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VIRUS OUTBREAK DEEPENING IMPACT Death of whistleblower doctor in China triggers national backlash over freedom of speech Page 7

People lay flowers Quarantined on US bases, evacuees resort at a memorial for Dr. Li Wenliang, who to Zumba, boxing, chalk art and waiting Page 6 was reprimanded for warning about China’s new virus, following his death in Wuhan, China, Pentagon identifies US military installations on Friday. near major airports for virus quarantine Page 6 CHINATOPIX / AP Trump says US operation killed al-Qaida leader in Yemen

BY DEB RIECHMANN dangerous branch for its attempts to carry 6 shooting at the base. He called the shoot- had jihadist or anti-American sentiments Associated Press out attacks on the U.S. mainland. Trump er, Saudi Air Force officer Mohammed on social media pages or had “contact with said the U.S. and its allies are safer as a re- Alshamrani, a “courageous knight” and a child pornography,” including in internet President Donald Trump said Thursday sult of his death. “hero.” The shooter opened fire inside a chat rooms. that the U.S. at his direction has conducted “We will continue to protect the Ameri- classroom at the base, killing three people Trump’s announcement confirmed a counterterrorism operation in Yemen can people by tracking down and elimi- and wounding two sheriff’s deputies before earlier indications that al-Rimi had been that killed Qassim al-Rimi, an al-Qaida nating terrorists who seek to do us harm,” one of the deputies killed him. Eight others killed. In late January, a suspected U.S. leader who claimed responsibility for last Trump said. also were hurt. year’s deadly shooting at Naval Air Station While Trump confirmed reports that al- The shooting focused public attention drone strike destroyed a building housing Pensacola, where a Saudi aviation trainee Rimi had been killed, he did not say when on the presence of foreign students in al-Qaida militants in eastern Yemen. Also, killed three American sailors. the U.S. operation was conducted or offer American military training programs and on Feb. 1, Trump retweeted several other Al-Rimi is a founder of al-Qaida in the any details about how it was carried out. exposed shortcomings in the screening of tweets and media reports that seemed Arabian Peninsula. The affiliate has long Al-Rimi had said in an 18-minute video cadets. In January, the U.S. sent home 21 to offer confirmation that the strike had been considered the global network’s most that his group was responsible for the Dec. Saudi military students, saying the trainees killed al-Rimi. PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, February 8, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER

EXCHANGE RATES US employers add a strong 225K jobs in January Military rates Switzerland (Franc) ...... 0.9744 Euro costs (Feb. 10) ...... $1.1247 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.34 Dollar buys (Feb. 10)...... €0.8891 Turkey (New Lira) ...... 6.0369 British pound (Feb. 10) ...... $1.33 Associated Press boosted the jobless rate to 3.6%, played a role in strengthening job (Military exchange rates are those Japanese yen (Feb. 10) ...... 107.00 available to customers at military banking from a half-century low of 3.5% gains, with construction compa- South Korean won (Feb. 10) ...... 1,156.00 Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance WASHINGTON — Hiring for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the in December. nies adding 44,000 jobs in Janu- Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 jumped at the beginning of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For British pound ...... $1.2952 The report suggested that ary, the most since last year. nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., year as U.S. employers added Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3313 purchasing British pounds in Germany), businesses remain confident in Manufacturers shed jobs for the China (Yuan) ...... 7.0002 225,000 jobs, bolstering an econo- check with your local military banking Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.8106 the economy, with the pace of third time in four months, cutting facility. Commercial rates are interbank my that faces threats from China’s Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.7602 rates provided for reference when buying viral outbreak, an ongoing trade job growth accelerating from a 12,000 positions, mostly because Euro ...... $1.0970/0.9116 year ago. Solid consumer spend- of layoffs in auto plants. Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7648 currency. All figures are foreign currencies war and struggles at Boeing. to one dollar, except for the British pound, ing is offsetting drags from the On Friday, the government also Hungary (Forint) ...... 309.02 The Labor Department also Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.4273 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, said Friday that a half-million trade war and declining business issued its annual revisions of esti- Japan (Yen) ...... 109.58 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) investment. mated job growth. Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3042 people streamed into the job Norway (Krone) ...... 9.2913 INTEREST RATES market in January, though not Still, hourly pay is up just 3.1% The revisions showed that Philippines (Peso) ...... 50.95 Prime rate ...... 4.75 all of them found jobs. That in- from a year earlier, below a peak hiring was slower in 2018 and Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.90 Discount rate ...... 2.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7510 Federal funds market rate ...... 1.59 flux meant more people were of 3.5% reached last fall. early last year than previously Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3911 3-month bill ...... 1.53 counted as unemployed, and it Unusually warm weather likely estimated. South Korea (Won) ...... 1195.32 30-year bond ...... 2.11 WEATHER OUTLOOK SATURDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST SATURDAY IN EUROPE SUNDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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BY STEVE BEYNON cate who was prosecuting Staff Sgt. Tony the courthouse deliberation room to study contained information her husband should Stars and Stripes Springer, who was convicted on two counts for her master’s degree, according to court not know as an attorney practicing before of assault was in December 2017. documents. Henry. WASHINGTON — An Army staff ser- Springer was bumped down in rank to “The only way to remedy … Henry’s fail- In the same month, Capt. AC reported geant convicted for assault could get a new E4, which also impacts pay, and received a ure to disqualify himself in this case is to the relationship to his change of command, court-martial after the judge overseeing bad conduct discharge. set aside the findings and the sentence and which lead to the removal of Henry from his case was discovered to have had an “in- authorize a rehearing,” the appeals court The appeals court found Henry’s rela- the bench the same month. timate relationship” with the lead prosecu- tionship with the prosecutor’s wife, iden- opinion states. The appeals court said Henry likely tor’s wife, according to court documents. tified in court documents as “Mrs. KC,” “The texting would occur at all hours, to knew the relationship was inappropriate The Army Court of Criminal Appeals, made the appearance of impartiality include well into the night after Capt. AC an eight-judge panel, unanimously ruled impossible. The opinion does not say ex- [the prosecutor] and Mrs. KC retired to given his position as a military judge and Army Lt. Col. Richard Henry, a married plicitly the relationship was sexual. How- bed,” court documents read. he should have disclosed the “intimate” re- Fort Benning, Ga., military judge, was ever, since the two met in October 2016, In April 2018, Capt. AC confronted Mrs. lationship with Ms. KC or recused himself disqualified from the case because of his they would text all hours of the night, do KC and accused her of having an affair from the case. “personal and emotionally intimate rela- yoga together and frequently go out to eat. with Henry. She deleted all her text mes- [email protected] tionship” with the wife of the judge advo- Henry would often allow Mrs. KC to use sages with Henry, claiming the messages Twitter: @StevenBeynon Bill to allow VA to fund service dogs for veterans with PTSD

BY STEVE BEYNON Stars and Stripes ‘ Mental wellness WASHINGTON — House law- does not have a makers unanimously approved a bill that would lay the ground- one-size fits all work for the Department of Vet- solution. erans Affairs to start funding ’ service dog programs and con- Rep. Phil Roe R-Tenn. nect veterans with canines that could be critical for their mental health care. The Puppies Assisting Wound- fatalities since 9/11. Between ed Servicemembers for Veterans 2005 and 2017, 78,875 veterans Therapy Act authored by Rep. took their own lives, according to Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, would the most recent data from VA. In kick-off a pilot program to issue federal grants to nonprofits that comparison, about 7,000 troops provide service dogs to veterans have been killed in combat in suffering from mental health is- Iraq and Afghanistan combined sues, and require the VA to assess across two decades. the effectiveness of dog therapy. Nonprofits are one of the only “Our veterans fought for our avenues for veterans to adopt ser- KELSEY TRINH/U.S. Navy freedom, and I’ve heard from vice dogs. many veterans who say that’s ex- The VA doesn’t provide any Shooting at sea actly what their service dog gives funds for service or emotional- them — freedom. They’re free to support animals but concluded a Petty Officer 3rd Class Adreanna Rigsby, right, from Dunlap, Tenn., coaches Petty Officer 3rd Class go to restaurants, to fly on planes, congressionally mandated study Chris Motlenski, from Riverland, N.Y., during a live-fire exercise on the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. to go to the movies, things that on the benefits of dogs for PTSD Truman in the Arabian Sea on Thursday. post-traumatic stress [disorder] care in July, according to Chris- had made impossible,” Stivers tina Mandreucci, a spokeswoman said. for the department. The results of Lawmakers on the House and one part of the study on whether Senate Committees for Veterans’ service or emotional-support Official: American citizen believed Affairs have made tackling vet- dogs can help veterans with erans suicide a top priority after PTSD is expected to be released years of legislative measures and in the summer, and the results on to be kidnapped in Afghanistan efforts that haven’t stemmed the whether dogs can lead to overall crisis. Some veteran advocacy health care savings with fewer hospital stays and less reliance on Associated Press last week in Khost province, in have the utmost faith in President groups frustrated with Congress’ medication is expected by the end the eastern part of the country, Trump and the FBI.” inability to make progress on the WASHINGTON — An Ameri- of the year. and that he is a contractor who The Taliban said it had no in- issue have called for more cre- can citizen has been kidnapped “Mental wellness does not have has worked as a civil engineer in formation on the kidnapping and ative thinking. in Afghanistan by a Taliban-af- “Congress continues to ignore a one-size-fits-all solution, which filiated group, a U.S. official said different conflict zones over the nothing to say about it. No one has is why VA must provide innovative last decade. claimed responsibility for kidnap- damning reports released by Thursday, and authorities are [The Journal of the American and out-of-the-box treatments to The investigation is being ping Frerichs. working to rescue him. Medical Association] and others help veterans combat these invis- handled by the FBI-led Hostage The kidnapping comes as the U.S. officials believe Mark Fr- regarding our current mental ible illnesses and thrive in their erichs of Lombard, Ill. , was kid- Recovery Fusion Cell, a multi- United States and Taliban try to health approaches failing veter- civilian lives,” said Rep. Phil Roe, napped by the Haqqani network, agency effort created during reach an agreement that would ans. We have not heard a peep R-Tenn., the ranking member of according to an official who was the Obama administration amid reduce hostilities in Afghanistan about it from this leadership.” Joe the House VA committee. “There not authorized to discuss the case criticism over the government’s and open a window to signing a Chenelly, national executive di- is no question that the compan- by name and spoke on condition response to hostage-taking. peace deal to end Afghanistan’s rector of American Veterans, said ionship and unconditional love of anonymity. Art Frerichs, who identified 18-year war, bring U.S. troops in a statement last month. “When offered by man’s best friend can It was not immediately clear himself as Frerichs’ father, told home and start negotiations be- it comes to curbing suicide the have powerful healing effects on why Frerichs was in Afghanistan an Associated Press reporter on tween combatants on both sides time to act is now … Every day men and women from all walks or where precisely he was picked Thursday that he believed the of the conflict to decide the face matters and the status quo is of life, including our men and up, though Newsweek — which Newsweek report was true. “I of a future Afghanistan. untenable.” women in uniform.” first reported the kidnapping don’t want to say any more now Khost province is the head- The number of veterans com- No vote is scheduled yet for the — said he was taken into custody for security reasons,” he said. “I quarters of the Haqqani network. mitting suicide dwarfs combat Senate version of the measure. PAGE 4 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, February 8, 2020 NATION Dems confront post-impeachment options

BY ALAN FRAM senators as hacks beholden to the AND ANDREW TAYLOR president and Mitch McConnell,” Associated Press the Senate majority leader from Kentucky whom Democrats love WASHINGTON — Donald to target. Trump’s impeachment ended Republicans counter that the with a reminder of why House effort has electrified GOP vot- Speaker Nancy Pelosi resisted ers just months before Election the idea for so long — an acquittal Day, citing a Gallup Poll showing everyone saw coming, followed Trump with a 49% job approval by a bombastic presidential vic- rating, the highest of his presiden- tory lap and a bump in his poll cy. They say Pelosi made tactical numbers just as the 2020 cam- errors that exposed Democrats’ paign officially began. impeachment drive as a blatantly Now Democrats have to de- political exercise, in the process cide how to navigate the legisla- weakening more than two dozen tive and political landscape that House Democrats from Trump- they’ve helped reshape. won districts. Pelosi’s nationally televised rip- “The President has his highest ping of her copy of Trump’s State approval rating since he’s been of the Union address Tuesday in office,” said Majority Leader night underscored the acrid at- Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. “I can mosphere that will make partisan tell you as a poll watcher who’s cooperation on any issue difficult. looking at polls in certain Senate Major legislative compromises races every one of our people in were always going to be hard this tough races, every one of them, election year, but the impeach- is in better shape today than they ment fight only deepened parti- were before the impeachment san bitterness and made progress trial started.” less likely. Republicans were especially J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP “Because we have to,” No. 2 critical of House Democrats’ House Democratic leader Steny Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a news conference the morning after the decision to not fight more in the Hoyer of Maryland said when impeachment of President Donald Trump ended in acquittal, at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday. courts to obtain testimony and asked how Congress and Trump documents. Democrats said they could cooperate on health care Nadler, D-N.Y., told reporters “Once Ukraine happened, we ture,” said Rep. Lou Correa, D- dropped such efforts because and other issues. He added, “I’d Wednesday that House panels had no choice but to proceed,” Calif., co-chairman of the Blue Trump could have forced legal be foolish to be optimistic because would likely summon Bolton and said Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Dog Coalition, which represents battles lasting months, effectively we have not done that so far.” pursue other Trump probes as “And had we not (acted),” Welch around 25 moderate House derailing the impeachment effort. Democrats must also decide well. added, “there would have been a Democrats. Republicans said that decision how vigorously to continue inves- “When you have a lawless pres- huge price to pay politically.” Assessing impeachment’s polit- made it easy to portray Demo- tigations, including into impeach- crats as caring less about a seri- ident, you have to bring that to the While that’s a popular view ical impact ahead of November’s ment’s focus: Trump’s effort to ous investigation than politics. fore, you have to spotlight that,” with Democrats’ dominant liberal elections is at least as fraught. pressure Ukraine’s leaders to bol- “You didn’t even bother to pull ster his reelection by seeking dirt Nadler said. wing, many think an overempha- Democrats say despite Trump’s all the levers,” said Scott Jen- on rival Joe Biden. The GOP-con- Even as they consider the path sis on Trump investigations risks acquittal, the trial trained pro- nings, a longtime political adviser trolled Senate acquitted Trump ahead, neither Pelosi nor Demo- feeding the Republican narrative longed attention on his sordid be- to McConnell. on Wednesday of both articles crats controlling the House are that overreaching Democrats havior and lashed GOP senators Many Democrats say there of impeachment, with Utah Sen. second-guessing their decision to are obsessed with pursuing him. to him with their votes absolving would have been no way to pre- Mitt Romney the sole lawmaker impeach Trump. They also worry about detracting him. They say that will weaken vent Republicans from complain- defying party lines. Pelosi stood as a bulwark from Democrats’ focus on pock- their reelection bids of GOP sena- ing that the investigation was Former White House national against impeachment for months etbook issues that helped them tors in swing states like Colorado, political and lacked sufficient security adviser John Bolton as pro-impeachment sentiment capture House control in the 2018 Maine and Arizona. evidence. could still have damaging infor- rose steadily in her caucus, but elections. “This reinforced the view that “They’d have said that if you’d mation about Trump and has ex- when Trump’s dealings with “I’m hoping that’s a side show, Trump is unethical and lacking produced volumes more evi- pressed a willingness to testify Ukraine came to light in Septem- and the big show is let’s work for in integrity,” said Democratic dence,” said John Lawrence, Pe- if subpoenaed. House Judiciary ber, the floodgates were forced the American people on issues pollster Geoffrey Garin. “And it’s losi’s chief of staff for eight years Committee Chairman Jerrold open. like health care and infrastruc- exposed a number of Republican ending in 2013.

Romney returns to Utah to White House weighs plan explain impeachment vote to dismiss Lt. Col. Vindman

Associated Press “It was a very frank conver- Bloomberg News Yet some of the officials being sation, and people shared their targeted for removal from the SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Sen. WASHINGTON — The White opinions back and forth,” Repub- NSC would be reassigned be- Mitt Romney was back in Utah House is weighing a plan to dis- cause they are perceived as being Thursday explaining his vote to lican House Speaker Brad Wilson miss Alexander Vindman from said. disloyal to the president, three convict President Donald Trump the National Security Council people familiar with the matter amid pushes by some angry GOP Utah is deeply conservative, after he testified in President but many voters remain wary of said on condition of anonymity state legislators to censure Rom- Donald Trump’s impeachment owing to the sensitivity of person- Trump’s behavior and his com- ney or create a way to recall the inquiry, preparing to position the nel moves. ments about women, immigrants senator. move as part of a broader effort to Senior officials were informed and on other issues. LAURA SEITZ, THE DESERET NEWS/AP Romney did not speak publicly shrink the foreign policy bureau- Thursday that some staff mem- in the state and his meetings with Trump won the state in 2016, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, cracy, two people familiar with bers would be leaving the White legislative leaders were held be- and his move to downsize two speaks during an interview in the matter said. House, the people added. The hind closed doors. Many legisla- sprawling national monuments in Salt Lake City on Thursday. Any moves would come after moves have been in the works tors disagreed with his decision the southern part of the state the the Senate on Wednesday acquit- since at least last week and could on Trump and were concerned following year earned him last- send a message of appreciation to ted Trump on a near party-line come as soon as Friday. about repercussions for the state. ing appreciation from many state Trump for “the great work his ad- vote at the conclusion of the two- The departure of Vindman, a Still, some said his quick trip leaders. ministration has done.” week impeachment trial. The decorated Army lieutenant colo- back to Utah from Washington to It’s unclear whether the GOP- Republican Rep. Phil Lyman White House intends to portray nel, who raised the alarm over the elaborate on voting his conscience dominated Legislature will wants to censure Romney but any house-cleaning as part of president’s July 25 telephone call helped ease their frustration with advance censure or recall pro- nevertheless said he appreci- a downsizing of the NSC staff, with Ukraine’s leader, could trig- the politician who holds celebrity posals. But Wilson did say there ates that the senator voted his not retaliation, according to the ger objections from Democrats status in Utah. would be a separate resolution to conscience. people. and possibly some Republicans. Saturday, February 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 5 MIDEAST Iraq considers deepening military ties with Russia

BY QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA uncertain moment in the future battles,” according to the minis- Press that Russia, among other Mahdi openly called for a troop AND SAMYA KULLAB of Iraq-U.S. military relations, try statement. countries, has come forward to withdrawal. Associated Press following the Jan. 3 U .S. drone The statement said the sides offer military support in the wake Since then, Iraqi leaders have strike that killed Iran’s most pow- discussed prospects for “coop- of fraught U.S.-Iraq relations fol- scaled back the saber-rattling BAGHDAD — Iraq and Russia erful military commander, Gen. eration and coordination.” Both lowing Soleimani’s killing. rhetoric. But behind closed doors, discussed prospects for deepen- Qassem Soleimani, and Iraqi se- parties emphasized the impor- “Iraq still needs aerial recon- the bitterness has poisoned the ing military coordination, Iraq’s nior militia leader Abu Mahdi al- tance of exchanging information naissance planes. There are partnership. Defense Ministry said Thursday, Muhandis near Baghdad airport. and coordination to prevent the countries that have given signals Senior Iraqi military officials amid a strain in Baghdad-Wash- The attack prompted powerful resurgence of IS. to Iraq to support us or equip us told AP this week that Iraq told ington relations after a U.S. air- Shiite parties to call for an over- Maksimov extended an in- with reconnaissance planes such its military not to seek assis- strike killed a top Iranian general haul of the existing strategic set- vitation to al-Ghanimi to visit as Russia and Iran, ” said the of- inside Iraq. up between Iraq and the U.S.-led Russia and meet with his coun- ficial, who requested anonymity tance from the U.S.-led coalition The ministry statement fol- coalition. terpart “within the framework because of the sensitive nature of in joint operations targeting the lowed a meeting in Baghdad be- Al-Ghanimi praised Moscow’s of strengthening cooperation be- the information. Islamic State group and to mini- tween Iraqi army chief of staff role in the battle against the Is- tween the two sides,” the state- In response to the drone strike mize cooperation. Marine Gen. Lt. Gen. Othman Al-Ghanimi and lamic State group, saying they ment said. that killed Soleimani, Iraq’s Par- Frank McKenzie, the top U.S. Russian Ambassador Maksim had provided “our armed forces There was no immediate com- liament passed a non-binding commander in the Middle East, Maksimov, as well as a newly ar- with advanced and effective ment from Moscow. resolution urging a U.S. troop acknowledged recently that rela- rived defense attache. equipment and weapons that had A senior Iraqi military intelli- withdrawal, and then caretaker tions with Iraq were “in a period The meeting comes during an a major role in resolving many gence official told The Associated Prime Minister Adel Abdul- of turbulence.” Syrians enter rebel town; Turkey sends more troops

