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Volume 78, No. 153 ©SS 2019 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019 50¢/Free to Deployed Areas Drills delayed in ‘goodwill gesture’ to North Korea

BY KIM GAMEL Stars and Stripes SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. and South Korea will postpone a planned joint air exercise that was criticized by the North, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday. Esper said he didn’t see the move as a concession to the communist state but a “goodwill gesture” that he hopes North Korea will recipro- cate by returning to nuclear talks. The surprise deci- sion came after North Korea issued state- ments lashing out at the upcoming joint U.S.-South Korean military exercise and warning that it’s run- ning out of patience Esper for Washington to soften its denuclear- ization demands. Esper made the announcement at a news conference with South Korean counter- part Jeong Kyeong-doo on the sidelines of a meeting of regional defense ministers in Bangkok. The allies had announced plans to hold later this month what they said would be a scaled-back combined flying training event in place of the previous annual drills known as Vigilant Ace. But the North was not satisfied with the changes and warned last week that the U.S. would face “shocking punishment” if “the Weaponry-themed cards a hostile provocation is committed.” Esper and Jeong said Sunday that the decision to postpone the drill was made hit with service members after “close consultation and careful con- sideration.” No new date was announced. BY JENNIFER H. SVAN “We have made this decision as an act of Stars and Stripes goodwill to contribute to an environment KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — An ace of SEE DRILLS ON PAGE 3 spades embellished with a Russian-made SA-17 could tip a game of Texas Hold ’em in a soldier’s INSIDE favor while also helping him identify a surface-to- air missile system on the ground.  Esper says ‘wealthy’ The Army has a new line of playing cards featur- S. Korea should shoulder Top: A soldier uses playing cards released by Army Training ing military weapons used by Russia, China and and Doctrine Command featuring vehicles and weapons used Iran — countries the Pentagon has identified as po- greater burden of cost for by Russia, China and Iran. Above: The ace of spades in the tential threats. US troops on peninsula Russian deck shows the SA-17, a surface-to-air missile system. The cards are proving so popular that more than U.S. Army photos SEE CARDS ON PAGE 6 Page 3 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, November 18, 2019 MILITARY Milley declares Pacific top priority in 1st overseas trip

BY WYATT OLSON to 1945. Milley touted the size and Stars and Stripes South Korea has announced it scope of America’s defense pres- is withdrawing from an intelli- ence in the Pacific, with more The Pacific is now the top pri- gence-sharing agreement signed than 300,000 service members ority for the U.S. military, Gen. with Japan in 2016. and Defense Department civil- Mark Milley said Thursday in Milley told reporters Nov. 11 ians under the umbrella of the Tokyo while on his first over- that the agreement — which U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. seas trip since becoming chair- could expire as early as this week He spoke pointedly about China man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in — is key for regional stability and with reporters Thursday. September. security. “We need to continue to engage /Defense Department Milley was addressing a group Quarrels between Japan and with China,” he said. “China is a DOMINIQUE PINEIRO of Japanese and American re- South Korea only serve adversar- strategic competitor to be sure, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with porters after concluding a meet- ies, he said. [but] it doesn’t necessarily mean Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga at the Kantei in ing with Japanese leaders, the “It is clearly in China’s inter- that China becomes an adversary Tokyo on Wednesday . Pentagon said in a statement. ests and North Korea’s interests in the military sense of the word The U.S. focus on the Pacific to separate South Korea from or an enemy. sweeping claims of sovereignty counterparts during the visit. region is a result of the emerging Japan and the United States,” “But having said that, it’s im- over most of the South China “I would also say that con- great-power competition among Milley said Monday. “It is in our portant that the United States, Sea, which neighboring nations straints and restraints on mili- America, China and Russia. interests to keep all three of us Japan, South Korea, Australia, contest. tary training [are] not unique “It is the No. 1 regional priority very closely aligned.” and other friends and allies in the U.S. military troops stationed to Japan,” he said. “It exists in for the United States military,” he “We’ve got to get past some region remain unified.” in Japan are essential in project- Korea; it exists in Germany; it told reporters. of these friction points in a way China’s extraordinary econom- ing power in the region, but re- exists in the continental United Milley’s weeklong trip to Japan that is helpful to the alliance,” he ic growth over the past 20 years strictions on the available types States. Things like environmen- and South Korea comes amid re- said. has resulted in the rapid expan- of training in Japan is a challenge tal issues, issues with the neigh- newed disagreements between The alliance needs to resolve sion of its military capabilities, he to maintaining readiness, Milley boring communities and towns of the two U.S. allies, disputes aris- such friction points by focusing said. said. various military bases.” ing from Japan’s occupation of on common values and security China’s growing military might He told reporters he had dis- [email protected] the Korean peninsula from 1905 needs, he said. have emboldened the nation’s cussed this topic with Japanese Twitter: @WyattWOlson Marine deserter’s mother names him in fatal shooting of her boyfriend

Associated Press Hanson told a U.S. marshal that The vehicle was later found saw him in Roanoke on Thursday significant damage. she witnessed Michael Alexander near Clarendon County, S.C. , morning, Police Chief Tim Jones The search for Brown began ROANOKE, Va. — The mother Brown, 22, fatally shoot her boy- about four hours southwest of said at a news conference. Au- after someone called 911 around of a wanted Marine told investiga- friend, Rodney Wilfred Brown, Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, thorities believe Brown was driv- 4 a.m. Thursday to report that tors that she saw her son kill her Nov. 9 at a home in Hardy. where he had been stationed as a ing a recreational vehicle, which someone was tapping on the win- boyfriend, according to a federal According to the complaint, U.S. Marine until leaving his post was discovered by police nearby dows of a nearby house. Jones criminal complaint. Hanson also identified Brown’s last month. later that day. said Brown’s grandmother lives The criminal complaint filed in getaway vehicle through pictures Investigators think the Marine Law enforcement approached at that house and they believe he U.S. District Court in Roanoke, obtained from a gas station just deserter was trying to contact his the RV, but Brown was not inside. was trying to contact her and his Va., on Wednesday shows Vanessa before the shooting. grandmother when a neighbor Photos showed the RV suffered mother. T O D A Y IN STRIPES

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BY KIM GAMEL reported. The two sides failed to ficial gave specific figures. Stars and Stripes reach agreement in time for the Esper also acknowledged that deadline last year but eventually South Korea has provided “a fair SEOUL, South Korea — South agreed to a retroactive stopgap amount of support” but said most Korea is a wealthy country and measure in which South Korea of the funding ended up back in should increase its share of the increased its share by about 8.2% the local economy. cost for stationing some 28,500 to some $920 million. However, U.S. troops on the divided penin- The SMA funds have been used that deal was extended for only mostly to offset the salaries of sula by the end-of-year deadline, one year, unlike previous itera- Defense Secretary Mark Esper more than 9,000 local employees tions that lasted five years. said Friday. who provide food and administra- “South Korea is a wealthy Esper also called on Seoul to tive services and other logistical country and could and should reverse its decision to cancel a needs, as well as construction pay more to help offset the cost military intelligence-sharing costs. pact with Japan before the Nov. of defense,” Esper said during a The South Koreans also point joint press conference with his 23 expiration date. The United out that they funded most of the South Korean counterpart, Jeong States fears the termination of $11 billion-plus cost of expand- Kyeong-doo, after the two sides the agreement will jeopardize ing Camp Humphreys, a U.S. held annual alliance talks known security as North Korea has re- Army post south of Seoul that has sumed weapons testing amid as the Security Consultative Department of Defense Meeting. become the military’s new head- stalled nuclear talks. quarters base, as part of a sepa- U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, left, and his South Korean “It is crucial that we conclude Both issues have become major rate agreement. irritants in the long-standing alli- counterpart, Jeong Kyeong-doo, greet each other during alliance the SMA with increased burden- Esper, who arrived in Seoul on ance between the two countries, talks known as the Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul, South sharing by the Republic of Korea Thursday for his second visit to which fought together in the Korea, on Friday . before the end of the year,” he 1950-53 Korean War. added. the country since he took office, The South Koreans have bris- as the Special Measures Agree- istration official, said Thursday Jeong said he shared the view later met with President Moon tled at the U.S. administration’s ment, expires at the end of the that it has confirmed that Presi- with Esper that the cost-sharing Jae-in and several other senior reported demand to increase year. dent Donald Trump has demand- pact should be fair and mutually officials. Seoul’s share of the burden five- CNN, citing an anonymous ed that South Korea pay nearly $5 agreeable, according to the Yon- [email protected] fold. The current contract, known congressional aide and an admin- billion, as other news outlets have hap News Agency, but neither of- Twitter: @kimgamel Drills: Secretary reaffirms US commitment to maintain current level of military personnel in Korea

FROM FRONT PAGE readiness,” they added. conducive to diplomacy and the The allies have canceled or advancement of peace,” Esper reduced the scope of many of said, according to media reports their joint military exercises from the press conference. after President Donald Trump “We encourage [North Korea] announced he was “stopping the to demonstrate the same good- war games” after his first sum- will,” he added, urging the North mit with North Korean leader “to return to the negotiating Kim Jong Un last year. table without precondition or Commanders insist the lack of hesitation.” massive combined drills has not harmed defense capabilities as He stressed the decades-old they continue to conduct low-pro- U.S.-South Korean alliance re- file tactical training. mains “ironclad” and vowed the Talks aimed at persuading the combined forces would maintain North to give up its nuclear weap- readiness to “fight tonight.” ons have faltered due to sharp Esper raised the possibility of a disagreements over the extent of Korean Central News Agency change to the joint training plans sanctions relief in exchange for North Korea holds a military air show in the eastern town of Wonsan. The date is not known. last week during a visit to South disarmament measures. Korea, were he met with Jeong in Kim has given the U.S. an end- the 51st allied Security Consulta- loudly the enemies may brag of-year deadline to offer a more about their technological advan- tive Meeting. flexible approach to negotiations, tages, they can never overwhelm He also reaffirmed the U.S. hinting that he may resume long- the politico-ideological and com- commitment to “provide extend- range missile or nuclear tests if bat and moral advantages of our ed deterrence to [South Korea] that doesn’t happen. service personnel,” it added. using the full range of military The North already has con- The report released several capabilities, including U.S. nu- ducted several missile and rocket clear, conventional and missile tests this year, raising worries photos but didn’t provide details defense capabilities,” according that it is improving its arsenal about the aircraft involved in the to the joint communique from the amid the deadlock. demonstration. meeting. Trump has dismissed such con- A senior State Department offi- The two sides also noted the cerns, insisting that the launches cial, meanwhile, called on China “critical role” played by some didn’t pose a threat to the U.S. to take action to prevent efforts 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in and he maintains a good relation- to evade sanctions against the South Korea, which remains ship with Kim. North such as ship-to-ship trans- technically at war with the North North Korea also staged a mili- fers of coal and oil they said takes after their 1950-53 conflict ended tary air show with Kim in atten- place in Chinese waters. in an armistice instead of a peace dance, state-run media reported “On North Korea, I urged Bei- treaty. this past weekend. jing to maintain pressure on the “Given the current security “Our pilots have to try to fight regime, noting the space for a KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY, KOREA NEWS SERVICE/AP environment, the secretary also the enemies armed to the teeth … diplomatic solution is quickly reaffirmed the commitment to under any circumstances,” Kim closing,” the official told report- In this undated photo provided on Saturday by the North Korean maintain the current level of the was quoted as saying by the Ko- ers during a briefing, according government, leader Kim Jong Un, front center, poses with pilots U.S. military personnel in [South rean Central News Agency. to a transcript provided by the during his inspection of a flight demonstration of military aircraft at Korea] and to enhance combat “He stressed that however State Department. an airfield in North Korea. PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, November 18, 2019 MILITARY US pilot shot down in 1945 in Italy honored

BY NANCY MONTGOMERY Stars and Stripes First Lt. Loren Hintz didn’t ex- actly disappear without a trace when he died. The P-47 Thunderbolt he was piloting on his 64th and final mis- sion in April 1945 set an Italian farmhouse ablaze when it was brought down by German ma- chine-gun fire. But only a fraction of Hintz’s remains were recovered and bur- ied under a marble cross bearing his name at the Florence Ameri- can Cemetery. Seventy-four years later, some 200 family members and friends gathered Saturday at the cem- brought up from the earth three plane go down and the farmhouse etery to bury the last of Hintz’s years ago. burn on April 21, 1945, he said. remains and effects in the first “We finally met him in 2016, Electromagnetic imaging of the burial to occur at the closed cem- and now we’re saying goodbye,” site confirmed something large etery since 1951. His great-grand- Wronka said. and metallic was underground. children laid a laurel wreath. Hintz, an Iowa farm boy who Three generations of the Hintz Ritz crackers, which Hintz had wrote poetry, kept a journal and family traveled to Italy for the requested in his last letter home, had an interest in Native Ameri- excavation. Much of the town of were included in a burial box. can dance, loved his time as a Bagnarola also turned out. Hintz, a pilot with the 86th military pilot, his family said. He “The local priest came, Cara- Fighter Squadron, 79th Fighter was 27 when he died. binieri, a lot of uniforms,” Martin Group, 12th Air Force, was listed “He was an idealist, a dream- Hintz said. “The only common as missing in action for weeks. er,” said Wronka, a librarian. language was love and the appre- The war in Europe ended just “Our mother never remarried. ciation of human life.” weeks after Hintz’s plane crashed. She said no one could measure It was an emotional day, Wron- His death was confirmed after up to him,” said his son, Martin ka said. his pistol and some charred bone Hintz, 73, a Wisconsin farmer “The roar of the crowd when fragments were found at the crash who was born two months after the P-47’s engine was brought up. Above: First Lt. Loren site east of Bologna. Hintz’s death his father died. You could smell the oil,” she said. Hintz, an Iowa farm boy left a widow with one toddler and Hintz’s life and death also “After that everyone understood turned P-47 pilot, was another baby soon to be born. intrigued his grandson, Hans that just behind the engine was killed in action in the “We said a prayer for him every Wronka. A geologist, Hans pored the cockpit ...” skies over Italy in April night,” said his daughter, Gretch- over archived military reports An archaeologist sifted out the 1945. en Wronka, 75, of Bloomington, and maps as he searched for sur- lieutenant’s dog tags and gently Minn. viving members of Hintz’s for- handed them to Wronka. “It was a Left: The dog tag Fifty-five years after Hintz mer unit. sacred moment. Like a last touch belonging to Hintz died, Wronka typed “P-47” and In 2012, an Italian pilot named of human flesh,” she said. was recovered in an a simple question into an internet Piero Fabbri saw one of Hans The Hintz family said their loss excavation three years search engine: “Did anyone serve Wronka’s internet queries and was shared with all families of ago in Italy, where with Lt. Hintz?” emailed him. those sacrificed in war. Hintz’s P-47 Thunderbolt That was the beginning of a Fabbri, an amateur researcher “It’s so important we remem- crashed in April 1945. two-decade journey that would of American aircraft shot down in ber people who’ve gone before,” lead Hintz’s descendants to the Italy during World War II, said he Martin Hintz said. “Never leave Top left: Hintz stands spot where his plane and re- thought he’d located where Hintz anyone behind.” in front of a British Wellington bomber. mains lay entombed 15 feet below crashed. He’d even found a local [email protected] ground, and where they would be man who, as a boy, had seen the Twitter:@montgomerynance Gretchen Wronka and Martin Hintz US Army plans Big Isle drill in Hawaii with Chinese soldiers

BY WILLIAM COLE held every two years ) but it wasn’t allowed “is prepared to assist our global partners to maintaining military-to-military rela- The Honolulu Star-Advertiser to participate in 2018. in the event of a major disaster.” tions with China” characterized by dia- China sent a spy ship to monitor the event About 100 U.S. participants will join logue, a commitment to risk reduction and An opening ceremony will be held Mon- anyway in 2018. The rising Asian power is the like number of Chinese soldiers and coordination in areas of mutual interest day on Hawaii island for a military exer- not likely to take part in the summer 2020 bring to the exercise medical, search and such as disaster relief and humanitarian cise with China that will involve about 100 RIMPAC, either. rescue and engineering personnel with assistance, he said. People’s Liberation Army soldiers training “China has not been involved in the humanitarian assistance and disaster re- The National Defense Authorization alongside U.S. Army counterparts. planning process,” which is nearing its lief experience, said Maj. Oliver Schuster, Act of 2000 prohibits military-to-military This comes after Adm. Phil David- midpoint, said Cmdr. John Fage, a spokes- a spokesman for the 8th Theater Sustain- engagement with China if that interaction son, head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, man for the Navy’s 3rd Fleet in San Diego, ment Command in Hawaii. could “create a national security risk “ due spoke on Veterans Day at Punchbowl cem- which plans the exercise. The event marks the 15th iteration of the to exposure to operational areas, including etery about the “rules-based international The U.S. government in recent years has exchange, which is now rotated annually advanced combined-arms and joint com- order” that followed U.S. victory in the Pa- been more strident than ever in condemn- between China and the United States. Last bat operations. cific in World War II, and China’s attempts ing China as a revisionist power and taken year, U.S. Army Pacific troops traveled to Pacific Air Forces at Joint Base Pearl to usurp it. steps to interdict Chinese espionage and Nanjing, China. Harbor-Hickam in May hosted more than Those American standards “are even influence. A bitter trade war has added to The training at Kilauea Military Camp more important today, “ Davidson said, “as the tension. will center on a volcanic eruption in a no- two dozen People’s Liberation Army Air malicious actors like the Communist Party So it makes the dwindling military-to- tional country and coordination processes Force Command College members in a re- of China seek to redefine the international military exercises such as the “disaster between the People’s Liberation Army, the ciprocal visit that followed a trip by mem- order through corruption, malign cyber management exchange” planned through U.S. Army and a multinational coordina- bers of the U.S. Air War College to China activities, intellectual property theft, re- Nov. 26 on the Big Island stand out that tion center, Schuster said. in March. striction of individual liberties, military much more as the exception to the grow- “This exchange is important to maintain “The program allows members of both coercion and the direct attempts to over- ing rule. as it improves our ability to save lives, pro- militaries to tour and meet with repre- ride other nations’ sovereignty.” U.S. Army Pacific said the exchange with tect property, and better prepare for the sentatives and leadership, and to share China was invited into the prestigious the People’s Liberation Army is part of its next major disaster in the Indo-Pacific, “ perspectives and develop lines of commu- Rim of the Pacific maritime exercises in “Pacific Resilience” program, a series of Schuster said in an email. nication,” Pacific Air Forces said in a news Hawaii in 2014 and 2016 (the drills are exercises that ensures the United States The United States “remains committed release. Monday, November 18, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 MIDEAST Afghanistan prisoner swap delay slows restart of Taliban talks

BY SUSANNAH GEORGE are being held in a government The Washington Post detention center at Bagram air base. (The Haqqani network is KABUL, Afghanistan — A planned prisoner swap between an insurgent group closely allied the Afghan government and the with the Taliban.) Taliban intended to restart peace But days after Ghani’s an- talks between the insurgent group nouncement, none of the prison- and the United States has been ers have been released and the delayed, according to Afghan and government and Taliban officials Taliban officials. are trading blame. The emergence of significant Sediq Seddiqi, a spokesman for snags early on highlights the dif- Ghani, blamed the Taliban for ficulty of getting the two sides HADI MIZBAN/AP back to the negotiating table. The the delay, saying the insurgents Taliban has long refused to ne- “failed to observe the conditions” Anti-government demonstrators run from tear gas fired by Iraqi riot police during clashes in al-Rashid gotiate directly with the Afghan of the swap and caused “the dis- Street, Baghdad, on Sunday. government. ruption of the exchange process,” The swap would have freed two according to a tweet Saturday. university professors in exchange Seddiqi did not elaborate. for three high-profile militants A spokesman for the Taliban linked to the Taliban. President said the United States was to Iraqi protester killed amid Ashraf Ghani announced the blame. Zabiullah Mujahid said deal on live television a week ago, saying it would help bring “peace the agreement fell apart when the and stability” to Afghanistan. Taliban-linked militants were not The professors, Kevin King, a transferred to a second location U.S. citizen, and Timothy Weeks, before they were to be flown out clashes on Baghdad bridge an Australian, have been held by of Afghanistan to Qatar, where the Taliban since August 2016, the Taliban has an office. BY QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA when gunmen ambushed their U.S. Ambassador to Afghani- flashpoint in the protests. Dem- “There will be no offices open onstrators took control of those until the last corrupt person is vehicle in central Kabul and ab- stan John Bass declined to Associated Press bridges earlier this month but removed,” one protester said, de- ducted them. comment on the details of the The militants who were set for BAGHDAD — An anti-govern- were later repelled when securi- clining to be identified for secu- release are Mali Khan, Hafiz proposed deal, but he tweeted ment protester in Iraq was killed ty forces took harsh suppressive rity reasons. “Only then we will Rashid and Anas Haqqani, a his support for the delay and sug- Sunday by a direct hit to the head measures. pull out from here.” younger brother of the Taliban’s gested it may be linked to recent from a tear gas cannister amid The protesters managed to The roadblocks are partly in deputy leader and son of the attacks in Afghanistan that have fresh clashes on a strategic Bagh- push back onto part of Ahrar response to a call by influential Haqqani network’s founder. They killed civilians. dad bridge, security and medical Bridge on Sunday, after seizing Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr for officials said. part of Sinak Bridge and central a voluntary strike to keep up the At least 32 others were wound- Khilani Square the previous day pressure on politicians. ed in violent clashes with security following fierce clashes. They forces, just hours after protesters were also present in Jumhouri- retook control of half of Ahrar yya Bridge adjacent to Tahrir Airstrikes kill at least Bridge. The protesters now hold Square, the epicenter of the pro- three bridges spanning the Tigris test movement. River toward the heavily fortified Iraqi security forces withdrew 9 in northwest Syria Green Zone, the seat of Iraq’s gov- from Khilani Square after fir- ernment. Security forces had de- ing live ammunition and tear gas Associated Press The highway has been closed ployed Sunday on the other side of against protesters trying to tear since 2012, when rebels captured BEIRUT — Airstrikes on the bridge and erected concrete down a concrete barrier blocking several towns on it. Reopening rebel-held areas in Syria’s north- barriers to keep protesters from entry to the square. the highway was the main aim western province of Idlib killed at pushing into Green Zone. Protesters also took control of of the government offensive that least nine people Sunday, an op- Two Katyusha rockets also fell a five-story parking garage ad- position war monitor and a para- began April 30. in the vicinity of the Green Zone jacent to the bridge, giving them medic group said. The Britain-based Syrian Ob- on Sunday, but caused no casual- a bird’s eye view over the Green ties. One hit the Tigris River and Syrian troops launched a four- servatory for Human Rights said Zone and the street below, mir- the other fell on an empty soccer month offensive earlier this year six people were killed in Mallaja. roring tactics employed in Tahrir stadium, security officials said. against the country’s last opposi- It added that six other people were Square, where they occupied an The officials all spoke on condi- tion stronghold, which is dominat- killed in the province, including iconic 14-story Saddam Hussein- tion of anonymity in line with ed by al-Qaida-linked militants. two fighters. era building that has become a ref- regulations. erence point for demonstrators. The government offensive forced In an area controlled by Turkey Elsewhere in parts of central Two people were wounded hundreds of thousands of civil- in the neighboring province of and southern Iraq, protesters when security forces fired tear ians to flee their homes. A fragile Aleppo, opposition activists said blocked roads with burning tires, gas canisters in renewed con- cease-fire halted the advance at Turkey-backed fighters opened fire on a group of protesters who halting traffic and paralyzing frontations on Baghdad’s famous the end of August, but in recent work following a call for a nation- Rasheed Street, its oldest avenue weeks it has been repeatedly were demanding a suspected car bomber be executed. al strike. and cultural center known for its violated. Since the protests began Oct. The Observatory said the pro- crumbling houses. Syrian President Bashar Assad 1, at least 320 people have been testers tried to storm a police In the southern port city of said his forces will soon retake killed and thousands wounded in Basra and in cities like Nasiri- station in the town of al-Bab, and Idlib. In a recent interview with the capital and the mostly Shiite yah, Amara and Kut, protesters that one protester was killed. a Russian TV station, Assad said southern provinces. Protesters set tires ablaze to close off roads, that they are now giving civilians The protesters were reportedly have taken to the streets in the keeping employees from reach- some time to leave the area. calling for authorities to execute tens of thousands over what they ing their work places. Schools, The Syrian Civil Defense a man detained on suspicion of say is widespread corruption, universities and other institutions said five people, including three setting off a car bomb in al-Bab lack of job opportunities and poor closed for the day. women, were killed in the vil- on Saturday. That blast killed 19 basic services despite the coun- In parts of Baghdad, particu- lage of Mallaja while four others people. try’s oil wealth. larly the sprawling Sadr City were killed in airstrikes on the Turkey’s Defense Ministry The leaderless, mass protests neighborhood, protesters sat in northern outskirts of the town said the suspect detained in con- aim to sweep aside Iraq’s po- the middle of the streets to pre- of Saraqeb, a major town on the nection to Saturday’s bombing litical elite, blamed for massive vent employees from getting highway linking the capital Da- was a member of the main Kurd- corruption. to their workplaces. They also mascus with the northern city of ish militia, according to Turkey’s Bridges leading toward the blocked roads with motorcycles Aleppo, Syria’s largest. official Anadolu news agency. Green Zone have been a frequent and tuk-tuks, snarling traffic. PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, November 18, 2019 MILITARY Smart watch data shows pilot survived hours after crash

BY SETH ROBSON bruises, a head injury and ap- The Marine Corps doesn’t have Stars and Stripes peared to have drowned. search-and-rescue capability at Investigators noted that nei- MCAS Iwakuni, investigators YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — ther Resilard nor his weapons noted. Smart watch data suggests a Ma- officer, who also ejected but was In 2000, the commander of the rine Corps pilot who ejected from rescued from an inflatable raft, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing deter- his F/A-18 Hornet after colliding were wearing anti-exposure suits mined that Japanese search-and- with a KC-130J tanker last year that can prolong survival in cold rescue assets provided adequate off the coast of Japan was alive on water. coverage for the Iwakuni-based the surface of the ocean for near- Marine and Navy aviators are Marine Aircraft Group 12 and ly 10 hours before he drowned. given the option of wearing the removed the Marines’ in-house Photos by the U.S. Marine Corps The heart rate data is included suits based on factors such as capabilities, according to the Capt. Jahmar Resilard died Dec. 6, 2018, after a collision between in a command investigation report likely rescue response time, water report. a fighter jet and a refueling plane off the coast of Japan. on the incident, which claimed temperature and their body fat. Japanese forces can launch the life of Capt. Jahmar Resilard, None of the witnesses inter- search-and-rescue assets within 28, along with five Marines in the viewed from the downed Hor- 15 minutes of notification if they tanker. The group flew out of Ma- net’s unit — Marine All-Weather are already out conducting op- rine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Fighter Attack Squadron 242 erations, the report states. Oth- near Hiroshima. — had worn or observed others erwise, the response time can be Resilard — referred to as in the unit wearing anti-exposure more than two hours. “MP2” by investigators — was suits, the investigators noted. Four officers from Marine All- wearing a Garmin Fenix 3 smart A Top Gun fighter tactics in- Weather Fighter Attack Squadron watch when he ejected from the structor graduate in the squad- 242 — its commander, executive fighter jet at 1:44 a.m. on Dec. 6, ron, when asked about the suits officer, operations officer and avi- 2018, according to the command in the context of the mishap, told ation safety officer — were fired investigation report released investigators he wouldn’t have as a result of the investigation. It Sept. 26. worn one during a night mission uncovered a number of problems “The data from the watch in- over 68-degree water. in the unit such as wrongful use of dicated that MP2’s heart was “I wouldn’t wear it. They’re a prescription and over-the-coun- beating at an average of 86 beats huge pain,” the unnamed pilot ter drugs by officers, including per minute until approximately said in the report. two involved in the fatal training Resilard was wearing a Garmin Fenix 3 smart watch when he ejected 1130,” the report states. The downed Hornet’s weapons mission. from the F/A Hornet at 1:44 a.m. after a midair collision with a KC- “MP2’s Garmin smart watch officer was recovered alive at Investigators’ recommenda- 130J refueler, according to the command investigation report. Data indicates that MP2 was alive on 5:43 a.m. by a Japanese military tions included that the 1st Ma- from the watch indicated that his heart was beating at an average of the surface of the ocean from ap- SH-60 helicopter, four hours after rine Air Wing conduct annual 86 beats per minute until approximately 11:30 a.m. proximately 0145 until approxi- ejecting, and taken to Komatsu- full-spectrum search-and-rescue mately 1130 (nine hours and 45 shima, Japan, the report states. exercises with all available host lish their own search-and-rescue In April, the wing conducted minutes) in 68 degree Fahrenheit In his interview, the officer nations and joint assets. capabilities at MCAS Iwakuni, in- a search-and-rescue tabletop ex- water.” talked about struggling to survive, The wing should also devel- vestigators said. ercise with pilots from the Air Resilard’s body was brought on shivering and bailing water from op a “Memorandum of Under- Maj. Brian Block, a III Marine Force, Navy and Japan Self-De- board a Japan Maritime Self-De- a raft while awaiting rescue. standing” with the Japanese Expeditionary Force spokesman, fense Forces, Block said, add- fense Force ship, the JS Setoyuki, He told investigators that he government to define roles and said in an email Thursday that the ing that there will be follow-up at 12:22 p.m., the report states. assumed rescuers would respond responsibilities associated with wing has been ordered to develop exercises. An autopsy report showed the within 30 minutes, later amend- search and rescue. a “Search-and-Rescue (SAR) [email protected] downed aviator had cuts and ing his answer to 50 minutes. The Marines should also estab- memorandum of understanding.” Twitter: @SethRobson1 Cards: Decks can be ordered through installation training support centers

