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WAR ON TERRORISM Shrinking footprints

U.S. Marines US to cut thousands of troops from Iraq, Afghanistan in coming months unload MV- 22 Ospreys during troop BY COREY DICKSTEIN East announced Wednesday. Donald Trump has continued to denounce movements at The decisions were announced by Ma- U.S. involvement in long-running wars in the Stars and Stripes the Baghdad rine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander Middle East and Afghanistan, from which he WASHINGTON — The United States will vowed to disentangle U.S. troops since his embassy for U.S. Central Command, during a visit to compound in withdraw almost half of its troops from Iraq 2016 election campaign. Baghdad almost exactly six years after the Iraq in April. this month and make a similar cut to its force United States first launched military opera- “In recognition of the great progress the Iraqi forces have made and in consultation Branden J. in Afghanistan by November, the top U.S. tions against the Islamic State along the Iraq- Bourque/U.S. general overseeing operations in the Middle Syria border. They also come as President SEE FOOTPRINTS ON PAGE 8 Marine Corps

AFGHANISTAN 19 years after 9/11, Americans who fought in war are torn over US pullout

BY J.P. LAWRENCE The troop withdrawal, which is supposed who mentored Afghan police. “Our ongo- fought in Ghazni province in 2010, said he Stars and Stripes to be completed by next summer, will not ing presence in Afghanistan, with no clear feels a range of emotions — none of them be the result of military victory but of a purpose, is a waste of lives and money.” positive — about the peace deal with the KABUL, Afghanistan — Nineteen years deal struck with the Taliban in February, Just over 2,440 American service mem- Taliban. While he is proud of what he and after the attacks of 9/11, some American and that sticks like a bone in the throats bers have been killed in action in Afghani- his fellow soldiers did in the country, those veterans of the war in Afghanistan wrestle of some of the veterans. But others say the stan in nearly two decades of war, which feelings are blurred by his anger toward with the idea that the pullout of U.S. troops time is long past for the U.S. to be out of its started when the U.S. invaded the country leaders who have allowed the sacrifices of from the country was born out of a deal longest war. in October 2001, to destroy al-Qaida after thousands of U.S. soldiers to go to waste, struck with the very enemy more than “We need to finally get the hell out of the 9/11 attacks and oust the Taliban, who and by mistrust, worry and rage over the 2,400 of their brothers and sisters died that country and send everybody home,” had harbored the terrorist group. peace deal. fighting. said Tim Patterson, a former Navy officer Army Staff Sgt. Séamus Fennessy, who SEE AFGHANISTAN ON PAGE 7 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, September 10, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES 3-day skid a reality check for runaway market Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9144 Euro costs (Sept. 10) ...... $1.15 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.32 Dollar buys (Sept. 10) ...... €0.8263 Turkey (Lira) ...... 7.4908 Associated Press British pound (Sept. 10) ...... $1.26 (Military exchange rates are those led the market’s remarkable five- these positions are cleared out,” Japanese yen (Sept. 10) ...... 104.00 available to customers at military banking month comeback from its lows in Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in South Korean won (Sept. 10) ...... 1,159.00 facilities in the country of issuance Wall Street’s summerlong Commercial rates for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the party fueled by investors’ appe- March, has lost more than 10% a research note Tuesday. Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3771 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For after setting an all-time high just Investors’ craving for technol- British pound ...... $1.3002 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., tite for some of the world’s best- purchasing British pounds in Germany), four days ago — a decline known ogy companies was fueled by low Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3198 known technology companies has China (Yuan) ...... 6.8334 check with your local military banking in the market as a correction. interest rates, customers stuck at Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.2969 facility. Commercial rates are interbank come to an abrupt, if not entirely rates provided for reference when buying Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.7594 unexpected, halt. Call the last three trading ses- home while the pandemic raged, currency. All figures are foreign currencies Euro ...... $1.1818/0.8462 to one dollar, except for the British pound, The sharp sell-off that began sions a reality check after what and efforts by the U.S. govern- Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7506 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, many analysts say was an over- ment to support out-of-work Hungary (Forint) ...... 302.53 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) last Thursday has wiped out Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.4000 nearly 7.1% from the S&P 500 done push by traders into technol- Americans. Japan (Yen) ...... 106.18 as of Tuesday, its first three-day ogy companies . Even with the recent pullback, Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3060 INTEREST RATES Norway (Krone) ...... 9.0381 skid in nearly three months. “The bottom line is that this tech stocks are still leading the Philippines (Peso)...... 48.62 Prime rate ...... 3.25 The Nasdaq composite, home correction was long overdue and other 10 sectors in the S&P 500 Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.76 Discount rate ...... 0.25 to Apple, Amazon, Zoom, Tesla likely has more downside over the with a gain of just under 23% this Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7507 Federal funds market rate ...... 0.09 Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3669 3-month bill ...... 0.10 and many other tech stocks that next few weeks (and) months as year. South Korea (Won) ...... 1,185.73 30-year bond ...... 1.42 WEATHER OUTLOOK THURSDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST THURSDAY IN EUROPE FRIDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 11 Classified ...... 13 Comics ...... 15 Crossword ...... 15 Faces ...... 14 Opinion ...... 16 Sports ...... 17-24 Thursday, September 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 MILITARY McConville: War is advised as ‘last resort’

BY COREY DICKSTEIN “I’m not saying the military’s in or could be sent to war, if those because they want a new defense home,” Trump said Monday. Stars and Stripes love with me — the soldiers are,” leaders urge presidents to take contract, suggest that they need “Some people like to continue to Trump said. “The top people at military action, he said. stay abroad one minute longer spend money.” WASHINGTON — The Penta- the Pentagon probably aren’t McConville has three chil- than they should,” Meadows told Trump’s statements came after gon’s top leaders only advise pres- because they want to do noth- dren and a son-in-law now serv- reporters at the White House. he faced backlash for media re- idents to send American troops ing but fight wars so all of those ing in the “He’s been consistent about stop- ports that he called fallen and into combat when absolutely nec- wonderful companies that make Army, most ping these endless wars.” captured American service essary, the Army’s top general the bombs and make the planes of whom Trump has pulled thousands of members “losers” and “suckers” said Tuesday, one day after Presi- and make everything else stay have served troops from combat zones in re- in 2018 when he canceled a visit dent Donald Trump accused mil- happy.” combat cent months. As a result of an un- to a French cemetery for Marines itary brass of being beholden to McConville, speaking dur- deployments. precedented agreement with the killed in the Battle of Belleau the weapons industry. ing a virtual event hosted by the Trump’s Taliban in Afghanistan reached Wood during World War I. “I can assure the American Defense One news organization, comments in February, the U.S. military has Trump and other White House people that the senior [Pentagon] declined to comment specifically were not di- begun to draw down from more officials have denied the accusa- leaders would only recommend on Trump’s assertion. He said rected spe- than 14,000 troops at the begin- tions first raised by unnamed sending our troops to combat the military must remain out of cifically at ning of the year in that country to sources in a story by The Atlantic when it’s required for national se- politics. top gener- reach about 5,000 in the coming on Thursday. Other news organi- curity and [it is] the last resort,” “We live in a political environ- McConville als, admirals months, Pentagon officials have zations including The Associated said Gen. James McConville, the ment, but we’re an apolitical orga- or Defense said. Trump has also withdrawn Press and Fox News on Friday re- Army’s chief of staff. “We take nization,” the general said. “And, Secretary Mark Esper, Mark hundreds of service members ported they had confirmed some of this very, very seriously in how I think, it really must remain that Meadows, Trump’s chief of staff, from Syria, where several hun- The Atlantic’s initial reporting. we make our recommendations way, especially with an election claimed Tuesday. He insisted dred troops remain. Trump said “Only an animal would say a and … I feel strongly about that.” coming up.” they were instead aimed at the last month that he intends to begin thing like that,” Trump said Mon- Trump speculated Monday McConville said many of the “Military Industrial Complex.” removing some troops from Iraq day of the comments attributed during a White House news top uniformed officials — gener- “This president is consistent — where some 5,200 remain. Ma- to him. “There is nobody that briefing that top Pentagon lead- als and admirals — who advise about one thing: If we’re going rine Gen. Frank McKenzie, the has more respect for not only our ers did not particularly like him presidents on sending troops into to send our sons and daughters commander of U.S. Central Com- military, but for people that gave because he was seeking to end harm’s way have children serv- abroad to fight on our behalf, mand, said the U.S. will cut troop their lives in the military.” long wars in the Middle East and ing in the military. Many of their he’s not going to let some lobby- levels to 3,000 this month. [email protected] Afghanistan. children have served in combat ist here in Washington, D.C., just “Some people don’t like to come Twitter: @CDicksteinDC House committees to investigate deaths of soldiers at Fort Hood

BY ROSE L. THAYER The lawmakers cite the recent Stars and Stripes deaths of soldiers at the post as well as statements by McCarthy AUSTIN, Texas — Two House that reveal instances of violent committees on Tuesday an- crime committed by soldiers at nounced a joint investigation Fort Hood exceed those of the into the policies and practices at rest of the Army. Fort Hood with a focus on seven The lawmakers also requested soldiers who died this year while information on seven specific stationed at the Army post. cases at Fort Hood, including The investigation will deter- those of Spc. Vanessa Guillen, mine “whether an alarming pat- Sgt. Elder Fernandes, Pvt. Greg- tern of recent tragedies at Fort ory Wedel-Morales and Pvt. Me- Hood, Texas, may be symptom- jhor Morta, each of whom was atic of underlying leadership, reported missing before being discipline, and morale deficien- found dead. cies throughout the chain of com- Guillen was killed on post mand,” according to a letter sent by another soldier on April 22 Tuesday by the House Commit- and her remains were found in JAY JANNER, AMERICAN-STATESMAN/TNS tee on Oversight and Reform’s a shallow grave miles from the subpanel on national security and Mellisa Mendoza places white roses at a mural for Fort Hood Spc. Vanessa Guillen at a convenience the House Committee on Armed base more than two months later. store in the Dove Springs neighborhood in Austin, Texas, on July 6. Services’ subpanel on military Fernandes went missing Aug. 17 personnel to Army Secretary and was found dead of an appar- The Killeen Police Department “is only a first step,” said a con- Also requested are documents Ryan McCarthy to inform him ent suicide about a week later in closed the case. gressional staff member who and communications related to Temple. Wedel-Morales went of the investigation and request There are other commonalities spoke about the investigation the seven soldiers whose cases missing in August 2019 and his a detailed list of documents and in the stories of these soldiers, on the condition of anonymity. were highlighted in the letter dat- remains were found in June bur- communications. which lawmakers noted to Mc- “Should the subcommittees ob- ing to Jan. 1, 2019, timelines of ied in a field in Killeen. Morta, The letter is signed by the Carthy. Guillen and Fernandes tain facts or information about response by post leadership into whose disappearance was never chairperson of each subpanel, claimed to have faced sexual ha- additional cases that may be rele- each soldier’s situation, and inves- Reps. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., reported publicly, was found dead rassment on post. Fernandes and vant to our inquiry, we will follow of an apparent drowning at Still- tigative files from state and local and Jackie Speier, D-Calif., who Morta were bullied, according to the facts wherever they lead.” law enforcement authorities. described the inquiry as their house Hollow Lake in July. their families. Guillen’s family began calling The letter also calls for infor- Other requested information “solemn responsibility to provide In July, McCarthy announced for Congress to investigate Fort includes reports, data, surveys a full accounting of the conditions mation about the deaths of Pfc. the formation of an independent Hood and the soldier’s case dur- and policies on the command and circumstances that may have Brandon Rosecrans, Spc. Freddy review committee of five civil- ing the summer and have contin- climate at Fort Hood, sexual as- contributed to the recent disap- Delacruz Jr., and Spc. Shelby ians to investigate the command ued to host rallies and protests sault, abuse and harassment at pearances and deaths of U.S. Tyler Jones. Each of those sol- climate and culture at Fort Hood. calling for justice and reform Army personnel at Fort Hood.” diers died from gunshot wounds But Lynch and Speier wrote con- within the Army. Fort Hood, and the occurrence of “Where appropriate, we intend off post and their deaths are being gressional oversight is also neces- The independent review com- felony-level crimes involving Fort to seek justice on behalf of those investigated as homicides. Civil- sary “to determine whether base mittee arrived at Fort Hood one Hood service members on and off in uniform, and their families, ian suspects were arrested in the leadership — by omission or com- week ago to spend two weeks post. who may have been failed by a cases of Rosecrans and Delacruz, mission — has allowed or enabled there to gather information. Their Lynch and Speier requested military system and culture that but the Bell County district at- a culture to exist that undermines report is due Oct. 30 and a copy of that the Army provide all docu- was ultimately responsible for torney declined to file charges the values and traditions of the that report was requested as part ments by Oct. 2. their care and protection,” they against a suspect presented to U.S. Army.” of the congressional inquiry once [email protected] wrote. the grand jury for Jones’ death. Tuesday’s information request it is available. Twitter: @Rose_Lori PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, September 10, 2020 MILITARY Report: Palau offers to host military bases

BY SETH ROBSON the U.S., has proceeded at a snail’s Stars and Stripes pace since it was agreed in 2014. Philippines President Rodrigo The Republic of Palau, east of Duterte has tried to terminate the Philippines in the Western the agreement that governs visit- Pacific, has offered to host new ing U.S. forces and offered warm U.S. military facilities, includ- words for China and Russia. JANWEB LAGAZO/U.S. Navy ing ports and air bases, The Wall The U.S. and Australia, mean- Street Journal reported Tuesday. The USS Barry is part of a group of warships from four countries sailing to Guam after RIMPAC. while, are scrambling to shore up The offer came during a visit relationships in the Western and last week by Defense Secretary South Pacific, where China has Mark Esper that coincided with been making military inroads and US, Japan, S. Korea, Australia bomb-clearing and airfield repair investing millions in construction by U.S. Marines on the islands of projects, buying influence in the Peleliu and Angaur, the newspa- process. ships sail to Guam after RIMPAC per reported. China “seeks to reorder the “Palau’s request to the U.S. region to its advantage by lever- military remains simple — build aging military modernization, BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS reach Guam. Japan threaten peace and stabil- joint-use facilities, then come and influence operations and preda- Stars and Stripes The four nations recently com- ity on the Korean Peninsula and use them regularly,” Palauan tory economics to coerce other pleted two weeks of Rim of the in the region.” President Tommy Remengesau Warships of the U.S., Austra- nations,” former acting Defense Pacific drills, in which they also U.S. Navy Cmdr. Christopher Jr., who visited the White House lian, Japanese and South Korean Secretary Patrick Shanahan said trained with forces from Brunei, A. Gahl, commander of the guid- last year, wrote in a letter to navies are sailing together from in an Indo-Pacific Strategy Re- Canada, France, New Zealand, ed-missile destroyer USS Barry, Esper, according to the report. Hawaii to Guam following the port last year. the Philippines and Singapore. in the statement said the group Palau officials didn’t respond Aug. 31 conclusion of Rim of the About 100 U.S. Marines and The biennial exercise held in transit to Guam “is a testament to requests for comment Wednes- Pacific exercise, according to a waters off Hawaii represents to each navy’s professionalism sailors from Task Force Koa Navy statement Wednesday. day, and Indo-Pacific Command the world’s largest international and commitment to international Moana of the I Marine Expedi- The demonstration, which referred inquiries to the Office of maritime exercise, according to maritime norms and regional tionary Force were in Palau last began Wednesday, is intended the Secretary of Defense. the Navy. stability. month. to “improve collective readiness “The government of Palau is The multinational sail comes as “Every opportunity to train The Army sent 200 soldiers to and response to any situation,” not only receptive, but is enthu- and sail alongside our allied train there last year for the first according to the statement. The North Korea criticized the United siastic about the United States naval partners from Australia, time in 37 years. navies will train and work togeth- States, South Korea and Japan military broadening and deepen- Palau was the scene of fierce er throughout the trip. “for deepening military coopera- Japan and the Republic of Korea ing its operations, exercises and battles during World War II. “This exercise provides oppor- tion even in the middle of the pan- is rewarding and mutually benefi- training in and around Palau,” About 1,800 Marines and soldiers tunities that can enhance a stead- demic,” according to a Tuesday cial,” Gahl said in the statement. Heino Klinck, deputy assistant fast and flexible coordination report by the South Korean state- Participating in the demonstra- secretary of defense for East were killed in the Battle of Peleliu system,” Capt. Kim Sung Hwan, run Yonhap News Agency, which tion along with the Barry are the Asia, told the Journal. in the fall of 1944. Another 8,000 commodore of the South Korean cited a North Korean propaganda oiler USNS John Ericson and an The offer “suggests that Palau were wounded. navy’s Maritime Task Squadron website, Meari. unnamed fast-attack submarine, is feeling vulnerable to China’s Palau remained under U.S. ad- 71, said in the statement. “It will “The military collusion between Australian frigates HMAS Stuart strategic ambitions and is seek- ministration for a half-century also serve as an opportunity to the U.S. and Japan is strengthen- and HMAS Arunta, the JMSDF ing a counterweight,” Jeff Kings- after the war. strengthen joint response capa- ing more than ever, which is rais- helicopter carrier JS Ise and de- ton, director of Asian studies at In 1986, Palau and the U.S. en- bilities for various security situa- ing concerns within and outside stroyer JS Ashigara, and South Temple University’s Tokyo cam- tered a Compact of Free Associa- tions by building up the friendship the country,” the North Korean Korean destroyers Chungmu- pus, said in an email Wednesday. tion, which ushered in the nation’s and coordination system between website said, according to Yon- gong and Seoae, according to the The islands occupy territory full independence in 1994. Under statement. participating nations.” hap. “It goes without saying that east of the Philippines that’s be- the compact, the U.S. is respon- The statement did not disclose the frequent military plots and [email protected] coming more important to U.S. sible for Palau’s military defense what the ships would do once they collusion between the U.S. and Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos military planners contemplating for 50 years. China’s massive military buildup Through a Compact Trust and occupation of disputed sea Fund, the U.S. Congress appro- territory to the west. priated financial aid packages for Navy calls off search for missing sailor Palau, with a population just Palau. under 18,000, includes 340 islands The trust fund undergoes a covering nearly 180 square miles review and amendment process reported overboard in the Arabian Sea of land, just slightly less than every 15 years, with the next re- Guam, where the U.S. military is view due in 2024. BY CHAD GARLAND Rebarich, spokeswoman for the alty status is used when there’s building massive new bases for Meanwhile, Beijing made in- Stars and Stripes Bahrain-based U.S. 5th Fleet. not enough evidence to determine Marines to facilitate the draw- roads with Palau through direct Search and rescue operations the cause of a sailor’s absence, but down of forces from Okinawa. investment and a steady flow of The Navy ended the search for began after the alert was sounded officials have reason to believe In addition to Guam, the U.S. tourists to the country. a missing U.S. sailor in the North at 6:47 p.m. that day, she said. Air it’s not a voluntary “unauthorized has military facilities on other But in 2017, China banned tour Arabian Sea, officials said more Force aircraft joined in the search absence,” or UA, the Navy equiv- Pacific islands, such as Kwajalein groups from traveling to Palau than 48 hours after a “man over- before it was ended Tuesday. alent of AWOL. because the island nation refused board” alert was sounded aboard and Wake Island. McKnight, of North Carolina, to drop official diplomatic rela- the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, The extensive search efforts The U.S. and Australia also enlisted in the Navy in Febru- tions with Taiwan, which China officials said Tuesday. failed to find the information sys- have plans to establish a presence The Nimitz and the guided-mis- tems technician, who’d pinned on ary 2018 and was assigned to on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Is- maintains is a renegade province sile cruiser USS Princeton began 29-year-old petty officer second the Nimitz the following Febru- land, to the south, by refurbishing and must return to its control. the search for Petty Officer 2nd class rank in August. ary. His disappearance remains a World War II-era navy base. Palau is one of fewer than 20 Class Ian McKnight on Sunday, His next of kin had been noti- under investigation, Rebarich A plan to build facilities for vis- countries that formally recognize after officials conducted a muster fied that he was listed duty status said in a statement. iting American forces on military Taiwan. and thoroughly searched the car- whereabouts unknown, or DUST- [email protected] bases in the Philippines, which [email protected] rier for him, said Cmdr. Rebecca WUN, Rebarich said. That casu- Twitter: @chadgarland has a mutual defense pact with Twitter: @SethRobson1 Thursday, September 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 MILITARY Lawmakers push to honor Black D-Day hero

BY STEVE BEYNON thigh and rear when the landing craft that years to upgrade his Bronze Star. If her Stars and Stripes Woodson was in hit a mine and was blasted husband is awarded the Medal of Honor, by a shell, he spent 30 hours saving the she plans to donate it to the National Mu- WASHINGTON — Four congressio- lives of his fellow soldiers, according to seum of African American History and nal lawmakers are pushing to award the Hervieux. Woodson set up a casualty col- Culture in Washington, D.C. Medal of Honor posthumously to a Black lection point at a rocky embankment on “He’s my husband, we had a long mar- Army medic who was wounded on D-Day the beach, which provided some protection riage and we want to have a legacy for our and spent the next 30 hours treating in- from the fire from German machine guns. family,” said Joann Woodson, 91. “He de- jured men on the beach until he finally col- Roughly 4,400 Allied troops died in the serves it. We have to keep history alive and lapsed from his own wounds. Normandy landings. history has to be as correct as it possibly Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was with “He dug out bullets, cleaned wounds, can.” the all-Black 320th Barrage Balloon Bat- reset broken bones, and did an amputation Joann Woodson said her husband faced talion and treated 200 while the battle raged around him,” Brown racial bias in the Army beyond being troops on the battle- said in a news conference. passed over for decoration. Waverly Wood- ripped landing area Woodson was previously recommended son was activated to serve again in the known as Omaha Korean War. He was set to be stationed at Beach, the stretch of to receive a Medal of Honor at the time French coastline that of his actions, though his commanding an Army base in Georgia to be a medical saw the worst fighting officer had recommended him for the instructor. But he was reassigned when it on D-Day when allied Distinguished Service Cross. He was ulti- was discovered he was Black. troops launched their mately awarded a Bronze Star and a Pur- “When he got there that’s when they dis- amphibious inva- ple Heart. covered he was a Black man. And then it sion of Nazi-occupied “The higher-ups recommended the was decided there’s no way he could be a France. Medal of Honor, but he didn’t receive it Black instructor in the South at the time,” Woodson On Tuesday, Sen. because of the color of his skin,” Trone Joann Woodson said. “He was then sent Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., backed by Sen. LINDA HERVIEUX/AP said. “As we look at the systemic racism to work at [Walter Reed National Military Pat Toomey, R-Pa., introduced legislation the country is grappling with now, this is Medical Center].” In this undated photo provided by Linda part of that. This is a piece of the Jim Crow Last year, the Congressional Black Cau- to award Woodson with the Medal of Honor. Hervieux, Joann Woodson kneels at the The same measure was also introduced in that sprung from slavery. It’s a continuing cus, along with Van Hollen, sent a letter to gravesite of her husband Cpl. Waverly journey. We’re here to correct a wrong. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy asking the House by Rep. David Trone, D-Md. and B. Woodson Jr. at Arlington National The systemic racism led the government him to open a formal review of Woodson’s backed by Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Md. Cemetery. Van Hollen said the award is long over- to this decision.” case, saying he was not awarded for his due, and upgrading Woodson’s Bronze Star More than 1 million African Americans bravery “because of the color of his skin.” Black Heroes, at Home and at War,” which to a Medal of Honor would right a histori- served in World War II, but none were Van Hollen and the other lawmakers also cal wrong. He is confident both chambers chronicles Woodson’s segregated battal- awarded the Medal of Honor during the intend to send a letter to President Donald of Congress will quickly and unanimously ion. “Only 1% of Army records from WWII conflict. Seven medals were eventually Trump asking him to speed up the process approve the medal. However, a lack of doc- have been retained. The Army maintains awarded in 1997 by President Bill Clin- for issuing the long-sought decoration. umentation partly due to records being lost that in order to recommend a Medal of ton. At the ceremony, Clinton said the men Trone said Trump can act immedi- in a fire has gridlocked the effort. Honor they need a trail of records, which were “denied their nation’s highest honor” ately and there wouldn’t be a need for the “Beyond that 1973 fire that destroyed do not exist in this case.” because of the color of their skin but “their legislation. 80% of Army personnel records. There are In the early hours of June 6, 1944, Wood- deeds could not be denied, and they cleared “We have two bites at the apple,” he very few records left from WWII,” said son landed with his unit on Omaha Beach the way for a better world.” said. Linda Hervieux, a journalist who wrote as part of the Allied invasion. Despite hav- Woodson died in 2005 and his widow, [email protected] “Forgotten: The Untold Story of D-Day’s ing been struck by shrapnel in the inner Joann Woodson, has been advocating for Twitter: @StevenBeynon ‘Troy and Kathi’ video series helps keep Mildenhall airmen informed

