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Volume 79, No. 115 ©SS 2020 Fr iday, Sept ember 25, 2020 $1.00 Free AFN TV BREONNA TAYLOR ends Sunday at Army housing in Germany

BY JENNIFER H. SVAN Stars and Stripes Free American Forces Network television broadcast via cable ends this weekend for U.S. soldiers and their families living on Army posts in Germany. The end of the automatic AFN programming, which includes college and professional sports as well as popular stateside shows, comes after the Army in Europe decided this year not to renew a contract for the service in Ger- many, officials said. Individual commands will evaluate whether they’ll continue funding the service in the bar- racks for their soldiers, the Army said this year. As of Thursday, officials could not say whether any units planned to do so or how such a funding mechanism would work. Many units are working through the process, a U.S. Army Europe spokeswoman said. Programming should end sometime Sunday, said Mark Heeter, a spokesman for Instal- lation Management Command- Europe. That coincides with the end of a five-year, $7.3 million contract between IMCOM-Eu- rope and cable service provider TKS to pay for AFN television programming on post. Anguish, again, in streets SEE AFN ON PAGE 3 Dismay over decision not to charge officers in woman’s death pours into protests

BY DYLAN LOVAN, PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN A woman speaks home during a narcotics investigation in March. The AND JOHN MINCHILLO during a protest officers had a no-knock warrant but the investigation Associated Press Wednesday showed they announced themselves before entering, in Louisville, said state Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Repub- LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Anger, frustration and sadness Ky. A grand lican and the state’s first Black top prosecutor. over the decision not to charge Kentucky police officers jury indicted A grand jury returned three charges of wanton en- for Breonna Taylor’s death poured into U.S. streets as one officer on dangerment Wednesday against fired Officer Brett protesters lashed out at a criminal justice system they charges of wanton say is stacked against Black people. Violence seized the endangerment Hankison over shooting into a home next to Taylor’s Soldiers and families living on demonstrations in Taylor’s hometown of Louisville as six months after with people inside. U.S. Army bases in Germany gunfire rang out and wounded two police officers. Breonna Taylor Hundreds of demonstrators chanted Taylor’s name will stop receiving free American Activists, celebrities and everyday Americans have was fatally shot and marched in cities including New York, Washing- Forces Network television been calling for charges since Taylor, an emergency by police. ton, Philadelphia, Las Vegas and Portland, Ore. services as of Sunday. medical worker, was shot multiple times by white offi- U.S. Army cers after one of them was shot while bursting into her JOHN MINCHILLO/AP SEE ANGUISH ON PAGE 9 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EUROPE GAS PRICES EXCHANGE RATES

Country Super E10 Super unleaded Super plus Diesel Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9263 Germany $2.443 $2.857 $3.111 $2.679 Azores -- -- $3.001 -- Euro costs (Sept. 25) ...... $1.14 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.61 Change in price -2.8 cents -1.8 cents -1.5 cents -1.8 cents Change in price -- -- -1.5 cents -- Dollar buys (Sept. 25) ...... €0.8366 Turkey (Lira) ...... 7.6338 British pound (Sept. 25) ...... $1.24 (Military exchange rates are those Netherlands -- $3.320 $3.538 $3.089 Belgium -- $2.258 $2.531 $2.341 Japanese yen (Sept. 25) ...... 102.00 Change in price -- +3.7 cents -4.0 cents -3.4 cents Change in price -- No change No change No change available to customers at military banking South Korean won (Sept. 25) ...... 1,140.00 facilities in the country of issuance U.K. -- $2.756 $3.010 $2.578 Turkey -- -- $2.913 $3.419* Commercial rates for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Change in price -- -1.8 cents -1.5 cents -1.8 cents Change in price -- -- No change No change Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3771 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For British pound ...... $1.2744 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3398 purchasing British pounds in Germany), China (Yuan) ...... 6.8297 check with your local military banking PACIFIC GAS PRICES Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.3947 facility. Commercial rates are interbank Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.7601 rates provided for reference when buying Country Unleaded Super unleaded Super plus Diesel Euro ...... $1.1640/0.8591 Japan -- $2.899 -- $2.469 South Korea $2.249 -- $2.919 $2.479 Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7502 currency. All figures are foreign currencies Change in price -- -2.0 cents -- -2.0 cents Change in price -1.0 cents -- -1.0 cents -2.0 cents Hungary (Forint) ...... 312.55 to one dollar, except for the British pound, which is represented in dollars-to-pound, Okinawa $2.229 -- -- $2.469 Guam $2.239** $2.659 $2.909 -- Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.4835 Change in price -2.0 cents -- -- -2.0 cents Change in price -2.0 cents -2.0 cents -2.0 cents -- Japan (Yen) ...... 105.47 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3064 INTEREST RATES Norway (Krone) ...... 9.5731 Philippines (Peso)...... 48.55 Prime rate ...... 3.25 * Diesel EFD ** Midgrade Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.91 Discount rate ...... 0.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7507 Federal funds market rate ...... 0.09 For the week of Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3772 3-month bill ...... 0.11 South Korea (Won) ...... 1,173.73 30-year bond ...... 1.42 WEATHER OUTLOOK FRIDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST FRIDAY IN EUROPE SATURDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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BY STEVE BEYNON Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., introduced a bill Wednesday that would ban the use of camouflage uniforms by federal law enforcement fol- lowing criticism during the sum- mer that federal agents assigned ANDREW HARNIK/AP to control racial protests looked CHRISTOPHER LANGE/U.S. Navy like National Guard troops. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Army Lt. Col. Jason Hughes, commander of Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force-627, pins an award “The Trump administration’s has been critical of militarized to a soldier under his command at Baptist Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 3. The task force decision to deploy federal law response to protests. is made up of soldiers with various medical specialties from the 627th Hospital Center at Fort Carson, enforcement officers outfitted in Colo., and deployed to support San Antonio hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic. camouflage uniforms in response Acting Deputy Homeland Se- to those protesting the death of curity Secretary Ken Cuccinelli George Floyd and other Black told Congress that the agents in Americans blurred the lines be- Portland eventually were ordered tween military service members to stop wearing camouflage. Hundreds of military personnel and law enforcement officers Officers using uniforms virtu- while causing even more fear and ally identical to the Army also division,” Duckworth said in a raised eyebrows at the Pentagon. return home after battling virus statement. Defense Secretary Mark Esper The Clear Visual Distinction said in July that he was worried BY ROSE L. THAYER tor coronavirus conditions in Sept. 12. Between Military and Law En- federal agents could be confused Stars and Stripes Texas and California. The last to leave were 100 Army forcement Act would essentially with military personnel. “As demand for federal mili- and Navy service members who outlaw camouflage for federal po- “There are some law enforce- AUSTIN, Texas — About 740 tary support declines, so too can returned Wednesday from three lice. The measure does not apply ment that wear uniforms that military troops serving on the our presence as we reset for po- Texas hospitals. to the military, including National make them appear military in ap- front lines of the coronavirus tential, future missions directed “The Department of Defense Guard and military police troops pearance. The secretary has ex- pandemic in Texas and Califor- by the Department of Defense,” remains postured to provide ca- supporting law enforcement dur- pressed a concern of this within nia returned to their home duty she said. pacity and capability when re- ing protests. There is an exception the [Trump] administration that stations during the past month as The drawdown of personnel quested by FEMA, in support for federal agents who might need we want a system where people demand for their work decreased, began about three weeks ago as of local authorities, and is in the to wear camouflage to blend into can tell the difference,” Pentagon military officials announced these medical professionals and [coronavirus] fight for as long as their surroundings to conduct an spokesman Jonathan Hoffman Wednesday. support staff were no longer re- needed,” according to the news operation. However, law enforce- said last month. “I know [Esper] Since July, members of the ment officials would be required quired, according to the release. release. has expressed his concern that Army, Navy and Air Force have to explain each instance that fed- On Aug. 30, 100 Air Force person- Texas cities to receive the sup- in some cases, law enforcement, served at 23 hospitals in 18 cit- eral agents wore camouflage in a appropriately performing law en- nel were the first troops to return port were San Antonio, Houston, ies at the request of the Federal biannual report to Congress. forcement duties, were miscon- to their home station after work- McAllen, Corpus Christi, Vic- Emergency Management Agen- Some activists and lawmakers strued with military personnel ing at five California hospitals. toria, Harlingen, Edinburg, Del cy, according to a news release have blasted law enforcement who would not be appropriately Rio, Eagle Pass and Rio Grande from U.S. Army North, which The next to end their mission agencies for using camouflage in doing those roles.” City. has overseen the mission for U.S. were about 480 Army and Navy situations where there is no need Duckworth, an Army National Northern Command’s Joint Force troops at 13 Texas hospitals. In California, cities that re- to blend into any environment, Guard veteran who lost both her Land Component Command. They returned to their units be- ceived military support were such as when federal agents as- legs in Iraq, has been a critic of Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson, tween Sept. 8-10. These soldiers Lodi, Rancho Mirage, Visalia, signed to protect federal build- the seemingly militarized re- commander of Army North and and sailors were followed a few Fresno, Stockton, Hanford, Los ings in Portland, Ore., during sponse by some law enforcement the Joint Force Land Component, days later by 60 Air Force per- Angeles and Torrance. civil unrest in the city this sum- to protests this year. On Friday, said they remain “in constant co- sonnel who concluded operations [email protected] mer were wearing camouflage the Government Accountability ordination” with FEMA to moni- at three California hospitals on Twitter: @Rose_Lori and looked like soldiers. Office accepted her request for “Many troops and veterans the federal watchdog to investi- are very frustrated with the way gate the safety, appropriateness law enforcement have conflated and effectiveness of less than le- themselves with the military, thal weapons intended for crowd AFN: Free service to continue in facilities wearing uniforms that confuse control purposes such as tear gas the public and cause panic, fear and rubber bullets. and distrust,” said Alexander “I was deeply troubled to see FROM FRONT PAGE continue to receive AFN and U.S. Thursday. McCoy, political director of Com- ‘less lethal’ weapons used against One of the factors driving the channels without interruption. Basic AFN programming will mon Defense, a progressive vet- peaceful protesters and journal- decision to discontinue the con- Residents can either purchase continue to be provided free to eran and foreign policy advocacy ists this past summer, which is tract was the growing popular- a set-top decoder box, or lease a people living in Air Force-oper- group. why I’m thankful that the GAO is ity of programming other than box from TKS for about 10 euros ated military family housing on McCoy, a Marine Corps veter- acting on my request for indepen- AFN, including streaming ser- a month, which will provide only Kapaun, Landstuhl, Ramstein an, said police making themselves dent review,” Duckworth said in vices such as Netflix and Amazon AFN. An easyTV monthly service and Vogelweh, all in the Kaiser- look like soldiers only escalate al- a statement. “These weapons can Prime, officials said. plan, which includes AFN, starts slautern area, Ramstein officials ready tense situations. cause significant injury, includ- at about 28 euros a month, a TKS This week, U.S. Army Garrison said earlier this year. “The purpose of law enforce- ing deep bruises, broken bones spokesman said. and respiratory damage even Stuttgart said more than 3,900 Free service will also continue ment is not to fight battles, and people in the Stuttgart military The change doesn’t affect off- camouflage uniforms and other though they are intended to only in common areas like fitness cen- community could be affected by post residents, who can watch tactical gear only escalate situa- cause minimal harm.” the change. AFN with a satellite dish and by ters and dining facilities, and in tions, putting Americans at risk,” The bill also has the backing Soldiers and their families liv- leasing or purchasing a decoder Air Force dorm common rooms, he said. “We need a clear visual of Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and ing on post in Germany who al- box. A combination decoder box but not in individual rooms. distinction between police and Tim Kaine, D-Va. ready subscribe to an easyTV and DVR sold on the shopmy- [email protected] the military, and this bill is a step [email protected] package through TKS Cable will exchange.com website for $229 Twitter: @stripesktown in the right direction.” Twitter: @StevenBeynon PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 MILITARY Congressional Gold Medal for Marauders awaits OK BY WYATT OLSON three congressional sessions to congressional recognition of the Stars and Stripes obtain this great honor,” said Marauders’ role in the war, which Passanisi, who emerged as the was tantamount to a suicide mis- House lawmakers approved a Marauders’ spokesman and his- sion given what they faced. bill Tuesday that would award torian as the years have passed. She has served as an informal the Congressional Gold Medal to “My one regret is that only liaison to the still-living Ma- members of the famed Merrill’s eight of us are alive to enjoy this rauders and their families after Marauders of World War II. historic honor,” he said. the group of surviving veterans The Senate passed a version The House passed the bill one became too old and too few to of the bill late last year, and sup- day after the 77th anniversary of maintain an association and plan porters say they expect Presi- 2,000 volunteers from the Carib- reunions. dent Donald Trump will sign the bean and United States boarding It was her father who sparked legislation. the S.S. Lurline on Sept. 21, 1943, the idea of seeking the Congres- The Marauders were named for in San Francisco to ship out to sional Gold Medal for the 5307th. Brig. Gen. Frank Merrill, who led New Caledonia. There, another After reading a newsletter the Army unit as it fought behind 1,000 veterans from South Pacif- about Roy Matsumoto, a friend Japanese lines in Burma during ic battles joined them to head to of his who was among the Nisei the war. a mission in Burma that not even awarded the gold medal in 2011, The Congressional Gold Medal they fully understood. Melillo said to his daughter, “Why would recognize the extraordi- Some individual members of can’t we get this for the rest of nary service of the nearly 3,000 the Marauders have in the past the guys?” Clasen told Stars and men of the 5307th Composite received the Congressional Gold Stripes on Wednesday. Unit, as the Marauders were for- Medal. Second-generation Japa- “And I thought, well, why not?” mally known. nese-American soldiers, known she said. U.S. Army The unit was tasked with cap- as Nisei — some of whom worked Passanisi and fellow Marauder turing the Myitkyina airfield in as translators with the Maraud- veteran Gilbert Howland, 96, vis- Members of Merrill’s Marauders, gaunt from disease and northern Burma, which they did ers — were presented the medal ited Congress three times dur- malnutrition, cross a bridge over Tanai River, Burma, on March 18, on May 17, 1944, after a 1,000- in 2011. Members of the Office ing the current session to seek 1944. House lawmakers approved a bill Tuesday that would award mile trek over the Himalayan of Strategic Services, which was support from lawmakers of both the Congressional Gold Medal to the full unit. foothills, through jungles and the forerunner to the Central chambers. enemy resistance. Disease, ex- Intelligence Agency, were given “It is a great honor for me and Marauders.” age 97. haustion, malnutrition and the the medal in 2018. OSS members our unit,” Howland said in the With so few Marauders alive, Noting that the Nisei med- enemy winnowed them down to were among the Marauders. statement. “We all volunteered supporters of the medal legisla- als were not presented until a a handful by the time they seized But as an overall unit, Merrill’s and came together as a team to tion have pressed ahead with a year after they were approved, the airfield. Marauders had been overlooked complete our mission. I wish all sense of urgency. Clasen said she hoped for a faster Twenty-eight were alive in “I feel like I’m floating on air,” for what is perhaps the most those men were alive today to re- timeline. Robert Passanisi, a 96-year-old 2016 when the first bill was in- prestigious award bestowed to ceive this honor. “We’ve already lost one, and Marauder veteran, said in a state- civilians. “I fought in WWII, in Korea in troduced in the House; only eight we’re just hoping we don’t lose ment after the bill passed Tues- Jonnie Melillo Clasen, daugh- the Pork Chop Hill sector and did now remain. day evening. ter of Vincent Melillo, a Ma- two combat tours in Vietnam. But Marauder veteran Lester Hol- any more,” she said. “It has been a long journey, and rauder who died in 2015 at age the worse fighting I experienced lenback, of Deltona, Fla., was the [email protected] we’ve had to struggle through 97, has spearheaded the effort for was in Burma with Merrill’s most recent loss, dying in July at Twitter: @WyattWOlson

Report: 2 engine fires at Army vet who escaped Oceana base this month Two Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets Nazi Germany to receive made separate emergency land- ings at Naval Air Station Oceana military police honor in Virginia Beach, Va., this month following engine fires, Military. com reported Wednesday. BY J.P. LAWRENCE assigned him to work as an intel- The first incident, at about 5:30 Stars and Stripes ligence agent with the 12th Army p.m. Sept. 10, involved a NAS Group, where he interrogated Oceana-based Super Hornet from A 95-year-old retired Army Nazis arrested for war crimes. Strike Fighter Squadron 103 that colonel who survived the Holo- “When I left Germany, I was a was training near the Virginia caust era in Germany is slated to victim,” Cohn said in the Army Capes, according to the report. receive one of the top honors for statement. “When I came back, The second involved a Super military police. I was in charge. Whenever we Hornet from Strike Fighter Frank Cohn, of Alexandria, captured Germans, [my job was] Squadron 11 that was forced to Va., will receive the Order of the to communicate with them. For make an emergency landing at Marechaussee from the Military that reason, it felt pretty good to noon Monday, Naval Air Force At- Police Regimental Association on be back in Germany.” lantic spokeswoman Cmdr. Jen- Sept. 29, an Army statement said Cohn participated in the Bat- nifer Cragg told Military.com. Tuesday. tle of the Bulge, Germany’s last No one was injured in either Born in 1925 in Breslau, Ger- major offensive on the Western incident, which are undergoing many — now Wrocław in Poland Front. After the war, Cohn at- aviation mishap investigations, — Cohn grew up during Adolf Hit- tended City College of New York according to the report. It is un- ler’s rise to power and witnessed and got married, then rejoined clear if there are connecting his neighbors grow increasingly the Army as a military police of- U.S. Army causes of the engine fires. hostile toward the Jewish com- ficer. He deployed to Korea and NAS Oceana is the Navy’s East munity. Nazis picketed his fami- Vietnam before retiring in 1978. Frank Cohn, 95, a retired Army colonel who survived Adolf Hitler’s Coast master jet base for Super ly’s sporting goods store and the Cohn will be awarded the Order rise to power and anti-Jewish acts in Germany, is slated to receive Hornets. About 10,500 active- Gestapo arrived at their home to of the Marechaussee, which hon- one of the top honors for military police, the Order of the duty sailors are assigned to the arrest his father, Cohn said. ors “exceptional dedication, com- Marechaussee, from the Military Police Regimental Association. base, whose primary mission is The family escaped in October petence, and contribution to the to “support shored-based readi- 1938 to New York, where Cohn Military Police Corps Regiment,” Marechaussee is the histori- Netherlands, where the Royal ness, total-force readiness and learned English from the radio in a ceremony to be livestreamed cal French name for a guard Marechaussee serves as the para- maintain operational access of and American films. on the U.S. Army Office of the corps, which was replaced by military police. Oceana-based forces,” according to its official Navy website. He was drafted during World Provost Marshal General’s Face- Gendarmerie after the French [email protected] War II into the U.S. Army, which book page Tuesday. Revolution. It is still used in the Twitter: @jplawrence3 [email protected] Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 MILITARY N. Koreans kill S. Korean man near border island

BY KIM GAMEL cial operations forces and issued AND YOO KYONG CHANG “shoot-to-kill orders” near the Stars and Stripes border with China as part of coro- navirus prevention measures. SEOUL, South Korea — North North Korea, which sealed its Korean forces shot to death, then borders after the pandemic began burned the body of a South Ko- late last year in China, claims rean fisheries inspector who had it hasn’t had a single case of the gone missing from a patrol boat coronavirus. Many experts have near a border island, officials said said that’s highly unlikely. Thursday, condemning the “bru- The Defense Ministry said it tal act” and demanding that those had sent a request for an expla- responsible be punished. nation about the shooting to the President Moon Jae-in called North via communications chan- it “a shocking incident that can’t nels on Wednesday but had re- be tolerated for any reason” and ceived no response. ordered the military to tighten its An official with the West Sea defensive posture. fisheries management service “The North Korean authorities that employed the man said the ERICKA A. WOOLEVER/U.S. Air Force should take responsible measures crew of the patrol boat had re- regarding this case,” Moon said, ported his disappearance to the Two U.S. Air Force pilots from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, put on gear at Graf according to the presidential of- maritime police and the search Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, on Monday. fice. His administration also continued until the Defense Min- demanded that the North Ko- istry made its announcement on reans apologize and provide an Thursday. explanation. The man had exhibited no un- 31st Fighter Wing hones skills The killing threatened to stoke usual behavior before he disap- tensions between the rival na- peared, the official said, speaking tions, which have seen a steady on condition of anonymity be- during Bulgaria NATO exercise decline in relations since the col- cause of department rules. The lapse of U.S.-led talks aimed at department largely targets illegal persuading the North to abandon Chinese fishing boats in the area. BY NORMAN LLAMAS garia — dubbed Thracian Viper both the Bulgarian side and U.S. its nuclear weapons program. Colleagues, however, told Yon- Stars and Stripes 20 — kicked off Sept. 18 and ends side have been totally commit- The 47-year-old man, who hap that he had divorced several Friday. It was designed to dem- ted to the mission,” Air Force Lt. was affiliated with the Ministry months ago and was suffering AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy onstrate the ability of the units Col. Brian G. Lewis, the fighter of Oceans and Fisheries, disap- from financial problems. — Airmen and F-16 Fighting Fal- to work with and fight alongside squadron’s director of operations, peared Monday while working on More than 30,000 North Kore- cons from the 31st Fighter Wing Bulgaria and other allies, offi- said in a statement. “We are now an inspection boat near the bor- ans have defected to South Korea and other U.S. units are wrapping cials said. launching Nickel jets and flying der island of Yeonpyeong off the since the end of the 1950-53 war up a weeklong exercise with the About 150 airmen and six F-16s with our NATO partners, which western coast of the divided pen- between the two countries. Bulgarian, Greek and Romanian from the 555th Fighter Squadron, is pretty cool to see.” insula, according to the Defense A defection to the communist air forces along NATO’s southern known as the Triple Nickel, took The U.S. has engaged in a se- Ministry. state is extremely rare, although flank. part in the exercise. Also partici- ries of exercises like Thracian “North Korea found the man a North Korean defector tried The drills in Bulgaria are the pating are other units from Avia- Viper with Bulgaria since it joined in its waters and committed an to cross back home in July. That latest in a series of exercises tak- no Air Base, and airmen assigned NATO in 2004. act of brutality by shooting at prompted the North to lock down ing place across Europe, where to the 435th Air Ground Opera- “The exercise is important be- him and burning his body,” the the border city of Kaesong due to the Air Force has conducted tions Wing, from the 86th Airlift cause it gives us the opportunity Defense Ministry said Thursday fears that he may have been in- numerous show-of-force flights Wing, at Ramstein Air Base in to strengthen our relationship in a statement, citing an analysis fected with the virus. stretching from the Baltic to the Germany. with Bulgaria and NATO,” Lewis of various intelligence, including The western sea has been the Black Sea. Some of the training During the exercise, the 555th said in a statement. “Addition- surveillance equipment in the site of many skirmishes between has involved an Air Force bomb- Fighter Squadron conducted both ally, we are learning how to take area. the two countries, including a er task force of B-52s, which are air-to-air and air-to-ground train- a limited amount of people to an “We also sternly warn North 2010 North Korean artillery at- deployed in Europe to train with ing with other European partner unfamiliar location and conduct Korea that it is entirely respon- tack on Yeonpyeong Island that NATO allies. nations, a 31st Fighter Wing state- flying operations.” sible for this incident,” it said. killed four people. The exercise at the Graf Ig- ment said. The military believes the man [email protected] However, the last time a South natievo Air Base in central Bul- “The teams we have here on Twitter: @normanllamas may have been trying to defect to Korean was shot to death in the the North, but the investigation North was in 2008 when a tourist was ongoing, a defense ministry was killed after wandering into a official said separately. restricted zone at the Kumgang The North Koreans spotted mountain resort. Soldier, civilian forgo appeals in robbery him floating in the water north of The two Koreas agreed in 2019 the de facto maritime boundary to cease hostilities near their land, BY MATTHEW M. BURKE Moton was stationed at Kadena Naha District Court told Stars on Tuesday afternoon and fatally air and sea borders as part of a AND AYA ICHIHASHI Air Base at the time of the inci- and Stripes by phone Thursday shot him after an interrogation comprehensive military agree- Stars and Stripes dent, where Smith also worked at morning. about six hours later, according to ment during a summit before dip- the Child Development Center. Moton and Smith received 50 the ministry. lomatic efforts faltered. CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A The men pleaded guilty July days credit for time served. South Korea’s Yonhap News Moon has been criticized by U.S. soldier and a civilian cook 13 in Naha District Court. They The pair scouted the exchange Agency quoted an official as conservative rivals for his dogged who pleaded guilty to robbing an faced up to 20 years imprison- before entering in masks, ac- saying that the North Koreans efforts to promote peace with Okinawa currency exchange of donned gas masks before pouring ment, but prosecutors requested cording to previous court tes- North Korea despite its constant nearly $65,000 at knifepoint last oil over his body and setting it on six years each. timony from both men. Moton rejections. spring have decided not to appeal fire. The opposition People Power They were given 14 days fol- went behind the counter, bran- their sentences to a higher court, “We believe that North Korea Party urged the government lowing sentencing to appeal the dished a knife and threatened an appears to have taken such mea- to take stern action against the Japanese officials said Thursday. judges’ decision to the Fukuoka employee. sures … as part of its COVID-19 shooting. “The reason for the gov- Army Pvt. Demetrius Moton High Court, Chief Judge Hirono- He and Smith made off with quarantine guidelines,” a military ernment’s existence is protecting Jr., 21, and Hassan Smith, 34, bu Ono said at the time. That was $64,700 in Japanese and U.S. official was quoted as saying. its people and their property,” it were sentenced Sept. 8 to 4 ½ extended one day due to a Japa- currency, which the pair split be- The top U.S. commander said in a statement. years in prison with labor and 3 ½ nese holiday. The deadline came tween them. in South Korea, Gen. Robert years with labor, respectively, for and went Wednesday without an [email protected] [email protected] Abrams, said earlier this month Twitter: @kimgamel their roles in the May 12 robbery appeal being filed by attorneys Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 that North Korea deployed spe- [email protected] near Camp Foster’s front gate. for either man, a spokesman for [email protected] PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 MILITARY Marine Corps begins field-testing new pistol

BY WYATT OLSON Stars and Stripes The Marine Corps has begun fielding its new service-wide 9- millimeter pistol, replacing hand- guns that the service had been using since the 1980s. The Marine Corps Systems Command began fielding the Sig TESSA CORRICK/U.S. Air Force Sauer pistol, based on the com- The Sig Sauer M18 handgun. pany’s Model P320, earlier this month, the Marine Corps said in the M18, the trigger is going to be a news release Wednesday. the same weight every time.” The M18 “modular handgun The M18 is versatile, featuring system” will replace all other interchangeable components to pistols in the Marine Corps in- fit small, medium or large hands, ventory, including the M9, M9A1, the statement said. M45A1 and M007, the statement An accessory rail will allow said. users to attach lights or lasers be- “All Marine Corps units with a neath the barrel, such as a red-dot pistol will receive an M18,” said Brian Nelson, the M18 project of- sight once that has been approved ficer at the Systems Command. for the pistol, the statement said. The Marine Corps collaborated Requirements for qualify- with the Army’s program that de- ing with a pistol will not change veloped the compact M18 and the with the new pistol, the statement larger M17 pistols. said. “The only thing changing in The Army began fielding the DAVID JORDAN/U.S. Marine Corps Sig Sauer pistols in 2017. the qualification course now is The Air Force has also made A Marine instructor shoots the M18 handgun at a firing range during training in June at Marine Corps the verbiage in regard to single the switch to M18s, with field Base Quantico, Va. action/double action and the de- testing that began for some units cocking,” said Nelson, the M18 early last year. plete by Oct. 1, 2021. The M9 has a single- and dou- “For some Marines, having two project manager. The first Marine Corps units to The M18 offers greater flex- ble-action trigger, meaning that trigger pulls, like with the M9, is The Weapons Training Bat- receive the M18 will be Formal ibility and easier handling than in order to fire the first shot, the difficult to get used to because talion will hold a marksmanship Marksmanship Training Cen- pistols used until now by the Ma- pull of the trigger first cocks the different forces are acting upon symposium later this year to re- ters, Reconnaissance Battalions, rine Corps. hammer and then fires the round. the gun,” Sgt. Randall McClel- view data and decide whether Provost Marshall Offices and The M9, the most widely used Subsequent rounds are fired as a lan, pistol program manager with the entire course will need to be Marine Corps Security Forces, handgun in the Corps, has a steel single action. the Weapons Training Battalion changed, he said. the statement said. frame, making it heavier than the The M18 always fires with sin- at Marine Corps Base Quantico, [email protected] Fielding is slated to be com- M18. gle action. Va., said in the statement. “With Twitter: @WyattWOlson US troops, civilians win shopping sprees at Camp Humphreys

BY MATTHEW KEELER Moore said the winnings would Stars and Stripes allow him and his wife, Leona, to buy things they didn’t necessar- CAMP HUMPHREYS, South ily need, but have wanted, and get Korea — Fifteen troops and civil- items for their children that will ians affiliated with U.S. Forces make their lives better. Korea filled their shopping carts U.S. service members, family at the post exchange Thursday members and others authorized after each won a $10,000 shop- to use the exchange are eligible ping spree. to participate in the contest on The prizes were part of a $2 bases in the United States, Ger- million Sip. Rip. Ultimate Trip many, Italy, Kosovo, South Korea, sweepstakes sponsored by Sub- Japan, Puerto Rico, Honduras way that began on July 1 to honor and Kwajalein. the 125th anniversary of the In a stroke of enormous luck, Army and Air Force Exchange one family walked away with two Service, which runs exchanges winning tickets, on the same day, and other stores on military bases at the same Subway location, to- worldwide. taling $20,000. MATTHEW KEELER/Stars and Stripes Army Sgt. Justin Moore, as- Spc. Chris Kimmenau and his Fifteen winners of a $10,000 shopping spree celebrate at the post exchange on Camp Humphreys, signed to the 2nd Infantry Divi- wife, Laura, struggled to figure South Korea, on Thursday. sion, stopped to eat on Aug. 12 out how to spend their winnings, at a Subway before picking up a even with multiple children. friend on the way to a basketball “We have been going through mixer she had wanted, an iPad for Sixteen people won in South prizes included family vacations, game. He peeled a game piece our list since we won in August her 5-year-old, and Chris secured Korea after pulling the lucky gift cards and free meals at the off his 30-ounce drink that came and I told our neighbors Christ- a home theater projector along game pieces from Subway cups, world’s largest fast-food chain. with his order and made a game- mas is on us this year,” Laura with a gaming computer. said Staff Sgt. Mark Kauffman, The sweepstakes will continue changing discovery. “I decided Kimmenau said. “We don’t need The casual event didn’t af- an AAFES public affairs officer. through Oct. 31 and can be re- to eat, and I just happened to get electronics, so we are looking fect normal operations at the One of those winners already did deemed no later than Dec. 31, lucky,” Moore said. “First thing at furniture, but we also have to exchange. The winners were per- his shopping. according to the sweepstakes that happened when I read it was, make sure we are not overweight mitted to shop at their pace, some In all, only 33 of the 100 ex- website. I just yelled out ‘no way’ and ev- when we leave Korea.” requesting to return at a later change shopping sprees have [email protected] erybody looked at me funny.” Laura first picked out a kitchen time with their families. been won worldwide. Other Twitter: @MattKeeler1231 Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 MILITARY Many installations lifting travel restrictions

BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY essential services are available, their families during the past installations on the list and only cording to the Pentagon’s data. Stars and Stripes according to a Pentagon docu- several months, causing backlogs four still have travel restrictions. The Navy has had 9,950 cases, ment posted Wednesday. during the busiest moving season The Pentagon on Wednesday an increase of 319 cases since WASHINGTON — More than Travel restrictions were put for the military. also posted the latest numbers of last Wednesday, and the Marine half of U.S. military installations into place in March to try to The Air Force, which has the the coronavirus among the mili- Corps has had 5,476, an increase worldwide have lifted travel re- prevent the spread of the virus most installations on the list at 79, tary population. The military has of 237 during the past week. strictions put in place to prevent As of Wednesday, the Air Force the spread of the coronavirus, ac- within the Defense Department. has only 22 installations that still had 43,851 coronavirus cases as cording to the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Mark Esper have travel restrictions in place. of Wednesday morning, an in- has had 6,882 cases, an increase As of Monday, 117 of 231 instal- signed a memorandum May 22 The Army has 68 installations on crease of 1,892 cases during the of 280 cases from last week. The lations, or about 51%, have lifted that laid out the conditions need- the list and 42 still have restric- past seven days. National Guard has had 5,187 travel restrictions, meaning they ed for locations to allow for travel tions. The Navy has a similar situ- The Army has had the most cases, an increase of 230 cases have met specific criteria includ- to and from bases. The restric- ation, with 63 installations on the cases by far among the military during the past week. ing the base’s health protection tions have impacted the military list and 43 that still have restric- services at 16,010, an increase [email protected] condition is below “Charlie” and moves of service members and tions. The Marine Corps has 17 of 818 cases since last week, ac- Twitter: @caitlinmkenney Travel restrictions force tough decisions for military families

BY JAMES BOLINGER Stars and Stripes Air Force Master Sgt. Joshua Archambo, a flight chief for the 569th U.S. Forces Police Squad- ron in Kaiserslautern, Germany, has not seen his three children in more than a year, thanks largely to the coronavirus pandemic. Due to restrictions the Defense Courtesy of Mike Courson Department imposed to curb the spread of the virus, Archambo Marine Cpl. Mike Courson, a cannot travel to the United States, KC-130 mechanic stationed and his children — two girls and a in Japan, and his wife, Taylor boy living in Oklahoma with their Courson, chose to get married mother, Casey Archambo — are by proxy this year. AKIFUMI ISHIKAWA/Stars and Stripes barred from visiting Germany, he told Stars and Stripes recently tional borders may face a month A flight takes off from Haneda International Airport in Tokyo in March. via text message. or more in quarantine: 14 days in “My command’s policy is for isolation in the United States, 14 ron higher-ups in January of his the virus. can be retrieved by car. non-official travel you have to days in the host nation and anoth- plan to use the 30 days of leave he “I was going to have to [quaran- Upon arrival to their duty sta- have a reason to go back to the er 14 days at their duty stations. earned for extending his tour at tine] for two weeks before I could tions, military personnel serve States,” he said. Some of that time is taken from Iwakuni for his wedding, he said. see my family, at which point we another 14 days in isolation and Thousands of service members their leave balances, and the cost In February, nearly a month would have missed the wedding must test free of the virus before serving abroad, separated from to isolate themselves off base in a after Japan reported its first date,” he said. “And then on the exiting. their families by oceans and time hotel room or other lodging comes coronavirus case, Courson and way back, I would have had to For service members at MCAS zones, are making tough decisions out of their pockets. his fiancée discussed moving or fly into Tokyo and ROM for two Iwakuni, their quarantine period about whether to fly stateside and “The authority to review risk, postponing the wedding. They weeks, before taking a flight to on base is typically not charged see their spouses or children dur- health conditions, safety, and ap- decided to stay the course, believ- [MCAS Iwakuni] and having to to their leave balance, Valenzu- ing the pandemic. prove leave, was delegated to in- ing international travel restric- ROM here for another two weeks, ela said, because Iwakuni is their More than 56,000 soldiers, stallation commanders for out of tions would be lifted by June. some of which would have had to home station. airmen and Marines are serv- area leave such as overseas trav- “As the pandemic got progres- come out of my leave.” “The safety and security of our ing overseas apart from their el,” said Maj. Holly Hess, an Air sively worse and worse, it was personnel and surrounding com- families, according to statements Force spokeswoman, in an email basically like trying to play the Helping out munities continues to be a top provided to Stars and Stripes by Sept. 18. “Leave approval is a local lottery about whether I was going priority during this pandemic,” each service. That number in- decision based on mission need to be allowed to go or not,” he Individual commanders try to he said. “In accordance with cludes married couples with or and local health conditions.” said. mitigate issues like those Courson policy, we make every effort to without children and active-duty DOD allows service members First, Courson had to apply faced, according to Valenzuela. minimize the risk of COVID-19 spouses at separate duty stations. to accrue and retain an additional for an exception to the stop- Each unit in the aircraft group spread, while also avoiding ex- The Navy declined to answer a leave balance of up to 120 days movement order, which permits has a representative to help Ma- treme impacts to our operations request for its numbers. until the end of fiscal year 2023, travel for extreme hardship, hu- rines and sailors plan their travel and personnel.” Defense Secretary Mark Esper she said. manitarian reasons and essential so that they arrive on a military Eventually, Courson was al- imposed a “stop movement” order missions. aircraft at the air station, Valen- lowed to travel for the wedding in March that halted all but es- Revisiting plans “These requests are consid- zuela said. That reduces their under a humanitarian exception, sential military travel due to the ered on a case-by-case basis and travelers’ exposure to the virus, but after calculating the time and pandemic. Eventually, service In Japan, Cpl. Mike Courson, scrutinized for [coronavirus] their time in quarantine and the expense involved, he and his fian- members were allowed to resume an aircraft mechanic with Ma- risk mitigation and host nation associated costs. cée called off their plans. their moves to new duty stations, rine Aerial Refueler Transport policy compliance before being All travelers arriving in Japan Instead, they were married by for example, while most other Squadron 152 at Marine Corps forwarded to a general officer for via a commercial airliner at a proxy, which Montana allows if travel is still restricted. Air Station Iwakuni, faced a wor- approval or denial,” Capt. Marco Japanese airport must go direct- either would-be spouse is in the Exceptions are permitted, risome situation as the pandemic Valenzuela, a spokesman for Ma- ly to an approved location nearby, military. Two strangers made the but travel policies vary between unfolded. rine Aircraft Group 12, told Stars such as a hotel, to serve 14 days of vows on the couple’s behalf on service branches and individual The Illinois native and his then- and Stripes in a Sept. 3 email. quarantine, unless their installa- July 17. commands. The level of risk for fiancée planned a July wedding Courson’s squadron is part of the tion is nearby. Courson extended his tour in coronavirus transmission at a in Tennessee after he proposed group. For example, service members Iwakuni and will join his wife specific U.S. destination is one in May 2019, he told Stars and As the wedding date ap- at bases near Tokyo can schedule stateside next year after complet- factor; host nation policies are Stripes. proached, Courson’s squadron with their chain of command to ing his enlistment in the Marine another. Thinking six months’ notice leaders explained he faced six be picked up. At MCAS Iwakuni, Corps. Service members planning would suffice for planning pur- weeks in quarantine to minimize they can work with their leader- [email protected] personal travel across interna- poses, Courson told his squad- his risk of acquiring or spreading ship to fly into Osaka, where they Twitter: @bolingerj2004 PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 VETERANS VA denies most burn pit disability claims

