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IMPEACHMENT Historic hearings Diplomat: Trump overheard asking about Ukraine probes

BY LISA MASCARO AND MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON — For the first time a top diplomat testified Wednesday that President Donald Trump was overheard asking about “the investigations” that he wanted Ukraine to pursue that are central to the im- peachment inquiry. William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, re- vealed the new information as the House Intelligence Committee opened extraordinary hearings on whether the 45th president of the United States should be re- moved from office. Taylor said his staff recently told him they overheard Trump speaking on the phone to another diplomat, Ambassador Gordon Sondland, at a restaurant the day after Trump’s July 25 phone call with the new leader of Ukraine that sparked the impeachment inquiry. The staff could hear Trump on the phone asking about “the investigations,” and Sondland told the presi- dent the Ukrainians were ready to move forward, Tay- lor testified. SEE HEARINGS ON PAGE 10

Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, right, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent are sworn in to testify Wednesday before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Post-9/11 wars have cost American taxpayers $6.4 trillion, study finds

BY COREY DICKSTEIN The numbers reflect the toll of released Wednesday show a gen- University’s Watson Institute of In-  Stars and Stripes American combat and other mili- eral decline in war costs in 2019 ternational and Public Affairs and Global War tary operations across 80 nations as U.S. troops face less combat in Boston University’s Frederick S. on Terrorism WASHINGTON — American since al-Qaida operatives attacked major war zones such as Afghani- Pardee Center — first looked at cu- taxpayers have spent $6.4 tril- the World Trade Center in New York stan, Iraq and Syria. mulative wartime costs in 2011. Memorial lion in nearly two decades of post- and the Pentagon in Washington in Still, the estimated price tag for Sen. Jack Reed, of Rhode Island, planned for 9/11 wars, which have killed about 2001, launching the United States those wars increased $500 billion the ranking Democrat on the Sen- 800,000 people worldwide, the into its longest-ever wars aimed at since November 2018, and it has ate Armed Services Committee, National Mall Cost of Wars Project announced stamping out terrorism worldwide. doubled since the Cost of Wars praised the workers involved in the Wednesday. The annual spending estimates Project — a product of Brown SEE COST ON PAGE 6 Page 6 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, November 14, 2019 MILITARY Fort Meade families file suit over housing issues

BY ROSE L. THAYER Tuesday seeks damages “in an hiring resident-service special- Stars and Stripes amount to be proven at trial” from ists at Fort Meade to “focus 100 Corvias to cover expenses related percent on local resident needs” Ten military families filed to economic harm, medical ex- so they could speak to a “local a lawsuit Tuesday against the penses and mental anguish of the Corvias team member, down the Covington law firm company responsible for on-base 10 Fort Meade families named street, when they have a prob- housing at Fort Meade, Md., be- in the suit, as well as a class wide lem,” according to the lawsuit. According to a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the property management cause they were provided mold- injunction requiring Corvias to The 92-page suit outlines the company Corvias, Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Derek Buitrago’s infested residences and offered arrange for independent certifi- housing conditions each family family repeatedly requested maintenance for water leaks and mold in insufficient remediation efforts, cation of safe housing and prohib- faced, the responses from Corvias places throughout their home, such as on this window frame. according to court documents. iting the company from receiving and the health conditions that the maintenance for water leaks and borhood of 112 historic homes and The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. any service members’ housing families believe were caused by mold, but workers would just wipe the commitment to construct ad- District Court for Maryland allowance for a property that has the mold in their homes. against Corvias, the private away the mold and paint over it, ditional housing on base. not been certified. When Army Col. Scott Gerber’s property management company according to the lawsuit. “We are honored and privileged spouse, Sandy, went to visit her The contract also states Corvias responsible for housing at Fort The couple maxed out their to represent these brave service mother in Texas during lung can- should uphold Maryland’s hous- Meade, and its subsidiary Meade credit cards purchasing carpet members and their families pro cer treatment, her mother had ing standards, so the 14 counts Communities, states maintenance cleaners, air purifiers and fans bono,” said Benjamin Block, a for- an acute respiratory attack from outlined in the lawsuit include a requests went ignored or received to combat the leaks themselves. mer Army officer who is leading breathing the mold spores that handful of violations of state real substandard responses that did Their electricity bills increased to estate regulations, along with not fix the underlying issues in the 10-attorney team from Cov- traveled on Gerber’s clothing. a point that Derek Buitrago took ington, an international law firm They called 911, and Gerber had violation of the Servicemembers the homes. a second job at night and donated Civil Relief Act, negligence, civil The problems cited in the with offices in Washington that to throw out everything that she’d plasma twice a week to generate filed the lawsuit. traveled with before her mother conspiracy and fraud. lawsuit filed by the Fort Meade extra income. In September, Picerne dis- families are similar to complaints The injunction would require could return home. Gerber’s moth- The family has since moved to Corvias to take court-ordered ac- er developed a fungal infection be- cussed a $325 million investment raised in another lawsuit filed two Camp Lejeune, N.C., where the at six bases, including Fort Meade. weeks ago by eight families living tions to ensure that military fami- lieved to be related to second-hand couple continues to sleep on an air lies do not endure these living mold exposure that will require He said Fort Meade has a large in base housing on an Air Force mattress because their mattress, inventory of two-bedroom homes installation in Texas managed conditions again, Block said. surgery, according to the suit. along with most of their furniture Corvias spokeswoman Kelly The Gerbers eventually hired that no longer meet the needs of by Hunt Military Communities. and their two sons’ toys, had to military families because of their In September, a San Diego jury M. Douglas said Tuesday that the their own private home inspec- be thrown away because of mold company is aware of the lawsuit. tion company to test their house size. Converting them to three- or awarded $2 million to a Marine contamination. They can’t afford four-bedroom homes is too costly, “[The lawsuit] does not reflect for mold and then paid the ex- to replace it. Corps family for mold problems so they deferred maintenance in in family housing managed by the significant resources, at- pense for other families battling Corvias, which manages mili- these homes in anticipation of re- Lincoln Military Housing, an- tention and rigor that has been mold in their homes. The Gerbers tary family housing at 15 bases in placing them. Plans to do so were other of the 14 private companies brought to assuring quality resi- found on multiple occasions that nine states, signed a 50-year con- delayed. that manages base housing. dent housing,” she said. Corvias used industrial strength tract in April 2002 to operate base Corvias has reduced the rent Another Marine Corps family The case against Corvias fol- air-filtration machines in homes housing at Fort Meade in “good also received $350,000 in a law- lows testimony by the company’s prior to air-quality testing to sway order and in a clean, safe condi- of those homes below the service suit against Lincoln in Virginia founder and CEO, John Picerne, the results, according to the suit. tion” at its expense, according to member’s basic allowance for in 2016, though it took more than before the Senate Armed Servic- Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class the lawsuit. That includes Fort housing rate, but that doesn’t do it five years to conclude the case. es Committee. He told committee Derek Buitrago and his spouse, Meade’s five neighborhoods of 500 justice, Picerne said. The 14-count complaint filed members in February that he was Sandra, repeatedly requested to 700 homes, one smaller neigh- [email protected] T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ...... 17 Business ...... 21 Classified ...... 19, 23 Comics ...... 22 Crossword ...... 22 Faces ...... 18 Opinion ...... 20 Sports ...... 25-32 Weather ...... 21 Thursday, November 14, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 PACIFIC Esper heads to S. Korea as deadlines loom

BY KIM GAMEL cost of stationing some 28,500 U.S. troops negotiator for previous denuclearization Stars and Stripes on the peninsula, with some reports saying talks with North Korea, suggested in an the U.S. is demanding nearly $5 billion a editorial Monday that South Korea develop SEOUL, South Korea — With several year. its own nuclear arsenal. deadlines looming, the U.S. defense sec- The two sides missed last year’s deadline “It’s necessary for South Korea to move retary was heading to South Korea on after months of talks but eventually agreed on to a self-reliant alliance from a depen- Wednesday for talks as the decades-old al- to a stopgap Special Measures Agreement dent alliance,” Song Min-soon wrote in the liance between the two countries has come in which the South Koreans agreed to raise JoongAng Ilbo newspaper. “A defensive under pressure from inside and out. their contribution 8.2% to about $920 mil- nuclear capacity, with a missile range lim- Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s agenda lion for 2018. is likely to be topped by South Korea’s deci- But that contract only covered one year, ited to the Korean Peninsula, is justified.” sion to terminate a U.S.-backed military in- as opposed to past deals that lasted five The United States removed tactical nu- telligence-sharing pact with Japan, which years. clear weapons from the peninsula in 1991 expires at midnight on Nov. 22. Kyle Ferrier, of the Washington -based and has protected South Korea and Japan The allies also are engaged in conten- Korea Economic Institute of America, under a so-called “nuclear umbrella” com- tious defense cost-sharing negotiations as said both sides may decide on a similar ap- prising bombers and submarines based the current contract is due to expire at the proach that would buy time while giving elsewhere. end of the year. President Donald Trump a political win Song’s suggestion reflected a long-stand- North Korea, meanwhile, has given the ahead of the 2020 presidential election. ing fringe debate among South Korean United States an end-of-year deadline to “It’ll probably go down to the deadline conservatives. offer a more flexible approach to break the — maybe even past the deadline as it did But Ferrier said the fact that the sugges- stalemate in nuclear talks between the two last year,” he said Wednesday in a tele- tion was made by a relatively high-profile adversaries. phone interview. U.S. officials have stepped up pressure LISA FERDINANDO/Defense Department and centrist official shows the potential “I wouldn’t be surprised if we do another for the cost-sharing talks to spark a “shift on Seoul to change its mind and renew the Defense Secretary Mark Esper is headed yearlong SMA and then the Moon adminis- in how the South Koreans think about the General Security of Military Information to South Korea amid tensions over the tration tries to take its chances and tries to Agreement, or GSOMIA, which was signed U.S.-South Korea alliance. wait out Trump.” alliance.” in 2016 to help counter a growing nuclear He said the Trump administration’s de- threat from the North. agreement would be part of the defense Alliance worries mands fuel concerns the United States may Gen. Robert Abrams, the top U.S. com- secretary’s discussions in South Korea. withdraw troops or cancel joint exercises mander in South Korea, expressed concern “We’re hopeful. We’re optimistic. We’re Surveys show that local support for the over their cost. about the impact that canceling the intelli- going to push on it,” Hoffman told report- U.S.-South Korean alliance, which was Esper, who is due to arrive in South gence pact will have on regional security. ers in Washington, adding that it’s neces- forged in the 1950-53 Korean War, re- Korea on Thursday, will hold security talks The defense secretary will also travel to sary to focus on bigger threats such as mains strong. the next day with Defense Minister Jeong Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam as North Korea and China. But recent events have drawn small but Kyeong-doo during the 51st Security Con- part of his visit as the United States contin- noisy opposition, suggesting the cost-shar- sultative Meeting in Seoul. ues to vie with China for influence in the Cost-sharing talks ing talks risk having a negative effect on Other items to be discussed include region. opinions toward the United States, Ferrier South Korea’s efforts to assume wartime “Will discuss areas of mutual concern, However, even the priorities for the two said. operational control of its troops from the while seeking to strengthen defense coop- sides diverge as the South Koreans appear Several anti-American activists protest- eration & advance regional security and more concerned about negotiations over ing the demands for South Korea to pay United States and the return of several U.S. stability,” Esper wrote in a tweet. splitting the cost of stationing American more tried to break into the U.S. ambassa- military bases on the peninsula, according Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman troops on the divided peninsula. dor’s residence last month. to the Defense Ministry. said last week that he could “practically Washington wants South Korea to sharp- A former South Korean foreign minister, [email protected] guarantee” that the intelligence-sharing ly increase its contribution to offset the who also once served as the country’s chief Twitter: @kimgamel USFK commander weighs in on dispute over Japan-S. Korea intel-sharing pact

BY KIM GAMEL ers Tuesday at Camp Humphreys, between the two nations that Stars and Stripes where USFK is headquartered. fought together in the 1950-53 “Together, we are much stron- Korean War. SEOUL, South Korea — South ger for providing for a stable and The current cost-sharing con- Korea’s decision to end a military secure Northeast Asia. And with- tract, known as the Special Mea- intelligence-sharing pact with out that, there is a risk of sending sures Agreement, expires at the Japan risks sending the wrong the wrong message that perhaps end of the year. message on security in the region, we’re not as strong,” he said. Abrams noted that the State the top American commander on The agreement, which was Department, which is leading the the peninsula said 11 days before signed in 2016, streamlined the negotiations, has said the South the agreement is due to expire. intelligence-sharing process by Korean government “can and Gen. Robert Abrams, who com- enabling Tokyo and Seoul to com- should pay more.” mands U.S. Forces Korea, made municate directly instead of hav- “I agree with that,” he said. the comments ahead of a visit to ing to go through Washington. “And I’ll remain optimistic we South Korea later this week by The three countries have other find some common ground be- Defense Secretary Mark Esper. information exchange mecha- tween our two governments.” South Korea gave notice in Au- nisms, but experts say canceling The four-star general assumed gust that it planned to terminate the agreement will likely slow the command of USFK as well as the the U.S.-backed General Security process at a pivotal time as North United Nations Command and the of Military Information Agree- Korea has recently resumed mis- Combined Forces Command last MARCUS BUTLER/U.S. Army ment, or GSOMIA, due to a spat sile launches. November as diplomatic efforts with Japan over trade and histori- South Korea has insisted it to persuade North Korea to aban- Gen. Robert Abrams meets with media at Camp Humphreys, South cal enmities. would reconsider the decision don its nuclear weapons were at a Korea, on Tuesday . The U.S. administration, which only if Japan agrees to lift export high point. considers the pact vital to trilat- curbs. Talks have since stalled as It recently launched a series pabilities, limitations and intent,” eral cooperation against threats Seoul, which is seeking further Washington and Pyongyang of short-range missiles and rock- he said. from North Korea and China, has compensation for Japan’s 1910- failed to agree on the extent of ets, but President Donald Trump “I think these missile tests that been pressing Seoul to change its 45 occupation of South Korea, be- denuclearization and sanctions played down concerns about the we have seen in 2019 are not con- mind ahead of the midnight Nov. lieves Tokyo imposed the curbs relief despite a series of summits weapons testing, citing a good tributing to a continued air of de- 2 2 expiration date. as a form of economic retaliation. and working-level talks. relationship with North Korean tente on the Korean Peninsula,” “The fundamental principle of The dispute over intelligence The North has agreed to sus- leader Kim Jong Un. Abrams said. “I don’t think they the information-sharing agree- sharing along with contentious pend long-range missile and nu- Abrams said the U.S. and South are helpful to foster an environ- ment was a clear message to the defense cost-sharing talks be- clear tests but has warned it may Korean militaries were studying ment for the very important work region that [South Korea] and tween South Korea and the Unit- lift that moratorium if the U.S. the launches closely. of our diplomats to continue.” Japan put aside perhaps historical ed States have raised concerns doesn’t offer a more flexible ap- “We take every one of those [email protected] differences,” Abrams told report- about the future of the alliance proach by the end of the year. very seriously to determine ca- Twitter: @kimgamel PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, November 14, 2019 MILITARY US cruiser sails through Taiwan Strait

BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS ers the strait an open waterway. the strait once a month from Jan- mainland. Beijing considers re- Stars and Stripes The transit was routine and uary through March and again in unification a top national priority. in accordance with internation- May, June, July, September and The U.S. has not taken a stance on YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, al law, 7th Fleet spokeswoman now November. the separation. Japan — For the eighth time this Cmdr. Reann Mommsen said in Last year, just two Navy vessels Gen. Li Zuocheng, chief of the year, a Navy vessel has sailed an email Wednesday. sailed through the strait. Prior to Chinese military’s Joint Staff through the contentious waters Mommsen said the Navy will July 2018, a year had passed with- Department, during a January between Taiwan and mainland U.S. Navy continue to “operate anywhere out a U.S. transit there. meeting with former U.S. Chief China, officials said Wednesday. The guided-missile cruiser USS The guided-missile cruiser international law allows.” In July, China’s State Council of Naval Operations Adm. John Chancellorsville sails through the USS Chancellorsville made its The U.S. considers Taiwan’s Information Office, in a defense Richardson warned that “if any- Taiwan Strait on Tuesday. way through the 110-mile-wide status unsettled but adheres to white paper, said U.S. passage one wants to separate Taiwan Taiwan Strait on Tuesday. the “One China” policy, acknowl- through waters China claims are from China, the Chinese military China views the strait as terri- edging that Beijing asserts sover- “wrong practices and provocative will safeguard the national unity ers in Tokyo he assured Li that torial waters and asserts that for- eignty over Taiwan. activities.” at all costs, so as to protect Chi- the U.S. was “committed to the eign vessels must get permission This year, the U.S. markedly It also said China would “make na’s sovereignty and territorial One China policy with respect to before sailing through the area. increased the number of trips its no promise to renounce the use of integrity,” according to the South Taiwan.” International law does not recog- vessels make through the Taiwan force” against those who try sep- China Morning Post. [email protected] nize that requirement and consid- Strait. It has sent a ship through arating Taiwan from the Chinese Richardson later told report- Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos USS Truman repairs completed after carrier’s electrical malfunction

BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY late August, the Truman experienced the stroyers, deployed in September without East since May, when U.S. Central Com- Stars and Stripes electrical malfunction, forcing the ship to the aircraft carrier. Those ships are now mand requested the aircraft carrier deploy return to Norfolk, USNI News reported at escorting the USS Abraham Lincoln air- to the region early due to rising tensions WASHINGTON — The repairs to the the time. craft carrier in the Persian Gulf, accord- with Iran. USS Harry S. Truman are completed, Damaged components were replaced ing to USNI News. The Lincoln had its Now that the Truman is repaired, “every nearly three months after the aircraft car- effort is being made to make the carrier, rier returned to Norfolk, Va., for an elec- and tested to make certain there were no own deployment extended for an unknown trical malfunction, the Navy announced additional issues, according to the Navy. length of time because the Truman was air wing and sailors operationally ready Tuesday. They also determined the problem was not available to replace it, The Virginian- to deploy,” the Navy said in its statement. The repairs delayed the Truman from limited to the Truman and no other Nim- Pilot reported last month. The service did not say how soon the ship taking part in a planned deployment in itz-class ship. The Lincoln, which had been making its would deploy. September, according to USNI News. While the Truman was undergoing re- way across the world toward its new home- [email protected] During a pre deployment exercise in pairs, its escort ships, which include de- port in San Diego, has been in the Middle Twitter: @caitlinmkenney Thursday, November 14, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 MILITARY Coast Guard to name cutters after reservists

BY MATTHEW M. BURKE The Sen- after the tragedy. Stars and Stripes tinel-class “Pray for me and pray for these fast-re- people,” he said in his last words Two Sentinel-class fast-re- sponse cut- recorded on a home answering sponse cutters will be named for ters make up machine message for his wife, Coast Guard veterans who lost the backbone Newsday said. “I love you. I’ll talk their lives as first responders in of the Coast to you soon.” New York City on 9/11, the ser- Guard’s Palazzo also lost his life trying vice announced recently. coastal pa- to rescue people at the scene, the Petty Officer 2nd Class Vincent trol fleet. Coast Guard message said. Danz was a New York City police Danz They are “Helping other people came as officer with the Emergency Ser- responsible naturally as breathing to him,” vices Unit in the Bronx, and Petty for drug and Angela Danz-Donahue said of Officer 1st Class Jeffrey Palazzo migrant in- her late husband in the Defense was a New York City firefighter Department video. “Knowing for Rescue 5 on Staten Island terdiction, there will be a vessel at sea with when two planes struck the twin patrolling Vincent’s name is to know that he towers of the World Trade Center and protect- ing ports, will not be forgotten.” on Sept. 11, 2001. Nearly 3,000 JOHN HIGHTOWER/U.S. Coast Guard people died in the attacks. waterways At the Tuesday ceremony, Danz and Palazzo, both Coast Li sa Palazzo, center left, and Angela Danz-Donahue pose with Coast and coastal Palazzo’s widow, Lisa Palazzo, Guard reservists, were killed aid- Guard commandant Adm. Karl Schultz, center, after two cutters security, thanked attendees that included ing victims at the scene. were named after their late husbands in New York on Tuesday . Palazzo fishery pa- New York City Mayor Bill de Bla- “These cutters and their crews trols, search sio, police commissioner James will sail into storms when oth- other eight honorees include of the sacrifices made by the first and rescue and national defense. O’Neill and fire chief John Sud- ers turn and flee, and like their Coast Guard legends, pioneers responders on 9/11,” Schultz said, The ships are to be 154 feet nik because they had helped her namesakes, they will put service of gender and racial equality and according to a short video from long, with crews of 24, Newsday children learn more about the before self so others may live,” heroes of World War II. the ceremony released by the De- reported, citing Coast Guard of- type of man their father was. Coast Guard commandant Adm. Schultz formally announced fense Department. ficials. They will be built by Bol- “It was his nature to always Karl Schultz said during a cer- the decision regarding Danz and “The crews that will sail aboard linger Shipyards of Louisiana at a put others first and he contin- emony Tuesday in lower Manhat- Palazzo during the ceremony at future cutters Vincent Danz and cost of approximately $58 million ues to be a shining example for tan, according to WABC-TV New the East Coast WWII Memorial Jeff Palazzo will carry on the each. my children,” Lisa Palazzo said. York. in Battery Park, attended by the legacy of these two American he- Danz was believed to have been “The naming of this Coast Guard The Coast Guard first an- widows of both men. roes,” he added. on the fourth floor of the World cutter goes beyond what we could nounced Oct. 23 that Danz, Pala- “The ships bearing their names The cutters are slated to be Trade Center’s North Tower have ever hoped for. It’s an honor zzo and eight other “Coast Guard will be symbols of everything delivered starting in 2023, ac- when the buildings came down, he would not feel worthy of.” heroes” will have ships named our organizations stand for and cording to a Defense Department Newsday reported. His remains [email protected] for them in coming years. The they’ll serve as a visible reminder statement. were recovered three months Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, November 14, 2019 MILITARY New memorial to honor veterans of war on terrorism

BY STEVE BEYNON in combat since 2001. Stars and Stripes “The Global War on Terrorism is old enough to vote and it doesn’t WASHINGTON — The U.S. look like it’s going anywhere any- wars against terrorism have time soon,” said Gallagher, a Ma- lasted 18 years, and post-9/11 rine Corps veteran of the Iraq veterans and service members War. “Honoring their service, as could soon have a memorial on well as the the National Mall to honor their sacrifices service. ‘ Honoring of all those Reps. Jason Crow, D-Colo., and who have Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., intro- their served in duced a bill Tuesday to propose service, as the Global locations for a new memorial to War on Ter- honor veterans of the Global War well as the rorism, is on Terrorism. President Donald sacrifices overdue.” Trump approved the construc- of all those The me- tion of a new memorial in 2017, morial is and the proposed legislation des- who have funded ignates options of where to build served in through do- it in Washington. The three pos- nations to sible locations place the new me- the Global The Global morial near the Korean, Vietnam War on War on and World War II memorials. Terrorism, Terrorism “In some ways, these are be- Memorial coming forgotten conflicts,” said is overdue. ’ Foundation, SOURCES: Offices of Reps. Jason Crow and Mike Gallagher ANDREA VILLARI/Stars and Stripes Crow, an Army veteran of the Mike Gallagher a nonprofit wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. R-Wis. aiming to “I never pass an opportunity to raise about “This memorial, when built, is done in this country. But then gher. At that point, the National highlight these conflicts are still $50 million for the men and women who have again, the GWOT is a war unlike Capital Memorial Commission ongoing. We’ve been at this for al- for the project. The memorial is died fighting, those who continue any we have ever seen. This is our and the National Capital Planning most two decades.” in the early planning stages and to fight and those who are still nation’s first and only multi-gen- Commission will be able to select The proposed Global War on there aren’t any proposed designs joining the fight against terror- erational war. We cannot look to a final location for the memorial. Terrorism Memorial has a target yet. The price tag could increase ism,” Rodriguez wrote earlier past precedent on when memori- A World War I memorial is to open in 2024. It would be the depending on the memorial’s lo- this year in a blog post. als were built, as this conflict has also planned for Pershing Park first dedication to a war’s veter- cation and design, according to “By building a national memo- no precedent.” near the White House. It’s un- ans on the National Mall while Michael “Rod” Rodriguez, an rial in their honor, we are build- The bill is expected to pass eas- clear when the project will be the conflict is ongoing. Nearly Army Special Forces veteran and ing a memorial to a living war ily through Congress, according complete. 8,500 Americans have been killed CEO of the foundation. — something that’s never been to Rodriguez, Crow and Galla- [email protected] Cost: Homeland anti-terrorism measures are included in study’s estimates

