most American League Philadelphia 2 1 3 9 7 7 up-to-date TV schedules. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Optioned LHP Orlando City 2 2 2 8 9 8 Logan Allen to alternate training site. Montreal 2 2 1 7 8 8 myafn.net Activated C Sandy Leon from the family Cincinnati 2 3 1 7 6 9 medical emergency list. New England 1 1 4 7 4 4 NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed LHP D.C. United 1 2 3 6 6 7 James Paxton and SS Gleyber Torres on New York City FC 2 5 0 6 3 7 Tennis the 10-day IL retroactive to Aug. 21. Nashville SC 1 3 1 4 2 5 OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Recalled RHP Chicago 1 4 1 4 4 11 Jordan Weems and C Jonah Heim from Inter Miami CF 1 5 0 3 6 10 Western & Southern Open alternate training site. Optioned RHP WESTERN CONFERENCE Paul Blackburn and C Austin Allen to al- W L T Pts GF GA Monday ternate training site. Sporting KC 5 1 0 15 15 6 At Lindner Family Tennis Center SEATTLE MARINERS — Traded 1B Dan- Seattle 3 1 2 11 10 4 Cincinnati iel Vogelbach to Toronto for cash consid- Minnesota United 3 1 2 11 13 8 Purse: $4,222,190 erations. Portland 3 2 1 10 8 10 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor TEXAS RANGERS — Activated C Robin- Los Angeles FC 2 1 3 9 15 12 Men’s Singles son Chirinos from the 10-day IL. Recalled Real Salt Lake 2 1 3 9 7 4 OF Leody Taveras from alternate training Round of 32 San Jose 2 1 2 8 10 10 Daniil Medvedev (3), Russia, def. Mar- site. Placed RHP Jesse Chavez on the 10- cos Giron, United States, 6-4, 6-4. day IL retroactive to Aug. 23. Designated Colorado 2 3 1 7 9 13 Milos Raonic, Canada, def. Daniel Ev- INF/OF Rob Refsnyder for assignment. Vancouver 2 5 0 6 7 14 ans, Britain, 6-3, 7-5. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Designated FC Dallas 1 1 3 6 4 3 Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, def. Taylor LHP Thomas Pannone for assignment. LA Galaxy 1 3 2 5 7 11 Fritz, United States, 7-6 (5), 7-5. Placed RHP Trent Thornton on the 10-day Houston 0 2 4 4 6 11 Note: Three points for victory, one Tennys Sandgren, United States, def. IL. Selected the contract of LHP Travis KIM KLEMENT, POOL/AP Felix Auger-Aliassime (15), Canada, 6-7 Bergen from alternate training site. point for tie. (4), 6-2, 7-6 (5). National League Monday’s game Karen Khachanov (11), Russia, def. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Placed New York City FC 1, Columbus 0 76ers head coach Brett Brown reacts after receiving a technical foul Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, 7-6 (8), 6-1. RHP Merill Kelly on the 10-day IL. Re- Tuesday’s games on Sunday in the playoff series against the Celtics. Brown was fired Reilly Opelka, United States, def. Di- called RHP Riley Smith from alternate New England at D.C. United ego Schwartzman (9), Argentina, 6-3, 7-6 New York at Philadelphia a day after Philadelphia was swept in by Boston. (4). training site. CINCINNATI REDS — Activated RHP Cincinnati at Chicago John Isner (16), United States, def. Vancouver at Montreal John Millman, Australia, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 Robert Stephenson from the 10-day IL. (5). Designated LHP Cody Reed for assign- Houston at Sporting Kansas City Briefl y Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, def. De- ment. Wednesday’s games nis Shapovalov (12), Canada, 7-6 (4), 3-6, COLORADO ROCKIES — Transferred Nashville at Orlando City 6-4. RHP Joe Harvey from the 10-day IL. Atlanta at Miami Roberto Bautista-Agut (8), Spain, def. MIAMI MARLINS — Recalled 1B Lewin Colorado at FC Dallas Richard Gasquet, France, 7-5, 6-1. Diaz, RHP Jorge Guzman and Jesus Los Angeles FC at Real Salt Lake Andy Murray, Britain, def. Alexander Tinoco from alternate training site. Op- Portland at San Jose Zverev (5), Germany, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. tioned SS Eddy Alvarez and LHP Bran- Seattle at LA Galaxy Matteo Berrettini (6), Italy, def. Emil don Leibrandt to alternate training site. Friday’s games 76ers fire Brown Ruusuvuori, Finland, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-5. Placed LHP Stephen Tarpley on the 10- Toronto FC at Montreal Filip Krajinovic, Serbia, def. Dominic day IL retroactive to Aug. 22. Designated Saturday’s games Thiem (2), Austria, 6-2, 6-1. RHP Sterling Sharp for assignment. Orlando City at Atlanta Marton Fucsovics, Hungary, def. Grig- PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Claimed RHP D.C. United at Philadelphia or Dimitrov (14), Bulgaria, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2. Carson Fulmer of waivers from Detroit. Chicago at New York City FC Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Ricar- Designated CF Guillermo Heredia for as- Columbus at Cincinnati das Berankis, Lithuania, 7-6 (2), 6-4. signment. Women’s Singles New York at New England after playoff sweep Sent RHP Joe Round of 32 SAN DIEGO PADRES — Minnesota at FC Dallas Johanna Konta (8), Britain, def. Kirsten Harvey from the 10-day IL to the 60-day Sporting Kansas City at Colorado Flipkens, Belgium, 6-2, 6-0. IL. San Jose at LA Galaxy Jessica Pegula, United States, def. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Released Real Salt Lake at Portland Amanda Anisimova, United States, 7-5, RF Hunter Pence. Sunday’s games Associated Press legendary sprinter Usain Bolt WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled 6-2. Miami at Nashville has tested positive for the new Christina McHale, United States, def. LHP Ben Braymer from alternate training Los Angeles FC at Seattle PHILADELPHIA — Patient Ekaterina Alexandrova, Russia, 6-1, 7-6 site. Placed LHP Seth Romero on the 10- Tuesday, Sept. 1 coronavirus. (8). day IL. Montreal at Toronto FC and positive, Brett Brown was the BASKETBALL Minister Christopher Tufton Marie Bouzkova, Czech Republic, def. Wednesday, Sept. 2 perfect coach for the Philadelphia Petra Kvitova (6), Czech Republic, 2-6, 7- National Basketball Association Miami at Atlanta said Bolt was aware of the re- 5, 6-2. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Fired coach Chicago at Cincinnati 76ers when they set up a long- Vera Zvonareva, Russia, def. Laura Brett Brown. sults and his recent contacts were Siegemund, Germany, 6-1, 6-1. Philadelphia at Columbus term home in the NBA basement. FOOTBALL D.C. United at New York Elise Mertens (14), Belgium, def. Kris- National Football League being traced. tina Mladenovic, France, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3. Minnesota at Houston They’ll be looking for someone ATLANTA FALCONS — Released G New York City FC at New England “It is now public knowledge that Maria Sakkari (13), Greece, def. Yulia Jamon Brown. else now that they want to be on Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 7-6 (9). Orlando City at Nashville Mr. Bolt has tested positive. He BUFFALO BILLS — Placed CB Ike Brown FC Dallas at Sporting Kansas City top. Serena Williams (3), United States, on the reserve/retire list. Seattle at Real Salt Lake has been formally notified, I’m def. Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, 7-6 (6), CHICAGO BEARS — Named Tim Sin- The 76ers fired coach Brown 3-6, 7-6 (0). clair public address announcer. LA Galaxy at Portland told by the authorities,” Tufton Anett Kontaveit (12), Estonia, def. Jil on Monday, a day after his sev- INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Activated TE San Jose at Los Angeles FC Teichmann, Switzerland, 6-3, 6-4. Saturday, Sept. 5 enth season ended in a first-round told reporters Monday evening. Naomi Osaka (4), Japan, def. Karolina Andrew Vollert from the commissioner’s exempt list. Waived WR Chad Williams Sporting Kansas City at Houston The 34-year-old retired sprint- Muchova, Czech Republic, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6- Atlanta at Orlando City postseason sweep. 2. with an injury designation. er who won gold in the 100 and 200 MIAMI DOLPHINS — Waived DE Curtis Toronto FC at Vancouver The 76ers were 43-30 this Dayana Yastremska (16), Ukraine, def. Colorado at San Jose Bernarda Pera, United States, 7-6 (5), 4- Weaver with an injury designation. season and had woefully under- meters at the last three Olympics 6, 6-3. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-Signed posted a video on social media to Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Caro- K Nick Folk. Signed DL Michael Barnett. Monday achieved in a year when they were line Garcia, France, 6-2, 7-6 (8). NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Placed CB expected to be serious contenders explain the situation. Aryna Sabalenka (5), Belarus, def. CiCi Johnson Bademosi on injured reserve. New York City FC 1, Crew 0 “Good morning everybody. Bellis, United States, 6-7 (1), 6-4, 7-5. in the Eastern Conference. HOCKEY Columbus 0 0—0 Ons Jabeur, Tunisia, def. Madison Keys NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Loaned Just waking up. Like everybody, New York City FC 0 1—1 After the sixth-seeded Sixers (7), United States, 6-4, 6-1. F Eeli Tolvanen to Jokerit (Kontinental checked social media and saw Men’s Doubles Hockey League) until the start of training Second half—1, New York City FC, were swept by the Boston Celtics, Ring, 1 (Heber), 59th minute. Round of 32 camp for the 2020-21 NHL season. the move was expected. that social media says I’m con- Lukasz Kubot, Poland, and Marcelo SOCCER Goalies—Columbus, Andrew Tarbell, Melo (2), Brazil, def. Bruno Soares, Bra- Major League Soccer Matt Lampson; New York City FC, Sean “I have a tremendous level of firmed of COVID-19,” he said. zil, and Mate Pavic, Croatia, 7-6 (4), 3-6, MLS — Suspended Atlanta United D Johnson, Brad Stuver. “I did a test Saturday, because 10-5. Franco Escobar for one match and fined Yellow Cards—Heber, New York City respect for Brett both personally Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies (6), an undisclosed amount for violent con- FC, 22nd; Medina, New York City FC, and professionally and appreciate I work. I’m trying to be respon- Germany, def. Franko Skugor and Borna 67th. Coric, Croatia, 6-2, 6-3. duct against Nashville SC F Dominique all he’s done for the 76ers organi- sible, so I’m going to stay in and Round of 16 Badji in an Aug. 22 match. Suspended stay here for my friends.” Nikola Mektic, Croatia, and Wesley New England Revolution coach Bruce zation and the city of Philadel- Koolhof (8), Netherlands, def. Daniel Ev- Arena for three games and fined $15,000 Pro basketball phia,” general manager Elton ans, Britain, and David Goffin, Belgium, for unacceptable conduct and use of in- 7-5, 6-1. appropriate language against officials Brand said in a statement. “He Browns’ Delpit ruptures Horia Tecau, Romania, and Jean-Julien after a July 25 match against Philadel- did many positive things during Rojer, Netherlands, def. Oliver Marach, phia. WNBA Achilles, done for 2020 Austria, and Raven Klaasen (7), South AUSTIN FC — Signed F Cecilio Domin- his time here, developing young guez. EASTERN CONFERENCE Africa, 6-3, 6-4. W L Pct GB talent and helping position our BEREA, Ohio — Grant Del- Rajeev Ram, United States, and Joe National Women’s Soccer League Chicago 10 4 .714 — Salisbury (3), Britain, def. Milos Raonic WASHINGTON SPIRIT — Named Kris team for three straight postsea- pit’s 2020 season ended with the and Felix Auger-Aliassime, Canada, Connecticut 6 8 .429 4 Ward team tactical analysis and player Indiana 5 8 .385 4½ walkover. performance development coach. son appearances. Unfortunately, Browns before it began. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, and Alex Washington 4 9 .308 5½ we fell well short of our goals this The rookie safety ruptured his de Minaur, Australia, def. John Isner, Atlanta 3 11 .214 7 United States, and Hubert Hurkacz, Po- New York 1 12 .077 8½ year and I believe it is best to go right Achilles tendon while going land, 7-6 (6), 7-5. AP sportlight WESTERN CONFERENCE through individual drills on Mon- Women’s Doubles W L Pct GB in a new direction.” Round of 32 Seattle 11 3 .786 — Brown was tasked with lead- day, a freak injury and another Caty McNally and Cori Gauff, United Aug. 26 Las Vegas 10 3 .769 ½ ing the Sixers through a rebuild dose of bad luck for Cleveland States, def. Heather Watson, Britain, and 1912 — Maurice McLoughlin beats Los Angeles 10 3 .769 ½ Magda Linette, Poland, 6-1, 6-3. Wallace F. Johnson, 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 Minnesota 9 4 .692 1½ dubbed “The Process,” where and first-year coach Kevin Ste- Veronika Kudermetova and Anna Phoenix 7 7 .500 4 Blinkova, Russia, def. Kirsten Flipkens to win the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association management stripped the ros- fanski, who has lost three likely men’s singles title. Dallas 5 9 .357 6 and Alison van Uytvanck, Belgium, 6-4, Sunday’s games ter of serious NBA talent to lose defensive starters in a week to 2-6, 10-4. 1913 — Maurice McLoughlin beats R. Norris Williams, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 to win Atlanta 78, Minnesota 75 Shelby Rogers and Jessica Pegula, Los Angeles 84, Dallas 81 games and increase their odds at injuries. United States, def. Jil Teichmann, Swit- the men’s title at the U.S. national tennis Phoenix 88, Washington 87 better draft picks. In other NFL news: zerland, and Marie Bouzkova, Czech Re- championships. Monday’s games public, 4-1, ret. 1933 — Helen Hull Jacobs captures the No games scheduled The 76ers said they would  Two-time Pro Bowl safety Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, and Sofia U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title Tuesday’s games begin a search for a new coach Budda Baker has agreed to terms Kenin (6), United States, def. Anastasija when Helen Wills Moody defaults in the New York at Chicago Sevastova, Latvia, and Karolina Mucho- third set because of back and hip pain. immediately. va, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-4. Las Vegas at Dallas on a $59 million, four-year con- 1950 — Australia wins its third straight Indiana at Seattle Round of 16 Davis Cup by beating the United States tract extension with Arizona. Viktoria Kuzmova, Slovakia, and Iga Wednesday’s games Swiatek, Poland, def. Asia Muhammad 4-1. Washington at Atlanta Jamaican official: Bolt The Cardinals announced the and Taylor Townsend, United States, 7-6 1961 — The International Hockey Hall Los Angeles at Minnesota deal on Tuesday. Baker’s agent (3), 6-3. of Fame officially opens in Toronto, Can- Connecticut at Phoenix tests positive for COVID Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and Lucie ada. Thursday’s games David Mulugheta confirmed the Hradecka (8), Czech Republic, def. Jenni- 1972 — The New York Cosmos win the Chicago at Indiana KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ja- fer Brady and Caroline Dolehide, United NASL championship by defeating the St. Dallas at New York terms and that $33.1 million is States, 6-3, 6-4. Louis Stars 2-1. Las Vegas at Seattle maica’s Minister of Health says guaranteed. Wednesday, August 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 NFL/NHL PLAYOFFS Doctor: Scoreboard Lab issues Stanley Cup playoffs Stars rough up Avalanche FIRST ROUND EASTERN CONFERENCE At Toronto ‘a fire drill’ (1) Philadelphia 4, (8) Montreal 2 Philadelphia 2, Montreal 1 Dallas scores four goals in second period to take 2-0 lead in series Montreal 5, Philadelphia 0 Philadelphia 1, Montreal 0 BY LARRY LAGE Philadelphia 2, Montreal 0 Associated Press Montreal 5, Philadelphia 3 Associated Press (2) Tampa Bay 4, (7) Columbus 1 Tampa Bay 3, Columbus 2, 5OT EDMONTON, Alberta — From Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 1 ALLEN PARK, Mich. — In Tampa Bay 3, Columbus 2 a goal off the chest to another that two-plus weeks, the NFL kicks off Tampa Bay 2, Columbus 1 may have just crossed the line Tampa Bay 5, Columbus 4, OT its season. That doesn’t leave the (6) N.Y. Islanders 4, (3) Washington 1 — depending who’s asked — the N.Y. Islanders 4, Washington 2 Dallas Stars were getting the big league much time to resolve sig- N.Y. Islanders 5, Washington 2 nificant issues about its COVID- N.Y. Islanders 2, Washington 1, OT bounces and breaks. Washington 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 19 testing procedures. N.Y. Islanders 4, Washington 0 That’s what it takes this time of BioReference Laboratories, (4) Boston 4, (5) Carolina 1 year. Boston 4, Carolina 3, 2OT which is conducting tests for the Carolina 3, Boston 2 Alexander Radulov scored on Boston 3, Carolina 2 league, said Monday an isolated Boston 4, Carolina 3 a deflection off his upper chest contamination caused 77 “most Boston 2, Carolina 1 as part of a four-goal second pe- WESTERN CONFERENCE likely false positive results,” at its At Edmonton, Alberta riod and the Dallas Stars beat the (1) Las Vegas 4, (8) Chicago 1 lab in New Jersey. Eleven clubs Vegas 4, Chicago 1 Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Mon- were affected, and the tests were Vegas 4, Chicago 3, OT day night to take a 2-0 lead in the Vegas 2, Chicago 1 reexamined and found to be false Chicago 3, Las Vegas 1 second-round series. positives. Vegas 4, Chicago 3 Trailing 2-0 in the second peri- (2) Colorado 4, (7) Arizona 1 “This has been an interesting Colorado 3, Arizona 0 od, Joe Pavelski and Radek Faksa Colorado 3, Arizona 2 dynamic because what happened Arizona 4, Colorado 2 revitalized the Stars by scoring in this weekend gave the NFL an Colorado 7, Arizona 1 a 43-second span during a 5-on-3 Colorado 7, Arizona 1 opportunity to do a sort of a test (3) Dallas 4, (6) Calgary 2 advantage. Calgary 3, Dallas 2 fire drill,” noted Dr. Larry Cap- Dallas 5, Calgary 4 Dallas was just getting started. lin, who said he consults nearly Calgary 2, Dallas 0 Radulov knocked in the go-ahead Dallas 5, Calgary 4, OT 20 NFL players and their union Dallas 2, Calgary 1 goal when a shot bounced off a about testing protocols, “It ex- Dallas 7, Calgary 3 stick, into his chest and over Colo- (5) Vancouver 4, (4) St. Louis 2 posed issues and potential vulner- Vancouver 5, St. Louis 2 rado goaltender Pavel Francouz. Vancouver 4, St. Louis 3, OT JASON FRANSON, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP abilities in their process, and a lot St. Louis 3, Vancouver 2, OT Esa Lindell then added another of it relates to the speed in which St. Louis 3, Vancouver 1 with 46 seconds remaining in the Dallas Stars, top, celebrate during their four-goal second period in a Vancouver 4, St. Louis 3 they’re able to confirm results.” Vancouver 6, St. Louis 2 second when he knocked in a re- 5-2 defeat of the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Among teams reporting false (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) bound to make it 4-2. positives, the Minnesota Vikings EASTERN CONFERENCE Now that one the Avalanche the net. ... Excited