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BY PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN Stars and Stripes widens KABUL, Afghanistan — Af- ghan President Ashraf Ghani agreed Wednesday to release Tal- iban prisoners so that peace talks can begin between the govern- ment and insurgent group. his lead The launch of intra-Afghan talks is a key precondition for the complete withdrawal of U.S. forc- es from Afghanistan. A phased Former VP racks up withdrawal began this week and will be completed in 14 months if wins in 4 more states all sides fulfill commitments out- lined in a deal signed by the U.S. Page 12 and the Taliban on Feb. 29. U.S. officials have expressed doubts that the Taliban will live up to its commitments under the deal and have repeatedly called on them to cut down on violence throughout the country. Intra-Afghan talks were sup- posed to kick off Tuesday, but were delayed over a disagree- ment about the prisoner release. The U.S.-Taliban deal, which was Democratic presidential reached without Kabul’s partici- candidate and former Vice pation, says up to 5,000 Taliban President Joe Biden speaks fighters should be released from in Philadelphia on Tuesday . government jails in exchange for up to 1,000 detainees held by the CAROLYN VAN HOUTEN insurgents before talks begin. The Washington Post SEE TALIBAN ON PAGE 4 Soldiers, family members ‘in limbo’ after Army halts moves amid virus

BY KIM GAMEL ments from South Korea and Italy being able to leave.” off-guard and sparked major confu- Stars and Stripes over the next two months to prevent About 2,400 soldiers and fam- sion as officials scrambled to work RELATED the spread of the new coronavirus. ily members in South Korea alone out the details. SEOUL, South Korea — Maj. Marines nix “My husband has PTSD and has will be affected by the order, of- “Frankly it came as a bit of a David Watkins and his wife, Irina, been having suicidal thoughts, and ficials told Stars and Stripes on surprise to all of us,” USFK com- exercise in must be out of their apartment by Wednesday. mander Gen. Robert Abrams next week and already have plane at the end of February we found out said Wednesday during a ques- Norway over tickets to Fort Belvoir, Va., later that he has a brain tumor as well,” Caught off-guard tion and answer session with the this month. she said Tuesday. American Forces Network at Camp virus fears But they’re worried about more “It’s been so scary and stressful The sudden decision, which was than inconveniences after the for the past six months that I can’t announced over the weekend and Humphreys. Page 8 Army halted moves to new assign- even think about the option of not included Italy, caught commanders SEE LIMBO ON PAGE 7 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 12, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9335 Airlines slash flights, freeze hiring amid virus Euro costs (March 12) ...... $1.1631 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.41 Dollar buys (March 12) ...... €0.8598 Turkey (Lira) ...... 6.1912 British pound (March 12) ...... $1.32 (Military exchange rates are those BY DAVID KOENIG Delta Air Lines said Tuesday Delta, the world’s biggest air- Japanese yen (March 12) ...... 101.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (March 12) ...... 1,162.00 Associated Press that travel demand has fallen so line by revenue, said that net Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3771 much in the past week, it expects bookings declined 25% to 30% Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For British pound ...... $1.2942 Airlines are slashing flights, nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., one-third of seats to be empty this in the past two weeks and could Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3736 purchasing British pounds in Germany), freezing hiring and parking month on flights within the Unit- get worse. It will cut interna- China (Yuan) ...... 6.9531 check with your local military banking Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.5867 planes to cope with a stunning ed States, which was insulated tional flights by 20% to 25% and facility. Commercial rates are interbank Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.7208 drop in bookings and a rise in from virus fallout for a time. reduce U.S. flying by 10% to 15%, Euro ...... $1.1345/0.8815 rates provided for reference when buying cancellations caused by fear over Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7695 currency. All figures are foreign currencies Airlines normally try to lure re- roughly matching cuts previously to one dollar, except for the British pound, the new virus outbreak. Hungary (Forint) ...... 295.77 luctant travelers by cutting fares, announced by United Airlines. Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.5477 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary but that likely won’t work with the Delta is also parking some planes, Japan (Yen) ...... 104.62 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) Kelly said that the outbreak might COVID-19 outbreak. cutting spending, freezing hiring, Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3065 INTEREST RATES Norway (Krone) ...... 9.5939 be worse for airlines than the ter- “If you are scared of flying, offering voluntary unpaid leave, Philippines (Peso)...... 50.68 Prime rate ...... 4.25 ror attacks of 2001. An industry you are probably scared at any delaying voluntary pension con- Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.81 Discount rate ...... 1.75 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7536 Federal funds market rate ...... 1.09 trade group believes that it will price,” said Delta President Glen tributions and suspending share Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3885 3-month bill ...... 0.43 be more damaging. Hauenstein. buybacks. South Korea (Won) ...... 1,188.50 30-year bond ...... 1.23 WEATHER OUTLOOK THURSDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST THURSDAY IN EUROPE FRIDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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BY JOHN VANDIVER in other areas such as the Pacific. last month. Stars and Stripes Townsend described the current U.S. The U.S. during the past two years has force level in Africa as “a bargain for the scaled back some missions in the region STUTTGART, Germany — Islamic American taxpayer.” because of previous cutbacks. As a result, State and al-Qaida are “on the march” in “A few troops and a few bucks go a long AFRICOM’s strategy of “degrading” ex- western Africa, where international efforts way in Africa,” he said. tremist groups in the west of the continent to counter extremists groups are insuf- But Townsend stopped short of calling has shifted to “containing,” the IG said. ficient, the head of U.S. Africa Command for more American forces to counter ISIS There are about 6,000 American mili- said Tuesday. and al-Qaida-linked groups in West Africa, tary personnel in Africa at any given time. Testifying before the House Armed Ser- where European militaries — the French Most of the troops are concentrated in the vices Committee, Gen. Stephen Townsend in particular — are in the lead. East African country of Djibouti, where warned that militant groups operating “Europe can and should do more before the U.S. has its main operational base on in Africa’s Sahel region, which includes CARLOS BONGIOANNI/Stars and Stripes America does more,” said Townsend, add- the continent, and neighboring Somalia Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, could ex- ing that problems with instability in West where troops are helping local forces bat- tend their reach to coastal states. Gen. Stephen Townsend testifies during Africa will be felt in Europe before the tle the al-Shabab extremist group. “If we don’t turn this around in West Af- a House Armed Services Committee U.S. Townsend said he is satisfied with the rica, I think it becomes a growing threat in hearing in Washington on Tuesday. The main problem now, he said, is “un- number of troops and assets he has in the region,” Townsend said. coordinated” efforts between various mili- Africa. Al-Qaida and ISIS affiliates in West Af- said. “I think it is a local phenomenon.” taries involved in the fight in the Sahel. “Today, I think AFRICOM is adequately rica are now coordinating efforts in some Concern about the growing power of mil- Since 2018, violence caused by militant resourced to do what we are told to do,” he cases, which is unusual for terrorist groups itants in Africa comes as the Pentagon re- groups has surged by 250% in Burkina said. that are generally rivals, Townsend said. “I views the AFRICOM mission and whether Faso, Mali and western Niger, the Penta- [email protected] can’t really explain that (cooperation),” he troop cutbacks are needed to focus assets gon’s Inspector General said in a report Twitter: @john_vandiver Pair of Russian aircraft are intercepted off Alaska’s coast

BY COREY DICKSTEIN NORAD said the Russian aircraft re- Stars and Stripes mained within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone for about four hours WASHINGTON — American and Ca- and they were escorted the entire time. nadian fighter jets intercepted a pair of The planes never entered American or Ca- Russian reconnaissance planes in inter- nadian sovereign territory, which extends national airspace about 50 nautical miles 12 nautical miles out from the nations’ off Alaska’s coast on Monday, the North coasts. American Aerospace Defense Command The fighters were supported Monday by announced Tuesday. an American KC-135 airborne fuel tanker American F-22 and Canadian CF-18 and an E-3 Sentry AWACS radar and sur- fighter jets intercepted the two Tu-142 veillance plane. Bear maritime reconnaissance turboprop Intercepts of Russian aircraft off the North America Aerospace Defense Command aircraft over the Beaufort Sea north of coast of the United States and Canada, Alaska, NORAD said. The Russian planes especially near Alaska, are a relatively North American Aerospace Defense Command F-22s and CF-18s intercepted two were intercepted after entering the Alas- common occurrence. Russian aircraft Russian aircraft entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on Monday. kan Air Defense Identification Zone, which routinely fly into that area on training or extends roughly 200 miles from Alaska’s surveillance missions. Last year, NORAD other nations commit more military assets choice” but to improve its homeland de- coast. intercepted nuclear-capable Russian to the Arctic region. fense posture in Alaska as Russia bolsters U.S. and Canadian aviation officials ex- bombers in the area on several occasions Air Force Gen. Terrence J. its posture in the Arctic. pect any aircraft entering their air defense without incident. O’Shaughnessy, the chief of NORAD, told zones to identify themselves in the interest U.S. defense officials have said they ex- the Senate Armed Services Committee [email protected] of national security. pect more such incidents as Russia and last month that the United States “had no Twitter: @CDicksteinDC ACX Crystal lawyers seek dismissal of USS Fitzgerald collision case

BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS bers of the seven fallen sailors’ families tions argue the company “has limited con- cluding the ACX Crystal’s failure to sound Stars and Stripes and 40 collision survivors. The two groups tacts with the U.S. when compared to its danger signals or contact the Fitzgerald filed separate lawsuits, which argue the global contacts.” before the crash, but did not assign blame YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — accident caused sailors injuries, mental In the past three years, 7% of NYK’s port to either party. Lawyers for the shipping company whose anguish, lost wages, pain and suffering calls have been to the U.S., and 90% of its Schloss has been working with attorneys chartered vessel collided with the USS and “pre-death fright.” annual revenue “is earned from business in Japan to pursue claims against the ACX Fitzgerald in 2017 asked a U.S. district “NYK Line is a Japanese corpora- conducted outside of North America,” ac- Crystal’s owner, Dainichi Investment Corp. judge last week to dismiss two lawsuits tion with its principal place of business cording to court documents. He expects to file lawsuits in a Japanese seeking $287 million to hold the company in Tokyo, Japan,” the company’s lawyers Further, the attorneys said none of the court “prior to the three-year anniversary liable for injuries and fatalities. wrote in the motions to dismiss. “The U.S. allegations in the case relate “to NYK of the collisions,” Schloss said. Tokyo-based NYK on March 5 filed mo- has never served as a surrogate home for Line’s conduct in the U.S. or its contacts Schloss said the motions to dismiss were tions to dismiss the suits, saying U.S. courts “disappointing but not surprising.” lack jurisdiction over the incident that oc- NYK Line.” with the U.S.” “The filing of the motion is yet another curred about 60 nautical miles southwest Attorney David Schloss, who represents The judge may decide whether the case of Yokosuka, where the warship was based the sailors and families in the lawsuits, ar- can be heard in U.S. court “later this year,” attempt by NYK to evade legal and moral at the time. gued the case could be heard in U.S. court Schloss told Stars and Stripes in an email responsibility for this preventable trag- NYK Line, a Japanese shipping compa- because NYK “has substantial, systematic Tuesday. edy,” Schloss said. ny, chartered the Philippine-flagged con- and continuous contacts with the United A Navy report in late 2017 said the ac- “Nevertheless, we intend to hold NYK tainer ship ACX Crystal that collided with States as a whole,” according to court cident was preventable, and listed crew accountable in the Eastern District of Lou- the Fitzgerald, a guided-missile destroyer, documents. exhaustion, skipped certifications, poor isiana, and we are confident that the court about 1:30 a.m. on June 17, 2017. NYK has a large global network span- watch-standing and training and manning will agree that the clear precedents there Seven Navy sailors were killed in the ning 60 regions and countries, including problems among the causes. support such jurisdiction.” collision, and dozens more were injured the United States. The company employs An August report by the Japan Transport Requests for comment via email from physically and emotionally, according to about 35,000 people, has a fleet of 710 ships Safety Board said it was “somewhat likely” NYK’s attorneys went unanswered Tues- the lawsuits filed Nov. 18 in the Eastern and has consolidated revenue of about $17.1 that the Fitzgerald was “not properly on day and Wednesday. District of Louisiana. billion, according to its website. the lookout” for ACX Crystal. That report [email protected] The plaintiffs in the cases include mem- However, NYK’s attorneys in their mo- also listed other contributing factors, in- Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 12, 2020 WAR ON TERRORISM Troops in hunt for Kony eligible for medals

BY JOHN VANDIVER To qualify for the expeditionary medal, U.S. special operations troops, includ- tional authorities. Stars and Stripes troops must have deployed to Observant ing Green Berets and Navy SEALs, were The hunt for Kony is one of a growing list Compass’ broad area of operations during part of the operation to try to shut down the operations grouped under the global war STUTTGART, Germany — Troops who the period between October 2011, when the LRA and capture Kony. on terror, which dates back to the terrorist were part of the hunt in central Africa for operation was formally launched, and its President Barack Obama ordered U.S. attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. rebel warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord’s official end in September 2017, the memo forces into central Africa in 2011 to work Participants in other global war on ter- Resistance Army are eligible for medals said. alongside African Union troops, who were ror operations — including Enduring awarded to those who served in the global Observant Compass mainly operated in in charge of the hunt for the warlord. The Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, Nomad Shadow, war on terrorism, the Defense Department the border regions of the Democratic Re- U.S. military also provided intelligence New Dawn, Inherent Resolve and Free- has said. public of Congo, South Sudan, Central Af- and logistical aid. dom’s Sentinel — are also eligible for the Operation Observant Compass, which rica Republic and Uganda. In the six years that the U.S. was involved sought to capture Kony and neutralize the Led by Kony, a self-proclaimed messiah in the campaign, the number of LRA fight- medals. brutal LRA, “is hereby approved as a des- who once had ambitions of taking over ers dropped from around 2,000 to less than Those who served in support of airport ignated operation for award of the Global Uganda, the LRA caused havoc in central 100, AFRICOM said in 2017. security operations between Sept. 27, 2001, War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Africa for over two decades, kidnapping A key part of the success in cutting the and May 31, 2002, are eligible for the and the Global War on Terrorism Service children and forcing them to join its ranks LRA’s ranks was a campaign that encour- GWOT Service Medal. Medal,” the Pentagon said in a Feb. 28 or serve as slaves, and causing tens of thou- aged the rebel group’s fighters to abandon [email protected] memo. sands of people to flee their homes. Kony and turn themselves over to interna- Twitter: John_vandiver US-Taliban deal gets unanimous approval from UN

Associated Press lease, which could result in a pris- oner exchange and bring Afghans UNITED NATIONS — The “one step closer to intra-Afghan United States won unanimous negotiations.” U.N. Security Council backing Chalet welcomed the council’s Tuesday for the ambitious peace vote, saying that “the support and deal it signed with the Taliban engagement of the international aimed at ending the long war in community will continue to be Afghanistan and bringing U.S. critical in the next steps of the troops home. peace process.” The U.S.-sponsored resolu- “This is a hopeful moment, tion “welcomes the significant but it is only the beginning,” she steps towards ending the war and added. “We hope the people of opening the door to intra-Afghan Afghanistan seize the opportu- negotiations” enabled by the U.S.- nity to achieve an historic peace Taliban joint declaration signed settlement that ends the conflict Feb. 29. in Afghanistan, preserves the The resolution also “welcomes gains of the last two decades in the intention of all Afghan par- human rights, basic freedoms ties to pursue the successful ne- and the meaningful participation gotiation of an inclusive political of women in political and civil RAHMAT GUL/AP settlement and a permanent and institutions, and ensures that the comprehensive cease-fire.” Afghan presidential spokesman Sediq Seddiqi speaks during a press conference Wednesday in Kabul, territory of the Afghan people But Afghanistan’s rival leaders Afghanistan . will never again be used by inter- — President Ashraf Ghani and his national terrorists to threaten the former unity government partner world.” Abdullah Abdullah — were each The resolution affirms “that Taliban: Slow release of POWs to start soon sworn in as the country’s new any political settlement must president in separate ceremonies protect the rights of all Afghans, Monday, throwing plans for nego- FROM FRONT PAGE begin to release detainees in its be a big problem.” including women, youth and mi- tiations into chaos. custody. The group told Reuters Secretary of State Mike Pom- norities.” This language was The government initially re- In addition, Marine Gen. last week that they would only peo last week called on the Af- added by council members who fused this, expressing concern Frank McKenzie, the top U.S. begin talks with the government ghan government and the Taliban want to ensure women’s rights are that nothing in the deal prevent- commander for the Middle East, protected and the Taliban doesn’t ed the fighters from returning after roughly 5,000 of their fight- “to stop posturing and start a told the House Armed Services ers were released. practical discussion about pris- return to its previous draconian to the battlefield. The POWs are Committee on Tuesday that Tal- measures, including barring girls The Feb. 29 peace deal calls on oner releases.” also one of the few sources of le- iban attacks are higher than al- from education and women from the Taliban to release up to 1,000 Despite the delayed start to the verage Kabul has going into the lowed in the plan and that he will work. prisoners, and for the govern- intra-Afghan talks, U.S. forces discussions. recommend against full with- The resolution also expresses ment to free up to 5,000 detainees began withdrawing from Afghan- But a decree issued by Ghani on drawal of American troops if that the council’s readiness to review istan Tuesday, meeting an initial Wednesday said that 100 prison- by Tuesday, March 10, which was continues. sanctions on individuals and ers a day will be released, start- also supposed to be the day that deadline set out in the U.S.-Tal- The acting U.S. deputy ambas- groups once intra-Afghan nego- ing Saturday, until 1,500 have intra-Afghan negotiations would iban deal. sador at the U.N., Cherith Norman tiations start “in order to support been freed. begin. The number of U.S. troops is set Chalet, told the council after the the peace process,” stressing that The remaining 3,500 prison- The names of the fighters the to be reduced from about 13,000 vote that the Afghan presidential the Taliban’s actions in reducing ers would be released in groups Taliban wants freed have been to 8,600 by midsummer. Further election dispute and “unaccept- violence and advancing talks will of 500 every two weeks after the handed over to U.S. negotiators, drawdowns will depend on the ably high levels of violence by the affect the review. intra-Afghan talks begin, the de- a spokesman for the group, Su- Taliban fulfilling commitments Taliban” have not permitted talks Russia got language in the cree said. hail Shaheen, said on Twitter they made in the deal, including among Afghans to start on time. resolution on combating traffic The freed prisoners will have Tuesday. starting talks with the govern- But she said Ghani and Abdul- in opiates from Afghanistan. And their biometric data recorded and The insurgent group has used ment and preventing “any group lah both stated Monday that China, whose $1 trillion “belt will sign a guarantee that they “prisoner release … to stall nego- or individual in Afghanistan from they will continue discussions and road” global infrastructure will not return to combat, it said. tiations in the past,” said Andrew threatening the security of the aimed at agreeing on an inclusive program has projects in Afghani- It wasn’t immediately clear Watkins, a senior Afghanistan United States and its allies.” government. stan, got a reference to “efforts of whether the Taliban would ac- analyst at the International Crisis [email protected] She also said Ghani signed a regional cooperation for regional cept Ghani’s offer or if it would Group. “This has the potential to Twitter: @pwwellman decree Tuesday on a prisoner re- development” in the final text. Thursday, March 12, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 12, 2020 MILITARY Marines’ recovery slowed by terrain, safety concerns