BY STEVE BEYNON small outposts in places such as this rat hole when we should al- Stars and Stripes Afghanistan or makeshift burn ready be in the situation of tak- pits are cataloged. ing care of veterans. The VA says WASHINGTON — The De- It is also unclear how much they aren’t sure. Everybody else partment of Veterans Affairs further research the VA needs to in the world is sure.” has denied about 78% of disabil- make a concrete policy on burn- Kristen Rouse, who is an Af- ity claims related to toxic expo- pit care and compensation. Dr. ghanistan War veteran and presi- sure, as thousands of veterans Patricia Hastings, deputy chief dent and founding director of the seek care from the agency for consultant of post-deployment NYC Veterans Alliance, an advo- illnesses that they believe were health services for the VA, said caused by serving overseas near cacy group, said she served mul- veterans won’t have to “wait 40 tiple deployments during which burn pits, an agency official said years” for action like the battle Wednesday. she was exposed to toxic fumes for benefits that Vietnam War vet- from burning garbage. However, Between 2007 and 2020, VA ap- erans fought for disability related proved disability claims related an emergency room doctor at a to exposure to Agent Orange. to burn-pit exposure for 2,828 VA in the Bronx, N.Y., in 2015 told A new report sponsored by the veterans out of 12,582, according her that he had never heard of VA published earlier this month to Laurine Carson, deputy execu- burn pits when she arrived at the by the National Academic of Sci- tive director of policy and proce- hospital struggling to breathe. ences, Engineering, and Medi- dures for VA. She encountered a similar issue cine found there is insufficient at a VA in Brooklyn, N.Y., when The gap in veterans who are ap- JULIANNE SHOWALTER/U.S. Air Force proved for benefits drew the ire evidence to determine whether her primary care doctor also had of lawmakers who argued the VA An airman tosses unserviceable uniform items into a burn pit at U.S. troops’ exposure to burn pits little information on burn pits. should give presumptive care for Balad Air Base, Iraq, in March 2008. in combat zones is linked to re- “I explained to the provider spiratory issues and stated there veterans, saying the agency does what a burn pit is, what the health need to be further studies. not have clear guidelines for who some of them might not have an- ed for disability related to toxic effects are — essentially gave her Veteran advocates, some law- gets burn-pit compensation. other 10 years.” exposure is the time between my spiel that I’ve given to legis- makers, and former VA secretary “Many people are saying this is Through the 1990s and the their service and when they try to lative staff who are new to the David Shulkin have urged the VA the Agent Orange of the post-9/11 post-9/11 wars, the military used make a claim. issue,” said Rouse, 47. to make it easier for veterans by generation,” Rep. Elaine Luria, open-air pits in order to burn “They come with a respira- Last week, Jon Stewart, the D-Va., chairwoman of the House garbage, jet fuel, paint, medical tory condition today, but they giving presumptive care, mean- ing if a veteran operated around former host of “The Daily Show,” Committee on Veterans’ Affairs waste, plastics — and in the cases served 10 years ago,” Carson backed a bill from Rep. Raul subpanel on disability assis- of some small combat outposts, said. “Some of the challenges are a burn pit and later contracts an illness related to toxic exposure Ruiz, D-Calif., and Sen. Kirsten tance and memorial affairs, said human waste. Veterans contract- finding the link between that in- Gillibrand, D-N.Y., that would Wednesday during a hearing on such as cancer, chronic bronchitis ing cancers, respiratory issues service event and their current streamline the process of obtain- the matter. and lung diseases at young ages condition because there are all or chronic obstructive pulmonary ing VA benefits for burn-pit and “We are now seeing young vet- largely have blamed exposure types of intervening issues or ex- disease, they would get disability toxic exposure through presump- erans in their 20s or 30s suddenly to toxic fumes for the illnesses. posures that may have happened benefits and care. debilitated by cancers they would However, the VA has contended as well.” “The scientific evidence every- tive care for any veteran who not reasonably contract unless there is not sufficient evidence to Officials have said the VA con- where is clear, these [burn pits] deployed to parts of the Middle they were heavy smokers or deep support those claims. The agency firms disability claims with the cause health hazards. Why is it so East, Southwest Asia and Africa into old age,” Luria said. “We also has said if burn-pit care were Defense Department on whether difficult for us to get the VA to un- since 1990. Presumptive care may not have all the answers on expanded, the volume of patients they served near burning gar- derstand,” said Rep. Mike Bost of would lift the burden of proof for burn-pit exposure, if ever. What would create enormous costs. bage. However, it is unclear how Illinois, the ranking Republican veterans because proving burn- we do know is that it’s making “We’re still in the process of DOD decides that. More than 200 on the House VA subpanel. “We pit exposure for some veterans people very sick. I can’t tell these study,” Carson told lawmakers. burn pits have been used around have the evidence over and over could be difficult. people to sit down to wait another Carson said one of the prime the world for decades, and it is and I feel we’re beating a dead [email protected] 10 years because quite frankly, reasons veterans are being reject- unlikely that all burn pits on horse … we’re continuing down Twitter: @StevenBeynon Congress approves major bill aiming to prevent veteran suicides

BY NIKKI WENTLING The legislation includes dozens of mea- thing and support those who have sacri- training. Stars and Stripes sures in addition to the new grant pro- ficed on our behalf.” The legislation also orders the depart- gram. One requires the VA to establish a The Hannon act was named for a retired ment to study how and where women are WASHINGTON — The House passed plan for boosting its mental health staff, Navy commander who died by suicide in using the VA and how much assistance the sweeping bipartisan legislation Wednesday and another creates a scholarship program 2018 at age 46. agency is providing to homeless female vet- that would give up to $174 million during to increase staff at Vet Centers. “My family is overjoyed that this critical erans. It also establishes the Interagency the next five years to state and local orga- There are several measures to increase bill has been passed by the House,” Kim Task Force on Outdoor Recreation at the nizations that provide suicide-prevention research into mental health problems and Parrott, Hannon’s VA, which would collaborate with public services to veterans and their families. suicide. The VA will be asked to research sister, said in a state- land agencies to increase veterans’ access The House approved the bill without hyperbaric oxygen therapy, as well as the ment Wednesday. to outdoor spaces. objection. It now goes to the White House, possibility that living at high altitudes in- “Not only does this The House sent the bill to the Senate where President Donald Trump is expect- creases suicide risk. honor my brother’s on Wednesday. In addition, the House ap- ed to sign it into law. The bill also mandates the Government legacy, it provides proved three separate measures for veter- The bill, titled the Commander John Accountability Office and the VA Office of closure for my fam- ans, all of which still must go to the Senate Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Inspector General to initiate investigations ily. Most importantly, for consideration. Care Improvement Act, gained the sup- into a host of issues, including one on the this legislation is a One bill aims to limit restrictions on the port of the White House, the Department VA mental health workforce and others on beacon of light to so VA for how it spends money during a pub- of Veterans Affairs, dozens of veterans VA Vet Centers and the effectiveness of the many more veterans lic health emergency. It aims to provide service organizations and Republican and agency’s suicide-prevention outreach. The Hannon and their families on flexibility to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie Democratic lawmakers. watchdog agencies are also being asked to their journey home in caring for homeless veterans during the Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., the ranking look at how the department handles veter- from military service to civilian life.” coronavirus pandemic, including provid- Republican on the Senate Veterans’ Af- ans who are at risk for suicide, as well as a The House approved the legislation as ing more money for food, transportation fairs Committee, said it was the “most sig- possible link between prescription medica- part of a deal with the Senate. In exchange and cellphones. nificant” bill regarding veteran’s mental tion and suicide. for passing the Hannon act, the House is Another bill, the Equal Access to Contra- health care to come out of the committee. Another measure requires the VA to expecting the Senate to approve one of its ception for Veterans Act, would eliminate “While this legislation puts in place create a website that can be a centralized bills — the Veterans’ COMPACT Act. copayments for female veterans when they critical care, services and support that will source for female veterans about the ben- The COMPACT Act includes nine provi- receive their birth control through the VA save veterans’ lives, my hope is it will also efits and health care services available to sions, one of which orders the VA to pro- — extending them the same benefit avail- serve as a signal to our veterans, service them. vide free care to all veterans in mental able to most women through public and members and families that they are never Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., who sponsored health crises. The bill creates an educa- private insurers. The measure could save alone,” he said on the Senate floor. the bill with Moran, said he hoped the bill’s tion program for families and caregivers female veterans a total of $400,000 each In part, the Hannon act creates a grant passage sent a message to all Americans of veterans with mental health issues, and year, according to VA estimates. program that would allow up to $750,000 to “that Congress can come together during it requires the VA police force to under- [email protected] be awarded to community organizations. politically turbulent times to do the right go de-escalation and crisis-intervention Twitter: @nikkiwentling Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 NATION In Taylor case, legal limits overshadow demands for justice

BY ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Ben Crump, who is representing Associated Press Taylor’s family. “But when a jus- tice system only acts in the best “Arrest the cops who killed interest of the most privileged and Breonna Taylor” became a rally- whitest among us, it has failed.“ ing cry this summer, emblazoned The long-awaited decision on T-shirts worn by celebrities came amid calls for police re- and sports stars while protest- form across the U.S., spurred by ers filled the streets demanding the death of George Floyd in Min- police accountability. In the end, neapolis and other Black Ameri- none of the officers were charged cans by law enforcement. The with Taylor’s killing, although backdrop now includes a divisive one was indicted for shooting into election season, with a fight over /AP a neighboring home that had peo- an open Supreme Court seat and DARRON CUMMINGS ple inside. repeated comments from Presi- Protesters chant near police Wednesday in Louisville, Ky., after the decision not to charge Kentucky The outcome demonstrates the dent Donald Trump portraying police officers for Breonna Taylor’s death was announced. vast disconnect between wide- demonstrators as violent mobs. spread public expectation of jus- The outcome came as no sur- tice and the limits of the law when prise to legal experts, who said police use deadly force. murder charges would never Anguish: 2 officers shot, over 120 arrested “Criminal law is not meant stand up in court because the offi- to respond to every sorrow and cers were fired at first. Police are grief,” Attorney General Dan- shielded by laws and long-stand- in response to lack of charges in Taylor’s death iel Cameron, the first African ing court rulings giving them American elected to the job in wide latitude to use deadly force FROM FRONT PAGE in our blood and our bodies and pressed dismay. At a news con- Kentucky, told reporters after the to protect themselves or others. being told to respond to this vio- ference, Cameron, the attorney grand jury announced its decision People gathered in downtown It’s been rare to charge police lence and aggression with peace,” general, said, “Criminal law is not on Wednesday. “And that is, that Chicago’s Millennium Park, with crimes in the death of civil- she said. “We did it the Martin meant to respond to every sorrow is true here. But my heart breaks chanting demands for justice ians, and winning a conviction is way for the entire summer, and and grief. for the loss of Miss Taylor.” as drivers on Michigan Avenue harder. it got us nowhere. Maybe it’s time “But my heart breaks for the Taylor, a 26-year-old Louis- honked their horns. Police in At- “You can’t get justice from a to do things the Malcolm way,” loss of Miss Taylor … My mother, ville emergency medical worker lanta unleashed chemical agents tragedy. What we have is a series referring to the nonviolent vs. if something was to happen to studying to become a nurse, was and made arrests after some of events that culminated in the protesters tried to climb on a at-all-costs philosophies of 1960s me, would find it very hard,” he shot several times in her hallway civil rights leaders Martin Luther added, choking up. after three plainclothes narcot- use of self-defense” both by Tay- SWAT vehicle. In Minnesota and Wisconsin, marchers peacefully King Jr. and Malcolm X. Cameron, however, said the of- ics detectives busted down the lor’s boyfriend and the officers, blocked highway traffic. Jones said she still hopes their ficers acted in self-defense after door of her apartment after mid- said Jan Waddell, a Louisville de- In Louisville, police said they demonstrations will lead to sys- Taylor’s boyfriend fired at them. night on March 13. The officers fense attorney. “Just because Bre- arrested 127 people after what temwide change in the U.S., but Kenneth Walker told police he entered the home as part of an onna was in caught the middle of began as peaceful protests. Of- the decision in Taylor’s case heard knocking but didn’t know investigation into a suspect who that and she was the victim of a ficers declared an unlawful as- makes her feel like her life doesn’t who was coming in and fired in lived across town. No drugs were shooting doesn’t mean that either sembly after they said fires were matter in America. self-defense. found at Taylor’s home. one of those parties engaged in set in garbage cans and several “I don’t think I’ll sleep the same The warrant was connected to Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth criminal activity,” he said. The fact that the officers were vehicles were damaged. A po- ever again, cause it would hap- a suspect who did not live there, Walker, was with her at the apart- lice statement also described the pen to any of us,” she said. “The and no drugs were found inside. ment and fired a shot at Louisville not only fired upon first but had a warrant allowing them to legally “looting” of several stores. system does not care about Black The city has since banned such police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly people. The system chews Black enter the apartment would have Interim Police Chief Robert warrants. after the door was broken down. people up and spits us out.” “According to Kentucky law, provided them with a powerful Schroeder also said a suspect was Walker has said he fired because Along with George Floyd, a the use of force by (Officers defense, experts said. That made detained in the shooting of two he feared he was being robbed or Black man killed by police in Min- Jonathan) Mattingly and (Myles) Taylor’s case less clear cut than officers. Jail records later con- that it might be an ex-boyfriend neapolis in May, Taylor’s name Cosgrove was justified to protect other recent killings that have firmed that Larynzo D. Johnson, of Taylor’s trying to get in. Mat- became a rallying cry during themselves,” Cameron said. “This stirred outrage, like that of Floyd, 26, was charged with two counts tingly was struck in the leg and nationwide protests that called justification bars us from pursu- who died in May after a Minne- of assault on a police officer and returned fire, along with other attention to entrenched racism ing criminal charges in Miss Bre- apolis police officer pressed his multiple charges of wanton en- officers who were outside the dangerment of police officers. and demanded police reform. onna Taylor’s death.” knee into his neck for several apartment. Mayor Greg Fischer said one offi- Her image is painted on streets, President Donald Trump read minutes. But the officers who opened cer was treated and released with emblazoned on protest signs and a statement from Cameron, say- Prosecutors will likely even fire on Taylor were determined leg wound, while the other was silk-screened on T-shirts worn by ing “justice is not often easy.” He face challenges in securing a by prosecutors to be justified in shot in the abdomen and doing celebrities. later tweeted that he was “pray- conviction against Hankison for using force because they acted in well after surgery. The FBI is still investigating ing for the two police officers that self-defense. The officer who shot wanton endangerment, observers “I’m asking everyone to reject potential violations of federal were shot.” into a neighbor’s apartment was said. The FBI is still investigating violence,” Fischer said. “The law in connection with the raid at Democratic presidential can- the one who was charged with a potential violations of federal law question obviously is what do we Taylor’s home March 13. didate Joe Biden and his running felony. Brett Hankison faces up in the case. do with that pain.” After the announcement, Ben mate, Kamala Harris, called for to five years in prison on each of “We see this over and over Taylor’s case has exposed the Crump, a lawyer for Taylor’s policing reform. the three wanton endangerment again where an officer is a crimi- wide gulf between public opinion family, denounced the decision as Biden said that while a fed- charges. nal defendant in one of these on justice for those who kill Black “outrageous and offensive.” Pro- eral investigation continues, “we The grand jury’s decision was cases … and when they take the Americans and the laws under testers shouting, “No justice, no do not need to wait for the final swiftly condemned by activists, witness stand it seems that ju- which those officers are charged, peace!” took to the streets, while judgment of that investigation celebrities and others as a shock- ries are very reluctant to second which regularly favor police and others sat quietly and wept. to do more to deliver justice for ing miscarriage of justice. Min- guess the split-second life or do not often result in steep crimi- Morgan Julianna Lee, a high Breonna.” He said that the coun- utes after the announcement, death decisions of police officers nal accusations. school student in Charlotte, N.C., try should start by addressing demonstrators began to march in potentially violent encounters,“ Carmen Jones has protested in watched the announcement from excessive force, banning choke- down a Louisville thoroughfare, said Philip Stinson, a former po- downtown Louisville every day her home. holds and overhauling no-knock chanting “No justice, no peace.” lice officer and criminologist at for nearly three months. She said “It’s almost like a slap in warrants. “The rallying cries that have Bowling Green State University. she feels despair after the grand the face,” the 15-year-old said “We must never stop speaking been echoing throughout the na- “I think that’s going to be a dif- jury’s decision and doesn’t know over the phone. “If I, as a Black Breonna’s name as we work to re- tion have been once again ignored ficult case for the prosecution to what’s coming. woman, ever need justice, I will form our justice system, including by a justice system that claims to prevail on if this goes to trial,” he “We’re tired of being hashtags. never get it.” overhauling no-knock warrants,” serve the people,” said attorney said. We’re tired of paying for history Authorities themselves ex- Harris said on Twitter. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 NATION Trump niece sues, says cheated out of millions Despite Trump NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s niece followed up her best-selling, tell-all book with a lawsuit Thurs- day alleging that the president and two of his siblings cheated her out of millions of dollars over remark, proper several decades while squeezing her out of the family business. Mary L. Trump sought unspec- ified damages in the lawsuit, filed in a state court in New York City. “Fraud was not just the family business — it was a way of life,” transfer vowed the lawsuit said. The lawsuit alleged the presi- dent, his brother Robert, and a Associated Press had no hesitation in committing to an orderly transfer if he loses. sister, the former federal judge WASHINGTON — Congres- “The winner of the November Maryanne Trump Barry, por- sional leaders from both parties, 3rd election will be inaugurated trayed themselves as Mary including Senate Majority Lead- on January 20th,” McConnell Trump’s protectors while secret- er Mitch McConnell and House said in a tweet. “There will be an ly taking her share of minority Speaker Nancy Pelosi, swiftly JOSE LUIS MAGANA/AP orderly transition just as there interests in the family’s exten- pushed back Thursday after Pres- sive real estate holdings. Robert has been every four years since Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news ident Donald Trump declined to Trump died last month. commit to a peaceful transfer of 1792.” conference Thursday, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrat Pelosi said it was Mary Trump and her brother, power if he loses the Nov. 3 presi- Fred Trump III, inherited vari- “very sad” the president of the Friends” on Thursday, “If Repub- process. But Trump also declined dential election. ous real estate business interests United States was even raising licans lose we will accept the re- four years ago to commit to hon- Trump said during a Wednes- when her father, Fred Trump Jr., this question. “What would our sult. If the Supreme Court rules oring the election results if his day news conference, “We’re died in 1981 at 42 after a struggle founders think?” she asked. in favor of Joe Biden, I will accept Democratic opponent, Hillary going to have to see what hap- with alcoholism. Mary Trump “Calm down, Mr. President,” that result.” Clinton, won. pens,” responding to a question was 16 at the time. Pelosi said at a news conference. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, a Biden, his current Democrat- about committing to the results. According to the lawsuit, Don- She reminded Trump the U.S. member of the House GOP lead- ic challenger, was asked about “You know that I’ve been com- ald Trump and his siblings de- plaining very strongly about is not North Korea, Russia, Saudi ership, tweeted: “The peaceful Trump’s comment after landing Arabia or other countries with transfer of power is enshrined in in Wilmington, Del ., on Wednes- valued Mary Trump’s interests, the ballots, and the ballots are a which included a share of hun- disaster.” strongman leaders he openly our Constitution and fundamen- day night. admires. tal to the survival of our Repub- “What country are we in?” dreds of New York City apart- By Thursday, the White House ments, by millions of dollars even sought to clarify Trump’s words “You are in the United States of lic. America’s leaders swear an Biden asked incredulously, add- America. It is a democracy,” she oath to the Constitution. We will ing: “I’m being facetious. Look, before Donald Trump’s father, “The president will accept the Fred Trump Sr., died on June 25, results of a free and fair election,” said. “So why don’t you just try uphold that oath.” he says the most irrational things. 1999. said Press Secretary Kayleigh for a moment to honor our oath Longtime Sen. Richard Shelby I don’t know what to say about it. As they pressured Mary Trump McEnany. But she said Trump of office to the Constitution of the of Alabama, chairman of the Ap- But it doesn’t surprise me.” to accept a settlement and relin- does want to “get rid of mass, United States.” propriations Committee said, In a July interview, Trump quish all interests in the Trump mail-out voting,” which he claims Pelosi said she has confidence “Well, we’ve always had a peace- similarly refused to commit to businesses, the uncles and aunt without evidence will lead to mas- in American voters to cast their ful transfer of power. That’s one accepting the results. sive fraudulent ballots. votes and choose the president. of the hallmarks. And I think this “I have to see. Look ... I have to provided fraudulent accounting Reaction to Trump’s comments Hardly any GOP lawmakers year will be no exception.” see,” Trump told Chris Wallace and financial statements that was strong and negative from came to the president’s defense. It is highly unusual that a sit- during a July interview on “Fox misrepresented the value of their Capitol Hill. Lawmakers from Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Trump ting president would express less News Sunday.” “No, I’m not going father’s estate at $30 million or both parties — including leaders ally and chair of the Senate Ju- than complete confidence in the to just say yes. I’m not going to say less, the lawsuit said. of Trump’s Republican Party — diciary Committee, told “Fox & American democracy’s electoral no, and I didn’t last time either.” From The Associated Press Former military, civilian leaders sign letter supporting Biden

BY KAREN DEYOUNG do, too.” support a third-party candidate. The Washington Post ‘ [It is] imperative that we stop Trump’s Trump has spoken often of A similarly timed survey by the assault on our nation’s values. what he believes is his support Military Times in 2016 gave WASHINGTON — Nearly 500 ’ from the military, although ear- Trump a two-to-one advantage retired senior military officers, Letter from National Security Leaders for Biden lier this month he said that some over Hillary Clinton. as well as former Cabinet secre- leaders at the Pentagon probably The new letter, addressed “To taries, service chiefs and other weren’t “in love with me.” Some Our Fellow Citizens,” says that officials, have signed an open let- military leaders, he said, “want to Trump “has demonstrated he ter in support of former vice pres- 489 people. missives nor said they would vote do nothing but fight wars so that is not equal to the enormous re- ident Joe Biden, the Democratic Not all of those Republicans for Biden. who previously have broken Retired Air Force Gen. Charles all of those wonderful companies sponsibilities of his office; he can- presidential nominee, saying that ranks with Trump have called G. Boyd, who signed the new let- that make the bombs and make not rise to meet challenges large he has “the character, principles, for Biden’s election, although ter, recorded a video for the the planes and make everything or small. Thanks to his disdainful wisdom and leadership necessary the numbers are growing. Last group’s Twitter account. else stay happy.” attitude and his failures, our allies to address a world on fire.” month, more than 60 former “I spent 36 years in the United The troops, he indicated, were no longer trust or respect us, and The letter, published Thursday happy with him. His remarks national security officials who States Air Force, almost seven of our enemies no longer fear us. morning by National Security came at a White House news served in Republican administra- those as a prisoner of war in Viet- “Climate change continues un- Leaders for Biden, is the latest conference after an article in the tions, including Trump’s, signed nam,” he said in the video. “Since abated, as does North Korea’s nu- in a series of calls for President Atlantic quoted unnamed senior a statement calling him “unfit to my return, I’ve been a Republi- clear program. The president has Donald Trump’s defeat in the No- administration officials as say- serve as President.” Noting that can, but quietly.” ceded influence to a Russian ad- vember election. some of them held different policy “I fervently believe that mili- ing Trump had called American “We are former public servants troops “suckers” and “losers” for versary who puts bounties on the positions from Biden, they none- tary officers should not be in- heads of American military per- who have devoted our careers, theless called for his election, volved in presidential politics, dying in battle. sonnel, and his trade war against and in many cases risked our saying it was “imperative that we even when retired,” said Boyd, A poll of active-duty service China has only harmed America’s lives, for the United States,” it stop Trump’s assault on our na- who is the only former POW to members conducted last month says. “We are generals, admirals, tion’s values and institutions and have reached four-star rank, and by Military Times, in conjunction farmers and manufacturers.” senior noncommissioned officers, reinstate the moral foundations of served as deputy commander of with the Institute for Veterans Biden, it says, “has the char- ambassadors and senior civil- our democracy.” the U.S. European Command. and Military Families at Syra- acter, principles, wisdom, and ian national security leaders. We Other former Trump officials, “But this year is different. Don- cuse University, indicated a drop leadership necessary to address are Republicans and Democrats, including retired Gen. Jim Mat- ald Trump’s assault on the rule of in military support for Trump. It a world on fire. That is why Joe and Independents. We love our tis, who served as defense secre- law that makes a democracy pos- showed Biden with a 41% to 37% Biden must be the next President country. tary, and former national security sible has been so egregious I’ve advantage over the president, of the United States; why we vig- “Unfortunately, we also fear for adviser John Bolton, who have decided to speak out…We need to with remaining active-duty ser- orously support his election; and it.” been sharply critical of Trump, vote for Joe Biden this year. I’m vice members saying they were why we urge our fellow citizens to The letter has been signed by have neither signed any of the going to vote for him. I hope you planning either not to vote or to do the same.” Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 VIRUS OUTBREAK Jobless claims at 870K as fraud and backlogs cloud data

Associated Press sion. Since then, as states have slowly reopened their economies, WASHINGTON — The number about half the jobs that were ini- of people seeking U.S. unemploy- tially lost have been recovered. ment aid rose slightly last week to Yet job growth has been slow- 870,000, a historically high figure ing, and unemployment remains that shows that the viral pandem- elevated at 8.4%. In most sec- ic is still squeezing restaurants, airlines, hotels and many other tors of the economy, employers businesses six months after it appear reluctant to hire new first erupted. workers in the face of deep un- The figure coincides with evi- certainty about the course of the dence that some newly laid-off virus. Most economists say it will Americans are facing delays in be hard for the job market or the NG HAN GUAN/AP receiving unemployment benefits economy to sustain a recovery as state agencies intensify efforts unless Congress enacts another A worker passes by the logo outside the SinoVac vaccine factory in Beijing on Thursday. to combat fraudulent applica- rescue package for individuals, tions and clear their pipelines of a businesses and states. Ultimately, backlog of jobless claims. an effective vaccine will likely be California has said it will stop needed for the economy to fully Chinese company says vaccine processing new applications for regain its health. two weeks as it seeks to reduce The growing concerns about backlogs and prevent fraudulent fraudulent applications have fo- should be ready by early 2021 claims. Pennsylvania has found cused mainly on a new program, that up to 10,000 inmates are im- Pandemic Unemployment Assis- properly receiving aid. tance. This program made self- BY SAM MCNEIL blocked the sale of Chinese vac- a few hundred million doses of the The Labor Department said employed people, gig workers and Associated Press cines. But Yin said that could vaccine by February or March of Thursday that the number of peo- contractors eligible for jobless aid change. next year. for the first time. BEIJING — A Chinese phar- SinoVac is developing one of SinoVac is also starting to test ple who are continuing to receive maceutical company said Thurs- unemployment benefits declined But the program has been tar- China’s top four vaccine candi- small doses of CoronaVac on chil- geted for fraud in many states day that the coronavirus vaccine dates along with state-owned dren in the three countries be- to 12.6 million. The steady de- it is developing should be ready cline in that figure over the past and has also double-counted SinoPharm, which has two in cause of the high rate of infection by early 2021 for distribution development, and military-affili- among young people there. several months reflects that some many beneficiaries. Last week, California cut in half the num- worldwide, including the United ated private firm CanSino. Yin said the company would of the unemployed are being re- States. ber of people receiving benefits More than 24,000 people are prioritize distribution of the vac- hired. Yet it also indicates that Yin Weidong, the CEO of Sino- under PUA, likely after purging currently participating in clini- cine to countries hosting human others have exhausted their reg- Vac, vowed to apply to the U.S. double-counts. It now says 3.4 cal trials of CoronaVac in Brazil, trials of CoronaVac. ular jobless aid, which lasts six Food and Drug Administration million people are receiving the Turkey and Indonesia, with ad- While the vaccine has not yet months in most states. to sell CoronaVac in the U.S. if it aid, down from 6.4 million the ditional trials scheduled for Ban- passed the phase 3 clinical tri- In addition to those receiv- passes its third and final round gladesh and possibly Chile, Yin als, a globally accepted standard, previous week. ing aid on state programs, about of testing in humans. Yin said he said. SinoVac chose those coun- SinoVac has already injected thou- And first-time applications for 105,000 others were added last personally has been given the ex- tries because they all had limited sands of people in China under an week to an extended jobless-ben- benefits, which generally reflect perimental vaccine. research and development capac- emergency use provision. efits program which provides an the pace of layoffs each week, “At the very beginning, our ity, serious outbreaks and large Yin said he was one of the first additional 13 weeks of aid. This often include leftover claims from strategy was designed for China populations, he said. to receive the experimental vac- program, established in the eco- previous weeks. and for Wuhan. Soon after that, He spoke to reporters during cine months ago along with re- nomic relief package Congress Christopher Thornberg, a in June and July, we adjusted our a tour of a SinoVac plant south searchers after phase one and passed earlier this year, is now founder of Beacon Economics, an strategy, that is to face the world,” of Beijing. Built in a few months two of human trials showed no se- paying benefits to 1.6 million economic consulting firm, says Yin said, referring to the city from scratch, the plant is de- rious adverse effects. He said that people. all the new programs to provide were the virus first emerged. signed to enable SinoVac to pro- self-injecting showed his support Applications for jobless aid aid have taxed most states’ unem- “Our goal is to provide the vac- duce half a million vaccine doses for CoronaVac. soared in the spring after the ployment agencies and made the cine to the world including the a year. The bio-secure facility “This is kind of a tradition of viral outbreak suddenly shut data less reliable. U.S., EU and others,” Yin said. was already busy Thursday fill- our company,” Yin said, add- down businesses across the coun- “It’s kind of the Wild West,” Stringent regulations in the ing tiny bottles with the vaccine ing that he had done the same try, which cost tens of millions of Thornberg said. “I have just U.S., European Union, Japan and boxing them. The company with a hepatitis vaccine under jobs and triggered a deep reces- largely dismissed this data.” and Australia have historically projects it will be able to produce development. Examining the differences between the flu and COVID-19

Associated Press a longer period. Brigham and Women’s Hospital The flu has a shorter incubation the strains of the flu virus that Another difference: COVID- and Harvard Medical School in period — meaning after infection, are circulating. Health officials It’s impossible to tell the dif- 19 is more likely than the flu to Boston. it can take one to four days to feel would like to see record numbers ference between influenza and COVID-19 without a test. They cause a loss of taste or smell. But Whether you get tested for one sick — compared to the coronavi- of people get flu shots this year have such similar symptoms, you not everyone experiences that or both viruses may depend on rus, which can take two to 14 days so hospitals aren’t overwhelmed may need to get tested to know symptom, so it’s not a reliable how available tests are and which from infection to symptoms. with two epidemics at once. what’s making you miserable. way to tell the viruses apart. viruses are circulating where you On average, COVID-19 is more There’s no vaccine yet for Body aches, sore throat, fever, That leaves testing, which will live, he said. contagious than the flu. But many COVID-19, although several can- cough, shortness of breath, fa- become more important as flu “Right now we are not seeing people with COVID-19 don’t end didates are in the final testing tigue and headaches are symp- season ramps up this fall in the community transmission of in- up spreading the virus to any- stages. toms shared by the two. Northern Hemisphere. Doctors fluenza, so widespread testing for one, while a few people spread Precautions against COVID-19 One difference? People with will need to know test results to the flu is not yet recommended,” it to many others. These “super- — masks, social distancing, hand- the flu typically feel sickest dur- determine the best treatment. Solomon said. spreader events” are more com- washing — also slow the spread ing the first week of illness. With It’s also possible to be infected Both the flu and coronavirus mon with COVID-19 than flu, of the flu, so health officials hope COVID-19, people may feel the with both viruses at the same spread through droplets from the Solomon said. continued vigilance could lessen worst during the second or third time, said Dr. Daniel Solomon, nose and mouth. Both can spread Preventing the flu starts with the severity of this year’s flu week, and they may be sicker for an infectious diseases expert at before people know they are sick. an annual flu shot tailored to season. PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 WORLD Pleas for coronavirus vaccine fill UN summit

BY CARA ANNA most everyone. Considering the Associated Press mind-popping challenges ahead, that’s no surprise. JOHANNESBURG — If the “We’ve never dealt with a situ- United Nations was created from ation where 7.8 billion people in the ashes of World War II, what the world are needing a vaccine will be born from the global crisis at almost the same time,” John of COVID-19? Nkengasong, head of the Africa Many world leaders at this Centers for Disease Control and week’s virtual U.N. summit hope Prevention, said this month. it will be a vaccine made avail- That has led to difficult ques- able and affordable to all coun- tions: Who will get vaccine doses tries, rich and poor. But with the first? Who is making private deals United States , China and Russia to get them? This week’s speeches opting out of a collaborative ef- make clear that such questions fort to develop and distribute a have existential meaning. vaccine, and some rich nations The vaccine quest must not be striking deals with pharmaceuti- a “purely mercantile act,” Iraq cal companies to secure millions said. Nor “an issue of competi- of potential doses, the U.N. pleas are plentiful but likely in vain. tion,” Turkey said. “Are people to be left to die?” “We must take the politics out Honduran President Juan Orlan- of the vaccine,” Kazakhstan said. do Hernandez, a COVID-19 sur- “We need true globalization of vivor, said of the uncertain way compassion,” Slovakia said. forward. The Dominican Republic de- More than 150 countries have ployed all-caps in a statement: joined COVAX, in which richer “WE DEMAND this vaccine be available to all human beings on countries agree to buy into po- ESKINDER DEBEBE, UNITED NATIONS/AP tential vaccines and help finance the planet.” More gently, Mozam- access for poorer ones. But the The pre-recorded message of Tommy Esang Remengesau Jr., president of Palau, is played during the bique warned that “nationalism absence of Washington, Beijing 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday at U.N. headquarters in New York. and isolationism in the face of a and Moscow means the response pandemic are, as far as we are to a health crisis unlike any other how the world’s most powerful U.N. meeting as a high-profile against selfishness: “Vaccine concerned, a prescription for in the U.N.’s 75 years is short of nations are contributing to vac- chance to wheedle, persuade and hoarding will harm us all.” failure.” truly being global. Instead, the cine equity. even shame. And Rwanda’s president, Paul No matter their reputation at three powers have made vague “It’s not enough for only some Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo- Kagame, appealed to the univer- home or on the global stage, lead- pledges of sharing any vaccine G20 countries to realize that an Addo, pointed out the illusory na- sal desire for a return to normal: ers are finding a shred of com- they develop, likely after helping equitable vaccine is the key to ture of borders and wealth: “The “Ensuring equitable access to mon ground as the world nears their own citizens first. ending this virus and reopening virus has taught us that we are vaccines, therapeutics and diag- a staggering 1 million confirmed This week’s U.N. gathering the global economy,” she said. all at risk, and there is no special nostics will speed up the end of deaths from the pandemic. could serve as a wake-up call, With weeks remaining before protection for the rich or a par- the pandemic for everyone.” “The COVID-19 vaccine must said Gayle Smith, president of the a deadline for countries to join ticular class.” Just two days into nearly 200 be considered a global public ONE Campaign, a nonprofit fight- COVAX, which is co-led by the The president of the COVID- speeches by world leaders, it was good. Let us be clear on this,” said ing preventable disease that’s de- U.N.’s World Health Organization, free Pacific island nation of Palau, clear the urgent need for a vac- Rodrigo Duterte, president of the veloping scorecards to measure many heads of state are using the Tommy Remengesau Jr., warned cine would be mentioned by al- Philippines. Taiwan: China sends planes to island 3 consecutive days

Associated Press that China considers part of its of 37 warplanes, including bomb- seph Wu, said in July that Chi- reject the prospect of political national territory. ers and fighter jets, across the nese military exercises have union with China under the “one TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan Separately on Monday, Tues- Taiwan Strait in a warning as a become increasingly frequent, country, two systems” framework said Thursday that China sent two day and Wednesday, the Chinese high-level U.S. State Department and have become “virtually a used for Hong Kong. military surveillance planes to- People’s Liberation Army sent official visited the island. daily occurrence.” Following Tsai’s election in ward the island for three straight two planes, according to state- Taiwan’s President, Tsai Ing- China has increased its dip- 2016, China cut off contact with days and it dispatched patrols in ments from Taiwan’s Ministry wen, has remained defiant of lomatic and military pressure the Taiwanese government and response. of National Defense. In response, these actions, visiting a military on Tsai’s government over her has sought to isolate her govern- Tensions have risen in the Tai- the Taiwanese side tracked the base Tuesday and encouraging refusal to agree to China’s insis- ment, siphoning off the island’s wan Strait as the United States planes and dispatched air patrols, the soldiers, in particular pilots tence that the island be consid- diplomatic allies while ratchet- has stepped up its official engage- the ministry said. and crew. ered a part of Chinese territory. ing up political, military and eco- ment with the self-ruled island Last week, China sent a total Taiwan’s foreign minister, Jo- The vast majority of Taiwanese nomic pressure. Nearly 500 pilot whales stranded in Australia with at least 380 dead

Associated Press to the south, Tasmania Parks and About a third of the first group Why the whales ran aground have seen so many in this case Wildlife Service Manager Nic had died by Monday evening. remains a mystery. The pod may unfortunately in this situation,” HOBART, Australia — More Deka said. Tasmania is the only part of have been drawn into the coast Pirotta said. pilot whales were found stranded All 200 had been confirmed Australia prone to mass strand- to feed or by the misadventure of And rescuing them doesn’t in Australia on Wednesday, rais- dead by late afternoon. ings, though they can also occur one or two whales, which led to always work “because they are ing the estimated total to nearly They were among 380 whales on the Australian mainland. the rest of the pod following, Car- wanting to return back to the pod, 500, including 380 that have died, that had died overall, 30 that were Australia’s largest mass strand- lyon said. they might hear the acoustics for in the largest mass stranding ever alive but stranded and 50 that ing had been 320 pilot whales “It’s really likely this was the vocalizations of the sounds recorded in the country. had been rescued since Tuesday, near the Western Australia state the one stranding event of a big that the others are making, or Authorities had already been Deka said. town of Dunsborough in 1996. group. This would have been one they’re just disoriented and in working to rescue survivors “We’ll continue to work to free The latest stranding is the first big group offshore,” he said. this case extremely stressed, and among an estimated 270 whales as many of the animals as we involving more than 50 whales in Marine scientist Vanessa just probably so fatigued that they found Monday on a beach and two can,” he said. “We’ll continue Tasmania since 2009. Pirotta said there were a number in some cases don’t know where sand bars near the remote coastal working for as long as there are Marine Conservation Program of potential reasons why whales they are,” she added. town of Strahan on the southern live animals.“ wildlife biologist Kris Carlyon might become beached, including In neighboring New Zealand, island state of Tasmania. About 30 whales in the original said that the latest mass strand- navigational errors. more than 600 pilot whales Another 200 stranded whales stranding were moved from the ing was the biggest in Australia “They do have a very strong washed up on the South Island at were spotted from a helicopter sandbars to open ocean Tuesday, “in terms of numbers stranded social system, these animals are Farewell Spit in 2017, with more on Wednesday less than 6 miles but several got stranded again. and died.” closely bonded and that’s why we than 350 dying. Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 WORLD China auto show forging ahead under virus limits BY JOE MCDONALD Associated Press BEIJING — The first event for the CEO of Swedish electric car brand Polestar at this month’s

Beijing auto show: A two-week NARDUS ENGELBRECHT/AP quarantine in a hotel. The auto show, the first major A baboon, named Kataza by locals, eats from discarded waste from in-person sales event for any in- stores in Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa, on Sept. 17. dustry since the coronavirus pan- demic began, opens Saturday in a sign the ruling Communist Party S. African baboon evicted is confident China has contained the disease. Still, automakers face intensive anti-virus controls after team raided homes including quarantines for visitors from abroad and curbs on crowd Associated Press Cape Town’s ongoing dilemma over how to deal with the baboons, sizes at an event that usually is CAPE TOWN, South Africa — packed shoulder-to-shoulder with who live in the craggy moun- MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/AP Kataza already had a lengthy rap spectators. sheet with Cape Town authorities, tains that surround the city but “The car show will indeed Visitors wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus look so when he organized a band of often jump at the chance to roam be different from any other car at Tesla vehicles on display at the China International Fair for Trade others to raid a series of suburban through residential areas and show,” said Thomas Ingenlath of in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, on Sept. 5. homes, he was captured. Now he scavenge for anything edible. Polestar, owned by China’s Geely sleeps at a local prison, although After he was captured, rang- Holding, by phone from his hotel Consulting. “They are really home countries. Most brands are there is a social media campaign ers relocated him to the nearby room in Tianjin, east of Beijing. counting on China to help their relying on Chinese employees or for him to be returned to his old area of Tokai, hoping that he The automakers’ willingness to bottom line.” foreign managers who work in the stomping grounds. would integrate with another, tackle the show’s logistical chal- Ford Motor Co., General Motors country full-time to operate their Kataza is a baboon, one of a few better-behaved troop and stop his lenges highlights the importance Co., BMW AG and other brands displays while keeping contact hundred urban baboons who live mischief. of China, their biggest market. are going ahead with global and with spectators to a minimum. around Cape Town and are often Activists, however, want him Chinese sales have rebounded to China debuts of electric SUVs, The Beijing city government to be taken home and reunited pre-pandemic levels while U.S. luxury coupes and futuristic con- a nuisance when they invade with his own troop. “#Bring- and European demand is weak cept cars. Some are broadcast- has told automakers to limit the properties looking for food. They BackKataza” reads a sign posted and the industry struggles to re- ing events online to reach wider number of guests they invite but knock over trash cans, steal fruit verse multibillion-dollar losses. audiences. has yet to say how many peo- and vegetables from gardens, and by a road in Kommetjie. There’s “China is the only hope for CEO Makoto Uchida of Nissan ple will be allowed into the 2.2 generally cause trouble. a Facebook page calling for his many global car makers,” said Motor Co. and other executives million-square-foot exhibition Kataza’s story is the latest in safe return. John Zeng of LMC Automotive plan to appear by video from their center. First Kosovar Albanian arrested on war crimes charges from ‘98-’99 war

