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China to ban US military visits to Hong Kong Sanctions also announced in retaliation for Washington’s support of protesters

BY KEN MORITSUGU government demonstrations in the ica’s unreasonable behavior,” Foreign abuses and requires an annual review Associated Press semi-autonomous territory. Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chuny- of the favorable trade status that Wash- While the nature of the sanctions ing said in Beijing, adding that the leg- ington grants Hong Kong. HONG KONG — China said Mon- remained unclear, the move fol- islation seriously interfered in China’s The legislation was backed by U.S. day it will suspend U.S. military ship lowed Chinese warnings that the U.S. internal affairs. lawmakers who are sympathetic to the and aircraft visits to Hong Kong and protesters and have criticized Hong will sanction several American pro- would bear the costs if the Hong Kong The law, signed last Wednesday by Kong police for cracking down on the democracy and human rights groups Human Rights and Democracy Act President Donald Trump, mandates in retaliation for the signing into were approved. sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong pro-democracy movement. law of legislation supporting anti- The steps are “in response to Amer- officials who carry out human rights SEE PROTESTERS ON PAGE 5

Pro-democracy demonstrators carry U.S. flags as they march near Hong Kong’s financial district during a rally along the region’s waterfront on Sunday.

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Military families weigh legal options over mold infestation

BY ROSE L. THAYER plagued with mold, the 27-year-old mother family hired an attorney and intends to Stars and Stripes of three said her children have collected sue Corvias, the private company that she medical diagnoses she worries could hin- said was negligent and unhelpful in deal- AUSTIN, Texas — Tamara Terry fears der any chance at military service. ing with the mold. Her children’s future is her family’s legacy of military service “It’s something my children may not what tipped the scales toward legal action. might end with her children being denied be able to pursue,” said Terry, who is ex- “What if they get older and say they want the opportunity. The daughter of a Navy pecting twins. Her children are 8, 5, and 8 to be in the military, but ... get turned away SEAL and the spouse of a soldier, Terry months old. One was diagnosed with sleep for medical problems?” Terry said. “Can can rattle off the many uncles and fam- apnea, another with consistent bronchitis. you put a price on that type of stuff, re- ily members who did or do serve in the Her younge r son had such severe respira- ally? No. But does it help to know that their military. tory issues that, at one point, it caused him medical and their college later on might be But after living three years in post to stop breathing, she said. padded and paid for? Yes.” housing at Fort Bragg, N.C., that was After weighing their options, Terry’s SEE MOLD ON PAGE 4

Army spouse Tamara Terry found mold and mildew growing underneath the dishwasher of her on-post home at Fort Bragg, N.C. Tamara Terry PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, December 3, 2019 MILITARY USS New Orleans arrives in Sasebo Ship will be joined by USS America, raising number of 7th Fleet amphibious vessels to 5

BY CHRISTIAN LOPEZ onboard population can swell to Stars and Stripes about 800. “The increase in capacity to our YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, amphibious forces this great ship Japan — The amphibious trans- represents will allow us to oper- port dock USS New Orleans ate more regularly with our allies — one of two ships the Navy said and partners in this vital region VICTORIA SUTTON/U.S. Navy would be sent to Sasebo Naval and support even stronger naval Base after the USS Wasp’s fall An F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman in the Atlantic Ocean on departure — pulled into its new integration with our number one Sunday. The Truman strike group is conducting operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet’s area of responsibility. homeport on Sunday. warfighting partner, the United It is expected to be joined soon States Marine Corps,” Kacher by the USS America, which left said in the statement. San Diego last month. Once in A 7th Fleet spokesman declined Truman begins European mission Japan, the amphibious assault to say when the America would ship will replace the Wasp as flag- arrive in Sasebo, on the Japanese BY JOHN VANDIVER the Arabian Sea where it was dispatched earlier this ship of Amphibious Squadron 11, island of Kyushu. The ship’s offi- Stars and Stripes year as tensions with Iran escalated. Expeditionary Strike Group 7. cial Facebook page said the crew In 2018, the Truman deployed to the Mediterra- The addition of the two ships celebrated Thanksgiving “some- STUTTGART, Germany — The USS Harry S. nean, where it conducted airstrikes against Islamic Truman has begun operations in the Atlantic Ocean, will raise the 7th Fleet’s number where in the Pacific.” State targets in Syria and performed the first air- of deployed amphibious vessels marking its first deployment into European waters craft carrier patrol in the Arctic since the Cold War. The Wasp moved to Naval Sta- this year, the Navy said. from three to five, alongside the The Truman was sidelined for three months ear- tion Norfolk, Va., in September, The deployment is also the first since the Nimi- Sasebo-based USS Ashland, USS lier this year to allow repairs to be made to its elec- after serving about 1½ years in tz-class carrier underwent months of repairs to its Green Bay and USS German- trical system. Six days after it was declared fixed Japan. During its time with the electrical system, forcing its strike group to deploy and ready to go to sea in mid-November, it set out to town. The squadron often inte- 7th Fleet, the amphibious assault without it. “reintegrate the carrier strike group,” Navy Times grates with the Okinawa-based ship made history as the first to The aim of the deployment is to show commitment reported at the time. 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. deploy with the Marine Corps’ F- to allies in the region, Truman commander Rear The Truman’s entry into U.S. European Command “We welcome the USS New 35B Lightning II stealth fighter, Adm. Andrew J. Loiselle said. Orleans crew and families who territory comes as President Donald Trump heads to which is capable of short takeoffs “These vital sea lanes must remain open for global will be an incredible addition to London this week for a meeting of NATO leaders. and vertical landings. commerce and prosperity, and nothing in the world our forward deployed team in is able to foster regional security like a carrier strike On Tuesday, allies are expected to discuss securi- the Seventh Fleet theater,” Rear The Wasp in January 2018 ty in Europe, including an alliance initiative focused replaced the USS Bonhomme group,” Loiselle said in a statement Sunday. Adm. Fred Kacher, Expedition- Russia has stepped up naval activity in the Medi- on boosting the combat readiness of allied aircraft, Richard, which spent six years ary Strike Group 7 commander, terranean and the Arctic, causing concern for U.S. ground units and warships. The NATO initiative, said in a Navy statement. in Sasebo before returning to the military commanders in Europe. called the Four Thirties plan, calls for NATO by 2020 The 684-foot New Orleans has U.S. to have its flight deck recon- The Truman strike group will perform missions in to have 30 battalions, 30 air squadrons and 30 war- a crew of 322 enlisted sailors and figured to handle the F-35B. the Naples, Italy-based 6th Fleet’s area of operations ships that can be in action within 30 days’ notice. 28 officers. When accompanied [email protected] before it moves to the Middle East, where the carrier [email protected] by a Marine detachment, the Twitter: @CLopez_Stripes is expected to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln in Twitter: @john_vandiver T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ...... 9 Business ...... 10 Classified ...... 13 Comics ...... 16 Crossword ...... 16 Faces ...... 11 Opinion ...... 14-15 Sports ...... 17-24 Weather ...... 10 Tuesday, December 3, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 WAR ON TERRORISM Afghan soldier sentenced for killing commander

BY J.P. LAWRENCE Corps in the northern province of Sar-e- $77 billion since 2002 to support Afghan- “In the past, they were able to do so, but Stars and Stripes Pul in October, he was told he had to travel istan’s military, including $423 million in now soldiers who go AWOL are purged to other bases to refile his paperwork or he the last year to pay for the salaries of those from the system quicker.” KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan sol- would not get paid. in the Afghan Army, reports from Penta- Musa will appeal the death sentence, said dier who was fired and had his military Carrying a loaded M-16, Musa confront- gon watchdog groups said. his lawyer, Mohammad Mukhtar Haidari. records deleted after he went absent with- ed his commanding officer, Yaqobi, and de- Afghan troops often leave their posts out leave for several months has been sen- Yaqobi’s murder was part of a long manded to know how to get his back wages, without permission, said Daniel L. Davis, tenced to death for killing his commander history of insider attacks in the Afghan over a dispute about back pay. the soldier said in his confession. a retired U.S. Army officer and an outspo- military. An Afghan military court last week After the commander told him to “cool ken critic of the war. A total of 49 insider attacks this year sentenced Sayed Musa to death for the down” and said they would try to sort out Often those soldiers will say they left to alone have wounded or killed 167 Afghan premeditated murder in October of his the problem, Musa shot him in the chest take care of a family issue or help out on service members, an increase in casualties commanding officer, Hashmatullah three times. the family farm or business. of more than 50% compared with last year, Yaqobi. When he saw Yaqobi was still moving, he “People would routinely go AWOL for a report by a Pentagon watchdog said. shot him three more times. long periods of time and then come back,” Musa was fired after he abandoned his Zubair Babakarkhail contributed to this report. unit for three months during the summer. Money for the Afghan military primar- said Davis, who was deployed to Afghani- [email protected] When he returned to the 209th Shaheen ily comes from the U.S. The U.S. has given stan in 2005 and 2011. Twitter: @jplawrence3 Kabul terminates contract for US-led gold, copper mine project

BY J.P. LAWRENCE The election controversy has Stars and Stripes ‘ When we are raised fears of a repeat of months of political turmoil following the The Afghan government has having this kind of fraud-marred 2014 presidential canceled the contract for a U.S.- difficulty, how can election because both Abdullah based company to develop gold and his main rival, incumbent and copper mines in a remote we presume the President Ashraf Ghani, had province in northeastern Afghan- claimed victories. istan, officials said Monday. company can invest Work on the mining project Authorities in Kabul deter- on time? had also been delayed amid fears mined that the mining company ’ of insecurity, Centar Ltd. CEO Abdul Qadeer Mutfi Centar Ltd. had “a lack of finan- Bradley Barnett said in an inter- Afghanistan Ministry of Mines and cial commitment” before termi- view with Stars and Stripes this Petroleum nating the contract last week, fall. He said the company would said Abdul Qadeer Mutfi, spokes- also face steep costs in providing ALTAF QADRI/AP man for the Ministry of Mines security for its workers. Afghan policemen and civilians gather at the site of a shooting in and Petroleum. ic ministers and advisers. Last year, watchdog groups Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday. When the company signed its Centar has argued they had had also raised concerns about contract in October 2018, Centar fulfilled the contract by begin- the contracts Centar signed, tak- officials said they hoped to pros- ning surveys and making plans ing issue with the company’s re- pect for gold in nearly 250,000 to explore the proposed mining lationship with a former senior 2 intelligence officials acres of northeast Badakhshan area, the company said in a letter Afghan government official. province. But Centar then failed to the government obtained by The U.S. government invested to pay a performance bond, money the Afghan news agency Khaa- almost half a billion dollars since killed in Afghanistan which was to be held by the gov- ma. But Centar said it needed ad- 2009 to help Afghanistan tap its ernment as a security guarantee, vast reserves of minerals, oil and ditional time to pay its financial Associated Press Kabul as they search for the as- Mutfi said. guarantees due to what it called natural gas, which officials have sailant, said Rahimi. “The company was not able to an uncertain political situation in estimated could bring in around KABUL, Afghanistan — An No group has immediately deliver the financial guarantees in Kabul, Khaama reported. $2 billion to the Afghan govern- Afghan official says a gunman the contract,” Mutfi said. “When Centar appeared to be refer- ment each year. opened fire on a vehicle in the claimed responsibility for the as- we are having this kind of dif- ring to the political crisis brew- But positive results from the capital, Kabul, killing two intel- sault, but both Taliban and an Is- ficulty, how can we presume the ing in Kabul since a disputed U.S.-funded projects have been ligence officials and wounding lamic State affiliate have carried company can invest on time?” presidential poll on Sept . 28. limited, a Pentagon watchdog three others. out attacks in the capital. The decision to cancel the Since then, Abdullah Abdullah, said in 2016, citing corruption as Afghan Interior Ministry The Taliban control or hold contract was made last week by the country’s incumbent chief ex- a key reason efforts to develop spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said sway over nearly half of Afghani- Afghanistan’ High Economic ecutive, has rallied thousands of the extractive industries in Af- police were searching for the stan, staging near-daily attacks Council, he said. The body, which his supporters to stop an ongoing ghanistan had failed. gunman who carried out the at- that target Afghan forces and is chaired by the president, in- vote recount in order to prevent [email protected] tack early Monday. Police sealed government officials but also kill cludes Afghanistan’s top econom- alleged electoral fraud. Twitter: @jplawrence3 off the eastern District 9 area of scores of civilians. Airstrike hits market in Syrian rebel-held town

BY BASSEM MROUE lective, reported the same death toll while and wounded several people. Associated Press the opposition Syrian Civil Defense, also Syrian troops launched a four-month of- known as White Helmets, said nine civil- fensive earlier this year on Idlib, which is BEIRUT — An airstrike on a market in ians, including two women, were killed. dominated by al-Qaida-linked militants. a Syrian rebel-held town in the northwest- The group said 13, including two chil- The government offensive forced hun- ern province of Idlib on Monday morning dren, were wounded. It said the death toll dreds of thousands of civilians to flee their killed at least 10 civilians and wounded was not yet final. Different casualty tolls homes. others, opposition activists said. are common in the chaos of the civil war. A fragile cease-fire halted the govern- The strike comes amid an increase of “The bombardment of the market that ment advance in late August, but in recent violence in Idlib — Syria’s last opposition was packed with civilians led to a massa- weeks it has been repeatedly violated. stronghold where fighting between gov- cre and wide destruction,” the Civil De- Separately, three Russian military police ernment troops and insurgents killed doz- fense said on its Facebook page, which also officers were wounded in a blast in north- SYRIAN CIVIL DEFENSE WHITE HELMETS/AP ens on both sides over the weekend. had photos of lifeless bodies and paramed- ern Syria on Monday, Russia’s Defense Members of the Syrian Civil Defense The Britain-based Syrian Observatory ics helping the victims. Ministry said. The explosion occurred in transport an injured person after an for Human Rights said the strike hit the The Observatory and the Civil Defense the border region of Kobani, where Russian airstrike hit a northern town in Idlib market in Maaret al-Numan, killing 10. separately reported another airstrike, on and Turkish forces have been conducting province, Syria, on Monday . The Aleppo Media Center, an activist col- the nearby town of Saraqeb, saying it killed joint border patrols since last month. PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, December 3, 2019 MILITARY Mold: Health issues, frustration abound for families sickened by housing

FROM FRONT PAGE private company that manages It’s been more than a year since the housing. The goal is to come Reuters news agency published up with systemic solutions to fix an investigation of military family things across the base — to raise housing conditions that made pub- the quality of life for everybody, lic what was an open secret among she said. military families. On-base hous- “The primary concern that ing was exposing many of them gets raised at our town halls and to health hazards ranging from focus groups comes down to the mold caused by ongoing leaks and maintenance of these buildings,” poor construction to infestations Cosio-Futch said. “New construc- of insects and rodents to peeling tion is good and replacing older and chipping lead paint. Reme- buildings is good. But, with that dies were difficult, often trapping we need there to be a preventa- families in maintenance systems tive maintenance schedule that is where repairs were sometimes ig- followed.” John Picerne, founder of Cor- nored and reports falsified. vias, said in the last year that the Each branch of the military company has learned it needs has tackled the problem in dif- do need to do a better job of cus- ferent ways — issuing surveys tomer service and to get back into and going door-to-door to inspect investing in the military housing homes, creating housing-focused portfolio. hotlines and hosting town halls to “If we have old, tired homes … allow residents to voice concerns. you can only do so much in pack- The Defense Department has co- ing, painting and repairing the ordinated with Congress on a still systems inside of an old home,” unfinished tenant bill of rights. he said in September. “My direc- The 14 private companies who Tamara Terry Melissa Godoy tion back to my team and our di- manage military housing have rection back to the government is, launched programs for resident Left: Tamara Terry is planning to file a lawsuit because she said mold in her family’s on-base home at ‘OK, work that lower level, but if feedback and improved mainte- Fort Bragg, N.C., caused ongoing health problems such as nosebleeds, chronic headaches and sleep we don’t push forward and start nance request systems and have issues for her children, Jackson, 8; Tessa, 5; and Barrett, 8 months. Right: Melissa Godoy said she dealing with these systemic chal- announced millions of dollars in was diagnosed with her first lung infection in November 2018, just months after moving into an on-base lenges, we’re basically going to new investments. house at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., that she said had mold in it. keep chasing our tail and finding The Army, Navy and Air Force ourselves in that same situation secretaries, the Marine Corps the significant resources, at- “Many other residents with ity mitigation on 197 units. two or three years from now.’ ” commandant and the director tention and rigor that has been similar issues have since re- Hunt also faces a lawsuit filed Corvias manages housing at 15 of defense capabilities and man- brought to assuring quality resi- turned to their homes following in 2018 by 13 families living at bases in nine states, and Picerne agement with the Government dent housing,” she said. proper remediation,” Duffy said, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. said there was a combination of Accountability Office will testify When asked about the potential adding the company is aware that Those families described similar factors that led to the deteriora- before the Senate Armed Services litigation at Fort Bragg from the Godoy has hired an attorney. mold concerns and are set for a tion of on-base housing. It began Committee on Tuesday to address Terry family, Douglas said Ter- Across Lewis-McChord, Lin- jury trial in U.S. District Court with the terrorist attacks on 9/11. ongoing reports of substandard ry’s description of her experience coln has hired more staff and in Gulfport, Miss., in January, ac- “On Sept. 12, the gates went up housing conditions and services. was “out of context with our expe- increased shifts to meet the “un- cording to online court records. and the ability to get on and off a On Thursday, representatives of rience with this former resident.” expected increase” in mold as- Before the past year’s cover- military installation became much five of the private companies that Army spouse Melissa Godoy, sessment requests, according to a age of problems in military hous- more complicated,” he said. manage military housing will tes- who was displaced in August from prepared statement. Any residents ing, two families successfully Finding workers and companies tify before the House Armed Ser- her home at Joint Base Lewis- who have moved out of their homes sued private housing companies. willing and able to access mili- vices Committee. McChord, Wash., said she and 22 have done so on their own and not In September, a San Diego jury tary bases became harder, while Meanwhile, families must de- other families are working with because of “any known health or awarded $2 million to a Marine the housing market outside of the termine the best way to get out a lawyer to sue Lincoln Military safety issues at their properties.” Corps family for mold problems bases grew and created other op- of living conditions they deem Housing, the private company In Texas, eight families filed a in family housing managed by portunities. That required Cor- unsafe. Some, like the Terry fam- that manages the base housing, lawsuit in October against Hunt Lincoln Military Housing. The vias to adjust its maintenance and ily, are seeking legal remedies. At because of the living conditions Military Communities for mold, company said in a statement renovations plans, Picerne said. least three multifamily lawsuits and the unhelpful response from pests and sewage in housing at after the verdict that it intends In 2011, the military began have been filed in federal court Lincoln staff. Randolph Air Force Base in San to appeal. The family won’t be downsizing, reducing the number against private companies that For a year Godoy said she, her Antonio and Laughlin Air Force compensated until appeals are of service members living on base manage military base housing. children and even her dog suf- Base in Del Rio. complete, according to their at- and paying rent — referred to as Other families are choosing to fered unexplainable illnesses. According to the lawsuit, filed torney, Matt Poelstra. basic allowance for housing. The work within the system to solve Once during a maintenance call, in the U.S. District Court for the Another Marine Corps fam- military also slowed the increase these problems. workers found a “blob of water” Western District of Texas, San ily, now-retired Gunnery Sgt. Joe on housing allowance rates, which in a kitchen wall that they could Antonio Division, Hunt “system- and Shelley Federico, received vary by location. To sue or not to sue not explain, she said. Eventu- atically under-maintained the $350,000 in a lawsuit against To right the wrongs made dur- ally she began removing her own military housing, subjected ser- Lincoln in Virginia in 2016, but ing that decade of underfunding A lawsuit filed in November baseboards and discovered wet vice members and their families it took more than five years from military housing, Corvias an- aims to use class-action litigation drywall and mold. to atrocious conditions, including the time the lawsuit was filed. nounced in September a $325 to force Corvias to make changes “It wasn’t the toxic mold itself; pervasive mold that sickened them million investment at six bases to at Fort Meade, Md. Ten families it was their response to it that and destroyed their possessions, Working together renovate homes, start new con- who spent time in Fort Meade makes it so bad,” Godoy said. utilized substandard service pro- struction and outfit homes with housing filed the suit seeking She took out loans to move off viders to allegedly remediate the For some military families, technology that monitors effi- damages to cover expenses re- base after finding mold in her mold problems, subjected service “litigation is their only option,” ciency and improves preventive lated to economic harm, medical home. Because of the mold, no members and their families to said Crystal Cornwall, a Marine maintenance schedules. costs and mental anguish. moving company would accept pest infestations and misled ten- Corps spouse who launched the Cosio-Futch applauded the in- They also requested a class- the job, forcing the family to do ants about the remediation ac- nonprofit Safe Military Housing vestments from Corvias and the wide injunction requiring Cor- the work themselves. tions allegedly undertaken.” Initiative to advocate for fami- progress that’s been made, but vias to arrange for independent Sonny Nguyen, the Federal Hunt described the lawsuit as lies. “But for the vast majority she said there is still much more certification of safe housing and Way-based attorney working the “without merit” in a statement. of them, we can resolve these is- ground to cover. There needs to prohibiting the company from lawsuit, said he is currently pull- To remedy moisture in homes sues within the military housing be a “culture shift” that stops receiving any service members’ ing together experts. that Hunt officials attribute to system with the support of each pitting residents and housing housing allowance for property “What’s frustrated me the most the climate of south Texas, the private company, the Defense against each other and puts them that has not been certified. is the kids who are innocent and company created the Humidity Department and our legislative on the same side. It’s slower to In addition to outlining sub- they’re actually the victims of Project. The opt-in program will body. Litigation is not going to take hold, but she sees it happen- standard conditions at the Mary- these people who chose money invest about $5 million to better help in the short term of getting ing, she said. land base, the lawsuit complaint over life,” he said. control humidity from the climate into a safe house.” “That’s as simple and as big as describes how Corvias often Trent Duffy, spokesman for and moisture introduced from As an advocate with Safe Mili- when a resident calls with a con- downplayed, ignored and offered Lincoln, said their records show steam in bathrooms. Ten of 27 se- tary Housing Initiative, Christina cern in the home, believing the substandard repairs to homes. that maintenance staff followed lected homes have undergone the Cosio-Futch, an Army spouse at resident,” she said. “Without that Kelly Douglas, spokeswoman mold protocols and procedures to work, according to information Fort Meade, said she raises resi- respect, nothing else would be for Corvias, said the company is respond to Godoy’s home. Those provided through Hunt’s public dent concerns at monthly meet- possible.” aware of the lawsuit. protocols exceed the national in- relations firm. Once complete, ings to work with the garrison [email protected] The lawsuit “does not reflect dustry guidelines, he said. Hunt expects to conduct humid- command team and Corvias, the Twitter: @Rose_Lori Tuesday, December 3, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 MILITARY Protesters: China also targets some US groups