BY DAN LAMOTHE that about 15 to 25 of them were killed, Caggins The Washington Post said. At the Pentagon, a senior U.S. military official, Details of the effort to recover the remains of two Navy Rear Adm. William Byrne Jr., told reporters elite Marine Raiders killed in Iraq came into better that the terrain was “vertical.” focus Tuesday, with a top U.S. general saying that “That in itself made it extremely difficult,” he unforgiving mountain terrain and concern for the said. “It was a high-threat environment. We knew safety of other U.S. service members dragged the that going in, and we took the appropriate precau- mission out for more than six hours. tions going into a high-threat environment.” Marine Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie, the Byrne said the military is reviewing the incident, /AP chief of U.S. Central Command, told the House as the New York Times reported Monday night. MANUEL BALCE CENETA Armed Services Committee The Times also reported that the forces called in President Donald Trump presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom that commanders monitored to recover the Marines included some members of to former Vice Chief of Staff Army Gen. Jack Keane in the East the operation Sunday hour by the elite Delta Force, a likely indication of the dif- Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday . hour and did everything they ficulty of the mission. could in a challenging envi- A Marine Raider who knew Navas and Pongo, ronment. Four other Ameri- speaking on the condition of anonymity because of cans were wounded in the the sensitivity of their operations, said that when he Trump presents retired operation. deployed to Iraq a few years ago, the rough region of “It’s some of the worst ter- the firefight Sunday was a known ISIS hotbed. rain in the world,” McKenzie U.S. forces observing the region could see elec- four-star general with said. “There’s no way to do it tronic generators outside the mouths of caves with faster than we did it.” Pongo wires running inside, presumably providing elec- The Marine Corps identified tricity, the Raider said. Iraqi forces were weary of highest civilian honor the fallen Americans on Tues- clearing the caves at the time, he added. day as Capt. Moises Navas of The Marine added that both men were well known BY DEB RIECHMANN Germantown, Maryland, and to be good fathers, and that he often saw Navas at Associated Press ‘ Despite having left Gunnery Sgt. Diego Pongo of school events for their children in North Carolina. Simi Valley, California. WASHINGTON — Retired the Army 17 years Pongo regularly finished first in individual training four-star Gen. Jack Keane re- Navas was a Special Opera- events, the Marine added. ceived the nation’s highest civilian ago, I never left tions officer, and Pongo was a “These guys were both natural-born leaders,” he honor Tuesday at a White House critical skills operator. The two said. “Even people who were more senior in rank the 9/11 wars and ceremony hosted by President men, both 34, were assigned to would stop and listen to what they had to say.” Donald Trump, who called the America’s focus on 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, a The commanding officer of the Marine Raider Army veteran a “visionary,“ a Special Operations force with Regiment, Col. John Lynch, said in a statement re- radical Islam and “brilliant strategist” and a “fear- headquarters at Camp Lejeune, Navas leased Tuesday that Navas and Pongos were “intel- less patriot.” what they did to us. North Carolina. ligent, courageous and loyal,” and “on the path to be ’ The crowd in the East Room The deaths, the first in combat for the U.S. mili- our organization’s leaders in the future.” Retired Gen. Jack Keane gave Keane a standing ovation tary in Iraq since August, were announced as the Lynch said that Navas had a wife, daughter and Medal of Freedom recipient when the Medal of Freedom was tight-knit Marine Raider force marked the fifth three young sons, while Pongo had a young girl. placed around his neck. anniversary of a helicopter crash off the coast of Lynch recalled that Pongo had a larger-than-life “In 2006, Jack helped engineer Florida that killed seven Raiders and four Louisiana personality and brought his mother to a Marine ham University and a master’s the surge that stabilized the dete- National Guardsmen. Corps birthday ball last fall and “outdanced the degree in philosophy from West- riorating situation in Iraq and al- The Marines were killed during an operation with rest of us on the dance floor.” He was trained as an ern Kentucky University. He later lowed Iraqis to finally take charge Iraqi forces on an Islamic State hideout in the Qara advanced sniper, a foreign weapons instructor and attended the U.S. Army Com- of their own future,” Trump said. Chokh Mountains near Mahkmour, about 45 miles a combat marksmanship leader, and was fluent in mand and General Staff College “In the years since, Jack has con- outside the city of Erbil. Islamic State fighters were multiple languages, Lynch said. in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, tinued to offer his sage counsel to entrenched in a tunnel complex, U.S. military offi- Navas, often called “Mo,” was born in Panama and and the Army War College in military and policy leaders and to cials said. grew up in Maryland on the outskirts of the nation’s Pennsylvania. visit our troops on the frontiers. Army Col. Myles Caggins, a U.S. military spokes- capital. He “cherished his time watching his chil- And Jack, I have to say, has given Keane was a paratrooper dur- man in Iraq, said that the caves in the mountains dren play sports,” Lynch said. Navas was trained as me a lot of good advice too.” ing the Vietnam War and later hide both fighters and weapons caches. The mili- a scout sniper, martial arts instructor and combat Keane has not always agreed served in Somalia, Haiti, Bos- tants who engaged the Marines on Sunday had both diver, and recently had been selected for promotion with Trump. He thought with- nia and Kosovo. In 1991, Keane small arms and explosives. The coalition estimates to major. drawing U.S. forces from Syria helped saved the life of former was a strategic mistake, siding Army Gen. David Petraeus, who with former Defense Secretary later became director of the CIA. Jim Mattis, who resigned over Petraeus was accidentally shot Trump’s decision. Keane con- during a live-fire exercise. “He Palantir seals major US Navy deal tended that while Islamic State had a hole about the size of a quar- was crushed during Trump’s ter in his back and is gushing with The Washington Post prise, or NOBLE for short. The intelligence. presidency, his decision would blood, and we stopped the bleed- terms of the deal were finalized “This is Palantir’s first formal ing and got him on a helicopter WASHINGTON — Palantir “lose the peace by withdrawing.” last week, Palantir spokeswoman contract with the Navy and our But Keane agreed with Trump’s and got him to a surgeon,“ Keane Technologies has sealed its first Lisa Gordon said. work is successfully moderniz- decision to pull out of the 2015 recalled in 2014. major deal with the U.S. Navy, The sole-source award to Palan- ing the Navy’s operational sup- Iran nuclear deal negotiated dur- He served as the chief operat- public contract documents show, tir came after a competitive pro- ply, maintenance, and logistics ing the Obama administration. ing officer of the Army for more a major step forward for a West totyping process that involved 31 enterprise,” Doug Philippone, a Keane has felt that former U.S. than four years and directed 1.5 Coast tech company that has long companies, and a separate period former Army Ranger who leads presidents have coddled Tehran. million soldiers and civilians in struggled to break into the Penta- in which the government tested Palantir’s military business, said “General, you will be remem- 120 countries. He was in the Pen- gon’s insular information technol- prototypes provided by two fi- in an email. bered as one of the finest and tagon when terrorists crashed a ogy industry. nalists. A separate approach pro- The award came after a proto- most dedicated soldiers in a long jetliner into the building on Sept. The sole-source contract, posed by Raytheon was passed typing competition that used an and storied history of the United 11, 2001, an event Keane said had worth about $80 million, calls for over. increasingly-common process States military. No question about changed his life. a logistics management system A contract justification docu- called “other transaction author- it,” Trump said. “I lost 85 Army teammates, for the service branch’s warships ment published by the Navy ity.” Such awards allow the gov- In 2003, Keane was offered the lived the tragedy up close, at- and aircraft scattered across the described Palantir as the only ernment to bypass procurement position of Army chief of staff, tended scores of funerals,” Keane globe. The Navy will use Palan- company that can “eliminate the regulations to move quickly. but Trump said he turned it down said. tir’s software to fuse together redundant, resource-intensive, Under that approach more than and left the army after 38 years “It was personal and I was existing data sets that are walled and stove-piped systems” it cur- 31 companies submitted respons- to care for his wife, Theresa, who angry. And despite having left off from one another, forming rently relies on. Company execu- es and the government asked two was battling Parkinson’s Disease. the Army 17 years ago, I never a broader operating system the tives said the contract will also finalists, Raytheon and Palan- Keane, 77, was born in Manhat- left the 9/11 wars and America’s Pentagon is calling Naval Opera- lay a foundation for the Navy’s tir, to try out their own separate tan, N.Y. He earned a bachelor’s focus on radical Islam and what tional Business Logistics Enter- eventual adoption of artificial prototypes. degree in accounting from Ford- they did to us.” Thursday, March 12, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Limbo: Leadership works to help military families affected by stop-movement orders

FROM FRONT PAGE Coronavirus fears on a case-by-case basis, citing The command has sent more medical needs and emergency or than 100 requests for informa- Irina Watkins said she pulled maternity leave as examples. tion to the Pentagon seeking her 3-year-old son out of day care “We understand why the stop- clarification, he said, adding that nearly a month ago and has large- movement was put in place,” he he has asked for general officer- ly confined herself to the family’s said during an online forum at level waiver authority to approve apartment near the Han River the Army garrison in the south- exceptions. due to fears of the virus. eastern city of Daegu. “But at South Korea-bound travelers The family is stationed at Yong- the same time, we want to man- were kicked off a military char- san Garrison in Seoul, the for- age the needs of each and every ter flight at the Seattle-Tacoma mer headquarters base that is in family.” International Airport on Monday, the process of closing since U.S. MATTHEW KEELER/Stars and Stripes with many told to go back to their Forces Korea has shifted most Seeking answers A sign at the transportation office informs customers of suspended old units. staff south. movement Wednesday at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. Lt. Gen. Michael Bills, the “There are no services avail- The military has struggled to Eighth Army commander in balance the need to protect its able to help us, nor are there good Navy ships have implemented a Col. Edward Ballanco said Tues- South Korea, tried to fix the situ- forces from the deadly corona- housing options on base for a fam- two-week quarantine period be- day during the online forum. ation by authorizing movement virus with the need to maintain ily of three,” she said. tween port visits. Nicole, a 27-year-old soldier from Seattle-Tacoma to Osan Air fighting capabilities. Her husband also has to com- Garrison officials have urged stationed at Camp Humphreys, Base since they were in transit, U.S. Forces Korea, which mute frequently to the main mili- those affected to extend their was supposed to fly out Tuesday not initiating travel. commands some 28,500 service tary base Camp Humphreys, 55 leases where possible and prom- but now fears her departure may “If you’re a soldier or an Army members, has sharply restricted miles south of Seoul, for hospital ised to accommodate those who be delayed beyond May due to a family member and you were told access to bases, implemented visits. couldn’t with housing in lodges backlog. to get off the Patriot Express on health checks at access gates and Irina Watkins understands the and barracks. “I don’t agree with the deci- Monday, March 9th, and you are largely barred troops and their need for caution against the pneu- Loaned furniture was avail- sion,” she said, asking that her still in the Seattle Tacoma area, families from outside activities. we need you to return to the Se- monia-like illness but believes the able for families who had already last name not be used because she Nine people affiliated with attle Tacoma Airport now,” Bills decision was made without plan- shipped out their household USFK have been infected, includ- suffers from mental health prob- said in a message posted Tuesday. ning for the consequences. goods. Expired credentials and lems and fears negative ramifica- “This is not just families leaving ing a soldier and his wife. “We are ready to receive you.” leave allowances also were being tions over her comments. Korea or Italy; this is impacting The Pentagon has grown in- However, the largest impact extended to lessen the financial “I think the basic common- the entire movement of personnel creasingly worried as the virus was on soldiers and their loved burden on service members and sense prevention methods that and timelines,” she said. spreads in the United States as ones who already had vacated their families. have been recommended are David Watkins, 40, an explo- well. homes, shipped household goods One of the biggest sources of enough as well as the two-week sives ordnance disposal officer, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and sold cars in anticipation of confusion was whether the so- quarantine,” she said. “I feel like is pressing forward with prepa- postponed a trip abroad “out of called stop-movement order ap- moving. I’ve pushed and fought as hard as rations in hopes he’ll receive an an abundance of caution” to lead plied to soldiers who were ending Veterinary services on post of- I can just to get to this point and fered Wednesday to extend paper- exception, although they haven’t the COVID-19 response, Penta- their service, a process known as now I have to fight and wait even work for free for people who had received a definitive answer on gon spokeswoman Alyssa Farah ETS. longer.” already finished requisite vac- that. tweeted on Tuesday. “We believe that people ETSing cination and other time-sensitive “My husband is trying to do the Military exercises, including or retiring will be able to go back, Stars and Stripes reporter Nancy procedures required to transport paperwork, the normal out-pro- a joint U.S.-South Korean com- but we’re delaying them right Montgomery contributed to this report. their pets. cessing, but he’s getting mixed puter-simulated drill, have been now while we seek clarification,” [email protected] “The current stop move will messages when he goes to get canceled or curtailed, and some the Daegu garrison commander Twitter: @kimgamel affect over 2,000 soldiers and signatures,” Irina Watkins said. nearly 400 family members slat- “Being in this limbo has been the ed to leave the Republic of Korea worst.” between now and May 6,” Col. Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly, who Robert Sketch, the Eighth Army’s leads the 19th Expeditionary Sus- head of personnel management, tainment Command, said Tues- said in an email. day that exceptions will be made “Eighth Army leadership is looking into ways to mitigate the stress and inconvenience experi- enced by those affected,” he said. U.S. Army Garrison Italy has said it had been expecting about 200 soldiers to change assign- ments, known as permanent change of station, or PCS, during that period. The Army also barred travel for professional military educa- tion unless the course is for six months or longer, in which case participants will travel to the United States two weeks early to allow for quarantine. USAG Italy had formed a task force to review the PCSes, start- ing with the most imminent and reviewing their status. Maj. Gen. Roger Cloutier, commander of Vi- cenza-headquartered U.S. Army Africa, will sign off on exceptions to policy when appropriate, offi- cials said. The uncertainty came as the military community in South Korea already was struggling to cope with COVID-19 as well as a looming April 1 furlough of local base workers over stalled cost- sharing talks, which is expected to cause service delays. South Korea and Italy have suf- fered the largest outbreaks of the virus outside of China, where it first appeared in late December. PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 12, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Cold Response drill cut short over virus fears

BY JOHN VANDIVER Europe 20, the largest Army exercise on Stars and Stripes the Continent in 25 years. About 1,500 U.S. troops were part of STUTTGART, Germany — A U.S.-led Cold Response, which is one of the largest cold weather exercise in Norway has been exercises in Europe. cut short because of concerns over the new “We are working closely with our Norwe- coronavirus, U.S. European Command an- gian allies to manage the safe and orderly nounced Wednesday. transition of our personnel,” EUCOM said. “The decision is a precautionary mea- Other participants in the exercise, sure in response to the ongoing outbreak which focused on building up cold-weather of COVID-19 and to protect the health and warfighting capabilities, were the United ISAIAH CAMPBELL/U.S. Marine Corps safety of all participants and local popula- Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, France, tion,” EUCOM said in a statement. Belgium, Denmark, Finland and Sweden. U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, II Marine After consulting with allies, Norwegian In total, around 15,000 troops were taking Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct a 3-mile hike using snowshoes during authorities made the decision to cancel the part. cold-weather training near Bjerkvik, Norway, on Sunday. The Cold Response exercise remainder of the Cold Response 20 exer- Concerns about the new coronavirus was cut short because of concerns over the novel coronavirus outbreak. cise just two days after it started. hampered training from the start. On Sun- The cancellation comes days after near- day, the Finnish military announced it was Morocco. It will now only include activities in Morocco for years. While it was tradi- ly two dozen U.S. soldiers who were in pulling its 400 troops from the exercise, that do not require lodging troops in close tionally led by the Marine Corps, it was Norway for the exercise were quarantined, which was slated to run until March 19. quarters, AFRICOM said. shifted to the Army this year. amid fears they might have contracted the Even before the concerns about the virus “The safety and protection of all of our Maj. Gen. Roger Cloutier, commanding virus from a Norwegian service member emerged, planning for Cold Response was forces — U.S. and partner nation — is a general of U.S. Army Africa, said there is who tested positive for it. challenged by world events. priority,” AFRICOM’s Gen. Stephen J. still value in the exercise despite its scope A string of military exercises have been About 10,000 U.S. troops were initially Townsend in a statement. “Modifying the being narrowed. Working with partners canceled or scaled back because of coro- supposed to take part in the exercise, but exercise improves readiness while mini- helps the Army “forge a coalition across navirus fears. Last week, EUCOM can- many of them were shifted to other mis- mizing risk to protect both U.S. and part- multiple countries, force components, na- celed a missile defense drill in Israel. And sions, including in the Middle East follow- ner forces,” he said. tional and international organizations,” he Tuesday, U.S. Africa Command said it was ing the killing in an American drone strike American, Moroccan, Senegalese and said. reducing the scope of a large exercise in near Baghdad airport of Iranian Maj. Gen. Tunisian forces are taking part in the Meanwhile, planning for next year’s Morocco to eliminate activities where Qassem Soleimani. exercise. African Lion is already underway, AFRI- troops were in close quarters. Tuesday’s announcement by AFRICOM Academic portions of the drill, which COM said. For now, however, EUCOM said it still concerned an exercise known as African have already started, will continue. [email protected] intends to move forward with Defender- Lion, which was set to start March 23 in African Lion has been a regular exercise Twitter: @john_vandiver Thursday, March 12, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 VIRUS OUTBREAK Federal workforce on notice about mass telecommuting

