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JOEL REYNOLDS/U.S. Army A faded portrait of Army 1st Lt. Weston Lee that hung in the fieldhouse at Camp Taji, Iraq, is going home with the Americans. As Camp Taji is handed to Iraqis, memorial murals are documented

BY CHAD GARLAND Stars and Stripes The U.S.-led coalition formally transferred Camp Taji near Bagh- dad, handing over to the Iraqi security forces nearly $350 million SETH ROBSON/Stars and Stripes in equipment and property, including blast walls once painted Air Force Tech. Sgt. Liezel Cabusao, 33, walks her son, Cayden, 6, to class with help from Yokota West Elementary School teacher with murals honoring military Kristin Pine, right, on Monday at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo. units and fallen comrades. A small number of remaining coalition troops at the base will depart soon, after finalizing the transfer of some $10 million in excess property, about $13 million in base improvements and A new learning curve nearly $325 million in vehicles, weapons, clothing, equipment, First day at DODEA’s overseas schools looks different amid pandemic ammunition, medical supplies and spare parts, the coalition said in a statement on Sunday. BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS dition-Charlie in military terms, are RELATED Many of the more than two Stars and Stripes holding class remotely under a policy dozen tributes, some painted on Declan Land, 6, wears set by the Department of Defense South Korea warns concrete “T-walls” over 10 feet a Venom mask on his The first day of school on U.S. Education Activity for the new school lockdown possible tall, had to be left in place, so first day of first grade military bases overseas took on the year. as virus resurges they were documented with pho- at Vogelweh Elementary trappings of a pandemic Monday as In the Pacific, that includes DODEA Page 6 tographs and painted over to pre- School in Germany. children bustled off to class in masks schools at Yokosuka Naval Base and vent vandalization or defacement, Parents were asked or logged on to meet their teachers the Army’s Camp Zama in mainland a separate statement said. Trump announces not to accompany their from home. Japan, as well on installations in Oki- But at least one — a faded por- plasma treatment children into the school Schools on a handful of bases with nawa, Guam and South Korea. trait honoring 1st Lt. Weston Lee, for health reasons. a substantial risk of the coronavirus authorized by FDA an infantry officer killed by an BRIAN FERGUSON/Stars and Stripes spreading, or Health Protection Con- SEE FIRST DAY ON PAGE 3 Page 7 SEE TAJI ON PAGE 4 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, August 25, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9093 Account advertising COVID-19 parties deleted Euro costs (Aug. 25) ...... $1.16 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.44 Dollar buys (Aug. 25) ...... €0.8234 Turkey (Lira) ...... 7.3726 British pound (Aug. 25) ...... $1.28 (Military exchange rates are those Associated Press The Arizona Republic. “We dis- ing large parties as students Japanese yen (Aug. 25) ...... 103.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (Aug. 25) ...... 1,159.00 facilities in the country of issuance agree that the account infringes returned for fall semester classes Commercial rates for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the PHOENIX — Instagram has Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 any trademark rights ASU might last week. 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T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 11 Classified ...... 13 Comics ...... 15 Crossword ...... 15 Faces ...... 14 Opinion ...... 16 Sports ...... 17-24 Tuesday, August 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 MILITARY First day: Students return to school with new guidelines

FROM FRONT PAGE avoid getting too close to each Under DODEA-Europe, 58 other; instead of using drinking schools opened their classrooms fountains, they’re instructed to while retaining a remote option, carry water bottles. Video chats while six schools located in Bah- linked to classrooms replace rain, Spain and Ankara, Turkey, large assemblies. began the year with distance Still, students across Yokota learning due to health concerns. found familiar sights and tradi- The day was embraced with a tions. Parents, many in uniform, mix of excitement and trepida- walked their kids to class at Yo- tion by parents leaving their kids kota West and Joan K. Mendel at school for the first time in more elementary schools. than five months. Mendel students were wel- “We feel our kids are in good comed by chalk drawings around hands,” said Army Master Sgt. campus encouraging them to Faustin Desir, while dropping off “Have a great year!” and to his two children, in first and third “Make this year rock!” Parents grades, at Vogelweh Elementary watched outside the fenced-in School in Germany. playground as their kids stood But “as a parent, it is very dif- in line with their new classmates ficult, because of the unknown,” before filing inside. said Desir, who works for the 21st As a special treat at Yokota Theater Sustainment Command West, first-responders and base in Kaiserslautern. “This morning, my wife and I, we prayed for firefighters waved the kids into our kids.” school. Rachel Byrd, the mother of While dropping off her 6-year- a second grader at Vogelweh, old son, Cayden Cabusao, Tech. said being at school will give her Sgt. Liezel Cabusao said opening daughter “the structure that she’s the schools makes sense, even used to … and a little sense of during the pandemic. BRIAN FERGUSON/Stars and Stripes control.” “Yes, they have COVID, but I At Vogelweh, like other DODEA know they have processes in place Students walk to class on the first day of school at Vogelweh Elementary School, Germany, on Monday. schools in Europe, parents were … and socialization with other Clockwise from asked not to accompany their kids is great,” she said, referring left: Yokota Air children into the building for to COVID-19, the respiratory dis- Base posted this health reasons. ease caused by the coronavirus. photo of students Vogelweh principal David Lee Schools across DODEA in- attending the first gave parents a glimpse of how stituted universal online learn- day of class at an the morning was going through a ing in the spring because of the unidentified school series of live videos posted on the pandemic. Master Sgt. John on the installation in school’s Facebook page Monday. Esposito, assigned to the 374th western Tokyo . Students were spread out at Comptroller Squadron at Yokota, tables or desks “by at least a pool said helping students at home was Teachers held a noodle away from each other,” he challenging. variety of signs said. “As a parent, you have to get to meet up with their new students At Yokosuka, several parents more engaged and remember said remote learning didn’t stop before the first day those things from the eighth or them from keeping up their year- of school at Aviano ninth grades to try to help them ly back-to-school traditions. Navy Elementary School, out with their questions,” he said. spouse Karina Moretz packed a Italy. lunchbox for her fourth-grade “It’s pretty difficult.” McGruff the Crime son, Nathan Moretz, 9. His son, Vincent Esposito, a Yo- kota High School freshman, said Dog was among “Keeping to our tradition those welcoming helped make the transition from he was “looking forward to sports this year and seeing my friends.” back students to being at home to remote school- the first day of ing,” she said. “I’ve always done Yokota High math teacher Shuji Lee Miller said he was looking school at Aviano the first-day-of-school photo be- Elementary School. forward to interacting face-to- cause I want to look back over the U.S. Air Force years and see how he’s changed.” face with students again, even if “I didn’t want to miss this year’s from behind a mask. photo just because the school “Virtual learning is not an year will start at our table,” she exact substitute for in-person added. instruction,” Miller said. “High- Samantha Valera, whose hus- schoolers still need guidance and band is a civilian employee at don’t always have the maturity to Yokosuka, said she continued her seek out help on their own. In a annual tradition of making spe- classroom, it is easier to see the cial pancakes for her third-grad- beginning signs of when a student er, Isaac. Though she had wanted is struggling.” her son to start school in-person Miller said distance learning this year, she said the online start was a good way for students to get went smoothly. more technologically savvy and “We have a great teacher, so practice initiative, but some stu- virtual learning is going well,” dents may have difficulty man- Valera said. aging distractions from home or At Yokota Air Base in west- may hesitate to ask for help. ern Tokyo, Donald Williams, community superintendent for “It created more of a college- DODEA Pacific East, called this type environment requiring stu- school year a “new era of educa- dents to be owners of their own tion.” Yokota High School, for learning,” he said. “It required example, launched the day with the students to be self-sufficient.” a seminar on hygiene practices, Stars and Stripes reporters Erica Earl, proper mask-wearing and social Brian Ferguson, Theron Godbold, Seth distancing. Robson and Jennifer H. Svan contrib- uted to this report. In the hallways, students will [email protected] travel a predetermined path to Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos PHOTOS BY KENT HARRIS/Stars and Stripes PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, August 25, 2020 WAR/MILITARY Taliban delegates visit Pakistan to talk peace effort

BY KATHY GANNON forward, he said. Associated Press “The majority of Afghans believe the only way forward is ISLAMABAD — A Taliban po- through reconciliation but the de- litical team arrived in Pakistan cision to reconcile has to be taken on Monday as efforts appear to by Afghans themselves,” Qureshi be ramping up to get negotiations said. underway between the Afghan The visit comes a day after the government and the insurgents. Taliban chief announced a power- The start of the talks, envis- ful negotiating team that includes ANDREW SKIVER/U.S. Marine Corps aged under a U.S.-Taliban peace nearly half of the Taliban leader- agreement signed in February, ship council and has the power to U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Detachment 371, assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air- was hampered by a series of de- set agendas, decide strategy and Ground Task Force — Crisis Response — Central Command 20.2, board a KC-130 after completing an lays that have frustrated Wash- even sign agreements with the airfield damage repair mission in Camp Taji, Iraq, on Aug. 18. ington. Some had expected the Kabul government. That Taliban negotiations to begin earlier this team is headed by Sher Moham- month. mad Abbas Stanikzai. The Taliban delegation, led by Taji: US soldiers collect memorials of the their political chief Mullah Abdul The Kabul government and the Ghani Baradar, will discuss with Taliban are deadlocked over out- Pakistan’s leaders the “recent standing prisoner releases. Kabul fallen as they withdraw from Iraq camp developments in Afghanistan’s insists the Taliban free 22 Afghan peace process,” as well as “relax- commandos they hold captive FROM FRONT PAGE their son’s service and sacrifice tacks, which the U.S. has blamed ation and facilitation of people’s while the Taliban demand the re- to this great nation,” said Capt. on Iran-backed militias. Three movement and trade between lease of a final 320 Taliban pris- improvised explosive device blast the two neighboring countries,” oners held in Afghan jails. while on patrol outside Mosul in Tyler Morgan, commander of the coalition troops were killed and tweeted Suhail Shaheen, the The release of the remaining 2017 — will be going home with battalion’s Charlie Company. more than a dozen wounded when spokesman for the Taliban politi- prisoners was approved by a tra- the Americans. It had hung in a The coalition’s withdrawal rockets fell on Taji in March. cal office. ditional Afghan council, or Loya fieldhouse named in the Bluffton, from the base about a dozen miles Sunday’s transfer ceremony Islamabad is thought to wield Jirga, called by President Ashraf Ga.-native’s honor. north of Baghdad was part of a came just days after President influence over the Taliban, Ghani earlier this month. The “When we found 1st Lt. Lee’s plan to consolidate international Donald Trump reiterated his though there is mistrust on the council approved the immediate memorial, we worked swiftly to troops as Iraqi security forces promise to bring home the rough- part of some within the move- release of the prisoners but later make sure it was taken into our take on more responsibility for ly 5,200 American troops still ment toward Pakistan. the government announced the custody and moved to his former their own training and counter- in Iraq. As of this month, Taji’s Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Taliban were still holding Afghan unit,” Chaplain Joel Reynolds, a Islamic State operations, officials population was down to around Shah Mehmood Qureshi told re- soldiers and halted the process. captain deployed with the Ten- have said. 300 from about 2,000, the coali- porters he would meet with the It is not clear how Pakistan nessee Army National Guard, It came amid heightened ten- tion said. Taliban delegation on Tuesday. could break the impasse. Both said in the statement. sions between the U.S. and Iran, The U.S. and other coalition Islamabad’s role is only to “facili- Kabul and Washington would Lee’s portrait will travel back and the coronavirus pandemic, forces provide technical exper- tate the peace process,” and it’s want to see a reduction in vio- to the U.S. with members of 1st both of which have caused the co- tise, including planning, intel- up to Afghans to decide the way lence going into the talks. Battalion, 325th Parachute In- alition to shift resources to force ligence and air support, to help fantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne protection and relocate troops Iraqi and Syrian partner forces Division, the unit he was serving as it accelerated the handover of battle ISIS, which continues to with when he was killed on his some bases. wage an insurgency in both coun- first deployment. An important coalition train- tries after being ousted from the Blast hits Syrian pipeline, “We look forward to offering ing site over the past six years, territory it once held. it to the Lee family as a token of Taji has in recent months been [email protected] causing power outages our continued appreciation for the target of frequent rocket at- Twitter: @chadgarland

BY ALBERT AJI years by acts of sabotage, but no Associated Press one has ever claimed responsibility for such attacks. The nine- Sixth service member dies from virus DUMAIR — An explosion early year civil war, which has killed Monday struck a gas pipeline in more than 400,000 people, has BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY only as an increase in the number As of Monday, 36,232 service a Damascus suburb, causing a also badly affected oil and gas Stars and Stripes of deaths in the Pentagon’s coro- members have been infected with huge fire and cutting off electric- fields, many of which are outside navirus case chart, which was the coronavirus. More than 550 ity throughout Syria, state media government control. WASHINGTON— A 36-year- updated Monday. have been hospitalized and more reported, citing the country’s The state news agency SANA old staff sergeant assigned to the The soldier’s death was just than 20,800 have recovered. The electricity and oil ministers. quoted Electricity Minister Zu- California National Guard has days after Army Master Sgt. Army has reported 12,833 cases, U.N.-led talks in Geneva in- hair Kharbotli as saying the died from the coronavirus about Brian K. Tolliver, 46, died Aug. 17 the highest among the military cluding the Syrian government, explosion on the “Arab Gas Pipe- a week after the Defense Depart- in Largo, Fla. Tolliver died more services. The Navy has had 8,429 opposition and civil society were line” occurred after midnight ment announced the death of an than a month after he first tested cases, the Marine Corps has had meanwhile put “on hold” after Sunday between the northeastern Army reservist from the disease, positive for the virus on July 10, 4,532 cases and the Air Force has three delegates tested positive for Damascus suburbs of Adra and the Pentagon said Monday. had 5,556 cases of the virus as of COVID-19, the disease caused by Dumair. The soldier died Thursday according to an Army statement. the new coronavirus. He said it was the sixth time and he was assigned to the 40th He was the third Army Reserve Monday, according to the Penta- The oil minister, Ali Ghanem, the pipeline was hit. Technicians Combat Aviation Brigade out of soldier to die of the virus. gon. The National Guard has also said the explosion struck the line were working to fix the problems, Fresno, Lt. Col. Jonathan Shiro- The soldier from California is reported 4,566 cases. that feeds three power stations in he said. ma, a spokesman for the Califor- the second member of the Na- The United States is the most southern Syria, calling the inci- Ghanem, the oil minister, said nia Military Department, wrote tional Guard to die from the virus affected country from the coro- dent “a cowardly terrorist act.” the pipeline was attacked in this Monday in an email. this year. In March, Army Capt. navirus pandemic. As of Monday, Ghanem spoke to journalists who same desert area six times in re- Shiroma did not release the Douglas Linn Hickok, 57, was the the United States has had more visited the blast site near the sub- cent years. soldier’s name, an official photo first service member to die of the than 5.7 million cases and more urb of Dumair, northeast of the He said it pumps some 7 mil- or any other personal details, cit- virus. He was with the New Jer- than 176,000 deaths, according to capital. lion cubic meters of natural gas to ing a request for privacy from the sey National Guard and was pre- Johns Hopkins University. Syria’s oil and gas infrastruc- power stations that supply much soldier’s family. paring to activate in response to [email protected] ture has been hit over the past of Syria with electricity. The death was first reported the pandemic when he died. Twitter: @caitlinmkenney Tuesday, August 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 MILITARY DOD: Even troops used to voting by mail should plan

BY MISSY RYAN The Washington Post Russian Defense Ministry As the partisan fight over mail- On Hill, DeJoy urges Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile launchers are seen in in voting intensifies ahead of the Sevastopol, on the Crimean Peninsula, in 2018. Russia plans November presidential election, to deliver more S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to Turkey , hundreds of thousands of U.S. early ballot requests to Russian state news reported. troops and their families are pre- paring, as they have for decades, ensure timely delivery to cast absentee ballots by mail. Defense Department officials Associated Press Report: Turkey to say that the delivery of ballots cast by troops at military installa- WASHINGTON — Postmas- tions across the United States and ter General Louis DeJoy re- far-flung locations around the fused requests by Democrats defy US, buy more globe should not be significantly on Monday to restore mail- impacted by recent U.S. Postal sorting machines or mailbox- Service changes and an expected es removed from service as Russian missile s crush of mail-in voting because of part of sweeping operational the coronavirus pandemic. changes at the Postal Ser- Stars and Stripes system was delivered in 2019, the According to Peter Graeve, vice, despite complaints that United States kicked Turkey out chief of plans and policy for the the changes are causing last- Russia plans to deliver more of the F-35 program, fearing Rus- Military Postal Service (MPS) ing damage and widespread S-400 surface-to-air missile sys- sia could use the S-400 system to Agency, ballots completed by delays. tems to NATO member Turkey, gather intelligence on the fifth- service members, their family Rep. Stephen Lynch, D- despite warnings from Washing- generation jet and possibly com- members and military contrac- Mass., told DeJoy at a hearing TOM BRENNER, POOL/AP ton that Ankara may face sanc- promise its stealth technology. tors overseas between Sept. 1 on Capitol Hill that changes tions if it deploys them. Turkey was one of the original and Dec. 8 will receive a USPS imposed by DeJoy this sum- Postmaster General Louis The two governments signed foreign customers for the F-35, Express Mail label for expedited mer have threatened the reli- DeJoy testifies before a a contract Sunday for the sec- which is built by Lockheed Mar- handling. The average transit ability of mail service in his House Oversight and Reform ond system, Russian state news tin. It planned to buy about 100 of time to voting centers in the U.S. state and across the country. Committee hearing on Capitol agency TASS reported. They the jets. — whether ballots are sent from “What the heck are you Hill on Monday. were discussing financial aspects Ankara has argued that the giant bases in Germany or tiny doing?” Lynch asked DeJoy of the deal, the report cited Alex- deal for Russian missiles was su- outposts in the Syrian desert — at a sometimes contentious before the election to ensure ander Mikheyev, head of the state perior to the offer from Washing- should be six days, Graeve said. House Oversight Committee on-time delivery of ballots. Rosobron export military sales ton for Patriot missiles. But a Pentagon office dedicat- hearing. Either through “gross DeJoy urged voters to re- agency, as saying. In addition to the follow-up ed to facilitating voting for troops incompetence” or “on pur- quest mail-in ballots at least 15 Ankara did not immediately order, Turkey plans to pursue and other Americans overseas pose,” DeJoy is “deliberately days before the Nov. 3 election confirm the latest purchase. a joint development agreement has cautioned that remote voting dismantling this once-proud so they have enough time to Turkey’s surprise $2.5 billion with Russia that would allow it could be more complicated this institution,” Lynch said. receive their ballot, complete purchase in 2017 of four batteries to produce its own sophisticated year. DeJoy denied any wrong- it and mail it back to elections of the advanced Russian anti-air- surface-to-air missiles. “Communication with the voter doing and accused Lynch and officials on time. Acknowl- craft system drew criticism from Washington so far has held off is more important now than ever,” other Democrats of spreading edging an expected surge in the United States and its Euro- from penalizing the NATO ally the Federal Voting Assistance misinformation. mail-in ballots because of the pean allies. Among other dis- under the Countering America’s Program said in a recent COVID- DeJoy also disputed pub- coronavirus pandemic, DeJoy lished reports that he has agreements with the deal, NATO Adversaries Through Sanc- 19 update on its website, urging said voters should mail back election officials to communicate eliminated overtime for postal members said the S-400s were tions Act, which says any na- their ballots at least seven days incompatible with the Western- tion that makes a major defense potential options to voters to en- workers and said a Postal Ser- vice document outlining over- prior to the election. made weapons systems used by purchase from Russia should be sure ballots arrive in time. “Due time restrictions was written His advice “should in no way Turkey’s armed forces. sanctioned. to international airport interrup- tions, many military and overseas by a midlevel manager. DeJoy, be misconstrued to imply that After the Russian anti-aircraft [email protected] voters will face greater-than-nor- who has said his “No. 1 prior- we lack confidence in our abil- mal challenges with returning ity” is to ensure election mail ity to deliver those ballots,” mail back to the United States in arrives on time, said he will DeJoy told the House panel. a timely fashion,” it said. authorize expanded use of “We can, and will, handle the Marine staff sergeant dies Lisa Lawrence, a Pentagon overtime, extra truck trips and volume of Election Mail we spokeswoman, said mail, includ- other measures in the weeks receive.” ing ballots, had “continued to in car accident on Okinawa move to overseas military per- BY MATTHEW M. BURKE conscious at the scene by medi- sonnel regardless of international state of residence, have been tak- According to an overview pro- AND AYA ICHIHASHI cal personnel from nearby Camp postal disruptions.” ing part in U.S. elections on an ab- vided by MPS, mail processed at But, she added, “slight delays Stars and Stripes Foster, the police spokesman sentee basis since as early as the the service’s network of overseas said. have occurred and the Military War of 1812 and, in greater num- post offices is taken by commer- CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A He was pronounced dead at Postal Service Agency continues bers, the Civil War, according to cial or military aircraft to mili- Marine staff sergeant was killed U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa to monitor conditions globally the National Postal Museum. tary mail terminals, then flown over the weekend when his car from injuries sustained in the with specific attention given to In the 2016 election, service by commercial or military air- crashed near the headquarters crash, logistics group spokesman balloting materials.” members and their families sent craft to airports or bases in the gate of Marine Corps Installa- 1st Lt. Jonathan Coronel wrote in The military’s ability to ensure more than 633,000 ballots to their United States . tions Pacific, Marine and local an email to Stars and Stripes. that service members can suc- home jurisdictions. About 20,000 Before any of that can happen, police spokesmen said Monday. “No other service members or cessfully vote is under heightened of those were rejected, half be- they must ensure they are regis- The 31-year-old assigned to the civilians were harmed in the acci- scrutiny as the U.S. Postal Ser- cause they weren’t received in tered to vote and request an ab- 3rd Marine Logistics Group was dent,” Coronel said. “This matter vice warns that some of the bal- time. The number of absentee sentee ballot, which can be done southbound when he apparently is currently under investigation.” lots Americans cast by mail may ballots sent to service members by different means according to lost control of his vehicle around Okinawa roads were slick from not arrive in time to be counted. and their families increased by their state or territory. 11 a.m. Sunday, an Okinawa Po- rain at the time of the crash as President Donald Trump has nearly a quarter between the Lawrence said service mem- lice Station spokesman told Stars Typhoon Bavi affected the island, repeatedly spoken out against 2012 and 2016 elections. bers are briefed on voting before and Stripes by phone. the police spokesman said. The mail-in voting and said he is The successful delivery of those being deployed overseas. “This The car left the road, struck a Marine had his seatbelt fastened against additional funding for the ballots to voting centers relies on affords an opportunity for per- tree and a traffic-light pole in Ki- at the time of the crash . Postal Service because it could a vast logistical operation over- sonnel to complete a Federal Post tanakagusuku village, the spokes- support voting by mail. seen largely by the MPS, which Card Application prior to deploy- [email protected] man said. Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 Military personnel, including is run by the Army but provides ment,” she said, or submit a write- The Marine, whose identity [email protected] those who are located within the service for all troops and their in ballot depending on the length was not released, was found un- Twitter: @AyaIchihashi United States but outside their families overseas. of their deployment. PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, August 25, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK S. Korea warns of lockdown amid resurgence

