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BY CHAD GARLAND Stars and Stripes IRBIL, Iraq — An Iraqi SWAT team this week captured a high- ranking Islamic State official who pictures show crammed into the bed of a police pickup truck after his arrest in Mosul. The arrest of ISIS mufti Shifa al-Nima, also known as Abu Abdul Bari, was announced by the Iraqi government’s secu- rity media cell in a statement Thursday. Bari, a preacher known for “provocative speeches against the security forces” is considered one of the top leaders of “ISIS gangs,” the statement said. Considered by ISIS to be an authority in Quranic law, Bari is- sued religious rulings, or fatwas, ordering the execution of schol- ars and clerics who refused to pledge allegiance to the terrorist group when it occupied Mosul, the statement said. He also or- SENATE TELEVISION/AP dered the July 2014 destruction of a mosque built at the site be- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., escort Chief lieved to be the burial place of Justice John Roberts into the Senate chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. the biblical prophet Jonah, who once had a notable encounter with a whale. The mosque was one of several cultural sites the extremist group Senate impeachment trial opens destroyed as it swept across Syria SEE JABBA ON PAGE 4 Lawmakers vow ‘impartial justice’ against Trump

BY LISA MASCARO Associated Press Dershowitz, Starr join

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate opened Trump’s defense team the impeachment trial of President Donald Page 6 Trump with quiet ceremony Thursday — senators standing at their desks to swear an Senate’s sergeant at arms, calling the pro- oath of “impartial justice” as jurors, House ceedings to order just past noon. prosecutors formally reciting the charges Senators filled the chamber, an unusual and Chief Justice John Roberts presiding. sight in itself, sitting silently under strict rules ASTRID RIECKEN/For The Washington Post The trial, only the third such undertaking that prohibit talking or cellphones, for a trial The articles of impeachment against in American history, is unfolding at the start that will test not only Trump’s presidency President Donald Trump. of the election year, a time of deep political but also the nation’s three branches of power division in the nation. Four of the senators and its system of checks and balances. has long insisted judges are not politicians Twitter photo and is expected to serve as a referee for the sitting in judgment on Trump are running The Constitution mandates the chief jus- Abu Abdul Bari, a high-ranking proceedings. Senators rose quickly when he for the Democratic Party’s nomination to tice serve as the presiding officer, and Rob- Islamic State official, has been challenge him in the fall. erts made the short trip across the street appeared in his plain black robe. captured in Mosul, Iraq, officials “Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye!” intoned the from the Supreme Court to the Capitol. He SEE IMPEACHMENT ON PAGE 6 announced Thursday. PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, January 18, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES China’s 2019 economic growth weakens amid trade war Military rates Switzerland (Franc) ...... 0.9679 Euro costs (Jan. 20) ...... $1.1399 Thailand (Baht) ...... 30.39 Dollar buys (Jan. 20) ...... €0.8773 Turkey (Lira) ...... 5.8898 Associated Press ous quarter’s level of 6% over a not have bottomed out yet, but British pound (Jan. 20) ...... $1.34 (Military exchange rates are those Japanese yen (Jan. 20) ...... 107.00 available to customers at military banking year earlier. improved activity in December South Korean won (Jan. 20) ...... 1,129.00 BEIJING — China’s economic Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Business sentiment received a suggested the cooling of tensions Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 growth sank to a new multi-de- Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For boost from Wednesday’s signing might be encouraging companies British pound ...... 1.3032 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., cade low in 2019 as Beijing fought Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3058 of an interim deal in the costly and consumers to spend and in- purchasing British pounds in Germany), a tariff war with Washington, but China (Yuan) ...... 6.8594 check with your local military banking war over Beijing’s technology vest, private sector economists Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.7313 forecasters said a U.S.-Chinese facility. Commercial rates are interbank ambitions and trade surplus. The said. The agreement “is a signal Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.8298 trade truce might help to revive Euro ...... $1.1102/0.9008 rates provided for reference when buying consumer and business activity. Trump administration agreed that the situation is unlikely to de- Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7691 currency. All figures are foreign currencies to cancel planned tariff hikes on teriorate,” said Chaoping Zhu of Hungary (Forint) ...... 302.57 to one dollar, except for the British pound, The world’s second-largest Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.4557 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, economy grew by 6.1%, down additional Chinese imports and J.P. Morgan Asset Management Japan (Yen) ...... 110.14 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) from 2018’s 6.6%, already the Beijing promised to buy more in a report. Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3034 INTEREST RATES American farm goods, though “Corporate confidence keeps Norway (Krone) ...... 8.9050 lowest since 1990, government Philippines (Peso) ...... 50.92 Prime rate ...... 4.75 data showed Friday. Growth in punitive duties already imposed improving,” said Zhu. That might Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.82 Discount rate ...... 2.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7516 Federal funds market rate ...... 1.54 the three months ending in De- by both sides stayed in place. help to “provide strong support” Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3470 3-month bill ...... 1.52 cember held steady at the previ- The Chinese downturn might to economic growth. South Korea (Won) ...... 1159.75 30-year bond ...... 2.26 WEATHER OUTLOOK SATURDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST SATURDAY IN EUROPE SUNDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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BY COREY DICKSTEIN to a Navy state- weeks after an investigation was the Navy said. and issued warnings for it to leave Stars and Stripes ment. Bowen completed. The official did not The recent deployment of the the area, coming within about 45 had command- detail the nature of that probe Decatur saw the ship participate yards of the American ship, Navy WASHINGTON — The com- ed the ship since but said it included no criminal in several multinational exer- officials said at the time. mander of a San Diego-based, April 2018, lead- allegations. cises. In October 2018, the De- Bowen, from Jacksonville, N.C., guided-missile destroyer has ing it through Bowen will be assigned tem- catur helped rescue a crew of was previously an enlisted sailor, been fired, the Navy announced a deployment porarily to a job in San Diego, seven fishermen stranded off the rising to the rank of chief petty Thursday without citing a reason largely in the according to the statement an- coast of Sri Lanka in an inoper- officer before commissioning as why the officer was removed. Pacific that con- nouncing his firing. able boat. A few weeks earlier, a surface warfare officer. He has Cmdr. Bob Bowen was relieved Bowen cluded in April Cmdr. Jerry Jackson, a former the Decatur was in the news after served previously in Bahrain and of command of the USS Decatur 2019. commander of the destroyer USS it nearly collided with a Chinese Europe and was the executive of- by Capt. Dan Cobian, the com- Navy officials on Thursday Sampson, will temporarily com- destroyer in the South China Sea. ficer of the Decatur before taking mander of Destroyer Squadron declined to provide additional mand the Decatur until its execu- In that incident, the Chinese command of the ship. 21, who lost “confidence in his details about Bowen’s firing, but tive officer, Cmdr. Derek Rader, destroyer, the Luyang, aggres- [email protected] ability to command,” according one official said it came several takes command at a later date, sively approached the Decatur Twitter: @CDicksteinDC Base housing company’s office Army general to lead raided in asbestos investigation new team to counter

BY ROSE L. THAYER Stars and Stripes drones on battlefield

AUSTIN, Texas — Offices of BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY were the primary threat because the company responsible for hous- Stars and Stripes they were hidden, relatively inex- ing at Tinker Air Force Base in pensive and represented a deadly Oklahoma were raided Tuesday WASHINGTON — Army Maj. standoff capability. Today, small by Air Force and Environmental Gen. Sean Gainey will lead a UAS’s are extremely cheap, and Protection Agency investigators new 60-person team for the De- represent both an [intelligence, searching for evidence that fami- fense Department to develop new surveillance, and reconnais- lies were exposed to asbestos. methods to counter drone strikes, sance] and direct threat capabil- Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., said which are increasing on the bat- ity against U.S. service members Thursday in a statement that the tlefields of the Middle East and around the world.” agencies were investigating sus- Afghanistan, Pentagon officials In December, Lord announced pected Clean Air Act violations announced earlier this week. the Army was going to take re- by Balfour Beatty, the private “The idea is to take all of the ef- sponsibility for the Defense De- company that manages housing fort in terms of development and partment’s efforts to develop new fielding and come up with three on the base. KELLY WHITE/U.S. Air Force methods to counter drone strikes. to five systems which are the best “While this matter is still very She said the department needed Housing units at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Balfour Beatty for counter-[unmanned aerial much under investigation, should to “continue to focus heavily on oversees 43,000 homes for 55 military installations. systems],” Ellen Lord, undersec- these or any of the other ongoing counter-UAS systems and strate- retary of defense for acquisition federal investigations be substan- gies,” after traveling to the Mid- and sustainment, said Tuesday tiated, Balfour Beatty and those ther information can be released, homes that contained asbestos, dle East and Afghanistan. Lord to reporters at a Defense Writers who perpetrated any wrongdo- she said. according to the letter. Those said Tuesday that the drone team Group meeting. ing against our military families In a letter from Balfour Beatty residents were also relocated for will operate out of a new office must be held accountable to the officials to Oklahoma environ- cleaning. Those systems consist of hard- ware — like radars — and soft- in Crystal City, which is near the fullest extent of the law,” said mental officials, the company Balfour Beatty “reported these ware that can detect, access, and Pentagon. Inhofe, chairman of the Senate wrote that a contractor perform- findings to base command, and The Pentagon will decide in Armed Services Committee. engage hostile drones, as well as ing floor replacements in homes has instituted a jointly agreed April what three to five systems Officials for Balfour Beatty the personnel who operate the at Tinker’s McNarney Manor upon action plan with the Air will be used by U.S. forces to said in a statement that the EPA’s system. neighborhood used an unlicensed Force to relocate residents in the counter drones. investigation is related to asbes- subcontractor to remove asbes- The use of drones on battle- 13 occupied units, in advance of The Sept. 14 attack on a Saudi tos flooring removal that was re- tos-containing vinyl and linoleum fields by military units and ter- mobilizing licensed asbestos- Arabian oil facility involved a ported in September. flooring without filing required rorist groups has grown during swarm of suspected Iranian “When that event occurred, notifications or employing appro- abatement contractors to clean the last few years as the technol- drones and highlighted the need [Balfour Beatty] promptly and priate work practices. and perform air testing in each ogy has become more accessible. voluntarily reported the incident The contractor performed work unit,” according to the letter. The Washington Post and The to develop ways to defend against to the local Oklahoma Depart- in September in up to 30 houses, Balfour Beatty, which oversees New York Times have reported the range of drones, from small ment of Environmental Quality. including 20 homes that had as- 43,000 homes for the Air Force, the Islamic State uses off-the- to very large, Lord said. She also The company will continue to co- bestos flooring, according to the Army and Navy at 55 installa- shelf drones that were configured said U.S. forces have quickly field- operate fully with the investiga- company’s letter. Balfour Beatty tions, also faces a federal inves- to drop grenades on targets. ed a method to prevent a similar tion,” according to the statement. officials wrote they were working tigation by the FBI and the Air “It’s important for the public to attack from happening but would Linda Card, spokeswoman for with base commanders to notify Force regarding allegations of understand that the [drone strike] not elaborate further. Air Force Office of Special In- and relocate affected residents falsifying work orders at Tinker threat is real, and the department “Basically, what that did was vestigations, confirmed Thurs- so a licensed asbestos-abatement Air Force Base in order to earn is taking it very seriously,” a de- really continue to make clear to day that investigators from both contractor could enter the homes financial incentive bonuses. fense official said on the condi- the department that counter-UAS agencies executed a search war- and clean properly. tion of anonymity to discuss the is very important in terms of the Stripes reporter Corey Dickstein con- technology,” Lord said. rant at Balfour Beatty offices and Further review found that in tributed to this report. threats posed by drones to ser- seized evidence. Because the in- the previous year, the same com- [email protected] vice members. “Ten years ago, [email protected] vestigation remains open, no fur- pany had torn up flooring in 13 Twitter: @Rose_Lori [improvised explosive devices] @caitlinmkenney

10th Mountain Division headquarters tapped for Afghanistan deployment

BY COREY DICKSTEIN vice announced Friday. 10th Mountain Division. The sol- the deployment. In a statement, division’s 10th Combat Aviation Stars and Stripes The unit, based in Fort Drum, diers will spread out to locations Mennes called the 10th Mountain Brigade deployed late last year to N.Y., will replace the 1st Armored across the country, supporting the “most deployed in the Army.” Afghanistan and its 1st Brigade WASHINGTON — The Army’s Division headquarters as a com- operations largely to train Afghan The division headquarters will Combat Team will deploy to that 10th Mountain Division head- mand and control element for forces and fight terrorist groups, follow other elements of the 10th quarters will deploy to Afghani- U.S. forces in Afghanistan in the including the Islamic State. Mountain Division into Afghani- country in the near future. stan in the coming months on a early spring, said Lt. Col. Kamil Maj. Gen. Brian Mennes, the stan on a planned nine-month The Associated Press contributed to regular troop rotation , the ser- Sztalkoper, a spokesman for the division’s commander, will lead rotation, Sztalkoper said. The this report. PAGE 4 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, January 18, 2020 MIDEAST Troops were injured in strike on base in Iraq

BY ALEX HORTON Kuwait. are safe, and only minimal damage was Although there was some speculation The Washington Post “When deemed fit for duty, the service sustained at our military bases,” Trump that the attacks were designed to avoid ca- members are expected to return to Iraq,” said soon after the attack. sualties, commanders at the base believe WASHINGTON — Eleven U.S. troops Urban said. But concussions are not always as im- that the strikes were intended to kill U.S. were injured following the Jan. 8 Iranian U.S. officials disclosed numerous con- mediately evident as shrapnel or gunshot troops. At least “a couple of dozen” person- strikes on a base in Iraq, defense officials cussions as early as Jan. 13 but did not wounds, and in the ensuing days, U.S. nel were treated for concussions across the said Thursday, reversing assurances from disclose the evacuations until Defense One troops were assessed for blast injuries. base, a U.S. military official said. President Donald Trump and the Pentagon reported those details. The 11 evacuated were sent for further The base hosts about 2,000 troops, 1,500 that no Americans had been hurt. The acknowledgement marks a sharp care and screening “in an abundance of of them from the U.S.-led coalition. Those troops are still being assessed turn from initial reports from defense offi- caution,” Urban said. It is not clear when the personnel were for concussion symptoms following the cials and the president, who described the The missile barrage last week against evacuated. On Jan. 12, two days after the blast, Navy Capt. Bill Urban, a spokes- effects of the missile salvos launched in re- the sprawling Ain al-Asad Air Base in attack, Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper man for U.S. Central Command, said in a taliation for a U.S. strike that killed Iranian western Iraq left deep craters and the described damage to facilities and equip- statement. Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad. crumpled wreckage of living quarters and ment but offered assurances that there Eight U.S. troops were evacuated to “No Americans were harmed in last a helicopter launch site. At least two sol- were “no casualties.” Casualties are typi- a U.S. base in Germany, he said, and the night’s attack by the Iranian regime. We diers were thrown through the window of cally described by the U.S. military as per- other three were sent to Camp Arifjan in suffered no casualties. All of our soldiers a meters-high tower. sonnel both wounded and killed. Latest talks between Taliban and US are expected to last for days

BY SUSANNAH GEORGE for a Taliban pledge not to harbor those statements lacked specifics The Washington Post terrorists. on how long it would last, where it In the years before he ran for would apply and whether it would ISLAMABAD — Taliban and president, Trump called for end- include the cessation of attacks American negotiators are meet- ing U.S. military involvement in on both Afghan and American ing in Qatar for what a Taliban Afghanistan. Reducing American forces. spokesman called “fruitful dis- troop levels now would increase The Associated Press reported cussions” that are expected to pressure on Afghan government that Taliban officials said the continue for “several days.” forces, which continue to struggle group gave U.S. envoy Zalmay The two sides “discussed the to carry out operations without Khalilzad “a document outlining signing of the agreement and the close U.S. support. their offer for a temporary cease- ceremony for it,” Taliban spokes- Earlier this month a Taliban fire in Afghanistan that would OFFICE OF THE IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER/AP man Suhail Shaheen tweeted attack claimed the lives of two last between seven and 10 days.” Friday. U.S. service members when a Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers his sermon in the The Afghan government is de- It’s unclear what agreement roadside bomb exploded as their Friday prayers at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran. Shaheen is referring to. Neither vehicle passed. A Taliban spokes- manding a full cease-fire, claim- Shaheen nor the State Depart- man, Zabiullah Mujahid, touted ing a “reduction in violence” is ment responded to requests for the attack on Twitter, saying the too vague. comment. blast shredded the vehicle and Former intelligence chief Am- Iran’s top leader strikes Negotiators reached a draft deal killed the “invaders.” rullah Saleh, a close ally of Af- in September that was abruptly Friday’s announcement comes ghan President Ashraf Ghani, defiant tone amid crises scrapped by President Donald after statements from Pakistani criticized the phrase “reduction Trump. That agreement would and Taliban officials that the in violence” as too vague. “We Associated Press have required the withdrawal of insurgent group is prepared to don’t have [reduction in violence] “real punishment” would be in forcing the U.S. to withdraw from thousands of American troops reduce violence in an effort to in the dictionary of war & peace,” TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s su- the Middle East. from Afghanistan in exchange reboot stalled peace talks. But he said in a tweet Thursday. preme leader lashed out at West- After the missile strike, as Iran’s ern countries as he led Friday Revolutionary Guard braced for prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years, dismissing an American counterattack that Jabba: “American clowns” who he said never came, it mistakenly shot Social media memes spread following arrest pretend to support the Iranian down a Ukrainian jetliner shortly nation but want to stick their “poi- after takeoff from Tehran’s in- FROM FRONT PAGE soned dagger” into its back. ternational airport, killing all 176 passengers on board, mostly and Iraq, claiming large swaths of territory for its Ayatollah Ali Khamenei used self-styled caliphate. The group has been ousted his rare appearance at the weekly Iranians. from all the territory it once held but remains an in- prayers to deliver a fiery address Authorities concealed their surgent threat in the region. in which he insisted Iran would role in the tragedy for three days, Memes including “He puts the fat in fatwa” not bow to U.S. pressure after initially blaming the crash on a spread on social media after photos were posted of months of crushing sanctions and technical problem. When it came, Bari seated on cushions inside his apparent hideout a series of recent crises — from their admission of responsibility in one image and loaded into the back of a pickup the killing of a top Iranian gener- triggered days of street protests, truck in another. al to the accidental shootdown of which security forces dispersed The images of his arrest would strike a psycho- a Ukrainian passenger plane. with live ammunition and tear logical blow against ISIS, Maajid Nawaz, founder of Khamenei said the mass funer- gas. the London-based counter-extremist organization als for Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Khamenei called the shoot- Quilliam, wrote on Facebook. who was killed in a U.S. airstrike down of the plane a “bitter acci- “Gluttony is frowned upon by jihadists. But also, earlier this month, show that the dent” that he said had saddened ISIS branded themselves as fighters possessing rare Iranian people support the Islam- Iran as much as it made its en- courage & discipline … meanwhile this walrus was ic Republic despite its recent tri- emies happy. He said Iran’s en- their top religious cleric,” he said. TWITTER/@AliBaroodi als. He said the “cowardly” hit on emies had seized on the crash to question the Islamic Republic, Macer Gifford, a British anti-ISIS activist who Online pictures of the arrest of Islamic State Soleimani had taken out the most the Revolutionary Guard and the fought with a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in Syria, official Abu Abdul Bari show that he had to be effective commander in the battle armed forces. applauded the arrest in a Twitter post. crammed into the bed of a police pickup truck against Islamic State . Ukraine’s Foreign Minister “I’m delighted to say that the Islamic State’s very after his capture in Mosul. In response to Soleimani’s kill- own Jabba the [Hutt] has been captured,” he wrote, ing, Iran launched a barrage of Vadym Prystaiko said on Friday comparing the cleric to the slug-like gang lord of the ballistic missiles targeting U.S. that his country wants Iran to Star Wars universe who lived on the desert planet Nawaz also compared Bari to Jabba the Hutt and troops in Iraq, without causing issue a formal document admit- Tatooine. “Good luck hanging him in Iraq.” offered a Star Wars-themed joke about the arrest. serious injuries. Khamenei said ting its guilt. Ukraine, Canada Iraqi officials did not immediately respond to in- “Today was a good day for the Force & a bad day the strike had dealt a “blow to and other nations whose citizens quiries about the raid, which occurred as U.S.-led for evil,” he wrote. America’s image” as a super- died in the crash have demanded coalition forces reportedly resumed their support [email protected] power. In the part of his sermon Iran pay compensation to the vic- for government anti-ISIS operations. Twitter: @chadgarland delivered in Arabic, he said the tims’ families. Saturday, January 18, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 5 MILITARY Hackers help Army find flaws on its websites

