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BY KIM GAMEL Related staff coverage: Stars and Stripes ‘ You used to just have to worry about SEOUL, South Korea — The Moves to new assignments halted for troops in S. Korea, Italy rapidly spreading new coronavi- missiles from North Page 4 rus has put the U.S. military on Korea. Now you’ve defense against a new enemy in got to worry about certainty surrounding the pneu- cess to fortress-like bases and check everybody trying to enter South Korea as it struggles to keep monia-like illness has caused ordering service members to stay posts for possible exposure to the troops ready to fight the old one. viruses in your stock markets to plunge as people inside the perimeter as much as virus and signs of a fever. The virus has infected more backyard. ’ increasingly stay home. possible. So far, only seven people af- than 100,000 people after spread- In many ways, the military is Soldiers armed with question- filiated with U.S. Forces Korea, ing to more than 60 countries, Daniel Davis uniquely poised to keep the virus naires and thermometers have including the United States. Un- retired Army offi cer at bay by sharply restricting ac- been deployed to access gates to SEE DEFENSIVE ON PAGE 4 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, March 9, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES UBS Bank won’t fund new offshore Arctic drilling Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9370 Euro costs (March 9)...... $1.1633 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.49 Dollar buys (March 9) ...... €0.8596 Turkey (Lira) ...... 6.0836 Associated Press British pound (March 9) ...... $1.33 (Military exchange rates are those Daily News reported Friday. that these new policies could hurt Japanese yen (March 9) ...... 104.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (March 9) ...... 1,161.00 The firm has “committed to no projects that Alaska relies on for Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance KENAI, Alaska — A multina- for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the longer provide financing where future revenue. Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3767 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For tional investment bank has ended British pound ...... $1.3013 the stated use of proceeds is Major oil companies in Alaska nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3425 support for offshore drilling in purchasing British pounds in Germany), for new offshore oil projects in are not dependent on banks for China (Yuan) ...... 6.9320 check with your local military banking the Arctic amid efforts to tackle Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.6020 the Arctic,” the bank said in a their projects because they often facility. Commercial rates are interbank climate change, a move that could Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.6408 statement. use their own cash flow or sell Euro ...... $1.1314/0.8838 rates provided for reference when buying affect future funding for oil and Multiple U.S. banks, includ- assets, but the announcements Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7722 currency. All figures are foreign currencies to one dollar, except for the British pound, gas projects in Alaska, a newspa- ing Wells Fargo & Co., Goldman could make it difficult for smaller Hungary (Forint) ...... 296.96 Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.4856 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, per said. Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, have operators to receive loans to bor- Japan (Yen) ...... 105.23 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) Switzerland-based UBS Bank also announced similar policy row money for future plans, said Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3054 INTEREST RATES joined several other investment Norway (Krone) ...... 9.2553 shifts, stating that they were no Larry Persily, former federal Philippines (Peso)...... 50.54 Prime rate ...... 4.25 companies in pulling funding and longer supporting new projects in coordinator for Alaska gas line Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.80 Discount rate ...... 1.75 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7229 Federal funds market rate ...... 1.58 support for new offshore proj- the region. projects under President Barack Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3784 3-month bill ...... 0.49 ects in the region, the Anchorage Some have argued, however, Obama. South Korea (Won) ...... 1,189.36 30-year bond ...... 1.22 WEATHER OUTLOOK MONDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST MONDAY IN EUROPE TUESDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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BY SETH ROBSON wei ler’s supervisor gave her five AND HANA KUSUMOTO minutes to leave the house. Stars and Stripes The court, composed of three judges and six jurors, gave Saito TACHIKAWA, Japan — A 300 days’ credit for time already Tokyo court on Friday sentenced spent in detention. Saito may be a Japanese woman to 15 years in considered for parole after serv- prison with hard labor for stab- ing one-third — five years — of bing her American airman boy- her sentence, according to an of- friend to death at his off-base ficial at the Ministry of Justice’s home in western Tokyo. corrections bureau. Aria Saito, 28, of Tokyo, was convicted of murder in the death On Monday, the victim’s par- of Air Force Master Sgt. Nicholas ents, Bernard and Laura Vollwei- Vollweiler, 35, who served as the ler, of Saylorsburg, Pa., asked the security forces squadron’s chief court to impose a life sentence or of standards and evaluation at Yo- at least 60-70 years since their kota Air Base. She was also found son might have lived that much guilty of violating Japan’s Swords longer. and Firearms Control Law. Takeshita said the family’s de- Presiding Judge Yu Takeshita sire for severe punishment was said that Saito, in breaking into understandable. Vollweiler’s home on the eve- There is strong evidence that ning of Nov. 9, 2018, with two Saito has attention deficit hyper- knives and stabbing him with one activity disorder and an inability blow that caused a fatal, 1½-inch to control her emotions, Takeshi- wound on his neck, showed her ta said. He said those factors con- strong intent to kill. tributed to the crime but did not The judge said he believed Saito cause it. Saito appears remorse- was furious after finding out that ful and has shown willingness to Vollweiler was married and want- seek help, he added. ed to end his relationship with Takeshita advised Saito to con- Saito. She ignored police warn- tinue to think about Vollweiler ings to stay away from his home during her incarceration. He also after breaking his possessions said she should think about him Nov. 3 and returned the day of the and what she has done even after murder, Takeshita said. she is released. THERON GODBOLD/Stars and Stripes However, Takeshita said he believed Saito did not plan the [email protected] A photo of Master Sgt. Nicholas Vollweiler is carried during a memorial service at Yokota Air Base, Twitter: @SethRobson1 murder but became emotionally [email protected] Japan, in November 2018. Vollweiler’s Japanese girlfriend, who stabbed him to death, was sentenced to cornered and acted after Voll- Twitter: @HanaKusumoto 15 years in prison with hard labor Friday. Yokota base Ramstein airman to host new faces court-martial in talk series crash death of German BY THERON GODBOLD Stars and Stripes BY JENNIFER H. SVAN the time of the crash. Stars and Stripes Another preliminary hearing YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan is set for April 30 and a court- — A daylong series of brief, live RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Ger- martial is scheduled to start on presentations here on March 27 many — A young Ramstein air- May 4. German authorities ceded are planned around individual man faces negligent homicide jurisdiction of the case a day after speakers expounding on an idea, and involuntary manslaughter the crash. just like a TED Talk. charges for his role in a car crash Ramstein legal officials said But don’t call it a TED Talk. In- that killed a German teen more they could not say what maxi- than a year ago. stead, call it Yokota Hanashiba, a THERON GODBOLD/Stars and Stripes mum punishment Roman Bahena Japanese word that means “talk- Airman 1st Class Tolman D. faces due to the number of factors First Lt. Tim Barbera, of Dayton, Ohio, practices his speech for an ing place.” Roman Bahena deferred entering involved in the case. upcoming Ted Talk-style conference called Yokota Hanashiba slated a plea at an arraignment hearing The organizers of Yokota Ha- Involuntary manslaughter car- for late March at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Friday. nashiba wanted to produce a ries a sentence of up to 10 years He also faces charges of reck- TEDx event but the TED Foun- in prison, while the maximum organization is probably best time. less endangerment, reckless dation, the U.S.-based nonprofit sentence for negligent homi- known for short, pithy, inspira- “I just wanted to share some of driving, and dereliction of duty organization that owns the rights, cide under the Uniform Code of tional videos on numerous topics the things I’ve learned,” Barbera for failing to obey the speed limit would not license an event on an by a variety of speakers posted on said. “I think we get locked into and not returning to his lane after Military Justice is three years of overseas military base, said Deb- the TED website and YouTube. routine, our vision narrows in passing a vehicle. confinement. bie Stevens, community support The theme of Yokota Hanashiba [our] day-to-day and events like Roman Bahena was driving a Roman Bahena did not say coordinator for the 374th Airlift is “Voices of Yokota,” with speak- this allow us to take stock.” Chevrolet Camaro on the evening much during Friday’s hearing. Wing at Yokota. ers from a “diverse community,” Each “talk” should last no of Feb. 6, 2019, when he crashed The few in attendance included So, she said, the plan evolved including a military spouse, a cit- longer than 18 minutes, Stevens head-on into a Piaggio Ape, a the victim’s parents. into something like TEDx, a se- izen of Japan and a teacher from said. three-wheeled light commercial The airman is not in pretrial ries of talks and videos before a the Defense Department schools Seating will be limited to 100, vehicle with a Vespa scooter as a confinement, officials said. live audience at a local venue, in on base, Stevens said. including staff. Tickets will go on base. Roman Bahena’s Air Force de- this case, the ballroom at the Yo- “We didn’t want only big named sale March 13 to Defense Depart- The Piaggio driver, a 17-year- fense team said at a preliminary kota Officer’s Club. and polished folks,” she said. “We ment ID cardholders. Stevens old German male from nearby hearing last year that their client “Putting this together has been wanted all the stories to be told.” said they would likely cost $10. Weilerbach, died at the scene had no alcohol or drugs in his sys- like a riddle,” she said. “We have About 10 people are expected The event, scheduled to run from along L367, a two-lane road a few tem and there was no evidence kept to the TEDx format in prep- to speak during the day, said Air 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a lunch minutes’ drive from Ramstein that he or his wife, a passenger in aration for trying [again] in the Force 1st Lt. Tim Barbera, who break, will be livestreamed on Air Base. The victim has not been the car, were texting around the future.” plans on giving a talk about how Facebook. identified publicly. time of the crash. TED stands for technology, social media uses up an inordi- [email protected] Roman Bahena, then 20, was [email protected] entertainment and design. The nate amount of an individual’s Twitter: @TheronGodbold newly assigned to Ramstein at Twitter: @stripesktown PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, March 9, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK US military restricts S. Korea, Italy moves

BY KIM GAMEL members moving to or from South despite precautionary measures the issue but delayed it several in the PCS cycle,” Vogel said in Stars and Stripes Korea or soldiers scheduled to at- including a ban on nonessential times before announcing it would announcing the decision for Italy tend professional military educa- travel or outside social activities be postponed until Monday. on Saturday. SEOUL, South Korea — The tion in the United States due to for service members. USFK promised to help reduce Those who were to attend pro- Army has halted moves to new COVID-19 concerns,” U.S. Forces The military also has restricted the negative impact on soldiers fessional military education in assignments for troops stationed Korea said in a statement. access to bases and implemented and families who have already the U.S. will not be able to unless in South Korea through May in “USFK is analyzing the impacts health screening at gates, includ- had their household goods packed the course is for six months or a bid to slow the spread of the this decision will have on those af- ing a questionnaire asking about and shipped. longer, the message said. In those new coronavirus, officials said fected,” it said, adding that it only possible exposure and tempera- “The health and welfare of our cases, participants will travel to Sunday. applies to Eighth Army soldiers ture checks. service members and their fami- the U.S. two weeks early and be The decision, which was an- on permanent change of station The news caused much con- lies continues to be our top prior- quarantined before attending the nounced a day after the Army orders or attending the education school. unveiled the same measures for fusion among military families, ity,” it said. courses. Some 28,500 American service troops based in Italy, also affects with some commenting on Face- The statement did not provide “The Army’s order is in ef- members are stationed in South travel for professional military book that they had flights sched- more details, but the commands fect immediately through May Korea, which technically remains education in the United States. uled within hours. received the orders from the 6, 2020, or until further notice,” at war with the North after their Both U.S. allies are in the midst USFK said, advising those affect- Others worried about being Army on Friday night, according 1950-53 conflict ended in an ar- of major outbreaks of the virus, ed to contact their chain of com- stranded because they already to Maj. Gen. Roger Cloutier, com- mistice instead of a peace treaty. with more than 7,300 confirmed mand for further instructions. had moved out of their apartment mander of Vicenza-based U.S. cases in South Korea and nearly Seven people affiliated with and sold their car. Army Africa. Stars and Stripes reporter Nancy 6,000 in Italy. USFK, including an American Camp Humphreys, the main “This decision affects soldiers, Montgomery in Vicenza, Italy, contrib- uted to this report. The Army has ordered a stop soldier and his wife, have tested U.S. base in South Korea, planned civilians and their families dif- [email protected] for “all Army soldiers and family positive for the respiratory virus a Facebook live update to discuss ferently based on where they are Twitter: @kimgamel Defensive: Service members based in South Korea work to keep readiness amid concerns

FROM FRONT PAGE ised to hold one on Monday to give including an American soldier officials time to get answers. and his wife, have been infect- CNN has quoted several anony- ed, a tiny fraction of the more mous defense officials as warning than 7,300 confirmed cases that overall U.S. military readi- nationwide. ness may start degrading by the But the possibility of a pro- end of March if countries con- longed outbreak has raised con- tinue to close borders and restrict cerns about the military’s ability travel. to maintain fighting capabilities In a reminder that the threats against the growing nuclear remain, North Korea conducted a threat from North Korea while short-range ballistic missile test preoccupied with keeping its on March 2 in what experts said forces from getting sick. was likely aimed at projecting strength after the U.S. and South Balancing act Korea postponed their training drill. SIMON MCTIZIC/U.S. Army “You have to strike a balance The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, “Dagger” 1st Infantry Division, conducts a transfer of authority between maintaining your readi- Difficult choices ceremony Wednesday, after arriving in South Korea for a nine-month rotation amid fears of the spread of ness and trying to prevent the a new coronavirus. spread of the virus,” said Thomas Commanders on the ground Spoehr, a retired Army lieutenant have faced difficult decisions while insisting their No. 1 prior- “The normal training, normal American troops in South Korea, evacuation would face the ad- general. “But in the end, you have ditional need for quarantines. ity is protecting the force. activities — that is something which remains technically at war to keep training, unless it really “You’ve got to plan for the worst The Fort Riley, Kan.-based 2nd we’ll look at really over time,” he with the North after their 1950-53 gets to be a real crisis situation.” case scenario,” he said. Armored Brigade Combat Team, added. conflict ended in an armistice in- The United States and South Military commanders also have 1st Infantry Division, known as USFK faces additional worries stead of a peace treaty. Korea have canceled a computer- acknowledged another danger for the Dagger Brigade, completed as an expected furlough of South simulated joint command post American troops and families its transfer of authority from the Korean employees is due to begin Contingency plans exercise that had been planned who are largely confined to the previous rotational brigade in a in just over three weeks amid for this month, citing coronavi- Daniel Davis, a retired Army base as the crisis enters its third ceremony on Wednesday. deadlocked defense cost-sharing rus fears. The Army also halted officer who served in South week — boredom. Last week, USFK also resumed talks between the allies. moves to new assignments in Korea, said soldiers are used to Pvt. Derika Walters, a petro- sending soldiers and their fami- Officials have warned that South Korea and Italy through leum specialist with the 194th lies who had been held at Camp it will lead to delayed services risk but fears of a pandemic could May in a bid to slow the spread of Combat Sustainment Support Humphreys for about 10 days to and reduced hours for many ad- be distracting. the virus. Battalion, said she spends more the Army garrison in the south- ministrative functions, although “You used to just have to worry Both U.S. allies are suffering time in the gym since “there is eastern city of Daegu, which is they have prepared measures to about missiles from North Korea. from the worst outbreaks of the nothing else to do.” at the center of South Korea’s reduce the impact on health and Now you’ve got to worry about virus outside China, where it first “We can’t really go out into outbreak. safety needs. viruses in your backyard,” he appeared in late December, with the community,” the 20-year-old “It’s all about maintaining com- Spoehr, who now serves as a said. “It really can’t help but have more than 7,300 confirmed cases Beaumont, Texas, native said last bat readiness,” Maj. Gen. Patrick defense expert with the Heritage some impact as soldiers worry in South Korea and nearly 6,000 week at Camp Humphreys, the Donahoe, the Eighth Army’s dep- Foundation, said the military has about family members.” in Italy. main U.S. base in South Korea. uty commander for operations, to maintain business as usual as Davis, a senior fellow with the The Army’s decision — an- Walters said she’s not scared of nounced this weekend — left said. “We’ve got to maintain the much as possible. Washington, D.C.-based think “You can’t keep piling up people tank Defense Priorities, also said the virus since most of the people many military families in the strength of those units.” who have died were elderly or had at Camp Humphreys,” he said. he would be surprised if officials midst of a permanent change of “We’re still moving forward other health problems. “People were sent to Korea to hadn’t begun contingency plan- station, or PCS, scrambling to with an abundance of caution,” “They keep reassuring me that join units that have already had ning for potential evacuations. adjust. he said in an interview last week because I am 20, I will be fine,” people rotating out or about to USFK already has well-honed It also appeared to catch the about the decision to send the she said. command off-guard, with USFK troops to USAG Daegu. “We have rotate out,” he added. “You’ve got plans for noncombatant evacua- planning, then canceling a Face- got to be focused on preserving to fill those holes otherwise you tion operations due to the threat Stars and Stripes reporter Matthew Keeler contributed to this report. book live update to discuss the our readiness through protecting start to go down in readiness.” from the North. [email protected] implications on Sunday. It prom- our force from this virus.” USFK commands some 28,500 But Davis noted a coronavirus Twitter: @kimgamel Monday, March 9, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 VIRUS OUTBREAK Northern Italy on lockdown after jump in virus cases

Associated Press day jump in infections, Italian fourths of the world’s 106,000 ROME — Italy took a page from Premier Giuseppe Conte signed coronavirus infections and most China’s playbook Sunday, locking a quarantine decree overnight of its nearly 3,600 deaths. New in- down around 16 million people — for the country’s prosperous fections in China have leveled off more than a quarter of its popula- north. Areas under lockdown in- dramatically, however, and most tion — for nearly a month to halt clude Milan, Italy’s financial hub of those infected, in China and the relentless march of the new and the main city in Lombardy, globally, have already recovered. coronavirus across Europe. and Venice, the main city in the Lombardy’s governor, who is Weddings, museums, shopping neighboring Veneto region. The in quarantine himself, sought to CECILIA FABIANO, LAPRESSE/AP malls, and even restaurants are extraordinary measures will be calm the public, discouraging Travelers wear face masks as they wait at the Termini train station all hit by the new restrictions, in place until April 3. hoarding and insisting “we’re not Sunday in Rome. which focus on a swath of north- The fate of foreign visitors going to war.” ern Italy but are disrupting daily stuck in Italy’s new quarantine Chaos erupted in the hours be- ing Sunday to Oakland, Calif., antine on the Nile in Egypt with 45 life around the country. zones is still unclear. fore Conte signed the decree, as after idling off San Francisco confirmed virus cases. Two other From Venice to Milan, confu- The World Health Organization word leaked about the planned for days. It expects to land Mon- ships with no confirmed cases sion reigned as residents and has said China’s move helped the quarantine. Italy is up to 5,883 day. Dozens of Americans will were turned away this weekend tourists tried to figure out when rest of the world prepare for the cases as of Saturday, and the be transferred to a military base from Malaysia and Malta amid and how the new measures were virus to arrive, and WHO chief death toll rose to 233. outside Atlanta for testing, but it’s virus fears. coming into effect. Travelers Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Elsewhere, the virus outbreak not yet clear what will happen to The U.S. death toll from the crammed aboard standing-room tweeted his support Sunday for has left the cruise ship industry passengers from other countries. virus climbed to 19, with most only trains, tucking their faces Italians and their “bold, coura- in disarray. The ship had a cluster of almost victims in Washington state. In- into scarves and sharing sanitiz- geous steps aimed at slowing the The Grand Princess cruise 20 infections during an earlier fections rose to over 430, includ- ing gel. speed of the coronavirus.” ship, where 21 people have tested voyage that has led to one death. ing the first case in the nation’s After Italy saw its biggest one- China has suffered about three- positive for the virus, was head- Another cruise ship is in quar- capital. Korean DODEA schools remain closed Two presumptive cases in Va.