BY LISA REIN some offices already have acted. gency teleconference drills, as scaled back working from home bringing complications, among The Washington Post The Securities and Exchange well as alternate who comes into as a regular practice at multiple them administrative and equip- Commission late Monday became the office to use classified sys- large agencies. ment hurdles and restrictions for WASHINGTON — The Trump the first federal agency in Wash- tems to ensure that colleagues Managers are now scrambling thousands of employees who work administration is racing to devel- ington to clear 2,400 employees only gather in small groups, ac- to expand the policy. Employees with classified material and can’t op contingency plans that would from its headquarters after dis- cording to an internal memo. who now telework a day or two a bring it home. allow hundreds of thousands of covering that an employee might The virus’ fast spread led many week could expand to full time. Anxious employees are waiting employees to work remotely full be infected. private companies to send their Others could work from home for for instructions that have so far time, an extreme scenario to That emergency decision fol- staffs home to work remotely the first time. been uneven. The Pentagon said limit the coronavirus that would lows similar steps by more than a weeks ago. But some corners Remote work is the linchpin that it’s moving quickly to ask em- test whether the government can carry out its mission from home dozen federal field offices in the of the federal government, the of the White House’s escalat- ployees who can to sign new tele- offices and kitchen tables. Seattle area, the Interior Depart- country’s largest employer, are ing emergency planning efforts, work agreements. The Internal The Office of Personnel Man- ment in Denver and NASA’s Sili- only now confronting what could which could be deployed as the Revenue Service, at the height agement, which oversees policy con Valley research center, which be an unprecedented shift to how crisis worsens. With coronavirus of tax season, is not. Officials are for the workforce of 2.1 million, have either closed or shifted to they serve the public — for weeks cases now in 36 states and the expecting large numbers of ab- has urged agency heads to “im- telework as some employees test- or even months. District of Columbia, the out- sences in either case. mediately review” their telework ed positive for the virus. Close to half the federal work- break is forcing agencies to as- “This is uncharted territory,” policies, sign paperwork with em- On Tuesday, the International force was eligible to telework sess who on their staffs is set up said Paul Carlson, director of the ployees laying out their duties, Trade Administration started when President Donald Trump to telework, who must stay on the Seattle Federal Executive Board, issue laptops and grant access to sending staff home to self-quar- took office, on average one or two job to serve the public and how to an association of senior officials computer networks. antine if they have traveled out days a week, for snow days or spo- ensure their safety while keeping that last week recommended The administration has not is- of the country. The State Depart- radically. But few did it full time. essential services going. telework for the area’s 22,000 sued a widespread mandate, but ment told its staff to set up emer- Then the Trump administration Expanding telework already is employees. Cruise passengers arrive at Georgia air base for quarantine

BY JEFF MARTIN in Georgia to begin a two-week ciated Press. the quarantine, and Dobbins’ per- at the Port of Oakland on Mon- Associated Press quarantine, military officials Base officials didn’t specify the sonnel will have no contact with day after spending days off the said. number of patients now on base, the passengers, the base’s state- California coast while quarantine ATLANTA — Some of the pas- The passengers arrived early but they’ve previously said that ment said. The passengers taken plans were made. Test kits, flown sengers from a cruise ship in Wednesday at the base in Cobb they were planning for dozens. to Dobbins were screened before California that carried people County, just northwest of Atlanta, The Centers for Disease Con- arrival, and none have been show- to the ship by military helicopters infected by the new coronavi- Dobbins Air Reserve Base said in trol and Prevention will have full ing symptoms, it said. and dropped on board, showed rus have arrived at an air base a statement emailed to The Asso- responsibility for all aspects of The Grand Princess docked that 21 people had COVID-19. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 12, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK States, schools act to stop spread Test kits expected Associated Press Governors and other leaders soon at scrambling to slow the spread of the coronavirus stepped up bans on large public gatherings and a Aviano rapidly expanding list of univer- sities moved classes online, as the U.S. government’s top infec- BY KENT HARRIS tious-disease expert Wednesday Stars and Stripes warned that the worst is yet to come. AVIANO AIR BASE, With cases in the U.S. now top- Italy — The 31st Fighter ping 1,000 and the number of Wing should soon be able to deaths climbing to 31, lawmak- test for the coronavirus on ers and health officials set up base, officials said at a vir- containment zones and sought tual town hall meeting. to limit contact with those who Test kits could arrive as might be infected. early as next week, Lt. Col. “I can say we will see more Mark Dudley said Tues- cases and things will get worse day evening at the fifth than they are right now,” Dr. town hall meeting Aviano Anthony Fauci, director of the has organized since Jan. National Institute of Allergy and 31, when Italy declared a Infectious Diseases, said on Capi- health emergency over the tol Hill. coronavirus. As for how much worse, Fauci “We’re looking forward said that would depend on the to having that capabil- ability of the U.S. to curtail the ity locally,” Dudley said. influx of travelers carrying the Until the test kits arrive at disease and state and community the base in northern Italy — the hardest-hit area of efforts to contain the outbreak. JOE GROMELSKI/Stars and Stripes Elsewhere on Capitol Hill, the country, which has the Speaker Nancy Pelosi was mov- Dr. Anthony Fauci, right, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the second highest death toll ing swiftly toward House passage National Institutes of Health, elbow-bumps Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., before a House Committee on from COVID-19 after China of a coronavirus aid package pos- Oversight and Reform hearing on the coronavirus situation, Wednesday on Capitol Hill. — on-base personnel have sibly this week as Congress re- had to go to the hospital in buffed President Donald Trump’s City suburb of New Rochelle, is quarantining herself at home held last month by biotech com- Udine, about 44 miles away, proposed payroll tax break and epicenter of the nation’s biggest in New Rochelle after possibly pany Biogen at a hotel in down- to be tested, or have test kits focused instead on sick pay and known cluster of cases, with over being exposed to someone with town Boston. sent to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, other resources to more imme- 100. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the virus. A woman from suburban Hous- for analysis. diately help workers hit by the he intends to send the National “People are really afraid to ton flew home from Italy after crisis. Guard to help scrub public spaces go to the supermarket. They’re So far, no one at Aviano testing positive, and now every- has tested positive for the Pelosi planned to unveil the and deliver food, though no troops afraid to go to the cleaner,” she one on the two flights she took measure Wednesday, with vot- appeared to be in place Wednes- said. When her husband made virus, but 134 base person- could be at risk. Health officials nel were quarantined or ing possible as soon as Thursday, day morning. a recent run to a post office, she urged passengers to quarantine after talks with Treasury Sec- UCLA, Yale and Stanford were told him to wear gloves. confined to their homes last themselves. retary Steven Mnuchin, whom among the universities announc- Santa Clara County in Califor- week when they showed Some airport workers are also Trump tapped to negotiate with ing plans to send students home nia, home to San Jose and Silicon symptoms of COVID-19, the the Democratic leader. Mnuchin and hold classes remotely. Valley, has banned all gatherings dealing with the outbreak, with disease the virus causes. and Pelosi spoke again early Chicago canceled its St. of 1,000 people or more. The ban several Transportation Security Tests sent to Landstuhl Wednesday to discuss proposals Patrick’s Day parade, and the in Washington state would apply Administration officers at the San came back negative for for the package. Coachella music festival that to sporting events such as Seattle Jose airport testing positive. All most of the isolated person- In Kentucky, Gov. Andy Bes- draws tens of thousands to the Mariners baseball, according to a TSA employees who had contact nel at Aviano, but the results hear urged churches across the California desert near Palm person who was familiar with the with them over the past 14 days of several tests have not yet state to cancel services amid the Springs every April was post- decision but wasn’t authorized to are being quarantined at home, been received, Dudley said virus crisis. poned. One of the biggest resort discuss it publicly and spoke to the agency said. at an earlier town hall. “I don’t believe that whether operators in Las Vegas, MGM Re- The Associated Press on condi- In Oakland, Calif., restless pas- Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte imposed you go to church during this pe- sorts International, said it would tion of anonymity. sengers on a coronavirus-struck restrictions on movement riod of time is a test of faith,” he close buffets at all of its Las Vegas It could be just the beginning of cruise ship awaited their turn to and public gatherings as said. “I believe God gives us wis- Strip casinos. disruptions to sports: Some col- disembark. By Tuesday night, dom to protect each other and we For most people, the virus lege games will be played without the government struggled Princess Cruises said about 1,400 to stop the virus’ spread. should do that.” causes only mild or moderate fans in Ohio and California, and of the 3,500 people on board had In hard-hit Washington state, symptoms such as fever and the NCAA said it will make deci- As of Tuesday, 631 people gotten off, and efforts were un- in Italy have died of COV I D - Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday cough. For some, especially the sions in the coming days about derway to move them to quaran- announced a ban of gatherings elderly and people with existing its men’s and women’s basketball 19 and more than 10,000 tine in their home countries or of more than 250 people in virtu- health problems, it can cause tournaments. Two conferences have been diagnosed with ally the entire Seattle metro area, more severe illness, including banned fans from their champi- at military bases in California, the coronavirus. Only one home to some 4 million people. pneumonia. Most people recover onships, and the Ivy League can- Texas and Georgia. American service mem- The Seattle area accounts for in a matter of weeks, as has hap- celed its basketball tournaments California Gov. Gavin Newsom ber, a sailor in Naples, has about two-thirds of the nation’s pened with the majority of those altogether. urged the state’s nearly 40 mil- tested positive for the virus. coronavirus deaths, including at infected in China. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie lion residents to avoid sporting He was staying at home and least 19 from the same suburban For those in the middle of a Baker declared a state of emer- events, concerts and other large anyone he has had close nursing home. quarantine, it’s an anxious time gency as cases statewide jumped gatherings and strongly warned contact with is being moni- Schools and houses of worship waiting for the threat to pass. by 51 to 92. Of that number, 70 the elderly to stay away from tored, officials said. were shuttered in the New York Judy Aqua, who is in her 60s, are now connected to a meeting cruise ships. The Italian health minis- try has said four of the 116 cases in the Friuli Vene- zia-Giulia region were in Army worker in Germany tests positive for virus the province of Pordenone, where Aviano is located. Other Italian provinces BY IMMANUEL JOHNSON services, is being treated at a may have had contact, the state- ings, including meetings at work with U.S. bases are Vicenza, Stars and Stripes German medical facility, U.S. ment said. — frequent and thorough hand- which as of Tuesday had 73 Army Garrison Bavaria said in a USAG Bavaria has advised base washing, and self-isolation where GRAFENWOEHR, Germany positive cases, Naples and statement. personnel to take precautionary necessary. Pisa, with 61 positive diag- — A civilian German employee noses each, and Catania, of the Army in Bavaria has tested The employee works in Hohen- measures to prevent the spread Only one U.S. service member where 35 tests have come positive for the coronavirus, offi- fels, USAG Bavaria spokesman of the virus, including social dis- in Europe — a sailor in Naples — back positive. cials said Wednesday. Nathan Van Schaik said. tancing — standing at least 6 feet has tested positive for the virus. [email protected] The employee, who works in The Army is trying to trace away from other people in public [email protected] the directorate of emergency people with whom the employee and avoiding large public gather- Twitter: @Manny_Stripes Thursday, March 12, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 VIRUS OUTBREAK WHO declares a pandemic, decries ‘alarming’ inaction Associated Press ‘ ROME — Expressing in- All countries can still change the course creasing alarm about mounting of this pandemic. If countries detect, test, infections, the World Health Or- ganization declared Wednesday treat, isolate, trace and mobilize their that the global coronavirus crisis people in the response. is now a pandemic. ’ Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus who heads the U.N. agency, said head of World Health Organization the WHO is “deeply concerned by the alarming levels of spread and severity” of the outbreak. He also day. Police enforced rules that But the vast majority of people expressed concern about “the customers stay 3 feet apart and recover. According to the WHO, alarming levels of inaction.” ensured that businesses closed by people with mild illness recover “We have, therefore, made the 6 p.m. in about two weeks, while those assessment that COVID-19 can But Conte said fighting Italy’s with more severe illness may take AARON FAVILA/AP be characterized as a pandemic,“ more than 10,000 infections — the three to six weeks to recover. he said at a briefing in Geneva. biggest outbreak outside of China For the global economy, the re- A baby wears a protective mask in Manila, Philippines, on “All countries can still change — must not come at the expense percussions are profound, with Wednesday. The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 the course of this pandemic. If of civil liberties. His caution sug- increasing concerns of wealth- outbreak a pandemic Wednesday, as normal life in countries with countries detect, test, treat, iso- gested that Italy is unlikely to and job-wrecking recessions. coronavirus cases was increasingly being upended. late, trace and mobilize their peo- adopt the draconian quarantine Italy’s government announced ple in the response,“ Tedros said. measures that helped China to it is earmarking nearly $28 bil- limiting contacts with fans and gains a day earlier. Investors Italy weighed imposing even push down new infections from lion to boost anti-virus efforts fellow competitors, tweeting seemed encouraged by promises tighter restrictions on daily life thousands per day to a trickle and soften economic blows, in- that “this means no selfies, au- by President Donald Trump of and announced billions in finan- now. cluding delaying tax and mort- tographs, hugs, high fives, hand- a relief package to cushion eco- cial relief Wednesday to cushion China’s new worry is that the gage payments by families and shakes or kiss greetings.” nomic pain from the outbreak. economic shocks from the coro- coronavirus could re-enter from businesses. In the U.S., the caseload passed Governments around Asia and navirus, its latest efforts to adjust abroad. Beijing’s city govern- Normal life was increasingly 1,000, and outbreaks on both sides elsewhere have also announced to the fast-evolving health crisis ment announced that all overseas being upended. of the country stirred alarm. billions of dollars in stimulus that silenced the usually bustling visitors will be quarantined for 14 With police barring access to In Europe, deaths soared funds, including packages re- heart of the Catholic faith, St. Pe- days. Of 24 new cases that China St. Peter’s Square, emptying it of among Italy’s aging population. vealed in Japan on Tuesday and ter’s Square. reported Wednesday, five ar- tens of thousands of people who Authorities said Italy has suffered Australia on Wednesday. Premier Giuseppe Conte said rived from Italy and one from the usually come on Wednesdays for 631 deaths, with an increase of “The world is facing a medical he would consider requests from United States. China has had over the weekly papal address, Pope 168 fatalities recorded Tuesday. emergency that monetary and Lombardy, Italy’s hardest-hit re- 81,000 virus infections and over Francis instead livestreamed In Spain, the number of cases fiscal policy cannot fix,” said Hol- gion, to toughen the already ex- 3,000 deaths. prayers from the privacy of his surged past the 2,000-mark on ger Schmieding, chief economist traordinary anti-virus lockdown For most, the coronavirus Vatican library. Wednesday. Belgium announced at Berenberg private bank. that was extended nationwide causes only mild or moderate Athletes who usually thrive on its first virus-related death, of a Tuesday. Lombardy wants to shut symptoms, such as fever and crowds grew increasingly wary 90-year-old woman. down nonessential businesses and cough. But for a few, especially of them. Spanish soccer club Ge- “Right now, the epicenter — reduce public transportation. older adults and people with exist- tafe said it wouldn’t travel to Italy the new China — is Europe,” said These additional measures ing health problems, it can cause to play Inter Milan, preferring to Robert Redfield, the head of the would be on top of travel and so- more severe illnesses, including forfeit their Europa League match U.S. Centers for Disease Control cial restrictions that imposed an pneumonia. More than 119,000 rather than risk infections. and Prevention. eerie hush on cities and towns people have been infected world- Olympic champion skier Mi- Markets across Asia dropped across the country from Tues- wide and over 4,200 have died. kaela Shiffrin said she would be Wednesday despite Wall Street’s Report: Iran VP, 2 Cabinet members have virus

Associated Press of cultural heritage, handcrafts new cases were all on a returning Tuesday that the Islamic Repub- and tourism, and Reza Rahmani, flight of Bahraini evacuees from lic will recognize doctors and TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s senior minister of industry, mines and Iran. nurses who die combating the vice president and two other Cabi- business. There are concerns that the new coronavirus as “martyrs.” net members have contracted the new coronavirus, a semiofficial There was no immediate report number of infections across Iran The decision by Supreme Lead- news agency reported Wednes- on state media about the officials is much higher than the con- er Ayatollah Ali Khamenei comes day as the death toll in the Islamic being ill and no other media out- firmed cases reported by the gov- amid a propaganda campaign Republic from the outbreak rose let in Iran immediately carried ernment, which is struggling to already trying to link the fight by 62 to 354. the report. Fars published it in contain or manage its spread. The against the virus to Iran’s long, The report by the Fars news a picture list of names in Farsi, rising casualty figures each day bloody 1980s war with Iraq. Its agency, believed to be close to with Jahangiri’s name at the top. in Iran suggest the fight against forces, which include virologists, Iran’s paramilitary Revolution- Across the Mideast, the vast the new coronavirus is far from faced chemical weapons dur- ary Guard, comes as President majority of the 9,700 people who over . ing Iran’s eight-year war against Hassan Rouhani took control of have contracted the coronavi- Iran’s supreme leader had said Iraq. the country’s much-criticized rus and the COVID-19 illness it response to the virus and the causes are in hard-hit Iran or had COVID-19 illness it causes. Au- recently returned from there. thorities announced that there The Islamic Republic has one of were some 9,000 confirmed cases the world’s worst death tolls out- of the virus across Iran. side of China, the epicenter of the The Fars story also comes amid outbreak. Outside of Iran, only days of speculation about the Iraq, Egypt and Lebanon have health of Vice President Eshaq recorded deaths from the virus in Jahangiri. Jahangiri has not been the Middle East. seen in pictures of recent top- In the Gulf Arab island nation level meetings, raising concerns of Bahrain, authorities say their about him. number of confirmed cases on Fars says the others sick are Wednesday spiked by nearly 70% Ali Asghar Mounesan, minister to 189 confirmed cases. The 77 PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 12, 2020 NATION Biden extends his delegate lead with wins in 4 states

