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Defense Department officials are working to keep coronavirus from spreading onto military bases in the United States, forcing troops returning from overseas deployments to endure multiple medical screenings before going home. “Overall the broad impact to the U.S. military is very, very minimal,” said Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “We hope to keep it that way.” Milley and Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday outlined the preparations underway at military bases across the U.S. to protect service members and their families from the coronavi- rus outbreak, while also arrang- ing to provide inter-government agency support. ‘It is heartbreaking’ Last week, a flight of 248 Fort Hood soldiers leaving Korea for Texas was delayed in “an abun- LARRY MCCORMACK, THE TENNESSEAN/AP dance of caution” as medical teams assessed whether two sick soldiers had coronavirus, base of- Downtown Nashville hit as deadly ficials said. The soldiers are part of the 1st tornadoes rip through Tennessee Cavalry Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team, which began re- BY TRAVIS LOLLER destroying the tower and stained turning last month from a nine- AND KIMBERLEE KRUESI glass of a historic church. An- month rotation to Korea, where Associated Press other erased homes from their more than 3,000 coronavirus foundations along a two-mile cases include one service mem- NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tor- path in Putnam County. ber and his wife. nadoes ripped across Tennessee Daybreak revealed a land- as people slept early Tuesday, scape littered with blown-down SEE VIRUS ON PAGE 9 shredding at least 140 buildings walls and roofs, snapped power and killing at least 22 people. lines and huge broken trees, Authorities described pains- leaving city streets in gridlock. RELATED taking efforts to find survivors Schools, courts, transit lines, in piles of rubble and wrecked an airport and the state Capitol Italy-based US basements as the death toll were closed. MARK HUMPHREY/AP climbed. More than a dozen polling paratroopers leave One twister caused severe stations were damaged, forcing Above: A man walks through storm debris Tuesday following a damage across a 10-mile stretch Super Tuesday voters to wait in deadly tornado in Nashville, Tenn. At top: Rescue workers free Israel after exercise of downtown Nashville, wreck- long lines at alternative sites. Bill and Shirley Wallace from their home that collapsed after a is canceled ing businesses and homes and SEE TORNADOES ON PAGE 10 tornado hit the area Tuesday in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. 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T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 11 Classified ...... 13 Comics ...... 15 Crossword ...... 15 Faces ...... 14 Opinion ...... 16 Sports ...... 17-24 Wednesday, March 4, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 MILITARY Pacific commander tapped to be USAF chief

Brown is a battle- Brown is an F-16 pilot with nearly 3,000 as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General would become tested fighter pilot flight hours, including some 130 in com- from 1989 to 1993, but he was never Army who commanded bat, according to the Air Force. During chief of staff. first African American air forces operating his 34 years in the military, he has piloted Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett in the Middle East more than a dozen other aircraft, includ- said Brown’s skills would be particularly — against the Islamic military service leader ing bombers, helicopters and Osprey tilt- useful as the Pentagon works to speed up State in Iraq and Syria rotor aircraft, according to his official — and Afghanistan. its implementation of the 2018 National biography. Defense Strategy, which places power BY COREY DICKSTEIN Goldfein tweeted Brown is a 1984 graduate of Texas Tech competition with China and Russia above Stars and Stripes his congratulations University and was commissioned through to Brown on Monday other national security issues, such as in- the school’s ROTC program. WASHINGTON — Gen. Charles Q. after his nomination ternational terrorism emanating from the Brown He has commanded a fighter squadron, Brown Jr. was nominated Monday to be- was announced. Middle East and Afghanistan. the U.S. Air Force Weapons School, two come the next Air Force chief of staff, a “He’s led worldwide — in the Pacific, “The [Air Force] will be well served by fighter wings, and served as an adviser to selection that would make him the first Europe, the Middle East and Africa,” the the formidable talents of CQ Brown,” Bar- African American to serve as the top uni- Air Force chief said of Brown. past top Air Force uniformed and civilian leaders. He served as the No. 2 general for rett tweeted. “He has unmatched strate- formed leader of a U.S. military service. “When it comes to global, operational gic vision [and] operational expertise. His Brown would replace Gen. David Gold- savvy, there’s nobody stronger — one of U.S. Central Command from July 2016 to leadership will be instrumental as the ser- fein, the current Air Force chief of staff, the finest warriors our [Air Force] has July 2018, according to his biography. who is expected to retire in the summer. ever produced.” If confirmed by the Senate, Brown vice continues to focus on the capabilities Brown, known as “CQ,” now commands Brown has long been rumored to be would become the 22nd Air Force chief. [and] talent we need to implement the Na- U.S. Air Forces Pacific, which is respon- among the top candidates to replace Gold- He would also become the first black mili- tional Defense Strategy.” sible for Air Force operations in the U.S. fein, who has served as Air Force chief tary service chief. [email protected] Indo-Pacific Command area of operations. since July 2016. Retired Army Gen. Colin Powell served Twitter: @CDicksteinDC Gunship crew cited for heroism during Afghanistan medevac

BY WYATT OLSON The ground force was en- Stars and Stripes trenched in an assault on a heav- ily fortified stronghold manned C r ew m e m b er s o f a U. S . g u n s h ip by fighters with Islamic State- that kept Islamic State fighters Khorasan, an ISIS branch in the at bay during a medical evacu- region. ation in Afghanistan last spring “In my 20-plus years of train- were awarded medals Monday, ing and experience in the art of including two Distinguished Fly- attacking and defending ground ing Crosses with a designation for objectives, I have seen few more “exceptionally meritorious” ac- formidable defensive positions tions in combat. — or ones more daunting to at- The gunship suppressed enemy tack,” Maj. Jeffrey Wright, 24th fire for an hourlong evacuation of Special Operations Wing, who led 15 patients onto three hovering a seven-man special tactics team medevac helicopters. in the assault, said in an Air Force PHOTOS BY JOSEPH P. L EVEILLE/U.S. Air Force Aircraft commander Capt. statement. Air Commandos with the 4th Special Operations Squadron were presented 2 Distinguished Flying Neils Aberhalden and navigator “I would have to reach for ex- Crosses and 12 Air Medals by Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, Capt. John Crandall Jr., with the amples like Normandy, Iwo Jima at Hurlburt Field, Fla., on Monday. The AC-130U “Spooky” Gunship crew was recognized for their 4th Special Operations Squad- or Hamburger Hill to appropri- performance during a medevac operation in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, from April 3-4, 2019. ron based at Hurlburt Field, Fla., ately convey the degree to which were awarded Distinguished the enemy were prepared and Flying Crosses with “C” device, ready for our assault.” medevac helicopters from land- the Air Force said in a statement The enemy had stayed hidden ing, so the wounded were hoisted Monday. as the assault force closed in, to them in the air. An additional 12 airmen with then surprised coalition forces “This entailed coming to a 4th SOS were presented with with fire from all directions — in- hover within machine gun range single event Air Medals with “C” cluding from ceilings above and of dozens, if not hundreds, of device by Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim floors below, he said. enemy fighters keen to press Slife, commander of Air Force “By using networks of subter- home their advantage,” Wright Special Operations Command, ranean passageways, the enemy said. Yet the enemy did not get off during a ceremony at Hurlburt would reappear behind our forc- a single shot as the patients were Field. es even after they’d cleared build- evacuated, he said. “The most lethal part of any ings,” Wright said. “The reason there will be no gunship is not the 25 mm, the Reaching a “dire” crossroads memorials for three separate 40 mm or the 105 mm [weapons] with mounting wounded, the as- medical evacuation aircrews is sticking out of the side of this sault force called for help from because Spooky 41’s fires were big beautiful airplane,” Slife told the air. so responsive and so precise those attending. “The most lethal “In short order, I heard the that the enemy was effectively part of the gunship is the crew.” bark of the AC-130U’s guns,” neutralized.” The crew of Spooky 41 — fly- Wright said. “I distinctly remem- Army Capt. Benjamin Carnell, ing an AC-130U, which the Air ber wondering whether they were a Special Operations Force team Crew members of a U.S. gunship that kept Islamic State fighters Force uses for close air sup- shooting at the right target, given member and one of the casualties at bay during a medical evacuation in Afghanistan last spring were port and armed reconnaissance the speed of their reaction — in evacuated, thanked the Spooky awarded medals for heroism. — was called in on the night of 10 years as a [joint terminal at- crew during the ceremony for April 3 to assist a group of joint tack controller], I’d never seen “rising to the occasion.” Airmen awarded the Air Medal Michael S. Martinez, Staff Sgt. American special operations and any kind of fire support as re- “Without any of that I would were Capt. Micah T. Uvegas, Omar J. Diaz, Staff Sgt. Jonathon coalition forces under fire with sponsive. Sure enough, the first not have been hoisted out of there Capt. Brian K. Yee, 1st Lt. Nicho- M. Friesz, Senior Airman Jacob mounting casualties after an im- rounds were right on target — a and I wouldn’t be standing here las J. Maiolo, Tech. Sgt. Ryan A. C. Bateman, and Senior Airman provised explosive device attack good thing, because the enemy in front of you today, so I am in- Estes, Tech. Sgt. Jacob B. Griffen, Zadok N. Dean III. on a mountainside in Nangarhar was so close to the assault force.” debted to you in a way that I can’t Tech. Sgt. Austin L. Parrent, Staff [email protected] province. The terrain prevented the three describe.” Sgt. Samuel Mayfield, Staff Sgt. Twitter: @WyattWOlson PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 4, 2020 MILITARY Navy is overhauling its education system Strategy reflects erosion of post-Cold War advantages

BY JENNIFER MCDERMOTT he said. Associated Press The strategy does not specifically say how much the Navy is looking to spend on PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The U.S. Navy is education or where the money will come Lockheed Martin overhauling its approach to education be- from. Kroger said it will rely mostly on ex- cause the nation no longer has a massive The Navy christened the USS Cooperstown, its 12th Freedom-variant littoral combat isting education funding that can be used economic and technological edge over po- ship, at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin, on Saturday. Sixty-four in a more cost-effective way. About $109 tential adversaries, according to a strategy veterans are enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. released Monday. million was transferred from other Navy The Education for Seapower Strategy programs this fiscal year to pay for imme- 2020, provided to The Associated Press diate education needs, including startup ahead of its release, is the first unified, costs for the community college. N ew littoral combat ship comprehensive education strategy for the The Navy will ask Congress for more Navy and Marine Corps, said John Kroger, money for education beginning in fiscal who is implementing the strategy as the year 2022, but the numbers aren’t final- Navy’s first chief learning officer. ized, Kroger said. He estimated it will cost honors Hall of Fame vets It is very much a response to the nation’s $40 million to $50 million annually for BY CHRISTIAN LOPEZ demonstration of the missile in the Indo- geopolitical position in the world today, the community college, to educate about Stars and Stripes Pacific region. versus the advantages it had at the end of 40,000 people each year. The Giffords joined the USS Montgom- the Cold War, Kroger said, noting China’s There would not be a physical communi- The Navy christened its newest littoral ery, which arrived in the Indo-Pacific re- economic strength and investments in 5G ty college campus. Some general education combat ship over the weekend, the USS gion in June. networks, energy storage and other major classes would be provided online, but sail- Cooperstown, even as it looks to downsize The 377-foot-long Cooperstown can technologies that matter for war-fighting. ors and Marines would do the vast majority its inventory of vessels in the same class. reach speeds better than 47 knots, or 54 The Navy wants to create a naval com- of their coursework online through civilian Alba Tull, wife of billionaire film pro- mph. It carries a crew of 50 sailors and one munity college to provide associate’s de- universities and community colleges that ducer Thomas Tull, broke the traditional MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopter and one grees to tens of thousands of young sailors partner with the Navy. The Navy plans to bottle of sparkling wine across the Cooper- MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned, autonomous and Marines, at no cost to them. It plans stown’s bow Saturday at the Fincantieri seek approval from Congress this year and helicopter. to unify the schools within the existing Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin. enroll the first students next year. Littoral combat ships are built to be naval university system, similar to a state The Cooperstown is the 12th ship of its quick and agile and operate near the coast For the existing naval schools, the Navy university system, and invest in them, as kind, the Freedom variant, of 16 the Navy or in open ocean. They conduct anti-sub- wants to do budgeting for the system as a well as enact new policies to encourage contracted with Lockheed Martin to build. marine warfare, surface warfare and mine and reward those who pursue professional whole and Kroger will review their cur- Austal USA contracted to build another countermeasure missions. military and civilian education. riculum to avoid unnecessary duplication. 19. Ja ne Forbes Cla rk, cha i r ma n of t he boa rd “In a world where potential adversaries The schools — the Naval War College in The proposed Defense Department of directors of The National Baseball Hall are peers economically and technologi- Rhode Island, Marine Corps University spending plan released in February calls of Fame and Museum, in Cooperstown, cally, how do you win?“ Kroger said in an in Virginia, Naval Postgraduate School in for decommissioning the first four littoral N.Y., gave the principal address during the interview. “We think we can out-fight po- California and Naval Academy in Mary- combat ships. Two were built at the Fin- christening ceremony. Acting Secretary of tential opponents because we can out-think land — will be expected to align their plans cantieri shipyard and two at Austal’s ship- the Navy Thomas Modly also spoke. them. In order to do that, we must have, by with the strategy. yard in Mobile, Ala., according to a Feb. 15 “The christening of the future USS Coo- far, the best military education program in To encourage service members to pur- report by Mobile TV station WPMI. perstown marks an important step toward the world.” sue educational opportunities, academic The Navy categorized those first four this great ship’s entry into the fleet,” Modly Kroger came to the Navy from Harvard achievement will be rewarded by the boards ships as “test articles and training assets,” said in a Navy statement. “The dedication University, where he was a visiting profes- that decide promotions and integrated into according to WPMI. and skilled work of everyone involved in sor at Harvard Law School and leader in fitness reports and evaluations . The Cooperstown is expected to undergo the building of this ship has ensured that residence at the Kennedy School of Gov- When the U.S. entered World War II, sea trials later this year before going into it will represent the great city of Cooper- ernment. He was president of Reed Col- service. Although the Navy has signaled stown and serve our Navy and Marine nearly all its admirals were Naval War Col- lege in Portland, Ore., from 2012 to 2018, its intent to curtail acquisition of littorals Corps team for decades to come.” lege graduates. Now, less than a quarter of and previously served as Oregon’s attor- and build frigates instead, the littoral com- Cooperstown is the first ship to be named ney general. Kroger served as a Marine them are because the Navy hasn’t stressed bat ships have been at work in the Pacific after the city in New York. It received its from 1983 to 1986. education as much, Kroger said. region. name during a National Baseball Hall of Though the need to ensure an advantage “It’s somewhat of a shift, I think, from In November, the USS Gabrielle Gif- Fame ceremony on July 25, 2015, honoring in fighting wars is driving the reforms, ways people think about the effectiveness fords steamed within 12 miles of Mischief the 64 veterans, all members of the Hall, Kroger said, the educational opportuni- of the armed forces,” he said. “We’re not Reef, a low-tide feature in the South China who served from the Civil War to Korean ties will change how and whom the Navy talking here about how fast our jets are, Sea, in a freedom of navigation operation. War. recruits. It’s more challenging to recruit how powerful our missiles are. We’re talk- The Giffords also test-fired a Navy strike [email protected] when there’s relatively low unemployment, ing about the brainpower of our team.” missile in October near Guam, the first Twitter: @Clopez_Stripes USAF elite training site to be renamed for Medal of Honor recipient

BY CHAD GARLAND the military’s highest from a helicopter after it took heavy ma- ed and outnumbered — he fought until his Stars and Stripes decoration for combat chine gun fire from enemy forces, and was death. bravery for his actions later found dead. The annex’s new name will be a re- The Texas site where elite airmen begin during the March During the battle, which was part of minder of “the service, heroism and ulti- their special tactics training is being 2002 Battle of Takur Operation Anaconda, Chapman coordi- mate sacrifice” Chapman paid, Col. Parks renamed for Medal of Honor recipient Ghar in Afghani- nated AC-130 gunship attacks, stormed a Hughes, Special Warfare Training Wing Master Sgt. John A. Chapman, a combat stan. He was the first fortified enemy machine gun position and commander, said in a statement Monday. controller killed fighting militants early in Wednesday’s ceremony, which will be the Afghanistan War. airman to earn the cleared it before moving from cover to as- Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Ste- Medal of Honor since sault a second enemy bunker. streamed live on the U.S. Air Force Face- phen A. Wilson will be the keynote speaker the Vietnam War. An award upgrade from his Air Force book page at 10 a.m. Central Standard at a ceremony to rename Joint Base San Chapman As a technical ser- Cross came after a lengthy review aided Time, “pays tribute to an Airman who rep- Antonio-Lackland’s Medina Training geant with the 24th by drone footage of the battle, in which he resents the best of our Air Force, who gave Annex as Chapman Training Annex on Special Tactics Squadron out of then-Pope had been left as dead when the SEALs he his life fighting to save his teammates,” Wednesday. Chapman’s family and friends Air Force Base, N.C., Chapman and a Navy was fighting alongside were extracted. Hughes said. are expected to attend. SEAL team went to rescue Petty Officer It turned out he was only unconscious, [email protected] Chapman was posthumously awarded 1st Class Neil C. Roberts, who had fallen and after coming to — alone, badly wound- Twitter: @chadgarland Wednesday, March 4, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 4, 2020 WAR ON TERRORISM Afghans to determine post-war landscape