FROM FRONT PAGE Hua said. people who work in advertising start- Police say their use of tear gas, rub- China has long accused foreign ed a five-day strike Monday to show ber bullets and other force is a neces- groups and governments of foment- support for the anti-government pro- sary response to escalating violence ing the demonstrations in Hong Kong, tests. They said they would not go to by the protesters, who have blocked singling out the U.S., former colonial work, respond to work emails or take major roads and thrown gasoline overlord Britain and democratic, part in conference calls. bombs back at officers in riot gear. self-governing Taiwan, which China Some held up signs with protest /Stars and Stripes Hong Kong has been living with al- claims as its own territory to be an- slogans at an early afternoon rally to MICHAEL ABRAMS nexed by force if necessary. most nonstop protests for six months. launch the strike in Chater Garden, a Among the groups to be subject to A tour group visits Jerusalem’s Old City along the Via The movement’s demands include public square in the central business Dolorosa. U.S. European Command on Monday lifted an the unspecified sanctions, the Na- democratic elections and an inves- district. order restricting travel there. tional Endowment for Democracy tigation into the police response to Antony Yiu, an entrepreneur in ad- protests. More fundamentally, the receives funding directly from Con- vertising and one of the organizers, protesters and others in Hong Kong gress while others generally draw said they want other business sectors EUCOM lifts travel ban fear that China is eroding the rights their running costs from a mixture of and freedoms they have under a “one private and public grants. to join them. to Jerusalem’s Old City country, two systems” framework. Derek Mitchell, the president of the “The government seems to be still Hua said China would sanction or- National Democratic Institute, said in ignoring the sound of the majority ganizations including the National Hong Kong last week that accusations of the people,” he said. The advertis- Stars and Stripes Endowment for Democracy, the Na- it was colluding with protesters were ing industry wants “to take the first tional Democratic Institute for In- “patently false.” step to encourage other businesses to U.S. European Command has lifted travel restrictions ternational Affairs, Human Rights The institute has no role in the cur- participate in the strike to give more for military personnel to the Old City of Jerusalem but Watch, the International Republican rent protests, and “to suggest oth- pressure.” maintained a ban on visits to other parts of the West Bank, Institute, Freedom House and others erwise spreads misinformation and More than 10,000 people marched including Bethlehem and Jericho, it said Monday. The lifting of the travel ban partially reverses an order that she said had “performed badly” fails to recognize the movement stems on Sunday to try to pressure the issued last month, restricting travel to all of Israel’s West in the Hong Kong unrest. from genuine grievances,” he said. government to address the demands Bank. “China urges the United States While China has in the past sus- after pro-democracy candidates won pended U.S. military visits, the sanc- EUCOM follows the guidance of U.S. embassies when to correct its mistakes and stop any a landslide victory in district council tions on the various groups could deciding to impose or lift travel restrictions, it said. The words and deeds that interfere in Hong elections one week earlier. Kong and China’s internal affairs,” bring conditions for civil society in embassy in Israel last month announced restrictions on Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has she said, adding that China could take Hong Kong one step closer to those in travel to the entire West Bank, citing possible unrest after “further necessary actions” depend- mainland China. said she’ll accelerate dialogue but the United States changed its policy toward Israeli settle- ing on how matters develop. Beijing imposes restrictions on hasn’t offered any concessions since ments there. Hua accused the groups of instigat- non governmental organizations and the elections. Days later, the embassy lifted the travel restrictions to ing protesters to engage in “radical is particularly concerned about those The protests are blamed for driving the Old City, with the exception of areas near and inside violent crimes and inciting separatist involved in humanitarian causes, gen- the economy into recession. Tourism, Damascus Gate, Herod’s Gate, Lion’s Gate and Chain activities.” der equality, the environment or mi- airline and retail sectors have been Gate, a statement on its website said. “These organizations deserve to nority rights. hit particularly hard, with retail sales Israel attracts visitors from around the world , particu- be sanctioned and must pay a price,” In Hong Kong, several hundred down about 20%. larly during the Christmas season. PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, December 3, 2019 MILITARY Japan toughens fines for phone use while driving

BY HANA KUSUMOTO many as there were in 2013, ac- AND SETH ROBSON cording to the website. Stars and Stripes The new rules shouldn’t affect

those driving on U.S. military in- JENNIFER H. SVAN/Stars and Stripes TOKYO — Service members stallations in the country. caught using mobile devices “The new [Government of A roadside memorial of flowers and candles was created for a German teenager killed in a car crash while driving off base in Japan Japan] changes regarding cell- near Weilerbach, Germany, in February. A Ramstein airman involved in the crash was charged with could be hit with thousands of phone use while driving will not involuntary manslaughter at a preliminary military hearing on Monday. dollars in fines or up to a year in change the current point assess- prison under a law change that ment for talking or text mes- came into force Monday. saging on a cell phone while The new rules toughen penal- operating a motor vehicle on any Airman in fatal crash charged ties for talking on cellphones or holding them while looking at USAG Japan Installation,” U.S. their screens while behind the Army Garrison Japan spokes- wheel, according to Japan’s Na- woman Gwendolyn Smalls said in with involuntary manslaughter tional Police Agency. an email Monday. “Three points will still be assessed to the driv- The maximum fine that can be BY JENNIFER H. SVAN a Piaggio Ape, a three-wheeled Bahena himself told Air Force issued for those offenses has in- ing record for this violation.” Drivers who accumulate 12 Stars and Stripes light commercial vehicle with investigators that the collision creased from about $460 to $912 occurred after he returned to his points in a year or 18 points in a Vespa scooter as a base. The or up to six months of imprison- RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Ger- driver of the Piaggio, a 17-year- lane of traffic, Snyder said. two years will have their driving ment with hard labor, according many — A Ramstein airman could old German boy from Weilerbach He had no alcohol or drugs in permit suspended for six months, to the announcement on the agen- spend a decade in jail for his role who has not been publicly identi- his system and there was no evi- cy website. Smalls said. in a crash that killed a German fied, died at the scene. dence that he or his wife, a pas- Japan has also increased the Officials at the provost marshal teenager earlier this year. Bahena was 20 years old at senger in the car, were texting maximum penalty for a driver office at Camp Foster — a Marine The Air Force announced Mon- the time and newly assigned to around the time of the crash, Sny- who poses a danger to traffic or Corps facility on Okinawa — said day at a preliminary hearing that Ramstein. He had completed der said. causes an accident while using a personnel driving on the base it has charged Airman 1st Class training for his military driver’s But Air Force prosecutors said mobile device. Those convicted are permitted to use cellphones Roman Bahena with involuntary license in Germany. Bahena was driving faster than face a maximum of a year of im- placed in hands-free devices. manslaughter, which carries Bahena failed to return to his the posted speed limit when he prisonment with hard labor or However, those who operate cell- a sentence of up to 10 years in lane after passing another ve- passed another vehicle while a $2,736 fine, according to the phones with their hands while agency website. prison. hicle on a two-lane road between driving toward Weilerbach, in the driving could be given a citation The government is seeking to Mackenbach and Weilerbach, dark and at a bend in the road. Those who use cellphones that may lead to a suspended while driving can also have their also charge him with negligent only a few minutes’ drive from He failed to lift his foot from license. homicide, military prosecu- Ramstein, German investigators the accelerator immediately be- licenses suspended, the police Officials from Air Force and agency stated. tors said at the hearing, which said at the time of the accident. fore the collision, “which tells us Navy installations in Japan did was held to determine if there is Bahena’s defense has evidence he was not paying attention to the “The number of traffic acci- not immediately respond to re- dents caused by people looking at enough evidence for a trial to go that contradicts that assertion, road,” said prosecutor Maj. Mat- quests for comment. smart phone screens while driv- ahead. Negligent homicide car- his legal team said. thew Tusing. ing is increasing,” the website Stars and Stripes reporter Carlos M. ries a maximum sentence of three A German man who was at It was unclear when a decision stated. Vazquez II contributed to this report. years in prison. the scene of the accident report- will be made about whether to [email protected] take the case to trial. In 2018, Japanese police tallied Twitter: @HanaKusumoto Bahena was driving a Chevro- edly told a crying Bahena that the 2,790 vehicle accidents involving [email protected] let Camaro on the evening of Feb. Piaggio was in his lane, said Maj. [email protected] cellphone use, about 1.4 times as Twitter: @SethRobson1 6 when he crashed head-on into Jeremy Snyder for the defense. Twitter: @stripesktown Soldiers detained on allegations of fleeing Thanksgiving Day cab fare

BY MARCUS KLOECKNER or $230, for the 60-mile ride from Regens- epf said. based at Vilseck’s Rose Barracks, while AND IMMANUEL JOHNSON burg to Vilseck, and then allegedly ran off The driver was able to give police a good nearby Grafenwoehr’s Tower Barracks Stars and Stripes without paying, authorities said. description of the three, and after a search serves as headquarters for the Army’s The soldiers, two of them 19 and one 22, of the vicinity, police were able to “track largest overseas training command. GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Three hailed the cab in Regensburg and were the men down near a shopping market,” German police are looking into the inci- U.S. soldiers in Germany are accused of dropped off at Vilseck train station around Schoepf said. dent, Schoepf said, and will turn the matter running off to avoid paying a hefty cab fare 8:30 p.m., the German police said. Though it was unclear what unit the sol- on Thanksgiving Day. They told the cab driver they needed diers were part of — German authorities over to the local prosecutor’s office once an German police handed the trio over to to get cash and would return quickly, but did not say — the Americans were turned investigation has been completed. military police Thursday after the Ameri- sprinted off once they left the vehicle, Au- over to the military police. [email protected] cans had racked up a fare of about 210 euro, erbach police detective Karl-Heinz Scho- The Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment is [email protected] Police: Airman shot, killed himself after being shot by officer in Texas

Associated Press south side early Saturday after of- Standridge said. The airman re- nounced dead at the scene. The Texas Rangers and the ficials at nearby Dyess Air Force peatedly pointed the rifle at the Standridge did not name the of- Air Force base’s special investi- ABILENE, Texas — An air- man from an Air Force base in Base reported that the man was officers, who’d formed a perime- ficer or airman, who he said may gations unit are looking into the Texas shot himself and died after harming himself, Abilene Police ter around the home, and was shot have been motivated by the fall- shooting. a police officer shot him during Chief Stan Standridge said at a by a SWAT supervisor as he ap- out from an October car crash. Police in Abilene, a city of an armed confrontation, police morning news conference. peared to take aim at police. The The airman had “despondency some 123,000 people 180 miles said. After officers knocked on the airman then crawled into some issues” because he was being in- west of Dallas, will also conduct Abilene police officers found door, the airman came out of the bushes where he shot himself, the vestigated for drunken driving, a criminal and internal affairs the airman at a home on the city’s house with a rifle and handgun, chief said. The airman was pro- the chief said. investigation. Tuesday, December 3, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 NATION Sex abuse suits filed day Justices debate whether gun restrictions case is after NJ law takes effect still worth considering The Washington Post “What’s left of the case?” Jus- tice Ruth Bader Ginsburg asked Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Su- diocese. Paul Clement, the Washington In an emailed statement, the preme Court heard its first Sec- NEWARK, N.J. — Former lawyer representing the New Newark archdiocese said it “will ond Amendment case in a decade Roman Catholic Cardinal Theo- York State Rifle and Pistol Asso- continue to cooperate and work Monday, but there were indica- ciation, which brought the action. dore McCarrick abused a teen- with victims, their legal repre- tions that the justices may no The court denied New York’s age boy in the 1990s when he was sentatives and law enforcement longer think they have a case to earlier plea to dismiss the case as leader of the Archdiocese of New- authorities in an ongoing effort decide. moot. It said it would consider the ark, according to a lawsuit filed to resolve allegations made and The controversy involves now- question after argument. under a newly enacted New Jer- bring closure to victims.” sey law that gives accusers more rescinded restrictions unique to Clement said the case was still The sisters’ accounts were New York City about whether citi- time to make legal claims. among hundreds in last year’s alive — the new restrictions don’t Another lawsuit filed by two zens who have a license to keep a make clear whether his clients investigation on clergy sexual gun in their homes may transport of six sisters alleges that a now- abuse conducted by a Pennsylva- could be harmed for making a deceased priest who had previ- them to firing ranges outside the stop for coffee or to use the re- nia grand jury that provided im- city or to a second home in the ously worked for the archdiocese petus for New Jersey legislators stroom while transporting their abused them and their siblings state. unloaded weapons to a shooting to act this year. After the Supreme Court took for nearly 10 years after he was About two dozen states have range, for instance — and he said the case to decide whether those transferred to Pennsylvania. changed their laws on statutes they might be hurt in applying SETH WENIG/AP restrictions violated the consti- “This is a momentous day for of limitations this year, and sev- for licenses because of past viola- our family because we can finally John Bellocchio filed a lawsuit eral others have created so-called tutional right to keep and bear tions of the old law. move forward in our search for accusing defrocked former lookback windows for lawsuits . arms, the city got rid of them and But Chief Justice John Roberts, justice,” one of the sisters, Patty Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of McCarrick, who also served the state of New York passed a law the most closely watched conser- Fortney-Julius, said at a news sexual abuse. as archbishop of Washington and that would keep them from being vative justice in the case, asked conference Monday. was one of the highest-ranking, reenacted. The unstated purpose questions only of New York’s law- A law that was passed by New day seek unspecified punitive most visible Catholic Church of- might have been to make the case yer, Richard Dearing. Would the Jersey in the spring and went into damages. ficials in the United States, was moot and deny conservatives on plaintiffs be disadvantaged in effect Sunday allows child sex Fortney-Julius and her sis- defrocked in February at age 89. the court the chance to expand any way if the case was declared abuse victims to sue until they ters allege the Roman Catholic In a lawsuit filed Monday, John the right to carry a gun outside moot, Roberts asked, such as turn 55, or within seven years of Archdiocese of Newark knew Bellocchio alleges McCarrick the home. seeking damages for having their their first realization the abuse that Augustine Giella had abused sexually assaulted him when he The liberal justices said Mon- rights harmed, or being prosecut- caused them harm. The previous children well before their abuse was 14 and McCarrick was visit- day the court no longer had a live ed for past infractions. limit was two years. began in the early 1980s after ing Bellocchio’s parish in Hack- controversy before it, a require- Dearing said that would not Both lawsuits announced Mon- his transfer to the Harrisburg ensack, N.J. ment for making such a decision. happen. PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, December 3, 2019 NATION Impeachment report coming as scene shifts Associated Press process, said the proceeding “vio- lates all past historical precedent, WASHINGTON — The House basic due process rights, and fun- impeachment report on President damental fairness.” Trump was Donald Trump will be unveiled scheduled to attend a summit Monday behind closed doors for key lawmakers as Democrats with NATO allies outside London push ahead with the inquiry de- on Wednesday. spite the White House’s decla- Secretary of State Mike Pom- ration it will not participate in peo said Monday it’s “very unfor- the first Judiciary Committee tunate” the Judiciary Committee is holding its hearing at the same ALEX BRANDON/AP hearing. The Democratic majority on time that Trump is representing “The President’s Own” Marine Corps Band plays in the Grand Foyer during the 2019 Christmas preview the U.S. at the NATO summit. at the White House on Monday. the House Intelligence Commit- tee says the report, compiled after As the impeachment inquiry weeks of testimony, will speak for intensifies, Wednesday’s hearing itself in laying out what Chair- will be a milestone. It is expected Patriotism on display at White House man Adam Schiff, D-Calif., called to convene legal experts whose the evidence of “wrongdoing and testimony, alongside the report misconduct” by the Republican from the Intelligence Commit- Associated Press House this holiday season as we and architecture, ranging from tee, could lay the groundwork for celebrate the Spirit of America,” the Woolworth Building in New president over his actions toward WASHINGTON — Melania possible articles of impeachment, President Donald Trump, the Ukraine. It was being made avail- York City to the Space Needle in which the panel is expected to Trump is celebrating American first lady and their son, Barron, able for committee members to Seattle. soon draw up. patriotism at the White House say in the signed introduction to review ahead of a vote Tuesday to A tree dedicated to Gold Star Democrats are focused on this Christmas, incorporating a souvenir book that visitors will send it to the Judiciary Commit- red and blue into the traditional families that lost an immediate tee for Wednesday’s landmark whether Trump abused his office receive as a holiday keepsake. relative during military service holiday green, adding a timeline “We hope you enjoy our tribute hearing. by withholding military aid ap- of American design, innovation stands at the beginning of the Late Sunday, White House proved by Congress and a White to the traditions, customs and his- hallway while a tree decorated and architecture and studding a tory that make our nation great.” counsel Pat Cipollone denounced House meeting as he pressed with the Trump family orna- Christmas tree with her family’s The White House previewed the “baseless and highly partisan Ukrainian President Volodymyr annual ornament, the American the decorations for journalists ment — an American flag this inquiry.” In a letter to Judiciary Zelenskiy to launch investigations flag. on Monday before Trump and year — glistens at the end of the Committee Chairman Jerrold into Trump’s political rivals. The The traditional gingerbread the first lady were to depart for colonnade . Nadler, D-N.Y., he also declined report also is expected to include White House shares its stage with London. Decorations in the public areas the invitation for the president’s evidence of possible obstruction American landmarks includ- The East Colonnade of the of the White House include 58 counsel to appear before his panel of Congress by Trump’s instruc- ing the Statue of Liberty and the White House is lined with double Christmas trees, more than 2,500 Wednesday. tions that officials in his admin- Golden Gate Bridge. rows of see-through panels etched strands of light, more than 800 Cipollone, in continuing the istration defy subpoenas for “It is with great joy that our with more than 60 examples of feet of garland and more than West Wing’s attack on the House documents or testimony. family welcomes you to the White American design, innovation 15,000 bows. Ala. unveils Ex-FBI lawyer Page ends Parks statue silence, slams attacks The Washington Post myself, to let people who hate me Associated Press control the narrative. I decided to The lone tweet appeared Sun- MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A take my power back.” day night on a profile bearing the Page’s interview comes just new statue of civil rights pioneer name of former FBI attorney Lisa Rosa Parks was dedicated in Ala- Page. ahead of the planned Dec. 9 re- bama’s capital city on Sunday, the “I’m done being quiet,” the lease of a report from the Justice 64th anniversary of her historic tweet read. Department inspector general on refusal to give up her seat on a In the roughly two years since how the FBI conducted its inves- public bus to a white man. Page made national headlines tigation into Trump associates Montgomery Mayor Steven after politically charged text and Russian interference in the Reed and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey messages between her and then- 2016 election. Page and Strzok, pulled back a cloth to unveil the senior FBI agent Peter Strzok who had been having an affair, statue before a crowd of about were released, the lawyer has re- were both involved in the probes 400 spectators. The ceremony frained from publicly addressing of Hillary Clinton’s emails and coincided with the anniversary the events that catapulted her into Russia when they exchanged text of Parks’ Dec. 1, 1955, arrest that the center of a political firestorm messages expressing a mutual sparked the Montgomery Bus and made her a repeated target of dislike of Trump and concern Boycott, a pivotal part of the civil President Donald Trump’s ire. that he might become president, rights movement. Now, in a wide-ranging in- The Washington Post’s Devlin “This depiction will inspire terview, Page slammed Trump Barrett reported in 2017. future generations to make the for his “sickening” attacks Those messages not only pilgrimage to our city, to push against her and revealed how sparked an official ethics investi- toward the path of righteousness, she has struggled to keep her life gation but also fueled accusations strength, courage and equality,” together. from the president and his sup- Reed, who recently became the “I had stayed quiet for years porters that the federal agency’s first black mayor of Montgomery, hoping it would fade away, but in- probe into the Trump campaign MICKEY WELSH, MONTGOMERY (ALA.) ADVERTISER/AP said at the ceremony, according stead it got worse,” Page, 39, told was prejudiced against him. Ac- to al.com. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, left, and Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed, the Daily Beast in her first public cording to the Daily Beast, Page Parks was 92 when she died in right, among others, unveil the Rosa Parks statue in downtown interview, published Sunday. “It left the FBI in May 2018. Strzok 2005. Montgomery, Ala., on Sunday . had been so hard not to defend was fired several months later. Tuesday, December 3, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Rig hauling butane overturns on freeway

