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DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP A airplane hangar is destroyed Thursday after Hurricane Laura barreled through the area near Lake Charles, La.

HURRICANE LAURA Storm moves east, leaving devastation in Louisiana

BY MELINDA DESLATTE, STACEY PLAISANCE AND GERALD HERBERT Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, La. — The remnants of Hurricane Laura un- leashed heavy rain and twisters hundreds of miles inland from a path of death and mangled build- ings along the Gulf Coast, and forecasters warn of new dangers as the tropical weather blows to- ward the Eastern Seaboard this weekend. Flooding and more tornadoes were possible Friday as the left- overs of the once fearsome Cat- egory 4 hurricane, now a tropical depression, move eastward. Al- ready, an apparent tornado tore through a church and homes in Arkansas. Forecasters said it could become a tropical storm President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump at his side, gestures after his again when it moves off the mid- acceptance speech from the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday night. Atlantic coast. EVAN VUCCI/AP SEE STORM ON PAGE 9 PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, August 29, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Walmart joins Microsoft in bid for TikTok app Military rates Switzerland (Franc) ...... 0.9056 Euro costs (Aug. 31) ...... $1.16 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.14 Dollar buys (Aug. 31) ...... €0.82 Turkey (Lira) ...... 7.3390 British pound (Aug. 31)...... $1.30 (Military exchange rates are those Associated Press Walmart are already business ating in the country, citing secu- Japanese yen (Aug. 31) ...... 103.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (Aug. 31) ...... 1,155.00 partners. Microsoft provides rity risks. Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Walmart is the latest company Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 cloud computing services that Microsoft has confirmed dis- Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For British pound ...... $1.3291 to want a piece of TikTok, the nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., help run the retailer’s stores and cussions with TikTok; other tech Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3095 popular Chinese-owned video purchasing British pounds in Germany), online shopping. The two compa- companies such as Oracle are China (Yuan) ...... 6.8671 check with your local military banking app that has come under fire Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.2657 nies signed a 5-year partnership also reportedly interested in a facility. Commercial rates are interbank Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.8709 from the Trump administration. rates provided for reference when buying in 2018, enabling them to join possible acquisition. While Byte- Euro ...... $1.1879/0.8418 The world’s largest retailer made forces against a shared rival: on- Dance hasn’t disclosed its asking Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7506 currency. All figures are foreign currencies a joint bid with tech giant Micro- Hungary (Forint) ...... 298.42 to one dollar, except for the British pound, line shopping giant Amazon. price for TikTok, the Wall Street Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.3594 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, soft to buy TikTok’s U.S. busi- TikTok, through its fun, goofy Journal reported Thursday that Japan (Yen) ...... 105.47 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) ness, according to a person close videos, has gained 100 million it is seeking roughly $30 billion Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3055 INTEREST RATES Norway (Krone) ...... 8.8221 to the deal who isn’t authorized to U.S. users. But the White House for TikTok’s U.S. operations. The Philippines (Peso) ...... 48.38 Prime rate ...... 3.25 discuss the terms publicly. is pushing TikTok’s Chinese Journal reported that bidders so Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.70 Discount rate ...... 0.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7499 Federal funds market rate ...... 0.09 It may seem like an unlikely owner ByteDance to sell its U.S. far haven’t been willing to meet Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3601 3-month bill ...... 0.09 combination, but Microsoft and business if it wants to keep oper- that price. South Korea (Won) ...... 1183.12 30-year bond ...... 1.50 WEATHER OUTLOOK SATURDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST SATURDAY IN EUROPE SUNDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY part of the Defeat-ISIS Coalition encounter with Russian forces, ment. Hoffman praised their ac- spoke on the phone Wednesday Stars and Stripes when they encountered a Russian CNN reported. tions, which he said were done with his Russian counterpart military patrol near Dayrick, “Our military deconflicts op- “through professionalism and Gen. Valery Gerasimov. A Rus- WASHINGTON — The Penta- John Ullyot, a spokesman for the erations in time and space with restraint, which are hallmarks of sian Defense Ministry statement gon on Thursday called Russian National Security Council, said Russian forces in Syria to protect the U.S. military.” said the two generals discussed actions in northeastern Syria Wednesday. the force and mitigate risk of un- A Russian military helicopter the incident and that Gerasimov “dangerous and unacceptable” At one point, a Russian vehicle intended escalation,” Hoffman also flew low and fast over the stated their military had notified two days after U.S. service mem- hit an American vehicle, which said Thursday. area in a tactic that is often used the U.S.-led coalition about the bers were injured during an en- caused injuries to the crew. One U.S. official told CNN that by military forces to try to dis- route of a military police convoy, counter with Russian troops. The statements made by Hoff- Tuesday’s incident occurred in perse personnel on the ground, The Associated Press reported. “On Tuesday, Russian forces man and Ullyot did not say how the established security zone in U.S. officials told CNN. “Despite that, in violation of breached our deconfliction ar- many were injured, though CNN eastern Syria where U.S. and Syr- The Pentagon has told the Rus- the existing agreements, the U.S. rangement in Syria and injured reported Wednesday that as many ian Democratic Forces regularly sians that “their behavior was troops attempted to block the Rus- U.S. service members with their as four U.S. service members suf- operate and added the Russians dangerous and unacceptable,” sian patrol,” the Russian Defense deliberately provocative and ag- fered “concussion-like injuries.” are aware they are obligated to Hoffman said. “We expect a re- Ministry said in the statement, gressive behavior,” Jonathan U.S. military personnel in Syria notify U.S. troops in the area of turn to routine and professional the AP reported. “In response to Hoffman, the chief Pentagon have often found themselves their operations. deconfliction in Syria and reserve that, the Russian military police spokesman, said Thursday in a operating in close proximity to The coalition patrol left the the right to defend our forces vig- took the necessary measures to statement. Russian troops who are back- area after the encounter with orously whenever their safety is prevent an incident and to contin- The U.S. service members ing the Syrian regime, but this is Russian forces to avoid escalat- put at risk.” ue the fulfillment of their task.” were conducting a routine secu- believed to be the first time U.S. ing the situation, according to a Gen. Mark Milley, the chair- [email protected] rity patrol in northeast Syria as troops have been injured in an National Security Council state- man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, @caitlinmkenney US bombers, alliance escorts overfly all NATO nations

Stars and Stripes United States B-52 Stratofor- tresses and fighter escorts from several nations were expected to overfly all 30 NATO member states Friday as part of a training mission, NATO and the U.S. mili- tary said. The six bombers from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., taking part in the daylong exercise, were to be split into two flights. Two of the eight- engine jets were expected to fly over the U.S. and Canada, while the remaining four were expected to cover NATO member states in Europe, a statement said. Those four jets arrived in Europe on Saturday. At various stages of the event, dubbed “Allied Sky,” the bombers were expected to be escorted by about 80 fighter jets from across the alliance, “providing an oppor- tunity to boost Allies’ ability to train and operate alongside each other,” the NATO statement said. TWITTER/Air Force Global Strike Command “Training events like this help ensure that we fulfil our core mis- Three Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses are seen from the cockpit of another B-52, as they fly with the Norwegian air force, Wednesday. sion: to deter aggression, prevent conflict, and preserve peace,” primarily in response to Russia’s overflight of North Macedonia, Baltic Sea. European Command, said in a NATO Secretary-General Jens military resurgence. NATO’s newest member. In June, The bomber force mission is separate statement. Stoltenberg said in the statement. Most recently, this involved B- B-52H Stratofortresses conduct- another example of NATO’s “abil- “U.S. security commitments to Since 2018, the U.S. has con- 1B Lancer flights over the Nor- ed flights over the Arctic Ocean ity to deliver on commitments ducted more than 200 Bomber dic, Baltic, and Black Sea regions and later took part in BALTOPS, from across the Atlantic,” Gen. the NATO Alliance remain iron- Task Force sorties over Europe, in May, as well as an air policing the largest annual exercise in the Tod Wolters, commander of U.S. clad,” Wolters said. Russian navy conducts drills near Alaska to boost Arctic presence

BY VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV “We are holding such massive are getting used to the Arctic riches at $30 trillion. the Russian military exercise is Associated Press drills there for the first time ever,” spaces.” Russia’s Pacific Fleet, whose taking place in international wa- Yevmenov said in a statement re- The Russian military has re- assets were taking part in the ters, well outside U.S. territory. MOSCOW — The Russian navy leased by the Russian Defense built and expanded numerous maneuvers, said the Omsk nu- The presence of Russian mili- conducted major war games near Ministry. It wasn’t immediately facilities across the polar region clear submarine and the Varyag tary assets in the area caused Alaska involving dozens of ships clear when the exercises began in recent years, revamping run- missile cruiser launched cruise a stir for U.S. commercial fish- and aircraft, the military said or if they had finished. ways and deploying additional air missiles at a practice target in ing vessels in the Bering Sea on Friday, the biggest such drills in Yevmenov emphasized that the defense assets. Russia has priori- the Bering Sea as part of the ex- Wednesday. the area since Soviet times. war games are part of Russia’s tized boosting its military pres- ercise.The maneuvers also saw “We were notified by multiple Russia’s navy chief, Adm. Niko- efforts to boost its presence in ence in the Arctic region, which Onyx cruise missiles being fired fishing vessels that were operat- lai Yevmenov, said that more than the Arctic region and protect its is believed to hold up to one-quar- at a practice target in the Gulf ing out the Bering Sea that they 50 warships and about 40 aircraft resources. ter of the Earth’s undiscovered oil of Anadyr from the coast of the had come across these vessels were taking part in the exercise “We are building up our forces and gas. Russian President Vladi- Chukchi Peninsula, it added. and were concerned,” U.S. Coast in the Bering Sea, which involved to ensure the economic develop- mir Putin has cited estimates that U.S. Northern Command Guard spokesman Kip Wadlow practice missile launches. ment of the region,” he said. “We put the value of Arctic mineral spokesman Bill Lewis noted that said Thursday. PAGE 4 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, August 29, 2020 MILITARY NATO coalition helps Afghan flood victims

BY PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN Stars and Stripes KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S.-led NATO mission in Af- ghanistan has teamed up with local forces to provide supplies to victims of recent flooding in the country. Over 150 people were killed and hundreds of homes were de- stroyed as of Friday after heavy rains earlier in the week caused flash floods in several central and eastern provinces, the govern- ment said. NATO’s Resolute Support mis- sion helped deliver food, water and hygiene supplies to those impacted by the flooding in Charikar, the capital of Parwan province. “Together we are here to help,” Resolute Support said in a tweet Thursday that included photos of Afghan and coalition forces load- ing and unloading supplies from helicopters and vehicles. Also on Thursday, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Scott Miller, visited the province — roughly 40 miles from the cap- ital Kabul and home to Bagram Airfield — where he pledged sup- port on behalf of the coalition, an Afghan Defense Ministry state- PHOTOS BY TWITTER/Resolute Support ment said. A U.S. Army C-47 Chinook helicopter is loaded with pallets of supplies, as the U.S.-led NATO mission in Afghanistan teamed up with local Meanwhile, the search for bod- forces to deliver supplies to civilians affected by recent floods. ies in Charikar continued for a third-straight day Friday. Parwan’s governor. the week, but he said many neigh- walls falling down and screaming have found so many.” “There are still people missing, they might be stuck under the Local resident Jalil Charikari bors and relatives were unable to people,” Charikari told Stars and Zubair Babakarkhail contributed to this report. ruins of their homes,” said Wa- managed to flee his house with outrun the sudden rush of water. Stripes by phone. “We’ve been [email protected] hida Shahkar, a spokeswoman for his wife and only son earlier in “I woke up to the sound of the searching for bodies for days and Twitter: @pwwellman Release Colonel acquitted of sexual assault before trial BY COREY DICKSTEIN grew hazy, lost track of events and remembered Stars and Stripes “waking up to Col. Russell having sex with me,” she denied for testified, according to the newspaper. The woman WASHINGTON — Army Special Forces Col. testified she believed she had been drugged. She Kevin M. Russell was acquitted Thursday of five also testified she had three consensual sexual en- Green Beret sexual-assault charges after a less than two-day counters with Russell after the June 5. court-martial at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, his Russell denied the charges, testifying Thursday Associated Press attorney said. that the woman had initiated the sexual interaction Prosecutors accused Russell of raping a woman ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A fed- Peter Debbins on June 5, during which she seemed coherent and who was an Air Force captain at the time while they did not appear intoxicated, the Observer reported. eral magistrate judge in Virginia were deployed in Pakistan in June 2015, The Fay- He said they continued to have a friendly relation- refused Thursday to free a former “The defendant has done noth- etteville Observer reported Wednesday after the ship afterward. Army Green Beret who was ar- ing to earn the court’s trust on first day of the court-martial. Before the trial, Army He also testified Thursday that he was not made rested last week on a charge that this matter,” Traxler said. officials refused to make public any documents de- aware of any accusations of sexual assault until he divulged U.S. military secrets Defense attorney David Ben- scribing the allegations against Russell, a 28-year to Russian intelligence agents. 2017, when the woman “threatened to ruin his ca- owitz said Debbins voluntarily Army veteran now assigned to U.S. Army Special U.S. Magistrate Judge John reer,” according to the Observer. met with authorities eight times Operations Command at Fort Bragg. Anderson agreed with federal since learning about the investi- “The jury deliberated for a little over an hour Another witness, an unnamed lieutenant colonel, prosecutors that Peter Rafael gation 13 months ago. before rendering the verdict,” Michael Wadding- testified the woman had filed a restricted report Dzibinski Debbins, 45, poses a “To say that Mr. Debbins is a ton, Russell’s attorney, wrote in an email after the of sexual assault sometime between October 2015 risk to flee if he is released from risk of flight, it just doesn’t fly in trial. “We had confidence that the jury, once they and early 2016, the Observer reported. A restricted custody before trial. this case,” he said. heard the tremendous amount of blatant lies told by report allows service members to disclose assault Anderson said Justice Depart- Debbins was charged with con- the government’s star witnesses, would acquit [Col.] accusations confidentially without the possibility ment prosecutor Thomas Traxler spiring to gather or deliver de- of a criminal investigation. She allowed that report adequately explained why more fense information to aid a foreign Russell.” Russell’s accuser, the former Air Force captain to become unrestricted in April 2019, opening up a than a year elapsed between the government. The espionage took criminal investigation into the incident. start of the investigation and Deb- who was not named as an alleged victim of sexual place from 1996 to 2011, prosecu- Waddington said Russell was clearly innocent bins’ arrest last Friday. tors say. abuse, testified Thursday that she had a consensual of the charges. He accused prosecutors of build- Traxler said investigators had Debbins considered himself a sexual relationship with Russell during the deploy- ing their case on “a pack of lies.” The attorney said to corroborate details of a con- “loyal son of Russia,” according ment, the Observer reported. She testified while fession that he said Debbins gave to the indictment, which says his Russell was away on a temporary assignment in Jor- Russell had been vindicated by the truth and should when FBI agents questioned him mother was born in the Soviet dan that she had begun a sexual relationship with never have faced the charges. last year. Debbins mistakenly Union and he met his wife in the another captain who shared a house with Russell, “The charges were brought because, in today‘s thought he could talk his way out Russian city of Chelyabinsk. the Observer reported without naming the male political climate, almost every sexual allegation is of trouble and has a far greater “Debbins thought that the Unit- captain. sent to trial, even when the evidence is weak or non- incentive to flee now that he faces ed States was too dominant in the The woman said she was no longer interested in existent,” Waddington said Thursday. a maximum life sentence if he is world and needed to be cut down Russell. But on June 5, 2015, after having dinner [email protected] convicted, the prosecutor said. to size,” the indictment says. with him and meeting up with others for drinks she Twitter: @CDicksteinDC Saturday, August 29, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 5 MILITARY Space Force unveils uniform regulations