BY KATHY GANNON starting March 10, most likely in Associated Press Oslo. But so far there’s no confir- mation that important next step KABUL, Afghanistan — Now will take place. that the U.S. has signed a deal Washington won’t likely wait with the Taliban to eventually around. Its withdrawal is not leave Afghanistan, it will soon be tied to Afghanistan’s warring up to Afghans on both sides of the sides figuring out how to talk to conflict to decide what peace will each other, let alone coming to an look like. agreement on what peace among The stakes are high. them will look like. The big question for many According to Saturday’s deal, — and particularly those who all 13,000 U.S. troops will leave remember the religiously repres- Afghanistan within 14 months sive Taliban rule that ended with if the Taliban meet their obliga- the U.S. invasion in 2001 — is tions to America. Those prom- whether the newly emboldened ises are tied to fighting terrorism, militants have changed their ide- preventing Afghanistan from ology. Women, especially in the becoming a safe haven for terror- cities, worry that their rights will ists, denouncing terrorist groups, be bargained away. severing past links with the likes The Taliban say they have of al-Qaida and helping fight Is- changed. Girls will be allowed to lamic State. go to school, and women to work. The ink had barely dried on Women can the agreement signed Saturday be judges but before the sparring began. Presi- not the chief dent Ashraf Ghani seemed to fire justice; they the first salvo refusing to release can partici- RAHMAT GUL/AP up to 5,000 Taliban prisoners pate in poli- which the agreement said would tics but not Afghan civil society activists hold banners with Dari that reads: from left, “We cannot forget the court- happen before the start of the so- be president, martials, Taliban crime in Afghanistan, Taliban group are the factor of destruction and genocide” as they called intra-Afghan negotiations. they say. chant slogans against the U.S. agreement with the Taliban on Monday in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban are to release up to The Tal- 1,000 Afghan government and iban, how- joined a government committee Activists want negotiators to walked hidden behind the all en- military captives. Mujahed ever, will tasked with making peace with write in guarantees up front that compassing burqa. Her sisters — The releases are intended as a likely not the Taliban. provisions on Islamic principles one a doctor and the other a judge goodwill gesture. back down on segregation of the “But they are in favor of pro- can’t be used to later violate those — were forced to stay home. Rehmatullah Nabil, a former sexes, said Hakim Mujahed, the viding the conditions for educa- rights. Still, she welcomed the chance head of Afghanistan’s spy agency Taliban’s representative at the tion, for work, for economic and Najiba Ayubi, who is direc- to bring to an end 40 years of war and a candidate in the disputed United Nations during their five- political activities for women … tor of an organization devoted to and said she was confident the presidential polls held last Sep- year rule. They will not accept but within the framework of Is- women and media development Taliban of today were not the Tal- tember, says there’s a lot to do coeducation nor will they accept lamic teachings,” said Mujahed, and a strong proponent of free iban of 2001. before Afghans from Kabul are women and men working togeth- who kept his long unkempt beard speech, said Afghan women can’t “The Taliban know that this is ready to sit across the table from er, he said. and wears the turban. Though rely on Afghan men to fight for another time. This is not the Af- the Taliban, and he said the talks They also say hijab, or a head the turban is common through- their rights. She said women need ghanistan of 20 years back,” she should be postponed. covering, will be a must, though out Afghanistan — not just in strong female representation at said. Ghani has yet to unite the coun- they won’t insist on the all-envel- Taliban areas — they made it a the table. Today, the country has a thriv- try’s squabbling politicians under oping burqa, according to Mu- signature of their rule, requiring “Otherwise, no men will fight ing social media scene and sever- a single banner. Nabil said a uni- jahed. The burqa predated the all government employees wear with or for us … because they are al media outlets and a data-savvy fied front is needed to craft an Taliban by decades, particularly one. They also demanded all men not aware what we are facing, and younger generation that cannot be Afghanistan that respects tradi- in rural Afghanistan, but became wear beards. maybe for some of them it is not easily silenced. The Taliban too tions while embracing the young a symbol of their repression of In any negotiations, the two important what will happen to have a younger generation, who generation, that understands the women during their rule. It is sides are expected to hammer women,” she said. will not be denied their music and countryside while encouraging still worn in much of rural Af- out the form of government and Afghanistan is conservative their videos, which were banned the urban development. ghanistan and is seen even in the constitution. and “male-dominated, and men during their rule. “Imposing (conditions) from capital of Kabul. The current constitution de- always think women are second- Still, getting Afghans to agree outside … has divided us — be- “Certainly they are not in crees that no laws may contradict class citizens,” Ayubi said, adding won’t be easy. tween urban and rural, between favor of coeducation. They are Islamic principles — and try- it will take years to change. Even getting them to the table the traditional and new Afghani- not in favor of co-working,” said ing to define that vague term is Ayubi has good reason to fear is proving a formidable task. The stan,” he said. “This is impor- Mujahed, who quietly returned where issues of women’s rights the Taliban. When they ruled, deal between the U.S. and Tal- tant to this time to listen to each to Kabul after the Taliban were and broader civil rights are likely she was twice beaten for being iban envisioned talks between Af- other, to come up with our own ousted in 2001 and eventually to come to the fore. improperly covered, even as she ghans on both sides of the conflict solution.” Two key Republicans push back on US-Taliban peace deal

BY STEVE BEYNON police al-Qaida and [Islamic State], we months,” Thornberry said at an event at U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan from about Stars and Stripes need some of our forces in place. That’s the Brookings Institution, a liberal-lean- 14,000 troops to about 8,600 will start in what Obama failed to do.” ing Washington think tank. “Who decides the next 10 days. Yet, he also said the Unit- WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Gra- Hostilities in Afghanistan quickly re- whether those conditions have been met?” ed States could back out of withdrawing ham, one of President Donald Trump’s sumed Monday, two days after the signing The deal calls for 5,000 Taliban prison- forces at any time if the Taliban fail to live closest allies in Congress, on Monday of the U.S.-Taliban deal, which intended to ers to be released by March 10, in exchange up to the deal. warned against a quick military exit from start a 14-month withdrawal of U.S. and for 1,000 prisoners held in captivity by the “We are going to show good faith and Afghanistan and implored that a small allied forces in exchange for the Taliban’s Taliban. However, Afghanistan President begin withdrawing our troops,” Esper contingent of U.S. forces must stay in the halting of its attacks on Western powers Ashraf Ghani said Sunday that it is Kabul, said. “And we can stop that at any moment. country to thwart attacks on the homeland and conducting peace talks with the Kabul not the United States, that has the author- We can pause it, based on changing cir- from extremist groups. government. ity to dictate whether or not prisoners are cumstances … We’re going to go to 8,600 “Let’s don’t do in Afghanistan what Trump has long sought to fulfill a key released. [troops] and then we’re going to stop. We’re [President Barack] Obama did in Iraq — campaign promise of pulling American “If this [peace deal] is a withdrawal going to assess the situation, not just tacti- pull the plug on the place and allow radical troops out of Afghanistan. However, Rep. document, then Afghanistan will fall apart cally on the ground, but are all the parties living up to their obligations and commit- Islam to come roaring back,” the Republi- Mac Thornberry of Texas, the top Repub- and civil war will emerge,” Graham said. ments? Are they acting in good faith?” can from South Carolina said on the “Fox lican on the House Armed Services Com- “Women will go back into the darkness, & Friends” television show. “We’re going mittee, also questioned the deal Monday. and al-Qaida and ISIS will come forward Stars and Stripes reporters Corey Dickstein and Caitlin Kenney contributed to this report. to need a residual U.S. force for years to “It is not clear to me what conditions again to threaten us.” [email protected] come because I don’t trust the Taliban to would lead to complete withdrawal in 14 Defense Secretary Mark Esper said a Twitter: @StevenBeynon Wednesday, March 4, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 MILITARY Troop counts could tip congressional balance

BY MICHAEL MACAGNONE CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON — The Census Bureau’s new system for counting troops deployed abroad could make a difference in states such as North Carolina and Texas, which have sizable military populations and are already poised to gain congressional seats. Deciding which state gets the last seat in Congress during reapportionment could well come down to a few thousand — or a few hundred — people. And the Census Bu- tying reau’s new system for counting U.S. troops them to abroad could make the difference in the those two count that starts in March. states in- Federal law mandates the Census Bureau stead will be count all U.S. residents, but exactly how the counted at agency counts them can have a major im- their mili- pact on the distribution of about $1.5 tril- tary base lion in federal funding as well as 435 seats communities in Congress. elsewhere. In years past, the census counted all mil- Brace said itary members who were serving overseas unknowns like un- as residents of whatever home state they NOGA AMI-RAV dercounts — pre- listed on their Pentagon paperwork. That’s Stars and Stripes vious census efforts changed for the 2020 count: The Census have missed a mil- Bureau will distinguish between military ments could result in significant lion or more people members stationed abroad long term — in undercounts in military communi- — may make the at- Germany or Japan, for example — and ties, making it more difficult to plan for tribution of troops personnel deployed temporarily, such as a schools, housing, transportation and other based off of De- monthslong assignment in Kuwait. resources. fense Depart- That means a soldier deployed abroad While the Census Bureau’s change in- stationed ment paperwork from, say, Fort Bragg, will be counted in cludes all government employees on tempo- abroad determinative. North Carolina where the military installa- rary duty, several experts said the deployed back to their “There are a tion is housed, even if the service member troops would be the largest affected group. “home of record” whole bunch of mov- listed Florida as an official residence. The Defense Department stopped publish- helped give North ing parts this time that we The Census Bureau used to attribute ing data about the number of personnel de- Carolina the 435th seat in haven’t had to deal with before, deployed personnel back to their “home of ployed abroad in December 2017, when the Congress that year by 856 as well as the general theory of record,” which often was Florida, Texas nation had about 70,000 troops abroad. people. people are much more reluctant to deal with the federal government than or another state that does not have income The states where the change could have Utah challenged the Cen- they were 10 years ago or 20 years ago,” he taxes. That old counting method may have the largest impact are those with the larg- sus Bureau’s methodology for counting said. cost North Carolina a congressional seat in est military populations: Texas, Califor- overseas personnel and lost at the Supreme But other issues lurking in 2020 census 2010, said Bob Coats, the governor’s census nia and North Carolina. They’re also the Court. preparations may have a larger overall liaison at the Office of State Budget and Then, in 2010, North Carolina missed states expecting a shift in congressional impact on the final distribution of congres- Management. out on gaining another congressional seat, representation. sional seats, said Beth Jarosz of the Popula- It also may have lowered the federal which Coats partially attributes to the Cen- Reapportionment expert Kim Brace of tion Reference Bureau. funds sent to military areas, and made sus Bureau’s method for counting deployed Election Data Services said the Census “Honestly, I think undercount/overcount local planning for things like schools more Bureau’s new method could affect the final personnel. The Defense Department de- difficult — even if the change didn’t shift issues are going to be a bigger deciding fac- count of congressional seats once the dust ployed several units from the state to Haiti tor than this particular piece of residency congressional seats. settles from the 2020 census. following the earthquake that year. Those Census Bureau officials made the change rule changes,” she said. Other population shifts have put sev- service members were then attributed Jarosz said the Census Bureau’s new ap- in 2018 as it finalized its counting rules and eral states close to the margin for gaining to their “home of record,” rather than to after pressure from North Carolina and proach may have a larger impact on the or losing a congressional seat, including North Carolina communities such as Fort flow of federal funds and planning for local other states to count temporarily deployed Alabama, California, Florida, North Caro- Bragg or Camp Lejeune. personnel differently. Previously, the cen- communities. lina and Texas. Brace said the new method “The local folks know the deployed peo- She pointed out that communities with a sus counted all troops abroad back to their could be a make-or-break factor for divvy- ple are coming back, but they don’t have U.S. “home of record” for apportionment significant Navy presence, such as Corona- ing up the last few congressional seats. the hard census numbers to prove it,” Coats do, Calif., lose 10,000 or more people when purposes — simply adding them to the total “There are a whole bunch of different said. a carrier group sets out to sea. But those population of a state. scenarios that we can only guesstimate It’s unclear whether the new counting people will now be counted back to where The change for this decade now will right now but any one of them are pos- method will help Texas or Florida on the they actually live rather than what’s listed add deployed personnel in their commu- sible,” he said. whole. While both states have large mili- on their Pentagon paperwork. nity of residence in local census data, not Decisions about how to count military tary populations, many other troops keep “If 12,000 people are gone for six months just the total state population. During the members have made the difference before, their home-of-record there for income tax but coming right back, you are still going rulemaking process for the change, com- Brace said. The Census Bureau’s decision purposes. That means for the 2020 census, to need schools and roads and resources,” menters noted that “surges” of deploy- in 2000 to attribute military personnel many service members with paperwork Jarosz said. Nomination of official who had Ukraine concerns pulled

BY MISSY RYAN nominated to be confirmed in the came central to the impeachment months show that McCusker The Defense Department The Washington Post job in November, would no longer proceedings against President voiced concerns to White House did not provide an immediate be considered. Donald Trump. budget officials last year about comment. The White House on Monday The decision is likely to deep- The president was acquitted of the delay in delivering congres- Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., the pulled the nomination of a Pen- en concerns about whether the impeachment charges during a sional approved aid to Ukraine. ranking member of the Senate tagon official who gained promi- Trump administration is singling Senate vote in February. The trial Other individuals who were Armed Services Committee, nence because of concerns she raised about withholding military out officials seen as playing a role stemmed from Democrats’ asser- pushed out of their positions after called McCusker “another casual- aid for Ukraine. unfavorable to the president in tions that the president had im- providing testimony critical of ty of the Trump Administration’s In a statement, the White House matters related to his impeach- properly withheld more than $300 the president’s version of events efforts to purge public servants said it had withdrawn the nomi- ment. It follows the departure million in assistance to Ukraine include Lt. Col. Alexander Vin- who put country before fealty to nation of Elaine McCusker as last month of John Rood, a top to force the country’s government dman, who served as a White the President.” Pentagon comptroller, a position policy official who likewise was to conduct an investigation into House national security official “Ms. McCusker is paying the she has held on an acting basis. It a leading figure in the Pentagon’s former vice president Joe Biden, for Ukraine matters, and Gordon price for trying to ensure that the provided no reason why McCusk- response to the delay of security a top political rival, and his son. Sondland, the former ambassador Administration followed the law,” er, a career civil servant who was aid to Ukraine, an issue that be- Emails made public in recent to the European Union. Reed said in a statement. PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 4, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK US Fed cuts rates as virus moves West

BY LORI HINNANT among nursing home residents, who are AND KEN MORITSUGU especially vulnerable. Associated Press On Wall Street, stocks jumped after the Federal Reserve announced the emergen- PARIS — The coronavirus crisis shifted cy rate cut. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell increasingly westward toward Europe and said the virus “will surely weigh on eco- the United States on Tuesday, with gov- nomic activity both here and abroad for ernments taking emergency steps to ease some time.” Other Group of Seven coun- shortages of face masks for front-line doc- tries appeared more reluctant to follow tors and nurses and the U.S. Federal Re- suit, probably because many of their inter- serve announcing the biggest interest-rate est rates are already near or below zero. cut in over a decade to fend off damage to The U.S. count of COVID-19 cases the economy. topped 100, spread across at least 11 states. The virus reached deep into Iran’s gov- Six people have died, all in Washington ernment, where 23 members of Parliament state. and the head of the country’s emergency The U.S. Food and Drug Administration services were reported infected. South gave health care workers the OK to use an CLAUDIO FURLAN, LAPRESSE/AP Korea started drive-thru testing. The industrial type of respirator mask often French government announced it would Italian paramilitary police patrols at former military hospital Baggio in Milan, Italy, on used to protect construction workers from requisition supplies of protective masks, Tuesday. The number of infected people in Italy rose to 2,036 with 52 dead. while the U.S. relaxed restrictions on the dust and debris. The masks, which have a kind of masks American health care work- close fit and filter out 95% of particles, are testing centers began operating, with work- climbed to 2,036 with 52 dead, and officials ers can use. also frequently used to stop the spread of ers dressed head-to-toe in white protective said it could take up to two weeks to know In Spain’s Basque region, where at least bacteria in hospitals and operating rooms. suits leaning into cars with mouth swabs, a whether measures including quarantines Iran’s supreme leader ordered the mili- five doctors and nurses were nearly infect- move meant to limit contact with possible in 11 northern towns are working. tary to assist health officials in fighting the ed, nearly 100 health care workers were carriers of the illness. Troops were also In the U.S., Capitol Hill aides said ne- virus, which authorities said has killed 77 being held in isolation and at least 120 were dispatched across the city to spray streets gotiations are nearing completion on an people — the deadliest outbreak outside being monitored. and alleys with disinfectant. emergency bill to fund the development of China. Among the dead are a confidant “We are concerned that countries’ abili- Worldwide, more than 92,000 people a vaccine and offer disaster loans to busi- of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s former ties to respond are being compromised by have been sickened and 3,100 have died. nesses hurt by the crisis. the severe and increasing disruption to the ambassador to the Vatican and a recently The number of countries hit by the virus elected member of Parliament. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, a lead- global supply of personal protective equip- has reached at least 70, with Ukraine and ing public health official in the U.S., urged ment, caused by rising demand, hoard- France’s president announced the gov- Morocco reporting their first cases. More calm: “Caution, preparedness, but not ing and misuse,” said the World Health ernment will take control of current and than half of those infected have recovered panic.” Organization’s director-general, Tedros future stocks of face masks to ensure they from the illness already. In Japan, questions continued to build Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “We can’t stop could go to health workers and coronavirus In China, the count of new cases dropped COVID-19 without protecting our health patients, and the finance minister warned again Tuesday, with just 125 reported. It is about the fate of the Olympics. workers.” that binge-shopping for household essen- still by far the hardest-hit country, with The country’s Olympic minister, Seiko The mushrooming outbreaks contrasted tials could trigger shortages. over 80,000 infections and about 95% of the Hashimoto, said Japan is “making the ut- with optimism in China, where thousands South Korea saw its largest daily in- world’s deaths. most effort” to proceed with the games’ of recovered patients were going home and crease in new cases Tuesday, with 851 China’s ambassador to the United Na- opening July 24 in Tokyo. But she told the number of new infections dropped to more infections reported, largely in and tions said the country is winning its battle parliament that the country’s contract the lowest level in several weeks. around the southeastern city of Daegu. In against COVID-19. with the International Olympic Commit- Virus clusters in the United States led all, 5,186 in South Korea have tested posi- “We are not far from the coming of the tee specifies only that the games be held in schools and subways to sanitize, quickened tive for the virus. victory,” Zhang Jun said. 2020, meaning they could be postponed to the search for a vaccine and spread fears In the capital of Seoul, drive-thru virus The count of infected people in Italy later in the year if necessary. Troops return to Italy after Israeli exercise canceled