LEHI — A tractor- UT trailer rig carrying butane leak ed the flammable gas from a tank after overturning on a Utah freeway Saturday, causing evacuations in the area. The Utah Highway Patrol said the double-trailer rig overturned on northbound Interstate 15 in Lehi and that the freeway was closed in both directions as a pre- caution pending cleanup. Assistant City Administra- tor Cameron Boyle said the area within a quarter-mile around the crash site was evacuated, with residents of an apartment complex relocated to a church building. Baby born at airport given middle name Sky

CHARLOTTE — A NC woman who gave birth at an airport in North Carolina has given the baby a name tied to where she was born. News outlets reported Nereida Araujo went into labor Wednes- day on a flight from Tampa, Fl a., to Charlotte, N. C . American Air- lines spokeswoman Crystal Byrd said the flight crew radioed med- ics who helped deliver the baby on the plane once it landed. Araujo said she named her newborn daughter Lizyana Sky Taylor. She said the middle name

Sky was chosen because the girl PATRICK KUNZER, (ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL.) DAILY HERALD/AP was born at the airport. Araujo, her husband and two other children were traveling to Holiday awww Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving. State to have more than A child has a perch for a good view during the Little Friends Holiday Lights parade in downtown Naperville, Ill., on Friday. 10M visitors for 1st time Police: Woman fired THE CENSUS national and an accomplice from gun into KFC drive-thru Eugene smuggled over 300 live HONOLULU — Tour- The number of homes that had sewage back up into turtles into China from the U.S. HI ism officials said Hawaii them after a blocked sewer main flooded in Jamaica, after buying them from reptile is on track to have more than 10 SANDY SPRINGS dealers across the country. — Police said a Geor- Queens, N.Y., on Saturday. One resident posted photos million visitors in one year for the GA 300 showing murky brown water covering the floor of a base- The Oregonian/OregonLive re- gia woman fired a gun into a KFC first time in the state’s history. ment bedroom and the bottom of a staircase. In a tweet ported Xiao Dong Qin, of Shang- after learning her order lacked The Honolulu Star-Advertiser around 6 p.m., Mayor Bill de Blasio said crews were making repairs and bringing hai, China, pleaded guilty Nov. 26 napkins and a fork. reported Thursday that Hawaii in pumping equipment to clear up the mess. The city’s water agency says drinking to conspiring to smuggle goods News outlets reported Jonelle Tourism Authority data shows water is safe and unaffected. from the United States. He ap- Jade Dare, 33, was arrested there have been nearly 8.7 mil- peared in U.S. District Court in Nov. 26 in Sandy Springs, G a., lion visitors through October. Eugene. His Eugene accomplice on an outstanding warrant from was not indicted, according to the The figure is a 5.5% increase mph zone during a Thanksgiving Shelbyville, Ky., where’s she’s ac- Bear stuck in tree U.S. Attorney’s Office. over the 8.2 million arrivals snowstorm. cused of shooting into the restau- An investigation by the U.S. through the same period last year Authorities posted a photo of down after 5 days rant drive-thru window. Fish and Wildlife Service and the when the state’s annual count was Shelbyville police said Dare the issued ticket Thursday to 9.9 million visitors. APOPKA — For five U.S. Postal Inspection Service visited a local KFC in October Twitter, citing concerns for the revealed that Qin directed his co- and was verbally abusive to drive- safety of other travelers. FL days, workers at a Flor- Butcher donates deer ida wildlife facility watched anx- conspirator to buy the turtles be- thru staff, who reported Dare tween May 2017 and June 2018. was angry over not getting a fork iously as a bear remained stuck meat to food bank Stores locked down Investigators said the live turtles or napkin with her meal. in a tree, hanging precariously after fight at mall over a tiger enclosure. were shipped via U.S. mail and TAYLORSVILLE — A Police said Dare fired a hand- A caretaker at Florida C.A.R.E. on commercial airline flights to Kentucky butcher is gun into the drive-thru win- KY PINEVILLE — Police Foundation discovered the 50- China. asking hunters to donate any un- dow and sped off in a white in a Charlotte, N. C. , pound bear Nov. 23. The bear wanted deer so the meat can be Mercedes-Benz. NC suburb said a few stores at a mall appeared to be terrified by the Vintage car museum distributed through charities. No one was wounded in the 300- and 400-pound cats below, WLKY-TV reported the Tay- shooting. were placed on lockdown after a to display muscle cars unaware they were in cages. lorsville Butcher Block an- fight. On Wednesday, workers tried nounced recently it had collected Car stopped going 103 Pineville police spokesman Lt. HICKORY CORNERS to help the bear by moving the ti- 642 pounds of deer meat through Corey Copley said officers re- MI — A Michigan museum mph during snowstorm gers to another location. The cub the Kentucky Hunters for the sponded Friday around 4:40 p.m. that boasts the largest vintage descended several branches but Hungry program. The shop is to a fight involving two groups of automobile collection in North SALT LAKE CITY was still in the tree Wednesday donating hundreds of pounds of people at Carolina Place Mall. America plans to open a new UT — Utah authorities night. deer meat to a local food bank. He said officers working off- building to display muscle cars. urged residents to drive safely When the workers returned the The charity said it offers a way duty at the mall arrived within The Battle Creek Enquirer re- after stopping a vehicle traveling next morning, the bear was gone. for hunters to donate harvested more than 100 mph during a win- seconds and people dispersed ported the $5 million project at deer to Kentucky’s needy through ter storm. immediately. the Gilmore Car Museum would processors and charities. WDRB- KUTV-TV reported Thursday Copley said a few stores were Man sneaks 300 turtles add more than 25,000 square feet TV said Kentucky Hunters for that a Utah Highway Patrol troop- temporarily placed on lockdown, from US into China of exhibit space. Groundbreaking the Hungry donated 207 pounds er had an adrenaline-charged but the mall was deemed safe is set for next year’ with plans to of venison to the Healing Place drive while trying to stop a car and was reopened for business as PORTLAND — Pros- open the new addition by 2021. men’s campus in Louisville. he clocked at 103 mph in a 75 usual. OR ecutors said a Chinese From wire reports PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, December 3, 2019 BUSINESS/WEATHER Immense snow bears down on East coast

Associated Press lower speed limits put in place on on Interstate 84 in Pennsylvania, ‘ stretches of interstate highways and ice closed part of Interstate NEW YORK — A wintry storm We’ve got our shovels ready. We’ve got in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 81 near Binghamton, N. Y., for a that made Thanksgiving travel the snowblower ready. We’re prepared. ’ Inland areas appeared to be in time. miserable across much of the The same storm has pummeled country gripped the East with Paul Newman for the worst of it, with the fore- Connecticut resident the U.S. for days as it moved cross a messy mixture of rain, snow, cast in Albany, N.Y. , predicting 6 to 14 inches. country, dumping heavy snow sleet and wind, slowing the Mon- from California to the Midwest day morning commute, closing Only 3 inches of snow was ex- pected in New York City. Up to and inundating other areas with schools and offices, and snarling man, of Wethersfield, Conn . and New Jersey Gov. Phil Mur- 9 inches, though, was possible rain. air travel. Schools closed preemptively phy declared government offices in Boston by Tuesday night. As Duluth, Minn. , is cleaning up Forecasters said the nor’easter as rain was expected to turn into for nonessential employees would much as 5 inches was forecast for more than 21 inches of snow. could drop 10 to 20 inches of snow snow in the region’s first sig- close at noon. Major highways reopened in Wy- by Tuesday morning from Penn- Philadelphia. nificant storm of the season, a More than 180 flights into or oming and Colorado after bliz- sylvania to Maine. Heavy snow The trouble began in the East nor’easter so named because the out of the U.S. were canceled zard conditions and drifting snow was possible in the Appalachian on Sunday as the storm moved blocked them. Mountains down to Tennessee winds typically come from the Monday morning, with more than out of the Midwest. and North Carolina. northeast. 450 delays. Airports in the New State police had responded “We’ve got our shovels ready. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo York and Boston areas accounted to more than 550 storm-related EXCHANGE RATES We’ve got the snowblower ready. advised nonessential state em- for many of them. crashes across New York by 7 Military rates Euro costs (Dec. 3)...... $1.1325 We’re prepared,” said Paul New- ployees to stay home Monday, Tractor-trailers were banned or p.m. Icy roads caused crashes Dollar buys (Dec. 3) ...... €0.883 British pound (Dec. 3) ...... $1.33 Japanese yen (Dec. 3) ...... 107.00 South Korean won (Dec. 3) ...... 1,149.00 Commercial rates Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 British pound ...... $1.2934 Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3295 China (Yuan) ...... 7.0394 Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.7608 Egypt (Pound) ...... 16.1508 Euro ...... $1.1051/0.9049 Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.8292 Hungary (Forint) ...... 301.25 Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.4718 Japan (Yen) ...... 109.53 Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3037 Norway (Krone) ...... 9.1627 Philippines (Peso)...... 51.07 Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.88 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7500 GILLIAN JONES, THE (PITSSFIELD, MASS.) BERKSHIRE EAGLE/AP Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3674 South Korea (Won) ...... 1,185.38 Zach Lusignan, of Ryan’s Landscaping, shovels the snow on Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9951 Thailand (Baht) ...... 30.27 Spring Street in Williamstown, Mass., on Sunday. Turkey (Lira) ...... 5.7523 (Military exchange rates are those available to customers at military banking facilities in the country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., purchasing British pounds in Germany), check with your local military banking facility. Commercial rates are interbank rates provided for reference when buying currency. All figures are foreign currencies to one dollar, except for the British pound, which is represented in dollars-to-pound, and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) INTEREST RATES

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Naples 60/47 Okinawa Morón 68/65 60/47 Sigonella Rota 61/41 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 82/72 60/50 62/56 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Tuesday, December 3, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 FACES ‘Frozen 2’ sets Union, ‘AGT’ Thanksgiving weekend record From wire reports drama unfolds Disney’s “Frozen 2” dominated the box office once again in its second week- end, adding $123.7 million through the five-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend Actress rumored to have been for a cumulative total of $287.6 million, according to estimates from measure- dropped from popular show after ment firm Comscore. “Frozen 2” topped previous Thanks- giving weekend record-holder “The complaints about on-set issues Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” which earned about $110 million in 2013. Associated Press “Frozen 2” currently stands at $738.6 million in global ticket sales. Gabrielle Union thanked supporters for defending her amid re- In second place, “Knives Out,” a ports she was fired from “America’s Got Talent” after complain- comedic take on the murder mystery ing about racism and other alleged on-set issues. genre, opened Wednesday well ahead “Just when you feel lost, adrift, alone... you got me up off the of expectations with a five-day debut ground. Humbled and thankful, forever,” the actress tweeted of $41.7 million. It earned $28.3 million last week. She didn’t directly address her status with NBC’s tal- internationally for a global cumulative ent show, and her representatives did not respond to requests for total of $70 million. comment. At No. 3, “Ford v Ferrari” added a five-day haul of $19 million, with $13.2 According to reports, Union and Julianne Hough have been NBC photos dropped as “America’s Got Talent” judges after one season. million in its third weekend for a cumu- Union, who is African American, reportedly sought network ac- “America’s Got Talent’ judge Gabrielle Union, above and below lative total of $81 million. Globally, the tion to address a workplace environment that allegedly allowed left, has reportedly been dropped from the show, along with film has earned $143.3 million. racist jokes and comments and other troubling behavior, includ- fellow judge Julianne Hough, below right. In fourth place, “A Beautiful Day in ing judge-producer Simon Cowell’s smoking indoors in violation the Neighborhood” added $17.3 million of state law. Union’s husband, former NBA player Dwyane Wade, over the five days for a domestic cumu- also weighed in on Twitter, saying he’d yet to hear a good reason lative total of $34.3 million. why his wife was being fired. Rounding out the top five, “Queen & In a statement, NBC and series producer Fremantle defend- Slim” opened Wednesday to $15.8 mil- ed what they called the show’s “long history of inclusivity and lion through five days. diversity.” “The judging and host lineup has been regularly refreshed over Other news the years and that is one of the reasons for AGT’s enduring popu-  Shelley Morrison, an actress with larity. NBC and the producers take any issues on set seriously,” a 50-year career who was best known the companies said. for playing a memorable maid on “Will The judging panel has changed since the show’s 2006 debut, but & Grace,” died Sunday, her publicist most judges’ tenures have lasted at least several years, including said. She was 83. Morrison played Ro- that of Sharon Osbourne, Mel B and Howard Stern. sario Salazar, a maid from El Salvador, On November 29, Union posted a family photo on Instagram to in the original run of “Will & Grace” wish her followers a happy Thanksgiving and to salute “all the from 1999 to 2006, becoming part of friends and family that have my back and all the friends and fam- a cast that won a Screen Actors Guild ily I’ve never met who show love and support when everyone is award for best ensemble in a comedy looking and when no one is looking.” series.

Brad Paisley happy to be Lori Loughlin’s daughter butt of jokes in TV special returns to YouTube channel

Brad Paisley is perfectly comfortable Social media star Olivia Jade Giannulli being the butt of jokes. In his new variety on Sunday posted her first YouTube video special, “Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Spe- since the arrest of her parents, actress Lori cial,“ airing Dec. 3 stateside, the country Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo star allows himself to be the punchline in Giannulli, made her one of the most visible figures in the college admissions scandal a number of skits with celeb pals includ- that ensnared dozens of wealthy parents ing Peyton Manning, Carrie Underwood, and their children. the Jonas Brothers and Tim McGraw. “Welcome back to my YouTube channel, “It’s the way I got everybody to do it. I obviously I’ve been gone for a really long said, ‘You’re here to roast me,’ ” he says. time,” Jade says in the two-minute video, /AP /AP “When we were talking on the phone I MATT LICARI, INVISION titled “hi again,” posted to her account that CHRIS PIZZELLO, INVISION said, ‘Guys, no misconception here. You has nearly 2 million subscribers. need to realize this exists for me to be Country singer Brad Paisley says he Olivia Jade Giannulli, left, poses with her loves the collaborative process. She says she debated for months wheth- mother, actress Lori Loughlin, Feb. 28. laughed at, and I’m good with that.’ So er to return to her channel, which focused they were like, ‘We’re in.’ ” me guest and do a funny song or a skit or a on fashion, beauty and video-diary entries and ignore it. In one highlight, Underwood takes about her life. Paisley mudding in a red truck yelling, thing. Same with other friends I’ve made. “If I can’t talk about it, is there a point in Seth Meyers is a good friend and people “I’m terrified to make this video and coming back and not being able to saying “I feel the need for speed” with Paisley come back,” Jade says, “but I want to exclaiming, “Jesus take the wheel!” as he like that that over the years I really enjoy anything?” Jade says. the collaborative process of doing things start taking smaller steps in the right Jade said the pull of social media was too tries to hold on. direction.” “There’s a side of Carrie I’ve never outside of my comfort zone.” strong to stay away. Turning ideas into reality is a thrill for Loughlin and Giannulli are accused of “I actually really, really miss it,” she seen before doing this,” said Paisley. paying $500,000 to have their two daugh- The award-winning musician has en- the 47-year-old. says. “I feel like a huge part of me is not “I love nothing more than creating and ters labeled as recruits to the USC crew the same because this is something that joyed showing his comedic side since team so they could gain admission to the sort of coming up with an idea and seeing I’m really passionate about and something high school and as his star rose in show- school, even though neither participated in it through in this career. Whether that’s a I really like to do. ... I’m really excited to biz, it caught on that he was always game the sport. song that you write, and it becomes a sin- start filming again and start uploading to play. He’s co-hosted the CMAs 11 Charged in federal court in Massachu- gle and a hit and a video and a thing you again.” times, had a comedy special on Netflix setts with conspiracy to commit fraud, do on tour and leads to everything else Jade went silent on social media after and stars in a series of Nationwide insur- bribery and money laundering, they have or it’s a television show. There’s nothing ance commercials with Manning. pleaded not guilty. her parents’ March arrest and lost adver- “You show up on some of these late- more satisfying than saying here’s the In her new video, Jade says she stayed tising deals that included cosmetics re- night shows like ‘Kimmel,’ they’ve fig- finish line and I think if we do all these away from social media because she is tailer Sephora and hair products company ured out a long time ago that I’m up for things right, we can get there.” legally prohibited from talking about the TRESemme. anything and so they’ll frequently have From The Associated Press scandal, and it seemed pointless to appear From The Associated Press PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, December 3, 2019 WORLD Indians call Vigil honors victims of for justice after gang London Bridge attack rape, killing

