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BY COREY DICKSTEIN Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — The Army reached its key recruiting and re- tention goals for fiscal year 2020 despite challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic, top ser- vice officials announced Friday. Lt. Gen. Gary Brito, the Ar- my’s personnel chief, credited stronger-than-anticipated reten- tion numbers and an adaptable recruiting force amid the pan- Members of a Navy demic with ensuring the service honor guard from the reached its Congress-mandated guided-missile destroyer target of 485,383 active-duty sol- diers by Sept. 30, the end of the USS Cole practice fiscal year. Brito anticipated the rendering colors before active force would grow by an- a memorial service at the other 1,000 to 1,500 soldiers in USS Cole Memorial at fiscal year 2021, but he and other Naval Station Norfolk, Va. top Army officials also said they

JULIE MATYASCIK / U.S. Navy hoped those increases would in- clude more women and minori- ties next year. “The uniformed and civilian leadership of our Army are tak- ing these issues very seriously,” Brito told reporters Friday in a telephone news briefing. “We’re ‘Hardest thing I ever had to do’ looking at all aspects of the [di- versity] problem … toward mak- ing it better for future soldiers and the leaders who will repre- 20 years after the attack on USS Cole, memories of heroism and loss sent [the Army] in the near-term and the out years.” BY DAVE RESS The drive for more diversity The Virginian-Pilot within the Army’s recruits comes t was a typical steamy morning in Yemen, 20 years ago when the as the service — and the military USS Cole eased past At-Tawahi point and the container port. overall — has taken steps in re- As the warship entered the harbor, machinery repairman cent months to address issues Rick Harrison spotted a ship lying over on its side and he didn’t that top officials have said con- like how it made him feel. tributed to minorities and women I“I was with my friend Marc Nieto on the fantail and I asked Marc: rarely reaching the service’s ‘You have this feeling something is going to happen?’” highest ranks. The Army, for ex- The Norfolk, Va.-based destroyer was headed for what was supposed ample, has banned photographs to be a brief stop for refueling on the way to the Persian Gulf. from promotions packets, and it About two hours after its captain, Cmdr. Kirk Lippold, won his argu- is working toward removing all ment with the Yemeni pilot and made sure Cole’s bow was pointed out further identifying information to sea — Lippold wanted to be sure the ship could get out of port fast if from them that could indicate necessary — a dinghy that had been hugging close to a barge coming race, ethnicity or gender. to collect trash, suddenly broke away, heading fast and hard toward In fiscal year 2020, the service the destroyer. saw some incremental improve- It was about 11:10 a.m. on Oct. 12, 2000. ments in the diversity among new The dinghy slowed, the two men on board smiled and gestured in enlistees. Non-whites made up what seemed to be a friendly way as they steered close to the destroy- FBI about 47% of the 62,150 recruits the Army shipped to basic train- er’s port side, headed toward the stern. On Oct. 12, 2000, suicide terrorists exploded a small boat Seconds later, it exploded. alongside the USS Cole as it was refueling in the Yemeni port of ing that year, up from about 45% SEE COLE ON PAGE 4 Aden. The blast tore a 32-by-36-foot hole in the ship’s side. SEE ARMY ON PAGE 5 PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 10, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Military rates Switzerland (Franc) ...... 0.9126 JPMorgan to target banking’s ‘systemic racism’ Euro costs (Oct. 12) ...... $1.15 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.02 Dollar buys (Oct. 12)...... €0.83 Turkey (Lira) ...... 7.9020 Associated Press British pound (Oct. 12) ...... $1.26 (Military exchange rates are those tino families into homeownership commitment of $1.75 billion to- Japanese yen (Oct. 12) ...... 103.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (Oct. 12) ...... 1,129.00 and providing additional financ- ward programs they said would Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JPMor- for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the ing to build affordable rental help address racial inequalities. Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3771 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For gan Chase said Thursday it will British pound ...... $1.2972 housing units. But since then, as protests have nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3148 extend billions in loans to Black purchasing British pounds in Germany), “Systemic racism is a tragic remained constant in some urban China (Yuan) ...... 6.6962 check with your local military banking and Latino homebuyers and small Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.3030 part of America’s history,” said centers, there has been a push facility. Commercial rates are interbank Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.7099 business owners in an expanded JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie for banks to do more. JPMorgan, rates provided for reference when buying Euro ...... $1.1807/0.8469 effort toward fixing what the Dimon in a statement. “We can do which has $3.2 trillion in assets, Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7501 currency. 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BY WYATT OLSON Stars and Stripes Two Army Reserve soldiers who appeared in uniform in a broadcast segment of the Demo- cratic National Convention in Au- gust will not be disciplined for the breach in rules, but their super- visor will be, according to a news report. The soldiers, who have not been identified, are from the 9th Mis- sion Support Command in Hawaii and appeared during a presenta- tion by delegates from American Samoa during the convention’s roll call of states. American Samoa Democratic Party leaders Patti Matila and Aliitama Sotoa expressed their support for former Vice President Joe Biden, who became the par- Democratic National Convention ty’s presidential nominee during Tw o uniformed soldiers stand at attention as Aliitama Sotoa, chairman of the American Samoa Democratic Party, center right, casts the the convention. The uniformed territory’s 11 votes for Joe Biden in an image taken from video of a brief segment of the Democratic National Convention Aug. 8. soldiers, wearing black protec- tive face masks, stood beside and slightly behind Matila and Sotoa. The Army began investigat- “The investigation found their relations for Army Reserve Stra- the governing standards,” Flake While service members are al- ing the incident a day later, but supervisor violated a Depart- tegic Communications, told the said. lowed to participate in political the probe, completed Thursday, ment of Defense directive and newspaper Thursday. No details about the supervi- activities, the Defense Depart- laid the blame for the incident on an Army regulation that governs “The supervisor at fault will sor or the nature of the discipline ment prohibits appearing in uni- their boss, according to a report soldier political activities,” Lt. receive the appropriate level of were provided. form at political events. in Military Times. Col. Simon Flake, chief of media disciplinary action for violating [email protected] Army suspends commander of Wash. base hospital

BY ROSE L. THAYER deputy commander, is acting Academy at West Point in 1996, Madigan Army Medical Center Stars and Stripes commander in the interim for the according to the Army release. includes a network of Army medi- 220-bed facility. He then graduated from the Uni- cal facilities located in Washing- AUSTIN, Texas — Col. Chris- “Col. Roofe will ensure there is formed Services University of ton and California that serve topher H. Warner was suspended minimal impact on the hospital’s Health Sciences in 2000. He is more than 100,000 active-duty from his duties as commander of mission and operations,” Penttila certified by the American Board service members, their families Madigan Army Medical Center said. of Psychiatry and Neurology and and retirees, according to its web- at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Warner, a medical doctor, took the American Board of Family site. It provides general medical Wash., after less than three command of the base hospital on Medicine. and surgical care, patient-cen- months on the job, base officials tered adult and pediatric primary confirmed Thursday. July 15, according to an Army Before taking command at Ma- Warner’s suspension went into news release about the ceremony. digan, he served as the military care, a 24-hour emergency room, effect Oct. 2 and was triggered by During the event, Lt. Gen. R. Scott deputy and chief of staff for the specialty clinics, and behavioral “an investigation that is unrelated Dingle, the Army surgeon general assistant secretary of defense for health and wellness services. to Madigan or its personnel,” said and commander of Army Medi- health affairs at the Pentagon. Each day, Madigan performs Lt. Col. Neil Penttila, spokesman cal Command, described Warner Warner has also served as the more than 45 surgeries, fills for I Corps, which oversees the Warner as a “phenomenal leader.” commander of Winn Army Com- nearly 4,000 prescriptions, and base. Army Criminal Investiga- Warner is from Toronto, Ohio, munity Hospital in Fort Stewart, delivers eight babies, according tion Command is leading that date upon completion of the in- and commissioned as a Medical Ga. His deployments include two to its website. investigation. vestigation,” he said. Service Corps officer upon his rotations to Iraq in support of Op- [email protected] “We can provide a further up- Col. Scott B. Roofe, Madigan’s graduation from the U.S. Military eration Iraqi Freedom. Twitter: @Rose_Lori Marine who used racial slurs in video under investigation

BY STEVE BEYNON in the Marine Corps. Those who viral Thursday on Twitter and Ga., and launched an investigation Stars And Stripes can’t value the contributions of Instagram. into a post he made on TikTok. others, regardless of background, The video also included profan- In the short video, Freihofer WASHINGTON — A Marine are destructive to our culture and ity and referenced the caliber of said he would never become a who posted a video online in do not represent our core values,” bullet used for the M4 and the “verified” user because of the which he uses slurs against Chi- Butterfield said. M16, the standard rifles issued to content that he shares, before nese people and threatens to shoot “As the honorable Trump said Marines. telling his so-called joke about them when he deploys with the today on Twitter, it was China’s In recent months, the military the Holocaust and Jewish people. fleet is now under investigation, fault,” Morford said in the video. has taken steps to encourage Maj. Gen. Tony Aguto, com- the Marine Corps said Thursday. “China is going to pay for what troops to speak openly about di- mander of Fort Stewart’s 3rd Capt. Joseph Butterfield, a they have done to this country versity and discrimination within Infantry Division, called the Marine Corps spokesman, iden- and the world.” the ranks amid a national conver- soldier’s remarks shared in the tified the Marine in the video as It was not clear Thursday sation on race. video “vile.” Pfc. Jarrett Morford, 20, and said which tweet Morford was refer- Leaders have taken small, but U.S. troops are barred from Morford’s command is taking encing. President Donald Trump important, steps to reckon with Twitter “appropriate action.” frequently tweets about China, racism within the ranks, includ- downloading the Chinese-owned Morford, who is from Windsor, blaming them for the coronavirus ing when Defense Secretary TikTok application on govern- The Marine — idenfied as Pfc. Colo., is now training for a com- pandemic, which he has called Mark Esper banned the Confed- ment-owned phones, but they are Jarrett Morford — is accused munications job at Twentynine “the China virus.” erate battle flag from bases. still permitted to access it on their of using racial slurs against Palms, Calif. He graduated boot It was also unclear Thursday In September, the Army sus- personal devices. Chinese people and threatening camp in August. when or where the video origi- pended 2nd Lt. Nathan Freihofer [email protected] them in a video that went viral “There is no place for racism nally was posted. But it went from his duties at Fort Stewart, Twitter: @StevenBeynon on Twitter and Instagram. PAGE 4 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 10, 2020 MILITARY Cole: Survivors of attack recount heroism and losses

FROM FRONT PAGE of his seat in the chief’s galley. It sent a shipmate flying over his The blast head, Smoke filled the air. Feel- ing his way along a wall, he found The blast tore a 32-by-36-foot the galley exit but it was blocked. hole in the ship’s side. It lifted Trapped, knowing it wouldn’t be the 505-foot-long destroyer out long before he and his shipmates of the water, pushed the deck of in the galley suffocated, he ham- the crew and chief’s galley up to mered on the bulkhead, hoping to the ceiling. Water roared into the attract attention. main engine room, auxiliary ma- He did. Fellow sailors cut an chine room and a store room. hole, allowing him and his some Seventeen sailors died. Thirty- shipmates to escape. nine were seriously injured. The “The deck came up and was more than 200 who survived pushed all the way into the bulk- spent days trying to find the miss- head. ... There were people that ing, care for those who needed it, were crushed up against this and battle desperately to keep the bulkhead,” he later told the Na- gravely wounded ship, listing at vy’s All Hands magazine. 20 degrees, afloat. They worked “There were people that were in 100-plus degree heat, with the still trapped in the machin- sickening smell of blood, rotting ery, caught in various different food and fear filling the air. JUSTIN WOLPERT/U.S. Navy things,” he continued. He saw “I got lucky, my back was to the two shipmates lying in the pas- A sailor visits the Cole Memorial in Norfolk, Va., in 2018 on the 18th anniversary of the attack. blast,” said Robert McTureous, sage way. then a gas turbine systems tech- “One, I think was already de- nician 2nd class, who was busy on our (self-contained breathing the bombing in 2008. He is still ceased and the second was strug- testing the fuel the destroyer was apparatus), we’d take some deep awaiting trial. gling for breath and later did not taking on. breaths. We’d throw up, put it on Jamal al-Badawi, an al-Qaida make it.” “Three of us were in the oil lab, and go in. ... There was a job to do operative accused by the United Senior Chief Storekeeper Joe in the blast zone. Two of us got and we did it,” Harrison said. States of helping plot the attack, Pelly made his way through dark, out,” he said. was killed in January by a U.S. thick smoke, sparking cables and Gas Turbine System Techni- Tense days airstrike in Yemen. leaking fuel oil to a shipmate cian-Mechanical 1st Class Mar- pinned under a mangled grill. The Cole came into Aden under garet Lopez was facing the other The legacy Wedging himself between live “threat condition Bravo,” which way, and suffered burns over 20% wires and twisted metal to reach was the second lowest on a scale of her body. She waded through Robert McTureous still bears her, he organized a team to use of four rankings of risk. waist-deep water to escape — and scars; loud noises still make him a “jaws of life” device to get the It meant guards were posted, then swam back into the ship, jump — “fireworks scare the heck grill off the injured sailor. but under the rules of engage- searching for Ensign Andrew out of me,” he says. Harrison’s in- Boatswains’ Mate Eric Kafka, ment, they were not to fire upon Triplett, who had also been in the juries prompted chronic arthritis; civilian vessels unless fired on lab. suffering torn leg ligaments and damage to his lungs has sent him first. Crew members later said He didn’t make it. lung damage, headed into one of to the hospital several times. they didn’t know what they could Andrew Triplett, a Mississip- the flooding compartments to “The nightmares will never go have done to prevent the attack. pian who had started his career lead six shipmates to safety. away. They’re with you forever,” And those rules held, even after as an enlisted man and was com- “It was still arcing and spark- Harrison said. the explosion, sailors reported. missioned an officer three years ing, but he went in anyway,” said U.S. Navy But that’s not the big thing he One told The Washington Post earlier, was the last person Greg James Parlier, the master chief hopes people will remember. The guided missile destroyer that when he pointed the M-60 McDearmon, a lieutenant in the hospital corpsman who also “Some people had a hard time USS Cole arrives for a port visit machine gun on the Cole’s fantail deck department, saw. served as the Cole’s command going back into the skin of the in Greece. at an approaching boat to warn it “He was a mentor to all us master chief. ship,” he said. “but everybody off, a chief petty officer ordered younger officers,” McDearmon Then he organized 50 sailors to pulled together … there’s flood- colonel from the embassy gave him to turn the gun away. said. “He was helping me qualify manhandle the gangway, which ing, people are missing, no power us,” Parlier said. “The battle “I remember listening to the as an engineering officer of the normally required a crane to be but you wouldn’t believe how peo- group was 1,000 miles away.” chanting on loudspeakers coming watch ... moved, to get the most seriously ple pulled together like that.” Two days after the attack, the from the city, the people lining up “The last thing he said was ‘I’ll injured off the ship McDearmon said he wants to seal on the ship’s main shaft broke on the pier,” Harrison said. The see you in the wardroom, later.’ ” “We got the injured off in an be sure Americans don’t think of and water started pouring in. embassy arranged for food from hour and 39 minutes,” Parlier the Cole and its crew as victims. Sailors waded into the oily a nearby hotel, but many of the said. “We were in combat; it wasn’t Everything went dark water, pushing mattresses and sailors didn’t trust it. Instead, “I was helping the corpsman a crime, it was an act of war,” he other soft material around the they managed on snacks from “I was walking in the midships triage ... said. broken shaft, to keep the water the ship’s stores, until other Navy passage, it lifted me off my feet “But I put five of shipmates in “All the training, that’s what body bags.” out. But the Cole’s pumps weren’t vessels arrived. and pushed me up against the did it … it was tough, yeah. Going It would take nine days to re- able to get the water all the way It was very tense. Nobody knew overhead,” Harrison recalled. in to places where there was no cover all the of dead. from the very bottom of the hull if another attack was coming. Everything went dark. Thick power, where it was flooded, with “I kept thinking about my up to the deck and out — and the A review led by the Army’s black smoke billowed through the emergency lighting or flash- friends, Ken Clodfelter, Marc water was deep enough to put the former vice chief of staff and the ship. Then the first, bloodied sail- lights. In some parts of the ship, Nieto, Pat Roy, wondering if they ship at risk of foundering. retired admiral who had been ors emerged from the smoke. the smell,” McDearmon said. were ok,” Harrison recalls. “For a while, we weren’t sure commander-in-chief of U.S. Joint “I thought it’s the fuel tank, I “But they did it.” None of them made it. if we’d have to leave, if the Cole Forces Command found security thought maybe a missile. I won- And, at the end of those three “I carried some of my best wasn’t going to sink to the bot- gaps across military operations dered if another missile was com- weeks, “When we left that port, ing,” Harrison said. friends’ bodies out of the ship. tom,” McDearmon recalled. in the region. A Navy investiga- That was the hardest thing I ever There’s wasn’t an obvious an- tion noted that although some the ship was upright. We cleaned Harrison’s training as a fire it, all the soot. We changed out marshal kicked in — unaware had to do.” swer — until someone thought procedures in the Cole’s security the colors, after the last of our that he himself had fractures in to try cutting a hole in the hull, plan weren’t followed, they would deceased shipmates left, New col- his spine or that his knees had to make it easier to get the water not have been enough to prevent Saving the ship ors, not any that had been stained suffered what would turn out to out. the attack. and torn in the attack,” he said. be permanent, disabling injury, The damage was unimagi- And Hull Maintenance Techni- The extensive FBI investiga- They’d kept the old, tattered he led his crew-mates to the dam- nable. It would take more than a cian First Class Chris Regal vol- tion ultimately determined that flag up, and signed a floodlight on age control center for first aid. year at the Mississippi shipyard unteered to splash over and fire members of the al-Qaida terrorist Then, he went in search of his that built the Cole in 1996 before up a welding torch, despite the network planned and carried out it overnight, to send one message firefighting gear. the ship could return to service. risk of doing so in that oil-satu- the bombing. By 2008, all the de- — that they were still there. Still “The doctor told me later I was Cracks in the hull went all the rated water, to cut the hole. fendants convicted in the attack working to say their ship. in shock,” he said. way down to the keel — the ship “We had to operate outside the had escaped from prison or been And they hoisted the new one to was at risk of breaking in two. manual for a lot of what we did,” freed by Yemeni officials. send a different message. Trapped The blast sliced through much of McDearmon said. A Saudi Arabian citizen named “We wanted everyone to see the electrical, communications “My teammate Martin Songer Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, cap- that this is a warship and we’re The blast threw Master Chief and mechanical systems. and me, we’d go compartment by tured by the CIA in 2002, was going to depart here in as strong Sonar Technician Paul Abney out “We had to use a cell phone a compartment. Before we’d put charged with responsibility for a posture as we can.” Saturday, October 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 5 MILITARY Ex-Gitmo chief sentenced for probe meddling