BY BRIAN FERGUSON the flightline, where they made Keep up the great work.” Stars and Stripes some bloopers and had selfie stick The series has helped the duo to issues. build trust with viewers, Pananon Each episode of the RAF While it’s become common dur- said. Mildenhall command team’s ing the coronavirus pandemic “Airmen know they can bring video series begins with a quick for commanders to post frequent a problem to us and we will listen hello and the same cheerful video updates or hold virtual town and try to address it,” he said. introduction. halls, the 100th ARW team’s daily In an episode last week, the pair “This is your daily update with routine stands out for its regular- stood in front of members of the Troy and Kathi,” says Col. S. Troy ity and commitment. 100th Communications Squadron Pananon in the 104th episode, The England-based duo started and explained how internet issues which stars 100th Air Refueling providing the daily updates five in base housing are being fixed. Wing commander and his senior months ago as the coronavirus “We didn’t know the inter- Facebook enlisted advis er, Chief Master pandemic forced schools to close. net problem was so bad until we Col. S. Troy Pananon and Chief Master Sgt. Kathi W. Glascock, Sgt. Kathi W. Glascock, and aired After producing a show every duty heard from a deployed husband 100th Air Refueling Wing commander and command chief at last Friday. day since March 18, they have no who said his wife was having RAF Mildenhall, England, stand in front of members of the 100th Filmed with an iPhone on a plans to stop. problems with virtual school,” Communication Squadron during a daily update Sept. 1. The selfie stick, each episode lasts a “It was our initial response to Glascock told Stars and Stripes. command team has been giving daily video updates since March. little more than a minute, during the pandemic,” Pananon said. That episode also allowed them which the pair highlights a guest “We knew communication was to shine a spotlight on the commu- rus regulations and prevention The command team’s Facebook and provides base and commu- going to be difficult, so we wanted nications squadron’s airmen, who measures, which Pananon credits page has close to 4,000 followers nity information to viewers. to find a way to connect with all of Pananon explained replaced cop- with helping slow the spread after and Pananon said he’s received They’ve also had fun along the our airmen and pass a deliberate per wiring with fiber optic cables, the first cases were diagnosed on comments from as far away as way, featuring a hedgehog guest message.” significantly increasing download base on March 21 — days after New Zealand. named Mr. Maguire who was Glascock and Pananon designed speeds. the updates started. Glascock is now “famous” at her rescued on base, showcasing the the updates to deliver a concise Many of the videos highlight “We have had an extremely low son’s school, and both hosts have winners of a planking challenge message to their audience, and the unit’s airmen, such as Capt. case rate and we went almost four been recognized around base as — who, naturally, were planking think they’ve found a good way to Skye Robinson, who, to her sur- months with zero cases,” he said. the team that does “the show.” in the video — and letting their communicate with airmen. prise, was told in a recent episode The 100th ARW is the only back-to-school episode be taken “Thank you, guys, for taking that she had been named U.S. Air permanently assigned air refuel- Glascock and Pananon plan to over by Pananon’s daughter Ela the time to present these videos,” Forces Europe’s 2020 nominee for ing wing in Europe and supports continue the show until their last and Glascock’s daughter Sydney. Facebook user Vernon Miles said the service-wide Lance P. Sijan more than 16,800 military, civil- day at Mildenhall, in the summer And they’re not afraid of pok- in a comment on the team’s 100th Leadership Award. ian, dependent and retiree per- of 2021. ing fun at themselves, posting video. “They are a good source of The show also reminds and sonnel, according to the base’s [email protected] outtakes of an episode shot on information and morale booster. informs viewers about coronavi- website. Twitter @BrianFerg57 PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, September 10, 2020 MILITARY In show of force, B-52 bombers fly near hotspots

BY JOHN VANDIVER AFRICOM said. Stars and Stripes “Conducting these missions alongside our African partners B-52 strategic bombers have in shows the strategic reach of our recent days flown near Ukraine joint force and our collective com- and Libya, both places where mitment to preventing malign Russian forces and mercenar- influence in Africa,” Maj. Gen. ies are a concern for the United Joel Tyler, AFRICOM’s director PHOTOS BY XAVIER NAVARRO/U.S. Air Force States. of operations, said in a statement. A U.S. B-52H Stratofortress from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., flies with a Two long-range, eight-engine “The security and stability of the Ukrainian MiG-29 for a Bomber Task Force Europe mission over Ukraine on Sept. 4. bombers headed from Britain to African continent remains a vital North Africa on Tuesday to train U.S. interest.” day mission that sent six B-52s with warplanes from Tunisia, Meanwhile, three B-52s escort- across Europe along with about which borders war-torn Libya, ed by Ukrainian fighter planes 80 fighter jets from allied states U.S. Africa Command said. A Friday flew into Ukrainian air- as escorts. day earlier, B-52s from the same space, in the vicinity of Russian- The aim was to highlight NATO bomber task force joined Mo- occupied Crimea, according to solidarity and combat readi- roccan F-16 fighter-bombers in commercial radar trackers that ness, U.S. Air Forces in Europe an exercise to intercept the USS highlighted the bomber’s flight and Africa said in a statement Roosevelt, which was simulating path. Wednesday. a hostile vessel in the southern “The mission provided part- The flights over Africa and Mediterranean Sea. ners valuable midair training,” Europe have provoked an angry The North Africa missions U.S. European Command said response from Russia, which has came after warnings from in a statement after the Ukraine repeatedly scrambled its own AFRICOM that Russia is trying flights. fighters to intercept the allied to gain a foothold in Libya. In July, It also showcased how B-52 flights in international airspace. AFRICOM said it had “verified units “enable collective defense Last week, Danish authorities photographic evidence” showing capabilities and provide the U.S., accused Russia of violating its mercenaries connected to the NATO Allies and partners stra- airspace when a Russian fighter Russian state-sponsored Wagner tegic and operational breadth to followed a B-52 bomber over the Group placing booby traps and deter Russia and assure allies Baltic Sea. mines in the outskirts of Tripoli and partners,” EUCOM said. Russia’s defense ministry Sat- and other areas, including the Since the bomber task force urday complained about a spike city of Sirte, which lies 285 miles launched rotations in Europe two in allied air missions near its east of the capital on the Mediter- years ago, more than 200 related borders, telling state media that ranean coast. missions have been carried out, NATO’s surveillance flights have Russia had also sent at least 14 EUCOM said. A unique aspect increased by more than 30% MiG-29 fighter planes to Libya via of the current rotation, which since 2019. Syria, where they were painted to started in late August, was the [email protected] A Moroccan F-16 flies alongside a U.S. B-52H Stratofortress from camouflage their Russian origin, Allied Sky exercise — a single- Twitter: @john_vandiver the 5th Bomb Wing on Monday. Navy bans some ‘herbal’ products Air Force awards $13.3B contract for nuke missiles BY CHAD GARLAND hemp seed oils or other derivatives, and their manu- Stars and Stripes facturers boast of their ability to hydrate skin, heal damaged hair, battle acne and more – without get- Associated Press part of a complete replacement The Navy has banned sailors and Marines from ting users high. of the nuclear force, including a WASHINGTON — The Air using shampoos, lotions and soaps made with hemp The Army, Air Force and Coast Guard already new fleet of Navy ballistic missile or cannabidiol, one of the main active compounds in have policies in place that forbid military members Force on Tuesday awarded a submarines, a new nuclear-capa- cannabis plants, it said in a statement. from using products made with hemp or hemp seed $13.3 billion contract for engi- ble Air Force bomber, a new air- At issue is the possibility that such products could oil. The Navy’s previous policy only banned the in- neering and development work on launched nuclear cruise missile, contain too much of the psychoactive compound gestion of hemp-derived products or use of others, a replacement for the Minuteman and a new command and control 3 missile, which has operated con- found in pot called tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, such as transdermal patches, that are designed to system. The total bill is expected and their use could “negatively impact mission tinuously for half a century as a put CBD into the bloodstream. to approach $1.2 trillion. readiness and disqualify a sailor from continued key part of the nuclear force. The new rule still allows for the use of CBD-con- Gen. Tim Ray, who commands service,” said the statement released Friday. Critics call the replacement taining products that have been approved by the the Air Force elements of the The Navy banned the use of topical products made project wasteful and dangerous. Food and Drug Administration, if a service member nation’s nuclear force, said the with hemp or its derivatives in a July 24 administra- Award of the contract to has a valid prescription. The rules do not prohibit new ICBM will provide needed tive message, saying it’s impossible for consumers Northrop Grumman is a big step the use of “durable hemp goods” such as rope, twine improvements over the Minute- to determine how much THC such products contain in a project that is estimated to man 3, which first came on line based on label claims that may be untrustworthy. or clothing. eventually cost at least $85 billion. Sailors who test positive for THC or other sub- in 1970. The policy warns that the use of hemp-based or Northrop Grumman said the con- “The increased accuracy, ex- stances without a prescription will be processed products containing cannabidiol, or CBD, risks tract covers eight years of work to tended range, and improved re- for administrative separation, and could receive an interference with the department’s drug testing be performed in Utah and several liability will provide the United “other than honorable” discharge, the Navy said. program. other states, including Alabama, States a broader array of options The policy’s goal is to prevent service members That could affect their eligibility for veterans’ ben- Nebraska, Colorado, California, to address unforeseen contingen- from unknowingly consuming THC in any amount, efits and employment opportunities. Arizona and Maryland. cies, giving us the edge necessary the Navy said last week. “We have to be fit to fight and can’t take a risk in Defense Secretary Mark Esper to compete and win against any The new rule follows a ban imposed last summer allowing our sailors to consume or use these types hailed the Air Force’s announce- adversary,” Ray said. by the Navy on the ingestion of products containing of products,” said L.A. Parker, head of the drug de- ment, saying modernization of Critics, however, say the $13.3 hemp or hemp derivatives without a valid prescrip- tection and deterrence branch of the 21st Century the nuclear force is a top priority billion sole-source contract for tion, after a 2018 farm bill removed low-THC hemp Sailor office. and a key to the nation’s defense. Northrop Grumman is driven from the Controlled Substances Act. [email protected] The new intercontinental ballistic more by political inertia than mil- Many health and beauty products now contain Twitter: @chadgarland missile is envisioned as just one itary necessity. Thursday, September 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 MILITARY V Corps to be headquartered in Poznan

BY JOHN VANDIVER support to missions in Europe, The unit will handle opera- defense cooperation agreement was activated during World War Stars and Stripes has its main headquarters in Fort tional planning and mission com- between Washington and War- I. Knox, Ky., but a command post mand, and oversee the various saw calls for an additional 1,000 It activated again for World STUTTGART, Germany — in Poznan will be supported by rotational forces maneuvering troops in the country. The Penta- War II and was a fixture in Ger- The forward-based headquarters about 200 rotational troops. around in Europe. gon could add to that number if it many during the Cold War. It also of the Army’s reactivated V Corps supported the Army during the will be located in the Polish city “We have a strong relationship “It will also provide additional takes at least some of the troops of Poznan, where the first troops with our Polish allies and ap- capability to support allies and that President Donald Trump conflicts in Iraq and Afghani- will start arriving next month, the preciate the outstanding support partners in the region,” V Corps has directed to be pulled out of stan, but was inactivated in 2013 service announced Wednesday. they provide to our rotational sol- said in a statement. Germany and repositions them in as part of the Army’s post-Cold The unit of 635 soldiers, which diers,” Lt. Gen. John. S. Kolash- The U.S. military has been in- Poland. War drawdown in Europe. was set up earlier this year to eski, V Corps commander, said in creasing its presence in Poland V Corps has a long history in [email protected] bring more command and control statement. in recent years. A recently signed Europe, dating to 1918 when it Twitter: @john_vandiver Afghan vice president survives bomb attack

BY PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN Ministry said. Stars and Stripes The blast occurred in the early morning as Saleh, a former in- KABUL, Afghanistan — Af- telligence chief and the senior ghan Vice President Amrullah of Afghanistan’s two vice presi- Saleh survived an assassination dents, drove through a residential attempt Wednesday when a pow- neighborhood to his office. Saleh erful bomb exploded in central was the target of the attack, the Kabul as he drove past. Interior Ministry said. At least 10 civilians were killed Several homes and businesses in the blast, which Saleh said was were destroyed when explosives so powerful, it melted the win- hidden in a cart that was left by dows of his car. Saleh sustained the side of the road were detonat- slight burns to his hands and ed, and a gaping hole was gouged face, and several of his security into the street in the Taimani guards were among at least 15 Project neighborhood. people who were wounded in the Body parts littered the street attack, the Interior Ministry said after the explosion, said Ahmad PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN/Stars and in a statement. Zia, 52, who lives near the blast The Taliban, of whom Saleh site. The neighborhood butcher An Afghan boy stands among the rubble of a bomb blast in Kabul on Wednesday . At least 10 civilians has long been a fierce critic, have was decapitated in the explosion, were killed in the powerful blast, which reportedly targeted First Vice President Amrullah Saleh. denied involvement in the attack. Zia said. No other group has claimed re- “It’s always civilians who die residents at risk, he said. ghan officials and the Taliban tions leading up to the deal and sponsibility, but explosives de- in these attacks,” he said. Senior Saleh has survived several as- prepared to hold their first offi- did not sign the agreement, which tected at the scene were the same government officials who routine- sassination attempts, including cial talks as part of a peace deal was supposed to lead to intra-Af- as those used in past attacks car- ly drive through residential areas one last year at his office that left signed by the U.S. and Taliban in ghan talks several months ago. ried out by the Taliban-affiliated should move into Kabul’s heavily 20 people dead. February. The Afghan govern- [email protected] Haqqani network, the Interior fortified Green Zone and not put The latest attack came as Af- ment was not part of the negotia- Twitter: @pwwellman Afghanistan: Some veterans vent about Taliban deal as withdrawal nears

FROM FRONT PAGE or recruit fighters to launch at- al-Qaida, despite assuring the “That the soldier in question, tacks on the U.S. or its allies, the U.S. they would disavow the ter- alive or dead, did their job — they February deal would be worth rorist group in exchange for the won the battle on the ground, as some of the American sacrifices troop withdrawal. they were trained to do — there is made, said Army 1st Lt. Eric Jun- Add to that the fact that the comfort in that,” Fennessy said. gels, who deployed to Kunar and Taliban has stepped up attacks on “But simultaneously, there is a Nuristan provinces in 2006. Afghan troops since the deal was sense of bitterness against the “After nearly two decades signed, and it’s little surprise that politicians and bureaucrats for of war, perhaps we’ve finally lawmakers in Washington have big-picture incompetence.” achieved what we had set out to questioned how the U.S. plans For Kristen Rouse, a logistics achieve, which was to decimate a to ensure the group will comply officer who deployed to Afghani- breeding ground for terrorism,” with the peace terms after U.S. stan in 2006, 2010 and 2012, it’s said Jungels, now with the Min- and other foreign troops leave. difficult to square the images of nesota National Guard. Many veterans share that skep- Taliban leaders posing for photos “For all those who lost their ticism, saying the Taliban can’t at a luxurious Doha hotel as they lives and suffered as a result of be trusted to fulfill the promises hammered out the peace deal this conflict, I hope that is the they made to the U.S. CHARLES EMMONS/U.S. Army with the Americans with “the evil case.” Fennessy said he thinks the they committed against innocent A 3rd BCT, 101st Airborne Division, service member plays taps But the deal has so far not pro- militants signed the Doha deal civilians.” during a 2015 ceremony honoring the 14th anniversary of Sept. duced many of the results it was primarily to get U.S. forces out of And after almost two decades 11, 2001, at Tactical Base Gamberi in eastern Afghanistan. This supposed to, at least on the Af- the country before they stage an of war, it was hard to figure out year marks the 19th anniversary of the attack. ghan side. While the U.S. is ahead armed takeover. what had been accomplished, of schedule on the troop draw- If that is the case, and if Af- Rouse said. cidents that happened — a lot of the Taliban. President Donald down, talks between the Taliban ghanistan is allowed to fall apart “I honestly can’t speak to the tragedy and what can feel like Trump wants that number to be and Afghan government, which after the U.S. leaves, the deaths overall tactical wins or losses, or wasted efforts.” below 5,000 by Election Day. were supposed to begin within on 9/11 and during America’s lon- whether that is what this conflict U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan If the Taliban hold up their end days of the deal’s signing, have gest war will have been in vain, has even been about in the end,” have dropped from around 13,000 of the peace deal and prevent al- still not gotten off the ground, and he said. she said. “I think for many of us, to below 9,000 service members Qaida and other terrorist groups the Defense Department has said [email protected] we have stories of scenes and in- since the February deal with from using Afghan soil to train the Taliban still has close ties to Twitter: @jplawrence3 PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, September 10, 2020 MILITARY Airmen in Qatar become members of Space Force Group is first to join new service while deployed

BY BRIAN FERGUSON are joining this service while de- Stars and Stripes ployed in defense of our nation.” The airmen were already in A group of 20 airmen at Al space career fields, such as space Udeid Air Base in Qatar have be- operations and space systems op- come the first deployed members erations. Professionals from other of the Space Force after trans- career fields such as acquisition, ferring into the new service last intelligence, engineering and week. cyber will be inducted into the Enlisted and commissioned services’ newest branch in future officers assigned to the 16th Ex- ceremonies, the release said. KAYLA WHITE/U.S. Air Force peditionary Space Control Flight Tech. Sgt. Cody Hircock, and the 609th Air Operations the superintendent of the 16th U.S. Air Force company grade officers raise their hands during an oath of office ceremony at Al Udeid Center joined the U.S. Space ESPCF and an 11-year Air Force Air Base in Qatar as they transferred into the Space Force on Sept. 1 . Force during ceremonies at the veteran, said transferring to the up,” he said. Command was redesignated as of 16,000 members. Most of those base, a Space Force release said. Space Force was an easy decision “This group is making history,” to make. The Defense Department began the USSF as an initial step in es- airmen were already assigned said Col. Todd Benson, director of “I’ve never had a desire to do consolidating space missions from tablishing the force. to the new service as employees Space Forces for U.S. Air Forces anything else and the opportu- across the Armed Forces into the The first Space Force volunteer of the former Air Force Space Central Command. “Those par- nity to be on the leading edge of Space Force after the new branch window opened in May, when the Command. ticipating are not only joining a completely new military branch of the military was established on service began accepting applica- [email protected] our nation’s newest service, they was something I couldn’t pass Dec. 20, 2019. Air Force Space tions for its initial target number Twitter: @BrianFerg57 Footprints: General says some troops must remain Senators: Don’t force tax deferral FROM FRONT PAGE remarks, Trump said he hoped to remove the region. and coordination with the government of American troops from Iraq soon. Al-Kad- In his Wednesday remarks, McKenzie on fed workers Iraq and our coalition partners, the Unit- himi, however, requested the United States hinted the United States would not fully ed States has decided to reduce our troop retain some troops in his country. withdraw from Iraq in the near future, presence in Iraq from about 5,200 to 3,000 The United States has maintained where there remained “much work to be The Washington Post about 5,200 troops in Iraq since it began done.” troops during the month of September,” Top Senate lawmakers urged the Trump a bombing campaign against ISIS in Sep- “The U.S. decision is a clear demonstra- McKenzie said during a U.S. military cere- administration Tuesday to halt its plans tember 2014 that expanded to a ground tion of our continued commitment to the mony in Baghdad. “This reduced footprint to implement a mandatory payroll tax de- operation by the end of that year. Former ultimate goal, which is an Iraqi Security allows us to continue advising and assist- ferral for millions of federal employees, President Barack Obama ordered troops Force that is capable of preventing an ISIS ing our Iraqi partners in rooting out the arguing that these workers should not be final remnants of ISIS in Iraq and ensur- to return to Iraq for the first time since resurgence and of securing Iraq’s sover- the last American forces left the country treated as political “pawns.” ing its enduring defeat.” eignty without external assistance,” he at the end of 2011, which also during his The issue stems from an order issued The general was less specific on Afghan- said. “The journey has been difficult, the administration. by President Donald Trump in August, istan drawdown plans, which he shared sacrifice has been great, but the progress The troops were sent primarily to train which allows participating employers to after the Iraq announcement with a small has been significant.” and advise Iraqi and Syrian forces to con- cease withholding their workers’ payroll group of reporters on a phone call, a de- Earlier this year, the United States began duct the brunt of the fighting against the taxes until the end of the year. Private-sec- fense official confirmed. McKenzie’s new withdrawing troops from Afghanistan tor employees may be able to opt out of the terrorists, whose brutality captured the at- after striking an unprecedented peace ac- plan accelerates the ongoing drawdown in tention of leaders across the world. None- plan, but federal workers do not appear to Afghanistan, aiming to reduce the 8,600 cord with the Taliban in February. The have a choice — meaning they will see a theless, American troops fought on the U.S. has already downsized from some troops there to some 4,500 “by the late Oc- front lines at times, and at least 21 U.S. slight boost to their pay now then owe even 14,000 troops there to less than 8,600 dur- tober-November time frame,” the official service members have been killed and an- more in 2021. ing the summer. said. other 231 wounded in action fighting ISIS The forced nature of the president’s Pentagon officials said last month that McKenzie has been clear that he believes in Iraq and Syria since 2015. order frustrated roughly two dozen law- they were working to further downsize the United States must retain some troops Pentagon officials in recent years have makers led by Democratic Maryland Sen. its force in Afghanistan to less than 5,000 in Iraq to aid the ongoing ISIS fight and in acknowledged there were at times far Chris Van Hollen, who blasted it as a “pay- Afghanistan to fight terrorist groups there, more than 5,200 American troops in Iraq, troops by the end of November, but Trump roll tax scheme” and demanded answers including the Afghan branch of ISIS. though that number stood as the highest has repeatedly said he wanted to see such in a sharply critical letter sent to the Trea- While U.S.-backed troops in Iraq — pri- official count throughout anti-ISIS op- reductions by Nov. 3, which is Election sury Department and the Office of Man- marily, the Iraqi military — and mili- erations. Another 2,000 or so troops were Day. agement and Budget, which are overseeing tia forces in Syria known as the Syrian operating simultaneously in neighboring After the U.S. reached a deal with the implementation of the deferral. Democratic Forces have ousted ISIS from Syria, where several hundred U.S. troops Taliban in February, they quickly began to “We urge you to let federal workers the vast territory that the terrorist group now remain, according to Pentagon offi- move some troops out of the country. Pen- and uniformed service members choose once controlled across eastern Syria and cials. At the height of American operations tagon officials said last month that they in- whether to defer their payroll tax obliga- northern Iraq, the group remains a threat in Iraq under former President George tended to draw down to about 5,000 troops tions … rather than forcing them to partici- in both countries. Officials believe the W. Bush, the U.S. boasted some 150,000 by the end of November. McKenzie’s an- pate,” wrote Van Hollen along with Sens. group retains tens of thousands of fighters, troops there. nouncement Wednesday appears to slight- Susan Collins, R-Maine, Charles Schumer, largely in underground sleeper cells. McK- In recent months, the U.S. military has ly accelerate that timeline. D-N.Y., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and 19 other enzie said last month that he believes ISIS closed operations on several smaller out- U.S. military officials have said the lawmakers, all of whom are Democrats. leaders aim to retake the territory that the posts throughout Iraq, handing them over drawdowns will be based on needed capa- Spokespeople for the two federal agen- group lost. to Iraqi forces and consolidating mostly bilities and not on numbers of troops. But cies did not immediately respond to a re- Three weeks ago, Trump hosted new on larger bases. That has come, at least in McKenzie said ultimately such decisions quest for comment. Iraq Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi part, because of the near-constant threat must be made by the president. Military and civilian employees also are at the White House, where the two leaders of rocket and mortar attacks by pro-Ira- “We’re getting out of these endless subject to the deferral, a payroll proces- were said to be negotiating a withdrawal of nian militia in Iraq, who aim to push U.S. wars,” Trump said Aug. 20. “Out of these sor for the Pentagon confirmed over the at least some American forces. In public service members out of the country and ridiculous, endless wars.” weekend. Thursday, September 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 VIRUS OUTBREAK AstraZeneca vaccine study paused after one illness recorded

