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PATRICK SEMANSKY/AP Former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, said he does not plan major defense cuts if elected. Biden: Small footprint is still needed in Middle East

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WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday he supports drawing down troops in the Middle East but would maintain a small foot- print because extremist groups in the region still pose a threat to the United States and its allies. “These ‘forever wars’ have to end. I support drawing down the troops. But here’s the problem, BY CHAD GARLAND Rangers],” said Staff Sgt. Ryan Duhon, Air Force special ops we still have to worry about ter- Stars and Stripes a tactical air control party operator quoted in last month’s statement. “We rorism and ISIS,” Biden told he U.S. response to the 9/11 members ‘fight, bleed win as a team or fail as a team.” Stars and Stripes in a telephone attacks launched an Air The unbroken stretch of deployments interview. Force special operations unit and laugh’ on nearly 7,000 to the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and He also said he does not fore- into more than 6,900 days, or Syria appears to be a record matched see major reductions in the U.S. nearly two decades, of con- days of uninterrupted only by the 75th Ranger Regiment, defense budget as the military T refocuses its attention to potential tinuous deployments and combat opera- which the Army has said is its only unit tions in the Middle East, officials said. deployments following 9/11 to be continuously deployed since Octo- threats from “near peer” powers Within weeks of the terrorist attacks ber 2001, when some 200 Rangers made such as China and Russia. on the U.S., the 17th Special Tactics an airborne assault south of Kandahar. Stars and Stripes has also Squadron deployed with Army Rangers An airman assigned to the 17th Many of the regiment’s senior leaders requested an interview with on raids into southern Afghanistan on Special Tactics Squadron fires an have “double-digit deployments with President Donald Trump, who Oct. 19, 2001. Since then, the squadron M4 carbine during an exercise years, not months” away from home, it has made ending the “forev- has had no breaks in deployment of its at Mountain Home Air Force Base, said in a February statement. er wars” a cornerstone of his tactical air control party operators and Idaho, in August 2018. The unit has The Air Force unit, which has detach- administration. other special tactics airmen to support racked up more than 6,900 days ments in three locations to train and Biden spoke a day after Gen. Ranger battalions downrange, an Air of continuous deployments deploy alongside the five 75th Ranger Frank McKenzie, commander of Regiment battalions, is primarily made Force statement said. and combat operations. U.S. Central Command, said that the U.S. plans to cut the troop “We fight, bleed and laugh beside [the SANDRA WELCH/U.S. Air Force SEE NO BREAKS ON PAGE 5 level in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000 SEE BIDEN ON PAGE 3 PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 11, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9059 Huawei: US sanctions hit chip supply, growth Euro costs (Sept. 11) ...... $1.16 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.26 Dollar buys (Sept. 11) ...... €0.8191 Turkey (Lira) ...... 7.4242 British pound (Sept. 11) ...... $1.27 (Military exchange rates are those Associated Press share in the Chinese smartphone the last month. 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BY JENNIFER H. SVAN and Dec . 31, 2017. Stars and Stripes Two of the schools were in Germany, at Ramstein Air Base KAISERSLAUTERN, Ger- and in Kaiserslautern; and two in many — Hundreds of serious Japan, at Camp Foster and Kade- incidents involving students at na Air Base. The schools were not Defense Department schools, named. including alleged sexual assault The auditors determined that and threats of physical violence, of 600 cases that could have been have gone unreported because of categorized as serious juvenile- policies that allow principals to on-juvenile misconduct, more decide whether to report them, a report by the DOD Inspector than 500 were not reported to General has said. DODEA headquarters or base of- School administrators failed ficials. The report attributed that to report 522 of 600 serious ju- to school administrators being venile-on-juvenile incidents to allowed to decide which incidents headquarters and failed to notify should be reported, and to un- law enforcement or base com- clear requirements for when an manders in 524 and 593 cases, incident should be reported. respectively, the report found. As DODEA has a database for a result, installation command- what it defines as serious inci- ers were prevented from holding dents, including drug and alco- the offenders accountable, law hol use, arson, vandalism, and enforcement was unable to inves- knife possession, to name some. tigate the serious allegations, and Misconduct included in that data- DODEA’s ability to “accurately base must be reported to DODEA identify trends, provide guid- headquarters. ance, or target problems” was Another database, which in- hindered, said the report released cludes report cards and atten- Wednesday. dance information, also has a Even when base authorities section for disciplinary action. were informed, there appeared The audit team determined there to be little accountability for juve- were more than 500 incidents nile offenders, it said. listed in that database that could Some DODEA personnel said have been categorized as “serious they did not report incidents be- incidents” but were not, and went cause they didn’t want a student unreported. to “carry a negative label into the In one incident, a student alleg- MICHAEL ABRAMS/Stars and Stripes next school or school year,” the edly sexually assaulted another report said. student during a Culinary Arts Students mill around after school in Kaiserslautern, Germany. A report by the DODEA inspector general The inspector general launched class, the report said. In anoth- found more than 500 incidents of serious misconduct involving students, including sexual assaults, went the investigation that led to the re- er, a student was punched and unreported. port after an investigation by The kicked in a fight in the football Associated Press in 2018 found locker room. There was no infor- misconduct. The inspector gen- trators have clearer processes for ommended that the Under Sec- the military had done nothing mation in the database to indicate eral recommended the DODEA reporting and intervening consis- retary of Defense for Personnel in response to allegations that a that any of those serious incidents director review the guidance on tently from incident occurrence and Readiness develop policies boy at Grafenwoehr Elementary were reported to the appropriate reporting serious incidents and to resolution; are well-versed in specifying how installation com- School had sexually assaulted as authorities, even though DODEA make it more specific. the nature and intricacies of stu- manders should address serious many as five first-grade girls. regulations state that they must DODEA Director Thomas dent misconduct; and are more juvenile-on-juvenile misconduct, Reviewers visited seven be, the report said. Brady said “significant steps” engaged with DOD and commu- and identify which DOD agencies DODEA elementary, middle and In addition to the flawed report- have already been taken to clari- nity partners to ensure all fami- will provide counseling services high schools, out of more than 160 ing system, the report also found fy when serious misconduct must lies are supported throughout to victims and offenders of such worldwide, and reviewed more a lack of on-base counseling sup- be reported, and to whom. the process,” Brady wrote in a incidents. than 13,000 disciplinary records port services for offenders and “DODEA is confident that lengthy response to the findings. [email protected] drawn up between Jan. 1, 2015 victims of juvenile-on-juvenile school staff and School Adminis- The inspector general also rec- Twitter: @stripesktown Biden: Candidates see revised priorities but no cut for Pentagon’s budget

FROM FRONT PAGE should be a maximum of “1,500 inevitable, but we need priorities by the end of the month, as Trump to 2,000” on the ground. in the budget,” Biden said, add- seeks to fulfill a key campaign However, he said the military ing that the Defense Department promise to end “endless wars.” should not be engaged with the is in desperate need to innovate political dynamics of the coun- Biden says the reality on the in emerging technology such as tries where they operate. He said ground in Syria, Afghanistan and U.S. forces must be able to coor- beefing up its cyberwarfare capa- Iraq is complicated, and there dinate with allies to train and lead bilities and unmanned aircraft. needs to be a small footprint of to, “take out terrorist groups who “We have to focus more on troops on the ground. Their pri- are going to continue to emerge.” unmanned capacity, cyber and mary mission would be to facili- Despite the ongoing opera- IT, in a very modern world that tate special operations missions tions abroad, the pandemic at is changing rapidly,” Biden said. to prevent the Islamic State and home, and increased government “I’ve met with a number of my other terror organization from spending, Biden does not foresee advisers and some have suggest- threatening U.S. interests and the likelihood of budget cuts to those of America’s allies. ed in certain areas the budget is the Pentagon. In fact, he said de- PATRICK SEMANSKY/AP “I think we need special ops fense spending could increase in going to have to be increased.” capacity to coordinate with our a Biden administration. [email protected] Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said he would expect to allies,” Biden said, adding there “I don’t think [budget cuts] are Twitter: @StevenBeynon keep some troops in the Mideast to fight terrorism. PAGE 4 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 11, 2020 MILITARY Lawmakers urge Esper to restore Stripes funding

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BY WYATT OLSON “It’s a pretty good location to “If you think about the Indo- their country know that there’ll signs and flight paths and might Stars and Stripes operate out of, although the air- Pacific area of responsibility, our probably be some kind of coer- at times split up, then rejoin later, fields wouldn’t accommodate partners are a really great advan- cion or pressure from [China] to Wilsbach said. FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii much more at this point besides tage that we have over our com- stop that,” he said. “It’s very varied and almost no — The head of Pacific Air Forces C-130-type aircraft,” he said. petitors and adversaries, namely Wilsbach told reporters that he mission is the same. So, they’ve said Wednesday that the combat- It would take “quite a bit more China and North Korea,” he said. was initially skeptical about the got to figure it out,” he said. “It ant command is “absolutely look- work” to expand or create a run- “If you look at the list of people plan to end regular deployments created, maybe, a bit of a stir with ing forward” to an expanded U.S. way and facilities to accommodate that want to be our ally and part- of bombers to Guam, in favor of our adversaries in the Indo-Pa- military presence in the Micro- fighters, tankers or heavy-lift air- ner, we are their ally of choice a more unpredictable pace and cific, so that’s been a positive.” nesian nation of Palau. craft, Wilsbach said. — and our list is long. The Peo- scope of deploying globally. At times, though, Pacific Air During Defense Secretary “But that is something that ple’s Republic of China, the PRC, “I was not a fan of when we Forces wants the entire world to Mark Esper’s visit to Palau late we’re absolutely looking toward,” as well as North Korea, their list first went down the road of talk- see exactly what’s in the air. last month, Palauan President he said. “And, frankly, we so ap- of partners and allies is pretty ing about losing continuous “Frankly, we don’t always want Tommy Remengesau Jr. pre- preciate the government of Palau short. That’s something that they bomber presence and transition- to be moving around the globe, sented a written offer to host new asking us to come in.” have to contend with as they try ing to a bomber task force, which clandestinely or covertly,” he U.S. military ports and airfields, China has been pressuring to execute their strategy.” is a cyclical presence,” Wilsbach said. Sometimes the Air Force according to a report Tuesday by the island nation to drop its dip- Wilsbach said nations part- said, adding that he feared the The Wall Street Journal. He pro- lomatic recognition of Taiwan in nering with the U.S. will face new dynamic would forfeit the wants friends and foes alike to posed building joint-use facilities, favor of Beijing. Only a handful of pressure from China, citing the effects bombers can have on understand the frequency and which the United States could use nations in the world officially rec- example of South Korea agree- adversaries. ease by which the U.S. can con- as needed. ognize Taiwan, which China re- ing in 2016 to allow the Terminal “What I’ll share with you is duct international missions with “[W]e do have desire to in- gards as a renegade province that High Altitude Area Defense, or that actually we’ve seen quite bombers and tankers. crease the options there in Palau,” must be reunified under Beijing’s THAAD, missile-defense system an increase in the effects that “There’s not very many coun- Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach said dur- control. to be deployed there. China boy- the bombers can create because tries that can do that, as a matter ing a conference call with report- Wilsbach said this example of cotted tourism to South Korea in they’re so unpredictable now,” he of routine, which is what we are ers Wednesday, two months to the support for a U.S. military pres- response. said; adversaries “watch us come doing,” he said. day he assumed command of Pa- ence is key strategic asset for “The countries that ask us to and go.” [email protected] cific Air Forces. America. come in and expand facilities in The bombers use varying call Twitter: @WyattWOlson Friday, September 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 5 MILITARY S. Korean complaints prompt drill changes

BY KIM GAMEL training at the Rodriguez Live Abrams said. “As a result we’re actually hav- cent typhoons. Stars and Stripes Fire Training Complex near the The Aug. 31 crash has prompt- ing to send air crews (including “We’re not seeing any signs of mountainous border with North ed small protests near U.S. bases, Air Force and 2nd Infantry Di- rising instability,” he said. “The SEOUL, South Korea — The Korea after four South Koreans although the cause remains under vision combat helicopter crews) regime and their leader is fo- U.S. military has had to send air were killed when their vehicle investigation. off-pen to maintain their live-fire cused inwardly to help inspire crews off the peninsula for live- rear-ended a U.S. armored per- At the qualifications,” he added. “I’m the people and get back on their fire training due to local disputes sonnel carrier in the area. time, USFK hopeful that we’re going to be feet.” with South Koreans over noise “I reassure everyone. Our the- expressed able to find some solutions.” “There are people suggest- and other complaints, Gen. Rob- ater level command post training deep condo- The military has had to cancel ing that perhaps there will be a ert Abrams said Thursday. is as rigorous if not much more lences to the or reduce in scope many joint ex- rollout of a new weapon system. Meanwhile, North Korea is rigorous than it’s been in the his- families and ercises with South Korea since Maybe, but we’re not seeing any preoccupied with internal prob- tory of the alliance and that’s fun- announced Abrams also cast doubt on re- indications right now of any sort of lashing out,” he said. lems and has shown no sign in- damentally because we brought it was tem- cent speculation that North Korea One of the experts on the panel dicating it plans to roll out a new our training scenarios into the porarily may be planning to introduce a cautioned that North Korea may strategic weapons next month as suspending 21st century,” Abrams said, citing new weapons system in connec- return to a pattern of brinkman- many have predicted, according cyber and other non-traditional training in Abrams tion with the 75th anniversary of ship and provocations after the the commander of U.S. Forces threats. “We’re in good shape.” the area “out the founding of its ruling Work- U.S. presidential election in Korea. “Many militaries because of of respect to those killed and their ers’ Party next month. November. Abrams insisted that the allies COVID have had to hit the pause families.” The Center for Strategic and “I do think we have to brace maintain strong military readi- button on large-scale training Abrams didn’t mention the in- International Studies, a Wash- ourselves that as conditions wors- ness overall and declared a recent and training in general. We have cident but noted the long-standing ington, D.C.-based think tank, en in North Korea they will have computer-simulated command not,” Abrams said in an online tensions with the local populace. reported recently that satellite to dial up pressure at some point,” post training drill a success de- session with experts at the Center “The bottom line is that forces images suggest the North may be said Sue Mi Terry, a senior fellow spite the coronavirus pandemic. for Strategic and International stationed here to maintain the preparing to launch a submarine- for Korea at CSIS. “After fire and But he acknowledged that Studies. high level of readiness have to launched ballistic missile from fury, and diplomacy and sum- complaints by South Koreans USFK was working closely with have reliable, accessible training waters off its eastern coast. mitry, what we still have … is a who live near training facilities South Korea’s Defense Ministry areas, specifically for company- Abrams said the North Korean North Korea that retains its nu- have caused a setback in live-fire to resolve long-standing com- level live fire, which is the gold regime appears focused on in- clear arsenal in its full capacity,” training needed to maintain troop plaints by local residents about standard for war fighting readi- ternal issues including the fight she said. qualifications. noise and other problems associ- ness with aviation,” Abrams said. against the coronavirus and dev- [email protected] USFK recently suspended ated with military training areas, “We’re not there right now.” astating damage for a trio of re- Twitter: @kimgamel No breaks: Decorated unit faces grueling schedule

FROM FRONT PAGE third-highest combat valor up of selected TACP operators award. who call in air strikes and ord- A TACP operator accompany- nance to support ground force ing Rangers and Afghan com- raids. The squadron also provides mandos on a nighttime raid, special reconnaissance airmen, Kelsch called in dozens of 40mm combat controllers, special tac- and 105mm strikes, some as close tics officers and combat support as 35 meters away, while battling airmen to the elite Army units. through an ambush in a creek “No other unit in the [Air bed. During the fighting, he recov- Force] offers the opportunity to ered a wounded teammate and close with and destroy enemies was shot in his armored chest of the United States like those of plate while dragging him to us selected to support the Ranger safety. He then called in two 500- Regiment,” the Air Force state- pound bombs to eliminate the ment quoted an unnamed mem- enemy so a medevac helicopter ber of the unit as saying. could swoop in. Headquartered at Fort Ben- “Our operators are consistent- ning, Ga., the squadron has ly providing desperately needed detachments at Hunter Army Air- close air support at the most field, Ga., home of the 1st Ranger critical times in combat, while Battalion, and Joint Base Lewis- also coordinating insertion, ex- McChord, Wash., the 2nd Ranger traction, and medical and casu- Above: An HH- Battalion’s stomping grounds. alty evacuation lift for critically 60G Pave Hawk The Special Tactics commu- wounded teammates,” squadron helicopter flies nity, whose airmen conduct per- commander Lt. Col. Travis Deut- above Special sonnel recovery, precision strike man said in the statement. Tactics Airmen missions and battlefield surgery, Members of the unit clock at with the 17th is the most highly decorated in least 275 days of training per Special Tactics the Air Force since the Viet- year, the statement said. The gru- Squadron during nam War. Since 9/11, it’s mem- eling schedule of fast-paced and Jaded Thunder at bers have earned one Medal of complex drills is designed to en- Mountain Home Honor, nine Air Force Crosses, sure a high number of repetitions Air Force Base, 46 Silver Stars, over 250 Bronze in skills that are critical on the Idaho, in August Stars with valor and hundreds of battlefield. 2018. Left: A Purple Hearts, Air Force Special “As a team, we push each other Special Tactics Operations Command says on its beyond what we have all seen in Airman watches as website. combat,” said Detachment 2 flight a U.S. Army CH-47 Of those honors, the 17th STS commander 1st Lt. Evan Patoray. Chinook prepares has earned more than 80 valor “We understand that if this train- to land during an medals for actions in combat, in- ing does not save their own life, it exercise at Eielson cluding the Silver Star awarded will allow them to save the lives of Air Force Base, to Tech. Sgt. Cam Kelsch in April the Rangers around them.” Alaska, in 2018. 2019 for actions in Afghanistan. [email protected] PHOTOS BY SANDRA WELCH/ U.S. Air Force The Silver Star is the country’s Twitter: @chadgarland PAGE 6 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 11, 2020 MILITARY Army study says good night sleep better than naps

BY J.P. LAWRENCE decreases performance, and in- Stars and Stripes creases the risk of developing major depression, the article Catching up on sleep by taking said, also citing pre-deployment cat naps during the day isn’t as insomnia as a significant con- PHOTOS BY BEN MAYFIELD/Royal Air Force beneficial to the brain as getting tributor to post-traumatic stress a good night’s sleep, and could disorder and suicide ideation. Aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 arrive at RAF Marham Sept. 3, from their base in increase the risk of developing For the study, researchers fo- Yuma, Ariz., to start their U.K. detachment. neurological disorders including cused on the glymphatic system, Alzheimer’s disease and demen- the central nervous system’s tia, an Army study has found. waste clearance system. When a That’s because the brain is bet- person sleeps, their glymphatic Air Force B-52s and USMC F-35s ter at flushing out toxins during system pumps fluids through normal sleeping hours, so at night, their brain tissue to wash away said the study published last week toxic proteins and other waste. join North Sea drill for first time in Nature Communications. Disrupted sleep or trauma can “These findings suggest that cause the system to break down BY JOHN VANDIVER people who rely on cat naps dur- and allow toxic proteins to ac- Stars and Stripes ing the day to catch up on sleep cumulate in the brain, the study or work the night shift may be at said. Air Force B-52 bombers and Marine Corps F-35s risk for developing neurological When researchers anesthetized on Thursday joined dozens of other aircraft for a disorders,” Dr. Lauren Hablitz, high-end fight exercise over the North Sea, marking mice for an entire day, they found lead author of the new study, said the latest show of force by allied aircraft in Europe, that their glymphatic systems in an Army statement. an Air Force statement said. peaked only during the hours “In fact, clinical research shows “What started as a small grassroots training ini- they would typically be sleeping. that individuals who rely on sleep- tiative between the U.S. and Royal Air Forces has Aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 “These findings show that ing during daytime hours are at now grown into an adaptable large-scale exercise arrived at RAF Marham. much greater risk for Alzheimer’s glymphatic system function is not capable of incorporating joint service and multina- and dementia along with other solely based on sleep or wakeful- tional assets across the spectrum of conflict,” Col. Counter air missions are focused on maintaining health problems,” said Hablitz, ness, but on the daily rhythms Jason Camilletti, commander of the RAF Laken- control of the skies “by neutralizing or destroying a research assistant professor at dictated by our biological clock,” heath-based 48th Fighter Wing, which led the drill, enemy aircraft and missiles, along with threats to the Center for Translational Neu- said neuroscientist Maiken Ned- said in a statement. air operations from other domains,” according to romedicine at the University of ergaard, co-director of the Center It was the first time long-range bombers from the Air Force doctrine. Rochester Medical Center, where for Translational Neuromedicine U.S. Global Strike Command and F-35s from Ma- The Point Blank drill is the latest in a series of air the study was conducted. at URMC and one of the study’s rine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 have taken part in power exercises that have been staged across Eu- The findings could be bad news authors. the exercise, which is held several times each year, rope in conjunction with the deployment of six B-52 for service members, who often Funded by the Army Research the statement said. F-16s of the 510th and 555th strategic bombers to the region. In late August, a ro- resort to short naps during the Office, the National Institute Fighter Squadrons from Aviano Air Base, Italy, are tational task force of B-52s from the 5th Bomb Wing day to make up for a lack of sleep of Neurological Disorders and also participating for the first time, it said. at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., arrived in Europe to at night. Stroke, the National Institute In all, more than 50 aircraft, including warplanes join exercises aimed at sending a deterrent signal More than 60% of service of Aging, and the Novo Nordisk from Britain and the Netherlands, will practice to Russia. The missions have involved flights over members are estimated to sleep and Lundbeck Foundations, the a “high-end fight focused on fourth and fifth gen- Ukraine, and the Baltic and Black Seas. less than 6 hours per night on study is part of the Army’s efforts eration Defensive Counter Air integration,” the Air [email protected] average, and those who have to help soldiers sustain perfor- Force said. Twitter: @john_vandiver previously or are currently de- mance, even when they don’t have ployed get even less shut-eye, time to rest, said Dr. Frederick said a 2019 article in the journal Gregory, a program manager for Neuropsychopharmacology. ARO’s neurophysiology of cogni- Lack of sleep significantly tion initiative. Germany’s nationwide first test of emergency warning system flops Fort Bragg paratrooper dies BY KARIN ZEITVOGEL slautern area. ment said. during airborne training AND MARCUS KLOECKNER No sirens sounded in Spangda- The nationwide exercise was Stars and Stripes hlem or Baumholder, either, other supposed to test how well the members of the group said. system functioned after years Stars and Stripes details were being withheld until KAISERSLAUTERN, Ger- An app that was supposed to of not being used and increase 24 hours after next of kin have An 82nd Airborne Division many — People around Germany activate and send alerts to peo- awareness among the people been notified, Burns said. paratrooper was killed during waited for sirens to sound at 11 ple’s phones during the test also of what would happen in an airborne training in Georgia, of- The death is at least the sec- a.m. Thursday, when the country failed. emergency. Thursday had been ficials said Thursday. ond parachute-related fatality for was supposed to conduct its first In Kaiserslautern, which was dubbed Warntag 2020, or Warn- “It is with a heavy Airborne a Fort Bragg-based soldier this nationwide test since 1990 of the the hub for the test in the western ing Day 2020, and an information heart that we announce the death year. emergency warning system. part of Rheinland-Pfalz, warn- campaign had been running for of one of our Paratroopers in a In January, Master Sgt. Nathan But in many towns and cities, ings that were generated and weeks to prepare people for wail- training accident,” Lt. Col. Mike Goodman died during a mili- including Kaiserslautern, which sent out by the federal govern- ing sirens and phone apps send- Burns, a spokesman for the Fort tary freefall training exercise is home to one of the largest over- ment took 35 minutes to reach ing messages. Bragg, N.C.-based unit, said in an near Eloy, Ariz. Goodman was a seas American military commu- residents’ mobile phones, the city When things didn’t work out as email. member of the 3rd Special Forces nities, they were met with silence said in a statement. planned, many Germans greeted The soldier was assigned to Group (Airborne). — or at least no howling emer- “If this were serious, I’d prob- the flop with humor, including the division’s 3rd Brigade Com- Earlier this summer, six sol- gency sirens. ably be dead now,” Carlo Masala one Twitter user who said, “Any- bat Team at Bragg, but the fatal diers were injured during jump “Anyone else not get any sirens said on Twitter. one who didn’t hear any sirens incident occurred during jump training on Grafenwoehr Train- or warnings? K-town obviously Residents who had signed up will receive a warning signal by training at Fort Stewart, Ga., on ing Area in Germany after they didn’t play today,” Elaine Ebert for the KATWARN alert system fax or mail in the next 14 days.” Wednesday, Burns said. landed in trees. Their injuries wrote in a Facebook group for received messages within sec- [email protected] The soldier’s identity and other were not life-threatening. military spouses in the Kaiser- onds, the Kaiserslautern state- Twitter: @StripesZeit Friday, September 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Mandatory masks, widespread testing set military apart

