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CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK ‘Don’t panic’ Naples-based admiral urges calm as Italy shuts down

BY NANCY MONTGOMERY Stars and Stripes VICENZA, Italy — Navy officials urged service members and their fam- ilies in southern Italy to keep calm and carry on as usual Tuesday, even as the Italian government restricted move- ment throughout the entire country of 60 million people in the latest effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Permanent changes of station would continue normally, at least for the time being; commissaries were open for business, and although schools at Naval Support Activity Naples closed for the first time on Tuesday, Sigo- nella schools remained open, the Navy officials said at a virtual town hall meeting. SEE VIRUS ON PAGE 6

A man wears a mask in the train station in Florence, Italy, on Tuesday.

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US commander paints grim picture of Taliban peace deal

BY LOLITA C. BALDOR group will honor its commitments. to actually carry out this plan,” McKenzie er, a top Pentagon policy adviser on inter- AND ROBERT BURNS Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie told the said. “If they’re unable to draw down the national affairs, said America’s complete Associated Press House Armed Services Committee that current level of attacks, then the political troop withdrawal is contingent on whether he has plans to cut the number of troops leadership will be able to make decisions the level of violence is reduced and the Tal- WASHINGTON — The top U.S. com- to 8,600 by the summer, but so far the U.S. based on that.” iban adheres to its commitments. mander for the Middle East painted a grim “has not developed military plans” for the He added that his optimism or pessi- McKenzie said he would recommend picture Tuesday of the peace process with full withdrawal in 14 months that is called mism about the future doesn’t matter be- against that full pullout if attacks continue the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying the cur- for in the peace plan signed Feb. 29. cause any decisions will be based on facts and the Afghan forces can’t protect their rent level of attacks is higher than allowed “To date, Taliban attacks are higher and what happens on the ground. own country without direct U.S. support. in the plan and he has no confidence the than we believe are consistent with an idea Both McKenzie and Kathryn Wheelbarg- SEE PEACE ON PAGE 4 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 11, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Suit claims Fifth Third Bank opened fake accounts Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9321 Euro costs (March 11) ...... $1.1673 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.48 Dollar buys (March 11) ...... €0.8567 Turkey (Lira) ...... 6.1478 BY KEN SWEET Wells Fargo admitted its own em- was credited for the sale, the British pound (March 11) ...... $1.34 (Military exchange rates are those Japanese yen (March 11) ...... 100.00 available to customers at military banking Associated Press ployees had opened fake accounts money was moved back. South Korean won (March 11) ...... 1,167.00 facilities in the country of issuance Commercial rates for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the to meet aggressive sales goals. However, moving money with- Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For NEW YORK — The Consum- Wells Fargo was forced to pay bil- out a customer’s consent is a vio- British pound ...... $1.3026 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., er Financial Protection Bureau lions of dollars in fines and penal- lation of the Truth in Savings Act. Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3682 purchasing British pounds in Germany), China (Yuan) ...... 6.9572 check with your local military banking has filed a lawsuit against Fifth ties for its bad behavior. In a statement, Cincinnati- Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.5706 facility. Commercial rates are interbank Third Bank, alleging the bank’s The CFPB alleges that some based Fifth Third said the CF- Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.7092 rates provided for reference when buying Euro ...... $1.1372/0.8794 currency. All figures are foreign currencies employees opened fake accounts of the fake Fifth Third accounts PB’s lawsuit was unnecessary. Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7697 to one dollar, except for the British pound, Hungary (Forint) ...... 295.73 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, for customers in order to meet ag- were actually funded, meaning The bank said it had already and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.5264 gressive sales targets. bank employees moved money investigated the allegations and Japan (Yen) ...... 104.46 The federal regulator alleged from a customer’s existing ac- found 1,100 accounts were opened Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3059 INTEREST RATES Monday that the bank knew its Norway (Krone) ...... 9.5192 count to their new one, without fraudulently out of 10 million ex- Philippines (Peso)...... 50.47 Prime rate ...... 4.25 employees were opening fake ac- their consent. Fifth Third’s sales isting accounts and the amount of Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.80 Discount rate ...... 1.75 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7530 Federal funds market rate ...... 1.58 counts since at least 2008 and program required the accounts to financial damage caused by these Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3891 3-month bill ...... 0.39 up until 2016, the same year that be funded, so once the employee employees was less than $30,000. South Korea (Won) ...... 1,190.38 30-year bond ...... 0.94 WEATHER OUTLOOK WEDNESDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST WEDNESDAY IN EUROPE THURSDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 11 Classified ...... 13 Comics ...... 15 Crossword ...... 15 Faces ...... 14 Opinion ...... 16 Sports ...... 17-24 Wednesday, March 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 MILITARY N. Korea leader praises ‘perfect combat readiness’

BY KIM GAMEL men “hit the target with excellent Stars and Stripes marksmanship.” Kim expressed great satisfac- SEOUL, South Korea — North tion and “highly appreciated the Korean leader Kim Jong Un perfect combat readiness of the praised his army’s “perfect com- long-range artillery sub-units on bat readiness” after overseeing a the front,” it said. long-range artillery drill, state- He also ordered the units to im- run media said Tuesday. prove their training and “conduct It was the latest launch as the drills under the simulated condi- North conducts annual winter tions of an actual war,” suggesting training in a show of strength that there may be more launches after the United States and South as the North continues to grow its Korea canceled plans for a joint weapons program amid stalled military exercise due to corona- nuclear talks with the U.S. virus fears. Michael Elleman, a missile de- PHOTOS BY KENNY KEMP, CHARLESTON (W.VA.) GAZETTE-MAIL/AP The South Korean military fense expert, said that the North Medal of Honor recipient and West Virginia native Hershel “Woody” Williams gets a standing ovation said the North fired three projec- Koreans appeared in both cases tiles that flew up to 125 miles be- to have fired KN-25 rockets, during the commissioning ceremony of the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams in Norfolk, Va., on Saturday. fore splashing into the sea off its which were first tested last year. eastern coast Monday. It was the “The missile’s payload bay is second such test in a week. too small to deliver a North Ko- North Korea’s state-run media rean nuclear weapon, but likely Iwo Jima hero sees US warship reported that Kim had “guided carries a 400 to 500 kg (881 to another firepower strike drill of 1,100 pounds) conventional, blast- long-range artillery sub-units of fragmentation warhead instead,” commissioned in his honor the Korean People’s Army on the he wrote in a commentary for 38 front” on Monday. It didn’t say North after the earlier launch. Associated Press name be safe and proud. May she The ship will primarily support have God’s blessings for a long life aviation mine countermeasure more about the weapons tested. “It appears the KN-25 was NORFOLK, Va. — A 96-year- of service to America, the great- Photos showed rounds being again launched in this most re- old war hero looked on as mili- and special operations missions, est country on Earth,” he said. fired from a multiple-rocket cent episode,” he said Tuesday in tary officials commissioned a freeing up amphibious warships launcher and an islet up in an email. “Most likely we are see- U.S. Navy warship in honor of the Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and surface combatant ships for flames. A smiling Kim watched ing more troop training on this veteran, the last surviving Medal delivered the principal address more demanding operational over a berm along with an officer new weapon.” of Honor recipient from the Bat- at Saturday’s ceremony, prais- missions. wearing a face mask used as pro- South Korea’s presidential of- tle of Iwo Jima. ing his fellow West Virginian as Williams received his medal for tection against the virus. fice accused the North of rais- The USS Hershel “Woody” “West Virginia strong through actions as a demolition sergeant ing tensions on Monday, saying “The purpose of the firepower Williams was commissioned Sat- and through. with the 3rd Marine Division in strike drill was to inspect the sud- military exercises aren’t help- urday in Norfolk, V a., with the “I have never had a more pres- February 1945. As U.S. tanks den military counterattack capa- ful to bring peace to the divided tigious honor to be able to be here World War II veteran present. tried to open a lane for infantry bility” of the front-line units, the peninsula. with a person who is truly an The USS Williams is an Ex- amid pillboxes and buried mines, Korean Central News Agency re- American hero,” Manchin said. [email protected] peditionary Sea Base ship that he went forward alone seeking to ported, adding that the artillery- Twitter: @kimgamel was built and launched in 2017. Other speakers included Ma- rine Corps Commandant Gen. reduce enemy machine-gun fire. With its commissioning, the ves- Covered by only four riflemen, sel’s designation changed from David Berger, Assistant Secre- Williams fought for hours, return- a support ship to a warship, and tary of the Navy James Geurts, command transferred from the Rep. Elaine Luria and Rear Adm. ing repeatedly to his own lines to Medical training head Military Sealift Command to Roy Kitchener, commander of prepare demolition charges and Naval Surface Force Atlantic. Naval Surface Force Atlantic. obtain flamethrowers to wipe out at Camp Pendleton fired Williams said the commission- “This ship, by design, is intend- enemy positions. On one occasion, ing was “a moment in history that ed to go over the horizon and into he mounted a pillbox to insert is beyond my comprehension. harm’s way, and I am confident the nozzle of his flamethrower BY WYATT OLSON said. “May all those who serve they will do so, combat ready and through the air vent, killing the Stars and Stripes Enriquez, who assumed com- aboard this ship that bears my battle-minded,“ Kitchener said. occupants and silencing the gun. mand of the training battalion in The commander of a Marine June 2018, will be temporarily re- Corps medical training battalion assigned to Naval Medical Center at Camp Pendleton, Calif., was San Diego, the Navy said. relieved Monday for “loss of trust Enriquez enlisted in the Navy and confidence,” the Navy said. in 1989 and became a hospital Navy Capt. Michael O. En- corpsman, according to his offi- riquez, commander of Field Med- cial biography. ical Training Battalion-West, was He received a bachelor’s de- fired by Brig. Gen. Jason Morris, gree in health care management head of U.S. Marine Corps Train- from Southern Illinois University ing Command, the Navy said in in 1997 and received a master’s news release Monday. degree in education instruction No further details were re- two years late. leased about the circumstances He was commissioned in the that led to the loss of trust. The Medical Service Corps as a lieu- medical training battalion devel- tenant junior grade in June 1999 ops and coordinates policies and and assigned to Field Medical programs to ensure competency Service School at Camp Pendle- of hospital corpsmen. It is a Ma- rine Corps command but led by a ton as the administrative/person- senior Navy medical officer. nel officer. Cmdr. Boyce Gire, the former He became executive officer executive officer of Field Medi- of Field Medical Training Bat- cal Training Battalion-West, talion-West in July 2016, taking will take over until a permanent command two years later. replacement is found, the Navy [email protected] The USS Hershel “Woody” Williams in port Saturday at Norfolk, Va., for the commissioning ceremony . PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 11, 2020 WAR ON TERRORISM Peace: Key challenge seen to be whether al-Qaida resurges, again poses threat to US

FROM FRONT PAGE tions complaints commission had stan, but added that he is “less op- Wheelbarger called the full charged fraud in last year’s vote. timistic” about al-Qaida. pullout “aspirational” and said Ghani, however, said Tuesday “That’s something they (the Defense Secretary Mark Esper that he’d start putting together a Taliban) are going to have to would reassess the matter if negotiating team, and he said he demonstrate that has not yet been the Taliban doesn’t abide by the would announce a decree to free demonstrated,” he added, refer- agreement. the prisoners. His comments on ring to the Taliban showing that Capt. Moises A. Navas Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo The United States has begun the prisoner release came after they have severed ties to the ex- withdrawing troops from Afghan- the U.S. and a number of foreign tremist group that planned the istan, taking a step forward on its dignitaries appeared to back his Sept. 11, 2001, attacks from Af- peace deal with the Taliban. And claim to the presidency by send- ghanistan. He said the U.S. will 2 killed in joint raid Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ing their representatives to his have “ample time to see if they promised on Monday to start re- inauguration. actually do that” before the U.S. Esper last week said “the entire leasing Taliban prisoners, but by completes a troop withdrawal. process will be conditions-based, in Iraq were Marine Tuesday he had not issued a de- He said the key threats to the and we will retain in Afghanistan cree to free them. U.S. continue to be the ability of The U.S.-Taliban deal was the necessary capabilities to pro- al-Qaida and ISIS to generate at- touted as Washington’s effort to tect our service members and Raiders based in NC tacks against the U.S. end 18 years of war in Afghani- allies and support the Afghan se- “The best intelligence esti- BY CHAD GARLAND U.S. officials have released stan. The next crucial step was curity forces.” Stars and Stripes few details about the operation to be intra-Afghan talks in which A key challenge will be wheth- mates tell us that if we do not maintain pressure on those two in which the two were killed, but all factions including the Taliban er al-Qaida is able to resurge in A Marine special operations would negotiate a road map for Afghanistan and present a threat entities, that in a period of time the Iraqi government said Mon- — and you can say a year, you captain and gunnery sergeant day that Iraqi commandos had their country’s future. once again to the U.S. were killed Sunday during a can say two years, you can say discovered a well-defended cave That plan has been thrown into McKenzie was asked what evi- joint U.S.-Iraq raid to destroy an chaos because both Ghani and dence the U.S. has that the Tal- somewhere in between — they’re complex in a mountainous region Islamic State hideout in a moun- near the Iraqi town of Makhmour, his main political rival, Abdullah iban have cut ties with al-Qaida. going generate the ability to do tainous area in northern Iraq, the Abdullah were each sworn in as He said it’s pretty clear the external attacks again, and that about 40 miles southwest of the military said Tuesday. Kurdish region’s capital city of president in separate ceremonies Taliban are actively fighting the will manifest itself here in the Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, Monday. Abdullah and the elec- Islamic State affiliate in Afghani- United States,” McKenzie said. Irbil. of Simi Valley, Calif., and Capt. About two dozen ISIS fight- Moises A. Navas, of Germantown, ers were killed and nine caves Md., both 34 and both with 2nd were destroyed in an air assault Marine Raider Battalion out of on the caves, the Iraqi Counter- Camp Lejeune, N.C., were iden- Terrorism Service said on Twit- tified in a Pentagon statement ter on Monday, sharing photos of as the two Americans killed by Iraqi troops on the rocky slopes. enemy forces. Inherent Resolve officials did The pair were supporting Iraqi not respond to Stars and Stripes’ security forces during the opera- inquiries on the matter, but un- tion, the U.S.-led Combined Joint named military officials told The Task Force-Operation Inherent New York Times the Raiders were Resolve said earlier this week. part of an assault that matched Pongo, who joined the Marines that description. in 2004 as a rifleman and served The Marines’ deaths are the eight years with the elite Ma- first combat fatalities in Iraq rine Raiders, is survived by his since last August, when 35-year- daughter and his mother, Marine old Gunnery Sgt. Scott A. Kop- Forces Special Operations Com- penhafer, who was named the mand said in a statement. Corps’ top commando in 2018, A 2008 graduate of the Scout CARLOS BONGIOANNI/Stars and Stripes was killed during operations Sniper Basic Course, Pongo against ISIS in Nineveh province, Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, testifies during a House Armed Services served as a sniper team leader Committee hearing Tuesday . He said it’s pretty clear the Taliban are actively fighting the Islamic State in Helmand, Afghanistan, be- also in the country’s north. The affiliate in Afghanistan, but added that he is “less optimistic” about their status with al-Qaida. fore training to become a critical first American deaths in Iraq skills operator and deploying to this year, they bring to three the both Iraq and Afghanistan as a number of Americans who have Raider. He earned a Bronze Star died while deployed as part of the Troops start to leave Afghanistan with combat “C” device in 2013 U.S. anti-ISIS coalition in Iraq “for heroic actions against the and Syria this year. Spc. Antonio enemy,” said Maj. Kristin Tor- I. Moore, 22, of Wilmington, N.C., even as peace process hits a snag torici in a MARSOC statement. died Jan. 24 during a vehicle roll- His other decorations include a over accident while conducting route clearance operations in BY PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN U.S. military in Afghanistan said ment because the deal doesn’t bar Purple Heart and two Combat Syria’s Deir al-Zour province. Stars and Stripes in a statement Monday. those prisoners from returning to Action Ribbons. ISIS was routed from the last of The Taliban, for their part, the battlefield, said Ziaulhaq Am- Navas, who also joined in 2004, KABUL, Afghanistan — The earned his commission through the large swath of territory it held agreed to sit down with the Af- arkhil, a senior adviser to Presi- in Iraq in December 2018, and United States met a deadline ghan government and other local dent Ashraf Ghani. an enlisted-to-officer program in set out in its peace deal with the 2010 and served as an infantry of- Syria last spring, but has contin- stakeholders to chart a way for- “These are killers,” Amarkhil ued to wage an insurgency and Taliban when it began withdraw- ward for the country after years told Stars and Stripes. “They ficer before becoming a Raider in ing troops from Afghanistan this has used rugged mountain ter- of war, and take steps to prevent killed soldiers, they killed women, 2016. He is survived by his wife, week, but the peace process hit daughter and three sons. rain and vast deserts to regroup their members and “other in- they killed children. There should a snag as the insurgents and Af- In four years with 2nd Marine and train, officials have said. dividuals or groups,” including be some assurance that they won’t ghan government failed to start Raider Battalion, he served as a Recovering the dead this week al-Qaida, from threatening the return to fighting.” negotiations Tuesday to chart the team commander and company took about six hours and required Ghani, who was sworn in Mon- country’s future. security of the U.S. and its allies, executive officer on previous Iraq additional coalition troops, who day to a second term as president, The launch of intra-Afghan the deal said. deployments. His decorations in- “trekked through mountainous talks is a key precondition for the The government, although not said he would make an announce- clude a Purple Heart and Combat terrain and eliminated four hos- complete withdrawal of U.S. forc- included in the peace deal, was ment about the prisoner release Action Ribbon. tile ISIS fighters who were bar- es from Afghanistan, which could supposed to release up to 5,000 later this week. He also expressed “They were intelligent, coura- ricaded in the caves,” Col. Myles happen in as little as 14 months if prisoners linked to the insurgent full support for the U.S.-initiated geous, and loyal,” said Col. John B. Caggins III told the Times in a all sides fulfill their commitments group by “the first day of intra- peace process and said an Af- Lynch, head of Marine Raider statement. The operation involved under the deal signed Feb. 29. Afghan negotiations” on Tuesday, ghan delegation for the talks with Regiment. “They were dedicated elite Delta Force operators and The initial drawdown, which it says. In exchange, the Taliban the Taliban would be finalized leaders, true professionals in their required hoisting the Marines out under the terms of the deal will would release up to 1,000 detain- by Tuesday, although that hadn’t craft, and willing to go above and of a crevasse, the newspaper cited reduce the number of American ees they are holding by the same happened by early evening. beyond for the mission and their unnamed officials as saying. troops from about 13,000 to 8,600 deadline. [email protected] team. They were also family men, [email protected] by the summer, has begun, the That clause worries the govern- Twitter: @pwwellman adoring husbands and fathers.” Twitter: @chadgarland Wednesday, March 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 MILITARY Missile defense systems are being deployed to Iraq