BY JOHN VANDIVER ing bug bounties for several years Stars and Stripes in connection with heightened concerns about vulnerabilities. The Army paid “bug bounty” The threat posed by hackers hackers more than $275,000 for detecting vulnerabilities in pop- goes well beyond publicly ac- DANIELLE E. THOMAS/Washington National Cathedral ular military web sites, which cessed military web sites. A 2018 Randolph Marshall Hollerith, left, dean of Washington National Cathedral, and Carl Wright, center, the defense officials say is a step GAO report said cyberweakness- Episcopal Church’s bishop suffragan for the Armed Forces and Federal Ministries, bless a King James toward creating a more secure es are widespread and can affect Bible held by Maj. Gen. Steven Schaick, chief of chaplains for the U.S. Air Force. cyberspace. real-world missions. The Defense Department, in “DOD testers routinely found coordination with the Defense mission critical cyber vulnerabil- Digital Service and the cyber- ities in nearly all weapon systems security group HackerOne, an- Groups protest blessing of Bible that were under development,” nounced earlier this week the winners of “Hack the Army 2.0,” the GAO report said. to be used by Space Force chief which allows hackers to probe for Part of the difficulty in security flaws. strengthening defenses is the The competition, which ended Pentagon’s problem with recruit- The Washington Post constitutional right to exercise a Bible or other sacred text for in November, targeted more than ing and retaining highly skilled religious freedom that these Air their swearing-in ceremonies, WASHINGTON — Some reli- 60 publicly accessible web as- experts, whose talents earn top Force officers swear to defend,” said Ann Stefanek, but members gious liberty groups are protest- sets, including army.mil, goarmy. dollar in the private sector, the the Anti-Defamation League of the military taking an oath in ing a blessing ceremony for a mil and the Arlington Cemetery GAO said. tweeted Tuesday. the typical promotion ceremony website. Protestant Bible to be used by the The aim of the competition is Also Tuesday, the Freedom simply raise their right hand with Fifty-two hackers from around new U.S. Space Force, saying the From Religion Foundation tweet- to disclose vulnerabilities to se- ceremony this weekend violates no text. the world reported 146 vulner- ed that it was “protesting a cer- She said the Bible that was abilities over a five-week span, curity teams so they can better church-state barriers and is an emony where the newly formed secure digital assets. insult to America’s diversity. blessed in the Sunday ceremony the event sponsors said in a joint U.S. #SpaceForce designated was used Tuesday at the White statement Wednesday. The second-place finisher in Washington National Cathe- and blessed its own bible. Select- dral, seat of the presiding bishop House swearing-in of Gen. John “Hackers from the U.S., Can- the competition, identified as @ ing one book as the official ‘holy ada, Romania, Portugal, Nether- of the Episcopal Church, tweeted Raymond, who leads the new alyssa_herrera, said Defense De- book’ of a governmental branch Space Force. lands, and Germany participated, partment programs “are some of an image Sunday of Cathedral is improper and an egregious Stefanek said the Air Force’s with the first vulnerability being my favorites to hack on.” Dean Randy Hollerith and the violation of the Establishment first chief of staff, Gen. Carl reported within four hours of the Rev. Carl Wright, the denomina- Clause.” “It is so exciting to know that the Spaatz, used a Bible for his 1947 program launching,” the state- tion’s bishop for military branch- The Rev. Canon Leslie Nunez- vulnerabilities I find go towards swearing-in ceremony. He signed ment said. es and federal agencies, blessing Steffensen, assistant to Wright, strengthening Army defenses to that Bible and kept it in the chief The top individual payout was a King James Bible along with wrote in a statement that the $20,000. protect millions of people,” the of staff’s office. Every chief of Maj. Gen. Steven Schaick, the Air cathedral “misspoke” by using “Participation from hackers is hacker said. staff since, she said — whether Force chief of chaplains. the word “official” in its tweet. key in helping the Department of The other top winners were Christian, whether they used it The Space Force, part of the Using a holy book of any kind or Defense boost its security prac- identified as @erbbysam and @ in a swearing-in — has signed the Department of the Air Force, none is fine in military culture, tices beyond basic compliance cdl. is the newest branch of the U.S. Bible. Raymond wanted to start a Steffensen wrote. Wright was checklists to get to real security,” This was the second “Hack the military and is dedicated to space traveling and not available for similar tradition in the new Space Alex Romero, digital service ex- Army” challenge and the ninth warfare. comment. Force. pert at the Defense Digital Ser- time that HackerOne has run a “The men and women of our A spokeswoman for the Air “He signed it, and that will be vice, said in a statement. “With Armed Services are a microcosm Force said Wednesday that there an opportunity for any future each Hack the Army challenge, competition with the Defense of our nation’s rich diversity. An is no official sacred text for any chief of space operations,” she our team has strengthened its se- Department. official Christian Bible for the branch of the U.S. military. said. “It’s an option. It’s a person- curity posture.” [email protected] #SpaceForce oath violates the High-ranking leaders often use al choice.” The military has been sponsor- Twitter: @john_vandiver Only one bid for Bradley replacement

BY SLOBODAN LEKIC the Army for acquisition, logistics canceled for cost-associated Stars and Stripes and technology, said in the state- reasons. ment. “It is imperative we get it By last October, the Army had The Army has canceled a top- right for our soldiers.” received just two qualifying bids priority program to replace the The M2 Bradley, which has for its latest replacement attempt M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Ve- been in service since 1981, trans- — from General Dynamics and hicle after receiving just one valid ports infantry on the battlefield, a joint venture by Raytheon and bid for the $45 billion project. provides fire support to dis- Germany’s Rheinmetall. In a statement late Thursday, mounted troops and combats The Army disqualified the lat- the service said it had called off solicitation for the Optionally enemy vehicles. ter because Rheinmetall couldn’t Updated numerous times, “the ship a prototype of its Lynx KF41 Manned Fighting Vehicle after JAMAR MARCEL PUGH/U.S. Army deciding to revisit the specifica- M-2 Bradley is considered to Infantry Fighting Vehicle to the The Army has canceled its competition to replace the Bradley tions, acquisition strategy and have reached the technological U.S. by the service’s deadline. Fighting Vehicle, like the one shown above, after receiving only one schedule. limits of its capacity to accommo- That left General Dynamics as qualifying bid. “We remain committed to the date new electronics, armor, and the sole bidder. OMFV program as it is our sec- defense systems,” the Congres- “The most prudent means of mander of the Army Futures op our path and build a healthy ond-highest modernization prior- sional Research Service said in a ensuring long-term program- level of competition back into the ity, and the need for this ground report last fall. matic success is to get this multi- Command. “We are going to take combat vehicle capability is real,” Two past efforts to replace the billion-dollar effort correct,” what we have learned and apply program.” Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of Bradley in 2009 and 2014 were said Gen. John M. Murray, com- it to the OMFV program to devel- [email protected] PAGE 6 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, January 18, 2020 NATION Impeachment: Senate members were sworn in for Trump impeachment trail

FROM FRONT PAGE House of Representatives has ac- “Will all senators now stand, cused the president of trying to and remain standing, and raise shake down a foreign leader for their right hand,” Roberts said. personal gain.” “Do you solemnly swear that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in all things appertaining to the said the new information from trial of the impeachment of Don- Parnas demands an investigation, ald John Trump, president of the which she doesn’t expect from United States, now pending, you Trump’s attorney general. “This will do impartial justice accord- is an example of all of the presi- ing to the Constitution and laws, dent’s henchmen, and I hope that so help you God?” the senators do not become part The senators responded they of the president’s henchmen.” would, and then they lined up to Before the swearing-in, House sign an oath book. Democrats prosecuting the case Trump faces two charges after stood before the Senate and Rep. the House voted to impeach him Adam Schiff of the Intelligence last month. One, that he abused Committee formally read the ar- his presidential power by pres- ticles of impeachment. PHOTOS BY SENATE TELEVISION/AP suring Ukraine to investigate Seven lawmakers, led by Schiff Democratic rival Joe Biden, using and Rep. Jerrold Nadler of the Ju- President Pro Tempore of the Senate Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa., swears in Supreme Court Chief military aid to the country as le- diciary Committee, made the sol- Justice John Roberts as the presiding officer for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the verage. Trump is also charged emn walk across the Capitol for a Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Thursday. with obstructing Congress’ ensu- second day. ing probe. All eyes were on Schiff as he Mitt Romney of Utah, Lisa The president insists he did stood at a lectern in the well of Murkowski of Alaska and Lamar nothing wrong, and he dismissed the chamber, a space usually re- Alexander of Tennessee are the trial anew on Thursday at the served for senators. among those involved. White House: “It’s totally parti- “House Resolution 755 Im- “I tend to believe having addi- san. It’s a hoax.” peaching Donald John Trump, tional information would be help- Eventual acquittal is expected president of the United States, ful,” Collins said in a statement. in the Republican-controlled Sen- for high crimes and misdemean- “It is likely that I would support a ate. However, new revelations are ors,” he began, reading the nine motion to call witnesses.” mounting about Trump’s actions pages. Romney said he wants to hear toward Ukraine. The other House prosecutors from John Bolton, the former The Government Accountabil- stood in a row to his side. national security adviser at the ity Office said Thursday that the Senators said later that when White House, who others have White House violated federal law Roberts appeared the solemnity said raised alarms about the al- in withholding the security assis- of the occasion took hold. Secu- ternative foreign policy toward tance to Ukraine, which shares a rity was tight at the Capitol. Ukraine being run by Giuliani. border with hostile Russia. “I thought this is a historic mo- Roberts swears in members of the Senate for the impeachment trial . The House managers are a At the same time, an indicted ment, and you could have heard a diverse group with legal, law associate of Trump’s personal pin drop,” said Republican John GOP Sen. James Inhofe was nior administration officials. That enforcement and military expe- lawyer Rudy Giuliani, Lev Par- Cornyn of Texas. “And so I think absent, home in Oklahoma for a would be far shorter than the trial rience, including Hakeem Jef- nas, has turned over to prosecu- the gravity of what [we] are un- family medical issue, but plans of President Bill Clinton, in 1999, fries of New York, Sylvia Garcia dertaking I think was sinking in of Texas, Val Demings of Florida, tors new documents linking the to take the oath when he returns or the first one, of President An- for all of us.” Jason Crow of Colorado and Zoe president to the shadow foreign as the full trial begins next week, drew Johnson, in 1868. Both were policy being run by Giuliani. Republican House Majority Lofgren of California. his office said. acquitted. The developments applied Leader Mitch McConnell took a Two are freshmen — Crow a The Senate will issue a formal It would take a super-majority fresh pressure to senators to call far different view of the charges former Army Ranger who served summons to the White House to of senators, 67 of the 100, to con- more witnesses for the trial, a and proceedings. in Iraq and Afghanistan, Garcia main source of contention that He opened the chamber decry- appear, with the president’s legal vict the president. Republicans a former judge in Houston. Dem- is still to be resolved. The White ing Pelosi’s decision to hand out team expected to respond by Sat- control the chamber, 53-47, but it ings is the former police chief of House has instructed officials not “souvenir pens” on Wednesday urday. Opening arguments will takes just 51 votes during the trial Orlando, and Jeffries is a lawyer to comply with subpoenas from after she signed the resolution begin on Tuesday. to approve rules, call witnesses or and member of party leadership. Congress requesting witnesses or to transmit the charges to the The president suggested re- dismiss the charges. Lofgren has the rare credential of other information. Senate. cently that he would be open to a A group of four Republican having worked on a congressio- “What is the president hid- “This final display neatly dis- quick vote to simply dismiss the senators is working to ensure nal staff during President Rich- ing? What is he afraid of?” asked tilled the House’s entire partisan charges, but sufficient Republi- there will be votes on the possibil- ard Nixon’s impeachment — he Senate Democratic leader Chuck process into one perfect visual,” can support is lacking for that. ity of witnesses, though it’s not at resigned before the full House Schumer. McConnell said. “It was a trans- Instead, the president’s team all certain a majority will prevail voted on the charges — and then “The gravity of these charges parently partisan process from expects a trial lasting no more for new testimony. being an elected lawmaker dur- is self-evident,” he said. “The beginning to end.” than two weeks, according to se- Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, ing Clinton’s. Dershowitz, Starr join Trump impeachment legal defense

Associated Press according to a person who spoke of the more consequential legal in a series of tweets on Friday, at stake go to the heart of our en- to The Associated Press on con- dramas of recent American his- saying, he would “present oral during Constitution.” WASHINGTON — President dition of anonymity because the A Fox News host said on the air Donald Trump’s legal team for tory. The additions give the presi- arguments at the Senate trial to person wasn’t authorized to speak dent additional experience both address the constitutional argu- that Starr would be parting ways his upcoming Senate impeach- on the record. with the network as a result of his ment trial will include former in constitutional law and in the ments against impeachment and The lead roles for Trump’s politics of impeachment. Starr’s removal.” role on the legal team. Harvard University law profes- defense will be played by White Other members of Trump’s investigation into Clinton’s re- Dershowitz said of himself: sor Alan Dershowitz and Ken House Counsel Pat Cipollone and legal defense include Jane Raskin, Starr, the independent counsel Trump’s personal lawyer Jay lationship with former White “While Professor Dershowitz who was part of the president’s who investigated President Bill Sekulow. House intern Monica Lewinsky is nonpartisan when it comes to legal team during special counsel Clinton. In adding Dershowitz and helped set in motion Clinton’s the Constitution — he opposed Robert Mueller’s Russia investi- The team will also include Pam Starr, the president is turning to impeachment, the last such case the impeachment of President gation, and Robert Ray, who was Bondi, the former Florida attor- a pair of brand-name attorneys before Congress. Bill Clinton and voted for Hillary part of the Whitewater investiga- ney general and a Trump ally, who have experience in some Dershowitz confirmed his role Clinton — he believes the issues tion of the Clintons. Saturday, January 18, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 7 NATION Organizers appeal Virginia rally gun ban

Associated Press were hurt when a white supremacist drove right to bear arms,” the groups’ attorneys to commit a felony. William Garfield Bil- his car into a crowd of counter protesters. argued. brough IV, 19, of Denton, Md., is charged RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Attorney “Determined to prevent another trage- In her written decision, Taylor cited with “transporting and harboring aliens.” General Mark Herring urged the state Su- dy, the Governor issued a carefully limited rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court and FBI spokesman Kevin Rowson said Fri- preme Court on Friday to reject an effort by pro-gun groups to overturn a gun ban at Executive Order. The Order does not pre- other courts that found the Second Amend- day that agents also assisted in the arrests a rally that’s expected to draw tens of thou- vent anyone from speaking, assembling, ment right to bear arms is not unlimited. of three Georgia men linked to The Base, sands of activists to Richmond next week or petitioning the government. Instead, it Because of that, she wrote, the gun-rights on charges of conspiracy to commit mur- amid fears of violence. temporarily precludes private possession groups would not “suffer an irreparable der and participating in a criminal street The legal arguments have unfolded as of firearms in a sensitive public place dur- harm” sufficient to justify the injunction. gang. the FBI helped police arrest six men linked ing a specified time to protect public safety The three men arrested in Maryland and Details of their cases have been sealed to a violent white supremacist group known and safeguard the rights of all citizens to Delaware were believed to be planning to by a judge, Floyd County police Sgt. Chris as The Base. At least three of them were peacefully speak, assemble, and petition attend the rally in Richmond, according Fincher told the AP on Friday. Fincher believed to be planning to attend the rally their government,“ the legal brief says. to a law enforcement official who spoke on identified them as Luke Austin Lane of in Richmond, according to a law enforce- It was not clear when the Supreme Court condition of anonymity. Floyd County, Michael Helterbrand of Dal- ment official who spoke to The Associated would rule. One of the men had discussed traveling ton, and Jacob Kaderli of Dacula. Press on condition of anonymity to discuss The Virginia Citizens Defense League to Ukraine to fight alongside “national- Virginia’s solicitor general, Toby Hey- an active investigation. and Gun Owners of America filed an emer- ists” and compared the white supremacist tens, argued at Thursday’s hearing that Herring argued that an executive order gency appeal after Judge Joi Taylor ruled group to al-Qaida, a prosecutor said during the governor was well within his authority by Gov. Ralph Northam banning guns Thursday that the governor has the author- the defendants’ initial court hearing. to declare the state of emergency and ban from the state Capitol grounds for Mon- ity under state law to take action related to A criminal complaint charges former weapons after law enforcement identified day’s rally is necessary to prevent the kind “the safety and welfare“ of the state. Canadian Armed Forces reservist Patrik “credible evidence“ that armed out-of- of violence seen during a white nationalist “Without relief from this court, peti- Jordan Mathews, 27, and Brian Mark Lem- state groups planned to come to Virginia rally in Charlottesville in 2017. One woman tioners and thousands of other rally par- ley Jr., 33, of Elkton, Md., with transport- with the possible intention of participating was killed and more than 30 other people ticipants will be irreparably denied their ing a firearm and ammunition with intent in a “violent insurrection.” Weinstein’s Denver officials won’t attorneys hand over information want trial requested by ICE to be moved Associated Press administrative — not issued by a Associated Press judge — and there was no veri- WASHINGTON — Denver of- fiable information on the docu- ficials on Thursday said they NEW YORK — Harvey Wein- ments to show the purpose was would not hand over information stein’s lawyers went to court for law enforcement and not civil Thursday with a last-minute de- requested by U.S. Customs and immigration enforcement. mand to halt jury selection and Immigration Enforcement on “The documents appear to be a move his rape trial out of New four men wanted for deportation. request for information related to York City, where they say intense ICE, the Homeland Security alleged violations of civil immi- publicity, protesters and even the agency tasked with arresting and gration law,” he wrote. “Based on consideration of supermodel Gigi deporting people in the U.S. il- these facts, we are denying your Hadid as a juror have turned the legally, sent four administrative request.” case into a “media and entertain- subpoenas earlier this week to law Sublet wrote the subpoenas ment circus.” enforcement looking for informa- could be “viewed as an effort to Weinstein’s lawyers detoured tion on three Mexican nationals intimidate officers into help en- to the Manhattan appellate court and one Honduran who had been forcing civil immigration law.” for oral arguments hours after the in custody in Denver. He also disputed that Denver 24-year-old Hadid was dismissed It was the first time subpoenas had failed to comply with initial from the jury pool and as jurors had been sent to a law enforce- requests by ICE for information were starting to be picked for the ment agency — an escalation of on foreign nationals wanted for case. By the end of the day, seven the conflict between the Trump deportation, attaching documents jurors — four men and three administration and so-called that showed law enforcement had women — had been selected from sanctuary cities. responded to 88 requests by ICE about 145 potential jurors who re- Henry Lucero, deputy execu- between October and December mained in the pool after an initial tive associate director for ICE’s of last year. round of questioning. Enforcement and Removal Op- One of the men sought by ICE Weinstein’s lawyers, who float- erations, said Wednesday that the was from Mexico and had been /AP ed similar concerns in a losing ef- MARK LENNIHAN agency doesn’t want to get into the arrested for sexual assault, an- fort to move the trial in October, Harvey Weinstein and his attorney Donna Rotunno arrive at a business of subpoenaing fellow other for vehicular homicide said a “carnival-like atmosphere” Manhattan courthouse to attend jury selection for his trial on rape law enforcement agencies — he and a third for child abuse and has taken hold during eight days and sexual assault charges Friday in New York. called it a last resort. But because strangulation assault. The Hon- of jury selection, making it im- of changes in how municipalities duran man was arrested on do- work with ICE, it could be nec- possible for Weinstein to get a fair His lawyers acknowledge media rors, they added. mestic violence charges. All had trial in his hometown. essary to expand the practice to coverage of the ex-movie mogul’s As for the protests, prosecu- been removed from the country “The deluge of publicity adverse other cities in order to catch dan- case extends beyond the city, but previously. Three were released to Mr. Weinstein has engulfed the tor Valerie Figuerdo argued: gerous people and deport them, they argue the furor has reached from custody and one was still in potential jury pool resulting in “There’s no reason to think the he said. custody. an only-in-New-York degree. untoward pressure upon jurors jurors would be impacted by it ICE officials believe they have ICE officers rely on help from “You’re in the media capital of to convict a man demonized and because New Yorkers see protests the legal right to do it under the local law enforcement. Over the the world,” Weinstein attorney prejudged guilty,” Weinstein’s all the time.” Immigration and Nationality budget year that ended Sept. 30, John Esposito told appellate Jus- lawyer Arthur Aidala wrote in The appellate court did not Act. If a law enforcement agency officers arrested about 143,000 tice David Friedman. a filing that spurred Thursday’s immediately rule on moving the doesn’t comply, ICE officials said people and deported more than Prosecutors oppose moving the trip to the appellate court. trial. The matter will go to a panel they could work with federal of- 267,000. More than 92,000 of the trial, pointing to the plethora of Weinstein, 67, is charged with of judges with the aim of having ficials to take the subpoena to a arrests were of people with crim- raping a woman in a Manhattan potential jurors still in the run- judge who could hold them in con- inal convictions. a decision before opening state- hotel room in 2013 and sexu- ning — all pledged they could be tempt. ICE officials had no addi- But immigrant advocates and ally assaulting another woman in fair and impartial — as evidence ments, which could happen as tional comment Thursday. some lawmakers say ICE is tar- 2006. He has pleaded not guilty that the process is working. Mov- early as next week. Friedman de- Chad Sublet, Senior Counsel geting people who have been in and said any sexual activity was ing to a smaller community with clined a request from Weinstein’s to the Department of Safety in the U.S. for decades, who have consensual. If convicted, Wein- a smaller jury pool would only lawyers to halt the trial until the Denver, noted in a letter to ICE families and pay taxes — and who stein could face life in prison. make it more difficult to find ju- panel rules. officials that the subpoenas were should not be their focus. PAGE 8 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, January 18, 2020 NATION Ascendent Steyer makes campaign swing in Nevada