FROM FRONT PAGE “That’s when I think it just went 30,000 decks of Chinese weapons- tiple rocket launcher. tagon’s “55 most wanted” com- 70,000 decks have been distrib- viral,” said Fred Batchelor, a di- themed playing cards and 38,000 More decks could be printed prised a deck of key Iraqi leaders uted since they first were printed rector in TRADOC’s intelligence packs of the Russian ones to ser- in the future, including some U.S. troops were supposed to this summer. Army Training and section, the statement said. vice members. The 33,000 decks featuring vehicles and weapons pursue, kill or capture. Saddam Doctrine Command’s intelligence Anyone can have the cards, he featuring Iranian equipment are belonging to friendly forces and Hussein was depicted on the ace branch developed “Worldwide said. the latest to be released, available adversaries, Batchelor said. of spades. to units since Oct. 9. Soldiers and units can order Equipment Identification” cards “You don’t have to have a se- As a supplement to the physi- The cards, designed by Army the cards through their installa- to help soldiers learn about the curity clearance, you don’t have cal cards, a digital card-memory weapons and vehicles, the Army Training Support Center graphic tion training support centers. to be assigned to a special unit,” game that soldiers can access on said in a statement last week. artist Robin Hicks, depict pic- Playing cards has long been a The command distributed an he said in the statement. “Every- tures of tanks, rocket launchers favorite pastime for U.S. troops in their devices is also available at initial print run of 9,800 packs of body has access to these cards, and air defense systems, among major conflicts. The decks have TRADOC’s App Gateway, located cards featuring Chinese vehicles and I think that’s what really sold other weapons. changed as U.S. adversaries have at https://public.tag.army.mil. and weapons in July. Supplies ran them.” The 10 of hearts in the Iranian changed. [email protected] out after only three weeks. To date, TRADOC has released deck, for instance, shows a mul- During the Iraq War, the Pen- Twitter: @stripesktown

China sends 1st domestically built aircraft carrier through Taiwan Strait

BY JESSE JOHNSON group, sailed through the water- ary’s elections. Lai last year an- elections. Voters won’t be intimi- brought back into the fold — by Japan Times, Tokyo way from the East China Sea into gered Beijing by voicing support dated! They’ll say NO to #China force if necessary. the strait, the ministry said. for the island nation’s formal at the ballot box.” Beijing has called Taiwan “the China sent its second aircraft It said the Taiwanese mili- independence. PRC is the acronym for China’s most important and sensitive carrier, the first to be built do- tary scrambled fighter jets in “Just as @iingwen names her formal name, the People’s Repub- issue in China-U.S. relations” mestically, through the Taiwan response and monitored the situ- running mate & the campaign lic of China. and has bolstered its military Strait on Sunday, the Defense ation. No further details were shifts into high gear, #PLA sends Taiwan, a democratically gov- Ministry in Taipei said, with the immediately available. its new 002 aircraft carrier battle erned island, split from Com- presence near the island, hold- carrier group shadowed by U.S. The move came as Taiwan group into the #TaiwanStrait,” munist Party-ruled mainland ing large-scale “encirclement” and Japanese naval vessels. President Tsai Ing-wen named Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph China after the civil war ended exercises and bomber training The carrier, known as the Type former Prime Minister William Wu wrote on Twitter. “#PRC in- in 1949. Beijing views Taiwan as throughout last year and into this 002 and accompanied by a battle Lai as her running mate in Janu- tends to intervene in #Taiwan’s a renegade province that must be year. Monday, November 18, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 MILITARY Dems call for probe into border deployment

BY COREY DICKSTEIN the border was not only alarming, In October 2018, Trump or- against Trump’s inclination to any law enforcement functions,” Stars and Stripes it was unnecessary, and there are dered an active-duty deployment send large formations of armed Army Lt. Col. Chris Mitchell said serious legal questions that the of thousands of troops to the troops to confront migrants, then- Friday. “Those functions are car- WASHINGTON — House administration has refused to southern border, warning of an Defense Secretary Jim Mattis ried out by DHS law enforcement Democrats on Friday charged answer [for] almost a year since impending crisis as a so-called approved a deployment of troops personnel.” that President Donald Trump’s the president announced the first caravan of Central American mi- in support of short-handed U.S. DHS officials have praised the decision last year to send thou- deployment.” grants approached the U.S.-Mex- Customs and Border Protection military deployments. Border Pa- sands of American troops to the The representatives said they ico border. Human rights groups agents. Those troops were not trol Chief Carla Provost in June U.S. southern border was politi- and 30 other lawmakers sent a and journalists traveling with the authorized to conduct law en- testified U.S. troops had aided her cally motivated and rooted in rac- letter to the Pentagon IG in late group reported the caravans con- forcement duties, Mattis said, de- officers in apprehending some ism as they renewed a call for the September requesting an investi- sisted primarily of children and fending the order as legal. 100,000 migrants, primarily Pentagon inspector general to gation. On Friday, they announced families seeking asylum. Since then, tens of thousands through their surveillance role, probe its legality. they had delivered 100,000 signa- The next month, Trump said of troops have cycled through calling the Pentagon support Four representatives, each tures supporting such a probe to he wanted troops to treat any deployments at border locations invaluable. from southern border states, fin- the IG. asylum-seekers who threw rocks in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona Some 2,900 active-duty troops gered Stephen Miller, a senior At issue, Grijalva said, is wheth- the same as they would an enemy and California, where they have and another 2,200 National White House policy adviser, as Guard members are deployed er the deployment violates long- with a firearm. served several roles, including the driving force behind Trump’s now in support of Trump’s border standing federal law barring U.S. “We’re not going to put up constructing temporary barriers, controversial border policies, in- troops from conducting domestic shuttling CBP agents via helicop- mission, and Defense Secretary with that,” Trump said on Nov. 1. cluding his calls for building a law enforcement operations. The ter, conducting surveillance and Mark Esper has authorized the “They want to throw rocks at our wall and his decision last October 1878 Posse Comitatus Act forbids providing logistical support to deployment of up to 5,200 troops military, our military fights back. to send thousands of active-duty American military personnel CBP. to continue through the end of fis- troops to the U.S.-Mexico border from civilian law enforcement We’re going to consider — I told American troops have con- cal year 2020. just ahead of the November 2018 duties on U.S. soil, outside mili- them, ‘Consider it a rifle.’ ” ducted similar missions under Lee, the California representa- midterm elections. The House tary installations. Chu on Friday labeled such deployments ordered by recent tive who grew up along the bor- members — Arizona’s Raul M. “We feel this is an important rhetoric from Trump “phony” and presidents including Barack der in El Paso, Texas, vowed to Grijalva and Californians Bar- question from the American peo- “clearly a lie” designed to stoke Obama. However, those missions continue to fight against the de- bara Lee, Judy Chu and Juan ple that deserves to be answered,” fear of immigrants to support his lasted less than one year. ployment and Trump’s other im- Vargas — labeled Miller a white he said. “Congress deserves to demands for a border wall and Pentagon officials, some of migration policies. nationalist, citing emails recently know why the Trump adminis- the military deployments. whom have at times publicly “Make no mistake, Trump has leaked to and partially published tration is politicizing our military “We have strong reasons to questioned the necessity of the sent these troops to the border for by the nonprofit Southern Pov- and whether the Trump adminis- believe [the deployment] is not” border deployment, have long one reason and one reason alone erty Law Center. tration is forcing them to violate legal, the congresswoman said. maintained troops have little, if — to terrorize immigrants and “We question the motivation, federal law under these orders.” “Immigrants are not dangerous, any, contact with migrants, rare- refugees,” she said. “Trump is the legality and the political optics The Defense Department’s and refugees who run to bor- ly carry weapons and have only making it clear that immigrants that are being created by Miller IG office received the letter re- der agents in hopes of reaching been authorized to use force for are not welcome in his America. through Trump,” Grijalva said questing the probe in late Sep- safety are not a threat. But those self-defense. We cannot let that become our Friday just outside the U.S. Capi- tember and it is “considering the facts do not miss Donald Trump’s “DOD is providing support to America.” tol. “Make no mistake, this deci- request,” Dwrena Allen, an IG narrative.” the Department of Homeland [email protected] sion by Trump to deploy troops to spokeswoman, said Friday. After initially pushing back Security and is not performing Twitter: @CDicksteinDC Unit in S. Korea remembers soldier, 20, killed in rollover

BY MATTHEW KEELER Panipinto enlisted on Jan. 9, 2018, and Stars and Stripes completed One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Ga., as an infantryman on April CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea 27, 2018. From there, he joined Arrowhead — Members of the 3rd Armored Brigade Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry. Combat Team gathered Friday to remem- At Friday’s memorial, a friend described ber Spc. Nicholas C. Panipinto, a young sol- Panipinto as a man of simple taste. dier who had promised to share his outdoor “He enjoyed hunting, fishing, guns, Toy- adventures one day with all his friends. ota Tacomas and play- Panipinto, 20, of Bradenton, Fla., died ing games in his free Nov. 6 at Camp Humphreys after the M2A3 ‘ Pinto, if time,” Spc. Luis Cortes Bradley Fighting Vehicle he was driving told the crowd. rolled over during a road test, according you can “He would share his to a report by the Army Combat Readiness hear me, life with pictures of all Center. Panipinto was airlifted to a local I miss you his hunting and fish- hospital, where he later died. Four other ing trips,” Cortes said. soldiers were injured. and I love “Being a kind friend, /Stars and Stripes Not a seat inside the Warrior Chapel you and I he often told us that MATTHEW KEELER on Camp Humphreys, with room for 739, hope you one day we would all Challenge coins placed by service members surround boots that belonged to Spc. was empty, and soldiers of the rotational go to his house and fish Nicholas C. Panipinto . A memorial service for Panipinto was held inside the Warrior brigade from Fort Hood, Texas, lined the are doing and hunt together in Chapel at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, on Friday . walls to bid Panipinto farewell. well. ’ his favorite places.” “The loss of anyone so young is a trag- The death of his nipinto three times to no avail. The gath- motorcycle riders, escorted the body from edy,” said Lt. Col. Edward Kennedy, com- Spc. Luis friend brings a heavy ering concluded with a rifle salute and the Tampa International Airport, the Herald mander of the 2nd Battalion, 7th U.S. Cortes weight, Cortes said. friend of Spc. playing of taps. reported. Cavalry Regiment. “The loss of a soldier Nicholas C. He urged his audi- As service members exited the chapel, “I thought he was safe, absolutely, for that was so promising sent shockwaves Panipinto ence to truly love and each had the chance to render a final salute sure. I never in a million years thought through the company and the battalion. care about the ones at a battlefield cross — an M-4 standing this could happen to us,” his father, An- “He aspired to become more than just who mean the most to muzzle down, a helmet on the butt end and thony Panipinto, told TV station WTSP in a good soldier,” Kennedy said during his them, whether a co-worker, a teammate or a pair of Panipinto’s combat boots in front. Florida. tribute. “He did his absolute best every a family member. Many, including Eighth Army commander Panipinto’s awards and decorations in- day defending our free nation, motivating “Nicholas was my co-worker, my team- Lt. Gen. Michael Bills, placed challenge clude the Army Commendation Medal, others, sharing laughter and encouraging mate and my brother, and I wish above any- coins next to his boots. National Defense Service Medal, Korea those he faced challenges of life with.” thing else I could see him again,” he said. At his homecoming in Florida, Panip- Defense Service Medal, Army Service On Wednesday, American flags and “Pinto, if you can hear me, I miss you and I into was saluted by local government of- Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon and M4 crowds had lined the roads of his home- love you and I hope you are doing well.” ficials, veterans, friends and family as a Carbine Expert Marksmanship Qualifica- town in Manatee County, Fla., as a hearse After tributes from Cortes and the unit motorcade that included his hearse passed tion Badge. bearing his remains passed by, according leaders, Sgt. 1st Class Martin Delafuente by. Law enforcement officers and the Pa- [email protected] to the Bradenton Herald newspaper. performed a last roll call, summoning Pa- triot Guard Riders, a veterans’ band of Twitter: @MattKeeler1231 PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, November 18, 2019 MILITARY Judge: Mass arrest of Marines unlawful July action in front of battalion at Camp Pendleton ruled rights violation

BY ANDREW DYER According to court testimony, The San Diego Union-Tribune the July arrests were the culmi- nation of two separate investiga- The July arrests of 16 Camp tions — one by NCIS into human Pendleton Marines in front of smuggling and one by Marine their 800-person battalion was Corps Criminal Investigation Di- unlawful and a violation of their vision into an alleged drug ring. U.S. Marine Corps rights, a Marine Corps judge Thirteen Marines were even- ruled Friday. tually charged in the smuggling This screenshot from a U.S. Marine Corps video shows the July 2019 mass arrest of Camp Pendleton, The ruling was handed down case. The number charged in the Calif., Marines accused of participating in human smuggling or drug offenses. at the end of an all-day motions drug case has not been disclosed. hearing that saw the battalion Attorneys for one of the defen- NCIS agents to “arrest these Ma- gument, saying that if there was a not been truthful with reporters commander, a sergeant major dants, Lance Cpl. Jose Garcia, ar- rines.” It also showed them mak- concern about weapons being in- at the time about the arrest, tell- and some Camp Pendleton, Calif.- gued that the arrests amounted to ing comments to the formation volved, then inviting 800 Marines ing an ABC reporter there were based Naval Criminal Investiga- “unlawful command influence” after the accused were removed. to witness the arrests did not sug- no photos or videos taken. tive Service agents testify about because of the effect the arrests Olson testified that he made gest safety. She also testified that she told the decision to conduct the mass had on those 800 battalion mem- general comments that the mis- Public affairs officers from the a Task & Purpose reporter that arrest during a battalion forma- bers who witnessed it. conduct of Marines hurts the 1st Marine Division also testified Dorsey did not hold a red awards tion on July 25. Garcia was among those battalion’s “lethality” and that about comments they made to the folder when he called out the On that day, 16 Marines were charged with unspecified drug his primary focus was making news media after the July arrests names of the accused, though that called to the front of their unit offenses. The Marine Corps did sure his unit was ready to fight at and about the decision to capture was contrary to what witnesses — 1st Battalion, 5th Marines — not provide a charge sheet to re- a moment’s notice. the arrests on video. testified and what the Marine and they were accused of human porters detailing those charges. Some Marines in the forma- Division communications di- Corps’ video shows. smuggling and arrested by a Unlawful command influence, tion that day also testified, saying rector Maj. Kendra Motz testified Keane told prosecutors they swarm of 40 to 50 law enforce- often called the “mortal enemy their commanders called the ac- that the decision to film the arrest have until this week to find a way ment agents. of military justice,” occurs when cused Marines a “cancer” on the was an effort to avoid conflicting to remedy what he said was ac- Another eight Marines sus- a commander uses his position of battalion. videos of the event coming out, tual and apparent unlawful com- pected of unspecified drug of- authority to influence court pro- Olson, Dorsey and the lead causing confusion. mand influence, or it could be fenses were also taken out of the ceedings. Commanders have au- NCIS agent on the case, Katelyn She cited as an example the devastating to their case against formation. Some of those eight thority over courts-martial and, Thompson, all testified that the controversy that arose over videos Garcia, whose attorneys asked were detained by battalion per- therefore, are expected to remain arrests were done in front of the that some said showed Covington that charges be dismissed. sonnel and taken to the Camp impartial during the process. formation to preserve evidence Catholic High School students ha- “You have an uphill battle Pendleton brig, Lt. Col. Eric However, testimony from wit- and ensure safety because some rassing a Native American man here,” Keane told the prosecu- Olson, the battalion command- nesses, as well as a video record- Marines were suspected of weap- in Washington in January, while tors. “The overarching concern ing officer, testi fied. ed by the 1st Marine Division, ons offenses. others said the videos showed the of mine is that Garcia has a fair The arrests were captured on showed Olson and battalion Sgt. However, Judge Marine Col. kids being harassed. trial. If not, that leaves the court video by the Marine Corps. Maj. Matthew Dorsey ordering Stephen Keane rejected that ar- Motz also testified that she had with one option.” Marine apologizes for drunken rampage that hurt 3 in Tokyo

BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS would require further testing. panicked because “the sun’s com- who stopped to help him find ‘Truly sorry’ Stars and Stripes Dissociative disorders are ing up and I have no clue where I his hotel, but the Marine said he characterized by “a disconnec- am,” he testified. could not remember that incident Speaking to the judge through TOKYO — A Marine lance cor- tion between thoughts, identity, The Marine said he felt “ter- or why he hit him. a translator, Hill said he was poral who attacked three Japa- consciousness and memory,” ac- rified” and confused, separated “I’ve been trying for months “truly sorry” for the incident and nese citizens while drunk and cording to the National Alliance from his friends in a strange city. to try to remember,” Hill said. “I will seek counseling to ensure it disoriented in Tokyo’s Shinjuku on Mental Illness. Symptoms “My heart was racing. I shout- know something happened; I take doesn’t happen again. ward in May testified Thursday include out-of-body experiences, ed for help,” Hill said. “People ig- responsibility for it.” “My very job is to protect peo- that he takes “full responsibility” detachment from reality and nored me, which made me think He said he remembered the ple, and I feel I have disrespected for his actions. anxiety. I was dreaming. I started to act third attack, for which police rec- my own name,” he said, choking Kahsai Tyree Hill, 21, assigned recklessly Hill, who said he had his first ommended an attempted murder up. “Violence is never the an- to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Reg- because of drink on his 21st birthday six charge but prosecutors indicted swer, no matter what, and I have iment of Camp Lejeune, N.C., that.” him on the lesser charge of bodily months before the incident, tes- learned a huge lesson from this.” admitted in court Thursday to That’s injury. tified that he and other Marines The taxi driver and the woman choking a woman until she faint- from Camp Fuji’s security team when he saw In his panic, he said he thought he attacked wrote letters to the ed and striking a taxi driver and were in Tokyo the night of May someone he a nearby woman was his sister court stating they do not desire a bystander the morning of May 24 to celebrate Memorial Day. He would later and hugged her from behind. criminal punishment for Hill, his 25. said he had approximately 15 al- learn was a Unsteady in his drunken stupor, Hill is charged with two counts coholic drinks that night — “more taxi driver Hill said, he lost his balance and lawyer said. The second man he of bodily injury to the bystander than I ever drank in my life.” offering him tightened his grip before she “fell struck did not write such a letter. and the woman. He pleaded guilty After exploring bars in Golden a ride. away.” Prosecutors said the taxi driv- in July to a bodily injury charge Gai — a bar area in Shinjuku that’s Hill said “It was the most terrified I’d er initially called for “severe pun- related to the taxi driver. popular with tourists — Hill and Hill he did not ever been in my entire life,” Hill ishment” against Hill but later Defense attorneys in Tokyo his friends went to a fast-food res- know the said. “Everything was spinning changed his mind. District Court on Thursday said taurant around midnight before man was a cab driver when he got around.” He said he later learned The judge did not decide the Hill and his family have paid going to bed. Hill testified that at in the front seat. That’s why Hill he had choked the woman so tight case Thursday, instead setting a his victims about $16,500 in the restaurant he decided to walk did not pay the approximately $8 that she fainted, fracturing her new court date for Dec. 6. compensation. around outside to explore. fare when the driver let him out chin as she hit the ground. Hill said he will face disciplin- Hill gave his account of the at- Then, he said, he got lost. of the car, he said. “People were yelling at me, ary action from the Marine Corps tacks after a psychologist testi- “The man started yelling at me, and I walked away crying,” Hill after the case is decided. He will fied that the behavior was caused ‘Terrified’ something I didn’t understand,” testified. be discharged, he said, potential- by “his immaturity” and “inabil- Hill testified. “I felt in danger and Hill left and was later arrested. ly on bad conduct. ity to control his level of intoxica- Hill remembered having an- felt I needed to protect myself.” As police approached him, Hill Stars and Stripes reporter Hana tion.” The psychologist also said other drink with a stranger in the Hill said he then hit the driver grabbed an officer by the collar Kusumoto contributed to this report. Hill could suffer from a disso- area before passing out. He woke and ran away. and asked him to “please help me” [email protected] ciative disorder, but a diagnosis up hours later in an alley and Hill later struck another man before passing out, he testified. Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos Monday, November 18, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 MILITARY GAO: Navy lacks means to evaluate new training

BY WYATT OLSON ors lost their lives in that crash, During the first three months ing were effective in increasing using information chronicled by Stars and Stripes with five others injured. of 2018, experts from the Navy Commanding Officer ship-driv- officers in the Surface Warfare The ships — both home-ported Surface Warfare Officer School ing proficiency across the fleet Mariner Skills Logbook, the re- Senior Navy officials told a gov- at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan Command conducted ship-driv- and stated that they intend to port said. The Navy in September ernment watchdog agency it could — sustained hundreds of millions ing proficiency “spot checks” of closely monitor the implementa- 2018 began requiring officers take 16 years or more to know if of dollars in damage. 164 surface warfare officers who tion of changes to the training,” to enter, in longhand, their ship- recent training reforms will lead Earlier in 2017, two Navy cruis- had recently qualified as officers the report said. driving and related experiences to greater ship-driving proficien- ers were damaged in separate in- of the deck during their first at- “These checks are steps in in these logbooks. cy across the surface fleet. cidents, one by running aground sea assignment, the GAO report the right direction but may not “Navy officials stated that over That is not, however, an ac- near Japan, the other by colliding said. provide adequate assessment time, as they gather these data, ceptable timeline for assess- with a fishing vessel in interna- The experts found “concerns” mechanisms in the near term and ing success, the Government tional waters. in ship-driving competency in might lead to missed opportuni- they intend to examine the link Accountability Office said in a The Navy conducted a com- more than 80 percent of those of- ties going forward,” the report between ship-driving proficiency report released Thursday. The re- prehensive review of its surface ficers. Another 29 officers found said. “For example, the Navy is and [surface warfare officers] port recommends the Navy take fleet as a result of the fatal colli- to have “significant competency expanding its ship-driving train- experience,” the report said. a series of steps to fully assess in sions and began instituting policy problems” were likely not quali- ing but is not planning to collect “However, officials did not have the near term whether changes in changes as early as fall 2017. fied to be officers of the deck be- fleetwide feedback on classroom, any specific, measurable plans to training are effective and that, as The Navy plans to triple the cause “they violated fundamental simulator and at-sea training analyze and use these data or to a result, ships are being operated number of ship-driving training ship-driving rules, among other received.” assess the completeness of these more safely at sea. hours for surface warfare officers issues,” the report said. The GAO found the Navy had data.” The Navy has instituted nu- by 2021, the GAO report said. The Navy developed standards not provided commanding of- The GAO offered four recom- merous changes for surface war- That plan hinges on the comple- for conducting spot checks on ficers with standard criteria for mendations, including collecting fare officer ship-driving training tion of two new simulator-based ship-driving competency, but it qualifying those officers to drive and evaluating fleetwide feed- in the wake of two deadly crashes training facilities, with the first in plans to end them in 2021, the re- ships. back, conducting ship-driving as- in 2017. San Diego slated to be complete port said. “Navy officials emphasized the sessments, establishing standard On June 17 of that year, the USS in 2021 and the second in Norfolk, Instead, the Navy’s oversight importance of allowing ship Com- criteria for piloting and employ- Fitzgerald, a destroyer, rammed Va., to be operational in January will center on a series of added manding Officers to make their ing logbook information in a sys- into a merchant vessel near the 2023, the report said. checks throughout the careers of own determination of an officer’s coast of Japan, killing seven sail- “Overall, the Navy plans to in- surface warfare officers to ensure preparedness to drive a ship, due tematic and useful way. ors and injuring three more. vest more than $467 million to de- they maintain their skills. to their knowledge of the ship’s The Navy concurred with the Two months later, on Aug. 21, velop new ship-driving training “Senior Navy officials stated operating conditions,” the report recommendations, the report another destroyer, the USS John courses, build simulator facilities that it could take 16 years or more said. said. S. McCain, collided with an oil and deliver the training through to know if the planned changes to The Navy had also not devel- [email protected] tanker near Singapore. Ten sail- fiscal year 2025,” the report said. [surface warfare officers] train- oped a plan for analyzing and Twitter: @WyattWOlson Navy operations specialists first to get more simulators

BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY according to Cmdr. James Stockman, a Stars and Stripes spokesman with Naval Education and Training Command. WASHINGTON — The Navy is over- Training for sailors has been scrutinized hauling training school curriculums for in the past few years after the USS John S. new sailors by incorporating more simu- McCain and USS Fitzgerald were involved lator scenarios to practice job skills as the in separate deadly collisions in the Pa- service looks to boost lax training stan- cific in 2017. After the incidents, the Navy dards that contributed to two deadly ship found problems servicewide with not hav- collisions in 2017, Navy officials said. ing enough sailors and cutting corners on The simulators are part of the Navy’s training in order for them to keep up with push to modernize training in the class- their work. room under their Ready Relevant Learn- Students are shown a video about the ing initiative, which is the “right training McCain and Fitzgerald collisions at the at the right time in the right way,” said beginning of their training to emphasize Capt. Dave Stoner, the commander of the that “lives are at risk,” said Dean Mc- BRIAN WALSH/U.S. Navy Center for Surface Combat Systems Unit at Carty, director for training at the Center Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois. for Surface Combat Systems. “So that pro- Center for Surface Combat Systems Unit Great Lakes Operations Specialist “A” The Navy’s initial training school, or “A” vides them that motivation and that hook School students study in the Voyage Management System lab last week. school, for sailors who are operations spe- that they need to pay attention in class and cialists is the first of the schools to have its participate.” McCarty said, and they are working on the knowledge-based approach with comput- curriculum modernized with the inclusion One simulator that students train on, ability in the future to have more control er-based training and they were just clink- of more time with simulators. Operations called “Rules of the Road,” focuses on in building scenarios themselves in the ing through the lessons, he said. specialists have duties that involve naviga- spotting objects they could encounter classroom. The pivot toward a performance-based tion, lookout and shipboard warfare. at sea while standing on the side of their Seaman Joshua Orozco found the simu- system brought back the instructors and The Navy is working toward similar ship on watch duty, such as trawlers or tug lators provided them examples of the real- increased the amount of time that students modernizing of the initial curriculums of boats. They don headsets like they would world situations that they will encounter at are working on tasks in the classes from other Navy jobs, Stoner said. on the ship to hear the scenario shown on sea. 30% to 70%, McCarty said. Some students at the “A” school said they a large screen in the classroom and they “There’s only so much that a book and a Stoner said it’s too early to tell whether related more to the simulator training for are given multiple-choice questions to an- picture can convey. Moving graphics and sailors are retaining the information better learning the skills required for their jobs. swer and report back what they see to the 3 D images of scenarios that we might run than before due to the simulator training. The experience is “more hands on in- combat information center on the ship. The into is a lot more helpful,” he said. According to McCarty, the pool of gradu- stead of reading out of a book,” Seaman scenarios in the program are what sailors In the future, the Navy plans to incor- ates from the new curriculum is too small Apprentice Raychelle Hart, an operations will face every day, Stoner said. porate virtual reality goggles for students and new to the fleet for them to receive specialist, said about using the simulators. The Voyage Management System lab to wear to make the learning experience enough feedback yet from commands. Two labs with simulated scenarios at trains students on the same computer soft- more immersive. Students are given the Only 150 have gone through the curricu- the school focus on watch duties and navi- ware they would use on a ship to safely opportunity to go through the scenarios lum since it launched as a pilot program in gation. Students can don headgear and sit navigate the vessel. Students take an 80- repeatedly, even outside of normal class May, with the first official course having at computer screen panels similar to what hour course and leave certified on the hours, to hone the skills that they are in- started in September. they would experience with the job on a system — unlike before, when they were corporating into muscle memory, McCarty So far, McCarty said they have found ship. introduced to the system for only about said. there are fewer students who have to come The Voyage Management System lab for five hours with little hands-on experience, Prior to the update to the operation spe- in for additional mandatory study on the ship navigation cost $100,000, and the Ship McCarty said. cialist curriculum, instructors had been curriculum, and there are more students Self-Defense System lab for training on de- The school can go to the simulator con- removed from the front of classrooms, and passing the course. fending a ship from threats cost $750,000, tractor to get additional scenarios built, students were learning skills through a [email protected] PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, November 18, 2019 MILITARY Military animals awarded medals for their service 5 dogs, 2 pigeons and a horse are honored with the Medal of Bravery

BY STEVE BEYNON dog, and GI Joe, a pigeon (WWII ); Stars and Stripes Sgt. Reckless, a horse (Korean War ); Stormy, a dog (Vietnam WASHINGTON — Bass, a Bel- War ); and Lucca, a dog (Iraq and gian Malinois, served more than Afghanistan wars ). six years in Marine Corps special In Somalia, Bass was involved operations in Iraq, Afghanistan in at least a dozen operations for and Somalia. During his time in high-value targets. Special opera- Iraq, Bass conducted more than tions units relied heavily on Bass 350 explosive detections with his to detect explosives. In Afghani- handler, Staff Sgt. Alex Schnell. stan, Bass On Thursday, Bass was award- was used ed the Medal of Bravery on Capi- ‘ His nose to conduct tol Hill for his work with the 34 raids for Marines. The award, the first of isn’t just high-profile its kind, was issued by Angels for finding individu- Without Wings, a nonprofit aim- stuff; it’s als and le d ing to formally acknowledge troops dur- Staff Sgt. Alex Schnell STEVE BEYNON/Stars and Stripes valor of working animals at for finding ing danger- Left: Staff Sgt. Alex Schnell patrols with Bass in Somalia. Right: Schnell kneels next to Bass after the home and abroad. The Medal ous building personnel. dog was awarded the Medal of Bravery on Thursday for valor in combat. of Bravery was inspired by the clearings. Dickin Medal, a British award in- It’s an Through Beyond attacking terrorists, search fully trained ones and that a message that prevented a po- troduced in WWII to honor brave Bass’ four awesome Bass has also routed out enemy you know a bit about dog training tentially devastating friendly fire animals who served in combat. deployments capability. fighters from hiding spots. yourself, or these dogs will con- tragedy. Allied forces planned a The efforts of dogs in the mili- ’ across three Staff Sgt. Alex “His nose isn’t just for finding trol your whole life and possibly bombing campaign on an Italian tary has received greater atten- countries, stuff (explosives, drugs ); it’s for lead you to euthanize or get rid of town. However, it was occupied tion in recent weeks since Conan, Schnell there were finding personnel,” Schnell said. them. That isn’t good for anyone by British troops. GI Joe flew 20 another Belgian Malinois, helped Bass’ handler no Marine “They (enemies ) have hiding or the dog.” miles in about 20 minutes to relay hunt down Islamic State leader fatalities on holes and tunnels in these build- Here are some of the efforts the message friendly forces occu- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi — the most his missions, according to the ings. It’s an awesome capability.” of the military animals who re- pied the town just before bombing wanted terrorist in the world. But dog’s award citation. Bass retired from active duty ceived awards other than dogs: planes took off. Bass and Conan are two of many When special operators clear a  in October and was adopted by During World War I, hun-  Staff Sgt. Reckless, a pack military working dogs who sniff building, the dog can be the first Schnell. However, bringing a mil- dreds of American troops were horse for Marines during the Ko- out bombs, track down bad guys one through the door to attack and itary working dog home isn’t for trapped behind enemy lines with- and assist troops on a wide range make it safer for troops to enter rean War, quickly became as well- everyone, and Belgian Malinois out food or ammunition and were treated as the troops. She roamed of missions overseas. Dogs and quickly to kill or detain enemies. is a tough, high-energy breed that beginning to receive friendly fire other animals have always sup- “The dog is often used like a freely around camp and would Schnell doesn’t recommend as a from artillery units that didn’t even sleep in tents with Marines ported troops in combat. flashbang,” Schnell said. “The family pet. know their location. A pigeon on cold nights. In one battle, the Bass was joined Thursday by dog will enter first because a lot “They are definitely not chi- named Cher Ami was able to horse made 51 solo trips, covering Bucca, a dog that served with the of times it’ll distract the enemy. huahuas,” he said. “They are not carry a message to stop the artil- more than 30 miles, to resupply New York City Fire Department. Especially if it’s dark, it’s hard for your average homeowners, es- lery despite being shot by Ger- front-line units with ammunition. Bucca also received the Medal for them (the enemy) to pick up pecially for those that don’t know man troops. The bird was blinded of Bravery, and six posthumous on the dog. It gives you those sec- anything about dog training. in one eye and lost a leg. Reckless was wounded twice by medals were awarded to Cher onds that are really valuable in “If you’re going to buy one  During World War II, anoth- shrapnel. Ami, a pigeon (WWI ); Chips, a that dangerous situation.” of these animals, definitely re- er pigeon known as GI Joe carried [email protected]

