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BY LOLITA C. BALDOR evolution Associated Press WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in his first directive since taking office, has given his senior leaders two weeks to send him re- ports on sexual assault preven- tion programs in the military, and an assessment of what has worked and what hasn’t. Austin’s me- mo, which went out Saturday, Austin fulfills a com- mitment he made to senators last week during confirmation hear- ings. He had vowed to immediate- ly address the problems of sexual assault and harassment in the ranks. “This is a leadership issue,” Austin said in his two-page memo. “We will lead.” Senator after senator demand- ed to know what Austin planned to do about the problem, which de- fense and military leaders have Capitol attack reflects changes in US grappled with for years. Reports of sexual assaults have steadily domestic terrorism over the decades gone up since 2006, according to department reports, including a BY ANDREW SELSKY Right-wing extremism has pre- 13% jump in 2018 and a 3% in- Associated Press viously played out for the most crease in 2019. The 2020 data is not he takeover in 2016 by part in isolated pockets of Amer- yet available. right-wing extremists of ica and in its smaller cities. The The 2018 increase fueled con- a federal bird sanctuary deadly assault by rioters on the Tin Oregon. A standoff in U.S. Capitol, in contrast, targeted SEE VOWS ON PAGE 4 1992 between white separatists the very heart of government. and federal agents in Ruby Ridge, And it brought together, in large Idaho. The 1995 bombing of a fed- numbers, members of disparate RELATED eral building in Oklahoma City Defense secretary that killed 168 people. SEE CHANGES ON PAGE 8 has first security Top: Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. Right: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal discussions with Building in Oklahoma City is seen after an explosion that killed 168 people and injured hundreds on April 19, 1995. Japan, S. Korea AP PHOTOS Page 4 PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, January 25, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER Boston Globe allowing old stories to be reviewed EXCHANGE RATES Military rates So. Korea (Won) 1,106.19 The Washington Post Globe will prioritize stories in- questioned their reliance on po- Switzerland (Franc) .8860 Euro costs (Jan. 25) $1.19 Thailand (Baht) 29.99 The Boston Globe has joined a volving minor crimes and those lice as primary sources since the Dollar buys (Jan. 25) 0.8013 Turkey (New Lira) 7.4135 British pound (Jan. 25) $1.33 handful of newsrooms around the from long ago, but will also consid- police killing of George Floyd. 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BY MATTHEW M. BURKE Fukumoto could not be reached for com- AND AYA ICHIHASHI ment by Stars and Stripes on Friday. Stars and Stripes Another group, Sukuu Kai, founded in CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Okinawans 1997 by the relatives of Japanese abducted called on President Joe Biden this week to by North Korea, urged Biden to hold the reconsider construction of a new Marine line in regard to sanctions against North Corps airfield on the island, while others in Korea. The United Nations has imposed a Japan hope he’ll push for an accounting of series of sanctions aimed at stopping its Japanese citizens kidnapped by North Ko- development of nuclear weapons. rea. Biden’s predecessor, President Donald The relocation of Marine Corps Air Sta- Trump, made history by meeting twice tion Futenma out of an urban area to a site with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. under construction farther north at Camp “Former President Trump met North Schwab in the Henoko district is a sticking Korean leader Kim Jong Un and ex- point with many Okinawans. changed letters and such, but he didn’t lift Most voters in a February 2019 referen- the sanctions against North Korea. I really dum, 72%, opposed the plan. Just over half Stars and Stripes appreciated his decision,” Sukuu Kai di- the prefecture’s 1.15 million registered vot- Construction continues on a controversial runway at Camp Schwab, at the Marine Corps rector Tsutomu Nishioka told Stars and ers turned out. base on Okinawa, Jan. 19, 2020. Stripes by phone on Friday afternoon. “We have showed over and over how we “What I want from President Biden is that feel about the new base at Henoko and inate safety concerns in Ginowan city, ident, Kamala Harris, asking that they re- he keeps the sanctions and be supportive even the public vote showed over 70% of where Futenma is located. view the plan, according to a copy of the of a meeting that Prime Minister [Yoshi- the people of Okinawa don’t want the He- Work began in April 2017 to reclaim a letter provided to Stars and Stripes by his hide] Suga wants to have with Kim Jong noko new base,” Takashi Kishimoto, direc- part of Oura Bay for a new runway. But office. Un.” tor of the Okinawa Heiwa Undo Center, or cost overruns and delays have pushed the Yuji Fukumoto, director of All Okinawa The Japanese Foreign Ministry on its Okinawa Peace Movement Center, told completion date past 2014 to 2030 and the Kaigi, a group opposed to the relocation, website states North Korea has abducted Stars and Stripes by phone Friday. cost from $2.2 billion to at least $8.7 billion. also called on Biden to review the plan, 17 Japanese citizens between 1977 and As president of a democratic country, The Japanese government supports the according to a report Thursday in Kyodo 1983, with another 883 cases under investi- Biden should honor the Okinawan people’s plan, but Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki is a News. gation. wishes, Kishimoto said. staunch opponent of the Marines’ reloca- “The will of Okinawans has continued to Camp Schwab, in a relatively rural sec- tion within the prefecture. be ignored. I want [the Japanese and U.S. [email protected] Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 tion of Okinawa, was chosen in 1997 as the Tamaki wrote Jan. 13 to Biden, who was governments] to respect it,” he said, ac- [email protected] site to replace MCAS Futenma and elim- inaugurated Wednesday, and his vice pres- cording to the report. Twitter: @AyaIchihashi Marine on Okinawa honored for helping suicidal peer BY MATTHEW M. BURKE ry to himself, Sergeant Antoine lightly, and it requires approval Stars and Stripes demonstrated poise and resolve as from the Commandant of the Ma- CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — he kept the Marine calm and com- rine Corps, which demonstrates An Okinawa-based Marine who municated with the rescue team just how heroic Sgt. Antoine’s ac- helped rescue a comrade threat- below, providing the fire depart- tions were the day he saved the life ening suicide in 2018 has received ment time to raise their bucket of a fellow Marine,” he wrote. a medal for his lifesaving actions. and recover the Marine,” the cita- Antoine declined to be inter- Sgt. Brandon Antoine, a 3rd Ma- tion said. “By his courageous and viewed for this story for “personal rine Division radio operator, was prompt actions in the face of great reasons,” Stahl said. awarded the Navy and Marine personal risk, Sergeant Antoine Bierman praised Antoine’s he- Corps Medal during a ceremony reflected great credit upon him- roism in a statement emailed to at Camp Courtney on Jan. 13, ac- self and upheld the highest tradi- Stars and Stripes on Thursday cording to a Marine statement re- tions of the Marine Corps and the evening. leased last week. Division com- United States Naval Service.” “When faced with a dangerous mander Maj. Gen. James Bierman UJIAN GOSUN/U.S. Marine Corps The Navy and Marine Corps and unfolding situation, he con- presided over the ceremony. Sgt. Brandon Antoine, a 3rd Marine Division radio operator, receives Medal is the highest noncombat ducted himself in the best tradi- The New Orleans native was the Navy and Marine Corps Medal from division commander Maj. decoration for heroism that is tions of the Marine Corps,” Bier- awakened by a commotion early Gen. James Bierman at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Jan. 13. awarded by the service. man wrote. “His actions were bold on the morning of June 16, 2018, The award took over two years and decisive; he didn’t hesitate to according to a copy of his citation. and Antoine feared the Marine cording to the citation. He then in- to process due to a high level of risk his own life to save a fellow He rushed outside Camp Court- might slip and fall to his death structed two Marines to hold his scrutiny placed upon recommen- Marine. It was an honor to be part ney’s Barracks 4433 and saw an even if he did not jump, the cita- legs and waist as he leaned out dations, 3rd Marine Division of the ceremony in which he was intoxicated Marine threatening to tion said. from the window. He hung upside- spokesman Maj. Kurt Stahl wrote recognized.” take his own life by jumping off a Antoine ran up four flights of down 45 feet above the ground for in an email to Stars and Stripes. fourth-floor air duct. stairs and helped Marines pry over 10 minutes. “The Navy and Marine Corps [email protected] The air duct was slick with rain open a locked bathroom door, ac- “Despite the risk of severe inju- Medal is not an award that is taken Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1

Protesters stage sit-in at base in South Korea home to missile-defense system BY SETH ROBSON former golf course that’s home to a South Korea. a police dispersal order, the Villagers in the area have said AND YOO KYONG CHANG U.S.-built and operated Terminal According to the Defense Min- broadcaster reported. they fear adverse health and eco- Stars and Stripes High Altitude Area Defense sys- istry, some of the materials U.S. Forces Korea began de- nomic effects from the system, Protesters failed to block 32 ve- tem, or THAAD, about 190 miles brought to the base were cement, ploying THAAD in late April 2017, which includes six truck-mounted hicles carrying construction south of Seoul in Seongju, The sand and gravel to remodel troop during an overnight operation that launchers and a powerful radar. equipment and materials onto a Joongang Ilbo, an English-lan- living quarters. Some vehicles en- many saw as an effort to rush it in- Peace activists also object to its military base Friday in South Ko- guage newspaper, reported. tered the base to remove construc- to place before elections to replace presence, saying it makes the area rea where the U.S. Army operates The 4th Air Defense Artillery tion waste, officials said, accord- ousted President Park Geun-hye. a target by North Korea. a missile-defense system, accord- Regiment assumed the THAAD ing to the Korean Broadcasting Her administration made the ing to local media. mission there in October after it System. THAAD agreement with Wash- [email protected] More than 50 people staged a was realigned with the 35th Air A protester was hospitalized ington over the objections of local Twitter: @SethRobson1 sit-in as trucks approached the Defense Artillery Brigade in with a back injury while resisting protesters. [email protected] PAGE 4 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, January 25, 2021 MILITARY Austin reviews Vows: DOD leader issues directive to focus on sexual abuse measures

FROM PAGE 1 security with gressional anger over the issue, and lawmakers have repeatedly called for action, including chang- es in the Code of Military Justice. “You do agree that we can’t Japan, S. Korea keep doing the same thing that we’ve been doing for the past dec- BY AARON KIDD ade?” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D- Stars and Stripes ‘We agreed to N.Y., said during Austin’s confir- TOKYO — New Defense Secre- mation hearing. “Do I have your tary Lloyd Austin has made his oppose any commitment to be relentless on first official phone calls to coun- this issue until we can end the terparts in Japan and South Ko- unilateral scourge of sexual violence in the ALEX BRANDON/AP rea, according to a pair of Penta- military?” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives at the Pentagon, on Friday. gon statements issued over the attempts to Austin agreed, telling senators, weekend. “This starts with me and you can Saturday, making calls to defense an assessment of those that didn’t. The discussions took place Sat- change the count on me getting after this on counterparts around the world, And he asked for relevant data for urday, the day after the retired Day One.” and he signed the memo. the past decade, including efforts four-star Army general was sworn status quo...’ Technically, the directive came In his hearing and in the memo, to support victims. in as the United States’ 28th de- Nobuo Kishi on Day Two. Austin acknowledged that the mil- “Include in your report the con- fense chief and the first Black man Austin arrived at the Pentagon itary has long struggled with the sideration of novel approaches to to serve in that role. Japanese Defense Minister on Friday shortly after noon, but problem, but must do better. any of these areas,” he said, add- While neither statement men- he spent his first hours as defense The directive calls for each ing that “we must not be afraid to tioned China or North Korea by starts since then, due to in part to chief in meetings with key leaders leader to submit a summary of the get creative.” name, both said Austin addressed delays imposed by prefectural as he began the transition to his sexual assault and harassment And Austin said he plans to host a broad range of defense and secu- leaders who aim to stop the project new job. measures they have taken in the a meeting on the matter with se- rity issues in the Indo-Pacific re- in favor of moving the air station He was in the Pentagon again last year that show promise, and nior leaders in the coming days. gion, including in the South and off Okinawa altogether. East China Seas, which Beijing The Japanese government sup- views as its territory. The U.S. ports relocating MCAS Futenma considers those areas to be inter- to Schwab, but Okinawa Gov. Afghans welcome Biden review of deal national waters, and the Navy and Denny Tamaki recently wrote to Air Force frequently carry out President Joe Biden and Vice BY PHILLIP WALTER the same day. talks must start and that the Tali- freedom-of-navigation operations President Kamala Harris asking WELLMAN President Joe Biden’s team in- ban must meet vague counterter- there. that they reconsider the plan. Stars and Stripes tends to examine whether the Ta- rorism assurances. In his conversation with Japa- In his call with South Korea’s KABUL, Afghanistan — Senior liban are meeting promises to “cut Talks between the Taliban and nese Defense Minister Nobuo defense minister, Austin and Suh Afghan officials have praised the ties with terrorist groups, to re- the Afghan government began in Kishi, Austin discussed the impor- Wook reaffirmed their nations’ Biden administration’s decision to duce violence in Afghanistan and September after months of delay, tance of “ensuring the readiness” “ironclad” alliance and “ex- review a U.S.-Taliban deal calling to engage in meaningful negotia- but little progress has been made. of the approximately 54,000 U.S. changed views on the security en- for all foreign forces to leave Af- tions with the Afghan government Both sides have been waiting to troops in Japan during the corona- vironment on the Korean Penin- ghanistan by May. and stakeholders,” a White House gauge how the new administration virus pandemic. He also affirmed sula and in the region,” the Penta- Critics of the deal say stronger statement released Friday said. would handle the war. that the U.S. military would re- gon said. mechanisms should be in place to The new administration also Donald Trump was a vocal crit- spond to any attack on the Senka- That statement, which was less guarantee the Taliban are living supports protecting gains made ic of the conflict and before leav- kus — uninhabited islets in the detailed than the one about Aus- up to commitments, including that by Afghan women, girls and mi- ing office reduced the number of East China Sea that are controlled tin’s call with Kishi, also said the territory under their control is not nority groups over the past two American troops in Afghanistan to by Japan but claimed by China U.S. and South Korean defense used by terrorists to target the decades, the White House added. 2,500 — the lowest figures since and Taiwan. ministers “noted the need to main- U.S. and its allies. The statement followed a tele- the first months of fighting. Japan frequently urges China to tain the readiness of Alliance com- Relentless Taliban attacks fol- phone conversation between na- In an interview with CBS News halt incursions into Japanese wa- bined forces.” lowing the February agreement — tional security adviser Jake Sulli- last year, Biden said he supported ters around the Senkakus and to The U.S. military has had to despite repeated calls for a cease- van and his Afghan counterpart keeping “several thousand” stop harassing fishing boats there. cancel or reduce in scope many fire by U.S. and Afghan govern- Hamdullah Mohib on Friday. De- American troops in the country to Last year, Chinese vessels made a joint exercises with South Korea ment officials — have added to fense Secretary Lloyd Austin and fight threats by al-Qaida and the record 333 trips near the islets, ac- since former President Donald doubts over whether the insur- Biden’s pick for Secretary of State local Islamic State affiliate. But cording to the Japan Coast Guard. Trump met with North Korean gents are serious about peace. Antony Blinken have previously the Taliban are likely to reject any “We agreed to oppose any uni- leader Kim Jong Un and began “The agreement so far did not said they, too, would like to review foreign presence beyond May and lateral attempts to change the sta- diplomatic efforts to persuade the deliver a desired goal of ending the U.S.-Taliban deal. the group could resume attacks tus quo in the South and East Chi- North to give up its nuclear weap- Taliban’s violence and bringing a “Mr. Sullivan affirmed that the against U.S. forces if they stay past na Seas,” Kishi told reporters af- ons. ceasefire desired by the Afghans,” partnership with the government that point. ter the call with Austin, according In the fall, the commander of Deputy Interior Minister Sediq of Afghanistan and [Afghan secu- Since the U.S.-Taliban deal was to the Mainichi newspaper. U.S. Forces Korea, Army Gen. Sediqqi said in a tweet Saturday in rity forces] remain a priority and a signed, no American has died in The defense secretaries also Robert Abrams, said the U.S. mil- response to news of the review. key to U.S. national security objec- combat in Afghanistan. discussed the need to continue itary has had to send air crews off “The Taliban did not live up to its tives,” Mohib tweeted after the “The important thing right now construction at Camp Schwab in the peninsula for live-fire training commitments.” conversation. “We agreed to work is putting an end to the invasion,” rural, northern Okinawa, so that due to local disputes with South Abdullah Khinjani, Afghanis- toward a permanent ceasefire and Taliban spokesman Zabihullah aircraft, including a fleet of MV-22 Koreans over noise and other tan’s acting minister of state for a just and durable peace.” Mujahid told Stars and Stripes last Osprey tiltrotors, stationed at Ma- complaints. peace, also hoped a reexamination The Taliban made a verbal week. “We don’t want anyone to rine Corps Air Station Futenma Abrams insisted that the allies of the deal would help quell blood- agreement last year to reduce vio- violate a single issue that the can be moved there. maintain strong military readin- shed. lence throughout Afghanistan, ac- agreement contains. It is impor- Schwab was chosen in 1997 as ess overall and declared a recent “It’s expected the review will cording to several U.S. military of- tant that the agreement is fully im- the site to replace MCAS Futen- computer-simulated command lead to the demand of the Afghan ficials, though this is not stipulated plemented.” ma, which is in a more populated post training drill a success. people, which is an immediate end in the text of the U.S.-Taliban deal area in the south, and eliminate to the violence and bringing per- that was made public. In order for Zubair Babakarkhail contributed to this report. [email protected] residents’ safety concerns. Con- [email protected] manent peace to the country,” all international troops to with- Twitter: @pwwellman struction has been done in fits and Twitter: @kiddaaron Khinjani said in a video statement draw by May, the deal says peace Monday, January 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 5 MILITARY Philippines, China ink deal to link 2 former US bases