to see what the Jamie Oleksiak added an empty- At Toronto had 12 team members, the New (6) N.Y. Islanders 1, (1) Philadelphia 0 wouldn’t mind a little more expla- explanation will be.” netter with 10 seconds left as Monday: N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 0 nation. The officials took a look to York Jets 10, the Chicago Bears Wednesday: Game 2 (AFN-Sports2, 9 This is how it went from Lin- the Stars won their fifth straight nine and the Detroit Lions one. p.m. Wednesday CET; 4 a.m. Thursday make sure the puck wasn’t fro- dell’s vantage point: “Shot it there game. JKT) In all, 44 players and 33 club per- Thursday: Game 3 zen by Francouz before Lindell and went for the rebound,” he “We believe in ourselves, that’s sonnel drew false positives. Saturday: Game 4 poked it in — or if it even went x-Monday, Aug. 31: Game 5 explained. the main thing for our club,” “It’s probably good that it hap- x-Wednesday, Sept. 2: Game 6 in at all. The call on the ice was Bottom line, the Avalanche Radulov said. “We’re going to pened now since we’re able to x-Thursday, Sept. 3: Game 7 confirmed. couldn’t recover from the second- play to the end.” (4) Boston 1, (2) Tampa Bay 0 adjust and adapt and figure out Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2 “I don’t know how he sees the period meltdown. Anton Khudobin stopped 38 Tuesday: Game 2 the things if it did happen dur- Wednesday: Game 3 (AFN-Sports2, 2 puck is across t he l ine,” Ava la nche “Our resolve wasn’t where it shots in another solid perfor- ing the season, and kind of what a.m. Thursday CET; 9 a.m. Thursday JKT) captain Gabriel Landeskog said. needed to be after a bad break, mance. He came up big in the Friday: Game 4 we would do from there,” Vikings x-Sunday: Game 5 “I don’t know how he points at a bad penalty,” Avalanche coach first by only allowing a goal from x-Tuesday, Sept. 1: Game 6 the net. I think he realized pretty coach Mike Zimmer said. x-Wednesday, Sept. 2: Game 7 Jared Bednar said. “The game’s Nathan MacKinnon, despite Colo- Five labs across the country WESTERN CONFERENCE quickly he messed up. Once he not over. We have to be better.“ rado out-shooting Dallas 20-6. At Edmonton, Alberta process PCR tests for the league’s (1) Las Vegas 1, (5) Vancouver 0 starts watching the video replay, The Avalanche pulled Fran- MacKinnon also had an assist 32 teams and only the New Jer- Las Vegas 5, Vancouver 0 I think he realizes he went off Esa couz with around two minutes left on Mikko Rantanen’s second-pe- Tuesday: Game 2 sey facility had false positives on Thursday: Game 3 Lindell’s reaction and pointed to in the game, but couldn’t score. riod goal. Saturday: Game 4 Saturday. x-Monday, Aug. 31: Game 5 The Cleveland Browns initially x-Tuesday, Sept. 1: Game 6 canceled practice, but after re- x-Thursday, Sept. 3: Game 7 Islanders’ Varlamov stymies Flyers (3) Dallas 2, (2) Colorado 0 testing turned up negative tests, Dallas 5, Colorado 3 Monday: Dallas 5, Colorado 2 they decided to have their work- Wednesday: Game 3 (AFN-Sports2, out — without their coach. Kevin 4:30 a.m. Thursday CET; 11:30 a.m. Thurs- Associated Press day JKT) Stefanski had a false positive test, Friday: Game 4 triggering anxiety for him at x-Sunday: Game 5 TORONTO — The New York Islanders came out x-Monday, Aug. 31: Game 6 hot to begin their second-round playoff series against home where he lives with his wife x-Wednesday, Sept. 2: Game 7 and three children. Philadelphia, creating numerous good chances and Monday scoring an early goal. “I can laugh about it now, but Islanders 4, Flyers 0 truly it wasn’t fun to have that Semyon Varlamov did the rest. N.Y. Islanders 1 0 3—4 Varlamov stopped 29 shots for his second straight phone call very early in the morn- Philadelphia 0 0 0—0 ing and not get news that it was First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Greene shutout, Andy Greene scored his first playoff goal in 1 (Nelson), 6:06. a decade and the Islanders opened the series with a potentially an error until later,” Third Period—2, N.Y. Islanders, Pageau he said. 5 (Komarov, Pelech), 2:54. 3, N.Y. Island- 4-0 win over the Flyers Monday night. ers, Lee 4 (Barzal, Eberle), 8:50. 4, N.Y. Is- “He’s playing fantastic,” Greene said of the goal- Stefanski said he immediately landers, Toews 1, 12:21 (en). left his house in order to not put Shots on Goal—N.Y. Islanders 15-7- tender. “He’s making the hard saves look easy and 7—29. Philadelphia 4-15-10—29. his family at risk. It took four Power-play opportunities—N.Y. Is- in our breakdowns, we know he’s there for us.” landers 0 of 1; Philadelphia 0 of 1. The Islanders withstood a second-period flurry hours before Stefanski learned he Goalies—N.Y. Islanders, Varlamov 8-2- was negative. 0 (29 shots-29 saves). Philadelphia, Hart in their first playoff meeting with the rival Flyers 6-3-0 (28-25). since 1987 and closed it out with three goals in the The 38-year-old Stefanski T—2:28. praised the Browns for the way third. FRANK GUNN, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP they handled “a fire drill” with Stars 5, Avalanche 2 The 37-year-old Greene got it started, becoming their virus protocols, adding Dallas 0 4 1—5 the 10th player in NHL history to go at least 10 years Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov, left, fist Colorado 1 1 0—2 that being held out of practice First Period—1, Colorado, MacKinnon between playoff goals. bumps teammate Andy Greene after the team’s 7 (Makar, Rantanen), 6:08 (pp). Varlamov was sharp all night, stretching his score- 4-0 win Monday over the Flyers. gave him and his staff a chance Second Period—2, Colorado, Rantanen to carry out contingency plans if 4 (Landeskog, MacKinnon), 8:44 (pp). 3, less streak to 136 minutes, 20 seconds to become the Dallas, Pavelski 7 (Radulov, Seguin), 9:54 first Islanders goalie with consecutive playoff shut- any coaches are out. (pp). 4, Dallas, Faksa 2 (Gurianov, Perry), time in the playoffs. Carter Hart stopped 26 shots. “Everything went off without 10:37 (pp). 5, Dallas, Radulov 5 (Benn, Heis- outs. He has four career playoff shutouts. “We played with speed and put some pucks on net, kanen), 15:34. 6, Dallas, Lindell 1, 19:14. a hitch and I was able to watch Third Period—7, Dallas, Oleksiak 3 Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anders Lee each scored but we’ve got to cash in on some of those chances,” 7 on 7 on my iPad about 10 min- (Dickinson), 19:50 (en). in the third period, and Devon Toews closed it out Flyers center Kevin Hayes said. Shots on Goal—Dallas 6-18-3—27. Col- utes after it ended,” he said. “So, orado 20-11-10—41. with an empty-net goal. The Flyers beat Montreal in six games in the first a very unique kind of like a bad Power-play opportunities—Dallas 2 of “We’re playing the right way as much as possible round, their first playoff series triumph since 2012. 3; Colorado 2 of 8. dream when you know practice is Goalies—Dallas, Khudobin 6-3-0 (40 and that leads to our success,” Lee said. They did it despite being outscored 13-11, thanks shots-38 saves). Colorado, Francouz 1-3- going on and you’re not there. It 0 (26-22). The top-seeded Flyers came out flat and tried to to Hart, who had consecutive shutouts and a 1.95 felt pretty strange.” T—2:39. make a big push, but were shut out for the second goals-against average. PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, August 26, 2020 MLB

American League Brewers 4, Reds 2 East Division Cincinnati Milwaukee W L Pct GB ab r h bi ab r h bi Tampa Bay 19 11 .633 — Votto 1b 3 0 0 0 Garcia cf 4 0 0 0 Valdez New York 16 9 .640 ½ Cstellnos rf 4 0 2 0 Yelich lf 3 1 1 0 Toronto 14 13 .519 3½ Suarez 3b 4 1 1 1 Hiura dh 3 1 1 0 Baltimore 14 14 .500 4 Davidson dh 3 0 0 0 Smoak 1b 4 1 2 3 Boston 9 20 .310 9½ Mstakas 2b 3 0 0 0 Braun rf 4 0 1 0 Central Division Ervin cf 3 0 0 0 Gamel rf 0 0 0 0 Minnesota 20 10 .667 — Winker lf 3 0 1 0 Narvaez c 4 1 2 1 Chicago 17 12 .586 2½ Casali c 3 1 1 1 Urias 2b 4 0 0 0 fans 11 Cleveland 17 12 .586 2½ Farmer ss 3 0 0 0 Sogard 3b 3 0 0 0 Detroit 11 16 .407 7½ Arcia ss 2 0 0 0 Kansas City 11 18 .379 8½ Totals 29 2 5 2 Totals 31 4 7 4 West Division Cincinnati 000 001 100—2 Oakland 20 10 .667 — Milwaukee 102 100 00x—4 Houston 16 13 .552 3½ DP—Cincinnati 0, Milwaukee 3. LOB— Texas 11 17 .393 8 Cincinnati 2, Milwaukee 6. 