Associated Press which he was indicted. 2009 as a transitional unit before The court said Mustafa would becoming a regular army. PRISTINA, Kosovo — A special be transferred to its detention fa- The Kosovo Specialist Cham- international court said Thurs- day that a former commander of cilities in The Hague and “appear bers and an attached Special the separatist fighters in Kosovo’s before the pre-trial judge without Prosecutor’s Office, or SPO, was 1998-99 war has been arrested as undue delay.” He is the first eth- established five years ago to look part of a war crimes and crimes nic Albanian to be arrested on into allegations that KLA mem- against humanity investigation war crimes charges arising from bers committed war crimes and stemming from the conflict with the 1990s conflict. crimes against humanity. Serbia. The Kosovo Liberation Army The association has said it The Kosovo Specialist Cham- was made up of ethnic Albanian anonymously received thousands bers, based in The Hague, said rebels who wanted Kosovo’s in- of confidential files during the former Kosovo Liberation Army dependence from Serbia. Mus- last two months, which contain commander Salih Mustafa was tafa oversaw fighters in the Llapi names of witnesses and also draft arrested based on a “warrant, area, 20 miles north of the capi- charges against former top KLA transfer order and confirmed tal, Pristina. commanders. It wasn’t clear indictment issued by a pre-trial He later served as intelligence whether the files were stolen or judge.” The court’s statement chief of the Kosovo Security leaked by someone involved in didn’t identify the charges on Forces, military troops created in the investigation. Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 WORLD Volkswagen unleashes newest electric SUV for mass markets Associated Press from hatchbacks and sedans. in the U.S. early next year, with The new model comes close Volkswagen offering three years FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen is unveiling a bat- on the heels of the German free unlimited charging on 470 tery-powered sport-utility vehicle company’s first vehicle built on stations belonging to the Electrify that is headed for global markets its electric-only platform, the America fast-charging network. including the United States and ID.3 compact, that went on sale The company says prices start SEBASTIAN KAHNERT, DPA/AP China, as the company takes a in September. The ID.3 is not, at $39,995 before the potential major step forward in its cam- however, coming to the United $7,500 U.S. federal tax credit. A VW ID.4 stands in front of the Frauenkirche on the occasion of paign to make electric cars a States, where larger vehicles The first edition will have a range a Volkswagen vehicle presentation on the Neumarkt in Dresden, mass-market choice. such as SUVs increasingly rule of 250 miles, charging to full in Germany, on July 29. The ID.4 combines the battery the market. 7.5 hours at home, or up to 80% in drive favored by environmental The ID.4 is by contrast “de- 38 minutes at a fast-charging sta- Scott Keough, CEO of Volk- but Volkswagen sees most of its rules in Europe and China with signed as a world car,” accord- tion. Volkswagen says eventually swagen in America, said Tesla’s customers coming from conven- the compact SUV design that has ing to Volkswagen brand head it will have a lower-cost $35,000 all-electric Model Y, which now tional compact SUVs such as the drawn many consumers away Ralf Brandstaetter. It will launch version with less range. starts at $49,990, is a competitor, Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V. Europe takes on biggest shift yet in financing greener growth

Bloomberg its criteria are likely to set a benchmark “going to alter the landscape,” said Mitch helped Germany’s debut green bond this standard for others to follow. Reznick, head of sustainable fixed income month attract five times as many orders as The European Union will unleash as The plans are undoubtedly a big win for at Hermes Fund Managers. “From a value the debt available. many green bonds as the world issued the industry — just four years after the point of view, this works best for thematic last year, testing the level of investor in- The number of sustainable index mu- first sovereign green bond issuance. Yet its funds, where value isn’t necessarily the tual funds and exchange-traded funds terest in financing a shift toward cleaner efforts will gauge whether such assets can primary driver.” and their assets of $250 billion have both economies. attract mainstream funds outside Europe, The huge issuance plan is the latest to The bloc plans to create up to $266 bil- or find demand limited to an enthusiastic fund pandemic rescue packages, leading to doubled in the past three years, according lion of green debt, which will propel it from but specialized group of investors. a surge in global debt. So far there’s been to Morningstar. Frans Timmermans, the a debut issuer to the largest player in the “From a market point of view, a devel- no shortage of demand for green assets, EU’s climate chief, sees this deeper pool of nascent market in coming years. With no opment point of view and a climate change thanks to a boom in environmentally-con- investors as an opportunity for the bloc to set definition on what makes a green bond, point of view,” the EU’s offerings are scious investing. These specialized funds fund change. PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020

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BY GREGG ELLMAN Google Assistant and Google Tribune News Service Photos. A magnetic remote is included. Stored social media arlier this year, Nix- albums in Dropbox, Facebook, play came out with an Google Photos, Instagram and all-new lineup of their Verizon Cloud can be uploaded to Eindustry-leading Wi-Fi the frame for viewing. smart photo frames. Now with Online: Nixplay.com; Smart better resolution, bigger screen Photo Frames start at $179.99 sizes, and advanced functional- and go up to $319.99 (15.6-inch). ity, they made a great product Wall hardware is included. even better. If you’re not familiar with EarFun Air True Wireless Earbuds KARL MERTON FERRON, THE BALTIMORE SUN/TNS Nixplay frames, you need to are another great, af- be, especially with the holiday fordable choice with great sound Jennifer Berg Gaither, the librarian at Baltimore City College, uses TikTok in her teaching. She poses shopping season upon us (hint!). and every added feature you’d with one of her former students, Melia Scott. With a private username and want. password, the modern-looking Instead of testing the Nixplay frames have Wi-Fi sound with music, I used connectivity, display- the EarFun Air Trues for ing digital images a few NFL games. With and videos that the pumped-in crowd The clock is ticking you or anyone can noise constantly coming in remotely upload to along with the announc- the frame. ers, I felt like they gave Setup is simple. me a great audio expe- Teens rally around popular app TikTok amid criticism All you need is rience. After the game, Wi-Fi and a secure I switched to my playlist BY JEFF BARKER phone book, if you grant us access to your phone account login with and, just as promised, The Baltimore Sun book on your mobile device.” the Nixplay com- the crystal-clear sound TikTok claims 100 million American users. It panion app (iOS was delivered along n candid moments, teens may concede they has been downloaded more than 2 billion times and Android). Once with a nice touch of dis- spend too many hours scrolling on TikTok, globally, according to Sensor Tower, an analytics the account and tortion-free bass. Every and acknowledge that the wildly popular app fi rm. frame are set up, it’s type of music I switched can feel frivolous. Trump’s executive order last month would bar up to you to share to had sound with great I EARFUN/TNS consistency, without But TikTok — a video sharing app for a genera- Americans from “any transaction” with Byte- the login informa- needing adjustments. tion that keeps little to itself — is inspiring ardent dance Ltd., TikTok’s China-based parent com- tion and invite oth- EarFun Air True The ergonomic fi t is loyalty from users who say its dance videos and pany . The order said TikTok’s ability to capture ers to stock family Wireless Earbuds a big deal, especially candid expressions of teen reality help them feel information about users — including online activ- memories. since many earbuds connected during the socially limiting coronavi- ity, location data and search histories — “threat- With the app, it’s I’ve tried were uncomfortable ens to allow the Chinese Communist Party access as easy as turning it on, selecting rus pandemic. for long-term use. The EarFuns President Donald Trump’s recent move to ban to Americans’ personal and proprietary informa- photos, hitting the upload button, choosing the playlist and hitting stayed in place for hours com- the app set off what Melia Scott, 18, of Baltimore, tion.” Bytedance says the order would “destroy an fortably. Having a single earbud calls “a rebellion” among her age group. online community” and has challenged the ban’s send. The playlist is just like a music playlist; you can divide it mode allows for just a single ear “They are defi nitely fi ghting it,” said Scott, who legality with a lawsuit in federal court in Califor- to play at a time. When you take attends Baltimore City Community College. nia. by family, event or just keep all the images in one. From the app, both earbuds out, the audio will There are “Save TikTok” and “Ban Trump” TikTok is also home to political action. Users you have controls to turn the pause and then resume when hashtags on the app, along with plenty of users learned on TikTok about making fake ticket re- frame on or off, invite friends to they are back in place. showing off unfl attering Trump impressions. quests for a Trump campaign rally in Oklahoma Included is Bluetooth 5.0, a 35- in June, seeking to infl ate expected attendance share images, view and delete Tens of thousands of people have signed any of a the playlists. hour battery life with the wire- half-dozen online petitions to preserve TikTok, estimates with a goal of embarrassing the presi- less and USB-C charging case. dent. Frame size options range and some users say they would explore loopholes between 9.7 and 15.6 inches. On a full charge, you should get or hacks to try to get around a ban. Like an infi nity pool, TikTok — with its videos 7 hours of playtime and an ad- endlessly looping, one displaying after the next All frames have a pair of 2-watt “TikTok is the language they use,” Jennifer speakers to allow audio to ac- ditional 28 hours with the case. Berg Gaither, the librarian at Baltimore City Col- — creates the sensation of going on forever. Many Fast charging for 10 minutes have a goofy, irreverent quality. company videos. lege high school, said of her students. She makes Each frame has Nixplay’s will produce about two hours of In addition to the volume of time young people playtime. TikTok videos — including some in which she patented stand, which is built spend on TikTok, some parents worry the app Touch-sensitive controls on dances with students — to heighten their interest into the power cord and is now creates a sexualized environment for kids, par- the outside of the earbuds were in education. “I don’t think anyone wants TikTok detachable to reveal a hidden ticularly girls. responsive for controlling music to go away,” she said. wall mount. “Parents are a little bit wary because they selections and “We use TikTok during the pandemic to liter- Inside is 8GB of think about kids shaking their booty in crop tops,” calls. ally express how we feel,” said Nakiyan Johnson, storage, which is a ton said Leticia Barr, a Montgomery County middle Online: 18, who graduated this year from City College. “I of space. The frame is school teacher who blogs about technology, educa- myearfun.com; want to still be able to communicate with people.” built with an integrat- tion and parenting. $59.99 or $49.99 The app invites users to share videos up to 60 “Like any social platform, we need to be mind- ed Hu-Motion Sensor at Amazon, seconds. People lip-sync popular songs, dance, ful of what our kids are using,” Barr said. “We so the frame turns on available in pull pranks on friends, show off stunts or athletic can talk to our kids about being safe, but we’re and off automatically black or white skills, provide cooking tips or open up about never sure of what other kids who use that plat- when motion is near. deeply personal issues such as depression or form are putting out in the world.” The Nixplay app sexual orientation. TikTok says users must be at least 13. It offers also has a tab for the Millennials and post-millennials talk about a scaled-down experience for kids under 13 that Nixplay print shop to body-image insecurities, breakups and the doesn’t permit sharing personal information. order prints, cards, and general awkwardness and tribulations of being a In its lawsuit against Trump, Commerce Sec- even picture smart- teenager or young adult. Analysts say the app is retary Wilbur Ross and the Commerce Depart- phone cases. All this can particularly good at fi nding users’ comfort zones ment, Bytedance said the administration was be ordered directly from and feeding them videos of interest by theme or “impermissibly banning TikTok.” The company the images loaded on location. said it stores user data outside China and its the frame or from your TikTok says on its website that it collects security measures are “more than suffi cient to smartphone’s camera “information contained in the messages you send address any conceivable U.S. government privacy roll. Subscriptions are through our platform and information from your or national security concerns.” available to Nixplay Plus for up to 80% off the products. Yearly membership is $49.99, NIXPLAY/TNS or month to month for $4.99. ON THE COVER: Janelle Monae stars in “Antebellum,” a fantasy-horror fi lm now available on demand. The frames have gotten smart- Nixplay frames have 8GB LIONSGATE/AP er, working with Amazon Alexa, of storage. Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 WEEKEND: MOVIES

Left: The critically acclaimed fi lm “12 Years a Slave,” starring Michael Fassbender, from left, Lupita Nyong’o and Chiwetel Ejiofor, tells the true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped in New York and sold into slavery. Fox Searchlight Pictures Right: Cynthia Erivo gave cinematic life to Harriet Tubman in 2019’s “Harriet,” but there are many more revolutionary women’s tales to tell onscreen. Focus Features Depicting slavery Films tackling topic have an uphill battle to climb with critics, historians and audiences

BY HELENA ANDREWS-DYER The Washington Post hat makes a good slave movie? The very question can feel too light considering the two- ton subject matter, but it’s top of mind this week with the Wrelease of “Antebellum,” a thriller by the producers of “Get Out” that uses the horrors of slavery as an allegory for America’s long- overdue racial reckoning. It’s a lot — and yet, not enough. The fi lm stars Janelle Monae in overlapping roles as a 21st-century professional smarty named Veronica and an enslaved woman named Eden who is forced into labor on a cotton plantation. With its time- Hollywood fi lm, where you had a Black centers on the story of a Black man and blending narrative, the fi lm attempts to reframe the hard-to-watch writer who was a descendant of slaves,” depicts both the stark brutality and ordi- scenes of sexual violence, kidnapping and whippings so common in said Gabriel, who teaches a course on nary day-to-day lives of the enslaved. movies about slavery with a plot twist most will see coming from a slavery and fi lm at the University of Con- Other fi lms from the 2010s such as country mile. necticut. “Django Unchained,” “The Birth of a Na- Before “12 Years a Slave” — written by tion” and “Harriet” have their moments, Why would the fi lmmakers even go there? Slavery is in right now. John Ridley and directed by Steve Mc- but don’t quite rise to the top of most In 2017, “Get Out” — Jordan Peele’s directorial debut and Oscar winner Queen, who are both Black men — major experts’ list. “Django Unchained” was for best original screenplay — employed the themes of bondage and studio fi lms about slavery were almost Quentin Tarantino’s shoot-’em-up fantasy. stolen humanity to weave a modern horror story about race and racism exclusively written, directed and pro- “The Birth of a Nation,” about the revolt that felt different but still familiar. The fi lm ushered in a new wave duced by white men, and it showed. led by Nat Turner, was overwrought. Though Steven Spielberg’s “Amistad,” of cinematic explorations of slavery with a twist. Peele’s sophomore “Harriet,” about the American hero Har- released in 1997, was one of the fi rst big- riet Tubman, could have told the fascinat- effort “Us” and next year’s “Candyman” have also drilled into layers budget fi lms to depict the horrors of the ing and lesser-known tale of her work as of oppression to examine society’s ills. “Antebellum” appeared to be Middle Passage on screen, it is, at its core, a Union Army spy. following suit. a courtroom drama starring white men. “All of these movies try to reinforce the “Glory,” a 1989 movie about one of the notion that slavery was bad, which we all fi rst Black regiments of the Union Army, Led by fi rst-time directors Gerard Hornaday called it a “muddled misfi re already know,” said Alexis Wells-Oghog- which garnered Denzel Washington his homeh, a historian focusing on the inter- Bush and Christopher Renz, the fi lm is of a fantasy-horror fi lm.” Entertainment fi rst Oscar, focuses much of its narrative the latest addition to a complicated canon Weekly was similarly unimpressed by sections of gender, religion and slavery. on the struggles of Col. Robert Gould “What I would like for us to do with that includes movies as problematic as the “underbaked slavery fable” which, Shaw, played by Matthew Broderick. “Gone with the Wind,” as fantastical as according to the Hollywood Reporter, these fi lms is to get to a place where we Gabriel’s syllabus begins in 1915 with valorize the work of the people who lived “Django Unchained” and as revered as “is shallow, more interested in making D.W. Griffi th’s wildly popular racist pro- “12 Years a Slave.” a Big Point than digging meaningfully and died” on plantations, said Wells-Og- paganda fi lm “The Birth of a Nation” and hoghomeh. “Those are the vast majority “You have to be really careful and into its subject.” The Globe and Mail moves up through the decades to include of the ancestors of people who call them- responsible with (this topic),” Bush said took the entire genre to task: “At the end such fi lms as “Glory” and “Get Out,” as selves African Americans.” in an interview. of the day, if this is what contemporary well as older fi lms such as “The Littlest For Joy Banner, the director of market- Because like the fi lms that came before slave narratives are belatedly evolving Rebel” (1935), “Gone with the Wind” ing at the Whitney Plantation in Louisi- it, “Antebellum” isn’t just a movie. It can’t into, I’m not sure that the genre is worth (1939) and “Mandingo” (1975), exam- ana, one of the few such historic sites in be. Films about slavery have an uphill rehabilitating.” ining each for its historical accuracy, battle to climb with critics, historians So, the big question still remains: What cultural context and entertainment value. the country that centers on the experience and audiences. There is a responsibil- makes a good slave movie? Or, perhaps “I ruin movies for my students, even of those enslaved there (and not Pinter- ity lurking behind each reel: A dialogue more important, what makes a bad one? ones I like,” he said. est weddings), the goal of any good movie should be sparked; perspectives should For the experts — researchers, teachers, But “12 Years a Slave” is one Gabriel about slavery should be to humanize the be shifted. It’s an incredibly tall order for writers, actors — the answer lies some- likes. The Oscar-winning fi lm is based people this country considered chattel. any piece of art but represents the pecu- where between holding on to the past and on the 1853 memoir of Solomon Northup, “We created something beautiful out liar conundrum of fi lms about what Bush pushing the narrative forward. a free man from New York who was kid- of it — our bonds, our networks. That called “this country’s original sin.” When historian Dexter Gabriel saw “12 napped and enslaved in D.C. McQueen’s is not captured enough,” said Banner, a According to the reviews, “Antebel- Years a Slave” in 2013 at a Brooklyn the- big-screen adaptation consistently gets descendant of the plantation for which lum” doesn’t hit the mark. ater, his reaction was simple: “Finally.” gold stars from American historians be- she works. Washington Post chief fi lm critic Ann “It was the fi rst time, as far as a major cause the fi lm is based on actual events, CONTINUED ON PAGE 20 PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 WEEKEND: MOVIES

FROM PAGE 19 country is still struggling with Banner’s thoughts on the today. subject aren’t just academic. “I think it’s painful for Amer- She is currently working on her ica to keep avoiding the conver- own script about a little-known sation because a decade later, African American hero. It’s a you’re going to fi nd yourself here Confronting the pain spycraft story set against the again having to deal with similar backdrop of the American Civil issues,” said Hounsou. “You do War. Her personal charge, and need to talk about it. You need to artistic struggle, is to tell “a story regularly remind the new gen- Horrors of slavery at center of Monae’s ‘Antebellum’ eration where they came from, that is a relief from the trauma who their ancestors were. that also does justice to the BY JOHN CARUCCI dimensional in a sense.” “Imagery is the way that trauma.” Associated Press “I was really emotional from the experience. people conquer the world these What’s missing from so many And I took out my notepad and took all of the days. If you can’t tell your story, anelle Monae says she “felt so much fi lms about the institution of notes from the nightmare,” Bush said. you’re done.” rage and anger” when she stepped onto slavery is variety, said Banner. Bush and fi lmmaking partner Christopher Especially because, he added, a former slave plantation for the fi rst Renz say they used 1970s horror fi lms as inspi- There aren’t just more stories time to fi lm the psychological thriller the other side will continue to tell ration. They hope to unsettle audiences when to be told, but different stories theirs. “Antebellum.” depicting terrors of the pre-abolition South. The — nuanced narratives that depict JIn the movie, the pop star and actress plays a That lesson — that history, Oscar-winning 1939 fi lm “Gone With the Wind” the vast experiences of those who cinematic or otherwise, belongs successful modern-day author who fi nds herself became a touchstone. Bush describes it as both were enslaved in America from to the storytellers — is one that trapped in alternate time periods, including the a “horror fi lm” and “a piece of really effective 1619 through the end of the Civil “Antebellum” directors Bush and terrifying reality of a runaway slave. Remem- propaganda.” War. Not every slave narrative Renz had hoped to bring home bering the moment she arrived on that planta- “We went so far as to obtain the lenses from is cotton fi elds, barefoot escapes with their fi lm. tion set, she becomes visibly emotional. ‘Gone with the Wind’ to shoot our movie so that through the woods, barking dogs Their opening tracking shot is “My ancestors were stolen. They didn’t steal we could take that same weaponry that was and torn fl esh. directly inspired by “Gone with slaves or servants. They stole doctors. They stole intended to misinform, to correct the record,” Who’s telling the tale of Robert the Wind.” Using the very same lawyers. They stole musicians. They stole moth- Bush said. Smalls, who in 1862 comman- lenses as the 1939 fi lm, the fi rst ers, fathers. Humans that mattered,” she said. In addition to Monae, the cast also includes deered a Confederate ship, scene of “Antebellum” depicts an Much of the horror of “Antebellum” is in its Jack Huston, Eric Lange, Kiersey Clemons, picked up his family and then idyllic plantation in all its South- unfl inching depiction of the violence infl icted Gabourey Sidibe and Jena Malone. on slaves. Monae hopes the fi lm acts as a cata- sailed to freedom? Or the story of ern-fi ltered glory, complete with Like many fi lms this year, the pandemic has lyst for discussions about systemic racism Ellen Craft, whose skin was fair the lush greenery and stately big led to multiple delays in releasing in a politically divided nation. She enough that she passed for white house. Then the camera leads “Antebellum.” Bush notes the says it’s essential to “confront the and, in 1848, dressed up as a viewers past all that ill-gotten signifi cance of the settled pain” of the past in order to wealthy male planter, pretended beauty to the brutality happen- fi nal date: “We didn’t do it understand the present state to be her husband William’s ing behind the scenes. deliberately. But it just so of Black Americans — and owner, and escaped with him to The directors’ goal was to happens that the date address police brutality Philadelphia, traveling most of “correct the record using the of September 18th is and social injustice. the way in luxury? same weaponry that was used the anniversary of the “You cannot talk “There are more cathartic to create this false narrative of Fugitive Slave Act of about the present and stories to be told,” said Banner. the noble antebellum South,” 1850,” he said. everything we’re deal- Looking at the past decade, said Bush. “I don’t know that I Bush said he real- ing with the police one would be forgiven for think- would even consider ‘Antebel- without knowing the izes that audiences ing that movies about slavery lum’ within the category of those past and understanding will be uncomfortable are plentiful. Since the 2012 movies just based on what it is. that in the South dur- watching the fi lm, but releases of “Django Unchained” It’s something entirely different.” ing the Civil War that he believes that unset- and “Lincoln,” there has been a Well, not exactly. the fi rst police insti- tling times calls for steady stream of slave fi lms. Be- It is a fi lm that uses slavery, tution was the same unsettling art. sides 2013’s “12 Years a Slave,” and specifi cally the pre-Civil slave patrol meant “We need to catalyze the following years brought War time period consistently to control, meant to a national dialogue or “Freedom” (2014), “Free State portrayed on-screen, as a plot monitor free slaves, advance the dialogue of Jones” (2016), “The Birth of device. Slavery is the point. As meant to kill, meant around this country’s a Nation” (2016) and “Harriet” such, “Antebellum” is expected to discriminate against original sin. I think that (2019) to theaters. “Emperor” to do several things at once: edu- free slaves,” Monae said. we’re going to need to con- premiered in March, and “An- cate, inspire, activate. And while The movie grew out of front it head on and disman- tebellum” will be on video on valiant efforts are made to do a literal nightmare that tle the scaffolding that keeps demand Friday. something different — the plot co-writer-director Gerard these inequities in place so But despite the uptick in titles, centers on an enslaved, empow- Bush had after his father that we can build something movies about slavery are “still ered Black woman’s story, and died. He awoke remembering new, more equitable for ev- exceedingly rare,” said Gabriel. notably doesn’t let white women “this woman, Eden, that was eryone,” Bush said. screaming desperately for The dearth of fi lms about the off the hook — the fi lm falls short of rejuvenating the genre. help that felt like cross- INVISION/AP subject is a double-edged sword. Because there are so few, each So what makes a good slave fi lm that does address it usually movie? One that tells a differ- attempts to do too much. ent tale. One that doesn’t try to “Every fi lm has to be the fi lm squeeze a centuries-long saga about all slavery, and it can’t,” into one or two hours. And one said Gabriel. that gives audiences something This is the reason some ques- to leave the theater with besides tion the very value of fi lms about trauma, especially in a time it. Why make them if the bar is when brutal images of Black so high and so often missed? bodies aren’t just in history For actor Djimon Hounsou, books, but on the 6 o’clock news. whose fi rst major role was star- Because good movies about ring in “Amistad,” the opportuni- slavery are still important tools ty could not be missed to bring to in shifting cultural tide. the masses the tale of a group of “When it comes to the history kidnapped Africans who revolted of people of African descent in against their captors. the U.S., we are still in a moment “I was completely invested to where we need to be human- my bones in playing this charac- ized. We see over and over the ter,” said Hounsou, who won an consequences of us not being NAACP Image Award for play- understood as fully human,” ing Cinque, the real-life Mende said Wells-Oghoghomeh, the tribesman who led a revolt on the historian. slave ship La Amistad in 1839. “I Gabriel’s hope is that the next have never been more alive than wave of fi lms released about the when I was playing that role. I topic are written, directed and was so connected. I was so gone. produced by Black people. It’s diffi cult to articulate.” “That’s going to push the When “Amistad” was released, direction we see these fi lms it sparked a renewed dialogue take,” he said. “There are about race in America that the umpteen stories to tell.” Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 WEEKEND: MOVIE REVIEWS A provocative idea that doesn’t quite work A modern-day author fi nds herself enslaved on a plantation in thriller ‘Antebellum’

BY LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press The new fi lm “Antebellum” begins with a famous William Faulkner quote: “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” This is a very literal introduction to a fi lm about the evils of de facto and de jure oppression of Black people in America that’s crafted as a high-concept night- mare. Essentially, a modern-day woman fi nds herself trapped and enslaved on a plantation and must fi nd a way to escape and reclaim her identity. Perhaps the overused quote was a warning about the journey we were about to go on. Because while the concept is certainly intriguing, the execution falls woefully short of its potential. In other words, this is no “Get Out,” although it would like to be. Written and directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz (in their feature debut), the fi lm begins on the plantation. The camera fl oats over familiar images of Southern hypocrisy as a little white girl in a sunny yellow dress skips over to her mother on the steps of their grand estate while enslaved Black people work around them and Confederate soldiers march through the grounds. Janelle Monae is in- troduced as one of these enslaved people, Eden. And it’s not long before the brutal- ity starts — branding, lynching, assault . We’re in this “past” for more than 30 LIONSGATE/AP minutes before the fi lm essentially stops and reboots itself in a modern setting A successful author (Janelle Monae, right) fi nds herself trapped in a horrifying reality that forces her to confront the past, present where Monae is now Veronica Henley, and future before it’s too late in “Antebellum,” co-starring Kiersey Clemons, left. a famous writer who is going on a work trip. She has a picture-perfect life: A lov- instead of helping her. There’s the host “play” at living in the antebellum South . the oppressors feel good. “Antebellum” ing husband and a beautiful daughter, a at the restaurant who seats her and her The machinations of the plot are not is supposed to be a rebuke to that. But it magazine-worthy apartment, professional friends by the kitchen when other tables subtle, and the fi lm seems more interested just doesn’t come close to delivering on all success and confi dence. In an alternate are open. And there’s the woman (Jena in showcasing torture rather than illumi- of its big ideas, despite Monae’s powerful reality, this could be a rom-com setup. Malone) whose compliments of Veronica nating the racism that lives on today. performance. But things are a little off here, and the ooze with degrading condescension. Monae said in an interview with Enter- audience, along with Veronica, begins to Malone is in the “past” too, perusing the tainment Weekly that most fi lms about In the end, “Antebellum” will inspire see the cracks in this so-called progres- slaves for purchase. And the fi lm comes racism are white savior fi lms — even conversation, just probably not the one the sive society where she is subjected to de- to reveal that the plantation is neither the some that she’s been part of. It is a failing fi lmmakers anticipated. humanizing microaggressions and bigger past nor a dream, but a very real place of cinema and storytelling when an ex- “Antebellum” is rated R for disturbing violent con- slights over the course of a day. There’s where Black people are kidnapped and perience is only shown through a certain tent, language and sexual references. Running the concierge at the hotel who takes a call taken so that white supremacists can lens that helps absolve and even make time: 105 minutes. ‘Residue’ is a deeply personal look at Black identity, the role of art

BY ANN HORNADAY realist imagery pervades a fi lm gets to do what, whose histo- The Washington Post that moves effortlessly between ries are given primacy, and the the world as it is, and the world unspoken but violently enforced Merawi Gerima makes a stun- as it feels to someone who can’t codes that defi ne those boundar- ning feature debut with “Resi- seem to fi nd his footing between ies. The faces of white interlop- due,” a moving homage to the a quickly receding past and an ers are rarely seen in “Residue,” Washington, D.C., neighborhood unrecognizable present. a conceit that helps make it a where he grew up. Drenched in That dislocation is especially thoroughly subjective portrait sadness, anger, steadfast love painful when it comes to Jay’s of Jay’s own personhood and and poetic imagery, this alter- friends, a once-tight group that psychic autonomy. nately dreamy and damning fi lm has now scattered. When he To the degree that this fi lm won the audience award at Slam- manages to fi nd them, they’re ei- refl ects Gerima’s own journey dance earlier this year, before ther wary, hostile or, in the case — he is the son of fi lmmaker and making its international debut of a character named Demetrius, Howard University fi lm professor at Venice this month. It lives up mysteriously elusive. The sus- Haile Gerima — it is a poignant, to that impressive provenance, pense surrounding the friend’s deeply personal statement of a introducing a thoughtful new ARRAY RELEASING/Netflix whereabouts lends “Residue” fi lmmaker wrestling with art’s cinematic voice at a time when it its narrative drive, but the plot proper place in a troubled and un- couldn’t be more needed. In “Residue,” starring Obinna Nwachukwu, right, a fi lmmaker returns is secondary to Gerima’s gift for just world. Even more profoundly “Residue” chronicles the to his childhood home in Washington, D.C., to write a script. visualizing interior experience, — and universally — “Residue” prodigal return of Jay (Obinna whether it’s grounded in unre- is a delicately layered depiction of Nwachukwu), who has been and where White millennials are co,” “Residue” is nominally con- solved trauma or the exquisite the dance between alienation and studying fi lm in Los Angeles and rapidly taking over. “Welcome to cerned with the resentments and joys of lifelong connection. belonging. In this moving por- comes back to Q Street to make a the neighborhood,” an upstairs contradictions of gentrifi cation: As Jay fi nds his way back trait, it’s a dance that is defi ned fi lm about his childhood friends; neighbor says condescendingly, In one particularly vivid scene, home — wherever that is, and by struggle, grief and undimin- what he fi nds is a place oddly dis- unaware that they’re both living a group of young white women whatever that means — “Resi- ished grace. connected from his past, where in the house where Jay grew up. joke about crack houses over due” becomes a fascinating “Residue” is rated TV-MA for obscenity, the family and neighbors who Like “Blindspotting” and “The cocktails while blood pools under study in the navigation of social drug use and some violence. Available nurtured him have moved away, Last Black Man in San Francis- their feet. That kind of magical- space: who belongs where, who on Netflix. Running time: 90 minutes. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 WEEKEND: VIDEO GAMES

temples and their patiently painted mu- I wanted to pay tribute to that style. It’s rals of Hindu legends, Raji: An Ancient so beautiful. It’s so intriguing, and the A transportive Epic itself is an original good-versus-evil amount of hard work, the exact patience story. you need to do this kind of art, is mind- The gods and demons are shown in art blowing. But it’s going to be lost with throughout, and the game is narrated by time. So for people to see that there is the deities Durga and Vishnu. The small something like this, and it can result in EXPERIENCE team uses the stories more to illustrate a another art form, is something I wanted lineage, to create the sensation that the to bring to the game.” player-led character is creating a new Ghosh also orchestrated the game’s myth. Great pains, however, were taken interstitial scenes, which take their look to show reverence. from Balinese shadow puppetry. Here, “Smudging the image of any god was a the orange-yellow backdrops contrast Action-adventure game Raji highlights big no. Even small things, like in Hindu the fragility of the paper-like cutouts culture, your feet cannot point toward with a sinister tone. And for those pay- ancient India and the culture it birthed a god,” says studio cofounder Avichal ing extra close attention, Singh says the Singh. fi ghting combos that players can piece BY TODD MARTENS Raji mixes and matches game genres “This is a rule,” he continues. “Your together specifi cally recall martial arts moves that originated in India. Los Angeles Times is slickly done — running, jumping and feet shouldn’t be pointing toward gods. climbing through ruins requires preci- It’s disrespectful. If you have gods on All this detail was helped in part by played an hour of Raji: An An- sion and concentration. But for all of its your table, you can’t put your feet up the time it took to make the game, even cient Epic before I stopped and sense play, the game also seems to pos- there. We’ve taken care of such small if the team was in a panic after a 2017 restarted. While it’s not uncom- sess an understanding of history. Its in- things. There was a moment where Raji campaign on crowdfunding site Kick- mon for players to reboot a game teractive text is built on mythologies that was doing a wall-run over a particular starter failed. “We used all our savings,” Iafter learning its basic controls, have gone largely unexplored in modern statue, and we could not do that. The says Maude. While the team eventually that wasn’t what made me want to begin Western media, especially games, where story of the game is the gods are watch- linked with investor Super.com and also again. Raji: An Ancient Epic reminded an America obsession tends to dominate. ing you and blessing you, so there’s received in 2018 an Unreal Dev Grant me of a sensation I hadn’t thought about Raji: An Ancient no reason to have any kind of offense from Epic Games, they were at one point much during the pandemic: the feeling of Epic made me feel toward a god. It helped the game.” asking their families for grocery money. exploring and discovering a new place. like a traveler called Completing the game, which is cur- “We were desperate for money,” says Raji: An Ancient Epic isn’t a replace- to dig deeper, to rently available for the Nintendo Switch Maude. “Shruti sold her apartment. But ment for a vacation, of course — no video learn more outside and coming to the PC, PlayStation 4 and our families could see how important this game or virtual reality experience is the game about the Xbox One in October, became something project was to us. We were literally using yet that transportive — but it sparked a Hindu and Balinese of a mission for the team. For Ghosh, all our funds to keep a roof over our desire to analyze, to examine and to un- legends, stories and the more she studied the art of medieval heads. Us three weren’t taking a salary.” derstand the in-game surroundings and settings that are India, the more she saw the game as Of course, it helped, says the team, its inspirations. A game that could be interwoven into the a way to showcase traditions that are that when they went to family seeking completed in a weekend stretched into project. One area being lost — a point that was under- cash, they were working on a game that a full week as I began writing down the of the game was di- lined when she and the studio’s third was encouraging them to discover a names of deities such as Mahishasura rectly inspired by the golden sandstone cofounder, Ian Maude, were in Bali and history that, as children, they sometimes and Kali for further research. prevalent in the Indian city of Jaisalmer, learned about passed-down mask-mak- rolled their eyes at. On the surface, Raji: An Ancient Epic home to the famed fortress whose tiered ing traditions. “We’ve learned so much about things is an action-adventure game. walls seem ripe for video game leaps. She crafted the game’s hand-painted that we didn’t know about our own gods,” Its tale of a young woman rescuing The intricate carvings of the Ajanta art style, including many of the murals Ghosh says. “I was calling my mother her brother from forces of the under- Caves served as inspiration, too, as our that dot the digital rockwork. Occasion- going, ‘Is this true? Is this actually true?’ world can be told with many backdrops hero, Raji, traverses ruins with larger- ally, as Raji runs past them, they spring I come from a part of India where god- across numerous cultures. But Raji: An than-life animal carvings. to life, becoming more animated as the dess Durga is worshipped the most, and Ancient Epic, a labor of love that was “From the very beginning, we wanted narration tells of the bygone but vener- my family has been worshipping goddess often a struggle to get made by its small to do a game that represents Hindu able myths of the Hindu gods. Scaled Kali since who knows when. For me, to team, has a rather specifi c design intent. culture. We didn’t see any game that was down to the game’s miniature art style, read all this stuff has been eye-opening Beyond asking players to tackle its made from India that had that,” says it’s a Pahari-inspired look that wouldn’t because I didn’t care much when grow- demonlike monsters with acrobatic fi ght Shruti Ghosh, cofounder of the Pune, be out of place in an ancient manuscript. ing up. This has been formative for us moves, the game seeks to highlight a India-based Nodding Heads Games, “In India, all these art forms are too.” place — ancient India — and the culture whose founders had jobs at the Indian slowly dying,” Ghosh says. “Nobody Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox it birthed. outposts of major game studios before wants to learn this anymore. Where are One, Nintendo Switch Thus, as I advanced through Raji: An going independent in 2017. “We had not they going to be used? This is the reason Online: rajithegame.com Ancient Epic and dedicated myself to seen a game made with this mythology. mastering the game’s relatively robust So we just went for it.” Set in ancient India, the action-adventure game Raji: An Ancient Epic follows a young combo-based fi ghting system, I discov- While the game uses religious ico- girl chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion of the human realm. ered a decorative, lush world. The way nography, seeking to re-create Indian NODDING HEADS GAMES/TNS Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 WEEKEND: QUICK TRIPS Europe

A water fountain in Aukammtal park. Nearby are the city’s famed thermal baths, which reopened in June.

PHOTOS BY DAVID EDGE/Stars and Stripes A stream runs through Aukammtal park in Wiesbaden, Germany. The park also includes several play areas for children and a variety of vibrant fl owers in late summer. And unlike some German parks, entry is free. This statue is a monument to nature. ON THE QT DIRECTIONS A spot of green Address: Am Warmen Damm, 65191 From the Army’s Hainerberg area, take New York Strasse Aukammtal park is an oasis and make a right on to Moelt- kering. Continue on a slight right to Fichentstrasse and in Wiesbaden’s urban jungle take the fi rst exit at the round- about to Aukammallee.

