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‘Tougher BONHOMME RICHARD FIRE than boot camp’ at Olympics First Coast Guardsman to compete in Games addresses mental stress

BY SETH ROBSON Stars and Stripes ENOSHIMA, Japan — The first U.S. Coast Guardsman to compete in the Olympics said athletes in Tokyo face a tougher mental chal- lenge than recruits in boot camp. Lt. j.g. Nikki Barnes, 27, became the first Coast Guardsman to represent the United States at the Olympics in any sport when she and crew- mate Lara Dall- OMAR POWELL//U.S. Navy man-Weiss, 32, Barnes Sailors and federal firefighters respond to the blaze aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego on of Shoreview, July 13, 2020. The ship, which burned for four days, was so extensively damaged that it had to be scrapped. Minn., began sailing in the Wom- en’s 470 class last week. Reflecting on the Olympic ex- perience after missing out on a medal, the native of St. Thomas in Navy accuses SEAL school dropout the U.S. Virgin Islands said she’ll apply the lessons she learned in Japan in her Coast Guard career. “It’s my first Games,” she said, of starting blaze that destroyed ship shortly before the men’s 470 race Wednesday. “People tell you there are so many distractions, but I BY WYATT OLSON extinguished four days after it be- Seaman Apprentice didn’t believe them until I came Stars and Stripes gan on July 12, 2020, while the am- Ryan Sawyer Mays here.” The sailor charged with setting phibious assault ship was docked poses for a photo that The stress faced by Olympic the fire and destroying the USS in San Diego, according to the 33- accompanied a social athletes was highlighted last week Bonhomme Richard last summer page affidavit filed in U.S. District media post he made on June 14, 2020, that when U.S. gymnast Simone Biles had previously dropped out of Court in the Southern District of read, “I love the smell withdrew from several events, lat- training to become a Navy SEAL California on Sept. 3, 2020. of napalm in the er attributing the decision to a after only five days and held a In the affidavit, which had re- morning.” mental health issue. grudge against the service, ac- mained sealed until Tuesday, in- Naval Criminal Investigative Service The biggest challenge for cording to an affidavit filed by an vestigators asked the court for ac- Barnes was the mental fatigue investigator seeking a search war- cess to Mays’ social media ac- from filtering others’ thoughts and rant in the case. counts. comments to concentrate on rac- Seaman Apprentice Ryan Saw- The Navy announced last week yer Mays, 20, became an arson SEE MENTAL ON PAGE 7 suspect soon after the blaze was SEE DROPOUT ON PAGE 7 PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, August 6, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER Nintendo sales drop after pandemic hit game EXCHANGE RATES Military rates South Korea (Won) 1142.86 Associated Press Sales of the Switch consoles 1.26 million in April-June, for cu- Switzerland (Franc) .9068 Euro costs (Aug. 6) $1.16 Thailand (Baht) 33.25 TOKYO — Nintendo’s April- dropped nearly 22% during the mulative sales of 33.9 million. 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TODAY IN STRIPES American Roundup ...... 13 Comics ...... 16 Crossword ...... 16 Faces ...... 14 Opinion ...... 15 Sports ...... 17-24 Friday, August 6, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 3 MILITARY Records: Pentagon slaying suspect had troubled past

Associated Press ing to arrest reports and court fil- WASHINGTON — As officials ings. seek clues about what prompted a After the homeowner provided Georgia man to fatally stab a Pen- the video to law enforcement, tagon police officer, details of the Lanz was arrested and booked on suspect’s troubled past emerged charges of burglary and trespass- Wednesday through interviews ing charges. When informed he and court records. was being charged, Lanz objected Austin William Lanz, 27, was to the arresting officer, saying, arrested last April for a break-in “but I didn’t take anything,” ac- at a neighbor’s home and drew cording to the arrest report. He police attention months earlier then went on to make statements for an ongoing harassment cam- to a police officer about how paign involving sexually explicit planes had been photos and messages, according flying over the to interviews and records ob- neighborhood U.S. Army tained by The Associated Press. and tracking his Service members at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, build an apparatus for dropping medical supplies to Investigators have not revealed cellphone. a critically injured soldier aboard a vessel at sea on July 25. a motive in the ambush-style kill- As he was be- ing of Pentagon police officer Ge- ing processed at orge Gonzalez. But Lanz’s past the county jail, Services work together to get critically brushes with the law, as well as Lanz, who was neighbors’ accounts of recent me- Lanz listed as 6 feet, 3 nacing behavior, appear to sug- inches tall and injured soldier off Army ship near Palau gest the violence was more likely roughly 190 pounds, is alleged to BY ALEX WILSON the act of a troubled, violence- have attacked two sheriff’s depu- Stars and Stripes prone individual than part of a ties in the intake area without A joint effort by four service broader conspiracy. provocation, including one who branches ended with a critically “I wish there was a better way sustained a chipped bone and injured U.S. soldier successfully to address those mental health is- torn ligament in her knee. After retrieved from an Army vessel in sues that people have,” said Phil- he was restrained, Lanz reported- the Pacific on July 26, according to lip Brent, who shared a backyard ly accused the officers of being the Air Force. fence with Lanz in Georgia and “gay” for teaming up on him and The soldier was injured aboard describes repeated harassment asked to be uncuffed so he could the vessel off the coast of Angaur, directed at himself and his then- fight them one-on-one. Palau, during the Forager exer- fiancee. “It feels like it was just a A judge reduced his bond in cise. With severe weather condi- clear failure of our system to help May to $30,000 and released him, tions and significant distances in- someone out who needed that imposing some conditions, in- volved, members of the Navy, Air help.” cluding that he not take illegal Force, Coast Guard and Army or- The FBI on Wednesday said the drugs and that he undergo a men- ganized an emergency medical burst of violence at the Pentagon tal health evaluation. The charges evacuation for the soldier, accord- began at about 10:40 a.m. Tues- against him are still listed as ing to an Air Force news release on day when Lanz exited a bus at the pending. A spokesperson for the Aug. 2. Pentagon Transit Center and im- Cobb County Sheriff’s Office con- The Air Force did not identify mediately stabbed Gonzalez firmed Lanz had been held at the the soldier, the nature of the inju- U.S. Army without provocation. The two agency’s detention center but re- ries or the vessel involved. An Ar- The team completes work on the apparatus to deliver supplies. struggled and Lanz shot himself ferred all other questions to the my spokesperson did not respond with Gonzalez’s weapon. Other FBI. to emails or phone calls from Stars ron at Yokota Air Base in western procedures that we use for Oper- “officers engaged the subject, An attorney who represented and Stripes on Thursday. Tokyo, to organize airdrops from a ation Christmas Drop are the same who ultimately died at the scene,” Lanz in the Georgia cases didn’t Facing uncertain conditions, the C-130J Super Hercules. ones that we were going to perform the FBI said. immediately respond to a phone rescue team made two plans. The The Navy and Air Force teams to put that [medical supply] bun- Investigators were examining message and email seeking com- first was to deploy a helicopter worked with soldiers from the 1st dle where it needed to be,” Massie Lanz’s background, including his ment. Messages left with family from Sea Combat Squadron 25 on Special Forces Group and 82nd said. criminal history, jail records, fi- members at Lanz’s home in Ac- Guam to land on the ship and evac- Airborne Division, as well as sail- Just as two C-130s were pre- nancial information and any on- worth were not immediately re- uate the soldier. ors from the Navy Special Warfare pared to take off, the Navy MH-60S line accounts, in search of a mo- turned. If that proved unworkable, the Command, to organize the drops, Seahawk helicopter found a break tive, a law enforcement official Brent and his former fiancee, next plan was to airdrop medical according to the Air Force. Plans in the weather and managed to said. Eliza Wells, said they were frus- supplies to the ship, according to were in place and ready to go with- land on the vessel. One episode of likely interest to trated with the criminal justice the Air Force. in 90 minutes. The soldier was taken aboard investigators is an April arrest in system, which they say failed to “We had a critically injured Sol- “I’ve been in the Air Force for 17 and flown to Naval Hospital Guam, Cobb County, Ga., in which Lanz initially take the harassment dier being cared for by an Army years, and I don’t know of anybody according to the news release. was accused of breaking into claims with appropriate serious- Combat Medic,” said Col. Joseph that has [made an airdrop] to a “The first thing you walk away Brent’s home in the Atlanta sub- ness and then permitted him to be Hudak, command surgeon for I ship,” Massie told Stars and thinking is just ‘Wow,’” Massie urb of Acworth in the middle of out on bond. Corps, in the news release. “That Stripes by phone on Wednesday. said. “It really shows our ability as the night with a crowbar. “It just causes me to wonder highly capable medic could keep The airlift squadron is also re- a complete component of the De- He was recorded on video by what could have been done differ- the Soldier alive while rescue ef- sponsible for Operation Christmas partment of Defense to be able to the security system roaming the ently to help Austin, mentally, forts continued, but he needed ad- Drop, a long-standing training uphold our vow that we will bring house for 13 minutes, turning on and give him practical tools and ditional supplies.” mission that doubles as a humani- everybody home.” all the lights and leaving what resources if he needed, instead of Hudak coordinated with Air tarian airlift that delivers essential were described as “inappropriate just letting him out on bail and al-

Force Lt. Col. Steven Massie, com- supplies to Micronesia. [email protected] photographs and notes.” He left lowing him to travel out of state, mander of the 36th Airlift Squad- “The tactics, techniques and Twitter: @AlexMNWilson without taking anything, accord- and that sort of stuff,” Wells said. PAGE 4 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, August 6, 2021 MILITARY Handler remembers her big-hearted working dog

BY KARIN ZEITVOGEL to it, they saw her heart was en- her diagnosis but was medically Stars and Stripes larged, one of her valves was de- retired last year at age 11. She worked hard, played hard fective, a bunch of different stuff,” Her daily routine switched from and devoted her entire life to the said Dunham, who was with the working to sleeping on Dunham’s U.S. military. 52nd Security Forces Squadron couch, playing with her favorite And Bora, a military working when she worked with Bora. dog toy and going to the park. dog from Spangdahlem Air Base, “They don’t know how they didn’t When Dunham returned to the “literally and figuratively had the catch it before because she’s had it U.S. in September, Bora couldn’t biggest heart,” her former han- all her life.” go with her because of her heart dler said days after the German Not only was her heart physical- condition, so she went to live with shepherd died at age 12. ly large, but Bora was also “pow- the Gerbers, an Air Force family Bora’s heart was three to four ered by love,” Dunham said. stationed at Spangdahlem. times larger than a normal Ger- “She did biting for a while as a After months of canine retire- man shepherd’s, said Staff Sgt. patrol dog but never really en- Adrienne Dunham ment living, Bora’s condition Adrienne Dunham, who worked joyed it, so they made her an ex- Bora and one of her handlers at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, with Bora for 18 months starting in plosives detection dog,” Dunham worsened last month. Staff Sgt. Adrienne Dunham. 2016 and adopted her when she said. Her heart had grown since her was medically retired last year. “A lot of people, when they see a last visit to the cardiologist a few blood around her body. She died at “It crushes you when they go,” Veterinarians had discovered working dog, they see a big, scary months earlier. It spanned five of the end of July. she said. “But I’d never do any- during a pre-deployment checkup dog that bites and think that’s all Bora’s ribs, Christine Gerber said. Dunham was devastated when thing else. Working dogs are that Bora had a heart defect, Dun- they do or care about,” she added. Vets put her on the maximum she learned of Bora’s death, she amazing creatures.” ham said. “But working dogs are cuddly, dosage of medication, but she said by phone from Albuquerque, blacked out every few minutes, “They noticed she had a heart sweet and intelligent.” N.M., where she is assigned to the [email protected] murmur, and when they looked in- Bora continued to thrive after her heart unable to pump enough 377th Security Forces Group. Twitter: @StripesZeit  Va. man seeks military Senate committee OKs limericks for charity $270 billion VA budget BY JONATHAN SNYDER Wednesday. “Just about everyone BY NIKKI WENTLING are discretionary funds, with the Stars and Stripes who has a limerick with their name Stars and Stripes majority going to medical care. A self-described “Army brat” in in the book will hopefully buy a WASHINGTON — Senate ap- The legislation includes a $7.5 Virginia is collecting military- copy or two.” propriators voted Wednesday to billion increase in medical care themed limericks to raise money The limerick has to reflect advance the largest-ever budget from 2021, with more money going for a charity that helps veterans somehow on life or experiences in for the Department of Veterans toward rural health care, the vet- overcome post-traumatic stress the military, Hunt said. Deploy- Affairs, backing President Joe Bi- eran caregiver program, women’s disorder through music. ments, life as a military family U.S. ARMY den’s 10% increase for the agency. health, mental health and home- Gary Hunt, 71, a part-time member, about military family A Virginia man is collecting The Senate Appropriations lessness prevention. handyman in Roanoke, Va., said members — the net is pretty wide, military­themed limericks to raise Committee voted 25-5 to advance It also allots more money for the his charitable effort was inspired he said. money for Guitars4Vets, a the legislation — a move that sig- VA to hire more processors to han- by the work of doctors, nurses and For example, Hunt has written a charity that helps vets overcome nals widespread support in Con- dle veterans’ claims for benefits. volunteers creating handsewn limerick about his father, Walter PTSD through music. gress for the spending increase. The agency has been tackling a masks during the coronavirus epi- Hunt, a career Army sergeant who Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a large backlog of claims that accu- demic. served at Omaha Beach on D-Day as an instructor for the Washing- member of the committee, said the mulated during the coronavirus Furloughed from his mainte- in World War II and also taught El- ton, D.C., chapter for 2½ years, he bill provides “groundbreaking in- pandemic. nance job in March 2020, he set on vis Presley to drive a tank at Fort told Stars and Stripes in a Face- vestment in VA health care and re- In addition to the VA, the bill the idea of creating a book of limer- Hood, Hunt said. book message on Tuesday. search.” provides $11 billion for military icks — humorous five-line poems It goes like this: “What I like most about working Several Republicans voted construction and family housing with a rhyme scheme — about life “At Fort Hood, where Elvis got with Guitars for Vets is the ability against the measure. Their objec- — an increase of nearly $3 billion during the pandemic and selling sent. My dad was his drill sergeant. to give back and see the guitar be- tions were focused on the White from 2021. Lawmakers said the copies to raise money for a cause. No autograph for me. Sergeants come such a positive, healing tool House’s overall budget plan, rath- boost would fund 176 major con- He compiled two books and don’t ask, you see. Then, Germany in my students’ lives,” he said. er than the proposed increase for struction projects and help ad- raised $1,200 for Kids Soar, a pro- is where he went.” “Watching them overcome chal- the VA. Sen. Richard Shelby, R- dress critical infrastructure prob- gram to lift kids in Roanoke out of Hunt needs at least 100 limer- lenges and gain new skills is really Ala., criticized Biden for boosting lems. poverty through literacy, and icks before he can send the book to powerful.” nondefense spending while pro- The bill nearly triples the budget $1,250 for 3rd Street Coffee House, publication. Proceeds from sales, Hunt said he’s already com- posing only a small increase for the for Arlington National Cemetery, anonprofit, church-basement ven- after deducting publishing costs, posed about a dozen limericks to Defense Department. providing the cemetery $228 mil- ue for live music in the city. will go directly to the charity. The get the book started. Congress is scheduled to recess lion. Of that amount, $141 million For his third act, Hunt is plan- books sell for $6, preordered, and “Writing limericks is no idle for the remainder of August but would go toward a project to ex- ning to publish the book of limer- $10 afterward. pastime,” he said. “Helps to keep faces a Sept. 30 deadline to ap- pand the cemetery’s boundaries icks, with proceeds going to Gui- He can compile the book in your brain in its prime. It takes all prove the fiscal 2022 budget. If and add 80,000 burial spaces. tars For Vets, a Wisconsin-based about three months, provided he your wits, to arrange all the bits. lawmakers approve the budget, “This package will deliver criti- organization with chapters across collects enough limericks. Lines one, two, and five have to the VA is set to receive nearly $270 cal resources where they’re most the country. Its volunteers teach His chosen charity, Gui- rhyme.” billion. needed,” said Sen. Jon Tester, D- veterans to play guitar as a form of tars4Vets, for $200 provides 10 Those with military-themed The bill advanced Wednesday Mont., a member of the appropri- therapy and gives them one to weeks of music lessons and one limerick to contribute or who want includes $155.4 billion in mandato- ations committee. “I’ll keep work- keep. guitar for the veterans in its pro- to order the book can email Hunt at ry spending, which goes toward ing with my colleagues across the “The way it works, if you send gram, according to its website. [email protected]. entitlement programs for veterans aisle to get it to the finish line.” me a limerick, whether if it’s good Air Force Master Sgt. Robbie and does not go through the con- or bad, I’ll put it in the book,” Hunt Arp, of Defense Media Activity at [email protected] gressional appropriations proc- [email protected] told Stars and Stripes by phone Fort Meade, Md., has volunteered Twitter: @Jon_E_Snyder ess. The remaining $112.9 billion Twitter: @nikkiwentling Friday, August 6, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 5 MILITARY

Russia, Belarus ready troops for exercise near NATO land Corps strength: USMC to replace