2B—Yelich (4), Seattle 11 19 .367 9 Braun (5), Narvaez (3). HR—Casali (4), in Astros’ Los Angeles 9 21 .300 11 Suarez (5), Smoak (5), Narvaez (1). SB— Hiura (3), Arcia (2), Yelich (2). /AP National League IP H R ER BB SO KEVIN M. COX, THE GALVESTON COUNTY DAILY NEWS Cincinnati 1 East Division Bauer, L, 3-1 6 ⁄3 7 4 4 2 8 The Astros’ George Springer falls to the ground after being hit on 2 W L Pct GB Antone ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 the elbow by a pitch in his team’s 11-4 win Monday in Houston. Atlanta 16 12 .571 — Stephenson 1 0 0 0 0 1 victory Miami 12 11 .522 1½ Milwaukee New York 12 14 .462 3 Anderson, W, 2-2 6 5 2 2 1 3 Washington 11 15 .423 4 Williams, H, 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 Cardinals 9, Royals 3 Astros 11, Angels 4 Philadelphia 10 14 .417 4 Phelps, H, 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 Central Division Hader, S, 6-6 1 0 0 0 1 1 Kansas City St. Louis Los Angeles Houston BY KRISTIE RIEKEN Chicago 18 10 .643 — Anderson pitched to 1 batter in the ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi St. Louis 10 8 .556 3 7th. HBP—Bauer (Hiura). T—2:35. Merrifield cf 4 1 0 0 Edman 2b 4 2 2 1 Fletcher 2b 5 1 3 1 Springer cf 3 0 0 0 Associated Press Milwaukee 12 15 .444 5½ Dozier rf 3 1 0 0 B.Miller 3b 4 2 3 0 Ohtani dh 4 0 0 0 Straw pr-cf 1 1 1 2 Cincinnati 11 16 .407 6½ Soler dh 4 1 2 3 Gldchdt 1b 4 2 3 3 Castro c 1 0 0 0 Altuve 2b 4 1 0 0 Pittsburgh 7 17 .292 9 Twins 3, Indians 2 O’Hearn 1b 4 0 0 0 Crpentr dh 2 1 0 0 Trout cf 3 1 0 0 Toro 3b 0 0 0 0 HOUSTON — Framber Valdez West Division Minnesota Cleveland Franco 3b 4 0 0 0 Stck ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Rendon 3b 4 0 2 1 Correa ss 5 1 1 3 struck out a career-high 11 in Los Angeles 22 8 .733 — Gordon lf 4 0 0 0 DeJong ss 3 1 1 3 Pujols 1b 4 0 1 1 Tucker lf 3 1 2 2 ab r h bi ab r h bi Adell rf 4 0 0 0 Gurriel 1b 4 2 1 0 seven strong innings and Carlos San Diego 18 12 .600 4 Kepler rf 4 0 2 0 Hrnndez 2b 5 1 2 1 Mondesi ss 4 0 0 0 Molina c 4 0 0 0 Colorado 14 15 .483 7½ Lopez 2b 4 0 1 0 Fowler rf 4 0 1 2 Upton lf 4 1 1 1 Jones ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Polanco ss 4 0 1 0 Ramirez 3b 5 0 0 0 Simmons ss 3 1 0 0 Brntley dh 5 2 2 1 Correa drove in three runs as the San Francisco 14 16 .467 8 Cruz dh 4 1 1 1 Lindor ss 4 0 2 0 Viloria c 3 0 1 0 Carlson lf 4 0 1 0 Arizona 13 17 .433 9 Bader cf 4 1 1 0 Bmbm c-p 2 0 0 0 Reddick rf 3 1 2 2 Houston Astros snapped a three- Rosario lf 3 1 1 0 C.Sntna 1b 5 0 3 1 Mldnado c 2 2 2 0 Sunday’s games Sano 1b 4 1 1 2 Reyes dh 4 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 4 3 Totals 34 9 12 9 Stubbs c 0 0 0 0 game skid with an 11-4 win over Baltimore 5, Boston 4 Cave cf 4 0 1 0 Naquin rf 4 0 2 0 Kansas City 000 003 000—3 Myfld 3b-2b 3 0 0 0 the Los Angeles Angels on Mon- Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 4 Gonzalez 3b 4 0 0 0 Freeman lf 2 0 1 0 St. Louis 100 052 10x—9 Totals 34 4 7 4 Totals 34 11 11 10 Detroit 7, Cleveland 4 Arraez 2b 4 0 1 0 Lplow ph-lf 2 0 1 0 E—B.Miller (2), DeJong (1), Edman (3). Los Angeles 001 120 000— 4 day night. Chicago Cubs 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Avila c 2 0 0 0 R.Perez c 4 0 0 0 DP—Kansas City 1, St. Louis 0. LOB—Kan- Houston 023 004 20x—11 Minnesota 5, Kansas City 4 Adrnza ph 1 0 0 0 Allen cf 4 1 1 0 sas City 6, St. Louis 12. 2B—Viloria (1), E—Simmons (1), Altuve (3), Tucker (1). Angels star Albert Pujols Seattle 4, Texas 1 Jeffers c 0 0 0 0 DeJong (2), Fowler (1), Bader (4). HR— LOB—Los Angeles 7, Houston 7. 2B—Gur- passed Alex Rodriguez on the San Diego 5, Houston 3 Totals 34 3 8 3 Totals 39 2 12 2 Soler (7), Goldschmidt (3). SB—Bader (2). riel (8), Brantley 2 (8), Correa (6), Tucker Oakland 5, L.A. Angels 4, 10 innings Minnesota 000 102 000—3 SF—DeJong (1). (6), Straw (3). HR—Upton (3), Tucker (5). career RBIs list with a single for N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, ppd. Cleveland 100 000 100—2 IP H R ER BB SO SB—Simmons (1). S—Bemboom (2), May- Washington 9, Miami 3 E—Polanco (1), Freeman (2). DP—Min- field (1). his 2,087th run batted in. Hank nesota 0, Cleveland 1. LOB—Minnesota Kansas City Pittsburgh 5, Milwaukee 4 IP H R ER BB SO Aaron is the record holder at St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 2 5, Cleveland 11. 2B—Polanco (4), Rosario Keller, L, 3-1 4 6 5 5 3 4 (4), Hernandez (11), Naquin (3). HR—Cruz Holland 1 2 1 1 0 0 Los Angeles 2,297 — Babe Ruth is listed next San Francisco 6, Arizona 1 2 2 (11), Sano (6), Hernandez (2). SB—Rosa- Adams 1 ⁄3 4 3 3 0 1 Sandoval L,0-4 2 ⁄3 7 5 5 2 1 L.A. Dodgers 11, Colorado 3 1 rio (2). Rosario ⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 Bemboom 1 0 0 0 1 0 on some charts with 2,214, even Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4 1 Monday’s games IP H R ER BB SO Zimmer 1 0 0 0 3 1 Ramirez 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 2 though 224 occurred before the Middleton 1 0 1 1 1 0 Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 4 St. Louis 1 Minnesota Barnes ⁄3 0 2 2 1 0 RBI became an official statistic Chicago Cubs 9, Detroit 3 Flaherty, W, 2-0 5 1 0 0 0 3 2 Maeda, W, 4-0 5 5 1 1 1 7 1 Mayers ⁄3 2 1 1 0 1 Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2 Thielbar, H, 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 Reyes ⁄3 1 3 2 1 0 in 1920. 2 Robles 1 2 2 2 1 1 Texas 3, Oakland 2 May, H, 6 1 3 1 1 0 2 Gomber, H, 1 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 2 St. Louis 9, Kansas City 3 Romo, H, 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 Woodford 2 2 0 0 0 0 Houston Houston led by one with two Houston 11, L.A. Angels 4 Rogers, S, 7-9 1 1 0 0 0 1 Keller pitched to 4 batters in the Valdez W,3-2 7 6 4 4 2 11 outs and the bases loaded in the Miami 11, Washington 8 5th. HBP—Keller (Carpenter), Holland 2 Perez 2 1 0 0 1 3 Cleveland Middleton pitched to 1 batter in the sixth inning when Correa laced Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 2 Civale, L, 3-3 6 7 3 3 1 8 (Molina,Bader). WP—Flaherty. T—3:10. Colorado 3, Arizona 2 6th. HBP—Barnes (Springer). WP—San- O.Perez 1 1 0 0 0 0 doval. T—3:25. a double to the left-field corner to Tuesday’s games Karinchak 1 0 0 0 0 2 Marlins 11, Nationals 8 L.A. Angels at Houston Wittgren 1 0 0 0 0 0 send everyone home and make it Boston at Toronto T—3:14. Miami Washington Leaders 8-4. Kyle Tucker, who hit a solo Baltimore at Tampa Bay ab r h bi ab r h bi Chicago Cubs at Detroit Berti cf 5 1 2 2 Turner ss 4 2 1 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE homer in the second inning, fol- Cubs 9, Tigers 3 BATTING—LeMahieu, New York, .411; Minnesota at Cleveland Joyce dh 6 1 3 2 Eaton rf 5 2 2 4 lowed with a double that scored N.Y. Yankees at Atlanta Aguilar 1b 5 1 3 3 Soto lf 5 1 4 1 Lewis, Seattle, .368; Cruz, Minnesota, Chicago Detroit .340; Severino, Baltimore, .333; Rendon, L.A. Angels at Houston ab r h bi ab r h bi Dickerson lf 6 1 3 1 Kndrick dh 4 0 1 1 Correa to pad the lead. Oakland at Texas Andeson 3b 6 1 2 0 Cabrera 3b 3 0 0 0 Los Angeles, .326; J.Abreu, Chicago, .322; Pittsburgh at Chicago White Sox Happ cf-lf 3 0 0 0 Reyes rf 4 0 1 0 J.Snchez rf 4 1 0 0 Garcia 2b 5 0 1 1 D.Fletcher, Los Angeles, .317; Voit, New Valdez (3-2) yielded six hits and Kansas City at St. Louis Rizzo 1b 5 1 1 1 Schoop 2b 4 0 2 0 Alfaro c 4 1 1 1 Gomes c 5 1 1 0 York, .311; S.Perez, Kansas City, .307; Al- four runs to get his third straight Seattle at San Diego Baez ss 5 2 3 3 Cabrera dh 3 0 1 0 Villar 2b 5 2 2 1 Thames 1b 4 1 1 0 berto, Baltimore, .304; Lowe, Tampa Bay, Miami at N.Y. Mets Schwrbr lf 5 0 1 0 Candlrio 1b 4 0 0 1 Rojas ss 2 2 1 1 Robles cf 2 1 0 1 .304. win. He got better as the game Philadelphia at Washington Almra pr-cf 0 1 0 0 Gdrum ss 4 0 0 0 Totals 43 11 17 11 Totals 37 8 11 8 RUNS—Lowe, Tampa Bay, 25; Lewis, went on and retired the last seven Cincinnati at Milwaukee Contreras c 5 1 1 0 Jones cf 4 1 1 0 Miami 001 600 220—11 Seattle, 24; T.Anderson, Chicago, 23; N.Y. Mets at Miami Heyward rf 4 1 2 0 Stewart lf 4 1 1 2 Washington 000 030 230— 8 Cruz, Minnesota, 23; Tucker, Houston, batters he faced with five strike- Colorado at Arizona Caratini dh 2 1 0 0 Romine c 4 0 0 0 E—Anderson (4), Aguilar (2). DP—Mi- 23; J.Abreu, Chicago, 22; Biggio, Toronto, L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco Bote 3b 5 1 3 4 Castro 3b 3 1 1 0 ami 1, Washington 1. LOB—Miami 12, 22; M.Chapman, Oakland, 21; Santander, outs, ending his night by fanning Wednesday’s games Hoerner 2b 4 1 1 1 Washington 9. 2B—Aguilar (5), Alfaro (1), Baltimore, 21; D.Fletcher, Los Angeles, Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. L.A. Angels (Heaney 0-2) at Houston Totals 38 9 12 9 Totals 34 3 7 3 Soto 2 (6), Thames (3), Gomes (2), Turner 20; Merrifield, Kansas City, 20; Ramirez, (McCullers 2-2) Chicago 020 400 003—9 (6). HR—Berti (1), Eaton (2). SB—Villar Cleveland, 20; E.Rosario, Minnesota, 20. The Astros got back on track Pittsburgh (Williams 1-4) at Chicago Detroit 001 000 200—3 (8). SF—Robles (2). RBI—J.Abreu, Chicago, 28; Cruz, Min- after being swept in a three-game White Sox (Keuchel 4-2) E—Candelario (1), Castro (2). DP—Chi- IP H R ER BB SO nesota, 27; Santander, Baltimore, 27; cago 0, Detroit 3. LOB—Chicago 9, Detroit Boston (Eovaldi 2-2) at Toronto (TBD) Miami Lowe, Tampa Bay, 25; Trout, Los Angeles, series this weekend in San Diego Baltimore (TBD) at Tampa Bay (TBD) 5. 2B—Heyward 2 (4). HR—Bote (4), Baez Lopez, W, 3-1 5 6 3 0 2 3 25; Seager, Seattle, 23; E.Rosario, Min- that came after they won a sea- Chicago Cubs (Lester 2-1) at Detroit 2 (5), Stewart (2). SB—Hoerner 2 (2). Vincent 1 1 0 0 0 1 nesota, 23; Piscotty, Oakland, 22; Tucker, 1 (Fulmer 0-0) IP H R ER BB SO Bleier ⁄3 2 2 2 0 0 Houston, 22; M.Chapman, Oakland, 22. son-high eight games in a row. 2 Minnesota (Berrios 2-3) at Cleveland Chicago Hoyt ⁄3 1 0 0 1 0 HITS—D.Fletcher, Los Angeles, 40; 1 Justin Upton homered and (Plutko 1-2) Eibner ⁄3 1 3 3 2 0 Lewis, Seattle, 39; J.Abreu, Chicago, Mills W,3-2 7 7 3 3 1 7 2 N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 0-1) at Atlanta Tepera H,1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Boxberger, H, 4 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 38; Alberto, Baltimore, 35; Cruz, Min- David Fletcher had three hits for (Fried 4-0) Rea 1 0 0 0 0 1 Kintzler, S, 6-6 1 0 0 0 1 1 nesota, 35; Merrifield, Kansas City, 34; the Angels, who have lost six of Oakland (Fiers 3-1) at Texas (Allard 0-2) Washington Santander, Baltimore, 33; C.Hernandez, Kansas City (TBD) at St. Louis (Hudson Detroit 2 Cleveland, 32; Polanco, Minnesota, 32; 1 Voth, L, 0-3 3 ⁄3 6 6 6 3 3 seven. 