Associated Press the country’s west and east. State news agency SANA and BEIRUT — Syrian government state-run Al-Ikhbariya TV said troops entered a strategic town in Syrian army units entered the the country’s last rebel strong- town before nightfall and were hold Thursday after fierce clash- combing it for remaining fighters es with opposition fighters, even and explosives. as Turkey sent reinforcements The Syrian army had earlier seeking to curtail the offensive, besieged the town and at least Syrian state media reported. four Turkish military posts set up The push by President Bashar to protect Saraqeb against the ad- Assad’s forces into towns and vil- vance were also besieged. lages in the northwestern Idlib The Britain-based Syrian Ob- province has caused the displace- servatory for Human Rights, an ment of more than a half million opposition war monitoring group, people in just over two months, said army units entered Saraqeb compounding a humanitarian di- but had not yet taken control. saster in the region packed with Video taken by The Associated internally displaced people. It has Press showed rebel fighters lob- also angered Turkey and risked a bing shells at government troops military confrontation between from around the town of Binn- Turkish and Syrian troops. ish, northwest of Saraqeb. Fight- The town of Saraqeb, near the ers stacked artillery shells and Turkish border, has been at the burned tires. center of intense fighting for days. “Today, we are burning tires Opposition fighters pushed out for the war that’s hitting the town government soldiers who entered of Binnish,” said one unidentified it Wednesday, while Turkey sent fighter, pledging to defeat anyone GHAITH ALSAYED/AP in new reinforcements Thursday who tried to advance on the town. Syrian rebels drive toward government positions near the village of Nerab, in Idlib province, Thursday. and threatened to use force to “Let them come here and we will compel the Syrian forces to re- stomp on their head one after an- treat by the end of the month. other, ” he added. soldiers and a Turkish civilian sian soldiers had been killed killed. The ministry blamed “ter- The town sits at the intersec- The government advance came member of the military, as well in a northern Syrian province rorists” for the deaths. tion of two major highways, one after a rare confrontation be- as 13 Syrian soldiers. alongside Turkish servicemen, Russia backs Assad’s forces, linking the capital Damascus to tween Turkey and Syrian forces In Moscow, Russia’s Foreign without saying when the inci- while Turkey supports insurgents the north and another connecting Monday that killed seven Turkish Ministry announced that Rus- dent occurred or how many were fighting his government. Airliner evades Syrian missiles, diverts to Russian base

The Washington Post could spiral into a major international passengers and crew. fense area of engagement and safely landed confrontation. The Ukrainian jet was hit by an air de- at the nearest reserve airfield — the Rus- MOSCOW — An Airbus A320 jet carry- The plane was diverted to Russia’s near- fense battery of the Islamic Revolution- sian air base Hemeimeem,” he said. ing 172 passengers was nearly shot down on its approach to the Syrian capital, Da- by Hemeimeem air base and landed safely, ary Guard Corps in the tense hours after Konashenkov said the use of civilian air- mascus, shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Iran carried out retaliatory missile strikes craft as shields to deter Syrian forces from after Syria fired anti-aircraft missiles in Konashenkov said. against U.S. positions in Iraq after the responding to attacks was “becoming a response to an attack, according to a Rus- He did not name the airliner that was United States killed a senior Iranian com- signature feature of the Israeli air force.” sian Defense Ministry spokesman, Rus- flying from Tehran to Damascus, but in- mander, Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad. He added: “Unfortunately, such opera- sian news agencies reported Friday. formation from flight tracker Flight Radar According to Konashenkov, Israeli fight- tions of Israeli strategists do not care in Russia accused the Israeli air force of indicated it was likely a Syrian Cham er jets fired eight missiles at targets near the slightest about the lives of hundreds of using the passenger plane as a shield from Wings aircraft. Damascus early Thursday, and Syrian absolutely innocent civilians.” Syrian air defenses, mirroring an incident On Thursday, Israeli warplanes launched forces fired anti-aircraft missile defense Israel does not normally comment on in 2018 in which Syrian forces accidentally airstrikes at targets in southern Syria, ac- systems. its actions in Syria, but the Israel Defense shot down a Russian reconnaissance plane, cording to Syrian state media. Konashen- “It was purely thanks to the prompt ac- Forces have confirmed recently that they killing 15 Russian service members. kov said the incident followed airstrikes by tions of air traffic controllers at Damas- have launched attacks in Syria to prevent Thursday’s incident underlined the four Israeli F-16 fighter jets. cus airport and the effective operation of Iran from entrenching there. continued danger that Israel’s regular The incident comes a month after Iran the automated air traffic control system Konashenkov said the passenger flight airstrikes in Syria, targeting what Is- shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet short- that the Airbus 320 passenger plane was should have been clearly visible to Israeli raeli officials claim are Iranian assets, ly after takeoff from Tehran, killing all 176 promptly rerouted from the Syrian air de- radar. PAGE 6 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, February 8, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK DOD picks Quarantine life: 11 bases for quarantine

Boxing, chalk art BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY Stars and Stripes

WASHINGTON — Eleven De- fense Department installations across the United States have – lots of waiting been identified to assist with housing quarantined evacuees, if necessary, due to the corona- BY AMY TAXIN “Real soap, not hotel soap. virus, the Pentagon announced AND ELLIOT SPAGAT We’re talking Irish Spring and Thursday. Associated Press Zest,” he said. The Department of Health and They also brought in a coffee Human Services has asked the RIVERSIDE, Calif. — There’s machine, where McCoy bumps Defense Department to find in- Zumba and boxing classes, lec- into other evacuees on middle- stallations near major airports tures on business and taxes, and of-the-night runs. Many are still that can house additional pas- chalk art outside for the children. working remotely in China, which While it might sound like a local has a 16-hour time difference. sengers should their primary and recreation center’s offerings, it’s These furnishings and support secondary facilities for evacuees actually part of daily life for 195 from federal and local officials, MATTHEW MCCOY/AP become filled to capacity, accord- American citizens quarantined ing to the Pentagon statement. he said, have helped the group Matthew McCoy stands with about 200 fellow coronavirus evacuees at March Air Reserve Base after Defense Secretary Mark Esper band together to make the most from China at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, Calif., where being evacuated from the heart of is expected to support the request, of the highly unusual circum- they are being quarantined. a new virus outbreak in China. stance of being whisked out of a according to the Pentagon. The cluster of American con- Travis Air Force Base, March shut-down city and placed under them,” Braden said. “So there’s supporting his son. sular officials, businesspeople Air Reserve Base, as well as Ma- the first federal quarantine order not very much they have in the Kimmy McDaniel, co-founder and families with children were rine Corps Air Station Miramar, in the United States in more than way of personal belongings, and of the nonprofit Project Strong whisked out of the city of Wuhan all in California, are already 50 years. so we need to do what we can to One, said she was moved to try to on a U.S.-chartered plane last housing evacuees. March Air Re- The Americans who arrived make sure that they’re well cared help the evacuees, noting many week. Since then, they have serve Base has 198 people who Wednesday flew on two U.S.- for.” work for the State Department. formed their own community were evacuated and on Wednes- chartered jets and landed at Tra- They are free to roam their Her group furnished bikes and while waiting to be released vis Air Force Base, in Northern day about 350 people on two quarantined areas and will have games for the kids, hair condi- from a 14-day federal quarantine California between San Francisco planes were evacuated to Travis phone and internet access. tioner, diapers, and “anything order designed to limit the virus’ and Sacramento. About half are Air Force Base and Marine Corps The CDC isn’t recommending and everything that would help spread. being housed there and the oth- Air Station Miramar . face masks or other protective make this transition more palat- They hold a daily “town hall” ers were flown to Marine Corps The new request states DOD gear but suggests that everyone able and a positive experience,” to receive updates from officials Air Station Miramar just outside would only support housing up keep a distance of about 6 feet. she said. with the Centers for Disease Con- San Diego. to 20 people at each location dur- trol and Prevention and discuss Anyone who exhibits coronavi- There is also a round-the-clock At Travis, they will live in a ing their quarantined observation travel plans. There is an early rus symptoms will be isolated in a mobile health clinic. One child base hotel. There is a large out- period. Office space will also be morning jogging group and some medical facility. Three adults and was sent to the hospital with a door area and common spaces in provided for HHS personnel and who run stairs to stay in shape at a child at Miramar were found to fever, accompanied by a parent, addition to individual rooms. At a their equipment through Feb. 22. March said Matthew McCoy, a Miramar, some are staying at the have fever or a cough and brought and returned to the base after theme park designer and one of to local hospitals Wednesday eve- testing negative for the virus, said HHS will be responsible for the Consolidated Bachelor Quarters. care, transportation, and security the evacuees. Images provided by the military ning, the CDC said. Jose Arballo Jr., a spokesman for Last weekend, there was a pizza In Riverside County, some the county’s public health agen- of the evacuees and DOD person- show a communal dining area nel will not be in direct contact party for the Super Bowl with with large dispensers of break- evacuees still wear face masks cy. Another child ran a fever on two television screens outside the and keep their distance, but peo- Wednesday and was sent to the with them, the Pentagon said. fast cereal, a laundry room and The 11 backup installations two-story building where they’re an auditorium, playground and ple are friendly to each other, said hospital and is awaiting test re- identified are: being housed in modest hotel- lecture hall. Others are staying at Jarred Evans, a former Universi- sults, he said.  J o i n t B a s e P e a r l H a r b o r - style rooms. They’re planning a an inn on the base. ty of Cincinnati quarterback now For this first group, the quaran- Hickam, Hawaii, near Daniel K. flag football game and another Dr. Christopher Braden, the playing professionally in China . tine will end Tuesday. But those party before evacuees scatter to “Everything has been pretty arriving on later flights are just Inouye International Airport. CDC’s lead representative at Mi-  Atlanta, New York and other cit- ramar, said the roughly 170 pas- chill,” Evans said. beginning their journey. Great Lakes Training Cen- ies to reunite with family. sengers were of all ages, including But many face also challenges “The American spirit pro- ter Navy Base, Ill., near Chicago “It’s not a cruise ship, you know, infants. He said they were in “a such as family stuck in China and vides,” McCoy said. “Everybody’s O’Hare International Airport.  but we’re trying to make it as an difficult situation.” business disruptions. McCoy said nice to everybody. I think that’s Naval Air Station Joint Re- overall team,” McCoy said in an “They’re allowed 70 pounds of much of his work has slowed and going to happen in all the other serve Base, Texas, near Dallas/ interview over Skype. “That’s luggage to carry on board with he’s been seeking help to keep places.” Fort Worth International airport. what we’re hoping the other  March Air Reserve Base, camps do. We’re still humans.” Calif., near Los Angeles Interna- The group was the first placed tional Airport. under federal quarantine order  Travis Air Force Base, Calif., because of the new strain of coro- near San Francisco International navirus, which has sickened more Airport. than 31,000 people and killed  Dobbins Air Reserve Base, more than 600, mostly in China. Ga., near Hartsfield-Jackson At- Two more planes carrying lanta International Airport. about 350 Americans arrived  Fort Hamilton, N.Y., near Wednesday at other California John F. Kennedy international military bases and two more were Airport. expected Thursday and Friday at  Naval Base Kitsap, Wash., bases in Nebraska and Texas. All near Seattle-Tacoma Internation- passengers will be quarantined al Airport. for 14 days.  At March Air Reserve Base Joint Base Anacostia, east of Los Angeles, meals are D.C., near Dulles International catered, including breakfast bur- Airport.  ritos and noodles and chicken. Joint Base McGuire-Dix- There’s baby food and kid-friend- Lakehurst, N.J., near Newark ly options like chicken nuggets, Liberty International Airport. and soda and water, McCoy said.  F o r t C u s t e r T r a i n i n g C e n - ter, Mich., near Detroit Metro A nonprofit group brought toys RINGO H.W. CHIU/AP for the children and toiletries to Airport. make it feel more like home, he Passengers board buses after arriving on an airplane carrying U.S. citizens being evacuated from Wuhan, [email protected] said. China, at March Air Reserve Base on Jan. 29. Twitter: @caitlinmkenney Saturday, February 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Death of doctor who warned of virus stirs fury

Associated Press ‘ BEIJING — The death of a A hero who young doctor who was repri- released information manded for warning about Chi- na’s coronavirus triggered an about Wuhan’s outpouring Friday of praise for epidemic in the him and fury that communist au- thorities put politics above public early stage, Dr. safety. Li Wenliang is In death, Dr. Li Wenliang be- came the face of simmering anger immortal. ’ at the ruling Communist Party’s Zeng Guang CHINATOPIX/ AP controls over information and China Center for Disease Control complaints that officials lie about Employees work Thursday in the pop-up Huoyan Laboratory specialized in the nucleic acid test on or hide disease outbreaks, chemi- 2019-nCoV in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province. cal spills, dangerous consumer products or financial frauds. cized the police, but the ruling the virus might have spread, and In each case, officials were ac- Ning Yanqing. “Those left do not The 34-year-old ophthalmolo- party has tightened its grip on in- said those who made trouble for cused of trying to conceal or delay dare to speak out. Alas, I don’t gist died overnight at Wuhan Cen- formation about the outbreak. the doctor should face conse- the release of information mem- know what to say.” tral Hospital, where he worked Weibo users have left hundreds quences. The most pointed online bers of the public said that they Some online comments Friday and likely contracted the virus of thousands of messages below comments were quickly deleted needed to protect themselves. hinted at broader dissatisfaction while treating patients in the Li’s last post. by censors. The party often responds by with the party and Chinese Presi- early days of the outbreak. A post by one of Li’s coworkers, The ruling party has faced allowing the public to vent tem- dent Xi Jinping, who has tight- “A hero who released informa- an emergency room nurse, said similar accusations of bungling porarily, then uses its control of ened controls on society since tion about Wuhan’s epidemic in the freezing Wuhan weather was or thuggish behavior following media and the internet to stifle taking power in 2012. the early stage, Dr. Li Wenliang is “as gloomy as my mood.” previous disasters. They include criticism. Critics who persist The most powerful Chinese immortal,” the China Center for “To you, we are angels and so the 2003 outbreak of severe acute can be jailed on vague charges leader since at least the 1980s, Xi Disease Control’s chief scientist, strong. But how strong a heart respiratory syndrome, a 2005 of spreading rumors or making gave himself the option of remain- Zeng Guang, wrote on the Sina can watch the people around me chemical spill that disrupted trouble. ing president for life by changing Weibo microblog service. fall one by one without being water supplies to millions of peo- On the streets of Beijing, the the Chinese constitution in 2018 Police in December had repri- shocked?” wrote Li Mengping on ple in China’s northeast, sales of capital, residents expressed sad- to remove a two-term limit. manded eight doctors including her verified account. tainted milk that sickened thou- ness and said that China should Referring to one of Xi’s propa- Li for warning friends on social Others placed blame for the sands of children and the failure learn from Li. ganda initiatives, a message that media about the emerging threat. deaths on Chinese officials, not of private finance companies “He is such a nice person, but circulated on social media said, China’s supreme court later criti- an animal species from where after the global economic crisis. still didn’t pull through, ” said “My ‘Chinese Dream’ is broken.” 41 new cases of virus confirmed on cruise ship

Associated Press the disease from entering and U.S. was flying its citizens out of spreading further into Japan. Wuhan but not providing any as- BEIJING — Japan on Friday The ship with more than 2,000 sistance to China. reported 41 new cases of a virus people was currently near Ishiga- The White House said Trump on a quarantined cruise ship and ki, one of Okinawa’s outer islands, “expressed confidence in China’s turned away another luxury liner while the death toll in mainland and was seeking another port, strength and resilience in con- China rose to 636. said Overseas Travel Agency of- fronting the challenge ” of the The outbreak has now in- ficial Mie Matsubara. outbreak. fected more than 31,400 people “Everyone is starting to reject Wuhan has built two new pre- worldwide. the ship, and we are getting des- fabricated hospitals in recent Two docked cruise ships with perate, ” she said. “We hope we weeks and is adapting gymnasi- thousands of passengers and can go somewhere so that passen- ums, exhibition centers and other crew members remained under gers can land.” spaces for patients with milder 14-day quarantines in Hong Kong At least four other cruise ships, symptoms. Thousands of addi- and Japan. two foreign and two Japanese- tional military and civilian medi- Before Friday’s 41 confirmed operated, are headed to Japan by cal workers have been sent to the cases, 20 infected passengers the end of the month, Transport city. were escorted off the Diamond Minister Kazuyoshi Akaba said, EUGENE HOSHIKO/AP Still, those inside that quaran- urging port authorities around tine area encompassing a popula- Princess at Yokohama near A passenger looks outside from the window of the cruise ship the country to turn them away. tion of around 50 million speak Tokyo. About 3,700 people have Diamond Princess anchored at Yokohama on Friday. been confined aboard the ship. In New Jersey, four passengers of a medical system completely were taken to a hospital after their overwhelmed. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Meanwhile, a newborn discov- phone call with President Donald announced Thursday that Japan cruise ship arrived in Bayonne on Chen Jiaxin, 22, told The As- ered infected 36 hours after birth Trump. will deny entry of foreign pas- Friday. Gov. Phil Murphy said in sociated Press by phone from has become the youngest known “A people’s war against the sengers on another cruise ship a statement that personnel with Wuhan that his father fell ill on — Holland America’s cruise ship the Centers for Disease Control patient. Doctors said other in- virus has been launched, ” Xi was Jan. 28 but had to return home Westerdam, on its way to Okina- and Prevention boarded Royal fected mothers have given birth quoted as saying by broadcaster because no hospital would accept wa from Hong Kong — because Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas to babies who tested negative, so CCTV, using timeworn commu- him. When he called for an am- of suspected virus patients found after it docked and screened 27 it is not yet known if the virus can nist terminology. “We hope the bulance after his father’s fever on board. The Seattle-based oper- passengers who had recently be transmitted in the womb. U.S. side can assess the epidemic spiked on Thursday morning, ator denied anyone had the virus. traveled from mainland China. China’s state media said Friday in a calm manner and adopt and Chen said he was told 400 people Abe said the new immigra- Murphy said 23 passengers that President Xi Jinping urged adjust its response measures in a were waiting ahead of him. tion policy takes effect Friday to were cleared and four were being the U.S. to “respond reason- reasonable way.” “We were just told to wait and ensure border control to prevent evaluated at a hospital. ably ” to the virus outbreak in a Beijing has complained that the wait,”Chen said. PAGE 8 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, February 8, 2020 NATION Warren in for the ‘long haul,’ despite Iowa