BY NANCY MONTGOMERY throughout Israel. It was unclear ates conditions in areas the State Stars and Stripes Tuesday if any of those troops Department has issued travel were based in Italy. warnings, such as the Veneto re- VICENZA, Italy — About 60 No U.S. troops in Europe have gion, which includes U.S. Army U.S. paratroopers who traveled to been diagnosed with COVID-19, Garrison Italy headquarters. Israel returned abruptly to their the disease caused by the new Military officials have said that base in Italy last week after Is- coronavirus. A soldier in South operations have been minimal- raeli measures to contain the new Korea is the only service mem- ly affected by the coronavirus, coronavirus forced an exercise to ber known to have contracted which has infected nearly 90,000 be canceled. the virus, though some military The troops were among 300 dependents in South Korea and people worldwide and killed more U.S. Army paratroopers from Japan have also tested positive. than 3,000, according to World the 173rd Airborne Brigade plan- Israel is one of several coun- Health Organization figures re- ning to participate in the exercise tries to restrict travelers from leased Monday. Eagle Genesis with Israel De- Italy, where thousands of U.S. The Italian government report- fense Forces ground troops this service members, civilian work- ed more than 2,000 confirmed month. ers and family members live. U.S. cases of COVID-19 and 52 deaths The decision aligned with Is- Army Garrison Italy is currently Tuesday. raeli travel restrictions and was setting up “restricted movement” Countries within the European “purely a precautionary mea- barracks and collecting data on Union, which has open borders, sure,” Lt. Cmdr. Joe Hontz, a U.S. AARON SMITH/U.S. Army troops and families scheduled have not restricted travelers from European Command spokesman, to report there in the next few Italy. said in an email. A soldier with the Vicenza, Italy-based 173rd Airborne Brigade and months. But Poland is requiring airline “In close coordination with the an Israeli soldier practice hand-to-hand combat in 2019 in Israel. Permanent changes of station, passengers and crew from coun- Israeli government and out of an Vicenza-based troops returned to Italy after an exercise in Israel was including from countries like abundance of caution in the face canceled due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions. South Korea with high numbers tries with large numbers of coro- of the evolving situation with of coronavirus cases, have con- navirus cases, including Italy, to COVID-19, the decision has been forward to continuing training to- nial U.S.-Israel ballistic missile tinued normally, officials said complete a health form at points made to cancel the exercise,” gether in the future.” defense exercise Juniper Cobra this week. of entry. Hontz said. “We value our strong Meanwhile, EUCOM an- had begun. The exercise includes That could possibly change as [email protected] partnership with Israel and look nounced Tuesday that the bien- more than 600 U.S. troops at spots the Defense Department evalu- Twitter:@montgomerynance Wednesday, March 4, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 VIRUS OUTBREAK S. Korea declares ‘war’ on COVID-19

BY KIM GAMEL AND YOO KYONG CHANG Stars and Stripes SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Moon Jae-in declared “war” on the new coro- navirus Tuesday as the number of infections crept toward 5,000, most in a southeastern area that is home to a U.S. military base. The South has suffered from the largest COVID-19 outbreak outside China, where the virus first appeared in December, then spread to dozens of other coun- tries, killing more than 3,000 people. Joint Force Headquarters Moon said he planned to spend $25 billion on fighting the virus, A Guardsman conducts translation work on a safety message regarding the best practices for avoiding the coronavirus for the Washington which has been mainly concen- Department of Health last month at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The base is about 50 miles from an outbreak zone near Seattle. trated in the southeastern city of Daegu and surrounding areas. He also put all government agen- cies on 24-hour alert, saying the Virus: Army medical labs, HHS working on a vaccine recent spike in cases marked a “critical phase.” FROM FRONT PAGE base, are receiving in-person medical labs for the U.S. Army lines,” he said. “One of my con- “The crisis in Daegu and North medical screening based on CDC Medical Research Institute of In- cerns is over the years, other Gyeongsang province reached its The two sick soldiers were guidelines within two hours. fectious Diseases and the Walter peak and the whole country has eventually cleared as their symp- elements of government have So far, there are more than 100 Reed Army Institute of Research, entered a war against the infec- toms were linked to food poison- somewhat atrophied in a way so reported cases of coronavirus in at Fort Detrick, Md., are coordi- tious disease,” Moon said during ing or air sickness, and the flight that we all automatically turn to 11 states, The Associated Press nating with the Department of a weekly Cabinet meeting. departed South Korea, according the military to go solve problems, reported of the respiratory dis- Health and Human Services to “Now that economic sentiment to Fort Hood officials. and I think we put them in a hard ease that first took hold in China create a vaccine for the virus. In has frozen, investment, consump- Medical teams screen soldiers’ place.” and began spreading to dozens the past, these labs have joined tion and industrial activities health based on U.S. Centers for of countries across the globe. efforts to combat emerging infec- [email protected] have shrunken considerably,” he Disease Control and Preven- While none of the U.S. cases tious disease outbreaks such as Twitter: @Rose_Lori added. “The government should tion guidelines before they leave have occurred within the mili- Ebola, MERS and Zika. make an all-force response to South Korea, during a layover in mitigate economic shock. Bold Alaska and once they arrive at tary community, the six reported Some House lawmakers also fiscal injection is urgent.” Fort Hood, said Lt. Col. Steven U.S. deaths from coronavirus oc- began weighing in Monday on Moon’s remarks came as the Lamb, a spokesman for III Corps, curred in Washington state about the military’s role in mitigating Korea Centers for Disease Con- which commands Fort Hood. 50 miles north of Joint Base a stateside coronavirus outbreak. trol raised the number of con- Then they can go home. Lewis-McChord. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., who firmed COVID-19 cases in the The soldiers were already con- At that base, officials have can- is a member of the House Armed country to 4,812, with 28 deaths. sidered low risk for contracting celed some large-scale gather- Services Committee, requested a It said 85,484 of 125,851 people the virus, because they were sta- ings, Milley said. briefing from the Pentagon on its tested negative. tioned at Camps Casey and Hum- “We’re relying on local com- response to the virus. Health authorities have warned phreys in the northern region of manders to make decisions that “As you are aware, this out- the numbers will continue to rise South Korea. The virus has pre- are unique to their situation, be- break is already affecting our as tests are completed on mem- dominately been within the vi- cause each one is different with readiness abroad, and appears bers of a religious sect believed cinity of Daegu, in the southern regard to impact to the commu- likely to affect the homeland in a to be at the center of the Daegu region of the Korean Peninsula. nity,” Esper said. “What I’m pre- significant way,” he wrote in a let- outbreak. Final flights home for Fort pared to do is resource them as ter to Robert G. Salesses, deputy South Korean officials planned Hood troops are expected this need be.” assistant secretary for homeland to expand coronavirus tests on week and “the command teams To better inform base residents and defense integration and the ordinary citizens in Daegu after are ensuring soldiers under- about the virus, I Corps, which Defense Security Cooperation completing those on members of stand not only the symptoms of commands Lewis-McChord, will Agency. the Shincheonji Church of Jesus the virus and how to seek help if host a virtual town hall this week, Rep. Mac Thornberry, of Texas, amid fears of community trans- necessary, but also that they fol- said Lt. Col. Chris Hyde, I Corps the ranking Republican on the mission, Vice Health Minister low basic mitigation strategies to spokesman. House Armed Services Commit- Kim Gang-lip told reporters on prevent the spread of any illness,” “Leaders at JBLM will continue tee, said Monday that he has con- Tuesday. Lamb said. to monitor events associated with cerns with the military’s ability The government also will set The 1st Infantry Division’s [the coronavirus] and will take all to handle an outbreak at military up more isolation facilities in 2nd Brigade Combat Team has prudent measures necessary to bases at home and overseas. Daegu, which has a population of already left Fort Riley, Kan., for ensure the safety of our service “The military should have a 2.5 million, by early next week, South Korea to replace the Fort members, civilian employees and seat at the table, but it’s not going he added. Hood troops on the rotational their families,” he said. to be primarily up to the military The virus, which has symptoms deployment. The major threat of the virus to to contain it,” he said, speaking similar to the flu or the common “We’re also working to inform military members remains over- at the Brookings Institution, a cold, is believed to have an incu- our soldiers and families about seas, primarily in Japan, north- liberal-leaning Washington think bation period of two weeks and is prevention measures. We will ern Italy and South Korea, where tank. spread through contact. Authori- continue to evaluate current day- regional commanders have lim- As with the spread of Ebola, ties have urged people to practice to-day operations to ensure the ited access to military bases and which began in 2014, Thornberry good hygiene, wash their hands safety of all of our soldiers, family restricted nonessential travel said the military showed it has frequently and thoroughly, and members and civilian personnel,” for troops. In South Korea, some unique capabilities that some- avoid sick people or stay at home Lt. Col. Terence Kelley, a division large-scale training exercises times have to be brought in to if they are sick. spokesman, said in a statement. also were canceled, Milley said. contain a dangerous biological All soldiers arriving at Fort While military units around the element. [email protected] Twitter: @kimgamel Riley, whether from high-risk world take defensive measures “That does not mean that the [email protected] areas or newly assigned to the against the spread of the illness, military should be on the front PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 4, 2020 NATION Tornadoes: Storm tore through areas that saw a building boom

FROM FRONT PAGE The death toll jumped to 22 Tuesday as first responders gin- gerly pulled apart the wreckage, hoping to find people alive in the rubble of their homes. Putnam Sheriff Eddie Farris said only 30% of the disaster area had a “hard check” by midday. “A lot of these homes had basements and we’re hopeful there are still people down in there,” he said. Nashville residents walked around in dismay as emergency crews closed off roads. Roofs had been torn off apartment build- ings, large trees uprooted and debris littered many sidewalks. Walls were peeled away, expos- ing living rooms and kitchens in damaged homes. Mangled power lines and broken trees came to rest on cars, streets and piles of rubble. “It is heartbreaking. We have had loss of life all across the state,” said Gov. Bill Lee. He or- dered nonessential state workers to stay home just before he was Debbie Jones, right, wipes tears set to fly in a helicopter to survey as she views the damage to the damage. church Tuesday . Jones attended President Donald Trump an- the church as a child. nounced plans to visit the disaster area on Friday. “We send our love rying their belongings through and our prayers of the nation to PHOTOS BY MARK HUMPHREY/AP garbage-strewn streets after the every family that was affected,” Sumant Joshi helps to clean up rubble at East End United Methodist Church after it was heavily damaged tornado blew through. he said. “We will get there, and by storms Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn. Joshi is a resident in the area and volunteered to help clean up. we will recover, and we will re- Schools were closed in Nash- build, and we will help them.” ville and beyond. Nashville made me just sit straight up in everything that happened to St. than 100 structures destroyed or Electric tweeted that four of its The tornadoes were spawned bed, and something came through Ann’s.” damaged. by a line of severe storms that substations were damaged in the the window right above my head. The roof came crashing down With more than a dozen Super tornado. More than 44,000 cus- stretched from Alabama into If I hadn’t moved, I would’ve got- on Ronald Baldwin and Harry Tuesday locations in Nashville’s western Pennsylvania. tomers lost power early Tuesday, ten a face full of glass.” Nahay in a bedroom of the one- Davidson County damaged, vot- In Nashville, the twister’s path the utility company said. Then she looked across the story brick home they share in ers were sent to other locations, was mostly north and east of the The tornado blew down a major street and saw the damage at East East Nashville. “We couldn’t get some of them with long lines. heart of downtown, sparing many Tennesee Valley Authority trans- End United Methodist Church. out,” said Baldwin. “And so I just Tennessee’s Secretary of State of its biggest tourism draws — the mission line in Putnam County, honky tonks of Broadway, the “It’s this beautiful Richardso- kept kicking and kicking until we delayed opening polls in the di- nian Romanesque church; the finally made a hole.” saster area for an hour, but said and also damaged gas lines, Grand Ole Opry House, the sto- water mains and cellphone tow- ried Ryman Auditorium, and the bell tower is gone, the triptych Also in East Nashville, the they would close as scheduled window of Jesus the Good Shep- roaring wind woke Evan and Tuesday night. ers, making the recovery much convention center. more difficult, authorities said. Instead the storm tore through herd that they just restored and Carlie Peters, but they had no “Anyone that wants to vote, we put back up a few weeks ago is time to reach the relative safety want to create an opportunity for Hundreds of people went to a areas transformed by a recent Red Cross shelter for displaced building boom. Germantown and gone,” she said. of an interior bathroom. “Within you,” Davidson County elections residents at the Nashville Farm- East Nashville are two of the city’s Wade immediately recalled about 10 seconds, the house start- administrator Jeff Roberts said. ers Market, just north of the state trendiest neighborhoods, with how a tornado damaged her own ed shaking,“ Carlie Peters said. Because poll workers will be nav- restaurants, music venues, high- St. Ann’s Episcopal Church down “I jumped on top of the ground; igating through a damaged city to capitol, but a power outage there end apartment complexes and the street in 1998. he jumped on top of me. The ceil- deliver results Tuesday night, he forced them to move again to the rising home prices threatening to “I had no idea that I still had ing landed on top of him. … we’re said the tallying may take longer Centennial Sportsplex. drive out longtime residents. some PTSD from that other expe- grateful to be alive.” than anticipated. The storm system left just scat- “The dogs started barking be- rience so long ago, but the sound of Metro Nashville police said A reported gas leak forced an tered rain in its wake as it moved fore the sirens went off, they knew the sirens, that low sound, there’s crews were responding to about evacuation of the IMT building eastward. Strong cells capable of what was coming,” said Paula just nothing like it,” she said. “To 40 building collapses in their in Germantown, according to causing damage were spotted in Wade, of East Nashville. “Then look out and see the church, it’s area. Putnam authorities said WSMV-TV. Dozens of people, sud- central Alabama, eastern Tennes- we heard the roar. … Something just heartbreaking. It brings out an aerial tour revealed more denly homeless, were seen car- see and the western Carolinas. Sheriff says 8 deputies took Bryant crash photos

Associated Press “We’ve communicated in no uncertain The Sheriff’s Department has a policy the photos on the phone of another official terms that the behavior is inexcusable,“ against taking and sharing crime scene in a setting that was not related to the in- LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Villanueva said. “I mean, people are griev- photos, but it doesn’t apply to accident vestigation of the crash. He said the photos Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight deputies allegedly took or shared graphic photos of ing for the loss of their loved ones. To have scenes, the sheriff told KCBS-TV. showed the scene and victims’ remains. the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene, that on top of what they’ve already gone Bryant, his daughter and seven oth- Only the county coroner’s office and but he ordered them deleted. through is unconscionable.” ers died on Jan. 26 when their helicopter the NTSB were authorized to take photo- “That was my No. 1 priority, was to make Villanueva said the Sheriff’s Department crashed into a hillside in Calabasas, north- graphs of the crash scene. After dealing sure those photos no longer exist,” Villan- doesn’t have a specific policy about tak- west of Los Angeles, during cloudy weath- with grieving family members, “it’s just a ueva told NBC News for a story Monday. ing photographs on personal cellphones. er. The victims were traveling to a youth sense of betrayal” to learn that other pho- “We identified the deputies involved, they But he plans to change that situation and basketball tournament at Bryant’s sports tos were taken, the sheriff told KABC-TV, came to the station on their own and had would like to see a state law making it ille- facility in Thousand Oaks. describing it as “a punch to the gut.” admitted they had taken them and they gal to take unauthorized photos of accident The crash remains under investigation Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, was had deleted them. And we’re content that scenes depicting dead bodies. by the National Transportation Safety “absolutely devastated” by the reports of those involved did that.” Villanueva told KABC-TV that the depu- Board. unauthorized crash scene photos being The sheriff said he learned the week of ties are facing an investigation and possible The Los Angeles Times reported last shared, her lawyer said last week. the crash that as many as eight deputies disciplinary action. He wouldn’t specify week that a public safety source with Villanueva told KABC-TV that he has may have been involved. the kind of actions they might face. knowledge of the events had seen one of apologized to the families. Wednesday, March 4, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Man accused of openly wielding BB gun at bar

REHOBOTH BEACH DE — Police in Delaware arrested a man accused of enter- ing a bar and pointing a BB gun made to look like a handgun at people gathered inside, authori- ties confirmed . Patrons and workers at a Re- hoboth Beach bar reported that an agitated man had grabbed an employee and pointed a gun at others inside the establishment, the city’s police department said in a statement. An officer saw the suspect walking down the road after- ward, then spotted him stashing what appeared to be a gun inside a tree, the police statement said. Officers found the weapon and determined that it was a BB gun made to look like a .40-caliber handgun. Bryan P. Meck, 28, was charged with three counts of felony ag- gravated menacing, carrying a concealed dangerous instrument, offensive touching and disorderly conduct. Once declared dead, man appeals execution