BY JOHN VANDIVER Stars and Stripes PFT crunches with planks by ’23 STUTTGART, Germany — Rus- sia and Belarus are gearing up for BY CHAD GARLAND ing and Education Command. challenging enough. large-scale military exercises near Stars and Stripes The isometric plank became an The functional exercise is re- NATO’s eastern flank, which a Be- The Marines are changing how optional event in 2020, and will re- quired in 85% of shipboard pushing, larusian military official on Thurs- they’ll work the core. main so in 2022, though the mini- pulling, lifting or carrying tasks, the day said will involve nearly 13,000 Over the next two years, the Ma- mum and maximum times will Navy said in a November adminis- troops. rine Corps physical fitness test will change. In 2023, the exercise will trative message. “About 12,800 troops will partici- Russian defense ministry undergo two important changes re- become mandatory. The Army announced in March pate in the drills on the territory of Tanks roll in Russia during Zapad lated to abdominal strength tests, “Research has shown that sit-ups that it was adding a plank event as a the Republic of Belarus, including 2017, a Russia­Belarus eventually replacing crunches with and crunches with the feet re- fully graded alternative to the leg 2,500 Russian personnel and up to exercise. The countries say they the plank, a new administrative strained require significant hip flex- tuck in the latest proposed version of 50 Kazakh servicemen,” Belarus will have about 12,800 troops message said. or activation,” the statement said. the new Army Combat Fitness Test, Deputy Defense Minister Viktor taking part in this year's event. The plank reduces the risk of inju- “This has been linked to an in- which began assessment that Gulevich said, as quoted by Russia’s ry and engages almost twice the ab- creased risk of injury, including month. Tass official news agency. The drill, which begins in Sep- dominal muscles that the crunch lower back pain.” Army officials expected an uptick Every four years, Russia and Be- tember, comes amid ongoing ten- does, making for a good test of mid- The maximum time for the plank in scores, the service said, but the leg larus hold the Zapad exercise, sions in the region. Lithuania, which section endurance, the message will decrease from 4 minutes, 20 tuck would remain the primary test which has a history of unnerving borders Belarus, has complained said. seconds to 3 minutes, 45 seconds. of core strength because it better U.S. and NATO military officials about the flow of migrants, coming “With increased core strength, The minimum time will increase by correlated between fitness require- concerned that Moscow could use from as far away as Iraq, across its Marines are less likely to experi- seven seconds to 1 minute, 10 sec- ments and the real world. the drill as a means for moving border with the country. ence injury or fatigue during func- onds. “Every Soldier should strive to lift larger than announced numbers of While Belarus is the main host for tional tasks like hiking, lifting and Earlier this month, the Air Force themselves, but the plank allows forces near allied borders. Zapad, slated for Sept. 10-16, related low crawling,” the service said in a also announced that the plank would Soldiers the time they need to train After Zapad in 2017, NATO offi- drills also are held in Russia. Tass statement. be an option in its annual fitness as- on this skill,” the Army said. cials said Russia and Belarus far ex- said Zapad-2021 will involve about The Corps is announcing the sessment test starting next year. The Marine Corps is expected to ceeded the number of troops al- 140 tanks, 110 artillery systems and changes now to allow Marines time The Navy replaced curl-ups in its change the scoring tables for the lowed to take part in the exercise multiple rocket launchers. More to train. physical readiness test with a fore- PFT in changes made to its standing under rules in the Vienna Docu- than 30 different aircraft also are “You will see updated infograph- arm plank in March after determin- fitness test order before the end of ment, which regulates military ex- part of the event. ics and the plank workout plan on ing the “repeated spinal flexion this year. ercises and requires notification Fitness.Marines.mil very shortly,” movement of the curl-up is not oper- and observational access for events [email protected] said Capt. Sam Stephenson, a ationally relevant,” that it might ag- [email protected] that exceed 13,000 troops. Twitter: @john_vandiver spokesman for Marine Corps Train- gravate back injuries and wasn’t Twitter: @chadgarland PAGE 6 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, August 6, 2021 MILITARY Patch Elementary teacher arrested on sex charges BY JOHN VANDIVER The court documents do not in- Stars and Stripes dicate whether any faculty mem- STUTTGART, Germany— A bers had raised concerns to Patch Elementary School teacher school officials about Zappey’s al- is facing charges stemming from leged misconduct. child sexual abuse allegations Department of Defense Educa- spanning four years, according to tion Activity-Europe did not im- Georgia court records. mediately respond to a request Stefan Eberhard Zappey has for comment late Thursday. been employed at Patch since “I have witnessed on several 2001 as a teacher of German lan- occasions what I deem as inap- guage courses, according to a propriate touching of students by newly released complaint in U.S. Mr. Zappey,” one faculty member district court in Georgia. is quoted in court documents as Zappey, who was arrested this saying. “Examples of this touch- week while on vacation in the ing is running his fingers through U.S., is being held at a federal de- girls [sic] hair, sitting students on tention center in Lovejoy, Ga., his lap, hugging students based IMMANUEL JOHNSON/Stars and Stripes The Associated Press reported. on the placement of their faces as Sgt. Monica Salazar, left, a soldier with the 41st Field Artillery Brigade, poses with her two children, The case against Zappey was they are hugged, picking up stu- Rafael and Jasmine at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, on Thursday. initiated in March after a former dents when they run up to him student of his told a Patch teacher and letting them wrap their legs about the abuse she said she ex- around him, and just being over perienced between 2007 and touchy feely with students.” Field artillery brigade puts 2008. Another former student told in- Investigators with the U.S. Ar- vestigators that between 2008 and my Criminal Investigation Divi- 2010, Zappey would call her up to on rocket show for its families sion interviewed the victim, who his desk, “put her on his lap, put was in third grade when she says his hand inside her pants, and BY IMMANUEL JOHNSON “I think this is a good opportuni- help shoulder the burdens of mil- that Zappey called her to his desk touch her genitals with his finger Stars and Stripes ty for my kids so they can see what itary life are like that.” during class and repeatedly fon- on multiple occasions.” GRAFENWOEHR, Germany mommy does during the week,” Gasps and cheers went up from dled her, court records stated. The student was 7 years old — Army training became a family said Sgt. Monica Salazar, of the the delighted crowd as the rockets She was 8 years old at the time. when the alleged abuse began. affair Thursday with the return of 41st FAB. soared into the air. Army investigators then inter- She said she began reporting to a favorite event from a two-year Her 7-year-old son, Rafael, has Col. Daniel Miller, the brigade viewed numerous other students the school nurse in third grade hiatus. always wanted to ride a tank, and commander, brought his 8-year- and teachers, who said they had that she had stomachaches to The 41st Field Artillery Brigade he smiled when he heard that old daughter. She was a first-timer witnessed Zappey being inappro- avoid Zappey’s class, court re- held its first family day since 2019 rockets were going to be fired. at the event. priate with students. cords stated. at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Maj. Joe Bush, the unit spokes- “I have been doing MLRS oper- Two faculty members wit- Zappey was arrested after in- the largest U.S. range in Europe. man, said family day is now called ations for the vast majority of my nessed “multiple occasions where vestigators tracked him down in Roughly 80 family members of Molly Pitcher Day, in honor of an career, but my family has not been Zappey hugged students at Georgia, where his daughter re- soldiers who attended were eager American Revolution artillery- able to see it,” Miller said. “When ‘crotch level,’” court records said. sides, court records stated. for the show, which featured man’s wife who brought water to you see it, it also has that emotion- Another faculty member said Zappey became a citizen of the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket thirsty soldiers. al impact. Who doesn’t get excited that he had known Zappey for United States through naturaliza- Systems and tactical vehicles, “When her husband collapsed watching a rocket go boom?” eight years and that Zappey tion in 2000, according to court both on display and in action. The due to fatigue, she picked up his “would train students to become documents. brigade’s 1st Battalion, 6th Field position and kept the gun firing,”

‘really touchy feely,’” court re- Artillery Regiment did the shoot- Bush said. “In many ways, our [email protected] cords showed. [email protected] ing. wives, husbands and families who Twitter: @Manny_Stripes ‘Inspirational’ airman dies in noncombat incident in Kuwait BY CHAD GARLAND King’s children include profes- public office in Hoke County, N.C. wing spokeswoman, provided in- Everyone is Capable with the Stars and Stripes sional basketball player George King’s son and daughter were at formation about King’s service right Focus!’” the page said in a A mother of two with nearly 30 McZavier King Jr., who played for her promotion to chief master ser- history via email on Thursday, post that showed pictures of King, years of Air Force service died in the University of geant, which took place on Veter- which showed that after an initial dubbed “TK,” posing with fellow Kuwait in a noncombat incident, Colorado at ans Day 2016 on the basketball 1992 assignment to Pope Field, airmen and receiving various military officials said Thursday. Boulder and was court at Boulder’s Coors Events near Fayetteville, N.C., she went send-off gifts. Chief Master Sgt. Tresse Z. drafted by the Center. A university statement at on to serve in South Korea, Texas, Her decorations indicate she al- King, 54, of Raeford, N.C., died Phoenix Suns in the time said it was the first of her Virginia and Japan. so served in Kosovo, where she Tuesday at Ali Al Salem Air Base, the second round many promotion ceremonies When she departed Japan’s Yo- earned a campaign medal. Among the Pentagon said in a brief state- of the 2018 NBA where both of her children were kota Air Base for her assignment her many other awards include ment. draft. He signed present. to Eglin in 2019, the Facebook four Meritorious Service Medals, King was deployed in support of with the Niners Since joining the service in late page for the Fightin’ Fifth Air one Joint Service Medal, five Air King Operation Inherent Resolve, the Chemnitz in 1991, King had deployed seven Force Command Chief Master Force Achievement Medals and U.S.-led mission battling the Is- Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga times, most often to the Middle Sergeant touted King as “one of four Air Force Commendation lamic State group in the Middle in July 2020. East, the university said. the most inspirational” chiefs. Medals. East. She was the superintendent Her daughter, Jescia Anderson, The squadron King was most “She helped many Airmen ‘Get of the 96th Force Support Squad- played basketball for Wingate recently deployed with is part of Their Head Right’, and reminded [email protected] ron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. University and recently ran for the 96th Test Wing. Ilka Cole, a all that ‘Not Everyone is Able but Twitter: @chadgarland Friday, August 6, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 7 MILITARY Dropout: Arson suspect showed ‘disdain’ toward Navy, authority FROM PAGE 1 or carrying a bucket down to Low- who had aspired to become a that a sailor had been charged er V, and that he saw no other per- SEAL, and then find themselves with setting the fire, but did not son go down there before the fire serving in a more traditional role identify him. started. Velasco later told them he on a Navy ship, are frequently ve- The contents of the affidavit believed that sailor was Mays. ry challenging,” the affidavit said. were first reported by the Daily Command Master Chief Jose NCIS agents interviewed Mays Beast and San Diego Union-Tri- Hernandez told NCIS agents that over a 10-hour period on Aug. 20. bune. Mays was “a person who showed “He maintained his innocence The Bonhomme Richard was disdain toward authority and the as to being the cause of the fire undergoing maintenance at Naval U.S. Navy,” the affidavit said. throughout the entire interview,” Base San Diego when the blaze Mays joined the Navy in 2019 the affidavit said. “At one point, af- seared through 11 of the ship’s 14 with an eye toward the advanced ter being told that he had been decks, destroyed its forward mast electronics computer fields, the identified as having descended and damaged the superstructure affidavit said. He changed his the ramp to the Lower V, before before being put out. The Navy mind on that career choice at the fire started, Mays stated that said in December that the ship some point and began Basic Un- he was being set up.” would be scrapped. CHRISTINA ROSS/U.S. Navy derwater Demolition/SEAL train- Agents arrested him at the end Investigators with the Bureau of Sailors and federal firefighters combat a fire onboard USS ing in October 2019. of the interview and brought him Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego on July 12, 2020. He dropped out after five days to the brig at Marine Corps Air Explosives determined soon after and was reassigned to the Bon- Station Miramar, the affidavit the blaze was extinguished that it Investigative Service began ques- the morning” — a quote from the homme Richard as an “undesig- said. had originated below deck in a tioning sailors associated with 1979 film “Apocalypse Now.” nated Seaman,” the affidavit said. section called Lower V, where Lower V, and those interviews led Seaman Kenji Velasco told “According to Navy leadership, [email protected] they found a container that had quickly to suspicion of Mays. agents he had seen a masked sail- the morale and behavior of sailors Twitter: @WyattWOlson held a petroleum distillate be- They found a social media lieved to have been used to start message posted publicly by Mays the fire. about a month before the fire that Agents with the Naval Criminal said, “I love the smell of napalm in Mental: Olympics prep work along with stresses of sailing combines for a taxing event FROM PAGE 1 fecture. Hannah Mills and Eilidh ing, she said. McIntyre claimed gold for Great Sailing at the games involved Britain. myriad tasks, from preparing the That afternoon, Barnes joined a boat to logistics and funding. It’s crowd of flag-waving athletes, of- costing the donor-funded team al- ficials and support staff on the is- most $18,000 to ship the vessel land’s breakwater to watch the back to the U.S., she said. men race. Australian duo Mat- Out on the water, crews had to thew Belcher and Will Ryan won deal with choppy conditions and the gold medal. could see sharks surfing on waves, The dinghies, with sails featur- she said. ing the flags of competing nations, “This is one of the hardest provided a spectacle that played things I’ve done in my life,” out in front of a Japan Coast Guard Barnes said. “I was thinking about patrol vessel providing security boot camp, which I thought was for the event. the hardest before, but this was “Just seeing [the Japanese ship] tougher than boot camp.” was really cool,” said Barnes, who After their final race Wednes- planned to drop in on a U.S. Coast day, the American women were Guard detachment at Yokota Air ranked 12th out of 21 crews who Base in Tokyo on Thursday. sailed multiple races in 15½ -foot- long dinghies over a course near [email protected] Enoshima Island, Kanagawa pre- Twitter: @SethRobson1

AKIFUMI ISHIKAWA/Stars and Stripes After their final race Wednesday, the American women were ranked 12th out of 21 crews who sailed multiple races over a course near Enoshima, Japan. PAGE 8 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, August 6, 2021 VIRUS OUTBREAK Unvaccinated patient now supports shots

BY STACEY PLAISANCE started feeling weak, had blurred Associated Press vision and was so short of breath BATON ROUGE, La. — Cedric he could barely make it from his Daniels and Joshua Bradstreet couch in the living room to the Contreras didn’t think they really bathroom. He tested positive for needed the coronavirus vaccine. the virus, then went to a hospital in After all, the uncle and nephew Baton Rouge already over- TED JACKSON/AP are both young — 37 and 22, re- whelmed with COVID-19 patients, A nurse medicates COVID­19 patient Cedric Daniels, 37, of Gonzales, La., at Our Lady of the Lake spectively — and Contreras was where he stayed for a week on ox- Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, on Monday. “as healthy as a horse,” Daniels ygen as he recovered from pneu- said. critical care doctor in the ICU at facilities filled with COVID-19 pa- “They’re talking about putting monia. But just days after Daniels went Our Lady of the Lake Medical tients, including children, and tubes down your throat possibly if Contreras and Daniels are to visit Contreras in New Orleans Center in Baton Rouge, where Da- hospital hallways lined with your oxygen doesn’t go up within among a flood of patients filling up — a long-awaited reunion that niels was treated. stretchers because there aren’t the next hour, and that is frighten- came after not seeing each other overloaded hospitals across the To help with the influx, the hos- enough beds. ing,” he told The Associated Press for months because of the pan- U.S. amid a surge of COVID-19 pital brought in a disaster medical “A lot of them are debilitated on Monday as he lay in a bed with demic — the nephew was rushed cases driven by the virus’s highly assistance team of nearly three and need around-the-clock care,” an oxygen tube in his nose. He was away in an ambulance. He contagious delta variant. Health dozen health care workers on said Ford, who has been working released shortly afterward but couldn’t breathe, even when sit- officials say the most serious cases Monday. That same day, hospital on his days off to help ease his hos- still must use oxygen at home. ting completely still. He is now in a have been among the unvaccinat- leaders at a news conference pital’s burden. “It’s very labor in- “I am now a huge advocate for hospital in a New Orleans suburb, ed. where Gov. John Bel Edwards an- tensive.” doctor’s orders,” Daniels added. on a ventilator and in a medically “It is frustrating, because it’s nounced a reinstated statewide Some of those patients, like Da- “They think we ought to get vacci- induced coma. preventable … but more than that, mask mandate that described niels, now wish they had taken the nated, I think we ought to get vac- At about the same time, Daniels it’s really sad,” said James Ford, a grim conditions across Louisiana: shot. cinated.” Delta variant US to require tests China’s foreign visitors lockdown be vaccinated BY ZEKE MILLER Associated Press Associated Press BEIJING — The delta variant is chal- WASHINGTON — The Biden adminis- lenging China’s costly strategy of isolating tration is taking the first steps toward re- cities, prompting warnings that Chinese quiring nearly all foreign visitors to the U.S. leaders who were confident they could keep to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, a the coronavirus out of the country need a White House official said. less disruptive approach. The requirement would come as part of As the highly contagious variant pushes CHINATOPIX/AP the administration’s phased approach to leaders in the United States, Australia and Residents line up to be tested for COVID­19 in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province easing travel restrictions for foreign citi- elsewhere to renew restrictions, President Tuesday. zens to the country. No timeline has yet Xi Jinping’s government is fighting the been determined, as interagency working most serious outbreak since last year’s peak million followers on the widely used Weibo ing’s response might disrupt manufactur- groups study how and when to safely move in Wuhan. The ruling Communist Party is platform. ing and supply chains. The main stock in- toward resuming normal travel. Eventually reviving tactics that shut down China: Ac- China’s controls will be tested when thou- dexes in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong all foreign citizens entering the country, cess to a city of 1.5 million people has been sands of athletes, reporters and others ar- sank Tuesday but were rising again Thurs- with some limited exceptions, are expected cut off, flights canceled and mass testing or- rive for the Winter Olympics in Beijing in day. to need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 dered in some areas. February. And the ruling party faces a polit- China needs to shift to creating barriers to enter the U.S. That “zero tolerance” strategy of quaran- ically sensitive change of leadership in late to infection within communities by step- The official spoke on the condition of ano- tining every case and trying to block new in- 2022, for which leaders want upbeat eco- ping up vaccinations and quickly treating nymity. fections from abroad helped to contain last nomic conditions. infected people while allowing business The Biden administration has kept in year’s outbreak and has kept China largely Last year, China shut down much of the and travel to go ahead, said Xi Chen, a place travel restrictions that have severely virus-free. But its impact on work and life world’s second-biggest economy and cut off health economist at the Yale School of Pub- curtailed international trips to the U.S., cit- for millions of people is prompting warn- almost all access to cities with a total of 60 lic Health. ing the spread of the delta variant of the vi- ings that China needs to learn to control the million people — tactics imitated on a “I don’t think ‘zero tolerance’ can be sus- rus. Under the rules, non-U.S. residents virus without repeatedly shutting down the smaller scale by governments from Asia to tained,” said Chen. “Even if you can lock who have been to China, the European economy and society. the Americas. That caused China’s most down all the regions in China, people might Schengen area, the United Kingdom, Ire- Zhang Wenhong, a Shanghai doctor who painful economic contraction in five dec- still die, and more might die due to hunger land, Brazil, South Africa and India in the became prominent during the Wuhan out- ades, but Beijing was able to allow business or loss of jobs.” prior 14 days are prohibited from entering break said in a social media post that the lat- and domestic travel to resume in March China needs to learn how to “allow the vi- the U.S. est outbreak suggests China’s strategy may 2020. rus to exist” in areas with high vaccination All travelers to the U.S., regardless of change since the virus isn’t going away. The new infections, many in people who rates and stronger health care, said Chen, vaccination status, are required to show “The world needs to learn how to coexist have already been vaccinated, have jolted the economist. He noted some areas have proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken with this virus,” wrote Zhang, who has 3 global financial markets, which worry Beij- vaccinated at least 80% of adults. within three days of travel to the country. Friday, August 6, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 9 VIRUS OUTBREAK Tokyo surges above 5,000 daily cases