BY MICHELLE L. PRICE instead turning up at a number of Associated Press issue-focused town halls — or, as was the case Wednesday night, LAS VEGAS — Driving on near Aisle 8 at the grocery store any freeway in Las Vegas, you’re with immigrant advocacy group likely to see Tom Steyer’s face. Mi Familia Vota. Turn on the radio, you might hear “When I saw him here, I thought his voice. Turn on the television, this is amazing how he’s actually you’ll probably run across his coming out to local places with us campaign ad. here because I definitely wouldn’t But Alondra Escobedo didn’t see Trump in any of these plac- JOHN RAOUX/AP expect to run into the Democratic es,” Escobedo said. presidential candidate near the The 23-year-old Democrat said Vice President Mike Pence poses for a photo with a supporter before leaving a campaign event snack aisle at her local Mexican she hasn’t seen any other presi- Thursday in Kissimmee, Fla. grocery store Wednesday night. dential candidates besides Steyer, Steyer, flanked by twin signs but she knew Steyer from his TV for his campaign, was standing commercials. on a low stage in front of a display “In the Hispanic channels, he of chips, popcorn and peanuts at Pence courts evangelical pops up a lot because he is sup- an east Las Vegas market, speak- porting the Hispanic heritage, ing about his immigration policy immigrants,” she said. “I even to several dozen people seated in told my husband, like, it’s amaz- Latino voters in Florida folding chairs. ing how in his commercials, what Steyer, a billionaire environ- stood out to me was his diversity Associated Press do, is heavily Puerto Rican. Those why he supports the GOP ticket. mental activist from Califor- voters are especially attractive to Saul Perez, a Puerto Rican of people.” KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Marilyn nia, was on a two-day campaign the GOP because they’re Ameri- Nevada, considered the first Del Valle climbed to her feet at who lives in nearby St. Cloud, swing through Nevada, riding can citizens and can vote. While test of a candidate’s appeal be- the Nacion de Fe church in Kis- has attended Nacion de Fe for 12 high on recent polling showing many have traditionally been him ascendant in the early vot- fore a diverse electorate, boasts simmee on Thursday, clapping years. He said his top priorities a population that’s 29% Latino and taking photos as Vice Presi- Democrats, Republicans think are religious expression and the ing state. Steyer entered the 2020 they can reach the more con- race late and has only started — a population that Steyer’s cam- dent Mike Pence took the stage. economy, noting happily that he servative folks in that booming building up his staff in Nevada paign has made a concerted ef- Del Valle is a proud “Nuyori- recently paid $2.70 a gallon for demographic. in recent months. He is making a fort to court. can” — born in New York to Puer- gas and under President Barack According to census data, 29.3% concerted push to reach Latinos In December, he launched to Rican parents — who lives in Obama, gas was $3.89 a gallon. of the residents in Osceola were a with Spanish-language ads, and Spanish ads on television. His central Florida. She’s part of the “Things were bad in the past racial group other than white in is ramping up his appearances in two-day swing through Las Vegas Republican Party’s highly court- under Obama,” he said. 2000. In 2018, that number had the state, including his visit this this week included two events ed demographic this campaign Pence, along with speakers swelled to 55.3%. week. with a Latino-focus, along with an season: evangelical Latinos. who included Rep. Mario Diaz- Pence worked to energize the Steyer, worth an estimated $1.6 appearance at a Native American The campaign believes that Balart, R-Fla., and Jose Fuentes, crowd of a few hundred people, billion according to Forbes, has forum and a wide-ranging town emphasizing religion and anti- the former attorney general of drawing raucous applause when become a familiar face after run- hall. abortion talking points could Puerto Rico, remarked on the low referencing the administration’s ning television ads over the past Campaigning at the grocery reach those Latino voters who Hispanic unemployment rate. store, Steyer decried Trump’s defense of anti-abortion policies. few years calling for President have doubts about the GOP over “In the words of Ronald Rea- immigration policies and pledged issues like immigration. Even at- “President Donald Trump is Donald Trump’s impeachment. gan: Are you guys doing better to push for comprehensive im- tracting a small slice of evangeli- the most pro-life president in Since jumping into the presiden- today than you were doing three migration reform that addresses cal Latinos could help Trump win American history,” he said. tial race in July, he’s spent tens of years ago?” asked Fuentes. millions of dollars on campaign the millions of immigrants liv- Florida again; he won the state by Said Robert Barreto, who drove The crowd also went wild when ads, and in Nevada, he’s had the ing in the country without legal 1.2 percentage points in 2016. to Kissimmee to see the vice pres- Pence mentioned “the freedom to airwaves largely to himself until permission. Less than two weeks ago, ident after being shut out of an recently, when fellow candidate “They are part of this society. Trump visited a Hispanic mega- earlier event with Pence because live our values” and said Trump and billionaire Michael Bloom- They’ve been contributing to this church in Miami, kicking off an the venue was too crowded: “It’s took steps Thursday to give reli- berg launched TV ads. society. They deserve papers,” “Evangelicals for Trump” focus, a key issue for me, a candidate is gious organizations easier access Steyer has so far mostly drawn Steyer said. “They deserve a legal and Thursday’s event was an ex- pro-life.” to federal programs and reaf- modest crowds to his campaign status, and I believe that they de- tension of that. Kissimmee, which He added that a strong econ- firmed students’ rights to pray in events. He’s eschewed big rallies, serve a path to citizenship.” is in Osceola County near Orlan- omy was another large factor in public schools. Bloomberg releases plans for clean energy

Associated Press calls for achieving net-zero car- free by 2030. Those are less lofty bon emissions within 10 years. goals than some of his competi- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Bloomberg’s plans do not include tors, including Sens. Bernie Sand- Democratic presidential candi- total costs or specifics on how ers, of Vermont, and Elizabeth date Michael Bloomberg would they would be paid for, details his Warren, of Massachusetts. push for all new cars to be elec- campaign advisers say they will Bloomberg’s plan also calls for tric by 2035 and new buildings to share later. expanding tax credits and re- produce zero carbon emissions The newest plan, released Fri- bate programs to help people buy by 2025 as part of clean energy day, outlines how Bloomberg electric vehicles and for building plans he released this week. would cut down on pollution from charging stations along highways. Bloomberg’s latest climate cars and trucks, the nation’s big- The plan calls for spending $250 plans build off his December gest source of carbon emissions. billion on clean energy research plan to cut the United States’ car- While the plan calls for new fed- and development by 2025. bon emissions by 50% by 2030. eral standards requiring all new Bloomberg would also invest in JOHN LOCHER/AP That’s less ambitious than the cars to be electric by 2035, it high-speed rail, pledging to build Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer reacts after speaking Green New Deal that many of his would require 15% of the nation’s an operable segment in the next at a Culinary Workers Union hall Thursday in Las Vegas. competitors have embraced that trucks and buses to be pollution- five years. Saturday, January 18, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 9 NATION DHS seeks Pentagon funds for border wall

BY LOLITA C. BALDOR funding for the construction. some urban sections near border troller will identify potential The Supreme Court ruled this Associated Press The border wall is one of crossings. funds. A final decision would be summer the funds could be used. Trump’s signature issues — he’s Earlier this week, officials said made by Defense Secretary Mark In total, about $12 billion has been WASHINGTON — The De- been talking about building a “big the Trump administration was Esper. allocated for the wall. And billions partment of Homeland Security beautiful wall” between the U.S. weighing whether to shift billions When asked about wall funding more have been requested. has asked the Pentagon to fund and Mexico since his early cam- more in military funding to build this week, Esper said the Penta- The defense officials said that the construction of 270 miles of paign days. He also has claimed the border wall. And House Ap- gon considers the southwest U.S. last year counternarcotics fund- border wall this year as part of a that Mexico is paying for the wall, propriations Committee Chair- border to be part of its mission to ing was authorized for use to counter-drug effort, defense offi- but that has not happened. woman Nita M. Lowey and other protect the homeland, and that the construct 129 miles of border cials said Thursday. Instead, money has been di- lawmakers said the administra- department supports the DHS in reinforcement. Military con- The officials said the request verted from military construction tion was planning to “steal” $7.2 that respect. Asked whether that struction money is being used for came in Wednesday, and the Pen- projects and drug interdiction billion in counternarcotics and meant supporting DHS financial- another 175 miles. All together, tagon is beginning what will be funding, setting up a persistent military construction funding to ly, he said, “If that’s what it takes, a two-week assessment to deter- source of conflict between Demo- pay for the wall. we prepared to support.” the officials said, they expect to mine what will be approved. The cratic lawmakers and Trump in Officials on Thursday said there Last year Trump was forced to complete 400 to 500 miles of bor- officials, who briefed reporters the budget bills each year. have been no decisions about any settle for just $1.4 billion in wall der construction by the end of on condition of anonymity, would Defense officials said the re- funding levels. And they said the funding following the longest this year. not provide any cost estimates. quest is for construction or re- Pentagon’s two-week review will government shutdown in history. The officials said broadly that The request comes amid sharp placement of border barriers, assess if the request meets legal In reaction, he declared a nation- counterdrug money can be used divisions about the border wall lighting and roads in six sec- requirements and seeks feasible al emergency that allowed him to for the wall because the entire between President Donald Trump tors across several states. The construction. Senior military shift almost three times as much southwest border has been certi- and members of Congress who six areas, the officials said, are leaders will review the impact on money from military accounts to fied by DHS as a drug-smuggling have opposed the use of military high traffic areas that include military readiness and the comp- wall building. corridor. Starbucks Woman found moves into after being stuck in snow poor areas for 6 days BY DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press Associated Press BUTTE MEADOWS, Calif. — DETROIT — Starbucks has a The family of a woman with de- point to prove: There’s more to the mentia who survived for six days company than selling $4 lattes to in her snowbound SUV in North- rich people. ern California said they feared The Seattle-based coffee giant the worst. that has cultivated a reputation “We thought she was probably for being socially responsible dead,” Laura Powell, stepdaugh- said Thursday it is expanding its ter of Paula Beth James, 68, told effort to put more coffee shops Sacramento TV station KTXL. — and create more jobs — in poor A search helicopter flying over neighborhoods. GERALD HERBERT/AP Starbucks plans to open or re- the remote, mountainous commu- model 85 stores by 2025 in rural Baristas prepare drinks at a Starbucks on South Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans, on Thursday. nity of Butte Meadows, about 200 and urban communities across Starbucks, the home of the $4 latte, is opening more coffee shops in poor neighborhoods. miles northeast of San Francisco, the U.S. Each store will hire spotted James’ SUV on Wednes- local staff, including construc- when two black men waiting to day. She disappeared Jan. 9. tion crews and artists, and will meet someone in a Philadelphia ‘ When you say you’re doing something for “It just felt like we were have community event spaces. Starbucks were arrested for not the community, what can you do for those doomed,” Powell said. “So, it was The company will also work with ordering anything. Starbucks just literally a miracle that those local United Way chapters to de- mandated racial bias training at people, instead of just seeing them as guys found her in just the nick of velop programs at each shop, its 8,000 company-owned stores time.” such as youth job training classes in response to that incident. customers? ’ The helicopter landed, and two and mentoring. Kelly said the stores reflect Princess Thomas searchers hiked in and found The effort will bring to 100 the Starbucks’ core belief in respon- Englewood resident James inside the SUV buried in number of “community stores” sible capitalism. The coffee shops snow. Starbucks has opened since it an- are profitable, he said, and have A vehicle designed for travel- nounced the program in 2015. the same menu as regular Star- ster the local economy. “A lot of people in this area ing on snow rescued James, who “All of these programs are with bucks stores. “They wouldn’t be here if they have had their benefits cut. They was awake and conscious when the intent of being purposeful and “This is not charity. These are didn’t think they could make can’t afford to feed their families. deputies found her, Powell and profitable,” said John Kelly, Star- successful stores,” Kelly said, money,” he said. “They’re here So when you say you’re doing authorities said. bucks executive vice president of acknowledging neighbors’ skepti- because this is a main drag to something for the community, “She looked at them and she cism. “We’re defying a lot of the public affairs and social impact. Atlanta.” what can you do for those people, said, ‘I’m very cold, I hope you stereotypes and we’re proud to do Starbucks opened its first com- In the Englewood neighborhood instead of just seeing them as cus- brought a blanket,’ ” Powell said. so.” munity store in Ferguson, M o. , in on Chicago’s South Side, Star- tomers?” she said. James was hospitalized in sta- 2016, two years after the riots that The Starbucks in Jonesboro lies bucks opened a community store Brett Theodos, a senior fellow ble condition, authorities said. broke out over the shooting of an on a busy road with strip malls in 2016; a Whole Foods opened at the Urban Institute who studies Her family said she stayed unarmed black 18-year-old by a and numerous chain restaurants. nearby the following year. But economic development, said he warm by periodically turning on white police officer. It has added Business was brisk on Thursday across the busy intersection is an has visited Starbucks’ community the car for heat and bundling up 13 more locations since then, afternoon, with a dozen or so cus- old, abandoned building. stores in Chicago and Baltimore, with moving blankets and floor including stores in Baltimore, tomers inside and a steady stream Englewood resident Princess and they seemed to be providing Chicago, Dallas, New Orleans of cars at the drive-thru. Thomas, 60, frequents Kusanya a service — and, more important, mats from the SUV. She was se- and Jonesboro, G a. Another one A man who was walking by Cafe, a neighborhood nonprofit jobs — that those neighborhoods verely dehydrated and developed will open this spring in Prince the store and gave his name as coffee shop. When it’s closed, wouldn’t otherwise have. some frostbite but is doing well, George’s County, M d. Starbucks Leroy Z said he is glad Starbucks she goes to the Starbucks a mile “I can’t think either of a retail- relatives said. estimates the shops have created is giving locals another choice away. er, especially one that has more “I really want to say thank you more than 300 jobs. for coffee beyond the fast-food Thomas said she appreciates of a discretionary, higher-end from the bottom of my heart to The project could help the com- restaurants in town. But he was Starbucks employing local resi- purchase, being willing to push the sheriff’s department. They pany overcome lingering mis- skeptical about how much Star- dents, but hopes its support for into neighborhoods and markets want above and beyond, and we trust in some communities after bucks cares about the community the community goes beyond “lip that have less purchasing power,” really appreciate them for that,” the furor that erupted in 2018 and how much the store will bol- service.” Theodos said. Powell said. PAGE 10 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, January 18, 2020 WORLD Russia blames US policies for growing tension