BY WILL WEISSERT much more complicated than it Associated Press is for the progressives. There are two progressives and at least four MANCHESTER, N.H. — Eliz- moderates.” abeth Warren’s path to victory Some of Warren’s top allies may have to go through fellow now see room for her support to progressive Bernie Sanders. And grow, arguing that Biden’s fail- after Sanders’ strong showing in ure to crack the top three in Iowa Iowa, that path becomes far more gives her a chance to appeal to difficult heading into Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. Democrats who were holding out The challenge for Warren is to for someone more “electable” to somehow outshine Sanders in a beat President Donald Trump in state where he has a long record November’s general election. of enthusiastic and durable back- ”Warren beats Pete and War- ing. There isn’t much daylight be- ren beats Sanders if this gets tween them to do that on the big down to one-on-one match-ups issues that most excite the Demo- — because voters across the party are inspired by her, ” said cratic Party’s liberal wing: uni- MATT ROURKE/AP versal, government-run health Adam Green, co-founder of the insurance under the “Medicare Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/AP Progressive Change Campaign for All” plan, tuition-free college during a campaign event, Thursday in Derry, N. H. Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks Committee. “The challenge in and aggressive plans to fight cli- during a news conference the next few weeks is making the mate change. Warren, nonetheless, insists relied instead mostly on small do- Thursday at his New Hampshire case that Warren is the best com- Sanders, a Vermont senator, her campaign “is built for the nations made online — a model headquarters in Manchester. bination of being a bold progres- also has a yawning financial long haul.” similar to Sanders’. That means sive who is effective and who can advantage. His campaign an- “I see Iowa as showing them our Warren’s core supporters can ing a page out of the playbook defeat Trump.” nounced raking in $25 million in team can work,” she said when keep donating to her in modest of Joe Biden, who has made his The longer it takes for her to January alone — more than seven asked about her political ground amounts for the long haul, though work as vice president during the make that case, the more pres- times the fundraising goal of $3.5 game producing underwhelming some may not want to without administration a centerpiece of sure Warren could face. Still, Iowa results. “We were out there seeing results. million that Warren set for herself his 2020 White House bid. For- Derrick Crowe of the progressive over the same period. Sanders’ all over the state and bringing in Her campaign says it softens mer New York City Mayor Mi- group Peoples’ Action, which has strong performance in Monday’s volunteers, and the Iowa team is the financial blow from having chael Bloomberg has also started endorsed Sanders, said many on Iowa caucuses could mean a now leaving Iowa and going to a large staff and payroll by not airing a new ad showing his asso- the left don’t view backing Sand- fundraising bump for him, while other parts of the country.” spending money on things other ers as a slight to Warren. Warren will have a harder time But Warren has also canceled candidates are, like outside poll- ciation with Obama. exciting donors about her third- $350,000 in planned television sters, consultants or advertisers. Rebecca Katz, a New York- “I do think that we want to place finish . advertising for later this month in It acknowledged canceling some based progressive strategist, said make sure that, as the race goes Warren, a senator from Mas- Nevada and South Carolina, which advertising but pointed to a digital that while Sanders and Warren on, the progressive lane is the sachusetts, has more than 1,000 vote after New Hampshire. She ad it released Wednesday featur- might eventually have to compete strongest lane,” Crowe said. “We staffers in 31 states and says she said it wasn’t a change in strategy ing 2010 footage of then-President in a Democratic primary where want those progressive ideas win- has the sprawling political organi- but rather “about the fact that we Barack Obama praising Warren’s there can only be one winner, ning for as long as we can.” zation to compete nationwide. But completely finance our campaign work as head of the Consumer direct competition is still a long In the meantime, Warren won’t maintaining such a large staff is through grassroots, and I just Financial Protection Bureau, a way off. say she needs a first-place finish costly and, even if she can afford want to be careful about how we watchdog agency , which the sena- “Progressives have plenty of in New Hampshire. “This isn’t it, having the most impressive spend our money.” tor considers one of the highlights time to pick the candidate that about the numbers as much as it ground game of any candidate Indeed, Warren has shunned of her career. they want,” Katz said. “The path is about the people, the enthusi- didn’t help her much in Iowa. traditional, large fundraisers and Tying Warren to Obama is tak- for the moderates in this race is asm, ” she said. Trump’s challenger tweets AP unable to declare winner in Iowa caucus suspension of his campaign Associated Press vass. That is not a recount, but rather a check of the vote count DES MOINES, Iowa — The As- to ensure the results were added BY HUNTER WOODALL to Democrat Hillary Clinton. to protect Trump from the fate sociated Press said Thursday that correctly. Associated Press But Walsh eventually soured on of George H.W. Bush, the last it is unable to declare a winner of Trump, deriding him as “nuts,” one-term president who faced a Iowa’s Democratic caucuses. Perez sought the recanvass fol- WASHINGTON — Former Il- “cruel” and “incompetent.” He serious primary challenger and Following the Iowa Democratic lowing days of uncertainty about linois congressman Joe Walsh has also acknowledged that he subsequently lost his reelection Party’s release of new results late the results reported by the Iowa ended his Republican primary helped “create” Trump through bid. Last year, the Republican Thursday night, former South Democratic Party, which includes challenge to President Donald his own brand of “personal, ugly National Committee issued a Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete But- problems with the mobile phone Trump on Friday, abandoning an politics.” nonbinding resolution to declare tigieg leads Vermont Sen. Bernie app used by the party to collect effort that faced long odds and fi- The tea party favorite -turned the party’s undivided support for Sanders by two state delegate results from caucus sites . nancial struggles from the start. The Iowa Democratic Party radio talk show host became Trump. equivalents out of 2,152 counted. “I’m suspending my campaign, issued a statement that said it Trump’s second 2020 primary Walsh also failed to get his name That is a margin of 0.09 percent- but our fight against the Cult of would conduct a recanvass if challenger when he announced on the ballot in some states, in- age points. Trump is just getting started. I’m his candidacy in August, saying one was requested by one of the cluding Vermont, Mississippi and However, there is evidence the committed to doing everything the incumbent was unfit for of- candidates. Walsh’s home state of Illinois. party has not accurately tabulat- I can to defeat Trump and his fice and must be denied a second “The Associated Press calls a At times, Walsh struggled to ed some of its results, including enablers this November ,” Walsh term. He presented himself as a race when there is a clear indica- differentiate himself as a viable those released late Thursday that said in a tweet. conservative choice for people the party reported as complete. tion of a winner. Because of a tight Trump alternative. He courted He told CNN on Friday morn- who were fed up with the chaos The AP’s tabulation of the party’s margin between former Mayor controversy on social media in ing that the Republican party is of the Trump era. Brimming results are at 99% of precincts re- Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Bernie “Trump’s party ... it’s not a party. with confidence over his cam- the years before his presidential porting, with data missing from Sanders and the irregularities in It’s a cult. He can’t be beat in the paign prospects, Walsh declared, run and was frequently pressed one of 1,765 precincts, among this year’s caucus process, it is Republican primary, so there’s no “I think this thing...will catch on about those comments while on other issues. not possible to determine a win- reason for me, or any candidate like wildfire.” the campaign trail. Further, even as the Iowa Dem- ner at this point, ” said Sally Buz- really, to be in there. The party But Walsh faced fundraising Walsh’s singular campaign ocratic Party’s effort to complete bee, AP’s senior vice president has become a cult.” hurdles and obstacles from the focus was criticizing Trump. its tabulation of the caucus results and executive editor. Walsh had cast his ballot for Republican Party from the start. Former Massachusetts Gov. continued Thursday, Democratic The AP will continue to moni- Trump in 2016 and declared he A number of state parties can- Bill Weld is now the only major National Committee Chairman tor the race, as well as the results would be “grabbing his musket” celed their primaries and other Trump challenger remaining in Tom Perez asked the Iowa Demo- of any potential recanvass or if the Republican Trump lost nominating contests in an effort the GOP primary. cratic Party to conduct a recan- recount. Saturday, February 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 9 NATION Severe storms wreak havoc in eastern states

Associated Press flooded communities that shoul- der waterways across the Appa- LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More lachian region. Rain kept falling than 300,000 homes and busi- over a path of splintered trees and nesses in the southeastern United sagging power lines that stretched States were without power early Friday after a powerful storm from Louisiana into Virginia. raked the region. At least five School districts canceled people were killed. classes in state after state as bad North Carolina had the most weather rolled through. customers without electricity on Up to 8 inches of snow was pre- Friday, followed by Pennsylsva- dicted in West Virginia, while nia, according to poweroutages. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ANDREW DYE, THE WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL/AP us. The outages matched states declared a state of emergency be- that were under high wind and cause of heavy rains and extreme Winston-Salem firefighters rescue James Benjamin from his home as flood waters rise around the winter weather advisories issued flooding. More than 500 people in building on Thursday in Winston-Salem, N.C. by the National Weather Service. southwestern Virginia had to be Forecasters warned that the rescued from their homes amid at an interstate construction site broken trees and twisted metal. down a 25-foot embankment and storm system could bring gusts of flooding, he said in a statement. on I-275. The National Weather Service overturned in a creek, the North 50 mph to 60 mph from the Caro- Meanwhile, the Tennessee Authorities confirmed five was checking the site for signs of Carolina State Highway Patrol linas into New England, poten- Valley Authority warned that storm-related fatalities, in Ala- a tornado. said, according to news outlets. tially toppling rain-soaked trees people residing near rivers and bama, South Carolina, North At least four people died in An unidentified man died and and making driving hazardous. lakes should prepare for rapidly Carolina and Tennessee. vehicles that were hit by falling two others were injured Thurs- As much as four inches of snow changing water levels. The TVA One person was killed and an- trees or lost control in rain-slicked day when a car hydroplaned in fell overnight in Ohio, part of a is managing rising water behind other was injured as high winds roads or floods. Authorities plead- Knoxville, Tenn., and hit a truck, band of snowy weather stretch- 49 dams to avert major flooding, destroyed two mobile homes near ed with motorists to avoid driv- police said in a news release. ing from Tennessee to Maine. but with more rain expected next the town of Demopolis, Ala. , the ing where they couldn’t see the And in Tennessee, 36-year-old Blowing snow contributed to week, the agency may have to Storm Prediction Center report- pavement. teacher Brooke Sampson was several accidents in the Akron release water downstream, said ed. The victim, Anita Rembert, A driver died in South Caro- killed and four people were in- area, and the Ohio Department James Everett, senior manager of was in one of the homes with her lina when a tree fell on an SUV jured when a rain-soaked tree of Transportation urged people to the TVA’s river forecast center in husband, child and two grand- near Fort Mill, Highway Patrol fell on a van carrying Sevierville make room for nearly 1,300 state Knoxville, Tenn . children, said Kevin McKinney, Master Trooper Gary Miller said. city employees, officials said. crews working to improve the icy Tornados caused caused minor emergency management director The driver’s name wasn’t imme- The crash, though still under conditions. damage in the Tampa Bay, Fla., for Marengo County. A man was diately released. investigation, appeared to have The weather destroyed mobile area, where a tree was blown injured but the children were un- In North Carolina’s Gaston been weather-related accord- homes in Mississippi, Alabama onto a mobile home, trapping an hurt, he said. County, Terry Roger Fisher was ing to preliminary information, and Florida, caused mudslides elderly woman who was later hos- High winds there left roadsides killed after his pickup truck hy- said Tennessee Highway Patrol in Tennessee and Kentucky and pitalized, and a crane topped over strewn with plywood, insulation, droplaned in heavy rain, plunged spokesman Lt. Bill Miller.

Trump seeks to delay suit Authorities: Man shot in after request for his DNA face during ICE operation

Associated Press be decided” before Carroll’s case Associated Press were not considered life-threat- goes any further, Trump lawyer ening, authorities said. It was not NEW YORK — President Don- NEW YORK — Federal author- Marc Kasowitz wrote. clear whether he was armed. ald Trump’s lawyers want to put ities are investigating the shoot- If a court agrees, Carroll’s suit ICE released a statement say- ing of a man in Brooklyn that the brakes on a lawsuit filed by would be on hold for months. ing New York City police arrested an advice columnist who has ac- Her lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, involved a U.S. Immigration and Avendano-Hernandez on Monday cused him of raping her in the noted Thursday that a judge de- Customs Enforcement officer, a on a felony charge of possessing a 1990s and is seeking his DNA as clined previously to dismiss the case that is inflaming passions forged instrument. possible evidence. around New York City’s sanctu- case or put on it hold. The ear- CRAIG RUTTLE/AP Federal authorities “attempted Trump attorneys argued in lier request, made by a different ary policies. to lodge an immigration detainer” legal papers this week that E. Trump lawyer, was based on dif- E. Jean Carroll, a longtime advice The shooting happened around for his deportation, but he was re- Jean Carroll’s defamation suit ferent arguments than the new writer for Elle magazine, is seen 8:15 a.m. Thursday in the Ben- leased from custody, ICE said in and “extensive and burden- bid for a delay. in New York in June. sonhurst neighborhood. Federal its statement. some” information-gathering “It is hardly a surprise that authorities were trying to arrest “This forced ICE officers to requests should be delayed until Trump is seeking to stop this law- social-scene photo of the two and Gaspar Avendano-Hernandez, a locate him on the streets of New New York’s highest court rules suit,“ Kaplan said in a statement, their then-spouses as a moment Mexican accused of being in the York rather than in the safe con- on whether another woman can adding that Carroll will continue when he was “standing with my country unlawfully. fines of a jail,” ICE said. proceed with a somewhat similar to pursue Trump’s DNA. coat on in a line.” ICE said two of its officers were The shooting comes amid an suit. Carroll, a longtime Elle maga- Carroll said his remarks hurt “physically attacked” during the escalating dispute between the Carroll and the other woman, zine advice writer, alleged last her career by making readers re- arrest and taken to the hospital. administration of President Don- former “Apprentice” contestant year that Trump raped her in luctant to seek her advice. At least one of the officers opened ald Trump and New York City Summer Zervos, claim Trump a Manhattan department store She is seeking a DNA sample fire during the confrontation, over its sanctuary policies. ICE besmirched them by calling them dressing room in the mid-1990s. from Trump to see whether it striking another man accused of has expressed frustration in re- liars after they, separately, ac- She said it happened after they matches unidentified male genet- interfering with Avendano-Her- cent weeks that the city does not cused him of sexual assault. ran into each other by chance ic material in skin cells on a dress nandez’s arrest. honor the vast majority of its de- In Zervos’ case, Trump’s law- and bantered about trying on a that Carroll says she wore during By Thursday evening, one of tainer requests. yers have argued that an incum- bodysuit. the alleged rape, didn’t launder the officers had been treated and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s adminis- bent president can’t be sued in Trump has said Carroll was and has since worn only once released, while the other was still tration has said it complies with state courts, and they are asking “totally lying” to sell a book she — to a photo shoot for a magazine in the hospital. detainer requests for defendants the state high court to decide. published last year. He said he’d story that aired her allegation last That man, whose name was not only after they are convicted of a “That threshold issue should never met her, dismissing a 1987 year. released, received injuries that violent or serious felony. PAGE 10 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, February 8, 2020 NATION First retail pot shop approved in Boston

BY PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON — Boston’s first re- tail pot shop and Massachusetts’ first minority-owned marijuana business was approved Thursday, more than a year after the first shops opened elsewhere in the state. The state’s Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday voted to give final license approval to Pure Oasis, a pot shop proposed by two local black entrepreneurs. The approval comes more than three years after voters approved the nation’s first marijuana law aimed at encouraging black, La- tinos and other people harmed by the war on drugs to participate in the new industry. Commission Chairman Steven Hoffman called the vote “an im- portant milestone” and wished the company luck. Kobie Evans, a co-owner of Pure Oasis, said the shop hopes PHOTOS BY BLAKE WILES/U.S. Air Force to open its doors in about a month in the city’s diverse Dorchester Family members and friends pay their respects during a remembrance ceremony for U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Rick DeMorgan Jr., a neighborhood. flight engineer with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, at Hurlburt Field, Fla., on Jan. 31. DeMorgan was one of three Americans killed “It’s been a long, challenging Jan. 23 while fighting wildfires in Australia. journey, but it’s all been worth it,” he said after the vote. “We’re excited to be where we are right now, but we’d also like to see Remains of US airman to arrive home more opportunities for people like us so that its not such a chal- lenging road for people that come after us.” Airman is last of 3 Americans killed while fighting wildfires in Australia Black and Latino groups have voiced their frustration for BY CHAD GARLAND tenant colonel became a C-130 flight engineer in 2002, clock- months at the slow pace of ap- Stars and Stripes and pilot, and ing more than 4,000 flight hours, about half of provals for minority-owned busi- Hudson, a 1999 them in combat on 13 deployments in Iraq and nesses, both in Massachusetts Hundreds of Air Force special operations Naval Academy Afghanistan, the Air Force said. and nationwide. members gathered last week at Hurlburt graduate who In 2005, he reported to Hurlburt Field to Pure Oasis joins 118 marijua- Field in Florida to remember Senior Master spent 20 years fly AC-130H Spectre gunships. Later, he in- na companies that have earned a final state license following Sgt. Rick DeMorgan, one of three Americans flying C-130s structed prospective weapons officers on the Thursday’s meeting, which in- killed last month fighting the unprecedented in the Marine AC-130, MC-130 and U-28 aircraft, and flew cluded votes on dozens of other wildfires in Australia. Corps before re- on the AC-130U Spooky gunship. applicants. They gathered inside an aircraft hangar as tiring as a lieu- Those who knew DeMorgan described him More than 300 others have also rain fell outside on an AC-130 gunship of the tenant colonel. at the Jan. 31 ceremony as a leader who held secured conditional approvals, type he flew on as an engineer for 15 years. Hudson’s body both subordinates and superiors to a high but only 11 of those are companies DeMorgan was on terminal leave, working for was returned to standard. Some likened him to a gruff Marine a private aerial firefighting firm, when he was like Pure Oasis that have been Dulles Interna- drill instructor, who expressed his affection killed. certified under the state’s equity tional Airport by demanding excellence. “It was absolutely fitting that he transi- A portrait of Senior Master programs for minority and disad- in Sterling, Va., “He was loyal and he definitely had the tioned from flying left-hand orbits and provid- Sgt. Rick DeMorgan vantaged marijuana businesses, on Wednesday, utmost candor but he always got the mission ing protection for ground forces from enemy Jr., at his remembrance according to the commission. Marine Corps done,” said Chief Master Sgt. Corey Foss- fire, to low-level flying to protect and serve ceremony at Hurlburt Base Quantico Marijuana activists in Mas- bender of the 19th Special Operations Squad- our Aussie brothers and sisters,” said Senior Field, Fla., on Jan. 31. said in a state- sachusetts and elsewhere have ron, where DeMorgan had served since 2017 Master Sgt. Benjamin Buzga of the 4th Spe- ment. The plane also voiced concern about the low as the operations superintendent, mentoring cial Operations Squadron, where DeMorgan taxied under an number of minorities working in new special operations airmen. served. arch of water created by emergency vehicles the industry at large. DeMorgan’s remains are set to be returned after landing, it said. DeMorgan is survived by his wife of 19 Nearly 75% of Massachusetts’ to the United States from Australia on Satur- McBeth, who was to be transported to Colo- years, Rebekah, and their two children, Lucas marijuana workforce is white, day, media reports said. Of three Americans rado, is survived by a wife and three chil- and Logan Grace. while Black and Latino people killed in the Jan. 23 crash of a KC-130 water- dren, including a 17-year-old daughter who “He loved his children dearly, he loved life, represent less than 12%, accord- bombing tanker in New South Wales, he’s the was working on getting her pilot’s license and he loved being an air commando,” Foss- ing to statistics released Thurs- last to be repatriated. The remains of captain and liked to fly with her dad, The Associated bender said in a video of the ceremony. day by the commission. Ian C. McBeth, 44, and first officer Paul C. Press reported. Later during the event, Buzga appeared Kevin Hart, the other co-owner Hudson, 42, were flown home this week. The Air National Guard officer had trans- to fight back tears as he stood before family, of Pure Oasis, believes the local The American air crew was among a force ferred from Wyoming to Montana to help friends and colleagues to call roll. Flight en- industry’s demographics will im- of more than 1,500, including some 200 U.S. grow that state’s C-130 program, the Wyo- gineers replied “here” as he listed off their prove as more pot businesses are government personnel, and more than 500 air- ming Military Department said in 2015. names, until he reached DeMorgan’s and re- opened in Greater Boston’s more craft from several countries battling wildfires “Ian was instrumental in the flying success peated it three times. diverse communities. that have scorched a large swath of Australia’s of the 120th Airlift Wing and will be dearly Finally, a reply came from one of the flight Only one of Massachusetts’s southeast, killing more than 30 people. missed,” said Col. Buel Dickson, the Great engineers. “Senior, Sgt. DeMorgan is not 30 retail marijuana locations is American troops and Australian officials Falls-based wing’s commander, in a state- here.” in Greater Boston: New England gathered at Sydney Airport on Wednesday to ment after the crash. [email protected] Treatment Access, in the affluent salute McBeth, an Air National Guard lieu- DeMorgan joined the Air Force in 1995 and Twitter: @chadgarland suburb of Brookline. Saturday, February 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 11 GADGETS GADGET WATCH CamRanger 2 makes image downloads faster and easier