BY JOSEPH DITZLER gency until Aug. 31, along with Osa- In Tokyo, about 3,400 people are Japan has reported nearly 972,000 port on commercial flights on July Stars and Stripes ka and Okinawa. hospitalized with the virus, 115 of coronavirus cases and 15,246 18, 19, 23 through 29, Sunday and TOKYO — Japan’s capital city, Meanwhile, one U.S. base in Ja- them in serious condition, accord- deaths, according to the Johns Hop- Monday. focus of global attention as host of pan reported six newly infected in- ing to the metro government. The kins Coronavirus Resource Center. Twelve individuals tested posi- the delayed 2020 Olympics, report- dividuals Wednesday evening. seven-day moving average, an on- It reported a one-day high Wednes- tive upon arrival, four while in quar- ed another pandemic record Thurs- Naval Air Facility Atsugi, 26 going measure of new infections per day of 14,114 newly infected people, antine and four on the test required day and exceeded 5,000 new cases miles southwest of central Tokyo, day, was 3,478.7 on Wednesday. according to the center. before exiting quarantine, accord- on one day. identified six people who tested pos- Two months ago, it was 317. Japan has, so far, vaccinated ing to USFK. They were all isolated The Tokyo Metropolitan Govern- itive after close contact with a previ- The Olympic Games continued 34.2% of its population. at Osan or Camp Humphreys. ment announced 5,042 people had ously infected person, according to Thursday, one day closer to their South Korea reported 1,776 new tested positive, the highest ever in a news release. conclusion Sunday. 20 new cases for USFK cases on Wednesday, according to the city since the pandemic began, U.S. Army Japan, headquartered Another 31 people associated In South Korea, the U.S. com- the Korea Disease Control and Pre- according to public broadcaster at Camp Zama, 28 miles from cen- with the Games tested positive, ac- mand reported 20 newly infected vention Agency. Seoul accounted NHK and metro government data. tral Tokyo, on Thursday reimposed cording to the Tokyo 2020 daily up- people between July 18 and Mon- for 461 and Gyeonggi province, There were 4,166 cases on Wednes- a mask order for everyone on its in- date Thursday. They include 16 day, all of them new arrivals to the home to Camp Humphreys, the day, also a record. stallations, regardless of their vac- contractors, seven people associat- peninsula, according to a news re- largest U.S. overseas military base, The number of coronavirus cases cination status. Everyone must ed with the organizing committees, lease. reported 475. generated by the pandemic’s fifth wear masks indoors with excep- three media members, two Games One service member arrived Ju- KDCA reported 14.4% of the pop- wave in Tokyo towers above highs tions for military readiness, person- employees, two volunteers and one ly 20 at Osan Air Base from the Unit- ulation is fully vaccinated and reached in January during the pre- al offices, eating and drinking, phys- athlete. ed States on the Patriot Express, a 39.6% has had at least one dose of a vious wave. The record then was ical fitness, official public speaking, Since July 1, when reporting be- government-chartered air service, two-shot regimen. 2,520 on Jan. 7. musicians and private vehicles and gan, 353 people associated with the according to U.S. Forces Korea. Tokyo and the surrounding pre- spaces, according to the order Tokyo Olympics have tested posi- Eleven service members, three Stars and Stripes reporter Yoo Kyong Chang fectures of Saitama, Chiba and Ka- signed by Brig. Gen. Joel Vowell, tive, including 29 athletes. family members and a retiree ar- contributed to this report. nagawa are under a state of emer- commander of U.S. Army Japan. Thus far during the pandemic, rived at Incheon International Air- [email protected] Sturgis bike rally revs back Nursing home to workers: Get vaccine or lose job bigger, despite virus variant Associated Press “It’s so easy now to say, ‘Well, NEW YORK — The U.S. nursing Genesis is doing it. Now we’ll do it,’ ” Associated Press home industry’s resistance to forc- said Brian Lee, who leads Families SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Crowds ing workers to get vaccinated for Better Care, an advocacy group of bikers are rumbling their way to- against COVID-19 for fear that too for long-term care residents. “This ward South Dakota’s Black Hills many of them might quit began to is a big domino to fall.” this week, raising fears that CO- crack this week when its biggest Lawrence Gostin, a professor of VID-19 infections will be un- player announced its employees health law at Georgetown Universi- leashed among the 700,000 people must get the shot to keep their jobs. ty, said he likewise foresees a expected to show up at the Sturgis The new requirement at Genesis “snowball effect.” He said resisting Motorcycle Rally. Healthcare, which has 70,000 em- vaccination mandates at this point is The rally, which starts Friday, ployees at nearly 400 nursing homes “unconscionable.” has become a haven for those eager and senior communities, is the Some local governments are tak- to escape coronavirus precautions. clearest sign yet that owners may be ing the decision out of the industry’s Last year, the rally hardly slowed willing to risk an exodus at already hands, with Massachusetts and down, with roughly 460,000 people dangerously understaffed facilities Denver announcing mandatory attending. Masks were mostly AP to quickly vaccinate the 40% of vaccinations at nursing homes this ditched as bikers crowded into Women walk during the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in workers still resisting shots and fend week. bars, tattoo parlors and rock shows, Sturgis, S.D., on Aug. 7, 2020. This year's rally kicks off Friday. off the surging delta variant. Despite the terrible toll taken by offering a lesson in how massive Some experts are calling for man- the disease at nursing homes, many gatherings could spread waves of gary. tried to tamp things down last year, datory vaccinations at nursing of the nation’s 15,000 such institu- the virus across the country. He was eager to return to riding a canceling most city-sponsored homes, warning that unprotected tions have rejected mandatory vac- This year — the 81st iteration of Harley-Davidson through the events and promotion, but hordes staff members are endangering res- cinations for fear large numbers of the rally — is expected to be even Black Hills after missing last year. of bikers showed up anyway. idents. Even residents who have workers will leave in protest. Nearly bigger, drawing people from Vári evaded U.S. tourism travel re- The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally’s been inoculated are vulnerable be- a quarter of nursing homes are al- around the U.S. and beyond, de- strictions on Europe by spending defenders argue open air is plenti- cause many are elderly and frail, ready short of nurses or nurse’s spite concerns about the virus’ two weeks in Costa Rica before ful on the meandering highways with weak immune systems. aides. But Associated Press inter- highly contagious delta variant. making his way to South Dakota. and in the campgrounds where More than 1,250 nursing home views this past week with managers “It’s great to see a party of hun- He hopes 1 million people will show many bikers stay, but contact trac- residents across the U.S. were in- at 10 mostly smaller nursing home dreds of thousands of people,” said up. Typical attendance is around a ers last year reported 649 virus fected with COVID-19 in the week operations across the nation that are Zoltán Vári, a rallygoer who was half a million. cases from every corner of the ending July 25, double the number requiring vaccines found that the settling into his campsite Tuesday The city of Sturgis, usually a country linked to the rally, includ- from the week earlier, and 202 died, threat of workers quitting en masse after making the trek from Hun- sleepy community of under 7,000, ing one death. according to federal data. over the shots may be overblown. PAGE 10 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, August 6, 2021 NATION Jobless Lawmakers give Cuomo deadline claims BY MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. — State law- total falls makers told Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday that their ongoing impeachment investigation is al- to 385K most done and gave him a dead- line of Aug. 13 to provide addition- Associated Press al evidence. WASHINGTON — The number Since March, the Assembly’s ju- of Americans applying for unem- diciary committee has been inves- ployment benefits fell last week by tigating whether there are 14,000 to 385,000, more evidence grounds to impeach the Demo- that the economy and the job market cratic governor over sexual ha- are rebounding briskly from the rassment allegations, misleading coronavirus recession. the public about COVID-19 out- The Labor Department reported breaks at nursing homes and us- Thursday that unemployment ing state resources and staff for claims — a proxy for layoffs — drop- his $5 million book deal. ped last week from a revised In a letter sent Thursday, the 399,000 the week before. The appli- law firm leading the investigation, cations have more or less fallen Davis Polk & Wardwell, reminded steadily since topping 900,000 in Cuomo’s legal team that it has sub- early January. Still, they remain poenaed certain documents and high by historic levels: Before the expects “full compliance from the pandemic slammed the United governor,” but that his time to re- BRITTAINY NEWMAN/AP States in March 2020, they were spond was almost up. Protesters hold up signs outside the office of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo demanding that Cuomo coming in at around 220,000 a week. “We write to inform you that the resign, Wednesday, in New York. In a taped statement responding to investigative findings that he sexually Since cratering in the spring of Committee’s investigation is near- harassed 11 women, Cuomo denied ever touching anyone inappropriately but apologized to two accusers. 2020, the U.S. economy has bound- ing completion and the Assembly ed back as the rollout of vaccines en- will soon consider potential arti- mo sexually harassed at least 11 from the inquiry to see if any of the the Assembly’s 150 members said courages businesses to reopen or re- cles of impeachment against your women, and that his administra- allegations could result in crimi- they would impeach Cuomo if he turn to normal operating hours and client,” they wrote. “Accordingly, tion retaliated against at least one nal charges. doesn’t resign, according to a tally consumers to return to shops, res- we invite you to provide any addi- of them for going public with her Oswego County District Attor- by The Associated Press based on taurants and bars. The United tional evidence or written submis- allegations. ney Greg Oakes told WSYR-TV interviews and public statements. States has been adding more than sions that you would like the Com- Cuomo has denied making any that he will begin investigating an That’s more then the simple ma- 540,000 jobs a month this year, and mittee to consider before its work inappropriate sexual advances incident involving a woman who jority needed for an impeachment the Labor Department’s July jobs concludes.” and insists the findings don’t re- testified that Cuomo ran two fin- vote. report out Friday is expected to The letter was released publicly flect the facts. gers across her chest and grazed Assemblymember Sarah Clark, show it tacked on nearly 863,000 by Assembly Judiciary Commit- He’s resisted numerous calls the area between her shoulder a Democrat from Rochester, said more last month, according to a sur- tee Chair Charles Lavine, a Long for his resignation from most of and breasts at an upstate conser- colleagues who were once hesi- vey of economists by the data firm Island Democrat. New York’s top Democrats and vation event in May 2017. tant to call for Cuomo to leave of- FactSet. The committee has scheduled from national figures like Presi- One of Cuomo’s accusers said fice are now all calling for his re- The U.S. economy is still 6.8 mil- its next meeting on the matter for dent Joe Biden. he groped her breast. Others have signation or impeachment. lion jobs short of where it stood in Monday. District attorneys in Manhat- said he gave them unwanted kiss- “There are not that many more February 2020. Findings from an independent tan, suburban Westchester, Oswe- es or touched parts of their bodies questions in anyone’s mind that he Companies are posting job open- investigation overseen by state At- go, and Nassau counties and the in ways that made them uncom- has truly broken state laws, and ings — a record 9.2 million in May — torney General Letitia James re- state capital of Albany said they fortable. the state sexual harassment laws faster than applicants are showing leased earlier this week said Cuo- asked for investigative materials Nearly 60% — at least 89 — of he signed into law,” Clark said. up to fill them. Many states have re- sponded to business complaints of a labor shortage by ending expanded federal unemployment benefits Biden seeks to boost fuel economy to thwart rollback meant to ease financial strains from the health crisis, including an extra BY TOM KRISHER announced there would be new emission vehicles over less fuel-ef- each model year through 2026, ac- $300 a week on top of traditional Associated Press mileage and anti-pollution stan- ficient SUVs, currently the indus- cording to Becker. That’s about a state benefits. The federal benefits DETROIT — The Biden adminis- dards from the Environmental Pro- try’s top seller. The 2030 EV targets 25% increase over the four years. are scheduled to expire nationwide tration wants automakers to raise tection Agency and Transportation ultimately are nonbinding, and the Last week, The Associated Press Sept. 6. gas mileage and cut tailpipe pollu- Department, part of Biden’s goal to industry stressed that billions of dol- and other news organizations re- Altogether, 13 million Americans tion between now and model year cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions lars in electric-vehicle investments ported that the Biden administra- were receiving some type of unem- 2026, and it has won a voluntary in half by 2030. It said the auto in- in legislation pending in Congress tion was discussing weaker mileage ployment aid the week of July 17, commitment Thursday from the in- dustry had agreed to a target that will be vital to meeting those goals. requirements with automakers, but down from 13.2 million the previous dustry that electric vehicles will 40% to 50% of new vehicle sales be Only 2.2% of new vehicle sales they apparently have been streng- week and 32 million a year earlier. comprise up to half of U.S. sales by electric by 2030. were fully electric vehicles through thened. The change came after en- The health crisis isn’t over. CO- the end of the decade. Both the regulatory standards June, according to Edmunds.com vironmental groups complained VID-19 cases are rising as the highly The moves are big steps toward and the voluntary target will be in- estimates. That’s up from 1.4% at the publicly that they were too weak to contagious delta variant spreads, President Joe Biden’s pledge to cut cluded in an executive order that Bi- same time last year. address a serious problem. largely among the unvaccinated. emissions and battle climate den plans to sign. The White House didn’t release Transportation is the single big- The United States is reporting an av- change as he pushes a history-mak- The standards, which have to go information on the proposed annual gest U.S. contributor to climate erage of more than 70,000 new cases ing shift in the U.S. from internal through the regulatory process in- mileage increases late Wednesday, change. Autos in the U.S. spewed a day, up from fewer than 12,000 a combustion engines to battery- cluding public comments, would re- but Dan Becker, director of the safe 824 million tons of heat-trapping day in late June. powered vehicles. They also reflect verse fuel economy and anti-pollu- climate campaign for the Center for carbon dioxide in 2019, about 14% of So far, the uptick in cases hasn’t a delicate balance to gain both in- tion rollbacks done under President Biological Diversity, said an EPA total U.S. emissions, according to had noticeable economic conse- dustry and union support for the en- Donald Trump. At that time, the in- official gave the numbers during a the EPA. quences. “The surge in Covid cases vironmental effort, with the future creases were reduced to 1.5% an- presentation on the plan. The voluntary deal with auto- related to the delta variant is unlike- promise of new jobs and billions in nually through model year 2026. The official said the standards makers defines an electric vehicle ly to cause a renewed spike in job- new federal investments in electric Still, it remained to be seen how would be 10% more stringent than as plug-in hybrids, fully electric ve- lessness as there have been few vehicles. quickly consumers would be willing the Trump rules for model year hicles and those powered by hydro- shutdowns so far,’’ Contingent Mac- The administration on Thursday to embrace higher mileage, lower- 2023, followed by 5% increases in gen fuel cells. ro Advisors said in a research note. Friday, August 6, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 11 NATION Wildfire destroys much of Calif. Gold Rush town

BY NOAH BERGER fire came through.” Associated Press From her campsite on the dry GREENVILLE — A wind-dri- lake bed, she watched the fire ven wildfire tore through a glowing on the horizon before Northern California mountain dawn. town, leaving much of the down- To the south, Cal Fire said be- town in ashes as crews braced tween 35 and 40 homes and other for another explosive run of structures burned in the fast- flames in the midst of dangerous moving River Fire that broke out weather. Wednesday near Colfax and The Dixie Fire, swollen by swelled to more than 2 square bone-dry vegetation and 40 mph miles within hours. There was no gusts, raged through the north- containment and thousands of ern Sierra Nevada town of people are under evacuation or- Greenville on Wednesday eve- ders in Placer and Nevada coun- ning. A gas station, hotel and bar ties. were among many structures And about 150 miles to the west gutted in the town, which dates to of the Dixie Fire, the lightning- California’s Gold Rush era and sparked McFarland Fire threat- has some buildings more than a ened remote homes along the century old. Trinity River in the Shasta-Trin- “We did everything we could,” ity National Forest. The fire was fire spokesman Mitch Matlow only 5% contained after burning said. “Sometimes it’s just not through nearly 25 square miles enough.” of drought-stricken vegetation. As the fire’s north and eastern Similar risky weather was ex- sides exploded, the Plumas pected across Southern Califor- County Sheriff’s Office issued a nia, where heat advisories and Facebook posting warning the warnings were issued for interi- town’s approximately 800 resi- or valleys, mountains and de- dents: “You are in imminent dan- serts for much of the week. ger and you MUST leave now!” Heat waves and historic The 3-week-old blaze was the NOAH BERGER/AP drought tied to climate change state’s largest wildfire and had A street sign stands in central Greenville as the Dixie Fire tears through Plumas County, Calif., on have made wildfires harder to blackened well over 435 square Wednesday. fight in America’s West. Scien- miles, burning dozens of homes tists say climate change has before making its new run. thousands of acres and an addi- evening. fire “critically erratic” so it’s made the region much warmer Early in the week, some 5,000 tional 4,000 people were ordered The trees, grass and brush hard to predict the direction of and drier in the past 30 years and firefighters had made progress to evacuate, bringing nearly were so dry that “if an ember growth, he added. will continue to make weather on the blaze, saving some threat- 26,500 people in several counties lands, you’re virtually guaran- Dawn Garofalo fled with a dog more extreme and wildfires ened homes, bulldozing pockets under evacuation orders, he teed to start a new fire,” Matlow and two horses from a friend’s more frequent and destructive. of unburned vegetation and ma- said. said. property near Greenville, and More than 20,000 firefighters naging to surround a third of the Red flag weather conditions of The blaze was running parallel watched the soaring cloud grow and support personnel were bat- perimeter. high heat, low humidity and to a canyon area that served as a from the west side of Lake Alma- tling 97 large, active wildfires More fire engines and bulldoz- gusty afternoon and evening chimney, making it so hot that it nor. covering 2,919 square miles in 13 ers were being ordered to bolster winds erupted Wednesday and created enormous pyrocumulus “There’s only one way in and U.S. states, the National Intera- the fight, Matlow said. On were expected to remain a con- columns of smoke. These clouds one way out,” she said. “I didn’t gency Fire Center said. Wednesday, the fire grew by tinued threat through Thursday bring chaotic winds, making a want to be stuck up there if the Population at immigrant detention centers doubles since February