FROM FRONT PAGE cannot shape informed opinions on the money borrowed to fund those operations. tractors have died. project — some 35 scholars, legal ex- courses of these wars, which are generally It also includes a projected price tag of Other deaths include more than 12,000 perts, human rights practitioners and viewed as “winding down” but continue to more than $1 trillion in future spending among U.S. allied troops, 173,000 in the physicians. cost thousands of lives in 2019. on medical care through fiscal year 2059 ranks of national military and police forc- “The budget of the Pentagon is difficult The Pentagon’s share of the spending for the men and women who have fought es, nearly 300,000 enemy fighters killed to weed through is an understatement,” includes the nearly $2 trillion since 2001 these wars, which is anticipated to grow and more than 310,000 civilian deaths. Reed said. “My hope is that this report will in overseas contingency operations funds further, even if the wars were to end in the Those tallies remain largely incomplete, continue to inform, educate and serve as a — the wartime spending coffers used to next year. Crawford said, estimating that civilian fund most operations in places such as Af- “That’s a very rough estimate,” Crawford resource as we consider these wars going deaths in war zones where Americans have ghanistan, Iraq and Syria. said. “I think it’s low-balling, honestly.” forward … to give us a better sense of the The Defense Department has added The costs of America’s post-9/11 wars in- operated could be twice those reported but costs of wars not in a snapshot, but the more than $900 billion to its base budgets clude not only money but the loss of lives, were impossible to verify. long-term costs. since those operations began, which it which the report estimated to have exceed- She urged better transparency from the “This should be for us (in Congress) a likely would not have needed in peacetime, ed 800,000 people. That tally includes com- Pentagon — and other federal institutions guide to our policies, our procedures and Crawford said. batants and noncombatants in countries — on budget decisions and ongoing opera- actions going forward.” But the project’s cost estimates consider including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, tions in the wars. The actual monetary and human costs of not only Pentagon wartime spending, but Syria and Yemen. “There’s a lot of blood and treasure these wars is difficult to discern, said Neta also about $1 trillion in spending on home- The report outlines the toll on Ameri- spent, but we’re not sure if [the wars] are Crawford, the report’s author and a Boston land anti-terrorism measures, $131 billion cans. Since operations were launched in successful,” Crawford said, highlighting University political science professor, who for State Department wartime spending, Afghanistan in the weeks after the 9/11 recent Pentagon estimates of the number of blasted the lack of budget transparency of $437 billion for veterans care through fis- attacks, 7,014 U.S. service members have Taliban fighters in Afghanistan that show federal institutions including the Pentagon cal year 2020 and $925 billion of interest died in American wars, 22 Pentagon civil- strength similar to what it held in 2001 and and departments of Veterans Affairs and payments that the United States will pay on ians have been killed and 7,950 U.S. con- estimates of Islamic State fighters in Iraq Homeland Security. In recent years, Crawford asserted those and Syria that show the group might still institutions have made accessing informa- boast 35,000 to 100,000 fighters following tion on how they spend taxpayer dollars ‘ its loss of territory earlier this year. more difficult, including where money is So how successful is the strategy and how “So how successful is the strategy and being spent overseas because items that successful could it be? … We can’t assess in some how successful could it be?” she asked. “… were once reported are now “disappearing We can’t assess in some instances what from the budget.” instances what those answers are. ’ those answers are.” She argued Wednesday that without Neta Crawford [email protected] proper accounting, the American public author of report Twitter: @CDicksteinDC Thursday, November 14, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 WAR ON TERRORISM Leaders meet amid strained US-Turkey ties

BY DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press US military imagery WASHINGTON — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Donald Trump met shows possible abuses Wednesday as relations between the NATO allies are at their low- est point in decades, with Turkey by Turk-backed forces drifting closer to Russia and An- kara facing a Washington back- BY MISSY RYAN has backed away from an imme- lash over its offensive against The Washington Post diate full withdrawal from Syria, Kurds in Syria. it is repositioning forces there Erdogan and Trump have a dif- Footage captured by U.S. sur- and has scaled back its mission ficult agenda. They will discuss veillance aircraft over northern Turkey’s decision to buy a Rus- Syria has documented several against ISIS. The militant group sian air defense system despite its incidents that military officials no longer holds territory but is membership in NATO and its in- say may constitute war crimes on believed to retain an important cursion into Syria to attack Kurd- the part of Turkish-backed forces insurgent capability. ish forces who have fought with there, a U.S. official said. The American repositioning the U.S. against Islamic State. If verified, the imagery could has allowed Russian and Syrian The issues threaten to jeopardize provide credibility to allega- government forces to enter areas /AP a potentially lucrative trade deal EVAN VUCCI tions that the offensive Turkey that they had been shut out of for between the two countries. President Donald Trump met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip launched over Western objections years, strengthening the position last month has resulted in repeat- The leaders’ news conference, Erdogan at the White House on Wednesday, as relations between the of Syrian President Bashar Assad following a meeting with Repub- ed abuses against Syrian Kurds two NATO allies are at their lowest point in decades. in his quest to reclaim all Syrian lican lawmakers at the White who have been an important U.S. partner against Islamic State. territory. House, gave Trump a stage to ratist group that’s been fighting troops in Syria out of the way of A U.S. military official, who The Turkish offensive, officially counter the first public hearings inside Turkey since the 1980s. invading Turkish troops, a deci- in the House impeachment inqui- spoke on the condition of ano- named “Operation Peace Spring,” “This is not the time or place sion that critics said amounted to ry. Just before warmly welcom- nymity to discuss an internal has further disrupted U.S. rela- to be extending hospitality and abandoning America’s Kurdish ing Erdogan to the White House, assessment, cautioned that it re- tions with Turkey, a NATO ally, at exchanging niceties with a dicta- allies to be attacked. Trump tweeted that the House mains difficult based on the aer- a time when Ankara’s decision to tor,“ said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Trump administration offi- Democrats were “trying to stop ial footage alone to definitively New Hampshire Democrat who cials have said the president told acquire air defense systems from me, because I’m fighting for you. determine what occurred in two Russia already had created sig- sits on the Foreign Relations and Turkey not to invade Syria. But similar incidents along a major And I’ll never let that happen.“ nificant strain. Armed Services committees. when Erdogan insisted, they say, Syrian highway in mid-October. Trump notes Turkey has been Despite those objections, a critical U.S. ally for decades In the Senate, two Democrats Trump moved 28 Green Berets The imagery suggests that Trump approved Erdogan’s visit and cites the economic upside introduced legislation denounc- operating on the Turkey-Syria fighters from a group armed and to the relationship as a reason to ing Turkey’s targeting of jour- border so they wouldn’t be caught funded by Turkey, which the Pen- after the Turkish government overcome the differences. Some nalists, political opponents, in a crossfire between Turkish- tagon identifies as the Turkish agreed to a U.S.-brokered cease- lawmakers say Erdogan should dissidents, minorities and others. backed forces and the Kurds. Supported Opposition , may have fire deal that cemented a Kurdish never have been invited to the They said the Turkish govern- A State Department official apprehended two Syrian Kurds withdrawal from certain areas of White House in the first place. ment had imprisoned more than said Trump is not rewarding Er- and shot them, the official said, northern Syria. Last month, the House over- 80,000 Turkish citizens, closed dogan with a White House visit but added that it is not seen as whelmingly passed a bill to sanc- more than 1,500 non-governmen- but is conducting diplomacy. The conclusive proof. tion senior Turkish officials and tal organizations on terrorism- official said high-level consulta- The existence of the videos, its army for the military incur- related grounds and dismissed tions are needed because of the each titled “Alleged TSO Civ Cas sion into Syria to fight the Kurds. or suspended more than 130,000 volatile situation in Syria that has Shooting,” was first reported by Erdogan sees Kurdish forces in civil servants from their jobs. displaced tens of thousands of The Wall Street Journal. Syria as an extension of a sepa- In October, Trump moved U.S. people. Recordings of the incidents, which were first viewed in real time, were referred to se- nior levels of the Pentagon for Ankara says it recently captured broader discussions within the administration. The U.S. military also is track- an ‘important’ ISIS figure in Syria ing other possible abuses by the Turkish-backed forces that have BY SUZAN FRASER following criticism that its recent 39, and said he was an American been reported by activists or lead- ers from the Syrian Democratic Associated Press military offensive to drive Syr- citizen of Jordanian background. ian Kurdish fighters from north- An Associated Press journalist Forces, a Kurdish-led group that ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s east Syria would lead to an ISIS at the Greek side of the border, U.S. special operations troops interior minister said Wednesday resurgence. said the man stood some 50 yards have worked closely with in Syria that his country’s forces have Since the incursion, Turkey away from the Turkish passport for four years. The Turkish-backed forces captured an “important“ figure is also engaged in a push to de- control on the Turkish side of the are seeking to push the Kurd- within Islamic State, in Syria. port foreign ISIS members who no man’s land, with one or two Suleyman Soylu said the sus- ish group, which Ankara sees as are held in Turkish prisons or Turkish border soldiers and four pect is still being interrogated but a terrorist threat, back from the in Syria. Three foreign ISIS sus- other men. did not identify the person or pro- area near Syria’s border with pects — from the United States, A car with Turkish number vide further details. Turkey. Denmark and Germany — were plates approached, along with “We recently captured an im- News of the footage came to portant man within [ISIS] in deported on Monday, while an of- four men on foot, with the man in light on the eve of Turkish Presi- Syria. He has given information ficial said seven Germans would the car addressing the ISIS sus- dent Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s on the things he did. His interro- be expelled on Thursday. Turkey pect as “Mohammad.” The ISIS visit to Washington, an event that gation is continuing,” Soylu said. also plans to soon deport two Irish suspect turned around and asked has intensified criticism of Presi- Turkey has said it captured and and 11 French nationals. in an American accent if he would dent Donald Trump’s Syria pol- detained several members of the On Wednesday, a suspected be “able to speak today.” The icy. Many Democrats and some family of ISIS leader Abu Bakr ISIS member was seen in a heav- Turkish man replied “maybe.” Republicans say Trump erred al-Baghdadi, including one of his ily militarized no man’s land Asked to comment on the re- in making an abrupt decision in wives, his sister and a daughter. between Turkey and Greece for ports about the man, Turkish October to pull U.S. forces back Al-Baghdadi blew himself up a third straight day. Greek of- President Recep Tayyip Erdo- from positions in northern Syria, during an Oct. 26 raid by U.S. ficials have said Turkey tried to gan said Tuesday: “Whether they opening the way for Erdogan to Special Forces on his heavily expel the man, a U.S. national, to are stuck there at the border it launch a long-promised offensive fortified safe house in the Syrian Greece but Athens refused him doesn’t concern us. We will con- against Syrian Kurds there. province of Idlib. entry. tinue to send them. Whether they The Pentagon has been scram- Turkey has been publicizing Turkish media have identified take them or not, it is not our bling to adjust to Trump’s deci- its efforts to catch ISIS members, him as Mohammad Darwis B., concern.“ sion. While the administration PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, November 14, 2019 WAR/MILITARY Car bombing in Kabul kills 12, including 3 kids

BY J.P. LAWRENCE a day after President Ashraf Stars and Stripes Ghani announced that the Afghan government would free three KABUL, Afghanistan — high-level Taliban leaders in ex- Twelve people were killed and change for at least 20 wounded Wednesday the release of when a car bomb exploded in the two profes- ‘ As PHOTOS BY RAHMAT GUL/AP north of Kabul, shattering weeks sors from the of relative calm in the Afghan Afghans American Foreign and Afghan security personnel gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul on Wednesday. capital, officials said. demand University of The attack at 7:25 a.m. oc- peace, Afghanistan, ceasefire rather than a car bomb curred near an Interior Ministry who have killing civilians/children,” Kobia building, not far from the city’s terrorists been held tweeted. airport, said Interior Ministry answer captive by the The attack comes during a deputy spokeswoman Marwa Taliban since with deadly year for civilians in Af- Amini. 2016. ghanistan. The United Nations NATO forces and the Air violence. The bomb- has said more than 2,500 civil- Force’s 438th Air Expeditionary ’ ing drew con- ians have been killed and 5,500 Wing are housed in the airport, Nick Kay demnation on wounded in the first nine months but a Resolute Support spokes- NATO senior Twitter from of 2019. man said no service members civilian senior West- “I strongly condemn today’s were killed or wounded in the representative to ern officials, blast. Afghanistan including Eu- #Kabul attack, killing & injur- Three children were killed in ropean Union ing civilians including children,” the attack, not five as reported special envoy for Afghanistan tweeted NATO senior civilian earlier, Amini said. Four foreign Roland Kobia. representative to Afghanistan employees of Canadian private “I would have thought that an Nick Kay. “As Afghans demand security firm GardaWorld were important gesture such as the peace, terrorists answer with among the injured, she said. release of high-profile Taliban violence.” No one has yet claimed respon- prisoners would be honoured [email protected] Damage is shown from the bomb that detonated during the morning sibility for the attack, which came & saluted by something like a Twitter: @jplawrence3 commute. Schumer raises concerns over Army’s use of TikTok app

BY LOLITA C. BALDOR government and intelligence to an official. On the app, people share short guidance on individual social Associated Press collection. The committee does not com- videos, often set to music. media platforms, but instead is- “While I recognize that the ment on specific cases, but an Faced with recruiting strug- sues broader recommendations. WASHINGTON — The Army’s Army must adapt its recruiting official familiar with the matter gles, the Army over the past year “Threats posed by social media use of a China-owned video app techniques in order to attract said preliminary discussions are has begun to shift to more online are not unique to TikTok, though called TikTok as part of a new young Americans to serve, I urge underway. The official spoke on communications, saying that they may certainly be greater on campaign to recruit young people you to assess the potential nation- condition of anonymity to discuss young people are now more inter- into the service is raising con- al security risks posed by China- internal deliberations. ested in connecting online rather that platform, and DOD person- cerns on Capitol Hill. owned technology companies Lt. Col. Audricia Harris, a than in person. As a result, the nel must be cautious when mak- Democratic Sen. Chuck Schum- before choosing to utilize certain spokeswoman for McCarthy, said Army is sending teams of recruit- ing any public or social media er sent a letter to Army Secre- platforms,” Schumer, D-N.Y., said Tuesday that the Army is aware ers into popular gaming contests post,” he said. tary Ryan McCarthy asking in the letter. of the TikTok concerns. such as Ultimate Fighter, Madden Schumer also asked the U.S. about potential national security His comments came in the “While these concerns are Football or the addictive Fortnite: intelligence community to assess risks posed by the social media wake of broader U.S. interest in not unique to any specific social Battle Royale, an online survival national security risks of TikTok platform. TikTok, which is used by millions media platform, we take matters game. And recruiters are allowed and other Chinese-owned content Schumer said national secu- of young adults and teenagers. of security seriously and make to use online apps to reach young platforms in the U.S. rity experts have raised concerns The U.S. Committee on Foreign every effort to ensure our force is people. In his letter to McCarthy, about TikTok’s collection and Investment in the United States, safeguarding sensitive and per- The issue has also been raised handling of user data, including which reviews acquisitions by sonal information,” Harris said. as a wider concern for Defense Schumer asked if the Army con- personal information, locations foreign firms, has started a pre- TikTok has said its data is not Department personnel. Lt. Col. sulted with the intelligence com- and other content. And he noted liminary review of TikTok owner subject to Chinese law and that it Uriah Orland, a Pentagon spokes- munity about TikTok and other that Chinese laws compel com- ByteDance’s acquisition of an- does not remove content based on man, said the Defense Depart- China-owned platforms, or if panies to cooperate with China’s other app, Musical.ly, according “sensitivities related to China.” ment doesn’t provide specific there were future plans to do so. Thursday, November 14, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 MILITARY Navy says it did not receive an order to end Black Sea patrols

BY JOHN VANDIVER as a special adviser on Ukraine Stars and Stripes until July, told the House’s se- lect committee on intelligence STUTTGART, Germany — that Trump was upset in January The Navy said it never received about a CNN report on a Navy pa- an order to halt warship maneu- trol in the Black Sea. vers in the Black Sea earlier this He told then-national security year, despite testimony in a con- adviser John Bolton to end the gressional impeachment hearing mission, according to Anderson’s that President Donald Trump testimony released by lawmakers asked for the cancellation after Yoeruek Isik Monday. he heard about it on television. “I can’t speculate as to why. “U.S. 6th Fleet conducted our With Istanbul in the background, the USS Donald Cook heads for the Black Sea in January . The Navy is naval operations in the Black But that, that operation was can- disputing a claim that President Donald Trump ordered warship maneuvers in the Black Sea halted. Sea region as scheduled in Janu- celed,” he said, adding that pa- ary and February 2019,” Cmdr. trols resumed in February. where they train with regional boost their presence by conduct- intervention in the country and Kyle Raines, a spokesman for However, NAVEUR said allies to deter potential Russian ing more port visits and boost- eventual seizure of the Crimean Naval Forces Europe-Africa, said Wednesday that no missions in aggression. ing intelligence gathering in the Peninsula. Wednesday. the Black Sea were canceled or The area also has been a flash- region. “So it was a pretty robust mes- The question about a dis- aborted in January. point between Ukraine and Rus- Anderson said patrols in the sage to the Russians that we are ruption in the Navy’s mission The USS Fort McHenry con- sia. In November 2018, Russia Black Sea were part of a broader not taking this,” Anderson said. emerged during Congress’ im- ducted maneuvers in the Black opened fire on three Ukrainian effort to foster a stronger re- “We are taking this seriously and peachment inquiry into whether Sea in early January. That was vessels at the Kerch Strait, a nar- sponse to Russia after the clash at not lying down.” Trump withheld military support followed by a patrol that month row passage that connects the the Kerch Strait. In later back-channel diplo- for Ukraine to pressure Kyiv into by the USS Donald Cook, which Black Sea to the Sea of Azov. One key U.S. Navy patrol, he macy talks, Anderson said “they launching an investigation into visited Georgia, NAVEUR said. After the confrontation, the said, was a port visit in Febru- (the Russians) admitted this was political rival Joe Biden and his The service carried out simi- U.S. called on allies to demon- ary by the USS Donald Cook to a very sharp message that they son, Hunter. lar operations in February. It has strate more support for Ukraine. Ukraine’s port of Odessa, which heard loud and clear.” Christopher Anderson, a U.S. become routine for the Navy to In April, NATO members re- was timed to the five-year an- [email protected] foreign service officer who served send warships into the Black Sea, sponded with an agreement to niversary of Russia’s military Twitter: @john_vandiver PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, November 14, 2019 NATION

J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP From left: Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn.; Daniel Goldman, director of investigations for the House Intelligence Committee Democrats; House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif, the ranking member; Steve Castor, the Republican’s staff attorney; and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, gather for the opening of the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump’s efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents on Capitol Hill on Wednesday . Hearings: Panel hears from 2 veteran foreign service officers

FROM FRONT PAGE fered counterprogramming. crats are advancing their impeachment vague bar for impeachment, and there’s no Not inappropriate, let alone impeachable, Moments after the hearings began, his sham,” he said. consensus yet that Trump’s actions at the countered the intelligence panel’s top Re- reelection machine sent out an email blast: Both Taylor and the other public witness, heart of the inquiry meet the threshold of publican, Rep. Devin Nunes, of California. “FAKE IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS George Kent, a deputy assistant secretary “high crimes and misdemeanors.” Trump “would have a perfectly good HAVE BEGUN! ... I WANT TO RAISE 3 at the State Department, defied White Trump calls the whole thing a “witch reason for wanting to find out what hap- MILLION DOLLARS IN THE NEXT 24 House instructions not to testify. They both hunt,” a retort that echoes then-President pened” if there were indications that HOURS.” received subpoenas to appear. Richard Nixon’s own defense. Ukraine meddled in the 2016 presidential At the start, Rep. Adam Schiff, the Dem- The veteran foreign service officers At its core, the inquiry stems from election, he said. ocratic chairman of the Intelligence Com- delivered heartfelt history lessons about Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukraine’s National security officials have told Con- mittee, outlined the question at the core Ukraine, a young and hopeful democracy, newly elected president, Volodymyr Zel- gress they don’t believe Ukraine meddled of the impeachment inquiry — whether situated next to Russia but reaching out to enskiy, when he asked Zelenskiy for “a in the 2016 election. the president used his office to pressure the West. favor.” The hearing Wednesday was the Ukraine officials for personal political Kent, in his opening remarks, directly Trump wanted the Ukraine government first public session of the impeachment gain. contradicted a core complaint against Joe to investigate Democrats in the 2016 elec- inquiry . “The matter is as simple and as terrible Biden being raised by allies of the White tion and his potential 2020 rival, Joe Biden, It’s the first chance for America, and as that,” said Schiff of California. “Our House, saying he never heard any U.S. offi- all while holding as leverage military aid the rest of the world, to see and hear for answer to these questions will affect not cial try to shield a Ukraine company from the young democracy relies on as it con- themselves about Trump’s actions toward only the future of this presidency but the investigations. fronts an aggressive Russia. Ukraine and consider whether they are, in future of the presidency itself, and what Kent acknowledged that he himself The anonymous whistleblower first fact, impeachable offenses. kind of conduct or misconduct the Ameri- raised concerns in 2015 about the then- alerted officials to concerns about the An anonymous whistleblower’s com- can people may come to expect from their vice president’s son, Hunter Biden, being phone call. The White House released a plaint to the intelligence community’s in- commander in chief.” on the board of Burisma, a Ukraine gas rough transcript of the conversation, with spector general — including that Trump Republican lawmakers immediately company. He warned that it could give portions deleted. had pressed Ukraine’s president to investi- pushed Democrats to hear in closed ses- the “perception of a conflict of interest.” Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pe- gate Democratic foe Joe Biden and Bidens’ sion from the anonymous whistleblower. But Kent indicated no one from the U.S. losi was initially reluctant to launch a for- son and was holding up U.S. military aid Schiff denied the request at the time but was protecting the company from inves- mal impeachment inquiry. But she pressed — ignited the rare inquiry now unfolding said it would be considered later. tigations in Ukraine as Republicans have ahead in September after the whistleblow- in Congress. “We will do everything necessary to pro- implied. er’s complaint. The country has been here only three tect the whistleblower’s identity,” Schiff “Let me be clear; however, I did not Over the past month, witness after wit- times before, and never against the 21st- declared. witness any efforts by any U.S. official to ness has appeared behind closed doors to century backdrop of real-time com- Nunes accused the Democratic majority shield Burisma from scrutiny,” Kent said. tell the investigators what they know. mentary, including from the Republican of conducting a “scorched -earth” effort to The career diplomat did not go into detail Whether Wednesday’s proceedings president himself. The proceedings were take down the president after the special about the issues central to the impeach- begin to end a presidency or help secure being broadcast live, and on social media, counsel’s Russia investigation into the ment inquiry, but he voiced his concerns Trump’s position, it was certain his chaotic from a packed hearing room on Capitol 2016 election failed to spark impeachment with them. term had finally arrived at a place he could Hill. proceedings. “I do not believe the United States should not control and a force — the constitutional The session unfolded in measured, qui- “We’re supposed to take these people at ask other countries to engage in selective, system of checks and balances — that he etly dramatic tones. Taylor, a former Army face value when they trot out new allega- politically associated investigations or could not ignore. infantry leader, his voice weathered after a tions?” said Nunes, a top Trump ally. prosecutions against opponents of those in Unlike the Watergate hearings and 50-year career in foreign service, paused He derided what he called the “cultlike power, because such selective actions un- Nixon, there is not yet a “cancer-on-the- for sips of water during what he acknowl- atmosphere in the basement of the Capi- dermine the rule of law regardless of the presidency” moment galvanizing public edged was a lengthy recitation of facts. It tol” where investigators have been inter- country,” he said. opinion. Nor is there the national shrug, took 40 minutes. viewing witnesses behind closed doors So far, the narrative being unspooled in as happened when Bill Clinton’s impeach- The scene, with Republican questioning for weeks. Transcripts of those interviews weeks of investigations for the inquiry is ment ultimately didn’t result in his removal still to come, was offering the credibility have been released. splitting Americans, mostly along the same from office. It’s perhaps most like the par- that Democrats wanted to set the stage and Nunes called the Ukraine matter a “low lines as Trump’s unusual presidency. tisanship-infused impeachment of Andrew sway public opinions, but Trump still of- rent” sequel to the Russia probe. “Demo- The Constitution sets a dramatic but Johnson after the Civil War. Thursday, November 14, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 NATION Group of senators push for online protections for vets Pentagon says F-35 falls

BY STEVE BEYNON scams and commercial fraud. Stars and Stripes The VVA’s report found known Russian propaganda and similar WASHINGTON — Some Sen- politically divisive content that ate Democrats are pressing the targets service members and vet- short in 5 key metrics departments of Defense and erans is being spread by agents Veterans Affairs on what ef- from at least 30 foreign countries, Bloomberg Behler said in the prepared re- proaching, analysis to date shows forts the agencies are taking with concentrations in Eastern marks. “In short, for all variants, that neither the Marine Corps nor to protect veterans and service Europe and Vietnam. The Pentagon’s chief weapons aircraft are breaking down more Navy F-35 models are currently members from online foreign dis- The bogus information target- tester said the next-generation F- information, fraud efforts and spy often than planned and taking “on track” to meet their reliabil- ing troops and veterans is large- 35 jet continues to fall short of full longer to fix.” recruitment. ly geared toward affecting the combat readiness targets and, de- ity metrics even as they log more Twenty senators signed letters His statement is a reality check hours, according to the latest 2020 election in President Don- spite some progress on reliability just weeks after the Pentagon and sent Monday to Defense Secre- ald Trump’s favor, according to issues, all three versions of the assessment. tary Mark Esper and VA Secre- Lockheed Martin announced that Among the key lagging metrics the VVA report. Foreign agents fighter are breaking down “more they finalized the largest contract tary Robert Wilkie urging action cited by Behler are “mean flight will often create seemingly pro- often than planned.” in the program’s history, a deal to protect veterans and service hours between critical failure” veteran social media pages and None of the Air Force, Marines valued at $34 billion for 478 addi- members after a two-year study — a data point that refers to the sprinkle in propaganda and junk and Navy variants of the Lock- tional aircraft. About $27 billion found the military community is time between failures that result information to misinform veter- heed Martin fighter are meet- worth of F-35s have already been targeted through social media by in the loss of capability to per- ans purposely about politics. ing their five key “reliability or placed on contract even though foreign agents. A Facebook page called “Vets form a mission-critical task, or maintainability metrics,” Robert the program hasn’t completed all In September, Vietnam Veter- for Trump” was operated by mean time between part remov- Behler, the Pentagon’s director of its combat testing and struggles ans of America, a nonprofit vet- agents from the U.K. and Mace- operational testing, said in pre- with reliability. als for replacement from the sup- erans advocacy group, released donia from April to August and pared remarks Wednesday be- The program continues in its ply chain. a report that found “persistent, amassed more than 131,000 fol- fore two House Armed Services most rigorous phase of combat Significantly, while the F-35 pervasive, and coordinated online lowers, according to the VVA’s re- Committee panels. testing, a stage that will stretch fleet demonstrated, over short pe- targeting of American service port. The report also noted agents The House subcommittees are into next year. So far, 458 jets riods, “high mission capability” members, veterans, and their running pages are often from mul- reviewing the $428 billion pro- have been fielded out of about rates reflecting the percentage of families by foreign entities who tiple countries and in some cases gram’s status and progress recov- 3,500 planned purchases by U.S. time jets are safe to fly and able to seek to disrupt American democ- with no geographic commonali- ering from years of cost overruns and allies from Australia to Po- perform at least one specific mis- racy.” The report also found evi- ties and language barriers. and production delays. land. Pentagon approval for full- sion, the jets “lagged” by “a large dence of interference in the 2020 “This page posts explicitly pro- “The operational suitability of rate production, delayed from margin” the more complete mea- election cycle targeting veterans Trump and anti-Democratic-can- the F-35 fleet remains at a level December, looms for 2020. sure of “Full Mission Capable” on most major social media plat- didate messages and memes. The below service expectations,” Even with that 2020 target ap- status, he wrote. forms, similar to efforts by Russia page also posts pro-Russia/Putin, during the 2016 U.S. elections. pro-Assange/WikiLeaks, as well “We write to inquire about the as anti-Robert-Mueller and anti- current efforts by the Department FBI content,” according to the of Defense to educate service senator’s letter. members and DoD civilian em- To appear more legitimate, ployees about online disinforma- malicious foreign agents recruit tion campaigns and other malign Americans to moderate social influence operations by Russian, media pages intended to distrib- Chinese, and other foreign enti- ute propaganda, according to ties and individuals,” the senators the VVA report. To be more dis- wrote. “While DoD is currently creet, not all posts are memes authorized to provide training to intended to misinform or lam- all service members and DoD ci- poon Democrats. The pages talk vilian employees about measures about veterans benefits and give by the Russian government and out legitimate information in be- its proxies to influence and re- tween posting memes of Demo- cruit service members as part of crats or bolstering the Trump its malign influence campaign, administration. the department is not formally re- One Facebook page, “Veterans quired to provide this training.” of Vietnam,” with nearly 160,000 The senators, who include pres- followers at one time, has had idential candidates Sens. Eliza- agents in Russia, Ukraine and beth Warren, D-Mass.; Bernie Italy. The page has been bol- Sanders, I-Vt.; Kamala Harris, stered by at least three dedicated D-Calif.; and Amy Klobuchar, Russia-generated, Vietnam vet- D-Minn., are asking the Defense eran-focused websites that were Department and VA to respond by created to build the page’s cred- Dec. 6 on how the agencies plan to ibility by sharing information train service members and edu- about the Vietnam War and veter- cate veterans on how to identify ans benefits, VVA said. malicious foreign agents online Foreign page administrators and how to avoid falling victim to are also posing as legitimate vet- propaganda and fraud. eran organizations to extort vet- The letters were sent as public erans and service members. In hearings start Wednesday in the one case, the VVA found foreign impeachment inquiry against Snapchat and Instagram accounts President Donald Trump. The using VVA’s name and logo to lure impeachment inquiry centers its supporters into participating around Trump’s willingness to re- in fraudulent fundraising. quest the Ukrainian government While Russia is largely focused investigate former Vice President on election interference and dis- Joe Biden, a Democratic candi- information, the senators wrote date for president in 2020. Trump they are concerned about the has routinely disputed Russia in- VVA’s findings that the Chinese terfered in the 2016 election, and are targeting troops and intelli- Democrats have contended he is gence officials to recruit as spies. downplaying or ignoring threats “Fake accounts are also being against U.S. elections. utilized by hostile Chinese intel- House lawmakers were also ligence services to connect with planning to discuss a similar issue high-ranking and influential in a Wednesday afternoon hear- members of the intelligence and ing. It was slated to explore mis- defense communities centered in use of veterans’ identification for and around Washington, D.C.,” the dissemination of fake news, according to the VVA report. political propaganda, romance [email protected] PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, November 14, 2019 NATION Artic blast chills northeastern US