BY VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV is much smaller than those of the Associated Press U.S. or Russia. Lavrov emphasized that the MOSCOW — Russia’s foreign U.S. push for Russia to encour- policy chief on Friday blamed age China to change its mind what he described as “aggres- doesn’t make sense. “We respect sive” U.S. policies for growing global tensions, noting Washing- the Chinese position and we won’t ton’s reluctance to extend a key persuade China to change it,” he nuclear arms pact. said. Turning to other issues, Lav- Sergey Lavrov, who serves as PHOTOS BY PATRICK NGUGI/AP acting foreign minister in the rov criticized Britain, France and wake of Wednesday’s resignation Germany for caving in to pres- A Samburu boy uses a wooden stick to try to swat a swarm of desert locusts filling the air, as he herds of the Russian Cabinet, said this sure from the U.S. over a nuclear his camel near the village of Sissia, in Samburu county, Kenya, on Thursday. week’s meeting of top U.S. and deal with Iran. Russian diplomats on strategic Earlier this week, the three stability didn’t achieve any im- countries reluctantly triggered Locust outbreak swarms East Africa mediate results, adding that “dia- the accord’s dispute mechanism logue is continuing.” to force Iran into discussions over BY ELIAS MESERET Russia-U.S. relations have its violations, starting the clock on AND CARA ANNA been at post-Cold War lows since a process that could result in the Associated Press Moscow’s 2014 annexation of “snapback” of U.N. and European Ukraine’s Crimea. Union sanctions on Iran. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Speaking at an annual news The three nations are being — The most serious outbreak of conference, Lavrov said that the locusts in 25 years is spreading pressed on one side by Trump U.S. has stonewalled Russia’s across East Africa and posing an to abandon the agreement, as he push for extending the New Start unprecedented threat to food se- nuclear arms treaty that expires did unilaterally in 2018, and on curity in some of the world’s most in 2021. The agreement is the last the other side by Iran to provide vulnerable countries, authorities U.S.-Russian arms control deal enough economic incentives for it say. Unusual climate conditions still in place, and Moscow has ar- to continue honoring the deal. are partly to blame. gued that its demise will remove Lavrov noted that the EU The locust swarms hang like the final barrier stemming an boasted about creating a mecha- shimmering dark clouds on the arms race. nism for trade with Iran bypass- horizon in some places. Roughly “We will act strongly to avoid ing U.S. sanctions, but never put the length of a finger, the insects depriving the world of agree- it into action. fly together by the millions and ments that control and limit nu- He described the move by Brit- are devouring crops and forcing clear weapons,” said Lavrov, who ain, France and Germany as a people in some areas to bodily was appointed foreign minister in “dangerous turn,” arguing that wade through them. Near the Ke- A Samburu man who works for a county disaster team identifying 2004. the three nations used the mo- nyan town of Isiolo on Thursday, the location of the locusts, holds one on his hand. “We stand for the extension of ment of heightened tensions be- one young camel herder swung the New Start treaty without any tween the U.S. and Iran to “blame a stick at them, with little effect. “A typical desert locust swarm parts of Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, preconditions,” he said. “I hope Others tried to shout them away. can contain up to 150 million lo- Iran for all what happened.” Djibouti and Eritrea and IGAD that the Americans hear us, but An “extremely dangerous in- custs per square kilometer,” it Following the U.S. drone strike warns that parts of South Sudan we haven’t received any coherent crease” in locust swarm activ- said. “Swarms migrate with the that killed Revolutionary Guard and Uganda could be next. signals from them.” ity has been reported in Kenya, wind and can cover 100 to 150 The outbreak is making the re- U.S. President Donald Trump’s Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the East African regional body kilometers in a day. An average gion’s bad food security situation administration has pushed for Iran announced what it said was reported this week. One swarm swarm can destroy as much food China to join nuclear arms cuts, its fifth and final step in dropping measured 37 miles long by 25 crops in a day as is sufficient to worse, the United Nations’ Food but Lavrov described the idea as its commitments under the 2015 miles wide in the country’s north- feed 2,500 people.” and Agriculture Organization unrealistic. He pointed at Bei- deal. Iran said it would no longer east, the Intergovernmental Au- The outbreak of desert locusts, has warned. Hundreds of thou- jing’s refusal to discuss reduc- abide by any limitations to its en- thority on Development said in a considered the most dangerous sands of acres of crops have been tions in its nuclear arsenal, which richment activities. statement. locust species, also has affected destroyed. Volcano erupting in Philippines still ‘life-threatening’ despite lull

BY AARON FAVILA beneath, said Maria Antonia Bornas, an rity lockdown, and soldiers and police have ing them. They should help them restart AND JIM GOMEZ official with the Philippine Institute of Vol- been stopping desperate villagers from (their lives) again,” Oco said. Associated Press canology and Seismology. returning to retrieve belongings and save Many houses and farms are damaged “When there is an explosion, that will be their poultry and cattle. Police have al- by ash, though no deaths or major injuries TAGAYTAY, Philippines — An erupting life-threatening, especially if people get lowed batches of residents to check their directly caused by the eruption have been Philippine volcano remains life-threaten- very near, like on Volcano Island,” Renato homes for a few hours during the day in reported. Authorities have reported one ing despite weaker emissions and fewer Solidum, head of the institute, told The As- some high-risk villages. traffic fatality on an ash-covered road and tremors, an official said Friday and ad- sociated Press. Jerick Oco, 21, who worked as a tourist an evacuee dying from a heart attack. vised thousands of displaced villagers not The volcano since Sunday has remained guide on Volcano Island, which sits in the About 125,000 people fled their homes to return to the danger zone. at alert level 4, the second-highest warning, middle of Taal Lake south of Manila, was in hardest-hit Batangas province, more The Taal volcano emitted weaker ash indicating a hazardous explosive eruption relieved to hear that the volcano was calm- than 40 miles south of Manila. At least 373 and steam explosions Thursday and Fri- is possible in hours or days. Solidum said ing down but said poor villagers like him evacuation sites were crammed with the day, the sixth day of its eruption. But de- assessing whether the volcano’s restive- face more daunting problems, like finding displaced and needed more face masks, spite the seeming lull, continuing volcanic ness has eased may take up to two weeks. new homes and jobs. portable toilets, bottled water and sleeping quakes, the drying of the crater lake and Tens of thousands of people have been “They should help people retrieve be- mats, according to a provincial disaster- other signs indicate magma is moving evacuated from areas now under a secu- longings from their homes instead of block- response office. Saturday, January 18, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 11 MOVIES

‘Holy Grail’ digital effects rewinding the clock for aging Hollywood actors

BY MATT KEMP Westenhofer, one of the fi lm’s VFX Associated Press supervisors. “You have that many years of ex- ith Martin Scorsese’s pertise of looking at a human face and “The Irishman” expected knowing what’s wrong. So, to try and to battle “Once Upon a get all the different things together WTime ... in Hollywood” and get it to pull off right, that’s been and “1917” for the best picture Oscar the challenge.” in February, all eyes are on the To create the character of Junior special effects team that made the — a younger clone of Smith’s assas- sprawling crime epic possible. sin Henry Brogan — the superstar ACTUAL DE-AGED “The Irishman” unfolds over wore the traditional gray tracksuit, decades, with the 76-year-old Robert complemented by a head rig with two De Niro and his co-stars playing their cameras capturing his facial expres- characters from their 30s into retire- sions via tracking markers. ment age, a feat that’s made the fi lm Before fi lming commenced on both one of 2019’s most acclaimed movies. “Gemini Man” and “The Irishman,” It’s all possible through new digital the teams at ILM and Weta drew up de-aging techniques that in the past test footage to show the fi lms’ direc- year in cinemas have shaved decades tors that what they were suggesting from Samuel L. Jackson’s face in was possible. “Captain Marvel” and turned back For “Gemini Man,” it was a clip the clock to the 1990s for Will Smith from the 1995 movie “Bad Boys” into in “Gemini Man.” which they inserted two shots of their Each fi lm has arrived at its re- new, digital Will Smith and asked Ang verse aging trick through a different Lee to spot the “fake.” technique, leading some to call 2019 a For “The Irishman,” De Niro also monumental year for de-aging in fi lm. returned to the 1990s, performing the To many, “The Irishman” stands out pink Cadillac scene from “Goodfel- from the fi eld, thanks to its complete las” before being de-aged in post- avoidance of “tracking markers” production — convincing an initially — dots painted onto actors’ faces skeptical Scorsese that he could bring which allow computers to mathemati- the long-gestating project to life. cally replicate facial movements and Helman and his team then spent manipulate them as the director sees two years looking through old movies fi t. and cataloging the targeted ages that The youthful transitions of “The De Niro, Pacino and Pesci would ap- Irishman” are the work of Pablo pear in “The Irishman.” They created Helman, visual effects supervisor a program — similar to that used at Industrial Light and Magic, who’s to create online “deepfake” videos an Oscar nominee for his work on where one actor’s face is swapped for ACTUAL DE-AGED “Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the another’s — which would check that Clones” and “War of the Worlds.” their work on the movie was heading Helman says the decision to forgo in the right direction . tracking markers came directly from In “Captain Marvel,” a young Nick Scorsese and De Niro. Fury was created by comparing foot- “He’s not going to wear a helmet age from old Jackson movies with the with little cameras in there,” says work the actor did on set — again, Helman. “He’s going to want to be using tracking markers. in the moment with Joe Pesci and Al “I looked at that face as, you know, Pacino on set, with no markers on maybe ‘The Negotiator’ face,” says him. So, if you’re going to capture the Jackson, referring to his 1998 movie performance, how are you going to do of the same name, “Fortunately for that?” them and for me, I had enough stuff Enter the “three-headed monster,” from that period in my life that they a unique camera rig that has a direc- could use a bunch of different facial tor camera in the center and two “wit- expressions and fi lms to put that face ness” cameras on either side shooting together that made sense to people infrared footage. That allowed who knew me from that time.“ Helman to eliminate shadows created Darren Hendler, director of the by on-set lighting. The shadows could Digital Human Group at Digital potentially interfere with the geo- Domain and the man responsible for metric facial shapes constructed by turning Josh Brolin into “Avengers” de-aging software. supervillain Thanos, was impressed “You’re not interrupting the direc- by Jackson’s appearance in the movie. tor’s thread of thinking,” explains “That’s more of a 2D-image-based Helman. “You’re not changing the approach where they’re taking the light on set, but the computer can see actor’s performance and then they’re in a different spectrum.” painting and tracking certain frames. While the team at Industrial Light They’re still using some of the actor’s and Magic was working on “The performance directly, but they’re Irishman,” another group of technical modifying it. It was very believable. ACTUAL DE-AGED wizards was experimenting with de- It may not have been exactly what the aging at director Peter Jackson’s Weta young Samuel Jackson looked like, but AP photos Workshop in New Zealand, creating it defi nitely looked de-aged.” an entirely digital, 23-year-old version “Different approaches suit differ- This combination of photos shows Samuel L. Jackson, from top, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, of Smith for “Gemini Man.” ent requirements,” says Weta’s Guy stars of “Captain Marvel” and “The Irishman,” respectively, during filming, left, and following “Since I started visual FX 25 years Williams. “It’s not a one-size-fi ts-all digital de-aging techniques that shaved years off their faces, right. ago it’s been the Holy Grail,” says Bill kind of situation.” PAGE 12 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, January 18, 2020 VIDEO GAMES Play is work Mosaic makes players endure day after awful day at the offi ce

BY CHRISTOPHER BYRD then raise himself up and cover Special to The Washington Post his face with his hand. Those who have coped with depression n a recent article in The likely know this pantomime well. Atlantic, “Why White-Col- Using a simple point-and-click lar Workers Spend All Day interface, Mosaic is divided be- Iat the Offi ce,” journalist tween linear narrative sections Derek Thompson writes: “imag- and puzzles that represent the ine a future of work where there man’s work tasks. Essentially, is no end to labor and time itself the narrative elements are a is the offi ce.” Mosaic is a game series of visual metaphors that that imagines such a scenario by underscore the protagonist’s addressing the internet’s erosion alienation. Many of these scenes of the space between offi ce life are visually striking, if unsubtle, and home life to a pernicious such as when the man imagines degree, caused by the tethering his fellow workers being ground of workers to their smartphones up on a conveyor belt and turned or other similar devices. The into electric impulses that pass consequence? Pervasive and con- through a circuit board; or when tinuous employee assessment. walking to work one day he Mosaic tells the story of the sees a butterfl y fl uttering in the dreary life of an offi ce worker who receives, via an app on his distance, a luminous creature phone, productivity breakdowns amid the drab cityscape. A shift Raw Fury that detail his rate of underper- in perspective allows the player Mosaic’s dreary, monotonous hopelessness challenges the notion that work gives meaning to our lives. formance in relation to other to guide the butterfl y through a employees and “friendly remind- construction zone. What happens ers” that late absences will result next struck me as obvious from resources up to a tile to construct sources to hem them in. Figuring Mosaic’s puzzle mechanics serve in severance of his contract. His the get-go. Upon taking control of a link. A number of variables out how to use things such as to mimic the natural condition of phone also tells him how fast he the butterfl y, I simply waited to determine how the chains can “loopholes” to quickly shoot re- the offi ce worker who struggles should alter his pace to get to see how it would die. be constructed. For instance, sources from one area to another with tasks in the beginning that work on time and offers him a Some of the visual metaphors to connect one tile to another, is essential. later on become second nature. discount on a drug to boost his are droll. I gave a little chuckle a space must be left between Although these puzzles are Mosaic’s appeal rests upon cognitive performance. at one point watching the man linked units and one must build not terribly challenging, they its aesthetic character rather The anonymous man in ques- stand beneath an advertisement around shaded tiles that repre- may cause a little aggravation at than its gameplay. If you’re not tion lives in a small apartment for a sleeping drug on one side sent rules and regulations. As fi rst because you are given very drawn in by the game’s theme with a kitchen table covered in and an energy booster on the chains become longer, it takes little direction on how to go about and visual style, then you’ll be let overdue bills. He has a habit of other, the images neatly sum- more time for the resources at them. This is on purpose. Before down by the experience. Al- sleeping with his work clothes on ming up the conditions of a the bottom of the screen to reach, you tackle the fi rst puzzle, a mes- though I wasn’t overly entranced and slapping his face to wake up society that creates the problems and thus construct, a clicked-on sage box appears on the screen by Mosaic — its approach is too after his alarm goes off. I found for which it sells the remedies. tile, which creates an active link. saying, “In our ongoing efforts to straightforward for my taste — I it mildly amusing at fi rst to click The sections of Mosaic that Complicating matters are optimize your workfl ow, numer- tip my hat to the developers for on a mouse button and watch correspond to the young man’s roving threats — colored clouds ous changes have been made making a game that punctures a him do so. But, upon guiding him offi ce tasks take the form of that range over areas of the grid to the OS. Onboarding costs hole in the noxious ideology that to the bathroom and watching puzzles that unfold across a that infect the chain links that are cut, so if you’re confused, work, necessarily, gives meaning him straighten his tie in the hexagonal grid. Your task is to they touch. Infected areas must don’t bother your supervisors.” to our lives. mirror and brush his teeth, the build a chain of hexagons that be cleansed by dispatching re- Recognizing how I moved from a Platforms: Mac, Nintendo ironic distance shrank as I saw stretch from the bottom of the sources to that area, and threats state of mild perplexity early on Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox him grip the sides of the sink and grid upward to a “milestone.” must be neutralized by fi guring to an ability to handle the later One bob his head, as if about to vomit, Clicking on individual tiles sends out how to marshal enough re- puzzles on autopilot, I noted how Online: mosaiccorp.biz A tranquil, exhilarating ride that could be a minor classic

BY CHRISTOPHER BYRD action on screen, which smartly forgoes music for a na- The Washington Post ture soundtrack. The controls are intuitive (right trigger to accelerate, left to brake), but mastering the subtleties s I look at my bicyclist perched atop the third of how to take a particular jump or turn on a given trail, mountain trail on Redmoor Peaks, I’m faced and knowing when to accelerate, drift, brake or speed up, with a decision. takes practice. With that in mind, your fi rst goal upon un- A To his left is a steep narrow trail that wends locking a new trail is to explore it without a care for time back and forth. The turns aren’t too bad, but there are a or performance. Upon fi nishing it, you’re then challenged few rocks near the edge of the path that can easily throw to complete it in a given time limit or with less than a my rider from his bike if he grazes them. What gives certain number of crashes. me pause, though, is thought of the narrow, descending The game is especially beautiful. Your blockhead- path that picks up after the start of the trail. It’s lined looking avatar might recall the blank-faced video game with trees that, ever so briefl y, obscure the sight of my characters of yore, but the vibrant colors, dynamic light- cyclist. I have a bad habit of tensing up as I pass through ing and abstract forms are expressive. (Indeed, Lonely them and smacking into a tree or one of the rocks on the Mountains looks more refi ned than many big-budget ground. So, I consider another way. Thunderful games.) The mountains are conspicuously well designed. By veering off the fi rst sharp curve down the path, I I can’t tell you how many times, while traveling at great can maneuver the bike along a steep mountain ridge that Lonely Mountains: Downhill has an addictive gameplay speed I hit, say, a tree root and knew that obstacle had skirts past the path’s fi rst set of turns and deposits me at and a beautiful aesthetic. been positioned to trip me up. A bloody crash results in the beginning of the section that leads to the tree-lined a quick restart at a checkpoint. Death feels as light as it part that makes me fi dgety. In that particular spot, I can riskier path each time. I’d rather worry about two dif- does in an arcade — it’s easy to want to have another go, veer again off the pathway and plunge along the side of fi cult sections than deal with many potential concerns. and hard to know when to end. the mountain at a near 90-degree angle, then, assuming Lonely Mountains: Downhill is both tranquil and chal- Lonely Mountains: Downhill is a beautiful marriage of I angle the front wheel just right, zip along an ultra-nar- lenging. Deciding how to thread your solitary rider down aesthetics and gameplay. It has the makings of a minor row ridge that slices down a corner of the mountain like one of the game’s picturesque mountains makes for an classic. a thin scar. entrancing experience. Likely, anyone who has ever rid- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One The decision is really no decision; I take the faster, den a mountain bike will have a visceral response to the Online: lonelymountains.com Saturday, January 18, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 13 HEALTH & FITNESS Itching to get rid of dry skin? Doctors recommend products and best practices to keep cracking to a minimum

BY STACEY BURLING Will drinking more water or eating certain but they agreed on one of them: petroleum jelly. The Philadelphia Inquirer foods make skin less dry? You can’t beat it for value, they said. It’s great No. “For the average person, there’s nothing our skin doesn’t like winter. The com- for your lips, but probably not what you want you could consume that would make your skin bination of cold air outside and heated for the rest of your face. There, you’re looking better,” Lipoff said. air inside often leads to dry, itchy, for products that are noncomedogenic, which scaly skin. Is using a loofah or washcloth to rub dry means they don’t clog pores. Because it can feel Y skin during showers a good idea? There’s plenty of advice on the web about what a little thick and greasy, it may be best to apply to do and plenty of heavily marketed products No. You want to be gentle to dry skin. Exfoliat- petroleum jelly to your body at night. that claim they’ll solve this seasonal problem, ing “just makes it worse,” Saedi said. The doctors also agreed that the thicker the often at a hefty price. But how many of us have What about showers? product, the better, which generally means that tried a watery lotion that made big promises and Sadly, these doctors want to take all the joy out you want products sold in jars, not tubes. stopped working by the time we got to the offi ce? of showers. Hot, steamy showers may feel good “When in doubt, just look for the cheapest How many have tried one that made the itching for your muscles, your sinuses and your soul, but thing you can get in a jar,” Patel said, adding worse? And, really, how exactly are we supposed they dry out skin. The doctors want you to take that he prefers “established brands.” to slather slippery concoctions on skin still wet lukewarm showers that last fi ve to 10 minutes. Lipoff suggests starting with inexpensive from a shower when everyone knows that oil and (Trust us, 10 minutes is a long time in lukewarm products and working your way up until you fi nd water don’t mix? water unless you keep your house really toasty, something that works for you. Saedi and Patel In the interest of cutting through the noise and and you’re not supposed to do that, either.) tend to like products you can get at the drug- There’s no need to lather all over. Unless you possibly solving our own dry-skin problems, we store, but not at the lowest price points. are covered in dust or mud, you only really need asked three dermatologists — Jules Lipoff of Saedi looks for thick creams that contain to soap the smelly parts. Penn Medicine, Gopal Patel of Aesthetic Der- ceramides and hyaluronic acid. She likes Neu- matology Associates in Media and Paoli, and What soap should I use during my short, trogena Hydro Boost and Neutrogena Norwe- Nazanin Saedi, director of the Jefferson Laser chilly shower? gian Formula hand cream. Patel recommends Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Center Doctors like simple, unscented bar soaps with Aquafor, Aveeno, CeraVe, and Eucerin products. added moisturizers. Lipoff says people tend — for advice. Here’s what they said. For skin that is more seriously dry and to overuse the liquid soaps. If you must use a Are there medical reasons to worry about cracked, patients can try “acid-based” creams liquid, Saedi says, go with one that is fragrance- dry skin? such as Amlactin and CeraVe SA. For the face, free and says it’s for sensitive skin. Patel likes Usually not. If you neglect it and let your skin cleansers from Vanicream and Cetaphil. Steer he said products by Vanicream, CeraVe and crack, you could be at higher risk of infection. clear, the doctors said, of strongly scented soaps Cetaphil are good. In some cases, dry skin can be a symptom of such as Irish Spring and Zest because they can The doctors did not recommend oils and said an underactive thyroid, Saedi said. It is more irritate skin. that a lot of people fi nd lanolin, a key ingredient common in people with allergies, eczema or in some products, irritating. Should I wash my face differently? atopic dermatitis, and asthma. Patients with Yes. You only need to wash it once a day, in the How often should I use skin cream? neuropathy, a nerve problem common in people evening. You can just rinse in the morning. You Twice a day. with diabetes, may not realize their skin is dry don’t necessarily need a different cleanser for and may wait too long to use moisturizers, Patel What if my scalp feels dry, too? both face and body. said. Dry skin may also be a sign of autoimmune Patel said this is probably seborrheic derma- Do I really have to put lotion on while I’m conditions such as Sjogren’s disease or of certain titis or dandruff, not dry skin. Use a dandruff wet from the shower? cancers, he said. shampoo. The doctors agree this is better, but they don’t Will a humidifi er help? Is it more common in older people? mean dripping wet. Pat yourself down with a Yes. Patel said 40% humidity is ideal . The bed- Yes. Older skin becomes less effi cient at at- towel, but leave a little moisture. Immediately room is a good location at home because that’s tracting moisture to itself. However, Saedi said rub on some lotion to trap the moisture against she has teenage patients with dry skin. Their your skin. where you spend the most time. faces may still be oily, but they have dry knees, What kind of moisturizer should I use? What mistakes are patients making? ankles, and elbows. There’s no need to spend a fortune on what Patel has patients who like to rub their skin Do men and women or people of different Patel called “Hollywood” skin creams. The with alcohol and peroxide. That is very drying. races have different rates of dry skin? fancy stuff sometimes contains scents and addi- Noxzema is too harsh for most people, he said, Mostly not. However, dryness may be more tives that are irritating. and back scratchers can break fragile skin. The visible on darker skin. And oil gland activity “You have to understand that most of the skin- doctors agreed that trendy tea tree oil can be declines earlier in older women than in older care industry is marketing,” Lipoff said. problematic. Allergic reactions to it have been men, Patel said. The doctors had different favorite products, increasing.