BY KIM GAMEL no threat to the broader community be- has resurged in South Korea after months mandatory. AND YOO KYONG CHANG cause they were contained in a strict test- of relatively low numbers. Moon pleaded with South Koreans to Stars and Stripes ing and two-week quarantine process that The Army had said that starting Sunday follow the current guidelines and to wear begins as soon as the plane lands. it also will require soldiers, family mem- face masks in public. SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean “None of the new arrivals have inter- bers and civilian personnel to have a nega- “Nowhere is a safety zone now,” Moon President Moon Jae-in warned a lockdown acted with anyone residing within USFK tive coronavirus test before international said during a meeting with senior aides. “If may be necessary as 266 new coronavirus installations or the local community,” it travel. we fail to prevent the virus from spreading cases were reported Monday, a sharp drop said. South Korea, which was an early epicen- at this stage, we will have to elevate the so- from the previous day but the 11th consec- Two of the individuals received positive ter of the pandemic, has been lauded for its cial distancing guidelines.” utive day the number was in triple digits. results on their first mandatory test before aggressive testing and tracing tactics that That would mean daily lives coming to a Meanwhile, six more American service entering quarantine, while the other four helped curb earlier outbreaks. But health halt, with many jobs lost and a “huge eco- members tested positive after flying to tested positive on a second test required authorities have struggled to maintain the South Korea from the United States, the before people can exit quarantine, USFK efforts since the numbers have risen to nomic blow,” he added. military said Monday, raising its total to said. triple digits for 11 consecutive days, with South Korea has confirmed a total of 166 since the pandemic took hold on the All six have since been transferred to infections spreading rapidly from Seoul 17,655 cases, with 309 deaths, since the divided peninsula in late February. isolation facilities on Camp Humphreys or and surrounding areas. virus first emerged in China last year and Four of the infected troops arrived at Osan Air Base, it added. Any transporta- South Korea has so far avoided manda- began its global spread. According to the Osan Air Base on government-chartered tion or quarantine facilities used by the tory lockdowns such as those imposed in Korea Centers for Disease Control and flights on Aug. 10 and Aug. 19, while two troops also have been thoroughly cleaned. the United States and other countries. The Prevention, 14,210 patients have fully re- arrived at Incheon International Airport The military has reimposed coronavi- government has shut many public facili- covered and been released . on commercial flights on Aug. 12 and 21, rus restrictions, including limiting access ties and urged people to wear masks and [email protected] U.S. Forces Korea said in a press release. to bases and barring personnel from most stay home as much as possible, but it has Twitter: @kimgamel The command said the new cases posed recreational activities off-post as the virus stopped short of making those measures [email protected] Tokyo’s daily tally is below 100 for first time since July

Stars and Stripes Fleet; Camp Zama, headquarters experiencing a surge that began of U.S. Army Japan; and Yokota July 8, reported 22 new cases TOKYO — New coronavirus Air Base, headquarters for U.S. Monday, along with 56 infections cases reported in Japan’s capital Forces Japan. and two deaths from the week- city fell below 100 on Monday for the first time since July, while On Okinawa, home to the bulk end, according to a prefectural U.S. military bases in the country of U.S. forces in Japan, the Ma- health officials and the prefec- announced just two infections. rine Corps reported two new ture’s website. The Tokyo Metropolitan Gov- cases Monday. Both were discov- Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki ernment reported 95 new cases, ered at Camp Courtney by testing on Friday said about 1,000 pa- according to public broadcaster people in quarantine, according tients, or roughly 60% of the NHK. That brings the city’s pan- to a Facebook post by Marine recent cases, have recovered, demic total to 19,428 infections. Corps Installations Pacific. according to the prefecture’s The number of new cases re- U.S. service members, civilian website. ported daily in the city fell from employees, contractors and fami- Tamaki on Aug. 15 extended an 258 on Friday to 212 on Sunday; ly members waiting the required existing state of emergency for the rolling seven-day average 14 days in quarantine after ar- two weeks; it expires Saturday. likewise fell from the most recent riving in Japan must test free of “Also, the new cases have been high, 275.3 on Thursday, to 231.3 the coronavirus before leaving decreasing, as well, because of on Sunday, according to data on isolation. the joint effort of the local busi- the metro government’s website. The Marines also reported nesses and people of Okinawa,” AKIFUMI ISHIKAWA/Stars and Stripes The greater Tokyo area is nine more individuals had recov- according to a translation of Ta- home to a handful of U.S. in- ered and were ready to exit quar- maki’s statements posted online. A man wearing a face mask stops to check his smartphone in To k y o stallations, including Yokosuka antine on Monday. “I can say declaring the state of on Aug. 14. Tokyo reported that new coronavirus cases fell below Naval Base, home of the 7th Okinawa prefecture, like Tokyo emergency worked effectively.” 100 on Monday, while U.S. bases in Japan announced two infections. USAF, nonprofits deliver care packages to quarantined troops

BY MATTHEW KEELER Mark Hooper, the Red Cross regional di- tive-duty service members. Stars and Stripes rector for South Korea, said Friday. “But “As we continue to battle COVID and since we are doing the quarantine, there focus on our number one priority, which OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — Sev- is a need, and the hardships are here at is our people, I think we will find creative enth Air Force teamed up with two non- Osan, Humphreys and Kunsan. ways to do that until we go back to what- profit groups Friday to deliver the first Two cargo pallets loaded with more ever the new normal looks like,” Dunston of many care packages filled with things than 11,000 items, including coffee, candy said. like snacks and hygiene kits for quaran- bars, Girl Scout cookies and hygiene kits, Members of the 51st Fighter Wing’s Lo- tined troops transitioning to new assign- arrived at Osan after departing from Tra- gistics Readiness Squadron assisted the ments in South Korea. vis Air Force Base, Calif., aboard a mili- Red Cross in separating the supplies to The partnership between the Ameri- tary aircraft provided by 7th Air Force. be taken to the quarantine facilities. Most can Red Cross and Operation Gratitude “While we are in COVID operations, will find their way to Camp Humphreys began in July to provide U.S. service quarantine is not fun,” said Chief Master where the majority of incoming person- members and their families with comfort Sgt. Brandon Dunston, the 7th Air Force’s nel complete the required quarantine items as they begin their mandated quar- logistics, engineering and force protec- antines. Operation Gratitude was found- tion chief enlisted manager. “It’s 14 days period. ed in 2003 and has since delivered more and everybody is trying to come together “No one can do this alone,” Hooper said. than 2.7 million care packages to service to make sure all of our components, air- “We could not do this without the help members deployed to countries around men, soldiers, sailors and Marines are and partnership with all the other people MATTHEW KEELER/Stars and Stripes the world, according to its website. being taken care of.” in play with this. A big thank you goes out Members of the 51st Logistics Readiness “In the normal world these items would Since the initial outbreak in the south- to those here on Osan; trying to do this Squadron at Osan Air Base, South Korea, be going to places like Kunsan Air Base, ern city of Daegu, 160 people associated without them would be very difficult.” prepare to organize care packages that will go Camp Casey and Chinhae, where the with U.S. Forces Korea have tested posi- [email protected] to troops quarantined in South Korea. hardships and single soldiers are at,” tive for the coronavirus, 112 of them ac- Twitter: @MattKeeler1231 Tuesday, August 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK President touts plasma treatment

BY JONATHAN LEMIRE momentum. He and aides billed AND MIKE STOBBE it as a “major” development and Associated Press used the White House briefing room to make the announcement. WASHINGTON — Presi- The White House had grown dent Donald Trump announced agitated with the pace of the emergency authorization to treat plasma approval. The accusa- COVID-19 patients with convales- tions of an FDA slowdown, which cent plasma — a move he called were presented without evidence, “a breakthrough,” one of his top were just the latest assault from health officials called “promis- Trump’s team on what he refers ing” and other health experts to as the “deep state” bureau- said needs more study before it’s cracy. White House chief of staff celebrated. Mark Meadows did not deal in The announcement Sunday specifics, but said that “we’ve came after White House officials looked at a number of people that complained there were politically are not being as diligent as they /AP motivated delays by the Food and should be in terms of getting to MEG KINNARD Drug Administration in approv- the bottom of it. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, right, speaks during a COVID-19 briefing as state epidemiologist ing a vaccine and therapeutics “This president is about cut- for the disease that has upended Linda Bell, left, looks on in West Columbia, S.C. ting red tape,” Meadows said in Trump’s reelection chances. an interview Sunday on “This On the eve of the Republican Week” on ABC. “He had to make National Convention, Trump put sure that they felt the heat. If they himself at the center of the FDA’s Emails show businesses held don’t see the light, they need to announcement of the authorization at a news conference Sunday feel the heat because the Ameri- evening. The authorization makes can people are suffering.” sway over state reopening plans it easier for some patients to ob- During Sunday’s press confer- tain the treatment, but is not the ence, Trump said he thought there BY DAVID A. LIEB gauge the effect of the restaurant of the governor’s reopening task same as full FDA approval. had been a “logjam” at the FDA reopening on the virus, as public force, describing lobbying from The blood plasma, taken from over granting the emergency au- Associated Press patients who have recovered thorization. He alleged there are health officials had suggested. amusement parks, bingo halls people at the FDA “that can see As South Carolina Gov. Henry Like many states, South Carolina and other types of entertainment from the coronavirus and rich McMaster prepared to announce in antibodies, may provide ben- things being held up … and that’s later experienced a surge in in- venues. for political reasons.” the end of a coronavirus stay-at- fections that forced McMaster to Though governors often work efits to those battling the disease. home order, his top staff received But the evidence so far has not Dr. Joshua Sharfstein said dial back his reopening plan. with business leaders to craft an email from the state health been conclusive about whether it the statement, and silence from He was hardly alone. Thou- policy, the emails offer a new department. works, when to administer it and the head of the FDA, Stephen sands of pages of emails provided window into their decisions dur- The message, highlighted in what dosage is needed. Hahn, while Trump said it, “was to The Associated Press under ing a critical early juncture in In a letter describing the emer- disgraceful.” bold, was clear: Wait longer be- open-records laws show that gov- the nation’s battle against the gency authorization, the chief “The FDA commissioner ba- fore allowing customers back in- ernors across the United States pandemic. Many governors chose scientist for the FDA, Denise sically allowed the president to side restaurants, hair salons and were inundated with reopening to reopen before their states met Hinton, said: “COVID-19 con- mischaracterize the decision other businesses where people advice from a wide range of in- all the nationally recommended valescent plasma should not be and attack the integrity of FDA will be in close contact. dustries — from campgrounds in health guidelines, which include considered a new standard of employees. I was horrified,” said Instead, McMaster pressed New Hampshire to car washes in a sustained downward rate of care for the treatment of patients Sharfstein, a vice dean at Johns ahead with a plan written by the Washington. Some governors put infection and robust testing and with COVID-19. Additional data Hopkins University’s school state restaurant association to economic interests ahead of pub- contact tracing. will be forthcoming from other of public health who was a top resume inside dining on May 11. lic health guidance, and certain “The interest in trying to re- analyses and ongoing, well-con- FDA official during the Obama The guidelines made masks op- businesses were allowed to write open and restart economic ac- trolled clinical trials in the com- administration. tional for employees and allowed the rules that would govern their tivity had a much greater pull at ing months.” Earlier this month, Mayo Clin- more customers inside than the own operations. the time … than did public health But Trump had made clear to ic researchers reported a strong health agency had advised. As job losses accelerated, the concerns or question marks about aides he was eager to showcase hint that blood plasma from A few days later, the Republi- pressure to reopen intensified. how it would go,” said Anita Ci- good news in the battle against the COVID-19 survivors helps other can governor opened the doors to “Attraction folks are on me like cero, deputy director of the Johns virus, and the timing allowed him infected patients recover. But it salons, fitness centers and swim- white on rice,” McMaster’s tour- Hopkins University Center for to head into his convention with wasn’t considered proof. ming pools. He did not wait to ism director wrote to the head Health Security. China says it began public used of vaccine a month ago, bypassing trials

BY EVA DOU been debating how far they should over the weekend. President have pushed the timeline up fur- dustries, he said. The Washington Post suspend ordinary drug-develop- Donald Trump tweeted Satur- ther, with large numbers of citi- “In order to prevent the disease ment protocols to get virus vac- day alleging that either the Food zens essentially being asked to spread in the fall and winter, we China is claiming the dubious cines and treatments to markets. and Drug Administration or the serve as test subjects as an act of are considering a moderate ex- honor of the first nation to roll Many governments declared “deep state” was delaying further patriotism. pansion in the program,” he said. out an experimental coronavirus early on that they would not cut progress for a U.S. coronavirus On Chinese state TV on Sat- “The purpose would be to first vaccine for public use, saying corners in developing a vaccine, vaccine, without providing sub- urday, Zheng Zhongwei, head build an immunity barrier among it began inoculating high-risk but they are proving amenable in stantiating detail. of China’s coronavirus vaccine special groups in the population.” groups in late July. practice to corner-cutting as the The standard approval process development program, said that One point that remains unex- For those keeping score, that would put Beijing’s civilian roll- pandemic’s human and economic for a new vaccine takes years and “urgent use” of Sinopharm trial plained is why China chose to out three weeks earlier than Rus- tolls mount. requires the observation of large vaccines were launched on July delay its announcement of the sia’s, with neither vaccine having The Beijing announcement fol- numbers of patients over time to 22, with initial use for medical public rollout of a trial vaccine for yet passed standard clinical tri- lowed a diplomatic controversy ensure safety and efficacy. The workers and some state-owned a full month. als. Beijing health officials said last week, in which Papua New United States and China have enterprises. This came a month On Saturday, Chinese health Saturday they began dosing some Guinea said it had turned back a both pledged to bring vaccines after China’s military began in- officials said few people who medical workers and state-owned group of Chinese miners who had to market by the end of this year oculating troops with an experi- were given the experimental vac- enterprise employees with an ex- received an experimental coro- or early 2021, an unprecedented mental vaccine. cine so far had reported adverse perimental COVID-19 vaccine navirus vaccine. speed that requires gargantuan Authorities are considering effects, and none reported fevers. in late July under “urgent use” There were signs of impatience factory investments before the expanding the inoculations this They did not give a number of protocols. in the White House as Beijing vaccines have passed safety fall to employees of food markets, how many have received the trial Officials around the world have trumpeted its vaccine rollout tests. Now Beijing and Moscow transport systems and service in- vaccines. PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, August 25, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP Judge blocks rule that boosted aid to private schools From wire reports Virginia SEATTLE — A federal judge RICHMOND — Virginia in Seattle granted state Attorney Commonwealth University is General Bob Ferguson’s request reporting 58 active cases of the to block a U.S. Department of coronavirus among students and Education rule that would have 12 employee cases. forced school districts to either The Richmond Times-Dispatch share a higher portion of federal reports that’s an increase from coronavirus emergency relief last week, when VCU reported 25 funds with private schools or limit cases and 11 employees cases. spending the aid only to a par- Thirty-nine residential stu- ticular subset of public schools in dents currently are in isolation their boundaries. on-campus and 57 residential stu- The ruling, issued Friday, dents are currently in quarantine blocks the Education Depart- on campus. ment’s requirement nationwide, VCU’s reopening plans were according to the state Attorney formed in coordination with General’s Office. state health officials. It called The rule, a departure from how for all residential students and districts are normally allowed to 2% of nonresidential students spend funds through the federal to be tested for COVID-19 prior ETHAN HYMAN, THE NEWS & OBSERVER/AP Title I formula, was issued last to their return to campus. The UNC-Chapel Hill freshman Miranda Darwin, center, from Raleigh gets help from her brother, Sam, month as a stipulation for how plan says VCU is also testing 5% districts could spend their share and her mother, Stacy, while moving out of Hinton James residence hall Tuesday . Saturday the school of residential students and 2% of reported two more COVID-19 clusters, which are defined as five or more cases in close proximity. of the $13.5 billion in relief al- the broader campus community located to schools through the daily to monitor the prevalence of statement did not provide specif- states. Newsom’s idea that California is federal CARES Act coronavirus COVID-19. relief package. ics, but said “all evidence” indi- President Donald Trump “turning a corner” for now on the Earlier this summer, Wash- cates Treadwell contracted the signed an executive order earlier coronavirus pandemic. virus while on duty. ington and five other states sued Texas this month making the money His body was escorted from available. It was announced as a the Education Department on the BROWNSVILLE — Efforts Maine a hospital Saturday to a funeral $400-per-week benefit, but put grounds that it diverted emergen- by officials in one South Texas home by a law enforcement pro- the burden on the states to pay More cases of COVID-19 have cy funds away from low-income county to delay the start of face- cession. He leaves behind a wife $100 a week of that amount. The been linked to a Maine wedding students toward private schools, to-face classes due to the corona- and three adult children. Funeral U.S. Department of Labor issued reception that violated atten- whose students’ needs are not as virus pandemic could face a legal arrangements are pending. recent guidance saying states dance limits. great. On July 20, Ferguson filed challenge on claims of religious would not have to contribute that Maine state health officials said suit against the department chal- freedom. money. Saturday that so far, 53 cases of lenging the rule’s legality. Three Cameron County, which has North Carolina Trump’s order came after a the virus have been traced back days later, he filed a request to been one of the many COVID-19 RALEIGH — UNC-Chapel $600-per-week federal unem- to the Aug. 7 reception in Milli- stop the rule from being fully hot spots in South Texas in recent Hill reported a new COVID-19 nocket. One person has died, ac- implemented while his original months, has delayed in-person ployment benefit expired at the outbreak Saturday in a campus- end of July, without a new bill for cording to a local hospital. suit continued to progress. The classes at public and private K-12 wide alert. The reception at the Big Moose pandemic relief being reached. Friday ruling applies to the latter schools until after Sept. 28. Two clusters were found in Inn exceeded the state’s indoor action. But attorneys for two private Craige residence hall and Alpha gathering limit, among other religious schools have told the Delta Pi sorority house at 411 E. California violations of state rules. The out- Iowa county that the order is unlawful Rosemary St., the school report- SAN JOSE, Calif. — Califor- break affected individuals from 4 and goes against Republican Gov. ed. It brings the number of clus- nia reported the fewest average to 78 years old, officials said. IOWA CITY — A young child Greg Abbott’s June 26 executive ters up to nine total. One person whose infection has died due to complications from coronavirus cases and total hos- order superseding the authority The state defines a cluster as pitalizations last week in nearly been linked to the reception died the coronavirus in June, which of local governments to issue or- five or more cases in close prox- two months, indicating that the Friday afternoon at Millinocket was the first confirmed death of a ders aimed at slowing the spread imity. The university did not give summer’s crushing caseload has Regional Hospital, the hospital’s minor in Iowa since the pandemic of the coronavirus if they conflict a specific number of new cases in eased — even as epidemiologists CEO announced Friday. began, the state health depart- with the governor’s own orders, the new outbreak. warn of another potential up- ment belatedly announced Sun- the Brownsville Herald reported. The individuals in these clus- swing this fall. New Hampshire day evening. Laguna Madre Christian Acad- ters have been identified and are The state’s seven-day average The Iowa Department of Pub- emy in Laguna Vista and Calvary isolating and receiving medical Motorcycle Week is underway for new cases hit 6,662 on Friday, lic Health said the state medical Christian School of Excellence in monitoring, according to the uni- in Laconia, but some bars and according to data compiled by examiner’s office concluded its Harlingen plan to open for face- versity. UNC also said it has no- pubs won’t be serving customers. The (San Jose) Mercury News , case investigation Aug. 6 into the to-face classes on Aug. 31 and tified the Orange County Health The annual event typical at- the lowest it’s been since July death of the child, who was under Sept. 8, respectively. Department and is working with tracts thousands of motorcycle 5. Hospitalizations, meanwhile, the age of 5. But the death wasn’t the agency to identify additional enthusiasts to the Lakes Region. have dipped to 4,772 statewide, reported in the state’s statistics Wisconsin potential exposures. Due to concerns about the coro- until Saturday, more than two down from a peak of more than navirus, Gov. Chris Sununu re- weeks later. MILWAUKEE — A deputy Tennessee 7,000 in late July and marking cently mandated that masks be The confirmation of the state’s with the Dane County Sheriff’s the fewest patients since the end worn at gatherings of more than first child death comes one day Office who is believed to have NASHVILLE — Tennessee of June. 100 people, and has said that li- before dozens of school districts contracted the coronavirus while will provide an additional $300 Even deaths — which take lon- quor enforcement officials will be are prepared to begin the school on duty has died. per week in federal assistance to ger to catch up to case and hospi- out in force throughout the nine- year on Monday — a development Sheriff David Mahoney said in people who are unemployed due talization rates — have dropped day gathering. that has many educators and par- a statement that Richard “Rick” to the coronavirus pandemic. off significantly, with the fewest While indoor dining is allowed, ents already on edge. Treadwell is believed to be Wis- The Federal Emergency Man- average weekly deaths as of Fri- standing at bars is not; custom- Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has consin’s first law enforcement agement Agency announced that day (119) since July 30 (117). ers must be served while seated. ordered schools to reopen for at officer to die from the virus after it has approved Tennessee’s re- Altogether, the consistent Some bar owners brought in new least 50% in-person instruction, contracting it while on duty. quest for a grant to give to people downward trends show that the chairs to comply, but others, fear- despite a pandemic that has al- The Journal Sentinel reported on top of their regular unemploy- crush of new patients and hospi- ing crowds and the potential for ready killed over 1,000 people Treadwell had been with the de- ment benefits. The Lost Wage talizations earlier this summer fines or the loss of their liquor li- and seen infections soar in recent partment since 1995 and worked Assistance grants have been no longer threatens to overwhelm censes, decided to shut down for days. as a recruiter and instructor. The awarded to nearly half of the the state, supporting Gov. Gavin the week. Tuesday, August 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 NATION Gulf Coast towns brace for storms’ deluge

BY REBECCA SANTANA “There is definitely a possibili- he said. Associated Press ty that it could be a little bit stron- The two-storm combination ger and be a Category 3,” said could bring a history-making NEW ORLEANS — As two meteorologist Benjamin Schott, onslaught of life-threatening powerful storms menaced the who runs the National Weather winds and flooding along the Gulf Coast on Monday, forecast- Service office in Slidell, La. coast, stretching from Texas to ers feared Marco would drive sea Marco was centered about Alabama, forecasters said. It also water onto the shore and unleash 85 miles south-southeast of the comes as Louisiana continues its torrential rains just two days be- mouth of the Mississippi River struggle to curb coronavirus in- fore Laura lashes the same region and heading northwest at 10 mph fections as the disease remains with potentially more powerful Monday morning. Forecasters ex- prevalent throughout the state. storm surge and hurricane-force pected it to remain just offshore Emergencies were declared in winds. Tuesday as it weakens and dissi- Louisiana and Mississippi as Forecasters raised the ominous pates, leaving a flooded coastline well. possibility that warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico could super- as it sets the stage for Laura. “The virus is not concerned charge Laura into a powerful Laura was centered just south that we have hurricanes com- hurricane. Laura’s center was re- of central Cuba on Monday morning, and so it’s not going to take maining just off Cuba’s shore, and ing, drenching most of the island any time off and neither can we,” was not expected to weaken over with rain and tropical storm force Gov. John Bel Edwards said at a land before entering the gulf. winds. Its top sustained winds Sunday briefing. “And it’s going “Laura will be moving over the were 65 mph. to make things a little more diffi- very warm and deep waters of Rain bands from both storms cult, but we have to be mindful of Gulf Stream and Loop Current lo- could bring a combined total of 2 these mitigation measures.” GERALD HERBERT/AP feet of rain to parts of Louisiana August Creppel, Chief of the cated over the southeastern Gulf, Mike Bartholemey places extra blocks under his recently dry-docked and several feet of potentially United Houma Nation, was con- which could trigger a brief period shrimp boat in Empire, La., on Sunday , in advance of Hurricane deadly storm surge, forecasters cerned about the group’s 17,000 of rapid intensification,” the Na- Marco, expected to make landfall on the Southern Louisiana coast. tional Hurricane Center wrote in said. members, spread out over six “Basically that would be 10- parishes along the Louisiana Gulf a Monday morning update. The double punch of two storms in a ceremony Saturday at the Su- That’s a recipe for damaging, feet plus along the southwest Coast. hurricane-force winds of more Louisiana coast line” in a reason- “I’m very concerned for my comes just days before the Aug. 29 perdome in New Orleans that in- than 110 mph as Laura approach- able worst-case scenario, Schott people,” he said. “We know our anniversary of 2005’s Hurricane cluded Native American singing es the U.S. coast, forecasters said. That surge also could push people are going to get hit. We Katrina, something that isn’t far and prayers to commemorate the said. water up to 30 miles up the rivers, just don’t know who yet.” from Creppel’s mind. He took part storm’s 15th anniversary. Protest erupts in Wis. after police shoot man from behind