0-2) Mize L,0-1 3 ⁄3 5 4 3 2 2 1 Correa, Houston, 31; E.Jimenez, Chicago, 2 Guerra 1 ⁄3 5 1 1 1 1 Alexander 3 ⁄3 3 2 2 1 3 2 Seattle (Walker 2-2) at San Diego Suero 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 3 31; Lowe, Tampa Bay, 31; Rendon, Los An- Patrick Sandoval (0-4) took the Funkhouser 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 geles, 31. (Lamet 2-1) 1 Bacus ⁄3 4 4 4 2 1 loss after the Astros jumped on Schreiber ⁄3 3 3 3 1 1 2 PITCHING—Bieber, Cleveland, 5-0; Philadelphia (Nola 2-2) at Washington 2 Harper ⁄3 1 0 0 0 1 (Corbin 2-2) Garcia ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Finnegan 1 1 0 0 0 0 Dobnak, Minnesota, 5-1; Lynn, Texas, 4- him for seven hits and five runs Miami (Hernandez 1-0) at N.Y. Mets (TBD) HBP—Mize (Caratini), Alexander 2 HBP—Voth (Alfaro). T—4:02. 0; Maeda, Minnesota, 4-0; G.Cole, New 2 in 2 ⁄3 innings. Cincinnati (Gray 4-1) at Milwaukee (Hoerner,Caratini). T—3:01. York, 4-0; Keuchel, Chicago, 4-2; Cease, (Houser 1-2) Chicago, 4-2; J.Hernandez, Texas, 3-0; Fi- Tucker gave Houston an early Colorado (Gray 1-3) at Arizona (Ray 1-3) Rockies 3, Diamondbacks 2 Blue Jays 6, Rays 4 ers, Oakland, 3-1; Bielak, Houston, 3-1; L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 3-1) at San Toronto Tampa Bay B.Keller, Kansas City, 3-1. 1-0 lead with no outs in the sec- Francisco (Gausman 1-1) Colorado Arizona ab r h bi ab r h bi NATIONAL LEAGUE ond inning when he homered for ab r h bi ab r h bi Biggio 2b-rf 4 2 2 1 Madows lf 4 0 0 0 BATTING—Blackmon, Colorado, .405; the second straight game. An RBI Monday Tapia lf 5 0 3 1 Calhoun rf 4 1 1 1 Grichuk cf 4 1 2 3 Lowe rf 3 0 0 0 Goldschmidt, St. Louis, .368; Solano, San Story ss 3 1 1 1 K.Marte 2b 3 0 0 0 Drury 3b 1 0 0 0 Diaz 3b 4 0 0 0 Francisco, .363; K.Marte, Arizona, .328; single by Josh Reddick with one Rangers 3, Athletics 2 Arenado 3b 2 0 1 0 S.Marte cf 4 0 1 0 Gurrro Jr. 1b 3 0 1 1 Choi 1b 4 1 1 0 B.Harper, Philadelphia, .320; Swanson, Murphy 1b 3 0 0 1 Peralta lf 4 0 0 0 Gurriel Jr. lf 4 1 1 1 Tstsugo dh 1 2 1 1 Atlanta, .319; S.Marte, Arizona, .317; out in the inning made it 2-0. Oakland Texas McMahon 2b 3 0 0 0 Walker 1b 3 1 1 1 Hrnndz rf-cf 4 0 1 0 Wendle 2b 4 0 1 0 Winker, Cincinnati, .315; Tatis Jr., San Di- The Angels cut the lead to 2-1 ab r h bi ab r h bi Kemp dh 4 0 0 0 Escobar 3b 3 0 1 0 Shaw dh 4 0 0 0 Adames ss 4 1 2 2 ego, .314; T.Turner, Washington, .314. Semien ss 4 0 3 0 Taveras cf 3 0 1 0 Hilliard rf 3 0 0 0 Ahmed ss 4 0 0 0 Jansen c 3 0 0 0 Krmaier cf 2 0 0 0 RUNS—Tatis Jr., San Diego, 29; Yastr- on an RBI single by Fletcher in Laureano cf 3 1 0 0 Solak lf 4 1 1 0 Hampson cf 4 0 0 0 Vogt c 4 0 1 0 Panik 3b-2b 4 0 0 0 Margot cf 1 0 1 0 zemski, San Francisco, 28; Story, Colo- Olson 1b 4 0 0 0 Santana 1b 4 1 1 0 Wolters c 4 2 3 0 Varsho dh 2 0 1 0 Espinal ss 3 2 0 0 Zunino c 3 0 2 0 rado, 26; Betts, Los Angeles, 25; Swan- the third. Chpman 3b 5 0 0 0 Frazier 3b 2 0 1 2 Butera c 0 0 0 0 Mrtinez ph 1 0 0 0 son, Atlanta, 25; F.Freeman, Atlanta, 22; Michael Brantley hit a run- Canha dh 4 0 2 1 Rivra pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 8 3 Totals 31 2 6 2 Totals 34 6 7 6 Totals 31 4 8 3 B.Harper, Philadelphia, 22; Machado, Grossman lf 3 0 0 0 Trevino c 4 0 0 0 Colorado 101 010 000—3 Toronto 001 001 301—6 San Diego, 22; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 21; scoring double in the third to Piscotty rf 4 1 2 1 Chirinos dh 4 0 1 0 Arizona 001 100 000—2 Tampa Bay 010 200 010—4 T.Turner, Washington, 21. make it 4-1. A wild pitch by San- Kemp 2b 4 0 1 0 Odor 2b 3 0 1 0 E—Escobar (1). DP—Colorado 1, Ari- E—Espinal (1), Zunino (1), Adames (5). RBI—Tatis Jr., San Diego, 29; Betts, Mrphy c 3 0 0 0 Kr-Flf ss-3b 3 1 1 1 zona 3. LOB—Colorado 7, Arizona 6. DP—Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 1. LOB—To- Los Angeles, 24; Blackmon, Colorado, 24; doval allowed Brantley to ad- Davis ph 1 0 0 0 Hneman rf 3 0 0 0 2B—Wolters (3). HR—Story (9), Calhoun ronto 6, Tampa Bay 8. 2B—Grichuk (5), Yastrzemski, San Francisco, 23; Realmu- vance to third and he scored on a Totals 35 2 8 2 Totals 30 3 7 3 (8), Walker (2). SB—Tapia (4). SF—Mur- Guerrero Jr. (5), Biggio (7), Adames (10), to, Philadelphia, 22; Machado, San Diego, Oakland 110 000 000—2 phy (1). Zunino 2 (3). HR—Gurriel Jr. (4), Grichuk 22; Do.Smith, New York, 21; Seager, Los single by Reddick. Texas 210 000 00x—3 (7), Tsutsugo (4), Adames (3). IP H R ER BB SO Angeles, 20; Castellanos, Cincinnati, 20; LOB—Oakland 11, Texas 6. 2B—Canha IP H R ER BB SO D.Peralta, Arizona, 20. There were two outs in the (7), Santana (4). HR—Piscotty (5), Kiner- Colorado Falefa (1). Toronto HITS—Blackmon, Colorado, 45; fourth when Upton snapped a 1- Castellani, W, 1-1 6 3 2 2 3 3 K.Marte, Arizona, 38; Tatis Jr., San Diego, 2 Roark 5 6 3 3 3 2 IP H R ER BB SO Almonte, H, 2 ⁄3 2 0 0 0 0 37; Swanson, Atlanta, 36; Story, Colo- for-39 skid with his solo home run 1 Hatch, W, 2-1 2 0 0 0 2 2 Oakland Estevez, H, 4 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 1 Dolis, H, 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 rado, 35; Yastrzemski, San Francisco, 34; 2 to the seats in right field to cut the Luzardo, L, 2-1 6 ⁄3 7 3 3 2 7 Bard, S, 2-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Romano, S, 2-2 1 1 0 0 1 1 Betts, Los Angeles, 33; Solano, San Fran- 1 Petit 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 Arizona Tampa Bay cisco, 33; S.Marte, Arizona, 32; T.Turner, lead to 5-2. Anthony Rendon and 2 Texas Clarke 4 4 2 1 2 4 Snell 5 ⁄3 4 2 2 1 9 Washington, 32. Pujols hit back-to-back RBI sin- 1 Lynn, W, 4-0 6 5 2 2 2 8 Widener, L, 0-1 2 2 1 1 1 1 Thompson, H, 2 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 PITCHING—Darvish, Chicago, 5-1; 2 2 Hernandez, H, 5 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 1 3 Ginkel 1 1 0 0 1 1 Garcia, H, 1 ⁄3 0 1 1 2 0 Fried, Atlanta, 4-0; S.Gray, Cincinnati, 4- gles with two outs in the fifth to 1 1 Montero, S, 6-6 1 ⁄3 2 0 0 1 2 Crichton 2 1 0 0 0 0 Loup, L, 3-2, BS, 0-1 ⁄3 1 2 1 1 0 1; Davies, San Diego, 4-2; Wheeler, Phila- get the Angels within 5-4 before HBP—Lynn (Laureano). WP—Luzardo. HBP—Castellani (Escobar), Crichton Banda 2 1 1 0 0 1 delphia, 3-0; Senzatela, Colorado, 3-1; T—2:52. (McMahon). T—3:19. HBP—Hatch (Kiermaier). T—3:29. Bauer, Cincinnati, 3-1. Correa’s big hit in the sixth. Wednesday, August 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 MLB Dodgers reach the halfway point looking dominant BY BETH HARRIS By the numbers Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Even amid the upheaval of a pandemic, one thing is predictable: the Los An- geles Dodgers are very good. 22-8 In fact, they’re the best team in baseball, boasting a 22-8 record at the halfway point of the short- Dodgers’ record as of ened season. Sunday, the best record in They went 13-4 playing a PAUL SANCYA/AP stretch of 17 consecutive days baseball. The Chicago Cubs’ Javier Baez hits the second of his two homers in the ninth inning of a 9-3 defeat of that ended Sunday, capped by an the Detroit Tigers on Monday in Detroit. 11-3 win over Colorado in which the Dodgers blasted seven home runs. 59 Roundup Instead of being on fumes, manager Dave Roberts said, “We all feel really good.” Home runs this season for It shows in their balanced of- Los Angeles, tops in the fense and pitching. The Dodgers major leagues. Baez homers twice as Cubs lead the majors in home runs (59) and runs scored (171). They also have the lowest team ERA top Tigers for 11,000th win (2.65), while their WHIP (1.04) is just behind Cleveland’s lead- 2.65 ing 1.03. The LA staff is doing it Associated Press “It was a pretty poor perfor- ers on the injured list, lead the without David Price, who opted Team ERA for the Dodgers, mance — I hate that I couldn’t go Indians by 2½ games. out of the season because of the DETROIT — Javier Baez hit 1 more than 3 /3 and put our team Rangers 3, Athletics 2: Lance two home runs and the Chicago coronavirus. tops in the majors. in a position to win,” he said. “I Lynn struck out eight in another Cubs became the second fran- They’ve stayed healthy, too, think the biggest learning point workhorse start, Isiah Kiner-Fale- chise in major league history to avoiding the COVID-19 cases that SOURCE: Associated Press from this was that when I was fa hit a go-ahead homer and host post 11,000 wins, beating the De- have wreaked havoc with others throwing stressful pitches, I was Texas ended its eight-game losing troit Tigers 9-3 on Monday night. teams’ schedules. get the opportunity to watch too Only the Giants have won more, gripping the ball and tensing up.” streak with a win over American The Dodgers were to begin the often in a different league. Now with 11,179 victories after start- Blue Jays 6, Rays 4: Randal League-leading Oakland. second half Tuesday against the you get to see him on a daily basis ing in New York in 1883 and later Grichuk hit a three-run homer in Kiner-Falefa hit a solo shot in Giants in San Francisco. and you know what all the Mookie moving to San Francisco. the seventh inning and Toronto the second inning off Jesus Lu- “The last 30 games is more of Betts hype is all about. There’s The Cubs, who earned their won at Tampa Bay. zardo (2-1), snapping a 2-2 tie to trying to identify the roles, the really not anything he can’t do.