BY JILL LAWLESS AND DANICA KIRKA terrorist Usman Khan, 28, during an event Associated Press Associated Press designed to connect graduate students with NEW DELHI — Hundreds of prisoners. Both victims worked for the Cam- LONDON — London Bridge reopened to bridge-based prisoner rehabilitation program people gathered in New Delhi, cars and pedestrians Monday, three days after Learning Together. Ahmedabad, Mumbai and other a man previously convicted of terrorism of- Two of the three injured people remained Indian cities Monday to demand fenses stabbed two people to death and injured in the hospital Monday. The third was justice in the case of a veteri- three others before being shot dead by police. discharged. narian who was gang-raped and Political leaders including Prime Minister The attacker was attending the event at JOE GIDDENS, PA/AP killed last week. Boris Johnson and Labour Party leader Jer- Fishmongers’ Hall, beside the bridge, and The family of Jack Merritt on Monday takes The protesters demanded a emy Corbyn — who have traded blame for the had returned for the afternoon session when part in a vigil at The Guildhall to honor him fast-track investigation of the security failures that allowed the attack — at- he started stabbing people. Police believe he and Saskia Jones who were killed in Friday’s case and stringent laws for the tended a vigil at Guildhall Yard in the medieval acted alone. attack on London Bridge . safety of women in India. heart of London to remember the victims and He was pursued onto London Bridge and “We are not safe anymore in honor members of the emergency services and restrained by staff from the venue and oth- gently reviewing the release of more than 70 India. We are scared to move out bystanders who fought the attacker with fists, ers attending the conference. Police opened other former terrorist prisoners. of our homes,” said Sejal Kumar, a fire extinguishers and even a narwhal tusk. fire after he flashed what looked like a suicide As part of that work, a 34-year-old man was college student from New Delhi. The dignitaries, city officials and members vest. It was a fake device. arrested Saturday in Stoke-on-Trent, central The burned body of the 27- of the public observed two minutes of silence The attack has pushed security to the top of England, on suspicion of preparation of ter- year-old woman was found in honor of former University of Cambridge the agenda in campaigning for the U.K.’s Dec. rorist acts. Police said Monday he had been Thursday morning by a passerby students Saskia Jones, 23, and Jack Merritt, 12 election. returned to prison for breaching his release in an underpass in the southern 25. They were fatally stabbed by convicted In the wake of the attack, authorities are ur- conditions. city of Hyderabad after she went missing the previous night. Police said four suspects have Prosecutors: Russia let day that another five children had been taken into custody. died within the past day from a Violent crimes against women MH17 suspect leave measles outbreak, bringing the Tunisian president vows have been in the spotlight in India THE HAGUE, Netherlands death toll from the epidemic to since 2012, when the fatal gang — Dutch prosecutors accused more than 50 as authorities race to safer roads after crashes rape of a young woman aboard a Russia of deliberately allowing vaccinate the entire population. moving bus in New Delhi prompt- Associated Press a suspect in the 2014 downing Samoa declared a national Beja region Sunday. ed hundreds of thousands to take Seventeen people were injured. of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 to emergency last month and man- TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s to the streets to demand stricter leave the country in a breach of a dated that all 200,000 people liv- president is promising to improve Local radio Mosaique FM re- laws against rape. European extradition treaty. ing on the South Pacific island The attack spurred quick ac- his country’s poor road safety re- ported that a car carrying one Prosecutors announced Mon- nation get vaccinated. The gov- of the victims was struck by a tion on legislation that doubled day that Volodymyr Tsemakh is cord after 26 people were killed ernment has closed all schools train Monday in the neighboring prison terms for rapists to 20 considered a suspect in the shoot- and banned children from public in a bus crash — and then a car Kef region, killing a 21-year-old years and criminalized voyeur- ing down of the passenger plane gatherings. transporting one of the bodies ism, stalking and the trafficking woman. and deaths of all 298 passen- In all, 53 people have died in was reportedly hit by a train. of women. Indian lawmakers also gers and crew. He has not been the outbreak since late October. The Health Ministry on Mon- Mourning the dead, President voted to lower to 16 from 18 the charged with any offenses. day raised the death toll to 26 Kais Saied promised to “do ev- age at which a person can be tried Tsemakh, a Ukrainian who Arrests made in killing from the accident in which a bus erything in my power to deal with as an adult for heinous crimes. was questioned by investigators carrying Tunisians on an excur- the consequences of the disaster probing the downing of the flight of American family Last week’s incident was also known as MH17 while in custody sion plummeted off a hill in the and fix what can be fixed.” discussed in Parliament. in Ukraine, was handed to Rus- MEXICO CITY — Mexican sia as part of a prisoner swap in authorities on Sunday arrested September. several people suspected of in- Dutch prosecutors say they volvement in the killing of nine asked Russia to arrest Tsemakh members of the LeBaron family, so he could be extradited. How- the extended clan of Americans ever, he is now believed to have whose deaths last month drew returned to eastern Ukraine. international attention to rising violence in this country. Gunmen kill 14 during The federal attorney general’s office said in a communique service in Burkina Faso that soldiers, Marines, National DAKAR, Senegal — Gunmen Guard and other security forces launched yet another attack on launched a joint operation early a church service in the West Af- Sunday and detained “various in- rican nation of Burkina Faso, dividuals believed to be involved” killing 14 people and wounding in the killings outside the town of several others in the small east- La Mora in the northern state of ern town of Hantoukoura. Sonora. Sunday’s massacre follows a Officials didn’t provide details, string of attacks by radical Islam- and the attorney general’s office ic insurgents on military posts, a didn’t respond to a request for mining convoy and places of wor- comment. ship in the restive countryside Mexican authorities have said that the cash-strapped military the LeBarons — an extended has struggled to contain. family part of a fundamentalist The assailants fled on motor- Mormon offshoot that has dual bikes after spraying bullets into U.S.-Mexican citizenship and has the Protestant congregation, au- thorities said . lived in northern Mexico for gen- erations — appear to have been 50 children killed by caught unawares in a conflict between affiliates of the Sinaloa measles in Samoa and Juez cartels that dominate WELLINGTON, New Zealand the rural area. — Samoa’s government said Mon- From wire reports Tuesday, December 3, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD Woman rescued after Russia shows prehistoric 12 nights in Outback DARWIN, Australia — A woman who was stranded in the arid central Australian Outback puppy found in permafrost almost two weeks ago has been rescued. A search was continuing Mon- day for her two friends. BY DARIA LITVINOVA remains are stored, said at the presentation at Tamra McBeath-Riley, 52, was AND ROMAN KUTUKOV the Yakutsk’s Mammoth Museum which spe- being treated in an Alice Springs Associated Press cializes in ancient specimens. SERGEI FYODOROV, YAKUTSK MAMMOTH MUSEUM/AP In recent years, Russia’s Far East has pro- hospital for dehydration and ex- YAKUTSK, Russia — Russian scientists on vided many riches for scientists studying the Russian scientists presented a unique posure after she was found late Monday showed off a prehistoric puppy, be- remains of ancient animals. As the perma- prehistoric canine to the public Monday. Sunday, Police Superintendent lieved to be 18,000 years old, found in perma- frost melts, affected by climate change, more Pauline Vicary said. The air frost in the country’s Far East. and more parts of woolly mammoths, ca- out that it was roughly 18,000 years old,” Love search continued on Monday for Discovered last year in a lump of frozen nines and other prehistoric animals are being Dalen, professor of evolutionary genetics at her friends, Claire Hockridge, 46, mud near the city of Yakutsk, the puppy is discovered. the center, said in an online interview. and Phu Tran, 40. unusually well-preserved, with its hair, teeth, When the puppy was discovered, scientists Further tests, however, left the scientists The three set out from Alice whiskers and eyelashes still intact. from the Stockholm-based Center for Pal- with more questions than answers — they Springs for an afternoon drive couldn’t definitively tell whether it was a dog “This puppy has all its limbs, pelage — fur, aeogenetics took a piece of bone to study its on Nov. 19 and their car became even whiskers. The nose is visible. There are DNA. or a wolf. bogged in a riverbed southwest of teeth. We can determine due to some data that “The first step was, of course, to send the He added that the scientists are about to do it is a male,” Nikolai Androsov, director of the sample to radio carbon dating to see how old it a third round of genome sequencing, which the town. Northern World private museum where the was and when we got the results back it turned might solve the mystery. From The Associated Press Auschwitz-themed ornaments pulled from Amazon following backlash

BY JENNIFER HASSAN ficial memorial museum. of Fcheng, had described the bottle opener The bottle opener features an image of The Washington Post The items featured images from Aus- as a “memorable gift, perfect for every the barbed wire fencing at the camp in Po- chwitz, the former Nazi camp where an festival.” land described by the seller as “a beautiful Amazon has halted the sale of Auschwitz- estimated 1.1 million men, women and The Auschwitz Museum took to Twit- pattern nested in the middle.” themed products such as Christmas deco- children died during World War II. The ter on Sunday to condemn the online Other images of Auschwitz, the larg- rations, a mouse pad and a bottle opener Auschwitz-themed star holiday decoration retailer for selling the products on its web- est of the Nazi concentration camps, were from its website following an outpouring of was described as a “high quality snow- site, calling the products “disturbing and being sold on heart- and bell-shaped mer- disgust on social media led by Poland’s of- flake,” while one seller, going by the name disrespectful.” chandise for the price of $12-$14.