BY SETH ROBSON ly by U.S. military strategists. Stars and Stripes In 2015, as U.S. Marines were China and the Philippines have building a rotational presence in agreed to build a railway linking a Australia’s Northern Territory, pair of former American military the government granted a 99-year facilities on the island of Luzon lease for the Port of Darwin to a DODEA that are still used by visiting U.S. Chinese firm. Members of Matthew C. Perry High School's esports club meet at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, forces. That same year a Chinese com- Japan. Chinese Ambassador to the Phi- pany acquired a 99-year lease on a lippines Huang Xilian trumpeted failing Sri Lankan port near Indi- the $940 million deal to link Subic an Ocean shipping lanes that had DODEA’s pilot esports program Bay and Clark Air Base — which been financed with Chinese loans comprised America’s largest that were defaulted on. overseas military community be- Duterte, since assuming office may expand to all Pacific schools fore they closed following the 1991 in 2016, has sought closer relations eruption of nearby Mount Pinatu- and infrastructure investment BY ERICA EARL na-sized events and prize money something to look forward to at bo — in a Facebook post Saturday. from Beijing, muting his criticism Stars and Stripes in the millions. The International school,” he said. China’s state-run Xinhua news of China’s occupation of his coun- TOKYO — Four Defense De- 10 Dota 2 tournament last year, for agency reported the same day that try’s territory in the South China partment high schools in Japan example, offered the largest prize Parental pushback negotiations between the two Sea. and South Korea are in a pilot pro- pool up to that time, $34.3 million, The DODEA Pacific teams play countries over a loan to finance However, he hasn’t followed gram to create a sanctioned es- according to Forbes magazine. strategy games, virtual sports, the project would soon begin. through on threats to expel U.S. ports program that, like high Colleges and universities have first-person shooter and puzzle Special Forces battling Islamic school athletics, could create a their own teams and some, like games. Popular games among stu- “Once completed, the railway will build a resilient linkage be- extremists in the south or with- path for some students to higher New York University, University dents are League of Legends, Su- draw from a visiting forces agree- education. of California Irvine, Southwestern per Smash Bros., Fortnite and tween ports, railways, and air- ports along the Subic-Clark corri- ment that facilitates large-scale The goal is to eventually have College and Kansas-Wesleyan of- Rocket League, Church said. bilateral exercises, U.S. port calls schools in the Department of De- fer scholarships. Each school decided to vet a list dor, which will improve the logis- at Subic or U.S. Air Force oper- fense Education Activity-Pacific All military branches also have of games with parents, he said. tic efficiency, trim the transporta- ations out of Clark. competing in video gaming events official esports teams that are of- The Kadena club, for example, tion cost and support the potential A pair of Chinese companies at a varsity level, with a district ten used as recruiting tools. won’t play first-person shooter demand for freight services and signaled interest in a financially championship, just like other games like Call of Duty. economic activities in the region,” troubled Subic Bay shipyard in school sports, DODEA spokeswo- Organizing to compete For parents still unsure about the Chinese Embassy said accord- 2019, but there is speculation that man Tuya Rosenberry said in a “I’m a lifelong video game play- their children playing video ing to the agency. the facility may be taken over by Jan. 13 email to Stars and Stripes. er, ever since the Atari 600 in the games rather than engaging in The 44-mile railway is the most Australian shipbuilder Austal and “There is a growing interest ‘80s,” Matthew C. Perry high physical activity, Church said to expensive government-to-gov- U.S. private equity firm Cerberus among our students to participate school teacher Jason Perdew told consider the hand-eye coordina- ernment project involving the two Capital Management. in esports,” she said. Stars and Stripes via Zoom. “I tion, team strategy and communi- countries and the flagship of Phi- Philippine officials recently The pilot program began in Au- would like to see this become a cation skills involved in esports. lippine President Rodrigo Du- said that a Chinese firm is not in gust at Kubasaki High School at competitive sport with scholar- “Besides, a lot of students play terte’s “Build, Build, Build” pro- the running to assume control of Camp Foster and Kadena High ship opportunities.” video games after school, so they gram, Huang said in his post. the shipyard, the Philippine Daily School at Kadena Air Base, both Two years ago, Perdew enrolled might as well get social fulfillment A Dec. 29 notice awarding the Inquirer reported Oct. 3. on Okinawa; Matthew C. Perry the Perry esports club in the High and maybe even a scholarship out contract to the China Harbor En- “[Subic is] not going to be a U.S. High School at Marine Corps Air School Esports League, an organi- of it,” he said. gineering Co., is posted on the Phi- naval base like it was, but it would Station Iwakuni, also in Japan; zation for interschool competi- The student players can’t use lippines Department of Transpor- and Humphreys High School at tions at both the club and varsity the secure DODEA networks, so be a US/Australian company do- tation website. ing business to support both the Camp Humphreys in South Ko- levels, so his students could cut the club supervisors reached into The firm, which is a subsidiary rea. More than 100 students are their teeth at competition. their own pockets to purchase in- U.S. and Philippine navies as well of the state-owned China Commu- as countries in the region,” Aus- signed up. The difference in time zones ternet access and club equipment nications Construction Co., was If the program succeeds, all posed a challenge as the U.S. orga- like PCs, routers and game con- tal’s customer affairs and busi- accused of transferring funds to a four schools may establish esports nizations hold its tournaments on soles. ness development director, Law- Sri Lankan politician’s election varsity programs, or esports clubs Eastern Standard Time. At Perry High, Perdew built the rence Ryder, told Stars and campaign while engaging in a could expand to all 12 DODEA Pa- “Students had to play at 6 a.m. computers for the esports club Stripes in a telephone interview number of construction projects cific high schools by the 2022-23 before school, which can be taxing himself from parts he already had last spring. there in 2018, according to the school year, Rosenberry said. and tiring on the kids to have to get or bought secondhand. Kids at all A Philippines expert at the Uni- New York Times. Kyte Mettke, a junior esports up that early and then have a full four schools are encouraged to versity of Hawaii, Patricio Abi- club member at Kubasaki High school day,” Perdew said. bring their own consoles. Construction on the Subic- nales, described the Clark-Subic School, said gaming has played a A stronger esports presence in Perdew said he hopes that once Clark project is estimated to last rail announcement as a nice ad- significant role in his social life the Pacific can help eliminate that esports is officially recognized as 42 months, Huang said. vertisement but all words. both inside and outside of school. problem, he said. a varsity sport that schools will The railway would have limited “I do not think this will pull “I’ve always loved playing Esports teams also offer a com- have equipment to lend to stu- impact on U.S. forces visiting the through,” he said. games and played them with my petitive extracurricular activity dents. Until then, the clubs get by facilities, although it could be- Only about $926 million of $9 family and friends,” he said. “It’s for students unable to physically on fundraising, donations and come an issue if the U.S. seeks a billion worth of infrastructure how I made some of my friends. I participate in sports, said Brent teachers’ money. greater presence in the region, Ian loans and grants promised to the think gaming is a good way to con- Church, a computer science “I don’t want any child to be ex- Chong, an associate professor of Philippines by China in 2016 had nect with the people you love.” teacher and esports club director cluded because their family can’t political science at the National been provided, the South China Once satirized as an all-con- at Kadena High School. afford it,” he said. University of Singapore, said in an Morning Post reported Oct. 26. suming pastime for slackers, com- “It gives these students the op- email Wednesday. petitive video gaming today at the portunity to earn a letterman jack- [email protected] Chinese commercial invest- [email protected] professional level generates are- et, belong in a group and have Twitter: @ThisEarlGirl ments overseas are watched wari- Twitter: @SethRobson1 PAGE 6 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, January 25, 2021 VIRUS OUTBREAK Police, Guard virus cases on rise after Capitol riot BY TOM JACKMAN 6, but he noted that most civilian them into isolation in hotel rooms The Washington Post employees in the department tele- in the region. The District Nation- WASHINGTON — Since the work and would not have been al Guard was aware of at least 170 Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, 38 U.S. there during the riot. cases as of Friday, with more posi- Capitol Police employees have “It’s mostly officers and super- tive results expected. tested positive for coronavirus, visors, all sworn personnel” who Since Jan. 6, 82 members of the the head of the officers’ union said have contracted the potentially District police have tested positive Saturday. Cases are also climbing deadly virus, Papathanasiou said. for the virus, according to statis- among members of the District of “Who knows if it’s going to in- tics posted by the department. But Columbia National Guard sta- crease?” There were about 1,400 the department has not been “able tioned around the Capitol. Capitol Police officers on duty. to ascertain if officers who have The head of the labor committee A Defense Department official, tested positive for COVID-19 con- MICHAEL ABRAMS/Stars and Stripes for the Capitol Police officers’ Fra- speaking on the condition of ano- tracted it as a result of working Medical­grade masks, like this FFP2 version, are required across ternal Order of Police chapter, nymity because of the sensitivity during the insurrection at the Cap- Germany in heavily trafficked public venues starting Jan. 25. Gus Papathanasiou, said he had of the issue, said Friday that coro- itol on January 6,” Officer Hugh been told by the police chief’s of- navirus cases among the thou- Carew said Saturday. He noted fice that 38 employees tested posi- sands of National Guard members that District police officers have Stricter face mask rules tive for the virus. He said there who have been stationed at the continued to work around the city was no breakdown on how many Capitol in the past two weeks con- since that day and so might have were officers at the Capitol on Jan. tinue to climb, pushing some of contracted the virus elsewhere. take effect in Germany

BY MARCUS KLOECKNER the risk of infection. Aerosols also AND JENNIFER H. SVAN travel several yards and linger in Stars and Stripes the air longer than droplets. 2 in 5 Americans live where KAISERSLAUTERN, Germa- Baden-Wuerttemberg allows ny — Medical-grade masks will be surgical masks in most public required across Germany starting places but requires an FFP2 or coronavirus strains ICUs Monday, but different states have KN95/N95 mask in hospitals or different rules about which ones care homes. Associated Press can be worn in some public places Those masks are more expen- Straining under record numbers and military officials haven’t said sive than surgical masks, which, of COVID-19 patients, hundreds of if the new requirements will apply according to the medical devices the nation’s intensive care units are on U.S. bases. institute, protect from droplets running out of space and supplies Masks that can be worn while and aerosols to a lesser extent. and competing to hire temporary shopping, using public transporta- Cloth masks are only recom- traveling nurses at soaring rates. tion, going to the doctor, attending mended for personal use as how Many of the facilities are clustered religious services, or in any public well they filter out droplets and in the South and West. venue that is likely to be heavily aerosols depends on how they are An Associated Press analysis of trafficked, are FFP2 or FFP3 made. Plastic face shields do not federal hospital data shows that masks, KN95 or N95 masks, and filter out particles, the institute since November, the share of U.S. surgical masks, also known as OP says. hospitals nearing the breaking masks. Not wearing a mask in Rhein- point has doubled. More than 40 FFP2 or KN95/N95 masks have land-Pfalz, home to Ramstein and percent of Americans now live in been mandatory in Bavaria since Spangdahlem air bases and nu- areas running out of ICU space, Jan. 18. Germany’s largest state, merous Army installations, can with only 15 percent of beds still which is home to USAG Bavaria lead to a fine of at least 50 euros, available. JAE C. HONG/AP and USAG Ansbach, does not al- documents seen by Stars and Intensive care units are the final Registered nurses Kyanna Barboza, right, tends to a patient as Kobie low surgical masks. Stripes show. defense for the sickest of the sick, Walsh puts on her PPE Jan. 7 at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif. Surgical masks look similar to It’s unclear if wearing the patients who are nearly suffocating lower-grade masks that don’t wrong mask would also result in a or facing organ failure. Nurses who “It’s been horrid,” said Dr. Jason nurses, said Dr. Jeff Smith, the hos- meet the standards for medical- fine, or who is authorized to check work in the most stressed ICUs, Mitchell, chief medical officer for pital’s chief operating officer. grade face coverings. They must whether a mask meets the new re- changing IV bags and monitoring Presbyterian Healthcare Services Houston Methodist Hospital re- have multiple layers of fabric, a quirements and impose a fine. patients on breathing machines, in Albuquerque. He’s comforted cently paid $8,000 retention bonus- metal strut that sits across the But German officials have not are exhausted. that the hospital never activated its es to keep staff nurses from signing nose, and say on their packaging been shy in the past about puni- According to data through plan for rationing lifesaving care, up with agencies that would send that they are type II or III and CE shing people for breaking the cor- Thursday from the COVID Track- which would have required a triage them to other hot spots. Pay for rated, Germany’s Federal Insti- onavirus rules. ing Project, hospitalizations are team to rank patients with numer- traveling nurses can reach $6,000 tute for Medicines and Medical In the state of Hessen, which in- still high in the West and the South, ical scores based on who was least per week, an enticement that can Devices says on its website. cludes USAG Wiesbaden and with over 80,000 current CO- likely to survive. benefit a nurse but can seem like Type I surgical masks are not Frankfurt International Airport, VID-19 hospital patients in those “It’s a relief that we never had to poaching to the hospital executives medical-grade. coronavirus fines totaling over 1 regions. Encouragingly, hospitali- actually do it,” Mitchell said. “It who watch nurses leave. FFP2 or FFP3 masks are said to million euros were imposed on zations appear to have either plat- sounds scary because it is scary.” Space is another problem. Au- offer the best protection against more than 11,000 people in 2020, eaued or are trending downward But the biggest problem is com- gusta University Medical Center in the coronavirus. They shield the the Giessener Anzeiger newspa- across all regions. It’s unclear peting with other hospitals for trav- Augusta, Ga., is treating adult ICU wearer and those nearby from per reported. whether the easing will continue eling nurses. patients, under age 30, in the chil- larger particles found in the And in the spring, four U.S. sol- with more contagious versions of “Initially, when the COVID surg- dren’s hospital. Recovery rooms mouth and nose, called droplets, diers in Rheinland-Pfalz were the virus arising and snags in the es were hitting one part of the coun- now have ICU patients, and, if and from smaller particles called fined 100 euros each for breaking rollout of vaccines. try at a time, traveling nurses were things get worse, other areas — op- aerosols, the institute says. KN95 social distancing laws — they In New Mexico, one surging hos- able to go to areas more severely af- erating rooms and endoscopy cen- or N95 provide the same protec- were riding in a car together. pital system brought in 300 tempo- fected. Now with almost the entire ters — will be the next areas con- tion. rary nurses from outside the state, country surging at the same time,” verted for critical care. Particles can travel about six Stars and Stripes reporter Karin Zeitvogel at a cost of millions of dollars, to hospitals are paying twice and Hospitals are pleading with their feet after they’ve been exhaled, contributed to this report. [email protected] deal with overflowing ICU pa- three times what they would nor- communities to wear masks and which is why that has become the [email protected] tients. mally pay for temporary, traveling limit gatherings. social distancing norm to reduce Twitter: @stripesktown Monday, January 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Denmark fearful of UK variant after it sequences samples The Washington Post tensive monitoring, they would be Like a speeding car whose feeling a false sense of confidence brake lines have been cut, the cor- right now. Overall, new daily con- onavirus variant first spotted in firmed cases of the coronavirus in Britain is spreading at an alarm- Denmark have been dropping for ing rate and isn’t responding to a month. established ways of slowing the “Without this variant, we would pandemic, according to Danish be in really good shape,” said Ca- scientists who have one of the milla Holten Moller, the co-leader world’s best views into the new, of the State Serum Institute group more contagious strain. modeling the spread of the virus. Cases involving the variant are “If you just look at the repro- increasing 70% a week in Den- duction number, you just mark, despite a strict lockdown, wouldn’t see that it was in growth according to Denmark’s State Se- underneath at all,” she said. rum Institute, a government But the British variant is agency that tracks diseases and spreading so quickly that Danish PETER DEJONG/AP advises health policy. authorities project it will be the A police officer photographs a torched coronavirus testing facility in the Dutch fishing village of Urk on “We’re losing some of the tools dominant strain of the virus in Sunday. Rioting youths set fire to the facility Saturday night, the first night of a nationwide curfew. that we have to control the epi- their country as early as mid-Feb- demic,” said Tyra Grove Krause, ruary. scientific director of the institute, That would put Denmark ahead which last week began sequenc- of the U.S., where the Centers for Rioting youths from Dutch ing every positive coronavirus Disease Control and Prevention test to check for mutations. By warned Friday that the U.K. vari- contrast, the United States is se- ant, known as B.1.1.7, could be town torch testing facility quencing 0.3% of cases, ranking it prevalent by March. 43rd in the world and leaving it Danish officials say that as a re- Associated Press showed youths breaking into the the local authorities said, adding largely blind to the variant’s sult, daily coronavirus cases URK, Netherlands — Rioting coronavirus testing facility near that the curfew would be strictly spread. there could quadruple by the be- youths protesting on the first night the village’s harbor before it was enforced for the rest of the week. British Prime Minister Boris ginning of April. Charts from the of a Dutch curfew torched a coro- set ablaze Saturday night. On Sunday, all that remained of Johnson on Friday suggested for public health institute project that navirus testing facility and threw The police and municipality is- the portable building used to ad- the first time that the variant may in the worst-case contagion sce- fireworks at police in a Dutch fish- sued a statement Sunday express- minister coronavirus tests was a be more deadly than the original narios, even with a strict lock- ing village. ing their anger at rioting, “from burned-out shell. virus. Because it can spread more down in effect, cases would sky- Police said Sunday that they throwing fireworks and stones to Police in Amsterdam also were easily, it can also quickly over- rocket. Under better-case scena- fined more than 3,600 people na- destroying police cars and with bracing for another protest Sun- whelm medical systems, turning rios — if the variant turns out to tionwide for breaching the curfew the torching of the test location as day, sending officers to a square previously survivable bouts with be less contagious than thought, that ran from 9 p.m. Saturday until a deep point.” where demonstrators clashed the virus into perilous ones if hos- or if the country can get caseloads 4:30 a.m. Sunday, and arrested 25 “This is not only unacceptable, with police a week ago. The city’s pitals are full and medical care is down even further right now — people for breaching the curfew but also a slap in the face, especial- municipality designated the limited. the outbreak would stay more un- or for violence. ly for the local health authority square a “risk area,” a move that Danish public health officials der control while they administer Video from the village of Urk, 50 staff who do all they can at the test gave police extra powers to frisk say that if it weren’t for their ex- vaccines. miles northeast of Amsterdam, center to help people from Urk,” people. UK vaccination drive expands as death toll nears 100,000 Associated Press the United Kingdom’s over-80s shot by Feb. 15, and cover the en- veloped by Moderna. a set for the TV show “Peaky Blin- LONDON — Britain is expand- have received a vaccine shot. He tire adult population by Septem- It is giving them at doctors’ of- ders.” ing a coronavirus vaccination pro- said three-quarters of nursing ber. fices, hospitals, pharmacies and Britain’s vaccination campaign gram that has seen almost 6 mil- home residents have also had Britain is inoculating people vaccination centers that have is a rare success in a country with lion people get the first of two dos- their first jab. with two vaccines — one made by been set up in conference halls, Europe’s worst confirmed corona- es — even as the country’s death Almost 5.9 million doses of the U.S. pharma firm Pfizer and Ger- sports stadiums and other large virus outbreak. The U.K. has re- toll in the pandemic approaches vaccine had been administered by man company BioNTech, the oth- venues. Thirty more locations are corded 97,329 deaths among peo- 100,000. Saturday. Health officials aim to er by U.K.-Swedish drugmaker opening this week, including a for- ple who tested positive, including Health Secretary Matt Hancock give 15 million people, including AstraZeneca and Oxford Univer- mer IKEA store and a museum of 1,348 new deaths reported Satur- said Sunday that three-quarters of everyone over 70, a first vaccine sity. It has authorized a third, de- industrial history that was used as day. PAGE 8 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, January 25, 2021 NATION DOJ, FBI debating not charging some in riot on Capitol