BY STEVE BEYNON ighting effort, and we incorpo- Stars and Stripes rated Space Force-specific colors and configuration to establish our WASHINGTON — The Space own independent identity.” Force on Thursday released its The new regulation directs first set of regulations to service OCP uniforms in the Space Force members — the appropriate way to be worn virtually the same way to wear the uniform. as the Army wears them — a Troops in the military’s newest full-color U.S. flag patch on the branch will wear the Operational left shoulder, grade insignia, oc- Camouflage Pattern or OCP as cupational badge, and name and the normal duty uniform, the service tapes. same uniform worn by the Army. However, tapes and badges will However, Space Force troops have “space blue” embroidery. don’t need to immediately rush to Troops also will wear a Velcro or their unit’s supply or the Army & sewn-on space blue name tape on Air Force Exchange Service. The the back of their patrol caps. Vel- new regulation sets a grace pe- riod until April 1, 2021 to update cro unit patches will be worn on /U.S. Coast Guard cutter Kimball FACEBOOK their uniforms to Space Force the left sleeve, and units that the specifications. Until then, the air- service member deploys with into U.S. Coast Guard members board a boat to escape a shark seen during a U.S. Coast Guard cutter a combat zone will be worn on the Kimball swim call, somewhere in Oceania Aug. 21. men battle uniform is acceptable. The Pentagon now refers to right sleeve. members of the military branch Virtually anything acceptable as “space professionals,” a Space with the OCP uniform, includ- Coast Guard joined by shark Force spokesman said, though ing coyote brown boots, a rigger that name choice has not been or standard-issue brown belt, the finalized. standard-issue brown fleece jack- “Our uniforms are the first vi- et and green or brown socks, are while on swim call in Oceania approved. sual cue of our identity as a ser- vice,” Chief Master Sgt. Roger A. The Space Force is still de- BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS and downed planes during both how effective it is — bullets don’t Towberman, senior enlisted ad- signing its physical training and AND CHAD GARLAND World Wars, the site says, and is typically travel very far after they viser for the Space Force, said in formal uniforms, according to a Stars and Stripes the main species implicated in at- strike water due to drag. Neither a statement. “Adopting the OCP branch spokesman. tacking the survivors of the USS the Navy nor the Coast Guard re- worn in the joint environment A Coast Guard swim call in Indianapolis in 1945, “the ‘worst sponded to Stars and Stripes que- [email protected] reflects our role in the joint warf- @StevenBeynon the Pacific Ocean nearly turned shark attack in history.’” ries about such incidents. into a scene from “Jaws” when a Still, unprovoked attacks are “Shooting rounds into the water shark tried to join the party, ac- relatively rare — there were 64 would not help increase the safety cording to harrowing video the worldwide in 2019 — and result of the men in the water,” Naylor service published recently. in an average of about four fatali- said. Medal of Honor recipient The crew had finished their op- ties a year, according to Naylor’s Between the sounds of gunfire erations somewhere in Oceania research program at the Florida in the video, reggae music played Aug. 21 and had not been off the Museum of Natural History in in the background as swimsuit- dies in Tenn. at age 90 ship for weeks when they decided Gainesville, which has main- clad service members aboard the to have the swim call, the U.S. tained a database of over 6,500 cutter shouted orders and kept BY SETH ROBSON announcing Coast Guard cutter Kimball said incidents since the 1500s. their eyes on the shark. in a Facebook post. Stars and Stripes his death in Curious sea life often like to “Heading toward the bow! “There were no vessels around Bumpus Mills, check out anything floating on Heading toward the bow!” a crew Medal of Honor recipient Ron- for miles, the weather was perfect Tenn. the surface in the sparsely popu- member called out. “Port side, ald Rosser, who died Wednesday and we were a zillion miles from President lated open ocean, Naylor said in port side!” at age 90, had a colorful way of land,” the post said. “[We] were at Harry S. Tru- an email Thursday. Cautiously, the swimmers made talking about the brutal combat that point where every day feels man present- “It’s not clear from the video their way to a small rescue boat he saw during the Korean War. like ‘Groundhog Day’ and were ed Rosser with whether the shark was posing a as the shark swam nearby. Others “I’ve actually beat seven peo- looking for something to break up the Medal of climbed a rope ladder hanging off ple to death with my rifle — two Rosser the monotony.” threat ... primarily because I can- Honor at the not make out the (shark’s) move- the side of the cutter. North Koreans and five Chinese White House A shark appeared to be happy Luckily, there were no casu- to spice up the day for the ap- ments,” he said. fighting hand-to-hand combat … Rose Garden on June 27, 1952. The footage shows Petty Offi- alties. All the swimmers safely I’ve bayonetted a couple in my He recalled cutting an enemy’s proximately 40 Kimball crew made their way back onto the members swimming within 50 cer 1st Class Samuel Cintron, a time,” he told Stars and Stripes throat at night and leaving the maritime enforcement specialist cutter, and “the shark appeared at a hotel in Arlington, Va., before body among sleeping Chinese yards of the cutter, according to uninjured as it swam away,” the the post. aboard the Kimball, shooting at taking part in National Medal of troops. the shark as it circled the cutter video caption says. Even a uni- Honor Day activities at Arlington “I always wondered what they The uninvited guest was be- corn-shaped pool floaty that was tween 6 and 8 feet long, the Coast and approached the swimmers. National Cemetery in 2015. felt like when they woke up and The shark briefly turned away ditched in the hustle to get aboard Rosser was an Army corporal found one of their friends lying Guard said in the caption of a the rescue vessel was saved. video of the encounter. after each round of shots but kept on Jan. 12, 1952, when his platoon there with his throat cut,” he said. circling back. The Kimball post called the was ordered to capture a hill on “I had, back in them days, kind of It was likely a blue shark or a shark encounter “one of the most silky shark, said biologist Gavin “Our goal was to keep [the the outskirts of Ponggilli, Korea, a silly sense of humor.” shark] away from shipmates, not amazing events many of us have according to the Congressional An obituary posted by the Goe- Naylor, director of the Florida ever experienced at sea.” Program for Shark Research. It harm it, if possible. It was most Medal of Honor Society. bel Funeral Home in Crooksville, likely curious and not looking for “It wasn’t the panic of the 4th of The young soldier led a charge Ohio, said Rosser was born in might have been a more danger- July scene from ‘Jaws,’ but once a meal,” the Facebook post said. up the slope, through heavy Columbus, Ohio, on Oct. 24, 1929, ous, critically endangered oce- everyone realized what was hap- “We picked our location to try enemy fire. Halfway up, he real- the eldest of 17. anic whitetip, he said, but it didn’t pening, they moved with a pur- and avoid such an encounter, but ized he was alone, but kept going, Rosser at age 17 enlisted in the appear to show its characteristic pose!” the post said. it is their ocean after all.” destroying enemy positions as he Army at the end of World War II white-tipped fins. That was an appropriate re- It’s common to post a gunner’s advanced before exhausting his and participated in the occupa- Blue and silky sharks can sponse, Naylor said. mate armed with an M1 or M14 ammunition. tions of Japan and Germany be- be dangerous, but the oceanic “The Coast Guard did the right rifle as a “shark watch” aboard After replenishing his bullets fore returning to his hometown. whitetip “should be treated with thing in getting the men out of the Navy vessels during search and and grenades, he fought his way After a tour in Korea, Rosser extreme caution,” says the shark water,” he said. Later, he added: research program’s site. The spe- rescue operations. Navy instruc- up the hill two more times be- served in the United States and “P.S. I really like the inflatable Germany during a 22-year ca- cies shows little fear around divers tions state that the sailor should unicorn!” fore his platoon withdrew under and tends to circle persistently. “fire to drive off a shark only as a continuous enemy fire. Although reer. He retired at the rank of Often first on the scene of mid- last resort and when directed.” [email protected] wounded himself, Rosser helped sergeant first class. Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos ocean disasters, it was a “major It’s unclear how often they’re [email protected] evacuate other injured soldiers, [email protected] concern” for torpedoed boats called upon to actually do so or Twitter: @chadgarland the society said in a statement Twitter: @SethRobson1 PAGE 6 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, August 29, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK DODEA school in Germany closed after 1st case

BY JENNIFER H. SVAN Coronavirus can be spread by a Stars and Stripes person before they begin showing symptoms. It’s believed the stu- KAISERSLAUTERN, Ger- dent was only at school Monday, many — Kaiserslautern Middle Smith said. School was closed Friday after KMS was one of 58 DODEA a student there became the first schools in Europe to welcome at a Defense Department school students back to the classroom on in Europe to test positive for the Monday. About 550 of the sixth, AKIFUMI ISHIKAWA/Stars and Stripes coronavirus in the new school seventh and eighth graders who A U.S. Navy sailor and locals wears masks as they stroll down a walkway in Yokosuka, Japan, on Thursday . year, officials said. attend the school, or close to 80% School officials learned Thurs- of the student body, opted for in- day “that a member of our Kai- class learning, while 140 chose serslautern Middle School family virtual school, data provided Tokyo’s daily count still above 200; has tested positive for COVID-19” early this month by DODEA-Eu- and closed the school “to allow for rope show. thorough cleaning and disinfect- Six schools, in Bahrain, Spain US military reports 17 new cases ing in accordance with guidance and Turkey, began the year with from installation command,” distance learning due to health principal Susan Paul told parents Stars and Stripes concerns. members, are barred from cen- per day since Aug. 21, but the in an email, which was shared Schools have the option of re- TOKYO — Japan’s capital city tral Tokyo due to the virus. sudden increase was expected, with Stars and Stripes. verting to remote learning if reported another 226 coronavi- The new cases at Yokota and Kunze wrote. Typhoon Bavi this The positive test came four days local health conditions worsen rus cases Friday, the day Japan’s Kadena tested positive on Friday, past week interrupted flights car- after the start of the new school or an outbreak at a school forces prime minister announced he was according to Facebook posts by rying samples to South Korea for year when thousands of students it to close for six days or more, stepping down due to health con- each base. All are under care in testing, which resulted in “de- at DODEA-Europe schools opted DODEA officials have said. cerns unrelated to the pandemic. isolation, those commands said. layed reporting of a large number for in-person classes. The Kaiserslautern area is The U.S. military in Japan re- U.S. Army Japan reported an of tests,” Kunze wrote. It was the first confirmed coro- individual on Okinawa tested home to one of the largest over- ported 17 new infections: one He said Camp Foster has four navirus case at a DODEA-Europe prior to a medical procedure new cases, Camps Courtney and seas U.S. military communities, at Yokota Air Base in western school this fall, said Department came up positive on Wednesday, Kinser have two each and Camp and KMS is one of 12 DODEA Tokyo, one with the Army on Oki- of Defense Education Activ- according to a statement issued Schwab has one. schools in the region. nawa, four at Kadena Air Base ity-Europe spokesman Stephen Friday. The patient showed no The Marine Corps, which ex- Like the rest of Germany, the and 11 across four Marine bases Smith. symptoms of the virus and was perienced three cluster outbreaks Kaiserslautern area has seen an on the island. All but the Army Several DODEA schools in the not deemed a risk to others, the on Okinawa in July, has reported uptick in new coronavirus cases case are individuals newly ar- U.S. have reported positive tests Army said. a total 350 cases there, of which in recent weeks. Germany’s rived in Japan and still in quaran- for the virus among students, in- tine, according to their respective All 11 new cases among the Ma- 324 have recovered. public health agency, the Robert cluding Quantico Middle High commands. rine Corps arose in people who All U.S. military cases on Oki- Koch Institute attributed the up- School in Virginia, which closed Tokyo’s new cases bring the have been quarantined at least nawa since the pandemic started ward trend primarily to travel- earlier this week for cleaning. city’s total to 20,322, according to 10 days, according to a Facebook total 381. The U.S. military in ers, especially younger people Kaiserslautern Middle School public broadcaster NHK. Friday post by Marine Corps Installa- Japan typically reports case num- entering Germany from abroad, is expected to reopen Monday, is the third day in a row the city tions Pacific. bers without specifying whether Smith said. and more people attending large has reported more than 200 new All those patients recently ar- they are service members, civil- Public health officials, in co- gatherings. patients. The daily number rose rived in Japan aboard different ian employees, contractors or ordination with the school, were As of Thursday, there were 70 steadily from 95 cases on Mon- Patriot Express flights, accord- family members. contacting the families of anyone active coronavirus cases in Kai- day, the lowest daily figure since ing to an email from Marine Elsewhere in Japan, another who was in close contact with serslautern and the surrounding July 8. spokesman Maj. Ken Kunze. The U.S. military base eased its coro- the infected student, Smith said. district, including nine among the A handful of U.S. bases are in express is a government-con- navirus restrictions Friday. Hiro- They will likely be told to quaran- American military community, the greater Tokyo metro area, tracted service that connects the shima city is no longer off-limits tine for 14 days or until they can district commissioner Ralf Less- including Yokosuka Naval Base, U.S. with overseas bases. to anyone affiliated with Marine produce a negative test for the meister said in a Facebook post. home of the U.S. 7th Fleet; Camp All new arrivals affiliated with Corps Air Station Iwakuni, ac- virus. The number of active cases in the Zama, headquarters of U.S. Army the U.S. military must go directly cording to a Facebook post by the The Centers for Disease Con- area has more than doubled over Japan; and Yokota, headquarters into 14-day quarantine and test air station. trol and Prevention defines close the past 10 days, district figures for U.S. Forces Japan. free of the virus before exiting, A strict, no-overnight liberty contact as “anyone who was with- show. Most U.S. military personnel according to U.S. Forces Japan. policy is still in effect, however, in 6 feet of an infected person for [email protected] in Japan, including civilian em- The Marines on Okinawa had along with other rules included in at least 15 minutes.” Twitter: @stripesktown ployees, contractors and family reported one to three new cases that post. S. Korea extends prevention measures after 371 new cases

BY KIM GAMEL in containing the virus. all, 4,307 cases have been reported since measures that would likely amount to a Stars and Stripes That raised the total number since the Aug. 14. lockdown, fearing economic hardship. country reported its first case on Jan. 20 Authorities announced plans to continue But Health Minister Park Neung-hoo SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea to 19,077. The death toll also rose by three to enforce for another week heightened announced new guidelines for the greater extended prevention measures aimed at to 316, with 58 patients in severe or critical restrictions that began on Aug. 16, warn- slowing a new coronavirus outbreak for condition, according to the KCDC. ing they may need to impose even stricter Seoul area on Friday, tightening restric- another week, while Seoul city officials The number of patients in isolation rose measures if the situation is not contained tions on gyms and billiard clubs, banning tightened restrictions on restaurants as to 4,210, up 278 from the day before, while soon. in-person dining at restaurants and baker- the number of new cases over the past two 14,551 patients have fully recovered and The current restrictions, known as level ies between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., and limiting weeks rose to 4,307. been released, it said. 2 social distancing, include banning large large coffee shops to takeout and delivery The Korea Centers for Disease Control The latest outbreak, which began two gatherings and in-person church services, services. and Prevention reported 371 new cases weeks ago, has been centered in Seoul and as well as ordering high-risk facilities like on Friday, the 15th day of triple-digit in- surrounding areas, with cluster infections bars and internet cafes to close. [email protected] creases that have spoiled earlier successes increasing in other parts of the country. In The government has resisted stricter Twitter: @kimgamel Saturday, August 29, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 7 NATION Trump’s speech lashes at Biden, defies pandemic

Associated Press the pandemic from this Delaware home, announced Thursday that WASHINGTON — President he will soon resume campaign Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden travel. as a hapless career politician who Teasing once more that a vac- will endanger Americans’ safety cine could arrive soon, the presi- as he accepted his party’s re- nomination on the South Lawn of dent promised victory over the the White House. While the coro- coronavirus pandemic, which has navirus kills 1,000 Americans killed more than 180,000 people each day, Trump defied his own in the United States, left millions /AP administration’s pandemic guide- unemployed and rewritten the PHOTOS BY ALEX BRANDON rules of society. And, in the set- lines to speak for more than an President Donald Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the ting for his speech, Trump sought hour to a tightly packed, largely Republican National Convention on Thursday in Washington. maskless crowd. to project a sense of normalcy by throwing caution about the coro- Facing a moment fraught with White House for purely political Republicans have claimed that for Friday. New fencing was set navirus aside. racial turmoil, economic collapse events, a huge stage was set up the violence that has erupted in up along the White House pe- All week long, Republicans at and a national health emergency, outside the executive mansion, Kenosha, Wisc., and some other rimeter to keep the protesters at the nonconvention convention Trump delivered a triumphant, dwarfing the trappings for some American cities is to be blamed tried to create the illusion that the bay, but some of their shouts and optimistic vision of America’s on Democratic governors and pandemic is largely a thing of the of the most important moments car horns were clearly audible future Thursday. But he said that mayors and would only grow past. The rows of chairs on the of past presidencies. The speak- on the South Lawn, where more brighter horizon could only be worse under a Biden administra- South Lawn were inches apart. er’s stand was flanked by dozens than 1,500 people gathered. Soon secured if he defeated his Demo- of American flags and two large tion. That drew a stern rebuke after Trump began talking, the cratic foe, who currently has an Protective masks were not re- video screens. from Biden. horns and sirens — which came advantage in most national and quired, and COVID-19 tests were Trying to run as an insurgent as “Every example of violence through occasionally to the mil- battleground state polls. not administered to everyone. well as incumbent, Trump rarely Donald Trump decries has hap- lions watching at home — caused “We have spent the last four As his speech brought the includes calls for unity, even in pened on his watch. Under his years reversing the damage Joe scaled-back Republican National some people in the last row to turn a time of national uncertainty. leadership. During his presi- around and look for the source of Biden inflicted over the last 47 Convention to a close, Trump’s in- dency,“ Biden tweeted. He has Presenting himself as the last the disturbance. years,” Trump said, referring to cendiary rhetoric risked inflam- accused Trump of “rooting for barrier protecting an American After the convention concluded, the former senator and vice pres- ing a divided nation reeling from more violence” to benefit him way of life under siege from radi- there were skirmishes as protest- ident’s career in Washington. a series of calamities, including politically. cal forces, Trump has repeatedly, ers yelled and threw water bottles When Trump finished, a mas- the pandemic, a major hurricane Both parties are watching with sive fireworks display went off by that slammed into the Gulf Coast if not always effectively, tried to at police at the historic St. John’s portray Biden — who is consid- uncertainty the developments in the Washington Monument, com- and nights of protest after Jacob Wisconsin and cities across the Church near Black Lives Matter ered a moderate Democrat — as plete with explosions that spelled Blake, a Black man, was shot by nation with Republicans leaning Plaza. There were some arrests. a tool of extreme leftists. out “Trump 2020.” a white Wisconsin police officer. hard on support for law and order Trump, who has defended his He mocked his opponent’s re- His acceptance speech kicked Prosecutors charged a white, 17- — with no words offered for Black handling of the pandemic, touted cord and famous empathy, sug- off the final stretch of the cam- year-old police admirer with the victims of police violence — while an expansion of rapid corona- paign, a race now fully joined fatal shooting of two protesters gesting that “laid-off workers in falsely claiming that Biden has virus testing. The White House and, despite the pandemic, soon and wounding of a third. Michigan, Ohio, New Hampshire, not condemned the lawlessness. announced Thursday that it had to begin crisscrossing the coun- The president spoke from a Pennsylvania“ don’t “want Joe Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s per- struck a $750 million deal to ac- try. Trump’s pace of travel will setting that was both familiar Biden’s hollow words of empathy, sonal attorney and New York quire 150 million tests from Ab- pick up to a near daily pace while and controversial. Despite tradi- they wanted their jobs back.“ City’s former mayor, declared bott Laboratories to be deployed Biden, who has largely weathered tion and regulation to not use the In a week of racial tumult, that Democrats’ “silence was so in nursing homes, schools and deafening that it reveals an ac- other areas with populations at ceptance of this violence because high risk. they will accept anything they Most of the convention has been hope will defeat President Don- aimed at former Trump support- ald Trump.” ers or nonvoters, and has tried to Though some of the speakers, drive up negative impressions of unlike on previous nights, offered Biden so that some of his possible notes of sympathy to the families backers stay home. Many of the of Black men killed by police, Gi- messages were aimed squarely at uliani also took aim at the Black seniors and suburban women. Lives Matter movement, suggest- Four years ago, Trump de- ing that it, along with antifa, was clared in his acceptance speech part of the extremist voices push- that “I alone can fix” the nation’s ing Biden to “execute their pro- woes, but he has found himself criminal, anti-police policies“ asking voters for another term and had “hijacked the protests at the nadir of his presidency, into vicious, brutal riots.” amid the devastating pandemic, Along with Biden, running mate Kamala Harris offered crushing unemployment and real counter-programming for uncertainties about schools and Trump’s prime-time speech. She businesses reopening. delivered a speech a half-mile Another one million Ameri- from the White House, declaring, cans filed for unemployment “Donald Trump has failed at the benefits last week, in numbers most basic and important job of released Thursday. And the U.S. a president of the United States: economy shrank at an alarming He failed to protect the American annual rate of 31.7% during the people, plain and simple.” April-June quarter as it struggled From left, Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump, Eric and Lara Trump, Kimberly Guilfoyle and Donald Some demonstrators took to under the weight of the viral pan- Trump Jr., Tiffany Trump, President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump and Barron Trump stand Washington’s streets Thursday demic. It was sharpest quarterly on stage on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday. night, ahead of a march planned drop on record. PAGE 8 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, August 29, 2020 NATION Thousands gather on National Mall for equality rally

Associated Press grandmothers who got in the streets and said ‘We will make WASHINGTON — Capping a you live up to what America says week of protests and outrage over she is,’ ” Williams said. “We are the police shooting of a Black here. We’re not going anywhere.” man in Wisconsin, civil rights ad- Early on, the march was shap- vocates began highlighting police ing up to be the largest political and vigilante violence against gathering in Washington since Black Americans at a commemo- the coronavirus pandemic began. ration of the 1963 March on Wash- Many attendees showed up wear- ington for Jobs and Freedom. ing T-shirts bearing the image JONATHAN ERNST, POOL/AP Thousands gathered Friday and words of the late Rep. John near the steps of the Lincoln Me- Lewis who, until his death last Laurie Bey, whose son Cameron Lamb was shot and killed by Kansas City police in 2019, stands with morial, where the Rev. Martin month, was the last living speak- Merlon Ragland, Cameron’s aunt, as demonstrators gather at the Lincoln Memorial as final preparations Luther King, Jr. delivered his er at the original March on Wash- are made for the March on Washington on Friday. historic “I Have A Dream” ad- ington for Jobs and Freedom, dress, a vision of racial equality which went on to become one of civil rights icon and the Rev. Al Arbery and Martin both were lina, Florida and Nevada, among that remains elusive for millions the most famous political ral- Sharpton, whose civil rights or- killed by white men who pursued others. of Americans. lies in U.S. history and one of the ganization, the National Action them with guns. Sharpton also called for people And they gathered on the heels largest gatherings at the nation’s Network, planned Friday’s event, Following the commemorative in other states to march on their of yet another shooting by a white capital with over 200,000 people were to deliver keynote addresses rally, participants were to march U.S. senators’ offices and demand police officer of a Black man — advocating for social change. that show the urgency for federal to the Martin Luther King, Jr. their support of federal policing this time, 29-year-old Jacob Blake The thousands of participants policing reforms, to decry racial memorial in West Potomac Park, reforms. in Kenosha, Wisc., last Sunday that were streaming in for the violence, and to demand voting next to the National Mall, and In June, the Democrat-con- — sparking days of protests and march late Friday morning stood rights protections ahead of the then disperse. trolled House of Representatives violence that left two dead. in lines that stretched for several November general election. Turnout in Washington was passed the George Floyd Justice “I want to give space for Black blocks, as organizers insisted on And to underscore the urgency, expected be lighter than initial- In Policing Act, which would ban people in the crowd to say they taking temperatures as part of Sharpton assembled the fami- ly intended due to city-imposed police use of stranglehold maneu- are not okay,” said Jumaane Wil- coronavirus protocols. Organiz- lies of an ever-expanding roll coronavirus pandemic restric- vers and end qualified immunity liams, New York City’s public ers reminded attendees to prac- call of victims: Blake, George tions that limit out-of-state visi- for officers, among other reforms. advocate, who addressed march tice social distancing and wear Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard tors to the nation’s capital. To that Floyd, a Black man, died May 25 attendees shortly after the pro- masks throughout the program. Brooks, Ahmaud Arbery, Tray- end, the National Action Network after a white police officer in Min- gram began. Later in the day, Martin Lu- von Martin, and Eric Garner, organized a handful of satellite neapolis held a knee to the man’s “We are like the nameless ther King III, a son of the late among others. march events in South Caro- neck for nearly eight minutes. More states sending National Guard troops to Wisconsin