Associated Press in a news release. Police did not social media that appeared to provide details about what led to show the shooting from across KENOSHA, Wis. — Officers the shooting, but said the person a street, three officers could be deployed tear gas early Monday was transported to a hospital in seen shouting and pointing their to disperse hundreds of people Milwaukee for treatment. weapons at the man as he walked who took to the streets follow- By late Sunday, multiple vehicle around the front of a parked SUV. ing a police shooting in Kenosha fires had been set and windows As the man opened the driver’s that also drew a rebuke from the smashed along city thorough- side door and leaned inside, one governor after a video posted on fares as crowds faced off with law officer grabbed his shirt from be- social media appeared to show of- enforcement. Officers in riot gear hind and then fired into the vehi- ficers shoot at a Black man’s back stood in lines and SWAT vehicles cle. Seven shots could be heard on /AP NOAH BERGER as he leaned into a vehicle. remained on the streets to move the video, though it was unclear if Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires leap above a road in A person was hospitalized in people away from city buildings more than one officer fired. Lake County, Calif., as firefighters work to contain the blaze Sunday. serious condition following a despite the declaration of an over- The Wisconsin Department of shooting by officers about 5 p.m. night curfew. Tear gas was used Justice, which is investigating the Sunday as officers were respond- to disperse groups of people, ac- shooting, said the involved offi- ing to a “domestic incident,” the cording to reporters at the scene. cers have been placed on admin- Massive Calif. wildfires burn Kenosha Police Department said In the video posted earlier on istrative leave. on as death toll reaches 7

Associated Press mote area called Last Chance. He had been reported missing and SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. — Peaceful protest urged in fatal police police had to use a helicopter to Three massive wildfires chewed reach the area of about 40 off-the- through parched Northern Cali- grid homes at the end of a steep shooting of Black man in Louisiana fornia landscape as firefighters dirt road north of Santa Cruz. raced to dig breaks and make California over the last week Associated Press with fires set on a highway medi- show at least one person being other preparations ahead of a has been hit by 650 wildfires NEW ORLEANS — Protest- an and police clearing the crowd detained. It was unclear whether frightening weather system pack- across the state, many sparked by ers marched through a Louisiana with smoke canisters. any arrests were made. Demon- ing high winds and more of the more than 12,000 lighting strikes city holding signs and at times “No rioting, no burning build- strators ended up near the gas lightning that sparked the huge recorded since Aug. 15. There are blocking traffic in response to the ings, no damage to vehicles, no station where Pellerin was shot. blazes. 14,000 firefighters. 2,400 engines fatal police shooting of a Black assaulting of people,” community There were hundreds of other Police have said Pellerin was and 95 aircraft battling the fires. man that has heightened tensions activist Jamal Taylor said dur- carrying a knife and was shot wildfires burning Sunday across The Santa Cruz fire is one of ing the rally livestreamed on his between community activists and when he tried to enter one con- the state and nearly 250,000 peo- three “complexes,” or groups of Facebook page. He said Pellerin’s local leaders. venience store in Lafayette after ple were under evacuation orders fires, burning on all sides of the The march Sunday followed an mother, Michelle Pellerin, told causing a disturbance at another . and warnings. San Francisco Bay Area. All were event at Lafayette City Hall where him she wanted her son’s memory The death toll from the fires started by lightning. The Nation- protesters demanded racial jus- respected with peaceful protests. Civil rights attorney Ben reached 7 after authorities bat- al Weather Service issued a “red tice in the death of Trayford Pel- The video showed what ap- Crump, who is representing the tling a big fire in the Santa Cruz flag” warning through Monday lerin, who was shot and killed peared to be 100 to 200 people family with attorney Ron Haley Mountains south of San Francisco afternoon for the drought-strick- Friday night. The event called for at the event. Several people then of Baton Rouge, said the family announced the discovery of the en area, meaning extremely dan- demonstrations to remain peace- participated in the subsequent believes Pellerin may have been body of a 70-year-old man in a re- gerous fire conditions. ful, a day after protests ended march, and images appeared to having a mental health crisis. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, August 25, 2020 NATION GOP formally nominates Trump to take on Biden

BY JILL COLVIN “We are obviously disappointed Associated Press we could not hold this event in the same way we had originally CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The planned,” But she thanked the Republican Party formally nomi- city for allowing the convention nated President Donald Trump to move forward in its truncated for a second term in the White form. House on Monday, one of the first Many of the usual trappings of acts of a GOP convention that a convention were present, includ- has been dramatically scaled ing signs designating each state down to prevent the spread of the and gift bags with Republican /AP coronavirus. swag. But chairs on the ballroom ANDREW HARNIK Trump has sought to minimize floor were arranged with lots of Texas delegate Toni Anne Dashiell cheers as Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the 2020 Republican the toll of the pandemic, but its space between them and conven- National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday. impact was evident as proceed- tion organizers told participants to ings began in Charlotte. Instead wear masks, though adherence to term. journalists and political junkies most of the GOP convention will of the thousands of people who the rule was uneven. Still, the fact The GOP convention is a crucial for a week of speeches, parties and take place in Washington at and were expected to converge on this an in-person meeting was held at moment for Trump, who is trail- after-parties that inject hundreds around the White House, as well city for a weeklong extravaganza, all marked a sharp contrast with ing in national and battleground of thousands of dollars into the as by video. It will feature remarks just 336 delegates participated in Democrats. state polls and under intense pres- local economy and deliver a mul- from well-known Trump support- a roll-call vote from a Charlotte Last week, the Democrats cre- sure to turn the race around. Just tiday infomercial for the nominee. ers, including members of the Convention Center ballroom. ated a well-received roll call via 23% think the country is heading The coronavirus has changed Trump family, outspoken conser- Earlier, the convention renomi- video montage with diverse of- in the right direction, while 75% all that. Just 336 delegates — six vatives and everyday Americans nated Vice President Mike Pence, ficials and others from states think it’s on the wrong path, ac- from each of the 50 states, the Dis- who campaign officials say have and he thanked the delegates in across the country. The Repub- cording to a new poll from The trict of Columbia and U.S. territo- person. licans, overwhelmingly white, Associated Press-NORC Center ries — have been invited to cast been helped by Trump’s policies. “The choice in this election has spoke from the ballroom floor. for Public Affairs Research. proxy votes on behalf of the more First lady Melania Trump will never been clearer and the stakes After Trump’s renomination, For both sides, it’s an unconven- than 2,500 regular delegates. And speak Tuesday from the Rose have never been higher,” Pence much of the action is shifting to tional convention year. stringent safety measures have Garden, Pence will appear from said. “We’re going to make Amer- Washington, where Republicans The parties’ election year been put in place guided by a 42- Fort McHenry in Baltimore on ican great again. Again.” will spend the week trying to con- gatherings are typically massive page health and safety plan devel- Wednesday and Trump will deliv- Party Chair Ronna McDaniel vince the American people that events, drawing thousands of oped by a hired doctor. er his marquee acceptance speech said as she began the proceedings: the president deserves a second delegates, party leaders, donors, After the Charlotte kickoff, Thursday from the South Lawn.

Trump to pay legal fees Top Trump aide Kellyanne Conway of Stormy Daniels LOS ANGELES — A California resigning from White House post court ordered President Donald Trump this week to pay $44,100 BY JONATHAN LEMIRE woman to successfully steer a we are united on what matters in attorney fees to porn actress Associated Press White House bid, then became a most: the kids,” she wrote. “For Stormy Daniels to pay for her senior counselor to the president. now, and for my beloved chil- legal battle over her effort to can- WASHINGTON — Kellyanne She informed Trump of her deci- dren, it will be less drama, more cel a hush money deal brokered to Conway, one of President Donald sion in the Oval Office. mama.” keep her quiet about their sexual Trump’s most influential and lon- Conway cited a need to spend She is still slated to speak at the Kellyanne Conway relationship a decade ago. gest-serving advisers, announced The order in Superior Court in time with her four children in a Republican National Convention The politically adversarial mar- Sunday that she would be leaving resignation letter she posted Sun- this week. Her husband, an attor- Los Angeles determined Daniels riage generated much speculation won her lawsuit against Trump the White House at the end of the day night. Her husband, George, ney who renounced Trump after inside the Beltway and online. over the agreement that was month. had become an outspoken Trump the 2016 campaign, had become George Conway also announced signed 11 days before the 2016 Conway, Trump’s campaign critic and her family a subject of a member of the Lincoln Project, Sunday that he was taking a leave presidential election. As a part of manager during the stretch run Washington’s rumor mill. an outside group of Republicans of absence from both Twitter and that deal, the losing party would of the 2016 race, was the first “We disagree about plenty but devoted to defeating Trump. the Lincoln Project. pay the lawyers fees. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the decision. Pompeo hopes other Arab states forge Israeli ties The president’s personal lawyer at the time, Michael Cohen, paid $130,000 to Daniels, who BY ILAN BEN ZION following the Aug. 13 announce- The Israel-UAE agreement de- can’t get access to high-end weap- filed the suit under her legal Associated Press ment of the historic agreement livered a key foreign policy victo- on systems,” Pompeo said. “The name Stephanie Clifford. After between Israel and the United ry to President Donald Trump as rest of the world should join us.” Trump’s election, Daniels sued to JERUSALEM — U.S. Secre- Arab Emirates, brokered by he seeks reelection and reflected Earlier this month, the U.S., Is- void the agreement. tary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington, to establish diplo- a changing Middle East in which rael and the UAE announced the Daniels’ suit over the non-dis- he hoped other Arab countries matic ties. shared concerns about archen- deal to establish full diplomatic closure agreement was dismissed would also establish diplomatic “I am hopeful that we will see emy Iran have largely overtaken relations, which also requires Is- before going to trial or a settle- relations with Israel as he kicked ment because the parties were off a Mideast tour Monday to other Arab nations join in this,” traditional Arab support for the rael to freeze its plans to annex no longer quiet. Trump’s lawyers press the momentum of the Pompeo said. “The opportunity Palestinians. parts of the occupied West Bank Trump administration’s Arab-Is- for them to work alongside, to Both Pompeo and Netanyahu sought by the Palestinians as part said Daniels didn’t win the case raeli peace push. recognize the state of Israel and criticized the lack of internation- of their future state. and therefore wasn’t entitled to Pompeo spoke during a joint to work alongside them will not al support for the U.S. demand for Netanyahu called the agree- lawyer fees, but Judge Robert statement with Israeli Prime only increase Middle East stabili- the restoration of U.N. sanctions ment “a boon to peace and re- Broadbelt III disagreed in his Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ty, but it will improve the lives for against Iran. gional stability” that “heralds ruling Monday, posted online by in Jerusalem, the first stop on a the people of their own countries “We are determined to use every a new era where we could have Daniels’ lawyers. multi-country tour of the region as well.” tool that we have to ensure they other nations join.” From The Associated Press Tuesday, August 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Lifeguard shortage prompts swimming ban

CHESTERTON — A IN lifeguard shortage has prompted Indiana Dunes State Park to ban beachgoers from swimming and wading in Lake Michigan at the lakeside park until September. Park officials announced the ban Friday, but stressed that the beach will remain open for walking and other activities on the shore during regular park hours, The (Northwest Indiana) Times reported. The park is located about 50 miles southeast of Chicago and is a popular summer recreational destination for the region. Officials said the park’s main and west parking lots will remain open and its Beach Trail boardwalk will continue to give beach access for those staying at the campsites. Police searching for pawn shop robbers

ST. CLOUD — Po- MN lice in St. Cloud are searching for three men suspected of robbing a downtown pawn shop. The St. Cloud Times reported officers responded to a report of a robbery at Security Coin and Pawn Shop around midday Fri- day. Three men had entered the store and approached two employees behind the counter. All three men were wearing masks. One of the men left but the other two each grabbed an employee and punched them in their faces. The two men then leaped over the counter, took jewelry from a dis- play case and left. The employees, a 75-year-old woman and a 76-year-old man, were taken by ambulance to a STEPH CHAMBERS, PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE/AP hospital. Their injuries aren’t believed to be life-threatening. A step back in time Seawalls shored up to Addison Mountain Stars’ Nettey “Klink Klunk” Johnson retrieves the ball as Somerset Frosty Sons of Thunder’s Dave “Warden” Buck scores protect 2 historic homes a run during a vintage baseball game Saturday, at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village in Avella, Pa. The Somerset Frosty Sons of Thunder and the Addison Mountain Stars used 1860s rules and uniforms. BEVERLY SHORES IN — Crews are shoring up provided alcohol to someone un- THE CENSUS a series of highway shootings in seawalls that protect two historic derage and tampered with the southwest Oregon, state police World’s Fair homes along Lake testimony of a potential witness, The amount in state and federal grant said. Michigan’s northern Indiana the state attorney general an- Kenneth Ayers, of Roseburg, shoreline from the lake’s worsen- money planned for upgrades to a War- nounced Friday. wick, R.I., beach. The changes at Oakland was arrested on suspicion of ating erosion. According to Attorney General tempted murder, assault, reck- The Wieboldt-Rostone House $600K Beach include construction of an accessi- Daniel Cameron’s office, Trigg lessly endangering another and the Florida Tropical House ble splash park, playground upgrades and County Sheriff Jason Barnes, person and other charges, police were featured in the 1933 World’s boardwalk improvements by the seawall, Mayor Joseph Solomon said. “These 50, faces a Class A misdemeanor said. Fair in nearby Chicago but were improvements will offer additional opportunities for families to enjoy a day by the charge of unlawful transaction A least eight vehicles have been moved after the fair closed to ocean, increase access to the beach and the water for those with disabilities, im- with a minor and a Class D felony prove water quality, and help to beautify the area,” Solomon said last week. The struck by bullets on Interstate lakeside property that’s now part charge of witness tampering. A project is expected to be complete by September 2021. 5 since the end of May, police of the Indiana Dunes National Trigg County grand jury handed said. The most recent shooting Park. down the indictment. happened Wednesday in Jackson They’re owned by the Nation- Cameron’s office said it worked al Park Service and leased to with Kentucky State Police, the incident that left one man para- McCallum said the fights had County when a woman in a vehi- residents who are paying for the Federal Bureau of Investigation lyzed. Overton, who has already already ended when Overton cle was struck by a bullet, police seawall work and to restore the and the U.S. attorney’s office to served 253 days in county jail, said backed into a crowd, hitting peo- said. She has since been released historic buildings. determine Barnes illegally pro- he drove into the crowd of people ple, then put the car in drive and from the hospital. Now, crews are spending near- vided the alcohol to someone to escape from getting jumped, ran over a sidewalk where more Police had been investigating a ly a month to make the homes’ younger than 21 in February. The News-Gazette reported. people were standing before tak- possible link between the shoot- seawalls taller due to record Assistant State’s Attorney ing off. ings and a UPS truck when they high water levels on the lake, Man given 18 years Christopher McCallum, who ne- Overton was on the run until found Ayers north of the spot The (Northwest Indiana) Times gotiated the plea agreement with mid-December, when U.S. mar- where the woman was hit, Or- reported. after fleeing hit-and-run Assistant Public Defender Matt shals found him in Champaign. egon State Police Capt. Tim Fox Ham, said several people were in told The Oregonian/OregonLive. URBANA — A Cham- the parking lot during the night of Man arrested for Police found a gun in his truck Sheriff charged with paign man who drove into the incident when several fights IL consistent with the gun used in giving alcohol to minor a crowd of people and fled the broke out. He noted that it report- highway shootings scene has been sentenced to 18 edly involved a quarrel over the the shootings, Fox said. FRANKFORT — A years in prison. car Overton was driving, which ROSEBURG — A Police said Ayers was a UPS KY sheriff in Kentucky has Derek Overton was sentenced he was keeping for another man OR 49-year-old man has employee. been indicted on charges that he Thursday for the Sept. 24, 2019, serving a prison term. been arrested in connection with From wire reports PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, August 25, 2020 WORLD Official: Russian critic Families confront New Zealand shooter critical, but stable BERLIN — Russian dissident Alexei Navalny remains in criti- BY NICK PERRY murder, 40 counts of attempted rooms where the hearing was she said, they told her to push on cal but stable condition in a Berlin Associated Press murder and one count of terror- streamed. Survivors and family the bullet hole to lessen the bleed- hospital where he is being treated ism — the first terrorism convic- members occasionally wept and ing, but her hands kept slipping after a suspected poisoning, a CHRISTCHURCH, New Zea- tion in New Zealand’s history. He comforted each other. with all the blood. When they German official said Monday. land — Families and survivors could become the first person in Two dozen victims and family took over, she said, she held her Dirk Wiese, the German gov- had their first chance to con- New Zealand to be sentenced to members told the court about the husband’s warm hands until they ernment’s coordinator for East- front the white supremacist who life imprisonment without the pain of losing husbands, wives, dropped. He had died. ern European affairs, told public slaughtered 51 worshippers in a possibility of parole, the toughest sons and brothers. Some had “I’m still searching for my broadcaster ZDF that police post- mass shooting at two New Zea- sentence available. family members around them husband’s beautiful face in the ed outside the downtown Charite land mosques as his four-day sen- Tarrant was brought into the for support, others spoke through crowds, but he’s nowhere to be hospital are there as a precaution tencing hearing began Monday. Christchurch High Court shack- translators or on pre-recorded seen,” she said. while the 44-year-old is undergo- “You killed your own human- led and wearing a gray prison videos from abroad. Some speakers raised their ing treatment. ity, and I don’t think the world outfit. In the dock, unshackled One of those was grandmother voices in anger when they ad- “The circumstances of what will forgive you for your hor- and surrounded by five officers, Saira Patel, who spoke from Mel- dressed the gunman. One said led to Alexei Navalny’s critical rible crime,” said a tearful May- he showed little emotion through- bourne, Australia, and described nothing less than the death pen- condition haven’t yet been clari- soon Salama, the mother of Atta out the hearing. He occasionally the moment she thought she would alty would be fair. Janna Ezat, fied,” he said. Elayyan, 33, who was killed in looked around the room, tapped die in the Linwood mosque. whose son Hussein Al-Umari “We expect full transparent the March 2019 attacks. “You his fingers, and watched the sur- “I stretched both my arms to- was killed, looked at Tarrant and and also cooperative clarifica- thought you can break us. You vivors as they spoke. ward my husband so we would spoke softly. tion, especially from the Rus- failed miserably.” The courtroom was only half die together,” she said. “I forgive you,” she said. “The sian authorities. And before it is The gunman, Australian Bren- full due to coronavirus distancing But it was her husband of 36 damage is done, Hussein will known how this happened, appro- ton Harrison Tarrant, 29, pleaded requirements, while many others years, Musa, who was shot in the never be here. I only have one priate security precautions are guilty in March to 51 counts of watched from adjacent court- back. When paramedics arrived, choice and that is to forgive.” necessary.” Japan’s PM marks days in office amid concerns Soldiers and civilians TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday became Japan’s longest-serving leader in killed in 2 bombing terms of consecutive days in office, but there was little fanfare, as he visited a hospital for anoth- attacks in Philippines er checkup amid concerns about his health. Abe marked his 2,799th con- BY JIM GOMEZ tims, including children, were secutive day in office since re- Associated Press killed and wounded in the first turning to leadership in late 2012 attack, when a bomb attached to for a second term, surpassing the MANILA, Philippines — Mus- a motorcycle exploded near two lim militants allied with Islamic previous record set by Eisaku parked army trucks in front of a Sato, his great-uncle, who served State set off a powerful motorcy- grocery store and computer shop cle explosive followed by a suicide 2,798 straight days from 1964 to in Jolo. bombing that together killed 14 1972. “It was a vehicle-borne impro- people on Monday, many of them Abe, who turns 66 next month, vised explosive device which ex- soldiers, in the worst extrem- became Japan’s longest-serving ist attack in the Philippines this ploded while our soldiers were on prime minister last November . year, military officials said. a marketing run,” Vinluan told His first term ended abruptly NICKEE BUTLANGAN/AP At least 75 soldiers, police and reporters. 13 years ago because of health civilians were wounded in the A second blast, apparently from Police attend to their injured at a site of an explosion in the town of problems, fueling concerns about midday bombings in Jolo town in a female suicide attacker, occurred Jolo, Sulu province, southern Philippines, on Monday. his current condition. The prime southern Sulu province, regional about an hour later and killed the minister made a hospital visit military commander Lt. Gen. bomber, a soldier, a police com- blew herself up.” ket. Jolo was immediately placed for the second week in a row on Monday. Corleto Vinluan said. The bomb- mando and wounded several oth- Snipers were deployed in the in a security lockdown by troops ers, a military report said. It said “I’m making sure I’m in good ings were staged as the govern- area to guard against more bomb- and police. ment grapples with the highest the suspected bomber walked out ers as the victims were carried to health, and I plan to keep work- number of coronavirus infections of a snack shop, approached sol- an ambulance. Presidential spokesman Harry ing hard,” Abe said, adding that in Southeast Asia. diers who were securing a Roman A third unexploded bomb was Roque condemned the bombings he will explain his health later. Vinluan said most of the vic- Catholic cathedral and “suddenly reportedly found in a public mar- “in the strongest possible terms.” From The Associated Press Tuesday, August 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD Mali junta wants to wait on elections until 2023

BY BABA AHMED 15-nation regional bloc known with heavy international support Associated Press as ECOWAS has been pressing for more than seven years, and the junta to hand over power to jihadists have previously used BAMAKO, Mali — The mili- a civilian transitional govern- power vacuums in the country to tary junta that overthrew Mali’s ment. Initially, they called for expand their territory. STATE TV AND RADIO COMPANY OF BELARUS/AP president wants to put off new ousted President Ibrahim Bou- The high-level regional delega- elections for three years, an of- bacar Keita to be reinstalled as tion, led by Nigeria’s former pres- Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, armed with a ficial said Monday, as the inter- president, but that prospect has ident, Goodluck Jonathan, held Kalashnikov-type rifle, greets riot police officers near the Palace of national community pressed for become unlikely amid an out- talks with the junta, including Independence in Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday. an immediate return to civilian pouring of public support in Mali Col. Assimi Goita, who has de- rule. for the coup d’etat. clared himself the group’s leader. The coup leaders want to pre- The official taking part in the The regional delegation has also pare a new constitution before 2 leading Belarus opposition holding any vote, said an official talks indicated there had been met with Keita and the other de- in the talks who spoke on condi- some movement toward releas- tained officials. activists detained in capital tion of anonymity because they ing Keita, who has been detained After the brief meetings were along with Mali’s prime minister held, few details were given, but were not authorized to talk to BY YURAS KARMANAU were detained by police in the since the coup a week ago. Among Jonathan did say that Keita was journalists. Associated Press capital city of Minsk. City police The junta’s proposal will like- the options is allowing him to stay doing well. confirmed their detention. ly be rejected by West African at his residence in Bamako under Hours after Keita was detained MINSK, Belarus — Belarusian The move signals President regional mediators and former surveillance instead of at the mil- at his home last week, he an- authorities Monday detained two Alexander Lukashenko’s deter- colonizer France: It’s more than itary barracks in Kati, he said. nounced his resignation on state leading opposition activists who mination to stifle the massive double the time it took to hold a African countries and the wider broadcaster ORTM, saying he have helped spearhead a wave of demonstrations that have entered vote after a similar coup in 2012, international community have did not want any blood to be shed protests demanding the resigna- their third week. It comes a day and would allow the soldiers who expressed alarm over the coup for him to stay in power. The next tion of the country’s authoritar- after the 65-year-old Belarusian overthrew a democratically elect- d’etat, which deposed Keita three day, soldiers took to the airwaves ian ruler of 26 years. leader toted an assault rifle in a ed president to remain in power years before his final term was calling themselves the National The opposition’s Coordination show of force as he arrived at his for years. due to end. Mali has been fight- Committee for the Salvation of Council said its members Sergei residence by helicopter as pro- A mediation team from the ing against Islamic extremists the People. Dylevsky and Olga Kovalkova testers rallied nearby. PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, August 25, 2020 FACES Musician Earle dies

BY RANDALL ROBERTS Los Angeles Times Justin Townes Earle, the Amer- icana singer-songwriter and son of Nashville songwriter, actor and activist Steve Earle, died on Sunday. He was 38. “It is with tremendous sadness that we inform you of the pass- ing of our son, husband, father and friend Justin,” said a statement on Justin Earle’s Facebook page. “So many of you have relied on his music and lyrics over the years and we hope that his music will continue to guide you on your journeys.” AP No cause of death was given.