Associated Press in New York City; Buffalo, N.Y.; An arctic blast that sent shivers Burlington, Vt.; and parts of Ohio. across the Midwest spread across More daily records were broken the eastern U.S. on Wednesday, Wednesday morning in Burling- with bitter weather establishing ton, along with several locations new cold-temperature records in Pennsylvania. from Mississippi to Maine. The temperature dropped to Temperatures dipped to single 18 degrees in Birmingham, Ala., digits early Wednesday across early Wednesday, breaking the parts of the Northeast, and unsea- previous low record of 22 degrees, sonably cold weather extended to set in 1911. More than 100 other the Gulf Coast. Forecasters pro- sites in Alabama also reached jected even lower temperatures historic lows. late Wednesday and early Thurs- In Greenville, Miss., the tem- day in some locations. perature dropped to 17 degrees , The frigid air mass produced midwinter conditions, said Mark breaking a record of 23 degrees Bloomer, a meteorologist with set 108 years ago. Even the Gulf National Weather Service in Car- Coast saw temperatures below TODD BERKEY, THE (JOHNSTOWN, PA.) TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT/AP ibou, Maine. freezing, producing “sea smoke” Record low temperatures for as chilly air moved over warmer A pedestrian walks through a snow squall in downtown Johnstown, Pa., on Tuesday . Snow and icy the date were recorded Tuesday water. conditions are hitting parts of Pennsylvania and the rest of the Northeast. Teen with damaged Court rules against lungs from vaping has double transplant warrantless searches

BY DEREK HAWKINS of cellphones, laptops The Washington Post BY STEVE LEBLANC Doctors in Michigan said Tuesday they had per- By the numbers formed what they believe is the first double lung Associated Press transplant on a patient whose lungs were damaged BOSTON — A federal court in from vaping, highlighting the extreme steps medi- Boston has ruled that warrantless cal experts are taking as they confront a nationwide U.S. government searches of the rash of vaping-related illnesses. 40.9K phones and laptops of interna- The medical team from Detroit’s Henry Ford tional travelers at airports and Hospital said the patient, a 17-year-old male, un- other U.S. ports of entry violate The number of electronic derwent the roughly six-hour transplant surgery on the Fourth Amendment. device searches at U.S. Oct. 15. He spent a month on a life-support machine Tuesday’s ruling in U.S. Dis- after suffering “complete lung failure” and would trict Court came in a lawsuit filed ports of entry during fiscal have faced “certain death” without the operation, PAUL SANCYA/AP by the American Civil Liberties year 2019, according according to the doctors. Dr. Hassan Nemeh shows areas of a patient’s Union and the Electronic Fron- to Customs and Border The teen’s family described him as an athlete who lungs at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit on Tuesday. tier Foundation on behalf of 11 was in perfect health before he was admitted to the A medical team there performed a double travelers whose smartphones and Protection statistics. hospital in early September with what appeared lung transplant for a patient whose lungs were laptops were searched without to be pneumonia. Within weeks, his condition had irreparably damaged from vaping. individualized suspicion at U.S. become so dire that he shot to the top of a national ports of entry. transplant list, where most patients spend months literally we had to deliver it out of the chest,” he said. ACLU attorney Esha Bhandari 414M waiting for a donor. “This is an evil that I haven’t faced before.” said the ruling strengthens the Surgeons said they were aghast when they first The extraordinary operation underscored the se- Fourth Amendment protections examined him. verity of the public health crisis that has unfolded of international travelers who The number of travelers “What I saw in his lungs was nothing that I’ve ever across the country as vaping products have surged enter the United States. processed at U.S. ports seen before, and I’ve been doing lung transplants for in popularity. The number of electronic de- of entry during fiscal 20 years,” Dr. Hassan Nemeh, the hospital’s surgi- Vaping-related illnesses have killed at least 39 vice searches at U.S. ports of year 2019, according cal director of thoracic organ transplant, said in a people and put more than 2,000 in the hospital since entry has increased significantly, Tuesday news conference. late March when reports of vape users suffering the ACLU said. Last year, the to Customs and Border “There was an enormous amount of inflammation pneumonia-like symptoms began to proliferate, government conducted more Protection statistics. than 33,000 searches, almost four and scarring in addition to multiple spots of dead according to the Centers for Disease Control and SOURCE: The Associated Press tissue. And the lung itself was so firm and scarred, Prevention. times the number from just three years prior. Documents filed as part of the lawsuit claim the scope of the added that agents are searching warrantless searches has expand- the electronic devices of not only US Catholic bishops elect 1st Hispanic leader ed to assist in enforcement of tax, targeted individuals but their as- bankruptcy, environmental and sociates, friends and relatives. Associated Press said Gomez, whose predominant- border as a “tragedy” and said consumer protection laws, gath- Customs and Border Protec- tion said in a statement that while BALTIMORE — Archbishop ly Hispanic archdiocese of 4 mil- he witnessed the “suffering of ering intelligence and advancing criminal investigations. it does not comment on matters in Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, an lion Catholics is the largest in the the people there” during visits to The court documents also said litigation, in fiscal year 2019, the immigrant from Mexico, pledged U.S. “I think it is a blessing for the south Texas cities last year. agents with U.S. Customs and department processed more than Latino community.” “It’s an essential cause,” he to push for a more welcoming im- Border Protection and U.S. Im- 414 million travelers at U.S. ports migration system after winning The issue of immigration is said of overhauling immigration migration and Customs Enforce- of entry. During that period, it election Tuesday as the first His- personal to Gomez, who has rela- policy. “Our encouragement to ment consider requests from conducted 40,913 border search- panic to head the U.S. Conference tives and friends on both sides elected officials is to find a good, other government agencies in de- es of electronic devices, repre- of Catholic Bishops. of the U.S.-Mexico border. He solid immigration reform that al- termining whether to search trav- senting less than .01% of arriving “I’m humbled by your support,” described the situation at the lows people to move legally.” elers’ electronic devices. They international travelers. Thursday, November 14, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 NATION Hackers struggled to spread DNC emails; WikiLeaks helped

BY CRAIG TIMBERG duced using data provided to the Senate Intelligence The Washington Post Committee and gives the most complete account yet of the social media operations of the GRU. It was re- The Russian military hackers who stole tens of leased by the Stanford Internet Observatory, with thousands of sensitive Democratic Party documents research manager Renee DiResta as the lead author. in 2016 struggled to disseminate their bounty online DiResta also has worked as part of the Technical Ad- — at least until anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks joined visory Group for the Senate committee. the effort, according to a report released Tuesday The report found that the GRU, in targeting the night. United States and other countries, set up phony think The report, prepared by analyzing data Face- tanks and news organizations, created fake online book provided to the Senate Intelligence Commit- personas and pushed racially divisive online mes- tee, found that the Russian military hackers sought sages through Facebook pages it created, including to publicize the documents as early as June 14 that “Baltimore is Everywhere” and “Michael Brown year through a post on Facebook that said, “Check Memorial.” Then-special counsel Robert Mueller III restricted documents leaked from Hillary Clinton’s indicted 12 GRU officers last year for their alleged ELISE AMENDOLA/AP presidential campaign staff” and provided a link to role in seeking to disrupt the U.S. election. an online trove. But despite the potentially explosive Republican presidential candidate and former South Carolina “One thing this report shows is that what happens contents, the post on the “DCLeaks” page generated Gov. Mark Sanford announced he is ending his longshot 2020 on social media doesn’t stay isolated to social media,” just 11 “likes,” 17 shares and zero comments. presidential bid in Concord, N.H., on Tuesday. Direct messages to American journalists, made said Sen. Mark Warner, of Virginia, the top Demo- through a fictitious Twitter persona called Guccifer crat on the Intelligence Committee. “Platforms like 2.0, generated a spate of news coverage soon after. Facebook can also serve as the launching pad for But that was modest compared with the deluge that narratives that spread throughout the information Sanford drops GOP came five weeks later, on July 22, when WikiLeaks ecosystem. These big platforms need to do a better published the documents and tweeted a link to its 3.2 job of making sure they don’t become tools for Rus- million followers. sian manipulation of American voters, and respon- presidential challenge The revelations from the stolen documents, many sible actors need to take serious stock of how they of which were embarrassing emails showing party interact with, rely on and amplify the information BY HUNTER WOODALL be missed.” found on those platforms.” officials appearing to favor Clinton over her rival for Associated Press In an interview, Walsh said he the presidential nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Many researchers who have studied Russia’s ef- never understood why Sanford soon spread widely enough to prompt the Democratic forts to influence the 2016 presidential race have CONCORD, N.H. — Mark San- entered the race. chairwoman to resign on the eve of the party’s na- pointed to the publication of the Democratic Party ford dropped his challenge to “This isn’t about the debt and tional convention. documents as especially effective at disrupting the President Donald Trump for the this isn’t about tariffs and it’s The hacking campaign’s outreach efforts, executed election, which Republican Donald Trump narrowly Republican presidential nomina- not about any issue,” Walsh said. by the Russian military intelligence agency known won. Such tactics — called “hack and leak” by re- tion Tuesday, saying the focus “Trump’s unfit. It’s an emergen- as the GRU, underscore how marrying stolen docu- searchers — are widely used, highly effective and on impeachment has made it dif- cy, and that’s the only reason you ments with sophisticated social media outreach can difficult to combat when used in democratic nations ficult for his campaign to gain get into a primary against a sit- generate outsize results. It also underscored the un- that respect press freedoms. traction. ting president.” witting role American journalists played in a Russian Mueller’s final report, released publicly in April, “You’ve got to be a realist,” San- Sanford, 59, won three terms intelligence operation to interfere in a U.S. election. detailed the relationship between the GRU, operat- ford said outside the New Hamp- for U.S. House in the 1990s, then Tuesday’s report, called “Potemkin Pages & Perso- ing through the fictitious persona Guccifer 2.0, and shire statehouse. “What I did not two four-year terms as governor nas: Assessing GRU Online Operations 2014-2019,” is WikiLeaks. The anti-secrecy group did not respond anticipate is an impeachment.” before an extramarital affair the latest that disinformation researchers have pro- to requests for comment Tuesday. The former South Carolina marred the end of his second governor and congressman an- term. But Sanford’s secret 2009 nounced his decision to suspend rendezvous to Argentina to visit his campaign on the eve of tele- his paramour while his in-the- vised impeachment hearings in dark gubernatorial staff told the U.S. House. He centered his Stone trial witness says Trump was reporters he was hiking the Ap- campaign on warnings about the palachian Trail however did not national debt but emphasized that end his ability to win elections. the impeachment effort hurt his in the know on WikiLeaks, emails After a brief hiatus and a di- 2020 bid. “It was a long shot, but we want- vorce, he returned to politics and The Washington Post members of his campaign. connections to the campaign and won a special election to his old Rick Gates, who served as in public statements. ed to try and interject this issue, WASHINGTON — Roger Stone U.S. House seat in 2013, holding Trump’s deputy campaign chair- Witnesses testified that the how much we’re spending, into was the linchpin of a monthslong the national debate which comes on twice more before his criti- man, testified Tuesday that Trump campaign was languish- cism of Trump led to a 2018 pri- effort by Donald Trump’s 2016 Stone began discussing Clinton ing in late summer 2016 when along once every four years,” mary loss. presidential campaign to discover leaks with the campaign in April Stone, who had been fired the Sanford said. “I don’t think on Sanford had carried over about damaging information on Hillary 2016 and that from May onward, previous year from the campaign the Republican side there is any $1.3 million from his U.S. House Clinton to be released by the anti- Gates understood Stone to be the but remained an informal adviser appetite for a nuanced conversa- days to his presidential primary secrecy group WikiLeaks, an ef- campaign’s intermediary with to his old friend Trump, began tion on issues when there’s an im- challenge to Trump, but San- fort that began before the hack of WikiLeaks. By July 2016, Gates promising a way out. peachment overhead.” Democratic emails was publicly testified, Trump campaign chair- “I have an idea … to save Sanford’s departure from the ford’s presidential fundraising known, Stone’s trial has shown. man Paul Manafort said he was Trump’s a--,” he told Manafort in race is the latest blow to the strug- had been lackluster without the Testimony over four days end- updating Trump and others regu- an email in August. “I know how gling “Never Trump” movement help of the prominent Republi- ing Tuesday also revealed en- larly and directed Gates to keep to win this but it ain’t pretty,” he that has failed to attract a mar- cans who boosted his past cam- gagement by Trump and top aides following up with Stone. After told campaign chief Steve Bannon quee GOP challenge for Trump paign efforts. in making use of Stone’s claims Trump ended one phone call from in another exchange. this cycle. The only major options Impeachment aside, Sanford’s that he knew emails detrimental Stone at the end of that month, Despite what Gates said was available for Never Trump Re- campaign faced other hurdles to Clinton’s campaign would be Gates testified, the future presi- skepticism about Stone’s reli- publican primary voters are for- as a handful of state parties can- released. dent said to Gates that “more in- ability, he testified that he and mer Massachusetts Gov. William celed their primaries and other The trial in federal court turns formation would be coming.” other top campaign staffers, in- Weld and former Illinois Rep. Joe nominating contests, including on accusations that Stone lied The White House declined to cluding Manafort, spokesman Walsh. Sanford did not commit to in Sanford’s home state of South to Congress about his attempts comment on Gates’ testimony. Jason Miller and adviser Stephen supporting either of the challeng- Carolina, ahead of Trump’s re- to learn more about what Wiki- Left open at trial, where Stone Miller, held “brainstorming ses- ers’ campaigns Tuesday. election effort. Leaks would publish and when it is charged with lying to Congress sions” based on what Stone told “I give him credit for taking a But the noise of impeachment, would do so. But some testimony about his own contacts regard- them. When WikiLeaks published shot, for trying really,” said Bill not an election, is what drove also raises questions about the ing WikiLeaks, is whether Stone unflattering emails from Clinton Kristol, a director of Defending Sanford from the race. president’s written assertions succeeded in reaching the group. campaign chairman John Pod- Democracy Together, a 501(c)(4) “Again, our campaign may be under oath that he did not recall Stone has pleaded not guilty and esta in October, a staffer for Ban- anti-Trump conservative group. a casualty of this process, but being aware of communications has said he was fooled by unreli- non emailed Stone to say, “Well “So few Republicans have had the there’s a much bigger casualty between Stone and WikiLeaks or able characters with whom he done.” nerve to step up at all.” out there,” Sanford said Tuesday. recall any conversations about worked while he also simultane- Closing arguments were sched- Weld, in a statement, said San- “That’s debate on any subject out WikiLeaks between Stone and ously exaggerated his WikiLeaks uled for Wednesday afternoon. ford’s “voice in the primaries will there other than impeachment.” PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, November 14, 2019 EUROPE

PHOTOS BY NORMAN LLAMAS/Stars and Stripes Harlem Globetrotter Bulldog Mack lifts a baby in the crowd as the “Lion King” theme song plays during a game at the Dragon Fitness Center, Aviano Air Base, Italy, on Tuesday. Globetrotters bring early holiday cheer Team entertains troops, families at Aviano base

BY NORMAN LLAMAS Stars and Stripes AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — Basketball icons the Harlem Globetrotters brought early holiday cheer to troops and their families at Aviano this week as they played their longtime nemeses, the Washington Generals, signed autographs and posed for pictures at the base’s Dragon Fitness Center during their annual holiday tour. Six-foot-one guard Jet Rivers said playing for service members and their families was “my ab- solute favorite moment as a Globetrotter.” “I have been to Afghanistan on a tour to visit the troops there,” he said. “It was an amazing experience because not all of us get to experi- ence what the military service members go through day-to-day.” Kristy Earls, superintendent of the 31st Medi- cal Group, and her two sons, Cole, 7, and Jackson, 13, helped greet the Globetrotters with thunder- ous applause. “I love how they interact with the crowd,” said Earls. Guard Darnell “Speedy” Artis, who earned his nickname for his rapid style of play and dex- terity on the court, soaked up the excitement from the audience and the children’s smiles. “It reminds me of when I was a little boy going to Globetrotter events with my father,” he said. Being a Globetrotter has allowed Artis to re- alize two of his childhood dreams, the 5-foot-7 player said. “One was to play basketball profes- sionally and the other was to be able to change the world,” he said. “I feel that by being a Globe- trotter, I get to do both.” The Globetrotters have entertained more than 148 million fans in 123 countries and territories worldwide since they were founded in 1926, and are credited with popularizing the slam dunk, Clockwise from above: Harlem Globetrotter Bulldog the fast break and the figure-eight weave. Mack sits inside a basketball hoop during Tuesday’s [email protected] game, and Globetrotters TNT Lister and Jet River sign Twitter: @normanllamas autographs for fans. Thursday, November 14, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 WORLD ISIS’ acts, Venice ‘on its knees’ amid flooding returnees Associated Press VENICE, Italy — The worst collide for flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednes- day to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as offi- Parisians cials calculated hundreds of mil- BY LORI HINNANT lions of euros in damage. Associated Press The water reached 6.14 feet above sea level Tuesday, the sec- PARIS — France commemo- ond-highest level ever recorded in rated the fourth anniversary of the city and just 2.75 inches lower the Islamic State attacks that than in the historic 1966 flood. struck the heart of Paris with a Another wave of exceptionally solemn reading Wednesday of the high water followed Wednesday. names of 131 dead amid growing “Venice is on its knees,” Mayor certainty that the group’s recruits Luigi Brugnaro said on Twit- will return home in increasing ter. “St. Mark’s Basilica has sus- numbers. tained serious damage, like the Three squads made up almost entire city and its islands.” entirely of French and Belgian One death was blamed on the fighters for ISIS attacked the flooding on the barrier island of country’s national stadium, the Pellestrina. A man in his 70s was Bataclan concert hall, and bars apparently electrocuted when and restaurants in the city center he tried to start a pump in his in the deadliest attack committed dwelling, said Danny Carrella, by the group in Europe. All but an official on the island of 3,500 LUCA BRUNO/AP one of the attackers died. inhabitants. A greengrocer pulls his cart through high water Wednesday in Venice, Italy, where rising sea levels left Wednesday’s commemorations In Venice, the crypt beneath St. much of the city flooded. of the attacks were clouded by the Mark’s Basilica was inundated impending return of more Euro- for only the second time in its his- through wooden boards that shop to declare a state of emergency. a system of canals even more pean recruits for ISIS — many of tory as water entered through the them women and their children. windows and past all protections. and hotel owners have previously Premier Giuseppe Conte was due vulnerable . placed in front of doors to hold to visit the city later Wednesday. Brugnaro blamed climate Turkey’s president has promised Damage was also reported at the to deport foreign supporters of Ca’ Pesaro modern art gallery, back water during flooding. Tour- “We are not just talking about change for the “dramatic situa- ists staying on the ground floor calculating the damages, but tion” and called for a speedy com- the group, even if their home where a short circuit set off a fire, countries don’t want them. of hotels were forced to move to of the very future of the city” pletion of a long-delayed project and at La Fenice theater, where “These gates will open and upper floors overnight. Brugnaro told reporters. “Be- to construct offshore barriers. authorities turned off electricity these [ISIS] members who have “I have often seen St. Mark’s cause the population drain also is Called “Moses,” the moveable as a precaution after the control started to be sent to you will con- Square covered with water,” Ven- a result of this.” undersea barriers are meant to room was flooded. tinue to be sent. Then you can ice’s patriarch, Monsignor Fran- Tourists floated suitcases The flooding was caused by limit flooding. The project, which take care of your own problem,“ through St. Mark’s Square, where cesco Moraglia, told reporters. heavy rains coinciding with a full was opposed by environmental- Turkish President Recep Tayyip officials removed walkways to “Yesterday there were waves that moon that brought high tides that ists concerned about damaging Erdogan said ahead of a trip to prevent them from floating away. seemed to be the seashore.” were pushed into Venice by south- the delicate lagoon eco-system, Washington. The water was so high that noth- Brugnaro said damage would erly winds. At the same time, ris- has been delayed by cost over- Since 2015, Turkey has re- ing less than thigh-high boots af- reach hundreds of millions of ing sea levels because of climate runs and corruption scandals, turned around 250 French citi- forded protection. Water poured euros, and he called on Rome change make the city built amid with no launch date in site. zens, including many children born in Iraq and Syria. Turkey also has an agreement with Bel- gium, reached after a Belgian Israel vows to keep hitting Bolivia’s declared interim former ISIS fighter linked to the Paris attackers was deported back to Europe and took part in militants in Gaza response president faces challenges the attacks that devastated Brus- sels in February 2016. Associated Press et fire from Gaza reached as far Associated Press boycotted the session she had Laurent Nunez, a ranking of- north as Tel Aviv, and two people called to formalize her accession, ficial in France’s Interior Minis- GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Is- LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s were wounded by shrapnel. preventing a quorum. raeli airstrikes killed more Is- newly declared interim president, try, said around 500 people are Prime Minister Benjamin Ne- Frustrated in that effort, she currently imprisoned on terror- lamic Jihad militants in Gaza on tanyahu told a special Cabinet until now a second-tier lawmaker, Wednesday as rocket fire toward faces the challenge of winning took power in any case, with no ism convictions and that all will meeting that Israel has no inter- one to swear her in, saying the be watched closely after they are Israel resumed after a brief over- est in sparking a wider confronta- recognition, stabilizing the nation night lull, raising the death toll and organizing elections within constitution did not specifically freed. tion but warned the Iran -backed require congressional approval. But he said the threat remains in the strip to 18 Palestinians in Islamic Jihad that Israel will three months at a time of bloody the heaviest round of fighting in political disputes that pushed the Bolivia’s top constitutional high for people radicalized at keep pounding them until the court issued a statement late home. “This is the threat we fear months. rockets stop. nation’s first indigenous leader to The military said more than fly off to self-exile in Mexico after Tuesday laying out the legal justi- most, this homegrown threat that “They know we will continue fication for Anez taking the presi- is the most difficult to detect,” he 250 rockets have been fired at Is- to strike them without mercy,” 14 years in power. dency — without mentioning her said Wednesday. raeli communities since the vio- Netanyahu said. “They have one Some people took to the streets by name. But other legal experts Turkey deported citizens of the lence erupted following an Israeli choice: either stop these attacks cheering and waving national challenged the legal technicali- United States, Denmark and Ger- airstrike that killed a senior Is- or absorb more and more blows.” flags Tuesday night when Jeanine ties that led to her claiming the lamic Jihad commander accused Gaza’s Hamas rulers have yet Anez, who had been second-vice many on Monday and announced of being the mastermind of re- to enter the fray — a possible sign president of the Senate, claimed presidency from such a relatively plans to expel seven other Ger- cent attacks. Israel stepped up its the current round of violence the presidency after higher rank- low-ranking post, saying at least man nationals, two Irish nation- battle against Iran and its proxies could be brief . With Gaza’s econ- ing successors to the post had re- some of the steps required Con- als and 11 French nationals. The across the region. omy in tatters, they appear to signed. Furious supporters of the gress to meet. U.S. national remained in a heav- The latest fighting brought life have little desire for more fight- ousted Evo Morales responded The lingering question could ily militarized no man’s land be- in much of Israel to a standstill. ing with Israel. by trying to force their way to the affect her ability to govern. tween Turkey and Greece for a Schools remained closed in Is- U.N. Mideast envoy Nickolay Congress building in La Paz, yell- “It doesn’t seem likely” that third straight day. Greek officials raeli communities near the Gaza Mladenov arrived in Cairo from ing, “She must quit!“ Morales’ party “will accept her have said Turkey tried to expel border and restrictions on public Tel Aviv on Wednesday in efforts The constitution gives an inter- as president. So the question of the man to Greece, which refused gatherings continued as rockets to deescalate the latest Israel- im president 90 days to organize what happens next remains — him entry. rained down. Gaza violence. He was to meet an election, and Anez’s still-dis- still quite unclear and extremely France has reluctantly ac- Those attacks came after the President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, puted accession was an example worrying,” said Jennifer Cyr, an cepted its own returning citizens. early morning strike on Tuesday Egyptian officials said, speaking of the problems she’ll face. associate professor of political Four women are on the verge of killed Bahaa Abu el-Atta and his on condition of anonymity under Morales’ backers, who hold a science and Latin American stud- being deported from Turkey with wife as they were sleeping. Rock- regulations. two-thirds majority in Congress, ies at the University of Arizona . their seven children. PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, November 14, 2019 WORLD N. Korea issues warning over US-S. Korean drills BY KIM TONG-HYUNG refrain from careless actions at a sensitive time Associated Press when the joint exercises can send the political situ- ation of the Korean Peninsula back to square one,” SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s supreme the statement said. decision-making body lashed out Wednesday at “If the current flow in the political situation planned U.S.-South Korean military drills and doesn’t change, the United States will soon face a warned that the United States will face a “bigger bigger threat and harsh suffering that will force threat and harsh suffering” if it ignores North Ko- them to acknowledge their mistake.” rean leader Kim Jong Un’s end-of-year deadline to Last week, senior North Korean diplomat Kwon salvage nuclear talks. Jong Gun said a joint aerial exercise planned by the In a statement carried by state media, an uniden- U.S. and South Korea in coming weeks amounted to tified spokesperson for the North’s State Affairs “throwing a wet blanket over the spark“ of nuclear Commission said the drills would violate agree- negotiations that are “on the verge of extinction.“ ments between Kim and President Donald Trump Kwon said North Korea’s patience was nearing its on improving bilateral relations and compel North limit and that it will “never remain an onlooker” to Korea to raise its war readiness. “reckless military moves.“ KIN CHEUNG/AP Kim is chairman of the commission, which he es- Since the start of the nuclear talks last year, the tablished in 2016 following years of efforts to con- United States and South Korea have canceled or A student pushes his luggage past pro-democracy protesters as he solidate his power and centralize governance. scaled back their regular military drills to create leaves the Chinese University of Hong Kong following a clash in Hong The statement is North Korea’s latest expression space for diplomacy. North Korea says the smaller Kong on Wednesday. University students from mainland China are of displeasure over the military drills and slow pace drills are still a rehearsal for an invasion and has fleeing Hong Kong as attacks and clashes turn increasingly violent . of nuclear negotiations with Washington. The talks reacted strongly to the exercises during stalemates have stalled over disagreements on disarmament in the negotiations. steps and sanctions relief. The talks have faltered since the collapse of a North Korea has also ramped up its missile tests February summit between Trump and Kim in Viet- Chinese students flee in recent months, and experts say it is likely to con- nam, where the Americans rejected North Korea’s tinue weapons displays to pressure Washington as demands for broad sanctions relief in exchange for Kim’s deadline nears for the Trump administration the partial surrendering of its nuclear capabilities. Hong Kong as protest to offer mutually acceptable terms for a deal. North Korea responded with intensified testing The spokesperson said annual U.S.-South Ko- activity, and Kim said he would “wait with patience rean military drills are continuing to cause a “vi- until the end of the year for the United States to violence intensifies cious cycle” in relations between the U.S. and North come up with a courageous decision.“ Kim has also Korea. said that North Korea would seek a “new way” if the BY KEN MORITSUGU from a city government that is be- “The United States must show self-restraint and United States persists with sanctions and pressure. AND PATRICK QUINN holden to Beijing. China says the Associated Press protesters are rioters who want to break away from Chinese rule. HONG KONG — University For the third day in a row, pro- students from mainland China testers caused major train service Japanese spacecraft starts trip home are fleeing Hong Kong, and disruptions, blocked streets and classes in primary and second- rallied in the central business ary schools have been suspended BY MARI YAMAGUCHI past 1 ½ years.” district. They hunkered down for as clashes turn increasingly vio- Associated Press The spacecraft will then ig- expected clashes with police at lent in the city’s five-month-long nite its main thrusters in early university campuses. anti-government unrest. TOKYO — A Japanese space- December to propel it back to Mainland students have said in Marine police used a boat craft left a distant asteroid on Earth. online posts that they are being Wednesday to help a group of Wednesday, starting its yearlong “We expect Hayabusa2 will targeted by protesters who have mainland students leave the Chi- journey home after successfully bring us new scientific insights,” broken into their dormitories, nese University of Hong Kong, completing its mission to gather spray-painted insults on walls and Tsuda said. “Not only the data, which remained barricaded by soil samples and data that could but tangible samples will be in banged on their doors, the Beijing provide clues to the origins of the demonstrators after violent clash- our hands.” Evening News reported. solar system, the country’s space es with police on Tuesday. Hayabusa2 is expected to reach Many are taking advantage of a agency said. The Technical University of Earth in late 2020 and drop a cap- program that offers a week of free The Japan Aerospace Explora- Denmark urged 36 students in sule containing the samples in the accommodation in one of a dozen tion Agency said the Hayabusa2 Hong Kong to return home, say- Australian desert. hotels and hostels in the neighbor- spacecraft left its orbit around the JAXA/AP ing “some of our students have asteroid Ryugu, about 180 million The spacecraft will only drop been forced to move from their ing mainland city of Shenzhen, miles from Earth. Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft the capsule and then return dormitories because they were Chinese media reported. Hayabusa2 staff at the com- took this image of asteroid to space for another possible put on fire.” The “Grads Home” service was mand center stood up and Ryugu. The spacecraft has mission. The protests have taken on established in 2013 to provide cheered when JAXA project man- started its yearlong journey home It took the spacecraft 3 ½ years a strong anti-China bent, with short-term accommodations for ager Yuichi Tsuda confirmed the to arrive at the asteroid, but the radical demonstrators trashing recent graduates looking for jobs departure. Hayabusa2 will adjust its posi- journey home is much shorter branches of mainland banks, in the tech hub. The spacecraft captured and tion about Nov. 18 after retreating thanks to the current locations of China’s official Xinhua News Recent weeks have been transmitted to Earth some of its 40 miles from the asteroid and Ryugu and Earth. Agency and restaurant chains marked by escalating vandalism final images of Ryugu, or “Drag- out of its the gravitational pull. JAXA scientists believe the un- whose owners support the Beijing of train stations and shops, and on Palace,” named after a sea- After that, Ryugu will be out of derground samples contain valu- government. assaults by both protesters and bottom castle in a Japanese folk its sight. able data unaffected by space Hong Kong is part of China pro-Beijing supporters. tale, as it slowly began moving “It’s sad to say goodbye to radiation and other environmen- but has its own legal system and Police have arrested more than away, JAXA said. Hayabusa2 will Ryugu,” Tsuda said at a briefing tal factors that could tell more greater freedoms than on the 3,500 people since the movement continue its “farewell filming” of Tuesday. “Literally, it has been about the origin of the solar sys- mainland. The protesters say began in June over a now-with- the asteroid for a few more days. at the center of our lives over the tem 4.6 billion years ago. those freedoms are under threat drawn extradition bill. Germany’s Cabinet approves bill to criminalize ‘upskirting’ photos