USS Iwo Jima fire ‘Black Hawk Down’ vet James McMahon dies leaves 2 sailors hurt

BY JEFF KOLKEY decades. brought down by rocket-pro- in a hostile city. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two Rockford (Ill.) Register Star Friends and family along with pelled grenades during Opera- In addition to the soldiers who sailors suffered minor injuries fellow soldiers and veterans on tion Gothic Serpent. What began were killed, 73 were wounded, a after a Navy ship caught on fire ROCKFORD, Ill. — Delta Saturday laid McMahon to rest as a humanitarian mission to feed pilot was captured and held cap- for several hours at Naval Station Force sniper Sgt. 1st Class James at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery the hungry being starved by So- tive for 11 days and the U.S. was Mayport overnight. P. McMahon’s face was so badly The USS Iwo Jima reported a in Durand. He died Nov. 5 at age mali warlords in Africa became horrified by television images of battered and cut, “he looked like 64, according to his obituary, a combat operation after U.S. fire in a cargo hold at 11:45 p.m. angry mobs abusing the bodies of he was wearing a fright mask” which did not reference a cause soldiers were attacked in August Thursday. American soldiers. as he stood atop a downed Black of death. 1993 by forces directed by one of The ship’s crew, sailors from Hawk helicopter and pulled free A McCorkle Funeral Home di- the warlords, Gen. Mohammed McMahon, who continued to USS The Sullivans, federal fire- the body of a fellow soldier from rector said family members did Farah Aidid, according to “Black fight until reinforcements ar- fighters and the Jacksonville the wreckage. not wish to comment. Hawk Down” and other sources. rived, was awarded the Purple Fire and Rescue Department That’s the first description of The obituary says that Mc- McMahon was one of 99 elite Heart and the Silver Star for responded and extinguished the McMahon in the book by journal- Mahon served 16 years in the soldiers who were part of Task valor, according to his obituary. fire at 4:35 a.m. Friday. ist Mark Bowden called “Black U.S. Army’s 75th Ranger Regi- Force Ranger, consisting of Rang- “The Battle of the Black Sea The Navy is investigating the Hawk Down: A Story of Modern ment and then later as a mem- ers, Delta Force and others, sent was perceived outside the special cause of the fire and determining War.” It is a detailed account of ber of the elite Delta Force. He to capture lieutenants of Aidid’s operations community as a fail- the extent of the damage. the horrific Battle of the Black retired in 2002 with the rank of Habr Gidr militia. ure. It was not, at least in strictly The two Iwo Jima sailors re- Sea fought in the streets of Moga- sergeant-major. They were ambushed and military terms,” Bowden wrote in ported minor injuries, heat ex- dishu, Somalia, in October 1993. He went on to work as a de- found themselves “surrounded haustion and smoke inhalation, It claimed the lives of 18 elite fense contractor overseas and in and trapped in an ancient Afri- the epilogue of his book. and were treated at the scene. American soldiers. the U.S. Since 2013, he worked as can city fighting for their lives,” “It was a complex, difficult and The Iwo Jima was completing a Among the survivors was Mc- a special operations instructor at Bowden wrote. dangerous assignment, and de- Mahon, a 1972 Durand High Fort Bragg, N.C . A mission that was supposed spite terrible setbacks and losses, maintenance availability and did School graduate who served in McMahon was aboard one to last an hour turned into a fero- and against overwhelming odds, not have any weapons aboard. the U.S. Army for nearly three of two Black Hawk helicopters cious 15-hour battle for survival the mission was accomplished.” From The Florida Times-Union Monday, November 18, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 NATION Aide’s testimony ties Trump to delay of Ukraine funding

BY LISA MASCARO, MARY are scheduled to testify publicly Sept. 11 — the weeks that $391 CLARE JALONICK this week as part of the historic, million in U.S. assistance was AND MICHAEL BALSAMO high-stakes impeachment pro- withheld from Ukraine before it Associated Press ceedings into the nation’s 45th was released. president. While some, including Trump WASHINGTON — Gordon Democrats charge that Trump himself, have begun to question Sondland, President Donald abused his office for personal Sondland’s knowledge of events, Trump’s emissary to the Europe- political gain, while the presi- Morrison told House investiga- an Union, had a message when he dent and his allies argue that the tors the ambassador “related to met with a top Ukrainian official. process is politically motivated me he was acting — he was dis- SUSAN WALSH/AP Sondland said vital U.S. mili- and that nothing in the testi- cussing these matters with the tary assistance to Ukraine might mony so far meets the bar for president.” Tim Morrison, the top Russia official on President Trump’s National be freed up if the country’s top impeachment. Pressed by Rep. Adam Schiff, Security Council, returns to Capitol Hill last week. Transcripts of prosecutor “would go to the mic Transcripts from the closed- the Democratic chairman of the Morrison’s private testimony to impeachment investigators were and announce that he was open- door testimony from Morrison, Intelligence Committee, which is released Saturday. ing the Burisma investigation,” a longtime Republican defense leading the probe, as to whether a U.S. official told lawmakers. hawk in Washington, and Jen- Sondland had actually spoken to usual and inappropriate” and scribed as a shadow diplomacy Burisma is the gas company in nifer Williams, a special adviser the president, Morrison said he seemed to point to “other motiva- being run by Trump’s personal Ukraine for which Democrat Joe to Vice President Mike Pence on had verified it each time. tions” for holding up the military lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, often at Biden’s son, Hunter, served on Russia and Europe, were released Pence, so far, has been a more aid. odds with U.S. national security the board. Saturday as investigators accel- unseen figure in the impeach- After the call, Williams told interests. Sondland relayed the exchange erated and deepened the probe. ment inquiry, but testimony from investigators, she put the White A few days after the Warsaw moments later to Tim Morrison, They provided another window Williams raised fresh questions House’s rough transcript into the meeting, Sondland was on the then a National Security Coun- into the alarm within the govern- about what Pence knew about vice president’s daily briefing phone Sept. 7 telling Morrison he cil aide. In his private testimony ment over Ukraine pressure. Trump’s actions toward Ukraine. book. had just gotten off a call with the to impeachment investigators Immediately after the exchange Pence was also at the Warsaw “I just don’t know if he read it,” president. made public Saturday, Morrison with Sondland during an interna- gathering. she said. Morrison said Sondland relat- recounted that Sondland also tional gathering in Warsaw, Mor- For the new government of Williams corroborated the ed that Trump assured him there told him he was discussing the rison called his boss, John Bolton, Ukraine, situated between NATO testimony of a previous witness, were no strings being attached to Ukraine matters directly with then Trump’s national security allies and Russia, the security aid Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, an the military aid for Ukraine. Trump. adviser. Congress had already approved NSC aide on the call, who said the “The president told him there Morrison’s testimony ties “Stay out of it,” Bolton told him. was a lifeline to the West. White House dropped the word Trump more closely to the central “Brief the lawyers.” Williams was among the staff- “Burisma” from the transcript. was no quid pro quo, but Presi- charge from Democrats pursuing For Morrison, Burisma was a ers in the White House Situa- She said in an addendum to her dent Zelenskiy must announce impeachment: that Trump held catch-all for a “bucket” of inves- tion Room who listened and took testimony that Zelenskiy had the opening of the investigations up U.S. military aid to Ukraine in tigations — of Democrats and notes during Trump’s July 25 mentioned the word “Burisma” and he should want to do it,” Mor- exchange for investigations into the family of Joe Biden — that he call when he asked Ukrainian in the call. rison testified. Democrats and Biden’s family. wanted to “stay away from.” President Volodymyr Zelenskiy Vindman and Williams are Morrison had what he called Morrison’s testimony also contra- They had nothing to do with for “a favor.” A whistleblower’s scheduled to testify together dur- a “sinking feeling” that the aid dicts much of what Sondland told “the proper policy process that I complaint about that call helped ing a public impeachment hear- may not ultimately be released. congressional investigators dur- was involved in on Ukraine,” he spark the House impeachment ing Tuesday. About that time, three congres- ing his own closed-door deposi- testified. investigation. Morrison, throughout his ac- sional committees said they were tion, which the ambassador later Morrison said Sondland and Williams testified that Trump’s count, largely confirmed testi- opening inquiries into efforts by amended. Trump had spoken approximate- discussion on the call of specific mony from current and former Trump and Giuliani to investi- Both Morrison and Sondland ly five times between July 15 and investigations struck her as “un- officials about what has been de- gate the Bidens. Russia providing mood music for impeachment drama

BY AAMER MADHANI Ukraine after Trump and his allies began corners about whether the president abused simply forget about Democrats on this AND ANDREW TAYLOR attacking her and claimed she was bad- his powers. committee falsely claiming they had more Associated Press mouthing the president. Trump asked Ukrainian President than circumstantial evidence of collusion Her ouster, she and several Democratic Volodymyr Zelenskiy to do him “a favor” between President Trump and Russians,” WASHINGTON — For all the talk about lawmakers argued, ultimately benefitted and investigate Biden and his son, Hunter’s, Nunes said. Ukraine in the House impeachment inquiry, Putin. business dealings in Ukraine. At the same Democrats, for their part, are trying to there’s a character standing just off-stage “How is it that time, Ukraine was awaiting nearly $400 brighten the spotlight on their theory that with a dominant role in this tale of interna- ‘ It’s clear foreign corrupt million in U.S. military aid. Trump is doing the bidding of Putin. tional intrigue: Russia. that the interests can While Democrats say the request to in- Russia, a historic adversary of the United As has so often been the case since Presi- manipulate our vestigate the Bidens represented a quid pro States, has too often emerged as a benefac- dent Donald Trump took office, Moscow Trump government?” quo, Trump insists he was within his rights tor of Trump’s actions, says Rep. Ted Lieu, provides the mood music for the unfolding administration Yovanovitch asked to ask the country to look into corruption. a California Democrat. political drama. House investi- Democrats, trying to make their accusa- In his July call with Zelenskiy, Trump “With you, Mr. President, all roads lead foreign policy gators. “Which tions more understandable, have now set- pushed discredited information that hack- to Putin,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi de- is chaotic and country’s interests tled on framing the president’s actions as a ers in Ukraine — rather than Russia — in- clared recently, and not for the first time. incoherent are served when matter of bribery, which, as Pelosi noted, is terfered in the 2016 elections. The impeachment investigation is cen- the very corrupt mentioned in the Constitution. Last month, Trump abruptly moved U.S. tered on allegations that Trump tried to with one behavior we’ve Hunter Biden served on the board of a Special Forces from northern Syria at Tur- pressure Ukraine’s new leader over the exception: been criticizing Ukrainian gas company at the same time key’s urging and as result created a secu- summer to dig up dirt on Trump political is allowed to pre- his father was leading the Obama admin- rity vacuum for Russia to fill. rival Joe Biden, holding up U.S. military Many of vail? Such conduct istration’s diplomatic dealings with Kyiv. Trump has also repeatedly disparaged aid to the Eastern European nation as his actions undermines the Though the timing raised concerns among and even suggested withdrawing from leverage. benefit U.S., exposes our anti-corruption advocates, there has been NATO, the military alliance that has served In her testimony before the House im- friends and widens no evidence of wrongdoing by either the as a deterrent to Soviet and Russia aggres- peachment panel last week, diplomat Marie Russia, ’ the playing field former vice president or his son. sion since it was formed after World War Yovanovitch suggested that the president’s Rep. Ted Lieu for autocrats like Trump has dismissed the impeachment II. actions played into the hands of Vladi- D-Calif. President Putin.” proceedings as a “joke” that deny him and “It’s clear that the Trump administra- mir Putin, whose government has backed After two days Republican lawmakers due process. tion foreign policy is chaotic and incoher- separatists in a 5-year-old war in eastern of public testimo- A key ally on Capitol Hill, Rep. Devin ent with one exception: Many of his actions Ukraine. ny and the release of thousands of pages Nunes, R-Calif., casts the impeachment in- benefit Russia,” Lieu said. Yovanovitch, a 33-year veteran of the of transcripts from witnesses who’ve met quiry as a continuation of the Democrats’ Both in open hearings and closed-door State Department known for fighting cor- with investigators behind closed doors, “spectacular implosion of their Russia testimony, Democrats have sought to high- ruption in Ukraine and elsewhere, was Democratic and Republican lawmakers hoax.” light concerns that Trump’s foreign policy ousted from her position as ambassador to seem further entrenched in their partisan “In the blink of an eye, we’re asked to frequently benefits Russia. PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, November 18, 2019 NATION Poll finds Conservative La. Buttigieg pushes to the reelects Edwards, front in Iowa BY ANNIE LINSKEY, CHELSEA JANES AND SCOTT CLEMENT a Dem governor The Washington Post CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A new poll of Iowa voters released BY MELINDA DESLATTE own path,” Edwards said. Saturday night suggests a disrup- Associated Press As he conceded the race, Rispone called on support- tion in the Democratic primary BATON ROUGE, La. — Deep ers to give a round of applause contest in the first voting state, in the heart of the conservative for Trump, saying: “That man with South Bend, Ind., Mayor South, Louisiana’s voters reelect- loves America and he loves Pete Buttigieg surging to the ed Democratic Gov. John Bel Ed- Louisiana.” front of the crowded pack. wards to a second term, shocking Democrats who argue that The survey showed Buttigieg Republicans who had hoped to nominating a moderate presi- with support from 25% of likely reclaim the seat on the strength dential candidate is the best ap- caucusgoers, followed by essen- of President Donald Trump’s proach to beat Trump are certain tially a three-way tie for second popularity. to say Louisiana’s race bolsters place between Sens. Elizabeth With his focus on bipartisan, their case. Warren, D-Mass.; Bernie Sand- state-specific issues, the moder- Still, while Rispone’s loss rais- ers, I-Vt.; and former vice presi- ate Edwards cobbled together es questions about the strength of dent Joe Biden, who all have enough cross-party support Sat- Trump’s coattails, its relevance about 15% support. None of the urday to defeat Republican busi- to his reelection chances are other candidates are in double nessman Eddie Rispone, getting less clear. Louisiana is expected digits. about 51% of the vote. to easily back Trump next year, The poll differs from other re- Trump fought to return the and Edwards’ views are, in many cent Iowa polls, which showed seat to the GOP, but his intense ways, out of step with his own interest in the race not only mo- party. Buttigieg, Biden, Warren and tivated conservative Republicans A West Point graduate and Sanders knotted closely together. but also powered a surge in anti- former Army Ranger, Edwards The survey, released by CNN, the /AP Trump and black voter turnout opposes most gun restrictions, MATTHEW HINTON Des Moines Register and Media- that helped boost Edwards over signed one of the nation’s strict- Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards arrives to address supporters at Com, was of 500 likely Democrat- the finish line. est abortion bans and dismissed his election night watch party in Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday. ic caucusgoers and has a margin Coming after a defeat in the the impeachment effort as a of error of 4.4 percentage points. Kentucky governor’s race and siz- distraction. state’s uninsured rate below the “I do not agree with what “That’s extremely encourag- able losses in Virginia’s legislative Meanwhile, Rispone, 70, wasn’t national average. A bipartisan Rispone advocates,” she said. “I ing, obviously,” said Buttigieg, races, the Louisiana result seems among the top-tier candidates criminal sentencing law rewrite also don’t want Trump coming speaking to reporters after the certain to rattle Republicans Republican leaders hoped would he championed ended Louisiana’s here and telling me who to vote poll came out at the California heading into the 2020 presiden- challenge Edwards. He had ties tenure as the nation’s top jailer. for.” Democrats Convention in Long tial election. Trump made three to the unpopular former Gov. Rispone, the owner of a Baton Rispone poured more than $12 Beach. “We have felt a lot of mo- trips to Louisiana to rally against Bobby Jindal, started with little Rouge industrial contracting million of his own money into the mentum on the ground.” Edwards and fashioned the run- name recognition and offered few company, hitched his entire can- race. But he had trouble draw- Buttigieg said that he has seen off election between Edwards and details about his agenda. didacy to Trump, introducing ing some of the primary vote more enthusiasm for his candi- Rispone into a test of his own pop- Edwards, 53, also proved to be himself to voters in ads that fo- that went to Republican U.S. Rep. dacy in the state since Labor Day ularity and political prowess. a formidable candidate, with a re- cused on support for the president Ralph Abraham, after harshly and credited his strong perfor- In a victory rally of his own cord of achievements. in a state Trump won by 20 per- attacking Abraham in ads as he mances in the debates and big late Saturday, Edwards thanked Working with the majority-Re- centage points. Rispone said he sought to reach the runoff. state events with boosting his supporters who danced, sang and publican Legislature, Edwards was like Trump, describing him- He also avoided many tradi- campaign. cheered in celebration, while he stabilized state finances with a self as a “conservative outsider” tional public events attended by declared, “How sweet it is!” package of tax increases, end- whose business acumen would Louisiana gubernatorial candi- Another bright spot in the num- He added, “And as for the ing the deficit-riddled years of help solve the state’s problems. dates and sidestepped questions bers for Buttigieg is that 63% of president, God bless his heart” Jindal. New money paid for in- The president’s repeated vis- about his plans. He promised tax likely caucusgoers think his — a phrase often used by genteel vestments in public colleges and its appeared to drive turnout for cuts without saying where he’d views are about right, the high- Southerners to politely deprecate the first statewide teacher raise both candidates. shrink spending, and pledged a est of the four candidates tested. someone. in a decade. Tour guide Andrea Hartman, constitutional convention with- Only 7% say his views are too “Tonight the people of Loui- Edwards expanded Louisiana’s 40, cast her ballot for Edwards in out detailing what he wanted to liberal, while 13% feel they’re too siana have chosen to chart their Medicaid program, lowering the New Orleans. rewrite. conservative. White House: Trump undergoes an exam at Walter Reed

BY JILL COLVIN She did not specify which tests of a special forces soldier injured and 6 feet, 3 inches tall, he passed A Body Mass Index rating of 30 Associated Press he’d received or explain why the in Afghanistan. And he visited the official threshold for being is the level at which doctors con- visit had not been disclosed in with medical staff “to share his considered obese, with a Body sider someone obese under the BETHESDA, Md. — President advance. Trump’s 2018 and 2019 thanks for all the outstanding Mass Index of 30.4. commonly used formula. About Donald Trump spent more than physicals were both announced care they provide to our Wounded That checkup, which was su- 40% of Americans are obese, two hours at Walter Reed Nation- ahead of time and appeared on Warriors and wish them an early pervised by Dr. Sean P. Conley, raising the risk for heart disease, al Medical Center on Saturday for his public schedule. happy Thanksgiving,” Grisham his physician, took more than diabetes, stroke and some forms what the White House said were Grisham said after the visit that said. four hours and involved a panel of of cancer. medical tests as part of his an- 11 specialists. the president had “a quick exam It was the president’s ninth Trump doesn’t drink alcohol or nual physical. “I am happy to announce the and labs” and assured he remains visit to the hospital since taking smoke but is known to enjoy fast The appointment wasn’t on office. President of the United States is in in good health. food, steaks and desserts. His pri- Trump’s weekend public sched- Walter Reed spokeswoman very good health and I anticipate ule, and his last physical was in “The President remains healthy Sandy Dean said the hospital he will remain so for the duration mary form of exercise is golf. February. Press secretary Steph- and energetic without complaints, does not comment on patients of his Presidency, and beyond,” Saturday’s test came as House anie Grisham said the 73-year- as demonstrated by his repeated who receive care at the facil- Conley wrote afterward. investigators on Capitol Hill were old president was “anticipating a vigorous rally performances in ity and referred questions to the Test results were released six interviewing a White House bud- very busy 2020” and wanted to front of thousands of Americans White House. days later, showing that Trump get official as part of the impeach- take advantage of “a free week- several times a week,” she said. Trump’s last checkup in Febru- weighed 243 pounds — up seven ment inquiry. end” in Washington to begin por- Trump also spent time at the ary 2019 showed he had gained pounds from September 2016, be- Trump has insisted he did noth- tions of his routine checkup. hospital meeting with the family weight in office. At 243 pounds fore he became president. ing wrong. Monday, November 18, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 NATION Lawsuit may force Murder-suicide leaves 5 dead in San Diego

BY JOHN WILKENS others and then turned the gun Remington to open AND KRISTINA DAVIS on himself. It was found at the The San Diego Union-Tribune scene.

KEITH SRAKOCIC/AP “It appears to be a tragic case SAN DIEGO — When an emer- of domestic violence murder-sui- The Remington name is etched gency dispatcher answered the cide,” homicide Lt. Matt Dobbs its marketing books on a model 870 shotgun. A first 911 phone call from a home said at a news conference Satur- Supreme Court ruling allowing a in Paradise Hills, Calif., on Sat- day afternoon. Associated Press a major gun manufacturer mar- lawsuit against the gun-maker to urday morning, nobody was on It unfolded in a working-class kets its weapons. Those materials continue will force the company the other end of the line. But A recent ruling by the U.S. Su- neighborhood of single-story might include company emails, to make relevant documents an argument was heard in the stucco and wood-sided homes preme Court has upended a long- memos, business plans and cor- public. background. standing legal roadblock that has that date to the 1940s, built to ac- porate strategies, or anything The second call was from a commodate a World War II popu- given the gun industry far-reach- that might suggest the company The case hinges on Connecticut relative next door, who reported ing immunity from lawsuits in lation boom. purposely marketed the firearm state consumer law that challeng- hearing what sounded like the The woman and four children the aftermath of mass killings. in a way that may have compelled es how the firearm used by Adam pop-pop-pop of a nail gun. The court last week allowed lived in a granny flat adjacent to the shooter to use the weapon to Lanza, the Newtown shooter San Diego police officers ar- a house occupied by members of families of victims of the 2012 rived, looked through a window carry out the slaughter. — a Bushmaster XM15-E2S rifle their extended family. Sandy Hook school massacre to and saw a 3-year-old boy cov- The plaintiffs also believe the — was marketed, with plaintiffs Neighbors said theirs is the sue the maker of the AR-15 used ered in blood. They broke in, and ruling will put gun companies alleging Remington purposely kind of street where the kids all in the attack. The case against soon all the horrible pieces came on notice about how they con- used advertisements that tar- get together after school and on Remington will now proceed in together. duct business knowing they could geted younger, at-risk males. One weekends, riding bikes and scoot- the Connecticut courts. A domestic dispute, a gun and wind up in the courts . of Remington’s ads features the ers, playing tetherball and shoot- Remington is widely expected five dead from the same family, “If the industry wakes up and rifle against a plain backdrop and ing baskets at a curbside hoop. to win the case, but critics of the three of them boys under the age understands their conduct behind the phrase: “Consider Your Man “It’s like ‘The Sandlot,’ ” Jhoana gun industry are eyeing what they of 12. Another boy was in the hos- closed doors is not protected, then Card Reissued.” Cruz said, referring to the 1993 see as a significant outcome even pital in critical condition Satur- the industry itself … will take Remington did not respond to movie about a group of baseball- in the face of defeat: getting the day night. Their names have not steps to try to help the massive requests for comment after the playing boys. “Everybody knows gunmaker to open its books about been released. problem we have instead of do U.S. Supreme Court denied its ef- everybody.” how it markets firearms. “A senseless tragedy,” San nothing and sit by and cash the forts to quash the lawsuit. She agonized over whether to Lawyers for the plaintiffs are Diego police Chief David Nisleit checks,” said Joshua Koskoff, the Larry Keane, senior vice presi- tell her boys about the shootings. certain to request that Reming- Connecticut attorney who rep- dent and legal counsel for the said. The couple at the center of it “But I had to,” she said. “Lots ton turn over volumes of docu- resents a survivor and relatives National Shooting Sports Founda- of horrible things happen in the ments as part of the discovery of nine victims who died at the tion, which represents gunmak- were estranged, according to po- lice, and the 29-year-old woman world, and it’s better to hear it phase, providing a rare window Newtown, Conn., school on Dec. er s, sa id he a nt icipates Rem i ng ton from me, I guess.” into the inner workings of how 14, 2012. will ultimately prevail . had obtained a temporary re- straining order against the 31- At the Saturday afternoon news year-old man one day earlier. conference, Nisleit said domestic It’s not clear whether he had violence is a persistent problem been served with the papers, but in San Diego County and he en- Anxiety up in Fla. town after judge’s ruling police said they believe he was couraged victims to use available aware of the order. resources. BY BOBBY CAINA CALVAN month when a judge dismissed child to receive help,” she said. Their conflict had brought of- According to the San Diego Do- mestic Violence Council, 17,513 Associated Press second-degree felony charges “Everybody’s left wondering now ficers to the house at least once against the boy and released him about what’s going to happen to before, two weeks ago, when the incidents were reported in San MACCLENNY, Fla. — Anxi- back into the community west of this particular kid.” man came over to retrieve tools. Diego County in 2018, up 4% from eties multiplied quickly across Jacksonville. Thursday’s shoot- After the Parkland shooting , Saturday morning, he showed up the previous year. Baker County, a mostly rural ing at a California high school Florida lawmakers acted quickly again, and the shootings happened The council said there were 15 community of 28,000 in northern — which left three students dead, to beef up security and improve about 7 a.m. Police said they found homicides in the county in 2018 in Florida, when news spread that a including the 16-year-old gunman safety across the state’s 4,300 pub- the man, woman and their 3-year- which the suspect was a current 15-year-old had planned a mas- — only deepened their worries. lic schools. The Marjory Stone- old son dead at the scene. or former intimate partner. sacre at the county’s only high In a place where churches out- man Douglas High School Public The other sons, ages 5, 9 and 11, Nationwide, 1 in 4 women and school. number gas stations and traffic Safety Act widened the authority were taken to the hospital. Two 1 in 7 men aged 18 and older have “MAKE SURE THE TEACH- lights, some residents expressed of schools and law enforcement to died. Police initially identified been the victim of severe physical ERS ARE DEAD,” he ranted in a compassion for the teenager but act against any threat to campus the 11-year-old as the survivor violence by an intimate partner notebook. “Then rinse repeat.” but later said they weren’t sure in their lifetime, according to the When the sophomore shared reserved less mercy for the judge, safety. who they say failed their commu- To authorities and school of- yet which boy was which. U.S. Centers for Disease Control his six-page “School Shooting Police said the man shot the and Prevention. Plan” with a classmate in early nity and the boy she spared. ficials, one provision in the September, it set in motion what “We have a sense of safety built law seemed clear: Anyone who authorities called a textbook re- into this community. We trust “makes, posts, or transmits” a sponse to averting another Park- each other, and when I drop my threat of mass shooting “in any land, Fla., school shooting, which kids off at school, I have a feel- manner that would allow another took the lives of 14 students and ing they’re going to be safe,” said person to view the threat” has three school staffers last year. Macclenny resident Tracy Lamb, committed a crime. Within minutes, the student whose 15-year-old daughter at- Judge Gloria R. Walker saw was in custody. By most accounts, tends the high school along with things differently and dismissed parents felt reassured by the swift about 1,400 other students. the case because she said pros- action of school officials and law “Our judicial system is drop- ecutors could not prove the threat enforcement. ping the ball. It’s failed us, and the had been transmitted as de- But unease resurfaced last system has failed him. I want this scribed in the law.