BY COREY DICKSTEIN Stars and Stripes Stars and Stripes ‘ We are in the process of bringing air A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing takes off WASHINGTON — The U.S. defense systems … into Iraq — particularly from RAF Mildenhall, England. The Pentagon put the relocation of military is moving air and missile to protect ourselves against another tankers and a special operations wing on hold while U.S. European defense capabilities into Iraq, two Command reassesses the 2015 European Consolidation Initiative. months after Iran launched a mis- potential Iranian attack. sile attack at an Iraqi base hosting ’ Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie nearly 1,000 American troops, the top general for U.S. Central Com- Plans to move special mand said Tuesday. “We are in the process of bring- for attack by Iran, officials said in national interests,” the general ing air defense systems, ballis- January. said. “Going forward, it is CENT- ops wing put on hold tic missile defense systems into The movement of Patriots or COM’s objective to posture forces Iraq — particularly to protect other missile defense capabilities in the region with the operational ourselves against another poten- such as the Terminal High Alti- depth to achieve a consistent state BY JENNIFER H. SVAN Fourteen other sites in Europe tial Iranian attack,” Marine Gen. tude Area Defense, or THAAD, of deterrence against Iran and AND MARCUS KLOECKNER were also set to be shut down Kenneth McKenzie told members system that can also shoot down be adaptable to future Iranian Stars and Stripes under the plan, called the Euro- of the House Armed Services ballistic missiles would require the threats.” pean Consolidation Initiative. Committee. approval of the Iraqi government. The attack on al Assad was KAISERSLAUTERN, Ger- The moves from Mildenhall to Since shortly after the Jan. 8 Even if such missile defense Iran’s retaliation for an American many — Plans to close RAF Germany are on hold while U.S. Mildenhall in England and move missile attack on al Assad Air weapons had been present Jan. 8 drone strike Jan. 3 in Baghdad experts evaluate the consolida- Base in western Iraq, the United in Iraq, Army Gen. Mark Milley, that killed their most powerful its refueling tankers and a special tion program in light of current operations wing to Germany have States has been negotiating with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs military official, Maj. Gen. Qas- U.S. security and defense policies, the Iraqi government to bring air of Staff, has said it would not have sem Soleimani. Soleimani was been put on hold, the Pentagon Germany’s Federal Construction said this week. and missile defense systems such guaranteed that they would have also a close adviser to Iran’s su- Office said in a statement last as the Patriot missile system into protected al Assad from the 16 preme leader Ali Khamenei. The “action to divest RAF week. Mildenhall is on pause until U.S. the country. Pentagon officials missiles that hit the base. More Though McKenzie on Tuesday Work related to the planned re- European Command completes a have said turmoil within the Iraqi than 100 U.S. troops at the base defended the decision to kill Solei- locations has been “interrupted reassessment of the previous clo- government and logistical chal- reported traumatic brain injuries mani, he said Iran and its proxies until further notice,” the con- sure decision and the U.S. Depart- lenges had delayed the movement after the attack. could be emboldened by its own struction office said. ment of Defense makes a decision of missile defense capabilities into The United States has slightly ballistic missile attacks against on the future of the installation,” a Local German politicians ex- Iraq. more than 5,000 troops deployed Americans. Pentagon official with knowledge pressed disappointment over the McKenzie did not provide spe- to Iraq, where they are focused Those strikes, he said, “crossed of the matter said in a statement delay. In an article in the Pfa- cific information Tuesday about primarily on aiding Iraqi troops a threshold compared to previ- Monday. elzischer Merkur newspaper, the movement of air and missile fighting the remnants of Islamic ous attacks and has probably set a The official, who provided a Nico Steinbach, a Social Demo- defense capabilities into Iraq, and State. Two Marine Raiders, Gun- lower bar for future actions by the written statement on background crat in the Rheinpfalz parliament, none of the lawmakers asked him nery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo and regime.” to Stars and Stripes, did not say described it Monday as a “bitter to expand on his announcement. It Capt. Moises A. Navas, were killed [email protected] why the move to shutter Milden- setback” and the mayor of Wit- was not clear precisely when such in northern Iraq on Sunday while Twitter: @CDicksteinDC hall was being reevaluated. tlich, Dennis Junk, said it would defensive systems would arrive in working alongside Iraqi troops tar- The closure of the base, located “weaken” the region. Iraq or where in the country they geting an ISIS mountain hideout. about 80 miles north of London, Funding for design and con- would be placed. Troops in Iraq and throughout was first mooted in 2015 by the struction projects to support per- The Army’s Patriot missiles are the Middle East also deter aggres- Pentagon under a cost-saving sonnel and aircraft expected to designed to shoot down enemy sion by Iran and its proxy forces plan to consolidate installations in move from England to Germany missiles or aircraft that threaten in other countries in the region, Britain and Germany. in the coming years was included U.S. or allied forces. While the McKenzie said. He listed Iran as Mildenhall’s aerial refueling in contracts worth $425 million United States has Patriot units de- the primary U.S. concern in the mission and some 750 military that were awarded by the Air ployed across much of the Middle CENTCOM area of operations, personnel were slated to move Force in January to half a dozen East, the Pentagon had not de- which includes the Middle East, to Ramstein Air Base, while the U.S. and German companies. ployed such a system into Iraq as Afghanistan and Pakistan. “Our presence sends a clear sig- 352nd Special Operations Wing, [email protected] commanders believed U.S. troops including CV-22 Ospreys, was to [email protected] in other countries in the region nal about our capabilities and our go to Spangdahlem. Twitter: @stripesktown were more likely to be targeted will to defend partners and U.S. VA plans to suspend some GI Bill enrollments

BY STEVE BEYNON and comply with the law,” VA Secretary Robert will not impact current students who maintain Stars and Stripes Wilkie said in a statement. “The department is continuous enrollment at these schools. The committed to helping beneficiaries avoid any VA said the universities have 60 days to take WASHINGTON — The Department of Vet- negative consequences that may result.” “corrective action” or all new students will be erans Affairs announced Monday that it plans The VA would not comment on the specif- denied benefits, which would be a significant to terminate some GI Bill enrollments and ics for stripping each school of their GI Bill financial blow to most of the schools. withhold more than $200 million in payouts eligibility. The decision to blacklist deceptive universi- to certain universities for deceptive recruit- In December, the Federal Trade Commission ing practices that target veterans and service slapped a $50 million fine on the University of ties could have serious financial consequences members. Phoenix and ordered it to forgo $141 million in for each school. No school receives more GI VA officials notified the University of Phoe- student debt collection. Investigators said the Bill money than the University of Phoenix with nix, Colorado Technical University, American school ran an advertising campaign target- 22,780 GI Bill recipients enrolled in 2018, from InterContinental University, Bellevue Univer- ing veterans featuring Microsoft, Twitter and which the school took in $150,565,041 in rev- sity and Temple University that the agency in- Adobe, falsely implying the university worked enue, according to the most recent VA data. tends to suspend approvals of new enrollments. with those companies to give students opportu- In the same year, Colorado Technical Uni- The move comes after officials found “suffi- nities to work with them. versity enrolled 5,535 GI Bill students, which cient evidence” that each school used “erro- Andrea Smiley, vice president of the Univer- generated $45,559,236 in revenue. American neous, deceptive, or misleading” enrollment sity of Phoenix, said the school maintains its InterContinental University’s GI Bill enroll- and advertising practices to recruit veteran position that it did nothing wrong. ment was 2,025 and its GI Bill revenue was students, according to a letter that the depart- “The university admitted no wrongdoing in ment sent out to veteran advocacy groups and choosing to settle with the FTC and continues $14,712,534. Bellevue has 1,595 enrollees, congressional lawmakers. to believe we acted appropriately,” she said in which amounted to $7,359,984. “Our aim in taking this action is to protect a statement. [email protected] veterans and their dependents’ GI Bill benefits The VA said suspending the GI Bill benefits Twitter: @StevenBeynon PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 11, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Navy will quarantine deployed sailors with flu-like symptoms

BY ANDREW DYER the health and well-being of the lines,” Vasquez said. “Culinary The San Diego Union-Tribune ship’s sailors is the Navy’s “top specialists in the galley will be priority.” putting the main food items on SAN DIEGO — Navy officials “We are taking every mea- plates for sailors vs. each individ- on Monday described some of sure to ensure our sailors’ safety ual sailor serving themselves.” the measures they are taking while accomplishing our mission Vasquez added that no one on on board deployed ships at sea in the Indo-Pacific,” Holland Facebook the Roosevelt has contracted in response to the coronavirus, said. “Safeguards have been put COVID-19. From left, Capt. Todd Abrahamson, Naval Support Activity Naples including a plan to quarantine in place on board to monitor the The shipboard measures are commander; Rear Admiral Matthew A. Zirkle, U.S. Naval Forces sailors who display any flu-like health of all Theodore Roosevelt just part of the Navy’s response to Europe/U.S. Naval Forces Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet chief of staff; and Lt. symptoms. Strike Group Sailors to include the spreading COVID-19 illness. Cmdr. Eric Vaught, public health officer during the virtual town hall The Navy does not have ongoing evaluation and obser- Cmdr. Ron Flanders, a spokes- COVID-19 test kits on its ships — meeting in Naples, Italy, on Tuesday. vation, and the continued rein- man with Naval Air Forces in San instead, samples from sailors will forcement of established hygiene Diego, said that carriers have “ro- be sent to onshore laboratories for protocols.” bust” medical departments. testing, Cmdr. Myers Vasquez, a Navy aircraft carriers, such as “Each aircraft carrier has a Virus: Navy’s policies Navy spokesman, said. the Roosevelt, deploy with more very robust health services de- “All testing for COVID-19 will than 5,000 sailors on board, in- partment — second only to hospi- be conducted in accordance with cluding the ship’s company, its tal ships,” Flanders said during a CDC guidelines,” Vasquez said embarked air wing and com- differ from Army’s as phone interview Monday. in an email. “Any member who mand administrative staffs. As Out of what it called “an abun- shows influenza-like symptoms evidenced by the virus’s recent dance of caution,” the Navy is will be restricted to their quar- spread on cruise ships, vessels at canceling all public recruit grad- outbreak spreads in Italy ters for evaluation over a 14-day sea are vulnerable to outbreaks uations at its Great Lakes, Ill., period or until test results come due to the close quarters of those back negative.” on board as they live, work and boot camp to prevent the poten- FROM FRONT PAGE and cancel ed permanent moves Those quarters, for the major- eat. tial spread of COVID-19 to either Italy, in contrast, has banned and most temporary duty travel ity of a ship’s crew, are compact According to Vasquez, the recruits or Navy families, the ser- weddings, funerals, sports, street for 60 days. berthing racks in stacks of two or Roosevelt is following “all CDC vice announced in a post on Face- fairs and other activities in an ef- U.S. Army Garrison Italy and three with shared restrooms and guidance” to reduce the risk of book on Monday. fort to contain the virus, which Aviano Air Base are both in showers. respiratory viruses, but declined It has also canceled recruit lib- had killed 631 people and been northern Italy, which has been The San Diego-based aircraft to say whether the vessel had ex- erty, in which newly graduated diagnosed in 10,149 as of Tuesday. the epicenter of the Italian out- carrier Theodore Roosevelt tended its daily cleaning routine, sailors are allowed to spend grad- Even mass has been cancel ed, break since a state of emergency pulled into Da Nang, Vietnam, on saying only that the ship “contin- uation weekend off-base. Instead, and schools and universities were was declared in the country in March 5 for a visit to commemo- ues to conduct daily cleaning sta- according to the Recruit Train- ordered to close on March 5, not late January. rate the 25th anniversary of U.S.- tions using appropriate cleaning ing Command’s post, sailors will to reopen until next month at the But the first and so far only Vietnam diplomatic relations, the techniques and products.” report directly to their follow-on earliest. U.S. service member in Europe Navy said in a release Thursday. Mess decks are another area of assignments. Only people with a valid work to test positive for the virus was a On Sunday, Vietnamese media re- concern on a carrier, given that San Diego Marine Corps Re- or family reason that cannot be sailor based at Capodichino, near ported nine new cases of COVID- thousands of sailors eat at least cruit Depot, which will gradu- postponed will be allowed to trav- Naples International Airport. 19 in the country, including two in three times a day. Those will also ate a company of newly minted el, the government said. Police Navy officials announced Satur- Da Nang. see adjustments to the routine, Marines on Friday, said that its will be checking that travelers day that the sailor had contracted Lt. Cmdr. Julie Holland, a Navy Vasquez said. family day and public graduation have official documents authoriz- the virus and was confined to his spokeswoman assigned to the “Out of an abundance of caution, are still scheduled as planned, ac- ing travel, and anyone found to home. Roosevelt, said in an email that the ship will limit self-serving cording to a spokesman. have falsified an authorization or He was “doing quite well and without one could face up to three because of an abundance of cau- months in jail or a fine of $225. tion remains in the residence,” But for the U.S. Navy, it was a said public health officer Lt. Cmdr Restaurant employee becomes 9th person different picture. “We don’t have Eric Vaught on Tuesday during any directive to stop PCSing,” the town hall. All of the sailor’s said Rear Adm. Matthew Zirkle, close contacts were in quarantine associated with USFK to test positive chief of staff for U.S. Naval Forces and being checked daily, Vaught Europe, U.S. Navy Forces Africa said, without indicating how BY KIM GAMEL gear and the restaurant has been bers that had been rising above and the 6th Fleet. many people were affected. Stars and Stripes take out only due to the crisis, he 500. Authorities have finished Approval for emergency leave Asked by Abrahamson to sug- or temporary duty travel would added. The restaurant has been testing members of a religious gest how the coronavirus epidem- SEOUL, South Korea — A closed. sect that comprised most of the be given on a case-by-case basis ic might play out, Vaught said that South Korean woman who works and depend on circumstances, South Korean and U.S. military infections. warmer temperatures in the com- for a restaurant on a U.S. base such as where someone planned health professionals “are actively Seoul reported its biggest ing weeks could reduce infection in Daegu tested positive for the to travel and for what purpose, conducting contact tracing to de- cluster of infections Tuesday, rates. coronavirus, raising the military Zirkle said. termine whether anyone else may however, with at least 50 cases But whether rising tempera- community’s total to nine, the Going to Disneyland might have been exposed,” USFK said confirmed at a call center in a tures will slow the spread of command said Tuesday, as the be out, but attending a relative’s in a press release, adding that the high-rise building, according to COVID-19 is one of the unknowns overall number of cases in South wedding might be approved. military remains at a “high” risk the Yonhap News Agency. about the virus, the Centers for Korea showed signs of slowing. “I don’t want to take those level across the peninsula. That raised fears for further Disease Control and Prevention U.S. Forces Korea said that memories away from anyone,” Military officials have tight- transmission of COVID-19 in the says on its website. the woman, who worked at Camp Zirkle said. “My default is, I’m ened access to bases and ordered urban area of 25 million people, Still, Zirkle insisted that one of Walker, has isolated herself at her service members to stay on post trying to get to yes.” which had previously only con- the indispensable life lessons from off-base residence in the south- as much as possible as it fights to NSA Naples commander Capt. firmed 110 cases. “a great book I read as a teenager, eastern city, which is at the cen- keep the pneumonia-like disease Todd Abrahamson said that ser- Yoon Tae-ho, a senior health ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the ter of the outbreak that has led COVID-19 from spreading. vice members and their families ministry official in charge of Galaxy,’” was the main message to more than 7,500 infections na- So far, only one American sol- should “keep shopping at your quarantine work, said that over- normal levels” in the commissary, he wanted to convey to town hall tionwide, with 54 deaths. dier has been infected. The other all numbers were down because which was open for business. But viewers. The woman worked at the eight confirmed cases were the fewer tests were being done, but he reminded people to maintain “Don’t panic,” he said, sharing Burger King on Camp Walker, soldier’s wife, another dependent “social distancing” — keeping one of the most memorable quotes the garrison’s commander said. of an active-duty service member, people should not let their guard around 6 feet away from others from the 1979 novel. She had no symptoms but had the wife of a civilian Defense De- down. — where possible. “That’s what we want to make herself tested after an acquain- partment employee, the widow of “It’s a situation where we must Navy policies have diverged sure we get across to you today. tance was infected, Col. Edward a military retiree and four South see the trend in coming days,” from the Army’s, which closed We have a good handle of what’s Ballanco said. Korean employees. Yoon was quoted as saying by on-base schools and child care going on here,” Zirkle said. The risk that she had contami- The Korea Centers for Disease Yonhap. centers at Vicenza, in line with [email protected] nated others was mitigated by the Control reported 131 new cases [email protected] an Italian government directive, Twitter:@montgomerynance fact that she had worn protective Monday, a decrease from num- Twitter: @kimgamel Wednesday, March 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Trump plans payroll tax relief in response

BY ZEKE MILLER after potential exposure to the after an employee there had re- tendee who had the virus. throughout the day to discuss Associated Press virus; one traveled with the presi- spiratory symptoms and was re- Once the plane landed, Gaetz preparations. dent from Florida on Air Force ferred for coronavirus testing. was immediately tested. On Monday, Rep. Doug Collins, WASHINGTON — President One on Monday; another was his And Defense Secretary Mark Vice President Mike Pence, R-Ga., and Gaetz put themselves Donald Trump says his adminis- just-tapped new chief of staff. Esper postponed a trip to India, who also spoke at CPAC, said he in voluntary quarantine because tration will ask Congress to pass Trump said he would hold a Pakistan and Uzbekistan that has not been tested for the virus. of their contacts with someone payroll tax relief and other quick press conference Tuesday to out- was to begin next Monday, citing White House press secretary at CPAC. Both said they did not measures as a public health and line the proposals, saying his ad- the coronavirus crisis, Pentagon Stephanie Grisham said Trump have any symptoms but would economic maelstrom brought on ministration and Congress would press secretary Alyssa Farah has not been tested because he wait out the remainder of the 14 by the coronavirus drew closer to be “discussing a possible payroll said Tuesday. has not had “prolonged close con- days since the contact at home. him personally. tax cut or relief, substantial relief, On Capitol Hill, handshakes tacts” with any patients and “does Collins had met with Trump Intending to calm the fears of very substantial relief, that’s big, were discouraged and a Penta- not have any symptoms.” last Tuesday night at the White financial markets over the im- that’s a big number. We’re also gon meeting was broken into sub- The White House has been con- House and shook hands with pact of the epidemic, Trump told going to be talking about hourly groups to minimize the number vening meetings with travel and him Friday when the president reporters Monday he is seeking wage earners getting help so that of people in the same room. health care industry represen- visited the Centers for Disease “very substantial relief” to the they can be in a position where Trump returned to Washington tatives, and was set to host Wall Control and Prevention’s Atlanta payroll tax. Trump also said he they’re not going to ever miss a on Monday accompanied by Flor- Street executives Wednesday to headquarters. was seeking help for hourly-wage paycheck.” ida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who later discuss the economic fallout of Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., workers to ensure they’re “not As Trump grappled with an went into a voluntary quarantine. the epidemic. whom Trump named Friday as going to miss a paycheck” and epidemic whose consequences he He was one of several GOP law- On Capitol Hill, where many his incoming chief of staff, also “don’t get penalized for some- has repeatedly played down, the makers who were exposed to a lawmakers are older and have went into self-quarantine. “A thing that’s not their fault.” White House asserted it was con- person at last month’s Conserva- frequent contact with the public, precautionary test came back He stepped forward with the ducting “business as usual.” tive Political Action Conference leaders were fielding questions negative & he feels great,” his contours of an init iat ive af ter mar- But the Securities and Exchange who tested positive for the virus. from members and staff about spokesman tweeted late Monday. kets dropped sharply and as the Commission, which monitors fi- His office said he was “mid- how the complex will be secured. Meadows has not yet resigned his outbreak spread. Several Trump nancial markets, encouraged em- flight” on Air Force One when Leaders have so far shown little congressional seat and assumed confidants in Congress disclosed ployees at its Washington, D.C., CPAC informed his staff that he willingness to close the Capitol, his new role at the White House, they were isolating themselves headquarters to work from home had been in contact with the at- but meetings were scheduled but he is a frequent visitor. Cruise ship passengers wait USAREUR commander their turn to leave, quarantine working remotely after