Associated Press tion centers nationwide, many of tention, which house the majority WINNFIELD, La. — Alexander whom, like Martinez, have clear- of those in ICE custody. Martinez says he fled from homo- ed their initial screening to seek “We’re at this really strange phobia, government persecution asylum in the United States. moment with him,” said Silky and the notorious MS-13 gang in El The number of detainees has Shah, executive director of Deten- Salvador only to run into abuse more than doubled since the end tion Watch Network, which advo- and harassment in America’s im- of February, to nearly 27,000 as of cates for ending immigration de- migration detention system. July 22, according to the most re- tention outright. “There’s still Since crossing the border ille- cent data from U.S. Immigration time to turn things around, but his gally in April, the 28-year-old has and Customs Enforcement. That’s policies so far haven’t matched his bounced between six different fa- above the roughly 22,000 detained campaign rhetoric.” cilities in three states. He said he last July under then-President In May, the Biden administra- faced racist taunts and abuse from Donald Trump, though it’s no- tion terminated contracts with two guards, contracted COVID-19 and where close to the record in Au- controversial ICE detention cen- was harassed by fellow detainees gust 2019, when the number of de- ters — one in Georgia and another for being gay. tainees exceeded 55,000, ICE data in Massachusetts — getting praise “I find myself emotionally un- shows. from advocates who hoped it stable because I have suffered a The rising detentions is a sore would be the start of a broader lot in detention,” Martinez said point for President Joe Biden’s rollback. last week at Winn Correctional pro-immigration allies, who But no other facilities have lost Center in Louisiana. “I never hoped he would reverse his prede- their ICE contracts, and Biden has imagined or expected to receive cessor’s hardline approach. Biden proposed funding for 32,500 im- this inhumane treatment.” campaigned on ending “pro- migrant detention beds in his bud- He’s among a growing number longed” detention and use of pri- get, a modest decrease from of people in immigration deten- vate prisons for immigration de- 34,000 funded by Trump. PAGE 12 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, August 6, 2021 WORLD Israel defense minister threatens Iran with military action Associated Press struck off Oman in the Arabian Sea, with a blunt “yes.” “This regime has a long dark re- sel’s Romanian captain as well as a TEL AVIV — Israel’s defense is managed by a firm owned by an “We are at a point where we need cord in attacking commercial navi- British crew member who worked minister warned Thursday that his Israeli billionaire. to take military action against Iran,” gation and civilian ships,” Zahra Er- for Ambrey, a maritime security country is prepared to strike Iran, The United States and the United Gantz said. “The world needs to shadi wrote. “In less than two years, firm. In a statement Thursday, Am- issuing the threat against the Islam- Kingdom similarly blamed Iran for take action against Iran now.” this regime has attacked over 10 brey identified the victim as Adrian ic Republic after a fatal drone strike the attack, but no country has of- Iran did not immediately respond commercial vessels carrying oil and Underwood, a former British Army on an oil tanker at sea that his nation fered evidence or intelligence to to Gantz’s comments. In a letter humanitarian goods destined to Sy- soldier who started at the firm as a blamed on Tehran. support their claims. Iran, which Wednesday to the U.N. Security ria.” maritime security officer in 2020 The comments by Benny Gantz has launched similar drone attacks Council, however, its chargé d’af- Ershadi’s comments refer to an before becoming a team leader. come as Israel meanwhile lobbies along with its regional militia allies, faires in New York described Israel ongoing shadow war being waged “We continue to be in contact countries for action at the United has denied being involved. as “the main source of instability on Mideast waterways since 2019 with Adrian’s family to offer sup- Nations over last week’s attack on Speaking to the news website and insecurity in the Middle East that has seen both Iranian and West- port at this sad and difficult time,” the oil tanker Mercer Street that Ynet, Gantz responded to whether and beyond for more than seven ern-linked ships attacked. said John Thompson, Ambrey’s killed two people. The tanker, Israel was prepared to attack Iran decades.” Last week’s attack killed the ves- management director. Australia to spend $813M to address Indigenous disadvantage Associated Press The compensation of up to nous mothers under decades of as- “To say formally not just that “Many of our people have CANBERRA — Australia’s gov- $55,400 in a lump sum plus up to similation policies that ended as we’re deeply sorry for what hap- passed, including my mother, so ernment on Thursday pledged $5,200 for expenses such as psy- recently as the 1970s. pened, but that we will take re- it’s a sad day for those who have $813 million to address Indigenous chological counseling will only be Prime Minister Scott Morrison sponsibility for it,” Morrison add- passed, but it’s a good day for those disadvantage, including compen- available to mixed-race children said the compensation was a recog- ed. who have survived,” Turner said. sation to thousands of mixed-race who had been under direct federal nition of the harm caused by forced Pat Turner, the Northern Terri- Turner’s mother Emma Turner children who were taken from government control in the Austra- removal of children from families. tory-based Indigenous chief exec- had been taken from her own their families over decades. lian Capital Territory, Northern “This is a long-called-for step utive officer of the National Abo- mother in the 1920s and they didn’t The $279.7 million to be used to Territory and Jervis Bay Territo- recognizing the bond between riginal Community-Controlled reunite until the 1970s. compensate the so-called Stolen ry. healing, dignity, and the health and Health Organisation, welcomed “It will never replace growing Generations by 2026 is the most ex- Most members of the Stolen well-being of members of the Sto- the compensation, which was rec- up with family, you can never re- pensive component of the package Generations had been under state len Generations, their families and ommended in 1997 by a govern- place that,” she added. “I hope this aimed at boosting Indigenous liv- government control when they their communities,” Morrison told ment inquiry into the Stolen Gen- will give some relief to the survi- ing standards in Australia. were separated from their Indige- Parliament. erations. vors of the Stolen Generations.” Friday, August 6, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 13 AMERICAN ROUNDUP

Bear cub rescued from wildfire escapes center SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA — A bear cub known for being rescued after his paws were burned in a Sierra wildfire escaped from the center where he was reco- vering. Wildlife officials at Lake Tahoe asked for help finding the 6-month- old black bear — nicknamed “Tam- arack” after the fire that burned his paws. The bear escaped his enclo- sure and managed to tunnel under an electric fence at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care in South Lake Tahoe, the center said in a statement on Tuesday. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife and local law enforce- ment were assisting in the search. The center was urging people around South Tahoe to be on the loo- kout. The 25-pound cub might have ban- dages on his front paws. He likely climbed a tree or hid in a small space. Police: Driver charged after crash, trooper assault MILTON — A man was DE arrested after his truck crashed into a tree and he assaulted two state troopers as emergency workers tried to take him for treat- ment, Delaware State Police said. A truck driven by Dylan L. Martin, JOSE F. MORENO, THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER/AP 23, of Felton, crashed early Sunday, and he was knocked unconscious, of- ficials said in a news release on Mon- Sunflowers shine on day. Emergency medical workers A woman shops for sunflowers in Philadelphia on Tuesday. The National Garden Bureau says sunflowers originated in the Americas and managed to awaken Martin inside domestic seeds dating back to 2100 B.C. have been found in Mexico. Each year the National Garden Bureau selects one annual, one perennial, the ambulance, but state police said one bulb crop and one edible for “Year of the” crops, and has declared 2021 the Year of the Sunflower. he became disorderly in the ambu- lance and struck an EMS worker in pect hiding in the rafters there, po- THE CENSUS daughter wrote to Town Hall and the chest. lice reports said. urged for the tablets to be displayed The ambulance crew left the vehi- The number of weeks a desert hawk named Paige spent out- after they were removed from Town cle and called state troopers for as- Man arrested after chase 3 side the nature nonprofit in Quechee, Vt., from which she es- Hall during renovations decades sistance, police said. One trooper in stolen squad car caped. The Harris’s hawk, which was born in captivity and participated in flight ago, the Daily Hampshire Gazette who responded couldn’t control demonstrations at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science, flew away July 13. reported. Martin, and a second trooper was VIRGINIA — Author- Paige was recovered Monday. She usually weighs about 2.2 pounds, but came Bridges’ great-great-great grand- kicked in the chest and fell through ities say a Minnesota back from her stint in the wild weighing 1.5 pounds. That means she lost al- father, Christopher Thompson, is MN most a third of her weight. The trainers fed Paige a whole quail upon her return. the open back door of the ambulance, man stole a squad car that was left one of the Black soldiers whose name police said. The trooper sustained parked with the engine running out- is inscribed on the tablets. Also, minor injuries. side a courthouse in the city of Vir- guns. The two convictions relate to accu- Thompson and his brother Charles Multiple officers then got Martin ginia and led police on a chase before “This is a big bust — a big win for sations that Blakely borrowed mon- Thompson were among the soldiers under control. he was caught. Pennington County,” said Sgt. Casey ey from a jail safe used to hold in- that arrived in Texas in 1865, notify- The 21-year-old Hibbing man took Kenrick of the Unified Narcotics mates’ money and that he deposited ing people that the Civil War had Man claiming to be Jesus off in the car about 10:30 p.m. outside Task Force. $4,000 in campaign funds into his ended — and with it, slavery. stabs 3 in home the St. Louis County Courthouse. The personal account. sheriff’s office located the stolen ve- Longtime sheriff convicted Blakely, 70, took the stand during City leaders approve CARRICK — A man hicle using GPS technology and on theft, ethics charges the trial to deny any wrongdoing. $120K to help zoo PA claiming to be Jesus tracked it through the city of Virgin- Initially elected in 1982, Blakely stabbed three people at an apart- ia, authorities said. ATHENS — A longtime told jurors he sometimes put cam- JACKSON — The city ment on Monday and then hid until The suspect refused to stop for a AL Alabama sheriff has been paign funds into his personal account MS council in Jackson has he was taken into custody by Pitts- Virginia officer and led police and removed from office, the attorney because his campaign treasurer approved more than $120,000 for the burgh police. sheriff’s patrol on a chase. The man general’s office said, after jurors on lived hours away and encouraged Jackson Zoo to help the facility main- The man is being charged with was taken into custody in Pike Town- Monday found him guilty of charges him to deposit the money as reim- tain its license to operate. three counts of attempted homicide ship. of theft and using his office for per- bursement for campaign expenses. The money will pay for ongoing and aggravated assault, the Pitts- sonal gain. expenses such as feeding and caring burgh Tribune-Review reported. Monthslong drug bust News outlets report that jurors Town displays Civil War for the animals, Jackson Mayor One of the injured victims told offi- nets up to $2.5M in meth convicted Limestone County Sheriff tablets after decades Chokwe Antar Lumumba said. cers he offered the man a place to Mike Blakley of two counts but found Management company ZoOceana- stay at the apartment in Carrick be- RAPID CITY — Penning- him not guilty of eight others. After AMHERST — Civil War rium ended negotiations with the cause he was homeless. He said they SD ton County authorities nearly 40 years in office, Blakely was MA tablets inscribed with mayor’s office earlier this year, were talking in the early morning said Tuesday that a monthslong in- escorted out of the courtroom by one the names of Black soldiers of the WAPT-TV reported. The city’s when the suspect said he was Jesus vestigation has turned up large of his own deputies and taken to the famed 54th Massachusetts Volun- Parks and Recreation Department and began stabbing people. quantities of drugs, including about same jail that he oversaw as sheriff. teer Regiment and 5th Cavalry are now manages the zoo. One of the stabbing victims was in 72 pounds of methamphetamine He was not placed in handcuffs as he on display in Amherst after 30 years The money will go to pay outstand- stable condition, another in critical worth as much as $2.5 million. left the courtroom, news outlets re- in storage. ing bills and other costs that have to condition and the third in serious Narcotics task force officials said ported. Debora Bridges, the daughter of be paid before the zoo undergoes a condition. three search warrants also turned up Chief Deputy Attorney General late World War II veteran Dudley review by the U.S. Department of Officers responding to a 911 call approximately 10 pounds of cocaine, Clay Crenshaw said Blakely will be Bridges Sr., returned to Amherst a Agriculture, Lumumba said. heard noises coming from the apart- 6 pounds of heroin, 6,000 counterfeit immediately removed from office year ago and began advocating for ment basement and found the sus- fentanyl pills, $150,000 in cash and 13 because of the felony convictions. the tablets’ return. Bridges and her From wire reports PAGE 14 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, August 6, 2021 FACES

Mike Richards favorite for ‘Jeopardy’ host “Jeopardy!” executive pro- ducer Mike Richards is the favor- ite to take over as the show’s per- manent host, according to a re- port. Richards was reportedly run- ning the search for Alex Trebek’s replacement, but is now “in ad- vanced negotia- tions with Sony Pictures Televi- sion” to take over himself, Variety reported. Variety sourc- Richards es said Richards is the clear front- runner as Sony negotiates with multiple candidates. Richards, 45, was one of the ini- tial guest hosts, with his shows air- ing in February, three months af- ter Trebek’s death from pancreat- ic cancer. Richards has produced numer- George Harrison ous game shows, including “The Universal Music Group Weakest Link,” “Let’s Make a Deal,” “Wheel of Fortune” and “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” Though the Burbank, Calif., na- tive said he got little notice before standing at the lectern, fans loved Deep diving for an epic rerelease him. Charlie Watts likely to Remix of George Harrison’s ‘All Things Must Pass’ was a work of musical forensics miss Rolling Stones’ tour BY MARK KENNEDY are now augmented with 47 demos and out- He’s captured asking for orange juice — while Rolling Stones drummer Char- Associated Press takes, 42 of them previously unreleased. playing a very cool version of “Get Back.” His lie Watts will likely miss the eorge Harrison’s landmark album The 1970 session tapes produced 25 hours of “Going Down to Golders Green” is Harrison band’s upcoming U.S. tour to al- “All Things Must Pass” is celebrat- music, including several songs that didn’t doing his very best Elvis impression, a real low him to recover from an un- ing its belated 50th anniversary, make the album like “Cosmic Empire,” “Going treat. There’s also Harrison’s recording of “It’s specified medical procedure. Gand the former Beatles’ son thinks a Down to Golders Green,” “Dehra Dun,” “Sour Johnny’s Birthday,” a gift to mark John Len- A spokesperson for the musi- new remixed collection might make the per- Milk Sea” and “Mother Divine.” non’s 30th birthday. cian said the procedure was “com- fect post-pandemic soundtrack. Dhani Harrison and Hicks started work on The demos reveal the origin of a very rootsy pletely successful” but that Watts “I think that the message of this record is the anniversary editions five years ago, re-dig- “Woman Don’t You Cry For Me,” which would needs time to recuperate. The more ready to be received now than it was itizing and listening to every song and every become the opening track of his 1976 album, Stones are set to resume their No when it first came out,” said Dhani Harrison. take made during the sessions. It was an even “Thirty Three & 1/3.” And during the 14th take Filter tour with a stadium show on “The message is clearer and now it’s sonically deeper dive than the 30th and 40th anniversary of “Isn’t It a Pity,” a fed-up artist goes off-script Sept. 26 in St. Louis. clearer. This is a really important bit of music.” reissues. Hicks calls the new work “forensic.” to instead sing: “Isn’t it a pain/Why we do so “With rehearsals starting in a The original collection was audacious for its They emerged from the vault with some 110 many takes?” couple of weeks it’s very disap- time — the first triple studio album in rock his- different songs, and Harrison and his team had Harrison collected quite a roster of musi- pointing to say the least, but it’s al- tory, a virtual flurry of vinyl. The anniversary to decide how to present what he’d found. He cians to help him on “All Things Must Pass,” so fair to say no one saw this com- editions out this week make that look quaint, recalled once listening to a Beach Boys box set including Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Ringo ing,” a spokesperson for Watts containing eight LPs (or five CDs) plus a Blu- that had 10 versions of every song, and didn’t Starr, Billy Preston, Delaney and Bonnie said in a statement. ray audio disc, with the remixed album, de- want to go that route. Bramlett, Pete Drake and even a young Phil Watts, 80, said in a statement he mos, outtakes and jams. Instead, he wanted to bring the listener into Collins (whose bongo work never made the al- did not want his recovery to fur- There are reprinted archival notes, track an- the recording process to hear how the songs bum). ther delay the tour, which is set to notations, photos and memorabilia. The most had evolved. “What we were looking for was “It was a pretty mean squad of people that he visit several U.S. cities including expensive edition comes in its own wooden the ones that really stood out and that really recruited, you know what I mean? Like, he Dallas, Atlanta, Los Angeles and crate, complete with figurines of the famous screamed something new,” said Harrison. wasn’t messing around with this record,” said Las Vegas. garden gnomes featured on the album cover. Listeners familiar with the album track “Let Harrison. Brooks memoir ‘All But first is the music, which Rolling Stone lists It Down” — a dynamic tune that got the Spec- The younger Harrison also investigated sto- among the 500 greatest albums of all time. tor Wall of Sound treatment and resembles a ries behind the songs, like the album opener, About Me!’ out this fall “We’re not trying to make it sound modern,” James Bond theme — may be stunned to hear “I’d Have You Any Time.” He learned that At 95, Mel Brooks is more than said triple Grammy Award-winning engineer the stripped-down, heartfelt acoustic demo Clapton struggled at times to play Harrison’s ready to flaunt his many achieve- Paul Hicks. “I’m not trying to put any sort of version Harrison recorded on Day 2. notes. “It was incredible to hear Eric say how ments. stamp on it. We are very respectful to the mixes There’s a slowed-down version of “Isn’t It a hard it was because that’s a guy that doesn’t Ballantine Books announced that were there and follow them as much as Pity” that’s even sadder than the album ver- find playing guitar very hard.” Wednesday that Brooks’ memoir possible.” sion, and a sublime version of “Art of Dying” The “All Things Must Pass” recording ses- “All About Me! My Remarkable The skeleton of “All Things Must Pass” was that’s arguably better than the final. Some sions began just six weeks after the April 1970 Life in Show Business” will come recorded over two days in late May 1970. On songs got sped up and some got slower during announcement of The Beatles’ breakup, and out Nov. 30. May 26, Harrison recorded 15 songs backed by the process, potentially blowing the mind of the younger Harrison notes that his father was Brooks is expected to share all Ringo Starr and his longtime friend, bassist anyone who thought the final versions were going through a lot during that time: In addi- the highlights — and a few set- Klaus Voormann. The next day, he played an somehow the only way to play them. tion to the band’s breakup, he lost his mother backs — in a career that includes additional 15 songs for co-producer Phil Spec- “Once you hear it, you can’t unhear it. It does and he was also leaving a lover. such classics as the films “Young tor on just an acoustic guitar. change the way you hear the whole record for- “It’s a family time capsule, and there’s so Frankenstein” and “Blazing Sad- The original 23-track album — complete ever. But it doesn’t ruin the experience of much love in it,” said Dhani Harrison. “He was dles” and the film and Broadway with hits “Isn’t It a Pity,” “What Is Life” and knowing the record,” said Harrison. brave to do this when he did it. It’s lightning in a play “The Producers.” “My Sweet Lord” — has been remixed for the A very human George Harrison — who died bottle. I don’t think that those conditions come anniversary editions from Capitol/UMe and at age 58 in 2001 — can also be heard in the mix. around maybe once in a lifetime for an artist.” From wire reports Friday, August 6, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 15 OPINION

Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Michael Kerschbaum, Pacific commander The ban on evictions can’t become permanent Michael Ryan, Pacific chief of staff BY MICHAEL R. STRAIN ulation swelled, or if millions of people moved ways likely that a sizable number of house- Bloomberg Opinion in with extended family? These questions had holds would have failed to do this. resident Joe Biden’s decision to by- uncertain answers, and society erred on the Keeping the moratorium for a couple of EDITORIAL pass Congress and extend the mo- side of caution. months will only delay the day of reckoning, Terry Leonard, Editor ratorium on evictions for two more Today, because the U.S. has been success- not avoid it. The new extension should be the [email protected] Pmonths may be unconstitutional, ful at vaccinating individuals facing the high- last one. but as a practical matter, keeping it in place est risk from COVID-19, the fatality rate is If it holds up legally, state and local govern- Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor through September is reasonable. It will give roughly the same as the seasonal flu. Given ments need to distribute aid from the Emer- [email protected] states and localities time to distribute unspent that vaccines are widely available and that the gency Rental Assistance program. Congress Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation pandemic relief funds to renters. virus is much less harmful to children than to has provided $46.6 billion of funding for the [email protected] Then it should expire on Oct. 3, as sched- adults, the U.S. needs to start treating it more program, of which only $3 billion has been uled. like the flu. Policymakers would never impose spent on rent, utilities and arrears. BUREAU STAFF When COVID-19 struck in the spring of an eviction moratorium due to the flu. That is a huge amount of money, and the Bi- 2020 and governors started locking down There are reasons to remain concerned den administration should make every effort Europe/Mideast their states, Congress took the unprecedented about the plight of low-income renters. Ac- to see that the aid goes to eligible renters over Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief step of prohibiting properties receiving feder- cording to data from the Census Bureau, be- the next two months. Not every needy house- [email protected] +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 al financial assistance or with government- tween June 23 and July 5 more than 7 million hold is going to be fully bailed out, and many backed financing from evicting tenants. In households had fallen behind on rent, includ- will be hurt when the moratorium expires — Pacific September 2020, the Centers for Disease Con- ing nearly 4 million with children in the home there’s no way to avoid this. Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief trol and Prevention imposed an even more and 2.7 million with income below $25,000 a Landlords have rights, too, and the longer [email protected] sweeping nationwide ban on evictions. year. the situation continues, the less fair it be- +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 The reason given at the time for these ex- While a little over 25 million renters report- comes. Moreover, policymakers aren’t doing traordinary interventions was to slow the pan- ed having confidence they could make their renters any favors by getting them accus- Washington demic’s spread by avoiding the increase in next month’s payment, 12.7 million had no or tomed to free rent over such a long period of Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief [email protected] homelessness and overcrowded housing that slight confidence. Roughly the same number time. (+1)(202)886-0033 would result. of households responded that they were very The economy is booming, despite the This was a questionable use of federal pow- or somewhat likely to be evicted in the next spread of the delta variant. The lethality of the Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News [email protected] er, given that state and local governments are two months (3.6 million) as not likely (3.7 mil- virus has been greatly reduced. Vaccines are responsible for laws regulating housing. And lion). widely available to all adults who want them. CIRCULATION it was a controversial use of government pow- Ending the eviction moratorium will cause If the extraordinary measures made sense for er, period, effectively overriding binding con- hardship for many households. But that is go- extraordinary circumstances, they no longer Mideast tracts between landlords and tenants. ing to come sooner or later. It is to a large de- do. The extraordinary is becoming ordinary. Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager [email protected] But given the once-in-a-century pandemic gree a consequence of the moratorium itself: [email protected] and the fog-of-war atmosphere it created, the The only way to avoid a substantial number of Michael R. Strain is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is DSN (314)583-9111 action was appropriate. How contagious was evictions is if households have saved up to pay director of economic policy studies and Arthur F. Burns Scholar in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute. He is COVID-19? How did it spread? How many their back rent, or are in a position to negotiate the author of “The American Dream Is Not Dead: (But Populism Europe lives would be put at risk if the homeless pop- a compromise with their landlords. It was al- Could Kill It).” Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager [email protected] [email protected] +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 Cuomo also assaulted the idealism of public service Pacific Mari Mori, [email protected] BY KAREN TUMULTY so suggests a crime of opportunity, one opment.” She hoped it would put her on a ca- +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 The Washington Post made possible not only by the toxic culture reer path to become a deputy secretary in a nd the sad part of this Cuomo fostered in his office, but also by the future gubernatorial administration, and CONTACT US whole thing, I actually like idealism and sense of larger purpose that was excited for an opportunity “to play a my job. I was proud to has always drawn young people of all gen- role in this larger effort to make things bet- Washington work, especially during ders to public service. ter.” Instead, the investigators wrote, “the tel: (+1)202.886.0003 “A 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 this pandemic. … That was an opportunity “I remember being a young girl standing Governor subjected her to unwelcome and of a lifetime for me.” at the bus stop with my grandmother and non-consensual kissing, touching, and com- Reader letters That statement in the 165-page catalog of looking at the Capitol and saying one day, ments.” [email protected] horrors compiled by the New York Attorney Grandma, I’m going to work in there. That And there was “State Entity Employee General’s office was made by a young wom- she would be proud of me,” Executive As- #1,” who was shocked when the governor Additional contacts an identified only as “Executive Assistant sistant #1 recalled. The grotesque reality of grabbed her butt during a September 2019 stripes.com/contactus #1.” It speaks to one of the more insidious what it was like to achieve that goal was work event that she had helped organize. and cynical aspects of Gov. Andrew Cuo- something she planned to take “to the “I felt deflated and I felt disrespected and OMBUDSMAN mo’s alleged predatory behavior. grave,” she said, until she heard Cuomo say I felt much like smaller and almost younger Ernie Gates This accuser, described by a co-worker as at a March 3 news conference that he had than I actually am because kind of the funny diligent and well regarded within the gover- never “touched anyone inappropriately.” part of it all is I was making this project hap- The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow of news and information, reporting any attempts by the nor’s office, made what investigators say She confided in colleagues, who in turn re- pen. So we were there because, you know, military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s were credible claims that the governor ported her allegations to senior members of the work that I had been doing and have con- independence. The ombudsman also responds to concerns and questions from readers, and monitors coverage for groped her breast under her blouse and the governor’s staff. tinued to do,” she said, of what she described fairness, accuracy, timeliness and balance. The ombudsman rubbed her backside while posing for a self- “My time in public service ended because as a moment of “disempowerment.” welcomes comments from readers, and can be contacted by email at [email protected], or by phone at ie, in addition to regularly engaging her in he was bored and lonely,” she said. “It still Cuomo would have us believe that all of 202.886.0003. sexual banter and giving her unwanted hugs breaks my heart.” these women misread his intentions, ima- and kisses. Versions of her disillusionment echo gining motives for words and actions that Stars and Stripes (USPS 0417900) is published week- days (except Dec. 25 and Jan. 1) for 50 cents Monday Cuomo denies all of it — unconvincingly, throughout the report. There was a female were simply innocent expressions of his through Thursday and for $1 on Friday by Pacific Stars and the report concluded. Cuomo’s own ver- state trooper made uncomfortable when the own exuberant personality and the Italian Stripes, Unit 45002, APO AP 96301-5002. Periodicals postage paid at San Francisco, CA, Postmaster: Send sions of events “were devoid of detail, and governor asked why she didn’t wear dress- American culture in which he was raised. address changes to Pacific Stars and Stripes, Unit 45002, were inconsistent with many witnesses’ ob- es. The obvious answer: Because her job re- To hear him tell it, he is the one who APO AP 96301-5002. 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Because of their determination to Products or services advertised shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, with her tight embraces because he did not way with State Troopers who were men.” make a difference, things may actually be religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical “want to make any one feel awkward about There was also Ana Liss, who said she ap- better for those who follow in their footsteps. handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. anything.” Oh, please. plied for a fellowship to work in the Execu-

© Stars and Stripes 2021 The behavior that Executive Assistant #1 tive Chamber “out of an interest in govern- Karen Tumulty is a Washington Post columnist covering described is clearly sexual assault, but it al- ment service, specifically economic devel- national politics. stripes.com PAGE 16 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, August 6, 2021 Eugene Sheffer Crossword Frazz Dilbert

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PRO SOCCER TRANSACTIONS MLS Wednesday’s transactions BASKETBALL EASTERN CONFERENCE National Basketball Association BASEBALL ATLANTA HAWKS — Signed F Jalen John- WLTPts GF GA Major League Baseball son to a Rookie Scale Contract. Signed G American League Sharife Cooper to a two-way contract. New England 11 3 4 37 33 21 BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned LHP DENVER NUGGETS — Signed G Nah’Shon Alexander Wells to Norfolk (Triple-A East). Orlando City 8 4 5 29 27 22 Hyland. Selected the contracts of RHPs Marcus Di- GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS — Waived F Philadelphia 7 4 7 28 24 17 plan and Dusten Knight from Norfolk (Tri- Alen Smailagic. Nashville 6 1 10 28 25 15 ple-A East) and agreed to terms on major HOUSTON ROCKETS — Signed G Jalen league contracts. Designated RHP Shaun NYCFC 8 5 3 27 30 16 Green. Anderson and INF Domingo Leyba for as- INDIANA PACERS — Signed F Chris D.C. United 7 7 3 24 25 20 signment. Duarte to a rookie scale contract. Columbus 6 5 6 24 19 20 BOSTON RED SOX — Reinstated RHP LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Waived F Alfon- Matt Barnes from the COVID-19 list. Op- zo McKinnie. CF Montréal 6 6 5 23 23 22 tioned INF Jonathan Arauz to Worcester MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES — Signed F New York 5 7 4 19 20 20 (Triple-A East). Nathan Knight to a two-way contract. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed 3B An- Cincinnati 3 7 6 15 17 29 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed G Jaden thony Rendon on the 60-day IL, retroactive Springer and C Andre Drummond. Atlanta 2 6 9 15 18 23 to July 5. Selected the contract of LHP PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS — Signed F Chicago 3 9 5 14 18 28 Packy Naughton from Salt Lake (Triple-A Cody Zeller. West) and agreed to terms on a major Toronto FC 3 9 5 14 21 36 TORONTO RAPTORS — Waived C Aron league contract. Optioned RHP Chris Ro- Baynes. Inter Miami CF 3 8 4 13 13 25 driguez to Salt Lake. WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Signed F Co- HOUSTON ASTROS — Reinstated RHP rey Kispert. WESTERN CONFERENCE Ryan Pressly from the paternity list. Op- FOOTBALL tioned RHP Bryan Abreau to Sugar Land WLTPts GF GA National Football League (Triple-A West). ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed OL Ryan KEITH SRAKOCIC / AP KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Reinstated 3B Sporting KC 10 4 3 33 33 20 Pope. Emmanuel Rivera from the 10-day IL. ATLANTA FALCONS — Placed P Sterling Steelers running back Najee Harris is gang tackled by the defense Seattle 9 3 6 33 26 14 Placed RHP Kyle Zimmer on the 10-day IL. Hofrichter on IR. after a run during practice Saturday in Pittsburgh. LA Galaxy 10 6 1 31 28 27 LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Selected the BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed WR Mi- contract of LHP Packy Naughton. Op- Colorado 8 4 3 27 22 16 chael Dereus. Waived OLB Chauncey Riv- tioned RHP Chris Rodriguez to Salt Lake ers. Activated CB Iman Marshall. LAFC 6 6 5 23 23 23 (Triple-A West). BUFFALO BILLS — Signed OL Caleb Bene- MINNESOTA TWINS — Claimed RHP noch. Minnesota 6 5 5 23 19 21 Ralph Garza Jr. off waivers from Houston Real Salt Lake 5 5 6 21 24 17 CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed S Doug and optioned him to St. Paul (Triple-A Middleton. Waived FB Mason Stokke. East). Portland 6 8 2 20 20 27 CHICAGO BEARS — Signed LB Alec Ogle- OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Agreed to terms FC Dallas 4 7 6 18 21 25 tree. Placed LB Christian Jones, LS Pat with OF Khris Davis on a minor league con- Scales, DT Eddie Goldman and OL Elijah Steelers’ Harris San Jose 4 7 6 18 19 26 tract. Wilkinson on the COVID-19 list. Houston 3 5 9 18 19 23 NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHP Luis Gil to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Tri- DETROIT LIONS — Released OLB Reggie Austin FC 4 8 4 16 13 18 ple-A East). Recalled OF Jonathan Davis Gilbert. DENVER BRONCOS — Waived OT Cody Vancouver 3 7 6 15 18 27 from Scranton/WilkesBarre. Returned OF Greg Allen to Scanton/Wilkes-Barre. Conway with an injury designation. Note: Three points for victory, one point TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms Signed CB Salvion Smith. for tie. with free agent RHP Evan Phillips on a mi- GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed DL Josh Wednesday’s games nor league contract. Avery. Activated LB Ryan Wilborn from the COVID_19 list. Activated TE Josiah Degua- likes challenge TEXAS RANGERS — Placed RHP Dane Nashville 0, New England 0, tie ra from the physically unable to perform Atlanta 2, CF Montréal 2, tie Dunning on the 10-day IL, retroactive to August 3. Recalled RHP Demarcus Evans (PUP) list. D.C. United 4, Columbus 2 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed DL Philadelphia 3, Toronto FC 0 from Round Rock (Triple-A West). Placed OF David Dahl on unconditional release Taven Bryan on the COVID-19 list. Miami 1, Orlando City 1, tie KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Activated RB Rookie drafted to improve ground game waivers. New York City FC 0, Chicago 0, tie Darwin Thompson from the COVID-19 list. Cincinnati 0, New York 0, tie TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed RHP Joa- kim Soria on the 10-day IL, retroactive to LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Signed OT Jere- Austin FC 3, Houston 2 miah Poutasi and DT Gerald McCoy. BY DAN SCIFO Pittsburgh’s inability to run the FC Dallas 1, Seattle 1, tie August 3. Recalled LHP Tayler Saucedo from Buffalo (Triple-A East). LOS ANGELES RAMS — Activated WR Tu- Associated Press Sporting Kansas City 4, Los Angeles FC 1 National League tu Atwell from the COVID_19 list. Waived G ball allowed defenses to figure out LA Galaxy 1, Real Salt Lake 0 Jamil Demby. Signed G Jeremiah Kolone. San Jose 1, Portland 1, tie CINCINNATI REDS — Sent RHP Michael PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh a predictable short passing attack. Feliz to Louisville (Triple-A East) on a re- NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed CB Ado- Saturday’s games hab assignment. nis Alexander and LB Kwon Alexander. Steelers running back Najee Har- The Steelers selected Harris with Placed CB Keith Washington on IR. Activa- Atlanta at Columbus COLORADO ROCKIES — Reinstated RHP Robert Stephenson from the 10-day IL. Op- ted K Will Lutz from the non-football injury ris enjoys a challenge. the 24th overall pick in the 2021 Orlando City at Cincinnati list. Houston at Minnesota tioned RHP Antonio Santos to Albuquer- In his rookie season, Harris, the draft to aid quarterback Ben que (Triple-A West). NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed TE Tommy New York City FC at Toronto FC Stevens. Placed RB Mike Weber on IR. Austin FC at FC Dallas LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to team’s 2021 first-round pick, will Roethlisberger and a passing terms with LHP Cole Hamels on a major Signed WR Andy Jones. Sporting Kansas City at Colorado NEW YORK JETS — Signed QB Josh John- Real Salt Lake at Portland league contract. Designated RHP Yefry be tasked with playing behind a re- game that ranked seventh in the Ramirez for assignment. Placed RHP Jim- son. Waived LB Brendon White. vamped offensive line, while also AFC and 15th in the NFL. Sunday’s games my Nelson on the 10-day IL. Recalled LHP PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Activated S New York at Chicago Darien Nunez from Oklahoma City (Tri- Andrew Adams from the COVID-19 list. helping to improve a rushing at- “He loves football,” offensive Philadelphia at New England ple-A West). Optioned LHP Cole Hamels to Waived DB Nate Meadors with an injury Nashville at Miami ACL Dodgers (Arizona Complex League). designation. tack that ranked last in the NFL coordinator Matt Canada said of Los Angeles FC at San Jose MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned RHP Nick PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Waived DB De- CF Montréal at D.C. United Neidert to Jacksonville (Triple-A East). markus Acy and OT Anthony Cole with in- last season. Harris. “He’s as advertised as far Vancouver at LA Galaxy Designated INF Deven Marrero for assign- jury designations. “My job is to do everything I can as his work ethic. Obviously, ex- ment. Reinstated RHP Paul Campbell from SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed CB B.W. NWSL the restricted list. Reinstated INF Jazz Webb and TE Joshua Perkins. Waived CB to create better situations so we pectations are what they are, but Chisholm Jr. from the IL. Sent RHP Preston Tim Harris and TE Josh Pederson. WLTPts GF GA Guilmet outright to Jacksonville. HOCKEY can be in better down and distanc- the way he works, the way he pre- MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Recalled RHP National Hockey League es for the team,” Harris said. “It’s pares, he’s going to do everything Portland 8 3 1 25 19 7 Sal Romano from Nashville (Triple-A East). NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed F Rem Gotham FC 5 1 5 20 13 7 Placed LHP Eric Lauer on the 10-day IL. Pitlick to a one-year, two-way contract. my job to create something when he can to be ready to play, and NEW YORK METS — Placed RHP Edwin NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Re-signed F Mar- Chicago 6 5 2 20 15 18 Diaz on the paternity list. Recalled RHP ian Studenic to a one-year, two-way con- there’s nothing there. It’s my job to that’s a huge compliment to him Washington 5 4 3 18 15 14 Jake Reed from Syracuse (Triple-A East). tract. OTTAWA SENATORS — Signed D Victor hit the holes when there’s some- and the way he’s going after it.” North Carolina 5 4 3 18 16 9 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Recalled LHP Damon Jones from Lehigh Valley (Triple-A Mete to a one-year contract. thing there. My job is to do what I Tomlin has enjoyed the rookie’s Houston 5 5 2 17 14 13 East). Optioned C Rafael Marchan to Le- ST. LOUIS BLUES — Signed F Jordan Ky- Orlando 4 4 5 17 15 16 high Valley. rou to a two-year contract. Signed F Zach can every run to help out the competitive nature, particularly Sanford to a one-year contract. Reign FC 5 6 1 16 12 13 PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Transferred RHP Chase De Jong from the 10-day IL to SOCCER team.” during backs-on-backers, a one- Louisville 3 6 2 11 7 17 the 60-day IL. Optioned RHP Max Kranick Major League Soccer Harris will get his first opportu- on-one drill in which a running Kansas City 0 8 4 4 5 17 to Indianapolis (Triple-A East). Reinstated MLS INDEPENDENT REVIEW PANEL — De- LHP Steven Brault from the 60-day IL. Op- nied Chicago Fire FC’s appeal of the red nity during Thursday’s Hall of back attempts to block a blitzing li- Note: Three points for victory, one point card issued to D Wyatt Omsberg in the for tie. tioned RHP Shea Spitzbarth to Indianapo- lis. Activated LHP Anthony Banda. 34th minute of a Aug. 1 match against Phi- Fame game against Dallas. Steel- nebacker. Harris clashed with Saturday’s games SAN DIEGO PADRES — Sent RHP Dinelson ladelphia Union. ers coach Mike Tomlin said the Marcus Allen and starting line- North Carolina at Gotham FC Lamet to Lake Elsinore (Low-A West) on a D.C. UNITED — Recalled D Jacob Greene Portland at Washington rehab assignment. from Loudoun United (USL). rookie will play in all four presea- backer Alex Highsmith. The roo- Houston at Reign FC SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Reinstated LOS ANGELES FC — Signed M Daniel Cri- INF Tommy La Stella from the 60-day IL. sostomo to a one-year contract. son games. kie also shared a chest bump with Sunday’s games Placed RHP Anthony DeSclafani on the 10- COLLEGE “He needs the process of game Roethlisberger after a memorable Kansas City at Louisville day IL, retroactive to Aug. 3. Designated VANDERBILT — Named Tyler Shewmak- Orlando at Chicago LHP Conner Menez for assignment. er men’s basketball assistant coach. preparation and then ultimately repetition with linebacker Robert TENNIS play,” Tomlin said. “I’m excited Spillane. about watching him do that for the “Najee likes competition, and he Winners Open Ana Konjuh, Croatia, def. Alison Riske Ilya Ivashka, Belarus, def. Grigor Dimi- first time. I think he’s going to doesn’t run away from it, he runs to (9), United States, 6-1, 6-4. trov (4), Bulgaria, 6-2, 7-6 (4). Thursday Zhang Shuai, China, def. Madison Keys Kei Nishikori, Japan, def. Alexander Bu- learn and grow from that, aside it,” Tomlin said. “He has a long At Arenele BNR (3), United States, 7-5, 7-6 (5). blik (9), Kazakhstan, 6-2, 7-5. Cluj-Napoca, Romania Mackenzie McDonald, United States, from actual play in the game.” way to go from a growth standpoint Purse: $235,238 Citi Open def. Benoit Paire (13), France, 6-7 (6), 6-4, The ground game was an offsea- in terms of techniques, but I like Surface: Red clay 6-4. Women’s Singles Wednesday Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Jack Sock, son focal point for the Steelers. his appetite for competition.” Round of 16 At Willian H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center United States, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (1). Pittsburgh rushed for more than Harris finished his college ca- Mayar Sherif, Egypt, def. Alexandra Eala, Washington Philippines, 6-2, 6-2. Purse: $1,895,290 100 yards in each of its first five reer No. 1 in Alabama history with Kristyna Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Concord 125 Katarzyna Kawa, Poland, 6-4, 6-4. Men’s Singles games of 2020, but topped the cen- 3,843 rushing yards and 57 total Round of 32 Wednesday Denis Kudla, United States, def. Taylor At The Thoreau Club tury mark just once during its final touchdowns. Harris, who caught Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic Fritz (10), United States, 6-4, 6-2. Concord, Mass. 12 games. The Steelers rushed for 43 passes for 425 yards as a senior, Brandon Nakashima, United States, def. Purse: $115,000 Wednesday Daniel Evans (6), Britain, 7-6 (1), 6-0. Surface: Hardcourt outdoor fewer than 52 yards seven times has also lined up out wide during At San Jose State University John Millman (11), Australia, def. Elias Women’s Singles San Jose, Calif. Ymer, Sweden, 6-2, 7-6 (8). Round of 16 during that span, as Pittsburgh training camp practices in Pitts- Purse: $565,530 Steve Johnson, United States, def. Alex Madison Brengle (3), United States, def. stumbled down the stretch with burgh. Surface: Hardcourt outdoor de Minaur (3), Australia, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2. Lulu Sun, Switzerland, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2. Women’s Singles Reilly Opelka (8), United States, def. Da- Cristina Bucsa, Spain, def. Usue Maitane losses in five of its final six games, “You best believe, if I’m out Round of 16 niel Elahi Galan, Colombia, 7-6 (1), 6-3. Arconada, United States, 6-3, 6-3. Magda Linette, Poland, def. Petra Martic Lloyd Harris (14), South Africa, def. Ten- Mariam Bolkvadze, Georgia, def. Greet including a 48-37 blowout against (wide), I’m out there running (6), Croatia, 7-5, 7-6 (5). nys Sandgren, United States, 6-4, 1-0, ret. Minnen (7), Belgium, 6-4, 6-4. Cleveland in the first round of the routes,” Harris said. “I’m not a de- Daria Kasatkina (4), Russia, def. Caroline Jannik Sinner (5), Italy, def. Emil Ruusu- Hsieh Su-wei (2), Taiwan, def. Beatriz Garcia, France, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. vuori, Finland, 6-2, 6-4. Haddad Maia, Brazil, 6-3, 6-1. playoffs. coy. I’m live, for sure.” PAGE 18 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, August 6, 2021 MLB