BY GREGG ELLMAN normal battery wouldn’t last Tribune News Service long enough. I needed another solution. friend of mine in the After speaking with the owner tech world always uses of the company, he told me that the expression “bigger, all I had to do was connect a por- Abetter and faster” when table external USB battery (not he describes a new product he included). Once connected, that likes. solved my issue, since I couldn’t I’m going to borrow his line to change the CamRanger’s battery describe the CamRanger 2 for during the game. The battery digital SLR cameras, because level is displayed in the app. this new wireless tethering and Another feature that makes remote camera control for work- this a great tool for wireless ing with large images is indeed photography is setting it up. I DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP bigger, better and faster at deliv- didn’t time the setup exactly, but Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, left, not only won the Super Bowl with the Chiefs last Sunday. He also ering pictures quickly from your it didn’t take long. Once you have showed that gracing the cover of Madden’s NFL video game doesn’t have to mean misfortune. camera. it powered In recent up, it works years, one of up to fi ve the biggest times faster obstacles than previ- Did Mahomes end professional ous models photographers on dual-band faced was Wi-Fi getting images (2.4 and 5 out of high- GHz) with the ‘Madden Curse’? end digital a 500-foot SLR cameras TNS range. Choose wirelessly as they CamRanger in are captured. And The CamRanger 2 for digital your wireless BY ELISE FAVIS use a headline that called it The Madden Jinx, while most of the SLR cameras sends images settings on a The Washington Post instead of The Madden Curse, which is how it’s new cameras do wirelessly from camera to laptop, tablet described throughout the piece. Ultimately, the have Wi-Fi capa- computer or printer. or smartphone, he Madden Curse didn’t bear that name Curse prevailed. bilities, it’s often then enter your when it claimed its fi rst victim. Shortly The piece ran in ESPN The Magazine in 2002, not a smooth process when you password. after gracing the European cover of Mad- and it resonated with more readers than Roenigk consider the size of these image You’ll need the free CamRang- den NFL 99, Garrison Hearst broke his T could have ever imagined. Today, sports fans fi les, and the distance they need er 2 companion app, which works ankle. In the years to come, Hearst would be fol- and gamers alike debate the Madden Curse, a to be moved from camera to a on iOS, Android, macOS and lowed by a slew of football players facing injuries phenomenon that has endured for two decades computer or printer. Windows. The app downloads and disappointing performances the season after and claimed the likes of then-Atlanta Falcons Full disclosure, I work as a RAW and JPG images, has live- appearing on the game franchise’s cover. quarterback Michael Vick, former Philadelphia professional photographer; it’s all view, RAW or quick-RAW mode, The trend of misfortune was spotted early by Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb and Seattle I’ve done for more than 30 years, social media upload, edit/crop an ESPN copy editor in 2002. She pitched a story Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander. so I speak from experience about image capabilities, and view and about it for ESPN The Magazine. Upon its publi- The curse this challenging issue. options change camera settings, cation, the Madden Curse was born. was a scourge While testing the CamRanger to name a few of the features. “I had just started at ESPN,” said Alyssa that appeared to 2, I put it through two vastly dif- The power button is on the side Roenigk, now a senior writer at ESPN. “I was a annually plague ferent assignments. The fi rst was with the USB and Ethernet ports. young copy editor and of course, wanted nothing players until this a corporate holiday event, where Fold-out antennas are on top, and more than to be writing stories for the magazine. year. Kansas City I had my assistant shoot images there are also low indicator lights I’ve never been a gamer myself, but the Madden Chiefs quarter- and had the CamRanger 2 send for power and connections. game, when I was in college, my roommates were back Patrick them to me wirelessly (about 50 If your camera is supported obsessed with it.” Mahomes graced feet separated us). Once I got the by the CamRanger 2, that means When her roommates played Madden 97, 98 the cover of Mad- images, I had to make 4x6-inch you have a USB connection, and 99, Roenigk would take out her notebook to den 20. And his prints for employees before they which can be different depend- jot down notes, using the game as practice for her most impressive left the event. ing on the camera. That connec- goal of becoming a sports reporter. She developed achievement, in a After just a few minutes with tion is how your images are sent an affi nity for the games, which helped her learn season in which the CamRanger 2, I knew this from the camera to the Cam- NFL offensive and defensive alignments and he led three was a game-changer. Images Ranger 2 and then to your laptop, patterns. It was another type of pattern that she double-digit quickly fl owed into my computer, tablet or smartphone. observed that helped get her published. comebacks in the immediately available to be You have several options for Starting in 2001, Electronic Arts (EA), the playoffs to win printed, which was exactly what actually mounting the CamRang- publisher of the Madden series, started putting the Super Bowl last Sunday night, may have been I needed. er 2 to your camera. I used the athletes on all of its covers, including the Ameri- besting the Curse. Mahomes became the second The second test was the real new CamRanger Hotshoe mount can release of the game, replacing the former Madden cover athlete to win the Super Bowl, but one. I mounted the CamRanger (where you would put a fl ash), broadcaster and series namesake John Madden. when Rob Gronkowski won it with the Patriots in 2 while my camera was mounted but there are other options avail- Roenigk recalls her peers eagerly anticipating 2017, he missed the game with an injury. in the rafters of an arena over a able. You can use a mounting each cover reveal, and she wondered whether But did Mahomes break the curse for good? basketball hoop during a college clamp, thread it to the camera’s there could be a story there. Asked if she thinks the curse will continue despite game. I’ve done this many times standard tripod mount or even “I remember thinking, ‘OK, there’s got to be Mahomes’ victorious play, Roenigk said “yes,” over the years, and I often ran keep it in the included hard pro- something to write about there,’ ” she said. “Do noting some players have ducked the associated into issues if I attempted to go tective case and use a carabiner the fi rst two guys have something in common?” injuries and statistical downturns before 2020. the wireless route to move the to attach it to your camera strap. It turns out they did. The second player, Daunte “I do think in some respects Drew Brees would high-resolution images at the Whatever works for your situa- Culpepper, experienced a knee injury the year be the fi rst athlete I consider having broken the volume, speed and distance that tion, as long as the USB cable is following his cover appearance. When she found curse,” she said. “But also, yes, I do think the I needed them. connecting the two. out Marshall Faulk would be next on the cover, curse will continue.” One great feature of the 4.2- The CamRanger 2 has a built- she started to cook up a pitch for the editors at When Roenigk interviewed Faulk for her initial by-2.7-by-1.2-inch, 5.6-ounce in SD/SDHC/SDXC memory ESPN The Magazine. magazine story, she couldn’t have anticipated how CamRanger 2 is that it has is a card slot that can store your “I’d grown up with the Sports Illustrated cover Faulk’s career prospects would pivot after his removable 3300 mAh recharge- images. They can also be viewed curse,” Roenigk said. “And so I said, ‘OK, there’s appearance. The season of his cover appearance, able Lithium-ion battery, which in the app, while the card serves a good chance, just statistically, that if you have a Faulk suffered an ankle injury, hobbling off the is good for about fi ve hours of as a backup. good enough season, a season that would land you fi eld, and missing multiple games. use. But since I was working in Bigger, better, faster. on the cover of this video game, that the next year “The question I asked Marshall Faulk in it is, the rafters of an arena, I had to Online: camranger.com; is not going to be statistically as good.’ ” ‘Are you nervous about the Madden curse?’ ” Roe- set it up long before anyone else $349.99. A full list of supported The pitch was approved, and an argument nigk recalls. “And he says, ‘No way; you’re just was there; I needed it powered cameras is on the CamRanger ensued about the name: Her editors wanted to trying to start something.’ And I guess I did.” up for about seven hours. Its site. PAGE 12 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, February 8, 2020 MUSIC Finneas: The man behind Billie Eilish is more than just her brother; he’s also co-writer, producer

BY ALLISON STEWART Special to The Washington Post he December morning that Gram- my nominations were announced, Finneas O’Connell woke up early. TThe 22-year-old had produced and co-written all the tracks on “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”, the full- length debut by his sister, Billie Eilish. That album helped establish Eilish, now 18, as one of pop’s brightest and biggest new stars in 2019, which also made Finneas one of the /AP most sought-after producers. The idea that WILLY SANJUAN, INVISION Billie Eilish, left, and her brother Finneas O’Connell perform Jan. 23 at the 2020 Spotify Best New Artist Party at at least one of the siblings might be nomi- The Lot Studios in West Hollywood, Calif. nated for a Grammy award didn’t seem out of reach. two who was a singer or a songwriter, I’d be like, ‘I don’t dred thousand. They weren’t Bieber YouTube numbers, know what to do; my son has this crazy talent.’ They were where you’d put up a Justin Timberlake cover and you’d Eilish wound up with six nominations, and Finneas kind of like, ‘Oh, yeah, you’re the mom, you can’t possibly get 15 million. We appreciated every step of the way.” with fi ve, including album of the year, record and song of know.’ And I’d be like, ‘I think I do know.’ ” Finneas enlisted a manager he knew, and Eilish began the year for the hit “Bad Guy” (which he co-wrote), and When Finneas was 12, he attended a songwriting class talking to record labels. In many stories, this is where producer of the year (non-classical). They dominated the taught by Baird, a musician in her own right. Everything things would begin to break apart, where the prospect awards Jan. 26. clicked into place. “It’s as if she handed him a songwrit- of money and fame could have ruined everything. If the A few weeks after that nominations morning, Finneas ing Rubik’s Cube, and he solved it in three seconds,” O’Connells had been friends instead of siblings, they is sitting in a coffee shop in the Los Feliz section of Los Patrick says. might have fallen out. A romantic couple might have Angeles, the upscale neighborhood where he just bought Afterward, he began to get serious about making broken up. But Finneas and Eilish, who grew up close music and eventually formed a pop-rock group called a house, and he still can’t believe it — even though he and were still stuck living together, had almost no choice can actually kind of believe it. He’s at that place, in the the Slightlys. They performed around town, made an EP and played a local Warped Tour date one summer after but to carry on as a team. Finneas accompanied Eilish to late-early stages of fame, where everything good seems meetings, and they’d talk about it on the way home. They possible and nothing too calamitous or traumatizing or winning a battle of the bands contest. Finneas, who was 15, assumed that the show would be the highlight of his had a management team who was invested in their joint weird has happened. He’s genuinely open and friendly, success, which helped. But if they’d had different repre- and appears to go unrecognized by everyone but Shakey life. “Even that one day was so heatstroke-y, and so hectic sentation? Finneas doesn’t even want to think about it. Graves, a musician friend he runs into on the street. and stressful that I was like, ‘This thing I thought was my That a team of A-list writers and producers was not In October, Finneas released “Blood Harmony,” a lifelong dream is not my dream at all,’ ” he recalls. seven-song EP that was mostly cobbled together in dress- brought in to oversee Finneas — or get rid of him entirely ing rooms and tour bus lounges and hotel rooms when he — is remarkable. In a darker timeline, Eilish, having was on the road with Eilish. It’s a sleek, striking work, ‘It’s me being of service used “Ocean Eyes” to get a label deal, would go off to poppier and more linear than “When We All Fall Asleep.” to whatever she needs. make her debut album with Max Martin, while her broth- In its own offhand way, “Blood Harmony” is more er, the musical Rubik’s Cube-solver, went back to upload- commercial, though it doesn’t need to be. His sister’s Whenever duty calls, ing tracks to SoundCloud in his childhood bedroom. “In success has changed the topography of Finneas’ life in al- I say, “Yep. Let’s go.” the alternate reality where I wasn’t involved at all, and I’d most every conceivable way. Mostly, it has freed him. He ’ been, like, just sweating my way through, trying to have can make any kind of music he wants, and never needs Finneas a music career for years? And then my sibling had one to have a hit in his life. He can take or leave the parts of Brother, co-writer and producer and I wasn’t involved at all? I think I’d be very tortured fame he doesn’t want, unlike his sister, who is stuck with for Billie Eilish by it,” he says. “But the fact that we’ve had one in tandem all of it. makes a lot of sense.” “She walks around, and because there’s a billboard of The main reason their partnership has endured, her face on Sunset Boulevard, people really recognize O’Connell thinks, is that Eilish is uncomfortable with the her,” he says. “In my perfect world, I get to be a profes- traditional way pop music gets made: An artist enters sional musician and still go to Trader Joe’s.” For celebri- the studio with a proven hitmaker, who is usually older, Finneas also did some acting, appearing in a 2013 fi lm, ties in Los Angeles, being able to go to Trader Joe’s is usually male and often someone she doesn’t know. They the ultimate dividing line, like still being able to take “Life Inside Out,” opposite Baird (the movie’s co-writer), and also on “Modern Family.” He did four episodes of discuss whatever is going on in her life, and the hitmaker the subway is for celebrities in New York. Eilish usually uses these fi laments of ideas to weave together a song. needs security to go anywhere. “Glee” during its fi nal season, which he described as feeling like the new kid in class the week school let out. Eilish hated this. “Billie doesn’t actually like recording “I think she does really well with it, and she’s very sessions at all,” Finneas says. “We like making music deserving of the adulation that her supporters give her,” “I defi nitely felt like I’m part of the end of this seminal thing,” he recalled. “It’s so funny to be doing your fourth together. She doesn’t like going to some big studio and Finneas says. “I’m maybe a little less cut out for that level having them pretend to be a therapist for a couple hours. of white-hot, kids-chasing-you-through-an-airport, ‘Hard episode of a show and everybody’s weeping, and it’s like, So by default, we always make the good stuff together.” Day’s Night’-level stuff.” their 130th episode.” Finneas has been working on a full-length debut album Finneas grew up in the Highland Park area, where When Finneas was 18, he wrote a song for the Slightlys of his own for what seems to him like forever. “Blood his parents were working actors who taught their chil- called “Ocean Eyes.” In that early incarnation, “it sound- dren at home (there were two bedrooms; they co-slept). ed a lot like Soundgarden,” he says. “It was a big, soaring Harmony” was hard enough to put together, but an album “We were a very crunchy, sort of hippie-dippy family,” electric guitar and drum record. It was the wrong outfi t has to be a statement of purpose, and it’s been slower Finneas recalls. for that song.” going than he’d hoped. “We have never put any kind of emphasis on getting a “Ocean Eyes” wound up being right for Billie. They He’ll be with Eilish when she tours the world this year, job and making a living,” says his father, Patrick. “If we worked on the track together — Finneas produced and working on the album in his spare moments. While it’s modeled anything, it was being broke and artsy.” wrote it, Billie sang it. In November 2015, they posted the not something he takes for granted, the longer they work Finneas began playing instruments and writing songs song, by then a disassembled, darkly evocative ballad, to together, the more it feels to him like a partnership that when he was very young. It didn’t take long for his par- SoundCloud and watched as it started to fi nd an audience. could last. Eilish might take a bigger role in the produc- ents to realize he was special. “Patrick and I would hear “The best part about it was it was such baby steps, tion of her work going forward, he thinks. Everything something, and walk into the room and go, ‘Who wrote comparatively,” Finneas says. “The fi rst night was a else, they’ll fi gure out as they go along. that?’ ” his mother, Maggie Baird, recalls. “And he’d go, thousand streams, and we were like, ‘Oh my God!’ Then a “It’s me being of service to whatever she needs,” he ‘I wrote that.’ Every time. I remember telling a person or week later, it was 10,000, two weeks later it was a hun- says. “Whenever duty calls, I say, ‘Yep. Let’s go.’ ” Saturday, February 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 13 MUSIC & REVIEWS Weathering hearing loss

Huey Lewis, shown Oct. 2, releases Huey Lewis’ heart beating on new album, Broadway musical his latest album, “Weather,” Feb. 14. BY MARK KENNEDY onstage. Associated Press “Supportive is the word I would say he’s been the BRIAN ACH, INVISION/AP most: Game to try anything, and game to see some- here’s mixed news when it comes to Huey thing work or not work,” Usifer says. He and Lewis Lewis these days. The good part is that the also wrote the new song “Be Someone” specifi cally ’80s hitmaker and his band have their fi rst for the musical, something the younger man calls the new album in 19 years and a jukebox stage “ultimate thrill.” musical. Usifer has worked with Lewis after the TThe bad news? He might not be able to hear all of it. Meniere’s disease diagnosis and says the The 69-year-old frontman for Huey Lewis & The two have managed to work out a way to News was jolted in 2018 when he was diagnosed with a communicate about the music. “I give disorder of the inner ear called Meniere’s disease. him so much credit for being so open It brings hearing loss, vertigo, ringing in the ear and and brave about it,” he says. “He comes a feeling of fullness. How much Lewis hears on any to rehearsals and he’s a happy, positive day depends on the day, and there’s often a low roar. guy who’s really thrilled to be there. “My hearing fl uctuates episodically,” he says. “Usu- For whatever he’s going through out- ally it’s only bad for a week. But, I mean, really bad, side of that, he allows the process to where I’m almost deaf. And then it gets like it is now, still be productive and positive.” which is just sort of bad. But I can’t seem to stabilize.” The musical and the album have Lewis isn’t letting the disease stop him from making kept Lewis busy and kept his mind off music, with a new Huey Lewis & The News album his hearing loss. He relies on hearing called “Weather” out on Valentine’s Day and hopes for aids that play tones. When he puts a Broadway run of the musical “The Heart of Rock & them on and hears fi ve, he’s good. Roll.” As Lewis sings in one new song: “Though I ain’t Bad days are when he can only hear getting any younger / I’m a long way from done.” one. “I try and stay creative,” he says. “I also remind “The fi rst two months were myself I don’t have cancer yet.” His mind takes him suicidal. I mean, I literally would to contemporaries like Tom Petty and Glenn Frey, a friend. “There’s many, many people worse off than me contemplate my demise,” he says. so it’s important to be thankful for just everything I “I’d think, ‘Man, this is horrible. I have.” can’t live like this.’ Tinnitus roar- “Weather” offers an assortment of styles, from ing in my head and couldn’t hear honky-tonk and blues to ballads and the band’s signa- anything. But, you know, you can ture horn-drenched upbeat, humorous pop. (One song get used to almost anything.” name-checks Sleep Number beds.) Music is still coming out of The opener, “While We’re Young,” shows Lewis ad- him, thankfully. On the album, justing to late middle-age, with the line, “Tell the kids Lewis wrote a very personal song we’ll be late / and we’ll need time to recuperate.” about his love affair with music “What do you write about when you’re my age? I called “One of the Boys.” mean, it’s got to be age appropriate,” he says. “You He was asked to write the song can’t write about cars and girls anymore. You know for Willie Nelson, and said he really what I mean?” didn’t think much of it. “Then weeks The album will transport fans to a time when Lewis later for some reason, I just woke and his band blazed up the charts with hits like “The up with this song completely in my Power of Love,” “I Want a New Drug,” “Hip to Be head,” he says. Square” and “Stuck with You.” It’s a twangy tune with lyrics about Lewis hopes fans will soon hear those songs again the singer being 9 or 10 when he saw when the jukebox musical “The Heart of Rock & Roll” his very fi rst band. “I knew imme- fi nds its next stop. The show, which has an original diately, that’s where I wanted to be story unconnected to Lewis, broke the record for high- / with them boys up on the stand / est gross per performance at San Diego’s Old Globe playing in a honky-tonk band,” go theater in 2018. Lewis hopes it gets to Broadway. the lyrics. Nelson never record- He’s had a hand in helping the music along, making ed it, but Lewis still loved it so sure the songs were handled properly. “I didn’t want he added it to “Weather.” them to be too cringe-worthy,” he says. Lewis tweaked “When I fi nished writing it, I some lyrics to make them able to be sung by different realized, ‘Oh my God. It’s my people and in contexts he never anticipated, crediting life story. It’s exactly my life music supervisor and orchestrator Brian Usifer for story,’ ” he says. “It was one creatively reworking his tunes for a word-driven show. of the things that just came Usifer, a songwriter himself as well as the music through me and I real- director of “Kinky Boots” and “Frozen” on Broadway, ized, ‘Oh my gosh. This grew up as a fan of Lewis’ music and was bowled over came from somewhere when Lewis trusted him to change it to make it work deep.’ ”