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Transportation 944 Transportation 944 PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, December 3, 2019 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Hamilton saw this impeachment scenario coming Europe Business Operations Caroline E. Miller, BY DOYLE MCMANUS of the republican system they were design- Mike Pence offered in 2008 when he was Los Angeles Times ing, not violations of the federal criminal a GOP congressman from Indiana: “This EDITORIAL code. business of high crimes and misdemeanors WASHINGTON Morris said the clause was intended to goes to the question of whether the person Terry Leonard, Editor he grounds for impeaching cover “attempts to subvert the Constitu- serving as president of the United States [email protected] President Donald Trump aren’t tion.” Alexander Hamilton, a delegate put their own interests, their personal in- Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor hard to find. They’re clearly from New York, wrote that it meant “the terests, ahead of public service.” [email protected] Tstated in the spare words of the abuse or violation of some public trust.” Pence and his fellow Republicans have Constitution. By Hamilton’s standard, Trump’s with- largely abandoned that standard in the age Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content “The President, Vice President and all of Trump. [email protected] holding military aid to Ukraine while he civil Officers of the United States, shall asked its leaders to investigate Biden, the “An impeachable offense should be Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation be removed from Office on Impeachment former vice president, qualifies as a “high compelling, overwhelmingly clear and un- [email protected] for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or crime,” hands down. ambiguous, and it is not something to be other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” But bribery, since it’s specifically cited rushed or taken lightly,” Rep. Will Hurd, Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital This week, the House Judiciary Com- R-Texas, who is retiring, said in one of [email protected] in the Constitution, would be a clearer case mittee takes up two critical questions: to take to the country. And House Speaker the House hearings. “I have not heard Does Trump’s scheme to persuade Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., argues that the evi- evidence proving the president committed BUREAU STAFF Ukraine’s president to announce an inves- dence supports a bribery charge. bribery or extortion.” tigation of Democrats, including Joe Biden, “What the president has admitted to (in Indeed, for Trump’s supporters, the def- Europe/Mideast qualify as bribery? his July 25 phone call with Ukraine’s presi- inition of an impeachable offense remains Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief If not, was it a serious abuse of power dent), I say it’s perfectly wrong,” she told just blurry enough that they can always [email protected] — a “high crime or misdemeanor”? +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 reporters. “It’s bribery.” deny it has been met. To help find the answers, I looked up the Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., chairman of For a picturesque example, there’s the Pacific debates in the 1787 Constitutional Conven- the House Intelligence Committee, agreed, argument of Rep. Mac Thornberry, R- Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief tion in Philadelphia that produced the im- although the former federal prosecutor Texas, that while the president may have [email protected] peachment language. abused power, it was just Trump being +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 It wasn’t clear, at first, that the Constitu- was a little more lawyerly. “An official act was conditioned on po- Trump. tion would include impeachment. One in- “There’s not anything that the president Washington litical favors the president wanted for his fluential delegate, Gouverneur Morris, of said in that phone call that’s different than Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief election,” Schiff told NPR. “As the founders [email protected] Pennsylvania, thought it wasn’t necessary. he says in public all the time,” Thornber- understood bribery, it was not as we under- (+1)(202)886-0033 Let the voters decide, he suggested; if a ry said last month. “Is there some sort of stand it in law today. It was much broader. Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News president is reelected, “that will be suffi- abuse of power that rises to a threshold [email protected] It connoted the breach of the public trust cient proof of his innocence.” that is different than the American people in a way where you’re offering official acts CIRCULATION Others disagreed. “Shall any man be have been hearing for three years? I don’t above justice?” demanded George Mason, for some personal or political reason, not hear that.” Mideast a leading conservative from Virginia. in the nation’s interest.” Besides, Thornberry said in an all-pur- Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager Mason worried that a corrupt president The House can also charge Trump with pose deflection that echoed Gouverneur [email protected] might contrive to fix his own reelection. other abuses of power — for example, fail- Morris’ initial argument in Philadelphia [email protected] “Shall the man who has practiced cor- ing to execute the law that provided the aid 232 years ago — before he changed his DSN (314)583-9111 ruption, and by that means procured his for Ukraine. mind: “We have an election coming up. … Europe appointment in the first instance, be (al- Officials in the Defense Department and Let the American people decide this.” Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager lowed) to escape punishment by repeating the White House Office of Management Hamilton, of course, saw this coming [email protected] his guilt?” and Budget warned privately at the time long before he got a musical on Broadway. [email protected] James Madison, of Virginia, added an- that blocking the aid was probably illegal. Impeachment is almost certain “to agi- +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 other reason: A future president “might Expect vigorous debate in the weeks tate the passions of the whole community, Pacific betray his trust to foreign powers,” he ahead about what constitutes bribery, as and to divide it into parties more or less Mari Mori, [email protected] warned. well as other abuses of power that might friendly or inimical to the accused,” he +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 At that, Morris announced that he had warrant impeachment. wrote in the Federalist Papers. changed his mind. The late Charles L. Black Jr. of Yale Law “There will always be the greatest dan- CONTACT US “No one would say that we ought to ex- School defined those abuses this way: “Of- ger that the decision will be regulated pose ourselves to the danger of seeing the fenses which are extremely serious, which more by the comparative strength of par- Washington first magistrate in foreign pay,” he said, ac- in some way corrupt or subvert the politi- ties, than by the real demonstrations of in- tel: (+1)202.886.0003 cording to the minutes Madison kept. cal and governmental process, and which nocence or guilt.” 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 By “high crimes and misdemeanors,” are plainly wrong in themselves to a per- Doyle McManus is a Washington columnist for the Reader letters a phrase that seems maddeningly broad son of honor.” Los Angeles Times and director of the journalism [email protected] today, they meant acts against the integrity Or there’s the definition Vice President program at Georgetown University. 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College football Indians acquire catcher Sports Leon from Red Sox AP Top 25 MIDWEST Bowl Schedule on AFN American Athletic Championship: Cin- CLEVELAND — The Indians The Top 25 teams in The Associated cinnati at Memphis Dec. 20 have acquired veteran catcher Press college football poll, with first-place Big Ten Championship: Ohio State vs. Bahamas Bowl, MAC vs. CUSA, Nas- votes in parentheses, records through Wisconsin at Indianapolis sau Sandy Leon in a trade from the Nov. 30, total points based on 25 points for SOUTHWEST Frisco (Texas) Bowl, AAC vs. At-large Red Sox. Go to the American Forces a first-place vote through one point for a Big 12 Championship: Baylor vs. Okla- Dec. 21 homa at Arlington, Texas Network website for the most 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Celebration Bowl, MEAC vs. SWAC, At- Cleveland sent minor league Record Pts Pvs FAR WEST lanta right-hander Adenys Bautista up-to-date TV schedules. 1. LSU (40) 12-0 1,528 1 Mountain West Championship: Hawaii New Mexico Bowl, MWC vs. CUSA, Al- 2. Ohio St. (19) 12-0 1,498 2 at Boise State buquerque to Boston on Monday for the 30- myafn.net 3. Clemson (3) 12-0 1,437 3 Cure Bowl, AAC vs. Sun Belt, Orlando, year-old Leon, who has split his 4. Georgia 11-1 1,356 4 FCS playoffs Fla. 5. Utah 11-1 1,275 6 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl, AAC/CUSA/ eight-year major league career 6. Oklahoma 11-1 1,257 7 First Round Saturday, Nov. 30 MAC 7. Florida 10-2 1,135 8 Camellia Bowl, MAC vs. Sun Belt, between Boston and Washington. Agate label 8. Baylor 11-1 1,074 11 Monmouth (NJ) 44, Holy Cross 27 9. Alabama 10-2 995 5 Albany (NY) 42, Central Conn. State 14 Montgomery, Ala. Leon batted just .192 last season 10. Wisconsin 10-2 971 13 Illinois State 24, SE Missouri State 6 Las Vegas Bowl, MWC vs. Pac-12 in 65 games for the Red Sox, but Sunday’s transactions 11. Auburn 9-3 957 16 Northern Iowa 17, San Diego 3 New Orleans Bowl, Sun Belt vs. CUSA 12. Penn St. 10-2 890 12 Austin Peay 42, Furman 6 Dec. 23 he’s been ranked among the AL’s FOOTBALL 13. Oregon 10-2 799 14 Kennesaw State 28, Wofford 21 Gasparilla Bowl, AAC vs. CUSA, Tam- best defensive catchers. National Football League 14. Notre Dame 10-2 734 15 Nicholls 24, North Dakota 6 pa, Fla. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Released TE 15. Minnesota 10-2 683 9 SE Louisiana 45, Villanova 44 Dec. 24 Alizé Mack from the practice squad. 16. Memphis 11-1 615 17 Second Round Hawaii Bowl, BYU/MWC/AAC, Hono- Signed DT Devaroe Lawrence to the prac- 17. Michigan 9-3 603 10 Saturday, Dec. 7 lulu Larrazabal birdies last tice squad. 18. Iowa 9-3 537 19 Monmouth (NJ) (11-2) at James Madi- Dec. 26 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Waived DT 19. Boise St. 11-1 463 20 son (11-1) Independence Bowl, ACC vs. SEC, to clinch Alfred Dunhill Albert Huggins. Activated CB Cre’Von 20. Appalachian St. 11-1 288 22 N. Iowa (9-4) at S. Dakota State (8-4) Shreveport, La. LeBlanc from IR. Signed TE Josh Perkins 21. Cincinnati 10-2 237 18 Kennesaw State (11-2) at Weber State Quick Lane Bowl, ACC vs. Big Ten, De- MALELANE, South Africa from the practice squad. 22. Virginia 9-3 231 - (9-3) troit WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Released 23. Navy 9-2 216 24 Albany (NY) (9-4) at Montana State Dec. 27 — Pablo Larrazabal won the Eu- LB Carroll Phillips. Signed LB Chris Odom 24. Southern Cal 8-4 157 25 (9-3) Military Bowl, ACC vs. AAC, Annapolis, ropean Tour’s season-opening from the practice squad. 25. Air Force 10-2 65 - SE Louisiana (8-4) at Montana (9-3) Md. HOCKEY Others receiving votes: SMU 50, Okla- Illinois State (9-4) at C. Arkansas (9-3) Pinstripe Bowl, ACC vs. Big Ten, Bronx, Alfred Dunhill Championship on National Hockey League homa St. 36, Kansas St. 36, UCF 6, Virginia Nicholls (9-4) at N. Dakota State (12-0) N.Y. Sunday after losing a three-shot CALGARY FLAMES — Assigned D Alex- Tech 6, Iowa St. 5, Arizona St. 4, California Austin Peay (10-3) at Sacramento Texas Bowl, Big 12 vs. SEC, Houston ander Yelesin to Stockton (AHL). 3, Washington 2, North Dakota St. 1. State (9-3) Holiday Bowl, Big Ten vs. Pac-12, San overnight lead and then mak- DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned G Diego ing three birdies on his last four Calvin Pickard to Grand Rapids (AHL). Coaches Top 25 NCAA Division II playoffs Cheez-It Bowl, Big 12 vs. Pac-12, Phoe- Recalled D Jonathan Ericsson from Grand nix holes for a dramatic one-stroke Rapids. The Amway Top 25 football poll, with Second Round Dec. 28 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Placed D first-place votes in parentheses, records Saturday, Nov. 30 victory. Notre Dame (Ohio) 20, Kutztown 17 Camping World Bowl, ACC vs. Big 12, Brian Dumoulin on the IL. through Nov. 30, total points based on 25 Orlando, Fla. Larrazabal birdied the par-5 ST. LOUIS BLUES — Assigned D Derrick points for first place through one point Slippery Rock 51, Shepherd 30 West Florida 38, Valdosta State 35 Cotton Bowl, TBA vs. TBA, Arlington, Pouliot to San Antonio (AHL). for 25th, and previous ranking: Texas No. 18 as the Spaniard finished WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned Record Pts Pvs Ferris State 37, Central Missouri 10 NW Missouri St. 63, Lindenwood (Mo.) Peach Bowl, CFP Semifinal, TBA vs. 8 under overall and just ahead of Fs Beck Malenstyn and D Christian Djoos 1. LSU (43) 12-0 1577 1 TBA, Atlanta to Hershey (AHL). 2. Ohio State (17) 12-0 1548 2 7 Sweden’s Joel Sjoholm. Minnesota State 35, Colo. St.-Pueblo 7 Fiesta Bowl, CFP Semifinal, TBA vs. COLLEGE 3. Clemson (4) 12-0 1482 3 TBA, Glendale, Ariz. 4. Georgia 11-1 1394 4 Texas A&M-Commerce 23, Colorado Sjoholm’s final-round 69 almost NORTHWESTERN — Announced of- Dec. 30 fensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach 5. Utah 11-1 1326 6 School of Mines 3 saw him through to his first Euro- 6. Oklahoma 11-1 1294 7 Lenoir-Rhyne 49, Carson-Newman 21 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl, Big 12 Mick McCall will not return next season. vs. CUSA, Dallas RUTGERS — Agreed to terms with 7. Florida 10-2 1135 8 Quarterfinals pean Tour victory. football coach Greg Schiano. 8. Baylor 11-1 1117 10 Saturday, Dec. 7 Music City Bowl, ACC or Big Ten vs. SEC, Nashville, Tenn. Charl Schwartzel (70) finished SOUTH FLORIDA — Fired football 9. Alabama 10-2 1068 5 Slippery Rock (12-0) vs. Notre Dame coach Charlie Strong. 10. Wisconsin 10-2 952 14 (Ohio) (12-1) Redbox Bowl, Big Ten vs. Pac-12, Santa tied for third at 6 under on his re- TEXAS — Fired defensive coordina- 11. Penn State 10-2 946 12 West Florida (10-2) vs. Lenoir-Rhyne Clara, Calif. turn to tournament action for the tor Todd Orlando and wide receivers 12. Auburn 9-3 897 16 (13-0) Orange Bowl, TBA vs. TBA, Miami Gar- 13. Oregon 10-2 878 13 Ferris State (11-0) vs. NW Missouri dens, Fla. first time in eight months because coach/passing game coordinator Drew State (12-1) Mehringer. Demoted offensive coordi- 14. Notre Dame 10-2 776 15 Dec. 31 of a wrist injury. 15. Minnesota 10-2 688 9 Minnesota State (12-0) vs. Texas A&M- Belk Bowl, ACC vs. SEC, Charlotte, nator Tim Beck to quarterbacks coach. Commerce (11-2) Announced co-defensive coordinator/ 16. Memphis 11-1 630 18 N.C. safeties coach Craig Naviar will be the 17. Boise State 11-1 558 19 Sun Bowl, ACC vs. Pac-12, El Paso, interim defensive coordinator; and in- 18. Michigan 9-3 542 11 NCAA Division III playoffs Texas Shiffrin enjoys another side receivers coach Corby Meekins will 19. Iowa 9-3 502 20 Liberty Bowl, Big 12 vs. SEC, Memphis, 20. Appalachian State 11-1 331 22 Second Round Tenn. big win in WC slalom no longer coach but will stay in the pro- Saturday, Nov. 30 gram in an administrative role. 21. Cincinnati 10-2 283 17 Arizona Bowl, MWC vs. Sun Belt, Tuc- 22. Virginia 9-3 192 NR Salisbury 62, Union (N.Y.) 41 son, Ariz. UTSA — Fired football coach Frank Muhlenberg 42, Brockport 0 KILLINGTON, Vt. — Mikaela Wilson. 23. Navy 9-2 188 24 Alamo Bowl, Big 12 vs. Pac-12, San An- 24. Southern California 8-4 171 25 Delaware Valley 45, Wesley 10 tonio Shiffrin’s winning margins in Mary Hardin-Baylor 42, Huntingdon 6 25. Air Force 10-2 129 NR Jan. 1 World Cup slaloms just get more Others receiving votes: Southern Wisc.-Whitewater 41, Wartburg 28 Citrus Bowl, ACC or Big Ten vs. SEC, Methodist 65; Oklahoma State 40; Kan- Wheaton 49, Central (Iowa) 13 Orlando, Fla. remarkable. Golf Saint John’s (Minn.) 55, Chapman 26 sas State 24; UL Lafayette 21; Indiana 14; Outback Bowl, Big Ten vs. SEC, Tampa, Hawaii 7; Central Florida 7; Arizona State Quarterfinals One weekend after finishing Saturday, Dec. 7 Fla. 6; Tennessee 3; San Diego State 3; Iowa Rose Bowl, Big Ten vs. Pac-12, Pasa- 1.78 seconds ahead of her oppo- Alfred Dunhill Championship State 3; Virginia Tech 2; Temple 1. Muhlenberg (12-0) at Salisbury (11-0) North Central (Ill.) (11-1) at Delaware dena, Calif. nents in Finland, Shiffrin was a Sunday Schedule Sugar Bowl, Big 12 vs. SEC, New Or- Friday, Dec. 6 Valley (11-1) Leopard Creek Country Club Wisconsin-Whitewater (11-1) at Mary leans massive 2.29 seconds clear of her MIDWEST Jan. 2 Malelane, South Africa Mid-American Championship: Miami Hardin-Baylor (12-0) biggest rival, Petra Vlhova, in the Yardage: 7,249: Par: 72 (Ohio) vs. Central Michigan at Detroit Saint John’s (Minn.) (11-1) at Wheaton Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl, SEC vs. AAC Final FAR WEST (Ill.) (12-0) Gator Bowl, SEC/ACC/Big Ten, Jack- United States on Sunday. Pablo Larrazabal, Spain 66-69-70-75—280 Pac-12 Championship: Oregon vs. sonville, Fla. Shiffrin’s success for a fourth Joel Sjholm, South Africa 70-74-68-69—281 Utah at Santa Clara, Calif. NAIA playoffs Jan. 3 C. Schwartzel, South Africa 70-72-70-70—282 Saturday, Dec. 7 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, MAC vs. straight year at Killington was SOUTH Quarterfinals MWC, Boise B. Grace, South Africa 68-70-71-73—282 Jan. 4 the 62nd World Cup win of her W. Besseling, Netherlands 65-73-70-74—282 Sun Belt Championship: Appalachian Saturday, Nov. 30 Morningside 51, Saint Xavier 0 Armed Forces Bowl, MWC vs. Big Ten, career, which tied her for second D. van Tonder, South Africa 68-75-73-68—284 State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette C-USA Championship: UAB at FAU Lindsey Wilson 35, Kansas Wesleyan 24 Fort Worth, Texas on the all-time women’s list. Justin Harding, South Africa 70-73-71-71—285 SEC Championship: LSU vs. Georgia at Grand View 14, Coll. of Idaho 6 Jan. 6 J. Veerman, United States 72-71-70-72—285 Atlanta Marian (Ind.) 30, Cumberlands 0 Mobile Alabama Bowl, MAC vs. Sun The 24-year-old American drew MJ Viljoen, South Africa 72-71-69-73—285 SWAC Championship: Southern at Al- Semifinals Belt, Mobile, Ala. Z. Lombard, South Africa 72-70-69-74—285 corn State Saturday, Dec. 7 Jan. 13 level with Annemarie Moser-Pro- Connor Syme, Scotland 69-75-73-69—286 ACC Championship: Clemson vs. Vir- Grand View (13-0) at Morningside (12-0) CFP National Championship, New Or- ell, the Austrian downhill great Garrick Porteous, England 66-75-75-70—286 ginia at Charlotte, N.C. Lindsey Wilson (12-0) at Marian (11-0) leans of the 1970s, and now trails only Lindsey Vonn’s 82 wins. College basketball Moore, Marks earn 20 VCU 72-69. MIDWEST SOUTH Top 25 Fared 18. Auburn (7-0) beat New Mexico 84- Maryland 84, Marquette 63 Coastal Carolina 74, George Mason 59 Olympic surfing spots 1. Duke (7-1) lost to Stephen F. Austin 59; beat Richmond 79-65. Saint Louis 69, S. Illinois 60 Coll. of Charleston 84, Winthrop 73 85-83, OT; beat Winthrop 83-70. 19. Baylor (5-1) did not play. FAR WEST E. Illinois 66, Lipscomb 56 HONOLUA BAY, Hawaii — Ca- 2. Louisville (7-0) beat Western Ken- 20. VCU (6-2) beat Alabama State 78-62; Air Force 76, Jackson St. 52 E. Kentucky 71, Chattanooga 65 tucky 71-54. lost to Purdue 59-56; lost to No. 17 Tennes- Arizona 73, Wake Forest 66 Florida 84, Florida A&M 40 rissa Moore of Honolulu and Car- 3. Michigan State (5-2) lost to Virginia see 72-69. Colorado St. 92, Utah Valley 61 Florida St. 80, Texas A&M 58 oline Marks of Melbourne Beach, Tech 71-66; beat Georgia 93-85; beat UCLA 21. Colorado (6-0) beat Clemson 71-67; Hawaii 58, Hawaii Pacific 41 Georgia Southern 70, Wofford 57 75-62. beat Sacramento State 59-45. Loyola Marymount 61, S. Utah 51 James Madison 46, UCF 43 Fla., qualified for the two spots on 4. Kansas (6-1) beat Chaminade 93-63; 22. Villanova (5-2) beat La Salle 83-72. New Mexico 72, Montana 63 Kentucky 81, Austin Peay 52 beat BYU 71-56; beat Dayton 90-84, OT. 23. Washington (5-1) did not play. McNeese St. 72, Louisiana-Monroe 69 the U.S. women’s Olympic surfing 5. Maryland (8-0) beat Temple 76-69; 24. Florida (6-2) beat Marshall 73-67. Oregon St. 81, Portland St. 76 Mercer 66, SC State 55 team Sunday. beat Harvard 80-73; beat Marquette 84-63. 25. Xavier (7-1) beat Lipscomb 87-62. Portland 65, Incarnate Word 56 N. Kentucky 67, FIU 45 6. North Carolina (6-1) beat Alabama Providence 80, Pepperdine 77 NC State 76, North Texas 65 Moore and Marks finished as 76-67; lost to Michigan 73-64; beat No. 11 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 75, Omaha 66 Oakland 61, Jacksonville St. 55 the top two American women on Oregon 78-74. Sunday’s men’s scores Southern Cal 77, Harvard 62 Samford 83, Alabama St. 48 7. Virginia (7-0) beat Maine 46-26. EAST St. Bonaventure 70, San Diego 61 Tennessee 81, Air Force 54 the 2019 World Surf League rank- 8. Gonzaga (8-0) beat Southern Miss. Canisius 76, Mercer 66 Stanford 72, UNC-Wilmington 54 Troy 68, Bethune-Cookman 62 ings. Lakey Peterson of Santa 94-69; beat No. 11 Oregon 73-72, OT; lost to Fairfield 67, Texas A&M 62 UCLA 93, San Jose St. 64 UCLA 73, Virginia 62 Michigan 82-64. Fordham 66, Md.-Eastern Shore 45 MIDWEST Barbara, Calif., who entered the 9. Kentucky (6-1) beat UAB 69-58. Hofstra 91, Holy Cross 69 Bradley 61, Richmond 57 final event of the season ranked 10. Ohio State (7-0) beat Kent State 71- Loyola (Md.) 77, Binghamton 65 Sunday’s women’s scores DePaul 70, Northwestern 68 52; beat Morgan State 90-57. Mass.-Lowell 73, CCSU 71 EAST Drake 83, Auburn 82 No. 2 in the world behind Moore, 11. Oregon (6-2) beat No. 13 Seton Hall Penn 95, Long Beach St. 79 Albany (NY) 73, CCSU 63 Gonzaga 63, Purdue 50 missed a spot when she was elimi- 71-69; lost to No. 8 Gonzaga 73-72, OT; lost Sacred Heart 101, Pine Manor 57 Binghamton 78, E. Michigan 67 IUPUI 59, Elon 53 to No. 6 North Carolina 78-74. UConn 64, Maine 40 Buffalo 73, American U. 55 Iowa St. 71, New Orleans 53 nated in the round of 16 and Marks 12. Texas Tech (5-2) lost to Iowa 72-61; Villanova 83, La Salle 72 Colgate 85, Niagara 72 Michigan 80, Morgan St. 48 advanced to the quarterfinals. lost to Creighton 83-76. West Virginia 86, Rhode Island 81 Dayton 78, Maine 49 Missouri St. 83, UMKC 58 13. Seton Hall (6-2) lost to No. 11 Ore- Yale 65, Vermont 52 Drexel 62, Saint Joseph’s 52 UC Santa Barbara 96, Chicago St. 65 Marks, 17, came into the final gon 71-69; beat Southern Miss. 81-56; beat SOUTH SOUTHWEST Iowa State 84-76. Campbell 58, North Dakota 56 George Washington 54, Coppin St. 35 N. Arizona 79, Houston Baptist 62 event ranked third in the world. 14. Arizona (9-0) beat Pepperdine 93-91; FAU 71, UIC 70 Holy Cross 83, Brown 71 TCU 77, Boise St. 65 While the top three women in beat Pennsylvania 92-82; beat Wake For- Georgia Southern 72, Florida Gulf Kennesaw St. 59, UMBC 44 FAR WEST est 73-66. Coast 57 Manhattan 70, Dartmouth 58 Arizona St. 61, Middle Tennessee 60 the WSL rankings are American, 15. Utah State (7-1) lost to Saint Mary’s Georgia Tech 68, Bethune-Cookman 65 N. Dakota St. 67, New Hampshire 61 Colorado St. 52, UC Riverside 40 only two per gender per nation 81-73. Niagara 65, Norfolk St. 61 Navy 61, La Salle 46 Hawaii 73, Texas 60 16. Memphis (6-1) beat N.C. State 83- S, Carolina 74, George Washington 65 Princeton 76, St. Francis (NY) 44 Loyola of Chicago 78, Portland 64 can compete when surfing makes 78. Temple 66, Davidson 53 Rhode Island 74, Fairfield 41 Pepperdine 53, E. Washington 52 17. Tennessee (6-1) beat Chattanooga Tulane 82, Southern U. 65 Robert Morris 71, Xavier 57 Stephen F. Austin 80, Nevada 65 its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 58-46; lost to Florida State 60-57; beat No. UCF 77, Coll. of Charleston 56 St. Francis (Pa.) 73, Vermont 69 UNLV 79, St. John’s 75 Games. PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, December 3, 2019 NBA Clippers Scoreboard Eastern Conference Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 15 4 .789 — Boston 14 5 .737 1 Philadelphia 14 6 .700 1A blow out Brooklyn 10 10 .500 5A New York 4 16 .200 11A Southeast Division Miami 14 5 .737 — Orlando 8 11 .421 6 Charlotte 8 13 .381 7 Washington 6 12 .333 7A Atlanta 4 16 .200 10A Wizards Central Division Milwaukee 17 3 .850 — Indiana 12 7 .632 4A Detroit 7 13 .350 10 Chicago 6 14 .300 11 Los Angeles’ offense Cleveland 5 14 .263 11A Western Conference in high gear against Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 13 6 .684 — woeful Washington Houston 13 6 .684 — San Antonio 7 14 .333 7 Memphis 6 13 .316 7 BY BETH HARRIS New Orleans 6 14 .300 7A Northwest Division Associated Press Denver 13 4 .765 — Utah 12 8 .600 2A Minnesota 10 9 .526 4 LOS ANGELES — Coach Doc Oklahoma City 8 11 .421 6 Rivers called the first play of the Portland 8 12 .400 6A Pacific Division game for Paul George and he hit L.A. Lakers 17 3 .850 — a three-pointer. L.A. Clippers 15 6 .714 2A Phoenix 8 10 .444 8 His teammates found him the Sacramento 8 10 .444 8 rest of the way. Golden State 4 17 .190 13A MARK J. TERRILL/AP Saturday’s games Kawhi Leonard scored 34 Sacramento 100, Denver 97, OT points, George added 31, and the Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell shoots past Wizards forward Davis Bertans on Sunday in Los Angeles. Philadelphia 119, Indiana 116 Houston 158, Atlanta 111 Los Angeles Clippers rolled past Harrell scored 23 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds in the Clippers’ 150-125 victory. Milwaukee 137, Charlotte 96 undermanned Washington 150- Sunday’s games Miami 109, Brooklyn 106 125 on Sunday night for their “Their athletes are long, wiry to score 10 of the Clippers’ first Rookie Rui Hachimura scored Boston 113, New York 104 12th win in a row over the Wiz- and strong and defensive-mind- 13 points in the third when they a career-high 30 points and Brad- Memphis 115, Minnesota 107 Dallas 114, L.A. Lakers 100 ards at home. ed,” Wizards coach Scott Brooks led 95-69. ley Beal added 23 points and 11 Detroit 132, San Antonio 98 “It’s those new shoulders. He’s Oklahoma City 107, New Orleans 104 said. “On top of that, they can The Wizards ran off 11 straight assists for the Wizards. They Orlando 100, Golden State 96 just a great shooter,” Rivers said score. That’s a great benefit.” points to close within 15 in their were without injured John Wall, Toronto 130, Utah 110 L.A. Clippers 150, Washington 125 of George. “He’s shooting deep The Clippers shot 57% in tak- only major spurt of the game. Moe Wagner, C.J. Miles and Ian Monday’s games shots on the move and doing it ing a 27-point lead in the first half From there, the Clippers out- Mahinmi in losing for the fourth Phoenix at Charlotte Utah at Philadelphia with great balance.” when George had 27 points. scored Washington 19-12 to lead time in five games. Golden State at Atlanta Montrezl Harrell added 23 “We just came out a little bit 116-98 going into the fourth. Davis Bertans had 20 points Indiana at Memphis New York at Milwaukee points and a career-high 15 re- more aggressive as a unit,” Wil- For the game, the Clippers shot and a tied his career high with six Chicago at Sacramento bounds and Lou Williams had liams said. “We were very ef- 55%, owned a 66-46 edge in the three-pointers for Washington. Tuesday’s games Detroit at Cleveland 22 points for the Clippers, who ficient on the offensive end. The paint and their bench outscored It was the second time this Orlando at Washington led all the way in improving to shots we took a lot of times were the Wizards reserves 73-39. season the Clippers scored 150 Dallas at New Orleans Miami at Toronto a franchise-best 12-1 at Staples ones we wanted to take.” “We’re pretty good once we’re points. They beat Atlanta 150-101 Houston at San Antonio Center. George and Leonard combined clicking,” Williams said. last month. L.A. Lakers at Denver Portland at L.A. Clippers Wednesday’s games Golden State at Charlotte Roundup Milwaukee at Detroit Phoenix at Orlando Brooklyn at Atlanta Miami at Boston Indiana at Oklahoma City Memphis at Chicago Doncic’s big 2nd half keys Mavs rout of Lakers Minnesota at Dallas L.A. Lakers at Utah Sacramento at Portland Associated Press Heat 109, Nets 106: Jimmy Butler scored Leaders 20 points, Bam Adebayo had 17 points and 16 LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic scored Scoring rebounds and Miami scored the final 10 points G FG FT PTS AVG 21 of his 27 points in a dynamic second half, Harden, HOU 19 204 237 739 38.9 to beat host Brooklyn. Antetokounmpo, MIL 20 230 130 618 30.9 Kristaps Porzingis added 15 points and the Spencer Dinwiddie scored 29 points start- Doncic, DAL 19 187 148 581 30.6 Dallas Mavericks snapped the Los Angeles Young, ATL 19 176 123 540 28.4 ing in place of Kyrie Irving, who missed his Beal, WAS 18 177 101 504 28.0 Lakers’ 10-game winning streak with a 114- ninth straight with a right shoulder injury. Lillard, POR 18 153 127 492 27.3 100 victory Sunday. Davis, LAL 19 172 130 496 26.1 Grizzlies 115, Timberwolves 107: Dillon Towns, MIN 17 149 79 441 25.9 Doncic also had 10 assists and nine re- Brooks scored 26 points and Grayson Allen Leonard, LAC 15 141 83 389 25.9 bounds, and Delon Wright had 17 points and James, LAL 20 198 77 513 25.6 added 13 to push short-handed Memphis past Siakam, TOR 19 183 73 487 25.6 nine assists in the Mavericks’ seventh victory Ingram, NOR 16 148 74 408 25.5 host Minnesota. Mitchell, UTA 20 181 88 497 24.8 in eight games. Memphis was without star rookie Ja Morant Wiggins, MIN 16 151 59 397 24.8 Dallas underlined its status as a likely title Booker, PHX 18 158 86 441 24.5 because of back spasms and starting center Rebounds contender with an inspired second half on the Jonas Valanciunas because of an illness. G OFF DEF TOT AVG road against the NBA-leading Lakers, who Drummond, DET 20 93 248 341 17.0 Raptors 130, Jazz 110: Pascal Siakam Capela, HOU 15 56 164 220 14.7 had lost only once in 18 games since their sea- scored 35 points, Fred VanVleet had 21 points Gobert, UTA 18 59 189 248 13.8 son opener. Antetokounmpo, MIL 20 54 213 267 13.4 and 11 assists and Toronto used a record-set- Sabonis, IND 17 63 158 221 13.0 LeBron James had 25 points, nine rebounds ting first half to rout visiting Utah. Towns, MIN 17 44 169 213 12.5 and eight assists for the Lakers, whose longest Whiteside, POR 17 62 149 211 12.4 Toronto led 77-37 for the biggest halftime Embiid, PHL 16 43 154 197 12.3 winning streak in 10 years ended with their lead in franchise history and in the NBA this Vucevic, ORL 14 41 121 162 11.6 Love, CLE 16 16 162 178 11.1 largest defeat of the young season. season. Assists The Mavs erased a halftime deficit with a Celtics 113, Knicks 104: Jayson Tatum G AST AVG James, LAL 20 217 10.8 28-5 run to open the third quarter, shredding scored 30 points, Jaylen Brown added 28 and Doncic, DAL 19 183 9.6 the Lakers’ usually solid defense. Dallas’ de- Boston beat host New York. Simmons, PHL 18 151 8.4 Young, ATL 19 159 8.4 cisive rally was led by a majestic quarter from Julius Randle led the Knicks with 26 points. Brogdon, IND 16 127 7.9 Doncic, who had 16 points and five assists in Thunder 107, Pelicans 104: Rubio, PHX 13 102 7.8 Chris Paul Harden, HOU 19 149 7.8 the third after going 2-for-9 in the first half. scored seven of his 16 points in a late 12-0 run VanVleet, TOR 19 142 7.5 “It’s a great win that means a lot to us,” Don- Teague, MIN 15 112 7.5 as visiting Oklahoma City beat New Orleans. Graham, CHA 21 156 7.4 cic said. “It shows that we can play against big Jrue Holiday had 26 points for the Pelicans. teams, too. We just need to keep it rolling.” Pistons 132, Spurs 98: Christian Wood Calendar The Mavs comfortably maintained their big MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ/AP scored a career-high 28 points to help Detroit Feb. 6 — Trade deadline (3 p.m. EST) lead in the fourth, and Doncic provided some rout visiting San Antonio. Feb. 14-16 — All-Star weekend, Chi- cago. late showmanship by hitting that fourth three- The Mavericks’ Luka Doncic shoots during Magic 100, Warriors 96: Evan Fournier April 15 — Regular season ends. pointer over James and staring toward former Sunday’s 114-100 win over the Lakers in tied his career high with 32 points and Ter- April 18 — Playoffs begin. Los Angeles. Doncic finished with 27 points, May 19 — Draft lottery, Chicago. Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki, who had center rence Ross added 19 points in host Orlando’s May 21-24 — Draft combine, Chicago. court seats. 10 assists and 9 rebounds. victory over Golden State. June 4 — NBA Finals begin. Tuesday, December 3, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 NHL/COLLEGE FOOTBALL NHL scoreboard Luke fired after 3 Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 27 19 3 5 43 99 65 Florida 26 13 8 5 31 94 93 Toronto 28 13 11 4 30 93 92 Buffalo 27 12 10 5 29 78 82 years at Ole Miss Montreal 27 11 10 6 28 89 96 Tampa Bay 24 12 9 3 27 88 79 Ottawa 27 11 15 1 23 69 84 Detroit 29 7 19 3 17 62 115 Metropolitan Division BY RALPH D. RUSSO Also, let go were Steve Addazio Washington 28 19 4 5 43 104 83 N.Y. Islanders 24 17 5 2 36 71 58 Associated Press at Boston College, Charlie Strong Philadelphia 27 15 7 5 35 85 78 at South Florida and Frank Wil- Carolina 27 16 10 1 33 88 76 Mississippi fired football coach Pittsburgh 27 14 9 4 32 93 78 son at UTSA. N.Y. Rangers 25 13 9 3 29 83 83 Matt Luke on Sunday, three days USF made the move two days Columbus 26 11 11 4 26 66 80 after his third non-winning sea- New Jersey 25 9 12 4 22 65 90 after finishing a 4-8 season with son ended with an excruciating a blowout loss to rival UCF. That Western Conference rivalry game loss. left Strong 21-16 overall but 4-14