The Washington Post world work of investigators and WASHINGTON — Federal law prosecutors, these people said. enforcement officials are privately The Justice Department has al- debating whether they should de- ready charged more than 135 indi- cline to charge some of the individ- viduals with committing crimes in uals who stormed the U.S. Capitol or around the Capitol building, and this month — a politically loaded many more are expected to be MANUEL BALCE CENETA/AP proposition but one alert to the charged in the coming weeks and Smoke fills the walkway outside the Senate Chamber as supporters of former President Donald Trump arepractical concern that hundreds of months. By mid-January, the FBI confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers Jan. 6 inside the Capitol in Washington, D.C. such cases could swamp the local had already received more than courthouse. 200,000 tips from the public about The internal discussions are in the riot, in addition to news footage their early stages, and no decisions and police officer testimony. Changes: Right-wing extremism has have been reached about whether “There is absolute resolve from to forgo charging some of those the Department of Justice to hold who illegally entered the Capitol on all who intentionally engaged in seemingly slowed post-inauguration Jan. 6, according to multiple people criminal acts at the Capitol ac- familiar with the discussions. countable,” Justice Department FROM PAGE 1 Woodstock of the angry right,” said: “I cannot wait to watch the Justice Department officials spokesman Marc Raimondi said in groups, creating an opportunity Jenkins said in an interview. “The GOP completely collapse. Out of have promised a relentless effort to an email. “We have consistently for extremists to establish links mere fact those groups were com- the ashes, a true nationalist move- identify and arrest those who made clear that we will follow the with each other. ing together, mingling, sharing ment will arise.” stormed the Capitol that day, but facts and evidence and charge indi- That, an expert says, potentially this anger, displaying this passion Believers in QAnon are also internally, there is robust back- viduals accordingly. We remain sets the stage for more violent ac- — it is going to have effects.” reeling after Trump left office and-forth about whether charging confident that the U.S. District tions. But what happens next? Will without fulfilling their baseless them all is the best course of action. Court for Washington, D.C. can ap- “The events themselves, and Jan. 6 be a high-water mark for belief that he would vanquish a That debate comes at a time when propriately handle the docket re- participation in them, has a radi- right-wing extremists, or lead to supposed cabal of Satan-worship- officials are keenly sensitive that lated to any resulting charges.” calizing effect. And they also have other attacks on America’s de- ping cannibals, including top the credibility of the Justice De- The primary objective for au- an inspirational effect. The battle mocracy? Democrats, operating a child sex partment and the FBI are at stake thorities is to determine which in- of Capitol Hill is now part of the Right now, the movement — if it trafficking ring. in such decisions, given the appar- dividuals, if any, planned, orches- mythology,” said Brian Michael can be called that — seems to be Among them was Ron Watkins, ent security and intelligence fail- trated or directed the violence. To Jenkins, a terrorism expert and on pause. who helps run an online messag- ures that preceded the riot, these that end, the FBI has already found senior adviser to the president of Supposedly planned armed pro- ing board about QAnon conspir- people said, speaking on the condi- worrying linkages within such ex- the Rand Corp. think tank. tests at all 50 state capitals and acy theories. tion of anonymity to discuss legal tremist groups as the Proud Boys, Mary McCord, a former acting Washington this past week that “We gave it our all. Now we deliberations. Oath Keepers and Three Percen- U.S. assistant attorney general for the FBI issued a nationwide warn- need to keep our chins up and go Federal officials estimate that ters, and is looking to see if those national security, said the climate ing about drew virtually no one. back to our lives as best we are roughly 800 people surged into the groups coordinated with each oth- for the insurrection had been That could indicate the groups are able,” Watkins wrote on Telegram building, though they caution that er to storm the building, according building throughout the Trump demoralized, at least temporarily. after President Joe Biden was such numbers are imprecise, and to people familiar with the investi- presidency. Donald Trump is no longer sworn in and Trump flew off to the real figure could be 100 people gation. She cited the 2017 “Unite the president and his social media re- Florida. or more in either direction. Prosecutors have signaled they Right” white supremacist rally in ach has been severely curtailed, Jenkins said that the next phase Among those roughly 800 peo- are looking to bring charges of sedi- Charlottesville, Va., that killed one with Twitter banning him. The ex- for the extremist groups and peo- ple, FBI agents and prosecutors tious conspiracy against anyone person, aggressive demonstra- tremists had come together in ple who saw Trump as a savior have so far seen a broad mix of be- who planned and carried out vio- tions at statehouses by armed pro- Washington on Jan. 6 because of could transform into a broader na- havior — from people dressed for lence aimed at the government — a testers railing against COVID-19 their fervent belief in Trump’s lies tional movement in which factions military battle, moving in forma- charge that carries a maximum public health safety orders and that the presidential election had coordinate and combine their as- tion, to wanton vandalism, to sim- possible prison sentence of 20 mass shootings by people motiva- been stolen, and in response to sets. ply going with the crowd into the years. ted by hate. Trump’s tweeted declaration that Or the widespread condemna- building. But even as Justice Department “All have led to this moment,” the protest in Washington “will be tion of the insurrection could Due to the wide variety of behav- officials look to bring those types of McCord, now a visiting law pro- wild.” cause the movement to shrink, ior, some federal officials have ar- cases, they privately acknowledge fessor at Georgetown University But now, some are clearly angry leaving more determined ele- gued internally that those people that those more determined and Law Center, said in an email. that Trump disassociated himself ments to strike out on their own who are known only to have com- dangerous individuals may have The Southern Poverty Law Cen- with the very insurrection that he and launch attacks. mitted unlawful entry — and were operated within a broader sea of ter, which monitors U.S. extre- stoked. They’re upset that he Jenkins recalled the 1970s, not engaged in violent, threatening people who rushed through the mists, has recorded a 55% in- failed to come to the rescue of riot- when some anti-Vietnam War mil- or destructive behavior — should doors but didn’t do much else, and crease in the number of white na- ers who were arrested while he itants hardened into the Weather not be charged, according to people prosecutors will ultimately have to tionalist hate groups since 2017. was still president and are still be- Underground, which launched a familiar with the discussions. decide if all of those lesser offend- Among those who participated ing detained and charged. bombing campaign. Among plac- Other agents and prosecutors ers should be charged. in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Online, some people associated es targeted were the U.S. Capitol have pushed back against that sug- Officials insisted they are not un- Capitol were members of the Oath with the Proud Boys, which and the Pentagon, but the only gestion, arguing that it is important der pressure in regards to timing of Keepers, which often recruits cur- adored Trump, appear to have people who died were three mili- to send a forceful message that the decisions about how to handle rent and former military, police or dumped him. tants who accidentally blew them- kind of political violence and may- those type of cases. Investigators other first responders; the Proud “No pardons for middle class selves up. hem on display Jan. 6 needs to be are still gathering evidence, and Boys neo-fascist group; followers whites who risked their liveli- “I think given the events of this punished to the full extent of the they also expect that some of those of QAnon, which spreads un- hoods by going to ‘war’ for past year, and especially what law, so as to discourage similar con- charged in the riot will eventually founded conspiracy theories; rac- Trump,” a Telegram channel as- we’ve seen in the last couple of duct in the future. cooperate and provide evidence ists and anti-Semites; and others sociated with the group said after months, this puts us into new terri- There are a host of other factors against others, which could change with nearly blind devotion to then- Trump issued many pardons, but tory,” Jenkins said “And you don’t complicating the discussions, their understanding of what cer- President Donald Trump. none for the insurrectionists. put this back in the box that eas- many of which center not around tain people said or did that day, “January 6th was kind of a Another posting on the channel ily.” the politics of the riot, but the real- these people said. Monday, January 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 9 NATION Biden removes census data on citizenship

BY MIKE SCHNEIDER Citizen Voting Age by Race and Associated Press Ethnicity (CVAP) data were cre- The U.S. Census Bureau is sus- ated almost two decades ago to pending efforts to create neigh- help assess whether minority borhood-level statistics on the citi- communities were getting equal zenship and age of residents, us- opportunities to elect candidates ing 2020 census data, in the latest of their choice. The data currently rollback of Trump administration comes from American Communi- census-related initiatives that ty Survey estimates. critics feared would be used to fa- But in the mid-2010s, an influen- RIZWAN MERCHANT/AP vor Republicans and whites dur- tial GOP adviser noted in a report Stephen LeMaire works at a computer at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on Nov. 14, 2018, with aing the drawing of state and local that using adult-age citizen fig- mini­satellite under construction near his right hand and an engineering model of a part for the satellite districts. ures as the basis for redrawing above it. As part of an order President state and local districts, instead of Joe Biden signed Wednesday on the total population, would be ad- the 2020 census, the Census Bu- vantageous to Republicans and reau said that it would discontinue non-Hispanic whites. Louisiana university students’ efforts to create citizenship tabu- The Trump administration lations at the city-block level using made several attempts to gather mini-satellite zipping around Earth 2020 census data combined with citizenship data through the 2020 administrative records. census. Associated Press astronauts could constantly mon- built by students at other schools. Among his first acts as presi- Jeffrey Wice, a Democratic re- LAFAYETTE, La. — A cubical itor how much radiation they’re The 10th was built by NASA, dent, Biden’s order revoked two districting expert, hailed the revo- satellite small enough to sit in the being exposed to,” Dr. Paul Dar- which runs the CubeSat Launch Trump directives related to the cations of the Trump administra- palm of your hand is zipping by, the university’s project lead- Initiative to give nonprofit orga- 2020 census. The first attempted tion’s census directives. around the world and sending da- er, said in a news release. nizations and schools at all levels to discern the citizenship status of “This is a major step towards an ta about radiation to the Louisia- The satellite also carries a tiny a chance to do scientific investi- every U.S. resident through ad- honest and fair redistricting proc- na students who designed and Geiger counter so students can gations in space and help NASA ministrative records, and the sec- ess, helping ensure that everyone built it. tell whether the chip is accurate. with exploration and technology ond sought to exclude people in is represented in new districts,” The satellite, called CAPE-3, Each side of the satellite is less development. At least one “nano- the U.S. illegally from the num- Wice said. carries a chip designed and built than 4 inches across. It was satellite” was built by an elemen- bers used for apportioning con- But Adam Kincaid, a leader of by students at the University of among 10 launched Jan. 17 from a tary school. gressional seats among the states. Republican redistricting efforts, Louisiana at Lafayette to detect Virgin Orbit rocket that itself was Students in Lafayette began re- Trump’s commerce secretary, said in a statement that the Biden radiation, with an eye to keeping launched high above the Pacific ceiving radio signals last Monday Wilbur Ross, had ordered the pro- administration was merely “con- astronauts safe. Ocean from a customized Boeing from the satellite, which circles duction of the block-level citizen- cealing critical information” “The detectors would provide 747. the world every 90 minutes, at ship data in 2018. about the citizen population. liquid crystal display readings so Eight of the other nine were 17,000 miles an hour. After Wednesday’s order by Bi- “For an administration that den, the Census Bureau said none claims to be guided by facts, it is of the data from the 2020 census concerning that they are so selec- would include information on citi- tive of which facts they release,” zenship or immigration status, at Kincaid said. FBI investigating explosion at any geographic level. controversial California church BY ALEX WIGGLESWORTH be smashed and then we had re- Monte’s mayor to remove the Person injured after cop Los Angeles Times alized that the windows were not church from the city has gath- LOS ANGELES — The FBI smashed, that they had actually ered more than 14,700 signa- and local authorities are investi- blown out from some type of ex- tures. car drives through crowd gating an improvised explosive plosion.” There’s no indication that the Associated Press Tacoma police spokeswoman device attack at an El Monte The church’s pastor, Bruce protests were related to the arson TACOMA, Wash. — At least one Wendy Haddow said the officer church that had been targeted by Mejia, filed a police report about threat or subsequent attack, Rey- person was injured after a police used his car’s bullhorn to address protests because of its anti- two weeks ago after receiving an noso said Saturday. car Saturday night plowed the crowd. The crowd then began LGBTQ teachings. arson threat on social media, said “I don’t even want to talk about through a crowd of pedestrians pounding on his windows, she The attack took place early El Monte Police Chief David the protests because it wouldn’t who were watching a downtown said. Saturday at First Works Baptist Reynoso. It’s too soon to know be fair in any way, shape or form street race, the Tacoma News-Tri- That prompted him to speed out Church, authorities said. No in- whether the explosion was linked to link the two together,” he said. bune reported. of the scene for his own safety, juries were reported but the to the threat, Reynoso said. “We cannot speculate that any- A police car arrived at the Haddow said. building was damaged. “We’re very thankful that no one involved in previous demon- scene, then it drove through the One person sustained cuts in the El Monte police arrived at the one was inside the church and no strations is connected to or in- crowd after people tried to block collision and was taken to a nearby scene shortly after 1 a.m. and saw one was driving by during the ex- volved with this in any way.” the vehicle, a witness said. hospital, she said. smoke coming out of the win- plosion that might have been in- The group that organized the Video posted on social media dows, Lt. Christopher Cano told jured,” he said. protests, Keep El Monte Friend- show that the police car drives City Manager Elizabeth Pauli reporters. The church had been the site of ly, issued a statement expressing over something or somebody. An- told the newspaper that the officer “It appeared that the walls to protests in recent weeks because “profound shock” and said a other video from the same scene involved will be placed on leave. the church had been vandalized its teachings promote bias demonstration planned for Sun- and posted to Twitter appears to Pauli said the Pierce County as well as all the windows,” Cano against the LGBTQ community. day outside the church would be show the vehicle driving over a Force Investigation Team will said. “(They) appeared at first to An online petition asking El canceled. person on the ground. handle the case. PAGE 10 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, January 25, 2021 NATION Trump shuns exclusive club For now, the feeling is mutual among the circle of ex-presidents