Associated Press An autopsy found that Tur, 42, died from drowning but that his JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A ribs had been fractured before he former commander of the U.S. went into the water, and he had a Navy base at Guantanamo Bay SGT. DAVID MARQUIS/U.S. Army cut to his head. Authorities said was sentenced Thursday to two the investigation also turned up Army Staff Sgt. Lloid Davis talks to a recruit at the New England Recruiting Station in Framingham, years in prison for interfering Tur’s blood inside the entryway Mass., on Aug. 11. with an investigation into the of Nettleton’s residence on the death of a civilian with whom base and on a paper towel in the the commander had fought and backyard. Army: argued over his affair with the Tur came to Guantanamo in Branch sees higher percentage of man’s wife. May 2011 with his wife, Lara, and A federal judge in Jacksonville two children and worked as the sentenced Navy Capt. John R. loss prevention safety manager non-white officers amid diversity effort Nettleton, news outlets reported. at the Navy Exchange, the main He was convicted in January of shopping complex on the base. obstruction of justice, concealing FROM FRONT PAGE On the night of his disappear- infantry, armor and field artillery moved its efforts solely online. material facts, falsifying records — have long produced the bulk of Recruiters learned they could ance, Tur confronted the com- in 2018 and 2019, said Maj. Gen. and making false statements. mander and Tur’s wife in front of Kevin Vereen, the chief of Army the Army’s three- and four-star still find recruits through social Nettleton, 54, was removed generals. media and other internet plat- witnesses at a party at the on-base Recruiting Command. About 18% from command shortly after ci- nightclub. Each man had “con- of new recruits were female, also “We’re encouraging much more forms, and talk to them on the vilian Christopher Tur was found diversity in those traditional com- sumed several alcoholic drinks,” a slight improvement, he said. phone and in virtual meetings. floating in waters off the base on bat arms branches,” Evans said. according to the indictment. “We’re continuing to focus on Vereen said those practices will the southeastern coast of Cuba in “That really is [about] the desire Later that night, Tur went to assessing a diverse force that largely continue even after the January 2015. Nettleton had com- to ensure that we have people … Nettleton’s residence, where is representative of our nation pandemic ends. manded the base since June 2012, 25, 30 years down the road who the two men fought. Nettleton’s — the nation that we serve,” Ver- “It has really streamlined our but not the detention center where are going to be our senior leaders daughter heard the commotion een said, adding one of his goals processing,” he said. “We can do suspected terrorists are held. — making sure we have got great and came down to see her father toward increasing female enlist- 90% of our [recruit] processing Nettleton wasn’t charged with diversity there, as well.” on the ground and Tur standing ments is to bring more women and recruiting operations online. Tur’s death. The ongoing pandemic forced over him shortly before he left into the Army’s recruiting force. There’s a few things we have to Nettleton denied to his superior the area and wasn’t seen again, the Army to alter its approaches do in person, but we have learned The Army saw a slight increase to recruiting and retention. Brito officer and others that he had an according to documents. in the numbers of new minority that we can do a majority of it affair, but investigators later de- Around that time, a friend of said the economic downturn as online.” officers, as well. Maj. Gen. John coronavirus spread across the termined that it had happened, Tur’s reported getting a call from Evans, leader of Army Cadet And that will continue well according to federal prosecutors Tur, who said he was at Nettle- country in the spring along with into the future, but especially in Command, did not have a precise new, short-term reenlistment op- in Jacksonville, where Nettle- ton’s house and had “just knocked 2021 as the Army continues to be percentage of the non-white por- tions likely contributed to more ton had been on temporary duty. the skipper out,” the documents impacted by the pandemic while tion of the 6,090 new lieutenants soldiers choosing to stay in the Tur’s wife confirmed the affair said. also expecting to be ordered to commissioned into the Army in Army than in recent years. during her testimony, authorities After Tur went missing, Nettle- increase the force, Vereen and fiscal year 2020. But he anticipat- More than 1,600 soldiers said. ton failed to tell people leading ed that percentage was somewhat signed three- to 11-month con- Brito said. Defense attorneys argued that the search for him that he was last higher than the 33% of non-white tract extensions allowing them to “Some of the opportunities and Nettleton couldn’t be found guilty seen at Nettleton’s house when officers commissioned into the stay in the service. Among those, changes we’ve identified about of any of the charges merely for vi- they fought, and the commander service in fiscal year 2019. 139 then chose to reenlist for lon- how to leverage virtual train- olating provisions of the Uniform instead led them to believe he was About 19% of new Army offi- ger and another 1,000 extended ing [and recruiting] opportuni- Code of Military Justice or for last seen at the nightclub, accord- cers in 2020 were female, roughly at least into fiscal year 2021, the ties …. will carry over to what violating any Navy regulations. ing to prosecutors. the same percentage as in 2019, Army said. will be post-pandemic, one day,” he said. The overall increase in reten- Brito said. “We’re growing, and Evans said he is especially fo- tion allowed the Army to lower we have great soldiers, great op- cused on bringing new minority its recruiting goal for the coro- portunities, challenging jobs to and female officers into front-line navirus-impacted year, once provide the sons and daughters of Naval Academy extends combat arms roles, which have about 68,000, to about 62,000. America that you choose to volun- been long dominated by white That came as the Army in March teer to serve.” winter break, cuts spring men. Officers who begin their shut its 1,4000 recruiting stations [email protected] careers in those fields— such as across the nation to the public and Twitter: @CDicksteinDC Associated Press be sent home for winter break. ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The While the academy won’t give its U.S. Naval Academy is drop- midshipmen a spring break, it is ping spring break, but extending providing an additional three-day 2 accused of stolen valor appeal sentence the winter holiday as part of its weekend, with April 5 now off. plan to keep staff and midship- Midshipmen’s return will be Associated Press and Troy Allan Nelson to be eli- Once paroled, both men were men safe during the coronavirus phased, beginning in early Janu- gible for parole, both men would ordered by the judge to serve 441 pandemic, officials announced GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Two ary, to help accommodate for have to write by hand the names hours of community service, the Thursday. Montana men who lied about travel and restriction of move- of all 6,756 Americans killed in Great Falls Tribune reported. A news release from the acad- their military service in court ment requirements, according to Iraq and Afghanistan; write out Pinski also mandated that emy says spring semester class- the release. More details will be have appealed some conditions of the obituaries of the 40 Montana every year during the three- es will begin Tuesday, Jan. 19, provided later. their sentences. residents killed in the two wars year suspended sentences , they 2021, after taking Monday off for Spring classes will end on May The American Civil Liber- and send hand-written letters must stand at the Montana Vet- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, The ties Union of Montana called of apology to several veterans erans Memorial for eight hours Capital Gazette reported. Fall se- 5, with commissioning week the conditions degrading and groups identifying themselves as on each Memorial and Veterans mester classes will end on Dec. 3, planned to immediately follow unconstitutional. having lied about their military Day wearing a sign that reads, with the last final exam on Dec. final exams instead of having a Montana Eighth District Court service to receive help and pos- “I am a liar. I am not a veteran. I 11. customary break for upperclass- Judge Greg Pinski ruled that in sibly a lesser sentence through a stole valor. I have dishonored all The academy has not yet an- men. Commissioning and gradu- order for Ryan Patrick Morris Veterans Court. veterans.” nounced when students will ation will be May 28. PAGE 6 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 10, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Military making 3D-printed swabs in Texas, Maine

BY ROSE L. THAYER “It’s really fulfilling the needs Stars and Stripes that they have,” he said. “For the Lackland site, it’s pretty sig- AUSTIN, Texas — Using 3D nificant. They have a lot of people printers, the Army can now coming through for initial entry provide the military more than testing.” 12,300 nasal swabs a day to con- The success of the program, duct coronavirus testing even he said, could be used to demon- when supply chains become strate how to support troops when scarce. the supply chain to a future bat- Inspired to find a solution to tlefield is compromised. the coronavirus-related supply “We’re really thinking this shortages throughout the United 3D printing concept might be an States in the early months of early proof of concept for what the pandemic, the Army Medi- we could do going into future cal Research and Development conflicts to really make sure we Command began to determine in have all the appropriate medi- March what it would take to pro- cal equipment at the right point duce some of their own medical for the right provider at the right supplies and personal protective time,” Brown said. equipment. The medical research com- The swabs were the first suc- mand is still working to 3D print cess of the initiative, clearing N95 respirator masks to supply government approval in June at military medical personnel. Any sites with 3D printers at Ports- printed masks must pass testing mouth Naval Shipyard in Maine from the National Institute for and Lackland Air Force Base Occupational Safety and Health. in Texas. Five more bases are “We have a few candidates working toward approval and showing some promise,” Brown distribution. JIM CLEVELAND/U.S. Navy said. “What the Army realized was Industrial Engineer Oscar Savastio removes a completed nasal swab batch from a 3D printer. The Work continues on a second that in order to control the sup- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at Kittery, Maine, now has the equipment in place to produce 10,000 nasal swab printing design that can ply chain, you need to become swabs per day, with the ability for scaling up to meet an even larger demand, should the need arise. generate about 1,770 swabs made the supply chain,” said Edward of a nylon material in about six Brown, a biomedical engineer tive gear, namely N95 respirator hours to complete. In total, the again after two weeks of restrict- to eight hours, Brown said. The with the Army Medical Research masks, Brown said. shipyard is generating about ed movement. Army’s Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., and Development Command who Three months later, the first 12,000 swabs a day. Both sites received approval and the Navy’s Fleet Readiness serves as the product manager Center Southeast in Florida are site at the Portsmouth shipyard A dental lab at Lackland was from the FDA through a process for the swabs. the two main sites helping with received clearance from the Food the second site to get approval known as enforcement discretion, As efforts began in March, the that design. and Drug Administration to begin and begin printing. With only which will only allow the military command, based at Fort Detrick, “If that one got online, it could Md., coordinated with locations printing swabs to be used at base about two printers available, it to print and use the swabs during support a much wider range of across the Defense Department medical facilities. can make about 300 swabs a day, the coronavirus pandemic. testing without draining the com- that could manufacture parts for “It’s really to shore up the local and the contribution has been The Coast Guard Academy in mercial market,” he said. the Army to create nasal swabs. testing,” Brown said. crucial to a base that conducts a Connecticut and dental labs at His team has already begun However, most of them have About the size of a coffee stir- lot of training, Brown said. Fort Polk, La., and Fort Gordon, coordinating with the Defense more experience making parts rer, the swabs are made of surgi- Lackland is home to Air Force Ga., are ready to begin printing Logistics Agency to get the swabs for tanks or weaponry and not cal grade resin with a textured basic training and has welcomed as soon as they receive similar into their distribution chains that medical supplies. collection surface at one end that between 460 and 640 new re- FDA clearance. would support clinics throughout With the medical research meets FDA standards to collect cruits nearly every week since The 3D printed swabs cost the Defense Department once command helping identify and the appropriate amount of cells March, according to the 2nd Air about $2 each, while those com- they are available. Similar co- meet government standards for needed to conduct a coronavirus Force, which oversees all service mercially available are about $1 ordination is underway for the medical devices, the facilities test. training. to $1.50 per swab. Portsmouth shipyard. turned their attention to printing Each print creates about 300 All recruits are tested when It’s more about ensuring supply, [email protected] nasal swabs and some protec- swabs and takes about 12 to 16 they arrive for training and then not saving money, Brown said. Twitter: @Rose_Lori US Forces Japan extends public health emergency until Dec. 31

BY JOSEPH DITZLER gency that permits local com- Japan. It also sets policies for U.S. Stars and Stripes manders to set restrictions installations in the country. within their installations to curb Although base commanders in YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan the virus’ spread. Schneider de- spring initially applied a series of — The home of the U.S. 7th Fleet clared the emergency, which ap- restrictions uniformly, with some reported two new coronavirus plies to all U.S. military bases in exceptions, those restrictions cases Friday, both individuals Japan, on April 15 and has ex- have eased as local conditions who recently arrived in Japan. tended it consistently ever since. permit and the number of new Meanwhile, the commander It was due to expire Monday. coronavirus cases has declined. of U.S. Forces Japan extended a A public health emergency also Off-duty travel boundaries, for 6-month-old public health emer- applies to Defense Department example, have broadened but still gency related to the coronavirus civilian employees, contractors vary from base to base. pandemic for all U.S. military and the families of service mem- Yokota’s commander permits personnel in the country through bers, as well as service members travel anywhere in Japan except the end of the year. themselves. central Tokyo. By contrast, the The two new patients at Yoko- At Marine Corps Air Station commander at Sasebo Naval Base suka Naval Base, south of Tokyo, Iwakuni in western Japan, a fam- on Wednesday re-imposed strict remain in isolation, according to ily of four was banned from base limits on travel and activities a post on the base Facebook page. and sent home for violating a rule after five new infections emerged Two other people recovered and within the base community. /Stars and Stripes forbidding travel on public trans- were released, bringing the num- AKIFUMI ISHIKAWA portation. The family flew by No one there may go anywhere ber of active cases on the base to People wear masks to guard against the coronavirus near Yokohama commercial airline from Tokyo but between their homes and six. Station in Yokohama, Japan, Thursday. to Iwakuni in July. their workplaces, with a few ex- The U.S. military does not USFJ, headquartered at Yokota ceptions for outdoor recreation specify whether its coronavirus bers. All new arrivals must spend USFJ commander Lt. Gen. in western Tokyo, is the U.S. au- and essential services. patients are service members, ci- two weeks in quarantine and test Kevin Schneider extended until thority that interacts on military [email protected] vilian employees or family mem- free of the virus before exiting. Dec. 31 the public health emer- matters with the government of Twitter: @JosephDitzler Saturday, October 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP Businesses shut in effort to contain NYC hot spots

Associated Press climbed to a new high. The Department of Health NEW YORK — Hundreds of said the state’s confirmed and businesses and schools in New probable cases rose by 1,265 to York City neighborhoods where 90,145. This was the state’s big- coronavirus cases have spiked gest one-day increase since it were closed Thursday by order reported 1,180 new probable and of the governor, but questions confirmed cases on Sept. 11. swirled about how effectively The number of people hospi- officials could enforce the shut- talized due to COVID-19, the ill- down in areas where it has been ness caused by the virus, rose by met with resentment. nine to a new record high of 547. The new rules were also met Twenty-one more people in the with legal resistance, as the state died from COVID-19, bring- Roman Catholic Diocese of Brook- ing its total fatalities to 1,503. lyn and Agudath Israel of Ameri- Gov. Asa Hutchinson called the ca, an Orthodox Jewish umbrella latest increase a “sober reminder” organization, filed lawsuits over of the virus’ threat in the state. a provision limiting attendance “It is in virtually every commu- at indoor religious services to no nity across this state,” Hutchin- more than 10 people. son said at a meeting of his Confusion and dismay reigned /AP cabinet. “There’s not a grocery ROGELIO V. SOLIS as the restrictions began to take store, there’s not any place you go effect. A masked Giles Parish, 7, waves to his aunt Pam Tompkins of Vicksburg, Miss., as he rides the merry- that you can avoid being mindful In Brooklyn’s Borough Park go-round at the Mississippi State Fair in Jackson, on Wednesday. that someone there may have the section, the scene of two nights of virus.” protests against the clampdown masks to customers for prices as individuals per every 100,000 said another 1,376 people tested by Orthodox Jews, some mer- high as $19.95 per mask. residents daily and maintain pos- positive for the virus that causes chants subject to the shutdown Idaho Prosecutors allege nearly all itivity rates less than 8% to avoid COVID-19, the second consecu- of the sales were made to indi- flagging. Previously, counties had tive day that new infections rose order appeared to be operating as BOISE — Idaho’s economic vidual customers. They also say to test 150 individuals per every above 1,300. Thursday’s statewide usual at midday, including a bar- rebound following a shutdown he continued selling the masks at 100,000 residents daily and main- case count was the highest since ber shop, cellphone stores and a because of the coronavirus pan- inflated prices despite being re- tain positivity rates less than 7%. toy store. demic is third-best in the nation April 30, when Pennsylvania re- peatedly warned of its illegality. Mayor Bill de Blasio said 1,200 based on the unemployment rate. corded 1,397 new infections. “Amassing and reselling per- city workers would be out on But the tradeoff has come with New Mexico The average daily number of sonal protective equipment at the streets doing enforcement, the worst positive COVID-19 test new confirmed cases is up by large markups during a global SANTA FE — High school stu- though some of those efforts in- rate in the country and a grim more than 36% over the past two health crisis is not only greedy, dents won’t be able to compete in volved trying to educate busi- milestone: 500 dead. weeks, according to The COVID it’s illegal under the Defense any sports this fall or winter after nesses about rules imposed with And modeling by mathemati- Tracking Project. And a greater Production Act,” U.S. Attorney state officials clarified Thursday little warning in hastily drawn cians at the University of Idaho percentage of tests are coming John Lausch said in a written that they won’t amend a state zones with confusing borders. says the approaching peak of back positive. statement. health order banning school All nonessential businesses in infections and likely deaths is Health officials cite increased areas designated “red zones” in Defense attorney Thomas sports this year. spread among college and uni- weeks away. “We didn’t update the public parts of Queens and Brooklyn by Leinenweber said in a statement versity students. Penn State Uni- The Idaho Department of Labor health order to ever permit us or K- Gov. Andrew Cuomo were sup- that it was unfortunate Topouz- versity alone has reported nearly said Thursday that the number of 12 games or competitions, this fall. posed to shut. Public and private ian was charged “with something 3,000 positive virus tests at its residents collecting unemploy- We were very clear about that. We schools were supposed to close, that he absolutely did not do.” main campus in State College, ment dropped for the 22nd con- didn’t amend the order to do that, as well, within both the red zones and surrounding Centre County secutive week, falling 8% from and that includes club sports,” Gov. and surrounding “orange zones” Nevada currently leads Pennsylvania in the previous week to 9,144. Michelle Lujan Grisham said. designated by the Democratic the number of infected people per That’s down from more than CARSON CITY — A state coro- Coaches of non-contact sports governor. 70,000 continuing claims in late capita. navirus task force voted Thurs- like volleyball, golf and cross- The new restrictions involve April when Republican Gov. Brad day to relax criteria for testing country were so upbeat about parts of Brooklyn and Queens in Little began reopening the state Washington New York City, sections of Or- and positivity rates that coun- returning to competition that a in stages following his month-long ties must achieve to avoid being ange and Rockland counties in season’s worth of matches was TACOMA — State investiga- stay-at-home order after COVID- flagged as “elevated risk.” the Hudson Valley and an area already scheduled and teams tors have fined 11 Washington 19 entered the state. Officials acknowledged that within Binghamton, near the were holding practices earlier in businesses for allegedly failing Idaho’s unemployment rate progress in containing the coro- Pennsylvania border. the week. School officials in Pojo- to enforce portions of the state’s soared to more than 11% dur- navirus pandemic has reversed Many of the neighborhoods juaque were making contingency face mask mandate, according to ing the stay-at-home order, but course in recent weeks, but they where restrictions have been im- plans for the possibility of fans at- a release Wednesday from the De- with the reopening has since stressed the importance of bal- posed are home to large Orthodox come down to 4.2%, third-lowest tending the matches in-person. partment of Labor & Industries. ancing the need to gradually re- “Today’s announcement Jewish communities, and leaders in the nation behind Utah and Mail Express Business Center open business to avert economic by Governor Michelle Lujan of those communities have com- Nebraska. in Enumclaw got the largest fine, disaster while preventing further Grisham to cancel fall sports is plained of being singled out for $7,500. Investigators determined spread of the virus. disappointing for our athletes, enforcement. customers and employees there Illinois “As we open things up, we do coaches, students, and support- Agudath’s lawsuit challenging were not wearing masks and no expect numbers to go up a little ers,” Albuquerque Public Schools the attendance limits said they CHICAGO — A northern Il- signs were posted about the man- bit. We do expect there to be a interim Superintendent Scott would be especially disruptive linois businessman was charged date, officials said. little bit more spread than what Elder said. on Jewish holidays this coming Thursday with price gouging According to L&I, the owner customers seeking to purchase we were saying when there were High school athletes are still weekend. told investigators she did not en- protective masks at the height of more restrictions. So it’s not en- allowed to practice under restric- “By depriving plaintiffs and force masking because, “she did their congregants of the critical the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. tirely surprising that we’re seeing tions in groups of 10 or less, in- not want to be an unpaid agent religious worship and practices attorney’s office in Chicago an- a small increase,” state biostatis- cluding a coach. Scrimmages are of the government,” KING-TV associated with these upcoming nounced Thursday. tician Kyra Morgan said. prohibited. Masks are required. reported. holidays, defendant has trampled Krikor Topouzian of Winnetka Since Nevada replaced its The news outlet talked to an on their constitutional right to the was charged Thursday in a crim- phased reopening plan with a Pennsylvania free exercise of religion,” the law- inal information with violating strategy that allows local offi- L&I employee named Brian who suit said. anti-price gouging laws. The mis- cials to submit reopening plans Pennsylvania reported its high- sa id t he over whelming major it y of demeanor charge carries a maxi- for approval by the task force, the est number of confirmed corona- businesses named in complaints Arkansas mum of one year in prison. state has used three criteria to virus infections in more than five turned out to be in compliance, or Topouzian, 60, the owner of flag counties for additional scru- months on Thursday, with the quickly made changes to follow LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas a Skokie-based medical sup- tiny. Counties with high positivity governor expressing concern but the mandate. reported its biggest one-day in- ply company, is accused of ac- rates, many active cases or not contending the state is in a much Investigators said they have crease in new coronavirus cases cumulating in March and April enough testing must present miti- better position now to handle the received thousands of complaints on Thursday and the number of about 80,000 respirator masks gation plans for approval. influx than it was at the begin- about businesses not following people hospitalized because of for roughly just over $5 each. He The revised thresholds require ning of the pandemic. the mask mandate since it went the illness caused by the virus later sold nearly 40,000 of the counties to test more than 100 The Department of Health into effect in July. PAGE 8 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 10, 2020 NATION Six charged in plot to kidnap Mich. governor