BY STEVE BEYNON cording to Master Sgt. Michael teen gunman into custody. capacity on American soil. deployed across the state provid- Stars and Stripes Houk, a Guard spokesman. It was President Donald Trump Without federal orders, pay for ing coronavirus relief. Trovato unclear Thursday exactly how tweeted Tuesday that the “Gov- Guard members is limited and said none of the troops used for WASHINGTON — Wisconsin many soldiers those states will ernor should call in the National they are unable to accrue federal the civil disturbance mission Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday re- send. Guard in Wisconsin. It is ready, benefits such as the GI Bill and were pulled from the virus mis- quested additional soldiers from Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, willing, and more than able. End a full housing allowance. Troops sion. The state also has about 200 National Guard units in three was shot in the back seven times problem FAST!,” despite troops also cannot seek disability com- troops deployed in the Middle other states to support police in Sunday as he walked away from already being deployed. pensation from the Department East, Afghanistan, and the horn Kenosha, Wisc., following a chaot- police officers and is now para- Soldiers in Kenosha are under of Veterans Affairs if injured dur- of Africa. Last week, nearly 200 ic week in the city sparked by the lyzed from the waist down, ac- state active-duty orders, not a ing their deployment and have soldiers with 1st Battalion, 128th police shooting of Jacob Blake. cording to the family’s attorney. federal status. The key to state to seek worker’s compensation Infantry Regiment returned from Five National Guard military The shooting of Blake has led deployment status is the 1878 through their home state. a yearlong deployment to Afghan- police companies — two from to a week of protests in Kenosha. Posse Comitatus Act not apply- The state’s military forces have istan and an additional 160 sol- Michigan, two from Alabama, Rioters in have set multiple fires ing, according to the National had an especially busy year, said diers returned from a 10-month and one from Arizona — will join and three people were shot — two Guard Bureau. The law prevents Capt. Joe Trovato, a Wisconsin training mission in Ukraine. the 500 Wisconsin troops already fatally — in confrontations Tues- the federal government from Guard spokesman. [email protected] on the ground in Kenosha, ac- day night. Police took a suspected using troops in a law enforcement Wisconsin also has 1,000 troops @StevenBeynon Protesters hit streets in California in wake of Wisconsin shooting

Associated Press in the San Francisco Bay Area a miracle” for him to walk again. attorney’s office plus vandalism Capitol where they were met by and again in Los Angeles, where The destructive Sacramento that included spray paint and bro- a huge force of California High- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Cali- fornia demonstrators protest- a rally and car caravan were march in downtown Sacramento ken windows, the police depart- way Patrol officers, chanted anti- ing the shooting of Jacob Blake planned. happened after a separate peace- ment said. There was damage at police slogans for a half hour and in Wisconsin by a police officer Blake is the 29-year-old Black ful march ended and involved a businesses, City Hall and at other left, the newspaper said. vandalized buildings and tried to man who was shot in the back crowd of about 150 people, “wear- municipal buildings, KCRA-TV Police said there were no im- start a fire in downtown Sacra- seven times on Sunday by police ing all dark clothing, helmets, reported. mediate arrests. mento while others in Los Ange- in Kenosha, Wisc., as he pulled and body armor,” the Sacramento The second rally was promoted In Los Angeles, protesters les targeted the home of the city away from an officer and leaned Police Department tweeted. on Facebook by a group called showed up at Police Chief Michel police chief. into his SUV, in which three of his While the chaotic demonstra- Antifa Sacramento, the Sacra- Moore’s home in a gated commu- The protests Thursday night children were seated. A family tion was underway, police said mento Bee reported. nity and plastered the house with were expected to be followed attorney on Tuesday said Blake they received reports of someone After the downtown vandalism, anti-police posters, KABC-TV Friday with at least three rallies was paralyzed, and it would “take trying to light a fire at the district the crowd marched to the state reported. Saturday, August 29, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 9 NATION Medal of Honor eyed for NCO who saved lives

BY DAN LAMOTHE the letter, dated Aug. 24. “My fa- heroic actions, and Cashe’s oc- the armored vehicle’s fuel cell incident. The Washington Post vorable determination in no way curred nearly 15 years ago, on had erupted and the vehicle had Cashe died Nov. 5, 2005, at presumes what the President’s Oct. 17, 2005. burst into flames. Brooke Army Medical Center in WASHINGTON — The Pen- decision might be.” “Before we can take further Cashe made numerous trips San Antonio, which is known for tagon is poised to posthumously Cashe, 35, of Oviedo, Fla., would action with this nomination, Con- into the vehicle despite suffering its facility treating burns suffered award the Medal of Honor to Sgt. be the first African American re- gress must waive this time limit,” burns in the process. in combat. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, who suf- cipient of the award for combat Esper wrote. “Once legislation is “Without regard for his per- Three other soldiers — Staff fered fatal burns while repeated- valor in Iraq and Afghanistan. enacted authorizing the President sonal safety, Sergeant First Class Sgt. George Alexander Jr., 34, of ly bursting into a burning vehicle He has long been seen within the of the United States to award, if he Cashe rushed to the back of the Killeen, Texas; Sgt. Michael Rob- in Iraq to save the lives of fellow military community as one of the so chooses, the Medal of Honor to vehicle, reaching into the hot ertson, 28, of Houston; and Spec. soldiers. great heroes of the Iraq War, and SFC, I will provide my endorse- flames and started pulling out his Darren Howe, 21, of Beatrice, Cashe’s actions “merit award he was recommended this year as ment to the President.” soldiers,” the Silver Star citation Neb. — died of injuries suffered of the Medal of Honor,” Defense a potential new namesake for one Similar congressional waivers said. “The flames gripped his fuel in the attack. Secretary Mark Esper said this of 10 Army installations named have been granted in other cases, soaked uniform. Flames quickly Cashe’s commanding officer, week in a letter to members of for Confederate military officers and approving one is not expected spread all over his body.” then-Col. Gary Brito, nominated Congress who have taken up his who fought to preserve slavery. to face resistance. Cashe continued to help others Cashe for the Silver Star and later case. That determination means The Medal of Honor approval Cashe was deployed with the even after he was on fire, the cita- said that he did not realize the se- that the award, the nation’s high- process is considered secretive, 3rd Infantry Division in Samar- tion said. He suffered burns over verity of the situation at the time. est for valor in combat, has agree- with defense officials rarely com- ra, Iraq, when his armored Brad- 72% of his body. Brito, now a lieutenant general, ment from the Army, leaving final menting on a case before approv- ley Fighting Vehicle rolled over The civilian translator travel- has recommended Cashe for the approval to the president. al. Esper sent the letter because an improvised explosive device, ing with the soldiers was also Medal of Honor several times “The final award authority for there is a five-year time limit to according to his Silver Star cita- killed. Ten soldiers were injured since then, fine-tuning the nomi- the Medal of Honor rests solely award the Medal of Honor from tion. He was slightly injured and in the incident, seven badly, ac- nation package, the Army said in with the President,” Esper said in the date of a service member’s drenched in fuel and realized that cording to Army accounts of the a 2014 news release. Storm: Residents sift through damage as Laura called most powerful hurricane to hit La.

FROM FRONT PAGE lose hurricane status as it plowed More than 750,000 homes and north and thrashed Arkansas. It businesses were without power in remained a tropical storm Thurs- Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas day night, sustaining winds of 40 in the storm’s wake, according mph, flooding roads and spawn- to poweroutage.us, which tracks ing tornadoes. utility reports. Pastor Steve Hinkle surveyed One of the strongest hurricanes the damage after a tornado gutted ever to strike the U.S., Laura was his Refuge Church in Lake City, blamed for six deaths as it bar- Ark. An outdoor pavilion was re- reled ashore near the Louisiana- duced to rubble. A brick shed was Texas state line. shredded. The fellowship and A sense of relief prevailed that family life center was a tangle of Laura was not the annihilating bent metal beams. Yellow insula- menace forecasters had feared, tion littered the churchyard. but a full assessment of the dam- “It skipped right over the house age could take days. and hit every other building that Entire neighborhoods were the church has other than us,” ERIC GAY/AP submerged and ruined along and said Hinkle, who huddled with his family in the parsonage bath- Benjamin Luna helps recover items from the children’s wing of the First Pentecostal Church that was near the coast. Twisted sheets of destroyed by Hurricane Laura, Thursday, in Orange, Texas. metal and debris, downed trees room after they saw transformers blow out in the distance. “We’re and power lines littered nearly A lower-than-expected storm blessed.” every street. Caravans of utility surge also helped save lives. Ed- trucks were met Friday by thun- The storm crashed ashore in wards said ocean water rose as derstorms in the sizzling heat, low-lying Louisiana and clob- much as 12 feet rather than the complicating recovery efforts. bered Lake Charles, an industrial “It is clear that we did not sus- and casino city of 80,000 people. 20 feet that was predicted. tain and suffer the absolute, cata- On Broad Street, many buildings Chevellce Dunn considers her- strophic damage that we thought partially collapsed. Windows self fortunate. She spent the night was likely,” Louisiana Gov. John were blown out, awnings ripped huddling on a sofa with her son, Bel Edwards said. “But we have away and trees split in eerily mis- daughter and four nieces and sustained a tremendous amount shapen ways. A floating casino nephews as winds rocked their of damage.” came unmoored and hit a bridge, home in Orange, Texas. Now Finishing search and rescue ef- and small planes were thrown she’s without power in the swel- forts was a top priority, Edwards atop each other at the airport. A tering heat. said, followed by efforts to find television station’s tower toppled. “It ain’t going to be easy. As hotel or motel rooms for those Laura also felled a Confederate long as my kids are fine, I’m fine,” unable to stay in their homes. statue that local officials voted to Dunn said. Officials in Texas and Louisiana keep in front of a courthouse just More than 580,000 coastal resi- both sought to avoid traditional days earlier. dents evacuated despite fears of The extent of the damage was mass shelters to avoid spreading coronavirus infections. It’s un- COVID-19. just coming into focus when a GERALD HERBERT/AP clear when their journeys might Edwards called Laura the most massive plume of smoke began end. There’s no electricity or run- powerful hurricane to strike Lou- rising from a chemical plant out- Elaine Rayburn sorts through her belongings at her home Thursday, isiana, meaning it surpassed even side Lake Charles. Police said the in Lake Charles, La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. ning water in many places, and Katrina, which was a Category 3 leak was at a facility run by Bio- the coastal towns of Cameron and storm when it hit in 2005. lab, which manufactures chemi- night. from a generator inside his resi- Holly Beach were swamped. Re- The hurricane’s top wind cals used in household cleaners Four people were killed by fall- dence. Another man drowned in storing essential services could speed of 150 mph put it among and chlorine powder for pools. ing trees in Louisiana, including a boat that sank during the storm, take weeks. the strongest systems on record Nearby residents were told to a 14-year-old girl and a 68-year- authorities said. No deaths were President Donald Trump in the U.S. Not until 11 hours close their doors and windows, old man. A 24-year-old man died confirmed in Texas, which Gov. planned to visit the Gulf Coast after landfall did Laura finally and the fire smoldered into the of carbon monoxide poisoning Greg Abbott called “a miracle.” this weekend to tour the damage. PAGE 10 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, August 29, 2020 WORLD Japan’s Abe to resign for health reasons

BY MARI YAMAGUCHI his first stint in office in 2007 After his recent hospital visits Kono, Chief Cabinet Secretary Associated Press due to his health, which was fu- were reported, top officials from Yoshihide Suga, and economic eling concerns about his recent Abe’s Cabinet and the ruling revitalization minister Yasutoshi TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Min- condition. party said Abe was overworked Nishimura, who is in charge of ister Shinzo Abe has expressed Abe on Monday became Japan’s and badly needed rest. coronavirus measures, are wide- his intention to step down due to longest-serving prime minister His health concerns added to ly speculated in Japanese media his declining health, according to by consecutive days in office, speculation that Abe’s days in of- as his potential successors. reports Friday by NHK and other eclipsing the record of Eisaku fice are numbered, when his sup- The end of his scandal-laden Japanese media. Sato, his great-uncle, who served port ratings are already at their first stint as prime minister was The Prime Minister’s Office said the report could not be im- 2,798 days from 1964 to 1972. lowest levels due to his handling the beginning of six years of an- mediately confirmed, but that But his second hospital visit of the coronavirus pandemic and nual leadership change, remem- Abe was believed to be meeting Monday eclipsed festivity for his its severe impact on the econo- bered as an era of “revolving top ruling officials at the party record and has accelerated spec- my, on top of a slew of political door” politics that lacked stability headquarters. The Liberal Dem- ulation and political maneuvering scandals. and long-term policies. ocratic Party spokesman did not Abe toward a post-Abe regime. Shigeru Ishiba, a 63-year-old When he returned to office answer the phone. Abe has acknowledged having hawkish former defense minister in 2012, Abe vowed to revitalize Concerns about Abe’s chronic Abe, whose term ends in Sep- ulcerative colitis since he was a and Abe’s archrival, is a favor- the nation and get its economy health issues, simmering since tember 2021, is expected to stay teenager and has said the condi- ite next leader in media surveys, out of its deflationary doldrums earlier this summer, intensified on until a new party leader is tion was controlled with treat- though he is less popular within with his “Abenomics” formula, this month when he visited a elected and formally approved by ment. He has not made clear if it the ruling party. A low-key for- which combines fiscal stimulus, Tokyo hospital two weeks in a row the parliament. is related to his recent health is- mer Foreign Minister Fumio monetary easing and structural for unspecified health checkups. He had abruptly resigned from sues or hospital visits. Kishida, Defense Minister Taro reforms. Greece, Turkey flex muscles amid dispute over energy reserve

BY MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Turkey’s strategy: Turkey Associated Press says it’s doing what it must to protect its own rights to energy NICOSIA, Cyprus — Greek reserves, but analysts say it goes and Turkish warships are test- much deeper than that. ing each other’s naval prowess Turkey’s assertiveness is in while political leaders in Athens line with a strategic ambition to and Ankara probe each other’s become a global player — and a resolve over a search for hydro- leader in the Islamic world whose carbon reserves in east Mediter- power and influence can shape ranean waters that each nation the region according to its vision. claims. “So, it’s not about energy,” says Despite the saber-rattling, Ian O. Lesser, a political analyst there’s doesn’t appear to be a real with the U.S. think tank the Ger- appetite for war. But neither na- man Marshall Fund. “It’s about tion is ready to back down and a broader and increasingly ani- look weak. mated Turkish vision of its own Greece and Turkey have a interests in the region.” jumble of air and naval assets in Turkish President Recep the Mediterranean as France, the U.S. and the United Arab Emir- Tayyip Erdogan is contending ates take part in tit-for-tat mili- with political challengers and a tary drills. The risks of a mishap weakened economy. Ankara also that could spark conflict have in- wants to push back against what creased exponentially. The dan- it sees as a hostile, energy-based ger was illustrated earlier this partnership between Greece, Cy- month when a Greek frigate ac- prus, Israel, and Egypt that aims to exclude Turkey, says Lisel cidentally collided with a Turkish GREEK DEFENSE MINISTRY/AP warship in waters off Crete. Hintz, professor at Johns Hopkins Here’s a look at what’s driving University’s School of Advanced Military jets from the United Arab Emirates arrive at the airbase of Souda to take part in a joint training the conflict: International studies. with Greek forces, on the southern island of Crete, Greece, on Thursday. Power play: On the sur- A maritime border deal that face, it appears as a squabble Turkey signed with Libya earlier take part in something that they this kind of diplomacy with An- of established international law,” over who’s entitled to potentially this year partly aimed to show that feel would hem the country in and kara,” Lesser said. according to Lesser. abundant hydrocarbons lurking no regional energy plans could undercut its broader claims in the Four million Syrians living in “If they go a straight legal beneath the seabed in the east proceed without Ankara’s input. region. German-led diplomacy to Turkey affords Ankara powerful judgment route, they probably Mediterranean. Rocking the boat: Turkey’s get the two sides to pull back their leverage against Europe, which feel that they’re in a weaker posi- Greece says Turkey’s bid to aggressive military posture in the forces and start talking has had doesn’t want to see a fresh mi- tion and they may be right about prospect for oil and gas in waters eastern Mediterranean is seen as so far less than stellar results. grant influx, Hintz said. that,” he says. off Crete that it says falls within destabilizing the region and it A rattled EU: The 27-nation Take it to court: Is there a With its latest east Mediterra- its exclusive economic zone is a isn’t winning it any friends. bloc has vacillated between ap- legal way out of this wrangle? nean gambit, Turkey risks over- “You’ll find few supporters, if peals for calm and talk of tougher All sides claim international law clear violation of its sovereign stretching itself given its military any, on either side of the Atlantic sanctions against Turkey. is on their side regarding what rights and international law. presence in Libya, and Syria. Ditto for the small, ethnically .. .for the Turkish posture at this But it’s unclear whether EU di- their maritime borders are and But some operational successes divided island nation of Cyprus, time,” Lesser says. plomacy or entreaties from Wash- how much of the east Mediterra- which has accused Turkey of European Union members ington, whose own credibility has nean sea they can claim as hav- in both those countries may have “pirate behavior” and “gunboat Greece and Cyprus have repeat- waned with Ankara, will succeed ing exclusive economic rights, so emboldened Ankara to pursue its diplomacy” for sending warship- edly invited Turkey to join these in reining in Turkey. a court date to settle this would interests “at a manageable cost escorted vessels off its shores energy partnerships as long as “The relationship with Turkey seem reasonable. with predictable outcomes,” es- — even in areas that were li- Ankara gives up its bullying tac- right now is at such a dysfunc- But Turkey has been reluctant pecially in areas such as around censed out to major energy com- tics and plays by the rules. tional level with key European to go down the legal route because Greece and Cyprus where Turk- panies like France’s Total for But according to Lesser, Tur- partners and also across the At- it doesn’t have a strong case since ish public opinion is solidly be- exploration. key appears to be in no mood to lantic, it’s very hard to engage in many of its claims “fly in the face hind Erdogan, Lesser says. Saturday, August 29, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Lawnmower incident ends in fifth DUI charge

LINCOLN — A Dela- DE ware man with a his- tory of drunken driving arrests has been charged with DUI again after allegedly operating a riding lawnmower while intoxicated. Delaware State Police arrested Ralph J. Cahall, 60, of Green- wood on Tuesday after receiv- ing a report about a person lying along a grassy roadside near a lawnmower. As troopers were headed to the scene, authorities received an- other report that the person had been driving the lawnmower on the road and traveling through yards while acting disorderly. Police say troopers found Ca- hall leaning against his lawn- mower and detected a strong odor of alcohol. Cahall was charged with fifth offense-DUI, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass. Woman aimed handgun at census worker