Scoreboard Scherzer Ks 10 in Dodgers debut American League East Division Los Angeles has four HRs WLPct GB Tampa Bay 65 44 .596 _ in 7-5 defeat of Houston Boston 64 45 .587 1 New York 58 49 .542 6 BY JOE REEDY Toronto 56 49 .533 7 Associated Press Baltimore 38 69 .355 26

LOS ANGELES — Max Scherzer Central Division has accomplished many things dur- WLPct GB ing his 14-year major league career, Chicago 63 45 .583 _ but it wasn’t until his first start for Cleveland 52 53 .495 9½ the Los Angeles Dodgers on Detroit 52 58 .473 12 Wednesday night that he got to en- Kansas City 46 60 .434 16 joy this particular experience: Minnesota 45 63 .417 18 Aseventh-inning curtain call. West Division After Scherzer struck out Chas WLPct GB McCormick to end the Houston sev- Houston 65 43 .602 _ enth, the 52,724 fans at Dodger Sta- Oakland 61 48 .560 4½ dium gave the right-hander a stand- Seattle 58 51 .532 7½ Los Angeles 54 54 .500 11 ing ovation. Scherzer tipped his cap Texas 39 69 .361 26 as he went into the dugout but came back out after Clayton Kershaw told National League him to go salute the fans again. East Division The curtain call capped a success- WLPct GB ful debut for Scherzer, who struck New York 56 51 .523 _ out10 in a 7-5 victory over the Astros. Philadelphia 55 53 .509 1½ Atlanta 54 54 .500 2½ The Dodgers provided Scherzer ALEX GALLARDO/AP Washington 49 59 .454 7½ with plenty of offensive support Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer had 10 strikeouts over seven innings in a 7­5 win. Miami 46 62 .426 10½ with four home runs to get a split and Central Division cap a contentious two-game series. Scherzer (9-4) tied a season high last Friday, struck out José Altuve again. The series marked the first “That was a cool moment and with 109 pitches, allowing two runs three times. The three-time Cy chance for Dodgers fans to unload WLPct GB something I will never forget,” and five hits with a walk. Young Award winner also got Car- on the Astros in person since their Milwaukee 65 44 .596 _ Scherzer said. “The fans tonight The Dodger faithful roared with los Correa to chase a slider for the sign-stealing scandal was revealed Cincinnati 57 51 .528 7½ St. Louis 53 54 .495 11 were great. When it is going nuts you delight as Scherzer, acquired in a first out of the sixth inning. late in 2019. Houston beat LA in the Chicago 52 57 .477 13 can feed off it.” blockbuster trade with Washington The large crowd was boisterous 2017 World Series. Pittsburgh 41 67 .380 23½ West Division ROUNDUP WLPct GB San Francisco 68 40 .630 _ Los Angeles 65 44 .596 3½ San Diego 62 48 .564 7 Colorado 47 61 .435 21 Rizzo homers again, Yankees rout O’s Arizona 34 75 .312 34½ Wednesday’s games Associated Press as the Japanese star won for the third time in Tampa Bay 4, Seattle 3 Cincinnati 6, Minnesota 5 NEW YORK — Recently acquired Anthony four starts. Oakland 5, San Diego 4, 10 innings N.Y. Yankees 10, Baltimore 3 Rizzo homered again, DJ LeMahieu drove in Rays 4, Mariners 3: Randy Arozarena had a Toronto 8, Cleveland 6 four runs and the New York Yankees beat the two-run triple during a three-run third and AL Boston 4, Detroit 1 L.A. Angels 2, Texas 1 Baltimore Orioles 10-3 on Wednesday night. East-leading Tampa Bay beat visiting Seattle to Kansas City 9, Chicago White Sox 1 L.A. Dodgers 7, Houston 5 Rizzo’s solo homer in the fourth inning made avoid a season series sweep. Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 2 him the first player in Yankees history with at The Rays went 1-6 overall against the Mari- Philadelphia 9, Washington 5 N.Y. Mets 5, Miami 3 least one RBI in each of his first six games with ners, losing the first two games of the three- Atlanta 7, St. Louis 4 the club. game set. Chicago Cubs 3, Colorado 2 San Francisco 7, Arizona 1 Rizzo became just the fourth player in the Red Sox 4, Tigers 1: Eduardo Rodriguez Thursday’s games majors over the last 70 years to do it — Bobby struck out 10 in five shutout innings and Boston Boston at Detroit Murcer drove in a run in his first seven games won at Detroit to snap a five-game losing streak. L.A. Angels at Texas Seattle at N.Y. Yankees with the Chicago Cubs in 1977 and Jimmy Brewers 4, Pirates 2: Pinch-hitter Rowdy Cleveland at Toronto Wynn (Dodgers, 1974) and Jim Spencer (Texas, Tellez launched a three-run homer with two Kansas City at Chicago White Sox Minnesota at Houston 1973) did it six times in a row, according to the outs in the seventh inning to help host Milwau- N.Y. Mets at Miami Chicago Cubs at Colorado Elias Sports Bureau. kee beat Pittsburgh. San Francisco at Arizona Sent from the Cubs to New York last Thurs- MARY ALTAFFER/AP Royals 9, White Sox 1: Salvador Pérez hit a Philadelphia at Washington Pittsburgh at Cincinnati day, a day before the trade deadline, Rizzo hit The New York Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo hits a two-run homer and Kansas City went deep four Atlanta at St. Louis his 17th home run of the season and third for the solo homer in a 10­3 win over the Baltimore times to win at Chicago. Friday’s games Yankees. He has six homers in his last 10 games Orioles on Wednesday to become the first Blue Jays 8, Indians 6:George Springer hit Chicago White Sox (Lynn 10-3) at Chi- Yankees player to get at least one RBI in each cago Cubs (Hendricks 13-4) overall. his 42nd career leadoff home run for the first of Seattle (Gonzales 3-5) at N.Y. Yankees Mets 5, Marlins 3: Javier Báez hit a tie- of his first six games with the team. his four hits, Steven Matz pitched six shutout in- (TBD) Tampa Bay (Yarbrough 6-4) at Balti- breaking homer in the eighth inning after scor- nings and host Toronto beat Cleveland. more (Means 5-3) ing on a nifty slide in the second, and New York Arizona. Phillies 9, Nationals 4: Rhys Hoskins home- Boston (Eovaldi 9-6) at Toronto (Mano- ah 3-1) won at Miami to snap a three-game losing Gausman (10-5) gave up five hits, walked red and drove in three runs, Didi Gregorius hit Detroit (Manning 2-4) at Cleveland (Quantrill 2-2) streak. none and struck out eight. He cruised through a two-run homer and Philadelphia won at Minnesota (Ober 1-1) at Houston The Mets, who had lost five of six, let an early the first five innings before running into trouble Washington for its fourth straight victory. (Greinke 10-3) Kansas City (Minor 8-9) at St. Louis 3-0 lead slip away but recovered to maintain in the sixth. Asdrúbal Cabrera tagged Gaus- Reds 6, Twins 5: Luis Castillo pitched six ef- (Kim 6-6) Texas (Foltynewicz 2-10) at Oakland their 1½-game lead in the NL East over surging man for an RBI single. fective innings, Tyler Stephenson homered and (Bassitt 11-3) Philadelphia. Angels 2, Rangers 1:Shohei Ohtani pitched host Cincinnati held on to beat Minnesota. L.A. Angels (Sandoval 3-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Price 4-1) Athletics 5, Padres 4 (10):Matt Olson hit a six solid innings, Juan Lagares raced home Braves 7, Cardinals 4: Adam Duvall and N.Y. Mets (Stroman 7-10) at Philadel- two-run, walk-off double in the 10th inning and from second base on a wild pitch for the lead Jorge Soler homered, and Stephen Vogt drove phia (Gibson 7-3) Pittsburgh (Brubaker 4-10) at Cincin- host Oakland rallied to beat San Diego. with the two-way standout at the plate, and Los in the eventual winning run with a sacrifice fly nati (Miley 8-4) Washington (Fedde 4-7) at Atlanta The A’s scored twice in the ninth with two Angeles won at Texas. in Atlanta’s victory at St. Louis. (Muller 2-3) outs off closer Mark Melancon to tie it at 3. Jack Mayfield went 3-for-3 while homering Cubs 3, Rockies 2: Patrick Wisdom hit a San Francisco (Webb 5-3) at Milwau- kee (Burnes 6-4) Giants 7, Diamondbacks 1: Kevin Gausman from the No. 9 spot for the second consecutive three-run double to back a solid outing from Miami (Alcantara 6-9) at Colorado threw six stellar innings, Alex Dickerson added night. His sixth homer was a solo shot in the Alec Mills and lead Chicago to a win at Colora- (Márquez 9-8) Arizona (Smith 3-8) at San Diego a three-run homer and San Francisco won at fifth that gave Ohtani the extra run he needed do. (Weathers 4-3) Friday, August 6, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 19 OLYMPICS Scoreboard Spanish Gold medals table BRONZE—Jakob Schubert, Austria Climbing Men’s volleyball CANOE SPRINT Thursday Men’s Kayak Single 200m Thursday Group A teen tops GOLD—Sandor Totka, Hungary Men Nation GSBTot SILVER—Manfredi Rizza, Italy Combined Country WLPts BRONZE—Liam Heath, Britain Final China 34 24 16 74 Speed Men’s Kayak Double 1000m Poland 4 1 13 United States 29 35 27 91 Coleman Italy 4 1 11 GOLD—Australia (Jean van der West- 1. Alberto Gines Lopez, Spain. Japan 22 10 14 46 huyzen, Thomas Green) 2. Tomoa Narasaki, Japan. Japan 3 2 8 Australia 17 5 19 41 SILVER—Germany (Max Hoff, Jacob 3. Mickael Mawem, France. 4. Adam Ondra, Czech Republic. Canada 2 3 7 ROC 16 22 20 58 Schopf) BRONZE—Czech Republic (Josef Dostal, 5. Colin Duffy, United States. Iran 2 3 6 in climbing Britain 16 18 17 51 Radek Slouf) 6. Nathaniel Coleman, United States. Venezuela 0 5 0 7. Jakob Schubert, Austria. Germany 9 9 16 34 Women’s Canoe Single 200m Bouldering Group B Italy 7 10 18 35 GOLD—Nevin Harrison, United States BY JOHN MARSHALL 1. Nathaniel Coleman, United States, France 7 11 9 27 SILVER—Laurence Vincent-Lapointe, Country WLPts Associated Press Canada (T1z1, T3z2, z1), 2T3z 4 4. Netherlands 7 9 10 26 BRONZE—Liudmyla Luzan, Ukraine 2. Mickael Mawem, France, (T1z1, z1, z1), ROC 4 1 12 TOKYO — Nerves once were New Zealand 7 6 6 19 1T3z 1 3. Women’s Kayak Single 500m 3. Tomoa Narasaki, Japan, (T1z1, z3, z1), Brazil 4 1 10 Alberto Ginés Lopéz’s biggest ob- South Korea 6 4 9 19 GOLD—Lisa Carrington, New Zealand 1T3z 1 5. Argentina 3 2 8 Canada 5 5 8 18 SILVER—Tamara Csipes, Hungary 4. Colin Duffy, United States, (T1z1, z3, stacle on the climbing wall. Didn’t BRONZE—Emma Aastrand Jorgensen, z1), 1T3z 1 5. France 2 3 8 Hungary 5 7 3 15 Denmark 5. Jakob Schubert, Austria, (T1z1, z5, z1), United States 2 3 6 matter if he was in the finals or Cuba 5 3 4 12 CYCLING TRACK 1T3z 1 7. Tunisia 0 5 1 well down the standings, the fear Brazil 4 4 8 16 Men’s Omnium 6. Adam Ondra, Czech Republic, (T2z1, -, z1), 1T2z 2 2. of climbing in front of other people Czech Republic 4 3 2 9 GOLD—Matthew Walls, Britain 7. Alberto Gines Lopez, Spain, (z1, z7, z1), Thursday Spain 3 4 5 12 SILVER—Campbell Stewart, New Zeal- 0T3z 0 9. left him locked up. and Semifinals Lead Switzerland 3 4 5 12 BRONZE—Elia Viviani, Italy ROC 3, Brazil 1 (18-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-23) The Spanish teenager not only Poland 3 3 4 10 Women’s Keirin 1. Jakob Schubert, Austria, Top. France 3, Argentina 0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-22) 2. Adam Ondra, Czech Republic, 42+. overcame those jitters, he con- Croatia 3 3 2 8 GOLD—Shanne Braspennincx, Nether- 3. Colin Duffy, United States, 40. Saturday quered the world’s best climbers Jamaica 3 1 3 7 lands 4. Alberto Gines Lopez, Spain, 38+. Bronze Medal SILVER—Ellesse Andrews, New Zealand Belgium 3 1 1 5 5. Nathaniel Coleman, United States, Argentina vs Brazil on the sport’s biggest stage. BRONZE—Lauriane Genest, Canada 34+. Taiwan 2 4 6 12 DIVING Rankings Gold Medal At ease in front of a worldwide Denmark 2 2 4 8 Women’s 10m Platform 1. Alberto Gines Lopez, Spain, 28. France vs ROC audience, Ginés Lopéz won the Sweden 2 5 0 7 GOLD—Hongchan Quan, China 2. Nathaniel Coleman, United States, 30. first Olympic gold medal in sport Georgia 2 4 1 7 SILVER—Yuxi Chen, China 3. Jakob Schubert, Austria, 35. BRONZE—Melissa Wu, Australia 4. Tomoa Narasaki, Japan, 36. Men’s handball climbing, riding a victory in the Iran 2 2 1 5 HOCKEY 5. Mickael Mawem, France, 42. Norway 2 2 1 5 Men 6. Adam Ondra, Czech Republic, 48. Group A speed discipline to the top of the Slovenia 2 1 1 4 —Belgium (Arthur van Doren, John- 7. Colin Duffy, United States, 60. GOLD 8. Alexander Megos, Germany, 684. podium Thursday at the Tokyo Ecuador 2 1 0 3 John Dominique M Dohmen, Florent van Country WLTPts Aubel, Sebastien Dockier, Cedric Daniel 9. Chon Jongwon, South Korea, 800. Games. Greece 2 0 1 3 10. Rishat Khaibullin, Kazakhstan, 884. France 4 1 0 8 Andre Charlier, Gauthier Boccard, Nicolas “My head hasn’t worked so well Uzbekistan 2 0 1 3 de Kerpel, Augustin Jean J Meurmans, Alex- Boxing Spain 4 1 0 8 ander Robby P Hendrickx, Thomas Briels, Kosovo 2 0 0 2 Germany 3 2 0 6 to start the season, but I was work- Felix Veronique B. Denayer, Vincent Va- Thursday Qatar 2 0 0 2 nasch, Simon Pierre F Gougnard, Arthur Men Norway 3 2 0 6 ing with a specialist, and I think Ukraine 1 3 9 13 Anne-Marie Thierry de Sloover, Antoine Fly (48-52kg) Brazil 1 4 0 2 Sylvain T Kina, Loick Fanny A Luypaert, Vic- Semifinals now it’s working better,” Ginés Austria 1 1 5 7 tor Nicky B Wegnez, Tom Alain Boon) Argentina 0 5 0 0 Turkey 1 1 5 7 SILVER—Australia (Lachlan Thomas Carlo Paalam, Philippines, def. Ryomei Lopéz said. Sharp, Thomas William Craig, Tom Joseph Tanaka, Japan, 5-0. Group B Serbia 1 1 4 6 Galal Yafai, Britain, def. Saken Bibossi- He won the speed event. He Wickham, Matthew Dawson, Joshua Beltz, Country WLTPts Hong Kong 1 2 2 5 Edward Clive Ockenden, Jacob Thomas nov, Kazakhstan, 3-2. then showed off his all-around Kenya 1 2 2 5 Whetton, Blake Govers, Dylan Martin, Josh- Middle (69-75kg) Denmark 4 1 0 8 ua Simmonds, Tim Howard, Aran Zalewski, Semifinals skills by finishing seventh in lead Indonesia 1 1 3 5 Egypt 4 1 0 8 Flynn Andrew Ogilvie, Daniel James Beale, Oleksandr Khyzhniak, Ukraine, def. Eu- and fourth in bouldering. He had Romania 1 3 0 4 Trent Grant Mitton, Tim Brand, Andrew Le- mir Marcial, Philippines, 3-2. Sweden 4 1 0 8 wis Charter, Jeremy Thomas Hayward) Venezuela 1 3 0 4 Hebert Sousa, Brazil, def. Gleb Bakshi, Bahrain 1 4 0 2 30 points — the finishes are mul- BRONZE—India (Dilpreet Singh, Rupinder ROC, 4-1. Bulgaria 1 1 2 4 Pal Singh, Surender Kumar, Manpreet Japan 1 4 0 2 tiplied together — to edge Natha- Women Portugal 1 1 2 4 Singh, Hardik Singh, Gurjant Singh, Simran- Portugal 1 4 0 2 jeet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Harmanpreet Light (57-60kg) niel Coleman of the United States Slovakia 1 2 0 3 Semifinals Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Sreejesh Thursday by two. South Africa 1 2 0 3 Parattu Raveendran, Sumit, Nilakanta Kellie Anne Harrington, Ireland, def. Su- Semifinals Belarus 1 1 1 3 Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Varun Kumar, Bi- daporn Seesondee, Thailand, 3-2. Coleman came to Tokyo hoping rendra Lakra, Amit Rohidas, Vivek Sagar Beatriz Ferreira, Brazil, def. Mira Marjut France 27, Egypt 23 Ethiopia 1 1 1 3 Prasad) Johanna Potkonen, Finland, 5-0. Denmark 27, Spain 23 to make the finals in the sport’s Philippines 1 1 1 3 KARATE Saturday first Olympics. The 24-year-old Uganda 1 1 1 3 Men’s Kumite -67kg Wrestling Bronze Medal Ireland 1 0 2 3 GOLD—Steven da Costa, France Thursday Egypt vs Spain from Salt Lake City did more than Israel 1 0 2 3 SILVER—Eray Samdan, Turkey Men Gold Medal that, winning bouldering by top- BRONZE—Darkhan Assadilov, Kazakh- Freestyle 57kg Tunisia 1 1 0 2 stan Repechage France vs Denmark ping three of the four “problems.” Estonia 1 0 1 2 BRONZE—Abdel Rahman Almasatfa, Jordan Georgi Valentinov Vangelov, Bulgaria, He also was fifth in lead and sixth Fiji 1 0 1 2 def. Oscar Eduardo Tigreros Urbano, Col- Women’s Kumite -55kg Latvia 1 0 1 2 ombia, 6-0, 7-4, Pin. Men’s basketball in speed, finishing just short of GOLD—Ivet Goranova, Bulgaria Thomas Patrick Gilman, United States, gold. Thailand 1 0 1 2 SILVER—Anzhelika Terliuga, Ukraine def. Gulomjon Abdullaev, Uzbekistan, Group A Bahamas 1 0 0 1 BRONZE—Bettina Plank, Austria 11-1, Technical Superiority. “Getting into finals, it didn’t feel Bermuda 1 0 0 1 BRONZE—Tzuyun Wen, Taiwan Bronze Medal Matches Country WLPts Women’s Kata for real for a long time,” he said. “I Morocco 1 0 0 1 Nurislam Sanayev, Kazakhstan, def. Ge- France 3 0 6 GOLD—Sandra Sanchez Jaime, Spain orgi Valentinov Vangelov, Bulgaria, 3-0, put a lot of effort in resetting my Puerto Rico 1 0 0 1 SILVER—Kiyou Shimizu, Japan 2-1, Points. United States 2 1 4 BRONZE—Mo Sheung Grace Lau, Hong Thomas Patrick Gilman, United States, Czech Republic 1 2 2 mind and believe a good perform- Thursday’s medalists def. Reza Atrinagharchi, Iran, 5-0, 4-1, Kong Iran 0 3 0 ance was possible.” ATHLETICS BRONZE—Viviana Bottaro, Italy Points. Men’s 110m Hurdles MARATHON SWIMMING Final Group B Jakob Schubert of Austria had GOLD—Hansle Parchment, Jamaica Men’s 10km Zavur Uguev, ROC, def. Kumar Ravi, In- the climb of the night, becoming SILVER—Grant Holloway, United States dia, 4-2, 3-2, Points. Country WLPts BRONZE—Ronald Levy, Jamaica GOLD—Florian Wellbrock, Germany SILVER—Kristof Rasovszky, Hungary the first man or woman to reach Freestyle 74kg Australia 3 0 6 Men’s 20km Race Walk BRONZE—Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy Quarterfinals Italy 2 1 4 the top of the 15-meter lead wall in GOLD—Massimo Stano, Italy SKATEBOARDING Frank Chamizo Marquez, Italy, def. Tu- SILVER—Koki Ikeda, Japan Men’s Park ran Bayramov, Azerbaijan, 1-0, 2-1, Points. Germany 1 2 2 three days of competition. His BRONZE—Toshikazu Yamanishi, Japan GOLD—Keegan Palmer, Australia Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau, Nigeria 0 3 0 climb moved him into the bronze Men’s 400m SILVER—Pedro Barros, Brazil Belarus, def. Kyle Douglas Dake, United BRONZE—Cory Juneau, United States States, 9-0, 2-0, Technical Superiority. Group C medal spot and knocked Czech GOLD—Steven Gardiner, Bahamas Zaurbek Sidakov, ROC, def. Bekzod Ab- SILVER—Anthony Jose Zambrano, Col- TABLE TENNIS Women’s Team durakhmonov, Uzbekistan, 6-2, 7-4, Points. Country WLPts climber Adam Ondra off the podi- ombia Daniyar Kaisanov, Kazakhstan, def. Amr BRONZE—Kirani James, Grenada GOLD—China (Meng Chen, Yingsha Sun, Reda Ramadan Hussen, Egypt, 2-3, 6-2, Slovenia 3 0 6 um. Manyu Wang) Men’s Shot Put Points. Spain 2 1 4 “It kind of came out of no- SILVER—Japan (Mima Ito, Kasumi Ishi- Semifinals GOLD—Ryan Crouser, United States kawa, Miu Hirano) Argentina 1 2 2 where,” Schubert said. “Out of SILVER—Joe Kovacs, United States BRONZE—Hong Kong (Hoi Kem Doo, Wai Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau, Japan 0 3 0 BRONZE—Tomas Walsh, New Zealand Yam Minnie Soo, Ho Ching Lee) Belarus, def. Frank Chamizo Marquez, Ita- speed and boulder, I was in such a ly, 2-1, 7-6, Points. Men’s Triple Jump WRESTLING Thursday Men’s Freestyle 57kg Zaurbek Sidakov, ROC, def. Daniyar Kai- Semifinals bad position. I knew even with a GOLD—Pedro Pichardo, Portugal sanov, Kazakhstan, 1-0, 10-0, Technical Su- first place in lead, there was only a SILVER—Yaming Zhu, China GOLD—Zavur Uguev, ROC periority. United States 97, Australia 78 BRONZE—Hugues Fabrice Zango, Burki- SILVER—Kumar Ravi, India Women France 90, Slovenia 89 BRONZE—Nurislam Sanayev, Kazakh- small chance to medal. Every- na Faso Freestyle 53kg Saturday stan Quarterfinals thing went so fast after that.” Women’s Pole Vault BRONZE—Thomas Patrick Gilman, Unit- Gold Medal ed States Vanesa Kaladzinskaya, Belarus, def. Vi- France vs United States Climbing made the transition GOLD—Katie Nageotte, United States nesh Vinesh, India, 5-2, 4-1, Pin. SILVER—Anzhelika Sidorova, ROC Men’s Freestyle 86kg Pang Qianyu, China, def. Jacarra Gwen- Bronze Medal from chill outdoor vibe to compet- BRONZE—Holly Bradshaw, Britain GOLD—David Morris Taylor Iii, United isha Winchester, United States, 6-0, 0-2, BOXING States Points. Slovenia vs Australia itive sport in the 1990s and took a Men’s Feather (52-57kg) SILVER—Hassan Yazdanicharati, Iran Bolortuya Bat Ochir, Mongolia, def. Lui- huge step forward in 2007 with the BRONZE—Artur Naifonov, ROC sa Elizabeth Valverde Melendres, Ecua- GOLD—Albert Batyrgaziev, ROC BRONZE—Myles Nazem Amine, San Ma- dor, 15-5, 0-0, Technical Superiority. Field hockey formation of the International SILVER—Duke Ragan, United States rino Mayu Mukaida, Japan, def. Roksana BRONZE—Lazaro Alvarez, Cuba Women’s Freestyle 57kg Marta Zasina, Poland, 12-2, Technical Su- Women Federation of Sport Climbing. BRONZE—Samuel Takyi, Ghana periority. GOLD—Risako Kawai, Japan Friday The World Cup circuit expand- SPORT CLIMBING Semifinals Bronze Medal Men’s Combined SILVER—Iryna Kurachkina, Belarus BRONZE—Helen Louise Maroulis, United Pang Qianyu, China, def. Vanesa Kalad- Britain vs India ed the sport’s popularity, as did GOLD—Alberto Gines Lopez, Spain States zinskaya, Belarus, 0-2, 2-0, Points. the increase in recreational gyms SILVER—Nathaniel Coleman, United BRONZE—Evelina Georgieva Nikolova, Mayu Mukaida, Japan, def. Bolortuya Gold Medal States Bulgaria Bat Ochir, Mongolia, 2-0, 4-3, Points. Netherlands vs Argentina around the world. PAGE 20 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, August 6, 2021 OLYMPICS US women take soccer bronze Lloyd, Rapinoe each score two goals