WINSLOW TOWNSON/AP Central Division Athletic director Keith Carter since starting the 2018 season GP W L OT Pts GF GA said in a statement the decision St. Louis 28 17 5 6 40 86 75 with seven straight victories. The Bruins’ David Pastrnak goes around Canadiens defenseman Colorado 26 16 8 2 34 97 75 to change coaches was made The former Texas and Louis- Shea Weber during the second period on Sunday in Boston. Winnipeg 27 16 10 1 33 77 76 after evaluating the trajectory Dallas 28 15 10 3 33 75 68 ville coach was hired by USF to Nashville 26 12 10 4 28 87 85 of the program and not seeing replace Willie Taggart after the Minnesota 27 12 11 4 28 79 86 see enough “momentum on the Roundup Chicago 26 10 11 5 25 74 81 2016 season. Strong led the Bulls Pacific Division field.” to a 10-2 record in that first year Edmonton 29 17 9 3 37 91 84 “While improvements were evi- Arizona 28 15 9 4 34 78 67 in Tampa behind star quarterback San Jose 28 15 12 1 31 82 91 dent in certain aspects of the pro- Quinton Flowers. After starting Backes, Pastrnak lead Vancouver 28 13 11 4 30 92 84 gram, we are judged ultimately Vegas 28 13 11 4 30 83 81 7-0 in 2018, the Bulls ended the Calgary 29 13 12 4 30 73 86 by our record, and, unfortunately, season with six straight losses, Anaheim 27 11 12 4 26 71 82 we did not meet the standard of Bruins past Canadiens Los Angeles 27 11 14 2 24 70 89 and this season has been filled Note: Two points for a win, one point success that we expect from our with lopsided losses. for overtime loss. Top three teams in program,” Carter said. each division and two wild cards per The 59-year-old Strong, who Associated Press conference advance to playoffs. Luke, a former Ole Miss of- was a longtime defensive coor- Wild 3, Stars 2 (SO): Mikko Saturday’s games fensive lineman and assistant Koivu scored the shootout winner N.Y. Rangers 4, New Jersey 0 dinator in the Southeastern Con- BOSTON — David Backes Philadelphia 4, Montreal 3, OT coach, was elevated to interim in his 1,000th career game and ference with plenty of recruiting scored the deciding goal in his Washington 5, Detroit 2 head coach about two weeks be- reached 700th career points with Calgary 3, Ottawa 1 ties to the state of Florida, is 74- first game in nearly a month, Carolina 3, Tampa Bay 2 fore preseason practice started a second-period assist in Minne- 53 overall in 10 seasons as a head David Pastrnak added his league- N.Y. Islanders 2, Columbus 0 in 2017 when Mississippi fired sota’s win over Dallas. Toronto 2, Buffalo 1, OT coach. leading 25th goal, and the Boston Florida 3, Nashville 0 Hugh Freeze. Koivu, playing his 15th season Boston College turned to assis- Bruins won their seventh straight San Jose 4, Arizona 2 Luke guided the Rebels, who with the Wild, beat Ben Bishop St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 2 tant and former Eagles receiver game, beating the Montreal Ca- Colorado 7, Chicago 3 were already banned from the with his trademark move, a back- Rich Gunnell as interim coach nadiens 3-1 Sunday night. Vancouver 5, Edmonton 2 postseason by the NCAA, to a hand over the goalie’s left shoul- Los Angeles 2, Winnipeg 1 Monday while it looks for a per- Backes’ first goal of the season Sunday’s games 6-6 record that helped him land manent successor to Addazio. came off a feed from David Krejci der. Then Alex Stalock, who made Minnesota 3, Dallas 2, SO 26 saves, stuffed Corey Perry to Boston 3, Montreal 1 a four-year deal through 2021. Meanwhile, Greg Schiano is through the right circle, with 9:31 Edmonton 3, Vancouver 2 With the program facing another going back to Rutgers. remaining in the third period. seal the victory. Monday’s games Kevin Fiala had a goal and Vegas at N.Y. Rangers bowl ban in 2018 and other NCAA Athletic director Pat Hobbs Backes was in the lineup for the New Jersey at Buffalo sanctions, Luke and the Rebels announced Sunday the univer- first time since being injured dur- an assist and Zach Parise also N.Y. Islanders at Detroit scored for the Wild. Both also St. Louis at Chicago went 5-7. sity and Schiano have reached a ing a scary collision with Ottawa’s Los Angeles at Anaheim Ole Miss finished this season contract agreement, a week after Scott Sabourin on Nov. 2. scored in the first three rounds Tuesday’s games 4-8 overall and 2-6 in the South- talks to bring back the 53-year- “You could see [the emotion] of the shootout, but Joe Pavelski N.Y. Islanders at Montreal Carolina at Boston eastern Conference, including a old former Scarlet Knights head on my face. That was elation,” and Tyler Seguin countered for Minnesota at Florida 21-20 loss on Thanksgiving night coach fell apart. Backes said. “I’ve been watching Dallas. Arizona at Columbus Vegas at New Jersey to Mississippi State. Ole Miss “The next great chapter for Rut- this team do this for a month, and Blake Comeau and John Kling- Toronto at Philadelphia receiver Elijah Moore scored a now it’s great to be part of it.” berg scored for Dallas and Bishop Tampa Bay at Nashville gers Football is about to begin,” Dallas at Winnipeg potential tying touchdown with Hobbs said in a statement. Jake DeBrusk added his sixth stopped 27 shots. The Stars have Ottawa at Vancouver goal of the year on a give-and-go lost three in a row after a 14-1-1 Washington at San Jose seconds left in the Egg Bowl, but The contract must be approved Wednesday’s games was penalized for unsportsman- by the schools’ board of governors. with Charlie Coyle two minutes run. Colorado at Toronto later. Oilers 3, Canucks 2: Leon Dra- St. Louis at Pittsburgh like conduct after he pretended It is scheduled to meet Tuesday to Ottawa at Edmonton to urinate in the end zone like a discuss the hiring. Tuukka Rask made 28 saves for isaitl scored two power-play goals Washington at Los Angeles the Bruins. and visiting Edmonton snapped a dog. Schiano, a New Jersey native, Boston extended its point streak two-game losing streak . Calendar The Rebels’ kicker then missed went 68-67 at Rutgers and turned to 11 games (8-0-3) and entered Josh Archibald also scored for Dec. 9-10 — Board of Governors meet- an extra point that was 15 yards the Scarlet Knights into consis- ing, Pebble Beach, Calif. longer than the usual distance be- tent winners in the old Big East the third month of the season as the Oilers (17-9-3). Connor Mc- Dec. 12 — U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in- the only team without a home David and Alex Chiasson each duction, Washington. cause of the penalty. after years of being one of the Dec. 19-27 — Holiday roster freeze. The 43-year-old Luke is the regulation loss (11-0-4). had two assists. Mikko Koskinen Dec. 24-26 — Holiday break worst major college football pro- Joel Amir scored, and Carey stopped 30 shots. Dec. 26-Jan. 5 — World Junior Cham- third SEC to be fired this season, grams in the country. Success pionship, Ostrava and Trinec, Czech Re- Price had 31 saves for Montreal. Josh Leivo and Brock Boeser public. joining Arkansas’ Chad Morris under Schiano helped Rutgers The Canadiens extended their scored the Canucks (13-11-4), Jan. 1 — Winter Classic, Nashville at and Missouri’s Barry Odom, and land an invite to the Big Ten, and Dallas (Cotton Bowl). season-high losing streak to eight who are 3-3-0 in their past six Jan. 26 — All-Star Game, St. Louis. the fourth head coach around the it joined the lucrative Power Five (0-5-3). games. April 4 — Regular season ends. country to lose his job Sunday. conference in 2014. PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, December 3, 2019 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Howard, Michigan in a groove ahead of big game with Louisville

BY TIM REYNOLDS that includes former longtime St. Associated Press Joseph’s head coach Phil Martelli have made just about every right MIAMI — Juwan Howard call in his return to the program breaks out the Cabbage Patch where he was part of the celebrat- dance only for special occasions. ed “Fab Five” recruiting class He did it when he finally be- that led Michigan to two straight came an NBA champion player national-title games a quarter- with the Miami Heat in 2012. He century ago. did it again the next year, when Howard took over when John the Heat won another title and he Beilein left for the NBA a season was transitioning to a coaching after guiding the Wolverines to life. Heat players like Dwyane the national-title game. He inher- Wade were known for doing it at ited a team that lost top scorers times in tribute to him. Charles Matthews, Jordan Poole And he did the dance — fists and Ignas Brazdeikis, but hasn’t clenched, arms out in front of missed a beat. him, swinging in a circular mo- “I’ve never been a guy that’s tion, just as he did in 1992 when /AP always been about me-me-me, MARCO GARCIA Michigan beat Ohio State to get to I-I-I,” Howard said. “But I’ve the Final Four — again last week Kansas center Udoka Azubuike hangs on the rim after making a slam dunk over Dayton in overtime on also instilled that in our players, when Michigan won the Battle 4 Wednesday, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Azubuike had a career-high 29 points — including nine in OT — as the that we have to make each other Atlantis. No. 4 Jayhawks defeated the Flyers in 90-84 for the Maui Invitational title. better.” “Isn’t that just awesome?” Heat Both Livers and Teske praised coach Erik Spoelstra said, smil- Howard’s approach. The 7-foot- ing broadly. 1 Teske crediting Howard’s tips Howard as the Wolverines off to a 7-0 start in his first season for preparing him to play well Big men Azubuike, Teske shine against strong front lines for UNC as coach at the school where he played. They’re set to crack the and Gonzaga. AP Top 25 when the new poll is “He’s kind of more of a players’ Seniors give MVP performances released Monday. And what has coach where he understands the already been a big week is about game,” Livers said. “You can’t for No. 4 Jayhawks, Wolverines to get even bigger: the Wolverines play the game if you’re being con- are following up their title run in trolled the whole time.” Howard, 46, interviewed for BY AARON BEARD the Bahamas with a visit Tuesday multiple NBA jobs during his Associated Press to second-ranked Louisville; the Cardinals could be sitting at No. tenure as a Heat assistant. It was PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Udoka Azu- 1 by tipoff. in a late-night interview strategy buike patrolled the paint with a dominating edge “So happy for this dude,” Wade session last spring with Spoelstra to help No. 4 Kansas win the Maui Invitational. Jon tweeted after Michigan won the — who had spent years profess- Teske offered a similar space-eating presence for Bahamas title. ing that Howard was ready to Michigan during its unexpected title run in a loaded There’s a whole slew of new become a head coach — when the Battle 4 Atlantis. Michigan fans inside the building Heat coach asked him about re- The seniors showed the college basketball world the Heat call home. They’ve been turning to the Wolverines. not to overlook experienced big men amid all the watching the Wolverines whenev- “We were preparing for like attention on high-flying wings and sharp-shooting er they can, and seeing Howard his fourth NBA interview, and it guards. celebrate was cause for Spoelstra just happened in conversation,” Entering Maui, one question about Kansas (6-1) to celebrate as well. Spoelstra said. “I said, ‘What was how well it could play with two big men on the “I know he’s dynamic as a about the Michigan job? Isn’t that court and Azubuike’s effectiveness against quality human being and it’s his calling open? Would you have an interest opponents with his shooting range limited to within to be a mentor,” Spoelstra said. in that?’ And his whole face just a few feet of the rim. “So to me, it seemed like a per- lit up.” Yet the 7-foot, 270-pound senior, when not in foul fect fit. He has a passion that just Howard wound up getting trouble, often dominated. screams out of him for Michigan his dream job. The Wolverines The highlight came against Dayton in the cham- basketball. It’s real. It’s genuine. haven’t lost since. And Howard is dancing again. pionship game, where Azubuike had a career-high TONY DING/AP He’s following a legend. It’s not 29 points — nine in overtime — while making 12 of easy to do. But he’s a legend on “The Cabbage Patch dance, 15 shots to end up as Maui’s co-most valuable player Michigan center Jon Teske was named MVP after campus and it’s super-unique.” though, that’s full circle,” Spoels- with point guard Devon Dotson. leading the Wolverines’ unexpected run to the So far, Howard and a new staff tra said. “That was epic.” In the Bahamas, the 7-foot-1, 265 pound Teske fin- Battle 4 Atlantis title in Paradise Island, Bahamas. ished as MVP after the Wolverines (7-0) gave first- year coach Juwan Howard some early marquee the Jayhawks in the title-game loss. He now ranks wins and an expected spot in Monday’s AP Top 25. among the national leaders in scoring (23.0) and Teske used his sturdy frame to help negate the shooting percentage (.697, 53 of 76). sixth-ranked North Carolina’s typically relentless As for Edwards, the 6-5, 225-pound freshman board work while also flustering 6-10 freshman Ar- proved he can take over a game regardless of the mando Bacot into an ineffective performance by de- opponent. The high NBA lottery prospect had a re- nying prime post position and forcing him to shoot markable 33 of his 37 points after halftime in a loss over Teske’s long arms. to third-ranked Michigan State, including hitting 7 Teske closed with 19 points and a career-best 15 of 13 3s — several with a defender right on him — rebounds against eighth-ranked Gonzaga. He also to frequently leave people in the intimate Lahaina swatted four shots against both UNC and Gonzaga, Civic Center shaking their heads in disbelief. and hit four threes during the tournament. Maryland’s defense: Fifth-ranked Maryland can Here are some takeaways from the Thanksgiv- trust its defense. ing-week holiday tournaments: The Terrapins won the Orlando Invitational by Maui stars: Dayton’s Obi Toppin and Georgia’s slowing high-scoring Markus Howard of Marquette, Anthony Edwards have everyone’s attention after holding the national scoring leader to six points on their Maui showings. 1-for-12 shooting Sunday. That came after Howard Toppin, a 6-9 redshirt sophomore, has developed went for a tournament-record 40 points in the first- into one of the nation’s best power forwards with round win against Davidson, then 51 points against CARLOS OSORIO/AP length, athleticism and the ability to match up with Southern California. anyone by shooting over smaller defenders or pull- “A kid coming off 51, didn’t really need a pregame Michigan head coach Juwan Howard has the Wolverines set to crack ing bigger ones out to the three-point arc. He had speech,” Maryland coach Mark Turgeon said. “I the AP Top 25 when the new poll is released Monday after getting 18 points, nine rebounds and three blocks against knew our guys were going to be locked in today.” off to a 7-0 start in his first season as coach of his alma mater. Tuesday, December 3, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 NFL