ORANGEBURG — An SC 82-year-old South Car- olina woman is accused of point- DAVID GOLDMAN/AP ing a handgun at a census worker on her porch and shooting two Summer spray rounds over the top of the employ- ee’s vehicle. A resident plays in the spray of an opened fire hydrant in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago as temperatures reached 90 The Orangeburg County Sher- degrees Wednesday. iff’s Office has charged Willadean Bishop Harrell with first-degree assault and battery, The Times moving, the zoo said Wednesday. THE CENSUS but were pronounced dead there and Democrat of Orangeburg re- When the 23-year-old female a short time later. ported Wednesday. The charges Masai giraffe’s pain could no The number of bison that ranchers, cowboys, law en- Their names have not been re- followed the alleged incident on longer be controlled, her keepers forcement and others were scrambling to try to round leased, and authorities have not Tuesday afternoon, when Harrell and veterinarians decided to eu- up after the animals escaped from a feedlot in south-cen- said if they were related to each told a 25-year-old female census thanize her Wednesday, the staff 125 tral Nebraska and had already wreaked havoc on rural other or to the girl they were taker to get off her porch, point- said. roads in the area. The bison got loose in Phelps County walking with. ing a .38-caliber Taurus handgun Malaika was born at the Los around 5 a.m. Wednesday, station KRVN reported. By late morning, five bison The girl was bruised and had at her. Angeles Zoo and arrived at the had been hit and killed by vehicles in three separate crashes on rural roads near leg injuries, authorities said, and Harrell admitted to firing two Louisville Zoo in 1997. She gave Bertrand, the Phelps County Sheriff’s Office told the Grand Island Independent. the 19-year-old car driver suf- shots after the census worker got birth to five bull calves between fered undisclosed injuries. Both in her car and was backing out 2000 and 2012. remained hospitalized Thurs- of the driveway, according to an Two other Masai giraffes day in stable condition, and their ern Cardinals and one featuring the Asheville Citizen Times re- incident report. Harrell said she shared the exhibit with Malaika names have not been released. Tahrir Square in Cairo . ported Thursday. The system could not clearly see the census — 4-year-old male Baridi and 3- The cause of the accident re- says there will be optional work- worker’s identification badge. year-old female Kianga. mains under investigation. days for staff. Masai giraffes are the larg- Free app alerts drivers School staff discovered the at- Police make arrests in est subspecies of giraffe and the about vehicle recalls tack on Monday and classes were Erosion forces removal tallest land mammals on Earth, dirt bike, ATV crackdown canceled for the next three days. of section of pavilion reaching between 15 to 18 feet DETROIT — The U.S. According to the school system, ALLENTOWN — Po- and 1,800 to 2,600 pounds. MI government’s road a third-party attacker asked for WAILUKU — Maui PA lice in Allentown are safety agency is offering a smart- ransom in exchange for stopping HI County started work to vowing to continue efforts to Fundraiser auctions phone app that will alert drivers the attack. System officials said remove a section of an 80-year- rein in illegal use of dirt bikes Tom Hanks’ typewriter if their vehicles are recalled. the attack is requiring the school old pavilion that is in danger of and all-terrain vehicles on city The National Highway Traffic system to rebuild its entire net- sliding into the ocean because of Safety Administration was sched- streets after making arrests last ATLANTA — A human work and technology services. erosion. uled to roll out the free app for weekend. rights organization The county Department of GA both Android and Apple phones The Morning Call of Allentown founded by former President 2 pedestrians killed Parks and Recreation announced Thursday. said Thursday that seven people Jimmy Carter and his wife, Ro- the temporary closure of Baldwin Owners key in or scan their 17- after car jumps curb were charged and 15 vehicles salynn, is taking its annual fund- Beach Park in Paia this week to digit vehicle identification num- were seized during the enforce- raising event online. remove part of the structure, The ber, and the app will search the PHILADELPHIA ment push on Friday and Satur- The Carter Center in Atlanta Maui News reported Wednesday. agency’s database for recalls. If PA — Two women walk- day. Police say they also found was hosting a virtual, four-day County spokesman Brian Perry there is one, the app will send an ing home from a store in Phila- drugs and guns. auction that started Wednesday said about a third of the pavilion alert, the agency says. delphia were struck and killed Allentown police Capt. John and features an original oil paint- would be removed at a cost of People also can add child seats, by a speeding car that jumped a Hill says there have been many ing by the former president, a vin- $54,295. trailers and tires, and the app will curb, authorities said. The impact complaints about the riders ha- tage Remington typewriter from “The peak summer erosion at rassing people and damaging knocked one of the women across Tom Hanks’ typewriter collection check those for recalls. Baldwin Beach has caused por- other vehicles. the street and through the front and a photo of Jimmy Carter with door of a vacant rental home, tions of the park pavilion to col- former President Barack Obama School system closes where she landed in the living lapse,” Perry said. 23-year-old giraffe, and first lady Michelle Obama, after ransomware attack room. There were previously showers Malaika, dies at zoo the Carter Center said in a news A 14-year-old girl walking with and a bathroom near the pavilion release. The photo is signed by all WAYNESVILLE — A the women was also struck in the built in 1940, but they were con- LOUISVILLE — A gi- three of them. NC North Carolina school accident that occurred around sumed by the ocean. KY raffe who had lived at The bidding runs through Sat- system is closed to its students 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. The car The parks department is de- the Louisville Zoo since 1997 has urday. The winning bidder for after officials discovered a ran- ended up lodged into another veloping a Baldwin Beach Park died, the zoo announced. Carter’s painting will be able to somware attack. home on the street, authorities Master Plan, which will include Malaika suffered from mus- choose from three options: one Haywood County Schools said. the addition of new pavilions, culoskeletal problems that led to featuring a branch of mountain closed for the week following an The two women, ages 30 and Perry said. stiffness, lameness and difficulty laurel, one featuring two North- announcement on Wednesday, 57, were both taken to a hospital From wire reports PAGE 12 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, August 29, 2020 MOVIES

‘Constantly thinking’ New fi lm explores genius of Nikola Tesla and his relationship Ethan Hawke stars as inventor and with fellow brain Thomas Edison engineer Nikola Tesla in “Tesla.” PHOTOS BY IFC FILMS/AP

BY BROOKE LEFFERTS actors have worked together. the thing that I think that I re- Associated Press In a recent interview with The spond to most — I’m thinking of Associated Press, it was clear (director) David Lynch now — is than Hawke has they have an easy rapport, full of the absolute commitment to the portrayed several mutual respect and teasing. artistic process, particularly in real people in re- AP: How did you approach David’s case. If I’m working on a cent years, includ- playing a genius? character or I’ve got a role to do, ing musician Chet Hawke: I’ve met a handful of a job, you’re very committed. But Baker and aboli- people that were truly brilliant in during the rest of the time, I’m Etionist John Brown, but his new my life. My father, Tom Stop- off just kind of messing around, I role as pioneering inventor and pard, a few people whose brain don’t know, making dinner. You engineer Nikola Tesla presented know what? Edison’s not making the challenge of playing a genius. doesn’t work like other peoples,’ and they’re just unique people. dinner somewhere! You know In the new independent fi lm what I mean? He’s constantly “Tesla” by writer-director Mi- They’re distant. So I just wanted him not to be average. I wanted thinking. Almost, I wonder if chael Almereyda, Hawke shines he’s at the mercy of this mind, light on the Serbian immigrant’s him not to speak in a way that was normal. I wanted him not to and would he like to get off the many theories and inventions. treadmill? I don’t know. Hawke plays Tesla as an out- walk in a way that was normal and to wear his hair in a way Hawke: It’s a little bit of tor- sider with a brilliant mind who ture. A person like Tesla and a has visions of the future, includ- that was normal and everything that he had any agency in, any person like Edison had a lot of it ing of wireless communications ... When you think about creat- systems. Kyle MacLachlan plays choice he had, it was something ing something that had never “Tesla” includes fanciful scenes that never happened, such as charismatic Thomas Edison, and he created. existed. Creating the Internet. Edison (left) and Tesla shoving ice cream in each other’s faces. Almereyda imagines the two as MacLachlan: The challenge, I Creating electricity. Conceiv- competitors chasing investors think, is fi nding the person, the ing of a way that people could the beauties of working with is, is what’s special about what and ideas. human, the frailties, you know? communicate without seeing one Ethan that it’s like wherever we Michael sees about the world. This is the third time the As you go through these guys, another. And knowing that’s pos- go, wherever Ethan goes, wher- What’s been the silver lining sible ... You’re seeing a lightning ever I go, we’re so connected, of the pandemic for you? storm and wondering “How does and so much great stuff I think Hawke: I don’t think I’ve ever that work?” My brain doesn’t do comes out of that just by allowing had fi ve months of dinners at that. I just accept it. So I kind it to happen. home. I’m a very restless person of, I was just in awe of these two Hawke: Kyle and I have a and I like to move, and there’s men. scene in which Michael wanted been aspects of this that have MacLachlan: Yeah, I feel the to do this thing where he played been powerfully good for my same way. with “What’s reality?” So he soul. To not get my self-esteem The fi lm is a period piece and wanted to imagine that we shove from my work, but get it from has a physically dark, moody ice cream in each other’s face. my behavior with my family. You feel but also uses some modern Right? Because you kind of know know, that’s something that’s touches, like breaking the fourth that probably didn’t happen. And never been asked of me. I lost wall. How did you contribute to so ... it kind of pops, because your work, but I’m getting time with that? brain goes, “Wait, that never my wife and my kids, and I’m MacLachlan: That’s the happened.” So then you realize getting time with myself. responsibility of the director. He none of this really happened MacLachlan: The amount of takes care of that. We take care because they’re obviously acting ; time that I’m spending at home of what’s happening between us we’re interpreting their actions. with my family right now. My in the scene, and we build our And it does something kind of son is 12. It’s a great age. And arsenal of whatever it is that we beautiful to your brain. And I we’re together all day, every day. need as the character. And then remember Kyle and I saying And we haven’t gotten sick of Kyle MacLachlan stars as Thomas Edison in “Tesla.” we just play. I mean, it’s one of after that scene, whatever that each other, which is a good sign! Saturday, August 29, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 13 VIDEO GAMES

BY CHRISTOPHER BYRD forest that erupts inside the high Genius Slackers Special to The Washington Post school, a theatrical backdrop where Stiles moves around like ne of the most insidious a stick fi gure, hellish scenes of aspects of depression hung bodies and the like. These is how it can color and visual hallucinations, however, Odistort the world. For are all-encompassing in a way Stiles, the teenage protagonist of that is preposterous considering What Happened who is sorting that Stiles is shown to have taken through his perceptions, iden- no more than a tab of acid. For tifying what is real and what that matter, Stiles’ mental state isn’t is a matter of life and death. appears more in keeping with What Happened is a game about outright psychosis than with an depression, high school and LSD, LSD experience. Some gamers which at times comes across as might be underwhelmed by the an after-school special laced liberties taken here. with profanity. But it can also In addition to the credibility be undeniably daring. Given its issues, the characters in What inherently volatile subject matter Happened are fairly two-dimen- (we’re talking kids and psyche- sional. Seeing that Maya and Ben delics here), it will likely provoke probably aren’t the coldhearted mixed feelings. people Stiles thinks they are At the start of What Hap- doesn’t make them particularly pened, Stiles drops a tab of acid interesting, nor does it give the in the bathroom. He then sees story’s reversals any real force. a projection of himself — which Moreover, although I enjoyed will haunt him for most of the seeing how one scene folded game — chastising him for the into another, I can’t say I was action. “Back to square one,” enthralled by many of the actual his “mind” tells him. An instant Journey through game mechanics, which mainly later he is submerged in water come down to searching for ob- gasping for air as if drowning or, jects to advance the story. Wan- more accurately, in the throes dering through a black and white of a panic attack. Soon after forest looking for lightbulbs the water disappears, he fi nds that can be placed into sockets himself in the banal confi nes a troubled mind to clear one’s path of obstruct- of the boy’s bathroom at his ing tree branches did nothing to high school. Emerging from the make me feel more invested in stall, he has little time to collect What Happened, an innovative take on teen depression the game’s world. If anything, I himself before a bully bursts into wished What Happened consist- the bathroom and assaults him, and anxiety, is hampered by two-dimensional characters ed more of simply walking from dunking his head in a sink. point A to B and experiencing After the bully leaves, things the story without the roadblocks don’t get much better. Stiles of its so-so gameplay elements. emerges from the bathroom into ping, but as a consequence of his scribe worldly illusions in Indian getting anything by rewinding For those with a distinct taste a faceless world where invisible thoughts irrigating everything in philosophy.) Through fl ashbacks, these thoughts.” Although the for the experimental side of students walk past him — their sight. Because Stiles is a prisoner we see that Maya broke up with external personifi cation of his gaming, What Happened’s art- only identifying markers are the to his own negative emotions, he Stiles on account of his aloof- mind can be a source of sound ful transitions between scenes backpacks, ear buds, or other is prey to misperceptions, which ness, his refusal to see a thera- advice, generally it is full of recommend themselves even objects they carry. The invisible are amplifi ed by the LSD. pist and his untempered use of reproach and derision. Ton- if other aspects fall short. I people around him speak to how Notwithstanding his grief LSD. Making matters worse, ally, What Happened nails the look forward to seeing what the detached he feels from his envi- for his deceased father and Stiles believes that his ex has persistent, hectoring voice that game’s developers might do next ronment. More examples quickly the anger he nurses toward hooked up with his erstwhile can accompany rampant depres- since they clearly have an apti- pile up. The things that once gave his mother for starting to date best friend, Ben. sion. It also makes ingenious use tude for stepping outside of the Stiles comfort, such as friend- again, Stiles is tormented over a “Time can turn good memo- of transitions between scenes usual video game safe spaces. ship and baseball, have lost their recent breakup with a girl tell- ries bitter,” his mind tells him at that illustrate the effects of Platform: PC luster. The world around Stiles is ingly named Maya. (The word one point while at another point acid. At various points we see Online: whathappenedgame. hazy, not only because he is trip- “Maya” is sometimes used to de- it counsels him that “you’re not a sprawling tunnel of lockers, a com Carrion: Don’t play this one right before bedtime

BY CHRISTOPHER BYRD game there are murky aquatic environ- Special to The Washington Post ments where you can store part of your body as pulsating-looking eggs, which can ometimes it’s good to be bad. That be reabsorbed later when you wish. Over sentiment cuts to the marrow of time, you’ll fi nd yourself ditching part Carrion, the new Metroid-like of your body to, say, use your invisibility Sgame that sinks players into the cloak to slip through laser traps and then role of a viscera-colored, creepy-crawly retrieving it to use a temporary invincibil- monster that is all ity shield that is only available to you in tentacles and teeth. your largest guise. Though the game I was hooked by Carrion’s atmosphere evokes the limited and gameplay from the start and satisfi ed color palette of the with its eerily subdued ending. Creeping 16-bit era, I’d be hard through a shaft before dropping onto a pressed to think of anything as rousingly human victim never grew old over the few nefarious on Super Devolver Digital days I played through the game. I never Nintendo. Then again, overcame my squeamishness at seeing Devolver Digital, that slithering, foul abomination on the which also gave the upgrades. Using the right trigger of the larger you become, the more resilient you screen. The creature is so hideous that it world Hotline Miami, specializes in control pad and the right thumb stick, are to attacks. At the same time, though, can divide itself into a pack of worms to publishing games with the sort of look that you can grab enemies with a tentacle and your frame becomes more awkward to slip past underwater obstacles or drape a might have concerned the sort of ’90s par- steer them into your gaping maw. haul around, which can make it tricky to tentacle onto a person to assume control of ent who fretted over Mortal Kombat. The facility that lies between you and cram yourself into an elevator. their body. Yuck! At the start of Carrion, a monstrous freedom is patrolled by drones, mechs Weight management is an important Perhaps the fi nest compliment I can entity escapes from a hazard-marked and armed guards with electric shields aspect of Carrion. Most upgrades can only pay Carrion is that I was reluctant to play container into the bowels of an under- that can sap your health should you touch be used when your fl eshy bulk is within it before going to sleep. The last thing I ground facility. Naturally, all it wants to them. To move between sections of the one of three ranges. To knock through wanted was to see that infernal creature do is to feed and evolve, so the fi rst order base, you’ll have to uncover save points reinforced surfaces you need to be in one in my dreams. of business is to prey on the human staff. where you can “spread your biomass” of the larger ranges, but to use an invis- Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, The second is to search for other contain- — in other words, infect your surround- ibility cloak you need to be at your lightest PC ment tanks to break into and obtain DNA ings with your malignant growth. The and most nimble. Spread throughout the Online: facebook.com/carrionoffi cial PAGE 14 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, August 29, 2020 HEALTH AND FITNESS

