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US taking steps to guard against virus ahead of Cobra Gold drills in Thailand Page 3 US military widow tests positive CENTCOM monitoring virus as Army closes Vicenza facilities, for virus in South Korea Page 3 Afghanistan sees 1st case Page 4 schools as a precaution Page 4

VANCE HAND/U.S. Navy U.S. Navy Cmdr. Alfonza White explains decontamination procedures to Royal Thai Navy sailors aboard the USS America on Monday before the start of Cobra Gold 2020 . Trump says he’s ready to sign Taliban peace deal if temporary truce holds

Associated Press long time.” want to make a deal. I think it’s going to is responsible for potential attacks during The two sides earlier this month an- work out. We’ll see,” Trump said. the seven days will therefore be critical. WASHINGTON — President Donald nounced the truce, which took effect last For the Taliban, the successful comple- On Sunday, Trump expressed cautious Trump said Sunday he’s ready to sign a Friday and set the stage for a broader deal tion of the truce and Afghanistan peace optimism about reaching a peace deal. peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan aimed at ending 18 years of war in Afghan- talks would give the militants a shot at in- “You know we have a certain period of if a temporary truce holds in America’s lon- istan and bringing U.S. troops home. ternational legitimacy, which they lacked nonviolence. It’s been holding up, it’s a day gest war. “Time to come home,” he said. If the truce proves a success, it will be at the time they ran the country and gave and a half, so we’ll see what happens. But “They want to stop. You know, they’ve followed by the signing of the peace accord Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaida associ- people want to make a deal, and I think the been fighting a long time. They’re tough on Saturday, wrapping up the U.S.’s lon- ates safe haven. Taliban wants to make a deal, too; they’re people. We’re tough people,” Trump told gest-running conflict and fulfilling one of U.S. officials have noted the possibility tired of fighting.” reporters as he left the White House for a Trump’s chief campaign promises. that “spoilers” uninterested in peace talks There are more than 12,000 U.S. troops trip to India. “But after 19 years, that’s a “We think they want to make a deal. We could disrupt the truce. Determining who in Afghanistan. PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, February 25, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES TSA bans employees from creating TikTok videos Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9773 Euro costs (Feb. 25) ...... $1.1106 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.72 Dollar buys (Feb. 25) ...... €0.9004 Turkey (Lira) ...... 6.1362 British pound (Feb. 25) ...... $1.32 Associated Press (Military exchange rates are those the U.S. government launched a discontinued.” Japanese yen (Feb. 25) ...... 109.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (Feb. 25) ...... 1,187.00 national security review of the In his letter, Schumer said Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance WASHINGTON — The Trans- for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the app, which is popular with mil- national security experts have Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For portation Security Administra- British pound ...... $1.2951 lions of U.S. teens and young raised concerns about TikTok’s nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3277 tion said Sunday it has stopped purchasing British pounds in Germany), adults. Schumer also cited a De- collection and handling of user China (Yuan) ...... 7.0547 check with your local military banking allowing employees to use the Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.8866 partment of Homeland Security data and personal information, facility. Commercial rates are interbank Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.5717 China-owned video app TikTok rates provided for reference when buying policy prohibiting TikTok on locations and other content. Euro ...... $1.0849/0.9217 to create social media posts for agency devices. “Given the widely reported Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7928 currency. All figures are foreign currencies to one dollar, except for the British pound, the agency after the Senate’s top The TSA said in a statement threats, the already-in-place Hungary (Forint) ...... 311.92 Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.4296 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, Democrat raised concerns about Sunday that a “small number of agency bans, and the existing Japan (Yen) ...... 110.75 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) potential national security issues. TSA employees have previously concerns posed by TikTok, the Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3066 INTEREST RATES New York Sen. Chuck Schum- Norway (Krone) ...... 9.3327 used TikTok on their personal feds cannot continue to allow the Philippines (Peso)...... 51.06 Prime rate ...... 4.75 er sent a letter Saturday to TSA devices to create videos for use TSA’s use of the platform to fly,” Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.96 Discount rate ...... 2.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7518 Federal funds market rate ...... 1.58 Administrator David Pekoske, in TSA’s social media outreach, Schumer said in a statement to Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3998 3-month bill ...... 1.52 months after news reports that but that practice has since been The Associated Press. South Korea (Won) ...... 1,219.68 30-year bond ...... 1.92 WEATHER OUTLOOK TUESDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST TUESDAY IN EUROPE WEDNESDAY IN THE PACIFIC

Misawa 36/31 Kabul 54/35 Seoul 48/35 Baghdad 64/61 Kandahar 68/44 Osan Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 48/37 47/41 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 44/39 44/35 50/46 Iwakuni 54/51 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 73/68 Brussels 48/40 Guam 78/69 45/42 Ramstein 56/43 80/77 Lajes, 44/40 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 91/58 81/66 59/56 46/43 54/39 Aviano/ Vicenza 46/43

Naples 64/33 Okinawa Morón 72/68 65/47 Sigonella Rota 59/53 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 83/71 59/54 59/53 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 10 Classified ...... 13 Comics ...... 16 Crossword ...... 16 Faces ...... 11 Opinion ...... 14-15 Sports ...... 17-24 Tuesday, February 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 VIRUS OUTBREAK USFK on high alert after positive coronavirus test Widow of retired soldier first confirmed case for Army in S. Korea

BY KIM GAMEL according to USFK. Stars and Stripes Another official told Stars and Stripes that the woman also had shopped at the commissary on the CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — The widow base, which already has essentially locked down sol- VANCE HAND/U.S. Navy of a retired soldier who recently visited stores on a diers for nonessential movement off-post and imple- Cmdr. Alfonza White gives a presentation on decontamination southeastern base tested positive for the new coro- mented health screening at the gates. procedures to Royal Thai Navy Sailors during a tour before the navirus in the first confirmed case for the Army in South Korean and USFK health professionals were start of Cobra Gold 2020, the largest theater security cooperation South Korea, officials said Monday as the military doing a trace investigation to determine whether any exercise in the Indo-Pacific region. went on high alert. others may have been exposed, USFK said. Schools on bases across the country also were The military’s decision to go to health protection closed for the rest of the week, according to the De- condition Charlie, the second-highest level behind partment of Defense Education Activity. Delta, came after weeks of insisting that soldiers, US takes precautions The situation escalated as South Korean health their families and civilian contractors were relative- authorities struggled to contain the spread of the ly safe from the virus spreading outside the gates. deadly respiratory virus after an outbreak in the “We are going to begin to limit all soldier move- ahead of Cobra Gold southeastern city of Daegu and surrounding areas ment,” Tremblay said. “We’re really serious when pushed the number of infections past 800, with eight we say limit travel, stay indoors. We can control that deaths. activity with soldiers and we’re going to. We’re still exercise in Thailand South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and working through what that means with families and Prevention “informed us today a [U.S. Forces Korea] dependents.” BY MATTHEW M. BURKE Exercise officials said safeguard- dependent in Daegu tested positive for COVID-19, The health screening measures to begin Tuesday Stars and Stripes ing the health of participants is a making this the first time a USFK individual has were similar to those already underway at the Army priority. tested positive,” a USFK statement said. garrison in Daegu, with questionnaires about possi- The U.S. military is sending Last week, South Korea an- “USFK has raised the risk level to ‘high’ for USFK ble exposure to COVID-19 and temperature checks a larger contingent this year to nounced a drastic reduction in the peninsula-wide as a prudent measure to protect the before entry. All but three gates would close to facili- Cobra Gold, one of the Indo-Pacif- number of its participating troops, force,” it added. tate the process, Tremblay said. ic’s largest multinational exercis- from 400 to about 30, its navy That triggered preparations to implement health USFK already had established a quarantine facil- es, even as the new coronavirus said. It will forgo scheduled ma- screening measures at the gates and other restric- ity in a barracks in the old part of the base to house sweeps the region, according to neuvers and instead participate tions on Camp Humphreys, the main U.S. Army gar- for two weeks service members who had been to U.S. officials. only in a simulated command- rison on the divided peninsula, and other restrictions China , which is believed to be the incubation period Additional medical person- post exercise. beginning Tuesday, officials later explained. for the virus. nel and supplies will be on hand Japan is participating for the No active-duty service members or relatives of ac- Service members also were being quarantined to guard against the virus called 16th time and is sending 240 tive-duty service members have tested positive for while waiting for the results of COVID-19 tests, COVID-19 when Cobra Gold 2020 personnel from its various Self- the coronavirus that has rapidly spread over the past which have to be outsourced to overstretched South begins Tuesday in Thailand, of- Defense Force branches, a Joint week, Camp Humphreys garrison commander Col. Korean hospitals, creating a backlog, Tremblay said, ficials said. The World Health Staff statement said. Michael Tremblay said separately at a town hall- adding that more quarantine and isolation facilities Organization on Sunday reported were being readied protectively. Countries like the United King- style meeting Monday. 35 cases of the virus in Thailand, DODEA said it was assembling a working group to dom, the Philippines, Australia, “We have had a number of U.S. soldiers and de- according to its website. finalize educational plans to conduct classes virtu- Canada, France and Mongolia pendents that were tested, but they all came back This year, the 39th replay of ally after closing schools across the country. will participate in a multinational negative,” Tremblay said. Cobra Gold, military personnel “In coordination with USFK to include an over- command-post and cyber exer- The woman who tested positive was the widow of from 29 countries plan on taking cise, McArthur said. Observer abundance of caution, the decision was made to close part in activities ranging from a retired soldier, USFK commander Gen. Robert all DODEA schools in Korea for the remainder of the nations include Germany, Laos, Abrams said in a tweet, adding the command was amphibious assaults to humani- Israel, Cambodia and Vietnam. week,” the agency’s Pacific regional chief of staff, tarian assistance and disaster re- saddened she had contracted the virus. “We pray for Todd Schlitz said. India and China will participate her recovery,” he said. lief, according to a statement from only in the humanitarian civic ac- Stars and Stripes reporter Dave Ornauer contributed to this the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok. She had visited the post exchange on Feb. 12 and tion portion of the exercise, he 15 at Camp Walker in the southeastern city of Daegu, report. The United States is sending said. [email protected] which has been the epicenter of a recent outbreak, Twitter: @kimgamel approximately 5,500 service per- Cobra Gold 2020 consists of sonnel — ashore and afloat — up three primary events this year: a from about 4,500 last year, the staff exercise that includes a se- embassy statement said. nior leader seminar, humanitar- They will be joined by full par- ian civic action projects in Thai 7th Fleet to screen all personnel ticipant nations Thailand, Indone- communities and field training, sia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore the U.S. Embassy’s statement said. and South Korea, Marine Capt. After an opening ceremony Tues- boarding ships amid virus threat George McArthur of the Cobra day at Camp Akatotsarot in Phit- Gold 2020 Combined-Joint In- sanulok province, an amphibious BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS clude questionnaires and self-re- 124 million square miles from formation Bureau told Stars and assault will follow Friday at Hat Stars and Stripes porting opportunities, as well as the International Date Line to the Stripes via email on Thursday. Yao Beach, Chonburi province. other medical screening, Stars India-Pakistan border and from The coronavirus appeared in Noncombatant evacuation oper- YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, and Stripes learned Monday. the Kuril Islands to the Antarctic. the Chinese city of Wuhan in ations will take place Friday at U- Japan — The 7th Fleet has begun Officials have also made plans The four countries with the most December and has since spread Tapao Airfield, Rayong province, screening all personnel access- to provide supportive care and coronavirus cases — China, South around the globe. the statement said. Landmine de- ing its warships and aircraft as isolation if warranted, and ship Korea, Japan and Singapore — all However, the risk of infection molition operations are planned the new coronavirus continues to commanding officers can imple- fall within the 7th Fleet’s area of from COVID-19 remains low, and for March 3 at Pakdee Paendin spread across parts of Asia, Navy ment additional screenings after responsibility. U.S. military commands place a Range, Sa Kaeo province. officials said Monday. the initial assessments if deemed At nearby Camp Zama, the strict emphasis on prudent force Humanitarian and disaster- The new screening require- necessary. Army is monitoring the situation health protection measures, relief training is scheduled for ments apply to crew, visitors, ci- The U.S. Embassy in Japan and “looking at our force health McArthur said. March 4 at the Disaster Relief vilians, contractors and others protection measures,” U.S. Army “As part of the mitigation strat- raised the travel risk in the Training Center in Chachengsao entering 7th Fleet “units and plat- Japan spokesman Maj. Elias Che- egy we have brought additional country to Level 2 — “exercise province, and a combined arms forms” throughout its area of re- increased caution” — over the lala said Monday. medical capabilities, supplies, to live-fire exercise is planned for include individual personal pro- sponsibility, 7th Fleet spokesman weekend. As of Sunday, there The U.S. Army Japan com- March 6 in Ban Dan Lan Hoi Lt. Joe Keiley said in an email were 132 confirmed cases of mander will also host a town hall tective equipment, and additional District, Sukhothai province, Monday evening. the virus in Japan, according to Wednesday at the Camp Zama preventive medicine specialists,” where there will also be a closing “At this time, there are no in- the World Health Organization. Community Club “to discuss he wrote. ceremony. The exercise, co-sponsored by dications that any U.S. 7th Fleet Symptoms include cough, sneez- housing and health concerns,” he the Royal Thai and U.S. armed Stars and Stripes reporter Aya personnel have been affected by ing and shortness of breath. added. Ichihashi contributed to this report. forces, is scheduled to run until [email protected] [the coronavirus]” he added. The Yokosuka-based 7th [email protected] March 6 throughout Thailand. Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 The 7th Fleet’s checks will in- Fleet’s area of operations spans Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, February 25, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK US military in Italy extends virus measures

BY NANCY MONTGOMERY lock down one of the towns where aren’t effective against viruses, Stars and Stripes many Americans live, such as said Col. Rodney Coldren, chief Torri di Quartesolo, they said. of Preventive Medicine Services, VICENZA, Italy — The mili- On Sunday evening in Vicenza, Public Health Command Europe. tary has moved to try to prevent the commissary was so packed They are recommended for sick the coronavirus spreading to U.S. that no shopping carts were avail- people, though, to avoid spread- bases in Italy, even as Italian offi- able and customers waited in lines ing illnesses. cials struggle to contain the larg- for an hour to check out. Officials Young soldiers and civilians est outbreak of the respiratory said that the store had done dou- said they weren’t too worried. illness in Europe. ble its usual Sunday business and “I think if you’re young and In Vicenza, U.S. Army Gar- stocks of many items were wiped you’re not immuno-compromised rison Italy shuttered on-base out. you won’t have any issues. I don’t schools, child care centers, gyms But if all expected deliveries think it’s different than the flu,” and churches. Initially, they said arrived on Monday, there would Staff Sgt. Myron Young said, who they would remain closed through be no shortages, they said. Wednesday, but then they fol- “I’m worried about the coro- added that “in fact, I know some- lowed the city’s lead and extended navirus,” one man commented to one who died of the flu this year.” the closures until March 1. the woman in line in front of him. The virus seems to spread like While there were no confirmed “They should spray.” influenza. But unlike SARS and NANCY MONTGOMERY/Stars and Stripes cases of coronavirus in the city “Yes, I agree, we should pray,” MERS, the new coronavirus can Monday, 200 people have been di- Vicenza commissary shoppers wait in long lines to check out the woman replied. “That’s what be transmitted by people who agnosed with the illness through- Sunday, amid uncertainty about the coronavirus’ spread in Italy. we do in my country.” show no symptoms. out Italy, including a cluster of at In the post exchange, a worker “What makes this more sig- least 22 cases in Vo’ Euganeo, just Euganeo. Some people who traveled to Ven- for the base’s closed child care nificant is not the severity of the 30 miles away from Vicenza. At Aviano Air Base, located in a ice’s Carnevale, which was cut center was stocking up on an- disease but the fact that there’s The other confirmed cases different province than the Army short Sunday amid coronavirus tiseptic wipes placed near the no immunity to this virus so there were in the Lombardy region, garrison, base schools remained fears, were told to stay home. checkout. Could he get a case are many more people who can where Italian officials have locked open but officials have banned Americans in Vicenza who from the back rather than take all be infected,” Coldren said. down more than 50,000 people in service members and their fami- need to be tested for the virus will the ones out front, he asked? He recommended hand-wash- a dozen towns. lies from traveling to Lombardy be directed to San Bortolo hospi- “It’s survival of the fittest, ing once every hour as the best At least six people have died in and the Veneto. tal and not the base clinic, which man,” said another man. “Just prevention and urged sick people Italy and 26 people are in inten- The 31st Fighter Wing’s health doesn’t yet have access to the di- take them all.” to stay home. sive care, officials said. clinic at Aviano has set up a hot- agnostic test for the virus. An exchange worker said all Vicenza military personnel line, which anyone who recently So far, the virus response hasn’t the store’s surgical masks had Stars and Stripes reporter Norman Llamas contributed to this report. were ordered to avoid nonessen- visited either area can call to ar- affected operations, garrison offi- sold out days ago, even though the [email protected] tial travel to Lombardy and Vo’ range a screening for the virus. cials said. But it would if Italians most commonly available masks Twitter: @montgomerynance CENTCOM, US forces in Afghanistan track spread of coronavirus