BY ANNE M. PETERSON lians’ first trip to the medal round Associated Press at the Olympics. No Australian KASHIMA, Japan — Although soccer team, men or women, has the color of their medal wasn’t ever won a medal. what they wanted, the spirit of The Matildas were the under- their mettle was just what they ex- dogs against the United States, the pected. top-ranked team in the world and The United States salvaged a the defending World Cup cham- rocky tournament by winning pion which came to Japan vying bronze in women’s soccer at the for gold. But the Americans strug- Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. gled at times, including in a 1-0 Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd loss to Canada in the semifinals. scored two goals each in a 4-3 win The Canadians hadn’t defeated over Australia after opening the their North American counter- Tokyo Games with an uncharac- parts since 2001. FERNANDO VERGARA/AP teristic 3-0 loss to Sweden. The U.S. team that came out The United States’ Samantha Mewis, left, and Australia’s Chloe Logarzo go for a header Thursday during “It’s very satisfying. I think we against Australia looked com- the women’s bronze medal soccer match at the Summer Olympics in Kashima, Japan. all realized we didn’t play the best pletely different. this entire tournament,” U.S. cap- “That was the U.S. mentality,” corner kick in the eighth minute to Franch got her first start in a the gold medal match at the Olym- tain Becky Sauerbrunn said. “So Lloyd said. “We played well, we give the Americans an early lead. major tournament in place of pics five times. The Americans to have the response that we did strung some really good sequenc- It was the second time Rapinoe Alyssa Naeher, who injured her have four gold medals, more than after a very disappointing semifi- es together, scored some great has scored an Olimpico, as goals right knee in the U.S. team’s semi- any other team since women’s nal, to show the USA mentality goals. And I’m extremely proud of from corners are known: She also final loss to Canada. soccer became an Olympic sport and the resiliency, to put the per- the way we persevered, they way had one in the semifinals of the Just 27, Kerr became the all- in 1996. formance in that we wanted to be we turned things around. We’re 2012 Olympics against Canada. time leading scorer for the Austra- But it is the second Olympics playing the entire time, and to fi- going home with a medal, and Sam Kerr pulled the Austra- lians with 48 goals. She led all they have failed to reach the gold nally find it in a game like that — there’s no greater feeling than lians even with a goal in the 17th scorers remaining in the tourna- medal match. They were beaten very satisfying.” that.” minute that got past U.S. goal- ment with six goals. by Sweden in the quarterfinals The loss spoiled the Austra- Rapinoe scored directly from a keeper Adrianna Franch. The United States has reached five years ago in Brazil. History made: Gold: US down 15 points Pro boxers nab before rallying in 2nd half FROM PAGE 24 they would get a chance. pair of medals “Obviously, getting down 15 They dropped the Americans points, you know you’ve got to into their second double-digit def- BY GREG BEACHAM bring it up a notch and that’s what icit in two games, outplaying the Associated Press we did,” Booker said. world’s No. 1-ranked team and TOKYO — Albert Batyrgaziev became the first Jrue Holiday had 11 points, looking capable of forcing the U.S. professional boxer to win an Olympic gold medal eight rebounds and eight assists to settle for anything other than Thursday when the 23-year-old Russian conquered THEMBA HADEBE /AP for the U.S., which will play Olympic gold for the first time the featherweight division by beating Duke Ragan, a The United States’ Duke Ragan, left, gets punched France for a fourth straight gold since the Americans stumbled fellow pro. by the Russian Olympic Committee’s Albert medal Saturday. The French beat home with bronze in 2004. And though Batyrgaziev knows he made history Batyrgaziev during their featherweight final the Americans 83-76 in their But the U.S. recovered and and both of these fighters greatly boosted their pro ca- Thursday at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Olympic opener. romped after halftime, improving reers with Olympic success, he thinks the distinction That was part of a 2-3 start to the to 9-0 against Australia at the between professional and Olympic boxing is weak — round fight to find his game. The 4-0 pro knows his ap- summer for the U.S., which in- Olympics. and getting weaker. proach is more typical to the professional game, cluded a loss to the Australians in “In the locker room, it basically “I think that being here for any athlete means that where more rounds allow more counterpunching and an exhibition game in Las Vegas. was, ‘How bad do you want it?’ it’s a professional or a near-professional experience,” more gradual buildups to action. The Americans don’t look like And we came out with the same in- Batyrgaziev said through an interpreter. “A profes- The 23-year-old from Cincinnati spoke throughout that team anymore. tent we had in the first half,” Aus- sional boxer is not only someone who does it full-time the tournament about his struggle to override his pro- They look like the best team in tralia’s Nic Kay said. “We didn’t (for money). It also means that here at these Games, fessional mentality in time to win these brief bouts. the world, like those that used to do it at the level we needed to. It’s any athlete can consider himself or herself a profes- “I feel like his conditioning won him the fight,” Ra- win gold with ease. unfortunate.” sional.” gan said. “I started finding my rhythm later in the It’s clear the Americans still The Australians opened an Batyrgaziev and Ragan became the first two pro- fight, but it was too late then. It’s only three rounds.” have their grip on gold and it’s go- eight-point lead while the Ameri- fessional boxers to meet in a Games final at the Koku- Ragan learned he was headed to the Olympics only ing to take more than a few bad cans managed only one basket gikan Arena. Batyrgaziev, who is 3-0 as a pro boxer, in early June when the Boxing Task Force overseeing minutes for anyone to take it away over a span of more than four min- escaped with a 3:2 victory by employing a strategy the Tokyo tournament finalized its qualification proc- from them. utes. Australia took a 24-18 lead in- that was much more Olympic than his American op- esses. He became the 12th U.S. medalist in the feath- Patty Mills scored 15 points for to the second quarter after Chris ponent’s approach. erweight division, and he wouldn’t change his career Australia, which still needs a win Goulding made a three-pointer in Batyrgaziev, a teenage kickboxing champion from path. for its first Olympic basketball the closing seconds. Dagestan who picked up boxing just five years ago, He also realizes he has greatly helped his promo- medal. The U.S. kept misfiring from be- pressured Ragan from the opening bell in the final. He ters at Top Rank by giving himself a new title that will The Australians have finished hind the arc and even had some largely dominated the first round with aggression and be attached permanently to his name for the rest of his fourth four times at the Olympics, shaky moments at the rim — high punch volume — the two traditional keys to per- boxing career: Olympic silver medalist Duke Ragan. including in 2016, but believed this Khris Middleton had an open suading amateur judges. “I take that and run with it,” Ragan said. “It was a time they could bring home gold. dunk attempt but slammed the Meanwhile, Ragan needed nearly half of the three- blessing to be here.” For 1½ quarters, it looked as if ball into the front of the rim. Friday, August 6, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 21 OLYMPICS American A team seeking beach gold vs. Aussies Ross, Klineman reach final with defeat of Switzerland BY JIMMY GOLEN work through it,” Ross said. “But Associated Press we did win our first international TOKYO — When Stanford in- tournament and I was just kind of door volleyball star Alix Kline- like, ‘Well, duh.’ ” man moved over to the beach to They won five more tourna- team up with two-time Olympic ments on the tour to finish tied for medalist April Ross, she knew first in the Olympic qualification she was signing up for a lot of ex- points race. In Tokyo they have tra work. lost just one set in six matches. And a lot of extra pressure. And now, if they win their next MARK HUMPHREY/AP “There’s been a big feeling of match, they will be Olympic The United States’ Makenzie Fischer, second from left, and Rachel Fattal, right, defend against Ekaterina not wanting to let her down, be- champions. Prokofyeva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, during a semifinal win Thursday in Tokyo. cause she took a huge risk on me,” “Like, OK. We made the right Klineman said Thursday after choice,” Klineman said. “She be- the American “A-Team” beat lieved in me. So that’s been a huge Switzerland 21-12, 21-11 to ad- motivating factor — just to work US women down ROC, face vance to the beach volleyball gold my hardest every day and to not medal match. “The fact that ev- make her regret her decision.” erything is falling into place just The victory assures the United Spain for gold in water polo feels so magical.” States of a beach volleyball medal After winning a silver medal in for the seventh straight Summer BY JAY COHEN you,” Musselman said. “I think to- 2012 final, and then finished fifth London and bronze in Rio de Ja- Games — every one since the Associated Press day it came down to my shot.” at the Rio Olympics. It also lost to neiro, Ross was hoping to up- sport was added to the program in TOKYO — Maddie Musselman Led by Musselman and clutch the U.S. in the final at the 2019 grade to the top step of the podi- Atlanta in 1996. With four Brazi- thinks about it all the time. Playing plays by Alys Williams and Melis- world championships. um in Tokyo. Her plan involved a lian teams — two men’s, two on the talented U.S. women’s wa- sa Seidemann, the U.S. stayed in “I’m pretty sure this year is one 6-foot-5, four-time indoor volley- women’s — failing to reach the ter polo team, Musselman is con- the mix for a third consecutive of the years where (it’s) more even ball All-American who had semifinals, the U.S. is the only stantly debating whether she gold medal. Next up is Spain, between the teams, so it’s going to played in just a handful of domes- country that can make that claim. should pass or shoot the ball. which advanced with an 8-6 victo- be a really cool final to play,” tic AVP tour events. The Americans never trailed in She decided to shoot Thursday, ry over Hungary. Spain player Roser Tarrago said. The decision would mean extra the first set against Joana Hei- and it worked out quite well for the Captain Maggie Steffens had Anni Espar, who played with work for Ross, too. drich and Anouk Verge-Depre of Americans. three goals as the U.S. improved to U.S. attacker Kaleigh Gilchrist in Not just the usual effort to con- Switzerland. Ross and Klineman Musselman scored four of her 133-4 since it won gold at the 2016 college at Southern California, nect as teammates. Not just help- lost the first point of the second five goals in the second half, rally- Rio de Janeiro Games. It has won had three goals for Spain, and 16- ing Klineman figure out the over- before rolling off three in a row to ing the U.S. to a 15-11 victory over three in a row since it lost 10-9 to year-old Elena Ruiz scored twice. lapping but still different skills to take a lead they never relin- the Russian team in the semifinals Hungary in group play for its first Spain posted the first three succeed on the beach. Picking a quished. at the Tokyo Olympics. loss at the Olympics since the 2008 goals. Hungary finally got on the teammate with zero international They will face Australia in the “It’s a battle that I personally final against the Netherlands. board when Dorottya Szilagyi points meant Ross, who also has a gold medal match on Friday. Ma- fight every day, in terms of is it Spain is looking for its first gold scored with 4:39 left in the first world championship gold and riafe Artacho and Taliqua Clancy your shot or is it the person next to medal. It lost to the U.S. 8-5 in the half. two silvers on her résumé, would beat Latvia 23-21, 21-13 on Thurs- essentially be a rookie herself day to clinch their country’s first and forced to play her way into Olympic medal since Natalie Alvarez a summer-winter medalist many tournaments on the FIVB Cook and Kerri Pottharst won tour. gold on Bondi Beach in 2000. “I was committed. This was go- Latvia’s Tina Graudina and as US will play for gold in baseball ing to be my partner. However we Anastasija Kravcenoka will play started, that was just going to be for the bronze against Switzer- BY RONALD BLUM how we started; we’re going to land. Associated Press YOKOHAMA, Japan — Eddy Alvarez became on- ly the third American to earn medals at both the Sum- mer and Winter Olympics when the United States beat defending champion South Korea 7-2 Thursday night to gain a berth in this weekend’s gold medal game against host Japan. The former U.S. speedskater-turned-infielder wept in the dugout after the final out as teammates patted him on the back and offered handshakes and hugs. After earning a silver in 2014 at Sochi as part of the SUE OGROCKI/AP U.S. four-man short track team, he’ll get at least a sil- The United States’ Eddy Alvarez, front, and Nick ver in baseball. Allen embrace after their 7­2 semifinal defeat of The other Americans with summer and winter South Korea on Thursday in Yokohama, Japan. medals are Eddie Eagen (boxing in 1920, bobsled in 1932) and Lauryn Williams (track and field in 2004 run sixth. Alvarez and Mark Kolozsvary also drove in and 2012, bobsled in 2014). runs. FELIPE DANA/AP Jack López drove in his first two runs of the Olym- The U.S. team of prospects and released veterans, April Ross, left, of the United States, and teammate Alix Klineman pics with RBI singles for his first two hits, Jamie seeking the Americans’ second baseball gold medal celebrate winning their women’s beach volleyball semifinal against Westbrook hit a solo homer, and Tyler Austin hit a and first since 2000, improved to 4-1 and will play Ja- Switzerland on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan. two-run single as the U.S. built a 7-1 lead with a five- pan (5-0) on Saturday night. PAGE 22 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, August 6, 2021 OLYMPICS US teen Harrison overtakes Canadian for canoe 200 gold