BY LAURAN NEERGAARD recruited about two-thirds of the Associated Press needed volunteers. Temporary holds of large med- Late-stage studies of AstraZen- ical studies aren’t unusual, and eca’s COVID-19 vaccine candi- investigating any serious or un- date are on temporary hold while expected reaction is a mandatory the company investigates wheth- part of safety testing. AstraZene- er a recipient’s “potentially unex- ca pointed out that it’s possible the plained” illness is a side effect of problem could be a coincidence; AKIFUMI ISHIKAWA/Stars and Stripes the shot. illnesses of all sorts could arise in In a statement issued Tuesday studies of thousands of people. Passengers board a shinkansen, or a high-speed bullet train, at Tokyo Station on Sept. 3. evening, the company said its “We are working to expedite “standard review process trig- the review of the single event to gered a pause to vaccination to minimize any potential impact on allow review of safety data.” the trial timeline,” the company Marines, Air Force in Japan ease AstraZeneca didn’t reveal any statement said. information about the possible It’s likely the unexplained ill- side effect except to call it “a po- ness was serious enough to re- restrictions as case numbers dip tentially unexplained illness.” quire hospitalization and not a The health news site STAT first mild side effect such as fever or BY JOSEPH DITZLER, Sunday. cording to a letter to parents and reported the pause in testing, muscle pain, said Deborah Fuller, AYA ICHIHASHI Although central Tokyo re- students Wednesday from Super- saying the possible side effect oc- a University of Washington re- AND MATTHEW M. BURKE mains off-limits, base personnel intendent Jimmy Journey of the curred in the United Kingdom. searcher who is working on a dif- Stars and Stripes may travel via local train or bus Department of Defense Educa- An AstraZeneca spokesperson ferent COVID-19 vaccine that has to an airport or shinkansen sta- tion Activity. TOKYO — The U.S. military confirmed the pause in vaccina- not yet started human testing. tion within that area, according Remote instruction for students in Japan will relax some public tions covers studies in the United “This is not something to be to Campbell’s order. who are returning to classrooms health restrictions Thursday for States and other countries. Late alarmed about,” Fuller said. In- On Okinawa, the Marine Corps will continue through Sept. 18, personnel in Tokyo and on Oki- last month, AstraZeneca began and Air Force will relax some of the letter states. stead, it’s reassuring that the nawa as the number of new coro- recruiting 30,000 people in the the restrictions on its personnel by For the Marines, the move to company is pausing the study to navirus cases within its ranks U.S. for its largest study of the figure out what’s happening and lowering the risk level there from a lower risk level allows service subsides. “substantial” to “moderate.” members, civilian employees, vaccine. It is also testing the vac- carefully monitoring the health None of the U.S. bases in Japan The Marines’ decision results contractors and family members cine, developed by Oxford Uni- of study participants. reported new infections Wednes- “from the effectiveness of our on Okinawa to participate in a versity, in thousands of people in Dr. Ashish Jha of Brown Uni- day. Tokyo, however, announced Britain, and in smaller studies in versity said via Twitter that the safety measures in limiting the number of activities, including 149 patients, according to pub- spread of the virus,” according Brazil and South Africa. significance of the interruption dining at restaurants with outdoor lic broadcaster NHK. The city to a Facebook post Wednesday by Two other vaccines are in huge, was unclear, but that he was “still seating, drive-thru or take-out has reported 100-250 new cases III Marine Expeditionary Force. final-stage tests in the U.S. , one optimistic” that an effective vac- service, off-base retail shopping every day the past 16 days except “We are officially below 10 ac- made by Moderna Inc. and the cine will be found in the coming and traveling on ferries and com- Monday, when it counted 77, ac- tive cases among Marine forces other by Pfizer and Germany’s mercial airlines, according to the months. cording to government data. on Okinawa,” Marine spokesman BioNTech. Those two vaccines “But optimism isn’t evidence,” At Yokota Air Base, headquar- III MEF post Wednesday. Maj. Ken Kunze wrote in an email Marine personnel may travel work differently than AstraZene- he wrote. “Let’s let science drive ters in western Tokyo of U.S. Wednesday to Stars and Stripes. Forces Japan, personnel may only within Okinawa prefecture, ca’s, and the studies have already this process.” “We have a few hundred tests out travel throughout most of the including the nearby islands, the on new arrivals and expect that country and ride the local trains post said. number to potentially go up, but and buses during off-peak hours. Outdoor recreation such as to be below 10 is impressive.” Base commander Col. Andrew golfing, tennis, beaches, zoos and The Marines accounted for Arlington National Cemetery Campbell extended the permitted playgrounds are permitted, as more than 300 people infected by travel area to include all of Japan, long as social distances are main- reopens to public this week except Okinawa and central the virus on Okinawa, but have tained, according to the III MEF Tokyo, according to an order he not reported a new case since post. Hotel stays are permitted for signed Wednesday. He also per- Aug. 31. The service spent nearly individuals, pairs, family groups BY NIKKI WENTLING increased access for the public to two months under the more strin- Stars and Stripes visit a loved one’s gravesite,” said mitted base personnel to travel and roommates. around Japan via commercial air gent condition Charlie as a result Prohibitions still stand, howev- Karen Durham-Aguilera, ex- of three virus clusters in July and WASHINGTON — Members of and shinkansen, or bullet trains. er, on bars, lounges, karaoke and ecutive director of the cemetery. August at bases there. the public will be allowed inside “There is no restriction on ac- Pachinko parlors, concerts, flea “We hope this limited reopen- Beginning 8 a.m. Thursday, the cessing airports within Japan,” markets and other “high density” Arlington National Cemetery ing will better accommodate our Marines will move to a level of or on bullet trains, according to places and events. Off-base bar- this week for the first time since visitors.” “moderate” risk of the coronavi- Campbell’s order. ber shops, spas, nail salons, tattoo March. According to guidance issued rus spreading, in military terms Starting Wednesday, visitors Tuesday, members of the public He also extended to Dec. 8 a parlors and similar businesses public health emergency at the Health Protection Condition- will be allowed to enter the cem- will be screened outside the wel- are also off-limits. base. The emergency, declared Bravo, one step down from con- etery to visit gravesites. The cem- come center before entering the At Yokota and on Okinawa, early in the pandemic, autho- dition Charlie, or a “substantial” etery closed in March in response cemetery. Masks will be required the relaxed strictures come with rizes the base commander to threat level. to the coronavirus pandemic. For at all times. stipulations: wear face masks, es- impose coronavirus restrictions Kadena Air Base also moved to six months, only funeral attend- pecially on public transportation, The superintendent of Arling- on Defense Department civilian condition Bravo on Wednesday, ees and family pass holders were practice social distancing and ton National Cemetery, Charles employees, contractors and fam- according to an order by 18th allowed entry. exercise extra hygiene measures, “Ray” Alexander Jr., said ceme- ily members, as well as service Wing commander Brig. Gen. Joel Now, the cemetery will be open tery staff was preparing for a full Carey. His order did not come such as frequent hand-washing. members. Okinawa prefecture on Wednes- to the public every day from 8 opening in the “near future.” Yokota personnel have been with a stipulated list of permitted day reported eight new coronavi- a.m. to noon. Points of interest “We are conducting internal permitted to ride trains and buses activities. Carey also extended rus cases, a public health official inside the cemetery will remain assessments of the care and pro- to get to work, school or day care the public health emergency at told Stars and Stripes by phone. closed, including the Women in tection of our visitors,” Alexan- since a general prohibition went Kadena until Oct. 12. Military Service for America der said in a statement. “We will into effect in April. Campbell The move to condition Bravo The prefecture also reported Memorial, the John F. Kennedy evaluate our standard operating eased that prohibition starting also means Defense Department three deaths Wednesday and two gravesite, the amphitheater, the procedures and efficiencies to Thursday, but for limited hours schools at Marine and Air Force on Tuesday. On the island, 41 Tomb of The Unknown Soldier ensure the outstanding visitor only. bases on the island will reopen have died during the pandemic. and exhibits inside the welcome experience and high standards Yokota personnel may ride and switch from online learning [email protected] center. people expect when coming to the buses and trains during the fol- to in-person instruction for most Twitter: @JosephDitzler “As conditions in the National cemetery.” lowing hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and students. [email protected] Twitter: @AyaIchihashi Capital Region have continued [email protected] 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Schools will resume classroom [email protected] to improve, our goal is to provide Twitter: @nikkiwentling Saturday, and 5 a.m. to midnight instruction starting Sept. 21, ac- Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, September 10, 2020 NATION Calif. fires rage amid gusty winds

Associated Press PHOTOS BY CHRIS DILLMANN, VAIL DAILY/AP SHAVER LAKE, Calif. — Wildfires raged Left: Megan Dillard of Austin, unchecked across parts of the Western U.S. Texas, plays in the snow Tuesday on Wednesday amid gusty and dry condi- with, from left, Sammy, 4, tions, but forecasters said some weather re- Hayes, 1, and Donald Dillard, lief was in sight that could help firefighters 3, in Vail, Colo. Above: Weather who have been overwhelmed by the blazes. changed quickly Tuesday, as the In California, winds stoked unprecedented fire warning sign indicates in numbers of fires that have forced rescues Minturn, Colo. and evacuations. In Washington, more acres burned in a single day than firefighters usu- ally see all year. California has Fires also forced people to flee in West sees wild swing in weather already set a Oregon and Idaho. In California Associated Press tologist Russ Schumacher said. Classes were eventually canceled as record with on Tuesday, 14 The National Weather Service has re- thousands of families struggled with SALT LAKE CITY — Summer came nearly 2.3 firefighters were corded six other days since 1872 where power outages. forced to deploy to an abrupt halt in parts of the Rocky the temperature dropped by 60 degrees A utility reported almost 200,000 cus- million acres emergency shelters Mountains on Tuesday as temperatures or more in Denver, but they were all dur- tomers lost power in Idaho, Utah and burned this as flames overtook reaching into the 90s plunged about 60 ing the winter. The latest plunge came Wyoming, where portions of Interstate 80 them and destroyed degrees in less than 24 hours, with a pow- after the city hit a record high of 101 on were closed. Some could be without elec- year. the Nacimiento Sta- erful surge of cold air from Canada un- Saturday, one of its hottest days ever in tricity for days, officials said. tion, a fire station leashing snow and damaging winds in September, he said. Six inches or more of snow could fall in in the Los Padres several states. In Utah, where temperatures plummet- the northern and central Rockies, with 1 National Forest on The roller coaster weather ripped up ed by 40 degrees, wind gusts of nearly 100 to 2 feet dropping in the highest peaks, the state’s central coast, the U.S. Forest Ser- trees by their roots, piled up snow that mph roared through Salt Lake City, down- the National Weather Service said. It has vice said. shut down parts of the scenic road through ing trees and canceling the first day of issued scattered winter storm warnings They suffered burns and smoke inhalation, Glacier National Park and knocked out online school. Officials warned people to and weather advisories from southern and three were flown to a hospital in Fresno, power to tens of thousands. But the tem- stay inside to avoid flying debris, downed Montana to southern Colorado. Freeze where one was in critical condition. perature drop is helping with wildfires in power lines and other dangers. Several and frost warnings also were posted for Over the past three days, helicopters were Colorado and Montana that had ballooned semitrailer trucks blew over on northern parts of Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Ne- used to rescue hundreds of people stranded in hot, windy weather and forced people Utah highways. braska, North Dakota and Minnesota. in the burning Sierra National Forest, where to flee their homes. Josephine Bradbury’s two daughters The weather was gradually expected a fire has destroyed 365 buildings, includ- Heat and strong winds also hit Cali- were looking forward to remote classes to warm up, with temperatures back up ing at least 45 homes. About 5,000 buildings fornia and parts of the Pacific Northwest after months of missing friends and teach- in the 80s by the weekend in the Denver were threatened, fire officials said. over the holiday weekend, igniting de- ers because of the coronavirus pandemic. area. Flames threatened the foothill commu- structive wildfires. But the girls couldn’t log on for their first- In Montana, where the weather began nity of Auberry between Shaver Lake and Snow fell in Colorado, Montana and and sixth-grade classes, so they all went to to shift Sunday night, the small city of Fresno. Wyoming. Far from the ocean and its their Salt Lake City school for help, fight- Red Lodge, a gateway to Yellowstone Na- In Southern California, fires burned in the moderating effect on weather, Colorado ing whipping wind and passing a broken tional Park, had received 10.5 inches of mountains of Los Angeles, San Bernardino is no stranger to extreme shifts. However, tree in front of the playground. snow. Farther north in Glacier National and San Diego counties, with the potential Denver’s temperature drop, from 93 on “It was literally like a force pushing Park, snow closed the higher elevations of for the region’s notorious Santa Ana winds Monday to 32 on Tuesday, is “much ear- you,” Bradbury said. “I’ve never seen the Going-to-the-Sun Road. to push flames out of wilderness and into lier than we usually get this,” state clima- anything like it before.” communities. People in a half-dozen foothill communi- ties east of Los Angeles were being told to Police leaders in NY stay alert because of a fire in the Angeles Police: Pot farm where 7 gunned down National Forest. town quit amid protests “The combination of gusty winds, very dry was ‘organized-crime type’ operation Top police leaders in Roch- air, and dry vegetation will create critical ester, N.Y ., announced their re- fire danger,” the National Weather Service tirements Tuesday amid nightly Associated Press Labor Day massacre stunned residents and warned. protests over the handling of showed how violence permeates California’s More than 14,000 firefighters are battling AGUANGA, Calif. — An illegal marijuana the suffocation death of Daniel illegal marijuana market. fires. Two of the three largest blazes in state growing operation where seven people were Prude, whose family filed a fed- The state broadly legalized recreational history are burning in the San Francisco fatally shot in a small, rural Southern Cali- eral lawsuit alleging a cover-up marijuana sales in January 2018. But the illic- Bay Area, though they are largely contained fornia town had the markings of organized by law enforcement. after burning for three weeks. it market is thriving — in part because hefty crime, authorities said Tuesday. Police Chief La’Ron Single- legal marijuana taxes send consumers look- California has already set a record with More than 20 people lived on the prop- tary, 40, Deputy Chief Joseph M. ing for better deals in the illegal economy. nearly 2.3 million acres burned this year erty, which had several makeshift dwellings, Morabito and two commanders — surpassing a record set just two years ago Before dawn Monday, Riverside County a nursery and vehicles used in production, retired, while two more deputy — and the worst part of the wildfire season sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call of an Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said. chiefs and a commander gave up is only beginning. assault with a deadly weapon and shots fired Marijuana was processed to honey oil, a high- top leadership positions and re- The threat of winds tearing down power at the Aguanga home. Investigators seized ly potent concentrate made by extracting the turned to lower ranks. lines or hurling debris into them and sparking more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana and sev- high-inducing chemical THC from cannabis. The announcements came a wildfire prompted Pacific Gas & Electric, eral hundred marijuana plants. All seven victims and witnesses were Lao- more than five months after the the state’s largest utility, to shut off power to Despite there being no arrests or identi- tian, Bianco said. Six people were found dead death of Prude, 41, a Black man 172,000 customers in Northern California on the property, and a woman who was shot fied suspects, the sheriff’s statement called last weekend. More outages were expected the deaths “an isolated incident” that did not who died several days after an there died later at a hospital. encounter with police March 23 Wednesday, with power not expected to be “This was not a small operation,” Bianco threaten people in Aguanga. in New York’s third-largest city. completely restored until Wednesday night. said. “This is a very organized-crime type of Reached by phone, property owner Ronald There have been nightly pro- To the south, the Southern California Edi- an operation.” McKay expressed surprise, saying he didn’t tests in the city since the release son utility warned that about 55,000 custom- Illegal grows are common in and around know a shooting had taken place at either of er accounts may lose power while San Diego Aguanga, a single stop-sign town of about the rentals, a mobile home and the house. Wednesday of police body cam- Gas & Electric said 16,700 customers were at 2,000 people north of San Diego with horse McKay said the home had been rented for era video of the arrest. risk of a preemptive outage. ranches along dirt roads. Still, the scale of the three years and the mobile home for two. From The Associated Press Thursday, September 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP No kidding: Goat gets in patrol car, eats papers

DOUGLASVILLE GA — A Georgia sheriff’s deputy delivering civil papers returned to her patrol vehicle to find an eager — and hungry — new driver. The Douglas County deputy was serving the documents near Douglasville when she heard something in her patrol car and was met by a goat climbing into the open driver’s side. The animal munched on some paperwork and knocked over a drink before managing to bump the deputy to the ground. Officials said the deputy was not physically harmed during the encounter — and she managed to retrieve the soggy paperwork be- fore the animal scampered off. Ex-school nurse accused of stealing kids’ meds

JACKSBORO — A for- TN mer school nurse in Tennessee has been charged with stealing prescription medications belonging to students. A grand jury in Campbell County indicted Sherry Lan- caster last week on six counts of obtaining drugs by fraud and five counts of theft, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a news release. The statement said Lancast- er, 56, worked as a nurse in the

Campbell County school system CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP and allegedly used her position to steal prescriptions belonging to students. Beauty and the beast Police: Man treated A person in costume walks across a sunflower field at Grinter Farms on Monday near Lawrence, Kan. The 26-acre field, planted annually by after raccoon attack the Grinter family, draws thousands of visitors during the weeklong late summer blossoming of the flowers. TEWKSBURY — A 79- Man charged after going THE CENSUS According to Ken Balcomb, the NJ year-old man had minor founder for the Center for Whale injuries after being attacked by a 187 mph on highway The approximate worth of a historic hotel in Brunswick, Research, the calf appears “ro- raccoon while walking his dogs bust.” The gender has not been in a New Jersey park , authorities FOUR OAKS — Au- Maine, that is going to be auctioned later this month. The Daniel, formerly known as the Captain Daniel Stone announced. said. thorities in North Car- NC $2M Inn, is scheduled for a bank foreclosure auction Sept. Researchers discovered that Tewksbury police say the ani- olina said a man faced numerous 17, the Times Record reported. The property is currently the mother was pregnant in July. mal bit the man’s pants leg and charges after speeding at nearly valued at about $2 million, following extensive renovations in 2015. The building This is significant for these refused to let go before the victim 190 mph along Interstate 95 over needs some repairs. The buyer would also be responsible for roughly $80,000 in struggling orcas who have faced was able to fight it off in Christie the weekend. back taxes still owed to the town. boat noise, a lack of food supply, Hoffman Farm Park . A State Highway Patrol trooper Chief Tim Barlow said the man habitat loss and environmental attempted to stop the driver after pollutants. told police he went to a hospital he sped through a work zone on for treatment of scratches to his charges of domestic battery, ob- to Sea Cleanup is a monthlong the interstate, TV station WRAL struction, felony driving while li- event that will last all September arm. His two dogs were unhurt. reported. The car reached a max- City’s new electric Minutes earlier, police said, a cense suspended and violation of so volunteers can practice safe imum of 187 mph in an area with scooters ready to roll person was chased by a raccoon probation. social distancing. a posted limit of 65. in the park but managed to get An officer was escorting The event involves thousands of Troopers said the man even- VICKSBURG — Elec- away without injury. Brownlow to a van that would volunteers cleaning the river and tually crashed into bushes in the tric scooters are just Police said the raccoon was lo- bring him to jail when he made its tributaries on foot or by boat in MS cated and killed and will be tested Four Oaks area while attempting a run for it, the Pinellas County New Hampshire, Vermont, Mas- days away from being available for rabies. to avoid stop sticks. No one was Sheriff’s Office said in a news sachusetts and Connecticut. in a Mississippi city. injured. release. Last year, more than 3,600 vol- Blue Duck, a San Antonio, City plans ‘reverse’ The driver, who was not imme- Paramedics from the Treasure unteers hauled in nearly 67 tons Texas-based company, an- diately identified, was charged Island Fire Department pulled of trash, from recyclable bottles nounced it will begin rolling out Christmas parade with speeding in a work zone, Brownlow from the water and and cans, fishing equipment and an electric scooter service in failing to stop and fleeing to elude performed CPR. Brownlow was food waste to tires, televisions, downtown Vicksburg on Sept. 17, FREDERICKSBURG arrest. brought to the Palms of Pasadena and even refrigerators. The Vicksburg Post reported. It VA — A Virginia city is al- Hospital, where he died . will be the first fleet of electric ready making plans for how to Handcuffed man jumps Southern Resident orcas scooters launched in the state. safely hold its annual Christmas into bay, drowns Annual river cleanup a “Vicksburg will be the first in parade during the coronavirus have new member the state of Mississippi to have pandemic. monthlong event in ’20 electric scooters available to our TREASURE ISLAND SEATTLE — The Instead of the usual format, residents and visitors,” Mayor — A handcuffed Florida GREENFIELD — Southern Resident Fredericksburg will host a “re- FL WA George Flaggs Jr. said. verse parade,” with stationary man died after bolting from police The annual four-state killer whales welcomed a new MA Scooters will be sanitized “at floats and spectators who drive by, custody and jumping into Boca effort to remove trash from the member to their family. Mother least twice a day” to help combat the Free Lance-Star reported. Ciega Bay, where he drowned, 410-mile Connecticut River is orca Tahlequah, J35, gave birth The set-up will be similar to a authorities said. still going on this year, but with to a calf. the coronavirus, the company drive-through holiday lights dis- Treasure Island police arrest- some changes because of the KOMO-TV reported two years said. play and will allow for spacing ed Donnie Brownlow Jr., 33, after coronavirus pandemic. ago Tahlequah carried her dead Blue Duck’s scooters will be between parade entrants. responding to a domestic distur- Rather that the usual two-day calf for 17 days and 1,000 miles. available to rent from 7 a.m. until The theme is “Light up the bance , the Tampa Bay Times event, the 24th annual Connecti- Her grief gripped the hearts of 10 p.m., seven days a week. Season.” reported. He was in custody on cut River Conservancy’s Source people all around the world. From wire reports PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, September 10, 2020 NATION Schools come back online to disruptive computer glitches