BY DAVE ORNAUER bring D.C. area virus count to 7 Stars and Stripes The Washington Post day afternoon. Defense Department schools in Virginia has its second pre- The mayor said the other Korea will remain closed through sumptive case of coronavirus, person developed symptoms of March 13 due to continuing con- health officials announced Sun- COVID-19 while visiting the Dis- cerns over COVID-19 in that day, bringing the total number trict, then went to a hospital in country. of cases in the Washington, D.C., Maryland for testing. She said he Students from Camp Hum- area to seven. is still hospitalized in Maryland. phreys, Daegu garrison and Osan The person is a resident of Fair- Air Base will continue with on- fax County in their 80s who “trav- line instruction in the interim, eled on a similar Nile cruise” as said officials with Department other patients who have tested of Defense Education Activity’s positive, the Virginia Depart- Korea district on Friday. ment of Health said. The resident When the schools reopen, new showed signs of a respiratory ill- guidelines will be in place to en- ness on Feb. 28 and was hospital- sure they are ready for the stu- ized Thursday. The person is in dents’ safe return, according to stable condition. a statement by Korea district This announcement comes superintendent Jeff Arrington, less than a day after the state a copy of which was obtained by MATTHEW KEELER/Stars and Stripes announced its first presumptive Stars and Stripes. Department of Defense Education Activity Schools in Korea have positive patient — a U.S. Marine Those guidelines include: assigned to Fort Belvoir. The been closed due to an outbreak of the new coronavirus. Screening students for signs Marine had returned recently of the virus prior to boarding He expects another update on cific director Lois Rapp, a copy of from “official business” overseas, school buses or entering schools tweeted Jonathan Rath Hoffman, Placing hand sanitizer sta- school closings on March 13, ac- which was obtained by Stars and cording to the message. Stripes. assistant to the secretary of de- tions in each classroom fense for public affairs. Wiping down classrooms “Schools will reopen when we “We will revisit the option of are satisfied with the mitigation continuing activities starting in On Thursday, Maryland health frequently with sanitizing wipes officials announced that three in- Increasing distance between efforts put in place,” the letter April,” Rapp’s letter said. said. DODEA-Pacific’s regional dividuals in Montgomery County students by spacing their desks — a couple in their 70s and a In the meantime, online classes junior science and humanities appropriately woman in her 50s — tested posi- that began Feb. 26 will continue symposium is still scheduled for Daily sanitation of hallways, tive for the virus after return- for a second full week. March 16-17, but as an online large rooms and locker exteriors ing home from a cruise on the “We will continue to work in event. A decision whether to allow Developing a protocol for Nile. On Saturday, Mayor Muriel the Far East Honor Music Fes- handling those who displays close cooperation and partner- Bowser announced the District COVID-19 symptoms at school ship with USFK and continue to tival April 20-23 at Yokota High of Columbia’s first two presump- The guidelines were put in monitor the situation,” Schlitz School in Japan and the Creative tive cases: a man in his 50s who place following meetings between said. Expressions Festival April 27-30 is hospitalized, and a visitor who U.S. Forces Korea and DODEA DODEA schools in Japan re- at Temple University in Tokyo stayed in D.C. before testing posi- Korea district officials, DODEA- main open and after-school try- will be made March 18, Schlitz tive for the virus in a Maryland Pacific chief of staff Todd Schlitz outs and practices for spring said. hospital. told Stars and Stripes on Friday. sports are proceeding as normal, All Far East spring sports tour- Bowser said the D.C. man being “Our school principals, in con- said Schlitz and DODEA-Pa- naments — baseball, track and treated for the virus was not be- cert with command and medi- cific athletics coordinator Tom field, softball and soccer — are lieved to have traveled outside cal officials, are working hard to McKinney. still scheduled for May 22-24, the United States or been in close return students to a safe zone in However, no games or ath- McKinney said. A date for a final contact with anyone else who is schools that satisfies the mitiga- letic competitions are scheduled go or no-go decision has not been infected. He was admitted to a tion criteria that has been estab- through the end of March, accord- established yet, he said. D.C. hospital on Thursday; his lished,” Arrington wrote in the ing to a letter sent to parents and [email protected] infection was confirmed by the statement. teachers March 1 by DODEA-Pa- Twitter: @DaveOrnauer city’s public health lab late Satur- PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, March 9, 2020 MILITARY Military rushes to face new reality in Middle East

BY MISSY RYAN American Enterprise Institute. The Washington Post “It’s just too dangerous for Iran to live next door to Donald Trump.” KUWAIT CITY — In the weeks About 80,000 U.S. service mem- since an American drone strike bers are deployed across the U.S. killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Central Command’s area of con- Soleimani, U.S. military leaders trol, 20,000 more than when U.S. have been sprinting to confront officials say that a string of Irani- a dangerous new reality in the an provocations against the U.S. Middle East. and its allies began last spring. From Saudi Arabia, where The Pentagon has placed addi- troops are setting up the first U.S. tional missile defense systems in presence in more than a decade, countries including Saudi Arabia to Syria, where small teams of and Jordan over the past year. Americans operate near Iranian- But the exposed nature of many linked forces, to Afghanistan, U.S. outposts was made clear on where officials have detected Jan. 8, when Tehran launched an increase in Iranian aid to the about a dozen ballistic missiles Taliban, the military is brac- at two bases housing U.S. troops ing for a potentially catastrophic in Iraq, the first such attack on escalation. American forces since the 1991 In visits to seven countries Persian Gulf War. over the past month, the top U.S. U.S. commanders credited ad- commander for the region, Gen. vance warning systems — along Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie Jr., with a healthy dose of luck — for cautioned American troops that J.P. LAWRENCE/Stars and Stripes the bloodless outcome, though the ballistic missile strike Iran more than 100 service members launched days after Soleimani’s Kamila Azizi, 18, speaks at a conference Sunday to celebrate International Women’s Day at American suffered concussive injuries. death in Baghdad on Jan. 3 was University of Afghanistan in Kabul about how to protect the gains made by Afghan women since 2001. McKenzie traveled to Iraq in unlikely the final salvo following early February to get a first- Iran’s loss of a peerless military hand look at the wreckage at the figure. Ain al-Asad base, where charred Afghan women worry their rights will “They’re under greater pres- sleeping quarters and giant im- sure, and entities under great be a bartering tool at talks with Taliban pressure can react very aggres- pact craters were proof of the sively,” McKenzie told sailors in challenges military leaders must the Arabian Sea. confront. BY J.P. LAWRENCE tion, but also from leaving the by Taliban and American ne- The Marine general brought house without a male chaperone, gotiators mandates a phased Officials say that Iran and its Stars and Stripes proxies have used rockets and years of combat experience in from working, from accessing drawdown of American, NATO America’s post-2001 counter- KABUL, Afghanistan — Af- health care provided by a man or and foreign partner troops from mortars in a resumption of small- er-scale attacks on U.S. and allied insurgency wars — including ghan women fear that their hard- from being involved in politics. Afghanistan and a disavowal of targets since Soleimani’s death deployments to Iraq and Afghani- won rights could be bargained A woman could be “flogged for al-Qaida and other terror groups and, in a previously unreported stan — to CENTCOM when he as- away when government nego- showing an inch or two of skin by the Taliban. It also calls for development, what American of- sumed command last spring. tiators meet with the Taliban to under her full-body burqa, beaten intra-Afghan talks, due to start ficials believe was a modified But from his first moments at map out the future of the country, for attempting to study, stoned to this week, which will include the Russian SA-6 surface-to-air mis- CENTCOM’s Tampa, Fla. head- female students at an American- death if she was found guilty of Taliban and the government in sile to shoot down a Saudi aircraft quarters, he faced a different kind backed university said Sunday. adultery,” Amnesty International Kabul. over Yemen on Feb. 14. of challenge: a heightened threat Many of those gathered at the UK said in a 2014 report. But the deal, which the U.S. has from an important state power. American University of Afghani- said the Taliban violated within Saudi officials earlier this past Today, women hold 28% of seats week also announced that they In remarks throughout the stan to celebrate International in Afghanistan’s parliament, a days of its signing, makes no men- region, McKenzie repeated his Women’s Day were too young to tion of women’s rights. had disrupted an attempted at- higher percentage of female rep- tack on an oil tanker off of Yemen belief that “deterrence is born of have experienced the terror in- Those are supposed to be on resentation than in the U.S. Con- using remote-controlled explo- capability and will.” Military of- flicted on women by the Taliban the agenda at the intra-Afghan gress, New York-based Human sive boats, which recalled earlier ficials said that combination was when they ruled Afghanistan talks, but Azizi worried that the Rights Watch said. More than incidents that the kingdom has made newly compelling by the from 1996 to 2001. They knew, mostly male negotiators will bar- 85,000 women work as teachers, blamed on Iran-linked Houthi decision to undertake a targeted however, that they wanted to keep ter women’s rights for peace. professors, judges, doctors and in rebels. killing which previous adminis- the rights women have gained other professions, U.S. officials “Just because we have the op- trations had considered but dis- portunity to negotiate with the What Iran’s long-term response since the Taliban was ousted by have said. will be, and how President Don- missed as too hazardous. the U.S.-led coalition more than The Taliban insist they have be- Taliban, we should not sacrifice That deterrence strategy is women’s rights,” she said. ald Trump might answer, are 18 years ago. come more tolerant in the nearly some of the unknowns that mili- visible off the Arabian Penin- “( T he Ta l iba n) have to dea l w it h two decades since they were At a meeting on the eve of In- sula, where an amphibious ready ternational Women’s Day, U.S. tary leaders must contend with in the fact that women today are not forced from power, and that they the months ahead. group, with its more than 4,000 the women they dealt with during support women’s rights, provided diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad as- sailors and Marines, Harrier jets sured Afghan businesswomen A possible acceleration of Iran’s the 1990s,” 18-year-old Kamila they fall within the “framework and giant landing craft, is among that the U.S. was “committed to long effort to end the U.S. pres- Azizi said in English. “They will of Islamic values.” the sea-based assets standing by strong female representation at ence in the Middle East is one have to make an adjustment.” But at the university gathering in case of sudden escalation. The intra-Afghan negotiations,” and reason why military leaders are Azizi exemplifies the gains that on Sunday, political science stu- flotilla was diverted from a mis- urged Afghans “to design a fu- racing to put new protections in Afghan women have made since dent Nekhat Sadeq, 19, said that sion in the European Command ture … that honors internation- place for American troops, now the Taliban were forced from she doesn’t trust them to preserve as tensions with Iran soared at ally recognized values around the seen at greater risk, as they watch power. When she begins business the gains women have made. the end of 2019. rights and roles of women. for signs of changed Iranian studies at a local college, she will “I am scared I am going to lose “We’ve brought some signifi- “Afghans have no nostalgia for behavior. be one of more than 100,000 Af- the basic human rights I have now, cant naval and Marine assets into the Afghanistan of the 1990s, nor Soleimani’s death “was such ghan women who attend univer- which is not much,” Sadeq said in the theater to send a signal to Iran does the international commu- a shock, so outrageous and such sity — something denied them English. “What is a peace where nity,” Khalilzad said. a break from past American be- that while we don’t seek war with under the Taliban. we don’t ensure the basic human havior that Iran has basically you … we’re prepared to respond When the Taliban ruled Af- rights of 51% of our population?” Zubair Babakarkhail contributed to this decided it needs the U.S. out, and if we have to,” McKenzie told report ghanistan, women were not only A long-awaited peace deal [email protected] needs them out in real time,” said troops on the USS Bataan, then banned from getting an educa- signed a little over a week ago Twitter: @jplawrence3 Kenneth Pollack, a scholar at the operating in the Red Sea. Monday, March 9, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 VETERANS Advocates take vet suicide crisis up to Capitol Hill

BY STEVE BEYNON Stars and Stripes Resources WASHINGTON — More veter- ans die by suicide every two days  Veteran Crisis Line, staffed than were killed in action last 24 hours a day; 800-273- year. After almost two decades 8255. Select “1” for a Veterans of post-9/11 conflicts, lawmakers Affairs staffer. It is the same and Defense Department officials number used for the National are no closer to ending the suicide Suicide Prevention Lifeline. crisis. There’s no single cause, no En Español: 888-628-9454 “type” of veteran, no guarantee VINCENT DE GROOT/U.S. Air National Guard of access to mental health care, Deaf and hard of hearing: no single solution. The funding is 800-799-4889. After years of failing to end the crisis, advocacy groups brought the veteran suicide epidemic before there — the Department of Veter- Online: veteranscrisisline.net Congress as numbers grow at an alarming rate. ans Affairs is the second-largest federal agency, behind the DOD to $243.3 billion. That includes is not going to reach the target In some situations, simply leav- in size and budget — and there tion, about 70% of veterans who $10.2 billion for mental health market,” Rep. Jack Bergman, R- ing a military environment can has been little pushback on the commit suicide do not use VA care, a $683 million increase over Mich., who originally authored cause veterans to feel out of sync 14% boost in funding requested facilities. this year’s budget. the bill, said in an interview with with society. Combat is one of the for 2021. “How do you identify those On Wednesday, some Demo- Stars and Stripes. The goal of most complicated dynamics of So why are veterans still killing veterans who never show up?” crats pushed back on the size of the Improve Act is “to allow VA war, where veterans can miss the themselves at an alarming rate? Roe said. “How do you look at us the increase, calling it “unre- to establish three-year grants to rush of adrenaline and the human The suicide epidemic took cen- spending [more] money in this alistic and political.” Rep. Deb- local community care providers. cohesion. ter stage on Capitol Hill last week, year’s budget and we have not bie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., To reach this target market we “When service members leave with a large roster of veteran ad- moved the needle one lick in the called it a “fantasy budget” dur- are not historically reaching.” He the military, they leave a team- vocacy groups testifying before last 17 or 18 years?” ing the House Committee on Ap- called fears of creeping VA priva- first culture that has a very clear the Veterans’ Affairs Committees propriations subpanel meeting. tization “disingenuous.” mission, recognizable symbols of both legislative branches and No single cause The agency’s budget has in- of status and achievement, and lobbying hundreds of lawmakers, creased consistently since the Access to guns more than 240 years of history Between 2005 and 2017, 78,875 beginning of the Iraq and Af- and culture,” said Joe Plenzler, sounding the alarm on a number The overwhelming majority of veterans took their own lives, ac- ghanistan wars. But even with communications director for of issues veterans face — most service members who die by sui- cording to the most recent data the financial support, Congress the nonprofit Wounded Warrior notably suicide. cide are white, enlisted, male and from the VA — more than the and the VA are at a standstill on Project. Jan Brown, head of the nonpar- under 30, and most used firearms, number of Americans killed in overhauling the system. Plenzler suggested it is criti- tisan advocacy group American according to 2018 Pentagon data. each major conflict except for “Suicide prevention is my top cal for veterans returning from Veterans, urged that Congress This falls in line with the civilian World War II and the Civil War. clinical priority,” VA Secretary service to find a new mission in and the VA reevaluate aging population. The reasons are not fully un- Robert Wilkie said in a House life. “It’s unrealistic to find these methods of approaching mental Craig Bryan, executive direc- derstood, but the numbers reflect Committee on Appropriations same experiences in the civilian health care, blasting the system tor of the National Center for Vet- as “horribly broken.” a burden with heavy wartime subpanel hearing Wednesday. world, but it is possible to find a “We are actively implementing a erans Studies, said easy access sense of purpose and community After decades of well-inten- demands after almost two de- to firearms greatly elevates risk. comprehensive public health ap- — a sense of tribe.” tioned efforts, Congress and the cades of post-9/11 wars. Some According to the VA, 50% of vet- proach to reach all veterans.” James LaPorta, an Afghanistan departments of Defense and Vet- explanations from studies, news erans own guns. In the meantime, Congress war veteran who served as an in- erans Affairs have failed to put reports and experts have pointed A 2018 study from the Ameri- continues to take small steps to fantryman in the Marine Corps, a dent in the crisis of nearly 20 to post-traumatic stress disorder, can Public Health Association address suicide prevention. says he has been in therapy for 10 veterans dying by suicide every misuse of medication, traumatic found that access to a firearm Takano introduced a bill that years because of his combat ex- day, about one and a half times as brain injuries, financial issues, was “a key factor increasing one’s would entitle any former service periences, but he misses the com- high as the civilian suicide rate, family problems, military sexual risk for completing suicide,” and member to emergency mental munity it builds. according to the most recent fed- assault and combat experiences. that states with higher rates of health care, regardless of dis- “In many ways, the stress of eral statistics. However, a substantial portion of gun ownership have higher sui- charge status. The bill has yet combat is easier to deal with “Regardless of billions spent, suicides are committed by those cide rates. when you’re in it, compared to our suicide numbers haven’t who did not deploy. In 2018, for to pass out of the committee “We spend hardly any time the stress of everyday life. I think budged an inch,” Brown said. example, 41.7% of service mem- but is unlikely to face serious talking about the role of fire- that’s because in combat, you “Why are we so afraid to try any- bers who killed themselves had opposition. arms,” Bryan said. “Research don’t go through it as an individu- thing different?” never deployed to a combat zone. Republicans want to expand suggests that the use of gun safes al, you have a tribe — a communi- Lawmakers and officials say “Veteran suicide is a public community care. In December, and other locking devices can ty with you,” he said. “I miss the they are frustrated by the lack of health crisis and addressing it is the House VA committee passed reduce the likelihood of suicide, simplicity of war. The intimacy nontraditional approaches to the complex. There are many factors the Improve Well-Being for Vet- though. Encouraging the use of of it. Where the bonds forged in crisis and the expectation that that lead to suicide, and we know erans Act down party lines. The storage and locking devices could Congress can fix it. that what will work for older male bill looks to implement a pilot have a significant impact on mili- adversity are so strong, one can “We will never solve the prob- veterans may not be the same as program giving federal grants to tary suicides.” identify an individual by their sil- lem at the 30,000-foot level where what will help for younger women mental-health providers outside houette during a night patrol.” we are,” Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., veterans,” Rep. Mark Takano, D- the VA. The effort ignited a par- Beyond mental health American Veterans’ Brown the top Republican on the House Calif., the chairman of the House tisan feud regarding oversight praised some of the VA’s suicide Committee on Veterans Affairs VA committee said in a statement. of the funds and clinical care. In finding new ways to ap- prevention services but said there said in an interview with Stars “That’s why our solutions must Takano scrapped grants for clini- proach the crisis, not every solu- needs to be more attention paid to and Stripes. “I don’t care how be multidimensional. ... It’s clear cal care from the bill, much to the tion should focus on mental health alternative approaches, such as many bills we pass.” Noting that we need action now, and VA must ire of the GOP. The Republicans treatment. the VA paying for tai chi. veteran advocacy groups are crit- start making more meaningful are seeking a second chance for “The biggest blind spot involves “How are we ever going to get ical in guiding veterans to mental change by implementing inter- the Improve Act, with the Sen- continuing to view suicide only a handle on this problem if we health care on a local level, Roe ventions that can be effective.” ate version maintaining clinical from the lens of mental health,” are spending more than 90% of said Congress can’t solve the care, and it just passed through Bryan said. “So long as we contin- our resources on approaches that problem on its own, “it’s got to be Not about funding the Senate Committee on Veter- ue to assume that suicide results fail?” Brown said. “We need to fixed from the ground up.” ans’ Affairs. from mental illness and can only stop doing the same actions and While access to high-quality VA is the only agency looking “No matter how much money be prevented via mental health expecting fewer deaths.” mental health services is viewed for a double-digit budget boost in we continue to pour into tradi- treatment, we’ll continue to fall [email protected] as central to suicide preven- 2021, requesting a 14% increase tional VA [services] that money short.” Twitter: @StevenBeynon PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, March 9, 2020 NATION Sheriff asks SpaceX launches for policy review over supplies, nails Bryant photo BY ALENE TCHEKMEDYIAN Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — The Los its 50th landing Angeles County Sheriff’s Depart- ment has asked its civilian over- sight panel to review the agency’s BY MARCIA DUNN nearly 100,000 pounds of goods to policies in the aftermath of the Associated Press the orbiting outpost and returned scandal over deputies sharing nearly that much back to Earth photos of the helicopter crash that CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. since it began shipments in 2012. killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter — SpaceX successfully launched Northrop Grumman is NASA’s and seven others. another load of station supplies other commercial shipper. Patti Giggans, the Sheriff Civil- for NASA late Friday night and SpaceX founder and chief ex- nailed its 50th rocket landing. ecutive Elon Musk said it was the ian Oversight Commission chair- The Falcon rocket blasted off windiest conditions ever — 25 woman, said Saturday morning with 4,300 pounds of equipment mph to 30 mph — for a booster that the panel responded “in the and experiments for the Interna- landing at Cape Canaveral, but he affirmative,” saying that it would tional Space Station. Just minutes wanted to push the envelope. The be happy to give input on depart- later, the spent first-stage booster landing was the 50th successful ment rules on taking photographs made a dramatic midnight land- touchdown of a SpaceX booster at crime and accident scenes. ing back at Cape Canaveral, its following liftoff, either on land or The Times first reported last return accompanied by sonic at sea. week that deputies were sharing booms. “Envelope expanded,” Musk crash photos. “And the Falcon has landed for tweeted following touchdown. /AP The leadership of the sheriff’s the 50th time in SpaceX history!” MALCOLM DENEMARK, FLORIDA TODAY The company’s first booster department, instead of following SpaceX engineer Jessica An- landing was in 2015, intended as A SpaceX Falcon rocket leaves a long trail after launch Friday, from the normal investigative proto- derson announced amid cheers a cost-saving, rocket-recycling Cape Canaveral, Fla. The two shorter streaks are from the first-stage cols, tried to keep a lid on the epi- at Mission Control. “What an move. Both the latest booster and booster firing on its return for a landing at Cape Canaveral. amazing live view all the way to Dragon capsule were recycled sode , according to interviews. touchdown.” from previous flights. water conservation, 3D models of high-altitude aging. Sheriff Alex Villanueva later The Dragon capsule, mean- Among the science experi- of heart and intestinal tissue, and The Dragon also contained acknowledged that he ordered while, hurtled toward a Mon- ments flying: an analysis of 320 snippets of grape vines by treats for the two Americans and the deputies to delete the photos, day rendezvous with the space running shoe cushioning in Space Cargo Unlimited, the same one Russian at the space station: a move that legal experts and station. weightlessness by Adidas, a water Luxembourg startup that sent 12 grapefruit, oranges, apples, toma- some inside the department said It’s the 20th station delivery droplet study by Delta Faucet Co. bottles of red wine to the space toes, Skittles, Hot Tamales and could amount to destruction of for SpaceX, which has launched striving for better showerhead station last November for a year Reese’s Pieces. evidence. Hundreds attend service for NASA pioneer Katherine Johnson