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Thou- BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY Friedrichs told reporters at the sands of increasingly bored and Stars and Stripes Pentagon. restless passengers aboard a Friedrichs, Joint Staff surgeon, cruise ship struck by the corona- WASHINGTON — The com- did not say where the seven ser- virus waited for their turn Tues- mander of U.S. Army Europe vice members are stationed or day to get off the vessel and go might have been exposed to the their branches of service. into two weeks of quarantine at coronavirus during a recent con- Later Monday, officials at military bases around the U.S. ference, the Army announced Joint Base Lewis-McChord in After days of being forced to Monday. Washington state said a soldier idle off the Northern California Lt. Gen. Christopher Cavoli, has tested positive for the virus. coast, the Grand Princess docked whose command is based in Wi- The service member’s spouse Monday at Oakland with about esbaden, Germany, was telework- also tested positive for the virus, 3,500 passengers and crew, in- ing after he and several staff which was announced Sunday on cluding at least 21 who tested members were possibly exposed the base’s Facebook page. positive for the new virus. to coronavirus, Army Secre- The Pentagon was implement- “We’re trying to stay calm and tary Ryan McCarthy said in a ing measures to protect work- statement. were trying to stay positive, but ers, such as posting signs about “Out of an abundance of caution it’s getting harder and harder. hygiene and promoting “social and following recommended pro- They can’t make up their minds distancing,” where people do not tocols, he and others potentially how to keep us safe,” said passen- come closer than six feet while affected are self-monitoring and ger Beryl Ward, 77, of Santa Fe, conducting work, Jonathan Hoff- working remotely to fulfill their N.M. LARS HAGBERG, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP man, chief Pentagon spokesman, command duties and responsi- told reporters Monday. About two dozen people who Passengers step off a plane carrying Canadians back from Oakland, bilities,” McCarthy said. needed acute medical care were Calif., from the Grand Princess cruise ship, after it arrived at The statement did not say at Defense Secretary Mark Esper taken off the ship first, though it Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Ontario, on Tuesday . which conference Cavoli might demonstrated social distancing was not clear how many of them have been exposed to the virus, that morning during a regular se- were infected, said Brian Fergu- utes on deck, Ward said, they stressed for the past five days but he was pictured Friday seat- nior-level staff meeting that usu- son, a spokesman for the Califor- were warned to wear masks and that we’re not to have any contact ed next to an Italian officer at a ally takes place in a room packed nia Office of Emergency Services. try to stay 6 feet away from each with any other passengers?“ conference of NATO land force with people, Hoffman said. On Also, more than 200 Canadians other. The ship carried people from commanders at the Wiesbaden Monday, attendees joined from on board were flown to a military Ward’s cabin mate, Carolyn 54 countries. Authorities said headquarters. other rooms in the building via base in their country Monday, Wright, 63, also of Santa Fe, said foreigners would be flown home, USAREUR health officials video conference instead, while Canadian officials said. she looked out her cabin window while U.S. passengers would be have notified all other American Esper and Army Gen. Mark Mil- About 2,000 passengers, in- as passengers lined up to depart flown or bused to military bases personnel who were at risk for ley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs cluding hundreds of Californians, and also saw people in yellow in California, Texas and Georgia exposure to coronavirus, McCar- of Staff, were in the room with were still aboard Monday night. protective clothing, gloves and for testing and 14-day quaran- thy’s statement said. several others. The departure of passengers was hazardous materials suits. tines. Some passengers arrived Also Monday, a Pentagon of- “I think the secretary is trying expected to resume Tuesday. “They were queuing up the pas- Monday night at Travis Air Force ficial announced seven active- to set the example that we need The Grand Princess ship had sengers like cattle,” Wright said. Base in Northern California. duty service members have been to take some of these common been held off the coast since “Everybody was bunched up. Wright and others said nobody tested to determine whether they sense measures ... such as social Wednesday because of evidence They were physically touching had been told the details. have contracted coronavirus, a distancing seriously and to imple- that it was the breeding ground each other and they were backed “I’m willing to be quaran- Pentagon official said Monday. ment those. And to do it in a way for more than 20 infections tied to up along the gangplank.” tined,” Wright said. “But I want The service members are sus- that we can continue to go about a previous voyage. She added: “I’m just totally to know if I’m positive or not. We pected of having the virus, and the business of the Pentagon,” Passengers were isolated in freaked out by that. It’s outra- don’t even know if we’re going they are waiting for their first Hoffman said. their cabins for days. When they geous. I f t hat ’s sa fe, t hen why were to get tested. It’s all rumor and test to confirm whether they [email protected] were finally allowed a few min- we stuck in our rooms? It’s been speculation.” have it, Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul Twitter: @caitlinmkenney PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 11, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Italy begins sweeping lockdown over coronavirus

system that will allow people who Regions of China are deemed healthy to travel free- ly within the province. see life slowly But disruptions spread else- where, upending life in Italy in particular. returning to normal Italy’s far-reaching travel re- strictions were to last through BY YANAN WANG, April 3 and violators risked up MATT SEDENSKY to three months in jail or fines AND JOHN LEICESTER of $225. Schools and universities Associated Press stayed closed and bars and res- taurants must shutter at dusk. BEIJING — Starkly illustrating “Our habits must be changed, the global east-to-west spread of changed now,” Italian Prime Min- the new coronavirus, Italy began ister Giuseppe Conte said. an extraordinary, sweeping lock- After some panic buying, Conte down Tuesday while in China, the assured Italians supermarkets diminishing threat prompted the would remain open and stocked. president to visit the epicenter In Soave, a wine-producing and declare: “We will certainly t ow n ne a r Ver o n a , nor m a l bu s t l i n g defeat this epidemic.“ streets were nearly deserted. Cafe Chinese President Xi Jinping’s owner Valentino Bonturi said he trip to the central city of Wuhan was enforcing new restrictions to — his first since the start of the ensure patrons weren’t bunched outbreak — was the latest sign too closely together, meaning no that China is edging back toward standing at counters anymore. normal after weeks of extreme “We follow the rules,” he said. quarantine measures. China re- In the U.S., President Donald ported just 19 new infections AARON FAVILA/AP Trump was planning to announce Tuesday, down from thousands A man wears a protective mask as he rides a passenger jeepney in Manila, Philippines, on Tuesday . In proposals Tuesday aimed at curb- each day last month. Italy, sweeping lockdowns began Tuesday as China vowed to defeat the epidemic. ing the economic fallout from the “Things are slowly returning outbreak. He said the measures to normal,“ said Yang Tianxiao, a cases than anywhere but China, commander of Poland’s armed “We are in a global panic,“ would include payroll tax relief. finance worker in Beijing, where registering 10,149 infections with forces, Gen. Jaroslaw Mika, was said Estelle Brack, an economist Trump dove into handshakes the city government is gradually 631 deaths. Officials braced for among those newly infected. in Paris. “We are in the deep with supporters Monday and flew easing restrictions that kept many more. For most people, the new coro- unknown.” office workers at home. back from a Florida fundraiser “Get out of northern Italy if navirus causes only mild or mod- Xi’s trip to Wuhan was the latest Yet in Italy, life was upended as with a lawmaker who later went you’re there. We don’t know how erate symptoms, such as fever and effort by the ruling Communist travel restrictions previously lim- into a voluntary quarantine be- ited to the country’s north were long the Italian authorities will cough. But for some, especially Party to shed a favorable light on cause he came into contact with extended everywhere. Teams of keep the window open,” said Erik older adults and people with exist- its handling of the crisis. Xi was someone who had tested positive Italian police patrolled cafes to Broegger Rasmussen, head of ing health problems, it can cause conspicuously absent from the for the virus. Trump’s incom- make sure owners were keeping consular services for Denmark’s more severe illnesses, including public eye during the early days ing chief of staff, too, went into customers 3 feet apart. The streets foreign ministry. pneumonia. More than 115,800 of the outbreak and alarms were quarantine, also stemming from of the Italian capital were as quiet Outbreaks flared elsewhere, people have been infected world- not sounded until late January. concerns from a conservative po- as they are during the annual too, with virus-related disrup- wide and over 4,000 have died. Wuhan and nearby cities — over litical gathering attended by an mid-August vacation shutdown. tions increasingly becoming the The virus has shaken global 60 million people — have been infected person. “It’s bad. People are terror- new normal in growing swaths of markets, with stocks on Monday under lockdown since then. In California, the cruise ship ized,” said Massimo Leonardo, the globe. taking their worst one-day beat- Xi addressed patients and med- Grand Princess, which had been who runs a market stall. “I’ve France’s government advised ing on Wall Street since 2008 and ical workers via a video link. He forced to idle off the coast, docked never seen anything like it.” voters to bring their own pens to oil prices suffering their most also strolled through an apart- at the port of Oakland, but only a Internationally, Italy was in- cast ballots in local elections Sun- brutal losses since the start of the ment complex where residents few hundred of some 3,500 pas- creasingly becoming sealed off. day, so they won’t have to share. 1991 Gulf War. are still quarantined. sengers and crew had gotten off Malta and Spain announced a ban Morocco reported its first death On Tuesday, U.S. stocks, oil and “Wuhan must prevail, Hubei by early Tuesday. All of the de- on air traffic from Italy. Malta of a virus-infected person — only other financial markets around must prevail, all of China must parting passengers face 14-day turned away another cruise ship the second confirmed fatality the world clawed back some prevail,“ Xi said. quarantines since the ship had at and British Airways canceled in Africa. In Spain and France, ground after their historic plunge With patient numbers falling, least 21 confirmed cases. flights to the whole country. Aus- soccer’s biggest stars prepared the previous day on hopes that the Wuhan closed the last of 16 tem- As the virus appeared in over tria barred travelers from cross- to play in empty stadiums. Bans U.S. and other governments will porary hospitals used mainly to 100 countries, the WHO weighed ing the border without a medical on public gatherings silenced en- pump in more aid for the virus- house those with mild symptoms. whether to declare the outbreak a certificate. Britain, Ireland, Hong tertainers. Sony Pictures delayed weakened global economy. Authorities in Hubei province, pandemic. WHO chief Tedros Ad- Kong and Germany strengthened the launch of “Peter Rabbit 2” to But fear was still rampant that where Wuhan is located, stepped hanom Ghebreyesus said Monday travel advisories or flat-out urged August. economies stood at the brink of up preparations for resuming that “the threat of a pandemic has their citizens to leave. Even the The virus reached into the cor- recession. The travel industry is business production, reopened become very real.” Vatican erected a new barricade ridors of power. In the United taking a beating: Europe’s air- some roads to restore agricultur- Panama and Mongolia, which at the edge of St. Peter’s Square. States, several senior politicians ports said they expect 187 million al production and announced the borders China, were the newest Italy now has more coronavirus were self-quarantined. The chief fewer passengers this year. launch of a color-coded app-based countries to announce infections. Iran to call dead medical staff ‘martyrs’ as death toll hits 291

Associated Press against the new coronavirus is far from firmed cases. would not be giving his annual Nowruz over, even as more people die from drink- Jahanpour warned figures in Iran likely speech in the holy Shiite city of Mashhad. TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will recognize ing methanol in the false belief it kills the will continue to rise before the Persian New A rumor circulating in Iran that alco- doctors and nurses who die combating the virus. Year, Nowruz, on March 20. hol can treat coronavirus has so far led to new coronavirus as “martyrs” like slain Across the Mideast, over 8,600 people Khamenei announced that those who 37 deaths and sent 270 people to the hos- soldiers, the country’s supreme leader an- have contracted the virus and the COVID- die medically combating the virus will be pital after being poisoned by bootleg alco- nounced Tuesday as the outbreak killed 54 19 illness it causes. The majority come considered martyrs in the Islamic Repub- hol, the state-run IRNA news agency said more people and pushed the nation’s death from hard-hit Iran, which has one of the lic. The families of martyrs, typically from Tuesday. toll to 291. world’s worst death tolls outside of China, the security services and armed forces, re- Meanwhile on Tuesday, Lebanon had its The decision by Supreme Leader Aya- the epicenter of the outbreak. ceive payments and benefits from the state. first known coronavirus death, a Health tollah Ali Khamenei comes amid a propa- On Tuesday, Iranian Health Ministry It also bestows a sense of religious impor- Ministry official said. The official said the ganda campaign already trying to link the spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour offered tance on those fighting the virus in the Shi- 56-year-old man had recently returned fight against the virus to Iran’s long, bloody new casualty figures for the virus, which ite theocracy, which experts fear may be from Egypt. The official spoke on condition 1980s war with Iraq. The rising casualty represented an 18% increase in deaths under reporting the total number of cases. of anonymity because he was not autho- figures each day in Iran suggest the fight from the day before and 12% more con- Khamenei separately announced he rized to give official statements. Wednesday, March 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 NATION Speedy spread of edited Biden video raises questions

BY AMANDA SEITZ directly tried to combat questions AND DAVID KLEPPER about his mental fitness, tweeting Associated Press in 2018 that he is a “very stable genius.” CHICAGO — As former Vice The unproven claims about President Joe Biden’s drive for Biden’s fitness for office have the White House gains momen- emerged from the left and right tum, the 77-year-old’s political with increasing frequency follow- opponents on both the right and ing the former vice president’s left have launched an internet sweeping victories during last campaign suggesting he’s not week’s Super Tuesday contests. mentally or physically equipped And they accelerated after Biden to serve — sometimes using al- returned to the campaign trail on tered content and other disinfor- Saturday with a brief speech in mation to make their case. St. Louis. MARK HUMPHREY/AP The effort prompted Twitter on Sanders’ campaign manager, Monday to mark a video of Biden Electrical worker Tyler Smith works on power lines in front of one of the damaged buildings of Mount Faiz Shakir, pointedly noted on Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn. The congregation held their service in a shared by President Donald Twitter that his 78-year-old boss tent in the parking lot near the church facilities, which were heavily damaged by a tornado March 3. Trump as “manipulated media” had three campaign events on his — but only after it had been schedule that day, “each speaking viewed millions of times. Face- engagement extending for close book added warning labels to the to an hour.” video and reduced its distribution Later in the day, Trump tweeted Tenn. tornado relief groups on its platform after news orga- a misleadingly edited video clip nizations fact checked the video from Biden’s 15-minute stump on its site. The Associated Press speech in Kansas City, Mo. works with Facebook as a third- During the speech, Biden ap- overloaded with volunteers party fact checker. peared to stumble over his words Associated Press ple in Tennessee in the pre-dawn on Monday. Big donors include The episode highlights the when he said: “We cannot win hours of March 3 spawned 10 tor- pop superstar Taylor Swift, who challenges social media compa- this reelection — excuse me, we NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nash- nies face in containing the rapid can only reelect Donald Trump nadoes. The most deadly of those donated $1 million and the Ti- ville nonprofits were so over- spread of misleading information if, in fact, we get engaged in this hit Putnam County, about an tans Foundation and Tennessee whelmed with volunteers and and raises questions about how circular firing squad here.“ hour east of Nashville, where 18 Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk donations for tornado relief over prepared the companies are for Conservative and pro-Trump people died and another 88 were with another $1 million. The the weekend that they had to ask a likely onslaught of disinforma- social media accounts first seized injured. There, too, officials have NFL Foundation pledged another the helpers to take a day off. tion during the 2020 campaign. It on the gaffe Saturday evening, Hands on Nashville, which had to turn away people wanting $250,000. also underscores that trafficking sharing a fuller clip. But White operates as a clearinghouse for to help. Sales of T-shirts with the “I in misinformation is not limited House social media director Dan volunteers, posted on its blog Sat- “So many people have wanted Believe in Nashville” logo from a to one political party: Both Sen. Scavino later shared a further urday, “Thousands of volunteers to volunteer, we had to put them popular mural around town had Bernie Sanders’ and Trump’s edited version in which Biden ap- continued to knock out projects on a standby list. It’s been in- raised $500,000 for tornado relief backers aggressively promoted pears to say: “We can only reelect at an insane speed today! Volun- credible,” said Molly Brown, by Monday, according to a news the unsubstantiated notion that Donald Trump.” Trump retweet- teers were so effective that mul- herself a volunteer working as release. Biden is in cognitive decline. ed Scavino’s post. tiple agencies and locations have the temporary spokeswoman for There have been few reports of “This is the worst kind of mis- Different versions of the video reached out to us tonight” asking the Putnam County Emergency looting or people otherwise trying information — it can impact a were quickly shared by Twitter to cancel various projects that Operations Center. In her normal to take advantage of victims, but presidential election, and it’s accounts affiliated with Trump’s had been slated for Sunday. life, Brown is the executive di- in Nashville a man was charged being shared by the president campaign Saturday night over a In addition, the Community rector of the Cookeville-Putnam Monday with drugging and sexu- with millions of followers,” said three-hour period, noted Gideon Resource Center, which is act- County Visitors’ Bureau. ally assaulting two women stay- Jennifer Grygiel, a Syracuse Uni- Blocq, the CEO of VineSight, a ing as Nashville’s main clearing- “We did have some people who ing at a tornado shelter. versity communications profes- tech company that surfaces mis- house for tangible donations such were frustrated; they just want to Joel Sullivan, regional execu- sor who studies disinformation information online . as water, blankets and diapers, help so much,” Brown said. tive for the Tennessee region of and social media. “We’re going to The Biden campaign respond- closed on Sunday to allow staff Brown couldn’t say how much the American Red Cross, said the see a lot more of it, and we need ed to the video with incredulity and volunteers time to process money had come in to the county organization seeks to provide a the platforms to get this right.” and noted that the former vice and distribute what they had al- relief fund, but in Nashville, the secure, safe and comfortable en- All in their 70s, Biden, Sanders president has kept up a whirlwind ready received. Community Foundation of Mid- vironment for storm victims. He and Trump have faced questions schedule in recent weeks. The The National Weather Services dle Tennessee was reporting $6.5 said about 100 people were in the about their stamina or mental acu- supposed evidence of his decline, said the storm that killed 24 peo- million in pledged contributions shelter at the time. men, though each has produced they noted, comes from public letters from physicians attesting appearances with voters and re- to his fitness for office. Sanders porters present. — who, like Biden, would be the Identifying, labeling and re- oldest president ever elected — moving false claims or edited Kremlin: Trump not coming for Victory Day suffered a heart attack last year. videos is emerging as a key chal- Biden has long had a penchant for lenge to tech platforms that have Associated Press “Via diplomatic channels, we take” for world leaders not to at- verbal miscues throughout his been criticized on both sides of h ave r e c eived i n for m at ion t h at t he tend the Victory Day celebrations the political spectrum. President Donald Trump will political career. And Trump has (U.S.) president will not be com- Twitter’s decision to mark the not be coming to Moscow for Vic- this year. ing,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry “I think that, concerning for- Biden video as “manipulated tory Day celebrations on May 9, Peskov told reporters Tuesday, media” was the first test of a new the Kremlin said Tuesday. mer members of the anti-Hitler adding that it remains unclear alliance, the right thing to do policy of labeling and — in some Russia has repeatedly invited who will represent the U.S. on the ‘ would be to attend (our event), We’re going to see a cases removing — manipulated Trump to visit Moscow on the Victory Day in Moscow. images designed to mislead. But from both a domestic political 75th anniversary of victory in Peskov didn’t give a reason for lot more of it, and we even that effort failed to take World War II — the nation’s most Trump’s refusal to come. stance and a moral one,“ Putin need the platforms to hold for some social media users important holiday. Trump said In an interview with the state- said. “We look forward to seeing because of a technical error, a last year he appreciated the invi- run Tass news agency, a part them and we will be glad if they get this right. ’ Twitter spokesman said Monday. tation, but wasn’t sure if he could of which was released Tuesday, come. If not, well, that’s their Jennifer Grygiel It declined to say whether it had go as the celebration falls “right Russian President Vladimir choice. But I think that would be Syracuse University labeled other versions of the ed- in the middle of political season.” Putin said it would be “a mis- a mistake for them.” communications professor ited video. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 11, 2020 NATION Count from ‘Sesame Street’ a natural census pick

Associated Press counted in the 2010 census. The undercounting was worst in mi- ORLANDO, Fla. — No age nority communities, with under- group was undercounted as much counting for Hispanic children during the last once-a-decade estimated at 7.5% and for black census as children under 5, re- searchers say. Sesame Street is children at 6.3%, according to hoping to use Count von Count to researchers. change that. The consequences of overlook- The Muppet best known as the ing young children in a commu- Count is joining Elmo, Rosita and nity can be harmful since the her mom, Rosa, in public service decennial census helps determine announcements filmed on the the distribution of $1.5 trillion set of the long-running educa- in federal spending, including tional television show. The spots money for schools, Head Start encourage parents of young chil- and family nutrition programs. dren to make sure they and their “We are hoping to really make children are counted in the 2020 a dent in that this time,” said Ste- census. phen Buckner, a senior executive The public service announce- at the U.S. Census Bureau. “I ments in English and Spanish think that’s really, really good be- started airing Monday. The head cause certainly the children are count starts for most people this the future. Someone entering the Thursday. first grade is going to be an elev- In the ad, the Count plays a cen- enth grader at the next census. sus taker. Casting for the spots There’s a lot that can change in was purposeful, Sesame Work- that person’s life from grade one SESAME WORKSHOP/AP shop officials said. to grade 10.” “Rosita is a bilingual Muppet. This combination of photos shows an English and Spanish poster featuring “Sesame Street” characters Researchers who have exam- Elmo is popular and connected promoting the 2020 Census. ined the undercount say that to young children and families young children are more likely and the Count is so logical when ties using their influence to en- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cut ed the census every decade since to be living in multigenerational it comes to being counted,” said courage people to be counted. one for New York City. 1980, when the character Maria households, living in foster care, Jeanette Betancourt, Sesame Morgan Freeman made a public Sesame Workshop also is offer- became a census-taker in the in more than one household be- Workshop’s senior vice president service announcement for census ing fliers and information about Sesame Street neighborhood. cause of parental custody ar- of U.S. Social Impact. outreach efforts in Mississippi, t he c ensus t hat c a n be dow n loaded Demographers estimate that rangements or living in multiunit The Sesame Street characters while “Hamilton“ creator Lin- and distributed from its website. 4.6% percent of children under buildings like apartments that join a growing group of celebri- Manuel Miranda and U.S. Rep. The television show has promot- 5, or 1 million children, weren’t are difficult to access. V a. lawmakers aim to alter laws on prostitution, ‘bawdy places’