BY J.P. LAWRENCE which is home to some American Stars and Stripes and other international troops. The bulk of U.S. troops are KABUL, Afghanistan — The based in the country’s east and U.S.-led international coalition in south, hundreds of miles from the Afghanistan is closely monitoring city. the potential spread of coronavi- Traders and workers from rus in the country, as Afghan of- Herat frequently cross into Iran, ficials confirmed the first case of where coronavirus infections infection Monday. have killed several people across The health and safety of the in- the country, The Associated Press ternational forces are “top priori- reported Monday. ties,” NATO’s Resolute Support Afghanistan has issued a ban on mission said in a statement, which travel to Iran, Shokohmand said, came as American military of- and is preparing 30 beds in eight ficials throughout the Central locations around the country for Command area of responsibility possible coronavirus patients. were working to respond to the The coronavirus, which causes virus’s spread. the COVID-19 illness, first ap- “As suspected cases are begin- Malaysia and South Korea are masks for caregivers and people Two Omani women also con- peared in the Chinese city of subject to a 14-day home quaran- ning to appear regionally, we are who are sick, but not for protec- tracted the virus after visits to Wuhan last December. tine in line with Bahraini guide- closely monitoring and imple- tion against respiratory diseases. Iran, Oman’s health ministry said The World Health Organization lines, U.S. Naval Forces Central menting the guidance from the Meanwhile, U.S. military of- Monday, according to Reuters. has declared it a global health Command said in a statement Center for Disease Control (CDC) emergency, with more than 2,400 ficials in Iraq said they were The Washington Post reported Monday. working on a statement Monday the White House is preparing to to ensure our forces remain ef- deaths around the world as of Service members are also fective and able to continue sup- Sunday, most of them in China. afternoon regarding their coro- request an emergency spending being prevented from taking navirus response after COVID-19 package from Congress as soon port to our (Afghan) partners The outbreak has already led leave in those countries and ter- was found in an Iranian student in as this week to finance its re- while preventing the spread of to heightened health and security ritories, the statement said. the Iraqi Shiite holy city of Najaf sponse to the novel coronavirus the virus,” the statement said. measures at U.S. military bases The Navy said it will follow its on Monday. A man from the western city in South Korea and Italy. internal response protocols as outbreak, three people briefed on of Herat who recently traveled The U.S. 5th Fleet in Bahrain, well as CDC guidelines. Iraq closed its border with Ku- the planning said Monday. to Iran has tested positive for the which lies across the Persian The CDC recommends avoiding wait after that country reported Details remained in flux as the virus and has been quarantined, Gulf from Iran, also issued new close contact with people who are three cases of the illness among Trump administration continues said Ahmad Tawhid Shokohm- guidance after the island king- sick, as well as avoiding touching travelers who’d recently returned to assess needs. and, deputy spokesman for the dom said Monday that it had con- the eyes, nose and mouth. from Iran, Reuters reported Stars and Stripes reporters Chad Afghan Health Ministry. firmed a coronavirus infection. It also recommends regularly Monday. Garland, Joshua Karsten and Zubair The city is home to an Italian- Service members entering washing hands with soap and Over the weekend, Iraq extend- Babakarkhail contributed to this report. run regional headquarters for the Bahrain from mainland China, water for at least 20 seconds. ed a ban on non-Iraqis arriving [email protected] NATO mission at Camp Arena, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, CDC guidance recommends from Iran. Twitter: @jplawrence3 Tuesday, February 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, February 25, 2020 WAR/MILITARY USFK: Worker furloughs would impact military

BY KIM GAMEL The allies have been unable to Stars and Stripes bridge the gap after Washington demanded that South Korea pay CAMP HUMPHREYS, South as much as $5 billion per year, a Korea — A threatened furlough fivefold increase. of South Koreans who work for U.S. negotiators said they have the U.S. military would have softened their demands but are “a negative impact on military reportedly still seeking to expand operations and readiness,” the the number of costs covered by top commander, Gen. Robert the agreement. Abrams, said Monday, as the South Korea, which has helped United States raised pressure on support U.S. troops under the Seoul to agree to a new defense agreement since 1991, has in- cost-sharing deal. sisted that negotiations should be The Pentagon said in a state- kept within the current frame- ment Sunday it will fund critical work, with most of the funds used MATTHEW KEELER/Stars and Stripes contracts and salaries but warned for more than 9,000 South Korean U.S. Forces Korea commander Gen. Robert Abrams, left, and Eighth Army commander Lt. Gen. Michael that most South Korean employ- employees, logistical support and Bills talk following a town hall-style meeting at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, on Monday. Abrams said ees will be furloughed in April if construction projects. a furlough of Korean workers would have “a negative impact” on the military. a new agreement isn’t reached. The funds aren’t used for The comments came on the eve American troop salaries or mili- of a planned meeting in Washing- nounced that “critical” logistics sion to fund critical contracts and our Korean national employ- tary operations. ees,” said Abrams, the USFK ton between Defense Secretary cost-sharing contracts and the sal- services. The vast majority of SMA con- commander. Mark Esper and his South Ko- aries of “key” South Korean em- It has been planning for the fur- tributions go back into the South “It will also have some nega- rean counterpart, Jeong Kyeong- ployees will continue to be funded lough by identifying key positions Korean economy, the Pentagon tive repercussions to installation doo, nearly two months after the by the Defense Department. to mitigate risks to the force. said, adding that the clock was services,” he added. “The USFK previous contract, known as the “All other services supported “As we just received this infor- ticking for U.S. funds being used community relies heavily on our Special Measures Agreement, ex- by [Korean national] employees mation, we’re analyzing this deci- to sustain South Korean salaries installations for quality of life pired. The defense chiefs were to will need to be suspended in an sion now to include the number of after the deal lapsed at the end of services, and the potential fur- discuss the agreement and other orderly and deliberate fashion,” it [Korean national] employees who last year. lough will have more than just a bilateral issues. said, without elaborating. will not be furloughed,” USFK U.S. funds will be exhausted negative impact on military op- South Korea’s defense minis- Furloughs may be avoided if spokesman Col. Lee Peters said March 31 unless the South Kore- erations and readiness.” The al- try promised to step up efforts to South Korea agrees to a “more Monday in an email. an government agrees to materi- lies also missed the deadline in reach a deal but declined to dis- equitable” Special Measures The command also took the ally increase its support for U.S. 2018 but agreed a few weeks later cuss details, citing the ongoing Agreement, it said, insisting the unusual step of sending a press forces committed to the defense to a stopgap measure increasing negotiations. United States “remains com- release announcing plans to hold of South Korea, according to the South Korea’s contribution by “I can tell you that we will beef Pentagon statement. mitted to negotiating a mutually town hall-style meetings later acceptable agreement which pro- Monday on bases across the di- 8.2% but only lasting a year. up our efforts to try to conclude “It will be necessary to fur- Negotiations over the amount, vides for fair and equitable bur- vided peninsula to inform the the negotiations as soon as possi- lough most [Korean national] previously held every five years, den sharing.” military community about the ble in order to minimize the effect employees on April 1, 2020, and have always been contentious. of the absence of an SMA,” min- suspend many construction and U.S. Forces Korea, which com- likely effects of the furlough. istry spokesman Moon Hong-sik logistics activities,” if no deal is mands the 28,500 American ser- “The potential furlough will Stars and Stripes reporter Yoo Kyong Chang contributed to this report. said Monday at a press briefing reached, the statement said. vice members stationed in South have a significant impact — both [email protected] in Seoul. However, the Pentagon an- Korea, welcomed Esper’s deci- emotionally and financially — to Twitter: @kimgamel Women in more job fields, added maternity leave on top Marine’s list

BY IMMANUEL JOHNSON ing clarification. volunteer for the Infantry Officer a good way to recruit and retain They would raise the general Stars and Stripes The service already prohibits Course and serve in infantry bat- more women. intelligence standard for entry those convicted of sex-related talions, he said. Mabus, who had increased ma- into the infantry and incorporate Furthering gender integration crimes or domestic violence from The commandant’s plans are ternity leave for the sea services academic standing into fitness in job fields previously closed serving, and such disqualifica- an attempt to put female Marines from six weeks to 18 in 2015, said reports for sergeants and above to women, expanding maternity tions can’t be waived, said Gun- in leadership positions, Sgt. Calla- that women were twice as likely to attending military education leave and raising the intellectual nery Sgt. Justin Kronenberg, a han Brown, of the III Marine Ex- leave the Navy and Marine Corps bar for infantry troops are among courses. spokesman for Marine Corps Re- peditionary Force, said Monday. at the 6- and 12-year marks, often the Marine Corps’ priorities, the Currently, Marines receive cruiting Command. There are few women in in- to have families. service’s top officer said. “non-observed” fitness reports Berger’s tweets aimed at recti- fantry battalions, said Brown, a A full year off is a “great op- In a series of posts on Twit- while at military schools. fying gender-related issues within female Marine who was part of tion for allowing military mothers ter last week, Commandant Gen. If it won’t hurt the Corps’ re- David Berger highlighted his the service, which has the smallest an integrated ground combat el- to provide undivided attention to cruiting efforts “irreparably,” percentage of women in its ranks ement from October 2014 to July nurture their children during the “most important matters,” which Berger said, he wants to raise the and has long faced criticism for 2015. most important developmental also include barring officer and minimum general technical score its gender-segregated basic train- “A steady stream of additional year of their lives,” said Sgt. Glo- enlisted applicants with a prior for would-be grunts to 100. conviction for gender-based vio- ing and resistance to integrating women in the job fields will en- ria Lepko, who serves with 2nd women into combat roles. sure prosperity for the future Marine Division. But Cpl. Christopher Rea, a ri- lence and domestic violence. fleman with II MEF, scored a 99 It’s unclear why he chose to Berger called for a review to de- women and men entering the Ma- Another change to parental and said he thinks he’s able to “do highlight the ban on applicants termine the feasibility of women rine Corps,” Brown said. leave policies Berger called for the job just fine.” with gender-based or domes- in the reserves returning to active The commandant also ordered would extend the policy to cover tic violence convictions, which duty in units and jobs that were a study of the effects of extending adoptive parents, including same- “It takes time to grow into the was the first of the measures he previously gender-restricted. the current 12 weeks of maternity sex couples. job and get the knowledge [for it],” mentioned. The service’s leaders should leave to 12 months, which for- Two other of Berger’s Rea said. His spokesman did not immedi- also seek out active duty women mer Navy Secretary Ray Mabus ideas focused on intellectual [email protected] ately respond to an inquiry seek- in company-grade officer ranks to told Military.com last week was requirements. Twitter: @Manny_Stripes Tuesday, February 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 NATION Man tied Weinstein found to House campaign guilty in landmark arrested Associated Press

SETH WENIG/AP LOS ANGELES — On Friday, #MeToo moment Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse for jury the FBI arrested a man linked deliberations in his rape trial Monday in New York. Associated Press The verdict followed weeks of to former U.S. Rep. Katie Hill’s often harrowing and excruciat- 2018 House campaign for alleg- NEW YORK — Harvey Wein- New York City hotel room in 2013, unanimous verdict on the others. ingly graphic testimony from a edly orchestrating a series of cy- stein was convicted Monday of that he forcibly performed oral string of accusers who told of After some debate in the court- berattacks on a rival candidate rape and sexual assault against sex on Haleyi and that he raped rapes, forced oral sex, groping, room, the judge ordered jurors to that shut down the campaign’s two women and was immediately and forcibly performed oral sex masturbation, lewd propositions keep deliberating. website for 21 hours. led off to jail in handcuffs, sealing on “Sopranos” actress Annabella and that’s-Hollywood excuses While Weinstein did not testify, The U.S. Attorney’s Office in his dizzying fall from powerful Sciorra in her apartment in the his lawyers contended that any Los Angeles said that Arthur Jan Hollywood studio boss to archvil- from Weinstein about how the mid-1990s. casting couch works. sexual contact was consensual. Dam, 32, of Santa Monica, Calif., lain of the #MeToo movement. Three additional women who The defense seized on the fact surrendered and was taken into The 67-year-old had a look The conviction was seen as said they, too, were attacked by that two of the women central to custody on a complaint that says of resignation on his face as he a long-overdue reckoning for Weinstein also testified as part of the case stayed in contact with his computer attacks in April and heard the verdict that could send Weinstein after years of whispers an effort by prosecutors to show Weinstein through warm and May 2018 cut off campaign dona- him to prison for up to 29 years. about his behavior turned into a a pattern of brutish behavior on even flirty emails — and had sex tions for Democrat Bryan Caforio He was convicted on charges torrent of accusations in 2017 that his part. with him — well after he suppos- stemming from a 2006 sexual as- destroyed his career and gave The Associated Press does not and contributed to his narrow loss edly attacked them. sault and a 2013 rape. The jury rise to #MeToo, the global move- typically identify people who say to Hill in the primary election. found Weinstein not guilty on the ment to encourage women to they are victims of sex crimes Weinstein now faces charges Hill, who resigned last year most serious charge, predatory come forward and hold powerful unless they grant permission, as in Los Angeles. In that case, an- amid a sex scandal and House sexual assault, which could have men accountable for their sexual Haleyi and Sciorra did. nounced just as the New York trial ethics probe, said that she was resulted in a life sentence. misconduct. Jurors signaled their struggles was getting under way on Jan. 6, “surprised and disturbed” to Weinstein’s lawyers said they The jury of seven men and five with the Sciorra charges four days authorities allege that Weinstein learn of the case. will appeal. women took five days to find him into deliberations. On Friday, raped one woman and sexually “These charges do not reflect The most damaging conviction, guilty. after reviewing sections of her assaulted another on back-to- in any way on the thousands of for the sexual assault of produc- The case against the once- testimony and related evidence, back nights during Oscars week honest, hard-working staff, volun- tion assistant Mimi Haleyi, would feared producer was essentially they sent a note to the judge in- in 2013. One of those women tes- teers and supporters who worked carry a maximum sentence of 25 built on three allegations: that dicating they were deadlocked tified as a supporting witness at on my campaign, to whom I owe years. he raped an aspiring actress in a on the counts but had reached a the New York trial. so much” she said in a statement. PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, February 25, 2020 NATION Experts worry over risk White House aides of new voting machines

BY FRANK BAJAK on the human-readable portion of Associated Press the ballot printout, computer sci- downplay Russia entists have found. Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. voters will ES&S claims such tampering is cast ballots this year on devices “a practical impossibility.” that look and feel like the discred- Spokeswoman Katina Granger ited paperless voting machines said the company’s ballot-mark- they once used, yet leave a paper election meddling ing machines’ accuracy and secu- record of the vote. But computer security experts are warning rity “have been proven through BY LAURA KING in 2016. that these so-called ballot-mark- thousands of hours of testing and Los Angeles Times “There’s no briefing that I’ve ing devices still pose too much of tens of thousands of successful received, that the president has a risk. elections.” Dominion declined to WASHINGTON — President received, that says that Presi- Ballot-marking machines were comment for this story. Donald Trump’s national secu- dent [Vladimir] Putin is doing initially developed not as primary Even on machines that don’t rity adviser, in an exchange that anything to try and influence the vote-casting tools but as “accessi- use bar codes, voters may not touched on a perennial sore point elections in favor of President ble” alternatives for the disabled. notice if a hack or programming for the president, said Sunday /AP Trump,” O’Brien said. “We just PATRICK SEMANSKY They print out paper records that he had no knowledge of intelli- error mangles their choices. A haven’t seen that intelligence.” President Donald Trump is are scanned by optical readers University of Michigan study gence agency warnings that Rus- Multiple news reports have sia is trying once again to help shown at a rally Friday, in Las that tabulate the vote. determined that only 7% of par- said lawmakers were told last Vegas. Trump’s administration They cost at least twice as much ticipants in a mock election noti- Trump by interfering in the 2020 week that the Kremlin is seeking has been trying to downplay as hand-marked paper ballots, fied poll workers when the names campaign. to aid Trump, and also looking claims of Russian interference. which computer scientists prefer on their printed receipts didn’t Another senior White House to help Sen. Bernie Sanders, of aide, meanwhile, insisted that last because paper can’t be hacked. match the candidates they voted Vermont, secure the Democratic week’s abrupt removal of retired massive amounts of classified in- That’s an important consideration nomination. Sanders acknowl- for. Vice Adm. Joseph Maguire as formation, and leaking it out to the as U.S. intelligence officials warn edged Friday he was apprised “There are a huge number of acting director of national intel- press when it advantages them,” that malicious meddling in this last month by U.S. officials about reasons to reject today’s ballot- ligence was unrelated to Trump’s Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said year’s presidential contest could unspecified Russian efforts to be worse than in 2016. marking devices — except for unhappiness over a closed-door on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” limited use as assistive devices help his chances of becoming the Senior Trump aides, mean- The machines have been vig- intelligence briefing to lawmak- for those unable to mark a paper nominee. while, appeared on the defensive orously promoted by the trio of ers about Russian attempts at ballot themselves,” says Doug election interference. Trump’s campaign aides have over last week’s replacement privately held voting equipment said they believe he would fare Jones, a University of Iowa elec- Russian campaign meddling of Maguire, the acting director vendors that control 88% of the well in a matchup with Sanders, tion security expert. remains a highly sensitive subject of national intelligence, with a U.S. market and are nearly un- and the president Sunday con- Critics say currently available for the president as he presses staunch Trump partisan, Rich- regulated at the federal level. gratulated the Vermont senator ballot-marking devices under- ahead with his reelection bid and ard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador They are expected to be used by for his “great win” in Saturday’s some 40 million eligible voters as the Democratic contest for the to Germany. mine the very idea of retaining Nevada caucuses. more than in the 2018 midterm nomination to oppose him gathers Vice President Mike Pence’s a paper record. It’s an idea sup- He also suggested anew elections. pace. chief of staff, Marc Short, denied ported by a 2018 National Acad- that Democratic Party leaders Key counties in the crucial Trump has moved to punish in an interview on “Fox News emies of Sciences report that those he saw as supporters of his might seek to deprive him of the swing states of Pennsylvania, favors hand-marked ballots tal- nomination. Sunday” that Maguire’s precipi- Ohio and North Carolina, much impeachment for abusing power tous departure was prompted by lied by optical scanners, which and obstructing Congress. Dur- “I hope they’re treated fairly,” of Texas, California’s Los An- Trump’s displeasure over a brief- 70% of U.S. voters used in 2016 ing the proceedings, which ended Trump said of the Sanders cam- geles County and all of Georgia and 2018 and will again rely on in paign, speaking to reporters ing to members of Congress given with his acquittal earlier this and Delaware have bought ballot- November. outside the White House before by one of Maguire’s deputies. The marking machines. So has South month in a Senate trial, his back- But some election officials see leaving for a visit to India. official told the House Intelli- Carolina, which will use them in ers suggested that Ukraine — not ballot-marking devices as im- Russia — interfered with the 2016 A prominent Democratic law- gence Committee about continu- Saturday’s primaries. provements over paperless touch- campaign. maker Sunday pointed to the pros- ing Russian efforts to interfere in Some of the most popular such screens, which were used by 27% National security adviser Rob- pect of intelligence findings on the U.S. presidential campaign. devices, from Election Systems ert O’Brien, in an interview aired Russia’s activities being wielded Trump’s own remarks, though, & Software and Dominion Vot- of voters in 2018. They like them Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Na- as a weapon by the White House suggested he was upset about ing Systems, register votes in bar because the touchscreens are fa- tion,” said he was not aware of in the months between now and what transpired in the briefing. codes that the human eye can’t de- miliar to voters, looking and feel- any effort by Russia to try to bol- the November vote. He suggested that Rep. Adam cipher. That means skilled hack- ing like what they’ve been using ster Trump’s 2020 prospects, as “I think we all worry about Schiff, D-Calif., was behind news ers could alter outcomes without for nearly two decades, and they the U.S. intelligence community this administration controlling reports about Kremlin efforts to detection, gaming bar codes while can use one voting method for concluded Moscow sought to do massive amounts of intelligence, influence the election outcome. keeping voters’ intended choices everyone. Pioneering black NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies

BY BEN FINLEY hand during NASA’s early years and when and how to launch it.” Associated Press and those of its precursor orga- In 1961, Johnson did trajec- nization, the National Advisory tory analysis for Alan Shepard’s Katherine Johnson, a math- Committee for Aeronautics. Freedom 7 Mission, the first to ematician who calculated rocket Johnson and other black women carry an American into space. trajectories and earth orbits for initially worked in a racially seg- The next year, she manually veri- NASA’s early space missions and regated computing unit in Hamp- fied the calculations of a nascent was later portrayed in the 2016 hit ton, V a., that wasn’t officially NASA computer, an IBM 7090, film “Hidden Figures,” about pio- dissolved until NACA became which plotted John Glenn’s orbits neering black female aerospace NASA in 1958. Signs had dictat- around the planet. workers, has died. She was 101. ed which bathrooms the women “Get the girl to check the NASA Administrator Jim could use. numbers,” a computer-skeptical Bridenstine said on Twitter that Johnson focused on airplanes Glenn had insisted in the days be- she died Monday morning. No and other research at first. But cause was given. her work at NASA’s Langley Re- fore the launch. Bridenstine tweeted that the search Center eventually shifted Johnson considered her work NASA family “will never forget to Project Mercury, the nation’s on the Apollo moon missions to be Katherine Johnson’s courage and first human space program. her greatest contribution to space the milestones we could not have “Our office computed all the exploration. Her calculations reached without her. Her story (rocket) trajectories,” Johnson helped the lunar lander rendez- CHRIS PIZZELLO, INVISION/AP and her grace continue to inspire told The Virginian-Pilot newspa- vous with the orbiting command the world.” per in 2012. “You tell me when service module. She also worked Former NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, seen here with Johnson was one of the “com- and where you want it to come on the Space Shuttle program be- Janelle Monae, left, Taraji P. Henson, second right, and Octavia puters” who solved equations by down, and I will tell you where fore retiring in 1986. Spencer, right, at the 2017 Oscars, died Monday at 101. Tuesday, February 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 NATION Who is Person 1? Whoever gets to fill out Census form BY MIKE SCHNEIDER child-raising gives someone the Associated Press claim, Betz said. “You might be saying stuff that ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s a ques- was previously left unspoken,” tion spouses, domestic partners Betz said. and roommates are going to be In Betz’s home, her husband, forced to confront in the next few an economist, will be filling out weeks as they fill out their 2020 the questionnaire when it first Census forms: Who gets to be the becomes available in mid-March, primary person in the household? but that’s only because he wrote ROSS D. FRANKLIN/AP Everyone else who lives in the his dissertation about the census. home has to be identified on the “So, that’s a complicating fac- Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, foreground, pauses during his State of the State address in January as Senate president Karen Fann, R-Prescott, right, and House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, form by how they are related to tor,” she said. left, listen in at the Capitol in Phoenix. so-called “Person 1.” It’s a ques- The 2020 form says that “Per- tion that even the most egalitarian son 1” should be someone who homes are going to have to figure pays the rent or owns the home. out — though it’s sure to spark If nobody meets that description, some intriguing conversations. “start by listing any adult living Arizona ends push for For married couple Debbie here as Person 1,” according to Kleinberg and Frankie Huff, it’s the form. a no-brainer. Until 40 years ago, Person 1 “Me, because anytime Frankie was called “head of household” ban on sanctuary cities has paperwork, I do it,” said or “head of family.” But the U.S. Kleinberg, a credit administrator, Census Bureau stopped using who lives with her college-profes- those monikers as more women sor wife in an Orlando suburb. Associated Press members will remain vigilant business that followed passage of Kleinberg says that the 2020 were entering the workforce and to keep these bad policies out of SB1070 would occur again. PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Census-answering process in fewer men were the sole bread- Arizona.” “The state is booming,” the Doug Ducey and Republican law- their home will follow a familiar winners. “Householder” is also The statement from Ducey governor said. “I think what makers have pulled a contentious pattern. used to describe the person to spokesman Patrick Ptak said would hurt the state’s reputation proposal to enshrine an existing “The notice will come in the whom the relationship of all other that the state will also continue is sanctuary cities, which people ban on so-called “sanctuary cit- mail. It will sit on the kitchen table household members is recorded. to oppose sanctuary policies that have tried to put on the ballot. for a couple of days, or weeks. It The most recent American ies” in the state constitution. shield immigrants caught illegal- That’s what would hurt the state’s may even get lost, and we will Community Survey offers a The decision announced late ly in the state. reputation. The state’s reputation find it after sorting through a pile sneak-peak of how the genders Thursday night came on the eve “The governor stands firmly is just fine. We’ve got people mov- of bills later,” Kleinberg said. of “Person 1” may break down in of a now-canceled House hear- with the people of Arizona in ing here every day.” But she will eventually fill it the 2020 Census — and it points ing on the proposal the Republi- opposition to sanctuary cities, a Democratic Sen. Martin out. to a fairly even divide. can governor asked lawmakers California-style policy rejected Quezada said Thursday that “Being introverts, we don’t In 2018, there were a total of 79 to send to voters. A Senate hear- overwhelmingly by voters in Tuc- Ducey has made a major political want anyone knocking on our million households with families. ing earlier this month erupted in son last fall,” the statement said. miscalculation, and that’s why he door,” she said. In 41 million of those homes, the shouting and resulted in the re- The proposal announced by was dodging questions on “a huge Deciding who fills out the ques- householder was a man, and in 38 moval of activists who called the Ducey during last month’s State change” in policy. He predicted a tionnaire may force spouses or million homes, the householder proposal racist. of the State address brought back fast retreat by the governor. domestic partners to talk about was a woman. Republican leaders of the warnings from Democrats about “I think he saw what happened power dynamics they might not When asked how people should House and Senate and the gover- the return to “one of the darkest in Tucson and he thought, ‘Hey, have discussed for 10 years, since decide who in their home gets to nor’s spokesman issued similar years in Arizona history” — ref- this is low-hanging fruit and I can the last time there was a decenni- respond, Census Bureau direc- statements on the decision. erencing the 2010 passage of the slam-dunk an issue that’s really al census, said Diana Betz, an as- tor Steven Dillingham said that “We can confirm that legisla- law known as SB1070, which was big with the Trump crowd and sistant professor of psychology at he wasn’t going to venture an tion related to a constitutional designed to crack down on illegal with the extreme element of his Loyola University Maryland. In opinion, “just as long as some- ban on sanctuary cities will not immigration. political base, and it’s going to some households, the topic might one is answering and we get a receive additional consideration The governor had a testy ex- pass easily if it gets to the ballot,’ ” never have come up. self-response.” this session — a decision made change with reporters earlier Quezada said before the deci- That could mean contemplat- And who will be filling out the jointly by legislative leadership Thursday who pressed him on sion to pull the proposal was an- ing whether having a bigger sal- form in his home? and the Governor,” the state- what was a clear change in his nounced. “He didn’t really think ary or a more important job title “That’s a good question,” Dill- ment from GOP leaders issued yearslong practice of discourag- it through, because the reality is trumps the traditional gender ingham said. “Hopefully, I’m by House majority spokesman ing divisive immigration legisla- the people in general are kind of norms a couple may have settled home and maybe it will be me. Andrew Wilder said. “Sanctu- tion. He said he had not changed sick of this stuff, and I think he’s into, or if doing more for a house- But if not, my wife will do a great ary cities are illegal in Arizona. his stance and shrugged off con- going to start backtracking very hold through domestic chores or job.” It will remain that way, and our cerns that boycotts and loss of soon.” Officials: Hawaii flu outbreak complicated by virus fears

Associated Press Hawaii health care facilities, of- The U.S. has already had 22 Green said. Queen’s has experienced a ficials said. A handful of hospi- million influenza cases in the four “Of course coronavirus is kill- nearly 40% increase in the num- HONOLULU — Hawaii is tals diverted ambulances on at months since flu season began. ing 25 people out of 1,000,” he ber of hospitalized patients with bracing for 50,000 to 70,000 cases least one day last week because About three dozen Americans added. “It’s much more lethal, but influenza. About 120 patients of flu this year. But a surge in in- they were overwhelmed beyond have been reported to have the you still have to be super mindful have been hospitalized since the fluenza has been complicated by capacity. virus that emerged late last year of the flu because so many people season began, up from 88 patients fears of the new virus that started “There is an obvious psycho- in central China. get it.” during the same period last year, in China. logical component to the flu this One in 1,000 people typically Dr. Julius Pham, interim chief Pham said. Many patients visiting Hawaii year complicated by the corona- die of the flu, officials said. quality officer at The Queen’s “They have much more to be emergency rooms for flu cases virus,” said Democratic Lt. Gov. “That’s not an insignificant Health Systems, said the emer- concerned about influenza than are worried about contracting Josh Green, an emergency room number at all. That’s thousands gency room at The Queen’s Medi- coronavirus,” Pham said. “The the illness known as COVID-19, doctor. “None of our Hawaii resi- of people that have died from the cal Center in Honolulu treated good news is everything they The Honolulu Star-Advertiser re- dents have had coronavirus, but flu. That’s 50 to 70 people who about 44 cases of flu per week in would do to protect themselves ported Sunday. it’s still a very real thing on peo- could die from complications of the last month, up from an aver- from coronavirus would help The flu is running rampant at ple’s minds.” flu in Hawaii each year alone,” age 36 at the same time last year. with flu, too.” PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, February 25, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP US soldier in Iraq helps arrest burglars at home

PARK RIDGE — Two IL suspected burglars were arrested after a man who said he was a soldier deployed to Iraq called police to say he’d just watched two men on his smart- phone he’d hooked up to his doorbell camera walk out of his garage carrying his power tools, authorities said. Park Ridge officers responded to the area and spotted two men walking along a road not far from the address where the caller said he lived. Police said the men were carrying items they determined had been taken from the garage, as well as other items they believe had been stolen from cars in the area. The Park Ridge Herald-Ad- vocate reported that officers ar- rested Andres Gutierrez, 23, of Chicago and Brandon Shaw, 24, of Arcola. Dogs take a bite out of mail delivery people

GLYNN COUNTY GA — Loose dogs are such a problem in a south Georgia mo- bile home park that it’s not safe to deliver the mail, postal officials said. One of the dogs bit a mail HEATHER ROUSSEAU, THE ROANOKE (VA.) TIMES/AP carrier in December, tearing a ligament, a U.S. Postal Service supervisor said. Taming the T-Rex Mail has not been delivered ever since to the Transvilla Mo- Xavier Harrington, 6, of Lynchburg, Va., rides a dinosaur during his first visit to Jurassic Quest in Roanoke, Va. The dinosaur park and bile Home Park in Glynn County, museum has true-to-life-size dinosaurs at The Berglund Special Events Center in Roanoke. Harrington said he was not scared when he was The Brunswick News reported. on top of the Tyrannosaurus. “I can’t have anyone else go in there and get bitten,” Orlene Gar- television host Kawika Singson THE CENSUS shows a skeleton, he said. cia, supervisor of customer ser- discovered the bombs while ex- vices at the local post office said. ploring the lava fields of Mauna The asking price for a grand, but well- Man dies after bound, “There’s no control in the park. In Loa last week, the Hawaii Tri- worn, former poor home in Indiana. The the meantime, until we can come bune-Herald reported . Singson is old Parke County Poor Asylum was built in gagged; wife arrested up with a solution, we have their the host of “Everything Hawaii.” $200K 1930 in the Gothic/Greek Revival style and mail here.” Singson saw the back end of the features soaring columns with a brick exte- WEST DES MOINES bomb sticking out of the lava, and rior of steel-reinforced concrete construction. The three-story building was origi- IA — An Iowa woman was Teacher denies paper when he entered the tube he saw nally built to house people with no income, including the unemployed, widows, arrested after police said she the front end protruding through orphans and those with mental health issues. It was last used as a nursing home, bound and gagged her husband on same-sex marriage the ceiling, he said. which closed in 2010, and since then it’s had three owners. for hours, leading to his death. Gowun Park, 41, was charged MONTROSE — A Mich- Worker cleans, secures with first-degree murder and MI igan teacher denied a urb, authorities told the East Bay ing room wall as other inmates first-degree kidnapping in the request from a student with two fallen flag at vet’s home Times. watch, and then moving out of death of her husband, Sung Nam, mothers to write about same-sex The fire burned seven acres in sight. A few seconds later, parts also 41, West Des Moines police marriage for a class assignment. AUGUSTA — A pro- Brentwood in Contra Costa Coun- of ceiling tiles fall to the floor. said. Destiny McDermitt, a junior pane delivery driver ME ty before firefighters put it out. Boomershine’s legs then appear, According to court records, at Hill McCloy High School in in Maine brushed off and secured If the fire is determined to have and guards pull her down. She Park used zip ties to bind Nam’s Montrose, was given an assign- an American flag that had been been started by a gopher bomb, it ends up head-first in a trash can feet and hands to a chair in their ment earlier this month to write knocked off a veteran’s home, the would be reminiscent of a scene that then tips over. home . Park is accused of then a speech discussing an issue they veteran told news outlets. in the 1980 movie “Caddyshack” tying Nam to the chair with rope felt strongly about and to take a David Price told news outlets and jamming clothing into his stand for or against it, M-Live that he was upset when he saw in which a frustrated grounds- Mascot to alter image keeper played by Bill Murray mouth before finally using duct reported. via home security cameras con- after KKK references tape to attach a towel over his The teacher, who the district nected to a phone app that his U.S. used dynamite in a futile effort to get rid of the burrowing rodents. head. Officers were called to their is not naming, allegedly told flag had fallen to the ground. RANDOLPH — The home and found Nam face down McDermitt she couldn’t write Price then got a motion alert VT depictions of a Vermont on the floor with no vital signs. about same-sex marriage be- on his phone from the camera Video captures inmate’s high school’s mascot will be re- cause the topic could offend and watched as a driver with crash through ceiling moved following complaints the 9 injured in accident someone in the class, according Dead River, a company that pro- images were associated with the to McDermitt and other students vides heating and propane oil, ar- DAYTON — A secu- Ku Klux Klan. involving 2 fire trucks in the classroom at the time. rived, brushed snow off the flag, OH rity camera captured Superintendent Layne Mil- The student wrote a complaint secured it back in the post and footage of a jail inmate’s apparent lington of the Orange Southwest MANCHESTER — A letter to administrators and later returned to work making the pro- escape attempt from a holding School District announced the NH crash involving two moved to a different class. pane delivery. room that ended with her falling gym wall at Randolph Union fire trucks and a pickup truck Price called it “a great act of through a ceiling and landing High School showing a shrouded in New Hampshire’s largest city Man finds 2 suspected kindness and respect.” head-first in a trash can. ghost riding a horse will be paint- sent eight firefighters and one bombs while on hike Jessica Boomershine, 42, was ed over, WPTZ reported . other person to the hospital. ‘Gopher bomb’ may have charged with escape and vandal- But Millington made it clear Manchester Fire Department HILO — An adventurer started 7-acre brush fire ism following the episode late last that while the illustration of the District Chief Mike Gamache HI in Hawaii found two month, according to the Mont- mascot will change, the mascot said all of the firefighters have suspected unexploded military BRENTWOOD — A gomery County Prosecutor’s Of- itself won’t. been treated and released . The bombs while hiking on the Big CA bomb used to get rid of fice in Ohio. Should a new image replace the condition of the pickup truck Island. gophers may have started a brush Jail security video shows one being removed, it’ll be a ver- driver was unclear. Kona resident and adventure fire in a Northern California sub- Boomershine climbing up a hold- sion from the school archives that From wire reports Tuesday, February 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 FACES Auschwitz Museum objects to scene in Amazon series ‘Hunters’

Associated Press It was a strong weekend for both films, with each outper- The museum of the Nazi Ger- forming expectations and over- man Auschwitz death camp is coming early doubts about design objecting to a scene in a new problems. Amazon TV series that shows a The Sega video game adapta- murderous game of human chess tion “Sonic the Hedgehog” was being played there, insisting that no such thing took place at the a laughingstock when its first camp. trailer was released last year, but The museum that guards the after a delay and a title-charac- Auschwitz-Birkenau site in south- ter makeover, the film has now ern Poland, its historic facts and brought in more than $200 mil- the memory of the victims tweet- lion globally. ed about the scene in “Hunters.” “The Call of the Wild” was also It said inventing fake scenes is mocked by many on social media “dangerous foolishness and cari- for its CGI dog — the first five cature,” encourages Holocaust film adaptations of Jack London’s deniers and is disrespectful of the 1903 novel all used real ones camp’s some 1.1 million victims, — but moviegoers bought into the including women and children. digital dog and his 77-year-old Most of the victims were Jews, costar . but there were also Poles, Roma, In a very distant third with $7 CHRIS PIZZELLO/AP Russian prisoners of war and oth- million was “Harley Quinn: Birds ers. They died in the camp’s gas of Prey” in its third week. Lizzo is named entertainer of the year at the NAACP Image Awards on Feb. 22 in Pasadena, Calif. chambers or from starvation, dis- The weekend’s other wide re- ease and forced labor, or shot by lease, “Brahms: The Boy II” star- the guards. ring Katie Holmes, was fourth Museum spokesman Pawel Sa- with just $5.9 million. wicki said Monday that authors and artists have a special obliga- B. Smith, model turned Lizzo, ‘Just Mercy’ take tion to tell the truth about Aus- lifestyle guru, dies at 70 chwitz, and that the “Hunters” authors did not contact the mu- Barbara “B.” Smith, one of seum for facts. the nation’s top black models “If anyone wants to show who went on to open restaurants, top NAACP Image honors human tragedy in Auschwitz, it is launch a successful home prod- enough to reach for the thousands ucts line and write cookbooks, of sources (survivors’ testimo- died Feb. 22 at age 70 after bat- BY ANDREW DALTON “This project is a lot bigger than me. It’s about nies) that are deeply shocking, tling early onset Alzheimer’s. Associated Press every person that’s wrongfully convicted and sit- but creating fiction that distorts Smith wrote three cookbooks, ting in a jail cell right now,” Jordan said as he ac- the history of this real place is founded three successful restau- Lizzo was named entertainer of the year and cepted the award. disrespectful of the people who rants and launched a nationally “Just Mercy” won best motion picture, best actor Foxx won his fifth career image award, saying, suffered here,” Sawicki told The syndicated television show and a and best supporting actor Feb. 22 at the NAACP “Thank you so much, black people, African Amer- Associated Press. magazine. Her successful home Image Awards, as the show that recognizes en- icans, and everything else we are.” “Hunters” is about a postwar products line was the first from tertainers of color ladled honors on the film that He added, “It’s always great to get it from black hunt in New York for Nazi war a black woman to be sold at a na- was snubbed by bigger shows throughout awards folks because we are so talented.” criminals. It includes a scene tionwide retailer when it debuted season. Lupita Nyong’o won best actress in a film for her where Auschwitz inmates are in 2001 at Bed Bath & Beyond. “We are such a beautiful people. This is just a role in “Us,” and 15-year-old Marsai Martin won figures in a chess game and are In 1976, she became the second reminder of all the beautiful things that we can best supporting actress for her role in “Little” over killed when they are taken off the black model to be on the cover of do,” said Lizzo as she accepted the night’s last and superstar names including Jennifer Lopez, Janelle chessboard. Mademoiselle magazine, after biggest award, leaping and dancing off the stage Monae and Octavia Spencer. “This is false. There was no Jolie Jones in 1969. at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Martin’s award went with three more she won such thing,” Sawicki said. Calif., as the show ended. Feb. 21 for her roles in “Little” and “black-ish” Other news Host Anthony Anderson of “black-ish” opened during the non-televised first night of the Image ‘Sonic’ tops box office, the show, telecast on BET for the first time, with a Awards. edges ‘Call of the Wild’  A new Netflix series is tack- monologue that took a shot at the lack of diversity “Thank you to all the beautiful black girls out ling questions around the 1965 at the Oscars and Hollywood’s other ceremonies there who inspire me every day,” Martin said as “Sonic: The Hedgehog” zoomed assassination of civil rights icon that handed out awards earlier in the year. she accepted the supporting actress award. to the top of the box office with a Malcolm X. “Who Killed Mal- “Unlike other awards shows, we actually have Martin’s “black-ish” cast mate Tracee Ellis Ross take of $26.3 million in its second colm X?” dives into questions black nominees,” Anderson said. won best actress in a TV comedy series, her ninth weekend while audiences ignored surrounding his accused killers Michael B. Jordan won best actor in a motion career Image Award. critics and heeded “The Call of and allegations of a botched inves- picture for his role as a crusading defense attor- It was a big Image Awards all-round for “black- the Wild” as the Harrison Ford tigation. The show available now ney in “Just Mercy,” and Jamie Foxx won best ish,” which took home seven, including best TV CGI dog flick finished a close sec- on the streaming service comes supporting actor for the wrongly convicted man comedy and best actor in a TV comedy for host ond with $24.8 million, according as Feb. 21 marked the 55th anni- he fought for. Anderson. to studio estimates Sunday. versary of Malcolm X’s death. ‘Friends’ reunion special in the works