BY JIM VERTUNO history. Associated Press Vincent Lapointe had been the standard- TOKYO — Nevin Harrison saved her bearer in the event with six world cham- tears for the finish line, where they came pionships since 2010, and she had lobbied pouring out over a golden smile. hard to get the race into the Olympics. The The American teenager made women’s Tokyo Games was the first time the two best Olympic history on Thursday when she paddlers in the world had met on the water. surged over the back half of the first canoe They raced practically side-by-side. Vin- 200 sprint final to overtake Laurence Vin- cent Lapointe was in Lane 2 and Harrison in cent Lapointe of Canada for the gold medal. Lane 4. Harrison paddles on the right side The Olympics added the event at the Tokyo of her canoe. Vincent Lapointe favors the Games as part of a push for gender equity. left. “It’s exciting to be part of history, to see And quickly in front, they could see each how awesome we all were,” Harrison said. other the entire race. “I knew it was going to be the hardest race “I grew up watching her and hoping to of my life. It’s the Olympics, and that’s what one day be at that level,” Harrison said. it all about.” “They say your idols eventually become The 19-year-old from Seattle who will your rivals.” soon start college at San Diego State is the Harrison won the 2019 world champion- first American woman to win a canoe sprint ship at age 17 when Vincent Lapointe was gold medal, and the first to win any kind of serving a provisional doping suspension medal since 1964. that was later overturned. After the layoff KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/AP Harrison burst into tears after the finish from international competition, Lapointe Nevin Harrison, of the United States, reacts after winning the gold in the canoe single and held her hand to her mouth before pad- surprisingly didn’t qualify for the canoe 200 200 on Thursday, rallying to beat Canadian Laurence Vincent Lapointe, background. dling to the dock. She fought back tears at the Olympic trials. again during the medal ceremony, then cra- Canada put her on the team anyway and was too strong to catch and won by half a medal. She is scheduled to race the canoe dled the gold next to her cheek. entered her in a kayak event she doesn’t canoe length. double 500, where she and teammate Katie She had been known to cry before races race. She then switched to her specialty Liudmyla Luzan of Ukraine finished Vincent are favorites to win. earlier in her career as part of a pressure race. third for bronze. Lisa Carrington of New Zealand took her release method. That didn’t happen this The Canadian’s quick start suggested a “I’m so relieved. It hit me on the podium third gold medal in three days, winning the time, and she had all the energy and compo- strategy to break the young American early. that I’ve done it,” Lapointe said. “I might not women’s kayak 500 with another dominant sure needed to rally from Vincent La- Harrison stayed patient, and her sheer pow- have won a gold, but this silver tastes amaz- start-to-finish victory. Carrington won the pointe’s early lead. Harrison not only won, er and steady but furious stroke rallied her ing.” 200 and double 500 earlier this week and is she beat one of greatest canoe paddlers in to the lead by the halfway point. Harrison Vincent Lapointe could still win a gold still scheduled to race the 500 fours. US’ Taylor scores late takedown to grab gold Steveson dominates his Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur of Mon- came the first U.S. female wres- golia. tler to win more than one Olympic way to heavyweight final Steveson beat his first oppo- medal. nent, Aiaal Lazarev of Kyrgyz- In the men’s 57-kilogram frees- BY CLIFF BRUNT stan, 10-0 by technical superiority tyle class, the Russian Zavur Associated Press in just 2:04. He then blitzed 2016 Uguev beat Ravi Kumar 7-4 to CHIBA, Japan — David Taylor Olympic champion Taha Akgul claim gold. seized the most important mo- 8-0 in the quarterfinals. American Thomas Gilman, who ment of his wrestling life. On Friday’s he’ll face Georgia’s lost his opener to Uguev 5-4 on a The American scored a double- Geno Petriashvili, the No. 1 seed move in the final 10 seconds of the leg takedown with 17 seconds re- and a three-time world champion. match, earned bronze with a 9-1 maining to beat Iran’s Hassan “Another legend I’m stepping win over Reza Atrinagharchi of Yazdani 4-3 on Thursday night on the mat with,” Steveson said. Iran. and claim the gold medal in the “But the first legend I wrestled to- “It goes back to something my freestyle 86-kilogram class. day (Akgul), I took care of busi- grandfather told me growing up “There was no way I wasn’t go- ness. Second one, I’m going to try over and over: ‘Don’t think too ing to find a way,” he said “It’s the and handle it the same. It’s just an- much,’ ” Gilman said. “What are gold medal, man. I was going to rip other day at the job. I live for mo- you going to do when someone my arms off if I had to.” ments like this.” punches you in the mouth and you Taylor expected a tough match AARON FAVILA/AP Japan’s Risako Kawai won her fall down? You get back up and from the man nicknamed “The The United States’ David Taylor and Iran’s Hassan Yazdanicharati second Olympic gold, beating Iry- you keep fighting. That’s all I did.” Greatest.” Yazdani, the No. 1 seed, compete during the men’s 86kg freestyle wrestling final on Thursday. na Kurachkina of Belarus 5-0 in American Kyle Dake, one of the won the 74-kilogram class at the Taylor secured a takedown with 17 second left to win the match. the women’s 57-kilogram frees- favorites in the men’s 74-kilogram 2016 Olympics. tyle final. She won the 63-kilo- freestyle class, had an 11-0 quar- “I like to win 10-0, but getting it times to score,” Taylor said. “I al- takedowns.” gram division in 2016. terfinal loss to Mahamedkhabib done in the last seconds feels pret- ways say that if you want to be the There might be more gold com- American Helen Maroulis de- Kadzimahamedau. But because ty good, too,” Taylor said. best in the world, you need to take ing for the United States. feated Mongolia’s Khongorzul Kadzimahamedau defeated Ital- He took advantage of Yazdani’s people down twice. You need to National champion Gable Ste- Boldsaikhan 11-0 in a bronze med- y’s Frank Chamizo in the semifi- decision to be cautious. get two takedowns. Tonight was a veson reached the 125-kilogram al match. Maroulis, who won the nals, Dake qualified for repechage “I think he only tried three good example of that. I needed two final with a 5-0 semifinal win over 53-kilogram division in 2016, be- and has a shot at bronze. Friday, August 6, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 23 OLYMPICS Crouser honors grandpa with shot put gold BY PAT GRAHAM It was years ago in Larry Crous- “The same time that you’re Associated Press er’s backyard that Ryan attempted cheering the most fantastic thing, TOKYO — Ryan Crouser wrote his first toss with the heavy metal there’s just that little bit of, ‘I wish the note and brought it to the stadi- ball that would shape his life. What a grandpa was here,’ ” said Ryan’s um just in case. journey it produced. mom, Lisa, while celebrating at a “Grandpa. We did it. 2020 Olym- Crouser has seen the world watch party back in Redmond, Ore. pic champion!” it said. thanks to that shot put. Dominated “You know he’s watching.” The world’s best shot putter had a it, too. He set the world record earli- On Crouser’s big day, U.S. team- feeling he’d win. After he did just er this summer at the Olympic mate Joe Kovacs finished second that on Thursday, he pulled out that trials. On Thursday, he raised his and Tomas Walsh of New Zealand piece of paper and showed it to the own Olympic record as well, to was third. world. Crouser’s second straight 23.30 meters (76 feet, 5½ inches). That was the exact same podium Olympic gold medal was a tribute to He earned the first track and field as five years ago at the Rio de Janei- his grandfather, Larry, who died gold medal for the American men at ro Olympics. It marks the first time shortly before Crouser left for To- the Tokyo Games, coming later in any Olympic individual track and kyo. than anyone expected — on Day 7 of field event that there’s been a repeat “To lose him the week before the the meet. It was too late for his podium in back-to-back Summer Olympics was obviously sad,” grandpa to see it, though Crouser Games — the same three athletes in MATTHIAS HANGST/AP Crouser said. “But I feel like he was and his family have a feeling he the exact same positions, according Ryan Crouser, of the United States, holds a sign after winning the able to be here in spirit.” knows. to Olympic historian Bill Mallon. gold medal in the men’s shot put Thursday in Tokyo. US men’s team gone after another messy 4x100 relay BY EDDIE PELLS Associated Press TOKYO — The first time U.S. sprinter Ronnie Baker tried to grab the baton, he found himself holding a handful of Fred Ker- ley’s jersey. The second time, Baker whiffed. By the third try, Kerley was side-by-side with Baker, practically using both hands to shovel the stick into his teammate’s palm. The names might change, but the results for the American FRANCISCO SECO/AP Olympic 4x100-meter relay team Cravon Gillespie, of the United MARTIN MEISSNER/AP remain every bit as brutal. States, reacts after the U.S. men Katie Nageotte, of the United States, cleared 4.90 meters (16 feet, 1 inch), to win the gold medal in the The exchange between Kerley finished sixth in the 4x100 relay women’s pole vault Thursday in Tokyo. and Baker wrecked the Ameri- Thursday in Tokyo. cans in qualifying Thursday, leading to a sixth-place finish The U.S. men haven’t won the that left them out of the final and 4x100 at the Olympics since 2000 Losses on track, wins on field: extended a quarter-century of and haven’t made it cleanly to the misery for the country that finish line in a final since taking a brings the deepest track team to silver medal in 2012. But they Another rocky day for USA the Games. gave that one back because of a “We just didn’t get the job done doping ban against Tyson Gay. BY EDDIE PELLS fourth to cap Day 7 of the nine-day make up about half of the deepest today. That’s all,” said Kerley, This marked the first time the Associated Press meet at the Olympic Stadium. The team in the world. who ran the second leg. U.S. has failed to make the final TOKYO — A five-minute burst of U.S. men’s sprinters left the stadi- Norman’s fourth-place finish Outrage spread quickly, as it since 2008, when Gay was in- action near the backstretch of the um not having won a single final. capped a dreary day of running for always does when this happens. volved in a bumbled exchange. Olympic track served up the perfect But Nageotte’s gold, won in a the red, white and blue — at least on “The USA team did everything The U.S. made the final in 2016, snapshot of what is going right, and tense back-and-forth with Russian the oval. wrong in the men’s relay,” sprint- but got DQ’d for another bad pass all that is going wrong, for the U.S. athlete Anzhelika Sidorova, was the He was supposed to have a show- ing great Carl Lewis wrote on in the medal race. track and field team in Tokyo. third field victory for the U.S., two of down with Steven Gardiner of the Twitter. “The passing system is “Trying to time that up perfect- At one moment in the pole vault which have been won by women. Bahamas, but Gardiner won this wrong, athletes running the ly with a couple of practices is a pit Thursday night, Katie Nageotte The U.S. overall is doing well in easily, in a time of 43.85 seconds, to wrong legs, and it was clear that little difficult, but it is what it is,” cleared 4.90 meters (16 feet, 1 inch) field events. add to his title from the world cham- there was no leadership. It was a Baker said. and went running up to the stands to It is struggling on the track. pionships two years ago in Qatar. total embarrassment, and com- Indeed, the team has not prac- celebrate a gold medal that had There have been exceptions — Nageotte is 30, but fairly new to pletely unacceptable for a USA ticed much, but that’s no differ- looked like a lost cause only an hour namely Athing Mu and Sydney the major international stage. She’s team to look worse than the AAU ent from any other country. All earlier. McLaughlin, who have the coun- now on a list with Jenn Suhr and Sta- kids I saw.” have had their training time re- At the next, just as the 400-meter try’s only two golds from the track. cy Dragila as American Olympic The U.S. men won’t win a med- stricted because of the coronavi- sprinters approached the halfway And Ryan Crouser, who gutted out champions in pole vault. al they used to count on in what is rus pandemic, both in Tokyo and point, America’s best chance in the an emotion-drenched victory earli- Nageotte, who went viral when turning out to be a rough Olympic in the year leading up to it. race, Michael Norman, was steam- er in the day to defend his Olympic she cleared a personal best (4.95) to track meet. But what used to be a This didn’t seem to impact Chi- ing so far ahead of the competition, shot put title. win the Olympic trials earlier this conversation about the deepest na, Canada or Italy, who finished it became clear he could not sustain Very few would’ve figured summer, opened her evening with track team in the world simply 1-2-3 in a qualifying heat that the pace. Crouser’s win on Day 7 would be the two straight misses at the first giving away a medal really can’t most teams use more as practice He didn’t. Norman finished first in any event for the men, who height, 4.5 meters. be viewed in that light anymore. than a hard run. PAGE 24 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, August 6, 2021 Impressive debut SPORTS Scherzer strikes out 10 in first start with Dodgers ›› MLB, Page 18

OLYMPICS In position for gold Americans surge by Australia in second half, secure berth in final against France

BY BRIAN MAHONEY Associated Press SAITAMA, Japan — The U.S. has owned gold for three straight Olympics, making the middle of the medals platform property of the Americans. The Australians tried everything they could to shove them off. “They hit us with a nice punch,” Kevin Durant said after their men’s Olympic semifinals matchup. “We knew that team was going to get us down early and see how we’d respond.” The response was not what Australia had hoped. Durant scored 23 points, Devin Booker had 20 and the U.S. blew past and eventually blew away the Aussies 97-78 on Thurs- day after falling into a 15-point hole. With their gold-medal streak looking in jeopardy midway through the second quarter, the Ameri- cans overwhelmed the Australians with a 48-14 stretch that gave them a 74-55 lead after three pe- riods. The U.S. missed its first 10 three-point at- tempts and didn’t hit one until late in the sec- ond quarter. Then it felt as if the Americans hardly missed again, with Booker making three three-pointers.

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The United States’ Jayson Tatum drives to the basket against Australia during their semifinal game Thursday at the Summer Olympics in Saitama, Japan.

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