BY NANCY MONTGOMERY way the military response to the Stars and Stripes pandemic has been more rig-

orous than that of the civilian RYAN LUCAS/U.S. Army VICENZA, Italy — Real patri- community. ots wear masks. At least those in “We changed the way we con- A U.S. Army medic paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade swabs a soldier for COVID-19 the military do. ducted physical training, re- at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, last month during Exercise Saber Junction 20. Since the beginning of April, quiring physical distancing and the Defense Department has re- limiting group sizes,” said Col. tary community. Of those, 40,026 going to be way lower. But if (the Europe. cases and seven deaths were in military) are able to do rapid test- quired all troops, family mem- Ken Burgess, 173rd Brigade The military also has “within service members. ing and contact tracing, they’re bers and civilian workers to commander. our culture less of an individual- The active-duty force and re- definitely doing better than parts wear masks in commissaries, “Ultimately, it’s hard for a istic and more of a protect-your- serve component number a little of the country.” base exchanges, offices, aircraft, squad automatic weapons gun- buddy ethos baked in,” he said. more than 2 million. U.S. Army Garrison Italy tests ships, while on maneuvers and ner to telework. We recognized It also feels it has the respon- A direct comparison of the all incoming personnel and their anywhere else they can’t stay 6 the need for a culture shift in our sibility to avoid spreading the feet away from others to prevent military versus the U.S. popula- families during a mandatory two- disease, he said. “Not only do we operations to preserve readiness, tion for virus infection and death week quarantine. The garrison transmission of the coronavirus. want to keep COVID out of our but also maintain our proper mit- rates isn’t possible for a number also has a robust system to track “At the end of the day, it’s a own populations, but also those of igation measures,” he said. of reasons including the fact that and test close contacts of those rule; it’s part of the uniform,” our host nations,” Coldren said. The brigade placed curfews service members are generally found to have the virus. said Maj. Chris Bradley, a spokes- on paratroopers, restricted trav- Testing continues to show “ex- in good shape and able to fight In much of the United States, in tremely low” levels of the virus man for the 173rd Airborne Bri- el, limited alcohol consumption off the virus, the low mean age of contrast, contact tracing has been within the Europe-based military gade, which recently tested and and made bars and restaurants service members compared to the stalled by long waits between test- community, he said. deployed thousands of paratroop- off-limits. population at large and stark dif- ing and results, contacts who can’t With schools back in session ers from Italy to Germany and “All of this helped to ensure ferences in testing rates. But, by be located or are uncooperative back without a single case of the our force was protected from way of comparison, New Mexico, and the virus’s pervasiveness. and more people mixing, the mil- coronavirus. exposure and, in the event of an where about 2 million people live, “Since the military has such itary expects to see more cases There’s no federal mask-wear- outbreak, we limited the risk of 26,268 people have tested positive a critical mission to accomplish — but it’s also confident of its re- ing mandate for American civil- spread,” Burgess said. for the virus and 813 deaths have and has to do so in environments sponse to the virus and that of the ians, despite recommendations Testing is also more wide- been blamed on it. where you can’t control a lot, military community, he said. from the Centers for Disease Con- spread in the military commu- “You don’t have too many 80- we’ve had to be more scrupulous “If people keep doing the right trol for face coverings and studies nity than in the U.S. population at year-olds in the military’s popu- maybe than our civilian counter- thing, we can get through this,” showing they reduce viral trans- large. As of Thursday, the Penta- lation,” said Dr. Josh Sharfstein of parts,” said Col. Rodney Coldren, Coldren said. mission by an average of 40%. gon had reported a total of 58,058 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School chief of Preventive Medicine Ser- [email protected] Mandating masks is just one cases and 90 deaths in the mili- of Public Health. “The risk is vices at Public Health Command Twitter:@montgomerynance Number of positive US military cases in S. Korea rises

BY KIM GAMEL tightened restrictions aimed at member and a contractor arrived On Aug. 28, the Army also als had been thoroughly cleaned. Stars and Stripes containing a new outbreak that at Incheon International Airport began requiring soldiers and All four were also transferred began in Seoul and surrounding on commercial flights Sept. 3 and family members to test negative to isolation facilities at Camp SEOUL, South Korea — Three areas last month. 4, according to a press release. for the coronavirus before board- Humphreys or Osan Air Base, ac- U.S. service members and a con- USFK has reported only 25 USFK insisted the patients ing international flights. USFK cording to USFK. tractor tested positive for the coro- confirmed cases among people posed no danger to the broader didn’t say if that applied to any of The military has raised its alert navirus after traveling to South living in South Korea, including community because of a strict the latest cases. level to Charlie, which means Korea from the United States, two soldiers. The rest have been testing and quarantine process Three of them tested positive there’s a substantial risk of infec- the military said Thursday, rais- travelers flying to the divided required for all personnel who on the first mandatory test before tion, and re-imposed safeguards ing the number of cases affiliated peninsula for new assignments or travel to the peninsula from entering a two-week quarantine. including health checks at entry with U.S. Forces Korea to 180. returning from trips abroad. abroad. The other tested positive on a gates, limited access and a ban South Korea, meanwhile, re- Two affected troops arrived at “None of the new arrivals have second test required to exit the on nonessential travel and many ported 155 new confirmed cases, Osan Air Base on U.S. govern- interacted with anyone residing quarantine, it said, adding that recreational activities off-base. keeping the daily toll under ment-chartered flights Aug. 23 within USFK installations or the all transportation and facilities [email protected] 200 for more than a week amid and Sept. 7, while one service local community,” it said. which were used by the individu- Twitter: @kimgamel Army lowers risk level on Okinawa as Tokyo infections jump

BY JOSEPH DITZLER data. The most recent high was Condition-Bravo, according to a travel around Okinawa prefec- for the Army, Air Force and Ma- AND AYA ICHIHASHI 339 infections on Aug. 20, accord- Facebook post by U.S. Army Gar- ture on commercial airlines and rines on Okinawa, including any Stars and Stripes ing to government data. rison Okinawa. ferries, according to the Face- activity where social distancing Tokyo is generally off-limits The Army maintains nine in- book post. cannot be maintained, according TOKYO — Another U.S. mili- to U.S. military personnel, with stallations and five remote sites The Army also placed Naha, to updated information on their tary command on Okinawa eased some exceptions. on the island, with Torii Station the prefectural capital, off-limits Facebook pages. its coronavirus risk level Thurs- Kadena Air Base reported two as their hub, according to the gar- outside of any official business, Off-base concerts, bars, loung- day — the third to do so in the es, tattoo parlors, barbers, salons, past two days — citing improved new cases Thursday, individu- rison website. according to the Facebook post. als that were already in quaran- Soldiers, civilian employees Kadena Air Base and the Ma- nail salons, Pachinko parlors and conditions across the island. karaoke shops are off-limits. Most Meanwhile, the number of new tine since arriving on Okinawa, and family members are again rine Corps installations on Oki- according to a post on the base permitted to dine off-base at res- nawa lowered their risk level other public transportation is also patients in Japan’s capital city prohibited, with the exception of Facebook page. taurants with outdoor seating and to Bravo on Wednesday and shot up to 276 on Thursday, the taxis with base access. first time new cases have exceed- On Okinawa, the Army and its drive-thru or take-out service, Thursday, respectively, and per- ed 200 since Sept. 3, according base at Torii Station reverted to shop at off-base retailers and mit many of the same kinds of [email protected] Twitter: @JosephDitzler to public broadcaster NHK and a “moderate” risk of coronavirus other businesses, take part in out- activities. [email protected] Tokyo Metropolitan Government infection, or Health Protection door recreational activities and Prohibitions remain in effect Twitter: @AyaIchihashi PAGE 8 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 11, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP US layoffs remain high as 884,000 seek jobless aid

Associated Press spects that decision,” Polis said. High school football in the state WASHINGTON — The num- was postponed to spring on Aug. 4 ber of Americans applying for as a precaution due to the corona- unemployment benefits was un- virus pandemic. changed last week at 884,000, There have been 59,920 con- a sign that layoffs are stuck at a firmed cases as of Thursday, ac- historically high level six months cording to the state Department after the viral pandemic flattened of Public Health & Environ- the economy. ment. The number of infections is The latest figure released by thought to be far higher because the Labor Department on Thurs- many people have not been tested, day still far exceeds the number and studies suggest people can be who sought benefits in any week infected with the virus without on record before this year. feeling sick. The job market is improving fitfully as portions of the econo- my have reopened and companies Massachusetts are recalling some workers they BOSTON — Alcohol regulators had temporarily laid off. Employ- in Massachusetts issued fines or ers have so far added back about warnings last week against 300 half the record 22 million jobs businesses for failing to enforce JOHN MINCHILLO/AP that were lost to the pandemic. regulations meant to stop the But hiring has slowed since spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Students wear protective masks as they arrive Wednesday for classes at the Immaculate Conception June, and a rising number of Charlie Baker said Wednesday. School while observing COVID-19 prevention protocols in the Bronx borough of New York. laid-off workers say they regard An additional 900 establish- their job loss as permanent. The ments were found to be follow- letic Association, which quickly aimed at breaking up block par- threshold was above the federal recovery of those jobs will likely ing regulations, according to reinstated the postponed football ties that have drawn hundreds 14-day incubation period for take longer to achieve. Jobless the Alcoholic Beverages Control season, said in a memo to schools of people in recent weeks, spark- COVID-19. people typically find it harder to Commission. that it was seeking further inter- ing fears of possible coronavirus The 28-day threshold for re- find work at a new company or in Restaurants with alcohol li- pretations and guidance on the outbreaks. stricted visits still applies to nurs- a new industry than to return to a censes are among the businesses mask mandate. Oktibbeha County supervisors ing homes. previous employer. subject to inspections by the com- One question, for instance, had on Tuesday unanimously ap- State Department of Health The government also said mission. Restaurants have been been about fall sports that had proved a midnight to 4 a.m. cur- spokesperson Jonah Bruno said Thursday that 13.4 million people allowed to remain open provided been underway for weeks without few that was set to last through the the state is easing the policy just are continuing to receive tradi- they take precautions like limit- face coverings — golf, tennis and weekend and could be extended for assisted living homes because tional jobless benefits, up from ing diners or opening outdoor cross country statewide, and soc- further, The Dispatch reported. outbreaks are “less common” 13.3 million the previous week. seating. cer in northern counties. Sheriff Steve Gladney asked the than at nursing homes. The increase suggests that hiring Baker said that during the board to consider the measure, isn’t occurring quickly enough to Labor Day weekend, the state Minnesota adding that even when deputies Texas offset still-widespread layoffs. ramped up public awareness shut down the gatherings, groups HOUSTON — Houston officials Hiring will likely remain re- campaigns — including distribut- MINNEAPOLIS — State and often reconvene elsewhere. on Wednesday announced new strained as long as Americans ing signs, fliers and 4,000 bottles local inspections of dozens of bars “We always get calls that the rules that would allow some live are unable or reluctant to resume of hand sanitizer — in five high- and restaurants for compliance to street is blocked and there’s loud their normal habits of shopping, risk cities: Everett, Lynn, Revere, coronavirus requirements found music,” he said. events like concerts and atten- traveling, dining out and engag- Chelsea and Lawrence. about half were following the The resolution did not outline a dance by fans at some sporting ing in other commerce. The rate of More than half the communi- rules in Minnesota. penalty for curfew violations. events to resume as the positiv- reported infections has dropped ties in the state, 190, have re- Inspections were done at 167 In April, the supervisors enact- ity rate for the coronavirus in the over the past several weeks but corded fewer than five confirmed establishments outside the Twin ed a curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., city continued to drop. remains well above where it was virus cases over a 14-day period, Cities metro. During a recent along with surrounding areas, the Events will be limited to small during the spring. Most analysts Baker said. visit to Minnesota, Dr. Deborah newspaper said. The restrictions audiences of up to 25% of a venue’s say the economy won’t likely be “The vast majority of commu- Birx, the White House corona- were lifted in mid-May. capacity. People will have to wear able to sustain a recovery until a nities in Massachusetts, because virus response coordinator, said masks, practice social distancing, vaccine is widely available. people did a ton of really hard rural communities needed to do New York have their temperatures checked work and made enormous sacri- more to reduce the spread of the and answer a health question- Colorado fices in many cases, don’t have virus. ALBANY — New York is now naire after entering a venue. much COVID at all,” the Repub- The inspections done in Scott allowing visitors to see loved ones Mayor Sylvester Turner said GRAND JUNCTION — Hours lican said. and Carver counties and the cit- at assisted living homes that are such events could expand as the after Gov. Jared Polis said he ies of Mankato, St. Peter, Waseca, COVID-free for 14 days, up from city’s positivity rate for coronavi- had discussions with high school Michigan Faribault and New Ulm found 88 28 days under previous guidance. rus infections continues to drop to sports officials about bringing bars and restaurants were follow- Family members and friends 5%. The city’s positivity rate has back fall football, the board of di- LANSING — Gov. Gretchen ing state COVID-19 requirements of residents at the state’s nursing steadily dropped in recent weeks rectors that governs prep sports Whitmer late Wednesday clari- and 79 were not. homes and assisted living homes and was at 7% as of Wednesday. decided to keep the schedule as fied her order requiring masks A Minnesota Department of have been urging the state for The city’s positivity rate got as is. in organized sports, saying they Health summary says 31 estab- months to ease its March 13 ban high as 26% in July. The governor announced Tues- must be worn in training and lishments were referred for fol- on most visits. The state’s guid- The downward positivity rate day that if the Colorado High competition only when athletes low-up inspections by state health ance has allowed visits for medi- trend is statewide as the rolling, School Activities Association re- cannot consistently keep 6 feet and licensing officials for issues cally necessary or end-of-life seven-day average reached 8% leased a proposal for a fall foot- apart. such as customers and workers services. Tuesday, the most recent day for ball season, he would be “thrilled The measure explicitly men- not wearing masks, failure to New York announced July 10 which the average is available. to work with them to make that tions football, soccer and vol- maintain social distancing, and that it would begin allowing re- That’s down from 16% on Aug. 22 happen for the districts that are leyball as sports where face a lack of preparedness plans and stricted visits at nursing homes and a peak of 25% on Aug. 11, the ready to go.” But the CHSAA coverings are a must due to the worker training, the St. Paul Pio- and assisted living facilities that Texas Department of State Health Board of Directors voted unani- coronavirus pandemic. But it neer Press reported. haven’t had a COVID-19 case Services reported Wednesday. mously late Tuesday night not to also now exempts sports in which The Department of Health says among residents or staffers for 28 “Even though we have a desire allow football this fall, the Grand athletes can keep distance “ex- the state has received more than days. to re-socialize, so does the virus,” Junction Daily Sentinel reported. cept for occasional and fleet- 800 complaints of COVID-19 vio- Visits are limited to outdoor Turner said. “We would rather be “Our administration was look- ing moments” — such as tennis, lations at restaurants and bars areas with weather permitting, cautious rather than aggressive.” ing forward to allowing more stu- golf, cross country, baseball and since mid-July and has referred though visits of no more than 10 Some of the events the city has dent-athletes to begin their season softball. more than 400 complaints to the individuals in a well-ventilated already approved include a drive- this fall, but if the CHSAA board Her initial order to reopen appropriate agencies. space can be allowed in “certain in tailgate party the Houston Tex- unanimously agrees that they gyms and let additional organized limited circumstances.” ans plan to hold on Thursday. Up should delay their season until the sports resume, issued last week, Mississippi But loved ones of residents at to 100 cars and 400 people will be spring in an effort to ensure that required all athletes — “while homes housing the state’s elderly allowed . Also, the Houston Sym- they are better prepared to pro- on the field of play” — to wear a STARKVILLE — Officials that have yet to meet the bench- phony will host a series of con- tect the safety of student-athletes, mask except when swimming. in a central Mississippi county mark have expressed frustration certs, allowing up to 150 guests at then our administration fully re- The Michigan High School Ath- have enacted a temporary curfew and questioned why the state’s its 3,000-seat hall. Friday, September 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 9 NATION Trump admits to playing down virus threat