BY WILL WEISSERT Andersen Brower, who inter- AND DEB RIECHMANN viewed Trump in 2019 for her Associated Press book “Team of Five: The Presi- WASHINGTON — It’s a club dents’ Club in the Age of Trump.” Donald Trump was never really “He was like, ‘I don’t think I’ll be EVAN VUCCI / AP interested in joining and certainly accepted.’” Former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle; former President George W. Bush and his wife, not so soon: the cadre of former It’s equally clear that the club’s Laura, and former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on commanders in chief who revere other members don’t much want Wednesday stand at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery during Inauguration the presidency enough to put him — at least for now. Day ceremonies in Arlington, Va. aside often bitter political differ- Former Presidents Barack ences and even join together in a Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Trump spent months making Jeffrey Engel, founding direc- sponded, “I look forward to being common cause. Clinton recorded a three-minute baseless claims that the election tor of the Center for Presidential with you many, many more times Members of the ex-presidents video from Arlington National had been stolen from him through History at Southern Methodist in the future” — but that never club pose together for pictures. Cemetery after President Joe Bi- fraud and eventually helped incite University in Dallas, said Trump happened. They smile and pat each other on den’s inauguration, praising a deadly insurrection at the U.S. isn’t a good fit for the ex-presi- Instead, Trump falsely accused the back while milling around his- peaceful presidential succession Capitol. He left the White House dents club “because he’s temper- Obama of having wiretapped him toric events, or sit somberly side as a core of American democracy. without attending Biden’s swear- amentally different.” and spent four years savaging his by side at VIP funerals. They take The segment included no mention ing-in, the first president to skip “People within the club histor- predecessor’s record. on special projects together. They of Trump by name, but stood as a his successor’s inauguration in ically have been respected by en- Trump may have time to build rarely criticize one another and stark rebuke of his behavior since 152 years. suing presidents. Even Richard his relationship with his predeces- tend to offer even fewer harsh losing November’s election. Obama, Bush and Clinton re- Nixon was respected by Bill Clin- sors. He told Brower that he words about their White House “I think the fact that the three of corded their video after accompa- ton and by Ronald Reagan and so “could see himself becoming successors. us are standing here, talking about nying Biden to lay a wreath at the on, for his foreign policy,” Engel friendly with Bill Clinton again,” Like so many other presidential a peaceful transfer of power, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier fol- said. “I’m not sure I see a whole lot noting that the pair used to golf to- traditions, however, this is one speaks to the institutional integri- lowing the inauguration. They al- of people calling up Trump for his gether. Trump seems likely to flout. Now ty of our country,” Bush said. Oba- so taped a video urging Americans strategic advice.” But the odds of becoming the that he’s left office, it’s hard to see ma called inaugurations “a re- to get vaccinated against the coro- Trump’s break with tradition traditional president in retire- him embracing the stately, exclu- minder that we can have fierce navirus. Only 96-year-old Jimmy began even before his presidency ment that he never was while in of- sive club of living former presi- disagreements and yet recognize Carter, who has limited his public did. After his election win in No- fice remain long. dents. each other’s common humanity, events because of the pandemic, vember 2016, Obama hosted “I think Trump has taken it too “He kind of laughed at the very and that, as Americans, we have and Trump, who had already Trump at the White House prom- far,” Brower said. “I don’t think notion that he would be accepted more in common than what sepa- flown to post-presidential life in ising to “do everything we can to that these former presidents will in the presidents club,” said Kate rates us.” Florida, weren’t there. help you succeed.” Trump re- welcome him at any point.” As president, Trump made 30,573 false, misleading claims BY GLENN KESSLER dential election had been stolen — the claim time. When Trump felt under siege or in had more robust economies during their The Washington Post that inspired Trump supporters to attack trouble, he responded by trying to craft an presidencies. Even before the pandemic, The assault on truth began on Inaugura- Congress on Jan. 6 and prompted his sec- alternative reality for his supporters — and Trump’s economy was already faltering be- tion Day 2017 almost immediately after ond impeachment. to viciously attack his foes. Nearly half of cause of his trade wars, with the manufac- President Donald Trump took power and The final tally of Trump’s presidency: the false claims were communicated at his turing sector in a technical recession. uttered his first words. 30,573 false or misleading claims — with campaign rallies or via his now-suspended Trump rarely abandons his falsehoods, He overstated the “carnage” he was in- nearly half coming in his final year. Twitter account. so as he neared the end of his presidency his heriting, then later exaggerated his “mas- For more than 10 years, The Fact Checker The aftermath of what President Joe Bi- campaign rallies became longer and longer. sive” crowd and claimed, despite clear evi- has assessed the accuracy of claims made den and other Democrats now call the “big Each speech had a familiar pattern. He dence to the contrary, that it had not rained by politicians in both parties, and that prac- lie” hovers over Washington as both parties would cycle through various grievances during his address. He repeated the rain tice will continue. But Trump, with his un- figure out whether there can be a return to a about the investigation by special counsel claim the next day, along with the fabricat- usually flagrant disregard for facts, posed a shared set of facts undergirding national Robert Mueller III and the impeachment ed notion that he held the “all-time record” new challenge, as so many of his claims did debate, or whether one of the major political over his Ukraine call. He trashed former for appearing on the cover of Time maga- not merit full-fledged fact checks. What parties will remain captive to the sorts of President Barack Obama, various Demo- zine. started as a weekly feature — “What Trump conspiracy theories that marked so many of crats and of course Biden. He falsely ex- And so it went, day after day, week after got wrong on Twitter this week” — turned Trump’s final year of claims. tolled his achievements in trade, foreign week, claim after claim, from the most into a project for Trump’s first 100 days. One hallmark of Trump’s fibs was his wil- policy, the economy and immigration. He mundane of topics to the most pressing is- Then, in response to reader requests, the lingness to constantly repeat the same offered false assurances about the pandem- sues. Trump database was maintained for four claims, no matter how often they had been ic and warned darkly about fraud in the up- Over time, Trump unleashed his false- years, despite the increasing burden of debunked. One-fifth of his nearly 2,500 coming election. hoods with increasing frequency and feroc- keeping it up. claims about the economy was the same fal- The growth of falsehoods over the course ity, often by the scores in a single campaign Whether such a tracker will be necessary sehood — that he was responsible for cre- of Trump’s presidency is illustrated by one speech or tweetstorm. What began as a rela- for future presidents is unclear. Nonethe- ating the greatest economy in U.S. history. remarkable statistic. tive trickle of misrepresentations, includ- less, the impact of Trump’s rhetoric may re- After the coronavirus outbreak tanked the The Fact Checker team recorded 492 sus- ing 10 on his first day and five on the second, verberate for years. economy, he amped up the rhetoric to say pect claims in Trump’s first 100 days. Just built into a torrent through Trump’s final Trump made false claims about just he had created the greatest economy in on Nov. 2, the day before the 2020 election, days as he frenetically spread wild theories about everything, big and small, so the Fact world history. Neither claim is true; under Trump made 503 false or misleading claims that the coronavirus pandemic would dis- Checker database provides a window into just about every metric, Dwight D. Eisen- as he barnstormed across the country in a appear “like a miracle” and that the presi- his obsessions (and the news cycle) at the hower, Lyndon B. Johnson and Bill Clinton desperate effort to save his presidency. Monday, January 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP

Lawmaker proposes ‘Bigfoot’ hunting season OKLAHOMA CITY — OK A mythical, ape-like creature that has captured the imagination of adventurers for decades has now become the tar- get of a state lawmaker in Oklaho- ma. A Republican House member has introduced a bill that would create a Bigfoot hunting season. Rep. Justin Humphrey’s district includes the heavily forested Ouachita Mountains in southeast Oklahoma, where a Bigfoot festiv- al is held each year near the Ar- kansas border. He says issuing a state hunting license and tag could help boost tourism. Humphrey says his bill would only allow trapping and that he al- so hopes to secure $25,000 to be of- fered as a bounty. Cop investigated after man jumps off highway HARTFORD — A man CT wanted for alleged rob- bery in Connecticut jumped off a highway in Hartford and fell 70 feet while fleeing police — an in- cident that prompted an investiga- tion into the use of force by West Hartford officers. STEPHEN M. DOWELL, ORLANDO (FLA.) SENTINEL/AP State police said the man was taken to a hospital after jumping off an elevated portion of Inter- Underwater view state 84. Visitors enjoy the view from a glass­bottom boat at Silver Springs, Fla. A new handicap­accessible glass­bottom boat is being built. Hartford prosecutors asked state police to investigate a “po- THE CENSUS lar graffiti was found the following tential use of force incident,” state University adds 5 names night at Chabad. police said in a statement. to enslaved memorial The number of catfish records broken in North Carolina dur- The pursuit began in West Hart- 3 ing the pandemic. The Virginian-Pilot reported that the North Rare black rhinoceros ford when local officers observed CHARLOTTESVILLE Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission announced the new records involving born in captivity at zoo a vehicle they said was wanted in VA — The names of five three catfish species. The commission said that Pinehurst resident John Stone connection with past crimes. State family members were added to a caught a 23-pound, 5-ounce channel catfish in a private pond in Moore County GARDEN CITY — A police said officers followed the memorial to enslaved workers at in September. Joey Baird of Lawrenceville, Va., caught a 121-pound, 9-ounce KS rare black rhinoceros vehicle and used spiked sticks to the University of Virginia in Char- blue catfish in Lake Gaston in July. That same month, Tyler Barnes of Pikeville, has been born in captivity at the N.C., reeled in a 78-pound, 14-ounce flathead catfish from the Neuse River. try to stop it. lottesville. Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden The female driver and a male The Daily Progress reported City. passenger got out of the vehicle. that the names were officially add- and delivery of testosterone; and way when an officer stopped on The male rhino was born to 10- The woman, Maia Marieliz, was ed at a private dedication. manufacture of testosterone, the the opposite side of the route, the year-old Johari and her 7-year-old taken into custody , while the man The University of Virginia’s documents stated. report said. Shenker then ran mate Jabari, the zoo said in a news ran and jumped over a concrete Memorial to Enslaved Laborers Phillips was named the Clayton across the highway lanes toward release. The pair were moved barrier, state police said. acknowledges and honors an esti- Police Department’s Officer of the the officer, officials said. from zoos in Cleveland and Atlan- mated 4,000 people who built and Year in 2015 and the Town of Clay- ta in 2016 as part of the Association TSA agent convicted for worked at the university. It was ton’s Employee of the Year in Reward in vandalism on of Zoos and Aquariums’ Eastern inappropriate scam designed by Thomas Jefferson, 2017, according to the town’s web- synagogue, Jewish center Black Rhinoceros Species Surviv- the nation’s third president. site. al Plan. LOS ANGELES — A The names that were added HUNTSVILLE — Al- Mother and baby will be kept in- CA former Transportation were Davy Hern, Fanny Gillette Sheriff: Naked man stole AL most $20,000 in rewards doors for bonding and until weath- Security Administration agent Hern, Bonnycastle Hern, Lily and crashed police car are being offered for information er conditions are appropriate for who was accused of tricking a Hern and Ben Snowden. The about vandalism last year on a them to venture outside, the re- traveler into showing her breasts name of a sixth family member, Jacksonville — A naked north Alabama synagogue and lease said. as she went through security at Thirmston Hern, is already part of FL Florida man stole what Jewish center that were painted Los Angeles International Airport the memorial. news footage showed to be a with anti-Semitic graffiti, author- County removes all pleaded no contest to false impris- marked police vehicle and ities said. overdue library fines onment, authorities said. Former officer charged crashed it in a wooded area, offi- Police hope the money will lead The woman told investigators with selling testosterone cials said. to arrests in the attacks on Etz HILLSBORO — that Johnathon Lomeli told her he Joshua Shenker, 22, was arrest- Chayim Synagogue and Chabad of OR Washington County li- had to look inside her bra to en- CLAYTON — A for- ed after the crash on charges in- Huntsville, which were vandal- braries is joining the Multnomah sure she wasn’t hiding anything, NC mer North Carolina po- cluding theft of a motor vehicle, ized on back-to-back nights in County Library system in elimi- had her hold her pants away from lice officer who was once honored aggravated battery on a law en- April. nating overdue fines. her waist for a check, and then as his department’s “officer of the forcement officer, depriving an of- Surveillance camera footage in- The change will take effect Jan. said he would take her to a private year” has been charged with mak- ficer of means of communication dicated the same person was re- 26, The Oregonian/OregonLive room for further security screen- ing and selling a steroid that pro- or protection and resisting an offi- sponsible for both incidents, au- reported. Officials said in a news ing, prosecutors said. motes muscle growth, according cer without violence, according to thorities said. release that about 12,000 library But when they were alone on an to court documents. a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office re- The first incident occurred at patrons who have had their ac- elevator, Lomeli told the woman Former Clayton Police Officer port. Etz Chayim, which was desecrat- counts suspended because of he could perform the screening Owen Phillips, 40, was indicted by Officers responded to reports of ed at the start of Passover. Photos overdue fines will also gain back there and ordered her to lift her a grand jury on charges of posses- a naked man running along Inter- showed at least two Nazi symbols their access to those accounts. shirt and show her breasts, then sion with intent to manufacture, state 10 in western Jacksonville. on the exterior of the building looked down her pants, she said. sell and deliver testosterone; sale Shenker was lying in the the road- along with anti-Jewish slurs. Simi- From The Associated Press PAGE 12 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, January 25, 2021 WORLD US reaffirms Taiwan support after Chinese flyby

Associated Press China’s “pattern of ongoing at- Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said broadcasting warnings by radio as a part of Chinese territory. BEIJING — The U.S. has reaf- tempts to intimidate its neighbors, China on Saturday sent eight bom- and “deploying air defense missile They come on the heels of Presi- firmed its support for Taiwan fol- including Taiwan.” bers capable of carrying nuclear systems to monitor the activity.” dent Joe Biden’s inauguration, lowing China’s dispatch of war- “We urge Beijing to cease its weapons and four fighter jets into There was no immediate Chi- emphasizing the island’s enduring planes near the island in an appar- military, diplomatic, and econom- its air defense identification zone nese comment on Sunday. position in the panoply of divisive ent attempt to intimidate its demo- ic pressure against Taiwan and in- just southwest of the island. The The overflights were part of a issues between the sides that also cratic government and test the stead engage in meaningful dia- ministry said China on Sunday long-standing pattern of incur- include human rights, trade dis- resolve of the new American presi- logue with Taiwan’s democratical- sent another 16 military aircraft of sions aimed at pressuring the gov- putes and, most recently, ques- dential administration. ly elected representatives,” Ned various types into the same area. ernment of President Tsai Ing- tions about China’s initial re- The U.S. State Department on Price, a spokesman for the depart- The ministry said Taiwan re- wen into caving to Beijing’s de- sponse to the coronavirus pan- Saturday said it was concerned by ment, said in the statement. sponded by scrambling fighters, mand that she recognize Taiwan demic. Over 3K arrested at protests in Russia demanding Navalny’s release

Associated Press around Pushkin Square in the city did not give an explanation for its MOSCOW — Russian police ar- center, where clashes with police revision. Russian police did not rested more than 3,000 people Sat- broke out and demonstrators were provide arrest figures. urday in nationwide protests de- roughly dragged off by helmeted Undeterred, Navalny’s support- manding the release of opposition riot officers to police buses and de- ers called for protests again next leader Alexei Navalny, the Krem- tention trucks. Some were beaten weekend. lin’s most prominent foe, accord- with batons. The 44-year-old activist is well ing to a group that counts political The OVD-Info group, which known nationally for his reports on detentions. monitors political arrests, said at the corruption that has flourished The protests in scores of cities in least 1,167 people were detained in under President Vladimir Putin’s temperatures as low as minus-58 F Moscow and more than 460 at an- government. highlighted how Navalny has built other large demonstration in St. Pe- His wide support puts the Krem- influence far beyond the political tersburg. lin in a strategic bind — officials are and cultural centers of Moscow Overall, it said 3,068 people had apparently unwilling to back down and St. Petersburg. been arrested in some 90 cities, re- by letting him go free, but keeping ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/AP In Moscow, an estimated 15,000 vising the count downward from its him in custody risks more protests Riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest against the jailing demonstrators gathered in and earlier report of 3,445. The group and criticism from the West. of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Saturday in Moscow. Monday, January 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 13 WORLD

UN: Yemen 11 workers rescued resumes talks from China gold mine on prisoner Associated Press and applauded as the workers exchanges BEIJING — Eleven workers were brought up from the mine trapped for two weeks inside a in Qixia, a jurisdiction under Associated Press Chinese gold mine were brought Yantai in the eastern coastal CAIRO — Yemen’s warring safely to the surface Sunday, a province of Shandong. sides Sunday resumed United Na- landmark achievement for an in- One worker was reported to tions-backed negotiations over a dustry long-blighted by disasters have died from a head wound fol- prisoner swap, the world body and high death tolls. lowing the explosion that depos- CHEN HAO,XINHUA/AP said, more than three months after State broadcaster CCTV ited massive amounts of rubble Rescuers carry a miner who was trapped in a mine to an ambulance in they completed the war’s largest showed workers being hauled up in the shaft Jan. 10 while the Qixia City in east China's Shandong Province, on Sunday. exchange. one-by-one in baskets, their eyes mine was still under construc- The talks in the Jordanian cap- shielded to protect them after so tion. mine managers for delaying re- sion was large enough to release ital Amman between representa- many days in darkness. The fate of 10 others who were porting the accident. 70 tons of debris that blocked the tives of the internationally recog- Hundreds of rescue workers underground at the time is un- The cause of the accident is un- shaft, disabling elevators and nized government and the Houthi and officials stood at attention known. Authorities have detained der investigation but the explo- trapping workers underground. rebels, came after the U.S. desig- nation of the Iranian-backed re- bels as a terrorist group. The U.N.'s special envoy for Ye- 15 kidnapped, 1 dead in attack on Turkish cargo ship men, Martin Griffiths, urged the gathering in Amman to prioritize Associated Press Africa when it was attacked Saturday morning It identified the victim as engineer Farman “the immediate and unconditional ANKARA, Turkey — Armed pirates at- 100 nautical miles northwest of the island na- Ismayilov of Azerbaijan, the only non-Turkish release of all sick, wounded, elder- tacked a Turkish cargo ship off the West Afri- tion of Sao Tome and Principe. crew member. ly and children detainees as well can coast, kidnapping 15 sailors and killing one Turkey’s Maritime Directorate said the After kidnapping most of the crew, the pi- as all arbitrarily detained civil- of them, officials said Sunday as Turkey sought crew initially locked themselves in a safe area ians, including women.” rates left the ship in the Gulf of Guinea with to recover the captured crew. but the pirates forced entry after six hours. The warring sides achieved the The Liberian-flagged M/V Mozart was sail- During the struggle, one crew member aboard three sailors aboard, state-run Anadolu news largest prisoner swap of more ing from Lagos, Nigeria, to Cape Town in South died. agency said. than 1,000 detainees. PAGE 14 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, January 25, 2021 OPINION

Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Get tough with, but also work with, the Taliban Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY WAHAB RAOFI Taliban’s cleric council in Pakistan. But so far, even after signing the Doha Special to Stars and Stripes Pakistan publicly pledged to play a con- Agreement, the Taliban have not denounced s President Joe Biden takes of- structive role in finding peace with Afghan- violence or shown any sign of ceasing their EDITORIAL fice, he will find an old dossier on istan by encouraging the Taliban to come to own violence against Afghan citizens. The Terry Leonard, Editor his desk, and he’ll have to decide the negotiating table with the Afghan gov- most recent quarterly report by the Special [email protected] Awhat to do about it. It’s the Af- ernment, but there is still no sign of them do- Inspector General for Afghanistan Recon- ghanistan case, and it could become his first ing so. The Afghan government believes Pa- struction notes that insurgent attacks from Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor foreign policy crisis. kistan’s civilian government is keen to cease July through September were up 50% from [email protected] Biden is familiar with the issue. He its support of the Taliban, but it’s the Army the previous quarter. Furthermore, the Tali- Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content watched the Afghanistan problem heat up that’s calling the shots. Pakistan’s army uses ban have not severed their ties to al-Qaida [email protected] throughout his eight years as Barack Oba- the Taliban to punish Afghanistan for having and its affiliates, as specified in their peace ma’s vice president, but now he finds himself close relations with India. deal with the U.S. Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation [email protected] personally confronted by a half-solved war. In an article in Foreign Affairs magazine, The Taliban have no grass-roots support His predecessor, Donald Trump, signed Aqil Shah writes that Pakistan’s military has among ordinary Afghan citizens, who have Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital an agreement with the Taliban in February long used its rivalry with India to legitimize come to embrace a free government, free [email protected] 2020 to completely withdraw all U.S. troops its political actions. But there is some good market and rule of law. from Afghanistan. Although thousands of news. According to Shah, the military has For his third and final step, Biden should BUREAU STAFF U.S. troops have come home, about 2,500 been losing its grip on power in recent keep a small contingency of forces there to U.S. military members are still there. months and faces mounting political chal- keep an eye on the bad guys and also impress Europe/Mideast For Biden to close the page on this thorny lenges. The Pakistan Democratic Move- upon Afghan rulers that U.S. financial aid Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] issue, he will need to tackle the root cause of ment — an unprecedented coalition of once- comes with a price tag, and violation of the +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 the conflict. What effective measures can his fractious opposition parties — has staged terms of agreement will not be rewarded. Pacific administration take? As a former interpreter large rallies against Prime Minister Imran Harold Wilson, who lived through World Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief for NATO forces and a native of Afghanistan, Kahn’s government, demanding, among War II and served as Britain’s prime minis- [email protected] I can offer three suggestions. other things, that Pakistan must stop med- ter, believed that the ordered liberty that +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 First, he has to put his foot down on the Pa- dling in Afghan affairs. characterizes Anglo-American countries Washington kistan/Taliban situation. The key to the Tali- This provides an opportunity for Biden to opened a path to permanent prosperity and Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief ban insurgency lies in Pakistan. It’s no long- use U.S. leverage to convince Pakistan mil- peace. He believed the mix of free markets, [email protected] (+1)(202)886-0033 er a secret that Taliban leaders reside in Pa- itary leaders that there will be no pacifica- free government and the rule of law that de- Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News kistan and enjoy the support of Pakistan’s In- tion unless Pakistan generals stop support- veloped in the United Kingdom and the U.S. [email protected] ter-Services Intelligence and its security ing the Taliban. was transforming the world for the better. establishment. A video circulated in Afghan For his second step, Biden should demand I suspect Joe Biden shares those beliefs, CIRCULATION social media shows Mullah Ghani Baradar a firm promise from the Taliban to honor and if he can nudge Pakistan and Afghanis- Mideast — the Taliban’s second-in-command and what has been accomplished in the past two tan in that direction, his presidency could be Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager chief peace negotiator in Doha — talking to decades during the U.S. presence in Afghan- truly transformative for the entire world. [email protected] wounded Taliban fighters in a hospital in Ka- istan. That means the Taliban would respect [email protected] rachi, telling them that all decisions about human rights, freedom of speech and free DSN (314)583-9111 Wahab Raofi, an Afghan-born American, is a graduate of Kabul the peace process are being finalized in con- elections, and not impose their emirate on Law School. He formerly worked as an interpreter for NATO Europe sultation with Taliban leadership and the the Afghan people. forces in Afghanistan. Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager [email protected] [email protected] +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 Pacific Biden should use Afghanistan exit plan he inherited Mari Mori, [email protected] BY DANIEL DEPETRIS +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 1,500-2,000 U.S. troop contingent in Afghan- els. Special to Stars and Stripes istan with a strict counterterrorism function. Some contend that tying further troop re- CONTACT US oe Biden is now officially the 46th However, a long-term counterterrorism ductions to the intra-Afghan peace process is president of the United States — and deployment is not as easy as its proponents prudent. But this would merely delay a U.S. Washington with it, the fourth commander in think. There are costs to keeping a residual withdrawal for months, if not years. 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© Stars and Stripes 2021 pears amenable to this view, telling Stars and between Taliban fighters and U.S. troops Daniel R. DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities and a stripes.com Stripes last September that he would prefer a could very well resume to their previous lev- columnist at Newsweek. Monday, January 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 15 PAGE 16 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, January 25, 2021 Eugene Sheffer Crossword Frazz Dilbert

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COMMENTARY ‘Ma Rainey’ earns BFCC’s top film award From wire reports Netflix’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is off to the races with early honors as awards season heats up. The George C. Wolfe-directed historical drama was named best film of the year Jan. 21 by the Black Film Critics Circle organiza- tion. The production, based on late playwright August Wilson’s acclaimed Broadway play of the same name, also took best actor, best actress and best adapted screenplay honors for the late Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis and screenwriter Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Other big winners included another his- torical drama. Regina King’s “One Night in Miami” took home a best director honor (tied with “Nomadland’s” Chloe Zhao). Castmates Leslie Odom Jr., Kingsley Ben- Adir, Eli Goree and Aldis Hodge were all recognized for best ensemble. Amazon Prime Video Photos South Korean actress Yuh-Jung Youn Above: Tessa Thompson is Sylvie Parker in “Sylvie’s Love.” Below: Michael Ward and Amarah­Jae St­Aubyn in “Lovers Rock.” won best supporting actress for her role in “Minari,” which also had the best original screenplay. Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi drama “Tenet” won for best cinematography, Disney’s Celebrating a movie movement star-studded “Soul” was proclaimed as the best animated film and Amazon’s gripping “Time” won best documentary. From ‘Soul’ to ‘Lovers Rock’ to ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Philippe Lacote’s Ivory Coast prison-set drama “Night of the Kings” took home the honors for best foreign film. Bottom,’ Black music is everywhere in films today Black Film Critics Circle is made up of 25 BY DAN DELUCA net with songs by Bill Haley and Sam professional cinephiles comprised of film The Philadelphia Inquirer Cooke. critics of color from daily newspapers, t’s 1980 in the Notting Hill section of “One Night in Miami,” also on Amazon weekly newspapers, magazines, radio, tele- London in “Lovers Rock,” the second Prime, pulls from the same era. Directed by vision and online publications. of director Steve McQueen’s Amazon Regina King and written by Kemp Powers, Bond film ‘No Time to Die’ IPrime series of five Small Axe mo- it’s about a heated conversation in 1964 be- vies about life in Caribbean immigrant tween Cooke — played here by Philadel- delayed until October communities in the United Kingdom. phia’s Leslie Odom Jr. — and NFL great It’s still not time for “No Time to Die.” The exquisite 71-minute film is one of the Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge), civil rights lead- “Music is all I think about, from the mo- Producers of the forthcoming James brightest lights of a burst of new dramatic er Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), and ment I wake up in the morning to the mo- Bond thriller say the film’s release has been movies — all prominently featured right boxer Cassius Clay (Eli Goree) on the night ment I fall asleep at night,” says Foxx’s Joe delayed again, until the fall of 2021, because now on streaming services — that put lov- that Clay, soon to be known as Muhammad Gardner at the start of “Soul.” “I was born to of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic ingly detailed re-creations of different eras Ali, first became heavyweight champion. play.” The official 007 Twitter account said Jan. in Black music at the center of narratives All the movies deliver transfixing musi- That joy is heard in “Born to Play,” writ- 21 that the 25th installment in the franchise about protagonists who fall in love, contend cal moments, the most magical being an ex- ten and performed by Jon Batiste, who will now open on Oct. 8. with racism and embark on searches for tended scene in “Lovers Rock” at a “blues plays Gardner’s piano parts. “No Time To Die” was originally slated to meaning. party,” one of the intimate soirees that orig- These films that authentically center open in April 2020. The film from director The mind-expanding Pixar animated inated among Black Britons in the 1950s. Black music also center the racial dynamics Cary Joji Fukunaga stars Daniel Craig as feature “Soul” on Disney+, with Jamie “West Indian people, Black people were of the eras in which they’re set — and res- 007, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch and Ana Foxx voicing an aspiring jazz pianist and not welcome into clubs,” director McQueen onate with our own. de Armas. Roots drummer Questlove voicing a jazz told Slate. “Therefore, people thought, you At the heart of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bot- Sony said it was pushing back several of drummer, has a contemporary setting. know what? We’ll make our own. So front tom” is Black artists’ fight to maintain their its scheduled spring releases. It said “Peter But the other music movies released this rooms were turned into discos.” artistic identity and economic power in a Rabbit 2: The Runaway” was moving from pandemic winter — all directed by Black di- “Lovers Rock” is a love story between world owned and controlled by white men. April to June, “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” was rectors — reach back in time. Martha (Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn) and Fran- Davis’ Rainey is fiercely protective of her delayed from June to November and “Cin- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” the Netflix klyn (Micheal Ward) who meet as the party art and not about to surrender her dignity. derella,” starring singer Camila Cabello, adaptation of August Wilson’s play, takes begins and we hope have a fighting chance “They don’t care at all about me,” she says. will now arrive in July. place in a Chicago recording studio in 1927. as the dawn breaks. “All they want is my voice.” It’s directed by George C. Wolfe and stars Dancers luxuriate in the tender intimacy Playwright Wilson accords the artist the Other news Viola Davis as powerful “Mother of the of the song “Silly Games,” an irresistible respect she deserves, but the movie also
Comedian Dave Chappelle has tested Blues” Ma Rainey, and Chadwick Bose- 1979 hit by Janet Kay written by Barbadian rages with the knowledge that the deck is positive for COVID-19, leading to the can- man, in his last screen role, as a rebellious songwriter Dennis Bovell. They sway in stacked against Black musicians. cellation of several comedy shows in Aus- but talented sideman. time and sing along and, when the DJs let Levee, the cornet player by Boseman, tin, Texas, this week. A spokeswoman for “Sylvie’s Love” on Amazon Prime is a the music drop out, carry the song along on tries to convince the studio owner to allow Chappelle confirmed the positive coronavi- lush romance set in the New York jazz their own. The world outside is banished; him to record songs he’s written, but the rus test results and added that the perform- scene of 1950s and 1960s. Former Philadel- the room is transformed. owner will only buy them — for a fraction of er was asymptomatic as of Jan. 22. phia Eagles cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha It’s one of the great music moments in what they’re worth.
Bob Avian, a Tony Award-winning stars as a jazz sax player who thinks he can movie history. The movie ends with a scene of exploita- choreographer who had a role in some of be “the next John Coltrane” opposite Tessa The other films may not peak so spectac- tion as old as the music business itself: Lev- the most beloved and influential shows on Thompson, playing a record store clerk. ularly, but they’re all marked by an authen- ee’s songs being recorded by a watered- Broadway, including “Dreamgirls,” “A Eugene Ashe directs. The film’s delicious tic affection for music making — and a fo- down white band led by a character with a Chorus Line,” “Follies” and “Miss Saigon,” soundtrack features Charlie Parker and Sa- cus on musicians’ dedication to their craft perfect name for a cultural appropriator: died Jan. 21 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., of car- rah Vaughan and casts a wider pop-music — that comes through in the storytelling. Paul Whiteman. diac arrest. He was 83. Monday, January 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 19 SCOREBOARD