6 charged in shooting at NJ high school game

Associated Press found on him when emergency re- thers and the Pleasantville Grey- sponders went to his aid, authori- hounds. Authorities said it did PLEASANTVILLE, N.J. — Six men have been charged after a ties said. He is in stable condition not appear that any of the men shooting at a New Jersey high and will be undergoing surgery. charged had any connection to school football game that criti- The 10-year-old remained in the game. cally wounded a 10-year-old boy critical condition Saturday. A “Our community will not be and sent players and the packed 15-year-old boy was treated for a held hostage by a few idiots intent HAYNE PALMOUR IV, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE/AP crowd fleeing in panic. graze wound. on jeopardizing our safety and the Ibn Abdullah, 27, was the target The shooting happened in the safety of our children,” Atlantic San Diego Police investigate at the home where two adults and three of the Friday night shooting and stands of a Friday night playoff County Prosecutor Damon Tyner children died from gunshot wounds during a domestic shooting in was charged because a gun was game between the Camden Pan- said in a news release. the Paradise Hills area of San Diego, Calif., on Saturday . PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, November 18, 2019 NATION Study questions use of some heart procedures

BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE each year are unnecessary or American Heart Association con- lesterol-lowering drugs and blood stents or a bypass. Associated Press premature for people with stable ference in Philadelphia. pressure medicines are known to After one year, 7% in the inva- disease. “This study clearly goes against cut the risk of a heart attack for sively treated group had suffered PHILADELPHIA — People That’s a different situation than what has been the common wis- these folks, but many doctors also a heart attack, heart-related with severe but stable heart dis- a heart attack when a procedure dom for the last 30, 40 years” and recommend a procedure to im- death, cardiac arrest or hospi- ease from clogged arteries may is needed right away to restore may lead to less testing and inva- prove blood flow. have less chest pain if they get a talization for worsening chest blood flow. sive treatment for such patients in Twelve years ago, a big study procedure to improve blood flow pain or heart failure versus 5% of For nonemergency cases, the the future, said Dr. Glenn Levine, found that angioplasty was no rather than just giving medicines those on medicines alone. At four study shows “there’s no need to a Baylor College of Medicine better than medicines for pre- a chance to help, but it won’t cut years, the trend reversed — 13% rush ” into invasive tests and pro- cardiologist with no role in the venting heart attacks and deaths their risk of having a heart at- of the procedures group and 15% cedures, said New York Universi- research. Some doctors still may in non emergency heart patients, tack or dying over the following of the medicines group had suf- few years, a big federally funded ty’s Dr. Judith Hochman. quibble with the study, but it was but many doctors balked at the There might even be harm. To very well done “and I think the results and quarreled with the fered a problem. study found. Averaged across the entire The results challenge medi- doctors’ surprise, study partici- results are extremely believable, ” methods. study period, the rates were simi- cal dogma and call into question pants who had a procedure were he said. So the federal government spent some of the most common prac- more likely to suffer a heart prob- About 17 million Americans $100 million for the new study, lar regardless of treatment. tices in heart care. They are the lem or die over the next year than have clogged arteries that crimp which is twice as large, spanned The bottom line is there’s no strongest evidence yet that tens those treated with medicines . the heart’s blood supply, which 37 countries and included people harm in trying medicines first, of thousands of costly stent pro- Hochman co-led the study can cause periodic chest pain. with more severe disease — a especially for people with no or cedures and bypass operations and gave results Saturday at an Cheap and generic aspirin, cho- group most likely to benefit from little chest pain, doctors said. Telescope protest inspires more Native Hawaiian activism

Associated Press Native Hawaiians stalling con- “Mauna Kea has emboldened struction of a $1.4 billion tele- our people to rise up in ways KAHUKU, Hawaii — Flapping scope on the Big Island has that we have never seen before,” Hawaiian flags adorn a large can- inspired protests on Oahu — the said Hinaleimoana Wong, a Na- opy on the easement of a highway that winds along Oahu’s famed state’s most populous island — to tive Hawaiian community leader North Shore. block the turbines and the rede- who has been active in the fight Under the tent, protesters come velopment of a beach park. against the telescope. and go. Some of them keep guard Since July, protesters who The Mauna Kea and Oahu overnight, and some stop by to call themselves kiai, or guard- movements share several traits. wave at cars honking in support ians in Hawaiian, have gathered Like on the Big Island moun- or to drop off supplies in a make- on Mauna Kea, Hawaii’s tallest tain, there are protest camps at shift kitchen area stocked with mountain, to keep telescope con- the Oahu sites of Kahuku and bottled water, instant noodles struction crews away. Dozens Waimanalo that feature a large and canned meat. On cots and on have been arrested. tent, food and supplies and even beach chairs, they are discussing Borrowing the civil disobedi- so-called universities featuring strategies and reminding sup- ence methods of the protesters lessons and workshops. porters to maintain a philosophy against the telescope, opponents “We’re here to protect our of peace and nonviolence known try to block convoys delivering aina and our community,” said in Hawaiian as kapu aloha. turbine parts to the Kahuku wind Kananiloa’anuenue Ponciano, They are at the site trying to farm site. Police have made more one of the leaders fighting against prevent the construction of eight than 160 arrests since October. the turbines, using the Hawaiian JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER/AP wind turbines, each taller than Hundreds gathered at a storage word for land. Some of the leaders downtown Honolulu’s tallest yard where an equipment convoy against the telescope went to the Sunny Unga stands with her daughters, from left, Joanne, Alana skyscraper. began late Thursday, leading to Kahuku encampment to provide and Ina, while protesting the construction of eight wind turbines in The ongoing protest by mostly the arrests of 26 people. advice and guidance, she said. Kahuku, Hawaii on Oct. 30. Totenberg Stradivarius played for Son takes drugs the first time since theft in 1980 to school; father BY VERENA DOBNIK spondent in Washington, and Amy, a fed- pleads not guilty Associated Press eral judge in Atlanta. “I felt my father was in that hall listening Associated Press A Stradivarius violin stolen nearly four and smiling,” said Jill. decades ago from the virtuoso Roman To- Roman Totenberg didn’t live to see his HOLYOKE, Mass. — A Massachusetts tenberg and returned to his family by a instrument again; he died in 2012 at the age man has pleaded not guilty to drug charg- federal prosecutor came alive again — at of 101. When anyone would ask the Boston es after authorities said his 5-year-old son the crime scene. University music professor if he thought took heroin to school and told his teacher Star violinist Nathan Meltzer, 19, re- his violin would ever be found, he said, ac- that when he tastes the powder he becomes vived the prized instrument of the late Pol- cording to Nina, “After I have kicked the Spider-Man. ish-born musician on Friday evening at a bucket. ” The Daily Hampshire Gazette reported public concert in Cambridge, Mass. Likely worth millions of dollars, though that Benny Garcia, 29, of Holyoke, was ar- He played the same music as Totenberg its value has not been disclosed, the instru- raigned Friday in Holyoke District Court. had minutes before his Stradivarius disap- ment made in Italy by Antonio Stradivari He faces charges of drug possession and peared one night in 1980. The thief was a in 1734 is now on long-term loan to Melt- reckless endangerment of a child. former student, and the violin was eventu- zer, who is taking it around the world as he Prosecutors say Garcia’s son took a ally found in a California attic. concertizes. plastic bag decorated with Spider-Man to HANA ASAZUMA-CHENG/AP Recovered by the FBI, it was returned Meltzer studies at The Juilliard School in kindergarten Thursday and put it in his to Totenberg’s three daughters four years New York with the famed Itzhak Perlman. Nathan Meltzer plays a Stradivarius mouth, telling a teacher eating the powder ago by the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan at In Cambridge, at a performance titled violin at a concert in Cambridge, Mass., turns him into the superhero. Authorities the time, Preet Bharara. “Homecoming,” Meltzer offered an au- on Friday for the first time since it was say the boy was taken to a hospital but was “Our father would have been so pleased dience seated in a circle around him the returned in 2015 after being stolen in unharmed. to hear Nathan, a gifted young violinist, music Totenberg last played on what he 1980. Police searching Garcia’s home say they breathe life back into the violin,” said Jill called his “musical partner” that he would found more than 200 bags of heroin and Totenberg, a New York media strategist, never see again: pieces by Bach, Beethoven, The soloist ended with music by Toten- cocaine. who attended the concert with Nina, a the Hungarian composer Bela Bartok and berg’s fellow native Poles, composers Karol A judge ordered Garcia held without bail National Public Radio legal affairs corre- the Frenchman Cesar Franck. Szymanowski and Henryk Wieniawski. until a hearing Wednesday. Monday, November 18, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 WORLD Venice sees 3rd exceptional tide within a week

BY COLLEEN BARRY laden water from entering the AND LUCA BRUNO crypt again. Associated Press Venice’s Tide Office said the peak tide of nearly 5 feet hit just VENICE, Italy — Venice was after 1 p.m., but a weather front hit Sunday by a record third ex- off the coast blocked southerly ceptional tide in a week while winds from the Adriatic Sea from other parts of Italy struggled with pushing the tide to the predicted a series of weather woes, from level of 5 feet, 2 inches. LUCA BRUNO/AP rain-swollen rivers to high winds Still it marked the third time to an out-of-season avalanche. since Tuesday night’s 6-foot flood People walk on raised gangways in a flooded St. Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy, on Sunday Stores and museums in Venice — the worst in 53 years — that were mostly closed in the hard- water levels in Venice had topped Mark’s completely emptied their due to climate change. seum, which overlooks St. Mark’s est-hit area around St. Mark’s almost 5 feet. Since records began shops, while others put their wares Luca D’Acunto and his girl- Square and explores the art and Square, but tourists donned high in 1872, that level had never been as high as possible and counted friend, Giovanna Maglietta, sur- history of Venice, remained open. on automatic pumping systems veyed the rising water from a Tourists enjoyed a Venetian Spritz rubber boots or even hip waders reached even twice in one year, let alone three times within a to keep the water at bay. In one bridge, wondering how to make — a colorful aperitif with an Ital- to witness and photograph the week. luxury boutique, employees used their way to their nearby hotel in ian bitter and Prosecco — as the spectacle. While Venetians had a bit of water vacuums and big squeegee their colorful yet inadequate rub- waters rose. Most were disappointed when relief, days of heavy rainfall mops to keep the brackish lagoon ber boots. Officials said 280 civil protec- officials closed down the historic and snowfall elsewhere in Italy waters from advancing. “We made the reservation tion volunteers were deployed to square as winds rippled across swelled rivers to worrisome lev- Venice’s mayor has put the … before the floods and had assist as needed. Young Vene- the rising waters. The doors of els, triggered an avalanche in the flooding damage at hundreds of paid already, so we came,” said tian volunteers in rubber boots the famed St. Mark’s Basilica Alps and saw dramatic rescues millions of euros, and Italian of- D’Acunto, 28, from Naples. “In- have also showed up at key sites, were securely shut to the public, of people in the countryside who ficials have declared a state of stead of a romantic trip, we’ll including the city’s Music Con- and authorities took precautions couldn’t flee rising waters. emergency for the area. They say have an adventurous one.” servatory, to help save precious — stacking sandbags in canal- In Venice, many store owners Venice is both sinking into the Most museums were closed as manuscripts from the invading side windows — to prevent salt- in the swanky area around St. mud and facing rising sea levels a precaution, but the Correr Mu- saltwater. Ayatollah: UK media: Prince Andrew’s effort to rebut claims he had Protesters sex with teenager a disaster are ‘thugs’ BY DANICA KIRKA Virgin Islands. Associated Press The BBC’s Emily Maitlis BY JON GAMBRELL grilled Andrew on the details of Associated Press LONDON — British media an alleged encounter in March of on Sunday slammed Prince An- that year, when Giuffre says she DUBAI, United Arab Emirates drew’s effort to rebut claims that dined with the prince in London, — Iran’s supreme leader on Sun- he had sex with a teenager who danced with him at the Tramp ABDOLVAHED MIRZAZADEH, ISNA/AP day backed the government’s de- says she was trafficked by Jeffrey nightclub, then had sex with him cision to raise gasoline prices and A gas station is burned during protests in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday Epstein, branding his televised at a house in the tony London called angry protesters who have that followed authorities’ decision to raise gasoline prices . interview a complete public rela- neighborhood of Belgravia. tions disaster. been setting fire to public prop- “I can absolutely, categorically In a rare interview with BBC erty over the increase “thugs,” violence surrounding the unrest gasoline prices. Gasoline in the tell you it never happened,” An- Newsnight that was broadcast signaling a potential crackdown to at least two. Attackers targeting country still remains among the drew said. late Saturday, Andrew categori- on the demonstrations. a police station in Kermanshah cheapest in the world, with the The prince, 59, said he had “no Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s com- cally denied having sex with the on Saturday killed one officer new prices jumping up to a mini- recollection” of ever meeting Gi- ments came as authorities shut woman, Virginia Roberts Giuf- there, the state-run IRNA news mum of 15,000 rials per liter of uffre, adding that there are “a down internet across Iran to fre. But Britain’s newspapers agency reported Sunday. Earlier, gas — 50% up from the day before. number of things that are wrong” smother the protests in some two and social media commentators one man was reported killed. That’s 13 cents a liter, or about 50 with her account. He also sug- dozen cities and towns over the criticized him for defending his In an address aired by state cents a gallon. A gallon of regular rise of government-set prices by friendship with Epstein and for gested that a picture showing him television Sunday, Khamenei said gasoline in the U.S. costs $2.60 by 50% as of Friday. One firm said failing to show empathy for the with his arm around the teenage “some lost their lives and some comparison. Giuffre may have been faked. it was the biggest internet outage places were destroyed,” without convicted sex offender’s victims. Khamenei ordered security There was no immediate com- ever seen in Iran. elaborating. He called violent “I expected a train wreck,” forces “to implement their tasks” ment from Giuffre’s representa- Since the increase, demonstra- protesters “thugs” who had been said Charlie Proctor, editor of the and for Iran’s citizens to keep tive about the prince’s interview. tors have abandoned their cars pushed into violence by coun- Royal Central website, which cov- clear of violent demonstrators. along major highways and joined terrevolutionaries and foreign ers the British monarchy. “That Giuffre had recently chal- mass protests in the capital, Teh- enemies of Iran. He specifically That seemed to indicate a pos- was a plane crashing into an oil lenged the British royal to speak ran, and elsewhere. Some protests named those aligned with the sible crackdown could be loom- tanker, causing a tsunami, trig- out, telling reporters in New York turned violent, with demonstra- family of Iran’s late shah, ousted ing. Economic protests in late gering a nuclear explosion-level that “he knows exactly what he’s tors setting fires, and there was 40 years ago, and an exile group 2017 into 2018 were met by a bad.” done.” also gunfire. called the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq. heavy reaction by the police and Giuffre has said Epstein forced “And the answer is nothing,” It remains to be seen how many “Setting a bank on fire is not the Basij, the all-volunteer force her to have sex with Andrew in Andrew told the BBC. people have been injured, killed an act done by the people. This is of Iran’s paramilitary Revolu- 2001, when she was 17. She says The New York medical exam- and arrested as videos from what thugs do,” Khamenei said. tionary Guard. Epstein flew her around the world iner ruled Epstein’s death a sui- the protests have shown people However, he made a point to “Such illegal actions would not on private planes to have sex with cide last summer. He had been in gravely wounded. back the decision of Iran’s rela- solve any problem but add inse- powerful men, and that she had prison awaiting trial on federal Iranian authorities on Sunday tively moderate President Has- curity on top of other problems,” sexual encounters with Andrew sex-trafficking charges, which he raised the official death toll in the san Rouhani and others to raise Khamenei said. in London, New York and the U.S. had denied. PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, November 18, 2019 WORLD Hong Kong police target protesters at university

BY KEN MORITSUGU University while others set fires tory to China. Associated Press on bridges leading to it. The bill has been withdrawn, A huge blaze burned along but the protests have expanded HONG KONG — Police much of a long footbridge that into a wider resistance movement launched a late-night operation connects a train station to the against what is perceived as the Sunday to try to flush about 200 campus over the approach to the growing control of Hong Kong protesters out of a university cam- Cross-Harbour Tunnel, a major by Communist China, along with pus on a day of clashes in which road under Hong Kong’s harbor calls for full democracy for the an officer was hit in the leg with that has been blocked by the pro- territory. an arrow and massive barrages of testers for days. Several hundred people formed tear gas and water cannons were The use of bows and arrows, a human chain Sunday in central fired. along with gasoline bombs Hong Kong in a peaceful rally in Riot police began moving in on launched with catapults, threat- support of the movement. one group of protesters outside the NG HAN GUAN/AP campus after issuing an ultima- ened to escalate the violence in Police and protesters faced off Protest ers look out from behind a barricade as a fire burns near tum for people to leave area. They the more than five-month-long all day outside Polytechnic after a Hong Kong Polytechnic University on Sunday. Police used tear used tear gas and water cannons anti-government movement. pitched battle the previous night gas and water cannons to try to flush out protesters occupying a on a resistant crowd wearing rain- Protesters are trying to keep the in which the two sides exchanged university campus. coats and carrying umbrellas. pressure on Hong Kong leaders, tear gas and gasoline bombs that Protesters used bows and ar- who have rejected most of their left fires blazing in the street. rows earlier in the day, and one demands. A large group of people arrived into the university near sunset, eral major campuses for much of arrow struck a media liaison of- The protests were sparked by in the morning to try to clean up fearing they would be trapped last week. ficer in the calf. Photos on the de- proposed legislation that would the road but were warned away by as police fired tear gas volleys The Education Bureau an- partment’s Facebook page show have allowed the extradition of protesters. Riot police shot several and approached from other di- nounced that classes from kin- the arrow sticking out of the back criminal suspects to the main- volleys of tear gas at the protest- rections. The protesters have dergarten to high school would be of the officer’s leg through his land. Activists saw it as an erosion ers, who sheltered behind a wall barricaded the entrances to the suspended again Monday because pants. of Hong Kong’s autonomy under of umbrellas and threw gasoline campus and set up narrow access of safety concerns. Classes have As riot police moved in from all the “one country, two systems” bombs into nearby bushes and control points. been canceled since Thursday sides, some protesters retreated formula implemented in 1997, trees, setting them on fire. They are the holdouts from after the bureau came under criti- inside Hong Kong Polytechnic when Britain returned the terri- Protesters began retreating larger groups that occupied sev- cism for not doing so earlier. Report on Russian meddling raises UK election questions

Associated Press Emily Thornberry, the opposition La- bour Party’s foreign affairs spokeswoman, LONDON — Questions about the British said the leaks raise questions that deserve government’s failure to release a report on Russia’s interference in the country’s poli- answers. tics continued to dog Prime Minister Boris “Boris Johnson therefore needs to clear Johnson on Sunday as critics said leaks up the confusion, spin and speculation from the document raised concerns about around this (intelligence committee) re- the security of next month’s election. port by publishing it in full at the earliest The report from Parliament’s intelli- opportunity,” she told the Times. “If not, gence committee concludes that Russian people will rightly continue to ask: What interference may have affected the 2016 is he trying to hide from the British public referendum on Britain’s departure from and why?” the European Union, though the impact Johnson’s government has said it needs is “unquantifiable,” the Times of London more time to review the security implica- reported without saying how it got the tions of the report, but it will be released information. after the election. The committee said British intelligence Critics have alleged the report is being KAMRAN JEBREILI/AP services failed to devote enough resources withheld because it shows Russians have French aircraft of the Patrouille de France spray colored smoke during a performance to counter the threat and highlighted the made large donations to the Conservative on the opening day of the Dubai Airshow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday . impact of articles posted by Russian news Party, which is seeking to win a majority sites that were widely disseminated on so- that would allow Johnson to push his Brex- Dubai Airshow kicks off as cial media, the newspaper reported. it deal through Parliament. airlines slow down purchases Havana celebrates 500th anniversary

Associated Press with over 100 companies represented. Associated Press As part of the celebrations, officials The Chicago-based Boeing was likely to restored monuments, painted build- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The HAVANA — Hundreds of people in Cu- use the airshow to emphasize its dedica- ings, unveiled exhibitions and held book biennial Dubai Airshow opened Sunday tion to safety after crashes of its 737 Max ba’s capital stood in line to kiss, touch or presentations. as major Gulf airlines rein back big-ticket killed 346 people. The planes have been walk around a towering silk floss tree Sat- “Havana grows, lives, sings, dances and purchases after a staggering $140 billion grounded around the world, affecting cus- urday in a nod to tradition as they celebrate dreams,” said Felix Julio Alfonso, a profes- in new orders were announced at the 2013 tomers like flydubai which has more than a Havana’s 500th anniversary this weekend. sor who spoke before granting the public show before global oil prices collapsed. dozen of the jets in its fleet and more than The event comes as Cuba deals with an access to the revered silk floss tree. The airshow, which runs until Thurs- 230 on order. ailing economy and increasingly tense re- Many in the crowd shared their wishes day, draws major commercial and military Boeing and Biman Bangladesh Air- lations with the U.S., concerns that were with the tree, including requests for health firms from around the world, as well as lines signed a deal for two 787-9s aircraft, briefly cast aside as residents prepared or financial well-being. Some left money smaller manufacturers competing for busi- which list at $292.5 million apiece. How- for a gala event Saturday night featur- while others wore white as dictated by ness in the Middle East. The United States ever, buyers often get better deals from ing fireworks, music and international Afro-Cuban Santeria, the island’s predom- has the largest foreign country presence, manufacturers. dignitaries. inant religion. Monday, November 18, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 17 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Officers growing beards to benefit veterans

ST. JOHNSBURY — VT Officers in a Vermont police department are growing beards to benefit military veter- ans and their families. The Caledonian Record report- ed that the St. Johnsbury Police Department is one of more than 120 across the country participat- ing in the “Home Base No Shave Campaign” to increase mental health awareness and to raise funds to support veterans and military families. Five of the 11 full-time St. Johnsbury officers will be let- ting their beards grow through- out November to raise money for veteran clinical and support pro- grams and promote conversation about getting care. Participating officers have pledged $100 while growing beards, mustaches and goatees. Doctor sentenced for fake breast implants

POCATELLO — A judge ID has sentenced an Idaho doctor to seven months in prison for receipt and delivery of mis- branded breast implants given to patients. Prosecutors announced Thurs- day that Temp Ray Patterson, 55, was also sentenced to one year of supervised release after his pris- on sentence. MIKE HENSDILL, THE GASTON (GASTONIA, N.C.) GAZETTE/AP U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ordered the former Bur- ley doctor to pay $8,200 restitu- Slime kits for sale tion and a $10,000 fine. Authorities said Patterson Ella Kiser, 7, demonstrates one of her stocking stuffer Slime Kits during the Boutique Belmont Christmas Market event held in and around knowingly implanted nine pairs Stowe Manor in Belmont, N.C., on Saturday. of misbranded breast implants shipped from China and unap- day. Responding officers arrested THE CENSUS boro, was charged Thursday with proved by the Food and Drug one man while another fled. operating a motor vehicle without Administration from March 2014 Four minutes later, authorities The weight in pounds of a blue catfish caught recently by a 9- the owner’s consent, property through April 2015. say a deputy found the suspect’s year-old boy who was fishing in the Elephant Butte Reservoir in damage, theft and jumping bail. vehicle and exchanged gunfire. New Mexico. Kris Flores told KVIA-TV that his son, Alex, made According to investigators, Last survivor of the The man drove off and later 42 the catch on Nov. 10 and shattered his dad’s record. Flores said Gjere’s 2019 Altima was im- crashed, again exchanging gun- Alex named the fish Whale Lord. He released it back into the pounded Nov. 6 after he was Hindenburg fire dies fire with two deputies. He ran and reservoir after taking some photos and videos. pulled over. carjacked a pickup truck towing a Surveillance video shows Gjere LACONIA — The last trailer. and an unidentified accomplice NH remaining survivor of KGUN-TV reported he was ar- on the lot Sunday. An unlocked the Hindenburg disaster has died. legedly rammed her vehicle with a Florida airport. 2012 Porsche with the keys inside rested following a ground and air The Orlando Sentinel reported Werner Gustav Doehner was 90. his. was parked behind the Altima. search. Napier said nobody was that Joseph Brozyna, 28, was ar- His son said a church service The video shows the Porsche injured in the incidents. rested Thursday and charged was held Friday for Doehner, Ex-police clerk gets 6 crashing through the lot’s fence with carrying a concealed fire- who died on Nov. 8 at a hospital and a fence of a nearby house and Sex workers escape years for secret videos arm and carrying a firearm in a the Altima being driven through in Laconia . prohibited place. kidnapping attempts the holes in the fences. Doehner was the only person LONG BEACH — A Police said the Frontier Air- Gjere was pulled over in Wino- left of the 62 passengers and crew CA former police records lines flight attendant was passing CORAM — Federal na County about an hour later. who survived the May 6, 1937, fire clerk who secretly took videos through security at Orlando Inter- authorities said a Long that killed his father, sister and 34 NY of 69 co-workers in men’s bath- national Airport when Transpor- others. As the 80th anniversary Island man with a history of vio- rooms at the Long Beach Police tation Security Administration 4 allegedly planned to approached in 2017, Doehner told lence toward sex workers twice Department has been sentenced agents found the .40 caliber pistol. bring knives to school The Associated Press he and his attempted to kidnap women, but to six years in jail. An arrest report says Brozyna ac- family were returning from a each escaped by jumping from The Long Beach Press-Tele- knowledged that the gun was his. GROTON — Four Con- vacation in Germany on the 804- his moving vehicle. gram said Sergio Nieto, 29, of He told police he recently went on CT necticut high school stu- foot-long zeppelin to Lakehurst Andrew Frey, 54, pleaded Downey, was sentenced Friday a road trip with his gun in the bag dents are facing breach of peace Naval Air Station in New Jersey. not guilty Friday to charges of after pleading no contest to doz- and forgot to remove it. charges after allegedly planning As the Hindenburg arrived, attempted kidnapping and at- ens of misdemeanor counts of in- Officials said Brozyna’s con- to bring knives to school. flames began to flicker on top of tempted trafficking by force. vasion of privacy. cealed carry permit had been Police said the male students the ship. Hydrogen, exposed to The married father of two was Authorities said Nieto made suspended. Frontier Airlines said from Fitch High School in Gro- air, fueled an inferno. ordered jailed pending a Nov. 22 hundreds of videos in several po- Brozyna is also suspended. ton planned to bring the knives court date. lice department bathrooms over to school Friday. Authorities 2 men arrested in Prosecutors said they found a two-year span. He was arrested Man accused of using received complaints from stu- robbery, shootouts rope, zip ties and knot-tying man- last year after he was seen film- car as battering ram dents and parents about 10:30 uals at his Coram home and that ing in a bathroom. p.m. Thursday and immediately investigated. TUCSON — Two men he kept handcuffs in his car. Flight attendant with LA CROSSE — Pros- AZ are in custody following Prosecutors said Frey tried to WI ecutors have accused a The students allegedly threat- an armed robbery, a carjacking abduct one woman in October gun in bag charged Minnesota man of using a Porsche ened violence against one an- and two shootouts with police in 2018, approached her again after as a battering ram to get his Nis- other on social media, though the the Tucson area. she escaped and targeted a sec- ORLANDO — Authori- san Altima out of an Onalaska im- threats were not directed against Pima County Sheriff Mark Na- ond woman in July. FL ties said security offi- pound lot. the school or the general student pier said the incident began with a Another sex worker obtained a cers found a loaded handgun in a The La Crosse Tribune report- population. robbery call at a dollar store Fri- restraining order after Frey al- flight attendant’s carry-on bag at ed that Benjamin Gjere, of Lanes- From wire reports PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, November 18, 2019 FACES Creator of Lizzo slogan could get Grammy nod

Associated Press Mina Lioness’ longstanding battle to finally receive writing credit on Lizzo’s megahit song “Truth Hurts” is paying off in more ways than one: it could win her a potential Grammy Award. Lizzo’s breakthrough tune fea- tures the signature line — “I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100% that bitch” — a lyric that originated from a 2017 tweet by Learning Lioness and was turned into a popular meme. And now Lion- ess, a singer based in London who Lizzo agreed to give writing credit to, has a chance at earn- ing her first to say Grammy nomi- nation if “Truth Hurts” scores a nomination for song of the year Lioness — a category re- served for the writers of a song. NO “I haven’t really been able to kind of just sit and ponder what the ramifications is of this hap- pening. I mean, it’s just surreal to Sterling K. Brown me,” Lioness said. ... “It’s just an- other one of those moments when CHRIS PIZZELLO, INVISION / AP you’re like, ‘Wow.’ ” The Recording Academy will announce its nominees Nov. 20. When Grammy submissions were Success forcing ‘This Is Us’ actor Sterling K. Brown to be choosy due earlier this year, Lioness had not been a listed writer of “Truth Hurts,” but Atlantic Records, Liz- BY ALICIA RANCILIO to get far,” he recalls her saying — and he’s “It’s a whole other playground. The Palla- zo’s label home, told the AP they Associated Press even begun to broach it with his oldest son. dinos’ playground,” Brown said. “They write “I feel like it’s conscious and unconscious,” eight-page lines and as soon as you mess up are in the process of submitting ith a hit TV series, awards, said the actor. you go back to the top and you do it again. Lioness’ name as a co-writer of plus film and TV opportunities, “You try to give them the mentality to know It’s like doing theater, which I appreciate be- “Truth Hurts” to the Grammys. Sterling K. Brown admits he’s that it’s not the same walk. Your young, white cause I come from NYU (New York Univer- “Truth Hurts,” which topped Wexperienced “a lot of pinch-me counterparts can make certain sorts of mis- sity) and I’ve got a theater background.” the Billboard Hot 100 chart for moments” in recent years. But, with all those takes and they’ll be called boys being boys. “Maisel” and “Frozen 2” not only benefit seven weeks, is a likely contender possibilities and offers, the 43-year-old has But when a young, black boy does the exact from Brown’s considerable acting prowess in categories like song of the year, also learned a very important lesson — how same thing, the repercussions, the ramifica- and star power but also gain diversity. Help- in which Lioness would share the to say no. tions are just different. I don’t think that’s a ing increase quality opportunities for actors nomination with co-writers Lizzo, “ ‘No’ has become my best friend,” said bad lesson.” of color is a key priority for Brown, and led Ricky Reed, Tele and Jesse Saint Brown without hesitation during an inter- While “Waves” grapples with weighty him to create his own production company, John. The song could also land view in a New York hotel suite. subjects and has garnered some early Oscar Indian Meadows, named after his hometown a nomination for record of the He says it’s not an ungrateful no, but a “no, buzz, his other film project of the fall is a more neighborhood in St. Louis. On the docket: a year, a category that awards the with integrity” and shares an example. joyful experience, and a sure blockbuster: He film co-starring Kerry Washington that they song’s performers, producers and “ ‘Honestly, I appreciate your consideration stars in “Frozen 2” in a supporting role as a each will help produce. engineers/mixers, or best pop of me to be a part of this project, but at this figure from Elsa and Anna’s past. Brown hopes to produce smart, sophisti- solo performance, an award that particular time, this is what’s on my slate and While he’s glad to be in something his chil- cated work that he says he often didn’t see would only be given to Lizzo. I have to say no.’ ” dren can enjoy, there’s a self-serving reason when he was just entering the business. But when he says yes, the “This Is Us” star he took the job. He’s a self-professed “Disney “I think when I came out of school, the Rosalia win top honor picks some pretty powerful projects. Besides fiend.” UPN and the WB hadn’t merged into The at Latin Grammys his Emmy-winning role on the NBC drama “I would go to see animated films all the CW yet. There were a lot of shows that were that regularly elicits tears from its viewers, time opening weekend before I had chil- . . . simple is not the world but, I don’t know, Spanish singer Rosalia, the Brown has three roles coming out this sea- dren,” he said. “The ‘Toy Story’ trilogy is my you could do laundry while you watched it. breakthrough performer known son that will likely amplify his rapidly rising joint. . . . I remember going to see ‘Kung Fu You didn’t have to really pay attention to for blending flamenco music with star in Hollywood. Panda’ . . . and weeping like a baby.” what was transpiring in terms of the story sounds like reggaeton and Latin The first came out over the weekend in He particularly enjoyed getting to peek that was being told,” he said. trap, won album of the year at the “Waves,” in which he plays a demanding fa- behind the curtain into how animated films “In my career I played one side of the law 2019 Latin Grammys, becoming ther who pushes his son to reach perfection get made. or the other. I was a cop or I was a bad guy. the first solo female performer to — until the teen reaches his breaking point. “They’re so detail-oriented because dif- I would turn on the TV and I’d see the ultra- win the top honor since Shakira’s “He’s a dad that I know. He’s not my dad. ferent faces make different sounds. The way rich or the ultra-poor,” he added. “Do I see triumph 13 years ago. And hopefully I’m not that dad necessarily to that I smile they’re like, ‘You have a really the middle where I think most of the people Rosalia won three awards Nov. my children, but he is a dad that I know,” said big smile,’ so they tried to incorporate that that I know actually exist? I’m just trying to 14, tying top nominee Alejandro Brown, who has two sons, ages 4 and 8, with into the character. I watched it and I can see make television and film that reflects.” Sanz and besting the veteran sing- his wife, actress Ryan Michelle Bathe. it.” After those early years playing one-dimen- er-songwriter in categories like There’s a point in the film when Brown’s And in December, we’ll see Brown jump sional roles like the cop or the bad guy, Brown album of the year and best con- character, Ronald, laments to his son that the into the fast-talking, colorful world of Ama- is glad to be in a groove where showing his temporary pop vocal album with expectations put upon him are great because zon’s Emmy-winning “The Marvelous Mrs. range is just a typical day at the office. her project, “El Mal Querer.” he’s a young black man. Maisel.” It’s a role that he says executive “You’re constantly trying to broaden peo- Shakira’s “Fijacion Oral Vol. Brown says that’s something his mother producers Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan ple’s minds,” he said.” I want to do it all and 1” won album of the year at the imparted — “you’ve got to be twice as good Palladino wrote with him in mind. be like Tom Hanks, man.” Latin Grammys in 2006. Monday, November 18, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19