Associated Press late the speed that she’s traveling First lady Melania Trump said to get to heaven.” she “took our nation to remark- HAMPTON, Va. — Three Melvin was joined by fellow as- able heights.” black astronauts joined hundreds of other mourners Saturday at a tronauts Yvonne Cagle and Mae Clayton Turner, director of memorial service for pioneering Jemison, the first black woman in NASA’s Langley Research Cen- African American mathemati- space. ter, spoke at the service and pre- cian and NASA researcher Kath- Johnson was remembered not sented Johnson’s family with the erine Johnson. just as a pioneering researcher, flag that was flying over the cen- Johnson, who calculated rocket but as a faithful church leader ter when she died. trajectories and Earth orbits for and family matriarch. U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., NASA’s early space missions and “Grandma, because of you, our said during the ceremony that was later portrayed in the 2016 world will forever be unlimited,” he knew Johnson and her sec- film “Hidden Figures,” about pi- grandson Michael Moore said. ond husband, James Johnson, for oneering black female aerospace “And because of you, I have no years before he ever read Mar- workers, died Feb. 24 at the age bounds.” got Lee Shetterly’s book “Hid- of 101. Her family received an out- den Figures” about Johnson and More than 700 people turned pouring of tributes, some of which her colleagues’ work as “human out for Saturday’s memorial ser- were read during the service. computers.” vice at the Hampton University Former President Barack “There are few people who KAITLIN MCKEOWN, THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT/AP Convocation Center. Obama, who awarded her the fought as good a fight, finished A portrait of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson faces guests “I think about the journey that Presidential Medal of Freedom as difficult a course and all along prior to a memorial service in her honor Saturday, at Hampton she’s going on now,” astronaut Le- in 2015, called her a “hero to mil- kept the faith as Katherine John- University Convocation Center in Hampton, Va. land Melvin said. “We can’t calcu- lions” in a letter to her family. son,” Scott said. Chinese med student charged with research smuggling freed on bond

Associated Press tored house arrest, The Telegram & Ga- He’s charged with smuggling goods from quests from prosecutors that he remain in zette reported. His passport has also been the U.S. and making false statements. jail. WORCESTER, Mass. — A medical stu- confiscated. The government has opposed his re- Zheng and his wife declined to com- dent from China who U.S. authorities say Zheng was arrested in December at lease. Prosecutors argue that he is a flight ment outside of court. One of his attorneys, tried to smuggle cancer research mate- Logan International Airport in Boston risk and may be working with the Chinese David Duncan, said he does not believe his rial out of the country has been freed on with 21 vials of cancer cells in a suitcase government, and have raised questions client did anything wrong. $100,000 bond over the objections of fed- he was taking to China, authorities said. about the source of bail money posted by Federal authorities have been aggres- eral prosecutors. Zheng stole the materials from his lab at his wife. sively going after Chinese researchers in Zaosong Zheng, 30, walked out of U.S. Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Zheng has not been charged with con- the U.S., some of whom they say work on District Court in Worcester, Mass., on Medical Center, authorities allege. The spiring with the Chinese government, and behalf of the Chinese government to steal Friday but will remain under GPS-moni- hospital has fired him. a federal judge Friday denied multiple re- the work of American academics. Monday, March 9, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 NATION Sanders faces challenging month against Biden

BY DAN BALZ in 2016, whether those in small The Washington Post towns and rural areas or those without college degrees. Sand- Joe Biden’s stunning turn- ers still has strength in areas around in the past week has put with colleges and universities, pressure on Bernie Sanders to but by his own acknowledgment, blunt or reverse the former vice he is not getting the turnout president’s momentum. It won’t from young voters that he needs. take long to determine whether Meanwhile in Michigan districts the senator is up to the challenge. with large concentrations of Afri- After the can Americans, Sanders lost big ANALYSIS events of the in 2016, and Biden has been win- past week, the ning black voters by huge mar- one-on-one com- gins this year. petition between Biden and Sand- Sanders has other potential ers is just beginning but already problems Tuesday. Three of the the calendar says their battle is six states with contests held cau- at an advanced and potentially cuses four years ago; Sanders got decisive stage. Assumptions that 78 percent of the vote in Idaho, Democrats are headed toward a 73 percent in Washington and 64 genuinely contested convention percent in North Dakota. He net- might well be wrong. ted 68 delegates in those three Sanders has been here before. contests. This year Washington Four years ago, the senator from Vermont lost South Carolina to and Idaho have shifted to pri- Hillary Clinton, lost the majority maries. Even if he wins all three of states on Super Tuesday and again, and polling in Washington shows a close race, Sanders won’t fell behind in the delegate race. CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP But he won in enough places on get nearly as many delegates. Super Tuesday to give him the Overall, between now and April Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden greets the crowd during a campaign incentive to keep going — and he 7, Sanders and Biden will com- rally Saturday in Kansas City, Mo. had a plan for regaining momen- pete in 17 states. Four years ago, tum in Michigan that included Clinton won nine of 17 and Sand- margin of 30 points. His praise significantly. in Arizona or do something else early television ads and a focus ers won eight, six of them caucus- for Fidel Castro’s literacy pro- The one potential bright spot to give supporters pause. on trade in a state sensitive to the es. Of the 11 that were primaries, gram adds to his problems there for Sanders comes on April 7 in Realistically, however, it is issue. Clinton lost only Michigan and this year. Wisconsin. Four years ago, he Sanders who has potential soul- The pre-primary polls showed Wisconsin. From those 17 states, A week after that, on March 24, won the Badger State by double searching ahead. Four years ago, Clinton with a substantial lead, she emerged with about 100 more there is a stand-alone primary in digits. A loss in Wisconsin this he resisted calls to endorse Clin- but on primary night, Sanders delegates than Sanders. Georgia. Clinton crushed Sanders year would be a huge setback. ton immediately after she won won. The margin was narrow — Those numbers set the stage there in 2016, winning more than But even a victory of near-double the June primary in California. less than two percentage points for what is about to unfold in twice as many delegates. Because digits would almost certainly still He took his campaign into the — but the value of the upset was the Democratic campaign, with there is no other event that day, a leave Sanders behind Biden in convention hall in Philadelphia enormous. The victory revived the prospect that Sanders could big Biden victory will feed a story delegates. After Wisconsin, Sand- and pressed his demands on the his campaign, and he took his come out of the contests between line of the former vice president’s ers will be looking at primaries in Clinton campaign. For Clinton, fight all the way to the convention now and the Wisconsin primary strength among the party’s most several states that don’t allow in- it was an annoyance, but no one in Philadelphia, to the dismay of farther behind Biden in delegates loyal constituency. Five days dependents — generally a Sand- assumed it would be costly in the Clinton forces. and with no realistic path to make later, there will be the Puerto ers constituency — to vote. general election. That history makes Michigan up the difference. Rico primary, which Sanders lost No one anticipated that the By early April, Democrats the most crucial of the six states Sanders faces a big defeat against Clinton. Democratic race would turn as should know definitively whether with contests Tuesday, but Sand- Tuesday in Mississippi, a replica- On April 4, Sanders can look quickly as it did. No one figured Biden will be their nominee or ers could struggle to repeat his tion of 2016. He was competitive forward to some relief. Four that Biden would sweep as many whether Sanders still has a chance performance of four years ago. with Clinton in Missouri, but this states have contests that Satur- states on Super Tuesday and grab of winning. If Sanders does not He won’t be able to sneak up on year he has to break Biden’s mo- day, and three of them will be a narrow lead in delegates. No have a chance of winning, will he Biden as he did with Clinton. mentum to avoid losing ground caucuses, with Louisiana holding one assumed the field would con- take his candidacy all the way to Biden has done well with some there. The following week, he can a primary. But the four have only solidate so quickly and decisively Democratic convention again or of the kinds of Michigan voters expect a big loss in Florida: Four 107 pledged delegates at stake, around Biden. Biden could stum- choose a different path than he Sanders relied on for success years ago, Clinton beat him by a hardly enough to change things ble badly in the March 15 debate did in 2016? Tens of thousands of political ads on Facebook lack key details

BY TONY ROMM May 2018 and June 2019. Their ads,” they wrote. touched on political themes, re- “Facebook’s ad platform and AND ISAAC STANLEY-BECKER conclusions, spelled out in a new More than 86,000 Facebook sulting in their being included in their transparency mechanisms The Washington Post paper shared with The Washing- pages ran at least one political ad Facebook’s archive. were simply not built with secu- ton Post, point to myriad opportu- that was not properly disclosed, Facebook said that in recent rity in mind,” Edelson said. The Facebook ad purchased by nities malicious actors may have according to the report. Face- months it had remedied the defi- The researchers’ findings a page called “Angry Buckeyes” had to exploit the platform’s pow- book later caught and included ciencies that researchers identi- could seed further doubt among in December seemed ordinary erful targeting tools while hiding these ads in its archive, but it re- fied in their study. The company, regulators and the public about at first: It cited a news article their tracks, misleading users and mains unclear whether the com- for example, has sought to require Facebook’s preparedness for the that claimed President Donald evading Facebook’s enforcement. pany ever fully vetted nearly 80 more information about Facebook 2020 presidential election. In Trump’s tariffs on China could In the years after Russian percent of the pages that paid to pages — who is behind them and 2016, Russian agents used nar- cost Americans. agents weaponized the social-net- promote their messages in the who is paying for their ads. rowly targeted political ads to But the ad actually belonged to an apparent cluster of pages that working platform as part of their first place. “Our authorization and trans- bait unsuspecting users into join- paid to promote similar messages, sweeping efforts to sway the 2016 Roughly 20,000 ads also had parency measures have meaning- ing seemingly innocuous pages didn’t fully disclose their backers, presidential election, Facebook been purchased by “likely inau- fully changed since this research and groups, where they were then and sought to influence voters in developed verification measures thentic communities,” according was conducted,” spokesman Joe bombarded with divisive and key battleground states — defi- designed to prevent foreign actors to the report, which they defined Osborne said in a statement. “We false posts, photos and videos ciencies that have cast fresh doubt from purchasing political ads. It as clusters of pages that appear to offer more transparency into po- In recent years, Facebook has on Facebook’s efforts to protect also undertook transparency ini- be linked because they promoted litical and issue advertising than sought to toughen its defenses. It users from manipulation. tiatives that placed paid posts in the same or similar messages. TV, radio or any other digital ad hired more workers to review its The discovery is one of several a public archive. But researchers That included businesses looking platform.” site and put in place new policies weaknesses uncovered by experts Laura Edelson, Tobias Lauringer to advance their interests without But Edelson, one of the authors to stamp out what it labels “coor- at New York University’s Tandon and Damon McCoy found a series clear fingerprints, for example, of the NYU study, said some con- dinated, inauthentic behavior,” School of Engineering, who per- of defects that still could “enable and more opaque entities that cerns persist — including fears resulting in the removals of ac- formed a security audit of Face- a malicious advertiser to avoid ac- hawked potentially fraudulent that Facebook isn’t aggressively counts and other content linked book’s online ad archive between curate disclosure of their political insurance products. These ads enforcing its own rules. to Russia and malicious actors. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, March 9, 2020 NATION Road to Bloody Sunday started with Marion rally

BY GARY FIELDS Associated Press MARION, Ala. — Della Simp- son Maynor remembers the mounted police officer cracking her elbow with a baton. She re- calls the panicked marchers un- able to escape the onslaught, and the scuffle between officers and a young church deacon who was trying to protect his mother and grandfather. Most of all, she re- members the gunshot. Two weeks before Bloody Sunday — the clash in Selma on March 7, 1965, that helped propel passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — there was a march in this small town 30 miles away. What happened in Marion is now a less-familiar episode in the civil rights movement — a footnote in the textbooks. But the blood spilled here would send hundreds of people from Marion AP photos and the surrounding county to Selma and the Edmund Pettus Jamida Orange looks around the Perry County Jail cell in Marion, Ala., where her father, the Rev. James Orange, a project coordinator for the Bridge, where history was made. Southern Christian Leadership Conference, was housed in 1965 after his arrest while organizing a voter registration drive. “Starting the story in Selma is like reading a book by starting in the middle and not going back to the beginning so you can get the total picture of what actually hap- pened in 1965,” said Perry County Commissioner Alfred Turner Jr. “Without the events occurring in Marion, there’s no way you would have gotten the same results or the optics of Bloody Sunday.” The protest in Marion was sparked by the arrest of a min- ister who was leading efforts to register black people to vote. It ended with the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old black church deacon, Jimmie Lee Jackson, by a state trooper. As the 55th anniversary of Bloody Sunday approached, peo- The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and associates lead a procession Demonstrators walk to the courthouse behind the Rev. Martin Luther ple here say that they want the behind the casket of Jimmie Lee Jackson in Marion, Ala., in 1965. King Jr. in Montgomery, Ala., on March 17, 1965. full story remembered. The road to Marion, and even- rested Orange on Feb. 18, 1965, tomary. Police officers told him “We will take this problem to leadership now. tually to Selma, began at the for contributing to the delinquen- to get up and clubbed him when Montgomery and leave it on Wal- The state trooper who shot White House months before. cy of minors. he didn’t, she said. “When I saw lace’s doorstep,” King told Young, Jackson, James Bonard Fowler, The Rev. Martin Luther King, Former Perry County Circuit that, I was terrified,” she re- referring to Alabama’s archseg- was prosecuted decades later by his lieutenant Andrew Young Clerk Mary Moore, a second- called. Seconds later, she was hit regationist governor, George Perry County’s first black district and other activists sat down with grader at the time, said the arrest as she raised her arm to protect Wallace. attorney. Fowler pleaded guilty in President Lyndon Johnson after was hypocritical on the part of her head. An officer on horseback Plans were made for the 54- 2010 to manslaughter and served passage of the Civil Rights Act the white authorities, noting that “was whaling down on me.” mile march from Selma to Mont- five months in jail. The mayor, po- of 1964. Johnson “told Dr. King, black students back then often “They didn’t know what your gomery, but on the day chosen, lice chief, sheriff and numerous ‘I know you need voting rights. I missed school because farmers age was. They didn’t care. They King was back home in Atlanta, other public officials in Marion wish I could do it, but I just don’t needed them to pick cotton. swung at everybody,” she said. and the federal observers who and Perry County also are Afri- have the power,’” Young recalled, Rumors circulated that Or- Somewhere in the melee, Cager normally shadowed him and can American. adding that Johnson seemed ange would be lynched behind Lee, 82, and his daughter, Viola presumably would have served A marble monument to the depressed. bars. That was by no means a far- Jackson were attacked by po- as a deterrent against violence civil rights movement has been When they left, King said, fetched fear. lice. Lee’s grandson, Jimmie Lee weren’t there when hundreds of erected in front of Zion Methodist “We’ve got to figure out how to “Black folks in jail ended Jackson, came to help them and marchers with backpacks gath- with the names of the people who get the president some power,” up dead. That’s the way it was grappled with officers inside a ered at the bridge. participated in those protests. according to Young, who would then,” said 83-year-old Elijah local hangout, Macks Cafe. State troopers and local police The county jail where Orange go on to become a congressman, Rollins, then owner of one the “A few minutes later, you heard were waiting for them and at- was held is closed, but there are Atlanta mayor and U.N. ambassa- town’s funeral homes. “It was just the gunshot,” Maynor said. tacked with clubs and tear gas. plans to turn it into a museum. On dor. “I said, ‘That Nobel Prize you tradition.” Jackson had a stomach wound A terrified Terrance Chestnut, the courthouse square is another won didn’t come with an army.’” Townspeople planned a night and was taken to the black hospi- 6 at the time, was there with his monument, telling Jackson’s story King’s Southern Christian protest march from Zion Method- tal in Selma, where he died eight father, Selma civil rights attorney and adding Marion to the Selma Leadership Conference threw its ist Church to the jail on the next days later. Rollins, who heard J.L. Chestnut Jr. to Montgomery National Historic support behind the Student Non- block. State and local police were him screaming in pain two days “I saw a cop hit a guy across the Trail. It was put up in 2015. Violent Coordinating Committee waiting for them outside, where before, picked up the body. jaw with a billy club. I could hear In a letter to the Department and local groups that had been the streetlight was either shot SCLC and local leaders began the crack,” he said. “It was a re- of Interior supporting Marion’s focusing on voter registration in out or turned off. With darkness talking almost immediately about ally bad scene, something I don’t inclusion, Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama, where they were hold- came chaos. taking his body from Marion to care to remember but something Alabama cited the role Jackson’s ing protests, sit-ins and boycotts. Rollins had skipped the church Alabama’s capital, Montgomery, I can’t erase from my mind.” death played in the Selma march, The Rev. James Orange of meeting but heard the commo- but that idea was abandoned. The TV footage and other im- saying that nearly 300 of the the SCLC organized protests in tion, and when he went outside, “a They decided to lay Jackson to ages from that day shocked the more than 500 people who par- Marion and Perry County, and lot of people were getting the hell rest at a Marion-area cemetery at country and helped lead to the ticipated on Bloody Sunday were hundreds of people were regu- beat out of them.” a funeral attended by King him- landmark federal law protecting from Marion. larly arrested and jailed. When Maynor, then 14, watched as self, and later march to the capi- African Americans’ right to vote. “They paved the way and gave students began skipping school to a pastor started off the protest tal from Selma, a more logical The Marion marchers would the push to change the world,” said join the marches, authorities ar- by kneeling to pray, as was cus- staging point. not recognize the community Marion Mayor Dexter Hinton. Monday, March 9, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Parents sue when teens’ bodies switched