“ first victory in 1876, improved to Reliever Aaron Loup (3-2) re- put the Rangers ahead to stay. roster, winning baseball games,” Betts’ influence extends to the 11,000-10,414. The Brooklyn/Los placed Edgar Garcia with one on Texas had led for only one of Roberts said, “but we have more rare days he isn’t playing. He’ll Angeles Dodgers are close be- and one out. After Cavan Biggio the 74 innings they played during off days coming up in September, sit on the bench watching his hind with 10,996 wins. reached on catcher’s interfer- their losing streak that was the so that’s a good thing as far as teammates and talk hitting. David Bote homered and drove ence, Grichuk gave the Blue Jays longest active in the majors. managing workload.” “Mookie is from that school of in four runs for the NL Central- a 5-3 lead with his seventh home Brewers 4, Reds 2: Justin The Dodgers’ depth has al- just asking questions, inserting leading Cubs. run. Smoak homered and drove in lowed Roberts to rest his players information, giving his thoughts, “We hit a lot of balls the other Lourdes Gurriel Jr. also hom- three runs as host Milwaukee and pitchers, even with starter which is always welcome,” Rob- way tonight and you love to see ered for Toronto, and Thomas cooled off Trevor Bauer and Alex Wood and reliever Joe Kelly erts said. that,” Bote said. “That means you Hatch (2-1) worked two score- snapped a four-game skid with a on the injured list. Tony Gonsolin, The bottom of the lineup is pro- are on it longer and you are see- less innings for the win. Jordan victory over Cincinnati. good enough to be in a rotation ducing, too. Three of the Dodgers’ ing it a little deeper.” Romano worked the ninth for his Omar Narvaez added a solo elsewhere, moved back and forth seven homers on Sunday came Baez had three RBIs. second save. shot to help the Brewers win their from the alternate training site to from hitters sixth through ninth “This felt really, really good,” Marlins 11, Nationals 8: Jesus opener of a 10-game homestand. be a sixth starter during the run in the order. The team leads the said Baez, who came into the Aguilar drove in three runs and Cardinals 9, Royals 3: Paul of 17 straight games. Roberts has majors in run production from game hitting .122 in his past 12 Miami won at Washington, tak- DeJong drove in three runs in his kept pitch counts under 100, too. those spots. Only one player in games. “I’ve been struggling, but ing three of the five games in the second game back from battling The National League has the the lineup Sunday didn’t get a hit. I never stopped working. Today, I series. COVID-19 and Jack Flaherty designated hitter, thanks to the “I don’t think there’s a better finally got the results and so did Aguilar’s two-run double was tossed five shutout innings to help pandemic, and the Dodgers have one through five in baseball, so the team.” part of a huge third inning for the host St. Louis beat Kansas City. made the most of it. Nine players when you’ve got to grind through Cubs starter Alec Mills (3-2) Marlins off Nationals starter Aus- Paul Goldschmidt homered and have been used in the extra spot, that one through five, maybe you got the win, giving up three runs tin Voth (0-3). Miami scored five also drove in three for the Cardi- whether to give someone rest or tend to forget about the guys at on seven hits and a walk while runs with two-outs and six total, nals, who have won four of five. get those stuck on the bench into the bottom,” Hernandez said. striking out seven. turning a one-run lead into a 7-0 Rockies 3, Diamondbacks 2: the game. Some of the team’s biggest run “I wasn’t throwing a lot of advantage. Rookie Ryan Castellani threw six The Dodgers won a franchise- producers — reigning NL MVP strikes early on,” he said. “After Pablo Lopez (3-1) allowed strong innings for his first career record 106 games last season to Cody Bellinger, Max Muncy and the third inning, I started throw- six hits and three runs — none win, Trevor Story hit his ninth go with their seventh consecutive Joc Pederson — have gotten off ing a lot more fastballs. It helps earned — in five solid innings. homer of the season and Colora- NL West title. They made a loaded to slow starts. Ross Stripling when the offense is scoring runs Twins 3, Indians 2: Miguel do snapped a seven-game losing roster even more so with the addi- has struggled over his last three — I just didn’t want to start walk- Sano hit a two-run homer and streak by winning at Arizona. tion of Mookie Betts, who became starts, but feels his stuff is still ing guys and let them back into Nelson Cruz connected for a solo Rockies leadoff hitter Raimel the first Dodger to hit two homers strong. Walker Buehler bounced the game.” shot to lead injury-riddled Min- Tapia had three hits and knocked and steal two bases in the same back in his last start and is begin- Tigers prospect Casey Mize (0- nesota to a win at Cleveland. in the go-ahead run with his sin- game Sunday. He blasted three ning to resemble the dominant 1) made his first home start, al- Sano homered in the sixth in- gle in the fifth. He also made a homers in a game on Aug. 13. pitcher he was last year. lowing four runs — three earned ning off Aaron Civale (3-3). crucial catch against the outfield “He’s unbelievable,” second The Dodgers take a four-game — on five hits and two walks in The Twins, who have several wall on Kole Calhoun’s long fly baseman Kike Hernandez said. lead over San Diego in the NL 1 3 /3 innings. He struck out two. regulars and two starting pitch- ball that ended the seventh . “He’s one of those guys we didn’t West into the second half. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, August 26, 2020 COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Preseason AP Top 25 The Top 25 teams in The As- sociated Press college preseason Clemson, Ohio State top poll football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, last sea- son’s records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place BY RALPH D. RUSSO egon; No. 10 Notre Dame vs. No. vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs Associated Press 12 Wisconsin at Lambeau field in 1. Clemson (38) 14-1 1,520 2 Green Bay; No. 14 Texas at LSU; 2. Ohio St. (21) 13-1 1,504 3 lemson is the preseason 3. Alabama (2) 11-2 1,422 8 No. 17 Southern California vs Al- 4. Georgia 12-2 1,270 4 No. 1 in The Associated abama in Arlington, Texas; No. 11 5. Oklahoma 12-2 1,269 7 Press Top 25, a poll fea- Auburn vs. No. 18 North Carolina 6. LSU (1) 15-0 1,186 1 turing nine Big Ten and 7. Penn St. 11-2 1,147 9 C in Atlanta. 8. Florida 11-2 1,125 6 Pac-12 teams that gives a glimpse For now, big conference games 9. Oregon 12-2 1,119 5 at what has already been taken by 10. Notre Dame 11-2 995 12 such as Ohio State-Michigan and 11. Auburn 9-4 852 14 the pandemic from an uncertain Washington-Washington State 12. Wisconsin 10-4 840 11 college football season. could still be made up in the 13. Texas A&M 8-5 764 — Ohio State (1,504 points) was 14. Texas 8-5 703 25 spring. 15. Oklahoma St. 8-5 672 — a close No. 2 behind Trevor All Division I teams were eligi- 16. Michigan 9-4 611 18 Lawrence and Clemson (1,520), 17. Southern Cal 8-5 534 — ble for the preseason AP Top 25, 18. North Carolina 7-6 496 — which starts atop the rankings but after the season starts, only 19. Minnesota 11-2 451 10 for the second straight season. teams scheduled to play in the fall 20. Cincinnati 11-3 234 21 The Tigers beat the Buckeyes in a 21. UCF 10-3 229 24 are eligible. That leaves 76 FBS 22. Utah 11-3 211 16 thrilling College Football Playoff teams from which to choose. 23. Iowa St. 7-6 199 — semifinal last season. 24. Iowa 10-3 134 15 If a spring season is played, the 25. Tennessee 8-5 133 — Alabama is No. 3, Southeastern AP will consider doing rankings Others receiving votes: Mem- Conference rival Georgia is No. 4 for those teams, too. phis 86, Virginia Tech 85, Boise St. and defending Big 12 champion 68, Arizona St. 66, Miami 42, Louis- ville 32, Appalachian St. 26, Wash- Oklahoma is No. 5. Defending na- Back-to-back ington 21, Kentucky 20, Indiana tional champion LSU is No. 6. 19, Baylor 15, California 11, TCU 9, Virginia 7, Navy 6, Florida St. 6, The 85th edition of the AP Clemson had never been pre- SMU 3, Mississippi St. 3, Air Force rankings will be like none before. season No. 1 until last season, and 3, Northwestern 1, UAB 1. When the season starts — if the now starts there again. It’s the season starts — the Buckeyes and eighth time since the preseason 53 other Bowl Subdivision teams RICK SCUTERI/AP poll started in 1950 that a team outperformed its preseason rank- will no longer be eligible for in- Quarterback Justin Fields and No. 2 Ohio State are part of a poll has been preseason No. 1 two ing, twice finishing No. 1 after clusion in the Top 25 because they featuring nine Big Ten and Pac-12 teams, even though those two straight seasons. Alabama had starting No. 2. have postponed their seasons to conferences have already postponed their fall seasons. been preseason No. 1 from 2016- The ACC’s Tigers, who also the spring. 18, a three-year run. welcome back star running back The Big Ten, where Ohio State spring football. eliminated all or most nonconfer- The Tigers finished last season Travis Etienne, standout offen- and No. 7 Penn State play, and the The SEC, Atlantic Coast Con- ence games and delayed the start No. 2 after losing the champion- sive tackle Jackson Carman and Pac-12, home to No. 9 Oregon, ference, Big 12, American Athlet- of their seasons from one to three ship game to LSU, snapping a re- sturdy defensive tackle Tyler canceled their fall sports seasons ic, Conference USA and Sun Belt weeks. markable run of nine seasons in Davis, will try to become the 12th because of concerns about the are forging ahead with fall sports, Erased from the college foot- which Clemson has finished with preseason No. 1 to finish No. 1. coronavirus. The Mid-American with changes: The three remain- ball schedule this year were a the same or better ranking than Only two teams have gone wire- and Mountain West conferences ing Power Five conferences, host of tantalizing nonconference it started. That included the last to-wire as No. 1: Florida State in have also said they will try to play the SEC, ACC, and Big 12, have matchups: Ohio State at No. 9 Or- five seasons in which Clemson 1999 and USC in 2004. Work: Big Ten, Pac-12 teams won’t appear in Top 25 after season begins