BY CONOR LOBB ing in a bawdy place. Five percent Watts’ bill would make it a Capital News Service of arrests were for being a prosti- Class 6 felony for an adult to bring tute, while 23% were for soliciting a minor to a bawdy place. Her bill RICHMOND, Va. — The Gen- a prostitute. passed last month, with Levine eral Assembly passed measures Mikki Alexander, an organizing casting the lone opposing vote be- this session repealing restrictions member of the Richmond chapter cause of the bill’s inclusion of the on sex before marriage, swearing of the Sex Workers Outreach Proj- bawdy place language. /AP in public and being a “habitual ect, said that the broad definition Those two words prompted a MARY ALTAFFER drunkard,” but Del. Mark Levine, of the bawdy place law heightens Senate committee to carry over Harvey Weinstein leaves the courthouse last month during jury D-Alexandria, said that he is con- the risk that sex workers could be the bill into 2021. The committee deliberations in his rape trial in New York. sidering updating another “out- charged with prostitution crimes. had a 15-minute discussion about dated” Virginia law next year. Sex work, Alexander said, is an how a person could be criminal- He’s considering changing the umbrella term that includes any ized for visiting a bawdy place. Weinstein lawyers seek statute for keeping, residing in or sort of erotic or sexual services Sen. Joseph D. Morrissey, D- frequenting a bawdy place. In Vir- in exchange for money or goods, Richmond, said that a couple ginia, that means using a building from lap dances at a strip club, could become felons for having a mercy after ‘historic’ fall for lewdness, assignation or pros- to escorting, to modeling or per- secret meeting in a seedy hotel. titution. Violating this law is cur- forming in an adult video. “We know what you’re trying to Associated Press rently a Class 1 misdemeanor. “If you have somebody who has get at, but here’s the problem: two led,” the papers said. “He has lost Levine takes issue with the a location that they work out of, lovers, 30 years old, go to a seedy NEW YORK — With prosecu- his means to earn a living. Simply words “lewdness,” meaning ob- their actual workplace, that could motel for an assignation; they are tors seeking a severe punishment put, his fall from grace has been scene or vulgar, and “assigna- be considered a bawdy place,” Al- now felons,” Morrissey said. for Harvey Weinstein in his land- historic, perhaps unmatched in tion,” or an appointment for a exander said. “If you had some- Watts pointed out that Mor- mark #MeToo case, his lawyers the age of social media.” meeting, especially between body who is renting an apartment rissey’s example was already il- argued Monday that he deserves Even if the ailing 67-year-old lovers. from somebody and it’s the place legal under bawdy place law, and mercy for his already “historic defendant is given a lesser term, “I want to remove the lewdness where they live and also work, the purpose of the bill was to crim- fall from grace” and serious “the grave reality is that Mr. part, remove the assignation part, then that could be considered a inalize adults who visit known health issues. Weinstein may not even outlive but leave in the prostitution part bawdy place. bawdy places with minors. In a letter filed in advance of that term” making it “a de facto because I don’t think Virginians “So it really is this kind of broad Of the arrests made in the past Weinstein’s sentencing Wednes- life sentence,” the papers say. today think being lewd should be definition that basically equates decade, Henrico County charged day for his New York City rape From the start, Weinstein’s use a crime,” Levine said. to, sex workers don’t have any five juveniles with keeping a conviction, his defense team of a walker to get in and out of This year, there have been six place to live or work,” she added. bawdy place, and one with fre- asked Judge James Burke to give court each day at his trial raised arrests in Henrico County for Alexander said that the Sex quenting a bawdy place. There him five years behind bars — a questions about his health. After keeping or residing in a bawdy Workers Outreach Project sup- were three juveniles charged in far cry from the potential 29-year his Feb. 24 conviction, he was place, and one for prostitution. ports full decriminalization of the past decade for prostitution. maximum term allowed by law. sent to Bellevue Hospital amid A Freedom of Information Act sex work and prostitution. Watts suggested a new law that A man who was once admired concerns about high blood pres- request submitted to Henrico Levine was inspired to update would redefine bawdy places. for putting part of his fortune sure and heart palpitations for County Police by Capital News the bawdy place law after discus- “I think another bill, another into charitable causes while be- more than a week before being Service found that since 2010, sions centered around House Bill year might modernize this long- coming one of Hollywood’s most transferred late last week in an 44% of prostitution arrests were 251, introduced this session by standing reference to bawdy powerful producers now “cannot infirmary on the notorious Riker for keeping, frequenting or resid- Del. Vivian E. Watts, D-Fairfax. place,” Watts said walk outside without being heck- Island jail complex. Wednesday, March 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Hockey ref punched by coach during game

KINGSTON — A MA youth hockey coach from New Hampshire was sus- pended after he was caught on video punching a referee during a game in Massachusetts. The referee, Aldo Binda, told WBZ-TV that the coach for the New Hampshire Junior Mon- archs was using abusive lan- guage and slamming the door to the bench repeatedly at the game involving 12-year-old players , so he assessed the coach a penalty. The coach then spat at the ref- eree and came on to the ice and threw 10 to 12 punches at him, Binda said. The coach was escorted from the arena and Binda completed the game. New mountaineer mascot living his dream

MORGANTOWN — WV West Virginia Univer- sity’s got a new mountaineer. The college named sophomore Colson Glover as its 67th moun- taineer mascot at the school’s game against Baylor. Glover, a neuroscience major, will officially don the mountain- eer’s coonskin cap, buckskins and rifle at the Gold-Blue Spring Game on April 18. The Lewisburg native said it’s been a life long dream to be the mascot. The mountaineer mascot first KELSEY BRUNNER, THE ASPEN (COLO.) TIMES/AP appeared at the college’s sporting events in the 1934-35 school year, according to WVU. Freeriding Sheriff’s lawyer makes Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club’s Kai Walterscheid competes in the 12-14 Division of the Aspen Junior freeride competition off of High false COVID-19 claim Alpine lift in Snowmass, Colo., on Sunday. ATHENS — Lawyers able to move freely. The Corolla THE CENSUS makers who have brought about AL for a longtime Alabama Wild Horse Fund said he couldn’t positive change in their commu- sheriff seeking a delay in his theft get up after a fall and died quickly The amount a Louisiana contractor paid in nities, Virginia and the nation. trial wrongly claimed the officer and peacefully. back wages to 411 workers in three states. The exhibition will run through was being tested for the illness Versa Integrity Group Inc. of Sulphur, La., er- Sept. 27. caused by a new coronavirus. Coroner: Woman killed $495K roneously classified wages as per diem pay- With Limestone County Sheriff ments, causing overtime to be paid at lower Judge fines 2nd falconer Mike Blakely set to go on trial on helping injured deer rates than federal law requires, a news release said. “Simply labeling a payment felony charges, his attorneys told in poaching case as ‘per diem’ does not necessarily exclude it from the calculation when determining a judge in a court document he ANDERSON — A SC woman who authorities overtime rates,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director Troy Mouton in New MADISON — A federal was hospitalized and being tested Orleans. Versa provides nondestructive testing in Louisiana, Texas and Florida. for COVID-19. said stopped to help an injured WI judge fined a Wiscon- But testimony showed Blakely, deer on a South Carolina road was sin falconer and ordered him to 69, wasn’t being tested for the struck and killed by a vehicle. forfeit his truck for poaching a illness, and Circuit Judge Pride Andrea Leigh Owens, 39, was systems can decide if they want trail sign will be replaced during raptor. Tompkins criticized the defense with her husband in Anderson to teach yoga, poses and stretch- a ceremony Friday . The event can According to prosecutors and for making claims that could County when they stopped to help es. However, the moves and ex- only be accessed by snowboard- court documents, James Kitzman, cause a public panic, The News the deer that had been hit and ercises taught to students must ers and skiers riding the lift. 69, of Oak Creek took a female Courier of Athens reported. hurt, news outlets reported, citing have exclusively English names, Carpenter died Nov. 20 of com- northern goshawk from its nest in a coroner’s office news release. according to the legislation. It plications stemming from a re- the wild in Vilas County in 2017. Blind horse, ‘king’ of Another vehicle struck Owens would also prohibit the use of lapse of testicular cancer. He was He traded the bird for a Finnish while she was rendering aid to chanting, mantras and teaching 65. goshawk supplied by Michigan the Outer Banks, dies the animal, Anderson County the greeting “namaste.” falconer Edward Taylor. Selling Deputy Coroner Brent Simpson The Alabama Board of Edu- Exhibit marks century or bartering northern goshawks is GRANDY — A blind said. Owens was taken to a hospi- cation in 1993 voted to prohibit illegal because they’re migratory wild horse that had of female activism NC tal where she died in surgery. yoga, hypnosis and meditation in birds protected by federal law. roamed North Carolina’s Outer public school classrooms. Both men filled out false re- Banks has died. RICHMOND — The Lawmakers may lift ports with Wisconsin and Michi- The Virginian-Pilot reported VA Virginia Museum of Resort to name trail gan wildlife officials to cover up that Amadeo passed away last yoga ban in schools History & Culture has opened an the swap, prosecutors said. week. The horse was once con- after snowboard pioneer exhibit that celebrates a century Kitzman pleaded guilty in De- sidered a king of the undeveloped MONTGOMERY — Al- of female activism in the state. cember. U.S. Magistrate Judge beaches north of Corolla. AL abama lawmakers might STOWE — A trail at “Agents of Change: Female Before he lost his sight, he lift a decades-old ban on yoga in VT Vermont’s Stowe Moun- Activism in Virginia from Wom- Stephen Crocker fined Kitzman was well known as a stallion who public schools, but the bill would tain Resort will be named after en’s Suffrage to Today” opened $15,000, ordered him to forfeit fought for his harem of mares. He keep the greeting “namaste” on snowboard pioneer Jake Burton Sunday. to the government the Toyota already was blind in one eye when the forbidden list. Carpenter, the founder of Bur- The exhibit features artifacts pick-up truck he used to illegally a stallion damaged his other eye. The bill by Rep. Jeremy Gray, a ton Snowboards, who died in from the museum’s collections, transport the bird and barred him Amadeo retired to a farm in Democratic legislator from Ope- November. new acquisitions made through from participating in falconry for Grandy for aging wild horses and lika, was on the proposed debate Stowe will rename one of its a major collecting initiative and three years. became a visitor favorite. agenda in the Alabama House of trails “Jake’s Ride.” Mynbc5.com rarely seen loans from private Crocker fined Taylor $10,000 In recent weeks, Amadeo be- Representatives. reported that the trail was a per- individuals. last month. came increasingly stiff and un- The bill says that local school sonal favorite of Carpenter’s. The It is intended to honor change- From wire reports PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 11, 2020 NATION Juul courted state lawyers as teen use rose

BY MATTHEW PERRONE state attorneys general offices. tigation, which also is examining whether children. AND RICHARD LARDNER The documents shed new light on the un- the company made misleading claims Most of the state lawsuits similarly allege Associated Press usual connection Juul forged with Iowa’s about the nicotine content in its devices. that Juul adopted the playbook of Big To- Tom Miller, the longest-serving state at- In an emailed response to written ques- bacco by luring teens with colorful, youth- WASHINGTON — It was a blunt warn- torney general in U.S. history. The records tions, a Juul spokesman declined to say oriented ads, “launch parties” and product ing about the dangers of youth vaping: show that Miller served as a behind-the- how many state attorneys general compa- giveaways. But to date, Juul hasn’t faced Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr an- scenes adviser, helping the company re- ny representatives have met with. Juul, the the same type of coordinated, multistate nounced late last month that his state had spond to media requests and inquiries from spokesman said, is working to earn “the lawsuit previously used to target tobacco, joined 38 others to investigate whether government officials. Miller did not receive trust of society by working cooperatively pharmaceutical and financial companies. Juul Labs, the nation’s largest electronic campaign contributions from Juul. with attorneys general, regulators” and In mid-2018, as other states began to eye cigarette company, promoted and sold its The documents also provide new details other officials to combat teen vaping and to Juul more critically, the company gave nicotine-heavy products to teens. about the advocacy roles that two former steer adult smokers away from cigarettes. $50,000 each to the Democratic Attorneys It was a moment Juul had worked to attorneys general — Patrick Lynch of The FDA and a congressional oversight General Association and its GOP counter- avoid. Rhode Island and Martha Coakley of Mas- panel continue to investigate whether part, the Republican Attorneys General Ten months earlier, sachusetts — have played for the company, the company targeted young people with Association, according to financial reports a team of Juul repre- including lobbying state officials. All three the flavors, design and advertising of its both groups filed with the IRS. The orga- sentatives met with would become important messengers as products. nizations raise money and back candidates Carr and his senior Juul stressed its efforts to keep its products Yet Juul may face an even bigger threat from their respective parties that are run- staff. They delivered a away from minors while simultaneously from state attorneys general, most of ning for the office. Neither of the groups 17-page presentation pitching its technology as an anti-smoking whom are elected independently and have discloses how they disperse corporate do- laden with informa- tool. broad discretion to investigate and litigate. nations to candidates. tion about the public Juul’s political action committee made They’re especially formidable when they Those contributions and others would be health potential of thousands of dollars in campaign contribu- band together. Dozens of them did in the followed by meetings with at least five state Juul’s combustion- tions to individual state attorneys general, 1990s with litigation against tobacco com- attorney generals, documents obtained Carr free vaping devices several of whom, like Carr, later met with panies that led to a historic $206 billion through open records requests show. for adult smokers and the company’s representatives, according settlement and new marketing rules that In late October 2018, Juul’s political ac- the company’s “commitment to ending to the records. Katie Byrd, Carr’s spokes- continue to govern how the industry oper- tion committee donated more than $38,000 youth use,” a pledge that included more woman, said a $3,000 contribution Juul’s ates. More recently, nearly all states have to incumbent state attorneys general and rigorous retail and online sales controls. PAC made to Carr’s 2018 reelection cam- sued opioid drugmakers and distributors one first-time candidate for the office, ac- Juul had access, but it did not pay off. paign wasn’t a factor in his decision to ac- for their alleged role in the addiction epi- cording to a review of campaign finance In that way, the company’s experience in cept the meeting. demic tied to prescription painkillers. records. By then, Juul was squarely in the Georgia was typical. Again and again, the The company also donated $50,000 each “It means they’re in a world of hurt,” crosshairs of FDA regulators, who were company met with Carr and other state to the Republican and Democratic fund- James Tierney, a former attorney general sounding the alarm on teen vaping after attorneys general, in many cases giving raising committees that support the elec- of Maine who now teaches at Harvard Law survey data showed e-cigarette use among money to their campaign funds. But again tion of attorneys general candidates. Those School, said of the multistate investigation. high school students had jumped nearly and again, it was stymied in its efforts to donations won Juul corporate membership “The states are not buying what Juul is 80% in the past year. forestall legal action. in both groups, a status that came with in- selling, and they’re saying, ‘We need to go Not everyone wanted Juul’s money. The session in Carr’s Atlanta offices vitations to semiannual retreats and con- deeper.’ ” Kwame Raoul, a Democrat elected in No- and meetings with other state AGs haven’t ferences attended by attorneys general and The latest of the nine state lawsuits vember 2018 to his first term as Illinois’ at- been previously reported. The Associated their staff. These events provide opportuni- against Juul was filed last month by Massa- torney general, rebuffed a $3,000 gift from Press uncovered the influence campaign ties for companies to lobby state officials. chusetts’ chief legal officer, Maura Healey. Juul. Hanah Jubeh, a spokeswoman for by reviewing Juul’s political donations and The face time with state officials hasn’t Citing company records, she alleges that Raoul’s campaign, said the contribution obtaining internal emails, meeting min- prevented scrutiny, however. Nine states Juul bought advertisements on seventeen. conflicted with his professional responsi- utes and company records through open have filed lawsuits against Juul and more com, nickjr.com, the cartoonnetwork.com bilities and personal views. Raoul’s office records requests to more than a dozen may come in the wake of the 39-state inves- and other websites designed for teens and announced in December it was suing Juul. Boston’s recreational pot shop first in major East Coast city

BY PHILIP MARCELO legalized recreational marijuana Associated Press use in 2016, about 20% of canna- bis companies have some degree BOSTON — Boston’s first pot of ownership stake from a person shop opened Monday, marking of color, according to a recent the first recreational marijuana survey by Marijuana Business store to open in a major East Daily. Coast city. Pure Oasis is also among the But it’s not just about increasing few retail stores in the country minority ownership of pot busi- owned and operated by people nesses, according to Khalatbari of color, who experts say have and other advocates. Minority struggled to break into the indus- and disadvantaged communities try. Massachusetts’ ballot initia- should also benefit through more tive was the first to insert specific jobs for residents or other com- language aimed at encouraging munity investments. people of color and others harmed Pure Oasis owners Kobie Evans by the war on drugs to participate and Kevin Hart say they picked in the new industry. Dorchester, a dense and diverse Matt Simon, New England po- neighborhood about 4 miles south litical director for the Marijuana of downtown Boston, with those Policy Project, hailed the open- needs in mind. ing as a “huge milestone” for the Among their 30 or so staffers East Coast, where most jurisdic- STEVEN SENNE/AP are residents who live within tions — save for Massachusetts, walking distance from the shop, Vermont, Maine and the District Worker Renee Cox, of Woburn, Mass., center, completes a sale at Pure Oasis recreational marijuana as well as people with prior crim- of Columbia — have approved shop Monday in Boston. Pure Oasis is Boston’s first recreational marijuana shop, and the state’s first inal records, said Evans. cannabis for medicinal use only. black-owned one. “This is only the beginning,“ “The war on drugs had a very detrimental impact on neighbor- he said. “The fact that this is just promises they would be priori- nothing to celebrate,” he said. their own surveys. the first in Boston shows how this tized, said Kayvan Khalatbari, a “We’ve got a long way to go before In Colorado, which was one of hoods like this,” Evans said after is such an early market on this Denver-based marijuana consul- creating equity.” the first to legalize marijuana, letting in the store’s first wave of coast.” tant and former board member Few of the 11 states that have in 2012, less than 1% of all mari- 50 or so customers. “We’re here But the store’s opening also un- for the Minority Cannabis Busi- legalized marijuana track how juana operations are owned by to try and remedy some of those derscores how minority entrepre- ness Association. many people of color own pot people of color, the Minority Can- negative effects. We’re trying to neurs are already falling behind “It’s worthy of acknowledge- companies, Khalatbari said, so nabis Business Association has give people second chances and in the national industry, despite ment, but at the same time, it’s industry groups have turned to estimated. In California, which create new opportunities.” Wednesday, March 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD Mom and son rescued from Turkey seeks action collapsed hotel in China on migrants from EU

Associated Press Associated Press riot police and border guards to prevent the crossings, sparking ANKARA, Turkey — The Eu- BEIJING — A 10-year-old boy clashes between migrants and ropean Union should stop “string- and his mother have been rescued Greek security forces. 52 hours after being trapped in ing Turkey along” over helping out with the millions of migrants Erdogan has demanded that the collapse of a virus quarantine Europe shoulder more of the bur- site in southeastern China where on its territory, the country’s foreign minister said Tuesday, a den of caring for Syrian refugees 20 people have died. on Turkish territory — thought Video released by rescuers day after the two sides agreed to review a 4-year-old deal aimed to number more than 3.5 million. showed the two being pulled from Turkey is accusing the EU of not the debris of the hotel that col- at stemming refugee flows to ZENG DEMENG, XINHUA/AP meeting its obligations under the lapsed on Saturday. The woman Europe. 2016 agreement, including failing and boy were discovered late Rescuers carry a woman pulled from the rubble of a collapsed hotel Mevlut Cavusoglu said the EU to pay money promised to Turkey Monday night and they were to an ambulance in Quanzhou, southeastern China, on Monday. has to take “sincere” steps to to stem the flow of migrants to freed around midnight after three help Turkey manage the flow of Europe. hours of painstaking digging. it crumbled in mere seconds. Two supermarkets on the first migrants, including finding ways The hotel in the city of Quan- The building had been illegally floor were being remodeled, and to ensure Syrian refugees can re- Following the talks in Brussels zhou had been a quarantine site reconstructed several times, the a pillar reportedly deformed a turn home. late Monday, European Council for people exposed to the new official Xinhua News Agency few minutes before the collapse, The minister spoke a day after President Charles Michel said coronavirus, which for most peo- quoted an unidentified senior offi- Xinhua said Sunday, quoting a President Recep Tayyip Erdogan teams headed by Cavusoglu and ple causes only mild or moder- cial saying Tuesday. Shang Yong, district official. held a meeting with top EU of- EU foreign policy chief, Josep ate symptoms, such as fever and deputy head of the Ministry of Rescuers have been issued pro- ficials in Brussels during which Borell, would work “in the next cough. For some, especially older Emergency Management, told re- tective gear and disinfectant to the sides agreed to review their days to clarify the implementa- adults and people with existing porters a comprehensive accident minimize exposure to the virus. 2016 deal on migrants. tion of the deal between Turkey health problems, it can cause investigation will be launched to The vast majority of people recov- The meeting was called after and the EU to be certain that we more severe illness, including identify the cause of the collapse, er from the new virus. According thousands of migrants massed on are on the same page.” pneumonia. and any official found responsible to the World Health Organization, Turkey’s border with Greece, fol- “We are ready for a construc- The death toll in the collapse would be held to account. people with mild illness recover lowing the Turkish government’s tive study … We expect sincerity rose to 20 on Tuesday, with 10 Construction of the building in about two weeks, while those decision to open its borders to from the EU. The era of stringing people missing. A total of 71 peo- began in 2013 and it was convert- with more severe illness may take migrants wanting to cross into Turkey along is over,” Cavusoglu ple had been inside the hotel when ed into an express hotel in 2018. three to six weeks to recover. Europe. Greece has deployed told state-run Anadolu Agency. PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 11, 2020 FACES ‘Peter Rabbit 2’ the latest project Revisiting the Nazis to delay release