BY DAVID EDGE A paved running and cycling trail runs Stars and Stripes around the park, next to a small stream, A boy climbs a tree in Aukammtal park, not COSTS far from the Army’s Hainerberg housing area. which when I was there in September had Park entry is free. n the heart of Wiesbaden, there’s a green ducks swimming in it and nesting on shore. gem that offers hours of pleasure in the Don’t get too close to them, though, because an encyclopedic work by the ancient Roman great outdoors for little or no cash. they’ll chase you. writer and military commander Pliny the FOOD I Aukammtal park is less than a fi ve- Every once in a while, the trail goes past a Elder. Best purchased in the city There are several play areas for children minute drive from the Army’s Hainerberg stately home, while some of the thermal baths or brought from home for a installation. It’s part of several interconnected in the parks, offering lots of room to run and that gave the city its name are also nearby. picnic. parks and open spaces in Wiesbaden, includ- The baths reopened in June, although the sau- enjoy themselves. In the evening, groups of ing the Kurpark and the Apotheker Garten. nas remain closed due to coronavirus safety locals often gather in the park to do yoga and The city describes them on its webpage as a measures. other exercises. INFORMATION “green lung” and “lovingly cared-for oases” Wiesbaden means, roughly translated, And if all that walking or running or Online: tinyurl.com/yyzcnhbm in the middle of an urban area. “meadow baths,” and the city has been known cycling makes you hungry, downtown Wi- The website also has informa- esbaden and its many shopping and dining Unlike parks in some German cities, like for centuries for the curative properties of tion on the thermal baths in Mannheim’s Luisenpark, entrance to the options is just steps away. its hot springs. Once used as recreation pools English. Aukammtal, and other green spaces in Wies- for Roman army horses, the thermal springs [email protected] baden, is free. were fi rst mentioned in “Naturalis Historia,” Twitter: @DavidEd96798393 — David Edge PAGE 24 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 WEEKEND: TRAVEL Europe Oslo can be charming, challenging for visitors

As we’ve had to postpone our travels no cars. A “congestion fee” keeps most because of the pandemic, I believe a cars from the center of town. An effi cient weekly dose of travel dreaming can be tunnel diverts nearly all the traffi c under good medicine. Here’s a reminder of the the city. The old train station facing the fun that awaits us in Europe at the other fjord boat dock has become the Nobel end of this crisis. Prize Center, thanks to a visionary man who dedicated the wealth he earned ’ve been visiting Oslo since I was inventing dynamite a kid, thinking about it as both the to celebrate peace- home of my forefathers and as a makers. And tower- model modern city. ing high above the I Rick Steves I’m at the harborfront dock, where my harbor action is Oslo’s old haunt, a Hurtigruten steamer, was stately brick City Hall Oslo’s City Hall has stirring murals and art that depict Norway’s history. once moored. In its prime, the romantic — where Nobel prizes old postal boat linked Oslo with remote are awarded. It’s communities along the fjords and islands decorated inside and put off by the many young beer-drink- The commotion of a festive celebration all the way north to the Arctic. It later out with statues and ing revelers they see out on the streets, draws me farther along the harborfront. became a hotel. My favorite room was its murals featuring stoic canalside and littering the parks. But A hundred Norwegians are swing-danc- “writer’s cabin,” the only room on that Rick Steves Norwegians who seem alcohol consumption is no greater here ing on the sturdy boardwalk . It’s mostly old ship that lacked plumbing and was, more than willing to than it is farther south. It’s just that while American-style two-step to recorded old- therefore, affordable to me. The dock also pay their steep taxes. pubs in Britain and beer halls in Germany ies — familiar tunes with unfamiliar Nor- marks the spot where my grandparents Norway is expensive for tourists — and are affordable, Scandinavia’s bars come wegian lyrics — like a line dance without embarked for the U.S. They traded the old also for Norwegians. The society is de- with extremely high alcohol taxes. So cowboy hats or much of a line. country for a new one, hoping to swap a signed in a way that encourages people to people start their evening with a drink at Walking back to where my “writer’s dead-end economy for a land of promise. consume less, to chew more slowly, and home or a friend’s house before hitting a cabin” used to be, I get nostalgic for the Standing here today, I survey the to sip rather than gulp. A glass of beer bar. Or they just B.Y.O.B. — buying cheap long-ago joy of settling into my humble modern, people-friendly promenade and costs $12. A cup of coffee can cost $8 beers at a convenience store, then fi nding stateroom, gathering the experiences of think about how life has changed. I can — and free refi lls are unheard of. I think a pleasant perch outside for an impromptu the day, and weaving them into an article now afford a room with a shower, but the Norwegians know they could make more gathering. For young Norwegians, “going — hoping to share new insights into this ship is gone. And the relatives who stayed money if they embraced the “big gulp” out” literally means “going outside.” capital city, which still charms and chal- behind in Norway are now living better and started supersizing. But the collec- Walking through a light mist along the lenges me all at once. than many of the ones who left. tive decision is not based purely on what new harborfront development, I stop by a Rick Steves (ricksteves.com) writes European I’m surrounded by the white noise of would be good for the economy. A big-box shrimp boat to buy a small bag of shrimp, guidebooks, hosts travel shows on public TV and radio, and organizes European tours. You can pedestrian bliss. I can hear people talking economy would just not be Norwegian. pulled out of the fjord by a weather-beaten email Rick at [email protected] and follow his and laughing, the birds, the breeze — but In Scandinavia, tourists are sometimes fi sherman just hours ago. blog on Facebook. Perfect October days in 2 idyllic southern locations

hen conditions are stay in love forever. From here, for its resemblance to the famous again favorable, here a drive of slightly less than an range in northern Italy. A fl ight are two great places hour takes one to the summit on the nearly milelong “Flight W for an October week- of Mount Pantokrator, Corfu’s of the Angel” goes for 42 euros end getaway in southern Europe, highest mountain at 2,972 feet. for single riders or 75 euros for and some interesting things to do The drive up takes place along a couples. Your next stop, just over once you get there. narrow road an hour’s drive away, is Craco, an and is not otherworldly uninhabited moun- Corfu, Greece for the faint tain village. Following periodic The second largest of the of heart, but landslides and earthquakes, the Ionian Islands lies just a few from the top, city’s population abandoned it miles off of Greece’s northwest the views for good in 1963. The melancholy coast. Within its 40-mile length make this a town that appears to be melting and 20-mile width at its widest worthwhile back into the mountain itself is are mountains, green valleys and detour. locked up tightly behind a fence, fertile plains, encircled by count- En route but with proper planning, a tour less stunning beaches and coves. back to the iStock through town with a competent According to holiday-weather. Karen Old Town, guide can be organized. End com, travelers can anticipate Bradbury call in at Buildings in the town of Matera, including the Santa Maria de Idris your day with a dinner consisting average temperatures of 65 the rural church, are hewn out of the rock in the Basilicata region of Italy. of local specialties such as Lu- degrees Fahrenheit and seven mountain cania, a pork sausage seasoned hours of sunshine, with it likely village of Strinilas, where one of cafes and upscale shops was of this lesser-explored region is with fennel seeds, pupazzella, hot to rain on 11 days of the month. the local taverns will serve you a modeled after the Rue de Rivoli perhaps better known through peppers stuffed with anchovies Day One: From your base glass of the locally made Mos- in Paris. The city’s other main blockbuster fi lms such as “Ben- and parsley, or ciammotta, a in Corfu Old Town, set off in a chato Aspro, a light, sweet and sights include the Old Fortress; Hur” and “The Passion of The fry-up of peppers, potatoes and rental car to explore the island. aromatic white wine. the towering, astonishingly huge Christ” than by actual tourist eggplant. A half-hour drive northwest will Day Two: Experience the best New Fortress; and the St. Spyri- footfall. The website climate- Day Two: Devote the bulk take you to the village of Paleo- of Corfu’s Old Town, designated donas Church, constructed in data.org suggests an average of your day to exploration of kastritsa on the west coast. If a UNESCO World Heritage site 1590 to honor the island’s patron temperature of 62 degrees Fahr- Matera, a fascinating city that weather permits, you can catch for its rich tapestry of history saint. Say goodbye to Corfu with enheit and negligible precipita- housed the poorest of the poor some beach time before driving dating back to the 8th century a hearty last supper featuring tion during October. right up until the 1950s. Lack- up to the bright yellow, bougain- B.C. and the visible infl uence of local cuisine such as Pastitsada, Day One: Kick off explora- ing electricity and sanitation, villea-bedecked Monastery of many rules, to include Venetian, a spicy meat or poultry dish with tions with an adrenaline rush this area considered the shame the Virgin and its small museum French and British. Kick off the thick macaroni slices, or sofrito, by heading to the village of of Italy underwent a stunning with splendid Byzantine icons. A morning with a strong coffee and a thin slices of fried veal. Pietrapertosa, site of the Volo transformation, and nowadays bottle of kumquat liquor made by a pastry — perhaps a cinnamon- dell’Angelo, a zip line connect- the cave dwellings carved into monks makes a unique souvenir. spiced, cream-stuffed bou- Basilicata, Italy ing two villages in the southern the mountains known as Sassi Next, head north to Sidari gatsa — at the Spianada Square, The remote province located Apennines mountain range. occupy a space on the list of and the nearby Canal d’Amour considered the largest square in at the instep of Italy’s boot-like Riders achieve speeds of up to 68 World Heritage Sites. Today’s Beach, a naturally-occurring Greece. From there, walk along shape features mountainous miles per hour as they traverse visitors can wander about the channel cut into a sandstone cliff. the Liston, a remnant from the terrain, sandy unspoiled beaches a landscape dotted with bizarre cliffs into which the caves were Legend holds that couples who Napoleonic period. The swanky and a host of architectural de- rock formations. The range is hewed or stay the night in a cave swim in its emerald waters will street of arcaded terraces, trendy lights. The dramatic landscape called the Lucanian Dolomites revamped into a boutique hotel. Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 25 WEEKEND: FOOD & DINING Europe Crispy pecan-crusted trout bakes in the oven

BY ANN MALONEY it solves a few problems often The Washington Post cited as reasons for not cooking fi sh: The fatty nut-crust keeps I love a fried fi sh fi llet, but the fi sh moist, so no drying out. sometimes can’t face the mess: The fi llets are cooked in the oven the egg wash, the fl our/cornmeal on a baking sheet, so there is no coating and the skillet of hot oil. need to fl ip the delicate pieces. So, when that craving strikes, And, fi nally, oven-baked fi sh especially on a weeknight, I turn often is less fi shy smelling than instead to the oven and rather cooking on the stovetop. than fl our or cornmeal, I coat the You can serve the full fi llets, as fi llets in fi nely ground nuts. After a fi shing trip, my brother pictured here, but that is an in- Michael’s wife, Dorothy, made dulgence because that big piece this dish with the trout we had of fi sh is coated with almost a just caught in Lake Pontchar- half-cup of nuts. For smaller train and Louisiana pecans. appetites and less fat, consider I’ve been making it that way halving the fi llets and adding ever since. more green beans or a salad to If I’m feeling fancy, I’ll make the plate. an herby brown butter sauce to Refrigerate any leftover fi llets go on top. The nuts already are in a parchment-lined, fl at, air- quite fatty, so a squeeze of fresh tight container. To reheat, place lemon on its own is great as well. on a lightly oiled baking sheet in PHOTOS BY JOHN VANDIVER/Stars and Stripes What I love about the recipe, a 350-degree oven for about 10 besides its fl avor and ease, is that minutes. Regulars at Oishi Sushi in Stuttgart’s Feuerbach section say it offers some of the best sushi in the city and offers indoor and outdoor seating. Perfectly prepared The seafood at Oishi Sushi in Stuttgart will melt in your mouth

BY JOHN VANDIVER Stars and Stripes

ushi in Stuttgart is something I’ve LAURA CHASE DE FORMIGNY/The Washington Post shunned. So far from the sea, dining on the PECAN-CRUSTED TROUT WITH BROWN BUTTER HERB SAUCE SJapanese culinary mainstay in southern Germany always felt like an unnecessary roll of Ingredients Transfer the nuts to a shallow the dice. For the fi sh: dish, add the cornstarch and toss But I recently put my trepidation aside upon 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive to combine. Season with the pep- the advice of a friend, a retired Marine who spent oil per, garlic powder, paprika and much of his career in Japan and knows a few 4 (6- to 8-ounce) skin-off trout lemon zest and stir to combine. things about how fi sh and vinegared rice pre- fi llets, or any fi rm, white-fl eshed Working with one fi llet at a pared just right can make all the difference. He fi sh time, brush the fi sh with the insisted that Oishi Sushi in the Feuerbach section 2 cups (8 ounces) raw pecans mustard then coat the fi sh on of Stuttgart was up to his high standards and a ¼ cup cornstarch both sides with the pecan mix- safe place for sampling. ½ teaspoon freshly ground ture, pressing the mixture in to I was somewhat surprised by the recommenda- black pepper cover. Transfer the coated fi sh to tion, having walked past the eatery many times ½ teaspoon garlic powder the baking sheet and repeat with and thought to myself: “I would defi nitely not eat ½ teaspoon sweet paprika the remaining fi sh and coating there.” ½ teaspoon fi nely grated ingredients. But I realized the rather rundown-looking lemon zest (optional) Bake, without fl ipping, for exterior belied a pleasant atmosphere inside as I Oishi Sushi in Stuttgart offers a wide range of 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard about 25 minutes, or until just took a seat. tasty seafood offerings and some options for the Lemon wedges, for serving golden brown. Do not overbake. Hardly an expert in sushi, I scanned the menu’s (optional) seafood-challenged. For the beans: Make the green beans: While many offerings and went with one of the lunch the fi sh is baking, in a large skil- specials. I chose the eight-piece nigiri mix with 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive let over medium-high heat, heat oil two California rolls. 2 teaspoons oil until shimmering. 1 pound French green beans, I’ve always regarded sushi as more of a texture Add the green beans and cook, OISHI SUSHI trimmed and patted dry (defrost- than fl avor food. And in this case, I wasn’t disap- stirring often, until they begin pointed. There were no chewy or stringy bits, a Address: 28 Leobener Strasse, Stuttgart ed if frozen) 2 cloves garlic, minced or to blister and brown in spots, 5 horror that can ruin any sushi outing. Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 5 fi nely grated to 6 minutes. Add the garlic and Instead, I could feel each piece of fi sh almost p.m.- 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m.- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pep- pepper fl akes and toss together melt away in my mouth, which is really all I was 11 p.m. per fl akes for about 1 minute. Transfer the looking for. The price, $12, seemed reasonable, Prices: Dishes range between $12 and $25 For the sauce: beans to a platter. especially since it came with a side dish of tasty Information: Phone: 0711-469-12932; online: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter Make the sauce: Just before spring rolls. oishi-sushi-feuerbach.de 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice serving, in a light-colored small For sushi enthusiasts, there’s a lot more to — John Vandiver 2 tablespoons minced fresh skillet over medium heat, melt choose from beyond the specials. The nigiri and herbs, such as parsley, sage, the butter, stirring constantly, sashimi offerings feature standards like salmon, rosemary or thyme until it browns and smells nutty, tuna, octopus, scallop and eel, but also butter- restaurants given the ongoing coronavirus pan- Directions: 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the fi sh and sea bass. There are countless varieties demic, there is outdoor seating available. Inside, Position the rack in the middle heat, then add the lemon juice of rolls, ranging from the more traditional and the servers all wear masks when taking orders. of the oven and preheat to 350 and your herb of choice, and simple Japanese rolls and vegetarian options to The sushi chef also donned a face covering, which degrees. swirl in the pan to combine. the more Westernized creations like Dragon rolls. was reassuring. Grease a large rimmed baking Place a quarter of the green Guests along for the ride who just won’t go for Oishi, which means “tasty” in Japanese, is an sheet with oil. beans on each plate, top with a sushi can opt for meals from the rest of Asia, overall nice change of pace from Stuttgart’s beer Place the fi sh on a plate and fi sh fi llet and drizzle the butter including Thai curry, Korean bulgogi and plenty and brats, especially if you have a sushi craving. pat it dry with a paper towel. sauce over. Serve immediately, of Chinese-inspired chicken dishes. [email protected] In a food processor, grind the with lemon wedges, if desired. For diners still anxious about eating indoors at Twitter: @john_vandiver pecans until fi nely chopped. Serves 4. PAGE 26 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 WEEKEND: TRAVEL Europe

MICHAELA HANDREK-REHLE/Bloomberg Revelers raise their glasses in celebration during Oktoberfest 2019 in Munich. The music of Oktoberfest includes catchy American tunes that encourage people to sing along. Music to drink by Make your at-home Oktoberfest celebrations sound more authentic with these 10 songs

BY JIM HARRINGTON there now. the Pogues have tackled the song over the decades. The Mercury News ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’ ‘Hey Baby’ ne thing has always taken me a bit Nothing gets the Munich party started quite like John This song gets real old, real quick in any setting other by surprise at Munich’s Oktoberfest Denver, whose ode to the beautiful state of West Virginia than Oktoberfest. But revelers in Munich have a seem- celebration — and no, I’m not talking always encourages massive sing-alongs at the festival. ingly boundless appetite for this 1961 Bruce Channel hit, about the humongous size of the beer No one seems to know exactly how (or why) this became which was introduced to a whole other generation — and O a “thing” at Oktoberfest. But I like to think it’s because generations to follow — in the fi lm “Dirty Dancing.” steins. (Although, granted, they are something the singer’s real last name wasn’t Denver — it was to behold.) Deutschendorf. ‘Das Esellied (Iha Iha Iha oh)’ I’m referring to the soundtrack I hear as I Clap your hands, chant along — “Iha Iha Iha oh” — and make my way through the Spaten-Franziskan- ‘Ein Prosit der Gemutlichkeit’ groove to the accordion in this cool oompah number, er-Brau, Hacker-Pschorr and Paulaner brew- You’ll hear this short song more often than any other at widely known as “The Donkey Song.” It features some Oktoberfest, as Germans and visitors stand up from their really amazing yodeling. ery tents. tables, clap and sing out at top volume between gulps of One might expect they’d be fi lled solely with beer. The song’s title translates to “a toast to cheer and ‘Angels’ traditional Bavarian music, but that’s far from good times.” This heartfelt power ballad from Robbie Williams’ 1997 the case. Sure, you’ll get plenty of German debut solo album, “Life thru a Lens,” has been covered ‘So Ein Schoner Tag (Fliegerlied)’ by Jessica Simpson, David Archuleta, Beverley Knight oompah during the world’s largest volksfest, but Underscoring the eclectic nature of a proper Oktoberfest and others. But the renditions I prefer are the ones sung you’ll also get a lot of American playlist, this offering — nicknamed “The Flyer Song” — with gusto by folks in beer tents in Munich. radio hits and pop songs, is a catchy children’s tune about daydreaming, animals which have become nearly and fl ying. The adults in the big beer tents have adopted ‘Sweet Caroline’ as popular as those giant it and made up a wacky dance to go along with it. This Neil Diamond sing-along isn’t just for Red Sox games. It’s long been a staple of Oktoberfest celebrations, pretzels they serve. ‘99 Luftballons’ as people swing their steins in the air and belt out the All this reminisc- The beer tent crowds absolutely go wild when this early chorus with glorious bravado. So good, so good, so good. ing has me miss- ’80s pop classic hits. And I’m betting you’d join right in, ing Germany and singing along with Nena in German — whether you know ‘Sierra Madre’ Oktoberfests of the language or not. Of course, there’s also an English This touching ballad hails from the 1987 album of the version (“99 Red Balloons”), but the original is way bet- same name by the popular Austrian act Schurzenjager. years past. If ter. It’s often heard near closing time in the Oktoberfest beer you’re celebrating tents, so it’s a good choice to close out our playlist, as well. at home, here’s a ‘Liechtensteiner Polka’ playlist of 10 songs Get ready to polka with this Edmund Kotscher and Rudi Bonus tune: ‘Heuer’ you would likely Lindt-penned classic. The signature version was record- OK, Loisachmarci isn’t an Oktoberfest staple — at least ed by “Polka King” Will Glahe and His Orchestra and not yet. But the duo has played the festival, and its really iStock hear (again and reached No. 16 on the U.S. pop charts back in 1957. But cool music mixes traditional Bavarian music with EDM, again) if you were everyone from Lawrence Welk to “Weird Al” Yankovic to so I decided to include a tune here. Recommended for Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 27 PAGE 28 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 WEEKEND: QUICK TRIPS Pacific ON THE QT DIRECTIONS Address: 6845 Hirao, Yamanochi, Shimotakai District, Nagano 381- 0401; Google coordinates: PFM6+3V TIMES April-October, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; November-March, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. COSTS Admission, about $7.25 for adults and $3.60 for chil- dren younger than 12. FOOD Food is not available on site, but you’ll fi nd many restaurants near the park- ing and bus drop-off areas. INFORMATION Phone: 0269-33-4379; Online: en.jigokudani- yaenkoen.co.jp/guide PHOTOS BY THERON GODBOLD/Stars and Stripes — Theron Godbold You can see Japanese macaques take hot springs baths during all seasons at Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano prefecture, Japan. Monkey business Nagano’s Japanese macaques do tourist-friendly hot spring bathing in warmer temperatures, too

BY THERON GODBOLD benefi t: fewer tourists. During winter, Stars and Stripes Nagano fi lls up with tourists and skiers taking up many of the sleeping and park- he name Nagano might bring to ing spots. mind ski slopes, snowboarding Approaching the site is an experience and the 1998 Olympic Winter out of a 1960s sci-fi B-movie. You’ll hear TGames, but it’s just as well known their hoots and screams before you come for its snow monkeys and hot springs. upon the monkeys in their bath. They pay In the northern part of Japan’s Nagano little attention to tourists as they carry on prefecture lies Hell Valley, so named for their monkey ways: eating, sleeping, play- the steam and bubbling hot water that ing and other important monkey tasks. Winter is the most popular time to visit the snow monkeys, but you can see them issues from the ground in some places. Getting to the park can be a trek from during warmer months, too. Here, you’ll fi nd the famous bathing Japa- the Tokyo area. A drive without tolls takes nese macaques, or snow monkeys. taurants and small souvenir shops, you’ll lated travel restrictions, the park provides Established in 1964, Jigokudani about fi ve hours; with tolls, about 2 ½. By train, the trip is about 2 ½ hours, followed fi nd the start of a gravel-covered trail. A daily blog updates on the state of the Yaen-Koen, or Wild Snow Monkey Park, sign overhead reads, “Jigokudani Yaen- park, the monkeys, photos, videos, and a is home to a unique troop of Japanese by a 15-minute bus ride from Yudanaka Koen entrance ahead, 1.6 km.” livestream from their website. macaques that enjoy a bath in the cooler Station to the drop-off point. After a stroll of maybe 45 minutes The livestream swaps between several months of the year. The park has built a From the parking lot, it’s a walk of just through a dense, beautiful cedar forest, areas where monkeys tend to gather. small pool fed by a hot spring where the over a mile to the park entrance and from you’ll come to the park entrance. Admis- Viewers are bound to see several red- monkeys soak regularly in the winter the bus stop, it’s 10-15 minutes. sion is about $8 for adults and a little less months. You’ll fi nd tourist-friendly restaurants than $4 for children. faced monkeys relaxing and taking a While the winter months will always at either the parking lot or bus stop serv- Spend as much time as you would like dip in the hot springs. Check it out here: remain the ideal time to check out the ing basic Japanese fare such as curry on the park’s multiple paths, which will jigokudani-yaenkoen.co.jp/livecam2/ monkeys, they’re still worth visiting in and other favorites. Don’t take any food take you across the river to the hot spring video_en.php. offseason months. With lush greenery fi ll- outside those areas. Not only is eating and where the bathing monkeys splash and [email protected] ing the woods around the park, the trails walking a breach of Japanese etiquette, play and generally monkey around. Twitter @GodboldTheron leading throughout are a natural beauty. but feeding the monkeys is forbidden. For those who aren’t able to visit the Stars and Stripes reporter Christian Lopez con- Visiting in the offseason also has another Uphill from the parking lot past the res- park in person because of coronavirus-re- tributed to this report. Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 29 WEEKEND: TRAVEL Pacific Good to go US troops may soon qualify for generous travel discounts through Japan’s ‘Go To’ campaign

BY SETH ROBSON AND HANA KUSUMOTO to virus hotspots, including central Tokyo. Stars and Stripes However, since early June, when U.S. Forces Japan lowered its health protection condition from .S. military personnel and their families “substantial” to “moderate,” U.S. military person- in Japan may be eligible for half-price nel have had more freedom to roam. For example, deals on bullet train tickets, hotels, meals from Yokota Air Base, where USFJ is headquar- Uand other tourist activities starting next tered in western Tokyo, troops are now allowed to month, according to the Japan Tourism Agency. travel anywhere in Japan except central Tokyo and Japan’s “Go To Travel” campaign, launched in the island of Okinawa. July with a budget of nearly $13 billion to stimulate Toshinobu Muto, a travel agent at Yokota’s Infor- domestic tourism amid the coronavirus pandemic, mation, Tickets and Travel offi ce, said Wednesday subsidizes up to 35% of travelers’ expenses and is that he’s been calling the tourism agency regularly slated to add coupons next month worth another to try to get deals for his U.S. military customers. 15% in savings. Those living off base and outside of Tokyo It has been available only to people living out- qualify for the discounts already, he said. However, side of Tokyo with offi cial Japanese government few if any U.S. military personnel in Japan have identifi cation to prove they do not live where the Japanese government identifi cation since they re- lion’s share of the country’s coronavirus infections ceive ID cards and drivers’ licenses from the U.S. occurred. government rather than local authorities. Starting Oct. 1, the program may be extended The discounts were exciting news for Mandy to anyone in Japan and include destinations in Tensfeldt, an Air Force spouse and mother of two Tokyo, although a fi nal decision will depend on the elementary schoolers who said she hopes to take capital’s coronavirus infections, according to Japan advantage of them. Tourism Agency offi cials. The family arrived at Yokota in May 2019 and If Tokyo is included, ID likely won’t be required, spent their fi rst six or seven months in Japan PHOTOS BY AKIFUMI ISHIKAWA/Stars and Stripes the offi cials said. exploring areas in and around the capital such as The number of new daily coronavirus cases in Showa Park in Tachikawa and local rivers. Two popular tourists sites in central Tokyo are the Imperial Palace Tokyo has been trending downward since a peak of They were ready to go farther afi eld when the grounds, above, and Sensoji, a Buddhist temple in Asakusa, below. 472 infections Aug. 1. On Monday, the city reported coronavirus hit, she said. Americans in Japan are still banned from visiting certain areas that 98 new cases. “We were planning a trip to Bali (in Indonesia) are still virus hotspots, but travel to other areas will be encouraged Travelers using the ‘Go To’ campaign are eligible but canceled it due to the pandemic,” she said. with the “Go To Travel” campaign extension that begins Oct. 1. for discounts of up to $192 per person per night or On Labor Day Weekend they went to see Mount $96 per person for a day trip, according to the tour- Fuji, about an hour’s drive from Yokota, but they’re ism agency website. eager to see more of Japan. Travelers can get the discounts through reg- “We defi nitely want to do stuff that is more than istered travel agents and websites or by booking two hours away,” she said. directly with tourism operators. Only hotels and Exactly when they can travel will depend on vendors registered with the agency offer the dis- her husband’s schedule at work as a CV-22 Osprey counts, according to the website. fl ight engineer, Tensfeldt said. The campaign is being extended at just the right “We want to go on the bullet train and go to Hiro- time for U.S. military personnel in Japan whose shima,” she said. “We would like to fl y to Okinawa travel options have been restricted for much of the when that opens up. We want to see the beaches year because of the pandemic. there.” People who go to the United States on leave may [email protected] be required to spend weeks in quarantine. Travel Twitter: @SethRobson1 within Japan has also been limited, with personnel [email protected] barred from using public transportation and going Twitter: @HanaKusumoto National park in Thailand mailing trash back to tourists

BY NATALIE B. COMPTON Varawut later posted that the govern- will be instructed to leave immediately. reservations online and check in using The Washington Post ment will take strict measures to blacklist According to the Bangkok Post, the an app called Thai Chana. Those visiting visitors who damage national parks or are standard punishment for littering is a fi ne will also have their temperatures taken on Last week, Thailand’s natural resources noisy and disruptive. He cited two recent or jail time. Those caught littering can be arrival. and environment minister shared a new examples of bad behavior, including the fi ned up to 500,000 baht (about $16,000) The park has had some good news way of dealing with tourists who leave be- offending group of tourists who left gar- and or be held in jail for up to fi ve years during the pandemic. Khao Yai’s animal hind their trash: mailing it back to them. bage in their rented tent at Khao Yai, and per Thailand’s National Park Act. population has been thriving thanks to the On his Facebook page, Varawut Silpa- a group of allegedly drunken tourists who After closing during the coronavirus sharp decline of tourists. archa posted a photo of a box of trash left camped at Namtok Samlan National Park. pandemic, Khao Yai reopened July 1 with “The park has been able to restore it- at a national park that appeared ready Varawut said visitors are not allowed to new protocols in place, limiting capacity self,” Chananya Kanchanasaka, a national to be mailed back to its original owners leave trash behind at park campsites, be at the more than 837-square-mile park to park department veterinarian, told The along with a note that said, “You forgot drunk in public or make any noise after 10 5,000 visitors. New York Times. “We are excited to see something at Khao Yai National Park.” p.m. Tourists who do not follow the rules Additionally, visitors must now make the animals are coming out.” PAGE 30 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 WEEKEND: TRAVEL Going it alone The do’s and don’ts that will get you hooked on solo camping

BY NATALIE B. COMPTON The Washington Post t the beginning of summer, I went on a bike camping trip about 30 miles from my apartment to take the edge off of pandemic stress. I had not been camping in years and had never gone alone. Pulling off the experience made me feel like survivalist-show host ABear Grylls. Because 2020 has kept one-upping itself with nightmares, a few weeks after that trip I temporarily moved to New York to help my family during a medical emergency. After months of juggling pandemic anxiety, caretaking and a full-time job, I had a break in my schedule to steal away for two separate camping weekends in the woods. Now I’m hooked. Camping by myself is not my go-to way of traveling (though I do love traveling alone), but it’s been a perfect option this year. It’s a trip for people who fear catching or spreading the novel coronavirus, and those who want to avoid travel shaming. I’m not the only one out there alone, either. According to data from the booking service Campspot, about 3,000, or 5%, of all reservations since April have been for solo campers. On Tentrr, a campsite booking service, “even though solo campers represent a small percentage of our overall summer bookings, they have doubled compared to last year,” says Stephen Krikelis, the company’s vice president of direct marketing.

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FROM PAGE 30 After my three solo camping trips, I’ve compiled some tips for those who want to give solo camping a try, and because I am by no means an expert on the topic, I spoke with people for the best advice. Do choose a campsite where you’ll feel comfortable When I booked each of my campsites this summer using Recreation.gov and Hipcamp (essentially the Airbnb of camp- sites), I chose places where I would not be too close to other people but also would not be light-years away. Amy Hardie, a program manager for REI Aventures who travels solo regularly, looks for less remote locations when she is camping by herself. “It’s more just being able to have con- versations [with other campers] if I want it,” she says. “Obviously it’s reassuring to know that there are people there in case something happens. But that’s not my main reason for it.” Other things to take into consideration are the amenities. Are you comfortable if the place does not have a restroom? Does it have reliable cellphone service? Do you want to be at a campsite geared toward young families? Is it near hiking trails or places to swim? Do embrace being scared The most common question I have got- ten about my solo camping trips is: “Aren’t PHOTOS BY NATALIE B. COMPTON/The Washington Post you scared?” Scared? Me? Yes. Reporter Natalie B. Compton’s only camp mates were her sister’s dogs during a solo camping trip Sept. 12 in Colebrook, Conn. I do not fi nd camping alone to be scary. But once my tent is shrouded in dark- ness, and the sound of sticks cracking gets closer and closer, and I realize there’s just a fl imsy sheet of nylon between me and the fi ctional ax murderer closing in on me, then it’s scary. But you know who else got scared sleep- ing alone in the elements? John Steinbeck. In his book “Travels with Charley,” Stein- beck recounts his solo cross-country road trip with his poodle, Charley, in a camper truck. On one cold, damp night in Maine, Steinbeck found himself lonely and afraid. “Oh, we can populate the dark with hor- Solo camping trips ideally include good rors,” he wrote. “I knew beyond all doubt food that can be easily prepared and that the dark things crowding in on me eaten near a campfi re. either did not exist or were not dangerous to me, and still I was afraid.” If a 6-foot, 58-year-old World War never considered: carry bear spray, a II veteran could admit to being scared satellite phone, a heat blanket, a GPS unit camping alone, so can the rest of us. Ac- and a physical map; pack enough food and water for at least three days past your an- knowledge the terror, suss out that it’s not ticipated stay; pack a fl are and a whistle; actual danger and keep camping. Decide what sort of camping trip you’re interested in before you look for a campsite. make a paper copy of your passport and To further mitigate my late-night The Goodnow Preserve in New Marlborough, Mass., made a lovely destination. ID; ensure that you have a spare tire, jack fears (and have some companionship), I and socket wrench in case your vehicle borrowed my sister’s two small dogs for alone, tell loved ones where you’re going. a huge bearing on people knowing your breaks down; and have your money stored the second and third camping trips. Like Security experts recommend telling at plans and make you vulnerable to attack,” in multiple locations. Steinbeck, having dog company gave me least two people about your plans, includ- Davies says. At a gas station stop on my way to my ing your estimated departure and arrival A tragic example of this happened in comfort knowing they’d attack, or at least third solo camping trip, my mind started bark, at any threats. times. Should something happen to you, 2018 when two Scandinavian hikers were to spiral with the what-ifs of not being they will be able to sound the alarm and killed in Morocco. Davies mentions that Do pack for your safety prepared enough. Fortunately I could still send help more quickly than if they had to the hikers had been posting their itinerar- follow a few of the tips, including fi lling up fi gure out why you’ve been missing for a ies on social media in the days leading up Before my fi rst few camping trips, my my gas tank at the last stop before the des- week. to their attack. main concerns were basic: forgetting the tination and getting multiple fi re starters. tent and sleeping bag, getting to the camp- Huw Davies, regional security co- Do get weird site. I was not looking at the big picture, Do pack things that will ordinator at Healix and HX Global, a like what special precautions I need to make you happy company that specializes in security and You’re out in the woods (or fi eld or take when camping alone. travel-assistance services, recommends beach or wherever) alone; take advantage Knowing I needed some advice, Gregg Make sure it’s not all business when you using the service What3Words to share of that freedom. The idea to let loose did Fernandes, the vice president of customer pack. While you want to prepare for safe your exact location using geographic not hit me until my third solo camping care and logistics at The Washington camping, you also want to have a good coordinates, which can be particularly trip. Post, reached out through email. His time. helpful if you’re away from markers such One morning, I picked up an egg and team, which is responsible for the physical Hardie does not leave for a camping as street signs. threw it as hard as I could against a tree, security of all company employees, had trip without her Kindle. “I can hold a lot of then watched the yolk drip down the bark. compiled a list of safety tips for me. books in there, and it’s super lightweight,” Do not camp too publicly After cooking dinner, I tossed a piece of Some of his team’s tips were straight- she says, noting that more often than not, While it’s safe to tell your loved ones bread into the fi re to see how it burns. I forward: Wear broken-in, comfortable nature will end up being her entertain- where you’re going, it’s not safe to tell whittled a stick (in a failed attempt to start footwear; carry a knife; have a medical ment. strangers on the internet. a fi re using only wood), then heaved it like kit; never indicate to anyone you encoun- For me, that’s packing good food and Davies encourages travelers to post on a javelin into the trees. ter that you’re alone; carry a portable wine that will be fun to prepare around a social media after a trip, or at least to not Being weird is cathartic. Throwing charger in a plastic bag; have a working campfi re (or in the dark, huddled in my mention the specifi cs of your location, or things is cathartic. Just make sure you’re fl ashlight with spare batteries; check the tent), and a book or two. geotag your campsite if you’re posting actually alone and not throwing anything weather the morning you depart; and during your trip. that could hurt someone nearby or destroy bring essential gear and extra socks. Do not camp secretly “It’s just important to make a note of anyone’s property. Once you’re done, be a Other tips they listed I would have Before you leave on a camping trip what you’re disclosing because it can have good camper and leave no trace. PAGE 32 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 WEEKEND: MUSIC

Q&A

Keith Urban finds musical connections across genres

Mark Seliger photos

BY KRISTIN M. HALL of a breakdown, and I was like, “I need something Associated Press here. We’ve heard everything.” And I went “Didgeri- doo! Fantastic.” My engineer is like, “Didgeri-what?” his year was poised to be a busy one for He goes, “I’ve never heard one.” We jump online and Keith Urban, with a full year of touring as I fi nd a guy playing the didgeridoo. And it turns out to well as a Las Vegas residency. He wasn’t be this guy, Lewis Burns. And I was just sort of using Tsure when he’d have time to fi nish his next him as, “See? Like that. It sounds like that.” And then album, “Speed of Now Part 1,” when the coronavirus in the midst of it, I went, “Actually, can we use that?” pandemic halted live performances in March. You’ve got a song on the album called “Say “It ended up being the time I needed, not the way Something,” about the power of words that seems in which I wished I’d gotten the time,” said the globe- to refl ect the collective consciousness of this trotting country star, who is nominated for three year’s protests. What did you want to say with that CMA Awards in November . song? The downtime forced him back into the studio, If anyone wants to know what my beliefs are, my where he connected with a kindred spirit in singer- views are, listen to my music or look at my life. It’s all songwriter Breland, whose urban-rural fusion “My Truck” was blowing up online. The pair co-wrote two there. It’s in plain sight. So I’ve never felt the need to songs for Urban’s album, which was released Sept. go at sort of soapbox-type things probably because of 18, including “Out the Cage” featuring Breland’s the way my dad raised me. But there also is a need vocals and Nile Rodgers’ rhythmic guitar. for that. And I thought the other thing there is a need “Breland was a man after my own heart musically, for is to speak up in your family sometimes. I thought and I was just dying to get in the studio with him to about people that I wished I’d said sorry to and didn’t see what happened,” Urban said. get a chance to and they drifted out of my life. People Urban talked to The Associated Press recently that I wished that I said ‘I love you’ to before they from Australia, where he was staying with his kids passed away, including my father, and lots of things I and wife-actor Nicole Kidman, about how he fi nds wished I had said, wished that I said something. So I creative partners in the studio and learning how to wrote the second verse predominantly touching upon talk about his feelings. Remarks have been edited for all of that, the struggle with intimacy and learning clarity and brevity. to speak up and say intimate things, which is helping AP: You’re so focused on the collaborative ap- to that. I see that now.” ... And that’s what drives me: my family now, my family of creation, to be very dif- proach to music, and this album includes artists the commonality in people, in music and everything ferent to the way I was raised. with lots of different styles like Breland, Pink and in life, the commonality. It’s what drives me far more I’m sure that’s a good example to show your Eric Church. Are you drawn to the experimental than what separates us, because there’s plenty of that. children. part of collaborating? We’re drowning in it right now. I’m learning. I’m learning. But Nic (Nicole) is Urban: I never think of it in terms of experimen- In that vein, one song called “Tumbleweed” incredible at it. She’s very expressive. Doesn’t bottle tal. I think of it in terms of all these different styles includes a sample of a didgeridoo, an instru- stuff up, you know, just very expressive. Really that have a connection to one another. What is that ment that originated in Australia. Not sure I’ve helpful. It’s a much better way to be. We don’t walk connection? And can we fi nd what that is and see if ever heard a didgeridoo on a country song, but it around on eggshells in our house, ever. We get stuff we can harness it? And in the process, have people works. out. And I wasn’t raised like that. It’s a much better hear it and go, “Wow, that really, that does connect After the guitar solo, there was about four seconds way. Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 33 WEEKEND: MUSIC REVIEWS

Suzanne Vega An Evening of New York Songs and Stories (Amanuensis/Cooking Vinyl) Suzanne Vega has had a symbiotic relationship with New York City since moving there as a toddler, and the metropolis is a recurring presence in her tunes. Her new live album, “An Evening of New York Songs and Stories,” was recorded last year at Manhattan’s Cafe Carlyle with a small combo, and its 16 tunes, plus some between-songs chatter, form an intimate appreciation of the city and some of its many roles and identities. Backed by guitarist Gerry Leonard, bassist Jeff Allen and Jamie Edwards on keyboards, the arrangements are usually stripped-down versions of the originals and take advantage of Vega’s at-ease stage manner, the results of decades of touring. Including hits like “Luka” and “Tom’s Diner,” the album also shines a light on lesser-known songs that fi t the NYC theme in some way. Some are obvious, like “New York Is A Woman,” who’ll “make The Flaming Lips’ new album isn’t you cry / And to her you are just another guy.” Others are illuminated by her comments, like the yearning “Gypsy,” inspired by her stint as just provocative – it’s really good the “folk-singing and disco dance counselor” at a camp in the Ad- irondacks, “two great skills every BY STEVE KLINGE The Lips have always been a trippy, psychedelic girl needs.” The Philadelphia Inquirer band, but this album is explicit in its drug refer- Vega leans heavily on “Beauty ences, often detailing problematic consequences. or the last decade or so of their 35-year & Crime,” with fi ve songs com- The chorus of the lovely “Mother I’ve Taken ing from that remarkable 2007 career, Oklahoma’s Flaming Lips have LSD” is “And now I see the sadness in the world.” doubled down on their love of extremes, album, which isn’t surprising as “At the Movies on Quaaludes” is similar: “As from the abrasive “The Terror” to full- it’s her most directly New York- F we destroy our brains til we believe we’re dead.” centric release, as well as her album covers of “Dark Side of the Moon” and The tone is often wistful and haunted, anchored “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” to nu- groundbreaking, self-titled 1985 debut (four songs) and its smash merous collaborations with Miley Cyrus. They’ve in Steven Drozd’s stately melodies and Coyne’s follow-up, “Solitude Standing” been fascinating, but inconsistent. thin, high vocals. But the songs often open up and (three). In its open-heartedness, love of melody and soar. There’s also a cover of Lou Dave Fridmann’s expansive production, “Ameri- The band, now a septet, slides easily from the Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side,” can Head” recalls their mid-period heyday of ethereal, orchestral “Flowers of Neptune 6” (one which gets a very personal intro- 1999’s exuberant “The Soft Bulletin.” of three tracks with Kacey Musgraves) to the duction as Vega recounts the fi rst Leader Wayne Coyne wrote a set of semi-au- more electronic “You n’ Me Sellin’ Weed” to the The Flaming Lips time she saw him perform, at tobiographical songs inspired by imagining his contemplative guitar ballad “My Religion is You.” “American Head” (Warner Records) Columbia University, and how it drug-dealing older brother encountering Tom American Head reveals a Flaming Lips that affected her own budding career. Petty’s early band Mudcrutch when they passed is surprisingly tempered and grounded, but still You can abandon the album through in Tulsa in the early ’70s. impressively adventurous. Photo by George Salisbury with a smile after “Tom’s Diner,” but it’s worth staying for the encores. After “Anniversary” Elizabeth Cook John to Carole King and Kevn Kinney. (about the city after 9/11) and Alas, Cook’s vocals are often double-tracked “Tombstone,” Vega makes a Aftermath (Agent Love/Thirty Tigers) or digitized in ways that distract from the words. comment about “not wanting to As an outlaw country disc jockey, fast-talking, The album was produced by Butch Walker (Fall leave you too sad” and proceeds y’all-ing Elizabeth Cook has a way with words, Out Boy, Weezer, Avril Lavigne), and he guides to close with the slinky “Thin and so it goes on her new album, “Aftermath.” Cook over pop terrain, with synth washes instead Man,” some “exit music” about The title is a reference to regrowth, and the set of steel guitar. It’s an uncomfortable fi t, and as the the Grim Reaper. Music and is heavily autobiographical, which may be why album progresses Cook’s twang takes over. comedy all in one. Cook is dressed like Evel Knievel’s sister on the Her most exposed vocal is the most endearing With its outstanding perfor- cover. She sings about marrying badly, tequila performance. Accompanying herself on guitar on mances, “An Evening of New without regret, and Southern pride and pain, or as the closing cut, “Mary, The Submissing Years,” York Songs and Stories” also one lyric puts it, “stories that’ll hurt ya.” Cook masterfully pays tribute to the late John serves as an excellent Vega The album lacks the high hilarity of her Sirius Prine as she looks at the greatest story ever told primer, an artist who still merits XM show, but there are fl ashes of wit, such as from the mother’s point of view — an outlaw being on your radar no matter when she rhymes watchin’ with debauchin’. And honoring outlaws. what your hometown may be. the record might set a record for references to — Steven Wine — Pablo Gorondi other musicians, from George Jones and Elton Associated Press Associated Press PAGE 34 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 WEEKEND: TELEVISION Side effects likely with this dose of Murphy