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — The parents of two teenagers killed in a car crash are suing the Florida Highway Patrol and others, claiming the bodies of their daughters were misidenti- fied and switched. The lawsuits follow a July 29 crash in the Pensacola area involv- ing four friends. Two of them were killed: Deleigha “Leigha ” Gibson, 18, and Samara Cooks, 15. Despite their age difference and different physical character- istics, according to the lawsuits their identities were switched. One was also an organ donor and the other was not, leading to a mix-up in harvesting organs, ac- cording to the lawsuits. According to the lawsuits, the local medical examiner re- leased the wrong bodies to the wrong funeral homes, which em- balmed the wrong bodies without authorization. Bells on Leaning Tower replica to get new tunes

NILES — Bells at the top IL of a half-scale replica of Italy’s famed Leaning Tower of Pisa in suburban Chicago will play some new tunes after under- going renovations. The tower in Niles, built in 1934 as part of a park for the employ- ees of businessman Robert Ilg’s company, was recently named to the National Register of Historic places. Kim Schafer, founder of Com- munity Bell Advocates, said she arranged a collection of “famil- iar tunes” for the seven bells at AIMEE DILGER, THE (WILKES-BARRE, PA.) TIMES LEADER/AP the top of the Niles landmark to play, the Chicago Tribune report- ed. Schafer said she also created original chime patterns that will Seussical senator sound at each quarter hour. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. wearing a robe for pajama day, reads “The Foot Book” to Susan Augello Kuhls’ first grade class at Kistler Swiss gruyere named Elementary School in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., as part of their celebration of Dr. Seuss. world’s best cheese about seven months after he was THE CENSUS them to be moved to far north- released from prison. ern New Hampshire, but by last MADISON — A gruyere Krebs served more than 30 spring, Mink had found her way The approximate amount of cash that a WI from Switzerland was years for a 1981 bank robbery back to her preferred home near father and son in Newark, N.J. illegally re- named the world’s best cheese, in Florida and was sentenced to Dartmouth College. ceived in exchange for food stamp benefits. chosen from a record number of three years in prison after a 1966 The bear currently is hibernat- entrants from 26 nations in the $3.5M Juan Perdomo and his adult son, Jose, plead- conviction in Chicago for embez- ed guilty to conducting the fraud scheme ing in a den in the same area. World Championship Cheese zling $72,000 from a bank where Contest in Wisconsin. at the M&R supermarket, which Juan managed and his son worked at, between he worked as a teller. October 2015 and September 2018. Prosecutors cited the high volume of food State Senate passes The cheese from Bern, Swit- He also served an additional zerland, made its maker, Michael stamp redemptions at the store and said an undercover agent made at least 11 porn label measure 17 years for theft and armed rob- “purchases” in which Perdomo or his son exchanged cash for food stamp benefits. Spycher of Mountain Dairy Frit- bery convictions from Arizona zenhaus, a two-time winner. Spy- dating to 1980. SALT LAKE CITY — A cher also won in 2008. UT slimmed-down version The contest is the largest tech- Raptor Center rescues Tape dispenser, shower tape dispenser and a shower rod of a measure to require warning nical cheese, butter and yogurt rod used to kill man were recovered at the scene. labels on pornography in Utah competition in the world and was brain-damaged eagles passed the state Senate. held in Madison with a record Bear that returned after MANCHESTER — A The proposal would mandate 3,667 entries. JUNEAU — A Juneau relocation has 3 cubs a one-sentence warning label for bird rescue organiza- NJ woman fatally beat her AK male roommate with a tape dis- online or print material deemed tion is caring for two eagles found 82-year-old bank penser, a shower rod and other CONCORD — A fe- legally obscene, the Salt Lake with neurological damage. robber convicted again items during a dispute inside NH male bear who jour- Tribune reported. A relatively Alaska Department of Trans- their southern New Jersey home neyed thousands of miles to small slice of porn is considered portation workers found the PHOENIX — An 82- last month, authorities said. return home after being saved obscene, but that hardcore ma- eagles in the Lemon Creek area AZ year-old man who spent Mary Carbone, 56, was charged and relocated by Gov. Chris Su- terial has fewer constitutional between downtown Juneau and most of his adult life behind bars with murder and four weapons nunu is preparing to emerge from protections. the Mendenhall Valley and called for robbing banks was convicted offenses, according to the Ocean her den with three new cubs. The label would say “expos- again for carrying out an armed the Juneau Raptor Center, the Ju- County Prosecutor’s Office. Sununu joined Fish and Game neau Empire reported. ing minors to obscene material heist at an Arizona credit union The charges stem from the officials to check on “Mink,” who may damage or negatively impact as he struggled to adjust to life Workers found a dead eagle was set to be euthanized along death of Frank Stochel, who was minors. ” outside prison. with the two injured eagles. The found Feb. 24 lying on the floor of with three of her offspring in The porn industry has objected Robert Francis Krebs faced cause of injury to surviving eagles his Manchester home. 2017 after repeated problems a maximum 25 years in prison is not known but they could have Prosecutors said the investi- with them feeding from trash to the plan, saying it could have after a jury found him guilty of suffered concussions or eaten gation determined that Carbone and bird feeders culminated with constitutional problems and open armed bank robbery. The Janu- toxins, said raptor center general used several household items to two bears entering a home in Ha- the floodgates for lawsuits. ary 2018 holdup in Tucson came manager Kathy Benner. commit the murder, noting that a nover. Sununu instead ordered From wire reports PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, March 9, 2020 WORLD Mexican women will ‘disappear’ to protest abuse

BY MARIA VERZA yond the usual circles of feminist Associated Press collectives, public figures and social networks to become a con- MEXICO CITY — Don’t go out. versation topic in the streets of Don’t shop. Don’t go to school. Mexico, even for those who don’t FERNANDO LLANO/AP Don’t consume. The urging from feel empowered to skip work. A city employee installs a piece of art as part of an exhibit marking International Women’s Day in Mexico women’s activists is clear, but it Marta Patricia Ramirez, a City, on Thursday. After a year of numerous protests against gender violence in Mexico, women are remains unclear whether Mex- housewife, says the national call calling for a general strike on Monday. ico will really go a day without to strike has inspired her to take women on Monday. action in her own neighborhood. who debate and inform each other women met violent deaths last 20,000 women to march against After a year of increasingly She has organized a Monday event about the possible consequences year, 7% more than in 2018. That the violence in Mexico City on heated and frequent protests over with neighbors to discuss harass- of not going to the office, hospital works out to about 10 women slain Sunday, which is Internation- gender violence in Mexico, the ment and abuse because one of or school that day. each day in Mexico, making it one al Women’s Day, with smaller call for women to strike has cap- them is “having a bad time.” A message to the group says a of the most dangerous countries marches and demonstrations tured growing interest in recent Jesica Solis, a dentist, won’t woman staying indoors Monday in the world for females. Thou- throughout the country. She also weeks. It has also generated an open her office. Marta Perez told is meant to “simulate” her death sands more have gone missing endorses the strike. intense debate about whether be- her husband that she won’t lift — to show those close to her without a trace in recent years. Not all women support the coming “invisible” for a day will a single plate Monday and that what would happen if she were “We don’t want more simula- action. be a political statement, a diluted their 18-year-old daughter will to suddenly disappear or die at tion, we want action,” said Maria “I’m not interested in the strike, effort because some bosses have stay off social media. the hands of a man, like the thou- de la Luz Estrada, coordinator of it won’t change anything. Men authorized paid time off or an in- A Facebook group called “A sands who are killed each year in the National Citizen’s Observa- haven’t changed in years,” said effective way to push for change. Day Without Women” has more Mexico. tory of Femicide. Maria Isabel Garcia, who works The discussion has gone be- than 320,000 Mexican members Government data say 3,825 Estrada expects more than as a cleaner. Fire burns Fuel truck barrels into down Greek buses on Syrian road refugee hub Associated Press injured. Iraqi politicians called for an BAGHDAD — At least 26 investigation, saying the passen- amid strain Iraqis were among those killed gers were Shiite pilgrims on their BY DEMETRIS NELLAS in a Syrian highway accident last way to visit shrines in Damascus, Associated Press week, in which a fuel truck col- which has been largely protected lided with passenger buses and from the ongoing war. But such ATHENS — A fire broke out other cars, Iraqi’s foreign minis- at a refugee center on the Greek convoys have previously come try spokesman said Sunday. under attack from armed groups. island of Lesbos, Greece’s fire- Ahmad al-Sahhaf said at least fighting service said Sunday, Syria’s Interior Minister Mo- 16 Iraqis were also injured in causing considerable damage to a hammed Khaled Rahmoun, who warehouse but no injuries. what he described as a “regret- visited the area outside the capi- It was the second fire at an in- ful” traffic accident and not a tal of Damascus late Saturday, stallation built for migrants after militant attack. He said the bod- told reporters faulty brakes ap- SANA/AP a reception center was burned ies will be transported to Iraq. parently caused the driver to lose down by unknown perpetrators A fuel tanker collided with two passenger buses and several other Syrian state media quoted local control of the fuel truck. He said last Monday. The warehouse, cars on the Damascus-Homs road near the capital Damascus, killing officials saying at least 32 were at least 15 other vehicles were which contained furniture and 32 people, Syria’s official news agency said. killed in the accident and 77 were damaged. electrical appliances, was com- pletely destroyed, a firefighting spokesman told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, because an investigation into the Saudis’ arrest of 2 princes seen as warning to royals fire is ongoing. The blaze at the refugee center BY AYA BATRAWY Nayef, came after an accumula- is the king’s full younger brother ened to include dozens of Interior came amid a tense standoff be- Associated Press tion of behavior that was provoca- and also a senior member of the Ministry officials, senior army tween Turkey and the European tive to leadership, one person in ruling Al Saud family. Union over who is responsible for officers and others suspected of DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia with knowledge of Prince Ahmed, however, has the millions of migrants and refu- supporting a coup attempt. — Two senior princes in Saudi the arrests said. long held unfavorable views of the The two people who talked to gees on Turkish territory and the Arabia are under arrest for not thousands who have massed re- Both princes had served previ- 34-year-old crown prince and was The Associated Press declined to supporting Crown Prince Mo- cently at the Greek border. ously in the post of interior min- one of just a few senior princes to characterize actions by the two hammed bin Salman, who has Turkey is accusing Greece of ister, overseeing security and abstain from pledging allegiance princes as a coup attempt. They consolidated control of all major surveillance inside the kingdom. to him when the young royal side- mistreating the migrants. Many agreed to discuss the highly sen- levers of power with the support The move came as a surprise, lined more senior princes to be- migrants have reported cross- sitive matter related to security ing into Greece, being beaten by of his father, King Salman, two given that Prince Mohammed bin come first in line to the throne. people close to the royal family Nayef, 60, was widely known to be The Wall Street Journal first only if granted anonymity. Greek authorities and summarily One added that the arrests were forced back into Turkey. said Saturday. under close surveillance since he reported the arrests, quoting un- Turkish President Recep Tayy- The arrests on Friday of the was shunted out of the line of suc- identified sources allied with the a message to all those in the royal ip Erdogan will travel to Brussels king’s younger and beloved cession by the king’s son in mid- royal court as saying the princes family feeling disenfranchised to on Monday to talk with top EU brother, Prince Ahmed bin Ab- 2017, a person close to the royal were plotting a palace coup that stop grumbling and toe the line, officials about a 2016 Turkey-EU delaziz, and the king’s nephew court said. would halt the rise of the crown saying that if Prince Ahmed can agreement on containing the ref- and former counterterrorism The arrest of Prince Ahmed, prince. The Journal has since be arrested, any prince can and ugee flow. czar, Prince Mohammed bin 78, was also unexpected since he reported that the sweep broad- will be. Monday, March 9, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD Protesters target Moscow over downed jet

BY MIKE CORDER Each chair represented one of Russia denies involvement and tradites its citizens. Russia con- as Ukrainian Leonid Kharchen- Associated Press the victims who died when a Buk has dismissed the international tinued to deny involvement, even ko. None of them is expected to at- missile fired from territory held investigation that led to the four after prosecutors alleged that the tend the start of the trial Monday THE HAGUE, Netherlands by pro-Russia separatist rebels suspects being charged as being Buk missile system which de- in a courtroom near Schiphol, the — The families of people killed shot down the Amsterdam-to- prejudiced against Moscow. stroyed the passenger plane was Amsterdam airport from which when a missile shot down Malay- Kuala Lumpur flight on July 17, In Moscow, Foreign Ministry transported into Ukraine from the doomed flight took off. sia Airlines Flight 17 over east- 2014, killing everybody on board. spokeswoman Maria Zakharova the Russian 53rd Anti-Aircraft The team examined the wreck- ern Ukraine in 2014 set out 298 The families also held two min- accused investigators of pre- Missile Brigade’s base in Kursk white chairs outside the Russian utes of silence on Sunday. suming Russia’s guilt before the and the launching system was age and body parts, questioned embassy on Sunday in a silent The protest came on the eve court hearing opens Monday and then returned to Russia. witnesses and experts, studied protest against Moscow’s lack of of the start of a Dutch trial for launching “media campaign” to The Joint Investigation Team radar and satellite images and cooperation in the investigation three Russians and a Ukrainian support the case and whitewash last year named four suspects: analyzed data and intercepted into the downing of the passenger charged with murders for their al- alleged gaps in the evidence. Russians Igor Girkin, Sergey Du- communications before indicting jet. leged roles in the missile strike. Neither Russia nor Ukraine ex- binskiy and Oleg Pulatov as well the four suspects. Artists paint faces for surveillance awareness