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Transportation 944 Transportation 944 PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, November 18, 2019 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Demographics could doom Eastern Europe Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY CHARLES LANE Eastern Europe’s looming land; populists dominate politics in Italy, The Washington Post whose population of 60 million is projected EDITORIAL demographic crisis stems to decline 10% by 2050. hirty years ago, the Berlin Wall , Editor President Donald Trump enjoys his Terry Leonard fell, signaling that the end was directly from its escaping [email protected] strongest support among older inhabit- near for communism in Eastern ants of lightly populated areas where, as in Senior Managing Editor the Soviet orbit in 1989. Robert H. Reid, Europe. The question now is much of Soviet Eastern Europe, economic [email protected] T whether the end might be near for Eastern life centered on agriculture, mining or, oc- Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content Europe, demographically. casionally, basic industries. Loudly voiced [email protected] This is an exaggeration — but not a to- that Eastern Europe shares with Western contempt for the pampered, politically tally unfounded one. Of the 20 most rapidly Europe and the United States — has re- correct hypocrites of San Francisco and Managing Editor for Presentation Sean Moores, shrinking countries in the world, 15 are sulted in whole villages hollowing out, with Washington is central to his appeal. [email protected] erstwhile Warsaw Pact members, ex-So- only pensioners left behind. Fifty-eight percent of registered voters Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital viet republics or components of the former Peoples with ancient roots who expe- in West Virginia, for example, approve of [email protected] Yugoslavia (plus neighboring Albania). rienced collective euphoria in 1989 now Trump’s performance in office, according If East Germany were still a politically confront the demoralizing prospect of to an October poll by Morning Consult. separate entity, it would also be on the list, demographic malaise. Economically, the West Virginia is the nation’s fourth old- BUREAU STAFF which is headed by Bulgaria. That Slavic process feeds on itself, because growth re- est state, with a median age of 42.4 years; it Europe/Mideast nation’s population is on track to decline quires an expanding labor force. 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And if anything fuels popu- the right-wing variety, by raising the spec- CIRCULATION The relationship between extremist pol- lism, it’s a sense of victimization. ter of demographic “replacement.” Mideast itics and population decline is not coinci- The success of cities such as Prague The United States, with its robust tradi- Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager dental — and it has powerful implications and Berlin offers no consolation. To the tion of immigration and a national identity [email protected] both for Europe’s political future and that contrary. As Philip Auerswald, of George defined more by ideas than ethnicity, re- [email protected] of the United States. 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Washington tel: (+1)202.886.0003 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 Yemen gets a rare, much-needed shot at peace Reader letters [email protected] BY BOBBY GHOSH played right into the hands of the Houthis the conversation in Syria, where Russia Additional contacts Bloomberg Opinion and their Iranian patrons. and Turkey seem to be calling the shots. stripes.com/contactus Meanwhile, elements of the Arab coali- Whether the softening of the Houthi emen is a graveyard of optimism. tion, especially the United Arab Emirates, stance meets full approval from Tehran is OMBUDSMAN In five years of war, a cessation were tiring of the endless war. The Houthis, hard to know. Compared with its proxies of hostilities — even if temporary Ernie Gates now receiving more support from Tehran, elsewhere in the Middle East, Iran’s re- Y— seemed possible several times. were launching missile, rocket and drone lationship with the Yemeni rebels is rela- There was a truce in the summer of 2015, attacks deep into Saudi territory. tively new; it is also more opportunistic The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow two cease-fires and peace talks in Kuwait of news and information, reporting any attempts by the Now for the fresh signs of hope. In late and transactional than ideological. Unlike military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s in 2016, and talks in Stockholm at the end September, the Houthis announced they Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah, the Houthi independence. 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But earlier this past summer, that coali- recent weeks by mass protests in Lebanon tion was frayed by divisions between Hadi and Iraq over the role of Iranian proxies — Bobby Ghosh is a columnist and member of the © Stars and Stripes 2019 Bloomberg Opinion editorial board. He writes on and the southerners, leading to the pros- Hezbollah and Shiite militias — in national foreign affairs, with a special focus on the Middle stripes.com pect of a civil war within a civil war. This affairs. Iran also finds itself sidelined from East and the wider Islamic world. Monday, November 18, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 BUSINESS/WEATHER US exports to China ravaged amid trade war

BY ANITA SHARPE ness Oregon spokesman Nathan Bloomberg Buehler, who said semiconductors for the most part are exempt. The Trump administration’s Similarly, South Carolina’s trade war is ravaging exports to sales to China jumped 30% China across the U.S. and well through September, partly on beyond the farm belt, new data airplane exports. Some Boeing from the U.S. Commerce Depart- Co. 787 Dreamliner planes are ment shows. made in the state, and about 17% More than 30 states stretching of those aircraft to date have been from Florida to Alaska suffered sold to China. The Chinese were double-digit drops in merchan- set to buy 100 more Boeing wide- dise exports to China through body jets, including the 787 and September of this year. Sales 777X, but the deal has stalled on to the Asian nation fell 39% in trade uncertainties. Texas, where oil and gas prod- ucts comprise the largest export to that country. EXCHANGE RATES In Alabama, which touts its sta- Military rates Euro costs (Nov. 18) ...... $1.1315 tus as the No. 3 auto-exporting Dollar buys (Nov. 18) ...... €0.8838 state in the U.S., total shipments British pound (Nov. 18) ...... $1.32 Japanese yen (Nov. 18) ...... 106.00 to China plunged 49% in the first South Korean won (Nov. 18) ...... 1,136.00 nine months. Florida’s merchan- Commercial rates dise sales to the country slumped Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 British pound ...... $1.2905 40% in the period, while West Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3236 Virginia and Wisconsin each saw China (Yuan) ...... 7.0090 QILAI SHEN/Bloomberg Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.7638 drops of about 25%. Product ex- Egypt (Pound) ...... 16.1306 ports to China from the U.S. as Shipping containers sit stacked next to gantry cranes at the Yantian International Container Terminals in Euro ...... $1.1047/0.9052 Shenzhen, China, on Dec. 13, 2018. The U.S. trade war with China is damaging exports from the US. Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.8266 a whole dropped 15% to $78.8 Hungary (Forint) ...... 302.98 billion. Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.4728 pork to motorcycles, cosmetics Economic Research. sales to China are being offset by Japan (Yen) ...... 108.72 “Chinese demand for imports Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3037 overall has been weak,” said Brad and wigs. With talks underway If tariffs remain and compa- gains in other places, particularly Norway (Krone) ...... 9.0912 for a phase-one deal, Beijing has nies reduce jobs or wage growth Europe. Philippines (Peso)...... 50.57 Setser, senior fellow for interna- Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.87 tional economics at the Council re-upped its demands for the re- slows due to declining exports, Exports to China support more Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7503 on Foreign Relations. The recov- moval of tariffs the U.S. has put on “there’s room for stronger effects than a million U.S. jobs, accord- Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3610 South Korea (Won) ...... 1,163.83 ery time for various U.S. products $360 billion of Chinese imports. on workers and on how they vote” ing to the U.S.-China Business Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9898 will depend on the nature of the Meanwhile, a new report says in the 2020 elections, said Emily Council, which represents Amer- Thailand (Baht) ...... 30.23 Turkey (Lira) ...... 5.7458 trade deal, he said. China’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. Blanchard, an economics profes- ican companies doing business in (Military exchange rates are those “In some cases, U.S. exports goods likely cost the GOP five sor at Dartmouth’s Tuck School China. available to customers at military banking facilities in the country of issuance will never recover,” he added. House seats in the midterm 2018 of Business and an author of the Amid the Chinese export for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Washington state, home of Boe- elections, a possible warning sign study. carnage are a few bright spots. Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., ing’s industrial base, saw total ahead of next year’s presidential That’s not happening yet, said Buyers are still snapping up purchasing British pounds in Germany), Chinese merchandise exports vote. The study didn’t identify Ahmad Ijaz, an economist at the semiconductors made in Oregon, check with your local military banking facility. Commercial rates are interbank fall 45% through the third quar- the candidates, but it pointed to University of Alabama’s Cen- primarily by Intel Corp. which rates provided for reference when buying ter amid the grounding of the 737 agricultural tariffs as driving the ter for Business and Economic operates one of its biggest man- currency. All figures are foreign currencies to one dollar, except for the British pound, Max, the company’s best-selling losses. Research. ufacturing plants in the state. which is represented in dollars-to-pound, jet. The trade war, coupled with “Although exports to China Oregon’s total exports to China and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) 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Sports College basketball Auto racing Golf Cent. Michigan 84, Sam Houston St. 77 AP Top 25 Fared Creighton 82, Louisiana Tech 72 Ford EcoBoost 300 Mayakoba Golf Classic on AFN Saturday Dayton 90, Charleston Southern 61 NASCAR Xfinity Saturday 1. Kentucky (2-1) did not play. Next: vs. DePaul 75, Cornell 54 Saturday At El Camaleon Golf Club Utah Valley, Monday. Indiana 100, Troy 62 At Homestead-Miami Speedway Playa del Carmen, Mexico 2. Duke (4-0) did not play. Next: vs. Kent St. 72, Wright St. 71 Homestead, Fla. Purse: $7.2 million Go to the American Forces California, Thursday. Loyola of Chicago 85, Saint Joseph’s Lap length: 2.3 miles Yardage: 7,017; Par: 71 68 3. Michigan State (2-1) did not play. (Start position in parentheses) Second Round Network website for the most Next: vs. Charleston Southern, Monday. Miami (Ohio) 79, Alabama A&M 63 1. (1) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 200 Harris English 65-64—129 -13 up-to-date TV schedules. 4. Louisville (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. N. Illinois 96, Rockford 48 Vaughn Taylor 64-66—130 -12 N.C. Central, Sunday. N. Iowa 77, N. Colorado 72, OT laps. 2. (2) Cole Custer, Ford, 200. Brendon Todd 63-68—131 -11 myafn.net 5. Kansas (2-1) did not play. Next: vs. Purdue 93, Chicago St. 49 Danny Lee 62-70—132 -10 ETSU, Tuesday. Purdue Fort Wayne 79, Stetson 55 3. (5) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 200. 4. (10) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 200. Adam Long 63-69—132 -10 6. North Carolina (3-0) did not play. San Francisco 76, S. Illinois 60 Robby Shelton 66-66—132 -10 Next: vs. Elon, Wednesday. Stony Brook 69, Rio Grande 58 5. (7) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 200. Alvaro Ortiz 66-67—133 -9 Pro football 7. Maryland (3-0) beat Oakland 80-50. Toledo 70, Robert Morris 56 6. (6) John Hunter Nemechek, Chevro- Chris Baker 64-69—133 -9 Next: vs. Fairfield, Tuesday. Wichita St. 103, UT Martin 62 let, 200. Pat Perez 68-65—133 -9 8. Gonzaga (4-0) did not play. Next: vs. SOUTHWEST 7. (3) Austin Cindric, Ford, 200. Zach Johnson 64-70—134 -8 UT Arlington, Tuesday. Arkansas 64, Montana 46 8. (4) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 200. NFL 9. Virginia (3-0) beat Columbia 60-42. E. Michigan 56, North Texas 51 Carlos Ortiz 69-65—134 -8 9. (18) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 199. Mark Hubbard 64-71—135 -7 American Conference Next: vs. Vermont, Tuesday. N. Dakota St. 57, Texas A&M-CC 45 10. (9) Harrison Burton, Toyota, 199. 10. Villanova (2-1) beat Ohio 78-54. Pepperdine 73, Abilene Christian 69 Bo Hoag 66-69—135 -7 East 11. (20) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, Dylan Frittelli 66-69—135 -7 W L T Pct PF PA Next: vs. Middle Tennessee, Thursday. SIU-Edwardsville 57, Incarnate Word 11. Texas Tech (3-0) did not play. Next: 55 199. Robert Streb 71-64—135 -7 New England 8 1 0 .889 270 98 12. (14) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 199. Scottie Scheffler 66-69—135 -7 Buffalo 6 3 0 .667 174 150 vs. Tennessee State, Thursday. SMU 80, Jackson St. 63 12. Seton Hall (2-1) did not play. Next: Stephen F. Austin 82, Drexel 67 13. (23) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, Calum Hill 69-66—135 -7 Miami 2 7 0 .222 119 268 199. Chez Reavie 66-70—136 -6 N.Y. Jets 2 7 0 .222 130 238 at Saint Louis, Sunday. Tulsa 72, Austin Peay 65 South 13. Memphis (3-1) beat Alcorn State FAR WEST 14. (16) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 199. Chris Stroud 66-70—136 -6 Houston 6 3 0 .667 238 191 102-56. Next: vs. Little Rock, Wednesday. Cal St.-Fullerton 82, Stanislaus State 15. (13) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 199. Ben Martin 67-69—136 -6 Indianapolis 5 4 0 .556 194 193 14. Oregon (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. 62 16. (11) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, Billy Horschel 65-71—136 -6 Tennessee 5 5 0 .500 203 197 UT Arlington, Sunday. Colorado 71, San Diego 53 198. Scott Piercy 70-66—136 -6 Jacksonville 4 5 0 .444 176 189 15. Florida (2-1) did not play. Next: at Colorado St. 74, Loyola Marymount 64 17. (26) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, 198. Nick Taylor 67-70—137 -5 North UConn, Sunday. Denver 72, Western Colorado Univer- 18. (17) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 198. Harold Varner III 68-69—137 -5 Baltimore 7 2 0 .778 300 189 16. Ohio State (3-0) did not play. Next: sity 55 19. (22) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 198. Brandon Wu 68-69—137 -5 Pittsburgh 5 5 0 .500 200 202 vs. Stetson, Monday. Grand Canyon 67, Ark.-Pine Bluff 54 20. (12) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 198. Aaron Baddeley 70-67—137 -5 Cleveland 4 6 0 .400 192 228 17. Utah State (4-0) did not play. Next: Hawaii 83, Portland St. 75 21. (15) Colin Garrett, Toyota, 198. Emiliano Grillo 70-67—137 -5 New Mexico 90, McNeese St. 80 Cincinnati 0 9 0 .000 137 259 vs. UTSA, Monday. 22. (32) Will Rodgers, Chevrolet, 197. Graeme McDowell 66-71—137 -5 18. Saint Mary’s (2-1) did not play. Oregon St. 83, Wyoming 63 Matt Kuchar 69-68—137 -5 West 23. (25) David Starr, Chevrolet, 196. Kansas City 6 4 0 .600 284 239 Next: vs. Cal Poly, Sunday. Portland 71, Maine 62 Chase Seiffert 68-69—137 -5 Oakland 5 4 0 .556 208 240 19. Arizona (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. Rice 82, UC Santa Barbara 81 24. (21) Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, Joel Dahmen 69-69—138 -4 L.A. Chargers 4 6 0 .400 207 194 New Mexico State, Sunday. Southern Cal 76, Nevada 66 195. Ryan Armour 68-70—138 -4 Denver 3 6 0 .333 149 170 20. Washington (2-1) lost to Tennessee Stanford 82, Santa Clara 64 25. (36) Ja Junior Avila, Chevrolet, 195. Patton Kizzire 67-71—138 -4 National Conference 75-62. Next: vs. Maine, Tuesday. Tennessee 75, Washington 62 26. (37) Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, 193. C.T. Pan 68-70—138 -4 East 21. Xavier (4-0) did not play. Next: vs. 27. (35) Joey Gase, Toyota, 193. Scott Harrington 69-69—138 -4 W L T Pct PF PA Towson, Thursday. Saturday’s women’s scores 28. (33) Robby Lyons II, Chevrolet, 192. Brian Gay 66-72—138 -4 Dallas 5 4 0 .556 251 170 22. Auburn (4-0) did not play. Next: vs. 29. (38) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 192. Abraham Ancer 66-72—138 -4 Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 224 213 Colgate, Monday. EAST 30. (28) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, Clutch, Brice Garnett 71-67—138 -4 N.Y. Giants 2 8 0 .200 203 289 23. LSU (2-1) beat Nicholls 75-65. Next: Binghamton 74, Niagara 55 141. Luke Donald 66-72—138 -4 Washington 1 8 0 .111 108 219 vs. UMBC, Tuesday. Cleveland St. 79, LIU Brooklyn 49 31. (27) CJ McLaughlin, Chevrolet, Vi- Henrik Norlander 67-71—138 -4 South 24. Baylor (2-1) did not play. Next: vs. Colgate 70, Yale 67 bration, 131. Matthew NeSmith 67-71—138 -4 New Orleans 7 2 0 .778 204 182 Ohio, Thursday. Cornell 68, NJIT 44 32. (31) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, Harry Higgs 70-68—138 -4 Carolina 5 4 0 .556 225 228 25. Colorado (2-0) beat San Diego 71- Dayton 71, Northeastern 60 Tampa Bay 3 6 0 .333 260 279 Oil Line, 112. Chris Kirk 70-69—139 -3 53. Next: vs. UC Irvine, Monday. Georgetown 66, Pittsburgh 56 Bronson Burgoon 66-73—139 -3 Atlanta 2 7 0 .222 191 259 Manhattan 62, Fairleigh Dickinson 61 33. (8) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 95. North 34. (24) Timmy Hill, Toyota, Brakes, 57. Patrick Rodgers 68-71—139 -3 Pacific 58, Drexel 51 Lanto Griffin 71-68—139 -3 Green Bay 8 2 0 .800 250 205 Saturday’s men’s scores Quinnipiac 76, Bucknell 69 35. (29) Chad Finchum, Toyota, Engine, Cameron Champ 70-69—139 -3 Minnesota 7 3 0 .700 262 182 EAST Rider 64, Xavier 57 53. Chicago 4 5 0 .444 162 157 Belmont 100, Boston College 85 Siena 68, Sacred Heart 57 36. (19) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, Suspen- Graham DeLaet 68-71—139 -3 Detroit 3 5 1 .389 217 237 Binghamton 76, Sacred Heart 72 St. Francis (Pa.) 78, Stetson 73 sion, 20. David Hearn 69-70—139 -3 West Boston U. 84, New Hampshire 70 Syracuse 75, Albany (NY) 53 37. (34) Tyler Matthews, Chevrolet, Ac- Wes Roach 70-69—139 -3 San Francisco 8 1 0 .889 259 129 Buffalo 88, Harvard 76 Towson 73, Mount St. Mary’s 57 cident, 14. J.T. Poston 68-71—139 -3 Seattle 8 2 0 .800 275 254 Canisius 83, Bucknell 81 Wagner 67, UMBC 60 38. (30) Ray Black II, Chevrolet, Engine, Hudson Swafford 69-70—139 -3 Talor Gooch 71-69—140 -2 L.A. Rams 5 4 0 .556 226 191 Delaware 81, Lafayette 73 SOUTH 4. Arizona 3 6 1 .350 222 281 Zac Blair 67-73—140 -2 Fordham 58, Marist 41 Florida 84, Samford 48 Average Speed of Race Winner: Thursday’s game Hartford 86, Gordon College 79 George Mason 75, Detroit 62 Matt Jones 71-69—140 -2 Cleveland 21, Pittsburgh 7 118.564 mph. Ryan Brehm 71-69—140 -2 Jacksonville 57, Dartmouth 37 Jacksonville 114, Johnson (FL) 35 Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 31 Mins, 49 Secs. Sunday’s games Manhattan 57, Albany (NY) 51 Kentucky 50, Virginia 47 Denny McCarthy 69-71—140 -2 Dallas at Detroit Maryland 80, Oakland 50 Longwood 86, Brown 76 Margin of Victory: 1.038 Seconds. Brendan Steele 68-72—140 -2 N.Y. Jets at Washington Merrimack 60, Mass.-Lowell 58 Richmond 57, FAU 55 Caution Flags: 7 for 35 laps. Cameron Tringale 69-71—140 -2 New Orleans at Tampa Bay Morgan St. 68, George Washington 64 SC-Upstate 89, Mars Hill 31 Lead Changes: 15 among 6 drivers. Will Gordon 70-70—140 -2 Denver at Minnesota NJIT 88, Wagner 69 Southern Miss. 57, Louisiana-Monroe Lap Leaders: T. Reddick 1-33;C. Bell 34- Tyler Duncan 73-67—140 -2 Houston at Baltimore Old Dominion 76, Northeastern 69 42 37;N. Gragson 38-39;C. Briscoe 40-53;A. Maverick McNealy 71-69—140 -21 Buffalo at Miami Providence 68, St. Peter’s 47 Troy 94, Jacksonville St. 64 Cindric 54-92;C. Bell 93-96;N. Gragson 97- Jacksonville at Indianapolis St. Bonaventure 80, Rutgers 74 UNC-Wilmington 84, SC State 46 104;T. Reddick 105-124;C. Bell 125-128;T. Atlanta at Carolina St. Francis (Pa.) 79, American U. 76 MIDWEST Reddick 129;C. Bell 130-152;T. Reddick Nedbank Golf Challenge Arizona at San Francisco Syracuse 89, Seattle 67 Bradley 101, Eureka 39 153-163;A. Cindric 164;C. Bell 165-166;C. Saturday New England at Philadelphia Temple 70, La Salle 65 Cincinnati 63, Ball St. 56 Cincinnati at Oakland Custer 167-181;T. Reddick 182-200. At Gary Player Country Club UMBC 60, Georgian Court 48 Davidson 74, UMKC 64 Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Sun City, South Africa Chicago at L.A. Rams UMass 89, CCSU 43 Drake 63, Creighton 53 Open: N.Y. Giants, Seattle, Tennessee, Laps Led): Tyler Reddick 5 times for 84 Purse: $7.5 million Green Bay Vermont 70, St. John’s 68 E. Illinois 80, Ill.-Chicago 45 laps; Austin Cindric 2 times for 40 laps; Yardage: 7,827; Par: 72 Monday’s games Villanova 78, Ohio 54 Green Bay 72, Missouri 64 Christopher Bell 5 times for 37 laps; Cole Third Round SOUTH Illinois St. 74, Illinois 58 Kansas City vs L.A. Chargers at Mex- Custer 1 time for 15 laps; Chase Briscoe Zander Lombard, South Africa 68-65-72—205 ico City Appalachian St. 69, Tennessee Tech Kent St. 75, Purdue Fort Wayne 67 Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa 63-72-71—206 47 Michigan 80, Akron 71 1 time for 14 laps; Noah Gragson 2 times Thursday, Nov. 21 for 10 laps. Stage1 Top Ten: 98,00,11,2,23, Thomas Detry, Belgium 66-71-69—206 Indianapolis at Houston Campbell 87, The Citadel 73 Oakland 98, Chicago St. 70 Oliver Wilson, England 69-72-67—208 Davidson 87, UNC-Wilmington 49 S. Illinois 76, Tennessee Tech 65 19,8,51,22,36 Stage2 Top Ten: 22,20,7,2,98 Sunday, Nov. 24 ,9,23,1,18,11. Marcus Kinhult, Sweden 69-69-70—208 Tampa Bay at Atlanta FAU 84, Palm Beach Atlantic 79 Youngstown St. 79, E. Michigan 77 Lee Westwood, England 68-73-69—210 Miami at Cleveland George Mason 83, James Madison 70 SOUTHWEST Mikko Korhonen, Finland 70-70-70—210 Seattle at Philadelphia LSU 75, Nicholls 65 N. Colorado 61, SMU 52 Bernd Wiesberger, Austria 71-69-70—210 N.Y. Giants at Chicago Liberty 77, East Carolina 57 Texas State 83, Texas of the Permian Memphis 102, Alcorn St. 56 Basin 45 Jason Scrivener, Australia 69-70-71—210 Carolina at New Orleans Deals Joachim B. Hansen, Denmark 69-70-71—210 Denver at Buffalo Miami 80, Quinnipiac 52 UALR 63, Cent. Arkansas 48 Montana St. 67, UNC-Greensboro 66 UCF 63, Stephen F. Austin 57 Aaron Rai, England 70-69-71—210 Detroit at Washington Joost Luiten, Netherlands 72-70-69—211 Oakland at N.Y. Jets Morehead St. 76, Md.-Eastern Shore UTEP 92, Alcorn St. 47 53 FAR WEST Saturday’s transactions Nacho Elvira, Spain 70-70-71—211 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Tommy Fleetwood, England 69-69-73—211 Jacksonville at Tennessee Murray St. 114, Brescia 48 California Baptist 60, Alabama A&M BASEBALL NC State 95, St. Francis Brooklyn 64 55 Guido Migliozzi, Spain 67-73-72—212 Dallas at New England National League Alvaro Quiros, Spain 70-70-72—212 Green Bay at San Francisco North Alabama 61, Samford 55 N. Arizona 88, Seattle 80 MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Claimed RHP Tulane 79, Northwestern St. 52 Nevada 60, Utah Valley 57 Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Spain 74-70-69—213 Open: Arizona, Minnesota, Kansas Eric Yardley off waivers from San Diego. City, L.A. Chargers UNC-Asheville 79, Brevard College 49 Oregon 99, Texas Southern 63 Tom Lewis, England 71-73-69—213 Monday, Nov. 25 Virginia 60, Columbia 42 San Diego 70, Air Force 59 BASKETBALL Erik van Rooyen, South Africa 70-73-70—213 Baltimore at L.A. Rams Virginia Tech 79, Lehigh 53 San Francisco 79, CS Northridge 61 NBA G League Matthew Fitzpatrick, England 71-69-73—213 Winthrop 103, Mid-Atlantic Christian Santa Clara 62, UC Davis 61 COLLEGE PARK SKYHAWKS — Waived Also 59 South Dakota 84, Utah 81 G Ronshad Shabazz. Claimed F Nick Ward Henrik Stenson, Sweden 74-71-69—214 MIDWEST UC Irvine 83, Portland St. 75 off waivers. Kurt Kitayama, United States 70-72-73—215 College hockey Bradley 65, Ill.-Chicago 56 OTHER Padraig Harrington, Ireland 71-72-73—216 Butler 80, Wofford 61 Merrimack 64, New Hampshire 54 FOOTBALL Ian Poulter, England 74-71-73—218 National Football League Matt Wallace, England 73-74-71—218 ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed TE Ernie Els, South Africa 68-81-72—221 Saturday’s scores Maxx Williams to a two-year contract David Lipsky, United States 72-74-77—223 EAST AP sportlight extension. Robert Morris 4, Bentley 2 CHICAGO BEARS — Placed TE Trey Dartmouth 4, Brown 1 Nov. 18 and pass for 200 points in a career in a Burton on IR. Signed LB James Vaughters Niagara 5, Canisius 3 from the practice squad. Clarkson 5, Colgate 1 1962 — Bill Wade of the Chicago Bears 41-13 loss to Purdue. Tennis Army West Point 3, Holy Cross 1 passes for 466 yards and two touchdowns 2006 — Top-ranked Ohio State beats CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed CB Dre Maine 2, New Hampshire 1, OT to edge the Dallas Cowboys 34-33. No. 2 Michigan 42-39 in Columbus in the Kirkpatrick on the IR. Signed LB Hardy Mercyhurst 4, American International 1970 — Joe Frazier knocks out Bob regular-season finale. The Big Ten rivals Nickerson and WR Damion Willis from ATP World Tour Finals 3, OT Foster in the second round to retain the had the top two spots in The AP football the practice squad. world heavyweight title in Detroit. poll since Oct. 15. Saturday Northeastern 7, Providence 3 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released At The O2 Arena Union 2, Princeton 1 1974 — Charley Johnson of the Denver 2007 — Jimmie Johnson becomes the Broncos passes for 445 yards and two first driver to win consecutive Nextel Cup OT Gerhard de Beer from the practice London Quinnipiac 3, RPI 1 Purse: $9,000,000 Sacred Heart 3, RIT 1 touchdowns in a 42-34 loss against the championships since Jeff Gordon in 1997 squad. Signed OT Cedrick Lang to the Cornell 6, St. Lawrence 1 Kansas City Chiefs. and ’98, wrapping up the title by finish- practice squad. Surface: Hardcourt indoor UMass 4, Boston U. 1 1978 — Vanderbilt’s Frank Mordica ing a trouble-free seventh in the season LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Placed DT (seedings in parentheses): UConn 2, UMass Lowell 1 rushes for 321 yards and five touch- finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Cortez Broughton on the non-football ill- Men’s Singles Boston College 3, Vermont 0 downs in a 41-27 victory over Air Force. 2007 — Top-ranked Roger Federer Semifinal ness list. Signed LS Matt Overton. Stefanos Tsitsipas (6), Greece, def. Harvard 6, Yale 1 Mordica scores on runs of 48, 30, 6, 70 wins his fourth Masters Cup title in five PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Placed and 77 yards. years, overwhelming No. 6 David Ferrer Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, 6-3, 6-4. MIDWEST RB Darren Sproles on IR. Signed RB Jay Bowling Green 3, Alaska-Anchorage 0 1990 — Monica Seles captures the 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. Federer collects $1.2 million Dominic Thiem (5), Austria, def. Alex- Bemidji St. 4, Ferris St. 1 first five-set women’s match since 1901, and a new car for the win, increasing his Ajayi. ander Zverev (7), Germany, 7-5, 6-3. Michigan Tech 2, Lake Superior St. 1 defeating Gabriela Sabatini 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, winnings for the season to over $10 mil- WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Released Men’s Doubles Minn. Duluth 3, Miami 2 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the Virginia Slims lion — a record for the ATP Tour. LB Tanner Vallejo. Signed WR Cam Sims Semifinal Michigan St. 3, Michigan 0 Championships. 2012 — Matt Schaub has a career-high from the practice squad. Michael Venus, New Zealand, and Ra- Penn St. 6, Minnesota 3 1995 — Iowa State’s Troy Davis be- five touchdown passes, completes a HOCKEY ven Klaasen (5), South Africa, def. Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal (1), Co- Alaska 3, N. Michigan 2 comes the fifth player in NCAA Division franchise-record 43 passes and finishes National Hockey League Colorado College 5, St. Cloud St. 2 I-A to rush for 2,000 yards, reaching that with 527 yards passing, second most in lombia, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (10), 10-6. Omaha 6, W. Michigan 3 plateau in a 45-31 loss to Missouri. NFL history, to lead the Houston Texans WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Assigned Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Notre Dame 5, Wisconsin 4, OT 2000 — Indiana’s Antwaan Randle El to a 43-37 overtime win over Jackson- G Ilya Samsonov and D Tyler Lewington Herbert (7), France, def. Lukasz Kubot, WEST becomes the second player in NCAA Di- ville. Norm Van Brocklin holds the record to Hershey (AHL). Recalled F Travis Boyd Poland, and Marcelo Melo (2), Brazil, 6- North Dakota 4, Denver 1 vision I-A history to rush for 200 points with 554 for the Rams in 1951. and G Vitek Vanecek from Hershey. 3, 7-6 (4). 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Eastern Conference Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Harden scores 49, Boston 10 1 .909 — Toronto 8 4 .667 2A Philadelphia 7 5 .583 3A Brooklyn 5 7 .417 5A New York 3 10 .231 8 Southeast Division Miami 9 3 .750 — A leads Rockets’ rout Charlotte 6 7 .462 3 Orlando 5 7 .417 4 Atlanta 4 8 .333 5 Washington 3 7 .300 5 Central Division Milwaukee 9 3 .750 — Indiana 7 6 .538 2A Cleveland 4 7 .364 4A over Timberwolves Detroit 4 9 .308 5A Chicago 4 9 .308 5A Western Conference Associated Press Southwest Division MINNEAPOLIS — James W L Pct GB Houston 10 3 .769 — Harden scored 49 points on a Dallas 7 5 .583 2A whopping 41 shots from the field Memphis 5 7 .417 4A San Antonio 5 8 .385 5 and the undermanned Hous- New Orleans 3 9 .250 6A ton Rockets won their seventh Northwest Division Denver 8 3 .727 — straight game , 125-105 over the Utah 8 4 .667 A DARREN ABATE/AP Minnesota Timberwolves on Sat- Minnesota 7 6 .538 2 Oklahoma City 5 7 .417 3A urday night. Portland 5 8 .385 4 San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon, front left, and With Russell Westbrook rest- Pacific Division acting head coach Tim Duncan, behind her, signal to players during L.A. Lakers 10 2 .833 — ing, the Rockets needed Harden Phoenix 7 4 .636 2A the Spurs’ 121-116 win Saturday. Duncan became acting head to shoulder an even bigger scoring L.A. Clippers 8 5 .615 2A coach after Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was ejected. Sacramento 4 7 .364 5A load than usual. The 41 attempts A Golden State 2 11 .154 8 are the most in his career, and /AP Friday’s games ANDY CLAYTON-KING Charlotte 109, Detroit 106 Bucks 102, Pacers 83 Trail Blazers 121, Spurs 116 the most in the NBA this season, Orlando 111, San Antonio 109 MILWAUKEE — Matthews 2-8 0-0 5, PORTLAND — Hood 6-8 2-3 16, Little 2-8 surpassing the 37 Golden State’s Houston Rockets guard James Houston 111, Indiana 102 G.Antetokounmpo 10-17 3-5 26, B.Lopez 0-0 5, Whiteside 8-12 5-5 21, Lillard 4-19 Harden flexes after scoring Memphis 107, Utah 106 6-10 2-2 15, Bledsoe 5-14 0-0 10, DiVin- 13-13 22, McCollum 13-25 0-0 32, Hezonja D’Angelo Russell took in an over- Oklahoma City 127, Philadelphia 119, cenzo 6-9 0-0 14, T.Antetokounmpo 1-2 2-4 3-4 8, Labissiere 1-4 0-0 2, Bazemore time loss Nov. 8 in the same build- and getting fouled against the OT 0-0 2, Wilson 2-3 0-0 5, Ilyasova 3-4 0-0 6, 3-5 1-1 8, Simons 3-8 0-0 7. Totals 42-93 Minnesota Timberwolves. He Washington 137, Minnesota 116 R.Lopez 3-8 0-0 7, Hill 0-5 0-0 0, Korver 1-6 24-26 121. ing in Minnesota. Boston 105, Golden State 100 0-0 2, Brown 4-9 0-0 10, Connaughton 0-1 SAN ANTONIO — DeRozan 4-15 8-9 Harden made 16 of the 41 shots, had 49 points in a 125-105 win L.A. Lakers 99, Sacramento 97 0-0 0. Totals 43-96 5-7 102. 16, Aldridge 12-20 4-4 30, Lyles 1-3 0-0 3, Saturday in Minneapolis. Saturday’s games INDIANA — Warren 6-21 1-1 15, Sabonis White 3-6 4-6 10, Forbes 6-11 4-4 17, Gay going 8-for-22 from three-point Brooklyn 117, Chicago 111 3-13 3-4 11, Turner 6-14 1-1 16, A.Holiday 5-7 6-7 16, Poeltl 4-6 1-2 9, Mills 4-13 2-2 Milwaukee 102, Indiana 83 5-18 0-0 11, J.Holiday 4-9 0-0 9, Sampson range. He was 9-for-11 on free Charlotte 103, New York 102 11, Walker IV 2-3 0-0 4, Belinelli 0-4 0-0 0. son, shot 45%. Donte DiVincenzo 0-1 0-0 0, Bowen II 0-1 0-0 0, McDermott Totals 41-88 29-34 116. throws. Houston 125, Minnesota 105 1-6 0-0 3, Johnson 1-2 2-3 4, Leaf 2-5 0-0 5, Miami 109, New Orleans 94 Bitadze 3-5 0-0 7, Mitrou-Long 1-5 0-0 2. Portland 41 25 24 31—121 Ben McLemore scored 20 added 14 points, Dallas 110, Toronto 102 Totals 32-100 7-9 83. San Antonio 23 35 38 20—116 points. Undrafted rookie Chris Mavericks 110, Raptors 102: Portland 121, San Antonio 116 Milwaukee 26 23 22 31—102 Three-point Goals—Portland 13-39 L.A. Clippers 150, Atlanta 101 Indiana 22 14 27 20— 83 (McCollum 6-11, Hood 2-3, Bazemore Clemons scored a career-high Luka Doncic had 26 points and 15 Sunday’s games Three-point Goals—Milwaukee 11- 1-3, Hezonja 1-3, Simons 1-4, Little 1-5, 19 for the Rockets, who broke rebounds in host Dallas’ victory. Philadelphia at Cleveland 39 (G.Antetokounmpo 3-6, DiVincenzo Lillard 1-9, Labissiere 0-1), San Antonio Boston at Sacramento 2-5, Brown 2-5, B.Lopez 1-2, Wilson 1-2, 5-18 (Aldridge 2-5, Lyles 1-2, Forbes 1-4, open the game with a 9-0 run in Doncic scored nine points in Denver at Memphis R.Lopez 1-3, Matthews 1-3, Ilyasova 0- Mills 1-5, Gay 0-1, Belinelli 0-1). Fouled the fourth quarter. Austin Rivers the fourth quarter as the Mav- Washington at Orlando 1, Connaughton 0-1, Bledsoe 0-2, Hill Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 48 (Wh- Golden State at New Orleans 0-4, Korver 0-5), Indiana 12-34 (Turner iteside 12), San Antonio 43 (Aldridge 13). also had 19 points. ericks added to a one-point lead. Atlanta at L.A. Lakers 3-7, Sabonis 2-3, Warren 2-6, Leaf 1-2, Assists—Portland 21 (McCollum 7), San Trail Blazers 121, Spurs 116: Monday’s games McDermott 1-2, Bitadze 1-2, J.Holiday Antonio 25 (Mills, White, DeRozan 5). To- He made all seven free throws in Cleveland at New York 1-4, A.Holiday 1-4, Mitrou-Long 0-4). tal Fouls—Portland 20, San Antonio 17. CJ McCollum scored 32 points the quarter and finished with a Charlotte at Toronto Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwau- Technicals—Portland coach Trail Blaz- and Portland won at San Antonio Indiana at Brooklyn kee 55 (G.Antetokounmpo 13), Indiana ers (Defensive three second) 2, San An- career-best 15 free throws in 19 Milwaukee at Chicago 54 (Sabonis 14). Assists—Milwaukee tonio coach Gregg Popovich 2, DeRozan. to spoil Tim Duncan’s first shot at attempts. Portland at Houston 23 (G.Antetokounmpo 6), Indiana 19 A—18,534 (18,581). coaching following Gregg Popov- San Antonio at Dallas (A.Holiday 5). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 13, Delon Wright finished with 15 Boston at Phoenix Indiana 10. A—17,024 (20,000). Mavericks 110, Raptors 102 ich’s ejection. points, and banked in a fadeaway Minnesota at Utah Popovich was ejected after Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers with 5 seconds left in the third Clippers 150, Hawks 101 TORONTO — Anunoby 3-6 0-0 8, Siakam walking onto the court to berate 6-24 1-3 15, Gasol 1-7 3-3 6, VanVleet 8-18 quarter to send Dallas into the Saturday ATLANTA — Hunter 5-14 1-3 12, Parker 4-4 24, N.Powell 9-15 2-3 26, Hollis-Jeffer- official Jason Goldenberg over a 5-12 0-0 11, Jones 4-7 3-4 11, Young 4-16 son 4-6 0-0 8, Boucher 1-2 1-2 3, Thomas fourth quarter with a 78-77 edge. Heat 109, Pelicans 94 10-12 20, Reddish 4-15 3-4 12, Fernando 4-5 0-0 10, Davis 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 37-89 11- non-call. Popovich calmly walked 2-2 2-2 6, Len 1-5 3-4 5, Wallace 0-1 2-2 15 102. Wright added six points in the NEW ORLEANS — Moore 7-19 2-2 18, 2, Bembry 3-6 0-2 6, Brown Jr. 0-1 0-0 0, off the court following his first Williams 3-9 0-0 7, Favors 1-1 0-0 2, Holi- DALLAS — Finney-Smith 4-11 1-2 10, fourth quarter. Crabbe 2-4 0-1 5, Turner 4-7 3-3 11. Totals Porzingis 7-20 5-6 20, Kleber 4-10 0-0 10, ejection of the season. day 5-12 0-0 14, Jackson 0-3 0-0 0, Cheath- 34-90 27-37 101. Doncic 5-14 15-19 26, Curry 5-7 2-2 15, Norman Powell scored a sea- am 1-3 0-0 2, Melli 3-9 1-2 10, Hayes 6-6 L.A. CLIPPERS — George 10-17 11-11 37, The Spurs responded with 0-0 12, Gray 1-2 0-0 2, Alexander-Walker Harkless 3-7 0-0 6, Zubac 3-4 1-1 7, Mann Hardaway Jr. 2-11 0-0 4, Jackson 1-4 0-0 Duncan and fellow assistants son-high 26 points for Toronto. 10-18 1-2 27. Totals 37-82 4-6 94. 6-8 1-1 13, McGruder 2-3 0-0 6, Green 1-6 2, D.Powell 1-1 2-2 4, Wright 6-8 2-2 15, Heat 109, Pelicans 94: Ken- MIAMI — Butler 4-11 7-7 16, Adebayo 0-0 2, Harrell 7-16 3-5 17, Patterson 1-1 0-0 Brunson 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 37-88 27-33 110. Becky Hammon and Will Hardy 8-11 2-2 18, Leonard 2-5 0-0 4, Nunn 10-19 3, Kabengele 3-4 2-2 10, Walton Jr. 1-1 0-0 Toronto 22 38 17 25—102 coaching by committee, but it drick Nunn scored 22 points and 0-0 22, Robinson 6-10 0-0 15, Olynyk 5-7 0- 3, Robinson 8-13 0-0 21, Williams 5-13 15- Dallas 32 21 25 32—110 0 13, Silva 3-4 3-4 9, Macon 0-2 0-0 0, Herro 15 25. Totals 50-93 33-35 150. Three-point Goals—Toronto 17-41 was Duncan calling the plays and Miami beat New Orleans to re- 6-12 0-0 12. Totals 44-81 12-13 109. Atlanta 30 32 20 19—101 (N.Powell 6-8, VanVleet 4-11, Thomas 2- New Orleans 22 27 16 29— 94 screaming out instruction. main unbeaten at home. L.A. Clippers 43 31 38 38—150 2, Anunoby 2-4, Siakam 2-10, Gasol 1-2, Miami 29 25 24 31—109 Three-point Goals—Atlanta 6-24 Boucher 0-1, Davis 0-3), Dallas 9-39 (Curry Clippers 150, Hawks 101: Bam Adebayo had 18 points Three-point Goals—New Orleans 16-35 (Young 2-7, Parker 1-3, Crabbe 1-3, Red- 3-5, Kleber 2-8, Wright 1-3, Finney-Smith Paul George scored 37 points in and 14 rebounds, and Jimmy But- (Alexander-Walker 6-9, Holiday 4-5, Melli dish 1-4, Hunter 1-5, Bembry 0-1, Len 1-5, Doncic 1-5, Porzingis 1-7, Jackson 0- 3-7, Moore 2-6, Williams 1-6, Jackson 0-2), 0-1), L.A. Clippers 17-33 (George 6-11, 2, Hardaway Jr. 0-4). Fouled Out—None. his home debut, Lou Williams ler added 16 points, 13 assists and Miami 9-24 (Olynyk 3-5, Robinson 3-6, Nunn Robinson 5-7, McGruder 2-2, Kabengele Rebounds—Toronto 42 (Gasol 9), Dallas added 25, and host Los Angeles eight rebounds. The Heat are 5-0 2-7, Butler 1-2, Macon 0-1, Herro 0-1, Leon- 2-3, Walton Jr. 1-1, Patterson 1-1, Green 55 (Porzingis, Doncic 15). Assists—To- ard 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— 0-4, Williams 0-4). Fouled Out—Zubac, ronto 21 (VanVleet, Siakam 7), Dallas 24 led all the way in routing Atlanta. at home and 9-3 overall — tying New Orleans 31 (Williams, Melli 5), Miami Jones. Rebounds—Atlanta 38 (Parker 8), (Doncic 7). Total Fouls—Toronto 20, Dal- The anticipated first game with the best 12-game start in team 46 (Adebayo 14). Assists—New Orleans L.A. Clippers 53 (Green, Zubac 9). As- las 15. Technicals—Toronto coach Nick 23 (Moore 5), Miami 25 (Butler 13). Total sists—Atlanta 19 (Young 6), L.A. Clippers Nurse. A—19,926 (19,200). George and Kawhi Leonard in history. Fouls—New Orleans 16, Miami 6. Techni- 30 (Mann 8). Total Fouls—Atlanta 27, L.A. cals—New Orleans coach Pelicans (Defen- Clippers 28. A—19,068 (18,997). the lineup together didn’t happen Nets 117, Bulls 111: Spencer sive three second). A—19,600 (19,600). Rockets 125, when Leonard sat out with a left Hornets 103, Knicks 102 Timberwolves 105 Dinwiddie scored 24 points and Nets 117, Bulls 111 knee contusion. Brooklyn won at Chicago without CHARLOTTE — Bridges 0-8 0-0 0, Wash- HOUSTON — McLemore 7-16 2-2 20, But the Clippers didn’t need All-Star guard Kyrie Irving to BROOKLYN — Harris 8-15 4-4 22, Prince ington 7-9 4-6 19, Zeller 1-5 5-7 7, Rozier Tucker 3-3 2-2 9, Chandler 0-2 0-0 0, both of their new superstars on a 4-13 3-4 13, Allen 5-5 1-1 11, Dinwiddie 5- 6-16 3-3 16, Graham 10-19 0-0 29, Williams Harden 16-41 9-11 49, Rivers 8-17 3-3 19, snap a three-game losing streak. 11 14-15 24, Temple 4-12 2-2 12, Claxton 4-9 2-2 13, Biyombo 2-3 0-1 4, Batum 1-4 Sefolosha 0-1 0-0 0, Hartenstein 1-2 4-4 6, night when George tied his career 4-6 0-1 8, Jordan 2-4 3-4 7, Shumpert 2-4 Irving entered Saturday sixth 0-0 3, Monk 5-13 0-0 12, Co.Martin 0-1 0-0 Clark 1-1 0-0 3, Clemons 7-11 0-0 19. To- high with six three-pointers and 0-0 5, Pinson 4-9 0-0 10, Musa 2-9 0-0 5. 0. Totals 36-87 14-19 103. tals 43-94 20-22 125. in the NBA with 28.5 points per Totals 40-88 27-31 117. NEW YORK — Morris Sr. 5-10 2-2 14, MINNESOTA — Graham 3-10 2-4 9, made all 11 of his free throws. CHICAGO — Hutchison 2-6 7-8 11, Randle 5-13 2-4 12, Gibson 4-7 1-1 9, Nti- Covington 7-13 1-1 17, Towns 9-15 6-6 27, game but sat with a right shoulder Markkanen 4-10 6-6 16, Carter Jr. 5-10 8- Bucks 102, Pacers 83: Gi- likina 2-7 2-2 6, Barrett 8-16 4-5 22, Knox II Teague 3-8 2-2 8, Layman 9-14 0-0 21, Mar- 8 18, Satoransky 2-8 0-0 5, LaVine 11-24 1-6 0-0 2, Portis 5-10 2-2 14, Robinson 6-8 injury. The shorthanded Nets are 11-12 36, Young 1-8 3-3 5, White 3-13 0-0 tin 1-6 0-0 2, Bates-Diop 1-3 2-2 5, Vonleh annis Antetokounmpo had 26 5-7 17, Ellington 0-0 0-0 0, Smith Jr. 1-3 0-0 0-3 3-4 3, Bell 0-1 0-0 0, Culver 5-11 1-4 13. also without Caris LeVert, who’s 7, Dunn 2-6 3-4 7, Arcidiacono 2-6 0-0 6. 2, Dotson 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 39-86 18-23 102. points, 13 rebounds and six assists Totals 32-91 38-41 111. Totals 38-84 17-23 105. recovering from right thumb Charlotte 20 27 28 28—103 Houston 31 33 29 32—125 and visiting Milwaukee forced Brooklyn 30 20 24 43—117 New York 23 32 21 26—102 Minnesota 30 32 23 20—105 surgery. Zach LaVine scored 36 Chicago 19 37 22 33—111 Three-point Goals—Charlotte 17-48 Indiana into its worst shooting Three-point Goals—Brooklyn 10-43 (Graham 9-16, Williams 3-7, Monk 2-6, Three-point Goals—Houston 19-49 performance of the season. points for Chicago. (Pinson 2-5, Prince 2-6, Harris 2-8, Tem- Washington 1-2, Batum 1-4, Rozier 1-7, (Harden 8-22, Clemons 5-9, McLemore Hornets 103, Knicks 102: ple 2-9, Shumpert 1-3, Musa 1-6, Claxton Co.Martin 0-1, Bridges 0-5), New York 4-11, Clark 1-1, Tucker 1-1, Sefolosha 0- Brook Lopez added 15 points 0-2, Dinwiddie 0-4), Chicago 9-39 (LaVine 6-20 (Portis 2-2, Morris Sr. 2-3, Barrett 1, Rivers 0-4), Minnesota 12-38 (Layman and eight rebounds. He had Devonte’ Graham made his ninth 3-10, Arcidiacono 2-5, Markkanen 2-6, 2-4, Smith Jr. 0-1, Gibson 0-1, Ntilikina 3-4, Towns 3-6, Culver 2-5, Covington Satoransky 1-3, White 1-7, Hutchison 0-2, 0-2, Randle 0-2, Dotson 0-2, Knox II 0-3). 2-7, Bates-Diop 1-3, Graham 1-5, Bell 0- blocked five shots as the Pacers three-pointer with 2.8 seconds re- Young 0-3, Dunn 0-3). Fouled Out—White, Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Charlotte 1, Teague 0-3, Martin 0-4). Fouled Out— shot a season-low 32% from the maining and had 29 points to lead Carter Jr.. Rebounds—Brooklyn 40 (Jor- 42 (Batum 9), New York 48 (Robinson None. Rebounds—Houston 41 (Hartens- dan, Allen, Musa 7), Chicago 56 (Carter 12). Assists—Charlotte 22 (Batum 6), tein 16), Minnesota 47 (Towns 15). field. Charlotte to a win at New York. Jr. 14). Assists—Brooklyn 30 (Harris 8), New York 22 (Ntilikina, Randle 6). Total Assists—Houston 15 (Harden 6), Minne- RJ Barrett scored 22 points for Chicago 15 (White 3). Total Fouls—Brook- Fouls—Charlotte 18, New York 21. A— sota 23 (Teague 12). Total Fouls—Hous- The Bucks, 9-3 despite a road- lyn 30, Chicago 30. A—19,148 (20,917). 19,401 (19,812). ton 18, Minnesota 20. A—18,978 (19,356). heavy schedule to start the sea- the Knicks. PAGE 26 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, November 18, 2019 NHL Scoreboard