Associated Press for this country. I love our coun- try and I don’t want people to be WASHINGTON — Try as he frightened. I don’t want to cre- might to change the subject, Pres- Book: Kim Jong Un ‘tells me everything’ ate panic,” Trump told report- ident Donald Trump can’t escape ers. “Certainly, I’m not going to the coronavirus. Associated Press  Racial unrest: In June, after federal agents drive this country or the world In April, the president tried forcibly removed protesters from Washington’s into a frenzy. We want to show to shift the public’s focus to the WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s Lafayette Square near the White House to make confidence. We want to show economy. In July, to defending comments about the threat from the novel coro- way for Trump to stage a photo opportunity out- strength.” the country’s “heritage.” In Sep- navirus attracted widespread attention after side a church where he held up a bible, Trump Yet Trump’s own explanation excerpts from journalist Bob Woodward’s book tember, to enforcing “law and suggested he was steering people “Rage” were released. The excerpts also pro- called Woodward to boast about how he was for order.” But all along the way, the away from the reality of the com- vide new details about the president’s thoughts “law and order.” death toll from the coronavirus ing storm. Woodward’s account on North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and racial unrest, “We’re going to get ready to send in the mili- continued to mount. details dire warnings from top among other topics. tary slash National Guard to some of these poor And now, Trump’s own words Trump national security officials  North Korea: Woodward wrote that Trump bastards that don’t know what they’re doing, are redirecting attention to his to the president in late January said he was impressed with Kim when he first these poor radical lefts,” Trump told Woodward, handling that the virus that causes COVID- met the North Korean leader in Singapore in who recorded Trump. of the pan- 19 could be as bad as the devastat- 2018 and that Kim was “far beyond smart.” Later that month, Woodward asked the presi- demic when ing influenza pandemic of 1918. Trump also said that Kim “tells me everything” dent if, as a white man, he had a responsibility he can least On Feb. 25, just weeks before and even gave the president a graphic account of to better “understand the anger and pain” felt by afford it much of the country was forced how Kim had his own uncle killed. Black Americans. — less than to shut down because of the pan- As he engaged in nuclear arms talks with Kim, “No,” Trump replied. “I don’t feel that at all.” two months demic, Trump declared the virus Trump dismissed intelligence officials’ assess-  Mystery weapon: In discussions with Wood- before Elec- “very well under control in our ments that North Korea would never give up its ward about rising tensions in 2017 between the tion Day. country.” nuclear weapons. Trump told Woodward that the U.S. and North Korea, Trump said: “I have built “I wanted Democratic nominee Joe Biden CIA has “no idea” how to handle Pyongyang. a nuclear — a weapons system that nobody’s ever to always pounced on the Woodward revela- Trump also dismissed criticism about his three had in this country before. We have stuff that you Woodward play it down,” tions, declaring that Trump “lied meetings with Kim, claiming the summits were haven’t even seen or heard about. We have stuff Trump said to the American people. He know- no big deal. that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin and of the threat from the virus. That ingly and willingly lied about the Critics said that by meeting Kim, Trump pro- (Chinese President Jinping) Xi have never heard was in a private conversation threat it posed to the country for vided the North Korean leader with legitimacy about before. There’s nobody — what we have is with journalist Bob Woodward months.” on the world stage. incredible.” last March that became public on “While a deadly disease ripped “It takes me two days. I met. I gave up nothing,” Woodward writes that sources, who spoke to Wednesday with the publication through our nation, he failed to do said the president, who likened North Korea’s at- him on condition of anonymity, confirmed that of excerpts from Woodward’s up- his job — on purpose. It was a life tachment to its nuclear arsenal to somebody who the U.S. military had a “secret new weapons coming book “Rage.” or death betrayal of the American is in love with a house and “they just can’t sell system.” In taped conversations released people,” Biden said. it.” But the sources did not provide details and told along with the excerpts, Trump By evening, Trump’s own Kim welcomed Trump’s attention, calling the Woodward, according to the book, that they were insisted he didn’t want to create words, captured on the Wood- president “your excellency” in a letter. surprised Trump had disclosed it. “panic.” But his comments also ward tapes, had popped up in a raised fresh questions about how Biden campaign ad. The ad in- he has managed the defining cri- cludes audio of Trump privately sis of his presidency, one that has an effort to animate conserva- Revelations from the Woodward vived them. They stretch back to acknowledging to Woodward the killed about 190,000 Americans tive and evangelical voters. But book emerged just as Trump’s his 2015 comments questioning severity of COVID-19, and ends so far, with no end in sight. his announcement was over- campaign was beginning to feel the heroism of Sen. John McCain, with a narrator pronouncing: Trump’s team would much shadowed by a cascade of unwel- that the virus was receding from a decorated Vietnam prisoner “Trump knew it all along.” rather center the November vote come developments, including public view. The president him- of war, or the notorious “Access In a taped Feb. 7 call with around the economy, cracking Woodward’s revelations, a move self has been thumbing his nose Hollywood” tape that emerged Woodward, Trump said of the down on protests spawned by ra- by Nevada officials to cancel up- at public health experts’ warning just before the 2016 election in virus, “You just breathe the air cial injustice, and the president’s coming Trump rallies in the state against the sort of large gather- which Trump described sexually and that’s how it’s passed. And so promise that he could appoint because of the virus, and a whis- ings — with few people wearing assaulting women. that’s a very tricky one. That’s a more conservative justices to the tleblower’s charge that Trump masks — that his campaign has On Wednesday, Trump didn’t very delicate one. It’s also more Supreme Court. aides had pressured him to cover been staging around the country. deny his remarks playing down deadly than even your strenuous On Wednesday, Trump re- up intelligence reports about For all of that, Trump has the virus, he sought to justify flus,” Trump said. leased a list of 20 potential nomi- Russian election interference on faced devastating revelations of them. “This is deadly stuff,” the pres- nees for the high court, part of the president’s behalf. his own creation before and sur- “The fact is I’m a cheerleader ident repeated for emphasis. Trump reversal on drilling could give coastal GOP senators a boost

Associated Press relief to Sens. Lindsey Graham of After the Trump administration’s South Carolina and Kelly Loeffler 2017 announcement of a five-year COLUMBIA, S.C. — With one and David Perdue of Georgia, all plan to open 90% of the nation’s stroke, President Donald Trump’s abrupt reversal on offshore drill- Democratic targets. For months, offshore reserves to private de- ing this week has loosened a the trio had been caught between velopment, Graham said “there political vise that was tighten- the president’s bullishness on are ways to drill offshore that ing around three Republicans drilling expansion and the sub- would not hurt tourism” — a $24 senators running for reelection stantial, bipartisan opposition to billion South Carolina industry in coastal states where drilling is the idea in their home states. — adding since then that he felt Few in the Senate have been states should be able to opt out or widely opposed. EVAN VUCCI/AP Trump on Tuesday signed a as closely tied to Trump as Gra- in before drilling occurred. memorandum instructing his in- ham, who flew to Florida with A PAC supporting Graham’s President Donald Trump holds a signed memorandum to expand terior secretary to prohibit drill- the president for Tuesday’s an- Democratic opponent, Jaime the offshore drilling moratorium at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and ing in the waters off both Florida nouncement. He applauded Harrison, has seized on drilling Museum in Jupiter, Fla., on Tuesday. coasts, and off the coasts of Geor- Trump’s decision as “great news” to try to erode support for Gra- gia and South Carolina, for a pe- for South Carolina. ham in the conservative-leaning ham Wants to Drill 4 Oil Here.” smaller scale. In 2018, Democrat riod of 10 years. Graham’s evolving position on state. The day before Trump’s an- It also launched a digital ad high- Joe Cunningham became the first For Trump, it was a dramatic drilling has been a focal point for nouncement, as thousands of visi- lighting Graham’s purported sup- Democrat to flip a South Carolina about-face on a major policy deci- opponents, eager to portray the tors flocked to South Carolina’s port of drilling expansion and ties seat from red to blue in decades, sion, but one that could yield elec- three-term senator, a frequent beaches for Labor Day, the Lind- to the oil industry. in part by seizing on Republican tion-year dividends in key coastal golfing partner of the president’s, sey Must Go PAC flew a banner It’s a line of attack that has prov- Katie Arrington’s support for states like Florida. It also provided as malleable to his influence. plane with the message “L. Gra- en successful before, albeit on a Trump’s drilling proposal. PAGE 10 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 11, 2020 NATION Complaint: DHS supervisors pushed to alter intelligence

BY BEN FOX clude that no retaliatory action Associated Press was taken against Mr. Murphy,” he said. WASHINGTON — A Depart- The complaint came the same ment of Homeland Security of- day that acting Secretary Chad ficial said in a whistleblower Wolf, who has been nominated by complaint that he was pressured Trump to lead the agency, gave a by more senior officials to sup- “state of the Homeland” speech in press facts in intelligence reports which he said DHS is working to that President Donald Trump thwart election interference from might find objectionable, includ- any foreign power and all threats ing information about Russian regardless of ideology. interference in the election and “DHS stands in absolute op- the rising threat posed by white position to any form of violent STEVEN SENNE/AP supremacists. extremism whether by white A runner passes through an arch on the campus of Boston University, in Boston. The official, Brian Murphy, al- supremacist extremists or anar- leged that senior DHS officials chist extremists,” Wolf said. “We also pressed him to alter reports will continue our daily efforts so they would reflect administra- to combat all forms of domestic tion policy goals and that he was terror.” New Trump rule ties college demoted for refusing to go along Murphy said in his complaint with the changes and for filing that he was directed by Ken Cuc- confidential internal complaints cinelli, the acting deputy DHS about the conduct. funding to speech, faith rights secretary, to modify a section of Murphy, a former FBI agent a report to make the threat posed and Marine Corps veteran, was BY COLLIN BINKLEY by white supremacists less se- Public universities could also The policy was welcomed by a demoted in August from his post Associated Press lose funding if they fail to pro- variety of religious groups that as principal deputy under secre- vere. He was told to play up the vide religious student groups the say colleges too often discrimi- tary in the Office of Intelligence threat posed by left-wing groups The Trump administration is same rights and benefits as other nate against students based on and Analysis. He is seeking to be to echo administration talking moving forward with a policy that campus groups, including the use their faith. Some groups cited reinstated in a complaint filed points around civil unrest follow- expands protections for religious of campus facilities and access to a 2018 case at the University of with the DHS Office of Inspector ing the protests over the killing of groups on college campuses and student fee funding. That edict Iowa, which disbanded several General. George Floyd. threatens to cut federal education does not apply to private colleges, religious groups that declined Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman Murphy said he refused to alter funding to colleges that violate which have more flexibility in to adopt a policy forbidding dis- of the House Intelligence Com- the report because doing so would free speech rules. limiting speech. crimination based on, among mittee, on Wednesday released “constitute an abuse of authority The rule was issued by the Ed- Education Secretary Betsy other classifications, sexual ori- the complaint, which he said con- and improper administration of ucation Department on Wednes- DeVos said the new rule protects entation or preference. tained “grave and disturbing” an intelligence program.” He was day, less than two months before the rights of students, teachers The university launched its allegations. He said Murphy has then taken off the project. the election, and cements much and faith-based institutions. crackdown after a gay student been asked to give a deposition to He said he made a number of of what President Donald Trump “Students should not be forced was rejected from a leadership Congress as part of an investiga- reports on Russian disinforma- outlined in a March 2019 ex- to choose between their faith and position in a campus Christian tion into intelligence collection tion efforts to senior DHS and ecutive order demanding wider their education, and an institu- group. by DHS related to its response administration officials between speech protections at U.S. colleg- tion controlled by a religious In its policy, the Education De- to protests in Portland, Ore. , and March 2018 and March 2020. es. In taking up the issue, Trump organization should not have to partment specifically forbids col- elsewhere. The details are classified and not highlighted concerns from con- sacrifice its religious beliefs to leges from discriminating against “We will get to the bottom of included in the whistle-blower servatives who complained that participate in Department grants religious student groups based on this, expose any and all miscon- complaint. their voices had been suppressed and programs,” DeVos said in a “leadership standards” that are duct or corruption to the Ameri- Then, in July, Wolf told him to on university campuses. statement. “informed by sincerely held reli- can people and put a stop to the hold back any reports on Russian As part of the policy, the Edu- In his March 2019 executive gious beliefs.” politicization of intelligence,” the election interference because cation Department can suspend order, Trump directed 12 federal Many universities, however, California Democrat said. they “made the president look or terminate grants to public uni- agencies to tie their university see it as an unnecessary intru- A Homeland Security spokes- bad,” according to the complaint. versities found in court to have funding to free speech rules. The sion. They say the penalties are man, Alexei Woltornist, said the He also said Wolf told him to re- violated the First Amendment. new policy applies only to certain too severe and that it would be too department generally does not port on interference by China and In extreme cases, schools could Education Department grants, easy to trigger a loss of funding. comment on referrals to the in- Iran, instead of Russia, and those become ineligible for any further however, and does not cover The American Council on Edu- spector general, but denied Mur- instructions came from White grants. The same actions could be much larger pools of research cation, a group of college presi- phy’s allegations. House national security adviser taken against private universities funding. It was not immediately dents, previously said the policy “DHS looks forward to the Robert O’Brien. Murphy said he found in court to have violated clear if similar policies are being would lead to “a flood of frivolous results of any resulting investi- objected and was excluded from their own speech codes. prepared by other agencies. lawsuits.” gation, and we expect it will con- future meetings on the subject. Joe Exotic formally requests pardon while maintaining his innocence

Associated Press that he was “railroaded and be- several character affidavits, let- tigers, selling tiger cubs and fal- trayed” by others. ters of support and various trial sifying wildlife records. OKLAHOMA CITY — A for- mer Oklahoma zookeeper sen- “Joseph is scheduled to be re- documents. A spokeswoman for The blond mullet-wearing zoo- tenced to 22 years in prison for leased from (Bureau of Prisons) the Department of Justice said it keeper, known for his expletive- his role in a murder-for-hire plot custody in 2037; however, with would be premature to comment laden rants on YouTube and a and violating federal wildlife laws his comprised health, he will like- on the application. failed 2018 Oklahoma guberna- has formally requested a pardon. ly die in prison,” attorneys wrote Maldonado-Passage was con- torial campaign, is prominently Attorneys for Joseph Maldo- in the 257-page application. “He victed last year of trying to ar- featured in the popular Netflix nado-Passage, also known as humbly requests a pardon to cor- range the killing of a Florida documentary “Tiger King: Mur- “Joe Exotic,” filed his application rect the injustices he has experi- animal sanctuary founder, Car- der, Mayhem and Madness.” Tuesday with the U.S. Depart- enced and to have the opportunity ole Baskin, who criticized his Maldonado-Passage is current- ment of Justice. In it, attorneys to return to providing meaningful treatment of animals. Baskin was ly housed at the Federal Medical for Maldonado-Passage, 57, say contributions to his community.” not harmed. Maldonado-Passage Center, a facility in Forth Worth, he maintains his innocence and The application also includes was also convicted of killing five Texas, prison records show. “Joe Exotic” Friday, September 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 11 NATION Calif. fire threatens thousands of homes

Associated Press going to happen again. And guess what? It happened again,” he OROVILLE, Calif. — A North- said. “Seeing the smoke and the ern California wildfire threatened flames and everything else, it’s thousands of homes Thursday unreal. It’s like an apocalypse or after winds whipped it into a something.“ monster that incinerated houses in a small mountain community John Sykes, a 50-year resident, and killed at least three people. managed to flee Berry Creek on Several other people have been Tuesday with his car and some critically burned and hundreds, clothes but watched the town if not thousands, of homes and burn from about a mile (1.6 kilo- other buildings are believed to meters) away. have been damaged or destroyed “The school is gone, the fire de- by the fire in the foothills of the partment’s gone, the bar’s gone, northern Sierra Nevada, authori- the laundromat’s gone, the gen- ties said. eral store’s gone,” he told the Sac- About 20,000 people were ramento Bee, adding, “I’ll never under evacuation orders or warn- go back.“ ings in Plumas, Yuba and Butte “I don’t want to see it,“ he said. counties. “That’s why I’m leaving. I never Another California fire rag- want to see California again.” ing along the Oregon border Four burn victims were taken to destroyed 150 homes near the UC Davis Medical Center in criti- community of Happy Camp and cal condition, the Bee reported. one person was confirmed dead, The fire also threatened Para- the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Of- dise, the Northern California fice said in a statement. About 400 town devastated two years ago by more homes were threatened. the deadliest blaze in state history Numerous destructive wild- that prompted a deadly traffic jam NOAH BERGER/AP fires were also burning in Oregon as panicked residents tried to es- and Washington state. Embers light up a hillside behind the Bidwell Bar Bridge as the Bear Fire burns in Oroville, Calif., on cape. Eighty-five people lost their Between Tuesday and Wednes- Wednesday. The blaze expanded at a critical rate of spread as winds buffeted the region. lives and nearly 19,000 buildings day, the North Complex fire near were destroyed in that fire. the small Northern California “Time and time again we have was found in a car and apparent- who packed up his eight dogs and On Wednesday, the sky turned city of Oroville — which had been seen how dangerous wildfires ly had been trying to escape the fled his home in the community from black to cherry red and ash burning for weeks in forestland can be. ... So I ask that you please, flames. of Feather Falls on Tuesday as carried on strong winds rained and was 50% contained — explod- please please be prepared, main- Many homes were incinerated fire approached. down in a scene reminiscent ed to six times its size as winds tain situational awareness and in the Butte County hamlet of Johnsrude assumed his house from the fateful morning of Nov. gusting to 45 mph drove a path of heed the warnings,” Butte County Berry Creek, with a population of trailer burned, which would be 8, 2018, former Mayor Steve destruction through mountainous Sheriff Kory Honea pleaded. 525 people. the second time he’s lost his home “Woody” Culleton said. terrain and parched foothills. Honea announced the three Dozens of evacuees gathered in a fire. He inherited his moth- “It was extremely frightening The winds subsided Wednes- deaths but declined to provide de- early Thursday at a fairgrounds er’s house after her death, but it and ugly,” Culleton said. “Every- day but the fire was only 24% con- tails. California Highway Patrol in the small city of Gridley, trem- was destroyed in a 2017 fire. body has PTSD and what not, so it tained and officials said the fire Officer Ben Draper told the Bay bling in morning cold. Among “The reason I haven’t rebuilt triggered everybody and caused was still very dangerous. Area News Group that one person them was Douglas Johnsrude, 41, up there is because I knew it was terror and panic.” Fires without precedent rage in usually cool and wet Northwest

Associated Press tory. The small towns of Phoenix victims from Marion County near and Talent in southern Oregon Salem was a young boy, whose re- GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Nu- were heavily damaged. Another mains were found alongside those merous wildfires burned in Ore- fire leveled most of the small of his dog. gon’s forested valleys and along farming town of Malden in east- The extent of damage was un- the coast, destroying hundreds of ern Washington — burning down clear because so many of the homes and causing mass evacu- the fire station, post office, City fire zones were too dangerous ations. Farther north, flames de- Hall and library. to survey, said Oregon Deputy voured buildings and huge tracts In Washington state, a fire State Fire Marshal Mariana of land in Washington state. burned more than 480,000 acres Ruiz-Temple. Officials said the number of of forest, brush and shrubland, A mandatory evacuation was simultaneous fires and perhaps Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said ordered in the northern half of the damage caused was unprec- Wednesday after a 30-minute Lincoln City, a vacation town of TYLER TJOMSLAND, THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW/AP edented. Several deaths were tour of the fire area in Sumner, about 10,000 people on the Ore- reported, including a 1-year-old east of Tacoma. gon coast. “The fire is in the city,” Omar Vega stands amid his destroyed homestead after the Pearl Hill boy in Washington state. Oregon Inslee said low humidity, high said county Emergency Manage- Fire roared through on Tuesday near Monse, Wash. Gov. Kate Brown said communi- temperatures and winds com- ment spokesman Casey Miller. ties have been “substantially de- bined to likely make the blaze one Some buildings had been with animals sought shelter from divisiveness in the country. stroyed” and warned there could of “the most catastrophic fires burned, Miller said, but he had the Red Cross at the fairgrounds “In the last 24 hours, we just be numerous fatalities. we’ve had in the history of the no immediate details. Traffic Catherine Shields evacuated felt people are doing their best,“ Because of its cool, wet climate, state.” snarled as people tried to drive her home in Silverton with a Shields said. the Pacific Northwest rarely ex- Fires erupted along Interstate 5 south. An evacuation center was menagerie of animals, assisted With an expected break in the periences such intense fire activ- in Oregon, hitting towns and forc- set up at a community college in by neighbors and strangers. As weather Thursday, Doug Grafe, ity. But climate change driven by ing a shutdown of the main free- Newport. smoke obscured the sun and ash chief of fire protection at the Ore- human-caused greenhouse gases way along the West Coast. U.S. In Talent, a mobile home park fell from the sky, they helped load gon Department of Forestry, said is expected to keep warming the Highway 101, the main coastal with more than 50 homes was her and her partner’s three hors- firefighters are hoping to turn region, with most models predict- highway running through Cali- turned into an empty lot except for es, a donkey, two llamas, a dozen things around. ing drier summers, according to fornia, Oregon and Washington, one lone trailer, said Drew Cutler, sheep, geese, ducks, turkeys and “Today marks the last day the College of the Environment at was also impacted. who lives in nearby Ashland. dogs onto trailers and vehicles. where we are witnessing this his- the University of Washington. At least three people in Oregon In western Oregon, fire tore As she walked one of the horses toric weather event,” Grafe said. Brown said Oregon could see and the small child in Washington through Santiam Canyon and the at the fairgrounds Wednesday, Officials said winds have the greatest loss of life and prop- state were reported killed. In Or- Cascade Range foothills east of she marveled at how people were slowed and cooler marine winds erty from wildfires in state his- egon, authorities said one of the Salem, the state capital. People pulling together despite political were expected. PAGE 12 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 11, 2020 NATION Despite ruling, census makes layoff moves