BY WILL WEISSERT “We need you, we want you, and AND LAURIE KELLMAN there’s a place in our campaign Associated Press for each of you. I want to thank Bernie Sanders and his support- WASHINGTON — Joe Biden ers for their tireless energy and decisively won Michigan’s Demo- their passion,” Biden said. “We cratic presidential primary, seiz- share a common goal, and togeth- ing a key battleground state that er we’ll beat Donald Trump.” helped propel Bernie Sanders’ in- Even as the contours of the surgent candidacy four years ago. race came into shape, however, The former vice president’s vic- new uncertainty was sparked by tory there, as well as in Missouri, fears of the spreading corona- Mississippi and Idaho, dealt a virus. Both candidates abruptly serious blow to Sanders and sub- canceled rallies in Ohio that were MATT ROURKE/AP stantially widened Biden’s path to scheduled for Tuesday night. Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by his wife, Jill, the nomination. The Democratic National Com- speaks at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday . Biden picked up at least 153 new Biden again showed strength mittee also said that Sunday’s de- delegates in Tuesday’s primaries in six states. Tuesday with working-class vot- bate between Sanders and Biden ers and African Americans, who would be conducted without an are vital to winning the Demo- audience. cratic nomination. After Sanders upset Hillary Sanders mulls future after primary losses Sanders captured North Da- Clinton in Michigan four years kota’s caucuses , a repeat win in ago, his loss there Tuesday was Associated Press a state he won four years ago . particularly sobering. It under- odds. Four years ago, under similar pressure in a primary matchup against Hillary Clinton, Sand- When results from Fargo were mined his argument that he could PHILADELPHIA — Bernie Sanders has a ers fought on for months before ultimately back- finally tallied Wednesday, Sand- appeal to working-class voters choice. ing Clinton in July. ers had a thumping victory, with and that he could expand the The face of the Democrats’ far-left flank is sud- roughly 53% of the vote to Biden’s electorate with new young voters. denly staring up at a towering wall of opposition The Democrats’ desperate desire to defeat 40%. But the state offered just 14 One of the few bright notes for from his own party, an urgent call to unify against Trump may change his calculus in 2020, however. pledged delegates. Sanders was his strength among President Donald Trump and a growing delegate Should Sanders get out soon, he could save Demo- The six-state contest Tues- young voters, but even that has disadvantage. crats months of a messy and expensive primary day marked the first time voters a downside because they didn’t And as unlikely as it may seem less than two fight. But an early departure would also deprive weighed in on the primary since turn out enough to keep him com- weeks after losing his front-runner status, Sand- the Democrats’ most passionate supporters, in- it effectively narrowed to a two- petitive. Sanders won 72% of those ers is now being forced to consider whether he will cluding many young people, of the one man who person race between Sanders and under 30 in Missouri and 65% in continue his increasingly uphill fight for the Dem- embodies the dramatic change they crave. And Biden. And the first four states Michigan, according to AP Vote- ocratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination. there is reason to question whether they would on Tuesday went to Biden, a dra- Cast. The senator was also about The Vermont senator did not publicly address rally behind Biden. matic reversal for a campaign even with Biden among voters his supporters Tuesday night after suffering a Sanders’ most prominent ally in Congress, New that appeared on the brink of col- ages 30 to 44. York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, couldn’t lapse just two weeks ago. Now it devastating primary defeat in Michigan and de- According to an Associated hide her disappointment. is Sanders, whose candidacy was Press analysis, Biden had picked cisive losses in Missouri and Mississippi. He was “There’s no sugarcoating it. Tonight’s a tough ascendant so recently, who must up at least 176 new delegates: 71 instead hunkered down at home in Vermont after night,“ she said in an Instagram live post. “To- contemplate a path forward. in Michigan, 40 in Missouri, 31 in being forced to cancel a rally in Cleveland be- Addressing supporters in Phil- Mississippi, six in North Dakota, cause of concerns over the new coronavirus. night’s a tough night for the movement overall. adelphia, Biden noted that many 17 in Washington and 11 in Idaho The Biden and Sanders campaigns may be Tonight’s a tough night electorally.” had “declared that this candida- on Tuesday. Sanders got 110: 51 going in opposite directions, but a Sanders exit in Sensing disaster, the Progressive Change Cam- cy was dead” only days ago, but in Michigan, 23 in Missouri, two the coming days would be a surprise. The 78-year- paign Committee issued an afternoon statement “now we’re very much alive.” He in Mississippi, nine in Idaho, old democratic socialist is nothing if not willing calling for Sanders to not drop out — or at least also asked Sanders supporters to eight in North Dakota and 17 in to take on the political establishment against all not before this Sunday’s debate. back him going forward. Washington. Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in landmark #MeToo case

BY MICHAEL R. SISAK, their testimony helped seal his conviction sider evidence outside the scope of the trial placed to unblock an artery. TOM HAYS AND JENNIFER PELTZ at the landmark #MeToo trial. in forming his sentence. The agency that runs New York’s state Associated Press Weinstein, who has maintained that any In their sentencing letter, prosecutors prisons said every inmate is evaluated to sexual activity was consensual, also spoke outlined 16 examples they said showed determine which facility meets his or her NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein was in court, saying he had fond memories of Weinstein “trapped women into his exclu- security, medical, mental health and other sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in pris- his accusers. sive control” so he could sexually assault needs. on for rape and sexual assault, a sight the Looking back during the trial at emails them, starting when he was working as a Now that Weinstein has been sentenced, Hollywood mogul’s multitude of accusers they exchanged, he said, he thought they music producer in Buffalo in 1978. his lawyers can move forward with a prom- thought they would never see. had a good friendship: “I’m not going to say Weinstein was sentenced a week shy of ised appeal. Weinstein, who was accused of violating these aren’t great people. I had wonderful his 68th birthday, and his lawyers argued Weinstein was also charged in Califor- scores of women, was convicted last month of raping a woman in a New York City hotel times with these people. I’m just genuinely that a lengthy prison term would, in effect, nia with raping a woman at a Los Angeles room in 2013 and forcibly performing oral confused. Men are confused about this be a life sentence. They sought a five-year hotel on Feb. 18, 2013, after pushing his sex on another woman at his apartment in issue.” sentence, the mandatory minimum on the way inside her room, and sexually assault- 2006. He faced a maximum of 29 years in Burke also heard from Weinstein’s law- more serious of the two charges that jurors ing a woman in a Beverly Hills hotel suite prison. yers, who pleaded for leniency because of found him guilty of. the next night. Both women that Weinstein was convict- his age and frail health, and prosecutors, Weinstein, who used a walker through- Weinstein could get up to 28 years in ed of assaulting — a once-aspiring actress who said the man once celebrated as a out the trial, arrived at the courthouse prison on charges of forcible rape, forcible and a former TV and film production as- titan of Hollywood deserved a harsh sen- Wednesday in a wheelchair because of oral copulation, sexual penetration by use sistant — spoke in court Wednesday before tence that would account for allegations of back problems from a car crash last sum- of force and sexual battery in the Califor- Judge James Burke announced the sen- wrongdoing dating to the 1970s. mer. He also has a condition that requires nia case. Authorities have not said when he tence, confronting Weinstein again after Under state law, Burke was able to con- shots in his eyes and last week had a stent would go there to face those charges. Thursday, March 12, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD Russia OKs bill allowing Putin to stay in power past 2024

Associated Press stitution and a provision resetting ing for two consecutive four-year The constitutional reform belief in God” as one of Russia’s the term count for Putin after terms — a limit outlined in the passed by the Duma on Wednes- traditional values. MOSCOW — The Russian par- the revised constitution goes into current version of the constitu- day would allow Putin to run for The proposal to restart the term liament approved a sweeping force by a 383-0 vote with 43 ab- tion — Putin shifted to the prime presidency two more times after clock for the current president constitutional reform in the third stentions. A nationwide vote on minister’s seat in 2008, with his 2024. Ahead of the national vote, was put forward by 83-year-old and final reading Wednesday, a the proposed amendments is set close ally Dmitry Medvedev be- it will be reviewed by Russia’s former Soviet cosmonaut Valenti- move that will allow President for April 22. coming a placeholder president. Constitutional Court. na Tereshkova, now a Duma dep- Vladimir Putin to stay in power Kremlin critics condemned the The length of the presidency The changes redistribute the uty, during the second reading for another 12 years after his cur- move as a cynical manipulation was extended to six years under executive powers of the Russian of the amendments on Tuesday. rent term ends in 2024. and called for protests. Medvedev, and in 2012 Putin re- government in Moscow and fur- Following Tereshkova’s speech, The Kremlin-controlled lower Putin, a 67-year-old former turned to the Kremlin as presi- ther strengthen the power of the Putin quickly arrived at parlia- house, the State Duma, endorsed KGB officer, has ruled Russia for dent. In 2018, he was re-elected presidency, while also banning ment to address the lawmakers a set of amendments to the con- more than 20 years. After serv- for another six years. same-sex marriage and listing “a and supported the idea. Japan marks anniversary of tsunami

Associated Press Tokyo, the government held a main memorial at- tended by the Imperial Family members, televised TOKYO — Some residents along the Japanese live nationwide. This year, memorial events have northern coast stood on roadsides overlooking the been called off following Prime Minister Shinzo sea, offering silent prayers for their loved ones lost Abe’s request to cancel, postpone or downsize gath- in a massive earthquake and tsunami nine years ago erings as part of measures to fight the coronavirus Wednesday. But in Tokyo and many other places outbreak. around Japan, the day was being remembered with- In Tokyo, Abe and his ministers gathered at the out a main government ceremony due to the corona- Prime Minister’s Office and offered a silent prayer virus outbreak. at 2:46 p.m., the moment the offshore earthquake On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck nine years ago. At the outset of his speech, and subsequent tsunami devastated large swaths of Abe apologized over the cancellation of the govern- Japan’s northern coast and triggered a meltdown at ment ceremony. Japan has confirmed more than

