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BY JOHN VANDIVER Stars and Stripes STUTTGART, Germany — The U.S. Army will deploy a division headquarters, three tank brigades and thousands of other troops to Europe early next year to take part in what will be the largest American-led military exercise on the Continent in 25 years, U.S. European Command said Monday. Defender Europe-20, which will resemble the massive “Reforger” drills held during the Cold War era, will involve 37,000 troops, including about 20,000 U.S. sol- diers. Equipment will begin ar- riving in Europe in February and the exercises will be held in April and May. Military drills will take place in 10 different nations, but the main action will happen in Germany and Poland, EUCOM said. “Readiness is not only about having the right forces and ca- pabilities in place throughout the theater, it’s about exercising our ability to quickly receive and in- Trump pulls troops from Syria tegrate forces with our own and those of our allies and partners,” Lt. Gen. Christopher Cavoli, U.S. Army Europe commanding gen- eral, said in a statement. “This Pentagon warns Turkey not to invade following president’s decision to exit ability is critical in projecting force at a moment’s notice.” BY COREY DICKSTEIN ‘ allies and (anti-ISIS) coalition partners to During the Cold War, massive Stars and Stripes The U.S. has done far more reiterate to Turkey the possible destabilizing exercises, which focused on get- than anyone could have ever consequences of potential actions to Turkey, ting large numbers of troops to WASHINGTON — The Pentagon warned the region, and beyond.” Europe quickly, were an essen- Turkey against a military incursion in north- expected, including the capture The decision by Trump to remove the Amer- tial part of preparing for a poten- eastern Syrian land controlled by Kurdish of 100% of the ISIS Caliphate. ican troops was announced late Sunday after tial war with the Soviet Union. forces that the U.S. has backed for five years in It is time now for others in the he spoke with Turk ish President Recep Tayy- Known as Reforger, or Return of their fight against Islamic State, the Defense ip Erdogan. The White House said Turkey Forces to Germany exercises, the Department said Monday in a statement. region, some of great wealth, would “soon be moving forward” with a mili- drills were a military staple that The Pentagon issued the statement 12 hours to protect their own territory. ’ tary intervention in northern Syria aimed at made the logistics of combat sec- after the White House announced it would ond nature for troops deployed to President Donald Trump Kurdish forces it considers terrorists, includ- remove U.S. troops from Syrian land along ing the YPG fighters who largely command Europe. Turkey’s border. the Syrian Democratic Forces, the group that SEE EXERCISE ON PAGE 4 “The Department of Defense made clear the United States has relied on in its yearslong to Turkey — as did the [President Donald U.S. military vehicles travel down a main fight against ISIS terrorists in Syria. Trump] — that we do not endorse a Turkish road in northeast Syria on Monday. Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Army operation in northern Syria. The U.S. armed U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces in Syria Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint forces will not support, or be involved in said U.S. troops began withdrawing New name, same Chiefs of Staff, warned their Turkish coun- any such operation,” Jonathan Hoffman, the Monday from their positions along mission for Army Pentagon’s chief spokesman said in the state- Turkey’s border in northeastern Syria . terparts in recent days against a military ment. “We will work with our other NATO HAWAR NEWS AGENCY, ANHA/AP SEE SYRIA ON PAGE 3 HQ in Poland Page 4 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, October 8, 2019 MILITARY Sculptures honor military dogs, servicemembers

BY MARTIN EGNASH gory for all the human suffering Stars and Stripes that’s harder to talk about,” Mel- lick said. A traveling exhibit of sculp- Another sculpture depicts Coo- tures depicting wounded military per K154, who was killed with working dogs seeks to get people her handler, Cpl. Kory Wiens, in talking about the servicemem- July 2007 by a bomb hidden in bers who worked, and sometimes a haystack in Iraq. Cooper and died, with the canines, while also Wiens’ ashes are buried together honoring the dogs’ service. in Wiens’ Or- “This exhibit shows the sacri- egon home- fices dogs have made in battle, but ‘ This town, and a it also shows the human sacrifice exhibit dog park has of their handlers,” Ohio-based been named sculptor James Mellick said in a shows the after the two recent phone interview. sacrifices at Fort Car- The sculptures are scheduled dogs have son, Colo. to begin a two-month run from The sculp- Nov. 8 to Jan. 21 at the National made in ture of Coo- Museum of the U.S. Air Force on battle, per has a Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, carved dove Ohio. There are now eight dogs but it also on its back carved out of cedar, walnut, pop- shows the and a football lar, sycamore and other woods in human in its mouth. Mellick’s collection, his website The dove U.S. Air Force says. Through the dogs, the ex- sacrifice signifies that hibit takes viewers from World of their Cooper has A n exhibit featuring sculptures by artist James Mellick of wounded military working dogs will be on War II up to the ongoing war in “earned her display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Ohio from Nov. 8 to Jan. 31. Afghanistan. handlers. ’ angel wings” Among the stories Mellick tells James Mellick and the foot- Mellick in his sculptures is that of Lucca sculptor ball repre- poses with K458, a Marine Corps service sents the his wooden playfulness dog trained to detect explosives. sculptures of she showed during her lifetime, Lucca completed more than Lucca K458, Mellick’s website says. 400 missions during her six-year left, who lost The exhibit has been touring career, but in 2012, on patrol in a leg in an museums and events around the Afghanistan, she barely survived Afghanistan U.S. since 2015, when Mellick took a bomb blast. bomb blast, three of his wooden sculptures to A sculpture of Lucca, who lost and Cooper one of her legs in the explosion, the Ohio State Fair and the Viet- nam Dog Handlers Association K154, who was was sculpted out of laminated killed with her basswood that has been bleached, reunion in Nashville, Tenn. “People can relate to dogs in a handler, Cpl. stained and burned for coloring. Kory Wiens, in Its tongue is carved cherry and way that’s hard for most people to relate to soldiers,” he said. “I July 2007 by a its teeth are maple. bomb in Iraq. It wears a medal awarded in just want to bring awareness to Jim Mellick 2016 for conspicuous gallantry by the real wounds that our soldiers, the People’s Dispensary for Sick airmen, Marines and sailors suf- Animals, a British group. fer from.” “The dogs’ wounds are an alle- [email protected] T O D A Y IN STRIPES

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FROM FRONT PAGE intervention in northern Syria, warning an attack against the Kurds would cre- GOP revolts ate risks for Turkey, Hoffman said in the statement. Trump’s decision to remove troops near against Trump Turkey’s border sparked outrage on Capi- tol Hill, including among Republicans who Syria decision have backed Trump on most issues, and in foreign policy circles, as some pundits BY STEVE PEOPLES warned such a decision would not only be Associated Press devastating to the Kurds but could spark a resurgence of ISIS. NEW YORK — They may have The United States has a force of about his back on impeachment, but some 1,000 troops in Syria. While those forces of President Donald Trump’s most near the Turkish border were expected loyal allies are suddenly revolting to withdraw, it was not immediately clear against his decision to pull back U.S. what the fate of the other U.S. troops in that troops from northern Syria. country would be, said a Pentagon official On Monday, one chief Trump loy- who spoke on the condition of anonymity. alist in Congress called the move The United States has worked hand-in- “unnerving to the core.” An influ- hand with the SDF since 2015 in its suc- ential figure in conservative media cessful efforts to push ISIS from eastern condemned it as “a disaster.” And Syria, providing the SDF weapons, air- Trump’s former top NATO envoy power and special operations advisers. The said it was “a big mistake” that would U.S. military’s work with its Kurdish part- threaten the lives of Kurdish fighters who had fought alongside American ners has long irked Turkey, who view the AHMAD BADERKHAN/AP Kurds as an offshoot of the terrorist PKK troops for years. group, a Kurdish insurgent organization A fighter from the Syrian Democratic Forces stands inside a post on Monday where Trump’s surprise move, which responsible for regular attacks in Turkey. U.S. troops were based in Tel Abyad, at the Syrian-Turkish border inside Syria . came with no advance warning late Trump initially appeared to back Erdo- Sunday and gan’s military operation Monday morning. stunned many ‘ in his own But he later tweeted a warning of potential I’m hope government, economic sanctions against Turkey — a I’m making threatened to NATO ally with which the United States myself clear undermine has shared a tense relationship in recent what has years. how short- been near “If Turkey does anything that I, in my sighted and lockstep sup- great and unmatched wisdom, consider to irresponsible port among be off limits,” he wrote. Republicans. Trump has long sought to remove U.S. this decision It also came troops from Syria. His unexpected an- is. against the nouncement of a full withdrawal of U.S. ’ Sen. Lindsey backdrop of troops from Syria in December, which a congressio- was ultimately altered to a partial with- Graham R-S.C. nal impeach- drawal, sparked the resignation of this ment inquiry then-defense secretary Jim Mattis and in which the his top diplomatic official working on the backing of Republicans in the Sen- issue, then-special envoy for the anti-ISIS ate is the president’s bulwark against campaign, Brett McGurk. Both officials being removed from office. warned removing American forces from Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who the region would leave the Kurds vulner- has been among Trump’s most vocal able to Turkish military operations. DHA/AP defenders, called the Syria decision Among the issues at stake with an Amer- “a disaster in the making” that would ican military withdrawal is what becomes Turkish forces’ artillery pieces are driven to their new positions near the border with throw the region into chaos and em- of the some 11,000 ISIS fighters and family Syria in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, on Sunday. bolden Islamic State . member held in makeshift prison camps “I hope I’m making myself clear in northern Syria run by SDF. Trump said But Trump countered with a tweet, writ- R-Neb., called the removal of American how short-sighted and irresponsible Turkey and other European nations would ing the United States was far away and not troops a “bad decision” that would “likely this decision is,” Graham told Fox need take responsibility for those fighters, likely to be directly threatened by ISIS result in the slaughter of allies who fought News. “I like President Trump. I’ve saying the United States would not take re- fighters. If it was, he wrote, the military with us.” tried to help him. This, to me, is just sponsibility for them. could return to its operations against the “I hope the president will listen to his unnerving to its core.” “The U.S. has done far more than any- terrorists. generals and reconsider,” Sasse said in a Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who has one could have ever expected, including “WE WILL FIGHT WHERE IT IS TO statement. “And before Turkey butchers shrugged off the key allegation in the the capture of 100% of the ISIS Caliphate,” OUR BENEFIT, AND ONLY FIGHT TO innocent Kurds, Erdogan should carefully impeachment inquiry — that Trump Trump tweeted. “It is time now for others WIN,” Trump tweeted. “Turkey, Europe, consider his privileged status as a NATO pressured foreign powers to investi- in the region, some of great wealth, to pro- Syria, Iran, Iraq, Russia and the Kurds member. The American people don’t part- gate a top Democratic rival — tweet- tect their own territory.” will now have to figure the situation out ner with genocidal regimes.” ed that Trump’s shift on Syria is “a A bipartisan group of Congress members and what they want to do with the captured McGurk, the former U.S. envoy for anti- grave mistake that will have implica- who recently returned from a trip to Tur- ISIS fighters in their ‘neighborhood.’ They ISIS issues, on Monday attacked Trump tions far beyond Syria.” And Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, key and the Middle East, including visiting all hate ISIS, have been enemies for years. for making decisions on the fly that go Jordan’s border with Syria, warned those who has been more willing than We are 7000 miles away and will crush ISIS against his national security advisers’ imprisoned ISIS fighters could be freed in again if they come anywhere near us!” many Republicans to condemn guidance. He said the president had done the midst of a battle in the area. Among lawmakers and officials issuing Trump’s calls for foreign interven- that previously on major decisions involv- “The bottom line is that these Kurd- condemnations Monday of the president’s tion in the 2020 election, called the ing Syria, which ultimately sparked Mc- ish soldiers are the first line of defense decision were traditional Trump allies. Syria move “a terribly unwise deci- Gurk’s resignation. in maintaining the gains we have made Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., tweeted sion” that would “abandon our Kurd- against ISIS. If Turkey attacks these Kurd- that abandoning the Kurds and trusting “I’d recommend having meetings with ish allies, who have been our major ish soldiers, there is a grave risk that the the Turks would be a mistake. He and Sen. your experts and policy team before mak- partner in the fight against the Is- ISIS fighters they guard will escape and Chris Van Hollen Jr., D-Md., announced ing historic life-and-death decisions,” he lamic State.” return to the battlefield,” said a statement they would attempt to punish Turkey if it said. “Making such decisions after a one-off A more frequent Republican from Reps. Jason Crow, D-Colo.; Elise Ste- attacked the YPG. call from a foreign leader is malpractice.” Trump critic, Utah Sen. Mitt Rom- fanik, R-N.Y.; Abigail Spanberger, D-Va.; “We will introduce bipartisan sanctions McGurk also warned late Sunday that ney, cast Trump’s announcement as Andy Kim, D-N.J.; and Chrissy Houlahan, against Turkey if they invade Syria and U.S. adversaries would welcome Trump’s “a betrayal.” D-Pa. will call for their suspension from NATO decision as a concession. “It says that America is an un- The statement described Trump’s deci- if they attack Kurdish forces who assisted “Bottom line: Trump tonight after one reliable ally; it facilitates ISIS re- sion as “misguided and catastrophic” and the U.S. in the destruction of the ISIS ca- call with a foreign leader provided a gift to surgence; and it presages another warned it would be destabilizing to the re- liphate,” tweeted Graham, one of Trump’s Russia, Iran, and ISIS,” he tweeted. humanitarian disaster,” Romney tweeted. gion and injure America’s credibility with strongest allies in Congress. [email protected] its allies and partner forces. Another Trump ally, Sen. Ben Sasse, Twitter: @CDicksteinDC PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, October 8, 2019 EUROPE Army HQ changes its name, not its mission in Poland BY JOHN VANDIVER Against the backdrop of an Stars and Stripes image of the U.S. flag enmeshed with Poland’s, Polish Defense STUTTGART, Germany — Minister Mariusz Blaszczak The U.S. Army’s headquarters in praised the strong ties between the western Polish city of Poznan the two NATO allies. got a new name last week, but its “Poland and the United States mission remains unchanged. are joined by a strategic partner- The small team of soldiers ship based on commonly pro- known as “Mission Command fessed values, traditional ties of Element” was rebranded 1st In- friendship and respect for mutual fantry Division (Forward) in a ceremony Friday. The unit has interests,” Blaszczak was quoted served as a forward headquarters by the Polish Press Agency as U.S. EMBASSY WARSAW/Twitter in Poznan since 2017, overseeing saying. operations for U.S. Army Europe “The strengthening of the alli- U.S. Ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher speaks at a ceremony Friday in Poznan, Poland, on NATO’s eastern flank. ance with the United States and marking the name change of the U.S. Army’s headquarters in the country . The unit is now called 1st “The change is to emphasize the increase of American forces Infantry Division (Forward). that 1st ID is regionally aligned in Poland is one of my priorities with EUCOM (U.S. European as minister of defense,” PAP cited land Georgette Mosbacher said at President Donald Trump and 1,000 more servicemembers Command) and fully vested in him as saying. the name-change ceremony. Polish President Andrzej Duda in Poland, but details on where Polish and American troops training and operations,” said The U.S. military has been last month signed a cooperation those troops will be deployed are Maj. Traun Moore, a USAREUR “stand shoulder to shoulder, ready building up troop numbers in Po- agreement that paved the way for still getting worked out. spokesman. There is no change in to give their lives if needed in the land in recent years and already an expanded U.S. military pres- the size or purpose of the mission, defense of freedom and in support operates out of numerous sites ence in Poland. [email protected] he said. of peace,” U.S. Ambassador to Po- across the country. The U.S. plans to add about Twitter: @john_vandiver Exercise: 10 major drills will be held in war games across northern Europe

FROM FRONT PAGE Defender Europe-20 will be the culmi- gium, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Latvia, But the skills needed for such large nation of a five-year push by EUCOM to Lithuania, Netherlands and Poland. Ex- force movements slowly faded as the risk reinvent itself, transforming from an or- panding military access to European ports of large-scale conflict in Europe dimin- ganization focused on peacetime relation- has been a focal point for the Army’s logis- ished after the collapse of the Soviet Union. ship building to one able to command in a ticians in recent years. conflict. As part of that effort, EUCOM has While American military concerns have Soldiers will come from four U.S. Army sought to make its exercises more compli- shifted to wars in the Middle East during divisions and three corps along with nu- cated and realistic. the past two decades, Russia’s 2014 inter- merous Guard and Reserve units, EUCOM It will also be the largest piece of EU- vention in Ukraine forced the Pentagon to said. COM’s 2020 war game series, with 10 major “Conducting tough, realistic training refocus on defending Europe and how to drills included across northern Europe. alongside our allies and partners in Eu- get American troops across an ocean in a “At a strategic level, we are showing re- rope” is needed to effectively fight together crisis. solve to any adversaries,” Kramer said. and “deter potential threats,” Cavoli said. “A lot of those skills that the units are The Army will send a fire brigade and going to practice, loading up to go to an- a sustainment brigade, along with three Defender Europe-20 and linked activi- other theater, have atrophied,” said Maj. heavy brigades and a division headquar- ties will cost about $340 million, EUCOM Gen. Jeffrey Kramer, who is in charge of ters, to Europe for the exercise. Elements said. MARTIN EGNASH/Stars and Stripes EUCOM exercise programs. With Defend- from the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps “It’s probably the biggest thing since Re- The U.S. Army is gearing up for Defender er, “You’ll have the better part of a heavy will also participate, along with troops forger,” Kramer said. “It’s a lot of moving Europe-20, which will be the largest division move all their equipment and all from 18 other countries, EUCOM said. pieces.” U.S.-led military exercise in Europe in 25 their people, which is tremendous at the The exercise will involve 14 air and sea [email protected] years. tactical level.” ports in eight European countries: Bel- Twitter: @john_vandiver US diplomat’s wife suspected in fatal crash facing calls to return to UK

BY CHRISTOPHER DENNIS was killed in August outside RAF the U.S. but declined to name las. British newspaper the Tele- immunity had been raised as an Stars and Stripes Croughton, told Sky News on her “out of privacy and security graph said she had been in the issue, and we then made imme- Monday. concerns.” country for only three weeks be- diate application for a waiver in MILDENHALL, England — A woman identified in the Brit- “We express our deepest sym- fore the accident occurred. After order for us to undertake further The parents of a British teenager ish media as Anne Sacoolas, 42, pathies and offer condolences to the crash, she “got out of the car investigations and an interview,” who died in a head-on collision left England and returned to the the family of the deceased in this and admitted liability,” the news- said police superintendent Sarah outside a U.S. military communi- U.S. after police said she was a tragic traffic accident,” said Matt paper reported. Johnson. cations hub in England are call- suspect in the fatal accident near Goshko, an Embassy spokesman. The American was driving the The Embassy declined the ing for the return of an American the base, about a 1.5-hour drive The incident has prompted wrong way on the road when the waiver, she said. diplomat’s wife who police said northwest of London. The Brit- the British public to take to so- crash occurred, Northampton- Such requests are given “in- was behind the wheel of the car ish military base near Oxford cial media, tweeting to President shire police said. After meeting tense attention at senior levels that killed him. is home to a signals intelligence Donald Trump with demands of with her and her legal advisers, “We’re all broken; we’re just station operated by the U.S. Air “#justice4harry” and tagging investigators had sought to have and are considered carefully, utterly shocked and appalled Force and houses State Depart- Sacoolas’ name. Dunn’s parents her diplomatic immunity waived given the global impact such de- that someone is allowed to get ment employees. want her to face trial in Britain, to allow them to proceed with the cisions carry,” Goshko said. “Im- on a plane and avoid our justice A U.S. Embassy official in Lon- they’ve said. investigation, police officials told munity is rarely waived.” system,” Charlotte Charles, the don confirmed that the woman Sky News, the BBC and several Stars and Stripes on Monday. [email protected] mother of Harry Dunn, 19, who and her family had returned to other media outlets named Sacoo- “We were aware that diplomatic Twitter: @chrisbdennis Tuesday, October 8, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 MILITARY Arlington burial set for aviator lost in WWII

BY WYATT OLSON found his uncle’s crash site in Stars and Stripes 1998. He found remains, and Donn A World War II aviator who in Young’s dog tags, and brought 1943 crashed into a Papua New them to the U.S. Embassy in Port Guinea mountain where his re- Moresby. mains lay for a half-century will Another two decades passed be buried with full military hon- before the remains were positive- ors Tuesday at Arlington National ly identified as Young’s. Cemetery. Donn Alexander, Young’s Maj. Donn C. Young was co- grandson, recalled being contact- piloting a crippled U.S. Army ed by the Defense Department Air Corps B-25 bomber on Jan. around 2005 saying that the re- 18, 1943, when it rammed into a mains from the B-25 crash were mountainside during a thunder- being examined. He submitted a storm. Young’s remains were re- sample. covered in 1998, but only recently “I didn’t hear anything for did DNA testing positively con- Photos from Donn Alexander years,” he said. firm them as his. Then, last year he was notified His burial will include an Air Above: Donn Young sits in a cockpit in this undated photo that new advances in DNA tech- Force flyover. nology had been used to retest the Young’s remains might have from World War II. Left: The Algernon IV, the B-25 bomber remains, and Donn Young had never been found if not for the been positively identified. efforts of Alfred Hagen, 61, a Young died in during a crash in 1943, sits at an airport in Papua Alexander said the news construction business owner in shocked him, but he was “very Philadelphia. New Guinea in this undated photo. Young will be buried at happy that there would be some Hagen’s great-uncle, Maj. Bill Arlington National Cemetery on closure on that.” Benn, was the pilot that day on Tuesday. He expects about 20 fam- the ill-fated B-25, dubbed the Al- ily members will be at Tuesday’s gernon IV. In the 1990s, Hagen funeral. set out to find the crash site, Those remains were subse- quently interred in a mass grave Hagen expressed awe at the filming the excursions to make a scope of WWII, a cataclysm that documentary. in Kentucky, Hagen said. By the time Hagen began his delivered a scale of human suf- Hagen made his first trip to fering now almost “beyond your Papua New Guinea — a vast is- search in the 1990s, the exact lo- cation of his uncle’s crash site had powers of comprehension.” land just north of Australia — in been lost with time. He knew only “When you find one man, how- 1995, the beginning of a series of peaks jut out from tropical rain age,” Hagen said. “They lost their that it was near Mount Strong. ever, the sacrifices of his gen- expeditions. forest as high as 13,000 feet in left engine. There were violent Hagen made numerous trips to eration are made quite clear in Benn is credited with devel- some spots, Hagen said. thunderstorms that afternoon. Papua New Guinea. microcosm,” he said. “You find oping a technique called “skip The only Allied forces airfield The mountains were uncharted “While we were searching that a family was left behind with bombing,” by which an aircraft on the island was in Port Mores- at that time, and they were trying for his plane, we started finding a lifetime of unanswered ques- released a bomb over water in a by, south of the mountain range, to find a pass where they could other planes,” he said. “Each time tions. There is a special pain way that caused it to skip across while the battles against Japa- sneak through.” I went back for four or five weeks, when you don’t know or don’t un- the surface and hit the side of tar- nese forces were taking place on The plane never made it back to I’d find an airplane. I wouldn’t derstand the fate of a loved one. geted ships. the south side. Port Moresby. find what I was looking for, but I It was a pain that my own family “It was highly unusual to have “So, if a plane got shot up and The crash site was discovered kept finding airplanes.” knew all too well.” two majors flying in the cockpit,” couldn’t get over the mountains by a local man in 1956, and the He found eight World War II He will attend Young’s funeral, Hagen said of Benn and Young. then they were in trouble,” Hagen following year a Royal Australian warplanes, which held the re- he said, mindful of all who have Benn was on the crest of being said. Air Force team hiked in, found mains of 18 American and British borne such loss. promoted to lieutenant colonel The day of the crash, Benn, the crash site and brought out airmen, he said. and taking command of the 43rd Young and the crew of five were [email protected] human remains. After almost four years, he Twitter: @WyattWOlson Bomb Group, Hagen said. Mean- scouting for clearings in the while, Young, the co-pilot, was a jungle that could be marked on newly promoted major who would charts so pilots could more easily step into Benn’s position. find a place to ditch badly dam- It is not entirely clear why the aged planes, Hagen said. pair flew together that day, but No one knows for certain the their mission was to scout the exact cause and circumstances of north side of the Owen Stanley the plane crash that day. Mountain Range, whose jagged “Maybe they got battle dam-

Y oung poses with local men in this undated photo taken during World War II in Papua New Guinea, where he flew a B-25 bomber. PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, October 8, 2019 PACIFIC South China Sea tensions cause worries in India

BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS unwarranted. Stars and Stripes “ T he idea is not to conta in Ch ina — the idea is to actually limit YOKOHAMA, Japan — China’s China’s destructive behaviors as growing economic might doesn’t much as possible,” he said. trouble its neighbors, but its “de- U.S. Navy Rear Adm. James structive behaviors” in the South Pitts, commander of Submarine Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force China Sea are worrisome, a for- Group 7 headquartered at Yo- mer Indian foreign secretary said kosuka Naval Base, Japan, said The submarine USS Oklahoma City steams ahead of U.S., Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Indian Sunday during a panel discussion the four countries share vital in- Navy vessels off southern Japan during Exercise Malabar 2019 on Sept. 30. A former Indian official said on sea power. terests in the region, “which has at a panel discussion on sea power Sunday that China’s behavior in the South China Sea is worrisome. Amb Kanwal Sibal, former In- fast become the epicenter for the dian foreign secretary, said Chi- global economy.” Studies’ Asia Maritime Transpar- National University’s National Pacific, sending two cutters on na’s rise is intimidating because About 60% of the world’s trade ency Initiative. Security College, said the U.S. deployments to the region this “for the first time in history, one flows through the South China International law does not rec- remains the region’s top power year. The U.S. Coast Guard cut- country could dominate the Asian Sea, accounting for “an estimated ognize China’s sovereignty over but its dominance over the Indo- ter Bertholf in March became the continent and the seas around it.” one-third of global shipping,” he the islands, but China maintains Pacific is in “relative decline” as first cutter in U.S. history to sail India sees China as its “great- said. that countries should ask for per- China expands its influence. through the tense Taiwan Strait. est challenger,” he said. “Never in The sea, part of a busy com- mission before transiting within To maintain its authority, he Pitts said the four countries’ history has a country expanded at mercial highway between the In- 12 nautical miles of them. suggested the U.S. place more “combined sea power continues this rate.” dian and western Pacific oceans, “We have no illusions about emphasis on security partner- to be the critical foundation of Sibal and experts from the U.S., is also a crossroads for navies of being able to control and safe- ships across the Pacific. stability and prosperity through- Japan and Australia spoke of the many countries. guard the 100 million square “Many people are talking about out the region.” Indo-Pacific region’s rising im- The U.S. 7th Fleet, based at miles that comprise the Indo-Pa- Cold War II beginning in the re- “Even with the threat of rising portance and the boiling tensions Yokosuka, keeps a high profile in cific on our own,” Pitts said. gion,” Brewster said. “We need to and revisionist powers, we will in the South China Sea. China the area. It covers an area from Panel moderator and former make new friends, new relation- remain focused on preserving views the resource-rich South Japanese Defense Minister Sa- ships and new alliances in the the International Date Line in the rules-based order while en- and East China Seas as its territo- mid-Pacific to the India-Pakistan toshi Morimoto said the state coming years.” hancing the stability that binds its rial waters, though international border in the Indian Ocean. It’s of affairs between the U.S. and To start, he offered that Japan, existing network of its allies and law considers them international the largest of the U.S. numbered China in the South China Sea is India, Australia and U.S. — as partners,” he said. waterways. fleets. reminiscent of historic face-offs like-minded, democratic, Pacific The experts convened as part “On any given day within the between established and rising nations — should “better coor- The fleet review is set for Oct. of the upcoming fleet review by 7th Fleet area of responsibility, powers dating back to Athens and dinate coast guard responsibil- 14. Japan expects 46 ships and the Japan Self-Defense Forces. there are between 50 and 70 ships Sparta. ity” because coast guards have 40 aircraft, including those from They agreed their nations’ com- and submarines, 140 aircraft and “These tense relationships less political implications than China, the U.S., Canada, Singa- bined naval strength provides a approximately 20,000 sailors and have occurred in many times,” warships. pore, the United Kingdom, India bulwark to Chinese territorial marines,” Pitts said. Morimoto said through a trans- “A quad of coast guards would and Australia, according to a ambitions. Since 2010, China has claimed lator. “The collision between the be a non controversial way to work Japan Maritime Self-Defense Still, Sibal said, China’s concern and militarized 27 islands and two is unavoidable.” together,” Brewster said. Force press release. that the international commu- reefs in the South China Sea, ac- David Brewster, a senior re- The U.S. Coast Guard has be- [email protected] nity wants to stop its expansion is cording to the Center for Strategic search fellow at Australian come more involved in the Indo- Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos S. Korean helicopters authorized in DMZ to contain virus

BY MATTHEW KEELER the DMZ,” it said. AND YOO KYONG CHANG No military aircraft will be used during Stars and Stripes the operation, according to a spokesperson with South Korea’s Ministry of National CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea Defense, who spoke on condition of ano- — South Korea was cleared by United Na- nymity, which is common practice by gov- tions Command to begin helicopter decon- ernment spokespeople in South Korea. tamination operations Saturday within the Seven helicopters from the South Kore- Demilitarized Zone in continued efforts to an Forest Service equipped with sprayers contain an outbreak of African swine fever are expected to finish spraying by Friday. in the area. Thirteen cases of the highly contagious, The area will be monitored afterward, ac- incurable virus, which is usually fatal to cording to the spokesperson. swine, have been reported since Sept. 17 A week ago, Abrams ordered the tempo- in South Korea, all near the border with rary suspension of visits and tours at the North Korea. The virus cannot be trans- border truce village of Panmunjom, also mitted to humans. known as the Joint Security Area, and the Gen. Robert Abrams, commander of recently opened hiking trails in the area. U.N. Command and U.S. Forces Korea, South Korea has culled more than 10,000 pigs in response to the outbreak, increased authorized South Korea to fly helicopters Korea Forest Service into the DMZ — a restricted airspace, ac- disinfection measures and temporarily cording to the armistice agreement with A Korea Forest Service helicopter sprays a decontamination solution to fight African banned the transport of hogs and related North Korea — to spray a decontaminate, swine fever near Gimpo, South Korea, on Oct. 1 . United Nations Command has livestock. according to a U.N. Command statement authorized similar decontamination flights by South Korea in the Demilitarized Zone. The outbreak, the nation’s first, was de- Sunday. tected at a farm near the heavily fortified The South Korean government asked to doubling its efforts to stem the outbreak Ministry of National Defense and in- border that has divided the peninsula since fly helicopters inside the DMZ and near after heavy rain dropped by Typhoon formed the (North) Korean People’s Army the 1950-53 Korean War. the Military Demarcation Line to cover as Mitag rendered previous measures inef- in order to prevent miscalculation and [email protected] much area as possible with decontaminate, fective last week. remain transparent with the purpose of Twitter: @MattKeeler1231 according to the statement. The country is “UNC coordinated the effort with the (South Korean) helicopters flying within [email protected] Tuesday, October 8, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 WAR ON TERRORISM Taliban: Afghanistan freed several prisoners

BY KATHY GANNON ing an uptick in violence by the Taliban Associated Press that included the killing of a U.S. soldier. Still, Trump says he wants to exit Af- ISLAMABAD — Taliban officials say ghanistan, ending America’s longest war, several of their group’s members have and withdraw 14,000 troops from there. been freed from Afghan jails, including He has criticized the Afghan government former shadow governors, just days after a U.S. envoy met top Taliban leaders in the for not doing more to defend Afghanistan Pakistani capital following the suspension and relying on U.S. and NATO troops to po- of U.S.-Taliban talks last month. lice the country. The Taliban also said they released While few details of Khalilzad’s meeting three Indian engineers they had been hold- with the Taliban have emerged, there have ing, though that has yet to be confirmed by been reports that the two sides did discuss New Delhi or the Afghan government. prisoner exchanges, with the freedom for The Taliban officials spoke Sunday on two professors — an American and an condition of anonymity because they were Australian — of the American Univer- not cleared by their leadership to speak to sity in the Afghan capital featuring in the the media. discussions. Among the Taliban figures freed were American professor Kevin King and the group’s shadow governors for north- Australian Timothy Weeks were kidnapped eastern Kunar province and southwestern in Kabul in August 2016. The Taliban have Nimroz province, Sheikh Abdul Rahim released videos of the two men and have and Maulvi Rashid, the officials said. The Taliban have established a shadow said their conditions have deteriorated. government in areas they control across In Pakistan’s eastern city of Multan, Afghanistan and have even set up courts to Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mah- try offenders and abide by their strict in- mood Qureshi on Monday urged the Tal- terpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia. iban to embrace peace. The Taliban members were reportedly “You have a golden opportunity, and if it released from one of Afghanistan’s largest ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/AP is missed, then who knows when it comes jails, at the Bagram military base north of back again,” Qureshi said he told Baradar, the capital, Kabul. While the U.S. military Taliban officials Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, left, and Sher Mohammad Abbas the chief Taliban negotiator, during their years ago handed over the sprawling base Stanikzai talk during a meeting in Moscow in May. Taliban officials say several of the meeting in Islamabad. group’s members have been freed from Afghan jails . to Afghan security forces, it still main- From Islamabad, the Taliban delegation tains a presence at Bagram. It wasn’t clear returned on Sunday to Qatar, a Gulf Arab official declined to be identified by name Pakistani capital to follow up on talks he whether the U.S. or Afghan forces released country where the insurgents maintain a and would not elaborate on the reason for held in September in New York with Paki- the Taliban. political office. The Associated Press contacted both anonymity. stani officials, including Prime Minister “I told the Taliban to take a step for Afghanistan’s defense department and Khalilzad met last week in Islamabad Imran Khan. the president’s office, but they declined to with the Taliban’s top negotiator, Mullah The U.S. insisted Khalilzad was not in peace, and I feel that we are heading to- comment. Abdul Ghani Baradar, a co-founder of the Pakistan to restart U.S.-Taliban peace ward achieving peace” in Afghanistan, However, an Afghan government of- hard-line Taliban movement and head of a talks — at least not yet. But the Taliban and Qureshi said. ficial said 11 Taliban members were re- Taliban delegation to the Pakistani capital. Pakistan confirmed the two sides met. The U.S. and Afghanistan often accuse leased in exchange for the three Indian The Taliban said they were in Islamabad The meeting is significant and the first Pakistan of harboring the Taliban. Paki- engineers. He said it was not linked to the to discuss the condition of roughly 1.5 mil- Khalilzad has held with the Taliban since stan denies the charge and says it has been visit by the Taliban or U.S. peace envoy lion Afghan refugees living in the city. last month, when President Donald Trump pressuring the insurgents into talks since Zalmay Khalilzad’s visit to Pakistan. The U.S. officials said Khalilzad was in the declared that the talks were “dead,” blam- Khalilzad’s appointment as peace envoy.

PHOTOS BY WALI SABAWOON/AP

Left: Wounded men receive treatment at a hospital after a bomb blast in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province on Monday that an Afghan official said killed at least 10 people. Right: Afghan security forces remove the damaged minibus. Afghan official: Bomb killed at least 10 in eastern city

Associated Press Ataullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the “A number of the wounded people are but both Taliban and Islamic State are ac- KABUL, Afghanistan — A bomb blast in governor of Nangarhar province, said the in critical condition,” said Khogyani. He tive in eastern Afghanistan, and especially Afghanistan’s east killed at least 10 people attack in Jalalabad city wounded 27 other added that after the first blast, security Nangarhar province. including a child Monday, according to a people. forces successfully defused a couple of Afghanistan has seen an upsurge in provincial official, in an attack targeting a The bomb was placed in a rickshaw and other bombs in the same area. violence since the collapse of U.S.-Taliban minibus carrying new army recruits. detonated when the army bus arrived. No one immediately claimed the attack, peace talks last month. PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, October 8, 2019 NATION Profit, not politics: Trump allies sought gas deal

BY DESMOND BUTLER cording to three of the individuals inter- MICHAEL BIESECKER viewed by the AP. One of the individuals AND RICHARD LARDNER said he was so concerned by the whole af- Associated Press fair that he reported it to a U.S. Embassy official in Ukraine months ago. KYIV, Ukraine — As Rudy Giuliani was In May, Perry traveled to Kyiv to serve pushing Ukrainian officials last spring as the senior U.S. government representa- to investigate one of President Donald tive at the inauguration of the county’s new Trump’s main political rivals, a group of president. individuals with ties to the president and In a private meeting with Zelenskiy, his personal lawyer were also active in the Perry pressed the Ukrainian president former Soviet republic. to fire members of the Naftogaz advisory Their aims were profit, not politics. This board. Attendees left the meeting with circle of businessmen and Republican do- the impression that Perry wanted to re- nors touted connections to Giuliani and place the American representative, Amos Trump while trying to install new manage- Hochstein, a former diplomat and energy ment at the top of Ukraine’s massive state representative who served in the Obama gas company. Their plan was to then steer administration, with someone “reputable lucrative contracts to companies controlled in Republican circles,” according to some- by Trump allies, according to two people one who was in the room. with knowledge of their plans. Perry’s push for Ukraine’s state-owned Their plan hit a snag after Ukrainian Naftogaz to change its supervisory board President Petro Poroshenko lost his re- was first reported by Politico. election bid to Volodymyr Zelenskiy, whose conversation with Trump about former /AP A push for board members Vice President Joe Biden is now at the cen- JOSE LUIS MAGANA ter of the House impeachment inquiry of A U.S. Capitol Police officer stands outside during a closed-door interview of A second meeting during the trip, at a Trump. Kurt Volker, former special envoy to Ukraine, by House Democrats last week in Kyiv hotel, included Ukrainian officials But the effort to install a friendlier man- Washington. Volker, who has stepped down from the envoy post, said Monday he and energy sector people. There, Perry agement team at the helm of the gas com- is also leaving his position with the McCain Institute in Arizona. made clear that the Trump administration pany, Naftogaz, would soon be taken up wanted to see the entire Naftogaz supervi- with Ukraine’s new president by U.S. En- sory board replaced, according to a person ergy Secretary Rick Perry, whose slate of who attended both meetings. candidates included a fellow Texan who is Volker leaving McCain Institute Perry again referenced the list of advis- one of Perry’s past political donors. ers that he had given Zelenskiy, and it was Associated Press It’s unclear if Perry’s attempts to replace as its executive director. widely interpreted that he wanted Michael board members at Naftogaz were coordi- Volker says the media focus on him PHOENIX — The special envoy to Bleyzer, a Ukrainian-American business- nated with the Giuliani allies pushing for will likely distract from the institute’s Ukraine who stepped down amid the man from Texas, to join the newly formed a similar outcome, and no one has alleged work. board, the person said. Also on the list was that there is criminal activity in any of impeachment inquiry into President The institute is named for the late Robert Bensh, another Texan who fre- these efforts. Also, it’s unclear what role, Donald Trump will no longer lead the Sen. John McCain and oversees pro- quently works in Ukraine, the Energy De- if any, Giuliani had in helping his clients McCain Institute. grams focused on national security, partment confirmed. push to get gas sales agreements with the In a statement Monday issued by human trafficking and other issues. Gordon D. Sondland, the U.S. ambas- state-owned company. the McCain Institute for International McCain’s widow, Cindy, said in a sador to the European Union, and Kurt D. But the affair shows how those with ties Leadership at Arizona State University, Volker, then the State Department’s special to Trump and his administration were pur- statement that she is thankful for Volk- envoy to Ukraine, were also in the room, suing business deals in Ukraine that went Kurt Volker says he is leaving his post er’s hard work and dedication. far beyond advancing the president’s per- according to photographs reviewed by the sonal political interests. It also raises ques- AP. The person, who spoke on condition of tions about whether Trump allies were involving the multibillion-dollar state gas he was meeting with officials from Ukraine anonymity due to fear of retaliation, said mixing business and politics just as Re- company, The Associated Press has inter- and other eastern European countries to he was floored by the American requests publicans were calling for a probe of Biden viewed four people with direct knowledge discuss energy security and cooperation. because the person had always viewed the and his son, Hunter, who served five years of the attempts to influence Naftogaz, and He said any suggestion that he tried to U.S. government “as having a higher ethi- on the board of another Ukrainian energy their accounts show Perry playing a key force a management change at Naftogaz cal standard.” company, Burisma. role in the effort. Three of the four spoke was a “totally dreamed-up story.” The Naftogaz supervisory board is sup- on condition of anonymity for fear of re- “We get asked for our recommendations posed to be selected by the Ukrainian Perry had key role taliation. The fourth is an American busi- about people who are experts in areas, var- president’s Cabinet in consultation with nessman with close ties to the Ukrainian ious areas,” Perry said. “Folks who have international institutions, including the On Friday, according to the news site energy sector. expertise in particular areas. Obviously, International Monetary Fund, the United Axios, Trump told a group of Republican A spokeswoman for the U.S. Energy De- having been the governor of the state of States and the European Union. It must lawmakers that it had been Perry who had partment said Perry, a former Texas gover- Texas, I know a lot of people in the energy be approved by the Ukrainian Cabinet. prompted the phone call in which Trump nor and Republican presidential candidate, industry.” Ukrainian officials perceived Perry’s push asked Zelenskiy for a “favor” regarding was not advancing anyone’s personal inter- The Trump and Giuliani allies driving to swap out the board as circumventing Biden. Axios cited a source saying Trump ests. She said his conversations with Ukrai- the attempt to change the senior manage- that established process, according to the said Perry had asked Trump to make the nian officials about Naftogaz were part of ment at Naftogaz, however, appear to have person in the room. call to discuss “something about an LNG his efforts to reform the country’s energy had inside knowledge of the U.S. govern- U.S. Energy Department spokeswoman (liquefied natural gas) plant.” sector and create an environment in which ment’s plans in Ukraine. For example, they Shaylyn Hynes said Saturday that in the While it’s unclear whether Trump’s re- Western companies can do business. told people that Trump would replace the May meeting with Zelenskiy, what Perry mark Friday referred specifically to the Perry was asked about the AP’s report- U.S. ambassador there months before she “ did not do is advocate for the business in- behind-the-scenes maneuvers last spring ing on Monday while in Lithuania, where was actually recalled to Washington, ac- terests of any one individual or company.” Ukraine shuns US political battles, foreign minister maintains

BY YURAS KARMANAU a congressional impeachment has nothing to do with the probe. The publication of the rough Ukrainian prosecutors are re- Associated Press inquiry. “The inquiries into Burisma transcript of the call with Trump viewing past criminal cases and Ukraine’s top prosecutor said and other companies must be has dented the image of Zelen- could cooperate with their coun- KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine Friday that his office is reviewing conducted without government skiy, a comedian with no previ- terparts in the United States in an doesn’t want to be dragged into several cases related to the owner involvement,” he said. ous political experience who was apparent attempt to remain in the U.S. political battles, the nation’s of Ukrainian gas company Buris- Prystaiko emphasized that elected by a landslide in April on good graces of the White House. foreign minister said Monday. A July 25 phone call in which ma, where Biden’s son sat on the Ukraine wants to stay away from promises to end the conflict with Several of the cases under audit President Donald Trump pres- board, but noted that he wasn’t the U.S. political uproar. Russia-backed separatists in the in Ukraine are related to Mykola sured Ukrainian President aware of any evidence of wrong- “The last thing we want is get- east and combat rampant official Zlochevsky, the owner of Buris- Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investi- doing by either Biden. ting dragged into U.S. domestic corruption. ma, which hired Hunter Biden in gate the son of former Vice Presi- Ukrainian Foreign Minister politics,” he said at a briefing In a careful balancing act, the 2014 at the same time his father dent Joe Biden, a Democratic Vadym Prystaiko emphasized after talks with his Latvian coun- Ukrainian leader has repeatedly was leading the Obama adminis- candidate hoping to challenge Monday that prosecutors act in- terpart. “That would be really denied that he was pressured by tration’s diplomatic dealings with Trump next year, has triggered dependently, and the government damaging to us.” Trump while emphasizing that Ukraine. Tuesday, October 8, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 NATION President’s old playbook collides with new realities

BY JONATHAN LEMIRE foe and, so far, leaving him flail- Trump’s approval rating has Associated Press ing against a rapidly escalating never dipped below 32% or risen investigation. above 42% in Associated Press- NEW YORK — Telling half- “He’s arrived at a very differ- NORC Center for Public Affairs truths and outright lies. Manipu- ent place right now,” said Tim Research polls since he took of- lating media coverage. Pushing O’Brien, a Trump biographer and fice. His grasp on power and his legal boundaries. Pressuring sub- frequent critic. “He’s being held hold over the Republican Party ordinates to do to account in a way that he never have been unshaken. ANALYSIS the dirty work. had before and is running into the A day after Mueller’s congres- Believing in the limits of what he normally does. sional appearance, an embold- MANUEL BALCE CENETA/AP force of his own “The Trump we’re used to ened Trump asked Ukraine to President Donald Trump, shown returning to the White House from personality. Accepting no person- seeing is someone whose vis- investigate a leading Democratic his golf club in Sterling, Va., on Saturday, is finding that a playbook al responsibility. ceral feeling to survive is to plow rival, former Vice President Joe that has long served him well may be less effective than it once was. The playbook Donald Trump through public criticism to just Biden. has used as a real estate develop- push forward. His behavior hasn’t The speed of the story has “He’s being erratic and inflam- bankruptcies mostly affected his er, celebrity businessman and po- changed; his circumstance has.” stunned a capital already used matory,” said Douglas Brinkley, lenders. He never apologizes, litical candidate has, for the most It was Trump’s ability to get out to a relentless Trumpian news presidential historian at Rice moves to win that day’s — really, part, proved effective through of one predicament that led him cycle. In barely two weeks’ time, University. “It’s not a strategy that minute’s — news cycle and the first two-plus years of his into this one. under an avalanche of disclosures designed to garner new voters. trusts that his supporters will be- presidency. The investigation by special in news stories and Trump’s dam- Who wants to buy into an act of lieve and follow him. He has shown an uncanny abil- counsel Robert Mueller into Rus- aging admissions, House Demo- a man screaming in chaotic fash- “He is facing the ramifications ity to wriggle out of jams that sian election interference shad- crats called for an impeachment ion? Instead of trying to work his of his actions in a new way,” said might have doomed just about owed the White House for two inquiry, posing the gravest threat way out of the hole, he’s digging O’Brien. “What is so striking any of his predecessors. years before ending with a whim- yet to his presidency. himself deeper.” about this Ukraine story is that That M.O. may finally be catch- per on July 24, when the former To this point, Trump appears In many ways, Trump has lived the anger that his closest allies ing up to Trump amid the House’s FBI director’s faltering testimony foundering in how he’s reacted. a life free of consequences. would only see behind closed impeachment inquiry. The tactics seemed to close the book on the in- With no formal response team His two divorces were mar- doors has burst into public view. that helped win the White House quiry. Mueller told Congress that and with many in his party keep- riages from which he wanted to I think he’s going to continue to have jeopardized his hold on it, he could not exonerate the presi- ing quiet, Trump has turned into a escape. He turned the separa- lash out and burn things down ensnaring him in accusations dent on obstruction of justice, and one-man war room. He’s raged at tions into tabloid gold. around him. He’ll try to throw that he enlisted a foreign gov- Trump told the world that he had news conferences, berated aides His early financial struggles more people in his close circle ernment to investigate a political been completely cleared. and directed epithets at critics. were resolved by his father. His under the bus if he needs to.” PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, October 8, 2019 NATION Challenge to release of Trump tax returns nixed