Associated Press Hollywood looking to WWII for new lessons Hollywood continued to shuffle its upcoming releases due to the BY LYNN ELBER history provides a sturdy, well-vetted foun- coronavirus, as Sony Pictures on Associated Press dation on which to build a meaningful alle- Tuesday announced that it’s mov- gory. “If we can’t apply it to the future, then ing “Peter Rabbit 2” to August. ollywood mustered its creative all that history is pretty useless,” he said. The film had been set to hit forces in the 1940s when Adolf AMAZON STUDIOS/AP David Weil, creator of “Hunters” starring U.K. and European theaters on Hitler’s Nazi Germany sought Al Pacino and Logan Lerman, shares Simon’s Al Pacino, left, and Logan Lerman star in March 27, and open in the U.S. on to conquer the world, with Hum- H belief in the power of such storytelling. “Hunters,” in which an unlikely group of April 3. Instead, Sony said the se- phrey Bogart standing up to the fascist re- “I think sometimes the best way for us to 1970s New Yorkers target German Nazis quel to 2018’s “Peter Rabbit” will gime in “Casablanca” and director Ernst grapple with the truths of our reality and our who are on a genocidal quest in America. launch on Aug. 7. Lubitsch mocking it and its dictator in “To present is to see it through a different prism Cinemas have been closed in Be or Not to Be.” and a different lens,” said Weil. “So I used the China for several weeks. On Mon- More than 70 years later, an increase in lens of 1977 America to speak about the kind day, Italy shuttered all of its the- hate crimes, emboldened white supremacists of racism and xenophobia and anti-Semitism and political upheaval have prompted TV aters. In many countries, health that we’re continuing to face today, to allow experts are advocating social and filmmakers to revisit Nazism. The works people to really try and take a step back.” are varied and their receptions mixed, but distancing to help prevent the Weil’s direct inspiration was his grand- spread of the virus. they share a goal: to use fiction to learn from mother, Sara 20th-century totalitarianism and its horrors, Last week, April’s biggest movie Weil, a survivor of release, the James Bond film “No including the Holocaust that claimed the ‘ The more we Auschwitz-Birke- lives of 6 million Jews. Time to Die,” postponed from understand nau and Bergen- early April to November. Much In Amazon’s “Hunters,” an unlikely group Belsen, which of 1970s New Yorkers target German Nazis what the Nazis of the film’s early promotion had were among the already begun, with Daniel Craig who have brought their genocidal quest to represented, concentration hosting “Saturday Night Live” on America. HBO’s “The Plot Against Ameri- camps where the the more we Czech Anglo Productions March 8 and the release of Billie ca” is based on Philip Roth’s novel that posits German-ordered Eilish’s theme song. a repressive early 1940s U.S. government led are able to mass killings of Taika Waititi, left, and Roman Griffin Davis The previous “Peter Rabbit” by Charles Lindbergh, the real-life aviation Jews and millions star in the Oscar-nominated “Jojo Rabbit.” analyze the was one of 2018’s top animated hero and anti-Semitic isolationist. The Oscar- of others were releases, grossing $351 million winning “Jojo Rabbit” is more of a satire. contemporary carried out. The a hallowed event crosses the line for some. worldwide, including a hefty $236 Preceding them was “The Man in the High versions of stories of hard- A scene in which inmates of the Auschwitz million internationally. Castle,” the 2015-19 Amazon series based on ship that he heard camp in Poland act out a fatal chess game Nazis. In other entertainment-related Philip K. Dick’s sci-fi novel of the same name ’ from her as a child never occurred, according to the site’s mu- about a fallen America ruled by WWII vic- Pete Simi virus news: eventually fueled seum and memorial, which in a recent state-  Pearl Jam tors Germany and Japan. co-author of Weil’s desire to ment called such inventions “dangerous is postponing the The war has had other screen comebacks. “American Swastika” honor her experi- foolishness and caricature.” North American leg of its Gigaton During the political and social turmoil of the ence and, through While dramas can help educate people world tour because of concerns mid-to-late 1960s, cynical and irreverent his work, become a Holocaust avenger and a about Nazism, Hier said, such projects must over the new coronavirus, the films including “King Rat” and “What Did “superhero, in some way.” be labeled a fictional account of a real event band announced Monday. You Do in the War, Daddy?” were released There have been Oscar-worthy films about or risk giving fodder to Holocaust deniers. Seventeen U.S. and Canadian alongside traditional battle epics such as the the Holocaust, Weil said, but he wanted to Pete Simi, co-author of “American Swas- performances, beginning on star-laden “Battle of the Bulge.” dramatize the tragedy and its aftermath in tika: Inside the White Power Movement’s March 18 in Toronto through “We seem to have waves of interest in both an unconventional way. He described his ap- Hidden Spaces of Hate” and a professor at April 19 in Oakland, Calif., were the Holocaust and World War II, not always proach as “bold and pulpy and fresh,” one Chapman University in Southern California, indefinitely postponed, according at the same time,” said Sharon Willis, a film that invites a new audience to enter the story sees potential in Hollywood’s focus on Nazi to the band’s website. scholar and professor at the University of through the perspective of characters such Germany. One reason: it can help expose the “The levels of risk to our audi- Rochester in New York. “I feel that, collec- as Lerman’s young hunter, Jonah. followers who are “rebranding” themselves ence and their communities is tively, we return to these terrains when we “In doing so, they’ll begin to learn about in a bid to make white supremacy palatable. simply too high for our comfort have some kind of problem to work out that the truth of the Holocaust and the plight of “The more we understand what the Nazis level,” a band statement said. we think is related to them.” Jewish people and the plight of all ‘others,’ ” represented, the more we are able to ana- For now, the European shows David Simon, executive producer of “The Weil said. lyze the contemporary versions of Nazis” from June 23 to July 23 are still Plot Against America,” unabashedly labels Creative license may be allowed for tone and avoid being deceived by their efforts to scheduled . the six-episode series debuting stateside or even the wholesale creation of a band of subvert “what they actually represent,” Simi  Madonna has canceled the March 16 “a political piece.” The cast in- Nazi hunters, but tampering with the facts of said. last two stops of her latest tour in cludes Winona Ryder and John Turturro, France after the country said it and early reviews were admiring. was banning events of more than “It’s a critique of xenophobia and dema- 1,000 people to limit the spread of goguery and the use of ‘the other,’ the fear of the coronavirus. ‘the other’ to drive political power and to cre-  “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel ate a political dynamic,” Simon said, a pat- of Fortune” will record without tern that he said predates President Donald studio audiences. A person close Trump. “The demonization of the immigrant to the shows told The Associated cohort has been going on for as long as the Press on Monday that the move republic.” is being taken out of an abun- Ironically, he’d originally passed on bring- dance of caution given the spread ing Roth’s novel to the screen because it ap- of the coronavirus. The shows peared irrelevant. tape months in advance, so the “The first time somebody approached me presumably quieter shows will about the adaptation was in 2013, right after not immediately be noticeable to (President Barack) Obama’s second inaugu- viewers at home. Both are filmed ration. And I thought to myself that it seemed at a studio in Culver City, Calif. like an artifact” in an increasingly inclusive society, Simon said. The subsequent election Other news and its results forced him to reconsider that view, he said, citing restrictive immigration  Simon & Schuster announced policies as an area of profound concern. Tuesday that “The Good Place” The late Roth’s book proved “allegorical to creator Michael Schur is working what we’re dealing with now, and the vulner- on “How to Be Good: A Definitive able cohorts now are not necessarily Jewish Answer for Exactly What to Do, Americans, although anti-Semitism has in- In Every Possible Situation,” in creased,” Simon said. “The real vulnerable which he combines humor and philosophy to “deal with the large (groups) are people with black and brown HBO/AP skin, immigrants and Muslims.” and small ethical challenges we As for why he’s asking viewers to seek clar- John Turturro stars in “The Plot Against America.” The limited series is based on Philip all face every day.” The book is ity in the rear-view mirror, Simon said that Roth’s novel that imagines a repressive 1930s U.S. government led by Charles Lindbergh. scheduled for fall 2021. Wednesday, March 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 11, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Party dynamics doomed Sanders, boosted Trump Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY HENRY OLSEN win the nomination. Their quick exit and conservative Republicans. Exit polls show Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff The Washington Post endorsements of Biden allowed them to that his support was as tilted heavily to the gracefully depart the race while currying party’s left as Cruz’s was to the right. As EDITORIAL he rapid consolidation of the favor with the establishment to which they a result, neither man’s supporters were Democratic establishment be- both belonged. uniformly willing to back the other to beat Terry Leonard, Editor hind former Vice President Joe Luck played a key role as well. Biden Trump. A March 2016 Public Policy Poll- [email protected] TBiden has led many pundits to la- had one last potentially viable moderate ing poll found that only half of Kasich’s Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor ment that Republican leaders didn’t do the competitor: former New York Mayor Mike voters would back Cruz in a one-on-one [email protected] same against Donald Trump in 2016. This Bloomberg. His record campaign spending contest with Trump. Cruz’s voters were error shows how they still misunderstand had made him a contender in many Super similarly divided, with slightly less than Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content Trump’s appeal and support. Tuesday states, but he had the misfortune half saying they would back Kasich if he [email protected] Voters, not the party, were the main of agreeing to participate in his first pri- were matched against Trump one-on-one. Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation cause for Biden’s resurrection. 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Sports College basketball College hockey Atlantic Sun Conference Mid-American Conference AP Men’s Top 25 Semifinals First Round Conference tournaments on AFN The top 25 teams in The Associated Wednesday, March 11 Monday, March 9 x-if necessary Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with North Florida at Florida Gulf Coast Buffalo 87, Miami (Ohio) 72 ATLANTIC HOCKEY ASSOCIATION first-place votes in parentheses, records Liberty at North Alabama E. Michigan 76, N. Illinois 69 Quarterfinals through Mar. 8, total points based on Championship Toledo 63, Akron 59 (Best-of-three) Go to the American Forces 25 points for a first-place vote through Sunday, March 15 W. Michigan 84, Bowling Green 67 Friday, March 13-Sunday, March 15 one point for a 25th-place vote and last Semifinal winners At Cleveland American International vs. Bentley Network website for the most week’s ranking: Big East Conference Quarterfinals Sacred Heart vs. Robert Morris Record Pts Pvs At Chicago Wednesday, March 11 RIT vs. Air Force up-to-date TV schedules. 1. Kansas (65) 28-3 1,625 1 Championship Cent. Michigan vs. Toledo Monday, March 9 Army vs. Niagara myafn.net 2. Gonzaga 29-2 1,546 2 Ohio vs. W. Michigan BIG TEN CONFERENCE 3. Dayton 29-2 1,507 3 DePaul 88, Marquette 74 Ball St. vs. E. Michigan Big Sky Conference Semifinals 4. Florida St. 26-5 1,384 7 Kent St. vs. Buffalo Saturday, March 14 5. Baylor 26-4 1,322 4 At Boise, Idaho Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference First Round Minnesota at Penn State 6. San Diego St. 30-2 1,261 5 At Norfolk, Va. Michigan at Ohio State Deals 7. Creighton 24-7 1,157 11 Monday, March 9 First Round Portland St. 83 Eastern Washington 70 Championship 8. Kentucky 25-6 1,118 6 Tuesday, March 10 Saturday, March 21 Northern Colorado 79, Sacramento St. 61 Md.-Eastern Shore vs. Coppin St. 9. Michigan St. 22-9 995 16 Southern Utah 62, Weber St. 58 Semifinal winners 10. Duke 25-6 990 12 Howard vs. SC State Monday’s transactions Quarterfinals Quarterfinals ECAC 11. Villanova 24-7 989 14 Tuesday, March 10 Quarterfinals BASEBALL 12. Maryland 24-7 912 9 Wednesday, March 11 Major League Baseball Northern Colorado vs. Montana State Bethune-Cookman vs. Md.-Eastern (Best-of-three) 13. Oregon 24-7 904 13 Montana vs. Northern Arizona American League Shore-Coppin St. winner Friday, March 13-Sunday, March 15 14. BYU 24-7 762 15 Idaho vs. Portland State Princeton at Cornell BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms 15. Louisville 24-7 755 10 Idaho State vs Southern Utah Norfolk St. vs. Howard-SC State winner with LHPs Yoan Aybar, Matt Hall, Dar- Thursday, March 12 Colgate at Clarkson 16. Seton Hall 21-9 722 8 Semifinals Yale at Quinnipiac winzon Hernandez, Kyle Hart and Josh 17. Virginia 23-7 560 22 NC A&T vs. NC Central Wednesday, March 11 Harvard at Rensselaer Taylor; RHPs Ryan Brasier, Colten Brew- 18. Wisconsin 21-10 495 24 Northern Colorado-Montana State Morgan St. vs. Delaware St. er, Austin Brice, Chris Mazza, Mike Sha- 19. Ohio St. 21-10 443 19 Missouri Valley Conference HOCKEY EAST winner vs. Montana-Northern Arizona First Round waryn, Marcus Walden and Ryan Weber; 20. Auburn 25-6 436 17 winner At Moline, Ill. 21. Illinois 21-10 241 23 First Round (Best-of-three) INFs Jonathan Ara.J. Chatham, Michael Idaho St.-Southern Utah winner vs. Friday, March 13-Sunday, March 15 Chavis, Bobby Dalbec, Tzu-Wei Lin; OFs 22. Houston 23-8 167 21 Idaho-Portland St. winner Thursday, March 12 22. West Virginia 21-10 167 — Loyola of Chicago vs. Indiana St. Providence at Boston College Alex Verdugo, and Marcus Wilson with Championship Northeastern at UMass one-year contracts. Re-signed INF Rafael 24. Butler 22-9 161 — Friday, March 13 S. Illinois vs. Evansville 25. Iowa 20-11 111 18 Semifinals winners Quarterfinals Boston U. at UMass Lowell Devers for one-year contract. UConn at Maine CLEVELAND INDIANS — Optioned LHP Others receiving votes: Stephen F Aus- Big South Conference Friday, March 13 tin 75, Providence 66, ETSU 59, Michigan First Round Missouri St. vs. Loyola of Chicago-In- NATIONAL COLLEGIATE Sam Hentges, RHPs Triston McKenzie diana St. winner HOCKEY CONFERENCE and Jean Carlos Mejia to Double-A Ak- 53, Penn St. 42, Utah St. 40, Saint Mary’s Tuesday, March 10 (Cal) 9, Arizona 7, Liberty 6, Southern Cal SC-Upstate at Winthrop Illinois St. vs. N. Iowa First Round ron. Agreed to terms with RHPs Greg Al- Drake vs. S. Illinois-Evansville winner (Best-of-three) len, Shane Bieber, Adam Cimber, Aaron 6, Richmond 5, N Iowa 4, UCLA 4, New Charleston Southern at UNC-Asheville Mexico St. 4, Rutgers 4, Texas Tech 3, Presbyterian at Longwood Bradley vs. Valparaiso Friday, March 13-Sunday, March 15 Civale, Emmanuel Clase, James Karin- Quarterfinals Northeast Conference St. Cloud St. at W. Michigan chak, Phil Maton, Triston McKenzie, Jean Vermont 2, LSU 2, Purdue 1, Belmont 1, Mississippi St. 1, Florida 1. Thursday, March 12 Semifinals Miami at Minn. Duluth Carlos Mejia, Zach Plesac, Adam Plutko, At Campbell Thursday, March 12 Colorado College at North Dakota Jefry Rodriguez, Hunter Wood; LHPs Lo- Campbell vs. Longwood-Presbyterian Fairleigh Dickinson at Mount St. Mary’s Omaha at Denver gan Allen, Sam Hentges, Scott Moss and USA Today Men’s Top 25 winner Sacred Heart at Robert Morris WESTERN COLLEGIATE Daniel Johnson; INFs Christian Arroyo The top 25 teams in the USA Today Hampton vs. Gardner-Webb Championship HOCKEY ASSOCIATION and Yu Cheng Chang,; OFs Jake Bauers, At Radford Sunday, March 15 Semifinals Jordan Luplow, Oscar Mercado, Franmil men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, re- Radford vs. SC Upstate-Winthrop winner Semifinal winners (Best-of-three) Reyes and Bradley Zimmer; DH Bobby cords through Feb. 23, points based on High Point vs. Charleston Southern- Patriot League Friday, March 13-Sunday, March 15 Bradley to one-year contracts. 25 points for a first-place vote through UNC Asheville winner Quarterfinals Michigan Tech at Minnesota State HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned IF Tay- Big 12 Conference Monday, March 9 Bowling Green at Bemidji St. one point for a 25th-place vote and last At Kansas City, Mo. lor Jones, RHP Nivaldo Rodriguez and re- week’s ranking: Boston U. 46, American 44 Championship assigned C Chuckie Robinson. Optioned First Round Bucknell 87, Army 61 Saturday, March 21 Record Pts Pvs Thursday, March 12 Nivaldo Rodriguez to Round Rock Ex- 1. Kansas (32) 26-3 800 1 Holy Cross 52, Lafayette 33 Semifinal winners press (PCL). Oklahoma St. vs. Oklahoma Lehigh 69, Colgate 62 2. Gonzaga 29-2 742 4 Texas Tech vs. Kansas MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned RHPs 3. Dayton 27-2 741 3 Semifinals Jorge Alcala, Dakota Chalmers and Jho- Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 4. Baylor 25-3 694 2 Friday, March 13 Holy Cross at Bucknell an Duran; LHP Lewis Thorpe; INFs Travis 5. San Diego State 28-1 680 5 Iowa St. vs. Kansas St. College baseball Blankenhorn and Nick Gordon and OF Lehigh at Boston U. 6. Kentucky 24-5 628 9 Baylor vs. Oklahoma St.-Oklahoma Championship Gilberto Celestino to the minor league 7. Seton Hall 21-7 567 13 winner camp. Sunday, March 15 8. Florida State 24-5 555 6 TCU vs. Texas Tech-Kansas winner Semifinal winners, TBA Baseball America Top 25 NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHP 9. Maryland 23-6 516 8 Texas vs. West Virginia Southland Conference DURHAM, N.C. — The top 25 teams in Brooks Kriske to Triple-A Scranton/Wil- 10. Louisville 24-6 494 10 Big West Conference At Katy, Texas kes-Barre (IL). Optioned RHP Albert and 11. Duke 23-6 419 7 At Long Beach, Calif. the Baseball America poll, with records First Round through March 9 and previous ranking OF Estevan Florial to Double-A Trenton 12. Villanova 22-7 392 12 First Round Thursday, March 12 (EL). Optioned RHPs Luis Gill and Luis 13. Oregon 22-7 387 16 Tuesday, March 10 New Orleans vs. SE Louisiana (selected by the staff of Baseball Amer- Medina to Single-A Tampa (FSL). Re-as- 14. Creighton 22-7 385 11 Long Beach St. vs. Cal Poly Nicholls St. vs. Incarnate Word ica): signed RHPs Domingo Acevado aand Al- 15. Brigham Young 24-7 323 18 CS Northridge vs. Cal St.-Fullerton Second Round Record Prv exander Vizcaino to minor league camp. (tie) Auburn 24-5 323 15 Second Round Friday, March 13 1. Florida 16-0 1 National League 17. Michigan State 20-9 310 24 Wednesday, March 11 Sam Houston St. vs. New Orleans-SE 2. Texas Tech 16-1 2 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned 18. Iowa 20-9 301 17 UC Irvine vs. lower-seeded first-round Louisiana winner 3. Georgia 14-2 4 INFs Andy Young and Wyatt Mathisen to 19. Ohio State 20-9 240 23 winner Abilene Christian vs. Nicholls St.-In- 4. UCLA 13-2 5 Reno Aces (PCL). 20. Penn State 21-8 232 14 Hawaii vs. higher-seeded first-round 5. Miami 11-4 6 winner carnate Word winner LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned 21. Houston 22-7 141 — Southwestern Athletic Conference 6. Louisville 11-4 7 22. Virginia 21-7 79 — At Anaheim, Calif. C Kelbert Ruiz, INF Zach McKinstry, OFs Semifinals First Round 7. Arizona State 13-4 8 DJ Peters and Luke Raley. Re-assigned (tie) Illinois 20-9 79 — Tuesday, March 10 8. Mississippi 14-1 9 24. Wisconsin 19-10 78 — Friday, March 13 RHP Brett de Geus, INF Jacob Amaya and UC Davis vs. lower-seeded second- Jackson St. at Alabama St. 9. Oklahoma 13-4 11 Omar Estevez to minor league camp. 25. Butler 20-9 60 — Alcorn St. at Alabama A&M 10. Duke 12-3 16 Others receiving votes: Michigan (18- round winner PITTSBURG PIRATES — Optioned INFs UC Santa Barbara vs. higher-seeded Ark.-Pine Bluff at Texas Southern 11. Vanderbilt 12-5 3 11) 31; UCLA (19-11) 30; West Virginia Prairie View at Southern (NO) Will Craig and Oneil Cruz to Indianapo- (19-10) 27; Colorado (21-9) 26; Northern second-round winner 12. Long Beach State 10-5 17 lis (IL). Re-assigned Jason Delay, Arden Championship At Birmingham, Ala. 13. Mississippi State 10-4 12 Iowa (25-5) 19; East Tennessee State (27- Semifinals Pabst and Blake Weiman to minor league 4) 16; Stephen F. Austin (26-3) 15; Texas Saturday, March 14 14. Arkansas 9-5 13 camp. Semifinal winners Friday, March 13 15. Central Florida 15-2 19 Tech (18-11) 14; Arizona (19-10) 14; Saint Jackson St.-Alabama St. winner vs. Al- FOOTBALL Mary’s (24-7) 13; Marquette (18-10) 13; Colonial Athletic Association 16. Pepperdine 12-3 — National Football League At Elon, N.C. corn St.-Alabama A&M winner 17. Virginia 12-4 — LSU (20-9) 4; Texas (18-11) 3; Providence Texas Southern-Ark.-Pine Bluff winner ATLANTA FALCONS — Agree to terms (17-12) 3; Yale (22-6) 2; Southern Califor- First Round 18. NC State 13-2 15 with DE Steven Means for one-year con- Wednesday, March 11 vs. Southern (NO)-Prairie View winner 19. Florida State 10-5 14 nia (21-9) 2; Wichita State (22-7) 1; Stan- Championship tract and waived OT Lukayus McNeil. Charleston (WV) vs. UNC-Wilmington 20. LSU 11-5 20 ford (20-9) 1. Elon vs. Hofstra Saturday, March 14 CLEVELAND BROWNS — Named Shaun Semifinal winners 21. Dallas Baptist 11-4 21 Huls to Director of High Performance. Quarterfinals AP Women’s Top 25 Thursday, March 12 Summit League 22. Clemson 12-3 23 LOS ANGELES RAIDERS — Released LB Drexel vs. Charleston-UNC Wilmington At Sioux Falls, S.D. 23. Tennessee 14-2 18 Tahir Whitehead. The top 25 teams in The Associated winner Semifinals 24. East Carolina 12-3 25 NEW YORK GIANTS — Announced the Press’ women’s college basketball poll, Towson vs. Northeastern Monday, March 9 25. Michigan 8-7 10 retirement of TE Rhett Ellison. with first-place votes in parentheses, James Madison vs. Elon-Hofstra winner South Dakota 65, Oral Roberts 43 HOCKEY records through Mar. 8, total points William & Mary vs. Delaware South Dakota State 76, North Dakota National Hockey League based on 25 points for a first-place vote Conference USA State 56 Collegiate Baseball poll DEPARTMENT OF PLAYER SAFETEY — through one point for a 25th-place vote At Frisco, Texas Championship TUCSON, Ariz. — The 2020 Collegiate Fined F Oskar Sundqvist $5,000 for rough- and last week’s ranking: First Round Tuesday, March 10 Baseball poll, with records through ing an opponent in the March 8 game at Record Pts Pvs Wednesday, March 11 South Dakota vs. South Dakota State March. 8, total points and last week’s Chicago. 1. South Carolina (27) 32-1 747 1 Marshall vs. Southern Miss. Sun Belt Conference ranking. Voting is done by coaches, CAROLINA HURRICANES — Re-as- 2. Oregon (3) 31-2 723 3 UAB vs. Louisiana Tech First Round sports writers and sports information signed G Alex Nedelijkovic to Charlotte 3. Baylor 28-2 668 2 UTEP vs. FAU Tuesday, March 10 directors: Checkers (AHL). 4. Maryland 28-4 656 6 Charlotte vs. North Texas At Louisiana-Lafayette Record Pts Prv DALLAS STARS — Signed D Jerad Ros- 5. UConn 28-3 647 5 Quarterfinals UALR vs. Appalachian St. 1. Florida 16-0 496 2 burg to a one-year entry-level contract. 6. Louisville 28-4 588 4 Thursday, March 12 Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Georgia Southern Rice vs. Marshall-Southern Miss. winner 2. Texas Tech 16-1 495 3 SOCCER 7. Stanford 27-6 558 7 At Texas-Arlington 3. UCLA 13-2 493 1 Major League Soccer 8. NC State 28-4 543 10 Middle Tennessee vs. UAB-Louisiana Texas-Arlington vs. Texas State 9. Mississippi St. 27-6 502 9 Tech winner 4. Georgia 14-2 489 4 ATLANTA UNITED — Aquired F JJ Wil- South Alabama vs. Arkansas St. 5. Louisville 11-4 487 6 10. UCLA 26-5 488 8 Old Dominion vs. UTEP-FAU winner Second Round liams. W. Kentucky vs. Charlotte-North Texas 6. Ole Miss 14-1 484 8 NWSL 11. Gonzaga 28-2 452 12 Wednesday, March 11 12. Northwestern 26-4 384 11 winner Texas-Arlington-Texas State winner 7. Vanderbilt 12-5 481 5 WASHINGTON SPIRIT — Signed G Dev- Horizon League 8. Arizona St. 13-4 478 10 on Kerr to a two-year contract. Placed 13. Arizona 24-7 374 13 vs. South Alabama-Arkansas St. winner 14. Oregon St. 23-9 312 14 At Indianapolis UALR-Appalachian St. winner vs. Loui- 9. Miami 11-4 475 9 F Cheyna Matthews on player elected Semifinals 10. Mississippi St. 10-4 472 12 leave. 15. DePaul 27-5 283 18 siana-Lafayette-Georgia Southern win- 16. Kentucky 22-8 276 16 Monday, March 9 ner 11. N.C. State 13-2 469 7 17. South Dakota 28-2 253 17 IUPUI 71, Cleveland St. 54 West Coast Conference 12. UCF 15-2 466 15 18. Florida St. 24-8 241 22 Green Bay 50, N. Kentucky 49 At Las Vegas 13. Auburn 13-3 464 17 19. Texas A&M 22-8 239 15 Championship Semifinals 14. Duke 12-3 462 26 Pro baseball Tuesday, March 10 15. Arkansas 9-5 460 13 20. Indiana 24-8 185 20 IUPUI vs. Green Bay Monday, March 9 21. Iowa 23-7 172 19 Ivy League Portland 70, Gonzaga 69 16. Florida State 10-5 457 14 22. Princeton 26-1 165 21 At Cambridge, Mass. San Diego 59, Pepperdine 44 17. Texas 13-3 455 19 Spring Training 23. Missouri St. 26-4 120 23 First Round Championship 18. Texas A&M 14-3 453 20 Wednesday’s games 24. Arkansas 24-8 99 25 Friday, March 13 Tuesday, March 10 19. LSU 11-5 451 22 25. Arizona St. 20-11 29 24 Princeton vs. Columbia Portland vs, San Diego 20. Alabama 15-1 449 23 Washington vs. Houston TCU 11, Ohio N.Y. Yankees vs. Miami Others receiving votes: Penn vs. Yale Western Athletic Conference 21. Pepperdine 12-3 448 24 St. 10, Marquette 7, Boston College 6, Championship At Las Vegas 22. Tennessee 14-2 446 16 Atlanta vs. Minnesota Florida Gulf Coast 3, Rutgers 3, Iowa St. 2, First Round Baltimore vs. Toronto Saturday, March 14 23. Virginia 12-4 444 — Duke 2, Cent Michigan 1, Boise St. 1. Semifinal winners Wednesday, March 11 24. Notre Dame 10-2 443 — St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets UMKC vs. Chicago St. San Francisco vs. Texas Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 25. Clemson 12-3 440 27 At Atlantic City, N.J. Texas Rio Grande Valley vs. New Mex- 26. U.C. Santa Barbara 13-2 439 30 Kansas City vs. Cleveland Women’s ico St. Oakland vs. L.A. Angels First Round 27. Long Beach St. 10-5 437 21 Tuesday, March 10 Utah Valley vs. Seattle Chicago White Sox vs. Colorado conference tournaments Grand Canyon vs. CS Bakersfield 28. Oklahoma 13-4 434 28 Niagara vs. St. Peter’s 29. Tulane 13-2 431 29 Boston vs. Tampa Bay American Athletic Conference Iona vs. Monmouth (NJ) Semifinals San Diego (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs At Uncasville, Conn. Siena vs. Canisius Friday, March 13 30. Wichita St. 13-2 428 — Milwaukee vs. L.A. Dodgers Championship Quarterfinals Utah Valley-Seattle winner vs, Grand Seattle vs. San Diego (ss) Monday, March 9 Wednesday, March 11 Canyon-CS Bakersfield winner Monday’s scores UConn 87, Cincinnati 53 Rider vs. Niagara-St. Peter’s winner UMKC-Chicago St. winner vs. Texas Rio America East Conference Marist vs. Iona-Monmouth winner Grande Valley-New Mexico St. winner MIDWEST Calendar Championship Thursday, March 12 Championship Cent. Michigan 22, Bucknell 2, 7 innings March 26 — Opening day, active ros- Friday, March 13 Fairfield vs. Siena-Canisius winner Saturday, March 14 SOUTH ters reduced to 26 players. Maine at Stony Brook Manhattan vs. Quinnipiac Semifinal winners Morehead St. 19, Dayton 5 PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 11, 2020 NBA Scoreboard