Eastern Conference Devils 4, Canadiens 3 (OT) Avalanche 5, Canucks 4 (OT) Atlantic Division New Jersey 1 1 1 1—4 Colorado 1 2 1 1—5 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 1 2 0 0—3 Vancouver 1 1 2 0—4 Boston 20 12 3 5 29 70 53 First Period—1, Montreal, Gallagher 9 First Period—1, Colorado, Bellemare Montreal 20 11 5 4 26 72 62 (Petry, Tatar), 18:41. 2, New Jersey, Gusev 4 (Zadorov, Johnson), 6:56. 2, Vancouver, Florida 20 10 5 5 25 74 74 5 (Coleman, Zajac), 19:41. Gaudette 3 (Leivo, Edler), 18:27 (pp). Buffalo 19 10 6 3 23 58 55 Second Period—3, Montreal, Fleury Second Period—3, Colorado, MacKin- Toronto 22 9 9 4 22 71 77 1 (Danault), 7:43. 4, Montreal, Suzuki 5 non 12 (Burakovsky, Makar), 7:51 (pp). Tampa Bay 17 9 6 2 20 64 59 (Weber, Domi), 18:42 (pp). 5, New Jersey, 4, Colorado, Kadri 7 (Makar, Compher), Ottawa 20 8 11 1 17 55 66 Hischier 3 (Zacha), 19:58 (sh). 11:28. 5, Vancouver, Gaudette 4 (Baerts- Detroit 22 7 12 3 17 51 82 Third Period—6, New Jersey, Sim- chi, Pearson), 19:58 (pp). Metropolitan Division monds 4 (Hall, Hughes), 15:12 (pp). Third Period—6, Colorado, Burakovsky Washington 22 15 3 4 34 84 67 Overtime—7, New Jersey, Palmieri 7 8 (Makar, MacKinnon), 6:09. 7, Vancou- N.Y. Islanders 18 14 3 1 29 58 42 (Hall, Hischier), 1:30 (pp). ver, Edler 4 (Hughes, Miller), 17:23. 8, Carolina 20 12 7 1 25 70 59 Shots on Goal—New Jersey 20-14-7- Vancouver, Boeser 9 (Hughes, Petters- Pittsburgh 20 11 7 2 24 67 50 2—43. Montreal 9-14-11—34. son), 19:00. Philadelphia 20 10 6 4 24 61 60 Power-play opportunities—New Jer- Overtime—9, Colorado, MacKinnon 13 N.Y. Rangers 18 8 8 2 18 60 66 sey 2 of 6; Montreal 1 of 5. (Compher, Makar), 0:27. New Jersey 19 7 8 4 18 50 69 Goalies—New Jersey, Blackwood 7-4-3 Shots on Goal—Colorado 8-8-6-1—23. Columbus 19 7 8 4 18 45 63 (34 shots-31 saves). Montreal, Kinkaid 1- Vancouver 5-11-16—32. 1-2 (43-39). Power-play opportunities—Colorado ROSS D. FRANKLIN/AP A—21,016 (21,288). T—2:49. 1 of 5; Vancouver 2 of 6. Western Conference Goalies—Colorado, Bibeau 1-0-0 (32 Central Division Panthers 4, Rangers 3 shots-28 saves). Vancouver, Demko 5-2-1 Linesman Devin Berg, right, tries to break up a brawl between GP W L OT Pts GF GA (23-18). N.Y. Rangers 2 1 0—3 A—18,409 (18,910). T—2:30. Calgary and Arizona in the Coyotes’ 3-0 win at home Saturday. St. Louis 21 12 4 5 29 62 61 Florida 2 2 0—4 Colorado 20 12 6 2 26 73 59 First Period—1, Florida, Hoffman 8 Winnipeg 21 12 8 1 25 59 64 (Yandle, Huberdeau), 2:05 (pp). 2, N.Y. Penguins 6, Maple Leafs 1 Dallas 21 11 8 2 24 55 52 Rangers, Strome 6 (Fast, Lindgren), 2:39. Toronto 0 1 0—1 Nashville 19 9 7 3 21 70 66 3, Florida, Dadonov 9 (Huberdeau, Yan- Pittsburgh 2 3 1—6 Roundup Chicago 19 8 7 4 20 57 58 dle), 6:50 (pp). 4, N.Y. Rangers, Panarin 9 First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Guentzel 9 Minnesota 20 7 11 2 16 53 69 (Strome, Hajek), 8:47. (Malkin, Galchenyuk), 6:38 (pp). 2, Pitts- Pacific Division Second Period—5, N.Y. Rangers, DeAn- burgh, Malkin 3 (Rust, Guentzel), 8:44. Edmonton 22 13 6 3 29 71 61 gelo 6 (Panarin, McKegg), 5:47. 6, Florida, Second Period—3, Pittsburgh, Kahun 4 Arizona 21 12 7 2 26 61 49 Connolly 7 (Boyle), 7:51. 7, Florida, Da- (Rust, Marino), 0:52. 4, Pittsburgh, Kahun Vancouver 21 10 7 4 24 69 59 donov 10 (Huberdeau, Yandle), 17:44. 5 (Johnson, Tanev), 4:32. 5, Pittsburgh, Calgary 22 10 9 3 23 60 64 Third Period—None. McCann 7 (Kahun, Tanev), 7:28. 6, Toron- to, Spezza 2 (Barrie, Petan), 14:49. Coyotes’ Kuemper Anaheim 21 10 9 2 22 57 59 Shots on Goal—N.Y. Rangers 8-13-12— San Jose 21 10 10 1 21 63 73 33. Florida 13-11-6—30. Third Period—7, Pittsburgh, Rust 6 Vegas 21 9 9 3 21 62 65 Power-play opportunities—N.Y. Rang- (Blueger), 3:54 (sh). Los Angeles 20 8 11 1 17 53 72 ers 0 of 3; Florida 2 of 4. Shots on Goal—Toronto 16-6-11—33. Note: Two points for a win, one point Goalies—N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist 4-4- Pittsburgh 19-13-6—38. for overtime loss. Top three teams in 1 (30 shots-26 saves). Florida, Bobrovsky Power-play opportunities—Toronto 0 each division and two wild cards per 7-4-4 (33-30). of 2; Pittsburgh 1 of 1. conference advance to playoffs. A—16,512 (19,250). T—2:29. Goalies—Toronto, Kaskisuo 0-1-0 (38 shots-32 saves). Pittsburgh, Jarry 2-3-0 puts out Flames Saturday’s games Carolina 4, Minnesota 3, OT Sabres 4, Senators 2 (33-32). Arizona 3, Calgary 0 Ottawa 0 1 1—2 A—18,587 (18,387). T—2:26. Dallas 5, Edmonton 4, OT Buffalo 0 2 2—4 Los Angeles 4, Vegas 3 Second Period—1, Buffalo, Eichel 9 Coyotes 3, Flames 0 Associated Press Winnipeg 4, Tampa Bay 3 (Dahlin, Reinhart), 1:28. 2, Ottawa, Duclair Hurricanes 4, Wild 3 (OT): Buffalo 4, Ottawa 2 7 (Chabot, L.Brown), 6:04 (pp). 3, Buffalo, Calgary 0 0 0—0 Andrei Svechnikov’s goal 1:33 Florida 4, N.Y. Rangers 3 Eichel 10 (Reinhart, Olofsson), 9:39. Arizona 0 2 1—3 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Darcy into overtime lifted Carolina to N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 3, SO Third Period—4, Ottawa, Ennis 5 (Hain- Second Period—1, Arizona, Stepan Kuemper stopped 37 shots and Pittsburgh 6, Toronto 1 sey, Namestnikov), 2:01. 5, Buffalo, Eichel 3, 6:35. 2, Arizona, Soderberg 6 (Crouse, a victory at Minnesota. Joel Ed- Washington 3, Boston 2, SO 11 (Skinner), 12:13. 6, Buffalo, Eichel 12, Kessel), 8:22. slammed an opponent to the ice 19:46. mundson, Brock McGinn and New Jersey 4, Montreal 3, OT Third Period—3, Arizona, Crouse 4, during a brawl in the second pe- Anaheim 4, St. Louis 1 Shots on Goal—Ottawa 5-9-9—23. Buf- 19:53. Warren Foegele also scored for Chicago 7, Nashville 2 falo 13-6-13—32. Shots on Goal—Calgary 11-12-14—37. riod, and the Arizona Coyotes Colorado 5, Vancouver 4, OT Power-play opportunities—Ottawa 1 Arizona 8-11-5—24. the Hurricanes . San Jose 4, Detroit 3, SO of 3; Buffalo 0 of 2. Power-play opportunities—Calgary 0 beat the Calgary Flames 3-0 Ottawa, Anderson 3-7-0 (31 Penguins 6, Maple Leafs 1: Sunday’s games Goalies— of 3; Arizona 0 of 4. Saturday. Calgary at Vegas shots-28 saves). Buffalo, Ullmark 4-3-1 Goalies—Calgary, Rittich 9-5-3 (23 Dominik Kahun scored two goals Buffalo at Chicago (23-21). shots-21 saves). Arizona, Kuemper 9-5-0 After Calgary’s Johnny Gaud- A—18,555 (19,070). T—2:29. and host Pittsburgh routed To- Monday’s games (37-37). reau cross-checked Arizona’s Anaheim at Washington A—13,534 (17,125). T—2:27. ronto. Kahun matched a career- Los Angeles at Arizona Jason Demers late in the second Islanders 4, Flyers 3 (SO) high with three points. Bryan Saturday N.Y. Islanders 0 0 3 0—4 Kings 4, Knights 3 period while Demers was down Philadelphia 2 1 0 0—3 on the ice, Kuemper put the Rust also had a three-point game, Sharks 4, Red Wings 3 (SO) N.Y. Islanders won shootout 2-0. Vegas 0 3 0—3 with a short-handed goal and two First Period—1, Philadelphia, Couturier Los Angeles 2 1 1—4 Flames’ Matthew Tkachuk in a Detroit 0 2 1 0—3 6 (Lindblom), 1:38. 2, Philadelphia, Provo- First Period—1, Los Angeles, Lizotte 2 assists. San Jose 1 2 0 0—4 rov 4 (Couturier, Niskanen), 19:36 (pp). (Doughty, Kempe), 10:59 (sh). 2, Los An- headlock and flipped him off his San Jose won shootout 1-0. Second Period—3, Philadelphia, Lind- geles, Doughty 5 (Iafallo, Kopitar), 15:10 feet. Tkachuk came up swinging Islanders 4, Flyers 3: Anthony First Period—1, San Jose, Labanc 6 blom 9 (Provorov, Farabee), 12:20. (pp). Beauvillier scored twice during (Couture, Simek), 18:59. Third Period—4, N.Y. Islanders, Beau- Second Period—3, Vegas, Pacioretty and landed a few blows on Kuem- Second Period—2, San Jose, Vlasic 3 villier 5 (Nelson, Brassard), 7:46. 5, N.Y. 7 (Smith, Karlsson), 7:24. 4, Los Angeles, per in a dustup that also included New York’s three-goal, third-pe- (Labanc, Couture), 1:11. 3, Detroit, Atha- Islanders, Barzal 9 (Nelson, Brassard), Prokhorkin 1 (Clifford, Luff), 9:08. 5, Vegas, riod rally, and the Islanders won nasiou 4 (Fabbri, Hicketts), 1:24. 4, De- 13:34 (pp). 6, N.Y. Islanders, Beauvillier Marchessault 5 (Eakin), 14:52. 6, Vegas, Calgary goaltender David Rittich troit, Hirose 1 (Perlini, Bowey), 11:34. 5, 6, 17:56. Karlsson 6 (Pacioretty, Theodore), 17:06. at Philadelphia in a shootout. San Jose, E.Karlsson 2 (Labanc, Couture), Shootout—N.Y. Islanders 2 (Eberle G, Third Period—7, Los Angeles, Carter 6 barreling in from the other side of 12:32 (pp). Barzal G), Philadelphia 0 (Couturier NG, (Roy), 12:42. the rink. Capitals 3, Bruins 2 (SO): T.J. Third Period—6, Detroit, Athanasiou 5 Giroux NG). Shots on Goal—Vegas 14-11-6—31. Los Oshie tied it with 59 seconds left (Fabbri, Filppula), 15:46. Shots on Goal—N.Y. Islanders 9-13-11- Angeles 8-8-9—25. The crowd chanted Kuemper’s Shootout—Detroit 0 (, Nielsen NG, , 3—36. Philadelphia 14-4-12-1—31. Power-play opportunities—Vegas 0 of in regulation and Jakub Vrana Athanasiou NG, , Larkin NG), San Jose 1 Power-play opportunities—N.Y. Is- 3; Los Angeles 1 of 2. name as he returned to the net. (, Labanc G, , Couture NG). landers 1 of 3; Philadelphia 1 of 3. Goalies—Vegas, Subban 0-3-2 (25 Three Flames and two Coyotes scored the decisive goal in the Shots on Goal—Detroit 8-11-4-5—28. Goalies—N.Y. Islanders, Greiss 8-1-0 shots-21 saves). Los Angeles, Quick 5-8- shootout as Washington won at San Jose 9-5-5—19. (31 shots-28 saves). Philadelphia, Elliott 0 (31-28). combined for 14 penalty min- Power-play opportunities—Detroit 0 4-2-2 (36-33). A—17,282 (18,230). T—2:27. utes. Vinnie Hinostroza served Boston . of 3; San Jose 1 of 3. A—19,023 (19,543). T—2:35. Panthers 4, Rangers 3: Evge- Goalies—Detroit, Howard 2-8-1 (19 Stars 5, Oilers 4 (OT) Kuemper’s four-minute roughing shots-16 saves). San Jose, Jones 8-7-1 Capitals 3, Bruins 2 (SO) penalty, and Rasmus Andersson nii Dadonov scored twice to lead (28-25). Dallas 1 1 2 1—5 host Florida over New York. A—17,562 (17,562). T—2:29. Washington 1 0 1 0—3 Edmonton 2 2 0 0—4 sat for two minutes on Rittich’s Boston 1 1 0 0—2 First Period—1, Dallas, Dickinson 2 behalf. Sabres 4, Senators 2: Jack Ducks 4, Blues 1 Washington won shootout 2-1. (Polak, Seguin), 8:57. 2, Edmonton, Khaira First Period—1, Boston, Coyle 4 (Hein- 2, 9:08. 3, Edmonton, Draisaitl 16 (Nurse, Stars 5, Oilers 4 (OT): Jamie Eichel scored four goals to lead Anaheim 2 1 1—4 en, McAvoy), 11:32. 2, Washington, Boyd 1 McDavid), 19:26. host Buffalo over Ottawa. St. Louis 0 1 0—1 (Carlson, Leipsic), 14:27. Second Period—4, Dallas, Heiskanen Benn scored 1:14 into overtime, First Period—1, Anaheim, Getzlaf 8 Second Period—3, Boston, Pastrnak 17 5 (Dickinson, Benn), 0:48. 5, Edmonton, and Dallas took its its third con- Devils 4, Canadiens 3 (OT): (Rakell, Jones), 4:00. 2, Anaheim, Grant 3 (McAvoy, Krejci), 3:30. Khaira 3 (McDavid, Klefbom), 3:34. 6, (Deslauriers), 5:41. Third Period—4, Washington, Oshie 10 Edmonton, Bear 3 (Draisaitl, McDavid), secutive victory. Kyle Palmieri scored a power- Second Period—3, St. Louis, Dunn 3 (Backstrom, Kuznetsov), 19:01. 18:41 (pp). play goal 1:30 into overtime to (Sanford, Bortuzzo), 3:14. 4, Anaheim, Shootout—Washington 2 (Oshie NG, Third Period—7, Dallas, Comeau 2 Benn converted a backhand to Grant 4, 7:20 (sh). Kuznetsov NG, Backstrom G, Ovechkin (Faksa, Cogliano), 5:21. 8, Dallas, Seguin close out the Stars’ 3-0-1 trip to complete New Jersey’s comeback Third Period—5, Anaheim, Grant 5 NG, Vrana G), Boston 1 (Coyle G, Pas- 5 (Heiskanen, Khudobin), 18:11. from two goals down in a win at (Getzlaf), 18:21. trnak NG, Marchand NG, Krejci NG, Wag- Overtime—9, Dallas, Benn 2 (Lindell, Canada. It was Benn’s first goal Shots on Goal—Anaheim 10-10-5—25. ner NG). Seguin), 1:14. since Oct. 10 and his second on Montreal. St. Louis 11-15-12—38. Shots on Goal—Washington 18-12-11- Shots on Goal—Dallas 10-10-15-1—36. Power-play opportunities—Anaheim 0 3—44. Boston 9-6-6-2—23. Edmonton 11-19-4—34. the season. Ducks 4, Blues 1: Derek of 2; St. Louis 0 of 4. Power-play opportunities—Washing- Power-play opportunities—Dallas 0 of Jets 4, Lightning 3: Con- Grant recorded his first career Goalies—Anaheim, Gibson 7-9-0 (38 ton 0 of 2; Boston 0 of 3. 2; Edmonton 1 of 3. shots-37 saves). St. Louis, Binnington 9- Goalies—Washington, Holtby 10-1-3 Goalies—Dallas, Bishop 6-5-1 (15 nor Hellebuyck made 31 saves hat trick, Ryan Getzlaf added a 3-4 (24-21). (23 shots-21 saves). Boston, Halak 4-1-3 shots-12 saves), Khudobin 5-3-1 (19-18). goal and an assist, and Anaheim A—18,096 (19,150). T—2:25. (44-42). Edmonton, Koskinen 7-1-2 (36-31). and Winnipeg overcame Steven A—17,850 (17,565). T—2:35. A—17,346 (18,641). T—2:35. Stamkos’ 400th goal and won at won at St. Louis. Blackhawks 7, Predators 2 Tampa Bay. Blackhawks 7, Predators 2: Chicago 2 2 3—7 Jets 4, Lightning 3 Hurricanes 4, Wild 3 (OT) The 29-year-old Stamkos is the Patrick Kane had a goal and an Nashville 0 0 2—2 Winnipeg 1 2 1—4 Carolina 2 1 0 1—4 First Period—1, Chicago, Gustafsson Tampa Bay 1 0 2—3 Minnesota 0 3 0 0—3 ninth active player and 98th over- assist, and Chicago rolled to a win 2 (Toews), 6:33. 2, Chicago, Kubalik 5 First Period—1, Winnipeg, Perreault 5 First Period—1, Carolina, Edmundson all to reach the milestone. at Nashville for its third straight (Dach), 18:04. (Morrissey, Poolman), 1:59. 2, Tampa Bay, 2 (Necas, Niederreiter), 3:56. 2, Carolina, Second Period—3, Chicago, Seabrook Hedman 4 (Stamkos), 19:11. McGinn 2 (Teravainen, Martinook), 5:57. Kings 4, Golden Knights 3: victory. 2 (Kane, Strome), 1:51. 4, Chicago, Kampf Second Period—3, Winnipeg, Roslovic Second Period—3, Minnesota, Kunin Jeff Carter scored in his 1,000th Avalanche 5, Canucks 4 (OT): 4 (Shaw, Maatta), 11:39. 4 (Wheeler, Copp), 7:18. 4, Winnipeg, 4 (Greenway, Brodin), 4:27. 4, Carolina, Third Period—5, Nashville, Josi 6 Ehlers 9 (Connor, Morrissey), 7:39 (pp). career game and host Los Ange- Nathan MacKinnon scored his (Duchene), 3:40. 6, Chicago, Kane 10 Foegele 3 (Dzingel, J.Staal), 8:50. 5, Min- (DeBrincat), 9:09. 7, Chicago, Nylander Third Period—5, Tampa Bay, Stamkos nesota, Parise 6 (Dumba, Koivu), 15:43 les beat Vegas. second goal of the game 27 sec- 3 (Toews, Saad), 14:02. 8, Chicago, Nyl- 7 (Cirelli, Hedman), 17:44. 6, Winnipeg, (sh). 6, Minnesota, Soucy 1 (Rask), 17:04. onds into overtime, lifting Colo- ander 4 (Saad), 17:28. 9, Nashville, Josi 7 Connor 7 (Wheeler, Sbisa), 18:32. 7, Tam- Overtime—7, Carolina, Svechnikov 9 Drew Doughty had a goal and (Turris, Ellis), 18:52. pa Bay, Cirelli 2 (Kucherov, Killorn), 19:38. (Hamilton), 1:33. an assist for the Kings, who are rado to a win at Vancouver. Shots on Goal—Chicago 9-8-7—24. Shots on Goal—Winnipeg 7-11-9—27. Shots on Goal—Carolina 9-7-11-1—28. Nashville 12-14-15—41. Tampa Bay 9-11-14—34. Minnesota 10-15-9-1—35. on their longest win streak of the Sharks 4, Red Wings 3 (SO): Power-play opportunities—Chicago 0 Power-play opportunities—Winnipeg Power-play opportunities—Carolina 0 season. Kevin Labanc had a goal, two as- of 1; Nashville 0 of 1. 1 of 4; Tampa Bay 0 of 2. of 2; Minnesota 0 of 3. Goalies—Chicago, Lehner 5-3-2 (41 Goalies—Winnipeg, Hellebuyck 9-6-1 Goalies—Carolina, Reimer 3-4-0 (35 Nikolai Prokhorkin scored his sists and the shootout winner as shots-39 saves). Nashville, Rinne 8-3-2 (34 shots-31 saves). Tampa Bay, Vasilevs- shots-32 saves). Minnesota, Dubnyk 4-8- (14-10), Saros 1-4-1 (10-7). kiy 7-5-0 (26-23). 2 (28-24). first career goal, and Jonathan host San Jose beat Detroit for its A—17,393 (17,113). T—2:20. A—19,092 (19,092). T—2:29. A—17,101 (18,064). T—2:32. Quick made 28 saves. sixth straight win. Monday, November 18, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 27 NFL/COLLEGE BASKETBALL Top 25 roundup Tennessee too much for No. 20 Washington