Kesha “I don’t do that Dustbowl Revival positive. dance,” she warns us There’s the wistful High Road (Kemosabe/RCA Records) on the new album. Is It You, Is It Me (Thirty Tigers) balladry of “Mirror,” Kesha’s new album starts out on a “I only do my own Eclectic roots rockers Dustbowl Re- a sad but ultimately portentous and soaring note with the dance.” vival declare what they’re up to vividly encouraging song singer on the opening song “Tonight” in It wouldn’t be a on “Just One Song,” a cut from their new that is probably the full Broadway mode, belting out “Take Kesha record without album, “Is It You, Is It Me.” album’s best cut. me out toooonniiiigghht.” But 40 seconds funny recorded vi- “I can turn it around, I can right a There’s the horn-in- in, it dissolves into a messy club banger gnettes — in one, the wrong, give me just one song,” intones fused and pulsating complete with random expletives, crowd Spice Girls are gently mocked — or bi- lead singer Z. Lupetin with typically soul- “Enemy,” where Liz Beebe sings about screams, a lost phone and the singer high zarre songs that are strangely addictive, ful, understated charm. a contentious relationship that’s built and drunk as she readies to hit the town. like the utterly oddball, tuba-led “Potato It’s practically a mission statement, a around the desire to let things lie. In other words, welcome back, Kesha. Song (Cuz I Want To).” That’s not to mean declaration of the purpose that animates Then there are the more upbeat num- “High Road” is Kesha at her wonder- she can’t drop the zaniness and deliver a the band’s fourth album from start to bers, like “Just One Song” and the closer, fully anarchic, tipsy, profound and goofy devastating emotional punch, as in “Fa- fi nish: Dustbowl Revival wants to cheer “Let It Go.” It bears only a passing simi- best. Few artists can portray themselves ther Daughter Dance,” a heartbreaking you up. larity to the “Frozen” anthem, and feels as silly, airy party girls and then utterly ode to living without a parent. Over 13 songs, the Los Angeles-based personal enough to stand on its own. subvert that very image, all in the same — Mark Kennedy ensemble works in a wide range of musi- — Scott Stroud song. Associated Press cal styles, most of them accentuating the Associated Press PAGE 14 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, February 8, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP 3 dogs captured after biting 12 people

LITTLE EGG HARBOR NJ TOWNSHIP — Authori- ties were holding three dogs that they said have terrorized a south- ern New Jersey neighborhood and bitten at least 12 people over four months. The latest attack occurred in the area of Lake Winnipesaukee Drive when police said a 69-year- old woman and a 40-year-old man sustained multiple bites. Six resi- dents were bitten as officers and residents frantically attempted to contain the dogs, police said. A video released by police showed a man fending off the dogs with a pole. Man claims coronavirus, sprays disinfectant

JOLIET — Police are IL searching for a man who caused thousands of dollars of damage in a Walmart in suburban Chicago by spraying disinfectant inside the store while wearing a surgical mask and a sign on his back declaring that he has the deadly coronavirus. Two men apparently in their 20s walked into the store in Joliet . One of them put on the yellow sur- gical mask and started spraying Lysol on clothing, produce and health and beauty items, causing DON CAMPBELL, THE HERALD-PALLADIUM/AP nearly $10,000 in damage, police said. “He was telling everyone the This little piggy same thing, that he was protect- ing them from the virus,” Tony Senior Emily Goreczky holds one of seven piglets born Tuesday, in the teaching barn at Countryside Academy, in Benton Harbor, Mich. Prokes, a customer, told WLS- TV in Chicago. The man wore Metro Regional Treatment Cen- THE CENSUS and charged with aggravated do- a homemade sign on his back ter without permission , accord- mestic battery, a Pinellas County that read, “Caution I have the ing to prosecutors. The number of dogs seized from a breeding operation in Sheriff’s Office report said. Coronavirus.” Officers arrived and found The apparent prank comes north Mississippi after receiving a tip. Sandy Williams, Carr and her husband got into Chuol walking along a sidewalk. director of the Humane Society in Tunica County, told The an argument after he told her amid growing worldwide concern The Star Tribune said he spotted about the virus that has killed 176 Associated Press that more than 100 of the dogs were he wanted to end their marriage the squad car and took off. hundreds of people, most of them found in kennels stacked ceiling-high in a building the size of nine years, the report said. One officer got out of her squad in China, and sickened more than of a one-car garage. She said many of the animals had filthy, matted fur. The At some point, Carr pulled out a and began pursuing Chuol. Au- stench of urine and feces was so bad that “you just couldn’t even breathe” before 20,000 around the world. Taser and stunned her husband thorities said that’s when he the building was aired out, Williams said. Williams said the Tunica County Hu- jumped into her car and took off. mane Society will work with an animal shelter in Memphis, Tenn., to care for the several times at close range, rath- Video shows thief take A few blocks later he stopped dogs until they can be matched with foster families. er than shooting him with barbed SUV with child inside in the middle of the road and darts, investigators said. surrendered. Deputies said Carr admitted to WASHINGTON — A Chuol is charged in Anoka Streets closed after old ing and tagging a historic African stunning her husband but claimed DC thief caught on surveil- County District Court with felony American cemetery. she acted in self-defense. lance video stole a mother’s ve- vehicle theft. artillery shell found Baton Rouge police told news Carr was released from jail and hicle while she was pumping gas outlets Brandon Hayes, 31, was ordered to stay away from her and her child was sitting in the CHARLESTON — Sev- Sick monk seal has an arrested and charged with 14 husband. back seat. infection spread by cats SC eral downtown streets counts of criminal damage to The mother was dragged while in South Carolina’s largest city property by defacing and one Man charged for cruelty trying to stop the thief in Wash- were closed after construction count of criminal damage of his- ington, D.C., news outlets report- HONOLULU — A sick crews found an old artillery shell, toric landmarks. after 220 animals found ed. Video appeared to show a man Hawaiian monk seal police said. HI Police said Hayes vandalized sneak into the SUV and drive under the care of wildlife scien- The crews called 911 to report several buildings in Mid City BRANDON — A Ver- away as the mother tried to stop tists is suffering from a parasitic the shell in downtown Charles- and a sign in Sweet Olive Cem- mont man was ar- the thief. infection often spread via feral ton, just over a block from the Old VT etery, which was founded in 1850. Elroy Jacobs told news outlets cat feces, officials said. Slave Mart where dozens of ven- raigned on animal cruelty Sweet Olive is the first cemetery he witnessed the woman being National Oceanic and Atmo- dors sell merchandise, Charleston charges after police found about for black residents incorporated dragged for about a block before spheric Administration officials police said. The police depart- 220 animals at his home, includ- in Baton Rouge, news outlets she was run over. He said he determined that the seal is suf- ment called the U.S. Air Force ing dogs, cats and goats. reported. chased the vehicle and found the fering from toxoplasmosis, The to dispose of the shell and closed William Hegarty, 54, of Bran- A quick cleanup effort removed child still inside after the SUV Honolulu Star-Tribune reported . several roads as a precaution. don, pleaded not guilty to two red and black spray paint from was abandoned. The female seal, known as Po- The shell appears to be newer counts of cruelty to animals by the cemetery sign. It’s unclear whether the mother haku, was taken from Ko Olina than the Civil War, but investi- depriving them of food, water and was injured. on Oahu to the agency for moni- gators aren’t exactly sure when sufficient shelter, the Rutland it was made, police spokes- Woman stuns husband toring after reports she was “log- Herald reported. The charges Psych hospital escapee ging,” or lethargically floating on man Charles Francis said in a with Taser during fight statement. stem from a cat found in a hole in charged with car theft the water. a wall and a Welsh pony that vet- There are an estimated 50,000 CLEARWATER — A erinarians said was lame. to 300,000 feral cats on Oahu Man charged after Florida woman respond- ANOKA — An es- FL About 120 animals were seized capee from a state- and they are a primary source ed to her husband’s request for a MN black cemetery defaced from the property, but about 100 operated psychiatric hospital is of toxoplasmosis, a parasite that separation by shocking him with charged with stealing a police reproduces in the digestive sys- BATON ROUGE — A a stun gun, authorities said. fowl were still on the property, squad car in Anoka County. tem of cats, the agency said on its LA Louisiana man has been Pamela Carr, 69, was arrested according to an affidavit. Mattu Chuol, 23, left the Anoka website. arrested and accused of vandaliz- at her Clearwater mobile home From wire reports Saturday, February 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 15 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Romney is what the Framers wanted in a senator Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY JONATHAN TURLEY tober 2011, as I was flying back to Wash- than it was among his fellow Republicans. Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff Special to The Washington Post ington from Oklahoma, when Romney Indeed, even though Democratic members plopped down in the seat next to me on such as Sen. Doug Jones, of Alabama, indi- EDITORIAL itt Romney no longer has to the plane. I had watched at the departure cated that it was a struggle to understand guess about what “unimagina- gate as people spontaneously went up to the basis for the obstruction allegation, Terry Leonard, Editor ble” consequences are in store him, literally grabbing him for pictures all stuck with the party line. Not exactly a [email protected] Mfor him after the Utah senator and hanging arms around his neck. Rom- Romney-esque profile in courage. Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor voted to convict President Donald Trump ney remained incredibly polite and patient At the same time, the media does not [email protected] of abuse of power: A Utah legislator has with each and every person. celebrate defections from the Democratic moved to censure him; Donald Trump Jr. Once on board, we soon got to talk- ranks the way it did for Romney’s declara- Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content has called for Romney to be expelled from ing and I assured him that our conversa- tion of independence. I do not recall seeing [email protected] the Republican Party; and the National tion would be off-the-record. I noted that the same kind of adoring coverage show- Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation Prayer Breakfast (and later White House I would not want his life. When you are a ered on Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, [email protected] speech) turned into a Romney rage-fest, politician, people often think they have a who voted “present” on both articles of im- as the president insulted both the senator’s claim to your body and soul. But once we peachment, or on Reps. Collin C. Peterson, Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital ethics and his faith. were in the air, Romney seemed to relax; a of Minnesota, and Jeff Van Drew, of New [email protected] Romney grew emotional on the Senate less robotic Romney emerged. Jersey, both of whom voted against im- floor on Wednesday, when he explained Over the course of that conversation, peachment. Rep. Jared Golden, of Maine, BUREAU STAFF that whatever waited for him in terms of I discovered something I didn’t expect: cast the same split vote in the House as political retribution for his vote would pale a genuinely thoughtful and candid man Romney did in the Senate, but received ei- Europe/Mideast in comparison to what he would lose by — very different from the stiff and some- ther criticism or crickets in the media. Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief violating “an oath to God.” Finally, the historical record of Demo- [email protected] times detached persona I observed from +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 Trump responded at the National Prayer watching the campaign. cratic voting on impeachment is anything Breakfast on Thursday by declaring, “I That flight came to mind when Trump but bipartisan. They voted as a bloc to ac- Pacific don’t like people who use their faith as tweeted this week that Romney, as the GOP quit President Andrew Johnson (who was a Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief justification for doing what they know is nominee, could have defeated President Democrat and later a National Union party [email protected] +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 wrong.” Barack Obama in 2012 had he shown the member). They voted as a bloc again during In reality, Romney is precisely what the same “energy and anger” he had shown on the Clinton impeachment more than 130 Washington Framers expected in a senator. He voted the Senate floor in casting his vote. It was years later. In the Trump impeachment, Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief his conscience by voting first in favor of the partially true. When we got off that flight, they continued that perfectly partisan [email protected] abuse-of-power charge and then against I was convinced that Romney was a better record by voting as a bloc for conviction. (+1)(202)886-0033 the obstruction-of-Congress charge. Rom- Bipartisanship remains a virtue respected Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News man than he was a candidate. [email protected] ney’s decision did not make him right, but The Democrats are correct to celebrate primarily in the opposing party. what should be clear to even the most jaun- Romney’s vote as an act of conscience. But The first time the United States endured CIRCULATION diced eye is that he believes himself to be this ignores one fact and obscures a sec- an impeachment trial, Sen. Edmund Ross, right. ond: First, Romney’s conscience not only of Kansas, one of the seven Republicans Mideast This rare profile in courage might have led him to vote to convict on the abuse-of- who voted to acquit Johnson, described Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager the experience as “literally [looking] down [email protected] surprised others, but it did not surprise me power charge, it also led him to reject the [email protected] — though I admit there was a time when impeachment article based on obstruction into my open grave.” DSN (314)583-9111 it would have. Many years ago, I had little of Congress. That second article was deep- Ross, like Romney, jumped — to the ap- regard for Romney. During his 2012 presi- ly flawed. Yet, no Democrat joined Romney plause of the opposing party. In the Senate, Europe dential campaign, I had come to view him in that vote of good conscience. self-sacrifice remains an act best admired Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager [email protected] as just another plastic-fantastic candidate More importantly, Romney’s willingness from a distance. [email protected] with scripted answers for every question. to depart from the party line was no more Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro professor of public +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 But my view of Romney changed in Oc- evident among his Democratic colleagues interest law at George Washington University. Pacific Mari Mori, [email protected] +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 Trump’s reaction shows why he’s hated – and loved CONTACT US Washington BY HENRY OLSEN Trump said no other president could have withstood tel: (+1)202.886.0003 The Washington Post 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 this level of vitriol, and he might be right. resident Donald Trump inspires Reader letters devotion and hatred in nearly [email protected] equal measures. His Thursday ad- Additional contacts Pdress celebrating his acquittal by And yet, he is right about so many are “deplorables.” Republicans have been stripes.com/contactus the Senate showed exactly why that’s the things. The attacks on him from the mo- called stupid and evil for so long that it case. ment he won were unprecedented, vicious just seems normal to sit and take it, seeth- OMBUDSMAN It is easy to see why people hate him so. and cruel. People did leak to the press and ing inside but calm as far as the world can Ernie Gates The speech wasn’t a speech at all. His ram- make up facts to bring him down. He has tell. When Trump fights back, he’s fighting bling, disjointed talk touched on so many been subjected to more vituperation and back for all those people, and they love him topics, with so many half-finished asides, scorn than any president in decades, if not for it. The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow that a GPS couldn’t have steered you to the of news and information, reporting any attempts by the in more than a century. He has been under Trump haters argue that none of that military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s right destination. When he doesn’t have a intense, direct personal attack for so long, matters, that his manifest deficiencies are independence. The ombudsman also responds to concerns teleprompter, he is easily the most inar- it’s almost hard to remember that this isn’t so great we should ignore his accomplish- and questions from readers, and monitors coverage for fair- ticulate president in history. ness, accuracy, timeliness and balance. The ombudsman normal political behavior. That’s on his ments and his virtues. But that’s precisely He’s also incredibly unreflective. He re- welcomes comments from readers, and can be contacted enemies, and it’s destroying our political what’s in dispute. Senate acquittal means by email at [email protected], or by phone at mains utterly blind to the moral problems culture. the people themselves will weigh all of his 202.886.0003. on full display in the rough transcript of His fans love the fact that he’s a fighter, faults and all of his virtues together and his infamous phone call with Ukrainian and Thursday’s talk showed how much he make their choice. 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Sports College basketball Tennis Auto racing Thursday’s men’s scores Utah 64, Stanford 56, OT Cordoba Open Monster Energy NASCAR Cup on AFN W. New Mexico 76, Ark.-Fort Smith 67 EAST Weber St. 70, Sacramento St. 66 Thursday schedule Bryant 73, St. Francis (NY) 60 At Estadio Mario Alberto Kempee Delaware 84, Towson 78 Cordoba, Argentina Feb. 9 — x-Busch Clash at Daytona, Drexel 78, James Madison 67 AP Men’s Top 25 schedule Purse: $546,355 Daytona Beach, Fla. Go to the American Forces Emmanuel 82, Suffolk 72 Saturday’s games Surface: Red clay Feb. 13 — x-Bluegreen Vacations Duel Franklin & Marshall 70, McDaniel 58 No. 1 Baylor vs. Oklahoma State Men’s Singles 1 At Daytona, Daytona Beach, Fla. Network website for the most Frostburg St. 68, Concord 65 No. 2 Gonzaga at Saint Mary’s Round of 16 Feb. 13 — x-Bluegreen Vacations Duel up-to-date TV schedules. Haverford 74, Washington (Md.) 59 No. 3 Kansas at TCU Cristian Garin (3), Chile, def. Attila 2 At Daytona, Daytona Beach, Fla. Hunter 59, Baruch 57 No. 4 San Diego State at Air Force Balazs, Hungary, 6-3, 6-0. Feb. 16 — Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, myafn.net Johns Hopkins 80, Dickinson 70 No. 5 Louisville vs. Virginia Laslo Djere (4), Serbia, def. Pedro Mar- Fla. Marshall 72, Southern Miss. 58 No. 6 Dayton vs. Saint Louis tinez, Spain, 6-3, 6-4. Feb. 23 — Pennzoil 400 presented by Merrimack 57, Fairleigh Dickinson 53 No. 7 Duke at North Carolina Albert Ramos-Vinolas (5), Spain, def. Jiffy Lube, Las Vegas, Nev. Mount St. Mary’s 67, LIU 63 No. 8 Florida State vs. Miami Pablo Andujar, Spain, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4. March 1 — Auto Club 400, Fontana, Pro football North Florida 82, NJIT 75 No. 10 Villanova vs. No. 12 Seton Hall Juan Ignacio Londero (8), Argentina, Calif. Robert Morris 67, Wagner 62 at Wells Fargo Center def. Pedro Cachin, Argentina, 6-3, 6-3. March 8 — Fanshield 500, Avondale, Salem International 98, Chowan 96 No. 11 Auburn vs. No. 18 LSU Diego Schwartzman (1), Argentina, Ariz. St. Francis (Pa.) 70, Sacred Heart 68 No. 13 West Virginia at Oklahoma def. Jaume Munar, Spain, 6-1, 7-5. March 15 — Folds of Honor QuikTrip XFL Swarthmore 75, Muhlenberg 62 No. 14 Oregon at Oregon State Men’s Doubles 500, Hampton, Ga. March 22 — Dixie Vodka 400, Home- East Division Ursinus 84, Gettysburg 79 No. 15 Kentucky at Tennessee Quarterfinals SOUTH No. 16 Michigan State at Michigan Leonardo Mayer and Andres Molteni stead, Fla. W L Pct PF PA March 29 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, DC 0 0 .000 0 0 Appalachian St. 57, Texas-Arlington 50 No. 17 Iowa vs. Nebraska (4), Argentina, def. Guido Pella and Fac- Belmont 71, Murray St. 64 No. 21 Creighton vs. St. John’s undo Bagnis, Argentina, walkover. Fort Worth, Texas New York 0 0 .000 0 0 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. St. Louis 0 0 .000 0 0 Charlotte 68, UTEP 64 No. 22 Penn State vs. Minnesota Gonzalo Escobar, Ecuador, and Ariel April 5 Tampa Bay 0 0 .000 0 0 Christian Brothers 87, Delta St. 77 Behar, Uruguay, def. Fernando Romboli April 19 — Toyota Owners 400, Rich- No. 23 Arizona vs. UCLA mond, Va. West Division Coll. of Charleston 68, William & Mary 50 No. 24 Colorado vs. Stanford and Thiago Monteiro, Brazil, 4-6, 6-3, 13- April 26 — GEICO 500, Talladega, Ala. W L Pct PF PA Elon 62, UNC-Wilmington 56 Sunday’s games 11. Dallas 0 0 .000 0 0 Findlay 59, Kentucky Wesleyan 56 Maximo Gonzalez, Argentina, and May 3 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at No. 19 Butler at Marquette Dover, Dover, Del. Houston 0 0 .000 0 0 Georgia Southern 67, Louisiana-Mon- No. 25 Houston vs. Wichita State Fabrice Martin (1), France, def. Albert Los Angeles 0 0 .000 0 0 roe 65 Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, and Marco Cec- May 9 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at Seattle 0 0 .000 0 0 High Point 88, Hampton 85 chinato, Italy, walkover. Martinsville, Martinsville, Va. Saturday’s games Liberty 71, Jacksonville 62 Thursday’s women’s scores May 16 — x-NASCAR Open, Concord, Seattle at DC Lipscomb 73, North Alabama 71 N.C. Los Angeles at Houston EAST Open Sud de France May 16 — x-NASCAR All-Star Race, Longwood 71, Charleston Southern 63 Fairfield 77, Niagara 65 Sunday’s games Louisiana-Lafayette 80, Georgia St. 78 Thursday Concord, N.C. Tampa Bay at New York Georgia Tech 77, Pittsburgh 48 May 24 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N. Kentucky 73, Oakland 70 Iona 60, Canisius 57 At Palais des Sports de Gerland St. Louis at Dallas North Texas 75, Middle Tennessee 70 N.C. Saturday, Feb. 15 Quinnipiac 52, Monmouth (NJ) 45 Montpellier, France Presbyterian 65, Gardner-Webb 61 Purse: Euro524,695 May 31 — Kansas 400, Kansas City, New York at DC Rutgers 72, Penn St. 39 Kan. Tampa Bay at Seattle Rice 86, UAB 72 Siena 59, Manhattan 49 Surface: Hardcourt indoor Stetson 65, Florida Gulf Coast 62 Men’s Singles June 7 — FireKeepers Casino 400, Sunday, Feb. 16 St. Bonaventure 59, George Washing- Brooklyn, Mich. Dallas at Los Angeles Tennessee St. 70, Austin Peay 68 ton 55 Round of 16 Texas St. 100, Coastal Carolina 63 Filip Krajinovic (7), Serbia, def. Mikael June 14 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, So- St. Louis at Houston St. Peter’s 67, Rider 56 noma, Calif. UCF 68, East Carolina 64 Syracuse 89, Boston College 79 Ymer, Sweden, 6-1, 6-1. UNC-Asheville 84, SC-Upstate 71 David Goffin (2), Belgium, def. Alexan- June 21 — Chicagoland 400, Joliet, Ill. SOUTH June 27 — Kids Free 325, Long Pond, UT Martin 74, Tennessee Tech 62 Austin Peay 87, Tennessee St. 55 der Bublik, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 7-6 (9). UTSA 85, Old Dominion 81, OT Richard Gasquet, France, def. Felicia- Pa. Deals Belmont 70, Murray St. 53 June 28 — Worry-Free Weather Guar- W. Kentucky 65, Louisiana Tech 54 Chattanooga 74, UNC-Greensboro 59 no Lopez, Spain, 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-2. West Alabama 75, Ala.-Huntsville 54 Norbert Gombos, Slovakia, def. Emil antee 350, Long Pond, Pa. Duke 71, North Carolina 61 July 5 — Big Machine Vodka 400 at the West Florida 61, West Georgia 57 ETSU 76, W. Carolina 49 Ruusuvuori, Finland, 7-5, 6-4. Thursday’s transactions Winthrop 62, Campbell 53 Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, def. Brickyard Powered By Florida Georgia Florida St. 67, Louisville 59 Line, Speedway, Ind. BASEBALL MIDWEST Furman 72, Samford 59 Felix Auger-Aliassime (5), Canada, 7-6 Major League Baseball Ashland 66, Davenport 56 (2), 7-5. July 11 — Quaker State 400 Presented Georgia St. 67, Arkansas St. 56 by Walmart, Sparta, Ky. MLB — Promoted Joe Torre to special Cincinnati 80, Wichita St. 79 Kentucky 66, Alabama 62 Gael Monfils (1), France, def. Adrian assistant to the commissioner; Morgan Drury 84, Lewis 82 Mannarino, France, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. July 19 — Foxwoods Resort Casino 301, Sword to executive vice president, base- Marshall 80, Southern Miss. 65 Loudon, N.H. E. Kentucky 91, E. Illinois 84 Mercer 54, Wofford 53 Men’s Doubles ball economics & operations; and Chris Ferris St. 84, Saginaw Valley St. 65 Quarterfinals Aug. 9 — Consumers Energy 400, Young to senior vice president. Named Mississippi St. 72, Tennessee 55 Brooklyn, Mich. Fort Hays St. 79, Newman 72 Missouri 73, Georgia 65 Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski (4), Gregor Blanco and Nick Hundley senior Grand Valley St. 83, Wayne St. (Mich.) 70 Britain, def. Ivan Sabanov and Matej Sa- Aug. 16 — Go Bowling at The Glen, directors, baseball operations. NC State 71, Virginia Tech 59 Watkins Glen, N.Y. Green Bay 91, IUPUI 85 Notre Dame 75, Wake Forest 71 banov, Croatia, 3-6, 6-2, 10-2. American League Greenville 140, Spalding 119 Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, and Aug. 23 — Drydene 400, Dover, Del. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Promoted South Alabama 78, Louisiana-Lafayette 63 Aug. 29 — Coke Zero Sugar 400, Day- Hillsdale 72, Trevecca Nazarene 59 UALR 65, Georgia Southern 49 Dominic Inglot, Britain, def. Horia Tecau, player development director Gil Kim to Indianapolis 86, Rockhurst 78, OT tona Beach, Fla. UT Martin 71, Tennessee Tech 62 Romania, and Jean-Julien Rojer (2), Neth- coaching staff. MacMurray 77, Eureka 74 erlands, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 11-9. Sept. 6 — Southern 500, Darlington, National League Malone 102, Ohio Valley 63 Virginia 70, Clemson 54 S.C. CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms Michigan Tech 82, Purdue-Northwest 72 W. Kentucky 84, Louisiana Tech 75 Sept. 12 — Federated Auto Parts 400, with RHP Pedro Strop on a one-year con- MIDWEST Maharashtra Open Richmond, Va. tract. Milwaukee 74, Ill.-Chicago 57 Missouri S&T 73, McKendree 71 Cleveland St. 66, N. Kentucky 62 Sept. 19 — Bass Pro Shops NRA Night LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to E. Illinois 85, E. Kentucky 38 Thursday Missouri Southern 91, Washburn 87 At Balewadi Stadium Race, Bristol, Tenn. terms with INF Max Muncy on a three- IUPUI 95, Detroit 54 Sept. 27 — South Point 400, Las Vegas, year contract. Morehead St. 58, SIU-Edwardsville 49 Pune, India N. Michigan 55, Wis.-Parkside 43 Iowa 76, Nebraska 60 Nev. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Claimed LHP Loyola of Chicago 65, Indiana St. 55 Purse: $546,355 NW Missouri St. 81, Cent. Missouri 47 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Oct. 4 — Alabama 500, Talladega, Ala. Ricardo Sanchez off waivers from Se- Maryland 79, Indiana 69 Oct. 11 — Bank of America ROVAL 400, attle. Designated INF Ramon Urias for Neb.-Kearney 66, Cent. Oklahoma 49 Men’s Singles North Dakota 74, Oral Roberts 68 Michigan 66, Purdue 63 Concord, N.C. assignment. Minnesota 73, Wisconsin 64 Round of 16 BASKETBALL Northwood (Mich.) 68, Lake Superior James Duckworth (6), Australia, def. Oct. 18 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kan- St. 60 Morehead St. 63, SIU-Edwardsville 55, OT sas City, Kan. National Basketball Association N. Dakota St. 74, Nebraska-Omaha 65 Taro Daniel, Japan, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6), 6-3. ATLANTA HAWKS — Waived C Nene. Ohio Dominican 75, Lake Erie 65 Egor Gerasimov (8), Belarus, def. Niko- Oct. 25 — Texas 500, Fort Worth, Tex- Acquired G Derrick Walton, Jr. and cash Pittsburg St. 77, Emporia St. 74 Oakland 63, Ill.-Chicago 46 as Ohio St. 78, Illinois 58 la Milojevic, Serbia, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. considerations from the Los Angeles Quincy 67, Missouri-St. Louis 57 Kwon Soon Woo (4), South Korea, def. Nov. 1 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at Clippers for the Hawks’ 2022 second- S. Indiana 72, Maryville (Mo.) 61 SE Missouri 79, Jacksonville St. 52 Martinsville, Martinsville, Va. Saint Louis 63, Saint Joseph’s 48 Prajnesh Gunneswaran, India, 6-3, 7-6 round draft pick. Acquired F/C Skal La- SE Missouri 76, Jacksonville St. 72 (5). Nov. 8 — NASCAR Cup Series Champi- bissiere and cash considerations from Southwest Baptist 88, Ill.-Springfield 82 UMKC 72, Rio Grande 58 onship, Avondale, Ariz. Valparaiso 72, Evansville 54 Roberto Marcora, Italy, def. Benoit the Portland Trail Blazers for the Hawks’ Truman St. 72, Lindenwood (Mo.) 70 Paire (1), France, 6-4, 6-4. x-non-points race Wright St. 67, Youngstown St. 54 2024 second-round draft pick. Acquired Walsh 75, Alderson-Broaddus 64 Men’s Doubles C Dewayne Dedmon and two second- Webster 77, Fontbonne 69 SOUTHWEST Quarterfinals round picks from the Sacramento Kings William Jewell 70, Bellarmine 69, OT Coastal Carolina 69, Texas State 59 Andre Begemann, Germany, and Ro- for C Alex Len and F Jabari Parker. Wright St. 98, Detroit 86 Middle Tennessee 80, North Texas 60 AP sportlight Acquired main Arneodo, Monaco, def. Robert LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — SOUTHWEST Old Dominion 62, UTSA 43 Lindstedt, Sweden, and Robin Haase (1), F Marcus Morris from the Knicks and G Angelo St. 80, E. New Mexico 77 Rice 64, UAB 53 Isaiah Thomas from the Wizards for G Netherlands, 6-3, 6-3. Feb. 8 Ark.-Monticello 82, Harding 76, OT South Carolina 86, Arkansas 65 Jonathan Erlich, Israel, and Andrei Maurice Harkless going to New York and Texas-Arlington 63, Appalachian St. 44 1936 — Jay Berwanger, University of F Jerome Robinson to Washington. The Belhaven 94, McMurry 89, OT Vasilevski (3), Belarus, def. Paolo Lorenzi Chicago halfback and Heisman Trophy Concordia-Austin 101, Howard Payne 83 UTEP 82, Charlotte 76, OT and Stefano Travaglia, Italy, 5-7, 6-1, 10- Clippers will send to New York a 2020 FAR WEST winner, is the first player ever selected first-round pick in the June draft, a pro- Dallas Baptist 120, Cameron 75 8. in the NFL Draft. The Philadelphia Eagles E. Texas Baptist 83, Ozarks 64 Gonzaga 83, Pacific 65 Purav Raja and Ramkumar Ramana- tected first-round swap option in 2021 Hawaii 59, Cal Poly 46 make the pick and eventually trade his and Detroit’s 2021 second-round pick. East Central 95, SW Oklahoma 93, OT than, India, def. Matthew Ebden, Austra- rights to the Chicago Bears. Hardin Simmons 61, Louisiana College 59 Idaho St. 79, N. Arizona 76 lia, and Leander Paes, India, 6-2, 6-1. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES — Ac- Montana 77, E. Washington 56 1950 — Man o’ War is selected the quired G D’Angelo Russell, G Jacob Evans Henderson St. 95, S. Arkansas 80 Christopher Rungkat, Indonesia, and greatest horse of the half century by The and F Omari Spellman for G Andrew Wig- Houston 75, Tulane 62 Montana St. 62, Idaho 56 Andre Goransson, Sweden, def. Benoit Associated Press. Man o’ War, as a 2- and gins and Minnesota’s first-rounder and Oklahoma Baptist 64, SE Oklahoma 63 New Mexico St. 80, Chicago St. 56 Paire and Antoine Hoang, France, 6-3, 3-year-old, is a winner in 20 of 21 races second-round 2021 draft picks, unless Ouachita Baptist 83, Arkansas Tech 63 Pepperdine 70, San Francisco 64 6-3. and holds five track records. the first-rounder is in the top three. S. Nazarene 73, NW Oklahoma 63 Portland 72, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 53 WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Acquired G St, Edwards 86, Texas A&M Interna- S. Utah 68, N. Colorado 55, OT Shabazz Napier from Denver for G Jordan tional 59 Sacramento St. 58, Weber St. 52 McRae. Sul Ross St. 93, Mary Hardin-Baylor 89 Santa Clara 76, Loyola Marymount 60 Golf FOOTBALL Tarleton St. 70, Midwestern St. 63 UC Davis 72, Cal St.-Fullerton 61 National Football League Texas A&M Kingsville 69, St. Mary’s UC Riverside 67, CS Northridge 62 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Named Brian (Texas) 53 Pebble Beach Pro-Am ISPS Handa Vic Open Baker defensive line coach, Mike Groh Texas-Dallas 105, LeTourneau 89 AP Women’s Top 25 schedule receivers coach and Tyler Boyles assis- Texas-Permian Basin 81, Oklahoma PGA Tour LPGA tour tant to the head coach. Reassigned Kevin Christian 78, OT Saturday’s games Thursday Thursday Patullo to passing game specialist and UConn 72, Tulsa 56 No. 2 Baylor at Kansas State Pebble Beach, Calif. At 13th Beach Golf Links Parks Frazier to offensive quality control West Texas A&M 72, Lubbock Christian 67 No. 11 Gonzaga at Saint Mary’s p-Pebble Beach Golf Links (Host Geelong, Victoria, Australia coach. FAR WEST Sunday’s games Course); 6,816 yards; Par 72 Purse: $1.1 million LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Signed LB Academy of Art 74, Fresno Pacific 65 No. 3 Oregon vs. No. 19 Arizona State s-Spyglass Hill Golf Course; 7,035 yards; b-Beach Course: Yardage: 6,625; Par: 72 Quentin Poling. Arizona 85, Southern Cal 80 No. 5 Louisville at Syracuse LOS ANGELES RAMS — S Eric Weddle Par 72 c-Creek Course: Yardage: 6,307; Par: 73 BYU 85, Portland 54 No. 6 Stanford vs. Southern Cal m-Monterey Peninsula CC; 6,958 yards; First Round announced his retirement. No. 8 Mississippi State vs. No. 16 Texas TENNESSEE TITANS — Named Jim Cal Baptist 74, CS Bakersfield 69 Par 71 Madelene Sagstrom 33-32—65c -8 Haslett inside linebackers coach. Reas- Colorado 71, California 65 A&M Purse: $7.8 million Haeji Kang 32-33—65c -8 signed Ryan Crow to assistant special Montana 92, E. Washington 82 No. 9 Oregon State vs. No. 12 Arizona First Round Peiyun Chien 33-32—65b -7 teams coach, Matt Edwards to defensive Montana St. 72, Idaho 50 No. 10 UCLA at California Nick Taylor 30-33—63 -8m Linnea Strom 32-34—66c -7 assistant coach, and Scott Booker to N. Arizona 88, Idaho St. 87, OT No. 13 Maryland vs. Rutgers Patrick Cantlay 34-32—66 -6s Haley Moore 33-33—66c -7 safeties coach. N. Colorado 68, S. Utah 60 No. 14 DePaul at Seton Hall Chase Seiffert 34-32—66 -6p Klara Spilkova 34-33—67c -6 HOCKEY New Mexico St. 71, Chicago St. 49 No. 15 Kentucky at No. 25 Arkansas Harold Varner III 33-34—67 -5p Tiffany Joh 33-34—67c -6 National Hockey League Pepperdine 91, Santa Clara 77 No. 17 Florida State vs. Virginia Richy Werenski 32-34—66 -5m Cheyenne Knight 33-34—67c -6 ARIZONA COYOTES — Recalled D Rob- Seattle Pacific 83, W. Oregon 82 No. 18 Indiana at Nebraska Robert Streb 35-32—67 -5p Pornanong Phatlum 35-32—67c -6 bie Russo from Tucson (AHL). Texas Rio Grande Valley 73, UMKC 60 No. 20 Iowa at Purdue Charley Hoffman 32-35—67 -5s Pavarisa Yoktuan 33-34—67c -6 CALGARY FLAMES — Recalled D Bran- UC Irvine 83, UC Davis 72 No. 22 South Dakota at North Dakota Max Homa 32-35—67 -5s Christina Kim 35-32—67c -6 don Davidson from Stockton (AHL). UC Santa Barbara 76, Hawaii 66 No. 24 Missouri State at Drake Lanto Griffin 33-34—67 -5s Laura Davies 32-35—67c -6 Placed D Mark Giordano on the injured Ricky Barnes 34-32—66 -5m Xiyu Lin 35-32—67c -6 reserve. Harry Higgs 32-34—66 -5m Dana Finkelstein 32-35—67c -6 SOCCER Charl Schwartzel 33-34—67 -4m Stephanie Meadow 33-34—67b -5 Major League Soccer Pro baseball Greg Chalmers 34-33—67 -4m a-Stephanie Kyriacou 35-33—68c -5 NASHVILLE SC — Loaned F Cameron Lancaster to Louisville City FC (USLC). Matthew NeSmith 34-34—68 -4p Matilda Castren 32-36—68c -5 PHILADELPHIA UNION — Loaned F Cory other players. Phil Mickelson 34-34—68 -4s Pei-Ying Tsai 36-32—68c -5 Burke to SKN St. Poelten (Austria). MLB calendar Feb. 21 — Mandatory reporting date. Justin Suh 33-34—67 -4m Hee Young Park 32-36—68c -5 National Women’s Soccer League March 26 — Opening day, active ros- Matt Jones 33-35—68 -4p Alena Sharp 33-35—68c -5 Feb. 4-21 — Salary arbitration hear- Chez Reavie 32-35—67 -4m Cydney Clanton 34-34—68c -5 SKY BLUE FC — Agreed to terms with D ings, Phoenix. ters reduced to 26 players. Erica Skroski on a one-year contract. April 18-19 — San Diego vs. Arizona at Kevin Chappell 35-33—68 -4s Jeongeun Lee6 35-33—68b -4 WINTER SPORTS Feb. 11 — Voluntary reporting date for Mexico City. Jonathan Byrd 32-35—67 -4m Ally McDonald 32-36—68b -4 USA CURLING — Named Jeff Plush pitchers, catchers and injured players. April 28-30 — New York Mets vs. Miami Jim Herman 32-35—67 -4m Ayean Cho 34-35—69c -4 CEO. Feb. 16 — Voluntary reporting date for at San Juan, Puerto Rico. Jason Day 32-35—67 -4m Mina Harigae 34-35—69c -4 PAGE 18 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, February 8, 2020 MLB/SPORTS BRIEFS Briefl y Safety Weddle calling it quits after 13 years