Murray, Nuggets top slumping Bucks Eastern Conference Atlantic Division W L Pct GB BY ARNIE STAPLETON x-Toronto 46 18 .719 — Boston 42 21 .667 3½ Associated Press Philadelphia 38 26 .594 8 Brooklyn 29 34 .460 16½ DENVER — Jamal Murray led New York 20 44 .313 26 Southeast Division the Nuggets with 21 points but Miami 41 23 .641 — it was a basket of his that didn’t Orlando 29 35 .453 12 count that really ignited Denver’s Washington 23 40 .365 17½ Charlotte 22 42 .344 19 109-95 win over the short-handed Atlanta 20 46 .303 22 Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. Central Division x-Milwaukee 53 12 .815 — Murray soared for a thunder- Indiana 39 25 .609 13½ ous slam dunk over D.J. Wilson Chicago 21 43 .328 31½ Detroit 20 45 .308 33 with 9.8 seconds left in the third Cleveland 19 45 .297 33½ quarter and the Nuggets clinging to a 74-71 lead. Wilson jumped in Western Conference an attempt to prevent the jam and Southwest Division W L Pct GB was pulverized on the play, stag- Houston 39 24 .619 — gering out of bounds. Dallas 39 26 .600 1 “It was crazy,” Denver team- Memphis 32 32 .500 7½ New Orleans 28 36 .438 11½ mate Jerami Grant said. “I didn’t San Antonio 26 36 .419 12½ think he had it in him. Obviously, Northwest Division Denver 43 21 .672 — he does. We’ve seen it.” Utah 41 23 .641 2 Tweet! came the whistle. Oklahoma City 40 24 .625 3 Portland 28 37 .431 15½ But instead of and-one, it was Minnesota 19 44 .302 23½ no way! Pacific Division The biggest of baskets was x-L.A. Lakers 49 13 .790 — L.A. Clippers 43 20 .683 6½ waved off and a charge called Sacramento 28 36 .438 22 on Murray instead of a foul on Phoenix 26 38 .406 24 Golden State 15 49 .234 35 Wilson. Monday’s games The crowd was incredulous, the Atlanta 143, Charlotte 138 Denver 109, Milwaukee 95 Nuggets furious, but coach Mi- Toronto 101, Utah 92 chael Malone didn’t challenge the Tuesday’s games Boston at Indiana call. (He mistakenly said after New York at Washington the game he had already used his Cleveland at Chicago challenge). Dallas at San Antonio Minnesota at Houston “It definitely wasn’t a foul,” Orlando at Memphis Murray said. “But yeah, I wanted Phoenix at Portland DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP Brooklyn at L.A. Lakers to just drive, and I felt like I had a L.A. Clippers at Golden State step, so I just took off.” Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, right, drives to the basket as Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Wednesday’s games Detroit at Philadelphia Although the whistle went the Connaughton defends. Murray had 21 points in his team’s 109-95 win Monday in Denver. Charlotte at Miami other way, the play sparked Den- New York at Atlanta Denver at Dallas ver to a season sweep of the NBA- Monte Morris blocked Frank straight loss and fourth in five up here and we want to get right. Utah at Oklahoma City leading Bucks (53-12), who were Mason III’s pull-up three from games. Guys have nicks and knacks and New Orleans at Sacramento without their top six scorers — in- Thursday’s games behind. Kyle Korver had 23 points to you take care of it. We’ve got some Chicago at Orlando cluding reigning MVP Giannis Then, Denver pulled away with lead a big effort by the Bucks’ important games coming up, so it Boston at Milwaukee Antetokounmpo (knee). a 33-24 fourth quarter as Nikola backups, but the team sorely Memphis at Portland was definitely the right call.” Brooklyn at Golden State “The crowd was phenomenal. Jokic, who took just two shots in missed all that firepower during Denver thought Murray’s Houston at L.A. Lakers After that, the crowd was into it the first half, finally found his a fourth consecutive road defeat. waved-off basket was definitely every single play, every single rhythm and scored eight of his 10 “At the warmup and certain NBA leaders the wrong call, albeit one that steal, rebound, block, bucket,” points, including a three-pointer guys weren’t warming up, I was Scoring sparked them even more than any G FG FT PTS AVG Murray said. “Once we got them that snapped an 0-for-13 skid like, ‘You playing tonight?’ ‘Nope, Harden, HOU 60 592 609 2059 34.3 going, they got us going.” from beyond the arc. I don’t think so.’ Different guys of his 21 points that did count. Beal, WAS 56 582 372 1702 30.4 “He definitely raised our ener- Antetokounmpo, MIL 57 623 361 1690 29.6 The third quarter ended with Paul Millsap added 20 points are banged up — we’re at that Young, ATL 58 523 466 1705 29.4 Mason Plumlee’s fast-break layup and Grant scored 19 as the Nug- time of year,” Korver said. “We’ve gy,” Grant said. “He was hitting a Lillard, POR 57 523 385 1652 29.0 for a 76-71 Nuggets lead after gets sent Milwaukee to its third got a good home stretch coming ton of big shots.” Doncic, DAL 52 489 357 1483 28.5 Westbrook, HOU 52 557 264 1429 27.5 Leonard, LAC 50 467 308 1347 26.9 Davis, LAL 54 499 382 1441 26.7 Roundup Booker, PHX 61 535 396 1590 26.1 James, LAL 59 574 238 1515 25.7 LaVine, CHI 60 539 268 1530 25.5 Mitchell, UTA 62 556 249 1514 24.4 Ingram, NOP 56 469 283 1358 24.3 Siakam, TOR 52 450 213 1226 23.6 Hawks outlast Hornets in double-overtime Tatum, BOS 58 488 220 1360 23.4 McCollum, POR 61 540 121 1373 22.5 DeRozan, SAS 60 498 335 1339 22.3 Associated Press Following the first review, officials said Ro- with 1.8 seconds remaining in regulation to Wiggins, GSW 53 429 188 1154 21.8 zier was fouled by the Hawks’ Treveon Gra- force the overtime. Walker, BOS 49 347 192 1049 21.4 ATLANTA — De’Andre Hunter broke a tie Rebounds ham with 0.8 seconds remaining. Devonte’ Graham scored 27 points and G OFF DEF TOT AVG by sinking three free throws with 13.3 sec- Before Rozier had a chance to attempt two made two free throws that gave Charlotte a Drummond, CLE 56 248 609 857 15.3 onds remaining in the second overtime, and Whiteside, POR 60 239 616 855 14.2 the Atlanta Hawks beat the Charlotte Hornets free throws with the score tied, Atlanta’s 122-121 lead with 5.5 seconds remaining in Gobert, UTA 61 210 636 846 13.9 Lloyd Pierce registered a coach’s challenge. regulation. Antetokounmpo, MIL 57 130 653 783 13.7 143-138 on Monday night following a contro- Sabonis, IND 61 185 577 762 12.5 versial finish to the first extra period. This time, the officials ruled Rozier was not Rozier’s three-pointer with 1:13 remain- Valanciunas, MEM 61 186 494 680 11.1 fouled. Vucevic, ORL 53 129 455 584 11.0 Trae Young had 31 points and 16 assists for ing in regulation gave Charlotte its first lead Adebayo, MIA 64 162 514 676 10.6 Atlanta, and Hunter finished with 13 points “Very unfortunate. I’m very disappointed of the second half. Caleb Martin scored a ca- Jokic, DEN 63 153 488 641 10.2 with the way the game ended,” Hornets coach reer-high 23 points for Charlotte . Thompson, CLE 57 226 351 577 10.1 and 11 rebounds. Assists “I wanted to give the fans a little extra,” James Borrego said. Raptors 101, Jazz 92: Serge Ibaka and G AST AVG “Every big call went in their direction. Pascal Siakam each scored 27 points, and James, LAL 59 627 10.6 Young said, adding he felt he owed the Young, ATL 58 533 9.2 fans more in the extra periods after mak- Every big call.” Toronto won at Utah for its fourth straight Rubio, PHX 56 498 8.9 Added Rozier: “It doesn’t really matter what victory. Doncic, DAL 52 453 8.7 ing only one of two free throws at the end of Simmons, PHI 54 442 8.2 regulation. I think. I’ve got to watch what I say a little bit. Kyle Lowry added 21 points and seven as- Lillard, POR 57 446 7.8 Obviously I don’t agree with it. I thought I was sists as the Raptors used a 53-34 advantage Lowry, TOR 51 392 7.7 Terry Rozier led Charlotte with a career- Graham, CHA 61 455 7.5 high 40 points. going to shoot two free throws.” on the glass to improve to 21-4 since Jan. 15. Harden, HOU 60 443 7.4 After Hunter’s clutch trip to the line, Ro- Young missed a last-gasp jumper for the Ibaka grabbed 13 rebounds and Siakam fin- Brogdon, IND 48 343 7.1 FG Percentage zier missed a three-pointer. Two free throws Hawks to force the second overtime. ished with 11 boards and eight assists. FG FGA PCT by Cam Reddish, who had 22 points, iced the John Collins had 28 points and 11 rebounds Joe Ingles had 20 points and six assists for Robinson, NYK 242 329 .736 Gobert, UTA 352 502 .701 win. for Atlanta. He made 12 of 13 shots from the the Jazz, who had won five in a row. Royce Allen, BKN 266 411 .647 Young’s pass set up a jam by Reddish for a field. O’Neale added 15 points and seven rebounds. Capela, HOU 244 388 .629 Clarke, MEM 254 408 .623 138-135 lead. Rozier answered with a tying “I just feel like experience is coming in a Toronto played much of the game without Whiteside, POR 410 664 .617 three-pointer. little extra for me,” Collins said. “It’s my third Norman Powell, who sprained his left ankle Adams, OKC 262 443 .591 Simmons, PHI 361 617 .585 Two reviews by the officials at the end of year.” two minutes in. Powell averaged 34 points on Valanciunas, MEM 376 647 .581 the first overtime produced different results. Young made only one of two free throws 57% shooting in his previous two games. Harrell, LAC 465 800 .581 Wednesday, March 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 NHL Roundup Ehlers paces Jets in defeat of Coyotes