BY KELVIN CHAN ers of the Dazzle Club, a group lic spaces to counter security Associated Press of artists set up last year to pro- threats, and London is ranked as voke discussion about the grow- having one of the world’s highest LONDON — As night falls in ing using of facial recognition concentrations of closed-circuit London, Georgina Rowlands and technology. television cameras. Anna Hart start applying make- The group holds monthly silent But that acceptance is being up. Instead of lipstick and eye- walks through different parts of tested as authorities and corpora- liner, they’re covering their faces London to raise awareness about tions increasingly seek to deploy with geometric shapes. the technology, which they say is Rowlands has long narrow blue being used for “rampant surveil- a new generation of cameras with triangles and thin white rectan- lance.” Other concerns include facial recognition technology gles criss-crossing her face. Hart its lack of regulation, inaccuracy while activists, lawmakers and KELVIN CHAN/AP has a collection of red, orange and and how it affects public spaces. independent experts raise con- Artists Georgina Rowlands, left and Anna Hart pose for a photo with white angular shapes on hers. Britain has long been used to cerns about mass surveillance, their faces painted on Feb. 17. They’re two of the four found- surveillance cameras in pub- privacy, and accuracy. PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, March 9, 2020 FACES “Onward” Publisher cancels Oprah delivers Disney-Pixar photos kind interview Woody Allen memoir Woody Allen’s publisher has decided to cancel the planned re- with author of lease of his memoir “Apropos of Nothing.” ‘American Dirt’ The announcement March 6 by Hachette Book Group followed days of criticism focused on alle- BY RON CHARLES gations that Allen sexually abused The Washington Post his daughter Dylan Farrow. On In the end, Oprah could not be Feb. 5, dozens of Hachette em- stopped. And we should be grate- ployees staged a walkout ful that she persisted. “The decision to cancel Mr. Al- On Feb. 6, the legendary talk- len’s book was a difficult one. At show host posted two one-hour HBG, we take our relationships episodes focused on Jeanine with authors very seriously, and Cummins’ controversial novel, do not cancel books lightly,” the “American Dirt,” about a Mexi- publisher announced. can mother and her son fleeing “We have published and will from a murderous drug lord. Be- continue to publish many chal- fore its January publication, the lenging books. As publishers, book had been heralded as the we make sure every day in our story about the immigrant work that different voices and experience and was extrava- conflicting points of views can be gantly praised by Stephen heard.” King, Sandra Cisneros and Allen’s book was scheduled to Ann Patchett. come out next month. But dozens of other The book had been rumored writers and crit- for years and was thought unpub- ics said “American Daddy issues lishable in the #MeToo era, but Dirt” promoted racist the publishing company quietly stereotypes and demon- acquired it a year ago. strated the publishing in- Pixar’s animated pattern of missing parents continues Soon after the announcement, dustry’s ignorance of the Latinx Dylan Farrow, who has accused experience. They had petitioned her father of sexually molesting Oprah to cancel the show. Oprah with ‘Onward.’ Here are 7 emotionally powerful examples her when she was a child, pub- refused, claiming the novel had lished a statement calling the moved her and that she would BY MICHAEL CAVNA the degree that classic animated Disney upcoming memoir “deeply unset- use it to inspire a deep discussion tling” and claiming it wasn’t fact about immigration. The Washington Post films do (“Bambi” and “Cinderella” lead checked. She did — in a remarkably a long list), the studio has often disap- The next day, her journalist well-designed two-part presenta- n Pixar’s new film “Onward,” a peared a mom or dad — either tempo- brother Ronan Farrow threat- tion on Apple TV Plus. The con- pair of teen brothers seek to recon- versation that Oprah conducted rarily or permanently — to further the ened to cut ties with Hachette, nect with their deceased dad — the whose Little, Brown imprint pub- in Tucson, Ariz., is civil, smart, kind of family-nested quest that has narrative. empathetic and illuminating — a I Sometimes, such as in the emotionally lished his 2019 bestselling book stirring reminder of what’s still spawned some of the studio’s most mov- “Catch and Kill.” possible even in our contentious ing moments across a quarter-century. affecting “Up,” the dynamics of that ab- In that book, Farrow writes society. “There are many ways into the subject sence are deployed more subtly; other about the challenges he faced Oprah started by acknowledg- times, such as in “Finding Dory,” the reporting on sexual assault alle- of loss,” says “Onward” producer Kori gations against the movie mogul ing the criticisms that the novel disappearance is crucial to driving an and she have received. But she Rae, noting that Pixar characters are Harvey Weinstein. noted, “If one author, one artist sometimes preoccupied with universal entire narrative. is silenced, we’re all in danger of questions: “Who are our parents? Who Here are the seven most dramatic Pop star Katy Perry the same. I believe that we can do are we? What is the meaning of loss?” times that Pixar has employed an absent reveals pregnancy this without having to cancel, to dismiss or to silence anyone.” Although Pixar does not lean on pa- or disappearing parent to pull on our Katy Perry has revealed she’s Cummins, looking crushed rental death as storytelling device to heartstrings: pregnant in a very show business and joyless, came onstage. Her way. countrywide book tour had been 7. ‘Up’ brother Barley go on a super- arated from her parents as a The 35-year-old pop star canceled in late January over natural trek to spend a day with child in an unfortunate game of showed off her growing baby concerns for her safety. “I know During their shared high-fly- their long-dead father — much hide-and-seek. Dory’s memo- bump at the end of the video for actually what it feels like to be at- ing adventure, Carl Fredrick- of it with only the mystical bot- ries of those moments are espe- her latest song, “Never Worn tacked in the public eye,” Oprah sen becomes a grandfather-like tom half of their dad, since he’s cially affecting. White.” said. “It’s not easy, and it’s hurt- figure to Russell the young often represented by just a pair On Instagram, Perry said her ful, and it’s stressful.” But then Wilderness Explorer, who is a of khaki pants. Call it “The 2. ‘Brave’ pregnancy is “probably the lon- she asked Cummins about the child of divorce. The poignancy Brotherhood of the Traveling gest secret” she has “ever had to complaints that have been lodged is well-earned by the end of Pants” (anything but “Two and Merida, the would-be Scot- keep.” The news was confirmed against her, the book and the way “Up,” when it is the support- a Half Men”). For much of the tish princess, bridles against March 5 by Perry’s label, Capitol it was marketed. Cummins said, ive Carl — and not the boy’s movie, on an emotional level, family expectation, but the Music Group. “I never meant to suggest that father — who is seen onstage even half a dad is better than magic she resorts to turns her The baby will be Perry’s first, people haven’t already written mother, Queen Elinor, into a at the ceremony where Russell none. and the second for her fiance, their migrant stories.” bear — with the threat of the gets his “Assisting the Elderly” Orlando Bloom, who has a 9- Oprah shifted expertly from in- change becoming permanent. badge. 4. ‘The Good Dinosaur’ year-old son, Flynn, with ex-wife terrogator to fan, saying, “One of (Much like “Onward,” a parent Miranda Kerr. your intentions was to be a bridge, In a setup that has a strong is present but in supernaturally 6. ‘The Incredibles’ Perry joked that she was re- and I think actually you have suc- “Lion King” vibe, Arlo, the altered form.) The adventure lieved to share the news. “So ceeded because there’s a big swell When bored family man Mr. runt of the prehistoric family, turns on the daughter’s self-dis- glad I don’t have to suck it in any- of people ... who love the book and Incredible disappears on an is- sets off on a journey after his covery in the face of such loss. were opened up by it.” The novel land while moonlighting as a su- father Henry is killed trying to more,” she wrote on Twitter. “Or has gone on to tremendous popu- perhero, his wife Elastigirl and save him in a ravine during a 1. ‘Finding Nemo’ carry around a big purse.” larity, selling 325,000 copies. two of their stowaway children, flash flood. Once again, paren- During the second hour, Oprah Dash and Violet, must leap into tal death = personal quest. Pixar’s first aquatic quest Other news spoke with Luz Maria Garcini, a (pictured in upper left) has two action to rescue the spandexed  Taylor Swift is donating $1 professor who studies immigra- types of parental loss. The early daddy. Although the separation 3. ‘Finding Dory’ million to tornado relief efforts in tion and trauma. is brief, it helps propel the plot death of a clownfish’s mother Oprah also spoke with several This sequel echoes aspects makes father Marlin even more Middle Tennessee, where deadly and heighten the sense of fam- storms ravaged counties last women who told death-defying ily bonds. of the original (see below) as protective of son Nemo — a dy- stories of crossing into the United Dory, the forgetful blue tang, namic that leads to their sepa- week, including in Nashville. In States. The abuse the women suf- 5. ‘Onward’ is spurred on an oceanic ad- ration. The desperate drive to an Instagram post March 5, Swift fered and the risks they took left venture by flashbacks to Morro reunite provides the film’s roil- said “Nashville is my home.” the audience visibly shaken. Teenage Ian and elder elf Bay, Calif., where she was sep- ing emotional undertow. From wire services Monday, March 9, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, March 9, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Lost interaction: A side effect that stings Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff BY CHARLES MCGRATH Special to The Washington Post EDITORIAL mpty shopping malls, the parking lots bare. Movie theaters, empty Terry Leonard, Editor — dust gathering on the seats, the [email protected] Epopcorn in the popper going hard Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor and stale. Empty churches, empty restau- [email protected] rants, empty grocery stores. Empty air- Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content ports, empty bus stations. Subway trains [email protected] run, to keep the rails from rusting, but there are no passengers. They rumble past Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation platforms where no one is waiting. Post [email protected] offices: closed, and the mailman won’t be Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital coming, either. The baseball stadium isn’t [email protected] empty, exactly: The team is playing, but the only sound is the ball hitting the catcher’s mitt or connecting with the bat. No one is BUREAU STAFF in the stands. Europe/Mideast Those could be the opening shots of a Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief pretty good horror movie. 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Sports College basketball Auto racing College baseball Saturday’s women’s scores Quarterfinals LS Tractor 200 Saturday’s scores on AFN Saturday, March 7 EAST Marquette 72, Villanova 59 NASCAR-Xfinity EAST Buffalo 72, Kent St. 58 DePaul 97, Providence 59 Saturday Alabama St. 4, MVSU 2 Dartmouth 72, Brown 58 Seton Hall 83, Butler 57 At Phoenix Raceway Army 5, Ill.-Chicago 1 Delaware 61, UNC-Wilmington 57 St. John’s 70, Creighton 54 Avondale, Ariz. CCSU 5, Stony Brook 3 Go to the American Forces Drexel 72, Coll. of Charleston 60 Semifinals Lap length: 1.00 miles Delaware 2, Rider 1 Fairfield 71, Niagara 49 Sunday, March 8 (Start position in parentheses) Fordham 5, Iona 1 Network website for the most Marist 81, Siena 69 Marquette vs. St. John’s 1. (8) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 200 laps, Lafayette 6, Towson 2 up-to-date TV schedules. Northeastern 62, Hofstra 54 DePaul vs. Seton Hall 45 points. LIU 15, Saint Peters 1 Penn 51, Columbia 36 Championship 2. (3) Harrison Burton, Toyota, 200, 40. Manhattan 8-5, Albany 3-2 myafn.net Princeton 69, Cornell 50 Monday, March 9 3. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 0. Monmouth 3, George Washington 1 Quinnipiac 63, Canisius 57 Semifinal winners 4. (4) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200, 0. Navy 3, Fairleigh Dickinson 1 Rider 50, Monmouth (NJ) 49 Big Ten Conference 5. (14) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 200, 35. Ohio St. 13, Harvard 1 At Indianapolis Rhode Island 23, Delaware St. 5 St. Peter’s 55, Iona 50 6. (9) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 200, 47. Sacred Heart 3, Yale 2 TCU 77, West Virginia 63 Quarterfinals 7. (7) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 200, 45. Deals Friday, March 6 UMBC 10, Penn St. 5 UConn 94, Temple 61 8. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford, 200, 37. Villanova 4, Bucknell 1 Yale 60, Harvard 58 Maryland 74, Purdue 62 9. (5) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 200, 46. Indiana 78, Rutgers 60 Winthrop 7, George Mason 4 SOUTH 10. (11) Riley Herbst, Toyota, 200, 27. SOUTH Saturday’s transactions Alabama A&M 75, Jackson St. 71 Michigan 67, Northwestern 59 11. (10) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 200, 31. Ohio St. 87, Iowa 66 Alcorn St. 5, Alabama A&M 4 Appalachian St. 83, Coastal Carolina 12. (13) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 200, Appalachian St. 9, Charleston Sou. 1 BASEBALL 80, 2OT Semifinals 26. Major League Baseball Saturday, March 7 Auburn 16, Chicago St. 2 Elon 68, Towson 52 13. (6) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200, 40. Austin Peay 12, Murray St. 10 American League FAU 68, Marshall 50 Maryland 66, Indiana 51 14. (15) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet, 200, 23. HOUSTON ASTROS — Returned RHP Michigan 60 Ohio St. 66 Ball St. 2, Richmond 1 Brandon Bailey to minor league camp. FIU 71, UTSA 63 15. (29) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 200, 22. Belmont 10, Morehead St. 9, 10 innings Gardner-Webb 77, Campbell 69 Championship 16. (24) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 200, KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned Sunday, March 8 Binghamton 12, VMI 3 RHPs Scott Blewett to Omaha and Carlos Georgia Southern 77, Georgia St. 74 21. Central Michigan 5-6, North Florida 2-4 Grambling St. 69, Alabama St. 68 Maryland vs. Michigan 17. (26) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 200, Hernandez to Wilmington. Assigned Ps Horizon League Clemson 12, Boston College 5 Conner Greene, Jackson Kowar and Dan- High Point 89, UNC-Asheville 62 20. Coll. of Charleston 3, Evansville 1 James Madison 67, William & Mary 53 At Indianapolis 18. (20) Dillon Bassett, Chevrolet, 199, Davidson 2-6, Siena 0-1 iel Lynch to minor league camp. Semifinals 19. Duke 4, Florida St. 3 NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned Longwood 63, Charleston Southern 52 Monday, March 9 Louisiana-Lafayette 70, Texas State 64 19. (17) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 199, 0. E. Kentucky 6, Norfolk St. 0 RHP Miguel Yajure to DoubleA Trenton. IUPUI vs. Cleveland St. East Carolina 15, Charlotte 5 Optioned RHP Nick Nelson to Triple-A Middle Tennessee 79, Charlotte 74 Green Bay vs. N. Kentucky 20. (21) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 199, 17. New Orleans 58, SE Louisiana 47 21. (33) Jesse Little, Chevrolet, 199, 16. Florida 15, South Florida 5 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Championship 22. (22) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 199, 15. Florida Gulf Coast 7, Saint Josephs 5 OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned Radford 70, Hampton 63 Tuesday, March 10 SC-Upstate 66, Winthrop 59 23. (30) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 198, 0. Furman 14, Campbell 3 RHPs Paul Blackburn. Optioned OFS Luis Semifinal winners Georgia 16, U Mass 2 Barerra and Skye Bolt to Triple-A Las Ve- Southern U. 63, Prairie View 51 Ohio Valley Conference 24. (31) Chad Finchum, Toyota, 196, 13. Texas Southern 81, Alcorn St. 67 25. (23) Ray Black Jr, Chevrolet, 196, 12. Georgia Southern 1, Valparaiso 0 gas. Reassigned C Collin Theroux to Mi- At Evansville, Ind. Georgia St. 9, North Alabama 4 Texas-Arlington 74, La.-Monroe 67 Championship 26. (32) David Starr, Chevrolet, 196, 11. nor league camp. 27. (35) Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, 196, 10. Georgia Tech 7, Virginia Tech 5 SEATTLE MARINERS — Reassigned LHP UAB 90, Southern Miss. 46 Saturday, March 7 W. Kentucky 71, Louisiana Tech 67 28. (28) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, Grambling 14, Texas Southern 3 Iam McKinney to minor league camp. Southeast Missouri 67, UT-Martin 47 Illinois 6, Elon 1 MIDWEST Pac-12 Conference 194, 9. TEXAS RANGER — Reassigned PF Hen- 29. (36) Kody Vanderwal, Chevrolet, 177, Iowa 22, Georgetown 2 ry Ramos to minor league camp. Akron 70, Bowling Green 61 At Las Vegas Jackson St. 10, Florida A&M 5 Ball St. 64, W. Michigan 63, OT Quarterfinals 8. National League Baseball 30. (12) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, ga- Jacksonville 4, Illinois St. 1 NEW YORK METS — Re-assigned RHPs Bradley 71, Evansville 53 Friday, March 6 Jacksonville 4, VCU 2 Uceta Adonis, Ryley Gilliam minor league Cent. Michigan 76, E. Michigan 69 Arizona 89, California 73 rage, 142, 7. James Madison 9, High Point 1 Illinois St. 62, Indiana St. 55 Oregon 79, Utah 58 31. (19) Joe Graf Jr, Chevrolet, accident, Kennesaw St. 2-8, Brown 0-0 camp. 142, 6. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned INF Missouri St. 72, Loyola of Chicago 61 UCLA 73, Southern Cal 66 Lehigh 11, NC A&T 6 Elehuris Montero and LHP Ricardo Sam- N. Illinois 86, Toledo 79 Stanford 68, Oregon St. 57 32. (27) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, ac- Liberty 7, Kent St. 2 Ohio 92, Miami (Ohio) 78 Semifinals cident, 127, 0. Lipscomb 3, Alabama 2 chez to Double-A Springfield Cardinals. 33. (25) Stephen Leicht, Toyota, clutch, HOCKEY UMKC 68, Seattle 65 Saturday, March 7 LSU 12, Mass.-Lowell 2 VCU 60, Fordham 55 Oregon 88, Arizona 70 101, 4. Marist 5, Ohio 2 National Hockey League 34. (34) Colby Howard, Chevrolet, acci- ANAHEIM DUCKS — Reassigned D Valparaiso 69, S. Illinois 58 Stanford 67, UCLA 51 Marshall 2-3, Akron 1-1 Brendan Guhle to the San Diego Gulls SOUTHWEST Championship dent, 81, 3. Maryland 8, Bryant 3 Abilene Christian 76, Incarnate Word Sunday, March 8 35. (16) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, vi- Memphis 6, UNC-Wilmington 1 (AHL). bration, 63, 2. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — recalled F Janne 69, OT Oregon vs. Stanford Mercer 3, West Virginia 1 Ark.-Pine Bluff 81, MVSU 59 Patriot League 36. (18) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, Miami 5, Pittsburgh 0 Kuokkanen from Binghamton (AHL). engine, 58, 1. SOCCER Cent. Arkansas 80, Northwestern St. 62 First Round Middle Tenn. 12, Coastal Carolina 5 National Women’s Soccer League Lamar 80, McNeese St. 70 Saturday, March 7 Race Statistics Mississippi 18, Princeton 4 SKY BLUE — Signed Margaret Purce to North Texas 68, UTEP 58 Army 72, Loyola Maryland 65 Average Speed of Race Winner: 92.47 Mississippi St. 5, Quinnipiac 4 one-year contract with one-year option. Rice 73, Old Dominion 70 American 63, Navy 53 mph. NC State 6, Virginia 2 South Alabama 57, UALR 42 Quarterfinals Time of Race: 2 hours, 9 minutes, 47 New Orleans 5, Nicholls 2 Steph. F. Austin 64, Sam Houston St. 50 Monday, March 9 seconds. Northeastern 10, Florida Atlantic 7 Texas A&M-CC 58, Houston Baptist 47 Army at Bucknell Margin of Victory: 3.556 seconds. Northwestern 4, SC-Upstate 2 Pro soccer Texas Tech 106, Oklahoma 94 American at Boston U. Caution Flags: 7 for 45 laps. Notre Dame 11, North Carolina 8 (10) Troy 91, Arkansas St. 81 Lehigh at Colgate Lead Changes: 11 among 7 drivers. Old Dominion 8, Rutgers 7 FAR WEST Lafayette at Holy Cross Lap Leaders: K.Busch 0; A.Cindric Penn 16, FIU 1 CS Bakersfield 49, Grand Canyon 41 Southeastern Conference 1-9; K.Busch 10-39; J.Allgaier 40-48; Purdue- Fort Wayne 9, Longwood 4 MLS CS Northridge 74, UC Riverside 49 At Greenville, S.C. B.Keselowski 49-55; J.Allgaier 56- Radford 8, Canisius 2 Quarterfinals 75; K.Busch 76-85; R.Chastain 86-89; SE Missouri 22, UT Martin 4 Eastern Conference California Baptist 73, Rio Grande 70 South Carolina 10, Cornell 3 Long Beach St. 66, UC Davis 57 Friday, March 6 N.Gragson 90-116; J.Allgaier 117-138; W L T Pts GF GA South Carolina 89, Georgia 56 Southern Miss. 4, UALR 1 Atlanta 2 0 0 6 4 2 UC Irvine 68, Cal St.-Fullerton 52 B.Jones 139-142; K.Busch 143-180; B.Jones Stetson 5, Fairfield 0 Arkansas 67, Texas A&M 66 181-200 Montreal 1 0 1 4 4 3 Mississippi St. 79, LSU 49 Tennessee 3, Wright St. 1 New York 1 0 1 4 4 3 Women’s Leaders Summary (Driver, Times The Citadel 7, Hartford 0 Kentucky 86, Tennessee 65 Led, Laps Led): K.Busch, 3 times for Toronto FC 1 0 1 4 3 2 Semifinals Troy 5, Samford 3 Columbus 1 0 1 4 2 1 conference tournaments 78 laps; J.Allgaier, 3 times for 51 laps; Tulane 7, Southern 0 Saturday, March 7 N.Gragson, 1 time for 27 laps; B.Jones, U Conn 20, Presbyterian 1 D.C. United 1 1 0 3 3 3 South Carolina 90, Arkansas 64 Chicago 0 1 1 1 2 3 America East Conference 2 times for 24 laps; A.Cindric, 1 time for UAB 9, Toledo 5 Semifinals Mississippi St. 77, Kentucky 59 9 laps; B.Keselowski, 1 time for 7 laps; UCF 4, Butler 0 New England 0 1 1 1 2 3 Championship Orlando City 0 1 1 1 1 2 Sunday, March 8 R.Chastain, 1 time for 4 laps. UNC-Asheville 3-5, Coppin St. 2-0 UMass.-Lowell vs. Maine Sunday, March 8 Wins: H.Burton, 1; C.Briscoe, 1; B.Jones, UNC-Greensboro 16, Md.-East. Shore 3 Cincinnati 0 2 0 0 3 5 South Carolina vs. Mississippi St. Inter Miami CF 0 2 0 0 1 3 Binghampton vs. Stony Brook 1; N.Gragson, 1. W. Kentucky 11, Purdue 2 American Athletic Conference Southern Conference Top 16 in Points: 1. H.Burton, 176; 2. Wagner 10, Marist 9, 12 innings New York City FC 0 2 0 0 0 2 At Asheville, N.C. Philadelphia 0 1 0 0 0 2 At Uncasville, Conn. C.Briscoe, 173; 3. A.Cindric, 155; 4. B.Jones, Wake Forest 3, Louisville 2 First Round Semifinals William & Mary 8, Merrimack 0 Western Conference Friday, March 6 148; 5. R.Chastain, 146; 6. N.Gragson, 143; W L T Pts GF GA Friday, March 6 7. R.Sieg, 143; 8. J.Haley, 140; 9. J.Allgaier, Wofford 10, La Salle 2 Tulane 67, Tulsa 61 Samford 75, Furman 45 Youngstown St. 3, NC Central 1 Sporting KC 2 0 0 6 7 1 UNC-Greensboro 75, Mercer 73, OT 138; 10. M.Annett, 119; 11. R.Herbst, Minnesota United 2 0 0 6 8 3 Temple 67, East Carolina 57 109; 12. B.Brown, 91; 13. A.Labbe, 87; MIDWEST Wichita St. 72, Houston 64 Championship Cincinnati 8, E. Michigan 1 Colorado 2 0 0 6 4 2 Sunday, March 8 14. J.Williams, 83; 15. M.Snider, 79; 16. FC Dallas 1 0 1 4 4 2 Memphis 76, SMU 65 R.Black, 76. Creighton 6, Portland 1 Quarterfinals Samford vs. UNC-Greensboro Dayton 13-4, N. Kentucky 4-3 Seattle 1 0 1 4 3 2 Summit League Indiana 9, San Diego 2 Los Angeles FC 1 0 0 3 1 0 Saturday, March 7 Cincinnati 94, Memphis 52 At Sioux Falls, S.D. Indiana St. 9, Kansas 3 Vancouver 1 1 0 3 2 3 First Round Jacksonville St. 6, E. Illinois 4 Real Salt Lake 0 0 2 2 1 1 South Florida 64, Tulane 50 UCF 65 Wichita St. 32 Saturday, March 7 Golf Louisiana-Lafayette 6, Michigan St. 3 LA Galaxy 0 1 1 1 1 2 South Dakota 99, Omaha 40 Maine 4, Missouri St. 2 San Jose 0 1 1 1 4 7 UConn 94, Temple 61 Semifinals South Dakota St. 72, North Dakota 43 Miami (Ohio) 2-5, Milwaukee 1-2 Houston 0 1 1 1 1 5 Sunday, March 8 Arnold Palmer Invitational Missouri 6, Western Illinois 5 Nashville SC 0 1 0 0 1 2 Sunday, March 8 UConn vs. South Florida Oral Roberts vs. Western Illinois Nebraska 7-2, Columbia 3-3 Portland 0 1 0 0 1 3 Denver vs. North Dakota State Saturday Nebraska-Omaha 8, Creighton 1 Note: Three points for victory, one Cinncinnati vs. UCF West Coast Conference At Bay Hill Club S. Illinois 4, N. Illinois 3 point for tie. Atlantic Coast Conference At Las Vegas Orlando, Fla. Saint Louis 6, Bowling Green 4 Saturday’s games At Greensboro, N.C. Third Round Purse: $9.3 million San Diego 6, Indiana 2 Chicago 1, New England 1, tie Quarterfinals Saturday, March 7 Yardage: 8,400; Par: 72 SIU-Edwardsville 5, Tennessee Tech 2 New York 1, Real Salt Lake 1, tie Friday, March 6 Pacific 77, Portland 70 Third Round Utah 6, Minnesota 3 Montreal 2, FC Dallas 2, tie Florida St. 76, Wake Forest 47 Pepperdine 62, BYU 51 Tyrrell Hatton 68-69-73—210 -6 W. Michigan 3, St. Bonaventure 2 D.C. United 2, Miami 1 Louisville 71, Syracuse 46 Semifinals Marc Leishman 71-69-72—212 -4 Wichita St. 5, Louisiana Tech 3 Toronto FC 1, New York City FC 0 NC State 57, Georgia Tech 48 Monday, March 9 Rory McIlroy 66-73-73—212 -4 SOUTHWEST Atlanta 2, Cincinnati 1 Boston College 84, Duke 77 Gonzaga vs. Pacific C. Bezuidenhout 68-72-73—213 -3 Abilene Christian 8, Northwestern St. 2 Minnesota 5, San Jose 2 Semifinals San Diego vs. Pepperdine Sungjae Im 70-69-74—213 -3 Ark.-Pine Bluff 6, Prairie View A&M 5 Sporting Kansas City 4, Houston 0 Saturday, March 7 Danny Lee 71-67-75—213 -3 Arkansas 15, South Alabama 2 Colorado 2, Orlando City 1 Florida St. 62, Louisville 60 Arkansas St. 8, Gardner-Webb 3 NC State 82, Boston College 75 Harris English 69-70-74—213 -3 Vancouver 1, LA Galaxy 0 Sung Kang 69-68-78—215 -1 Cent. Arkansas 2, SE Louisiana 1 Championship Dallas Baptist 3, Oral Roberts 1 Columbus 1, Seattle 1, tie Tennis Hoag Classic Sunday’s games Sunday, March 8 Houston Baptist 3, Sam Houston St. 1 Florida State vs. NC State PGA Tour Champions Incarnate Word 5, Texas A&M-CC 0 Nashville at Portland Saturday Philadelphia at Los Angeles FC Atlantic Sun Conference Louisiana-Monroe 5, McNeese 3 First Round WTA Monterrey At Newport Beach, Calif. Oklahoma 8, San Diego St. 4 Saturday, March 7 Purse: $1.8 million Oklahoma St. 8, BYU 3 Saturday Yardage: 7,075; Par: 70 Florida Gulf Coast 105, Lipscomb 71 At Monterrey, Mexico Stephen F. Austin 3, Lamar 2 Liberty 91, Kennesaw St. 86 Second Round Texas 4, Cal St.-Fullerton 3 Purse: $251,750 Ernie Els 66-64—130 -12 Texas A&M 7, New Mexico St. 5 Pro football North Alabama 70, Stetson 60 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor North Florida 77, Jacksonville 67 David Morland IV 61-70—131 -11 Texas St. 3, Bethune-Cookman 2 (seedings in parentheses): Scott McCarron 63-68—131 -11 Texas Tech 19, Rice 12 Atlantic 10 Conference Women’s Singles XFL At Dayton, Ohio Ken Tanigawa 66-66—132 -10 Texas-Arlington 9, UTSA 5 Semifinals Ken Duke 63-69—132 -10 Texas-Rio Grande Valley 19-8, NJIT 0-0 Quarterfinals Marie Bouzkova (9), Czech Republic, Eastern Conference Friday, March 6 Robert Karlsson 68-65—133 -9 WEST def. Johanna Konta (2), Britain, 6-3, 6-4. Fred Couples 67-66—133 -9 Arizona St. 9, Fresno St. 4 W L Pct PF PA Dayton 79, Richmond 68 Elina Svitolina (1), Ukraine, def. St. Louis 3 1 .750 91 62 Chris DiMarco 66-67—133 -9 Baylor 8, Cal Poly 6 Saint Louis 65, UMass 52 Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, 6-0, 6-1. Boise St. 11-9, Seattle 9-2 New York 3 2 .600 79 85 VCU 58, Davidson 52 DC 2 2 .500 67 83 California 6, San Francisco 1 Fordham 54 Duquesne 47 WTA Lyon Qatar Masters Gonzaga 4-3, CS Northridge 3-4 Tampa Bay 1 3 .250 64 74 Semifinals Grand Canyon 10, Pacific 5 Western Conference Saturday, March 7 Saturday Saturday Hawaii 7, Oregon 6 W L Pct PF PA Dayton 58, Saint Louis 50 At Lyon, France Doha, Qatar Houston 3, Arizona 1 Houston 5 0 1.000 158 111 VCU 60, Fordham 55 Purse: $251,750 Yardage: 7,400; Par: 72 Kansas St. 11, Stanford 1 Dallas 2 3 .400 90 102 Championship Surface: Hardcourt indoor Third Round Long Beach St. 3, Xavier 1 Los Angeles 1 3 .250 88 88 Sunday, March 8 (seedings in parentheses): Jorge Campillo, Spain 66-66-67—199 Loyola Marymount 8, San Jose St. 3 Seattle 1 4 .200 87 119 Dayton vs. VCU Women’s Singles David Drysdale, Scotland 67-69-64—200 Mount St. Marys 8-3, UC Davis 5-15 Saturday’s games Big East Conference Semifinals Jeff Winther, Denmark 66-69-65—200 N. Colorado 5, N. Dakota St. 4 Houston 32, Seattle 23 At Chicago Anna-Lena Friedsam, Germany, def. Benjamin Poke, Denmark 68-67-66—201 Nevada 6, California Baptist 4 New York 30, Dallas 12 First Round Daria Kasatkina (7), Russia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Pablo Larrazabel, Spain 72-67-63—202 New Mexico 14, Hofstra 13 Sunday’s games Friday, March 6 Sofia Kenin (1), United States, def. Ali- Alexander Bj Sweden 70-63-69—202 Pepperdine 7-6, Michigan 4-1 St. Louis at DC Providence 49, Georgetown 46 son van Uytvanck (5), Belgium, 7-6 (5), 6- Jack Senior, Britain 69-66-68—203 S. Dakota St. 9, Air Force 7 Tampa Bay at Los Angeles No. 7 Villanova 64, Xavier 56, OT 7 (2), 7-6 (2). Kalle Samooja, Finland 70-67-66—203 Santa Clara 10, CS Bakersfield 3 PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, March 9, 2020 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Roundup No. 1 Jayhawks top Red Raiders, take Big 12 title