Associated Press A Blackboard spokesperson said that the problems with the HOUSTON — Students across company’s website content man- the United States ran into com- agement system occurred be- puter glitches Tuesday as they cause of a big morning surge in began the school year with on- online traffic. D’Anthony White line instruction at home because of the coronavirus, adding to the said the system was restored list of problems that have thrust by about 1:15 p.m. and the com- many a harried parent into the pany was working on refining role of teacher’s aide and tech its approach to prevent further problems. He apologized for the JACQUELYN MARTIN/AP support person. The online learning platform disruption. Workers lay sod on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday in Washington. Blackboard, which provides tech- “While we planned for a surge nology for 70 of the nation’s 100 in traffic greater than a typical biggest districts and serves more back-to-school period, the pat- South Lawn and Rose Garden than 20 million U.S. students from terns of usage exceeded what we kindergarten through 12th grade, anticipated,” White wrote in an reported that websites for one of email to The Associated Press. under repair post-convention its learning products were fail- Elsewhere across the coun- ing to load or were loading slowly, try, Seattle’s system crashed and users were unable to register last week. An online learning on the first day of school. program used in Alabama and BY JILL COLVIN there has been other planned in- tion on the South Lawn in front Blackboard, which hit four other places recently went down. Associated Press frastructure work taking place of more than a thousand people times its year-to-date user aver- And North Carolina’s platform on the south grounds,” said White seated in rows of closely-packed crashed on the first day of classes WASHINGTON — The Rose House spokesman Judd Deere. white chairs, despite the ongoing age by 8 a.m., wasn’t the only last month. Garden has been a muddy mess He added that the work is ex- pandemic. tech company running into is- Amanda Mills’ 8-year-old son, and the South Lawn marred by pected to be completed by early The Republican National Com- sues Tuesday. Websites that track Rowan, woke up excited to start brown patches since President Wednesday or Thursday, barring mittee and officials in the East internet outages like downdetec- Donald Trump used them as more bad weather. Wing of the White House, which tor.com also recorded spikes in his first day of third grade, even backdrops for last month’s Re- The president’s reelection cam- oversaw the Rose Garden renova- reported problems for services though it was online through Ida- publican National Convention. paign is paying for the work. tion, did not respond to questions like Microsoft Teams and Google ho’s largest school district, based Both are undergoing exten- The damage comes after about the damage. Drive, many spiking around 9 in the town of Meridian, just out- sive re-sodding as crews work Trump upended long-held norms The White House noted that a.m. side Boise. But they ran into trou- to repair the damage, which was separating campaigning and some sod replacement is not un- Three of Texas’ largest dis- ble even after practicing logging clearly visible this week and last. governance by using the White usual after major events, includ- tricts — Houston, Dallas and Fort in smoothly Monday. The Rose Garden repairs come House grounds as the stage for a ing the annual Easter Egg Roll Worth — were hit with technical “Whatever happens, we’ll fig- just weeks after the White House partisan political event. and major state visits, especially problems, as were school systems ure it out and we’ll make it work completed a major renovation of First lady Melania Trump de- if heavy foot traffic comes after in places such as Idaho and Kan- however we can, and rely on the the garden intended, in part, to livered her convention speech in heavy rain. And since the sod is sas. A ransomware attack forced patience of those teachers who improve drainage issues. the newly-refurbished Rose Gar- already being replaced, some schools in Hartford, Conn. , to are up against their own obsta- “The sod is being replaced at den and the president formally other upgrades are being done as postpone Tuesday’s start of vir- cles,” Mills said. “It’s a weird, no cost to taxpayers. Additionally, accepted his party’s nomina- well. tual and in-person classes. wild world right now.” DOJ asks to defend Trump in rape accuser’s defamation suit

BY JENNIFER PELTZ turned down Trump’s request to power and has moved to shield Trump ally Roger Stone follow- Carroll said the developments Associated Press delay E. Jean Carroll’s suit, Jus- Trump from legal exposure, most ing a criminal trial where he was illustrated “that Trump will do tice Department lawyers filed notably by arguing that actions found guilty. (Stone’s sentence everything possible, including NEW YORK — The Justice court papers aiming to shift the taken to choke off the Russia in- was later commuted by Trump.) using the full powers of the fed- Department is asking to take case into federal court and to vestigation fell within the scope Barr’s Justice Department has eral government,” to try to stop over President Donald Trump’s substitute the U.S. for Trump as of his constitutional authorities acted to dismiss its own case the case. defense in a defamation lawsuit the defendant. That means the and were therefore permissible. against former national security And in a tweet addressed to from a writer who accused him of federal government, rather than It also comes amid concerns adviser Michael Flynn. Trump, Carroll wrote: “Sir, I rape, and federal lawyers asked Trump himself, might have to pay that Attorney General William Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Ka- and my attorney Robbie Kaplan, a court Tuesday to allow a move damages if any are awarded. Barr has gone out of his way to plan, called the department’s ar- are ready! So is every woman that could put the American peo- The move to intervene is in intervene in other legal cases in- gument “shocking.” who has ever been silenced! So is ple on the hook for any money she keeping with a Justice Depart- volving Trump or his allies. Barr “It offends me as a lawyer and every American citizen who has might be awarded. ment that time and again has ad- tried to decrease the amount of offends me even more as a citi- been trampled by Bill Barr and After New York state courts vanced a broad vision of executive prison time his office sought for zen,” she said in a statement. the DOJ! BRING IT!” Thursday, September 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD Rights groups say China shouldn’t host Olympics Fire sweeps through camp

Associated Press charges and accused other coun- TOKYO — China is to host tries of interfering in its affairs. It at first denied the existence of the for refugees on Greek island the 2022 Winter Olympics with rumblings of a boycott and calls camps for Uighurs, and then said to move the games from Beijing they were job training centers to Associated Press out at multiple points and gutted living in Moria would not be al- because of alleged human rights battle terrorism. ATHENS, Greece — An over- much of the camp and surround- lowed to leave the island to pre- violations. “Through vocational education night fire swept through Greece’s ing hillside olive groves. Protests vent the potential spread of the International Olympic Com- and training, Xinjiang has taken largest refugee camp, which had also broke out involving migrants, coronavirus. The camp had been mittee President Thomas Bach preventive counter-terrorism been placed under COVID-19 riot police and firefighters. There placed on lockdown after a So- was presented with that demand and de-radicalization measures, lockdown, leaving over 12,000 were no reports of injuries. mali man was found to have been ahead of the body’s executive effectively contained the once migrants in emergency need of A state of emergency was being infected with the virus. board meeting in Switzerland frequent terrorist activities and shelter on the island of Lesbos. declared on the island, govern- A major testing drive was or- on Wednesday by a coalition of protected the right to life, health In dramatic nighttime scenes, ment spokesman Stelios Petsas dered in the camp, and 35 people human rights groups represent- and development of all ethnic the migrants at the overcrowded said. He said all possible causes, who had tested positive had been ing Tibet, Uighurs in China’s groups to the best extent,” foreign Moria refugee camp, which was including that of arson, were quarantined in a separate facility Xinjiang region, Hong Kong and ministry spokesperson Hua Chu- originally meant to house around being examined. that was not affected by the fire, others. In a letter, the group asked nying said. “Over the past four 2,000 people, fled fires that broke Petsas said those who had been officials said. the IOC to “reverse its mistake years, there hasn’t been a single in awarding Beijing the honor terrorist attack in Xinjiang.” of hosting the Winter Olympic The IOC argued the 2008 Olym- Games in 2022.” pics would transform China and The letter said that the 2008 improve its human rights record. UN: Libya rivals violated arms embargo Olympics had failed to improve Instead, they are often compared China’s human rights record, and to Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics Associated Press The panel of experts monitor- The new report follows a warn- — an authoritarian state using that since then, it has built “an UNITED NATIONS — The ing sanctions against Libya said ing last week from the top U.N. Orwellian surveillance network” the games as a stage. warring parties in Libya and in the report seen Tuesday by official for Libya that the oil-rich in Tibet and incarcerated more A Washington Post edito- The AP that 11 companies also vi- their international backers — the country is at “a decisive turn- than a million Uighurs, a mostly rial this month suggested China olated the arms embargo, includ- ing point,” with foreign backers Muslim ethnic group. It listed should lose the Olympics. “The United Arab Emirates, Russia ing the Wagner Group, a private a litany of other alleged abuses world must ask whether China, and Jordan vs. Turkey and Qatar Russian security company the of its rival governments pouring from Hong Kong to the Inner slowly strangling an entire peo- — broke a U.N. arms embargo on panel said in May provided be- in weapons and the misery of its Mongolia region, as well as in- ple, has the moral standing to the oil-rich north African country tween 800 and 1,200 mercenaries people compounded by the coro- timidation of Taiwan. host the 2022 Winter Olympics,“ that remains “totally ineffective,” to support eastern Libya’s rebel navirus pandemic that appears to China has repeatedly denied the it said. “We think not.” U.N. experts said in a new report. commander Khalifa Hifter. be “spiraling out of control.” PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, September 10, 2020 FACES Disney draws DeGeneres vows honesty heat for ‘Mulan’ filming location when clouded show returns Disney is under fire for film- ing part of its live-action reboot “Mulan” in Xinjiang, the region in China where the government Associated Press who complained about or said they wit- has been accused of human nessed improper and unfair treatment. Ellen DeGeneres says she’ll be ready to talk rights abuses against Uighurs The people making the claims were not and other predominantly Muslim when her daytime show returns this month after identified. minorities. a staff shake-up prompted by allegations of a toxic When DeGeneres told staffers of The final credits in the film, workplace. the changes in a video conference call, which was released on Disney+ “I can’t wait to get back to work and back to our she reportedly said she found claims last week and is being rolled out studio. And, yes, we’re gonna talk about it,” DeGe- about the show’s environment to be in several countries this month, neres said in a statement announcing the show’s “heartbreaking.” thank propaganda departments Sept. 21 start of its 18th season. The comedian and host had sent a memo to in Xinjiang and the public secu- Tiffany Haddish will join DeGeneres for the kick- her staff after the BuzzFeed report, recalling her rity bureau of Turpan, a Uighur- off episode, with “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to early promise of ensuring a workplace where “ev- majority city in the region. be taped at Warner Bros. minus an in-studio audi- eryone would be treated with respect.” Some- Human rights activists and ence, which is commonplace during the pandemic. thing changed, she said, “and for that, I am The first month’s list of high-profile guests reads sorry.” some China experts have taken to like a rebuttal to questions about how DeGeneres In a July statement, Warner social media to condemn Disney and her show are perceived in the industry amid Bros. said parent company for turning a blind eye to alleged the controversy that cut against the host’s kindly WarnerMedia’s investi- abuses in Xinjiang. They accuse image. Kerry Washington, Alec Baldwin and Chris- gation revealed what the American enterprise of kow- sy Teigen are set for the first week, with Chris Rock, it called “some towing to China for access to its Amy Schumer, Adam Sandler and Orlando Bloom flaws in the lucrative movie market, the sec- ond-largest in the world. appearing later in September, the show said. show’s daily Amnesty International tweeted Last month, three of the show’s producers exited manage- a link to a media report on the amid allegations of a dysfunctional workplace that ment.” controversy and asked Disney, harbored misbehavior including sexual misconduct “Can you show us your human and racially insensitive remarks. Ellen rights due diligence report?” A An internal company investigation of work con- DeGeneres Washington Post opinion con- ditions was prompted by a BuzzFeed News report tributor called the movie a scan- AP in July based on 36 interviews with ex-staffers, dal, and one widely shared tweet suggested the Mulan crew would have seen “reeducation camps” for Uighurs en route to filming locations. Oscars set inclusion standards for best picture Disney did not reply to a re- quest for comment. Associated Press pects of the film’s development and release. out to the producers of a film, is the one cate- Uighurs and other predomi- Each standard has detailed subcatego- gory which every film academy member can nantly Muslim minorities in the The Oscars are raising the inclusion bar for ries as well. To meet the on-screen repre- vote for. Earlier this year, the South Korean remote Xinjiang region have best picture nominees starting with the 96th sentation standard, a film must either have film “Parasite” became the first non-English been locked up in camps as part Academy Awards in 2024. The Academy of at least one lead character or a significant language film to win the award. of a government assimilation Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tues- supporting character be from an underrep- All other categories will be held to their campaign launched in response day laid out sweeping eligibility reforms to resented racial or ethnic group, at least 30% current eligibility requirements. to decades of sometimes violent the best picture category intended to encour- of secondary roles must be from two under- “The aperture must widen to reflect our struggle against Chinese rule. age diversity and equitable representation represented groups or the main storyline, diverse global population in both the creation Some have been subjected to on screen and off, addressing gender, sexual theme or narrative must be focused on an of motion pictures and in the audiences who forced sterilization and abortion, orientation, race, ethnicity and disability. underrepresented group. According to the connect with them,” said Academy President and in recent months, ordered to The academy has established four broad academy, underrepresented groups include David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson in a drink traditional Chinese medi- representation categories: On screen; among women, people of color, people who identify written statement. “We believe these inclu- cines to combat the coronavirus the crew; at the studio; and in opportunities as LGBTQ+ or people with disabilities sion standards will be a catalyst for long-last- outbreak. for training and advancement in other as- The best picture award, which is handed ing, essential change in our industry.” From The Associated Press New this week: ‘Cuties,’ ‘Unpregnant’ and fresh ‘Jeopardy!’ Associated Press Music the host’s lectern. A show favorite will also be on hand — 74-time champion Ken Jennings, who will be a consulting Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ en- On Monday, Janelle Monae is producer this season. He’ll present his own special video tertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, stream- releasing a new song called “Turn- categories, develop projects, assist with contestant out- ing services and music platforms this week. tables,” which is featured in the reach and serve as a general ambassador for the show. Amazon Studios documentary “All Celebrity guest hosts are all the rage these days on late- Movies In: The Fight for Democracy.” The night TV, but a documentary airing Thursday sheds light political track is Monae’s first new If you’ve heard about Netflix’s “Cuties” at all, it’s proba- on one who really made history. “The Sit-In” on Peacock original music since 2018, when she bly because of the poster, which became the target of inter- tells of the time Harry Belafonte replaced Johnny Carson released her critically acclaimed, net petitions accusing it of sexualizing young girls. Forget on “The Tonight Show” in 1968. For five nights, the Black Grammy-nominated album, “Dirty Computer.” “All In: the poster, though. The film from director Maïmouna Dou- singer, actor and activist entertained white middle Amer- The Fight for Democracy,” about voter suppression in the coure is a thoughtful and poignant coming-of-age drama ica with his cool wit, talent and an astonishing array of U.S., premiered in select theaters Wednesday and will be guests — the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Sidney Poitier, about Amy, an 11-year-old Senegalese immigrant living in available on Amazon Prime Video on Sept. 18. Robert F. Kennedy, Paul Newman and Aretha Franklin, Paris. While her home life is falling apart, Amy finds her- Grammy-winning rock icons The Flaming Lips will among them. self drawn to a group of girls in her class who dance, make drop their 21st album (pictured) Friday. “American Head” The 19th anniversary of 9/11 is Friday, and there are trouble and wear tight clothes and wedge heels. This Sun- features 13 tracks produced by Dave Fridmann and the dance award-winner became infamous before audiences band. Country superstar Kacey Musgraves sings backing several TV specials marking that momentous day. ABC could even see it. Don’t judge “Cuties” by its cover and vocals on “God and the Policeman.” will air “9/11 Remembered: The Day We Came Togeth- give it a chance when it starts streaming Wednesday. — AP Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu er,” a special filmed at the 2014 opening of the 9/11 Me- “Unpregnant”: The always wonderful Haley Lu Rich- morial Museum. Former President Barack Obama and ardson stars in this comedy/drama, streaming on HBO Television then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg joins survivors, family Max on Thursday, about a teenager in Missouri who is members and first-responders. Performances include a seeking an abortion and has to cross more than a few state Clue: This is a beloved show returning for a 37th season. 300-strong children’s choir singing “Somewhere.” There lines to get one in New Mexico. And only adding stress to Answer: “Jeopardy!” The quiz show with Alex Trebek at are also two back-to-back one-hour documentaries on the the journey is the fact that she has to team up with her ex- the helm of a COVID-19-conscious season hits screens History channel: “9/11: The Final Minutes of Fight 93” best friend (played by Barbie Ferreira) on the road trip. Monday. The stage now allows for more space between the and “9/11: The Pentagon.” — AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr three contestant podiums as well as the participants from — AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy Thursday, September 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, September 10, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Why Disney’s new ‘Mulan’ is a scandal Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff BY ISAAC STONE FISH Some have been released. Countless ments has not been previously reported. Special to The Washington Post numbers have died. Forced sterilization Some of the crew members, such as the EDITORIAL campaigns have caused the birth rate in production designer Grant Major, spent he most devastating part of Xinjiang to plummet roughly 24 percent in months in and around Xinjiang, while the Terry Leonard, Editor “Mulan,” Disney’s much-antici- 2019 — and “imposing measures intended director Niki Caro visited Xinjiang at least [email protected] pated live-action remake of the to prevent births within the group” fits once, on a scouting mission in September Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor T1998 animated film, isn’t the story. within the legally recognized definition of 2017, according to her Instagram. [email protected] It’s the credits. The film retells the ancient genocide. Disney, in other words, worked Disney executives had thought that the Chinese tale of Hua Mulan, a filial daugh- with regions where genocide is occurring, original “Mulan” would please both the Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content ter who dresses as a man to join the army, [email protected] and thanked government departments that Chinese government and Chinese filmgo- honor her father and save the emperor. are helping to carry it out. ers. But because Disney had distributed Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation While the film engenders pride for China, Turpan has been directly implicated in “Kundun” (1997), a film glorifying the [email protected] it does so with a subtle touch: Besides a few these crimes. In 2017, Communist Party Dalai Lama, Beijing restricted the studio’s Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital mentions of defending the Silk Road, a fa- officials in the city faced a problem. Like ability to work in China. Disney spent the [email protected] vorite trading route of Chinese Communist officials throughout the region, they had next several years trying to get back into Party leaderXi Jinping, little links it to the begun to round up Muslims and send them the party’s good graces. BUREAU STAFF modern-day country. The New York Times to concentration camps. But Muslim stu- Since then, Disney has endeavored to called it “lightly funny and a little sad, dents from other parts of the country were please Beijing. The rewards have been im- Europe/Mideast filled with ravishing landscapes.” returning home and asking officials about mense, culminating in the successful open- Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief But there’s a dark side to those land- their parents. And so officials prepared ing of Shanghai Disneyland in June 2016. [email protected] scapes. Disney filmed “Mulan” in regions a detailed question-and-answer guide. This park, Disney’s Executive Chairman +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 across China (among other locations). In “They’re in a training school,” officials Bob Iger said, is the “greatest opportunity the credits, Disney offers a special thanks Pacific were chillingly taught to reply. “They have the company has had since Walt Disney Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief to more than a dozen Chinese institutions very good conditions for studying and liv- himself bought land in Central Florida.” [email protected] that helped with the film. These include ing there, and you have nothing to worry Partnering with Xinjiang is another step +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 four Chinese Communist Party propagan- about.” that binds Disney closer to the party. da departments in the region of Xinjiang Washington That answer couldn’t be further from In 1946, Disney released “Song of the Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief as well as the Public Security Bureau of the truth. South,” which glorified life on a planta- [email protected] the city of Turpan in the same region — Why did Disney need to work in Xin- tion in painfully racist terms. Rightfully (+1)(202)886-0033 organizations that are facilitating crimes jiang? It didn’t. There are plenty of other Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News ashamed, Disney later pulled the film — against humanity. It’s sufficiently aston- regions in China, and countries around [email protected] it’s now difficult to find a copy. “Mulan” is ishing that it bears repeating: Disney has the world, that offer the starkly beauti- arguably Disney’s most problematic movie thanked four propaganda departments ful mountain scenery present in the film. CIRCULATION since then. Not because of its content, but and a public security bureau in Xinjiang, But in doing so, Disney helps normalize a because of the shameful compromises Dis- Mideast a region in northwest China that is the site crime against humanity. Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager ney made in order to shoot it. [email protected] of one of the world’s worst human rights It’s unclear exactly what the “Mulan” [email protected] abuses happening today. story’s relationship with Xinjiang is; Isaac Stone Fish is a journalist and a contributing DSN (314)583-9111 More than a million Muslims in Xinji- Disney didn’t immediately respond to a columnist for Global Opinions. He is also a senior fellow at the Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Europe ang, mostly of the Uighur minority, have request for comment, and “Mulan’s” con- Relations, a visiting fellow at the German Marshall Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager been imprisoned in concentration camps. nection to Xinjiang’s propaganda depart- Fund, and an on-air contributor to CBSN. 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Sports Deals Tuesday’s transactions Dylan Cantrell from practice squad. on AFN ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed OL Wille BASEBALL Wright to practice squad. Activated DE Major League Baseball Steven Means from the reserve/COVID- American League 19 list. Released LB Deone Bucannon. BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Activated RHP Signed LB Deone Bucannon to practice Go to the American Forces Carson Fulmer. Optioned RHP Branden squad. Kline to alternate training site. Activated BUFFALO BILLS — Signed WR Jake Network website for the most 1B Chris Davis from 10-day IL. Designated Kumerow to practice squad. Waived OL INF Dilson Herrera for assignment. Brandon Walton. up-to-date TV schedules. BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned LHP CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed DE Efe myafn.net Matt Hall to alternate training site. Se- Obada. Signed LB Clay Johnston to prac- lected the contract of 3B Christian Ar- tice squad. Waived/injured LB Derreck royo from alternate training site. Added Thomas. C Deivy Grullon as 29th man for today’s CHICAGO BEARS — Placed K Eddy Pin- doubleheader. Transferred OF Andrew eiro on injured reserve. Signed DE Mario Pro football Benintendi from the 10-day IL to the 45- Edwards. day IL. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed LB Ke- CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Activated LHP andre Jones and G Keaton Sutherland to NFL Gio Gonzalez from the IL. Optioned RHP practice squad. Zack Burdi to alternate training site. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed RB AMERICAN CONFERENCE HOUSTON ASTROS — Activated 3B Kareem Hunt to a two-year contract ex- East Alex Bregman from 10-day IL. tension. Signed T Greg Senat to practice W L T Pct PF PA KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Released 3B squad. Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Humberto Arteaga. Selected the con- DENVER BRONCOS — Waived/injured Miami 0 0 0 .000 0 0 tract of SS Matt Reynolds from alternate TE Troy Fumagalli. N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 0 training site. Placed RF Jorge Soler on DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed DE Randy SETH WENIG/AP New England 0 0 0 .000 0 0 10-day IL. Gregory to a one-year contract. South LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Activated INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed RB Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 0 LHP Hoby Milner from the 10-day IL. Darius Anderson and TE Charlie Taumo- Germany’s Alexander Zverev reacts after defeating Croatia’s Borna Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Recalled 1B Matt Thaiss from alternate epeau to practice squad. Released TE Coric in the quarterfinals of the US Open on Tuesday in New York. Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 0 training site. Optioned RHP Kyle Keller to Xavier Grimble. Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 0 0 alternate training site. Placed 2B Frank- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Promoted North lin Barreto on the 10-day IL retroactive QB Mike Glennon to the active roster. Baltimore 0 0 0 .000 0 0 to Sept. 7. Placed LB Quincy Williams on injured Cincinnati 0 0 0 .000 0 0 MINNESOTA TWINS — Recalled RHP reserve. Signed DT Daniel Ekuale and CB Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Sean Poppen from alternate training Sidney Jones to practice squad. Released Pittsburgh 0 0 0 .000 0 0 site. CB Tramaine Brock from injured reserve. West NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned OF MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed DT Al- Zverev advances Denver 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Estevan Florial to alternate training site. bert Huggins, K Chase McLaughlin and Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 0 OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Recalled RHP LB Hardy Nickerson to practice squad. L.A. Chargers 0 0 0 .000 0 0 James Kaprielian from alternate train- NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed Las Vegas 0 0 0 .000 0 0 ing site as 29th man for today’s double- WRs Mason Koinsey and Kristian Wilker- NATIONAL CONFERENCE header. son to practice squad. East TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned RHP NEW YORK JETS — Released WR Josh W L T Pct PF PA Trevor Richards to alternate training site. Bellamy. Dallas 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Activated LHP Ryan Yardbrough from the NEW YORK GIANTS — Waived CB DeAn- N.Y. Giants 0 0 0 .000 0 0 10-day IL. dre Baker. Signed RB Rod Smith and DB despite mistakes Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 0 National League Ryan Lewis to practice squad. Released ATLANTA BRAVES — Recalled RHP WR Derrick Dillon practiced squad. Washington 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Kyle Wright from alternate training site. South PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed TE Activated RHP Jacob Webb from the 60- Richard Rodgers. Atlanta 0 0 0 .000 0 0 day IL. Placed LHP Max Fried on the 10- Carolina 0 0 0 .000 0 0 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed WR day IL retroactive to Sept. 6. Designated Penny Hart. Waived WR John Ursua. New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2B Charlie Culberson for assignment. Commits 12 double-faults on way to semis Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed C CHICAGO CUBS — Activated CF Billy A.Q. Shipley and RB Leonard Fournette. North Hamilton. Optioned 1B Jose Martinez to Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Signed QB Josh Rosen and K Greg Joseph alternate training site. Released RF Ste- to practice squad. Released QB Reid Sin- Detroit 0 0 0 .000 0 0 ven Souza Jr. BY HOWARD FENDRICH Green Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0 nett. Placed WR John Hurst and G John US Open results CINCINNATI REDS — Recalled C Tyler Molchon on injured reserve. Associated Press Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Stephenson and RHP Jose De Leon from West TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed DE Jade- alternate training site. Designated 1B veon Clowney. Waived DE Reggie Gilbert. Arizona 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Matt Davidson for assignment. Placed NEW YORK — The disquali- L.A. Rams 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Signed DB Chris Miller to the practice RHP Nate Jones on paternity list. squad. San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0 0 LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Placed OF fication of Novak Djokovic from Tuesday Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Joc Pederson on paternity list. Recalled HOCKEY Thursday’s games RHP Josh Sborz from alternate training National Hockey League the U.S. Open, and the absences At USTA Billie Jean King Houston at Kansas City NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Named Mark National Tennis Center site. Recchi assistant coach. of Rafael Nadal and Roger Feder- Sunday’s games MIAMI MARLINS — Recalled RHP Jor- New York Green Bay at Minnesota dan Yamamoto from alternate training SOCCER er, presented quite an opportu- Purse: $21,656,000 Indianapolis at Jacksonville site. Placed LHP Adam Conley from waiv- Major League Soccer nity to Alexander Zverev and the Surface: Hardcourt outdoor ers to alternate training site. Optioned NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — Aquired Men’s Singles Las Vegas at Carolina MF Lee Nguyen from Inter Miami CF in N.Y. Jets at Buffalo 1B Lewin Diaz to alternate training site. other men left in the tournament Quarterfinals MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Activated exchange for a fouth-round selection in Alexander Zverev (5), Germany, def. Seattle at Atlanta 2021 with a financial allocation. — all in their 20s, all seeking a Philadelphia at Washington RHP Corey Knebel from 10-day IL. Op- Borna Coric (27), Croatia, 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 tioned INF/OF Mark Mathias to alternate VANCOUVER WHITECAPS — Named (1), 6-3. Miami at New England Vanni Sartini as director of methodol- first Grand Slam title. Cleveland at Baltimore training site. Pablo Carreno Busta (20), Spain, def. PHILADELPHIS PHILLES — Recalled ogy. Announced Craig Dalrymple will be Who would falter? Who would Denis Shapovalov (12), Canada, 3-6, 7-6 Chicago at Detroit departing as player development and re- L.A. Chargers at Cincinnati LHP Garrett Cleavinger from alternate rise to the occasion? Done in by (5), 7-6 (4), 0-6, 6-3. training site. cruitment director to be the director of Arizona at San Francisco the Ridge Meadows Soccer Club. Women’s Singles Tampa Bay at New Orleans ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Activated double-faults and bothered by Quarterfinals RHP Carlos Martinez from the 10-day IL. National Women’s Soccer League Dallas at L.A. Rams ORLANDO PRIDE — Signed DFs Car- an officiating decision, Zverev Jennifer Brady (28), United States, def. Monday’s games Designated RHP Ryan Meisinger for as- Yulia Putintseva (23), Kazakhstan, 6-3, signment. Optioned OF Dylan Carlson rie Lawrence and All Haran, MFs Zandy stumbled at the start of Tuesday’s Pittsburgh at N.Y. Giants Sireem, Deneisha Blackwood, Jordyn Lis- 6-2. Tennessee at Denver to alternate training site. Recalled RHP Naomi Osaka (4), Japan, def. Shelby Daniel Ponce de Leon from alternate tro and Savanah Uveges and F Kate How- quarterfinal against Borna Coric. Thursday, Sept. 17 arth to short-term contracts. Rogers, United States, 6-3, 6-4. Cincinnati at Cleveland training site. Then, suddenly, Zverev soared. Men’s Doubles Placed 1B Eric Sunday, Sept. 20 SAN DIEGO PADRES — Down a set and a break early, Semifinals Jacksonville at Tennessee Hosmer on the 10-day IL. Recalled Abra- ham Almonte from alternate training Nikola Mektic, Croatia, and Wesley N.Y. Giants at Chicago Pro soccer then so close to trailing by two Koolhof (8), Netherlands, def. Rajeev Detroit at Green Bay site. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Recalled sets to one, Zverev grabbed 14 of Ram, United States, and Joe Salisbury Carolina at Tampa Bay OF Luis Basabe from alternate training (3), Britain, 7-6 (3), 6-4. Buffalo at Miami site. Optioned INF Daniel Robertson to MLS 15 points in a pivotal stretch on Bruno Soares, Brazil, and Mate Pavic, San Francisco at N.Y. Jets alternate training site. the way to earning his first semi- Croatia, def. Horia Tecau, Romania, and L.A. Rams at Philadelphia FOOTBALL EASTERN CONFERENCE Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, 6-4, 7-5. Atlanta at Dallas National Football League W L T Pts GF GA final berth at Flushing Meadows Women’s Doubles Denver at Pittsburgh ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed DL An- Columbus 7 1 2 23 16 2 Semifinals Minnesota at Indianapolis gelo Blackson. Signed TE Jordan Thomas Philadelphia 5 2 3 18 15 9 with a 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1), 6-3 vic- Vera Zvonareva, Russia, and Laura Washington at Arizona and P Richie Leone to practice squad. Toronto FC 5 2 3 18 16 11 tory over Coric. Siegemund, Germany, def. Veronika Ku- Baltimore at Houston Waived DL Michael Dogbe. Released TE Orlando City 4 2 4 16 17 12 dermetova and Anna Blinkova, Russia, Kansas City at L.A. Chargers New England 3 2 5 14 9 9 “The Novak news shocked us 5-7, 6-3, 7-5. New England at Seattle Montreal 4 3 1 13 11 9 all,” Zverev said, “and obviously Monday, Sept. 21 New York City FC 4 5 1 13 8 8 New Orleans at Las Vegas Pro basketball Atlanta 3 4 2 11 8 9 for us younger guys, we see that New York 3 5 2 11 7 13 as a massive opportunity. But we NFL injury report D.C. United 2 4 4 10 9 13 Next for the 23-year-old from WNBA Nashville SC 2 4 3 9 5 9 have to put our head down and do NEW YORK — The updated National Cincinnati 2 5 3 9 6 15 Germany will be a match against Football League injury report, as provid- EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago 2 6 2 8 9 16 our job.” No. 20 Pablo Carreno Busta of ed by the league: W L Pct GB Inter Miami CF 1 6 2 5 6 11 It was a scratchy contest — both THURSDAY x-Chicago 11 9 .550 — WESTERN CONFERENCE Spain, who edged No. 12 Denis HOUSTON TEXANS at KANSAS CITY x-Connecticut 10 10 .500 1 W L T Pts GF GA men generated more unforced er- Shapovalov of Canada 3-6, 7-6 CHIEFS — TEXANS: DID NOT PARTICIPATE Washington 6 13 .316 4½ Sporting KC 5 3 2 17 20 15 rors than winners through two IN PRACTICE: WR Brandin Cooks (quad- Atlanta 5 14 .263 5½ Seattle 4 2 3 15 16 9 (5), 7-6 (4), 0-6, 6-3 in a long that ricep), DE J.J. Watt (not injury related). Indiana 5 15 .250 6 Minnesota United 4 3 2 14 18 14 sets, and Zverev finished with 12 ended at after 1 a.m. Wednesday. LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE: New York 2 17 .105 8½ LA Galaxy 4 3 2 14 16 15 double-faults — and the winner RB Cullen Gillaspia (hamstring), LB Jon- WESTERN CONFERENCE Portland 4 3 2 14 16 18 In women’s action Tuesday, athan Greenard (ankle). CHIEFS: FULL W L Pct GB Houston 3 2 4 13 16 14 acknowledged afterward that the two-time Grand Slam champion PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE: TE Travis x-Seattle 16 3 .842 — Los Angeles FC 3 3 3 12 21 19 Kelce (knee), DT Derrick Nnadi (ankle), x-Las Vegas 15 4 .789 1 Real Salt Lake 2 2 5 11 13 14 way he played at the outset was Naomi Osaka set up a semifinal DE Alex Okafor (calf), S Juan Thornhill x-Los Angeles 15 5 .750 1½ FC Dallas 2 1 4 10 8 5 “not the level for the quarterfinal (knee), RB Darrel Williams (hamstring), x-Minnesota 13 7 .650 3½ Vancouver 3 6 0 9 10 18 against 28th-seeded Jennifer TE Deon Yelder (groin). x-Phoenix 12 8 .600 4½ Colorado 2 3 3 9 11 15 match in a Grand Slam.” Brady, a 25-year-old from Penn- Dallas 7 12 .368 9 San Jose 2 3 3 9 14 19 The 27th-seeded Coric’s take: x-clinched playoff spot Note: Three points for victory, one sylvania who’s never been this far Monday’s games point for tie. “I felt like I was in charge of the at a major tournament. AP sportlight Connecticut 85, Phoenix 70 Wednesday’s games match. I saw he was struggling, Tuesday’s games FC Dallas at Minnesota Osaka, the former No. 1-ranked Los Angeles 96, New York 70 Toronto FC at Montreal not playing his best tennis.” played who won the U.S. Open Sept. 10 Washington 89, Minnesota 86 Atlanta at Miami 1933 — Fred Perry wins his first U.S. Las Vegas 92, Indiana 86 Houston at Colorado But Zverev got more aggressive two years ago, played far cleaner men’s singles title with a 6-3, 11-13, 4- Wednesday’s games Los Angeles FC at Real Salt Lake as things went on, including es- tennis than her opponent in a 6-3, 6, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Australian Jack Phoenix at Connecticut Thursday’s game Crawford. Atlanta at Chicago San Jose at Seattle sentially hitting two first serves 6-4 win over 93rd-ranked Shelby 1961 — Australia’s Roy Emerson up- Dallas at Seattle Saturday’s games instead of a softer, slower second Rogers at night. sets countryman Rod Laver to win the Thursday’s games New York at D.C. United U.S. Lawn Tennis Association champi- New York at Indiana Cincinnati at New York City FC following a fault, and that helped Rogers finished with 27 un- onship. Darlene Hard wins the women’s Las Vegas at Minnesota New England at Philadelphia lift him to his second consecutive forced errors, Osaka with eight. title for the second straight year. Washington at Los Angeles Miami at Orlando City 1966 — Muhammad Ali knocks out Friday’s games Columbus at Chicago major semifinal, after getting Earlier, Brady defeated No. 23 Karl Mildenberger in the 12th round in Atlanta at Connecticut Atlanta at Nashville Frankfurt, Germany, to retain his world Chicago at Dallas Houston at FC Dallas that far at this year’s Australian seed Yulia Putintseva of Kazakh- heavyweight title. Seattle at Phoenix Colorado at Real Salt Lake Open. stan 6-3, 6-2. PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, September 10, 2020 NFL KC, Houston put finishing touches on preparations