Associated Press diately appealed to the 2nd U.S. cords should be stopped because Circuit Court of Appeals, and it he is immune from any criminal NEW YORK — A federal judge granted a temporary stay of the probe as long as he is president. Monday emphatically rejected judge’s ruling “pending expedit- Marrero called Trump’s claim President Donald Trump’s chal- ed review” by the court. of broad immunity “extraordi- lenge to the release of his tax J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP returns to New York prosecu- “The Radical Left Democrats nary” and “an overreach of ex- tors, saying the president’s broad have failed on all fronts,” Trump ecutive power.” The Supreme Court is starting its new term with a case deciding claim of immunity from all crim- fumed on Twitter, “so now they “As the court reads it, presi- whether states should allow criminal defendants to plead insanity. inal investigations is at odds with are pushing local New York City dential immunity would stretch the Constitution. But an appeals and State Democrat prosecu- to cover every phase of criminal court blocked any handover of the tors to go get President Trump. proceedings, including investiga- records for now. A thing like this has never hap- tions, grand jury proceedings and Supreme Court begins At issue is a request from Man- pened to any President before. subpoenas, indictment, prosecu- hattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Not even close!” tion, arrest, trial, conviction, and term with insanity case Vance Jr. that Trump’s accounting The criminal investigation incarceration,” the judge wrote. firm turn over eight years’ worth in New York is unfolding with “That constitutional protection of his business and personal tax Trump already under siege on presumably would encompass any BY MARK SHERMAN ning its second term with both returns for an investigation into Capitol Hill from a fast-moving conduct, at any time, in any forum, Associated Press of President Donald Trump’s Su- the payment of hush money to two impeachment drive set off by his whether federal or state, and preme Court appointees, Justices women who claimed to have had attempts to get Ukraine’s leader whether the President acted alone WASHINGTON — The Su- Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavana- affairs with the president. to investigate his political rival, or ... with other individuals.” preme Court began its election- ugh, on board. U.S. District Judge Victor Joe Biden. The judge’s ruling The judge said he couldn’t ac- year term Monday by wrestling The justices could be asked to Marrero turned down Trump’s marked the latest in a string of cept that legal view, “especially over whether states must allow intervene in disputes between attempt to keep the tax returns setbacks for the president in the in the light of the fundamental criminal defendants to plead congressional Democrats and the under wraps, saying the president past couple of weeks. concerns over excessive arroga- insanity. White House that might also in- was making a “categorical and Trump’s lawyers have said that tion of power” that led the found- The one minor surprise when volve the possible impeachment limitless assertion of presidential the investigation led by Vance, a ing fathers to create a balance of the justices took the bench just of the Republican president. immunity.” Democrat, is politically motivated power among the three branches after 10 o’clock was the absence Roberts would preside over The president’s lawyers imme- and that the request for his tax re- of government. of Justice Clarence Thomas. a Senate trial of Trump if the Thomas, 71, was at home, likely House were to impeach him. with the flu, the court said. Its biggest decisions, in cases Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg involving abortion, protections was in her customary seat to the for young immigrants and LGBT Engineer left of Chief Justice John Roberts. rights, are likely to be handed Ginsburg, 86, asked the first ques- down in late June, four months tion in the insanity arguments. before the election. accuses Ginsburg was treated this The case about an insan- past summer for a tumor on her ity defense comes from Kansas, pancreas. where James Kraig Kahler was Ethiopian Meeting for the first time in sentenced to death for killing public since late June, the court his estranged wife, two teen- opened a term that could reveal age daughters and his wife’s Airlines how far to the right and how fast grandmother. the court’s conservative majority Kahler wanted to mount an BY BERNARD CONDON will move, even as Roberts has insanity defense, but Kansas is Associated Press made clear he wants to keep the one of four states that eliminated court clear of Washington parti- a defendant’s ability to plead not SEATTLE — Ethiopian Air- san politics. The court is begin- guilty by reason of insanity. lines’ former chief engineer says in a whistleblower complaint filed with regulators that the car- rier went into the maintenance records on a Boeing 737 Max jet GM-UAW talks take turn for a day after it crashed this year, a breach he contends was part worse; settlement not close of a pattern of corruption that ELAINE THOMPSON/AP included fabricating documents, Yonas Yeshanew, who resigned as Ethiopian Airline’s chief engineer BY TOM KRISHER Dittes wrote, specifying job secu- signing off on shoddy repairs and this past summer, has accused the airline of going into the Associated Press rity for members during the term even beating those who got out of maintenance records of a Boeing 737 Max after it crashed. of the four-year contract. line. DETROIT — Contract talks “It did nothing to provide job Yonas Yeshanew, who resigned opian’s maintenance practices, companies and a source of na- aimed at ending a 21-day strike by security during the term of this this past summer and is seeking backed by three other former tional pride. the United Auto Workers against agreement,” Dittes wrote. “We, asylum in the U.S., said that while employees who spoke to the AP, Yeshanew alleged in his re- General Motors have taken a turn in this union, could not be more it is unclear what, if anything, in for the worse, hitting a big snag makes him the latest voice urging port and interviews with the AP disappointed with General Mo- the records w as altered, the deci- over product commitments for investigators to take a closer look that Ethiopian is growing too fast tors who refuse to recognize sion to go into them at all when U.S. factories, a union official at potential human factors in the and struggling to keep planes in the experience and talent of our they should have been sealed wrote in an email to members. Max saga and not just focus on the air now that it is carrying 11 membership.” reflects a government-owned The letter from UAW Vice Boeing’s faulty anti-stall system, million passengers a year, four In a statement, GM said it con- airline with few boundaries and which has been blamed in two times what it was handling a de- President Terry Dittes casts tinues to negotiate in good faith plenty to hide. crashes in four months. cade ago He said mechanics are doubt on whether there will be a “with very good proposals that “The brutal fact shall be ex- It’s not a coincidence, he said, overworked and pressed to take quick settlement in the contract benefit employees today and posed ... Ethiopian Airlines is that Ethiopian saw one of its Max shortcuts to get planes cleared dispute, which sent 49,000 work- pursuing the vision of expan- planes go down when many other for takeoff, while pilots are flying ers to the picket lines on Sept. 16, builds a stronger future for all of sion, growth and profitability by airlines that fly the plane suffered on too little rest and not enough crippling GM’s factories. us.” compromising safety,” Yeshanew no such tragedy. training. Dittes’ letter says the union pre- The company said it is commit- said in his report, which he gave Ethiopian Airlines portrayed Yeshanew included emails sented a proposal to the company ted to talking around the clock to to The Associated Press after Yeshanew as a disgruntled for- showing he urged top executives Saturday. He said GM responded resolve the dispute. sending it last month to the U.S. mer employee and categorically for years to end a practice at the Sunday morning by reverting But Dittes wrote that while Federal Aviation Administration denied his allegations, which airline of signing off on main- back to an offer that had been re- both sides had made progress on and other international air safety paint a blistering counterpoint tenance and repair jobs that he jected and made few changes. important issues two days ago, agencies. to the perception of the airline as asserts were done incompletely, The company’s proposal did the talks now “have taken a turn Yeshanew’s criticism of Ethi- one of Africa’s most successful incorrectly or not at all. nothing to address a host of items, for the worse.” Tuesday, October 8, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 NATION FBI reaches out to universities on Chinese threat

BY ERIC TUCKER against their own eagerness to Associated Press avoid stifling research or tar- nishing legitimate scientists. The WASHINGTON — As the U.S. Justice Department says it appre- warned allies around the world ciates that push-pull and wants that Chinese tech giant Huawei only to help separate the relatively JULIUS CONSTANTINE MOTAL/AP was a security threat, the FBI few researchers engaged in theft was making the same point qui- Police officers escort Randy Rodriguez Santos to a vehicle bound for a hospital for evidence collection from the majority who are not. etly to a Midwestern university. Saturday in New York. Santos was taken into custody in connection with a rampage that left four Senior FBI officials told the AP homeless people dead and one seriously injured. In an email to the associate vice chancellor for research at they’re not encouraging schools the University of Illinois-Urbana- to monitor researchers by nation- Champaign, an agent wanted to ality but instead to take steps to know if administrators believed protect research. They consider Suspect held in attacks that left the briefings vital since they say Huawei had stolen any intellec- tual property from the school. universities haven’t historically Told no, the agent responded, been as attentive to security as 4 homeless men dead, 1 injured “I assumed those would be your they should be. answers, but I had to ask.” “When we go to the universi- BY VERENA DOBNIK taken into police custody early the street and a second with criti- It was no random query. ties, what we’re trying to do is AND REBECCA GIBIAA Saturday. Police said he has been cal head injuries. The FBI has been reaching out highlight the risk to them without Associated Press arrested at least a half-dozen A search of the neighborhood to universities across the coun- discouraging them from welcom- other times in the past two years, turned up three additional bod- try as the U.S. tries to stem what ing the researchers and students NEW YORK — A homeless three times on assault charges. ies. The identities of the victims American authorities portray as from a country like China,” said man wielding a long metal bar Santos was escorted out of a po- have not been released. the wholesale theft of technology Assistant Attorney General John rampaged through New York lice station late Saturday by two The lone known survivor was and trade secrets by researchers Demers, the Justice Department’s City’s Chinatown early Saturday police officers and put in a car. hospitalized in critical condition. tapped by China. The breadth and top national security official. attacking other homeless people Detectives at the scene told jour- Police planned to interview him intensity of the campaign emerg- The threat, officials say, is who were sleeping, killing four nalists he was being taken to a as soon as possible, Baldassano es in emails obtained by The As- genuine. A University of Kansas and leaving a fifth with serious hospital for the gathering of DNA said. sociated Press through records researcher was recently charged injuries, police said. evidence. The suspect’s identity was re- requests to public universities in with collecting federal grant Police recovered the weapon, It wasn’t clear whether Santos vealed to The Associated Press 50 states. money while working full-time for which was still in the suspect’s had a lawyer yet who could speak Agents have lectured at semi- by two law enforcement officials a Chinese university, and a Chi- hands when he was arrested, of- for him. nars, briefed administrators in who spoke on condition of ano- nese government employee was ficials said. The victims, all men, were at- campus meetings and distrib- nymity because criminal charges arrested in a visa fraud scheme “The motive appears to be, tacked as they slept in doorways uted pamphlets with cautionary hadn’t yet been finalized. allegedly aimed at recruiting U.S. right now, just random attacks,” and sidewalks in three different tales of trade secret theft. In the The suspect’s mother, Fior- research talent. Chief of Manhattan South Detec- locations in Chinatown, which is past two years, they’ve requested tives Michael Baldassano said, packed during daylight hours but aliza Rodriguez, 55, told the emails of two University of Wash- The Justice Department last adding there was no evidence yet empties out at night. Daily News she had kicked him ington researchers, asked Okla- year launched an effort called the that the victims were “targeted Police responded to a 911 call out about three years ago. He homa State University if it has China Initiative aimed at identi- by race, age, anything of that just before 2 a.m. as one assault struggled with drugs, assaulted scientists in specific areas and fying priority trade secret cases nature.” was in progress. her and his grandfather, and stole asked about “possible misuse” of and focusing resources on them. Randy Rodriguez Santos was They found one man dead in from the family, she said. research funds by a University of “Existentially, we look at China Colorado Boulder professor, ac- as our greatest threat from an in- cording to the emails. telligence perspective, and they The emails reveal administra- succeeded significantly in the ‘Toxic masculinity’ seen as factor in mass shootings tors routinely requesting FBI last decade from stealing our briefings. But they also show best and brightest technology,” BY PHILLIP REESE and one involved a male and a fe- mass killers is that they tend to some struggling to balance legiti- said top U.S. counterintelligence Kaiser Health News male couple. blame others for their problems. mate national security concerns official William Evanina. Newsom had his explanation “And part of that relates to mas- Soon after a 19-year-old man for the difference. culinity as well because men are killed three people and wounded “I think that goes deep to the much more likely to externalize more than a dozen at a festival in issue of how we raise our boys to blame in general; they’re much Gilroy, Calif., in late July, Cali- be men, goes deeply into values more likely to see other people fornia Gov. Gavin Newsom noted that we tend to hold dear: power, as causing them problems and to something often taken for granted dominance and aggression over act,” Madfis said. about mass shootings. empathy, care and collaboration,” Caroline Heldman is a profes- “These shootings overwhelm- he said. sor of politics at Occidental Col- ingly, almost exclusively, are Kaiser Health News asked a lege, a senior research adviser males, boys, ‘men’ — I put in range of experts what might ex- for the Geena Davis Institute on loose quotes,” Newsom said dur- plain the gender disparity. Gender in Media and executive ing a news conference. “I do think Eric Madfis, an associate pro- director of the Representation that is missing in the national fessor of criminal justice at the Project, a nonprofit started by conversation.” University of Washington-Taco- Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the gov- From January 2013 to August ma, said research shows that men ernor’s spouse, that is devoted to 2019, there were 11 shooting who commit mass murder tend to challenging gender stereotypes. rampages in California in which feel their masculinity has been di- Efforts to reduce mass shoot- the perpetrator indiscriminately minished in a fundamental way. ings should emphasize reducing shot victims in public places and “So, there are people who have what is often termed “toxic mas- killed three or more people, ac- been rejected by lots of girls, or culinity,” Heldman said, the per- cording to an open-source data- ignored by friends or by peers, nicious societal norm that being base maintained by the nonprofit people who have experienced lots a man means “you can’t show news organization Mother Jones. of job losses,” said Madfis, who emotion, that you can’t seek help AP Nine of those mass shootings in- authored a study on the common when you need it, essentially that volved a sole male suspect, one traits of mass murderers. you can’t be fully human, you This pamphlet is part of the FBI’s outreach to American universities involved a sole female suspect Another common trait among can’t be vulnerable.” to stem the threat of China stealing U.S. academic research. PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, October 8, 2019 NATION Report: Twin births hit lowest level in decade

BY MIKE STOBBE The drop is modest, but health lier. The rate peaked at 1 in 29 in In vitro fertilization involves embryo to use, said Dr. Aaron Associated Press officials say it is good news. 2014. surgically removing eggs from a Styer, an infertility treatment Pregnancy with more than one The CDC did not release fig- woman’s ovaries, combining them specialist in Chestnut Hill, Mass. NEW YORK — Fewer U.S. raises the risks of complications ures on triplets or other multiple with sperm in the laboratory and The success rate for one em- families are seeing double, ac- and death for both the mother births but said data suggests it’s transferring the days-old embryo bryo rose from about 20% in the cording to a government report and her fetuses. Complications trending the same way. to the woman’s uterus. 1980s to around 50% today, he that finds a drop in new twins. include premature birth and a Why the decline? Experts can’t More than a decade ago, it was said. Meanwhile, insurers and Twin births steadily increased low birth weight. say for sure. But Joyce Martin, standard to implant two or more medical organizations increas- for more than three decades, driv- “In the media, there are often the report’s lead author, noted embryos to improve the chances ingly have been pushing doctors en largely by older white moms stories about very cute twins and the decrease occurred only in undergoing fertility treatments. talking about how great to have white women and in women 30 of success. But that also greatly to transfer single embryos more But the rate of twin births ap- two babies at the same time,” or older. Those women are the increased the odds of more than often. parently peaked in 2014 and has said the CDC’s Dr. Dmitry Kis- biggest customers of expensive one baby. Patients have bought into it. fallen 4% since. Last year, the sin. But “these stories don’t focus in vitro fertilization treatments, Since then, there have been ad- They understand that’s the ideal rate hit its lowest point in a de- on the risk.” which are involved in roughly vances in growing embryos lon- pregnancy, Styer said. cade, the Centers for Disease Last year, about 124,000 babies 15% of multiple births. And ger in the lab and testing them for Today, about two-thirds of IVF Control and Prevention reported were twins — about 1 of every 31 there’s been a shift in how that genetic problems. That’s allowed procedures use one embryo, ac- Thursday. births, the same as a decade ear- technique is done. doctors to select the best single cording to the CDC’s Kissin. New abortion clinic being built in Illinois to serve larger region

BY JIM SALTER cerns that include “failed abor- Associated Press tions“ that required additional surgeries. FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. Missouri’s Administrative — Planned Parenthood has qui- Hearing Commission is deciding etly been building a new abortion the fate of the St. Louis clinic. clinic in Illinois, just across the Meanwhile, Missouri women Mississippi River from St. Louis, have been increasingly getting as women concerned about the abortions at the Hope Clinic for uncertain future of Missouri’s Women in Granite City, Ill., an- sole abortion clinic flock across other St. Louis suburb. Deputy the state line. Director Alison Dreith said 58 The 18,000-square-foot clinic percent of the abortions per- in Fairview Heights, 12 miles east formed at the Hope Clinic through of St. Louis, will provide abortion August of this year involved Mis- services as well as family plan- souri women and 37 percent were JIM SALTER/AP ning when it opens in mid-Octo- women from Illinois. ber, Planned Parenthood officials Missouri is among several A new abortion clinic quietly being built by Planned Parenthood in Fairview Heights, Ill., is expected to said at a news conference last conservative states to pass new also serve women in nearby St. Louis, where another clinic faces an uncertain future. week. restrictions on abortions in the “While health care access in hope that the increasingly con- ‘ let the clinic’s abortion license Missouri continues to hang on servative U.S. Supreme Court While health care access in Missouri continues lapse at the end of May, then an- by a thread, Illinois is well-posi- will eventually overturn Roe v. to hang on by a thread, Illinois is well-positioned nounced more definitively in tioned to serve as a health care Wade. Republican Gov. Mike to serve as a health care hub in the region. June that it would not renew the hub in the region,” said Yamelsie Parson signed legislation in May ’ license. Rodriguez, president and CEO banning abortions at or beyond Yamelsie Rodriguez The clinic remains open while of Planned Parenthood of the eight weeks of pregnancy, with president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region the hearing commission decides St. Louis Region and Southwest exceptions for medical emergen- its fate. Missouri. cies but not for rape or incest. Planned Parenthood officials Planned Parenthood has been A federal judge in August tem- say construction of the Fairview battling Missouri’s health depart- porarily blocked implementation of the St. Louis clinic in March, has already addressed those Heights clinic began last year, ment for months to try and keep of the law until the legal chal- Missouri health investigators concerns and defended its clinic. but details weren’t released until open its St. Louis clinic. The state lenge plays out in court, which cited numerous concerns, includ- It claims the state is using the li- near completion to avoid protest- has refused to renew its license could take several months. ing reports of failed abortions. censing process as an excuse to ers and potential construction to perform abortions, citing con- During an annual inspection Planned Parenthood said it stop abortions. The state initially delays. Former President Jimmy Carter has black eye, stitches after fall

BY KRISTIN M. HALL porters of the building project that runs ing volunteers and sang some duets during Twenty-one homes are scheduled to be Associated Press through Friday. the concert and ceremony. built in a neighborhood in Nashville. Carter turned 95 on Oct. 1, becoming the Rosalynn Carter praised the country The concert also featured performanc- NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former Presi- first former U.S. president to reach that music couple for volunteering at previous es by Melinda Doolittle, the Fisk Jubilee dent Jimmy Carter had a black eye and 14 milestone. Habitat for Humanity building projects, Singers and members of the Nashville stitches after falling Sunday at his Georgia He told the crowd Sunday evening that he saying she once saw Yearwood way up in Symphony Quartet. home, but he made it to an evening concert had to go to the hospital and get 14 stitches, the rafters of a home working hard during Carter survived a dire cancer diagnosis in Tennessee to rally volunteers ahead of “but I had a No. 1 priority and that was to construction. in 2015 and surpassed George H.W. Bush his 36th homebuilding project for Habitat come to Nashville and build houses.” Former President Carter then joked, for Humanity. Carter wore an Atlanta Braves base- “While Garth just watched her,” drawing as the longest-lived former U.S. president The 39th president fell earlier in the ball cap, but his left eye was swollen and laughs from the crowd and from Year- in history last spring. day at his home in Plains and required the bruised and he had a white bandage above wood. Carter seemed to be in good spirits Carter also has been accepting visits stitches above his brow. By Sunday eve- his eye. and came out a short time later on stage to from several 2020 presidential candidates ning, Carter was on stage at the Ryman The Carters were introduced by country point to his baseball cap and mention that of late, but he’s held back on endorsing any Auditorium in Nashville with his wife, Ro- stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, the Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals of his fellow Democrats, offering few clues salynn, 92, to talk to volunteers and sup- who called the Carters the hardest-work- that day as well. about his thoughts of the campaign. Tuesday, October 8, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD Portugal’s Socialist Party wins election Army replaced in volatile Baghdad area LISBON, Portugal — Portu- gal’s Socialist Party had little time Monday to savor its general BY QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and water and an end to endemic Muqtada al-Sadr enjoys wide 14 protesters were killed and 62 election victory as tough negotia- Associated Press corruption. Security forces have support. wounded on Sunday, many of tions for parliamentary support responded with live ammunition The army statement said exces- them in Sadr City. loomed and the economy braces BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime and tear gas to quell the protests. sive force was used in Sadr City, Baghdad streets were relative- minister on Monday ordered the for leaner times. The unrest is the most serious adding that officers and soldiers ly quiet Monday with no protest- The center-left Socialists won police to replace the army in a challenge facing Iraq two years who “carried out these wrong ers seen outside. Tahrir Square heavily populated Shiite neighbor- Sunday’s general election with after the victory against Islamic acts” will be held accountable. looked more like an army bar- 36.6% of the vote and are prepar- hood of Baghdad where dozens of State militants. The chaos also A day after the protests began, racks, with a heavy military and ing to govern for another four people were killed or wounded in comes at a critical time for the authorities imposed a curfew and police presence making it dif- years. The main opposition Social weekend clashes stemming from government, which has been blocked the internet to try to quell ficult for protesters to reach the Democratic Party came second anti-government protests, the caught in the middle of increas- the unrest. The curfew, ignored area. with almost 28%. military said. ing tensions between Iran and by protesters, was lifted Satur- The Socialists, however, are Prime Minister Adel Abdul- the U.S. in the region. Iraq is al- day and the internet was restored “Because of the killings, the 10 seats shy of a majority in the Mahdi gave the order after a lied with both countries and hosts after sunset Monday. use of live bullets and the loss of 230-seat parliament. To ensure week of violence that gripped thousands of U.S. troops as well Hundreds gathered on side large number of people, we did that its legislation is approved, Iraq left more than 100 dead and as powerful paramilitary forces streets near Sadr City, a Baghdad not protest today,” said Rasoul the government will need support thousands wounded. allied with Iran. suburb about 2.5 miles from the Saray, who took part in the dem- from other parties. Since Oct. 1, spontaneous ral- Monday’s order for withdraw- central Tahrir Square, which has onstrations over the past week. lies have erupted in Baghdad ing the army from Sadr City been the destination of demon- Protesters “will not be silent and a number of southern cities appears aimed at calming ten- strators, although authorities pre- about our rights and the rights of Unilever vows to slash by Iraqis demanding jobs, better sions in the sprawling neighbor- vented them from reaching it. the martyrs who were killed by use of virgin plastics basic services such as electricity hood, where populist Shiite cleric Iraqi security officials said the government,” he added. THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Consumer products giant Uni- lever, whose brands include Dove soaps and Lipton teas, said Mon- Climate protests block day it aims to halve its use of non- recycled plastics by 2025. CEO Alan Jope said the plan to roads across Europe slash use of the so-called virgin plastics will require a “funda- mental rethink” in its packaging BY GEIR MOULSON package drawn up last month by policies. The company aims to Associated Press her government. achieve the goal by reducing its Demonstrators playing steel use of all plastics by 100,000 met- BERLIN — Activists with the drums marched through central ric tons and using more recycled Extinction Rebellion movement London as they kicked off two plastic. blocked major roads across major weeks of activities designed to Unilever previously pledged to European cities Monday, kick- disrupt the city. make all its plastic packaging re- ing off a wide-ranging series of London police said some 135 usable, recyclable or compostable protests demanding much more climate activists had been arrest- by 2025 and to use at least 25% urgent action against climate ed. Extinction Rebellion said pro- MATT DUNHAM/AP recycled plastic in packaging by change. testers from the XR Peace group that year. In Berlin, about 1,000 people were arrested as they blocked Climate protesters block Westminster Bridge leading to Britain’s blocked the Grosser Stern, a traf- Victoria Embankment, outside Parliament, rear, in central London on Monday in one of a series of 2 protesters charged fic circle in the middle of the Ger- the Ministry of Defense. protests across Europe related to climate change. man capital’s Tiergarten Park Among those arrested was under new mask ban dominated by the landmark Vic- Sarah Lasenby, 81, a retired so- ering on the road. The protesters gates of Spain’s Ministry of Eco- HONG KONG — Two protest- tory Column. That protest began cial worker from Oxford. ignored police calls for them to logical Transition. ers were charged Monday with before dawn. “It is imperative the govern- move to a nearby square. Those at the Berlin protests violating Hong Kong’s new ban At Monday lunchtime, another ment should take serious actions In Spain, a few dozen activ- included activist Carola Rackete, on wearing masks at rallies, a 300 people blocked Berlin’s cen- and put pressure on other states ists briefly chained themselves best known as the German cap- move likely to add to a backlash tral Potsdamer Platz, placing and global powers to radically re- to each other and to an elevated tain of a humanitarian rescue that has thrown the semi-autono- couches, tables, chairs and flow- duce the use of fossil fuels,” she road over a major artery in Ma- ship who was arrested for dock- mous Chinese territory into deep- erpots on the road. Police said the said. drid, snarling traffic during the ing in an Italian port without au- er crisis. protests were peaceful. In Amsterdam, hundreds of morning rush hour. The National thorization this year to disembark A student, 18, and a woman, 38, Members of Extinction Re- demonstrators blocked a major Police Corps said 33 activists were the first to be prosecuted migrants rescued at sea. bellion over the weekend set up road outside the Rijksmuseum, were taken to their premises and under the ban, which came into a tent camp outside Chancellor one of the city’s most popular three were arrested for resisting “We must stay here and rebel force Saturday under sweep- Angela Merkel’s office to prepare tourist attractions, and set up orders by anti-riot officers. until the government proclaims ing emergency powers aimed at for the protests, reflecting dis- tents. The protest went ahead de- A few hundred other protest- an ecological emergency and acts quashing violence in the protests satisfaction with a climate policy spite a city ban on activists gath- ers camped out in 40 tents at the accordingly,” Rackete said. for more democratic freedoms. Detained early Saturday short- ly after the ban took effect, the two were also charged with tak- Japan rescues all N. Korean fishermen after collision ing part in an unlawful assembly . Saudis allow women to Associated Press ra told reporters. He said officials were investigating whether the rent hotel rooms alone TOKYO — Japanese authorities North Korean ship was actually said they rescued all of about 60 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates conducting illegal fishing and — Saudi Arabia has lifted some North Korean fishermen whose how the two ships collided. boat collided with a Japanese pa- restrictions on women traveling Agricultural, Forestry and in the ultraconservative Muslim trol vessel and sank Monday in an Fisheries Minister Taku Eto said kingdom, its tourism authority area crowded with poachers. the North Korean boat suddenly said Sunday, with new guidelines Coast guard officials earlier changed course before crash- allowing women to rent hotel said that only about 20 North Ko- ing into the Japanese ship and rooms without a male guardian’s rean crewmembers were thrown sinking, Kyodo News agency presence, and foreign men and /AP into the sea after their steel boat THE 9TH REGIONAL JAPAN COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS reported. women to share a room without collided with a Japanese Fisher- A Japanese Fisheries Agency patrol vessel is seen at the site of its The coast guard’s regional proof of marriage. ies Agency inspection boat in Ja- collision with a North Korean fishing boat off the northwestern coast office in Niigata said officials The easing of stringent regula- pan’s exclusive economic zone off of the Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, on Monday. handed the fishermen to another tions governing social interactions the country’s northern coast. North Korean boat in the area comes after Riyadh launched its Officials later said they res- sion in the Yamatotai area, known Japan’s exclusive economic zone, after notifying the North’s rescue first tourist visa scheme, as part cued far more than first thought. as rich grounds for squid fishing and the collision occurred just coordination center to arrange of efforts to open up the country No one was missing. northwest of the Noto Peninsula. as the Japanese patrol boat was their way home. It said the North to foreign visitors and diversify The North Korean boat sank The North Korean boat had warning it to move out, Fisheries Korean crewmembers had no its oil-reliant economy. about half an hour after the colli- made an unauthorized entry into Agency official Satoshi Kuwaha- life-threatening conditions. From The Associated Press PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, October 8, 2019 WORLD Nobel Medicine prize goes to 3 for oxygen study