KYODO NEWS/AP a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, contaminating 1,200 cases of the coronavirus, including 696 from large areas and dislocating many residents. a cruise ship and 19 deaths. A woman throws flowers to the sea in tribute to the victims of the For the past eight years, residents and officials Abe said reconstruction of the disaster hit areas is 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan on Wednesday . have gathered at local town halls to pray, while in now “at its finishing stage.” PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 12, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Officials: Man tried to THE CENSUS bite off woman’s finger The value of beer a Louisiana cou- EDGEWOOD — A ple is charged MD Maryland man was $1K with stealing charged with assault after au- from Target thorities alleged he bit off part of stores. The couple made six runs to his sister-in-law’s finger during two Baton Rouge Target locations less a confrontation in which she re- than 10 miles apart between Feb. 24 fused to leave his home. and 29, according to East Baton Rouge Harford County Sheriff’s offi- Sheriff’s office documents obtained by cials were dispatched to an Edge- news outlets. Ashley Forbes, 32, and wood home where they found her husband, Matthew Forbes, 35, Richard Young, 61, yelling in were captured on security cameras fill- the street, news outlets reported . ing shopping baskets with cases of beer Young had called deputies ear- before slipping out of the stores without lier in the day and demanded his paying, The Advocate reported, citing wife’s sister leave his house, au- the sheriff’s records. thorities said. A fight between he and the woman became physical when Man pleads guilty Young bit into her hand, sheriff’s spokesman Col. William Davis in dog park death said. “Somehow her finger ended PHILADELPHIA — A up in his mouth and he bit off a PA man pleaded guilty to portion of her finger, which was involuntary manslaughter in the hanging on by basically what was death of another man during a being described as a thread of confrontation while both were flesh,“ Davis told WBAL-TV. walking their dogs in a Philadel- phia dog park. Health officials confirm The Philadelphia Inquirer re- dengue fever case ported that the plea by Matthew Oropeza, 25, was non-negotiated, KEY WEST — A case meaning the judge will deter- FL of dengue fever was mine the sentence by a May 28 confirmed in the Florida Keys, hearing. health officials said. Authorities said the defendant The patient has not been identi- knocked Drew Justice, 38, down fied publicly by name or exact lo- after the victim told him not to let cation, according to Alison Kerr, his dog run unleashed in the dog a spokeswoman for the Florida park in January of last year. Jus- Department of Health in Monroe tice fell backward, hit the ground County. and died shortly afterward, offi- “All indications are that this cials said. infection was locally acquired,” Kerr told the Miami Herald. License plate would The patient has been treated honor shooting victims and is expected to fully recover, she said. AURORA — Cam- The virus is carried by the paigners for a new Aedes aegypti mosquito, which CO Colorado license plate option also can carry the virus for yel- hope to honor victims of a theater low fever, Zika and chikungunya. shooting. The campaign by nonprofit Officials: Band has organization Aurora Rise needs ‘concerning’ traditions 3,000 signatures to start the pro- cess of obtaining state approval ATHENS — An inves- for the license plate, The Aurora GEOFF CRIMMINS, THE MOSCOW-PULLMAN (IDAHO) DAILY NEWS/AP OH tigation into hazing Sentinel reported. allegations against Ohio Univer- The organization was estab- sity’s marching band found sev- lished following the July 2012 eral “concerning” unsanctioned Going along for the ride mass shooting at a movie theater band traditions, according to uni- in Aurora. James Holmes killed versity documents. India Luker lets her family’s dogs pull her down the sidewalk on inline skates while she walks them 12 people and wounded numer- The Marching 110 is one of Monday in Moscow, Idaho. ous others inside the theater. several campus groups that was The license plate would raise according to Chandler police. 32, was arrested on criminal mis- toward Michigan’s shoreline due investigated last fall for hazing funds to benefit the state’s Victim They said Hanan Regina chief charges. to high water levels and waves, allegations that led to the suspen- Compensation Fund. sion of all the university’s frater- Dema, 22, was arrested and also A sheriff’s office press re- weakening the ruins further, of- nities. The investigation could is accused of drug possession. lease said someone called the ficials said. One of two red pandas lead to the removal of some stu- Police said when they removed 911 emergency center four times Joseph S. Fay was a ship that dents from the band, The Colum- the 3-year-old girl from the car, and would not answer any ques- sank on Oct. 19, 1905, The Alpena at zoo has died bus Dispatch reported. they saw drugs and drug para- tions. Instead, the male caller News reported . Assistant Dean of Students phernalia in the center console of made short comments and said One side of the shipwreck had BIRMINGHAM — One Taylor Tackett recommended the the vehicle. he “wanted to take a ride.” moved about 10 feet inland dur- AL of the two red pandas College of Fine Arts conduct a They said Dema returned to Deputies went to the caller’s ing a storm last October, said at an Alabama zoo died, the zoo membership review which would the car about 18 minutes later house and spoke with a woman Eric Klein, lighthouse caretaker. said . include removing certain mem- with takeout food and was taken who said her fiance had been He added that it has since been The Birmingham Zoo said in bers, as well as implementing a into custody. smoking marijuana laced with pushed further inland following a news release that Parker, a 4- risk management and assessment PCP. a series of storms and estimated year-old male red panda, was plan and anti-hazing workshops. Sheriff: Man high on Deputies then arrested Stevens it’s now about 25 feet from its found dead. There was no sign of original location near the 40 Mile and took him for a ride to the par- physical injuries or illness and an PCP calls 911 for ride Point Lighthouse. ish jail. examination didn’t immediately Police: Mom arrested Klein said the waves have dam- reveal the cause of death, the zoo after child left in car IOWA — A Louisiana aged the shipwreck over time. Officials: High water said, adding that more test results LA man who was smoking Wayne Lusardi, state Maritime CHANDLER — A marijuana laced with PCP appar- pushes shipwreck Archaeologist, said even though were pending. AZ woman faces child ently wanted to take a ride so he water levels in the Great Lakes There were no signs of illness abuse and endangerment charges called his local sheriff’s office, ROGERS CITY fluctuate over time, it’s unusual in its other red panda, a 9-year- after her toddler daughter was authorities said. MI — Wreckage from a that waves are exposing artifacts old female named Sorrel, the zoo found alone in the driver’s seat of Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s of- freighter that sank in Lake Huron and shipwreck pieces that haven’t said. a car that had its engine running, ficials said Charles Ray Stevens, around 115 years ago has moved been seen in a while. From wire reports Thursday, March 12, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 FACES Coachella Not just a music fest rescheduled rock star for October From wire services The uber-popular Coachella Mick Jagger relishes first music festival has been post- poned from its usual two-week- film role in nearly 20 years end-run in April to October due to concerns about the growing in ‘Burnt Orange Heresy’ coronavirus. The festival’s producer Gold- BY ANN HORNADAY envoice made the announcement The Washington Post Tuesday, also confirming that Stagecoach, a country music funny thing happens when you in- festival, will also be postponed. terview Mick Jagger. He’ll be talk- Coachella, held in Southern Cali- ing about all manner of subjects fornia, will now take place on Oct. — the vagaries of art collecting, the A PHOTOS BY JOSE HARO, SONY PICTURES CLASSICS/AP 9-11 and Oct. 16-18, while Stage- similarities between live performance and coach will take place Oct. 23-25. screen acting, the ambiguities embedded in Mick Jagger is taking another crack at acting with “The Burnt Orange Heresy.” Jagger Coachella hopes to feature the latest film he’s in — and he could be any plays a devilish art collector who cunningly convinces an art journalist to use a rare most of the same acts that were cultured, well-educated 76-year-old Brit who interview with a reclusive artist as an opportunity to steal one of his paintings. originally slated for April, includ- knows his way around the world. Then, he’ll ing headliners Rage Against the to be diametrically opposed to the kind of re- say something — something brief, inconse- Machine, Travis Scott and Frank straint and transparency that define a great quential, off-handed — that reminds you that Ocean. It was expected to draw the man on the other end of the line is Mick screen performance. But Jagger sees more 250,000 fans over its two week- Freakin’ Jagger. similarities than differences. ends to see more than 150 acts. That moment occurred during a brief con- “If the part requires it, which they quite The company said all passes for versation last week, when Jagger phoned often do, you have to exude a certain amount from Paris to talk about the role he plays in of energy and life,” he explains. “If you’re original dates will be honored for “The Burnt Orange Heresy,” a twisty little watching a movie and in the scene, one of the rescheduled shows, and cus- thriller — part Hitchcock, part Highsmith the actors seems a bit dead ... the scene be- tomers will be notified by Friday — set amid the art world at its most schem- comes a bit lifeless. So without overdoing on how to obtain a refund if they ing and hyper-commodified. Jagger plays it, you’ve got to be vital, so to speak, on the cannot attend. Joseph Cassidy, a collector living in palatial screen to make the scene keep the audience’s The postponements follow SX- isolation on the shores of Lake Como, who in- attention.” SW’s announcement March 6 that vites a cynical art critic (Claes Bang) to visit It’s been almost 20 years since Jagger had the city of Austin had pulled the for a weekend; Cassidy, it turns out, harbors a major role in a movie. Giuseppe Capotondi, plug on its March series of music, a hidden agenda, which becomes all the more who directed “The Burnt Orange Heresy,” Jagger, right, with Elizabeth Debicki and media and film conferences. treacherous when it affects the young woman says he hadn’t considered Jagger for the role Claes Bang, left, in a scene from “The In other virus-related enter- — played by Elizabeth Debicki — who comes of Cassidy until he got word that the musi- Burnt Orange Heresy.” tainment news: along as the writer’s last-minute date. The cian was interested in doing a film. Capo- The Academy of Country plot thickens when Donald Sutherland shows tondi sent Jagger the script, “and obviously it was scruffily bohemian rather than posh. Music said its April 5 awards up as a famous, and he must have liked “He’s an actor at the end of the day. He’s not show will still go on at the MGM famously reclusive, it, because he said, just a singer trying his skills at acting,” Ca- Garden Arena in Las Vegas, painter. ‘ He’s an actor at the end ‘Come and meet me.’ potondi says, adding that Jagger reminded but officials are monitoring the Like most of the of the day. He’s not just a We went to see him him of the great stars of Hollywood’s Golden spread of the coronavirus. The dramatis personae in in his office and he Age, the ones “who sort of glided into a room show announced Wednesday that “The Burnt Orange singer trying his skills said yes. It was very rather than walked.” host and reigning ACM enter- Heresy,” Cassidy is straightforward.” The role of Cassidy is one of just a hand- tainer of the year, Keith Urban prone to deception, at acting. For Jagger, “The ful of movie roles Jagger has done since will perform, as well as nominee dissembling and per- Giuseppe Capotondi’ Burnt Orange Her- 1970, when he made his feature debut in the Miranda Lambert with Lindsay esy” is less a come- haps something even Director of “The Burnt Orange Heresy” Australian outlaw drama “Ned Kelly” and Ell, Caylee Hammack, Elle King, back than the result more dangerous; “Performance,” in which he played a darker, Ashley McBryde and Tenille of a number of salu- Jagger leans into his more louche version of himself. If there are Townes. part with the relaxed, playful relish that sug- tary forces aligning, including being offered comparisons to be made between the latter Santana said he had can- gests a man having the time of his life. a script to read in the first place. “To be hon- film and “The Burnt Orange Heresy” — both celed the European tour dates of “One of my character’s roles is to kick est, there are so many actors out there who of which traffic in themes of art, fraudulence, his Miraculous 2020 World Tour off the action,” Jagger explains, noting that are very good, and they’re all hustling like and that refunds will be avail- crazy,” he explains. “And I’m kind of really reclusiveness and doppelgangers — Jagger is until he shows up, the audience might think able through point of purchase. not, because I’ve got, like, other interests.” reluctant to see too tidy a fit. they’re in for a steamy romance set against a The tour was scheduled to start fabulously romantic backdrop. He adds that even though he has only a “I suppose I’ve done so few films you’ve March 17 in Poland. “I was very aware that I had to do that small amount of screen time, “It wasn’t just got very little to reference!” he says with a Pentatonix was also set to properly, to put the game in play,” he says. a walk-on (where they) use your name. It laugh. launch its world tour in Poland “Up to that point, you’re following these two was enough to be able to make a character And of course, he had to battle a formida- — a day before Santana’s show people having an affair, you know, and you’re out of, I thought. And to be able to create ble competitor that has dogged him through- thinking ‘That’s kind of hot.’ They’re kind something.” out his movie career, the character he spent — but posted a statement saying of hot, and they’re having this wild affair in At first, the film — an adaptation of a novel years creating and refining that we now they would have to cancel the Eu- Europe, you know, and then what? You don’t by Charles Willeford — was set in Florida know as the Dionysian, alluringly androgy- ropean leg of the tour. Zac Brown Band know what they’re doing, really. They’re not during the 1970s; Capotondi and screenwrit- nous, sexily strutting persona of Mick Jag- said it was doing anything. They just seem to be hang- er Scott B. Smith changed the time frame ger. He concedes that his larger-than-life postponing the spring leg of its ing out in Italy. And then (Cassidy) puts them and the setting, which was all to the good, as stage presence has sometimes proved an ob- The Owl Tour, which would have into the narrative, which carries on for the far as Jagger was concerned. He’ll consider stacle. “You have to overcome that and make kicked off Thursday in St. Louis. “Dr. Phil” rest of the film and makes her life rather anything that “piques my interest, especially people believe you’re not that character,” he The daytime talk difficult.” if it’s not six months of my life that I have to says. “But that’s acting.” show will tape without a studio It’s those kind-of-hots, uttered in Jagger’s spend in the Canadian Rockies in the winter Jagger is pleased that the character of audience for roughly two weeks distinctive, Cockney-adjacent cadence, that or something.” In the case of “The Burnt Or- Cassidy in “The Burnt Orange Heresy” as a precaution against the new make one snap to and remember that, oh ange Heresy,” he notes, his role entailed only doesn’t resemble off-screen Mick Jagger in coronavirus. The show typically yeah, the actor on the line promoting his lat- four or five days’ shooting in mid-autumn the slightest . In fact, he observes, the role of tapes with an audience of about est project also happens to be one of rock ’n’ at Lake Como, “a place where I’d actually Cassidy was originally written for a woman. 300 people at Paramount Studios roll’s most enduring and iconic figures. And, never been, which was very beautiful, with “I think it was going to be played by Judi in Los Angeles. The show expects in a way, it’s precisely because Jagger is such very nice people. I thought it was quite a fun Dench,” he says, and suddenly he’s sent into to resume audience tapings the a legendary frontman that he was a natural idea to do, and that if I could bring it off, I a fit of giggles at the mental image he just week of March 23, according to choice for a part meant to, ahem, start it up. would.” conjured. “Maybe she’ll get one of my parts,” statement announcing the deci- The kind of projection and outsize physi- Jagger even went so far as to suggest that Jagger says, still laughing. “Who knows? sion Tuesday. The move will af- cality it takes to be a rock star might seem Cassidy speak in a Chelsea accent from when Who knows?” fect a dozen episodes. PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 12, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander The US economy is now in uncharted waters Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY TYLER COWEN other sectors. limit the spread of COVID-19, single par- Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff Bloomberg Opinion Still, in this scenario there is also a rapid ents would have to stay home, and the path back to recovery. At some point the resulting production bottlenecks would EDITORIAL ow bad COVID-19 will be for terror of COVID-19 will lift, just as cases plague the U.S. economy. Maybe New York the U.S. economy is almost im- in many parts of China now seem to be City would have to cut back on the number Terry Leonard, Editor possible to say, since there are declining. Once public health conditions of subway trains it runs, and much of the [email protected] Hfew precedents to look to. By improve, retail, entertainment and ser- city’s economy would grind to a halt. Sup- Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor considering two extreme scenarios, how- vices can gear back up. Both production ply chain problems from China would per- [email protected] ever, it is possible to get a sense of what the and purchasing power will bounce back, sist, hitting everything from medicines to issues are. similar to how they normally do after the the ordinary goods found in a Walmart. Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content First, consider the relatively optimistic [email protected] first-quarter doldrums. The problems of missing goods in the view: COVID-19 will have effects akin to In fact, after having been cooped up for supply chain, workplace absenteeism, Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation what economists call a seasonal business a few months, U.S. workers might be es- family health emergencies, and investor [email protected] cycle — which is to say, it will be over pecially eager to get back to their jobs and uncertainty would compound each other. quickly and without much lasting damage. Managing Editor for Digital U.S. consumers might be very keen to get Any individual act of spending or produc- Joe Gromelski, For context, note that the U.S. economy [email protected] out and spend. tion, rather than jump-starting further usually slows in the first quarter. Christ- But there is a much more worrying sce- economic activity, would run up against mas sales are over, stores are no longer hir- nario. Rather than drawing an analogy another bottleneck and fade to insignifi- ing extra workers, and the pace of activity BUREAU STAFF with temporary seasonal cycles, an alterna- cance. The confidence boost would fail to declines, whether it is publishers releasing tive model draws a parallel with cascading Europe/Mideast materialize. Untangling this mess of prob- books or families going on vacation. These disruptions. 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Sports College basketball Deals College baseball Women’s Mid-American Conference Tuesday’s transactions Monday’s scores on AFN At Cleveland conference tournaments Quarterfinals BASEBALL EAST Wednesday, March 11 Major League Baseball Army 5, Saint Joseph’s 4 America East Conference Cent. Michigan vs. Toledo American League Boston College 10, Holy Cross 7 Championship Ohio vs. W. Michigan BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optined LHP CCSU 13, Manhattan 2 Go to the American Forces Friday, March 13 Ball St. vs. E. Michigan Keegan Akin to the Norfolk Tides (IL). Delaware 9, Delaware St. 5 Maine at Stony Brook Kent St. vs. Buffalo DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned RHP Kyle Fairleigh Dickinson 7, Lehigh 4 Network website for the most Atlantic Sun Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Funkhouser and John Schreiber; INFs La Salle 14, Rider 4, 7 innings up-to-date TV schedules. Semifinals At Norfolk, Va. Sergio Alcantara and Isaac Paredes; OFs Navy 11, Mount St. Mary’s 0 Wednesday, March 11 Daz Cameron and Derek Hill to Toledo Rutgers 5, Monmouth 2 First Round (IL). Optioned RHP Anthony Castro to myafn.net Florida Gulf Coast vs. North Florida Tuesday, March 10 Samford 5, Alabama A&M 1 Erie (EL). Optioned RHP Franklin Perez St. John’s 21, Saint Peter’s 1 North Alabama vs. Kennesaw State Md.-Eastern Shore 62, Coppin St. 50 Championship to Lakeland (FSL). Re-assigned RHPs Stony Brook 9, Iona 4 Howard 79, SC State 72. Gerson Moreno and Wladmir Pinto; LHPs Towson 5, George Washington 2 Sunday, March 15 Quarterfinals Joey Wentz and C Cooper Johnson and C Semifinal winners UConn 5, Hartford 2 College hockey Wednesday, March 11 Jhon Nunez to minor league camp. UMBC 4, Coppin St. 2 Big Sky Conference Bethune-Cookman vs. Md.-Eastern Shore KANSAS CITY ROYA:S — Optioned LHP Villanova 5, NJIT 1 At Boise, Idaho Norfolk St. vs. Howard Foster Griffin, OF Nick Heath and C Mei- SOUTH Conference tournaments Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 brys Viloria to Omaha Storm Chasers Alabama 13, UAB 7 Tuesday, March 10 NC A&T vs. NC Central (PCL) and INF Jeison Guzman to Wilm- Arkansas 6, Grand Canyon 1 ATLANTIC HOCKEY ASSOCIATION Montana State. 67, Northern Colorado 62 Morgan St. vs. Delaware St. ington. Re-assigned RHPs Ofreidy Gomez Baldwin-Wallace 12, Butler 9 Quarterfinals Northern Arizona 68, Montana 65 Missouri Valley Conference and Arnaldo Hernandez, LHP Jake Kalish, Belmont 8, Toledo 7 (Best-of-three) Idaho 56, Portland State 54 At Moline, Ill. C MJ Melendez, Sebastian Rivero, INF Ga- Bethune-Cookman 7, Fairfield 2 Friday, March 13-Sunday, March 15 Idaho St. 70, Southern Utah 63 First Round briel Cancel, Kevin Merrell and Emaman- Bryant 7, W. Carolina 3 American International vs. Bentley Semifinals Thursday, March 12 uel Rivera to minor league camp. Charlotte 9, NC State 8 Sacred Heart vs. Robert Morris Wednesday, March 11 Loyola of Chicago vs. Indiana St. SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned OF Clemson 12, Presbyterian 0 RIT vs. Air Force Montana State vs. Northern Arizona S. Illinois vs. Evansville Braden Bishop and LHP Nick Margevicius Coll. of Charleston 8, VCU 3 Army vs. Niagara Idaho St. vs. Idaho Quarterfinals to Tacoma (PCL). Re-assigned OFs Rymer Davidson 7, Duke 6 Liriano and Julio Rodriguez; C Joseph BIG TEN CONFERENCE Championship Friday, March 13 E. Illinois 12, Ark.-Pine Bluff 4 Semifinals Odon and C Joe Hudson; LHP Manny Friday, March 13 Missouri St. vs. Loyola of Chicago-In- East Carolina 7, Elon 4 Saturday, March 14 Banuelos to minor league camp. Florida Atlantic 5, Penn 0 Minnesota at Penn State Semifinals winners diana St. winner National League Big South Conference Illinois St. vs. N. Iowa Florida Gulf Coast 6, Georgetown 5 Michigan at Ohio State CHICAGO CUBS — Assigned INFs Car- Florida St. 2, Florida 0 Championship First Round Drake vs. S. Illinois-Evansville winner los Asuaje, Trent Glambrone and Corban Bradley vs. Valparaiso Georgia Southern 1, Georgia 0 Saturday, March 21 Tuesday, March 10 Joseph; OF Noel Cuevas to minor league Georgia Tech 6, Auburn 2 Semifinal winners SC-Upstate 60 Winthrop 57 Northeast Conference camp. Optioned RHPs Adbert Alzolay Illinois St. 8, Florida A&M 4, 10 innings ECAC UNC-Asheville 82, Charleston Southern 46 Semifinals and Colin Rea; INF Zack Short to Iowa Jacksonville St. 14, Kennesaw St. 10 Quarterfinals Presbyterian 82, Longwood 73 Thursday, March 12 (PCL). Optioned C Miguel Amaya to Ten- James Madison 10, VMI 3 (Best-of-three) Quarterfinals Fairleigh Dickinson at Mount St. Mary’s nessee (SL). Re-assigned RHP Michael Kentucky 10, W. Kentucky 4 Friday, March 13-Sunday, March 15 Thursday, March 12 Sacred Heart at Robert Morris Rucker to major league camp as a non- Lipscomb 9, Austin Peay 7 Princeton at Cornell At Campbell Championship roster invitee. Louisiana Tech 14, SE Louisiana 3 Colgate at Clarkson Campbell vs. Presbyterian Sunday, March 15 CINCINNATI REDS — Re-assigned RHPs Louisville 12, Chicago St. 0 Yale at Quinnipiac Hampton vs. Gardner-Webb Semifinal winners Tejay Antone, David Carpenter, Ryan Mercer 9, Georgia St. 5 Harvard at Rensselaer At Radford Patriot League Hendrix, Tony Santillan, LHP Nick Lodolo, Middle Tennessee 6, Memphis 1 HOCKEY EAST Radford vs. SC Upstate Semifinals C Chris Okey, INFs Jonathan India and Mississippi 6, Louisiana-Monroe 3 Blake Trahan, OFs Stuart Fairchild and First Round High Point vs. UNC Asheville Thursday, March 12 Mississippi St. 6, Texas Tech 3 (Best-of-three) Holy Cross at Bucknell Boog Powell to minor league camp. Murray St. 8, North Alabama 5 Big 12 Conference COLORADO ROCKIES — Optioned RHP Friday, March 13-Sunday, March 15 At Kansas City, Mo. Lehigh at Boston U. Nicholls St. 14, MVSU 0 Providence at Boston College Ashton Goudeau to Albuquerque (PCL). Norfolk St. 8, Old Dominion 4 First Round Championship MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned OF Northeastern at UMass Thursday, March 12 Sunday, March 15 North Carolina 13, Gardner-Webb 6 Corey Ray and RHP Trey Supak to minor Northwestern St. 4, Grambling 1 Boston U. at UMass Lowell Oklahoma St. vs. Oklahoma Semifinal winners league camp. Re-assigned INF Lucas Er- UConn at Maine Texas Tech vs. Kansas Southland Conference Ohio St. 10, North Florida 2 ceg; C Mario Feliciano and Payton Henry; Prairie View A&M 9, Houston-Victoria 2 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE Quarterfinals At Katy, Texas LHPs Clayton Andrews and Ethan Small; HOCKEY CONFERENCE First Round Quinnipiac 8, Furman 2 Friday, March 13 RHPs Thomas Jankins, Drew Rasmus- Radford 14, George Mason 9 First Round Iowa St. vs. Kansas St. Thursday, March 12 sen and Miguel Sanchez to minor league (Best-of-three) New Orleans vs. SE Louisiana Richmond 6, Charleston Southern 4 Baylor vs. Oklahoma St.-Oklahoma camp. SC-Upstate 13, Jackson St. 7 Friday, March 13-Sunday, March 15 Nicholls St. vs. Incarnate Word SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Optioned St. Cloud St. at W. Michigan winner South Carolina 10, The Citadel 1 TCU vs. Texas Tech-Kansas winner Second Round RHP Enderson Franco and OF Joe McCar- Miami at Minn. Duluth thy to Sacramento (PCL). Re-assigned South Florida 12, Pittsburgh 8 Texas vs. West Virginia Friday, March 13 Southern at New Orleans, ppd. Colorado College at North Dakota Sam Houston St. vs. New Orleans-SE IF Cristhian Adames and C Joey Bart to Omaha at Denver Big West Conference Southern Illinois 14, Arkansas St. 6 Louisiana winner minor league camp. Claimed OF Jose Siri WESTERN COLLEGIATE At Long Beach, Calif. of waivers from Seattle. Placed C Aramis Southern Miss. 9, Troy 7 HOCKEY ASSOCIATION First Round Abilene Christian vs. Nicholls St.-In- Tennessee 17, ETSU 5 carnate Word winner Garcia on 60-day IL. Semifinals Tuesday, March 10 FOOTBALL Tulane 14, Lamar 12 (Best-of-three) Cal Poly 59, Long Beach St. 48 Semifinals UNCG 11, High Point 3 Saturday, March 14 National Football League Friday, March 13-Sunday, March 15 Cal St.-Fullerton 67, CS Northridge 52 CLEVELAND BROWNS — Released L Valparaiso 8, Alabama St. 3 Michigan Tech at Minnesota State Second Round Texas A&M-CC vs. Sam Houston St. - Christian Kirksey. Virginia 24, UMass Lowell 5 Bowling Green at Bemidji St. Wednesday, March 11 New Orleans-SE Louisiana winner HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed K Ka’imi Virginia Tech 19, William & Mary 4 Championship UC Irvine vs. Cal Poly Stephen F. Austin vs. Abilene Chris- Fairbairn and TE Darren Fells to contract MIDWEST Saturday, March 21 Hawaii vs. Cal St.-Fullerton tian-Nicholls St.-Incarnate Word winner extensions. Augustana 12-9, Briar Cliff 8-3 Semifinal winners At Anaheim, Calif. Championship MIAMI DOLPHINS — Named Josh Griz- Ball St. 9, Purdue-Fort Wayne 4 Sunday, March 15 zard to wide receivers coach. Bowling Green 2, Youngstown St. 1 Semifinals Central Arkansas 5, UT Martin 3 Friday, March 13 Semifinal winners TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed OLB Reg- Southwestern Athletic Conference gie Gilbert to a one-year contract exten- Clarke at W. Illinois, ppd. UC Davis vs. lower-seeded second- Evansville 5, Indiana 4 Pro soccer round winner First Round sion. Tuesday, March 10 HOCKEY Houston Baptist 11, Texas A&M-CC 6 UC Santa Barbara vs. higher-seeded Iowa 8, Kansas 0 second-round winner Southern (NO) 59, Prairie View 55 National Hockey League Jackson St. 71, Alabama St. 53 NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Recalled D Louisiana-Lafayette 7, McNeese 0 MLS Championship Matt Tennyson from Binghamton Devils Marshall at Ohio, ppd. Saturday, March 14 Alabama A&M 74, Alcorn St. 54 Minnesota 5, Creighton 3 EASTERN CONFERENCE Texas Southern 77, Ark.-Pine Bluff 46 (AHL). W L T Pts GF GA Semifinal winners NEW YORK RANGERS — Agreed to Missouri 6, N. Illinois 3 Colonial Athletic Association At Birmingham, Ala. Nebraska 1, Northern Colorado 0 Atlanta 2 0 0 6 4 2 Semifinals terms with F Patrick Khodorenko on an New York 1 0 1 4 4 3 At Elon, N.C. entry-level contract. New Mexico 8, Incarnate Word 4 First Round Friday, March 13 Oklahoma 3, Texas-Arlington 0 Montreal 1 0 1 4 4 3 Jackson St. vs. Alabama A&M SOCCER Wednesday, March 11 Major League Soccer Oklahoma St. 22, Saint Louis 4 Toronto FC 1 0 1 4 3 2 Texas Southern vs. Southern (NO) Columbus 1 0 1 4 2 1 Charleston (WV) vs. UNC-Wilmington NEW YORK CITY FC — Named Efrain Oral Roberts 2, Missouri St. 0 Elon vs. Hofstra Championship Juarez to coaching staff. S. Dakota St. 4, Kansas St. 0 D.C. United 1 1 0 3 3 3 Saturday, March 14 Quarterfinals NEW YORK RED BULLS — Aquired D Texas A&M 6, Rice 2 Chicago 0 1 1 1 2 3 Semifinal winners Thursday, March 12 Jason Pendant from FC Sochaux-Monti- Texas Southern 13-17, Huston-Tillot- New England 0 1 1 1 2 3 Summit League Drexel vs. Charleston-UNC Wilmington bellard. son 2-9 Orlando City 0 1 1 1 1 2 At Sioux Falls, S.D. Texas St. 11, UTSA 1 winner Philadelphia 0 1 1 1 3 5 Championship Wright St. 16, Miami (Ohio) 5 Towson vs. Northeastern Cincinnati 0 2 0 0 3 5 Tuesday, March 10 WEST Inter Miami CF 0 2 0 0 1 3 James Madison vs. Elon-Hofstra winner South Dakota 63, South Dakota State 58 Pro baseball Air Force 9, Utah Valley 0 New York City FC 0 2 0 0 0 2 William & Mary vs. Delaware Sun Belt Conference Arizona at Arizona St., ppd. WESTERN CONFERENCE Conference USA First Round Boise St. 7, Niagara 1 W L T Pts GF GA At Frisco, Texas Tuesday, March 10 Cal Baptist at San Diego, ppd. Sporting KC 2 0 0 6 7 1 Spring Training First Round At Louisiana-Lafayette California 9, San Jose St. 8 Minnesota United 2 0 0 6 8 3 Wednesday, March 11 UALR 48, Appalachian St. 47 Tuesday’s games Gonzaga 15, Washington St. 3 Colorado 2 0 0 6 4 2 Marshall vs. Southern Miss. Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 1 Houston 3, UNLV 1 FC Dallas 1 0 1 4 4 2 Louisiana-Lafayette 81, Georgia UAB vs. Louisiana Tech Southern 64 N.Y. Mets 7, Houston (ss) 4 Pacific at Fresno St., ppd. Los Angeles FC 1 0 1 4 4 3 San Francisco 12, Sacramento St. 4 UTEP vs. FAU At Texas-Arlington Boston 3, St. Louis 2 Seattle 1 0 1 4 3 2 Charlotte vs. North Texas Toronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 Southern Cal 2, UC Davis 0 Portland 1 1 0 3 2 3 Texas-Arlington 74, Texas State 50 Miami 3, Washington 2 Xavier at Southern Cal, ppd. Quarterfinals South Alabama 82, Arkansas St. 71 Vancouver 1 1 0 3 2 3 Thursday, March 12 Philadelphia 5, Minnesota 1 Real Salt Lake 0 0 2 2 1 1 Second Round Atlanta (ss) 3, Houston (ss) 0 Rice vs. Marshall-Southern Miss. winner Wednesday, March 11 LA Galaxy 0 1 1 1 1 2 Middle Tennessee vs. UAB-Louisiana Chicago Cubs 16, San Francisco 3 San Jose 0 1 1 1 4 7 Texas-Arlington vs. South Alabama Texas 9, Chicago White Sox 2 Pro football Tech winner UALR vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Kansas City (ss) 4, Oakland 2 Houston 0 1 1 1 1 5 Old Dominion vs. UTEP-FAU winner Nashville SC 0 2 0 0 1 3 At New Orleans Arizona 10, Cincinnati (ss) 2 W. Kentucky vs. Charlotte-North Texas Semifinals Milwaukee 5, Kansas City (ss) 2 Note: Three points for victory, one winner XFL point for tie. Saturday, March 14 Seattle 3, L.A. Angels 1 Horizon League Troy vs. UALR-Louisiana-Lafayette Cincinnati (ss) 5, Colorado 5 EASTERN CONFERENCE Saturday, March 7 Championship Baltimore 6, Atlanta (ss) 3 Chicago 1, New England 1, tie Coastal Carolina vs. Texas-Arlington- W L Pct PF PA Tuesday, March 10 South Alabama winner Wednesday’s games DC 3 2 .600 82 89 New York 1, Real Salt Lake 1, tie IUPUI 51, Green Bay 37 Washington vs. Houston Montreal 2, FC Dallas 2, tie Championship St. Louis 3 2 .600 97 77 Ivy League N.Y. Yankees vs. Miami New York 3 2 .600 79 85 D.C. United 2, Miami 1 Sunday, March 15 At Cambridge, Mass. Semifinal winners Atlanta vs. Minnesota Tampa Bay 1 4 .200 98 115 Toronto FC 1, New York City FC 0 Baltimore vs. Toronto WESTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta 2, Cincinnati 1 First Round West Coast Conference Friday, March 13 St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets W L Pct PF PA Minnesota 5, San Jose 2 At Las Vegas San Francisco vs. Texas Princeton vs. Columbia, ccd. Championship Houston 5 0 1.000 158 111 Sporting Kansas City 4, Houston 0 Kansas City vs. Cleveland Dallas 2 3 .400 90 102 Colorado 2, Orlando City 1 Penn vs. Yale, ccd. Tuesday, March 10 Oakland vs. L.A. Angels Championship Portland 64, San Diego 63 Los Angeles 2 3 .400 129 122 Vancouver 1, LA Galaxy 0 Chicago White Sox vs. Colorado Seattle 1 4 .200 87 119 Columbus 1, Seattle 1, tie Saturday, March 14 Western Athletic Conference Boston vs. Tampa Bay Semifinal winners, ccd. At Las Vegas Sunday, March 8 Sunday, March 8 San Diego (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs DC 15, St. Louis 6 Portland 1, Nashville 0 Princeton advances as regular season First Round Milwaukee vs. L.A. Dodgers champion. Seattle vs. San Diego (ss) Los Angeles 41, Tampa Bay 34 Philadelphia 3, Los Angeles FC 3, tie Wednesday, March 11 Saturday’s games Saturday’s games Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference UMKC vs. Chicago St. Thursday’s games At Atlantic City, N.J. Atlanta vs. Detroit Houston at New York FC Dallas at New York City FC Texas Rio Grande Valley vs. New Mex- St. Louis at Tampa Bay LA Galaxy at Miami First Round ico St. N.Y. Yankees vs. Washington Miami vs. St. Louis Sunday’s games Nashville at Toronto FC Tuesday, March 10 Utah Valley vs. Seattle Dallas at DC Niagara 64, St. Peter’s 53 Grand Canyon vs. CS Bakersfield Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay Real Salt Lake at Columbus Toronto (ss) vs. Pittsburgh Los Angeles at Seattle D.C. United at Cincinnati Monmouth (NJ) 69, Iona 60 Semifinals Saturday, March 21 Siena 58, Canisius 48 Canada Jr. vs. Toronto (ss) Sporting Kansas City at Atlanta Friday, March 13 L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs Dallas at Tampa Bay Colorado at Vancouver Quarterfinals Utah Valley-Seattle winner vs, Grand Oakland vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss) Los Angeles at St. Louis San Jose at Philadelphia Wednesday, March 11 Canyon-CS Bakersfield winner Seattle (ss) vs. Kansas City Sunday, March 22 Chicago at Orlando City Rider vs. Niagara UMKC-Chicago St. winner vs. Texas Rio San Diego vs. Cleveland New York at Seattle Seattle at Houston Marist vs. Monmouth Grande Valley-New Mexico St. winner Colorado vs. Milwaukee (ss) DC at Houston Sunday’s games Thursday, March 12 Championship Cincinnati vs. Seattle (ss) Saturday, March 28 Portland at New England Fairfield vs. Siena Saturday, March 14 Milwaukee (ss) vs. Arizona Tampa Bay at DC New York at Minnesota Manhattan vs. Quinnipiac Semifinal winners Baltimore vs. Minnesota St. Louis at New York Thursday, March 12, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 NHL ROUNDUP Bruins snap Flyers’ win streak at 9 Scoreboard Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 70 44 14 12 100 227 174 Tampa Bay 70 43 21 6 92 245 195 Toronto 70 36 25 9 81 238 227 Boston is first in Florida 69 35 26 8 78 231 228 Montreal 71 31 31 9 71 212 221 Buffalo 69 30 31 8 68 195 217 Ottawa 70 25 33 12 62 189 240 league to reach Detroit 71 17 49 5 39 145 267 Metropolitan Division Washington 69 41 20 8 90 240 215 100-point mark Philadelphia 69 41 21 7 89 232 196 Pittsburgh 69 40 23 6 86 224 196 Carolina 68 38 25 5 81 222 193 Columbus 70 33 22 15 81 180 187 Associated Press N.Y. Islanders 68 35 23 10 80 192 193 N.Y. Rangers 69 37 28 4 78 232 219 PHILADELPHIA — Matt New Jersey 69 28 29 12 68 189 230 Grzelcyk and Patrice Bergeron Western Conference scored, Tuukka Rask stopped Central Division 36 shots and the Boston Bruins GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 70 41 19 10 92 221 191 beat Philadelphia 2-0 on Tuesday Colorado 69 41 20 8 90 234 189 night to snap the Flyers’ nine- Dallas 69 37 24 8 82 180 177 Nashville 69 35 26 8 78 215 217 game winning streak. Winnipeg 70 36 28 6 78 212 201 The Bruins (44-14-12) became Minnesota 69 35 27 7 77 220 220 Chicago 69 31 30 8 70 206 216 the first team with 100 points Pacific Division this season and Rask picked up Vegas 71 39 24 8 86 227 211 Edmonton 70 37 24 9 83 223 213 his 50th career shutout. Rask be- Calgary 70 36 27 7 79 210 215 came the sixth active goalie with Vancouver 69 36 27 6 78 228 217 Arizona 70 33 29 8 74 195 187 at least 50 shutouts. He has five Anaheim 70 29 32 9 67 185 222 this season. San Jose 69 29 35 5 63 180 220 Los Angeles 69 28 35 6 62 175 210 Rusk stymied a Flyers’ offense Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in that had scored at least three goals each division and two wild cards per in each of their nine wins during conference advance to playoffs. Monday’s games the streak. They scored five goals Buffalo 3, Washington 2, SO four times since the streak start- Florida 2, St. Louis 1 MATT SLOCUM/AP Winnipeg 4, Arizona 2 ed Feb. 18 against Columbus. Vegas 3, Edmonton 2, OT Philadelphia had been sensa- Los Angeles 3, Colorado 1 Flyers right wing Travis Konecny, left, passes the puck in front of Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Tuesday’s games tional as it shot up the standings Rask, who had 36 saves in a 2-0 win Tuesday in Philadelphia. Boston 2, Philadelphia 0 and was fighting with Washing- Pittsburgh 5, New Jersey 2 Toronto 2, Tampa Bay 1 ton for first place in the Metro- at 2:45. Jakob Silfverberg opened dropped to 6-3-2 in its last 11. Morgan Geekie and Nino Nie- Nashville 4, Montreal 2 politan Division. The Flyers had Carolina 5, Detroit 2 the scoring when he deflected Maple Leafs 2, Lightning 1: derreiter also scored for the N.Y. Rangers 4, Dallas 2 defeated Boston in a shootout in Rickard Rakell’s shot into the net Auston Matthews scored his 47th Hurricanes, who extended their Anaheim 5, Ottawa 2 both games of the series this sea- Vancouver 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, SO on a power play. goal of the season and Frederik winning streak to three games. Wednesday’s games son, including a bizarre ending in It was Deslauriers’ first hat Andersen made 32 saves as host Tyler Bertuzzi and Christoffer San Jose at Chicago January when the Bruins’ Brad Winnipeg at Edmonton trick in 375 NHL games. The left Toronto beat Tampa Bay. Ehn scored for the Red Wings, N.Y. Rangers at Colorado Marchand overskated the puck at wing came into the game with William Nylander also scored who had their modest two-game St. Louis at Anaheim center ice on a shootout attempt. Ottawa at Los Angeles four goals this season. Teemu for the Maple Leafs. Mitch Marn- winning streak snapped. Thursday’s games Philadelphia pounded Rask, Selanne held the previous Ana- er and John Tavares each had two Rangers 4, Stars 2: Mika Buffalo at Montreal taking 24 shots over the first two Carolina at New Jersey heim mark for quickest hat trick assists for Toronto. Zibanejad scored his 10th goal in Detroit at Washington periods. Rask stood tall in net, Nashville at Toronto at 12:58 in 1997. Ondrej Palat scored for the five games to give him 40 for the stopping 36 total shots, and got Philadelphia at Tampa Bay Penguins 5, Devils 2: Evgeni Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy season, impressive rookie Igor Pittsburgh at Columbus the cushion he needed late when Vegas at Minnesota Malkin scored two goals and set made 34 stops. Shesterkin made 31 saves and Bergeron’s shot from the circle Florida at Dallas up another to lead slumping Pitts- Predators 4, Canadiens 2: New York won at Dallas. N.Y. Islanders at Calgary appeared to get deflected by a Vancouver at Arizona Flyers stick and went in for a 2-0 burgh to a win at New Jersey. Filip Forsberg scored twice and Kaapo Kakko, another NRang- Friday’s games Evan Rodrigues and defense- Nashville withstood a late come- ers rookie, scored twice in the Boston at Buffalo lead. San Jose at St. Louis men Justin Schultz and Kris Le- back try by host Montreal. second period for his first goals Ottawa at Chicago Ducks 5, Senators 2: Nicolas N.Y. Islanders at Edmonton Deslauriers scored the fastest hat tang also scored as the Penguins Ryan Johansen and Calle in a month. Adam Fox also had a Vancouver at Colorado trick in team history, Ryan Miller won for only the third time in 11 Jarnkrok also scored in the sec- goal as New York built a 4-0 cush- made 40 saves and host Anaheim games. Matt Murray made 20 ond period as the Predators built ion and won for the 10th time in Scoring leaders saves to help Pittsburgh reach 40 a 4-goal lead. their last 11 road games. Through Tuesday rolled past Ottawa. GP G APTS Deslauriers completed a natu- wins for the seventh straight sea- Artturi Lehkonen and Lukas Canucks 5, Islanders 4 (SO): Leon Draisaitl, EDM 70 43 67110 Connor McDavid, EDM 63 33 63 96 ral hat trick 11:49 into the game son and 13th time since 2006-07. Vejdemo had goals in the third J.T. Miller scored the only goal in David Pastrnak, BOS 69 48 46 94 with a wrist shot from the left The only exception was the 48- period for the Canadiens, who the shootout and host Vancouver Artemi Panarin, NYR 67 32 61 93 Nathan MacKinnon, COL 69 35 58 93 circle that went off Ottawa goal- game lockout-shortened season lost their third straight game. beat New York. Brad Marchand, BOS 69 28 58 86 tender Marcus Hogberg’s glove in 2012-13. Hurricanes 5, Red Wings 2: Miller scored on a wrist shot Nikita Kucherov, TB 67 33 51 84 Patrick Kane, CHI 69 31 51 82 and shoulder to give the Ducks a Nikita Gusev and Miles Wood Justin Williams scored a tie- from the faceoff circle. Auston Matthews, TOR 69 46 33 79 4-0 lead. It was his second goal in scored for the Devils, who won breaking goal 1:38 into the final Tyler Toffoli had a goal and Jonathan Huberdeau, FLA 69 23 55 78 Jack Eichel, BUF 68 36 42 78 32 seconds, after he scored on a their previous two games. Mack- period, and Sebastian Aho added an assist for the Canucks, who John Carlson, WSH 69 15 60 75 Mark Scheifele, WPG 70 29 43 72 one-timer from the slot. Deslau- enzie Blackwood stopped 28 two goals later in the third to give won for the second time in seven Mika Zibanejad, NYR 55 39 33 72 riers’ first goal of the night came shots but last-place New Jersey Carolina a win at Detroit. games. 3 tied with 71 pts. PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 12, 2020 NBA Roundup Nets, Dinwiddie cool off Lakers