NEW ORLEANS LA — Lawyers for a man who had been declared legally GREG WOHLFORD, ERIE (PA.) TIMES-NEWS/AP dead before he was found, ar- rested and convicted in the slay- ing of a 12-year-old girl are set to Cold opening ask an appeals court to overturn his federal conviction and death From left, Don Borkowski, his wife, Cynde, their daughter, Laurel Reichel, 32, and Reichel’s 2-month-old son, Declan, check out the jaguar sentence. Saturday at the Erie Zoo on the Pennsylvania zoo’s opening day . Thomas Steven Sanders went missing after he left his Missis- sippi family in 1987 and had been to the New Castle Airport where THE CENSUS shooting of Clifton Afflick-Laid- declared legally dead in 1994. they found the Wilmington pilot ley, 31, outside a Broward County But he was found alive and ar- unresponsive, Delaware Bay Port The amount of money a 98-year-old retired en- restaurant in 2018. rested in Gulfport, Miss., as the Authority officials told news out- gineering executive donated to California State The South Florida Sun-Sentinel result of an investigation into the lets. Investigators determined University, Fullerton, that he hopes will help ex- reported that police said Warner 2010 death of a woman in Arizona that the man had gotten out of his $10M pose students to the “absolute wonders” of sci- and Jimard Mitchard Fox, 29, had — and the kidnapping and killing plane to start it manually when ence. The gift from Nicholas Begovich will go to been arguing with Afflick-Laidley of her daughter in Louisiana. the propeller hit him in the head, CSUF’s Center for Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy Center. Instead of in the parking lot of the Fabulous A federal jury in Louisiana according to Port Authority. a check, he is handing over he and his wife’s collection of 15 post-war European Southern Cooking Restaurant be- convicted him and sentenced him The man was taken to a hos- sports cars that will be sold. fore the shooting occurred. to death for the kidnapping and pital, but authorities haven’t Authorities said that one reason killing of the girl, Lexis Roberts. given an update on his condi- it took so long to find Warner was tion, The Delaware News Journal that witnesses only knew him by Officials answer call for reported. with a fraudulent scheme involv- injuries after the vehicle barreled his nickname, “Eekameek.” ing stolen checks. They said that over a power pole, through two battlefield park repairs Police: Girl lied about checks were stolen from an auto- yards and into the home in River- Mormon crickets motive group in Sierra Vista and side , fire officials said. VICKSBURG — The fake officer assault then forged and cashed at various The car almost completely en- reported early this year mayor of Vicksburg MS banks. tered the structure, rendering it said federal officials are respond- OPELIKA — Police in A search warrant was issued for uninhabitable, the Press-Enter- RENO — Mormon ing to his call for attention to road AL east Alabama said that a Bisbee residence and a vehicle. prise reported. Firefighters used NV crickets, the grasshop- and erosion damage that have a teenage girl was lying when she Sheriff’s officials said that checks the Jaws of Life, a tool normally per-like insects that pose threats closed nearly a third of Vicks- claimed a man impersonating a cashed before the search war- employed to cut open smashed to crops and drivers, are hatch- burg National Military Park after police officer sexually assaulted rant totaled over $3,000. There vehicles, to free the man. ing early this year in northern a winter of heavy rains. her. also were more than 30 uncashed Police arrested the driver of the Nevada. The Vicksburg Post reported The Opelika Police Department KRVN-TV reported that the Ne- that a National Park Service inci- told WTVM-TV that detectives checks that were recovered. car, a 22-year-old man. He could Authorities said that Gloria face charges including driving vada Department of Agriculture dent management team is expect- recreated the incident, which has confirmed some of the earli- Burton, 52, and her son Charles , under the influence of alcohol ed to be at the park to stabilize was reported Feb. 19. They said est hatchings of Mormon crickets 31, were booked into the county causing injury and DUI with a some areas and make plans for that once the teen who claimed in years, with the first reported jail on suspicion of theft, fraud, blood-alcohol level higher than more permanent repairs. the assault was confronted with Feb. 22 in Winnemucca, which is forgery and conspiracy. 0.08 causing injury, both felonies, The park is the site of one of surveillance video from multiple 148 miles northeast of Reno. Sheriff’s officials said that Glo- the newspaper said. the Civil War’s most significant sources, she admitted that she Mormon crickets pose a safety ria Burton was an employee of battles and a linchpin of tourism was lying. threat to drivers because they get in Vicksburg. Police say they’re continuing to the automotive group. ‘Eekameek’ found squished and make roads slick. investigate, now focusing on the after 2-year manhunt Off the roads, outbreak levels Pilot struck by his own false report. No criminal charges Car pins sleeping man of Mormon crickets can devastate have yet been filed. airplane propeller to wall in his home FORT LAUDERDALE, farmers’ crops. FL Fla. — A fugitive sought Knight recommends that home NEW CASTLE — A 2 arrested in fraudulent RIVERSIDE — A man in a Florida slaying was captured owners put up a fence that guides DE Delaware man was in- stolen checks scheme CA sleeping in his bedroom after a two-year manhunt. crickets around a home. jured after he was hit in the head was pinned against a wall when a Court records showed that Ter- The crickets are named after by his single-engine airplane’s SIERRA VISTA — Co- car smashed through the house rance Bernard Warner Jr., 29, Mormon pioneers whose forage propeller, state Port Authority of- AZ chise County Sheriff’s in Southern California, authori- was jailed on a first-degree mur- and grain fields were devoured ficials confirmed. officials said that two suspects ties said. der charge. Warner and a sec- by the insects. First responders were called were arrested in connection The man suffered only minor ond man are accused in the fatal From wire reports PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 4, 2020 NATION DA apologizes for husband’s act on demonstrators BY STEFANIE DAZIO term. She has clashed repeatedly Associated Press with Black Lives Matter protest- ers, who say that she is too pro- LOS ANGELES — The hus- tective of law enforcement and DAVID CRANE, THE ORANGE COUNTY (CALIF.) REGISTER/AP band of the first black woman to doesn’t prosecute officers in fatal lead the country’s largest local shootings. Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey, who is seeking reelection to her post, apologized Monday after her husband, David, prosecutor’s office pointed a Black Lives Matter organizers left, pulled a gun on protesters who knocked on the door of their gun and said “I will shoot you” spurned Lacey’s apology during DAHLIA FERLITO/AP home before 6 a.m. on Monday. to Black Lives Matter members a separate news conference. They demonstrating outside the cou- said they were “traumatized.” ple’s home before dawn Monday, ceived death threats and has been But Black Lives Matter orga- could be brought to an indepen- “She didn’t apologize to us,” followed, photographed and con- nizers said Lacey has refused to prompting an apology from his dent prosecutor’s office, and the Melina Abdullah said. “And an fronted repeatedly. She said that meet with them and has never ex- wife on the eve of her primary state attorney general’s office is apology isn’t enough. We need her she expects people to exercise tended such invitations. They said election. assisting the LAPD. to change. We need her to be ac- their First Amendment rights, Lacey would not meet with them In an emotional press confer- In the video, Abdullah says off- countable or she can retire.” “but our home is our sanctuary. publicly, so they claimed they camera: “Good morning. Are you ence, Los Angeles County Dis- In a video posted by Abdul- “I do not believe it is fair or were forced to go to her home. trict Attorney Jackie Lacey said lah, David Lacey pointed a gun right for protesters to show up They set up chairs on the side- going to shoot me?” that she and her husband, David, and said, “Get off. Get off of my at the homes of people who dedi- walk and three members rang The man says, “I will shoot you. were awakened and frightened porch.” cate their lives to public service,” her doorbell, Abdullah said. Get off of my porch.” by the demonstration that oc- He was an investigative auditor Lacey said. She said that the gun “We heard what sounded like Abdullah responds: “Can curred before 6 a.m. She said he with the DA’s office until his 2016 is registered, but would not say if a gun being cocked,” she said. “I you tell Jackie Lacey that we’re ran downstairs, where she heard retirement. there were other weapons in her don’t know how I mustered the here?” him talking to someone, and that “His response was in fear, and house. words to say ‘good morning’ but The man says: “I don’t care when he returned he said there now that he realizes what hap- Lacey said that she has offered I did.” who you are, get off of my porch were protesters. pened, he wanted me to say to to meet with members of Black She said David Lacey pointed right now. We’re calling the po- She said he told her: “I pulled the protesters, the person that he Lives Matter one-on-one or in the gun “inches” from her chest. my gun, and I asked them to showed the gun to, that he was a small gathering. She said the Detectives are investigating a lice right now.” leave.” sorry, that he was profoundly group has rejected those options. “possible assault with a deadly Police were called to the home The encounter came ahead of sorry,” the prosecutor said. She “It seems like what they like is weapon,” the LAPD said in a after being told that roughly 50 a Tuesday primary election in also said that she was sorry. to embarrass me and intimidate statement. protesters were outside. There which Lacey is seeking a third Lacey said that she has re- me,” Lacey said. Lacey’s office said that the case were no arrests. Court considers constitutionality of male-only draft

BY KEVIN MCGILL sponse to a lawsuit brought by the stopped drafting young men into It’s not clear when the appeals The commission’s chairman, Associated Press National Coalition for Men. The the military in 1973. But every court panel will rule. The hear- former Republican U.S. Rep. Joe government appealed, leading to male must still register for the ing takes place about three weeks Heck of Nevada, has publicly sup- NEW ORLEANS — Weeks be- Tuesday’s hearing before a three- draft when he turns 18. before a federal commission is ported requiring women to regis- fore a government commission judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit The Supreme Court upheld scheduled to release a final re- ter for the draft. weighs in on the subject, federal Court of Appeals. the male-only draft in 1981, at a port and recommendations on “The Commission has been fol- appeals court judges will consid- The case is one of three being time when women were not yet the draft — including whether lowing this case as it progresses, er whether the military’s all-male argued before the panel at Tulane eligible for combat roles. Women the nation still needs a draft reg- making our work all the more rel- draft system is constitutional or University’s law school in New first became eligible in 2015, and istration system, whether women evant and important,” Heck said not. Orleans. The court holds hear- U.S. District Judge Gray Miller should be required to register in an emailed statement Monday. A Texas-based federal judge ings at Tulane once a year. cited that change in his ruling and whether other changes are The commission is scheduled to ruled last year that it is not, in re- The United States government last year. needed. release its report on March 25. Prosecutor: Ex-convict was in bed with victim when arrested

BY LARRY NEUMEISTER prosecutor said, and they lived main-name them of food and sleep. 15 years in prison on the sex traf- Associated Press in a residence in which Ray kept business “He essentially broke their ficking charge alone, she said. a lock on the refrigerator door, was worth spirit,” Sassoon said. Ray’s defense lawyer, Assistant NEW YORK — An ex-convict regularly restricting their access millions of Two of the female victims were Federal Defender Marne Lenox, accused of forcing young women to food. dollars. living with Ray when he was ar- asked Magistrate Judge Kevin he met in his daughter’s dormi- Recovery for the victims will Ray was rested, and one woman was in bed Nathaniel Fox to release her cli- tory into prostitution or forced probably be a long ordeal, the arrested last with him at the time, the prosecu- ent to house arrest on $100,000 labor after winning their trust prosecutor said. month on tor said. bail on the sex trafficking and ex- was in bed with a victim when he Ray, once convicted of securi- charges that Ray “sexually groomed” one tortion charges. was arrested, a prosecutor said ties fraud, had a history of failing alleged he woman, getting her to engage in Much of the evidence, Lenox Monday as the New Jersey man to obey court orders, tampering Lawrence Ray used “physi- sex with various men while he said, relates to events from over a lost a bid to be freed on bail. with witnesses, had jumped bail cal, sexual filmed the encounters, Sassoon decade ago after he went through The detail of Lawrence Ray’s once before and had used his and psychological abuse” to ex- said. He had sex with multiple a nasty divorce or stem from two arrest was revealed by Assistant daughter as a human shield as tort money from five different victims himself, she said. alleged victims — one with a U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon as U.S. marshals arrested him years students at Sarah Lawrence Col- Meanwhile, he tried to shield troubled past, including problems she argued against bail in Man- ago, Sassoon said. lege, a private liberal arts college himself from investigators by with drugs, and another who has hattan federal court. A defense Ray, 60, of Piscataway, N.J., outside New York City. keeping cash in bank accounts already signed a book deal to lawyer argued that the charges pocketed over $1.7 million in 2017 Authorities said that he con- under the names of his victims or profit from the story. stemmed from events long ago and 2018 from the proceeds of a vinced them they were indebted in a backpack he carried around, “He wants to fight these charg- and that her client can’t wait to victim who worked as a prostitute, to him, subjecting them to gru- Sassoon said. es and tell his side of the story,” contest the charges. Sassoon said. And, she said, he eling, hours-long interrogations Ray is charged with sex traf- Lenox said of Ray. “The last thing A woman he described as his had the money to flee because he that included sexual exploitation ficking and extortion. If convict- Mr. Ray wants to do is run away wife was one of the victims, the claimed his offshore internet do- and humiliation as he deprived ed, he could face a minimum of from this.” Wednesday, March 4, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD Netanyahu’s party ahead but short of majority in Israel vote

BY ARON HELLER trial to face corruption charges. Associated Press But if the official results match the exit polls, and Netanyahu’s DARKO BANDIC/AP JERUSALEM — Israel’s em- camp is unable to draw in defec- Migrants carry their belongings past Turkish policemen at the Turkish-Greek border Tuesday . battled Prime Minister Benjamin tors from the opposing camp, Is- Netanyahu faced an uncertain rael’s prolonged political gridlock path to staying in office Tues- could continue with the prospect day, even as preliminary results of a fourth election. showed his Likud party pull- Thousands of migrants look for The uncertainty didn’t stop Ne- ing ahead of its opponents in the tanyahu from declaring victory country’s third election in less early Tuesday in front of a rau- than a year. way around shut Greek border Exit polls on Israeli TV stations cous crowd of supporters. showed Likud and its allies cap- “This is a victory against all the Associated Press odds, because we stood against rope. Many of those hoping to Turkey of causing a risk to its na- turing 59 seats out of the 120 in enter Greece were trying their powerful forces,” he said. “They tional security, and has imposed parliament. That would still put KASTANIES, Greece — Thou- luck by wading or rowing across already eulogized us. Our oppo- sands of migrants searched for emergency measures to carry out Likud and its ultra-religious and the Evros River that runs along summary deportations and deny nationalist bloc short of the par- nents said the Netanyahu era is ways to cross Greece’s border most of the length of the Turkish migrants the right to apply for liamentary majority required to over.” with Turkey on Tuesday, as Ath- frontier. international protection for one form a government. He vowed to immediately begin ens ramped up its diplomatic The action by Turkish President month. With roughly 90% of votes al- work to form a new coalition and efforts to get help from the Euro- Recep Tayyip Erdogan triggered ready counted, Netanyhau’s bloc press forward with a hard-line pean Union to seal off its eastern days of violent clashes and scenes Also from Turkey, reports Tues- looked to be maintaining its lead. agenda that includes annexing land and sea frontiers. of chaos at the border. Greece has day said clashes in Syria contin- Final results were expected to large parts of the West Bank — a Turkey has made good on a struggled to push back the wave ued, with Turkey shooting down a be announced later Tuesday and step that would undermine any threat announced Thursday to of migrants, with its armed forces Syrian fighter jet in Syria’s Idlib could swing Netanyahu over the remaining hopes of establishing a open its borders for those seek- now leading the effort. province. That is the third such top — two weeks before he goes on Palestinian state. ing to cross illegally into Eu- The government has accused incident in as many days. PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 4, 2020 FACES ‘Actors Studio’ host James Lipton dies James Lipton, an actor-turned- Don’t sweat it drama-school-dean who got hun- dreds of Hollywood luminaries to open up about their life and art and became an unlikely celebrity Rateliff says solo tour doesn’t spell himself as the longtime host of “Inside the Actors Studio,” died the end of the Night Sweats, though Monday. Lipton died of bladder cancer at his New York home, his wife, it might not be what his fans expect Kedakai Lipton, told The Associ- ated Press. He was 93. BY CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER win them over if it does.” The Detroit-born Lipton began Star Tribune (Minneapolis) New songs like the softly the Bravo show strummed, slow-bobbing album in 1994 that also hile he expressed opener “What a Drag” and the served as a class a lot of uncertainty ethereally twangy single “And for his students at about his tour kickoff It’s Still Alright” definitely don’t the Actors Studio Win Minneapolis this sound like “S.O.B.” — although Drama School, week, Nathaniel Rateliff was very that high-energy, horn-blasting where he was firm on at least one point. 2015 hit also came from a per- then dean. “This sonal place, since it was based He often said isn’t any on Rateliff’s fight to give up his only require- Lipton signal of drinking. ment for a guest the Night The singer further wrestled was whether they had something Sweats with sobriety in the rut of sad to teach his students. His first being over,” circumstances leading up to this guest, Paul Newman, set a stan- the Denver-based singer/song- record, a struggle he shared with dard of stardom for those that writer assured fans of his regu- Swift, who died of kidney and would follow, including Meryl lar band. “I just needed to do liver distress. Streep, Robert De Niro, Glenn something for myself for a little Before his passing, Swift — who Close, Steven Spielberg and Bar- while.” also produced or played as a side- bra Streisand. That something was his new man for the Shins, the Black Keys “Rest in peace, James Lipton. solo album, “And It’s Still Al- and Damien Jurado — actually He was interested in the actor’s right,” which his latest road trek talked to Rateliff about making a process, which was so refresh- is built around. solo record like this. ing,” Streisand said on Twitter. Issued in February with re- “I was going through my sepa- Lipton was known, and often views praising the musical chan- ration and divorce as I was mak- parodied, for his highbrow and geup, the record is a decidedly ing the second Night Sweats sometimes worshipful tone with more intimate, mellow and down- record, but I didn’t really deal his subjects, and for his intensive beat collection than “S.O.B.,” with it or talk about it with that preparation, represented by a “I Need Never Get Old” and the record,” he recounted. “It was too stack of blue note cards that held other rowdy soul-rock tunes sensitive, I guess — the kind of his meticulously researched ques- Rateliff has been churning out thing that made sense tackling on tions. When Will Ferrell played for the past half-decade with the a record with Richard. But then Lipton on “Saturday Night Live,” Night Sweats. he passed away.” the stack of cards was nearly a Many of the new songs were Rateliff said he “still wanted foot thick. written in the aftermath of di- to make good on my commit- Many otherwise media-shy vorce and the sudden death in ment” and thus headed to Oregon actors were willing to appear on 2018 of a close friend, Night to make the bulk of the album at “Inside the Actors Studio” be- Sweats producer Richard Swift. Swift’s studio. Recording there cause Lipton focused on their Rateliff hopes fans read into “definitely had its hard mo- craft and not the usual celebrity the fact that most of his upcoming ments,” he said, but in the end he chatter or project promotion. gigs are in sit-down theaters and was glad he did it. He was not afraid to get per- not the larger and more festive “I felt good being there and still sonal, however, and his stunned venues he and the Night Sweats trying to make the kind of record interviewees often asked “How typically play. He’s touring with a we wanted to make together,” he did you know that?” when he more stripped-down but still siz- said, singling out Swift’s albums asked about something from their able unit this time around. with Jurado. “Those Damien re- childhood or private life. “I’m sure there will still be cords have such a unique, specific “Obviously we deal in lots of some people not paying attention sound that I wanted, and a lot of it anecdotes, and even some gos- to what’s going on who will say, comes from that room. We had to sip and secrets,” Lipton told the Nathaniel Rateliff ‘This isn’t the Nathaniel Rateliff do it there. AP, “but they’re tied together I know and came to see! Where’s “So to me, this record sounds by a concern for and devotion to Danny Clinch ‘S.O.B.?!’ ” he says. “Hopefully like Richard and has his spirit in craft.” that doesn’t happen a lot, or we it.” Chris Matthews retires from MSNBC, cites comments to women