BY DAVE SKRETTA the Chiefs plenty in recent years, Associated Press there has been significant turn- over among their offensive per- KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Per- sonnel — DeAndre Hopkins is haps never before has the final out, for example, and fellow wide full practice before an NFL game receivers Brandin Cooks and been more important than this Randall Cobb are in. season. “You can get a little bit off of With the coronavirus pandem- the preseason games. You get a ic wiping out the offseason and little bit of feel for how the op- eliminating all four preseason ponents are going to interact games, the Chiefs and Texans with each other,” Spagnuolo said. found themselves going through a “If we would have had our four final workout Tuesday with plen- normal preseason games then ty of things to iron out — from the we would’ve seen 25 to 30 snaps basics such as pregame stretch of their first group. We kind of and warm-ups to the last-minute missed that so it’s a little bit of BRETT COOME, HOUSTON CHRONICLE/AP tweaks to formations, play calls a guessing game. Again, that’s and the game plan. going to be part of the chess match Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, standing, warms up with his teammates during training After all, the defending Super going on during the game. The camp at The Houston Methodist Training Center in Houston. Watson signed a four-year extension with Bowl champion Chiefs and the team that makes the adjustments the Texans on Saturday worth $160 million, meaning he’ll be with them through 2025. Texans, whom they beat in the best will have the best chance of divisional round of the playoffs, winning.” know that all eyes will be on them The biggest area of concern as they kick off the season with a for both Reid and Spagnuolo: Thursday night showdown at Ar- tackling. rowhead Stadium. Teams are always wary of the With extension, Texans’ “Listen, the first game is always injury risk that comes with tack- that way,” Chiefs coach Andy ling in practice. So even during Reid said, “because you’re never the handful of padded workouts quite sure what they’re going to they are allotted in camp, they do. You don’t know what we’re often prohibit taking players all going to do. Even with preseason the way to the ground. But with- Watson having big week games, the first few games are up out preseason games to work on in the air. You don’t know what’s such fundamentals, the Chiefs going to be presented. But that’s had to tweak the way they ap- BY KRISTIE RIEKEN tell my family story and just the the way it works every year.” proached tackling. Associated Press DID YOU KNOW ? things I’ve learned over the past Fair enough. But not every year “Tackling at this level is tough 24 years,” Watson said. “Just does a global pandemic funda- on its own. A lot of these guys HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson The Texans will open the season being able to touch other people.” mentally alter the way the world can make multiple people miss,” is having quite a week. where they ended last season, He hopes the motivational book operates. That includes profes- Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu The 24-year-old signed a four- against a Chiefs team they led will be able to reach those who year, $160 million extension with sional football, where COVID-19 said. “I think if you have the abil- 24-0 in the divisional round of aren’t football fans or don’t know testing, face masks and hand- the Houston Texans on Saturday, ity to play fast, play to your lever- the playoffs. But the Chiefs put about his life so that he can ex- washing have become integral age, and use your teammates, I has a book coming out Tuesday pand his footprint and help more together the biggest comeback in parts of the daily routine. think all tackles aren’t necessar- and will lead his team against people. “I’m curious to see how the ily meant for you to make. Some- Patrick Mahomes and the Super franchise history to win 51-31. “I want to use this platform ... teams play,” Reid admitted. “I times it’s for you to use your help, Bowl champion Kansas City SOURCE: Associated Press not just to be national and local think it’s going to be a well-played two guys can bring down one guy. Chiefs to open the NFL season on but also be global and touch peo- game, but I’ll be curious.” As long as we can play fast and Thursday night. ent things, Milan, Italy. So, we’ve ple across the world,” he said. “I Chiefs defensive coordinator play to our leverage and use our Despite all this, Watson has got some things cooking in the want to be more than just a foot- Steve Spagnuolo also acknowl- teammates, I’m hoping we’ll be plenty more he wants to do and future.” ball player.” edged a bit more trepidation fine.” accomplish. The quarterback’s new deal While he spent some of his than usual. Part of it is that, even Yes, there sure seems to be a lot Watson said he is working with will keep him with the Texans offseason looking to increase his though the Texans have played of hope as Week 1 approaches. German soccer club FC Bayern through the 2025 season, giving brand and delve into other inter- Munich on something, without them continuity at position after ests, now that the season is about providing any details. He is also the franchise has had QB woes to begin, he’s focused on helping the executive producer of a movie for much of its short history. the Texans finally win their first called “National Champion” “To be able to have a quarter- championship. loosely based on his career at back and a person of the caliber of The first test will be a big one Clemson and is delving into proj- Deshaun Watson under contract when they open the season where ects in the art world. for multiple, multiple years is just they closed the last one with their “We’re doing it all but at the great ... we always talk about the trip to Arrowhead Stadium on same time making sure that my type of people that we want on this Thursday night. Houston built career and my main focus is being team and in this organization,” a 24-0 lead in the first quarter the quarterback of the Houston coach and general manager Bill against the Chiefs in last season’s Texans and doing whatever I can O’Brien said. “Deshaun Watson playoffs before Kansas City or- to be able to win games,” he said. is a shining example of that. He’s chestrated the biggest comeback “What comes first is football, but just a tremendously hardwork- in franchise history to get a 51-31 I feel like I can do a lot of differ- ing young man, a very bright guy. win. ent things.” He’s a winner and he’s a winner Watson said he still thinks Watson, who wore an $1,100 at the most important position in about that loss from time to time bold leopard print Versace sweat- football.” but tries not to dwell on it. er during his news conference Watson’s book is titled “Pass It “I didn’t get upset about it or on Monday, also hopes to get in- On” and recounts the seven quali- constantly think about it all the volved in the fashion industry and ties he used to navigate a tough time (but) it’s definitely a motiva- thinks his new contract will help childhood and his mother’s battle tional factor,” he said. “But what him to elevate his style. with cancer to rise from high I wanted to work on this offsea- “Fashion is definitely going to school football star to national son was to get my craft down and CHARLIE NEIBERGALL/AP continue to grow especially now champion at Clemson before be- continue to be ready for big-time Kansas City Chiefs Tyrann Mathieu, right, and Patrick Mahomes hold with a little more money in the coming a first-round NFL pick. moments like that and figure out up the Lamar Hunt Trophy after winning the AFC Championship over bank,” he said. “Being able to “It was definitely an opportu- what happened for that situation the Tennessee Titans on Jan. 19. try to go to Paris, London, differ- nity for me to tell my testimony, to change.“ Thursday, September 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 NFL Offensive lines may be chaotic Virus has made cohesion difficult

BY BARRY WILNER than holdovers, would be gam- Associated Press bling even in normal times. Of course, 2020 is anything but he coronavirus pandem- normal. ic could lead to pandemo- “We’re doing everything we can nium on offensive lines to build that chemistry whether Tthroughout the NFL. we’re on the field, getting after it, With no on-field offseason competing against one another,” programs, no preseason games, Jets left guard Alex Lewis said. no extensive hitting in training Lewis came in a trade with Bal- camps, chaos rather than co- timore last year and started 12 hesion could be the truism for games, so he’s among the senior blockers. offensive linemen in New York. Don’t think for a minute “We’ve got group chats going that won’t affect even the best on with each other to joke around offenses. and build that chemistry up. “As you watch the linemen in We’re talking through the play- /AP particular, their pad level starts book with each other after the MICHAEL AINSWORTH out high, their fits on their blocks runs in the locker room and quiz- Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy admits the coronavirus pandemic could lead to are not as tight, the timing of how zing each other, just pushing one pandemonium on offensive lines throughout the NFL. “As you watch the linemen in particular, their pad the combination block occurs another. That’s the best way you level starts out high, their fits on their blocks are not as tight, the timing of how the combination block going onto the second level’s in- can build chemistry right now.” occurs going onto the second level’s inconsistent.” consistent,” says new Cowboys The Jets are the fourth team coach Mike McCarthy. “But since 2010 to have five different players aren’t diligent about their ordinator Tom Myslinski) in the that ‘Hey listen, when you come as you go through camp, those starters in Week 1 from the five craft. weight room to monitor them, back here, if you’re not in shape, things start to tighten up and you that started the opener in the “You know, that’s interesting they weren’t around us to be this is going to fall on your shoul- get the proper fits.” previous season. Lewis ended because the thing about this off- monitored. So, it was going to be ders, nobody else’s.’ And those Hopefully. But offensive lines last year as the starter, but was a season, all of the pressure was on a direct indication of what their guys listened to that and they all are built on continuity and com- backup to Kelechi Osemele when the individual player in terms of commitment was to how they worked.” munication as much as skill and 2019 began. how he returned,” said Jackson- wanted to come back, and there Working hard should be a given power. Nothing helps more than ex- ville offensive line coach George was nobody else responsible for it for any professional athlete. Teams such as the Jets, who perience together, something Warhop. but themselves. AP pro football writers Dennis Waszak have redone their blocking unit the Jaguars have. Those com- “They didn’t have Milo “That was made very clear in Jr., Mark Long and Schuyler Dixon with more talented players rather mon ties, though, fade away if the (strength and conditioning co- our encounters and our meetings, contributed. Go: League believes it has thought of everything for COVID-19 protocols