Associated Press points, Trey Lyles had 14 points and 11 rebounds and DeMar LOS ANGELES — Spencer DeRozan added 13 points and 12 Dinwiddie scored 23 points and hit assists. the tiebreaking jumper with 28.3 Doncic added seven rebounds seconds to play, and the Brooklyn and seven assists in 36 minutes. Nets beat the Los Angeles Lakers Magic 120, Grizzlies 115: 104-102 Tuesday for their second straight win since interim coach Terrence Ross scored 24 points, Jacque Vaughn took over. fueling a rally with 18 in the Anthony Davis missed a wide- fourth quarter, and Orlando won open three-pointer at the buzzer at Memphis. that would have won it for the Lak- Michael Carter-Williams added ers, whose four-game winning 20 points and Nikola Vucevic fin- streak ended after an emotion- ished with 19 points, 11 rebounds ally charged weekend. Los An- and seven assists for the Magic. Trail Blazers 121, Suns 105: geles lost to a sub-.500 opponent AJ MAST/AP in its first game after back-to- Damian Lillard scored 25 points back victories over NBA-leading and host Portland beat Phoenix. Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart, left, drives around Indiana Pacers forward Domantas Sabonis. Milwaukee and the powerhouse The win snapped a two-game Smart’s bank shot gave his team the lead in the final minute of a 114-111 win Tuesday in Indianapolis. Clippers. skid for the Blazers, who are Caris LeVert added 22 points as among several teams vying to the Nets opened their four-game pull in front of Memphis for the California road trip by knocking eighth playoff spot in the West. Celtics recover, grab playoff spot off the powerhouse Lakers, who Clippers 131, Warriors 107: Kawhi Leonard scored 23 points lost for only the second time in 13 BY CHRIS GOFF challenge of recovering. games. before sitting out the entire fourth Scoreboard quarter along with the rest of the Associated Press “We probably needed it,” coach “It feels good because it’s a Brad Stevens said. “Go down three high-quality opponent on the Doc Rivers’ starters, and Los An- INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus geles won at Golden State. and find a way to win is probably road for a team that is doing its Smart’s leaning bank shot in a good thing for our team in the Eastern Conference best right now to continue to find Paul George and Patrick Bev- the final minute gave the Celt- long run. That was hard.” Atlantic Division itself,” Dinwiddie said. erley scored 15 points apiece as W L Pct GB ics the lead after the team blew The Celtics shot 44% from the Rockets 117, Timberwolves the Clippers had seven players in x-Toronto 46 18 .719 — a 19-point advantage and Boston field and did just enough from x-Boston 43 21 .672 3 111: James Harden scored 37 double figures. Reggie Jackson then held on for a 114-111 victory Philadelphia 38 26 .594 8 three-point range (13 makes) and Brooklyn 30 34 .469 16 points and host Houston beat added 16 points and JaMychal Tuesday night over the Indiana the foul line (19-for-22 accuracy) New York 20 45 .308 26½ Minnesota, snapping a four-game Green had 13 points and 10 Pacers to clinch a playoff spot for Southeast Division to hold off the Pacers, who shot Miami 41 23 .641 — skid. rebounds. a sixth consecutive year. Orlando 30 35 .462 11½ 50%. The Rockets’ losing streak, Wizards 122, Knicks 115: Jayson Tatum scored 30 points Washington 24 40 .375 17 “We have 18 games left after Charlotte 22 42 .344 19 which matched a season high, Bradley Beal got back to his high- for Boston, which snapped a 1-4 Atlanta 20 46 .303 22 this,” Stevens said. “It’s hard to came after they won six in a row scoring ways with 40 points, lift- skid and is third in the Eastern Central Division go to the playoffs. I didn’t know x-Milwaukee 53 12 .815 — and dropped them to sixth in the ing host Washington past New Conference, while Gordon Hay- Indiana 39 26 .600 14 York. (we clinched). We’re far from a Chicago 22 43 .338 31 Western Conference with the ward added 27 points, 10 boards Detroit 20 45 .308 33 playoffs fast approaching. Beal overcame a slow start and and five assists in his home state. finished product, but we’ve got Cleveland 19 46 .292 34 to start ascending soon, so it was Russell Westbrook scored 27 surpassed the 25-point plateau Smart put the Celtics ahead for Western Conference points for Houston. for the 22nd time in 23 games. good at 111-109 with 49.7 seconds important to go through a night like tonight.” Southwest Division Spurs 119, Mavericks 109: Bulls 108, Cavaliers 103: left by scoring in the lane over W L Pct GB LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points Coby White scored 20 points to Domantis Sabonis, who led Indi- Houston 40 24 .625 — Dallas 39 27 .591 2 in his return from injury and host help offset a career-high nine ana with 28 points, nine rebounds Tip-ins Memphis 32 33 .492 8½ San Antonio withstood Luka Don- turnovers in his first NBA start, and eight assists. New Orleans 28 36 .438 12 Boston: Hayward’s pregame San Antonio 27 36 .429 12½ cic’s 38 points to beat Dallas and and host Chicago beat Cleveland. Smart made two free throws media availability occurred in Northwest Division keep its playoff hopes afloat. Wendell Carter Jr. added 17 with seven seconds to go for a Denver 43 21 .672 — an interview room adjacent to Utah 41 23 .641 2 The Spurs had seven players in points. Lauri Markkanen, Den- three-point edge, and Justin Holi- Oklahoma City 40 24 .625 3 double figures in snapping a two- zel Valentine and Otto Porter Jr. day missed badly on a contested the home locker room. He and Portland 29 37 .439 15 his teammates learned Tuesday Minnesota 19 45 .297 24 game skid. Rudy Gay scored 17 each scored 15. three-pointer as time expired. Pacific Division morning about the NBA’s closure x-L.A. Lakers 49 14 .778 — “Good win, and it couldn’t have L.A. Clippers 44 20 .688 5½ come at a better time with the of locker rooms to all nonessen- Sacramento 28 36 .438 21½ tial personnel in response to the Phoenix 26 39 .400 24 week we’ve been having,” Smart Golden State 15 50 .231 35 said. “We were really calm. COVID-19 crisis. Monday’s games Indiana: Before the game, Atlanta 143, Charlotte 138 You’re going to have to learn to Denver 109, Milwaukee 95 win games like this.” Holiday praised the Pacers’ Toronto 101, Utah 92 Tuesday’s games Victor Oladipo finished with a seventh-ranked defense for the Boston 114, Indiana 111 team’s 8-2 resurrection since last Washington 122, New York 115 season-high 27 points to power a Houston 117, Minnesota 111 stunning comeback for the Pac- month’s six-game losing streak. Chicago 108, Cleveland 103 “Defensively, we’ve been very, San Antonio 119, Dallas 109 ers, who fell into an 85-66 hole Orlando 120, Memphis 115 late in the third quarter. very good,” Holiday said. “High Portland 121, Phoenix 105 L.A. Clippers 131, Golden State 107 “We showed a lot of fight,” said energy. Guys have been helping Brooklyn 104, L.A. Lakers 102 Oladipo, who only made his sea- one another. We’re not healthy, Wednesday’s games Detroit at Philadelphia son debut Jan. 29 due to a major but I think we’re going to be just Charlotte at Miami knee surgery. “It’s been a minute fine if we play the way we have New York at Atlanta Denver at Dallas since I’ve been in that position.” been.” Utah at Oklahoma City T.J. Warren, who finished with New Orleans at Sacramento Thursday’s games 22 points, hit a three-pointer Stat Pack Chicago at Orlando from the left corner to complete Boston at Milwaukee Memphis at Portland Indiana’s furious rally and tie the Boston: Tatum added six re- Brooklyn at Golden State bounds and four steals . Theis had Houston at L.A. Lakers score at 104 with three minutes to Friday’s games 20 points and six boards. Cleveland at Charlotte MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ/AP play. Indiana: Washington at Boston Sabonis’ spin move and score Received two tech- Minnesota at Oklahoma City Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie drives past the Lakers’ Anthony on Daniel Theis pushed the Pac- nical fouls (one on Warren, one New York at Miami Denver at San Antonio Davis. Dinwiddie had 23 points, including a go-ahead jumper, in a ers in front 107-104, but strug- on McMillan) for arguing with New Orleans at Utah 104-102 win Tuesday in Los Angeles. gling Boston proved up to the referees. Brooklyn at L.A. Clippers Thursday, March 12, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 VIRUS OUTBREAK Impact on US pro, college sports spreads As Europe tightens restrictions, some basketball touranments go on without fans, decisions lie ahead for pro leagues