BY JAN M. OLSEN, physiological response makes life MARIA CHENG possible,” the committee said, ex- AND DAVID KEYTON plaining that the scientists identi- Associated Press fied the biological machinery that regulates how genes respond to STOCKHOLM — Two Ameri- varying levels of oxygen. cans and a British scientist won That response is key to things the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physiol- like producing red blood cells, ogy or Medicine for discovering generating new blood vessels and how the body’s cells sense and fine-tuning the immune system. react to oxygen levels, work that The Nobel Committee said has paved the way for new strate- scientists are focused on de- PONTUS LUNDAHL, TT/AP gies to fight anemia, cancer and veloping drugs that can treat other diseases, the Nobel Com- diseases by either activating or From left on the screen, Gregg L. Semenza, Peter J. Ratcliffe and William G. Kaelin Jr. are announced as mittee said. blocking the body’s oxygen-sens- winners of the Nobel Prize for medicine at a news conference in Stockholm on Monday. Drs. William G. Kaelin Jr., of ing machinery. Harvard University; Gregg L. Se- The oxygen response is hijacked said he was half-asleep Monday some good cause.” kicked off this year’s Nobel Priz- menza, of Johns Hopkins Univer- by cancer cells, for example, which morning when the phone rang. It Ratcliffe told Sweden’s news es. The Nobel Physics prize is sity; and Peter J. Ratcliffe at the stimulate the formation of blood was Stockholm. agency TT on Monday that “when handed out Tuesday, followed by Francis Crick Institute in Britain vessels to help themselves grow. “I was aware as a scientist that I started my research I also had the chemistry prize on Wednes- and Oxford University will share And people with kidney failure if you get a phone call at 5 a.m. no idea that it would result in day. This year’s double-header equally the $918,000 cash award, with too many digits, it’s some- this.” often get hormonal treatments for Literature Prizes — one each for the Karolinska Institute said. anemia, but the work of the new times very good news, and my He added the impact of oxygen 2018 and 2019 — will be awarded It is the 110th prize in the cate- laureates points the way toward heart started racing. It was all a on cells “has not always been a gory that has been awarded since new treatments, Nils-Goran Lars- bit surreal,” he said. trendy area to research, and some Thursday and the Peace Prize 1901. son, of the Nobel committee, told Kaelin said he isn’t sure yet people have doubted them during will be announced on Friday. Their work has “greatly ex- The Associated Press. how he’ll spend the prize money the journey.” The economics prize will be panded our knowledge of how Reached at his home, Kaelin but “obviously, I’ll try to put it to Monday’s announcement awarded on Oct. 14. Ancient city discovered in Israel

BY AMI BENTOV age installation,” said Yitzhak mal bones — evidence of sacrifi- Associated Press Paz, a director of excavation on cial offerings — and a figurine of behalf of the authority. a human head. There also were HARISH, Israel — Israel’s The city was discovered dur- millions of pottery fragments, Antiquities Authority on Sunday ing preparations for a highway flint tools and stone vessels. said researchers have discovered interchange project near Harish, “The remains of residential the remains of a large, 5,000- a town some 30 miles north of Tel buildings, diverse facilities and year-old city that sheds new light Aviv. the public buildings are an indi- on experts’ understanding of the Researchers said the discov- cation of the organized society period. ery “dramatically changes” their and the social hierarchy that ex- Calling it a “cosmopolitan and understanding of the period — a planned city,” the authority said time in which a rural, agrarian isted at the time,” the researchers the early Bronze Age settlement society was beginning to estab- said. covered 160 acres and was home lish urban sites. They said resi- The Antiquities Authority said to about 6,000 people. that during the dig, archaeolo- TSAFRIR ABAYOV/AP dents made their living from “In this city, we have a planned agriculture and traded with other gists also found evidence of an Archaeologists work at the site of a large, 5,000-year-old city in settlement with a whole net of regions and kingdoms. earlier settlement dating back northern Israel that was discovered during preparations for a new streets and alleys and squares, Among the discoveries was an 7,000 years underneath the city’s highway interchange near Harish, 30 miles north of Tel Aviv . and drainage installations, stor- unusual ritual temple, burnt ani- houses. 6 elephants drown and 2 Turkey summons American rescued at Thai ravine diplomat over a Twitter ‘like’

Associated Press to reach a dead calf, park officials Associated Press “an unrelated post in error” and apologized. said. ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey BANGKOK — A herd of wild Park rangers helped lead the Many interpreted the tweet elephants was swept away by has summoned a top U.S. diplo- two elephants from the ravine as suggesting that the national- raging waters in a national park mat to protest after the U.S. Em- and said they will monitor their ist leader Devlet Bahceli could in Thailand, drowning six, while condition throughout the week. bassy’s official Twitter account rangers helped steer two of the “liked” a tweet that said Turkey soon die. The tweet was posted The waterfall was closed off to by a journalist Turkey accuses animals out of a deep ravine. visitors while officials remove the should prepare for a political era Staff at Khao Yai National Park without the leader of Turkey’s na- of belonging to a network led by carcasses. DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL PARKS/AP discovered the two struggling el- “The two elephants right now tional party, who is reportedly ill. a cleric who is blamed for a 2016 ephants and the carcasses after are taking a rest. They are ex- Two elephants are seen stuck The Foreign Ministry said coup attempt. dawn Saturday near the Haew hausted from trying to cross the on the edge of the Haew Narok the U.S. charge d’affaires was The tweet drew ire from Presi- Narok waterfall, also known as stream,” said Chanaya Kancha- waterfall in Khao Yai National summoned on Sunday despite dent Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rul- the Ravine of Hell. nasaka, a veterinarian at the Park in central Thailand on an embassy statement that said ing party and as well as Bahceli’s The two elephants were trying park . Saturday. its Twitter account had liked party, which are allies. Tuesday, October 8, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 BUSINESS/WEATHER Private sector looking to profit from detained kids

BY GARANCE BURKE held more than 20% of all migrant now stands to financially benefit AND MARTHA MENDOZA children in government custody. from a policy he helped create. Associated Press Even as the number of children Houston’s police chief, Art has declined, the company’s fed- Acevedo, said Kelly, a retired SAN BENITO, Texas — On a eral funding for their care has general, told him firsthand that recent day in a remodeled brick continued to flow. That’s partly he believed enforcing a “zero tol- ERIC GAY/AP church in the Rio Grande Val- because CHS is still staffing a erance” policy would serve as a ley, a caregiver tried to soothe a large Florida facility with 2,000 deterrent. A migrant toddler is cradled by a Comprehensive Health Services toddler, offering him a sippy cup. workers even though the last chil- “What’s really the motivator, caregiver at a for-profit facility in San Benito, Texas, on Aug. 29. The The adult knew next to nothing dren left in August. the deterrence or the dollar?” sheltering of migrant children has become a growing business. about the little 3-year-old whose Administration officials say said Acevedo, who signed an Aug. run another 500-bed shelter in El few baby words appeared to be CHS is keeping the Florida shel- 14 letter with dozens of law en- EXCHANGE RATES Portuguese. Shelter staff had ter on standby and that they’re forcement leaders asking Trump Paso, Texas, it said. Military rates Melissa Aguilar, the executive Euro costs (Oct. 8) ...... $1.1280 tried desperately to find his fam- focused on the quality of care to minimize the detention of chil- Dollar buys (Oct. 8) ...... €0.8865 ily, calling the Brazilian Consul- contractors can provide, not about dren. “I would question that if director of CHS’ shelter care pro- British pound (Oct. 8) ...... $1.26 grams, said they’re not separat- Japanese yen (Oct. 8) ...... 104.00 ate and searching Facebook. who profits from the work. he’s getting one dollar for that South Korean won (Oct. 8) ...... 1,165.00 Nearby, infants in strollers “It’s not something that sits association.” ing children, they’re caring for Commercial rates children. Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 were rolled through the building, with me morally as a problem,” Kelly did not respond to re- British pound ...... $1.2324 pushed by workers in bright blue said Jonathan Hayes, director of quests for comment. In a state- “We’re doing the best that we Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3300 shirts lettered “CHS,” short for possibly can,” she said. “The chil- China (Yuan) ...... 7.1485 the Department of Health and ment, Caliburn’s president, Jim Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.7946 Comprehensive Health Services Human Service’s Office of Refu- Van Dusen, said, “With four dren are borrowed. They’re bor- Egypt (Pound) ...... 16.2795 Inc., the private, for-profit com- Euro ...... $1.0993/0.9097 gee Resettlement. “We’re not decades of military and hu- rowed for our purpose, right? So Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.8447 pany paid by the U.S. government paying them more just because manitarian leadership, in-depth a lot of times when something is Hungary (Forint) ...... 303.26 to hold some of the smallest mi- they’re for-profit.” understanding of international Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.5125 borrowed, you take care of them Japan (Yen) ...... 106.95 grant children. Asked during a White House affairs and knowledge of cur- better than you would something Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3041 Sheltering migrant children visit Thursday about the AP rent economic drivers around the Norway (Krone) ...... 9.1269 that is your own.” Philippines (Peso)...... 51.87 has become a growing business and “Frontline” investigation, world, General Kelly is a strong Overall, the federal govern- Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.94 for the Florida-based government Trump’s health secretary, Alex strategic addition to our team.” ment spent a record $3.5 billion Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7507 contractor. More than 50 babies, Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3807 Azar, pushed back and said the Earlier this year, after he had caring for migrant children over South Korea (Won) ...... 1,196.39 toddlers and teens were closely findings were “misleading.” But left the government, Kelly was the past two years to run its shel- Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9942 watched on this day inside this he did not address the govern- widely criticized by activists who Thailand (Baht) ...... 30.44 ters through both contracts and Turkey (Lira) ...... 5.7537 clean, well-lit shelter surrounded ment’s ongoing privatization of spotted him in a golf cart at the grants. (Military exchange rates are those by chain-link fences. the care for migrant children. shelter in Homestead, Fla. The available to customers at military banking During that time, CHS rapidly facilities in the country of issuance A joint investigation by The As- Former White House chief of facility was at least temporarily for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the moved into the business of caring sociated Press and PBS’ “Front- staff John Kelly joined Caliburn’s shut down in August after numer- Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For for migrant children, an AP anal- nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., line” has found that the Trump board last spring after stepping ous lawmakers said holding that purchasing British pounds in Germany), administration has started shift- down from decades of government many children in a single facility ysis of federal data found. check with your local military banking So far this budget year, the facility. Commercial rates are interbank ing some of the caretaking of service. He earlier had joined the was abusive. rates provided for reference when buying Office of Refugee Resettlement currency. All figures are foreign currencies migrant children from mostly administration as Homeland Se- Meanwhile, CHS was getting to one dollar, except for the British pound, religious-based nonprofits to pri- curity secretary and had backed more business housing migrant funded 46 organizations running which is represented in dollars-to-pound, vate, for-profit contractors. the idea of taking children from children. Today it’s operating six more than 165 shelters and foster and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) So far, the only private com- their parents at the border, say- shelters, including three “tender programs to care for more than INTEREST RATES 67,000 migrant children either pany caring for migrant children ing it would discourage people age” shelters that can house the Prime rate ...... 5.00 is CHS, owned by Washington - from trying to immigrate or seek youngest, infants and toddlers, in separated from their parents or Discount rate ...... 2.50 Federal funds market rate ...... 1.85 area-based contractor Caliburn asylum. the Rio Grande Valley. The com- caregivers at the border or who 3-month bill ...... 1.66 International Corp. In June, CHS Critics say that means Kelly pany also has plans underway to came to the U.S. on their own. 30-year bond ...... 2.01 WEATHER OUTLOOK TUESDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST TUESDAY IN EUROPE WEDNESDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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CAMDEN — A jury was NJ to resume deliberations Monday in the federal trial of a white former New Jersey po- lice chief accused of slamming a handcuffed black man’s head into a doorjamb three years ago. Authorities allege that Frank Nucera, 62, the former Borden- town Township police chief, approached the 18-year-old pris- oner from behind in September 2016 and smashed his head into a doorjamb while the suspect was being escorted from a hotel. They allege a fellow officer then recorded him making a se- ries of derogatory comments. City may outlaw natural hair discrimination

CINCINNATI — A OH city council member in Cincinnati wants to prohibit discrimination against natural hair and hairstyles associated with race. The Cincinnati Enquirer re- ported Cincinnati City Council- man Chris Seelbach has proposed that natural hair be added to the city’s discrimination policy. Seelbach said people of color have been forced to regard pop- ular natural hairstyles such as cornrows or dreadlocks as liabili- ties in the workplace, housing and elsewhere. He said black women are especially penalized. The proposed law would call for CHARLES SYKES, INVISION/AP the city to investigate complaints of discrimination and allow fines of up to $1,000. Pixelated poser

Gunman opens fire An attendee dressed as a pixelated video game character poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New outside bar; 5 hurt York on Saturday.

EVANSVILLE — Police man with gunshot wounds was THE CENSUS 7ECA aircraft happened at 4:15 IN said a gunman wounded taken to a local hospital and was p.m. about 5 miles west of Pem- five people when he opened fire expected to survive. The number of times a Madison, Wis., man has been arrested broke Pines in an area accessible outside an Evansville bar after Turner said people were shoot- for a drunken driving offense. A deputy stopped the 56-year- only by airboats. being thrown out because of a ing “recklessly” into the crowd old man at about 12:30 a.m. Monday in the town of Blooming One of the men had to be ex- fight. and that anybody in the parking 10 Grove. Authorities got a warrant to have his blood drawn at a tricated from the plane, said Three of those wounded were lot could have been shot. hospital, and he was booked into the county jail on a felony Pembroke Pines Fire-Rescue hospitalized with serious injuries drunken driving charge and a parole violation. He was also cited for having open Assistant Division Chief Marcel from the shooting about 3 a.m. alcohol in his vehicle and driving with a revoked license. Rodriguez. Sunday, while the other two suf- Death of toddler who He said both victims were in fered minor injuries and declined fell at airport probed serious condition when they were treatment. Police said officers series’ middle jewel in the city. The sculpture depicting writ- taken to Memorial Regional Hos- arrested a 37-year-old man who CHARLOTTE — Of- The agreement, which is sub- ers from different cultures van- pital in Hollywood. witnesses said fired the shots at NC ficials and law en- ject to approval of the General ished in 1969 when the library an American Legion post near forcement authorities in North Assembly during its next session, underwent a renovation. Driver making food downtown Evansville. Carolina are investigating the ends a bitter dispute between The story of its disappearance Police said the man was in the death of a toddler who was seri- owner The Stronach Group and was revived in Susan Orlean’s delivery shot, killed parking lot when the person he ously injured when he fell last the city over the future of Pimlico 2018 novel “The Library Book,” was fighting with went outside month at Charlotte Douglas In- Race Course. which inspired Alta magazine’s PATERSON — Au- with a group of people. The man ternational Airport. Located in northwest Balti- managing editor to investigate its NJ thorities said a food de- fired into the group, with bullets The Charlotte Observer report- more, the second-oldest track in whereabouts. livery driver was shot to death also hitting four vehicles. ed that Jaiden Samir Cowart, 3, America has been home to the An article published in the while making a delivery in New died Sept. 28, three days after the famed annual race since 1909 but magazine’s July edition caught Jersey. Police: 2 dead after fall involving an escalator. it is in need of a major overhaul, the attention of an antiques dealer Passaic County prosecutors nightclub shootout The Charlotte-Mecklenburg which has previously been esti- in Arizona who bought the panel and Paterson police said Petra Police Department told the news- mated to cost nearly half a billion from a woman for $500 years Rhoden, 43, was found in her paper the boy was taken to a hos- dollars. earlier. Floyd Lillard, of Bisbee, HOUSTON — Police in crashed car with an apparent pital after the accident. Ariz., recognized the sculpture Houston said two peo- TX Spokesman Blake Page said in question, contacted the library gunshot wound about 10:20 p.m. ple were killed in an early morn- Long-lost sculpture the department’s homicide unit is and gave it back. Friday. She died shortly after- ing shootout in front of a crowded reviewing the case. returned to library ward at St. Joseph’s University nightclub. 2 hurt as small plane Medical Center. Houston Police spokesman Sgt. Mayor: Deal reached to LOS ANGELES — A Authorities said Rhoden had Anthony Turner said a fight broke CA bronze sculpture that crashes in Everglades just made a DoorDash food de- out between two women inside keep Preakness in city mysteriously disappeared from livery at an address when she the club and spilled out into the the Los Angeles Central Library FORT LAUDERDALE was shot. parking lot where a shootout be- BALTIMORE — Bal- 50 years ago has returned to its — A single-engine FL They said she tried to drive tween multiple people occurred timore officials and original home. plane crashed in the Everglades MD off but crashed a short distance about 1:50 a.m. Sunday. the owners of the historic race- One of three panels of the Well in western Broward County on Officers later found the bod- track that hosts the Preakness of Scribes was unveiled at the Saturday, injuring two men who away, her vehicle going through ies of a man and a woman in the Stakes have reached an agree- downtown library Friday, the Los were on board, officials said. a fence and striking a shed. parking lot. Turner said another ment to keep the Triple Crown Angeles Times reported . The crash of the Champion From wire reports Tuesday, October 8, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 17 FACES Something to smile about ‘Joker’ sets October record at box office with $93.5M

Associated Press writer Todd Phillips was always seen as a bit of a gamble with one of the studios’ most valuable pieces The filmmakers and studio behind “Joker” have of intellectual property, hence its modest-for-a- reason to put on a happy face. Despite concerns over comic-book-film $55 million budget. its violent themes and ramped up theater security, But in the weeks leading up to its release, hype audiences flocked to the multiplex to check out the and uneasiness intensified beyond how audiences R-rated film this weekend resulting in a record Oc- would react to placing this character in a realistic tober opening. and unambiguously adult setting with “Taxi Driv- Warner Bros. said Sunday that “Joker” grossed er” undertones. Multiple theater chains banned an estimated $93.5 million in ticket sales from 4,374 costumes or reaffirmed earlier policies regarding screens in North America. The previous October masks, and authorities in numerous cities said they record-holder was the Spider-Man spinoff “Venom” were stepping up police patrols around theaters. which opened to $80 million last year. Internation- These measures did not ultimately seem to detract ally, “Joker” earned $140.5 million from 73 markets, audiences from turning out opening weekend. resulting in a stunning $234 million global debut. “Joker” was the only new wide release this “This was a much larger result at the box office weekend, which is down from last year when both than we had ever anticipated globally,” said Jeff “Venom” and “A Star Is Born” opened. Holdovers Goldstein, Warner Bros.’ president of domestic dis- populated the top 10: The more family-friendly tribution. “We’re just thrilled that audiences are “Abominable” landed in second place with $12 mil- embracing the movie as strong as they are.” lion in its second weekend and “Downton Abbey” Since debuting at the Venice Film Festival where took third in its third weekend with $8 million. it won the prestigious Golden Lion last month, In fourth place, “Hustlers” added $6.3 million WARNER BROS. PICTURES/AP “Joker” has been both praised and criticized for its in its fourth weekend for a cumulative $91.3 mil- dark spin on the classic Batman villain played by lion. “It Chapter Two” added $5.4 million in its fifth Joaquin Phoenix stars in “Joker,” which exceeded expectations for its Joaquin Phoenix. The film from director and co- weekend for a cumulative $202.2 million. opening weekend after stirring up controversy over violent themes. Cream drummer Spanish director Almodovar plans Ginger Baker dies Ginger Baker, the volatile and to set film in Texas, his first in US propulsive drummer for Cream and other bands who wielded Associated Press Toni Morrison book planned blues power and jazz finesse and Pedro Almodovar is a master of cinema who has A book of Toni Morrison quotations is coming helped shatter boundaries of found international acclaim with 21 films he’s shot out in December. time, tempo and style in popular in his native Spain. Now he’s setting his sights on “The Measure of Our Lives: A Gathering of Wis- music, died Sunday at age 80, his making his first film in North America. dom” will draw from her whole body of work, in- family said. Almodovar said the film is set in Texas and cluding celebrated novels such as “Beloved” and With blazing eyes, orange- would be mostly in English, with some bilingual “Song of Solomon.” red hair and a temperament to Ginger Baker in 2008 scenes shot in Mexico. The foreword is by Zadie Smith, adapted from match, the London native ranked The director said he has the story mapped out in a tribute she wrote soon after the Nobel laureate with The Who’s Keith Moon and a first draft of the script and while some work still else followed in his footsteps. Ev- died in August at age 88. Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham needs to be done, he’s planning that it will be his erybody tried to be John Bonham A publisher’s note describes the book as a dis- as the embodiment of musical next film. “I can’t say the title yet, but I can say it and copy his licks, but it’s rare tillation of her major themes, including “tran- and personal fury. Using twin is based on five stories by an American female au- that you hear anybody doing the scendence through imagination; the self and its bass drums, Baker fashioned a thor and that it happens partly in Texas and partly Ginger Baker thing.” discontents; the vicissitudes of love; the whirligig pounding, poly-rhythmic style in Mexico,” he told The Associated Press. “It would Baker teamed with Eric Clap- of memory; the singular power of women; the uncommonly swift and heavy be the first time that I get out of Spain.” ton and Bruce in the mid-1960s to original American sin of slavery; the bankruptcy that inspired and intimidated Almodovar’s latest feature, “Pain and Glory,” become Cream — one of the first of racial oppression; the complex humanity; and countless musicians. But every was released last week in the U.S. The highly auto- supergroups and first power trios. art of black people.” beat seemed to mirror an offstage biographical drama stars Antonio Banderas as an All three were known individual- The compact, 128-page compilation was put to- eruption — whether his violent ly in the London blues scene and aging film director who flirts with drugs and has gether by Erroll McDonald, executive editor and dislike of Cream bandmate Jack together they helped make rock to confront his own past while reflecting on his life vice president of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Bruce or his on-camera assault of history by elevating instrumental and career. It has been hailed as one of his best Group. He told The Associated Press on Monday a documentary maker, Jay Bulg- prowess above the songs them- movies in recent years and won Banderas the best that he thought of the book as a response to the er, whom he smashed in the nose selves, even as they had hits with actor award at the Cannes Film Festival in May. “tremendous adulation” that Morrison received with his walking stick. “Sunshine of Your Love,” “I Feel It is also Spain’s submission to the Oscars for best after her death. He intends “The Measure of Our His daughter Nettie confirmed Free” and “White Room.” international feature film, the category formerly Lives” to serve as an introduction for new readers that Baker died in Britain but Cream was among the most known as best foreign language film. If it wins, it and an “ideal keepsake” for longtime admirers. gave no other details. The family successful acts of its time, sell- would be exactly 20 years after Almodovar’s “All had said on Sept. 25 that Baker ing more than 10 million records. About My Mother” received the award. (The film- was critically ill in the hospital. But by 1968 Baker and Bruce had maker also won the best original screenplay Oscar Other news While Rolling Stone magazine worn each other out . Cream split in 2003 for “Talk to Her.”)  Zac Hanson of the pop music band Hanson is once ranked him the third-great- up at the end of the year. recovering following recent a motorcycle crash in est rock drummer of all time, be- To the surprise of many, espe- Michelle Obama’s next book Oklahoma. The 33-year-old Hanson said in posts hind Moon and Bonham, Baker cially Clapton, he and Baker were a companion to ‘Becoming’ on Twitter, Facebook and the band’s website that had contempt for Moon and others soon part of another supergroup, he is recovering after suffering a broken collar- he dismissed as “bashers” with- Blind Faith, which also featured Michelle Obama’s first book since “Becoming” bone, three broken ribs and a cracked scapula. out style or background. Baker singer-keyboardist Stevie Win- is more about her readers than about herself. Details of the crash were not revealed, but Han- and his many admirers saw him wood and bassist Ric Grech. “Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering son said he was preparing for a cross-country ride. as a rounded, sophisticated mu- It split up after completing just Your Voice” will be published Nov. 19 by Clarkson Hanson said he will be replaced as drummer dur- sician — an arranger, composer one, self-titled album. Potter, an imprint of Penguin Random House. The ing an upcoming tour but will sing. and student of the craft, absorb- Baker continued to perform new release was announced Monday and is a com-  “Jersey Shore” star Ronnie Ortiz-Magro was ing sounds from around the world. regularly in his 70s despite ar- panion to her multimillion-selling “Becoming,” arrested early Oct. 4 on suspicion of kidnapping He had been playing jazz since he thritis, heart trouble, hearing which came out last November. It features an in- in Los Angeles and had to be shocked with a stun was a teenager and spent years loss dating from his years with troduction by the former first lady and quotations gun while being taken into custody, police said. in Africa in the 1970s, forming a Cream and lung disease from and questions related to her memoir. It is designed Ortiz-Magro was taken into custody after police close friendship with the Nigerian smoking. A stranger to no vice, to help readers tell their own stories. responded to a report of a physical altercation in musician-activist Fela Kuti. immodesty included, he called In the new book’s introduction, Obama writes the Hollywood Hills, police Officer Jeff Lee said. “He was so unique and had such his memoir “Hellraiser: The Au- that she hopes the journal will encourage people  Tenor Marcello Giordani, renowned for a a distinctive personality,” Stewart tobiography of the World’s Great- to write down their “experiences, thoughts, and voice of beauty and heft that made him a star at Copeland of the Police told www. est Drummer.” feelings, in all their imperfections, and without the world’s top opera houses, died Oct. 5 of a heart musicradar.com in 2013. “Nobody From The Associated Press judgment.” attack. He was 56. PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, October 8, 2019 SHIFTING GEARS