iStock illustration PAGE 14 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, January 18, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Dog gives birth to bright green puppy

CANTON — The NC Avengers may have gained a canine sidekick after a North Carolina family’s dog gave birth to a bright green puppy named “Hulk.” Gypsy, a white shepherd owned by Haywood County resident Shana Stamey, delivered eight puppies Friday morning. Gypsy’s hour labor was going smoothly until the fourth puppy came out as a small, but mighty tuft of lime green fur, Stamey said. “I started freaking out,“ Sta- mey told news outlets. “But ev- erybody was healthy.” Liquid from inside Gypsy’s stomach likely stained the white dog’s fur during pregnancy, Su- zanne Cianciulli, the manager of Junaluska Animal Hospital in Waynesville, told news outlets. Regular baths and daily licks from Gypsy are expected to fade Hulk’s green hue in a few weeks, Stamey said. Police: Teens used replica gun to rob man

BOSTON — Boston MA police have arrested 13- and 15-year-old boys they say JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO (FLA.) SENTINEL/AP used a replica Uzi machine pistol to rob a man on a city street. The victim was walking in the Interactive art city’s Dorchester neighborhood at about 11 p.m. Tuesday when he A young guest enjoys a snack while standing inside a jumbo, interactive replica of the famous 1851 painting “Washington Crossing the felt a sharp jab in his lower back, Delaware,” at the American Adventure pavilion at Epcot in Orlando, Fla., on the eve of the 2020 Epcot Festival of the Arts on Thursday. Sgt. Detective John Boyle told The Boston Globe. One suspect rifled through THE CENSUS their merchandise. the victim’s pockets, taking his Town baffled by tree cutting mystery Costa Mesa police officers ar- phone, some cash, and a gift card, The amount in dollars a Florida woman who fed vul- rested Karen Yvonne Floyd of Boyle said. tures, alligators and other wildlife behind her gated- Newport Beach on Monday, The TIVERTON — A Rhode One suspect hit the victim in community home has agreed to pay to settle a lawsuit Orange County Register reported the face while holding the sus- RI Island community is try- 53K brought by the homeowners association. Palm Beach Tuesday. ing to figure out who cut down pected weapon in his hand, de- County Judge Scott Kerner on Wednesday permanently Floyd walked into a store Sat- about two dozen trees on a town- manding the victim provide the enjoined Irma Acosta Arya from feeding wildlife and ordered her to pay up by Feb. urday, asked to try on multiple owned waterfront lot without code needed to unlock his phone, 14, the Palm Beach Post reported. Neighbors and the homeowners association high-end pieces and proceeded permission. Boyle said. said Acosta Arya’s nocturnal and daytime feedings attracted flocks of defecating to walk out of the store wearing The trees in Tiverton were The suspects were arrested and vomiting vultures, along with raccoons, alligators and bobcats. them, authorities said. Floyd was minutes later as they left a nearby reported cropped to a height of stopped by store security when Dunkin’ restaurant, carrying the about four feet on Jan. 3. she allegedly pulled out the knife victim’s iPhone, gift card, and a Police have conducted “an ex- and threatened them, authorities replica Uzi machine pistol, police haustive investigation,” and are in Tilton after officers responded ous/narcotic drugs and unlawful said. said. asking that anyone with informa- to a call about a driver swerving use of food stamps. tion contact them, Chief Patrick on the road. The off-duty sheriff Poe House added to list Woman accused of Jones told The Newport Daily smelled of alcohol and was sway- Stolen artifacts News for story published Wednes- ing when police encountered him of literary landmarks stealing dog at gunpoint day. The culprit could face charg- walking to his car. returned to museum es including theft and vandalism BALTIMORE — An WASHINGTON — A and destruction of town property. Couple allegedly traded PROVIDENCE — Native MD association repre- DC woman accused of Authorities have contacted RI American arrowheads senting libraries is honoring the stealing a dog at gunpoint in all the area tree companies, the drugs for food stamps have been returned to the Rhode Edgar Allan Poe House and Mu- Maryland has been identified and electric company and the town’s Island museum they were stolen seum in Baltimore. charged, police said. public works department to see PHOENIX — State from nearly 30 years ago. A division of the American Li- Juanel Huff, 26, is in custody if they may have done it, but they AZ prosecutors say the Agents from the U.S. Depart- brary Association has added the owners of a Glendale conve- in Washington, D.C., Prince all denied it, Town Clerk Nancy ment of Homeland Security Poe House to its national registry nience store have been arrested George’s County police said in a Mello said. located the 34 white-quartz ar- of Literary Landmarks. The mu- news release Tuesday. for allegedly selling illegal drugs She suggested someone may rowheads in an eBay adver- seum will host a dedication cer- The owner of the puppy, named in exchange for food stamps and have wanted to improve the view tisement, WPRI-TV reported emony Sunday, which coincides Lobo, told police he was on a walk cash. of the water. Tuesday. with the celebration of the 211th in Landover last month when an The Arizona Attorney Gener- The couple who attempted to anniversary of Poe’s birth. armed woman demanded the dog. al’s Office announced Tuesday sell the arrowheads say they did The organization says the Poe The woman, now identified as Sheriff found guilty of that Bejar Sadiq Abdulaziz and not know there were stolen, and House is the first literary site Huff, got into a struggle with the drunken driving Gretel De La Fuente Gamez are claim to have traded a case of in Maryland to be included in man. He let go of the gun when an accused of trading drugs for food wine for the collection on Craig- the registry. Previous dedica- accomplice, a man, approached, CONCORD — A New stamps or cash since 2017 at the slist in 2017. according to police. NH Hampshire sheriff was Azad Market they ran. tions have included the homes of Huff reportedly pulled the trig- found guilty Tuesday of drunken According to a grand jury in- Woman accused of Tennessee Williams, Marjorie ger several times but the gun driving. dictment, the drugs included co- Kinnan Rawlings and William didn’t fire. She took the dog and A judge sentenced Merrimack caine, spice, meth and THC vape stealing $2M in jewelry Faulkner. she and the man drove away, po- County Sheriff Scott Hilliard to cartridges. The master of Gothic horror lice said. The accomplice hasn’t spend five days in the Belknap Abdulaziz and Gamez are ac- SANTA ANA — A 54- lived at the Baltimore house from been identified. County jail. Hilliard was also cused of fraudulent schemes and CA year-old California 1833 to 1835. It became a muse- A person found Lobo alone in found guilty of transporting an artifices, money laundering, ille- woman was arrested after au- um in 1949 and was designated Washington the next day. The alcoholic beverage. gal control of an enterprise, theft, thorities say she pulled a large a National Historic Landmark in puppy was later reunited with his Hilliard was arrested in Au- assisting a criminal syndicate, kitchen knife on staff at a jewelry 1971. owner. gust in a restaurant parking lot sale or transportation of danger- store and stole $2 million worth of From wire reports Saturday, January 18, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 15 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander High court might intervene in Senate trial Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff BY JONATHAN TURLEY variety of interpretations of its rejection presumably push the case into the federal Special to The Washington Post of executive privilege, including one in- district court, which would have to review terpretation I call the “Nixon fallacy.” The each area of questioning to determine if EDITORIAL fter its 2000 decision in Bush v. fallacy goes something like this: Impeach- executive privileges or congressional pre- Gore, Justice David Souter re- ment so exceeds in importance executive- rogatives should prevail. Appeals would Terry Leonard, Editor portedly “wept” when the role privilege claims that the Supreme Court follow. And all that assumes the Senate is [email protected] Aof the Supreme Court was raised has already declared that criminal or im- willing to wait for those courts to rule. Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor in determining the outcome of the presi- peachment investigations take precedence The problem is time. 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The Senate branches of government would literally be Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager locked in a constitutional hold with the cu- [email protected] forced to finally face a question more than crosses the Rubicon and both sides call wit- [email protected] 50 years in the making. nesses from Bolton to Hunter Biden to give rious figure of Bolton sitting in the center. DSN (314)583-9111 In 1974, the Supreme Court ruled in depositions. While Biden would not be able Before he speaks, the court may have no alternative but to be heard. Europe United States v. 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Sports College football Pro football College basketball Music City Bowl Bowl glance Nashville, Tenn. NFL playoffs Thursday’s men’s scores on AFN Friday, Dec. 20 Louisville 38, Mississippi State 28 Conference Championships EAST Frisco (Texas) Bowl Redbox Bowl Sunday, Jan. 19 Army 79, Holy Cross 67 Kent State 51, Utah State 41 Santa Clara, Calif. Tennessee at Kansas City Charlotte 77, Marshall 75 Bahamas Bowl California 35, Illinois 20 Green Bay at San Francisco Drexel 63, Elon 41 Go to the American Forces Nassau Orange Bowl Pro Bowl Farmingdale 92, St. Joseph’s (LI) 83 Buffalo 31, Charlotte 9 Miami Gardens, Fla. Sunday, Jan. 26 Manhattan 69, Quinnipiac 57 Network website for the most Saturday, Dec. 21 Florida 36, Virginia 28 At Orlando, Fla. Monmouth (NJ) 74, Marist 66 up-to-date TV schedules. Celebration Bowl Tuesday, Dec. 31 AFC vs. NFC NJIT 75, Lipscomb 57 At Atlanta Belk Bowl Super Bowl William & Mary 77, Delaware 68 myafn.net NC A&T 64, Alcorn State 44 Charlotte, N.C. Sunday, Feb. 2 SOUTH New Mexico Bowl Kentucky 37, Virginia Tech 30 At Miami Gardens, Fla. Appalachian St. 83, Arkansas St. 80, OT Albuquerque Sun Bowl NFC champion vs. AFC champion Belmont 87, E. Kentucky 56 San Diego State 48, Central Michigan 11 El Paso, Texas Charleston Southern 77, Campbell 62 Tennis Cure Bowl Arizona State 20, Florida State 14 NFL injury report FAU 97, Middle Tennessee 94 Orlando, Fla. Liberty Bowl FIU 93, UAB 68 Liberty 23, Georgia Southern 16 Memphis, Tenn. NEW YORK — The National Football Georgia Southern 82, Troy 66 Adelaide International Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Navy 20, Kansas State 17 League injury report, as provided by the Georgia St. 72, South Alabama 63 FAU 52, SMU 28 Alamo Bowl league: High Point 68, UNC Asheville 66 Thursday Camellia Bowl TENNESSEE TITANS at KANSAS CITY Hofstra 63, UNC Wilmington 61 San Antonio Louisiana Tech 72, Rice 56 At Memorial Drive Tennis Centre Montgomery, Ala. Texas 38, Utah 10 CHIEFS — TITANS: DNP: CB Logan Ryan Adelaide, Australia Arkansas State 34, FIU 26 (illness). LIMITED: LB Jayon Brown (shoul- Memphis 60, Cincinnati 49 Arizona Bowl der), LB Rashaan Evans (foot), WR Adam Murray St. 84, UT Martin 62 Purse: $546,355 New Orleans Bowl Tucson, Ariz. Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Appalachian State 31, UAB 17 Humphries (ankle), CB Adoree’ Jackson N. Kentucky 88, Youngstown St. 63 Men’s Singles Wyoming 38, Georgia State 17 (foot), LB David Long (knee). FULL: WR North Florida 75, Jacksonville 68 Las Vegas Bowl Wednesday, Jan. 1 Quarterfinals Washington 38, Boise State 7 Cody Hollister (ankle). CHIEFS: DNP: DT North Texas 72, Southern Miss. 52 Felix Auger-Aliassime (2), Canada, Citrus Bowl Chris Jones (calf), RB LeSean McCoy (ill- Northeastern 79, Coll. of Charleston 76 Monday, Dec. 23 Orlando, Fla. def. Alex Bolt, Australia, 6-3, 6-0. Gasparilla Bowl ness), QB Matt Moore (illness). LIMITED: Presbyterian 74, Longwood 67 Women’s Singles Alabama 35, Michigan 16 TE Travis Kelce (knee). FULL: CB Morris Radford 63, SC-Upstate 59 Quarterfinals At Tampa, Fla. Outback Bowl UCF 48, Marshall 25 Claiborne (shoulder), CB Kendall Fuller Stetson 54, North Alabama 49 Danielle Collins, United States, def. Tampa, Fla. (knee), DE Tanoh Kpassagnon (neck), C Tennessee St. 64, Morehead St. 46 Belinda Bencic (4), Switzerland, 6-3, 6-1. Tuesday, Dec. 24 Minnesota 31, Auburn 24 Hawaii Bowl Austin Reiter (wrist), DT Khalen Saun- Texas St. 64, Louisiana-Monroe 63 Ashleigh Barty (1), Australia, def. Mar- Rose Bowl ders (knee), G Andrew Wylie (ankle). Texas-Arlington 81, Louisiana-Lafay- keta Vondrousova (8), Czech Republic, Honolulu Pasadena, Calif. Hawaii 38, BYU 34 GREEN BAY PACKERS at SAN FRANCIS- ette 65 6-3, 6-3. Oregon 28, Wisconsin 27 CO 49ERS — PACKERS: DNP: WR Geron- UALR 71, Coastal Carolina 55 Semifinals Thursday, Dec. 26 Sugar Bowl Dayana Yastremska, Ukraine, def. Ary- Independence Bowl imo Allison (illness), TE Jimmy Graham W. Kentucky 71, Old Dominion 69 na Sabalenka (6), Belarus, 6-4, 7-6 (4). New Orleans (not injury related), WR Ryan Grant Winthrop 116, Hampton 95 Shreveport, La. Georgia 26, Baylor 14 Women’s Doubles Louisiana Tech 14, Miami 0 (not injury related). LIMITED: T Bryan MIDWEST Thursday, Jan. 2 Bulaga (not injury related), DT Kenny Semifinals Quick Lane Bowl Austin Peay 84, SE Missouri 59 Xu Yifan, China, and Nicole Melichar Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Clark (back), WR Allen Lazard (ankle), CS Bakersfield 74, UMKC 64, OT Detroit TE Marcedes Lewis (not injury related), (1), United States, def. Bethanie Mattek- Pittsburgh 34, Eastern Michigan 30 Cincinnati 38, Boston College 6 Detroit 90, Milwaukee 84 LB Preston Smith (ankle), G Billy Turner Drake 84, Illinois St. 74 Sands and Sofia Kenin, United States, 6- Friday, Dec. 27 Gator Bowl 4, 6-3. Jacksonville, Fla. (ankle), RB Dan Vitale (knee), CB Tramon E. Illinois 70, Jacksonville St. 69 Military Bowl Williams (not injury related). FULL: S Grand Canyon 78, Chicago St. 64 Annapolis, Md. Tennessee 23, Indiana 22 Friday, Jan. 3 Adrian Amos (chest), LB Blake Martinez Green Bay 73, Oakland 69 Auckland Open North Carolina 55, Temple 13 (hand). 49ERS: DNP: DE Dee Ford (quadri- Oral Roberts 87, W. Illinois 70 Pinstripe Bowl Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Thursday Boise cep, hamstring), TE George Kittle (ankle). Wright St. 75, Cleveland St. 62 New York LIMITED: LB Kwon Alexander (pectoral). FAR WEST At ASB Tennis Centre Michigan State 27, Wake Forest 21 Ohio 30, Nevada 21 Auckland, New Zealand FULL: RB Tevin Coleman (elbow), RB Ra- Arizona 93, Utah 77 Texas Bowl Saturday, Jan. 4 Purse: $546,355 Armed Forces Bowl heem Mostert (calf). BYU 93, San Diego 70 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Houston CS Northridge 80, UC Riverside 68 Texas A&M 24, Oklahoma State 21 Fort Worth, Texas Men’s Singles Tulane 30, Southern Miss 13 Colorado 68, Arizona St. 61 Quarterfinals Holiday Bowl E. Washington 78, Idaho 75 Benoit Paire (5), France, def. John Mill- San Diego Monday, Jan. 6 Lendingtree Bowl Deals Gonzaga 104, Santa Clara 54 man, Australia, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Iowa 49, Southern Cal 24 N. Arizona 75, S. Utah 72 Hubert Hurkacz (6), Poland, def. Feli- Cheez-It Bowl Mobile, Ala. Louisiana-Lafayette 27, Miami (Ohio) 17 N. Colorado 71, Sacramento St. 52 ciano Lopez, Spain, 6-4, 6-7 (11), 6-4. Phoenix New Mexico St. 70, Utah Valley 56 Air Force 31, Washington State 21 Monday, Jan. 13 Thursday’s transactions College Football Championship Pacific 65, Portland 55 Saturday, Dec. 28 BASEBALL Pepperdine 75, Loyola Marymount 67 Hobart International Camping World Bowl New Orleans American League LSU 42, Clemson 25 Seattle 91, Rio Grande 74 Thursday Orlando, Fla. BOSTON RED SOX — Promoted Shawn Southern Cal 88, California 56 At Hobart International Tennis Centre Notre Dame 33, Iowa State 9 Saturday, Jan. 18 Haviland and Chris Mears to pitching co- UC Davis 85, Long Beach St. 82 Hobart, Australia Cotton Bowl Classic East-West Shrine Classic ordinators, performance. Named Reed Washington 64, Oregon St. 56 Purse: $251,750 Arlington, Texas At St. Petersburg, Fla. Gragnani and Chris Stasio assistant Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Washington St. 72, Oregon 61 Penn State 53, Memphis 39 East vs. West hitting coordinators; Jordan Elkary as- Weber St. 76, Idaho St. 68, OT Women’s Singles Peach Bowl NFLPA Collegiate Bowl sistant, baseball development; and Jake Quarterfinals Atlanta At Pasadena, Calif. Veronika Kudermetova (5), Russia, def. Chaplin mental skills coach. CFP Semifinal: LSU 63, Oklahoma 28 American vs. National HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms Thursday’s women’s scores Garbine Muguruza (2), Spain, walkover. Saturday, Jan. 25 Elena Rybakina (3), Kazakhstan, def. Fiesta Bowl with OF George Springer on a one-year EAST Lizette Cabrera, Australia, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), Glendale, Ariz. Senior Bowl contract. Fairfield 72, Canisius 70 7-5. CFP Semifinal: Clemson 29, Ohio State 23 At Mobile, Ala. National League Georgia Tech 82, Syracuse 64 Women’s Doubles Monday, Dec. 30 North vs. South ATLANTA BRAVES — Signed INF Ad- Louisville 81, Boston College 70 Quarterfinals SERVPRO First Responder Bowl Sunday, Jan. 26 einy Hechavarria to a one-year contract. Manhattan 80, Siena 50 Peng Shuai and Zhang Shuai (2), Chi- Dallas Hula Bowl NEW YORK METS — Announced the Maryland 87, Nebraska 69 na, def. Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, and Western Kentucky 23, Western Michi- At Honolulu team and manager Carlos Beltran have Niagara 63, Iona 57 Heather Watson, Britain, walkover. gan 20 East vs. West agreed to mutually part ways. Quinnipiac 60, Monmouth (NJ) 53 SAN DIEGO PADRES — Signed RHPs Pe- Rider 76, Marist 72 dro Avila, Kyle Barraclough, Miguel Diaz, Rutgers 62, Penn St. 57 Jerad Eickhoff, Chih-Wei Hu, Chase John- Temple 69, South Florida 66 Golf son and Jimmy Yacabonis; Cs Webster SOUTH Rivas and Charlie Valerio; OFs Abraham Belmont 68, E. Kentucky 48 Almonte, INFs Ivan Castillo and Seth Me- Charlotte 52, Marshall 46 The American Express Matthew NeSmith 33-35—68 -4s Tom Pernice Jr. 35-35—70 -2 jias-Brean to minor league contracts. Chattanooga 80, Wofford 76 Doug Ghim 33-35—68 -4n Steve Flesch 35-35—70 -2 Named Clemson 75, Pittsburgh 67 Wes Roach 34-34—68 -4q Paul Broadhurst 34-36—70 -2 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — PGA Tour Mark Hallberg and Alyssa Nakken assis- Duke 50, Notre Dame 47 Patrick Rodgers 35-34—69 -3s Wes Short, Jr. 35-35—70 -2 Thursday tant coaches. Furman 81, ETSU 62 La Quinta, Calif. Cameron Tringale 32-37—69 -3s Vijay Singh 34-36—70 -2 BASKETBALL Kentucky 76, Texas A&M 54 s-Stadium Course (Host Course); 7,113 Fabian Gomez 36-33—69 -3s Jerry Kelly 33-37—70 -2 Middle Tennessee 81, FAU 66 yards; Par 72 Talor Gooch 34-35—69 -3n Sandy Lyle 35-36—71 -1 National Basketball Association Acquired G Trev- Mississippi St. 64, LSU 60 q-La Quinta Counry Club; 7,060 yards; Adam Long 34-35—69 -3q Jay Haas 38-33—71 -1 ATLANTA HAWKS — eon Graham and Jeff Teague from Min- Morehead St. 84, Tennessee St. 47 par 72 Tony Finau 33-36—69 -3q Fred Funk 36-35—71 -1 NC State 68, Florida St. 51 n-Nicklaus Tournament Course; 7,159 Ryan Brehm 35-34—69 -3s Tom Lehman 34-37—71 -1 nesota for G-F Allen Crabbe. Recalled F Bruno Fernando from College Park North Carolina 78, Miami 58 yards; par 72 Sam Ryder 34-35—69 -3s Colin Montgomerie 35-36—71 -1 Old Dominion 76, W. Kentucky 65 Purse: $6.7 million Mark Hubbard 32-37—69 -3n Hale Irwin 39-33—72 E (NBAGL). FOOTBALL South Alabama 81, Georgia St. 64 First Round Mark Wilson 35-34—69 -3q Jeff Sluman 35-37—72 E Tennessee 78, Florida 50 Zac Blair 31-33—64 -8q Daniel Berger 34-35—69 -3q Rocco Mediate 36-36—72 E National Football League CAROLINA PANTHERS — Named Joe Troy 79, Georgia Southern 69 Grayson Murray 34-30—64 -8s D.J. Trahan 35-34—69 -3s Kirk Triplett 35-37—72 E UAB 71, FIU 58 Hank Lebioda 31-34—65 -7n Maverick McNealy 34-35—69 -3q Ernie Els 36-36—72 E Brady offensive coordinator. CHICAGO BEARS — Named Bill Lazor UConn 59, UCF 52 Rickie Fowler 31-34—65 -7q Xinjun Zhang 34-35—69 -3q Mark Calcavecchia 35-38—73 +1 UT Martin 98, Murray St. 56 Scottie Scheffler 32-33—65 -7q Sepp Straka 34-35—69 -3n Mark O’Meara 37-36—73 +1 offensive coordinator and John DeFilip- po quarterbacks coach. Promoted Dave Wake Forest 62, Virginia 56 Andrew Landry 34-32—66 -6s Seung-Yul Noh 35-34—69 -3q Kevin Sutherland 35-39—74 +2 MIDWEST Tyler Duncan 31-35—66 -6n Kevin Na 34-35—69 -3n Davis Love III 37-37—74 +2 Ragone to pass game coordinator, Brian Ginn to assistant special teams coach, Detroit 70, Cleveland St. 59 Adam Schenk 34-32—66 -6n Steve Stricker 33-36—69 -3q E. Illinois 55, Jacksonville St. 52 Tom Hoge 32-34—66 -6s Richy Werenski 35-34—69 -3n Chris Jackson to assistant wide receiv- ers and Shane Toub to defensive quality Iowa 76, Minnesota 75 Russell Knox 33-33—66 -6n Harold Varner III 35-34—69 -3q Diamond Resorts Michigan 68, Wisconsin 56 Roger Sloan 32-34—66 -6n Martin Laird 31-38—69 -3s control. Tournament of Champions HOCKEY Michigan St. 68, Ohio St. 65 Chase Seiffert 34-32—66 -6s Vaughn Taylor 33-36—69 -3n Northwestern 71, Indiana 69 Cameron Davis 34-32—66 -6n Austin Cook 34-35—69 -3s LPGA Tour National Hockey League Recalled D Stephen Oral Roberts 79, Purdue Fort Wayne 73 Josh Teater 33-34—67 -5q Brendon Todd 35-34—69 -3n Thursday DALLAS STARS — Purdue 81, Illinois 67 Johns from Texas (AHL). Cameron Champ 33-34—67 -5n Michael Gligic 36-33—69 -3n At Tranquilo Golf Course Rio Grande 85, Seattle 81 Isaiah Salinda 34-33—67 -5n Lake Buena Vista, Fla. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Placed RW Kyle S. Dakota St. 99, North Dakota 64 Kevin Streelman 31-36—67 -5q Purse: $1.2 million Palmieri on injured reserve, retroactive SE Missouri 81, Austin Peay 43 Brian Stuard 35-32—67 -5n Mitsubishi Electric Yardage: 6,645; Par 71 (34-37) to January 11. Recalled F Michael McLeod South Carolina 78, Missouri 45 Jason Dufner 32-35—67 -5s Championship First Round from Binghamton (AHL). South Dakota 80, N. Dakota St. 36 Sebastian Munoz 34-33—67 -5n Danielle Kang 29-34—63 -8 SOCCER Tennessee Tech 65, SIU-Edwardsville 50 J.T. Poston 34-33—67 -5n Champions Tour Gaby Lopez 32-33—65 -6 Major League Soccer Youngstown St. 79, Oakland 74 Brian Harman 35-32—67 -5q Thursday Angela Stanford 31-34—65 -6 MINNESOTA UNITED — Acquired G SOUTHWEST Tyler McCumber 36-31—67 -5s At Hualalai Golf Club Inbee Park 31-34—65 -6 Tyler Miller from the Los Angeles FC for Arkansas St. 76, Appalachian St. 58 Dominic Bozzelli 31-36—67 -5n Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii Celine Boutier 32-34—66 -5 $150,000 in 2020 General Allocation Mon- Louisiana-Monroe 58, Texas St. 55 Nick Taylor 33-34—67 -5q Purse: $1.8 million Lexi Thompson 33-33—66 -5 ey (GAM) and $50,000 in 2021 Targeted Rice 60, Louisiana Tech 47 Nick Watney 34-33—67 -5s Yardage: 7,107; Par 72 Sei Young Kim 32-34—66 -5 Allocation Money (TAM). Southern Miss. 65, North Texas 57 Scott Stallings 35-32—67 -5n First Round Marina Alex 30-36—66 -5 NEW YORK CITY FC — Agreed to terms Texas-Arlington 79, Louisiana-Lafay- Scott Piercy 32-35—67 -5q Miguel Angel Jimenez 33-31—64 -8 Nasa Hataoka 31-35—66 -5 with F Ismael Tajouri-Shradi on a multi- ette 52 Andrew Putnam 34-33—67 -5q Bernhard Langer 32-32—64 -8 Brooke M. Henderson 32-35—67 -4 year contract. FAR WEST Alex Noren 34-33—67 -5n Woody Austin 32-33—65 -7 Cheyenne Knight 34-34—68 -3 PHILADELPHIA UNION — Signed D BYU 76, Pacific 66 John Huh 33-34—67 -5n Kenny Perry 34-32—66 -6 Moriya Jutanugarn 32-36—68 -3 Mark McKenzie. CS Bakersfield 70, UMKC 60 Lucas Glover 32-35—67 -5n Joe Durant 33-33—66 -6 Jasmine Suwannapura 32-36—68 -3 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS — Acquired CS Northridge 63, Cal St.-Fullerton 57 Sungjae Im 33-34—67 -5q Marco Dawson 33-34—67 -5 Annie Park 35-33—68 -3 D Cristiam Gutierrez Colo-Colo (Chile). Gonzaga 67, Santa Clara 52 Ryan Armour 33-34—67 -5n Ken Tanigawa 35-32—67 -5 Amy Yang 32-36—68 -3 National Women’s Soccer League Grand Canyon 69, Chicago St. 49 Matthew Wolff 32-35—67 -5q Retief Goosen 33-34—67 -5 Bronte Law 34-35—69 -2 WASHINGTON SPIRIT — Acquired the Hawaii 80, UC Riverside 57 Sebastian Cappelen 34-33—67 -5n Fred Couples 33-34—67 -5 Cydney Clanton 33-36—69 -2 2020 first- (No. 4), two 2020 second-round Idaho 69, E. Washington 60 Jhonattan Vegas 34-34—68 -4n Scott McCarron 34-33—67 -5 Mi Jung Hur 33-36—69 -2 draft picks and the 2021 first-0round Idaho St. 65, Weber St. 54 Paul Casey 33-35—68 -4q Gene Sauers 35-33—68 -4 Jessica Korda 33-37—70 -1 draft pick from Sky Blue FC for a player N. Arizona 84, S. Utah 76 Bud Cauley 34-34—68 -4q Doug Barron 33-35—68 -4 Georgia Hall 34-36—70 -1 to be named. N. Colorado 73, Sacramento St. 63 Russell Henley 36-32—68 -4n Brandt Jobe 34-34—68 -4 Pernilla Lindberg 34-36—70 -1 COLLEGE Oregon 87, Stanford 55 Doc Redman 33-35—68 -4s John Daly 37-32—69 -3 Brittany Lincicome 32-39—71 E BAYLOR — Named Dave Aranda foot- Portland 73, San Francisco 66 Kyoung-Hoon Lee 34-34—68 -4s Tom Watson 34-35—69 -3 In Gee Chun 35-36—71 E ball coach. San Diego 72, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 54 Abraham Ancer 33-35—68 -4q Scott Parel 35-34—69 -3 Nelly Korda 35-38—73 +2 DEPAUL — Announced F D.J. Williams UC Davis 57, Long Beach St. 55 Bill Haas 34-34—68 -4q Jeff Maggert 35-34—69 -3 Eun-Hee Ji 36-38—74 +3 has joined the men’s basketball program UC Santa Barbara 65, UC Irvine 61 Ryan Moore 34-34—68 -4q Bart Bryant 35-35—70 -2 Ariya Jutanugarn 36-39—75 +4 as a graduate transfer. Utah Valley 58, New Mexico St. 54 PAGE 18 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, January 18, 2020 NHL Rangers edge Isles Kreider wins it on late power-play goal