Dalton returns, leads Backup Hodges leads Bucs turn Foles’ TOs Bengals to first win Steelers past Browns into TDs, beat Jags CINCINNATI — Andy Dalton PITTSBURGH — No fighting. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Nick returned from his three-week No helmet swinging. Barely any Foles, Doug Marrone and the Jag- exile and got a long-awaited win trash talking. uars reached a new low in their for the coach who benched him, The Steelers and Browns kept first home game in more than a throwing a touchdown pass dur- things civil in their highly antici- month. ing a victory over the Jets that pated rematch, which ended the Foles ended his first three ended the longest losing streak in way they always seem to end at drives with turnovers that Tampa Cincinnati history. Heinz Field: the Steelers walking Bay turned into touchdowns, The Bengals had lost 13 in a off in triumph . costly mistakes that propelled the row since the end of last season, Devlin “Duck” Hodges threw Buccaneers to an easy victory. leaving Zac Taylor to wait until for 212 yards with a touchdown Rookie linebacker Devin White December to get his first head and an interception in his second intercepted a pass on Jackson- coaching win. Taylor benched career start , and the banged- ville’s opening drive, and Peyton Dalton after the eighth loss, decid- up Steelers exacted revenge for Barber scored his first of two their whipping at the hands of the ing to see whether Ryan Finley fit touchdowns. Browns two weeks ago. into the team’s long-term plans. On Jacksonville’s next posses- Pittsburgh boosted its postsea- With the rookie struggling and sion, Shaq Barrett stripped Foles. son chances by rallying from 10 the season careening toward 0-16, White scooped up the fumble and points down thanks in large part Taylor reversed course and went ran 14 yards for a score. back to Dalton, who made the dif- to Hodges, a rookie undrafted free agent. He was aided by the emer- It was Jacksonville’s fourth ference in front of the smallest consecutive loss by at least 17 crowd in Paul Brown Stadium gence of James Washington, who caught four passes for 111 yards points and could mean the end of history. Carlos Dunlap and Sam Marrone’s tenure with the team. Hubbard dunked Taylor with ice and a juggling 30-yard score late water in the final seconds. in the first half. Buccaneers 28, Jaguars 11 FRANK VICTORES/AP Steelers 20, Browns 13 Tampa Bay 15 10 0 3—28 Bengals 22, Jets 6 Jacksonville 0 0 3 8—11 Cleveland 3 7 0 3—13 Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton passes during the first half against N.Y. Jets 3 3 0 0— 6 First Quarter Pittsburgh 0 10 7 3—20 TB—Barber 15 run (Gay kick), 2:49. the New York Jets on Sunday. Dalton returned after being benched Cincinnati 7 10 5 0—22 First Quarter First Quarter TB—White 14 fumble return (Barber for three games and led Cincinnati to its first win of the season. Cle—FG Seibert 31, 7:31. run), 2:39. NYJ—FG Ficken 42, 9:08. Second Quarter Cin—Boyd 17 pass from Dalton (Bull- Second Quarter Cle—Hunt 15 pass from Mayfield TB—Barber 1 run (Gay kick), 7:58. ock kick), 1:12. (Seibert kick), 7:40. Second Quarter TB—FG Gay 25, :57. Pit—FG Boswell 39, 2:56. Third Quarter Scoreboard Broncos’ McManus hits Cin—FG Bullock 24, 9:13. Pit—Washington 30 pass from Hodges Cin—Mixon 5 run (Bullock kick), 1:46. (Boswell kick), 1:00. Jac—FG Lambo 53, 5:46. 53-yard FG on last play NYJ—FG Ficken 39, :04. Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Third Quarter Pit—Snell 1 run (Boswell kick), 10:36. Jac—Westbrook 3 pass from Minshew DENVER — Brandon McMa- Cin—safety, 5:46. Fourth Quarter (Westbrook pass from Minshew), 13:37. American Conference Cin—FG Bullock 47, 1:15. Pit—FG Boswell 29, 13:48. TB—FG Gay 37, 2:19. nus’ 53-yard field goal as time A—39,804. Cle—FG Seibert 34, 7:30. A—62,633. East expired, set up by a long interfer- NYJ Cin A—62,157. TB Jac W L T Pct PF PA First downs 15 18 Cle Pit First downs 19 14 New England 10 2 0 .833 322 145 ence call, capped a furious final Total Net Yards 271 277 First downs 19 18 Total Net Yards 315 242 Buffalo 9 3 0 .750 257 188 Rushes-yards 17-62 25-44 Total Net Yards 279 323 Rushes-yards 31-74 17-49 N.Y. Jets 4 8 0 .333 204 280 14 seconds and lifted Denver over Passing 209 233 Rushes-yards 24-106 32-124 Passing 241 193 Miami 3 9 0 .250 200 377 the Los Angeles Chargers. Punt Returns 0-0 3-6 Passing 173 199 Punt Returns 2-18 2-48 South Kickoff Returns 2-32 3-50 Punt Returns 1-5 2-14 Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-25 Houston 8 4 0 .667 293 271 Rookie quarterback Drew Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns 3-36 3-72 Interceptions Ret. 2-9 0-0 Tennessee 7 5 0 .583 276 234 Lock’s debut win for Denver came Comp-Att-Int 28-48-0 22-37-0 Interceptions Ret. 1-28 1-16 Comp-Att-Int 21-33-0 23-41-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-30 1-10 Indianapolis 6 6 0 .500 261 257 a month after Brandon Allen beat Comp-Att-Int 18-34-1 14-21-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-27 5-47 Jacksonville 4 8 0 .333 220 292 Punts 6-41.5 5-47.6 Sacked-Yards Lost 5-23 1-13 Punts 4-48.3 4-45.8 North Cleveland. It made the Broncos Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0 Punts 4-45.3 4-43.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2 Baltimore 10 2 0 .833 406 219 Penalties-Yards 10-106 2-15 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 8-44 16-125 the first team in league history to Time of Possession 28:19 31:41 Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 236 225 Penalties-Yards 5-34 10-65 Time of Possession 33:32 26:28 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Cleveland 5 7 0 .417 246 272 have two quarterbacks start and Time of Possession 32:06 27:54 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Cincinnati 1 11 0 .083 179 298 RUSHING—N.Y. Jets, Bell 10-32, Powell INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS win their NFL debuts in the same 4-14, Darnold 2-9, Montgomery 1-7. Cin- RUSHING—Tampa Bay, Barber 17-44, West RUSHING—Cleveland, Chubb 16-58, Winston 6-20, R.Jones 6-8, Logan 1-2, Kansas City 8 4 0 .667 348 265 season. cinnati, Mixon 19-44, Bernard 1-4, Dalton Hunt 7-46, Mayfield 1-2. Pittsburgh, Snell Oakland 6 6 0 .500 237 324 5-(minus 4). 16-63, Samuels 7-32, Johnson 1-17, Whyte Ogunbowale 1-0. Jacksonville, Fournette Denver 4 8 0 .333 198 237 The winner by McManus was PASSING—N.Y. Jets, Darnold 28-48-0- 3-10, Hodges 5-2. 14-38, Minshew 2-8, Foles 1-3. L.A. Chargers 4 8 0 .333 244 241 set up by a 38-yard pass interfer- 239. Cincinnati, Dalton 22-37-0-243. PASSING—Cleveland, Mayfield 18-32- PASSING—Tampa Bay, Winston 21-33- RECEIVING—N.Y. Jets, R.Anderson 1-196, Gilbert 0-2-0-0. Pittsburgh, Hodges 0-268. Jacksonville, Foles 7-14-1-93, Min- National Conference ence call . 7-101, Griffin 5-30, Bell 4-35, Thomas 3- 14-21-1-212. shew 16-27-1-147. The Chargers tied the game 23, Smith 2-23, Crowder 2-8, Powell 2-4, RECEIVING—Cleveland, Landry 6-76, RECEIVING—Tampa Bay, Perriman 5- East D.Brown 1-9, Berrios 1-5, Montgomery Hunt 5-19, Beckham 3-29, Carlson 2- 87, Howard 5-61, Evans 4-53, Godwin 4-50, W L T Pct PF PA at 20 on Michael Badgley’s 46- 1-1. Cincinnati, Boyd 5-59, Uzomah 5-51, 28, Harris 1-23, Chubb 1-21. Pittsburgh, Ogunbowale 2-12, Brate 1-5. Jacksonville, Dallas 6 6 0 .500 310 236 Tate 4-66, Mixon 4-26, Erickson 2-21, Eif- Washington 4-111, McDonald 3-21, Samu- Fournette 9-53, Westbrook 5-60, Conley Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417 274 284 yard field goal with 14 seconds ert 1-12, Bernard 1-8. els 2-22, Jones 1-28, Johnson 1-14, Van- 4-57, Chark 2-47, Cole 1-11, Walker 1-6, Washington 3 9 0 .250 173 290 remaining. With 9 seconds left, MISSED FIELD GOALS—Cincinnati, nett 1-7, Cain 1-5, Snell 1-4. O’Leary 1-6. N.Y. Giants 2 10 0 .167 230 339 Lock threw deep down the right Bullock 48. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. South y-New Orleans 10 2 0 .833 298 248 sideline to Sutton, who collided Tampa Bay 5 7 0 .417 340 346 Carolina 5 7 0 .417 280 320 with Hayward, and the yellow Atlanta 3 9 0 .250 260 323 flag came out. Peek: Ravens prevail in evenly-matched contest North Green Bay 9 3 0 .750 289 255 Broncos 23, Chargers 20 Minnesota 8 3 0 .727 289 205 FROM BACK PAGE So did the 49ers, who are 10-2, just like the Chicago 6 6 0 .500 212 208 L.A. Chargers 0 10 0 10—20 Detroit 3 8 1 .292 280 315 Denver 14 3 0 6—23 thrive by running, that San Francisco is loaded with Ravens. West First Quarter San Francisco 10 2 0 .833 349 183 Den—Sutton 26 pass from Lock (Mc- playmakers on both side of the ball and that watch- They can run, just like the Ravens, with Raheem Seattle 9 2 0 .818 292 263 Manus kick), 4:33. ing John Harbaugh and Kyle Shanahan match wits Mostert carrying 19 times for 146 yards, including L.A. Rams 7 5 0 .583 283 250 Den—Sutton 5 pass from Lock (McMa- Arizona 3 8 1 .292 255 351 nus kick), :16. makes for good theater. a TD that went 40. And they can play defense, just y-clinched division Second Quarter And then there’s this: These clubs are both good like the Ravens. Thursday’s games LAC—FG Badgley 30, 9:27. Chicago 24, Detroit 20 Den—FG McManus 31, 5:32. and evenly matched. It took Justin Tucker’s 49- “God willing, we make it to the end,” San Fran- Buffalo 26, Dallas 15 LAC—Ekeler 30 pass from Rivers yard field goal on the final play to determine the cisco’s DeForest Buckner said, “hopefully we go New Orleans 26, Atlanta 18 (Badgley kick), :30. Sunday’s games Fourth Quarter outcome. against them again.” Baltimore 20, San Francisco 17 LAC—K.Allen 36 pass from Rivers “Hopefully,” 49ers coach Shanahan said, “we can Green Bay 31, N.Y. Giants 13 (Badgley kick), 12:18. Fans might be thinking the same. Tennessee 31, Indianapolis 17 Den—FG McManus 52, 4:26. earn an opportunity to maybe get a chance to play Here are other top topics after the NFL’s 13th Pittsburgh 20, Cleveland 13 LAC—FG Badgley 46, :14. them some other time.” Cincinnati 22, N.Y. Jets 6 Den—FG McManus 53, :00. Sunday: Tampa Bay 28, Jacksonville 11 A—74,638. Jackson ran for one TD and also threw for one Can I catch it? Yes, you can: The play of the day Miami 37, Philadelphia 31 LAC Den for Baltimore, which has won its past eight games Washington 29, Carolina 21 First downs 17 13 — maybe of the season — belonged to the Miami Dol- L.A. Rams 34, Arizona 7 Total Net Yards 359 218 and took over as the AFC’s No. 1 seed when the New phins and Jason Sanders, the league’s first kicker to Kansas City 40, Oakland 9 Rushes-yards 29-115 25-84 England Patriots lost at night to the Houston Texans Denver 23, L.A. Chargers 20 Passing 244 134 catch a TD pass in 42 years. In the second quarter of Houston 28, New England 22 Punt Returns 1-0 0-0 28-22. Miami’s 37-31 win over the imploding Philadelphia Monday’s games Kickoff Returns 0-0 2-56 The Heisman Trophy winner at Louisville gained Minnesota at Seattle Interceptions Ret. 1-0 1-7 Eagles , the Dolphins sent out their field goal unit for Thursday, Dec. 5 Comp-Att-Int 20-29-1 18-28-1 101 yards on the ground, making him the first quar- a play at the 1 but lined up in a bizarre-looking for- Dallas at Chicago Sacked-Yards Lost 3-21 0-0 terback in NFL history to rush for at least 100 in Sunday, Dec. 8 Punts 4-45.3 5-45.2 mation: five men, including Sanders, split wide left, Washington at Green Bay Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 four games during one season; the Ravens are 12-0 Indianapolis at Tampa Bay Penalties-Yards 7-82 3-25 when he tops 70 in his nascent career. and four men way off to the right. Matt Haack — a San Francisco at New Orleans Time of Possession 32:09 27:51 punter by trade, and holder on kicks — took the snap Carolina at Atlanta INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Jackson also pulled off yet another juke that left Detroit at Minnesota RUSHING—L.A. Chargers, Gordon 20- and flipped the ball to a wide-open Sanders in the Denver at Houston 99, Ekeler 9-16. Denver, Lindsay 17-58, a defender, this time K’Waun Williams, tumbling to Baltimore at Buffalo Lock 3-15, Freeman 5-11. the turf. end zone. Miami at N.Y. Jets PASSING—L.A. Chargers, Rivers 20-29- No O-fer: So Zac Taylor and the Cincinnati Ben- Cincinnati at Cleveland 1-265. Denver, Lock 18-28-1-134. Only two teams, both way back in the 1970s, have L.A. Chargers at Jacksonville RECEIVING—L.A. Chargers, Allen 6-68, run for more yards through 12 games than Balti- gals no longer have to worry about joining the Cleve- Pittsburgh at Arizona M.Williams 5-117, Ekeler 4-51, Gordon 2-11, land Browns and Detroit Lions as the only outfits to Tennessee at Oakland Henry 2-10, Patton 1-8. Denver, Sutton 4- more has. Kansas City at New England 74, Freeman 4-13, Heuerman 3-15, Lindsay “We left another statement out there on the field,” go 0-16. With Andy Dalton back from his benching, Seattle at L.A. Rams 3-4, Hamilton 2-12, Beck 1-11, Fant 1-5. the Bungles managed to get to 1-11 by beating the Monday, Dec. 9 MISSED FIELD GOALS—L.A. Chargers, Ravens receiver Willie Snead said, “that we were N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia Badgley 55. for real.” New York Jets 22-6. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, December 3, 2019 NFL Bag of tricks helps Dolphins upset Eagles MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — DeVante Parker made two acro- batic touchdown receptions and kicker Jason Sanders also had a circus-like scoring catch to help the Dolphins rally past the slump- ing Eagles. Miami overcame a 14-point deficit in the second half with three touchdowns in less than 13 minutes — a remarkable achieve- ment for one of the NFL’s lowest- scoring teams. The Dolphins (3-9) won for the third time in their past five games, a surprising and perhaps costly turnaround for a team that will be shopping for a franchise quarterback in the 2020 draft. The Eagles (5-7) lost their third game in a row and missed a chance to pull into a tie with Dal- las atop the NFC East. Trickery helped the Dolphins, who twice opted not to kick on fourth down and instead threw for a touchdown. The second such gamble by rookie coach Brian Flores paid off when Miami shift- ed out of field goal formation be- ADAM HUNGER/AP fore holder Matt Haack threw a 1-yard pass to Sanders. Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is sacked by Packers defenders in the snow during the second half on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J. Parker did much of the rest. He finished with seven receptions for Guice, Redskins hold on Rodgers throws 4 TDs, Goff throws for 424 Blocked FG helps Titans a career-high 159 yards and two scores, both on leaping grabs. to beat Panthers Packers beat Giants yards, Rams rout Cards turn tables on Colts Parker jumped again to make CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Derrius EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jared INDIANAPOLIS — Tye Smith a 34-yard catch that set up the Guice ran for 129 yards and two — Aaron Rodgers threw four Goff threw for 424 yards and two returned a blocked field goal 63 score that put the Dolphins ahead touchdowns and the Redskins touchdown passes in the snow touchdowns, Robert Woods had yards for the go-ahead touch- to stay with 11 minutes left. made a late goal-line stand to hold and Green Bay rebounded from a 172 yards receiving and Los An- down with 5:02 left to play, help- Tight end Mike Gesicki also got off the Panthers for their second dismal West Coast performance geles cruised past Arizona. ing Tennessee turn the tables at into the act with a leaping 14-yard straight victory. to beat New York. The Rams (7-5) bounced back Indianapolis. touchdown catch. Ryan Fitzpat- Adrian Peterson added 99 The Packers sent the Giants to from an embarrassing 45-6 loss The Titans (7-5) snapped a rick’s surehanded targets helped yards and a score as Washington their eighth straight loss, their to the Baltimore Ravens on Mon- three-game losing streak in the him finish 27-for-39 for 365 yards (3-9) piled up 248 yards on the worst skid since 2004. day night by embarrassing the series, winning for only the third and three touchdowns as Miami ground and scored its most points Rodgers finished 21-for-33 for Cardinals and stayed in the hunt time in the past 17 meetings. It achieved season highs in points this season. 243 yards with no interceptions on for a playoff berth. also allowed Tennessee to leap- and yards (408). The Panthers’ (5-7) fourth a slippery, snowy day at MetLife Goff methodically picked apart frog the Colts in the AFC South. Wentz threw for three touch- Stadium. Rodgers hit Davante the Cardinals defense, which was Adam Vinatieri missed three downs to help build a 28-14 lead, straight loss could put coach Ron Adams on touchdown passes of 8 the NFL’s worst against the pass field goals for Indy (6-6), with two but the Eagles were kept out of Rivera’s job in jeopardy. and 17 yards, found a wide-open coming into the game. He had being blocked including the deci- the end zone over the final 26 The Redskins spotted the Pan- Allen Lazard for 37 yards and thrown no touchdowns passes and sive kick that Dane Cruikshank minutes. thers a 14-0 lead after quarter- back Kyle Allen opened the game capped the performance with a 1- five interceptions in his previous got his hand on. Jacoby Brissett was picked Dolphins 37, Eagles 31 8-for-8 passing for 106 yards with yarder to Marcedes Lewis. three games, but responded with off twice, the second resulting Philadelphia 10 11 7 3—31 touchdown passes to wide re- The Packers (9-3) also inter- 323 yards passing in the first half in Ryan Tannehill’s 40-yard TD Miami 7 7 12 11—37 ceivers Curtis Samuel and D.J. cepted Giants rookie Daniel as the Rams built a 20-0 lead. First Quarter pass to Kalif Raymond with 3:02 Phi—M.Sanders 15 pass from Wentz Moore on Carolina’s first two Jones three times, with the picks Woods finished with a game- (Elliott kick), 13:54. left that sealed the victory. Phi—FG Elliott 48, 10:10. possessions. setting up 10 points. high 13 catches. Mia—D.Parker 43 pass from Fitzpat- Titans 31, Colts 17 rick (J.Sanders kick), 3:05. Redskins 29, Panthers 21 Packers 31, Giants 13 Rams 34, Cardinals 7 Second Quarter Tennessee 7 0 10 14—31 Phi—FG Elliott 43, 11:09. Washington 3 9 3 14—29 Green Bay 14 3 0 14—31 L.A. Rams 3 17 14 0—34 Indianapolis 7 3 7 0—17 Mia—J.Sanders 1 pass from Haack Carolina 14 0 0 7—21 N.Y. Giants 7 3 3 0—13 Arizona 0 0 0 7—7 First Quarter (J.Sanders kick), 4:40. First Quarter First Quarter First Quarter Ind—Doyle 21 pass from Brissett (Vi- Phi—Arcega-Whiteside 15 pass from Car—Samuel 4 pass from K.Allen (Slye GB—D.Adams 8 pass from Rodgers LAR—FG Zuerlein 27, 9:56. natieri kick), 11:03. Wentz (Agholor pass from Wentz), :06. kick), 10:39. (Crosby kick), 8:43. Second Quarter Ten—Humphries 13 pass from Tan- Third Quarter Car—Moore 13 pass from K.Allen (Slye NYG—Shepard 18 pass from D.Jones LAR—Higbee 2 pass from Goff (Zuer- nehill (Succop kick), 5:05. Phi—Jeffery 10 pass from Wentz (El- kick), 5:18. (Rosas kick), 3:16. lein kick), 14:17. Second Quarter liott kick), 11:44. Was—FG Hopkins 25, 3:09. GB—Lazard 37 pass from Rodgers LAR—Gurley 1 run (Zuerlein kick), Ind—FG Vinatieri 28, 6:07. Mia—D.Parker 17 pass from Fitzpat- Second Quarter (Crosby kick), 1:15. 2:41. Third Quarter rick (kick failed), 8:45. Was—FG Hopkins 42, 11:16. Second Quarter LAR—FG Zuerlein 33, :00. Ind—Hines 1 run (Vinatieri kick), 10:23. Mia—Gesicki 14 pass from Fitzpatrick Was—Guice 1 run (pass failed), 4:33. GB—FG Crosby 47, 12:02. Third Quarter Ten—Henry 13 run (Succop kick), 5:52. (pass failed), 1:10. NYG—FG Rosas 27, 2:31. LAR—Kupp 10 pass from Goff (Zuer- Ten—FG Succop 31, 4:26. Third Quarter Third Quarter lein kick), 8:44. Fourth Quarter Was—FG Hopkins 36, 8:33. Fourth Quarter Mia—Laird 4 run (Laird pass from Fitz- NYG—FG Rosas 45, 6:37. LAR—Rapp 31 interception return (Zu- Ten—T.Smith 63 blocked field goal re- Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter erlein kick), 8:28. patrick), 11:06. Was—Guice 1 run (Hopkins kick), 9:09. turn (Succop kick), 5:02. Mia—FG J.Sanders 51, 3:37. GB—D.Adams 17 pass from Rodgers Fourth Quarter Ten—Raymond 40 pass from Tannehill Was—Peterson 12 run (Hopkins kick), (Crosby kick), 14:22. Ari—K.Murray 15 run (Gonzalez kick), Phi—FG Elliott 37, 1:51. 4:26. (Succop kick), 3:02. A—65,545. GB—Lewis 1 pass from Rodgers (Cros- 8:35. A—60,361. Car—K.Allen 17 run (Slye kick), 1:51. by kick), 7:05. A—60,944. Phi Mia A—71,504. Ten Ind First downs 23 26 A—75,950. LAR Ari First downs 15 22 Was Car GB NYG First downs 27 13 Total Net Yards 386 409 First downs 20 22 Total Net Yards 292 391 Rushes-yards 19-92 20-58 First downs 19 20 Total Net Yards 549 198 Rushes-yards 30-154 24-82 Total Net Yards 362 278 Total Net Yards 322 335 Rushes-yards 30-132 21-74 Passing 294 351 Rushes-yards 30-248 20-65 Passing 138 309 Punt Returns 0-0 2-0 Rushes-yards 26-79 27-95 Passing 417 124 Punt Returns 2-8 2-32 Passing 114 213 Passing 243 240 Punt Returns 1-6 1-5 Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-6 Punt Returns 5-17 3-35 Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-15 Punt Returns 1-3 1-12 Kickoff Returns 1-14 0-0 Interceptions Ret. 2-37 0-0 Interceptions Ret. 1-16 1-0 Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-16 Comp-Att-Int 28-46-1 28-40-1 Kickoff Returns 3-72 6-116 Interceptions Ret. 1-31 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 17-22-0 25-40-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-16 3-15 Interceptions Ret. 1-10 0-0 Interceptions Ret. 3-35 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 33-45-0 19-34-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 6-44 3-10 Punts 3-42.7 3-32.0 Comp-Att-Int 13-25-0 27-46-1 Comp-Att-Int 21-33-0 20-37-3 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-10 6-39 Punts 5-48.8 3-49.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 5-33 7-65 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 0-0 Punts 4-41.3 7-44.4 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1 Penalties-Yards 10-91 7-59 Punts 5-58.0 8-42.3 Punts 3-46.7 1-47.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-33 6-40 Time of Possession 28:42 31:18 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 8-81 2-7 Time of Possession 27:29 32:31 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Penalties-Yards 6-65 5-43 Penalties-Yards 7-54 4-31 Time of Possession 34:37 25:23 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Philadelphia, Sanders 17- Time of Possession 30:37 29:23 Time of Possession 28:43 31:17 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Tennessee, Henry 26-149, 83, Ajayi 2-9. Miami, Wilson 2-31, Gaskin INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—L.A. Rams, Gurley 19-95, Tannehill 4-5. Indianapolis, Wilkins 11-47, 2-20, Laird 10-5, Fitzpatrick 3-2, Ballage RUSHING—Washington, Guice 10-129, RUSHING—Green Bay, J.Williams 10- Brown 6-30, Henderson 4-17, Bortles Hines 4-22, Williams 8-14, Brissett 1-(mi- 3-0. Peterson 13-99, Thompson 3-14, Haskins 41, Rodgers 3-24, Jones 11-18, Boyle 2- 1-(minus 10). Arizona, Drake 13-31, nus 1). PASSING—Philadelphia, Wentz 28- 4-6. Carolina, McCaffrey 14-44, Allen 4-22, (minus 4). N.Y. Giants, Barkley 19-83, K.Murray 4-28, D.Johnson 4-15. PASSING—Tennessee, Tannehill 17-22- 46-1-310. Miami, Fitzpatrick 27-39-1-365, Armah 1-2, Moore 1-(minus 3). Jones 5-6, Allen 1-4, Penny 2-2. PASSING—L.A. Rams, Goff 32-43-0-424, 0-182. Indianapolis, Brissett 25-40-2-319. Haack 1-1-0-1. PASSING—Washington, Haskins 13-25- PASSING—Green Bay, Rodgers 21-33- Bortles 1-2-0-3. Arizona, K.Murray 19-34- RECEIVING—Tennessee, A.Brown 3-45, RECEIVING—Philadelphia, Jeffery 9- 0-147. Carolina, Allen 27-46-1-278. 0-243. N.Y. Giants, Jones 20-37-3-240. 1-163. Firkser 3-22, Henry 3-17, Hollister 2-13, 137, Goedert 6-66, Sanders 5-22, Agholor RECEIVING—Washington, Harmon 3- RECEIVING—Green Bay, D.Adams 6- RECEIVING—L.A. Rams, Woods 13-172, J.Smith 2-0, Raymond 1-40, C.Davis 1-23, 3-41, Ertz 3-24, Arcega-Whiteside 1-15, 51, S.Sims 3-29, Sprinkle 2-36, Guice 2-8, 64, J.Williams 4-26, Jones 4-13, Lazard 3- Higbee 7-107, Kupp 6-65, Reynolds 4-39, Humphries 1-13, Lewis 1-9. Indianapolis, Ward 1-5. Miami, D.Parker 7-159, Gesicki McLaurin 2-8, Thompson 1-15. Carolina, 103, Allison 2-20, Graham 1-16, Lewis 1-1. Cooks 2-24, Gurley 1-20. Arizona, Fitzger- Pascal 7-109, Doyle 6-73, Johnson 4-55, 5-79, Wilson 5-32, Laird 4-43, Hurns 3-33, McCaffrey 7-58, Moore 6-75, Samuel 4-65, N.Y. Giants, K.Smith 6-70, Slayton 6-44, ald 6-56, Cooper 4-26, Kirk 3-23, Clay 2-29, Travis 2-31, Hines 2-18, Wilkins 2-9, Dulin Smythe 2-13, Gaskin 1-6, Sanders 1-1. Thomas 4-24, Wright 3-34, Olsen 3-22. Shepard 3-40, Barkley 3-32, Latimer 1-43, Drake 2-20, D.Johnson 2-9. 1-13, Williams 1-11. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Philadelphia, MISSED FIELD GOALS—Washington, Scott 1-11. MISSED FIELD GOALS—L.A. Rams, Zu- MISSED FIELD GOALS—Indianapolis, Elliott 49. Hopkins 49. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. erlein 41. Vinatieri 55, Vinatieri 53, Vinatieri 46. Tuesday, December 3, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 NFL Watson leads Texans Ravens to win over Patriots