PHOTOS BY PORSCHE/TNS Porsche’s Cayenne E-Hybrid electrifies the soul

BY LARRY PRINTZ Cayenne Hybrid in 2010 — this is one gas- rival of the Turbo S E-Hybrid with a twin- gressive response with the Cayenne priori- Tribune News Service sipper that will truly electrify your soul. turbocharged, 4.0-liter, V-8 and 100 kW tizing performance over parsimony, with For the third-generation Cayenne E-Hy- electric motor that produces 670 horse- the exhaust note singing a song so sweet, EUGENE, Ore. brid, Porsche takes the Cayenne’s base power and 663 pound-feet of torque that you’ll roll down the windows as I did just wning gas stations right now is 335-horsepower, turbocharged, 3.0-liter reduces a 0-60 mph sprint to 3.6 seconds. to hear it. a lot like being a blacksmith in V-6 and adds an improved 100 kW electric The top speed is 183 mph, and all-wheel That said, if you just need a quick burst 1890; there’s a change coming. motor that moves this hybrid to 60 mph in drive is standard. The EPA rates the Cay- of power and you’re in Hybrid Auto mode, OWe are all about to do the electric 4.7 seconds through an eight-speed Tip- enne E-Hybrid at the equivalent of 46 mpg pressing the Sport Response Button in the slide, with the internal combustion engine tronic transmission. in hybrid mode, 22 mpg in gas-only mode middle of the mode switch temporarily ad- giving way to a technology discovered by For 2020, it gets even better with the ar- and 13 miles in EV-only mode. justs all settings to their most aggressive Benjamin Franklin. Of course, keep in mind that adding per- for 20 seconds. Sweet! In between advertisements, you may formance was Porsche’s top priority, not Porsche’s Active Suspension Manage- have noticed that Porsche’s new all-elec- Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid delivering unbeatable fuel economy. So it’s ment is standard and does the same re- tric four-door sedan, the Taycan, is about no surprise that the Sport Chrono Package markable job it does in other Cayennes. to arrive in showrooms. Despite being an is standard and has four drive modes: E- Porsche dynamic chassis control, which electric vehicle, the first two models will Power, Hybrid Auto, Sport and Sport Plus. electronically adjusts the anti-roll bars to be known as the Taycan Turbo and Taycan The E-Hybrid always starts in E-Power reduce lateral body movement in the cor- Turbo S — even though neither possesses mode and prioritizes electric driving. It ners, is optional, as are carbon ceramic a gasoline engine, never mind the need for even has an “E-Launch” function that al- brakes. a turbocharger. lows you to press the brake and accelera- Throw in rear-axle steering and you’ll I have no doubt that the Taycan will soon tor, accelerating in pure electric when the find that the Cayenne E-Hybrid is a blast be the environmentally conscious electric brake pedal is released. to drive on winding, two-lane roads. An vehicle to own among the wealthy 1 per- Meanwhile, Sport and Sport Plus modes air suspension is optional, and allows you cent. It’s a remarkable vehicle — but it prioritizes the battery’s power for a boost, to transform the Cayenne from a canyon should be given its $150,900 base price. while Hybrid Auto mode is best for most carver to a cushy cruiser in seconds. If that’s too much, you can still buy an daily driving. Thoughtfully, it contains As for the interior, you’ll find it’s much electrified Porsche for less, but you’ll have Engine/motor: Turbocharged, 3.0-liter V-6 an E-Hold mode that keeps the battery the same as in other Cayennes. Its digital to add a little gasoline now and then. If that Horsepower/torque: 455/516 pound-feet charged for later pure electric driving. instrument cluster is anchored by a large doesn’t bother you, then I heartily recom- Base price: $82,450 In E-Charge mode, the gasoline engine tachometer, while the 12.3-inch infotain- mend the Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid, EPA fuel economy (combined): 46 mpg-e charges the battery. ment touch screen is easier to use than which starts at $82,450 — a 55% discount Cargo capacity: 22.7-56.8 cubic feet Driving the Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid ever. from the Taycan while still providing some Wheelbase/length/width: 113.9/193.6/78 with its base powertrain reveals remark- It makes for an intoxicating electrified green cred. inches able acceleration whether in hybrid or EV SUV, one that’s fun to drive despite its Since Porsche has been electrifying ve- TNS modes. Turning the drive mode to Sport or practical packaging. hicles for a decade — it unveiled the first Sport Plus provides noticeably more ag- After all, it’s a Porsche. Tuesday, October 8, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19

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Transportation 944 Transportation 944 PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, October 8, 2019 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Trump settled scores through Ukraine Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY DAVID IGNATIUS tle against Russian proxy forces. But he Trump wanted something very per- EDITORIAL Washington Post Writers Group softened when then-President Petro Po- sonal and political before he would offer roshenko visited the White House in June to embrace Zelenskiy. Hoping to break the Terry Leonard, Editor WASHINGTON 2017 and offered to buy what became $80 logjam, Volker had breakfast July 19 with [email protected] hrough all of President Donald million in Pennsylvania coal. Giuliani and introduced him to a close Zel- Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, The coal purchase rang a political bell enskiy adviser. [email protected] he has rarely focused on the job for Trump. In July 2017, he announced Volker also warned Giuliani that the al- Tfor which he was elected — steer- the appointment of Kurt Volker, an expe- legations about Biden were based on an Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content ing the foreign policy of the United States. rienced diplomat, as special U.S. envoy [email protected] unreliable informant, according to the Instead, for Trump, Ukraine has been a to Ukraine. Volker began meeting qui- State Department official. What’s aston- Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation continuing story of personal resentment etly with a Russian emissary to explore a ishing is that Giuliani responded, “Yes, I [email protected] and political opportunism. deal to stabilize eastern Ukraine. But that know that,” said this source. But the plan A narrative of the Ukraine affair — proved a dead end. Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital to impugn the former vice president went drawn from conversations with some of the At then-Defense Secretary Jim Mat- forward anyway. [email protected] principals, text messages released by the tis’ urging, Trump decided in December Despite Trump’s fluff about how his House and other documentation — solidly 2017 to sell 210 Javelin anti-tank missiles July 25 call with Zelenskiy was “perfect,” supports the claim of the still-anonymous BUREAU STAFF to Ukraine. Former officials say that for it was a naked power play. According to CIA whistleblower that “the president of Trump, it was more a matter of marketing the rough transcript released by the White Europe/Mideast the United States is using the power of his U.S. weapons abroad than taking a firm House, Zelenskiy said, “We are almost Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief office to solicit interference from a foreign stand against Russia. [email protected] ready to buy more Javelins,” and Trump country in the 2020 U.S. election.” By 2018, the White House had become +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 responded immediately, “I would like you Ukraine is a chip on Trump’s shoulder. obsessed with special counsel Robert to do us a favor, though.” Trump then me- Pacific He saw Ukrainian allegations in 2016 Mueller’s investigation of Russian election andered through conspiratorial talk about Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief about his then-campaign Chairman Paul interference. “Trump had a deeply nega- [email protected] Manafort as part of a plot to undermine his Ukraine’s role in 2016, the “incompetent” +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 tive image of Ukraine. ‘They’re all corrupt, bid for the White House and then reverse and they tried to take me down,’ ” recalls Mueller, and finally, Biden and his son. Washington the election result through what Trump the former State Department official. Was Trump proposing a transaction? Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief keeps insisting is a “witch hunt.” Sensing the political resentment, Po- That’s what William Taylor, the top U.S. [email protected] So when Trump saw an opportunity to roshenko apparently decided to remove an diplomat in Kyiv, asked in a Sept. 1 text (+1)(202)886-0033 turn the tables and use Ukraine against irritant. A May 2018 story in The New York to Volker and Gordon Sondland, the U.S. Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News ambassador to the European Union: “Are [email protected] former Vice President Joe Biden, his lead- Times reported that Ukraine had halted its ing rival in 2020, he grabbed it. As the nar- investigation of Manafort and its coopera- we now saying that security assistance and CIRCULATION rative shows, he bent the tools of his office tion with Mueller. WH meeting are conditioned on investi- to his personal political purpose. After the Mueller investigation finally gations?” To which Sondland responded Mideast Biden deserves some blame too. He used concluded in April, Trump and his per- obliquely: “Call me.” Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager poor judgment as vice president in direct- sonal attorney Rudy Giuliani saw Ukraine The Ukraine story, like everything about [email protected] that country, has a gnarled, murky past. [email protected] ing Ukraine policy while his son Hunter as a place to settle political scores — and DSN (314)583-9111 was working for the Ukrainian gas com- perhaps damage Biden. The pliant Po- But this one isn’t complicated, really. The pany, Burisma. Either the son should have roshenko had been replaced by President president linked support for an embattled Europe quit, or the father should have shut up. De- Volodymyr Zelenskiy, elected that month. ally to what he called “a favor” that would Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager nying this obvious fact only weakens the A new influence game began. Trump froze help him attack political opponents. If this [email protected] [email protected] Democrat’s case. $391 million in military aid in July, just as behavior is acceptable, there really are no +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 Trump cared little about Ukraine’s bat- Zelenskiy was dickering for a meeting. rules left. Pacific Mari Mori, [email protected] +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)229.3171 Trump’s ‘favor’ more damaging than Biden’s threat CONTACT US Washington BY KATHLEEN PARKER Biden’s diplomatic triumph seemed that quids and quos come in a wide variety tel: (+1)202.886.0003 Washington Post Writers Group to come at a propitious time for Burisma of flavors and textures, some tastier than 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 Holdings, a natural gas company for which others. WASHINGTON Hunter Biden was serving as a board So far, no strong evidence has emerged Reader letters t’s fair to say at this juncture that member. This potential conflict of interest that the Bidens did anything wrong, but [email protected] America’s Quid and Ukraine’s Quo is the basis for Trump’s consuming obses- the optics aren’t pretty for Joe or his son. Additional contacts have been caught in bed together. sion with the Bidens and Ukraine. 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Sports College football Golf on AFN AP Top 25 Coaches Top 25 Shriners Hospitals Volunteers of America Classic The Top 25 teams in The Associated The Amway Top 25 football poll, with for Children Open LPGA Tour Press college football poll, with first- first-place votes in parentheses, records Sunday place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 5, total points based on 25 PGA Tour At Old American Golf Club through Oct. 5, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point Sunday The Colony, Texas Go to the American Forces points for a first-place vote through one for 25th, and previous ranking: At TPC Summerlin Purse: $1.3 million point for a 25th-place vote, and previous Record Pts Pvs Las Vegas Yardage: 6,475; Par 71 Network website for the most ranking: 1. Alabama (42) 5-0 1602 1 Purse: $7 million Final up-to-date TV schedules. Record Pts Pv 2. Clemson (20) 5-0 1531 2 Yardage: 7,255; Par 71 C. Knight, $195,000 66-67-67-66—266 -18 1. Alabama (32) 5-0 1503 1 3. Georgia 5-0 1459 3 Final Round B. Altomare, $102,834 67-66-68-67—268 -16 J. Marie Green, $102,834 67-68-64-69—268 -16 myafn.net 2. Clemson (15) 5-0 1433 2 4. Ohio State (3) 6-0 1422 5 Kevin Na, $1,260,000 68-62-61-70—261 -23 Georgia Hall, $60,365 68-68-71-66—273 -11 3. Georgia (3) 5-0 1393 3 5. Oklahoma 5-0 1378 4 Patrick Cantlay, $763,000 66-64-63-68—261 -23 Jane Park, $60,365 69-67-69-68—273 -11 3. Ohio State (10) 6-0 1393 4 6. LSU 5-0 1364 6 Pat Perez, $483,000 69-64-62-68—263 -21 S. Meadow, $40,461 63-71-73-67—274 -10 5. LSU (2) 5-0 1352 5 7. Florida 6-0 1218 8 B. DeChambeau, $294,583 66-68-67-63—264 -20 K. Perry, $40,461 67-68-66-73—274 -10 Auto racing 6. Oklahoma 5-0 1268 6 8. Wisconsin 5-0 1164 9 Adam Hadwin, $294,583 67-66-68-63—264 -20 Gerina Piller, $28,062 69-71-67-68—275 -9 7. Florida 6-0 1163 10 9. Penn State 5-0 1051 11 Brian Stuard, $294,583 65-65-67-67—264 -20 Inbee Park, $28,062 67-70-70-68—275 -9 8. Wisconsin 5-0 1105 8 10. Notre Dame 4-1 1033 10 Brian Gay, $227,500 65-69-64-67—265 -19 Jeongeun Lee6, $28,062 67-70-68-70—275 -9 9. Notre Dame 4-1 1046 9 11. Texas 4-1 971 12 W. Simpson, $227,500 67-66-64-68—265 -19 Sei Young Kim, $28,062 68-69-67-71—275 -9 Drydene 400 10. Penn State 5-0 958 12 12. Auburn 5-1 929 7 Joel Dahmen, $183,750 70-64-67-65—266 -18 Hyo Joo Kim, $22,123 70-68-69-69—276 -8 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup 11. Texas 4-1 947 11 13. Oregon 4-1 866 13 Tony Finau, $183,750 68-68-62-68—266 -18 C. Hedwall, $22,123 69-67-69-71—276 -8 Sunday 12. Auburn 5-1 920 7 14. Boise State 5-0 732 15 Lucas Glover, $183,750 67-63-66-70—266 -18 At Dover International Speedway 13. Oregon 4-1 828 13 15. Utah 4-1 655 17 D. McCarthy, $183,750 69-66-63-68—266 -18 Spanish Open Dover, Del. 14. Boise State 5-0 654 16 16. Michigan 4-1 648 18 C. Smith, $137,083 69-64-69-65—267 -17 Sunday Lap length: 1.00 miles 15. Utah 4-1 624 17 17. Wake Forest 5-0 498 20 Luke List, $137,083 70-66-63-68—267 -17 (Start position in parentheses) 16. Michigan 4-1 618 19 18. Iowa 4-1 441 14 Club de Campo Villa de Madrid 17. Iowa 4-1 454 14 19. Virginia 4-1 345 22 Ryan Moore, $137,083 69-64-65-69—267 -17 Madrid 1. (2) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 400 laps, H. Matsuyama, $117,250 68-67-68-65—268 -16 57 points. 18. Arizona State 4-1 388 20 20. Memphis 5-0 318 23 Purse: $1.65 million 2. (3) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 400, 54. 19. Wake Forest 5-0 380 22 21. Texas A&M 3-2 306 21 Xinjun Zhang, $117,250 70-65-67-66—268 -16 Yardage: 7,112; Par: 71 C. Hadley, $75,377 68-66-69-66—269 -15 Final 3. (12) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 400, 20. Virginia 4-1 353 23 22. SMU 6-0 246 NR Jon Rahm, Spain 66-67-63-66—262 -22 44. 21. SMU 6-0 285 24 23. Baylor 5-0 234 NR Brian Harman, $75,377 64-71-68-66—269 -15 Matthew Wolff, $75,377 67-69-68-65—269 -15 R. Cabrera-Bello, Spain 66-65-70-66—267 -17 4. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 400, 46. 22. Baylor 5-0 260 NR 24. Arizona State 4-1 228 NR Samuel Del Val, Spain 67-65-69-68—269 -15 5. (1) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 400, 50. 23. Memphis 5-0 189 NR 25. Minnesota 5-0 131 NR Daniel Berger, $75,377 66-67-69-67—269 -15 Matt Every, $75,377 70-66-67-66—269 -15 Adri Arnaus, Spain 65-66-72-68—271 -13 6. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 400, 34. 24. Texas A&M 3-2 165 25 Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 74; J.B. Hansen, Denmark 69-69-67-66—271 -13 7. (20) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 400, 25. Cincinnati 4-1 118 NR Washington 72; Appalachian State 49; Lanto Griffin, $75,377 67-65-67-70—269 -15 Jeff Winther, Denmark 70-69-69-63—271 -13 30. Others receiving votes: Minnesota 80, Michigan State 41; Tulane 36; California M. NeSmith, $75,377 67-68-65-69—269 -15 Sergio Garcia, Spain 69-69-69-65—272 -12 8. (11) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 400, Missouri 64, Appalachian State 61, Wash- 17; Hawaii 13; Arizona 13; Central Florida A. Putnam, $75,377 68-66-67-68—269 -15 J. Harding, S. Africa 69-72-64-67—272 -12 39. ington 54, Tulane 25, California 20, Michi- 11; Washington State 9; Navy 8; Texas Sam Ryder, $75,377 65-67-64-73—269 -15 M. Kawamura, Japan 70-67-68-67—272 -12 9. (9) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 399, 28. gan State 17, Arizona 11, UCF 9, Southern Christian 5; Mississippi State 3; San Di- A. Schenk, $75,377 66-69-65-69—269 -15 Z. Lombard, S. Africa 67-67-69-69—272 -12 10. (17) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 399, 28. Cal 5, Iowa State 5, Pittsburgh 2. ego State 2; Temple 1; Army 1. K. Ventura, $75,377 69-66-65-69—269 -15 J. Scrivener, Australia 67-68-68-69—272 -12 11. (16) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 399, 28. 12. (13) Paul Menard, Ford, 398, 25. 13. (6) William Byron, Chevrolet, 398, 31. Pro soccer Pro basketball 14. (15) Daniel Suarez, Ford, 398, 23. 15. (8) Erik Jones, Toyota, 398, 28. 16. (19) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 398, 21. MLS Atlanta United 3, Revolution 1 Sounders 1, NBA preseason 17. (7) Aric Almirola, Ford, 398, 20. Eastern Conference New England 1 0—1 Minnesota United 0 EASTERN CONFERENCE 18. (27) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 398, W L T Pts GF GA Atlantic Division 19. Atlanta 1 2—3 Minnesota 0 0—0 y-NYC FC 18 6 10 64 63 42 First half—1, Atlanta, Nagbe, 2 (Gres- W L Pct GB 19. (32) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 396, x-Atlanta 18 12 4 58 58 43 Seattle 1 0—1 Boston 1 0 1.000 — 18. x-Philadelphia 16 11 7 55 58 50 sel), 3rd minute; 2, New England, Penilla, First half—1, Seattle, Torres, 1 (Jones), Brooklyn 1 0 1.000 — 20. (26) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 395, x-Toronto FC 13 10 11 50 57 52 6, 8th. 29th minute. New York 0 0 .000 — 17. x-D.C. United 13 10 11 50 42 38 Second half—3, Atlanta, Martinez, 27 Goalies—Minnesota, Vito Mannone, Philadelphia 0 0 .000 — 21. (31) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 394, x-New York 14 14 6 48 53 51 (Gressel), 49th; 4, Atlanta, Gressel, 6, Dayne St. Clair; Seattle, Stefan Frei, Bry- Toronto 0 0 .000 — 16. x-New England 11 11 12 45 50 57 57th. an Meredith. Southeast Division 22. (24) Ryan Newman, Ford, 393, 15. Chicago 10 12 12 42 55 47 Yellow Cards—Opara, Minnesota, Orlando 1 0 1.000 — 23. (25) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 393, 14. Goalies—New England, Matt Turner, Montreal 12 17 5 41 47 60 Brad Knighton; Atlanta, Brad Guzan, Alec 23rd. Atlanta 0 0 .000 — 24. (28) Michael McDowell, Ford, 391, A—47,297. Miami 0 0 .000 — 13. Columbus 10 16 8 38 39 47 Kann. 25. (23) Matt Tifft, Ford, 390, 12. Orlando City 9 15 10 37 44 52 Washington 0 0 .000 — Cincinnati 6 22 6 24 31 75 Yellow Cards—Caicedo, New England, Charlotte 0 1 .000 1 26. (30) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 389, 20th; Zahibo, New England, 83rd. Impact 3, Red Bulls 0 0. Western Conference Central Division 27. (21) David Ragan, Ford, 388, 10. W L T Pts GF GA New York 0 0—0 Indiana 2 0 1.000 — 28. (29) Corey Lajoie, Ford, 385, 9. y-Los Angeles FC 21 4 9 72 85 37 LA FC 3, Rapids 1 Montreal 2 1—3 Chicago 0 0 .000 — 29. (33) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 382, 0. x-Seattle 16 10 8 56 52 49 First half—1, Montreal, Krkic, 3 (Ok- Cleveland 0 0 .000 — 30. (36) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 381, x-Real Salt Lake 16 13 5 53 46 41 Colorado 1 0—1 wonkwo), 23rd minute; 2, Montreal, Ur- Detroit 0 0 .000 — 0. x-Minn. United 15 11 8 53 52 43 Los Angeles FC 2 1—3 ruti, 4, 37th. Milwaukee 0 0 .000 — 31. (34) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 380, x-LA Galaxy 16 15 3 51 58 59 First half—1, Los Angeles FC, Vela, 32 Second half—3, Montreal, Okwonkwo, WESTERN CONFERENCE 0. x-Portland 14 13 7 49 52 49 (Blessing), 28th minute; 2, Los Angeles 8 (Taider), 62nd. Southwest Division x-FC Dallas 13 12 9 48 54 46 W L Pct GB 32. (35) JJ Yeley, Ford, 380, 0. FC, Vela, 33 (Blackmon), 31st; 3, Colora- Goalies—New York, Luis Robles, Ryan San Jose 13 16 5 44 52 55 Houston 2 0 1.000 — 33. (37) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, do, Kamara, 14 (Rubio), 40th. Meara; Montreal, Clement Diop, Evan 377, 0. Colorado 12 16 6 42 58 63 Bush. Dallas 0 0 .000 — Second half—4, Los Angeles FC, Vela, 34. (14) Joey Logano, Ford, 375, 3. Houston 12 18 4 40 49 59 Yellow Cards—Okwonkwo, Montreal, New Orleans 0 0 .000 — 35. (10) Ryan Blaney, Ford, suspension, Sporting KC 10 16 8 38 49 67 34 (Blackmon), 51st. 64th. Memphis 1 0 1.000 ½ 297, 6. Vancouver 8 16 10 34 37 59 Goalies—Colorado, Tim Howard, Clint A—15,022. San Antonio 0 1 .000 1½ 36. (22) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, en- Note: Three points for victory, one Irwin; Los Angeles FC, Tyler Miller, Pablo Northwest Division gine, 232, 1. point for tie. Sisniega. Utah 1 0 1.000 — 37. (38) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, y-clinched conference Yellow Cards—Harvey, Los Angeles New York City FC 2, Union 1 Denver 0 0 .000 — handling, 180, 1. x-clinched playoff Minnesota 0 0 .000 — 38. (5) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, engine, FC, 58th; Price, Colorado, 62nd; Kaye, Los New York City FC 2 0—2 Oklahoma City 0 0 .000 — Sunday’s games Philadelphia 0 1—1 8, 1. Atlanta 3, New England 1 Angeles FC, 73rd; Nguyen, Los Angeles Portland 0 0 .000 — —1, New York City FC, Matar- Race Statistics Cincinnati 0, D.C. United 0, tie FC, 90th+1. First half Pacific Division Average Speed of Race Winner: FC Dallas 6, Sporting Kansas City 0 A—22,537. rita, 1 (Castellanos), 7th minute; 2, New L.A. Lakers 1 0 1.000 — 135.742 mph. Houston 4, LA Galaxy 2 York City FC, Tajouri, 5, 22nd. Phoenix 0 0 .000 — Time of Race: 2 hours, 56 minutes, 49 Los Angeles FC 3, Colorado 1 Second half—3, Philadelphia, Fabian, L.A. Clippers 1 1 .500 ½ seconds. Montreal 3, New York 0 Timbers 3, Earthquakes 1 7 (penalty kick), 87th. Golden State 0 1 .000 1 Goalies—New York City FC, Sean John- Margin of Victory: 1.578 seconds. Chicago 5, Orlando City 2 San Jose 1 0—1 Sacramento 0 2 .000 1½ Caution Flags: 3 for 17 laps. New York City FC 2, Philadelphia 1 son, Brad Stuver; Philadelphia, Andre Saturday’s games Lead Changes: 14 among 9 drivers. Portland 1 2—3 Blake, Joe Bendik. Indiana 130, Sacramento 106 Portland 3, San Jose 1 —1, Portland, Mabiala, 2 (Vil- Lap Leaders: D.Hamlin 0-11; K.Larson Seattle 1, Minnesota 0 First half Yellow Cards—Chanot, New York City L.A. Lakers 123, Golden State 101 12; D.Hamlin 13-75; W.Byron 76; J.Johnson Toronto FC 1, Columbus 0 lafana), 29th minute; 2, San Jose, Won- FC, 27th; Tinnerholm, New York City FC, Orlando 125, San Antonio 89 77; Ku.Busch 78-80; D.Suarez 81; T.Dillon Real Salt Lake 1, Vancouver 0 dolowski, 15 (Espinoza), 39th. 66th; Ring, New York City FC, 90th+5. Utah 133, Adelaide 36ers 81 82; D.Hamlin 83-183; K.Larson 184-185; Second half—3, Portland, Asprilla, 2, A—18,525. Sunday’s games D.Hamlin 186-228; M.Truex 229-243; 59th; 4, Portland, Blanco, 6, 75th. Memphis 123, Maccabi Haifa 88 K.Larson 244-321; P.Menard 322-327; Sunday —San Jose, Daniel Vega, An- Boston 107, Charlotte 106 K.Larson 328-400 Goalies Fire 5, Orlando City 2 L.A. Clippers 127, Shanghai Sharks 87 Salt Lake 1, Whitecaps 0 drew Tarbell; Portland, Steve Clark, Aljaz Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Chicago 1 4—5 Monday’s games Ivacic. Laps Led): D.Hamlin, 4 times for 218 laps; Real Salt Lake 1 0—1 Orlando City 1 1—2 Buenas Aires San Lorenzo at Cleve- K.Larson, 4 times for 154 laps; M.Truex, Vancouver 0 0—0 Yellow Cards—Jungwirth, San Jose, First half—1, Orlando City, Akindele, 10 land 1 time for 15 laps; P.Menard, 1 time First half—1, Real Salt Lake, Kreilach, 6 43rd; Judson, San Jose, 51st; Chara, (Michel), 5th minute; 2, Chicago, Smith, New York at Washington for 6 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 3 laps; (Baird), 28th minute. Portland, 65th; Kashia, San Jose, 74th; Orlando at Detroit J.Johnson, 1 time for 1 lap; W.Byron, 1 1, 17th. Goalies—Real Salt Lake, Nick Riman- Moreira, Portland, 79th; Loria, Portland, New Orleans at Atlanta time for 1 lap; D.Suarez, 1 time for 1 lap; Second half—3, Chicago, Sapong, 13 Milwaukee at Chicago do, Andrew Putna; Vancouver, Maxime 85th; Rios, San Jose, 90th+3. (Herbers), 61st; 4, Chicago, Katai, 6, 63rd; T.Dillon, 1 time for 1 lap. Crepeau, Zac MacMath. Tuesday’s games Wins: M.Truex, 6; D.Hamlin, 4; Ky.Busch, A—25,218. 5, Chicago, Frankowski, 4 (McCarty), Houston vs. Toronto at Tokyo Yellow Cards—Godoy, Vancouver, 67th; 6, Orlando City, Michel, 5 (Kljestan), 4; K.Harvick, 3; B.Keselowski, 3; C.Elliott, 90th; Chirinos, Vancouver, 90th+2 Guangzhou Long-Lions at Philadel- 3; J.Logano, 2; K.Larson, 1; A.Bowman, 1; 74th; 7, Chicago, Frankowski, 5, 87th. phia Ku.Busch, 1; E.Jones, 1. A—18,378. Toronto FC 1, Crew 0 Goalies—Chicago, Kenneth Kronholm, San Antonio at Miami Top 16 in Points: 1. M.Truex, 3095; Columbus 0 0—0 Richard Sanchez; Orlando City, Brian Dallas vs. Oklahoma City at Tulsa, 2. D.Hamlin, 3080; 3. Ky.Busch, 3080; 4. FC Dallas 6, Sporting KC 0 Toronto FC 0 1—1 Rowe, Adam Grinwis. Okla. K.Harvick, 3074; 5. K.Larson, 3063; 6. Yellow Cards—Kappelhof, Chicago, New Zealand Breakers at Memphis B.Keselowski, 3052; 7. A.Bowman, 3049; Sporting Kansas City 0 0—0 Second half—1, Toronto FC, Pozuelo, 40th; Nani, Orlando City, 45th+1; Her- Minnesota at Phoenix 8. J.Logano, 3032; 9. W.Byron, 3032; 10. FC Dallas 2 4—6 12, 58th minute. bers, Chicago, 76th; Calvo, Chicago, 78th; Denver at Portland C.Bowyer, 3028; 11. C.Elliott, 3025; 12. First half—1, FC Dallas, Ondrasek, 6 Goalies—Columbus, Eloy Room, Jon Pereyra, Orlando City, 83rd. Wednesday’s games R.Blaney, 3010; 13. A.Almirola, 2101; 14. (Acosta), 9th minute; 2, FC Dallas, Hedg- Kempin; Toronto FC, Quentin Westberg, A—22,433. Dallas at Detroit R.Newman, 2085; 15. Ku.Busch, 2084; 16. es, 1 (Mosquera), 12th. Alex Bono. Guangzhou Long-Lions at Washington Second half—3, FC Dallas, Mosquera, E.Jones, 2037. Yellow Cards—Santos, Columbus, Miami at Charlotte 3 (Barrios), 51st; 4, FC Dallas, Barrios, 5 NWSL Orlando at Atlanta (Ferreira), 54th; 5, FC Dallas, Ondrasek, 7 32nd; Bradley, Toronto FC, 39th; Delgado, New Orleans at Chicago (Cannon), 68th; 6, FC Dallas, Ferreira, 8, Toronto FC, 76th. W L T Pts GF GA Utah at Milwaukee Deals 73rd. A—23,692. North Carolina 14 5 4 46 51 21 Goalies—Sporting Kansas City, Eric Chicago 14 8 2 44 41 28 Dick, Tim Melia; FC Dallas, Jesse Gonza- Portland FC 11 6 6 39 40 31 WNBA playoffs lez, Jimmy Maurer. Dynamo, Galaxy 2 Reign FC 10 6 7 37 25 25 Semifinals Sunday’s transactions Yellow Cards—Nemeth, Sporting Kan- Washington 9 8 6 33 30 25 Washington 3, Las Vegas 1 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 1—2 Utah FC 9 10 4 31 23 24 HOCKEY sas City, 57th; Barath, Sporting Kansas Houston 1 3—4 Washington 97, Las Vegas 95 City, 67th; Medranda, Sporting Kansas Houston 7 11 5 26 20 34 National Hockey League First half—1, Los Angeles Galaxy, Washington 103, Las Vegas 91 NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Signed D Joe City, 86th. Sky Blue FC 5 13 5 20 18 31 Las Vegas 92, Washington 75 Morrow to a one-year, two-way contract. Ibrahimovic, 30 (Lletget), 9th minute; 2, Orlando 4 16 3 15 22 51 Washington 94, Las Vegas 90 WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Assigned Houston, Ramirez, 4, 45th+2. Note: Three points for victory, one Connecticut 3, Los Angeles 0 D Martin Fehervary to Hershey (AHL). Cincinnati FC 0, DC United 0 Second half—3, Los Angeles Galaxy, point for tie. Connecticut 84, Los Angeles 75 Placed F Travis Boyd on waivers. Cincinnati 0 0—0 Pavon, 3 (Antuna), 54th; 4, Houston, Elis, Sunday, Sept. 29 Connecticut 94, Los Angeles 68 American Hockey League D.C. United 0 0—0 9 (Struna), 62nd; 5, Houston, Ramirez, Orlando 1, Sky Blue FC 1, tie Connecticut 78, Los Angeles 56 AHL — Suspended Iowa F Mike Liam- Goalies—Cincinnati, Przemyslaw Ty- 5 (Elis), 83rd; 6, Houston, Rodriguez, 7 Reign FC 2, Portland 0 Finals bas one game for a checking-from-be- ton, Jimmy Hague; D.C. United, Bill Ha- (Elis), 90th+4. Saturday’s game (Best-of-five; x-if necessary) mid, Chris Seitz. Washington 3, Orlando 0 hind incident in an Oct. 4 game against Goalies—Los Angeles Galaxy, David Washington 2, Connecticut 1 Rockford. Yellow Cards—Deplagne, Cincinnati, Saturday, Oct. 12 Washington 95, Connecticut 86 COLLEGE 13th; Bertone, Cincinnati, 30th; Mora, D.C. Bingham, Matt Lampson; Houston, Tyler Sky Blue FC at North Carolina Connecticut 99, Washington 87 KANSAS — Fired offensive coordinator United, 38th; Stanko, Cincinnati, 85th. Deric, Michael Nelson. Reign FC at Orlando Sunday: Washington 94, Connecticut 81 Les Koenning. Promoted Brent Dearmon Red Cards—Gyau, Cincinnati, 41st; La- Yellow Cards—Feltscher, Los Angeles Houston at Utah Tuesday: at Connecticut to offensive coordinator. mah, Cincinnati, 44th. Galaxy, 45th+1; Garcia, Houston, 70th. Washington at Portland x-Thursday: at Washington Tuesday, October 8, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 25 AUTO RACING/NHL Larson flashes superstar potential in playoff win