Associated Press ing four who allegedly helped to surveil Whitmer’s house. LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. The two groups trained together and Gretchen Whitmer and her family were at planned “various acts of violence,” accord- times moved around by authorities as law ing to the state police. enforcement tracked the men who alleg- Surveillance for the kidnapping plot took edly plotted for months to kidnap her, the place in August and September, according state’s attorney general said Friday. to an FBI affidavit, and four of the men Dana Nessel disclosed the detail to “CBS had planned to meet Wednesday to “make This Morning.” She said the Democratic a payment on explosives and exchange tac- governor was consistently updated about tical gear.” the investigation over the past couple “We thought it was time to move in be- months. fore anybody lost their lives,” Nessel said. “She was aware of things that were hap- Whitmer, who was considered as Biden’s pening,” Nessel said. “At times, she and running mate, has been widely praised for her family had been moved around as a re- her response to the coronavirus but also sult of activities that law enforcement was sharply criticized by Republican lawmak- aware of.” ers and people in conservative areas of the Authorities announced Thursday that state. The Capitol has been the site of many /AP they foiled a stunning plot to kidnap Whit- rallies, including ones with gun-toting pro- MICHIGAN OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR mer in a scheme that involved months of testers calling for her ouster. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, planning and even rehearsals to snatch her The FBI quoted one of the men accused Mich., on Thursday . from her vacation home before the Nov. 3 of conspiring to kidnap Whitmer as say- elections. Whitmer’s first term as governor ing she “has no checks and balances at all. opened them in some areas in June and lent extremists.” They discussed detonat- does not end until 2022. She has uncontrolled power right now. All statewide in September. ing explosive devices — including under a Six men were charged in federal court good things must come to an end.” That Authorities said the plots were stopped highway bridge — to divert police from the with conspiring to kidnap the governor in same man, Adam Fox, who was described with the work of undercover agents and in- area near Whitmer’s vacation home and reaction to what they viewed as her “un- as one of the leaders in the alleged plot, formants. The men were arrested Wednes- Fox bought a Taser to use in the kidnap- controlled power,” according to a federal livestreamed a video to a private Facebook day night. The six charged in federal court ping, Birge said. complaint. Separately, seven others linked group “in which he complained about the face up to life in prison if convicted. State “All of us in Michigan can disagree about to a paramilitary group called the Wolver- judicial system and the state controlling terrorism charges the other seven men politics, but those disagreements should ine Watchmen were charged in state court the opening of gyms,” according to the fed- face carry a possible 20-year sentence. never, ever amount to violence. Violence for allegedly seeking to storm the Michi- eral complaint. Andrew Birge, the U.S. attorney in has been prevented today,” Detroit U.S. At- gan Capitol and seek a “civil war,” includ- Whiter closed gyms in March but re- western Michigan, called the men “vio- torney Matthew Schneider said Thursday. Pelosi weighs Trump’s President: Ready for fitness to still serve rallies, feels ‘perfect’

BY LISA MASCARO should be under observation. Associated Press I’m better to the point where I’d Associated Press They don’t call her Crazy for love to do a rally tonight,” Trump WASHINGTON — President nothing!” the president said. said. He added, “I don’t think I’m WASHINGTON — House Donald Trump insisted Thursday The president’s opponents contagious at all.” Speaker Nancy Pelosi is question- have discussed invoking the that he is ready to resume cam- ing President Donald Trump’s paign rallies and feels “perfect” In a Fox News interview Thurs- 25th Amendment for some time, day night, Trump said he wanted fitness to serve, announcing but are raising it now, so close to one week after his diagnosis with to hold a rally in Florida on Satur- legislation Thursday that would Election Day, as the campaigns the coronavirus that has killed day “if we have enough time to put create a commission to allow are fast turning into a referen- more than 210,000 Americans, as Congress to intervene under the dum on Trump’s handling of the his doctor said the president had it together.” He said he might also 25th Amendment to the Consti- coronavirus pandemic. More ”completed his course of therapy” hold a rally the following night in tution and remove the president than 210,000 Americans have for the disease. Pennsylvania. “I feel so good,” he from executive duties. died and millions more infected The president has not been told Fox’s Sean Hannity. Just weeks before the Nov. 3 by the virus that shows no signs seen in public — other than in The Centers for Disease Con- election, Pelosi said Trump needs of abating heading into what pub- White House-produced videos trol and Prevention says indi- to disclose more about his health lic health experts warn will be a J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP — since his Monday return from viduals can discontinue isolation after his COVID-19 diagnosis. She the military hospital where he re- difficult flu season and winter. Speaker of the House Nancy 10 days after the onset of symp- noted Trump’s “strange tweet” ceived experimental treatments Trump says he “feels great” Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a toms, which for Trump was Oct. halting talks on a new corona- for the virus. On Thursday, his after being hospitalized and is news conference at the Capitol 1, according to his doctors. Con- physician, Navy Cmdr. Sean Con- virus aid package — he subse- back at work in the White House. in Washington, on Friday . ley said that meant Trump, who quently tried to reverse course But his doctors have given mixed ley, said in a memo that Trump has been surrounded by minimal — and said Americans need to would be able to safely “return signals about his diagnosis and under the 25th Amendment, staffing as he works out of the know when, exactly, he first con- to public engagements” on Satur- treatment. Trump plans to re- which was passed by Congress White House residence and the tracted COVID as others in the sume campaigning soon. day, as the president tries to shift Oval Office, could return to hold- and ratified in 1967 as way to en- his focus to the election that’s less White House became infected. Congress is not in legislative ing events on Saturday. On Friday, she plans to roll out sure a continuity of power in the than four weeks away, with mil- session, and so any serious consid- He added that Trump was the legislation that would launch aftermath of President John F. lions of Americans already cast- eration of the measure, let alone showing no evidence of his illness the commission for review. votes in the House or Senate, is Kennedy’s assassination. ing ballots. progressing or adverse reactions “The public needs to know the unlikely. But the bill serves as a It says the vice president and While Trump said he believes to the aggressive course of thera- health condition of the president,” political tool to stoke questions a majority of principal officers he’s no longer contagious, con- Pelosi said, later invoking the about Trump’s health as his own of the executive departments “or cerns about infection appeared py prescribed by his doctors. 25th Amendment, which allows a White House is hit by an outbreak of such other body as Congress” to scuttle plans for next week’s Earlier this week, the pres- president’s cabinet or Congress to infecting top aides, staff and visi- may by law provide a declaration presidential debate. ident’s doctors suggested they intervene when a president is un- tors, including senators. to Congress that the president “is “I’m feeling good. Really good. would work closely with military able to conduct the duties of the On Friday, Pelosi along with unable to discharge the powers I think perfect,” Trump said dur- medical research facilities and office. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a con- and duties of his office.” At that ing a telephone interview with other laboratories on “advanced Trump responded swiftly via stitutional law professor, plan to point, the vice president would Fox Business, his first since he diagnostic testing” to determine Twitter. roll out the legislation that would immediately assume the powers was released from a three-day when the president was no longer “Crazy Nancy is the one who create a commission as outlined of acting president. hospital stay Monday. “I think contagious, but did not elaborate. Saturday, October 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 9 NATION Hurricane Delta bears down on Louisiana

Associated Press Marco, fizzled as it hit southeast Louisiana and others veered else- LAKE CHARLES, La. — Resi- where, but Tropical Storm Cris- dents in south Louisiana braced tobal caused damage in southeast to relive a nightmare Friday as Louisiana in June. And Laura de- rain bands from an approaching molished much of the southwest- Hurricane Delta began soaking ern part of the state on Aug. 27, the same area that was badly causing more than 30 deaths. battered by a deadly Hurricane Delta’s storm surge was pre- Laura six weeks ago. dicted to reach as high as 11 feet The city of Lake Charles was along a stretch from the Rock- already a landscape of towering efeller Wildlife Refuge near the debris piles still uncollected after Texas state line to Morgan City, Laura. Blue-tarped roofs still La. Laura — which made landfall stretched as far as the eye could in the same area as a Category 4 see Friday. Streets were lined hurricane with top winds of 150 with sawed-up trees, moldy mat- mph — pushed a storm surge that tresses and box springs and duct reached 12 feet, Gov. John Bel work and other wreckage of de- Edwards said Thursday. stroyed or badly damaged build- In Cameron Parish late Thurs- ings. Officials feared Delta could day, power poles along Highway turn the small mountains of trash 27 in a desolate stretch of marsh lining the streets into deadly were all either broken or leaning projectiles. — none appeared to have been re- Then there was the emotional paired since the August storm. toll. A few miles down the road, the “We just got lights back on like community of Creole presented a two weeks ago and then evacuat- scene of utter devastation under ing again? It’s extremely hard,” an overcast sky that soon gave said Roslyn Kennedy. She was GERALD HERBRT/AP way to pouring rain. Where there among a handful of evacuees used to be buildings, exposed Roslyn Kennedy speaks with Malaka Kennedy, 1, in a shelter on Friday in Lake Charles, La. at the Burton Coliseum in Lake slabs remained. A church and a Charles, waiting to be transport- convenience store had been re- ed, again, to safer destinations. the fourth hurricane or tropical Concern wasn’t limited to the tional Hurricane Center had a duced to debris . “I am worried about the debris storm to hit Louisiana in a year, Lake Charles and Cameron Par- hurricane warning in place for New Orleans, well east of the that hasn’t been picked up,“ said it would tie a 2002 record, Klotz- ish areas, where Laura came the Gulf Coast extending from projected landfall area, was ex- Carla Ardoin of nearby Sulphur. bach said. ashore in late August. Further High Island, Texas, to Morgan pected to escape Delta’s worst “I think that’s what is going to do Forecasters said the 25th east, in Acadiana region towns City. Shortly after dawn, the impact. But tropical storm-force a lot of the damage.” named storm of an unprecedent- like New Iberia and Abbeville, first tropical storm-force winds winds were still likely in the city Delta appeared destined to set ed Atlantic hurricane season people took the storm seriously. were reaching the coast, even on Friday, and local officials said records at landfall — the tenth would likely crash ashore Friday “You can always get another as the eye of the hurricane was they were preparing for the pos- named storm to hit the continen- evening somewhere on southwest house, another car, but not anoth- about 130 miles south-south- sibility of tornadoes. tal United State this year, sur- Louisiana’s coast. er life,” said Hilton Stroder as he west of Cameron, Louisiana. Its And in Mississippi, Gov. Tate passing the number that hit in Delta is such a large hurri- and his wife, Terry, boarded up maximum sustained winds were Reeves declared a state of emer- 1916, according to Colorado State cane that the storm surge risk their Abbeville home Thursday clocked at 115 mph. gency, as did his counterpart University researcher Phil Klotz- remained high even if it became night with plans to head to their It marked the sixth time this Edwards in Louisiana. Forecast- bach. Delta would also be the first less intense just before striking son’s house further east. season that Louisiana has been ers said southern Mississippi Greek-alphabet-named hurricane land, the National Hurricane As Delta churned north at 13 threatened by tropical storms or could see heavy rain and flash to hit the continental U.S. And as Center said. mph on Friday morning, the Na- hurricanes. One, Tropical Storm flooding. Mother, sisters of slain Black teen Feds sue Yale over alleged arrested at protest in Wisconsin applicant discrimination Associated Press A statement from the univer- Associated Press sity president said Yale will not was taken to the hospital weren’t curfew during a second night of WASHINGTON — The Justice immediately known. protests after Milwaukee County change its admissions practices MADISON, Wis. — The mother Department sued Yale University A Facebook livestream that District Attorney John Chisholm as a result of the suit. and sisters of a Black teen who on Thursday, weeks after pros- “As our country grapples with captured only audio of Tracy Cole decided not to charge Wauwa- ecutors found the university was was killed by a suburban Mil- was made by a third daughter. tosa Officer Joseph Mensah, who urgent questions about race and illegally discriminating against waukee police officer have been On a recording of it, Tracy Cole is also Black, with the shooting social justice, I have never been Asian American and white appli- arrested by police who were could be heard screaming in pain death of Cole, 17, in February out- more certain that Yale’s approach cants, in violation of federal civil cracking down on protesters out as she was being arrested, saying side Mayfair Mall. to undergraduate admissions rights law. after a curfew following a deci- police injured her arm, hit her in According to investigators’ re- helps us to fulfill our mission to sion not to charge the officer. the head and used a stun gun on ports, Cole had a gun and fired it. The lawsuit, filed in federal improve the world today and for Alvin Cole’s mother, Tracy her. Chisholm said it appeared he shot court in Connecticut, alleges Yale future generations,” president Cole, and his sisters, Taleavia “I’m Mrs. Cole, Alvin’s moth- himself in the arm. Officers said “discriminates based on race and Peter Salovey wrote. and Tristiana Cole, were arrested er,” Tracy Cole screamed repeat- Cole refused commands to drop national origin in its undergradu- The action from the Justice about 8:30 p.m. Thursday along edly as officers pulled her out of the weapon, prompting Mensah ate admissions process, and that Department is the latest by the with several others in a church her car. to fire. race is the determinative factor in Trump administration in a long- parking lot in Wauwatosa, the “I can’t believe y’all did this Motley has said she plans to hundreds of admissions decisions running effort aimed at rooting Milwaukee Journal Sentinel re- to me. Y’all killed my son,” she file a federal lawsuit against each year.” out discrimination in the college ported, citing multiple witnesses. screamed at the officers. Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph It comes about two months after application process, following Cole family attorney Kimber- “I can’t breathe,” she said, mul- Mensah. the Justice Department publicly complaints from students about ley Motley tweeted that Tracy tiple times. “I can’t breathe.” The death of Alvin Cole was the accused Yale of discrimination, the application process at some Cole was arrested “for peacefully Tracy Cole said her head was third fatal shooting by Mensah in saying its investigation found Ivy League colleges. protesting” and “ended up in the bleeding and she believed her the last five years. Mensah shot that Asian American and white The Justice Department’s in- hospital.” Motley said Tracy Cole, arm was broken, according to the and killed Antonio Gonzales in students have “only one-tenth to vestigation — which stemmed 48, was taken to Froedtert Hospi- livestream. 2015 after police said Gonzales one-fourth of the likelihood of from a 2016 complaint against tal with an injury to her arm and Wauwatosa police tweeted refused to drop a sword. A year admission as African American Yale, Brown and Dartmouth forehead. One daughter, Tristiana Thursday that “several” people later Mensah shot Jay Anderson applicants with comparable aca- — also found that Yale uses race Cole, was taken there as well. were arrested, and said one Jr. In that case, Mensah found demic credentials.” as a factor in multiple steps of the Motley later tweeted that both woman requested medical atten- Anderson in a car parked in a Yale called the lawsuit “base- admissions process and that Yale were released from the hospital. tion and was taken to a hospital. park after hours. Mensah said he less” and said its admissions “racially balances its classes,” of- Details on why Tristiana Cole The city was under a 7 p.m. saw a gun on the passenger seat. practices are fair and lawful. ficials said. PAGE 10 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 10, 2020 WORLD UN World Food Program wins Nobel Prize

Associated Press No. 2, I didn’t win it, you won it.” ROME — The United Nations’ The Nobel Committee said World Food Program on Friday that the problem of hunger has won the Nobel Peace Prize for its again become more acute in re- efforts to combat hunger and food cent years, not least because of insecurity in regions of conflict the coronavirus pandemic that and hardship around the globe. has added to the hardship al- The Rome-based organization ready faced by millions of people provided assistance to almost 100 around the world. million people in 88 countries “In 2019, 135 million people around the world last year. suffered from acute hunger, the “With this year’s award, the highest number in many years,” (committee) wishes to turn the it said. “Most of the increase was eyes of the world to the millions caused by war and armed con- of people who suffer from or face flict. The coronavirus pandemic the threat of hunger,” said Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the has contributed to a strong up- Norwegian Nobel Committee, an- surge in the number of victims of nouncing the award in Oslo. “The hunger in the world.” World Food Program plays a key The Nobel Committee called on role in multilateral cooperation governments to ensure that WFP on making food security an in- and other aid organizations re- strument of peace.” ceive the financial support neces- The organization, known as sary to feed millions in countries WFP, has long been headed by an such as Yemen, Congo, Nigeria, American, and in 2017 U.S. Pres- South Sudan and Burkina Faso. ident Donald Trump nominated WFP has consistently blamed the former Republican governor AP climate change for fueling hun- of South Carolina, David Beasley, ger and wreaking havoc on crops. for the post. Laborers unload food aid from the World Food Program in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 2011. A giddy Beasley praised the Beasley warned the U.N. Se- WFP “family” and said they de- so shocked and surprised.” most difficult, complex places in Beasley with cheers and applause curity Council in April that the served the award. “Talk about the most excit- the world, where there’s war, con- as he emerged from a building world was “on the brink of a hun- “I think this is the first time in ing point in time in your life, it’s flict, climate extremes. ... They to address a crowd after the an- ger pandemic” that could lead to my life I’ve been without words,” the Nobel Peace Prize. And it’s deserve this award. And wow. nouncement: “Two things,” he “multiple famines of biblical pro- Beasley told The Associated Press because of the WFP family,” he Wow. Wow. Wow.” told them. “I can’t believe I’m in portions” within a few months if by phone from Niger. “I was just said. “They’re out there in the WFP staffers in Niger greeted Niger when we got the award, and immediate action wasn’t taken. Russia tries to sponsor Nagorno-Karabakh cease-fire talks

BY VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW — Russia moved to Conflict draws in fighters stop the worst escalation of fight- ing in the separatist region of from across Middle East Nagorno-Karabakh in more than a quarter-century by offering to BY BASSEM MROUE of Nagorno-Karabakh, leaving host cease-fire talks on Friday. several hundred dead. The en- Late Thursday, Russian Presi- Associated Press clave lies within Azerbaijan but dent Vladimir Putin issued a BEIRUT — For the past two has been under the control of statement calling for a break in weeks, Raffi Ghazarian has the fighting between the Arme- ethnic Armenian forces backed been glued to the TV at home by neighboring Armenia since nian and Azerbaijani forces that and at work watching news have raged for nearly two weeks 1994 when a truce ended a about the fighting between Ar- years-long war that killed an over the region. The Kremlin menian and Azerbaijani forc- said Putin’s initiative followed estimated 30,000 people. es. If it goes on, the 50-year-old On the other side of the lat- a series of calls with Armenian Lebanese of Armenian descent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian est fighting, Turkey has sent says he’s ready to leave every- and Azerbaijani President Ilham hundreds of Syrian opposition thing and volunteer to defend Aliyev. fighters to back its ally, Azer- AP his ancestral land. The latest outburst of fighting baijan, according to a Syrian Some from Lebanon’s large between Azerbaijani and Arme- war monitor and three Syria- A man walks past a house destroyed by shelling by Azerbaijan’s ethnic Armenian population nian forces began Sept. 27 and artillery during a military conflict in Stepanakert, self-proclaimed based opposition activists. have already traveled to join marked the biggest escalation of Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, on Thursday. Lebanese-Armenians have the fight, according to mem- the decades-old conflict over Na- been sending money and aid bers of the community, al- gorno-Karabakh. The region lies Azerbaijani officials and Nago- later more shelling wounded two as well as campaigning in the though they say the numbers in Azerbaijan but has been under rno-Karabakh separatist authori- Russian journalists inspecting media in support of ethnic Ar- control of ethnic Armenian forces ties said heavy shelling continued the damage. The Azerbaijani are small. menians in the enclave, which backed by Armenia since the end overnight. military denied targeting the The new eruption of vio- they refer to as Artsakh. of a separatist war in 1994. Fighting with heavy artil- cathedral. lence in the Caucasus region Russia’s Foreign Ministry The Kremlin said Putin pro- lery, warplanes and drones has According to the Nagorno- strikes close to home for Leb- expressed concern over re- posed calling a cease-fire to ex- engulfed Nagorno-Karabakh Karabakh military, 350 of its anon’s Armenians. Red, blue ports about “militants from change prisoners and collect the despite numerous international servicemen have been killed and orange Armenian flags illegal armed groups” from bodies of dead soldiers, adding calls for a cease-fire. Both sides since Sept. 27. Azerbaijan hasn’t are flown on balconies, win- Syria and Libya being sent to that the top Azerbaijani and Ar- have accused each other of tar- provided details on its military dows and roofs of buildings the conflict zone. menian diplomats were invited to geting residential areas and civil- losses. Scores of civilians on both in Bourj Hammoud, Beirut’s Hikmet Hajiyev, a foreign Moscow for consultations. ian infrastructure. sides also have been killed. main Armenian district. Anti- policy aide to the Azerbaijani The Russian Foreign Ministry On Thursday, a historic ca- Stepanakert, the capital of Na- Turkish graffiti in English and president, said this week that said they confirmed their atten- thedral in the town of Shusha in gorno-Karabakh, has been under Armenian mark walls all over “we completely reject” the dance Friday, but there was no Nagorno-Karabakh came under intense shelling. Residents are the streets. claim, calling on those who immediate comment from Arme- shelling, a shell piercing its dome staying in shelters, some of which Fighting has raged since make the accusations to give nia or Azerbaijan to the Russian and damaging the interior. No one are in the basements of apart- Sept. 27 in the separatist region evidence. initiative. was hurt in the attack, but hours ment buildings. Saturday, October 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Governor to be honored with bobblehead doll