BY MIKE SCHNEIDER In response to the judge’s tem- Associated Press porary restraining order, the Cen- sus Bureau said Tuesday it would ORLANDO, Fla. — Even refrain from laying off census though a federal judge ordered takers who were in phases two the U.S. Census Bureau to halt or three of the three-phase door winding down the 2020 census knocking operation. The census for the time being, supervisors in takers are sent out to homes that at least one California office have have not yet responded to the cen- been instructed to make plans for sus on their own online by phone BRYAN R. SMITH/AP laying off census takers, accord- or by mail. ing to an email obtained by The Victims’ family members look on during a ceremony, Sept. 11, 2015, at the World Trade Center site in Census takers reach the second New York. Associated Press. phase when at least 60% of house- The email sent Wednesday holds requiring door knockers in from a field manager in Califor- their area have either been con- nia instructs supervisors to rate tacted or four attempts have been the census takers working under Outbreak alters 9/11 memorials made. As originally planned, be- them with letters “A,” “B,” and fore the judge’s order, once that “C.” Those getting a “C“ rating 60% threshold is met, less produc- BY JENNIFER PELTZ 3,000 people, among them almost but they’re trying to,” he says. will be the first terminated during tive census takers are laid off and Associated Press 350 firefighters. But Anthoula Katsimatides sees the next round of layoffs, accord- their caseloads are transferred Some victims’ relatives say the differences this year as an ef- ing to the email, which doesn’t say NEW YORK — In a year when to higher performers so the most they understand the ground zero fort to ensure victims’ relatives when the cuts will take place. the coronavirus pandemic has re- experienced census takers can observance had to change in a feel comfortable attending — in- Census Bureau spokesman Mi- shaped countless American ritu- year when so much else has. Oth- cluding her mother, who hasn’t chael Cook said no directive to work on the hardest-to-reach als, even the commemoration of households. ers fear the pandemic is making left home since March because make such ratings has been made 9/11 could not escape unchanged. plain what they have feared was health issues make her especially from headquarters or the six re- The office in which the ratings The 19th anniversary of the email was sent to supervisors is happening unspoken: that the worried about the virus. But she gional offices across the county. terror attacks will be marked by commitment to “Never Forget” is is determined to go in honor of Census officials planned to follow in the second phase, so layoffs dueling ceremonies at the Sept. 11 fading. her son John, a bond trader, her up with the local offices to make would not be allowed based on the memorial plaza and a corner near “It’s another smack in the face,” daughter said. sure they understood the correct government’s compliance plan. the World Trade Center, reflect- says Jim Riches, who lost his son In a year when many events procedures, he said. The temporary restraining ing a divide over the memorial’s Jimmy, a firefighter. have been called off, “this wasn’t “This is not something we are order was requested by a coalition decision to suspend a cherished The father is staying home on canceled. It’s just been changed directing people to do,” Cook of cities, counties and civil rights tradition of relatives reading the anniversary for the first time in such a way where we still get said. groups that had sued the Census victims’ names in person. Vice this year because he doesn’t want to pay tribute to our loved ones in The email was sent out Bureau, demanding it restore its President Mike Pence is expect- to take chances with the corona- a respectful and safe way,” said Wednesday, just days after U.S. previous plan for finishing the ed at both those remembrances virus after a prior illness. But he Katsimatides, who’s on the me- District Judge Lucy Koh granted census at the end of October, in- in New York, while President feels others should have the option morial board. She says the change a temporary restraining order stead of using a revised plan to Donald Trump and Democratic of reciting the names of the dead last weekend to stop the Census end operations at the end of Sep- challenger Joe Biden plan to at- on the memorial plaza, instead of wasn’t motivated by anything ex- Bureau from winding down op- tember. The coalition had argued tend a truncated ceremony at the listening to a recording. cept a public health emergency. erations until a court hearing for the earlier deadline would cause Flight 93 National Memorial in Memorial leaders said they “Who expected COVID-19? ... a preliminary injunction is held the Census Bureau to overlook Pennsylvania. wanted to avoid close contact It was completely unforeseen. As Sept. 17. minority communities in the In New York, the double beams among readers, who are usu- was 9/11,” she said. According to the email, those census, leading to an inaccurate of light that evoke the fallen twin ally paired at the podium. But to The memorial’s moves fanned rated “A” are considered top per- count. towers were nearly canceled in Riches, a retired fire battalion mistrust among some 9/11 vic- formers and should be kept until But the Census Bureau says it the name of virus safety, until an chief and frequent critic of the tims’ relatives who wonder how the end of the head count which is won’t be able to make a Dec. 31 uproar restored the tribute. The memorial organization, the de- long the name-reading and other at the end of September, for now. deadline for turning in appor- Fire Department has cited the cision sounds like an excuse for observances will continue. Census takers rated “B” are con- tionment numbers if the field virus in urging members to stay sidelining the families’ role in Katismatides foresees the cer- sidered “good” and also should be operations are extended an extra away from any observances of commemorating 9/11. emony returning to normal next kept, the instructions said. month. the 2001 attacks that killed nearly “I wish they wouldn’t forget, year. In August, Trump raises $210M while Biden gains over $360M

BY JONATHAN LEMIRE in theirs, and officials insisted they “will vous about Biden’s advantage over Trump ing for reelection the day of his inaugura- Associated Press have all the resources we need” ahead of in some battleground states that could tion in 2017, which allowed him to begin November. decide the election. And whispers about a raising money right away, Trump built an NEW YORK — President Donald Trump “Both campaigns are raising massive financial disadvantage led Trump himself enormous war chest early on that advisers and his Republican Party jointly raised amounts of money but have very differ- this week to suggest he may put some of his believed put him at a big advantage over $210 million in August, a robust sum but ent priorities about how to spend it,” said own fortune into the race. the eventual Democratic nominee. one dwarfed by the record $364.5 million Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien. Biden’s August total spoke to the enthu- Trump’s reelection effort, including raised by Democrats and their nominee, “In addition to advertising, President siasm among Democrats to oust Trump the Republican National Committee, has Joe Biden. Trump’s campaign has invested heavily from office. The flood of new contributions spent more than $800 million so far, while Trump’s campaign released its figure in a muscular field operation and ground came from grass-roots supporters as well Wednesday, several days later than usual game that will turn out our voters, while as deep-pocketed donors, and should alle- Biden and the Democrats have spent about and nearly a week after the Biden cam- the Biden campaign is waging almost ex- viate any lingering concern over whether $414 million through July, according to paign unveiled its total, the highest for clusively an air war. We like our strategy Democrats will be able to inundate the air- campaign spending reports. But Trump’s any one month during a presidential cam- better.” waves in key states. team has also gone dark on the airwaves paign. The president’s reelection team But the noticeable fundraising gap be- The Trump campaign, however, faces for stretches as the general election has said it brought in more money during its tween the two candidates was certain to questions about how it has managed to lose heated up, raising questions as to whether party’s convention than the Democrats did further rattle Republicans already ner- a massive financial advantage. Announc- it was short on cash. Friday, September 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 13 WORLD Iranian military begins war games

Associated Press any possible invasion.” Sayyari’s comments hinted at TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s mili- the threat of military conflict tary Thursday began an expan- amid tensions between Iran and sive annual three-day exercise the U.S., which has sought to ex- near the strategic Strait of Hor- muz, state TV reported, with the tend a yearslong U.N. weapons maneuvers taking place amid embargo on Tehran that is due to heightened tensions between the expire in October. Islamic Republic and the U.S. The U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, Units from the navy, air force which patrols Mideast water- and ground forces are participat- ways, declined to comment on the ing in a nearly 772,200-square- exercise. mile area of the Gulf of Oman. Last month, U.S. Central Com- State television said Iranian sub- mand published a black-and-white marines and drones were being video showing what appeared to deployed. be Iranian special forces fast- State TV aired footage of the roping from a helicopter onto the launching of various short range oil tanker MT Wila, whose last PETROS GIANNAKOURIS/AP surface-to-surface and surface- position appeared to be off the eastern coast of the United Arab A migrant tightens a plastic bag in the burned Moria refugee camp on the northeastern island of Lesbos, to-air missiles and of jet fighters Emirates near the city of Khor- Greece, on Thursday. and airborne troops descending on vessels including a submarine. fakkan. Iranian state television One of the missiles hit a drone later acknowledged the brief sei- from a mock enemy. zure, referring to the operation “Marines and commandos … as a routine inspection without Little left of Greece’s Moria elaborating. infiltrated at subsurface, surface and air levels by using domestic In July, Iran’s paramilitary equipment built by the defense Revolutionary Guard fired a mis- refugee camp after 2nd fire ministry and our scientific and sile from a helicopter targeting a industrial centers,” said Adm. replica of a U.S. aircraft carrier Shahram Irani, the military’s in the Strait of Hormuz in an ex- Associated Press a COVID-19 outbreak after 35 understand. They will not leave spokesman for the exercise. ercise aimed at threatening the people tested positive. because of the fire.” ATHENS, Greece — Little re- On Wednesday, Adm. Habi- U.S. That blaze had left about 3,500 Petsas said the only Moria resi- mained of Greece’s notoriously bollah Sayyari, commander of In January, a U.S. drone strike of the more than 12,500 people dents who would be allowed to overcrowded Moria refugee the annual exercise dubbed Zol- killed a top Iranian general at living in and around Moria home- leave Lesbos were the 406 unac- faghar-99, said the operation is the Baghdad airport and Tehran camp Thursday after a second less, and authorities flew in tents fire overnight destroyed nearly companied children and teenag- aimed at “improving readiness in responded by firing ballistic mis- and were providing a ferry and confronting foreign threats and siles at American forces in Iraq. everything that had been spared ers who were flown to northern two navy ships as emergency Greece overnight. in the original blaze, leaving temporary housing. thousands more people in need of Apart from the main camp, But new fires sprang up in the Moria also consisted of a sprawl- emergency housing. undamaged parts of the camp Early morning saw former ing tent city that had sprung up in Wednesday evening, destroy- olive groves outside the main pe- residents of the country’s larg- ing the greater part of what was est camp, which had been under rimeter fence due to overcrowd- left and sending thousands more ing. Much of that was burned coronavirus lockdown, return streaming out of the facility. beyond repair by Thursday to the area to pick through the Greek government spokesman morning, with just the blackened charred remains of their belong- Stelios Petsas said the second fire ings, salvaging what they could. was also deliberately set and had frames of tents remaining among Many spent the night sleeping in now left the vast majority of the charred olive tree trunks. the fields, by the side of the road camp’s residents homeless. Aid agencies have long warned or in a small graveyard. “Some people do not respect of dire conditions at Moria, a fa- New, small fires also sprang up the country that is hosting them, cility built to house just over 2,750 in the remains of tents set up out- and they strive to prove they are people. The camp accommodates side the camp, fanned by strong not looking for a passport to a bet- people fleeing conflict and pover- winds Thursday morning. ter life,” Petsas told reporters in ty in the Middle East, Africa and Authorities said both fires in Athens. Asia who arrive clandestinely on the camp on the island of Lesbos He said those who had set the Lesbos from the nearby Turkish were deliberately started, with fires “did so because they consid- coast, and has become a symbol MEHDI MARIZAD, FARS NEWS AGENCY/AP the first one Tuesday evening set ered that if they torch Moria, they of what critics say is Europe’s by residents angered by quaran- will indiscriminately leave the failure to humanely handle the Iranian troops participate in a military drill Thursday near the tine measures imposed to contain island. We tell them they did not migration and refugee situation. strategic Strait of Hormuz, Iran. EU, UK in urgent meeting on lawbreaking British Brexit plan

Associated Press Such a move by Prime Minister Boris cerns that the European Union has over An open border underpins the peace Johnson’s government “would fundamen- the proposed bill,” Sefcovic said as he ar- agreement that ended decades of violence LONDON — Top European Union and tally undermine the Withdrawal Agree- rived at London’s St. Pancras train station. in Northern Ireland. British officials were holding an emergen- ment and seriously damage trust we have Asked if he had lost trust in the British Huebner warned that undermining the cy meeting in London on Thursday over in our British partners,” said Danuta government, he said: “Let’s hear what Mi- withdrawal agreement “would pose a seri- Britain’s plan to break part of the Brexit Huebner, the EU parliament’s chief offi- chael Gove will tell me this afternoon.” ous threat to lasting peace and prosperity divorce agreement, a move the EU says cial overseeing the implementation of the The two men head a joint committee on the island of Ireland.” would demolish any goodwill to reach a EU-U.K. deal. charged with sorting out post-Brexit rules That sentiment was echoed by Nancy trade agreement. “This cannot and will not be accepted,” for Northern Ireland, the only part of the Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Rep- Britain’s decision to break international Huebner said. U.K. to share a border with an EU mem- resentatives. She said that “if the U.K. vio- law by overwriting part of the EU With- European Commission Vice President ber, Ireland. lates that international treaty and Brexit drawal Agreement has alarmed European Maros Sefcovic was due to meet Michael Keeping that border free of customs undermines the Good Friday (peace) ac- leaders and threatens to scuttle the fragile Gove, Britain’s Brexit preparation minis- posts and other obstacles is a key aim of cord, there will be absolutely no chance of negotiations on future U.K.-EU relations ter, in a hastily arranged meeting. the Withdrawal Agreement signed by the a U.S.-U.K. trade agreement passing the currently being held in the British capital. “I came here to express the serious con- two sides less than a year ago. Congress.” PAGE 14 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 11, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP WWII vet receives medal on 100th birthday

RIDGELAND — A MS Mississippi World War II veteran was awarded a Bronze Star Medal on his 100th birthday this week. Billups “Bill” H. Allen of Ridge- land served in the U.S. Army as an infantry platoon leader with the 29th Division in Europe. Allen, a lieutenant, also re- ceived a replacement medal for his Purple Heart, which was lost in December 1945 when he was evacuated from a hospital during the Battle of the Bulge. Allen also was awarded the Army of Occu- pation medal, an honor to recog- nize veterans who had served in Germany, Italy, Austria, Japan or Korea immediately following World War II. Dog’s bark saved family from fire at rental home