Associated Press of people killed in accidents. The German move follows distribution of unauthorized pic- Lambrecht said that “we must The bill introduced Wednesday, the approval this year of legisla- tures “that display a dead person spare relatives the additional BERLIN — Germany’s Cabinet which requires parliamentary tion making it illegal in England in a grossly offensive way,” with suffering of pictures of their de- has approved legislation that will approval, will make it a criminal and Wales to take “upskirting” punish ment of up to two years in criminalize “upskirting” photos rather than civil offense to take photos. prison. ceased parents or children being and taking unauthorized pictures and distribute such pictures. It also will ban the taking or Justice Minister Christine spread around.” Thursday, November 14, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 17 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Police: $140K in items stolen from mansion

NEW YORK — Police NY said a group of bur- glars stole $140,000 worth of lug- gage and jewelry from a shopping mall magnate’s New York City mansion. The Bronx home belongs to Don Ghermezian, the CEO of the company that runs Mall of America in Minnesota and the new American Dream complex in New Jersey. The New York Police Depart- ment said a group of unidentified people broke into the house in the affluent Riverdale neighbor- hood through a rear window on a balcony . Police released security cam- era footage showing four people were involved. The suspects fled the scene. 2 men running for vet suicide awareness

BOURNE — Two MA Massachusetts men embarked on a 500-mile run to raise awareness about veteran suicide. Josh Milich and Brian Tjer- sland left Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne on Monday and will run to Arlington Nation- al Cemetery in Virginia. Milich, who serves in the Coast Guard, and Tjersland are avid runners who have finished 100- mile races. ELIAS FUNEZ, THE (GRASS VALLEY, CALIF.) UNION/AP The men are aiming to raise $100,000 for Mission 22, a non- profit organization that treats Holiday food baggers veterans who have post-traumatic stress disorder. Food Bank of Nevada County volunteers Mike Cartan, center, and Mike Napolitana, stack stocked holiday food bags onto pallets Tuesday at The pair hope to complete the the Food Bank of Nevada County’s property in Grass Valley, Calif. About 40 volunteers came together to help organize, sort and prepare the journey in 11 days and run an av- more than 650 food bags for their annual holiday distribution set for Thursday. erage of 50 miles per day. They will stop only to eat and sleep overseas. THE CENSUS mail to individual residents of the until they get to their destination. Growers will donate the trees Bellaire in State College because and state inspectors will make The amount a gourmet grocery store on Virginia’s it considers the privately owned Deer jumps through sure they are free of pests and dis- Eastern Shore is charging for a bottle of beer. The building to be a residence hall medical center window ease. Both groups will work with Daily Times of Salisbury, Md., reported that Pose- for Penn State students. The post volunteers to wrap, load and ship $230 idon’s Pantry in Chincoteague is selling a rare and office said the building owner is the trees at the Ohio Department responsible for final delivery of KNOXVILLE — Hos- much-coveted beer that’s made by Sam Adams. of Agriculture in Columbus. The barrel-aged beer is called Utopias 2019. The custom-made bottle holds 25.4 student mail. TN pital officials said a Each shipment will also include David Jones, project manager deer crashed through a window ounces. The alcohol content is 28 percent, which is too much to be sold in 15 decorations provided by school- states. Sam Adams recommends drinking an ounce of the beer at a time. for the building’s developers, said of a Tennessee medical center, children, churches and veterans’ the post office had previously ap- alarming patients in the waiting groups. proved the building’s mailboxes room. for delivery. was stabbed when he tried to stop Country Club’s attorney dropped WATE-TV reported that three The building, which opened in Police: Man burglarized a robbery at a suburban Southern its cross-claim against the waiter. patients at Tennova’s North August, houses students and non- Knoxville Medical Center had to homes, sold scrap metal California doughnut shop. Kenneth Merber also questioned The La Habra Police Depart- the authenticity and value of the students alike. be treated for minor injuries after Residents now have to go to the LOUISVILLE — Police ment said officers responding to bag. the deer unexpectedly jumped post office to retrieve their mail. through the lobby window. KY in Kentucky arrested a a robbery call found a stabbing Maryana Beyder said in a law- The six-point buck left through man they say broke into 17 homes victim in his 40s. suit filed Oct. 29 that she was the same window and was then within a few miles of each other, Police said the man had stepped dining at the country club in De- 1 airlifted to hospital struck and killed by a vehicle. stealing metal and parts to sell at in to help the owner of the Donuts marest in September 2018 when after alligator attack The Tennessee Wildfire Re- local scrap yards. & Deli Shop when he saw him a waiter spilled red wine on her sources Agency said white-tailed News outlets reported David struggling with two people mak- rare Hermes handbag, ruining it. WEST PALM BEACH deer are in breeding season, Lee Thurman, 48, pleaded not ing off with items from the store. Beyder’s attorney, Alexandra FL — A person was airlift- which can cause them to cross guilty during an arraignment in The man, whose name was not Errico, told NorthJersey.com ed to the hospital after an alliga- into urban areas. Louisville on 17 counts of second- released, was hospitalized in sta- there are two reports verifying tor attack near a wildlife reserve degree burglary. ble condition. the bag is real and the country near Palm Beach County. Christmas trees headed In court documents obtained Officers, following the store club is “acting in bad faith.” She According to 12 News, Mar- to troops overseas by news outlets, Louisville po- owner’s description, arrested two said she plans to file a defamation tin County Fire Rescue found lice said Thurman admitted to people a short time later. and libel lawsuit. the person in DuPuis Manage- investigators he entered multiple COLUMBUS — Tree ment Area , a reserve bridging homes to steal copper, wiring Club drops suit against Post office won’t southwestern Martin County OH farmers in Ohio are and air-conditioning units then joining forces with the state to waiter over ruined purse deliver to new building and northwestern Palm Beach sell the items to Jefferson County County. send a little holiday cheer to the scrap yards for cash. troops overseas. DEMAREST — A New STATE COLLEGE — A At first, rescuers hadn’t been The Ohio Department of Agri- NJ Jersey country club no PA dispute between the able to locate the person after the culture and the Ohio Christmas Homeless man stabbed longer intends to sue a waiter ac- U.S. Postal Service and the own- initial call of an alligator attack Tree Association are partner- trying to stop robbery cused of spilling wine and ruin- ers of a new apartment building came in. ing on an effort that will ship ing a woman’s handbag that she has left more than 100 residents The person was taken to a hos- more than 100 Christmas trees LA HABRA — Police claims is worth $30,000. without mail delivery. pital for treatment. to service members stationed CA said a homeless man In court documents , the Alpine The post office won’t deliver From wire reports PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, November 14, 2019 FACES People names Legend 2019 Sexiest Man Alive BY JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. as a producer on NBC’s live version of “Jesus Christ Associated Press Superstar,” a project in which he also played the role of Jesus. &B crooner John Legend has been named the Legend has two children with model-television host- Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. cookbook author Chrissy Teigen. The Grammy Award-winning singer known Other recent winners include Dwayne Johnson Rfor his silky-smooth vocals was revealed as (2016), Chris Hemsworth (2014), Adam Levine (2013), this year’s winner Tuesday night on NBC’s “The Voice.” Channing Tatum (2012) and David Beckham (2015). He serves as a coach on the singing competition series “I want to thank Blake Shelton,” Legend said. “I ob- with Gwen Stefani, Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton. served every move he made, every utter- Shelton, who was named Sexiest Man Alive in 2017, announced Legend’s honor on “The Voice.” The coun- ance that came from his mouth, and I try singer then handed Legend some short shorts with think some of it rubbed off on me.” bedazzled letters “EGOTSMA” to signify the singer’s Legend said his wife is proud of many honors: an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony and him. now, Sexiest Man Alive. “I’ve finally impressed her,” he Legend tells the magazine in an issue out Friday the said. honor comes with some pressure after following Idris The couple’s children? Not so Elba, who was last year’s winner. He jokes it “is not fair much. Teigen posted a video and is not nice to me!” of the reveal of their daughter Legend, 40, is a 10-time Grammy winner. He scored asking to turn off “The Voice” an Oscar in 2015 for co-writing the song “Glory” from and go back to a movie. Tei- the film “Selma.” He won a Tony Award for his co- gen titled the post “The kids producer work on “Jitney” and took home an Emmy . . . do not care.”

JORDAN STRAUSS, INVISION/AP ‘Jeopardy!’ contestant moves Trebek with message during final response Associated Press De Niro chosen as SAG Kristofferson surprises “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek got life achievement honoree with bar performance choked up when he read the fi nal re- sponse from a Brown University stu- Robert De Niro will receive the Kris Kristofferson surprised cus- AL WAGNER, INVISION/AP dent who wanted to show support as Screen Actors Guild’s life achieve- tomers when he performed with an Dwight Yoakam received the President’s Award from he battles pancreatic cancer. ment award. acoustic guitar at a North Dakota bar performing rights organization BMI on Tuesday. The emotional moment came in The guild announced that De Niro after a band taped a request to the Monday’s episode when Trebek read will be the 56th recipient of its high- singer-songwriter’s tour bus. Dhruv Gaur’s fi nal answer. est honor at its SAG Awards on Jan. Kristofferson stopped at Dempsey’s BMI honors Yoakam, Instead of writing a correct re- 19. Public House in downtown Fargo on sponse, Gaur wrote “We love you, SAG cited De Niro’s extraordinary Saturday night and asked to sing with Alex!” He substituted a heart in place accomplishments in film and televi- the band 32 Below. KFGO-AM reported the band had country songwriters of the word love. sion, including two Academy Awards, taped a note to Kristofferson’s tour Trebek’s voice cracked as he a Presidential Medal of Freedom thanked Gaur, telling him, “That’s bus door. The note said the band was Associated Press and numerous other honors. It also very kind.” “huge fans” and “would be absolutely noted his co-founding and champion- Country music singer-songwriter and actor Dwight Gaur was eliminated in the semi- stoked” if Kristofferson came to the Yoakam was honored by performing rights organization fi nals of the Tournament of Champi- ing of New York City’s Tribeca Film bar and allowed them to buy him “a BMI for his trailblazing and highly unique style of Cali- ons. He tweeted that Trebek had just Festival. beer or five.” fornia country rock. “shared with us that he was reenter- De Niro’s latest film is “The Irish- Dempsey’s General Manager Jeff The organization gave the Grammy Award-winner ing treatment” and “we were all hurt- man,” which is playing in theaters Fonder said Kristofferson performed the President’s Award on Tuesday while also honoring ing for him so badly.” in limited release before arriving on “Me and Bobby McGee.” many of country’s top songwriters and artists during a Trebek announced in September Netflix at the end of the month. 32 Below later said on Facebook: ceremony in Nashville. he had resumed chemotherapy. The actor says in a statement that “We played a legendary song with the Born in Kentucky, Yoakam bypassed the Nashville The Final Jeopardy clue sought the he’s honored to receive the award legend who wrote it!” scene and moved to California, where the Bakers- title of a groundbreaking 1890 expose from a union that he’s been a part of Kristofferson was in town to per- field style of country music became one of his big in- of poverty in New York City slums. for more than 50 years. form at the Fargo Theatre. fluences. He’s had hits with “A Thousand Miles From Nowhere” and “Fast As You,” and several platinum- selling albums. Country singers Jon Pardi, Margo Price and the group The Highwomen with Jason Isbell performed some of Yoakam’s songs during the ceremony. Other top country songwriters also were honored, including Nicolle Galyon and Ross Copperman. Galyon became the first female songwriter to win BMI’s coun- try songwriter of the year since Taylor Swift in 2010. Galyon co-wrote Lee Brice’s “Boy,” Keith Urban’s “Coming Home,” Lady Antebellum’s “Heartbreak” and Dan + Shay’s “Tequila.” Copperman co-wrote Kenny Chesney’s “Get Along,” Blake Shelton’s “I Lived It,” Jus- tin Moore’s “Kinda Don’t Care” and Dierks Bentley’s “Woman, Amen.” Alex Trebek Robert De Niro Kris Kristofferson Thursday, November 14, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19

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Transportation 944 Transportation 944 PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, November 14, 2019 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander As Trump played politics, Ukrainians died Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY DAVID IGNATIUS yer Rudy Giuliani was flitting around the expression of declining U.S. support for Washington Post Writers Group country disparaging American diplomats, Ukraine.” EDITORIAL Moscow was seeking a deal to stabilize The U.S. was an important “backup” for WASHINGTON Terry Leonard, Editor Ukraine on favorable terms. The Russians Ukraine, said Olga Oliker, who directs Eu- [email protected] s the House opens public im- are now discussing an agreement with ropean programs for the International Cri- peachment hearings into the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sis Group. “Losing that support puts Kyiv Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor Ukraine scandal, the bottom- [email protected] — the man Trump importuned in his in- in a weaker bargaining position.” She told Aline question is dead simple: Did famous July 25 phone call for a “favor” in me that when she visited the Zolote cross- Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content President Donald Trump, for political rea- investigating his political rivals in return ing point between government and rebel [email protected] sons, manipulate military aid to an ally in for military help. lines in April, artillery shells whizzed Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation a war that has cost 13,000 lives? Let’s widen our Washington lens to look overhead. [email protected] When you think about the Ukrainian sol- at the conflict zone in Ukraine. There’s a Zelenskiy has pressed ahead with his diers in the front lines of this nasty proxy nominal cease-fire there, but until recently peace efforts, and Ukrainian and Rus- Managing Editor for Digital Joe Gromelski, battle against Russia, the debate becomes it has been shaky at best. According to the sia -backed forces have now disengaged at [email protected] more visceral and perhaps less confusing. Organization for Security and Cooperation Zolote and two other crossing points. And As Ukrainians were struggling with near- in Europe, between July and September Zelenskiy announced Oct. 1 that he had BUREAU STAFF daily shellfire, Trump appeared to treat (while the Washington antics were hap- agreed to Russian calls to implement a military aid appropriated by Congress as pening), there were 50,259 cease-fire vio- formula proposed in 2016 by then-German Europe/Mideast a personal political tool. Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief lations, with 244 explosions attributable to Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier [email protected] What’s outrageous about the Ukraine artillery, mortars or other heavy weapons. that, in Zelenskiy’s version, would provide +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 story isn’t that it’s a unique example of That was better than in the three pre- withdrawal of Russian proxy forces fol- Pacific Trump’s fecklessness in foreign policy, but vious months but still a nerve-wracking lowed by elections in the separatist areas Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief that it’s so typical. In dealing with Ukraine, situation for civilians and fighters on the of the east. [email protected] Trump has behaved the same erratic, un- ground. How is the United States shaping events +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 reliable way he has with the Syrian Kurds, Zelenskiy had been elected in April as a as Ukraine is rebalanced? America isn’t or the South Koreans, or NATO partners peace candidate. He was eager to maintain really a player. Trump said in September Washington in Europe. Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief American military assistance partly to bar- while meeting Zelenskiy in New York, “I [email protected] Trump’s Ukraine machinations have gain more effectively with the Kremlin. really hope that you and President Putin (+1)(202)886-0033 yielded something like what we’ve seen As Zelenskiy has pursued negotiations, get together and can solve your problem.” Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News in these other theaters: the diminution of he has faced attacks in Kyiv from critics Meanwhile, a low-level conflict [email protected] American power and a corresponding in- who thought he was capitulating to Russia. continues. CIRCULATION crease in Russia’s military and diplomatic That’s another reason, as acting Ambas- Here are some details from recent OSCE leverage. sador William Taylor told one of his col- cease-fire monitoring reports: On Oct. 5, Mideast Even Republican senators seemed to leagues last summer, that it was “crazy” a man and a woman died after a grenade Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager understand that when Trump abandoned for Trump to play games with security exploded in their apartment in Kurakhove; [email protected] the Syrian Kurds to attack from Turkey, [email protected] assistance. on Oct. 24, a man was injured by shrapnel DSN (314)583-9111 he opened a power vacuum that was filled Catherine Croft, a State Department near Luhansk; on Nov. 1, a man was injured by Russia. The U.S. has slowed this ca- special adviser for Ukraine, explained in by shelling in Spartak. Europe pitulation by keeping about 600 troops in House testimony released this week the As you watch the Ukraine hearings, re- Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager [email protected] northeast Syria. But Russia still has the danger for Zelenskiy if it became known member this basic fact: While Trump was [email protected] leverage. Trump had suspended aid. “It would be playing politics on Ukraine, people who +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 Russian diplomatic gains have also been seen as a reversal of our policy and would depended on U.S. military aid were getting evident in Ukraine. While Trump’s law- … be a really big deal in Ukraine, and an killed and wounded. Pacific Mari Mori, [email protected] +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)229.3171 CONTACT US Social Security isn’t doomed for younger generations Washington tel: (+1)202.886.0003 BY TYLER COWEN 15.1%. including charitable bequests. 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 Bloomberg News Now, you might have strong views about Second, the U.S. population will be much the wisdom of that kind of tax increase, but older by 2035, and so more services and Reader letters have good news for younger genera- you should acknowledge that this is a very innovations will be geared toward older [email protected] tions worried that they won’t be able different reality than a bankrupt system. Americans. As current millennials and Additional contacts to claim their Social Security benefits With Social Security on full cruise con- Gen Xers become seniors, they too will stripes.com/contactus Ibecause we older generations have trol, and with no forward-looking reforms, benefit. They will be the first generations ripped them off and will be leaving noth- today’s younger earners still are slated to ever to step into a world “built for the OMBUDSMAN ing behind: Your fears are unfounded. receive more than their parents did — just elderly.” Ernie Gates Don’t just take my word for it. Consider not very much more. Third, imagine a future where these the work of my colleague Charles Blahous Dean Baker, an economist to the left of older millennials are the largest bloc of ac- at the Mercatus Center at George Mason The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow Blahous, also has studied Social Security. tive voters. If they face a significant fiscal of news and information, reporting any attempts by the University, who is a relative pessimist He estimates that retirees 30 to 40 years shortfall, they will have the option of let- military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s (some would say an alarmist) on this issue. from now will receive monthly checks that ting in more high-skilled immigrants to independence. The ombudsman also responds to concerns and questions from readers, and monitors coverage for fair- His reputation commends his work as a are about 10% higher in real terms than work, pay taxes and help cover the deficit. ness, accuracy, timeliness and balance. The ombudsman good benchmark for where Social Security today’s benefits. And keep in mind those Boomer voters won’t be around to stop this welcomes comments from readers, and can be contacted really stands. change in policy. by email at [email protected], or by phone at are estimates per year. To the extent life 202.886.0003. According to his estimates, if no further expectancy rises, total benefits received Finally, the variability of inflation across steps are taken to shore up the finances of sectors probably favors the elderly over the will be higher yet. Social Security, the system will stop being To be clear: It may well be a bad thing young. There will be plenty of affordable Stars and Stripes (USPS 0417900) is published week- able to meet its scheduled payment obli- when the Social Security trust fund is de- real estate in the Sun Belt, and many of the days (except Dec. 25 and Jan. 1) for 50 cents Monday gations sometime in the 2030s. (Note that elderly won’t need to live near jobs. The in- through Thursday and for $1 on Friday by Pacific Stars and pleted and Social Security is financed fully Stripes, Unit 45002, APO AP 96301-5002. Periodicals benefit increases are part of the schedule.) from current government revenues. 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A few other considerations also may be left holding the bag, through a bankrupt purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, Social Security system, just doesn’t add religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical Another way to describe the problem favor the elderly of the future. First, if handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor is that, over the next 75 years, about 17% baby boomers are a generation that has up. of the purchaser, user or patron. of scheduled benefits are currently unfi- accumulated an unprecedented degree of Tyler Cowen is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. nanced. Blahous estimates that the U.S. wealth, and they are, then they are also He is a professor of economics at George Mason © Stars and Stripes 2019 University and writes for the blog Marginal could cover that gap if the Social Secu- likely to be a generation that leaves an un- Revolution. His books include “Big Business: A stripes.com rity payroll tax were raised from 12.4% to precedented series of significant bequests, Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero.” Thursday, November 14, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 BUSINESS/WEATHER McDonald’s hit with sexual harassment suit