Associated Press No. 9 Virginia 60, Columbia 42: Mamadi Diakite and Jay TORONTO — Jordan Bowden Huff scored 13 points each to lead scored 15 of his 18 points in the the host Cavaliers. first half Saturday, Lamonte Kihei Clark added 10 points for Turner had 16 points and Ten- Virginia (3-0), which led 31-17 at nessee upset No. 20 Washington halftime and substituted liberally 75-62. throughout the second half. Walk- Yves Pons scored 15 points, on Chase Coleman and redshirt John Fulkerson had 14 and Turn- freshman Francisco Caffaro each er added seven rebounds and eight assists as the Volunteers im- scored the first points of their col- proved to 3-0 and handed Wash- lege careers late in the game. ington its first loss in three games No. 10 Villanova 78, Ohio 54: this season. Saddiq Bey scored 19 points and The game was the middle fea- Justin Moore added 18 to lead ture in the James Naismith Hall the Wildcats past the visiting of Fame Classic, an NCAA tri- Bobcats. ple header at Scotiabank Arena Villanova (2-1) broke the game in downtown Toronto, home of open with a 27-4 run in the final the defending NBA-champion 6:36 of the half, turning a one- PHOTOS BY TODD KIRKLAND/AP Raptors. point deficit into a 43-21 lead. Bey Washington, which began its and Moore combined for 9-for-12 Above: Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick participates in a workout for NFL football scouts and shooting and 4 of 6 from beyond media, Saturday at Charles Drew High in Riverdale, Ga. Below: Fans watch the workout behind a fence. season with a neutral-site win over ranked Baylor, didn’t fare so the three-point line for 26 points. well north of the border, falling No. 13 Memphis 102, Alcorn behind by as many as 14 against State 56: Lester Quinones had 21 the Volunteers. points and 10 rebounds and Pre- No. 7 Maryland 80 Oakland cious Achiuwa added 20 points, Late audible: Kaepernick 50: Darryl Morsell led a bal- sending the host Tigers to a romp anced attack with 14 points and over the Braves. the host Terrapins used a strong No. 23 LSU 75, Nicholls State defensive effort to power past vis- 65: Darius Days had a career- iting the Golden Grizzlies. high 17 points and 11 rebounds Anthony Cowan Jr. contributed to help the host Tigers beat the moves workout to school 11 points, seven assists and six Colonels. Emmitt Williams added rebounds for Maryland. Aaron 11 points and a season-best 12 BY PAUL NEWBERRY Wiggins scored 10 and Jalen boards for LSU (2-1). Associated Press Smith added eight points and No. 25 Colorado 71, San seven rebounds. Diego 53: D’Shawn Schwartz RIVERDALE, Ga. — Colin Kaepernick’s saga After opening with lopsided scored 13 of his 15 points in the took another surreal turn Saturday — a last-min- victories at home against Holy second half, helping the host Buffs ute audible to nix an NFL-arranged workout and a Cross and Rhode Island, the Ter- run past the scrappy Toreros for quick dash 60 miles to the other side of metro At- rapins are off a 3-0 start for the coach Tad Boyle’s 10th winner in lanta, where the exiled quarterback staged his own sixth year in a row. 10 home openers. Colorado guard impromptu passing display on a high school field in Xavier Hill-Mais led Oakland Tyler Bey added 14 points and dwindling light as hundreds of fans cheered him on (3-2) with 18 points. The Golden two impressive blocked shots on from behind a chain-link fence. Grizzlies shot 36.5%. Braun Hartfield, Kaepernick threw passes for about 40 minutes at Charles Drew High School and spent nearly that long signing autographs for a crowd that steadily grew as word spread that a quarterback who led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl and sparked a wave of protests and divisive debate by kneeling during the national anthem, was in the neighborhood. Kaepernick declared again that he’s ready to play in the NFL. get to Kaepernick’s workout hustled to their vehicles “I’ve been ready for three years,” he said. “I’ve to set off for a high school most had never heard of. been denied for three years. We all know why. I But only eight of the original 25 team representa- came out here today and showed it in front of ev- tives followed along to the new location, including erybody. We have nothing to hide. We’re waiting for Philadelphia Eagles vice president of football op- the 32 owners, the 32 teams, (Commissioner) Roger erations Andrew Berry. It appeared the New York Goodell, all of them to stop running, stop running Jets, Kansas City and Washington also had scouts from the truth, stop running from the people.” in attendance. In a move no one saw coming, the league that Kae- They stood along the sideline, jotting into their pernick claims blackballed him called Tuesday with notepads as Kaepernick tossed passes to four free- a take-it-or-leave-it offer to hold an extraordinary agent receivers. workout at the Atlanta Falcons’ training complex in “Our biggest thing with everything today was to the sprawling suburbs north of the city. make sure we had transparency in what went on,” All 32 teams were invited. Former NFL head Kaepernick said. “We weren’t getting that else- coaches Hue Jackson and Joe Philbin were set to where, so we came out here.” run the drills. The league said 25 teams were send- Kaepernick, who worked out in a tank top and ing scouts and representatives — many of whom shorts, has clearly kept himself in good shape dur- had already arrived at the Falcons’ indoor training ing his near three-year layoff. His passes had plenty facility in Flowery Branch when word came that of zip on them, though he was a bit off target with a Kaepernick wasn’t going to take part. few of his deep throws. It was not the sort of session Instead, he decided to hold a workout open to the that would likely sway a team one way or the other. media, unlike the session at the Falcons’ facility, at That didn’t appear to be the point. a high school stadium just south of Hartsfield-Jack- Kaepernick has insisted all along that everyone son Atlanta International Airport. knows he is good enough to play in the NFL. He Sixty miles away. claims this is all about his decision to kneel as a With barely more than an hour to spare, the media way of protesting police brutality and racial injus- that had been herded into a gated-off area in the tice, which led to a contentious national debate that parking lot and told that was as close as they would stretched all the way to the White House. PAGE 28 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, November 18, 2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Claypool’s 4 TDs lead Irish rout

BY JOHN FINERAN offense is playing at a high level Associated Press now.” But Book turned the high praise SOUTH BEND, Ind. — If Chase toward his wide receiver. Claypool and Ian Book continue “Chase is having an awesome connecting as they did Saturday year,” Book said. “It’s starting to in No. 16 Notre Dame’s 52-20 rout show on Saturdays by how hard of No. 21 Navy, the hotel room- he’s working in practice.” mates may deserve a penthouse Claypool had scoring recep- suite. tions of 7, 47 and 3 yards from Claypool caught four touchdown Book to give the Irish a 21-0 lead passes to match a school record early in the second quarter. Book and Book threw five for the third threw a 70-yard touchdown pass time this season as the Irish (8-2, to sophomore Braden Lenzy later No. 16 College Football Playoff) in the quarter as Notre Dame took won their third straight game. a 38-3 halftime lead and then hit “The chemistry with Ian has Claypool with a 20-yard scoring definitely helped a lot,” Claypool pass on its final play of the game said. “I think trust is a big thing. I together. Claypool’s TD haul DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP think he truly trusts me now. Not matched Maurice Stovall, who that he didn’t before, but he knows caught four TD passes against From left, Air Force defensive lineman Mosese Fifita, defensive back Jeremy Fejedelem, quarterback exactly where to put the ball. He’s BYU in 2005. Donald Hammond III and wide receiver Ben Peterson celebrate after beating Colorado State. throwing the ball up and giving The loss ended a five-game win- me a chance to make a play.” ning streak for the Midshipmen Academies roundup Claypool caught seven passes (7-2, No. 23 CFP), who entered from Book for 117 yards and now leading the nation in rushing with has 49 receptions for 768 yards 357.9 yards per game. this season. “We got our butts whipped and Hammond leads Air Force “Chase is an important part of it started with me,” Navy coach our offense, so he’s going to get Ken Niumatalolo said. “They the football,” Notre Dame coach had a great plan on both sides of Brian Kelly said. “He was out- the ball and we just got a total rally past Colorado State standing. We executed flawlessly butt-whipping.” in the first half against a really The Irish defense forced three good Navy team.” first-half fumbles by shifty Mid- Associated Press The 17th straight home victory shipmen quarterback Malcolm ‘ did not sell out Notre Dame Sta- Perry, who rushed 25 times for FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Ger- I wanted to take the lead back for our dium. It was the first time since 117 yards before behind replaced aud Sanders transformed a short team and spark some energy and that’s 1973 Thanksgiving Day against in the third quarter by freshman catch into a turning point. Air Force, a string of 273 sold-out Perry Olsen. Donald Hammond III ran for what happened. games. A crowd of 74,080, 3,542 Notre Dame defensive end Kha- a touchdown and threw for three ’ Air Force wide receiver Geraud Sanders below capacity, saw Notre Dame lid Kareem forced two fumbles more, including a go-ahead 50- On a 50-yard touchdown catch win for the 79th time in the 93- and linebacker Drew White had yard catch-and-run to Sanders in game series that has been played 10 tackles. The Irish turned four the fourth quarter as Air Force continuously since 1927. fumble recoveries into 24 points. shook off an early two-touchdown remaining that pulled the Rams of his career at Michie Stadium. Book completed 14 of 20 passes Perry was averaging 130.2 deficit to beat Colorado State 38- (4-6, 3-3) within three points. But The senior star sure finished it for 284 yards and five touchdowns rushing yards entering the game. 21 on Saturday night. the Falcons responded by grind- with a flourish. before exiting midway through He managed a 46-yard run late in “DJ (Hammond) found me ing out another scoring drive that Pressed into action when soph- the third quarter and the Irish up the first half that set up a Bijan and I saw the hole open up down- Hammond capped with a 1-yard omore starter Jabari Laws was 45-3. It was his third game with Nichols’ 27-yard field goal, but field,“ Sanders said. “I wanted to run with 2:32 left to play. injured early, Hopkins responded five touchdown passes this sea- for the most part was contained. take the lead back for our team Colorado State mounted another by rushing for a career-high 208 son and followed a 38-7 victory at Meanwhile, Navy’s defense, al- and spark some energy and that’s drive that reached the Air Force yards and a touchdown on just Duke in which he rushed for 139 lowing just 310.6 yards a game, al- what happened.“ yards and threw for four touch- lowed 300 at halftime by the Irish Sanders came open on a short 1, but cornerback Zane Lewis 16 carries as the Black Knights’ stepped in front of O’Brien’s goal- triple option overwhelmed the downs, a Notre Dame first. and 410 for the game. crossing route and Hammond “I think we can safely assume “We had to play almost perfect hit him in stride, allowing the re- line pass and returned the inter- Keydets. ception 99 yards for a touchdown “I felt good, just taking it day- he is the guy we thought he would to beat these guys and fumbling ceiver to break up field along the be,” Kelly said. “He started slowly doesn’t help you beat anybody, left sideline and then cut back all to seal the Falcons’ fourth win in by-day. That’s kind of been my a row against the Rams. It capped mind set,” said Hopkins, who but has now found himself. He is and I take full ownership of that,” the way across the field, outrun- the leader of our offense and our Perry said. ning his pursuers to the goal line. a superb defensive effort by Air scored on a 63-yard run late in The score was part of a string of Force that also included eight the third. “Just getting moving 24 straight points for the Falcons sacks. and taking some shots again felt (8-2, 5-1 Mountain West), which “They pressured me pretty really good. If you would have won its fifth straight. It’s the lon- well,“ O’Brien said. “They were asked me this morning how today gest winning streak for Air Force stunting and they were adding was going to go for me, I probably since closing the 2016 season with linebackers late in the pass rush. wouldn’t have said (great).” six consecutive victories. I couldn’t avoid the pressure.“ Senior Connor Slomka scored “It was a huge lift because we Jake Koehnke kicked a 31-yard three times on short runs and knew we could drive the ball on field goal in the final minute of classmate Kell Walker added a them,“ Hammond said. “We just the second quarter, pulling the touchdown on a 59-yard scamper had to trust ourselves and just Falcons to within 14-10 at the off a pretty pitch to the outside finish drives. It just came down to half after Colorado State struck from Hopkins midway through finishing drives at the end of the for two first-quarter touchdowns. the third quarter as Army (5-6) day.“ Defensive lineman Jake Ksiazek won its second straight after snap- Hammond added a 28-yard helped set up the score when he ping a four-game losing streak. touchdown pass to Benjamin Wa- recovered a fumble by O’Brien at “Overall, a good day,” said ters later in the fourth quarter the Rams 34. Army coach Jeff Monken, who after earlier hitting him with a Army 47, VMI 6: Still feel- notched his 40th win at the acad- 31-yard score. ing the effects of a season-long emy to tie Tom Cahill for fourth Patrick O’Brien threw for two struggle against injuries, Army all-time at West Point. “We’re ex- DARRON CUMMINGS/AP touchdowns, including a 17-yard quarterback Kelvin Hopkins Jr. cited. Just proud of the effort of Notre Dame wide receiver Chase Claypool, left, makes a touchdown score to Dante Wright with 6:36 didn’t start the final home game everybody.” reception against Navy cornerback Cameron Kinley on Saturday Monday, November 18, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 29 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Georgia holds off Auburn No. 5 Bulldogs clinch SEC Eastern Division title with win over No. 13 Tigers

BY JOHN ZENOR on Saturday. tive SEC East titles since Florida Associated Press “Our kids were very resilient won five in a row from 1992-96. to come into this place and lose Fromm and De’Andre Swift AUBURN, Ala. — Georgia’s momentum — obviously lose mo- produced enough to keep the defense entered the fourth quar- mentum — and be able to go back Bulldogs on track for a shot at the ter vying for another shutout. The out and get it,” Georgia coach College Football Playoffs. Most of fifth-ranked Bulldogs ended it Kirby Smart said. “I thought that the way, though, it was clear the with two big stops — and another showed some fortitude and abil- game featured two of the league’s division title. ity to handle some tough, adverse top defenses. In between, things got things.” Auburn scored two touch- interesting. The Bulldogs (9-1, 6-1 SEC, downs in the fourth, then had a Jake Fromm passed for three No. 4 CFP) sailed through three pair of drives stopped on fourth touchdowns and Georgia’s de- quarters with a 21-0 lead before down in the final minutes. Fresh- BUTCH DILL/AP fense delivered in the clutch, Auburn (7-3, 4-3) rallied in the man Bo Nix threw three incom- Georgia wide receiver Demetris Robertson, right, is knocked out of clinching the Southeastern Con- fourth. pletions and was sacked on the bounds by Auburn defensive back Christian Tutt during the second ference Eastern Division with a Georgia held on to become the Tigers’ final drive starting from half of Saturday’s game in Auburn, Ala. The Bulldogs won 21-14. 21-14 victory over No. 13 Auburn first team to win three consecu- their 27. Scoreboard