BIRMINGHAM — A AL dog was credited with saving an Alabama family’s lives after his bark awakened them to a fire that was sweeping through their rental home. When Derek Walker, who lived in the home with his wife and two children, heard a “different kind of bark” coming from Ralph, a 4- year-old Great Dane, he got up to investigate. That’s when he saw the fire outside the family’s kitch- en window. The blaze had started on a grill DAVID CRIGGER, BRISTOL (VA.) HERALD COURIER/AP and spread to the home, accord- ing to Robert Lawson, a battalion chief with the North Shelby Fire ‘Sentimental Journey’ Department. The hero, Ralph, made it out Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, left, who landed just ahead of the B-17 Flying Fortress “Sentimental Journey” on Tuesday at the Tri-Cities Airport in alive. One of their two miniature Blountville, Tenn., speaks with pilot Mike Pfleger. The plane will be at Tri-City Aviation through Sunday with tours and flights available. The pigs also got out but the other, World War II bomber is part of the Commemorative Air Force’s Flying Legends of Victory Tour. Pearl, died. ing it by saying “what does any of THE CENSUS Officials said the man sus- Gator on the mend this have to do with the fact that pected he had been too close to a after leg injury treated UH is about to get bombed in a The value of exercise equipment a North Carolina trooper site where another hunter had re- few days?” is accused of stealing from a gym before it reopened to cently harvested an animal, the Al Bayati, who identified him- GAINESVILLE — A the public. The Gastonia-based officer, Jerome John Let- sheriff’s office said. Grizzly bears FL 38-year-old alligator self as Abu Qital al Jihadi al Man- $5K cavage, 44, was charged with larceny and released with a are drawn to carcasses of elk and named Bob is on the mend thanks sur on the call, was also accused written promise to appear in court, news outlets reported. other big game shot by hunters. to a team of veterinarians at the of uttering in Arabic a phrase He was accused of taking weights and resistance bands from a local YMCA three University of Florida. that means “Islamic State will days before it officially reopened after pandemic restrictions were lifted, WCNC-TV Bob was taken from his home at remain,” according to a criminal reported. Authorities did not say why Letcavage was at the gym. Old Tucson attraction the St. Augustine Alligator Farm complaint. closing indefinitely Zoological Park for an evaluation Al Bayati, a U.S. citizen , told investigators the incident was a in Gainesville. His right rear leg used to create these devices. Police said the incidents in- joke devised by him and a friend, TUCSON — Old Tuc- had been hurting and the 660- Miller was first convicted of a volved a cyclist yelling at or pound reptile needed a medical according to the complaint. AZ son, a western-themed felony for conspiracy to make il- striking pedestrians as well as exam. attraction and former film set for legal explosives in 1986. A few exposing his buttocks in some Staff at the alligator farm dozens of classic movies, is clos- Man profiled in magazine years later, he was convicted of instances. strapped the gator to a long wood- ing indefinitely due to financial pleads guilty to charges illegally possessing a firearm in Marlowe has been charged en board, tied his jaws shut and fallout from the coronavirus. covered his eyes with a towel. North Dakota. with robbery, three counts of as- MINNEAPOLIS Pima County announced that Once Bob arrived at the Uni- sault and battery, five counts of — A Minnesota man it will assume responsibility for versity of Florida’s College of MN Man accused of indecent indecent exposure and felony whose profile in Popular Sci- the attraction Sept. 14 and begin Veterinary Medicine, he was possession of marijuana with the ence magazine sparked an in- exposure while biking working on a new plan for the put on a gurney and taken for intent to distribute. vestigation into his pyrotechnics radiographs. park’s future. pleaded guilty in federal court to ARLINGTON — A 55- The veterinary school tweeted Grizzly bear attacks Old Tucson General Manager illegally manufacturing and sell- VA year-old man was ar- that the gator’s right rear leg was Terry Verhage said the ongoing ing explosives. rested in connection with what 69-year-old man assessed for a cause of lameness. COVID-19 public health proto- Federal agents raided the police said was a string of con- Brownsville home of Kenneth frontations along trails in north- BIG SKY — A mother cols and restrictions limited park Man accused of making Miller in March, after the maga- ern Virginia involving a cyclist MT grizzly bear with cubs attendance to the point where threat during lecture zine article showed photographs who sometimes exposed himself attacked a 69-year-old man in the the venue could no longer stay in of Miller shooting red flares off to pedestrians. mountains of southwestern Mon- business. HOUSTON — A man the hood of his pickup and pack- Arlington County police initial- tana, authorities said . Built in 1939 as a replica of the TX was arrested after ing powdered chemicals in a ly issued a news release about the The victim had been hunting 1860’s-era Tucson by Paramount being accused of making a bomb nearby shack he used as a make- incidents that included a photo near Flattop Mountain near Big Pictures for the movie “Arizona,” of the then-unidentified assail- Sky when he called 911 to say he threat against the University of shift laboratory, the Star Tribune Old Tucson has served as the site Houston during a Zoom lecture. reported. ant. A few days later, they said had been attacked by a bear, the for more than 400 films, televi- Ibraheem Ahmed Al Bayati , 19, Investigators said Miller, 58, that the community had provided Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office was accused by federal authori- had previous felony convictions “numerous tips and investigative said. He was taken to a hospital sion series, music videos and ties of joining a university lecture that precluded him from touching leads” that led to the arrest of for injuries to his shoulder and commercials. on Zoom on Sept. 2 and interrupt- the highly combustible material David Marlowe of Arlington. hip. From wire reports Friday, September 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 15 FACES Hart to host Life after death for show MDA telethon From wire services Kevin Hart will host the return AMC announces end of ‘The Walking Dead’, promises fans a spinoff of a popular telethon once spear- headed by the late Jerry Lewis to BY CHRISTI CARRAS fight muscular dystrophy. Los Angeles Times The Muscular Dystrophy As- MC has killed “The sociation announced Wednes- Walking Dead.” day that Hart will host the MDA After more than a Kevin Hart Kids Telethon. The two-hour, star-studded virtual decade on TV, the cable A fundraiser event will air Oct. 24. network announced Wednesday Celebrity guests will include that the hit zombie drama will fi- Michael B. Jordan, Eva Longoria, nally wrap in late 2022 after “an Jack Black, Usain Bolt, Josh Gad expanded two-year 11th season” and Jillian Mercado, who was spanning 24 episodes. But don’t diagnosed with muscular dystro- fear, “TWD” fans; the mega- phy as a child. franchise will appropriately live Hart said the telethon’s return on after death with a spinoff and is an “incredible opportunity” an anthology project centering to bring back the work of Lewis, on old and new characters. who helped make the Labor Day “What’s clear is that this show Muscular Dystrophy Association has been about the living, made telethon a television tradition for by a passionate cast, team of decades. writer/producers, producers and The October show will benefit crew, bringing to life the vision the association’s work and Hart’s put forth by Robert Kirkman in Help From the Hart charity. his brilliant comic — and sup- ported by the best fans in the Cannes showcases world,” said the show’s chief con- tent officer Scott M. Gimple in a George Floyd film statement. A documentary about the af- /AP “We have a lot of thrilling story AMC termath of George Floyd’s death left to tell on ‘ T W D,’ and then, this Norman Reedus, left, and Samantha Morton are part of the Season 10 cast of “The Walking Dead.” has been selected for the Cannes end will be a beginning of more The AMC channel says its series will wrap with an 11th season spanning 24 episodes and two years. Short Film Festival. Walking Dead — brand new sto- “The Epicenter,” directed by ries and characters, familiar of which will follow a different Among the multiple existing games set to launch this year Tay Alex, was created by Min- faces and places, new voices and character and story arc. “TWD” properties are Chris across mobile, PC, console and neapolis-based Roses Are Read new mythologies. This will be a “ ‘The Walking Dead’ flag- Hardwick’s “Talking Dead” virtual reality devices. Productions, run by local author grand finale that will lead to new ship series has been my creative aftershow and the Los Ange- “ ‘The Walking Dead’ made and actor Valerie Rose. The en- premieres. Evolution is upon us. home for a decade and so it’s les-based scripted series “Fear television history, and is one of tire production team consisted of ‘The Walking Dead’ lives.” bittersweet to bring it to an end, the Walking Dead” — plus the those rare creative works that Black women. “The Walking Dead” co-cre- but I could not be more excited previously announced “Walking has given life to an entire con- The Cannes Short Film Festi- ator Angela Kang will serve as to be working with Scott Gimple Dead: World Beyond” and a fea- tent universe that is still in the val, now in its seventh year, will showrunner of the forthcoming and AMC to develop a new series ture film centering on Andrew early stages of growing and en- showcase nearly 50 selections spinoff starring Norman Reedus for Daryl and Carol,” Kang said Lincoln’s Rick Grimes. Arriv- tertaining both new and estab- during its virtual run from Sept. as Daryl Dixon and Melissa Mc- in a statement. “Working with ing Oct. 4, “The Walking Dead: lished fans,” said AMC Chief 13 to 20. For tickets, visit even- Bride as Carol Peletier, to pre- Norman Reedus and Melissa World Beyond” will follow “the Operating Officer Ed Carroll in tive.org/cannes. miere in 2023. AMC and Gimple McBride has been a highlight first generation raised in the a statement. are also developing a new an- of my career, and I’m thrilled apocalypse.” The 10th season of “The Walk- Alec Baldwin, family thology series called “Tales of that we get to keep telling stories Also in the pipeline are three ing Dead” will return with six the Walking Dead,” each episode together.” new “Walking Dead” video extra episodes in early 2021. welcome fifth child It’s a party of five for Alec Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria Baldwin. The couple on Wednesday an- Grammy Museum launches streaming service nounced the arrival of a baby boy, their fifth child together. Associated Press reers and musical development. Alec Baldwin, former star of We are proud to be part of this “30 Rock” and “The Hunt for The Grammy Museum is series.” Red October” and current host launching its own online stream- The Grammy Museum is a of ABC’s “The Match Game,” ing service featuring perfor- nonprofit organization through and Hilaria Baldwin, a podcast mances and interviews from The Recording Academy, which host and fitness guru, married in A-list musicians, as well as mate- annually produces the Grammy 2012. They now have a daughter rial from the museum’s archive. Awards. Before the coronavirus and four sons. COLLECTION:live will debut pandemic, the museum recorded on Sept. 17 and the monthly its public programs at its Clive Other news subscription will cost $2.99 (the Davis Theater in Los Angeles, yearly price is $29.99). About but since March it has recorded Ronald “Khalis” Bell, a co- 40 programs will be available digitally. founder, singer and producer of at the launch, including perfor- “COLLECTION:live repre- the group Kool & the Gang, has mances and interviews — some sents another phase of the Gram- died. He was 68. Bell died at his old, some new — from Billie EI- my Museum’s continued success home in the U.S. Virgin Islands MATT SAYLES/AP llish and her producer-brother with delivering music and muse- Wednesday morning with his FINNEAS, Barbra Streisand, Barbara Streisand performs at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in um-related content in a new and wife by his side, publicist Sujata Selena Gomez, Herb Alpert and 2011 in Los Angeles. A Streisand program is one of 40 available accessible way for our members, Murthy said. The cause of death Jerry Moss, Alessia Cara, Burt as the Grammy Museum launches its own online streaming service. students, and music lovers,” Mi- has not been released. Bacharach, Panic! At the Disco, chael Sticka, president of the mu- Diana Rigg, a British actress the Avett Brothers, Ben Platt, “It’s an honor to be part of “Without the Grammy Mu- seum, said in a statement. who became a 1960s style icon as Run the Jewels and even Quen- this new series and to support seum, we wouldn’t have gotten “Creating a streaming option secret agent Emma Peel in TV tin Tarantino. The Grammy Museum, a place to experience or learn about so for our programming was always series “The Avengers,” has died. New programming will be that had such a huge impact on many important artists before a part of our strategic approach, She was 82. Rigg’s agent, Simon added weekly. On Sept. 24, us growing up,” Eilish, who re- us,” FINNEAS said in a state- but COVID-19 brought it to the Beresford, said she died Thurs- newly recorded content from corded a new interview for the ment. “Their programs provide forefront. We look forward to day morning at home with her BTS, Tame Impala, Rufus Wain- launch of COLLECTION:live, a unique access, insight and edu- continuing to grow this platform, family. Daughter Rachael Stirling wright, The War and Treaty and said in a statement to The Asso- cation that we consider hugely even after we re-open our doors said she died of cancer that was more will be available. ciated Press on Thursday. instrumental in our own ca- to the physical museum.” diagnosed in March. PAGE 16 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 11, 2020 Friday, September 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 17 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Now is not the time to leave Middle East Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY JAMES STAVRIDIS fixed on simply pulling out all U.S. forces. Israel against Iran. And it will give Iranian Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff Bloomberg Opinion The White House announced on Wednesday leaders a strong talking point about how that it will cut troop levels by the end of the they are (finally) pushing the Americans EDITORIAL hen I was supreme allied com- month to 3,000, down from around 5,200. out of the region. And what helps Iran also mander at the North Atlantic The administration continually presses the helps its allies, Russia and Syria — Ameri- Terry Leonard, Editor Treaty Organization, we had a Pentagon for options that would bring the ca’s other implacable foes in the region. [email protected] Wsmall training mission in Iraq. presence in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan Will the U.S. save a great deal of blood Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor President Barack Obama’s administration to zero — regardless of conditions on the or treasure with this withdrawal? Unlikely. [email protected] was drawing down the massive U.S. troop ground. While there is certainly justifiable Again, let’s do the numbers. At peak, the presence there, which peaked at around “Middle East fatigue” in the U.S. today, U.S. had those 170,000 troops in Iraq and Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content 170,000. now is not to time to withdraw. around 100,000 in Afghanistan. Bring- [email protected] I visited Baghdad, and spoke at length This latest troop-cut announcement has ing those forces down by more than 90% Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation with the general running the mission, Bob a distinctly political feel to it. It seems is what has saved all the lives and money [email protected] Caslen. He emphasized that we could re- calculated to provide talking points in the — and that happened before the Trump duce our presence by 90% — which we did run-up to the presidential election; to allow presidency. Managing Editor for Digital Joe Gromelski, — but that it would be prudent to keep a Trump to claim he has ended what he calls Now we are being penny wise and pound [email protected] minimum of 15,000 troops “in country” to America’s “endless” foreign wars. foolish, in the sense that the small foot- maintain stability and counter Iranian in- Think about winners and losers in this print remaining in Iraq and Syria provides BUREAU STAFF fluence. Unfortunately, the Obama admin- withdrawal. Washington with tremendous military le- istration continued the withdrawals, and It will first and foremost embolden the verage. These few thousand ground troops Europe/Mideast over time the lack of U.S. presence con- Islamic State. The American presence has (especially special forces and trainers) are Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief tributed to the rise of the so-called Islamic [email protected] been the glue holding together the coalition what enables a far greater investment by +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 State and ever-increasing Iranian influ- against ISIS, largely through noncombat allies, partners and friends, and creates ence in the Iraqi government and military. functions such as logistics, medical care stability. This makes a great deal of sense Pacific The U.S. ended up with around 6,000 and intelligence-gathering. While a full- not just in helping Iraq become a legitimate, Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief troops in Iraq and Syria by the time Presi- [email protected] blown ISIS resurgence seems unlikely right democratic state, but also in strengthening +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 dent Donald Trump arrived in office, and now — at least in part because the Syrian U.S. relations with Israel, Saudi Arabia, the they — along with NATO and Arab allies regime of Bashar Assad has boosted its UAE, Jordan and other Arab states. Washington — had their hands full tamping down a military presence on its side of the border Winners: Islamic State, Iran, Russia Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief full-blown threat to Iraqi statehood from with Iraq — we still must be mindful that and Syria. Losers: America’s allies. And, [email protected] the Islamic State’s potent military. It is the remaining embers could reignite. of course, the people of Iraq, who will slip (+1)(202)886-0033 Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News hard to remember, but ISIS tank convoys Second, a U.S. departure will be cele- further under Iranian control. All with no [email protected] came within a few hundred kilometers of brated in Tehran. The Iranians will rightly significant savings in money or lives. Not Iraq just a few years ago. While a much- see this as America walking away from the a very good bargain, especially for an ad- CIRCULATION diminished force, ISIS is still conducting region it did so much to destabilize. This ministration that prides itself on the art of a rural terrorism campaign, while raising will undercut the good work the Trump ad- those international deals. Mideast money through internet scams and other ministration has done, for example, in en- James Stavridis is a Bloomberg Opinion colum- Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager forms of cybercrime. [email protected] couraging the United Arab Emirates and nist. He is a retired U.S. Navy admiral and former [email protected] Now the Trump administration seems perhaps other Arab states to stand with supreme allied commander of NATO, DSN (314)583-9111 Europe Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager [email protected] High productivity statistics are bad sign for economy [email protected] +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 BY MICHAEL R. STRAIN 25% making up about half of all workers the largest on record since 1947, when the Pacific Bloomberg Opinion who transitioned out of employment. This data were first collected. 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PAGE 18 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 11, 2020 SCOREBOARD/SPORTS BRIEFS Briefl y Sports Deals Pro football CLEVELAND BROWNS at BALTIMORE Wednesday’s transactions NFL RAVENS — BROWNS: DNP: T Christo- Bruins’ Cassidy named on AFN BASEBALL AMERICAN CONFERENCE pher Hubbard (ankle), CB Kevin Johnson Major League Baseball East (liver), CB Greedy Williams (shoulder), NHL coach of the year American League W L T Pct PF PA LB Mack Wilson (knee). LIMITED: CB BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned C Deivy Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 0 M.J. Stewart (hamstring), C J.C. Tret- Bruce Cassidy was revealed Go to the American Forces Grullon to alternate training site. Miami 0 0 0 .000 0 0 ter (knee). RAVENS: DNP: RB Justice Hill (thigh), DT Justin Madubuike (knee), WR Wednesday night as the winner of Network website for the most CLEVELAND INDIANS — Placed RHP Je- N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 0 fry Rodriguez on the 60-day IL. New England 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Chris Moore (finger). the Jack Adams Award as NHL up-to-date TV schedules. DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned OF Chris- South DALLAS COWBOYS at LOS ANGELES tian Stewart to alternate training site. Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 0 RAMS —COWBOYS: DNP: CB Jourdan coach of the year for leading the myafn.net Recalled OF Daz Cameron from alter- Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lewis (ankle). LIMITED: LB Luke Gifford Boston Bruins to the Presidents’ nate training site. Transferred OF JaCoby Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 0 (hamstring). FULL: CB Chidobe Awuzie Jones and RHP Ivan Nova from 10-day Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 0 0 (knee), WR Amari Cooper (hamstring). Trophy a season after taking IL to the 60-day IL. Optioned RHPs Kyle North RAMS: Practice Not Complete. them to the Stanley Cup Final. Pro soccer Funkhouser and John Schreiber to alter- Baltimore 0 0 0 .000 0 0 GREEN BAY PACKERS at MINNESOTA Cincinnati 0 0 0 .000 0 0 VIKINGS — PACKERS: DNP: LB Randy Cassidy edged out Philadel- nate training site. Activated RHP Jordan Ramsey (groin), G Billy Turner (knee). Zimmermann from 60-day IL. Recalled Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 .000 0 0 LIMITED: DE Montravius Adams (toe), phia’s Alain Vigneault for his MLS LHP Nick Ramirez from alternate train- LB Oren Burks (groin), S Raven Greene ing site. West first Jack Adams honor. Colum- Denver 0 0 0 .000 0 0 (quadricep). VIKINGS: No injuries to re- EASTERN CONFERENCE HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned RHP Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 0 port. bus Blue Jackets coach John Tor- W L T Pts GF GA Chase De Jong to alternate training Columbus 7 1 2 23 16 2 L.A. Chargers 0 0 0 .000 0 0 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at JACKSON- torella finished third in the voting, site. Activated RHP Josh James from IL. Las Vegas 0 0 0 .000 0 0 VILLE JAGUARS — COLTS: LIMITED: Toronto FC 6 2 3 21 18 12 Optioned C Garrett Stubbs to alternate Philadelphia 5 2 3 18 15 9 NATIONAL CONFERENCE LB Matthew Adams (ankle), S Julian which is done by broadcasters. training site. East Blackmon (knee), T Anthony Castonzo Orlando City 4 2 4 16 17 12 MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned RHP Boston finished six points New England 3 2 5 14 9 9 W L T Pct PF PA (oblique), C Ryan Kelly (knee), WR Dez- Sean Poppen to alternate training site. Montreal 4 4 1 13 12 11 Dallas 0 0 0 .000 0 0 mon Patmon (knee). JAGUARS: DNP: TE ahead of the next-closest team New York City FC 4 5 1 13 8 8 NEW YORK YANKEES — Recalled RHP N.Y. Giants 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Tyler Davis (knee), TE Tyler Eifert (not in the standings when the season Atlanta 3 5 2 11 9 11 Deivi Garcia from alternate training site. Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 0 injury related), RB Devine Ozigbo (ham- New York 3 5 2 11 7 13 Optioned OF Estevan Florial to alternate Washington 0 0 0 .000 0 0 string). came to a halt in March. The Bru- D.C. United 2 4 4 10 9 13 training site. South LAS VEGAS RAIDERS at CAROLINA PAN- ins had a league-best 100 points Nashville SC 2 4 3 9 5 9 OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned RHP Atlanta 0 0 0 .000 0 0 THERS — RAIDERS: DNP: C Rodney Hud- Cincinnati 2 5 3 9 6 15 James Kaprielian to alternate training Carolina 0 0 0 .000 0 0 son (not injury related), G Richie Incog- even after coming off a Game 7 Inter Miami CF 2 6 2 8 8 12 site. New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 0 0 nito (not injury related), TE Jason Witten loss to St. Louis in the final. Chicago 2 6 2 8 9 16 SEATTLE MARINERS — Recalled RHP Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0 (not injury related). LIMITED: CB Damon Jimmy Yacabonis from alternate training North Arnette (thumb, groin), T Trenton Brown The Bruins emerged for the WESTERN CONFERENCE (calf), DT Maliek Collins (thigh). FULL: W L T Pts GF GA site. Optioned RHP Brady Lail to alter- Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 0 playoffs with some question nate training site. Detroit 0 0 0 .000 0 0 WR Nelson Agholor (groin), WR Bryan Ed- Minnesota United 5 3 2 17 21 16 wards (knee), LB Nicholas Morrow (knee). Sporting KC 5 3 2 17 20 15 TEXAS RANGERS — Activated INF Green Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0 marks and then had Vezina tro- Rougned Odor from the 10-day IL. Placed Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 0 0 PANTHERS: DNP: G Dennis Daley (ankle): Seattle 4 2 3 15 16 9 FULL: DE Brian Burns (ankle), S Juston phy finalist goaltender Tuukka LA Galaxy 4 3 2 14 16 15 OF Shin-Soo Choo on the 10-day IL retro- West active to Sept. 8. Arizona 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Burris (rib), RB Trenton Cannon (shoul- Rask abruptly opt out in the mid- Portland 4 3 2 14 16 18 der), CB Corn Elder (hamstring), DE Yetur Houston 3 2 5 14 17 15 TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Recalled OF L.A. Rams 0 0 0 .000 0 0 dle of the first round for family Billy McKinney from alternate training San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Gross-Matos (wrist), CB Donte Jackson Real Salt Lake 3 2 5 14 16 14 (toe), C Tyler Larsen (calf), T Greg Little Los Angeles FC 3 4 3 12 21 22 site. Placed 1B Rowdy Tellez on 10-day IL. Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0 0 reasons. With backup Jaroslav Thursday’s game (ankle), T Taylor Moton (wrist), T Russell FC Dallas 2 2 4 10 10 8 Released RHP Jake Petricka. Okung (ankle), CB Troy Pride (ankle), WR Halak thrust into the starting Colorado 2 3 4 10 12 16 National League Houston at Kansas City Sunday’s games Curtis Samuel (hamstring), DT Kawann role and inexperienced rookie Vancouver 3 6 0 9 10 18 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Recalled Short (shoulder), TE Ian Thomas (toe), San Jose 2 3 3 9 14 19 RHP Joel Payamps and OF Josh VanMe- Green Bay at Minnesota Indianapolis at Jacksonville CB Stantley Thomas-Oliver (hamstring), Dan Vladar unable to spell him, Note: Three points for victory, one ter from alternate training site. Optioned LB Shaq Thompson (groin), DE Stephen point for tie. LHP Joe Mantiply to alternate training Las Vegas at Carolina the Bruins lost to the Tampa Bay N.Y. Jets at Buffalo Weatherly (hamstring), LB Tahir White- Wednesday, Sept. 2 site. Placed 2B Ketel Marte on 10-day IL. head (groin). Lightning in five games in the Miami 0, Atlanta 0, tie ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned INF Jo- Seattle at Atlanta Philadelphia at Washington LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at CINCIN- Chicago 0, Cincinnati 0, tie han Camargo to alternate training site. — Practice second round. Miami at New England NATI BENGALS CHARGERS: Columbus 1, Philadelphia 0 Activated INF Ozzie Albies from the 10- not complete. BENGALS: Practice not D.C. United 1, New York 0 day IL. Cleveland at Baltimore complete. Chicago at Detroit Houston 3, Minnesota 0 COLORADO ROCKIES — Activated OF MIAMI DOLPHINS at NEW ENGLAND Ramsey gets 5 years, New York City FC 2, New England 0 David Dahl from the 10-day IL. Recalled L.A. Chargers at Cincinnati PATRIOTS — DOLPHINS: LIMITED: TE Orlando City 1, Nashville 1, tie RHP Ashton Goudeau from alternate Arizona at San Francisco Mike Gesicki (glute), CB Xavien Howard $105 million from Rams FC Dallas 1, Sporting Kansas City 1, tie training site. Optioned RHPs Antonio Tampa Bay at New Orleans (knee), CB Byron Jones (achilles), WR Seattle 2, Real Salt Lake 2, tie Santos and Jose Mujica to alternate Dallas at L.A. Rams DeVante Parker (hamstring), LB Kyle Van Open: Washington LA Galaxy 3, Portland 2 training site. Noy (hand), WR Preston Williams (knee). THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. Monday’s games Los Angeles FC 5, San Jose 1 MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned INF Isan FULL: QB Tua Tagovailoa (hip). PATRI- — Jalen Ramsey showed up at Saturday, Sept. 5 Pittsburgh at N.Y. Giants OTS: DNP: T Yodny Cajuste (knee), LB Diaz to alternate training site. Released Tennessee at Denver Jacksonville Jaguars training Houston 2, Sporting Kansas City 1 RHP Justin Shafer. Cassh Maluia (knee). LIMITED: WR Julian Atlanta 1, Orlando City 1, tie Thursday, Sept. 17 Edelman (knee), WR Gunner Olszewski NEW YORK METS — Placed RHP Robert Cincinnati at Cleveland camp last year in an armored Vancouver 3, Toronto FC 2 Gsellman on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP (foot), DE Chase Winovich (shoulder). Colorado 1, San Jose 1, tie Sunday, Sept. 20 NEW YORK JETS at BUFFALO BILLS bank truck. Drew Smith from alternate training site. Jacksonville at Tennessee Sunday, Sept. 6 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned — JETS: DNP: RB La’Mical Perine (ankle). A year later on the opposite New York City FC 0, D.C. United 0, tie N.Y. Giants at Chicago LHP Garrett Cleavinger to alternate LIMITED: LB Tarell Basham (ankle), QB Philadelphia 3, New York 0 Detroit at Green Bay Joe Flacco (neck), G Alex Lewis (shoul- coast, he’s going to need that Columbus 3, Cincinnati 0 training site. Carolina at Tampa Bay ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Signed RHP der), S Marcus Maye (calf), LB Avery Wil- ride. New England 2, Chicago 1 Buffalo at Miami liamson (hamstring). FULL: WR Jamison Minnesota 4, Real Salt Lake 0 Akeem Bostick to a minor league con- San Francisco at N.Y. Jets Ramsey will become the high- tract. Optioned RHP Daniel Ponce de Crowder (hamstring), WR Denzel Mims Nashville 0, Miami 0, tie L.A. Rams at Philadelphia (hamstring), WR Breshad Perriman est-paid defensive back in NFL Portland 2, Seattle 1 Leon to alternate training site. Atlanta at Dallas (knee). BILLS: DNP: CB Josh Norman LA Galaxy 3, Los Angeles FC 0 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Signed Denver at Pittsburgh (hamstring). LIMITED: DT Vernon Butler history after agreeing to a five- Wednesday’s games 1B Justin Smoak to a minor league con- Minnesota at Indianapolis (hamstring), QB Jake Fromm (not injury Minnesota 3, FC Dallas 2 tract. Washington at Arizona related), RB Taiwan Jones (knee). FULL: year, $105 million contract exten- Toronto FC 2, Montreal 1 WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Placed Baltimore at Houston CB Levi Wallace (hamstring). sion with the Los Angeles Rams Miami 2, Atlanta 1 INF Howie Kendrick on the 10-day IL ret- Kansas City at L.A. Chargers PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at WASHING- Houston 1, Colorado 1, tie roactive to Sept. 6. New England at Seattle TON FOOTBALL TEAM — EAGLES: DNP: on Wednesday. Real Salt Lake 3, Los Angeles FC 0 FOOTBALL Monday, Sept. 21 DT Javon Hargrave (pectoral, hamstring), The extension includes $71.2 Thursday’s game National Football League New Orleans at Las Vegas WR Alshon Jeffery (foot). LIMITED: DE San Jose at Seattle ARIZONA CARDINALS — Re-signed DL Derek Barnett (hamstring), T Lane John- million in guaranteed money, Saturday’s games Michael Dogbe to practice squad. NFL injury report son (ankle), WR Jalen Reagor (shoulder), the most ever given to a defen- Columbus at Chicago BUFFALO BILLS — Signed OL Jordan RB Miles Sanders (hamstring). WASH- New York at D.C. United Devey to practice squad. Released RB NEW YORK — The National Football INGTON FOOTBALL TEAM: LIMITED: T sive back, according to Ramsey’s Cincinnati at New York City FC Antonio Williams. League injury report, as provided by the Saahdiq Charles (calf), LB Thomas Davis agent, David Mulugheta. Ramsey New England at Philadelphia CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed DB Na- league (DNP: did not practice; LIMITED: (calf), CB Kendall Fuller (knee). FULL: DE Miami at Orlando City trell Jamerson on the reserve/COVID-19 limited participation; FULL: Full partici- Jonathan Allen (knee), WR Antonio Gan- will average $21 million per sea- Atlanta at Nashville list. pation): dy-Golden (concussion). son, another record for a corner- Houston at FC Dallas CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed RB SUNDAY SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at ATLANTA FAL- Colorado at Real Salt Lake John Kelly to practice squad. CHICAGO BEARS at DETROIT LIONS CONS — SEAHAWKS: Practice not com- back or safety. DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed RB Eli- — BEARS: DNP: DE Robert Quinn (ankle). plete. FALCONS: DNP: DE Charles Har- In other NFL news: jah McGuire and T Eric Smith to practice LIMITED: LB Khalil Mack (knee), RB Da- ris (ankle), CB Kendall Sheffield (foot).  squad. vid Montgomery (groin), WR Cordar- LIMITED: DT Marlon Davidson (knee), Five-time Pro Bowler Aqib Pro basketball DETROIT LIONS — Signed RB Kerrith relle Patterson (knee), T Jason Spriggs WR Russell Gage (groin). FULL: DE Dante Talib announced his retirement Whyte to practice squad. Released WR (knee), WR Javon Wims (achilles). FULL: Fowler (ankle), C Matt Hennessy (knee). Victor Bolden. T Germain Ifedi (triceps). LIONS: DNP: TE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS at NEW from the NFL on his new podcast WNBA GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed WR Hunter Bryant (hamstring), S C.J. Moore ORLEANS SAINTS — BUCCANEERS: DNP: (hamstring). LIMITED: WR Danny Amen- WR Mike Evans (hamstring). LIMITED: S Wednesday. EASTERN CONFERENCE Robert Foster and LB De’Jon Harris to practice squad. dola (hamstring), WR Kenny Golladay Andrew Adams (hamstring), CB Parnell The loquacious cornerback W L Pct GB (hamstring), DE Da’Shawn Hand (groin), Motley (hamstring), CB Ryan Smith (an- INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed S Ibra- x-Chicago 11 10 .524 — LB Julian Okwara (knee), CB Darryl Rob- kle). SAINTS: DNP: DE Marcus Davenport said he turned down an offer last x-Connecticut 10 11 .476 1 heim Campbell to practice squad. erts (groin), RB D’Andre Swift (hip), T (elbow), P Blake Gillikin (back), C Cesar month to rejoin the New England Washington 6 13 .316 4 LOS ANGELES RAMS — Placed OLB Ter- Halapoulivaati Vaitai (foot). Ruiz (ankle). Atlanta 6 14 .300 4½ rel Lewis on the non-football injury list. Patriots. Indiana 5 15 .250 5½ Signed RB Raymond Calais and DB J.R. New York 2 17 .105 8 Reed to practice squad. WESTERN CONFERENCE MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Placed DE College football AP sportlight Tour de France rookie W L Pct GB Danielle Hunter on injured reserve. x-Seattle 17 3 .850 — NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed OL wins longest stage x-Las Vegas 15 4 .789 1½ Corey Levin to practice squad. Released Sept. 11 x-Los Angeles 15 5 .750 2 TE Paul Quessesberry. Schedule 1886 — The Mayflower defends the x-Minnesota 13 7 .650 4 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed DT Friday’s game America’s Cup by beating Britain’s SARRAN, France — Tour de x-Phoenix 13 8 .619 4½ T.Y. McGill to practice squad. SMU at TCU, ppd. Galatea in two straight heats. France rookie Marc Hirschi won Dallas 7 13 .350 10 PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Announced Saturday’s games 1926 — The United States captures the x-clinched playoff spot the retirement of LB Ryan Shazier. E. Kentucky at West Virginia Davis Cup for the seventh straight year the longest stage of this year’s Tuesday’s games SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Activated LB Syracuse at North Carolina as it beats France 4-1. race with a bold solo breakaway Los Angeles 96, New York 70 Fred Warner from the reserve/COVID-19 Charlotte at Appalachian St. 1935 — Helen Hull Jacobs wins the U.S. Washington 89, Minnesota 86 list. Louisiana Tech at Baylor, ppd. Lawn Tennis Association championships Thursday on a previously unused Las Vegas 92, Indiana 86 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed DT An- Louisiana-Lafayette at Iowa St. for the fourth straight year. sharp ascent, making up for two Wednesday’s games thony Rush to practice squad. Signed WR The Citadel at South Florida 1937 — Don Budge beats Gottfried von Cramm in five sets to win his first U.S. Phoenix 100, Connecticut 95, OT John Ursua to practice squad. UTEP at Texas previous near misses. Atlanta 97, Chicago 89 Louisiana-Monroe at Army Open men’s singles title. Seattle 107, Dallas 95 TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed WR Duke at Notre Dame 1977 — In the last U.S. Open match The Swiss rider powered away Thursday’s games Cameron Batson and LB Malike Jefferson Georgia Tech at Florida St. played at the West Side Tennis Club in on the Suc au May climb, new to New York at Indiana to practice squad. Arkansas St. at Kansas St. Forest Hills, N.Y., Guillermo Vilas beats Las Vegas at Minnesota Major League Soccer Campbell at Georgia Southern Jimmy Connors, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-0, for the the 117-year-old Tour. He extend- Washington at Los Angeles FC DALLAS — Transferred D Reggie UTSA at Texas State men’s singles title ed his lead by racing with hair- Friday’s games Cannon to Boavista FC (Primeira Liga) Austin Peay at Pittsburgh 1985 — Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Atlanta at Connecticut for homegrown D Reggie Cannon. Missouri St. at Oklahoma Reds becomes the all-time hit leader raising speed down the other side Chicago at Dallas NASHVILLE SC — Acquired Venezuelan Clemson at Wake Forest with his 4,192nd hit, breaking Ty Cobb’s and held off pursuers over the Seattle at Phoenix International F Jhonder Cadiz on loan as Tulsa at Oklahoma St., ppd. record. Rose lines a 2-1 pitch off San Di- Saturday’s games a designated player. Tulane at South Alabama ego pitcher Eric Show to left-center field last 15 miles to win Stage 12 by a Washington at New York NEW YORK CITY FC — Loaned M Justin W. Kentucky at Louisville for a single in the first inning. It’s the Las Vegas at Los Angeles Haak to Hartford Athletic (USL Champi- Houston Baptist at Texas Tech 57th anniversary of Ty Cobb’s last game comfortable margin in Sarran. Minnesota at Indiana onship) for the remainder of the season. Coastal Carolina at Kansas in the majors. — Associated Press Friday, September 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 19 NFL Eager: Rivers knows he has much to prove after disappointing 2019