SOLSTICE STUDIOS AND INGENIOUS MEDIA/AP “When you start with my mid- Singer-songwriter Justin Townes dle and last names,” Earle told Earle, shown in 2011, was a Russell Crowe stars in “Unhinged,” a violent thriller now playing in some North American theaters. the Los Angeles Times in 2011, leading performer of American “how much worse can the expec- roots music known for his tations be? My father is one of the introspective and haunting style. greatest songwriters who’s ever lived, and I couldn’t write a song through songwriting: “I realized Is the box office back? like (revered singer-songwriter) there was a way to come from the Townes Van Zandt if my life de- place I came from,” he said. “I pended on it. But you know going found an amount of comfort in it through the door you’re gonna be and I also found something I was ‘Unhinged’ opening the first big test of the coronavirus era judged based on that, so you bet- good at that was legal.” ter be ready.” Earle earned band experience BY RYAN FAUGHNDER vince public officials that cinemas are safe. By the time he was 14, Earle in a ragtime outfit called the was doing residencies in the com- Swindlers and a country-punk Los Angeles Times Solstice Studios, the new Los Angeles-based dis- tributor that gambled on releasing the movie dur- petitive Nashville songwriter’s band called the Distributors, and After months of dormancy for the major movie ing a pandemic, said the weekend numbers marked scene. It was the mid-1990s, and was an on-and-off member of theater circuits because of the coronavirus, Hol- a strong result and that the film would probably artists in the so-called alterna- the raucous country-rock band lywood has been awash in speculation over how reach the $8 million mark by Thursday. The early tive country movement were the Sadies. As Earle gained con- quickly people will return to the cinema. They got numbers indicate the film is on track to eventually mixing post-punk energy with fidence, he committed to being their first clue over the weekend through an un- hit its goal of $30 million in North American ticket honky-tonk twang. Earle’s first a solo artist and eased his way likely test case — a mid-budget hyper-violent road sales, the studio said. Solstice expects the movie’s three records were released by through the Nashville indepen- rage thriller starring Russell Crowe. domestic footprint to reach 2,300 theaters next Bloodshot Records, one of the dent country community. “Unhinged,” starring the Oscar winner as a weekend. Including Canadian grosses from last drivers of the scene and inheri- From the start, Earle’s solo work maniacal motorist, debuted in roughly 1,800 the- week, “Unhinged” has collected $5 million domes- tors to Steve Earle’s 1980s blue- homed in on flawed characters aters and grossed about $4 million in the U.S. and tically so far. collar barroom country. hobbled by fate. He called him- Canada from Friday through Sunday, according to “We’re breathing a sigh of enormous relief,” said Like his father, Earle battled self “The Saint of Lost Causes” on studio estimates. The launch marks the first major Mark Gill, president and chief executive of Solstice substance abuse. “I always knew his 2019 album of the same name. wide release in American theaters since March, Studios, by phone Sunday morning. there was something different He’d already released eight al- when virtually the entire industry was brought Whereas movies normally make the bulk of about the way that I used drugs bums by then, drawn from coun- to an abrupt standstill amid the escalating public their grosses in the first couple of weeks, followed and drank to the way that my try, rock and rustic folk music. health crisis. by a steep drop in business, new movies should friends did, but it’s a wild thing to “I took a lot from Townes,” he The question now is, of course, what do the num- now play for significantly longer in the coronavi- wake up when you’re 16 years old told the Scotsman. “Don’t explain bers actually mean? rus era, Gill added. and realize you can’t stop shoot- too much or write your song like “Unhinged,” a $33 million R-rated thriller with “This is looking exactly like the rest of the world, ing up,” he told the Edinburgh it’s a thesis, don’t give them all the tepid reviews, was never going to be a blockbuster, where slow and steady wins the race,” he said. Scotsman in 2015. information, leave some things and it had virtually no competition. In some of the The bigger test will arrive in the coming weeks His mom, Carol-Ann Hunter, out for interpretation.” biggest states for moviegoing, including California, as movies such as Walt Disney Co.’s “The New and dad divorced when he was Earle is survived by his par- New York and New Jersey, indoor theaters remain Mutants” hits theaters Friday, followed by Chris- very young . As the younger Earle ents; his wife, Jenn Marie; and closed despite the efforts of the cinema lobby, the topher Nolan’s “Tenet” the following week, which kicked his drug habit, he began their daughter, Etta St. James National Association of Theatre Owners, to con- is Labor Day weekend. considering a path forward Earle. Global online ‘Black Joy Project’ to be adapted into a book

Associated Press sands of Facebook and Instagram follow- Berlin Film Festival to make producer, contemporary male vocalist and ers, and his work has been highlighted in contemporary album of the year honors The author and educator Kleaver Cruz Vibe and Huffington Post, among other acting prizes gender neutral at the two-hour virtual ceremony. He also has traveled the world asking the same publications. won music video of the year for “Love The- question: “What does Black joy mean to The organizers of the Berlin Internation- al Film Festival say they will stop award- ory.” Tasha Cobbs Leonard won the show’s you?” top award as best artist. She also took Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Screenwriter Ridley to write ing separate acting prizes to women and men beginning next year. home contemporary female vocalist of the Media announced Monday that Cruz has new Batman comic series year through her album “Heart. Passion. Berlinale organizers said Monday the adapted his “Black Joy Project” into a book Pursuit.” Donald Lawrence’s “Deliver Me John Ridley will write the new Batman performance awards will be defined in a of the same name. “Black Joy Project,” (This is My Exodus)” was named song of comic series with plans of the Dark Knight gender-neutral way at next year’s festival, which does not yet have a release date, will the year. The best new artist went to Pas- being a person of color. for which a physical event is planned. combine images and essays into what Cruz tor Mike Jr. In a statement, the co-heads of the fes- has called the vital use of joy as a path to The Oscar-winning screenwriter and A fire that tore through celebrity chef tival, Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Cha- resistance. DC publisher Jim Lee announced plans for Rachael Ray’s upstate New York home trian, said “not separating the awards in “There is a necessity in expressing and Ridley to write the miniseries during a DC started in a fireplace chimney, state offi- the acting field according to gender com- naming Black joy as a practice towards FanDome virtual panel on Aug. 22. The cials said Aug. 21. The state Office of Fire prises a signal for a more gender-sensitive liberation, and I want it for all Black four-issue comic is scheduled to release in Prevention and Control said the August 9 awareness in the film industry.” people around the world,” Cruz said in a January. fire at the house in Lake Luzerne, N.Y., was statement. Ridley said the series will focus on the Other news accidental. No one was injured. The Black Joy Project dates back to 2015 family of Lucius Fox, who is one of Bruce Lea Michele is a mom of a baby boy. when Cruz felt overwhelmed by “Black Wayne’s closest allies. Fox was also the Singer Kirk Franklin took home six A representative for Michele said Sunday death and pain,” as he writes on his web- president of Wayne Enterprises. trophies during the 35th annual Stellar that the former “Glee” star gave birth to site kleavercruz.com. He made a vow that Ridley won an Academy Award for best Gospel Music Awards on Sunday night. her son on Aug. 20. It’s the first child for for 30 days he would use social media to adapted screenplay in 2013 for his work on Thanks to his “Long Live Love” album, Michele and her husband Zandy Reich, post images of Black joy. He now has thou- “12 Years a Slave.” Franklin collected male vocalist, album, who married last year. Tuesday, August 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, August 25, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Real reasons to celebrate 4 years of Trump Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY HUGH HEWITT Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff ises. But he won’t change. A second term haps even sooner, regularization not just Special to The Washington Post will be rhetorically the same as the first. of “dreamers” but of all nonviolent immi- Military budgets will be the same. Judicial grants in the country can proceed. Trump EDITORIAL he 2016 Republican convention nominees the same. Deregulation will con- has been ready to strike that deal for was packed with skeptics, includ- tinue. Taxes will stay where they are. four years. Manufacturing incentives are Editor Terry Leonard, ing me. In a second Trump term, confrontation poised to draw factories back to the heart- [email protected] T Nearly 100% of the vast throng with the Chinese Communist Party would land, and Big Tech will find it necessary to Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor of journalists in attendance doubted that sharpen, and possibly increase, as a clear- invest in America, not faraway countries. [email protected] candidate Donald Trump could win, in- eyed appraisal of the CCP takes root. Tar- Later, politics will shift toward 2024 cluding me. Trump had fervent support- Managing Editor for Content iffs on our allies that unhinge traditional as a dozen Republicans begin to position Tina Croley, ers, but it was oh so easy to find delegates [email protected] free-traders should fade, but those ringing themselves to succeed Trump and as AOC who thought the party was hurtling toward China will remain as our Navy’s buildup — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation a 1964-style catastrophe. continues. Our exit from Afghanistan will — completes her lightning takeover of [email protected] Some longtime party loyalists sim- be completed and our footprint in Iraq the Democratic Party, presumably beat- ply refused to believe Trump’s promises reduced. The peace accord between the Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital ing Sen. Chuck Schumer D-N.Y., in 2022 — especially his commitment to make ap- United Arab Emirates and Israel is the [email protected] as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pointments to the Supreme Court and fed- first fruit of Trump’s peace plan for the re- eral appeals courts in the mold of Antonin gion; the deal itself was birthed from the exits stage way left. The Trump realign- BUREAU STAFF Scalia. Would he truly fund the military? regional yawn that followed after Trump ment would be complete. That’s what would have been the discus- Europe/Mideast What did he know of deregulation or na- moved the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. tional security? 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Sports Deals exchange for cash considerations. Ac- Sunday’s transactions tivated RHP Sam Coonrod from the IL. on AFN BASEBALL Designated OF Hunter Pence for assign- Major League Baseball ment. American League ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Activated SS BOSTON RED SOX — Sent 3B Christian Paul DeJong from the 10-day IL. Optioned Go to the American Forces Arroyo outright to alternate training RHP Seth Elledge to alternate training Network website for the most site. site. HOUSTON ASTROS — Recalled RHP WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Optioned up-to-date TV schedules. Chase De Jong from taxi squad. Optioned RHP Wil Crowe to alternate training site. RHP Humberto Castellanos to alternate BASKETBALL myafn.net training site. Transferred OF Yordan Al- NBA — Fined Milwaukee F Marvin Wil- varez from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. liams and Orlando F James Ennis $15,000 KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Recalled RHP for their roles in an on-court altercation Chance Adams from alternate training during an Aug. 22 game. Pro soccer site. Optioned RHP Jake Newberry to al- FOOTBALL ternate training site. National Football League LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Designated C ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed CB Dre MLS Michael Hermosillo for assignment. Kirkpatrick to a one-year contract. Re- TAMPA BAY RAYS — Selected the con- leased CB Duke Thomas. EASTERN CONFERENCE tract of LHP Josh Fleming from alternate W L T Pts GF GA BALTIMORE RAVENS — Released S training site. Recalled RHP Edgar Garcia Earl Thomas. Columbus 5 0 1 16 12 1 from alternate training site. Designated Toronto FC 4 0 3 15 13 7 CAROLINA PANTHERS — Waived RB LHP Sean Gilmartin for assignment. Jordan Scarlett. New York 3 2 1 10 6 7 Placed RHP Nick Anderson on the 10-day Atlanta 3 3 0 9 6 5 CINCINNATI BENGALS — Activated WR IL retroactive to Aug. 20. John Ross from the reserve/COVID-19 Philadelphia 2 1 3 9 7 7 TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed RHP list. Placed DT Renell Wren on the IL. FRANK FRANKLIN II/AP Orlando City 2 2 2 8 9 8 Matt Shoemaker on the 10-day IL. Re- Signed LB Montreal 2 2 1 7 8 8 called RHP Jacob Waguespack from taxi CLEVELAND BROWNS — Cincinnati 2 3 1 7 6 9 squad. Acquired 1B/DH Daniel Vogelbach Malcom Smith. Waived C Casey Dunn. Grigor Dimitrov, of Bulgaria, returns to Ugo Humbert, of France, in New England 1 1 4 7 4 4 DENVER BRONCOS — Signed WR Cody from Seattle for cash considerations. Dimitrov’s 6-3, 6-4 win Sunday at the Western & Southern Open D.C. United 1 2 3 6 6 7 National League White. Nashville SC 1 3 1 4 2 5 DETROIT LIONS — Signed DE Will tennis tournament in New York. Chicago 1 4 1 4 4 11 CHICAGO CUBS — Selected the contract of OF Ian Miller from alternate Clarke. Released OL Caleb Benenoch. Inter Miami CF 1 5 0 3 6 10 HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed LB Daren New York City FC 1 5 0 3 2 7 training site. Transferred RHP James Norwood from the 10-day IL to the 60-day Bates and LS Anthony Kukwa. Waived LB WESTERN CONFERENCE Jan Johnson. W L T Pts GF GA IL. Signed free agent 1B Patrick Wisdom Brieﬂ y and sent to alternate training site. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed CB An- Sporting KC 5 1 0 15 15 6 dre Chachere and C Joey Hunt. Placed T Seattle 3 1 2 11 10 4 LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Activated C Will Smith from the IL. Optioned C Keib- Andrew Donnal on the IL. Waived TE Ian Minnesota United 3 1 2 11 13 8 Bunting. Portland 3 2 1 10 8 10 ert Ruiz to alternate training site. Los Angeles FC 2 1 3 9 15 12 MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned RHP Je- LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Signed RB Theo Real Salt Lake 2 1 3 9 7 4 sus Tinoco to alternate training site. Riddick and LB Kyle Emanuel. Released LB Bryce Hager. Dimitrov wins first San Jose 2 1 2 8 10 10 Placed C Francisco Cervelli on the 7-day Colorado 2 3 1 7 9 13 IL. Selected the contract of C Brian Na- PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Activated Vancouver 2 5 0 6 7 14 varreto from alternate training site. WR Travis Fulgham. Waived OT Casey FC Dallas 1 1 3 6 4 3 MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Recalled Tucker. LA Galaxy 1 3 2 5 7 11 RHP J.P. Feyereisen from alternate train- TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Placed Houston 0 2 4 4 6 11 ing site. Optioned LHP Angel Perdomo to RB T.J. Logan and DB John Franklin on in- NOTE: Three points for victory, one alternate training site. jured reserve. point for tie. NEW YORK METS — Released 2B Brian WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM — Re- pro match since his Sunday’s game Dozier. leased WR Cody Latimer. Waived TE Seattle 3, Portland 0 PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Recalled RHP Thaddeus Moss with an injury designa- Monday’s game Nick Tropeano from alternate training tion. Columbus at New York City FC site. Optioned RHP Nick Mears from al- HOCKEY Tuesday’s games ternate training site. National Hockey League New England at D.C. United SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Acquired ARIZONA COYOTES — Signed F Blake New York at Philadelphia IF Daniel Robertson from Tampa Bay in Speers to a one-year, two-way contract. Cincinnati at Chicago bout with COVID-17 Vancouver at Montreal Houston at Sporting Kansas City Wednesday’s games Tennis Associated Press Seattle at LA Galaxy ern & Southern Open on Sunday, Nashville at Orlando City citing neck pain, but was still slat- NEW YORK — Two months Atlanta at Miami Western and Southern Open nifer Brady, United States, 7-6 (5), 6-4. ed to compete in singles Monday. Colorado at FC Dallas Laura Siegemund, Germany, def. Mar- after barely being able to walk Los Angeles FC at Real Salt Lake Sunday keta Vondrousova (10), Czech Republic, “The first week was just trag- Portland at San Jose At Lindner Family Tennis Center 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-4. while ill with COVID-19, Grigor Cincinnati ic. I started by just walking. I Friday’s game Ons Jabeur, Tunisia, def. Leylah Annie Dimitrov played a professional Toronto FC at Montreal Purse: $2,088,829 Fernandez, Canada, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3. couldn’t really do any exercise. I Saturday’s games Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, def. tennis match at the Western & Orlando City at Atlanta Men’s Singles Zhang Shuai, China, 6-4, 6-3. could not lift weights. I couldn’t D.C. United at Philadelphia Round of 64 Marie Bouzkova, Czech Republic, def. Southern Open on Sunday and play tennis,” Dimitrov said, add- Chicago at New York City FC Karen Khachanov (11), Russia, def. Al- Anna Kalinskaya, Russia, 6-1, 7-5. — while the result was not what Columbus at Cincinnati exander Bublik, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-4. Caroline Garcia, France, def. Sloane ing that he lost a lot of weight New York at New England Tennys Sandgren, United States, def. Stephens, United States, 6-3, 7-6 (4). was most important — he won. while sick. Minnesota at FC Dallas Lorenzo Sonego, Italy, 6-3, 7-6 (7). Jil Teichmann, Switzerland, def. Dani- “I said to myself, ‘I’ll give it Sporting Kansas City at Colorado Diego Schwartzman (9), Argentina, elle Collins, United States, 6-3, 6-3. “It was a really dark moment,” San Jose at LA Galaxy def. Casper Ruud, Norway, 7-6 (2), 6-3. Women’s Singles a try.’ Now I’m here playing a he said. “I’m not going to lie.” Real Salt Lake at Portland Marcos Giron, United States, def. Round of 32 match today,” said Dimitrov, a 29- Sunday, August 30 Mackenzie McDonald, United States, 7-6 Veronika Kudermetova, Russia, def. Eventually, Dimitrov said, he Miami at Nashville (2), 7-5. Karolina Pliskova (1), Czech Republic, 7- year-old from Bulgaria who was would practice for 20 minutes Los Angeles FC at Seattle Marton Fucsovics, Hungary, def. Nor- 5, 6-4. Tuesday, September 1 bert Gombos, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-4. Alize Cornet, France, def. Sofia Kenin a U.S. Open semifinalist last year at a time, then built that up in Montreal at Toronto FC Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, def. Cristian (2), United States, 6-1, 7-6 (7). and is ranked No. 19. “Honestly, increments . Wednesday, September 2 Garin (13), Chile, 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-0. Men’s Doubles Miami at Atlanta Grigor Dimitrov (14), Bulgaria, def. Ugo Round of 32 I’m just purely thankful that I’m Chicago at Cincinnati Humbert, France, 6-3, 6-4. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, and Alex even able to just be here, to par- Philadelphia at Columbus Daniel Evans, Britain, def. Andrey de Minaur, Australia, def. Ivan Dodig, UEFA ‘not happy’ with D.C. United at New York Rublev (10), Russia, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2. Croatia, and Filip Polasek (4), Slovakia, ticipate. Forget about the match Minnesota at Houston John Isner (16), United States, def. Hu- 3-6, 7-6 (3), 10-5. — I’m not even talking about ten- Man City reversing ban New York City FC at New England bert Hurkacz, Poland, 7-5, 6-4. Milos Raonic and Felix Auger-Ali- Orlando City at Nashville Richard Gasquet, France, def. Jeffrey assime, Canada, def. Nicolas Mahut, nis right now.” LISBON, Portugal — UEFA FC Dallas at Sporting Kansas City John Wolf, United States, 6-4, 6-4. France, and Jan-Lennard Struff, Germa- He said he arrived in New Seattle at Real Salt Lake John Millman, Australia, def. Adrian ny, 6-3, 1-6, 10-0. President Aleksander Ceferin LA Galaxy at Portland Mannarino, France, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2). Dusan Lajovic and Nikola Cacic, Ser- York, the site for both the West- San Jose at Los Angeles FC said he was “not happy” that Emil Ruusuvuori, Finland, def. Sebas- bia, def. Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul, ern & Southern Open and the U.S. Sunday tian Korda, United States, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-5. United States, 7-5, 3-6, 10-7. Manchester City’s two-year ban Men’s Singles Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Hora- Open, just 1½ days before tak- from European competitions Seattle 3, Portland 0 Round of 32 cio Zeballos (5), Argentina, def. Rohan Seattle 0 3—3 Stefanos Tsitsipas (4), Greece, def. Bopanna, India, and Denis Shapovalov, ing the court for what turned out was overturned, but the govern- Portland 0 0—0 Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 6-1, 6-3. Canada, 6-4, 7-6 (1). to be a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Ugo Second half—1, Seattle, Ruidiaz, 2 David Goffin (7), Belgium, def. Borna Austin Krajicek and Steve Johnson, ing body does not plan to appeal (Jones), 72nd minute; 2, Seattle, Ruidiaz, Coric, Croatia, 7-6 (6), 6-4. United States, def. Sander Gille and Jo- Humbert. against the decision at the Swiss 3, 83rd; 3, Seattle, Leerdam, 1 (Ruidiaz), Women’s Singles ran Vliegen, Belgium, 6-0, 6-2. The women’s draw saw some 85th. Round of 64 Reilly Opelka and Taylor Fritz, United federal court. Goalies—Seattle, Stefan Frei, Stefan Anett Kontaveit (12), Estonia, def. Dar- States, def. Sam Querrey and Jack Sock, big names exit on Day 2 at the Ceferin also insisted that UE- Cleveland; Portland, Steve Clark, Jeff At- ia Kasatkina, Russia, 6-3, 6-1. United States, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 10-6. hard-court tournament: No. 1 tinella. Elise Mertens (14), Belgium, def. Re- Women’s Doubles FA’s Financial Fair Play regula- becca Peterson, Sweden, 6-0, 6-2. Round of 32 seed Karolina Pliskova, No. 2 tions are “not dead,” even though Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, def. Alison Vera Zvonareva and Ekaterina Alexan- Sofia Kenin and 2017 U.S. Open van Uytvanck, Belgium, 6-2, 6-3. drova, Russia, def. Alison Riske, United City’s win at the Court of Arbitra- Pro basketball Vera Zvonareva, Russia, def. Magda States, and Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, champion Sloane Stephens. Plis- tion for Sport was seen as a big Linette, Poland, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1. 6-3, 6-4. CiCi Bellis, United States, def. Oceane Elise Mertens, Belgium, and Aryna Sa- kova, the 2016 U.S. Open runner- blow to efforts to curtail spending WNBA Dodin, France, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (1). balenka (1), Belarus, def. Bernarda Pera up who will be the top seed when by rich club owners. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, def. Kateri- and Ann Li, United States, 6-2, 6-4. EASTERN CONFERENCE na Siniakova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-3. Hayley Carter, United States, and Lui- the Grand Slam tournament be- W L Pct GB Christina McHale, United States, def. sa Stefani, Brazil, def. Laura Siegemund, gins Aug. 31, lost 7-5, 6-4 to Ve- Chicago 10 4 .714 — Iga Swiatek, Poland, 6-2, 6-4. Germany, and Elena Rybakina, Kazakh- Jays acquire Vogelbach Connecticut 6 8 .429 4 Jessica Pegula, United States, def. Jen- stan, 6-2, 3-6, 12-10. ronika Kudermetova; Kenin, who Indiana 5 8 .385 4½ from Mariners Washington 4 9 .308 5½ won the Australian Open this Atlanta 3 11 .214 7 year, was upset by Alize Cornet TORONTO — The Toronto New York 1 12 .077 8½ WESTERN CONFERENCE AP sportlight 6-1, 7-6 (7); Stephens was elimi- Blue Jays have acquired strug- W L Pct GB nated by Caroline Garcia 6-3, 7-6 gling slugger Daniel Vogelbach Seattle 11 3 .786 — Aug. 25 1950 — Sugar Ray Robinson knocks (4). Las Vegas 10 3 .769 ½ 1804 — Alice Meynell becomes the out Jose Basora at 52 seconds of the first from the Seattle Mariners for Los Angeles 10 3 .769 ½ first woman jockey as she rides in a four- round to retain world middleweight box- Dimitrov tested positive for the $100,000. The 27-year-old Vo- Minnesota 9 4 .692 1½ mile race in York, England. ing title. coronavirus in June while partic- Phoenix 7 7 .500 4 1922 — In one of the wildest games 1991 — Carl Lewis reclaims his title of gelbach was a first time All-Star Dallas 5 9 .357 6 ever played, the Cubs beat the Phillies world’s fastest human by setting a world ipating in a series of exhibitions last season but was designated Sunday’s games 26-23. The Cubs led 25-6 in the fourth in- record of 9.86 seconds in the 100-meter in Croatia and Serbia organized Atlanta 78, Minnesota 75 ning, but held on as the game ended with final in the world championships in To- for assignment by the Mariners Los Angeles 84, Dallas 81 the Phillies leaving the bases loaded. kyo. Lewis clips four-hundredths of a by Novak Djokovic, who also got on Aug. 19 after hitting .094 with Phoenix 88, Washington 87 1946 — Ben Hogan wins the PGA second off the previous mark of 9.90 set Monday’s games championship with a 6 and 4 win over Ed by Leroy Burrell in the U.S. Champion- COVID-19. (Djokovic pulled out two home runs and four RBIs in No games scheduled. Oliver. ships two months earlier. of the doubles event at the West- 18 games this season. PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, August 25, 2020 NHL Scoreboard