Associated Press pass on social media. He soon learned millions of LOS ANGELES — Six-time others also were watching it on- Pro Bowl safety Eric Weddle says line. Even Mahomes checked in he is done with his 13-year NFL on Twitter, asking “Yo is the dude career. who hit the parking meter okay.” Weddle apparently made his The video also shows the ball long-expected retirement an- tip the top of a truck, with police nouncement on Twitter on Thurs- standing in the back. day, although the hard-hitting “All they did,” Bell said, “is safety with point and laugh.” the famously big beard didn’t use MLS, union to expand the specific use of charter flights word. “I love Major League Soccer players y’all. We expect to take off in their new col- JOHN RAOUX/AP had a great lective bargaining agreement. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred answers questions on Thursday in Orlando, Fla. run!” Wed- After years of complaints from dle tweeted players about commercial flights that involved middle seats, con- at his three Weddle NFL teams, nections and delays, the league MLB mulls new live video limits, adding the and its players’ union greatly ex- hashtag #BEARDOUT. panded the use of charter flights Weddle played nine seasons as part of a five-year labor con- for the San Diego Chargers and tract announced Thursday. three more for the Baltimore “Our primary reason for going may rule on Red Sox next week Ravens before spending last sea- for charters was to just improve son with the Los Angeles Rams. the game, to be able to get players The native of the far-flung LA home at the end of a night after a BY RONALD BLUM “We have the right to discipline New York Mets from the families suburbs started all 16 games for game so that you don’t lose a day, Associated Press players right now. I’m absolutely of Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz the Rams, but said in December you can have a recovery day,“ convinced of that fact,” he said. to hedge fund manager Steven that he didn’t expect to return for Minnesota winger Ethan Finlay ORLANDO, Fla. — Major “We made a decision in the Hous- Cohen. the second season of his contract said. League Baseball intends to im- ton investigation that in order for The Mets said Thursday night with the club. Under the expired contract, pose new limits on what live video us to get the facts that we needed, in a statement they intend to find The 35-year-old Weddle be- each team had the right to use a is available to teams, and Com- somebody had to get immunity.” another buyer, although it’s un- came one of the NFL’s toughest charter flight on up to four legs missioner Rob Manfred hopes to He was not disappointed by the clear if a future transaction would and most durable safeties after per season. Under the new deal, complete his investigation into al- reluctance of current Astros play- involve a controlling share of the San Diego drafted him out of teams must go by charter for eight leged electronic sign stealing by ers to apologize. franchise. Utah in the second round in 2007. legs this year, and the figure will the Boston Red Sox before spring “I think the jury’s still out on “The transaction between He became a starter for the Bolts expand to 16 by 2024. Teams also training camps open next week. exactly what the Houston players Sterling and Steve Cohen was in 2008, and he only missed six must use charters for all postsea- “I think you should assume that are going to say,” he said, point- a highly complicated one,” the games over the next 12 seasons son games and all CONCACAF before the season starts we will ing toward spring training as team said. “Despite the efforts of while making 29 interceptions in Champions League matches in- have new guidelines with respect the possible time and place for the parties over the past several the regular season and one more volving international flights. to the use of video equipment,“ contrition. months, it became apparent that in the playoffs. Manfred said Thursday after an Baseball has looked at ear- the transaction as contemplated Weddle was a Pro Bowl selec- Els says he’s done as owners meeting. “I think we have pieces as a way to avoid the use would have been too difficult to tion in 2011, 2013 and 2014 for the too much video available in real Presidents Cup captain of signs but determined it would execute.” Chargers. He joined Baltimore in time right now.“ be impractical. While football Computerized plate umpires: 2016 and earned three straight PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. After former Houston pitcher uses earpieces, helmets are much Manfred said the automated balls Pro Bowl selections, but the Ra- Mike Fiers told The Athletic in — Ernie Els brought big chang- larger than baseball caps. and strikes system will have to be vens released him last March. November that the Astros used es to the International team in “It’s much harder to design an negotiated with the players’ union Weddle performed well for the a video camera to steal the signs the Presidents Cup, and then he Rams, who missed the playoffs of opposing catchers in 2017 and earpiece that would be comfort- before it is used in the major added one more he wants to see. despite finishing 9-7. Weddle’s 2018, Manfred last month sus- able for players to wear in lieu of leagues. MLB is using the sys- He doesn’t think someone should decision should benefit salary pended Houston manager AJ signs,” he said, adding, “it’s hard tem at nine ballparks of the Class be captain more than once. cap-strapped Los Angeles. The Hinch and general manager Jeff to be as fast as hand signals.” A Florida State League this year Els tells the golf blog “Morning safety would have cost $4.75 mil- Luhnow for one season, fined the Giants president of baseball op- and will test it during big league Read” that he will not return as lion against the cap this year. Astros $5 million and stripped erations Farhan Zaidi, the Dodg- spring training without using it in captain for the 2021 matches. them of their first- and second- ers GM when Los Angeles lost to exhibition games. “That’s as good as I can do,” Els round drafts picks in 2020 and Houston, said he isn’t sure how “It’s fair to assume that we’re Chiefs fan says he took said. “I gave it all. This is another 2021. much the sign-stealing scheme going to continue to test at in- ‘NFL hit’ in collision change I wanted to make in our Hinch and Luhnow were fired even helped. creasingly significant levels of team. I get one opportunity, win the same day, and the scandal “I think it’s natural for teams to play to make sure we’ve got it KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kan- or lose. You don’t get a second led to the departures of Boston sort of look for every advantage,” right before we bring it to the sas City Chiefs fan said he took a chance.” manager Alex Cora, Houston’s Zaidi said, speaking in San Fran- major leagues,” he said. “professional NFL hit” when he The South African spent two bench coach during its 2017 title cisco. “That’s what obviously was Olympics: Manfred said MLB slammed into a parking meter years trying to make his Interna- run, and New York Mets manager the motivating factor. I think it’s was discussing whether to make while trying to catch a pass from tional players — from countries Carlos Beltran, an Astros player been made a lot more clear going some 40-man roster players quarterback Patrick Mahomes from everywhere outside Europe that season. forward where the lines are and available for the Americas Olym- during the team’s Super Bowl vic- — feel more like a team. Among MLB is investigating a separate I think for anybody in this game pic qualifying tournament in Ari- tory parade. his biggest change was ditching allegation the Red Sox broke sign- you just want to feel like the play- zona from March 22-26. LaRue Bell, 43, whose collision the PGA Tour-branded flag and stealing rules in 2018, when Cora ing field is level going forward, “The timing’s a little difficult was caught on video, told The creating his own logo for the In- led Boston to the championship in and I think we’re going to have there,” he said. Kansas City Star that the pass ternational team. his first season as manager. that next year (2020).” Using a team with no 40-man was intended for him but that the It still lost to the Americans at “I’m hopeful that I can get Bos- Astros owner Jim Crane did not players and few top prospects, the parking meter denied him the op- Royal Melbourne in December, ton done before the camps open,“ attend the meetings. He is playing U.S. was three outs from quali- portunity Wednesday. but the International team built said Manfred, with workouts to in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf fying at the Premier12 tourna- “That was my Super Bowl,” an early lead and had a 10-8 ad- start Wednesday. tournament along with pitcher ment last November but wasted a said Bell, who acknowledged he vantage going into singles The Manfred did not punish any Justin Verlander this weekend. ninth-inning lead against Mexico was feeling a little sore when he Americans, led by playing cap- Houston players and said no Red On other matters: and lost in 10 innings. arrived Thursday at his job with tain Tiger Woods, rallied to win. Sox players will be sanctioned. Mets sale: Manfred says talks “We are going to make every National Beef Leathers in St. Jo- The Americans now have an But he left open the possibility of have ended over the proposed effort to field as competitive a seph, where he noticed coworkers 11-1-1 lead in the Presidents Cup, discipline for future violations. sale of a controlling share of the team as possible,” Manfred. laughing at the video of the failed having won the last eight times. Saturday, February 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 19 NHL Roundup Red-hot Tampa tops Pittsburgh