FROM BACK PAGE 591 attempts and prompting him to take “I had that nervous energy last night, more chances late in games. Only six quar- and I think there will be a little bit of that terbacks threw the ball more than Rivers all week long,” Rivers said. “My dad would in 2019; only Jameis Winston and Baker always tell me if you don’t have butterflies, Mayfield threw more something’s wrong. But it’s the good kind interceptions.. of butterflies because you care, you care Rivers might not about it, you love it and you want to go out come close to those and perform at a high level.” numbers in Indy For most of Rivers’ career, he’s been one given coach coach of the league’s top players. Frank Reich’s prefer- He’s been to the playoffs six times, made ence for a run-heavy eight Pro Bowl appearances and begins offense. The Colts fin- this season needing three touchdown pass- ished seventh in rush- es to become the sixth player in league ing last season, their history with 400. He’s also within strik- first top-10 appear- ing distance of passing Hall of Famer Dan Rivers ance since 2001, and Marino for fifth on the league’s career lists could lean even more MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ/AP for completions, yards passing and TDs. heavily on the ground But his final season with the Los Ange- game this year as 1,000-yard rusher Mar- San Francisco tight end George Kittle celebrates after the 49ers beat the Minnesota lon Mack and second-round draft pick Jon- Vikings 27-10 in a divisional playoff game in Santa Clara, Calif., in January. The Niners les/San Diego Chargers proved to be one of Rivers’ worst. athan Taylor share the carries. surpassed their win total from 2016-18 by winning 13 games in the regular season Rivers’ receiving corps also includes and going all the way to the Super Bowl, where they lost to Kansas City. He won five games, the second fewest of his career, and threw 20 interceptions, two Pro Bowlers, T.Y. Hilton and tight end matching the second-highest total of his Jack Doyle. career. His 23 touchdown passes were the Reich believes the balanced attack cou- fewest he had in more than a decade, and pled with shorter, quicker throws will help Worst-to-first ambitions his completion percentage dipped to 66%. Rivers rebound. Predictably, critics questioned whether “Just use your experience and your in- the 38-year-old QB with the unortho- telligence to make the checks, do it with dox throwing motion was just losing confidence, don’t feel like you have to win arm strength. Or worse, whether he was the game for us every week,” Reich said. not unreasonable in NFL “We’ve got a good team, we’ve got a good finished. The Colts didn’t buy it and in- stead gave Rivers a one-year, $25 million roster. When shots are there be aggressive BY JOSH DUBOW for a non-specialist with one franchise contract in March to prove the doubters and don’t think twice about it.” Associated Press since the merger. Only Washington’s Dar- wrong. Rivers also could benefit from improved rell Green (20), the Rams’ Jackie Slater “I expect the same Philip Rivers that we pass protection. SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The idea a (18) and Bruce Matthews (18) of the Hous- had when we were in San Diego together,” With two-time All-Pro left guard Quen- year ago that the San Francisco 49ers ton-Tennessee franchise have more. offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni said. ton Nelson, Pro Bowl center Ryan Kelly would win the NFC West following a three- Week 1 leaderboards: Fitzgerald also “He’s accurate. He makes good, fast de- and longtime left tackle Anthony Castonzo year stretch of winning just 12 games com- can move into sole possession of first place cisions. I expect that out of him in the paving the way, the Colts allowed 50 sacks bined seemed far-fetched. in Week 1 catches since the merger. He en- passing game — getting us into the right over the past two seasons. Last year, it was Maybe it shouldn’t have considering how ters this season tied with Jerry Rice with protection call because this guy studies the NFL’s only five-man unit to start the often teams go from also-rans to division 92 receptions in season openers. With a blitzes and the opposing team more than same players in all 16 games — a streak champs in the span of a year in the modern TD, Fitzgerald will join Tim Brown and Ir- anyone I’ve ever been around.” they hope extends beyond Sunday. NFL. ving Fryar (11 each), and Randy Moss and A different philosophy might help, too. “I’m fired up,” Rivers said. “ We’ve got a The Niners surpassed their win total Andre Reed (10 each) as the only players The Chargers spent much of last season heck of a group and I feel personally I can from 2016-18 by winning 13 games in the with at least 10 TD catches in Week 1. playing from behind, forcing Rivers into still play at a high level.” regular season and going all the way to the Detroit’s Adrian Peterson needs 1 yard Super Bowl, where they lost to Kansas City. rushing to join Emmitt Smith (1,247), Wal- The team they beat in the NFC title game ter Payton (1,067) and Edgerrin James also rebounded after missing the playoffs (1,062) as the only players with at least Edge: With Brady, expectations in 2018, with Green Bay also winning 13 1,000ar in Week 1. games last season. Drew Brees is already the Week 1 leader That marked the 16th time in the past 17 with 5,406 yards passing and 39 TDs. through the roof for Buccaneers seasons that two division winners missed Home sweet home? Playing at home the playoffs entirely the previous season. was rarely less of an advantage than it was FROM BACK PAGE — like a certain game played in early In 15 of those seasons, a team went from last season in the NFL. The .524 winning February each year. Still, he knows how last to first in the division in the span of a percentage for home teams was the worst “It’s obviously been a different training unusual this season has been and will con- year — a feat no one pulled off in 2019. In across the league since teams had a .508 camp with the amount of time that we’ve tinue to be. all, 25 teams have done that since 2003, winning percentage in 1972. Even teams practiced against one another,” he said, “Sports challenge you in many different including Super Bowl champions New Or- that typically have massive home-field “but they have a great group of core lead- ways,” he said. “It’s the beginning of the leans in 2009 and Philadelphia in 2017. advantages like Seattle, struggled. The ers, a great group of veteran players that The contenders trying to pull off that Seahawks went 4-4, marking just the third play with great dependability and consis- season and we haven’t had the live reps feat this season are Miami, Cincinnati, time in 18 seasons at their current stadium tency. And they have that we typically would have had at this Jacksonville, the Chargers, Washington, when they were better on the road. a lot of young play- point, so all of us are trying to establish a Detroit, Carolina and Arizona. Even the Patriots lost twice at home after ers that really want role — and we’ve got to do it at a very high In all, five teams made the playoffs in losing only eight regular-season games at to make a name for level. Certainly to go against the Saints 2019 after missing it the previous season, Gillette Stadium with Tom Brady at quar- themselves. in Week 1 is a big challenge, but we’ll be marking the 30th straight season at least terback in the previous 12 seasons. “So I’ve really liked ready for the challenge.” four teams have done that. It should be Go for 2: Teams converted 54 2-point the way that we’ve Quite a challenge, perhaps bigger than even easier this season with an extra play- conversions last season, the third most performed the last six any Brady has faced since becoming a off spot in each conference. since the NFL adopted the rule in 1994. weeks as a team, and champion. He’s no longer in his prime, he Opening thoughts: No franchise can After having 59 successful tries the first now we get a chance joins a perennially underachieving fran- match the Cleveland Browns when it comes season of the rule, the league didn’t get to come together as chise, and the pandemic has not done any- to starting off the season on the wrong back to the 50 mark again until 2016. In an entire team — of- thing to ease the transition. Brady note. The Browns are 0-14-1 in their past fact, the league averaged just 26.9 per sea- fense, defense and “It hasn’t been a typical offseason, so 15 openers since beating Baltimore 20-3 son from 2005-14 before a sudden uptick. special teams — and it’s been a different type of process,” he in 2004 with Jeff Garcia at quarterback. Four of the top seven marks have come in see what we can make of this season.” admitted. “The preseason was different, It’s been so long that only five players who the past five seasons, including a record 66 Expectations are through the roof in but really I’ve just tried to focus on each suited up that week are still are on active in 2018. Tampa, which has not been in the play- day ... Whether that was working out in the rosters: Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Larry Young guns: Led by the two most recent offs since 2007, the second-longest cur- offseason or a day of training camp, it’s Fitzgerald, Jason Witten and Andy Lee. MVPs in Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson and rent drought in the NFL behind Cleveland. really been a focus on the day-to-day mo- While 332 different players have played Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes, the NFL Brady has been in the postseason every ments and trying to, again, learn from my in Week 1 for the Browns in that span, set a record last season with 287 games year except three in his career — 2000 as teammates, prepare my body mentally and Fitzgerald has stayed in Arizona the entire started by quarterbacks under the age of a rookie and non-starter; 2002; and 2008 physically, and continue to get acclimated time. This week’s opener would be his 17th 27. Those quarterbacks combined for a re- when he injured his knee in Week 1. to the area and the processes that it takes with the Cardinals, tied for the fourth most cord 144 wins. So the goals always are higher for Brady to win.” PAGE 20 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 11, 2020 MLB SCOREBOARD