Associated Press “This is the last ‘Hardball’ on MSNBC, ing Sanders’ win in the Nevada caucus  Public Enemy has abruptly fired and obviously this isn’t for lack of interest two nights earlier to the Nazi takeover of founding member Flavor Flav following Longtime MSNBC host Chris Matthews in politics,” Matthews said. a public spat over a decision by members abruptly retired from his “Hardball” show France. On the Feb. 28 show, he confused on Monday, apologizing for making inap- He said that “compliments on a woman’s the identities of South Carolina Senate can- of the rap pioneers to perform at a Bernie propriate comments about women and fol- appearance that some men, including me, didate Jaime Harrison and Sen. Tim Scott, Sanders campaign event. Public Enemy lowing a brutal week where he also took might have incorrectly thought were OK both black men. “will be moving forward without Flavor heat from supporters of Bernie Sanders were never OK. Not then, and certainly not Flav,” the band said in a brief statement and Elizabeth Warren. today, and for making such comments in Other news Sunday. “We thank him for his years of the past, I’m sorry.” service and wish him well.” His exit came after a weekend of dis-  cussions with his bosses, three days after The 74-year-old Matthews, who under- The Recording Academy on Monday  Judy Sheindlin, aka “Judge Judy,” GQ ran a column by a freelance journalist went prostate surgery last year, worked fired Deborah Dugan, its former president announced Monday that her popular syn- about her “own sexist run-in” with Mat- as a speechwriter for President Jimmy who called into question the integrity of dicated courtroom show will end produc- thews in the makeup room before appear- Carter and was top aide to House Speaker the Grammy Awards nominations process tion in 2021, but that she will return in a ing on his show. Thomas “Tip” O’Neill before turning to and said she was sexually harassed by a different format. The tough-talking former Matthews opened his program Monday journalism as Washington bureau chief for top lawyer for the organization, which she New York family court judge has ruled her with the announcement that he was ending the San Francisco Examiner. He had been called a boys’ club that coddled and favored television courtroom since 1996, and its his run on the political talk show he started talking to MSNBC management about re- powerful men. The academy said the deci- popularity made her the highest-paid per- in 1997. After a commercial break, he was tiring after the election, but he didn’t sur- sion was reached after “two exhaustive, sonality in TV. Sheindlin, 77, announced replaced in the anchor chair by a shaken vive until Super Tuesday. costly independent investigations” about that she will be making a new show called Steve Kornacki. He apologized last Monday for liken- Dugan and her allegations. “Judy Justice” that will debut in fall 2021. Wednesday, March 4, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 4, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Will deal create next Colombia? Lebanon? S. Vietnam? Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY MAX BOOT began in 1975 and ended in 1989 with the The ultimate outcome depends on how The Washington Post signing of the Taif Accord. This agreement long U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan. Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff modified power-sharing among the major The Taliban are undefeated and have aliban and U.S. representatives sectarian groups — Sunnis, Shiites, Chris- shown no willingness to lay down their EDITORIAL signed on Saturday what has been tians and Druze — and its implementation arms. The government security forces described as a peace deal. Beware was overseen by Syrian occupiers. The continue to fight hard, but they have been Terry Leonard, Editor Tthe treachery of labels. Just as Syrian troops finally left in 2005, but the suffering heavy losses. It is doubtful they [email protected] Magritte’s painted pipe was not really a peace deal has largely held — albeit at a can maintain their cohesion absent signifi- Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor pipe, so this vaunted “peace deal” is not re- significant price. While Lebanon is techni- cant U.S. aid in the form of advisers, intel- [email protected] ally a peace deal. cally a democracy, real power is held by ligence, logistics and, especially, air power. It has been heartening to see a steep re- Hezbollah, which is both a political move- South Vietnam was a much stronger state Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content duction in violence over the past week — a ment and a radical Islamist militia. The than Afghanistan is today, and it collapsed [email protected] U.S. precondition for signing the deal — Iranian-backed Hezbollah has not imposed without those American enablers. So did Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation but there is no agreement on a permanent its fundamentalist views on more secular the Iraqi military in 2014 when faced with [email protected] cease-fire, much less a resolution of all the Lebanese people: Women are free to walk an Islamic State onslaught. issues that divide the democratically elect- around Beirut without head coverings and The U.S. has already pledged to reduce its Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital ed Afghan government from the Taliban. alcohol flows freely in restaurants. But He- troop presence from 14,000 to 8,600 within [email protected] What was signed on Saturday is an agree- zbollah dictates who rules, and it uses its four and a half months and down to zero ment to try to reach an agreement. To get Lebanese strongholds to project power into within 14 months. The U.S. negotiators, led BUREAU STAFF even this far, the United States had to drop nearby countries and across the world. by special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, have its long-standing demand for intra-Afghan The ugly scenario would look like South said that the U.S. troop drawdown is con- Europe/Mideast negotiations to precede a U.S. troop draw- Vietnam. The 1973 Paris Peace Accords ditional on Taliban compliance with the Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief down. Now the Taliban will enter the talks, brought an end to the U.S. military pres- accord — which includes a pledge to coop- [email protected] +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 scheduled to take place in Oslo, in a stron- ence in South Vietnam, but North Vietnam erate with U.S. forces in fighting al-Qaida ger position after having already achieved began violating its terms at once. Two and ISIS. But it ultimately doesn’t matter Pacific their chief demand — a timetable for U.S. years later, the weakened state of South what an ambassador says. What matters is Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief withdrawal within 14 months. Vietnam was overrun by a North Vietnam- what President Donald Trump says. [email protected] I envision three potential scenarios for +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 ese blitzkrieg. America’s abandoned allies Trump’s aides thought he was commit- what happens next: good, bad and ugly. had to flee or be consigned to brutal “re- ted to partnering with Kurdish forces in Washington The good scenario would look like Co- education” camps. northern Syria to fight both ISIS and Ira- Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief lombia. After more than 50 years of war If I had to bet now, I would say that the nian power. They were caught off guard [email protected] and four years of peace talks, the govern- “ugly” scenario is the most likely and the in December 2018 when the president (+1)(202)886-0033 ment and the FARC insurgency signed a “good” scenario the least likely. The “bad” announced a pullout. Afghanistan could Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News deal in 2016. The rebels agreed to lay down scenario — with the Taliban dominating [email protected] be Syria redux. Trump is plainly itching their arms and to be reintegrated into ci- an ostensibly Democratic government at to leave, and could easily decide to pull CIRCULATION vilian society. There has been some fray- gunpoint — is in the middle in terms of out whether the Taliban are complying or ing of the accords since , with accusations probability. How bad it would be depends not just so he will have something to brag Mideast of violations from both sides, but the deal on whether the Taliban would try to en- about with voters. The deal with the Tal- Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager has largely held. The civil war has not reig- force their medieval mores on city dwell- iban at least offers a hope of peace — but, [email protected] nited. The murder rate reached an all-time ers, as they did in the 1990s, or whether, paradoxically, realizing its potential will [email protected] DSN (314)583-9111 low in 2017, and although it has increased like Hezbollah, they would now tolerate require a more sustained U.S. troop pres- slightly in the past two years, Colombia re- different social systems in different parts ence than Trump is likely to tolerate. Europe mains far more peaceful than in the past. of the country. The odds are they will be as Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager Washington Post columnist Max Boot is the The bad scenario would look like Leba- brutal as ever — though they have prom- author of “The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale [email protected] non. That country’s ruinous civil war ised to be more progressive in the future. and the American Tragedy in Vietnam.” [email protected] +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 Pacific Mari Mori, [email protected] +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 Buttigieg was successful because he was conventional

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Sports College basketball Tennis Mountain West Conference Tech (18-11) 14; Arizona (19-10) 14; Saint AP Women’s Top 25 At Las Vegas Mary’s (24-7) 13; Marquette (18-10) 13; Monterrey Open on AFN The top 25 teams in The Associated First Round LSU (20-9) 4; Texas (18-11) 3; Providence Monday Press’ women’s college basketball poll, Sunday, March 1 (17-12) 3; Yale (22-6) 2; Southern Califor- At Club Sonoma with first-place votes in parentheses, Nevada 74, New Mexico 64 nia (21-9) 2; Wichita State (22-7) 1; Stan- Monterrey, Mexico records through Mar. 1, total points Air Force 60, Colorado St. 48 ford (20-9) 1. Purse: $251,750 Go to the American Forces based on 25 points for a first-place vote Utah St. 81, San Diego St 79, OT Surface: Hardcourt outdoor through one point for a 25th-place vote Quarterfinals Women’s Singles Network website for the most and last week’s ranking: Monday, March 2 Monday’s men’s scores Round of 32 up-to-date TV schedules. Record Pts Pvs Fresno State 75, Nevada 71 EAST Marie Bouzkova (9), Czech Republic, 1. South Carolina (27) 29-1 747 1 San Jose State 67, UNLV 48 California (Pa.) 74, Gannon 58 def. Kristina Kucova, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-2. myafn.net 2. Baylor (2) 27-1 713 2 Boise State 73, Air Force 50 Howard 62, Md.-Eastern Shore 60 Rebecca Peterson (6), Sweden, def. 3. Oregon (1) 28-2 700 3 Wyoming 64, Utah St. 59 Millersville 79, Shepherd 69 Kateryna Kozlova, Ukraine, 3-6, 7-6 (1), 4. Louisville 27-3 641 5 Semifinals Norfolk St. 79, Delaware St. 73 6-4. 5. UConn 25-3 618 6 Tuesday, March 3 Pitt.-Johnstown 85, Slippery Rock 78 Wang Yafan (8), China, def. Lara Arru- College baseball 6. Maryland 25-4 615 7 Fresno State vs. San Jose State West Chester 83, Lock Haven 73 abarrena, Spain, 6-4, 6-4. 7. Stanford 25-5 550 4 Boise State vs. Wyoming SOUTH Astra Sharma, Australia, def. Nina Sto- 8. UCLA 25-4 541 9 Championship Benedict 90, LeMoyne-Owen 71 janovic, Serbia, 6-4, 6-4. 9. Mississippi St. 25-5 489 10 Wednesday, March 4 Duke 88, NC State 69 Olga Govortsova, Belarus, def. Caro- Baseball America Top 25 10. NC State 25-4 459 8 Semifinal winners Grambling St. 81, MVSU 61 line Dolehide, United States, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. 11. Northwestern 26-3 450 14 Ohio Valley Conference Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova, Slovakia, DURHAM, N.C. — The top 25 teams in At Evansville, Ind. Jackson St. 76, Ark.-Pine Bluff 56 the Baseball America poll, with records 12. Gonzaga 28-2 447 11 NC A&T 76, SC State 65 def. Venus Williams, United States, 4-6, 13. Arizona 23-6 372 13 First Round 6-3, 6-2. through Feb. 23 and previous ranking Wednesday, March 4 NC Central 71, Bethune-Cookman 68, (selected by the staff of Baseball Amer- 14. Oregon St. 22-8 331 17 OT Sloane Stephens (5), United States, 15. Texas A&M 22-7 293 12 UT-Martin vs. Murray St. def. Emma Navarro, United States, 6-4, ica): Belmont vs. Austin Peay Savannah St. 79, Spring Hill 66 16. Kentucky 21-7 259 15 5-7, 6-1. Record Prv Thursday, March 5 MIDWEST 1. Florida 11-0 1 17. South Dakota 27-2 254 20 Minnesota St. 79, Minn. Duluth 73 Women’s Doubles E. Illinois vs. Jacksonville St. Round of 16 2. Texas Tech 11-1 2 18. DePaul 25-5 247 16 SE Missouri vs. Tennessee Tech Northern St. 81, Minn. St. (Moorhead) 3. Vanderbilt 10-3 3 19. Iowa 23-6 232 18 65 Storm Sanders and Ellen Perez (3), 4. Georgia 11-1 10 20. Indiana 23-7 211 22 SOUTHWEST Australia, def. Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenia, 5. UCLA 11-0 11 21. Princeton 24-1 153 23 AP Men’s Top 25 Baylor 71, Texas Tech 68, OT and Kaitlyn Christian, United States, 7-5, 22. Florida St. 22-7 142 19 6-2. 6. Miami 8-3 6 The top 25 teams in The Associated Prairie View 73, Alabama A&M 62 7. Louisville 8-3 7 23. Missouri St. 24-4 104 21 Texas Southern 78, Alabama St. 73 Johanna Konta, Britain, and Elina Svi- 24. Arizona St. 20-10 75 24 Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with tolina, Ukraine, def. Sara Errani, Italy, and 8. Arizona State 8-4 8 first-place votes in parentheses, records FAR WEST 9. Mississippi 10-1 13 25. Arkansas 22-7 44 — Idaho St. 78, Weber St. 70 Daniela Seguel, Chile, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Duke 16, Rut- through Mar. 1, total points based on 10. Michigan 6-4 5 Others receiving votes: 25 points for a first-place vote through 11. Oklahoma 9-3 15 gers 10, Old Dominion 7, Cent Michigan 7, TCU 6, Virginia Tech 4, Marquette 4, one point for a 25th-place vote and last Men’s conference tournaments Lyon Open 12. Mississippi State 7-4 4 week’s ranking: James Madison 2, Tennessee 2, Texas 2, Tuesday 13. Arkansas 7-3 9 Record Pts Pvs Atlantic Sun Conference 14. Florida State 8-3 12 LSU 2, Florida Gulf Coast 1. First Round At Palais des Sports Gerland 1. Kansas (64) 26-3 1,600 1 Lyon, France 15. NC State 11-0 17 2. Gonzaga 29-2 1,514 3 Tuesday, March 3 16. Duke 9-2 16 Liberty vs. NJIT Purse: $251,750 Monday’s women’s scores 3. Dayton 27-2 1,453 4 Surface: Hardcourt indoor 17. Long Beach State 8-3 — 4. Baylor 25-3 1,395 2 Stetson vs. North Alabama 18. Tennessee 12-0 — EAST Lipscomb vs. Florida Gulf Coast Women’s Singles 5. San Diego St. 28-1 1,375 5 Round of 32 19. Central Florida 11-2 21 CCSU 71, LIU 57 6. Kentucky 24-5 1,253 8 North Florida vs. Jacksonville 20. Louisiana State 7-5 20 Fairleigh Dickinson 57, Wagner 53 Semifinals Camila Giorgi, Italy, def. Vera Lapko, 7. Florida St. 24-5 1,164 6 Belarus, 6-3, 6-4. 21. Dallas Baptist 6-1 18 Manhattan 59, Iona 47 8. Seton Hall 21-7 1,145 13 Thursday, March 5 22. Texas Christian 10-1 — Merrimack 72, St. Francis Brooklyn 54 Liberty-NJIT winner vs. Stetson-North Tereza Martincova, Czech Republic, 9. Maryland 23-6 1,041 9 def. Ana Bogdan, Romania, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. 23. Clemson 9-2 — Norfolk St. 68, Delaware St. 57 10. Louisville 24-6 948 11 Alabama winner 24. Auburn 10-3 24 Robert Morris 57, Mount St. Mary’s 52 North Florida-Jacksonville winner vs. Jil Teichmann (6), Switzerland, def. 11. Creighton 22-7 843 10 Clara Burel, France, 6-4, 6-3. 25. East Carolina 8-3 20 Sacred Heart 60, Bryant 49 12. Duke 23-6 809 7 Lipscomb-Florida Gulf Coast winner UConn 80, South Florida 39 Big South Conference Viktoriya Tomova, Bulgaria, def. Mag- 13. Oregon 22-7 802 14 dalena Frech, Poland, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4. SOUTH 14. Villanova 22-7 779 12 First Round Collegiate Baseball poll Bethune-Cookman 70, NC Central 55 Tuesday, March 3 Kristina Mladenovic (2), France, def. 15. BYU 24-7 756 17 Chloe Paquet, France, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4. TUCSON, Ariz. — The 2020 Collegiate Florida Gulf Coast 77, Jacksonville 64 16. Michigan St. 20-9 726 24 SC-Upstate vs. High Point Baseball poll, with records through Feb. Grambling St. 72, MVSU 47 UNC-Asheville vs. Campbell Women’s Doubles 17. Auburn 24-5 575 15 Round of 16 23, total points and last week’s ranking. Jackson St. 68, Ark.-Pine Bluff 47 18. Iowa 20-9 492 18 Charleston Southern vs. Presbyterian Voting is done by coaches, sports writ- Liberty 76, Kennesaw St. 70 Quarterfinals Laura-Ioana Paar, Romania, and Ju- 19. Ohio St. 20-9 489 23 lia Wachaczyk, Germany, def. Mandy ers and sports information directors: Md.-Eastern Shore 71, Howard 70 20. Penn St. 21-8 367 16 Thursday, March 5 Record Pts Prv NC A&T 63, SC State 47 Winthrop vs. SC-Upstate-High Point Minella, Luxembourg, and Anna-Lena 21. Houston 22-7 265 25 Friedsam (1), Germany, 6-4, 4-6, 10-6. 1. UCLA 11-0 496 1 North Alabama 90, NJIT 45 22. Virginia 21-7 219 — winner 2. Florida 11-0 495 2 North Florida 62, Stetson 60 Gardner-Webb vs. UNC-Asheville- Vitalia Diatchenko and Natela 23. Illinois 20-9 208 — Dzalamidze, Russia, def. Vivian Heisen, 3. Texas Tech 11-1 492 4 Tulane 53, Temple 50 24. Wisconsin 19-10 179 — Campbell winner 4. Georgia 11-1 489 8 UCF 95, Wichita St. 50 Radford vs. Charleston Southern-Pres- Germany, and Cristina Bucsa, Spain, 6-0, 25. Michigan 18-11 94 19 byterian winner 7-5. 5. Vanderbilt 10-3 486 5 MIDWEST Others receiving votes: Butler 68, 6. Louisville 8-3 483 7 Cincinnati 76, East Carolina 53 Longwood vs. Hampton UCLA 54, Stephen F Austin 47, ETSU 31, Mountain West Conference 7. N.C. State 11-0 480 10 SOUTHWEST West Virginia 22, Providence 17, Colo- 8. Mississippi 10-1 477 14 Prairie View 60, Alabama A&M 53 At Las Vegas rado 13, Marquette 12, Arizona 9, Texas First Round Pro soccer 9. Miami, Fla. 8-3 475 13 SMU 69, Memphis 60 Tech 9, N Iowa 4, Oklahoma 4, Stanford 4, 10. Arizona St. 8-4 471 12 Texas Southern 88, Alabama St. 59 Wednesday, March 4 Arizona St 4, Wichita St. 2, Saint Mary’s Fresno St. vs. Air Force 11. Michigan 6-4 468 9 Tulsa 71, Houston 64 (Cal) 2, LSU 2, New Mexico St. 2, Southern 12. Mississippi St. 7-4 466 6 FAR WEST New Mexico vs. San Jose St. MLS Cal 1, Belmont 1, Vermont 1. Colorado St. vs. Wyoming 13. Arkansas 7-3 464 3 Boise St. 73, Air Force 50 EASTERN CONFERENCE 14. Florida St. 8-3 462 11 Fresno St. 75, Nevada 71 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 5 W L T Pts GF GA 15. Central Florida 11-2 460 17 San Jose St. 67, UNLV 48 USA Today Men’s Top 25 New York 1 0 0 3 3 2 16. Tennessee 12-0 458 23 Wyoming 64, Utah St. 59 San Diego St. vs. Fresno St.-Air Force The top 25 teams in the USA Today winner Montreal 1 0 0 3 2 1 17. Auburn 10-3 456 18 men’s college basketball poll, with first- Atlanta 1 0 0 3 2 1 18. Texas Christian 10-1 455 21 UNLV vs. Boise State Women’s conference place votes in parentheses, records Utah St. vs. New Mexico-San Jose St. Columbus 1 0 0 3 1 0 19. Texas 10-2 453 16 through March 2, points based on 25 Toronto FC 0 0 1 1 2 2 20. Texas A&M 10-3 451 15 winner tournaments points for a first-place vote through Nevada vs. Colo. St.-Wyoming winner Orlando City 0 0 1 1 0 0 21. Long Beach State 8-3 448 25 one point for a 25th-place vote and last Cincinnati 0 1 0 0 2 3 22. Louisiana St. 7-5 447 19 America East Conference Northeast Conference First Round week’s ranking: First Round Chicago 0 1 0 0 1 2 23. Alabama 12-0 444 — Record Pts Pvs New England 0 1 0 0 1 2 24. Pepperdine 10-1 443 22 Wednesday, March 4 Wednesday, March 4 Stony Brook vs. Albany (NY) 1. Kansas (32) 26-3 800 1 Robert Morris vs. St. Francis (NY) D.C. United 0 1 0 0 1 2 25. North Carolina 8-4 440 20 2. Gonzaga 29-2 742 4 New York City FC 0 1 0 0 0 1 26. Duke 9-2 438 — Maine vs. Vermont Saint Francis (Pa.) vs. Bryant Mass.-Lowell vs. UMBC 3. Dayton 27-2 741 3 Sacred Heart vs. Mount St. Mary’s Inter Miami CF 0 1 0 0 0 1 27. Clemson 9-2 437 26 4. Baylor 25-3 694 2 Philadelphia 0 1 0 0 0 2 28. Oklahoma 9-3 434 — Binghamton vs. New Hampshire LIU Brooklyn vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Atlantic 10 Conference 5. San Diego State 28-1 680 5 Ohio Valley Conference WESTERN CONFERENCE 29. Tulane 9-2 430 29 6. Kentucky 24-5 628 9 W L T Pts GF GA 30. U.C. Santa Barbara 9-2 427 — First Round At Evansville, Ind. Tuesday, March 3 7. Seton Hall 21-7 567 13 First Round Sporting KC 1 0 0 3 3 1 Fordham vs. St. Joseph (NY) 8. Florida State 24-5 555 6 Wednesday, March 4 Minnesota United 1 0 0 3 3 1 Monday’s scores Saint Louis vs. George Mason 9. Maryland 23-6 516 8 Tennessee St. vs. Morehead St. FC Dallas 1 0 0 3 2 0 UMass vs. St. Bonaventure 10. Louisville 24-6 494 10 E. Illinois vs. Jacksonville St. Colorado 1 0 0 3 2 1 SOUTH 11. Duke 23-6 419 7 Second Round Seattle 1 0 0 3 2 1 NC A&T 8, Boston College 5 Duquesne vs. Rhode Island Davidson vs. La Salle 12. Villanova 22-7 392 12 Thursday, March 5 Los Angeles FC 1 0 0 3 1 0 SOUTHWEST George Washington vs. Richmond 13. Oregon 22-7 387 16 E. Kentucky vs. Tennessee St.-More- San Jose 0 0 1 1 2 2 Texas A&M-CC 7, UTSA 6 At Dayton, Ohio 14. Creighton 22-7 385 11 head St. winner LA Galaxy 0 0 1 1 1 1 WEST Quarterfinals 15. Brigham Young 24-7 323 18 Austin Peay vs. E. Illinois-Jacksonville Houston 0 0 1 1 1 1 Holy Cross 16, CS Bakersfield 2 Friday, March 6 (tie) Auburn 24-5 323 15 St. winner Real Salt Lake 0 0 1 1 0 0 Dayton vs. GW-Richmond winner 17. Michigan State 20-9 310 24 Patriot League Nashville SC 0 1 0 0 1 2 Saint Louis-George Mason winner vs 18. Iowa 20-9 301 17 At Higher-Seeded Schools Portland 0 1 0 0 1 3 UMass-St. Bonaventure winner 19. Ohio State 20-9 240 23 First Round Vancouver 0 1 0 0 1 3 Deals VCU vs. Davidson-La Salle winner 20. Penn State 21-8 232 14 Tuesday, March 3 Note: Three points for victory, one Fordham-St. Joseph (NY) winner vs. 21. Houston 22-7 141 — Bucknell vs. Holy Cross point for tie. Duquesne-Rhode Island winner 22. Virginia 21-7 79 — Lehigh vs. Loyola Marymount Saturday’s games Monday’s transactions Horizon League (tie) Illinois 20-9 79 — Quarterfinals Chicago at New England 24. Wisconsin 19-10 78 — BASEBALL At Detroit Thursday, March 5 New York at Real Salt Lake Major League Baseball First Round 25. Butler 20-9 60 — Colgate vs. Lehigh-Loyola Marymount Montreal at FC Dallas American League Tuesday, March 3 Others receiving votes: Michigan (18- winner Miami at D.C. United SEATTLE MARINERS — Reassigned Wright St. vs. Ill.-Chicago 11) 31; UCLA (19-11) 30; West Virginia American U. vs. Bucknell-Holy Cross New York City FC at Toronto FC RHPs Jack Anderson, Darren Mc- N. Kentucky vs. Detroit (19-10) 27; Colorado (21-9) 26; Northern winner Cincinnati at Atlanta Caaughan, Wyatt Mills and Penn Murfee; Cleveland St. vs. Youngstown St. Iowa (25-5) 19; East Tennessee State (27- Boston U. vs. Navy Minnesota at San Jose INFs Jordan Cowan and Connor Hoover; Milwaukee vs. Oakland 4) 16; Stephen F. Austin (26-3) 15; Texas Army West Point vs. Lafayette Houston at Sporting Kansas City OFs Eric Filia and Luis Liberato to the mi- Orlando City at Colorado nor league camp. Vancouver at LA Galaxy National League Columbus at Seattle CHICAGO CUBS — Signed RHPs Ad- Pro baseball Sunday’s games bert Alzolay, Dillon Maples, Trevor Nashville at Portland Megill, Tyson Miller, Alec Mills, James Philadelphia at Los Angeles FC Norwood, Colin Rea, Manuel Rodriguez, Spring Training Tampa Bay vs. Atlanta at North Port, Fla. Toronto vs. Tampa Bay at Port Char- Saturday, March 14 Casey Sadler, Duane Underwood Jr. and Detroit vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla. lotte, Fla. FC Dallas at New York City FC Rowan Wick; LHPs Justin Steele and Brad Monday’s games Miami vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla. Atlanta vs. Pittsburgh (ss) at Braden- LA Galaxy at Miami Wieck; C Miguel Amaya and C Victor Ca- Washington 3, Miami 2 Texas vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, ton, Fla. Nashville at Toronto FC ratini; INFs Robel Garcia, Nico Hoerner St. Louis 6, Minnesota 1 Ariz. St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lu- Real Salt Lake at Columbus and Zack Short; OF Ian Happ to one year Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 3 Oakland vs. Chicago White Sox at cie, Fla. D.C. United at Cincinnati contracts. Boston 11, Detroit 11 Glendale, Ariz. Colorado vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz. Sporting Kansas City at Atlanta MLS Toronto 4, Pittsburgh 0 L.A. Angels vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati at Good- Colorado at Vancouver DC UNITED — Aquired M Federico Texas 3, Cleveland 2 San Jose at Philadelphia Higuain as a free agent. Ariz. year, Ariz. Chicago at Orlando City Chicago Cubs (ss) 9, L.A. Angels 4 Milwaukee vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz. Chicago White Sox vs. Milwaukee at NEW YORK CITY FC — Aquired M Nico- San Diego 3, Chicago White Sox 1 Seattle at Houston las Acevedo on permanent transfer. Cincinnati 6, L.A. Dodgers 2 Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado at Scotts- Phoenix NWSL Colorado 9, Seattle 6 dale, Ariz. Kansas City vs. San Diego at Peoria, Signed M McCall Zerboni SKY BLUE — San Francisco 8, Arizona 1 Arizona vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz. Ariz. to a one year contract. Wednesday’s games Seattle vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz. AP sportlight College Philadelphia 6, Atlanta 4 Oakland 5, Chicago Cubs (ss) 2 Miami (ss) vs. Houston at West Palm Cleveland vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, DAYTON UNIVERSITY — Named Jim Beach, Fla. Ariz. Collins and Josh Hendershot as coaches Tuesday’s games March 4 to the football staff. Baltimore vs. Washington at West Detroit vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla. Philadelphia (ss) vs. N.Y. Yankees at 1968 — Joe Frazier wins the vacant OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY — Palm Beach Baltimore vs. Miami (ss) at Jupiter, Fla. Tampa, Fla. New York world heavyweight title with Named Billy Martin head men’s and Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla. Pittsburgh (ss) vs. Philadelphia (ss) at San Francisco vs. L.A. Dodgers at an 11th-round TKO of Buster Mathis at women’s soccer coach. Houston vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla. Clearwater, Fla. Glendale, Ariz. Madison Square Garden. PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 4, 2020 NBA Roundup Heat put clamps on Bucks – again Miami now 2-0 against Milwaukee