BY DEE-ANN DURBIN viding legal support. Ries is ing, physical assault and verbal Associated Press seeking at least $5 million in epithets. damages for herself and other af- Ries said she cried on the way A former McDonald’s employ- fected workers. to work and felt physically ill, but ee is suing the company and one Sharyn Tejani, the director she needed the job to pay her bills. of its Michigan franchisees over of the Time’s Up Legal Defense Eventually, she was transferred to sexual harassment. Fund, said low-wage fast-food another location, but the co-work- On Tuesday, Jenna Ries filed workers can lose shifts or even be er who allegedly harassed her re- a class-action lawsuit against fired if they report harassment mained at the original location. the fast-food chain. She’s one to a manager. Former CEO Steve “It’s definitely difficult for me of at least 50 workers who have Easterbrook, on the other hand, is to come forward, but I want to en- filed separate sexual harassment still eligible for millions of dollars charges against McDonald’s with in salary, incentive payments and courage other people,” Ries said. the U.S. Equal Employment Op- stock options. McDonald’s said “I want McDonald’s to recognize portunity Commission or in state Easterbrook violated company that they have a problem and courts over the past three years. policy forbidding managers from make sure this doesn’t happen to The lawsuit comes on the heels having romantic relationships others.” of McDonald’s firing its CEO last with subordinates. week for having a consensual re- Ries, 32, said the problems EXCHANGE RATES lationship with an employee. in the Mason, Mich ., restaurant Military rates Euro costs (Nov. 14)...... $1.1298 The American Civil Liberties began soon after she started Dollar buys (Nov. 14) ...... €0.8851 Union and the labor group Fight working there in the fall of 2017 British pound (Nov. 14) ...... $1.32 for $15 are among those back- and continued for more than a Japanese yen (Nov. 14) ...... 107.00 GENE J. PUSKAR/AP South Korean won (Nov. 14) ...... 1,139.00 ing the plaintiffs. The Time’s year. She alleges the general Commercial rates Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 Former McDonald’s employee Jenna Ries has filed a class-action Up Legal Defense Fund, which manager ignored her co-worker’s British pound ...... $1.2858 lawsuit against the company and one of its Michigan franchisees was founded in response to the repeated harassment of her and Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3248 China (Yuan) ...... 7.0233 alleging sexual harassment. #MeToo movement, is also pro- her colleagues, including grop- Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.7856 Egypt (Pound) ...... 16.1431 Euro ...... $1.1012/0.9081 Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.8328 Hungary (Forint) ...... 304.09 Milk producer seeks bankruptcy as consumption drops Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.4936 Japan (Yen) ...... 108.77 Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3038 Norway (Krone) ...... 9.2078 BY MICHELLE CHAPMAN and cost-efficient, we continue to More recently, health and ani- sized effect on Dean Foods, which Philippines (Peso)...... 50.93 Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.89 AND DEE-ANN DURBIN be impacted by a challenging op- mal-welfare concerns have also derived 67% of its sales from fluid Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7503 Associated Press erating environment marked by contributed as more shoppers milk last year, according to its an- Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3630 South Korea (Won) ...... 1,170.82 continuing declines in consumer seek out nondairy alternatives. nual report. Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9901 Got milk? Increasingly, Ameri- milk consumption,” CEO Eric Oat milk, for example, saw U.S. Thailand (Baht) ...... 30.24 Turkey (Lira) ...... 5.7536 cans don’t, and that led the na- Berigause said in a statement. sales rise 636% to more than $52 (Military exchange rates are those tion’s biggest milk producer to Since 1975, the amount of liquid million over the past year, ac- MARKET WATCH available to customers at military banking facilities in the country of issuance file for bankruptcy Tuesday. milk consumed per capita in the cording to Nielsen data. Sales of for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Dean Foods blamed a decades- U.S. has tumbled more than 40%. cow’s milk dropped 2.4% in that Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., long drop in milk consumption Americans drank around 24 gal- same time frame. purchasing British pounds in Germany), that has seen people turn to al- lons a year in 1996, according to Not all dairy products have check with your local military banking facility. Commercial rates are interbank ternatives like soda, juice and al- government data. That dropped been affected. U.S. butter and rates provided for reference when buying mond milk. to 17 gallons in 2018. cheese consumption is up since currency. All figures are foreign currencies to one dollar, except for the British pound, The Dallas company said it An increasing variety of bev- 1996, for example. which is represented in dollars-to-pound, may sell itself to the Dairy Farm- erages, including teas and sodas, “We’re eating our dairy, not and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) ers of America, a marketing co- has hurt milk consumption. So drinking it,” said Mark Stephen- INTEREST RATES operative owned by thousands of have protein bars, yogurts and son, director of dairy policy Prime rate ...... 4.75 farmers. other on-the-go breakfasts, which analysis at the University of Discount rate ...... 2.25 Federal funds market rate ...... 1.55 “Despite our best efforts to take the place of a morning bowl Wisconsin-Madison. 3-month bill ...... 1.57 make our business more agile of cereal. The downturn has had an out- 30-year bond ...... 2.38 WEATHER OUTLOOK THURSDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST THURSDAY IN EUROPE FRIDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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Naples 58/55 Okinawa Morón 54/34 58/51 Sigonella Rota 60/55 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 86/78 59/53 69/65 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, November 14, 2019 Thursday, November 14, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 PAGE 24 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, November 14, 2019 Thursday, November 14, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 25 SCOREBOARD

Sports College football Pro football College basketball Tuesday’s scores NFL Tuesday’s men’s scores W. Carolina at Florida St. on AFN Southern Wesleyan at Furman MIDWEST AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST Randolph at Longwood E. Michigan 42, Akron 14 East Air Force 69, Army 57 Trinity Baptist at Bethune-Cookman W. Michigan 37, Ohio 34, OT W L T Pct PF PA American U. 67, George Washington 65 Delaware St. at Georgia New England 8 1 0 .889 270 98 Duquesne 66, Lamar 56 W. Kentucky at E. Kentucky Go to the American Forces Schedule Buffalo 6 3 0 .667 174 150 Fairfield 68, Holy Cross 63, OT South Alabama at Chattanooga Miami 2 7 0 .222 119 268 Hartford 62, Marist 51 Tennessee Tech at UNC-Greensboro Network website for the most Thursday, Nov. 14 N.Y. Jets 2 7 0 .222 130 238 Lehigh 72, Cairn 42 Florida Gulf Coast at Mercer up-to-date TV schedules. EAST South Manhattan 85, Delaware St. 74 Utah Valley at UAB North Carolina (4-5) at Pittsburgh (6-3) Houston 6 3 0 .667 238 191 Mass.-Lowell 88, Mass.-Boston 45 Youngstown St. at Louisiana-Lafayette myafn.net MIDWEST Indianapolis 5 4 0 .556 194 193 Pittsburgh 71, Robert Morris 57 Gardner-Webb at North Carolina Buffalo (5-4) at Kent St. (3-6) Tennessee 5 5 0 .500 203 197 Siena 78, St. Bonaventure 65 MIDWEST Fairmont State at Bowling Green Friday, Nov. 15 Jacksonville 4 5 0 .444 176 189 St. John’s 74, New Hampshire 61 North UMass 80, Northeastern 71 Rio Grande vs. N. Dakota St. at Corpus EAST Christi, Texas LIU (0-8) at Villanova (7-3) Baltimore 7 2 0 .778 300 189 Wagner 97, Wesley College 67 Deals Pittsburgh 5 4 0 .556 193 181 York (NY) 83, NY Maritime 70 NC Central at Akron SOUTH Missouri St. at Xavier Louisiana Tech (8-1) at Marshall (6-3) Cleveland 3 6 0 .333 171 221 SOUTH Cincinnati 0 9 0 .000 137 259 Alcorn St. 111, Paul Quinn 59 Marshall at Notre Dame Tuesday’s transactions FAR WEST Coppin St. at N. Illinois Fresno St. (4-5) at San Diego St. (7-2) West Appalachian St. 68, East Carolina 62 Kansas City 6 4 0 .600 284 239 Auburn 70, South Alabama 69 Elon at Michigan BASEBALL Saturday, Nov. 16 Oral Roberts at Iowa American League EAST Oakland 5 4 0 .556 208 240 Charlotte 71, Davidson 58 L.A. Chargers 4 6 0 .400 207 194 Chattanooga 74, Troy 68 Texas Southern at South Dakota CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Named Scott VMI (4-6) at Army (4-6) UMKC at Milwaukee Coolbaugh assistant hitting coach. Robert Morris (6-4) at CCSU (9-1) Denver 3 6 0 .333 149 170 Duke 105, Cent. Arkansas 54 NATIONAL CONFERENCE E. Kentucky 129, Ohio-Chillcothe 43 Monmouth (NJ) at Kansas DETROIT TIGERS — Named Lance Par- Penn (4-4) at Harvard (4-4) S. Dakota St. at Nebraska rish special assistant to the executive Rhode Island (2-8) at Maine (5-5) East Evansville 67, Kentucky 64 W L T Pct PF PA SOUTHWEST vice president of baseball operations Jacksonville (2-8) at Marist (3-6) Furman 91, Charleston Southern 47 Prairie View at Texas and general manager, Josh Paul qual- Dallas 5 4 0 .556 251 170 Georgia 95, The Citadel 86 Indiana (7-2) at Penn St. (8-1) Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 224 213 Mount St. Mary’s at Lamar ity control coach, Chris McDonald assis- Lehigh (4-5) at Sacred Heart (6-4) Hampton 95, Apprentice 63 Stony Brook at Texas A&M-CC tant trainer, Matt Rosenhamer assistant N.Y. Giants 2 8 0 .200 203 289 Jacksonville St. 125, Brescia 55 Wagner (1-9) at St. Francis (Pa.) (4-6) Washington 1 8 0 .111 108 219 UC Davis at Arkansas St. strength and conditioning coordinator, Liberty 65, SC State 39 BYU at Houston Tulane (6-3) at Temple (6-3) South Kan Ikeda advance scouting coordinator Colgate (3-8) at Lafayette (3-7) Longwood 85, Md.-Eastern Shore 55 Texas State at Baylor New Orleans 7 2 0 .778 204 182 Louisiana Tech 98, Wiley 52 and international pro scout for Asia, Kyle New Hampshire (5-4) at Albany (NY) (6-4) Gonzaga at Texas A&M Carolina 5 4 0 .556 225 228 Miami 79, UCF 70 Lanczki advance scouting assistant, Aus- Duquesne (6-3) at Bryant (2-8) Eastern New Mexico at UTEP tin Tripp video coordinator, Kenny Gra- Tampa Bay 3 6 0 .333 260 279 Mississippi 68, Norfolk St. 55 FAR WEST Georgetown (5-4) at Bucknell (2-7 Atlanta 2 7 0 .222 191 259 N. Kentucky 69, Coastal Carolina 68 ham director of player development, Dr. Brown (1-7) at Columbia (3-5) Life Pacific College at CS Bakersfield Georgia Giblin director of performance North Radford 91, Bridgewater (Va.) 40 Appalachian St. vs. Montana St. at Stony Brook (5-5) at Delaware (4-6) Green Bay 8 2 0 .800 250 205 Rice 80, Northwestern St. 74 science, Dan Hubbs director of pitching Holy Cross (5-5) at Fordham (3-7) Greensboro, N.C. development and strategies, Dave Owen Minnesota 7 3 0 .700 262 182 Tennessee 82, Murray St. 63 SAGU American Indian College at N. Franklin Pierce (1-9) at Merrimack (4-5) Chicago 4 5 0 .444 162 157 Tennessee St. 79, Lipscomb 78 minor league field coordinator, Jordan Va. Lynchburg (0-8) at Morgan St. (2-8) Arizona Wergiles coordinator of player devel- Detroit 3 5 1 .389 217 237 Tulane 88, Jackson St. 79 NC A&T at Utah St. Yale (7-1) at Princeton (7-1) West UNC Wilmington 81, Campbell 76, OT opment analytics, Brayan Pe anager Cornell (2-6) at Dartmouth (8-0 Minnesota at Utah and John Murrian hitting coach of West San Francisco 8 1 0 .889 259 129 W. Carolina 90, NC A&T 64 UC Irvine at Boise St. Norfolk St. (4-6) at Delaware St. (2-8) Seattle 8 2 0 .800 275 254 William & Mary 80, Wofford 79 Michigan (MWL), Bill Springman hitting Ohio St. (9-0) at Rutgers (2-7) Simpson University at Cal Poly L.A. Rams 5 4 0 .556 226 191 Wright St. 85, Tennessee Tech 80, OT California Baptist at California coach of Lakeland (FSL), James Orr na- SOUTH tional crosschecker, Taylor Black East Arizona 3 6 1 .350 222 281 MIDWEST UC Riverside at Sacramento St. Alabama St. (5-4) at Florida St. (5-5) Thursday, Nov. 7 Butler 64, Minnesota 56 UNLV at UCLA regional coordinator, Darold Brown area Alabama (8-1) at Mississippi St. (4-5) scout for northern Nevada and northern Oakland 26, L.A. Chargers 24 Coppin St. 76, Loyola of Chicago 72 Davidson (7-3) at Stetson (6-3) Sunday, Nov. 10 E. Illinois 98, Chicago St. 34 California, Bryce Mosier area scout for Monmouth (NJ) (8-2) at Campbell (6-3) Tuesday’s women’s scores south Texas, Gabe Ho analyst, Charlie Baltimore 49, Cincinnati 13 E. Michigan 101, Goshen 49 Tennessee Tech (6-4) at E. Kentucky (5-5) Chicago 20, Detroit 13 Indiana 91, North Alabama 65 EAST Adams data engineer and Elora Strom Mercer (4-6) at ETSU (2-8) software developer. Atlanta 26, New Orleans 9 Iowa St. 70, N. Illinois 52 Baruch 83, Yeshiva 63 Kennesaw St. (8-2) at Hampton (5-5) LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Named Tony Tennessee 35, Kansas City 32 Michigan 79, Creighton 69 Binghamton 70, Bloomsburg 45 La Russa as senior adviser for baseball Austin Peay (7-3) at Murray St. (4-6) N.Y. Jets 34, N.Y. Giants 27 Milwaukee 103, Wis. Lutheran 53 Boston U. 78, New Hampshire 64 operations. Bethune-Cookman (6-3) at NC A&T (6-3) Cleveland 19, Buffalo 16 Missouri St. 73, Cleveland St. 53 Buffalo 71, Canisius 55 National League Charleston Southern (4-6) at Presby- Tampa Bay 30, Arizona 27 Notre Dame 79, Howard 50 Delaware St. 67, Delaware 64 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terian (1-9) Miami 16, Indianapolis 12 Valparaiso 89, SIU-Edwardsville 76 Geneseo St. 68, William Smith 54 terms with RHP Adam Wainwright on a UTEP (1-8) at UAB (6-3) Green Bay 24, Carolina 16 W. Michigan 91, MVSU 81 Harvard 68, Siena 51 one-year contract. Towson (6-4) at William & Mary (4-6) Pittsburgh 17, L.A. Rams 12 Xavier 63, Missouri 58, OT Richmond 51, Georgetown 49 SAN DIEGO PADRES — Assigned RHP North Alabama (3-7) at Gardner-Webb Minnesota 28, Dallas 24 SOUTHWEST Seton Hall 53, VCU 33 Jacob Nix outright to El Paso (PCL). (3-7) Open: Washington, Jacksonville, New Arkansas 66, North Texas 43 Syracuse 65, Md.-Eastern Shore 50 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Named Furman (7-3) at Wofford (6-3) England, Denver, Philadelphia, Houston Houston 84, Alabama St. 56 SOUTH Gabe Kapler manager. Sent OF Mike Ger- The Citadel (6-4) at Chattanooga (5-5) Monday, Nov. 11 Incarnate Word 86, Texas Lutheran 60 Alabama 67, Clemson 54 ber outright to Sacramento (PCL) and Grambling St. (5-4) at MVSU (2-7) Seattle 27, San Francisco 24, OT SMU 77, New Orleans 64 Coll. of Charleston 82, Coker 57 he elected free agency. Announced RHP SC State (6-3) at NC Central (4-6) Thursday’s game TCU 98, Louisiana-Lafayette 65 Jacksonville St. 65, Lipscomb 63 Ricardo Pinto cleared unconditional re- Samford (4-6) at W. Carolina (3-7) Pittsburgh at Cleveland Texas 67, Cal Baptist 54 New Orleans 91, Pensacola Christian 31 lease waivers. Alabama A&M (6-4) at Alcorn St. (6-3) Sunday’s games Texas St. 75, Prairie View 48 Radford 60, SC State 45 BASKETBALL Louisiana-Monroe (4-5) at Georgia Dallas at Detroit Tulsa 74, Oral Roberts 67 SC-Upstate 70, W. Carolina 62 National Basketball Association Southern (5-4) N.Y. Jets at Washington UTEP 65, New Mexico St. 50 Saint Louis 67, N. Kentucky 42 INDIANA PACERS — Assigned G Victor Southern U. (6-4) at Jackson St. (4-6) New Orleans at Tampa Bay FAR WEST South Florida 82, Howard 53 Oladipo to Fort Wayne (NBAGL). Tennessee St. (2-8) at UT Martin (6-4) Denver at Minnesota California 79, UNLV 75, OT Tennessee Tech 74, Louisiana-Monroe 68 FOOTBALL Georgia (8-1) at Auburn (7-2) Houston at Baltimore Gonzaga 97, North Dakota 66 Troy 74, Samford 65 National Football League Wake Forest (7-2) at Clemson (10-0) Buffalo at Miami Hawaii 72, Pacific 67 William & Mary 78, East Carolina 68 CAROLINA PANTHERS — Waived KR Virginia Tech (6-3) at Georgia Tech (2-7) Jacksonville at Indianapolis N. Colorado 104, Colorado College 38 Winthrop 56, NC Central 46 Greg Dortch. Claimed RB Mike Davis off Richmond (5-5) at James Madison (9-1) Atlanta at Carolina Nevada 80, Texas-Arlington 73 MIDWEST waivers from Chicago. Signed DB Corn Kentucky (4-5) at Vanderbilt (2-7) Arizona at San Francisco Oklahoma 77, Oregon St. 69 Arizona 82, Chicago St. 50 Elder off the N.Y. Giants practice squad. Syracuse (3-6) at Duke (4-5) New England at Philadelphia Oregon 82, Memphis 74 Ball St. 83, Purdue Fort Wayne 52 CHICAGO BEARS — Signed OL Dino Howard (1-9) at Florida A&M (8-1 Cincinnati at Oakland Pepperdine 94, CS Northridge 82 Creighton 61, S. Dakota St. 48 Boyd to the practice squad. McNeese St. (6-4) at Nicholls (6-4) Chicago at L.A. Rams San Diego 72, Fresno St. 66, OT IUPUI 80, S. Illinois 78 DETROIT LIONS — Placed DT Kevin Rice (0-9) at Middle Tennessee (3-6) Open: N.Y. Giants, Seattle, Tennessee, Santa Clara 70, Washington St. 62 Rio Grande 98, Texas Lutheran 46 Strong on IR. Announced they were Louisiana-Lafayette (7-2) at South Green Bay Seattle 115, Pacific (Ore.) 81 W. Illinois 91, Ill.-Springfield 52 awarded T Dan Skipper via waivers from Alabama (1-8) Monday’s game Southern Cal 84, S. Dakota St. 66 SOUTHWEST the Houston Texans. LSU (9-0) at Mississippi (4-6) Kansas City vs L.A. Chargers at Mex- Stanford 86, Long Beach St. 58 Cent. Arkansas 104, Hendrix 28 HOUSTON TEXANS — Waived OT Dan Cincinnati (8-1) at South Florida (4-5) ico City UC Irvine 98, Life Pacific 52 Houston Baptist 63, Paul Quinn 34 Skipper. Signed DE Joel Heath. Appalachian St. (8-1) at Georgia St. (6-3) Utah St. 97, Denver 56 FAR WEST INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed WR Louisville (5-4) at NC State (4-5) Washington 56, Mount St. Mary’s 46 Fresno St. 73, UC Davis 65 Deon Cain and DT Kyle Peko to the prac- MIDWEST AP sportlight EXHIBITION New Mexico 81, Houston 71 tice squad. Valparaiso (1-9) at Butler (2-8) Utah Valley 101, Ottawa 70 Santa Clara 89, San Jose St. 81 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Placed OT Michigan St. (4-5) at Michigan (7-2) Virginia 72, CS Northridge 47 Martinas Rankin on IR. Signed OT Jack- Florida (8-2) at Missouri (5-4) Nov. 14 Men’s schedule son Barton. Wisconsin (7-2) at Nebraska (4-5) 1943 — Sid Luckman of the Chicago Women’s schedule NEW YORK GIANTS — Waived C Evan UMass (1-9) at Northwestern (1-8) Bears becomes the first pro to pass for Thursday’s games Brown. Released DE Freedom Akinmo- SE Missouri (7-3) at E. Illinois (1-9) more than 400 yards (433) and seven EAST Thursday’s games ladun and WR Reggie White from the Missouri St. (1-8) at Illinois St. (7-3) touchdowns in a 56-7 victory over the Penn St. at Georgetown EAST practice squad. Signed TE Scott Simon- Youngstown St. (5-5) at Indiana St. (3-7) New York Giants. Siena at Harvard Colgate at Cornell Michigan St. at Seton Hall son. Signed WR Alex Bachman, TE Gar- Dayton (6-3) at Drake (5-3) 1964 — Gus Johnson and Walt Bella- UMass at Mass.-Lowell rett Dickerson and LS Colin Holba to the N. Colorado (2-8) at North Dakota (5-4) SOUTH Villanova at American U. my become the first NBA teammates to Southern Miss. at North Florida practice squad. S. Illinois (6-4) at W. Illinois (1-9) score 40 points apiece as the Baltimore Brown at CCSU NEW YORK JETS— Placed TE Chris Navy (7-1) at Notre Dame (7-2) St. Francis Brooklyn at Longwood Xavier at Temple Bullets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 127- Vanderbilt at Richmond Herndon and G Brian Winters on the IR. N. Iowa (7-3) at S. Dakota St. (6-3) 115. Johnson has 41 points, Bellamy 40. SOUTH Signed LB B.J. Bello. Promoted CB Kyron Cent. Michigan (6-4) at Ball St. (4-5) Towson at Florida Edward Waters at Bethune-Cookman 1964 — Detroit’s Gordie Howe be- Winthrop at ETSU Brown from the practice squad. Texas (6-3) at Iowa St. (5-4) comes the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring Cent. Michigan at Louisville Released RB Morehead St. at Presbyterian Virginia-Lynchburg at Norfolk St. PITTSBURGH STEELERS — West Virginia (3-6) at Kansas St. (6-3) leader, including playoffs, with his 627th Darrin Hall from the practice squad. Re- South Dakota (4-6) at N. Dakota St. (10-0) Louisiana-Monroe at Mississippi St. Campbell at W. Carolina signed LB Sutton Smith to the practice career goal. Howe beats Montreal’s The Apprentice School at Norfolk St. McNeese St. at Louisiana-Lafayette Minnesota (9-0) at Iowa (6-3) Charlie Hodge in a 4-2 loss. squad. SOUTHWEST MIDWEST Lamar at NC State SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Waived CB 1970 — Forty-three members of the Michigan-Dearborn at E. Michigan Tennessee St. at Tennessee Kansas (3-6) at Oklahoma St. (6-3) Marshall football team die when their Indiana-Kokomo at Evansville Dontae Johnson. Activated TE Garrett TCU (4-5) at Texas Tech (4-5) ETSU at High Point Celek from the PUP list. chartered plane crashes in Kenova, West Alabama A&M at Cincinnati FAU at Hampton Northwestern St. (2-8) at Sam Hous- Virginia. SOUTHWEST TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Waived ton St. (6-4) Old Dominion at Auburn CB Vernon Hargreaves and C Nate 1993 — Don Shula breaks George Ha- Southwest Baptist at UALR Purdue at Chattanooga Trewyn. Claimed G Aaron Stinnie off SE Louisiana (6-3) at Abilene Christian (5-5) las’ career record for victories with No. VMI at Arkansas St. Wofford at Gardner-Webb waivers from Tennessee. Coastal Carolina (4-5) at Arkansas St. (5-4) 325 as the Miami Dolphins defeat Phila- FAR WEST Middle Tennessee at Tulane TENNESSEE TITANS — Waived RB Rod Lamar (4-6) at Houston Baptist (4-6) delphia 19-14. Shula’s record: 325-153-6 Idaho vs. UC Davis at Jonesboro, Ark. Texas A&M-CC at South Alabama Smith. Signed OL Daniel Munyer to their Edward Waters (1-9) at Prairie View (4-5) in 31 seasons with Baltimore and Miami; San Jose St. at Arizona MIDWEST practice squad. Troy (4-5) at Texas St. (3-6) Halas, 324-151-31 in 40 seasons with Chi- Southern U. at New Mexico St. Milwaukee at Minnesota HOCKEY Memphis (8-1) at Houston (3-6) cago. San Diego at Weber St. Indiana St. at W. Illinois National Hockey League Stephen F. Austin (2-8) at Cent. Arkan- 2004 — Chicago’s 19-17 win over Ten- Montana-Western at Idaho St. Kentucky State at W. Michigan CAROLINA HURRICANES — Reassigned sas (7-3) nessee marks the second time an NFL CCSU at Arizona St. North Alabama at Iowa F Eetu Luostarinen to Charlotte (AHL). Southern Miss. (6-3) at UTSA (4-5) game ended in overtime on a safety. Pacific Union College at Pacific Michigan St. at Notre Dame LOS ANGELES KINGS — Recalled F Matt Oklahoma (8-1) at Baylor (9-0) 2004 — John and Ashley Force become Long Beach St. at Saint Mary’s (Cal) Northwestern at Marquette Luff from Ontario (AHL). South Carolina (4-6) at Texas A&M (6-3) the first father-daughter combo in NHRA Friday’s games Morgan St. at Nebraska SOCCER FAR WEST history to win at the same event in the EAST SOUTHWEST Major League Soccer Idaho St. (3-7) at BYU (5-4) season finale. John Force races to his Howard vs. Robert Morris at Toledo, Ohio Miami (Ohio) vs. Prairie View at Mo- NASHVILLE — Signed M Dax McCarty Weber St. (8-2) at Montana (8-2) 114th Funny Car victory, and his 21-year- Merrimack vs. Dartmouth at Lowell, bile, Ala. from Chicago in exchange for a 2021 sec- Incarnate Word (5-5) at New Mexico old daughter takes the Top Alcohol class Mass. Sam Houston St. at Texas Tech ond-round draft pick, general allocation St. (0-9) at Pomona (Calif.) Raceway. New York Institute of Technology at Nicholls at TCU money and targeted allocation money. Hawaii (6-4) at UNLV (2-7) 2009 — Toby Gerhart rushes for 178 Hofstra UTSA at Texas Signed D Dave Romney from the LA Gal- Wyoming (6-3) at Utah St. (5-4) yards and three touchdowns as Stanford Lyndon State at Bryant Houston Baptist at Baylor axy in exchange for general allocation N. Arizona (4-6) at S. Utah (2-8) annihilates Southern California 55-21. West Virginia at Pittsburgh Oral Roberts at Arkansas money. Stanford (4-5) at Washington St. (4-5) It’s the most points ever conceded by Lipscomb at Duquesne FAR WEST SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — Traded the Sacramento St. (7-3) at Idaho (4-6) the Trojans, who played their first game Jacksonville at Mass.-Lowell Alabama A&M at San Diego St. homegrown rights to G Drake Callender Morehead St. (5-5) at San Diego (7-2) in 1888. Alabama at Rhode Island Long Beach St. at UCLA to Inter Miami for a 2020 second-round Air Force (7-2) at Colorado St. (4-5) 2015 — Navy quarterback Keenan SOUTH S. Utah at Grand Canyon draft pick and general allocation money. Montana St. (7-3) at UC Davis (5-5) Reynolds breaks the NCAA record for Idaho vs. VMI at Jonesboro, Ark. Duke at UNLV VOLLEYBALL Arizona St. (5-4) at Oregon St. (4-5) career rushing touchdowns, upping his Georgia St. at Duke Wisconsin at Colorado USA Volleyball E. Washington (5-5) at Cal Poly (2-7) total to 81 with four scores in the No. 22 CS Northridge at Auburn Texas A&M-Kingsville at BYU USVA — Announced the board of di- UCLA (4-5) at Utah (8-1) Midshipmen’s 55-14 victory over SMU. Hampton at William & Mary Wyoming at Denver rectors extended the contract of chief New Mexico (2-7) at Boise St. (8-1) Reynolds shattered the mark held by W. Michigan at Mississippi Southern Cal at UC Riverside executive officer Jamie Davis through Arizona (4-5) at Oregon (8-1) Montee Ball, who ran for 77 TDs with Cleveland St. at South Carolina N. Colorado at Stanford 2024. Southern Cal (6-4) at California (5-4) Wisconsin from 2009-12. Radford at Georgia Southern UT Martin at Gonzaga PAGE 26 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, November 14, 2019 NBA Roundup Scoreboard