The Mercury News HBO Max and producers WBTV declined to comment. The full-out reunion that “Friends” fans have News of a reunion special arrives after “Friends” clamored for appears to finally becoming a reality. found new audiences at its former streaming home Sources have told The Hollywood Reporter that on Netflix. The series officially left the streamer at the six core stars and the creators of the mega-hit the end of 2019 and will make its debut on Warner- NBC comedy from Warner Bros. TV are in talks to Media-backed HBO Max when that $15 monthly reunite on HBO Max. subscription platform launches at a date to be de- “Talks are currently underway for an unscripted reunion special that would feature Jennifer Aniston, termined. Sources say WarnerMedia paid $85 mil- Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Mat- lion per year for five years ($425 million) to reclaim thew Perry and David Schwimmer, as well as series streaming rights to “Friends” for its own platform. creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman,” THR writes. The full cast of “Friends” — Matt LeBlanc, Sources caution that a deal is far from done and Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, agreements with cast and creatives still need to be Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox — are in talks hammered out. When and if deals are completed, the to return for a reunion special, aired on HBO Max. challenge will be sorting out everyone’s schedules. WARNER BROS. TELEVISION/TNS PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, February 25, 2020 WORLD Malaysian PM resigns amid political upheaval India pours on pageantry for Trump KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Prime Minister Mahathir Mo- hamad tendered his resignation to Associated Press Malaysia’s king on Monday while his political party quit the rul- AHMEDABAD, INDIA — ing alliance, in a shocking politi- Basking in adulation from a mas- cal upheaval less than two years sive, colorful crowd, President after his election victory. Donald Trump and India’s Prime The prime minister’s office Minister Narendra Modi lavished said in a brief statement that Ma- each other with praise Monday in hathir, 94, submitted his resigna- a reaffirmation of U.S.-India ties tion to the palace. as the subcontinent poured on the The stunning turn of events pageantry in a joyful welcome for come amid plans by Mahathir’s the U.S. president. Trump capped supporters in Bersatu to team his whirlwind day with a sunset with opposition parties to form a tour of India’s famed Taj Mahal. new government and thwart the More than 100,000 people transition of power to his named packed the world’s largest crick- successor, Anwar Ibrahim. et stadium in Modi’s home state to give Trump the biggest rally Sherpa team to try new crowd of his political career. The event was the pinnacle of the Everest climb record day’s enviable trio of presidential KATHMANDU, Nepal — Four photo-ops and was sandwiched experienced Sherpa guides say between Trump’s visits to a for- they will attempt to climb to the mer home of independence lead- top of Mount Everest in the span er Mohandas Gandhi and the Taj of less than a week during the ALEX BRANDON/AP Mahal. brutal winter season to set a new Nearly everyone in the sta- President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a record on the world’s highest dium in Ahmedabad in western “Namaste Trump,” event Monday at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, India. peak. India sported a white cap with The team is flying on a helicop- the name of the event, “Namaste, excludes Muslims. Anti-Trump respects India and America visit on Tuesday in the capital, in- ter to the Everest base camp on Trump” or “Welcome, Trump,” street demonstrations also erupt- will always be faithful and loyal cluding meetings with Modi over Monday and will begin the ascent and roared for the introductions ed in Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad friends to the Indian people.” stalled trade talks and a gala din- on Tuesday. of both leaders. and Gauhati, but not in the city The boisterous scene featured ner. The two nations are closely Team leader Tashi Lakpa, 34, But miles away in the capital where Trump was hosted. musicians on camels and a musi- allied, in part to act as a bulwark said he and the others plan to of New Delhi, Indian police used Embarking on a whirlwind cal medley of Bollywood hits and against the rising influence of reach the 29,035-foot summit on tear gas and smoke grenades to 36-hour visit, Trump opened his Trump’s campaign rally playlist, China. Saturday, make a quick descent disperse a crowd of clashing pro- speech in Ahmedabad by declar- including numerous Elton John Trump announced at the sta- and return to Kathmandu, Ne- testers hours before Trump was ing that he had traveled 8,000 songs that seemed to puzzle most dium that India would soon buy pal’s capital, on Sunday. due to arrive, as violence broke miles to deliver the message that of the crowd. $3 billion of American military “The last teams that scaled out over a new citizenship law that “America loves India, America The president will conclude his equipment. the peak in winter did it in two months, but we are planning to do it in five days,” Lakpa said . Haiti police exchange Canary Islands’ airports fire with local military PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — reopen, sandstorm eases Haitian police officers exchanged gunfire for hours Sunday with sol- Associated Press on all eight islands Monday. diers of the newly reconstituted The head of the regional gov- army outside the national palace, MADRID — All airports on ernment, Ángel Víctor Torres, Spain’s Canary Islands had re- in a dangerous escalation of pro- said authorities are hoping for the tests over police pay and working opened Monday after authorities situation to ease as wind speeds said the worst is over from strong conditions. diminished and a mild rain fell At least three police officers winds that thickened the air with on some of the islands. sand and dust from the Sahara were wounded, fellow officers “It’s been a nightmare of a told The Associated Press. The desert. weekend,” Torres told Spain’s army’s high command said in an The sandstorm was accompa- public broadcaster TVE. “We online statement that a soldier nied over the weekend by wind haven’t seen an episode like this had been wounded by a bullet in gusts around 75 mph that also in 40 years.” the back. fanned at least three wildfires He said that authorities were Police protests began this on different islands of the archi- focusing resources on fighting ANDRES GUTIERREZ/AP month after a half-dozen officers pelago some 62 miles west of the wildfires, including one in a natu- Two people in carnival dress stand beneath a cloud of red dust in were fired over their attempt to African coast. ral reserve on the island of Gran unionize. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, on Sunday . Primary schools were closed Canaria. Iraq: 1 protester shot dead in fresh violence US: Free speech no excuse for Julian Assange’s crimes BAGHDAD — One protester was killed in Baghdad’s central BY JILL LAWLESS of secret military documents and protested outside the high-secu- But Lewis said Assange was Khilani Square Sunday evening Associated Press diplomatic cables. Assange ar- rity courthouse, chanting and set- guilty of “straightforward” crim- and at least six were wounded when security forces fired live gues he was acting as a journal- ting off a horn as District Judge inal activity in trying to hack the LONDON — The U.S. govern- rounds to disperse crowds, Iraqi ist entitled to First Amendment Vanessa Baraitser began hearing computer. And he said WikiLe- security and medical officials ment began outlining its extradi- protection. the case. Assange, 48, watched aks’ activities created a “grave tion case against Julian Assange said. Lawyer James Lewis, repre- proceedings from the dock in the and imminent risk” to U.S. intel- in a London court on Monday, ar- The clashes occurred near the senting the U.S. government, courtroom at Woolwich Crown ligence sources in war zones, who guing that the WikiLeaks found- Sinak bridge, which was recently er is not a free-speech champion called WikiLeaks’ 2010 document Court. were named in the documents. reopened by security forces after but an “ordinary” criminal who deluge “one of the largest compro- Assange says the leaked docu- “What Mr. Assange seeks to protesters had blocked access for put many lives at risk with his mises of classified information in ments exposed U.S. military defend by free speech is not the months. secret-spilling. the history of the United States.” wrongdoing. Among the files pub- publication of the classified ma- The officials spoke on condition U.S. authorities want to try As- “Reporting or journalism is not lished by WikiLeaks was video of terials, but he seeks to defend of anonymity . sange on espionage charges that an excuse for criminal activities a 2007 Apache helicopter attack the publication of sources — the Protesters continue to occupy carry a maximum sentence of 175 or a license to break ordinary by American forces in Baghdad names of people who put them- central Tahrir square and the ad- years in prison over the 2010 pub- criminal laws,” he said. that killed 11 people, including selves at risk to assist the U.S. and jacent Jumhuriyah bridge. lication of hundreds of thousands Dozens of Assange supporters two Reuters journalists. its allies,” the lawyer said. From The Associated Press Tuesday, February 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD 10K mourn victims of Car hits crowd at German racist shooting BERLIN — Around 10,000 pro- testers marched through the cen- tral German town of Hanau on Sunday to mourn the nine people who were killed by an immigrant- German Carnival hating gunman four days ago. “These days and hours are the Associated Press per reported. Witnesses said the blackest and darkest our town has BERLIN — A man intention- car drove around a barrier block- ever experienced during peace ally drove a car into a crowd of ing off traffic from the parade, times,” Hanau mayor Claus Ka- people at a Carnival parade in a according to the paper. minsky told the somber crowds, small German town Monday, in- Video from the scene showed according to the German news juring dozens of people including a silver Mercedes station wagon agency dpa. But, he said, those children, police said. with local license plates on a side- who want to pull society apart The driver was arrested, but walk, its front windshield badly won’t succeed, “because we are police couldn’t immediately pro- smashed and hood dented, and more and we will prevent that.” vide details about the man’s mo- its hazard lights blinking, while A 43-year-old German man tivations for crashing into the emergency crews walked by. Fo- shot and killed nine people in the celebrations in Volkmarsen, about rensic experts could be seen tak- Frankfurt suburb on Wednes- 175 miles southwest of Berlin. ing photos and measurements day before apparently killing “We are working on the as- around the crashed car, walk- his mother and himself. Five of sumption that it was a deliberate ing around fragments of Car- the victims were reported to be act,” police spokesman Henning nival costumes that littered the Turkish citizens. The attacker left Hinn said, but added that further ground. rambling texts and videos with details of the driver’s motives The crash came amid the height racist views, called for genocide weren’t yet known. and claimed to have been under Hinn said that “there were sev- of Germany’s celebration of Car- nival, with the biggest parades in surveillance since birth. eral dozen injured, among them Turkey’s ambassador to Ger- some seriously and sadly also Cologne, Duesseldorf and Mainz. Volkmarsen, which has a popu- many, Ali Kemal Aydin, warned children.” that Turkish immigrants in Ger- Some of the injuries were life- lation of 7,000, is east of Duessel- many are experiencing more and threatening, he said. dorf, near Kassel. more hate crimes in the country. Emergency responders set Police in Western Hesse state UWE ZUCCHI, DPA/AP “This cannot and this must up a makeshift clinic in a town tweeted that all other Carni- pharmacy to treat casualties val parades in the state Monday Police and rescue workers stand next to the scene of the accident not continue,” Aydin said at the with minor injuries, the regional were ended after the crash as a with a car that is said to have crashed into a carnival parade in protest. Frankfurter Rundschau newspa- precaution. Volkmarsen, central Germany, on Monday. From The Associated Press PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, February 25, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Trump, Taliban both want US troops home Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY DOYLE MCMANUS Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff live a peaceful and prosperous life under verdict official. And allowing the Taliban Los Angeles Times the shade of an Islamic system.” to win a share of power — or potentially The Taliban must agree not to harbor dominate the government — will diminish EDITORIAL WASHINGTON Islamic State, al-Qaida or other terrorist whatever hope remains of helping Afghan- n Saturday, after 19 years of war, groups that seek to attack the West. The istan become a recognizable democracy. Terry Leonard, Editor the United States and the Taliban plan even provides for U.S. forces and the Trump has disrupted his own diplomacy [email protected] began what both sides delicately Taliban to cooperate on counterterrorism. more than once. When the U.S. and Taliban Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor Ocalled a seven-day “reduction of Peace negotiations among all Afghan reached a tentative deal last September, [email protected] violence” in Afghanistan, a trial attempt at factions are supposed to begin within 10 Trump impulsively decided that he wanted a partial truce. If the experiment works, Managing Editor for Content days after the plan is signed. Those talks Taliban leaders to fly to Camp David for Tina Croley, they have set Feb. 29 for a ceremony to sign [email protected] could lead to a new constitution and give a splashy ceremony three days before the an agreement that would launch broader the Taliban a major role in a future Afghan anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation peace negotiations. government. Keeping that process on track The Taliban, which aren’t big on photo [email protected] The Taliban have a good reason to keep will require Washington to stay involved ops, refused. Republicans in Congress their promise to pause offensive operations Managing Editor for Digital in Afghanistan with both diplomatic mus- also denounced the idea of honoring the Joe Gromelski, for a week: Under the proposed deal, the [email protected] cle and continued financial aid — which leaders of a guerrilla force who had killed U.S. will withdraw about one-fourth of its means Congress will have to buy in. 1,800 Americans by bringing them to the roughly 12,000 troops from Afghanistan That hasn’t happened. Sen. Lindsey Gra- presidential retreat in Maryland. Trump BUREAU STAFF by this summer. It’s one goal the Taliban ham, R-S.C., and other Republican hawks announced that he was canceling the deal share with President Donald Trump, who are already grumbling about trusting the entirely, blamed the Taliban for an attack Europe/Mideast wants to run for reelection claiming he is Taliban and the folly, in their view, of re- Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief that killed a U.S. service member in Kabul, [email protected] ending the United States’ longest war. ducing troops below 8,600. and pronounced the peace talks “dead.” +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 But the larger peace process that is sup- One question is practical: U.S. forces Khalilzad needed almost six months to posed to follow will be far more difficult invaded Afghanistan in 2001 to destroy bring the deal back to life. Pacific — and the Taliban are not the only com- al-Qaida, which launched the 9/11 attacks If the Feb. 29 deal holds, Trump will Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief plicating factor. There’s also Trump’s im- [email protected] from its sanctuary there, and to push the claim credit for cutting U.S. troops in +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 patience and his penchant for disrupting Taliban out of power. Can U.S. counterter- Afghanistan down to 8,600 — the same slow-moving diplomatic efforts at whim. rorism needs be met without troops in Af- number deployed when President Barack Washington If something goes wrong in the Afghan ghanistan? Retired Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Obama left office. But what Trump really Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief peace process — and something surely Lute, who helped run the war under two wants is to announce — in an election year, [email protected] will — will he check his impulse to declare presidents, says the answer is yes. no less — that those troops are on their way (+1)(202)886-0033 victory and leave? Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News “The threat is not what it was in 2001. home, too. Given the complexities of Af- [email protected] The plan negotiated by Trump’s special Al-Qaida is much diminished,” he told me. ghan politics, that’s probably impossible. envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, has plenty of “And we’re much better at counterter- Diplomats warn that putting pressure on CIRCULATION moving parts. Its text hasn’t been released, rorism than we were back when we were the Afghans to conclude a peace agreement but officials and others say it is almost simply launching cruise missiles into the could scuttle the process. If Trump wants Mideast identical to a draft deal Khalilzad reached desert.” to withdraw troops as part of a comprehen- Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager in September. According to their accounts, Other questions could be difficult in a sive deal — one that avoids chaos, meets [email protected] [email protected] the deal calls for the U.S. to trim its troop different way. Most Americans have con- U.S. counterterrorism needs and gives Af- DSN (314)583-9111 presence from about 12,000 to 8,600 by cluded that the U.S. war in Afghanistan ghanistan a chance at peace — he’ll need July — and later, if all goes well, to zero. Or turned into a tragic, expensive failure once to exercise unwonted self-restraint. Europe as the Taliban put it in a statement Friday, it expanded beyond unseating al-Qaida. 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Sports College basketball Auto racing on AFN Sunday’s men’s scores Sunday’s women’s scores Pennzoil 400 Boyd Gaming 300 EAST EAST NASCAR Cup NASCAR-Xfinity Boston U. 64, American 60 Boston College 75, Miami 64 Sunday Monday Brandeis 101, Chicago 95, 2OT Drexel 66, Elon 47 At Las Vegas Motor Speedway At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Canisius 57, Manhattan 56 James Madison 89, Hofstra 52 Las Vegas Las Vegas Go to the American Forces Case Western 83, Emory 78 LIU 71, St. Francis (Pa.) 64 Lap length: 1.50 miles Lap length: 1.50 miles Colgate 90, Holy Cross 60 Louisville 79, Pittsburgh 47 (Start position in parentheses) (Start position in parentheses) Network website for the most Maine 64, Stony Brook 62, OT 1. (5) Joey Logano, Ford, 267 laps, 52 Fairleigh Dickinson 75, Robert Morris 1. (2) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 200 laps, 58 up-to-date TV schedules. Marquette 76, Georgetown 56 points. points. 70 Mount St. Mary’s 62, Merrimack 53 2. (19) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 267, 35. 2. (6) Austin Cindric, Ford, 200, 52. myafn.net Lehigh 69, Bucknell 60 Northeastern 66, Towson 63 3. (26) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 3. (32) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 200, 38. Loyola (Md.) 70, Lafayette 68 Richmond 72, St. Bonaventure 58 267, 34. 4. (7) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 200, Marist 76, Niagara 54 Rider 53, Iona 41 4. (21) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 33. 36. Monmouth (NJ) 89, Quinnipiac 78 Robert Morris 48, Fairleigh Dickinson 5. (18) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267, 5. (3) Harrison Burton, Toyota, 200, 42. Pro baseball Mount St. Mary’s 65, Merrimack 57 35 38. 6. (9) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 200, 40. Roberts Wesleyan 65, Dist. of Colum- Sacred Heart 52, Bryant 48 6. (27) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 267, 7. (8) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 200, bia 61 Villanova 76, DePaul 58 31. 42. Rochester 82, Carnegie Mellon 81, OT Wagner 74, St. Francis Brooklyn 53 7. (8) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 30. 8. (4) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200, 8. (3) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 267, 42. MLB Sacred Heart 83, Bryant 76 William & Mary 78, Delaware 60 45. SOUTH 9. (6) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267, 35. 9. (12) Riley Herbst, Toyota, 200, 32. Spring Training Seton Hall 81, St. John’s 65 10. (24) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 27. Saturday’s games Siena 62, Fairfield 59 Alabama 66, Mississippi St. 64 10. (25) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 200, Florida 83, Arkansas 80 11. (7) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 267, 42. Boston 4, Tampa Bay 3 St. Francis (Pa.) 74, LIU 71 12. (9) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 267, 25. 41. Toronto 2, N.Y. Yankees 1 Georgia 73, LSU 56 11. (19) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 200, St. Peter’s 73, Rider 54 Georgia Tech 65, Florida St. 62 13. (12) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 267, St. Louis 2, N.Y. Mets (ss) 0 UConn 78, South Florida 71 29. 26. Atlanta 5, Baltimore 0 South Carolina 67, Kentucky 58 12. (11) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 199, Wagner 75, St. Francis (NY) 71, OT Tennessee 67, Vanderbilt 63 14. (23) Chris Buescher, Ford, 267, 23. Minnesota 2, Pittsburgh 1 15. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267, 23. 27. Philadelphia 8, Detroit 8 West Liberty 109, Fairmont St. 88 UNC-Wilmington 74, Coll. of Charles- 13. (20) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 199, SOUTH ton 50 16. (30) Corey Lajoie, Ford, 267, 21. Miami 5, N.Y. Mets (ss) 3 17. (4) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 20. 24. L.A. Dodgers 10, San Francisco 4 Berry 77, Sewanee 50 Virginia 86, Virginia Tech 76 14. (22) Jesse Little, Chevrolet, 199, 23. Centre 85, Rhodes 77 Wake Forest 82, North Carolina 79, OT 18. (25) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 267, Milwaukee at Texas, cancelled 19. 15. (13) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 199, 0. L.A. Angels (ss) at Chicago White Sox, East Carolina 67, Temple 63 MIDWEST 16. (1) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet, 199, 22. Butler 51, Providence 42 19. (17) Cole Custer, Ford, 267, 18. cancelled Hendrix 75, Birmingham Southern 68 20. (2) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 267, 34. 17. (18) Ray Black Jr, Chevrolet, 199, Chicago Cubs 12, Oakland 2 Millsaps 93, Oglethorpe 68 Cincinnati 87, Tulane 63 20. Cleveland St. 68, Detroit 63 21. (14) Aric Almirola, Ford, 267, 16. Sunday’s games MIDWEST 22. (11) William Byron, Chevrolet, 267, 18. (23) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 198, 19. Washington (ss) 2, Houston 1 Cincinnati 67, Wichita St. 64 Creighton 76, Xavier 62 19. (14) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 198, 18. Green Bay 61, IUPUI 58 27. Miami 5, Washington (ss) 2 Creighton 81, Butler 59 23. (16) Erik Jones, Toyota, 267, 14. 20. (15) Joe Graf Jr, Chevrolet, 198, 17. Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh (ss) 3 Michigan 65, Michigan St. 57 24. (29) John H. Nemechek, Ford, 267, 21. (34) Chad Finchum, Toyota, 198, 16. Tampa Bay 9, N.Y. Yankees 7 Detroit 79, Milwaukee 73 Milwaukee 66, Ill.-Chicago 60 Indiana 68, Penn St. 60 13. 22. (5) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, 197, 15. Detroit (ss) 5, Atlanta 1 Missouri 82, Mississippi 67 25. (13) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 266, 12. 23. (17) Robby Lyons, Chevrolet, 197, Detroit (ss) 8, Pittsburgh (ss) 4 Indiana St. 64, Evansville 62 Missouri St. 82, Indiana St. 58 Minnesota 83, Northwestern 57 26. (10) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 266, 14. Toronto 5, Minnesota 5 N. Dakota St. 82, North Dakota 74 31. 24. (21) David Starr, Chevrolet, 196, 13. Baltimore 11, Boston 5 N. Iowa 64, S. Illinois 52 Notre Dame 72, Syracuse 70 27. (15) Ross Chastain, Ford, 265, 0. Notre Dame 87, Miami 71 Oakland 86, Youngstown St. 73 25. (26) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 196, 12. St. Louis 3, N.Y. Mets 3 28. (37) JJ Yeley, Ford, 264, 0. 26. (29) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 195, 0. L.A. Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 2 Oakland 92, Green Bay 88, 2OT S. Illinois 99, Evansville 60 29. (33) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 264, San Francisco 5, Oakland (ss) 3 Texas Tech 77, Iowa St. 74 27. (31) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 193, Oakland City 104, SE Baptist 90 8. 0. Chicago White Sox 7, Cincinnati 2 Ohio St. 79, Maryland 72 SOUTHWEST 30. (35) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 263, 7. Cleveland 9, Kansas City 5 TCU 49, Oklahoma St. 37 28. (27) Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, 192, 9. S. Dakota St. 85, South Dakota 80 31. (31) Joey Gase, Ford, 258, 0. 29. (28) Mason Massey, Chevrolet, 190, San Diego 7, Milwaukee 2 Wisconsin 79, Rutgers 71 Texas A&M 84, Auburn 54 32. (32) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, 258, 5. L.A. Angels 7, Colorado 5 Wichita St. 70, Tulsa 61 8. SOUTHWEST 33. (22) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 257, 4. 30. (33) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, Texas 7, Seattle 5 FAR WEST 34. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 253, Arizona 7, Oakland (ss) 3 St. Thomas (Texas) 84, Austin 75 Colorado 50, Arizona 38 190, 7. FAR WEST 3. 31. (16) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, Monday’s games Denver 91, Oral Roberts 79 35. (34) Garrett Smithley, Ford, 252, 2. N.Y. Mets vs. Washington at West Palm Boise St. 74, New Mexico 61 Oregon St. 76, California 63 reargear, 178, 6. 36. (28) Michael McDowell, Ford, 245, 1. 32. (35) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevro- Beach, Fla. Stanford 75, Washington St. 57 Southern Cal 66, Washington St. 60 37. (20) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, engine, St. Louis vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla. Utah 79, Southern Cal 65 UC Davis 65, Hawaii 48 let, engine, 144, 5. 222, 1. 33. (24) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, ignition, Baltimore vs. Philadelphia at Clearwa- OTHER Utah 75, Arizona St. 71 38. (38) Timmy Hill, Ford, garage, 175, ter, Fla. WUSL 82, NYU 62 Washington 74, UCLA 68 0. 132, 4. Boston (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at Port Race Statistics 34. (30) Stephen Leicht, Toyota, sus- Charlotte, Fla., Average Speed of Race Winner: pension, 101, 3. Boston (ss) vs. Minnesota at Fort My- 134.864 mph. 35. (10) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, sus- ers, Fla. College baseball Time of Race: 2 hours, 58 minutes, 11 pension, 34, 2. Houston vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla. seconds. 36. (36) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, vi- Atlanta vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla. Margin of Victory: Caution seconds. bration, 31, 1. Arizona vs. San Francisco at Scotts- Sunday’s scores Southern Miss. 8, Central Arkansas 6 Caution Flags: 9 for 37 laps. Race Statistics dale, Ariz. Stetson 3, Hartford 2 Lead Changes: 25 among 8 drivers. Average Speed of Race Winner: Chicago White Sox vs. L.A. Dodgers at EAST Tennessee 7, Stanford 2 Lap Leaders: Ky.Busch 0; K.Harvick 128.705 mph. Glendale, Ariz. Dartmouth 8, Nebraska-Omaha 1 Towson 4, High Point 3 1-4; J.Logano 5-11; K.Harvick 12-66; Time of Race: 2 hours, 19 minutes, 44 Milwaukee (ss) vs. Oakland at Mesa, Delaware St. 6, Massachusetts 3 UAB 5, UNC-Asheville 0 C.Elliott 67-82; M.Truex 83; C.Elliott seconds. Ariz. La Salle 2, Hofstra 0 UCF 12, Auburn 2 84-87; K.Harvick 88-102; C.Elliott 103- Margin of Victory: 2.874 seconds. Texas vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz. Navy 4, Air Force 3, 10 innings UNC-Greensboro 3, Fairfield 1 122; R.Stenhouse 123-126; A.Dillon 127; Caution Flags: 5 for 28 laps. San Diego vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Saint Joseph’s 9, W. Carolina 2 UNC-Wilmington 8, Marshall 6 Lead Changes: 17 among 7 drivers. Ariz. R.Stenhouse 128-145; C.Elliott 146-162; SOUTH USC Upstate 10, Brown 5 R.Blaney 163-166; J.Logano 167-171; Lap Leaders: M.Snider 0; C.Briscoe L.A. Angels vs. Milwaukee (ss) at Alabama St. 11, Oakland 1 Vanderbilt 5, Ill.-Chicago 2 1-2; J.Allgaier 3-19; A.Cindric 20; R.Sieg Phoenix K.Harvick 172; J.Logano 173-181; R.Blaney Austin Peay 18, Evansville 11 VCU 6, Sacred Heart 1 182-183; K.Harvick 184-200; R.Blaney 21; C.Briscoe 22-46; A.Cindric 47; J.Graf Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle at Peoria, Belmont 8, Bradley 7 Virginia 12, Bucknell 3 48-51; C.Briscoe 52-76; J.Allgaier 77-91; Ariz. 201-204; C.Elliott 205-217; R.Blaney 218; Bryant 5, Georgia St. 1 Virginia Tech 3, Louisiana-Lafayette 0 R.Stenhouse 219-226; J.Logano 227-254; A.Cindric 92; J.Allgaier 93-123; A.Cindric Cleveland vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Campbell 6, Maine 2 W. Michigan 21, Alabama A&M 9, 7 in- 124-143; C.Briscoe 144; N.Gragson 145- Ariz. R.Blaney 255-262; J.Logano 263-267 CCSU 4, Bethune-Cookman 0 nings Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, 146; R.Black 147-148; A.Cindric 149-164; Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Central Michigan 2, Jacksonville St. 1, C.Briscoe 165-200 Fla. William & Mary 9, Fairleigh Dickinson 2 Laps Led): K.Harvick, 5 times for 92 laps; 11 innings Winthrop 3, Canisius 2 C.Elliott, 5 times for 70 laps; J.Logano, 5 Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Charlotte 11, UMBC 6 Wofford 3, Monmouth 2 times for 54 laps; R.Stenhouse, 3 times Laps Led): C.Briscoe, 5 times for 89 laps; Clemson 3, Stony Brook 1 Wright St. 9, W. Kentucky 5 for 30 laps; R.Blaney, 5 times for 19 laps; J.Allgaier, 3 times for 63 laps; A.Cindric, 5 Deals Coastal Carolina 13, Kennesaw St. 5 Yale 9, The Citadel 0 A.Dillon, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Truex, 1 time times for 39 laps; J.Graf, 1 time for 4 laps; Coll. of Charleston 7, Youngstown St. MIDWEST for 1 lap; Ky.Busch, 1 time for 0 laps. N.Gragson, 1 time for 2 laps; R.Black, 1 3 Chicago St. 3, Indiana St. 0 Wins: J.Logano, 1; D.Hamlin, 1. time for 2 laps; R.Sieg, 1 time for 1 lap. Dallas Baptist 3, North Carolina 0 Miami (Ohio) 18, Purdue-Fort Wayne 8 Top 16 in Points: 1. R.Blaney, 85; 2. Wins: C.Briscoe, 1; N.Gragson, 1. Sunday’s transactions Davidson 10, Georgetown 2 Michigan St. 15, Merrimack 14, 10 in- J.Logano, 82; 3. K.Harvick, 81; 4. D.Hamlin, Top 16 in Points: 1. C.Briscoe, 92; BASEBALL Delaware 9, North Carol ina A&T 8 nings 70; 5. K.Larson, 70; 6. R.Stenhouse, 66; 7. 2. N.Gragson, 85; 3. H.Burton, 80; 4. Major League Baseball Duke 3, Cornell 1 Northern Illinois 11, SE Missouri St. 5 C.Elliott, 65; 8. A.Dillon, 63; 9. C.Buescher, M.Annett, 77; 5. B.Jones, 76; 6. A.Cindric, American League East Carolina 3, Georgia Southern 2 Saint Louis 13, Ohio 2 61; 10. J.Johnson, 60; 11. M.DiBenedetto, 75; 7. R.Sieg, 73; 8. J.Haley, 73; 9. J.Allgaier, BOSTON REDSOX — Claimed RHP Phil- Elon 5, Mass.-Lowell 4 U Conn 9, Michigan 2 60; 12. B.Wallace, 59; 13. C.Bowyer, 56; 70; 10. B.Brown, 61; 11. R.Chastain, 60; 12. lips Valdez off waviers from Seattle. ETSU 10, Rider 4 SOUTHWEST 14. A.Bowman, 51; 15. M.Truex, 50; 16. R.Black, 49; 13. A.Labbe, 48; 14. J.Little, SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to FIU 7, George Mason 5 Arkansas 9, Gonzaga 5 C.Lajoie, 50. 41; 15. J.Yeley, 40; 16. R.Herbst, 37. terms with OF Rymer Liriano on a minor Florida 5, Miami 3 Houston Baptist 10, Ball St. 8 league contract. Florida Atlantic 9, Binghamton 4 Incarnate Word 7, UTSA 3 HOCKEY Florida St. 10, Cincinnati 1 Jacksonville 8, SE Louisiana 0 National Hockey League Furman 9, Northern Kentucky 0 Little Rock 7, Southern 4 Golf ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled F Kiefer George Washington 3, Marist 1 Missouri 8, Texas A&M-CC 4 Sherwood for San Diego (AHL). Georgia Tech 12, Ohio St. 2 New Orleans 2, Arkansas St. 1 Illinois 2, West Virginia 1 Shane Lowry, $73,500 72-69-71-69—281 -3 ARIZONA COYOTES — Recalled G Dar- Nicholls 6, McNeese 5 Mexico Championship Chez Reavie, $73,500 71-73-67-70—281 -3 cy Kuemper from Tucson (AHL). Indiana 12, Siena 3 Okla. St. 8, Texas-Rio Grande Valley 4 Sunday M. Fitzpatrick, $56,200 72-70-70-70—282 -2 DALLAS STARS — Recalled D Taylor Fe- James Madison 12, Quinnipiac 11 Oral Roberts 4, Baylor 2 Kansas 9, Charleston Southern 1 Mexico City, Mexico Sergio Garcia, $56,200 74-72-70-66—282 -2 dun from Texas (AHL). Sam Houston St. 12, Loyola Mary- NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Signed D Julian Kent St. 4, Florida Gulf Coast 0 Purse: $10.5 million Shaun Norris, $56,200 75-68-70-69—282 -2 Kentucky 8, Appalachian St. 7, 15 in- mount 4 Yardage: 7,345; par 71 (35-36) Brendon Todd, $56,200 72-71-71-68—282 -2 Melchiori for the remainder of the sea- Texas 7, Boise St. 5, 10 innings son. nings Final B. Wiesberger, $56,200 70-76-68-68—282 -2 Lafayette 4, VMI 2 Texas A&M 14, Army 12, 8 innings P. Reed, $1,820,000 69-63-67-67—266 -18 Branden Grace, $49,500 71-71-71-70—283 -1 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Signed free Texas St. 8, Lamar 7 agent D Zach Bogosian to a one year $1.3 Liberty 5, Seton Hall 3 B. DeChmbu, $1,150,000 68-63-71-65—267 -17 Marc Leishman, $49,500 74-70-68-71—283 -1 Louisiana Tech 9, Troy 0 Texas Tech 3, Houston 2, 10 innings Jon Rahm, $600,000 72-69-61-67—269 -15 R. MacIntyre, $49,500 76-68-70-69—283 -1 million contract. Texas-Arlington 10, Stephen F. Austin 4 WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Acquired F Louisiana-Monroe 23, Grambling 12 E. van Rooyen, $600,000 70-62-67-70—269 -15 C. Morikawa, $49,500 72-70-72-69—283 -1 Louisville 14, Valparaiso 10 UT Arlington 3, SIU-Edwardsville 2 Rory McIlroy, $430,000 65-69-68-68—270 -14 M. Schwab, $49,500 71-68-74-70—283 -1 Ilya Kovalchuk from Montreal Canadiens WEST for a 2020 third round pick. LSU 10, Eastern Kentucky 2 T. Hatton, $320,667 69-68-66-68—271 -13 Danny Willett, $49,500 73-68-70-72—283 -1 Marshall 7, Bowling Green 6 Abilene Christian 5, UCSB 4 H. Matsuyama, $320,667 69-64-71-67—271 -13 Maryland 3, Rhode Island 0 Alabama 5, UNLV 1 J. Thomas, $320,667 67-66-65-73—271 -13 Md.-Eastern Shore 10, Albany 3 Arizona 3, Nebraska 2 B. Horschel, $237,500 68-71-68-65—272 -12 Puerto Rico Open Arizona St. 8, Boston College 4 Tennis Memphis 9, Dayton 2 Kevin Na, $237,500 71-68-65-68—272 -12 Sunday Mercer 7, Radford 6 Cal Baptist 3, UC Riverside 1 Paul Casey, $205,000 69-68-66-70—273 -11 California 11, St. John’s 7 Rio Grande, Puerto Rico Middle Tennessee 4, Missouri St. 0 A. Ancer, $182,000 70-70-67-68—275 -9 Purse: $3 million CS Bakersfield 2, San Francisco 0 G. Woodland, $182,000 70-69-65-71—275 -9 Mississippi 13, Xavier 3 Yardage: 7,569; par 72 (36-36) WTA Doha CS Northridge 6, Grand Canyon 2 Sebastian Muir $160,000 71-66-72-67—276 -8 Morehead St. 11, Norfolk St. 0 Final Monday Murray St. 13, Saint Peter’s 3 Grand Canyon 4, Fordham 3 X. Schauffele, $160,000 72-72-66-66—276 -8 Long Beach St. 6, Wake Forest 0 R. C. Bello, $143,500 71-71-67-68—277 -7 V. Hovland, $540,000 68-66-64-70—268 -20 At Doha, Qatar NC State 15, Tennessee Tech 1 Josh Teater, $327,000 66-68-66-69—269 -19 Purse: $2,939,695 New Mexico 3, Northern Colorado 2 Carlos Ortiz, $143,500 75-68-66-68—277 -7 NJIT 17, Longwood 5 E. Grillo, $159,000 66-68-69-70—273 -15 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor New Mexico St. 10, Iona 4 T. Fleetwood, $125,500 70-69-70-69—278 -6 Northeastern 7, South Florida 5 Sam Ryder, $159,000 70-65-69-69—273 -15 (seedings in parentheses): Northwestern 4, South Carolina 3, 10 Oregon 9, Nevada 1 B. Hebert, $125,500 73-70-65-70—278 -6 Women’s Singles innings Pacific 6, South Dakota St. 5, 11 in- Kevin Kisner, $125,500 73-69-67-69—278 -6 Kyle Stanley, $159,000 64-70-71-68—273 -15 Round of 64 Northwestern St. 8, North Alabama 3 nings B. Watson, $125,500 67-72-71-68—278 -6 Martin Laird, $101,250 67-69-63-75—274 -14 Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, def. Old Dominion 11, Holy Cross 2 Pepperdine 7, Akron 1 Matt Kuchar, $105,500 75-67-67-70—279 -5 M. NeSmith, $101,250 70-71-66-67—274 -14 Zhang Shuai, China, 7-5, 6-0. Oregon St. 7, Mississippi St. 2 Sacramento St. 3, Milwaukee 2 C. Smith, $105,500 73-73-69-64—279 -5 T. Potter, Jr., $101,250 68-70-67-69—274 -14 Maria Sakkari (15), Greece, def. Julia Penn St. 4, Wagner 2, 11 innings San Diego 10, Iowa 5 B. Snedeker, $105,500 76-69-70-64—279 -5 J. Bramlett, $75,750 71-67-69-68—275 -13 Goerges, Germany, 6-4, 6-3. Pittsburgh 3, Eastern Michigan 2 San Jose St. 9, Creighton 8 L. Westwood, $105,500 69-70-70-70—279 -5 R. Oppenheim, $75,750 69-68-69-69—275 -13 Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, def. Anasta- Presbyrterian 7, Manhattan 6, 10 in- Seattle 9, S. Illinois 2 Z. Lombard, $90,000 73-68-69-70—280 -4 Wes Roach, $75,750 67-70-69-69—275 -13 sija Sevastova, Latvia, 6-4, 7-6 (3). nings Southern Cal 11, San Diego St. 5 S. Scheffler, $90,000 73-70-67-70—280 -4 J. Vegas, $75,750 68-74-71-62—275 -13 Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Purdue 7, Villanova 1 Tulane 6, Cal St. Fullerton 4, 13 in- Adam Scott, $90,000 74-68-68-70—280 -4 V. Whaley, $75,750 70-71-69-65—275 -13 Petra Martic (10), Croatia, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Richmond 4, Lehigh 1 nings B. Hun An, $73,500 75-69-72-65—281 -3 R. Castro, $50,250 71-69-70-66—276 -12 Zheng Saisai, China, def. Marketa Rutgers 7, North Florida 6 UC Irvine 9, Rice 4 C. Bezuidenhout, $73,500 72-72-70-67—281 -3 K.-Hoon Lee, $50,250 70-69-70-67—276 -12 Vondrousova (12), Czech Republic, 1-6, Samford 7, Lipscomb 3 UCLA 7, Saint Mary’s 1 Ryan Fox, $73,500 72-68-73-68—281 -3 Ben Martin, $50,250 70-66-69-71—276 -12 6-3, 6-2. Santa Clara 8, Georgia 4 Utah 2, Kansas St. 1 Lanto Griffin, $73,500 72-69-70-70—281 -3 Adam Schenk, $50,250 72-65-69-70—276 -12 Tereza Martincova, Czech Republic, South Alabama 8, Siena 2 Washington 9, Fresno St. 6 J. Harding, $73,500 71-71-67-72—281 -3 Shawn Stefani, $50,250 72-65-72-67—276 -12 def. Misaki Doi, Japan, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Southern at Jackson St., ccd. Washington St. 6, Hawaii 5 Sungjae Im, $73,500 69-72-70-70—281 -3 Xinjun Zhang, $50,250 71-69-66-70—276 -12 PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, February 25, 2020 NBA LeBron lifts Lakers past Celtics Scoreboard Eastern Conference Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 42 15 .737 — BY GREG BEACHAM Boston 39 17 .696 2½ Philadelphia 35 22 .614 7 Associated Press Brooklyn 26 29 .473 15 New York 17 39 .304 24½ LOS ANGELES — Although Southeast Division Miami 36 20 .643 — LeBron James is still relatively Orlando 24 32 .429 12 new to the Los Angeles Lakers’ Washington 20 35 .364 15½ Charlotte 19 37 .339 17 rivalry with the Boston Celtics, Atlanta 17 41 .293 20 Central Division he relishes the chance to partici- x-Milwaukee 48 8 .857 — pate in the history and passion Indiana 33 24 .579 15½ Chicago 20 38 .345 29 behind this series. Detroit 19 40 .322 30½ When James had the chance Cleveland 15 41 .268 33 Sunday to make another signifi- Western Conference cant mark in this chapter of NBA Southwest Division history, he stepped back and did it W L Pct GB with pleasure. Houston 36 20 .643 — Dallas 34 23 .596 2½ James scored 29 points and put Memphis 28 28 .500 8 the Lakers ahead on a fallaway New Orleans 25 32 .439 11½ San Antonio 24 32 .429 12 jumper with 30 seconds to play, Northwest Division and Los Angeles split its season Denver 39 18 .684 — Utah 36 20 .643 2½ series with Boston in a 114-112 Oklahoma City 35 22 .614 4 Portland 26 32 .448 13½ victory. Minnesota 16 39 .291 22 James also had nine assists and Pacific Division L.A. Lakers 43 12 .782 — eight rebounds in another superb L.A. Clippers 37 19 .661 6½ all-around game. He missed a Sacramento 23 33 .411 20½ Phoenix 23 34 .404 21 tying free throw moments before Golden State 12 45 .211 32 he coolly nailed the turnaround Saturday’s games shot over Jayson Tatum to put the Sacramento 112, L.A. Clippers 103 MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ/AP Brooklyn 115, Charlotte 86 Lakers ahead to stay in their fifth Atlanta 111, Dallas 107 Phoenix 112, Chicago 104 straight win overall. The Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (23) drives to the basket against the Boston Celtics during the Miami 124, Cleveland 105 “I had been setting him up all first half of the Lakers’ 114-112 win Sunday in Los Angeles. Milwaukee 119, Philadelphia 98 Houston 120, Utah 110 night with the back-down to the Sunday’s games L.A. Lakers 114, Boston 112 drop step to the baseline,” James last season in his first taste of the players have done in the past.” honest, I had a great time. Even Toronto 127, Indiana 81 said. “I figured he would sit on it, rivalry, but the Lakers had lost James was thinking of Boston though we lost, it was fun being Denver 128, Minnesota 116 Oklahoma City 131, San Antonio 103 thinking I would try it again, so I his ensuing two meetings with great Bill Russell, who watched out there competing at the high- Chicago 126, Washington 117 just went to my back-down, gave the Celtics. the game at courtside while est level, and it makes you thirsty New Orleans 115, Golden State 101 Portland 107, Detroit 104 a little Dream Shake to the base- “It’s just special to be part of wearing Kobe Bryant’s jersey. for the postseason.” Monday’s games line and was able to open up the this rivalry,” James said. “We un- He was also thinking of Tatum, Anthony Davis had 32 points Atlanta at Philadelphia Miami at Cleveland middle and get my fadeaway.” derstand that this has been going who matched his career high with and 13 rebounds for Los Angeles, Milwaukee at Washington When Tatum was called for an on since the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, 41 points while wearing a purple which took a 32-point blowout loss Orlando at Brooklyn New York at Houston offensive foul in the final second, ’90s, all the way through. So to be wristband in memory of Bryant, in Boston last month. The Celtics Minnesota at Dallas the Lakers could celebrate anoth- Phoenix at Utah a part of a rivalry, to be a part of a mentor and teacher to the Celt- had won 12 of 14 starting with Memphis at L.A. Clippers er memorable meeting between a historical two-franchise group, ics star. that dominant win. Tuesday’s games Charlotte at Indiana two clubs with 33 NBA titles be- this is special. ... (We love) to rep- “That’s a great atmosphere,” Davis hit two free throws with Milwaukee at Toronto tween them. resent this rivalry with the ut- said Boston’s Jaylen Brown, who 12.3 seconds left in the rematch Oklahoma City at Chicago Detroit at Denver James put up a triple-double most respect and play this game scored 20 points. “It don’t get and added one more with 6.7 sec- Boston at Portland when Los Angeles won in Boston the right way, as all the former too much better than that. To be onds to play. New Orleans at L.A. Lakers Sacramento at Golden State Wednesday’s games Brooklyn at Washington Roundup New York at Charlotte Philadelphia at Cleveland Minnesota at Miami Orlando at Atlanta Memphis at Houston Raptors set franchise record with rout of Pacers Dallas at San Antonio L.A. Clippers at Phoenix Boston at Utah