COVID-19 prevention tips There are many steps you can take to prevent your child from getting the virus that causes COVID-19 and, if he or she does become sick, to avoid spreading it to others. The CDC and WHO recommend that you and your family:  Keep your hands clean. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water aren’t available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover your mouth and nose with your elbow or a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Encourage your kids to sing the entire “Happy Birthday” song twice (about 20 seconds) so they spend the time they need to get their hands clean.  Practice social distanc- ing. Avoid close contact (within about 6 feet) with anyone who is sick or has symptoms. Minimize trips outside your house. When you do go out, leave your children at home — if pos- iStock sible. Since people without symptoms can spread the virus, don’t allow your child to have in-person play dates with children from other households — even if they are all feeling well. Post- pone your child’s in-person The young are not immune visits with older adults. Consider organizing virtual family meals, game nights Learn how COVID-19 affects children, babies and how to protect them or play dates to keep your child engaged.  Clean and disinfect Mayo Clinic News Network Why do children react Infants who have COVID-19 or who can’t your home. Focus on clean- be tested due to a lack of availability and ing surfaces every day in hildren of all ages can become differently to COVID-19? have no symptoms might be discharged from common areas that are ill with coronavirus disease 2019 The answer isn’t clear yet. Some experts the hospital, depending on the circumstanc- frequently touched or that (COVID-19). But most kids who suggest that children might not be as se- es. Frequent follow-up with the baby’s health easily get dirty. Wash your are infected typically don’t become C verely affected by COVID-19 because there care provider is needed — by phone, virtual child’s bedding and wash- as sick as adults and some might not show are other coronaviruses that spread in the or in-offi ce visits — for 14 days. able plush toys, as needed, any symptoms at all. Know the symptoms community and cause diseases such as the in the warmest possible set- of COVID-19 in babies and children, why common cold. Since children often get colds, Children’s COVID-19 symptoms ting. Dry items completely. children might be affected differently by their immune systems might be primed to While children and adults experience If you’re caring for a baby COVID-19 and what you can do to prevent provide them with some protection against similar symptoms of COVID-19, children’s with COVID-19, wash your the spread of the virus. COVID-19. It’s also possible that children’s symptoms tend to be mild and cold-like. Most hands after diaper changes or handling the baby’s bed- immune systems interact with the virus dif- children recover within one to two weeks. How likely is it for a child to ding, toys or bottles. ferently than do adults’ immune systems. Their symptoms can include:  Wear cloth face masks. become sick with COVID-19? Fever How are babies affected? This advice is based on data While all children are capable of getting Nasal congestion or runny nose showing that people with the virus that causes COVID-19, they don’t Although rare, children under age 2 ap- Cough COVID-19 can transmit become sick as often as adults. Most children pear to be at higher risk of severe illness with Sore throat the virus before realizing have mild symptoms or no symptoms. COVID-19 than older children. This is likely Shortness of breath that they have it. Don’t According to the American Academy due to their immature immune systems and Fatigue place a face mask on a child of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital smaller airways, which make them more Headache younger than age 2, a child Association, in the United States children likely to develop breathing issues with respi- Muscle aches who has any breathing represent about 9% of all COVID-19 cases. ratory virus infections. Nausea or vomiting problems, or a child who Hospitalization rates for children are much Newborns can become infected with the Diarrhea has a condition that would lower than for adults. virus that causes COVID-19 during child- Poor feeding or poor appetite prevent him or her from However, if children are hospitalized, they birth or by exposure to sick caregivers If your child has symptoms of COVID-19 being able to remove the need to be treated in the intensive care unit after delivery. If you have COVID-19 or are and you think he or she might have COVID- mask without help. as often as hospitalized adults, according to waiting for test results due to symptoms, it’s 19, call your child’s health care provider. In addition, keep up with research from the Centers for Disease Con- recommended during hospitalization after Keep your child at home and away from oth- your child’s well visits and trol and Prevention (CDC). childbirth that you wear a cloth face mask ers as much as possible, except to get medical vaccines. If your child is In addition, people of any age with certain and have clean hands when caring for your care. Follow recommendations from the due for a well visit, talk to underlying conditions are at higher risk of newborn. Keeping your newborn’s crib by CDC, the World Health Organization (WHO) your child’s doctor about serious illness with COVID-19. your bed while you are in the hospital is OK, and your government regarding quarantine safety steps being taken. Research also suggests disproportionately but it’s also recommended that you main- and isolation measures as appropriate. Don’t let fear of getting the higher rates of COVID-19 in Hispanic and tain a reasonable distance from your baby Factors used to decide whether to test your virus that causes COVID- non-Hispanic Black children than in non- when possible. Research suggests that only child for COVID-19 may differ depending 19 prevent your child from Hispanic white children. Hispanic and non- about 2% to 5% of infants born to women on where you live. To test for COVID-19, getting his or her vaccines Hispanic Black children also have had higher with COVID-19 near the time of delivery test a health care provider uses a long swab to to prevent other serious rates of hospitalization. positive for the virus in the days after birth. take a sample from the back of the nose. The illnesses. Rarely, some children might also develop a However, if you are severely ill with COVID- sample is then sent to a lab for testing. If your — Mayo Clinic serious condition that appears to be linked to 19, you might need to be temporarily sepa- child is coughing up phlegm (sputum), that News Network COVID-19. rated from your newborn. may also be sent for testing. Saturday, August 29, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 15 PAGE 16 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, August 29, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Trump’s campaign is just getting started Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff BY GARY ABERNATHY timing, he said. “He can’t be all over the shopped for groceries, patronized hard- Special to The Washington Post board,” said Nathanson. Trump’s addic- ware and appliance stores, recently began tion to big crowds, made impractical by the eating again in local restaurants and even EDITORIAL or his campaign team, attempt- coronavirus pandemic, has exacerbated vacationed at the beach. ing to persuade President Donald the president’s impatience, said Nathan- For millions of Americans, the coronavi- Editor Terry Leonard, Trump that patience is a virtue son, adding, “Trump lives for the feedback rus has been more inconvenient than life- [email protected] Fmust be a task of herculean pro- from the crowd, and it frustrates him not altering, a fact demonstrated by sales tax Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor portions. Trump famously responds in real to have it. But that’s probably not going to revenue in many states remaining steady [email protected] time, via Twitter, to almost every slight, change in 60 days.” or even growing. Most members of the vot- Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content real or perceived. Rather than crafting a In recent weeks, Trump-bashing media ing-eligible population are only now turn- [email protected] message in concert with their candidate, pundits have already written the presi- ing their attention to A) whether they’ll Trump’s consultants and spokespersons dent’s political obituary. They cite Demo- vote at all (in recent elections, anywhere Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation are often left to defend their boss’ off-the- cratic nominee Joe Biden’s lead in the from 40% to 45% typically don’t); or B) [email protected] cuff rejoinders only after reading them polls, an economy in shambles, the ongoing whom they will vote for if they do. Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital along with the rest of the world. pandemic, racial unrest and Americans At their convention, Republicans re- [email protected] After five years as a candidate and saying the country is headed in the wrong minded Trump’s base why they love him, president, Trump’s slapdash, freestyle direction. and their blatant appeal to evangelical social media responses, attacks and rumi- “I told you so” post-mortems abound. Christians, pro-life voters and Second BUREAU STAFF nations are unlikely to change. What can How will the GOP rise from the ashes of Amendment enthusiasts was designed to Europe/Mideast be considered and coordinated, however, the Cult of Trump? 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least his withdrawal from the Trans-Pa- What newspapers cific Partnership trade deal that excludes China. His immigration restrictionism has also hurt an economy that needs more are saying at home workers to grow. It’s easy to forget this record after the The following editorial excerpts are se- hell millions of Americans have suffered lected from a cross section of newspapers in recent months, and Democrats hope you throughout the United States. The editori- do. Never before has a government sud- als are provided by The Associated Press denly shut down an entire economy, and and other stateside syndicates. Trump shares the blame. At least he soon reversed course and urged a reopening, Police shooting and aftermath while Biden still says he might lock the country down again. painful for Kenosha, US Amid the COVID nightmare, Trump The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has also gone along with Speaker Nancy Another horrendous shooting by police. Pelosi’s demands for Keynesian income Another Black man wounded. Another po- supports for individuals to survive the shut- lice department under national scrutiny. down. But income transfers are no more With the shooting of Jacob Blake on Sun- than a palliative, and the deficits and debt day night, Kenosha, Wis., and its police will hang over the economy for decades. were plunged into the middle of the angry The issue for the election is which can- national debate over policing. didate and party can best lead America to And now, the city faces yet another a sustained post-COVID expansion. Both tragedy. will rely too much on easy monetary pol-

Two people were shot to death and a MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ/AP icy. But Biden would return to the Obama- third was injured during protests late Biden policy mix, with a Bernie Sanders Tuesday night. Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17- Fire burns in the hollow of an old-growth redwood tree in Big Basin Redwoods State lurch left: much higher taxes, much more year-old from Illinois, has been arrested Park, Calif., on Monday. The CZU Lightning Complex wildfire tore through the park but regulation, trillions in more spending with and is being held in Lake County, Ill. most of the redwoods, some as old as 2,000 years, were still standing. perhaps a little less protectionism. The deaths are heartbreaking and come Trump is no free-marketeer, but he’ll try after violence earlier in the week left sev- “The shooting of Jacob Blake is shocking, The other track was deregulation. The to make his tax cuts permanent, block fur- eral businesses in ruins. The violence is and, based on what’s visible in the video, administration eased restrictions on new ther regulation, and wouldn’t nationalize reprehensible and dishonors the good peo- appears to lack any possible justification,” energy pipelines, opened new areas to ex- health care or the energy industry. He pre- ple fighting for a just cause. Barrett said. ploration, and rationalized emissions rules fers faster growth to raise wages instead of Blake survived the shooting but remains The people of Kenosha — and the entire in the energy industry. This spurred a income transfers or welfare. If voters look in serious condition at Froedtert Hospital. state — need answers about Blake’s shoot- boom in gas and oil production. America past the ravages of COVID-19, Trump has His father says he is paralyzed from the ing. And we need assurances that steps is now a net exporter of petroleum prod- the better case. waist down. will be taken to prevent it from happening ucts, allowing Washington new freedom to “They shot my son seven times — seven again. advance American interests in the Middle Calif. wildfires worse this times, like he didn’t matter,” said Blake’s Enough is enough. East and elsewhere. father, also named Jacob Blake. “But my The Trump administration also freed year, with no end in sight son matters. He’s a human being, and he Trump’s approach more likely banks of the more pointless elements of Los Angeles Times matters.” post-2008 regulation, such as investiga- Fire season has barely begun, and Cali- While we don’t know precisely what led to bring economic progress tions into racial discrimination in auto fornia has already had two of the three police to open fire on Blake, the video of a The Wall Street Journal lending based solely on borrowers’ last largest wildfires in its recorded history. man being shot in the back in front of his Joe Biden is running on his record in names. And wouldn’t you know, the finan- And they are burning through Northern kids is sickening. the Obama administration of staging a cial system still looks set to survive the California at the same time, forcing thou- Blake’s shooting provoked angry denun- turnaround after an economic crisis, and COVID-19 shutdown. Republicans killed sands of people to flee their homes during ciations from a wide spectrum of Ameri- last week we reminded readers there’s less another 16 Obama-era rules through the a pandemic. As if 2020 couldn’t get any can life — from LeBron James to Hillary to that record than the spin. Conversely, Congressional Review Act. worse. Clinton. Democratic presidential nominee there’s more to President Donald Trump’s These policies delivered what they prom- And yet, this terrifying start to fire sea- Joe Biden said the shots that struck Blake economic achievements in his first three ised, which was a burst of growth. From son was entirely predictable. Forecast- “pierce the soul of the nation.” years than his detractors admit, and this the end of 2017 through September 2018 ers have repeatedly warned that climate We hope the shooting also forces a debate is crucial to how well the economy the economy grew by more than 3%. change will fuel larger, more frequent and reckoning: Wisconsin must face up to the recovers after COVID-19. Work also increased. The unemployment more devastating wildfires in the state. chronic problem of over-aggressive polic- Biden and the economic left claim rate fell to 3.5% by September 2019. Many And that’s what we’re seeing. The 10 larg- ing of people of color. Trump inherited a long expansion, and liberal economists had assumed the 4.7% est fires in the state have occurred since We support a package of bills that aim to nothing much changed. But recall that unemployment of November 2016 was a 2000. reduce police brutality. Gov. Tony Evers is Trump was able to win in 2016 in part floor. More impressive, this rate declined Higher temperatures and prolonged asking the Legislature to consider them in by running against the “secular stagna- even as the number of people working in- droughts are making more areas of the a special session next week. tion” that liberals said was inevitable. The creased. Labor participation among the state vulnerable to fire, including geogra- Among other things, the measures Obama-Biden recovery was the slowest in prime working-age population increased phy that has been considered lower risk, would ban police chokeholds and no-knock decades, and by the second half of 2015 it to 83.1% as of January this year, a rate such as the usually damp, cool coastal red- search warrants and make it harder for was losing steam and came close to a re- not seen since 2008. Participation among wood forests of Santa Cruz and San Mateo officers with troubled pasts to move from cession in 2016. working-age men exceeded 89% in early counties that have burned over the last one job to another. Trump promised to spur growth again, 2018 for the first time since 2010. week. The fires began the same week that We also support a proposal by state Sen. and his win immediately revived animal Wage growth, adjusted for inflation, ac- Death Valley hit 130 degrees, the hottest Van Wanggaard, a Republican and former spirits. The NFIB Small Business Opti- celerated after years of stagnation. The temperature recorded on the planet in al- police officer, to allow officials to analyze mism Index, which had languished below improvement was especially pronounced most a century. police-involved deaths the same way the 100 for all but one month of President among low-skilled and minority workers There was little the state could do to pre- National Transportation Safety Board in- Barack Obama’s tenure, jumped 10 points to left behind by the Obama economy. Medi- vent these fires. They weren’t caused by vestigates plane crashes . nearly 106 in December 2016. The OECD’s an weekly full-time earnings for Blacks in- poorly maintained power lines or sparks The truth is, we’ve been here too many Business Confidence Index showed a simi- creased 19% in Trump’s first three years, from a vehicle. Instead, thousands of dry times before. Black Americans account for lar flip from pessimism through most of to $806. That followed a period of 11% lightning strikes have set off many small less than 13% of the population nationally 2015 and 2016 into growing optimism. The growth during Obama’s seven post-reces- fires that merged into conflagrations . but are killed by police at more than twice University of Michigan’s consumer confi- sion years in office. Given the size, severity and number of the rate of white Americans, according to dence survey quickly exceeded its Obama- The Obama-Biden policy mix of easy fires, there simply are not enough firefight- an analysis by The Washington Post. His- era high. monetary policy, higher taxes and hyper- ers or equipment available in California or panic Americans also are killed by police In its first two years, Trump pursued regulation skewed economic gains toward neighboring states to respond. The region at higher rates than whites. two major policy shifts. Instead of raising highly educated workers in industries is under siege, and we are unprepared. Dontre Hamilton. taxes as Obama-Biden did, he cut them. such as tech and finance at the expense of As bad as California’s wildfires are now, Philando Castile. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed other workers; toward asset owners at the the coming years are likely to be even Freddie Gray. by a GOP Congress restored global com- expense of labor income; and toward larg- worse as the planet continues to warm. Breonna Taylor. petitiveness to the U.S. corporate tax code, er companies at the expense of smaller. And it’s not just fires. The state is facing George Floyd. years after even European governments These inequities began to unwind under more floods, coastal erosion and deadly They are among the many people of color cut their marginal rates. Rationalizing the Trump administration. heat waves. who were victimized by police violence. taxation of overseas profits encouraged Trump’s main policy mistake has been Intense weather events are becoming Yamiche Alcindor, White House cor- companies to repatriate foreign earnings trade, which added costs by disrupting more common around the planet, and they respondent for the PBS NewsHour, put it to fund investment, increase wages, or re- supply chains, raising tariffs and adding will overwhelm communities unless we act this way on Twitter: “That’s at the heart of turn to shareholders for other uses. uncertainty. Tariffs on industrial inputs now. That means doing everything possible being Black in America — living with that Tax reform also encouraged business such as steel bogged down what could have to slash the greenhouse gas emissions that terrible anticipation of death. That’s the investment by allowing immediate 100% been a bigger manufacturing boom. are warming the planet. And at the same trauma in our bones.” expensing of capital spending. The result Trump deserves credit for challenging time, it means doing everything possible to It’s unwise to prejudge an investigation of these measures was a CapEx surge, with Chinese trade abuses and intellectual- adapt communities and infrastructure to based on 18 seconds of raw video, but Mil- job creation and productivity gains in its property theft. But he has been less effec- the reality that climate is already creating waukee Mayor Tom Barrett put it well: wake. tive by refusing to build trade alliances, not environmental havoc. PAGE 18 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, August 29, 2020 SCOREBOARD/SPORTS BRIEFS Pro basketball Briefl y Sports WNBA on AFN EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Chicago 10 5 .667 — Connecticut 6 8 .429 3½ Osaka, Gauff could meet Go to the American Forces Indiana 5 9 .357 4½ Washington 4 9 .308 5 Network website for the most Atlanta 3 11 .214 6½ up-to-date TV schedules. New York 2 12 .143 7½ WESTERN CONFERENCE myafn.net W L Pct GB Seattle 12 3 .800 — Las Vegas 11 3 .786 ½ Los Angeles 10 3 .769 1 in 3rd round of US Open Deals Minnesota 9 4 .692 2 Phoenix 7 7 .500 4½ Dallas 5 10 .333 7 Wednesday’s games Thursday’s transactions Washington at Atlanta, ppd Associated Press BASEBALL Los Angeles at Minnesota, ppd Major League Baseball Connecticut at Phoenix, ppd American League Thursday’s games American teenager Coco Gauff Chicago at Indiana, ppd BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Activated INF and two-time Grand Slam cham- Jose Iglesias from the 10-day IL. Selected Dallas at New York, ppd Las Vegas at Seattle, ppd the contract of RHP Cesar Valdez from pion Naomi Osaka could face each Friday’s games alternate training site. Optioned LHP Minnesota at Atlanta other at the U.S. Open again after Keegan Akin and INF Ramon Urias to al- Los Angeles at Connecticut ternate training site. OF Dwight Smith Jr. Washington at Phoenix Thursday’s draw for the Grand cleared waivers and has been assigned Saturday’s games Slam tournament set up a pos- to alternate training site. New York at Las Vegas KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned SS Seattle at Chicago sible third-round rematch. Lucius Fox to alternate training site. Dallas at Indiana The U.S. Tennis Association NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHP Sunday’s games Albert Abreu to alternate training site. Connecticut at Washington quietly posted the women’s and SEATTLE MARINERS — Recalled RHP Phoenix at Minnesota Zac Grotz from alternate training site. Atlanta at Los Angeles men’s singles draws online, with- Transferred RHP Carl Edwards to the 45- out the usual TV hoopla. day IL. Transferred LHP Taylor Guibeau to the 45-day IL. Recalled 1B Jose Mar- The draw was announced on molejos from alternate training site. Pro soccer the same day all matches in the TAMPA BAY RAYS — Acquired OF Brett Phillips from Kansas City for SS Lucius Western & Southern Open — Fox. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Acquired RHP MLS being played at the U.S. Open site Taijuan Walker for a player to be named EASTERN CONFERENCE because of the coronavirus pan- later or cash considerations. Transferred W L T Pts GF GA RHP Trent Thornton from the 10-day IL to Columbus 5 1 1 16 12 2 demic — were called off follow- the 60-day IL. Toronto FC 4 0 3 15 13 7 ing Osaka’s decision Wednesday National League Philadelphia 3 1 3 12 8 7 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Recalled Orlando City 3 2 2 11 12 9 to drop out of her semifinal in re- FRANK FRANKLIN II/AP 2B Andy Young and RHP Joel Payamps Montreal 3 2 1 10 10 8 sponse to the shooting of a Black from alternate training site. Designated New York 3 3 1 10 6 8 LHP Matt Grace for assignment. Op- New England 2 1 4 10 6 5 man, Jacob Blake, by police in Japan’s Naomi Osaka is seeded fourth in the upcoming U.S. Open. tioned 1B Kevin Cron to alternate train- Atlanta 3 3 0 9 6 5 Wisconsin. ing site. Chicago 2 4 1 7 7 11 passed its halfway mark of the 22- ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned C Alex Cincinnati 2 4 1 7 6 12 Osaka changed course Thurs- Four major colleges call Jackson to alternate training site. D.C. United 1 3 3 6 7 9 day, saying she would play when game season. With teams playing CINCINNATI REDS — Recalled RHP Jose New York City FC 2 5 0 6 3 7 off football practices De Leon from alternate training site. Nashville SC 1 4 1 4 3 8 the Western & Southern Open pretty much every other day in LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Recalled Inter Miami CF 1 5 0 3 6 10 the bubble the postponed games RHP Mitch White from alternate training WESTERN CONFERENCE resumes Friday because the Football practice was canceled site. Placed RHP Walker Buehler on the W L T Pts GF GA tournament’s pause helped call at Boston College, Kentucky, will most likely have to be made 10-day IL retroactive to Aug. 23. Added Sporting KC 5 2 0 15 17 11 up after the regular season ends INF Garvin Lux as the 29th man for the Seattle 3 1 2 11 10 4 attention to the issues of racial in- South Florida, and other schools second game of today’s doubleheader. Minnesota United 3 1 2 11 13 8 justice and police brutality. Thursday, joint decisions made by Sept. 12. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Activated Portland 3 2 1 10 8 10 Unlike Wednesday night when RHP Justin Grimm from 10-day IL. Los Angeles FC 2 1 3 9 15 12 The U.S. Open is scheduled coaches and players and inspired Real Salt Lake 2 1 3 9 7 4 four teams were at the arena dis- NEW YORK METS — Activated RHP Mi- to begin Monday, without any by NBA players protesting racial chael Wacha from the 10-day IL. San Jose 2 1 2 8 10 10 Colorado 2 3 1 7 9 13 cussing whether to play nearly ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed LHP spectators. injustice. Andrew Miller on the 10-day IL retroac- Houston 1 2 4 7 11 13 up until the 7 p.m. EDT tip, the Vancouver 2 6 0 6 7 16 Osaka, who won the 2018 U.S. Baylor players decided to forgo tive to Aug. 24. Activated RHP Junior Fer- FC Dallas 1 1 3 6 4 3 decision to postpone the games nandez from the IL. Activated SS Edmun- Open and 2019 Australian Open, practice to unite around the ongo- LA Galaxy 1 3 2 5 7 11 Thursday was made hours before do Sosa from the IL and optioned him to Note: Three points for victory, one beat Gauff, then just 15, 6-3, 6- ing events in the country, march- alternate training site. Recalled RHP Seth point for tie. ing from the athletic complex to the scheduled start. Elledge from alternate training site. Wednesday, Aug. 26 0 in the third round at Flushing SAN DIEGO PADRES — Recalled RHP Orlando City 3, Nashville 1 Meadows a year ago. Fountain Mall in the heart of the David Bednar from alternate training Friday’s game campus in Waco, Texas, to pray. Matsuyama uses long site. Toronto FC at Montreal They met again at the Austra- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Added OF Saturday’s games lian Open in January, with Gauff BC coach Jeff Hafley said in- Luis Basabe as the 29th man for the sec- Orlando City at Atlanta putt to lead at Olympia ond game of today’s doubleheader. Re- D.C. United at Philadelphia coming out on top. stead of hitting the field, the team called CF Luis Alexander from alternate Chicago at New York City FC If the No. 4-seeded Osaka or held meetings to discuss racism in OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — One training site. Columbus at Cincinnati of the toughest tests of the year PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Placed RHP New York at New England the unseeded Gauff reaches the the United States, first as a whole Keone Kela on the 10-day IL retroactive Minnesota at FC Dallas made it clear that par would be quarterfinals, the opponent at and then in smaller groups. to Aug. 24. Placed INF Colin Moran on the Sporting Kansas City at Colorado a great score at Olympia Fields. 7-day concussion IL, Recalled RHPs Nick San Jose at LA Galaxy that stage could be No. 6 Petra Some players shared stories Mears, Cody Ponce and INF Will Craig Real Salt Lake at Portland about how racism affected them Leave it to Hideki Matsuyama to from alternate training site. Claimed Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon Sunday’s games or their families, “how scared make a 65-foot birdie putt on his OF Anthony Alford off waivers from To- Miami at Nashville champion. ronto. Los Angeles FC at Seattle they are sometimes, and how final hole Thursday to lead the FOOTBALL Tuesday’s game Other potential women’s quar- emotional they are right now,” BMW Championship. National Football League Montreal at Toronto FC terfinals: No. 1 seed Karolina ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released CB said Hafley, who is in his first Matsuyama, the Japanese play- B.W. Webb. Pliskova vs. No. 8 Petra Martic; ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed RB Craig Golf season as Eagles head coach. er who has gone three years since Reynolds. No. 2 Sofia Kenin vs. No. 5 Aryna At South Florida, another first- his last victory, birdied two of his BUFFALO BILLS — Released K Stephen Sabalenka; and No. 3 Serena Wil- Hauschka and P Lachlan Edwards. year coach called off practice. last three holes for a 3-under 67, CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed C Jon BMW Championship liams vs. No. 7 Madison Keys. “These are real-life situations one of only three rounds under Toth. Waived/injured DE Curtis Weaver. Only two of the top eight women DENVER BRONCOS — Waived LS Wes- PGA Tour FedEx Cup Playoffs that are going on,” Bulls coach par on a course that was long, ley Farnsworth. Thursday in the WTA rankings entered the Jeff Scott said, choking up. “I DETROIT LIONS — Signed DT Kevin At Olympia Fields Country Club tough, firm, fast and nothing like Wilkins. Waived DT Olive Sagapolu. Olympia Fields, Ill. hard-court tournament. Among think as a coach, you always take the last two weeks. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed C Dan- Purse: $9.5 million those missing are No. 1-ranked iel Kilgore. Waived/injured LB Emmanuel Yardage: 7,366; Par: 70 pride in being able to fix things Tyler Duncan, just outside Smith. First Round Ash Barty and 2019 U.S. Open for your players. This is one of the top 30 as he tries to earn his NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed RB Tavien Hideki Matsuyama 31-36—67 -3 champion Bianca Andreescu. Feaster. Waived WR Tony Brown. Tyler Duncan 33-35—68 -2 those situations that, as a coach, first trip to the Tour Champion- PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Re-signed Mackenzie Hughes 35-34—69 -1 The defending men’s champion, you can’t fix for your players.” ship, made an 8-foot par putt on LB Jayrone Elliott. Signed LS Liam Mc- Harry Higgs 37-33—70 E Rafael Nadal, and 20-time Grand Cullough and LB Jay Elliot. Waived WR Tony Finau 35-35—70 E his last hole for a 68. Mackenzie Billy Horschel 34-36—70 E Slam title winner Roger Federer Anthony Johnson. Lanto Griffin 37-33—70 E WNBA games scrubbed Hughes, one of only four players TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed C Sebastian Munoz 34-36—70 E are also among those absent in who reached 3 under at any point A.Q. Shipley. Matthew Fitzpatrick 37-33—70 E for 2nd straight night MIAMI DOLPHINS — Waived RB Kalen Carlos Ortiz 35-35—70 E New York this year. in his round, was another shot Ballage, DB Picasso Nelson and C Donell Mark Hubbard 36-34—70 E Top-ranked Novak Djokovic behind. Stanley. Signed DE Avery Moss. Rory McIlroy 35-35—70 E For the second consecutive NEW YORK GIANTS — Waived WR Tony Abraham Ancer 36-34—70 E did decide to play, though, and day, the WNBA postponed three Dustin Johnson, who won The Brown. Ryan Palmer 34-37—71 +1 was drawn to face 107th-ranked NEW YORK JETS — Acquired RB Kalen Dustin Johnson 36-35—71 +1 games following the weekend Northern Trust last week at 30- Ballage from Miami for a 2021 condition- Jim Herman 35-36—71 +1 Damir Dzhumhur in the first shooting of Jacob Blake. under par, opened with a 71 al seventh-round pick. Joel Dahmen 35-36—71 +1 round. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed WRs Tom Hoge 37-34—71 +1 In Bradenton, Fla., in the Tiger Woods needs to finish River Cracraft and Kevin White. Released Patrick Cantlay 36-35—71 +1 The men’s quarterfinals could WNBA bubble, Chicago was to around fourth to have any hope of WR Jaron Brown. Waived/injured DL Jon- Viktor Hovland 36-35—71 +1 athan Kongbo. Brendan Steele 35-37—72 +2 be Djokovic vs. No. 7 seed David face Indiana, New York was to returning to East Lake next week TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed LB Will Brian Harman 35-37—72 +2 Goffin; No. 2 Dominic Thiem vs. meet Dallas and Las Vegas was in Atlanta to chase the $15 million Compton. Alex Noren 37-35—72 +2 College Adam Long 34-38—72 +2 No. 8 Roberto Bautista Agut; No. set to play Seattle on Thursday bonus for the FedEx Cup winner. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY — Named Joaquin Niemann 36-36—72 +2 3 Daniil Medvedev vs. No. 6 Mat- night. He was hovering around even par Emma Carlisle Reske as assistant men’s Kevin Na 37-35—72 +2 rowing coach. Dylan Frittelli 34-38—72 +2 teo Berrettini; and No. 4 Stefa- So far six games have been a few shots out of the lead. He fin- THIEL COLLEGE — Named Jenna Pe- Bubba Watson 36-36—72 +2 trucci assistant to the director of college J.T. Poston 35-37—72 +2 nos Tsitsipas vs. No. 5 Alexander postponed over the last two ished with three straight bogeys athletics. Adam Scott 36-36—72 +2 Zverev. nights. The league had just for a 73 . Saturday, August 29, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 19 COLLEGE BASKETBALL/NHL NHL puts off 2 days of playoffs