Ganassi driver ends 2-year, ‘ Everybody in this playoff field is going to be stressing 75-race winless drought next week at Talladega except for me, so that’s good. Kyle Larson’ BY DAN GELSTON NASCAR driver, after earning an automatic berth in the third round of the playoffs Associated Press

DOVER, Del. — Kyle Larson was the way to end a 75-race winless streak. ond round. can’t-miss future star who tore up the The 27-year-old Larson has been oh-so Larson escaped the first round without sprint car circuit and would lead a new close toward grabbing the checkered flag any serious drama and can now head to generation of young stars into the next era since his last win Sept. 9, 2017, in Rich- treacherous Talladega and then Kansas of NASCAR. mond. He had nine runner-up finishes over to end the second round without any seri- His promise yet unfulfilled, Larson’s that span and won the $1 million NASCAR ous concerns. He’s the first driver of the 12 path toward prominence has been slow All-Star race this season. contenders in the field of eight. burning in six-plus years in the Cup Se- He cashed in at Dover with the Monster “Everybody in this playoff field is going ries. He’s been saddled with mediocre cars Mile-stone win (it was the track’s 100th to be stressing next week at Talladega ex- that not even his raw talent could salvage, race) that earned him an automatic berth cept for me, so that’s good,” Larson said. and a fantastic 2017 was more a blip than into the third round. Not only has Larson Larson was expected to help bridge the a sign Larson would blossom into a peren- failed to win a title, long-time team owner gap between grassroots racing and NAS- nial championship contender. Chip Ganassi has never won a NASCAR CAR when Ganassi hired him before the But as Larson stood atop his Chevy with Cup Series championship, something that’s 2012 season , prompting Tony Stewart — a two-year winless streak behind him, per- surely chapped an organization with hand- who also started his career on dirt tracks haps his playoff victory Sunday at Dover fuls of IndyCar titles. in open wheel cars — to guaranteed Larson International Speedway was indeed a pre- Playoff drivers took the top six spots: would be the next big thing in NASCAR. view of a championship celebration ahead. Martin Truex Jr. was second, followed “If not, you can take everything I own, “It’s not a shock,” Larson said. “ We’ve by Alex Bowman, Kevin Harvick, Denny because I’m that confident,” Stewart been running really well this year.” JASON MINTO/AP Hamlin and Kyle Busch. Chase Elliott and said years ago. “It’s not a matter of if, it’s Larson’s wife, Katelyn, shot-gunned reigning series champion Joey Logano when.” a beer in a sudsy victory lane bash as he Kyle Larson celebrates his win on Sunday both suffered serious blows to their cham- Larson’s not there yet — but just maybe flashed a No. 1 sign behind her, a worthy at the Monster Mile in Dover, Del. pionship runs with a rough start to the sec- he’s getting there.

NHL scoreboard Roundup

Eastern Conference Sunday Atlantic Division Hurricanes 4, Lightning 3 (OT) Slavin’s OT goal lifts Hurricanes GP W L OT Pts GF GA Toronto 3 2 0 1 5 14 10 Tampa Bay 3 0 0 0—3 Detroit 2 2 0 0 4 9 6 Carolina 1 1 1 1—4 Associated Press Boston 2 2 0 0 4 3 1 First Period—1, Carolina, Pesce 1 Buffalo 2 2 0 0 4 10 3 (Svechnikov, McGinn), 1:14. 2, Tampa Bay, Montreal 2 1 0 1 3 9 9 Johnson 1 (Hedman), 2:22. 3, Tampa Bay, RALEIGH, N.C. — The Caro- Tampa Bay 3 1 1 1 3 11 10 Shattenkirk 2 (Gourde, Sergachev), 9:53 lina Hurricanes fall behind in the Florida 2 1 1 0 2 6 8 (pp). 4, Tampa Bay, Stamkos 2, 17:44. Ottawa 2 0 2 0 0 4 9 Second Period—5, Carolina, Haula 3 first two periods, then figure out Metropolitan Division (Hamilton, Dzingel), 13:49 (pp). Carolina 3 3 0 0 6 11 8 Third Period—6, Carolina, Hamilton 1 a way to win after regulation. Washington 3 2 0 1 5 7 6 (Svechnikov, Teravainen), 12:48 (pp). The unconventional formula N.Y. Rangers 2 2 0 0 4 10 5 Overtime—7, Carolina, Slavin 2 (Sta- Philadelphia 1 1 0 0 2 4 3 al), 1:53. worked again Sunday night, with N.Y. Islanders 2 1 1 0 2 5 3 Shots on Goal—Tampa Bay 11-2—13. Jaccob Slavin scoring at 1:53 of Pittsburgh 2 1 1 0 2 8 5 Carolina 17-16-8-3—44. New Jersey 2 0 1 1 1 6 12 Power-play opportunities—Tampa overtime to give the Hurricanes Columbus 2 0 2 0 0 3 11 Bay 1 of 4; Carolina 2 of 5. Goalies—Tampa Bay, McElhinney 0-0-1 a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay (44 shots-40 saves). Carolina, Mrazek 2- Lightning. Western Conference 0-0 (13-10). The Hurricanes improved to Central Division A—14,125 (18,680). T—2:39. GP W L OT Pts GF GA 3-0, for only the second time in Colorado 2 2 0 0 4 9 5 Islanders 4, Jets 1 franchise history, overcoming St. Louis 2 1 0 1 3 5 5 Nashville 2 1 1 0 2 8 7 Winnipeg 0 1 0—1 third-period deficits and winning Winnipeg 3 1 2 0 2 10 14 N.Y. Islanders 0 3 1—4 after regulation in each. Carolina Chicago 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 Second Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Bai- Minnesota 2 0 2 0 0 4 9 ley 1 (Beauvillier, Toews), 1:51 (pp). 2, N.Y. won its opener over Montreal in a Dallas 3 0 3 0 0 6 9 Islanders, Nelson 1 (Bailey, Pulock), 4:38. Pacific Division 3, N.Y. Islanders, Lee 1 (Mayfield, Barzal), shootout on Thursday night, then Vegas 2 2 0 0 4 9 2 15:55. 4, Winnipeg, Laine 1 (Wheeler, beat Washington in overtime on Edmonton 2 2 0 0 4 9 7 Bitetto), 17:06. Anaheim 2 2 0 0 4 5 2 Third Period—5, N.Y. Islanders, Beau- Saturday night. Calgary 2 1 1 0 2 6 5 villier 1 (Komarov, Brassard), 1:25. It was Slavin’s turn Sunday to Los Angeles 1 0 1 0 0 5 6 Shots on Goal—Winnipeg 15-9-12—36. Vancouver 2 0 2 0 0 2 6 N.Y. Islanders 9-19-5—33. provide the overtime theatrics. Arizona 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 Power-play opportunities—Winnipeg He beat Curtis McElhinney on San Jose 3 0 3 0 0 3 12 0 of 2; N.Y. Islanders 1 of 1. Note: Two points for a win, one point Goalies—Winnipeg, Brossoit 1-1-0 (33 a shot from the right slot to give for overtime loss. Top three teams in shots-29 saves). N.Y. Islanders, Greiss 1- 0-0 (36-35). Carolina just its fifth win in 24 each division and two wild cards per KARL B DEBLAKER/AP conference advance to playoffs. A—9,923 (13,917). T—2:23. tries against the Lightning. Saturday’s games “We’ve got a resilient group in Florida 4, Tampa Bay 3 Red Wings 4, Stars 3 The Hurricanes’ Jaccob Slavin celebrates his winning OT goal against Montreal 6, Toronto 5, SO here,” Slavin said. “We’ve got to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C. Pittsburgh 7, Columbus 2 Dallas 2 0 1—3 Buffalo 7, New Jersey 2 Detroit 0 2 2—4 learn not to put ourselves in those Carolina 3, Washington 2, OT First Period—1, Dallas, Hintz 2 (Khudo- holes and obviously play a stron- He has quickly adapted to his role and put Detroit up 3-2 early in the N.Y. Rangers 4, Ottawa 1 bin, Heiskanen), 10:57. 2, Dallas, Seguin 1 St. Louis 3, Dallas 2 (Oleksiak), 16:49. ger first two periods so we don’t with his new team. third. Roope Hintz pulled Dallas Detroit 5, Nashville 3 Second Period—3, Detroit, Mantha 2 have to rely on that third period “You find a way to win,” Haula even 33 seconds later with his Colorado 4, Minnesota 2 (Cholowski, Hirose), 0:48 (pp). 4, Detroit, Boston 1, Arizona 0 Mantha 3 (Hronek, DeKeyser), 9:43. and always be coming from be- said. “It doesn’t matter how you second goal of the game. Anaheim 3, San Jose 1 Third Period—5, Detroit, Mantha 4 hind. But it’s definitely a confi- Calgary 3, Vancouver 0 (Larkin, Bertuzzi), 0:15. 6, Dallas, Hintz 3 get it. It’s a great start but there’s Jonathan Bernier stopped 19 Edmonton 6, Los Angeles 5 (Janmark, Sekera), 0:48. 7, Detroit, Man- dence-builder for the group and a lot of hockey left.” shots to help the Red Wings im- Sunday’s games tha 5 (Hronek, Larkin), 19:06. we hope we can continue on that Carolina 4, Tampa Bay 3, OT Shots on Goal—Dallas 8-6-8—22. De- Tyler Johnson, Kevin Shatten- prove to 2-0. Detroit 4, Dallas 3 troit 8-11-14—33. path.” kirk and Steven Stamkos scored Tyler Seguin also scored for N.Y. Islanders 4, Winnipeg 1 Power-play opportunities—Dallas 0 of Monday’s games 2; Detroit 1 of 8. Dougie Hamilton, Brett Pesce in the first period for Tampa Bay, Dallas, and Anton Khudobin Buffalo at Columbus Goalies—Dallas, Khudobin 0-1-0 (33 and Erik Haula also scored for and McElhinney, who helped made 29 saves. St. Louis at Toronto shots-29 saves). Detroit, Bernier 1-0-0 Tuesday’s games (22-19). Carolina, and the Hurricanes the Hurricanes reach the East- Islanders 4, Jets 1: Josh Bai- Dallas at Washington A—19,515 (20,000). T—2:28. held the Lightning to just two ern Conference final last season, ley, Brock Nelson and Anders Winnipeg at Pittsburgh Carolina at Florida NHL calendar shots after the first period. Petr made 40 saves. Lee scored second-period goals Edmonton at N.Y. Islanders Mrazek only had to make 10 saves Red Wings 4, Stars 3: Antho- and Thomas Greiss made 35 Anaheim at Detroit Oct. 26 — Tim Hortons NHL Heritage San Jose at Nashville Classic, Calgary vs. Winnipeg, Regina, for Carolina. ny Mantha scored a career-high saves in New York’s victory over Los Angeles at Calgary Saskatchewan. Haula, acquired by Carolina four goals, breaking a tie with Winnipeg. Boston at Vegas Nov. 18 — Hockey Hall of Fame induc- Wednesday’s games tion ceremony, Toronto. from Vegas in a draft-day trade, 53.3 seconds left to lift Detroit Anthony Beauvillier also scored Montreal at Buffalo Jan. 1, 2020 — Winter Classic, Dallas New Jersey at Philadelphia vs. Nashville at Cotton Bowl, Dallas. has scored in each of his first past Dallas in its home opener. for New York. Patrik Laine scored Los Angeles at Vancouver Jan. 26 — All-Star Game, St. Louis. three games with the Hurricanes. Mantha scored twice in second for Winnipeg. PAGE 26 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, October 8, 2019 MLB PLAYOFFS Scoreboard