BOSTON — Massa- MA chusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is getting the bobblehead treatment for his response to the coronavirus pandemic. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwau- kee on Thursday unveiled plans for a Baker bobblehead doll and said $5 from the $25 cost of each one will be donated to the Protect The Heroes fund’s 100 Million Mask Challenge that pays for pro- tective equipment for health care workers nationwide. Sales of bobbleheads featuring Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Deborah Birx, several other governors and others have raised $275,000 for the challenge. Nearly 200 boats are damaged in marina fire

ST. CHARLES — A MO massive fire at an eastern Missouri marina de- stroyed or damaged nearly 200 boats and left at least one person injured, authorities there said. The fire broke out Wednesday at the Woodland Marina along the Mississippi River in St. Charles County. Firefighters were called ANDREE KEHN, SUN JOURNAL/AP to the marina just before 3 p.m. and believe the blaze started in a storage area for boats. Balancing act Fire chief Jeremy Hollrah said 140 boats were destroyed in Raven Kephart, 4, rides her bike down a small hill as her little brother Teagan, 2, looks on, Wednesday in Auburn, Maine. Raven has just the fire, and dozens more were started learning how to balance on two wheels and had been practicing coasting down the hill as often as she can. “I like it!” she said. damaged. A marina mechanic suffered burns, was taken to a hospital with burns and released The project would install fiber- THE CENSUS police came,” Bain told Miami Wednesday night, officials said. optic cables on about 200 miles of television station WPLG. Smoke from the fire was vis- roads and remove five microwave The boy was rushed to a hospi- radio telecommunication reflec- The amount an Alabama man was fined for tal, where he was listed in stable ible from miles away. About 100 camping out for days on a shuttered Disney firefighters were on scene to help tors from the backcountry that condition, the station reported. were originally installed in 1980, World island. Richard McGuire, 42, was arrested The boy had been outside and fight the fire, which was brought $100 and banned from the Florida theme park for life. He the Bozeman Daily Chronicle relatives and neighbors thought under control about three hours pleaded no contest to a trespassing charge under a after firefighters arrived. reported. he’d gone back inside his house Park officials have said the plea agreement last week in Orange County, Fla., The Orlando Sentinel reported. near Fort Lauderdale, the station older system is no longer ad- He faced up to a year in jail. Orange County Sheriff’s deputies found McGuire reported. Woman accused of equate as all computer networks on Disney’s abandoned Discovery Island in late April. He said he had planned to Broward Sheriff’s Office inves- throwing gas on woman and telecommunications, includ- camp there for a week, according to an arrest report. tigators were at the scene late into ing emergency calls, rely on con- Wednesday night trying to figure MARION — A North nectivity that is inconsistent. out how the child ended up face- NC Carolina woman was Raid nets $36 million cording to Bellevue Police. down in the pond. accused of throwing gasoline on Killing of grizzly bear is Officers and medics rushed to Relatives couldn’t find the boy another woman and trying to set under investigation worth of illegal pot the home to find the elderly man and neighbors began search- a shed she was hiding in on fire, a waiting to meet them on the front ing for him. Neighbor Terryann sheriff’s office said. ANZA — An operation porch. He was taken into custody. Buchanan told WPLG that her ASHTON — Wildlife of- The McDowell County Sheriff’s targeting illegal mari- The body of the man’s wife was father saw a slipper in the water. ficials are investigating CA Office said in a news release that ID juana cultivation in Southern Cal- found inside the home, police He pulled the child from the pond the killing of a federally protect- Tiffany Danielle Keffer, 22, of ifornia led to eradication of more said. and began CPR. That’s when ed grizzly bear in eastern Idaho Bain happened by and took over Nebo, is charged with attempted than 4,500 plants and seizure of Detectives are still looking into near Yellowstone National Park CPR on the boy. first-degree arson and simple 11,000 pounds of processed pot what led up to the murder but that had been part of a research assault. this week, the Riverside County haven’t given any further details study. According to the sheriff’s of- Sheriff’s Department said. yet on a potential motive, only Police: Tree fell on cart, The Idaho Department of Fish fice, deputies responding to a dis- The combined street value was calling it an investigation into a and Game says the 20-year-old, killing golf pro pute between several people on estimated at $36 million. “domestic violence homicide.” adult male grizzly weighing 500 Sept, 26 learned that the victim The raid was conducted Mon- GREAT BAR- reported that Keffer hit her and pounds was shot Sept. 29 in Fre- day by the department’s mari- mont County. Man uses CPR to revive MA RINGTON — A golf threw gasoline on her. The vic- juana enforcement team and the Officials say a tracking collar pro at a Massachusetts country tim said she and a man fled into state Department of Fish and boy pulled from pond put on the bear earlier this year club died apparently when a tree a shed that Keffer then tried to Wildlife on 140 acres of land in fell on his golf cart as violent as part of the study sent out a FORT LAUDERDALE set on fire. There was no word on the Anza area, about 95 miles thunderstorms with high winds mortality signal. Biologists went — A man who was walk- whether the two people who hid southeast of Los Angeles. FL moved through the region, police to retrieve the collar on Oct. 1 and ing down a South Florida street in the shed were hurt. said. discovered the grizzly had died jumped into action on Wednesday Elderly man calls 911 to Thomas Sullivan, the pro at after being shot in the side. Biolo- evening when he heard screams Wyantenuck Country Club, was Park proposes improved gists recovered a rifle bullet. report he killed his wife and saw a lifeless toddler lying on found on the ground next to the cellphone coverage Biologists followed a blood trail the grass. cart at about 5:30 p.m. Wednes- to a clearing called Coyote Mead- BELLEVUE — An David Bain began performing day, according to a Facebook post BOZEMAN — The ows where the bear had been elderly woman was CPR, a technique he’d learned in WA by Great Barrington police. The National Park Service shot. The area is near the south- found dead inside her Bellevue high school, on the 2-year-old boy MT cart was covered with trees and has asked for the public’s feed- western corner of Yellowstone home Thursday morning and her who had just been pulled from a branches. back on a proposal that would National Park. husband surrendered to police neighborhood pond. Responding officers tried first improve cellphone coverage in The National Park Service after calling to report killing her. “I just gave him CPR, he was estimates there were about 725 KOMO-TV reported that a man aid but Sullivan could not be re- developed areas of Yellowstone spitting up water, whatever he vived, police said. National Park, without having to grizzly bears in the park and sur- called 911 just after 4:30 a.m. and was eating and then he opened install cell towers. rounding areas in 2019. told dispatchers “I shot her,” ac- his eyes and then that is when the From wire reports PAGE 12 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 10, 2020 LIFESTYLE

Red, white and blocked As the election approaches, political posts online are dividing family, friends offl ine

BY ERIN MCCARTHY a “cover word” for the N-word. The Philadelphia Inquirer Page was soon unfriended. She was shaken once again s Emma Finucane when a close relative posted a scrolled through comparison between the Ku Facebook a few Klux Klan and Black Lives months ago, the Matter, she said. In that case, Apost of a close fam- she let him know the post ily friend caught her eye. deeply offended her, she said, The 22-year-old did a double but she forced herself not to let take: Could these words, railing it weaken their friendship or against Pennsylvania’s coro- cause strain. navirus restrictions, really “I don’t want to lose him,” she have been written by the kind said. “But had he not been my and reasonable person she had blood, I would’ve unfriended spent countless hours with him.” since she was a child? Someone TJ Deluca, 33, said a few she thought she knew well? relatives and some fellow When the family friend parishioners at his Delaware shared a campaign video for County church blocked him on President Donald Trump weeks social media and then stopped later, Finucane almost struck speaking to him after he posted the “angry” reaction, one of this summer that he would be a Facebook’s alternatives to the Democratic National Commit- “like” button, but jerked her tee delegate. hands away from the keyboard. “Most of them are just of- Breathe, she thought, as she fended by the fact that I’m a talked herself down from poten- iStock photos practicing Catholic and I’m a tial relationship destruction. Research finds people have less tolerance for political posts on social media now than ever before. Democrat,” said Deluca, who Instead of detonating the serves as the president of the relationship with a few furious Then, you become fi lled social media than perhaps ever Upon further research, he Pennsylvania Young Demo- keystrokes, Finucane made a with dread and regret. They before, even in the lead-up to determined the video was of an crats. (The Pennsylvania Young mental note and clicked away fl ood your feed with cat vid- the 2016 election, research unrelated gathering at an offi ce Republicans did not return from the screen. eos that aren’t even funny or indicates. park. While Radico said he will multiple requests to be included “It shows me who they are as posts in which they overshare “There’s no middle group” on correct misinformation like in this article.) a person and where their values every deeply personal detail of Facebook, said Luanne Spencer, that, he tries not to judge the Deluca said the views of his are. And as a person of color, their lives. They saturate your 60, a Republican from Ed- poster. He admits it’s easier said family and fellow parishioners it’s saddening,” said Finucane, timeline with false information, dystone, Pa. “There’s very pro than done. did not surprise him, but their 22, who is Asian and lives in or nonstop political posts that Trump, and then there’s people “I would like to say that I’m expression of them did. Malvern, Pa. “It is frustrating devolve into fi ghts, or rhetoric who — he could cure cancer bigger than that, but in the back “I would’ve assumed that to think they support Trump, that is problematic at best, and tomorrow and they still would of my mind, it does affect the they were pro-life Republi- and they don’t support Black racist, homophobic or misogy- say negative things.” way I think of that person,” cans,” he said, “but I would not Lives Matter.” nist at worst. “I can’t look at Facebook,” he said. Often, “I still like the assume that they would have Everyone on social media “Wow, I liked you better be- she added, during a recent person, but that’s in the back of that kind of bottled-up anger or has had this experience to some fore we were ‘friends, ’ ” you say conversation about the interests the mind.” hatred toward people that were degree: Maybe you have a nice to yourself. of Philly’s suburban voters. Sharee Page, 36, said she not Republican.” conversation with your neigh- Sometimes, this phenom- “I don’t engage with certain only reacts when the posts are It’s interesting, he said, be- bor, or bond with a friend of a enon can occur suddenly with members of my family.” She extreme and offensive. cause in-person debates — even friend at a barbecue, or hit it off longtime friends and fam- said she worries about losing After a Minneapolis police with people with whom he with a relative of your signifi - ily members, causing users to them completely because she offi cer killed George Floyd, vehemently disagrees — are, in cant other at a family event. question how they could learn supports Trump. she stumbled upon a Facebook his experience, more civil than Next time you log onto Face- about these staunch beliefs for Matt Radico, 54, of Spring- post in which a high school the arguments that happen in book, you take the all-knowing the fi rst time on social media. fi eld, Pa., said one of his Face- classmate called Black people online comment feeds. platform up on its offer to send As the presidential election book friends recently shared “animals.” In person, “it does not get the person a friend request, and approaches in battleground a video that purported to show Page, a Black woman who that heated. It does not get that for a few innocent moments, Pennsylvania, and the return Joe Biden supporters rioting recently moved from Phila- personal,” Deluca said. “I think their acceptance fl oods your to a post-pandemic “normal” and attempting to break into a delphia to Delaware County, that when people are leaving brain with dopamine. remains elusive, people are children’s hospital. He couldn’t said she was so angry that she comments on the internet they “They like me; they really more fed up and less ambiva- help but laugh to himself as he couldn’t not respond. She wrote forget that they are talking with like me !” you think. lent about political posts on said, “That cannot be true.” a comment, saying “animals” is another person.” Saturday, October 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 13 HEALTH AND FITNESS

BY ELIZABETH CHANG “The amount of movement that these The Washington Post unstable surfaces allow for really is not so much more so that the benefi ts outweigh f you bought a stability ball to use at the potential consequences,” Gregory said your pandemic home work station, in a telephone interview. BALANCING or dusted off the unused one in the Discomfort is not the only potential Ibasement, you might want to sit down problem. Another negative found in one for this reality check — on a traditional of the studies cited by Lowe is “spinal chair. Claims that stability balls will shrinkage,” a decrease in spine height strengthen your core have little backing in due to fl attening of the discs between the research. In fact, sitting on a stability ball, vertebrae. also known as a balance ball, exercise “Increased movement of the spine, if ball or Swiss ball, could have detrimental benefi cial, should reduce disk shrink- effects. age because the benefi cial movement Manufacturers often promote stabil- would increase fl uid exchange within the ity balls as both workout equipment and intervertebral disc,” Lowe said. “The loss furniture. Advertisements assert that in spinal height due to intervertebral disc although the products can be used to shrinkage calls into question any benefi ts make exercises more challenging — by on the spine.” doing situps atop the balls, for example, or Lowe also notes “anecdotal evidence propping your feet on them to do push- among ergonomics professionals of people ups — simply using them as desk chairs falling from the free-rolling stability improves posture and facilitates a core- balls”; balls that are set on a base with a strengthening workout. backrest should lower that risk. The hype seems to have worked. Sales And what about the idea that balancing of balance balls grew 67% from January on a stability ball will help you burn extra through July 2020, compared with that calories, which is sometimes cited as a Despite popularity as desk chairs, of the previous year, according to fi gures benefi t? Two studies that measured the gathered by the NPD Group, a market re- difference between sitting on a regular search company. An NPD spokeswoman chair and on a stability ball concluded research fi nds that stability balls said sales grew the fastest in March, April that the difference was approximately and May, corresponding to the time when 4 calories per hour, Lowe wrote, which many gyms were closed and Americans works out to only about 30 calories over an are much better saved for workouts were starting to work from home. eight-hour workday. Balancing on an unstable surface None of this is to say that stability does require the engagement of balls don’t belong in fi tness rou- your core — your abdomi- tines (the question of stabil- nal, lower back and pelvic ‘ Although ity balls as a solution for muscles. And engag- the existing body of hyperactive students is ing your core helps it also a separate issue). grow stronger, which literature is small, and But, as Gregory should improve the studies have limitations points out, no one is posture and lessen ... the literature to date does expected to partici- back pain. That’s pate in any workout why people do not suggest significant health that requires core exercises on top benefits to justify unstable activation all day. of stability balls. “We don’t want to Thus, the idea that sitting as a health promotion have a muscle acti- offi ce workers could practice. ’ vated and then stay gain similar benefi ts activated for a period March 2016 commentary by using balance balls of time,” she said. as desk chairs doesn’t American Journal of Health Promotion Tessa Elliott, a physi- seem that far-fetched. cal therapist who works for But it’s not a theory backed Emory Healthcare in Atlanta by science, according to Brian and did research on balance balls Lowe, a research industrial engineer as a doctoral candidate, says the balls can at the Centers for Disease Control and help patients build endurance in their Prevention’s National Institute for Oc- deep abdominal muscles. cupational Safety and Health. He and his “Using an unstable surface allows those colleagues were concerned when they saw muscles to be turned on,” she said. workplace wellness campaigns bearing Elliott was part of a team at Armstrong images of employees sitting on stability State University in Savannah, Ga., that balls because they weren’t sure sitting on compared stability balls with desk chairs. a free-rolling stability ball was “an appro- The 2016 study, published after she gradu- priate general workplace recommenda- ated, concluded that sitting on a stabil- tion,” Lowe wrote via email. After examining the issue, they pub- ity ball did not reduce lower back pain, lished a commentary in the American though it did improve endurance in the Journal of Health Promotion in March muscles that control forward and back- 2016 that ended, “Although the existing ward movement. Still, Elliott said, sitting body of literature is small, and the studies on a ball all day isn’t something she would have limitations ... the literature to date recommend as a strategy “to specifi cally does not suggest signifi cant health ben- target core endurance.” efi ts to justify unstable sitting as a health “The bigger picture is that a healthier promotion practice.” Until studies showed way to sit is varying what we sit on,” she more conclusive benefi ts, they added, said. So, she suggested, an at-home worker workplace recommendations involving could switch between, say, a traditional stability balls should be viewed skepti- chair, a stability ball, a backless stool and cally. standing (standing all day, however, is Diane Gregory, an associate professor also detrimental to the body, she pointed in the Department of Kinesiology and out). “It’s also important to pay attention Physical Education at Wilfrid Laurier to posture and get up and move as often as University in Waterloo, Ontario, was an possible, even if it is just for a few sec- author of one of the studies cited in the onds,” she added in an email. commentary. That paper, which compared Gregory isn’t averse to people using the balls with offi ce chairs, concluded that balls for short periods of time, if they’re “prolonged sitting on a stability ball does really interested in doing so. not greatly alter the manner in which an “I would say, maybe work up to an individual sits, yet it appears to increase hour,” she said, “but at the end of the day, the level of discomfort.” She also was a I don’t think anyone should be sitting co-author on a 2013 study, which found longer than an hour, even in a fancy offi ce that gradually acclimating to sitting on a chair.” stability ball might ease the lower back Get up and move around often, she discomfort caused by the balls, but again added: “That’s going to be so much more iStock did not see an improvement in trunk benefi cial than anything you’re sitting on strength or posture. to begin with.” PAGE 14 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 10, 2020 ENTERTAINMENT Q&A

Not afraid of the dark

agents are like, “OK. The No. 1 movie in Filmmakers Antonio Campos and Sean Durkin America right now is ‘Scooby-Doo.’ If you have something that’s like ‘Scooby-Doo,’ on the movies Hollywood doesn’t want to make come back and talk to us. But until then, there’s really nothing we can do for you and your weird boarding school suicide BY MARK OLSEN death movie.” I feel like for some reason Los Angeles Times that’s still the same world. Like, what is the movie that people like? What movie ntonio Campos and Sean Durkin, along with Josh Mond, broke does the industry now think is the movie through a little over a decade ago with their Borderline Films to make? I wonder if it would be as hard collaboration, a company in which one of them would direct and to pull off what we pulled off with “After- the others would produce. The partnership resulted in a series of Campos Durkin school” or “Martha” today. acclaimed independent fi lms that were as polished as they were “The Nest” and “The Devil All the unnerving, including Campos’ “Afterschool” and “Simon Killer,” like a master plan to it. Sean, do you think Time” are so different in how they are being released. Sean, you premiered at AMond’s “James White” and Durkin’s “Martha Marcy May Marlene.” that the way that your career is playing out? Is it fi tting into some sort of plan? Sundance, got picked up by IFC Films, While Borderline has ceased operating as a company, the fi lmmakers’ friend- Durkin: No, I don’t. I think we work and now the fi lm is going to theaters ship and collaborative spirit remain. Campos and Durkin have new fi lms out. really hard to get stuff made that we before it hits VOD. But Antonio, “The Durkin’s “The Nest” is an intense, direct look at marriage, family and ambi- believe in and want to make. And some of Devil All the Time” was made for Netfl ix tion, with Jude Law and Carrie Coon as a couple in 1980s England driven to the it happens, and some of it doesn’t. That’s with only a limited theatrical release. edge of collapse, released to theaters by IFC Films before heading to VOD in sort of where I’m at. I just get drawn to Does the release of the movie impact November. something, I’ll push really, really hard, do how you feel about it? Campos’ “The Devil All the Time” is a sprawling adaptation of a tale of sin, everything I can to make it, and maybe Durkin: I think it’s always about the redemption and generational trauma set in Appalachia from the 1940s to ’60s it’ll get a break and get made, and maybe work fi rst. So you make the thing because it won’t. It’s kind of that simple right now. you have to make it and you want to make with a cast that includes Tom Holland, Riley Keough, Mia Wasikowska and it. I always say you get to your premiere, Robert Pattinson. The fi lm is streaming on Netfl ix and had a limited theatrical It’s also just battling the industry and the changing industry; that’s the other you get to the festival or wherever, and release. thing you’re always navigating. One if you can say, “I’ve done everything I The two have also worked in TV, with Durkin directing the British series minute, you might have an idea and be can to make this the best movie it can “Southcliffe” and Campos working on “The Sinner” (which featured “The like, “OK, I know I want to do this,” and be,” that’s kind of all you can do as a Nest” star Coon). The two fi lmmakers recently got on a video conference to you get feedback like, “Well, that’s not fi lmmaker. And then obviously fi ght for discuss what they have taken forward from their former partnership, where really getting bought right now.” And then things along the way in terms of release they are now and what happens when Hollywood tries to dismiss you with the six months later, that’s all that’s getting and what you can do. I think as long as D-word: dark. bought. you have passionate people releasing the Campos: We’ve been making features movie and people are engaged with what Los Angeles Times: The two of you our opinion but never force someone to for 13 years. And I remember in 2004 or you want to do, that’s what feels best, no started out collaborating on each change something. It was like, “OK, that’s something I had gone out to LA, and I was matter what the outcome of that is. And other’s fi lms, and even now as you’re what you want. Let’s fi gure out how to meeting with different agents at the time. I certainly feel that now the team’s been making your own movies, you’re on make this the best version of the thing I was like 19, and I was just sort of getting amazing and especially with the circum- stances being so unpredictable, it’s all similar paths, both moving back and that you want to make.” How do I put my- to know what that was, and they looked about that energy and belief. And I think forth between feature fi lms and televi- self in that person’s shoes and help them at me like, “What do you have to offer?” having people putting it out who believe in sion. What do you think of how your make the best version of that? And I was like, “Well, I want to make a it is what means the most. careers are evolving? Durkin: drama about two girls that die of a drug And that makes you a better Campos: The joke that Randy (Poster, Campos: overdose in a boarding school.” And the I think it’s important to men- fi lmmaker because you’re able to under- producer) and I had was we never got a tion in terms of the way that we worked, stand a different fi lmmaking perspective. Top: Bill Skarsgaard and Michael Banks chance to celebrate this movie. It was just the thing that made us, I think, unique is Campos: It always felt like we were work, work, work, work, work and then that we defi nitely encouraged each fi lm- expanding our perspectives as fi lmmak- Repeta are pictured in a scene from the sprawling psychological thriller “The Devil we’re going to celebrate when we get to maker to just do what they were doing. If ers because we were open to whatever the fi lm festival. And then there was no we disagreed with something in a script the other person wanted to make. But in All the Time.” or an edit or whatever, we would voice terms of our careers, there’s defi nitely not Netflix CONTINUED ON PAGE 15 Saturday, October 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 15 ENTERTAINMENT