BY HANK STUEVER The Washington Post etfl ix’s “Ratched” isn’t the Ryan- Murphiest thing Ryan Murphy has ever produced, but it sure Nwants to be. From a bloody opening scene in which a deranged man (Finn Wittrock) kills a rec- tory full of Catholic priests and their mon- signor (which, frankly, feels like target practice at this stage in Murphy’s career) to the depiction of unsettling experimen- tal treatments at a psychiatric asylum, “Ratched” can at times feel like the fullest expression of the television impresario’s high/low values, matched with a celebra- tory display of his prevailing art form: purposeful camp that fl ips the scripts on old references. “Ratched” is garish and gorgeous all at Netflix the same time; horrifi c and occasionally Sarah Paulson (Mildred Ratched) and Alice Englert (Nurse Dolly) star in Netfl ix’s “Ratched.” The series is a prequel to the “One poetic; glamorous to an almost laughable Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” book and movie and explores how Nurse Ratched developed her villainous reputation. degree; thrilling for a while and then puz- zlingly dull for stretches, only to become interesting all over again. The show is a fi ne and fl awed example of who Murphy is and what he makes. You can’t help but be Questionable bedside manner lured in by it. Behind her steely-eyed menace, the story of Nurse Mildred Ratched (yes, the very one from Ken Kesey’s novel “One Actress says show an attempt to ‘reverse engineer’ Nurse Ratched story Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and the classic fi lm adaptation, played here with BY KATE FELDMAN calm and collected determination by ‘ New York Daily News She’s driven by a very, very strong motivation to rectify a Sarah Paulson) is presented as a kind of years-old wrong, and so therefore she is going to do anything feminist dawning. Nurse Ratched is some- arah Paulson started with a one trying to overcome her own damage simple question: Who broke she needs to do to do right by the most important person in and demons and, in her demented way, Nurse Ratched? her life and, subsequently, she may kill a person. Maybe. I she wants to make the world kinder and Screenwriter Ryan Murphy’s don’t know. She may not. She might be a murderer; she might more just, through the most painful and Slongtime favorite actress was manipulative sort of caring. getting ready to take on fi ction’s most not be. It depends on your interpretation of murder. ’ It can take a while for the series to fi nd infamous nurse, but fi rst had to fi gure out Sarah Paulson its way — and often it’s the viewer who how she got there. Mildred Ratched in “Ratched” will feel as if they are missing something Paulson and Murphy are collaborat- profound. As a prequel set in 1947, it’s not ing once again in Netfl ix’s “Ratched,” a required that the viewer know much about prequel series about Mildred Ratched, the “Cuckoo’s Nest” or even Louise Fletcher’s unbending villain of Ken Kesey’s “One so therefore she is going to do anything they have to fi lm “American Crime Story: Oscar-winning performance as a more Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” set in 1947 she needs to do to do right by the most Impeachment,” in which Paulson plays powerful Ratched in the 1975 movie — more than 15 years before the book and important person in her life and, subse- Linda Tripp alongside Clive Owen’s Bill version, other than the fact that Murphy subsequent movie. quently, she may kill a person,” Paulson Clinton and Beanie Feldstein’s Monica (working here with Ian Brennan and “God knows, Louise Fletcher couldn’t told The News. “Maybe. I don’t know. She Lewinsky. Production was about a week creator Evan Romansky) is among our have been more brilliant in that movie,” may not. She might be a murderer; she away from starting when the coronavirus shrewdest and most knowing samplers of Paulson told the Daily News of the actress might not be. It depends on your interpre- pandemic shut down Hollywood. popular culture. who won an Oscar and Golden Globe for tation of murder.” For now, the mysteries of “Ratched” re- Of course a lot of us will come here her portrayal of Nurse Ratched. “It felt “Ratched” feels reminiscent of “Asy- volve around the woman herself. Paulson wanting to know what made Ratched into like the respectful and proper thing to do lum,” Murphy’s previous “American doesn’t have many answers. the sublimely vindictive control freak of was to keep her performance as close to Horror Story” season about a psychiatric “Is it possible that we have to come up the mental ward. Audiences have been my heart and in my mind as often as pos- hospital in which Paulson played a gay against our own expectations of what we wondering that for decades. sible, so I did, but it was also a great op- journalist committed to Briarcliff against want from a woman in a position of power? “That (expletive) nurse, man,” Jack portunity to reverse engineer this story.” her will. We still want her to be soft, and we still Nicholson’s character said about Nurse The Netfl ix series, which premiered But where “Asylum” focused on the want her to be cuddly, and we still want Ratched. “She ain’t honest.” Sept. 18, starts with Ratched’s hiring at church’s infl uence on the mental health her to be gentle and we want her to be The answers provided in “Ratched” Lucia State Hospital, where she insists industry, “Ratched” is purely about, well, maternal,” Paulson told The News. “The may or may not satisfy that curiosity, but she belongs, regardless of the opinions of Ratched. fact that she wasn’t any of those things, we fans of Murphy’s previous and provoca- Dr. Richard Hanover (Jon Jon Briones) or “It’s not to say I didn’t see the correla- then, collectively as an audience, decided tive works won’t mind. “Ratched” com- head nurse Betsy Bucket (Judy Davis). tion, but I needed not to play it,” Paulson she was cruel when in fact she may have bines the lushly lurid old-school glamour Ratched’s motivation becomes clearer told The News. “At least, for me, ‘Asylum’ been a person who was adhering to a of his FX series “Feud: Bette and Joan” as the cast is revealed: prisoner Edmund was solely about Lana’s homosexuality patriarchal structure within that hospital (in which powerful women discover that Tolleson (Finn Wittrock), accused of kill- being used against her or criminalized in that she didn’t want to contest. Bringing mutual respect is a byproduct of their ing priests; Gwendolyn Briggs (Cynthia a way. This story is different to me. The your humanity into it was considered bitter rivalry) with slightly less grisly Nixon), the press secretary to the Califor- mental health concern we have, for me, unprofessional, so maybe she was doing nia governor; the mysterious relationship anyway, is Ratched’s state of mind and the best she could with the tools she had aspects of “American Horror Story: Asy- between a neighbor (Corey Stoll); and a being inside of that.” and was maybe just not a natural activist lum” (itself a comment on mental health billionaire down the coast (Sharon Stone). “Ratched” was announced with a two- in terms of rejecting what she had been care conditions before landmark revisions Everything Ratched does appears to be season order at Netfl ix, but Paulson said taught. of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual with singular purpose. Murphy has talked about a four-season “Or maybe she had been so traumatized of Mental Disorders, featuring Catholic “She’s driven by a very, very strong mo- plan that gets them to the timeline of “One as a child, as we suggest in our show, that nuns with warped, Ratched-like control tivation to rectify a years-old wrong, and Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” But fi rst what in the world could you expect?” CONTINUED ON PAGE 35 Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 35 WEEKEND: TELEVISION

FROM PAGE 34 over their patients). Six months after the priest slayings, Paulson’s Mildred, always dressed to the nines, ar- rives at a sprawling asylum on the Northern California seaside — Lucia State Hospital, where the alleged killer, Edmund Tolleson (Wittrock) is housed. Although the asylum’s director, Dr. Richard Hanover (Jon Jon Briones), tells her he has no job openings for nurses, Ratched schemes her way onto the staff, to the dismay of Nurse Betsy Bucket, played by Judy Davis. This Nurse Bucket is pretty much your best reason to give “Ratched” a whirl, with a splendidly sour performance and much-needed drop of comic tension from Davis — a template example of institutional cruelty and caprice that will help create the Nurse Ratched of lore. Later in the series, Murphy’s diva worship shifts to Sharon Stone, who has a ball playing the deeply disgruntled and deep-pocketed mother of one of Dr. Hanover’s former patients. The state’s unctuous governor (Vincent D’Onofrio) is eager to see Tolleson executed so he can boost his tough-on-crime profi le during a re-election campaign. SHAFTESBURY, GREENPOINT PRODUCTIONS, PEACOCK/AP Nurse Ratched has come to this Christopher Plummer (Howard Lawson), Claire Forlani (Janet Freeh), Kris Holden-Ried (Dominic Hayes) and Archie Panjabi (Kendra Malley) place because she has an abiding star in “Departure.” Malley is an aviation investigator tasked with solving the disappearance of a jetliner en route to London. interest in Tolleson’s fate (I won’t reveal it here); the governor’s press secretary, Gwendolyn Briggs (Cynthia Nixon) takes an immediate interest in Mildred. ‘Departure’ from the norm The asylum setting is, of course, irresistible as a source of creepiness, as Dr. Hanover tries to improve on methods for lobotomizing intractable patients Lead of Peacock show grateful for chance to be front and center and prescribes other torturous treatments designed to “cure” BY MARK KENNEDY The London-bred actor of Indian descent lot lighter. Maybe they’ll run away from it. I such questionable diagnoses as Associated Press initially was sent all six scripts for season think it’s so diffi cult to tell.” homosexuality and teen angst. one and devoured them. Whatever happens, there’s one thing This bad medicine has a way of hough she’s making a name for In addition to the loss of the plane, her Panjabi can be proud of: The actor who’s feeling like redundant territory herself, actor Archie Panjabi still character is also trying to process the death had scene-stealing roles in “Bend It Like in a Murphy drama, given how gets a kick out of it when strang- of her husband. Beckham” and opposite Angelina Jolie in often he and his collaborators ers ask for her and clearly don’t “I remember reading it and I couldn’t put “A Mighty Heart,” is the series’ big star, her routinely demonize an array anticipate what they’re getting. it down,” she says. “You go on this journey face on the poster, front and center. of authority-fi gure archetypes. T“They expect a blond Scottish boy with where you’re just so unsure of what could be “As a child growing up, I never felt I — doctors, nurses, nuns, preach- blue eyes to come out,” she says. “They’re the cause. I thought, ‘Well, if I’m feeling like would have that opportunity because there ers, elected leaders, Hollywood always pleasantly amused when I tell them this and I read so many scripts in my line of weren’t that many roles for somebody like studio bosses, etc. It’s playful, Archie is me.” work, I really feel this would be that kind of me leading a show. And I was quite happy but it has a way of becoming a Panjabi is certainly helping her name show that an audience would want to watch to take second or third position as long as I facile harangue against anyone recognition levels these days: The actor, who all in one go.’” was working,” she says. in charge. earned a supporting Emmy for her work Christina Jennings, the executive produc- Of the producers handing her the lead, That’s why Nurse Ratched on “The Good Wife,” is back on American er of “Departure,” calls Panjabi one of the she says: “I’m sort of eternally grateful for has such potential as a charac- screens this month, but this time as the star. smartest actors she’s ever worked with and that trust.” ter study — how she gets off on On Peacock’s six-part series “Departure,” considers Panjabi’s role as a woman stuck in Panjabi, who was born with the name simply taking charge. “One Flew Panjabi is the star opposite Christopher a vise. Archana but changed it because teachers Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” left her Plummer and Claire Forlani. She plays a “She’s in the vise of being a mother, her couldn’t pronounce it, has had quite a purple motivations vague, which had a brilliant aviation investigator and single own grief, dealing with a son and this inves- patch lately, with roles in “Run,” “Blind- way of making the viewer feel as mom who is called in to solve the strange tigation all at the same time,” Jennings says. spot” and “I Know This Much Is True.” helpless as the drugged patients. disappearance of a jetliner en route to “She was the best woman for the job.” She’s grateful: “Our profession is feast or “Ratched,” too, seems to let its London. Season one of “Departure” was fi lmed famine, so it’s nice to be able to have these sense of purpose get similarly Was it a hijacking? Pilot error? Could it be last summer over seven weeks and has opportunities.” fogged in, as if the narrative has a government cover-up? The mystery deep- aired elsewhere in the world. The Peacock These days, she’s on the set of “Depar- been slipped a calming sedative ens when a survivor is miraculously located streaming platform launched the American ture” and it’s completely different from the and is wearing restraints. in the middle of the ocean. premiere of “Departure” on Sept. 17, and it last time. She and the cast are now tested for The show’s obsessive attention Panjabi calls the series, which was in- will air in Canada on Oct. 8 on Corus’ Global COVID-19 regularly ; they keep face masks to style and mood begins to seem spired in part by missing Malaysia Airlines Television. on until the moment the cameras start hallucinatory and sluggish. As Flight 370, “highly bingeworthy.” The world has changed so much since the rolling ; there are limited props and there’s with Murphy’s other projects on “It’s everybody’s worst nightmare to have fi rst season wrapped that Panjabi is not en- plenty of sanitizer on hand. Netfl ix so far (“The Politician”; a member of family or somebody that you tirely sure how it will be greeted now. Will a “You have to train your mind differently. “Hollywood”), and with more love on a fl ight and the fl ight goes missing,” disaster show during a disaster fall fl at? Or You have so many things to think about than one season of his “American she says. “And I think there is this universal will viewers actually seek it out? in terms of the script, but you also have to Horror Story” on FX, the dos- kind of fear and fascination of fl ying.” “There could be even more interest than think of this additional element of taking age is strong, but the symptoms If anyone tuning into the series is wor- maybe it would normally get because of care — to protect yourself and to protect persist. As a viewer, you have no ried that her character won’t survive the what we’re going through. How do you cope others,” she says. idea why you’re here or how you mystery, relax: Panjabi is speaking from the when there’s a disaster like that? Maybe “The attitude on set is we assume that got here. Nurse Murphy wants it Toronto-based set of season two of “Depar- that taps into something that people are everybody in the room has it, so we have to that way. ture.” going through right now,” she says. “But, at take precautions with everybody that we’re “Ratched” (eight episodes) is available “That’s a bit of a giveaway. But I do,” she the same time, it could be that people want in contact with,” she adds. “I just hope we for streaming on Netflix. says, laughing. pure escapism and they want something a can gradually fi nd a new normal.” PAGE 36 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 WEEKEND: HEALTH AND FITNESS Fall flourish Tips for the home, relationships and mindfulness to make the most of spending autumn in a pandemic

iStock photos Fall won’t be wasted, even in a pandemic, if you use the time to prioritize your relationships (above) and make your home more cozy, for instance by gathering pine cones (below).

Special to The Washington Post anxiety often manifests as tightness in the throat and jaw. That’s why you can often ast week, we offered fall tips for hear stress in someone’s voice. Before we food and fi tness. This week, check can start taking deep breaths, then, we out how to let the spirit of fall have to open the vocal cords. inspire your home, relationships L To do that, take three to fi ve continuous and mindfulness. sniffs of air through your nose, as if you Home are smelling a fragrant fl ower. Then, ex- hale a long slow breath out of your mouth  Bring the outdoors in with rounded lips. Making a home cozy for fall can be Next, without engaging your shoul- as simple as gathering pine cones in a ders and chest, try taking a deep breath centerpiece bowl. For something different through your nose all the way into your this year, Hannah Morgan, owner of the lower lungs or belly. Put your hands on Seattle-based botanical studio and garden your belly to feel your stomach rising. If Fortunate Orchard, suggests using wire to necessary, repeat the sniffs until you can attach pine cones to branches for vases. take that deep breath. “The beauty of using pine cones or When we’re stressed, we primarily branches is that they don’t need water,” use our mouth to breathe into the upper she explains. Make different heights of lungs. Breathing into our lower lungs, these pine-cone sticks for the vase and on the other hand, stimulates the vagus mix them with dried grasses or botani- ones, in baskets away from the elements, coach in New York. nerve, which in turn activates a relaxation cals. or splurge on a heat lamp to ensure that What if, though, this were an ideal time response (decreasing your heart rate and “A lot of time for me,” she continues, you can enjoy your outdoor space into the to step back and evaluate the relationships blood pressure). It also allows the lungs “the gathering of all of these things is the night and as the evenings grow colder. in our lives? Ask yourself, she says, if you to distribute more oxygen throughout the best part, and the most important part, S’mores, anyone? get together with certain people only out body, enhancing the calming effect. especially right now when we’re stressed “One of the best things that people can of obligation. — Amanda McCracken out.” do in their backyard when it’s cold out is “Are we settling for some friendships  Get hooked on crochet Take a walk early in the fall (when add a fi re pit,” Matt says. “It’s a good way and relationships?” she asks. This may Knitters have a tendency to look down it’s dry out) and look for grasses, cones to social distance because you can have sound harsh, but it doesn’t have to be. It on crochet, the latter being, technically, and seed pods that have fallen. For an people over but sit far apart.” could simply mean that, for example, even a less diffi cult art. Those of us who love arrangement that will evolve into win- — Lindsey M. Roberts though you like your book club friends, crochet respond with a shrug. “What- ter, Morgan suggests making a garland, Human connections you want to prioritize time elsewhere. ever,” we say, as we launch into some wild stringing pine cones and grasses with Maybe that’s more time taking care of variation on a pattern, making up the twine and ribbon, to be laid fl at on a  Lend a helping hand your parents or intentional time with your rules as we go and reveling in a magical dining table or hung from a mantle. Add One of the best ways we can volunteer kids. fl ow between mind and body that, yoga- some dried leaves when they fall. Come our time right now is simply loving our The prompt Grevler gives her clients is: like, instills calm while strengthening the Thanksgiving, you can add decorative neighbor. We can run errands for the “If I were honest with myself. ...” If you inner core of one’s being. squash, and in winter, evergreen branch- elderly, bring meals to friends out of work were honest with yourself, who do you Crochet is a gorgeously forgiving es. and make a better effort to talk to rela- want to spend time with right now? Which medium, allowing the freedom to explore “It’s a nice rotating exhibit in your tives on the phone. This is also a great groups would you quit? Which would you without having to worry about the dread- living space,” Morgan says. Because time for families to come together and join? Do you wish you had a circle for your ed “dropping” of stitches that strikes fear the base of these arrangements doesn’t bond over serving others, says David favorite hobby? Get the people you want in the hearts of novice knitters. Where need water, they will last throughout the Thomas, the director of family counseling down on your calendar, and then evalu- knitting is for “experts,” crochet is for ev- season. at Daystar Counseling in Nashville. ate your fl exibility. Don’t be afraid to see eryone, and can be learned in 10 minutes.  Or make yourself at home outside “There are many opportunities for people, even six feet apart, especially if Yet this simple craft, along with a As we begin to escape summer’s sizzle families to give and serve on a national it’s outdoors. It will take time to push past basic algorithmic pattern, can be used to and face the responsibilities of fall, mak- level during the pandemic,” he explains. the fear. Grevler says that if you’re feeling generate complex curving “hyperbolic” ing good use of your home’s outdoor “My challenge to families is to look for uncomfortable, the other person is prob- surfaces that mimic the shapes of coral. spaces might just be what keeps you sane, local opportunities to serve as well.” ably feeling uncomfortable, too. For 15 years, my twin sister, Christine, New York interior designer Hilary Matt Besides picking up groceries or medi- “If you’re feeling lonely and unsettled, and I, joined by thousands of women says. cation, he suggests baking for neighbors, don’t blame yourself for that and shun worldwide, have been working on the Cro- She recommends starting with a decorating driveways with encouraging yourself,” she explains. “Use it as ammo chet Coral Reef, a global art and science furniture arrangement that works for messages in sidewalk chalk and offering to connect more with other people.” project we created. Together we’ve whiled all seasons. For a balcony, that can be a to walk dogs or pick up school supplies. — Lindsey M. Roberts away countless hours making sculptural weather-resistant bistro set. For a patio,  Prioritize meaningful relationships Mindfulness forms with our hooks as we binge-watch a dining table and chairs are great for Loneliness has surely hit us all this “Xena: Warrior Princess” and other outre cookouts or messy pumpkin carving come year.  Take a deep breath (or fi ve) feminist delights. October. String lights or tiki torches can “Virtual is wonderful, but I think we’re Deep breathing is a great way to calm “I didn’t waste an evening,” I can say. add a festive touch. all wanting to talk in person,” says Kim down. But taking a deep breath is not “Look what a fantastic form I created!” Stow heavy blankets, such as wool Grevler, a clinical social worker and life easy to do when we are stressed, because — Margaret Wertheim Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 37 WEEKEND: FAMILY

THE MEAT AND Memories matter POTATOES OF LIFE Lisa Smith Molinari Families can help shape how kids will remember pandemic

BY DANIEL WILLINGHAM COMMENTARY logical is heightened when we relate A farewell to the Special to The Washington Post them to others. People think of their life story as just that — a story pandemic lockdown, or share baked y kids won’t be in school — and so they tell a good one, fi lling goods with neighbors or a delivery rinse and spit era full time this fall, so, gaps and editing out-of-place events person, as a way of moving my like most parents, I will as needed. We even edit individual be thinking about how children’s focus of attention from M themselves to others. episodes to make them more logi- aiting for the receptionist to call, I counted to keep them occupied and content. My children miss their friends cal. For example, if a story about my fi ngers. It had been 11 months since I’d But I’m also a memory researcher, a restaurant visit doesn’t mention and that makes me wonder how and classmates, of course, so we use been to the dentist thanks to COVID-19. I other rituals to highlight that we the patron ordering, people falsely scraped a fi ngernail across my front tooth they will recall these odd times remember that happening: If the W and thought, “The hygienist has her work cut out for her decades from now. Naturally, I hope have more family time. We gather at customer ate, he must have ordered. today.” those memories will be more pleas- 5 p.m. daily (with age-appropriate drinks) to review our day. Pre-pan- Thus, memories become inaccu- Sitting in my car in the parking lot didn’t have the ant than miserable. demic, we usually went our separate rate in a consistent way: We change same appeal as lounging in the dentist’s cushy waiting That goal sounds uncomplicated ways after supper, but now we make memories to conform to more stable room. Over the years, spending countless hours waiting — happy kids should grow into a point of doing something together, beliefs. The order must have been while my kids were in appointments with pediatricians, adults with happy memories. But with family members selecting placed, because that’s what hap- dentists, orthodontists, speech therapists, hairdressers, reminiscences aren’t a simple what we’ll do in a weekly rotation. pens at restaurants. I must have occupational therapists, gastroenterologists, ophthalmol- averaging of experience. I’m not out We do household chores as a family, come home early on prom night, ogists and psychologists had taught me how to entertain to manipulate my kids, but know- instead of splitting them up. Week- because I was a good son. Episodes myself. ing how memory works helps me ends usually include a long walk or are spotty and incomplete, so this First, I’d grab any free K-Cup coffee or bottled water shape what my children will recall a living-room dance party. unconscious editing makes you before settling into a comfy seat. Next, I’d peruse the of 2020. How will these practices infl u- more likely to describe what actu- magazines, splayed out before me. I’d snag a gossip rag What’s a desirable “normal” of ence what my children recall ally happened, compared to relating fi rst, gobbling up who wore what dress better, who went the pandemic? For my kids — three decades from now? the unadorned memory. to rehab or who’s breaking up with whom. Then, I’d leaf teens — I want to minimize bitter- A memory summarizing months My children’s memories of the through lifestyle magazines for good recipes, which I’d ness about the restrictions on our or years, for example, “the pan- pandemic will be infl uenced by secretly tear out. If I was still waiting, I’d clean out my lives and maximize gratitude for demic” or “attending Wilson High their beliefs about this time in their purse. I’d make a garbage pile of old receipts, gum wrap- our health and well-being. I hope for School” is not the heading of a lives. Those beliefs, in turn, are pers and linty cough drops. Loose change, Chapstick, less frustration at being separated mental fi le containing details of that shaped by repeated experiences. keys, pens and stolen recipes were fi led properly. from friends and more pleasure at time. It’s an isolated fact. That process is the same in young My car phone rang, and soon I was in the dentist’s spending time with family. These The rich detail resides in epi- children and the elderly: What hap- lobby answering COVID-19 questions. I passed the test emotions and attitudes not only lead sodes: memories of events that last pens again and again during lock- and was led to a room with a reclining chair, instrument to better mood today; they are also hours, not months. Episodes like down becomes, in memory, what cart, advertising posters, torturously bright light sus- associated with happiness in the “trying out for basketball” or “tak- usually happened during lockdown. pended from a robotic hinged arm and pamphlets with long term. ing the SAT” include mental images Yes, my 13-year-old, who has always ghastly photos of gum disease. Obviously, repeated nagging and sounds, as well as the feeling loved her weekly piano lesson, is not The hygienist adorned me with a paper bib and laid the to “Be grateful!” will not prompt that this happened to me. thrilled it’s on Zoom now, but her lead X-ray vest over my torso. Then she jammed uncom- feelings of gratitude. Creating new Remembering “my Wilson High siblings and parents make a point fortable X-ray slides into my widened mouth. I felt as if family rituals makes for a better days” means constructing a story of being the best-ever audiences for my lips had exceeded their elasticity and might droop strategy. from episodes of that time. You home recitals. down past my chin. My family has started saying a can’t use all of them, so you pick I want my children to someday re- The hygienist then gave me the rundown: First, she’d version of grace at supper. Each of episodes that fi t with broader beliefs member “what normally happened” clean my teeth (most likely with a chisel, ice pick and us says a word or two about what about yourself. For example, if you during the pandemic to be “parts sledgehammer), then the dentist would stop by (grace me we’re thankful for that day. We also think you were “a good son” at 17, were hard, but we were okay.” with his presence) to take a look (poke me with a sharp make it routine to help others. At you’ll summarize high school with In a time when so much lies out- object) and have a chat (try to sell me expensive cosmetic least weekly, we send a handwritten episodes showing that theme. side our control, there’s some solace procedures). note to someone who’s alone in the This desire for memories to seem in knowing that’s possible. She swung the robotic arm over my face, holding what looked like a miniature gaffi ng hook. Between pokes and picks, she slurped up my excess saliva with a curved suction tube while I stared up at the posters aimed at selling me Invisalign, Botox and expensive whitening treatments. “What else will these dentists come up with to make money? They should just stick that saliva sucker into our wallets,” I thought. Although the hygienist was wearing a new COVID-19 face shield, to me, modern day dental staff had always looked prepared for a nuclear holocaust. Goggles, lab coats, latex gloves, surgical masks, shoe covers and equipment wrapped in cellophane come standard. Staring into the light, my mind wandered back to child- hood dental visits. I recalled the taste of soap as Dr. Pe- tras, protected by nothing but his horn-rimmed glasses, used bare hands to clean and polish my teeth himself with instruments laid out on a rolling metal tray. I re- membered rinsing and spitting into a tiny swirling sink that looked like a miniature toilet bowl, having trouble disconnecting myself from a long string of saliva. The hygienist woke me from my daydream with a jab to the gums. I marveled at her sparkling white teeth. Dr. Petras had his share of coffee stains and silver fi llings, but today, dentists and hygienists have unnaturally per- fect teeth. “Another high-pressure sales tactic,” I thought. When it was over, I looked around for the little toilet bowl . Instead, the hygienist hooked me like a catfi sh with the curved suction tube and sucked my mouth dry. I sat up and tried to put my lips back into place. On the way home, I admired my teeth in the rearview mirror, running my tongue over their smooth surface. Despite my nostalgia for the simpler times of my child- hood, I’d found new appreciation for modern advance- iStock ments, and bid a fond farewell to the era of rinse and spit. Read more of Lisa Smith Molinari’s columns at: When children remember the pandemic, the hope is that they will focus more on what they were grateful for than themeatandpotatoesoflife.com on what they found diffi cult. Creating new family rituals can help ensure that more of their memories are positive. Email: [email protected] PAGE 38 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 WEEKEND: CROSSWORD AND COMICS NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

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BY STEVEN ZEITCHIK The Washington Post Disney massively overhauled its release calendar on Wednes- day, delaying its biggest releases until well into next year, a sign that the huge entertainment com- pany has determined that there’s little movie business to be had in the United States while the coronavirus pandemic remains unchecked. The studio, which is the driver of a large share of theatrical mov- iegoing around the world, is post- poning its biggest films to at least May, with one being postponed till December 2021. Originally scheduled for May of this year, then moved to No- vember, “Black Widow” — the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — now won’t be released until May of next year, Disney said. “West Side Story,” Steven Spielberg’s version of the iconic musical that had been one of the most anticipated films of the holi- days, has been pushed a full year PETR DAVID JOSEK/AP from this December to December A couple look at the “Lennon Wall” with a face mask attached to the image of John Lennon in April in Prague, Czech Republic. Like so 2021. many other events in the year of coronavirus, an annual tribute to John Lennon held in its adopted city of New York will go online. And “Eternals,” Chloe Zhao’s take on the immortal alien race for the Marvel franchise, won’t be released till November 2021, a full year after its original release date. Out of love for Lennon Collectively, the trio of moves is indicative of a striking pan- demic-related shift: the loss of a full year in the Hollywood release Organizers won’t let pandemic cancel 40th annual tribute to Beatle calendar. Every film scheduled for a particular month in 2020 will now come out on that same BY DAVID BAUDER Raiola had booked the Town workshops such as songwriting, Cash, a fellow New Yorker month in 2021. Associated Press Hall venue for this year’s show. art and meditation to cancer pa- who was honored with the John The postponements amount to With the pandemic forcing it to tients and survivors and to chil- Lennon Real Love Award in a formalization of what many ex- ike many other events, stream for free from 7 p.m. to dren who have lost parents to the 2018, has performed the former perts feared and predicted in re- an annual John Len- midnight Eastern time on the disease. Beatle’s songs “I’m Only Sleep- cent weeks: Americans are in no non tribute concert that LennonTribute.org website, the Raiola and other friends began ing” and “Look at Me” at a past rush to return to movie theaters, Ltakes place in his adopt- event could get more exposure their informal tribute to Lennon tribute. and Disney and other major stu- ed city of New York on his Oct. than ever. in 1981, less than a year after the “It’s one of those things that dios are unpersuaded they can you don’t often see where the 9 birthday has been forced on- Taped performances by Jack- former Beatle was shot to death. change their minds. same people show up every line because of the coronavirus son Browne, Patti Smith, Natalie It stayed small, at least until 24 The moves come as COVID- year,” Cash said in an interview. pandemic. Merchant, Rosanne Cash, Jorma years in, when Lennon’s widow 19 continues to show renewed “They’re devoted to it. It’s not There was no way it was being strength in many areas of the Kaukonen, Shelby Lynne, Taj Yoko Ono read a story about the just because of John, it’s out of re- canceled, not on what would have United States. At least 27 states Mahal, Marc Cohn, Joan Os- tribute in the New York Daily spect for what they’re doing and have shown an increase in the been Lennon’s 80th birthday, not borne and others will be includ- News and called Raiola to say, in the community they’ve created.” seven-day average of new con- on the tribute’s 40th year. ed — many from past shows but effect, what are you doing? Raiola believes Lennon’s im- firmed cases, according to data “The idea of not celebrating some new. Learning more about it, she pact was “seismic” and that the John, of stopping after 39 years, Without ticket sales, organiz- offered support, and said in a ideals he believed in didn’t die analyzed by The Washington never crossed my mind,” said ers will ask for contributions for statement issued Thursday that with him. Post. Joe Raiola, the tribute’s pro- programs that benefit people af- “this is such a wonderful way “Peace, love, gender equality That has kept theaters closed ducer and artistic director of the fected by cancer. Theatre With- to honor John and the values he and social justice — that stuff and moviegoers at home. Theaters Theatre Within organization. in and Gilda’s Club offer free stood for.” never gets old,” he said. in New York and Los Angeles, the country’s two largest markets, are still shut down by government order. Meanwhile, fears of a new Nominees announced for Times Square New Year Other news wave across the Atlantic have CMT music awards adds virtual elements emerged; the United Kingdom Pop icon, Elton John, said Wednesday has announced tightened restric- Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Bal- New Year’s Eve in Times Square will in- that his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour” tions amid rising numbers. lerini, Luke Combs, Sam Hunt and Thomas corporate virtual elements, organizers said will return to North America on Jan. 19, 2022, Notably, Disney did not move Rhett top the 2020 CMT Music Awards nom- Wednesday as they gear up for a celebration in New Orleans. His global tour will officially any of the films to its Disney Plus return on September 1, 2021, in Berlin. platform, as it did for the much- inations with three each. that will have to be scaled down and socially Bob Woodward In nominations announced Wednesday distant in response to the coronavirus. ’s “Rage” sold more than delayed “Mulan” in the U.S. and for the pandemic-delayed show, 14 videos Details are still coming together, but the 600,000 copies in its first week of publication, much of Western Europe several are vying for the top prize of video of the Times Square Alliance, Jamestown Prop- continuing a yearlong wave of blockbuster weeks ago. books about President Donald Trump. year. The fan-voted show will air on CMT erties and Countdown Entertainment said Sir Harold Evans, The near-term effect on Dis- and other networks on Oct. 21 with outdoor in a news release that the annual event will a publisher, author ney’s bottom line will be consid- performances. have an extremely limited group of in-person and muckraker who for decades exposed erable. Disney drew nearly $3 A number of artists are getting their first honorees. wrongdoing in London and published such billion in profit from theatrical ever nominations this year, including Caylee A virtual experience will allow people 1990s bestsellers as “Primary Colors,” died films last fiscal year; the latter Hammack, Gabby Barrett, Ingrid Andress, to take part in the countdown to 2021 from Wednesday of heart failure. He was 92. number represented nearly 20 Riley Green and Travis Denning. wherever they are, organizers said. From The Associated Press percent of its total profit. PAGE 40 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander 200K dead in US, yet virus response is worse Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY LEANA S. WEN We are also further from implementing of the CDC. The guidelines were reversed, Special to The Washington Post the basic public health measures neces- but only after causing much confusion. This EDITORIAL sary to stave off outbreaks. The president incident, plus reports of political meddling he United States has reached the himself holds large indoor rallies, some- with CDC’s hallowed scientific publica- Terry Leonard, Editor grim milestone of 200,000 deaths [email protected] times in open defiance of local ordinances tions and the sudden retraction of its guid- from COVID-19. We are in a much against mass gatherings. Masks have be- ance on aerosol transmission, has seriously Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor worse place than we were when come a partisan symbol. An influential eroded its credibility and effectiveness. [email protected] T we crossed the 100,000-death threshold in model, from the University of Washington’s What’s to be done? Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content May. Institute for Health Metrics, predicts that There’s a lot that a competent federal [email protected] Why? Start with the numbers. In late if 95% of Americans wear masks, we could administration would do now. Announce May, we had about 20,000 new infections Managing Editor for Presentation save 100,000 lives by the end of the year. a national strategy. Scale up testing. Take Sean Moores, per day. Now we are at double that, with [email protected] This doesn’t seem likely, unfortunately — the muzzle off scientists, and let our gov- around 40,000 new daily infections. This the same model estimates current national ernment’s top public health experts lead. 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As a DOD newspaper, journalists at Fox News, ABC, CBS, CNN Trump and his supporters have been rigor.” Stars and Stripes may be distributed through official chan- nels and use appropriated funds for distribution to remote and NBC. They’ve all been pondering the working overtime to delegitimize mail-in The public seems to get it. A recent poll locations where overseas DOD personnel are located. unusual political dynamics caused by the votes. A blatant example was the claim by The Washington Post and the University The appearance of advertising in this publication does coronavirus pandemic. 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the next justice. What newspapers McConnell disavowed that position al- most immediately, claiming that it only ap- plies when the presidency and the Senate are saying at home are controlled by different parties. Last Friday night, he said, “President Trump’s The following editorial excerpts are se- nominee will receive a vote on the floor of lected from a cross section of newspapers the United States Senate” — even though throughout the United States. The editori- the election is less than two months away. als are provided by The Associated Press So much for the American people. and other stateside syndicates. Throughout the Trump years, Repub- licans have shown little willingness to Clear answer why Biden won’t place principle above party, or to place the long-term interests of the nation above name names on court pick short-term political victories. But perhaps The Wall Street Journal a few Republican senators will take the “The voters of this country should be quickened pulse of the nation and consider heard,” Joe Biden said this weekend as the case to postpone resolving Ginsburg’s he exhorted Senate Republicans to block replacement. a vote on President Donald Trump’s Su- Ginsburg, who was Jewish, died on the preme Court nominee. That might be eve of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year. clever messaging — who doesn’t want vot- Fittingly, it is a day when Jews look back- ers to be heard? But there’s one problem: ward and forward, reflecting on what has Unlike Trump and Senate Republicans, passed, and preparing for what is to come. Biden has given so few details about his Ginsburg’s death marks the end of her long Supreme Court vision that voters are left battle on behalf of equality for all Ameri- guessing at what a vote for him means for ness — or ability — to shape the Democrat- Trump and Mitch McConnell, the Senate cans. Others must now carry that fight the judiciary. ic Party in his image. If the justices rule majority leader, appear to be dead-set on forward. Start with appointments. Biden has re- the way Democrats don’t like, the pressure replacing her with someone who would sisted naming individuals he’d consider for would be overwhelming for Biden to go obliterate much of the progress she helped Bloomberg kept his word. Use the Supreme Court, saying it would sub- along with court packing. the country make. ject them to undue criticism. Fair enough So let’s review the way both sides are The court now faces a serious crisis of $20M to help ex-felons vote. — Trump’s practice of making his short- honoring the voters who Democrats say legitimacy. Senate Republicans, who rep- Miami Herald list public is not required of other candi- should decide the next court seat. In 2016 resent a minority of the nation, and a presi- Last week, the Editorial Board urged dates. But the absence of specifics raises Trump ran on the courts, becoming the dent elected by a minority of the nation, are Michael Bloomberg to “write a big old a fair suspicion that he doesn’t want voters first candidate to release a list of poten- now in a position to solidify their control of check” to help ex-felons in Florida vote in to know that his nominees would be well tial justices. In 2018 voters increased the the third branch of government. The Su- the presidential election. The editorial was left of center. GOP’s Senate majority in part because preme Court, with another Trump appoin- picked up by several national outlets. Biden’s chief stated requirement for they disliked the Democratic smearing of tee, could stand as a conservative firewall This week, he announced that he has a Supreme Court appointee is based on Brett Kavanaugh. Now Trump is putting against the expressed will of a majority of raised almost $20 million for the cause. race and gender, not judicial philosophy or forward a new nominee, for which he can Americans on a range of crucial issues. Bravo! qualifications. His website says he would be accountable on Nov. 3. The cynicism of the political moment After decades of being denied the right appoint the first African American woman Biden, in the name of letting voters be stands in sharp relief against Ginsburg’s to vote, most former prisoners in the state to the Supreme Court. That’s his preroga- “heard,” is demanding that Republicans idealism. She faced down multiple bouts of still are being denied access to the ballot tive, but it doesn’t help voters concerned surrender and not confirm a new justice. cancer and other health emergencies dur- box, even though, in 2018, a solid majority about the impact of the court on their lives; But he has given voters no idea of who he ing her tenure on the bench. Through it all, of voters approved a constitutional amend- race and gender are not a proxy for views would appoint to the court, beyond an iden- she never wavered in her commitment to ment allowing them to cast a ballot. Gov. of the law. tity politics pledge. And he won’t tell vot- the court as a vehicle for a more just and Ron DeSantis and the Republican Legis- Given those requirements, legal observ- ers if he’d resist his party’s court-packing more equal America. She was a dogged, lature erected what they knew would be a ers have speculated that two women top scheme that could blow up its legitimacy. tireless fighter — it was easy to imagine roadblock: an added provision that ex-fel- his list: 44-year-old Justice Leondra Kru- The integrity of the Supreme Court and she might live another 20 years, battling ons have to pay all court fees and fines be- ger of the California Supreme Court and fore having their right to vote restored. It judicial independence are on the ballot, back whatever came at her. Of course, we 50-year-old federal district court Judge was a caveat that voters never intended. and Biden has a duty to clarify his position knew better. Ketanji Brown Jackson, whom President We don’t know if the ex-New York mayor if he really wants to give voters a chance Defending her decision not to retire Barack Obama reportedly vetted for Jus- and former Democratic candidate for pres- to be heard. when President Barack Obama could have tice Antonin Scalia’s vacancy. Both have ident even read our editorial . But at the picked her replacement, she said, “There significant records, but by avoiding names very least, we’re going to pat ourselves on will be a president after this one, and I’m Biden can please his base with race and GOP plan to fill seat threatens the back for having a good idea that Bloom- hopeful that that president will be a fine gender symbolism and avoid a debate on berg, too, thought was worthy. Ginsburg’s accomplishments president.” She never anticipated President the law. The New York Times He is fulfilling his promise to do any- Perhaps more important to voters is Donald Trump, whom she called a “faker” thing in his money’s power to pull Florida whether Biden would undermine the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died during a 2016 interview. She shouldn’t have into Democratic presidential candidate court’s independence. The Supreme Court Friday at the age of 87, will forever have said it, but she was right. Joe Biden’s camp in November. He al- remains one of the more trusted American two legacies. Everyone who cares about the integ- ready had pledged to spend $100 million institutions, but Democrats in Congress The one Americans could be focusing rity of the nation’s highest court has been in Florida alone for Biden ads. Tuesday, he are threatening to pack it with liberal jus- on right now is the one of legal trailblazer: dreading a moment like this — the death of announced the strategy championed by the tices if the Senate confirms Trump’s nomi- Ginsburg, the second woman ever to be ap- a justice as Americans are already casting Editorial Board to get more Florida voters nee. “Nothing is off the table,” Democratic pointed to the Supreme Court, paved the their ballots in the most contentious and to the polls by paying off many former in- leader Chuck Schumer said this weekend. way for women’s equality before the law, consequential presidential election in liv- mates’ fines and fees. Bravo! Legislation expanding the Supreme and for women’s rights to be taken seri- ing memory. The future of the court now On Tuesday, Bloomberg announced his Court would need Biden’s signature, and ously by the courts and by society. rests in the hands of McConnell, the man team has raised at least $16 million to pay he was asked Monday by a Wisconsin news As an attorney she argued, and won, who has done more damage to the court’s the court fines and fees of nearly 32,000 of station whether he was open to it. His an- multiple cases at the Supreme Court in standing than perhaps anyone in modern the 776,000 Florida voters with felony con- swer: “It’s a legitimate question, but let me the 1970s, eventually persuading an all- American history. victions, many of them Black and Hispanic. tell you why I’m not going to answer that male bench to apply the 14th Amendment’s With McConnell’s help, Trump has al- After Bloomberg committed to spending question. Because it will shift the whole equal protection clause to sex-based dis- ready filled two seats on the court with $100 million in the state, we followed up focus, that’s what (Trump) wants.” This is crimination. On the court, she continued hard-right ideologues. The first, Neil Gor- by saying that, with legal challenges to a calculated political dodge, and modera- to point the way toward greater equality such, is a justice solely because of McCo- overturn the fee requirement for ex-felons tor Chris Wallace shouldn’t let Biden get in opinions like United States v. Virginia, nnell’s obstruction, on false pretenses, of seemingly at an end, Bloomberg “could be away with it in next week’s first presiden- which held unconstitutional the Virginia Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland. their last hope, empowering hundreds of tial debate. Would he veto court-packing Military Institute’s policy of refusing to The second, Brett Kavanaugh, was a highly thousands of new voters to cast their bal- legislation? admit women. “Inherent differences be- contentious nominee with a long, troubling lots in Florida.” Biden wants to run on Donald Trump’s tween men and women, we have come to record in government that McConnell hid “With such a significant donation, character and the coronavirus, full stop. appreciate, remain cause for celebration,” from the American people. And that was Bloomberg’s money won’t get lost in the He also wants to duck his party’s court- Ginsburg wrote for a 7-to-1 majority, “but before Kavanaugh faced credible allega- miasma of campaign ads and yard signs, packing threats because they aren’t pop- not for denigration of the members of ei- tions of sexual assault. it will have a direct effect on ensuring the ular. Data for Progress, a progressive ther sex or for artificial constraints on an At least there was no question about democratic process.” polling group, found only 40% of voters individual’s opportunity.” It was sweet re- the circumstances surrounding the va- Bloomberg’s fines-and-fees money now favor packing the court if Republicans venge for someone who had once been re- cancy that Kavanaugh filled. In contrast, goes to the fund created by the Florida confirm Trump’s nominee. jected for jobs at top New York law firms, Gorsuch’s seat is forever stained by Mc- Rights Restoration Coalition, which has But Biden has given little reason to think and denied a clerkship on the Supreme Connell’s outrageous ploy to deny a Demo- been collecting money to pay what’s owed he’d resist his left flank in office. From Court, because she was a woman. cratic president an appointment. At the by former prisoners who want to vote. his economic plan issued with the Bernie The other legacy of Ginsburg’s that the time, the majority leader claimed that he The onus now is on the coalition to quick- Sanders team to his increasingly extreme country is now urgently forced to confront was holding open the seat that had been ly reach out to those disenfranchised vot- climate-change rhetoric, and new open- is the cold political reality that she died held by Justice Antonin Scalia because it ers in Florida, settle up their fines and fees ness to eliminating the Senate’s legislative in the final weeks of a presidential cam- was an election year, and the American and get them registered to vote before the filibuster, Biden has shown little willing- paign, at a moment when President Donald people should have a “voice” in choosing Oct. 5 deadline. PAGE 42 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Stranded, 700-pound sea turtle euthanized