7 two-out runs in 6th lift Playoffs glance Sunday x-if necessary Dodgers 10, Nationals 4 WILD CARD Washington 4, Milwaukee 3 Los Angeles Washington Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi DIVISION SERIES Pederson rf 2 0 0 0 T.Turner ss 3 0 0 0 (Best-of-5) Hrnndz ph-rf 2 1 1 2 Eaton rf 3 1 1 0 American League Muncy 1b-2b 4 2 1 1 Rendon 3b 3 1 1 0 Dodgers to 2-1 NLDS lead Houston 2, Tampa Bay 0 J.Turner 3b 6 1 3 3 Soto lf 3 2 2 2 Houston 6, Tampa Bay 2 Bellinger cf 5 1 2 0 Kendrick 1b 4 0 1 0 Houston 3, Tampa Bay 1 Seager ss 4 0 1 0 Suzuki c 2 0 0 0 Monday: at Tampa Bay Pollock lf 3 0 0 0 Gomes c 1 0 0 0 BY HOWARD FENDRICH x-Tuesday: at Tampa Bay Kelly p 0 0 0 0 Dozier 2b 2 0 0 0 Associated Press x-Thursday: at Houston Urias p 1 0 0 0 Cbrra ph-2b 1 0 0 1 N.Y. Yankees 2, Minnesota 0 Beaty ph 1 0 0 0 M.Taylor cf 4 0 1 0 N.Y. Yankees 10, Minnesota 4 Kolarek p 0 0 0 0 Sanchez p 1 0 0 0 WASHINGTON — David N.Y. Yankees 8, Minnesota 2 Maeda p 0 0 0 0 Zmmrmn ph 1 0 0 0 Freese wasn’t in the Los Ange- Monday: at Minnesota Jansen p 0 0 0 0 Corbin p 0 0 0 0 x-Tuesday: at Minnesota Lux 2b 2 0 1 0 Suero p 0 0 0 0 les Dodgers’ starting lineup for x-Thursday: at N.Y. Yankees Freese ph-1b 3 2 3 0 Rodney p 0 0 0 0 National League Martin c 4 2 2 4 Parra ph 1 0 0 0 Game 3 of the NL Division Series. L.A. Dodgers 2, Washington 1 Ryu p 2 0 0 0 Rainey p 0 0 0 0 Neither was Kike Hernandez or L.A. Dodgers 6, Washington 0 C.Tylor ph-lf 2 1 0 0 Stricklnd p 0 0 0 0 Washington 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 Chris Taylor. Sunday: L.A. Dodgers 10, Washington Totals 41 10 14 10 Totals 30 4 6 3 All are right-handed batters, 4 Los Angeles 000 017 002—10 Monday: at Washington Washington 200 002 000—4 and all knew that if the Washing- x-Wednesday: at L.A. Dodgers DP—Los Angeles 2, Washington 0. ton Nationals persisted in their Atlanta 2, St. Louis 1 LOB—Los Angeles 11, Washington 5. 2B— St. Louis 7, Atlanta 6 J.Turner (2), Martin (1), Hernandez (1), playoff pattern of using starters Atlanta 3, St. Louis 0 Bellinger (1), Freese (1). HR—Muncy (2), in relief, they might very well be Sunday: Atlanta 3, St. Louis 1 J.Turner (1), Martin (1), Soto (1). SF—Ca- Monday: at St. Louis brera (1). called upon to pinch hit against x-Wednesday: at Atlanta LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES IP H R ER BB SO $140 million lefty Patrick Corbin. (Best-of-7) Los Angeles So in the first inning Sunday American League Ryu W,1-0 5 4 2 2 2 3 Saturday: Minnesota-N.Y. Yankees Kelly 0 1 2 2 3 0 night, that trio headed to the in- winner at Houston or Tampa Bay at Min- Urias H,1 2 1 0 0 0 0 door batting cage that sits near nesota-N.Y. Yankees winner (Fox or FS1) Kolarek B 0 0 0 0 1 Sunday, Oct. 13: Minnesota-N.Y. Yan- Maeda C 0 0 0 0 0 the staircase leading from the kees winner at Houston or Tampa Bay Jansen 1 0 0 0 0 2 visitors’ dugout to the clubhouse at Minnesota-N.Y. Yankees winner (Fox Washington or FS1) Sanchez 5 4 1 1 2 9 to try to prepare. And, boy, were Tuesday, Oct. 15: Houston at Minne- Corbin L,0-2 BS,0-1 C 4 6 6 2 2 they prepared when Corbin en- sota-N.Y. Yankees winner or Minnesota- Suero B 2 1 1 0 0 N.Y. Yankees winner at Tampa Bay (Fox Rodney 1 1 0 0 2 2 tered. So were other Dodgers or FS1) Rainey 1 1 0 0 0 0 hitters, producing a postseason Wednesday, Oct. 16: Houston at Min- Strickland 1 2 2 2 1 2 nesota-N.Y. Yankees winner or Minne- Kelly pitched to 4 batters in the 6th. inning unlike any other: seven sota-N.Y. Yankees winner at Tampa Bay WP—Kelly, Rodney, Rainey. T—3:58. A— (Fox or FS1) 43,423 (41,313). runs, all scored with two outs and JULIO CORTEZ/AP x-Thursday, Oct. 17: Houston at Min- two strikes. nesota-N.Y. Yankees winner or Minne- Justin Turner’s three-run Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner, right, celebrates his three- sota-N.Y. Yankees winner at Tampa Bay Braves 3, Cardinals 1 (Fox or FS1) Atlanta St. Louis homer capped a startling and run home run off Nationals pitcher Wander Suero with Enrique x-Saturday, Oct. 19: Minnesota-N.Y. Hernandez during the sixth inning in Game 3 of the National League Yankees winner at Houston or Tampa ab r h bi ab r h bi record-setting rally in the sixth Bay at Minnesota-N.Y. Yankees winner Acuna Jr. cf 3 0 0 0 Fowler cf-rf 4 0 0 0 as the Dodgers roughed up the Division Series on Sunday in Washington. (Fox or FS1) Albies 2b 4 0 2 0 Wong 2b 4 0 0 0 x-Sunday, Oct. 20: Minnesota-N.Y. Freeman 1b 4 0 0 0 Gldshmdt 1b 4 0 1 0 starter-turned-reliever and beat Yankees winner at Houston or Tampa Donldson 3b 4 0 1 0 Ozuna lf 4 1 2 0 Washington 10-4 to grab a 2-1 Bay at Minnesota-N.Y. Yankees winner Hamilton pr 0 1 0 0 Molina c 4 0 0 0 ‘ (Fox or FS1) Flowers c 0 0 0 0 Carpnter 3b 1 0 0 1 lead in their best-of-five NLDS. We were at a good spot in the lineup, where National League Markkis lf-rf 4 0 0 0 Bader pr-cf 0 0 0 0 “We’re just always ready, no Friday, Oct. 11: St. Louis-Atlanta win- Joyce rf 3 0 0 0 Edmn rf-3b 2 0 0 0 we thought Corbin could get through it. And ner at L.A. Dodgers or Washington at St. Fried p 0 0 0 0 DeJong ss 3 0 0 0 matter who’s on the mound. Louis-Atlanta winner (TBS) O’Day p 0 0 0 0 Wnwright p 2 0 0 0 Saturday, Oct. 12: St. Louis-Atlanta Newcomb p 0 0 0 0 Miller p 0 0 0 0 Righty, lefty. You’ve got to fake it his stuff was good. ... But he had every hitter winner at L.A. Dodgers or Washington at Hchvria ph-3b 1 0 0 0 J.Mrtinez ph 1 0 1 0 sometimes, whether you’re ready St. Louis-Atlanta winner (TBS) McCann c 3 0 0 0 C.Mrtinez p 0 0 0 0 0-2. He just couldn’t finish. Monday, Oct. 14: L.A. Dodgers at St. Ortega pr 0 1 0 0 or not,” said Freese who singled ’ Louis-Atlanta winner or St. Louis-Atlanta Melancon p 0 0 0 0 as a pinch hitter in the sixth and Dave Martinez winner at Washington (TBS) Swanson ss 4 1 3 1 Tuesday, Oct. 15: L.A. Dodgers at St. Soroka p 2 0 0 0 finished with four hits. Nationals manager Louis-Atlanta winner or St. Louis-Atlanta Duvall ph-lf 2 0 1 2 “Definitely, two strikes, you’ve winner at Washington (TBS) Totals 34 3 7 3 Totals 29 1 4 1 x-Wednesday, Oct. 16: L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta 000 000 003—3 got to take it seriously. You can’t St. Louis-Atlanta winner or St. Louis-At- St. Louis 010 000 000—1 assume your AB’s over,” Freese lanta winner at Washington (TBS) LOB—Atlanta 8, St. Louis 4. 2B—Swan- That hit seemed to wake up Washington. x-Friday, Oct. 18: St. Louis-Atlanta son 2 (2), Donaldson (1), Ozuna (3), Gold- said. “You look at the best guys LA’s offense. Freese, the MVP of the 2011 winner at L.A. Dodgers or Washington at schmidt (2). SB—Hamilton (1). SF—Car- in the game ... they look like they Well, it was either that or the NLCS and World Series for St. St. Louis-Atlanta winner (TBS) penter (1). x-Saturday, Oct. 19: St. Louis-Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO like two strikes.” fact that Sanchez, who struck out Louis, singled to put runners on winner at L.A. Dodgers or Washington at St. Louis-Atlanta winner (TBS) Atlanta Hernandez also entered in that nine, was gone to begin the sixth. the corners. Soroka 7 2 1 1 0 7 WORLD SERIES B (Best-of-7) Fried 0 0 0 2 0 inning and contributed a two-run In came Corbin, the lefty who “He has to be going down as O’Day B 1 0 0 0 0 Tuesday, Oct. 22: at better record B double, and Taylor walked as a started — and lost — the opener one of the greatest October play- Wednesday, Oct. 23: at better record Newcomb W,1-0 0 0 0 0 0 pinch hitter against Corbin. and hadn’t made a relief appear- ers of all time,” Muncy said. “I Friday, Oct. 25: at worse record Melancon S,2-3 1 1 0 0 0 1 Saturday, Oct. 26: at worse record St. Louis Russell Martin started, his first ance since 2017, when he made don’t care what anyone says. He x-Sunday, Oct. 27: at worse record Wainwright 7C 4 0 0 2 8 appearance of these playoffs, and only one. has to be.” x-Tuesday, Oct. 29: at better record Miller H,1 B 0 0 0 0 0 x-Wednesday, Oct. 30: at better re- C.Mrtnez L,1-1 BS,0-1 13 3 3 2 2 hit a two-run double in the sixth “Just couldn’t seem to get that Martin came through on a 2-2 cord T—3:22. A—46,701 (45,538). as LA became the first team in third out there,” Corbin said. slider that landed on the warn- major league history to score “Just stinks.” ing track in left-center, putting seven two-out, two-strike runs in It continued Nationals man- the visitors ahead 3-2. Hernandez one postseason inning. ager Dave Martinez’s postseason connected on a 1-2 slider for yet “We never doubt ourselves,” penchant for pushing his starters another two-run double to left- Freese said. to appear in relief, deemed nec- center, a hit off the base off the Martin, who like Freese is 36, essary because of his club’s NL- wall. tacked on a two-run homer in the worst bullpen. The strategy had After Muncy was intentionally ninth. This is Martin’s 10th post- been working. walked, Wander Suero entered season — Freese joked it might Needless to say, not this time and promptly served up a full- be his teammate’s 26th — and against the Dodgers, who lost in count fastball that Turner lofted Freese’s sixth. the World Series each of the past to the back of the visiting bullpen The Dodgers can advance to the two years and led the NL with 106 beyond left field, making it 8-2. NL Championship Series for the wins this season, 13 more than “A couple guys came up and fourth consecutive year by closing the Nationals. had really big at bats and that’s the best-of-five NLDS in Game 4 “Anibal was at 87 pitches. He what we’ve been doing all year,” at Washington on Monday, when gave us all he had. We were at a Muncy said. “That was one of LA sends Rich Hill to the mound good spot in the lineup, where we those things where once one against Max Scherzer. thought Corbin could get through guy started doing it, the next cat And to think: Things were it,” Martinez said. “And his stuff picked up on it and it just kind of not looking all that good for the was good. ... But he had every hit- rolled throughout the inning.” Dodgers, who entered the sixth ter 0-2. He just couldn’t finish.” Nationals centerfielder Victor trailing 2-1 after Juan Soto’s two- After Cody Bellinger snapped Robles was out of the lineup with JULIO CORTEZ/AP run homer off eventual winner his 0-for-8 start to the series with a strained right hamstring after Hyun-Jin Ryu in the first and a single — he would add a dou- getting hurt running to first base The Nationals’ Anthony Rendon, left, offers support to pitcher Max Muncy’s solo shot off Wash- ble later in the inning — Corbin in Game 2. Michael A. Taylor Patrick Corbin as manager Dave Martinez, right, walks to the mound ington starter Anibal Sanchez in struck out the next two hitters. started in Robles’ place and went in the sixth inning against the Dodgers on Sunday. Corbin was the fifth. That’s when it all fell apart for 1-for-4. charged with six of Los Angeles ’ seven runs in the inning. Tuesday, October 8, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 27 MLB/HIGH SCHOOL 28 golfers earn shot at titles

BY GREGORY BROOME Stars and Stripes

The first sports championship of the 2019-20 DODEA Europe school year has arrived. A roster of 28 boys and girls golfers from across the organi- zation will gather Wednesday and Thursday at Rheinblick Golf Course in Wiesbaden, Germany, to compete for individual and team European titles. The two-day event brings a close to the shortest season of any DODEA Europe sport, with a quick three-week regular-season schedule serving to qualify top

CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP performers for this week’s main event. In all, 20 boys and eight The Braves’ Dansby Swanson, center, celebrates with Ronald Acuna Jr., right, after scoring during Atlanta’s ninth-inning rally in Game 3 of a girls earned the right to contend National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. for the coveted championships in Wiesbaden. Ramstein ace Ben Todman is the favorite to claim the boys in- dividual title. The junior averaged Braves score 3 in 9th, top Cards 48 points per meet over the fall, putting him six and a half points ahead of his nearest challenger, Wiesbaden freshman Clayton BY JAY COHEN an intentional walk to Brian Mc- pionship Series for the first time four years. He got a big hug on Associated Press Cann — Swanson’s .187 batting since 2001. the mound from catcher Yadier Shenk, in the sport’s modified average with runners in scoring This is the first time the Braves Molina and the sellout crowd of Stableford scoring system. Tod- ST. LOUIS — Through injuries position was the lowest in the have led a postseason series since 46,701 saluted Wainwright with a man also ranks as the event’s and slumps, demotions and disap- majors this year among qualified they were up 2-1 on San Fran- standing ovation as he walked to highest-finishing returnee after a pointments, Dansby Swanson and players. cisco in the 2002 NLDS. They lost the dugout. third-place showing last year. Adam Duvall got ready for the big “I love Dansby in those situa- the final two games that year. Miller then came in and retired The Royals are also heavy fa- moment. tions. I always have,” Snitker said. “History, we don’t really play Freddie Freeman on a flyball to vorites to repeat as European When it arrived, they were “That kid lives for that moment.” into that. This is now,” Swanson center, preserving a 1-0 lead. team champions as Ramstein golf- ready. Watching the inning develop, said. But Martinez was hit hard for ers fill out the rest of the top five Swanson hit a tying double Swanson said he thought he might St. Louis wasted a terrific per- the second time in the series. seeds entering the tournament. with two outs in the ninth inning get a chance to bat in a big spot. formance by Wainwright, who He allowed three runs before he The girls’ field, meanwhile, 2 and Duvall delivered a two-run “In those situations, you just pitched 7 ⁄3 innings of four-hit ball closed out St. Louis’ 7-6 victory in expands to eight this fall after single as the Atlanta Braves ral- try and breathe and relax,” said in his first postseason start since Game 1. just four golfers made the cut for lied past the St. Louis Cardinals Swanson, who missed the play- 2014. The 38-year-old Georgia “There were some pitches that last year’s event. The contenders 3-1 on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in offs last year because of an in- native and former Braves draft didn’t go where they were sup- come from six different schools, the NL Division Series. jured left hand. “It’s easier said pick struck out eight and walked posed to go,” he said through a setting the stage for what should “They never quit. They never than done.” two. translator. be a competitive battle for team give up,” Braves manager Brian Duvall, who entered in the In the age of bullpens taking After Atlanta grabbed the lead, supremacy. Snitker said. “The heart and de- eighth, then hit a liner into center over in October, Wainwright and Mark Melancon worked the ninth A pair of tournament veterans sire and will is unbelievable in field to put the Braves ahead to Mike Soroka locked up in an old- for his second save of the play- headline the field. Vilseck senior those guys.” stay. It was his second big hit of fashioned pitchers’ duel. But the offs. Paul Goldschmidt doubled Anniston Fees, last year’s fourth- Atlanta had managed just four the series after he connected for relievers ultimately decided the with one out, but Marcell Ozuna place finisher, is the favorite hits off Adam Wainwright and a pinch-hit homer in Atlanta’s 3-0 game. struck out looking and Molina Andrew Miller before breaking victory Friday. “We were one out away and that lined out to end the game. entering the tournament with a through against closer Carlos “I’ll be ready whenever they is exactly what playoff baseball is “Being able to compete in a season average of 30.3 Stableford Martinez. With runners on the need me,” said Duvall, who spent all about,” Wainwright said. “Just game like that is amazing,” Swan- points. Ramstein junior Harley corners, Swanson tied it at 1 with much of the year with Triple-A crazy stuff happens.” son said. Parks, who finished third in Eu- a drive off the wall in left. Gwinnett. Wainwright departed after he The 22-year-old Soroka was rope a year ago, clocked in just off Swanson pumped his arms as Game 4 is Monday at Busch walked Ozzie Albies on his 120th almost as good as Wainwright, that pace at 27.3 points. he celebrated after his third hit of Stadium. Atlanta needs one more pitch, loading the bases in the pitching seven innings of two-hit [email protected] the game. He came through after win to advance to the NL Cham- first playoff game in St. Louis in ball in his postseason debut. Twitter: @broomestripes PAGE 28 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, October 8, 2019 NFL Kansas City licking wounds following first loss of year