FROM PAGE 14 really kind of had the freedom festival. I don’t know if, Sean, to run with that. And so when he you feel this? But from where we showed up and he came into the came from, which was always scene and he did that accent and just to get the movie made, that he was talking the way he talked, was all that it was about. And it was like, “OK, there’s the guy.” so for me, I’m just so happy that And I will say that my No. 1 I got to make the movie that I note to Rob in this movie was, wanted to make in the way that “Go as far as you want to go.” I wanted to make it. And then I was like, “Don’t be scared to Netfl ix supported us in the way go big. You cannot go too big.” that they did and were such good And he defi nitely did it at times, partners. which is really funny because he I just feel lucky that we have would make himself laugh when this place that actually can show he went there. But we always the movie and get it out to a big knew that we could rein it in. audience, right now especially. I just love performances that Sean, I have to ask you about swing for the fences. Carrie Coon’s dance scene I recently read an interview in “The Nest.” She’s alone in from the early ’90s with Paul a bar and she just lets loose Schrader where he said that to the Communards’ cover of in Hollywood, one way they “Don’t Leave Me This Way.” It dismiss you is with the D-word has such an intensity to it, it’s — dark. And I couldn’t help but so striking. What was it like think about the two of you. Is it shooting that moment? hard to maintain the sensibili- Durkin: Well, it was fun and ties that you have and tell the very simple. I mean, Tony’s kind of stories that you want to CINEMAX/AP worked with Carrie. It’s giving tell? her the space to just let rip, and I Durkin: I also think dark is a Andrew Koji, right, stars in “Warrior.” The historical drama is in its second season. think we did two takes. perception that is not read in the One was getting the right same way for everyone. Like I environment. My production was trying to make a movie for designer is amazing and knew years (on Janis Joplin), and I saw exactly how to create the exact right Soho location from the mid- the complexities of the human A warrior for all time ’80s. We set the fi lm in 1986, and being. I was trying to make a I fi gured the last time (Coon’s movie about being truthful and character) Allison was out danc- honest and complex, and the pro- ing was probably in the mid-’70s. ducers felt it was too dark. And I Bruce Lee still making ripples even after death So I thought the fact that the No. just didn’t agree with that assess- ment. Humanity has darkness, 1 hit at the time was a cover of BY TERRY TANG In the beginning, Koji was worried that he was and I’m interested in the truth a disco song, I thought it was Associated Press essentially playing Lee and that people would of that. With that said, I think a perfect combination of what compare them. But Shannon Lee assured him would get her on the dance fl oor. there’s lots of different things I ven nearly 50 years after his death, that they wanted the best actor, not martial artist. And other than that it’s just about want to do. Bruce Lee can still make ripples. “She said ‘No, just keep doing your thing. Don’t the release, right? It’s just about Campos: I feel I’ve been hear- From this summer’s ESPN documen- worry about fi nding out who Bruce Lee is,’ ” Koji her character stepping out on her ing that word a lot. And it’s funny Etary “Be Water,” to Quentin Tarantino’s said. own and just having this mo- because I have the same feeling heavily criticized depiction of him in “Once Upon It remains unclear whether “Warrior” will get ment of release and setting it up. about “dark” as Sean, and I know a Time ... In Hollywood,” the martial arts legend a third season. Cinemax decided earlier this year Didn’t want to move the camera. it’s the word people associate continues to captivate audiences. to stop producing original programming. Cancel- Didn’t want to do anything ex- with the work. I’ve been asked, That continues with “Warrior,” a histori- ing it would especially hurt in a TV landscape cept set the scene and let Carrie “Why are you interested in dark cal drama inspired by his original idea, which with few Asian-led vehicles. feel that. characters?” And I was like, “No, premiered its second season stateside Oct. 2 on Shannon Lee isn’t giving up on fi nding a new Antonio, from the moment I’m interested in complicated Cinemax . home for “Warrior,” which will eventually be the trailer for “The Devil All people.” And there is darkness, A screen icon who struggled with racism, Lee available on HBO Max. It’s helped reveal another the Time” was released people and it doesn’t mean that there’s is now infl uencing the careers of its mostly Asian side of her father, she said. have been talking about Robert not humanity and humor. I’m cast as Hollywood faces a national reckoning on “I think he’s really getting his due as a creative Pattinson as a sleazy South- not scared of darkness, and I’ve race and representation. — someone who knows how to story-tell,” Shan- ern preacher. I don’t know never been scared of movies that “I’m more proud of something like ‘Warrior’ non Lee said. “We’re fi nally getting to see he than if I was putting on a superhero costume and what your conversations were are dark. I think that I fi nd going wasn’t just a fl ash in the pan.” being the token Asian,” said leading man Andrew like before shooting, but as a to dark places in your work is Any fan of Lee — who died in 1973 at age 32 Koji, who credits the show with helping him land director, what do you do when after an allergic reaction to pain medication cathartic. the role of Storm Shadow opposite Henry Golding Robert Pattinson shows up — will recognize his DNA in the show’s brutal, Luckily, I think people want in the upcoming “G.I. Joe” movie “Snake Eyes.” with that performance? blood-spilling fi ghts. to work with us as directors, “It has helped me open doors, literally, but also in Campos: You go give him a big Shannon Lee says her father’s “cameo” in and that helps get these fi lms terms of confi dence in my ability.” hug (and say), “Let’s do this.” It’s last year’s “Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood” made. At the end of the day we Koji plays the series’ titular warrior, Chinese exactly what Sean was saying are creating something that’s movie was a terrible portrayal. like with Carrie and that scene; immigrant Ah Sahm, who arrives in 1870s San entertaining and that’s engaging Francisco. “Game of Thrones”-level carnage She was incensed watching a boastful Bruce you get these great actors, (and) and an experience. I think that I ensues. Instead of warring houses, there are war- challenge Brad Pitt’s stuntman to a fi ght. It was you gotta embrace it and encour- would say “The Nest” and “The ring Chinatown gangs known as tongs. The crime especially “irresponsible” as Tarantino never age it. Rob was very close to the Devil All the Time” are unique drama doesn’t shy away from showing anti-Chi- consulted her, but spoke with families of other vest about his process leading up moviegoing experiences. There’s nese racism — painfully relatable 150 years later real-life characters. to shooting. not other fi lms that are necessar- in the COVID-19 era. “He was not a bully, and he was not arrogant,” We talked about character, she said. “Quite frankly, my father was treated in ily like them, and they create a “They wrote this a year and a half ago,” Koji but he didn’t want to, like, share that fi lm like he was by white Hollywood when he strong emotional response. said. “It’s just scary how relevant it is because we his accent with me. We kept was alive.” If you want to go to movies and haven’t learned.” trying to schedule dialect coach The production came from an eight-page, It was sheer coincidence that the documentary sessions with him. And he would leave and sort of go, “Well, that “Be Water” aired on ESPN in June. Almost like was good,” we are never going typed treatment Lee offered to Warner Bros. in always fi nd some reason for it 1971. But the studio “wouldn’t sign off on having a tonic to Tarantino’s fi lm, director Bao Nguyen not to happen. And it was clear to make those movies. But if you fl eshed out the diffi cult path Lee had to stardom want to go to a movie and feel a Chinese man star in an American TV series,” he didn’t want to engage in according to daughter Shannon Lee. through archival footage and interviews, includ- something and be taken some- that process, which was really The treatment and Lee’s accompanying hand- ing with Shannon Lee. The title comes from Lee’s place, I think we will always important in some ways, because written notes sat in his family’s garage until 2015, belief that fi ghters need to be “formless” and everybody had to be from West bring that kind of experience to when “The Fast and the Furious” franchise direc- adapt like water. Virginia or Ohio. So we really movies. tor Justin Lin asked Shannon Lee about it. Lin If Lee were alive, his daughter believes he had to nail that sound. I love going to movies and helped get the concept on the development track would be part of the current national conversa- But Rob kind of came from going to a place that I may not and became an executive producer. Jonathan tion about Hollywood white privilege and support another part of the world. So be totally comfortable with and I Tropper, co-creator of the show “Banshee” and a Black Lives Matter. it didn’t really matter that he can get into the heads of char- Lee fanboy, boarded as showrunner. “He believed in celebrating people’s cultures sounded like anybody else; he acters that I would never really Koji, who is of Japanese and British descent, and backgrounds and not holding it against sounded like he was (from) Ten- know in real life, but I feel like studied martial arts growing up but knew little them,” Shannon Lee said. “He was interested nessee, but also there’s nothing I’m in a safe place because it’s a about Lee. He’s since consumed Lee’s movies, in people showing up as themselves and being else to compare him to. So he movie. writings and philosophies. authentic.” PAGE 16 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 10, 2020 VIDEO GAMES It’s far too easy to throw money at this free game

Before I knew it, I was $130 poorer. I approached the free-to-play game Genshin Impact with trepidation. As a former smoker and drinker (and a current gamer), I’m no stranger to imprudent spending. But then, the game swept me off my feet with its windswept, breezy orches- trated score, deep role-playing mechanics and surprisingly well-written characters with compelling arcs. It’s worth stressing again that although the game is free, there are many insidious ways the game tries to nab your real- world cash. Here’s how it works: You punch in your credit card to buy the game’s fantasy cur- rency. The game offers three “banners” to try your luck, each with its own set of de- tailed chances for various items. The main draw is to win characters. Once you de- cide to spend, the game will “open” a wish with either a weapon inside, or if you’re lucky, a four-star or fi ve-star character. Genshin Impact also offers “pity rolls,” where if you roll too many times without a good pull, the game will randomly select a miHoYo good reward for you. More often than not, it won’t be what you wanted. Players start Genshin Impact as one of two twin siblings banished to an unknown kingdom besieged by a dragon. Case in point: Pat Boivin is a Twitch streamer and longtime gaming personal- ity, who’s decided to regularly stream Genshin Impact to his 84,000 followers on his channel Pat Stares At. In an Oct. 2 Genshin Impact: Real treasure stream, Boivin decided to spend $100 of his own money, as well as $40 of donations from his subscribers, to gamble for new characters. He ended up getting a lot of charac- Loot box-style free mobile RPG a surprisingly high-quality experience ters he didn’t want, duplicates of ones he already had, and more than a hundred BY GENE PARK global attention to this game. shin Impact, the chances of getting a great weapons that will end up being recycled The Washington Post On Twitch, the game regularly has al- “fi ve-star” character are less than 1%. I’m for materials and trash. It didn’t feel good. most 100,000 viewers, just under longtime too early in the game to see whether get- One of his viewers wondered if Boivin was or years, free-to-play mobile behemoths like Fortnite, Minecraft and ting new characters (or fi ve-star weapons) scaring people away from the game. games have had a reputation of the hit game of the moment, Among Us. would be necessary to complete it. And it’s “If there are people that see this ill repute, and for good reason. Not bad for a non-competitive game trying healthy to stay skeptical in the early days. monetization explained in depth and get FThey’re usually cheaply made to sell us characters nobody recognizes. Live service games often adjust as they scared away from it, that’s fi ne,” Boivin titles with famous licensed characters But miHoYo clearly wants us to recog- go, and not always to the players’ favor. said on stream. “I don’t care if this game with little gameplay value. And they’ll nize them in the future. The sex appeal of But so far, the game has given me is successful. I’m having a blast with it, charge you for what’s practically a digital the anime characters bely its clean, Satur- no reason to try my chances at getting genuinely. I also realize that some of you raffl e drawing to see if you can pull your day morning cartoon approach to telling another character. I’ve only used the free may be susceptible to gambling problems. favorite character. its story of might and magic. You play as currency doled out by the game’s quests And if I continue to play this on stream Genshin Impact by Chinese developers one of two twin siblings from a distant and login rewards to roll for two new without a proper warning, that means I miHoYo breaks this mold by being a com- realm, rejected by the gods for reasons characters and dozens of new weapons am enticing you to engage in your gam- pelling experience from the start. That unknown, and banished into an unknown I won’t need, but will break down for bling problem.” the game is free isn’t the most remark- kingdom. An overly cheerful fairy person resources down the road. Genshin Impact is unlike any mobile able feature. This game is well within the named Paimon acts as your guide, with an The game’s user interface and controls game before it. The trick is to create a “gacha” genre of mobile games, similar to ear-piercing “golly gee” personality that may seem strange for anyone diving in compelling universe in which players what we call the “loot box” system in the just borders on annoying. on PlayStation 4 or PC. But after testing invest their time, and hopefully money. It West. Gacha games are usually fast-ca- The plot starts out simple: After wan- it on an iPhone XR on its lowest settings worked on me, like a spell. sual games meant as distractions and time dering the strange new land in search of (which ran well), the interface makes a It happened when I fi nally met Venti, wasters, rather than full gameplay experi- your sister, you stumble upon a kingdom lot more sense to tap than it is to navigate a whimsical, happy-go-lucky boy bard. ences you’d fi nd on consoles and PC. besieged by a dragon, among other bad with a mouse or controller. It’s clear that Venti’s backstory, in particular, was so But Genshin Impact offers a shockingly things happening. It’s practically the story miHoYo developed this game as a mobile compelling that I needed him in my party. coherent experience, both in narrative of Skyrim, in an anime skin. The story title fi rst, and retrofi tted controls for other No spoilers here, but anyone who’s played and gameplay. It looks beautiful, and the doesn’t overwhelm you with new jargon platforms later. through this knows that there’s more score performed by the London Philhar- like most role-playing games do, and it’s I can’t help but think about the recent to him than meets the eye, and that he monic Orchestra is dreamy. And, most not only easy to follow, but fl eshed out. Marvel’s Avengers release, and how it becomes the driving narrative force of the importantly, it’s fun to explore this world It makes sense. The more attractive the tried to do something similarly ambitious. game’s opening chapters. and discover its secrets. characters are in looks and personal- Avengers almost reached the storytelling Yet he’s not available as a playable I approached the fi rst moments of ity, the more players will want to spend heights of developer Crystal Dynamics’s character. Not for free, at least. There’s a the game with extreme trepidation. But money to roll for a chance to earn them to legacy in its Tomb Raider games, but “50%” increased chance to “win” him if within a minute, I was let loose onto its play in the game. it remains all too eager to herd players I gamble my real-world money. The pull massive, luxurious fantasy map, fi ghting Much has been said about its aesthetic through the live service, multiplayer was irresistible, despite all my caution. monsters with snappy combat controls. similarities to Breath of the Wild, but it’s portion of the game. Avengers hopes that I broke out the credit card and punched Within 10 minutes, I was given a glider to clear the game wears its inspiration on you stayed invested in its version of the in my digits to buy “Genesis Crystals,” navigate long distances, much like Link in its sleeve proudly. The gliders, the sound Marvel universe long enough to spend so I can convert them into “Primogems,” The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. design and the climbing are all lifted from more money and time on its future story which I then convert to either an “Ac- Yes, this game cribs exploration and Nintendo’s seminal hit. But it feels less and characters. quainted Fate” or “Intertwined Fate,” crafting mechanics from the Nintendo like a copycat instance, and just more like Genshin Impact relies on no known so I can fi nally “make a wish” for a new Switch launch title in 2017, considered by part of the infl uence of the Zelda series. names or heroes. From the start, it’s try- character to join my team. Which doesn’t many to be the greatest game of this past Many beloved games in the past have ing to convince you that it’s a world worth happen most of the time. console generation. While that brought cribbed liberally from Nintendo, and to investing your time and imagination. About $90 into my spending spree, I a bit of infamy to a studio little known great success and acclaim. Developer mi- Genshin Impact dares us to imagine a fi nally landed Venti. It was a huge sigh outside of China, it also captured people’s HoYo is merely using Zelda as a template, mobile gaming world with titles with qual- of relief, after spending the last three attention. Analytics fi rm App Annie said as many others have. ity that matches the industry’s top-tier minutes groaning and slapping my head. the game saw 17 million downloads in its That’s not to say that the monetization experiences. You can easily spend $90 in “Genshin fi rst four days of release. This doesn’t in- isn’t egregious in its own way. Luck-based Platforms: iOS, PC, PlayStation, An- Impact” very quickly, and have very little, clude the number of downloads on PC and online games in China are mandated to let droid if anything, to show for it. PlayStation 4, the two ports that brought players know about the odds, and in Gen- Online: genshin.mihoyo.com/en — Gene Park Saturday, October 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 17 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander After COVID-19, it will be a different world Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY DAVID IGNATIUS well as its vulnerability. The federal gov- The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted Washington Post Writers Group ernment may have been paralyzed because post-traumatic stress on adults and chil- EDITORIAL of political divisions and poor leadership, dren, which may persist. 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That is why we not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense colleagues keep me alive to a workforce I know this year has been tough and or Stars and Stripes of the products or services advertised. where someone acts like the world is end- learned to evenly distribute that stress. We looks like there’s no end but there are steps Products or services advertised shall be made available for ing when staples run out?” He felt as if the also learned to not frame our own trials purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, to help you find that light. Take a breath, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical military kept going, while he faded into the as unfit. Just because we struggle doesn’t know your worth, find your community on- handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor background. That was when his depression mean we are unfit parents, unfit spouses, line and plan your right next steps. of the purchaser, user or patron. led to suicidal ideation . Instead of rushing unfit people. It doesn’t mean we are broken to the altar, I was now rushing him to the — it means we need support. Rachel Moyers, a caregiver to her Air Force vet- © Stars and Stripes 2020 eran husband, is the Outreach and Engagement emergency room. I’d drop him off and cry. 2) You get a seat at the table. For so long, Associate at the American Red Cross Military and stripes.com I’d cry because I couldn’t fix it. I’d cry for I put my husband’s and children’s needs be- Veteran Caregiver Network. PAGE 18 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 10, 2020 Saturday, October 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 19 SCOREBOARD