Associated Press very good. Credit to Miami, they played very well on both ends, MIAMI — The Miami Heat shot the ball well, they made stand alone, the first team to beat tough shots. It wasn’t our night.” the Milwaukee Bucks twice this Brook Lopez led the Bucks (52- season. 9) with 21 points. Giannis Ante- Jae Crowder and Jimmy But- tokounmpo matched a season low ler each scored 18 points, Goran Dragic added 15 and the Heat with 13 points on 6-for-18 shoot- beat the Bucks 105-89 on Wednes- ing, and grabbed 15 rebounds. day night — moving to 2-0 against Knicks 125, Rockets 123: the NBA’s best team. Rookie guard RJ Barrett tied his Bam Adebayo had 14 points and season high with 27 points and 13 rebounds for Miami, which host New York snapped Houston’s six-game winning streak. improved to 39-22 and matched WILFREDO LEE/AP its win total from last season with The Knicks pummeled the Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler passes the ball around Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez, right, 21 games remaining. Kendrick small-ball Rockets on the boards and Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo in the Heat’s 105-89 win Monday in Miami. Nunn had 13 points and Kelly and in the paint to make a suc- Olynyk added 11 for the Heat. cessful first impression in front “Collective effort,” Crowder of Leon Rose, the longtime player Chicago hung on to beat Dallas three-game winning streak of the Scoreboard said. “All hands on deck.” agent who was hired Monday as when Luka Doncic’s desperation season. It was a season-low in points team president. heave bounced off the rim. Jazz 126, Cavaliers 113: for the Bucks, set for the second Julius Randle added 16 points Denzel Valentine added a sea- Bojan Bogdanovic scored 28 straight day after Milwaukee and 16 rebounds for New York, son-high 17 points and the Bulls points, Rudy Gobert added 20 Eastern Conference which held on after building a won for just the second time in and Utah began a four-game trip Atlantic Division managed only 93 in a win on Sun- W L Pct GB day at Charlotte. The difference 21-point lead. Th Knicks ended 12 games even though leading with a win at Cleveland, which Toronto 42 18 .700 — a nine-game home losing streak scorer Zach LaVine sat out with a dressed only nine players and Boston 41 18 .695 ½ was from the three-point line: Philadelphia 37 24 .607 5½ Miami was 18-for-37, the Bucks against Houston with their first strained left quadriceps. used just seven. Brooklyn 26 33 .441 15½ victory over it since Jan. 26, Tim Hardaway Jr. led the Mavs Donovan Mitchell had 19 points New York 19 42 .311 23½ were 7-for-34. Southeast Division “Not saying we can hold great 2009 — when Rockets coach with 26 points. Doncic scored 23 and nine rebounds, and the Jazz Miami 39 22 .639 — after sitting out Sunday’s win at made 20 three-pointers while Orlando 27 34 .443 12 offensive teams like this regular- Mike D’Antoni was on the other Washington 22 37 .373 16 ly under 90 ... but we have it in us sideline. Minnesota because of a sprained staying in the fifth Western Con- Charlotte 21 39 .350 17½ Atlanta 19 44 .302 21 to do it more consistently,” Heat Pacers 116, Spurs 111: Mal- left thumb. ference playoff spot. Central Division coach Erik Spoelstra said. colm Brogdon scored 26 points, Grizzlies 127, Hawks 88: Collin Sexton scored a career- x-Milwaukee 52 9 .852 — Indiana 37 24 .607 15 Milwaukee has faced 21 of the T.J. Warren added 23 and Indi- Gorgui Dieng had 17 points and high 32 points and Kevin Love Chicago 21 40 .344 31 ana rallied to win at San Antonio 10 rebounds, leading nine Mem- scored 22 for the Cavaliers, who Detroit 20 42 .323 32½ 29 other NBA teams more than Cleveland 17 44 .279 35 once this season. Most of those after blowing a 15-point lead. phis scorers in double figures, dropped to 3-4 under coach J.B. clubs have had minimal, or no, The Pacers won their fourth and the Grizzlies pulled away in Bickerstaff. Western Conference success: Chicago and Orlando straight, moving into a tie for the second half to win at Atlanta. Trail Blazers 130, Magic 107: Southwest Division fifth-place with Philadelphia in Memphis, trying to protect its CJ McCollum scored 41 points W L Pct GB went 0-4; Atlanta, Cleveland, Houston 39 21 .650 — New York and Charlotte are 0-3. the Eastern Conference. No. 8 spot in the Western Confer- and Gary Trent Jr. added 24 to Dallas 37 25 .597 3 Memphis 30 31 .492 9½ Miami clinched the season se- Patty Mills scored 24 points ence playoff field, has won two help Portland roll to a win at New Orleans 26 34 .433 13 ries, and Boston — which would to lead the Spurs and Trey Lyles straight following five consecu- Orlando. San Antonio 25 34 .424 13½ Northwest Division have to sweep its last two match- added 20. San Antonio, which tive losses. Hassan Whiteside had 16 Denver 41 19 .683 — ups with the Bucks — is the only has lost eight of 11, dropped four Jonas Valanciunas had 15 points and 13 rebounds and Trev- Utah 38 22 .633 3 Oklahoma City 37 23 .617 4 other Eastern Conference team games behind the Memphis Griz- points with 15 rebounds for the or Ariza scored 11 as the Blazers Portland 27 35 .435 15 with a chance to do that. zlies for eighth place in the West. Grizzlies. Josh Jackson had 15 ended a three-game losing streak Minnesota 17 42 .288 23½ Pacific Division “Tough game,” Milwaukee Bulls 109, Mavericks 107: points and Ja Morant scored 13. by outscoring the Magic 38-19 in L.A. Lakers 46 13 .780 — L.A. Clippers 41 19 .683 5½ coach Mike Budenholzer said. Coby White scored 19 points, Otto Trae Young led the Hawks the final period. Sacramento 26 34 .433 20½ “The physicality, the defensive Porter Jr. added 18 in his return with 19 points on 5-for-17 shoot- Nikola Vucevic led Orlando Phoenix 24 37 .393 23 Golden State 13 48 .213 34 activity from both teams was from a broken left foot and host ing. Atlanta was denied its first with 30 points and 11 rebounds. Sunday’s games Milwaukee 93, Charlotte 85 Dallas 111, Minnesota 91 L.A. Clippers 136, Philadelphia 130 Sacramento 106, Detroit 100 NBA tells players to avoid high-fives amid virus worries Denver 133, Toronto 118 L.A. Lakers 122, New Orleans 114 Washington 124, Golden State 110 BY TIM REYNOLDS faced the Houston Rockets. Monday’s games ‘ Utah 126, Cleveland 113 Associated Press You just have to be Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat said he Portland 130, Orlando 107 wasn’t necessarily worried or thinking about New York 125, Houston 123 careful. Miami 105, Milwaukee 89 MIAMI — The NBA has told players to avoiding high-fives. Memphis 127, Atlanta 88 avoid high-fiving fans and strangers and avoid ’ CJ McCollum “I don’t think about any of that,” Butler Chicago 109, Dallas 107 Indiana 116, San Antonio 111 taking any item for autographs, the league’s Portland Trail Blazers guard said. “I’m still going to be who I am. We’re Tuesday’s games latest response in its ongoing monitoring of still going to be who we are.” San Antonio at Charlotte Brooklyn at Boston the coronavirus crisis that has spread to most Portland guard CJ McCollum said in a L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City corners of the planet. tweet on Saturday that he is taking the mat- Minnesota at New Orleans “We are also in regular communication with Golden State at Denver The league, in a memo sent to teams on Sun- ter seriously, saying he is “officially taking a Toronto at Phoenix each other, NBA teams including team physi- day and obtained Monday by The Associated break from signing autographs until further Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers cians and athletic trainers, other professional Washington at Sacramento Press, offered 10 recommendations to players notice.” Wednesday’s games sports leagues, and of course, many of you,” Boston at Cleveland with hopes of decreasing risks of getting the “You just have to be careful,” McCollum Indiana at Milwaukee virus — among them, not taking items such the league wrote in its memo to teams, their said Monday night in Orlando. “Obviously it’s Oklahoma City at Detroit physicians and athletic training staffs. ESPN Memphis at Brooklyn as pens, markers, balls and jerseys from auto- affecting people, especially people who are Orlando at Miami graph seekers. first reported on the contents of the memo. displaying weaker immune systems and peo- Utah at New York Chicago at Minnesota The NBA also told teams that it is consult- Some players are already heeding the ple over 60. You’ve got to check yourself and New Orleans at Dallas ing “with infectious disease experts, includ- advice. wash your hands, try to reduce contact with Washington at Portland Thursday’s games ing the Centers for Disease Control” and “Corona,” Bobby Portis of the New York outsiders and outside germs.” Denver at Charlotte Knicks said as he offered some fist-bump L.A. Clippers at Houston infectious disease researchers at Columbia McCollum has tweeted or retweeted several Philadelphia at Sacramento University in New York. greetings on Monday night before his team virus-related posts in the last couple days. Toronto at Golden State Wednesday, March 4, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 NHL Penguins hold off on pushing panic button during skid