Eastern Conference Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Kuzma pushes Boston 8 1 .889 — Philadelphia 7 3 .700 1A Toronto 7 3 .700 1A Brooklyn 4 6 .400 4A New York 2 9 .182 7 Southeast Division Miami 7 3 .700 — Atlanta 4 6 .400 3 Lakers past Suns Charlotte 4 6 .400 3 Orlando 3 7 .300 4 Washington 2 6 .250 4 Central Division Milwaukee 7 3 .700 — Associated Press Indiana 7 4 .636 A Cleveland 4 6 .400 3 Chicago 4 7 .364 3A PHOENIX — Kyle Kuzma was Detroit 4 8 .333 4 out on the floor in the crucial final minutes on Tuesday night Western Conference when his teammates made the Southwest Division W L Pct GB extra pass and found him at the Houston 7 3 .700 — Dallas 6 4 .600 1 three-point line. Both times, he San Antonio 5 5 .500 2 never hesitated to take the shots Memphis 3 7 .300 4 New Orleans 2 8 .200 5 that splashed through the net and Northwest Division pushed the Lakers to a 123-115 Utah 8 3 .727 — Denver 7 3 .700 A victory over the Phoenix Suns. Minnesota 6 4 .600 1A Nobody looked happier than Portland 4 7 .364 4 Anthony Davis and LeBron Oklahoma City 4 7 .364 4 Pacific Division RICK SCUTERI/AP James. They’ll take all the help L.A. Lakers 8 2 .800 — L.A. Clippers 7 3 .700 1 they can get. Phoenix 6 4 .600 2 Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma, left, celebrates after defeating the “Welcome back,” Davis said Sacramento 4 6 .400 4 Golden State 2 9 .182 6A Phoenix Suns 123-115 on Tuesday in Phoenix. they told Kuzma. Monday’s games Minnesota 120, Detroit 114 Davis had 24 points and 12 re- Boston 116, Dallas 106 Pacers 111, Thunder 85 Heat 117, Pistons 108 bounds and Kuzma added a sea- Memphis 113, San Antonio 109 OKLAHOMA CITY — Diallo 1-4 0-0 2, DETROIT — Snell 2-7 0-0 6, Morris 4-9 2- son-high 23 points on 9-for-16 Houston 122, New Orleans 116 Gallinari 3-8 8-8 14, Adams 5-8 0-0 10, Paul 3 13, Drummond 6-9 4-6 16, Brown 1-5 1-2 L.A. Clippers 98, Toronto 88 2-7 3-4 7, Gilgeous-Alexander 3-11 4-4 11, 3, Kennard 8-18 2-3 22, Mykhailiuk 2-3 0-0 shooting to push the Lakers (8-2) Utah 122, Golden State 108 Bazley 3-6 1-2 8, Nader 2-9 2-2 6, Noel 1-4 6, Maker 3-4 5-7 12, Wood 5-9 5-9 16, Fra- Tuesday’s games 0-0 2, Muscala 0-1 1-2 1, Schroder 3-10 2-2 to their best 10-game start since CHARLES REX ARBOGAST/AP zier 0-3 3-4 3, Galloway 3-11 3-3 11. Totals Indiana 111, Oklahoma City 85 9, Hall 1-1 0-0 2, Burton 5-12 0-0 13. Totals 34-78 25-37 108. Philadelphia 98, Cleveland 97 2010 and help them bounce back 29-81 21-24 85. MIAMI — Butler 6-13 8-11 20, Adebayo The Bulls’ Coby White shoots a Miami 117, Detroit 108 INDIANA — Warren 10-14 2-2 23, from a home loss to Toronto on Chicago 120, New York 102 8-9 2-2 18, Leonard 2-2 0-1 4, Nunn 6-16 three-pointer on Tuesday against Sampson 2-3 0-0 5, Sabonis 9-19 0-0 18, 4-5 20, Robinson 4-10 0-0 11, Silva 3-5 2- Sunday. Atlanta 125, Denver 121 A.Holiday 6-10 3-3 17, Brogdon 8-16 2-2 20, L.A. Lakers 123, Phoenix 115 2 8, Olynyk 4-7 2-2 13, Haslem 1-1 0-0 2, the Knicks in Chicago. White Bowen II 1-2 0-0 2, McDermott 4-11 0-0 9, Macon 1-1 0-0 3, Dragic 6-13 3-4 18. Totals James added 19 points, 11 as- Utah 119, Brooklyn 114 J.Holiday 0-6 3-3 3, Leaf 2-3 1-2 5, Johnson made a franchise-record seven Sacramento 107, Portland 99 41-77 21-27 117. sists and seven rebounds. 1-1 1-1 3, McConnell 3-8 0-0 6, Mitrou- Detroit 17 20 35 36—108 three-pointers in the fourth Wednesday’s games Long 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 46-94 12-13 111. Phoenix (6-4) trailed for a big Memphis at Charlotte Oklahoma City 25 17 20 23— 85 Miami 28 31 33 25—117 quarter. The Bulls won 120-102. Philadelphia at Orlando Three-point Goals—Detroit 15-41 chunk of the fourth quarter but L.A. Clippers at Houston Indiana 31 21 34 25—111 Three-point Goals—Oklahoma City 6- (Kennard 4-12, Morris 3-7, Mykhailiuk 2-2, pushed ahead 113-111 on Devin Washington at Boston Snell 2-6, Galloway 2-8, Maker 1-2, Wood point lead before hanging on to San Antonio at Minnesota 25 (Burton 3-6, Bazley 1-2, Gilgeous-Alex- Booker’s fastbreak layup with ander 1-3, Schroder 1-4, Diallo 0-1, Mus- 1-3, Frazier 0-1), Miami 14-32 (Nunn 4- Golden State at L.A. Lakers 8, Olynyk 3-4, Dragic 3-8, Robinson 3-8, beat shorthanded Detroit. Toronto at Portland cala 0-1, Paul 0-2, Gallinari 0-3, Nader 0-3), 3:29 left. The Lakers responded Indiana 7-23 (Brogdon 2-4, A.Holiday 2-5, Macon 1-1, Silva 0-1, Butler 0-2). Fouled Kendrick Nunn also had 20 Thursday’s games Out—Silva, Adebayo, Drummond, Gallo- with three straight three-pointers Miami at Cleveland Sampson 1-1, Warren 1-2, McDermott 1- way. Rebounds—Detroit 32 (Drummond — one from James and two more points for Miami, while Bam Chicago at Milwaukee 6, Mitrou-Long 0-1, J.Holiday 0-4). Fouled Adebayo scored 18 points and Dallas at New York Out—None. Rebounds—Oklahoma City 9), Miami 42 (Adebayo 14). Assists—De- from Kuzma — to lead 120-113 L.A. Clippers at New Orleans 40 (Gilgeous-Alexander, Bazley 6), Indi- troit 27 (Brown 11), Miami 34 (Butler and put the game out of reach. grabbed 14 rebounds for the Heat. Atlanta at Phoenix ana 49 (Sabonis 16). Assists—Oklahoma 13). Total Fouls—Detroit 28, Miami 30. Goran Dragic also had 18 points. Brooklyn at Denver City 19 (Paul 8), Indiana 21 (Brogdon 5). A—19,600 (19,600). Kuzma missed the first four Friday’s games Total Fouls—Oklahoma City 16, Indiana games of the season this year be- Miami is 7-3, matching the Detroit at Charlotte 20. A—15,838 (20,000). Hawks 125, Nuggets 121 third-best 10-game start in Heat San Antonio at Orlando cause of an ankle injury he suf- Indiana at Houston Bulls 120, Knicks 102 ATLANTA — Hunter 4-9 2-4 12, Parker history. Philadelphia at Oklahoma City 8-18 3-3 20, Jones 4-5 0-0 8, Young 13-21 fered during the summer while Utah at Memphis NEW YORK — Morris Sr. 6-17 7-9 22, 8-11 42, Huerter 4-4 0-0 11, Reddish 2-7 playing for USA basketball. Bulls 120, Knicks 102: Coby Washington at Minnesota Randle 5-15 6-9 17, Gibson 8-10 1-1 17, Nti- 1-2 5, Fernando 1-2 1-2 3, Len 6-8 4-8 17, White made a franchise-record Boston at Golden State likina 1-4 1-2 3, Barrett 8-16 3-6 21, Knox II Wallace 0-3 3-4 3, Bembry 2-6 0-0 4. Totals “I’ve just got teammates who Sacramento at L.A. Lakers 3-7 2-4 10, Brazdeikis 0-1 0-0 0, Portis 3-9 44-83 22-34 125. believe in me,” Kuzma said. “We seven three-pointers in the fourth 0-0 7, Smith Jr. 0-3 0-0 0, Dotson 2-5 0-0 5, DENVER — Barton 8-16 1-2 21, Millsap quarter, and host Chicago pulled Tuesday Trier 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-88 20-31 102. 6-11 5-6 19, Jokic 7-19 5-6 20, Murray 7-16 all believe in each other. We’re a CHICAGO — Hutchison 2-4 2-4 7, Mark- 4-4 18, Harris 4-15 0-0 10, Craig 0-2 0-0 0, team and we pick each other up.” away from slumping New York. Lakers 123, Suns 115 kanen 4-10 4-4 13, Carter Jr. 7-11 3-6 17, Grant 4-9 1-1 10, Porter Jr. 1-2 0-0 2, Plum- White missed his first five shots Satoransky 2-3 0-0 5, LaVine 9-19 4-5 25, lee 3-3 1-2 7, Morris 6-11 1-1 14. Totals 46- Hawks 125, Nuggets 121: L.A. LAKERS — James 8-18 2-7 19, Davis Young 3-9 2-2 8, Gafford 0-0 0-0 0, Arci- 9-17 5-6 24, McGee 5-5 1-3 11, Bradley 4-8 104 18-22 121. from the field and began the final diacono 1-3 3-4 5, Dunn 5-6 2-2 13, White Atlanta 25 38 35 27—125 Trae Young scored 15 of his sea- 0-0 8, Green 5-8 1-2 14, Kuzma 9-16 2-2 23, 8-14 4-4 27, Valentine 0-1 0-0 0, Harrison son-high 42 points in the fourth period with just four points. But Howard 6-9 0-1 12, Rondo 2-6 0-0 5, Cook 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-81 24-31 120. Denver 34 20 35 32—121 quarter and added 11 assists to the rookie guard put on a dazzling 1-3 0-0 3, Caruso 1-4 0-0 2, Caldwell-Pope New York 22 32 31 17—102 Three-point Goals—Atlanta 15-34 show down the stretch. 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 51-95 11-21 123. Chicago 30 30 25 35—120 (Young 8-13, Huerter 3-3, Hunter 2-3, Len lead visiting Atlanta past Denver. PHOENIX — Oubre Jr. 0-5 1-2 1, Saric 7- Three-point Goals—New York 10-32 1-2, Parker 1-5, Fernando 0-1, Wallace Young was 13-for-21 from the White finished with 27 points. 11 0-0 18, Baynes 6-10 4-6 20, Rubio 8-17 2- (Morris Sr. 3-9, Knox II 2-4, Barrett 2-4, 0-2, Bembry 0-2, Reddish 0-3), Denver Zach LaVine had 25 for Chicago, 2 21, Booker 9-18 3-3 21, Bridges 1-3 1-2 3, Dotson 1-3, Portis 1-3, Randle 1-5, Trier 0- 11-41 (Barton 4-7, Millsap 2-3, Harris 2- field and finished 8-for-13 on C.Johnson 3-9 2-2 11, Kaminsky 7-10 0-0 16, 1, Brazdeikis 0-1, Ntilikina 0-1, Smith Jr. 0- 10, Morris 1-3, Grant 1-5, Jokic 1-8, Craig and Wendell Carter Jr. finished T.Johnson 2-8 0-0 4. Totals 43-91 13-17 115. 1), Chicago 14-33 (White 7-11, LaVine 3-8, 0-1, Murray 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Re- three-pointers. L.A. Lakers 26 34 35 28—123 with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Hutchison 1-1, Satoransky 1-1, Dunn 1-2, bounds—Atlanta 45 (Parker 9), Denver Pacers 111, Thunder 85: T.J. Phoenix 29 29 34 23—115 Markkanen 1-5, Arcidiacono 0-1, Valen- 40 (Barton 9). Assists—Atlanta 30 (Young Warren scored 11 of his 23 points New York lost for the sixth time Three-point Goals—L.A. Lakers 10-25 tine 0-1, Young 0-3). Fouled Out—Dunn. 11), Denver 31 (Murray 8). Total Fouls— (Green 3-5, Kuzma 3-6, Davis 1-2, Cook 1- Rebounds—New York 38 (Morris Sr. 9), Atlanta 21, Denver 24. Technicals—Den- in the third quarter to lead host in seven games. 2, Rondo 1-3, James 1-4, Caruso 0-1, Brad- Chicago 46 (Carter Jr. 12). Assists—New ver coach Nuggets (Defensive three sec- Indiana past Oklahoma City. Jazz 119, Nets 114: Dono- ley 0-2), Phoenix 16-38 (Saric 4-6, Baynes York 27 (Barrett 9), Chicago 22 (Arcidi- ond). A—18,327 (19,520). van Mitchell scored 30 points, 4-6, Rubio 3-6, C.Johnson 3-8, Kaminsky acono 8). Total Fouls—New York 28, Chi- Malcolm Brogdon had 20 points, 2-3, Bridges 0-1, Booker 0-2, T.Johnson cago 25. Technicals—Portis, New York Kings 107, Trail Blazers 99 six rebounds and five assists, and Rudy Gobert had 18 points and 0-2, Oubre Jr. 0-4). Fouled Out—None. coach Knicks (Defensive three second), Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 44 (Davis 12), Carter Jr.. A—18,668 (20,917). PORTLAND — Bazemore 3-8 5-6 12, Domantas Sabonis had 18 points 15 rebounds, and host Utah beat Phoenix 39 (Kaminsky 9). Assists—L.A. Hezonja 1-4 0-0 2, Whiteside 7-9 3-4 17, and 16 rebounds for the surging Brooklyn. Lakers 39 (James 11), Phoenix 32 (Rubio Lillard 6-10 13-14 27, McCollum 11-21 1-4 10). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 21, Phoenix 76ers 98, Cavaliers 97 24, Little 0-0 0-0 0, Tolliver 1-6 0-0 3, Labis- Pacers, who have won seven of Utah went ahead for good 22. A—18,055 (18,422). CLEVELAND — Osman 2-5 0-0 4, Love siere 1-2 1-2 3, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Trent Jr. eight, including four straight. after Gobert scored on back-to- 5-16 8-9 20, Thompson 7-13 1-2 17, Sexton 2-5 0-0 6, Simons 2-11 0-0 5. Totals 34-77 Jazz 119, Nets 114 8-18 2-2 18, Garland 3-10 0-0 6, Nance Jr. 2- 23-30 99. Danilo Gallinari scored 14 back possessions in the final 90 4 0-0 4, Clarkson 8-16 3-5 20, Dellavedova SACRAMENTO — Barnes 4-8 7-10 16, points for the Thunder, who re- seconds. BROOKLYN — Harris 4-10 1-2 11, Prince 2-2 0-0 4, Porter Jr. 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 38-86 Bjelica 8-14 0-0 19, Holmes 5-6 1-2 11, Jo- 6-9 0-0 15, Allen 1-2 2-2 4, Irving 10-30 5-5 16-20 97. seph 1-6 0-0 3, Hield 7-21 4-4 20, Ariza 0-1 mained winless on the road. Kyrie Irving led the Nets with 27, Temple 3-8 3-3 10, Claxton 0-2 0-0 0, PHILADELPHIA — Korkmaz 4-9 0-0 10, 0-1 0, Giles III 1-3 0-0 2, Dedmon 1-4 0-0 2, 76ers 98, Cavaliers 97: Joel 27 points on 10-for-30 shooting. Jordan 6-8 3-4 15, Dinwiddie 7-16 5-7 21, Harris 4-17 0-0 8, Embiid 10-20 4-5 27, Sim- Ferrell 3-4 2-2 9, Bogdanovic 8-19 6-7 25. Nwaba 0-0 2-2 2, Musa 4-5 0-0 9. Totals mons 7-9 1-3 15, Richardson 7-17 2-2 17, Totals 38-86 20-26 107. Kings 107, Trail Blazers 99: 41-90 21-25 114. Embiid scored 27 points, includ- Ennis III 2-6 3-3 7, Thybulle 1-1 0-0 3, Scott Portland 24 25 21 29— 99 Bogdan Bogdanovic had 25 points UTAH — Bogdanovic 5-13 1-2 12, 4-7 0-0 9, O’Quinn 0-0 0-0 0, Neto 1-3 0-0 2. ing the go-ahead dunk with 13.2 O’Neale 2-3 2-2 8, Gobert 8-10 2-4 18, Totals 40-89 10-13 98. Sacramento 21 25 35 26—107 seconds remaining, to lift host and 10 assists, Nemanja Bjelica Conley 6-15 6-9 18, Mitchell 13-26 4-4 30, Cleveland 21 27 30 19—97 Three-point Goals—Portland 8-30 Philadelphia over Cleveland. added 19 points and 12 rebounds Ingles 0-6 3-4 3, Green 4-9 2-2 13, Bradley Philadelphia 24 30 28 16—98 (Trent Jr. 2-4, Lillard 2-5, Bazemore 1-4, 1-2 0-0 2, Mudiay 4-8 7-8 15. Totals 43-92 Three-point Goals—Cleveland 5-21 Simons 1-5, McCollum 1-5, Tolliver 1-6, Josh Richardson added 17 and host Sacramento won its first 27-35 119. (Thompson 2-3, Love 2-7, Clarkson 1-4, Hezonja 0-1), Sacramento 11-32 (Bjelica points for Philadelphia, which game since losing leading scorer Brooklyn 35 33 24 22—114 Nance Jr. 0-1, Osman 0-1, Garland 0-2, 3-7, Bogdanovic 3-8, Hield 2-11, Ferrell Utah 29 24 31 35—119 Sexton 0-3), Philadelphia 8-38 (Embiid 1-1, Joseph 1-1, Barnes 1-3, Ariza 0-1). won despite missing 30 of 38 De’Aaron Fox to an ankle injury, Three-point Goals—Brooklyn 11-37 3-5, Korkmaz 2-6, Thybulle 1-1, Scott Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Port- three-point attempts. beating slumping Portland. (Prince 3-5, Harris 2-5, Dinwiddie 2-6, Ir- 1-3, Richardson 1-8, Ennis III 0-2, Neto land 40 (Whiteside 7), Sacramento 46 ving 2-12, Musa 1-2, Temple 1-6, Claxton 0-2, Harris 0-11). Fouled Out—None. Re- (Bjelica 12). Assists—Portland 15 (Lillard Heat 117, Pistons 108: Bjelica helped make up for the 0-1), Utah 6-26 (Green 3-5, O’Neale 2-3, bounds—Cleveland 45 (Thompson 12), 5), Sacramento 24 (Bogdanovic 10). To- Jimmy Butler scored 11 of his loss of Fox. He made eight of his Bogdanovic 1-3, Mudiay 0-1, Ingles 0-4, Philadelphia 46 (Embiid 16). Assists— tal Fouls—Portland 19, Sacramento 25. Mitchell 0-5, Conley 0-5). Fouled Out—Al- Cleveland 13 (Sexton 4), Philadelphia 24 Technicals—Portland coach Trail Blazers 20 points in the fourth quarter, 14 shots and set a season-high for len. Rebounds—Brooklyn 43 (Jordan 17), (Simmons 6). Total Fouls—Cleveland 13, (Defensive three second), Sacramento Utah 46 (Gobert 15). Assists—Brooklyn 19 Philadelphia 20. Technicals—Philadel- coach Kings (Delay of game), Sacramen- added 13 assists and host Miami rebounds in his first double-dou- (Irving 5), Utah 16 (Conley 5). Total Fouls— phia coach 76ers (Defensive three sec- to coach Kings (Defensive three second). wasted most of what was a 29- ble of the season. Brooklyn 29, Utah 18. A—18,306 (18,306). ond). A—20,294 (20,478). A—16,358 (17,608). Thursday, November 14, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 27 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Alabama drops to 5th in playoff rankings One-loss UGA moves into top four