Sports Autor racing College football Pro basketball Deals on AFN Bank of America Roval 400 AP Top 25 schedule NBA playoffs Thursday’s transactions lineup Saturday FINALS BASEBALL No. 1 Clemson vs. No. 7 Miami At Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Major League Baseball Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series No. 2 Alabama at Mississippi (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) MLB — Announced that it has ap- Sunday, Oct. 11 No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 14 Tennessee proved a roster substitution for the Tam- At Charlotte Motor Speedway L.A. Lakers 3, Miami 1 No. 4 Florida at No. 21 Texas A&M L.A. Lakers 116, Miami 98 pa Bay Rays due to an injury sustained Go to the American Forces South Concord, N.C. No. 5 Notre Dame vs. Florida State Lap length: 1.5 miles L.A. Lakers 124, Miami 114 by RHP Oliver Drake. As a result, Drake Network website for the most No. 8 North Carolina vs. No. 19 Virginia will be replaced by RHP Trevor Richards (Car number in parentheses) Tech Miami 115, L.A. Lakers 104 up-to-date TV schedules. 1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota. L.A. Lakers 102, Miami 96 on Tampa Bay’s Division Series roster vs. No. 13 Auburn vs. Arkansas the New York Yankees. 2. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet. No. 15 BYU vs. UTSA Friday: Game 5 myafn.net 3. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford. No. 17 LSU vs. Missouri x-Sunday: Game 6 (AFN-Sports, 1:30 American League 4. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford. No. 22 Texas at Oklahoma a.m. Monday CET; 8:30 a.m. Monday JKT) SEATTLE MARINERS — Announced Tim 5. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet. No. 23 Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Coastal x-Tuesday: Game 7 (AFN-Sports, 3 Wilson to be director of grounds. 6. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet. Carolina a.m. Wednesday CET; 10 a.m. Wednes- TAMPA BAY RAYS — Activated RHP 7. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota. No. 24 Iowa State vs. Texas Tech day JKT) Trevor Richards added to roster. Placed Pro soccer 8. (22) Joey Logano, Ford. RHP Oliver Drake on 10-day IL. 9. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota. National League 10. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet. SAN DEIGO PADRES — Sent OF Abra- MLS 11. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford. Pro football ham Almonte outright to El Paso Chihua- 12. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford. huas. EASTERN CONFERENCE 13. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet. W L T Pts GF GA 14. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota. FOOTBALL Toronto FC 10 2 4 34 27 16 15. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford. NFL injury report LIMITED: TE Tyler Eifert (neck), DT Daniel National Football League 16. (8) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet. Ekuale (ankle), CB C.J. Henderson (shoul- ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed S J.J. Wil- Columbus 9 3 4 31 26 12 cox to the practice squad. Activated A.J. Philadelphia 9 3 4 31 28 13 17. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet. NEW YORK — The National Football der), LB Myles Jack (ankle), T Cam Rob- 18. (37) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet. League injury report, as provided by the inson (knee), WR Laviska Shenault (ham- Terrell from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Orlando City 8 2 6 30 28 16 league (DNP: did not practice; LIMITED: string). FULL: K Stephen Hauschka (right BALTIMORE RAVENS — Waived S Geno New York City FC 8 6 2 26 21 13 19. (38) John Hunter Nemechek, Ford. 20. (21) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford. limited participation; FULL: Full partici- knee), G Brandon Linder (knee), G Tyler Stone. New England 5 4 7 22 15 13 21. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford. pation): Shatley (not injury related). TEXANS: BUFFALO BILLS — Re-signed RB Anto- New York 6 8 2 20 19 21 22. (15) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet. SUNDAY DNP: LB Peter Kalambayi (hamstring). nio Williams to the practice squad. Montreal 6 8 2 20 24 30 23. (42) Matt Kenseth, Chevrolet. ARIZONA CARDINALS at NEW YORK LIMITED: TE Jordan Akins (ankle, concus- CHICAGO BEARS — Activated LB Atlanta 5 8 3 18 17 19 24. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford. JETS — CARDINALS: DNP: TE Darrell Dan- sion), LB Dylan Cole (knee), DT Brandon Devante Bond from the practice squad. Nashville SC 4 5 6 18 11 14 25. (00) Quin Houff, Chevrolet. iels (thigh), LB Devon Kennard (calf), DT Dunn (elbow), RB Buddy Howell (ham- GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed WR Chicago 4 8 4 16 20 25 26. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet. Jordan Phillips (illness). LIMITED: S Chris string), LB Benardrick McKinney (shoul- Reggie Begelton to the practice squad. Inter Miami CF 4 10 2 14 16 26 27. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota. Banjo (hamstring), CB Dre Kirkpatrick der), T Laremy Tunsil (shoulder). FULL: INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed LB Cincinnati 3 9 4 13 8 26 28. (41) Cole Custer, Ford. (calf). FULL: S Budda Baker (thumb), RB RB Cullen Gillaspia (hamstring). Najee Goode to practice squad. Released D.C. United 2 9 5 11 12 28 29. (51) Joey Gase, Ford. Kenyan Drake (chest), WR Larry Fitzger- LAS VEGAS RAIDERS at KANSAS CITY CB Christian Angulo from the practice WESTERN CONFERENCE 30. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet. ald (not injury related), WR DeAndre CHIEFS — RAIDERS: DNP: DT Maliek Col- 31. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford. squad. W L T Pts GF GA Hopkins (not injury related), DT Corey lins (shoulder, illness), WR Bryan Ed- NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-signed 32. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford. Peters (not injury related), G Justin wards (ankle, foot). LIMITED: T Trenton Seattle 9 3 3 30 34 14 33. (77) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet. TE Paul Quessenberry to the practice Portland 8 4 3 27 33 27 Pugh (knee). JETS: DNP: T Mekhi Becton Brown (calf), WR Rico Gafford (ham- squad. 34. (96) Daniel Suarez, Toyota. (shoulder), QB Sam Darnold (right shoul- Sporting KC 8 5 2 26 27 21 35. (95) Christopher Bell, Toyota. string), CB Lamarcus Joyner (ribs), LB NEW YORK GIANTS — Activated LB Minnesota United 6 5 5 23 26 21 der), RB Frank Gore (not injury related), Nick Kwiatkoski (pectoral), CB Nevin David Mayo to practice squad from in- 36. (127) Gray Gaulding, Ford. WR Breshad Perriman (ankle). LIMITED: Los Angeles FC 6 6 3 21 35 30 37. (53) James Davison, Ford. Lawson (ankle), CB Keisean Nixon (ham- jured reserve. CB Blessuan Austin (calf), S Ashtyn Da- string), TE Darren Waller (knee), T Sam FC Dallas 5 4 6 21 21 17 38. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet. vis (groin), DE John Franklin (foot), WR PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Placed LB San Jose 5 6 5 20 24 40 Young (groin, knee). FULL: S Johnathan T.J. Edwards and S Rudy Ford on injured Chris Hogan (ribs, knee), LB Jordan Jen- Abram (shoulder, thumb), DT Johnathan Colorado 5 4 4 19 25 20 Drive for the Cure 250 lineup kins (shoulder, calf). FULL: WR Jamison reserve. Signed LB Dante Olson to prac- Hankins (eye), RB Alec Ingold (thumb), RB tice squad. Houston 4 5 7 19 24 26 Crowder (hamstring), T Chuma Edoga Josh Jacobs (hip), RB Jalen Richard (an- Real Salt Lake 4 6 6 18 21 26 NASCAR Xfinity Series (shoulder), DE Jordan Willis (ankle). TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Promot- kle), WR Henry Ruggs (knee, hamstring), ed C Ross Cockrell and WR Josh Pearson Vancouver 5 11 0 15 18 37 Saturday, Oct. 10 BUFFALO BILLS at TENNESSEE TITANS G John Simpson (shoulder). CHIEFS: DNP: LA Galaxy 4 8 3 15 21 30 At Charlotte Motor Speedway — BILLS: DNP: DE Mario Addison (not DE Michael Danna (hamstring). FULL: from the practice squad. Note: Three points for victory, one South Concord, N.C. injury related), LB Matt Milano (pecto- WR Mecole Hardman (hamstring), WR TENNESSEE TITANS — Placed TE My- point for tie. Lap length: 1.5 miles ral), WR Andre Roberts (ankle), CB Levi Tyreek Hill (heel), DT Chris Jones (groin), Cole Pruitt and DB Breon Borders on the Saturday’s games (Car number in parentheses) Wallace (ankle), CB Tre’Davious White DT Derrick Nnadi (ankle), LB Dorian reserve/COVID-19 list. Suspended TE Houston at Miami 1. (9) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet. (back), G Brian Winters (knee). LIMIT- O’Daniel (ankle), C Austin Reiter (knee), Tommy Hudson for six games without New York at Atlanta 2. (11) Justin Haley, Chevrolet. ED: WR John Brown (calf), G Cody Ford CB Charvarius Ward (hand). pay for violating NFL’s Policy on Perfor- LA Galaxy at Colorado 3. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet. (groin), QB Jake Fromm (not injury relat- LOS ANGELES RAMS at WASHINGTON mance-Enhancing Substances. Real Salt Lake at Vancouver 4. (19) Brandon Jones, Toyota. ed), RB Zack Moss (toe). FULL: QB Josh FOOTBALL TEAM — RAMS: Practice Not HOCKEY Sunday’s games 5. (10) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet. Allen (left shoulder), WR Cole Beasley Complete. WASHINGTON: DNP: TE Mar- National Hockey League New England at New York City FC 6. (39) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet. (foot), LB Del’Shawn Phillips (quadricep). cus Baugh (not injury related), G Wes BUFFALO SABRES — Signed LW Zem- Seattle at Los Angeles FC 7. (68) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet. TITANS: LIMITED: WR A.J. Brown (knee). Schweitzer (elbow), WR Steven Sims gus Girgensons to a three-year contract. D.C. United at Chicago 8. (98) Chase Briscoe, Ford. FULL: CB Malcolm Butler (quadricep), LB (toe), CB Greg Stroman (foot). LIM- CAROLINA HURRICANES — RW Justin 9. (20) Harrison Burton, Toyota. Jadeveon Clowney (knee), RB Darrynton ITED: WR Dontrelle Inman (foot), WR Williams announced his retirement. Toronto FC at Cincinnati Evans (hamstring), CB Chris Jackson Columbus at Orlando City 10. (7) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet. Terry McLaurin (thigh), DE Chase Young COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Waived 11. (22) Austin Cindric, Ford. (hamstring), T Taylor Lewan (shoulder). (groin). FULL: DT Jonathan Allen (knee), C Alexander Wennberg for contract buy- Montreal at Philadelphia CAROLINA PANTHERS at ATLANTA Nashville at Sporting Kansas City 12. (21) Kaz Grala, Chevrolet. LB Cole Holcomb (knee). out. 13. (18) Riley Herbst, Toyota. FALCONS — PANTHERS: DNP: CB Eli MIAMI DOLPHINS at SAN FRANCISCO DETROIT RED WINGS — Re-signed LWs Minnesota at FC Dallas Apple (hamstring). LIMITED: TE Chris Taro Hirose and Adam Erne to a one-year San Jose at Portland 14. (1) Michael Annett, Chevrolet. 49ERS — DOLPHINS: DNP: T Austin Jack- 15. (92) Josh Williams, Chevrolet. Manhertz (ankle). FULL: S Juston Burris son (foot), RB Malcolm Perry (illness), extension. 16. (136) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet. (ankle), G Dennis Daley (ankle), CB Don- TE Durham Smythe (knee). LIMITED: DE EDMONTON OILERS — Loaned G Ol- NWSL 17. (44) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet. te Jackson (toe), T Greg Little (ankle), Shaq Lawson (shoulder). FULL: S Clayton ivier Rodrigue to the Graz99ers of the 18. (51) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet. T Russell Okung (groin), C Matt Paradis Fejedelem (pectoral), S Kavon Frazier Austrian League. W L T Pts GF GA (finger), DT Kawann Short (foot), TE Co- (shoulder), CB Xavien Howard (knee), FLORIDA PANTHERS — Acquired D 19. (02) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet. lin Thompson (hip). FALCONS: DNP: S Portland 2 0 1 7 8 2 20. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota. CB Byron Jones (groin, achilles), G Solo- Markus Nutivaara from Columbus in ex- Washington 2 1 1 7 5 4 Jaylinn Hawkins (concussion), WR Julio mon Kindley (foot), WR DeVante Parker change for F Cliff Pu. 21. (93) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet. Jones (hamstring), C Alex Mack (not in- Houston 2 1 0 6 10 6 22. (16) A.J. Allmendinger, Chevrolet. (ankle). 49ERS: DNP: DE Ezekiel Ansah LAS VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS — Signed Chicago 1 1 1 4 6 4 jury related). LIMITED: S Ricardo Allen (biceps), CB Dontae Johnson (groin), CB 23. (105) Matt Mills, Toyota. (elbow), DT Marlon Davidson (knee), DT D Jimmy Schuldt and C Reid Duke to one- North Carolina 1 1 1 4 5 7 24. (07) Jade Buford, Chevrolet. Emmanuel Moseley (concussion), WR year contracts. Sky Blue FC 1 2 0 3 3 6 Grady Jarrett (hip), DE Takkarist McKin- Deebo Samuel (illness), CB K’Waun Wil- 25. (6) Ryan Vargas, Chevrolet. ley (groin), S Keanu Neal (hamstring), MINNESOTA WILD — Re-signed D Matt Utah 0 1 2 2 3 6 26. (0) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet. liams (knee, hip). LIMITED: QB Jimmy Bartkowski and C Kyle Rau to a one-year, WR Calvin Ridley (thigh, knee). FULL: TE Garoppolo (ankle), LB Dre Greenlaw Orlando 0 1 1 1 1 3 27. (61) Austin Hill, Toyota. Jaeden Graham (shoulder), K Younghoe two-way contract extension. Reign FC 0 1 1 1 3 6 28. (13) Stephen Leicht, Toyota. (quadricep), RB Raheem Mostert (knee), MONTREAL CANADIENS — Re-signed Koo (right groin), LB Foyesade Oluokun CB Ahkello Witherspoon (hamstring). Note: Three points for victory, one 29. (4) B.J. McLeod, Chevrolet. (oblique). D Noah Juulsen to a one-year, two-way point for tie. 30. (190) Preston Pardus, Chevrolet. FULL: WR Dante Pettis (knee), WR Trent contract extension. Signed RW Josh An- CINCINNATI BENGALS at BALTIMORE Taylor (ankle), S Jimmie Ward (wrist). Friday’s game 31. (08) Joe Graf, Jr., Chevrolet. RAVENS — BENGALS: DNP: WR John Ross derson to a seven-year contract exten- Houston at Orlando 32. (78) Josh Bilicki, Toyota. (illness). LIMITED: CB Mackensie Alexan- MINNESOTA VIKINGS at SEATTLE SE- sion. Saturday’s games 33. (74) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet. der (hamstring), DT Geno Atkins (shoul- AHAWKS — VIKINGS: DNP: CB Holton Hill NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Waived G Cory Chicago at Sky Blue FC 34. (52) Kody Vanderwal, Chevrolet. der), LB Markus Bailey (neck), RB Joe (foot), LB Eric Kendricks (foot), WR K.J. Schneider for contract buyout. Acquired Portland at Reign FC 35. (47) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet. Mixon (shin), T Jonah Williams (shoul- Osborn (hamstring). LIMITED: CB Kris D Ryan Murray from the Columbus Blue Saturday, Oct. 17 36. (199) C.J. McLaughlin, Chevrolet. der). FULL: DE Carlos Dunlap (not injury Boyd (hamstring), T Olisaemeka Udoh Jackets for a fifth-round pick in 2021. related), CB Darius Phillips (not injury (finger). FULL: C Garrett Bradbury (knee), OTTAWA SENATORS — Acquired D Erik North Carolina at Orlando 37. (15) Jesse Little, Chevrolet. WR Dan Chisena (knee), CB Mike Hughes Utah at Reign FC 38. (17) Cody Ware, Ford. related), LB Logan Wilson (concussion). Gudbranson from Anaheim Ducks in ex- RAVENS: DNP: RB Mark Ingram (not in- (neck), T Brian O’Neill (shoulder), WR change for a 2021 fifth-round draft pick. jury related), QB Lamar Jackson (knee, Adam Thielen (shoulder). SEAHAWKS: PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Signed LW illness), G Tyre Phillips (shoulder), DT Practice Not Complete. Sam Lafferty to a two-year contract run- Golf Brandon Williams (not injury related). NEW YORK GIANTS at DALLAS COW- ning through the 2021-22 season. LIMITED: TE Mark Andrews (thigh), TE BOYS — GIANTS: DNP: LB Oshane Xi- mines (shoulder). LIMITED: S Adrian SOCCER Nick Boyle (thigh), S Anthony Levine Major League Soccer (abdomen), WR Chris Moore (thigh, fin- Colbert (neck), LB Kyler Fackrell (neck), Shriners Hospitals KPMG Championship S Jabrill Peppers (ankle). COWBOYS: D.C. UNITED — Announced that Ben Ol- ger), CB Marcus Peters (thigh), CB Jimmy sen will depart as head coach of the club Smith (knee), T Ronnie Stanley (shoulder, DNP: C Joe Looney (knee), T Tyron Smith for Children Open Thursday (neck). LIMITED: DE Dorance Armstrong effective immediately. Assistant Coach, At Aronimink Golf Club hip). FULL: WR Marquise Brown (knee), Chad Ashton will assume the role of in- PGA Tour DT Justin Madubuike (knee), DT Broder- (knee), DE Tyrone Crawford (ankle). Newtown Square, Penn. FULL: CB Trevon Diggs (shoulder, knee), terim manager. Thursday Purse: $4.3 million ick Washington (illness), DE Derek Wolfe NEW YORK CITY FC — Loaned F Alex- At TPC Summerlin Cource (elbow). DE Demarcus Lawrence (knee). Yardage: 6,831; Par: 70 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at PITTSBURGH andu Mitrita to Al-Ahi Saudi FC thru Jan. Las Vegas, Nevada First Round DENVER BRONCOS at NEW ENGLAND 31, 2022. PATRIOTS — BRONCOS: DNP: LB Jeremi- STEELERS — EAGLES: DNP: WR Alshon Purse: $7 million Kelly Tan 36-31—67 -3 Jeffery (illness), CB Avonte Maddox (an- National Women’s Soccer League Yardage: 7,243; Par: 72 ah Attaochu (quadricep), TE Noah Fant Assigned D Midge Brittany Lincicome 34-33—67 -3 (ankle), WR K.J. Hamler (hamstring), DT kle). LIMITED: WR DeSean Jackson (ham- SKY BLUE FC — First Round Gaby Lopez 35-33—68 -2 string), T Lane Johnson (ankle), S Rodney Purce to U.S. women’s national team Bryson DeChambeau 32-30—62 -9 Mike Purcell (knee). LIMITED: RB LeVante Carlota Ciganda 34-34—68 -2 Bellamy (knee), LB Joseph Jones (knee), McLeod (hamstring). FULL: WR J.J. Arce- training roster. Austin Cook 31-32—63 -8 Linnea Strom 33-35—68 -2 ga-Whiteside (calf), DT Fletcher Cox (not Harold Varner III 32-31—63 -8 QB Drew Lock (right shoulder). FULL: CB Lydia Ko 32-36—68 -2 Bryce Callahan (wrist), CB Davontae Har- injury related), S Marcus Epps (rib), G Scott Harrington 32-31—63 -8 Danielle Kang 36-32—68 -2 ris (hamstring), RB Phillip Lindsay (foot), Nate Herbig (groin), C Jason Kelce (hip). Patrick Cantlay 29-34—63 -8 Cydney Clanton 33-35—68 -2 S Trey Marshall (wrist). PATRIOTS: LIM- STEELERS: DNP: LB Marcus Allen (foot), AP sportlight Nate Lashley 30-33—63 -8 Pernilla Lindberg 35-34—69 -1 ITED: DT Adam Butler (shoulder), WR Ju- RB Derek Watt (hamstring), LB T.J. Watt Brian Stuard 31-33—64 -7 Anna Nordqvist 36-33—69 -1 lian Edelman (knee), G Shaquille Mason (knee). FULL: CB Joe Haden (illness), Emiliano Grillo 34-30—64 -7 Amy Yang 35-34—69 -1 (calf), T Isaiah Wynn (calf). WR Diontae Johnson (toe), C Maurkice Oct. 10 Andrew Landry 33-31—64 -7 Matilda Castren 36-33—69 -1 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at CLEVELAND Pouncey (not injury related), QB Ben Ro- 1964 — John Henry Johnson of Pitts- Rob Oppenheim 33-31—64 -7 Isi Gabsa 36-34—70 E BROWNS — COLTS: DNP: T Anthony Cas- ethlisberger (not injury related), WR JuJu burgh rushes for 200 yards to lead the James Hahn 33-31—64 -7 Ashleigh Buhai 35-35—70 E tonzo (rib), LB Darius Leonard (groin), LB Smith-Schuster (knee), DE Stephon Tuitt Steelers to a 23-7 triumph over the Cleve- Bronson Burgoon 31-33—64 -7 Inbee Park 36-34—70 E Anthony Walker (ankle). LIMITED: CB T.J. (not injury related). land Browns. Sepp Straka 33-32—65 -6 Lexi Thompson 34-36—70 E Carrie (hamstring). FULL: TE Trey Burton MONDAY 1974 — Danny Gare of Buffalo scores Brian Harman 33-32—65 -6 Georgia Hall 32-38—70 E (not injury related), LB Bobby Okereke LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at NEW OR- 18 seconds into his first NHL game as the Brice Garnett 33-32—65 -6 Lauren Stephenson 35-35—70 E (thumb), LB E.J. Speed (elbow). BROWNS: LEANS SAINTS — CHARGERS: DNP: DE Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 9-5. Zach Johnson 34-31—65 -6 Sarah Schmelzel 37-33—70 E DNP: LB Tae Davis (elbow), DT Larry Joey Bosa (triceps, knee), T Bryan Bulaga 1979 — Quebec’s Real Cloutier scores Cameron Davis 34-31—65 -6 Pajaree Anannarukarn 35-35—70 E Ogunjobi (abdomen). LIMITED: WR Odell (back), RB Austin Ekeler (hamstring), G three goals in his first NHL game, but Martin Laird 33-32—65 -6 Beckham (toe), DE Adrian Clayborn (hip), Trai Turner (groin), WR Mike Williams the Nordiques lose 5-3 to the Atlanta Jenny Shin 35-35—70 E (hamstring). LIMITED: QB Tyrod Tay- Louis Oosthuizen 32-33—65 -6 Hinako Shibuno 34-36—70 E RB Kareem Hunt (groin), S Karl Joseph Flames. Michael Gligic 32-33—65 -6 (hamstring), LB Jacob Phillips (knee), DT lor (ribs, chest). FULL: S Nasir Adderley 1981 — Southern Cal’s Marcus Allen Charley Hull 35-35—70 E (shoulder), G Dan Feeney (elbow), S Ray- Charl Schwartzel 32-34—66 -5 Jasmine Suwannapura 34-36—70 E Sheldon Richardson (thigh), C J.C. Tret- rushes for 211 yards, his fifth straight ter (knee), CB Greedy Williams (shoul- shawn Jenkins (groin), LS Cole Mazza (an- 200-plus rushing game, in a 13-10 loss to Matthew NeSmith 33-33—66 -5 Jeong Eun Lee 34-36—70 E kle), LB Kenneth Murray (ankle), T Storm der). FULL: TE Stephen Carlson (shoul- Arizona. Abraham Ancer 33-33—66 -5 Elizabeth Szokol 36-35—71 +1 der), DT Jordan Elliott (ankle), DE Porter Norton (knee), DT Jerry Tillery (ankle). Peter Malnati 34-32—66 -5 Cheyenne Knight 34-37—71 +1 Gustin (finger), RB Andy Janovich (hip), SAINTS: DNP: CB Justin Hardee (ham- 1987 — Columbia sets an NCAA record Denny McCarthy 34-32—66 -5 Amy Olson 34-37—71 +1 WR Jarvis Landry (hip), LB Sione Takitaki string), WR Deonte Harris (hamstring), with its 35th straight loss, 38-8 to Princ- Vaughn Taylor 32-34—66 -5 Ally McDonald 35-36—71 +1 (shoulder), T Jedrick Wills (calf). CB Janoris Jenkins (shoulder). LIMITED: eton. Fabian Gomez 33-33—66 -5 Cristie Kerr 38-33—71 +1 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at HOUSTON TE Jared Cook (groin), DE Marcus Daven- 1998 — New Hampshire’s Jerry Camilo Villegas 33-33—66 -5 Sei Young Kim 37-34—71 +1 TEXANS — JAGUARS: DNP: DE Josh Al- port (toe), DE Trey Hendrickson (groin), Azumah becomes the first back in NCAA Kevin Na 33-33—66 -5 Alena Sharp 35-36—71 +1 len (knee), DE Adam Gotsis (not injury S Malcolm Jenkins (knee), CB Marshon Division I-AA history to run for more than Sergio Garcia 32-34—66 -5 Sung Hyun Park 35-36—71 +1 related), DT Abry Jones (not injury re- Lattimore (hamstring), G Andrus Peat 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons. Cameron Tringale 34-32—66 -5 Nelly Korda 35-36—71 +1 lated), TE James O’Shaughnessy (not in- (ankle), T Ryan Ramczyk (concussion), He has 165 yards and one touchdown in Robby Shelton 34-33—67 -4 Brooke M. Henderson 35-36—71 +1 jury related), T Will Richardson (illness). WR Michael Thomas (ankle). a 22-13 loss to Richmond. PAGE 20 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 10, 2020 AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES Yankees top Rays, force Game 5 Scoreboard AL Division Series (Best-of-five; x-if necessary) Tampa Bay 2, New York Yankees 2 At San Diego N.Y. Yankees 9, Tampa Bay 3 Tampa Bay 7, N.Y. Yankees 5 Voit, Torres hit Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Yankees 4 Thursday: N.Y. Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 1 Friday: Game 5 Houston 3, Oakland 1 homers to help At Los Angeles Houston 10, Oakland 5 Houston 5, Oakland 2 Oakland 9, Houston 7 NY even series Thursday: Houston 11, Oakland 6 Thursday BY BERNIE WILSON Astros 11, Athletics 6 Associated Press Oakland Houston ab r h bi ab r h bi Semien ss 4 1 2 1 Sprngr cf-rf 5 0 1 0 SAN DIEGO — The New York La Stella 2b 5 0 2 1 Altuve 2b 3 3 1 2 Yankees didn’t flinch under the Pinder 3b 4 0 0 0 Brantley dh 5 3 3 3 Davis dh 4 0 0 0 Bregman 3b 4 2 2 0 pressure of an elimination game Olson 1b 4 1 1 0 Tucker lf 5 1 3 1 Canha rf 4 1 1 0 Correa ss 4 1 3 5 and got the AL Division Series Laureano cf 4 2 2 4 Gurriel 1b 5 0 0 0 against Tampa Bay into the hands Grossman lf 4 1 2 0 Reddick rf 3 0 1 0 Murphy c 4 0 1 0 Straw cf 0 0 0 0 of ace Gerrit Cole for the decisive Mldonado c 3 1 0 0 Game 5. Totals 37 6 11 6 Totals 37 11 14 11 Oakland 030 010 002— 6 Luke Voit and Gleyber Torres Houston 000 522 20x—11 hit impressive home runs, Jordan E—Olson (1). DP—Oakland 2, Houston 1. LOB—Oakland 7, Houston 8. 2B—Gross- Montgomery and three relievers man (2), La Stella (1). HR—Laureano 2 were brilliant in combining on (2), Brantley 2 (2), Correa (3), Altuve (2). a three-hitter and the Yankees IP H R ER BB SO Oakland 2 beat the Rays 5-1 Thursday night Montas L,0-1 3 ⁄3 7 5 5 1 3 1 Wendelken ⁄3 1 2 2 1 0 to even the best-of-five series at 2 Minor ⁄3 2 0 0 1 0 1 2-2. Trivino ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Soria 1 3 2 2 1 0 The Yankees bounced back Diekman 1 1 2 2 0 2 from consecutive losses against McFarland 1 0 0 0 1 1 Houston their AL East rivals to set up 2 Greinke 4 ⁄3 5 4 4 1 4 1 a showdown between Cole and Taylor ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Javier W,1-0 2 ⁄3 3 0 0 0 4 Tyler Glasnow on Friday night. 2 Paredes ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Asked the Yankees mental- Pressly 1 3 2 2 1 1 HBP—Diekman (Maldonado), Javier ity for Game 5, Voit said, “We’re (Davis). T—3:43. going to win it.” And with Cole on the mound, Yankees 5, Rays 1 “We’re locked and loaded,” Voit Tampa Bay New York ab r h bi ab r h bi said. Diaz dh 3 0 1 0 LeMhiu 2b-1b 4 0 2 1 Cole, backed by four home JAE C. HONG/AP Lowe 2b 3 0 0 1 Judge rf 4 0 0 0 Arozarena lf 4 0 0 0 Hicks cf 5 0 1 0 runs, won 9-3 in the series opener The New York Yankees’ Luke Voit hits a solo home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the second Choi 1b 4 0 1 0 Stanton dh 4 0 1 0 Monday and will be pitching on Margot rf-cf 4 0 0 0 Voit 1b 4 1 1 1 inning of Game 4 of their American League Division Series on Thursday in San Diego. Wendle 3b 2 0 0 0 Wade 2b 0 0 0 0 short rest for the first time in his Brsseu ph-3b 2 0 0 0 Gardner lf 3 2 2 0 Adames ss 1 1 0 0 Torres ss 3 2 2 2 big league career. Yankees man- five, six, seven days,” Cole said. you. As a player it’s always a good ALDS Game 5 between Hous- Kiermaier cf 2 0 1 0 Urshela 3b 3 0 0 0 ager Aaron Boone said the deci- “It’s a special opportunity.“ feeling and you always want to be ton and Tampa Bay. Cole pitched Rnfroe ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Higshioka c 4 0 2 1 Zunino c 3 0 0 0 sion was made when Cole walked Cole will be pitching about 100 out there in the big moment. eight innings of one-run ball for Totals 29 1 3 1 Totals 34 5 11 5 past his of office Thursday and miles south of where he grew up a Tampa Bay 001 000 000—1 “We’re here and it’s part of the the Astros in a 5-1 victory. Glas- New York 020 002 01x—5 made eye contact. Yankees fan in Newport Beach. path to get to where we ultimately now was pulled after eight outs E—Brosseau (1). DP—Tampa Bay 1, “I said, ‘Hey,’ ” Boone New York 1. LOB—Tampa Bay 5, New “I think everybody’s feel- want to get to,” added Cole, who and four runs. York 10. 2B—Kiermaier (2), Stanton (1). remembered. ing like it’s going to be a special left the Houston Astros in the “We’ve seen him,” Tampa HR—Voit (1), Torres (1). SB—Torres (2). “Just give me the ball,” the game,” said Cole, who pitched at offseason and joined the Yan- Bay manager Kevin Cash said. SF—LeMahieu (1). manager said his ace replied. IP H R ER BB SO UCLA before beginning his big kees on a $324 million, nine-year “I think we know him a little bit Tampa Bay 2 Cole said he took inspiration league career with Pittsburgh. contract. better now. We know he’s a tal- Thompson L,0-1 1 ⁄3 2 2 2 3 3 Yarbrough 5 6 2 2 1 1 from watching CC Sabathia, Jus- 1 “It’s not going to take one guy to Tyler Glasnow will be starting ented pitcher, and he’ll be dialed Slegers 1 ⁄3 3 1 1 0 1 tin Verlander, Zack Greinke and win it, it’s going to have to be a on two days’ rest after throwing up I would anticipate just like he New York Dallas Keuchel carry teams on complete team game, much like 93 pitches over five innings and is on regular rest. We’ve got to Montgomery 4 3 1 1 3 4 Green W,1-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 short rest. most of our wins are. Anytime striking out 10 in winning Game come out and have good at-bats Britton H,2 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 3 1 Chapman S,1-1 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 2 “When the lights turn on, it you’re in the lineup in a do-or-die 2. against him just like we have in Yarbrough pitched to 3 batters in the doesn’t matter if it’s three, four, game, your manager has faith in It’s a rematch of last year’s the past.” 7th. T—3:14. Astros hammer A’s, return to ALCS