FROM BACK PAGE Reality check: Spencer Rattler be- Reality check: A talented offensive monster offense. No. 21 UCF No. 1 Clemson comes the fourth straight Sooners line, led by OT Liam Eichenberg, mauls No. 16 Michigan Opener: vs. FIU, Sept. 21 starting quarterback to become a Heis- its way to an ACC championship game Opener: at Wake Forest, Sept. 12 Opener: Reality check: The Knights lost man finalist. and rematch with Clemson. TBD. Reality check: QB Trevor Lawrence Reality check: A star quarterback three games by a total of seven points becomes Clemson’s first Heisman Tro- No. 6 LSU No. 11 Auburn emerges from the competition between last year. Better luck to go with maybe phy winner in his final college season Opener: vs. Mississippi State, Sept. Opener: vs. Kentucky, Sept. 26. junior Dylan McCaffrey and sophomore the most talented roster in the AAC and and freshman DE Bryan Breese emerg- 26. Reality check: QB Bo Nix builds off Joe Milton, unlocking the versatile of- UCF might finally get that playoff spot it es as the next great Tigers’ defensive Reality check: Replacing a moun- some inspiring moments as a fresh- fense coach Jim Harbaugh has been has yearned for. lineman. tain of talented players and assistant man and combines with a group of searching for. No. 22 Utah No. 2 Ohio State coaches, coach Ed Orgeron guides blazing fast receivers to give the Tigers Opener: the Tigers through a smooth transition the explosive offense they lacked last No. 17 Southern California TBD. Opener: TBD. Reality check: that includes QB Myles Brennan doing season. Opener: TBD. South Carolina trans- Reality check: The Buckeyes are Reality check: fer QB Jake Bentley allows the Utes to a good enough impersonation of Joe No. 12 Wisconsin An overhauled defen- loaded again, and if QB Justin Fields sive coaching staff and maturing QB lean on their offense as they rebuild the Burrow. Opener: opts in for a winter season, they will be TBD. Kedon Slovis put the Trojans in posi- defense. Stability makes Utah an out- No. 7 Penn State Reality check: positioned to become the first team in New workhorse run- tion to win the Pac-12 and guarantee lier in the Pac-12 South. Big Ten history to win four straight out- Opener: TBD. ning back (Nakia Watson?). Three new another season for head coach Clay right conference championships. Reality check: The Nittany Lions’ offensive line starters. Same old effi- No. 23 Iowa State Helton. Opener: No. 3 Alabama best player (LB Micah Parsons) has cient and powerful Badgers. vs. Louisiana, Sept. 12. opted out, but Penn State rides RB No. 18 North Carolina Reality check: An experienced de- Opener: at Missouri, Sept. 26 No. 13 Texas A&M Journey Brown and a loaded defensive Opener: vs. Syracuse, Sept. 12 fense and QB Brock Purdy lead the Cy- Reality check: Plan A: QB Mac Opener: vs. Vanderbilt, Sept. 26 line to another season pushing Ohio Reality check: Coach Mack Brown’s clones to the breakout season that has Jones, who played well in place of the Reality check: QB Kellen Mond State. turnaround kicks into high gear with QB been just beyond their grasp the past injured Tua Tagovailoa, takes another finds consistency as a fourth-year start- two years. step forward and the Tide keep rolling. No. 8 Florida er and the Aggies take a leap forward in Sam Howell leading a supercharged Plan B: Five-star freshman QB Bryce Opener: at Mississippi, Sept. 26. Year 3 of coach Jimbo Fisher’s 10-year offense. No. 24 Iowa Young quickly blossoms into college Reality check: The Gators have the contact. No. 19 Minnesota Opener: TBD. football’s next big thing and the Tide pieces to put together their best offense No. 14 Texas Opener: TBD. Reality check: RB Tyler Goodson keep rolling. in years behind QB Kyle Trask and TE Opener: Reality check: The Gophers will have and a versatile group of skill players Kyle Pitts, even with an opt out or two. vs. UTEP, Sept. 12. No. 4 Georgia Reality check: A healthy defense, to make do without star WR Rashod help ease in new starting QB Spencer Opener: at Arkansas, Sept. 26. No. 9 Oregon led by LB Joseph Assai, flourishes with Batemen, who opted out, but they’re at Petras and the Hawkeyes are again Reality check: New coordinator Opener: TBD. new coordinator Chris Ash and the their best when pushing around oppo- contenders in the Big Ten West. Todd Monken unleashes a diversified, Reality check: Super sophomore DE Longhorns take another run at dethron- nents anyway. They will do that behind No. 25 Tennessee a huge and experienced offensive line. creative offense to go along with what Kayvon Thibodeaux leads the best de- ing five-time defending Big 12 cham- Opener: at South Carolina, Sept. might be the best defense in the coun- fense in the Pac-12 and star OT Penei pion Oklahoma. No. 20 Cincinnati 26. try, led by S Richard LeCounte and LB Sewell provides Secret Service-level No. 15 Oklahoma State Opener: vs. Austin Peay, Sept. 19. Reality check: Riding a six-game Monty Rice. protection for whomever emerges as Opener: Reality check: Nine returning start- winning streak, the Vols continue their the Ducks’ starting quarterback. vs. Tulsa, Sept. 12. No. 5 Oklahoma Reality check: After a tumultuous ers on defense, seven of them seniors, steady climb back to relevance on the Opener: vs. Missouri State, Sept. No. 10 Notre Dame offseason, the Cowboys find harmony have the Bearcats in the thick of an- strength of one of the most experienced 12. Opener: vs. Duke, Sept. 12. with RB Chuba Hubbard powering a other highly competitive AAC race. rosters in the SEC. Wednesday, August 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 NBA PLAYOFFS Scoreboard

Caldwell-Pope 2-4, Caruso 1-4, Morris Playoffs 1-4, Smith 1-5), Portland 12-28 (Trent Jr. At Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 3-6, Hezonja 2-2, McCollum 2-3, Lillard FIRST ROUND 1-2, Simons 1-4, Anthony 1-6, Adams 0- Best-of-seven; x-if necessary 2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. EASTERN CONFERENCE Lakers 41 (Howard, McGee 8), Portland Milwaukee 3, Orlando 1 42 (Nurkic 13). Assists—L.A. Lakers 29 Orlando 122, Milwaukee 110 (James 10), Portland 20 (Simons 6). Total Milwaukee 111, Orlando 96 Fouls—L.A. Lakers 28, Portland 27. Milwaukee 121, Orlando 107 Monday: Milwaukee 121, Orlando 106 Wednesday: Game 5 Heat 99, Pacers 87 x-Friday: Game 6 INDIANA — J.Holiday 1-5 0-0 3, Warren x-Sunday, Aug. 30: Game 7 8-17 2-2 21, Turner 9-16 2-6 22, Brogdon 5- Toronto 4, Brooklyn 0 16 1-1 13, Oladipo 9-19 2-2 25, McDermott Toronto 134, Brooklyn 110 1-4 0-0 3, Sampson 0-1 0-0 0, A.Holiday Toronto 104, Brooklyn 99 0-2 0-0 0, Sumner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-80 Toronto 117, Brooklyn 92 7-11 87. Toronto 150, Brooklyn 122 MIAMI — Butler 2-5 2-2 6, Crowder 4-9 Boston 4, Philadelphia 0 0-0 10, Adebayo 6-16 2-2 14, Dragic 10-21 Boston 109, Philadelphia 101 2-4 23, Robinson 2-9 0-0 5, Olynyk 5-9 0-0 Boston 128, Philadelphia 101 11, Iguodala 1-2 2-2 5, Jones Jr. 1-2 0-0 2, Boston 102, Philadelphia 94 Herro 7-13 1-2 16, Nunn 2-5 2-2 7. Totals Boston 110, Philadelphia 106 40-91 11-14 99. Miami 4, Indiana 0 Indiana 22 20 20 25—87 Miami 113 Indiana 101 Miami 109, Indiana 100 Miami 21 27 22 29—99 Miami 124, Indiana 115 Three-Point Goals—Indiana 14-37 Monday: Miami 99, Indiana 87 (Oladipo 5-11, Warren 3-6, Brogdon 2-5, WESTERN CONFERENCE Turner 2-6, McDermott 1-3, J.Holiday 1- L.A. Lakers 3, Portland 1 4, A.Holiday 0-2), Miami 8-30 (Crowder Portland 100, L.A. Lakers 93 2-5, Iguodala 1-2, Herro 1-3, Nunn 1-3, L.A. Lakers 111, Portland 88 Olynyk 1-4, Dragic 1-6, Robinson 1-7). L.A. Lakers 116, Portland 108 Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana Monday: L.A. Lakers 135 Portland 115 34 (Turner 14), Miami 60 (Adebayo 19). KEVIN C. COX/AP Wednesday: Game 5 Assists—Indiana 20 (Brogdon 7), Miami x-Friday: Game 6 24 (Adebayo 6). Total Fouls—Indiana 16, x-Sunday, Aug. 30: Game 7 Miami 12. The Los Angeles Lakers’ JaVale McGee, front, tangles with the Portland Trail Blazers’ Jusuf Nurkic L.A. Clippers 2, Dallas 2 during the Lakers’ 135-115 win Monday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. L.A. Clippers 118, Dallas 110 Thunder 117, Rockets 114 Dallas 127, L.A. Clippers 114 Clippers 130, Dallas 122 HOUSTON — House Jr. 8-15 1-1 21, Dallas 135, L.A. Clippers 133, OT Tucker 4-10 0-0 11, Covington 5-11 0-0 14, Roundup Tuesday: Game 5 Gordon 8-15 4-4 23, Harden 