BY RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press CFP rankings Nov. 12 Alabama is fifth in the latest Record College Football Playoff rank- 1. LSU ...... 9-0 2. Ohio St...... 9-0 ings, behind LSU, Ohio State, 3. Clemson ...... 10-0 Clemson and Georgia, which took 4. Georgia ...... 8-1 over the fourth spot in the selec- 5. Alabama ...... 8-1 6. Oregon ...... 8-1 tion committee’s second top 25. 7. Utah ...... 8-1 LSU replaced Ohio State as 8. Minnesota ...... 9-0 9. Penn St...... 8-1 No. 1 on Tuesday night after the 10. Oklahoma ...... 8-1 Tigers won at Alabama on Satur- 11. Florida ...... 8-2 12. Auburn ...... 7-2 day. The Buckeyes were bumped 13. Baylor ...... 9-0 to No. 2. Clemson moved up two 14. Wisconsin ...... 7-2 15. Michigan ...... 7-2 spots to No. 3 after two teams 16. Notre Dame ...... 7-2 ahead of the Tigers lost for the 17. Cincinnati ...... 8-1 18. Memphis ...... 8-1 first time last week, including 19. Texas ...... 6-3 Alabama. 20. Iowa ...... 6-3 The Crimson Tide fell 46-41 21. Boise St...... 8-1 22. Oklahoma St...... 6-3 to LSU and dropped two spots. 23. Navy ...... 7-1 Penn State, which had been No. 24. Kansas St...... 6-3 25. Appalachian St...... 8-1 4, lost 31-26 at Minnesota and fell The playoff semifinals match to ninth. The unbeaten Gophers the No. 1 seed vs. the No. 4 seed, and No. 2 will face No. 3. The climbed nine spots to eighth, the semifinals will be hosted at the largest one-week jump in the six- Peach Bowl and Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 28. The championship game year history of the College Foot- will be played on Jan. 13, 2020 at ball Playoff. New Orleans. Georgia moved up two spots to give the Southeastern Conference two of the top four for the second Alabama is the only team to straight week. make the playoff all five years. Selection committee chairman Can it get there again? CURTIS COMPTON, ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION/AP Rob Mullens, the Oregon athletic Barring a stunning November Georgia wide receiver George Pickens points to fans after catching a touchdown pass against Missouri. director, said Georgia’s loss to collapse by LSU, the Crimson The Bulldogs (8-1) moved into the top four in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. South Carolina (4-6) was noted by Tide will not reach the SEC cham- the committee, but the Bulldogs’ pionship game. Looking back at for the selection committee was happen this year to keep its streak week to finish 11-1, but they real- victories against No. 11 Florida the teams that already took that between Penn State and Wash- of playoff appearances alive? The ly weren’t even part of the playoff and No. 16 Notre Dame pushed route might provide clues. ington, the 12-1 Pac-12 champion. Tide won’t have a résumé loaded conversation heading into cham- them past Alabama. The Ohio State team that The Huskies didn’t have much with big wins to fall back on like pionship weekend. Oregon was sixth and fellow reached the playoff in 2016 had of a nonconference résumé, but Ohio State in 2016. Without that, Clemson made the playoff un- Pac-12 team Utah was seventh. a three-point loss at Penn State one loss was better than two and the Tide could use at least two beaten. Alabama was a 12-1 SEC Oklahoma, the highest-ranked that kept it out of the Big Ten title Washington got the nod. Power Five champions to finish champion. The winner of unde- Big 12 team at No. 10, dropped game. The Nittany Lions finished That was also the story of the with two or more losses. No Power feated Iowa and Michigan State a spot after a one-point victory fifth in the committee’s final 2017 selection process. Alabama Five champ with one loss or fewer played a playoff play-in game at against Iowa State. The Sooners rankings with an 11-2 record. was the fourth choice that year has been left out for a team that the Big Ten championship that the face 13th-ranked Baylor on Sat- The Buckeyes on selection Sun- despite getting squeezed out of did not win a conference. Spartans won. Oklahoma earned urday. The Bears are the lowest- day owned victories against the the SEC championship game by Maybe the most comparable its way in by winning the Big 12 ranked unbeaten team. committee’s sixth- (Michigan), West rival Auburn. The Crimson team to Alabama from previous without a conference champion- The highest-ranked Group of seventh- (Oklahoma) and eighth- Tide finished 11-1 and on selec- years is Ohio State in 2015. Those ship game, but with four victories Five teams were 17th-ranked (Wisconsin) ranked teams, two tion Sunday held victories against Buckeyes were the defending na- against teams in the committee’s Cincinnati and 18th-ranked on the road. They were exactly teams the committee ranked tional champions, with a loaded final top 25. Memphis out of the American the type of team the playoff ar- 17th (LSU) and 23rd (Missis- team that featured Ezekiel El- Unlike this Alabama team, that Athletic Conference. The high- chitects had in mind when they sippi State). Alabama got the nod liott, Joey Bosa and eight other Ohio State team had a few close est-ranked team from outside the determined a conference cham- over Ohio State because of what players that were drafted in the calls as it sorted out a quarter- Power Five conferences receives pionship should not be a require- it didn’t do: Lose twice and get first three rounds the following back competition between Car- an automatic bid to a New Year’s ment to make the playoff. blown out by an unranked team. April. dale Jones and J.T. Barrett. But Six bowl. Ohio State was the third seed in The Buckeyes (11-2) had both of Those Buckeyes lost a Novem- just like this Alabama team, it The final rankings and pairings those semifinals, so while there those marks on their résumé, and ber game at home to Michigan would have been impossible to for the College Football Playoff was some debate about whether even though they won the Big State on a last-second field goal. look at those Buckeyes and not semifinal will be revealed Dec. it was fair to have Ohio State in Ten, it wasn’t enough. And that was it. The Buckeyes see one of the four best teams in 8. over Penn State, the final choice So what does Alabama need to blew out rival Michigan the next the country. PAGE 28 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, November 14, 2019 MLB League checking on report Astros stole signs in ’17

BY DAVID BRANDT “I’m not going to get into exactly Associated Press what I knew or anybody knew at this point. So I’m just going to SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Major have to wait and see. But I’m sure JIM MONE/AP ROSS D. FRANKLIN/AP League Baseball has expanded there will be an appropriate time Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli narrowly St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt edged out its investigation into the Houston to answer that question directly.” beat out Aaron Boone of the New York Yankees to Craig Counsell of the Milwaukee Brewers to win Astros after The Athletic website Luhnow said he hoped the alle- win AL Manager of the Year. NL Manager of the Year. reported the team stole signs dur- gations wouldn’t put a damper on ing home games in 2017 by using Houston’s recent run of success, a camera positioned in center which includes the team’s first field. World Series title in 2017 and an The report Tuesday quoted AL pennant this season. Shildt, Baldelli top managers pitcher Mike Fiers, who played “Teams are competing with one for the Astros that season, and another and everybody’s trying to BY JAKE SEINER he’s been around the game since eighth and ninth managers to win three other unidentified people find an edge,” Luhnow said. “But with the club. The Astros won Associated Press he was a child. His mom worked this award in their first full sea- we all have to follow the rules and as an administrative assistant for sons on the job. the World Series that year — two the rules are set by Major League NEW YORK — Mike Shildt the Charlotte O’s in the Baltimore Baldelli took over a team that sources told The Athletic that Baseball. We all agree to fol- began his life in baseball at his Orioles’ system, and Shildt was a won 78 games in 2018 and pushed Houston used the system into low them and if you don’t there’s mom’s side, tagging along with regular in the clubhouse. them to 101 victories and an AL the playoffs while another source ramifications to that. We want her to work at a Double-A ballpark “Appreciative of the time and Central title. He worked tightly said the system ended before the to follow the rules and we want and picking up odd jobs around love she and my dad invested in with Minnesota’s analytics-fo- postseason. to compete and win. That’s what the clubhouse. me,” Shildt said. cused front office — a shift from The website said the process every other club does, as well.” When Shildt was recognized Hospitalized for her final days, predecessor Paul Molitor, who was started by a struggling hitter Danny Farquhar, who pitched Tuesday night for the career that Shildt’s mother repeatedly told won the award in 2017 — and and a coach, neither of whom was for the Chicago White Sox twice has followed, the late Lib Shildt her nurses how important it was oversaw a turnaround powered identified. The camera at Minute at Minute Maid Park in Septem- was the first thing on his mind. that she live until Tuesday to find by the team’s major league-re- Maid Park was connected to a ber 2017, told The Athletic of “a “My mom was remarkable,” he out if her son had won. cord 307 home runs. television monitor in the tunnel banging from the dugout, almost said. “She was emotional about know- “There’s really no playbook,” between the Astros’ dugout and like a bat hitting the bat rack Less than a week after his ing it was likely she wasn’t going Baldelli said. “You certainly take clubhouse, The Athletic said, and every time a changeup signal got mother died, Shildt was honored to be here,” Shildt said. “I said, advantage of the resources around team employees or players would put down.” He said after Chicago for piloting the St. Louis Cardi- ‘You know what? You’re going to you, the people who you trust, you communicate expected pitches changed to more complex signals nals back into the playoffs, nar- know before I am.’ ” rely on them in a lot of ways. I did by banging a trash can to signal “the banging stopped.” rowly beating Craig Counsell of Shildt replaced Mike Matheny that in a lot of different ways.” off-speed pitches. Los Angeles Dodgers president the Milwaukee Brewers to win as Cardinals manager during The self-dubbed Bomba Squad “I just want the game to be of baseball operations Andrew NL Manager of the Year. the 2018 season, and under his thrived under Baldelli, whose big cleaned up a little bit because Friedman said Wednesday there Shildt earned the award in his steady guidance, St. Louis has league playing career was cut there are guys who are losing was “scuttlebutt” that the Astros first full season on the job, even been among baseball’s best teams short by a rare disorder that led their jobs because they’re going were stealing signs during the though Counsell received more since. The club won 91 games and to frequent fatigue and soft tissue in there not knowing,” Fiers told 2017 World Series, but “we cer- first-place votes (13-10) from the the NL Central crown this year, injuries. the website. tainly did not know anything de- Baseball Writers’ Association of ending the franchise’s three-year One of Baldelli’s priorities was The Astros said in a statement finitive at the time.” The Dodgers America. postseason drought. The Cardi- keeping players rested, a strat- the team “has begun an investi- lost to the Astros in seven games. Minnesota Twins manager nals gave Shildt a contract exten- egy that worked especially well gation in cooperation with Major “There are things that have Rocco Baldelli won the AL prize sion through the 2022 season. with his catchers. Nobody started League Baseball” and declined kind of existed since the begin- in a tight finish over Aaron Boone Atlanta’s Brian Snitker finished more than 73 games behind the additional comment. ning of time. And then there are of the New York Yankees. Both third after winning the award last plate for Minnesota, yet the trio of Houston general manager Jeff other things that are even more received 13 first-place votes, but year. The Dodgers’ Dave Roberts Mitch Garver, Jason Castro and Luhnow declined to talk about egregious and clearly across the Baldelli got more second-place was fourth and Nationals man- Willians Astudillo combined for specifics. line,” he said. “And I think there nods (13-9). The 38-year-old is the ager Dave Martinez came in fifth. 48 home runs, most in the majors “We take the allegation serious- are enough people involved in it, youngest to win the award. Washington turned a 19-31 start by any team’s backstops. ly and we’re going to look into it. If it would be pretty brazen to do Shildt teared up upon learning into a World Series championship, Rays manager Kevin Cash also you’re not following the rules, it’s certain things. And when you do, he’d been chosen. The 51-year-old but voting for the award conclud- earned three first-place votes and a serious matter,” he said Tues- I think people are going to find is the first manager of the year ed before the postseason began. finished third. Oakland’s Bob day at the annual GM meetings. out about it.” who never played pro ball, but Baldelli and Shildt are the Melvin was fourth, . Giants hire ex-Phillies manager Kapler to replace Bochy

BY JANIE MCCAULEY Kapler is the second big hire in a matter him, it became clear to us that he was the Bochy announced in February at spring Associated Press of days by Zaidi, the Giants’ president of person who could best execute on that.” training that he would retire after the sea- baseball operations. On Monday, Zaidi in- The 44-year-old Kapler was fired Oct. 10 son. He managed the Giants to World Se- SAN FRANCISCO — Gabe Kapler troduced new general manager Scott Har- after going 161-163 over two seasons with ries championships in 2010, ’12 and ’14. might need years to match the popularity ris, most recently an assistant GM for the the Phillies. With slugger Bryce Harper San Francisco went 77-85 in his final year. of his predecessors with the San Francisco Chicago Cubs. their blockbuster acquisition, the Phillies Kapler has big shoes to fill. Bochy fol- Giants. Zaidi and Kapler are now reunited from finished 81-81 this year for their first non- lowed Felipe Alou and Dusty Baker in the Farhan Zaidi believes he will get there their time with the Los Angeles Dodg- losing season since 2012. job — all adored in the Bay Area. eventually. ers, where Kapler served as director of Last week, the Giants narrowed their “Gabe’s someone obviously I worked Kapler has been hired as San Francisco’s player development and Zaidi the general managerial search to three finalists: with for three years and got to know per- manager a month after being fired from manager. Kapler, Astros bench coach Joe Espada sonally and obviously know very well from the same job by the Philadelphia Phillies. “The most important trait, if we could and Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro. a professional standpoint,” Zaidi said. “I Kapler received a three-year contract to have summarized it in one sentence for Harris said he was impressed with the feel really optimistic and confident that replace Bruce Bochy, a beloved figure who the next manager, was somebody who was reference checks done on Kapler around once our fan base gets to know him, they’re retired after 13 years and three champion- capable of building trust and relationships the game. The Giants also received feed- going to know the person I’ve known per- ships with San Francisco. with both the players and the front office,” back from current San Francisco players. sonally and professionally and be really The Giants made the announcement late Zaidi said. “And in my experience with A former outfielder, Kapler played parts excited about him as our next manager. Tuesday and planned a formal introduc- Gabe, and as we went through the inter- of 12 major league seasons with six teams There have been some portrayals of him tion Wednesday afternoon at the ballpark. view process and got to learn more about and was a career .268 hitter. publicly that I don’t even recognize.” Thursday, November 14, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 29 NHL Scoreboard Roundup

Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 18 11 3 4 26 64 48 Panthers rally Montreal 18 10 5 3 23 64 56 Florida 18 9 4 5 23 67 67 Toronto 19 9 6 4 22 64 62 Buffalo 17 9 6 2 20 50 48 Tampa Bay 15 8 5 2 18 52 52 Detroit 20 7 12 1 15 46 75 Ottawa 17 6 10 1 13 47 59 Metropolitan Division Washington 19 13 2 4 30 77 59 from four down, N.Y. Islanders 16 12 3 1 25 49 35 Philadelphia 17 10 5 2 22 56 52 Pittsburgh 18 10 6 2 22 60 47 Carolina 18 10 7 1 21 61 52 N.Y. Rangers 16 8 6 2 18 54 53 Columbus 18 6 8 4 16 42 61 New Jersey 16 5 7 4 14 42 61 top Bruins in SO Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 19 12 3 4 28 59 54 Colorado 18 11 5 2 24 66 49 Associated Press Rangers 3, Penguins 2 (OT): Nashville 18 9 6 3 21 68 59 Kaapo Kakko scored his second Winnipeg 19 10 8 1 21 51 58 BOSTON — Down four goals Dallas 18 8 8 2 18 43 45 goal of the game 2:36 into over- after two periods, Florida coach Chicago 17 6 7 4 16 45 53 time, giving host New York a vic- Minnesota 18 6 11 1 13 47 63 Joel Quenneville switched goal- Pacific Division tory over Pittsburgh. ies and the Panthers responded Edmonton 20 12 6 2 26 61 54 Avalanche 4, Jets 0: Adam Arizona 19 11 6 2 24 56 46 with the biggest comeback in club Vancouver 19 10 6 3 23 63 50 Werner made 40 saves in his Calgary 20 10 7 3 23 59 58 history. Vegas 19 9 7 3 21 56 56 Mike Hoffman scored one of NHL debut and Nathan MacKin- Anaheim 19 9 8 2 20 50 53 BEN MARGOT/AP non finished with two goals and San Jose 19 8 10 1 17 54 67 four Florida goals in the third Los Angeles 18 6 11 1 13 46 67 The Edmonton Oilers’ Darnell Nurse, left, defends on a shot by the period and added the winner in a two assists as visiting Colorado Note: Two points for a win, one point extended its winning streak to for overtime loss. Top three teams in Sharks with goalie Mike Smith during the first period of Tuesday’s shootout as the Panthers rallied each division and two wild cards per game in San Jose, Calif. The Sharks won 6-3. from a four-goal deficit and beat three games. conference advance to playoffs. Coyotes 3, Blues 2 (SO): Nick Monday’s games the Boston Bruins 5-4 on Tues- Carolina 8, Ottawa 2 Panthers 5, Bruins 4 (SO) Red Wings 4, Ducks 3 (OT) day night. Schmaltz and Conor Garland Arizona 4, Washington 3, SO scored in the shootout, and visit- Tuesday’s games Florida 0 0 4 0—5 Detroit 0 2 1 1—4 “Obviously, you don’t want to be Florida 5, Boston 4, SO Boston 0 4 0 0—4 Anaheim 0 3 0 0—3 ing Arizona snapped St. Louis’ Montreal 3, Columbus 2, SO Florida won shootout 2-1 Second Period—1, Anaheim, Silfver- down 4-0 at any point in the game N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT Second Period—1, Boston, Pastrnak 16 berg 8 (Henrique), 0:20. 2, Anaheim, Ma- — especially with only one period seven-game winning streak. Colorado 4, Winnipeg 0 (Bergeron), 11:55. 2, Boston, Nordstrom 2 hura 1 (Henrique, Kase), 0:49. 3, Detroit, Canucks 5, Predators 3: Elias Arizona 3, St. Louis 2, SO (Coyle), 14:02. 3, Boston, Bjork 3 (March- Hronek 4 (Bowey, Bertuzzi), 11:33. 4, Ana- left,” Hoffman said. “But the guys Detroit 4, Anaheim 3, OT and, Krejci), 17:16 (pp). 4, Boston, Chara heim, Fowler 4 (Getzlaf, Kase), 13:48. 5, in here stuck together, dug deep Pettersson scored two goals on his Vancouver 5, Nashville 3 3 (Heinen, Krejci), 19:31. Detroit, Athanasiou 3 (Green, Filppula), 21st birthday and host Vancouver Los Angeles 3, Minnesota 1 Third Period—5, Florida, Ekblad 2 17:21. and just tried to chip away.” San Jose 6, Edmonton 3 (Barkov, Yandle), 0:50. 6, Florida, Vatrano Third Period—6, Detroit, Larkin 6 The Panthers continued chip- snapped a four-game winless Wednesday’s games 6 (Huberdeau), 5:26 (pp). 7, Florida, Hoff- (Mantha, Bertuzzi), 19:23 (pp). streak with a win over Nashville. Ottawa at New Jersey man 7 (Yandle, Huberdeau), 9:43 (pp). 8, Overtime—7, Detroit, Cholowski 2 ping away and won a game they Toronto at N.Y. Islanders Florida, Yandle 2 (Huberdeau, Barkov), (Fabbri), 2:04. trailed by four goals for the first Red Wings 4, Ducks 3 (OT): Washington at Philadelphia 18:21. Shots on Goal—Detroit 10-8-15-3—36. Dylan Larkin scored the tying Dallas at Calgary Shootout—Florida 2 (, Vatrano NG, Anaheim 9-12-5-1—27. time since they joined the NHL Chicago at Vegas Trocheck G, Huberdeau NG, Hoffman Power-play opportunities—Detroit 1 as an expansion club in 1993-94. goal during a 6-on-3 advantage Thursday’s games G), Boston 1 (Wagner NG, Marchand NG, of 4; Anaheim 0 of 2. Winnipeg at Florida Coyle G, McAvoy NG). Goalies—Detroit, Bernier 5-4-1 (27 Keith Yandle had a goal and with 37 seconds left in regulation, N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay Shots on Goal—Florida 5-7-12-5—29. shots-24 saves). Anaheim, Miller 3-0-2 two assists for Florida and Sam and Dennis Cholowski scored Carolina at Buffalo Boston 7-16-9-6—38. (36-32). Arizona at Minnesota Power-play opportunities—Florida 2 A—15,046 (17,174). T—2:48. Montembeault didn’t allow a goal with 2:56 on the clock in overtime Colorado at Edmonton of 4; Boston 1 of 2. after replacing Sergei Bobrovsky to send visiting Detroit to its third San Jose at Anaheim Goalies—Florida, Montembeault 3-1-1 Dallas at Vancouver (15 shots-15 saves), Bobrovsky 6-3-4 (23- Canucks 5, Predators 3 at the start of the third period. straight victory. Detroit at Los Angeles 19). Boston, Rask 7-2-2 (29-25). Nashville 0 1 2—3 Montembeault finished with Sharks 6, Oilers 3: Tomas Friday’s games A—17,850 (17,565). T—2:47. Vancouver 0 1 4—5 Pittsburgh at New Jersey Second Period—1, Vancouver, Pearson 15 saves, six in overtime, and Hertl scored and extended his Boston at Toronto 3 (Gaudette, Edler), 1:25 (pp). 2, Nash- point streak to four games on St. Louis at Columbus Avalanche 4, Jets 0 ville, Jarnkrok 6 (Duchene, Arvidsson), stopped Charlie McAvoy on Bos- Montreal at Washington Colorado 1 0 3—4 13:35. ton’s last chance in the shootout his 26th birthday, Evander Kane Philadelphia at Ottawa Winnipeg 0 0 0—0 Third Period—3, Vancouver, Petters- added his team-leading 11th goal First Period—1, Colorado, Makar 5 son 7, 6:09 (pp). 4, Nashville, Granlund as the Panthers completed the Calendar (Cole, MacKinnon), 19:01. 3 (Fabbro, Ekholm), 8:35. 5, Vancouver, comeback and gave Quenneville of the season and host San Jose Third Period—2, Colorado, MacKinnon Gaudette 2 (Pearson, Baertschi), 10:59 beat Edmonton. Nov. 15 — Hockey Hall of Fame Game, 10 (Donskoi, Calvert), 0:18. 3, Colorado, (pp). 6, Vancouver, Pettersson 8 (Leivo, career victory No. 899. Boston at Toronto. MacKinnon 11 (Donskoi, Calvert), 7:13. 4, Boeser), 11:41. 7, Nashville, Forsberg 9 “It’s huge. We never gave up. Kings 3, Wild 1: Anze Ko- Nov. 18 — Hockey Hall of Fame induc- Colorado, Donskoi 9 (MacKinnon, Kadri), (Josi, Johansen), 14:26 (pp). 8, Vancou- tion, Toronto. 13:13 (pp). ver, Pearson 4, 19:53 (sh). We talked to each other after the pitar extended his point streak Nov. 19 — NHL general managers Shots on Goal—Colorado 8-8-9—25. Shots on Goal—Nashville 8-19-10—37. second,” Montembeault said. to four games, Jonathan Quick meeting, Toronto. Winnipeg 9-12-19—40. Vancouver 8-7-11—26. Dec. 1 — Signing deadline Group 2 free Power-play opportunities—Colorado Power-play opportunities—Nashville Canadiens 3, Blue Jackets 2 made 27 saves and host Los An- agents (5 p.m. EST). 1 of 3; Winnipeg 0 of 2. 1 of 2; Vancouver 3 of 3. (SO): Jonathan Drouin scored the geles snapped a three-game Goalies—Colorado, Werner 1-0-0 (40 Goalies—Nashville, Rinne 8-2-2 (25 shots-40 saves), Francouz 4-2-0 (0-0). shots-21 saves). Vancouver, Demko 5-2-0 shootout winner and host Montre- losing streak with a win over Tuesday Winnipeg, Hellebuyck 8-6-1 (25-21). (37-34). al rallied to beat Columbus. Minnesota. Rangers 3, Penguins 2 (OT) A—15,325 (15,321). T—2:23. A—18,233 (18,910). T—2:25. Pittsburgh 0 2 0 0—2 N.Y. Rangers 2 0 0 1—3 Kings 3, Wild 1 Sharks 6, Oilers 3 First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Kakko 5 Minnesota 0 1 0—1 Edmonton 0 1 2—3 (DeAngelo, Lemieux), 6:42. 2, N.Y. Rang- Los Angeles 1 1 1—3 San Jose 3 2 1—6 ers, Fox 3 (Chytil, Panarin), 19:49. First Period—1, Los Angeles, Kopitar 6 First Period—1, San Jose, Burns 4 (So- Second Period—3, Pittsburgh, Schultz (Iafallo, Walker), 1:10. rensen, Simek), 4:01. 2, San Jose, Kane 11 2 (Pettersson, Malkin), 1:13. 4, Pittsburgh, Second Period—2, Los Angeles, Carter (Couture, Dillon), 7:27. 3, San Jose, Mar- McCann 6 (Simon), 12:33 (pp). 5 (Hutton, Amadio), 10:56. 3, Minnesota, leau 4 (Heed, Thornton), 11:12. Overtime—5, N.Y. Rangers, Kakko 6 Dumba 3, 15:40. Second Period—4, San Jose, Goodrow (Fox), 2:24. Third Period—4, Los Angeles, Walker 4 5 (E.Karlsson, Meier), 1:26. 5, Edmonton, Shots on Goal—Pittsburgh 8-11-12- (Kopitar), 19:13. Draisaitl 15 (Gagner, Bear), 9:57. 6, San 1—32. N.Y. Rangers 11-7-8-1—27. Shots on Goal—Minnesota 11-8-9—28. Jose, Hertl 8 (Couture, E.Karlsson), 17:34. Power-play opportunities—Pittsburgh Los Angeles 11-11-13—35. Third Period—7, Edmonton, Kassian 1 of 3; N.Y. Rangers 0 of 2. Power-play opportunities—Minnesota 6 (McDavid, Draisaitl), 9:08. 8, San Jose, Goalies—Pittsburgh, Murray 9-3-2 (27 0 of 3; Los Angeles 0 of 2. Meier 5 (Goodrow, E.Karlsson), 10:30. 9, shots-24 saves). N.Y. Rangers, Georgiev Goalies—Minnesota, Dubnyk 3-8-1 (34 Edmonton, Gagner 1 (P.Russell, Nygard), 4-3-1 (32-30). shots-32 saves). Los Angeles, Quick 3-8-0 12:18. A—16,904 (18,006). T—2:23. (28-27). Shots on Goal—Edmonton 9-6-9—24. A—16,099 (18,230). T—2:26. San Jose 8-8-9—25. Canadiens 3, Power-play opportunities—Edmonton Coyotes 3, Blues 2 (SO) 0 of 2; San Jose 0 of 3. Blue Jackets 2 (SO) Goalies—Edmonton, Smith 5-5-1 (25 Arizona 0 1 1 0—3 shots-19 saves). San Jose, Jones 6-7-1 Columbus 1 0 1 0—2 St. Louis 1 1 0 0—2 (24-21). Montreal 0 0 2 0—3 Arizona won shootout 2-0 A—15,567 (17,562). T—2:24. Montreal won shootout 1-0 First Period—1, St. Louis, Schwartz 4 First Period—1, Columbus, Robinson 1 (Schenn, Pietrangelo), 17:13. (Werenski, Bemstrom), 16:46. Second Period—2, Arizona, Keller 4, Scoring leaders Third Period—2, Montreal, Gallagher 8 6:47. 3, St. Louis, Parayko 1 (Barbashev, Through Tuesday (Weber, Mete), 3:27. 3, Columbus, Weren- Sundqvist), 15:41. GP G A PTS ski 5 (Atkinson, Nash), 18:07. 4, Montreal, Third Period—4, Arizona, Garland 8 Leon Draisaitl, EDM 20 15 21 36 Tatar 6 (Danault, Suzuki), 19:19. (Dvorak, Keller), 5:58 (pp). David Pastrnak, BOS 18 16 15 31 Shootout—Columbus 0 (Atkinson NG, Shootout—Arizona 2 (Schmaltz G, Connor McDavid, EDM 20 11 20 31 Nyquist NG, Bjorkstrand NG), Montreal 1 Garland G), St. Louis 0 (Bozak NG, O’Reilly Brad Marchand, BOS 18 11 19 30 (Byron NG, Drouin G, Cousins NG). NG). John Carlson, WAS 19 8 21 29 Shots on Goal—Columbus 15-11-6-3— Shots on Goal—Arizona 9-6-5-2—22. Nathan MacKinnon, COL 18 11 15 26 35. Montreal 11-14-7—32. St. Louis 8-16-7-4—35. Auston Matthews, TOR 19 13 12 25 CHARLES KRUPA/AP Power-play opportunities—Columbus Power-play opportunities—Arizona 1 Jonathan Huberdeau, FLA 18 9 15 24 0 of 3; Montreal 0 of 2. of 3; St. Louis 0 of 3. Aleksander Barkov, FLA 18 5 19 24 Goalies—Columbus, Merzlikins 0-1-3 Goalies—Arizona, Kuemper 8-5-0 (35 Alex Ovechkin, WAS 19 13 10 23 Florida Panthers goaltender Sam Montembeault, right, stops a shot (32 shots-30 saves). Montreal, Price 9-4-2 shots-33 saves). St. Louis, Binnington 9- Elias Pettersson, VAN 19 8 15 23 (35-33). 2-4 (22-20). Patrick Kane, CHI 17 8 12 20 by Bruins right wing Chris Wagner during the shootout of Monday’s A—20,758 (21,288). T—2:44. A—18,096 (19,150). T—2:38. 10 tied with 19 pts. game in Boston. The Panthers defeated the Bruins 5-4. PAGE 30 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, November 14, 2019 NFL Scoreboard