BY JAKE SEINER the postponement of its Premier League Associated Press game at Manchester City. It was the first Premier League game called off because The novel coronavirus outbreak, which of the virus and the first possible exposure has already reshaped the professional involving players in a major sports league. sports landscape in Europe, prompted Scores of top-tier soccer games in Spain, new restrictions to restrict fan access in France and Portugal, as well as some in the U.S. on Tuesday, with major decisions Germany and a European Champion- looming about baseball’s opening day and ship qualifying match in Slovakia, will be college basketball’s NCAA Tournament. played in empty stadiums in coming days. College games will be played without For most people, the new coronavirus fans in Ohio and California, and with re- causes only mild or moderate symptoms, strictions on large gatherings there and such as fever and cough. For some, espe- elsewhere, more disruptions to the sports cially older adults and people with existing calendar appear inevitable. The NCAA health problems, it can cause more severe said it would “make decisions in the com- illness, including pneumonia. ing days” about its men’s and women’s The vast majority of people recover from basketball tournaments after two confer- the new virus. According to the World ences banned fans from their champion- Health Organization, people with mild ill- ships and another canceled its tournament ness recover in about two weeks. Those altogether. with more severe illness may take three to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee plans to ban six weeks to recover. gatherings and events of more than 250 Sports and government officials have people in virtually the entire Seattle area, scrambled to address concerns fans could a person familiar with the decision told be at risk and to potentially stop the spread The Associated Press on Tuesday night. of the virus : The person was not authorized to disclose  Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recommend- the decision and spoke on the condition of ed that fans be kept away from all indoor anonymity. sporting events. The state is home to the Of the 29 known deaths in the U.S., 24 NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers and the NHL’s have been in the Seattle area, with 19 tied Columbus Blue Jackets, among others; the MICHAEL SPINGLER/AP to a single nursing home. Blue Jackets said they did not plan to keep None of North America’s major sports Just two days after some fans wore face masks during a French League One soccer fans away from games this week. The state leagues has postponed games or barred match, the French league said soccer matches in its top two divisions will be played is also hosting a number of collegiate tour- fans in a bid to keep them safe, but there without fans until April 15 . naments this month. was a flurry of activity as college confer-  The NHL was also assessing the im- ences and schools began making those pact of a decision by Santa Clara County moves. ‘ I find it quite curious that the four major health officials in California to ban gather- California Gov. Gavin Newsom ques- ings of more than 1,000 people in response tioned why leagues weren’t moving more organizations — NHL, MLS, MLB and NBA — put out to the spread of the virus. The San Jose aggressively. guidelines to protect their athletes but not their fans. Sharks have games scheduled for March “I find it quite curious that the four ’ 19, 21 and 29. major organizations — NHL, MLS, MLB Gavin Newsom  The NBA told teams last week to pre- and NBA — put out guidelines to protect California governor pare for the possibility of playing games in their athletes but not their fans,” said New- empty arenas, which Los Angeles Lakers som, a Democrat. star LeBron James initially said he want- Discussions about next steps have been gressional committee Wednesday that he sponding to the growing concern about the ed no part of and would not play, but said ongoing for weeks as postponements and would recommend the NBA not allow fans virus. Tuesday he would do whatever the NBA fan restrictions have become common at games in response to the coronavirus. Early Wednesday, London-based foot- tells teams to do. elsewhere. That answer by Dr. Anthony Fauci came ball club Arsenal announced that its  One of the year’s biggest tennis tour- The director of the National Institute of hours before NBA owners are scheduled players would be self-isolating because naments, at Indian Wells in California, was Allergy and Infectious Diseases told a con- to meet to discuss the next steps in re- of possible exposure to the virus, forcing canceled. Source: MLB prefers teams switch sites if parks shuttered

BY RONALD BLUM Wednesday where he planned to play Spring Training and regu- Associated Press to ban gatherings and events of lar season games as scheduled,” more than 250 people in virtually MLB said in a statement. NEW YORK — If Major League the entire Seattle area, a person Flipping home and road dates Baseball can’t play in front of familiar with the decision told is easier to do at the start of the fans at a team’s home ballpark The Associated Press on Tuesday season, when there are many se- because of the virus outbreak, the night. The Mariners and MLB ries between teams who face each league’s first preference likely had no immediate comment. other later in the year. would be to switch games to the “I hope it doesn’t turn into us The Rangers are scheduled to visiting team’s stadium if pos- missing games or pushing sched- open Globe Life Field, their new sible, a person familiar with the uled games back,” Baltimore Ori- retractable roof ballpark, against deliberations told The Associated oles first baseman Chris Davis the Los Angeles Angels on March Press. said. 31. Texas general manager Jon MLB starts its season on March Baseball’s preference is to play Daniels said Monday there hadn’t 26. Among the games on opening in front of fans and not in empty been any discussion with MLB day is Texas at Seattle — the Se- stadiums, the person famil- or the Mariners about swapping attle area has been hit hard by the iar with the deliberations said. home dates for that opening se- virus, with 24 deaths. Players and management don’t ries between AL West rivals, but MLB anticipates government like the lack of energy in empty said the new ballpark would be officials will decide whether it is ballparks. ready if it is needed. safe to play in front of fans in each “It wouldn’t be the same. It re- Rangers catcher Robinson city. If changes to the schedule ally wouldn’t,” said Dave Mar- Chirinos said Tuesday he is “a are necessary, MLB would make tinez, manager of World Series little bit” concerned about travel- SMILEY N. POOL/Dallas Morning News determinations at the point when champion Washington Nationals. ing to face the Mariners. a ballpark has been ruled out. “While MLB recognizes the “I know the season starts in Se- Texas Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos said Tuesday he was Washington Gov. Jay Inslee fluidity of this rapidly evolving attle, and we know how Seattle is concerned about having to travel to Seattle for the Rangers’ season- had scheduled a news conference situation, our current intention is right now,” Chirinos said. opening series with the Mariners. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 12, 2020 COLLEGE BASKETBALL MAC, Big West will play tournaments without fans