Associated Press gest of the season. The Raptors led by 40 in a Millsap made his first six shots of the game Leaders home win over Utah on Dec. 1. The 46-point before missing with 54 seconds left in the first Scoring TORONTO — Kyle Lowry and the surging G FG FT PTS AVG margin of victory surpassed a 36-point win half. Harden, HOU 53 536 552 1867 35.2 Toronto Raptors tuned up for their showdown over Charlotte on Nov. 18. Nikola Jokic was nearly as sharp, making Young, ATL 52 481 412 1558 30.0 with Milwaukee by pounding the Indiana Antetokounmpo, MIL 50 554 319 1502 30.0 Trail Blazers 107, Pistons 104: CJ Mc- all six of his shots in the first half and going Lillard, POR 54 507 368 1594 29.5 Pacers. Beal, WAS 47 468 312 1366 29.1 Lowry had 16 points and 11 assists, extend- Collum had 41 points, a career-high 12 assists 11-for-14 from the field. He finished with 24 Doncic, DAL 45 428 315 1304 29.0 and nine rebounds, Carmelo Anthony scored points and Jamal Murray had 19. The Nug- Leonard, LAC 43 408 263 1172 27.3 ing his career-best streak of double-doubles Westbrook, HOU 47 497 238 1278 27.2 to six, and Toronto hammered Indiana 127-81 a season-high 32 points and host Portland ral- gests shot 58.9% after hitting 68.2% in the Davis, LAL 47 436 330 1253 26.7 lied to beat Detroit. first half. Booker, PHX 54 480 357 1424 26.4 on Sunday, the most lopsided victory in Rap- LaVine, CHI 57 499 262 1431 25.1 It was the first time Anthony scored more Kelan Martin had 19 of his career-high 21 James, LAL 52 498 200 1306 25.1 tors history. Ingram, NOP 48 406 252 1185 24.7 Pascal Siakam scored 21 points and Serge than 30 points since Feb. 25, 2017, when he points in the first half for the Timberwolves. Mitchell, UTA 55 494 211 1331 24.2 was with the New York Knicks. He made a Thunder 131, Spurs 103: Shai Gilgeous- Siakam, TOR 45 397 178 1070 23.8 Ibaka had 15 points and a season-high 15 re- Rebounds bounds as Toronto led from wire-to-wire and jumper with the Trail Blazers protecting a Alexander had 22 points and 13 rebounds, G OFF DEF TOT AVG two-point lead with 21 seconds left. Steven Adams added 21 points and 14 re- Drummond, CLE 53 242 580 822 15.5 posted its 13th straight home win over the Gobert, UTA 54 195 583 778 14.4 Pacers. The Raptors won for the 17th time in Reserve big man Christian Wood had 26 bounds and host Oklahoma City rolled past Whiteside, POR 52 208 522 730 14.0 points and nine rebounds for the Pistons. San Antonio. Antetokounmpo, MIL 50 120 559 679 13.6 18 games and extended their home winning Sabonis, IND 53 162 500 662 12.5 streak to nine. Bulls 126, Wizards 117: Coby White Luguentz Dort, a rookie who is on a two-way Embiid, PHI 41 113 379 492 12.0 Vucevic, ORL 45 119 369 488 10.8 That streak will be tested when Giannis An- scored 33 points to join Michael Jordan as the contract, scored 15 points on 6-for-6 shooting, Valanciunas, MEM 53 152 408 560 10.6 only Bulls rookies with consecutive 30-point and Chris Paul added 12 points, 10 assists and Adebayo, MIA 56 146 438 584 10.4 tetokounmpo and the Bucks come north of the Thompson, CLE 52 213 321 534 10.3 border Tuesday night, the first of three meet- games, and host Chicago overcame Bradley nine rebounds to help the Thunder win for the Assists Beal’s career-high 53 points to snap an eight- 12th time in 15 games. Eight Oklahoma City G AST AVG ings between the teams down the stretch. The James, LAL 52 558 10.7 NBA leaders have won seven of eight heading game losing streak. players scored in double figures — a first for Young, ATL 52 477 9.2 Zach LaVine added 32 points and broke the the team since moving from Seattle in 2008. Rubio, PHX 49 423 8.6 into Monday’s game at Washington. Doncic, DAL 45 389 8.6 “They’re a well-coached team, they’re a franchise record for three-pointers in a sea- Pelicans 115, Warriors 101: Zion Wil- Simmons, PHI 54 442 8.2 Lillard, POR 54 429 7.9 well-oiled machine,” Lowry said. “All we can son. Thaddeus Young scored 25 points, going liamson had 28 points and seven rebounds, Lowry, TOR 44 337 7.7 do is worry about ourselves.” 5-for-7 from beyond the arc. Jrue Holiday scored 11 of his 23 points in the Graham, CHA 56 429 7.7 Harden, HOU 53 391 7.4 Lowry’s double-double was his 13th of the Beal surpassed his previous best of 51 fourth quarter and New Orleans pulled away Brogdon, IND 42 307 7.3 season. He’s averaging 19.3 points and 10.8 points at Portland on Dec. 5, 2017. to win at Golden State. FG Percentage FG FGA PCT assists over his current six-game run. Nuggets 128, Timberwolves 116: Paul Nicolo Melli matched his career high with Gobert, UTA 320 465 .688 “I’ve never coached or seen anybody that Millsap scored a season-high 25 points on 9 20 points and six three-pointers, and Bran- Allen, BKN 233 366 .637 Capela, HOU 244 388 .629 plays as hard in basketball as that guy,” Rap- of 11 shooting and host Denver bounced back don Ingram had 17 points and five assists to Clarke, MEM 254 408 .623 Whiteside, POR 341 558 .611 tors coach Nick Nurse said. from its first loss in the Northwest Division to help the Pelicans win for the fifth time in six Simmons, PHI 361 617 .585 Toronto’s largest lead was 49 points, its big- beat Minnesota. games. Valanciunas, MEM 327 562 .582 Tuesday, February 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 NHL Scoreboard Roundup

Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 63 39 12 12 90 208 159 Tampa Bay 62 40 17 5 85 221 171 Karlsson’s hat trick drives Knights Toronto 63 32 23 8 72 220 210 Florida 62 32 24 6 70 217 212 Buffalo 62 29 25 8 66 182 193 Montreal 64 29 27 8 66 194 195 Ottawa 62 21 30 11 53 164 212 Detroit 64 15 45 4 34 130 240 Vegas defeats Metropolitan Division Washington 62 38 18 6 82 218 190 Pittsburgh 61 37 18 6 80 201 168 Anaheim in OT for Philadelphia 62 35 20 7 77 206 183 N.Y. Islanders 61 35 20 6 76 176 164 Carolina 61 35 22 4 74 201 172 Columbus 63 30 19 14 74 162 163 6th straight win N.Y. Rangers 61 33 24 4 70 203 188 New Jersey 61 24 27 10 58 167 210 Associated Press Western Conference Central Division ANAHEIM, Calif. — Wil- GP W L OT Pts GF GA liam Karlsson and the Vegas St. Louis 63 36 17 10 82 200 174 Colorado 61 36 18 7 79 212 166 Golden Knights have the NHL’s Dallas 62 36 20 6 78 167 159 Winnipeg 64 32 27 5 69 193 191 longest current winning streak, Nashville 61 30 23 8 68 195 196 and they’ve built it in all sorts of Minnesota 61 29 25 7 65 186 197 Chicago 62 27 27 8 62 182 197 ways. Pacific Division Blowing a two-goal lead in the Vegas 64 34 22 8 76 208 196 Edmonton 62 33 22 7 73 198 192 third period wasn’t what they had Vancouver 61 33 22 6 72 203 187 in mind. No matter — no slowing Calgary 63 32 25 6 70 187 196 Arizona 65 31 26 8 70 181 174 Vegas on this roll. San Jose 62 26 32 4 56 159 203 Karlsson got his third career Anaheim 62 24 30 8 56 161 197 Los Angeles 63 22 35 6 50 156 203 hat trick, Shea Theodore scored Note: Two points for a win, one point in overtime and the Golden for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per Knights extended their winning conference advance to playoffs. streak to a season-high six games Sunday’s games Washington 5, Pittsburgh 3 with a 6-5 victory over the Ana- Buffalo 2, Winnipeg 1 Dallas 2, Chicago 1 heim Ducks. N.Y. Islanders 4, San Jose 1 Theodore’s winner 3:50 into OT Calgary 4, Detroit 2 St. Louis 4, Minnesota 1 came after the Vegas squandered Edmonton 4, Los Angeles 2 a two-goal lead late in the third Vegas 6, Anaheim 5, OT Monday’s games period. Mark Stone assisted on Ottawa at Columbus the goal to complete his second Tuesday’s games Calgary at Boston four-assist game during the win- Dallas at Carolina ning streak. /AP N.Y. Rangers vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nas- CHRIS CARLSON sau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Stone started the rush by inter- San Jose at Philadelphia cepting Ryan Getzlaf’s pass. He Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson, left, scores past Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson Toronto at Tampa Bay Vancouver at Montreal passed it to Theodore, who skated for a hat trick during the third period. Vegas won 6-5 in overtime Sunday in Anaheim. Winnipeg at Washington up the right side of the ice before New Jersey at Detroit Chicago at St. Louis releasing a wrist shot from the eight games. Mike Smith made 21 saves. Dallas beat Chicago. Columbus at Minnesota Despite being outshot 36-23, Blues 4, Wild 1: Oskar Sun- The Stars’ Joe Pavelski opened Ottawa at Nashville right faceoff circle to beat goal- Florida at Arizona tender John Gibson. Washington put together respons- dqvist had a goal and an assist, the scoring in the first period. Edmonton at Anaheim es to some potential momen- Jordan Binnington made 32 saves Blackhawks rookie Dominik Wednesday’s games “I think we’ve just played good Buffalo at Colorado hockey. We’ve really tightened tum-crushing Penguins goals. and St. Louis won at Minnesota. Kubalik tied the game in the sec- Edmonton at Vegas Pittsburgh at Los Angeles up our systems,” said Theodore, Pittsburgh’s Patric Hornqvist and Jordan Kyrou, Brayden Schenn ond period on the power play. Thursday’s games who has nine goals this season. “I Sidney Crosby scored 26 seconds and Ivan Barbashev also scored Islanders 4, Sharks 1: Anders Chicago at Tampa Bay Dallas at Boston think we are sticking to that and apart late in the second and Ev- for the Blues, who have won four Lee scored twice, Semyon Var- N.Y. Rangers at Montreal really starting to feel that pres- geni Malkin had a highlight-reel straight and retained their spot lamov made 29 saves and New Toronto at Florida Minnesota at Detroit sure of the end of the season.” goal in the third that tied it. atop the Western Conference York won its second straight at Vancouver at Ottawa Karlsson hadn’t scored a goal Tom Wilson scored 76 sec- standings. Nassau Coliseum, beating San Calgary at Nashville N.Y. Islanders at St. Louis in his last 20 games coming into onds into the third to make it 2-2, Sabres 2, Jets 1: Kyle Okposo Jose. Washington at Winnipeg Sunday but broke out of that in a two-time Penguins Stanley Cup enjoyed his first two-goal game in Defenseman Devon Toews also New Jersey at San Jose big way. His snap shot 19:03 into champion Carl Hagelin put the 23 months, and host Buffalo con- scored to help the Islanders move Scoring leaders the second period while Gibson Capitals up and Oshie shoveled tinued its playoff push with a vic- within a point of idle Philadelphia Through Sunday was screened was his first goal the puck in on a scramble in front tory over Winnipeg. for third place in the tightly con- GP G A PTS with 9:20 left. Okposo scored the go-ahead tested Metropolitan Division. The Leon Draisaitl, EDM 61 35 62 97 since Dec. 13. David Pastrnak, BOS 63 45 43 88 Capitals 5, Penguins 3: T.J. Oilers 4, Kings 2: Connor goal 7:37 into the third period and reeling Sharks lost their fourth Nathan MacKinnon, COL 61 33 51 84 Artemi Panarin, NYR 60 31 52 83 Oshie scored the go-ahead goal McDavid had a goal and two as- the Sabres won their fifth in six straight. Connor McDavid, EDM 55 30 51 81 midway through the third period, sists in his return after missing games. Rookie Jonas Johansson Flames 4, Red Wings 2: John- Brad Marchand, BOS 63 24 54 78 Jack Eichel, BUF 60 35 42 77 Braden Holtby made 33 saves and six games because of a quad in- stopped 25 shots to earn his first ny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan Jonathan Huberdeau, FLA 62 22 54 76 host Washington beat Pittsburgh jury and Edmonton won at Los victory in three NHL starts. scored in the first period, and Patrick Kane, CHI 61 27 49 76 Nikita Kucherov, TB 60 29 46 75 to snap their losing streak at four Angeles. Buffalo’s surge has moved it Calgary started its road trip by Auston Matthews, TOR 63 43 30 73 and leapfrog their archrivals into Leon Draisaitl scored on the into a tie for fifth with Montreal beating Detroit. John Carlson, WSH 61 15 56 71 Mark Scheifele, WPG 63 26 40 66 first place. power play, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in the Atlantic Division . Andrew Mangiapane scored Steven Stamkos, TB 56 29 36 65 The Capitals endured a back- had a goal and the Oilers moved Stars 2, Blackhawks 1: Tyler the Flames’ last two goals, one of Kyle Connor, WPG 63 30 33 63 and-forth, chippy game to win for ahead of idle Vancouver into sec- Seguin scored the tiebreaking which came into an empty net at Goals against average just the second time in their past ond place in the Pacific Division. goal in the second period and host the end. Name, Team GP MINS GA AVG Darcy Kuemper, Arizona 25 1517 55 2.17 Tuukka Rask, Boston 36 2102 76 2.17 Tristan Jarry, Pittsburgh 30 1747 65 2.23 Pavel Francouz, Colorado 26 1428 54 2.27 Caps acquire Kovalchuk from Canadiens Jake Allen, St. Louis 21 1154 44 2.29 Anton Khudobin, Dallas 25 1375 53 2.31 Elvis Merzlikins, Columbus 31 1723 68 2.37 I. Samsonov, Washington 24 1292 52 2.41 Associated Press Jaroslav Halak, Boston 29 1709 69 2.42 fourth prominent Russian player on the Capi- competing as neutral athletes, won the gold Ben Bishop, Dallas 41 2300 94 2.45 tals, joining forwards Alex Ovechkin and Evg- medal. He signed with the Los Angeles Kings J. Korpisalo, Columbus 32 1876 78 2.49 WASHINGTON — The Ovi and Kovy show S. Varlamov, Islanders 39 2177 91 2.51 is coming to the NHL. eny Kuznetsov and defenseman Dmitry Orlov. that summer and had his contract terminated Carter Hart, Philadelphia 37 1998 84 2.52 He has six goals and seven assists for 13 points after putting up 43 points in 81 games. A. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay 46 2765 119 2.58 The Washington Capitals on Sunday ac- J. Binnington, St. Louis 44 2588 112 2.6 quired winger Ilya Kovalchuk from the Mon- in 22 games since joining the Canadiens. Ovechkin and Kovalchuk were team- treal Canadiens for a 2020 third-round pick “Ilya is a talented offensive player who we mates for Russia at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Goaltenders win record feel will provide us with additional depth and Olympics. Name, Team GP MINS W L OT and will be able to add him to one of the most A. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay 46 2765 32 11 3 explosive offenses in hockey. flexibility up front,” Capitals general man- In 919 regular-season NHL games, Kov- J. Binnington, St. Louis 44 2588 26 11 7 C. Hellebuyck, Winnipeg 51 2852 26 19 5 Washington made the move to get another ager Brian MacLellan said. “He is a skilled alchuk has 442 goals and 430 assists for 872 C. Price, Montreal 53 3141 26 22 5 top-nine forward hours after its second vic- forward who can make plays and contribute points. He’s expected to be in the Washington F. Andersen, Toronto 47 2701 25 13 6 M. Fleury, Vegas 45 2641 25 14 5 tory in eight games. Montreal will retain 50% to our offensive game.” area for the Capitals’ morning skate Tues- J. Markstrom, Vancouver 43 2551 23 16 4 Kovalchuk was named MVP of the 2018 day and play that night against the Winnipeg T. Rask, Boston 36 2102 23 6 6 of Kovalchuk’s $700,000 salary and cap hit. S. Bobrovsky, Florida 47 2622 22 18 5 The 36-year-old Kovalchuk becomes the Olympics when a team of Russian players, Jets. PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, February 25, 2020 SOCCER/AUTO RACING Soccer minus fans? Virus having impact on Italy, elsewhere