AFC individual leaders NFC individual leaders Week 10 Week 10 Quarterbacks Quarterbacks Att Com Yds TD Int Att Com Yds TD Int Rivers, LAC 364 240 2816 14 10 Prescott, DAL 319 218 2777 18 9 Mahomes, KC 291 193 2626 18 1 Winston, TAM 355 212 2765 17 14 Brady, NE 355 230 2536 14 5 R. Wilson, SEA 327 224 2737 23 2 D. Watson, HOU 302 212 2432 18 5 Rodgers, GBY 347 225 2718 17 2 Minshew, JAC 307 188 2285 13 4 Goff, LA 355 214 2610 11 9 Dalton, CIN 338 204 2252 9 8 K. Murray, ARI 360 230 2553 12 5 D. Carr, OAK 281 199 2202 14 4 Stafford, DET 291 187 2499 19 5 Mayfield, CLE 309 185 2201 9 12 Cousins, MIN 285 197 2437 18 3 L. Jackson, BAL 255 168 2036 15 5 Ryan, ATL 320 222 2352 17 9 Josh Allen, BUF 284 170 1919 10 7 Wentz, PHL 303 190 2060 15 4 Rushers Rushers Att Yds Avg LG TD Att Yds Avg LG TD N. Chubb, CLE 174 919 5.3 88t 6 D. Cook, MIN 203 991 4.9 75t 10 D. Henry, TEN 187 832 4.4 68t 8 McCaffrey, CAR 185 989 5.3 84t 11 Fournette, JAC 174 831 4.8 81 1 Carson, SEA 200 853 4.3 59 4 J. Jacobs, OAK 168 811 4.8 51 7 E. Elliott, DAL 178 788 4.4 27 6 M. Mack, IND 178 753 4.2 63t 3 A. Jones, GBY 135 589 4.4 28 11 C. Hyde, HOU 149 704 4.7 58 3 Breida, SNF 109 542 5.0 83t 1 L. Jackson, BAL 106 702 6.6 47t 6 J. Howard, PHL 119 525 4.4 20 6 Ma. Ingram, BAL 123 619 5.0 53 8 A. Peterson, WAS 115 491 4.3 29 1 Lindsay, DEN 118 584 4.9 40 5 Montgomery, CHI 129 466 3.6 55 5 Michel, NE 144 482 3.3 26 6 Gurley, LA 104 428 4.1 25 6 Receivers Receivers No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD Kelce, KC 56 741 13.2 42 3 M. Thomas, NOR 86 1027 11.9 42 4 K. Allen, LAC 62 725 11.7 34 3 M. Evans, TAM 54 924 17.1 67t 7 Co. Sutton, DEN 44 692 15.7 70t 4 A. Cooper, DAL 53 848 16.0 53t 7 Chark, JAC 43 692 16.1 69 6 Godwin, TAM 60 840 14.0 49 6 Jo. Brown, BUF 47 680 14.5 38t 2 Lockett, SEA 62 793 12.8 44t 6 D. Hopkins, HOU 68 665 9.8 38 4 Kupp, LA 58 792 13.7 66 5 Edelman, NE 63 663 10.5 36 4 Ju. Jones, ATL 53 791 14.9 54t 4 J. Landry, CLE 45 652 14.5 65 2 S. Diggs, MIN 41 759 18.5 66 4 Beckham, CLE 44 632 14.4 89t 1 Golladay, DET 38 697 18.3 66 8 Boyd, CIN 57 598 10.5 47 1 D.. Moore, CAR 54 684 12.7 52t 1 Punters Punters KEITH SRAKOCIC/AP No Yds Lg Avg No Yds Lg Avg T. Long, LAC 29 1383 60 47.7 A. Lee, ARI 36 1749 64 48.6 Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson, center, fumbles the football as he is tackled by Los Kern, TEN 54 2559 70 47.4 Way, WAS 44 2129 66 48.4 A. Cole, OAK 36 1702 60 47.3 Johnston, PHL 34 1620 60 47.6 Angeles Rams linebacker Travin Howard, bottom left, during the first half Sunday in Pittsburgh. Gillan, CLE 38 1773 71 46.7 Hekker, LA 34 1581 71 46.5 L. Edwards, NYJ 55 2566 63 46.7 Dixon, NYG 40 1857 59 46.4 Berry, PIT 39 1796 62 46.1 Dickson, SEA 45 2084 63 46.3 Haack, MIA 42 1934 62 46.0 J. Scott, GBY 47 2157 66 45.9 Cooke, JAC 42 1905 61 45.4 Palardy, CAR 42 1927 58 45.9 Colquitt, KC 31 1397 68 45.1 Morstead, NOR 36 1643 64 45.6 Sanchez, IND 32 1431 60 44.7 Colquitt, MIN 36 1642 59 45.6 Punt returners Punt returners No Yds Avg Long TD No Yds Avg Long TD Drop Zone? Steelers WRs Rogers, IND 12 128 10.7 21 0 Cohen, CHI 22 235 10.7 71 0 Cy. Jones, BAL 12 113 9.4 25 0 D. Harris, NOR 24 232 9.7 53t 1 Olszewski, NE 20 179 9.0 22 0 R. James, SNF 25 233 9.3 32 0 D. Carter, HOU 14 124 8.9 23 0 Natson, LA 15 139 9.3 35 0 Spencer, DEN 21 172 8.2 42 0 Barner, ATL 16 126 7.9 21 0 A. Roberts, BUF 16 110 6.9 22 0 Lockett, SEA 13 66 5.1 20 0 King, LAC 14 96 6.9 68t 1 Agnew, DET 13 54 4.2 24 0 Westbrook, JAC 14 73 5.2 24 0 Bobo Wilson, TAM 15 42 2.8 11 0 D. Thomas, KC 13 55 4.2 10 0 Kickoff returners searching for consistency Kickoff returners No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD Patterson, CHI 19 552 29.1 102t 1 B. Wilson, CIN 12 432 36.0 92t 1 Agnew, DET 14 376 26.9 100t 1 BY WILL GRAVES season-ending right elbow sur- A. Roberts, BUF 12 343 28.6 66 0 D. Harris, NOR 13 309 23.8 46 0 Tr. Davis, OAK 13 309 23.8 52 0 M. Sanders, PHL 14 314 22.4 67 0 Associated Press gery and Brown is in self-induced Hardman, KC 18 414 23.0 34 0 S. Sims, WAS 18 399 22.2 45 0 Grant, MIA 17 355 20.9 39 0 exile after burning through three Logan, TAM 12 255 21.2 39 0 J. Hill, BAL 12 227 18.9 46 0 PITTSBURGH teams in six months. The Steel- Scoring Scoring Touchdowns ance McDonald should ers are 23rd in pass attempts this Touchdowns TD Rush Rec Ret Pts TD Rush Rec Ret Pts have been pumped. season, meaning there are fewer D. Henry, TEN 10 8 2 0 60 McCaffrey, CAR 14 11 3 0 86 A. Jones, GBY 14 11 3 0 84 Thrilled, even. chances for playmakers to make Ekeler, LAC 9 3 6 0 54 Ma. Ingram, BAL 8 8 0 0 50 D. Cook, MIN 10 10 0 0 60 Yet he wasn’t. He plays, magnifying the importance J. Jacobs, OAK 7 7 0 0 42 Golladay, DET 8 0 8 0 48 V Pittsburgh Steelers (5-4) M. Evans, TAM 7 0 7 0 44 couldn’t be. of every mistake. Josh Allen, BUF 6 6 0 0 40 at Cleveland Browns (3-6) Chark, JAC 6 0 6 0 36 A. Cooper, DAL 7 0 7 0 42 As his Pittsburgh Steelers “We threw the ball a lot last N. Chubb, CLE 6 6 0 0 36 Gurley, LA 7 6 1 0 42 AFN-Sports J. Howard, PHL 7 6 1 0 42 teammates celebrated around year,” offensive coordinator Conner, PIT 6 4 2 0 36 2:20 a.m. Friday CET Fells, HOU 6 0 6 0 36 Thielen, MIN 7 1 6 0 42 him following a 17-12 victory over Randy Fichtner said. “Everyone L. Jackson, BAL 6 6 0 0 36 Godwin, TAM 6 0 6 0 38 the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, 10:20 a.m. Friday JKT knew they were going to get an Michel, NE 6 6 0 0 36 Hooper, ATL 6 0 6 0 38 Kicking Kicking the veteran tight end stewed. opportunity. It was going to pres- PAT FG LG Pts PAT FG LG Pts Yes, the Steelers had pushed ent itself in every series. And the Butker, KC 29-31 23-27 54 98 Gonzalez, ARI 18-18 24-27 54 90 Tucker, BAL 31-32 17-17 51 82 Gay, TAM 23-25 19-22 58 80 their winning streak to four when Lutz, NOR 19-20 19-23 58 76 kinds of missed opportunities can running backs knew that at the Lambo, JAC 12-13 22-22 48 78 safety Minkah Fitzpatrick hauled right appropriate time if they Boswell, PIT 19-19 18-19 51 73 Zuerlein, LA 23-23 17-22 58 74 be costly. The fact they haven’t Fairbairn, HOU 23-28 13-17 52 62 Prater, DET 22-23 17-20 55 73 in the clinching interception in D. Bailey, MIN 27-29 15-17 50 72 been while the Steelers (5-4) weren’t catching it, they were get- Seibert, CLE 13-16 16-16 48 61 the final seconds. McDonald, ting an opportunity to run it. It’s McManus, DEN 12-13 15-18 53 57 Maher, DAL 29-29 14-20 63 71 have emerged from a 1-4 start Vinatieri, IND 14-20 14-19 55 56 Myers, SEA 27-29 14-19 54 69 however, would have preferred been a little bit different.” Slye, CAR 21-23 16-22 55 69 is a testament to a dominant de- Bullock, CIN 14-14 13-15 48 53 if his team wasn’t forced to sweat Out of necessity more than any- D. Carlson, OAK 25-26 9-12 45 52 M. Crosby, GBY 29-29 13-14 54 68 fense that is second in the league it out. Yet it had to thanks in part thing else. Injuries have already in takeaways (26) and third in AFC team statistics NFC team statistics to a pair of dropped passes and a forced the Steelers to use three sacks (33) heading into Thursday Week 10 Week 10 fumble by McDonald. The sting starting quarterbacks, five run- AVERAGE PER GAME AVERAGE PER GAME night’s visit to Cleveland. OFFENSE of the miscues lingered inside an ning backs and four tight ends. OFFENSE McDonald and the rest of the Yards Rush Pass Yards Rush Pass otherwise giddy locker room. There hasn’t been much stabil- Baltimore 421.7 197.2 224.4 Dallas 437.4 138.2 299.2 “It doesn’t feel good,” McDon- offense know it’s time to start ity at wide receiver, either. Donte Kansas City 404.7 90.8 313.9 Seattle 389.1 133.2 255.9 helping the defense if Pittsburgh Houston 396.7 142.8 253.9 Detroit 387.4 96.2 291.2 ald said Tuesday. “I was unhappy. Moncrief, a high-profile addi- Jacksonville 377.2 129.7 247.6 Tampa Bay 385.6 101.3 284.2 It shouldn’t feel that way, because wants to entertain any ideas of tion after Brown forced a trade Oakland 370.1 129.9 240.2 Minnesota 384.4 153.0 231.4 reaching the postseason. New England 366.8 92.9 273.9 San Francisco 380.4 161.8 218.7 we won.” to Oakland, was cut earlier this L.A. Chargers 356.2 86.1 270.1 Atlanta 377.7 76.8 300.9 McDonald was hardly alone. “We’ve got to execute,” McDon- Cleveland 348.4 123.9 224.6 L.A. Rams 375.8 96.2 279.6 month following a nightmarish Indianapolis 338.8 127.4 211.3 New Orleans 368.0 107.3 260.7 Wide receiver JuJu Smith- ald said. “Especially when the de- two months in which he plum- Buffalo 336.9 124.3 212.6 Green Bay 356.0 102.1 253.9 Schuster and running back Jay- fense does the performance that Tennessee 319.4 113.2 206.2 Arizona 351.7 116.0 235.7 meted down the depth chart fol- Cincinnati 316.1 70.3 245.8 Philadelphia 347.0 127.3 219.7 len Samuels also couldn’t come they did, we’ve got to close games lowing a handful of costly drops, Denver 311.4 111.9 199.6 Carolina 346.6 131.4 215.1 down with balls that smacked off out as an offense.” Pittsburgh 288.8 83.2 205.6 N.Y. Giants 322.2 94.2 228.0 including one that directly led to Miami 258.6 64.4 194.1 Chicago 262.2 80.6 181.7 their hands, would-be receptions Measuring drops is an inexact an interception in a Week 2 loss N.Y. Jets 231.3 67.3 164.0 Washington 259.1 89.4 169.7 that would have extended drives. science. So is determining what is DEFENSE DEFENSE to Seattle. Yards Rush Pass Yards Rush Pass And a pretty 34-yard catch-and- and isn’t catchable. Yet the Steel- McDonald caught a pair of New England 249.3 99.1 150.2 San Francisco 251.6 107.8 143.8 run by James Washington ended ers understand their margin for Buffalo 304.2 115.6 188.7 New Orleans 316.6 90.8 225.8 touchdowns in the second half Denver 309.7 107.6 202.1 Dallas 323.2 103.4 219.8 in nightmarish fashion when he error isn’t as big with Mason Ru- against the Seahawks after Ru- L.A. Chargers 318.3 110.5 207.8 Philadelphia 326.3 87.3 239.0 was stripped shortly after ex- dolph replacing the injured Ben Indianapolis 327.6 104.3 223.2 Chicago 327.3 94.0 233.3 dolph came in for Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh 332.2 105.3 226.9 L.A. Rams 331.0 90.8 240.2 tending his right arm — which Roethlisberger. Roethlisberger but he’s been only sporadically Baltimore 344.1 91.2 252.9 Minnesota 333.1 91.2 241.9 led the NFL in attempts, comple- N.Y. Jets 344.3 81.9 262.4 Carolina 363.4 136.7 226.8 had the ball in it at the time — in involved since. Jacksonville 350.0 120.2 229.8 Washington 366.1 136.0 230.1 an effort to direct the blocking in tions and yards passing in 2018 “We have big plans for every- Cleveland 356.0 134.9 221.1 Atlanta 371.8 111.0 260.8 while throwing to a group that Tennessee 358.5 102.5 256.0 Seattle 372.9 101.1 271.8 front of him. body, in general,” Fichtner said. Houston 361.6 84.2 277.3 Tampa Bay 376.7 77.8 298.9 For an offense still searching included Antonio Brown. “The road kind of winded left and Kansas City 369.5 148.1 221.4 N.Y. Giants 381.7 122.7 259.0 Oakland 381.7 98.4 283.2 Green Bay 384.7 126.9 257.8 for a rhythm under starting quar- Fast forward 12 months and Ro- then right and left and right and Miami 391.0 146.1 244.9 Detroit 402.1 129.7 272.4 terback Mason Rudolph, those ethlisberger is recovering from up and down.” Cincinnati 429.4 173.0 256.4 Arizona 412.5 126.0 286.5 Thursday, November 14, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 31 NFL/COLLEGE BASKETBALL Kaepernick Top 25 roundup to audition in private Oregon holds off Wiseman, Memphis workout Associated Press scored 16 points and blocked five shots, Nahziah Carter scored PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon 12 of his 14 points in the second BY ROB MAADDI weathered some early season half and the host Huskies (2-0) Associated Press mistakes in a competitive Novem- overcame an awful first half of- ber matchup with Memphis. fensively to pull away from the Colin Kaepernick plans to au- Shakur Juiston had 17 points Mountaineers. dition for NFL teams on Saturday and 10 rebounds, and No. 14 Or- in a private workout arranged by egon overcame the lapses to hold Stewart was again a force on the league to be held in Atlanta. off the 13th-ranked Tigers 82-74 the interior as the freshman The exiled former Pro Bowl in the inaugural Phil Knight Invi- made seven of 10 shots, mostly quarterback posted on Twitter: tational on Tuesday night. from close range, and was impos- “I’m just getting word from my “As a team we knew that we ing defensively. representatives that the NFL were just making a lot of mistakes, Mount St. Mary’s (1-2) wouldn’t league office reached out to them with the ball and defense,” Ducks go away, hitting five three-pointers about a workout in Atlanta on guard Will Richardson said. “We in the second half as it found gaps Saturday. I’ve been in shape and never really hung our heads, we in Washington’s zone defense. ready for this for 3 years, can’t always kept our heads and kept No. 21 Xavier 63, Missouri 58 wait to see the head coaches and fighting because we knew it was (OT): Naji Marshall hit a three- GMs on Saturday.” all things we could fix, and if we pointer that tied it in regulation The NFL hasn’t confirmed fixed those things, we’d be right and made a pair of free throws in Kaepernick’s workout details. back in the game.” overtime as the host Musketeers overcame poor outside shooting A person familiar with the Payton Pritchard added 14 and rallied past the Tigers. plans told The Associated Press points and six assists as the Ducks Xavier (3-0) let a 15-point lead the league’s decision to invite all collected their third straight win slip away because it couldn’t hit 32 teams to watch Kaepernick to open the season. an outside shot, going only 3-for- “came out of the blue with no James Wiseman had 14 points 21 from beyond the arc. Mar- prior communication.” The per- and 12 rebounds as controversy shall’s three-pointer — Xavier’s son said Kaepernick’s team was continued to swirl around the Ti- CRAIG MITCHELLDYER/AP only one in the second half — tied given a 2-hour window to accept gers’ 7-foot-1 freshman phenom. Oregon forward Francis Okoro, right, shoots over Memphis center it 51-all with 27.1 seconds left. the invitation and was denied a Memphis (2-1) was led by Lester Quinones with 16 points. James Wiseman during the first half on Tuesday. Marshall finished with 17 points request to schedule the tryout on and eight rebounds. a Tuesday or another Saturday. The Ducks led by as many as 12 points in the second half, but year, would miss games while the a 25-5 lead by midway through Missouri (2-1) missed a three Kaepernick’s representatives university worked to restore his the opening half. at the end of regulation and never have asked the league to provide Memphis closed within 65-61 after Quinones’ fast-break layup eligibility. No. 8 Gonzaga 97, North led in overtime . a rolling list of teams that plan to But the school also said it sup- Dakota 66: Filip Petrusev had Dru Smith led the Tigers with attend the workout to ensure it’s capped an 8-0 run. Pritchard’s three-pointer put ports Wiseman challenging the 19 points, 15 rebounds and four 22 points, 10 rebounds and four a “legitimate process,” according Oregon up 70-63 with 4:53 left. NCAA and has let him play under blocked shots as the host Bulldogs assists. to the person who spoke on condi- Wiseman’s jumper got the Tigers a temporary restraining order beat the Fighting Hawks. No. 22 Auburn 70, South Ala- tion of anonymity because details within four points at 71-67, but obtained by his attorney. Corey Kispert scored 20 points bama 69: At Mobile, Ala., fresh- haven’t been made public. Richardson’s three extended the No. 2 Duke 105, Central Ar- and Anton Watson added 15 for man Isaac Okoro made a layup Kaepernick hasn’t played since lead again for the Ducks. kansas 54: Freshman Matthew Gonzaga (3-0), which has romped with 2.9 seconds left to lift the 2016 with the San Francisco Pritchard sunk another three- Hurt scored 19 points to help the to victory in all three games. Tigers past the Jaguars. 49ers. He helped start a wave of pointer with 1:32 left that made host Blue Devils beat the Bears. Six Bulldogs scored in double Samir Doughty twice re- protests about social and racial it 77-69 and Memphis could not Fellow freshman Vernon Carey figures. bounded missed three-pointers injustice that season by kneeling catch up. Jr. added season highs of 17 points No. 17 Utah State 97, Denver for Auburn (3-0), setting up the during the national anthem. Wiseman played sparingly in and 10 rebounds for Duke, which 56: Brock Miller scored a ca- game-winning shot. The NFL in February settled a the first half after collecting two played much of the night without reer-high 27 points, and the host Okoro had 15 points, six re- collusion grievance Kaepernick quick fouls. starting point guard Tre Jones Aggies cruised past the Pioneers. bounds and six assists . and former teammate Eric Reid Memphis issued a statement on after he was shaken up during a Alphonso Anderson added 15 Andre Fox led South Ala- filed against the league. Reid now Friday saying Wiseman, the na- first-half collision. points and Sam Merrill had 14. bama (2-1) with 23 points on 9- plays for the Carolina Panthers. tion’s top-rated recruit and likely Duke (3-0) had no trouble, run- No. 20 Washington 56, Mount for-17 shooting. He also had 10 a first-round NBA Draft pick next ning off 19 straight points to build St. Mary’s 46: Isaiah Stewart rebounds. Aces: Evansville dictated tempo, controlled both ends of floor and was ‘tougher team’

FROM FRONT PAGE them. It’s hard to do that in this building, tant at Louisville under Rick Pitino — his the end of it,” McCarty said. “We played a Those expectations never materialized but they were more ready to play. He had coach at Kentucky — and in the NBA be- heck of a game tonight.” as Evansville (2-0) controlled the younger his team better prepared than I had my fore returning to his hometown to coach Kentucky: Missed shots and turnovers Wildcats on both ends of the floor. team.” the Purple Aces. forced the Wildcats to play from behind. K.J. Riley added 18 points as the Purple Tyrese Maxey’s layup with 8 seconds Evansville made nine of 30 three-point Even after they managed to tie and take a Aces — coached by Walter McCarty, who remaining got Kentucky within 65-64, but attempts while shooting 38% from the field brief lead, they were beaten to loose balls won a national title with Kentucky in 1996 Cunliffe stepped to the line and calmly to Kentucky’s 37%. The Aces also out- and could never get over the hump. made both ends of the 1-and-1 as his team- — pulled off the biggest upset in program rebounded the Wildcats 38-35 and were “They played with energy for 40 min- mates locked arms on the bench. The Pur- history with their first victory over a No. 1 edged by just 30-28 in points in the paint. utes,” Kentucky forward Nate Sestina said. ple Aces raised their hands and ran around “They had guys who wanted to win and team in three tries. “We started off saying, ‘OK, we’re going a silent Rupp Arena after the final horn as wanted to play hard for 40 minutes. If a Evansville led much of the game and to punch them in the mouth and not let them the Wildcats slowly walked off. guy got tired, they were able to sub some- answered each Kentucky rally with clutch punch us in the mouth first,’ ” Williams Immanuel Quickley led Kentucky with said. “Once we started getting stops, they body else in.” baskets to grab the lead and then maintain 16 points, and Maxey scored 15. it for the season’s biggest upset so far. started turning the ball over, things like Cunliffe, a redshirt junior guard who that. We saw that and we took advantage.” Time management Kentucky had been 39-0 at home against played at Arizona State and Kansas, did Evansville spent 29:34 in front, while unranked, nonconference opponents when most of his damage with 15 first-half points Big picture Kentucky led for just 5:44. ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press poll. off the bench. Evansville, meanwhile, got its first-ever “It’s amazing. You come to a school like Evansville: The Purple Aces stuck to road win over an AP-ranked team. this and you talk about doing things like their game plan, shooting from deep and Poll implications “Walter and their team deserved to win,” this and making history and playing in outrunning the Wildcats. They trailed only A week earlier, then-No. 2 Kentucky Kentucky coach John Calipari said. “If we front of these bright lights,” Cuncliffe said. once in the second half and dictated the knocked off the top-ranked team, outlasting would have somehow pulled it out, it would “We prepared the right way. We had our tempo most of the night. Michigan State at Madison Square Garden have been, kind of wouldn’t even have been mind set in the right spot that we could ac- “We just believed and trusted each other in the season opener for both squads. It’s fair because they fought us the whole game tually do it. It is surreal.” and made plays for each other. Guys came the first time in AP poll history that two and they were the tougher team. Evansville won just 11 games last sea- out and gave their all. They’ve got a good No. 1 teams have lost in November, and the “They executed, they made shots and son, its first under McCarty, who played basketball team. Kentucky’s going to be Wildcats’ stay at the top of the poll will end threes and free throws. My hat’s off to in the NBA for 10 years and was an assis- a really good team, going to be around at next week. S TARS AND STRIPES Thursday, November 14, 2019 F3HIJKLM Searching for stability Pittsburgh receivers want to support SPORTS dominant defense » NFL, Page 30

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Evansville stuns No. 1 Kentucky at Rupp Arena

BY GARY B. GRAVES Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Evansville showed no fear of Kentucky or venerable Rupp Arena, where the Wildcats had been perfect at ruin- ing visitors’ dreams of pulling off the seemingly impossible. Until Tuesday night. Not only did the Purple Aces deal No. 1 Ken- tucky a stunning 67-64 upset, but they beat the bigger, stronger Wildcats at their own game. When it was over, players, coaches and their fans whooped it up in a corner of the famed court, making sure they savored every bit of a momentous victory. “To be here is a dream come true,” Evansville sophomore forward DeAndre Williams said. “We took advantage and we made history.” Sam Cunliffe scored 17 points, including two free throws with 6.8 seconds remaining to silence Kentucky (2-1) and a crowd of 19,101 — most of whom had expected a routine non- conference victory from the Wildcats, who were 25-point favorites and had earned the top rank- ing Monday.

SEE ACES ON PAGE 31 By the numbers 39-0 Kentucky’s home record, before Tuesday’s defeat, against unranked, nonconference opponents when ranked No. 1 by The Associated Press.

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DeAndre Williams, top, and Jawaun Newton celebrate Evansville’s 67-64 upset victory over Kentucky on Tuesday night in Lexington, Ky.

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