NORFOLK — A Vir- VA ginia Aquarium team had to euthanize a 700-pound sea turtle that became stranded on a beach. The aquarium’s Stranding Re- sponse Team was called to a Nor- folk beach Monday morning after beachgoers noticed the giant leatherback turtle on the shore, news outlets reported. The Virginian-Pilot quoted resident Alyssa Muhlendorf as saying that the group gathered on the beach could tell something was not right — there was blood on the turtle’s shell and the rep- tile spent hours walking in circles toward the water. Once it got in, it could not swim well and was repeatedly washed ashore, wit- nesses said. The team monitored the turtle and consulted with other agencies before deciding to euthanize the turtle Tuesday, aquarium spokes- woman Natalie Sims said. Man who set pews on fire at church sought

TAMPA — Sheriff’s offi- FL cials in Florida are look- ing for a man who was caught on security cameras breaking into a church and setting some pews on J. DAVID AKE/AP fire. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s officials said the man broke into Incarnation Catholic Church Here comes the sun near Tampa on Friday night and Bicyclists are silhouetted against the National Mall reflecting pool as they stop to watch the sunrise in Washington on Wednesday. poured flammable liquid onto three wooden pews before set- During a bond hearing Mon- THE CENSUS ning a few miles southeast of ting them on fire. The man then day, an attorney representing him Stockton Metropolitan Airport, ran from the church, news outlets claimed that Lane didn’t know he The approximate amount of money the former Federal Aviation Administration reported. was in the women’s bathroom. director of Paducah, Ky.’s annual Barbecue on spokesman Allen Kenitzer said. “While we are unsure of his mo- the River Three people were on board. tive, it is clear he has no respect admitted he stole from the nonprofit in Fight near courthouse $25K 2018, The Paducah Sun reported. David Boggs, One person walked away and two for private property or a sacred others were taken to hospitals place of worship,” said Sheriff follows sentencing 51, pleaded guilty Monday. He was arrested in with non-life-threatening inju- Chad Chronister. “We promise May in Columbia, S.C., after being on the run since November 2018. Police said ries, the Sacramento Bee report- this church community we are ST. PAUL — A family he took the money to pay off social media scammers after sending thousands of ed. The plane appeared to have doing everything we can to cap- MN fight following a sen- dollars of his own money. Prosecutors are recommending an eight-year sentence. ture this suspect and ensure he is tencing for murder at the Ramsey hit an irrigation ditch during an held accountable for his actions.” County Courthouse caused depu- attempted landing in a field, the ties to lock down the building be- Asheville, on Sunday when they up to speed following the corona- newspaper said. Parents tackle man fore gunshots were fired outside encountered the dog, who had ap- virus-related closures. The FAA and National Trans- accused of spying on girl nearby in a shooting believed to parently been stuck in the hole for The Baltimore Sun reported portation Safety Board will be related to the argument. several days, according to Burke Tuesday that county officials are investigate. No one was injured in the shoot- DUNCAN — A group of County Search And Rescue. setting aside assistance money to ing several blocks from the court- The bikers called for help and try to help renters. Strip clubs fight to SC parents tackled and re- house Monday. strained a registered sex offender led rescuers more than a mile to Terry Hickey, Baltimore Coun- lower dancer age to 18 A judge sentenced Marcus the stranded animal, where they ty’s deputy director of Housing accused of spying on a 15-year- Baker to more than 40 years in rappelled into the sinkhole, en- and Community Development, JACKSONVILLE — old girl in the women’s bathroom prison for fatally shooting Shawn ticed the starving dog with some said that as many as 8,000 fami- Some Florida strip club of a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Jones last November, the St. Paul FL beef jerky and raised him to lies are at risk of losing housing owners are lobbying to lower the South Carolina over the weekend, Pioneer Press reported. safety using a harness, the rescue as people lose their jobs. age limit for dancers from 21 to 18- authorities said. According to Undersheriff squad said. Baltimore County Executive Douglas Lane, 53, has been Tina McNamara, the defendant’s years-old, calling the current age The dog was not injured, but Johnny Olszewski Jr. has asked charged with voyeurism, as well family had a fight in the lobby of requirement unconstitutional. was starving and dehydrated, ac- the council to approve an applica- as possession of marijuana and the courthouse and when it began A lawyer representing 13 clubs cording to the rescuers. tion for $3 million in federal re- paraphernalia, according to Dun- to get physical deputies escorted and four dancers in Jacksonville can Police Chief Carl Long. those involved outside. Soon after He was taken to Burke County lief funds for the county’s rental argued before a federal judge Lane has several past convic- deputies heard gunshots fired. Animal Services for an examina- assistance program. that dancing is a form of expres- tions for similar behavior in both Shell casings were found in the tion and named “Sinker.” Offi- County spokesman Sean Naron sion protected under the First North and South Carolina dating area. cials said he did not have a collar said that the county is also redi- Amendment. back more than 20 years, court or a microchip, and if owners are recting $800,000 to future evic- “This is just a ban on speech,” records show. Trapped dog lured to not found, he could be placed up tion prevention efforts . attorney Gary Edinger said. News outlets report that the in- for adoption. The city law currently bans cident occurred Sunday when the safety with beef jerky The 7-mile trail is named for 2 hospitalized after dancers under 21 and was passed girl was using the bathroom and the large sinkhole along its ridge. WWII-era plane crashes in an effort to reduce sex traffick- noticed a man looking out from MORGANTON — A ing. The measure also requires under the stall beside her. NC group of mountain bik- dancers to have a city-issued ID County sets aside STOCKTON — Two Lane tried to flee the scene ers on a North Carolina trail spot- card. money for renters people were hospital- after being confronted by the ted a dog trapped 30 feet down in CA City attorneys said younger ized after a World War II-era girl’s father but was stopped by a sinkhole — and it took a salty people are more susceptible to TOWSON — Officials plane crashed in a field in central a group of parents who were in snack and some straps to lift him the coercion that’s often part of town for a girls’ softball tourna- to safety. in Baltimore County California over the weekend, of- MD trafficking and argued that 21 is ment, Long said. They tackled The group was riding the Sink- say that there could be as many as ficials said. a safer age . Lane in the parking lot and held hole Trail at Pisgah National 24,000 eviction filings in a single The multiengine North Ameri- him until police arrived. Forest, about 50 miles south of month once the courts get back can B-25 crashed Saturday eve- From wire reports Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 43 PAGE 44 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 45 PAGE 46 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 SCOREBOARD

Sports Pro football College football Tennis JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee), DE Stephon NFL Tuitt (not injury related). FULL: G David Coaches Top 25 Hamburg European Open on AFN AMERICAN CONFERENCE DeCastro (knee). The Amway Top 25 football poll, with Wednesday East LAS VEGAS RAIDERS at NEW ENGLAND first-place votes in parentheses, records At Am Rothenbaum W L T Pct PF PA PATRIOTS — RAIDERS: DNP: T Trenton through Sept. 20, total points based on 25 Hamburg, Germany Buffalo 2 0 0 1.000 58 45 Brown (calf), G Denzelle Good (thumb, points for first place through one point Purse: $1,062,520 Go to the American Forces New England 1 1 0 .500 51 46 illness), G Richie Incognito (achilles), for 25th, and previous ranking: Surface: Red clay Miami 0 2 0 .000 39 52 RB Josh Jacobs (hip), LB Nick Kwiatkoski Record Pts Pvs Men’s Singles Network website for the most N.Y. Jets 0 2 0 .000 30 58 (pectoral), DE Carl Nassib (illness), TE 1. Clemson (44) 2-0 1196 1 Round of 32 up-to-date TV schedules. South Darren Waller (knee). LIMITED: WR Bryan 2. Alabama (1) 0-0 1119 2 Casper Ruud, Norway, def. Benoit Tennessee 2 0 0 1.000 49 44 Edwards (foot), T Sam Young (groin). 3. Oklahoma 1-0 1019 3 Paire, France, 6-4, 2-0, ret. myafn.net Indianapolis 1 1 0 .500 48 38 FULL: S Johnathan Abram (shoulder), CB 3. Georgia 0-0 1019 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas (2), Greece, def. Jacksonville 1 1 0 .500 57 53 Damon Arnette (wrist, thumb), LB Cory 5. Louisiana State (1) 0-0 962 5 Daniel Evans, Britain, 6-3, 6-1. Houston 0 2 0 .000 36 67 Littleton (shoulder), WR Hunter Renfrow 6. Florida 0-0 899 6 Round of 16 North (ankle), WR Henry Ruggs (knee), G John 7. Notre Dame 2-0 896 7 Cristian Garin, Chile, def. Yannick Han- Deals Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 71 22 Simpson (shoulder). PATRIOTS: DNP: C 8. Auburn 0-0 766 9 fmann, Germany, 6-2, 7-6 (3). Pittsburgh 2 0 0 1.000 52 37 David Andrews (hand), RB James White 9. Texas 1-0 764 8 Andrey Rublev (5), Russia, def. Tommy Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 41 68 (not injury related). LIMITED: DT Adam 10. Ohio State (2) 0-0 741 NR Paul, United States, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2. Cincinnati 0 2 0 .000 43 51 Butler (shoulder), LB Brandon Copeland 11. Texas A&M 0-0 651 10 Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan, def. Fe- Wednesday’s transactions West (knee), WR Julian Edelman (knee), WR 12. North Carolina 1-0 563 11 lix Auger-Aliassime, Canada, 6-4, 6-2. BASEBALL Kansas City 2 0 0 1.000 57 40 N’Keal Harry (ankle). 13. Penn State 0-0 536 NR Roberto Bautista Agut (4), Spain, vs. Major League Baseball Las Vegas 2 0 0 1.000 68 54 LOS ANGELES RAMS at BUFFALO BILLS 14. Miami 2-0 500 18 Dominik Koepfer, Germany, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. American League L.A. Chargers 1 1 0 .500 36 36 — RAMS: Practice Not Complete. BILLS: 15. Central Florida 1-0 497 13 Men’s Doubles BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Recalled RHP Denver 0 2 0 .000 35 42 DNP: WR Cole Beasley (hip, thumb), DE 16. Cincinnati 1-0 416 14 Round of 16 17. Wisconsin 0-0 411 NR Branden Kline from alternate training NATIONAL CONFERENCE Jerry Hughes (not injury related), CB Nicolas Mahut and Fabrice Martin, site. Placed RHP Evan Phillips on the 10- East 18. Oklahoma State 1-0 315 12 France, def. Frederik Nielsen, Denmark, Taron Johnson (groin), TE Dawson Knox 19. Michigan 0-0 287 NR day IL. W L T Pct PF PA (concussion), RB Zack Moss (toe), DT and Tim Puetz, Germany, 7-5, 7-5. Dallas 1 1 0 .500 57 59 20. Memphis 1-0 269 15 KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Activated Ed Oliver (knee), LB Del’Shawn Phillips Michael Venus, New Zealand, and John LHP Mike Montgomery and CF Franchy Washington 1 1 0 .500 42 47 21. Tennessee 0-0 266 17 Peers, Australia, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, N.Y. Giants 0 2 0 .000 29 43 (quadricep). LIMITED: LB Tremaine Ed- 22. Minnesota 0-0 178 NR Cordero from the 60-day IL. Placed CF munds (shoulder), QB Jake Fromm (not and Henri Kontinen, Finland, 6-1, 6-4. Bubba Starling on the 10-day IL. Recalled Philadelphia 0 2 0 .000 36 64 23. Brigham Young 1-0 177 22 Lukasz Kubot, Poland, and Marcelo South injury related), LB Matt Milano (ham- 24. Virginia Tech 0-0 167 19 RHP Jakob Junis from alternate training string), CB Tre’Davious White (shoul- Melo (3), Brazil, def. Yannick Hanfmann site. Optioned 2B Erick Mejia to alternate New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 58 57 25. UL Lafayette 2-0 158 21 der). and Mats Moraing, Germany, 7-6 (6), 1-6, training site. Transferred RHP Matt Har- Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 54 51 Others receiving votes: Kentucky 146; 10-5. vey from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. Atlanta 0 2 0 .000 64 78 NEW YORK JETS at INDIANAPO- Pittsburgh 140; Army 121; Baylor 57; Lou- Placed RHP Kyle Zimmer on the 60-day Carolina 0 2 0 .000 47 65 LIS COLTS — JETS: DNP: WR Jamison isville 53; Southern Methodist 42; West IL. North Crowder (hamstring), C Connor McGov- Virginia 41; Marshall 40; Iowa 39; Texas Internationaux de Strasbourg SEATTLE MARINERS — Recalled CF Chicago 2 0 0 1.000 44 36 ern (hamstring), DT Steve McLendon Christian 26; Virginia 24; South Carolina (not injury related), WR Breshad Perri- 22; Boston College 20; Appalachian State Wednesday Braden Bishop from alternate training Green Bay 2 0 0 1.000 85 55 At Strasbourg Tennis Club site. Placed CF Jake Fraley on the 10-day Detroit 0 2 0 .000 44 69 man (ankle), CB Quincy Wilson (concus- 12; Mississippi 10; Mississippi State 7; sion). LIMITED: RB Kalen Ballage (rib), T Arkansas St. 6; NC State 5; Nebraska 4; Strasbourg, France IL. Minnesota 0 2 0 .000 45 71 Purse: $225,500 National League West Mekhi Becton (shoulder), S Ashtyn Davis Georgia Tech 4; Coastal Carolina 4; Air CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned C Tyler (groin), CB Nate Hairston (hip), WR Chris Force 3; Louisiana Tech 2. Surface: Red clay Arizona 2 0 0 1.000 54 35 Women’s Singles Stephenson to alternate training site. L.A. Rams 2 0 0 1.000 57 36 Hogan (rib), RB La’Mical Perine (ankle). COLORADO ROCKIES — Selected the FULL: G Josh Andrews (toe), QB Joe Flac- Round of 16 Seattle 2 0 0 1.000 73 55 Nao Hibino, Japan, def. Zarina Diyas, contract of RHP Tommy Doyle from alter- San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 51 37 co (neck), LB Harvey Langi (elbow), LB Schedule nate training site. Placed LF David Dahl Avery Williamson (hamstring). COLTS: Friday’s game Kazakhstan, 7-5, 6-3. Thursday’s game Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, def. Kiki on the 45-day IL. Miami at Jacksonville DNP: LB Matthew Adams (ankle), TE Jack SOUTHWEST Bertens (3), Netherlands, 2-6, 6-4, 4-2, MIAMI MARLINS — Designated RHP Sunday’s games Doyle (knee), CB Rock Ya-Sin (non-foot- Middle Tennessee (0-2) at UTSA (2-0) Brett Eibner for assignment. Activated Houston at Pittsburgh ball illness). LIMITED: S Julian Blackmon Saturday’s games ret. LHP Stephen Tarpley from the 10-day IL. Tennessee at Minnesota (knee). EAST Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, NEW YORK METS — Optioned RHP Cincinnati at Philadelphia SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at NEW YORK Louisville (1-1) at Pittsburgh (2-0) def. Ekaterina Alexandrova (7), Russia, Corey Oswalt to alternate training site. Chicago at Atlanta GIANTS — 49ERS: DNP: RB Tevin Coleman Georgia Tech (1-1) at Syracuse (0-2) 6-2, 6-4. Activated RHP Dellin Betances from the Washington at Cleveland (knee), DE Dee Ford (back), QB Jimmy Temple at Navy (1-1), ppd. Aryna Sabalenka (4), Belarus, vs. Anna 10-day IL. Las Vegas at New England Garoppolo (ankle), RB Raheem Mostert Texas St. (1-2) at Boston College (1-0) Blinkova, Russia, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned L.A. Rams at Buffalo (knee). LIMITED: LB Dre Greenlaw (quad- SOUTH Women’s Doubles LHP Ranger Suarez to alternate training San Francisco at N.Y. Giants ricep), TE George Kittle (knee). FULL: CB Florida at Mississippi Quarterfinals Hayley Carter, United States, and site. N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis Jason Verrett (hamstring). LIM- Campbell (0-2) at Appalachian St. (1-1) GIANTS: Luisa Stefani (4), Brazil, def. Sloane Ste- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed CF Carolina at L.A. Chargers ITED: S Adrian Colbert (quadricep). FULL: Kentucky at Auburn Luis Alexander Basabe on the 10-day IL. Tampa Bay at Denver UCF (1-0) at East Carolina phens, United States, and Jil Teichmann, Recalled OF Steven Duggar from alter- LB Carter Coughlin (hamstring). Switzerland, 6-2, 6-4. Detroit at Arizona TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS at DENVER Georgia St. (0-1) at Charlotte (0-1) nate training site. Dallas at Seattle Notre Dame (2-0) at Wake Forest (0-2), Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Optioned BRONCOS — BUCCANEERS: DNP: WR (3), Japan, def. Kateryna Bondarenko, Green Bay at New Orleans Justin Watson (shoulder). LIMITED: WR ppd. RHP Wil Crowe to alternate training site. Monday’s game Georgia Southern (1-0) at Louisiana- Ukraine, and Sharon Fichman, Canada, Placed SS Carter Kieboom on the 10-day Scott Miller (hip, groin), LB Jason Pierre- 6-4, 6-3. Kansas City at Baltimore Paul (knee), T Donovan Smith (knee). Lafayette (2-0) IL retroactive to Sept. 22. Recalled RHP E. Kentucky (0-2) at The Citadel (0-2) Nicole Melichar, United States, and Wil Crowe from alternate training site. Thursday, Oct. 1 FULL: WR Chris Godwin (concussion). Denver at N.Y. Jets FIU at Liberty (1-0) Demi Schuurs (1), Netherlands, def. Ka- FOOTBALL BRONCOS: Practice Not Complete. tarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, and Anna- TENNESSEE TITANS at MINNESOTA Tulane (1-1) at Southern Miss. (0-2) National Football League Mississippi St. at LSU Lena Friedsam, Germany, 6-2, 6-3. ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed WR NFL injury report VIKINGS — TITANS: DNP: WR A.J. Brown (knee), CB Malcolm Butler (quadricep), UTEP (2-1) at Louisiana-Monroe (0-2) Jaron Brown to the practice squad. Duke (0-2) at Virginia ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed CB D.J. NEW YORK — The National Football CB Chris Jackson (hamstring), T Den- League injury report, as provided by the South Florida (1-1) at FAU White and DT Chris Slayton to the prac- nis Kelly (illness), LB Derick Roberson Houston Baptist (0-2) at Louisiana Pro basketball tice squad. league (DNP: did not practice; LIMITED: (illness), TE Jonnu Smith (ankle). FULL: BUFFALO BILLS — Signed TE Nate limited participation; FULL: Full partici- Tech (1-0) LB Vic Beasley (knee), G Jamil Douglas Florida St. (0-1) at Miami (2-0) Becker and RB Antonio Williams to the pation): (hand), RB Darrynton Evans (hamstring), practice squad. Placed OL Evan Boehm SUNDAY Tennessee at South Carolina WNBA playoffs CB Johnathan Joseph (calf). VIKINGS: NC State (1-0) at Virginia Tech on the practice squad injured list. CAROLINA PANTHERS at LOS ANGELES Practice Not Complete. Seeding in parentheses CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed RB CHARGERS — PANTHERS: DNP: G Dennis MIDWEST WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM at Army (2-0) at Cincinnati (1-0) All games played at Bradenton, Fla. Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve. Daley (ankle), DT Kawann Short (foot). CLEVELAND BROWNS — WASHINGTON: First Round Activated OL Chris Reed from the COVID- LIMITED: DE Brian Burns (thigh), DE Yetur Alabama at Missouri DNP: DE Ryan Anderson (shin), T Saa- SOUTHWEST (Single Elimination) 19 list. Gross-Matos (concussion), G John Miller hdiq Charles (thigh), LB Thomas Davis Tuesday, Sept. 15 DENVER BRONCOS — Placed LB Mark (ankle, groin). CHARGERS: Practice Not Kansas St. (0-1) at Oklahoma (1-0) (illness), LB Cole Holcomb (knee), DE Iowa St. (0-1) at TCU (7) Connecticut 94, (6) Chicago 81 Barron and DE DeMarcus Walker on in- Complete, (5) Phoenix 85, (8) Washington 84 CHICAGO BEARS at ATLANTA FAL- Ryan Kerrigan (toe), WR Steven Sims Tulsa (0-1) at Arkansas St. (1-1) jured reserve. (toe). LIMITED: T Morgan Moses (hip). Second Round DETROIT LIONS — Signed OL Marcus CONS — BEARS: Practice Not Complete. Texas (1-0) at Texas Tech (1-0) BROWNS: DNP: DE Adrian Clayborn (hip), West Virginia (1-0) at Oklahoma St. (1-0) (Single Elimination) Martin and WR Joe Webb III to the prac- FALCONS: Practice Not Complete. Thursday, Sept. 17 tice squad. CINCINNATI BENGALS at PHILADEL- LB Jacob Phillips (knee), DE Olivier Ver- Georgia at Arkansas non (abdomen). LIMITED: T Jack Conklin Stephen F. Austin (0-2) at SMU (2-0) (4) Minnesota 80, (5) Phoenix 79 GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed TE PHIA EAGLES — BENGALS: DNP: DT Geno (7) Connecticut 73, (3) Los Angeles 59 Nakia Griffin-Stewart to the practice Atkins (shoulder), DT Mike Daniels (ankle, finger), CB Kevin Johnson (liver), North Texas (1-1) at Houston C J.C. Tretter (knee), CB Greedy Williams Vanderbilt at Texas A&M Semifinals squad. (groin), DE Carlos Dunlap (not injury re- (Best-of-5; x-if necessary) INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed WR lated), S Brandon Wilson (not injury re- (shoulder), LB Mack Wilson (knee). Kansas (0-1) at Baylor FULL: TE Stephen Carlson (shoulder), Missouri St. (0-1) at Cent. Arkansas (1-1) (7) Connecticut 1, (1) Las Vegas 1 Marcus Johnson to the practice squad. lated). LIMITED: S Shawn Williams (calf). Connecticut 87, Las Vegas 62 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed FULL: DT Christian Covington (biceps), LB WR Jarvis Landry (hip), LB Sione Takitaki FAR WEST (shoulder). Troy (1-0) at BYU (1-0) Las Vegas, 83, Connecticut 75 P Brandon Wright to the active roster. Logan Wilson (thumb). EAGLES: DNP: RB Game 3 Placed K Josh Lambo on injured reserve. Thursday: Corey Clement (illness), DT Fletcher Cox Sunday: Game 4 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Signed S (abdomen), CB Rudy Ford (groin), WR Jahleel Addae to the practice squad. x-Tuesday: Game 5 DeSean Jackson (not injury related), DT (2) Seattle 1, vs. (4) Minnesota 0 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Signed G Pat- Malik Jackson (not injury related), WR Pro soccer rick Omameh to the practice squad. Seattle 88, Minnesota 86 Alshon Jeffery (foot), WR Jalen Reagor Thursday: Game 2 Placed G Richie Incognito on injured re- (thumb). LIMITED: T Lane Johnson (an- serve. New York 4, Miami 1 Sunday: Game 3 kle), C Jason Kelce (not injury related), T MLS Nashville 1, D.C. United 0 x-Tuesday: Game 4 MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed LB Cale Jason Peters (not injury related). Garrett to the practice squad. EASTERN CONFERENCE Colorado 5, San Jose 0 x-TBD: Game 5 DALLAS COWBOYS at SEATTLE SE- W L T Pts GF GA Real Salt Lake 2, LA Galaxy 0 Finals NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed RB AHAWKS — COWBOYS: DNP: CB Chidobe Devonta Freeman. Placed WR Sterling Columbus 9 1 3 30 22 5 Portland 1, Seattle 0 (Best-of-five; x-if necessary) Awuzie (hamstring), CB Trevon Diggs Orlando City 7 2 4 25 25 15 Los Angeles FC 6, Vancouver 0 TBD vs. TBD Shepard on injured reserve. Signed C Ja- (shoulder), DE Demarcus Lawrence von Patterson to the practice squad. Philadelphia 7 2 4 25 21 11 Saturday’s games Friday, Oct. 2: Game 1 (knee, not injury related), T Tyron Smith Toronto FC 7 2 4 25 21 14 Houston at Nashville Sunday, Oct. 4: Game 2 NEW YORK JETS — Signed S Marqui (neck). SEAHAWKS: Practice Not Com- Christian to the active roster. Signed LBs New England 4 3 6 18 13 12 Cincinnati at New York City FC Tuesday, Oct. 6: Game 3 plete. New York 5 6 2 17 13 15 Sunday’s games x-Thursday, Oct 8: Game 4 Bryce Hager and Noah Dawkins and OL DETROIT LIONS at ARIZONA CARDI- Blake Hance to the practice squad. New York City FC 5 6 2 17 10 10 Montreal at New York x-Sunday, Oct. 11: Game 5 NALS — LIONS: DNP: CB Desmond Tru- Montreal 5 7 1 16 19 23 New England at D.C. United SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed DL fant (hamstring). LIMITED: TE Hunter Ezekiel Ansah to a one-year contract. Nashville SC 4 5 3 15 10 13 Miami at Philadelphia Bryant (hamstring), WR Kenny Golladay Atlanta 4 7 2 14 13 17 Atlanta at Chicago Signed DL Dion Jordan to the active ros- (hamstring), T Halapoulivaati Vaitai ter. Placed DL Nick Bosa and DL Solomon Cincinnati 3 6 4 13 8 17 Columbus at Toronto FC Auto racing Thomas on injured reserve. Signed DL (foot), DT Nicholas Williams (shoulder). Chicago 3 7 3 12 16 22 Real Salt Lake at Minnesota Alex Barrett and RB Austin Walter to the CARDINALS: DNP: C Mason Cole (ham- D.C. United 2 6 5 11 11 18 Orlando City at FC Dallas practice squad. string), WR Larry Fitzgerald (not injury Inter Miami CF 3 8 2 11 12 19 Sporting Kansas City at Colorado NASCAR Cup Series SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Placed LB related), WR DeAndre Hopkins (not in- WESTERN CONFERENCE Portland at Vancouver Bruce Irvin, S Marquise Blair and WR jury related), WR Christian Kirk (groin), W L T Pts GF GA San Jose at Los Angeles FC points leaders DT Jordan Phillips (ankle). LIMITED: CB Seattle 6 3 3 21 26 11 Seattle at LA Galaxy Phillip Dorsett on injured reserve. Signed Through Sept. 21 CB Linden Stephens and DT Anthony Byron Murphy (shoulder). FULL: S Budda Portland 6 4 3 21 26 24 Baker (thumb). Sporting KC 6 5 2 20 24 20 1. Kevin Harvick ...... 3067 Rush to the active roster. 2. Denny Hamlin ...... 3048 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed GREEN BAY PACKERS at NEW ORLEANS FC Dallas 5 3 4 19 19 13 NWSL TE Tanner Hudson to the active roster. SAINTS — PACKERS: Practice Not Com- Colorado 5 4 4 19 25 20 W L T Pts GF GA 3. Brad Keselowski ...... 3035 Signed C Zach Shackelford, CB Ross plete. SAINTS: DNP: DT Malcom Brown Los Angeles FC 5 5 3 18 31 27 North Carolina 1 0 1 4 4 3 4. Joey Logano ...... 3022 Cockrell and TE Daniel Helm to the prac- (foot), DE Marcus Davenport (elbow), LB Minnesota United 5 5 3 18 24 21 Portland 1 0 0 3 3 0 5. Chase Elliott ...... 3021 tice squad. Chase Hansen (hip), WR Michael Thom- Real Salt Lake 4 4 5 17 19 21 Chicago 1 1 0 3 5 3 6. Martin Truex Jr ...... 3016 TENNESSEE TITANS — signed RB Jere- as (ankle). LIMITED: T Terron Armstead Vancouver 5 8 0 15 17 30 Washington 1 1 0 3 3 3 7. Alex Bowman ...... 3009 my McNichols to the active roster. Placed (groin), DE Trey Hendrickson (groin). LA Galaxy 4 5 3 15 16 19 Sky Blue FC 1 1 0 3 3 5 8. Austin Dillon ...... 3005 RB Senorise Perry on injured reserve. HOUSTON TEXANS at PITTSBURGH Houston 3 4 6 15 20 23 Orlando 0 0 1 1 0 0 9. Aric Almirola ...... 3005 HOCKEY STEELERS — TEXANS: LIMITED: WR Bran- San Jose 2 6 5 11 17 38 Reign FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 10. Kyle Busch ...... 3004 National Hockey League din Cooks (quadricep), RB Cullen Gil- Note: Three points for victory, one Houston 0 1 0 0 3 4 11. Clint Bowyer ...... 3004 NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed F laspia (concussion), RB Duke Johnson point for tie. Utah 0 1 0 0 0 3 12. Kurt Busch ...... 3001 Michael McCarron to a one-year con- (ankle), LB Peter Kalambayi (hamstring), Wednesday’s games Note: Three points for victory, one 13. Cole Custer ...... 2067 tract. T Laremy Tunsil (elbow), DE J.J. Watt New England 3, Montreal 1 point for tie. 14. William Byron ...... 2062 SOCCER (groin). FULL: T Tytus Howard (ankle). Atlanta 1, FC Dallas 0 Saturday’s games 15. Ryan Blaney ...... 2058 Major League Soccer STEELERS: DNP: DE Tyson Alualu (knee), Toronto FC 1, New York City FC 0 Washington at Chicago 16. Matt DiBenedetto ...... 2054 FC DALLAS — Signed D Bryan Reynolds DT Cameron Heyward (not injury relat- Orlando City 2, Sporting Kansas City 1 Reign FC at Utah 17. Jimmie Johnson ...... 720 to a four-year contract. ed), WR Diontae Johnson (toe), C Maur- Columbus 2, Minnesota 1 Orlando at Houston 18. Erik Jones ...... 681 LOS ANGELES FC — Announced the re- kice Pouncey (not injury related), QB Ben Philadelphia 0, Cincinnati 0, tie Wednesday, Sept. 30 19. Tyler Reddick ...... 652 tirement of D Danilo Silva. Roethlisberger (not injury related), WR Chicago 4, Houston 0 Reign FC at Portland 20. Chris Buescher ...... 530 Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 47 STANLEY CUP FINAL/FRENCH OPEN Preparations vary for players headed to Roland Garros

BY HOWARD FENDRICH there and 18th Grand Slam trophy AND ANDREW DAMPF overall, which would move him Associated Press within two of Roger Federer’s record for men and one behind erena Williams bypassed second-place Nadal. (Federer is any clay-court tuneup sidelined for the rest of the sea- tournaments ahead of the son after two operations on his SFrench Open, so her first right knee.) match at Roland Garros will be “It’s just very close after an ex- her first competition since the hausting month of tennis in (the) U.S. Open. States on a different surface (to) Naomi Osaka won the U.S. come back and play ... on a dif- Open and is sitting out the French ferent surface, different conti- Open, which starts its 15 days of nent,” Djokovic said. “It’s very main-draw action Sunday after challenging.” being postponed in May because All players needed to make of the coronavirus pandemic. their own decisions about how to JASON FRANSON, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Dominic Thiem also won the approach this once-in-a-lifetime U.S. Open and decided to rest at — let’s hope so, anyway — year Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos, top, celebrates his goal Wednesday against Dallas home for a bit before heading to and the coronavirus-altered Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin, right during the first period of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, in Paris. tennis calendar, with the quick Edmonton, Alberta. Stamkos had not played since February because on a core muscle injury. Simona Halep skipped the trip switches from North America to to New York’s hard courts alto- Europe and from hard courts to gether and has been playing ex- clay that no one is used to manag- clusively — and extremely well ing quite this way. — on clay since tennis resumed As Johanna Konta, a three- after its pandemic hiatus. time Grand Slam semifinalist Stamkos scores, leaves Rafael Nadal sat out the U.S. now ranked 13th, put it: “It is a Open, too, but he only has played very different, very strange, very three matches on his favorite sur- unorthodox kind of mini-season face in all of 2020, hardly the sort for us.” of run-up to Roland Garros the With the French Open begin- King of Clay is used to. ning exactly two weeks after the as Lightning down Stars “A completely special year,” he U.S. Open ended, the hindsight- said after a quarterfinal loss in is-20/20 answers to various key Rome last week, “and unpredict- questions everyone needed to BY STEPHEN WHYNO NHL scoreboard denied,” Cooper said. able year.” confront eventually will present Associated Press That’s because the Lightning And Novak Djokovic? He trav- themselves on the courts. got goals from all three of their eled to the United States, won the “You have to play your cards EDMONTON, Alberta — As first-line forwards, their top de- soon as Steven Stamkos scored on Western & Southern Open and smart there, I guess,” said Thiem, Stanley Cup Final fenseman and their captain and experienced a tumultuous exit the runner-up to Nadal in Paris his first shot since February, his (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) big saves from their Vezina Tro- Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated At Edmonton, Alberta from the U.S. Open via disquali- the past two years. Tampa Bay 2, Dallas 1 phy finalist goaltender, while the fication, then flew back halfway Halep enters on a 14-match on the ice and the bench with 211 Dallas 4, Tampa Bay 1 Stars’ best players were quiet days of pent up excitement. Tampa Bay 3, Dallas 2 around the world and won the winning streak, including clay- Wednesday: Tampa Bay 5, Dallas 2 again or made big mistakes to Italian Open, which he probably court titles in Prague last month Even after Stamkos left with Friday: Game 4 (AFN-Sports2, 2 a.m. contribute to the loss. Nikita an injury, they didn’t let up and Saturday CET; 9 a.m. Saturday JKT) considers perfect preparation and Rome last week. Saturday: Game 5 Kucherov, Stamkos, Victor Hed- x-Monday, Sept. 28: for the year’s last Grand Slam Could all of the time Halep dominated without him, blowing Game 6 man, Brayden Point and Ondrej the Dallas Stars out of an empty x-Wednesday, Sept. 30: Game 7 tournament. spent on clay be an advantage for Palat all scored for Tampa Bay, “Well, it is unusual to be in her against players who trained arena with a 5-2 rout in Game 3 of Wednesday which was the better team from the Stanley Cup Final on Wednes- these kind of circumstances, but and played on hard courts? Lightning 5, Stars 2 the start of the second period on. day night to take the lead in the at the same time, we are — I am, “Yes and no,” was Halep’s Tampa Bay 2 3 0—5 “They made two good shots and I know most of the players answer. series. Even though he only skat- Dallas 1 0 1—2 First Period— early,” Stars captain Jamie Benn ed five shifts for 2:47, the long- 1, Tampa Bay, Kucherov are — thankful that we have a “Yes, because I had the chance 7, 5:33. 2, Tampa Bay, Stamkos 1 (Rutta, said. “They capitalized on their chance and opportunity to play to practice on clay only, and no, time Lightning captain making Hedman), 6:58. 3, Dallas, Dickinson 2 chances and we didn’t.” his 2020 playoff debut 211 days (Hintz), 11:19 (sh). and compete and be on the tour,” because I didn’t have official Second Period—4, Tampa Bay, Hed- Khudobin was under pressure said Djokovic, who will be seeded matches,” she said. “So both after he last played in an NHL man 10 (Palat, Cirelli), 0:54 (pp). 5, Tampa Bay, Point 11 (Hedman, Kucherov), 12:02. most of the night and allowed five No. 1 at the French Open. sides, I think, have an advantage, game gave the Lightning a jolt. 6, Tampa Bay, Palat 10 (Point, Shatten- “Just to be able to get out into kirk), 18:55. goals on 29 shots before coach He is bidding for a second title if we know how to (use) it.” Third Period—7, Dallas, Heiskanen 6 Rick Bowness replaced him at a game and have an impact on a (Cogliano, Pavelski), 6:49. game, which a month ago may Shots on Goal—Tampa Bay 8-21-3—32. the start of the third with rookie Dallas 16-4-4—24. Jake Oettinger. Khudobin said it have never been possible,” a smil- Power-play opportunities—Tampa Bay 1 of 4; Dallas 0 of 4. was Bowness’ choice and that he ing Stamkos said. “It’s been such Goalies—Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy 15-5- a long time. At this time of the 1 (24 shots-22 saves). Dallas, Khudobin didn’t ask for the rest. 13-7-0 (29-24), Dallas, Oettinger 0-0-0 (3- At the other end, Andrei Vasi- year, you want to do anything you 3). can to help your team win. I’ve T—2:34. levskiy made a few big saves watched these guys be so com- among his 31, including a bril- mitted to what our end goal is, liant left pad stop on Corey Perry and to be part of it tonight, it was per said. Stamkos skated off gin- early in the game. a dream come true.” gerly at the end of his final shift in The game was everything that Stamkos made the most of lim- the first period and was not on the has made Tampa Bay one of the ited ice time, scoring a vintage bench for the start of the second. best teams in hockey for more goal by going around Esa Lindell He returned to the bench and took than half of the last decade. That and sniping a shot past Anton a few twirls to test out the injury included the return of Stamkos, Khudobin. Defenseman Victor but did not return. the Lightning’s leader who has Hedman, who fed the puck to The Lightning were just fine been forced to watch while rehab- Stamkos, lost track of it until he with Stamkos offering moral sup- bing a core muscle injury. saw it in the back of the net. port sitting in the middle of the Stamkos, who last played Feb. The Lightning bench broke into bench. Just his presence meant 25, had surgery in early March ALFREDO FALCONE, LAPRESSE/AP a spontaneous celebration per- so much. and aggravated the injury at least haps unlike any goal during the “Unexpected, but just the lift once over the summer, didn’t Romania’s Simona Halep poses with her trophy after beating the playoffs. he gave us A) being able to dress want to go into detail about what Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova in the final of the Italian Open on “I think that the cheer was just and play and B) scoring, I don’t happened then or Wednesday Monday in Rome. Halep skipped the U.S. Open to play exclusively a little bit louder,” coach Jon Coo- think the guys were going to be night. on clay so she could prepare for the French Open. PAGE 48 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 MLB SCOREBOARD