American League Wednesday East Division Braves 29, Marlins 9 W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 28 15 .651 — Miami Atlanta Toronto 24 19 .558 4 ab r h bi ab r h bi New York 22 21 .512 6 Rojas ss 5 1 1 0 Acuna Jr. rf 4 4 3 3 Baltimore 20 22 .476 7A Marte cf 2 1 0 0 Freeman 1b 6 2 3 6 Boston 15 29 .341 13A Wallach ph-c 2 0 0 0 Hchvrria 3b 1 0 1 0 Central Division Aguilar dh 5 1 3 1 Ozuna dh 6 1 1 1 Chicago 27 16 .628 — B.Andrsn 3b 3 1 2 1 d’Arnaud c 7 2 2 3 Cleveland 26 17 .605 1 Cooper 1b 4 2 2 0 Swanson ss 4 5 3 0 Minnesota 27 18 .600 1 Brinson lf 4 1 1 3 Riley 3b-1b 4 5 2 1 Detroit 19 22 .463 7 Hrrison rf-cf 5 0 0 0 Duvall lf 4 5 3 9 Kansas City 16 28 .364 11A Alfaro c-rf 4 1 2 2 Albies 2b 6 3 3 2 West Division Chisholm 2b 4 1 2 2 Inciarte cf 5 2 2 1 Oakland 26 15 .634 — Totals 38 9 13 9 Totals 47 29 23 26 Houston 22 22 .500 5A Miami 023 300 100— 9 Seattle 19 24 .442 8 Atlanta 0112 363 40x—29 Los Angeles 17 27 .386 10A E—B.Anderson (6), Alfaro (2). DP—Mi- Texas 15 27 .357 11A ami 0, Atlanta 1. LOB—Miami 7, Atlanta 5. 2B—Aguilar 2 (7), Cooper (5), Freeman (15), Acuna Jr. (7). 3B—Chisholm (1). National League HR—Brinson (2), Chisholm (1), d’Arnaud East Division (7), Duvall 3 (13), Albies (2), Freeman (8), W L Pct GB Acuna Jr. (10). SB—Swanson (5), Albies Atlanta 25 18 .581 — (1). SF—B.Anderson (1), Inciarte (2). Philadelphia 21 18 .538 2 IP H R ER BB SO /AP Miami 19 19 .500 3A Miami KATHY WILLENS New York 20 24 .455 5A Lopez, L, 3-4 1C 4 7 7 4 2 Washington 16 25 .390 8 Yamamoto 2C 11 13 12 2 3 The Mets’ Robinson Cano tags out the Orioles’ Chance Sisco at second in the second inning Wednesday. Central Division Vesia 1B 3 5 4 3 3 Chicago 25 19 .568 — J.Smith 1B 4 4 4 0 0 St. Louis 18 17 .514 2A Stanek 1 1 0 0 0 1 A Dodgers 6, D-backs 4 (10) Padres 5, Rockies 3 Mets 7, Orioles 6 Milwaukee 19 22 .463 4 Atlanta Cincinnati 19 24 .442 5A B Los Angeles Arizona Colorado San Diego Baltimore New York A Milone 3 8 8 8 2 4 Pittsburgh 14 27 .341 9 Dayton, W, 2-0 1C 1 0 0 0 2 ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi West Division Wilson, S, 1-1 4 4 1 1 2 1 Betts rf 5 1 1 1 Locastro cf 4 1 1 1 Tapia lf 5 0 0 0 Grisham cf 4 0 1 0 Mullins cf 6 1 2 0 Nimmo cf 4 0 0 0 Los Angeles 32 12 .727 — A HBP—J.Smith (Swanson). T—4:14. Seager ss 5 1 0 0 Ahmed ss 4 0 2 0 Story ss 4 1 1 1 Tatis Jr. ss 4 0 0 0 Iglesias ss 5 0 0 0 Conforto rf 3 1 1 1 San Diego 28 17 .622 4 Taylor dh 5 1 2 1 Walker 1b 5 0 0 0 Blackmon rf 4 0 2 0 Machado 3b 4 1 1 0 Nunez dh 4 1 1 1 J.Davis 3b 3 1 0 0 San Francisco 23 21 .523 9 A Bellinger 1b 5 0 0 0 Escobar dh 5 0 1 0 Arenado 3b 3 1 1 0 Moreland 1b 3 2 1 2 Stewart rf 3 2 3 1 D.Smith 1b 4 1 2 0 Colorado 20 23 .465 11 Athletics 3, Astros 2 Muncy 3b 2 1 1 0 Rojas 2b 4 1 1 0 Pillar cf 4 0 1 0 Myers rf 4 2 2 1 Willms pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Cano 2b 4 0 1 1 Arizona 15 29 .341 17 Houston Oakland Pollock cf 5 1 3 1 Mathisen 3b 3 1 1 0 Kemp dh 4 1 1 2 Crnnwrth 2b 3 0 1 1 Mntcastle lf 4 1 4 1 Guillrme 2b 0 0 0 0 Tuesday’s games ab r h bi ab r h bi W.Smith c 3 0 0 0 Varsho lf 3 1 0 0 Fuentes 1b 4 0 0 0 Nola c 3 0 2 1 Ruiz 3b 4 1 1 2 Alonso dh 4 2 3 1 Minnesota 7, St. Louis 3, 1st game Lux 2b 5 0 0 1 Kelly c 4 0 0 1 Hampson 2b 3 0 0 0 A.Almnte dh 2 0 0 0 Alberto 2b 5 0 2 1 McNeil lf 3 1 2 3 Philadelphia 6, Boston 5, 1st game Springer cf 4 1 2 1 La Stella dh 5 1 2 2 Diaz 2b 4 0 0 0 Semien ss 4 0 0 0 Hernandez lf 5 1 2 2 Jay rf 3 0 0 1 Murphy ph 1 0 0 0 Grcia ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Sisco c 4 0 1 0 Gimenez ss 4 1 1 1 Oakland 4, Houston 2, 1st game Totals 40 6 9 6 Totals 35 4 6 3 E.Diaz c 3 0 2 0 Profar lf 2 0 0 0 Valaika 1b 4 0 0 0 Chirinos c 4 0 0 0 Kansas City 8, Cleveland 6 Brantley dh 4 0 0 0 Laureano cf 5 0 1 1 Gurriel 1b 4 1 1 1 Olson 1b 3 0 1 0 Los Angeles 110 200 000 2—6 Totals 35 3 8 3 Totals 30 5 8 5 Severino ph 1 0 0 0 St. Louis 6, Minnesota 4, 2nd game Arizona 030 010 000 0—4 Colorado 100 002 000—3 Totals 40 6 14 6 Totals 33 7 10 7 Washington 5, Tampa Bay 3 Tucker lf 4 0 0 0 Grssman lf 4 0 0 0 Correa ss 3 0 1 0 Canha rf 4 0 1 0 E—Seager (5), Betts 2 (4), Mathisen (1). San Diego 200 002 01x—5 Baltimore 203 010 000—6 Toronto 2, N.Y. Yankees 1 DP—Los Angeles 1, Arizona 0. LOB—Los E—Myers (2). DP—Colorado 2, San New York 010 221 01x—7 Baltimore 11, N.Y. Mets 2 Reddick rf 3 0 0 0 Machin 3b 2 1 0 0 Maldonado c 3 0 0 0 Murphy c 1 1 0 0 Angeles 10, Arizona 7. 2B—Ahmed (8), Diego 0. LOB—Colorado 7, San Diego 6. E—Stewart (1). LOB—Baltimore 13, Detroit 8, Milwaukee 3 Escobar (5). 3B—Locastro (1). HR—Betts 2B—Arenado (8), Machado (10), Myers New York 5. 2B—Ruiz (5), Do.Smith (17). Boston 5, Philadelphia 2, 2nd game Mayfield 3b 1 0 0 0 Piscotty pr 0 0 0 0 Brgmn ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Kemp 2b 3 0 0 0 (14), Hernandez (4). SF—Jay (3). (11). 3B—Myers (2). HR—Story (9), Kemp HR—Stewart (5), McNeil (4), Conforto Pittsburgh 5, Chicago White Sox 4 (4), Moreland (1). (8), Gimenez (2), Alonso (11). SB—Mul- Texas 7, L.A. Angels 1 Totals 31 2 4 2 Totals 31 3 5 3 IP H R ER BB SO Houston 100 001 000—2 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO lins (5). Houston 5, Oakland 4, 2nd game IP H R ER BB SO San Francisco 6, Seattle 5 Oakland 000 000 201—3 Kershaw 5 4 4 3 2 3 Colorado Miami 8, Atlanta 0 LOB—Houston 3, Oakland 10. 2B—La Kolarek C 0 0 0 1 1 Senzatela, L, 3-1 5 6 4 4 4 2 Baltimore B Lopez 4C 6 5 5 1 6 Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati 0 Stella 2 (4), Canha (8). HR—Springer (8), Graterol 1 1 0 0 0 1 Kinley 2 0 0 0 0 2 Gurriel (6). Ferguson 1 1 0 0 0 2 Givens 1 2 1 1 0 0 Fry C 3 1 1 0 1 San Diego 14, Colorado 5 Tate C 0 0 0 0 0 L.A. Dodgers 10, Arizona 9, 10 innings IP H R ER BB SO McGee W,3-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 San Diego Treinen S,1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Davies, W, 7-2 6 5 3 3 2 8 Scott 1 0 0 0 0 1 Wednesday’s games Houston Harvey L,0-1 1 1 1 1 1 0 Milwaukee 19, Detroit 0 Garcia 5 1 0 0 2 4 Arizona Altavilla, H, 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 Kansas City 3, Cleveland 0 Scrubb H,2 C 1 0 0 0 1 Clarke 6 6 4 4 2 5 Pomeranz, H, 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 New York N.Y. Yankees 7, Toronto 2 C Guerra 2 1 0 0 1 3 Rosenthal, S, 2-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Porcello 4 10 5 5 0 3 Perez H,2 0 1 1 2 0 B Chicago White Sox 8, Pittsburgh 1 James BS,0-2 C 1 1 1 2 1 Crichton 1 0 0 0 0 1 Senzatela pitched to 4 batters in the Shreve 1 2 1 1 1 2 N.Y. Mets 7, Baltimore 6 Ginkel L,0-2 B 1 2 1 1 1 6th. HBP—Senzatela (Cronenworth). Hughes B 0 0 0 1 0 Paredes 1 1 0 0 0 1 B Texas 7, L.A. Angels 3 Pressly L,1-2 C 1 1 1 1 0 Rondon C 1 0 0 1 1 WP—Davies. T—2:54. Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 1 Oakland 3, Houston 2 HBP—Graterol (Locastro). WP—Ginkel. Familia W,2-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Oakland T—3:20. Diaz S,3-7 1 1 0 0 0 1 San Francisco 10, Seattle 1 Luzardo 7 4 2 2 1 7 Reds 3, Cubs 0 San Diego 5, Colorado 3 HBP—Hughes 2 (Stewart,Mountcastle), Soria 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati Chicago Wilson (Sisco), Scott (Conforto). T—3:25. Cincinnati 3, Chicago Cubs 0 Hendriks W,3-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Giants 10, Mariners 1 Atlanta 29, Miami 9 HBP—Pressly (Kemp). T—2:53. ab r h bi ab r h bi L.A. Dodgers 6, Arizona 4, 10 innings Seattle San Francisco Votto 1b 4 0 0 0 Happ cf 4 0 0 0 Brewers 19, Tigers 0 Thursday’s games ab r h bi ab r h bi Castllnos rf 3 1 0 0 Contrras dh 3 0 0 0 Detroit at St. Louis Yankees 7, Blue Jays 2 J.Crwford ss 4 0 1 0 Ystrzmski rf 5 2 2 3 Winker dh 3 1 0 0 Rizzo 1b 4 0 0 0 Milwaukee Detroit ab r h bi ab r h bi Houston at Oakland New York Toronto Moore lf 4 1 1 0 Solano 2b 5 1 0 0 Suarez 3b 4 0 0 0 Baez ss 4 0 0 0 Lewis cf 3 0 0 0 Ruf lf 3 1 1 0 Mstakas 2b 4 1 1 3 Schwrber lf 3 0 0 0 A.Garcia cf 4 3 2 2 Reyes cf 2 0 0 0 L.A. Angels at Texas ab r h bi ab r h bi Detroit at St. Louis Seager 3b 3 0 0 1 Dickrson ph 1 0 1 1 Farmer ss 0 0 0 0 Caratini c 3 0 1 0 Hiura 2b 2 0 0 0 Hill ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Kansas City at Cleveland LeMahieu 3b 3 2 1 1 Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0 France 2b 4 0 1 0 Basabe pr-lf 1 1 0 0 Akiyama lf 4 0 2 0 Heyward rf 3 0 1 0 Sogrd ph-2b 2 1 1 0 Schoop 2b 2 0 0 0 Boston at Tampa Bay Voit 1b 5 1 1 1 Grichuk cf 4 0 1 0 White 1b 4 0 0 0 Flores dh 3 2 2 1 Goodwin cf 2 0 0 0 Bote 3b 3 0 0 0 Yelich lf 5 1 1 1 Alcntara 2b 1 0 0 0 Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees Hicks cf 3 2 0 0 Shaw 1b 3 0 1 0 Torrens c 3 0 0 0 Trmp ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Galvis ss-2b 3 0 1 0 Vargas 2b 3 0 1 0 Gyorko 1b 5 2 2 2 Cabrera dh 2 0 0 0 Atlanta at Washington Frazier rf 4 0 2 1 Grriel ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Marmljos dh 4 0 1 0 Belt 1b 4 1 0 1 Barnhart c 3 0 0 0 Braun dh 5 2 3 3 Dmrtte dh 1 0 0 0 Philadelphia at Miami Torres ss 5 1 2 4 Grrero Jr. dh 4 0 0 0 Ervin rf 2 0 1 0 Longoria 3b 4 0 2 3 Totals 30 3 4 3 Totals 30 0 3 0 Arcia ss 6 3 4 0 Candlrio 1b 3 0 0 0 Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs Andujar dh 5 0 0 0 Panik 3b 4 0 0 0 Sandval 3b 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati 300 000 000—3 Urias 3b 6 2 3 5 Castro ss 3 0 2 0 San Francisco at San Diego Gardner lf 3 0 0 0 Villar ss 3 0 1 0 Bart c 4 1 2 1 Chicago 000 000 000—0 Taylor rf 5 3 4 3 Bonifacio lf 3 0 0 0 L.A. Dodgers at Arizona Sanchez c 3 0 0 0 Joseph c 3 1 0 0 B.Crwfrd ss 2 1 1 0 E—Galvis (3), Baez (5), Bote (4). DP— Nttingham c 5 2 1 2 Cameron rf 3 0 0 0 Wade 2b 4 1 1 0 Fisher lf 3 1 1 2 Dubon cf 4 0 2 0 Cincinnati 1, Chicago 0. LOB—Cincinnati Greiner c 3 0 0 0 Friday’s games Davis rf 3 0 1 0 N.Y. Mets (deGrom 3-1) at Toronto (An- Totals 31 1 5 1 Totals 37 10 13 10 3, Chicago 4. HR—Moustakas (4). SB— Paredes 3b 3 0 0 0 Totals 35 7 7 7 Totals 32 2 6 2 Seattle 000 000 010— 1 Goodwin (4). Totals 45 19 21 18 Totals 28 0 2 0 derson 0-0) New York 011 030 002—7 Boston (TBD) at Tampa Bay (Snell 3-1) San Francisco 003 133 00x—10 IP H R ER BB SO Milwaukee 031 305 304—19 Toronto 020 000 000—2 E—Solano (8). LOB—Seattle 7, San Detroit 000 000 000— 0 Baltimore (TBD) at N.Y. Yankees (Tana- E—Villar (4). LOB—New York 8, Toron- Cincinnati ka 1-2) Francisco 7. 2B—France (1), Moore (8), C E—Castro (4). DP—Milwaukee 1, De- to 3. 2B—Torres (5), Davis (1). HR—Torres Bauer W,4-3 7 3 0 0 0 10 troit 2. LOB—Milwaukee 8, Detroit 1. Oakland (TBD) at Texas (Lyles 1-4) Flores 2 (10), Ruf (6). HR—Yastrzemski Sims H,3 B 0 0 0 0 0 (2), LeMahieu (5), Fisher (1). SB—LeMa- (9). SF—Seager (6). 2B—Arcia (3), Urias 2 (4), Taylor 2 (3), Pittsburgh (Brault 0-2) at Kansas City hieu (2), Frazier (2). Iglesias S,6-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 (Bubic 0-5) IP H R ER BB SO A.Garcia 2 (8), Yelich (6). 3B—Castro (2). Cleveland (Bieber 7-0) at Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Chicago HR—Gyorko 2 (7), Nottingham (2), Braun Seattle Darvish L,7-2 6 2 3 3 3 9 (3), Taylor (1). (TBD) New York Margevicius L,1-3 4C 6 7 7 3 6 Osich 1B 1 0 0 0 2 Detroit (TBD) at Chicago White Sox Garcia W,1-1 7 5 2 2 0 6 Lockett 1B 6 3 3 0 0 Adam C 0 0 0 0 1 IP H R ER BB SO (Giolito 4-2) Britton H,3 1 1 0 0 0 0 Fletcher 1 1 0 0 0 3 Kimbrel 1 1 0 0 0 2 Milwaukee L.A. Angels (TBD) at Colorado (Mar- Chapman 1 0 0 0 0 3 Yacabonis 1 0 0 0 0 0 HBP—Bauer (Contreras). T—2:54. Burnes W,3-0 7 1 0 0 0 11 quez 2-5) Toronto San Francisco Yardley 1 1 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia (TBD) at Miami (TBD) Roark 4 2 2 2 3 3 Anderson W,2-3 6 3 0 0 1 4 Lindblom 1 0 0 0 0 0 Atlanta (Tomlin 2-2) at Washington Stripling L,0-2 3B 4 3 3 2 2 Gott 1 1 0 0 2 2 Rangers 7, Angels 3 Detroit (TBD) Borucki C 0 0 0 1 1 Garcia 2 1 1 1 0 2 Los Angeles Texas Boyd L,1-6 3 8 7 7 4 2 Chicago Cubs (TBD) at Milwaukee Reid-Foley 1 1 2 0 1 0 HBP—Fletcher (B.Crawford). WP— ab r h bi ab r h bi Schreiber 2B 3 2 2 0 3 (Woodruff 2-3) T—3:04. Margevicius. T—3:05. Simmons ss 5 1 2 0 Taveras cf 4 2 1 0 R.Garcia C 3 3 3 1 1 Cincinnati (TBD) at St. Louis (TBD) Funkhouser 1 3 3 3 2 0 Philadelphia (TBD) at Miami (TBD) Thaiss lf 4 1 1 1 Kin-Falfa 3b 4 2 4 0 White Sox 8, Pirates 1 Trout cf 4 0 0 0 Solak dh 3 0 1 2 Demeritte 1 4 4 4 0 0 San Francisco (Cueto 2-0) at San Di- Royals 3, Indians 0 Jimenez 1 0 0 0 0 0 ego (Richards 2-2) Rendon 3b 2 0 1 1 Gallo rf 4 1 1 1 Chicago Pittsburgh Kansas City Cleveland Ohtani dh 4 0 1 0 Trevino c 2 0 0 0 Boyd pitched to 3 batters in the 4th. Saturday’s games ab r h bi ab r h bi HBP—Schreiber (Hiura), Jimenez (Tay- Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees ab r h bi ab r h bi Pujols 1b 4 0 1 0 Mathis ph-c 1 0 0 0 Anderson ss 4 0 1 0 Frazier lf 3 0 1 0 Merrifld rf-2b 4 0 2 0 C.Hrnndz 2b 4 0 0 0 Adell rf 4 0 0 0 Odor 2b 3 0 0 1 lor). WP—Funkhouser. T—3:04. Oakland at Texas, 2 Moncada 3b 5 1 2 1 Riddle 1b 2 1 1 0 N.Y. Mets at Toronto Mondesi ss 4 0 1 1 Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 0 Bemboom c 4 0 1 0 Guzman 1b 3 0 0 1 Grandal 1b 5 1 1 1 E.Gnzlez ss 4 0 0 0 Dozier 1b 4 0 0 0 Frman ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Rengifo 2b 4 1 0 0 Tejeda ss 4 1 1 0 Boston at Tampa Bay Abreu dh 5 1 1 0 Reynolds cf 3 0 0 0 Leaders Pittsburgh at Kansas City Franco dh 4 0 0 0 Lindor ss 4 0 0 0 White lf 4 1 1 1 Jimenez lf 4 1 1 0 Moran 1b 3 0 1 0 Gordon lf 4 1 1 0 Santana 1b 3 0 0 0 Totals 35 3 7 2 Totals 32 7 9 6 AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit at Chicago White Sox Robert cf 4 1 1 0 Martin lf 0 0 0 0 RBI—J.Abreu, Chicago, 40; Trout, Cleveland at Minnesota Reynolds 3b 3 0 0 0 Reyes dh 3 0 1 0 Los Angeles 100 100 100—3 McCann c 3 2 2 4 Polanco rf 3 0 0 0 c-O’Hearn ph 1 0 0 0 Luplow rf 3 0 1 0 Texas 000 151 00x—7 Los Angeles, 38; Tucker, Houston, 37; Houston at L.A. Dodgers Mazara rf 3 1 1 0 Bell dh 3 0 1 0 Santander, Baltimore, 32; Seager, Seattle, L.A. Angels at Colorado Starling cf 0 0 0 0 Naquin ph-rf 1 0 0 0 E—Tejeda (1). LOB—Los Angeles 9, Madrigal 2b 4 0 1 2 Hayes 3b 3 0 0 0 Olivares cf-rf 4 1 2 1 Mercado lf 3 0 0 0 Texas 6. 2B—Pujols (7), Simmons (4), 31; Cruz, Minnesota, 31; Voit, New York, Seattle at Arizona Newman 2b 4 0 0 0 30; E.Rosario, Minnesota, 30; E.Jimenez, Atlanta at Washington Lopez 2b-3b 4 0 3 1 d-Naylor ph 1 0 0 0 Kiner-Falefa (4), Tejeda (1), White (1), Stallings c 3 0 0 0 Gallagher c 4 1 1 0 R.Perez c 3 0 1 0 Taveras (3). HR—Thaiss (1). SB—Sim- Chicago, 30; Olson, Oakland, 29. Philadelphia at Miami Totals 37 8 11 8 Totals 31 1 4 0 ERA—Bieber, Cleveland, 1.25; Keuchel, Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee DeShlds cf 4 0 3 0 mons (2), Kiner-Falefa (8), Taveras (3). Chicago 001 403 000—8 Totals 36 3 10 3 Totals 32 0 6 0 SF—Solak (3). Chicago, 2.19; Bundy, Los Angeles, 2.49; Cincinnati at St. Louis Pittsburgh 000 000 010—1 Lynn, Texas, 2.52; Maeda, Minnesota, San Francisco at San Diego Kansas City 000 001 002—3 IP H R ER BB SO E—Grandal (2), McCann (4), Polanco Cleveland 000 000 000—0 2.77; Walker, Toronto, 2.95; Gonzales, Se- (2). DP—Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 0. LOB— Los Angeles attle, 3.02; Bassitt, Oakland, 3.12; Carras- E—Carrasco (1), Ce.Hernandez (3). Teheran L,0-3 4C 6 5 5 1 4 Calendar Chicago 6, Pittsburgh 9. 2B—Moncada LOB—Kansas City 6, Cleveland 10. 2B— co, Cleveland, 3.12; Ryu, Toronto, 3.19. (7), Jimenez (10), Moran (7). HR—Mc- Milner 0 1 1 1 2 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE Luplow (2). 3B—Olivares (1), DeShields Bedrosian 1B 2 1 1 0 2 Sept. 15 — Last day to be contracted Cann 2 (5). SF—McCann (2). (1). S—Ce.Hernandez (1). RBI—Tatis Jr., San Diego, 39; F.Freeman, to an organization and be eligible for Robles 1 0 0 0 0 1 IP H R ER BB SO Atlanta, 38; Ozuna, Atlanta, 37; Macha- postseason roster. IP H R ER BB SO Barnes 1 0 0 0 0 3 do, San Diego, 37; Betts, Los Angeles, 33; Sept. 29-30 — Wild-card games. Chicago Kansas City Texas Hosmer, San Diego, 32; Do.Smith, New Oct. 15 — International amateur sign- Dunning W,1-0 6 3 0 0 1 3 Duffy, W, 3-3 5C 4 0 0 4 4 Cody 2B 3 1 1 3 3 York, 32; Myers, San Diego, 31; Seager, ing period closes, 5 p.m. EDT G.Gonzalez 2 1 1 0 3 2 Hahn, H, 1 1B 1 0 0 0 0 Chavez C 0 0 0 0 1 Los Angeles, 31; Yastrzemski, San Fran- Oct. 20 — World Series starts. Cishek 1 0 0 0 1 0 Staumont, H, 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 King W,1-0 2 1 1 0 0 1 cisco, 31. October TBA — Trading resumes, day Pittsburgh Holland, S, 3-3 1 1 0 0 0 1 Garcia 1 1 0 0 0 1 ERA—deGrom, New York, 1.69; Bauer, after World Series. Brubaker L,1-1 5B 7 7 7 2 5 Cleveland Martin 1 1 1 1 1 0 Cincinnati, 1.74; Darvish, Chicago, 1.77; November TBA — Deadline for teams Bashlor C 2 1 1 1 0 Carrasco, L, 2-4 7 7 1 1 0 6 Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 1 Fried, Atlanta, 1.98; Burnes, Milwaukee, to make qualifying offers to their eligible Tropeano 3 2 0 0 0 5 Wittgren 1 0 0 0 0 1 Montero 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.99; Lamet, San Diego, 2.24; Gallen, Ari- former players who became free agents, Dunning pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Maton 1 3 2 2 0 1 Milner pitched to 4 batters in the 5th. zona, 2.29; Wheeler, Philadelphia, 2.47; fifth day after World Series. WP—G.Gonzalez. T—3:08. T—3:03. HBP—Milner (Guzman). T—3:38. Davies, San Diego, 2.49. Friday, September 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 21 MLB/NHL PLAYOFFS MLB roundup Braves break NL scoring record in rout of Marlins Associated Press panded playoff field. long two-run shot that landed be- Padres 5, Rockies 3: Zach yond the tarps that cover the first ATLANTA — Adam Duvall Davies won his career-best fifth section of bleachers. drove in nine runs with three consecutive start and Mitch Mo- Royals 3, Indians 0: Danny homers, including a grand slam, reland hit his first homer as host Duffy (3-3) pitched four-hit ball and the Atlanta Braves set a Na- San Diego beat Colorado. into the sixth inning and snapped JASON FRANSON, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP tional League scoring record Davies (7-2) was fantastic a winless streak of nearly six The Tampa Bay Lightning’s Yanni Gourde, second from right, while obliterating their franchise after allowing a run in the first. years in Cleveland as Kansas City celebrates as the puck goes in past New York Islanders goalie mark in a 29-9 romp over the He tied a season high with eight posted a shutout. Semyon Varlamov, second from left, during the third period of Game Miami Marlins on Wednesday strikeouts, plowing through the Adalberto Mondesi had an RBI 2 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday in Edmonton, Alberta. night. Rockies with his changeup and single in the sixth and Edward Atlanta broke loose for 11 runs splitter. He gave up three runs Olivares and Nicky Lopez drove in the second inning and nearly and five hits with two walks over in runs in the ninth, giving the matched the modern scoring six innings as the Padres won Royals their second straight vic- mark since 1900, set by the Texas their fourth straight game. tory after starting September Late Kucherov goal Rangers in a 30-3 rout of Balti- Mets 7, Orioles 6: Pete Alonso with seven losses. more in 2007. hit his second dramatic homer in Brewers 19, Tigers 0: Corbin The Braves had 23 hits, in- a week, when his shot to center Burnes (3-0) allowed one hit in lifts Bolts over Isles cluding seven homers, to score field leading off the eighth inning seven innings in another out- the most runs in their history in lifted host New York to a win over standing performance, and visit- BY STEPHEN WHYNO Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta. Baltimore. ing Milwaukee slugged its way to Associated Press NHL scoreboard They topped their old record by Alonso hit a walk-off, two-run its highest run total in over a de- six runs. homer to give the Mets a 9-7, 10- cade, beating Detroit. EDMONTON, Alberta — Even The outburst came a day after inning win over the New York Jedd Gyorko homered twice, though the Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup playoffs the Braves were shut out by the Yankees last Thursday in the first and Jacob Nottingham, Ryan seem to possess some overtime (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) Marlins on four hits. Freddie magic in the playoffs, this was not (Seeding in parentheses) game the Mets played following Braun and Tyrone Taylor also CONFERENCE FINALS Freeman drove in six runs with the death of franchise icon Tom went deep for the Brewers. the time for more hockey. At Edmonton, Alberta Losing leading scorer Brayden EASTERN CONFERENCE three hits, including a two-run Seaver. Reds 3, Cubs 0: Trevor Bauer (2) Tampa Bay 2, (6) N.Y. Islanders 0 homer. White Sox 8, Pirates 1: James (4-3) tossed three-hit ball into the Point to injury and Alex Killorn Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Islanders 2 to ejection and after going into the Wednesday: Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Island- Yankees 7, Blue Jays 2: At McCann went deep twice for the eighth inning to outpitch Chicago ers 1 Buffalo, N.Y., Deivi Garcia (1- first multi-homer game of his ace Yu Darvish (7-2) and lift vis- game with just 11 forwards, the Friday: Game 3 (AFN-Sports2, 2 a.m. Lightning played much of Game 2 Saturday CET; 9 a.m. Saturday JKT) 1) earned his first major league seven-year career as visiting Chi- iting Cincinnati. Sunday: Game 4 win, Gleyber Torres drove in four cago rolled past Pittsburgh. Mike Moustakas hit a three- of the Eastern Conference finals x-Tuesday, Sept. 15: Game 5 x-Thursday, Sept. 17: Game 6 runs and New York snapped a McCann’s fourth home run of run homer in the first inning as with nine. Extra minutes would x-Saturday, Sept. 19: Game 7 five-game losing streak by beat- the season landed in the grass be- Darvish’s seven-start winning have taken their toll against a WESTERN CONFERENCE (3) Dallas 1, (1) Vegas 1 ing Toronto. yond the center-field wall leading streak was snapped. New York Islanders team that re- Dallas 1, Vegas 0 The Yankees had lost 15 of 20 off the third. He took JT Brubak- sponded in a big way from a se- Vegas 3, Dallas 0 Rangers 7, Angels 3: Isiah Thursday: Game 3 and fallen to the edge of the ex- er (1-1) deep again in the sixth, a Kiner-Falefa matched a career ries-opening blowout. Saturday: Game 4 Instead of going into OT, Nikita Monday, Sept. 14: Game 5 high with four hits, Nick Solak x-Wednesday, Sept. 16: Game 6 drove in a pair of runs and host Kucherov scored with 8.8 sec- x-Friday, Sept. 18: Game 7 Texas won consecutive games for onds left to break the tie and give only the third time this season, Tampa Bay a 2-1 victory Wednes- Wednesday beating Los Angeles. day night and a 2-0 series lead. Lightning 2, Islanders 1 The Rangers had lost six in The relief was visible on the bench N.Y. Islanders 1 0 0—1 Tampa Bay 1 0 1—2 row, and 18 of 21, before winning as coach Jon Cooper pumped his First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Martin the series opener Tuesday. fist three times, and the Light- 5 (Leddy), 1:24. 2, Tampa Bay, Hedman 7 (Goodrow), 18:25. Athletics 3, Astros 2: Ramon ning are now two wins away from Third Period—3, Tampa Bay, Kucherov Laureano, suspended last month the Stanley Cup Final. 6 (McDonagh), 19:51. Shots on Goal—N.Y. Islanders 13-7- for charging the Houston dugout “Any goal is a good goal and a 8—28. Tampa Bay 4-6-11—21. and triggering a bench-clearing huge goal in the series, especially Power-play opportunities—N.Y. Is- landers 0 of 4; Tampa Bay 0 of 3. brawl, hit an RBI single with two that one,” said Kucherov, who Goalies—N.Y. Islanders, Varlamov 9-3- outs in the ninth inning that lifted scored the near-buzzer-beater 2 (21 shots-19 saves). Tampa Bay, Vasi- levskiy 12-3-0 (28-27). host Oakland. off a pass from defenseman Ryan T—2:29. Laureano yelled over and over McDonagh. “We were short (at as he celebrated yet another forward), and we tried to play dis- walkoff win by the A’s. They in- ciplined defensively and we knew to win for Tampa Bay than its 8-2 creased their division lead to our chances were going to come. romp over New York on Monday 5 ½ games over second-place We just had to wait and we got re- night. Houston. warded and definitely it was huge Two nights after Point scored Dodgers 6, Diamondbacks 4 for us. We’ll take it.” 1:14 in, Matt Martin did the hon- (10): Chris Taylor and AJ Pol- Tampa Bay won thanks to some ors 1:24 in to give the Islanders lock each hit a run-scoring single timely scoring, 27 saves from An- the lead. A broken play helped in the 10th inning as visiting Los drei Vaslievskiy and two big pen- defenseman Nick Leddy get be- Angeles overcame a rare off night alty kills. But the biggest question hind the net, and he fed Martin for ace Clayton Kershaw to beat moving forward is the status of for his fifth goal of the playoffs on Arizona. Point, who trails only Colorado’s a rare play in which Vasilevskiy Jake McGee (3-1) struck out Nathan MacKinnon for the most lost sight of the puck. two in the ninth and Taylor lined a points this postseason. Six minutes in, Killorn hit New single off Kevin Ginkel (0-2) after Point was injured going down York’s Brock Nelson into the glass Corey Seager started at second awkwardly late in the first pe- from behind and was ejected base under baseball’s new extra- riod, came back for two shifts in and given a 5-minute major pen- inning rules. Pollock made it 6-4 the second and then left the game alty for boarding. The Lightning with a single off Hector Rondon. for good. killed the entire Islanders power Giants 10, Mariners 1: Mike “We all know the character of play. Yastrzemski hit a three-run that kid and what a competitor After Nelson returned later, homer and host San Francisco and gamer he is,” Cooper said. “So Barclay Goodrow cross-checked CURTIS COMPTON, ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION/AP routed Seattle for its fifth straight for him not to come back, I know him in the back of the neck, a play The Braves’ Adam Duvall flashes three fingers at his teammates win under skies turned orange it was tough on him and clearly it that went uncalled. Coach Barry Wednesday after hitting a grand slam, his third home run of the by raging wildfires in Northern was tough on us as well.” Trotz called it “a little bit of a tar- night, for a 29-9 lead over the Miami Marlins in Atlanta. California. This was a much tougher game get to the head.” PAGE 22 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 11, 2020 COLLEGE BASKETBALL/US OPEN NCAA considers bubble for hoops