PRO FOOTBALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL GOLF NFL playoffs Saturday’s men’s scores S. Utah 77, Weber St. 72 The American Express J.J. Spaun 70­73—143 Wild­card Playoffs Sacramento St. 89, Montana 83, 2OT Kevin Stadler 72­71—143 Saturday, Jan. 9 Saint Mary’s (Cal.) 67, San Francisco 63 PGA Tour EAST Saturday Ben Taylor 71­72—143 Buffalo 27, Indianapolis 24 San Diego 78, Portland 70 Los Angeles Rams 30, Seattle 20 American 71, Loyola (Md.) 70 San Jose St. 83, New Mexico 71 La Quinta, Calif. Kristoffer Ventura 68­75—143 Tampa Bay 31, Washington 23 Boston U. 81, Lafayette 76 Santa Clara 72, Loyola Marymount 69 John Augenstein 72­72—144 Sunday, Jan. 10 Coppin St. 81, Norfolk St. 71 Southern Cal 76, California 68 Purse: $6.7 Million George Mason 71, Saint Joseph’s 62 Stanford 73, UCLA 72, OT Lucas Glover 71­73—144 Baltimore 20, Tennessee 13 Third Round New Orleans 21, Chicago 9 Hofstra 71, Towson 58 UC Davis 78, UC San Diego 71 Mark Hubbard 68­76—144 UC Irvine 67, Cal Poly 44 Cleveland 48 Pittsburgh 37 Houston 68, Temple 51 Richy Werenski 69-68-39—176 -13 Kelly Kraft 70­74—144 Divisional Playoffs Lehigh 75, Holy Cross 72 UC Riverside 70, CS Bakersfield 63 Emiliano Grillo 69-66-23—158 -13 Marist 76, Rider 67 UC Santa Barbara 80, CS Northridge 66 Grayson Murray 69­75—144 Saturday, Jan. 16 Roger Sloan 69-67-28—164 -12 N. Kentucky 79, Robert Morris 74, OT Kevin Na 75­69—144 Green Bay 32, Los Angeles Rams 18 Saturday’s women’s scores Brandon Hagy 64-70-25—159 -12 Buffalo 17, Baltimore 3 NJIT 74, Stony Brook 65 Navy 69, Army 62 Si Woo Kim 66-68-25—159 -12 Sean O'Hair 71­73—144 Sunday, Jan. 17 EAST Kansas City 22, Cleveland 17 New Hampshire 71, Albany (NY) 64 Sungjae Im 68-65-22—155 -12 Cameron Percy 73­71—144 Tampa Bay 30, New Orleans 20 Northeastern 72, James Madison 63 Albany (NY) 59, New Hampshire 47 Russell Knox 69-70-45—184 -11 Scott Piercy 70­74—144 Penn St. 81, Northwestern 78 Conference Championships American U. 64, Loyola (Md.) 45 Brian Harman 68-68-33—169 -11 Patrick Rodgers 69­75—144 Quinnipiac 78, Niagara 69 Buffalo 74, Toledo 65 Sunday’s games Rory Sabbatini 68-69-32—169 -11 AFC Siena 47, St. Peter’s 40 Delaware 73, UNC­Wilmington 66 Kevin Streelman 68­76—144 St. Bonaventure 65, Duquesne 61 Max Homa 66-70-29—165 -11 Buffalo at Kansas City Elon 59, Drexel 57 Kevin Tway 72­72—144 St. John’s 96, Utah Valley St. 78 Fairleigh Dickinson 60, Merrimack 48 Tony Finau 68-66-22—156 -11 NFC Mark Anderson 70­75—145 Syracuse 78, Virginia Tech 60 LIU 54, St. Francis Brooklyn 43 Alex Noren 67-71-45—183 -10 Tampa Bay at Green Bay Villanova 71, Providence 56 Super Bowl Lehigh 87, Holy Cross 68 Gary Woodland 70-68-45—183 -10 Beau Hossler 73­72—145 Maine 67, Binghamton 46 Sunday, Feb. 7 SOUTH Cameron Davis 68-70-41—179 -10 Peter Malnati 73­72—145 At Tampa, Fla. Marist 67, Niagara 45 Alabama 81, Mississippi St. 73 Marshall 65, FIU 56 Chris Kirk 68-70-41—179 -10 Bo Van Pelt 75­70—145 AFC champion vs. NFC champion  Alabama A&M 68, Southern U. 58 Mount St. Mary’s 81, CCSU 52 Ryan Armour 70-67-37—174 -10 Aaron Wise 71­74—145 Alcorn St. 57, Alabama St. 52 Navy 63, Army 49 Paul Casey 72-65-37—174 -10 Appalachian St. 74, Georgia St. 61 DEALS Rhode Island 76, St. Bonaventure 60 Luke List 69-68-37—174 -10 Arkansas 92, Vanderbilt 71 Rider 77, Quinnipiac 74, OT Auburn 109, South Carolina 86 Robert Morris 68, Wright St. 65 Doug Ghim 67-68-26—161 -10 Mitsubishi Electric Saturday’s transactions Belmont 114, SIU­Edwardsville 62 Seton Hall 85, Xavier 59 F. Molinari 69-66-26—161 -10 BASEBALL Charlotte 74, FAU 71 Stony Brook 63, NJIT 51 Abraham Ancer 69-65-23—157 -10 PGA Champions Tour Major League Baseball Coastal Carolina 70, Troy 65 Temple 65, Wichita St. 55 H.Norlander 71-68-47—186 -9 Drexel 79, William & Mary 64 American League Towson 65, Hofstra 60 Byeong Hun An 65-73-49—187 -9 Saturday ETSU 71, Furman 62 UConn 72, Georgetown 41 KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to Adam Schenk 68-68-35—171 -9 Ka’upulehu­Kona, Hawaii terms with INFs Daniel Vasquez, Diego Florida 92, Georgia 84 Florida St. 80, Clemson 61 SOUTH Andrew Putnam 67-69-31—167 -9 Guzman, and Darnel Collins, C Steven Ces­ Purse: $1.8 million pedes, OFs Angel Parra and Francisco Ul­ Jackson St. 75, Grambling St. 61 Alabama St. 68, Alcorn St. 57 Chase Seiffert 72-67-28—167 -9 loa, LHPs Luis Martinez and Oscar Rayo Jacksonville St. 76, Austin Peay 70 Appalachian St. 66, Georgia St. 56 Matt Jones 70-68-50—188 -8 Hualalai Golf Course Kentucky 82, LSU 69 Austin Peay 61, Jacksonville St. 51 and RHPs Jhonny Gomez, Wilson Betemit Ben Martin 67-71-50—188 -8 Yardage:7,107; Par:72 Jr., Ismael Michel Sanchez and Weskendry La Salle 84, Richmond 78 Belmont 69, SIU­Edwardsville 57 Lipscomb 71, Florida Gulf Coast 56 Kyle Stanley 70-68-47—185 -8 Espinoza on minor league contracts. Campbell 66, Charleston Southern 51 Final Round TORONTO BLUE JAYS —Agreed to terms Louisiana­Lafayette 77, Arkansas St. 74 Chattanooga 70, Samford 57 Rickie Fowler 73-66-37—176 -8 with OF George Springer on a six­year con­ Louisville 70, Duke 65 E. Illinois 73, Tennessee St. 55 John Huh 68-68-32—168 -8 Darren Clarke, $310,000 63-68-64—195 -21 tract. Marshall 89, FIU 72 Florida Gulf Coast 103, Lipscomb 49 Brendan Steele 68-68-32—168 -8 Retief Goosen, $182,500 62-71-64—197 -19 National League Mercer 83, VMI 80 Georgia Southern 68, South Alabama 56 Mississippi 61, Texas A&M 50 Memphis 59, Tulsa 50 Nick Taylor 68-66-25—159 -8 Jerry Kelly, $130,000 64-67-68—199 -17 CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with Jamie Lovemark 68-71-46—185 -7 Fred Couples, $90,000 71-63-67—201 -15 C Austin Romine on a one­year contract. Missouri 73, Tennessee 64 Mercer 71, Furman 57 CINCINNATI REDS — Acquired LHP Cio­ Morehead St. 76, UT Martin 44 Middle Tennessee 77, W. Kentucky 60 M. Thompson 67-72-46—185 -7 Scott Parel, $90,000 64-71-66—201 -15 nel Perez from Houston for minor league C Murray St. 72, Tennessee Tech 63 Nicholls 67, New Orleans 56 Jimmy Walker 69-70-42—181 -7 Kevin Sutherland, $90,000 66-68-67—201 -15 Luke Berryhill. Nicholls 86, New Orleans 62 Norfolk St. 69, NC Central 64 Sam Ryder 67-70-40—177 -7 Gene Sauers, $65,000 68-67-69—204 -12 North Alabama 76, Jacksonville 54 North Alabama 75, Jacksonville 61 WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to Josh Teater 68-69-40—177 -7 Mike Weir, $65,000 71-67-66—204 -12 terms with 1B Ryan Zimmerman on a one­ North Carolina 86, NC State 76 North Florida 73, Kennesaw St. 63 year contract. North Florida 68, Kennesaw St. 65 Presbyterian 65, High Point 56 Talor Gooch 74-66-29—169 -7 Jim Furyk, $52,500 68-68-69—205 -11 BASKETBALL Northwestern St. 73, SE Louisiana 68 Radford 74, UNC­Asheville 53 Will Gordon 72-68-21—161 -7 Scott McCarron, $52,500 67-70-68—205 -11 National Basketball Association Prairie View 77, MVSU 31 SC­Upstate 70, Gardner­Webb 68 Patton Kizzire 69-70-39—178 -6 K.J. Choi, $38,600 66-72-68—206 -10 WASHINGTON WIZARDS —Signed C Alex SMU 78, UCF 65 SE Louisiana 87, Northwestern St. 52 James Hahn 68-69-42—179 -6 Ernie Els, $38,600 69-69-68—206 -10 South Alabama 62, Georgia Southern 48 SE Missouri 61, E. Kentucky 55 Len and F Jordan Bell. Brian Stuard 74-65-35—174 -6 Brandt Jobe, $38,600 68-67-71—206 -10 FOOTBALL Tennessee St. 65, E. Illinois 54 Southern Miss. 73, UTSA 66 Hank Lebioda 69-71-27—167 -6 Bernhard Langer, $38,600 68-67-71—206 -10 National Football League Texas St. 69, Louisiana­Monroe 63 Stetson 71, Bellarmine 67 UAB 86, Rice 74 Tennessee Tech 75, Murray St. 58 Patrick Cantlay 69-71-22—162 -6 David Toms, $38,600 68-68-70—206 -10 BUFFALO BILLS — Promoted CB Dane UNC­Greensboro 74, Chattanooga 66 Jackson and WR Kenny Stills to the active Troy 84, Coastal Carolina 53 Rhein Gibson 70-70-18—158 -6 Vijay Singh, $32,000 70-70-67—207 -9 UNC­Wilmington 77, Delaware 70 UT Martin 80, Morehead St. 63 roster. Signed K Tristan Vizcaino to the VCU 66, Dayton 43 B. Burgoon 71-68-51—190 -5 Doug Barron, $27,250 69-70-70—209 -7 practice squad. Released DB Duke Tho­ UTEP 75, Louisiana Tech 67 Virginia 64, Georgia Tech 62 W. Carolina 65, Wofford 54 Austin Cook 68-70-53—191 -5 Miguel Angel Jiménez, $27,250 69-71-69—209 -7 mas. W. Kentucky 82, Middle Tennessee 67 C. Schwartzel 67-72-44—183 -5 Mark O’Meara, $27,250 70-70-69—209 -7 CLEVELAND BROWNS —Signed WR Ryan William & Mary 57, Coll. of Charleston 44 Switzer to a reserve/futures contract. Wake Forest 76, Pittsburgh 75 Winthrop 63, Hampton 53 Kramer Hickok 70-69-36—175 -5 Kenny Perry, $27,250 70-71-68—209 -7 Wofford 91, W. Carolina 78 DETROIT LIONS — Named Aaron Glen de­ MIDWEST Bo Hoag 71-69-31—171 -5 Stephen Ames, $23,500 71-66-73—210 -6 fensive coordinator. MIDWEST Martin Laird 66-74-28—168 -5 Shane Bertsch, $23,500 69-67-74—210 -6 Ball St. 68, E. Michigan 64 GREEN BAY PACKERS — Promoted CB C. Tringale 68-72-28—168 -5 Paul Broadhurst, $21,000 74-71-66—211 -5 Tramon Williams as COVID­19 replace­ Akron 79, W. Michigan 68 Bowling Green 87, Miami (Ohio) 52 ment, DL Brian Price and CB KeiVarae Rus­ Bellarmine 76, Stetson 65 Bradley 57, Loyola of Chicago 55 Wyndham Clark 70-70-23—163 -5 Wes Short, Jr., $21,000 68-72-71—211 -5 sel to the active roster. Signed P Ryan Win­ Creighton 74, UConn 66 Cent. Michigan 92, Akron 69 Harry Hall 70-70-23—163 -5 Ken Tanigawa, $21,000 72-71-68—211 -5 slow to the practice squad. Released RB DePaul 68, Marquette 61 Cleveland St. 60, Green Bay 48 Rob Oppenheim 69-71-19—159 -5 Colin Montgomerie, $18,500 71-70-71—212 -4 Detroit 82, Oakland 72 Dexter Williams. Kansas 70, Kansas St. 63 Matthew Wolff 72-67-52—191 -4 Kirk Triplett, $18,500 71-71-70—212 -4 Green Bay 87, Fort Wayne 72 Milwaukee 85, IUPUI 83, 2OT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Promoted WR Adam Hadwin 72-66-54—192 -4 Olin Browne, $16,500 72-68-74—214 -2 Marcus Kemp and DB Chris Lammons to Maryland 63, Minnesota 49 Missouri St. 78, Drake 63 the active roster. Miami (Ohio) 85, E. Michigan 63 N. Dakota St. 74, Denver 56 Tyler Duncan 67-72-41—180 -4 Jeff Sluman, $16,500 71-72-71—214 -2 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS —Promoted S Milwaukee 81, Cleveland St. 80, OT N. Iowa 88, Indiana St. 53 K.-Hoon Lee 68-71-37—176 -4 John Daly, $14,250 70-70-75—215 -1 Javon Hagan and OL Ted Larson to the ac­ N. Dakota St. 84, Denver 58 Oakland 73, Fort Wayne 61 Tyler McCumber 69-70-37—176 -4 Fred Funk, $14,250 70-72-73—215 -1 Ohio 85, Ball St. 77 tive roster. Ohio 69, W. Michigan 63 Erik Van Rooyen 70-69-37—176 -4 Davis Love III, $14,250 70-74-71—215 -1 HOCKEY Ohio St. 74, Wisconsin 62 S. Dakota St. 66, North Dakota 44 S. Cappelen 70-70-24—164 -4 Rocco Mediate, $14,250 74-69-72—215 -1 National Hockey League Oral Roberts 60, UMKC 58 South Dakota 61, W. Illinois 56 BOSTON BRUINS — Recalled D Urho Vaa­ S. Dakota St. 85, North Dakota 74 Texas 70, Iowa St. 59 Zach Johnson 72-68-24—164 -4 Jay Haas, $12,750 74-74-69—217 +1 kanainen and Cs Trent Frederic and Jack South Dakota 84, W. Illinois 74 Youngstown St. 71, Ill.­Chicago 55 Doc Redman 70-70-24—164 -4 Jeff Maggert, $12,750 72-75-70—217 +1 Studnicka from the minor league taxi Toledo 76, Kent St. 74 Vaughn Taylor 73-67-33—173 -3 Sandy Lyle, $11,500 77-70-72—219 +3 Valparaiso 69, Illinois St. 60 SOUTHWEST squad. Nelson Ledesma 70-70-26—166 -2 Corey Pavin, $11,500 75-74-70—219 +3 West Virginia 69, Kansas St. 47 Abilene Christian 60, Cent. Arkansas 58 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Re­signed David Hearn 68-71-55—194 -1 Brett Quigley, $11,500 73-69-77—219 +3 RW Jack Roslovic to a two­year contract Wright St. 100, IUPUI 72 Baylor 84, Oklahoma 61 and placed him on reserve/COVID­19 pro­ Youngstown St. 85, Ill.­Chicago 77 Louisiana­Lafayette 70, Arkansas St. 58 Adam Long 68-70-57—195 -1 Tom Pernice Jr., $10,750 72-72-76—220 +4 Stephen F. Austin 69, Lamar 39 tocol. SOUTHWEST Andrew Landry 70-69-56—195 0 Larry Mize, $10,500 74-76-71—221 +5 MONTREAL CANADIENS — Recalled RW TCU 61, Texas Tech 53 M. McNealy 67-73-24—164 0 Tom Watson, $10,250 78-75-72—225 +9 Abilene Christian 93, Cent. Arkansas 58 Corey Perry from the minor league taxi Texas State 64, Louisiana­Monroe 50 Charley Hoffman 70-66-WD 0 Hale Irwin, $10,000 75-74-78—227+11 squad. Baylor 81, Oklahoma St. 66 UALR 47, Texas­Arlington 40 NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Designated Incarnate Word 72, Texas A&M­CC 53 UCF 50, Houston 38 Missed cut RW Mathieu Olivier for assignment to taxi Louisiana Tech 73, UTEP 55 UMKC 101, Oral Roberts 93, OT McNeese St. 74, Houston Baptist 71 Bill Haas 70­71—141 squad. FAR WEST Tournament of Champions PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Recalled LW Oklahoma 75, Kansas 68 Anirban Lahiri 68­73—141 Stephen F. Austin 102, Lamar 72 Samuel Morin from the minor league taxi California Baptist 67, Chicago St. 52 Ryan Moore 70­71—141 LPGA Diamond Resorts  Texas Southern 66, Ark.­Pine Bluff 57 Fresno St. 67, Boise St. 64 squad. Saturday TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Designated D Texas­Arlington 66, UALR 61 Hawaii 49, Cal St.­Fullerton 47 C.T. Pan 70­71—141 Andreas Borgman for assignment to taxi UTSA 78, Southern Miss. 72 Idaho St. 70, Portland St. 62 Pat Perez 70­71—141 At Four Season Golf and Sports Club, Montana 66, Sacramento St. 63 Lake Buena Vista, Fla. squad. Recalled D Callan Foote from the FAR WEST Chez Reavie 71­70—141 minor league taxi squad. Montana St. 90, N. Arizona 65 Purse: $1.2 million. WINNIPEG JETS — Designated D Ville BYU 65, Pepperdine 54 N. Colorado 74, E. Washington 55 Scottie Scheffler 70­71—141 Yardage: 6,645; Par: 71 Heinola for assignment to taxi squad. Cal Baptist 96, Long Beach St. 75 Pacific 61, Pepperdine 45 Scott Stallings 74­67—141 Traded C Pierre­Luc Dubois to Columbus Colorado 70, Washington St. 59 S. Utah 76, Weber St. 74, 2OT Third Round E. Washington 82, N. Colorado 76 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 69, Loyola Marymount Vincent Whaley 69­72—141 for RWs Jack Roslovic and Patrick Laine. Danielle Kang 64-65-63—192 -21 Designated D Ville Heinola for assignment Gonzaga 95, Pacific 49 65 Tim Wilkinson 70­71—141 Jessica Korda 65-69-60—194 -19 to taxi squad. Placed C Pierre­Luc Dubois Grand Canyon 81, Dixie St. 46 San Francisco 67, Santa Clara 54 Akshay Bhatia 72­70—142 on reserve/COVID­19 protocol. Recalled C Hawaii 76, Cal St.­Fullerton 53 Seattle 59, Tarleton State 47 Nelly Korda 65-66-67—198 -15 Luke Donald 72­70—142 David Gustafsson from the minor league Montana St. 58, N. Arizona 53 UC Davis 58, UC San Diego 46 In Gee Chun 68-65-67—200 -13 taxi squad. Assigned G Mikhail Berdin to Oregon St. 75, Oregon 64 UC Irvine 79, Cal Poly 70, OT Jason Dufner 74­68—142 Brooke Henderson 67-69-65—201 -12 Manitoba (AHL). Portland St. 69, Idaho St. 43 UC Riverside 64, CS Bakersfield 45 Brian Gay 74­68—142 Cheyenne Knight 69-66-67—202 -11 Fabian Gomez 70­72—142 Angela Stanford 67-69-67—203 -10 Lanto Griffin 69­73—142 Brittany Lincicome 66-74-64—204 -9 COLLEGE HOCKEY AP SPORTLIGHT Charles Howell III 72­70—142 Celine Boutier 69-70-65—204 -9 Joohyung Kim 69­73—142 Sophia Popov 68-69-67—204 -9 Saturday’s scores world record leap is 17 feet, 4 1/4 inches. Gaby Lopez 65-68-71—204 -9 Jan. 25 Danny Lee 70­72—142 1998 — John Elway and the Denver Bron­ Lexi Thompson 67-69-69—205 -8 EAST 1894 — Jim Corbett knocks out Charley cos win a Super Bowl for themselves and Troy Merritt 69­73—142 Boston U. 5, Maine 1 Georgia Hall 70-70-67—207 -6 Mitchell in the third round to retain the the AFC, by beating the Green Bay Packers Xinjun Zhang 70­72—142 Quinnipiac 1, Clarkson 1, OT world heavyweight title. 31­24. Terrell Davis, selected the MVP, Mel Reid 70-70-67—207 -6 Boston College 4, UConn 2 1924 — The first Winter Olympics are rushes for 157 yards scores on three 1­ Aaron Baddeley 68­75—143 Pernilla Lindberg 70-72-66—208 -5 New Hampshire 3, Merrimack 2, OT held in Chamonix, France. yard touchdown runs, including the win­ Sam Burns 77­66—143 Jasmine Suwannapura 72-68-69—209 -4 Mercyhurst 7, Robert Morris 5 1939 — Joe Louis knocks out John Henry ner with 1:45 left. Joel Dahmen 69­74—143 Ally Ewing 70-72-68—210 -3 St. Lawrence 4, Colgate 3 Lewis at 2:39 of the first round to retain the 2003 — Serena Williams survives an er­ UMass 1, Providence 1, OT world heavyweight title. ror­filled match to beat elder sister Venus Russell Henley 72­71—143 Austin Ernst 69-70-71—210 -3 MIDWEST 1960 —Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadel­ 7­6 (4), 3­6, 6­4 to win the Australian Open Jim Herman 73­70—143 Cydney Clanton 75-69-67—211 -2 phia Warriors sets a record for rookies Madelene Sagstrom 73-69-69—211 -2 Ohio St. 5, Michigan St. 1 for her fourth straight major champion­ Satoshi Kodaira 69­74—143 Michigan Tech 2, N. Michigan 0 with 58 points in a 127­117 triumph over ship. Stacy Lewis 66-71-74—211 -2 Minnesota St. 4, Ferris St. 0 the Detroit Pistons. Chamberlain also 2015 — Mike Krzyzewski earns his Brooks Koepka 72­71—143 Bronte Law 73-70-69—212 -1 St. Cloud St. 8, Miami 2 grabs 42 rebounds. 1,000th career win, making him the first Denny McCarthy 73­70—143 1968 — Bob Seagren sets an indoor pole NCAA Division I men’s coach to reach the Hee Young Park 71-69-72—212 -1 North Dakota 4, Colorado College 1 Ted Potter Jr. 72­71—143 Denver 4, Omaha 1 vault record in the Millrose Games at New milestone, when No. 5 Duke surges past St. Mi Jung Hur 71-71-71—213 E Minnesota­Duluth 5, W. Michigan 1 York’s Madison Square Garden. Seagren’s John’s for a 77­68 victory. Patrick Reed 68­75—143 Annie Park 69-71-73—213 E PAGE 20 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, January 25, 2021 NBA/MLB