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DP—Miami 1, Atlanta Houston 000 000 002—2 San Diego 200 000 000—2 Houston 28 28 .500 6A E—Bellinger (1). LOB—Oakland 3, Los 1. LOB—Miami 3, Atlanta 6. 2B—Coo- Seattle 100 020 00x—3 DP—Los Angeles 0, San Diego 1. Los Angeles 26 31 .456 9 Angeles 4. 2B—La Stella (5), Grossman per (8), Freeman (22). HR—Aguilar (7), DP—Houston 0, Seattle 1. LOB—Hous- LOB—Los Angeles 8, San Diego 6. 2B— Seattle 25 31 .446 9A (12). HR—Laureano (6), Muncy (12), B.Anderson (10), Swanson (9). ton 9, Seattle 10. 2B—Diaz 2 (4), France Rendon (11), Machado (12), Profar (5). (4), Seager (12). SB—Lewis (4). HR—Ohtani (7), Upton (8), Bemboom (3), Texas 19 37 .339 15A Bellinger (12), Rios (6). SB—Piscotty (4). IP H R ER BB SO SF—Canha (5). IP H R ER BB SO Hosmer (9). Miami IP H R ER BB SO IP H R ER BB SO Sanchez 3 4 4 4 4 2 Houston National League Greinke L,3-3 4C 8 3 3 1 5 Los Angeles Oakland J.Smith L,1-1 1 5 5 5 0 1 B East Division Manaea 6 6 3 3 1 4 Tarpley 1 0 0 0 1 1 Scrubb 1 0 0 0 1 1 Barria 2 3 2 2 0 0 W L Pct GB Soria H,4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Neidert 2 1 0 0 1 1 Taylor 1 1 0 0 1 1 Sandoval W,1-4 3 2 0 0 0 5 x-Atlanta 34 22 .607 — Diekman W,1-0 1 1 1 1 0 2 Garcia 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sneed 1 0 0 0 1 2 Andriese H,3 2 0 0 0 0 3 Miami 28 28 .500 6 Hendriks S,14-15 1 0 0 0 0 1 Seattle Mayers H,5 1 1 0 0 1 1 Philadelphia 28 29 .491 6A Atlanta Pena S,2-5 1 1 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles Fried 1 3 2 2 0 0 Margevicius W,2-3 6 3 0 0 3 4 New York 25 31 .446 9 Graveman H,5 1B 1 0 0 1 1 San Diego Kelly 1 2 3 2 1 1 Jackson W,2-0 4 3 2 2 0 5 C Washington 23 33 .411 11 Graterol 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dayton 2 0 0 0 1 2 Misiewicz H,8 0 0 0 0 1 Clevinger 1 0 0 0 0 2 Central Division Hirano S,4-4 1 3 2 2 1 1 Morejon L,2-2 1 3 4 4 2 1 Urias 6 2 1 1 2 5 Webb 1 0 0 0 0 2 B z-Chicago 32 24 .571 — Treinen L,3-3 1 2 2 2 0 1 Greene 1 1 0 0 0 1 T—3:09. Altavilla 1 0 0 0 1 2 St. Louis 27 26 .509 3A Hill 1C 2 0 0 0 2 A Manaea pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. WP—Sanchez, Jackson. T—3:01. Cincinnati 29 28 .509 3 T—2:52. Stammen 1 3 1 1 0 1 Milwaukee 27 28 .491 4A Indians 3, White Sox 2 Pagan 1 1 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh 17 39 .304 15 Rays 8, Mets 5 Chicago Cleveland Pomeranz 1 0 0 0 0 3 West Division Red Sox 9, Orioles 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi Johnson 1 1 0 0 1 0 Tampa Bay New York Barria pitched to 1 batter in the 3rd, x-Los Angeles 39 17 .696 — Baltimore Boston Anderson ss 4 0 0 0 Lindor ss 3 0 1 0 z-San Diego 34 22 .607 5 ab r h bi ab r h bi Sandoval pitched to 1 batter in the 6th, ab r h bi ab r h bi Mncada 3b 3 1 1 0 Hrnandz 2b 4 0 0 0 San Francisco 28 27 .509 10A Tsutsugo dh 4 1 0 0 Nimmo cf 2 0 0 0 Abreu 1b 2 1 0 1 Ramirez 3b 2 1 0 0 Mayers pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Colorado 24 31 .436 14A Mullins cf 5 0 0 0 Verdugo rf 4 2 1 0 Lowe 2b 5 2 2 3 Hrdia ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Jimenez lf 4 0 1 0 Santana 1b 3 1 2 1 WP—Sandoval. T—3:24. Arizona 22 34 .393 17 Stewart lf 4 0 0 0 Devers 3b 5 0 1 3 Arozarena lf 5 3 3 3 Cnforto dh 4 0 0 0 Encrncon dh 3 0 1 1 Reyes dh 3 0 0 1 x-clinched division Mntcstle 1b 4 0 3 0 Bgaerts ss 4 2 2 0 N.Lowe 1b 5 0 0 0 McNeil rf 3 1 1 0 Snchz pr-dh 0 0 0 0 Naquin rf 3 0 0 0 z-clinched playoff berth Nunez dh 3 0 1 0 Lin pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Phillips rf 0 0 0 0 Alonso 1b 4 1 1 0 McCann c 4 0 0 0 DeShlds ph 1 0 0 0 Reds 6, Brewers 1 Wednesday’s games Sisco c 3 0 0 0 Mrtinez dh 5 1 1 1 Rnfroe rf-1b 4 0 0 0 D.Smith lf 4 1 1 1 Robert cf 4 0 0 0 Luplow lf 4 1 1 1 Milwaukee Cincinnati L.A. Angels 5, San Diego 2 Hays rf 4 1 3 1 Bradley cf 3 1 1 1 Wendle 3b 3 1 1 1 Cano 2b 4 0 0 1 Engel rf 4 0 0 0 R.Perez c 3 0 1 0 Ruiz 3b 4 0 0 0 Plawecki c 4 0 3 2 Adames ss 4 0 2 1 Frazier 3b 4 1 2 2 ab r h bi ab r h bi Cleveland 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Madrigal 2b 4 0 1 0 Mercado cf 3 0 0 0 Garcia cf 4 0 3 0 Akiyama cf 3 1 0 0 Arizona 7, Texas 3 Valaika 2b 4 0 3 0 Dalbec 1b 4 1 0 0 Margot cf 2 1 2 0 Gmenez ss 4 1 1 1 Totals 32 2 4 2 Totals 29 3 5 3 Urias ss 4 0 1 0 Chavis lf 4 1 1 1 Krmer ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Ramos c 3 0 0 0 Yelich lf 4 0 0 0 Cstllans rf 4 1 0 0 Toronto 14, N.Y. Yankees 1 Chicago 000 100 010—2 Gyorko 1b 4 0 1 0 Votto 1b 3 2 1 2 Arroyo 2b 2 1 0 0 Zunino c 4 0 1 0 Cleveland 010 001 001—3 Seattle 3, Houston 2 Totals 35 1 11 1 Totals 35 9 10 8 Totals 37 8 11 8 Totals 33 5 6 5 Voglbach dh 3 1 0 0 Farmer ss 0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Mets 5 E—Madrigal (3), Ramirez (6), Her- Baltimore 000 000 100—1 Tampa Bay 011 002 031—8 nandez (4). DP—Chicago 1, Cleveland Hiura 2b 4 0 0 0 Suarez 3b 4 1 2 3 Boston 9, Baltimore 1 Boston 206 000 10x—9 New York 010 100 003—5 Peterson rf 3 0 0 0 Mstks 2b-1b 4 0 1 0 Minnesota 7, Detroit 6 0. LOB—Chicago 7, Cleveland 6. 2B—Ji- DP—Baltimore 0, Boston 2. LOB—Balti- DP—Tampa Bay 0, New York 1. LOB— menez (13), Santana (5). 3B—Moncada Arcia ss 3 0 1 1 Winker dh 3 1 1 1 Kansas City 12, St. Louis 3 more 10, Boston 7. 2B—Valaika (4), Verdu- Tampa Bay 5, New York 3. 2B—Zunino (4), Sogard 3b 3 0 0 0 Aquino lf 4 0 0 0 Oakland 6, L.A. Dodgers 4 (2). HR—Santana (7), Luplow (2). SF— go (16), Martinez (16), Chavis (4), Devers Adames (15), Alonso (5). HR—Wendle (4), Abreu (1), Reyes (4). Nottingham c2 0 0 0 Galvis ss-2b 3 0 0 0 Philadelphia 12, Washington 3 (16). 3B—Plawecki (1). HR—Hays (3). Arozarena 2 (7), B.Lowe (14), Gimenez Narvaez c 1 0 0 0 Barnhart c 3 0 1 0 IP H R ER BB SO Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 1 (3), D.Smith (10), Frazier (2). Totals 31 1 5 1 Totals 31 6 6 6 Pittsburgh 2, Chicago Cubs 1 IP H R ER BB SO IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Milwaukee 000 010 000—1 Atlanta 9, Miami 4 Baltimore Giolito 6 4 2 2 3 11 Cincinnati 200 130 00x—6 San Francisco 7, Colorado 2 Kremer, L, 1-1 2C 7 7 7 3 2 Tampa Bay Crochet 1 0 0 0 0 2 Kline 1B 1 1 1 1 3 Glasnow W,5-1 6 3 2 2 1 8 E—Hiura (6), Suarez (5). DP—Milwau- Thursday’s games Heuer 1 0 0 0 1 1 kee 0, Cincinnati 1. LOB—Milwaukee 4, Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Zimmermann 4 2 1 1 1 5 Fairbanks H,7 1 1 0 0 0 2 Gonzalez L,1-2 B 1 1 1 0 0 Sherriff 1 0 0 0 0 1 Cincinnati 4. 2B—Arcia (6), Moustakas N.Y. Yankees at Toronto Boston Cleveland (9). HR—Votto (11), Winker (12), Suarez Baltimore at Boston Drake C 2 3 3 1 1 Eovaldi, W, 4-2 6 7 0 0 1 8 B Bieber 5 2 1 0 3 10 (15). SB—Garcia (1). Detroit at Kansas City Kickham 1B 3 1 1 2 1 Anderson 0 0 0 0 1 McKenzie 2 1 0 0 0 3 Houston at Texas Springs 1C 1 0 0 0 4 New York Karinchak BS,1-4 1 1 1 1 0 2 IP H R ER BB SO Oakland at L.A. Dodgers WP—Zimmermann(2). T—3:04. Wacha L,1-4 6 6 4 4 0 4 Hand W,2-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Milwaukee Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Castro 1 1 0 0 0 2 WP—Bieber(2), Karinchak. T—3:14. Houser L,1-6 4B 5 4 3 1 5 Colorado at San Francisco Shreve B 2 3 3 1 1 Claudio C 1 2 2 1 0 N.Y. Mets at Washington Royals 12, Cardinals 3 Familia C 1 0 0 2 1 Yardley 1 0 0 0 0 1 Miami at Atlanta St. Louis Kansas City Matz 1 1 1 1 0 2 Phillies 12, Nationals 3 Knebel 1 0 0 0 0 1 Milwaukee at St. Louis ab r h bi ab r h bi T—2:53. Philadelphia Washington Black 1 0 0 0 1 1 Friday’s games Wdford p-p 0 0 0 0 Mrrifield rf 5 1 1 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Cincinnati Baltimore (TBD) at Toronto (TBD) Wong 2b 4 0 1 0 Heath lf 0 0 0 0 Pirates 2, Cubs 1 McCtchn lf 5 3 3 1 Stvensn lf 4 0 1 0 Bauer W,5-4 8 4 1 1 1 12 Miami (TBD) at N.Y. Yankees (TBD) Crpenter ph 1 0 0 0 Mndesi ss 4 3 2 1 Moniak ph-lf 1 0 1 0 Harrison 2b 4 1 1 0 Miley 1 1 0 0 0 0 Boston (Mazza 1-2) at Atlanta (Wright Edmn 3b-2b 4 0 0 0 Perez c-1b 5 2 3 5 Chicago Pittsburgh Bohm 3b-1b 6 1 2 0 Soto rf 3 1 2 2 T—2:38. 2-4) Gldschmt 1b 3 0 1 0 Soler dh 4 0 0 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi B.Harper dh 2 4 2 2 Cabrera 1b 4 0 0 0 Pittsburgh (Keller 1-1) at Cleveland Wieters c 1 0 0 0 Franco 3b 4 0 2 1 Happ cf 5 0 1 0 Frazier 2b 4 1 2 1 Realmuto 1b 4 0 1 1 Holt 3b-p 4 0 0 0 (Carrasco 3-4) DeJong ss 4 0 0 0 Gallagher c 0 0 0 0 Rizzo 1b 4 1 1 1 Hayes 3b 4 1 2 1 Quinn cf 1 0 0 0 Gomes c 4 1 2 0 Wild Card Detroit (Turnbull 4-3) at Kansas City Molina c-1b 3 1 2 0 Dzier 1b-3b 4 2 2 0 Contreras c 4 0 0 0 Moran 1b 4 0 2 0 Grgorius ss 5 1 2 3 Garcia ss 3 0 0 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE (Keller 4-3) Ravelo dh 2 1 1 0 Gordon lf 3 1 0 0 Schwrbr dh 2 0 0 0 Polanco rf 2 0 0 0 Sgura 2b-3b 5 1 2 2 Hrnndez dh 3 0 0 0 W L Pct Houston (Urquidy 1-1) at Texas (Cody 1- Miller ph-dh 2 1 1 0 Olivares rf 0 0 0 0 Hmltn pr-dh 0 0 0 0 Osuna dh 3 0 0 0 Bruce rf 4 0 0 0 Noll 3b 0 0 0 0 z-Cleveland 32 24 .571 1) Fowler rf 2 0 1 1 Cordero cf 4 2 3 5 Maybin lf 4 0 2 0 Riddle lf 3 0 0 0 Haseley rf 0 1 0 0 Taylor cf 3 0 0 0 Toronto 29 27 .518 Chicago Cubs (TBD) at Chicago White O’Neill ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Lopez 2b 4 1 1 0 Heyward rf 2 0 0 0 Gnzalez ss 3 0 0 0 Knapp c 4 1 1 3 Los Angeles 26 31 .456 Kingery cf-2b 5 0 0 0 Sox (TBD) Carlson lf-rf 3 0 0 0 Baez ss 4 0 0 0 Stallings c 3 0 1 0 Seattle 25 31 .446 Cincinnati (Mahle 2-2) at Minnesota Bader cf 4 0 2 2 Kipnis 2b 4 0 1 0 Oliva cf 3 0 0 0 Totals 42 12 14 12 Totals 32 3 6 3 Philadelphia 101 001 036—12 Detroit 22 32 .407 (Berrios 5-3) Totals 35 3 9 3 Totals 37 12 14 12 Hoerner pr 0 0 0 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE L.A. Angels (Heaney 4-3) at L.A. Dodg- St. Louis 000 010 002— 3 Bote 3b 3 0 0 0 Washington 000 010 002—3 E—Garcia (6). DP—Philadelphia 1, W L Pct ers (TBD) Kansas City 213 005 10x—12 Totals 32 1 5 1 Totals 29 2 7 2 Cincinnati 29 28 .509 Seattle (Kikuchi 2-4) at Oakland (Bas- DP—St. Louis 1, Kansas City 1. LOB— Washington 0. LOB—Philadelphia 8, Chicago 100 000 000—1 Washington 3. 2B—McCutchen 2 (8), San Francisco 28 27 .509 sitt 5-2) St. Louis 7, Kansas City 4. 2B—Molina Pittsburgh 200 000 00x—2 (2), B.Miller (8), Perez (12), Lopez (8), Stevenson (4), Gomes (6). HR—B.Harper Philadelphia 28 29 .491 St. Louis (Flaherty 4-2) at Milwaukee DP—Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 0. LOB— Milwaukee 27 28 .491 (TBD) Mondesi (8), Franco (16). 3B—Dozier (2). 2 (13), McCutchen (9), Gregorius (10), Chicago 9, Pittsburgh 4. 2B—Maybin 2 Knapp (2), Soto (13). New York 25 31 .446 N.Y. Mets (Porcello 1-6) at Washington HR—Perez 2 (10), Cordero 2 (2). (4), Moran (9). HR—Rizzo (11), Frazier (6), IP H R ER BB SO Colorado 24 31 .436 (Scherzer 4-4) IP H R ER BB SO Hayes (4). SB—Maybin (2), Heyward (2), Washington 23 33 .411 Colorado (TBD) at Arizona (Gallen 2-2) St. Louis Hamilton (1). Philadelphia z-clinched playoff berth Colorado (TBD) at Arizona (Clarke 2-0) Martinez L,0-3 5 9 8 8 2 3 IP H R ER BB SO Eflin W,4-2 8 6 3 3 1 9 Note: Games back data omitted be- Philadelphia (Velasquez 1-1) at Tampa Elledge 1 4 3 3 1 2 Brogdon 1 0 0 0 0 0 cause not all teams have played the Bay (Morton 2-2) Whitley 1 1 1 1 0 1 Chicago Washington Hendricks L,6-5 7C 7 2 2 1 3 same number of games due to postpone- San Francisco (TBD) at San Diego Woodford 1 0 0 0 0 2 Fedde L,2-4 7 5 3 3 1 5 ments. Postseason qualification this (Paddack 4-4) Kimbrel B 0 0 0 0 0 Holt B 1 0 0 0 0 season is determined based on winning San Diego (Lamet 3-1) at San Fran- Kansas City C Pittsburgh McGowin 1 4 3 3 2 0 percentage. cisco (TBD) Duffy W,4-4 5 6 1 1 1 5 C C Barlow H,5 B 0 0 0 0 0 Williams W,2-8 5 3 1 1 3 4 R.Harper 4 6 6 2 1 Milwaukee (TBD) at St. Louis (Ponce Davis H,1 B 0 0 0 1 0 Eflin pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. de Leon 0-3) Junis 1 0 0 0 0 3 Montgomery 1 0 0 0 0 0 Turley H,2 1 1 0 0 0 0 WP—Eflin, McGowin. T—2:48. Calendar Blewett 1 3 2 2 1 2 Stratton H,5 1 0 0 0 1 2 Sept. 29 — AL wild card series start. Wednesday Martinez pitched to 3 batters in the Rodriguez S,4-5 1 1 0 0 0 3 Giants 7, Rockies 2 Sept. 30 — NL wild card series start. 6th. WP—Elledge, Duffy. T—2:50. WP—Rodriguez. T—2:57. Oct. 5 — AL Division Series start, Los Diamondbacks 7, Rangers 3 Colorado San Francisco Angeles and San Diego. Texas Arizona Twins 7, Tigers 6 Blue Jays 14, Yankees 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi Oct. 6 — NL Division Series start, Ar- ab r h bi ab r h bi Tapia dh 4 1 2 1 Slater dh 5 0 0 0 lington, Texas, and Houston. Detroit Minnesota New York Toronto Pillar cf 4 0 1 0 Dickerson lf 5 2 3 0 Oct. 11 — AL Championship Series Taveras cf 4 1 2 0 Locastro lf 4 1 2 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi Solak 2b 3 1 0 0 Marte dh 5 0 1 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Story ss 4 0 1 1 Solano 2b 4 0 1 0 starts, San Diego. Knr-Falfa 3b 4 0 1 2 Walker 1b 3 0 0 0 Reyes cf 5 0 1 0 Buxton cf 4 0 0 1 LeMahieu 2b 4 0 2 0 Biggio 2b 5 3 2 2 Blackmon rf 4 0 2 0 Rbertsn 2b 1 0 0 0 Oct. 12 — NL Championship Series Gallo rf 4 0 0 0 Escobar 2b 4 1 2 0 W.Castro ss 5 2 2 0 Kepler rf 4 0 0 0 Judge rf 3 0 0 0 Bichette dh 4 1 2 2 Fuentes 1b 4 0 0 0 Belt 1b 3 1 3 1 starts, Arlington, Texas. Huff c 4 1 2 0 Calhoun rf 4 1 1 0 Cabrera dh 5 2 2 6 Dnldson 3b 3 1 0 0 Tchman rf 0 0 0 0 Hrnndez rf 4 1 1 0 McMhon 3b 3 0 1 0 Crwford ss 4 0 0 1 Oct. 15 — International amateur sign- W.Calhn dh 4 0 1 0 Ahmed ss 4 0 1 0 Cndlario 1b 4 0 0 0 Rosario dh 3 2 1 2 Stanton dh 4 0 0 0 Grichuk cf 4 2 1 1 E.Diaz c 4 0 0 0 Lngoria 3b 2 2 1 1 ing period closes, 5 p.m. EDT Tejeda ss 4 0 1 1 Kelly c 4 1 2 2 Gdrum 2b 4 0 0 0 Sano 1b 4 0 0 0 Voit 1b 3 1 1 0 Grrro Jr. 1b 5 1 2 3 Hilliard lf 4 0 0 0 Dubon cf 3 1 1 3 Oct. 20 — World Series starts, Arling- Apostel 1b 3 0 0 0 Varsho cf 4 1 1 1 Torres ss 4 0 0 0 Gurriel Jr. lf 5 1 3 1 Hampson 2b 4 1 2 0 Bart c 4 1 1 0 ton, Texas. H.Castro lf 4 0 2 0 Cave lf 4 2 2 3 Duggar rf 3 0 1 1 White lf 3 0 0 0 Mthisen 3b 4 2 2 3 Haase c 4 0 0 0 Polanco ss 4 1 1 0 Hicks cf 3 0 0 0 Shaw 3b 5 1 1 1 October TBA — Trading resumes, day Totals 33 3 7 3 Totals 36 7 12 7 Urshela 3b 2 0 1 0 Panik ss 4 1 0 0 Totals 35 2 9 2 Totals 34 7 11 7 after World Series. Cameron rf 4 0 1 0 Gnzalez 2b 2 1 1 1 Wade ph 1 0 0 0 Jansen c 4 3 4 3 Colorado 001 010 000—2 Texas 100 110 000—3 Paredes 3b 4 2 3 0 Jeffers c 3 0 2 0 November TBA — Deadline for teams Arizona 000 016 00x—7 Sanchez c 4 0 0 0 San Francisco 000 140 02x—7 to make qualifying offers to their eligible Totals 39 6 11 6 Totals 31 7 7 7 Frazier lf 3 0 0 0 E—Crawford (8). DP—Colorado 0, San E—Kiner-Falefa (5). DP—Texas 1, Ari- Detroit 000 003 003—6 former players who became free agents, zona 0. LOB—Texas 5, Arizona 7. 2B—Tav- Totals 31 1 4 0 Totals 40 14 16 13 Francisco 1. LOB—Colorado 7, San Fran- fifth day after World Series. Minnesota 002 221 00x—7 cisco 10. 2B—Blackmon 2 (12), McMahon eras (5), Huff 2 (3). 3B—Kiner-Falefa (3), New York 010 000 000— 1 November TBA — Deadline for free E—Sano (4). LOB—Detroit 7, Minne- Toronto 201 208 01x—14 (4), Tapia (5), Dickerson 2 (9), Belt (11). Varsho (2), Marte (1). HR—Mathisen 2 sota 3. 2B—W.Castro (4). HR—Cabrera 2 agents to accept qualifying offers, 15th (2), Locastro (2). SB—Locastro (4). E—Sanchez 2 (5), Torres (8), Voit (3). 3B—Bart (2). HR—Longoria (7), Dubon (9), Cave 2 (4), Rosario (13). SB—Reyes DP—New York 1, Toronto 0. LOB—New (3). SB—Duggar (1), Tapia (7). SF—Craw- day after World Series. IP H R ER BB SO (8), Polanco (4), Buxton (2). York 8, Toronto 9. 2B—Jansen (3), Guer- ford (2). Dec. 2 — Last day for teams to offer 2021 contracts to unsigned players on their 40- Texas IP H R ER BB SO rero Jr. (13), Biggio (15), Bichette (8). IP H R ER BB SO Benjamin 5 7 3 3 1 3 HR—Jansen 2 (6). man rosters. 1 3 B Detroit Colorado Dec. 7-10 — Winter meetings, Dallas. Goody, L, 0-2, BS, - 3 3 3 0 0 C Martin C 2 1 1 0 0 Mize L,0-3 4 5 6 6 2 4 IP H R ER BB SO Castellani L,1-4 4C 5 4 4 5 1 2021 Evans 1 0 0 0 0 2 Ramirez 2B 2 1 1 0 2 New York Almonte 1B 1 1 1 0 2 Jan. 15 — International amateur sign- Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 2 Garcia 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tanaka L,3-3 4 8 5 3 3 5 Estevez 1 1 0 0 1 2 ing period opens. Minnesota Cessa 1B 4 4 4 1 1 Doyle 1 4 2 2 0 1 Feb. 1-19 — Salary arbitration hear- Arizona C Young 5 6 3 3 1 5 Maeda W,6-1 6 4 3 3 0 9 Lyons 1 3 4 4 1 0 San Francisco ings, Scottsdale, Ariz. Mella, W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Wisler B 3 0 0 0 0 Kratz 1 1 1 1 0 0 Baragar 1 1 0 0 0 0 Feb. 17 — Voluntary reporting date for Bergen 1 0 0 0 1 3 Clippard H,8 C 0 0 0 0 1 Toronto Webb W,3-4 5B 7 2 2 1 1 pitchers, catchers and injured players. Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 0 Alcala 1 1 0 0 1 0 Ray 4 3 1 0 4 5 Rogers H,10 C 1 0 0 0 0 Feb. 22 — Voluntary reporting date for Crichton 1 0 0 0 0 0 Thielbar C 2 2 2 0 1 A.Cole W,3-0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Watson H,10 1 0 0 0 0 1 other players. Benjamin pitched to 2 batters in the Romo S,5-6 B 1 1 1 0 0 Stripling S,1-1 4 1 0 0 0 3 Selman 1 0 0 0 0 1 Feb. 27 — Mandatory reporting date. 6th. HBP—Hernandez (Locastro). T— HBP—Mize (Gonzalez). WP—Mize. Ray pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. Baragar pitched to 1 batter in the 2nd. March 15 — Last day to place a player 2:57. T—3:16. HBP—Lyons (Jansen). T—3:39. WP—Castellani. T—3:10. on waivers for 30 days termination pay. Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 49 MLB Rays defeat Mets for first AL East title in 10 years

BY JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK — Confetti in- stead of champagne. Silly string instead of beer. The Tampa Bay Rays, long ac- customed to doing more with less, figured out a way to maximize the division-clinching celebration they were allowed to enjoy during a 2020 season shortened by the JIM MONE/AP coronavirus. Minnesota Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda had nine strikeouts in six innings while allowing three runs and Randy Arozarena homered four hits in the Twins’ 7-6 defeat of the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday in Minneapolis. twice and the Rays clinched their first AL East title in 10 years Wednesday night with an 8-5 vic- Roundup tory over the New York Mets. “I’m completely dry right now, which I’m not a huge fan of,” center fielder Kevin Kiermaier, FRANK FRANKLIN II/AP Twins edge Tigers, take sole the longest-tenured Rays player, said with a grin. “But you have to The Tampa Bay Rays’ Randy adapt to what we’re asked of.” Arozarena, left, and teammate With teams instructed to cel- Kevin Kiermaier celebrate their possession of AL Central lead ebrate in a muted and socially AL West-clinching 8-5 defeat of distant style, Tampa Bay went old the New York Mets Wednesday Associated Press fifth inning and San Francisco vers hit a three-run double that school — or maybe elementary in New York. defeated visiting Colorado to capped a six-run third and host school — with its clinching party. MINNEAPOLIS — Jake Cave move barely in front in a crowded Boston won a matchup of the AL The team filed slowly onto the na’s two-run homer off Michael hit a pair of home runs, Kenta NL wild-card race. East’s worst teams. field after Nick Anderson fanned Wacha and pulled away, taking Maeda finished off his regular Evan Longoria also went deep Diamondbacks 7, Rangers 3: Andres Gimenez for the final out. care of business themselves while season with another strong start for the Giants. Brandon Belt added Rookie Wyatt Mathisen hit his A couple of players shot off canis- the Yankees were routed 14-1 by and the Minnesota Twins beat three hits and walked twice. first two career homers, fellow ters filled with confetti that even- the Blue Jays. the Detroit Tigers 7-6 on Wednes- Phillies 12, Nationals 3: rookie Daulton Varsho knocked tually dotted the grass and dirt at “At the end of the day, a clinch day to take over sole possession of Given a chance to DH so he could in the go-ahead run with a triple, Citi Field. Hugs and handshakes is a clinch,” said Wendle, who the AL Central lead for the first ease the burden on his bother- and host Arizona rallied past were exchanged before the Rays homered in the second. “But to time since late August. some back, Bryce Harper hom- Texas. doused one another with silly do it on a win — everybody’s kind Eddie Rosario added a two- ered twice against his former Reds 6, Brewers 1: Joey Votto string and lit some cigars in the of riding the high of winning the run homer for the Twins (35-22), team, helping Philadelphia win homered for his first hit all sea- visiting clubhouse. game along with the division. We who have won four straight. They at Washington and eliminate the son against Milwaukee, Trevor Later, hooting and hollering didn’t want to see it come down to moved a half-game ahead of the 2019 World Series champions Bauer dominated on short rest could be heard from the visitors’ them losing a game.” second-place White Sox (34-22). from the playoff race. and host Cincinnati won a pivotal dugout. The team also is closing in on Maeda (6-1) allowed three The loss ended the Nationals’ series for playoff contention. “We’re little kids trapped in wrapping up the top record in runs and four hits in six innings modest — albeit season-best — The Reds are in position for a grown men’s bodies,” Kiermaier the AL and the No. 1 seed in the with nine strikeouts. After an in- four-game winning streak and left wild-card playoff berth after tak- said. playoffs. field hit by the first batter of the their record at 23-33. Washington ing two of three from their NL Joey Wendle and Brandon Lowe Lowe, who had an RBI fielder’s game, he set down 15 of his next was knocked out of postseason Central rival. also went deep for Tampa Bay to choice in the third, hit a two- 16 hitters. He gave up a three-run contention hours later when San Angels 5, Padres 2: San Diego back Tyler Glasnow’s six solid in- run homer in the eighth. Willy homer to Miguel Cabrera in the Francisco beat Colorado. starter Mike Clevinger was pulled nings. The team will be home at Adames added an RBI single sixth. Royals 12, Cardinals 3: Salva- after one inning because of a tight quirky Tropicana Field for a best- later in the inning and Arozarena Indians 3, White Sox 2: Shane dor Perez and Franchy Cordero right biceps, potentially a big set- of-three first-round playoff series homered again in the ninth. Bieber lowered his ERA to 1.63 in each had two homers and five back for playoff-bound San Diego beginning next Tuesday. The insurance came in handy his final regular-season start, the RBIs, and out-of-contention Kan- in a loss to visiting Los Angeles. It is the third division crown for for the Rays when the Mets scored lowest in the American League sas City pummeled visiting St. Clevinger, acquired last month the thrifty Rays, whose payroll three times off Oliver Drake in since Luis Tiant’s 1.60 for the Louis in their series finale. in a trade with Cleveland and the this season is just over $28 million the ninth — via an RBI groundout same team in 1968, and Jordan The Cardinals (27-26) remain presumed starter for Game 1 of — more than only the Pittsburgh by Robinson Cano and a two-run Luplow hit a game-winning home 3 ½ games back of first-place Chi- the playoffs next week, was sent Pirates and Baltimore Orioles. homer by Todd Frazier — before run for host Cleveland. cago in the NL Central but had for an MRI. Tampa Bay, which began play in Anderson closed the door. Bieber, who leads the big their edge for the No. 2 spot in the Blue Jays 14, Yankees 1: 1998, also won the AL East, home “I think we had the game pret- leagues with eight wins, allowed division nearly wiped out. Catcher Gary Sánchez made two of two big-spending powers in the ty much in control (and) certainly an unearned run and two hits in Braves 9, Marlins 4: Dansby of his team’s season-high four er- Yankees and Red Sox, in 2008 recognized what was going on in five innings with 10 strikeouts in Swanson hit a three-run homer rors and Toronto damaged visit- and 2010. Buffalo, but I don’t know if you his eighth double-digit strikeout and host Atlanta cruised to its ing New York’s hopes in its race “It feels great to win the di- can ever prepare for a moment game, also a major league high. third straight win over Miami in for home-field advantage in the vision, no matter what divi- like that — it’s pretty special,” Athletics 6, Dodgers 4: a game overshadowed by Max first round of the playoffs. sion you’re in,” Kiermaier said. Rays manager Kevin Cash said. Ramon Laureano broke a ninth- Fried’s early departure with an Pirates 2, Cubs 1: Adam Fra- “But especially the American Glasnow (5-1) allowed two runs inning tie with a two-run homer ankle injury. zier and Ke’Bryan Hayes led off League East — it’s just a different on three hits and one walk with and Oakland won at Los Ange- The Braves ace was making his the bottom of the first inning with animal.” eight strikeouts. les in a matchup of West division final regular-season start, hoping back-to-back homers off Kyle After missing a chance to clinch Gimenez and Dominic Smith champions. to boost his NL Cy Young Award Hendricks, sending Pittsburgh Tuesday, the Rays went into homered off Glasnow in the final Laureano also had an RBI sin- credentials ahead of starting past visiting Chicago. Wednesday again needing just home game of the season for the gle in the seventh and made a div- Game 1 in the NL playoffs next Mariners 3, Astros 2: Nick a win or a Yankees loss against Mets, whose long-shot playoff ing catch in center field. week. Margevicius tossed six shutout Toronto to lock up the division hopes were further damaged with Giants 7, Rockies 2: Mauri- Red Sox 9, Orioles 1: Nathan innings, Ty France drove in a championship. the loss. With four games to play, cio Dubón hit a three-run homer Eovaldi struck out eight over six pair of runs and host Seattle kept Tampa Bay (37-20) broke a New York is three behind Miami off reliever Yency Almonte in the scoreless innings, Rafael De- its slim postseason hopes alive. 2-all tie in the sixth on Arozare- for second place in the NL East. PAGE 50 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Everything may be different, but SEC is loaded, as usual

BY JOHN ZENOR in the Top 25, a list that includes Associated Press leagues that aren’t playing. Au- burn is tied at No. 8 and Texas The Southeastern Conference A&M is No. 10, with quarterbacks is trying to carry its football sea- Bo Nix and Kellen Mond, respec- son on amid the COVID-19 pan- tively, returning. No. 16 Tennes- demic while Georgia, Alabama see has 25-game starter Jarrett and LSU forge ahead without Guarantano back. their star quarterbacks. There’s also the usual crop In a precarious season when of elite NFL prospects hoping almost nothing feels normal, the for another season to improve SEC does feel like, well, the SEC their draft stock and compete for — even without its most promi- titles. nent passers. The powerhouse “We’re the SEC,” Mississippi league approaches the delayed, tailback Jerrion Ealy said. “We BUTCH DILL/AP shortened season with six teams love our football and we’re going ranked in the top 10. to play football no matter what.” Auburn running back Shaun Shivers is tackled by Alabama linebacker Dylan Moses during the second No. 2 Alabama, No. 4 Georgia, half of a 2018 game in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Tide open Saturday at Missouri with Moses returning when No. 5 Florida, No. 6 LSU, and oth- The favorites he might otherwise have left for the NFL. He missed last season with a knee injury. ers nurse championship hopes. However, the Crimson Tide must East: Georgia, Florida, Tennes- replace prolific passer Tua Tago- see, Kentucky, South Carolina, On the defensive: coordinator vailoa, Georgia is without Jake Missouri, Vanderbilt. Fromm and defending national West: Alabama, Texas A&M, champion LSU no longer has LSU, Auburn, Mississippi State, Heisman Trophy winner and No. Mississippi, Arkansas. wants better effort from Tide 1 NFL Draft pick Joe Burrow. With the Pac-12 conference Top players BY JOHN ZENOR produced five first-round draft bowing out, for now, this fall be- picks. DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Associated Press cause of COVID-19 concerns and Of course, there was the usual Waddle, WRs, Alabama: The the Big Ten starting late, that Pete Golding doesn’t make ex- exodus to the NFL, where five Tide lost two first-round NFL cuts the potential field of contend- cuses for Alabama’s uncharacter- defenders were drafted either in Draft picks at receiver, but still ers for a “national” title down. istic defensive shortcomings last the second or third round. Two of have a top tandem. But the SEC would have figured season, and he probably could. the defense’s big names — Moses Trey Smith, OL, Tennessee: prominently on that list anyway. The second-ranked Crimson and cornerback Patrick Surtain And the league opted to con- All-SEC guard returned for his Tide struggled at times amid a III — are back, along with poten- tinue working toward a season senior season. Has started 31 wave of injuries, losing players tial stars like Ray and linebacker that will include just seven SEC of his 32 games playing for the like middle linebacker Dylan Christian Harris. games with a Sept. 26 start. Ala- Volunteers. Moses and defensive end LaBryan With prolific quarterback Tua bama coach Nick Saban said that Dylan Moses, LB, Alabama: Ray for all or most of the season. Tagovailoa gone to the Miami schedule under the circumstanc- The leader of ’Bama’s defense Golding, Alabama’s defensive co- Dolphins, along with two first- es will be good for the fans and is back after missing last season ordinator, and his defenders ex- VASHA HUNT/AP round wide receivers, Alabama players alike. with a knee injury. pect better this season. will likely need a stronger de- “I mean, I’ve been a guy that’s Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU: Alabama defensive back Patrick “That’s why I took this job,” fense to contend nationally. been wanting to play 10 SEC Became immediate star as a Surtain III is one of his team’s Golding said. “I took this job be- Saban said the defense needs games for a long time, so this year freshman, earning AP All-Amer- top returnees this season. cause I wanted to coach the best improved leadership and to play we get to do that,” said Saban, ica and SEC newcomer of the year defense in the country and that’s better both against the run and in whose team added games against honors. Led SEC and ranked fifth shutout from the College Football the expectation with this place the red zone. Moses can provide Kentucky and Missouri. “I think nationally with six interceptions. Playoffs. And some extra motiva- and I don’t want anything differ- some of that leadership. it’s good for our players who get Richard LeCounte, S, Geor- tion in an offseason upended by ently. So the bottom line is it’s our “But we just have to get more the opportunity to create value gia: Led SEC with three fumble COVID-19 for Moses & Co. job to put the best product on the physical at the line of scrim- against 10 really quality oppo- recoveries and had two of his four “I want to be able to put a punc- field and they’ve got to perform mage,” Saban said. nents in our league. ” interceptions last season in the tuation mark on the back end of and they’ve got to do well.” And the Tide must replace four The SEC does have eight teams Sugar Bowl win over Baylor. my Alabama career,” said Moses, In some ways, those injuries starters in the secondary with a 2018 finalist for the Butkus might help Alabama’s defense re- scant starting experience around turn closer this season to its more Award given to the nation’s top Surtain. Safety Jordan Battle typical status as a gold standard linebacker. “At the same time, I (four starts as a freshman last in the Southeastern Conference want to be able to affect my team- season) and cornerback Josh Jobe and nationally. The Tide open mates. That’s the reason I came (two career starts) are the only Saturday at Missouri with Moses back. defensive backs besides Surtain returning, plus there’s a measure “I care about them, I love them, to have started multiple games. of added motivation. and they love me so I want to af- Newcomers like Brian Branch Fellow inside linebacker Josh fect them and get us back like we and Ronald Williams could play McMillon, who like Moses missed used to be.” early roles in the secondary. the season with a knee injury, re- Alabama allowed 18.6 points But it’s the veterans who want ceived a sixth year of eligibility per game nationally last season, to exorcise last season’s demons. from the NCAA. Also back are good enough for 13th nationally. McMillon said that goal made his Ray (foot) and nose guard DJ But it’s still the most the Tide have decision to return easy, though he Dale, who missed the last three given up since 2007, coach Nick already has a degree in mechani- games with a lower leg injury. Saban’s first year in Tuscaloosa. cal engineering. Relying heavily on youngsters Alabama has led the nation in “It just a bad taste left in my because of injuries and annual at- scoring defense four times since mouth, from the past year,” Mc- trition, the Tide struggled at times then but allowed 18-plus points on Millon said. “Going 11-2, I don’t defending the run and yielded a average two years in a row. want to end my college career on combined 94 points in shootout It’s still strong by most stan- a bad note like that. I don’t think WADE PAYNE/AP losses to eventual national cham- dards but a dramatic depar- anyone who came to the Universi- Tennessee offensive lineman Trey Smith is one of the top returning pion LSU and Auburn. ture from the 2011 defense that ty of Alabama would want to end players in the SEC this season. The result: The Tide’s first yielded 8.15 points per game and like this.” Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 51 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Former Georgia DB: Racist events seemed ‘never-ending’ BY PAUL NEWBERRY ‘ Associated Press From my first moment I stepped on campus, it was not what I expected. The racist events that ATLANTA — Former Geor- gia defensive back Otis Reese I kept experiencing weighed on me heavily and says he left the school because of seemed never-ending. racist treatment on campus, and ’ contends that coach Kirby Smart Otis Reese manipulated him to continue Mississippi defensive back, on his time at the University of Georgia playing for the Bulldogs last sea-