Associated Press straight win and just the third in nine games. LUBBOCK, Texas — No. 1 No. 6 Kentucky 71, Florida Kansas wrapped up its outright 70: Nick Richards scored 17 of Big 12 regular-season title Sat- his 19 points in the second half as urday, beating Texas Tech 66- the visiting Wildcats rallied from 62 behind Udoka Azubuike’s 15 18 points down. points and 11 rebounds. Shorthanded Kentucky (25-6, Devon Dotson had 17 points 15-3 Southeastern Conference) and Ochai Agbaji had 12 for the needed the comeback to avoid Jayhawks (28-3, 17-1), the Big 12’s losing consecutive games for the first champion in a decade with first time in nearly three months. only one loss in league play. Kan- Richards, Keion Brooks Jr. and sas was 15-1 in 2009-10, two sea- EJ Montgomery led the shocker. sons before the Big 12 expanded Brooks hit a floater in the lane to an 18-game schedule. with 59 second remaining to cut The Red Raiders (18-13, 9-9 the lead to 70-69. The Gators fol- Big 12), last year’s national run- lowed with a shot-clock violation BRAD TOLLEFSON/AP ner-ups after sharing the Big 12 on the other end, giving the Wild- title with Kansas State, had a cats a chance to take their first Texas Tech’s TJ Holyfield, left, defends against Kansas’ Udoka Azubuike, who had 15 points and 11 chance to tie the game with 2.8 lead of the game. rebounds in a 66-62 win Saturday for the Big 12 regular-season title in Lubbock, Texas. seconds left. But Davide Moretti, Brooks missed a driving layup, who made a three-pointer only and Montgomery’s tip-in was ini- rowski made all five of his three- onds left as the visiting Wildcats Penn State (21-10, 11-9) came seconds earlier, missed from long tially waived off as a cylinder vio- pointers and finished with 23 survived a late scare to clinch a in looking to head into the Big range. Texas Tech guard fell to lation. Officials reviewed it and points as the host Bluejays earned share of the Big East regular-sea- Ten Tournament on a winning floor after contact with Marcus gave Montgomery the basket for a share of the Big East Confer- son title. note, only to stumble against one Garrett but was no foul called. a 71-70 lead. ence regular-season title. Samuels was fouled on a drive of the worst teams in the confer- Moretti had 18 points, while No. 7 Florida State 80, Bos- Creighton (24-7, 13-5) claimed by the Hoyas’ Jamorko Pickett ence. Northwestern (8-22, 3-17) TJ Hoyfield had 11 points for ton College 62: Balsa Koprivica all or part of their first confer- and Qudus Wahab blocked the beat a ranked team for the first the Red Raiders, who lost their scored 15 points, and the host ence title since winning the Mis- shot. After a video review, the time since knocking off No. 20 fourth game in a row when try- Seminoles won their first Atlantic souri Valley outright in 2012-13. basket counted and Samuels Michigan two years ago. ing to get back into the NCAA Coast Conference regular-season They joined the Big East the next made the subsequent free throw No. 24 Wisconsin 60, Indi- Tournament. title in school history. season. to put the Wildcats up by one. ana 56: Nate Reuvers scored 17 West Virginia 76, No. 4 Baylor Dominik Olejniczak added a No. 12 Duke 89, North Caro- Saddiq Bey led Villanova (24-7, points and the visiting Badgers 64: Emmitt Matthews scored a season-high 14 points asFSU (26- lina 76: Vernon Carey Jr. had 13-5 Big East) with 18 points and held the Hoosiers to just one bas- season-high 18 points and fresh- 5, 16-4) had a banner ready to 25 points and 10 rebounds, while Samuels and Jeremiah Robinson- ket over the final 10 minutes to man Oscar Tshiebwe had 16 celebrate their accomplishment, graduate reserve Justin Robin- Earl each had 13. clinch at least a share of the Big points and 12 rebounds as the host which was secured with Virginia’s son offered a huge spark for 12th- No. 17 Auburn 85, Tennessee Ten regular-season title. Mountaineers used a big second- victory over No. 10 Louisville. ranked Duke. 63: Samir Doughty made 8 of 13 Micah Potter added 14 points half run to deny the Bears the No. 13 Oregon 80, Stanford Robinson, son of retired NBA three-pointers and finished with and 11 rebounds for Wisconsin chance to earn a tie for the Big 12 67: Payton Pritchard led the great David Robinson, matched 32 points as the Tigers won on the (21-10, 14-6), which has won eight regular-season championship. Ducks (24-7, 13-5) with 29 points career highs with 13 points and road to snap a two-game skid. straight. Baylor (26-4, 15-3 Big 12) went and fellow senior Anthony Mathis six rebounds to go with a ca- Auburn (25-6, 12-6) now heads more than eight minutes without added 14 as Oregon finished 17-0 reer-best four blocks for the Blue to Nashville to defend its South- Ohio Valley tournament a field goal midway through the at home this season. Will Rich- Devils (25-6, 15-5 Atlantic Coast eastern Conference Tournament Belmont 76, Murray State second half to take themselves out ardson added 12 points for the Conference). They never trailed championship. The Tigers have a 75: Tyler Scanlon scored 17 of contention and hand the cham- Ducks, who shot 56.9% from the in this one but didn’t put away double-bye to the quarterfinals. points, including a layup with pionship to top-ranked Kansas. field. Oregon made 10 of 19 three- the Tar Heels until the final six Northwestern 80, No. 20 Penn three seconds remaining to lift Instead, it was West Virginia pointers, four each by Pritchard minutes. State 69: Miller Kopp scored 21 top-seeded Belmont over second- (21-10, 9-9) celebrating. The and Mathis. No. 14 Villanova 70, George- points to lead the host Wildcats as seeded Murray State in the cham- sellout crowd stormed the court No. 11 Creighton 77, No. 8 town 69: Jermaine Samuels had the Nittany Lions lost for the fifth pionship game of the Ohio Valley after the Mountaineers’ second Seton Hall 60: Marcus Zega- a three-point play with 5.6 sec- time in six games. Conference tournament. No. 3 Dayton crushes George Washington in season finale

BY MITCH STACY home and in true road conteast. Their only at the break. at them and find a way to persevere. And Associated Press two losses were at neutral sites. Dayton wore the Colonials down in the they did it in a big-time fashion today. It “We’re not done yet,” senior guard Trey second half with a 23-4 run. was unbelievable.” DAYTON, Ohio — Dayton put the lid on Landers said. A three-pointer and layup from Crutch- The Flyers dispatched every conference a historic regular season by cutting down Jalen Crutcher added 21 points on 5- er put Dayton up 46-37 with 10:38 remain- opponent, though not always with ease. the nets as runaway Atlantic 10 Confer- for-8 shooting from three-point range for ing, and George Washington couldn’t shoot For George Washington, adisappointing ence champions. Dayton, which will begin play as the likely well enough late to overcome it. After a season ends at the hands of one of the coun- The No. 3 Flyers now look to the postsea- No. 1 in the A-10 tournament that starts missed three by the Colonials’ Maceo Jack, try’s hottest teams. Like most A-10 teams, son to add another chapter to what has been Wednesday in Brooklyn, N.Y. Landers had Crutcher hit another three while a pair of one of college basketball’s best stories. 10 rebounds. Toppin dunks pushed the Flyers’ lead to the Colonials couldn’t stay with Dayton as Obi Toppin had 27 points — including Jamison Battle led the Colonials (12-19, 53-37 with 8:39 left. They cruised from the second half wore on. seven dunks — to lead Dayton’s 76-51 rout 6-12) with 16 points and seven rebounds. there. “Obviously, they’ve earned their rank- of George Washington on Saturday, its George Washington was in the game at “That’s really been the beauty of this ing in the nation for as good a team as they school-record 29th win. The Flyers (29-2) halftime, thanks mostly to 6-of-16 three- team all year,” Dayton coach Anthony are,” George Washington coach Jamion won their 20th straight, including all 18 A- point shooting. Despite missing their last Grant said. “They’ve been able to handle Christian said. “We respected that, and 10 games, ending the season undefeated at seven shots of the half, the Flyers led 26-25 adversity in different ways that have come they showed that today.” Monday, March 9, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Scoreboard