BY WILL GRAVES “It’s hard to point the finger Associated Press at one specific thing, but I think putting the puck in the net a little PITTSBURGH — Mike Sulli- more would give us some breath- van’s voice was calm as he urged ing room,” he said. patience and understanding, Of course, for the puck to go qualities that tend to be in short into the net, the Penguins actual- supply around the NHL when the ly need to shoot it. It’s something calendar flips to March and the one of the league’s most talented number of regular-season games offensive teams has struggled to dwindles. do lately. While on the surface, They’re traits the Pittsburgh Pittsburgh’s average of 33 shots Penguins coach hasn’t had to per game during the losing streak rely on much during his four-plus looks healthy, the reality is that years on the bench, which include the Penguins have fallen into the back-to-back Stanley Cup cham- habit of trying to make the pretty PAUL SANCYA/AP pionships. Yet with the Penguins play instead of the right one. Detroit Red Wings defenseman Trevor Daley, left, and Colorado Avalanche left wing Matt Nieto battle for mired in their longest losing “Sometimes the ESPN high- the puck during the first period of a 2-1 win by the Avalanche on Monday in Detroit. streak since 2012 — a six-game light reel kind of gets in your skid that’s rendered their ap- mind,” forward Jared McCann pearance at the top of the Metro- said. “But I feel like sometimes, Roundup Scoreboard politan Division two weeks ago a especially with the way things mere cameo — the typically fiery are going right now, we’ve just got Sullivan has taken a more muted to throw pucks on net. We’ve got Eastern Conference approach. to throw it at a goalie’s feet. We’ve Atlantic Division “There’s no easy stretch,” Sul- got to make the easy shot, some- Avs nip Red Wings GP W L OT Pts GF GA livan said Monday. “That’s just times it’ll go in.” Boston 66 41 13 12 94 218 167 Tampa Bay 65 41 19 5 87 230 183 the nature of the league.” McCann attributed Pitts- Toronto 66 35 23 8 78 233 218 It’s a nature the Penguins Florida 66 33 26 7 73 224 224 burgh’s scoring issues partly to for 7th straight win Montreal 67 30 28 9 69 203 207 have largely been immune to for bad “puck luck,” that inexplicable Buffalo 65 29 28 8 66 188 205 Ottawa 66 23 31 12 58 178 224 years. Yet they have looked de- phenomenon associated with the Detroit 68 15 48 5 35 136 257 cidedly vulnerable while getting whims of a one-inch piece of vul- Associated Press “I think that’s Vlad’s best game Metropolitan Division Washington 65 40 19 6 86 226 199 outscored 24-8 against a sched- canized rubber. Though the Pen- DETROIT — Gabriel Lan- since he’s been here,” Avalanche Philadelphia 65 38 20 7 83 220 190 ule littered with teams basically guins have had the lead just once coach Jared Bednar said. Pittsburgh 64 37 21 6 80 204 178 deskog withstood a crunching hit N.Y. Islanders 64 35 21 8 78 181 175 playing out the season. A winless at the end of their last 24 periods, while making a pass that sprung “I think that’s his third one. It Columbus 67 32 21 14 78 175 179 road swing through California McCann insists the players aren’t Carolina 64 35 24 5 75 207 183 Logan O’Connor for a breakaway looked like his first game, he was N.Y. Rangers 65 35 26 4 74 217 203 last week culminated with a 5-0 frustrated. There are times when goal in the second period, and the thinking too much. Second game New Jersey 65 26 27 12 64 177 216 loss to San Jose that led captain they feel they’ve played well for Colorado Avalanche beat the De- he got a little bit better, a little Western Conference Sidney Crosby to place the blame extended stretches only to have troit Red Wings 2-1 on Monday more involved.” Central Division squarely on his shoulders. nothing to show for it thanks to a night for their seventh consecu- Oilers 8, Predators 3: Leon GP W L OT Pts GF GA Though Crosby — who has just bounce here or a bounce there. tive victory. St. Louis 66 39 17 10 88 213 184 Draisaitl, the NHL’s scoring lead- Colorado 65 40 18 7 87 223 173 one point since a 5-2 romp over “You’ve got to laugh at it,” Mc- Vladislav Namestnikov also er, had the first four-goal game of Dallas 65 37 21 7 81 177 168 Toronto on Feb. 18 pushed Pitts- Cann said. “What are you going scored for the Avalanche, who Nashville 65 32 25 8 72 207 212 his career and added an assist as Winnipeg 67 33 28 6 72 201 198 burgh into first place in the Met- to do? Sit there and mope? And extended a franchise record with Edmonton won at Nashville to Minnesota 65 32 26 7 71 206 206 ropolitan — hasn’t quite looked you’ll just dig yourself deeper and their ninth consecutive road win. Chicago 65 29 28 8 66 195 207 sweep the season series. Pacific Division like himself of late, neither have make it worse. I’m trying to stay Anthony Mantha had the only Vegas 67 36 23 8 80 216 202 “I don’t need to beat around the the 19 other guys in the lineup positive with it.” goal for the Red Wings. Edmonton 66 35 23 8 78 212 204 bush,” Draisaitl said. “When you Calgary 67 34 26 7 75 201 206 on a given night. Asked if there Having the NHL’s longest active With the score tied at 1, Lan- Vancouver 65 34 25 6 74 214 204 score four goals, you feel good. Arizona 67 32 27 8 72 187 178 was any one common thread for a playoff streak helps. Pittsburgh deskog was just inside his own San Jose 65 28 33 4 60 169 209 swoon no one saw coming, Crosby hasn’t missed the postseason blue line when he took a hit from You feel good about yourself, you Anaheim 65 26 31 8 60 168 205 feel good about your linemates. Los Angeles 66 25 35 6 56 164 206 shrugged. since 2006. Detroit’s Robby Fabbri. As he Note: Two points for a win, one point was clocked, Landeskog released Obviously, they made some great for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per a pass up the ice to O’Connor, who plays to me tonight and made it conference advance to playoffs. was behind the defense at the pretty easy for me.” Sunday’s games Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Rangers 3 other blue line. Connor McDavid scored the go- Calgary 3, Florida 0 Columbus 5, Vancouver 3 “That was a selfless play. That’s ahead goal in the third period and New Jersey 3, Anaheim 0 why he wears the ‘C’, obviously,” had four assists. Kailer Yamamo- Washington 4, Minnesota 3 Los Angeles 4, Vegas 1 O’Connor said. “That was a great to and Josh Archibald each had a Monday’s games pass by him — great look that set goal and an assist, and Zack Kas- Colorado 2, Detroit 1 Edmonton 8, Nashville 3 up the whole opportunity there.” sian also scored as the Oilers won Tuesday’s games O’Connor went in and beat Montreal at N.Y. Islanders their second straight. Ottawa at Pittsburgh goalie Jonathan Bernier for his Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and St. Louis at N.Y. Rangers second goal of the season. Boston at Tampa Bay Darnell Nurse had three assists Buffalo at Winnipeg Mantha converted off a goal- apiece. Nashville at Minnesota mouth scramble to open the Anaheim at Chicago The Predators had dominated Edmonton at Dallas scoring in the first, but Colorado New Jersey at Vegas Edmonton lately, including 13 equalized before the period was Toronto at San Jose straight wins between 2014 and Wednesday’s games over. Philadelphia at Washington 2018. These aren’t those Oilers, Columbus at Calgary Ryan Graves took a shot that Anaheim at Colorado slipped through Bernier, and though. Edmonton is second in Arizona at Vancouver the Pacific Division and pulled Thursday’s games Namestnikov kicked the puck to Boston at Florida himself in the crease and then within two points of first-place Carolina at Philadelphia Montreal at Tampa Bay stuffed it in the net with his stick. Vegas with a game in hand. Pittsburgh at Buffalo JASON FRANSON, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP O’Connor was called up from The Oilers broke open a tie Washington at N.Y. Rangers N.Y. Islanders at Ottawa the AHL on Saturday, and game by scoring three of their Dallas at Nashville Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Conor Sheary, left, battles for the five goals in the third in a span of Edmonton at Chicago puck against San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture. The Penguins Namestnikov arrived from Ot- Minnesota at San Jose tawa in a recent trade. 2:21. Toronto at Los Angeles have lost six games in a row, their longest slump since 2012. PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 4, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Games could be held later in year

Japan’s Olympic minister says contract only specifies event has to be held during 2020

BY YURI KAGEYAMA cellation, postponement or mov- AND MARI YAMAGUCHI ing events to other cities. Associated Press During a scheduled executive board meeting on Tuesday, the TOKYO — Japan’s Olympic IOC issued a statement express- minister said Tuesday the con- ing “full commitment to the suc- tract to hold the Tokyo Games cess of the Olympic Games Tokyo only specifies the event has to be 2020, taking place from July 24 to held during 2020. Aug. 9, 2020.“ Seiko Hashimoto’s response to “The IOC (board) encourages a question in the upper house of all athletes to continue to prepare parliament implies the Olympics (for the games),” the Olympic EUGENE HOSHIKO/AP could be held later in the year and body said, restating it would “con- A masked man works at a construction site with the Olympic rings in the background on Tuesday would not have to start on July tinue to follow the advice of WHO 24 as planned. The Paralympics at Tokyo’s Odaiba district. The spreading virus from China has put the Tokyo Olympics at risk. The (World Health Organization).” Olympics are scheduled to open on July 24. open on Aug. 25. In an interview last week with The Tokyo Olympics are being only Japanese media, Bach de- were forced to call off a Para- threatened by a fast-spreading clined to “fuel the flames of ‘ lympic wheelchair rugby test virus that has been blamed for 12 speculation” about reports of We are making the utmost effort so that event following suggestions from deaths in Japan and has shut down cancellation or postponement. we don’t have to face that situation. Prime Minister Shizo Abe to hold most schools, sports competitions Hashimoto was asked if she ’ Seiko Hashimoto and Olympic-related events in the believed the Olympics should be down large crowd events for sev- Japan’s Olympic minister on possibility country. The virus that started held even if the coronavirus out- eral weeks. of hosting Games amid coronavirus outbreak in China has been detected in at break is worse than it is now. Tokyo organizers have 17 test least 70 countries, with 90,000 “We are making the utmost ef- events remaining on their sched- cases and 3,100 deaths reported. fort so that we don’t have to face ule. The last one is to end on May “The IOC has the right to can- that situation,” she said. held in October. But the games Dick Pound told The Associated 8. Most are small events featur- cel the games only if they are not Any decision to move the games have now shifted to summer, Press in an interview last week ing only local athletes. The most held during 2020,” Hashimoto back would impact international largely because it’s the only time that a decision about the Olym- significant is a gymnastics test told parliament. “This can be in- broadcasters, who would have slot open for sports broadcasters. pics probably has to be made in on April 4-6 that is expected terpreted to mean the games can sway over any changes. North America in the fall is filled the next several months. Kevan to have non-Japanese athletes be postponed as long as they are The International Olympic with the NFL, college football, Gosper, another former IOC vice competing. held during the calendar year.” Committee gets 73% of its $5.7 bil- baseball, basketball and hockey. president and now an honorary Japan’s professional base- IOC President Thomas Bach lion income in a four-year Olym- Europe is jammed with soccer IOC member, also said cancella- ball league is playing preseason and Tokyo organizers have re- pic cycle from selling broadcast in England, Spain, Germany, tion was feasible. games in stadiums without fans . peatedly said they expect the rights. About half of that TV in- France and Italy, not to mention The Olympics have been can- AP sports writers Stephen Wade Olympics to open on sched- come is from American network rugby and cricket where those celed only three times, all during in Tokyo and Graham Dunbar in ule. Others have suggested the NBC. sports are popular. wartime. Lausanne, Switzerland contributed to spreading virus could force can- The 1964 Tokyo Olympics were Former IOC vice president Tokyo organizers on Tuesday this report. Milan residents banned from match; UEFA dampens panic

Associated Press it,” Phil Townsend, UEFA’s managing di- rector of communications, said after the ROME — Residents of Milan will not be executive committee meeting. allowed to attend the Italian Cup semifinal Meanwhile, German media reported match between Juventus and AC Milan on that a local soccer fan is suspected of in- Wednesday at Allianz Stadium in Turin as part of anti-virus precautions being taken. fecting people in Salzburg with the virus The second leg of the semifinals will be while traveling there for last week’s Salz- off limits to residents of the regions of Lom- burg-Eintracht Frankfurt game in the Eu- bardy, which contains Milan, and Emilia ropa League. It was unclear if the person Romagna and Veneto, plus the provinces actually attended the game, which was of Pesaro, Urbino and Savona — the areas postponed for 24 hours because of bad hardest hit by the COVID-19 virus. weather. Juventus made the announcement on Also, the International Biathlon Union Monday, asking fans to show up early so announced that a World Cup in the Czech their identification cards can be checked Republic will take place without specta- carefully. tors. The races in Nove Mesto, due to run The first leg ended 1-1. from Thursday through Sunday, would No such ban has yet been put in place for likely have attracted 100,000 people. Five-time Olympic gold medalist Martin the other semifinal match between Napoli EMILIO ANDREOLI, UEFA/AP and Inter Milan at San Paolo Stadium in Fourcade questioned why spectators were southern Italy. Inter Milan, left, and Ludogorets line up inside the empty San Siro stadium in Milan, banned without similar restrictions for A total of 10 Serie A matches in Italy Italy ahead of their Europa League soccer match last Thursday. athletes and teams, “in spite of the fact we have been postponed over the past two were all in Italy less than 14 days ago” at weekends because of the virus. across the continent in three months. Unlike the usual format of one or two the world championships. Lombardy has been the epicenter of Ita- UEFA is trying to dampen any panic hosts for the Euros, games in this edition In Switzerland, where the federal gov- ly’s outbreak, registering the first positive about the impact of the fast-spreading of the quadrennial event are taking place ernment has prohibited events of more test of the northern cluster and now count- virus even as uncertainty persists. in 12 stadiums in 12 countries. The logisti- than 1,000 people, the ice hockey league ing 984 of Italy’s 1,694 cases. “The UEFA president (Aleksander Ce- cal problems already anticipated of mov- decided on Monday to suspend play for two Also Monday, European soccer’s top ex- ferin) immediately set the tone that the ing thousands of fans around the continent weeks. Playoffs were to begin in the top ecutives met, but only a couple of minutes panic around all this may be worse than are now potentially accompanied by health two divisions this weekend. The 24 clubs were spent discussing the impact of the the virus itself,” Alexei Sorokin, a Russian risks. agreed at an emergency meeting to sus- COVID-19 disease on the 24-team Europe- member of the UEFA executive commit- “There wasn’t much discussion about it pend all games until the current federal an Championship tournament being staged tee, said after a meeting in Amsterdam. because there is not much we can do about order expires on March 15. Wednesday, March 4, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 MLB Braves’ Markakis brings leadership

Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — As he searched for the best things Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis brings to the team, bench coach Walt Weiss shared several. Highly credible. Strong, quiet leader. One of the most respect- ed players in baseball. Humble. Calming force. But you could tell Weiss had something else on his mind. “He’s one of those guys that’s the conscience of the team,” Weiss said. CURTIS COMPTON/AP Markakis made some of the /AP PHOTOS BY CHARLIE RIEDEL strongest comments this spring Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Above: Greg Bird, who was with the New York Yankees for five years, is competing to be the starter about the Houston Astros sign- Markakis is in his 15th season. at first base for the Texas Rangers. Below: Veteran Todd Frazier, who played for the Mets the last two stealing scandal. seasons, is expected to be the Rangers’ starting third baseman this season. The soundbite — “I feel every of a deep outfield that includes single guy over there deserves a Ronald Acuna, who is talking a beating” — is what most people 50-homer, 50-steal season, new- heard. But his other comments on comer Marcell Ozuna, three-time Corner market: Rangers rely on how this affected baseball’s integ- Gold Glover Ender Inciarte and rity spoke more about Markakis . Adam Duvall, who had a strong “I know we’re all competitors, postseason. we’re out to compete, but there Markakis hit a solid .285 for the critical free agents Frazier, Bird are right ways to do it and wrong NL East champions last year. ways to do it. I 100% disagree “Everything works out for a BY STEPHEN HAWKINS with the way they did it. A lot of reason,” Markakis said. “The Associated Press people were hurt by it.“ only thing you can do is every- Weiss wasn’t surprised by what thing you can. We’re here for each Todd Frazier and Greg Bird are Markakis said. “That fire runs other, pulling for each other. You at opposite corners for the Texas pretty deep,” he said. want people to be successful. Rangers, and at different stages “When you see something with “It’s a good mix of young and in their careers. our team, it gets guys thinking, old guys. With this team, all the Frazier clearly wasn’t the top ‘Should we do this, should we not experience, talent and passion is choice at third base for the Rang- do this?’ ” Weiss said. “Let’s watch there. Braves fans should be ex- ers, considering their well-pub- Nicky or ask him to see if this is cited,” he said. licized pursuit of top free agent what we should be doing. That’s Markakis said he doesn’t try to Anthony Rendon this offseason. powerful.“ impart his views on other guys. But the former two-time All- Entering his 15th season, the In fact, he says he seeks to learn Star can provide some veteran 36-year-old Markakis is part things from them. stability after six different play- ers started at the hot corner for Texas last season following the retirement of Adrian Beltre. Grand jury to examine “I’m just trying to be who I am, and trying to maintain that position,” said the 34-year-old death of Angels’ Skaggs Frazier, with his fifth team and going into his 10th big league sea- Frazier spent the past two sea- Bryant from the Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Times activities, knew about them, may sons with the New York Mets. when it seemed that one of those have made misrepresentations, son. “So for me, play the defense I TEMPE, Ariz. — A Texas Bird played only 82 games for All-Star third basemen could pos- whatever the connection might know how, focus on driving guys grand jury has been hearing evi- in, and the rest will take care of the Yankees in 2018 after ankle sibly be traded. be.” surgery, then was limited to 10 Frazier signed with the Rang- dence that could form the basis itself.” for criminal charges related to Skaggs was 27 when he died The 27-year-old Bird signed games at the start of last season ers in mid-January, a $3.5 million the death of Los Angeles Angels in his Texas hotel room July 1, a nonroster deal before spring before being sidelined by a plan- deal for this season that includes pitcher Tyler Skaggs, two people hours after the Angels arrived training, getting an opportu- tar fascia tear in his left foot. a 2021 club option with a $1.5 mil- on a flight from California. An The Rangers knew it wouldn’t lion buyout. familiar with the matter told the nity to compete to be the Rang- autopsy revealed that Skaggs be easy to replace Beltre. The “Todd, he’s been around a Los Angeles Times. ers’ first baseman after being aspirated, with a mixture of fen- four-time All-Star and five-time while, and brings a lot of energy, a The people spoke on condition plagued by a series of injuries the tanyl, oxycodone and alcohol in Gold Glove winner with 3,166 lot of passion to the game,” Wood- of anonymity because of the on- past five years with the New York his system. career hits retired after the 2018 ward said. “He represents a lot going proceedings. Yankees. In October, the Times reported “He’s an impressive, impres- season . of what we preach internally, just Erin Dooley, a spokeswoman Former two-time All-Star his attitude. ” for the United States attorney’s that at least six players with the sive kid,” Rangers manager Chris Angels at the time of Skaggs’ Woodward said. “His approach shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera was The right-handed Bird became office for the Northern District of death had been interviewed by to the plate, he doesn’t swing at signed last offseason and switched a free agent in November when he Texas, told the Times via email: agents of the U.S. Drug Enforce- balls, which is a good one for me. to third base. He filled that spot refused an outright assignment to “I’m afraid I don’t have anything ment Administration. But also when he gets strikes, he until being released right after Triple-A, and was a bit surprised on the Skaggs matter for you at does a lot of damage. And talking the trade deadline, then played by an offer from the Rangers. the moment.” Eric Kay, the Angels’ director to him, that mentality matches primarily second base the rest of But Texas had five different Laurie Levenson, a professor at of communications at the time of obviously the performance on the the season for the World Series players start at first base last Loyola Law School in Los Ange- Skaggs’ death, told agents he ille- field.” champion Washington Nationals. season. Ronald Guzman, a young les and former federal prosecu- gally obtained six oxycodone pills Teammates during the second After Rendon left the Nation- left-hander who is a strong de- tor, called the involvement of a and gave three to Skaggs several half of the 2017 season with the als and opted for a seven-year fender, had the most starts with grand jury “significant.” days before the team left Cali- New York Yankees, Frazier and deal with the Los Angeles Angels 72, but hit only .134 against left- Said Levenson: “It means fornia for Texas, ESPN reported Bird now have lockers next to early in free agency, the Rangers ies. General manager Jon Daniels there’s at least some concern in October. Kay said he had pre- each other in the Rangers’ spring were consistently mentioned as said Bird was signed to compete about how widespread this inci- viously provided oxycodone to training clubhouse in Surprise, possible landing spots for Nolan for the job, not to just be part of a dent might be by those who pro- Skaggs and had abused it with Ariz . Arenado from Colorado or Kris platoon situation. vided drugs, were involved in the him for years. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 4, 2020 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Golden’s silence First-year USF coach impresses colleagues with his sideline calm

BY JANIE MCCAULEY during a game,” McDermott said. Associated Press “He has shown that he can do this and has even gone up against SAN FRANCISCO — Those some of the seasoned coaches in who know Todd Golden best are the league and held his own. I amazed by his even-keel tem- think this is really the story about perament when facing the most Todd. I have been in awe of how pressure packed of circumstanc- he has handled himself.” es. He’s unflappable on the Uni- Sure, Golden gets razzed on versity of San Francisco sideline, occasion around campus as the unfazed despite being among the sporty, fun — not to mention youngest head coaches in the young — new guy in charge. country. His unique approach has im- Those who know him best also pressed his peers, quickly catch- realize Golden has always been ing the eye of colleagues not only ready for this challenge, built for around the West Coast Confer- this job. ence but also the country. Still, some pals and colleagues “He’s doing a great job. He’s have a little fun and good-na- a great young mind,” Gonzaga /AP turedly beg Golden to get more coach Mark Few said. “He does GARY LANDERS spirited, maybe let loose just a some real creative things of- Dayton fans cheer before the team’s game against Davidson on Feb. 28. It’s possible the NCAA little, or perhaps go on an out-of- fensively and defensively. I like Tournament, with First Four games scheduled to begin in Dayton on March 17, could be played without character rant at the referees for how he’s building the roster. He’s fans because of coronavirus concerns. a serious change of pace. going to be a good one.” Golden, 34, just can’t seem to Veteran USF baseball coach do it — he is already developing Nino Giarratano pulled Golden a nice rapport with the officials, aside with an encouraging word Madness modified: NCAA looks picking his battles. So it might be for the first-year men’s basketball a while before he gets a techni- coach and his next-door neighbor cal, considering he hasn’t really after the Dons stunned BYU 83- come close to losing his cool so 82 on Jan. 25. at tourney changes due to virus far, with the Dons (20-11) prepar- “As I was coming home, I rolled ing for their West Coast Confer- down the window and said: ‘Todd, BY EBEN NOVY-WILLIAMS ence tournament opener Friday you’re my hero. Anyone that beats Bloomberg. ‘ While everything is fluid, we’re going to against either LMU or San Diego BYU is my hero for the week, so in Las Vegas. USF is in fifth place you’re my hero for the week,’ ” Gi- The National Collegiate Ath- have to make some decisions and not have in the league, trailing Pacific and arratano shared. letic Association is examining all it wait until the last couple of days. three probable NCAA Tourna- There was some friendly teas- options for the upcoming men’s ’ ment teams Gonzaga, BYU and ing, too. basketball tournament, including Brian Hainline Saint Mary’s. Golden starred at Saint Mary’s the possibility of holding games NCAA chief medical offi cer “I’ve tried a couple times this in the East Bay suburbs under without fans, as coronavirus con- year, but no dice,” Golden joked. Randy Bennett and then-assis- tinues to spread across the U.S. Golden is doing things his way tant Smith, reaching two NCAA “If you can think of it, it’s some- tournament. That said, the men’s basket- on the Hilltop since being pro- Tournaments with the Gaels — thing that we’ve gone through an “We haven’t arrived at the deci- ball tournament is of unique im- moted in late March last year to and Smith, of course, was thrilled analysis around,” NCAA Chief sion date,” said Hainline, who is portance to the governing body, replace Kyle Smith, who departed with McDermott’s choice . Operating Officer Donald Remy a neurologist. “But while every- which neither owns nor operates USF to take over the Washington “By hiring Todd, I felt very said in an interview. “We’ve thing is fluid, we’re going to have the College Football Playoff. The State program. grateful that Joan and the ad- contingency planned for all to make some decisions and not NCAA had $1.1 billion of revenue New athletic director Joan Mc- ministration believed in what we circumstances.” have it wait until the last couple in 2018 and the vast majority Dermott had no issues taking a were doing. Todd not only knows The massive tournament of days.” of that — more than four-fifths chance on the “untested” Gold- how to teach the system, he also — slated to start in two weeks, The virus, which originated in — came from media contracts en, though she has heard about played five years at Saint Mary’s with games in 14 U.S. cities — ac- China, has now spread all over and licensing specifically related it from critics. She had seen and and lived the experience,” said counts for more than 80% of the the world. As of Tuesday, there to the men’s tournament. Remy heard plenty of great things about Smith. “He is a self-made coach.” NCAA’s annual revenue. Over the were over 92,000 reported cases said the NCAA has spoken with his leadership and ability to run a A former professional player weekend, an advocacy group for worldwide, with more than 3,100 all of its media partners and the program while facing the hurdles for two years with Maccabi Haifa college athletes suggested hold- deaths related to the disease. In major U.S. leagues to discuss its that come at a mid-major college. of Israel’s top division, Golden ing the event without an audience the U.S., the virus as been found options. “What I didn’t know was how he also served a year under Smith at present, and as the virus fears in a handful of cities, with the The NCAA also redistributes would handle the pressure and be Columbia before two seasons at mount, some have openly won- first American deaths reported almost all of that money to its able to maintain his composure Auburn. dered if March Madness games in Washington state. One of the members via a variety of differ- will be held at all. sites for the tournament’s first ent funds. The biggest, called As it considers its options, the two rounds is Spokane, the state’s the Basketball Fund, pays out to NCAA is speaking daily with the second-largest city. conferences in direct correlation Centers for Disease Control and While the NCAA executives to their schools’ success in the Prevention and has formed a wouldn’t go into detail about the men’s basketball tournament. medical advisory group that in- contingency plans, sports events The NCAA tournament is cludes former Surgeon General all over the globe have been can- scheduled to tip off in Dayton, Vivek Murthy and NCAA Chief celed, postponed or held with- Ohio, on March 17. The Final Medical Officer Brian Hainline. out fans as a result of the virus. Four, in Atlanta, is April 4-6. Should the worst-case scenario They include Summer Olympics The NCAA says it is aware a de- occur — and the Indianapolis- qualifiers, major European soc- cision on the games might even- based organization suffers severe cer games, and marathons and tually be made by someone else. monetary damages as a result of half-marathons. Last week, Switzerland banned the virus — Remy said the NCAA The NCAA’s concern goes well all public gatherings of more than has reserves and a business-in- beyond men’s basketball. There’s 1,000 people. The following day, terruption insurance policy that a women’s basketball tournament France did the same for events it believes would partially cover with a similar national footprint with more than 5,000 people. losses. that happens simultaneously, plus For now, Hainline said the As for timing, NCAA leaders YOUNG KWAK/AP a number of other championships NCAA has received no instruc- spoke on a couple of conference and countless on-campus compe- tions from the CDC or the U.S. First-year San Francisco coach Todd Golden, 34, has yet to get his calls Monday about the deadline titions scheduled in the next few government requiring changes to first technical as a head coach. His Dons are 20-11. for making a firm decision on the months. be made. Wednesday, March 4, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Top 25 roundup Teague, No. 4 Baylor top Texas Tech in OT

Associated Press “It was tough losing to TCU (on Satur- day). ... Guys are banged up and it was a WACO, Texas — With the shot clock quick turnaround,” Butler said. “It just winding down in overtime and a defender takes the will to win, and commitment. in his face, Baylor guard MaCio Teague There’s nothing you can draw up for this quickly stepped back behind the line and win. It’s just the will to win and that’s what hit a three-pointer. you saw.” “That was crazy, saved the day like Su- Davide Moretti was tightly defended perman,” Bears guard Jared Butler said. by Davion Mitchell, despite his four fouls, Teague made that big shot with 1:13 left when he took a wild three-pointer at the in overtime, and Butler made two free end that wasn’t close for Texas Tech (18- throws after his steal with 11 seconds 12, 9-8). left as the No. 4 Bears held on for a 71- No. 12 Duke 88, N.C. State 69: Fresh- 68 win over Texas Tech on Monday night man Cassius Stanley scored 14 of his 18 that kept them in contention for their first points after halftime as the host Blue Dev- Big 12 title and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA ils took over in the second half to beat the Tournament. Wolfpack. After Teague’s three made it 69-65, Fellow rookie Vernon Carey Jr. added 17 Kyler Edwards hit a three for Texas Tech points for Duke, which shot 63% after half- to cut the lead to one. The Red Raiders then time and had a run of 17 straight scoring had a chance to take the lead after Freddie possessions to build a big lead. The Blue Gillespie missed inside. But short-handed Devils also dominated N.C. State on the Baylor (26-3, 15-2 Big 12) was able to seal glass (46-27), while their move away from the win after Butler’s steal when Chris their man and pressure defenses to deploy Clarke tried to make a pass inside over the a zone late in the first half took the Wolf- Baylor guard, who was quickly fouled. pack out of their early aggressive rhythm. Devonte Bandoo had 18 points and But- It was quite a reversal for Duke (24-6, ler 17 for the Bears, who had lost two of 14-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), which lost their previous three games after a Big 12- the first meeting 88-66 in Raleigh less than record 23-game winning streak that had two weeks ago for Mike Krzyzewski’s most knocked them out of the No. 1 spot in the lopsided loss to an unranked opponent in CHUCK BURTON/AP AP Top 25 poll. Teague had 14 points, five his four decades leading the program. It Baylor’s Jared Butler, right, shoots over Texas Tech’s Terrence Shannon Jr. during the in overtime, and Freddie Gillespie grabbed was also a welcome response after back-to- first half of their game Monday in Waco, Texas. Baylor won 71-68 in overtime. 10 rebounds. back losses on the road. Style: Merrimack isn’t eligible this season for NCAA Tournament

FROM BACK PAGE College Basketball Invitational or when they opened conference program’s 70-year existence at CollegeInsider.com Postseason play by winning 10 of their first the Division II level, the Warriors Tournament. 11. They finished 14-4. weren’t expected to be more than Even with the NCAAs off the “You have ups. So you have a blip in the NCAA’s top division table, Gallo said his team remains downs. But like all those ups and in the first year of reclassifying. excited for whatever is next. downs, you become way stronger That was underscored in the “Each one of those steps along than you actually thought you preseason when, despite coming the way has been a different form would be,” senior point guard Ju- off three straight Division II tour- of motivation,” Gallo said. “You varis Hayes said. nament appearances, the North- know, at first it was, ‘Well, we’ll Merrimack ended its season al- east Conference coaches picked show we’re not just a Division lowing a league-low 60.2 points Merrimack to finish last among II team.’ And then it was, ‘OK. per game while forcing a league- the league’s 11 schools. These guys want to pick us last.’ best 17.4 turnovers. One of the The Warriors smashed those ... So there’s been a lot of mile- biggest reasons was the play of expectations, clinching at least a stones along the way that we’ve Hayes, who had a league-high share of the NEC regular-season been able to use for motivation for 121 steals. He ended his career championship with a 69-58 win these guys.” with 457 steals, eclipsing the over Central Connecticut in their New England’s only Catho- NCAA record that had stood for season finale Thursday. A loss by lic Augustinian college, Merri- 17 years. MARY SCHWALM/AP Saint Francis (Pa.) in its finale mack’s athletic programs began “It started when I was probably on Saturday gave the Warriors with men’s hockey in 1955, win- Head coach Joe Gallo played for Merrimack under coach Bert 10,” Hayes said. “I was always the championship outright. Mer- ning a Division II national title in Hammel before succeeding him in 2016. that kid you didn’t want to cross rimack (20-11) is the first school 1978. But as Division II became over in front of.” in NCAA history to win a regular- more regionalized, the Division in 2018 when the NEC invited remembers sleeping for about Hayes has been supported by season conference title in its first I programs like Boston College, Merrimack’s non-hockey pro- an hour that night. He pondered fellow seniors Jaleel Lord and Division I season. Boston University and Northeast- grams to become the league’s what had happened to the senior- Idris Joyner. The trio starred to- The Warriors’ 20 wins are also ern were penalized for playing D- 11th member. driven, defensive-minded roster gether at New Jersey’s famed St. a record by a first-year reclassi- II teams. Coming off a conference tour- that had carried his team the pre- Anthony High School, going 32- fying school. Merrimack slowly grew to have nament championship in the final vious three seasons. 0 as seniors and winning a state The one thing Merrimack 24 men’s and women’s varsity season in Division II, Gallo went Two nights later came a trip to championship together in 2016. won’t have this season is a place programs, though only the men’s into the preseason believing his face the Big Ten’s Northwestern. Lord said Gallo fostered an en- in March Madness. and women’s hockey programs team could do well on the next The Warriors trailed 55-50 vironment at Merrimack that al- By NCAA rule, the Warriors competed at the Division I level level. with 9 ½ minutes remaining be- lowed them to play with freedom, are ineligible to compete in their in Hockey East. That perception took a hit when fore using a 17-4 run to propel while stressing a defensive ap- conference tournament or the School leadership sought to the Warriors opened the season them to a 71-61 win. proach that focused on creating NCAA Tournament until they change that and included in its with a 20-point loss at Maine. Merrimack also beat Army, but “panic” for opponents. become full Division I members 2011 strategic plan a goal to Gallo, who played for Merri- struggled at times during a 6-7 “He’s just always given us the in the 2023-24 season. They are, move all its programs into Divi- mack under coach Bert Hammel start to the nonconference portion bread crumbs and we just follow,” however, eligible to play in the sion I. That opportunity arrived before succeeding him in 2016, of the schedule. Things changed Lord said. S TARS AND STRIPES Wednesday, March 4, 2020 F3HIJKLM Staying patient Six-game skid doesn’t have Penguins SPORTS pushing panic button » NHL, Page 19

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PHOTOS BY MARY SCHWALM/AP Above: Merrimack College guard Juvaris Hayes, left, reaches in to force a steal from Central Connecticut guard Myles Baker during Thursday’s game in North Andover, Mass. Below: Guard Jaleel Lord, right, and teammate Idris Joyner celebrate Merrimack’s 69-58 victory that earned at least a share of the Northeast Conference regular-season title. Arriving in style Merrimack makes history in D-I debut

BY KYLE HIGHTOWER his players during a practice drill Associated Press DID YOU KNOW ? and ricochets off the bottom of the retractable bleachers. NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. Merrimack is the first school to win “We don’t stop competing!” bout 25 miles north of a regular-season conference title Gallo shouts. “Compete! Com- Boston, in a 1,500-seat in its first Division I season. A loss pete! Compete!” gymnasium in a quiet by Saint Francis (Pa.) in its finale Welcome to Merrimack Col- nook just off State Route A on Saturday gave the Warriors the lege, home of one of the biggest 125, Joe Gallo is busy teaching championship outright. Their 20 surprises in college basketball basketball. this season. Arms folded as he walks the wins are also a record by a first- After spending most of the length of the court, Gallo watches year reclassifying school. as a ball gets away from one of SOURCE: Associated Press SEE STYLE ON PAGE 23

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