BY BETH HARRIS espionage was exposed — advanced to the seven ALCS in San Diego. Associated Press AL Championship Series for the fourth The Astros and A’s combined for 24 hom- consecutive season. They improved to 5-1 ers — 12 each — the most in a postseason LOS ANGELES — Three years after a in the playoffs after struggling to a 29-31 series of five games or fewer. sign-stealing scheme propelled the Astros record in the pandemic-shortened season. Houston clinched at Dodger Stadium, to their first championship, Houston’s star- “This is a special team that has been where it won the 2017 World Series in studded lineup did little during the regular here before,” Brantley said. “We have seven games. The Astros’ sign-stealing season to quiet criticism it could only hit young guys that are leaning on the veter- scheme — involving live video feeds and when cheating. ans and the veterans are taking care of banging on dugout trash bins — used dur- Back in the postseason, they’re bang- them right now. No one guy has to carry ing their title run was revealed last year by ing away as well as ever — no trash cans this team when you have so many special former teammate and current A’s pitcher necessary. players in the locker room like we do.” Mike Fiers, who didn’t pitch in this series. Carlos Correa hit a go-ahead, three-run It will be the Astros’ first ALCS under The scandal led to season-long suspen- homer after Michael Brantley’s two-run Dusty Baker, their 71-year-old manager. sions of Houston general manager Jeff shot in the fourth inning, helping the As- Baker earned his first closeout win since Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch, who both tros beat the Oakland Athletics 11-6 on the 2003 NL Division Series and improved were fired. Boston manager Alex Cora /AP ASHLEY LANDIS Thursday to end their home-run heavy AL to 4-13 in closeouts. and Mets manager Carlos Beltran also lost Houston Astros slugger Carlos Correa Division Series in four games. “It’s been a long, tough road, but we’re their jobs as fallout from their roles with celebrates after hitting a three-run home “We didn’t show this too much during the halfway there,” Baker said. “I’m thankful the ’17 Astros, and Houston still draws ire run against the Oakland Athletics during season, but this lineup can do this every and happy, but I still got some happiness of other players and fans. the fourth inning of Game 4 of their night,” left fielder Kyle Tucker said. left to give.” “They closed the circle and got into each American League Division Series on Correa drove in five as the Astros — Oc- Houston will play either the New York other,” Baker said of his team. “It made Thursday in Los Angeles. tober villains to many a year after their Yankees or Tampa Bay Rays in the best-of- them closer.” Saturday, October 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 21 NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES Scoreboard

NL Division Series Turner, Dodgers advance to NLCS (Best-of-five) National League Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego 0 At Arlington, Texas BY STEPHEN HAWKINS L.A. Dodgers 5, San Diego 1 Associated Press L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 2 Thursday: L.A. Dodgers 12, San Diego 3 Atlanta 3, Miami 0 ARLINGTON, Texas — Jus- At Houston Atlanta 9, Miami 5 tin Turner and the Los Angeles Atlanta 2, Miami 0 Dodgers have completed the first Thursday: Atlanta 2, Miami 0 step of what they hope is a long NL Championship Series stay in the Lone Star State. (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) Turner put the Dodgers ahead National League with a record-breaking hit in a At Arlington, Texas Monday: Game 1 big inning fueled by a nice stop- Tuesday: Game 2 gone-bad by Fernando Tatis Jr., Wednesday: Game 3 Thursday: Game 4 and they closed out a three-game x-Friday, Oct. 16: Game 5 NL Division Series sweep of the x-Saturday, Oct. 17: Game 6 x-Sunday, Oct. 18: Game 7 San Diego Padres with a 12-3 win Thursday night. Thursday “Records are cool, champion- Dodgers 6, Padres 5 ships are better,” said Turner, Los Angeles San Diego who was part of the 2017 and ab r h bi ab r h bi 2018 National League champion- Betts rf 3 3 1 1 Grisham cf 4 0 1 1 Seager ss 4 1 1 0 Tatis Jr. ss 3 0 1 0 ship teams that fell short in the Turner 3b 4 2 1 1 Machado 3b 4 1 1 0 World Series. “Until you’re the Muncy 1b 3 2 0 0 Hosmer 1b 4 1 1 0 Smith c 6 1 5 3 Pham lf 4 0 1 0 last team standing, that’s the ul- Bellinger cf 5 1 2 3 Allen lf 0 0 0 0 timate goal.” Pollock lf 4 2 2 1 Moreland dh 1 0 0 0 Baez p 0 0 0 0 Profar ph-dh 2 0 0 0 Will Smith set a Dodgers post- Lux ph 1 0 0 0 Cmpsno ph-dh 1 0 0 0 season record with five hits, and Floro p 0 0 0 0 Myers rf 3 1 0 0 Pederson dh 3 0 2 2 Crnenwrth 2b 3 0 0 1 Joc Pederson had a two-run sin- Hrnndz ph-dh 2 0 0 0 Castro c 1 0 0 0 gle to cap that decisive five-run Taylor 2b-lf 5 0 0 0 Nola c 3 0 1 0 Totals 40 12 14 11 Totals 33 3 6 2 third as Los Angeles advanced Los Angeles 015 110 004—12 San Diego 020 001 000—3 to its fourth NL Championship E—Pollock (1), Tatis Jr. (1), Grisham Series in five years. The Dodgers SUE OGROCKI/AP (1). LOB—Los Angeles 13, San Diego 7. 2B—Smith 2 (2), Betts (2), Tatis Jr. (1). lost to the Washington Nationals 3B—Bellinger (1). SB—Pollock (1). SF— in a five-game division series last The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Justin Turner fields a groundout by the San Diego Padres’ Eric Hosmer during Betts (1). season. the eighth inning of Game 3 of their National League Division Series on Thursday, in Arlington, Texas. IP H R ER BB SO Los Angeles After earning a spot in their May 1 0 0 0 1 1 14th NLCS, to match the St. Louis Turner’s RBI single made it 3-2 to score the tying run. Padres pitcher — a postseason 2 Kolarek ⁄3 3 2 2 2 0 and was his 64th career postsea- After 2019 NL MVP Cody Bell- record. Betts, a day after his 28th Urias W,1-0 5 1 1 0 1 6 Cardinals for the most, the Dodg- 1 Treinen ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 ers gathered for a team picture son hit, breaking a tie with Steve inger was intentionally walked birthday and signed for 12 more Baez 1 0 0 0 0 2 Garvey for the most in Dodgers with two outs after already hav- years, scored three times and Floro 1 1 0 0 0 1 on the pitcher’s mound at the San Diego same ballpark where the NLCS postseason history. ing a 2-0 count, Pollock drove had a sacrifice fly. Morejon L,0-1 2 2 3 3 2 2 That came right after Tatis, home Turner with a single, and The Dodgers open the best-of- 2 and World Series will be played. Stammen ⁄3 3 3 3 1 1 2 Patino ⁄3 1 1 1 1 0 “We obviously feel really con- the 21-year-old budding super- Pederson lined his single over the seven NLCS on Monday in the 2 Hill ⁄3 1 0 0 0 1 fident about our club. We’ve still star, made a diving play on Corey outstretched glove of third base- Texas Rangers’ new $1.2 billion Altavilla 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 Strahm ⁄3 2 0 0 0 0 got a lot to work to do, though,” Seager’s hard grounder, but then man Manny Machado to make it stadium with a retractable roof. 1 Adams ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 AJ Pollock said. “We did what we tried to make a throw from his 6-2. They face Atlanta with fans Pagan 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Pomeranz ⁄3 1 0 0 2 1 wanted to do. We did what we’re knee. The ball skipped along the Smith delivered an RBI sin- in attendance for the first time 2 Richards ⁄3 0 0 0 0 2 supposed to do. We’re going to cel- dirt and past first baseman Eric gle in the fourth and a two-run during this pandemic-altered Rosenthal 1 2 4 4 2 1 Urias pitched to 3 batters in the 7th, ebrate that, but we expected it.” Hosmer, allowing Mookie Betts double in the ninth off the 11th season. Morejon pitched to 2 batters in the 3rd. HBP—Morejon (Pollock), Rosenthal (Turner). WP—Morejon. T—4:04. Braves 7, Marlins 0 Wright, d’Arnaud lead Braves past Marlins Atlanta Miami ab r h bi ab r h bi Acuna Jr. cf 3 2 0 0 Berti rf 3 0 0 0 Associated Press Freeman 1b 4 1 2 0 Dickerson lf 4 0 3 0 Ozuna dh 5 1 2 1 Aguilar 1b 4 0 1 0 HOUSTON — Not since the days of John d’Arnaud c 4 1 2 2 B.Andrson 3b 4 0 0 0 Albies 2b 4 1 1 0 Cooper dh 3 0 0 0 Smoltz, Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine had Swanson ss 3 1 2 2 Chisholm 2b 3 0 1 0 the Atlanta Braves pitched like this in the Duvall lf 5 0 1 1 Rojas ss 4 0 0 0 Markakis rf 5 0 0 0 Sierra cf 2 0 0 0 playoffs. Pache rf 0 0 0 0 Brinson ph-cf 1 0 0 0 And even those future Hall of Famers Riley 3b 3 0 0 0 Joyce ph 1 0 0 0 Wallach c 1 0 0 0 didn’t throw the way these Braves have this Alfaro ph-c 2 0 0 0 Totals 36 7 10 6 Totals 32 0 5 0 postseason. Atlanta 004 120 000—7 “What those guys did on the mound is al- Miami 000 000 000—0 E—Sierra (1). LOB—Atlanta 10, Miami most mind-blowing,” manager Brian Snitker 8. 2B—d’Arnaud (2), Albies (1), Duvall (1), said. Chisholm (1). 3B—Swanson (1). SB—Acu- na Jr. (1). SF—Swanson (1). Rookie Kyle Wright dazzled for six innings IP H R ER BB SO in his postseason debut, and the Braves rode Atlanta their superb pitching to beat the Miami Mar- Wright W,1-0 6 3 0 0 2 7 Minter 1 0 0 0 0 1 lins 7-0 Thursday for a three-game sweep and Webb 1 1 0 0 0 1 their first trip to the NL Championship Series Greene 1 1 0 0 0 0 since 2001. Miami Sanchez L,0-1 3 4 4 4 3 2 Wright (1-0) was sharp despite not pitching 2 Rogers 1 ⁄3 4 3 2 1 2 1 since Sept. 25, allowing three hits and walk- Hoyt ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Garcia 1 1 0 0 1 1 ing two with a career-high seven strikeouts. Stanek 1 0 0 0 0 1 Boxberger 1 0 0 0 2 0 A.J. Minter, Jacob Webb and Shane Greene Vincent 1 1 0 0 0 1 finished the five-hitter. HBP—Wright (Berti). T—3:29. Atlanta became the second team in history to throw four shutouts in the first five playoff Calendar ERIC GAY/AP Oct. 11 — AL Championship Series games, joining the 1905 New York Giants be- starts, San Diego. hind Hall of Famers Christy Mathewson and The Braves’ Ozzie Albies scores on a Dansby Swanson hit during the fifth inning Thursday in Oct. 12 — NL Championship Series starts, Arlington, Texas. Joe McGinnity. Game 3 of their National League Division Series against the Miami Marlins in Houston. Oct. 15 — International amateur sign- After two rounds the Braves have already ing period closes, 5 p.m. EDT Oct. 20 — World Series starts, Arling- pitched the most postseason shutouts in fran- “It’s pretty cool to have that many shut- including 11-0 in the final two games. The ton, Texas. chise history, besting the 1996 and 1991 teams outs, and it points to how good we’ve been as Braves are 5-0 with a 0.92 ERA in the post- October TBA — Trading resumes, day after World Series. that threw three each as both lost in the World a staff,” the 25-year-old Wright said, perhaps season, allowing five runs in 49 innings after Nov. 2 — BBWAA awards finalists an- Series. not fully grasping the team’s place in history. ranking 15th in the majors in the regular sea- nounced. November TBA — Deadline for teams They are one shutout shy of tying the MLB Atlanta had lost eight straight Division son with a 4.41 ERA. to make qualifying offers to their eligible former players who became free agents, record for most in a postseason set by the 2016 Series, including in each of the previous two The staff has fanned 59 batters and walked fifth day after World Series. Indians over 15 games. seasons, before outscoring the Marlins 18-5, nine with just 30 hits in the postseason. PAGE 22 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 10, 2020 MLB/FRENCH OPEN/COLLEGE FOOTBALL Nadal closes in on 20th Grand Slam