Saturday’s scores Big 12 Conference At Kansas City, Mo. Aggies stun No. 5 Aztecs EAST First Round Brown 70, Dartmouth 58 Wednesday, March 11 Cornell 85, Princeton 82 Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State Associated Press Drexel 66, UNC-Wilmington 55 TCU vs. Kansas State George Mason 65, Fordham 61 Colonial Athletic Association Harvard 83, Yale 69 At Washington LAS VEGAS — Sam Merrill La Salle 78, Saint Joseph’s 77 First Round once again lifted Utah State to a Penn 85, Columbia 65 Saturday, March 7 Mountain West Tournament title. Providence 93, DePaul 55 Drexel 66, UNC-Wilmington 55 Rhode Island 64, UMass 63 Elon 63, James Madison 61 Merrill hit a contested three- St. John’s 88, Marquette 86 Quarterfinals Villanova 70, Georgetown 69 pointer with 2.5 seconds to play West Virginia 76, Baylor 64 Sunday, March 8 to give the Aggies a 59-56 victory SOUTH Hofstra vs. Drexel Alcorn St. 90, Texas Southern 75 College of Charleston vs. Delaware over No. 5 San Diego State and Auburn 85, Tennessee 63 William & Mary vs. Elon clinch a spot in the NCAA Tour- Chattanooga 78, UNC-Greensboro 68 Towson vs. Northeastern Duke 89, North Carolina 76 Conference USA nament for the second straight Florida St. 80, Boston College 62 At Frisco, Texas season on Saturday. Grambling St. 70, Alabama St. 58 First Round Jackson St. 54, Alabama A&M 51 Wednesday, March 11 The Aztecs (30-2), who led by Kentucky 71, Florida 70 Old Dominion vs. Florida Atlantic as many 16 points in the first half, LSU 94, Georgia 64 FIU vs. Rice Louisiana Tech 66, Charlotte 43 UAB vs. UTSA had a chance to force overtime, La-Lafayette 73, Arkansas St. 66 Marshall vs. UTEP but Malachi Flynn’s three-point Miami 69, Syracuse 65, OT Horizon League Middle Tenn. 65, Southern Miss. 62, OT At Indianapolis shot from just beyond half court Mississippi St. 69, Mississippi 44 Semifinals rattled in and out at the buzzer. New Orleans 79, SE Louisiana 69 Monday, March 9 The loss was San Diego State’s South Florida 61, SMU 60 Ill.-Chicago vs. Wright St. Southern U. 89, Prairie View 80, OT Green Bay vs. Northern Kentucky second in its last six games after ISAAC BREKKEN/AP UAB 72, Old Dominion 63 Championship starting the season 26-0. Mean- Vanderbilt 83, South Carolina 74 Tuesday, March 10 Virginia 57, Louisville 54 Semifinal winners while, Utah State, which entered Utah State’s Sam Merrill, who hit a game-winning three-pointer, lifts W. Kentucky 91, FIU 85 Missouri Valley Conference Saturday’s game on the NCAA the trophy for MVP after the Aggies defeated No. 5 San Diego State MIDWEST At St. Louis Bradley 76, Drake 66 Quarterfinals Tournament bubble, improved 59-56 in the Mountain West Conference tournament championship Butler 72, Xavier 71 Friday, March 6 to 7-1 in its last eight games. The Cincinnati 64, Temple 63 Saturday in Las Vegas. Drake 77, N. Iowa 56 Creighton 77, Seton Hall 60 Aggies (26-8) are back in the Big Bradley 64, S. Illinois 59 Dayton 76, George Washington 51 Dance in consecutive seasons for Kansas St. 79, Iowa St. 63 Valparaiso 74, Loyola of Chicago 73, OT 25 seconds left that would’ve of the shot, I was right there on Missouri 69, Alabama 50 Missouri St. 78, Indiana St. 51 the first time since a three-year given San Diego State a 59-56 every move,” he said. “But props Northwestern 80, Penn St. 69 Semifinals run from 2009-11. Notre Dame 64, Virginia Tech 56 Saturday, March 7 lead, Merrill secured the rebound to him for making a good shot.” Rio Grande 79, California Baptist 76, OT Bradley 76, Drake 66 “I know that’s easy for me to and calmly dribbled up court. Unlike in last year’s Mountain Rutgers 71, Purdue 68, OT Valparaiso 89, Missouri St. 82 say being on the victorious side, Saint Louis 72, St. Bonaventure 49 Championship With Aztecs guard KJ Feagin West Tournament title game, Valparaiso 89, Missouri St. 82 Sunday, March 8 but that was a whale of a basket- playing tight defense, everyone when San Diego State trailed Wisconsin 60, Indiana 56 Bradley vs. Valparaiso ball game between two highly inside the Thomas & Mack Center most of the way and lost 64-57, SOUTHWEST Mountain West Conference Abilene Christian 71, Incarnate Word At Las Vegas competitive, very, very talented knew who would be launching the the Aztecs were in total control 68, OT Semifinals teams,” said Utah State coach last-second shot. throughout the first half Satur- Kansas 66, Texas Tech 62 Friday, March 6 MVSU 74, Ark.-Pine Bluff 71 San Diego St. 81, Boise St. 68 Craig Smith. “It felt like one of With the clock ticking down and day. After falling behind 7-2 to Marshall 82, UTSA 77 Utah St. 89, Wyoming 82 those games where whoever is Feagin’s hand in his face, Merrill start the game, they went on a McNeese St. 70, Lamar 66 Championship Northwestern St. 100, Cent. Arkansas Saturday, March 7 going to have the ball last is going left his feet and hit the shot. pair of 11-0 spurts in building a 85 Utah St. 59, San Diego St. 56 to find a way to win, and then they “I was just trying to get a good 27-11 lead. Oklahoma 78, TCU 76 Northeast Conference almost throw in a half-courter. It look,” Merrill said. “I barely slept At one point, Utah State went Oklahoma St. 81, Texas 59 Semifinals Stephen F. Austin 68, Sam Houston St. Saturday, March 7 was a heavyweight fight, and we last night, partially because the nearly 13 minutes without a field 57 Saint Francis (Pa.) 84, Sacred Heart 72 knew it was going to go 15 rounds. schedule is rough when you play goal, missing 10 straight shots Texas A&M 77, Arkansas 69 Robert Morris 86, LIU Brooklyn 66 Texas A&M-CC 84, Houston Baptist 78 Championship Fortunately for us, we were the that late-night game Friday night, and scoring just four points, all UTEP 77, Rice 72 Tuesday, March 10 last man standing.” and it’s a quick turnaround. I only on free throws. Merrill finally FAR WEST Semifinal winners Arizona St. 83, Washington St. 74 Merrill has been shouldering got a few hours of sleep, but I snapped the drought when he CS Northridge 86, Hawaii 82 Ohio Valley Conference Cal St.-Fullerton 75, Long Beach St. 69 At Evansville, Ind. the load for Utah State for most was just hoping that I’d get that made three consecutive baskets E. Washington 78, Weber St. 69 Championship of the last two seasons, so it was opportunity. And I had a vision (including a three-pointer) in a Saturday, March 7 Grand Canyon 64, CS Bakersfield 61 hardly a surprise that Smith made Idaho 80, Idaho St. 76 Belmont 76, Murray St. 75 that I was going to. I just threw it little over a minute to cut San N. Colorado 75, Montana St. 61 Patriot League sure the ball was in the hands of up there — well, I mean, I shot it Diego State’s lead to 27-18. Oregon 80, Stanford 67 At Higher-Seeded Schools his senior guard in the waning — and it went in.” Flynn paced the Aztecs with 16 Oregon St. 74, California 56 Semifinals Portland St. 76, Sacramento St. 72 Sunday, March 8 moments. Feagin said he did all he could points, while Yanni Wetzell (12 S. Utah 85, Montana 80, OT Lafayette vs. Colgate After Flynn barely missed a do defensively. points, 13 rebounds) recorded a Southern Cal 54, UCLA 52 Boston U. vs. Bucknell UC Riverside 66, UC Davis 61 Championship three-pointer from the wing with “I felt like up until the release double-double. UC Santa Barbara 69, Cal Poly 67 Wednesday, March 11 Utah 74, Colorado 72, OT Semifinal winners Washington 69, Arizona 63 Southern Conference At Asheville, N.C. Clark’s trey carries Cavs past Cardinals Men’s First Round Friday, March 6 conference tournaments VMI 96, Samford 78 Wofford 93, The Citadel 76 America East Conference Associated Press say enough about what he’s going Quarterfinals First Round going on inside here.” Saturday, March 7 Saturday, March 7 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Hartford 89, UMass-Lowell 75 Chattanooga 78, UNC Greensboro 68 Virginia (23-7, 15-5 Atlantic ETSU 70, VMI 57 Kihei Clark is making a habit of Stony Brook 76, Albany 73 Coast Conference), the reigning UMBC 73, New Hampshire 67 Western Carolina 70, Mercer 56 late-game heroics for No. 22 Vir- Vermont 61, Maine 50 Wofford 77, Furman 68 national champion that lost four Semifinals Semifinals ginia, and it couldn’t have come at of five in one stretch this year, Tuesday, March 10 Sunday, March 8 a better time with the postseason UMBC at Vermont ETSU vs. Western Carolina tied with the Cardinals for second Hartford at Stony Brook Wofford vs. Chattanooga looming next. in the league . Atlantic Coast Conference Summit League Clark scored 18 points, includ- At Greensboro, N.C. At Sioux Falls, S.D. No one, it seems, is playing bet- First Round First Round ing a three-pointer with 28 sec- ter than the Cavaliers, who won Tuesday, March 10 Saturday, March 7 onds left, and No. 22 Virginia Wake Forest vs. Pittsburgh North Dakota St. 71, Denver 69 for the 10th time in 11 games. Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina Fort Wayne 77, South Dakota St. 74 recovered after blowing a 14- “Did you think it was going Second Round Sunday, March 8 point second half lead to beat No. Wednesday, March 11 Oral Roberts vs. Nebraska-Omaha to end any other way?” Bennett Clemson vs. Miami South Dakota vs. North Dakota 10 Louisville 57-54 on Saturday. joked, noting that his players NC State vs. Wake Forest-Pittsburgh Sun Belt Conference “I’m always confident. My winner First Round “were really close when we were Notre Dame vs. Boston College Saturday, March 7 teammates allow me to be confi- losing and we’re still really close Syracuse vs. Virginia Tech-North Caro- Louisiana 73, Arkansas St. 66 dent and I know they trust me to when we’re winning.” His team, lina Coastal Carolina 63, UT Arlington 62 Atlantic Sun Conference Second Round make the play whether it’s a pass he added, “moved the needle a Championship Monday, March 9 or a shot,” Clark said after his Sunday, March 8 little bit.” Louisiana at Georgia Southern second clutch three-pointer in the Liberty vs. Lipscomb Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State Mamadi Diakite added 17 points Big East Conference West Coast Conference closing seconds in the past four At New York and eight rebounds for Virginia in At Las Vegas First Round games. He also hit one at Virginia Quarterfinals his final game at John Paul Jones Wednesday, March 11 Tech, giving the Cavaliers a 56- Georgetown vs. St. John’s Saturday, March 7 Arena. Jay Huff scored 11 points San Francisco 72, Pacific 54 53 victory on Feb. 26. Xavier vs. DePaul /AP and blocked a shot from in close Big South Conference Saint Mary’s (Cal) 89 Pepperdine 82, LEE LUTHER JR. Coach Tony Bennett continues At Radford, Va. 2OT by Steven Enoch with 51 seconds Semifinals Semifinals Virginia guard Kihei Clark to be impressed by his 5-foot-9 and grabbed the rebound. Friday, March 6 Monday, March 9 Winthrop 78, Gardner-Webb 66 Gonzaga vs. San Francisco drives to basket as Louisville’s sophomore. Jordan Nowora had 18 points Hampton 86, Radford 78 BYU vs. Saint Mary’s (Cal) Darius Perry defends during the “He’s done it and he contin- and 11 rebounds, and Enoch Championship Championship Cavaliers’ 57-54 win Saturday in Sunday, March 8 Tuesday, March 10 ues to do it and he made the big scored 11 points for the Cardi- Winthrop vs. Hampton Semifinal winners Charlottesville, Va. shot,” Bennett said. “... I can’t nals. (24-7, 15-5). PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, March 9, 2020 NHL Giroux, Hart lead Flyers to ninth straight win

BY AARON BRACY ably the biggest thing with us right now. to land,” Giroux said. Associated Press We’re enjoying coming to the rink.” Farabee made it 3-1 with 5:11 remaining Dominik Kahun scored for Buffalo, after a gaffe by the Sabres. Buffalo defen- PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers are which has gone six games without a point seman Rasmus Ristolainen passed back still streaking. And they have Carter Hart for the first time since Dec. 28, 2015, to to Hutton from inside the defensive zone. to thank for that. Jan. 8, 2016. Far bee pressured the goalie, intercepting Hart made 38 saves, including some Buffalo dominated the opening period, Hutton’s attempt at a return pass to Risto- brilliant stops during Philadelphia’s lack- and could’ve been up at least two goals if lainen before shooting between Hutton’s luster first period, and Claude Giroux not for Hart. He stopped Sam Reinhart legs. scored twice to lead the Flyers to their on a breakaway six minutes in and then Farabee was recalled Thursday from ninth straight victory, 3-1 over the Buffalo made two good saves off a 2-on-1 about 4 ½ Lehigh Valley of the AHL to fill in for in- Sabres on Saturday night. minutes later, first on Johan Larsson’s slap jured James van Riemsdyk (broken hand). “Carter Hart was the best player on the shot and then Zemgus Girgensons’ follow “If he doesn’t forecheck hard, he doesn’t ice,” Flyers coach Alain Vigneualt said. from close range. score,” Giroux said. “He hustled for the “Our other 18 guys were OK. Our goal- “Carter made some huge saves for us,” goal.” tender had his best stuff and that was the Giroux said. “And when we had a chance It was a great break for the Flyers, and difference.” to put it in, we did.” the kind teams on winning streaks get. Joel Farabee also scored and Jakub Vo- Giroux’s second goal of the night, which Meanwhile, the Sabres played well but racek and Travis Sanheim each had a pair put Philadelphia ahead 2-1 with 10:32 left, only had another defeat to show for it. of assists for Philadelphia, which remained MATT SLOCUM/AP was one for the highlight reel. Voracek’s “The fight was there, the effort was tied for first place with Washington in the Flyers goalie Carter Hart blocks a shot pass went off the stick of Buffalo defense- there, we liked so many things we saw, but Metropolitan Division. The Capitals beat during the first period against the Buffalo man Jake McCabe and into the air. Giroux we sure don’t like the result,” coach Ralph Pittsburgh 5-2 earlier Saturday. Sabres on Saturday in Philadelphia. wound up and connected just as the puck Krueger said. “We need to get some fruits “Good teams find ways to win,” Vi- was landing on the ice, firing it past the left from all this labor.” gneault said. able. The 21-year-old netminder upped his leg of goalie Carter Hutton for his 21st of Buffalo star Jack Eichel extended the Philadelphia improved to 25-5-4 at home mark to 20-2-2. the season. longest drought of his five-year career to home, where Hart has been nearly unbeat- “Having fun,” Hart said. “That’s prob- “It was in the air and I was waiting for it seven games without a point. Roundup Scoreboard

Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Capitals strike early, thrash Penguins GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 69 43 14 12 98 225 174 Tampa Bay 68 43 20 5 91 240 188 Associated Press Toronto 69 35 25 9 79 236 226 Zajac and Kyle Palmieri each Florida 68 34 26 8 76 229 227 scored twice and visiting New Montreal 70 31 30 9 71 210 217 PITTSBURGH — Nic Dowd Jersey used a big second period Buffalo 68 29 31 8 66 192 215 scored twice for the first career Ottawa 69 25 32 12 62 187 235 to beat New York. Detroit 69 16 48 5 37 138 258 multigoal game, Braden Holtby Metropolitan Division Fredrik Claesson and John stopped 26 shots and the Wash- Washington 68 41 20 7 89 238 212 Hayden also scored, and Damon Philadelphia 68 41 20 7 89 232 194 ington Capitals beat the Pitts- Pittsburgh 67 39 22 6 84 217 188 Severson and Dakota Merkis each N.Y. Islanders 67 35 23 9 79 188 188 burgh Penguins 5-2 on Saturday. had two assists to help the Devils Columbus 69 32 22 15 79 178 186 Nicklas Backstrom, Richard Carolina 66 36 25 5 77 211 189 improve to 6-1-2 in their past nine N.Y. Rangers 68 36 28 4 76 228 217 Panik and TJ Oshie also scored games. Mackenzie Blackwood New Jersey 68 28 28 12 68 187 225 for the Capitals, who created a stopped 31 shots to improve to 8- Western Conference little breathing room over their 1-2 in his past 11. longtime rivals in the scramble Central Division Mika Zibanejad, Tony DeAnge- GP W L OT Pts GF GA atop the Metropolitan Division. St. Louis 68 40 18 10 90 218 189 lo, Filip Chytil, and Greg McKegg Colorado 67 40 19 8 88 229 183 First-place Washington moved each scored for the Rangers, who Dallas 68 37 23 8 82 178 173 five points clear of third-place Nashville 68 34 26 8 76 211 215 fell three points out of the two Winnipeg 69 35 28 6 76 208 199 Pittsburgh with less than a month wild-card spots in the Eastern Minnesota 68 34 27 7 75 215 216 to go in the regular season. Chicago 68 31 29 8 70 206 214 Conference. Pacific Division “I think the win means a lot, Panthers 4, Canadiens 1: Edmonton 69 37 24 8 82 221 210 but I think the way we played Vegas 69 37 24 8 82 219 206 Backup goalie Chris Driedger Calgary 69 36 26 7 79 207 210 means more,” Oshie said. “Ob- stopped 33 shots, Mike Hoffman Vancouver 67 35 26 6 76 222 211 KEITH SRAKOCIC/AP Arizona 69 33 28 8 74 193 183 viously, gave up a couple there had a goal and an assist, and Flor- Anaheim 68 28 32 8 64 176 215 late. But from the top all the way The Capitals’ Nic Dowd, left, celebrates with teammates after San Jose 68 29 34 5 63 177 216 ida snapped an eight-game home Los Angeles 68 27 35 6 60 172 209 down, everyone had the same ef- scoring on Penguins goaltender Matt Murray during the first period losing streak. Note: Two points for a win, one point fort tonight.” for overtime loss. Top three teams in on Saturday in Pittsburgh. On a night when Roberto Luon- each division and two wild cards per Sidney Crosby scored for the go’s number was retired, the for- conference advance to playoffs. third straight game for Pitts- Friday’s games with 98 points. The Lightning Nashville. mer Florida goalie gave his team New Jersey 4, St. Louis 2 burgh and Evgeni Malkin added were tied for second with Wash- Saros made 37 saves after stop- a pep talk during a pregame cer- Detroit 2, C hicago 1 Winnipeg 4, Vegas 0 his 22nd. Matt Murray finished ington with 89 points. ping 33 in a 2-0 victory in Nash- emony — and the Panthers took Calgary 3, Arizona 2 with 21 saves. The Penguins have Hurricanes 3, Islanders 2 ville on Thursday night. He has Anaheim 2, Toronto 1 it to heart. Vancouver 6, Colorado 3 lost seven of their last nine to fall (OT): Vincent Trocheck batted a four shutouts this season and 11 Lucas Wallmark, MacKenzie Saturday’s games a little off the pace in the NHL’s Washington 5, Pittsburgh 2 loose puck out of the air and into overall, and is 6-0-1 against the Weegar and Jonathan Huberdeau Carolina 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT most competitive division. the net on a power play 1:36 into Stars. also scored for Florida, which Nashville 1, Dallas 0 Los Angeles 7, Minnesota 3 Lightning 5, Bruins 3: Antho- overtime and visiting Carolina Ellis scored on a power play moved within three points of idle New Jersey 6, N.Y. Rangers 4 ny Cirelli and Mikhail Sergachev ended a four-game losing streak. midway through the second Toronto in the Atlantic Division. Philadelphia 3, Buffalo 1 Ottawa 2, San Jose 1, OT scored short-handed goals just During a scramble in front period. Senators 2, Sharks 1 (OT): Florida 4, Montreal 1 1:02 apart in the first period and Kings 7, Wild 3: Tampa Bay 5, Boston 3 of the New York net, Trocheck Dustin Brown Chris Tierney scored 35 seconds Edmonton 4, Columbus 1 Tampa Bay won at Boston. knocked the puck past goaltender had three goals and an assist and into overtime after missing an Sunday’s games Carolina at Pittsburgh Cedric Paquette and Alex Kil- Thomas Greiss and sent the Is- host Los Angeles won its fifth earlier chance on a penalty shot, Tampa Bay at Detroit lorn also scored for the Lightning, landers to their sixth straight loss straight. and visiting Ottawa won for the Vegas at Calgary St. Louis at Chicago who took a 3-0 lead and then held (0-3-3). Blake Lizotte and Trevor fourth time in five games. Minnesota at Anaheim off the Bruins after a wild second The goal was confirmed after Moore scored 53 seconds apart Nick Paul also scored for the Colorado at San Jose Columbus at Vancouver period. Nikita Kucherov added an a lengthy review by the offi- in the second period, Anze Kopi- Senators in the opener of a five- Monday’s games Washington at Buffalo emtpy-net goal with 1:02 remain- cials. The win kept Carolina two tar had a goal and two assists and game road trip, their longest of Arizona at Winnipeg ing as Tampa Bay ended Boston’s points behind the Islanders for Gabriel Vilardi added a goal to the season. Florida at St. Louis Vegas at Edmonton four-game winning streak. An- the final wild card in the Eastern help the Kings improve to 8-2-1 in Oilers 4, Blue Jackets 1: Colorado at Los Angeles drei Vasilevskiy made 35 saves. Conference. their past 11 games. Mikko Koskinen made 45 saves Tuesday’s games Boston at Philadelphia The teams combined for 36 Predators 1, Stars 0: Juuse The Wild had won six in a row and Alex Chiasson had a goal and Nashville at Montreal penalties and 96 penalty minutes Saros shut out Dallas for the sec- on the road. They missed a chance an assist as host Edmonton beat Pittsburgh at New Jersey Tampa Bay at Toronto in their second meeting in four ond time in three days, and Ryan to reclaim the first wild-card in Columbus to move into a tie for Carolina at Detroit N.Y. Rangers at Dallas days. Boston entered the game Ellis gained a measure of revenge the Western Conference. first place in the Pacific Division N.Y. Islanders at Vancouver leading the Eastern Conference with the only goal to lead visiting Devils 6, Rangers 4: Travis with Vegas. Ottawa at Anaheim Monday, March 9, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 NBA Roundup Warriors, minus Curry, beat 76ers, stop slump at 10