BRETT DUKE/AP son after he expressed his inten- tion to transfer. third in the country heading into accusing us of using drugs and Georgia cheerleaders pose with the school mascot “Uga” before the Reese transferred to Mississip- a game at Tennessee the next searching the car without any Sugar Bowl against Baylor in New Orleans on Jan. 1. Georgia’s white pi in January after two seasons at day. basis and told us they would take English bulldog and other live animal mascots won’t be in stadiums Georgia and is awaiting a ruling “I was led to believe by Coach us to jail,” Reese wrote. “This because of the SEC’s coronavirus precautions. from the NCAA and Southeast- Smart that if I finished the sea- type of harassment was a con- ern Conference Commissioner son and not ‘let my team down’ as stant discussion around play- Greg Sankey on his request for a he requested, he would support ers throughout my time at UGA Traditions: Season waiver to play immediately. both my decision to transfer and as many of my teammates were Georgia, which is ranked my request to be immediately eli- falsely arrested and harassed.” fourth in the country, denied gible,” Reese said. Reese said he was “polite, re- the allegations and said it would He added that a copy of the text spectful, and compliant” during just won’t be the same share its full response to Reese’s message he sent to Smart on that the police stops but still received waiver application if he is granted day has been forwarded to the tickets and citations. permission. NCAA, showing he “was manip- “Both these experiences left FROM BACK PAGE ebullient Ed Orgeron — walk Reese released a statement ulated to play the very next day, me shaken,” he said. Tuesday night on Twitter ex- when I truly was at my darkest Reese said the racist behavior Some traditions will go on: down “Victory Hill,” a procession that also involves the band. pressing frustration that his moment.” extended to the athletic building, The Ramblin’ Wreck (1930 Ford waiver had yet to be granted. He Smart declined comment on including one of his best friends Model A) still leads Georgia Tech Midnight Yell: Texas A&M’s Midnight Yell practices have addressed it to the NCAA, the Reese’s allegations but denied being called a racial slur by a onto the field, Clemson players SEC and Sankey. that he was standing in the way white athlete. still touch Howard’s Rock be- moved online. A tradition that dates to 1931, Midnight Yell is Reese said he decided to trans- of him playing right away for Ole “Another group of white class- fore running down the hill. The fer because his 1 ½ years at Geor- Miss, pointing to SEC rules that mates mocked slavery and pre- Sooner Schooner is rolling along held at Kyle Field before home games and is attended by thou- gia “took a devastating mental mandate anyone transferring tended to whip each other,” he at Oklahoma. toll on me. From my first mo- from one conference school to an- added. “These were two very pub- Georgia, which opens at Ar- sands of fans. Smaller versions ment I stepped on campus, it was other must sit out a season. lic events. I didn’t want to be part kansas on Saturday, plays its first are also held near the site of away not what I expected. The racist Reese, who is Black, said the of a campus where my classmates home game Oct. 3 against Au- games. events that I kept experienc- racist treatment in Athens in- held that kind of hate in their burn and will allow about 16,000 Gathering at The Paw: Clem- ing weighed on me heavily and cluded two stops by local police, hearts. None of those things were fans inside Sanford Stadium. son fans head to the field shortly seemed never-ending.” once when he was driving alone ever addressed by the coaches at Uga, which stands for “University after the game and join players He said he told Smart on Oct. and another time when he was a UGA. There was literally nobody of Georgia,” will spend that day and coaches for autographs and 4 of last season that he planned passenger in a teammate’s car. to speak to about these types of and other game days with Seiler photos while the band plays the to leave Georgia. The Bulldogs “On both occasions the offi- things without having fear of los- and his family in Savannah, Ga. alma mater. were 4-0 at the time and ranked cers were extremely aggressive, ing your position on the team.” “We’ll have the game on, we’ll Jump around: With no fans in put his jersey on, and he’ll be Big Ten stadiums, there’ll be no able to listen to it,” Seiler said. “I bouncing up and down between have a feeling the networks are the third and fourth quarters at Budget shortfall forces deep cuts going to run out of stuff to show, Camp Randall Stadium in Wis- so I wouldn’t be surprised if they consin during the song “Jump don’t try to catch me on a Zoom Around” by House of Pain. to Ohio State’s athletic department or maybe a video of him on game Horsing around: The white horse named Traveler, whose day sitting at the house.” Associated Press Unlike fellow Big Ten mem- Football coach Ryan Day has The only time Seiler can recall rider is dressed as a Trojan war- bers Minnesota and Iowa, Ohio a salary package that amounts to rior, has appeared at Southern COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio an Uga missing a home game was State will not cut any of its 36 in- Cal home games since 1961. He’ll State’s athletic department will about $5.4 million this year, but in 2009. Uga VII had died two tercollegiate stay in the stable this year unless cut 25 jobs, furlough hundreds of the reduction would be against days before the game, and Uga sports. The the Pac-12 decides to play. other employees and ask coaches his base salary of $850,000, so it VIII wasn’t in place until the fol- proposed At Florida State, the Appaloosa and others to take 5% pay cuts would amount to $42,500. Bas- lowing week. $180 mil- horse Renegade and the rider to help grapple with a projected ketball coach Chris Holtmann, Diane Roberts, author of the lion budget portraying Chief Osceola will $107 million budget deficit due whose package is worth $3 mil- 2015 book “Tribal: College Foot- for the fis- ball and the Secret Heart of still dash to midfield before each to the COVID-19 pandemic, ath- lion, would give up $27,500 of his cal year that America,” said college football home game to spike a flaming letic director Gene Smith said $550,000 base. began July “organizes our identity for us” spear into the turf. They aren’t Wednesday. “That will be their decision,” 1 includes and fans had hoped the season allowed to remain on the sideline, Some of that money will be Smith said. “It is certainly option- $25 million would go ahead so “none of our as is custom. made up by football television for scholar- al because they are contracted, sacred rituals would be lost.” Hold the beef: Texas’ pregame revenue, but that amount is yet to ships, $3.6 and I anticipate they will. Ryan “That would mean that things entertainment zone is closed, so be determined, Smith said. Ohio Smith million for Day and Chris Holtmann and I were ‘normal,’ and that the ’rona there is no parade of cheerleaders, State is scheduled to play at least student-ath- had already had conversations.” was not the boss of us,” Roberts the band and Bevo into the sta- nine games beginning Oct. 24. lete academic support, $3 million Four assistants on Day’s coach- said in an email. “Unfortunately, dium. The beloved 1,800-pound Firm numbers are elusive, for meals and nutrition, and $1.8 ing staff make at least $1 million. the ’rona is the boss of us.” longhorn still hangs out in the Smith said, because all football million for sports medicine and Asked whether 5% was asking Other traditions that won’t be end zone, but no photo opportu- games may not be played if there enough sacrifice of Day and other nities. Still, “when you are as big is a virus outbreak and the frame- sports psychology services. the same this season: higher-salaried employees, Smith Mississippi’s Grove: The Grove as Bevo, social distancing pretty work of the basketball season is Schools around the country said he was “100%” comfortable has been the place for pregame much takes care of itself,” said yet to be determined. Among the have cut more than 100 sports with the number. socializing since the 1950s and Ricky Brennes of the sponsoring other “moving parts” is whether from their programs to help deal is famous for students and older Silver Spurs Alumni Association. other fall sports will play their with budget shortfalls from the The furloughed employees will fans dressing to the nines: men in At Colorado, Ralphie VI’s debut seasons in the spring. pandemic, including at least 84 at have no choice. Ohio State said slacks, coats and ties and women is on hold while the Pac-12 de- “Our budget is uncertain,” Division I programs. 345 employees will take furloughs in sundresses or cocktail dresses. cides what to do this fall. Ralphie Smith said. “You have the num- Smith said 47 contracted em- ranging from five days to 60 days, Tiger walks: Auburn’s walk V retired after last season. This bers, but I might just be quite ployees at Ohio State, which in- although Smith said the 84 staff down Donahue Drive has been a would be the 54th season a live frank with you — they mean cludes coaches, will be asked to members forced to take 60-day tradition since the 1960s. LSU’s buffalo has led the team onto the nothing at this point relative to take 5% salary cuts, but it is not furloughs will be deployed else- team and coaches — including field at the start of games . accuracy.” clear how many have agreed. where in the university. PAGE 52 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 HIGH SCHOOL/AUTO RACING Europe’s athletes finally competing Several fall sports begin this weekend

BY KENT HARRIS were set to compete at Ramstein Stars and Stripes this week. “As far as I know, everything’s A year ago this week, cross a ‘go,’ ” DODEA Europe athletic country, football, golf, tennis and director Kathy Clemmons said. volleyball teams were in the heart “We’re hopeful.” of their DODEA Europe fall sea- But the season is far from or- sons, competing mightily against dinary. Last year, there were five rival schools in preparation for cross country meets before the season-ending championships. season-ending championships. This weekend, some of the 2020 This year, there will be three. versions of those teams are facing There were six weekends of ten- rivals again for the first time. Of course, there are no 2020 football nis matches, but there are only three in 2020. Golf tournaments or volleyball versions due to pre- JENNIFER H. SVAN/Stars and Stripes cautions against spreading the have gone from three to two. coronavirus. And cross country And it’s possible seasons will Runners sprint for position after the start of the boys race at the 2019 DODEA Europe cross country runners, golfers and tennis play- end without in-person champion- championships last October in Baumholder, Germany. This year’s season gets underway this weekend. ers outside Germany, England ships, though Clemmons said he’s and Belgium will be competing hopeful that won’t be the case. well. DODEA Europe has cre- transferred. The Naples girls shortened schedule might con- on their home turf against only Virtual competition is nothing ated a new sport — the European edged Bahrain for the Division II tribute to unforeseen results. their own teammates. new for DODEA Europe, with Athletic Fitness Games — where cross country championship last Regardless, sports teams are Lakenheath, Frankfurt Inter- some marksmanship teams com- the action all season will involve year. Naples — and Division III back in DODEA Europe after a national, Vilseck and Kaiser- peting remotely every season. athletes competing on their home boys winner Sigonella — won’t be seventh-month break. And while slautern are all set to host cross But the concept will reach fields and then comparing scores going to Germany. And Bahrain cheerleaders won’t be roaming country meets Saturday. In ten- new levels this fall. Cross coun- online. remains on virtual learning. It’s the football sidelines this fall, nis, Ramstein, Alconbury, Wi- try teams south of the Alps will That sport isn’t the only one unclear whether Florence will they’ll at least have something to esbaden and Vilseck all hope to not only compete remotely dur- that will crown new champions, be able to defend its boys doubles cheer about starting Saturday. hold serve against rival schools. ing the season, but they’ll square though. A few titlists from last title in tennis. And even for those [email protected] And golfers from three schools off in a virtual championship as year have either graduated or champions returning to action, a Twitter: @kharris4stripes NASCAR’s silly season will change landscape

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There were two he leaves Richard Petty Motorsports, on ing with Jordan on a one-car team that early warning signs that NASCAR was Monday night said he’d drive for a new will prepare the three-time Daytona 500 heading into its most unpredictable “silly team owned by Denny Hamlin and Char- winner for his future. Hamlin and Jordan season” in decades. lotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan. selected Wallace to drive and bought a Former series champion Brad Kesel- charter from Germain Racing. owski accepted a one-year extension with Still available Stewart-Haas Racing said it doesn’t ex- Team Penske and rookie Tyler Reddick pect to change its four-car lineup and Clint renewed with Richard Childress Racing Jones is being replaced by Christopher Bowyer is the only driver still unsigned. with barely a glance at other Bell, and former Xfinity Series champion Briscoe, who has seven Xfinity Series wins options. Daniel Suarez said last week he is looking for SHR this season, wants a promotion; it Those moves were a wake- for his third team in three years. Corey La- is not clear what he will do if Bowyer is ex- up call — the economics that Joie is leaving GoFas Racing; Ty Dillon’s tended for another year. have changed the landscape team owner, Bob Germain, wants do sell Cindric, the regular-season Xfinity of NASCAR’s two lower se- his charter; and Xfinity Series drivers champion, is at the mercy of Team Penske. ries have finally reached the Chase Briscoe and Austin Cindric both The organization could field a fourth car Cup level. want promotions. for him, could stash him in Matt DiBene- The coronavirus pandemic And don’t forget Larson. detto’s seat at Wood Brothers Racing or has accelerated the inevita- He was supposed to be the top free agent leave him in Xfinity another year. But if ble: The driver market bub- this year but was banished to sprint cars Cindric is called up to Wood Brothers, it’s /AP ble, pushed to its limit with JOHN RAOUX after his firing five months ago. Larson has going to put DiBenedetto in a tight spot. He multimillion-dollar salaries NASCAR owners have the option of won 35 races since, is awaiting the appro- wants to return to that team next year and for nearly two decades, is about to burst. choosing between drivers who bring priate time to apply for reinstatement to the contractual deadline is September for A major reset has arrived and team own- sponsorship dollars like Bubba Wallace, NASCAR and, if sponsors agree to forgive his option to be picked up. ers have all the power. They can pick and or drivers who have won races, like Erik him, he should get a job. choose between drivers who bring spon- Jones, above. The top prize is a seat at Hendrick Mo- Ready to pounce sorship dollars (Bubba Wallace) or drivers torsports, which will replace seven-time who have won races (Erik Jones). the market will have improved in 2022. champion Jimmie Johnson. It’s the job op- Waiting and watching is Spire Motors- When the music stops, the Cup Series Aric Almirola renewed at Stewart-Haas portunity of a lifetime and LaJoie made a ports, which bought another charter from lineup will look radically different. Left Racing, Reddick took the option at RCR, run at it back in January when he hand- Leavine Family Racing and is committed standing? It doesn’t look good for Jones, a William Byron was extended at Hendrick delivered a letter to Rick Hendrick at the to fielding two cars in 2021 in alliance with one-time Kyle Busch protege with a Truck and Ross Chastain got the seat at Chip Ga- Hall of Fame ceremony. both Hendrick and Ganassi. The team is Series title, two Cup playoff appearances nassi Racing vacated when Kyle Larson currently eyeing Justin Haley, who won and a Southern 500 victory. He is being re- was fired in April for using a racial slur. What could happen the 2019 July race at Daytona for Spire, placed at Joe Gibbs Racing. That No. 42 had been considered a top and LaJoie. Spire knows some top drivers available ride and Ganassi awarded it to an Every indication is that Hendrick is the may slip to its level and it also has the abil- Signed for 2021 eighth-generation watermelon farmer with only logical place for Larson, though the ity to field more than two cars next year. five combined victories at NASCAR’s lower team has not said if he is a contender for There are at least a dozen other driv- Alex Bowman at Hendrick Motorsports levels. Chastain is something of a unicorn Johnson’s No. 48. That could be because ers chasing Cup deals in a flooded market and Ryan Blaney at Penske inked exten- in that he doesn’t bring sponsorship and Larson instead could land the No. 88 with where even backmarker teams are appeal- sions before the pandemic. Keselowski doesn’t have a proven Cup record. Bowman moving to the No. 48. ing as gainful employment. Drivers like agreed to a smaller deal with Penske, a Wallace, who has an estimated $18 mil- Hamlin on Monday night ended months Jones are at the mercy of how other deals gamble that his value will still be high and lion in sponsorship to bring with him when of speculation by announcing he’s partner- play out. Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 53 NBA For NBA’s players, Taylor grand jury decision ‘not enough’

BY TIM REYNOLDS tigation centered around a sus- Associated Press pect who did not live there — has captivated NBA players. There LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. were no drugs in Taylor’s apart- — LeBron James sent the word ment. Her boyfriend shot and to the Los Angeles Lakers in a wounded a police officer during group text on Wednesday after- the raid and Kentucky State At- noon, and basketball suddenly torney General Daniel Cameron seemed irrelevant. said the officers’ shots that killed A grand jury in Kentucky had Taylor were fired in self-defense. finally spoken. And James was Many NBA players have met, letting his team know that NBA virtually, with members of her players, who have spent months family to offer support. They say seeking justice for Breonna Tay- her name in news conferences, lor, did not get what they wanted. wear it on shirts, scrawl it onto “Something was done,” Lakers their sneakers. guard Danny Green said, “but it “We have moms. We have sis- wasn’t enough.” ters, nieces, aunties. And just like Wednesday’s decision by the men of color have experienced MARK J. TERRILL/AP grand jury, which brought no traumatic instances, so have charges against Louisville police women,” Boston forward Jaylen Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro, left, takes a shot as Boston Celtics’ Marcus Smart, right, defends during for Taylor’s killing and only three Brown said. “That is an exam- the Heat’s 112-109 win Wednesday in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. counts of wanton endangerment ple of some things that happen Herro scored a Heat rookie-record 37 points in the game. against fired officer Brett Han- to women in our country. So, we kison for shooting into Taylor’s wanted to stand alongside them, neighbors’ homes, was not un- expected by many NBA players but also make it that it’s not just and coaches. While there were us. I think the future is female, so no drugs in Taylor’s apartment, it’s important to show our sisters Heat’s Herro of the day her boyfriend shot and wounded that we care. That’s why it’s been a police officer. State Attorney important.” General Daniel Cameron said the Even for teams not in the bub- officers’ shots that killed Taylor ble, it mattered. Atlanta coach Rookie scores 37 as Miami takes 3-1 lead over Celtics in series were fired in self-defense. Lloyd Pierce leads a committee of NBA coaches tasked with find- “I know we’ve been using our BY TIM REYNOLDS a pair, stretching the lead back to ing new ways to use their own Scoreboard platform down here to try to Associated Press five. Boston got within two points platform to create change . bring about education and a voice twice, Butler made a free throw “Yeah, there was a grand jury in a lot of players on our team, LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. with 1.1 seconds remaining, and and yeah, they went through the — Tyler Herro should still be Playoffs especially also spoken out on jus- the Celtics — out of timeouts — information and yeah, they have in college. He’s not, but is still a CONFERENCE FINALS tice for Breonna Taylor,” Denver never got a desperation shot off. coach Michael Malone said. “We facts to support whatever the student. (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference “At the end of the day, we’ve got have not gotten that justice.” claims may be,” Pierce said. “But He carries a red spiral-bound Miami 3, Boston 1 that doesn’t provide any justice Miami 117, Boston 114, OT to find a way,” Walker said. “That’s Teams came to Walt Disney notebook with him at all times, Miami 106 Boston 101 World to finish the season and for those that are on the outside, jotting down notes when things Boston 117, Miami 106 really all we can do. We can do it. Wednesday: Miami 112, Boston 109 It’s about pride. It’s about want- crown a champion, and hoping those that feel like the police and pop into his head. What worked, Friday: Game 5 (AFN-Sports, 2:30 a.m. that the platform of the NBA’s law enforcement are there to pro- what didn’t, where he thinks he Saturday CET; 9:30 a.m. Saturday JKT) ing to do it. Next game we got to x-Sunday, Sept. 27: Game 6 restart bubble could help am- tect them. ... What currently is can get better and how he’s feel- x-Tuesday, Sept. 29: Games 7 come out and show that.” plify calls for change. Players happening isn’t good enough.” ing after a game. Western Conference Herro made 14 of 21 shots from National Basketball Players L.A. Lakers 2, Denver 1 and coaches have used the NBA “It helps me get locked in, helps L.A. Lakers 126, Denver 114 the floor, 5-for-10 from three- spotlight to make statements at a Association executive director me focus,” Herro said. L.A. Lakers 105, Denver 103 point range and became just Tuesday: Denver 114, L.A. Lakers 106 time when the demand for racial Michele Roberts went a step fur- Whatever he read Wednesday Thursday: Game 4 the second 20-year-old in NBA equality and an end to police bru- ther. “Sadly, there was no justice night helped him put together Saturday: Game 5 (AFN-Sports, 3 a.m. Sunday CET; 10 a.m. Sunday JKT) playoff history to score at least tality is resonating as loudly as it today for Breonna Taylor,“ Rob- the game of his life — and carry x-Monday, Sept. 28: Game 6 37 points in a game. The other: x-Wednesday, Sept. 30: has in generations. erts said. “Her killing was the the Miami Heat a win away from Game 7 Magic Johnson, who had 42 in And Taylor’s story — the tale result of a string of callous and the NBA Finals. The 20-year-old Wednesday Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals careless decisions made with a of a 26-year-old Black woman Herro scored a Heat rookie-re- Heat 112, Celtics 109 for the Los Angeles Lakers. who was killed March 13 by po- lack of regard for humanity, ul- cord 37 points and Miami beat the BOSTON — Brown 8-14 1-2 21, Tatum “I feel good about it,” Herro lice in Louisville when they burst timately resulting in the death of Boston Celtics 112-109 in Game 4 10-22 4-4 28, Theis 4-5 0-0 8, Smart 3-12 said. “There’s a lot of work to be into her apartment on a no-knock an innocent and beautiful woman of the Eastern Conference finals. 3-4 10, Walker 6-14 5-6 20, Hayward 4-9 4- 4 14, Ojeleye 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, done still. We’re up 3-1.” warrant during a narcotics inves- with her entire life ahead of her.” “He has a great competitive Williams III 2-4 0-1 4, Wanamaker 2-2 0-0 humility about him,” Heat coach 4. Totals 39-82 17-21 109. And the Miami rookie playoff MIAMI — Butler 8-20 8-9 24, Crowder Erik Spoelstra said. “He has a 1-9 0-0 3, Adebayo 7-11 6-8 20, Dragic 8- record was 27 by Dwyane Wade 21 3-3 22, Robinson 0-5 3-3 3, Hill 0-0 0-0 in 2004; it now belongs to Herro, confidence. He has a fearlessness 0, Iguodala 1-4 0-0 3, Herro 14-21 4-4 37. that is uncommon. But he’s hum- Totals 39-91 24-27 112. who scored 17 points in the fourth Boston 23 21 32 33—109 ble enough to work, to be coach- Miami 24 26 27 35—112 alone. able, to take the mentorship from Three-Point Goals—Boston 14-40 Daniel Theis scored with 8:44 (Brown 4-7, Tatum 4-11, Walker 3-8, Hay- the veteran players that we have ward 2-6, Smart 1-8), Miami 10-37 (Herro left to put Boston up 85-84, the on our team, and he just contin- 5-10, Dragic 3-9, Iguodala 1-4, Crowder Celtics’ first lead since 25-24 with 1-7, Butler 0-2, Robinson 0-4). Fouled ues to gain more confidence as Out—Boston 1 (Smart), Miami None. Re- 11:19 left in the second quarter. we go.” bounds—Boston 46 (Brown, Tatum, Theis 9), Miami 40 (Adebayo 12). Assists—Bos- It was Boston’s only lead in the Jimmy Butler scored 24 points, ton 28 (Smart 11), Miami 20 (Adebayo 4). second half and it lasted just 16 Goran Dragic added 22 and Bam Total Fouls—Boston 24, Miami 20. seconds. Adebayo scored to give Adebayo — dealing with a bit Miami the lead, and Herro basi- of shoulder soreness — had 20 cally carried the load from there. points and 12 rebounds to help Brown scored 21 points, Kemba “Herro’s shot-making tonight the Miami take a 3-1 lead in the Walker added 20, Gordon Hay- was ... the difference in the game,” best-of-seven series. It can close ward had 14 and Marcus Smart it out Friday night in Game 5. Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. finished with 10 points and 11 Jayson Tatum scored all 28 of “Jimmy was great late. Adebayo his points in the second half for assists. was his typical self. Dragic made the Celtics. They erased a double- Brown’s three-pointer with 16 some big plays. But Herro was ri- MARK J. TERRILL/AP digit deficit to take a one-point seconds left cut the Heat’s lead to diculously good tonight. That rim Lakers guard Danny Green said the grand jury in the Breonna Taylor lead in the fourth — then saw 107-104. Herro went to the line 2.1 must have looked like the ocean case did not go far enough in charging Louisville police officers. the Heat run away again. Jaylen seconds later and coolly swished to him.” PAGE 54 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, September 25, 2020 NFL

‘ The energy I felt down Ravens’ ball hawk there in Miami, it really just triggered my whole offseason into thinking, “The only thing I really Humphrey hungry want is a Super Bowl.” Marlon Humphrey’ All-Pro CB wants what Chiefs have – a Super Bowl title Baltimore Ravens cornerback

BY DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press Whether it’s knocking down a pass, punching the ball loose or going the other way with an interception, Baltimore Ravens All-Pro cornerback Marlon Hum- Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) phrey has a knack for making game-changing plays. at Baltimore Ravens (2-0) It’s a trait that might prove AFN-Sports (tape delayed) to be pivotal in Monday night’s 1 p.m. Tuesday CET matchup against the defending 10 p.m. Tuesday JKT ERIC CHRISTIAN SMITH/AP Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and standout quarter- The Ravens scored a touchdown after recovering Texans reciever Keke Coutee’s fumble when All-Pro back Patrick Mahomes. cornerback Marlon Humphrey, right, stripped the ball during the first half of Sunday’s game in Houston. Last Sunday in Houston, Hum- 65 tackles, three interceptions, Humphrey has a knack for making game-changing plays, something that could prove pivotal in Monday phrey whipped his right arm three fumble recoveries (scoring night’s matchup against the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. around wide receiver Keke Coutee on two of them) and two forced and stripped the ball. Baltimore fumbles. It’s more of the same in After a breakthrough season in running with his sister, who’s on ball, I’ve got the best guy at that linebacker L.J. Fort picked up the 2020: The fourth-year star is the which Humphrey made All-Pro, the track team at LSU. in Marcus Peters,” Humphrey fumble and streaked 22 yards for only AFC player thus far with an earned his first Pro Bowl berth During training camp, coach said. “Anytime I need a tip or a a second-quarter score to put the interception and forced fumble. and helped the Ravens to a 14-2 re- John Harbaugh said, “ I would hint, I can go to him.” Ravens up 20-7 in a game they “It’s just Marlon doing Marlon cord, Humphrey lamented after a say he’s taking it up another Humphrey has proven to be won 33-16 for their 14th consecu- things,” Ravens offensive tackle playoff loss to Tennessee that his notch, which is really impressive, quite a student, and he’s surely tive regular-season victory. Ronnie Stanley said Wednesday. year fell short of expectations. because some guys aren’t mature going to have to be at the top of his It was a play that has become “ He’s always trying to knock the “I was on the field during the enough to handle the attention.” game when the Ravens take on commonplace for Humphrey, football out.” Super Bowl just walking around, Humphrey attributes a por- Mahomes and the Chiefs (2-0). who last year forced Pittsburgh With Humphrey leading the watching the other teams warm tion of his success to fellow cor- “He’s got all these tools and has receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to way, the Ravens (2-0) have forced up,” Humphrey said. “The en- nerback Marcus Peters, who was all this talent around him,” Hum- fumble in overtime. Although left a turnover in 15 straight games ergy I felt down there in Miami, also selected to the Pro Bowl last phrey said of Mahomes, the 2018 on his back while making the play, and lead the NFL during this it really just triggered my whole season. Obtained last October in NFL MVP and reigning Super Humphrey got up and sprinted 10 young season with five takeaways. offseason into just thinking, ‘The a trade with the Rams, Peters Bowl MVP. yards to pick up the loose ball and In addition, Baltimore scored six only thing I really want is a Super scored twice on interception “As good as he is in the pock- set up the game-winning field defensive touchdowns last year Bowl.’ ” returns for Baltimore and has et, he’s just as good if not better goal. (two by Humphrey) and started So he worked hard during the seven touchdowns over his five- outside the pocket. Preparing for That was one sampling of a the 2020 ledger with Fort’s game- offseason, climbing a rock pile in year career. him is really tough. He’s never season in which Humphrey had changing TD. Alabama with his brothers and “When it comes to getting the out of the game.” Motivated Davis ready to replace Panthers RB McCaffrey

BY STEVE REED the attention of running backs Associated Press coach Jeff Nixon. Nixon cham- pioned Davis’ battle, telling head CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There coach Matt Rhule that Davis had were days when running back what it took to be a starting run- Mike Davis wanted to quit the ning back in the NFL. Davis went NFL, frustrated over his role as on to beat out incumbent Reg- a practice squad player with the Carolina Panthers (0-2) gie Bonnafon for the No. 2 spot Seattle Seahawks. at Los Angeles Chargers (1-1) behind McCaffrey to start the But the memory of his broth- season. er’s brief NFL career as well as AFN-Sports 10 p.m. Sunday CET Still, Davis barely saw the field a motivational speaker helped in Carolina’s 34-30 loss to the change that. 5 a.m. Monday JKT Raiders in Week 1 playing be- Now, two years later, the 27- hind McCaffrey. year-old Davis is set to take over “It’s hard to take Christian off as the Carolina Panthers starting the field because he’s such a good running back on Sunday against including how to stay in shape the Chargers, replacing All-Pro and save his money. player,” Rhule admitted. Christian McCaffrey, who was He also drew motivation dur- But the Panthers vowed to get moved to short-term injured re- ing those internal struggles while Davis more work in Week 2 and serve Wednesday and will miss on the Seahawks practice squad he finished with eight catches for at least three games because of a when he stumbled across a video 74 yards after McCaffrey went high ankle sprain. of motivational speaker Eric down. Thomas’ “You Owe You” speech. Davis should get the bulk of the “What stands out most is I JASON BEHNKEN/AP never gave up,” Davis said of He watched it every morning carries on Sunday, although Bon- his journeyman career in the At 27 years old, Mike Davis, center, will fill in as the Panthers’ when he woke up at 6 o’clock. nafon will see action, too. NFL which has seen him play for starting running back Sunday against the Chargers. All-Pro Christian “Every day I took going against “He runs with speed and four teams. “It could have been McCaffrey was moved to short-term injured reserve Wednesday and the (starters) in practice like it power,” Rhule said. so easy for me to give in when I will miss at least three games because of a high ankle sprain. was a game for me, and it was a Davis, a fourth-round pick by was in Seattle being on a practice challenge,” Davis said. “I treat- the 49ers in 2015 out of South squad. It was real depressing and son who went on to play for the finished his career with just 75 ed every day like it could be my Carolina, has struggled to find a there were times where I was then-Washington Redskins. But yards rushing on 28 carries. last.” permanent home. like, ‘I don’t want to do this no in 2011 he became disgruntled “My brother, he was very tal- The Panthers claimed him off Davis said his goal heading into more.’ ” with his lack of reps and left the ented — and he should have had waivers last year and now Davis Sunday is to “play angry” and not His older brother, James team, later asking for his release. more years than he did,” Mike is looking to make the most out try to do too much. Davis, made that mistake and it He wound up on a few other NFL Davis said. of his latest opportunity after a “I’m not going to try to do any- cost him. practice squads, but never played Davis said he learned many strong training camp. thing crazy because that’s when James Davis was a star at Clem- another down in the league and lessons from his older brother, It was there that he grabbed bad plays happen,” Davis said. Friday, September 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 55 NFL Rams’ Henderson steps to forefront

BY GREG BEACHAM Henderson is going full speed Associated Press after getting a slow start to an im- portant season for his career. The THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — third-round pick in 2019 picked Although the Los Angeles Rams up a hamstring injury early in intend to replace Todd Gurley by training camp and missed most using three running backs exten- of the preseason workouts. sively this season, the plan might Meanwhile, Akers impressed need a short-term alteration with the coaches enough to get the Denver Broncos two of those backs already slowed starting role in each of the first quarterback Jeff by injuries. two games. Brown then took over Driskel, right, is Luckily for the Rams, Darrell as the featured back in the Rams’ sacked by Steelers Henderson is healthy and playing season opener with strong play strong safety the best football of his young NFL against Dallas. Terrell Edmunds, career. Henderson didn’t get to play late in the second Coming off the most productive much as a rookie behind Gurley half of Sunday’s game of his tenure with Los An- and Brown. The hamstring injury game in Pittsburgh. geles, Henderson is likely to get set him back again, and he admits plenty of work Sunday when the he still isn’t 100% healthy. DON WRIGHT/AP Rams (2-0) visit the Buffalo Bills But Henderson never got dis- for an early showdown of unbeat- couraged, and when he was the en teams. healthiest running back left in The second-year pro from Philadelphia, he capitalized. Memphis set a career high with 81 “It was a setback,” Henderson yards rushing in the Rams’ 37-19 said of his hamstring woes. “I just win at Philadelphia. He also had used it to work even harder, to two key receptions for 40 yards, make sure when I came back, my ‘Blitzburgh’ is back and he rushed for a short touch- hamstring would hold up pretty down that put the game away in good. I feel pretty good now, but the fourth quarter. I’m just going to keep doing what Henderson modestly said he the coach asks me to do and keep Sack-happy Steelers return to their roots “felt like I had the hot hand,” playing my game.” but the Rams weren’t surprised The Rams believed they to see the way Henderson as- couldn’t find one running back to BY WILL GRAVES untouched to get Pittsburgh’s seventh and final sack serted himself early in his second replace Gurley, the centerpiece Associated Press on Sunday. Edmunds’ second career sack preserved season, which is typically when of their offense for the past half- a 2-0 start and offered another wrinkle in a seem- many skill-position players make decade and one of the NFL’s most PITTSBURGH ingly endless string of exotic packages conjured up a big jump. productive offensive players over he pressure came from everywhere. Up the by defensive coordinator Keith Butler. “You’ve seen his jump has been that time. Gurley was released middle. Off the edge. On stunts. On good Edmunds typically drops into coverage. Yet awesome,” quarterback Jared last spring in a money-saving old-fashioned one-on-one domination. when a Denver receiver ran in motion, Edmunds Goff said Wednesday. “As a run- move. T Still, Denver quarterback Jeff Driskel found himself tight against the line of scrimmage. ning back in our offense, there’s Henderson, Akers and Brown thought he’d figured things out late on Sunday after- At the snap, there was nothing between the third- a lot asked of them. When they’re have teamed up with Thomas noon, leading the Broncos down to the Pittsburgh year safety and Driskel but green grass. Ten steps able to put the mental part behind Brown, the Rams’ first-year run- 15 with less than two minutes to go. The door for a later, Driskel was down and the Steelers were still them and just be able to play and ning backs coach, to get better stunning upset on the road had swung wide open. unbeaten. show their physicality and show together. Rather than competing It slammed shut in less than 3 seconds, or the time “Anyone on our defense can make a play at any their athleticism, that’s where for carries or starts, they insist it took Steelers safety Terrell Edmunds to rush in time,” Edmunds said with a shrug. he’s at now, and it’s showing, and they’re committed to making it It’s not lip service. Eight different players have at it’s exciting to see. He had a great work by committee. least half a sack through two games. Four members game last week.” “We’ve just got a great bond,” of the front seven have knocked down at least one He should have many more Henderson said. “We’re always pass. Oh, and the Steelers have blitzed an NFL-high opportunities soon: Two of the coaching each other up to make 64% of the time through two weeks, sewing seeds of Rams’ top three running backs sure we’re doing everything the chaos that overwhelmed New York’s Daniel Jones, missed practice Wednesday as right way. We’re a family, so ev- knocked out Denver starter Drew Lock and forced the Rams began their preparation erybody is close. We’ve got that backup Driskel to spend a considerable portion of for Buffalo. Rookie Cam Akers bond, like a brotherhood. ... The the game on the run. has separated rib cartilage, and Rams’ running game has always While coach Mike Tomlin downplayed his team’s Malcolm Brown injured his left been strong, so we’re just keeping propensity to pin its ears back and attack, the first pinky finger. it going.” two games have simply been another step in an evo- lution of a unit that’s returned to its “Blitzburgh” roots. When the team promoted Butler to replace Hall of Famer Dick LeBeau in 2015, it gave him a mandate: put more pressure on the quarterback, it doesn’t matter how. The Steelers were 26th in sacks in 2014. They’ve never finished lower than eighth under Butler and have led the league in sacks three years running. They’re second through two weeks in 2020 and perhaps most importantly, it’s not outside lineback- ers T.J. Watt and Bud Dupree doing damage. Cor- nerback Mike Hilton — all 5-foot-9 inches of him — has a sack. So does nose tackle Tyson Alualu, who took over when Javon Hargrave bolted for Philadel- phia in free agency. Inside linebacker Vince Wil- liams has taken advantage of an uptick in playing time to earn one. And Edmunds’ fourth-quarter sprint to Driskel was his first since he was a rookie in December 2018. “It starts with our front and our linebackers,” said Hilton, whose 8 ½ sacks since 2017 are tied for sec- CHRIS SZAGOLA/AP ond most in the NFL by a defensive back over that ADAM HUNGER/AP span. “The offensive line is so worried about the The Los Angeles Rams’ Darrell Henderson, left, picks up yards Even cornerback Mike Hilton — all 5-foot-9 inches guys up front, me and Terrell and guys in the sec- against the Philadelphia Eagles’ Nate Gerry during the first half of of him — has a sack this season for the Steelers. ondary have a chance to go make plays.” Sunday’s game in Philadelphia. S TARS AND STRIPES Friday, September 25, 2020 F3HIJKLM Herro ball Rookie scores 37 as Heat take SPORTS 3-1 lead over Celtics » Page 53

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Reining things in Games may go on, but many traditions put on hold

BY ERIC OLSON Paw” after games at Clemson. Associated Press ‘ Unfortunately, the ’rona These traditions and others are extremely mean- ingful, especially in the South, said Andrew McIl- o the delight of fans young and old, an Eng- is the boss of us. waine Bell, who wrote the 2020 book “The Origins lish bulldog named Uga has been stationed ’ of Southern College Football: How an Ivy League on the sideline at all but one Georgia home Diane Roberts Game Became a Dixie Tradition.” football game since 1956. author of 2015 book T “They create community and give people from Charles Seiler, whose family has bred and cared “Tribal: College Football and the Secret Heart of America” for each of the Ugas all these years, said lots of peo- different walks of life an awareness of their shared ple have told him they enjoy seeing the dog, adorned history and culture,” Bell said in an email to The Associated Press. “For many of us, game day ritu- in his jersey with the big “G” on front, as much as its policy of not allowing live mascots as part of its the games themselves. Thousands of fans have their als also bring to mind generations past, including coronavirus precautions. pictures taken with him. departed friends and relatives who shared our love “He’s so approachable,” Seiler said. “But in this Many other beloved traditions, some dating to of college football and would enjoy seeing a mod- day and age, because of what’s going on, it’s not the 19th century, also are on hold or taking differ- ern game if they could somehow be here with us good to approach.” ent forms this year because of the pandemic. The again.” Uga X won’t be on hand for any games this sea- Grove at Mississippi is closed. War Eagle flights son unless the Southeastern Conference changes are grounded at Auburn. Fans won’t “Gather at the SEE TRADITIONS ON PAGE 51

Texas mascot Bevo runs on the field before a game between Texas and LSU last season in Austin, Texas. Football is being played in the Power Five conferences, but many of the long-standing traditions that go along with the games are on hold during the coronavirus pandemic. Eric Gay/AP

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