Saturday’s scores E. Kentucky 22, Tennessee Tech 10 N. Dakota St. 49, South Dakota 14 E. Texas Baptist 31, Louisiana College 7 NW Missouri St. 45, Cent. Missouri 23 EAST ETSU 38, Mercer 33 North Central 59, Millikin 32 Albany (NY) 24, New Hampshire 17 Emory & Henry 59, Ferrum 36 North Dakota 45, N. Colorado 38 Albright 28, Lebanon Valley 23 Florida A&M 39, Howard 7 Northwestern 45, UMass 6 Army 47, VMI 6 Florida St. 49, Alabama St. 12 Northwestern (Minn.) 42, Iowa Wes- Bentley 38, American International 0 Florida Tech 42, Shorter 3 leyan 6 Bloomsburg 20, Edinboro 17 Georgia 21, Auburn 14 Notre Dame 52, Navy 20 Bridgewater (Mass.) 26, Mass. Mari- Georgia Southern 51, Louisiana-Mon- Ohio Dominican 17, Hillsdale 7 time 21 roe 29 Ohio Northern 34, Heidelberg 28 Brown 48, Columbia 24 Grambling St. 40, MVSU 0 Peru St. 34, Graceland (Iowa) 3 Bryant 20, Duquesne 16 Hendrix 47, Sewanee 17 Pittsburg St. 65, Missouri Southern 6 Bucknell 20, Georgetown 17 Huntingdon 45, LaGrange 21 Quincy 47, William Jewell 42 CCSU 49, Robert Morris 28 James Madison 48, Richmond 6 S. Dakota St. 38, N. Iowa 7 Carnegie-Mellon 24, Case Reserve 21 Kennesaw St. 50, Hampton 7 S. Illinois 45, W. Illinois 21 Catholic 28, Maine Maritime 13 Kentucky 38, Vanderbilt 14 SE Missouri 26, E. Illinois 12 Charleston (WV) 34, West Liberty 26 Kentucky Wesleyan 41, Alderson- Simpson (Iowa) 16, Luther 10 Colgate 16, Lafayette 0 Broaddus 30 Sioux Falls 41, Wayne (Neb.) 21 Cornell 20, Dartmouth 17 LSU 58, Mississippi 37 St. John’s (Minn.) 47, Rose-Hulman 14 Delaware 17, Stony Brook 10 Lenoir-Rhyne 49, Catawba 3 St. Thomas (Minn.) 17, Bethel (Minn.) 7 Delaware Valley 28, Widener 21 La.-Lafayette 37, South Alabama 27 St. Xavier 29, St. Francis (Ill.) 27 /AP East Stroudsburg 41, Clarion 17 Louisville 34, NC State 20 Tiffin 52, Findlay 45 ROGELIO V. SOLIS Endicott 35, Nichols 7 Mississippi College 37, Delta St. 13 Trine 29, Kalamazoo 3 Framingham St. 47, Worcester St. 6 Monmouth (NJ) 47, Campbell 10 Wartburg 48, Loras 7 Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is carted off the field after being Franklin & Marshall 55, Gettysburg 7 NC A&T 47, Bethune-Cookman 17 Washburn 57, Nebraska-Kearney 41 Glenville St. 10, Frostburg St. 7 NC Wesleyan 23, Maryville (Tenn.) 0 Washington (Mo.) 62, Carroll (Wis.) 14 injured in the first half of Saturday’s game against Mississippi State. Grove City 63, Thiel 0 Newberry 14, Limestone 7 Wayne (Mich.) 31, Grand Valley St. 17 Hobart 51, Rochester 20 Nicholls 34, McNeese St. 20 West Virginia 24, Kansas St. 20 Holy Cross 49, Fordham 27 North Alabama 34, Gardner-Webb 30 Wheaton (Ill.) 58, Elmhurst 0 Indiana (Pa.) 54, Shippensburg 24 Randolph-Macon 45, Hampden-Sydney Wilmington (Ohio) 28, Otterbein 27 Ithaca 32, Cortland St. 20 3 Winona St. 20, Concordia (St.P.) 10 Jacksonville 52, Marist 45, 2OT Rice 31, Middle Tennessee 28 Wis.-LaCrosse 34, Wis.-Stevens Pt. 17 Blame: Johns Hopkins 42, McDaniel 0 S. Virginia 40, Apprentice 7 Wis.-Stout 45, Wis.-Eau Claire 17 SC State 24, NC Central 0 Wisconsin 37, Nebraska 21 Sad end to Lock Haven 28, Gannon 27 Maine 34, Rhode Island 30 Samford 31, W. Carolina 13 Wittenberg 38, Ohio Wesleyan 20 Mass.-Dartmouth 19, Westfield St. 13 Southern U. 40, Jackson St. 34 Wooster 37, Hiram 12 Merchant Marine 56, Coast Guard 41 Syracuse 49, Duke 6 SOUTHWEST Mercyhurst 17, Millersville 7 Towson 31, William & Mary 10 Arkansas St. 28, Coastal Carolina 27 Merrimack 57, Franklin Pierce 0 Trinity (Texas) 52, Rhodes 7 Cent. Arkansas 30, Stephen F. Austin 7 Misericordia 49, Alvernia 28 UAB 37, UTEP 10 East Central 42, SE Oklahoma 38 season for Tagovailoa Montclair St. 40, Kean 12 UNC-Pembroke 20, Virginia-Wise 7 Fort Hays St. 91, Northeastern St. 7 Morgan St. 59, Va. Lynchburg 26 UT Martin 28, Tennessee St. 17 Hardin-Simmons 49, Southwestern Morrisville St. 24, Brockport 21 Virginia Tech 45, Georgia Tech 0 (Texas) 6 Muhlenberg 52, Moravian 7 Washington & Lee 34, Shenandoah 31 Harding 49, Arkansas Tech 14 FROM BACK PAGE amateurism rules and NFL rules New England 24, Becker 20 West Florida 48, West Alabama 37 Houston Baptist 31, Lamar 26 prohibiting players from being New Haven 27, Stonehill 17 Wingate 64, Mars Hill 34 Howard Payne 17, Belhaven 3 will produce a better outcome for Norfolk St. 33, Delaware St. 17 Wofford 24, Furman 7 Mary Hardin-Baylor 77, Sul Ross St. 14 Tagovailoa. drafted until they are three years Notre Dame Coll. 31, W. Virginia St. 14 MIDWEST Memphis 45, Houston 27 Ohio St. 56, Rutgers 21 Albion 30, Olivet 21 NW Oklahoma 28, SW Oklahoma 16 In 33 games with Alabama, Ta- out of high school, elite football Pace 34, S. Connecticut 20 Allegheny 31, Oberlin 20 Northwestern St. 31, Sam Houston St. players are left with few choices. Penn 24, Harvard 20 Alma 46, Finlandia 0 28 govailoa has thrown 87 touchdown Penn St. 34, Indiana 27 Ashland 31, N. Michigan 10 Oklahoma 34, Baylor 31 passes and 11 interceptions. The biggest story in college Rowan 24, College of NJ 20 Augustana (Ill.) 51, Carthage 36 Oklahoma Baptist 52, S. Nazarene 27 football on Saturday was a sad SUNY Maritime 11, Mount St. Joseph 9 Augustana (SD) 45, SW Minnesota St. Oklahoma St. 31, Kansas 13 Some might question why Ta- Sacred Heart 13, Lehigh 6 21 Ouachita 24, Henderson St. 21 govailoa, a little less than a month one, but only football was to Salisbury 42, William Paterson 13 Bemidji St. 66, Minot St. 30 Prairie View 41, Edward Waters 14 blame. Salve Regina 34, Curry 13 Benedictine (Ill.) 44, Concordia (Ill.) 0 S. Arkansas 34, Ark.-Monticello 32 after suffering a high ankle Shepherd 56, Seton Hill 24 Butler 24, Valparaiso 21 SE Louisiana 35, Abilene Christian 14 sprain, was playing. At that point Alabama’s playoff hopes: The Slippery Rock 37, Kutztown 35 Cent. Michigan 45, Ball St. 44 Southern Miss. 36, UTSA 17 Springfield 44, MIT 43 Central 31, Coe 21 TCU 33, Texas Tech 31 in the game? Against a team Ala- Crimson Tide was going to need St. Anselm 61, Assumption 23 Concordia (Moor.) 54, Carleton 21 Texas A&M 30, South Carolina 6 some help to make the College St. Francis (Pa.) 42, Wagner 8 Concordia (Wis.) 28, Wis. Lutheran 21 Texas A&M Commerce 17, Angelo St. 3 bama could have handled without St. John Fisher 31, Alfred 28 Culver-Stockton 17, William Penn 10 Texas Lutheran 57, McMurry 14 him? Football Playoff. St. Lawrence 31, Buffalo St. 26 Davenport 33, Saginaw Valley St. 23 Troy 63, Texas St. 27 The Tide will beat Western St. Vincent 27, Bethany (WV) 10 Dayton 46, Drake 29 FAR WEST Saban’s comment sums it up: Stevenson 31, Lycoming 0 DePauw 17, Wabash 13 Air Force 38, Colorado St. 21 If the player can play (cleared Carolina next week, and then go to Susquehanna 63, Juniata 7 Defiance 10, Bluffton 7 BYU 42, Idaho St. 10 Temple 29, Tulane 21 Denison 52, Kenyon 13 Boise St. 42, New Mexico 9 by doctors) and wants to play No. 13 Auburn, which lost to No. 5 Truman St. 24, Urbana 14 Dubuque 42, Nebraska Wesleyan 7 CSU-Pueblo 34, Western St. (Col.) 7 (with the blessing of his family), Georgia, to finish the season. An Union (NY) 33, RPI 0 Emporia St. 34, Cent. Oklahoma 14 Cal Lutheran 59, Whittier 20 Ursinus 27, Dickinson 19 Eureka 38, Rockford 28 Cent. Washington 51, Simon Fraser 14 he plays. It is a dangerous game. argument can made that beating Utica 58, Hartwick 14 Florida 23, Missouri 6 Chapman 28, La Verne 17 Tagovailoa’s injury is awful for Auburn with Mac Jones at quar- W. Connecticut 26, Plymouth St. 23 Greenville 34, Minn.-Morris 33 Claremont-Mudd 20, Pomona-Pitzer 17 W. New England 45, Husson 14 Gustavus 49, St. Olaf 7 Colorado Mesa 51, NM Highlands 13 Alabama, college football and for terback could enhance the Tide’s WPI 70, Norwich 28 Hamline 12, Augsburg 9 Colorado Mines 70, Chadron St. 28 playoff credentials. Think Ohio Wash. & Jeff. 50, Waynesburg 14 Hanover 27, Franklin 21 Dixie St. 35, Adams St. 10 him. He has a multimillion-dol- Wesley 42, Christopher Newport 7 Hope 42, Adrian 7 E. New Mexico 35, W. Oregon 27 lar arm and was about six months State beating Wisconsin in the West Chester 20, California (Pa.) 19 Illinois St. 17, Missouri St. 12 E. Washington 42, Cal Poly 41 Westminster (Pa.) 28, Geneva 25 Illinois Wesleyan 32, North Park 6 Hawaii 21, UNLV 7 away cashing in. Big Ten title game in 2014 with Wheeling Jesuit 27, Concord 20 Indiana St. 24, Youngstown St. 17 John Carroll 17, Baldwin-Wallace 10 “You cannot blame Coach third-stringer Cardale Jones. Wilkes 24, King’s (Pa.) 14 Indianapolis 70, Lake Erie 6 Linfield 24, George Fox 17 Yale 51, Princeton 14 Iowa 23, Minnesota 19 Montana 35, Weber St. 16 Saban for that,” former Ohio State That’s wishful thinking for Ala- SOUTH Iowa St. 23, Texas 21 Montana St. 27, UC Davis 17 coach Urban Meyer said during bama. Now, ’Bama will be asking Alabama 38, Mississippi St. 7 Lindenwood (Mo.) 42, SW Baptist 10 New Mexico St. 41, Incarnate Word 28 Alcorn St. 34, Alabama A&M 28 Mac Murray 35, St. Scholastica 20 Oregon 34, Arizona 6 Fox’s postgame show, which in- the committee to anoint it one of Appalachian St. 56, Georgia St. 27 Manchester 70, Anderson (Ind.) 54 Oregon St. 35, Arizona St. 34 the best four teams in the coun- Austin Peay 42, Murray St. 7 Martin Luther 53, Crown (Minn.) 20 Pacific Lutheran 45, Willamette 20 cluded a smart discussion about Averett 43, Methodist 7 Mary 44, Minn.-Crookston 15 Redlands 67, Occidental 12 the injury with former players try with few impressive victories, Berry 55, Austin 28 Michigan 44, Michigan St. 10 S. Utah 31, N. Arizona 30 Birmingham-Southern 30, Millsaps 20 Mich. Tech 34, Northwood (Mich.) 21 Sacramento St. 31, Idaho 7 Brady Quinn, Reggie Bush and likely no conference champion- Brevard 42, Greensboro 3 Mid-Am Nazarene 19, Cent. Methodist San Diego 52, Morehead St. 20 Matt Leinart. ships and without one of the best Bridgewater (Va.) 41, Guilford 7 7 South Dakota Mines 27, Fort Lewis 17 Carson-Newman 49, Tusculum 13 Minn. Duluth 48, Northern St. (SD) 10 Southern Cal 41, California 17 “Every time you step on the players in the country. Charleston Southern 27, Presbyterian 7 Minn. St.-Moorhead 24, St. Cloud St. 13 Tarleton St. 41, W. New Mexico 24 football field and put your pads If the SEC is going to get Chattanooga 34, The Citadel 33 Minnesota St. 73, Upper Iowa 21 Utah 49, UCLA 3 Cincinnati 20, South Florida 17 Missouri S&T 51, McKendree 50 Utah St. 26, Wyoming 21 on you’re at risk of being injured two teams in the College Foot- Clemson 52, Wake Forest 3 Missouri Western 71, Lincoln (Mo.) 8 Washington St. 49, Stanford 22 Davidson 42, Stetson 14 Mount Union 69, Marietta 7 West Texas A&M 34, Midwestern St. 24 every single play,” Leinart said. ball Playoff, it will be LSU and Muskingum 51, Capital 14 Whitworth 38, Pacific (Ore.) 28 Unfortunately, between NCAA Georgia. PAGE 30 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, November 18, 2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday’s stars

 Anthony Gordon, Washington State, threw for 520 yards and five TDs as the Cougars beat Stanford 49-22.  Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin, ran for 204 yards and two TDs in the No. 15 Badgers’ 37-21 win over Nebraska.  Joe Burrow, LSU, threw for 489 yards and five TDs as the top- ranked Tigers built a big lead and held off Mississippi 58-37.  Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma, threw four TD passes in a big come- back and the No. 10 Sooners kept their playoff hopes alive, beating No. 12 Baylor 34-31 while ending the Bears’ bid for an undefeated season.  Shea Patterson, Michigan, threw for a season-high 384 yards and four TDs, sending the No. 14 Wolverines to a 44-10 romp over Michigan State for the Spartans’ fifth straight loss.  Justin Fields, Ohio State, threw for a career-high 305 yards and matched his best with four TD passes to lead the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes to a 56-21 win over Rutgers.  Trevor Lawrence, Clemson, tied his career high with four TD passes, including three to Tee Higgins, and the No. 3 Tigers won their 26th straight game and completed a second-straight perfect ACC regular season with a 52-3 victory over Wake Forest.  Kurt Rawlings, Yale, threw for a school-record six TDs as the Bulldogs cruised past Princeton 51-14.  Quay Holmes, East Tennessee State, rushed for a career-high 255 yards and three TDs in a 38-33 win over Mercer.  Pete Guerriero. Monmouth, rushed for 237 yards and three TDs and added three catches for 66 yards and a score in a 47-10 win over Campbell.  Christian Lopez, North Alabama, threw for 446 yards and four TDs, the last with 1:57 left, to cap a 34-30 comeback victory over Gardner-Webb.  Evan Hull, Northwestern, ran for 220 yards and four TDs in a 45-6 victory over UMass.  Kaleb Barker, Troy, threw for 363 yards and a program-record six TDs in a 63-27 rout of Texas State.  Ben DiNucci, James Madison, threw for three TDs and ran for another in a 48-6 win over Richmond.  Samori Toure, Montana, had eight catches for a career-high 193 yards and three TDs in the Grizzlies’ 35-16 win over Weber State.  D.J. Davis, Southern Illinois, ran for 207 yards and two TDs in a 45-21 win over Western Illinois.  Jason Huntley, New Mexico State, ran for 174 yards and a TD to help the Aggies beat Incarnate Word 41-28.  Chase Fourcade, Nicholls, threw for 374 yards and three TDs in JIM YOUNG/AP a 34-20 victory over McNeese. Northwestern’s Evan Hull, center, celebrates as he scores a touchdown against Massachusetts during the first half — The Associated Press on Saturday in Evanston, Ill. Hull ran for 220 yards and four TDs in a 45-6 victory. How the AP Top 25 fared

LSU (10-0) beat Mississippi 58- Oregon (9-1) beat Arizona 34-6. Florida (9-2) beat Missouri Notre Dame (8-2) beat No. 21 Navy (7-2) lost to No. 16 37. Joe Burrow threw for 489 yards Justin Herbert threw for 333 yards 23-6. Kyle Trask threw two Navy 52-20. Chase Claypool Notre Dame 52-20. The Irish 1and five touchdowns and LSU built a 6and four touchdowns and Oregon won 11 touchdown passes after a slug- 16 caught four touchdown passes 21 defense forced three first-half big lead and held off Mississippi. The its ninth straight game and secured a gish first half for Florida. Trask to match a school record and fumbles by Navy’s shifty quarter- Tigers (10-0, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) spot in the Pac-12 championship game. completed 23 of 35 passes for 282 yards. the Irish shut down Navy’s triple-option. Ian back Malcolm Perry, who rushed 25 times scored on four of their first five possessions Graduate transfer Juwan Johnson caught That was plenty of offense for Florida, which Book completed 14 of 20 passes for 284 for 117 yards before behind replaced in the jump out to a 28-0 lead over the Rebels. five passes for 93 yards and a score for the held Missouri to 204 total yards. Linebacker yards and five touchdowns before exiting third quarter by freshman Perry Olsen, who Next: vs. Arkansas, Saturday. Ducks. Jon Greenard had two sacks and five tack- midway through the third quarter. had a 43-yard TD pass to Mychal Cooper Ohio State (10-0) beat Rutgers Next: at Arizona State, Saturday. les for loss. Next: vs. Boston College, Saturday. and a 2-yard TD run. 56-21. Justin Fields threw for a ca- Minnesota (9-1) lost to No. 23 Next: vs. Florida State, Saturday, Nov. Cincinnati (9-1) beat South Next: vs. No. 20 SMU, Saturday. Iowa 23-19. Minnesota got to 23-19 Texas (6-4) lost to Iowa State 2reer-high 305 yards and matched his 30. Florida 20-17. Sam Crosa with 3:27 to play when Rodney Smith 23-21. Connor Assalley kicked best with four touchdown passes to 7 Baylor (9-1) lost to No. 10 kicked a 37-yarder field goal as scored on a 1-yard dive. The Gophers 17 a 36-yard field goal as time ex- lead the Buckeyes. J.K. Dobbins ran for two Oklahoma 34-31. The Bears time expired to give Cincinnati at 22 touchdowns and cornerback Shaun Wade had a final chance, b. But quarterback Tan- pired and Iowa State knocked off took a 28-3 first-half lead but least a share of the American Athletic Con- set up two early TDs with an interception ner Morgan was sacked by Joe Evans and 12 ference East division title. The Bearcats ral- Texas. Brock Purdy had 354 yards pass- couldn’t hold on and saw their and a forced fumble. A.J. Epenesa on back-to-back plays, then ing and two TDs for the Cyclones. Brayden 11-game winning streak end. Charlie Brew- lied from a 10-point halftime deficit to win Next: vs. No. 9 Penn State, Saturday. backup Cole Kramer’s pass was intercepted for the eighth straight time, getting touch- Narveson missed an apparent 42-yard Clemson (11-0) beat Wake Forest by Riley Moss on fourth down. er had two touchdown passes and two field goal with 2:12 to go, but Texas was touchdown runs in the first half. down runs from Michael Warren and Gerrid 52-3. Trevor Lawrence tied his career Next: at Northwestern, Saturday. Doaks before Desmond Ridder led an 11- called for being offside and Iowa State was high with four touchdowns, three to Utah (9-1) beat UCLA 49-3. Zack Next: vs. No. 22 Texas, Saturday. awarded a first down by inches. Sam Eh- 3 Auburn (7-3) lost to No. 5 play, 60-yard drive to win the game. Tee Higgins, and Clemson won its Moss ran for 127 yards and two touch- Next: vs. Temple, Saturday. linger passed for 273 yards and three TDs downs and added 65 receiving yards Georgia 21-14. T. The Tigers fell for Texas, losers of three of its last five. 26th straight game and completed a sec- 8 Memphis (9-1) beat Houston to help the Utes rout UCLA. Tyler to 1-3 in games agaisnt teams Next: at No. 12 Baylor, Saturday. ond-straight perfect Atlantic Coast Confer- 13 45-27. Brady White threw for ence regular season. Travis Etienne ran for Huntley threw for a season-high 335 yards currently ranked in the Top 11, Iowa (7-3) beat No. 7 Min- 341 yards and five touchdowns 121 yards, his sixth consecutive game with and two touchdowns on 14-for-18 passing. but all of the games have been competi- 18 nesota 23-19. Nate Stanley and ran for another score and 100 or more yards. Brant Kuithe had a career-high 132 yards tive. Freshman quarterback Bo Nix com- threw for two touchdown passes Memphis overcame a 10-point first-quarter 23 Next: at South Carolina, Saturday, Nov. and a touchdown on five catches. pleted 30 of 50 passes for 245 yards and and Tyler Goodson ran for a deficit to beat Houston. White completed 22 30. Next: at Arizona, Saturday. score and Iowa handed Minnesota its first a touchdown. of 33 passes. Damonte Coxie caught four Alabama (9-1) beat Mississippi Penn State (9-1) beat No. 24 In- loss. The Hawkeyes struck quickly, scoring Next: vs. Samford, Saturday. passes for 93 yards and two touchdowns. State 38-7. Tua Tagovailoa sustained diana 34-27. Quarterback Sean Michigan (8-2) beat Michi- touchdowns on their first three possessions, a season-ending right hip injury after Clifford scored three touchdowns Next: at South Florida, Saturday. then held off Minnesota’s charge in the sec- 4 9 gan State 44-10. Shea Pat- Boise State (9-1) beat New being dragged down late in the first Saturday, leading Penn State past ond half. terson threw for a season-high Mexico 42-9. Jaylon Henderson half on his likely final series of the day. Tago- Indiana. Clifford also completed 11 of 23 14 Next: vs. Illinois, Saturday. 384 yards and four touchdowns passes for 179 yards and ran for 55 yards. threw for 292 yards and three Indiana (7-3) lost to No. 9 Penn vailoa was 14-for-18 for 256 yards and two and Michigan handed Michigan State its 19 touchdown passes against Mississippi State, Journey Brown rushed 21 times for 100 touchdowns, Sonatane Lui had State 34-27. Peyton Ramsey fifth straight loss. The Wolverines scored giving him 31 TD passes on the season. yards and added a score. two fumble recoveries, including one for a completed 31 of 41 passes for 24 straight points after giving up the first score, and the Broncos beat New Mexico. 24 He was replaced in the second half by Mac Next: at No. 2 Ohio State, Saturday. 371 yards and a touchdown and touchdown and coasted to their most lop- Jones, who went 7-for-11 for 94 yards. Oklahoma (9-1) beat No. Boise State raced out to a 28-0 lead in ran for two more for the Hoosiers, who out- Next: vs. Western Carolina, Saturday. 12 Baylor 34-31. Gabe Brkic sided win in the rivalry since a 49-3 victory the first quarter and was never seriously gained Penn State 462 to 371. Georgia (9-1) beat No. 13 Auburn kicked a 31-yard field goal with in 2002. challenged.. Next: vs. No. 14 Michigan, Saturday. 10 Next: at No. 24 Indiana, Saturday. 21-14. Jake Fromm passed for three 1:45 left after Jalen Hurts threw Next: at Utah State, Saturday. Oklahoma State (7-3) beat Wisconsin (8-2) beat Ne- touchdowns and Georgia’s defense four touchdown passes in a big comeback SMU (9-1) did not play. De- Kansas 31-13. Chuba Hub- 5 braska 37-21. Jonathan Tay- had two late stops, helping the Bull- and Oklahoma kept its playoff hopes alive . fense is an issue for the Mus- 25bard ran for 122 yards and two dogs clinch the Southeastern Conference Oklahoma erased a three-touchdown half- 15 lor ran for 204 yards and two 20tangs, who have allowed at touchdowns and caught two Eastern Division title. Georgia sailed through time deficit and tied it at 31 on Hurts’ 2- touchdowns, Aaron Cruickshank least 500 yards four times in passes for 42 yards for the Cowboys. Kolby three quarters with a 21-0 lead before Au- yard TD pass to Brayden Willis with 5:25 returned a kickoff 89 yards for a score and five games after posting mostly respectable Harvell-Peel led Oklahoma State’s defense burn rallied in the fourth. left. Wisconsin beat Nebraska. numbers early in the season. with two interceptions. Next: vs. Texas A&M, Saturday. Next: vs. TCU, Saturday. Next: vs. Purdue, Saturday. Next: at No. 21 Navy, Saturday. Next: at West Virginia, Saturday. Monday, November 18, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 31 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Hurts, Sooners rally to hand Bears first loss QB lifts No. 10 Oklahoma past No. 12 Baylor with 3 second-half TD passes

BY STEPHEN HAWKINS Associated Press WACO, Texas — Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts was shouting at himself com- ing off the field after his third turnover, a fumble when running toward the end zone. When it was all over, Hurts and coach Lincoln Riley were sharing a joyous em- brace and the No. 10 Sooners’ playoff hopes were still alive. Gabe Brkic kicked a 31-yard field goal with 1:45 left after Hurts threw four touchdown passes for the Sooners, who overcame a 25-point deficit and the quar- terback’s miscues in a 34-31 win over No. 12 Baylor on Saturday night that ended the Bears’ bid for an undefeated season. “I put us in a horrible situation and we found a way to come back,” Hurts said. ‘ “We overcame ad- I put us in versity, and you’re a horrible remembered for what you do in November. situation So it’s a big-time win and we today.” found a way Oklahoma (9-1, 6-1 RAY CARLIN/AP Big 12, No. 10 CFP) Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts, left, is chased by Baylor linebacker Blake Lynch, right. Hurts had four touchdown passes, to come made the big come- including three in the second half, to lead his team to a 34-31 win Saturday in Waco, Texas. back. ’ back without stand- out receiver CeeDee Jalen Hurts Rhule said. “But hopefully we’ll come back Baylor had one more chance after the drive, hitting Theo Wease for a 19-yard Oklahoma QB Lamb. The national leader with 13 touch- next week rejuvenated, learn from it with a go-ahead field goal. The Bears got to the touchdown. down catches didn’t chance to play these guys again sometime Sooners’ 40 before linebacker Nik Bonitto’s “We all felt like we had a chance,” Riley play because of what Riley called only a down the road.” interception with 29 seconds left. said. “Not one person on this sideline didn’t “medical decision.” The Sooners and Baylor could meet Charlie Brewer, who finished 18-of-29 believe it. … You’ve still got to go make it Hurts still completed 30-of-42 passes for again in three weeks in the Big 12 cham- passing for 194 yards, threw two touch- happen.” 297 yards with three of his TDs to fresh- pionship game. The league’s top two teams down passes to Denzel Mims and ran for Grayland Arnold returned an intercep- men — two to Austin Stogner and the play Dec. 7 in Arlington, Texas. two more in the first half when Baylor tion 71 yards to set up Brewer’s 9-yard TD game-tying 2-yarder to Brayden Willis Oklahoma erased a three-touchdown jumped out to a 28-3 lead. to Mims that made it 28-3 with 11 minutes with 5:25 left. The quarterback also ran for halftime deficit and tied the game at 31- Hurts was running toward the end zone left in the first half. Brewer had a 4-yard 114 yards. all on Hurts’ 2-yard TD pass to Willis. to get Oklahoma within a touchdown in the TD run on the first play of the second quar- Baylor (9-1, 6-1, No. 13 CFP) had its 11- The Bears had run only seven plays for 35 third quarter when he fumbled — big de- ter that set up when Blake Lynch tripped game winning streak snapped and joined yards in the second half until that point, fensive end James Lynch reached out and up Hurts, who fumbled when he reached No. 7 Minnesota with their first losses and their only first down had been on a knocked the ball loose, then recovered it in down to try to stay on his feet. Saturday. The only remaining undefeated play when JaMycal Hasty fumbled, before the end zone. After Brkic kicked a 39-yard field goal FBS teams are No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Ohio State punting again. That was after the Sooners had opened on Oklahoma’s opening drive, Brewer had and No. 3 Clemson. “We were so amped to play this game, the second half with Stogner’s second TD a 2-yard TD run and then lofted a perfectly “We told our guys it’s going to have to maybe too much honestly in the begin- catch, a 3-yarder that made it 31-17. Hurts thrown 30-yard touchdown pass that Mims bother us, hurt us,” Bears coach Matt ning,” Riley said. bounced back from his fumble on the next caught crossing the goal line. No. 23 Iowa holds off No. 7 Minnesota

Associated Press “Everything else is sitting right wide receiver Nico Ragaini, who in front of us. If we can play a scored the Hawkeyes’ first touch- IOWA CITY, Iowa — Minneso- game that poorly, we can come down on a 21-yard pass from ta’s undefeated season came to an back from it. Stanley. end in a place where the Gophers have struggled for a while. “This is not the end of the world. “Defensively, we started too Nate Stanley threw two touch- It hurts. It should hurt — it’s a ri- slow,” Gophers linebacker Thom- down passes and Tyler Goodson valry game. This is what college as Barber said. ran for a score to help No. 23 Iowa football is all about. … This is one Minnesota got to 23-19 with beat No. 7 Minnesota 23-19 on game. That’s all that means.” 3:27 to play when Rodney Smith Saturday, handing the Gophers The Hawkeyes (7-3, 4-3) struck scored on a 1-yard dive. But Brock their first loss while hurting their quickly, scoring touchdowns on Walker’s extra-point attempt playoff prospects. their first three possessions, then missed. Iowa’s Nate Wieting then The Gophers (9-1, 6-1, No. 8 held off Minnesota’s charge in recovered the onside kick. CFP) haven’t won at Kinnick the second half for their first vic- The Gophers had a final chance. Stadium since 1999, losing nine tory over a ranked opponent this But quarterback Tanner Morgan straight on the road in the series. season. was sacked by Joe Evans and A.J. The loss will hurt them in the “We did a great job of control- Epenesa on back-to-back plays, rankings, but they stay in control ling the first half,” Iowa coach then backup Cole Kramer’s pass of their own fate in the Big Ten Kirk Ferentz said. “We knew we was intercepted by Riley Moss . West Division race. were going to have to score some Stanley threw for 173 yards. MATTHEW PUTNEY/AP That, coach P.J. Fleck said, points today. It’s no mirage how Goodson rushed for 94 yards. Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley threw two touchdown passes to lead is something his team needs to many points they’ve scored, the Morgan threw for 368 yards. No. 23 Iowa to a 23-19 defeat of No. 7 Minnesota Saturday in Iowa remember. yards that they’ve had.” Tyler Johnson had nine catches City, Iowa. “This is one game,” Fleck said. “We had to open it up,” said for 170 yards. S TARS AND STRIPES Monday, November 18, 2019 F3HIJKLM Calling an audible Kaepernick throws for scouts after SPORTS shifting workout » NFL, Page 27

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Playing the blame game Tagovailoa’s injury disastrous, but fault can’t be laid on Saban, Alabama

BY RALPH D. RUSSO “We can second-guess ourselves all we want,” had suffered a dislocated right hip and would Associated Press Saban said. “We told Mac (Jones) to warm up and miss the remainder of the season. he only foolproof way to avoid being we were going to go 2-minute before the half. Tua The quarterback who was a national champi- injured playing football is to not play wanted to play in the game and so I don’t really onship game MVP and Heisman Trophy candi- at all. make a lot of decisions worrying if a guy is going date before he ever started a game at Alabama Alabama star Tua Tagovailoa to get hurt.” will probably never take another snap for the started Saturday at Mississippi State, That final series ended with Tagovailoa seri- Tide. A junior who had a real chance of being the ously injured. Alabama announced hours after it first pick in April’s NFL draft is now facing an Ta week after he looked gimpy on a surgically re- had beaten Mississippi State 38-7 that Tagovailoa uncertain future. When a football player gets a paired ankle but played great against LSU. The hip injury the first name that comes to mind is Bo junior quarterback seemed done for the day with Jackson, whose career was ended by a dislocated the Crimson Tide up 28 points late in the first hip in 1990. Hopefully, advancements in medicine half, but Tagovailoa lobbied for one more series and Tide coach Nick Saban gave it to him. SEE BLAME ON PAGE 29

‘ We can second-guess ‘ Every time you step ourselves all we want. on the football fi eld ... Tua wanted to play and put your pads in the game and so on, you’re at risk I don’t really make of being injured a lot of decisions every single play. ’ worrying if a Matt Leinart guy is going College football analyst

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