BY HOWARD FENDRICH AND JEROME PUGMIRE Associated Press PARIS — After so much talk, by Rafael Nadal and others, about so many reasons why this pandemic-postponed French Open could be more difficult for him — cooler autumn weather; slightly heavier tennis balls; lack of match preparation — the King of Clay is right back where he usually is: in the final. And this time, in addition to closing in on an unfathomable 13th championship at Roland Garros, Nadal gets a chance to tie Roger Feder- er for the men’s record of 20 Grand Slam titles. Doing to his latest opponent what he’s done to so many at the clay-court tournament he’s dominated for 1 ½ decades, Nadal defeated 12th-seeded Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (0) Friday in a semifinal filled with grueling, grinding points. On Sunday, No. 2 seed Nadal will go up against AP photo No. 1 Novak Djokovic or No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsi- pas, who were scheduled to meet in the second Hall of Fame New York Yankees pitcher semifinal. The women’s final is Saturday, with Whitey Ford, seen in this March 1960 Sofia Kenin, a 21-year-old from the U.S., taking photo, died at his Long Island home on Iga Swiatek, a 19-year-old from Poland. Thursday night. He was 91. Nadal improved to 99-2 at the French Open, CHRISTOPHE ENA/AP including a combined 25-0 in semifinals and Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his semifinal match against Diego Schwartzman finals, as he seeks a fourth consecutive title in at the French Open in three sets, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 at Roland Garros stadium in Paris Yankees Paris. That would add to the 34-year-old Span- on Friday. Nadal will have the opportunity to tie Roger Federer for the men’s iard’s previous streaks of four in a row from record of 20 Grand Slam titles. 2005-08 and five from 2010-14, to go along with four trophies at the U.S. Open, two at Wimble- Friday. French Open scores icon Ford don and one at the Australian Open. Only 1,000 spectators are being allowed on He has won all 15 sets he’s played over the the grounds daily, owing to the rising COVID- past two weeks, making a mockery of the sup- 19 cases in France, and the sparse crowd on posed explanations for why this year, so differ- hand was cheering for Schwartzman late in the Friday dead at 91 ent for so many reasons, might be different for third, likely not so much because they really At Stade Roland Garros Nadal in the City of Lights. were invested in a victory for him but because Paris One line of thinking involved the shift in Purse: $17,818,640 Associated Press they wanted to watch more tennis. Surface: Red clay dates from May-June to September-October. A key game came at 5-all in the third, last- Men’s Singles Semifinals LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — Whitey Ford, Another had to do with Nadal’s decision to skip ing more than 10 minutes and featuring a trio Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Diego the U.S. Open, leaving him with only three of break points for Schwartzman. Take any of Schwartzman (12), Argentina, 6-3, 6-3, the street-smart New Yorker who had the 7-6 (0). best winning percentage of any pitcher in matches since tennis resumed in August from those, and he’d serve for that set. Women’s Doubles its pandemic-forced hiatus. But Nadal erased them with aggressive play Semifinals the 20th century and helped the Yankees Kristina Mladenovic, France, and become baseball’s perennial champions in Yet another involved Schwartzman, a 28- — two quick forehand winners and a volley win- Timea Babos (2), Hungary, def. Barbora year-old from Argentina: He upset Nadal in ner off a delayed serve-and-volley net-rush. Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova (4), the 1950s and ’60s, has died. He was 91. Czech Republic, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. A family member told The Associated straight sets on clay at the Italian Open last He further asserted himself in the tiebreaker, Alexa Guarachi Mathison, Chile, and month. But that still left their head-to-head led- leaving fans chanting, “Ra-fa! Ra-fa!” as they Desirae Krawczyk (14), United States, Press on Friday that Ford died at his Long def. Nicole Melichar, United States, and Island home Thursday night. The cause ger at 9-1 in Nadal’s favor, and he showed why have so many times in the past. Iga Swiatek, Poland, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-4. was not known. Nicknamed the “Chairman of the Board,” Ford was a wily left-hander who pitched from 1950-67 in the major leagues, all with the Yankees. He was among the most de- Watch: Miami welcomes big stage vs. Clemson pendable pitchers in baseball history. He won 236 games and lost just 106, a FROM BACK PAGE winning percentage of .690. He helped By the numbers who the opponent is. Still, he believes the symbolize the almost machinelike ef- championship game. Tigers haven’t had a bigger test than the ficiency of the Yankees in the mid-20th Diaz believes Miami needs more and Hurricanes this year. century, when only twice between Ford’s more big-game, prime-time matchups that “They have dudes everywhere and that’s rookie year and 1964 did they fail to make all college football is talking about to re- pretty easy to see,” Swinney said. the postseason. turn the program to national prominence. Some other things to watch when No. 7 Ford’s death is the latest this year of a Clemson’s consistency the past few years 96-3 Miami plays No. 1 Clemson: number of baseball greats: Al Kaline, Tom (five straight ACC titles and five consecu- Streaking Lawrence: Lawrence has not Seaver, Lou Brock and Bob Gibson. tive trips to the College Football Playoff) thrown an interception in his last 314 pass- The World Series record book is crowded comes from playing and winning such Clemson has certainly had its way es dating back 11 games. Lawrence made with Ford’s accomplishments. His string games, a history Diaz knows the Tigers with Miami the last two meetings. it a priority in the offseason to better pro- of 33 consecutive scoreless innings from will draw on this week. The Tigers had a 58-0 win at tect the ball after throwing a career-high 2 1960-62 broke a record of 29 ⁄3 innings “This is not a big game to Clemson,” Miami in 2015 shortly before the eight interceptions last season. Lawrence set by Babe Ruth. Ford still holds records Diaz said. “This is what they do. We’ve got Hurricanes parted ways with then- is chasing ACC leader Russell Wilson, who for World Series games and starts (22), in- to get our program the same way.” went 379 passes between picks while at nings pitched (146), wins (10) and strike- It also doesn’t hurt to have dynamic coach Al Golden. New coach Mark North Carolina State in 2008-09. outs (94). playmakers on offense. Richt led the team to its first ACC Turnover chain: Miami has gotten to Ford’s best seasons came in 1961 and Miami quarterback D’Eriq King leads flash its latest “Turnover Chain” several 1963, in the midst of a stretch of five the ACC’s highest-scoring offense so far. title game two years later, where times this year and hopes it can do some straight AL pennants for the Yankees, He’s got 736 yards passing and six TDs. Clemson won in a 38-3 rout. more at Death Valley. The 2020 version of when new manager Ralph Houk began Hurricanes tailback Cam’Ron Harris the chain features the school logo inside an using a four-man rotation instead of five. is third in conference rushing with 311 SOURCE: Associated Press Ford led the league in victories with 25 in yards and leads the ACC with five rushing outline of the state of Florida. Since first 1961, won the Cy Young Award and was touchdowns. er of the year, has rushed for 243 yards and unveiling the chain in 2017, the Hurricanes the World Series MVP after winning two The Hurricanes will need both at the top two touchdowns. He’s also been critical as are tied with Wisconsin with 76 takeaways more games against Cincinnati. In 1963, of their games to keep up with Clemson’s a pass catcher — he has five receptions for in the previous three seasons. Miami has he went 24-7, again leading the league in Heisman Trophy candidate duo of quarter- a career-best 114 yards — and the return four interceptions and two fumble recover- wins. Eight of his victories that season back Trevor Lawrence and running back game. ies this season. came in June. Travis Etienne. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said his Facing No. 1: Miami has won nine of 14 He also led the AL in earned run aver- Lawrence has hit almost 74% of his pass- team’s sustained success is treating each games against the No. 1 team in the coun- age in 1956 (2.47) and 1958 (2.01) and was es for 848 yards and seven touchdowns. week as a big-time, prime-time showdown try, but its last win was over Florida State a six-time All-Star selection. Etienne, the two-time defending ACC play- so his team will prepare as is has no matter in 2000. Saturday, October 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 23 NFL/SPORTS BRIEFS NFL scoreboard Briefl y Bowyer to retire, move American Conference to broadcast booth East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 4 0 0 1.000 123 100 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Clint New England 2 2 0 .500 97 92 Miami 1 3 0 .250 93 96 Bowyer will retire at the end of N.Y. Jets 0 4 0 .000 65 131 the NASCAR season and join the South Tennessee 3 0 0 1.000 80 74 Fox Sports booth as an analyst. Indianapolis 3 1 0 .750 103 56 Bowyer, in his 15th full sea- Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 95 117 Houston 0 4 0 .000 80 126 son, heads into Sunday’s race at North Charlotte Motor Speedway fac- Pittsburgh 3 0 0 1.000 80 58 Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 122 73 ing elimination from the playoffs. Cleveland 3 1 0 .750 124 126 He’s ranked 11th in the 12-driver Cincinnati 1 2 1 .250 99 99 West field that will be trimmed by four Kansas City 4 0 0 1.000 117 70 for the next round. Las Vegas 2 2 0 .500 111 120 Denver 1 3 0 .250 82 98 In a media availability earlier L.A. Chargers 1 3 0 .250 83 95 Thursday, the 41-year-old gave no National Conference indication he planned to announce his retirement hours later. But in East W L T Pct PF PA a a two-page letter later posted to Philadelphia 1 2 1 .250 84 107 Twitter, Bowyer said he’s moving Dallas 1 3 0 .250 126 146 Washington 1 3 0 .250 79 112 full-time into television. N.Y. Giants 0 4 0 .000 47 96 South “Now I get to the point of what Tampa Bay 3 2 0 .600 139 112 I want to tell you,” he wrote. “I Carolina 2 2 0 .500 99 102 New Orleans 2 2 0 .500 123 123 have a new opportunity to do Atlanta 0 4 0 .000 106 138 what’s next in my life. In 2021 my North Green Bay 4 0 0 1.000 152 101 suit will no longer be fireproof. I CHARLES REX ARBOGAST/AP Chicago 4 1 0 .800 105 100 will be joining the Fox booth on Detroit 1 3 0 .250 99 127 Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, right, yells at members of his offensive line as they walk Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 106 125 Sundays.” West off the field during the second half of Thursday;s game against the Bears in Chicago. Seattle 4 0 0 1.000 142 109 L.A. Rams 3 1 0 .750 106 80 Kansas coach Miles Arizona 2 2 0 .500 98 92 San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 107 71 positive for COVID-19 Thursday’s game Chicago 20, Tampa Bay 19 Sunday’s games LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas Cincinnati at Baltimore coach Les Miles tested positive Philadelphia at Pittsburgh for COVID-19 on Thursday and is Foles beats Brady again Carolina at Atlanta Las Vegas at Kansas City quarantining in his home, where L.A. Rams at Washington Arizona at N.Y. Jets he plans to fulfill his head coach- Jacksonville at Houston ing responsibilities remotely as Miami at San Francisco N.Y. Giants at Dallas the Jayhawks spend a week off Indianapolis at Cleveland before visiting West Virginia. Minnesota at Seattle as Bears hold off Bucs Open: Detroit, Green Bay Miles announced his positive Monday’s game test in a joint statement with BY ANDREW SELIGMAN Denver at New England L.A. Chargers at New Orleans athletic director Jeff Long, who Associated Press Tuesday’s game said the positive test came back Buffalo at Tennessee Source: Jets player has through routine testing. The CHICAGO — Tom Brady held up four fingers as if Thursday, Oct. 15 Kansas City at Buffalo school is going through contact he had one more play remaining, one more opportu- Sunday, Oct. 18 tracing protocols to notify any- nity to pull out the win. If that’s what he was think- presumptive positive test Houston at Tennessee Washington at N.Y. Giants body who has been in contact ing, the three-time MVP would not say. Cincinnati at Indianapolis with Miles, including coaches Brady fell to Nick Foles again, appeared to lose Atlanta at Minnesota New York Jets players and coaches have been sent Chicago at Carolina and players from Oklahoma count of downs on his final play with seconds re- home from their training facility after a presumptive Detroit at Jacksonville Cleveland at Pittsburgh State, who beat the Jayhawks last maining, and the Chicago Bears beat the Tampa positive coronavirus test, a person with direct knowl- Baltimore at Philadelphia weekend. Bay Buccaneers 20-19 on Thursday night after edge of the test tells The Associated Press. Miami at Denver N.Y. Jets at L.A. Chargers Cairo Santos kicked a 38-yard field goal with 1:17 The player was retested and the results should be Green Bay at Tampa Bay Senators acquire remaining. known later Friday, the person said on condition of L.A. Rams at San Francisco Open: Las Vegas, New England, New DeAndre Houston-Carson broke up Brady’s anonymity because the NFL and the team have not Orleans, Seattle Gudbranson from Ducks fourth-down pass with 33 seconds left after Santos released the information. If the second test comes Monday, Oct. 19 Arizona at Dallas kicked the go-ahead field goal. Brady put up four back negative — it happened to Matthew Stafford in OTTAWA, Ontario — The Ot- fingers, as if he had one more down. Instead, Chi- August — then he is not positive. Thursday tawa Senators acquired defense- cago took possession and came away with a narrow The lab used by the league is near the Jets’ facil- Bears 20, Buccaneers 19 man Erik Gudbranson from the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday for victory. ity in Florham Park, N.J., so the retest result should Tampa Bay 10 3 3 3—19 “I know we needed a chunk and I was thinking come relatively quickly. Even if it is a positive, the Chicago 0 14 0 6—20 a fifth-round selection in the 2021 First quarter draft. about more yardage and it was bad execution,” NFL doesn’t necessarily need to adjust the sched- TB—FG Succop 39, 9:48. Brady said. “I had a great opportunity there. Just uled game Sunday with Arizona. The league has had TB—Evans 2 pass from Brady (Succop Gudbranson, an Ottawa native, kick), :56. had four goals, five assists and 95 didn’t execute when we needed to.” 60 cases since testing began in which one player or Second quarter Coach Bruce Arians insisted Brady did not lose staff member tested positive and there wasn’t further TB—FG Succop 35, 7:03. penalty minutes in 51 games with Chi—Montgomery 3 run (Santos kick), Pittsburgh and Anaheim in 2019- track of downs. “He knew,” Arians said. transmission among the team. 1:48. Brady never lost to Chicago in five meetings as By sending everyone home from the facility Friday Chi—Graham 12 pass from Foles (San- 20. In 518 career games with tos kick), :36. Florida, Vancouver, Pittsburgh a member of the Patriots. But facing Foles for the morning, the Jets took the appropriate steps under Third quarter first time since New England lost to Philadelphia in the NFL/NFLPA COVID-19 protocols. TB—FG Succop 46, 9:04. and Anaheim, the 28-year-old de- Fourth quarter Super Bowl 52, the six-time champion once again ESPN first reported the Jets’ presumptive positive Chi—FG Santos 47, 10:34. fender has 20 goals, 53 assists and came up short. test. TB—FG Succop 25, 4:49. 581 penalty minutes. Chi—FG Santos 38, 1:13. Brady threw for 253 yards and one touchdown. The Tennessee Titans got some good news Friday TB Chi In other NHL news: But the Buccaneers (3-2) had their three-game win- with no positive test results hours after the NFL re- First downs 18 18  The Montreal Canadiens Total Net Yards 339 243 ning streak snapped. scheduled their game with Buffalo to Tuesday night, Rushes-yards 20-106 14-35 agreed to a seven-year contract “It was a fistfight,” said Foles, acquired from a person familiar with that situation told The Associ- Passing 233 208 extension with forward Josh An- Punt Returns 2-20 1-6 Jacksonville in an offseason trade. “It reminded me ated Press. Kickoff Returns 1-25 3-119 derson on Thursday. of like, a good old fistfight from Philly. Now, I get to — Associated Press Interceptions Ret. 1-34 0-0 The contract that runs through Comp-Att-Int 25-41-0 30-42-1 do it in Chicago. I really enjoyed getting in the lock- Sacked-Yards Lost 3-20 3-35 the 2026-27 season has an aver- er room and celebrating with my teammates. I’m Punts 3-46.7 5-45.6 age annual value of $5.5 million. Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 probably a little more tired than I thought I’d be just think Nick has,” coach Matt Nagy said. Penalties-Yards 11-109 6-66  The New Jersey Devils ac- because of everything, but I’ll sleep well tonight. I Allen Robinson had 90 yards receiving. Jimmy Time of Possession 31:32 28:28 quired defenseman Ryan Murray INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS think everyone is really excited about the victory.” Graham caught a touchdown pass and David Mont- RUSHING—Tampa Bay, Jones 17-106, from the Columbus Blue Jackets Khalil Mack had two sacks, and the Bears gomery ran for a score. Brady 3-0. Chicago, Montgomery 10-29, on Thursday for a fifth-round Patterson 3-7, Foles 1-(minus 1). (4-1) bounced back from a lackluster loss to Brady was 25-for-41. The three-time MVP was PASSING—Tampa Bay, Brady 25-41-0- pick in the 2021 draft. Indianapolis. seen screaming on the sideline late in the third 253. Chicago, Foles 30-42-1-243. The 27-year-old Murray, the RECEIVING—Tampa Bay, Brate 5-44, Foles, the Super Bowl 52 MVP, completed 30 of 42 quarter after an ugly drive for Tampa Bay. Evans 5-41, Johnson 4-61, Gronkowski 3- No. 2 overall pick in 2012, has 15 52, Jones 3-19, Mickens 2-22, Vaughn 2- goals and 95 assists in 347 regu- passes for 243 yards and a touchdown in his second “He was just telling the guys we need to wake up,” 5, Hudson 1-9. Chicago, Robinson 10-90, start after replacing Mitchell Trubisky. running back Ronald Jones said. “Again, shooting Montgomery 7-30, Miller 4-28, Patterson lar-season games in seven NHL 3-38, Graham 3-33, Mooney 2-15, Harris “All in all, the offense made plays when they had ourselves in the foot. No way we should’ve lost that 1-9. seasons, all with Columbus. to and I think that’s one of the special traits that I game.” MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. — Associated Press S TARS AND STRIPES Saturday, October 10, 2020 One spot left Yanks-Rays headed to Game 5 as Astros, SPORTS Dodgers, Braves all advance » Pages 21-22

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BY PETE IACOBELLI a step in bringing back the domi- Associated Press nance of “The U” when they play the No. 1 Tigers (3-0, 2-0) on Saturday night. iami head coach Manny Diaz wants The game is the 17th top-10 matchup in ACC his- big games like the Hurricanes- tory — and Clemson’s been in four of the past five. Clemson matchup to be much more Miami’s only appearance the previous six years commonplace. was in a 38-3 loss to the Tigers in the 2017 ACC The seventh-ranked Hurricanes (3-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) can take SEE WATCH ON PAGE 22

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, right, will look to extend his streak of 314 passes without an interception against No. 7 Miami on Saturday — and avoid giving Hurricanes defensive lineman Jaelan Phillips (15) and the rest of the Miami defense, pictured above, a reason to flash the “Turnover Chain.”

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