Stanley Cup playoffs Knights’ Lehner EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND At Toronto (1) Philadelphia 4, (8) Montreal 2 Philadelphia 2, Montreal 1 Montreal 5, Philadelphia 0 Philadelphia 1, Montreal 0 Philadelphia 2, Montreal 0 Montreal 5, Philadelphia 3 blanks Canucks (2) Tampa Bay 4, (7) Columbus 1 Tampa Bay 3, Columbus 2, 5OT Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 1 Tampa Bay 3, Columbus 2 Tampa Bay 2, Columbus 1 Tampa Bay 5, Columbus 4, OT (6) N.Y. Islanders 4, (3) Washington 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Washington 2 N.Y. Islanders 5, Washington 2 N.Y. Islanders 2, Washington 1, OT in series opener Washington 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 N.Y. Islanders 4, Washington 0 (4) Boston 4, (5) Carolina 1 Associated Press the first time they have been shut Boston 4, Carolina 3, 2OT out since losing 3-0 to the Min- Carolina 3, Boston 2 EDMONTON, Alberta — Robin Boston 3, Carolina 2 nesota Wild in the first game of Boston 4, Carolina 3 Lehner recorded his first career Boston 2, Carolina 1 their qualifying series. WESTERN CONFERENCE playoff shutout and the Vegas “We limited chances and we At Edmonton, Alberta Golden Knights beat the Vancou- (1) Las Vegas 4, (8) Chicago 1 were holding pucks in the O-zone, Vegas 4, Chicago 1 ver Canucks 5-0 Sunday night Vegas 4, Chicago 3, OT and honestly we (managed to) Vegas 2, Chicago 1 in the first game of their second grind them out. It was a good 60 Chicago 3, Las Vegas 1 round playoff series. JASON FRANSON, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Vegas 4, Chicago 3 minutes,” Marchessault said. (2) Colorado 4, (7) Arizona 1 The 29-year-old Lehner, who is Game 2 is set for Tuesday Vegas Golden Knights goalie Robin Lehner makes the save on Colorado 3, Arizona 0 playing for his fifth NHL team, Colorado 3, Arizona 2 night. Vancouver Canuck right wing Jake Virtanen (18) during Game 1 of a Arizona 4, Colorado 2 turned aside 26 shots. second-round series Sunday in Edmonton, Alberta. Lehner stopped Colorado 7, Arizona 1 Vancouver coach Travis Green Colorado 7, Arizona 1 “I thought we played a helluva graded it their worst game of the 26 shots in his team’s 5-0 win. (3) Dallas 4, (6) Calgary 2 game, a real good team game,” Calgary 3, Dallas 2 playoffs, but said they can learn Dallas 5, Calgary 4 Lehner said. from it and get better. cool down a goaltending con- behind Markstrom. Calgary 2, Dallas 0 “Everyone was working hard, Dallas 5, Calgary 4, OT “They’ve got a quick team,” troversy that flared up over the The Golden Knights scored blocking shots, back-checking, Dallas 2, Calgary 1 Green said. weekend when Fleury’s agent three times in the second pe- Dallas 7, Calgary 3 all the small things. It was nice (5) Vancouver 4, (4) St. Louis 2 “That might have been part tweeted a doctored photo sug- riod to put the game away. Smith Vancouver 5, St. Louis 2 to come out strong and start the of it. Maybe their speed caught gesting Vegas head coach Peter Vancouver 4, St. Louis 3, OT scored off a rebound on the power St. Louis 3, Vancouver 2, OT series strong.” some of our players by surprise a DeBoer is stabbing Fleury in the St. Louis 3, Vancouver 1 Reilly Smith, Jonathan play. Then Stone, standing in the Vancouver 4, St. Louis 3 little bit, where they turned over back. Vancouver 6, St. Louis 2 Marchessault, Alex Tuch, Mark some pucks. But I definitely think The Golden Knights had not slot, redirected a wrist shot from CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Stone, and Max Pacioretty scored Nate Schmidt to make it 3-0. Tuch (Best-of-7) we should have been better with played since dispatching the EASTERN CONFERENCE and chased Vancouver starting the puck, and we’ve got to play Blackhawks on Tuesday in the then chased down an arching x-if needed At Toronto goaltender Jacob Markstrom a lot better if we’re going to win first round, but didn’t show any clearing pass from Nick Cousins, (1)Philadelphia vs. (6)N.Y. Islanders from the net. this series.” rust. Monday: Game 1 racing past the Canucks’ defense Wednesday: Game 2 Markstrom, making his 11th Lehner is 9-1 since being ac- They pushed the Canucks hard and shooting it low to the glove Thursday: Game 3 consecutive playoff start, stopped quired at the trade deadline in a on the forecheck, creating a lot of Saturday: Game 4 side and in. Game 5 29 of 34 shots and was pulled mid- three-team deal including the To- chances and leading to the first x-Monday, Aug. 31: In the third period, Stone, be- x-Wednesday, Sept. 2: Game 6 way through the third period for ronto Maple Leafs and Chicago goal midway through the first pe- x-Thursday, Sept. 3: Game 7 hind the net, passed in front to (4)Boston 1, (2) Tampa Bay 0 Thatcher Demko after allowing Blackhawks, and appears to have riod. Smith, circling behind the Sunday: Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2 1 Pacioretty for the one-timer. Tuesday: Game 2 the fifth goal. displaced Marc-Andre Fleury as net, fired the puck through the Wednesday: Game 3 The Canucks had just a handful the starter. crease and it bounced off a skate Smith, Stone, and Tuch each Friday: Game 4 x-Sunday, Aug. 30: Game 5 of dangerous scoring chances. It’s His win won’t do anything to to Marchessault, who tucked it added an assist. x-Tuesday, Sept. 1: Game 6 x-Wednesday, Sept. 2: Game 7 WESTERN CONFERENCE At Edmonton, Alberta (1)Las Vegas 1, (5)Vancouver 0 Halak stops 35 shots as Bruins hold off Lightning Sunday: Las Vegas 5, Vancouver 0 Tuesday: Game 2 Thursday: Game 3 Saturday: Game 4 Associated Press first period on the loss. x-Monday, Aug. 31: Game 5 “We were obviously disappointed with the x-Tuesday, Sept. 1: Game 6 TORONTO — Brad Marchand says it’s no x-Thursday, Sept. 3: Game 7 way we came out in the first. It’s been a couple coincidence the Boston Bruins are starting to (3) Dallas 1, (2)Colorado 0 of days since we played, but at the same time, Saturday: Dallas 5, Colorado 3 look like the team that led the NHL regular Monday: Game 2 we expect more out of ourselves,” Hedman Wednesday: Game 3 season with 100 points and 44 wins. said. “It’s on us in that room to be better come Friday: Game 4 After floating through the preliminary x-Sunday, Aug. 30: Game 5 next game.” x-Monday, Aug. 31: Game 6 seeding round a few weeks ago, the Presi- x-Wednesday, Sept. 2: Game 7 Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy dent’s Trophy-winning Bruins have flipped stopped 28 shots in a game that was sup- Sunday the switch now that the real playoffs have posed to feature a match up of two of the three Golden Knights 5, Canucks 0 begun. Vezina Trophy finalists before Rask abruptly Vancouver 0 0 0—0 Jaroslav Halak stopped 35 shots to win his Vegas 1 3 1—5 opted out to be with his family on Aug. 15. First Period—1, Vegas, Marchessault 3 fourth straight game since starter Tuukka Vasilevskiy set a franchise record in making (Theodore, Smith), 11:37. Rask opted out of the playoffs, and the Bru- Second Period—2, Vegas, Smith 4 his 37th career playoff start, one more than (Martinez, Tuch), 2:13 (pp). 3, Vegas, ins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 to open Ben Bishop, Stone 5 (Schmidt, Karlsson), 11:35. 4, Ve- their second-round series on Sunday night. FRANK GUNN, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP gas, Tuch 5 (Cousins, Theodore), 16:34. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series being Third Period—5, Vegas, Pacioretty 2 Marchand and regular-season leading played in Toronto is Tuesday. (Stephenson, Stone), 10:47. scorer David Pastrnak had a goal and assist Boston Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak Shots on Goal—Vancouver 8-11-7—26. makes a save on Tampa Bay Lightning The roles were reversed in a meeting of Vegas 12-15-12—39. each, and Charlie Coyle also scored for a Bru- Atlantic Division rivals and the NHL’s top of- Power-play opportunities—Vancouver ins team that has won five of six since opening center Barclay Goodrow in Boston’s 3-2 win 0 of 1; Vegas 1 of 3. Sunday in the opener of their second-round fensive and defensive teams. With 243 goals Goalies—Vancouver, Markstrom 7-3-1 the playoffs by losing all three round-robin scored, Tampa Bay led the league in scoring (34 shots-29 saves), Vancouver, Demko 0- playoff series in Toronto. 0-0 (5-5). Vegas, Lehner 6-1-0 (26-26). seeding games. for a third straight year, while the Bruins al- T—2:28. “I think maybe there was a little bit of con- lowed a league-low 167. The 35-year-old became the Bruins fourth cern from some people after the first four Coyle opened the scoring with 68 seconds Bruins 3, Lightning 2 goalie 35 or older to win four or more straight games, but for the teams that weren’t fighting left in the first period, when he was parked Boston 1 1 1—3 postseason games — and first since Tim Tampa Bay 0 0 2—2 for a playoff position and playing for stand- in the right circle and deflected in Brandon First Period—1, Boston, Coyle 3 ings, those games really didn’t mean a whole Thomas won five in a row in 2009. (Marchand, Carlo), 18:52. Carlo’s shot from the point over Vasilevskiy’s Second Period—2, Boston, Pastrnak 2 lot,” Marchand said. “We obviously buckled “They had their chances, and Jaro’s there to right shoulder. Carlo’s shot otherwise ap- (Krejci, Krug), 4:34 (pp). shut the door on a number of good chances to Third Period—3, Boston, Marchand 4 down once the playoffs started and when the peared to be sailing wide of the net. (Pastrnak, Bergeron), 1:17. 4, Tampa Bay, games matter. That’s kind of how this group is keep us ahead,” Coyle said. The Bruins went up 2-0 at the 4:34 mark of Hedman 2 (Palat, Point), 8:50. 5, Tampa Both goals Halak allowed — the last com- Bay, Hedman 3 (Shattenkirk, Johnson), when it’s time to play.” the second period, and with Hedman off for 18:46. The Bruins got off to a fast start, weathered ing with 1:14 let and the Lightning net empty tripping. David Krejci patiently skated the Shots on Goal—Boston 15-7-9—31. Tampa Bay 10-18-9—37. a second period in which they were outshot for an extra attacker — came off shots Hed- puck up the right boards before threading Power-play opportunities—Boston 1 18-7, and wound up hanging in a game Tampa man floated from just inside the blue line and a pass through the middle to Pastrnak, who of 3; Tampa Bay 0 of 3. Goalies—Boston, Halak 4-1-0 (37 Bay’s Victor Hedman scored twice in the final deflected in off Boston defenseman Charlie one-timed it in under Vasilevskiy’s blocker. shots-35 saves). Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy McAvoy. 6-3-0 (31-28). 11:10. Marchand then sealed the win, scoring 1:17 T—2:34. The remainder of the credit when to Halak. Hedman blamed the Lightning’s sluggish into the third period. Tuesday, August 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 NBA PLAYOFFS Scoreboard

Three-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 14- Playoffs 38 (R.Jackson 4-7, Leonard 3-9, Williams At Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 2-4, Shamet 2-6, Morris Sr. 1-4, George FIRST ROUND 1-7), Dallas 13-36 (Burke 4-5, Doncic 4- Best-of-seven; x-if necessary 10, Hardaway Jr. 3-8, Finney-Smith 2-5, EASTERN CONFERENCE Kidd-Gilchrist 0-2, Kleber 0-5). Fouled Milwaukee 2, Orlando 1 Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 41 Orlando 122, Milwaukee 110 (Leonard 9), Dallas 54 (Doncic 17). As- Milwaukee 111, Orlando 96 sists—L.A. Clippers 19 (Williams 5), Dal- Milwaukee 121, Orlando 107 las 20 (Doncic 13). Total Fouls—L.A. Clip- Monday: Game 4 pers 23, Dallas 24. Wednesday: Game 5 x-Friday: Game 6 Jazz 129, Nuggets 127 x-Sunday, Aug. 30: Game 7 Toronto 4, Brooklyn 0 DENVER — Grant 4-8 2-2 12, Millsap 6- Toronto 134, Brooklyn 110 13 2-2 16, Jokic 12-24 2-2 29, Morris 3-10 Toronto 104, Brooklyn 99 1-2 7, Murray 18-31 5-5 50, Craig 1-4 0-0 2, Toronto 117, Brooklyn 92 Porter Jr. 4-8 0-0 9, Plumlee 1-2 0-0 2, Dan- Sunday: Toronto 150, Brooklyn 122 iels 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 49-100 12-13 127. Boston 4, Philadelphia 0 UTAH — Ingles 0-4 0-0 0, O’Neale 1-3 1- Boston 109, Philadelphia 101 2 4, Gobert 7-8 3-4 17, Conley 8-13 6-6 26, Boston 128, Philadelphia 101 Mitchell 15-27 17-18 51, Bradley 0-1 2-4 2, Boston 102, Philadelphia 94 Morgan 0-0 0-0 0, Niang 2-4 0-0 5, Clark- Sunday: Boston 110, Philadelphia 106 son 9-13 2-2 24. Totals 42-73 31-36 129. Miami 3, Indiana 0 Denver 36 29 24 38—127 Miami 113 Indiana 101 Utah 33 31 33 32—129 Miami 109, Indiana 100 Three-Point Goals—Denver 17-44 Miami 124, Indiana 115 (Murray 9-15, Jokic 3-10, Grant 2-4, Mill- Monday: Game 4 sap 2-6, Porter Jr. 1-3, Craig 0-2, Morris 0- -Wednesday: Game 5 4), Utah 14-29 (Clarkson 4-7, Mitchell 4-7, x-Friday: Game 6 Conley 4-8, Niang 1-2, O’Neale 1-2, Ingles x-Sunday, Aug. 30: Game 7 0-3). Fouled Out—Denver 1 (Grant), Utah WESTERN CONFERENCE None. Rebounds—Denver 40 (Murray 11), L.A. Lakers 2, Portland 1 Utah 37 (Gobert 11). Assists—Denver 25 Portland 100, L.A. Lakers 93 (Murray 7), Utah 14 (Mitchell 7). Total KEVIN C. COX/AP L.A. Lakers 111, Portland 88 Fouls—Denver 24, Utah 19. L.A. Lakers 116, Portland 108 Monday: Game 4 Raptors 150, Nets 122 Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, center, is surrounded by teammates after his game-winning three- Wednesday: Game 5 pointer in overtime of the Mavericks’ 135-133 defeat of the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday. x-Friday: Game 6 TORONTO — Anunoby 3-7 3-4 10, x-Sunday, Aug. 30: Game 7 Siakam 9-22 1-2 20, Gasol 3-4 2-3 9, Lowry L.A. Clippers 2, Dallas 2 1-3 0-0 2, VanVleet 2-5 3-4 9, Hollis-Jeffer- L.A. Clippers 118, Dallas 110 son 2-5 0-2 4, Watson 1-1 0-0 2, Boucher Dallas 127, L.A. Clippers 114 1-3 0-0 3, Ibaka 12-14 0-0 27, S.Johnson Roundup Clippers 130, Dallas 122 3-7 1-1 9, Davis 5-10 0-0 14, M.Thomas 5- Sunday: Dallas 135, L.A. Clippers 133, 6 0-0 12, Powell 9-14 6-6 29. Totals 56-101 OT 16-22 150. Tuesday: Game 5 BROOKLYN —Luwawu-Cabarrot 2-12 Thursday: Game 6 5-5 11, Temple 4-9 0-1 10, Allen 3-5 2-2 8, x-Saturday: Game 7 LeVert 11-23 7-10 35, T.Johnson 5-13 0-0 Utah 3, Denver 1 13, Anderson 3-6 0-0 9, Hall 1-1 0-0 2, Ku- Denver 135, Utah 125, OT rucs 4-7 0-2 8, L.Thomas 1-2 2-2 4, Musa Doncic’s 3 lifts Mavs in OT Utah 124, Denver 105 2-7 8-10 12, Chiozza 2-9 0-0 6, Martin 1-4 Utah 124, Denver 87 1-1 4. Totals 39-98 25-33 122. Sunday: tah 129, Denver 127 Toronto 39 38 39 34—150 Tuesday: Game 5 Brooklyn 32 36 19 35—122 x-Thursday: Game 6 Three-Point Goals—Toronto 22- Dallas All-Star has triple-double as team evens series with Clippers x-Saturday: Game 7 47 (Powell 5-9, Davis 4-8, Ibaka 3-3, Houston 2, Oklahoma City 1 M.Thomas 2-3, VanVleet 2-3, S.Johnson Houston 123, Oklahoma City 108 2-4, Boucher 1-2, Gasol 1-2, Anunoby 1- Associated Press 2003 Western Conference Finals. Jazz can close it out in Game 5 on Houston 112, Oklahoma City 98 3, Siakam 1-7, Lowry 0-2), Brooklyn 19-50 (LeVert 6-9, Anderson 3-5, T.Johnson 3-8, The Mavericks used a 16-0 run Tuesday. Oklahoma City 119, Houston 107, OT LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. Monday: Game 4 Temple 2-6, Chiozza 2-7, Luwawu-Cabar- in the third to take the lead — and Murray, who hit a long three- x-Wednesday: Game 5 rot 2-9, Kurucs 0-2, Musa 0-3). Fouled — Luka Doncic stepped back for x-Friday: Game 6 Out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 57 (Ibaka led by 12 points in the fourth be- a winning three-pointer — on a pointer near the buzzer, had the x-Sunday, Aug. 30: Game 7 15), Brooklyn 44 (Allen 15). Assists—To- fore Los Angeles rallied. CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS ronto 39 (Siakam 10), Brooklyn 21 (Chi- tender ankle, no less. most-ever by a Denver player in (Best-of-7); x-if necessary) ozza, LeVert 6). Total Fouls—Toronto 26, Lou Williams tied it at 121 by Another installment in the a postseason game, surpassing Eastern Conference Brooklyn 17. hitting two of three free throws Toronto vs. Boston ever-growing legend of Doncic. Spencer Haywood’s mark of 45 in Thursday: Game 1 Celtics 110, 76ers 106 with 50.6 seconds remaining in an ABA playoff contest on April Saturday: Game 2 Doncic’s deep shot at the buzz- Monday, Aug. 31: Game 3 BOSTON —Brown 6-15 2-3 16, Tatum er capped a triple-double and the regulation. After Dallas failed to 19, 1970. Murray also had 11 re- Wednesday, Sept. 2: Game 4 10-18 6-10 28, Theis 6-12 1-1 15, Smart 3-6 score on the next possession, the x-Friday, Sept. 4: Game 5 1-2 8, Walker 8-15 12-13 32, Langford 0-0 short-handed Dallas Mavericks bounds. Nikola Jokic added 29 x-Sunday, Sept. 6: Game 6 0-0 0, Ojeleye 0-3 0-0 0, Williams 1-1 0-0 3, Clippers called a timeout to set up points for the Nuggets. x-Tuesday, Sept. 8: Game 7 Williams III 0-0 0-0 0, Kanter 3-6 0-0 6, Wa- beat the Los Angeles Clippers namaker 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 38-82 22-29 110. 135-133 in overtime Sunday to a play with 24.7 seconds left. Mike Conley had 26 points for PHILADELPHIA — Harris 7-12 4-4 20, Kawhi Leonard’s three-point Sunday Horford 6-10 0-1 12, Embiid 8-18 13-18 30, even the playoff series at two Utah in his second game since re- Mavs 135, Clippers 133 (OT) Milton 5-11 2-2 14, Richardson 2-10 8-9 14, games apiece. shot with 0.2 seconds remaining turning to the NBA bubble after Korkmaz 0-0 0-0 0, Scott 0-0 0-0 0, Thy- was off the mark. The Mavericks L.A. CLIPPERS — Leonard 10-22 9-10 bulle 0-1 0-0 0, Burks 6-16 0-0 13, Neto 1-4 Doncic finished with 43 points, leaving for the birth of his son. 32, Morris Sr. 3-9 2-2 9, Zubac 5-9 5-5 15, 0-0 3. Totals 35-82 27-34 106. 17 rebounds and 13 assists for his failed on a lob toward big man Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 11 George 3-14 2-2 9, Shamet 3-8 0-0 8, Mann Boston 27 30 32 21—110 Boban Marjanovic to send it to 0-0 0-0 0, Green 2-4 3-4 8, Harrell 1-2 0-0 2, Philadelphia 32 26 19 29—106 second straight triple-double. rebounds. R.Jackson 5-9 0-0 14, Williams 13-20 8-9 Three-Point Goals—Boston 12-35 “We know this kid has got a overtime. Celtics 110, 76ers 106: 36. Totals 45-97 29-32 133. (Walker 4-9, Tatum 2-5, Theis 2-5, Brown “Bottom line is the last play DALLAS — Finney-Smith 3-9 0-0 8, 2-9, Smart 1-2, Ojeleye 0-3), Philadelphia flair for the dramatic,” Maver- Kemba Walker scored 32 points Hardaway Jr. 8-18 2-3 21, Kleber 2-8 3-4 9-34 (Harris 2-5, Richardson 2-5, Milton 2- icks coach Rick Carlisle said. didn’t lose the game for us,” Los and Boston pulled away in fourth 7, Burke 10-14 1-2 25, Doncic 18-31 3-5 43, 6, Neto 1-3, Embiid 1-5, Burks 1-8). Fouled Angeles coach Doc Rivers said. J.Jackson 0-2 0-0 0, Kidd-Gilchrist 0-3 3-4 Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 42 (Tatum “He’s a guy that lives for these quarter to complete a first-round 3, Marjanovic 5-9 0-0 10, Barea 0-1 3-3 3, 15), Philadelphia 39 (Embiid, Horford 10). moments.” “It was our entire play from the series sweep of Philadelphia. Curry 6-9 3-3 15. Totals 52-104 18-24 135. Assists—Boston 19 (Smart, Tatum, Walk- second quarter on.” L.A. Clippers 34 32 19 36 12—133 er 4), Philadelphia 12 (Richardson 5). To- To think, Doncic was a game- Jayson Tatum added 28 points Dallas 24 34 35 28 14—135 tal Fouls—Boston 25, Philadelphia 25. Doncic didn’t have center Kri- time decision due to the left ankle and had a playoff career-high staps Porzingis, who sat out with he hurt in Game 3. But once he 15 rebounds for the Celtics, who right knee soreness. stepped on the floor, he knew he advanced to Eastern Conference The 21-year-old Doncic hurt would give it a go. semifinals against defending his left ankle in the last game. He And once crunch time hit, the champion Toronto. ankle wasn’t even a thought. hardly looked hampered, going 18-for-31 from the floor. He test- Joel Embiid led the 76ers with “One of the best feelings I’ve 30 points and 10 rebounds. Tobias ever had as a player,” Doncic said ed the ankle often, too, with jump stops, pivots and an impressive Harris added 20 points and five about the winner. “Just some- rebounds. thing special.” Euro-steps to gain separation. Raptors 150, Nets 122: Nor- Marcus Morris hit a three- Doncic got a breather to start man Powell scored 29 points, fel- pointer with around 9 seconds the fourth quarter. He sat on the low reserve Serge Ibaka added remaining in OT to give the Clip- bench as trainers worked on his 27 points and 15 rebounds and pers the lead. It simply set the ankle. He then hopped up and stage for Doncic’s winner over down in the hallway and rode Toronto steamrolled into the Reggie Jackson. His teammates an exercise bike before return- Eastern Conference semifinals rushed out to congratulate him. ing with 8:33 remaining and the by routing Brooklyn to complete “Big-time players make big- Mavericks leading 106-96. a four-game sweep. time plays. He’s a big-time play- Jazz 129, Nuggets 127: Don- The Raptors lost Kyle Lowry to er,” teammate Trey Burke said. ovan Mitchell scored 18 of his 51 an ankle injury in the first quarter “He’s proved it already in this points in the fourth quarter and but the defending NBA champi- league.” Utah withstood a 50-point night ons had more than enough depth Doncic’s theatrics helped from Jamal Murray to beat Den- and power left to wrap up the first seventh-seeded Dallas post its ver and take a 3-1 series lead. sweep in franchise history. biggest playoff comeback win, Mitchell was 15-for-27 from Pascal Siakam had 20 points KIM KLEMENT/AP overcoming a 21-point, second- the floor and went 17-for-18 from and 10 assists for Toronto, which Boston guard Kemba Walker (8) defends a shot by Philadelphia quarter deficit. Its previous best the free-throw line. He had 57 upped its record to 11-1 in the guard Alec Burks (20) during the Celtics’ first-round playoff-clinching was 19 against the Spurs in San points in Game 1 and is averag- bubble. Caris LeVert scored 35 110-106 win Sunday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Antonio during Game 5 of the ing 39.5 points in the series. The points for the Nets. PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, August 25, 2020 MLB SCOREBOARD