11-25 4-5 32, Thursday: Game 6 Green 4-10 0-0 10, McLemore 1-3 0-0 3, x-Saturday: Game 7 Rivers 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 41-91 9-10 114. Utah 3, Denver 1 OKLAHOMA CITY — Gallinari 3-10 2-2 Denver 135, Utah 125, OT 9, Gilgeous-Alexander 7-17 2-2 18, Adams Utah 124, Denver 105 4-5 4-6 12, Dort 3-10 0-2 9, Paul 10-19 6- Utah 124, Denver 87 6 26, Ferguson 0-1 0-0 0, Noel 2-3 2-3 6, Utah 129, Denver 127 Bazley 3-5 0-0 7, Schroder 10-16 6-7 30. Mamba moment: Lakers take Tuesday: Game 5 Totals 42-86 22-28 117. x-Thursday: Game 6 Houston 37 23 33 21—114 x-Saturday: Game 7 Oklahoma City 35 25 32 25—117 Houston 2, Oklahoma City 2 Three-Point Goals—Houston 23-58 Houston 123, Oklahoma City 108 (Harden 6-15, Covington 4-8, House Jr. Houston 112, Oklahoma City 98 4-10, Gordon 3-8, Tucker 3-8, Green 2- Oklahoma City 119, Houston 107, OT 6, McLemore 1-2), Oklahoma City 11-32 3-1 series lead over Blazers Monday: Oklahoma City 117, Houston (Schroder 4-7, Dort 3-9, Gilgeous-Alexan- 114 der 2-5, Bazley 1-2, Gallinari 1-3, Paul 0-5). Wednesday: Game 5 Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston Friday: Game 6 40 (Tucker 11), Oklahoma City 46 (Gil- Associated Press was 8/24, the two numbers Kobe Bryant wore dur- x-Sunday, Aug. 30: Game 7 geous-Alexander 12). Assists—Houston ing his 20-year career. CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS 25 (Harden 15), Oklahoma City 16 (Gil- LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Los Angeles (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) geous-Alexander 6). Total Fouls—Hous- Bucks 121, Magic 106: Giannis Antetokounmpo Eastern Conference ton 23, Oklahoma City 16. Lakers jumped out to an apt 24-8 lead on Kobe Bry- Toronto vs. Boston ant Day and dominated the Portland Trail Blazers had 31 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, Khris Thursday: Game 1 Middleton finally came alive with a huge fourth Saturday: Game 2 Bucks 121, Magic 106 the rest of the way, taking a 3-1 advantage in their Monday, Aug. 31: Game 3 MILWAUKEE — G.Antetokounmpo 14- playoff series with a 135-115 victory Monday night. quarter and Milwaukee beat Orlando to take a 3-1 Wednesday, Sept. 2: Game 4 21 2-6 31, Middleton 7-19 3-5 21, B.Lopez lead in their first-round series. x-Friday, Sept. 4: Game 5 4-9 0-0 10, Bledsoe 3-11 0-0 6, Matthews LeBron James had 30 points and 10 assists in 28 x-Sunday, Sept. 6: Game 6 4-6 0-0 12, Ilyasova 2-4 0-0 5, Korver 3-7 Middleton scored 18 of his 21 points in the fourth x-Tuesday, Sept. 8: Game 7 2-2 10, Williams 3-3 0-0 8, Connaughton minutes before heading to the bench late in the third 2-4 0-0 4, DiVincenzo 1-2 3-4 5, Hill 2-5 4-4 quarter. The Lakers led by as many as 38 points for quarter and finished with 10 rebounds after being Monday 9. Totals 45-91 14-21 121. held to one field goal in the first three quarters on ORLANDO — Clark 4-8 0-0 12, Ennis III their third straight win in the opening-round series, Lakers 135, Blazers 115 2-8 1-2 6, Vucevic 11-20 3-3 31, Fournier 4- the team’s first playoff appearance since 2013. 1-for-9 shooting. L.A. LAKERS — Davis 5-8 8-10 18, James 14 1-3 12, Fultz 6-15 1-1 15, Birch 1-3 3-3 5, The Trail Blazers won the opener but have ap- Wesley Matthews added 12 points for the Bucks, 10-12 6-8 30, McGee 4-6 0-0 8, Caldwell- Iwundu 0-0 0-0 0, Ross 6-13 6-6 19, Augus- Pope 5-8 0-1 12, Green 5-8 1-3 14, Dudley tin 2-6 1-2 6. Totals 36-87 16-20 106. peared gassed in the past two games. Damian Lil- who can close out the Magic on Wednesday. 0-0 0-0 0, Kuzma 6-12 1-1 18, Morris 2-5 Milwaukee 22 36 26 37—121 Thunder 117, Rockets 114: Dennis Schroder 0-0 5, Smith 1-5 0-0 3, Howard 5-7 3-6 13, Orlando 18 34 29 25—106 lard, the MVP of the seeding games in the NBA Caruso 2-7 0-0 5, Cook 2-4 1-1 5, Waiters Three-Point Goals—Milwaukee 17-41 bubble, had 11 points before leaving with a right scored a career playoff-high 30 points, and Oklaho- 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 49-87 20-30 135. (Matthews 4-6, Middleton 4-7, Williams knee injury in the third. Jusuf Nurkic had 20 points ma City rallied to beat Houston and even the first- PORTLAND — Anthony 6-15 3-3 16, 2-2, B.Lopez 2-5, Korver 2-6, Hill 1-3, Ilyas- Nurkic 7-10 6-8 20, Whiteside 5-7 0-2 11, ova 1-3, G.Antetokounmpo 1-5, Bledsoe and 13 rebounds. round Western Conference playoff series at two Lillard 3-9 4-4 11, McCollum 5-13 6-8 18, 0-2), Orlando 18-45 (Vucevic 6-10, Clark Anthony Davis added 18 points in 18 minutes for wins apiece. Gabriel 4-5 1-2 10, Hoard 1-2 0-0 2, Trent 4-8, Fournier 3-9, Fultz 2-4, Ennis III 1-5, Jr. 4-11 2-2 13, Hezonja 4-6 1-2 11, Adams Ross 1-8). Fouled Out—Milwaukee None, the Lakers before leaving the game midway through The Thunder trailed by 15 points in the third 0-3 0-0 0, Simons 1-8 0-0 3. Totals 40-89 Orlando 1 (Fultz). Rebounds—Milwau- quarter and were down a point heading into the 23-31 115. kee 49 (G.Antetokounmpo 15), Orlando the third with back spasms. L.A. Lakers 43 37 32 23—135 43 (Vucevic 11). Assists—Milwaukee 29 The Lakers, the top seed in the Western Confer- fourth. Portland 25 26 36 28—115 (G.Antetokounmpo 8), Orlando 26 (Fultz, Three-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 17- Vucevic 7). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 19, ence, can close out the series on Wednesday. James Harden had 32 points, 15 assists and eight 39 (Kuzma 5-9, James 4-5, Green 3-4, Orlando 23. It was considered “Kobe Day” because Monday rebounds for the Rockets. Heat sweep Pacers to advance

Associated Press Adebayo had 14 points and 19 re- the third quarter gave Miami bounds and the fifth-seeded Heat an eight-point lead and Indiana LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — completed a first-round sweep, never mounted a serious come- Bam Adebayo got his first playoff beating the Pacers 99-87 on Mon- back in the fourth. series win, but the big man wasn’t day night. Tyler Herro had 16 The Pacers cut the lead to 91- planning on celebrating for too points for Miami, which made it 85 with 3 minutes left, but the long. out of the first round for the first Heat got three offensive rebounds He planned to give himself time since 2016. on one possession before Herro about 2 ½ hours to enjoy the Victor Oladipo had 25 points scored on a driving layup. Miami Heat’s victory over the and Myles Turner added 22 Miami set a franchise playoff Indiana Pacers before turning points and 14 rebounds for Indi- record with 124 points in Game 3, his attention to the Eastern Con- ana, which has been bounced in but this time it won with defense. ference semifinals and a possible the first round of the playoffs in “They played four great games date with the top-seeded Milwau- five straight seasons. and won in four different ways,” kee Bucks. “The playoffs are unpredict- Oladipo said. “One hundred percent I think able and you never know how Heat guard Jimmy Butler left we can get to another gear,” Ade- they can go,” Adebayo said. “The the game in the first quarter with bayo said. “And that’s everybody thing I took from this is you have a left shoulder strain. He returned ASHLEY LANDIS/AP here. This next series might be to leave it all on the floor.” after halftime and finished with different. We might need to have The Heat bench outscored the six points in 23 minutes, although The Indiana Pacers’ T.J. Warren, right, guards the Miami Heat’s different schemes.” Pacers’ depleted reserves 38-3. he made a handful of big plays on Goran Dragic during the Heat’s series-clinching 99-87 win Monday Goran Dragic scored 23 points, Dragic’s layup at the end of defense. in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Dragic had 23 points to lead the Heat. S TARS AND STRIPES Wednesday, August 26, 2020 F3HIJKLM Taking control Lakers push Trail Blazers to brink SPORTS of elimination » NBA playoffs, Page 23 Will it workCOLLEGE FOOTBALL out? Reality Check: Hoping for best amid uncertainty

BY RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press magine for a moment this all works out. College football has not one but two seasons, played from beginning to end without interruptions. In the fall, a super-sized Southeastern Conference Ischedule, Notre Dame battling for an Atlantic Coast Conference championship and a better chance than ever for a Group of Five team to reach the College Football Playoff (yes, imag- ine, too, there is a playoff). Then, a couple of weeks after a fall champion is crowned, Season II kicks off throughout the Midwest and West Coast, concluding with a springtime Rose Bowl. Far from ideal, a season turned up- side down by the coronavirus pan- demic could still be pretty cool. Of course, it is entirely possible the next down of major college football will be played at the end of August 2021. The preseason AP Top 25 was re- leased Monday. It was unusual, which is only right for what promises to be an unusual season. In the past, the preseason edition of Reality Check has been about tempering expectations, point- ing out reasons to be pessimis- tic about each of the ranked teams. Not this year. We could all use some optimism these days. Here’s why everything is going to work out great for each team: SEE WORK ON PAGE 22 Quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Clemson are No. 1 in the preseason Inside: Associated Press Top 25. Complete AP Top 25, Page 22 RICHARD SHIRO/AP

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