BY ANDREW DAMPF hardest hit by the virus, the Ital- Associated Press ian Olympic Committee said. There are also concerns over ROME — The Italian govern- Inter’s Europa League soccer ment is moving toward having match against Ludogorets, with soccer matches played behind the second leg scheduled for closed doors in affected areas Thursday in Milan. The Bulgar- as authorities try to contain a ian side has written to UEFA to spreading virus that has made request more information . northern Italy the focal point of Juventus, which is based in the outbreak in Europe. Turin, is scheduled to host Inter Serie A president Paolo Dal next Sunday in the return of for- Pinto sent a letter to the govern- mer coach Antonio Conte. Other ment on Monday asking that games scheduled for northern games no longer be postponed Italy next weekend include Udi- /AP in the affected areas but played nese-Fiorentina on Saturday and STEVE MARCUS, LAS VEGAS SUN without fans in attendance — not- AC Milan-Genoa on Sunday. Joey Logano celebrates winning a NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. ing there is little time for make-up Lyon was in contact with UEFA dates considering all elite soccer and French authorities over con- competitions must be completed cern about the 2,500-3,000 Juven- by May 24 because of the upcom- tus fans traveling over the border ing European Championship. to a Champions League game in Logano overcomes missed Sports Minister Vincenzo the French city on Wednesday. Spadafora also proposed the Juventus shares fell 11% on the closed-door plan to Italian Pre- Milan stock exchange in early mier Giuseppe Conte — although pit call to win at Las Vegas trading on Monday, forcing a sus- no final decision had been made. pension in trading . “Playing all sports behind Officials still hadn’t pinpointed BY JENNA FRYER track, a move that cycled him into rate myself a little bit from the closed doors for the next week the origin of Italy’s outbreak and Associated Press the lead but put him in position to field,” he said. could be possible, because then were struggling to contain the hold off a slew of contenders on f a n s c a n m o r e e a s i ly s t ay at h o m e ,” number of cases, which by Mon- LAS VEGAS — The adjust- fresh tires. said Maurizio Casasco, the presi- Briscoe wins delayed day had spread to a half-dozen ments to a major offseason over- Logano knew it was critical to dent of the Italian federation for Las Vegas Xfinity race regions and prompted Austria haul at Team Penske continued get his Ford separated from the sports physicians. “But the clubs to temporarily halt rail traffic Sunday at Las Vegas Motor pack quickly on the restart to LAS VEGAS — Chase Bris- have to be in agreement. across its border with Italy. Speedway, where miscommu- have any shot at the win. “There’s more than just soccer In South Korea, local soccer nication between Joey Logano coe won the rain-delayed Xfinity “Clean air was going to be key in Italy. It’s an issue that regards authorities indefinitely postponed and his new crew chief led to a Series race Sunday night at Las all sports.” the start of the 2020 season. The botched final pit stop. with old tires,” he said. “If I got Vegas Motor Speedway. Four Serie A games scheduled K League made the announce- Logano still wound up in vic- swallowed up by a couple of cars, NASCAR was able to complete for the previous round on Sunday ment after an emergency meeting tory lane for the second year in I was just going to fall backwards 50 of the 200 laps Saturday before were postponed, including Inter in Seoul as the country grapples a row, winning a two-lap sprint really quick.” rain washed out the event and Milan’s game against Sampdoria with the outbreak. The number to the finish that ended under Logano got a push from Ricky pushed its conclusion to after the at San Siro Stadium. of reported cases in South Korea caution. Stenhouse Jr. on the restart with Cup race Sunday . Also Monday, the first board reached 763 on Monday, includ- A caution with six laps remain- two laps remaining, then threw a Briscoe had led 27 of the 50 laps meeting for the Milan-Cortina ing seven deaths. Mainland China ing forced teams to make strate- block on William Byron to main- Saturday, then resumed his domi- Olympics was changed to a video has reported 2,592 deaths among gic decisions and crew chief Paul tain his position out front that Lo- nation in the conclusion. In all, he conference instead of being held 77,150 cases. Wolfe told Logano to come to pit gano called “the winning move. led five times for a race-high 89 in Milan. Members of the newly Also in Asia, the Japanese road for new tires. Logano didn’t “I was able to get down in front laps in his Ford for Stewart-Haas created board of directors for the hockey federation canceled its hear Wolfe and remained on of him and then be able to sepa- Racing. 2026 Games called in from their national women’s team’s games respective offices in the Lombar- against North America’s top play- dy and Veneto regions, the areas ers because of the virus. Newman says he suffered head injury

BY JENNA FRYER bit to get back here and I think he feels that would Associated Press be most appropriate for him to be behind the mic answering a lot of those questions.” LAS VEGAS — Ryan Newman said he suffered a Roush Fenway gave its first detailed account of head injury in his crash on the last lap of the Day- the harrowing ordeal that began when Newman, tona 500 but did not disclose details in a statement while leading the last lap of the rain-delayed Day- from the driver read before Sunday’s race at Las tona 500, was involved in a crash that sent him hard Vegas Motor Speedway. into a wall, airborne, hit in the driver side door by “I was fortunate to avoid any internal organ dam- another car, then trapped in an upside-down Ford age or broken bones. I did sustain a head injury for on fire as rescue workers tried to free him from the which I’m currently being treated,” Newman wrote damaged vehicle. in a statement. “The doctors have been pleased with He was hospitalized Monday night in what Roush my progression over the last few days.” officials called serious but not life-threatening con- There is no timetable for Newman’s return to dition — which Newmark said they did not learn racing, but Roush Fenway Racing said the 42-year- until Newman’s father passed along the information old Indiana native is determined to get back to the from doctors roughly two hours after the accident. track. Newman walked out of the Daytona Beach hospi- “He has expressed unequivocally that this is tal roughly 42 hours later, appearing unscathed and where he wants to be and he wants to be back in a holding hands with his two young daughters. The race car,“ said Roush President Steve Newmark, ALFREDO FALCONE, LAPRESSE/AP photo of that moment, Newman said in his state- adding that once he returns, Newman wants to be ment, was a testament to the Roush Fenway Rac- An AS Roma fan wears a mask as he watches the Italian Serie A the one to address his health personally. ing organization “that built me a car not only fast soccer match between Roma and Lecce at the Olympic stadium in “Ryan actually wants to be the one in front of you enough to lead the final seconds of the Daytona 500, Rome on Sunday. Four Serie A matches were postponed in Northern to answer those questions,” Newmark said. “He and but strong enough to do its job under great distress, Italy over concerns of the possible spreading of the COVID-19 virus. I talked about that and he’s kind of champing at the allowing me to survive such an accident.” Tuesday, February 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 MLB Not his 1st rodeo Diamondbacks’ Bumgarner concedes he competed in team roping under an alias

Associated Press although the Giants are not be- lieved to have pressed the issue SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Ari- with the four-time All-Star. zona Diamondbacks left-hander Diamondbacks general man- Madison Bumgarner has been ager Mike Hazen told The Ath- competing in rodeo events under letic he was “not going to get the alias Mason Saunders and into discussing specific contract even won $26,560 in a team-rop- language” when asked about ing competition in December, Bumgarner’s hobby. according to a story published Photos of Bumgarner roping Sunday by The Athletic. were posted to the Facebook page Bumgarner told the website he for Rancho Rio in Wickenburg. has discretely competed in rodeos Bumgarner — a right-handed for a while, including in March of roper — said he’s often recog- last year two days before pitching nized at rodeo events, but he’s for the San Francisco Giants in maintained the alias to keep his a Cactus League spring training profile low. He formed the Mason game. He has been roping since Saunders moniker by shorten- he was 15 or 16 years old and said ing his first name and adopting he’s been at it so long that “it’s just PHOTOS BY JOHN BAZEMORE/AP his wife’s maiden name as the part of who you are.” surname. A fan holds a sign during a spring training baseball game between the Houston Astros and the The 2014 World Series MVP “Something for my wife to call Washington Nationals on Sunday in West Palm Beach, Fla. agreed to an $85 million, five- me when we were out in public year contract with the Diamond- to keep people from recogniz- backs in December, about two ing me,” Bumgarner said. “But weeks after winning the rodeo you’re going to ruin that for me.” Astros stars competition in Wickenburg, Ariz. Bumgarner disputed a wide- Bumgarner infamously injured spread narrative that he signed his shoulder in 2017 in a dirt with Arizona “just to have my sit out again bike accident and missed three horses,” but did acknowledge months of San Francisco’s sea- it was a benefit. He also said he son. He apologized at the time may pursue roping more rigor- and called it a “stupid” decision ously after his baseball playing as Nats hoist that likely violated his contract, days are done. Series trophy Akiyama singles, shines