BY JOHN WAWROW NHL scoreboard Associated Press Games to resume Saturday, Sunday egas forward Ryan Reaves was struggling Stanley Cup playoffs The NHL’s second-round playoff by Vegas and Vancouver set to play with the decision of CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS whether to sit out the series will resume with three games at 10:30 p.m. EDT Philadelphia (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) V EASTERN CONFERENCE each on Saturday and Sunday after and the New York Islanders will play Golden Knights’ playoff game to At Toronto protest racial injustice, when he players prompted the league to in Toronto at 8 p.m. EDT. (6) N.Y. Islanders 1, (1) Philadelphia 1 discovered the players around postpone two days of action to pro- The postponements of four N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 0 ALEX BRANDON/AP Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT the NHL had his back. test racial injustice. games to be played Thursday and Thursday: Game 3, ppd. Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame Reaves woke up Thursday In the NHL’s Eastern Conference Friday have led the NHL to push Saturday: Game 3 hub city of Toronto, Tampa Bay and Monday: Game 4 coach who turned Arizona into a to find a text from Tampa Bay back the potential completion of the Wednesday: Game 5 Boston will play Game 4 of their se- college basketball powerhouse, Lightning defenseman Kevin second-round schedule by as many x-Thursday, Sept. 3: Game 6 ries at noon EDT Saturday, followed x-Saturday, Sept. 5: Game 7 died Thursday at the age of 85. Shattenkirk, prompting a conver- as two days should three of the se- (2) Tampa Bay 2, (4) Boston 1 by Philadelphia and the New York Olson’s family did not provide sation that helped lead the NHL ries require a Game 7. Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2 the cause of death. to postpone four playoff games Islanders playing Game 3 at 7 p.m. Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3, OT Dallas and Colorado and Vegas Tampa Bay 7, Boston 1 over two days. EDT. Vegas and Vancouver will play Friday: Game 4, ppd. and Vancouver are both scheduled “That, I think, was more power- Game 3 of their series at 9:45 p.m. Saturday: Game 4 to play Game 7 on Sept. 4, if neces- Sunday: Game 5 ful that the conversation started EDT in the West hub city of Edmon- x-Tuesday: Game 6 HoF coach with white players on other teams ton, Alberta. sary. Game 7 of the Philadelphia- x-Wednesday: Game 7 On Sunday, in Edmonton, Colo- Islanders series is scheduled for WESTERN CONFERENCE wanting to talk,” said Reaves, At Edmonton, Alberta who is Black. “And I think that’s rado and Dallas will play Game 4 of Sept. 5. (1) Las Vegas 1, (5) Vancouver 1 Olson dies the most powerful thing that hap- their series at 6 p.m. EDT followed — Associated Press Las Vegas 5, Vancouver 0 Vancouver 5, Las Vegas 2 pened today. You see us all com- Thursday: Game 3, ppd. ing together here.” Saturday: Game 3 Sunday: Game 4 at age 85 The NHL is back on pause a that much work remains to be upon learning the Golden Knights Tuesday, Sept. 1: Game 5 month into its playoffs, which fol- done before we can play an ap- were preparing to not play, and x-Thursday, Sept. 3: Game 6 x-Friday, Sept. 4: Game 7 BY JOHN MARSHALL lowed a 4 ½-month break caused propriate role in a discussion cen- was struck by the tough guy’s (3) Dallas 2, (2) Colorado 1 Associated Press by the coronavirus pandemic. tered on diversity, inclusion and message. Dallas 5, Colorado 3 social justice.” “When we got with them to Dallas 5, Colorado 2 The decision to postpone two Wednesday: Colorado 6, Dallas 4 TUCSON, Ariz. — Lute Olson, sets of second-round games The announcement came an speak with Ryan Reaves and talk Friday: Game 4, ppd. hour before the Philadelphia Fly- about the issue at hand and how Sunday: Game 4 the Hall of Fame coach who Thursday and Friday was Monday: Game 5 turned Arizona into a college bas- prompted by the threat of mem- ers and New York Islanders were important this is, I think it was x-Wednesday, Sept. 2: Game 6 ketball powerhouse, died Thurs- bers of the Golden Knights and to play Game 3 of their series in something we were fully behind,” x-Friday, Sept. 4: Game 7 day. He was 85. Vancouver Canucks preparing to Toronto, with Vegas and Vancou- Shattenkirk said. Olson’s family said he died sit out Game 3 of their series, and ver to face off in Edmonton, Al- “I think it unified us as a group Thursday evening. The cause of in the face of withering criticism berta, later on Thursday. to realize that any Black player that Black athletes have,” he death wasn’t given. from Black players accusing the The other postponed games in this league, any Black player said. “Coach Olson is the absolute league of being slow to acknowl- were Game 4s on Friday: Bos- who’s a kid coming up playing “But for them to say, ‘Look, we best, one of the greatest coach- edge the police shooting of Jacob ton against Tampa in Toronto, hockey can feel like that they have see what’s going on in society and es ever and one of the greatest Blake in Wisconsin. and Dallas against Colorado in a voice, can feel that the NHL and we disagree with it and something human beings ever,” Georgia “After much discussion, NHL Edmonton. the sport itself is a safe place and has to change now,’ that was my Tech coach and former Arizona players believe that the best Blake, who is Black, was shot a place,” he added. “They have message,” Reaves said. “Stand- player Josh Pasnter tweeted. “My course of action would be to take in the back seven times Sunday the support of every single one of ing together here is more power- feelings of gratitude and appre- a step back and not play tonight’s by police in Kenosha, Wis. The us, and that’s what we’re trying to ful than anything you can do.” ciation cannot be put in words. I and tomorrow’s games as sched- shooting sparked protests, and achieve here is inclusion.” The newly formed Hockey Di- love him dearly. My heart hurts, uled,” a joint statement released led to the NHL being questioned Reaves was impressed by the versity Alliance pressed the issue but I know he is now in heaven. by the league and the NHL Play- for allowing its playoffs to pro- support, especially coming from Thursday in publicly asking the May god bless his family. #RIP” ers’ Association said. “Black and ceed Wednesday, when numerous a league predominantly made up NHL to postpone play by saying: Olson spent 24 seasons at Ari- brown communities continue to other leagues — starting with the of white players. “We strongly feel this sends a zona, revitalizing a fan base in face real, painful experiences. NBA — postponed games. “Most of these guys have never clear message that human rights the desert while transforming The NHL and NHLPA recognize Shattenkirk texted Reaves lived through some of the stuff take priority over sports.” The al- a program that had been to the liance is made up of nine current NCAA Tournament just three and former minority players. times in 79 years before he was Alliance co-founder Akim Aliu hired in 1983. called the NHL’s initial inaction as Olson first took the Wildcats being typical and disappointing. to the NCAA Tournament dur- “I thought it was very unfortu- ing his second season in Tucson nate and sad the NHL is always to start a string of 25 straight ap- last to the dance in seeing all the pearances. The streak would have other major sports, and what they been the third-longest in NCAA did yesterday,” Aliu told The As- history, but the 1999 and 2008 sociated Press by phone. appearances were later vacated “It looks like the NHL is having by the NCAA for impermissible a tough time of getting a grasp on benefits to players and recruiting things in their thinking and their violations. views,” he added. “All we’re try- The Wildcats won a national ing to do is work together with championship under Olson in them to make our game a better 1997 with a team led by Mike game. And in some cases it’s like Bibby, Jason Terry and Miles pulling teeth.” Simon. Olson’s Arizona teams The NHL’s decision caught reached the Final Four four times several coaches off guard after and lost the 2001 national title spending the morning and early game to Duke. afternoon preparing to play. Olson won a school-record 589 Islanders coach Barry Trotz games at Arizona, 11 Pac-10 titles believed the best course forward and was named the conference was to continue playing, because coach of the year seven times. He the games provide players a led Arizona to 20 straight 20-win platform. seasons and is one of five coaches “By you talking to me about it, in NCAA history with 29 seasons to the players about it, it’s giving of at least 20 wins. them a platform, it’s giving them FRANK GUNN, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Olson’s 327 conference victo- air time,” Trotz said. “You want to ries are most in Pac-10/12 history An empty player bus departs Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Thursday after the NHL postponed two keep the issue in the forefront.” and he was inducted into the Nai- days of playoff games due withering criticism from Black players who said the league was slow to AP sports writer Stephen Hawkins smith Hall of Fame in 2002. acknowledge the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. contributed to this report. PAGE 20 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, August 29, 2020 MLB Scoreboard