BY RALPH D. RUSSO fornia will be played without spectators. ments to fan access, but is monitoring the tournament are scheduled to be played in Associated Press Most of those game will be played at the situation. Dayton, Ohio, and first- and second-round Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. “NCAA member schools and confer- games are scheduled for Cleveland on Two Division I conferences announced The Ivy tournaments are the first at the ences make their own decisions regarding March 20 and 22. Tuesday they will restrict fan access to Division I basketball level to be canceled regular season and conference tournament CBS and Turner Sports held a confer- their postseason games because of con- due to the coronavirus outbreak. play,” NCAA president Mark Emmert said ence call Tuesday for reporters to discuss cerns about the spread of the coronavirus. For most people, coronavirus causes only Tuesday in a statement. “As we have stated, the NCAA men’s tournament with network That followed the Ivy League’s decision mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever we will make decisions on our events based executives. to cancel its men’s and women’s basketball and cough. The vast majority of people re- on the best, most current public health CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus tournaments that were scheduled to be cover from the new virus. guidance available.” and Jeff Zucker, chairman of WarnerMedia played Friday through Sunday at Lavietes Conference tournaments have been A few hours later, DeWine announced his News and Sports, said the NCAA is in con- Pavilion in Cambridge. going on all over the country since last recommendation for all high school, col- stant contact with its television partners. The Mid-American Conference said it week at venues big and small. Most of the lege and professional teams in Ohio to play They said decisions regarding whether to was implementing a restricted attendance biggest conferences, such as the Big Ten without spectators in attendance, and the postpone or cancel games or limit fan ac- policy at its men’s and women’s basketball and Southeastern Conference, begin their NCAA released another brief, less defini- cess to venues will be made solely by the tournaments in Cleveland this week. That men’s tournaments this week at large are- tive statement. NCAA. announcement came on the heels of Ohio nas in major cities. “We are consulting with public health of- “Obviously, it would be a different atmo- Gov. Mike DeWine recommending that The NCAA men’s and women’s Division ficials and our COVID-19 advisory panel, sphere and we wouldn’t be focusing as we all indoor sporting events in the state be I tournaments begin next week. The NCAA who are leading experts in epidemiology often do on the excitement of the fans,” Mc- played without spectators on site. responded quickly to the Ivy League’s an- and public health, and will make decisions Manus said. “The basketball game is still The Big West said its men’s and women’s nouncement, saying it planned to play its in the coming days,” the NCAA said. going to be produced as it would if there are basketball tournaments in Southern Cali- games at the scheduled sites with no adjust- The first four games of the NCAA men’s fans in the stands.” Scoreboard

Conference tournaments Big Ten Conference Mountain West Conference At Indianapolis Championship America East Conference First Round Utah State 59, San Diego State 56 Semifinals Wednesday, March 11 Northeast Conference Tuesday, March 10 Minnesota vs. Northwestern Championship Vermont 81, UMBC 74 Indiana vs. Nebraska Robert Morris 77, Saint Francis (Pa.) 67 Hartford 64, Stony Brook 58 Second Round Ohio Valley Conference Championship Thursday, March 12 Championship Saturday, March 14 Rutgers vs. Michigan Belmont 76, Murray State 75 Hartford at Vermont Iowa vs. Minn.-Northwestern winner Pacific-12 Conference American Athletic Conference Ohio State vs. Purdue At Las Vegas At Fort Worth, Texas Penn St. vs. Indiana-Nebraska winner First Round First Round Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 11 Thursday, March 12 Friday, March 13 Oregon State vs. Utah South Florida vs. UCF Wisconsin vs. Rutgers-Mich. winner Arizona vs. Washington UConn vs. Tulane Illinois vs. Iowa—Minnesota-North- Stanford vs. California SMU vs. Temple western winner Colorado vs. Washington State Memphis vs. East Carolina Michigan St. vs. Ohio St.-Purdue winner Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Maryland vs. Penn State—Indiana-Ne- Thursday, March 12 Friday, March 13 braska winner Oregon vs. Oregon State-Utah winner Cincinnati vs. S. Florida-UCF winner Big 12 Conference Southern Cal vs. Arizona-Washington Wichita St. vs. UConn-Tulane winner At Kansas City, Mo. winner Houston vs. SMU-Temple winner First Round UCLA vs. Stanford-California winner Tulsa vs. Memphis-E. Carolina winner Wednesday, March 11 Arizona St. vs. Colo.-Wash. St. winner Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State Atlantic Coast Conference Patriot League At Greensboro, N.C. TCU vs. Kansas State /AP Quarterfinals Championship JOHN LOCHER First Round Wednesday, March 11 Tuesday, March 10 Thursday, March 12 Texas vs. Texas Tech Colgate vs. Boston U. Pittsburgh 81, Wake Forest 72 Southeastern Conference Gonzaga’s Drew Timme, left, and Saint Mary’s Kristers Zoriks battle North Carolina 78, Virginia Tech 56 Kansas vs. Okla. St.-Iowa St. winner Baylor vs. TCU-Kansas State winner At Nashville, Tenn. for the ball Tuesday during the West Coast Conference final. Second Round First Round Wednesday, March 11 Oklahoma vs. West Virginia Clemson vs. Miami Big West Conference Wednesday, March 11 NC State vs. Wake Forest At Anaheim, Calif. Mississippi vs. Georgia Notre Dame vs. Boston College First Round Arkansas vs. Vanderbilt Syracuse vs. North Carolina Thursday, March 12 Second Round Title: Quarterfinals UC Irvine vs. Long Beach State Thursday, March 12 Gonzaga pulls away CS Northridge vs. Cal State Fullerton Tennessee vs. Alabama Thursday, March 12 Florida St. vs. Clemson-Miami winner UC Santa Barbara vs. UC Riverside Florida vs. Miss.-Georgia winner Duke vs. NC State-Wake Forest Hawaii vs. UC Davis Texas A&M vs. Missouri Virginia vs. ND-BC winner Colonial Athletic Association South Carolina vs. Arkansas-Vander- Louisville vs. Syracuse-N. Carolina Championship bilt winner after halftime adjustments winner Hofstra 70, Northeastern 61 Quarterfinals Atlantic Sun Conference Conference USA Friday, March 13 Championship At Frisco, Texas Kentucky vs. Tennessee-Alabama FROM BACK PAGE Saint Mary’s (26-8) upset Gon- Liberty 73 Lipscomb 57 First Round winner Atlantic 10 Conference Wednesday, March 11 Mississippi State vs. Florida—Missis- zaga in last year’s title game to At New York Old Dominion vs. Florida Atlantic sippi-Georgia winner the first half, Filip Petrusev had a First Round FIU vs. Rice Auburn vs. Texas A&M-Missouri win- double-double and No. 2 Gonzaga earn the WCC’s automatic NCAA Wednesday, March 11 UAB vs. UTSA ner Tournament bid and kept pace George Mason vs. Saint Joseph’s Marshall vs. UTEP LSU vs. South Carolina—Arkansas- beat Saint Mary’s 84-66 to re- George Washington vs. Fordham Quarterfinals Vanderbilt winner claim the West Coast Conference with the Zags in an entertaining Second Round Thursday, March 12 Southern Conference first half this time. Thursday, March 12 N. Texas vs. Old Dominion-FAU winner Championship tournament title Tuesday night. UMass vs. VCU Charlotte vs. FIU-Rice winner ETSU 72, Wofford 58 “It wasn’t always easy, but we Jordan Ford and Malik Fitts St. Bonaventure vs. George Mason- W. Kentucky vs. UAB-UTSA winner Southland Conference combined to score Saint Mary’s Saint Joseph’s winner La. Tech vs. Marshall-UTEP winner At Katy, Texas adapted at halftime,” said Gon- Davidson vs. La Salle Horizon League First Round first 34 points to keep things Championship zaga’s Joel Ayayi. “We came out Duquesne vs. George Washington- Wednesday, March 11 close, but Gonzaga tightened up Fordham winner Northern Kentucky 71, Ill.-Chicago 62 Northwestern State vs. A&M CC with an edge and that was the dif- Quarterfinals Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Lamar vs. McNeese State defensively in the second half to Friday, March 13 At Atlantic City, N.J. ference in the game.” Second Round pull away. Dayton vs. UMass-VCU winner First Round Thursday, March 12 The top-seeded Zags (31-2) re- Saint Louis vs. St. Bonaventure— Tuesday, March 10 Sam Houston State vs. Northwestern Ford finished with 27 points George Mason-Saint Joseph’s winner Manhattan 61,Fairfield 43 State-A&M Corpus Christi winner covered from a middling perfor- and Fitts 17 for the Gaels, who Richmond vs. Davidson-La Salle winner Iona 70 Canisius 60 Nicholls State vs. Lamar-McNeese mance in the semifinals to win Rhode Island vs. Duquesne—George Niagara 56, Marist 54 State winner should be in decent shape to make Washington-Fordham winner Quarterfinals Southwestern Athletic Conference their eighth WCC tournament Big East Conference Wednesday, March 11 First Round the NCAA Tournament despite At New York Siena vs. Manhattan Tuesday, March 10 title in 10 years and 17th overall. the loss. First Round St. Peter’s vs. Iona Prairie View 82, Alabama A&M 60 Playing in its 23rd straight Wednesday, March 11 Thursday, March 12 Southern (NO) 67, Alabama St. 53 “We needed to get the ball out Georgetown vs. St. John’s Rider vs. Nigara Texas Southern 75, Grambling St. 62 WCC title game, Gonzaga raced of Jordan Ford’s hands,” Gonzaga Xavier vs. DePaul Monmouth vs. Quinipiac Jackson St. 69, Alcorn St. 52 Quarterfinals Mid-American Conference Semifinals away from the Gaels in a domi- coach Mark Few said. “He’s an Thursday, March 12 At Cleveland nating second half. Creighton vs. Georgetown-St. John’s Quarterfinals Friday, March 13 unbelievable player and when winner Thursday, March 12 Prairie View vs. Jackson State Ayayi scored 17 points and Pe- he gets going like that and Fitts Providence vs. Butler Akron vs. Ohio Southern (NO) vs. Texas Southern Villanova vs. Xavier-DePaul winner N. Illinois vs. Miami Summit League trusev finished with 10 points and is making those deep threes, we Seton Hall vs. Marquette Bowling Green vs. Toledo Championship 14 rebounds to help the Zags out- had to change the dynamic a little Big Sky Conference Ball State vs. Kent State North Dakota St. 89, North Dakota 53 At Boise, Idaho Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Sun Belt Conference score Saint Mary’s 48-22 in the bit.” First Round At Norfolk, Va. Third Round paint. Wednesday, March 11 First Round Wednesday, March 11 The Zags and Gaels eked their Weber State vs. Sacramento State Tuesday, March 10 Georgia Southern at Georgia State “They’re really big inside. way into their 11th title-game Southern Utah vs. Idaho Delaware State 68, Md. East Shore 64 Appalachian State at Texas State That’s their strength,” Saint Northern Arizona vs. Idaho State Howard 70, South Carolina State 63 West Coast Conference meeting. Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Championship Mary’s coach Randy Bennett Gonzaga struggled putting Thursday, March 12 Wednesday, March 11 Gonzaga 84, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 66 E. Washington vs. Weber State-Sacra- N. Carolina Central vs. Delaware State Western Athletic Conference said. “It’s a little bit of a problem away San Francisco 81-77 in the mento State winner North Carolina A&T vs. Howard At Las Vegas for us because we don’t have the semis while Saint Mary’s ad- Portland State vs. Montana State Thursday, March 12 First Round N. Colorado vs. S. Utah-Idaho winner Bethune Cookman vs. Morgan State Thursday, March 12 size. They kept bringing it down vanced with a 51-50 victory over Montana vs. N. Ariz.-Idaho St. winner Norfolk St. vs. SC St.-Howard winner New Mexico State vs. Chicago State in the post and that was the story Big South Conference Missouri Valley Conference Grand Canyon vs. Kansas City No. 14 BYU on Ford’s last-second Championship Championship Texas RGV vs. Cal State Bakersfield of the game, why they beat us.” shot. Winthrop 76 Hampton 68 Bradley 80, Valparaiso 66 Seattle vs. Utah Valley Thursday, March 12, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Conference championships Northern Kentucky wins Horizon tourney for 3rd time in 4 years

Associated Press entering the 2019-20 season, an under the radar sophomore who INDIANAPOLIS — Jalen Tate was just looking to take a small tied one piece of the net to his step forward after a rough fresh- championship hat Tuesday and hung the rest around his neck man campaign. after earning another NCAA Instead, he took a giant leap Tournament bid. — one that landed him and Rob- They will be the newest addi- ert Morris right into the NCAA tions to the family’s trophy case Tournament. — and he hopes not the last. Led by Treacy, the host Colo- On Tuesday, Tate scored all nials used a second half surge to of his 14 points in the first half, defeat the league-rival Red Flash spent the second half doing the in the Northeast Conference dirty work on defense while lead- Tournament championship. ing Northern Kentucky past the With the victory, Robert Mor- University of Illinois at Chicago ris qualified for the NCAA tour- 71-62 for its second straight Hori- nament for the first time since zon League Tournament title. 2015. “It feels good to be back in the “They’re one of the toughest (NCAA) tournament, man, and teams I’ve ever coached men- with these guys it feels great,” tally,” said Colonials coach Andy he told the crowd moments after Toole. “Guys were locked in each being named the tourney MVP. and every day. As the season “And we’re not done, either.” went on, they raised their level every time they were challenged. NICK WASS/AP The Norse (23-9) have now made the 68-team field for the ... The thing I would say about Hofstra guard Eli Pemberton right, is defended by Northeastern guard Shaquille Walters during the third time in four years. these guys is it’s as competitive a Pride’s 70-61 win Tuesday in the championship of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament. For Tate, this victory helps group from top to bottom as we’ve him pull even with his father, coached. I think when you have a Jermaine, and his older brother, competitiveness and a toughness Jae’Sean, with two NCAA ap- that they have, you’re willing to Take Pride: Hofstra back in pearances each. His brother and do so much more.” father both played at Ohio State Treacy, who earned tourna- though his dad eventually trans- ment MVP honors, was a key com- ferred to Cincinnati. ponent of that toughness. After Jalen Tate wound up picking missing his first three shots, he NCAA tourney, 19 years later the smaller school across the Ohio finished with 18 points shooting River, where he has thrived. 72% from the field (8-for-11), con- In fact, winning the MVP necting on two of his four three- Award and this year’s conference point attempts and dishing five defensive player of the year award assists. BY DANIEL KUCIN JR. might even give the redshirt ju- The Associated Press ‘ It is something to be proud nior family bragging rights. Summit “I don’t think I’ll get too far WASHINGTON — Eli Pemberton dreamed North Dakota St. 89, North of because we beat a bunch of into it, looking back,” he said, re- since he was 6 years old about playing in the NCAA Dakota 53: For the fifth time ferring to the family competition. Tournament. champions. in school history, the top-seeded “But getting beaten up, bloodied, ’ Joe Mihalich Bison are headed to the NCAA He’ll get to live that dream after helping end upset when I couldn’t get my shot the Hofstra Pride’s long drought without an Hofstra basketball coach Tournament, and this time it was off at seven or eight or nine, really never in doubt. appearance. prepared me for this. I don’t back Pemberton scored 12 of his 19 points in the second North Dakota State led from down from any challenge. It put start to finish in the Summit half and Hofstra came from behind to beat North- The Pride trailed at halftime and used a 17-4 run the toughness in me that I have League Tournament champion- eastern 70-61 Tuesday night to win the Colonial to pull away. Hofstra held conference leading scorer today.” ship game and secured the auto- Athletic Association Tournament and return to the Jordan Roland to just 11 points. He made that perfectly clear matic tournament bid. NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2001. Maxime Boursiquot led Northeastern with 15 in Indianapolis, with his father NDSU’s leading scorer, Vin- “I knew that I always wanted to be there, and I’m points and nine rebounds. watching every move. nie Shahid, led the Bison with glad that I’m going to be there with my brothers.” The Pride were nearly unstoppable during tour- Yes, Tate needed help in the 25 points on 8-for-14 shooting. Pemberton said. nament play and delivered an 18-point drubbing second half as he battled foul The top-seeded Pride (26-8) clinched the CAA’s of Drexel in the quarterfinals. They scored an- trouble and he got it from a reli- Shahid entered the game averag- automatic bid and reached the NCAA Tournament other double-digit victory against Delaware in the able source — Tyler Sharpe, who ing 18.2 points per game, but he for the fifth time in program history. It’s Hofstra’s semifinals . scored 12 of his 16 points in the blew by that early in the second first CAA title. second half. half. Tyson Ward scored 15 of his Coach Joe Mihalich is back in the NCAA Tour- Big picture But when second-seeded 23 points in the second half for nament for the first time since 2007, when he was Northern Kentucky needed a de- NDSU. He finished with a dou- at Niagara. Players sprayed Mihalich with water on Northeastern: The Huskies ran out of gas, and fensive stopper after the Flames ble-double, grabbing a game-high stage after receiving the CAA trophy. their Cinderella run at the CAA Tournament ended trimmed a 15-point deficit to 42- 13 rebounds. Hofstra avenged a 2019 CAA title-game loss to the with a thud. Northeastern (17-16) upset third-seeded 38 with 14:03 to play, Tate came “It’s contagious. We had confi- Huskies. Towson and then beat Elon to reach the tournament through. He played a key role in dence in each other,” Shahid said. “It is something to be proud of because we beat a championship game. forcing UIC (18-17) to miss eight “When one guy sees the ball go bunch of champions,” Mihalich said. “The champi- Hofstra: The Pride are expected to be a No. 13 or consecutive shots and commit in, it boosts the confidence for onship goes through them. They are the defending 14 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a big under- three turnovers over the next everybody.” champions, so to win the championship, you’ve got dog in the first round. But the celebration is on in seven minutes. That gave the The Bison (25-8) raced to a 13- to knock out the champ.” Hempstead, N.Y., because it has been so long since Norse just enough time to score 0 lead and the Fighting Hawks Senior Desure Buie scored a game-high 20 points Hofstra made it. 11 straight points and rebuild a were down 21-2 in the first eight and was named the tournament’s most outstanding “Growing up, that is always what I wanted to do, 53-40 lead. The fourth-seeded minutes of the game. North Da- player. Jalen Ray scored 17 points, and Isaac Kante sitting at the TV and watching those games,” Buie Flames never recovered. kota State continued to pour it grabbed 15 rebounds. said about advancing to the NCAA Tournament. on in the first half, building the “My teammates were telling me to get the ball “You dream of this as a kid. Kemba Walker was my Northeast lead to as many as 27 points at the and make something happen,” Buie said. “That is role model, so I used to run home to see him and Robert Morris 77, Saint Fran- break. what came from my coaches and teammates believ- I just wanted to be a part of something special. I cis 67: Colonials guard Dante De’Sean Allen-Likens led North ing in me, and that is just what I did.” wouldn’t trade these guys for the world.” Treacy was an unknown entity Dakota (15-18) with 17 points. S TARS AND STRIPES Thursday, March 12, 2020 F3HIJKLM Streak ends After winning nine straight, SPORTS Flyers fall to Bruins » NHL, Page 19

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