American League Padres 5, Astros 3 Twins 5, Royals 4 East Division Houston San Diego Minnesota Kansas City W L Pct GB ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi Tampa Bay 19 10 .655 — Springer cf 3 1 0 0 Grisham cf 4 0 0 0 Polanco ss 5 0 1 0 Mrrifield rf 5 0 1 0 New York 16 9 .640 1 Altuve 2b 4 0 0 0 Tatis Jr. ss 3 2 2 0 Kepler rf 4 1 0 0 Lopez 2b 5 0 0 0 Baltimore 14 14 .500 4½ Correa ss 4 1 1 1 Machado 3b 4 1 1 2 Cruz dh 3 2 2 1 Dozier 1b 4 3 4 0 Toronto 13 13 .500 4½ Tucker lf 4 1 1 2 Hosmer 1b 4 1 2 1 Sano 1b 4 2 3 1 Soler dh 4 0 1 2 Boston 9 20 .310 10 Gurriel 1b 4 0 0 0 Myers rf 3 1 0 0 Adrnza 3b 0 0 0 0 Franco 3b 4 0 2 2 Central Division Brantley dh 3 0 0 0 Crnwrth 2b 4 0 1 1 E.Rosario lf 5 0 3 1 Gordon lf 4 0 0 0 Minnesota 19 10 .655 — Reddick rf 3 0 2 0 Profar lf 2 0 0 1 Gnzlez 3b-1b 4 0 2 2 Mondesi ss 4 0 0 0 Cleveland 17 11 .607 1½ Toro 3b 3 0 0 0 Naylor dh 2 0 0 0 Vargas 2b 5 0 0 0 Strling cf 3 0 0 0 Chicago 17 12 .586 2 Mldonado c 3 0 1 0 Frnce ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Cave cf 4 0 1 0 Phllps ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Detroit 11 15 .423 6½ Torrens c 1 0 0 0 Jeffers c 4 0 1 0 Viloria c 2 1 1 0 Kansas City 11 17 .393 7½ Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 McBrm ph 1 0 0 0 West Division Hedges c 1 0 0 0 Gllagher c 0 0 0 0 Oakland 20 9 .690 — Totals 31 3 5 3 Totals 30 5 6 5 Totals 38 5 13 5 Totals 37 4 9 4 Houston 15 13 .536 4½ Houston 300 000 000—3 Minnesota 202 000 001—5 Texas 10 17 .370 9 San Diego 000 300 02x—5 Kansas City 002 000 101—4 Seattle 11 19 .367 9½ E—Maldonado (1). DP—Houston 0, San E—Sano (2). DP—Minnesota 0, Kansas Los Angeles 9 20 .310 11 Diego 1. LOB—Houston 2, San Diego 4. /AP City 2. LOB—Minnesota 11, Kansas City 2B—Reddick 2 (9), Hosmer (4). HR—Tuck- CURTIS COMPTON, ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUION 11. 2B—Sano 2 (10), Gonzalez (2), Polanco National League er (4), Machado (8). (3), Dozier 2 (2), Soler (5). HR—Cruz (10). IP H R ER BB SO Philadelphia Phillies catcher Andrew Knapp waits for the throw SB—Merrifield (6), Franco (1). East Division Houston before tagging out Atlanta Braves runner Dansby Swanson for the IP H R ER BB SO W L Pct GB Greinke 6 4 3 3 2 4 Minnesota Atlanta 16 12 .571 — Raley 1 0 0 0 1 1 final out in the Phillies’ 5-4 win Sunday in Atlanta. Wisler 2 1 0 0 1 2 Miami 11 11 .500 2 2 Paredes L,1-1 ⁄3 2 2 2 0 1 Smeltzer 2 3 2 2 0 1 New York 12 14 .462 3 1 Taylor ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 May H,5 1 1 0 0 1 1 Washington 11 14 .440 3½ 2 Phillies 5, Braves 4 Tigers 7, Indians 4 Poppen H,1 1 ⁄3 1 1 1 0 2 San Diego 1 Philadelphia 10 14 .417 4 2 Romo H,7 ⁄3 1 0 0 2 1 Morejon 1 ⁄3 3 3 3 1 3 Philadelphia Atlanta Detroit Cleveland Central Division 1 Clippard W,1-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Patino 2 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 2 Chicago 17 10 .630 — 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi Rogers S,6-8 1 2 1 1 0 1 Quantrill 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 2 St. Louis 9 8 .529 3 1 McCtchn lf 5 1 2 1 Swnson ss 5 1 3 0 V.Ryes lf 4 2 1 0 Hrnndz 2b 5 1 1 1 Hill 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas City Cincinnati 11 15 .423 5½ 1 Hoskins 1b 5 1 2 2 Freeman 1b 4 1 2 3 Castro 2b 4 0 2 1 Ramirez 3b 5 0 2 0 1 Stammen W,3-1 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Bubic L,0-4 3 ⁄3 9 4 4 2 0 Milwaukee 11 15 .423 5½ Harper rf 5 0 0 0 d’Arnaud c 4 0 1 0 Cabrera dh 3 0 1 2 Lindor ss 3 0 0 0 2 Pagan S,2-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cndlario 1b 5 0 1 0 C.Sntna 1b 3 0 0 0 Zuber ⁄3 2 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh 7 17 .292 8½ Rlmuto dh 5 0 1 0 Ozuna lf 4 0 1 1 Holland 1 0 0 0 0 1 West Division T—3:04. A—0 (40,209). Gregorius ss 4 1 1 1 Adams dh 3 0 0 0 Goodrum ss 3 1 2 1 F.Reyes dh 4 0 0 0 Jones cf 5 1 1 0 Luplow lf 3 1 2 0 Hahn 2 0 0 0 2 3 Los Angeles 22 8 .733 — Segura 2b 4 0 0 0 Duvall rf 4 0 0 0 Barlow 1 0 0 0 0 1 San Diego 18 12 .600 4 Bohm 3b 3 2 3 1 Riley 3b 4 0 2 0 Bonifacio rf 5 1 1 2 D.Sntana rf 3 0 0 0 Giants 6, Diamondbacks 1 Greiner c 3 2 1 1 Frman ph 0 1 0 0 Rosenthal 1 2 1 1 1 1 San Francisco 14 16 .467 8 Knapp c 3 0 1 0 Camrgo 2b 4 0 0 0 HBP—Smeltzer (Viloria). T—3:35. Colorado 13 15 .464 8 Arizona San Francisco Haseley cf 1 0 0 0 Inciarte cf 2 1 0 0 Paredes 3b 4 0 3 0 Taylor c 3 0 0 0 Arizona 13 16 .448 8½ ab r h bi ab r h bi Qunn ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Hchvrra ph 0 1 0 0 Chang ph 1 0 0 0 G.Allen cf 4 1 1 3 Sunday’s games Calhoun rf 2 1 0 0 Ystrzski rf 4 1 1 1 Totals 36 5 10 5 Totals 34 4 9 4 Rays 5, Blue Jays 4 K.Marte 2b 3 0 1 0 Dckerson lf 4 1 1 3 Totals 36 7 13 7 Totals 34 4 6 4 Baltimore 5, Boston 4 Philadelphia 013 100 000—5 Detroit 100 302 010—7 Toronto Tampa Bay Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 4 S.Marte cf 4 0 1 0 Solano 2b 0 0 0 0 Atlanta 003 000 001—4 Cleveland 100 000 003—4 ab r h bi ab r h bi Detroit 7, Cleveland 4 D.Peralta lf 3 0 0 1 Flores 2b 4 0 0 0 E—Hoskins (2), Toussaint (2). DP— Walker 1b 3 0 1 0 Dubon cf 0 0 0 0 E—Goodrum (1). DP—Detroit 0, Cleve- Biggio 2b 5 0 1 0 Mdows lf 3 1 1 2 Chicago Cubs 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Philadelphia 1, Atlanta 1. LOB—Philadel- land 2. LOB—Detroit 9, Cleveland 7. Minnesota 5, Kansas City 4 Escobar 3b 4 0 0 0 Belt 1b 3 2 3 0 phia 9, Atlanta 7. 2B—Swanson 3 (10), Grichuk cf 5 0 1 0 Lowe rf 3 0 1 1 2B—V.Reyes (4), Jones (8), Paredes (1), Grrro Jr. dh 4 1 1 0 Diaz 3b 2 0 2 0 Seattle 4, Texas 1 Ahmed ss 4 0 2 0 Lngoria 3b 4 0 2 1 Freeman 2 (9), Riley (2). HR—Bohm (1), Goodrum (4), Luplow (1), Ramirez (6). San Diego 5, Houston 3 Vogt c 3 0 0 0 Sndoval dh 4 0 2 1 Hoskins (2), Gregorius (4). S—Haseley Hrnandez rf 1 2 1 1 Choi 1b 3 0 1 1 HR—Goodrum (5), Bonifacio (1), Greiner Shaw 1b-3b 4 0 1 1 Tstsugo dh 4 0 0 0 Oakland 5, L.A. Angels 4, 10 innings Locastro ph 1 0 0 0 Bart c 4 1 1 0 (1). (1), Hernandez (1), G.Allen (1). SB— N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, ppd. Varsho dh 2 0 0 0 Crwford ss 3 1 0 0 Ramirez (6), Goodrum (3). SF—Cabrera Gurriel Jr. lf 3 1 1 2 Wendle 2b 4 1 1 0 IP H R ER BB SO Jansen c 2 0 0 0 Adames ss 3 1 1 0 Washington 9, Miami 3 Cron ph-dh 2 0 0 0 Dggar cf-lf 3 0 0 0 (2). S—Castro (1). Totals 31 1 5 1 Totals 33 6 10 6 Philadelphia Panik ph 1 0 0 0 Krmaier cf 4 1 1 0 Pittsburgh 5, Milwaukee 4 1 Arizona 000 001 000—1 Eflin, W, 1-1 5 ⁄3 6 3 3 3 6 IP H R ER BB SO McGuire c 0 0 0 0 Perez c 1 0 0 0 St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 2 2 San Francisco 000 011 31x—6 Hembree, H, 1 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 2 Detroit Drury 3b 2 0 0 0 Mrtinez ph 1 1 1 1 San Francisco 6, Arizona 1 1 E—Crawford (5). DP—Arizona 1, San Hunter, H, 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 Skubal 2 ⁄3 3 1 1 1 5 Tellez ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Zunino c 2 0 0 0 L.A. Dodgers 11, Colorado 3 2 Workman, S, 5 1 2 1 1 1 0 Norris, W, 2-1 3 ⁄3 2 0 0 0 4 Espinal ss 4 0 0 0 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4 Francisco 1. LOB—Arizona 8, San Francis- co 5. 2B—S.Marte (7), Belt 2 (4), Longoria Atlanta Soto 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 4 6 4 Totals 30 5 9 5 Monday’s games Farmer 1 0 0 0 0 1 Toronto 010 100 020—4 (5). HR—Yastrzemski (7), Dickerson (3). Tomlin, L, 1-1 3 6 4 4 0 5 1 Toronto at Tampa Bay 1 Jimenez ⁄3 1 3 3 2 1 Tampa Bay 000 030 20x—5 SB—S.Marte (5). SF—D.Peralta (2). Toussaint 1 ⁄3 2 1 1 2 1 2 Chicago Cubs at Detroit 2 Cisnero, S, 1-1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 E—Hernandez (3). DP—Toronto 1, Minnesota at Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Matzek 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 3 Martin 1 1 0 0 0 1 Cleveland Tampa Bay 0. LOB—Toronto 7, Tampa Bay Oakland at Texas Arizona 1 Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 Carrasco, L, 2-3 3 ⁄3 7 4 4 1 4 7. 2B—Grichuk (4), Biggio (6), Choi (8), 2 2 Kansas City at St. Louis Weaver, L, 1-4 5 ⁄3 5 2 2 1 5 L.Allen 4 ⁄3 5 3 3 4 2 Adames (9). 3B—Guerrero Jr. (1). HR— 1 L.Jackson 1 1 0 0 0 0 L.A. Angels at Houston Ginkel ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 HBP—Toussaint (Knapp). WP—Tous- Leone 1 1 0 0 0 3 Hernandez (10), Gurriel Jr. (3). SB—Her- Miami at Washington Rondon 1 2 3 3 0 1 saint. T—3:17. HBP—Skubal (Lindor). T—3:22. nandez 2 (4), Kiermaier (5). SF—Mead- Cincinnati at Milwaukee Lopez 1 2 1 1 0 2 ows (2), Choi (2). Colorado at Arizona San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO 1 Pirates 5, Brewers 4 Tuesday’s games Cahill 5 ⁄3 1 1 1 2 8 Nationals 9, Marlins 3 Boston (Hart 0-1) at Toronto (TBD) 2 Milwaukee Pittsburgh Toronto Baragar, W, 3-1 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Miami Washington Thornton 1 2 0 0 0 2 Baltimore (TBD) at Tampa Bay (Glas- Watson, H, 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi now 0-1) ab r h bi ab r h bi Kay 3 1 2 2 2 2 Rogers 1 0 0 0 1 1 Grcia cf 5 0 1 0 Gnzlz 3b-ss 4 1 1 0 2 Vllar 2b 4 0 1 0 Turner ss 3 2 3 3 Borucki L,1-1 BS,0-2 ⁄3 2 1 1 0 0 Chicago Cubs (TBD) at Detroit (Turn- Garcia 1 2 0 0 0 1 Yelich lf 3 0 0 0 Frazier 2b 4 0 1 1 2 Joyce dh 4 0 1 0 Difo ss 1 0 0 0 Waguespack 1 ⁄3 3 2 2 1 1 bull 2-2) HBP—Rondon (Crawford), Rogers Hiura 2b 4 2 1 0 Newman ss 2 0 0 0 2 Gaviglio ⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 Minnesota (Hill 1-1) at Cleveland (K.Marte). T—2:52. Aguilar 1b 3 0 0 0 Eaton rf 4 0 1 2 Smoak 1b 4 1 2 3 Riddle 3b 2 1 1 0 (Bieber 5-0) Forsythe 1b 1 0 0 0 Soto lf 3 0 1 0 Braun dh 4 0 0 0 Moran 1b 1 0 0 0 Cole 1 1 0 0 0 1 N.Y. Yankees (Cole 4-0) at Atlanta Dickerson lf 2 1 2 1 Taylor ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Gamel rf 4 0 0 0 Tucker rf 3 1 1 0 Tampa Bay (TBD) Cubs 2, White Sox 1 Sierra cf 2 1 1 0 Kndrick dh 4 0 1 1 Urias 3b 3 1 1 0 Reynolds lf 4 0 1 1 Fleming W,1-0 5 4 2 2 2 3 Andrson 3b 2 0 0 0 Hrsn ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Oakland (Manaea 1-2) at Texas (Gib- Chicago Chicago Narvaez c 4 0 2 1 Polanco dh 3 2 2 2 Fairbanks H,3 1 0 0 0 2 2 Berti ph-3b 2 1 1 1 Thames 1b 3 1 1 0 2 son 1-2) Arcia ss 3 0 0 0 Osuna rf-1b 4 0 0 0 Loup H,2 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi J.Sanchez rf 4 0 1 1 Suzuki c 4 1 1 0 2 Pittsburgh (Brault 0-0) at Chicago Dyson cf 2 0 2 1 Castillo H,2 ⁄3 1 2 2 1 0 Anderson ss 4 0 0 0 Happ cf-lf 3 0 0 0 2 Rojas ss 4 0 0 0 Garcia 2b 4 3 3 0 Stallings c 2 0 0 0 Curtiss S,1-1 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 White Sox (Giolito 2-2) Moncada 3b 5 0 1 0 Rizzo 1b 4 0 1 0 Kansas City (Harvey 0-1) at St. Louis Brinson cf-lf 3 0 0 0 Kboom 3b 2 1 0 1 Totals 34 4 7 4 Totals 31 5 9 5 Kay pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. Grandal dh 3 0 0 0 Baez ss 4 1 1 0 Navarreto c 3 0 2 0 Robles cf 4 1 0 0 Milwaukee 000 112 000—4 T—3:14. (Wainwright 2-0) L.Gzlz pr-dh 0 0 0 0 Schwrber lf 4 1 2 2 L.A. Angels (Suarez 0-1) at Houston Totals 34 3 9 3 Totals 34 9 11 7 Pittsburgh 110 001 02x—5 Abreu 1b 3 1 1 1 Almra Jr. cf 0 0 0 0 Miami 010 000 002—3 E—Narvaez (1), Peralta (1), Riddle (1). (Javier 2-1) Jimenez lf 4 0 1 0 Cntrras dh 3 0 0 0 Dodgers 11, Rockies 3 Seattle (Gonzales 2-2) at San Diego Washington 110 250 00x—9 DP—Milwaukee 0, Pittsburgh 1. LOB— Robert cf 4 0 0 0 Heyward rf 2 0 0 0 E—Villar (3), Anderson (3). DP—Miami Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 5. 2B—Smoak Colorado Los Angeles (Paddack 2-2) McCann c 3 0 1 0 Caratini c 3 0 0 0 1, Washington 2. LOB—Miami 4, Wash- (7), Urias (1), Narvaez (2), Gonzalez (7), ab r h bi ab r h bi Philadelphia (Arrieta 1-3) at Washing- Mazara rf 4 0 2 0 Hrner 3b-2b 2 0 0 0 ington 8. 2B—J.Sanchez (1), Kendrick (2), Riddle (1). HR—Smoak (4), Polanco (4). ton (TBD) Engel pr 0 0 0 0 Kipnis 2b 3 0 1 0 Eaton (6). 3B—Turner (2). HR—Dickerson SB—Polanco 2 (2). S—Stallings (2). Tapia dh 5 0 1 0 Betts rf 5 3 3 3 Miami (TBD) at N.Y. Mets (TBD) Hampson cf 5 0 1 0 Seager ss 5 1 2 1 Mendick 2b 3 0 1 0 Miller pr 0 0 0 0 (3). SB—Robles (1). IP H R ER BB SO Cincinnati (Castillo 0-3) at Milwaukee Bote 3b 0 0 0 0 Blackmon rf 4 0 2 0 Taylor lf 3 0 0 0 (Woodruff 1-2) IP H R ER BB SO Milwaukee Story ss 4 1 1 1 Bellinger cf 4 1 1 1 Totals 33 1 7 1 Totals 28 2 5 2 1 Colorado (Marquez 2-4) at Arizona Miami Burnes 5 ⁄3 5 3 3 2 7 Wolters 2b 0 0 0 0 Pderson dh 2 1 1 0 Chicago (A) 010 000 000—1 2 2 Peralta, H, 2 1 ⁄3 2 0 0 0 3 (Young 1-1) Chicago (N) 000 002 00x—2 Mejia L,0-2 3 ⁄3 7 4 2 2 4 Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0 Pllck ph-dh 0 0 0 1 1 Phelps, L, 2-3 BS, 0-1 1 2 2 2 0 2 L.A. Dodgers (Urias 2-0) at San Fran- E—Moncada 2 (5). DP—Chicago (A) 1, Sharp ⁄3 3 5 4 3 0 Fuentes 1b 0 0 0 0 Muncy 3b 3 2 2 1 cisco (Cueto 2-0) Chicago (N) 1. LOB—Chicago (A) 10, Chi- Leibrandt 4 1 0 0 1 1 Pittsburgh McMhon 3b 4 1 2 1 Hrnndez 2b 4 1 1 3 Brubaker 4 4 2 2 1 6 Rdgrs 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 Beaty 1b 4 0 1 0 cago (N) 5. 2B—Schwarber (4), Baez (6). Washington 1 Hartlieb 1 ⁄3 2 2 1 0 1 Hilliard lf 4 1 1 1 Smith c 3 2 1 1 HR—Abreu (11), Schwarber (5). A.Sanchez W,1-3 7 5 1 1 0 5 2 Sunday Howard ⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 E.Diaz c 3 0 1 0 IP H R ER BB SO Harper 2 4 2 2 0 3 HBP—Mejia (Turner). T—3:12. Turley 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 36 3 9 3 Totals 33 11 12 11 Orioles 5, Red Sox 4 Chicago (A) Stratton, W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Colorado 001 100 001—3 Boston Baltimore Cease L,4-2 6 4 2 2 3 5 Rodriguez, S, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Los Angeles 101 301 23x—11 ab r h bi ab r h bi Foster 1 1 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 6, Reds 2 Brubaker pitched to 2 batters in the E—Taylor (2), Hernandez (4). DP—Col- Detwiler 1 0 0 0 0 1 5th. HBP—Howard (Urias). WP—Burnes. Pillar lf 5 2 2 1 Mullins cf 5 0 1 0 Cincinnati St. Louis orado 1, Los Angeles 1. LOB—Colorado 8, T—3:11. Los Angeles 5. HR—Story (8), McMahon Devers 3b 4 0 0 0 Sntnder rf 5 0 1 0 Chicago (N) ab r h bi ab r h bi Martinez rf 3 0 0 0 Nunez 1b 5 0 1 0 Darvish W,5-1 7 6 1 1 1 10 (6), Hilliard (3), Seager (7), Betts 2 (11), 2 Votto 1b 4 0 0 0 Wong 2b 3 0 1 0 Hernandez (3), Bellinger (8), Smith (3), Bogaerts ss 3 0 1 1 Urias 2b 0 0 0 0 Kimbrel H,3 ⁄3 0 0 0 2 2 Athletics 5, Angels 4 (10) 1 Cstllanos rf 3 1 1 0 B.Miller 3b 3 0 0 0 Jeffress S,3-4 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 2 1 Muncy (7). SB—Betts 2 (5), Taylor (3). Vazquez dh 3 0 0 0 Severino c 2 1 1 0 Wnkr dh 3 0 0 0 Gldhmdt 1b 4 1 1 0 Los Angeles Oakland Chavis 1b 3 0 0 0 Holday pr-c 0 1 0 0 T—3:15. SF—Pollock (1). Suarez 3b 4 1 1 2 Crpnter dh 4 1 2 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Verdgo ph 0 1 0 0 Sisco dh 2 2 1 0 IP H R ER BB SO Mstakas 2b 3 0 0 0 O’Neill lf 5 0 0 0 Fletcher 2b 4 0 0 0 Semien ss 4 1 0 0 Plawecki c 4 0 0 0 Valka 2b-1b 3 0 0 0 Akiyama cf 2 0 1 0 Molina c 5 1 4 2 Colorado Mariners 4, Rangers 1 La Stella 1b 5 0 2 0 Lureano cf 3 0 1 0 1 Bradley Jr. cf 4 1 1 2 Mntcstle lf 3 1 2 0 Ervin ph-lf 2 0 0 0 DeJong ss 4 0 0 0 Senzatela, L, 3-1 5 ⁄3 7 6 6 1 1 Texas Seattle Trout cf 4 1 0 0 Olson 1b 5 0 0 0 2 Arauz 2b 4 0 2 0 Williams lf 0 0 0 0 Payton lf 2 0 0 0 Carlson rf 4 2 2 2 Rendon 3b 5 2 2 0 Barreto pr 0 1 0 0 Kinley ⁄3 2 2 2 0 1 Ruiz 3b 4 0 2 4 ab r h bi ab r h bi Davidson ph 1 0 0 0 Bader cf 3 1 2 2 Ohtani dh 4 1 2 3 Chpmn 3b 5 1 2 1 Pazos 1 0 0 0 2 0 Velzqz ss 3 0 1 1 Solak lf 4 0 0 0 Crwford ss 4 0 0 0 Jnkowski cf 0 0 0 0 Goodwin lf 4 0 1 1 Canha dh 4 0 1 2 Goudeau 1 3 3 3 2 0 Totals 33 4 6 4 Totals 32 5 10 5 Dietrich dh 4 0 1 0 Hggerty lf 3 1 1 2 Galvis ss 3 0 0 0 Adell rf 5 0 0 0 Grssman lf 4 1 1 0 Los Angeles Boston 100 001 002—4 Santana 1b 3 0 0 0 Lewis cf 4 1 1 1 Barnhart c 1 0 0 0 Castro c 3 0 0 0 Piscotty rf 4 1 2 1 Stripling 4 6 2 2 2 2 Baltimore 003 000 20x—5 Gallo rf 4 0 0 0 Seager dh 3 0 0 0 Casali ph-c 0 0 0 0 Simmons ss 5 0 2 0 Kemp 2b 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez, W, 1-0 2 1 0 0 0 2 Odor 2b 4 0 0 0 Nola c 3 1 1 1 Totals 28 2 3 2 Totals 35 6 12 6 2 LOB—Boston 6, Baltimore 10. 2B—Bo- Murphy c 4 0 1 1 Floro ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 gaerts (5), Mullins (1), Mountcastle 2 (2), Kner-Flfa 3b 3 0 1 0 White 1b 3 0 0 0 Cincinnati 200 000 000—2 Totals 39 4 9 4 Totals 37 5 9 5 Kolarek 1 0 0 0 0 1 Heineman cf 3 0 0 0 Lopes 3b 3 0 1 0 St. Louis 021 000 30x—6 1 Santander (11), Ruiz (3). HR—Pillar (3), Los Angeles 003 010 000 0—4 Santana 1 ⁄3 1 1 1 0 2 Bradley Jr. (2). SB—Pillar (1), Vazquez (1). Mathis c 3 1 1 1 Long Jr. 2b 3 0 0 0 DP—Cincinnati 0, St. Louis 2. LOB—Cin- Oakland 200 002 000 1—5 Rivera ss 3 0 0 0 Bishop rf 3 1 1 0 cinnati 6, St. Louis 12. 2B—Castellanos Kolarek pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. S—Valaika (1). E—Adell (2). LOB—Los Angeles 13, HBP—Senzatela (Pederson). T—2:58. Totals 31 1 3 1 Totals 29 4 5 4 (6), Goldschmidt (2), Carpenter (3), Bad- Oakland 9. 2B—Chapman (9), Grossman IP H R ER BB SO Texas 000 000 010—1 er (3). HR—Suarez (4), Bader (2), Carlson (7). HR—Ohtani (5). SB—Piscotty (2), Boston Seattle 110 020 00x—4 (1). SB—Wong (2). S—Wong (1). Trout (2). SF—Canha (3). Leaders 2 Godley, L, 0-3 2 ⁄3 2 3 3 5 3 E—Lopes (1). LOB—Texas 4, Seattle IP H R ER BB SO IP H R ER BB SO Springs 2 4 0 0 0 3 2. 2B—Kiner-Falefa (3), Lopes (6). HR— NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 Mathis (1), Lewis (7), Nola (4), Haggerty Cincinnati Los Angeles BATTING—Blackmon, Colorado, .405; Valdez 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 2 (1). SB—Bishop (1), Rivera (1). Mahle L,0-1 3 5 3 3 2 5 Bundy 5 ⁄3 7 4 2 1 6 Solano, San Francisco, .363; B.Harper, Stock 1 3 2 2 0 2 Lorenzen 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 Weber 1 0 0 0 0 1 Mayers BS,0-2 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia, .343; Goldschmidt, St. Lou- IP H R ER BB SO Thornburg 1 0 0 0 1 1 Pena 1 0 0 0 0 2 is, .340; K.Marte, Arizona, .336; S.Marte, Baltimore Texas Jones 1 4 3 3 0 0 Robles 1 0 0 0 0 2 Arizona, .320; T.Turner, Washington, .316; 2 2 LeBlanc ⁄3 1 1 1 1 0 Minor L,0-5 6 5 4 4 1 4 Reed 1 0 0 0 2 2 Ramirez ⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 Tatis Jr., San Diego, .314; Winker, Cincin- 1 2 Eshelman, W, 2-0 4 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 2 Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 2 St. Louis Buttrey L,1-1 ⁄3 1 1 0 0 1 nati, .314; Conforto, New York, .312. Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 Castro, H, 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 Ponce de Leon 4 ⁄3 3 2 2 4 2 Oakland AMERICAN LEAGUE 1 2 Fry, H, 3 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 1 Seattle Cabrera W,2-1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Montas 4 ⁄3 7 4 4 3 5 BATTING—LeMahieu, New York, .411; 1 1 1 Givens, H, 5 1 ⁄3 0 1 1 1 2 Dunn W,2-1 6 1 0 0 1 6 Gant H,3 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Wendelken 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 1 2 Lewis, Seattle, .368; Cruz, Minnesota, 1 Scott, S, 1-1 ⁄3 2 1 1 0 0 Misiewicz 1 0 0 0 0 0 A.Miller 1 0 0 0 0 1 Diekman 2 1 0 0 1 3 .343; Severino, Baltimore, .333; J.Abreu, Springs pitched to 3 batters in the Altavilla 1 1 1 1 0 1 Reyes 1 0 0 0 1 0 Soria 1 0 0 0 2 0 Chicago, .322; Rendon, Los Angeles, .319; 5th. HBP—Godley (Sisco). WP—Godley. Williams S,6-6 1 1 0 0 0 1 Cabrera pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Hendriks W,2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Y.Diaz, Tampa Bay, .315; Lowe, Tampa T—3:17. A—0 (45,971). T—2:14. HBP—Ponce de Leon (Galvis). T—3:03. HBP—Buttrey (Laureano). T—3:40. Bay, .313; Merrifield, Kansas City, .312. Tuesday, August 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 MLB Darvish fans 10 as Cubs stop streaking White Sox