FROM BACK PAGE out anyone in the seats. looking for tee times, not touchdowns, with racial overtones, and hiring the first “I feel like every player should do that. Brady joins the perennial underachieving Black team president in the NFL. Unfortu- Every player should think about every- Stability Buccaneers. They last made the playoffs in nately, Rivera announced he has a form of thing they could do.” 2007, a year Brady led New England to an skin cancer, making his in-season contri- Looking for clubs with a distinct edge Miller, it turns out, might miss the sea- undefeated regular season. bution to the club uncertain, though he says when the 16-game (maybe) season kicks son, but it has nothing to do with COVID-19. Although not as difficult as what Burrow he wants everything to proceed normally. off? Try New Orleans, Kansas City, San The Broncos star suffered an ankle injury faces with the Bengals, Brady recognizes Francisco, Buffalo, Baltimore and Seattle. on Tuesday that could be season-ending, there’s a gamble in his move, even as he Yep, 2019 playoff teams that made few sig- Social and racial justice according to a person with knowledge of is surrounded by outstanding offensive nificant changes are in the best shape. the situation. talent. Colin Kaepernick’s name always will “We’ve added a few different guys play- “It’s a good, hard-working group, really be associated with pro football as the in- The person, speaking on condition of er-wise,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan says, smart players,” Brady said. “Again, it’s stigator of kneeling and protests during anonymity because the team hadn’t ad- “and we have added a couple of different going to be up to all of us to come together the national anthem against police brutal- dressed Miller’s injury, said the team was coaches, but the foundation of our team to see how we can make it all work.” ity, social and racial injustice. That began awaiting results of an MRI on Miller. and especially our defense and our defen- Also working in new places are tight end back in 2016, however, and only now has The NFL believes it has thought of ev- sive coordinator, that hasn’t changed. I do Rob Gronkowski (Buccaneers); QBs Cam the league fully recognized what Kaeper- erything it can do to provide the safest think that helps a lot, especially where we environment for its games in regards to Newton (Patriots), Teddy Bridgewater nick was attempting to expose. left off.” Last week, several teams skipped prac- the virus. Still, some clubs are planning to Teams that could struggle mightily after (Panthers) and Nick Foles (Bears); receiv- open the gates to fans, with the Dolphins ers DeAndre Hopkins (Cardinals), Ste- tice sessions in protest of the shooting of an offseason of constant upheaval are the Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wis. announcing plans for about 13,000 folks in Giants, Panthers, Browns, Raiders, Jag- fon Diggs (Bills) and Emmanuel Sanders the stands on Sept. 20. (Saints); DLs Calais Campbell (Ravens) More demonstrations of their togetherness uars and Lions — all non-playoff clubs a in battling societal ills can be expected. Yes, there are competitive imbalance is- year ago. and Jurrell Casey (Broncos); and DBs “We, the National Football League, sues there, but if one municipality allows Don’t expect an easy transition for top Chris Harris Jr. (Chargers) and Byron admit we were wrong for not listening to fans and another doesn’t, is it up to the draft pick Joe Burrow, either. A young Jones (Dolphins). NFL players earlier and encourage all to league to step in? quarterback going to a tailender is difficult First-time head coaches Joe Judge with speak out and peacefully protest,” Com- “It’s very hard,” Vikings coach Mike enough under normal circumstances. the Giants, Kevin Stefanski (Browns) and Zimmer says. “Some stadiums, they’re al- Matt Rhule (Panthers) couldn’t be taking missioner Roger Goodell said while also lowing people in, and it looks like we’re not On the move over non-playoff teams in worse situations. embracing the Black Lives Matter move- going to have any fans there early, which It won’t be a walk-through to the postsea- ment. Approximately 70 percent of NFL really stinks because we have such unbe- No one is traveling more of a distance, at son for the Dallas Cowboys newcomer players in 2019 were Black. lievable fans, and they make that place least achievement-wise, than Tom Brady. with the strong Green Bay résumé, Mike Now, how will the “team unity” being rocking every Sunday. But the best way to Maybe Philip Rivers’ journey from Los McCarthy. espoused by management and coaching have home-field advantage is to play really Angeles to Indianapolis is longer in miles, staffs play out when the first bars of “The good: execute, make tackles, don’t make and certainly Todd Gurley’s trip from LA Washington football Star-Spangled Banner” are heard at Ar- mistakes, don’t commit penalties, turn- to Atlanta is. When it comes to meaningful- rowhead Stadium for the Texans-Chiefs overs, all those things.” ness, though, the conversation begins and Dan Snyder’s team seemed to be on a opener? Some teams have huge advantages head- ends with the six-time Super Bowl champ. good path, hiring a prime-time coach in Like nearly everything else in 2020, ing into a season like no other, with or with- At 43, when most football players are Ron Rivera, disposing of the nickname prognosticating that is useless. PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, September 10, 2020 MLB SCOREBOARD

San Diego American League Rangers 7, Angels 1 Phillies 6, Red Sox 5 (7) Twins 7, Cardinals 3 (7) Clevinger W,1-1 5 5 4 4 1 8 East Division Los Angeles Texas First game First game Williams 1 2 1 1 0 1 W L Pct GB ab r h bi ab r h bi Boston Philadelphia Minnesota St. Louis Morejon 1B 1 0 0 0 2 Tampa Bay 28 15 .651 — Simmons ss 4 0 0 0 Taveras cf 5 1 1 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi Johnson C 0 0 0 0 1 Toronto 24 18 .571 3A Thaiss 2b 4 0 0 0 Kin-Falfa 3b 3 0 1 1 Verdugo rf 3 2 1 1 McCtchn lf 3 0 1 0 Arraez 2b 3 1 2 1 Wong 2b 1 1 0 0 Stammen 1 1 0 0 0 1 New York 21 21 .500 6A Trout cf 4 0 2 0 Solak dh 3 1 1 1 Devers 3b 4 2 3 3 Hoskins 1b 2 0 0 0 Gonzlz pr-2b 1 0 0 0 Edman 3b 3 1 1 2 Santos pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. Baltimore 20 21 .488 7 Rendon 3b 2 0 0 0 Gallo rf 4 1 1 0 Bogaerts ss 4 0 1 0 Harper cf-rf 3 1 0 0 Donaldsn 3b 3 1 2 3 Gldshmdt 1b 3 1 2 0 HBP—Gonzalez (Nola), Santos (Grisham). A Boston 15 29 .341 13 Ohtani dh 4 0 1 0 Trevino c 4 2 2 0 Martinez dh 3 0 0 0 Realmto dh 3 1 0 0 Polanco ss 4 1 1 0 B.Miller dh 3 0 0 0 WP—Clevinger. T—3:16. Central Division Upton lf 0 0 0 0 Andrus ss 3 1 1 1 Vazquez c 4 0 4 0 Segura 2b 4 0 1 0 Cruz dh 3 1 1 1 DeJong ss 3 0 0 0 Chicago 26 16 .619 — Ward pr-lf 2 0 2 0 Guzman 1b 4 0 2 1 Bradley Jr. cf 4 0 0 0 Gregrius ss 3 3 2 1 Rosario lf 4 0 2 0 Molina c 3 0 0 0 Cleveland 26 16 .619 — Stassi c 4 0 0 0 Tejeda 2b 3 0 0 0 Chavis lf 4 0 0 0 Gosselin rf 2 1 1 0 Sano 1b 4 1 1 2 O’Neill lf 3 0 1 0 Tigers 8, Brewers 3 A Walsh 1b 4 1 1 1 White lf 2 1 0 1 Dalbec 1b 2 1 1 1 Haseley cf 1 0 0 0 Cave rf 4 0 0 0 Bader cf 3 0 0 0 Minnesota 27 18 .600 Milwaukee Detroit Detroit 19 21 .475 6 Adell rf 3 0 0 0 Arroyo 2b 3 0 1 0 Bohm 3b 4 0 3 4 Buxton cf 3 0 0 0 Thomas rf 2 0 0 0 Kansas City 15 28 .349 11A Totals 31 1 6 1 Totals 31 7 9 5 Knapp c 2 0 0 0 Astudillo c 3 2 2 0 Carpenter ph1 0 0 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi West Division Los Angeles 000 010 000—1 Totals 31 5 11 5 Totals 27 6 8 5 Totals 32 7 11 7 Totals 25 3 4 2 Gamel rf 5 0 1 0 Reyes cf-lf 5 1 1 1 Oakland 25 15 .625 — Texas 010 221 01x—7 Boston 001 022 0—5 Minnesota 003 110 2—7 Hiura 2b 4 1 1 0 Schoop 2b 1 0 0 0 A E—Thaiss (1). DP—Los Angeles 0, Texas Philadelphia 013 000 2—6 St. Louis 000 003 0—3 Yelich lf 2 0 2 0 Prdes pr-3b 2 0 0 0 Houston 22 21 .512 4 LOB—Minnesota 6, St. Louis 3. 2B—Ro- Seattle 19 23 .452 7 2. LOB—Los Angeles 8, Texas 6. 2B—Ward E—Vazquez (1). DP—Boston 1, Phila- Taylor lf 1 0 0 0 Cabrera dh 2 3 0 0 A (1), Taveras (2), Trevino (8). HR—Walsh delphia 1. LOB—Boston 8, Philadelphia sario (6), Astudillo (1). HR—Donaldson Los Angeles 17 26 .395 9 (3), Cruz (14), Sano (10), Edman (3). Gyorko 1b 4 1 2 1 Candlrio 1b 4 2 2 4 Texas 14 27 .341 11A (2), Andrus (2). SB—Ohtani (7). SF—Kin- 9. 2B—Devers (11). HR—Devers 2 (9), Voglbach dh 4 1 1 0 Castro ss 3 0 2 1 er-Falefa (1), Solak (2), White (1). Verdugo (6), Dalbec (4), Gregorius (6). IP H R ER BB SO A.Garcia cf 3 0 1 1 Bonifacio rf 4 0 1 2 SB—Gregorius (3). National League IP H R ER BB SO Minnesota Arcia ss 4 0 0 0 Stewart lf 2 1 0 0 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Berrios, W, 4-3 5 4 3 3 2 8 Narvaez c 3 0 1 1 Hill cf 1 0 0 0 East Division Heaney, L, 3-3 5 5 5 3 1 4 Boston Wisler, H, 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 Romo 1 0 0 0 0 3 Urias 3b 3 0 1 0 Romine c 4 1 1 0 W L Pct GB Robles 1C 2 1 1 1 1 Perez 5 5 4 4 6 2 Alcntr 3b-2b 4 0 1 0 Atlanta 24 18 .571 — Barnes 1B 2 1 1 1 3 Brasier H,5 1 1 0 0 1 1 St. Louis Totals 33 3 10 3 Totals 32 8 8 8 Philadelphia 21 18 .538 1A Barnes L,1-3 BS,4-7 C 2 2 2 1 2 Martinez, L, 0-2 3C 7 4 4 1 3 Texas Woodford 2B 2 1 1 1 1 Milwaukee 000 000 003—3 Miami 19 18 .514 2A Lynn, W, 5-2 7 4 1 1 2 6 Philadelphia A Helsley 1 2 2 2 0 1 Detroit 000 150 20x—8 New York 19 24 .442 5 Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 1 Eflin 5 8 3 3 1 6 DP—Milwaukee 0, Detroit 3. LOB—Mil- Washington 16 25 .390 7A C Berrios pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. Goody 1 1 0 0 0 2 Hunter BS,0-2 2 2 2 0 0 WP—Wisler. T—2:31. waukee 7, Detroit 5. 2B—Gamel (6), Hiura Central Division HBP—Lynn 3 (Rendon,Upton,Upton). Neris W,2-1 1B 1 0 0 1 1 (4). 3B—Alcantara (1). HR—Candelario (5). Chicago 25 18 .581 — WP—Lynn. T—2:52. HBP—Hunter (Verdugo). WP—Perez. St. Louis 18 17 .514 3 T—2:49. Cardinals 6, Twins 4 (7) IP H R ER BB SO Milwaukee 18 22 .450 5A Milwaukee Cincinnati 18 24 .429 6A Nationals 5, Rays 3 Second game C Minnesota St. Louis Houser, L, 1-4 4 4 5 5 2 6 Pittsburgh 14 26 .350 9A Tampa Bay Washington Red Sox 5, Phillies 2 (7) B ab r h bi ab r h bi Suter 3 1 1 0 1 West Division ab r h bi ab r h bi Second game Feyereisen 1B 1 2 2 1 2 Wade Jr. cf 3 0 0 0 Edman rf-3b 2 2 0 1 Los Angeles 31 12 .721 — Boston Philadelphia Rasmussen C 0 0 0 0 1 A Meadows dh 5 0 0 0 Robles cf 3 1 0 0 Astudillo ph 1 0 0 0 DeJong ss 2 0 0 1 San Diego 27 17 .614 4 B.Lowe 2b 4 1 1 0 Eaton rf 2 0 1 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Knebel 1 0 0 0 0 0 San Francisco 22 21 .512 9 Cave cf 0 0 0 0 Gldshmdt dh 4 0 1 0 Arozarena lf 3 1 0 0 Turner ss 4 1 1 1 Arauz 2b 4 0 0 0 Segura 2b 4 0 0 0 Donldson 3b 3 1 1 0 B.Miller 2b 3 1 1 1 Detroit Colorado 20 22 .476 10A Devers 3b 4 0 1 0 Hoskins 1b 4 1 2 0 Choi 1b 4 1 1 1 Soto dh 2 1 1 1 Cruz dh 3 1 3 1 Wong pr-2b 1 0 1 1 Turnbull, W, 4-2 6 3 0 0 3 3 Arizona 15 28 .349 16 Tsutsugo 3b 4 0 1 1 Suzuki c 3 0 0 0 Bogaerts ss 3 1 1 0 Harper rf 2 0 0 0 Monday’s games Rosario lf 4 0 0 0 Ravelo 1b 4 0 1 1 Soto 1 2 0 0 0 3 Margot rf 3 0 1 0 Cabrera 1b 3 0 0 1 Martinez dh 4 0 0 0 Realmuto c 2 1 1 0 Sano 1b 4 1 1 1 O’Neill lf 3 0 0 0 Minnesota 6, Detroit 2 Bradley Jr. cf 3 3 3 0 Gregrius ss 3 0 1 1 Farmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 Kiermaier cf 4 0 1 0 Harrison 2b 4 0 1 1 Rooker rf 3 1 1 2 Carpnter 3b 1 1 1 1 C Seattle 8, Texas 4 Adames ss 2 0 1 0 Holt lf 4 1 2 0 Dalbec 1b 4 1 2 3 Bohm 3b 2 0 0 0 Cisnero 5 3 3 0 0 Washington 6, Tampa Bay 1 Adrianza ss 3 0 0 0 Thmas pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Garcia B 0 0 0 1 0 Perez c 3 0 0 0 Taylor lf 0 0 0 0 Grullon c 3 0 1 1 Walker dh 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 0 0 Wieters c 2 1 0 0 Cleveland 5, Kansas City 2 N.Lowe ph 1 0 0 0 Kieboom 3b 3 1 1 1 Lin rf 3 0 2 1 Garlick lf 2 0 1 0 HBP—Houser (Schoop), Feyerei- Toronto 12, N.Y. Yankees 7 Jeffers c 1 0 1 0 Bader cf 2 1 0 0 Totals 33 3 6 2 Totals 28 5 7 5 Peraza lf 3 0 0 0 Knapp ph 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 4 7 4 Totals 24 6 5 6 sen (Castro). WP—Soto. T—3:05. A—0 Oakland 6, Houston 0 Tampa Bay 000 003 000—3 Haseley cf 2 0 0 0 Minnesota 020 010 1—4 (41,083). Philadelphia 9, N.Y. Mets 8, 10 innings Washington 112 001 00x—5 McCtchn ph 0 0 0 0 St. Louis 005 001 x—6 Miami 5, Atlanta 4, 10 innings E—Kieboom (2). LOB—Tampa Bay 7, Totals 31 5 10 5 Totals 24 2 5 1 E—Gonzalez (2). DP—Minnesota 1, St. Giants 6, Mariners 5 Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis 1 Washington 10. 2B—Tsutsugo (4), Holt (4), Boston 010 102 1—5 Louis 0. LOB—Minnesota 7, St. Louis 8. San Francisco 4, Arizona 2 Kieboom (1), Turner (11), Eaton (10). SB— Philadelphia 200 000 0—2 2B—Donaldson (2). HR—Rooker (1), Cruz Seattle San Francisco San Diego 1, Colorado 0 Turner (6), Robles (3), Kiermaier (6), Mar- LOB—Boston 8, Philadelphia 6. 2B— (15). Tuesday’s games Bradley Jr. (6). HR—Dalbec (5). ab r h bi ab r h bi got (9). SF—Cabrera (4). S—Eaton 2 (4). IP H R ER BB SO J.Crwford ss 4 1 1 3 Ystrzmski rf 4 0 0 0 Minnesota 7, St. Louis 3, 1st game IP H R ER BB SO Philadelphia 6, Boston 5, 1st game IP H R ER BB SO Minnesota Moore 2b 3 0 0 0 Dickerson lf 3 1 1 1 Tampa Bay Boston Dobnak, L, 6-3 2C 2 5 5 2 2 Lewis cf 5 0 2 0 Ruf ph 1 1 1 1 Oakland 4, Houston 2, 1st game B Kansas City 8, Cleveland 6 Yarbrough L,0-3 2C 6 4 4 1 1 Mazza W,1-1 5 4 2 2 1 4 Thielbar 0 0 0 1 0 Seager 3b 3 0 0 1 Basabe lf 0 0 0 0 St. Louis 6, Minnesota 4, 2nd game Slegers 3B 0 1 1 3 0 Valdez H,3 1 1 0 0 1 0 Clippard 1 0 0 0 1 1 France dh 4 1 2 0 Solano 2b 4 2 3 0 Brice H,5 B 0 0 0 2 0 May 1 1 0 0 1 2 Washington 5, Tampa Bay 3 Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 2 C C Mrmljos rf-lf 4 0 1 1 Belt 1b 4 0 2 2 Curtiss 1 1 0 0 0 2 Walden S,1-2 0 0 0 0 0 Alcala 1 1 1 1 0 Toronto 2, N.Y. Yankees 1 Poppen B 1 0 0 0 1 White 1b 4 1 2 0 Flores dh 4 0 0 0 Baltimore 11, N.Y. Mets 2 Washington Philadelphia Torrens c 4 1 2 0 B.Crwfrd ss 4 0 0 0 Detroit 8, Milwaukee 3 Sanchez W,2-4 5 4 3 3 2 6 Velasquez 5 7 2 2 0 9 St. Louis Long Jr. lf 2 1 0 0 Sandoval 3b 4 0 2 0 Phelps L,0-1 0 1 2 2 2 0 Ponce de Leon 3 5 2 2 1 4 Boston 5, Philadelphia 2, 2nd game Suero H,2 1 1 0 0 1 1 Ervin ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Slater pr 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh 5, Chicago White Sox 4 Romero 1B 0 0 0 0 0 Cabrera, W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Doolittle H,3 1 0 0 0 0 2 C Longoria 3b 0 0 0 0 Texas 7, L.A. Angels 1 Rainey H,9 1 0 0 0 0 2 Hembree 2 1 1 1 2 Gant, H, 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 Phelps pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. A.Miller, H, 2 C 0 0 0 0 0 Bart c 4 1 1 0 Houston 5, Oakland 4, 2nd game Hudson S,9-12 1 1 0 0 0 1 B Dubon cf 3 1 1 2 San Francisco 6, Seattle 5 Sanchez pitched to 3 batters in the HBP—Mazza (Bohm). WP—Mazza(2). T— Gallegos, S, 4-4 1 1 1 1 0 1 Miami 8, Atlanta 0 2:36. A—0 (42,792). HBP—Dobnak 2 (Wieters,Edman), Totals 34 5 10 5 Totals 35 6 11 6 6th. HBP—Yarbrough 2 (Robles,Suzuki), A.Miller (Jeffers). WP—May. T—2:48. Seattle 131 000 000—5 Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati 0 Sanchez (Arozarena), Slegers 2 San Diego 14, Colorado 5 (Kieboom,Robles). WP—Suero. T—3:20. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1 San Francisco 102 200 10x—6 L.A. Dodgers 10, Arizona 9, 10 innings Marlins 8, Braves 0 DP—Seattle 0, San Francisco 2. LOB— Wednesday’s games New York Toronto Seattle 8, San Francisco 5. 2B—J.Crawford Milwaukee at Detroit Athletics 4, Astros 2 (7) ab r h bi ab r h bi Miami Atlanta (6), Torrens (1), Solano (13). 3B—France Kansas City at Cleveland First game LeMahieu 3b 5 0 1 0 Biggio 2b 3 0 0 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi (1), Solano (1). HR—Dickerson (7), Du- N.Y. Yankees at Toronto Oakland Houston Voit 1b 5 1 1 0 Grichuk cf 3 0 0 0 Dickerson lf 5 0 2 0 Acuna rf-cf 4 0 0 0 bon (1), Ruf (2). SB—Moore (9), Lewis (3), Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh ab r h bi ab r h bi Hicks cf 2 0 1 0 Tellez 1b 3 0 0 0 Brinson rf-lf 0 0 0 0 Swanson ss 3 0 0 0 Slater (6). Baltimore at N.Y. Mets Frazier rf 2 0 0 0 Shaw 1b 0 0 0 0 Marte cf 5 0 0 0 Freeman 1b 4 0 2 0 IP H R ER BB SO La Stella 2b 3 0 1 0 Springer cf 4 1 1 0 Torres ss 3 0 0 0 Grrero Jr. dh 3 0 0 0 Aguilar 1b 5 2 2 0 Ozuna dh 4 0 1 0 L.A. Angels at Texas Kemp pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Bregman 3b 3 0 0 0 Seattle Houston at Oakland Tauchman lf 2 0 0 1 Gurriel Jr. lf 3 0 1 0 Joyce rf-lf 4 1 1 1 Riley 3b 3 0 1 0 B Semien ss 4 0 0 0 Brantley lf 3 1 3 2 Higshioka ph 1 0 0 0 Panik 3b 3 1 1 0 Harrisn pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Duvall lf 4 0 0 0 Newsome 1 2 1 1 0 2 Seattle at San Francisco Laureano cf 4 1 2 1 Gurriel 1b 3 0 0 0 Lail 2C 5 4 4 0 1 Miami at Atlanta Gardner lf 0 0 0 0 Davis rf 3 1 1 2 B.Andrsn 3b 3 1 3 1 Flowers c 4 0 0 0 Olson 1b 4 0 0 0 Tucker dh 3 0 1 0 Sanchez c 4 0 0 0 Jansen c 3 0 0 0 Cooper dh 5 1 2 3 Hechvrria 2b2 0 0 0 Sadler 1 1 0 0 0 0 Colorado at San Diego Grossman lf 3 1 1 1 Correa ss 3 0 0 0 Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs Andujar dh 4 0 2 0 Espinal ss 3 0 1 0 Chisholm 2b 4 1 0 0 Inciarte cf 2 0 0 0 Gerber 1 1 0 0 0 1 Canha rf 3 0 0 0 Reddick rf 3 0 1 0 Wade 2b 1 0 0 0 Rojas ss 4 0 1 0 d’Arnaud ph 1 0 0 0 Misiewicz L,0-2 1 1 1 1 0 2 L.A. Dodgers at Arizona Davis dh 3 1 2 2 Maldnado c 3 0 0 0 Thursday’s games Ford ph 1 0 0 0 Alfaro c 4 1 2 2 Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 Frankoff 1 1 0 0 0 0 Pinder 3b 3 1 2 0 Mayfield 2b 2 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 5 1 Totals 27 2 4 2 Totals 39 8 13 7 Totals 31 0 4 0 Detroit (TBD, TBD) at St. Louis (Fla- Murphy c 2 0 0 0 Diaz ph 1 0 1 0 San Francisco herty 2-1, Gomber 0-0) New York 000 010 000—1 Miami 011 300 102—8 Webb 5 6 5 5 3 4 Totals 29 4 8 4 Totals 28 2 7 2 Toronto 020 000 00x—2 Atlanta 000 000 000—0 Houston (Urquidy 0-0) at Oakland Oakland 002 002 0—4 Baragar 1 2 0 0 0 2 (Manaea 3-2) E—Sanchez (2), Jansen (1). DP—New E—Webb (1). DP—Miami 0, Atlanta 2. Houston 000 020 0—2 York 1, Toronto 0. LOB—New York 10, Rogers W,1-3 1 1 0 0 1 1 L.A. Angels (Bundy 4-2) at Texas (Gib- LOB—Miami 8, Atlanta 7. 2B—Dickerson Garcia H,4 1 0 0 0 0 1 LOB—Oakland 6, Houston 6. 2B—Pinder Toronto 3. 2B—Andujar (1), Espinal (3). (2), Freeman (13). HR—Joyce (1), Alfaro (1), son 1-4) (3), Laureano (5), Davis (3), Brantley 2 (13), Watson S,1-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Kansas City (Singer 1-4) at Cleveland HR—Davis (1). SB—Wade (3), Hicks (2). Cooper (2). SB—Chisholm (0), Alfaro (1). Tucker (9). HR—Davis (2), Brantley (4). SF—Tauchman (1). HBP—Webb 2 (Moore,Moore). T—3:04. (Civale 3-4) IP H R ER BB SO IP H R ER BB SO IP H R ER BB SO Boston (Kickham 1-0) at Tampa Bay Miami (Fleming 3-0) Oakland New York Sanchez W,1-1 6 3 0 0 1 6 Pirates 5, White Sox 4 Baltimore (Akin 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees Montas W,3-3 5 6 2 2 1 4 B Happ L,1-2 6 4 2 2 2 10 Hoyt C 0 0 0 1 1 Chicago Pittsburgh (TBD) Diekman H,9 1 0 0 0 0 1 King C 0 0 0 0 1 B Bleier 0 0 0 0 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Atlanta (TBD) at Washington (TBD) Hendriks S,11-12 1 1 0 0 0 2 Britton 1 0 0 0 0 2 Vincent 1 1 0 0 0 3 Philadelphia (Arrieta 3-4) at Miami Houston Toronto Stanek 1 0 0 0 0 0 Anderson ss 5 1 2 0 Frazier lf 4 0 1 0 (TBD) Moncada 3b 5 1 2 1 E.Gnzlez ss 4 0 1 1 Greinke L,3-1 6 7 4 4 1 6 Walker 4 2 0 0 5 3 Atlanta Cincinnati (Gray 5-2) at Chicago Cubs Castellanos 1 1 0 0 1 0 Yamaguchi W,2-3 2 3 1 1 1 3 Grandal c 4 1 1 2 Reynolds cf 4 0 0 0 (Alzolay 0-1) Wright L,0-3 4 7 5 5 2 4 T—2:23. A.Cole H,2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Matzek 2 1 0 0 0 2 Abreu 1b 4 1 1 0 Moran dh 4 0 1 0 San Francisco (TBD) at San Diego Kay H,3 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jimenez lf 4 0 1 0 Polanco rf 4 0 1 0 (TBD) Jackson 1 3 1 1 1 0 Dolis S,3-3 1 0 0 0 0 2 Webb 2 2 2 0 0 3 Encrncion dh 2 0 0 0 Martin pr 0 1 0 0 L.A. Dodgers (May 1-1) at Arizona Astros 5, Athletics 4 (7) HBP—Walker (Hicks). T—3:00. Dyson pr-dh 0 0 0 0 Bell 1b 4 1 2 0 (Bumgarner 0-4) Sanchez pitched to 2 batters in the Second game 7th. HBP—Matzek (B.Anderson), Sanchez Robert cf 4 0 1 0 Hayes 3b 3 1 1 1 Houston Oakland Orioles 11, Mets 2 (Riley). WP—Hoyt, Wright. T—3:12. Mazara rf 4 0 0 0 Newman 2b 4 1 2 1 Tuesday ab r h bi ab r h bi Madrigal 2b 3 0 2 0 Stallings c 3 0 1 1 Springer dh 3 1 1 1 LStlla 3b-2b 4 1 1 0 Baltimore New York Tucker pr 0 1 0 0 Cubs 3, Reds 0 Straw cf 4 1 2 0 Kemp 2b 1 0 1 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi Padres 14, Rockies 5 Murphy c 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati Chicago Brantley lf 3 1 2 0 Pinder ph-3b 2 0 0 0 Alberto 2b 5 1 0 0 McNeil lf 3 1 2 1 Colorado San Diego Totals 35 4 10 3 Totals 34 5 10 4 ab r h bi ab r h bi Gurriel 1b 3 0 0 1 Laureano cf 4 1 2 0 Iglesias ss 5 0 2 1 J.Davis dh 4 0 0 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Chicago 000 030 010—4 Tucker rf 3 1 0 0 Olson 1b 4 1 1 3 Velzqz pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Conforto rf 4 0 0 0 Tapia lf 4 0 1 0 Grisham cf 2 2 1 1 Pittsburgh 000 020 021—5 Votto 1b 3 0 0 0 Happ cf-lf 4 0 0 0 Correa ss 3 1 0 1 Grssman lf 3 0 0 0 Nunez dh 5 1 0 0 Frazier 3b 4 0 1 0 Castllanos rf 4 0 0 0 Bryant 3b 3 1 0 0 Story ss 4 1 1 1 A.Almnte cf 0 0 0 0 E—Grandal (1), Polanco (1). DP—Chi- Diaz 2b 3 0 1 0 Davis dh 3 0 0 0 Severino c 3 2 2 0 Alonso 1b 4 0 0 0 Butera 1b 0 0 0 0 Tatis Jr. ss 2 2 0 0 cago 1, Pittsburgh 0. LOB—Chicago 7, Winker dh 3 0 0 0 Rizzo 1b 4 0 0 0 Toro 3b 2 0 0 1 Canha rf 2 0 0 0 Holaday pr-c 1 0 0 0 Marisnick cf 4 1 2 1 Suarez 3b 4 0 0 0 Baez ss 3 0 1 1 Blackmon rf 2 1 0 0 Crnnwrth ss 1 0 0 0 Pittsburgh 6. 2B—Anderson (10), Madri- Garneau c 2 0 0 1 Machin ss 3 1 3 0 Mntcastle lf 5 1 2 2 Gimenez 2b 3 0 1 0 Fntes ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Machado 3b 3 2 3 2 gal 2 (2), Jimenez (9), Bell (3), Newman Mstakas 2b 3 0 1 0 Schwrber lf 2 1 0 0 Heim c 2 0 0 0 Stewart rf 4 2 1 2 Ramos c 3 0 0 0 Aquino lf 2 0 0 0 Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 Arenado 3b 3 2 2 3 Mateo 2b 1 0 0 0 (5), Stallings (5). 3B—Hayes (2). HR— Totals 26 5 6 5 Totals 28 4 8 4 Valaika 1b 5 3 2 2 Rosario ss 3 0 0 0 Hilliard ph-rf 1 0 1 0 Morelnd 1b 5 1 2 0 Goodwin ph 1 0 1 0 Contreras c 3 1 1 0 Houston 000 400 1—5 Ruiz 3b 4 1 2 3 Grandal (6). Akiyama cf 3 0 2 0 Kipnis dh 3 0 0 0 Pillar cf 4 0 0 0 Nola dh 4 2 1 4 Oakland 004 000 0—4 Mullins cf 4 0 3 1 Kemp dh 4 0 2 1 Myers rf 4 2 3 5 IP H R ER BB SO Garcia ss 3 0 0 0 Bote 2b 3 0 1 2 E—Machin (2). DP—Houston 0, Oak- Totals 41 11 14 11 Totals 32 2 6 2 Galvis ph 1 0 0 0 Maybin rf 3 0 1 0 McMhn 1b-2b 4 0 1 0 Ona rf 1 0 0 0 Chicago land 1. LOB—Houston 7, Oakland 7. Baltimore 022 140 020—11 Hmpsn 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 Castro c 4 1 2 0 Cease 5 5 2 2 0 2 Barnhart c 3 0 1 0 2B—Brantley (14), Machin (1). HR—Olson New York 010 000 010— 2 Totals 30 0 5 0 Totals 28 3 4 3 Wolters c 2 1 1 0 Profar lf 4 1 2 1 Heuer H,3 1 0 0 0 0 1 (11). SF—Gurriel (4), Kemp (1). E—Marisnick (1). DP—Baltimore 1, E.Diaz ph-c 2 0 0 0 Garcia 2b-3b 3 1 0 0 Cincinnati 000 000 000—0 New York 1. LOB—Baltimore 5, New York Foster H,1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Chicago 021 000 00x—3 IP H R ER BB SO Totals 35 5 9 5 Totals 34 14 14 13 Marshall BS,0-3 C 3 2 2 0 1 4. 2B—Mullins (2), Severino (5), Mount- Colorado 300 011 000— 5 B DP—Cincinnati 0, Chicago 2. LOB—Cin- Houston castle (3), Marisnick (2). 3B—Mullins (1). Detwiler L,1-1 2 1 0 0 0 cinnati 8, Chicago 3. 2B—Barnhart (3), De Jong 3 5 4 4 1 3 San Diego 551 000 30x—14 Cordero 0 0 0 0 1 0 C HR—Stewart (4), Mountcastle (4), Ruiz E—Tapia (2). DP—Colorado 2, San Di- Moustakas (4). 3B—Bote (1), Baez (1). Peacock 1 0 0 0 1 (8), Valaika (6), Marisnick (2), McNeil (3). Pittsburgh Raley 1C 0 0 0 0 1 ego 1. LOB—Colorado 4, San Diego 4. IP H R ER BB SO Paredes, W, 2-2 C 1 0 0 2 1 IP H R ER BB SO 2B—Story (10), Arenado (8), Castro 2 (3), Musgrove 4 3 0 0 2 5 Cincinnati Pressly, S, 8-11 1 1 0 0 0 1 Baltimore Machado (9), Profar (3), Moreland (1). Neverauskas 1 4 3 3 0 2 1-3 HR—Arenado (8), Myers 2 (11), Nola (2). Crick 1 0 0 0 0 2 Mahle, L, 1-2 7 4 3 3 1 10 Oakland Means, W, 6 3 1 1 1 5 R.Stephenson 1 0 0 0 0 1 B Lakins Sr. 1 1 0 0 0 2 SB—Story (13). SF—Grisham (1). Stratton 2 2 1 0 1 2 Minor 3 3 4 4 2 4 Rodriguez W,2-2 1 1 0 0 0 2 Chicago Petit C 1 0 0 2 0 Wojciechowski 2 2 1 1 0 1 IP H R ER BB SO Cease pitched to 1 batter in the 6th, Mills, W, 4-3 6 4 0 0 3 6 McFarland C 1 0 0 0 0 New York Colorado Underwood Jr., H, 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Trivino B 0 0 0 0 1 Wacha, L, 1-3 4 7 5 4 0 3 Gonzalez L,0-1 B 0 4 4 3 1 Cordero pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. Tepera, H, 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 Wendelken, L, 1-1 2 1 1 0 1 2 Gsellman 3C 6 6 6 2 1 Mujica 2C 8 7 6 2 1 WP—Marshall(2), Cordero. T—3:19. Jeffress, S, 6-7 1 1 0 0 0 1 De Jong pitched to 2 batters in the 4th. Brach 1B 1 0 0 0 4 Santos 3 5 3 3 0 1 HBP—Mahle (Bryant). T—2:36. HBP—Minor (Correa). T—2:52. WP—Gsellman(2). T—3:01. J.Diaz 2 1 0 0 0 1 SEE SCOREBOARD ON PAGE 21 Thursday, September 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 MLB Dodgers rally past D-backs Prospect Lux homers twice, including winning three-run shot in 10th