BY CHUCK KING Associated Press in spring debut with Reds

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Away from their BY JOSE M. ROMERO friendly cocoon, Alex Bregman and some of the Associated Press DID YOU KNOW ? bigger names on the Houston Astros are about to see — and hear — how fans really feel about what GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Shogo Shogo Akiyama is a five-time happened. Akiyama gave Cincinnati Reds Pacific League All-Star in Japan No hooting or hollering at Houston’s most promi- fans a small taste of what he can and holds the Japanese league provide at the top of the batting nent sign stealers Sunday. Once again, the primary record with 216 hits in a season. offenders were out of the Astros’ lineup. order and in the outfield Sunday For the second straight day, Astros manager in his first spring training game SOURCE: Associated Press Dusty Baker didn’t start any of his stars against with the team. Washington Nationals at the spring training park Akiyama, hitting leadoff and yama said through a translator. the teams share. playing center field, lined the “It was also good that I was able “It seems like a bit of a cop-out to me,” Nationals second pitch he saw from Chica- to see a lot of pitches.” fan Josh Kohn said. “This is the first two games of go White Sox starter Dylan Cease After four innings in the field, spring training. This is what the guys in MLB live Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan into right field for a single. In the he grounded into a fielder’s choice for. They want to be out there. I have to imagine Zimmerman holds the 2019 World Series Trophy top of the third inning, he made a in his third and final at-bat. But even the players are a little upset that they can’t play before a spring training baseball game against the running catch going to his left on reaching first allowed him to try today, but I understand why they are not out there.” Houston Astros on Sunday. a sinking line drive from Nicky stealing a base, which he’d done Kohn also attended Saturday night’s rained-out Delmonico. 112 times in his nine-year career Grapefruit League opener between these same manager Jeff Luhnow — the pair subsequently fired The five-time Pacific League in Japan. clubs, wearing a shirt that read “bang foul poles, — following an investigation that found Houston All-Star is the first player from “It wasn’t a goal, but I just want- not trash cans” — an homage to Howie Kendrick’s players illegally stole signs during their 2017 World Japan to sign a major league con- ed to see if I could do it,” Akiyama home run in Game 7 of the World Series that gave Series championship season and again in 2018. tract with the Reds. At least a said. “To see if I have a chance. Washington the lead over the Astros for good. Even without the stars being on the field Sunday, dozen Japanese media members It was good that I was able to run Several Astros fans asked Kohn to pose for pic- some fans couldn’t resist yelling their disapproval. tracked his every move before it out.” tures with them. Dressed in a Yankees T-shirt and cap, Ron Scelfo and after his day at Goodyear Akiyama was thrown out at “I don’t think we have as much grief with them shouted “Let’s go cheaters” as Astros right fielder Ballpark in the Reds’ spring second base to end the fourth in- because we beat them,” Kohn said. “If we lost it training opener. Kyle Tucker walked to the plate for the game’s first ning and his day. would be different. The Dodgers are pretty upset. The perception of Akiyama in at-bat. The Reds signed the 31-year- I think it’s nice that we can start the season off like, Other fans sporadically yelled “cheaters” at quiet Japan is that he isn’t on the same old Akiyama to a three-year, $21 ‘Hey guys, remember what happened last year?’ ” points early in the contest. level as Los Angeles Angels two- million contract in the offseason, Jose Altuve, Bregman, Carlos Correa and Yuli Ballpark of the Palm Beaches staffers prevented way player Shohei Ohtani or for- Gurriel — all starters in 2017 — are expected to a couple of fans from entering with signs, though mer Seattle Mariners outfielder winning the bidding for his ser- make their exhibition debuts on Monday when some fans wrote makeshift messages on paper . Ichiro Suzuki, both of whom took vices as part of a roster makeover Houston travels to Lakeland to face Detroit. The trip Washington general manager Mike Rizzo and the majors by storm when they that the team hopes will help it takes over 2½ hours each way. first baseman Ryan Zimmerman hoisted the World arrived in the U.S. But Akiyama contend in the NL Central. Though Houston was technically the visitor on Series trophy as part of a pregame ceremony. The holds the Japanese league record While it’s not a certainty that Sunday, the game against the Tigers will be the As- Nationals raised a flag beyond the right-center field for hits in a season with 216, set Akiyama will be the Reds’ regu- tros’ first true road game of the spring. wall touting the 2019 title, doing so as many of the in 2015. lar center fielder, his ability to In January, Major League Baseball stripped the Astros — the team they defeated — made their way “I was very nervous, but defi- get on base is something Cincin- Astros of their top draft choices for the next two sea- from the clubhouse and down the left field line to nitely relieved that I got my first nati was seeking at the top of its sons, and suspended manager AJ Hinch and general their dugout. hit,” the left-handed-hitting Aki- order. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, February 25, 2020 BOXING/GOLF Commentary Reed ramps up play as accusations get louder

BY DOUG FERGUSON ward, Reed accepted the two-shot Associated Press penalty, all while saying a differ- ent camera angle would have MEXICO CITY — The book- shown his club wasn’t as close to ies had Patrick Reed at 40-1 odds the ball as it looked and he didn’t going into the Mexico Champi- know his club touched the sand. onship, which should have come Twice. down before he even hit a shot. It was a bad look, but it didn’t More accusations of cheating, bother Reed. He shot 66 the next this time from Brooks Koepka day and finished third. during a town hall show on Sirius Cameron Smith spoke out XM. And then former CBS ana- against him ahead of the Presi- lyst Peter Kostis weighed in dur- dents Cup, where Reed was ing a “No Laying Up” podcast in heckled so badly that his caddie, which he said he saw Reed im- brother-in-law Kessler Karain, prove his lie four times. had an altercation with a fan and The noise got louder. was suspended from caddying in And that’s when Reed always the final session. seems to get better. The next day, Reed won his first His one-shot victory in Mexico point of the week, handily beating City might not quiet any critics. /AP C.T. Pan in 16 holes. PHOTOS BY ISAAC BREKKEN It left no doubt, however, that the In his next PGA Tour start, 29-year-old Reed might be as re- Tyson Fury arrives in the arena before Saturday’s WBC heavyweight championship match against Reed was in a three-man playoff silient as anyone in golf. Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas. Fury won by TKO in the seventh round. at Kapalua. On his final putt in He says he doesn’t listen, and the playoff, which Thomas won, that his team — wife Justine, her mother, attorneys — fill him in. a fan cried out, “CHEATER!” as “It didn’t bother me at all,” Reed the ball was on its way. Reed says Fury is one of a kind he never heard him. said. “I’m on the golf course. I’m focusing on what I need to do.” In San Diego, the heckling got Reed was part of a massive traf- so bad that Reed asked security to fic jam, even by Mexico City stan- remove a fan. He tied for sixth. ‘The Gypsy King’ dards, at Chapultepec Golf Club. This week was the loudest. Ko- Five players had at least a share epka was in the Bay Area to pre- of the lead at one point. Four were view his title defense at the PGA reclaims crown tied headed for the back nine. Championship when he was asked He closed with a 4-under 67 for by radio host Sway Calloway BY TIM DAHLBERG a one-shot victory, his eighth on about Reed, “Was he cheating?” Associated Press the PGA Tour and second World “Uh, yeah. I think, yeah, yeah,” Golf Championship. Koepka said. “I mean, I don’t LAS VEGAS — The world has No one should have been sur- know what he was doing, building never seen a heavyweight cham- prised, least of all runner-up sand castles in the sand. But you pion quite like Tyson Fury, the Bryson DeChambeau. He has know, you know where your club British behemoth who gave De- taken criticism for his pace of is. I mean, I took three months off ontay Wilder a beat down to win play, feeling as though he has be- and I can promise you I know if I the heavyweight title and then come a target. touched sand.” celebrated by leading his fans in “There’s been a lot of stuff said Kostis on the podcast said he a chorus of “American Pie” from in past years, I guess you could saw Reed tamp down grass in the ring at the MGM Grand. say, with him, and even with me. I the rough to allow for a better lie, He can fight, he can sing and feel like unfortunately sometimes though he said he wouldn’t know he can talk. Oh, can he talk. we get quite a bad rap,” DeCham- if Reed had done it intentionally. Before the fight Fury talked beau said. That accusation has been made nonstop about how he was going Tyson Fury, left, hits Deontay Wilder during their WBC heavyweight What dogs Reed was a moment about other players in the past. to switch from boxer to puncher championship fight on Saturday in Las Vegas. in the third round at the Hero But with Reed, especially now, it to take the heavyweight title from World Challenge in the Bahamas, added a chapter. Wilder. After the fight he talked And then he won in Mexico, Brit Anthony Joshua might say, ing Wilder down in the third when his ball was in an awful lie about how he did just that — and moving to No. 1 in the Race to he should be hailed by all in box- round with a right hand to the in the waste area on the 11th hole. will only get better as his career ing as the best heavyweight in the head and again in the fifth with a Video clearly showed him twice Dubai, No. 5 in the FedEx Cup, goes on. world. left to the body. swiping away sand behind his No. 8 in the world ranking. “Not bad for a fat guy who can’t “Everybody knows I’m a mas- By the time Wilder’s corner ball. In the scoring room after- That won’t stop the noise. punch,” the 6-foot-9 Fury crowed ter boxer,” Fury said. “But that threw in the towel, the outcome after handing Wilder his first de- didn’t work the last time. I got a of the fight had long since been feat in a fight so one-sided that draw and a draw is a failure to decided. Wilder’s corner finally threw in me. The only way I could guaran- As for the singing afterward? the towel at 1:39 of the seventh tee I was going to get a win was a Well, Fury might not want to quit round of their heavyweight show- knockout.” his night job — one that made him down Saturday night. “I had a The path to greatness in Sin $30-40 million for the signature dream of coming to Las Vegas City was a troubled one. Fury win of his career. and taking over. Now here I am.” had to beat his demons before he “Were you not entertained?” It wasn’t supposed to play out could beat the best heavyweights, Fury asked afterward. “I’ve now like this. Not against an unbeaten and then had to beat the skeptics finished off my collection. I’ve heavyweight champion so feared to be considered the best of the won every belt in boxing.” he had knocked out 41 of 43 men best. If any more evidence was put in the ring against him. Against Wilder he proved needed that Fury has established Not after Fury plunged into he was just that in a fight most himself as the best heavyweight the depths of despair a few years never saw coming. Most, that is, around, oddsmakers at the West- back when his life was spiraling who thought Fury was bluffing gate Superbook opened betting out of control and cocaine and when he said he would go after on a possible Joshua-Fury match- alcohol had made his weight bal- Wilder from the opening bell in up with Fury a big minus-260 loon 37 pounds. the rematch of their draw from 14 favorite. But now the Gypsy King has months earlier. “We’ve never seen a guy of this the heavyweight title once again, He put on a show in a theatrical size with this ability,” promoter FERNANDO LLANO/AP five years after first winning it entrance, wearing a crown and Bob Arum said. from Wladimir Klitschko. carried aloft on a throne. Then he And that’s something to sing Patrick Reed gives the thumbs up after winning the WGC-Mexico And, no matter what his fellow put a show on in the ring, knock- about. Championship golf tournament in Mexico City on Sunday. Tuesday, February 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 COLLEGE BASKETBALL No. 25 Buckeyes Spot: BYU moves off beat No. 7 Terps the bubble FROM BACK PAGE On a related note, the loss by Ohio State gets fourth win over Top-10 team Gonzaga could put its No. 1 seed- ing in jeopardy. But losses by BY NICOLE KRAFT “I am just happy we won,” Mu- top-ranked Baylor and No. 4 San Associated Press hammad said. “I’m happy we all Diego State helped its cause, and played hard, happy we stayed the Bulldogs still have some of COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio together. They made a lot of the best advanced metrics in the State coach Chris Holtmann sat runs. They dug themselves back country. across from Luther Muhammad into the game. We just stayed at a recent lunch and told him together.” Rising there would soon be a day when Aaron Wiggins led Maryland Virginia (19-7, 11-5 ACC): the sophomore guard would need (22-5, 12-4) with 20 points and The reigning national champions to “be the difference.” Eric Ayala had 16, but the Ter- were an afterthought a month ago, That day turned out to be rapins got little help from their but wins over Boston College and Sunday. big guns. Leading scorer Jalen Pittsburgh last week have contin- Muhammad scored 22 points Smith, who averages 17.1 points ued a hot streak stretching to four and No. 25 Ohio State beat No. per game, was held to eight. An- games. And with games down the 7 Maryland 79-72, snapping the thony Cowan, who averages 16.9, stretch against Louisville and Terrapins’ nine-game winning scored 10 before fouling out. Duke, there are plenty of chances streak. “They deserve all the credit,” of the Cavaliers to become a lock. Ohio State (18-9, 8-8 Big Ten) Maryland coach Mark Turgeon Michigan (18-9, 9-7 Big Ten): defeated a Top-10 team for the said. “They made us pay for Has any team gone on a bigger fourth time this season. mistakes. They got loose balls. roller coaster this season than “He had big threes, great They got free throws. They were the Wolverines? They shot up the confidence,” Holtmann said of terrific. polls with a brilliant start, went Muhammad, who went 4-for-8 “My guys battled. We didn’t through a mid-season swoon, and from beyond the arc. “They went compete the first two minutes of now have won five in a row to get under a lot of those ball screens at the first half. Then we started to back in the picture for an at-large times and he was able to raise up compete, we battled, never gave bid. and shoot it behind it, which was up. They were the better team.” Utah State (22-7, 11-5 Moun- huge. I think he’s playing with a The Buckeyes dominated from tain West): The Aggies are poised lot of confidence.” outside, shooting 40% (10-for-25) to make the Mountain West more Four other Buckeyes scored in from three-point range. than just a one-bid league regard- double figures, led by Kaleb Wes- The Terrapins fought back late, less of what happens with San JAY LAPRETE/AP son with 15 points. Duane Wash- getting within four points with 32 Diego State in the conference ington Jr. added 13, while Andre seconds left, but the Buckeyes put Ohio State’s Kaleb Wesson dunks the ball against Maryland on tournament. They’ve ripped off Wesson and C.J. Jackson each the game away at the free throw Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes knocked off the No. 7 five straight wins and behind had 12. line, where they went 16-for-16. Terrapins 79-72, ending Maryland’s nine-game win streak. Sam Merrill’s continued offen- sive brilliance. UCLA (17-11, 10-5 Pac-12): Top 25 roundup There are a whole bunch of bub- ble teams in the league — we see you, Southern California and Resilient Hoosiers knock off No. 9 Nittany Lions Stanford. But the Bruins have come alive under Mick Cronin, winning five straight to make a Associated Press No. 15 Creighton 81, No. 21 strong at-large case. Butler 59: Marcus Zegarowski BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In a made all seven of his three-point- Falling game full of wild swings, Indiana ers and finished with 25 points, North Carolina State (17-10, boxed out No. 9 Penn State. and the host Bluejays beat the 8-8 ACC): There is no shame The Hoosiers let a 19-point first- Bulldogs for their fourth straight in a competitive loss to Florida half lead completely disappear, win over an AP Top 25 opponent. State, but the Wolfpack now have fell behind by six and then rallied The Bluejays (22-6, 11-4 Big dropped five of their last eight for a 68-60 victory Sunday. East) have won nine of 10 and games. Duke is also on the sched- “We play the game in 10 four- remain one game behind confer- ule during their final four-game minute battles or rounds like ence-leading Seton Hall. stretch. Marquette (17-9, 7-7 Big a fight,” Indiana coach Archie Butler (19-9, 7-8), which East): The Golden Eagles have Miller said. “There is going to dropped its third straight game, been a mainstay in the Top 25 be swings and you have to fight played the second half without most of the season, and they have through it and find way to weath- top scorer Kamar Baldwin. He one of the nation’s most exciting er it.” limped off the court late in the players in Markus Howard. But Al Durham scored 14 points first half with a left ankle injury. three straight losses have put and Trayce Jackson-Davis had 13 Zegarowski led Creighton’s tor- them on the NCAA Tournament points and 10 rebounds to lead the rid shooting performance, setting Hoosiers (18-9, 8-8 Big Ten). bubble, and tough games against his career high with the seven Georgetown and No. 16 Seton “We got off to great start and threes. The Bluejays finished MICHAEL CONROY/AP Hall loom. should have had a bigger lead with a season-high 15 threes on going into halftime, but we made Oklahoma (16-11, 6-8 Big Indiana forward Jerome Hunter, right, goes up to block the shot of 26 attempts. 12): The Sooners have dropped some dumb errors,” Miller said. Penn State guard Jamari Wheeler during the second half of Sunday’s No. 16 Seton Hall 81, St. three straight, and while losses “We took a huge punch in the sec- game in Bloomington, Ind. The Hoosiers won 68-60. John’s 65: At Newark, N.J., to Baylor and Kansas are hardly ond half and times this year that Myles Powell scored 18 points, a black eye, a lopsided loss to punch has hurt us a lot more.” way to finish. For the most part, help,” Penn State coach Patrick Sandro Mamukelashvili added 16 Oklahoma State was especially Devonte Green contributed we played smart. We fought and Chambers said. “When we are points and nine rebounds and the damaging. 10 points for the Hoosiers, who finished the last two games well successful we are sharing the Pirates beat the Red Storm. South Carolina (16-11, 8-6 made their final four free throws defensively.” basketball. We were relying on Jared Rhoden added 14 points SEC): The Gamecocks’ postsea- to help seal the win. Lamar Stevens, who was one guy.” and Romero Gill had 12 points son hopes took a big blow last “At the end of the game, we plagued with foul trouble all Penn State has been without while going 6-for-6 from the floor week with losses to Mississippi made almost every single hard game, led Penn State (20-7, 10- Myreon Jones, who is averaging in in the wire-to-wire victory for State and LSU. They’ll get the hustle play,” Miller said. “We 6) with 29 points on 11-for-27 14.1 points, who has missed the Seton Hall (20-7, 12-3 Big East). Bulldogs again during a four- were able to make some plays shooting. last five games with an undis- LJ Figueroa led St. John’s (14- game finishing kick in which they when it was tough. We found a “Lamar was great but he needs closed illness. 13, 3-11) with 19 points. should be favored to win out. S TARS AND STRIPES Tuesday, February 25, 2020 F3HIJKLM One of a kind Fury a heavyweight champ SPORTS unlike any other » Page 22

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BYU forward Yoeli Childs celebrates after dunking against Gonzaga on Saturday in Provo, Utah. The Cougars likely secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament with their 91-78 victory over the No. 2-ranked Bulldogs. Rick Bowmer / AP BYU’s big win over Zags should solidify NCAA tourney spot

BY DAVE SKRETTA “I’m super happy. It just doesn’t happen Now, the question isn’t whether the the Associated Press ‘ This team has like this,” he said. “They just kind of dug in Cougars will get into the tournament but been through a lot and kept battling for four years or five years where they will be seeded. They have one YU might just have gone from or six years. Then they set the table with a more regular-season game left against Pep- the most precarious of positions this year but what summer that was really demanding and dif- perdine before the West Coast Conference on the NCAA Tournament bubble I love about us is ficult. Waking up every single morning and Tournament, where they could face the Zags to a near lock in one memorable that we continue fighting their own agenda so that they could in a rubber match — the Bulldogs beat them night, thanks to a spectacular ef- sacrifice for this team. A lot of times you do all at home earlier this season. Bfort against second-ranked Gonzaga. to fi ght. Adversity “When you experience those lows,“ BYU that stuff and you don’t get that senior night, The Cougars (23-7) were trending in comes our way but these guys did and it’s extraordinary and guard T.J. Haws said, “winning is that much the right direction anyway, winning seven I am so happy for them. sweeter. This team has been through a lot this year but what I love about us is that we con- straight heading into their matchup with the and the next day “It’s actually really humbling,” Pope tinue to fight. Adversity comes our way and Bulldogs. But the show they put on in a 91-78 added, “because it just doesn’t work like this we’re at practice the next day we’re at practice ready to fight. victory Saturday night, long after folks on the ready to fi ght. ’ a lot, but it worked for this crew. I hope that When you have a team that works so hard, East Coast probably went to bed, was exactly all 18,000 of us in there and everybody that moments like this happen.” the kind of game BYU coach Mark Pope had T.J. Haws watched it on TV got to see something they’ll been hoping to see as March drew near. BYU guard never forget.” SEE SPOT ON PAGE 23 Top-10 upsets: Ohio State ends No. 7 Maryland’s nine-game streak, Page 23 Hoosiers hold on to beat No. 9 Penn State, Page 23

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