Associated Press ter. He got Yoan Moncada to ground out CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs ace Yu Dar- with the bases loaded in the ninth. vish is rolling. Schwarber had two of the Cubs’ five Not even the slugging White Sox could hits. Javier Baez doubled and scored on take him down. Schwarber’s fifth homer. Darvish struck out 10 in his career-high Abreu led off the second with a 449-foot fifth consecutive victory, and the Cubs drive to left-center. His home run streak beat the White Sox 2-1 on Sunday to stop ended with a groundout in the fourth. the South Siders’ seven-game win streak. Abreu became the first player in White “Seeing what he did out there was spec- Sox history to hit five home runs in two tacular,” teammate Kyle Schwarber said. games when he smacked two Friday and a Schwarber hit a two-run homer in the career-high three Saturday. sixth inning as the Cubs won for just the White Sox right-hander Dylan Cease (4- fourth time in their last 11 games. The NL 2) allowed two runs and four hits in six in- Central leaders were outscored 17-5 in the nings in his first game against his former first two games of the series. team. He had won his last four starts. “What I was trying to do, when I tried to The Cubs drafted Cease in 2014 before throw a chase pitch — slider, cutter mixed trading the pitcher and Jimenez to the in — that works,” Darvish said. “But when White Sox for pitcher Jose Quintana in I tried to go fastball in or sinker in, they hit 2017. real well.” “I think we’re a team that needs to be Jose Abreu went deep for the White Sox taken serious and I think they’re a great in the second, matching a major league re- team too,” Cease said. “It’s one of those cord with a home run in four consecutive series where we had two big teams clash at-bats. Abreu connected five times in the with each other and it was a lot of fun to first two games against the Cubs, including watch.” three homers and four RBIs in Saturday Checking In: Cubs third baseman Kris night’s 7-4 win. Bryant said he remains optimistic but “I’m never satisfied with what I do,” didn’t provide a timeline for his return Abreu said through a translator. “I always after landing on the 10-day IL Saturday think I can do better, I can do more. That’s with a sprained left finger. He injured the why I work so hard.” finger and his left wrist while trying to The White Sox have hit 28 homers over make a diving catch at Cleveland on Aug. /AP their last eight games. They blasted 12 in KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI 12. the weekend set at Wrigley Field. Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish struck out 10 in his career-high fifth consecutive The 2016 NL MVP is batting .177 in 16 Darvish (5-1) allowed one run and six victory on Sunday against the White Sox in Chicago. games. hits in seven innings. He is 5-0 with a 1.09 “The hardest part is to balance that men- ERA since he struggled in his first start of said about potentially being in the NL Cy two innings. tal side of getting through pain or an in- the year against Milwaukee on July 25. Young Award discussion. Jeffress replaced Craig Kimbrel with jury, especially with games running out,” “I don’t want to think about that. I don’t Jeremy Jeffress got four outs for his runners on first and second in the eighth Bryant said. “You’ve just got to accept it for care, just focusing next pitch,” Darvish third save, escaping jams in each of the last and retired Eloy Jimenez on a liner to cen- what it is and take the time to get better.” Roundup Dodgers pound 7 homers, beat Rockies to finish sweep