Associated Press ing give-and-go before Stamkos lifted a shot over Murray. Both TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Stam- Stamkos and Kucherov extended kos and Nikita Kucherov scored, their respective points streaks to Andre Vasilevskiy made 29 saves nine games. and the Tampa Bay Lightning Golden Knights 7, Panthers 2: beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 Mark Stone scored two goals and Thursday night. Vasilevskiy improved to 15- had three assists, Marc-Andre 0-2 in his past 17 starts to set a Fleury recorded the 460th win franchise record for consecutive of his career and visiting Vegas games without a regulation loss. topped Florida. “Some of those saves he makes Red Wings 4, Sabres 3 (SO): Dylan Larkin scored twice and /AP are ridiculous,” said defenseman PHOTOS BY SCOTT KANE Victor Hedman, who finished converted one of his team’s two shootout goals, and visiting De- Winnipeg’s Andrew Copp, center, reacts after scoring during the third period Thursday in St. Louis. with three assists. “Sometimes you don’t expect to see those out troit snapped a nine-game skid of him but at the same time you with a win over Buffalo. Scoreboard are not surprised. He’s never out Devils 5, Flyers 0: Mackenzie Hellebuyck, Jets of a play, and so quick. He’s just Blackwood stopped 46 shots for unbelievable.” his second shutout of the season, Eastern Conference Tampa Bay won its eighth con- and Miles Wood scored twice in visiting New Jersey’s victory over Atlantic Division secutive game at home. GP W L OT Pts GF GA Mikhail Sergachev and Antho- Philadelphia. turn back Blues Boston 55 33 10 12 78 183 138 Islanders 5, Kings 3: Rookie Tampa Bay 54 34 15 5 73 196 149 ny Cirelli also scored for Tampa Florida 53 29 18 6 64 190 178 Kieffer Bellows scored his first Toronto 54 28 19 7 63 194 181 Bay, which has won 18 of its past BY STEVE OVERBEY Montreal 56 26 23 7 59 175 172 21 games. Stamkos and Kucherov two NHL goals to help host New Associated Press Buffalo 54 23 23 8 54 154 171 York rally past last-place Los Ottawa 54 18 25 11 47 145 183 each got their 25th goals of the Detroit 55 13 38 4 30 115 210 season, with Kucherov scoring an Angeles. ST. LOUIS — Connor Helle- Metropolitan Division Canadiens 3, Ducks 2 (OT): Washington 54 36 13 5 77 197 160 empty-netter. buyck wasn’t in the mood to cel- Pittsburgh 53 33 15 5 71 178 146 Evgeni Malkin and John Ma- Jeff Petry scored 25 seconds into ebrate just yet. N.Y. Islanders 52 31 15 6 68 155 142 overtime to give host Montreal Columbus 54 29 16 9 67 144 135 rino scored for Pittsburgh. Matt The Winnipeg goalie stopped Carolina 54 31 20 3 65 174 148 Murray finished with 25 saves. the win over Anaheim. 35 shots to help the Jets beat the Philadelphia 54 29 18 7 65 170 162 Wild 4, Canucks 2: Kevin N.Y. Rangers 52 26 22 4 56 171 169 The Penguins had 1:34 of a 5- St. Louis Blues 4-2 Thursday New Jersey 53 19 24 10 48 146 190 on-3 power play in the third pe- Fiala and Brad Hunt each had a night — his second win over the Western Conference riod but failed to find the tying goal and an assist as part of their defending Stanley Cup champi- goal. team’s three-goal first period and ons in five days. Central Division host Minnesota beat Vancouver. GP W L OT Pts GF GA “I think they’re important “It’s nice and I feel great about St. Louis 55 32 15 8 72 176 157 times in games,” Pittsburgh cap- Avalanche 4, Senators 1: Cale Colorado 52 30 16 6 66 192 151 my game,” Hellebuyck said. “But, Dallas 53 30 18 5 65 142 136 tain Sidney Crosby said. “I think Makar had a goal and an assist to we’ve got to keep climbing to get Nashville 53 26 20 7 59 174 174 we’ve got to make time that when lead visiting Colorado to its fifth Winnipeg 55 27 23 5 59 163 168 that playoff spot.” Chicago 54 25 21 8 58 161 168 we get an opportunity like that win in its last six games. Andrew Copp broke a third-pe- Minnesota 53 25 22 6 56 164 176 and time like that we need to set- Hurricanes 5, Coyotes 3: An- Pacific Division riod tie to give the Jets the win in Vancouver 55 30 20 5 65 179 167 tle down and make some plays.” drei Svechnikov and Sebastian their lone road contest during a Vegas 56 28 21 7 63 177 168 Sergachev put Tampa Bay up Aho each scored two goals and Edmonton 54 28 20 6 62 173 171 current 11-game stretch. Arizona 56 27 22 7 61 158 153 1-0 with a wrist shot from the had one assist to lead visiting Patrik Laine, Jansen Harkins Calgary 55 27 22 6 60 149 169 Carolina past Arizona. San Jose 55 24 27 4 52 145 181 right circle that deflected off the and Nikolaj Ehlers also scored for Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck Anaheim 54 22 26 6 50 139 166 stick of Pittsburgh’s Sam Lafferty Predators 3, Flames 2: Mikael Winnipeg, which moved to within makes on of his 35 saves. Los Angeles 55 19 31 5 43 136 176 Granlund had a goal and an assist Note: Two points for a win, one point and bounced down and through 13 points of the first-place Blues for overtime loss. Top three teams in Murray’s legs at 9:04 of the first to lead to lead visiting Nashville in the Central Division. 77 shots in the two games against each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. period. over Calgary. Colton Parayko and Carl Gun- St. Louis. Thursday’s games Stamkos made it 2-0 at 12:55 Sharks 6, Oilers 3: Timo Copp pounced on the rebound New Jersey 5, Philadelphia 0 narsson scored for St. Louis, Montreal 3, Anaheim 2, OT after Kucherov’s backcheck Meier had two goals and an assist which had recorded a point in its of a shot by Harkins to break a Vegas 7, Florida 2 sprung a 2-on-1 chance the other and visiting San Jose battled back N.Y. Islanders 5, Los Angeles 3 previous 11 home games. Jordan 2-2 tie with 10:56 left in the third Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 2 way with Point and Stamkos play- for a victory over Edmonton. Binnington stopped 21 shots for period. He also had the winning Detroit 4, Buffalo 3, SO Colorado 4, Ottawa 1 the Western Conference leaders. tally in Saturday’s victory over St. Minnesota 4, Vancouver 2 Hellebuyck stopped 38 of 40 Louis. Winnipeg 4, St. Louis 2 Nashville 3, Calgary 2 shots in a 5-2 win over St. Louis “You look at the standings, this Carolina 5, Arizona 3 on Saturday in Winnipeg. is a very good team we’re trying San Jose 6, Edmonton 3 Friday’s games He was equally impressive to catch,” Copp said. “It’s just so Anaheim at Toronto in the rematch and improved to log-jammed where we’re at that Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers Detroit at Columbus 23-16-5. every point matters. I think we’re Minnesota at Dallas “Your goalie is going to have to playing pretty good hockey right Saturday’s games Ottawa at Winnipeg be the deciding factor,” Winnipeg now.” Arizona at Boston Colorado at Columbus coach Paul Maurice said. “And he Binnington, who fell to 24-10-5, Los Angeles at New Jersey may well have been the deciding took the blame for Copp’s goal. N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay Nashville at Edmonton factor for us.” “The initial thought is, ‘Control Philadelphia at Washington Explained Winnipeg defense- your rebound,’ ” Binnington said. Pittsburgh at Florida Toronto at Montreal man Nathan Beaulieu: “He’s ob- “I’ve got to be there.” Dallas at St. Louis viously been playing really great. Laine scored his 20th of the Calgary at Vancouver Carolina at Vegas You get 30, 40 shots and he’s turn- season off a cross-ice pass from Sunday’s games ing them away, no problem.” Mark Scheifele at 5:58 of the sec- Boston at Detroit Anaheim at Buffalo St. Louis coach Craig Berube ond period for a 2-0 lead. Laine Los Angeles at N.Y. Rangers has seen enough of Hellebuyck has scored at least 20 goals in Chicago at Winnipeg Colorado at Minnesota for the time being. each of his first four seasons. Monday’s games CHRIS O’MEARA/AP “We haven’t solved him good Ehlers added an empty-net goal Arizona at Montreal Florida at Philadelphia enough the last two games,” Ber- with 10 seconds left. N.Y. Islanders at Washington Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, right, makes a save on a Tampa Bay at Columbus ube said. St. Louis scored twice in a span Nashville at Vancouver shot attempt by Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin during Hellebuyck has stopped 73 of of a 2:20 in the second period. Calgary at San Jose the first period of Thursday’s game in Tampa, Fla. PAGE 20 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, February 8, 2020 NBA Flurry of deals over final hour Chaotic ending to trade deadline

BY TIM REYNOLDS Three-time champion Andre Associated Press Iguodala is ending his exile after not playing for Memphis at all MIAMI — Most of the top NBA this season and is going to join the playoff contenders stayed out of Heat along with Jae Crowder and the down-to-the-wire frenzy at Solomon Hill, with Miami sending the trade deadline. three players — Justise Winslow, Miami and the Los Angeles Dion Waiters and James Johnson Clippers beefed up instead. — who’ve combined to score a And a slew of other teams — in- mere 254 points this season — out cluding the Golden State Warriors in the deal. Johnson was flipped — made moves with short-term by the Grizzlies to Minnesota for finances and long-term ramifica- Gorgui Dieng. tions in mind. NBA rebounding leader Andre /AP The NBA’s 3 p.m. EST dead- Drummond got moved by Detroit MARK J. TERRILL line Thursday for trades to be to Cleveland, then took to Twitter Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook, left, goes up for a shot as Lakers forward Anthony Davis consummated did not arrive qui- to express his dismay with the etly, with a flurry of deals get- defends during the second half of Thursday’s game in Los Angeles. The Rockets won 121-111. trade process. ting struck in the final hour and “If there’s one thing I learned at least one other notable move about the NBA, there’s no friends Scoreboard Roundup falling apart before reaching the or loyalty,” Drummond wrote. finish line. Deals that included “I’ve given my heart and soul to at least 41 players and 15 future the Pistons, and to be have this Eastern Conference draft picks were struck on either Rockets use small happen with no heads up makes Atlantic Division Wednesday or Thursday — the me realize even more that this is W L Pct GB biggest move likely being the Toronto 37 14 .725 — just a business! I love you Detroit Boston 35 15 .700 1½ one Thursday that saw Andrew Philadelphia 31 21 .596 6½ ...” Brooklyn 23 27 .460 13½ ball to beat Lakers Wiggins going from Minnesota Some of the other deals: New York 16 36 .308 21½ to the Warriors so D’Angelo Rus-  Southeast Division sell could leave Golden State fi- Washington got Shabazz Na- Miami 34 16 .680 — Associated Press at 6-foot-6, was the tallest player pier from Denver for guard Jor- Orlando 22 30 .423 13 nally and be paired with his good Washington 17 32 .347 16½ in the Rockets’ starting lineup. Charlotte 16 35 .314 18½ LOS ANGELES — Russell friend Karl-Anthony Towns with dan McRae. Napier was acquired Bucks 112, 76ers 101: Gi- Atlanta 14 38 .269 21 Westbrook scored 41 points and the Timberwolves. by the Nuggets on Wednesday in Central Division annis Antetokounmpo had 36 Here’s how busy the Timber- the 12-player, four-team deal. Milwaukee 44 7 .863 — Robert Covington hit two clutch  Indiana 31 20 .608 13 points and 20 rebounds and host wolves were at trade-deadline Philadelphia got Alec Burks Chicago 19 34 .358 26 late three-pointers while getting Milwaukee used a strong defen- and Glenn Robinson III from Detroit 19 34 .358 26 14 points and eight rebounds in time: They announced the jersey Cleveland 13 39 .250 31½ sive effort to beat Philadelphia. numbers of eight new players Golden State for three second- his auspicious Rockets debut, Antetokounmpo had 30-plus Thursday night. round picks (this year’s from Dal- Western Conference leading Houston to a 121-111 vic- points and 15-plus rebounds for Marcus Morris leaves New las, next year’s from Denver and Southwest Division tory over the Los Angeles Lakers the fifth straight game and the 2022’s from Toronto). W L Pct GB on Thursday night. York for Los Angeles, going from Houston 33 18 .647 — 14th time this season. the woebegone Knicks to the title-  Atlanta got forward/center Dallas 31 20 .608 2 James Harden managed just 14 Memphis 26 25 .510 7 Pelicans 125, Bulls 119: Zion hoping Clippers — who added a Skal Labissiere and cash from San Antonio 22 29 .431 11 points while the Rockets unveiled Williamson scored 21, JJ Redick Portland for a heavily protected New Orleans 21 31 .404 12½ the latest version of their com- piece many teams wanted. Northwest Division added 18 points and visiting New The rest of that deal: 2024 second-round pick. The Denver 36 16 .692 — mitment to small ball by not play- Orleans hung on to beat Chicago. Hawks also landed Derrick Wal- Utah 32 18 .640 3 ing anybody taller than 6-foot-7 The Knicks got Moe Hark- Oklahoma City 31 20 .608 4½ Williamson had nine points as less, a first-round pick this year, ton Jr. and cash from the Los Portland 24 28 .462 12 against the hulking Lakers. New Orleans outscored Chicago Angeles Clippers for their heav- Minnesota 15 35 .300 20 Anthony Davis and the Lakers a second-round pick next year Pacific Division 31-19 in the third quarter to break and a first-round pick swap op- ily protected 2022 second-round L.A. Lakers 38 12 .760 — capitalized inside, but Houston L.A. Clippers 36 15 .706 2½ open the game. The Pelicans led tion in 2021 as well from the pick. Phoenix 20 31 .392 18½ still rallied from a late four-point by as many as 27 points and with- Clippers. The Clippers also sent  Orlando acquired James Sacramento 19 31 .380 19 deficit and ended the game on a Golden State 12 40 .231 27 stood a big run down the stretch Jerome Robinson to Washington Ennis from Philadelphia for the Thursday’s games 19-5 surge highlighted by two of by the Bulls’ backups to come for Isaiah Thomas — who is not Lakers’ second-round pick this New York 105, Orlando 103 Covington’s four three-pointers. New Orleans 125, Chicago 119 away with the win after back-to- staying with Los Angeles and year, then waived forward Amile Milwaukee 112, Philadelphia 101 The veteran shooter was acquired back losses. will become a free agent option Jefferson. Portland 125, San Antonio 117 from Minnesota on Wednesday in Knicks 105, Magic 103: Ju-  Houston 121, L.A. Lakers 111 for teams shortly, the latest twist Memphis got forward Jor- Friday’s games a four-team trade. lius Randle scored 22 points, Taj dan Bell from Houston for for- Dallas at Washington in a career that saw him as an Memphis at Philadelphia Davis had 32 points and 13 re- Gibson had 19 and host New York All-Star averaging 29 points just ward Bruno Caboclo. The teams Atlanta at Boston bounds, and LeBron James had beat Orlando for its third straight Detroit at Oklahoma City three years ago but was derailed also agreed to swap second-round Toronto at Indiana 18 points, 15 assists and nine re- victory. by injury and a long recovery. picks in 2023. Houston at Phoenix bounds in a meeting of first-place Miami at Sacramento Despite trading leading scorer Portland at Utah teams with sharply contrasting Marcus Morris to the Clippers Saturday’s games approaches. Milwaukee at Orlando earlier in the day, the Knicks ral- Dallas at Charlotte Harden took just 10 shots in lied from 10 down in the fourth New York at Detroit Brooklyn at Toronto his follow-up to back-to-back 40- quarter to match their longest New Orleans at Indiana point games, but Westbrook re- winning streak of the season. L.A. Clippers at Minnesota L.A. Lakers at Golden State turned from a one-game absence Trail Blazers 125, Spurs 117: Denver at Phoenix with a sprained thumb and had a Damian Lillard had 26 points and San Antonio at Sacramento Sunday’s games huge performance in the Rockets’ 10 assists, Hassan Whiteside had Boston at Oklahoma City fourth straight win. Chicago at Philadelphia 17 points and tied a season-high Memphis at Washington Houston gave up big man Clint with 23 rebounds, and host Port- New York at Atlanta Utah at Houston Capela to acquire Covington, land beat San Antonio. L.A. Clippers at Cleveland leaving the club with an uncom- The Blazers got a major boost Miami at Portland Monday’s games monly small roster even by the off their bench from Gary Trent Atlanta at Orlando Rockets’ standards. They still Jr., who scored 18 points. Trent’s Brooklyn at Indiana Charlotte at Detroit have 7-footers Tyson Chandler points late were important as he DARRON CUMMINGS/AP Minnesota at Toronto and Isaiah Hartenstein on the hit four three-pointers and scored Sacramento at Milwaukee The Knicks sent Marcus Morris to the Clippers for Moe Harkless, a Utah at Dallas roster, but neither got playing 12 points in the fourth quarter San Antonio at Denver first-round pick this year, a second-round pick next year and a first- Miami at Golden State time at Staples Center. as Portland rallied from a 92-86 round pick swap option in 2021. Phoenix at L.A. Lakers Danuel House Jr., who is listed deficit. Saturday, February 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 21 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Gonzaga’s International House of Hoops No. 2 Bulldogs feature six DID YOU KNOW ? players from five countries Gonzaga’s foray into international recruiting began in the early 2000s with Ronnie Turiaf, BY TIM BOOTH a forward from Martinique who has become Associated Press an ambassador for the school in basketball SPOKANE, Wash. — Assistant coach circles. Other standouts like J.P. Batista Tommy Lloyd has been to so many coun- (Brazil), Przemek Karnowski (Poland), tries looking for the best international tal- Elias Harris (Germany), Domantas Sabonis ent during his 19 seasons on the Gonzaga (Lithuania) and Rui Hachimura (Japan) have staff. So many passport books filled. So also cycled through Spokane, to say nothing many stamps. of Canadian recruits like Robert Sacre, “I had a cool one from Zimbabwe. They Kevin Pangos and Kelly Olynyk. had a sticker and you had to pay $20 cash SOURCE: Associated Press when you got in the country in U.S. dollars. That’s how crazy it was,” Lloyd said. “That’s high school career playing in Florida. “It going back 20 years or something.” was the quickest settle in for me. The guys Today the travel is less extensive, a little made it look like I had been here a year be- less exotic for Lloyd. But the influence of fore I came. I think the culture here — a international players on Gonzaga’s roster lot of international guys so we can relate to remains strong. each other — but the domestic guys under- Going back to the days when Ronny stand us, too, and they do an amazing job of Turiaf was one of the best players in the just bringing us into their culture.” country, there’s always been a bit of an in- Petrusev was drawn to Gonzaga by its ternational flavor to the Bulldogs’ roster. success developing post players for the Countries like Martinique, Brazil, Ger- NBA, like Olynyk and Sabonis in recent many, Russia and France — to name a se- years. lect few — have had some of their best end Ayayi first became aware of Gonzaga up playing in little Spokane, Wash., for the when Tillie committed to joining the Zags. school with the funny-sounding name. The two are a couple of years apart but at- But this year, with the Zags ranked No. tended the same academy in France. 2 in the country heading into this week’s “I just knew it was in a small city up games against Loyola Marymount and there in the cold,” Ayayi said pointing and Saint Mary’s, takes the top spot. Six play- laughing. ers from five different countries are on the YOUNG KWAK/AP Ayayi has developed at Gonzaga. He roster. The dominant conversation inside Gonzaga assistant coach Tommy Lloyd, left, and academic redshirt Oumar Ballo, of averaged just 5.6 minutes per game as a the palatial locker room could be any mix redshirt freshman last season. This year, of languages all bonded together by a game Mali, talk prior to a game in November. In his 19 seasons as head coach Mark Few’s top assistant, Lloyd has been key to the Bulldogs’ international expansion. he is playing nearly 30 minutes per night, that has become far more international. averaging 11.2 points and is second on the “This was kind of born out of necessity. sador for the school in basketball circles. French contingent. Martynas Arlauskas team in rebounding. We wanted to keep growing the program “At the beginning people think it’s harder Other standouts like J.P. Batista (Brazil), (Lithuania), Pavel Zakharov (Russia) and and we needed to recruit at a higher level,” on the court. But you come here and strug- Przemek Karnowski (Poland), Elias Har- Oumar Ballo (Mali) are on the Bulldogs Lloyd said. “Eastern Washington is a great gle on the court, it’s almost better than off place, but it’s not necessarily a hotbed for ris (Germany), Domantas Sabonis (Lithu- bench. the court. Because off the court there are so basketball talent. So we had to think out- ania) and Rui Hachimura (Japan) have Petrusev is averaging 17 points per game many things you have to figure out,” Ayayi side the box, so we started investing time also cycled through Spokane. and had a career-high 31 points last week said. “You may really struggle in practice, and resources and developing relation- And that list doesn’t include the large against Santa Clara. but you better enjoy it because when you ships overseas.” number of Canadians like Robert Sacre, “I’ve changed a lot of teams, and being get out of practice it’s worse. You have the Those relationships have yielded a boun- Kevin Pangos and Kelly Olynyk. the foreign kid and being accepted like language barrier, you have so many things ty of stars. It’s started in the early 2000s This year’s group includes leading this and just everybody welcoming me like at school, all those little new things to get with Turiaf, the gregarious forward from scorer Filip Petrusev of Serbia. Starters this, it’s never happened,” said Petrusev, used to. ... But Tommy always makes sure Martinique who has become an ambas- Killian Tillie and Joel Ayayi make up the who grew up in Serbia before finishing his everyone is feeling great.” Top 25 roundup Petrusev scores 21 as Zags top Loyola Marymount