BY JOHN MARSHALL leagues, find suitable sites and Associated Press bubble basketball could work. The NCAA is already looking The NBA bubble has held. So at it, reportedly filing a trade- has the NHL’s double bubble. The mark for the phrase “Battle in WNBA and MLS, no leaks. the Bubble.” Connecticut Gov. In this unprecedented land- Ned Lamont also said there have scape of sports in a pandemic been preliminary talks for bubble world, one indisputable fact has basketball at the Mohegan Sun emerged: bubbles work. resort. Thousands of tests, minimal “The idea of a bubble would be to no positive COVID-19 test a really good idea, just to isolate results. all the teams who want to play So as the NCAA gets set an- against each other in that bubble nounce its plans for the 2020-21 and keep things safe, keep away college basketball season, there from the public and keep us in are clear precedents and blue- our own area where we’re able to prints in place should it decide to play the game the right way and go the bubble route. safely,” Duke sophomore forward “It’s certainly viable,” said Wendell Moore, Jr. said. Mark Starsiak, vice president A big key will be finding the SETH WENIG/AP right places to bubble. of sports at Intersport, a Chica- Serena Williams reacts during Wednesday’s quarterfinal against Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova at the US The NBA has the ideal setup at go-based sports marketing and Open in New York. Williams won 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to earn her 11th consecutive semifinals appearance. media agency, “From a basket- Disney World, but college basket- ball standpoint, I think we can ball might be better suited to fol- follow those models.” low the NHL’s lead. The college football restart Hockey’s two bubbles — To- has been scattershot. The season ronto and Edmonton, Alberta — has already started, yet 53 FBS cordoned off areas enclosing the Serena loses first set, schools have the pads and helmets arena and several nearby hotels. hanging on hooks while waiting All personnel entering are tested for better pandemic news. and strict protocols are in place A much more unified plan is in for vendors delivering food and place for the college basketball packages into the bubbles. season. Similar bubbles for college bas- ketball could be set up at smaller rallies into semifinals The NCAA is hoping to start the season in late November/ resorts, cities with arenas and early December, with a vote by hotels nearby, or Division II or BY HOWARD FENDRICH US Open results ally surreal.” the Division I council expected III schools with arenas not being Associated Press The American, who turns 39 Sept. 16. used during the pandemic. in less than three weeks, has won A partnership between the Pac- The NCAA could set up pods NEW YORK — They were six U.S. Open championships; she 12 and Quidel Corp. to potentially of multiple nonconference teams, just two particular points from Wednesday was the runner-up the past two do daily, rapid COVID-19 tests on conference tournaments could Serena Williams’ latest three-set At USTA Billie Jean King years. be held in similar fashion and so comeback at the U.S. Open, yet National Tennis Center athletes should help smooth a re- New York Williams last lost before the turn to the court. could the NCAA Tournament. they were pivotal and consisted Purse: $21,656,000 semifinals in New York in 2007, The question then becomes: In other words, basketball of the sorts of lengthy exchanges Surface: Hardcourt outdoor when Justine Henin eliminated bubbles could pop up all over the Men’s Singles What’s the best way to safely play filled with athleticism and bril- Quarterfinals her in the quarterfinals. basketball again? country. liance that in any other, non-pan- Daniil Medvedev (3), Russia, def. An- On Thursday, Williams will “Maybe do it for maybe a week drey Rublev (10), Russia, 7-6 (6), 6-3, 7-6 Bubbles may be the answer. demic year would be marked by (5). face Victoria Azarenka, who re- or two at a time, playing a cer- Dominic Thiem (2), Austria, def. Alex While bubble football would thousands of folks rising to their turned to the U.S. Open semifi- tain amount of games and getting de Minaur (21), Australia, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. be next to impossible logistically, feet for delirious roars and rau- Women’s Singles nals for the first time since 2013 retested after you come back or Quarterfinals basketball could fit nicely. cous applause. by overwhelming Elise Mertens something like that,” Memphis Serena Williams (3), United States, The travel parties are much She needed both of these points, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 on Wednesday night. coach Penny Hardaway said. 6-3, 6-2. smaller and college basketball one of which included a shot she Williams leads her head-to-head “It’s possible, but it’s not going to Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Elise already has plenty of multiple- hit left-handed, to reverse a defi- Mertens (16), Belgium, 6-1, 6-0. series against Azarenka 18-4, in- be easy.” cit that reached the scale of a set Women’s Doubles team events, from holiday and Semifinals cluding beating her in the 2012 conference tournaments to the AP sports writers Teresa Walker and a break after 45 minutes of Xu Yifan, China, and Nicole Melichar and 2013 finals in New York. in Nashville, Tenn.; Aaron Beard in her quarterfinal against Tsvetana (3), United States, def. Asia Muhammad It was in a 2012 match against NCAA Tournament. Add the ef- Raleigh, N.C.; and Pat Eaton-Robb in and Taylor Townsend, United States, 6-4, fective safety measures of the pro Storrs, Conn., contributed to this story. Pironkova on a cloudy Wednesday 3-6, 7-6 (7). Azarenka at Wimbledon that Wil- in empty Arthur Ashe Stadium. liams last topped 20 aces, produc- Williams needed both of these ing 24. points during a five-game, match- nament of any sort in more than The other women’s semifinal altering run — along with 20 aces, three years, because she left the Thursday was 2018 champion her most in a match in eight years tour to become a mother. Naomi Osaka vs. No. 28 seed Jen- — to end up on the right side of a “It’s unbelievable,” Williams nifer Brady. 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 score after more than said about Pironkova’s impres- In the men’s quarterfinals two hours to get to the semifinals sive return to competition. “Wow. Wednesday, 2019 runner-up at Flushing Meadows for an 11th I couldn’t even do that.” Daniil Medvedev beat No. 10 An- consecutive appearance. When the players stepped out drey Rublev 7-6 (6), 6-3, 7-6 (5) to “It’s not how you start, it’s how onto the court, the stadium an- return to the final four. Medvedev you finish, right?” Williams said. nouncer — announcing for whom, hasn’t dropped a set in the tourna- Two more victories would allow exactly, was something of a mys- ment and will face second-seeded her to claim a record-tying 24th tery — referred to Pironkova, a Dominic Thiem. Thiem advanced Grand Slam singles title. 32-year-old from Bulgaria, as “Al- to the semifinals with a 6-1, 6-2, “In the beginning, I was a little exander’s mom” and then to Wil- 6-4 win over Alex de Minaur. fatigued, for whatever reason,” liams as “Olympia’s mom” during None of the remaining men has Williams said. “Obviously, I can’t the pre-match introductions. won a Grand Slam title, and they do that if I want to keep winning, “It just shows me how tough all have their best chance with so I need to figure that out.” moms are,” Williams said. Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and How big an upset would this “You play a match and you go Novak Djokovic not in the field. MICHAEL WYKE/AP have been if Pironkova had held home and you’re still changing Nadal and Federer did not play Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway says college basketball on? Not only is she not seeded at diapers,” said Williams, whose and Djokovic, the top seed, was could play in a bubble for a week or two at a time, “playing a certain Flushing Meadows, she doesn’t daughter turned 3 on Sept. 1 and kicked out of the U.S. Open for amount of games and getting retested after you come back or even appear in the WTA rankings is a little older than Pironkova’s accidentally hitting a line judge something like that. It’s possible, but it’s not going to be easy.” at all — this was her first tour- son. “It’s like a double life. It’s re- in the throat with a tennis ball. Friday, September 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 23 NBA Scoreboard Raptors survive Celtics in double-OT Playoffs All games in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Associated Press (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference Miami 4, Milwaukee 1 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. Miami 115, Milwaukee 104 — The Toronto Raptors faced a Miami 116, Milwaukee 114 Miami 115, Milwaukee 100 sizable early deficit. They trailed Milwaukee 118, Miami 115, OT in the fourth quarter. And again Miami 103, Milwaukee 94 Boston 3, Toronto 3 in the first overtime. And again in Boston 112, Toronto 94 the second overtime. Boston 102, Toronto 99 Toronto 104, Boston 103 Exhausted and on the brink, the Toronto 100, Boston 93 Boston 111, Toronto 89 reigning NBA champions rose to Wednesday: Toronto 125, Boston 122 the moment. Friday: Game 7 Next up: Game 7, for a spot in Western Conference L.A. Lakers 2, Houston 1 the Eastern Conference finals Houston 112, L.A. Lakers 97 L.A. Lakers 117, Houston 109 against Miami. L.A. Lakers 112, Houston 102 OG Anunoby — the hero of Thursday: Game 4 Saturday: Game 5 Game 3 with a buzzer-beating x-Monday: Game 6 three — put the Raptors ahead x-Wednesday, Sept. 16: Game 7 L.A. Clippers 3, Denver 1 to stay with a three-pointer with L.A. Clippers 120, Denver 97 just under a minute left in double Denver 110, L.A. Clippers 101 L.A. Clippers 113, Denver 107 overtime, Kyle Lowry got an acro- Wednesday: L.A. Clippers 96, Denver 85 batic jumper to fall with 11.7 sec- Friday: Game 5 x-Sunday: Game 6 onds left and the Raptors beat the x-Tuesday, Sept. 15: Game 7 Boston Celtics 125-122 in Game 6 Wednesday on Wednesday night. “Game 7 to go to the East- Clippers 96, Nuggets 85 ern Conference finals,” Toronto L.A. CLIPPERS — Leonard 10-22 8-8 30, Morris Sr. 4-6 0-0 11, Zubac 4-9 3-4 11, guard Fred VanVleet said. “All Beverley 1-3 0-0 2, George 4-10 0-0 10, you can ask for is a chance.” Mann 0-0 0-0 0, Green 0-1 1-2 1, Harrell 6-10 3-5 15, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Shamet 1- Lowry scored 33 points in 53 7 1-2 4, Williams 3-11 6-9 12. Totals 33-79 minutes for Toronto. Norman 22-30 96. DENVER — Grant 2-7 2-2 7, Millsap 0-1 Powell had 23, including a three- 3-4 3, Jokic 11-23 2-2 26, Harris 2-5 5-6 10, point play with about 39 seconds Murray 6-15 4-4 18, Craig 0-3 1-2 1, Dozier 0-0 0-0 0, Porter Jr. 5-8 2-2 15, Plumlee 0-0 left and a pair of free throws to 0-0 0, Morris 1-6 3-4 5. Totals 27-68 22-26 85. help finish it off. VanVleet scored L.A. Clippers 26 22 25 23—96 21 points for the Raptors, and Denver 12 28 23 22—85 Anunoby had 13 points and 13 Three-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 8-28 (Morris Sr. 3-5, Leonard 2-4, George 2-6, rebounds. Shamet 1-6, Harrell 0-2, Williams 0-3), Lowry was on his back, lay- Denver 9-27 (Porter Jr. 3-4, Murray 2-3, Jokic 2-7, Harris 1-4, Grant 1-6, Craig 0-2). ing on the court, breathing fairly Fouled Out—L.A. Clippers None, Denver heavily and with his fists thrown 1 (Harris). Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 41 (Leonard 11), Denver 38 (Jokic 11). As- high in the air when Powell had sists—L.A. Clippers 19 (Leonard 9), Den- the three-point play. ver 19 (Murray 7). Total Fouls—L.A. Clip- pers 26, Denver 25. That’s about when he realized the Raptors weren’t flying home Raptors 125, Thursday. Celtics 122 (2OT) “Thank you, Norm. ... That was TORONTO — Anunoby 5-11 1-4 13, cool. We needed that,” Lowry Siakam 5-19 2-4 12, Gasol 3-7 0-0 8, Lowry 12-20 3-4 33, VanVleet 7-22 4-4 21, Bouch- said. er 0-0 0-0 0, Ibaka 5-9 0-0 13, Powell 6-11 Jaylen Brown had 31 points and 8-9 23, Thomas 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 44-101 MARK J. TERRILL/AP 18-25 125. 16 rebounds for the Celtics, who BOSTON — Brown 11-30 5-5 31, Tatum 9-21 7-10 29, Theis 9-11 0-0 18, Smart 7- had their starters on the floor Raptors guard Kyle Lowry is fouled as he shoots over Boston Celtics guard Brad Wanamaker, left, and 15 3-3 23, Walker 2-11 0-0 5, Ojeleye 0-1 — without a single sub — for the center Daniel Theis, right, Wednesday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Toronto won 125-122 in double-OT. 0-0 0, Williams 2-2 0-0 6, Williams III 2-2 0-0 4, Wanamaker 2-7 0-0 6. Totals 44-100 final 22-plus minutes. 15-18 122. Jayson Tatum had 29 points, 14 take care of the all as good as we Game 7 by beating Boston 128- because of the box-and-one that Toronto 21 27 33 17 8 19—125 rebounds and nine assists. Mar- Boston 25 27 25 21 8 16—122 needed to,” Brown said. “That’s 127 in triple OT. The Celtics went Toronto used at times), all logged Three-Point Goals—Toronto 19-47 cus Smart had 23 points, 11 re- fine. We’re heading into a Game on to win Game 7. at least 50. And tempers flared (Lowry 6-10, Ibaka 3-5, Powell 3-6, VanV- bounds and 10 assists, and missed 7. We feel good about ourselves.” Daniel Theis had 18 points when it was over, everyone get- leet 3-13, Anunoby 2-3, Gasol 2-4, Siakam 0-5), Boston 19-46 (Smart 6-11, Tatum 4- a three-pointer that would have It was the first time that a team for the Celtics. Theis played 47 ting a few extra words in before 8, Brown 4-13, Williams 2-2, Wanamaker tied it with about three seconds 2-4, Walker 1-6). Fouled Out—None. Re- went multiple overtimes and minutes — the other four Boston Game 7 on Friday. bounds—Toronto 46 (Anunoby 13), Bos- left in the second extra session. won to stave off elimination in a starters, Tatum, Smart, Brown The numbers were ridiculous: ton 58 (Brown 16). Assists—Toronto 22 (VanVleet 7), Boston 32 (Smart 10). Total “We had a lot of opportunities best-of-seven series since April and Kemba Walker (who was Boston shot 44-for-100, Toronto Fouls—Toronto 26, Boston 25. down the stretch and we didn’t 30, 2009 — when Chicago forced held to five points, in large part 44-for-101. Clippers put Nuggets in 3-1 hole Associated Press ‘ We’ve got a lot of work to LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Kawhi Leonard has the Los An- do still. We’re still fighting. geles Clippers a win away from Kawhi Leonard ’ the franchise’s first-ever trip to Los Angeles Clippers All-Star the Western Conference finals. They’re not celebrating any- thing just yet. “We’ve got a lot of work to do times during this postseason. iar situation. They were down in still,” Leonard said. “We’re still Reserve Montrezl Har- their first-round series against fighting.” rell added 15 points to help the Utah before becoming the 12th Leonard finished an assist shy Clippers . team in NBA history to overcome of his first playoff triple-double The mood in the locker room on a 3-1 deficit. the precipice of such a momen- and the Los Angeles Clippers “This is a different opponent, tous moment was subdued. beat the Denver Nuggets 96-85 obviously. A very talented, deep in Game 4 on Wednesday night to “Zero reaction,” Clippers coach team,” Nuggets coach Michael take a 3-1 lead in the series. Doc Rivers said. “We haven’t PHOTOS BY MARK J. TERRILL/AP Leonard filled up the stat sheet done anything yet.” Malone said. “But I think we do The Los Angeles Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell celebrates after scoring with 30 points, 11 rebounds, four Nikola Jokic had 26 points and have a confidence in being a team during Wednesday’s Western Conference semifinal game against the steals and two blocked shots. He 11 boards for a Nuggets team that that when everyone else has writ- Denver Nuggets in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. has scored 30 or more points six finds itself in an all-too-famil- ten us off, we have found a way.” S TARS AND STRIPES Friday, September 11, 2020 Clawing their way back Raptors beat Celtics in double-OT SPORTS to force Game 7 » NBA, Page 23

NFL New starts Rivers eager to show he still has what it takes with Colts

BY MICHAEL MAROT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS hilip Rivers felt the adrenaline rush long before arriving at the Indianapolis Colts complex Wednesday. Yes, even a 17-year veteran, a father of nine and a future high school football coach still gets geeked up for the start of football. PAnd as much as the Colts’ new starting quarter- back wants to keep Sunday’s season opener at Jacksonville in perspective, it’s not just anoth- er game. It’s the start of a new, exciting and uncertain future.

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BY BARRY WILNER Associated Press TAMPA BAY, FLA. s if there aren’t enough challenges for a 43-year-old quarterback in the NFL, Tom Brady recognizes the uniqueness of 2020. He’s switched teams for the first time in a two-de- cades-long career, and during the pandemic has had Aless on-field work with his new teammates in Tampa Bay than he normally got in a couple of weeks with the Patriots. Brady suggests, though, that the Buccaneers could have an edge as the season opens with lofty expectations in Tampa.

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Both Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers, top, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Tom Brady, right, have high expectations as they begin the season with new teams for the first time. AP photos

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