Dodgers American League Thursday East Division Pirates 4, Cardinals 3 (8) W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 21 11 .656 — First game New York 16 11 .593 2½ Pittsburgh St. Louis Toronto 15 14 .517 4½ ab r h bi ab r h bi Baltimore 14 16 .467 6 Gnzalz ss-3b 4 0 1 0 Wong 2b 3 0 0 1 Boston 10 21 .323 10½ Tucker cf-rf 4 2 1 1 Edman ss 4 0 2 0 take two Central Division Nwmn 2b-ss 4 0 1 0 Gldschmdt dh 3 0 1 1 Minnesota 20 12 .625 — Bell dh 2 1 0 0 Bader pr 0 0 0 0 Chicago 19 12 .613 ½ Reynolds lf 4 0 1 1 Miller 3b 2 0 0 0 Cleveland 19 12 .613 ½ Stallings c 4 0 2 1 O’Neill lf 3 0 1 0 Detroit 13 16 .448 5½ Polanco rf 4 0 0 0 Schrock ph 1 0 0 0 Kansas City 12 19 .387 7½ Frazier 2b 0 0 0 0 Molina c 3 1 1 1 West Division Osuna 3b-1b 3 0 0 0 Crpenter 1b 3 0 0 0 Oakland 22 10 .688 — Craig 1b 3 0 0 0 Fowler rf 2 1 1 0 from SF Houston 17 14 .548 4½ Dyson pr-cf 0 1 0 0 Carlson cf 3 1 1 0 Seattle 13 20 .394 9½ Totals 32 4 6 3 Totals 27 3 7 3 BY JANIE MCCAULEY Texas 11 19 .367 10 Pittsburgh 000 100 03—4 St. Louis 000 010 02—3 Associated Press Los Angeles 10 22 .313 12 E—Miller 2 (4), Wong (1). DP—Pitts- burgh 2, St. Louis 1. LOB—Pittsburgh 7, St. National League Louis 6. HR—Molina (1). SF—Wong (1). SAN FRANCISCO — Clayton East Division IP H R ER BB SO Kershaw backed Mookie Betts W L Pct GB Pittsburgh and other Black baseball players Atlanta 18 12 .600 — Kuhl 6 4 1 1 4 1 Miami 14 12 .538 2 Stratton W,2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 with his thoughtful words when Philadelphia 12 14 .462 4 Rodriguez S,2-2 1 3 2 1 0 2 New York 13 16 .448 4½ St. Louis his Dodgers decided not to play in Washington 11 17 .393 6 Kim 6 3 1 0 1 3 protest of racial injustice. Central Division Gallegos 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Chicago 18 12 .600 — Gant L,0-2 ⁄3 2 3 1 1 1 1 Once Los Angeles got back to St. Louis 11 11 .500 3 Webb ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 the field, Kershaw pitched six Cincinnati 13 17 .433 5 WP—Gant. T—2:48. Milwaukee 13 17 .433 5 scoreless innings Thursday in Pittsburgh 9 19 .321 8 Pirates 2, Cardinals 0 (7) leading first-place Los Angeles West Division Los Angeles 24 9 .727 — Second game past the San Francisco Giants 7-0 San Diego 19 14 .576 5 Pittsburgh St. Louis in Game 1 of a doubleheader shut- Colorado 16 15 .516 7 ab r h bi ab r h bi San Francisco 15 18 .455 9 Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 1 Edman 3b 2 0 1 0 out sweep. Arizona 13 19 .406 10½ Frazier 2b 4 0 2 1 DeJong ss 3 0 0 0 “For guys to stand together Wednesday’s games Reynolds lf 3 0 0 0 Gldschmdt 1b 3 0 1 0 Toronto 9, Boston 1 Bell 1b 3 0 1 0 Miller dh 3 0 1 0 and not play a major league base- Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 3 Polanco dh 3 0 0 0 O’Neill lf 2 0 0 0 BEN MARGOT/AP Cleveland 6, Minnesota 3 Tucker cf 3 0 0 0 Molina c 3 0 1 0 ball game is a big deal,” Dodgers Oakland 3, Texas 1 Osuna rf 3 0 1 0 Carlson rf 3 0 1 0 manager Dave Roberts said be- Chicago White Sox 10, Pittsburgh 3 Riddle 3b 2 1 0 0 Schrock 2b 2 0 0 0 The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Joc Pederson celebrates after hitting a Atlanta 5, N.Y. Yankees 1, 7 innings, 1st Murphy c 2 1 1 0 Fowler ph 1 0 0 0 home run off the Giants’ Kevin Gausman during the first inning of the fore the first game of two seven- game Bader cf 2 0 0 0 inning contests. Atlanta 2, N.Y. Yankees 1, 7 innings, Totals 27 2 6 2 Totals 24 0 5 0 second game of their doubleheader Thursday in San Francisco. 2nd game Pittsburgh 002 000 0—2 Joc Pederson homered and Will Philadelphia 3, Washington 2 St. Louis 000 000 0—0 N.Y. Mets 5, Miami 4 DP—Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 0. LOB— Padres 10, Mariners 7 (7) Reds 6, Brewers 1 (7) Smith added an RBI double as Detroit 7, Chicago Cubs 6 Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 5. 2B—Goldschmidt (3), Carlson (3). 3B—Miller (1). First game First game the Dodgers won the nightcap 2- St. Louis 6, Kansas City 5 Seattle San Diego Cincinnati Milwaukee Colorado 8, Arizona 7 IP H R ER BB SO 0. They used relievers and didn’t ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi Seattle 8, San Diego 3, 7 innings Pittsburgh L.A. Dodgers 2, San Francisco 0, 7 in- 2 Crawford ss 3 1 1 0 Grisham cf 3 1 0 0 Akiyama cf 4 0 0 0 Garcia cf 4 0 1 0 allow a baserunner until Brandon Ponce W,1-1 5 ⁄3 5 0 0 2 2 1 Haggerty lf 4 1 1 1 Tatis Jr. ss 3 2 1 1 Cstellanos rf 3 2 3 2 Yelich lf 3 0 0 0 nings Hartlieb H,2 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Belt’s leadoff single in the fifth — Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 0, 7 innings Turley S,1-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Lewis cf 4 1 1 1 Machado 3b 4 3 3 4 Winker dh 3 2 3 3 Hiura dh 4 0 1 0 San Francisco’s lone hit until Belt L.A. Angels at Houston, ppd. Seager 3b 3 1 1 1 Hosmer 1b 4 1 2 1 Suarez 3b 3 0 1 0 Smoak 1b 4 0 0 0 Thursday’s games St. Louis Nola dh-c 2 0 1 1 Crnnwrth 2b 4 1 2 0 Mostakas 1b 4 0 1 0 Gamel rf 3 0 1 0 singled again in the seventh. San Diego 10, Seattle 7, 7 innings, 1st Oviedo L,0-1 5 4 2 2 2 1 White 1b 1 0 0 0 Myers rf 4 1 1 3 Galvis 2b 3 1 1 0 Narvaez c 3 1 1 1 Gomber 2 2 0 0 0 2 Mrmoljos 1b 3 1 1 2 Garcia dh 1 0 0 0 Payton lf 2 0 1 0 Arcia ss 2 0 2 0 “Right now I just have a ton game WP—Oviedo. T—2:02. Seattle 8, San Diego 3, 7 innings, 2nd Fraley rf 4 1 1 0 Frnce ph-dh 2 0 0 0 Ervin ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Peterson 2b 2 0 1 0 of faith in Brandon Belt,” Giants game Long Jr. 2b 2 0 1 1 Naylor lf 1 0 1 0 Garcia ss 2 1 1 0 Gyorko ph 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 3, 8 innings, 1st Dodgers 7, Giants 0 (7) Odom c 2 0 0 0 Profar ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Casali c 2 0 1 1 Urias pr-3b 0 0 0 0 manager Gabe Kapler said. game Gordon ph 1 1 1 0 Torrens c 2 0 0 0 Sogard 3b 2 0 0 0 The Dodgers recorded two Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 0, 7 innings, 2nd First game Williams p 0 0 0 0 Hedges c 0 1 0 0 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 game Los Angeles San Francisco Altavilla p 0 0 0 0 Mathias 2b 0 0 0 0 shutouts in a day for the first L.A. Dodgers 7, San Francisco 0, 7 in- ab r h bi ab r h bi Totals 29 7 9 7 Totals 30 10 10 9 Totals 28 6 12 6 Totals 28 1 7 1 time since Sept. 19, 1971, against nings, 1st game Betts rf 3 1 1 0 Ystrzmski cf 3 0 1 0 Seattle 000 300 4— 7 Cincinnati 012 021 0—6 L.A. Dodgers 2, San Francisco 0, 7 in- Seager ss 4 0 2 1 Flores 2b 3 0 1 0 San Diego 000 102 7—10 Milwaukee 000 001 0—1 Atlanta. nings, 2nd game Turner 3b 3 0 0 0 Longoria 3b 3 0 1 0 E—Tatis Jr. (1), Hedges (1). DP—Se- DP—Cincinnati 0, Milwaukee 4. LOB— AJ Pollock hit a two-run homer Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 1, 7 innings, Bellinger cf 4 1 2 1 Ruf lf 3 0 0 0 attle 0, San Diego 1. LOB—Seattle 6, San Cincinnati 7, Milwaukee 9. 2B—Castella- 1st game Pollock lf 3 1 2 2 Solano ss 3 0 1 0 Diego 3. HR—Marmolejos (2), Machado 2 nos (7). HR—Castellanos (10), Winker 2 and Betts became the fourth-fast- Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 0, 7 innings, Muncy 1b 3 1 0 0 Belt 1b 3 0 0 0 (8), Tatis Jr. (13), Myers (7). SB—Seager (8), Narvaez (2). SB—Garcia (1), Payton est among active players to reach 2nd game Taylor 2b 4 1 1 0 Bart dh 3 0 0 0 (4), Fraley (1), Long Jr. (4), Haggerty (4). (1). SF—Castellanos (1). Colorado at Arizona, ppd. Pederson dh 1 1 1 1 Rickard rf 2 0 0 0 Hrnndz ph-dh 2 0 0 0 Tromp c 2 0 0 0 SF—Nola (1). IP H R ER BB SO 1,000 hits in his 824th game with Miami at N.Y. Mets, ppd. IP H R ER BB SO Philadelphia at Washington, ppd. Barnes c 3 1 2 2 Cincinnati his sixth-inning single in the Boston at Toronto, ppd. Totals 30 7 11 7 Totals 25 0 4 0 Seattle Gray W,5-1 5 4 0 0 2 4 Los Angeles 100 400 2—7 2 Baltimore at Tampa Bay, ppd. Newsome 4 3 1 1 0 4 Jones ⁄3 2 1 1 0 1 opener. The souvenir ball was San Francisco 000 000 0—0 1 2 Minnesota at Detroit, ppd. Misiewicz 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 2 Biddle ⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 DP—Los Angeles 0, San Francisco 1. 2 2 quickly retrieved, authenticated Oakland at Texas, ppd. Magill, BS, 0-2 ⁄3 3 2 2 0 1 Stephenson ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 LOB—Los Angeles 7, San Francisco 4. 2 Williams, L, 0-1, BS, 6-7 ⁄3 2 5 5 2 1 and put in a protective box. Friday’s games 2B—Barnes (2), Bellinger (5), Solano (10), Milwaukee Minnesota at Detroit (2) Flores (3). HR—Pollock (6). Altavilla 0 2 2 2 0 0 Houser L,1-3 4 9 4 4 1 3 Betts nearly didn’t play again. Baltimore at Toronto IP H R ER BB SO San Diego Claudio 1 2 1 1 1 1 He initially planned to sit out Kansas City at Chicago White Sox Lamet 5 5 3 3 3 6 Feyereisen 2 1 1 1 3 0 Oakland at Houston Los Angeles Hill 1 0 0 0 0 0 Houser pitched to 1 batter in the 5th. Thursday after speaking to Seattle at L.A. Angels Kershaw, W, 4-1 6 4 0 0 0 4 Stammen 0 4 4 4 0 0 T—2:51. Roberts late Wednesday, then N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees (2) Sborz 1 0 0 0 0 1 Johnson, W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Atlanta at Philadelphia San Francisco Altavilla pitched to 2 batters in the 2 changed his stance. Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Webb, L, 2-3 3 ⁄3 4 5 5 2 4 7th, Lamet pitched to 1 batter in the 6th, Reds 6, Brewers 0 (7) 1 Roberts said the Dodgers Tampa Bay at Miami Peralta 1 ⁄3 3 0 0 0 1 Stammen pitched to 5 batters in the 7th. Second game Washington at Boston Suarez 2 4 2 2 1 2 HBP—Stammen (Crawford), Williams Cincinnati Milwaukee stayed together in deciding how to L.A. Dodgers at Texas HBP—Webb 2 (Pederson,Turner). (Hedges). WP—Williams(2). T—2:49. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee WP—Suarez. T—2:17. ab r h bi ab r h bi proceed after the postponement. Cleveland at St. Louis Akiyama cf 3 1 0 0 Braun rf 3 0 0 0 “Regardless of the double- San Diego at Colorado Mariners 8, Padres 3 (7) Castellanos rf4 1 1 1 Yelich dh 2 0 0 0 San Francisco at Arizona Dodgers 2, Giants 0 (7) Winker dh 4 1 2 1 Hiura 2b 3 0 0 0 header, he wasn’t going to play, Second game Suarez 3b 4 1 1 2 Gyorko 1b 2 0 0 0 Saturday’s games Second game Seattle San Diego Kansas City (TBD) at Chicago White Los Angeles San Francisco Mustakas 1b 3 1 2 0 Smok ph-1b 1 0 0 0 felt that he wanted to continue to ab r h bi ab r h bi Sox (Cease 4-2) ab r h bi ab r h bi Galvis 2b 3 1 0 0 Garcia cf 3 0 0 0 Payton lf 3 0 0 0 Pina c 0 0 0 0 stand firm on his position, which Minnesota (Maeda 4-0) at Detroit Betts rf 3 0 0 0 Ystrzmski cf 2 0 0 0 Crawford ss 4 2 2 0 Grisham cf 4 0 1 1 I absolutely respect and support,” (Mize 0-1) Seager ss 2 0 0 0 Flores dh 3 0 0 0 Haggerty lf 4 2 2 1 Tatis Jr. ss 4 0 1 0 Farmer ss 4 0 2 1 Narvez pr-c 2 0 0 0 Baltimore (TBD) at Toronto (TBD) Turner dh 1 0 0 0 Longoria 3b 3 0 0 0 Lewis cf 2 1 0 0 Machado 3b 4 1 1 1 Barnhart c 2 0 1 1 Mathias lf 3 0 0 0 Roberts said. “But in talking to Oakland (TBD) at Houston (TBD) Bellinger 1b 3 0 0 0 Belt 1b 3 0 2 0 Seager 3b 3 0 1 1 Hosmer 1b 3 0 0 0 Urias 3b 1 0 1 0 Seattle (Sheffield 2-2) at L.A. Angels Muncy 3b 2 0 0 0 Solano 2b 3 0 0 0 Nola c 2 1 1 1 Myers rf 2 0 0 0 Arcia ss 2 0 0 0 him this morning ... talking to (TBD) Pederson lf 2 2 2 1 Dickerson lf 1 0 0 0 Mrmoljos 1b 4 1 2 4 Crnnwrth 2b 3 1 2 0 Totals 30 6 9 6 Totals 22 0 1 0 The Players Alliance and Black N.Y. Mets (TBD) at N.Y. Yankees (Happ Pollock ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Ruf ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Lopes rf 3 0 0 0 France dh 3 0 2 0 Cincinnati 020 020 2—6 1-1) Smith c 3 0 1 1 Sandoval ph 1 0 0 0 Bishop rf 0 0 0 0 Profar lf 2 0 1 1 Milwaukee 000 000 0—0 players around the league, they Atlanta (Tomlin 1-1) at Philadelphia Lux 2b 3 0 0 0 Bart c 2 0 0 0 Long Jr. dh 4 1 1 1 Naylor ph-lf 1 0 0 0 LOB—Cincinnati 8, Milwaukee 4. 2B— just came to the consensus that (TBD) Hrnandez cf 3 0 0 0 Basabe pr 0 0 0 0 Gordon 2b 3 0 0 0 Hedges c 1 0 0 0 Castellanos (8), Winker (5), Farmer (3). Cleveland (Carrasco 2-3) at St. Louis Crawford ss 3 0 0 0 Mateo ph 1 1 1 0 HR—Suarez (6). SB—Urias (1). they could use their platform (Flaherty 2-0) Rickard rf 1 0 0 0 Torrens c 0 0 0 0 IP H R ER BB SO more by playing today, playing Chicago Cubs (Darvish 5-1) at Cincin- Totals 23 2 3 2 Totals 23 0 2 0 Garcia ph 0 0 0 0 nati (TBD) Los Angeles 010 100 0—2 Totals 29 8 9 8 Totals 28 3 9 3 Cincinnati both games. Chicago Cubs (TBD) at Cincinnati San Francisco 000 000 0—0 Seattle 600 000 2—8 Miley 4 1 0 0 1 3 (TBD) DP—Los Angeles 0, San Francisco 1. San Diego 110 010 0—3 Sims W,2-0 2 0 0 0 2 2 “And also the fact that there’s a Tampa Bay (TBD) at Miami (TBD) LOB—Los Angeles 4, San Francisco 5. DP—Seattle 2, San Diego 0. LOB—Se- Iglesias 1 0 0 0 0 1 lot of white teammates that stood L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 3-1) at Texas 2B—Pederson (3), Smith (2). HR—Peder- attle 6, San Diego 7. 2B—Seager (9), Hag- Milwaukee (Lynn 4-0) son (5). gerty (3), Marmolejos (1), France (3), Ma- Lindblom L,1-2 4 3 2 2 1 4 beside them in not playing, ac- Pittsburgh (Brubaker 0-0) at Milwau- IP H R ER BB SO teo (1). HR—Marmolejos (3), Long Jr. (2), Peralta 1 2 2 2 2 2 knowledging that and to continue kee (Anderson 2-2) Los Angeles Machado (11). SB—Profar (3), Crawford Yardley 1 1 0 0 1 2 Washington (Sanchez 1-3) at Boston Ferguson 1 0 0 0 0 0 (5). SF—Seager (5). Grimm 1 3 2 2 0 2 to stay unified and play and to (Perez 2-3) 1 HBP—Lindblom (Galvis). T—2:33. A—0 Gonzalez W,2-0 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 3 IP H R ER BB SO stay in lockstep with their team- San Diego (TBD) at Colorado (Castel- Graterol H,4 1 1 0 0 0 0 (41,900). 2 Seattle lani 1-1) McGee H,4 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 mates was very important.” San Francisco (Cahill 0-0) at Arizona 1 Kikuchi, W, 1-2 5 7 3 3 0 6 Alexander H,3 ⁄3 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 Fletcher, H, 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 2 1 This date in baseball (TBD) Treinen H,6 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Kershaw (4-1) won his third 2 Jansen S,8-9 1 1 0 0 1 3 Gerber, H, 3 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Aug. 29 straight start and avenged a loss Hirano 1 1 0 0 1 0 Calendar San Francisco 2 San Diego 1967 — Bert Campaneris of the Kansas to the Giants on Aug. 8 by strik- Gausman L,1-2 4 ⁄3 3 2 2 2 6 2 2 Aug. 31 — Last day during the season Selman ⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 Richards, L, 1-2 ⁄3 4 6 6 2 0 City A’s hit three triples in a 9-8, 10-in- 2 1 ing out four and issuing no walks. to trade a player. Gott ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Perdomo 3 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 6 ning loss to the Cleveland Indians. Sept. 15 — Last day to be contracted Coonrod 1 0 0 0 0 1 Patino 1 0 0 0 2 0 1977 — Lou Brock stole base No. 893, Josh Sborz completed the four-hit to an organization and be eligible for Graterol pitched to 2 batters in the Bednar 2 4 2 2 1 2 breaking Ty Cobb’s modern record for shutout. postseason roster. 5th. HBP—Selman (Turner). T—2:30. WP—Richards, Patino. T—2:39. career stolen bases. Saturday, August 29, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 21 MLB Roundup Marmolejos’ slam helps Seattle split

The Associated Press holding the Cardinals scoreless and scattering five hits.Nick Tur- SAN DIEGO — Rookie Jose ley pitched the seventh to record Marmolejos hit his first grand his first save in the majors. slam and Shed Long Jr. also con- St. Louis rookie Johan Ovideo nected in the six-run first inning (0-1) took the loss. He pitched five that carried the Seattle Mari- innings, allowing four hits and ners to an 8-3 victory against the two runs. San Diego Padres and a split of Thursday’s doubleheader. The seven-inning first game The Mariners took two of three went to extras tied at one, and from the Padres, who got three Tucker scored automatic run- home runs in the doubleheader ner Jarrod Dyson with a single from red-hot Manny Machado. off John Gant (0-2) in the eighth. In the first game, Wil Myers hit Pittsburgh added two more runs a game-ending three-run homer with two outs on an RBI single by to cap a seven-run rally with two Bryan Reynolds and an error by outs in the seventh inning and third baseman Brad Miller of a give the Padres a 10-7 win. Mach- ball hit by catcher Jacob Stalling. PHOTOS BY JOHN MINCHILLO/AP Chad Kuhl delivered six in- ado had two homers among his A Black Lives Matter shirt placed on home plate by Miami Marlins center fielder Lewis Brinson is three hits and drove in four runs. nings of one-run ball for Pitts- burgh, Chris Stratton (2-0) displayed on the center-field screen at Citi Field in New York. The Marlins and the Mets walked off the The Mariners jumped all over field in protest at the scheduled start of their Thursday game. Garrett Richards (1-2) in the first. pitched a scoreless seventh and Marmolejos, added as the “29th” Richard Rodriguez allowed two player for the doubleheader, hit runs but got his second save by his grand slam with one out and pitching the eighth. Long connected with two outs to Reds 6-6, Brewers 1-0: Wade give Seattle a 6-0 lead and chase Miley allowed one hit over four scoreless innings to help visiting Awkward activism Richards. It was Marmolejos’ third and Long’s second. Cincinnati to a win in the night- Machado homered in the bot- cap and a doubleheader sweep of tom of the first off Yusei Kikuchi Milwaukee. Baseball has uneven response to injustice (1-2), his 11th. The Padres con- Miley allowed only a leadoff tinued to cut into the lead on Ju- single in the third, striking out three and walking one, with a hit rickson Profar’s RBI single and BY DAVID BRANDT batter. Trent Grisham’s RBI single. That Associated Press scored Jorge Mateo, aboard on Lucas Sims (2-0) walked two his first career hit, a ground-rule in two scoreless innings for the n a typically awkward way, double. victory and Raisel Iglesias com- Major League Baseball has In the first game, San Diego pleted the one-hitter with a per- been pulled into America’s rallied from a 7-3 deficit to stun fect ninth. discussion about racial the Mariners. The Reds combined two singles injustice. Seattle’s Taylor Williams (0-1) and Kyle Farmer’s double and a I Some teams are playing. Some took the loss. Pierce Johnson (3- hit batter for two runs in the sec- aren’t. Two teams walked off the 1) got the win. ond off starter Josh Lindblom field after the national anthem. Pirates 4-2, Cardinals 3-0: (1-2). But across the sport, one theme Erik Gonzalez and Adam Fra- Nick Castellanos and Jesse became clear: Baseball shouldn’t zier singled in runs, rookie Cody Winker, who combined for three avoid potentially difficult conver- Ponce earned his first big league homers, six hits and five RBIs in sations and decisions regarding victory and visiting Pittsburgh the 6-1 victory in the opener, had social issues. Though the pro- beat St. Louis for a doubleheader consecutive RBI doubles in the cess may be imperfect, there was sweep. fifth inning off Freddy Peralta to agreement that coaches, players Cole Tucker drove in the go- put the Reds up 4-0. and teams should speak their Mets third baseman J.D. Davis, left, and left fielder Dominic Smith ahead run in extra innings in the Eugenio Suarez made it 6-0 mind. walk off the field in support of a protest of racial injustice. Pirates’ 4-3 win in the opener. with his sixth homer, a two-run “This is at the forefront now,” Ponce (1-1) made his first major shot off Justin Grimm in the 2 said Oakland infielder Tony league start and went 5 ⁄3 innings, seventh. game Thursday night. Baseball has sometimes lagged Kemp, who is Black. “By sitting The national anthem was behind its pro sports counterparts out tonight’s game, I feel like it’s played and all players and coach- in addressing social issues. just a small building block of what es stood. “It’s tough because yester- we want to see. These couple days Mets outfielder Dominic Smith day would have been the day for are historic times in sports. One — a Black man who wept Wednes- league-wide action, and it wasn’t day our kids are going to look day night while discussing the able to happen league-wide yes- back and ask us what was going shooting by police of a Black man terday,” Flaherty said. “Hope- on and what did we do to help fully it could happen today, but it bring awareness to these issues in Wisconsin over the weekend — then led New York onto the field. doesn’t seem like it’s going to be in the world and we’re going to able to happen today.” say, ‘One game we just decided Players took their positions, then reserves and coaches filed out of The decisions not to play Thurs- not to play.’ ” day night came a day after three Oakland’s game at Texas was both dugouts and stood silently for 42 seconds. The game was MLB games were postponed in among seven that were postponed response to the shooting of 29- then postponed. by Thursday evening, along with year-old Jacob Blake. Without much apparent guid- Philadelphia at Washington, Bal- The Phillies met Thursday ance from MLB, teams were left timore at Tampa Bay, Minnesota about 5 ½ hours ahead of the at Detroit, Colorado at Arizona to make decisions for themselves. scheduled start of the game at and Boston at the Blue Jays in Some games were officially post- Nationals Park. After 30 to 40 Buffalo, N.Y. Some games were poned a few hours before the minutes of discussion, the players played as scheduled. scheduled start time. Others, like decided to not play. The New York Mets and Miami Colorado-Arizona, appeared to be GREGORY BULL/AP AP baseball writers Janie McCauley Marlins jointly walked off the on schedule until a few minutes and Stephen Hawkins, and AP sports The Seattle Mariners’ Jose Marmolejos, second from left, is greeted field after a moment of silence, before first pitch. writers Jay Cohen, Jake Seiner, Dave by teammates Austin Nola, left, Kyle Lewis, second from right, and draping a Black Lives Matter T- St. Louis Cardinals ace Jack Campbell, John Marshall, Howard Fendrich, Steve Megargee and AP free- Sam Haggerty after hitting a grand slam Thursday during the second shirt across home plate as they Flaherty was frustrated there lance writer Jerry Beach contributed to game of a double-header against the Padres in San Diego. chose not to start their scheduled wasn’t a more unified response. this report. PAGE 22 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, August 29, 2020 NBA Analysis Restart set to restart, with renewed purpose