NBA scoreboard Shrine: Voters conflicted over Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division off-field actions, past and present WLPct GB FROM PAGE 24 reevaluating whether he wants to Philadelphia 12 5 .706 — vote at all in the future. Boston 8 6 .571 2½ Brooklyn 10 8 .556 2½ Ken Rosenthal, Rosecrans’ col- Rosecrans acknowledges he New York 8 9 .471 4 league with The Athletic, began a could be accused of inconsistency Toronto 6 9 .400 5 recent column this way: “I hate after voting against Schilling but Southeast Division my Hall of Fame ballot. It might in favor of people like Bonds and WLPct GB be my last.” Jones. His main concern is the Atlanta 8 7 .533 — The top returning vote-getter on platform a Hall inductee receives Orlando 7 9 .438 1½ this year’s ballot is Schilling, who — the ceremony and the speech, FRANK FRANKLIN II / AP Charlotte 6 9 .400 2 a year ago came within 20 votes of for example. Miami 6 9 .400 2 Miami’s Gabe Vincent, right, defends Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant during Washington 3 8 .273 3 being elected by the Baseball “We have seen what Curt Schill- the second half of the Nets’ 128­124 win on Saturday. Writers’ Association of America. ing does with a platform, and it has Central Division His support now seems to have been chilling,” Rosecrans said. WLPct GB NBA ROUNDUP stalled. At a time when social justice Indiana 9 6 .600 — As of early Saturday, Schilling movements are pushing for a Milwaukee 9 6 .600 — Cleveland 8 7 .533 1 had received 75.3% approval on broader reckoning on sexual mis- Chicago 7 9 .438 2½ ballots tallied at Ryan Thibo- conduct and racial inequality, the Detroit 3 13 .188 6½ daux’s tracker, but that pace prob- BBWAA recently voted over- Durant, Irving Western Conference ably isn’t good enough. A player whelmingly to remove the name needs 75% for induction — and in and imprint of former Commis- Southwest Division the past, Schilling has fared far sioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis WLPct GB worse on private, unreleased bal- from MVP plaques. Landis be- Memphis 7 6 .538 — lots that aren’t part of Thibodaux’s came commissioner in 1920, and help Nets hold Dallas 8 8 .500 ½ tracker. there were no Black players in the San Antonio 8 8 .500 ½ Schilling has turned off voters majors during his more than two Houston 6 9 .400 2 New Orleans 5 10 .333 3 with his post-career behavior. decades in charge. ESPN suspended him from the The Hall of Fame, meanwhile, Northwest Division Little League World Series a few has sought to clarify the role of its off Adebayo, Heat WLPct GB years ago over a tweet in which he plaque gallery and its museum. Associated Press Zach LaVine led Chicago with 21 Utah 12 4 .750 — compared Muslim extremists to The plaques recognize members’ Portland 8 6 .571 3 NEW YORK — Brooklyn’s three points and 10 rebounds. Denver 9 7 .563 3 Nazi-era Germans. He was later baseball accomplishments, while superstars were just enough to Nuggets 120, Suns 112 (2 OT): Oklahoma City 6 8 .429 5 fired by the network for Facebook the rest of the museum might ad- overcome Bam Adebayo’s bril- Nikola Jokic had 29 points and Minnesota 4 11 .267 7½ comments about transgender peo- dress other aspects of their ca- liant individual effort. 22 rebounds, Jamal Murray hit a Pacific Division ple. reers. Kevin Durant scored 31 points, difficult three-pointer to force WLPct GB On Jan. 6, the day of the attack For example, Cap Anson’s Kyrie Irving took over late and had overtime and visiting Denver out- L.A. Lakers 13 4 .765 — on the U.S. Capitol, he said the fol- plaque describes him as the great- 28 and the Nets overcame Ade- lasted Phoenix. L.A. Clippers 12 4 .750 ½ lowing in a message on his Twitter est hitter and greatest National bayo’s career-high 41 points to The Suns played without All- Phoenix 8 7 .533 4 account: League player-manager of the beat the Miami Heat 128-124 on Star guard Devin Booker for the Golden State 8 8 .500 4½ “You cowards sat on your 19th century, but language explor- Sacramento 6 10 .375 6½ Saturday night. first time this season. Averaging a hands, did nothing while liberal ing his role in baseball’s segrega- Friday’s games James Harden finished with 12 team-high 22.9 points, he hurt his trash looted rioted and burned for tion has been installed in the mu- Chicago 123, Charlotte 110 points, 11 assists and seven re- left hamstring Friday. Houston 103, Detroit 102 air Jordan’s and big screens, sit seum’s “Ideals and Injustices” ex- Indiana 120, Orlando 118, OT bounds as the Nets won for the first 76ers 114, Pistons 110: Joel Toronto 101, Miami 81 back .... and watch folks start a hibit. Cleveland 125, Brooklyn 113 time with their Big Three playing Embiid had 33 points and 14 re- Philadelphia 122, Boston 110 confrontation for (expletive) that It remains up to the voters to de- together. They lost consecutive bounds, and his two free throws Atlanta 116, Minnesota 98 matters like rights, democracy cide how they’ll weigh off-field is- Dallas 122, San Antonio 117 games with dismal defensive ef- with 7.2 seconds left helped visit- L.A. Clippers 120, Oklahoma City 106 and the end of govt corruption.” sues when evaluating Hall of Sacramento 103, New York 94 forts in Cleveland and barely got ing Philadelphia seal a victory Denver 130, Phoenix 126, OT That tweet was a few days after Fame candidates. The Hall in- enough stops to hold off a short- over Detroit. Washington at Milwaukee, ppd Hall of Fame ballots were due, but structs voters to take into account Memphis at Portland, ppd handed Heat team that had been Ben Simmons added 20 points, Saturday’s games Rosecrans had already decided “the player’s record, playing abil- limited to 81 points by Toronto a nine rebounds and seven assists Philadelphia 114, Detroit 110 not to support Schilling — even ity, integrity, sportsmanship, Minnesota 120, New Orleans 110 night earlier. for the 76ers, and he made a couple Brooklyn 128, Miami 124 though he’d voted for him in the character, and contributions to “It’s not every day you see this big free throws of his own in the fi- Utah 127, Golden State 108 past. the team(s) on which the player Houston 133, Dallas 108 collection of guys playing together nal minute. L.A. Lakers 101, Chicago 90 “It would have been much eas- played.” in NBA history, so we want to take Jazz 127, Warriors 108:Dono- Denver 120, Phoenix 112, 2OT ier for me to stick where I was and But the Hall is still primarily a Sunday’s games full advantage of that,” Irving said. van Mitchell had 23 points, seven Toronto at Indiana to check that box, like I have every baseball honor. Right now, the Irving helped pull the Nets rebounds and six assists and host Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers other time I’ve voted, but I just sport’s career leaders in home Charlotte at Orlando through with 12 points in the final Utah routed Golden State for its Cleveland at Boston don’t know if I would have been runs (Bonds) and hits (Pete Rose) Atlanta at Milwaukee 5:48 after the Heat had erased eighth straight victory. Sacramento at Memphis, ppd true to myself,” said Rosecrans, are not enshrined. Neither is nearly all of an 18-point deficit. Stephen Curry made five three- Washington at San Antonio the BBWAA’s president. “Had I Clemens, with his seven Cy Young New York at Portland Joe Harris added 23 points and pointers for the Warriors to give Monday’s games done that, I may have felt better Awards, or Schilling, with his daz- seven three-pointers for Brooklyn, him 2,562 in his career — passing Charlotte at Orlando where I put it on that day. I don’t zling postseason resume. Philadelphia at Detroit but the Nets needed Irving’s 18 Reggie Miller for second place in Toronto at Indiana know if I would have felt better on If too many of the top players points in the final quarter of a NBA history. Miami at Brooklyn January 6th.” are left out — particularly if it’s for L.A. Lakers at Cleveland game they had largely controlled. Rockets 133, Mavericks 108: Sacramento at Memphis, ppd Rosenthal acknowledged the nonbaseball reasons — could the Denver at Dallas “All three of those guys, they’re Eric Gordon scored a season-high Boston at Chicago domestic abuse allegations that Hall lose credibility as a baseball just so damn skilled. Off the drib- 33 points, DeMarcus Cousins had San Antonio at New Orleans have been made against Bonds, shrine? Minnesota at Golden State ble, their shooting ability, their his best game for Houston with 28 Oklahoma City at Portland Andruw Jones and Omar Vizquel, Lynn Henning, a former colum- ability to see open players, and points and 17 rebounds and the Tuesday’s games as well as the questions about nist for the Detroit News, under- that’s why they’re three of the best Rockets beat host Dallas. L.A. Clippers at Atlanta Clemens' decade-long relation- stands what makes some of these Washington at Houston in this business,” Heat coach Erik John Wall had seven points and New York at Utah ship with country singer Mindy candidates objectionable — but he Spoelstra said. “And those are eight assists after missing five Leaders McCready. He ended up voting doesn’t think the Hall of Fame shots that only great players can games with right knee soreness. It for those four players along with vote is the right forum for holding manufacture.” was the first game for Wall since Through. Jan. 23 Schilling, and his 10-man ballot al- them accountable. Scoring Lakers 101, Bulls 90:Anthony the James Harden trade. so included Todd Helton, who in “I believe there is a separate GFG FT PTS AVG Davis scored a season-high 37 Timberwolves 120, Pelicans recent years pleaded guilty to realm in which we can and must points against his hometown team, 110: Naz Reid scored 20 points Beal, WAS 10 121 83 349 34.9 driving under the influence and discuss all of those points, but I Durant, BKN 13 136 96 406 31.2 LeBron James added 17 points and and host Minnesota beat New Or- Lillard, POR 14 119 104 394 28.1 served 48 hours in jail. don’t think it should be adjudicat- 11 rebounds and Los Angeles im- leans to snap a four-game losing Curry, GS 16 146 88 447 27.9 Rosenthal called it his “sick-to- ed on a Hall of Fame ballot,” Hen- proved to 9-0 on the road. streak. Embiid, PHI 14 123 125 388 27.7 my-stomach ballot” and said he’s ning said. Monday, January 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 21 SPORTS BRIEFS/MMA Poirier stops McGregor in second at UFC 257 Leg kicks neutralized Irish star before punches floored him midway through round Associated Press 257, three-time Bellator light- career that began in 2009. ABU DHABI, United Arab weight champion Michael Chan- After a deliberate start, Chan- Emirates — Dustin Poirier stop- dler made a stunning UFC debut dler (22-5) jabbed to the body as ped Conor McGregor with a flurry with a violent knockout of New he lunged forward and caught of punches midway through the Zealand’s Dan Hooker midway Hooker with a left hand to the face second round Sunday, avenging through the first round. that crumpled his opponent. WADE PAYNE / AP his loss to the Irish superstar with Chandler could be the next Chandler finished a dazed Hooker The Detroit Lions and quarterback Matthew Stafford have mutually a knockout victory at UFC 257. matchup for Poirier in a fight for with punches on the ground be- agreed to explore trading the former overall No. 1 pick. Poirier (26-7) caught McGregor the lightweight title apparently fore climbing atop the cage and with a series of shots to the head vacated by long-reigning 155- doing a full standing backflip into BRIEFLY before buckling his knees with two pound champ Khabib Nurmago- the octagon from atop the fence. left hands. Poirier then sent medov, who announced his retire- And Chandler was still fired up McGregor to the canvas with a ment after his final victory last in his post-fight interview, calling short right hand and finished it at fall. Nurmagomedov has beaten the bout “the greatest moment of Lions look into 2:32 of the second, setting off both McGregor and Poirier in the my professional life.” stunned excitement among the past 2½ years. “Conor McGregor! Surprise, few thousand screaming fans al- UFC President Dana White so surprise, there’s a new king in the trading Stafford lowed inside the Etihad Arena on far has been unable to persuade lightweight division,” Chandler Yas Island. Nurmagomedov to go back on his added. “Dustin Poirier, your time Associated Press tive COVID-19 tests for several in- “I think this is a title fight,” Poi- vow to his mother to quit the sport is coming. And Khabib, if you ever The Detroit Lions and quarter- dividuals linked to the athletic de- rier said of their lightweight bout. after his father’s death, not even do see fit to grace us with your back Matthew Staffordagreed to partment. The entire department “I’m the champion.” for a wildly lucrative rematch presence back here in the UFC oc- explore the possibilities of trading could be in quarantine for two In his first fight in a year, with McGregor, who repeatedly tagon in your quest for 30 (victo- him, according to a person with di- weeks. McGregor (22-5) had a strong first vowed to fight on after this loss to ries), you know you’ve got to beat rect knowledge of the situation. The 11th-ranked women's bas- round before he was stopped by Poirier. somebody, so beat me — if you The person spoke Saturday night ketball team was set to play at punches for the first time in his McGregor has not fought regu- can!” to The Associated Press on the home against Purdue on Sunday. mixed martial arts career. larly in recent years, but his pop- Marina Rodriguez opened the condition of anonymity because That was one of four athletic McGregor, whose previous four ularity was undiminished: UFC pay-per-view portion of UFC 257 the team and Stafford did not an- events the school had scheduled. losses all came by submission, 257 is expected to be one of the by upsetting fellow Brazilian stayed on the canvas for several most popular pay-per-view events strawweight contender Amanda nounce the decision. The seventh-ranked men's basket- moments afterward, gathering in the promotion’s history, accord- Ribas. Rodriguez got a second- Stafford expressed an interest ball team wasn't supposed to play until Wednesday at Penn State. himself after his second loss in his ing to White, and distribution round stoppage with a flurry of in being traded after the season Michigan's men's basketball three MMA fights since 2016. problems in the U.S. early in the punches and a knee in the opening ended and the team responded by team leads the Big Ten and had “You know, it’s hard to over- PPV portion of the card led fans to minute. tabling the idea until a new gener- four games scheduled in the next come inactivity over long periods bombard social media and ESPN UFC 257 concluded a run of al manager and coach were hired, two weeks, including a big rivalry of time,” said McGregor, who with complaints. three shows in eight days with a the person said. Stafford was on a game against Michigan State on hadn’t fought since beating Do- Chandler’s long-anticipated few thousand fans allowed inside call with Lions general manager Feb. 6. nald Cerrone in 40 seconds last Ja- UFC arrival was worth the wait the promotion’s coronavirus bub- Brad Holmes and coach Dan nuary. “I just wasn’t as comfort- for his 27th professional fight in a ble in the Middle East. Campbell earlier this week, ac- Source: Yankees aquire able as I needed to be, but Dustin cording to the person, and they is some fighter. If you put in the discussed moving on without each Taillon from Pirates time, you’re going to get cozy in other. NEW YORK — The Yankees here. I have to dust it off and come Detroit drafted Stafford No. 1 made the second addition to their back, and that’s what I will do. ... overall in 2009 and he has two starting rotation of the offseason, I’ll take my licks, but I’m gutted.” years left on a $135 million, five- agreeing to acquire right-hander McGregor and Poirier met for year contract. Jameson Taillon from the Pitts- the first time in September 2014 as In other NFL news: burgh Pirates for four prospects, a featherweights, and McGregor
Three days after choosing person familiar with the trade won by knockout in just 106 sec- Nick Sirianni to be their new talks told The Associated Press. onds during his incredible early- coach, the Philadelphia Eagles The person spoke to the AP on career success. McGregor be- made it official. condition of anonymity Sunday came the featherweight champion 15 months later, while Poirier re- The team announced Sirianni's because the agreement was sub- ject to approval of medical re- built his career with just one loss hiring on Sunday, posting on Twit- cords of the involved players by in his next 11 fights. ter a photo of Sirianni wearing an the teams. With a second chance to derail Eagles visor and the caption: McGregor while boosting his own “Copped ourselves a head coach.” Homa, Finau, Kim hopes of regaining the lightweight title, Poirier didn’t miss. Michigan pauses athletics share third-round lead “We’re 1-1, so maybe we have to after positive tests LA QUINTA, Calif. — Max Ho- do it again,” Poirier said. ma made nine birdies and Sporting a shaved head and a ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The en- shrugged off a double bogey on the beard, McGregor pushed the ac- tire University of Michigan athlet- way to a 7-under 65 in the third tion early against Poirier, who ic department is pausing after sev- round Saturday at The American landed an early takedown before eral positive tests for the new CO- Express, joining Tony Finau and getting backed against the cage VID-19 variant that transmits at a Si Woo Kim atop the leaderboard for stretches of the first round. But higher rate. at 15-under 201. Poirier bothered and battered The state Department of Health Richy Werenski also shot a 65 McGregor with leg kicks through- and Human Services issued the and moved within a shot of the out the fight before throwing the mandate Saturday, with the lead on the Stadium Course at punches that ended it. school saying it follows the posi- PGA West near Palm Springs. In the co-main event at UFC PAGE 22 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, January 25, 2021 COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP No. 1 Gonzaga rolls to 19th straight win