Associated Press jump to a 17-7 lead. Jordan Bell’s The Wildcats led by as many as points for Colorado (18-5, 7-3 Pac- basket cut Gonzaga’s lead to 32- 20 during the second half, push- 12), which won for the fourth time SPOKANE, Wash. — Filip Pe- 26 with three minutes left in the ing to a 63-43 advantage with in five games. trusev scored 21 points as No. 2 first. 12:55 remaining. USC slowly Matt Bradley had 17 points to Gonzaga beat Loyola Marymount Gonzaga led only 38-30 at half- chipped away and pulled within lead Cal (10-12, 4-5), which re- 85-67 on Thursday night for its 83-80 with five seconds left on a mained winless away from its 16th consecutive victory. time, despite shooting 61% while holding the Lions to 43%. Loyola three-pointer by Jonah Mathews, home court, dropping to 0-6 on Admon Gilder and Drew but Mannion responded with a the road and 0-3 on neutral courts Timme each scored 17 points for Marymount did not shoot a free throw in the first half. pair of free throws to stop the this season. Gonzaga (24-1, 10-0 West Coast rally. No. 25 Houston 75, Tulane Conference), which also won its Corey Kispert hit a pair of three-pointers to put Gonzaga Mannion scored 12 of his points 62: Caleb Mills scored 18 points, 36th consecutive home game, the on free throws. Nnaji grabbed 11 Quentin Grimes added 15, and up 55-38 early in the second half, longest active streak in the na- rebounds. the host Cougars held off the and Gilder’s three-pointer capped tion. Five Zags scored in double USC (17-6, 6-4) has lost back-to- Green Wave. a 9-0 run that put Gonzaga up 64- figures. back games for the first time this Nate Hinton added 12 points, Eli Scott scored 15 and Ivan 42 with just over 10 minutes left. season. The Trojans were led by 12 rebounds and seven assists for Alipiev 12 for Loyola Marymount No. 23 Arizona 85, USC 80: Onyeka Okongwu with 23 points. Houston (18-5, 8-2 American). (8-16, 2-8), which lost its fourth Nico Mannion scored 20 points Daniel Utomi added 22 points. The Cougars bounced back after game in a row and 23rd straight and Zeke Nnaji and Josh Green No. 24 Colorado 71, Califor- losing to Cincinnati 64-62 on Sat- to Gonzaga. each added 18 and the Wildcats nia 65: Tyler Bey scored a sea- urday. Houston is 15-0 after a loss YOUNG KWAK/AP This win was relatively easy held on for a win over the visiting son-high 21 points, McKinley over the last three seasons. after Gonzaga was tested in an Gonzaga forward Filip Petrusev, Trojans. Wright IV had 17 points and the Teshaun Hightown had 17 83-79 win at San Francisco last right, is defended by Loyola Arizona (16-6, 6-3 Pac-12) has host Buffaloes made key free points, K.J. Lawson added 13 weekend. Marymount forward Jordan Bell won five of its past six and was in throws down the stretch to beat points and Nobal Days scored 10 Gonzaga made eight of its first on Thursday in Spokane, Wash. full control for most of this one the Golden Bears. points to lead the Green Wave 11 shots — four by Timme — to The Bulldogs won 85-67. until the final minutes. D’Shawn Schwartz added 14 (10-12, 2-8). PAGE 22 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, February 8, 2020 AUTO RACING Deegan begins march to the big leagues New Ford deal may fast-track 18-year-old’s NASCAR career

BY JENNA FRYER Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. here was nothing special about Hailie Deegan’s sports car debut as she Traced around the road course last month at Daytona In- ternational Speedway in a feeder series.She was just an 18-year-old Ford factory driver trying to get seat time. That she’s a woman was also not of any particular interest; the big league Rolex 24 at Day- tona the very next day included a lineup of only female drivers and sports car racing for years has had women competing in its events. What was compelling is that Ford has bet heavily enough on MATT SLOCUM/AP Deegan to let her give sports cars Hailie Deegan drives down the front stretch during the ARCA Series race on May 31 at Pocono Raceway, in Long Pond, Pa. It’s a critical a try. She was teamed at Daytona year for Deegan, the up-and-coming 18-year-old with an eye on making it to NASCAR’s biggest stage. with Chase Briscoe, who has his own strong Ford backing, and opment program with Toyota, behind you for the higher levels,” Deegan is pretty and popular portunities to get sponsors. More the experience was a chance for but she made the switch to Ford said Deegan. “If we can do good and has a strong social media businesses that will work with me Deegan to show how quickly she and with it comes immediate op- this year, I feel I can get more presence where she portrays because there are some brands can get up to speed. portunities. She got a full-time people behind me so we can go in herself as a hard-working, thrill- that can’t work with guys. “I just feel like I know a lot more ARCA ride with DGR-Crosley, the top three level series (of NAS- seeking, up-and-coming racer. “I think there’s that aspect of about racing than I did before and could race in NASCAR’s Truck CAR), and have sponsors that All of this could make her the being a girl that does help. But that’s why I’m here and supposed Series before the end of the year want to stay with me full time next big female driver since Dan- once you get in the car, it don’t to be doing,” Deegan said. and Ford offered her seat time in while I’m there. ica Patrick, who retired in 2018. matter. No one knows. Most of the Now she is back at the speedway sports cars. “My goal is to win a few races in That specific comparison is a time I have the most aggressive- with a new team, new manufac- She won three K&N Series races the ARCA Series, which is going difficult and potentially awkward looking, guy-looking car on the turer support and a full-time ride over the last two seasons and now to be hard. There are a lot of good one for Deegan — or anyone else. track.” in the ARCA Series. Her stock car her progression to the big leagues guys, good cars this year.” Patrick absolutely inspired a Indeed, one of her main sup- debut at Daytona comes Saturday is officially underway. Unlike her stint in sports cars, generation of girls and although porters to date has been Monster in ARCA’s season-opening race, “This is the year that’s very im- Deegan’s gender will be widely she won just one race Energy, which has the kickoff event of Speedweeks. portant and crucial to my career discussed when she is running between IndyCar and Deegan clad in black Until December, Deegan had because it decides contracts for stock cars. In fact, it is the reason NASCAR, she set ‘ My goal is and neon green, and been part of a crowded devel- years out with sponsors getting many people follow her career. records as the high- driving a car with the est-finishing female to win a few same menacing look. driver in the Daytona races in the She is from Cali- 500 and the India- ARCA Series, fornia, wears her hats napolis 500, the only with a flat brim and woman to lead laps in which is does her best to be both, and the only fe- going to be one of the guys. But male pole-winner at Deegan also grew up Daytona. hard. There around racing. Her Patrick was also are a lot of father, Brian Deegan, adept at marketing good guys, is the most decorated her brand and had motocross rider in X longtime sponsors good cars Games History. He is that lengthened her this year. ’ also a founding mem- career. She had sup- ber of what the moto- porters who admired Hailie Deegan cross community calls 18-year-old driver her business acumen “the Metal Mulisha” and determination, and his successful 360 and critics who felt Patrick didn’t in competition was named the deserve the accolades, attention “Mulisha Twist.” or funding to be in a competitive Deegan has seen toughness up- ride. close her entire life and is ready Deegan understands this back- to show what she learned. ground and realizes she must “I don’t think I’m soft and deli- strike a delicate balance. cate. I’m a very straightforward, “When it comes to marketing, I brutally honest person,” she said. don’t want to try to play the girl “I don’t take any BS. That’s how part to get sponsors, but there are I’ve always been. brands that could tie with me that “And I grew up around all can’t tie with guys. There is op- guys, all my friends are guys. portunity,” she said. “It’s not nec- I’ve always been around my dad’s essarily, ‘I’m a girl, I don’t want to hard-working, really tough scene. COLIN E. BRALEY/AP do this type of thing.’ It’s more like That’s what I’ve always been used Deegan greets fans after practicing for an ARCA Series race on Oct. 18 at Kansas Speedway. being a girl, I could have more op- to.” Saturday, February 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 23 SOCCER/GOLF Taylor off to ‘nice start’ at Pebble Beach Pro-Am

BY DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Nick Taylor opened with an eagle, closed with two birdies and made a gorgeous day feel even better with an 8-under 63 at Monterey Peninsula that gave him the lead Thursday in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Most of the interest over three courses in the rotation was at Spyglass Hill, which featured Dustin Johnson and Phil Mick- elson, along with five NFL quar- terbacks that included Peyton Manning and his recently retired brother, Eli. The iconic scenery is at Pebble Beach, especially when the surf turns a turquoise hue under so TONY AVELAR/AP much sunshine. Nick Taylor shot a 63 on Taylor went about his business Thursday during the first round quietly, and most effectively. of the AT&T Pebble Beach Starting on the back nine at National Pro-Am in Pebble Monterey Peninsula, with a chilly Beach, Calif., matching his breeze at his back, he hit 4-iron to career-low round on the tour. a back pin that settled 4 feet away JOEL MARTINEZ/AP for an eagle, hit 3-iron out of the Mickelson, a phrase he once used Canada’s Christine Sinclair, front left, celebrates with teammates after scoring against St. Kitts and Nevis rough for a two-putt birdie on the in describing his play at the $9 during a CONCACAF women’s Olympic qualifying match Wednesday in Edinburg, Texas. par-5 16th and knew he was play- million pay-per-view match he ing well when he hit 4-iron to 10 won against Tiger Woods in Las feet on the first hole, a 495-yard Vegas. par 4 that feels even longer when Cantlay made nine birdies at the air is cold at sea level. Spyglass and wasn’t even the best Better still was the finish — a putter in his group. Some of his 5-iron back toward the ocean to 5 best views of this stunning day Canada’s Sinclair finds feet, and then a wind-aided 3-iron along the rugged coastline was from 240 yards on a back tee he watching champion surfer Kelly had never seen to 20 feet. Slater on the greens, not in the “A nice start,” Taylor said, re- pipe. ferring to his 4-iron that set up “He looked like the best putter eagle and the 63 that matched on tour today,” Cantlay said of his his low round on the tour. “The herself in the spotlight amateur partner. weather helps out. If it’s raining, it’s windy, five-and-a-half hours Mickelson ultimately was BY ANNE M. PETERSON in the annual Algarve Cup tour- is a long round. But we were very happy to be in range after his 68, Associated Press DID YOU KNOW ? nament in Portugal. She’s a vet- relaxed today, joked all day, and I though it wasn’t looking all that eran of five World Cups and three felt like the mood was great.” great when he failed to birdie any CARSON, Calif. Canada striker Christine Sinclair Olympics. He led by two shots to par over of the par 5s at Spyglass and had hristine Sinclair says has scored the most international Canada surpassed expectations Patrick Cantlay (Spyglass) and gone 10 holes without a birdie she’s sorry she hasn’t goals of any soccer player in with a bronze medal at the 2012 Chase Seiffert (Pebble Beach), until birdies on his last three gotten back to all the holes. history. Her 186 goals eclipsed London Games. Sinclair set a re- who each had a 6-under 66. well-wishers who “I let a lot of opportunities C the mark of 184 set by Abby cord with six goals in the tourna- Defending champion Mickel- reached out after she set the in- son, whose third-place finish in slide,” he said. “But I shot a 4- Wambach of the United States. ment, including three goals in a ternational goals record. heartbreaking 4-3 semifinal loss Saudi Arabia last week was his under-par round and it’s not going Canada’s veteran striker didn’t SOURCE: Associated Press to the eventual gold medalist U.S., best result in a year, was slightly to hurt me.” get much time to celebrate or re- to win the tournament’s Golden disappointed with his 68 at Spy- The hurt belonged to David flect last week after she scored a Steve Nash to tennis great Billie Boot. glass because of how well he felt Duval, whose scorecard con- pair of goals in an Olympic quali- Jean King. Nike designed a spe- Four years later in Brazil, the he hit it off the tee. tained a 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. He made fying tournament match. cial pair of Canadian red soccer Canadians captured the bronze “I drove it like a stallion,” said one birdie in his round of 84. For Sinclair, there’s a big- cleats, complete with maple leaf again by defeating the home ger task at hand at the moment accents. FIFA President Gianni country. Afterward, it was re- — leading Canada back to the Infantino penned a congratula- Olympics. tory letter. And of course, Wam- vealed that Sinclair had lost her Canada is among the teams bach sent Sinclair a video tribute. father just a few months before that played on Friday in Carson, “I still have people to get back the tournament. Intensely pri- Calif., in the semifinals of the to, I hope they understand. I’ll get vate, she hadn’t spoken about it. CONCACAF Women’s Olympic back to them over the next couple Canada was knocked out of last Qualifying tournament. Canada of days,” she said. “A big thank summer’s World Cup in the round faced Costa Rica after winning you to everyone that reached out. of 16 after making the semifinals its group, while runner-up Mexi- I’ll get back to you, I promise.” in 2015 — when Canada hosted co faced the defending World Cup It was a lot of attention for the the event. champion U.S. team. soft-spoken Sinclair, who fa- Along the way, the goals kept Friday’s winners earned the mously prefers staying out of the coming. region’s two berths in this sum- spotlight. “It was probably about two mer’s Tokyo Games. The champi- Sinclair is probably America’s years ago when I thought, I’m onship match is Sunday. best-known non-U.S. women’s healthy, the team’s doing really Sinclair, 36, has 186 career soccer player. She was on the well, that I started to realize, goals, now an ongoing record University of Portland’s two ‘Wow this actually might hap- after she passed American Abby NCAA championship teams and pen — unless I go into a mas- Wambach’s previous mark (184) has played since 2013 for the sive slump, which happens for a among men and women last Portland Thorns of the National striker,’ ” she said after breaking week. Women’s Soccer League. Wambach’s record. “But yeah, I’d The accolades flooded in from She’s widely known in Canada. probably say about two years ago TONY AVELAR/AP an array of admirers, from Ca- She’s been a standout on the Ca- that it started to hit me that this nadian Prime Minister Justin nadian national team since 2000, was something that was possible Former NFL quarterbacks Peyton, left, and Eli Manning wait to hit Trudeau to former NBA guard when she led it with three goals and might happen.” during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 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Pictured, from left: Gonzaga’s Pavel Zakharov (Russia), Martynas Arlauskas (Lithuania), Filip Petrusev (Serbia), Joel Ayayi (France), and Killian Tillie (France) AP photos

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