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Eric Paschall scored 23 points, includ- ing a pair of free throws with 51.7 seconds remaining, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 118-114 on Saturday night to snap a 10-game home losing streak. Playing once again without Ste- phen Curry, the Warriors trailed most of the game and were down by eight entering the fourth NELL REDMOND/AP quarter. Terry Rozier had 24 points to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a 108-99 defeat of the Houston Rockets. Curry, who returned from a 58- game absence to play Thursday Scoreboard night, was diagnosed with the flu Hornets’ 20-0 start and was held out. Golden State termed it a seasonal flu and said

that Curry has begun treatment. BEN MARGOT/AP too much for Rockets Eastern Conference The team also said that Curry is Atlantic Division not at specific risk for COVID-19 Golden State Warriors forward W L Pct GB Eric Paschall, right, scores x-Toronto 44 18 .710 — or coronavirus. BY RICHARD WALKER kind of intensity throughout the Boston 42 20 .677 2 “I know his young son was sick over Philadelphia 76ers guard Philadelphia 38 26 .594 7 Alec Burks during the Warriors’ Associated Press four quarter game.” Brooklyn 28 34 .452 16 for a couple days so probably got Robert Covington added 25 New York 19 44 .302 25½ it from his son,” Warriors coach 118-114 win Saturday in San CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Southeast Division Francisco. points for Houston, and Jeff Miami 40 23 .635 — Steve Kerr said. “Our doctors Charlotte Hornets scored the Green had 20. Orlando 28 35 .444 12 checked him out and it is the first 20 points and Terry Rozier Washington 23 39 .371 16½ Devonte’ Graham added 23 Charlotte 22 41 .349 18 basic flu.” ahead of the Houston Rockets finished with 24 to help the Hor- points for Charlotte. Cody Zeller Atlanta 19 46 .292 22 The 76ers were missing stars for the No. 4 spot in the Western nets beat the slumping Rockets Central Division Conference. had 13 and Miles Bridges 10. x-Milwaukee 53 10 .841 — Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, 108-99 on Saturday night. Hornets coach James Borrego Indiana 38 25 .603 15 while Golden State also was with- Donovan Mitchell scored 25 The Rockets had eight turn- Chicago 21 42 .333 32 points for Utah. Christian Wood was happy with how his team re- Detroit 20 44 .313 33½ out Draymond Green. overs and missed five three-point- Cleveland 18 45 .286 35 scored a career-high 30 points for sponded to each challenge after Damion Lee’s three-point play ers on their first 12 possessions. Detroit. The Pistons lost for the Charlotte took the big early lead, Western Conference put the Warriors ahead 113-111. “This was a good one for us Tobias Harris answered with a 17th time in 21 games. especially when Houston had two tonight,“ said Hornets rookie Southwest Division go-ahead three-pointer, but was Cavaliers 104, Nuggets 102: potential tying three-pointers W L Pct GB P.J. Washington, who scored 22 Houston 39 23 .629 — called for a three-second viola- Kevin Love scored 27 points, hit- misfire in the second quarter. points. “We felt like we should Dallas 39 25 .609 1 tion on Philadelphia’s next pos- ting the go-ahead basket with four “The momentum was shifting Memphis 32 32 .500 8 have won the last two so just com- New Orleans 27 36 .429 12½ session following Lee’s missed minutes remaining, and short- a little there,” Borrego said. “Our San Antonio 26 35 .426 12½ ing out the same intensity that we Northwest Division three-pointer. handed Cleveland surprised visi- did those last two games tonight heads were hanging for a second. Denver 42 21 .667 — After Paschall made his two iting Denver for the second time I could feel it. We called a timeout Utah 41 22 .651 1 and it got us a win so we are try- Oklahoma City 39 24 .619 3 free throws, the Sixers missed this season. ing to look to do that the rest of there and rallied the troops again Portland 28 37 .431 15 three consecutive shots, including Collin Sexton added 25 points and everybody picked their spir- Minnesota 19 43 .306 22½ the season.“ Pacific Division a 32-foot jumper by Shake Milton. and Matthew Dellavedova had a Houston, which played without its up .” x-L.A. Lakers 48 13 .787 — Mychal Mulder then made two career-high 14 assists to help the L.A. Clippers 43 19 .694 5½ All-Star Russell Westbrook (rest), Sacramento 28 35 .444 21 free throws and the 76ers got the Cavaliers end a four-game losing twice closed within three in the Tip-ins Phoenix 25 38 .397 24 ball back, but Furkan Korkmaz streak. Golden State 15 49 .234 34½ second quarter and within five Rockets: Saturday’s games stepped out-of-bounds. Will Barton led the Nuggets in the third quarter. The Rockets Rookie guard Chris Charlotte 108, Houston 99 “It took until the fourth quarter with 22 points. Gary Harris had Clemons estimated 200 fans came Utah 111, Detroit 105 have lost three straight after win- Cleveland 104, Denver 102 to really get much traction defen- 18. ning six straight and 10 of 12. to see his first NBA game in his Memphis 118, Atlanta 101 sively,” Kerr said. “Philadelphia Grizzlies 118, Hawks 101: home state. The former Raleigh Golden State 118, Philadelphia 114 James Harden had 30 points, Sacramento 123, Portland 111 did a good job beating us inside Jonas Valanciunas had 27 points 10 rebounds and 14 assists for Millbrook High and Campbell Sunday’s games for the first three quarters, but and 17 rebounds, rookie Ja Mo- University standout was recalled Chicago at Brooklyn his 46th career triple-double and L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers our guys hung in there and kept rant added 24 points and host fourth this season. He also had 10 from the G-League on Friday. New Orleans at Minnesota the game close. And then fourth Memphis beat Atlanta to keep its Milwaukee at Phoenix of Houston’s 21 turnovers. Clemons led the NCAA in scor- Oklahoma City at Boston quarter really turned up the de- hold on the final Western Confer- “I don’t know,” Rockets coach ing last season with a 30.1 aver- Indiana at Dallas fense and we got a lot of great in- ence playoff spot. Miami at Washington Mike D’Antoni said about the age and is Big South Conference Orlando at Houston dividual performances, too.” Josh Jackson had 17 points, slow start. “I’ve never experi- scoring leader with 3,225 points. Detroit at New York Jazz 111, Pistons 105: Bojan Dillon Brooks and De’Anthony San Antonio at Cleveland enced that before, 20-0 that’s a He did not play Saturday. Toronto at Sacramento Bogdanovic scored 32 points and Melton added 13 each and Mem- big deficit to overcome and for Hornets: Charlotte entered Monday’s games visiting Utah withstood two big phis won its fourth in the last five. Charlotte at Atlanta whatever reason when we did at- Saturday with its seventh los- Milwaukee at Denver Detroit rallies for its fifth straight Valanciunas was 10 of 13 from the tack, we turned it over, it was kind ing streak this season of three or Toronto at Utah victory. field and had three blocks. Tuesday’s games of weird. And we couldn’t stop more games. It’s the most losing Boston at Indiana The Jazz led by 22 points in the John Collins led the Hawks them. Just a little bit of sluggish- streaks of three or more games New York at Washington second quarter, but the Pistons with 27 points. Cleveland at Chicago ness, for whatever reason.” by the franchise since the 2014-15 Dallas at San Antonio came all the way back to tie it Kings 123, Trail Blazers 111: Added Harden: “We have to do Minnesota at Houston Bogdan Bogdanovic had 27 points season when it had eight. Orlando at Memphis early in the fourth. Detroit then a better job defensively to make Phoenix at Portland went on an 18-2 run, but that big and eight assists, Buddy Hield Brooklyn at L.A. Lakers our offense a lot better. We didn’t Up next L.A. Clippers at Golden State lead nearly slipped away as well. added 22 points and Sacramento make enough shots. Obviously, Wednesday’s games It was a one-possession game be- won at Portland for its fourth vic- Rockets: Host Orlando on Sun- Detroit at Philadelphia down 20-0 is tough to come back Charlotte at Miami fore Utah’s Rudy Gobert made tory in five games. on anybody but we did, to give day night. New York at Atlanta two free throws with 18.5 seconds The Kings shot 21-for-39 on Hornets: Denver at Dallas ourselves a chance, but we just At Atlanta on Monday Utah at Oklahoma City left to make it 107-102. three-pointers, tying a franchise couldn’t continue to sustain that night. New Orleans at Sacramento The Jazz moved 1½ games record for made threes. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, March 9, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Leagues may limit locker room access due to coronavirus BY TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press ‘ We’re focused MIAMI — The NBA, NHL, on the fact that Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are all the tightness, the weighing plans to restrict access crowdedness and to locker rooms as a precaution to protect players from exposure to the intimacy of the coronavirus, as concern over postgame availabil- the situation continued escalating Saturday. ity may need to be Further, the NBA has told its teams that it has until Tuesday to adjusted. develop a “plan to limit the num- ’ Gary Bettman PIERO CRUCIATTI, LA PRESSE/AP ber of team and arena staff ... who NHL commissioner interact with players” as part of A man wears a mask as he sits in the stands ahead of a Serie A soccer match in Parma, northern Italy, their response strategies. NBA on Sunday. Parma and Spal players were ready to enter the field at Ennio Tardini stadium in Parma when teams were also told to have an they received the news that Italy’s sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora said that the country’s soccer arrangement with an infectious ing germ-exposure on the road federation should consider suspending the games. disease specialist and to find a and work with vendors — like facility that could conduct testing bus companies, hotels and meal for COVID-19. providers — to understand their “In light of the growing com- cleaning practices and ensure Virus causes canceled events, munity spread of COVID-19 in they have minimal contact with the United States, and the emer- players. gence of community spread in “There’s a lot of due diligence Canada, we continue to closely going on,” Brooklyn general man- empty stadiums across globe monitor this situation and are ager Sean Marks said. Closing locker rooms to es- having regular conversations BY JAMES ELLINGWORTH European Championship quali- sential personnel only would not with infectious disease and pub- Associated Press DID YOU KNOW ? fier played in the German city eliminate media interviews with lic health experts, including the of Wiesbaden on Friday because players before and after games CDC,” the NBA told teams in the DUSSELDORF, Germany All of the nine African countries Russia doesn’t recognize Kosovo but would simply move them to a memo sent Saturday night. — The escalating virus outbreak with confirmed cases are also due as a state. different location, possibly a news No pro games in the U.S. have brought more disruption to the to host qualifying games for the Around the world, more coun- conference setting. The changes been called off yet. State officials sporting world on Saturday, with tries are canceling sporting would, in theory, would allow 2021 African Cup of Nations. in Florida said there were two games canceled or played without events or holding them without teams to know if anyone in those SOURCE: Associated Press presumptive cases of the virus spectators and news of possible spectators. areas has been tested for illness. in Broward County, where the quarantine for some athletes. The start of the inaugural Afri- “In consultation with infectious Florida Panthers were facing the Saturday’s game between nasal sprays during its tour of can basketball league in Senegal Montreal Canadiens on Saturday disease and public health experts, Strasbourg and Paris Saint-Ger- Sri Lanka. Fist bumps replaced next week was postponed and at night. we’re discussing with other sports main in the French soccer league handshakes at a warm-up match. least two African countries, Mo- The NBA told teams on Friday leagues options to protect the was postponed the day before, Australian player Marnus Labus- rocco and Tunisia, have banned to prepare for the possibility of health of everyone in our build- while players from Liverpool and chagne used hand sanitizer as his either all or visiting fans from playing games in empty arenas, ings, including those typically in Bournemouth were the first in team lost to South Africa in a one- attending soccer games in conti- as some sports leagues in Europe our locker rooms,” NBA spokes- the English Premier League to go day international on Saturday. man Mike Bass said. “As always, nental club competitions. have already done, an idea that without pre-game handshakes. In a rare case of an elite ath- we’re committed to providing ap- A European Tour golf event in Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron The Barcelona marathon was lete being directly affected by the propriate media access.” Kenya scheduled to start March James said he wanted no part of. postponed from March 15 to Oct. outbreak, the women’s Six Na- Flu hit a high-profile NBA play- 12 was postponed indefinitely NHL Commissioner Gary Bet- 25. Organizers offered the esti- tions rugby game between Scot- er Saturday — but not the corona- after the Kenyan government tman, at the Montreal-Florida mated 17,000 runners, about half land and France on Saturday was game Saturday, would not answer virus. The Golden State Warriors decided to stop all gatherings in- of them from abroad, the choice postponed after a Scottish player if hockey has gone as far as to said Stephen Curry tested posi- volving international visitors for of running the rescheduled race was diagnosed with the virus. prepare for that contingency. tive for influenza and they started or reserving a place for March at least a month. The Scotstoun leisure complex “I don’t want to create any him on a treatment program. 2021. The governing body of African in Glasgow, where the game was speculation or hysteria,” Bett- “We have identified his prob- British sporting events could soccer has some big decisions due to be played, was closed. man said. “There are obviously a able source contact who is not soon be held without spectators, to make with upcoming events, The Russian national women’s variety of consequences that we part of basketball operations,” with a meeting between sports including the African Nations may have to focus on and we’ll do the Warriors said. “He has no bodies, broadcasters and the football team is facing quarantine Championship in Cameroon next that in the appropriate time, but specific risk factors for COVID- government set to take place on after playing a game in Germany month. That’s Africa’s second- let’s not get ahead of ourselves 19. He has the seasonal flu.“ Monday. A full slate of Serie A amid the escalating COVID-19 biggest soccer tournament. Cam- here, OK? We’re staying on top of Bettman added that he wouldn’t soccer games in Italy, which has outbreak. eroon has confirmed its first case it. We’re in constant communica- be surprised if the closed locker Europe’s largest number of virus Team doctor Eduard Bezu- of the virus. tion with our clubs and the play- room becomes an NHL-wide cases, will be played Sunday in glov told Russian news agency All of the nine African countries ers association and we’re going mandate for at least the short empty stadiums. RIA Novosti on Friday that the with confirmed cases are also to deal with this in as thorough, term “because it may be the pru- Some fans wore face masks to players’ clubs had been given due to host qualifying games for professional, on-top-of-it manner dent thing to do.“ He said it would Liverpool’s game, and to Barce- recommendations based on a de- the 2021 African Cup of Nations, as possible. Let’s everybody take be an “adjustment” and that no lona’s win over Real Sociedad in cree from Moscow mayor Sergei Africa’s biggest soccer event, at a deep breath.” decisions would be permanent. Spain. In Germany, the substi- Sobyanin. the end of this month. The Con- The NBA, in its Saturday night “We’re focused on the fact that tutes’ benches were disinfected The city has ordered anyone re- federation of African Football memo, also said teams quickly the tightness, the crowdedness ahead of Wolfsburg’s Bundesliga turning from countries with virus said Saturday it had asked a team need a process to distribute hand and the intimacy of postgame game against Leipzig. Time is outbreaks, including Germany, to of medical experts to monitor the sanitizer to all players and team availability may need to be ad- running out to decide whether isolate themselves for 14 days. situation. staff and to ensure that supply justed while we’re focusing on the African Cup of Nations qualifi- “I’m sure they will all follow “We are not extremely worried does not run out. coronavirus,” Bettman said. ers will go ahead as planned this the recommendations. After all, but remain vigilant with regards The NBA also urged teams to The Centers for Disease Con- month. you don’t joke with these things. to future matches and tourna- cut team travel parties “to essen- trol and Prevention and Canadian In the world of cricket, Eng- Looking after the players’ health ments,” CAF said. tial individuals only,” have team health officials have been part of land’s squad was handed “im- is the main thing right now,” Be- Saudi Arabia announced there physicians join an upcoming the talks with the leagues, offer- munity packs” including hand zuglov told RIA Novosti. would be no spectators for com- road trip to study ways of limit- ing guidance on certain matters. sanitizer, sterilizing wipes and Russia beat Kosovo 5-0 in a petitions starting Saturday. Monday, March 9, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 MMA/MLB Zhang, Adesanya retain titles at UFC 248 Women’s strawweight fight highlight of card

BY GREG BEACHAM Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzedczyk were left bloody, bruised and swollen after the strawweights staged one of the most spectacular title fights in re- cent mixed martial arts history. And though the main event of UFC 248 couldn’t measure up to that penultimate scrap, both champions are leaving Las Vegas with their belts. Zhang defended her UFC 115-pound championship belt with a brutal split-deci- sion victory over former champion Jedrze- jczyk at UFC 248 on Saturday night. Israel Adesanya then defended his middleweight title with an anti-climactic unanimous decision over Yoel Romero at T-Mobile Arena in the UFC’s hometown. After Zhang and Jedrzejczyk put on one of the most viscerally entertaining bouts in recent UFC history, Romero and Adesanya staged a snoozer that had fans booing and chanting obscenities. The contrast was stark, but the strawweights’ brawl will be remembered a whole lot longer than the faults of the main event. “That was a tough act to follow,” UFC President Dana White said. “I’d have to say PHOTOS BY STEVE MARCUS, ABOVE, AND L.E. BASKOW, LEFT/AP the best women’s fight I’ve ever seen, and Above: UFC women’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili, left, punches former one of the best fights I’ve ever seen.” champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk during their title fight Saturday at UFC 248. Left: UFC Zhang (21-1) and Jedrzejczyk (16-4) middleweight champ Israel Adesanya, left, speaks with challenger Yoel Romero after traded brutal punches and kicks through- Adesanya’s 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 unanimous decision victory in Las Vegas. out five technically fascinating rounds, badly damaging each other’s faces. After on Jedrzejczyk, who held the strawweight ro barely threw a punch in the first two the last of several standing ovations from belt for 2 ½ years and defended it five times rounds. Adesanya only had occasional suc- the Las Vegas crowd, Zhang won the fight before losing in November 2017. cess in penetrating Romero’s defenses, but 48-47 on two judges’ cards, while Jedrzejc- zyk won 48-47 on the third. Zhang clearly has the potential to be a Romero only threw 89 strikes _and landed “I had a long way to get here,” said Zhang, major part of the UFC’s desire for global only 40 — in the five-round fight. who had to move her training camp out of growth, but particularly in Asia. She is Romero still took the microphone after China due to the coronavirus outbreak. “It wildly popular in China, where MMA is the fight and criticized Adesanya for not was very serious, but we made it.” rising in significance. fighting more aggressively. Zhang and Jedrzejczyk had a pre-fight “She’s going to be a massive star,” White Before the title fights, lightweight Beneil animosity that carried straight into an un- said of Zhang. Dariush knocked out Drakkar Klose in the commonly brutal bout in which the fight- Adesanya (19-0) then defended his belt second round with one perfect left hand ers traded big punches to the face from the for the first time, winning 48-47, 48-47 and at the end of a spectacular back-and-forth opening round. Zhang’s power appeared to 49-46 on the judges’ scorecards. sequence. Dariush (18-4-1) was staggered make the difference early, and Jedrzejc- Romero (13-5) fought an extraordinarily by Klose before he responded by stalking zyk’s face showed every ounce of it late. passive fight. Adesanya appeared unable Klose across the canvas and landing the But Jedrzejczyk gathered herself late in embraced in the cage afterward. to figure out a way through the 42-year-old left hand that dislodged Klose’s mouth- the second round and had an outstanding “She did great,“ Jedrzejczyk said. “We Cuban’s defenses, but his efforts mattered piece and rendered him unconscious on third, switching to a southpaw stance and both put on one hell of a performance. I’m more to the judges. his feet. battering Zhang. The fourth round was proud of myself and my team.” “I was really frustrated that my dance On the preliminary card, elite bantam- more of the same brute punishment for Zhang became the UFC’s first Chinese partner didn’t want to dance,” Adesanya weight prospect Sugar Sean O’Malley went both fighters. champion last year, and she is a key to said. “I’ve never been in a boring fight, I to 11-0 with a first-round stoppage of Jose Jedrzejczyk’s forehead and eyes began to the promotion’s hopes of growing in the was expecting more of a fight from him.” Alberto Quinonez. The bout was O’Malley’s swell badly in the fifth round, while Zhang world’s most populous nation. The person- Adesanya’s fearsome counterpunching first since March 2018, thanks to injuries bled from cuts on her face. The fighters able brawler jumped at the chance to take skills were useless largely because Rome- and multiple positive doping tests. MLB places limits on spring autographs amid virus concerns

BY JAKE SEINER measure aimed at keeping players world, Major League Baseball is periodic updates to teams on mea- are an ideal chance for young fans Associated Press and fans safe amid the coronavi- trying to balance fan experience sures to protect fans, players and to meet their favorite stars during rus outbreak. with public health. team personnel — including the batting practice. On Saturday, the SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A “You know just the amount of At the Giants’ facility in Scott- suggestion to have players pre- Giants adhered to club and league baseball fan’s treasure trove sat people that come to games, come sdale, personnel cleaned railings sign memorabilia. wishes and mostly stayed clear, on a table outside the San Fran- to ask for autographs and stuff and seats around the ballpark The NBA sent a memo to its save for a couple players and cisco Giants clubhouse Saturday like that, that’s the biggest fear,” shortly before fans began arriving franchises Friday instructing coaches who used their gloves to morning — hundreds of baseball Longoria said. “But outside of for an afternoon game against the them to prepare to play games bump fists. cards signed by the franchise’s that, what are you gonna do?” Chicago White Sox. Daily sanitiz- without fans in the stadium if nec- The Nationals tweeted their tem- biggest stars. That’s what clubs are trying to ing measures have become stan- essary. With opening day about porary autograph policy Saturday, Buster Posey, Hunter Pence, figure out. The COVID-19 strain dard practice in San Francisco’s three weeks away, MLB has not informing fans they won’t be able Evan Longoria and more, all has already been diagnosed in pa- clubhouse, too, as have reminders issued a similar warning. to bring their own memorabilia to ready for eager autograph seek- tients in Florida and Arizona, the about hand-washing and warnings Fans are still filling spring meet-and-greet with players. In- ers at the club’s spring training home bases for all 30 major league that ill players should stay home. training parks, but they aren’t get- stead, the team is having players home in Scottsdale. teams during spring training. Like MLB has formed a task force to ting quite the same access. Any sign cards, programs and other A generous gesture, but also a pro sports leagues around the monitor the situation and provided other year, these spring games items to be distributed. S TARS AND STRIPES Monday, March 9, 2020 F3HIJKLM All wrapped up No. 1 Kansas secures Big 12 SPORTS regular season title » Page 18

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