BY DAVID BRANDT Lux followed with a towering Arizona nearly fought back in Associated Press homer that landed deep in the the bottom of the frame. Christian right-field seats and made it 10-6. Walker hit a two-run homer to PHOENIX — With one big It was his first multihomer game make it 10-8 and David Peralta’s swing in extra innings, rookie in the big leagues. single brought home Escobar for Gavin Lux provided a reminder “Any time you help the team a 10-9 margin. Kenley Jansen (3- about why he’s such a valued win it’s always good,” Lux said. 0) struck out rookie Wyatt Mathi- prospect. “Just going up there, looking to sen to end the 4-hour, 25-minute The 22-year-old hit two hom- have a good at-bat, trying to help game. ers, including a three-run shot in any way I can. I got a pretty good The Dodgers bounced back the 10th inning, and the Los An- from two straight losses and im- pitch to hit.” geles Dodgers rallied from four proved to 31-12 for the season. It was a bit of a surprise when runs down to beat the Arizona The D-backs had a chance Diamondbacks 10-9 on Tuesday Lux didn’t make the Dodgers’ to win in the ninth before Tim night. opening day roster after a stint in Locastro’s baserunning blunder. In the action-packed 10th, A.J. the big leagues in 2019. He was The speedy outfielder walked and Pollock started on second base called up two weeks ago and had a then stole second with two outs. and advanced to third on Cody slow start, but Tuesday was proof Catcher Austin Barnes’ throw Bellinger’s fly ball to left. Max that his bat can have an impact. bounced into the outfield and Muncy was intentionally walked “He’s playing much more like Locastro easily took third before MATT YORK/AP and Pollock scored on an error by himself, more free and easy,” trying to score when Bellinger The Dodgers’ Gavin Lux, right, celebrates his three-run home run in Eduardo Escobar, who mishan- Dodgers manager Dave Roberts lobbed the ball back to the infield. the 10th inning with Max Muncy on Tuesday against Arizona. dled Chris Taylor’s grounder. said. He was thrown out easily. Scoreboard Roundup

FROM PAGE 20 Dodgers 10, Diamondbacks 9 Rangers snap six-game skid, beat Angels Los Angeles Arizona ab r h bi ab r h bi Associated Press after routing New York 12-7. Giants 6, Mariners 5: Pinch- Orioles 11, Mets 2: Rookie Betts rf 6 0 1 1 Rojas ss 5 2 2 0 The slumping Yankees lost their hitter Darin Ruf homered with Ryan Mountcastle hit a two-run Seager ss 4 0 0 0 Marte 2b 5 0 0 1 ARLINGTON, Texas — Lance Pollock dh 6 2 1 0 Walker 1b 5 2 1 3 fifth in a row and fell for the 15th one out in the seventh inning and homer, Rio Ruiz added a three- Lynn pitched seven strong in- Bellinger cf 4 1 1 0 Calhoun rf 3 2 1 2 time in 20 games . At 21-21, the host San Francisco ended Seattle’s Muncy 1b 4 1 1 0 Escobar 3b 5 1 2 0 nings, Elvis Andrus homered and run shot as visiting Baltimore hit Taylor lf 4 2 1 1 Peralta lf 5 0 2 2 Yankees are at .500 or worse in winning streak at six games. the Texas Rangers snapped a six- four homers and cruised past New Lux 2b 5 3 3 5 Vogt dh 2 0 0 0 September for the first time since Alex Dickerson and Mauricio Rios 3b 4 1 1 2 Mthsn ph-dh 3 0 0 0 game losing streak with a 7-1 win York. Barnes c 4 0 1 0 Varsho c 4 1 1 1 1995. Dubon also went deep for the Gi- The Orioles won their fourth Locastro cf 3 1 1 0 Tuesday night over the Los Ange- Twins 7-4, Cardinals 3-6: Matt Totals 41 10 10 9 Totals 40 9 10 9 les Angels, who had won five in a ants, who erased a 5-1 deficit to straight and improved to 20-21, Los Angeles 010 010 400 4—10 Wieters hit 14 foul balls during a win for the seventh time in nine moving within a half-game of the Arizona 005 001 000 3— 9 row. 19-pitch at-bat that finished with a E—Lux (2), Barnes (1), Bergen (1), Es- Lynn (5-2), the first major games. slumping Yankees for the second cobar (4). DP—Los Angeles 0, Arizona 1. flyout during a wild rally that sent Royals 8, Indians 6: Maikel LOB—Los Angeles 15, Arizona 5. 2B—Rios league pitcher to make 10 starts wild-card spot. (4), Escobar (4). HR—Lux 2 (2), Varsho host St. Louis over Minnesota for a Franco drove in the go-ahead run Pirates 5, White Sox 4: Pinch- (2), Calhoun (9), Walker (6). SB—Locastro this season, struck out six, walked doubleheader split. with a sacrifice fly in the eighth runner Jason Martin scored the (3), Bellinger 2 (6). two and limited the Angels to one Josh Donaldson, Nelson Cruz IP H R ER BB SO inning and had an RBI single in winning run on catcher Yasmani run on four hits. The right-hander and Miguel Sano all homered, Los Angeles the ninth as visiting Kansas City Grandal’s error in the bottom of Buehler 2C 4 5 2 0 2 had lost his previous two starts, leading the Twins to a victory in Gonzalez 1B 0 0 0 0 2 allowing 10 runs (nine earned) beat Cleveland to snap a seven- the ninth inning as host Pittsburgh Floro 1 1 0 0 0 0 the first game. Cruz also homered game losing streak. Kolarek 1 1 1 1 1 1 — more than he had allowed com- in the second game to tie him for rallied against Chicago. Treinen 1B 0 0 0 0 0 bined his first seven starts. Whit Merrifield hit a three-run With the score tied at 4-4, the Wood 1B 1 0 0 1 1 the MLB lead with 15. homer and Cam Gallagher had an B Andrus put the Rangers ahead Pirates loaded the bases with none Jansen W,3-0 1 3 3 2 0 1 The Twins led 2-0 in the third RBI double for Kansas City. Arizona to stay with a solo shot in the sec- inning of the nightcap before the out as Gregory Polanco and Josh Weaver 4 5 2 2 4 2 ond. They went ahead 3-0 with Nationals 5, Rays 3: Juan Soto Bell singled and Ke’Bryan Hayes Bergen C 1 0 0 2 1 Cardinals combined two singles, drove in a run in his return to Mella H,1 B 0 0 0 0 0 two unearned runs in the fourth three walks and two hitters to walked. Rondon H,5 1 0 0 0 0 3 the lineup and host Washington B on second baseman Matt Thaiss’ Kevin Newman then laid down Mantiply 1 3 3 2 0 score five runs. used strong relief pitching to beat Crichton BS,0-2 1B 2 1 1 1 2 two-out error. Wieters, hit by a pitch from a bunt. Pitcher Jimmy Cordero Ginkel 1B 0 0 0 2 1 Tampa Bay and sweep the two- Lopez L,0-1 1 1 4 2 1 0 Andrew Heaney (3-3) had won Randy Dobnak (6-3) earlier in the fielded the ball and shoveled it to game series. Weaver pitched to 1 batter in the his last two starts and had pitched inning, came up with two outs and Grandal in attempt to get a force 5th. HBP—Crichton (Taylor), Wood (Cal- After missing five games with houn). WP—Kolarek, Crichton(2), Ginkel. 10 consecutive scoreless innings the bases loaded against reliever out at home plate, but Grandal T—4:25. left elbow soreness, Soto was in the before Andrus went deep. The Caleb Thielbar. Wieters quickly dropped the toss . lineup as the designated hitter. lefty also gave up five runs (over fell behind 0-2 before eventually Cubs 3, Reds 0: Alec Mills Royals 8, Indians 6 2 The AL East-leading Rays had 3 ⁄3 innings) in his first start at the working the count full. He then pitched six sharp innings, David Kansas City Cleveland won or split their past 10 series be- ab r h bi ab r h bi Rangers’ new ballpark on Aug. 9. fouled off nine straight pitches be- Bote drove in two runs and host Mrrifld rf-2b 5 2 2 3 C.Hrnndz 2b 4 1 1 0 Athletics 4-4, Astros 2-5: Yuli fore flying out to center. fore dropping both games against Mondesi ss 4 1 1 0 Freeman 3b 4 1 2 0 the Nationals. Chicago beat Cincinnati. Dozier 1b 5 1 1 0 Lindor ss 3 1 1 2 Gurriel hit a tiebreaking sacrifice Phillies 6-2, Red Sox 5-5: Mills (4-3) permitted four hits, Franco dh 4 0 1 2 Santana 1b 4 1 1 2 Tigers 8, Brewers 3: Spencer fly in the seventh inning set up Bobby Dalbec homered for his struck out six and walked three in Gordon lf 5 0 2 0 Reyes dh 4 0 0 0 by an Oakland error, and visiting Turnbull allowed three hits in six Reynolds 3b 3 1 0 0 Naquin rf 4 1 1 0 fourth straight game, his two-run his first win since Aug. 24. McBroom ph 0 0 0 0 Naylor lf 4 0 1 0 Houston won to split a double- scoreless innings, and host Detroit Starling pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Leon c 4 1 2 2 shot in the sixth inning enough to Padres 14, Rockies 5: Wil header and end a six-game losing broke the game open with five Olivares cf-rf 4 0 1 0 DeShlds cf 4 0 0 0 help visiting Boston beat Philadel- Myers homered twice, including Lopez 2b-3b 3 2 1 2 streak. phia and split a doubleheader. runs in the fifth on their way to a Gallagher c 3 1 1 1 San Diego’s seventh grand slam of Totals 36 8 10 8 Totals 35 6 9 6 In the opener, as ash from near- Alec Bohm hit a two-out, two- victory over Milwaukee. the season, Austin Nola hit a three- Kansas City 003 000 221—8 by wildfires fell inside the Colise- run single in the seventh inning to Turnbull (4-2) struck out three Cleveland 212 000 001—6 run shot and Mike Clevinger was E—Santana (3). LOB—Kansas City 6, um and Khris Davis homered off rally the Phillies in the opener. and walked three for the Tigers, Cleveland 3. 2B—Lopez (6), Gallagher (5), impressive in his home debut in a previously unbeaten Zack Greinke Dalbec homered in both games who pulled within one game of the Merrifield (9), Freeman 2 (3). HR—Mer- rout of Colorado. rifield (8), Santana (5), Leon (2), Lindor to help the A’s win. of the doubleheader, and the rook- New York Yankees for the final (7). SB—Mondesi (12). SF—Franco (2). The split kept the AL West-lead- ie first baseman has homered in postseason spot in the AL. The Padres, cruising toward S—Mondesi (2). their first postseason appear- IP H R ER BB SO ing Athletics 4 ½ games ahead of five of his first nine career games. Marlins 8, Braves 0: Sixto San- Kansas City second-place Houston. He’s the first Red Sox rookie to chez combined with four relievers ance since 2006, won their third Junis 4B 7 5 5 0 3 straight and for the seventh time Zimmer 1C 0 0 0 1 3 George Springer reached on homer in four straight games. on a four-hitter and Jorge Alfaro Holland W,3-0 2 0 0 0 0 3 rookie shortstop Vimael Machin’s Phillies reliever David Phelps hit one of three homers for visiting in nine games. Barlow S,2-2 1 2 1 1 0 2 error to start the seventh and walked Jackie Bradley Jr. on four Miami in a victory over Atlanta. Myers hit his slam in the five- Cleveland McKenzie 5 3 3 3 1 7 eventually scored on Gurriel’s fly. pitches to open the sixth. Dalbec Garrett Cooper had two hits, run first inning and then homered Karinchak H,6 1 0 0 0 0 2 including a two-run homer, and leading off the seventh to match Quantrill BS,0-1 1 2 2 0 0 0 Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1: Jona- homered two pitches later for the Cimber L,0-1 B 2 2 2 0 0 than Davis homered in his first at- decisive shot that sent the Phillies drove in three runs. Alfaro drove his single-game high of five RBIs. O.Perez B 1 0 0 1 1 Plutko 1B 2 1 1 0 1 bat of the season and host Toronto to a crushing loss as they head into in two runs with two hits, includ- His 11th homer gave him his HBP—O.Perez (Lopez). T—3:13. won its third straight game, a day a lengthy road trip in Miami. ing his first homer. eighth career multi-homer game. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, September 10, 2020 COLLEGE FOOTBALL/NHL PLAYOFFS Most Big 12 teams get to play openers