Associated Press dered a 2-0 lead. Kuemper stopped 30 shots.. WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Niko- Sabres 3, Capitals 2 (SO): laj Ehlers is feeling more com- Dominik Kahun scored the de- fortable with his new linemates. cisive goal in the seventh round Ehlers had a goal and two as- of a shootout, and host Buffalo sists to lead the Winnipeg Jets stopped a six-game slide. over the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 on Monday night in a matchup criti- Sabres goaltender Linus Ull- cal to the crowded Western Con- mark blocked 33 shots through ference playoff race. overtime and six of seven shoot- “We’ve been able to create some out attempts in his first game in good chemistry,” said Ehlers, six weeks. He had been sidelined who has been skating with center by a right leg injury. Cody Eakin and winger Patrik Jack Eichel snapped a career- Laine. “We still have some things worst seven-game point drought we need to clean up. But it’s nice and rookie Victor Olofsson also to see that it’s going the right way scored for Buffalo. and we’re making plays. It feels Alex Ovechkin had a goal and good.” an assist, and Dmitry Orlov also /AP CODIE MCLACHLAN Eakin broke a 2-all tie for the scored as Washington erased a 2-0 deficit in the third period. It Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen makes a save on a shot by Vegas Golden Knights left wing Max Pacioretty Jets at 11:33 of the third period was Ovechkin’s 48th goal of the during the Knights’ 3-2 overtime win Monday in Edmonton, Alberta. when he picked up the puck and backhanded a shot past Coyotes season, tying him with Boston’s netminder Darcy Kuemper. It David Pastrnak for the NHL Scoreboard was Eakin’s first goal since being lead. acquired from the Vegas Golden Kings 3, Avalanche 1: Mikey Knights on Feb. 21. Ehlers and Anderson scored his first ca- Eastern Conference Laine assisted. reer goal, Jonathan Quick made Las Vegas edges 21 saves and host Los Angeles Atlantic Division Mark Scheifele added an GP W L OT Pts GF GA empty-netter, and defenseman earned its sixth straight win. Boston 69 43 14 12 98 225 174 Tampa Bay 69 43 20 6 92 244 193 Tucker Poolman had a goal and Austin Wagner and Alex Iafallo Toronto 69 35 25 9 79 236 226 an assist for Winnipeg. Connor also scored for the Kings, who are Florida 69 35 26 8 78 231 228 Montreal 70 31 30 9 71 210 217 Hellebuyck made 36 saves as the on their longest winning streak of Buffalo 69 30 31 8 68 195 217 Jets moved into the top wild-card the season. Los Angeles is 7-1-1 in Edmonton in OT Ottawa 69 25 32 12 62 187 235 Detroit 70 17 48 5 39 143 262 spot in the West with 78 points, its past nine home games, includ- Associated Press “We are just playing a real Metropolitan Division ing five straight wins. Washington 69 41 20 8 90 240 215 four more than Arizona. disconnected game,” Edmonton Pierre-Edouard Bellemare EDMONTON, Alberta — Shea Philadelphia 68 41 20 7 89 232 194 “That’s a big game by us,” coach Dave Tippett said. “We Pittsburgh 68 39 23 6 84 219 194 scored and Pavel Francouz made Theodore scored 2:13 into over- Columbus 70 33 22 15 81 180 187 Eakin said. “Being down two to are just not playing very well as a Carolina 67 37 25 5 79 217 191 32 saves for Colorado, which could time and the Vegas Golden start — they’re a hungry team. group right now. I thought we had N.Y. Islanders 67 35 23 9 79 188 188 have moved into first place in the Knights increased their slim Pa- N.Y. Rangers 68 36 28 4 76 228 217 We ended up stopping the bleed- addressed some things this morn- New Jersey 68 28 28 12 68 187 225 Central Division with a win. The cific Division lead by beating the ing there and finishing it off the ing, but our execution is so poor Avalanche lost for just the second second-place Edmonton Oilers 3- Western Conference right way.” time in their past 12 road games. 2 on Monday night. in a lot of different situations. The Coyotes are now in chase Central Division Panthers 2, Blues 1: Brett Theodore picked the top cor- “We can’t continue to play like GP W L OT Pts GF GA mode for a playoff berth. that and feel like we are a good St. Louis 70 41 19 10 92 221 191 “We’ve got no choice,” coach Connolly scored early in the ner off a feed from Jonathan Colorado 69 41 20 8 90 234 189 third period and Chris Driedger Marchessault, who scored the team.” Dallas 68 37 23 8 82 178 173 Rick Tocchet said. “We’ve got to Winnipeg 70 36 28 6 78 212 201 pick it up again. We need some stopped 26 shots, leading Florida tying goal with eight minutes left The Oilers got the scoring Minnesota 69 35 27 7 77 220 220 Nashville 68 34 26 8 76 211 215 to the win at St. Louis. in the third period. started nine minutes in as Chias- more guys to feel the whip and go Chicago 69 31 30 8 70 206 216 Mike Hoffman also scored for “It was a gutsy effort, three in son tipped Oscar Klefbom’s shot Pacific Division at it. There’s no other choice. Ob- Vegas 71 39 24 8 86 227 211 the Panthers, and Aleksi Saarela four nights, playing last night and past goalie Marc-Andre Fleury viously, the next games get bigger Edmonton 70 37 24 9 83 223 213 picked up the first two assists then back-to-back,” Vegas coach for his 11th of the season and Calgary 70 36 27 7 79 210 215 and bigger, and we’ve got to rise Vancouver 68 35 27 6 76 223 213 to the challenge.” of his career. He has played in Peter DeBoer said. “I thought our third in four games. Arizona 70 33 29 8 74 195 187 Nick Schmaltz scored both nine regular-season games for guys showed up and really did a Vegas drew even with a power- Anaheim 69 28 32 9 65 180 220 San Jose 69 29 35 5 63 180 220 goals for Arizona, which squan- Florida. good job, every guy out there that play goal with three minutes re- Los Angeles 69 28 35 6 62 175 210 maining in the opening period. Note: Two points for a win, one point dressed, goalie on out. for overtime loss. Top three teams in “It was a big win for us, espe- Nate Schmidt’s point shot was each division and two wild cards per deflected by Roy before it clipped conference advance to playoffs. cially a big team win.” Sunday’s games Nicolas Roy also scored for the off Edmonton goalie Mikko Carolina 6, Pittsburgh 2 Detroit 5, Tampa Bay 4, SO Golden Knights (39-24-8), who Koskinen’s glove and in. Vegas 5, Calgary 3 The Golden Knights outshot St. Louis 2, Chicago 0 improved to 11-2-0 in their past Minnesota 5, Anaheim 4, OT 13 games. They are three points the Oilers 15-3 in the first period. Columbus 2, Vancouver 1 There was no scoring in the Colorado 4, San Jose 3 up on Edmonton for the division Monday’s games lead. second — the best chance being Buffalo 3, Washington 2, SO Florida 2, St. Louis 1 “It’s huge. We’re getting down a crossbar hit by Vegas forward Winnipeg 4, Arizona 2 to crunch time here and every- Nick Cousins — and the shots Vegas 3, Edmonton 2, OT Los Angeles 3, Colorado 1 one is jockeying for positions were at 30-14 after 40 minutes. Tuesday’s games Edmonton regained the lead Boston at Philadelphia and playoffs and the standings,” Nashville at Montreal Vegas defenseman Alec Martinez seven minutes into the third when Pittsburgh at New Jersey Kailer Yamamoto battled hard Tampa Bay at Toronto said. “We knew this was going to Carolina at Detroit be a big trip for us, and obviously to send the puck in front, allow- N.Y. Rangers at Dallas N.Y. Islanders at Vancouver we weren’t too happy with the ing Nugent-Hopkins to score his Ottawa at Anaheim start of it, but between last night 22nd. Wednesday’s games San Jose at Chicago and tonight we’re happy to get the Marchessault tied the game Winnipeg at Edmonton with his 22nd goal and first at N.Y. Rangers at Colorado win.” St. Louis at Anaheim Alex Chiasson and Ryan Nu- even strength in 18 games. Ottawa at Los Angeles Thursday’s games gent-Hopkins had the goals for Notes: It was the third of four Buffalo at Montreal the Oilers (37-24-9), who played meetings between the teams this Carolina at New Jersey Detroit at Washington without captain Connor McDavid season. They split the first two, Nashville at Toronto FRED GREENSLADE/AP due to an illness. both played in Vegas. ... In addi- Philadelphia at Tampa Bay Pittsburgh at Columbus The Golden Knights finished tion to McDavid, the Oilers were Vegas at Minnesota Jets left wing Nikolaj Ehlers celebrates a goal with fans. He had a Florida at Dallas with a 48-24 advantage in shots without Joakim Nygard (hand) N.Y. Islanders at Calgary goal and two assists to lead the Jets to a 4-2 win over the Arizona on goal. and Mike Green (knee). Vancouver at Arizona Coyotes on Monday in Winnipeg, Manitoba. PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 11, 2020 SOCCER/MLB Sticky: To what extent will baseball enforce rule?

FROM BACK PAGE anything, I mean nonsubstance related, we’re going to get in trou- ble for it, we get fired,’ ” White Sox pitcher Dallas Keuchel said. “I mean I know the rule now, but I mean I don’t know exactly the use of it. Who uses it? Who doesn’t use it?” Keuchel said White Sox man- ager Rick Renteria covered the situation in a team meeting. “It’s been going on for decades, since I’ve known baseball, but, hey, if they want to enforce it, then they’re going to enforce it,” Keuchel said. “That’s just the way it’s going to be.” No one knows exactly how many pitchers use a foreign sub- stance to gain an ad- vantage, or ‘ It’s been what might going result of any PHOTOS BY RYAN MICHALESKO, THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS/AP increased on for FC Dallas midfielder Paxton Pomykal, right, will play midfield for the U.S. team trying to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. diligence in decades... the area. but, hey, if Cincinnati Reds pitch- they want er Trevor to enforce Bauer told HBO’s “Real it, then Feeling the expections Sports” for they’re a segment going to shown last month that enforce it.’ US men know they’re expected to earn berth in Olympics he believes Dallas Keuchel 70% of major White Sox pitcher league pitch- on MLB cracking BY RONALD BLUM ers use an down on pitchers Associated Press Roster unallowed applying sticky sticky sub- substances Knowing the United States men missed out Goalkeepers: Matt Freese (Philadelphia), stance on the to the baseball JT Marcinkowski (San Jose), David Ochoa on the 2012 and 2016 Olympic soccer tour- (Salt Lake) ball. Bauer naments and the 2018 World Cup, American Defenders: Reggie Cannon (Dallas), Justen also suggested in 2018 that pitch- under-23 team coach Jason Kreis understands Glad (Salt Lake), Chris Gloster (PSV Eind- ers with the Houston Astros were hoven, Netherlands), Aaron Herrera (Salt the expectations going into qualifying for this Lake), Mark McKenzie (Philadelphia), Erik manipulating balls to increase summer’s Olympics in Japan. Palmer-Brown (Austria Vienna) spin rates. “U.S. Soccer thinks it’s very important for Midfielders: Brenden Aaronson (Philadel- “All that I’ve heard and under- us to qualify for this Olympics,” he said dur- phia), Hassani Dotson (Minnesota), Richie stand is that they’re just going to Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands), ing a conference call Monday. “They have Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago), Paxton Pomykal crack down a little bit more on looked at these past couple of cycles and look (Dallas), Jackson Yueill (San Jose) foreign substance,” Chicago Cubs at that as a failure. And so it’s something that Forwards: Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland), Je- pitching coach Tommy Hottovy sus Ferreira (Dallas), Jonathan Lewis (Colo- said Thursday. we want to correct.” rado), Ulysses Llanez (Wolfsburg, Germany), Kreis leads the under-23 team into the Sebastian Saucedo (Pumas, Mexico) “To the extent of what that is qualifying tournament in Guadalajara, Mex- and what guys can (or) can’t use, ico, where it plays Costa Rica on March 20, I mean there’s rosin on the field. the Dominican Republic three days later and Olympic men’s soccer qualifying is limited Guys put sunscreen on during Mexico on March 26. to players under 23 at the start of 2020, part of day games. So it’s going to be Group B includes Canada, El Salvador, Haiti FIFA regulations designed to protect the mar- hard to say, ‘OK, we can do this and Honduras, and the top two teams in each keting of its own World Cup. In addition, clubs and not that,’ or what they’re ac- group advance to the semifinals on March 30. are not required to release players for Olym- tually cracking down on yet.” The semifinal winners represent North and pic qualifying or the tournament in Japan. Hottovy said he thinks time will Central America and the Caribbean at the “Of course, there’s clubs around the world tell about how it is going to go. 16-nation men’s Olympic tournament, to be and in MLS that denied the request for the “I think we’ll get a better sense played at Saitama, Tokyo and Yokohama from players. But we always knew that was going to of it once we start talking to um- July 23 to Aug. 8. happen,” Kreis said. FC Dallas defender Reggie Cannon, right, pires of what they’re going to be “There’s been a lot of doubting in the past, I The U.S. Soccer Federation said there was will join Pomykal on the U.S. squad. looking for and what are going don’t know, let’s call it two years,” Kreis said. no way it would be able to use top young play- to trigger some of those things “I look at this and just say this is a tremendous ers such as Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, de la Fuente, Brooks Lennon, Sebastian Soto they’re going to ask,” he said, opportunity for us to really put a flag down Weston McKennie, Josh Sargent, Sergino and Indiana Vassilev. “and again, just understanding and say we are moving in a positive direction. Dest and Gio Reyna. Kreis refused to detail which absences were whether or not it’s going to be It may not be happening as fast as everybody Many second-tier players also are missing due to club refusals or injuries. means for ejection or they’re just wants it to. But I think we have got a real plan from the 20-man roster, a group that includes “We think we’ve got some real quality. going to say ‘Hey, you’re using in place, and we’ve got some real terrific lead- defenders Cameron Carter-Vickers, Antonee We think we’ve got some real depth. We’ve something, change the glove’ or ership in place that’s leading us to a very good Robinson and Miles Robinson; midfielders got versatility,” Kreis said. “And we have whatever that might be.” spot. I see this as just an opportunity for us to Chris Durkin, Alex Mendez, Keaton Parks the necessary experience to accomplish our AP sports writer Rob Maaddi in change a little bit of the rhetoric right now.” and Brandon Servania; and forwards Konrad objectives.” Clearwater contributed to this report. Wednesday, March 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 VIRUS OUTBREAK More nations join Italy with soccer in empty stadiums

BY TALES AZZONI By the numbers Associated Press MADRID — All upcoming pro- fessional soccer games in Spain and Portugal, as well as some in Germany and a European Cham- 80,924 pionship qualifying match, will be played in empty stadiums because of the coronavirus outbreak. Confirmed conovirus cases The Spanish league said Tues- Tuesday in mainland day that matches in the first and LM OTERO/AP second divisions will be played China, with 3,123 reported The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are closing access to locker rooms without fans for at least two deaths, according to the and clubhouses to all nonessential personnel in response to the coronavirus crisis, the leagues weeks. The announcement came World Health Organization. announced in a joint statement Monday. after the government outlined a series of preventative measures being implemented to help con- tain the spread of the virus. NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS closing The league said it will “follow 7,513 its recommendations and/or de- cisions, prioritizing the health of fans, players, club employ- Confirmed WHO locker rooms amid virus scare ees, journalists, etc., due to the coronavirus cases in Italy COVID-19 health crisis.” with 366 reported deaths. BY TIM REYNOLDS Portugal announced similar Associated Press ‘ While MLB recognizes the measures for the professional league and said youth soccer MIAMI — The NBA, NHL, Major League Base- fluidity of this rapidly evolving competitions would be suspended ball and Major League Soccer are closing access situation, our current between Saturday and March 28. 7,161 to locker rooms and clubhouses to all nonessential It also said nonprofessional soc- personnel in response to the coronavirus crisis, the intention is to play Spring cer matches can’t be played with leagues announced in a joint statement Monday crowds bigger than 5,000 people. Confirmed WHO night. Training and regular season The moves in Spain and Portu- coronavirus cases in Iran The leagues said they made the decision “after games as scheduled. gal came a day after Italy said all with 194 reported deaths. consultation with infectious disease and public sports events in the country, in- Major ’League Baseball health experts.” The NBA, in a call with teams ear- cluding Serie A soccer games and lier Monday, stressed that the move is not to ban re- In a written statement preparatory events for the Tokyo porters but to ensure the safety of players and staff Olympics, would be suspended in those areas. until April 3. 7,513 The statement, in part, read: “Given the issues And guests, when they arrived, were offered cham- The first major game without that can be associated with close contact in pre- pagne by some attendants, more hand sanitizer by fans in the Spanish league will be and post-game settings, all team locker rooms and others. between Real Madrid and Eibar Confirmed WHO clubhouses will be open only to players and essen- MLB officials, like the NBA, held a conference at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadi- coronavirus cases in Korea tial employees of teams and team facilities until call with all 30 of its franchises on Monday to dis- um on Friday. with 248 reported deaths. further notice. Media access will be maintained in cuss the new policies. All four leagues — and the “For weeks, LaLiga has been designated locations outside of the locker room and NFL, which has been involved in the talks but isn’t working on alternative plans in clubhouse setting.” part of this policy since no teams are currently hold- coordination with UEFA in case The changes, which the leagues say are tempo- ing practices — are collecting information from the health authorities decide to sus- 647 rary, will begin Tuesday — though some NHL teams CDC and Canadian health officials, even as the situ- pend any match, creating a plan began putting them into use this past weekend. The ation changes almost on an hour-by-hour basis. to play these matches,” the Span- NBA said interviews with players would continue in “We are regularly conveying the guidance from ish league said. Confirmed coronavirus different settings, stressing a gap of 6-to-8 feet be- these experts to clubs, players, and staff regarding Champions League matches cases by the CDC in the tween reporters and interview subjects. prevention, good hygiene practices and the latest are also being affected in Spain, United States with 25 It is unclear how long the new policies will last. recommendations related to travel,” MLB said in including next week’s game be- reported deaths. For most people, the new coronavirus causes a statement. “We are continuing to monitor devel- tween Barcelona and Napoli at only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and opments and will adjust as necessary. While MLB the Camp Nou Stadium. Barce- SOURCE: World Health Organization, CDC cough. For some, especially older adults and people recognizes the fluidity of this rapidly evolving situa- lona said that match will have no with existing health problems, it can cause more se- tion, our current intention is to play Spring Training fans in attendance. weeks from Wednesday. There vere illness, including pneumonia. and regular season games as scheduled.“ Spain had previously an- were more than 1,200 confirmed The vast majority of people recover from the new All clubs are set to open the season March 26. nounced a decision to play Tues- cases in Spain on Monday, with virus. According to the World Health Organization, Among the games are Texas at Seattle, the World day’s Champions League game 28 deaths and 74 people in inten- people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, Series champion Washington Nationals at the New between Valencia and Atalanta in sive care. while those with more severe illness may take three York Mets and San Francisco visiting Dodger an empty stadium. Two Europa In Germany, the Bundesliga to six weeks to recover. In mainland China, where Stadium. League matches in the country will stage its first games without the virus first exploded, more than 80,000 people The Seattle area has been hit hard by the virus also had been affected — Sevilla spectators this week. Borussia have been diagnosed and more than 58,000 have so outbreak. Rangers general manager Jon Daniels vs. Roma on Thursday and Getafe Monchengladbach said its match far recovered. said there hasn’t been any discussion with MLB or vs. Inter Milan on March 19. “Roses are red, Violets are blue, Wash your hands! the Mariners about swapping home dates for that The Spanish track federation against Cologne on Wednesday WASH YOUR HANDS!” Enes Kanter of the Boston opening series, but said Texas’ new ballpark would also said it was told by the gov- would take place in an empty Celtics wrote on Twitter. be ready if it came to that. ernment of measures affecting all stadium. On Saturday, Borussia Meanwhile, there is already a clear sense of the Spring training games are continuing in Florida professional and nonprofessional Dortmund will face Schalke in new normal in the U.S. and Arizona. There are exhibitions set for later this sporting events in the country. one of German soccer’s fiercest The Miami Heat held their annual gala at a the- month in Montreal, the U.S. Naval Academy in An- Spain’s health minister on Mon- local rivalries without fans. ater in Miami Beach on Monday night, albeit a bit napolis, Md., and Sacramento, Calif., among other day announced a sharp spike in Dortmund will also play at differently than usual. The team’s three NBA cham- sites. More than 114,000 people worldwide have coronavirus cases in and around Paris Saint-Germain in the pionship trophies were near the entrance — with tested positive for the disease and over 3,900 people Madrid, and said all schools Champions League on Wednes- someone standing by with a bottle of hand sanitizer. with the virus have died, most of them in China . in the region will close for two day without fans. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, March 11, 2020 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Scoreboard