Associated Press souri (10-2, 4-2 Southeastern Con- ference). SPOKANE, Wash. — Drew Yves Pons led Tennessee (10-3, Timme scored 22 points and 4-3) with 20 points. Victor Bailey freshman Jalen Suggs came close and Josiah-Jordan James each to a triple-double, helping top- scored 12 points. ranked Gonzaga rout Pacific 95- No. 8 Houston 68, Temple 51: 49 on Saturday night for its 19th Marcus Sasser and Quentin consecutive victory dating to last Grimes each scored 15 points and season. the visiting Cougars rolled to their Corey Kispert had 16 points, sixth straight victory. and Joel Ayayi added 12 for Gon- Houston (13-1, 8-1 American zaga (15-0, 6-0 West Coast Confer- Athletic Conference) also beat the ence), which won its 47th consec- Owls on Dec. 22. Grimes and Sass- utive home game — the longest er hit consecutive early threes to streak in the nation. Suggs fin- build a 19-point lead. Jake Forres- ished with nine points, 11 re- ter led Temple (3-4, 2-4) with 15 bounds and eight assists. points, and Khalif Battle had 14. Daniss Jenkins scored 17 points Oklahoma 75, No. 9 Kansas for Pacific (5-3, 2-2), which tried 68: De’Vion Harmon scored 22 to play its slowdown game but was points and the host Sooners beat undone by poor shooting. the Jayhawks for their second vic- Gonzaga shot 49% while Pacific tory of the month over a Top 10 op- made just 27.9% of its attempts, ponent. including 2-for-16 from three- Oklahoma (9-4, 5-3 Big 12) has point range. won three of its last four games Timme scored 11 points as Gon- against Kansas (10-5, 4-4) in Nor- YOUNG KWAK / AP zaga jumped to a 26-5 lead in less man and is 8-1 at home this season Gonzaga forward Drew Timme shoots while pressured by Pacific forward Jordan Bell, left, during the than eight minutes. Pacific made — including a victory over then- top­ranked Bulldogg' 95­49 defeat of Pacific on Saturday in Spokane, Wash. only two of its first 14 shots, while No. 9 West Virginia on Jan. 2. Gonzaga shot 60% in that span. Coming off losses at Oklahoma came on a short jumper with 1:09 3-6), which limited Minnesota’s and nine rebounds for the Ducks No. 2 Baylor 81, Oklahoma State and No. 2 Baylor, the Jay- left that broke a 62-all tie. Liam Robbins to six points on 2- (9-3, 4-2), playing without four State 66: Jared Butler scored 22 hawks have lost three straight Jose Alvarado scored 20 points for-6 shooting before the 7-footer projected starters. points and the visiting Bears over- games for the first time since Feb- and had eight assists, and Jordan fouled out. Stanford 73, No. 24 UCLA 72 came a halftime deficit to beat the ruary 2013. Marcus Garrett had 21 Usher scored 15 of his 19 points in Marcus Carr had 25 points and (OT): Oscar da Silva scored off an undermanned Cowboys. points and 12 rebounds to lead the the first half for Georgia Tech seven rebounds for the Gophers inbound pass as time expired in Oklahoma State guard Cade team. (7-4, 3-2). The Jackets had their (11-5, 4-5). They lost at home for overtime to lift the Cardinal to a Cunningham, the Big 12 Confer- No. 15 Ohio State 74, No. 10 five-game winning streak the first time in 12 games this sea- win in Santa Cruz, Calif., ending ence’s leading scorer, did not play Wisconsin 62:E.J. Liddell scored snapped. son. the Bruins’ unbeaten streak in the because of COVID-19 protocols. 20 points and Buckeyes never No. 14 West Virginia 79, Kan­ No. 18 Alabama 81, Mississip­ Pac-12. Key reserve Rondel Walker also trailed in a road win. sas State 47: Miles McBride pi State 73: Herbert Jones had 17 Da Silva finished with 26 points, sat out, leaving the team with Ohio State (12-4, 6-4 Big Ten) scored 18 points to help the Moun- points and seven assists to help the last coming on a layup off a set eight players available. has beaten Top 15 teams in each of taineers win on the road in their the Crimson Tide win at home. piece with 0.8 seconds remaining. The Cowboys still pushed Bay- its last three road games to under- first game in two weeks because Alabama (13-3, 8-0 Southeast- Jaiden Dalaire added 19 points lor, leading in the early minutes of score the conference’s lack of a of COVID-19 protocols.. ern Conference) won its ninth for Stanford (9-5, 5-3 Pac-12) . the second half before the Bears true homecourt advantage this Jalen Bridges added 12 points straight overall and has won eight Johnny Juzang scored a career- took control. Baylor shot 53% after season with no spectators due to and Taz Sherman had 10 for West consecutive SEC games for the high 27 points for UCLA (12-3, the break. the pandemic. The Buckeyes beat Virginia (10-4, 3-3 Big 12). first time since starting league 8-1). Mark Vital scored a career-high then-No. 15 Rutgers on Jan. 9 and Mike McGuirl led the Wildcats play 8-0 in the 1986-87 season. The Louisville 70, Duke 65: Carlik 19 points, and Davion Mitchell then--No. 14 Illinois on Jan. 16. Illi- (5-11, 1-7) with 15 points The team Bulldogs (9-7, 4-4) cut an 11-point Jones scored 19 of his 24 points in had eight points and nine assists nois is now 22nd and Rutgers un- had 28 turnovers, the most by a second-half deficit down to three the second half and the Cardinals for the Bears (14-0, 7-0). Kalib ranked. Big 12 team this season and the in the final minute, but John Petty sent the Blue Devils to their third Boone scored a career-high 21 Aleem Ford scored 13 points to most in a game under coach Bruce Jr. answered with a three-pointer straight loss on Saturday. points for Oklahoma State (9-4, lead the Badgers (12-4, 6-3). They Weber. with 32 seconds left. Both teams plummeted out of 3-4). lost for the second time in their Syracuse 78, No. 16 Virginia D.J. Stewart Jr. led Mississippi the Top 25 rankings this week — No. 3 Villanova 71, Providence last 20 home games. Tech 60: Quincy Guerrier had 20 State with 27 points. Duke for the first time since Feb. 56: Collin Gillespie and Justin No. 11 Creighton 74, No. 23 points, Marek Doelzaj added 18 Florida State 80, No. 20 Clem­ 8, 2016 — but Louisville, which fell Moore scored 15 points apiece and UConn 66: Denzel Mahoney and Alan Griffin had 15 points, 10 son 61: Balsa Koprivica had 13 just outside the rankings, could the host Wildcats beat the Friars scored 20 points and the host rebounds and a career-high seven points and 10 rebounds and the find itself back in after snapping a for their eighth straight victory. Bluejays broke open a close game blocks to help the Orange win at host Seminoles pulled away early two-game losing streak. Caleb Daniels added 12 points in the last 10 minutes to beat the home. to rout the Tigers for their fourth Navy 69, Army 62:Greg Sum- and Jermaine Samuels had 10 for Huskies. The Hokies closed to 47-44 on a straight victory. mers had 17 points and 12 re- Villanova (10-1, 5-0 Big East). Creighton (11-4, 7-3 Big East) lay-in by David N’Guessan with Sardaar Calhoun added a ca- bounds to lead five Midshipmen Alyn Breed scored 18 points for shot 58% in the second half to 13:45 to go, then Syracuse (9-4, 3-3 reer-best 13 points for Florida in double figures as they won their Providence (8-7, 4-5). avoid its first three-game losing Atlantic Coast Conference) out- State (9-2, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Con- ninth straight game, getting past The Wildcats were back on the streak since February 2019. Ma- scored Virginia Tech 31-9 to build ference). He made 4 of 5 three- the visiting Black Knights. court for just the second time honey made 8 of 14 shots from the its biggest lead of the game at 78- pointers. Patrick Dorsey added 13 points since Dec. 23 due to multiple CO- field. 53. John Newman III scored 12 for Navy (10-1, 7-0 Patriot VID-19 stoppages. They eked out R.J. Cole scored 14 points for Nahiem Alleyne led the Hokies points for Clemson (9-4, 3-4). League). Cam Davis chipped in 11, a 76-74 home win over Seton Hall UConn (7-3, 4-3). (11-3, 5-2) with 20 points. Oregon State 75, No. 21 Ore­ Jaylen Walker scored 10 and Ri- in their return Tuesday. No. 13 Virginia 64, Georgia Maryland 63, No. 17 Minneso­ gon 64: Ethan Thompson scored chard Njoku had 10. No. 19 Missouri 73, No. 6 Ten­ Tech 62: Sam Hauser scored 11 of ta 49: Eric Ayala had 21 points 19 points, Warith Alatishe had 14 Summers made 9 of 11 foul nessee 64 :Xavier Pinson scored his 22 points during a 15-2 second- and three steals to help the Terra- points and 16 rebounds and the shots. Dorsey also had eight re- 27 points to lead the Tigers to a half run and the host Cavaliers pins deliver another road upset of Beavers earned a road win. bounds. road win. survived a scare before rallying to a ranked Big Ten opponent, a Jarod Lucas added 13 points, Lonnie Grayson had 18 points Pinson became the first oppo- beat the Yellow Jackets. wire-to-wire victory over the and Oregon State (8-5, 4-3 Pac-12) and eight rebounds for Army (8-4, nent to score more than 20 points Kihei Clark scored only two Golden Gophers. had a 42-23 rebounding edge en 4-3). Tucker Blackwell added 13 against the Volunteers this sea- points for Virginia (10-2, 6-0 At- Donta Scott added 15 points and route to its third straight victory. points. Jalen Rucker had 11 son. Dru Smith added 18 for Mis- lantic Coast Conference), but they 11 rebounds for Maryland (9-7, Eugene Omoruyi had 15 points points. Monday, January 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 23 NHL

Scoreboard ROUNDUP

East Division GP WLOT Pts GF GA Washington 5 3 0 2 8 19 17 Boston 5 3 1 1 7 15 10 Canadiens too much for Canucks Philadelphia 6 3 2 1 7 20 22 N.Y. Islan- 4 3 1 0 6 9 6 ders Pittsburgh 5 3 2 0 6 18 21 New Jersey 4 2 1 1 5 9 11 Montreal is 4-0-2 after N.Y. Rangers 4 1 2 1 3 11 12 Buffalo 5 1 3 1 3 14 16 starting season with 6 Central Division consecutive road games GP WLOT Pts GF GA Associated Press Tampa Bay 4 3 1 0 6 15 10 Montreal improved to 4-0-2, Columbus 6 2 2 2 6 15 18 joining the 1968-69 Canadiens as Florida 2 2 0 0 4 10 6 Carolina 3 2 1 0 4 9 6 the only teams in NHL history to Nashville 4 2 2 0 4 10 14 open a season with six road games Detroit 5 2 3 0 4 10 14 and get at least a point in each of Chicago 5 1 3 1 3 13 21 them. Dallas 1 1 0 0 2 7 0 “We took it one game at a time, I West Division thought we played well and we got GP WLOT Pts GF GA better as the games went on, and Vegas 5 4 1 0 8 18 12 obviously building a little bit more Minnesota 5 4 1 0 8 15 10 chemistry along the way as well on St. Louis 5 3 1 1 7 14 17 Colorado 5 3 2 0 6 17 12 the ice and off the ice,” coach Arizona 5 2 2 1 5 17 18 Claude Julien said. Los Angeles 5 1 2 2 4 14 17 Perry was promoted off the taxi Anaheim 5 1 2 2 4 8 13 squad to replace Joel Armia, who San Jose 5 2 3 0 4 14 18 was concussed by a hit from Van- North Division couver’s Tyler Myers as the Cana- GP WLOT Pts GF GA diens trounced the Canucks 7-3 on Montreal 6 4 0 2 10 29 18 Thursday. Perry, after 14 seasons Winnipeg 5 4 1 0 8 19 13 in Anaheim and one with Dallas, Toronto 6 4 2 0 8 19 17 Calgary 3 2 0 1 5 11 6 signed a one-year deal with Mon- Edmonton 6 2 4 0 4 15 20 treal before this season. Vancouver 7 2 5 0 4 20 33 “It was quick, the first couple DARRYL DYCK / AP Ottawa 5 1 3 1 3 14 20 shifts. But once you get in the flow Vancouver’s Quinn Hughes and Montreal’s Corey Perry (94) vie for the puck as the Canadiens’ Jesperi Friday’s games of the game, I’ve played a few Kotkaniemi (15) and the Canucks’ Jay Beagle (83) watch during Montreal’s 7­3 win Saturday in Vancouver. Toronto 4, Edmonton 2 games in this league so it comes Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SO Washington 4, Buffalo 3, SO back,” the 35-year-old Perry said. 3:50 into the final frame, batting a lat scored for the Lightning, who goal and an assist. Minnesota 4, San Jose 1 Arizona 5, Vegas 2 “I felt good overall. The hands felt long shot by Jordie Benn out of the lost for the first time in their first Adrian Kempe and Dustin Chicago 4, Detroit 1 Dallas 7, Nashville 0 good. I played with some pretty air and between Price’s legs for four games. Andrei Vasilevsky Brown scored for Los Angeles, Colorado 3, Anaheim 2, OT good players tonight, so it made it his first goal of the season. made 22 saves. which was playing in its first road Saturday’s games easy on me.” Hoglander tied it at 2 just over Bruins 6, Flyers 1: Brad Mar- game of the season. Vince Dunn Columbus 5, Tampa Bay 2 Montreal also got goals Satur- two minutes later with a back- chand and Patrice Bergeron had and Jaden Schwartz scored the Boston 6, Philadelphia 1 Montreal 5, Vancouver 2 day from Nick Suzuki, Brendan handed shot from the slot that beat two goals apiece and Boston, other goals for the blues. St. Louis 4, Los Angeles 2 Winnipeg 6, Ottawa 3 Gallagher, Jonathan Drouin and Price stick side. which hadn’t led by two goals in Jordan Binnington has started Florida at Carolina, ppd Joel Edmundson. Elias Pettersson “I felt bad for our group,” Van- any of its first four games this sea- all five games for St. Louis and is Sunday’s games and Nils Hoglander scored for couver coach Travis Green said. son, scored five times in a row to 3-1-1. He stopped 21 shots. Detroit at Chicago Buffalo at Washington Vancouver. “I thought for 50 minutes it may pull away and beat visiting Phila- Kings backup goalie Calvin Pe- Toronto at Calgary Carey Price made 23 saves to have been our best game to date. A delphia. tersen made his second start of the Vegas at Arizona N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey collect his 350th NHL win. Van- couple of mistakes cost us the Charlie Coyle and Craig Smith season and stopped 25 shots. N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh Colorado at Anaheim couver's Braden Holtby stopped game in the last 10 minutes.” each had a goal and an assist in the Jets 6, Senators 3: Andrew Los Angeles at St. Louis 28 shots. Blue Jackets 5, Lightning 2: second period to break open a 1-1 Copp scored twice, and Paul Stast- Nashville at Dallas San Jose at Minnesota Gallagher put away the winner Hours after trading disgruntled tie. Marchand scored twice in the ny and Mark Scheifele each had a Edmonton at Winnipeg 9:07 into the third with a wrist shot center Pierre-Luc Dubois, host third, and Bergeron finished it off goal and two assists as host Winni- Monday’s games from low in the faceoff circle. Columbus got three first-period with his second goal of the night to peg scored four times in the third Ottawa at Vancouver Drouin added some insurance goals and beat the Tampa Bay. help the Bruins earn their second to rally for the win over Ottawa. Tuesday’s games Florida at Columbus about two minutes later, beating Nick Foligno, Mikhail Grigo- straight victory over the Flyers. Kye Connor and Nikolaj Ehlers N.Y. Islanders at Washington Holtby on a breakaway, and Ed- renko, Vladislav Gavrikov, Zach Jaroslav Halak stopped 16 shots also scored to help the Jets beat N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo Philadelphia at New Jersey mundson scored an empty-netter Werenski and Eric Robinson for his first win of the season. the Senators for the third straight Pittsburgh at Boston Tampa Bay at Carolina with 2:54 left on the clock. scored, and Elvis Merzlikins had Kevin Hayes scored and Carter time. Blake Wheeler had three as- Chicago at Nashville The Canucks were down 2-0 30 saves as the Blue Jackets Hart made 20 saves for Philadel- sists and Connor Hellebuyck fin- Edmonton at Winnipeg Los Angeles at Minnesota heading in to the third and had played their most explosive game phia. ished with 18 saves. Detroit at Dallas Anaheim at Arizona been outshot 18-13 across the first of the season. Fifteen different Co- Blues 4, Kings 2: Torey Krug Evgenii Dadonov, Brady Tka- San Jose at Colorado two periods. lumbus players recorded points. scored his first goal with host St. chuk and Nick Paul scored for Ot- St. Louis at Vegas Toronto at Calgary Pettersson ignited a comeback Victor Hedman and Ondrej Pa- Louis and David Perron added a tawa. Blue Jackets ship Dubois to Jets for Laine, Roslovic

BY BRIAN HEDGER bus who’d been training with the longer to arrive because of the NHL draft, one spot ahead of Du- would’ve given a lot to move up The Columbus Dispatch Ohio AAA Blue Jackets while un- day-to-day injury, quarantine re- bois, and Winnipeg took Roslovic from three to two at that time and COLUMBUS, Ohio — Pierre- signed. quirements and the process of ob- 25th overall in 2015. we’re very excited to have Patrik Luc Dubois has gotten his wish. Roslovic, 23, has signed a two- taining a U.S. work visa. “It’s not bittersweet at all,” Co- Laine join us.” The Blue Jackets traded the dis- year contract with Columbus Regardless, the Blue Jackets lumbus general manager Jarmo Laine topped 30 goals in each of gruntled center to the Winnipeg worth a total of $3.8 million and al- said they are happy with the re- Kekalainen said during a video his first three NHL seasons and Jets on Saturday along with a ready is undergoing COVID-19 turn for Dubois, 22, who requested conference Saturday. “We’re real- had 28 goals in early March of last third-round pick in 2022 for a pair testing in order to join his new a trade upon signing a two-year ly excited here. I can tell you right year, when the NHL’s four-month of skilled forwards — Patrik Laine team. Laine, 22, was on Winni- contract extension the week be- from the (2016) draft, we drafted pause for the COVID-19 pandemic and Jack Roslovic, an unsigned peg’s injured reserve with an up- fore training camp. Laine was se- Pierre-Luc at three and Patrik ended the regular season prema- restricted free agent from Colum- per-body injury and could take lected second overall in the 2016 Laine was (taken) No. 2. We turely. PAGE 24 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, January 25, 2021 Big 3 breakthrough SPORTS Nets’ superstars fend off Heat for 1st win as trio ›› NBA, Page 20

BASEBALL HALL OF FAME

Character concerns Cooperstown’s credibility as baseball shrine could suffer if too many top players are left out for off-field behavior

BY NOAH TRISTER ing this time around. With Curt Schilling’s Associated Press candidacy now front and center — and Bar- ry Bonds and Roger Clemens still on the bal- ike many baseball writers, C. lot as well — voters have Trent Rosecrans viewed the Hall “I hate had to consider how much of Fame vote as a labor of love. The a player’s off-field behav- Lballot would arrive around the end my Hall ior should affect his Hall of of November, and it would keep him occu- of Fame Fame chances. pied for much of December. He’d write For years, suspicions of down his research on players in a notebook ballot. It performance-enhancing and feel butterflies when putting his ballot drug use have played a sig- in the mail. might be nificant role in the voting. Then it was time for his most recent vote, my last.” Now, some writers are and the whole process felt quite different. reassessing other con- “That ballot sat out unopened until after Ken Rosenthal cerns about some of the Christmas, because I knew what was in it,” Baseball writer game’s biggest stars — Rosecrans said. “And it wasn’t something I from Schilling’s incendi- enjoyed.” ary social media presence to domestic vio- The results of the 2021 vote will be an- lence allegations against Bonds and others. nounced Tuesday, and Rosecrans wasn’t alone in finding the task particularly agoniz- SEE SHRINE ON PAGE 20

Top: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum stands in Cooperstown, N.Y. on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Right: Curt Schilling, who a year ago came within 20 votes of being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, has seen his support stall after turning off voters with his post­career behavior, including a recent tweet in support of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. PHOTOS BY HANS PENNINK/AP, TOP, AND JENNIFER STEWART/TNS, RIGHT

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