BY STEPHEN HAWKINS all we can do,” Bowlsby said. Associated Press “As of (now), we’re still playing games, and that’s a good thing. With most Big 12 teams get- But how far down the path that ting ready to play season openers goes is anybody’s guess.” this weekend, Commissioner Bob The season also comes at a Bowlsby feels good about where time when college athletes across the league is and confident that the country have added their the best job is being done to en- voices to calls for an end to racial sure the safety of players, coaches injustice after a summer of social and anyone else associated with unrest. the games. Bowlsby said the Big 12 this But the games that won’t be week is debuting an anti-racism, played this weekend provide a anti-hate campaign, and has en- stark reminder of the uncertainty gaged in conversations with the of trying to play a season amid chief diversity officers from each COVID-19. campus. The league assembled A virus outbreak will keep TCU a Black student council with one from playing its opener against male and female student-athlete SMU. That game had already from each school. been postponed before Oklahoma Big 12 football teams, at their State announced late Monday discretion and with approval that its opener against Tulsa was from the commissioner, can place being pushed back a week, with a patch with a social justice mes- JASON FRANSON, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP the opposing Golden Hurricane sage on the front of their jerseys. still recovering from multiple The back of each helmet will have Dallas Stars goalie Anton Khudobin watches as the Vegas Golden Knights’ Nicolas Roy (10), Paul Stastny positive tests. a Big 12 sticker that says “Unity.” and Max Pacioretty (67) celebrate a goal during the second period Tuesday in Edmonton, Alberta. “This is not a time when you The commissioner also de- can state with any sort of verac- scribed as an “ongoing topic” ity that you’re going to play all of some discussions about teams your games,” Bowlsby said Mon- being on the field during the na- day. “We could find ourselves in tional anthem, which tradition- the same situation that the Big ally has not been the case when Golden Knights shut out Ten and the Pac-12 are in later marching bands were on the field in the season. I’m not prepared for pregame performances. to have any bravado about it “This year will be a little dif- whatsoever.” ferent because on an institution- Baylor became the third Big by-institution basis we’ll be make 12 team forced to postpone its decisions as to how the anthem Stars to even series at 1 scheduled season opener this is performed,” Bowlsby said. BY STEPHEN WHYNO first goal, i think we looked like weekend after Louisiana Tech re- “There’s a fair amount of insti- Associated Press NHL scoreboard we normally do, which was mak- ported multiple positive COVID- tutional latitude. ... We certainly ing plays and finding space and 19 tests Tuesday, less than two have the expectation that there EDMONTON, Alberta — After sticking pucks in the net.” weeks after a hurricane affected will be representations of the running into a hot goalie late last Stanley Cup playoffs its campus. feelings of student-athletes in a The return of enforcer Ryan round and being shut out in the (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) Reaves was just one element of While the Big Ten, Pac-12 and variety of ways. ” opener of the Western Confer- (Seeding in parentheses) most lower-level conferences TCU was supposed to host CONFERENCE FINALS that. With Reaves suspended a ence finals, pressure mounted in At Edmonton, Alberta game for an illegal check to the opted not to play this fall, the Big SMU on Friday night in the the minds of the Vegas Golden EASTERN CONFERENCE 12 went forward with a reduced league’s first game before a clus- (2) Tampa Bay 1, (6) N.Y. Islanders 0 head, DeBoer didn’t start his Knights in Game 2. Monday: Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Islanders 2 physical fourth line as he had in 10-game schedule that includes ter of Horned Frogs players and When Paul Stastny scored to Wednesday: Game 2 one non-conference game. The team support staff tested posi- Friday: Game 3 (AFN-Sports2, 2 a.m. 34 consecutive games since the end a lengthy goal drought by Saturday CET; 9 a.m. Saturday JKT) All-Star break in January. ACC this week starts an 11-game tive for the coronavirus. That an- Sunday: Game 4 Vegas forwards, the entire mood William Carrier, Nosek and schedule that includes one non- nouncement last Friday, a week changed. William Karlsson and x-Tuesday, Sept. 15: Game 5 x-Thursday, Sept. 17: Game 6 Reaves started and came out hit- conference game, and the SEC before the scheduled game, came Tomas Nosek made it three goals x-Saturday, Sept. 19: Game 7 WESTERN CONFERENCE ting. Reaves hit Dallas captain plans to open its conference-only about the same time the league in less than 10 minutes, Robin (3) Dallas 1, (1) Vegas 1 Jamie Benn twice in the first 30 10-game slate Sept. 26. revealed that a minimum 53- Lehner stopped all 24 shots he Dallas 1, Vegas 0 Tuesday: Vegas 3, Dallas 0 seconds, and the Golden Knights “We’re just doing what we’re player roster would be necessary faced and the Golden Knights Thursday: Game 3 dictated the physicality the way told and we’re taking it slow and to play a game, and had to include rediscovered their winning Saturday: Game 4 x-Monday, Sept. 14: Game 5 the Stars did two nights earlier. we’re making small adjustments, at least seven offensive linemen, ways and beat the Dallas Stars x-Wednesday, Sept. 16: Game 6 “We expected them to come out and we’re listening to people that four defensive linemen and one 3-0 Tuesday night, evening the x-Friday, Sept. 18: Game 7 are the best professionals. That’s quarterback. hard and respond,” center Tyler series. Tuesday “We were snake-bitten for a Seguin said. “They’re a great while there and think everybody Vegas 3, Stars 0 hockey team.” Dallas 0 0 0—0 After no goals in the first pe- was gripping their stick a little Vegas 0 3 0—3 tight,” forward Chandler Ste- Second Period—1, Vegas, Stastny 3 riod, Stastny scored on a redirec- (McNabb, Pacioretty), 4:53. 2, Vegas, tion in front from Max Pacioretty. phenson said. “We’re at our best Karlsson 4 (Stastny, Theodore), 8:24 (pp). when we have that swagger and 3, Vegas, Nosek 2 (Stephenson, Roy), With agitating Stars winger Corey 14:32. Perry in the penalty box minutes we’re making plays and tough Shots on Goal—Dallas 5-7-12—24. Ve- to defend. It was nice to get that gas 8-19-5—32. later, Karlsson scored on the Power-play opportunities—Dallas 0 of power play with Mark Stone slid- mojo back tonight and even the 2; Vegas 1 of 6. series.” Goalies—Dallas, Oettinger 0-0-0 (5 ing in front to screen Khudobin. shots-5 saves), Dallas, Khudobin 9-6-0 Defenseman Shea Theodore, Stastny’s second-period goal (27-24). Vegas, Lehner 9-4-0 (24-24). was the first by a Vegas forward T—2:22. the only Vegas player to beat with an opposing goalie in net in Demko in the final three games 276:24, dating to Game 4 against of that series, was in some pain Vancouver last round. His and Game 1 that was played at the on the bench early in the second Karlsson’s were the kind of goals Stars’ pace, Vegas finally looked after losing an edge, and it ap- the Golden Knights became ac- like the team that earned the peared he scored on the power customed to scoring — ones that top seed in the West and steam- play to make it 3-0. Dallas coach are difficult or impossible for rolled through the first round and Rick Bowness successfully chal- someone like Anton Khudobin to halfway through the Vancouver lenged for goalie interference to stop. series. waive it off, but Nosek finished After getting flustered by “That first goal relieved a lit- off a perfect tic-tac-toe passing ORLIN WAGNER/AP hot Vancouver Canucks goalie tle bit of pressure,” coach Peter play later in the period to give the Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said he feels good about where Thatcher Demko and failing to DeBoer said. “We got our game Golden Knights the three-goal the league is with nine teams getting ready to play season openers. crack Khudobin in a hard-hitting back, and I think once we got that lead for real. Thursday, September 10, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 NBA Donovan Scoreboard Butler, Heat finish upset out as Playoffs All games in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference Miami 4, Milwaukee 1 coach of Miami 115, Milwaukee 104 Miami 116, Milwaukee 114 Miami 115, Milwaukee 100 of Giannis-less Bucks Milwaukee 118, Miami 115, OT Tuesday: Miami 103, Milwaukee 94 Thunder Boston 3, Toronto 2 Boston 112, Toronto 94 BY TIM REYNOLDS Boston 102, Toronto 99 Toronto 104, Boston 103 Associated Press BY CLIFF BRUNT Toronto 100, Boston 93 Boston 111, Toronto 89 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. Associated Press Wednesday: Game 6 x-Friday: Game 7 — Jimmy Butler and the Miami Billy Donovan won’t return Western Conference Heat are headed to the Eastern L.A. Lakers 2, Houston 1 as coach of the Oklahoma City Houston 112, L.A. Lakers 97 Conference finals. Thunder after five seasons, the L.A. Lakers 117, Houston 109 Giannis Antetokounmpo could Tuesday: L.A. Lakers 112, Houston 102 team announced Tuesday night, Thursday: Game 4 (AFN-Sports, 3 a.m. only watch. ending a largely successful run Friday CET; 10 a.m. Friday JKT) The fifth-seeded Heat finished Saturday: Game 5 that ought to make him an attrac- x-Monday: Game 6 off an upset of the NBA’s best x-Wednesday, Sept. 16: Game 7 tive candidate for jobs around the L.A. Clippers 2, Denver 1 regular-season team Tuesday, league. L.A. Clippers 120, Denver 97 topping the Milwaukee Bucks Denver 110, L.A. Clippers 101 Donovan, who was at the end of L.A. Clippers 113, Denver 107 103-94 in Game 5 of their East his contract, took the Thunder to Wednesday: Game 4 semifinal series — while Ante- Friday: Game 5 the playoffs every year and was x-Sunday: Game 6 tokounmpo, the league’s reigning a finalist for NBA Coach of the x-Tuesday, Sept. 15: Game 7 MVP, couldn’t play because of a Year this season after his squad Monday sprained right ankle. outperformed expectations and Heat 103, Bucks 94 “We have deep, deep respect pushed the Houston Rockets to for that franchise and it’s unfor- MIAMI — Butler 4-6 8-8 17, Crowder 4-9 seven games in the first round of 4-4 16, Adebayo 4-9 5-6 13, Dragic 7-15 1-2 tunate that Giannis couldn’t play 17, Robinson 1-3 0-0 2, Olynyk 4-7 3-3 12, tonight,“ Heat coach Erik Spoel- the playoffs. Iguodala 3-7 0-0 6, Herro 5-10 1-1 14, Nunn Donovan went 243-157 with 3-7 0-0 6. Totals 35-73 22-24 103. stra said. MILWAUKEE — Matthews 3-6 5-6 11, Butler and Goran Dragic each Oklahoma City. Middleton 8-25 5-6 23, B.Lopez 7-16 1-3 “I have a great respect and ad- 15, Bledsoe 2-12 4-6 9, DiVincenzo 5-9 4- scored 17 points for the Heat, who 5 17, Korver 1-2 0-0 3, Williams 5-10 0-0 miration for the players I coached 11, Connaughton 1-3 0-0 3, G.Hill 1-8 0-0 2. won the series 4-1 and will face in Oklahoma, and I also want to Totals 33-91 19-26 94. either Boston or Toronto when Miami 19 33 21 30—103 the NBA’s final four gets under- thank the coaches I worked with, Milwaukee 28 18 19 29—94 who gave unbelievable time and Three-point Goals—Miami 11-31 way next week. It’s Miami’s first MARK J. TERRILL/AP (Crowder 4-9, Herro 3-7, Dragic 2-5, time in the East finals since 2014, expertise to our common goal,” Olynyk 1-4, Iguodala 0-2, Robinson 0-2), Donovan said in a statement. Milwaukee 9-33 (DiVincenzo 3-6, Middle- and the first time Butler has got- Miami’s Bam Adebayo grabs a rebound in the first half on Tuesday ton 2-9, Williams 1-3, Bledsoe 1-4, B.Lopez ten this deep in the playoffs. against Milwaukee. The Heat eliminated the top-seeded Bucks. The Thunder and Donovan 0-3, G.Hill 0-3, Matthews 0-3). Fouled described his departure as a Out—Miami None, Milwaukee 2 (DiVin- “It means a lot,” Butler said. cenzo, Middleton). Rebounds—Miami 48 The decision to not let Antetok- — just didn’t have enough. A very mutual decision. Oklahoma City (Butler 10), Milwaukee 41 (B.Lopez 14). “But that’s not my goal. That’s not general manager Sam Presti said Assists—Miami 21 (Butler, Herro 6), Mil- my guys’ goal. That’s not the or- ounmpo play came down about 45 memorable ride ended, after a waukee 20 (Bledsoe 9). Total Fouls—Mi- minutes before game time. he couldn’t give Donovan the as- ami 21, Milwaukee 23. ganization’s goal. We want to win season where Milwaukee likely ‘it.’ We want a championship and “I wanted to play,” Antetok- had a back-to-back MVP, the best surances he wanted about the Lakers 112, Rockets 102 future. I think that’s what we’re focused ounmpo said. “You know I want- record in the game and led a play- “In knowing where he is and the L.A. LAKERS — Davis 9-13 8-11 26, on. These next eight are going to ed to play. I know I wanted to play. er boycott earlier in these playoffs James 13-23 6-10 36, McGee 0-0 0-0 0, My coach knows I wanted to play, caliber of coach he is, I wouldn’t Caldwell-Pope 2-8 0-0 6, D.Green 1-5 0-0 2, be much harder than the previous to reiterate the primary mission Kuzma 7-10 0-0 14, Morris 1-6 0-0 2, Smith eight. We know that. But we’re but at the end of the day, the orga- want to mislead him and tell him 0-0 0-0 0, Caruso 2-2 0-0 5, Rondo 8-11 2-2 of this restarted season: using the it was going to be a certain way 21. Totals 43-78 16-23 112. ready for them.“ nization put my health over Game NBA platform to highlight a need HOUSTON — Gordon 2-9 4-4 10, Tucker Jae Crowder scored 16, Tyler 5. That’s big.” and then have it not be that way,” 1-3 0-0 3, Covington 4-7 0-0 10, Harden 11- to end racial injustice. Antetokounmpo did what he Presti said. “But ultimately, it 23 7-7 33, Westbrook 13-24 2-2 30, J.Green Herro scored 14, Bam Adebayo “You always want to realize 7-11 1-1 16, McLemore 0-2 0-0 0, Rivers 0-2 had 13 and Kelly Olynyk had 12 could — cheering from the bench was also five years and I think in 0-0 0. Totals 38-81 14-14 102. those expectations, but the rela- his mind, it may have been time L.A. Lakers 32 29 21 30—112 for the Heat. throughout, rebounding for team- Houston 33 31 18 20—102 Khris Middleton had 23 points mates during pregame warmups tionships, the character, what this to move on. I totally respect that Three-point Goals—L.A. Lakers 10-30 group did ... it would be great if and I have a great deal of respect (James 4-9, Rondo 3-5, Caldwell-Pope for Milwaukee, which got 15 and again at halftime, offering 2-6, Kuzma 0-2, D.Green 0-3, Morris 0-4), points and 14 rebounds from words during timeouts. you could have both, but I think for him. I wish him nothing but Houston 12-30 (Harden 4-9, Covington if you’re going to choose one, I’d the best.” 2-4, Westbrook 2-4, Gordon 2-6, J.Green Brook Lopez. Donte DiVincenzo And the Bucks were inspired 1-2, Tucker 1-2, McLemore 0-2). Fouled scored 17, Wesley Matthews and from the jump. like to be with guys with high Before his run in Oklahoma Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 43 (Davis 15), Houston 30 (Harden 9). As- But the NBA’s No. 1 overall character who stand for some- City, Donovan led the University Marvin Williams each had 11 and sists—L.A. Lakers 25 (Rondo 9), Houston Eric Bledsoe had nine assists for seed in these playoffs — a league- thing,” Bucks coach Mike Buden- of Florida to two national cham- 23 (Harden 9). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 15, Houston 18. the Bucks. best 56-17 in the regular season holzer said. pionships and four Final Four ap- pearances in 19 seasons. Donovan inherited All-Stars Kevin Durant and Russell West- LeBron, Rondo spark Lakers in Game 3 brook when he was hired before the 2015-16 season. The Thunder reached the Western Conference Associated Press ron James,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. points and Russell Westbrook had 30 for the “That’s true for this season. That’s why he Rockets. Finals, where they squandered a LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron 3-1 lead against the Golden State should be MVP. Honestly, it’s probably true Rockets forward Robert Covington was James added another record to his résumé in the history of the game. Nobody impacts taken to the locker room after colliding with Warriors. as he continues his chase for a fourth career Durant left for the Warriors winning more than LeBron James. To see him Davis in the fourth quarter. The left side of title. have that actual numerical statistic is just in- Covington’s face hit Davis’ right arm, while that offseason, shaking the fran- Nobody has played in as many NBA playoff chise and its fans. But the Thun- dicative of that.” Covington’s left elbow hit Davis’ right side. victories. James reached the milestone with plenty of Houston coach Mike D’Antoni didn’t have der bounced back — Westbrook James scored 36 points, Rajon Rondo was the league MVP and set a help from Rondo, who became the first player an update on Covington after the game. sparked a fourth-quarter rally and the Los to have at least 12 points and five assists in the The game featured 16 lead changes and 15 league record for triple-doubles Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 112- fourth quarter of a playoff game since James ties, with neither team pulling ahead by more in a season. It was the first of 102 on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in their for the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 22, 2010, than six points until the Lakers took control three straight seasons that West- Western Conference playoff series. according to STATS. late. brook averaged a triple-double. The triumph gave James his NBA-record Rondo finished with 21 points and nine as- “Too many 50-50 balls we didn’t get, too The Thunder lost to the Rockets 162nd postseason victory, surpassing former sists. He scored eight straight points during a many times we just weren’t sharp,” D’Antoni in the first round of the playoffs. Lakers guard Derek Fisher’s 161. 10-0 run early in the period that put the Lak- said. “We just weren’t quick to the ball or quick The Thunder tried to assemble “It’s very humbling,” James said. “It’s some- ers ahead for good. Rondo assisted on the other to a play and it got away from us. They hit a lot enough stars to compete with thing that I never dreamed of.” basket during that stretch. of good hard shots. Tonight they got us. Next Golden State, trading for Paul James had seven rebounds, five assists and “I just took what was given,” Rondo said. time, we’ll see what we can do.” George and Carmelo Anthony be- four blocks as he helped lead the Lakers’ sec- “It started on the defensive end for me. Guys Rondo assisted on a layup by James that fore the 2017-18 season. It didn’t ond-half defensive surge. The Rockets had 64 found me when I was open, and I took the shots put the Lakers ahead with about 10 minutes go as planned — the team went points at halftime but were held to 38 the rest with confidence. And I got some easy layups.” remaining. Rondo then hit a three-pointer 48-34 and lost to the Utah Jazz in of the way. Anthony Davis had 26 points and Kyle to give the Lakers an 89-85 advantage, their the first round of the playoffs. “Nobody impacts winning more than LeB- Kuzma added 14. James Harden scored 33 largest lead to that point. S TARS AND STRIPES Thursday, September 10, 2020 F3HIJKLM Top seed ousted Milwaukee falls in give games SPORTS to Miami » NBA playoffs, Page 23 Here we go Ready or not, NFL kicking off season amid pandemic

BY BARRY WILNER Associated Press ever has the NFL doubted it would open its season on time. For months, it has steadfastly stuck to its plans, even as the coronavirus pan- demic has altered the course of everyN other sport — on all levels. With its kickoff game of Super Bowl champion Kansas City hosting Houston rapidly approaching, possibly with fans in the stands, America’s most popular sport must recognize the challenges off the field could be more daunting than those on it. Particularly after 77 false positive COVID-19 tests last weekend. “We’re going to have to be flexible and adaptable,” says Dr. Allen Sills, the league’s chief medical officer and, in 2020, for good reason, its most visible executive. “I think that’s something we’ll continue to track and monitor. If this taught us anything, projecting three, four weeks down the road is a hazardous business.” Many would say playing a collision sport not only is hazardous but fool- hardy. The NFL did have 67 players opt out of the season. But it seems the vast majority of players, coaches, ex- ecutives and, for certain, owners, want to stick to the script. Even with the risk COVID-19 presents. “I just really thought about all the things that could happen,” says Bron- cos star linebacker Von Miller, who has recovered from the coronavirus. “This season is different from any other sea- son. I weighed the positives and the negatives, and I came to my own deci- sion that I can play. I thought about me having asthma. I went over every- thing that I possibly could with my agent, and we just thought about it. SEE GO ON PAGE 19

Broncos LB Von Miller recovered from COVID-19 and elected to play this season even though he has asthma. An ankle injury suffered Tuesday might sideline him.

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