BY VIN A. CHERWOO Zibanejad and Tony DeAngelo also Associated Press scored as the Rangers beat the Islanders for the fourth time in the last five meetings UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Chris Kreider and after losing 12 of the previous 13 match- the New York Rangers like the way they’ve ups. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 38 shots been playing lately. Beating the rival New to improve to 4-1-0 against the Islanders, York Islanders for the second time in four who faced the Rangers at Nassau Coliseum days was a big confidence boost, too. for the first time in nearly five years. Kreider scored a power-play goal with The Rangers also won 6-2 at home Mon- 25 seconds left to give the Rangers their day night . fourth win in five games, 3-2 over the Is- “They test your mettle, they test your landers on Thursday night. mental toughness, they test your physical “As the season’s going we’ve started to toughness,“ Rangers coach David Quinn do a lot of the little things that have given said of the Islanders. “To come in here and us opportunities to win games and be in get two points certainly is a great sign for games,” Kreider said. “We’ve had a stretch growth.” here where we’ve definitely done a better Josh Bailey and Anthony Beauvillier job of that.” scored for the Islanders, and Semyon Var- With the Islanders’ Derick Brassard lamov finished with 25 saves. FRANK FRANKLIN II/AP off for cross-checking earlier in the final “I thought we played well for the most The New York Rangers’ Chris Kreider, top, shoots the puck past New York Islanders minute, Kreider was at the right side of the part,” Islanders coach Barry Trotz said. goaltender Semyon Varlamov, left, and Johnny Boychuk for the game-winning goal with net and knocked in the rebound of Mika “We made a poor decision at the end and 25 seconds remaining in the third period Thursday in Uniondale, N.Y. Zibanejad’s shot for the tiebreaking goal. they capitalized on it.” Roundup Scoreboard

Eastern Conference Ovechkin’s 3 goals help Caps top Devils Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 49 28 9 12 68 163 129 Tampa Bay 47 28 15 4 60 168 136 Associated Press Mitch Marner in the shootout. Toronto 48 25 16 7 57 174 159 Blue Jackets 3, Hurricanes 2: Florida 46 25 16 5 55 170 155 WASHINGTON — When Alex Buffalo 48 22 19 7 51 144 150 Nick Foligno scored the tiebreak- Montreal 49 21 21 7 49 150 153 Ovechkin took an errant stick to Ottawa 47 16 23 8 40 125 161 the face that made him bleed, his ing goal with 1:41 left in the game, Detroit 47 12 32 3 27 102 183 Elvis Merzlikins had 32 saves and Metropolitan Division Washington Capitals teammates Washington 48 32 11 5 69 171 140 host Columbus edged Carolina. Pittsburgh 47 29 13 5 63 162 129 knew it wouldn’t be good for the N.Y. Islanders 46 28 14 4 60 134 122 New Jersey Devils. Foligno grabbed the loose puck Carolina 47 27 18 2 56 152 128 in the slot and fired it past Petr Columbus 48 24 16 8 56 127 126 A fired-up Ovechkin came Philadelphia 48 25 17 6 56 151 149 back from the bloody mouth to re- Mrazek’s glove for his first goal N.Y. Rangers 46 23 19 4 50 155 153 New Jersey 47 17 23 7 41 126 168 cord his 25th career hat trick and in 23 games. lead the Capitals past the Devils Wild 3, Lightning 2: Zach Western Conference 5-2 on Thursday night. Ovechkin Parise scored his team-leading Central Division knew New Jersey’s Miles Wood 17th goal and Ryan Suter added GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 48 30 10 8 68 155 129 didn’t mean to high-stick him his seventh as host Minnesota Colorado 47 26 15 6 58 168 137 snapped a four-game losing Dallas 47 27 16 4 58 125 113 and the referees didn’t see it, but Winnipeg 47 25 18 4 54 145 140 that didn’t stop him from exact- streak. Chicago 48 22 20 6 50 141 153 Nashville 46 21 18 7 49 154 153 ing some revenge with his second Parise has three goals in the Minnesota 47 21 20 6 48 141 159 consecutive multigoal game. past two games. Joel Eriksson Pacific Division Calgary 49 26 18 5 57 133 142 “He always plays better when Ek also scored and Alex Stalock Arizona 50 26 19 5 57 143 131 AL DRAGO/AP he’s a little (angry), so there you stopped 18 shots for Minnesota. Vancouver 48 26 18 4 56 158 148 Vegas 50 25 19 6 56 155 151 go,” Capitals center Nicklas Back- Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin celebrates with center Nicklas Ducks 4, Predators 2: Rickard Edmonton 48 25 18 5 55 148 150 strom said. “It was drawn up like San Jose 49 21 24 4 46 129 163 Backstrom, right, after scoring his third goal of the game Thursday Rakell had a goal and an assist, Anaheim 47 18 24 5 41 120 149 that. He came back, got a little against the New Jersey Devils in Washington. The Capitals won 5-2. and John Gibson made 33 saves Los Angeles 49 18 26 5 41 124 154 mad, scored two and then he was Note: Two points for a win, one point in visiting Anaheim’s victory. for overtime loss. Top three teams in just waiting for the third. they did in these teams’ most re- Karson Kuhlman and David Pas- Josh Manson, Adam Henrique each division and two wild cards per “That’s just the story of Ovi.” conference advance to playoffs. cent meeting. trnak both had two assists, and and Derek Grant also scored for Thursday’s games Ovechkin reached 31 goals this Avalanche 4, Sharks 0: Philipp host Boston topped Pittsburgh. the Ducks, who snapped a four- Boston 4, Pittsburgh 1 Columbus 3, Carolina 2 season and joined Mike Gartner Grubauer made 27 saves for his Sean Kuraly and Par Lindholm game losing streak. Cam Fowler Florida 4, Los Angeles 3 as the only players to score 30 or first shutout of the season and also scored for the Bruins and N.Y. Rangers 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 and Ryan Getzlaf each had two Montreal 4, Philadelphia 1 more in each of his first 15 NHL host Colorado got goals from four Brad Marchand added an empty- assists. Calgary 2, Toronto 1, SO seasons. He has five over his past players in a win over San Jose. net goal in the final minute. Washington 5, New Jersey 2 Sabres 4, Stars 1: Rasmus Vegas 4, Ottawa 2 two games to get to 689 total, one It was Grubauer’s third shutout Panthers 4, Kings 3: Brian Dahlin scored a tiebreaking goal Minnesota 3, Tampa Bay 2 back of Mario Lemieux for 10th since joining Colorado in the sum- Boyle scored the eventual win- Anaheim 4, Nashville 2 in the second period, and Linus Buffalo 4, Dallas 1 on the NHL’s career list. mer of 2018 and his first since ning goal and host Florida held off Ullmark made 28 saves to lead Colorado 4, San Jose 0 “It never gets old, but without March 9, 2019, against Buffalo. a late surge to beat Los Angeles. Vancouver 3, Arizona 1 visiting Buffalo to its season-best Friday’s games my team, without my teammates, Grubauer now has two shutouts Mike Matheson, Frank Vatrano third straight win. Anaheim at Carolina I’d never reach that milestone, in six games against San Jose. and Evgenii Dadonov also scored Pittsburgh at Detroit Dahlin took a pass from Henri Tampa Bay at Winnipeg I’d never reach those numbers,” Canadiens 4, Flyers 1: Ilya for the Panthers. Jonathan Hu- Saturday’s games Jokiharju and sent a wrist shot Washington at N.Y. Islanders Ovechkin said. “(Lemieux was) Kovalchuk scored twice and berdeau, who set the franchise St. Louis at Colorado one of my idols when I’m grow- Carey Price recorded 40 saves as points record in last Monday’s 8- from the top of the right faceoff Arizona at Edmonton circle past Ben Bishop at 16:10. Calgary at Ottawa ing up. I get lucky I have a time visiting Montreal avoided a sea- 4 win over Toronto, recorded an New Jersey at Columbus to play against him, was on the son series sweep. assist on Dadonov’s goal. Canucks 3, Coyotes 1: Jake Florida at Detroit Virtanen scored the go-ahead Vegas at Montreal ice with him a couple times. It’s Tomas Tatar scored his 17th Flames 2, Maple Leafs 1 (SO): Los Angeles at Philadelphia huge.” goal of the season and Artturi Matthew Tkachuk scored the only goal midway through the second Chicago at Toronto Buffalo at Nashville Carl Hagelin and Jakub Vrana Lehkonen added his 11th for the goal of the shootout, leading visit- period and Jacob Markstrom Dallas at Minnesota also scored for Washington, Canadiens, who find themselves ing Calgary past Toronto. made 34 saves to lead Vancouver San Jose at Vancouver Sunday’s games which has won two in a row since six points behind Philadelphia for Derek Ryan scored in regula- past Arizona. Boston at Pittsburgh a 5-1 drubbing at the hands of the second wild-card spot in the tion for the Flames, who got 35 Bo Horvat also scored and Tan- N.Y. Islanders at Carolina Winnipeg at Chicago the Devils five days earlier. The Eastern Conference. saves from David Rittich through ner Pearson had an empty-net Columbus at N.Y. Rangers goal for the Canucks, who won for Monday’s games Capitals looked much more like Bruins 4, Penguins 1: Patrice 65 minutes. Rittich stopped Jason Detroit at Colorado a first-place team Thursday than Bergeron scored his 20th goal, Spezza, Auston Matthews and the 10th time in 13 games. Florida at Minnesota Saturday, January 18, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 19 NHL Around the league Coaches find they’re on thin ice Vegas’ dismissal of Gallant means seven have been fired this season