Associated Press Texans 28, Patriots 22 New England 3 0 6 13—22 HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson Houston 7 7 7 7—28 has long admired Tom Brady for First Quarter defeat NE—FG Forbath 23, 7:04. his talent and resilience. Hou—D.Johnson 14 pass from He beat him Sunday night by D.Watson (Fairbairn kick), :38. Second Quarter not only throwing touchdown Hou—Fells 13 pass from D.Watson passes, but by catching one, too. (Fairbairn kick), 6:21. Third Quarter “I told them I’m an athlete ... Hou—Stills 35 pass from D.Watson the more you can do, the longer (Fairbairn kick), 5:41. Niners NE—White 12 pass from Brady (kick you play in this league,” he said. failed), :11. Fourth Quarter “So I can do it all.” Hou—D.Watson 6 pass from Hopkins Watson threw three touchdown (Fairbairn kick), 9:53. GAIL BURTON/AP NE—White 11 pass from Brady (pass Baltimore wins for passes and had the first TD re- failed), 3:42. ception of his career, and the NE—Edelman 20 pass from Brady (For- San Francisco quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is tackled by Ravens bath kick), :50. 8th straight week free safety Earl Thomas on Sunday in Baltimore. Houston Texans frustrated Brady A—72,025. in a 28-22 victory over the New NE Hou First downs 29 16 Associated Press Ravens 20, 49ers 17 Not only did Jackson fuel the England Patriots. Total Net Yards 448 276 Rushes-yards 29-145 23-52 NFL’s top-ranked rushing attack, Texans coach and former Pa- BALTIMORE — Neither rain, San Francisco 7 7 3 0—17 Passing 303 224 Baltimore 7 10 0 3—20 but he directed a clutch drive that triots assistant Bill O’Brien got Punt Returns 1-6 2-24 wind nor the San Francisco 49ers’ First Quarter Kickoff Returns 1-15 0-0 lasted nearly 6 ½ minutes before his first win in six tries against Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-22 top-ranked defense could prevent SF—Samuel 33 pass from Garoppolo (Gould kick), 11:53. Tucker ended it with a kick that New England coach Bill Belich- Comp-Att-Int 24-47-1 19-26-0 Lamar Jackson from guiding the Bal—Andrews 20 pass from L.Jackson ick. It was Houston’s second win Sacked-Yards Lost 3-23 3-16 Baltimore Ravens to their fran- (Tucker kick), 5:41. tore through the raindrops and Punts 4-44.0 5-47.2 Second Quarter between the uprights. over the Patriots and first since Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 chise-record eighth straight win. Bal—L.Jackson 1 run (Tucker kick), Penalties-Yards 8-60 8-79 Jan. 3, 2010. Time of Possession 34:35 25:25 11:58. Jackson knew that after he had Jackson weathered miserable Watson had 234 yards passing INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS conditions to run for 101 yards SF—Mostert 40 run (Gould kick), 9:12. done his job, Tucker would do his RUSHING—New England, White 14-79, Bal—FG Tucker 30, 1:58. part. and threw touchdown passes of Michel 10-45, Burkhead 3-15, Brady 1-13, and Justin Tucker kicked a tie- Third Quarter 14, 13, and 35 yards as Houston Edelman 1-(minus 7). Houston, D.Johnson breaking 49-yard field goal as SF—FG Gould 32, 3:37. “That golden leg. I got all the 9-36, Hyde 10-17, D.Watson 4-(minus 1). Fourth Quarter faith in him,” Jackson said. “I’m (8-4) built a 21-3 lead against New PASSING—New England, Brady 24-47- time expired to give the Ravens a Bal—FG Tucker 49, :00. England’s vaunted defense. 1-326. Houston, D.Watson 18-25-0-234, 20-17 victory Sunday in a possible A—71,029. on the sideline praying, but at the Hopkins 1-1-0-6. SF Bal same time I know Tucker can do “This is pretty big just because RECEIVING—New England, White 8-98, Super Bowl preview. First downs 15 21 it’s Brady,” Watson said. “I was Edelman 6-106, Meyers 3-46, Sanu 3-14, The combination of driving Total Net Yards 331 283 it.” Dorsett 2-15, LaCosse 1-24, B.Watson 1- Rushes-yards 29-174 38-178 Tucker, the most accurate field 0-2 against him and who knows 23. Houston, Hopkins 5-64, D.Johnson 5- rain, a stiff wind and San Fran- Passing 157 105 when he’s going to hang it up. 54, Stills 3-61, Fells 2-23, Akins 1-19, Fuller cisco’s rugged defense was dif- Punt Returns 0-0 1-18 goal kicker in NFL history, now 1-8, D.Watson 1-6, Hyde 1-5. Kickoff Returns 2-47 2-34 That’s my role model, a guy that’s MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. ficult for Jackson to handle. He has 15 game-winners over an Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 been doing it forever, over 20 completed only 14 of 23 passes for Comp-Att-Int 15-21-0 14-23-0 eight-year career. flip from DeAndre Hopkins on a Sacked-Yards Lost 2-8 1-0 “That’s the guy you want in that years ... so it’s pretty awesome to 105 yards and lost a fumble. Punts 2-45.0 2-51.5 trick play with about 10 minutes situation,” coach John Harbaugh finally get one.” Asked afterward to describe the Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 left to make it 28-9. Watson took Penalties-Yards 6-54 3-23 said. Brady completed two of his weather, Jackson bowed his head, Time of Possession 27:34 32:26 the snap and handed off to Duke Baltimore (10-2) improved to three TD passes in the final 4 lifted it slowly and peeked over the INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Johnson, and he gave the ball to RUSHING—San Francisco, Mostert 19- 16-3 with Jackson as a starter minutes to pull within six. A Pa- podium to declare, “Horrible.” 146, Samuel 1-20, Coleman 5-6, Garop- Hopkins on a reverse to the right. and 12-0 when he rushes for at triots (10-2) player got a hand on Certainly, not the kind of polo 3-5, Kittle 1-(minus 3). Baltimore, Hopkins tossed to Watson on an weather that benefited the pass- L.Jackson 16-101, Ingram 15-59, Edwards least 70 yards. In addition, Jack- Jake Bailey’s onside kick attempt 6-15, Hill 1-3. option near the sideline, and Wat- son became the first quarterback with 50 seconds remaining, but ing game. PASSING—San Francisco, Garoppolo son dived into the end zone for a “Oh, man. I was throwing 15-21-0-165. Baltimore, L.Jackson 14-23- in NFL history to have four 100- the ball bounced out of bounds. 0-105. 6-yard score. passes behind my receivers. It yard rushing games in a season. “There’s really not a whole lot RECEIVING—San Francisco, Sanders The Patriots entered needing was ticking me off,” Jackson said. 4-41, Bourne 3-42, Samuel 2-41, Kittle Raheem Mostert ran for a ca- to say here,” Belichick said. “The a win to be the first AFC team to “ The weather, it messed with me 2-17, Mostert 2-8, Coleman 1-9, Wilson reer-high 146 yards and a touch- Texans did a good job tonight, 1-7. Baltimore, Andrews 3-50, H.Hurst clinch a playoff spot after Oak- a lot.” 3-21, Ingram 2-3, Snead 1-12, Edwards down for the 49ers (10-2), now across the board, in every area. land’s loss to Kansas City earlier But the double-threat quarter- 1-7, Roberts 1-5, Boyle 1-4, Ricard 1-2, tied with New Orleans for the They were just better than we M.Brown 1-1. in the day. Instead, they struggled back was solid when it counted. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. best record in the NFC. were.” James White had a 12-yard to sustain drives, and Brady often Chiefs 40, Raiders 9 reception for New England’s looked upset on a night he was 24 first touchdown late in the third of 47. He threw an interception Chiefs blast Raiders to Oakland 0 0 0 9— 9 Kansas City 7 14 10 9—40 quarter, but Watson grabbed the and was sacked three times, fin- First Quarter first reception of his career on a ishing with 326 yards passing. KC—Dar.Williams 3 pass from Ma- seize AFC West control homes (Butker kick), 7:26. Second Quarter KC—Mahomes 13 run (Butker kick), Associated Press 6:28. offense just played in the flow of KC—Thornhill 46 interception return the game. We’ve been in every (Butker kick), 3:42. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Third Quarter Mahomes looked up at the score- type of game so far and we’ve KC—FG Butker 50, 12:03. been finding ways to win them.” KC—McCoy 3 run (Butker kick), 6:51. board late in the third quarter and Fourth Quarter LeSean McCoy and Darwin Oak—FG Carlson 34, 14:56. was stunned to see the Kansas KC—Thompson 4 run (Butker kick), City Chiefs had taken a 31-0 lead Thompson also had TD runs for 5:24. over the AFC West rival Oakland the Chiefs (8-4), who can clinch a Oak—Carrier 4 pass from Carr (kick blocked), :39. Raiders. fourth straight division title with A—73,548. “I felt like we’d only scored a a win over New England and an Oak KC First downs 19 22 couple of times,” he said. Oakland loss to Tennessee next Total Net Yards 332 259 That’s because the Chiefs’ high- weekend. Rushes-yards 25-122 29-96 Passing 210 163 powered offense didn’t need to do Oakland (6-6) sure didn’t play Punt Returns 1-3 0-0 a whole lot Sunday. Kickoff Returns 5-92 1-23 like a team fighting for a piece of Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-51 Their defense and the inept the division lead. Comp-Att-Int 20-30-2 15-29-0 Raiders took care of the rest. Sacked-Yards Lost 2-12 1-12 Carr dropped to 0-6 at Arrow- Punts 2-38.5 2-41.5 Mahomes did throw for a head Stadium with another mis- Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 touchdown and run for a touch- Penalties-Yards 12-99 0-0 erable outing, throwing for 222 Time of Possession 31:41 28:19 down, but it was Juan Thornhill’s yards with a touchdown and two INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS pick-6 and a long list of blunders RUSHING—Oakland, Jacobs 17-104, interceptions. Carr 3-7, Washington 2-5, Ingold 1-4, Rich- by Derek Carr and Co. that really It was the Raiders’ seventh ard 1-2, Davis 1-0. Kansas City, Thompson made the difference. 11-44, Mahomes 3-25, Dar.Williams 6-13, straight loss in Kansas City, and McCoy 5-10, Hardman 1-9, Sherman 1-0, They allowed Kansas City to Moore 1-(minus 1), Hill 1-(minus 4). cruise to a 40-9 victory and into the continuation of a major late- PASSING—Oakland, Carr 20-30-2-222. season spiral. The blowout came Kansas City, Mahomes 15-29-0-175. a two-game lead over the Raiders RECEIVING—Oakland, Waller 7-100, in the division race. on the heels of a 34-3 loss to the Washington 3-44, Z.Jones 2-14, Ingold 2- “That’s what we expected all Jets last weekend. 13, Carrier 2-10, Moreau 1-15, Doss 1-11, T.Williams 1-9, Richard 1-6. Kansas City, DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP season long, and you’ve seen it Josh Jacobs was Oakland’s lone Kelce 5-90, Hill 5-55, McCoy 3-20, Sher- bright spot, running for 104 yards man 1-7, Dar.Williams 1-3. Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson dives past New England week by week the defense getting MISSED FIELD GOALS—Oakland, Carl- better,” Mahomes said, “and the on 17 carries. son 44. Patriots linebacker Elandon Roberts to score on Sunday in Houston. S TARS AND STRIPES Tuesday, December 3, 2019 F3HIJKLM Offensive excellence LA scores 150 points for SPORTS 2nd time this season » Page 18 SNEAK PEEK?

Ravens-49ers showdown was possible Super Bowl glimpse

By Howard Fendrich What Baltimore’s 20-17 victory over visit- Associated Press ing San Francisco on Sunday showed was that f this edition of 49ers-Ravens — filled Lamar Jackson is as good as it gets. In addi- with elite players, fourth-down gutsiness tion to being a, if not the, leading MVP can- and top-notch defense on a rainy after- didate, he’s as fun to watch as anyone in the noon — was indeed a Super Bowl preview, sport. It also highlighted that teams can still Ieveryone’s in for a treat in February. SEE PEEK ON PAGE 21 Top: The Ravens’ Justin Tucker celebrates after making the winning field goal against the 49ers on Sunday. The Ravens won 20-17. Right: San Francisco wide receiver Marquise Goodwin kneels in the end zone before Sunday’s game in Baltimore between two of the best teams in the league. Photos by Julio Cortez / AP

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