BY TIM REYNOLDS Iguodala, the First Vice President of the Associated Press National Basketball Players Association — making him the second-highest rank- The restart is about to restart. ing player in the union behind only Chris Basketball will be played again inside Paul — wrote a best-selling book last year, the NBA’s bubble at Walt Disney World a 256-page memoir of his life and career. on Friday, albeit of the practice variety. The saga of this week alone is another Playoff matchups are set to resume on Sat- story in itself, he said. urday, meaning games will have stopped “The last 24 hours would be another 256 for three days while players protested the pages,” Iguodala said Thursday. “It’s been KIM KLEMENT/AP shooting of a Black man by police in Wis- very interesting.” consin earlier this week. There was the refusal to play by the Mil- NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice Wednesday To shut up and dribble has never been waukee Bucks, something that caught the when the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t take the floor against the Orlando Magic. less of an option for players. LeBron James league — and even the Bucks’ would-be is helping lead a massive get-out-the-vote opponent Wednesday, the Orlando Magic “It’s bigger than basketball, but the plat- organization.” effort, and Stephen Curry appeared with — by surprise. That led to two other games form is one of the largest platforms on the “As an African American you’re fac- his family in a video aired as part of the being called off, and ultimately a three- entire earth and we’ve got to continue to le- ing backlash no matter what decision you Democratic National Convention last hour meeting involving players, coaches verage that platform,” Iguodala said. “The make,” Iguodala said. “You decide to go week. The bubble’s purpose was two-fold and others where some suggested the pru- reason why we came down here was con- play and you’re being chained. But if you — crown a champion, and help players dent move would be to end the season. tinuing to shed light on it. And we didn’t don’t play, you’re ungrateful. ... We’re able seek societal changes that simply haven’t By Thursday morning, cooler heads pre- want that to be taken away by those who to go out and be advocates for the issues come fast enough for their liking. That was vailed, and players decided to continue the don’t want us to see that mission seen all that have come about before we got here what brought them to Central Florida, and playoffs. Iguodala said players reminded the way through.” and we’re trying to rid them. They won’t be ultimately, that’s why they decided to stay one another of why they decided to reboot Not playing the games surely made gone before we leave or after we leave, but now. this pandemic-interrupted season in the people, whether they support NBA players we going to try to make it incrementally “There’s a lot of emotions built up with first place — to use the stage of the NBA or criticize their efforts, take notice. Even better any way we can.” what’s going on,” Miami’s Andre Iguodala playoffs as a platform to urge social change. President Donald Trump, a frequent critic But by staying in the game, NBA players said Thursday night from the bubble at And walking away now, many said, would of the league and its players, said Thursday clearly believe they’re staying in the fight Lake Buena Vista, Fla. do much more harm than good. that the NBA has become like “a political for change. 2nd day of NBA playoff games halted Scoreboard Playoffs Associated Press passionately as a championship. At Lake Buena Vista, Fla. But the video of Blake’s shooting FIRST ROUND LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Best-of-seven; x-if necessary on Sunday left them so disgusted An unprecedented NBA walkout EASTERN CONFERENCE and dispirited that they wondered Milwaukee 3, Orlando 1 over racial injustice postponed a Orlando 122, Milwaukee 110 whether they should continue Milwaukee 111, Orlando 96 second day of the playoffs Thurs- playing. Milwaukee 121, Orlando 107 day, although players pledged Milwaukee 121, Orlando 106 Game 5, ppd. to finish the postseason even as The players voiced their frus- Wednesday: trations in a meeting Wednesday x-Friday: Game 6 they wrestled with their emotions x-Sunday: Game 7 night, then continued talks Thurs- Toronto 4, Brooklyn 0 about wanting to bring change in Toronto 134, Brooklyn 110 their communities. day morning. As they prepared to Toronto 104, Brooklyn 99 do that, NBA referees led a march Toronto 117, Brooklyn 92 For now, the basketball courts Toronto 150, Brooklyn 122 around campus to show their sup- Boston 4, Philadelphia 0 in the NBA’s virus-free bubble at Boston 109, Philadelphia 101 Disney World remained empty. port in the fight against racism. Boston 128, Philadelphia 101 Play had been set to resume at 4 Boston 102, Philadelphia 94 And other athletes across the Boston 110, Philadelphia 106 sports world also said they weren’t p.m. with Game 6 of the Western Miami 4, Indiana 0 Conference series between Utah Miami 113 Indiana 101 ready to resume playing. Miami 109, Indiana 100 They are still angry and emo- and Denver. Boston and Toronto Miami 124, Indiana 115 were also to begin their second- Miami 99, Indiana 87 tional after the shooting of Jacob WESTERN CONFERENCE Blake, a Black man, by police in round series before the Clippers L.A. Lakers 3, Portland 1 /AP Portland 100, L.A. Lakers 93 Kenosha, Wis. NBA players con- ASHLEY LANDIS and Dallas met in the nightcap. L.A. Lakers 111, Portland 88 sidered not playing again the rest It was the Raptors and Celtics L.A. Lakers 116, Portland 108 A Black Lives Matter banner hangs outside of the arena after a who had been most vocal about L.A. Lakers 135 Portland 115 of the postseason and going home postponed NBA first-round playoff game between the Milwaukee Wednesday: Game 5, ppd. the idea of not playing, but the x-Friday: Game 6 to their communities, although Bucks and the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. x-Sunday: Game 7 they decided Thursday they want- Milwaukee Bucks acted first L.A. Clippers 3, Dallas 2 when they opted to remain in L.A. Clippers 118, Dallas 110 ed to continue, according to a per- join the three that weren’t played they would play on. Dallas 127, L.A. Clippers 114 their locker room instead of play- son with knowledge of the details. a day earlier. “This is not a strike. This is not L.A. Clippers 130, Dallas 122 ing their Game 5 against Orlando Dallas 135, L.A. Clippers 133, OT The person spoke on condition of NBA spokesman Mike Bass a boycott. This is a affirmatively L.A. Clippers 154, Dallas 111 anonymity because no official an- said the league hoped to resume day of reflection, a day of in- on Wednesday. Kenosha is about Thursday: Game 6, ppd. 40 miles south of Milwaukee. x-Saturday: Game 7 nouncement had been made. Friday or Saturday. He added in formed action and mobilization,” Utah 3, Denver 2 Before coming to Disney, many Denver 135, Utah 125, OT “We obviously agree that a statement that a group of play- WNBA players’ union president Utah 124, Denver 105 whether we play or not, we still ers would hold a video conference Nneka Ogwumike said on ESPN. NBA players wrestled for weeks Utah 124, Denver 87 about whether a return to games Utah 129, Denver 127 have to do our best to make call later Thursday with repre- At least four MLB games also Denver 117, Utah 107 change and we still have to do our sentatives of the owners, includ- were postponed. would take attention off the Thursday: Game 6, ppd. deaths of, among others, Breonna x-Saturday: Game 7 part in the community,” Orlando ing Michael Jordan, and National The sudden stoppages were Houston 2, Oklahoma City 2 guard Michael Carter-Williams Basketball Players Association to reminiscent of March, when the Taylor and George Floyd in re- Houston 123, Oklahoma City 108 Houston 112, Oklahoma City 98 said in a video interview with a discuss the next steps. NBA suspended its season after cent months. Oklahoma City 119, Houston 107, OT Magic public relations official. The tennis tours had already Utah center Rudy Gobert tested They ultimately decided that Oklahoma City 117, Houston 114 Wednesday: Game 5, ppd. “It’s obviously not easy, given decided they would pause play positive for the coronavirus. playing would give them the larg- Friday: Game 6 everything that’s going on. But I Thursday at the Western & South- Other sports quickly followed est platform — while also provid- x-Sunday: Game 7 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS think that if we can go out there ern Open in New York; a number until the worldwide sporting ing a bigger target for critics. (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) and do our best and also have of NFL teams canceled practic- landscape had almost completely President Donald Trump was Eastern Conference Toronto vs. Boston a list of things that we want to es; and the NHL postponed two come to a halt. critical of the league again Thurs- Thursday: Game 1, ppd. accomplish, everything gets day, likening them to a ‘political Saturday: Game 2 nights of playoff games. NBA players agreed to resume Monday, Aug. 31: Game 3 completed.” A second night of WNBA games their season in July at Disney, organization.’ Wednesday, Sept. 2: Game 4 x-Friday, Sept. 4: Game 5 The NBA decided to postpone were postponed and other teams making clear they intended to “That’s not a good thing,” x-Sunday, Sept. 6: Game 6 three more games Thursday to and sports pondered whether chase social justice reform just as Trump told reporters. x-Tuesday, Sept. 8: Game 7 Saturday, August 29, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 23 SPORTS PROTESTS 9 NFL teams cancel practice in response to Blake shooting

BY DENNIS WASZAK JR. ‘Enough is enough!’ ” Associated Press Broncos running back Melvin Gordon grew up in Kenosha, and FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — he and other players, coaches and Empty practice fields made for staff posed for a team photo that loud and powerful statements at was posted along with a state- nine facilities across the NFL. ment on Twitter. The Arizona Cardinals, Chica- “This hits home for all of us,” go Bears, Denver Broncos, Green part of the statement read. “In Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, the strongest terms, we condemn Los Angeles Chargers, New York police brutality, excessive force Jets, Tennessee Titans and Wash- and these senseless acts of vio- BRIAN MAHONEY/AP ington Football Team all chose to lence that have caused so much NBA referees march in support of players seeking an end to racial injustice in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., not practice Thursday in response pain. It is time for accountability Thursday. Their march came shortly before players met to decide on restarting the season after three to the shooting of Jacob Blake, a and real policy reform.” games were postponed Wednesday. Black man, in Wisconsin. The Detroit Lions canceled “We’ve been protecting the their practice Tuesday, protesting shield,” Jets running back the incident involving Blake, and Le’Veon Bell wrote of the NFL in racial injustice. They were back Extraordinary: Athletes take their stand a Twitter post. “It’s time for the on the field Thursday, but the shield to protect us.” impact of their actions was clear Blake, 29, was shot by police, across the rest of the league. FROM BACK PAGE apparently in the back, on Sunday “I think that if there’s any American sports will forever in Kenosha as he leaned into his chance that we got everybody to be divided into two distinct eras. SUV, three of his children seated maybe stop and think for a min- What it was before the 26th of inside. The shooting was captured ute, that’s really great,” Lions August in the year 2020. on cellphone video and ignited coach Matt Patricia said Thurs- And what it is now. new protests in the U.S. three day during a video call. After yet another act of violence months after the death of George The Titans came up with three by police against an unarmed Floyd under the knee of a Minne- concrete things they plan to do Black man, a crescendo of neces- apolis police officer touched off a after canceling their practice: sary outrage — “good trouble.,“ nationwide reckoning over racial make sure everyone’s registered John Lewis would’ve called it injustice. to vote; focus on talking points — ignited across our arenas and “I do see more urgency to move for meeting with elected officials; stadiums on Wednesday. the needle,” Chargers coach An- and hold a Zoom call to connect The Milwaukee Bucks refused thony Lynn said. “I see more with thousands of students around to take the court for their NBA going on. It doesn’t happen over- Middle Tennessee designed to playoff game against the Orlando night. Overall, I feel good about help teach the same equality and Magic and were willing to forfeit the movement. What happened acceptance the players experi- if that’s what it came to. in Wisconsin is ridiculous. If ence at work. It was a staggering gesture by a CHARLES REX ARBOGAST/AP anything, we are going to double “I take great satisfaction when team with high hopes of winning down and do more.” players tell me that they feel safe its first championship in almost a Cameron Champ, wearing two different shoes Wednesday, displays The Baltimore Ravens, one of here,” coach Mike Vrabel said. half-century, demonstrating just the message “Jacob Blake BLM” during a practice round for the 19 teams that did practice, issued “They feel comfortable saying how much fear and pain and mar- BMW Championship golf tournament in Olympia Fields, Ill. a strong and detailed statement whatever they want, whatever ginalization so many are feeling. that included seven steps soci- emotion that they have. But they Even if they happen to be star remarkable scene in New York going to turn around not see any- ety can take to take positive ac- don’t when they’re away from athletes. where both the Mets and the one behind you. You’re going to tion. They included arresting and here. And so I want to try to fix The Magic refused to accept Miami Marlins took the field, see a lot of others behind you.” charging police officers responsi- that away from here.” the forfeit, showing their solidar- observed a 42-second moment of Sadly, some less-diverse sports ble for shooting Blake and killing San Francisco running back ity with the Bucks. Left with no silence in honor of Jackie Rob- declined to go all-in with the Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky., Raheem Mostert didn’t rule out other alternative, the NBA post- inson, then walked back to their cause. in March. NFL players also considering sit- poned all three playoff games respective dugouts. All they left The NHL, whose players are “With yet another example of ting out games when the regular behind was a “Black Lives Mat- mostly white, carried on with racial discrimination with the season begins. scheduled for Wednesday at its Disney World bubble, where ev- ter” T-shirt covering home plate. its postseason despite calls from shooting of Jacob Blake, and the “I’m not promising anything, For African American athletes, Black players that games be unlawful abuse of peaceful pro- but there could be a plan as far as eryone thought the biggest threat to finishing the season was the who have played such an enrich- postponed. Evander Kane says testers, we MUST unify as a so- just standing up and doing what’s ing role in our country’s sporting the league needs to send “a clear ciety,” the statement said. “It is right,” Mostert said. “Because at coronavirus pandemic. Turns out, we should’ve been history, the humiliation of being message that human rights take imperative that all people — re- the end of the day, that’s all that treated as second-class citizens priority over sports.” gardless of race, religion, creed matters. Human life is is the most paying more attention to the as soon as they change out of their The PGA Tour, which has a or belief — come together to say, important thing.” plague of racial injustice, which has stained our nation for all of uniforms has reached a boiling similar racial makeup, took the its 244 years. point. course Thursday for its tourna- “It’s such a terrible situation “Ending police brutality is ment at Olympia Fields outside that we’re going through in this more important than sports,” Chicago — less than 100 miles country still, after so many years tweeted Cole Tucker of the Pitts- from Kenosha, Wis., where Jacob of this,” said Kyle Kuzma of the burgh Pirates, a baseball player Blake was gunned down in front Los Angeles Lakers, whose game whose father is African Ameri- of his children. against the Portland Trail Blaz- can and mother is white. But at least one golfer did make ers was scrapped. “It’s kind of A white athlete, soccer player a fashion statement. Cameron depressing.” Jeff Larentowicz of Atlanta Unit- Champ, who has a Black father Quickly, others were swept up ed, spoke Thursday on the need and a white mother, wore two dif- in the moment. The WNBA called for athletes in all sports to stick ferent-colored shoes. off its evening games after the together. One black. One white. players refused to take the court. “It does feel like we’re reach- On the white shoe, he wrote in Five Major League Soccer games ing a point that this is enough. pen “Jacob Blake BLM.” were postponed as well, along There has to be change,” he said. Let’s heed the message from AP photo with three Major League Base- “The point of yesterday is to show our favorite athletes, the ones ball games. we’re all together, we all back now trying to guide us to a better In a screenshot from a Zoom call, Tennessee Titans players speak There were more postpone- each other, and when you do push place. about the decision to cancel practice Thursday in Nashville, Tenn. ments on Thursday, including a to make that change, you’re not ENOUGH! S TARS AND STRIPES Saturday, August 29, 2020 Transformational fi gure Hall of Fame Arizona hoops coach SPORTS Lute Olson dead at 85 » Page 19 ENOUGHCOMMENTARY

Extraordinary day could lead US to better place

BY PAUL NEWBERRY ‘ Associated Press Ending police brutality is more important than sports. ’ Cole Tucker he day was extraordinary, un- Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher, whose father is African American and mother is white, in a tweet leashing a movement that played out in real time, stretching across racial and gender lines, sweeping up one sport after another until it ENOUGH! will have in the weeks and months and decades to seemed as though every profes- Enough with the killing. Enough with racial injus- come, but one thing is certain. sional athlete was screaming in tice. Enough with being a most imperfect union. T unison. No one knows exactly what impact these 24 hours SEE EXTRAORDINARY ON PAGE 23 Above: Miami Marlins center fielder Lewis Brinson walks away after placing a Black Lives Matter shirt on home plate as teammates and the New York Mets walk off the field at the start of their game Thursday in New York. The teams jointly walked off the field after observing a 42-second moment of silence in honor of Jackie Robinson, draping the shirt across the plate as they chose not to start their scheduled game.

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