BY TOM CANAVAN been patient enough with coaches Associated Press and it’s at an all-time low right now. Casualty rates are at an all- NEWARK, N.J. — Firing time high, and we’re not done yet coaches has been the norm in the this year.” NHL for decades. It’s just gone to The Blues beat the odds with another level this season in our their coaching job change be- instant-gratification society. cause they had a solid team en- SEAN KILPATRICK, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Halfway through the season, tering the season under Mike seven coaches have been either Yeo and underachieved. Berube Vegas Golden Knights right wing fired or forced out, and in all like- provided the right voice, play- Mark Stone celebrates a goal lihood there will be more disap- ers such as Ivan Barbashev and against the Senators during pearing from some struggling Alexander Steen accepted roles, the second period Thursday in teams. defenseman Colton Parayko took Ottawa, Ontario. Vegas won 4-2. Five of the firings were related his game to another level, and a to team performance. The latest kid name Jordan Binnington gave came Wednesday when Gerard St. Louis what it needed most: un- Gallant was abruptly fired by the believable goaltending. Knights Vegas Golden Knights less than Islanders coach Barry Trotz two years after leading them to was Predators coach for 15 sea- the Stanley Cup Final in their sons. He worked the entire time double up first season of existence and win- with general manager David ning NHL coach of the year hon- Poile and the two had a plan they ors along the way. followed. They counted on each Senators Peter DeBoer, fired last month other and communicated. by the San Jose Sharks, takes over “What happens when you’re Associated Press immediately and will be the Vegas winning, you’re the smartest guy coach the rest of the season. on the planet,” said Trotz, who OTTAWA, Ontario — Mark General manager Kelly Mc- won a Cup with Washington in Stone made his return to Ottawa Crimmon announced the change 2018. “When you’re losing, you memorable — for himself and his in the aftermath of a 4-2 loss to don’t know a thing. You need new coach. Buffalo on Tuesday night that Stone scored a goal and picked people when things aren’t going dropped Vegas out of a playoff po- well. In this business, when it’s up an assist, leading Vegas to a sition in the Western Conference. 4-2 victory over the Senators on CHRIS SEWARD/AP not going well, you have the fan The Golden Knights had lost four Thursday night in Peter DeBoer’s base on you, you have the media in a row, matching the longest By taking over the Vegas Golden Knights from the fired Gerard debut as the Golden Knights’ on you. You need someone that point drought in their brief fran- Gallant, Peter DeBoer, above, is the 14th coach in his first season coach. trusts what you’re doing and can chise history. with his team this season. The win snapped a four-game say, ‘Hey, I believe in you and The coaches let go for off-ice losing streak for the Knights, who I don’t see that there’s a change performance include: Bill Peters, ey coaches on notice in a field that Change does bring some posi- fired Gerard Gallant on Wednes- needed.’ ” who either resigned or was fired already had very little security. tives. Following Tuesday night’s day. Peter Stastny, Chandler Ste- It’s exactly what he got from in Calgary over alleged racist Of the 31 current NHL coach- games, the Maple Leafs were phenson and Ryan Reaves also Poile. comments, and Jim Montgomery, es, only three have been with the 16-6-2 under Sheldon Keefe. The Cooper knows the feeling. scored for Vegas. same team since the start of the Flames were 13-6-1 under Geoff Stone, traded to Vegas last Feb- who said he was fired in Dallas There were rumors about his for unprofessional conduct. He 2015-16 season. Jon Cooper of Ward. The Stars were 10-4-1 with job being in jeopardy earlier this ruary, received a video tribute the Tampa Bay Lightning has the Rick Bowness, and the Devils, during the first TV timeout, with said he is undergoing alcohol year when the Lightning got off longest tenure, starting in March Sharks and Predators were show- Senators fans giving him a stand- rehabilitation. to a bad start on the heels of the 2013. Paul Maurice was hired by ing signs of improvement under ing ovation. Stone took to the ice While underachieving teams, playoff debacle after winning the the Winnipeg Jets the following Alain Nasreddine, Bob Bough- to thank the fans and gave them a poor records and owner impa- Presidents’ Trophy last season. January, and Jeff Blashill joined ner and Hynes, who only needed thumbs up. tience are the leading factors in “We know the business we get the Detroit Red Wings on June 9, a month to find a job. Still, only “It was nice to get the win,” the changes, other things have in- into in this league,” Cooper said 2015. three are currently in playoff Stone said. “It was weird, for fluenced the moves that are based Sunday before the Lightning had sure. Six great years over there. on the hope that past results else- They are the longest tenured spots. its franchise record-tying 10- They took a chance on me from where deliver similar gains. among current coaches. Bowness credits his players, game winning streak snapped by Day One. I was no shoo-in to be Start with the Craig Berube Including the seven firings this noting the positive results were the Devils. “For me being in this an NHL hockey player and this factor. He took over as coach of season: Gallant from Vegas; Mike not instantaneous. organization we have one com- team helped me develop and mold the St. Louis Blues in November Babcock from Toronto; Peters “We had to work our way mon goal: we’re all in it together. me into the player I am today. It 2018 and led them from dead last from Calgary; John Hynes from through a lot of things,“ he said. A big part of why I have been was unfortunate that we weren’t in the standings in January to New Jersey, Montgomery from “And hopefully they’re all behind around is the communication able to end my career here, but at their first Stanley Cup title. Dallas; DeBoer from San Jose; us.” among all of us. I have been very the same time Vegas has become Mike Sullivan led the Pitts- and Peter Laviolette from Nash- The reality for owners is the fortunate.” home and the place that I want to burgh Penguins to consecutive ville, there are 14 coaches in their NHL is quickly becoming a 50- Trotz said surviving tough spend the rest of my career.” Cups after taking over in Decem- first season with their team this 50 league. With the addition of times builds better teams. DeBoer didn’t have a lot of time ber 2015. A few years before that, year. Seattle through expansion, half of “The easiest thing is to panic to settle in as he met with the Darryl Sutter took over the Los Berube, who has been on the the league’s teams will make the when it’s not going really well,” team briefly Thursday morning Angeles Kings in December 2011 job less than 14 months, has the playoffs each season. he said. “But we’re in the winning and then prepared for the game. and led them to their first Cup 18th-longest tenure with his team While it sounds like a fair num- business and I understand that “I told them if I call any of them that season. There was another among the current coaches. ber, things have changed since totally. I understand it more now, Jumbo or Burnsie to kick me,” parade after the 2013-14 season. Many hockey owners are tired 1987, when Burke took a job with 20-something years into it, than I joked DeBoer. “I didn’t make any Instant success in all cases. of waiting for success, said Pierre the Vancouver Canucks. There did probably in Year 1 or 2. In the mistakes on names, but it was a Hockey owners are far too im- McGuire, NBC Sports’ NHL In- were 21 teams and 16 made the first or second year when you’re good night. It’s a good group and, patient with their coaches, for- side-the-Glass analyst. postseason. If a team missed, a starting out you’re just trying to like I said, a tough week and some mer NHL executive and current “I think people look at history tweak here or there and it could survive.” hard days. I thought it was nice to Sportsnet NHL analyst Brian in the league and ownerships in get back to the playoffs relatively Unfortunately, many coaches get a win and kind of move past Burke said Tuesday . particular, and say: ‘What about soon. have not been surviving lately. that.” “It is a lot easier to turn around us?’ ” McGuire said. “ ‘You’ve told “There was no exile,” Burke “We’ve had a lot of volatility Marc-Andre Fleury stopped a business in some other area than us about this five-year plan, or said. “There was no six, seven, this year,” McGuire said. “There 33 shots for Vegas, tying the New it is in hockey and pro sports, and four-year plan and these guys are eight years of missing the play- was a lot of volatility last summer. York Rangers’ Henrik Lundqvist the Berube factor does not help,” doing it in one year, and in some offs. Some teams are missing the Hopefully it is going to straighten for fifth place on the NHL’s ca- Burke said. instances six months.’ That’s what playoffs for six, seven or eight out a little bit here, the next little reer list with 458 wins. It certainly has put more hock- leads to itchy trigger fingers.” years. The industry has never while.” PAGE 20 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, January 18, 2020 NBA/COLLEGE BASKETBALL NBA roundup Ingram, Pelicans end Jazz’s streak Associated Press NBA scoreboard NEW ORLEANS — Brandon Ingram scored a career-high 49 points, and the New Orleans Eastern Conference Pelicans stopped the Utah Jazz’s Atlantic Division 10-game winning streak with a W L Pct GB Boston 27 13 .675 — 138-132 victory Thursday night. Toronto 26 14 .650 1 Utah led 132-127 on Bojan Bog- Philadelphia 26 16 .619 2 Brooklyn 18 22 .450 9 danovic’s three-pointer with 2:28 New York 11 31 .262 17 to go in overtime, but went score- Southeast Division Miami 28 12 .700 — less the rest of the way. The Peli- Orlando 20 22 .476 9 cans scored 11 straight on layups Charlotte 15 29 .341 15 Washington 13 27 .325 15 by Derrick Favors and E’Twaun Atlanta 9 32 .220 19½ Moore and seven free throws. Central Division Milwaukee 37 6 .860 — Favors finished with 21 points, Indiana 26 15 .634 10 11 rebounds and three blocks Chicago 15 27 .357 21½ Detroit 15 27 .357 21½ against his former team. Moore Cleveland 12 29 .293 24 had 16 points for New Orleans, which has won 10 of 14 and has Western Conference PETE CASTER/AP Southwest Division two games to play before the W L Pct GB Washington State guard Isaac Bonton, right, shoots as Oregon forward Shakur Juiston defends during NBA’s top overall draft choice, Houston 26 14 .650 — the second half of Thursday’s game in Pullman, Wash. Washington State won 72-61. Dallas 26 15 .634 ½ Zion Williamson, is slated to make Memphis 19 22 .463 7½ his Pelicans debut on Wednesday San Antonio 17 22 .436 8½ New Orleans 16 26 .381 11 night. Northwest Division College basketball roundup Utah star Donovan Mitch- Denver 29 12 .707 — Utah 28 13 .683 1 ell tied his career high with 46 Oklahoma City 23 18 .561 6 points before missing several Portland 18 24 .429 11½ Minnesota 15 25 .375 13½ shots in the final minutes of over- Pacific Division time. Bogdanovic scored 26, and L.A. Lakers 33 8 .805 — L.A. Clippers 29 13 .690 4½ Rudy Gobert had 17 points, 14 re- Phoenix 17 24 .415 16 bounds and three blocks. Sacramento 15 26 .366 18 Elleby, Washington St. Golden State 9 34 .209 25 The Pelicans thought they had Thursday’s games Phoenix 121, New York 98 won the game in regulation on Milwaukee 128, Boston 123 Ingram’s off-balance jumper with New Orleans 138, Utah 132, OT Denver 134, Golden State 131, OT .2 seconds left. But Jaxson Hayes L.A. Clippers 122, Orlando 95 was called for holding Gobert as Friday’s games Chicago at Philadelphia Utah attempted a desperation tip- Minnesota at Indiana knock off No. 8 Oregon in on the inbound pass. Washington at Toronto Cleveland at Memphis Bucks 128, Celtics 123: Gi- Miami at Oklahoma City Associated Press in conference play and has won seven of eight over- annis Antetokounmpo had 32 Atlanta at San Antonio Portland at Dallas all. Siewert hit 4 of 6 three-pointers and Bey made PULLMAN, Wash. — CJ Elleby scored 25 points points, 17 rebounds and seven Saturday’s games his only attempt from long range to give the Buffa- assists, and NBA-leading Mil- L.A. Clippers at New Orleans and Washington State beat a Top-10 team for just the Milwaukee at Brooklyn loes some much-needed offense. waukee won its fifth straight by Phoenix at Boston third time, surprising No. 8 Oregon 72-61 on Thurs- Arizona State (10-7, 1-3) has dropped five of its beating visiting Boston. Detroit at Atlanta day night. Philadelphia at New York last seven. It was Antetokounmpo’s 35th Cleveland at Chicago Elleby, who was held to a season-low six points Remy Martin scored 25 points and Romello White double-double of the season. Toronto at Minnesota in his last game, helped Washington State (11-7, 2-3 L.A. Lakers at Houston had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Sun Devils, Khris Middleton scored 23 points Orlando at Golden State Pac-12) to its first win over a Top-10 opponent since Portland at Oklahoma City who shot just 30% from the field in the second half, for Milwaukee (37-6), and Donte 2007. Sacramento at Utah including 4-for-19 (21%) from three-point range. DiVincenzo had 19. Sunday’s games Elleby shot 9-for-20, including 4-for-7 from three- Miami at San Antonio No. 22 Memphis 60, Cincinnati 49: DJ Jef- Kemba Walker scored 40 points Indiana at Denver point range, and added a season-high 14 rebounds. for the Celtics, who took the floor Monday’s games Isaac Bonton finished with 12 points and six assists, fries scored 18 points, Precious Achiuwa added 12 Detroit at Washington points and 11 rebounds and the host Tigers used a without Jaylen Brown. The 6-foot- Toronto at Atlanta and Jeff Pollard scored 11 for the Cougars. 6 forward suffered a sprained Philadelphia at Brooklyn Payton Pritchard had 22 points and five assists for rally midway through the second half to defeat the Chicago at Milwaukee Bearcats. right thumb in a 13-point loss to New Orleans at Memphis Oregon (14-4, 3-2), which had its three-game win- New York at Cleveland Lester Quinones added 13 points, seven coming in Detroit on Wednesday. Oklahoma City at Houston ning streak halted. Chris Duarte had 15 points for Clippers 122, Magic 95: Orlando at Charlotte the Ducks. the final five minutes, as Memphis (14-3, 3-1 Ameri- Sacramento at Miami can Athletic Conference) broke a six-game losing Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points, L.A. Lakers at Boston Trailing by five points with 3:24 left, Pritchard leading host Los Angeles past Denver at Minnesota made a clutch jumper in the paint, then converted a streak in the series with Cincinnati. Indiana at Utah Jarrron Cumberland, the defending American Orlando. San Antonio at Phoenix free throw to make it 60-58. Leonard also had five rebounds Golden State at Portland On the ensuing possession, Elleby converted a Athletic Conference player of the year, led Cincin- and five assists in his fourth con- three-point play to make the score 63-58. nati (10-7, 3-2) with 19 points, while Keith Williams secutive game with at least 30 Washington State then went on a 9-0 run that scored 12, going 4-for-14 from the field, part of the points. He was 12-for-20 from the third quarter with an ankle in- closed out Oregon. Bearcats struggling to a 30% shooting night from field. jury. Barrett was using crutches No. 1 Gonzaga 105, Santa Clara 54: Joel Ayayi the field. The Clippers placed seven after the game. scored 19 points and Filip Petrusev and Admon Army 79, Holy Cross 67: Matt Wilson scored players in double figures and led Nuggets 134, Warriors 131 Gilder each scored 18 as the Bulldogs pounded the 23 points, Tommy Funk had 18 points and seven by many as 23 in their fourth vic- (OT): Malik Beasley made two Broncos for their 33rd straight home win, the lon- assists, and the visiting Black Knights won a game tory in five games. Montrezl Har- free throws with 8.9 seconds left gest streak in the nation. postponed due to a fatal car crash involving the Cru- rell finished with 21 points. in overtime, and short-handed Corey Kispert added 16 points for Gonzaga (19-1, saders women’s rowing team. Suns 121, Knicks 98: Dean- Denver handed Golden State its 5-0 West Coast). The game was scheduled for Wednesday night but dre Ayton had 26 points and a ca- 10th consecutive loss. Josip Vrankic scored 12 points and Trey Wertz 11 was pushed back a day after the Holy Cross rowing reer-high 21 rebounds, powering Will Barton had a season-high for cold-shooting Santa Clara (15-4, 2-2), which is off team was involved in a crash during a winter train- Phoenix past host New York. 31 points in the Nuggets’ fifth win to its best start in decades. But the Broncos have lost ing trip to Vero Beach, Fla. The school announced The Suns shot 51% (47-for-92) in six games. Nikola Jokic added 20 straight to Gonzaga, dating to 2011. 20-year-old Grace Rett passed away as a result of from the field and placed five 23 points, 12 rebounds and eight The Broncos were doomed by 30% shooting in injuries sustained in the accident. players in double figures in their assists, and Beasley finished with this game, including 3 of 25 from three-point range. Alex King added 11 points, Lonnie Grayson had third win in four games. Devin 27 points. Gonzaga has won 11 games in a row since its only six rebounds and Wilson made 10 of 13 shots for Booker scored 29 points, and Alec Burks scored 25 for Gold- loss to Michigan. Army (6-10, 1-4 Patriot League), which snapped its Ricky Rubio had 25 points and 13 en State, and D’Angelo Russell No. 20 Colorado 68, Arizona State 61: Tyler five-game losing streak. assists. had 21 points and six assists. It’s Bey scored 19 points, Lucas Siewert added 14 and Matt Faw scored a career-high 22 points and New York lost for the seventh the longest slide for the Warriors the Buffaloes overcame a slow start to beat the Sun had three blocks for the Crusaders (2-16, 1-4). Joe time in eight games, and rookie since they also dropped 10 in a Devils. Pridgen added 17 points and Connor Niego had 13 guard RJ Barrett departed in the row March 9-24, 2002. Colorado (14-3, 3-1 Pac-12) won its first road game points. Saturday, January 18, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 21 MLB/SPORTS BRIEFS/NFL Giants hire majors’ first female coach