Ivy cancels Conference tournaments Big Ten Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference At Indianapolis At Norfolk, Va. America East Conference First Round First Round Semifinals Wednesday, March 11 Tuesday, March 10 Tuesday, March 10 Minnesota vs. Northwestern Delaware State vs. Maryland Eastern UMBC at Vermont Indiana vs. Nebraska Shore Hartford at Stony Brook Second Round South Carolina State vs. Howard American Athletic Conference Thursday, March 12 Quarterfinals At Fort Worth, Texas Rutgers vs. Michigan Wednesday, March 11 First Round Iowa vs. Minnesota-Northwestern North Carolina Central vs. Delaware tournaments Thursday, March 12 winner State-Maryland East Shore winner South Florida vs. UCF Ohio State vs. Purdue North Carolina A&T vs. South Carolina UConn vs. Tulane Penn State vs. Indiana-Nebraska win- State-Howard winner SMU vs. Temple ner Thursday, March 12 Memphis vs. East Carolina Quarterfinals Bethune Cookman vs. Morgan State Quarterfinals Friday, March 13 Norfolk St. vs. SC St.-Howard winner Regular season champs will get NCAA bids Friday, March 13 Wisconsin vs. Rutgers-Mich. winner Missouri Valley Conference Cincinnati vs. S. Florida-UCF winner Illinois vs. Iowa—Minnesota-North- Championship Wichita St. vs. UConn-Tulane winner western winner Sunday, March 8 Associated Press For most people, the new coro- Houston vs. SMU-Temple winner Michigan State vs. Ohio State-Purdue Bradley 80, Valparaiso 66 navirus causes only mild or mod- Tulsa vs. Memphis-E. Carolina winner winner Mountain West Conference CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Atlantic Coast Conference Maryland vs. Penn State—Indiana-Ne- At Las Vegas erate symptoms, such as fever At Greensboro, N.C. braska winner Championship Ivy League on Tuesday canceled and cough. For some, especially First Round Big 12 Conference Saturday, March 7 its men’s and women’s basketball Tuesday, March 10 At Kansas City, Mo. Utah State 59, San Diego State 56 older adults and people with ex- Wake Forest vs. Pittsburgh First Round Northeast Conference tournaments because of concerns Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina Wednesday, March 11 Championship isting health problems, it can about the spread of coronavirus. Second Round Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State Tuesday, March 10 cause more severe illness, includ- Wednesday, March 11 TCU vs. Kansas State Robert Morris vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) The four-team tournaments Clemson vs. Miami Quarterfinals Ohio Valley Conference were scheduled to be played Fri- ing pneumonia. The vast majority NC State vs. Wake Forest-Pittsburgh Thursday, March 12 Championship of people recover from the new winner Texas vs. Texas Tech Saturday, March 7 day through Sunday at Lavietes Notre Dame vs. Boston College Kansas vs. Okla. St.-Iowa St. winner Belmont 76, Murray State 75 virus. Syracuse vs. Virginia Tech-North Car- Baylor vs. TCU-Kansas State winner Pacific-12 Conference Pavilion in Cambridge. The Ivy olina winner Oklahoma vs. West Virginia At Las Vegas League instead will award its au- Ivy League Executive Director Quarterfinals Big West Conference First Round Robin Harris said in a statement Thursday, March 12 At Anaheim, Calif. Wednesday, March 11 tomatic NCAA Tournament bids Florida State vs. Clemson-Miami win- First Round Oregon State vs. Utah to the regular-season champions, the league shares the disappoint- ner Thursday, March 12 Arizona vs. Washington ment of players and coaches. Duke vs. NC State—Wake Forest-Pitts- UC Irvine vs. Long Beach State Stanford vs. California the Princeton women and Yale burgh winner CS Northridge vs. Cal State Fullerton Colorado vs. Washington State men. “Regrettably, the information Virginia vs. Notre Dame-Boston Col- UC Santa Barbara vs. UC Riverside Quarterfinals and recommendations presented lege winner Hawaii vs. UC Davis Thursday, March 12 The tournaments are the first Louisville vs. Syracuse—Virginia Tech- Colonial Athletic Association Oregon vs. Oregon State-Utah winner to us from public health authori- North Carolina winner At Washington Southern Cal vs. Arizona-Washington at the Division I basketball level Atlantic Sun Conference Semifinals winner to be canceled by the coronavirus ties and medical professionals Championship Monday, March 9 UCLA vs. Stanford-California winner have convinced us that this is the Sunday, March 8 Hofstra 75, Delaware 61 Arizona St. vs. Colo.-Wash. St. winner outbreak. Liberty 73 Lipscomb 57 Northeastern 68, Elon 60 Patriot League Conference tournaments have most prudent decision,” she said. Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Semifinals The league said all tickets will At New York Tuesday, March 10 Sunday, March 8 been going on all over the country First Round Hofstra vs. Northeastern Colgate 89, Lafayette 64 since last week at venues big and be refunded and ticket holders Wednesday, March 11 Conference USA Boston U. 64, Bucknell 61 with questions should contact the George Mason vs. Saint Joseph’s At Frisco, Texas Championship small. Most of the biggest confer- George Washington vs. Fordham First Round Wednesday, March 11 ences such as the Big Ten and Harvard ticket office. Second Round Wednesday, March 11 Colgate vs. Boston U. Thursday, March 12 Old Dominion vs. Florida Atlantic Southeastern Conference Southeastern Conference begin The Ivy League women’s tour- UMass vs. VCU FIU vs. Rice At Nashville, Tenn. their men’s tournaments this week nament was schedule to be played St. Bonaventure vs. George Mason- UAB vs. UTSA First Round Saint Joseph’s winner Marshall vs. UTEP Wednesday, March 11 at large arenas in major cities. Friday night, with top-seeded Davidson vs. La Salle Quarterfinals Mississippi vs. Georgia Princeton facing Columbia and Duquesne vs. George Washington- Thursday, March 12 Arkansas vs. Vanderbilt The NCAA men’s and women’s Fordham winner N. Texas vs. Old Dominion-FAU winner Second Round Division I tournaments begin No. 2 seed Penn facing Yale. Quarterfinals Charlotte vs. FIU-Rice winner Thursday, March 12 The winners were to meet in the Friday, March 13 W. Kentucky vs. UAB-UTSA winner Tennessee vs. Alabama next week. The NCAA has said Dayton vs. UMass-VCU winner La. Tech vs. Marshall-UTEP winner Florida vs. Mississippi-Georgia win- it plans to play its games at the championship game Saturday at Saint Louis vs. St. Bonaventure— Horizon League ner 5 p.m. George Mason-Saint Joseph’s winner At Indianapolis Texas A&M vs. Missouri planned sites as scheduled with Richmond vs. Davidson-La Salle win- Semifinals South Carolina vs. Arkansas-Vander- no adjustments to fan access but The men’s tournament was set ner Monday, March 9 bilt winner Rhode Island vs. Duquesne—George Ill.-Chicago 73, Wright State 56 Quarterfinals is monitoring the situation. to begin at 11 a.m. Saturday with Washington-Fordham winner Northern Kentucky 80, Green Bay 69 Friday, March 13 The Ivy League also announced top-seeded Yale playing Penn, Big East Conference Championship Kentucky vs. Tennessee-Alabama At New York Tuesday, March 10 winner Tuesday it will limit spectators at followed by No. 2 seed Harvard First Round Ill.-Chicago vs. Northern Kentucky Mississippi State vs. Florida—Missis- all other sporting events for the facing Princeton. The men’s Wednesday, March 11 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference sippi-Georgia winner Georgetown vs. St. John’s At Atlantic City, N.J. Auburn vs. Texas A&M-Missouri win- rest of the spring season. championship game was sched- Xavier vs. DePaul First Round ner uled for Sunday. Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 10 LSU vs. South Carolina—Arkansas- The Providence, R.I.-based Thursday, March 12 Fairfield vs. Manhattan Vanderbilt winner league said the decision was made “It’s a bittersweet moment for Creighton vs. Georgetown-St. John’s Iona vs. Canisius Southern Conference winner Nigara vs. Marist Championship in “accordance with the guidance us,” Yale spokesman Mike Gam- Providence vs. Butler Quarterfinals Monday, March 9 of public health and medical pro- bardella said. “We’re happy our Villanova vs. Xavier-DePaul winner Wednesday, March 11 ETSU 72, Wofford 58 Seton Hall vs. Marquette Siena vs. Fairfield-Manhattan winner Southland Conference fessionals to discourage and limit men will get an (automatic bid), Big Sky Conference St. Peter’s vs. Iona-Canisius winner At Katy, Texas large gatherings on campuses in but disappointed that our women At Boise, Idaho Thursday, March 12 First Round First Round Rider vs. Nigara-Marist winner Wednesday, March 11 light of the coronavirus (COVID- won’t be able to compete for a Wednesday, March 11 Monmouth vs. Quinipiac Northwestern State vs. A&M Corpus 19) situation.” championship.” Weber State vs. Sacramento State Mid-American Conference Christi Southern Utah vs. Idaho First Round Lamar vs. McNeese State Northern Arizona vs. Idaho State Monday, March 9 Second Round Quarterfinals Ohio 85, Central Michigan 65 Thursday, March 12 Thursday, March 12 Toledo 76, Western Michigan 73 Sam Houston State vs. Northwestern Amherst closes Division III E. Washington vs. Weber State-Sacra- Kent State 86, Eastern Michigan 76 State-A&M Corpus Christi winner mento State winner Miami (Ohio) 85, Buffalo 79 Nicholls State vs. Lamar-McNeese Portland State vs. Montana State At Cleveland State winner N. Colorado vs. S. Utah-Idaho winner Quarterfinals Southwestern Athletic Conference women’s regional to fans Montana vs. N. Ariz.-Idaho St. winner Thursday, March 12 First Round Big South Conference Akron vs. Ohio- Tuesday, March 10 Championship N. Illinois vs. Miami Alabama A&M at Prairie View BY DOUG FEINBERG Sunday, March 8 Bowling Green vs. Toledo Alabama State at Southern (NO) statement.provided by interim di- Winthrop 76 Hampton 68 Ball State vs. Kent State Grambling State at Texas Southern Associated Press rector of athletic communications Alcorn State at Jackson State Summit League Melissa Martin. Sunday, March 8 For the second consecutive “We sincerely regret the dis- Oral Roberts 79, Nebraska-Omaha 52 weekend, there won’t be any fans North Dakota 74, South Dakota 71 appointment and the difficul- Semifinals at Amherst’s NCAA Tournament ties these decisions may have Monday, March 9 games on campus because of the North Dakota St. 75, Oral Roberts 69 caused.” North Dakota 73, Fort Wayne 56 coronavirus outbreak. That didn’t sit well with Mary Championship The school is hosting Divi- Tuesday, March 10 Hardin-Baylor coach Mark North Dakota State vs. North Dakota sion III Sweet 16 games, with Sun Belt Conference Morefield. the Mammoths playing George Second Round “Every school has their right to Monday, March 9 Fox on Friday night. Mary Har- Appalachian St. 70, Coastal Carolina 65 din-Baylor will face Christopher decide. The three schools stand Georgia Southern 82, Louisiana 81 together to [tell] NCAA and Am- Third Round Newport in the other women’s Wednesday, March 11 herst that this isn’t fair,” he said in Georgia Southern at Georgia State basketball game. The semifinals Appalachian State at Texas State are on Saturday. a phone interview with AP. West Coast Conference “How do we tell parents that At Las Vegas “Given the rapidly changing Semifinals nature of the COVID-19 situa- they can’t watch their daughters? Monday, March 9 It might be last time they see their Gonzaga 81 San Francisco 77 tion, administrators at Amherst St. Mary’s (Cal) 51, BYU 50 College made the very difficult daughter play. We’re going to Championship Tuesday, March 10 decision to prohibit spectators stand together that this isn’t right. Gonzaga vs. St. Mary’s from attending the NCAA games If you’re not capable of hosting, Western Athletic Conference move the venue to somewhere At Las Vegas at our facilities out of an abun- ISAAC BREKKEN/AP First Round closer to campus..” Thursday, March 12 dance of caution and being mind- New Mexico State vs. Chicago State ful of the health of the Amherst Amherst and the NCAA said BYU’s Jake Toolson reaches for a loose ball as Saint Mary’s Malik Grand Canyon vs. Kansas City Fitts defends during the second half in the West Coast Conference Texas Rio Grande Valley vs. Cal State community, including the teams moving to another local site wasn’t Bakersfield that competed,” Amherst said in a discussed. tournament Monday in Las Vegas. Saint Mary’s won 51-50. Seattle vs. Utah Valley Wednesday, March 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 COLLEGE BASKETBALL East Tennessee State holds off Wofford

ing in the second half, but I think Tisdale leads Bucs to ETSU had something to do with SoCon title, NCAA bid that.” Chevez Goodwin had 18 points on 8-of-8 shooting from the field BY STEVE REED to lead Wofford. He said “a lot of Associated Press people painted us as Cinderellas,” but that the Terriers expected to ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Isaiah come in and win the tournament Tisdale said he had a dream that and defend their title. East Tennessee State was going ETSU shot 9-for-21 from three- to win the Southern Conference point range; Wofford was just Tournament. six-for-25. That dream was realized Mon- Tisdale came in averaging day night. just 8.8 points per game but had Tisdale scored 24 points and 16 points at halftime, helping was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player as top- the Bucs build a 36-31 lead. Tis- seeded ETSU defeated upset- dale did most of his damage with minded Wofford 72-58 to win strong drives to the hole that got the SoCon Tournament and earn him to the free throw line, where an automatic bid to the NCAA he made 10 of 11 foul shots. Tournament. “It’s a different guy every night “You have to dream it to be- with this group,“ Forbes said. lieve it,” Tisdale said with a wide “Isaiah was phenomenal. He smile. willed us to win.“ Tray Boyd III added 11 points Leading 40-38 early in the sec- for the Bucs, who become only ond half, the Bucs went on a 16- the fourth team in conference 4 tear to break the game open. history to win 30 games. It will be Patrick Good and Joe Hugley hit KATHY KMONICEK/AP ETSU’s first appearance in the back-to-back 3s for ETSU to pro- NCAA Tournament since 2017. East Tennessee’s Tray Boyd III (1) and teammates celebrate their 72-58 win over Wofford in the vide a huge spark while Wofford “Thirty wins, I’m not sure Southern Conference championship on Monday in Asheville, N.C. hit a dry spell. where we stand in East Tennes- The Terriers hung in early see State history, but if there is a capture the conference tourna- ville with an impressive tourna- “We ran out of gas late,” said behind the scrappy play of point Mount Rushmore, this team is on ment title after beating The Cita- ment run. Wofford coach Jay McAuley. guard Storm Murphy, who hit it,” said Bucs coach Steve Forbes. del, Furman and Chattanooga to But the Terriers seemed to wear “Our legs started to look a little big shots and found teammates The seventh-seeded Terriers reach the finals. Wofford entered down in the second half, falling tired and you could see it in our for open looks. Murphy finished (19-16) were looking to become the tournament having lost its behind by 15 when Jeromy Rodri- shots.” with nine points and five assists, the first SoCon team since Clem- final seven regular season games, guez scored an a spinning drive Said Terriers point guard Storm but his hustle set the tone for the son in 1939 to win four games to but found some magic in Ashe- with four minutes remaining. Murphy: “The shots weren’t fall- Terriers. No. 2 Gonzaga rolls, Saint Mary’s For first time, edges No. 14 BYU, in WCC semis FSU has top Associated Press bounds for second-seeded BYU (24-8), which had won nine straight games. The LAS VEGAS — Jordan Ford knew he seed in ACC Cougars last played on Feb. 29 against was getting the ball. Everyone in the Saint Pepperdine. Associated Press Mary’s huddle told him to attack the basket Gonzaga needed Joel Ayayi and he with the game on the line. delivered. Florida State has accomplished several He chose a jumper instead, and it turned Ayayi scored 12 of his 14 points in the milestones in Leonard Hamilton’s nearly out to be the right choice. second half and the second-ranked Bull- two decades with the Seminoles, from win- Ford hit a pull-up with 1.4 seconds to go, dogs withstood a scare in the other West ning an Atlantic Coast Conference Tourna- giving the Gaels a 51-50 win over No. 14 Coast Conference Tournament semifinal. ment to getting within a game of the Final BYU in the West Coast Conference Tour- “I don’t think I flipped the switch,” Ayayi Four two seasons ago. nament semifinals Monday night. said. “Just trying to make the plays when Yet his fourth-ranked Seminoles have “We kind of cleared it out for me,” said the team needs me. Whenever I have the never been in the position they are this Ford, who averages 21.2 points per game. ball and need to make a play on the clock, week: entering the league tournament as “In my head I was thinking, get to a jumper I have to make a play and I’m just trying to the ACC regular-season championship. and get the guy reeling a bit. Stopped on a do my best.” The five-day tournament opened Tues- dime and shot it.” The redshirt sophomore from Bordeaux, day in Greensboro, N.C. . The Seminoles, Saint Mary’s will face No. 2 Gonzaga, a France, broke a 69-69 tie with 4:14 left ISAAC BREKKEN/AP No. 10 Duke, No. 15 Louisville and No. 17 81-77 winner over San Francisco, for the Virginia have byes into Thursday’s quar- with a jumper, and hit a mid-range shot on Saint Mary’s Jordan Ford sinks the championship on Tuesday. The Gaels upset terfinals, with FSU trying to add to its lone the following possession to give Gonzaga a winning shot in a 51-50 defeat of BYU Gonzaga in last year’s title game to earn championship in 2012. 73-69 lead. Ayayi scored eight of Gonzaga’s in a West Coast Conference semifinal the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Owning their highest ranking since De- nine points during a 9-3 run. Monday in Las Vegas. Tournament. The top-seeded Bulldogs (30-2) are in cember 1972, the Seminoles (26-5, 16-4 The conference’s leading scorer, Ford their 23rd consecutive WCC final and the (22-12). Khalil Shabazz had 17 points. ACC) have won with a deep rotation and had 12 of his 18 points in the second half for tough defense. Only senior point guard school is seeking its 17th championship. San Francisco had a 12-2 run in the first third-seeded Saint Mary’s (25-7), which is Trent Forrest averages 30 minutes, while “We’ve had some incredible streaks at half and tied it at 25-25 on Remu Raitanen’s looking to win its fifth WCC title and fourth Gonzaga,” coach Mark Few said. “The fact the Seminoles have seven players averag- three-pointer with 6:29 left. under coach Randy Bennett. that we can come down here, fight our tails ing between Devin Vassell’s team-high The Dons defeated Loyola Marymount On the decisive play, Ford had BYU off against a really good San Francisco 12.7 points and Anthony Polite’s 5.8. guard Alex Barcello defending him at the team, knowing that we’re playing onward, and Pacific to reach the semis. The combination has FSU ranked as the top of the key. Ford dribbled to his right shows toughness and substance from our “Playing the No. 2 team in the country, ACC’s No. 2 scoring offense (75.4) while and pulled up on the wing from 17 feet. guys.“ third time this year where we’ve had re- also ranking in the top four in shooting, The senior guard shot 5-for-9 in the second Killian Tillie had 19 points and 10 re- ally good efforts against them,” USF coach free-throw and three-point percentage. half after a 2-for-6 start. bounds, and Ryan Woolridge had 16 points Todd Golden said, “and I think it sets us up The Seminoles also rank 14th nationally “I liked the matchup,” Ford said. “He on 7-of-11 shooting to pace the Bulldogs, really nicely for the NIT.” in KenPom’s adjusted defensive efficiency was a little bit of a smaller defender, so I who improved to 12-0 all-time in tourna- Gonzaga had a 10-3 run shortly there- (91.5 points allowed per 100 possessions). was able to get the shot up and get a clean ment openers in Las Vegas. after. Woolridge, who had 14 points in the “You believe in his vision, you believe in look.” Charles Minlend scored 19 points, one of first half, hit his second three with 49 sec- his words,” Forrest said of Hamilton. “He Yoeli Childs had 23 points and 10 re- four players in double figures for the Dons onds left to make it 39-32. got through to us at a young age.” S TARS AND STRIPES Wednesday, March 11, 2020 F3HIJKLM Slide continues Nuggets extend Bucks’ skid SPORTS to three straight » NBA, Page 18 Sticky situationMLB

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BY JAY COHEN pline for violations and the duties of the umpires in Associated Press those situations. It also has been following up with teams on the MESA, Ariz. topic during spring training. aylord Perry threw a spitball. Joe Niek- Rule 3.01 says no player shall intentionally discol- ro had an emery board and a piece of or or damage the ball by rubbing it with soil, rosin, sandpaper. Whitey Ford used his wed- paraffin, licorice, sand paper, emery paper or other ding ring. foreign substance. Rule 6.02 prohibits the applica- G Pitchers have been tinkering with tion of a foreign substance to the ball or even pos- the ball for years in search of an advantage, skirting sessing a foreign substance on the mound. It also and — occasionally — breaking major league rules says defacing the ball “in any manner” is against in the process. But they might have to work a little the rules. harder on their deception this season. The running conversation on the pair of rules has In response to inquiries from clubs on the topic, captured the attention of players and coaches alike Major League Baseball recently issued a reminder this spring training. to teams about what is allowed and what violates “I have heard and I mean a lot of the coaches have AP come up and said ‘Hey, like we can’t even carry sections 3.01 and 6.02 of the Official Playing Rules. Home plate umpire John Flaherty checks the cap of Indians pitcher The commissioner’s office went over possible disci- SEE STICKY ON PAGE 20 Gaylord Perry for an illegal substance on Sept. 3, 1973.

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