Associated Press week. The A’s said the situation victory. was being monitored throughout Trevor Cahill and four reliev- LOS ANGELES — Kike Her- the day. ers held Arizona to five hits, and nandez hit a three-run drive, Cardinals 6, Reds 2: Yadier the Giants completed their first crossed the plate and motioned Molina had four hits and top three-game series sweep of the taking a three-point jumper in a prospect Dylan Carlson hit his season. tribute to Kobe Bryant on what first career homer, helping host Mariners 4, Rangers 1: Kyle would have been the late NBA St. Louis to the victory. Lewis and Sam Haggerty hom- superstar’s 42nd birthday. Harrison Bader also connected ered and Justin Dunn pitched “It’s probably one of those that for the Cardinals, who won three one-hit ball over six innings, lead- I’ll always remember,” Hernan- of four in the series. Molina, Carl- ing host Seattle to the win. dez said. “We lost Kobe a little too son and Bader each finished with Pirates 5, Brewers 4: Gregory soon.” two RBIs. Polanco hit a two-run homer in Mookie Betts went deep twice Rays 5, Blue Jays 4: Josh the eighth inning, helping host in the Dodgers’ seven-homer at- Fleming pitched five innings of Pittsburgh complete a three- tack, powering Los Angeles past two-run ball for host Tampa Bay, game series sweep. the Colorado Rockies 11-3 on Sun- winning his major league debut. Orioles 5, Red Sox 4: Rio day for a three-game sweep. Fleming (1-0) is the 11th dif- Ruiz drove in four runs, Thomas “We like when it’s warm in ferent starter in 29 games this Eshelman provided exceptional here,” Hernandez said, referring season for the injury-filled Rays relief for injured starter Wade to the game-time temperature pitching staff. LeBlanc, and host Baltimore beat of 91 degrees. “When it’s a little Twins 5, Royals 4: Nelson Boston to earn a split of the four- cooler, the ball tends to die. The Cruz hit his 10th homer for vis- game series. last four games at home has been ALEX GALLARDO/AP iting Minnesota, and closer Tay- Tigers 7, Indians 4: Tarik pretty warm and we’ve enjoyed lor Rogers dodged trouble in the Skubal and Daniel Norris com- The Dodgers’ Enrique Hernandez, right, motions taking a three-point that.” ninth inning. bined to pitch six innings of one- jumper with Joc Pederson, left, after hitting a three-run home run The Dodgers are the only team Cruz connected on Trevor run ball, leading visiting Detroit against the Colorado Rockies Sunday in Los Angeles. in the majors yet to lose a series, Rosenthal’s 99-mph fastball for to the victory. unbeaten in 11. They have won 11 a solo shot that went an estimat- Nationals 9, Marlins 3: Anibal Padres 5, Astros 3: Fernando straight. They came in on an of 12 games overall and own the ed 441 feet to center field in the Sanchez pitched seven effective best record in baseball at 22-8 at Tatis Jr. made two spectacular eight-game winning streak. ninth. The drive gave the Twins a innings for host Washington, and the halfway point of this abbrevi- plays at shortstop, Manny Mach- Athletics 5, Angels 4: Mark two-run lead and helped the team Trea Turner drove in three runs. ated season. ado hit a two-run homer in the Canha hit a sacrifice fly in the win its eighth series in nine tries Phillies 5, Braves 4: Rhys “The simple truth of this series eighth inning, and host San Diego 10th inning, and host Oakland im- this season. Hoskins, Didi Gregorius and Alec is they outpitched us and they completed a three-game series proved to 5-0 in extra innings. Giants 6, Diamondbacks 1: Bohm homered, visiting Phila- outhit us,” Rockies manager Bud sweep. The game was played despite Mike Yastrzemski celebrated his delphia’s bullpen turned in a rare Black said. “They came in with a The Padres have won seven poor air quality from several 30th birthday with a go-ahead sparkling performance and the lot of momentum, they were play- straight, all against the two Texas fires in Northern California that home run, and host San Fran- Phillies snapped a five-game skid ing well, and they continued.” teams. The Astros have lost three have raged on for most of the cisco earned its sixth consecutive with a win over Atlanta. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, August 25, 2020 NFL/GOLF Virus scare Scoreboard Northern Trust PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoffs a reminder Sunday At TPC Boston Norton, Mass. Purse: $9.5 million Yardage: 7,308; Par: 71 that nothing Final Round D. Johnson, $1,710,000 67-60-64-63—254 -30 H. English, $1,035,500 64-66-66-69—265 -19 D. Berger, $655,500 66-66-67-67—266 -18 Kevin Kisner, $427,500 65-66-70-66—267 -17 is certain S. Scheffler, $427,500 70-59-67-71—267 -17 Jon Rahm, $332,500 69-67-67-65—268 -16 W. Simpson, $332,500 70-64-68-66—268 -16 BY TIM DAHLBERG R. Henley, $277,875 64-67-70-68—269 -15 Associated Press Alex Noren, $277,875 69-68-64-68—269 -15 Ryan Palmer, $277,875 67-67-68-67—269 -15 Brian Harman, $230,375 67-66-73-64—270 -14 Up until this weekend, the biggest news Harry Higgs, $230,375 67-66-66-71—270 -14 out of NFL training camps was that there C. Hoffman, $175,275 65-68-68-70—271 -13 M. Hughes, $175,275 68-68-66-69—271 -13 hadn’t been any big news. Jason Kokrak, $175,275 68-68-70-65—271 -13 No wave of star players testing positive L. Oosthuizen, $175,275 65-65-68-73—271 -13 R. Shelton, $175,275 66-71-71-63—271 -13 for COVID-19. No mass outbreaks of the Talor Gooch, $117,189 66-72-65-69—272 -12 virus discovered despite tens of thousands V. Hovland, $117,189 68-70-68-66—272 -12 Matt Kuchar, $117,189 69-69-66-68—272 -12 of tests. S. Munoz $117,189 65-71-69-67—272 -12 That changed for a few hours with a flur- Danny Lee, $117,189 66-64-69-73—272 -12 C. Smith, $117,189 69-68-66-69—272 -12 ry of positive tests that forced NFL teams B. Watson, $117,189 65-68-67-72—272 -12 Corey Conners, $76,238 72-65-69-67—273 -11 into scramble mode. It seemed, if only T. Hatton, $76,238 67-71-63-72—273 -11 briefly, that even the best laid plans to get Justin Rose, $76,238 69-70-67-67—273 -11 X. Schauffele, $76,238 68-71-67-67—273 -11 an NFL season underway were going to be K. Bradley, $55,860 68-67-69-70—274 -10 sunk by a virus that refuses to be tamed. W.Clark, $55,860 68-71-67-68—274 -10 C.Davis, $55,860 64-65-72-73—274 -10 That could still Tyler Duncan, $55,860 69-69-69-67—274 -10 happen. There are Mark Hubbard, $55,860 67-71-68-68—274 -10 ‘ K.-Hoon Lee, $55,860 67-68-69-70—274 -10 It’s better those who think it’s H. Matsuyama, $55,860 70-69-65-70—274 -10 likely that eventually Troy Merritt, $55,860 72-67-70-65—274 -10 that this Scott Piercy, $55,860 65-70-70-69—274 -10 it will happen. C. Tringale, $55,860 67-72-67-68—274 -10 happened But for now, the Si Woo Kim, $39,425 68-64-70-73—275 -9 Kevin Na, $39,425 71-65-73-66—275 -9 now than NFL seems to have J.T. Poston, $39,425 71-67-66-71—275 -9 CHARLES KRUPA/AP escaped largely un- Ian Poulter, $39,425 66-67-73-69—275 -9 three weeks Adam Schenk, $39,425 70-66-71-68—275 -9 Dustin Johnson tees off on the 13th hole during the final round of the Northern Trust golf scathed. Nothing is T. Fleetwood, $30,001 66-69-71-70—276 -8 from now. ’ ever certain in the E. Grillo, $30,001 69-64-73-70—276 -8 tournament at TPC Boston, Sunday, in Norton, Mass. Johnson’s 11-shot victory was the widest C. Howell III, $30,001 66-70-68-72—276 -8 margin on the PGA Tour since Phil Mickelson won by 13 at the TPC Sugarloaf in 2006. Brandon Beane COVID-19 era, but B. Steele, $30,001 68-67-69-72—276 -8 the evidence points Matthew Wolff, $30,001 65-67-77-67—276 -8 Buffalo Bills GM Rickie Fowler, $23,169 67-70-71-69—277 -7 to lab issues for 77 Adam Long, $23,169 68-67-72-70—277 -7 positive tests Satur- Patrick Reed, $23,169 68-71-68-70—277 -7 Justin Thomas, $23,169 68-67-71-71—277 -7 day spread among 11 teams that appar- Paul Casey, $23,169 70-69-67-71—277 -7 ently were false. Beau Hossler, $23,169 73-66-66-72—277 -7 Johnson No. 1 again following Zach Johnson, $23,169 69-69-67-72—277 -7 If nothing else, the tests that caused D. McCarthy, $23,169 69-68-69-71—277 -7 teams to postpone and cancel practices are Chez Reavie, $23,169 68-70-67-72—277 -7 Lanto Griffin, $21,565 68-68-70-72—278 -6 a wake-up call for anyone lured into com- Adam Scott, $21,565 66-70-75-67—278 -6 placency by the relative quiet of training Tiger Woods, $21,565 68-71-73-66—278 -6 M. McNealy, $20,995 67-71-70-71—279 -5 dominant win at TPC Boston camps around the country. They’re a re- K. Mitchell, $20,995 69-68-72-70—279 -5 minder that the virus can create havoc at K. Streelman, $20,995 64-71-73-71—279 -5 BY DOUG FERGUSON — when he won the Sony Open in 2017. Brendon Todd, $20,615 70-66-70-74—280 -4 any time, even if this turned out not to be S. Harrington, $20,330 68-67-76-71—282 -2 Associated Press Johnson wasn’t aware of either record. “What one of those times. Rory McIlroy, $20,330 69-70-74-69—282 -2 A. Landry, $20,045 69-70-69-75—283 -1 is it?” he said when it was over, and then added, The fact they happened on a weekend R. Werenski, $19,855 69-67-75-74—285 +1 NORTON, Mass. — Dustin Johnson is back “That’s all right. Next time.” less than three weeks before the start of Matt Jones, $19,665 68-71-76-71—286 +2 to No. 1 in the world and wants to stay there as P. Rodgers, $19,475 71-67-76-77—291 +7 What led to those numbers was missing only the season shouldn’t be lost on anyone. It long as he can. three greens over his last 54 holes — none on was relatively easy for teams to reschedule AIG Women’s Open The manner in which he obliterated one of Sunday — while posting rounds of 60-64-63 the practices, but it doesn’t take much to imag- LPGA Tour the strongest fields of the year at The Northern final three rounds, the lowest closing 54-hole ine what might happen had there been a Sunday Trust is to wonder how he ever left in the first At Royal Troon Golf Club total in tour history. rash of positive tests around the league on Troon, Scotland place. The 60 in the second round was noteworthy a Saturday in the regular season. Purse: $4.5 million At his best, no one makes golf look easier. Yardage: 6,672; Par: 71 for Johnson being 11 under through 11 holes. It “It’s better that this happened now than Final Round “He can absolutely dismantle a golf course,” might have been the first time golf was buzzing three weeks from now,” said Buffalo gen- Sophia Popov 70-72-67-68—277 -7 said Kevin Kisner, who used to ride to junior Jasmine Suwannapura 71-72-69-67—281 -5 about the prospect of a 57. Not many could have eral manager Brandon Beane. “Who knows Minjee Lee 74-69-69-69—283 -3 golf tournaments with Johnson when they were guessed he would finish with seven pars. Inbee Park 77-69-71-66—284 -1 kids in South Carolina. “I’ve been watching it what the next curveball will be.” Austin Ernst 72-70-72-70—285 E But then, Johnson is a mystery even at his The answer, of course, is nobody. Even Momoko Ueda 75-75-68-67—285 +1 for 25 years. I’m pretty accustomed to it. When best. Andrea Lee 74-73-70-69—286 +2 he’s on, I just step to the side and try to add on as the Sept. 10 opener between Kansas City In Gee Chun 72-75-70-69—286 +2 He shot 61 on his way to winning the Travel- and Houston Texans edges closer, there is Jennifer Song 74-74-68-70—286 +2 to my bank account.” ers Championship, but when he returned after Caroline Masson 72-74-68-72—286 +2 no way of knowing whether the league will Ashleigh Buhai 74-73-72-68—287 +3 The numbers that defined Johnson’s domi- a two-week break, he had a pair of 80s to miss be able to play all of its scheduled games, Kristen Gillman 75-72-68-72—287 +3 nance go well beyond the $1.71 million he the cut at Memorial, and a 78 before he with- E. Kristine Pedersen 71-72-72-72—287 +3 some of its scheduled games or none of its Marina Alex 70-79-72-67—288 +4 earned for his 22nd career victory on the PGA drew from the 3M Open in Minnesota. scheduled games. Angela Stanford 73-74-73-68—288 +4 Tour, his second this summer since golf re- Since then, he has an average score of 66.25 Nelly Korda 72-72-73-71—288 +4 There are simply too many things that Cydney Clanton 74-73-69-72—288 +4 turned from the pandemic or his fifth title in in 12 rounds. might — or might not — happen. Too many Lydia Ko 72-71-72-73—288 +5 the FedEx Cup playoffs, tying him with Rory He came off the disappointment of another Lizette Salas 73-74-72-70—289 +5 possibilities that things might go south in Brittany Altomare 77-72-69-71—289 +5 McIlroy for most in the postseason. major that was in his grasp — the PGA Champi- a league trying to play outside a bubble Lindsey Weaver 71-72-71-75—289 +5 He started with a five-shot lead Sunday and onship was his fifth runner-up finish in the ma- Ally McDonald 74-75-75-66—290 +6 environment. Haru Nomura 74-70-76-70—290 +6 matched the low score of the final round with jors, including the career Grand Slam of silver Before the wave of suspect tests, the NFL Caroline Inglis 75-71-73-71—290 +6 an 8-under 63. Harris English, playing with medals — by steamrolling the top 125 players Alena Sharp 71-74-73-72—290 +6 was doing surprisingly well dealing with Ariya Jutanugarn 73-74-70-73—290 +6 Johnson in the last group, shot 32 on the front outside Boston. the virus in training camp. There were no Megan Khang 75-70-72-73—290 +6 nine and lost ground. He moved to No. 1 in the FedEx Cup, the Katherine Kirk 72-77-67-74—290 +6 known large outbreaks on any team, and Alison Lee 72-77-72-70—291 +7 “Kind of had my own tournament that I was fifth time in the postseason he has been at the the early testing results showed a positive Hannah Green 75-72-73-71—291 +7 playing,” English said. top. The trick is being No. 1 when it ends at Dani Holmqvist 71-70-77-73—291 +7 rate of less than 1% for players. Danielle Kang 76-74-75-67—292 +8 His 11-shot victory was the widest margin on East Lake in two weeks, and that has proven Indeed, the news has largely been good Mi Hyang Lee 76-71-77-68—292 +8 the PGA Tour since Phil Mickelson won by 13 difficult. Jing Yan 77-73-71-71—292 +8 on the virus front, even if the first practices Elizabeth Szokol 72-74-74-72—292 +8 at the TPC Sugarloaf outside Atlanta in 2006, a His closest call was in 2016 when he was the by the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Yealimi Noh 72-73-73-74—292 +8 week before the Masters. No. 1 seed at the Tour Championship. He was Lee-Anne Pace 71-74-73-74—292 +8 Rams inside their sparkling new stadiums Anna Nordqvist 71-74-73-74—292 +8 When he tapped in for birdie on the final hole tied for the lead going into the final round, shot in the last few days were a stark reminder Stephanie Meadow 75-75-72-71—293 +9 at TPC Boston, he was at 30-under 254, both 73 and still would have won the FedEx Cup if Perrine Delacour 75-74-73-71—293 +9 that if the season is played, it will be played Dana Finkelstein 77-71-72-73—293 +9 personal bests. either Kevin Chappell or Ryan Moore had won largely before empty seats. Jodi Ewart Shadoff 73-75-72-73—293 +9 Johnson became only the third player to fin- Mel Reid 78-73-68-74—293 +9 a three-man playoff. McIlroy wound up the “It starts to feel kind of normal and then Azahara Munoz 74-75-70-74—293 +9 ish at 30-under par or better on the PGA Tour. winner of the tournament and the FedEx Cup. something like this pops up and puts it in re- Pernilla Lindberg 75-75-74-70—294 +10 Laura Fuenfstueck 73-78-72-71—294 +10 He was one shot from the record Ernie Els set As good as Johnson looked at The Northern ality that any second, any time, something Georgia Hall 73-76-74-71—294 +10 in 2003 at Kapalua. Jordan Spieth was 30 under Trust, no matter what happens this week at the like this can happen to a player, coach, who- Amy Olson 67-81-75-71—294 +10 Cheyenne Knight 76-75-71-72—294 +10 at Kapalua in 2016. He also was one shot from BMW Championship, it still comes down to four ever,” Raiders safety Erik Harris said. Anne van Dam 77-72-73-72—294 +10 the 72-hole record Justin Thomas set — 253 days at East Lake. That much he knows. Tuesday, August 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 AUTO RACING Second: Sato Curse: Marco holds off Dixon fails to lead lap FROM BACK PAGE FROM BACK PAGE Then on the most unique race Dixon, the five-time IndyCar champion who day in event history, the old strug- had dominated the race, asked on his radio if gles came roaring back, leaving IndyCar was going to give the drivers a final the Andrettis empty-handed one shootout. more time. “Are they going red?” Dixon asked. “They’ve While Mario Andretti held got to go red. There’s no way they can clean onto the champion’s ring he was that up.” awarded in 1981, the official vic- The answer was no, turning the end of the tory went back to Bobby Unser race into a game of what-ifs. after a 4 ½-month appeals pro- “It is a little silly to predict what might have cess. Michael Andretti still holds happened. The reality is Takuma won,” said the distinction of leading more winning car owner Bobby Rahal. “This isn’t laps than any other non-winner. the first 500 to be flagged under yellow and His cousins, John and Jeff, made there was a hell of a mess out there.” 15 combined starts with neither IndyCar said in a statement after the finish finishing higher than fifth. “there were too few laps remaining to gather But even with five Indy wins the field behind the pace car, issue a red flag and four series titles under the and then restart for a green-flag finish.” Andretti Autosport banner, this Dixon was visibly disappointed after lead- appeared to be Marco’s best shot /AP ing 111 of the 200 laps in pursuit of his own MICHAEL CONROY since he finished second to Sam second Indy win. Takuma Sato celebrates after winning the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Hornish Jr. in 2006. “Definitely a hard one to swallow for sure. Sunday, in Indianapolis. It was Sato’s second Indy 500 victory after becoming the first Those hopes didn’t last long. We had such a great day,” Dixon said. “First Japanese driver to win in 2017. Scott Dixon, who started sec- time I’ve seen them let it run out like that. I ond and finished second, passed thought they’d throw a red.” the longtime comedian and TV host greeted Sato knew Dixon was going to be tough to Marco on the race’s first turn and Dixon had figured he would ultimately run Sato. beat under green. he never made it back to the front. down Sato as Sato worked through lapped “Let me just say, if someone said to me this “I know Scott was coming right through, He’s the first pole-winner since traffic, and he believed Sato’s team was cut- morning at the end of the Indianapolis 500 out of turn four, he was screaming coming,” Scott Sharp to not led a lap and ting it close on fuel. Rahal said his driver had that Takuma Sato and Scott Dixon and Gra- Sato said. “I had to hold him off.” Andretti’s team was cited for a enough gas to get to the end. ham Rahal would be racing for the lead, I The celebration was somewhat muted as pit safety infraction on his second None of it mattered in the end as Sato was would say that’s a dream, that’s a dream come the RLL team had a socially distanced win- stop before finishing 13th. able to coast around the speedway then ride true,” Letterman said. “And I woke up and it ner’s circle. Penske was forced to host his first “We lost five positions in the the lift new track owner Roger Penske in- turned out we won the Indianapolis 500.” 500 as owner of the iconic speedway without pits and nothing we did worked,” stalled to take the winner to an elevated vic- Sato became the first Japanese winner of fans . The speedway typically draws more he said. “The restarts could have tory circle. Along for the ride were Rahal, the the Indy 500 in 2017. Graham Rahal, Sato’s than 300,000 spectators on race day; Penske been better. It’s frustrating, but I 1986 Indy 500 winner, and David Letterman, teammate at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Rac- said there would be only 2,500 in attendance think you’ve got to look at it like his mask buried in an unruly gray beard as ing, was third behind Dixon. Sunday. started out pretty good.” Scoreboard Roundup

Indianapolis 500 30. (21) Oliver Askew, Dallara-Chevro- 34. (35) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, 302, 3. let, 91, Did not finish. 35. (39) G. Smithley, Chevrolet, 296, 0. Harvick dominates at IndyCar 31. (24) Dalton Kellett, Dallara-Chevro- 36. (36) T. Hill, Toyota, engine, 252, 0. Sunday let, 82, Did not finish. 37. (11) R. Stenhouse Jr, Chevy, 215, 1. At Indianapolis Motor Speedway 32. (11) Marcus Ericsson, Dallara-Hon- 38. (32) JJ Yeley, Ford, handling, 110, 0. Indianapolis, IN da, 24, Did not finish. 39. (16) C. Elliott, Chevy, accident, 6, 1. Dover for 7th Cup win Lap length: 2.5 miles 33. (27) James Davison, Dallara-Hon- 40. (38) Joey Gase, Ford, accident, 4, 0. (Start position in parentheses) da, 4, Did not finish. 1. (3) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 200 Race Statistics Drydene 200 laps, Running. Race Winner’s Average Speed: 157.824 Associated Press 2. (2) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 200, mph. NASCAR-Xfinity Series spots are up for grabs, with seven- Running. Time of Race: 03:10:05.0880. Sunday time champion Jimmie Johnson 3. (8) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, Margin of Victory: 0.0577 seconds. DOVER, Del. — Kevin Harvick At Dover International Speedway about needed a win to make a run 200, Running. Cautions: 7 for 52 laps. Dover, Del. views his NASCAR championship 4. (19) Santino Ferrucci, Dallara-Hon- Lead Changes: 21 among 11 drivers. Lap length: 1.00 miles at a record eighth title in his fare- da, 200, Running. Lap Leaders: Dixon 1-26, Askew 27-30, (Start position in parentheses) chase as him against the field. Pagenaud 31-44, Power 45-46, Dixon 47- well season. 5. (13) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Chev- 1. (6) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 200 laps, 55 His budding rivalry with Denny rolet, 200, Running. 63, Herta 64, Dixon 65-101, Rossi 102-105, points. Harvick secured his title as 6. (15) Pato O’Ward, Dallara-Chevrolet, Dixon 106, Rossi 107-114, Dixon 115-117, 2. (13) R. Chastain, Chevrolet, 200, 53. Hamlin, however, has turned into 200, Running. Rossi 118-120, Dixon 121, Rossi 122-123, 3. (14) Austin Cindric, Ford, 200, 45. best in the regular season, and a can-you-top-this showdown that 7. (6) James Hinchcliffe, Dallara-Hon- Rosenqvist 124-131, Dixon 132-156, Sato 4. (16) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 200, 37. has 57 playoff points that he can da, 200, Running. 157-167, Dixon 168, Ferrucci 169, Hinch- 5. (9) D. Hemric, Chevrolet, 200, 39. promises to last until the finale. 8. (10) Colton Herta, Dallara-Honda, cliffe 170, Veach 171-184, Sato 185. 6. (12) N.Gragson, Chevrolet, 200, 43. build up all the way to the Phoe- 200, Running. 7. (15) J. Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200, 48. “You don’t want to be so nar- 9. (20) Jack Harvey, Dallara-Honda, Drydene 311 (2) 8. (7) M. Annett, Chevrolet, 199, 29. row-minded to think it’s going to nix finale. 200, Running. 9. (10) Riley Herbst, Toyota, 199, 35. 10. (5) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Hon- NASCAR Cup Series 10. (1) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 199, 0. be you against one other team,” da, 200, Running. Sunday 11. (11) H. Burton, Toyota, 199, 28. Briscoe calls shot at 11. (28) Helio Castroneves, Dallara- At Dover International Speedway 12. (8) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 199, 29. Harvick said. Chevrolet, 200, Running. Dover, Del. 13. (5) A. Alfredo, Chevrolet, 199, 24. A day after Hamlin’s victory, Dover, wins Xfinity race 12. (14) Felix Rosenqvist, Dallara-Hon- Lap length: 1.00 miles 14. (4) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 199, 23. da, 200, Running. (Start position in parentheses) 15. (24) T.J. Martins, Chevrolet, 198, 22. Harvick regained the Cup Series 13. (1) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 1. (17) K. Harvick, Ford, 311 laps, 60 16. (2) B. Brown, Chevrolet, 198, 22. lead with his seventh, dominating DOVER, Del. — Chase Briscoe 200, Running. points. 17. (18) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 198, 20. 14. (22) Will Power, Dallara-Chevrolet, 2. (19) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 311, 42. 18. (17) M. Snider, Chevrolet, 197, 19. Sunday at Dover International called his shot at Dover Interna- 200, Running. 3. (14) J. Johnson, Chevrolet, 311, 39. 19. (3) J. Clements, Chevrolet, 197, 18. Speedway. tional Speedway on Sunday and 15. (17) Zach Veach, Dallara-Honda, 4. (23) W. Byron, Chevrolet, 311, 46. 20. (25) David Starr, Chevrolet, 197, 17. 200, Running. 5. (21) A. Bowman, Chevrolet, 311, 36. 21. (21) Joe Graf Jr, Chevrolet, 197, 16. Harvick and Hamlin have won his sixth Xfinity Series race 16. (32) JR Hildebrand, Dallara-Chevro- 6. (13) Joey Logano, Ford, 311, 45. 22. (22) J. Williams, Chevrolet, 197, 15. of the season. let, 200, Running. 7. (4) Aric Almirola, Ford, 311, 37. 23. (20) Jesse Little, Chevrolet, 197, 14. emerged as the clear contend- 17. (30) Max Chilton, Dallara-Chevro- 8. (12) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 311, 36. 24. (32) C. Finchum, Toyota, 196, 13. ers to win it all — and again they Briscoe won five of the first 13 let, 200, Running. 9. (6) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 311, 29. 25. (28) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 196, 12. races this season but was win- 18. (29) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Chev- 10. (10) Cole Custer, Ford, 311, 30. 26. (31) C. Howard, Chevrolet, 196, 11. proved their mettle in double- rolet, 200, Running. 11. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 311, 26. 27. (34) K. Vanderwal, Chevy, 196, 10. headers. At Pocono in late June, less in the last seven. That streak 19. (23) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Chevro- 12. (7) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 311, 40. 28. (27) Stefan Parsons, Toyota, 196, 9. let, 199, Running. 13. (28) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 311, 26. 29. (19) J. Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 195, 8. Harvick won the Saturday race ended at Dover not long after 20. (4) Rinus Veekay, Dallara-Chevro- 14. (5) Chris Buescher, Ford, 311, 23. 30. (35) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 194, 7. and Hamlin followed with the Briscoe called his wife, Marissa, let, 199, Running. 15. (22) M. Kenseth, Chevrolet, 311, 22. 31. (23) Stephen Leicht, Toyota, 192, 6. 21. (26) Fernanado Alonso, Dallara- 16. (15) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 311, 21. 32. (30) K. Forrister, Chevy, brakes, 167, 0. checkered flag 24 hours later. and said he would win the race. Chevrolet, 199, Running. 17. (1) M. DiBenedetto, Ford, 311, 24. 33. (33) B. Currey, Chevy, engine, 106, 0. Harvick won the finale of the He went out and delivered in 22. (25) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara- 18. (8) T. Reddick, Chevrolet, 311, 19. 34. (36) T. Hill, Toyota, overheating, 59, 0. Chevrolet, 198, Running. 19. (20) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 311, 26. 35. (26) K. Weatherman, Chevrolet, final scheduled twinbill of the what he called his best Ford of 23. (33) Ben Hanley, Dallara-Chevrolet, 20. (27) J. H. Nemechek, Ford, 311, 17. suspension, 23, 2. the season. 198, Running. 21. (26) B. Wallace, Chevrolet, 311, 16. 36. (29) Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, acci- season required by the pandem- 24. (31) Sage Karam, Dallara-Chevro- 22. (9) Erik Jones, Toyota, 310, 15. dent, 11, 1. ic hiatus. Harvick and Hamlin “I’ve always wanted to win at let, 198, Running. 23. (30) Corey Lajoie, Ford, 310, 14. Race Statistics 25. (12) Spencer Pigot, Dallara-Honda, 24. (2) Ryan Newman, Ford, 310, 13. Race Winner’s average speed: 111.784 long ago clinched their spots in Dover. This is one of those driv- 194, Did not finish. 25. (25) M. McDowell, Ford, 310, 12. mph. NASCAR’s postseason, and can er’s racetracks,” Briscoe said. 26. (16) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chevro- 26. (29) R. Preece, Chevrolet, 310, 11. Time of Race: 1 hour, 47 minutes, 21 let, 187, Running. 27. (24) C. Bell, Toyota, 310, 10. seconds. rest easy — though they won’t Briscoe won for the eighth time 27. (9) Alexander Rossi, Dallara-Hon- 28. (31) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 309, 9. Margin of Victory: 2.463 seconds. — headed into the regular-season in his career and has positioned da, 143, Did not finish. 29. (3) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 309, 8. Caution Flags: 5 for 24 laps. 28. (7) Alex Palou, Dallara-Honda, 121, 30. (34) B. Poole, Chevrolet, 305, 7. Lead Changes: 12 among 8 drivers. finale Saturday night at Daytona himself as a serious contender Did not finish. 31. (40) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 303, 0. Lap Leaders: B.Moffitt 0-24; R.Chastain 29. (18) Conor Daly, Dallara-Chevrolet, 32. (33) Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet, 302, 0. 25-47; B.Moffitt 48; B.Jones 49-51; International Speedway. Under to win the second-tier NASCAR 91, Did not finish. 33. (37) R. Sorenson, Chevrolet, 302, 4. J.Allgaier 52-70; C.Briscoe 71-92. the lights, the final three playoff championship. S TARS AND STRIPES Tuesday, August 25, 2020 F3HIJKLM Downtown Doncic Mavericks’ star hits game-winner SPORTS against Clippers in OT » Page 19

AUTO RACING Takuma Sato celebrates his second career Indy 500 win on Sunday in Indianapolis. Sato’s AP photos second Japanese driver snatches victory under caution at Indianapolis 500

BY JENNA FRYER Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS t an eerily empty Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Taku- ma Sato snatched a second Indianapolis 500 victory in an odd and unsatisfying finish to “The Greatest Spec- Atacle in Racing.” Sato held off Scott Dixon and won under caution after teammate Spencer Pigot crashed with five laps remaining in Sunday’s race, held in front of empty grand- ‘ I know Scott was stands for the first time in 104 run- coming. ... I had nings because of the pandemic. to hold him off. Pigot needed medical attention ’ on the track, the crash scene was a Takuma Sato massive debris field and the clean- on beating Scott Dixon to win up time would have been lengthy. the Indy 500 under caution There were also just four laps left in the race, not enough time to allow for a proper restart. If it had been a NASCAR race, a stoppage would have been immediate to set up a final shootout. IndyCar tends to avoid gim- micks and a late red-flag in the 2014 Indy 500 incensed purists.

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Takuma Sato leads Marco Andretti into Turn 1 during the Indianapolis 500.

‘Andretti Curse’ lives on

Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Michael Andretti had the perfect setup heading into Sunday’s Indianapolis 500. His cars were fast from the moment they hit the historic 2.5- mile oval, his drivers took half of the top 10 starting spots including the pole and with two former winners and pole-winner in Andretti’s six-car stable, the team was the clear favorite.

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