BY JANIE MCCAULEY of the organization’s health and Associated Press wellness initiatives and events.” The NBA has several female SAN FRANCISCO — Alyssa assistant coaches. The NFL’s San Nakken became the first female Francisco 49ers have Katie Sow- coach on a major league staff in ers as an offensive assistant. baseball history Thursday when At Sacramento State from 2009- she was named an assistant to new 2012, Nakken was a three-time Giants manager Gabe Kapler. all-conference player and four- Major League Baseball con- time Academic All American. firmed Nakken is the first woman She earned a master’s degree in coach in the majors. Nakken is a sport management from the Uni- former softball standout at first versity of San Francisco in 2015. base for Sacramento State who “Alyssa and Mark are highly joined the club in 2014 as an in- respected members of the organi- GREGORY BULL/AP tern in baseball operations. She zation and I’m delighted that they Carlos Beltran is out as manager of the Mets before he spent a game on the bench, the latest fallout and Mark Hallberg, who was also will now focus their talents on from the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal. named as an assistant Thursday, helping to build a winning culture will work to promote high per- in the clubhouse,” Kapler said. formance along with a close-knit “In every organization, environ- team atmosphere. ment affects performance, and Mets, new manager part ways Kapler, who expressed dur- baseball clubhouses are no dif- ing the winter meetings that he ferent. That’s why in addition to would hire some coaches for non- assisting the rest of the coaching BY MIKE FITZPATRICK nine-page report said Beltrán York, then with Beltrán at the traditional roles, said in a text staff on the field, Mark and Alys- Associated Press was among the group involved in team’s spring training complex in message Nakken (nack-in) will be sa will focus on fostering a club- the team’s illicit use of electron- Florida on Wednesday night and in uniform. house culture that promotes high NEW YORK — Carlos Bel- ics to pilfer signs during Hous- Thursday morning. The team said Nakken has been performance through, among trán’s 2 ½-month tenure as New ton’s run to the 2017 World Series “Considering the circumstanc- responsible for “developing, pro- other attributes, a deep sense of York Mets manager ended Thurs- championship. es, it became clear to all parties ducing and directing a number collaboration and team.” day before he spent a game on the “Over my 20 years in the game, that it was not in anyone’s best bench, the latest fallout from the I’ve always taken pride in being a interest for Carlos to move for- Houston Astros’ sign-stealing leader and doing things the right ward as manager of the New York scandal that has rocked Major way, and in this situation, I failed,” Mets,” Van Wagenen and Wilpon Briefl y League Baseball. Beltran said in a statement issued said in a statement. The Mets announced the de- through agent Dan Lozano. “We believe that Carlos was cision in a news release, saying “As a veteran player on the honest and forthcoming with us. Baylor hires LSU’s Astros, Springer settle Beltrán and the team “agreed to team, I should’ve recognized the We are confident that this will not Aranda as head coach on $21 million contract mutually part ways.” The move severity of the issue and truly re- be the final chapter in his base- Baylor hired LSU defensive George Springer and the Hous- came two days after Boston cut gret the actions that were taken. ball career.” ton Astros settled on a $21 mil- ties with manager Alex Cora, I am a man of faith and integrity On a later conference call, Wil- coordinator Dave Aranda as lion, one-year contract Thursday. who was Houston’s bench coach and what took place did not dem- pon said the team had heard in its new head coach Thursday, Springer had asked for $22.5 in 2017 when Beltrán played for onstrate those characteristics that advance “from sources” that Bel- three days after the Tigers com- million in salary arbitration and the Astros. are so very important to me and trán wasn’t going to be suspended pleted their undefeated national A day before that, manager AJ my family. I’m very sorry. It’s not by MLB. championship. the Astros offered $17.5 million, Hinch and general manager Jeff who I am as a father, a husband, a “I think the change was when Aranda, 43, a head coach for making the settlement $1 mil- Luhnow were fired by Houston teammate and as an educator. ... the report did come out, how the first time, takes over a Big 12 lion over the midpoint. He made soon after they were suspended I hope that at some point in time, prominent he was in it,” Wilpon program in much better shape $12.15 million last year. for the 2020 season by Commis- I’ll have the opportunity to return said. than it was when Matt Rhule got The 30-year-old outfielder set sioner Rob Manfred for their to this game that I love so much.” The commissioner’s office did there more than three years ago. career highs last season, hitting roles in the cheating scheme. Mets general manager Brodie not pressure the Mets to fire Bel- Rhule became head coach of 39 home runs with 96 RBIs while Next to fall was Beltrán, the Van Wagenen and Chief Oper- trán, Wilpon said, telling execu- the NFL’s Carolina Panthers on batting .292. Springer led Hous- only Astros player mentioned by ating Officer Jeff Wilpon met tives it was the club’s decision. Jan. 7, six days after the Bears ton to its first World Series title name Monday when MLB issued with MLB deputy commissioner “This has been a difficult week. finished an 11-3 season with a in 2017, hitting five homers in the its findings from an investiga- Dan Halem and Bryan Seeley, Make no mistake, it’s been diffi- loss to Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. seven-game win over the Los An- tion into the club’s conduct. No who headed the investigation, cult for everyone involved,” Van Baylor was ranked 13th in the geles Dodgers. players were disciplined, but the on Wednesday morning in New Wagenen said. final AP Top 25 poll. From The Associated Press Chief: Coaching staffs of Packers, Niners share multiple connections over several years

FROM BACK PAGE That’s hardly the only connec- There’s a lot of talk to it and stuff, ate assistants at Central Michigan left to take the same position in What Shanahan and LaFleur tion among this quartet. but I mean, there’s no feeling and have been close friends since. Atlanta. certainly can admire about Reid The ties between the Niners and when that game goes on, there’s Saleh recommended LaFleur for Vrabel doesn’t have any con- is his forward-thinking approach Packers coaching staffs run deep. no feelings when you’re studying his first NFL job as a quality con- nections in that way. He is the on offense. Both of them are LaFleur worked under Shanahan and preparing. trol offensive assistant with the only one of the four who has won on staffs in Houston, Washington “Everyone cares about the Texans in 2008-09, when Shana- a Super Bowl. bred in offense, and they rarely and Atlanta before heading in his other person. I know if we weren’t han was offensive coordinator. “I think there’s always experi- back off. While Reid has been a own direction. LaFleur’s brother, in it, I know he’d be pulling for “I was messing with him the ences that you try to draw from bit more conservative — at least Mike, is the passing game coordi- his brother just like when I wasn’t other day,” LaFleur said. “I asked as a player,” Vrabel said. “I mean, until Patrick Mahomes showed nator in San Francisco and was going against my dad (long-time him to call me. I shot him a text that’s what I have (done). I spent up — Shanahan and LaFleur blocked by Shanahan this past coach Mike Shanahan), I was al- message. I said, ‘Hey, would you 14 years in the National Football rarely get shy with the ball. offseason when Matt wanted to ways pulling for him. But, I know give me a call? I have a couple League, and I don’t even know Vrabel has a defensive back- hire him as offensive coordinator when you go against each other, questions about your defense.’ how many playoff games, but ground, having won three Super in Green Bay. that stuff doesn’t matter. Every- “That was the last of the those were good experiences Bowls as a linebacker in New “It’s always a little bit different one’s got a job to do and everyone communication.” about preparation and really fo- England. Though nobody who just because of how close you are is pretty competitive and wants to Shanahan also spent a year as cusing on what got us to this point saw him catch passes, including with the other person,” Shanahan win, also.” offensive coordinator in Cleve- from where we were at different for a touchdown in the 2005 game said. “I know Matt and Mike are Matt LaFleur also has a very land when Packers defensive co- points in the season. And then, against Reid and the Eagles, can as close as any brothers could be tight relationship with 49ers de- ordinator Mike Pettine was head there’s also things that I have to forget his hand in the Patriots just like most people are with sib- fensive coordinator Robert Saleh. coach in 2014. Shanahan resigned do as a coach to make sure that offense. lings, but it really doesn’t matter. They were roommates as gradu- from that job after one season and we’re ready.” PAGE 22 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, January 18, 2020 NFL PLAYOFFS Impact player Rookie DE Bosa one of biggest reasons behind 49ers’ turnaround on ‘D’

BY JOSH DUBOW Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Nick Bosa re- mained on the turf with the wind knocked out of him after beating yet another offen- sive lineman for a sack when the appre- ciative San Francisco 49ers fans started chanting his name. Bosa hopped up, jogged off the field and then quickly got back to doing what he’s done for his entire rookie season by ha- rassing quarterbacks and spoiling game plans for offenses around the league. There are plenty of reasons for the re- markable turnaround in San Francisco that has the 49ers (14-3) ready to host the Green Bay Pack- ers (14-3) in the NFC ‘ championship game It was on Sunday after win- kind of ning only 10 games in the first two sea- shocking sons under coach Kyle how silly Shanahan and general he was manager John Lynch. There’s been a able to healthy season for Above: Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, make a lot quarterback Jimmy foreground, is tackled by San Francisco Garoppolo, innova- 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa with of talented tive play-calling from teammate Dee Ford in pursuit during the tackles Shanahan, physical second half of a divisional playoff game look early, dominance from All- Jan. 11 in Santa Clara, Calif. Left: Bosa Pro tight end George was dominant after being picked second myself Kittle and a throw- overall last spring. His nine sacks were included. ’ back season from the fourth most ever for a 49ers rookie, shutdown cornerback and he ranked third in the NFL with 68 Joe Staley Richard Sherman. quarterback pressures. 49ers left tackle, But perhaps no /AP on rookie DE one has had a bigger PHOTOS BY BEN MARGOT, TOP, AND TONY AVELAR, LEFT Nick Bosa impact than Bosa, a “Once we got the pads on in training rookie who already has the physical camp, it was very eye-opening,” quarter- tools and techniques of a player far more back Jimmy Garoppolo said about the up- experienced. graded line. “They made it difficult on us “It was kind of shocking how silly he was in training camp and it transferred over to able to make a lot of talented tackles look the season, thankfully.” early, myself included,” veteran left tackle The defensive line took a little step back- Joe Staley said Wednesday. “Now it’s just ward late in the season when Ford played who he is and is what we expect now.” only four snaps in the final six games be- Bosa was born for this role as a disrup- cause of injuries. tive defensive end. His father, John, was But Ford’s return against the Vikings a first-round pick by Miami in 1987 who last week contributed to a six-sack perfor- played three seasons in the NFL. mance as he drew extra attention with the His older brother Joey was drafted third overall by the Chargers in 2016 before win- threat of his speed rush to open opportuni- ning Defensive Rookie of the Year and re- ties for teammates. cording 40 sacks in his first four seasons. Ford got one sack of his own to force Nick Bosa was dominant as a rookie as a field goal late in the first half and even well after being picked second overall last lined up next to Bosa at times, including on spring. His nine sacks were the fourth Bosa’s first of two sacks in the game. That most ever for a 49ers rookie, and he ranked gave the line a new look for offenses that third in the NFL with 68 quarterback pres- still have to deal with power rushers De- sures, according to SportsInfo Solutions, Forest Buckner and Arik Armstead on the trailing only Cameron Jordan and Dani- other side. sacks. That always helps. But most of the changes this season under new defensive elle Hunter. “I told Dee, ‘I wish I could scare people plays that I’m most proud of are the plays line coach Kris Kocurek, lining up the de- Bosa also has been disruptive against with my presence like you do,’ ” Bosa said. the run and even flashed the ability to play that weren’t the sacks.” fensive ends out wider than in the past to “I mean, when a guard sees Dee Ford on in pass coverage He dropped off last week Bosa and the entire defensive line have create better angles to get to the quarter- and broke up a pass to Minnesota’s Dalvin been making plays all season. The four back and more 1-on-1 matchups. them, their mind is racing, they’re think- Cook. first-round draft picks the team spent on It has worked as advertised as the 49ers ing about what he’s about to do, whatever “Obviously, making the plays is good,” defensive linemen the past five seasons and increased their sack total in the regular it is. Just having his presence and his pass- Bosa said. “But, I mean, I try and bring the the trade for another former first-rounder season from 36 to 48 and went from a re- rush ability, his knowledge and communi- same effort, same technique, same every- in Dee Ford are paying big dividends. cord-low seven takeaways to 27 in large cation, he’s a true vet. It’s nice to have him thing every week. (Sunday) I got a couple The Niners also made some schematic part because of the improved pass rush. out there.” Saturday, January 18, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 23 NFL PLAYOFFS Titans’ big gamble close to paying off Tennessee took a risk when it selected Vrabel as head coach

BY TERESA M. WALKER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. itans safety Kenny Vac- caro listened to how coach Mike Vrabel Tpraised his performance in Tennessee’s wild-card win with the hint of a smile. “I know how Vrabel is,” Vac- caro said. “He’s tough. He wants you to be physical, gritty, grindy, and he just likes guys that are going to hit. I was hitting people like I’ve always hit people. I ap- preciate the compliment because he doesn’t really give out too many.” No, the second-year head coach doesn’t waste much time with praise. That’s not why the Titans fired Mike Mularkey two years ago after losing in the divisional round of the playoffs, preferring to gamble on hiring a coach who /AP could push them to compete for PHOTOS BY JULIO CORTEZ championships. They chose Vra- With the Titans sitting at 2-4 after six games this season, head coach Mike Vrabel, above, benched starting quarterback Marcus Mariota in bel as a first-time head coach, and favor of veteran Ryan Tannehill, below. The Titans are 9-3 since, including winning their last three on the road. the former 14-year linebacker with three Super Bowl rings has the Titans a win away from the ‘ I ain’t going to say the guy is perfect, but franchise’s second Super Bowl berth and first since the 1999 he damn near understands football better season. than anybody in this building. Vrabel’s message since mid- ’ April has been pushing the Ti- Jurrell Casey tans to find a way to go from Four-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman on Titans head coach Mike Vrabel good to great after three straight 9-7 seasons. Tennessee went 9-7 again during the regular season, “He doesn’t care about the lar-season finale against AFC but Vrabel isn’t ready to grade wins, he don’t care about none of South champ Houston, beat the his team yet, not before the AFC that that happened,” Casey said. defending Super Bowl champion championship game Sunday at “He’s excited for that moment. Patriots in New England and then Kansas City (13-4). It will be the But he’s onto the next. His mind- knocked off the top-seeded Ra- Titans’ first time playing for the set is always onto the next. ‘We vens in Baltimore. Vrabel is the conference title since the 2002 can cherish the moments for a Titans’ first coach to win his first season. bit, but let’s get back to the grind. two postseason games since Jeff “Well, I think that we have cer- I don’t care about the excuses you Fisher after the 1999 season. tainly improved,” Vrabel said. have. You’re sore, whatever. You “They’re playing real good “I think we’ve made progress. get back in this building and get football right now,” Kansas City Something that we focused on a back to it.’ ” coach Andy Reid said. “They’re while back is just trying to con- Vrabel dealt with numerous strong. They’re well-coached. tinue to improve each and every injuries during his first season, Mike does a nice job with them.” week. So, how close we are, I including starting quarterback Vrabel, who greets each player don’t know that. I know that we’re Marcus Mariota missing the outside the locker room door after going to do what we’ve done for a regular-season finale, which the games, says he’s made clear that long time, and what we know is to Titans lost with a playoff berth on everyone should be held account- prepare to try to go in and play able. That includes himself as he the line. with confidence and execute.” works to improve as a coach. His biggest challenge came in That focus on improvement has His approach has helped build mid-October this season. The Ti- endeared him to the Titans. He a locker room where teammates tans had scored only one touch- has a hands-on approach, wheth- hold each other responsible for er he’s banging away at a football down in a 10-quarter stretch their preparation and play. being carried by Derrick Henry capped by a 16-0 loss at Denver “I ain’t going to say the guy is during a running back drill or that dropped Tennessee to 2-4. At perfect, but he damn near under- wearing a blocking pad to work that point, Vrabel benched Mari- stands football better than any- on technique with linebackers ota for veteran Ryan Tannehill, body in this building, outside this and defensive linemen. Four-time who had been acquired in a trade building,” Casey said. “The guy, Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jur- with Miami to upgrade the back- he’s an intelligent dude. It’s not rell Casey loves how Vrabel and up position. really too much you can question all his coaches are involved and The Titans (11-7) are 9-3 since that man.” detail-oriented at practice. then, including winning their last AP sports writer Dave Skretta contrib- But it’s Vrabel’s mindset that three on the road. They clinched uted to this report from Kansas City, Casey appreciates most. the AFC’s No. 6 seed in the regu- Mo. S TARS AND STRIPES Saturday, January 18, 2020 Woman in uniform Giants become fi rst team in majors SPORTS to hire female coach » MLB, Page 21

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ED ZURGA/AP Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has made 15 trips to the postseason, but he has never hoisted the Lombardi Trophy. Reid has most experience by far, but final 4 all chasing 1st Super Bowl title as coaches BY BARRY WILNER AFC Championship the NFL title will be doing so for Inside: Associated Press Tennessee Titans (11-7) the first time as a coach. at Kansas City Chiefs (13-4) No, despite his longevity as Ea- Rookie pass rusher f the coaches in the gles and then Chiefs coach, and his NFL’s Final Four, Andy AFN-Sports 15 trips to the postseason, Reid has Nick Bosa a big reason Reid is the outlier. 9:05 p.m. Sunday CET never lifted the Lombardi Trophy. for 49ers’ defensive Only Kansas City’s 5:05 a.m. Monday JKT “Listen, you’ve known me a long coach has been the turnaround, Page 22 O time, I’m thinking more about the head coach in a Super Bowl. Only players than I’m thinking about Titans getting what Reid is close to having a Hall of NFC Championship myself,” Reid said. “That’s now Fame-worthy résumé. Only Reid they hoped for when Green Bay Packers (14-3) where I go — I’m trying to get has been around for a couple of the guys ready, I’m going to make decades. at San Francisco 49ers (14-3) gambling on Vrabel as sure I’m ready, then I’m going to So, while Tennessee’s Mike Vra- AFN-Sports go play. I don’t really look at it that head coach, Page 23 bel, Green Bay’s Matt LaFleur and 12:30 a.m. Monday CET way: It’s more a disappointment San Francisco’s Kyle Shanahan San Francisco DE Nick Bosa for the other teams, they worked might look up to Reid and his ca- 8:30 a.m. Monday JKT had nine sacks this season after their tails off and fell short.” reer achievements, they also rec- being picked second overall. ognize that whichever of them wins SEE CHIEF ON PAGE 21 JEFF CHIU/AP

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