BY DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs rolled into Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night know- ing Indianapolis was missing a bunch of defensive backs to inju- ries and quite confident Patrick Mahomes could pick apart the Colts’ backups. Turned out it was Indianapolis DON WRIGHT/AP that dominated a bunch of Kan- Baltimore running back Mark Ingram leaps over Steelers defenders sas City second-stringers. on Sunday in Pittsburgh. The Ravens won 26-23. One by one, the Chiefs lost cru- cial players on both sides of the ball, and the Colts took advantage of their flailing backups. The re- Ravens escape with sult was a 19-13 victory not only ended Kansas City’s incredible run of scoring at least 26 points in REED HOFFMANN/AP OT win over Steelers 22 straight games, but also proved Mahomes and Co. are fallible. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes reacts after being tackled by BY WILL GRAVES Ravens 26, Steelers 23 (OT) “We got beat in about every Indianapolis Colts defensive ends Kemoko Turay and Justin Houston Associated Press Baltimore 10 7 0 6 3—26 phase you can get beat this eve- during the second half of Sunday’s game in Kansas City, Mo. Pittsburgh 7 6 7 3 0—23 ning,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid First Quarter PITTSBURGH — John Har- Bal—FG Tucker 27, 7:21. said. yards and a score before ending them to use two ineffective back- baugh told his young team you’re Bal—Ingram 4 run (Tucker kick), 4:48. It wasn’t entirely their fault. up in the concussion protocol. ups — Cam Erving at tackle and Pit—Smith-Schuster 35 pass from Ru- not really a Baltimore Raven dolph (Boswell kick), 2:41. Yes, the Chiefs were flagged 11 Meanwhile, top wide receiver Ryan Hunter at guard. until you’ve beaten the Pittsburgh Second Quarter times for 125 yards. Yes, they lost Tyreek Hill took part in pregame “We have the best quarterback Bal—M.Brown 11 pass from Jackson Steelers. (Tucker kick), 11:21. a fumble when LeSean McCoy warmups following his first week in the world, the best receivers, Justin Tucker has. Many times. Pit—FG Boswell 41, 4:39. had the ball poked loose deep in of practice since Week 1. But his all that stuff,” Chiefs right tackle Pit—FG Boswell 29, :00. His team on the cusp of letting Third Quarter Indianapolis territory. Yes, their collarbone injury is still healing Mitchell Schwartz said. “It was a winnable game on the road get Pit—Conner 1 run (Boswell kick), 3:42. Fourth Quarter defensive backs kept getting beat and Hill was again inactive. just a matter of guys are getting away, the NFL’s best kicker added Bal—FG Tucker 26, 11:39. by the fleet of Colts wide receiv- “You don’t ever know if a man there too soon.” Pit—FG Boswell 33, 2:37. another notch to his remarkable Bal—FG Tucker 48, :10. ers, resulting in big completions will go down so you got to know Things weren’t much better for resume during a 26-23 victory Overtime or yet more penalties. the playbook and be ready to step the Chiefs on defense. Bal—FG Tucker 46, 5:26. on Sunday. The Ravens snapped A—64,037. But those miscues often came up,” Pringle said. “It’s time to Middle linebacker Anthony a two-game losing streak and Bal Pit with a bunch of backups on the show what you’ve been working Hitchens, who has the defensive First downs 22 18 pushed the Steelers to the brink Total Net Yards 277 269 field. hard for all week.” radio in his helmet and is respon- of also-ran status in the process. Rushes-yards 40-138 19-77 Wide receiver Sammy Watkins Up front, the Chiefs already sible for getting everyone aligned, Passing 139 192 Tucker drilled four field goals Punt Returns 1-2 1-13 was the first to leave the game, un- were missing left tackle Eric left early with a groin injury. De- in all, including a 48-yarder in Kickoff Returns 1-46 3-42 able to press through a hamstring Fisher, who underwent core fensive linemen Xavier Williams Interceptions Ret. 1-1 3-11 the final seconds of regulation to Comp-Att-Int 19-28-3 21-31-1 injury that left him questionable muscle surgery and isn’t expect- (ankle) and Chris Jones (groin) force overtime and a 46-yarder Sacked-Yards Lost 5-22 1-11 Punts 3-51.7 4-43.8 to play at all. He was joined on ed back for several more weeks. departed later in the game, seri- with 5:26 left in the extra period Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 the sideline later by Byron Prin- Then they lost left guard Andrew ously wounding the Chiefs at the — both into the tricky winds at Penalties-Yards 11-92 11-76 Time of Possession 39:00 25:34 gle, who caught six passes for 103 Wylie to an ankle injury, forcing point of attack. the open end of Heinz Field. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS “We’re young but we’re figur- RUSHING—Baltimore, Jackson 14- 70, Ingram 19-44, Edwards 5-17, Hill 2-7. ing it out,” Harbaugh said. Pittsburgh, Conner 14-55, Hodges 2-20, Having Tucker certainly helps. Samuels 3-2. Confident: Colts not intimidated by Chiefs PASSING—Baltimore, Jackson 19-28- His pinpoint kickoffs — dropping 3-161. Pittsburgh, Rudolph 13-20-0-131, the ball near the goal line, forc- Samuels 1-2-1-4, Hodges 7-9-0-68. RECEIVING—Baltimore, Andrews 5-45, FROM BACK PAGE Colts 19, Chiefs 13 In an air-it-out era of the NFL, ing Pittsburgh to return instead Snead 4-51, H.Hurst 4-32, M.Brown 3-22, of settle for a touchback — played Ingram 2-5, Edwards 1-6. Pittsburgh, atoned ever-so-slightly for a Janu- Indianapolis 7 6 0 6—19 the Colts also won by dominating Smith-Schuster 7-75, D.Johnson 5-27, Kansas City 3 7 0 3—13 the line of scrimmage. a role in Pittsburgh coach Mike Washington 3-52, McDonald 3-34, Samu- ary playoff defeat inside the same First Quarter els 3-11. stadium. KC—FG Butker 29, 9:02. On offense, their big line Tomlin’s unorthodox decision MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. Ind—Brissett 1 run (Vinatieri kick), sending his defense out first in Asked what the message was 3:44. bruised a Kansas City defensive Second Quarter front that lost Chris Jones and overtime even though an offen- pregame, longtime Chiefs line- KC—Pringle 27 pass from Mahomes sive touchdown would have won backer-turned-Colts defensive (Butker kick), 14:08. Xavier Williams to injuries. That that kick in the end with the wind Ind—FG Vinatieri 32, 11:12. the game outright. end Justin Houston replied: “To created big holes for Mack and blowing says something about Ind—FG Vinatieri 32, :10. “We couldn’t get back to the come out here and play our game. Fourth Quarter plenty of time for Jacoby Bris- him, (holder) Sam Koch and (long Ind—FG Vinatieri 31, 7:40. sett, who threw for 151 yards 15, why would I sign up for that?” To leave it out there every snap, Ind—FG Vinatieri 29, 2:27. Tomlin said. “I put the defense snapper) Morgan (Cox), and our to play with your heart, play with KC—FG Butker 36, 1:16. while running for the Colts’ only whole field-goal protection team A—73,352. on the field in an effort to fight your soul. And I think we did that Ind KC touchdown. for field position and put the onus because it was an all-out rush as tonight.” First downs 25 18 On defense, the Colts spent well.” Total Net Yards 331 324 on them to get the stop. When we The Colts (3-2) allowed points Rushes-yards 45-180 14-36 most of the night in the Kansas Tucker, however, wasn’t so sure on the Chiefs’ first two posses- Passing 151 288 City backfield, plugging up holes got the ball, we got it on the 30- Punt Returns 0-0 2-1 something, which is dramatically his winner was going to make it. sions before shutting them out Kickoff Returns 2-48 1-22 in the running game and relent- It fluttered toward the left upright Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-30 lessly pressuring the reigning different than when our kickoff until Harrison Butker’s field goal Comp-Att-Int 18-29-1 22-39-0 return team took the field all and appeared to be going wide with 1:16 to go. Indianapolis re- Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 4-33 league MVP on passing downs. before moving right as if flicked Punts 3-41.0 4-38.8 “You could just tell they were afternoon.” covered the onside kick without Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Harbaugh wasn’t caught off by an invisible finger. any issue and ran out the clock to Penalties-Yards 7-50 11-125 hungry. They were hungry all “My dad sent me a text right Time of Possession 37:15 22:45 guard when Pittsburgh chose to celebrate a big win heading into INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS week,” Reich said. “I know that’s let Ravens quarterback Lamar after the game saying, (an angel) its bye. RUSHING—Indianapolis, Mack 29-132, not uncommon, but there was Wilkins 7-28, Pascal 1-12, Brissett 6-9, Jackson get the first crack with might have blown that ball in- Mahomes threw for 321 yards Hines 2-(minus 1). Kansas City, Dam.Wil- something different about this the game extended beyond four side the upright just a little bit,” and a touchdown, and the Chiefs liams 9-23, Mahomes 3-17, Sherman 1-2, week. I could feel it. It was palpa- Hardman 1-(minus 6). quarters. Tucker said. “As soon as it came (4-1) had just 36 yards rushing PASSING—Indianapolis, Brissett 18- ble. We just walked in here with “Give Tomlin a lot of credit, he off my foot, I knew it would have a despite getting top running back 29-1-151. Kansas City, Mahomes 22-39- a lot of confidence. Last night in 0-321. knows this place better than any- chance just given the conditions. Damien Williams back from an RECEIVING—Indianapolis, Hines 4-46, our meetings, I can’t even explain Several of the kicks I had today Hilton 4-37, Doyle 3-19, Mack 3-16, Alie- what happened in our meetings one,” Harbaugh said. “I think we injury, all while watching their Cox 1-10, Pascal 1-8, Ebron 1-8, Cain 1-7. probably know it the second best I kind of wish I would have hit record streak of 22 straight games Kansas City, Pringle 6-103, Hardman 4-79, last night. There was just a feel- Kelce 4-70, Robinson 3-31, Dam.Williams because we play here so much. them a little better, but at the end scoring at least 26 points come to 3-15, McCoy 2-23. ing amongst the team when we For our kicker to be able to make of the day, we made them.” a crashing conclusion. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. walked into this stadium.” Tuesday, October 8, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 29 NFL Cousins, Thielen lead Lindsay helps Fangio Vikings in dominant win gets first win as coach EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. CARSON, Calif. — Phillip Lind- — So much for the Minnesota Vi- say ran for 114 yards, Denver’s kings being one dimensional. The defense forced three turnovers passing game is back in synch and the Broncos got their first with the run. win under Vic Fangio by defeat- Add in the defense, and the re- ing the Los Angeles Chargers. ality is the Vikings have it all. Joe Flacco completed 14 of 20 Kirk Cousins threw two touch- passes for 162 yards and a touch- downs to Adam Thielen, Dalvin down as Denver raced to a 17-0 Cook ran for 132 yards and the lead in the second quarter and Vikings made life miserable for held on for the 500th victory in Daniel Jones and the New York franchise history. Giants in every way possible. “We have a lot of playmakers. “We played well from the jump,” Today was my day to get hot and said Cousins, who was 22-for-27 spark the team,” Lindsay said. for a season-high 306 yards. “I Los Angeles struggled most of thought it was a very balanced at- the game and had two turnovers tack today through the pass game inside the Denver 5. The Char- and the run game. ” gers got within 17-10 midway The win came just a week after through the fourth quarter, but the Vikings did little in a 16-6 loss Denver’s Brandon McManus put to the Chicago Bears and Thiel- it out of reach with a 46-yard field en insisted the team had to stop goal with 1:55 remaining. being one dimensional, relying “We finished but it was pain- solely on the run. ful. Hanging on is a better term,” And that’s exactly what Minne- Fangio said. “We moved the ball sota did. It hit the Giants with a well during the first half and then MATT ROURKE/AP bit of everything — pass, run and it disappeared for most of the sec- the defense. The Vikings gained ond half.” The Eagles’ Hassan Ridgeway tries to tackle Jets quarterback Luke Falk as Kelvin Beachum attempts to 490 yards on offense, including The Chargers did not score an block during the second half on Sunday in Philadelphia. The Eagles sacked Falk 10 times in the game. 211 rushing, and took a knee in- offensive TD for the first time side the New York 5 to end the since Dec. 13, 2015,, snapping a Scoreboard Allen throws 2 TDs as Defense dominates, game. 55-game streak. Bills smother Titans Eagles rout Jets Vikings 28, Giants 10 Broncos 20, Chargers 13 Minnesota 3 15 7 3—28 Denver 14 3 0 3—20 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Josh PHILADELPHIA — The Phil- New York 0 7 3 0—10 L.A. Chargers 0 0 7 6—13 American Conference First Quarter First Quarter Allen is starting to prove that he adelphia Eagles were the real Min—FG Bailey 31, 8:46. East Den—Lindsay 4 run (McManus kick), W L T Pct PF PA understands just how crucial tak- Gang Green defense. Second Quarter 11:06. Min—Thielen 15 pass from Cousins New England 5 0 0 1.000 155 34 ing care of the ball is in the NFL, Nate Gerry returned an in- Den—Sutton 70 pass from Flacco (Mc- Buffalo 4 1 0 .800 90 70 (Bailey kick), 14:55. NYG—Slayton 35 pass from D.Jones Manus kick), 4:58. N.Y. Jets 0 4 0 .000 39 101 especially with how well the Buf- terception for a score, Orlando Second Quarter Miami 0 4 0 .000 26 163 (Rosas kick), 12:08. falo Bills’ defense is playing right Scandrick took a strip-sack the Min—FG Bailey 48, 7:51. Den—FG McManus 40, 5:17. South now. distance and the Eagles smoth- Min—safety, 2:09. Third Quarter Houston 3 2 0 .600 131 110 Min—FG Bailey 32, :47. LAC—King 68 punt return (McLaughlin Indianapolis 3 2 0 .600 113 115 Allen threw for 219 yards and ered Jets third-string quarter- Third Quarter kick), :31. Jacksonville 2 3 0 .400 111 118 back Luke Falk and overwhelmed NYG—FG Rosas 32, 7:35. Fourth Quarter Tennessee 2 3 0 .400 98 76 two touchdowns with only one Min—Thielen 9 pass from Cousins LAC—FG McLaughlin 45, 6:47. North interception as the Bills beat the New York’s offense on a day Car- (Bailey kick), 4:52. Den—FG McManus 46, 1:55. Baltimore 3 2 0 .600 161 123 Fourth Quarter LAC—FG McLaughlin 32, :10. Cleveland 2 2 0 .500 89 91 Tennessee Titans in a defensive son Wentz was ordinary. Min—FG Bailey 45, 4:09. A—25,357. Pittsburgh 1 4 0 .200 99 114 showdown for their third straight Wentz threw for 189 yards and A—75,041. Den LAC Cincinnati 0 5 0 .000 80 136 Min NYG First downs 15 19 West win in this series. one touchdown. Jordan Howard First downs 22 18 Total Net Yards 350 246 Kansas City 4 1 0 .800 148 113 “I know there’s a stat as a quar- ran for 62 yards and one TD. Total Net Yards 490 211 Rushes-yards 32-191 16-35 Oakland 3 2 0 .600 103 123 Rushes-yards 34-211 20-64 Passing 159 211 L.A. Chargers 2 3 0 .400 103 94 terback I’m 8-1 with one or less But Philly’s defense didn’t need Passing 279 147 Punt Returns 4-22 2-69 Denver 1 4 0 .200 90 106 turnovers,” the second-year Buf- much help. The Eagles became Punt Returns 1-15 1-17 Kickoff Returns 0-0 3-65 Kickoff Returns 2-42 2-76 Interceptions Ret. 2-17 1-0 National Conference falo quarterback said. the first team in NFL history to Interceptions Ret. 1-2 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 14-20-1 32-48-2 record 10 sacks and score two de- Comp-Att-Int 22-27-0 21-38-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-23 0-0 East The Bills have won three con- Sacked-Yards Lost 3-27 4-35 Punts 4-46.0 5-46.4 W L T Pct PF PA secutive games away from Buffalo fensive touchdowns in a game. Punts 1-57.0 3-44.7 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1 Philadelphia 3 2 0 .600 141 111 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 12-122 4-43 Dallas 3 2 0 .600 131 90 for the first time since 2004. “Our defense carried us,” How- Penalties-Yards 12-112 5-45 Time of Possession 29:36 30:24 N.Y. Giants 2 3 0 .400 97 125 This game featured two of the ard said. Time of Possession 32:40 27:20 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Washington 0 5 0 .000 73 151 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Denver, Lindsay 15-114, South NFL’s stingiest defenses, with the Brandon Graham had a career- RUSHING—Minnesota, Cook 21-132, Freeman 13-61, Spencer 1-9, Flacco 3-7. New Orleans 4 1 0 .800 115 116 Titans fourth in giving up 15.5 high three of Philadelphia’s 10 Mattison 7-52, Abdullah 3-24, Cousins Los Angeles, Gordon 12-31, Ekeler 3-7, Carolina 3 2 0 .600 129 107 3-3. New York, Hilliman 9-20, Penny 3-15, Rivers 1-(minus 3). Tampa Bay 2 3 0 .400 147 148 points, and the Bills fifth, allowing sacks after he only had four last Gallman 2-14, D.Jones 3-12, Engram 2-5, PASSING—Denver, Flacco 14-20-1-182. Atlanta 1 4 0 .200 102 152 season. Shepard 1-(minus 2). Los Angeles, Rivers 32-48-2-211. North 15.8 points a game. Jordan Phil- PASSING—Minnesota, Cousins 22-27- RECEIVING—Denver, Sutton 4-92, Lind- Green Bay 4 1 0 .800 119 93 lips had a career-high three sacks 0-306. New York, D.Jones 21-38-1-182. say 4-33, Freeman 2-6, Heuerman 1-26, Detroit 2 1 1 .625 97 95 — by halftime — as Buffalo sacked Eagles 31, Jets 6 RECEIVING—Minnesota, Thielen 7-130, Beck 1-10, Sanders 1-9, Fant 1-6. Los An- Chicago 3 2 0 .600 87 69 New York 0 0 0 6— 6 Cook 6-86, O.Johnson 4-43, Diggs 3-44, Ru- geles, Ekeler 15-86, Williams 6-74, K.Allen Minnesota 3 2 0 .600 112 73 Marcus Mariota five times. Philadelphia 14 7 3 7—31 dolph 1-4, Ham 1-(minus 1). New York, En- 4-18, Gordon 4-7, Benjamin 1-13, Watt 1-8, West First Quarter gram 6-42, Shepard 5-49, Slayton 4-62, Tate Green 1-5. San Francisco 3 0 0 1.000 96 54 Bills 14, Titans 7 Phi—Howard 1 run (Elliott kick), 7:44. 3-13, Penny 1-9, Hilliman 1-4, Ellison 1-3. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Denver, McMa- Seattle 4 1 0 .800 133 118 Phi—Gerry 51 interception return (El- MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. nus 54. L.A. Rams 3 2 0 .600 146 134 Buffalo 0 7 0 7—14 liott kick), 5:04. Arizona 1 3 1 .300 100 138 Tennessee 0 0 7 0— 7 Second Quarter Thursday’s game Second Quarter Phi—Ertz 11 pass from Wentz (Elliott Seattle 30, L.A. Rams 29 Buf—L.Smith 8 pass from Allen (Haus- kick), :34. Sunday’s games chka kick), 2:36. Third Quarter Buffalo 14, Tennessee 7 Third Quarter Philadelphia 31, N.Y. Jets 6 Phi—FG Elliott 28, 1:26. Ten—Henry 1 run (Santos kick), 7:02. Fourth Quarter Arizona 26, Cincinnati 23 Fourth Quarter Minnesota 28, N.Y. Giants 10 NYJ—Smith 19 run (pass failed), 14:32. Buf—Williams 7 pass from Allen Phi—Scandrick 44 fumble return (El- New Orleans 31, Tampa Bay 24 (Hauschka kick), 9:46. New England 33, Washington 7 liott kick), 7:39. A—66,910. A—69,796. Oakland 24, Chicago 21 Houston 53, Atlanta 32 Buf Ten NYJ Phi Baltimore 26, Pittsburgh 23, OT First downs 18 14 First downs 9 17 Carolina 34, Jacksonville 27 Total Net Yards 313 252 Total Net Yards 128 265 Denver 20, L.A. Chargers 13 Rushes-yards 27-109 27-102 Rushes-yards 19-67 29-84 Green Bay 34, Dallas 24 Passing 204 150 Passing 61 181 Indianapolis 19, Kansas City 13 Punt Returns 2-2 2-2 Punt Returns 2-12 6-35 Open: Detroit, Miami Kickoff Returns 1-18 0-0 Kickoff Returns 2-46 1-24 Monday’s game Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-5 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-74 Cleveland at San Francisco Comp-Att-Int 23-32-1 13-22-0 Comp-Att-Int 15-26-2 17-29-0 Thursday, Oct. 10 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-15 5-33 Sacked-Yards Lost 10-59 1-8 N.Y. Giants at New England Punts 6-50.0 6-49.7 Punts 8-50.9 5-46.8 Sunday, Oct. 13 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-1 Carolina vs Tampa Bay at London Penalties-Yards 11-78 8-60 Penalties-Yards 9-52 9-76 Philadelphia at Minnesota Time of Possession 31:12 28:48 Time of Possession 29:08 30:52 New Orleans at Jacksonville INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Houston at Kansas City RUSHING—Buffalo, Gore 14-60, Allen 10- RUSHING—New York, Bell 15-43, Smith Washington at Miami 27, Yeldon 2-15, Roberts 1-7. Tennessee, 1-19, Powell 1-4, Montgomery 2-1. Phila- Cincinnati at Baltimore Henry 20-78, Mariota 5-13, Lewis 2-11. delphia, Howard 13-62, Sanders 9-15, Wen- Seattle at Cleveland PASSING—Buffalo, Allen 23-32-1-219. tz 2-5, Sproles 3-4, McCown 2-(minus 2). San Francisco at L.A. Rams Tennessee, Mariota 13-22-0-183. PASSING—New York, Falk 15-26-2-120. Atlanta at Arizona RECEIVING—Buffalo, Jo.Brown 5-75, Philadelphia, Wentz 17-29-0-189. Tennessee at Denver Williams 4-29, Yeldon 4-13, Beasley 3- RECEIVING—New York, Bell 7-45, Dallas at N.Y. Jets 21, McKenzie 2-52, Knox 2-12, Gore 2-9, Thomas 4-47, Crowder 2-10, R.Anderson Pittsburgh at L.A. Chargers L.Smith 1-8. Tennessee, Humphries 4-30, 1-16, Griffin 1-2. Philadelphia, Jeffery 6- ADAM HUNGER/AP Open: Buffalo, Indianapolis, Chicago, C.Davis 2-28, A.Brown 2-27, Lewis 2-19, 52, Ertz 5-57, Sanders 4-49, Agholor 1-20, Oakland J.Smith 1-57, Sharpe 1-12, Walker 1-10. Goedert 1-11. Monday, Oct. 14 MISSED FIELD GOALS—Tennessee, MISSED FIELD GOALS—New York, Fick- Vikings wide receivers Adam Thielen, right, and Stefon Diggs Detroit at Green Bay Santos 50, Santos 36, Santos 53. en 55. celebrate Thielen’s touchdown catch against the New York Giants. PAGE 30 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, October 8, 2019 NFL

GARY LANDERS/AP BRIAN BLANCO/AP TIM IRELAND/AP BUTCH DILL/AP MICHAEL WYKE/AP Arizona Cardinals quarterback Only cramps could stop Carolina Running back Josh Jacobs, New Orleans Saints quarterback Texans wide receiver Will Fuller, Kyler Murray led his team on a Panthers running back Christian who rushed for 123 yards and Teddy Bridgewater got his first left, caught three of Deshaun game-winning drive that dropped McCaffrey, who continued to be two TDs, helped the Oakland completion of 30 or more yards Watson’s five TD passes in the Cincinnati Bengals to 0-5 for the focal point of the offense in Raiders cap a stay in London Sunday and kept airing it out in a Houston’s 53-32 victory over the first time since 2008. a victory over Jacksonville. with a hard-won victory. victory over Tampa Bay. the Atlanta Falcons in Houston. Cardinals get their 1st McCaffrey runs wild Raiders blow big lead, Bridgewater burns Bucs Watson, Fuller on fire win under Kingsbury as Panthers top Jags rally to beat Bears for 4 TDs in Saints win as Texans rout Falcons CINCINNATI — Rookie quar- CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chris- LONDON — Josh Jacobs NEW ORLEANS — Teddy HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson terback Kyler Murray ran for a tian McCaffrey tied a career high scored his second touchdown of Bridgewater passed for 314 yards threw for a career-high 426 yards touchdown and led the Cardinals with 237 yards from scrimmage the game with a leap from the 2- and four touchdowns to remain and tied his personal best with on a drive to Zane Gonzalez’s 31- and scored three touchdowns, and yard line with 1:57 to play, cap- unbeaten in three starts for the fi ve touchdown passes, including yard fi eld goal on the fi nal play as Brian Burns returned a fumble 56 ping a 97-yard drive that helped Saints this season. three to Will Fuller. the Cardinals got their fi rst vic- yards for a touchdown and had a the Raiders rally after blowing a With Bridgewater getting in- A week after scoring a season- tory under coach Kliff Kingsbury. strip-sack in the fourth quarter. 17-point lead. creasingly accustomed to playing low 10 points in a loss to Caro- In a matchup of winless teams, McCaffrey set a franchise re- The touchdown was part of a for the injured Drew Brees, he lina, Watson went 28-for-33 and the Cardinals (1-3-1) were a little had his best game yet for New Or- cord with an 84-yard TD run and roller-coaster game that delighted became the fi rst player to top 400 bit better Sunday, with their Heis- leans (4-1) against a Tampa Bay scored on a 5-yard run when he the sellout crowd in London. The yards passing against the Falcons man Trophy winner making the defense that entered the game somersaulted into the end zone. Raiders (3-2) broke out to a 17-0 since Week 16 of 2012. difference. He also caught an 18-yard TD pass ranked second to last in the NFL Fuller had a career-best 217 Murray ran 6 yards for Arizo- halftime lead only to fall behind against the pass. from Kyle Allen before cramping the Bears (3-2) in a mistake-fi lled yards receiving, Darren Fells had na’s fi rst touchdown and saved With chants of “Ted-dy! Ted- two touchdown grabs for the Tex- forced him out of the game with third quarter. the Cardinals after a late defen- dy!” from the Superdome crowd, ans (3-2) and Carlos Hyde added fi ve minutes remaining. Oakland fumbled at the goal line sive collapse. Bridgewater completed 26 of 34 a rushing TD. McCaffrey’s seldom-used re- when going in for the go-ahead Bengals quarterback Andy Dal- passes, with two TD throws to Houston’s beleaguered offen- placement, Reggie Bonnafon, had score, needed a replay review to ton threw two touchdown passes a 59-yard touchdown run to put Michael Thomas and one each to sive line didn’t allow a sack on overturn a fumble on a successful that tied it 23-23 with 2:00 to go. Carolina (3-2) up by seven with Jared Cook and Ted Ginn Jr. Sunday after giving up 18 through fake punt on the winning drive, That’s when Murray took the 3:34 left. Thomas fi nished with 11 catch- the fi rst four games. game into his hands. then intercepted a pass by Chica- es for 182 yards. Carolina’s defense thwarted Matt Ryan had 330 yards pass- He completed a 24-yard pass to go backup Chase Daniel with 1:14 Bridgewater, who began play- Jacksonville’s fi nal two posses- ing with three TDs and one inter- David Johnson and scrambled 24 ing in Week 2 after Brees’ fi rst- sions drives when Burns sacked to go to seal the victory. ception for the Falcons (1-4), who yards to get in range for Gonza- quarter thumb injury in a loss to rookie Gardner Minshew to force It didn’t come easy, but made lost their third consecutive game. lez’s fourth fi eld goal. the Rams, had not completed a a turnover and Luke Kuechly bat- Oakland’s weeklong stay in Lon- It was Watson’s fi rst meeting Murray ran for a career-high pass as long as 30 yards in his fi rst ted down a pass on the game’s fi - don a successful one, ended by a with the Falcons after the Geor- 93 yards and completed 20 of 32 satisfying victory in the Raiders’ 11 quarters of play this season. gia native worked as a ball boy passes for 253 yards without an nal play. That changed in the fi rst quar- Minshew fi nished 26 of 45 for fi rst game against the Bears since for the team all four years of high interception. dealing outside linebacker Khalil ter against the Bucs (2-3) with a school. Bengals coach Zac Taylor will 374 yards with two TDs and one 34-yard completion to Thomas. interception for the Jaguars (2-3). Mack to Chicago before last sea- have to wait at least one more son. Buccaneers quarterback Ja- Texans 53, Falcons 32 week for that fi rst victory. Leonard Fournette had 23 carries meis Winston was 15 of 27 for That trade has come under Atlanta 7 10 0 15—32 Cincinnati is 0-5 for the fi rst for 108 yards and a score. 204 yards and two touchdowns to heavy scrutiny as Mack led the Houston 7 9 17 20—53 time since 2008. Chris Godwin. First Quarter Bears to the playoffs last year Atl—Sanu 14 pass from Ryan (Bryant Panthers 34, Jaguars 27 kick), 9:03. Cardinals 26, Bengals 23 Jacksonville 7 10 7 3—27 while the Raiders struggled, but Saints 31, Buccaneers 24 Hou—Fuller 6 pass from Watson (Fair- Carolina 14 7 7 6—34 Oakland came out ahead this day. bairn kick), 4:09. Arizona 7 6 0 13—26 First Quarter Tampa Bay 7 3 7 7—24 Second Quarter Cincinnati 3 3 3 14—23 Car—McCaffrey 5 run (Slye kick), 9:23. New Orleans 3 14 7 7—31 Atl—FG Bryant 35, 14:52. First Quarter Jac—Chark 37 pass from Minshew First Quarter Hou—Fuller 33 pass from Watson (kick Cin—FG Bullock 23, 8:28. (Lambo kick), 7:27. Raiders 24, Bears 21 NO—FG Lutz 29, 3:58. failed), 12:06. Ari—K.Murray 6 run (Gonzalez kick), Car—McCaffrey 18 pass from K.Allen Chicago 0 0 21 0—21 TB—Godwin 26 pass from Winston Hou—FG Fairbairn 50, 4:02. 3:40. (Slye kick), 1:35. Oakland 0 17 0 7—24 (Gay kick), :10. Atl—Freeman 9 pass from Ryan (Bry- Second Quarter Second Quarter Second Quarter Second Quarter ant kick), :22. Ari—FG Gonzalez 23, 5:09. Car—Burns 56 fumble return (Slye Oak—Jacobs 12 run (Carlson kick), NO—Thomas 14 pass from Bridgewa- Third Quarter Cin—FG Bullock 48, 3:27. kick), 13:32. 14:55. ter (Lutz kick), 10:13. Hou—Hyde 1 run (Fairbairn kick), Ari—FG Gonzalez 20, :00. Jac—Chark 11 pass from Minshew Oak—Washington 3 run (Carlson kick), TB—FG Gay 42, 5:33. 11:51. Third Quarter (Lambo kick), 6:07. 9:51. NO—Cook 9 pass from Bridgewater Hou—FG Fairbairn 26, 7:37. Cin—FG Bullock 23, 8:34. Jac—FG Lambo 35, :58. Oak—FG Carlson 41, 1:56. (Lutz kick), :32. Hou—Fells 8 pass from Watson (Fair- Fourth Quarter Third Quarter Third Quarter Third Quarter bairn kick), 1:58. Ari—FG Gonzalez 22, 13:25. Car—McCaffrey 84 run (Slye kick), Chi—Montgomery 1 run (Pineiro kick), NO—Ginn 33 pass from Bridgewater Fourth Quarter Ari—Edmonds 37 run (Gonzalez kick), 13:49. 12:43. (Lutz kick), 13:44. Atl—Ryan 1 run (Hooper pass from 7:13. Jac—Fournette 1 run (Lambo kick), Chi—Robinson 4 pass from Daniel (Pi- TB—Barber 2 run (Gay kick), 5:03. Ryan), 11:24. Cin—Tate 2 pass from Dalton (Bullock 10:27. neiro kick), 3:56. Fourth Quarter Hou—Fells 12 pass from Watson (Fair- kick), 4:08. Fourth Quarter Chi—Robinson 16 pass from Daniel NO—Thomas 12 pass from Bridgewa- bairn kick), 6:24. Cin—Boyd 42 pass from Dalton (Bull- Jac—FG Lambo 38, 5:52. (Pineiro kick), 1:16. ter (Lutz kick), 10:37. Atl—Ridley 29 pass from Ryan (Bryant ock kick), 2:00. Car—Bonnafon 59 run (kick failed), Fourth Quarter TB—Godwin 26 pass from Winston kick), 3:22. Ari—FG Gonzalez 31, :00. 3:34. Oak—Jacobs 2 run (Carlson kick), (Gay kick), :13. Hou—Fuller 44 pass from Watson A—46,012. A—72,762. 1:57. A—73,029. (Fairbairn kick), 1:51. Ari Cin Jac Car A—60,463. TB NO Hou—Gipson 79 interception return First downs 26 21 First downs 28 22 Chi Oak First downs 19 25 (kick failed), :24. Total Net Yards 514 370 Total Net Yards 507 445 First downs 15 25 Total Net Yards 252 457 A—71,787. Rushes-yards 38-266 23-108 Rushes-yards 31-149 27-285 Total Net Yards 236 398 Rushes-yards 22-94 31-112 Atl Hou Passing 248 262 Passing 358 160 Rushes-yards 17-42 39-169 Passing 158 345 First downs 22 31 Punt Returns 2-24 2-9 Punt Returns 3-17 1-3 Passing 194 229 Punt Returns 0-0 3-8 Total Net Yards 373 592 Kickoff Returns 2-52 3-97 Kickoff Returns 0-0 2-39 Punt Returns 2-72 1-13 Kickoff Returns 2-38 0-0 Rushes-yards 20-57 34-166 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns 3-93 1-52 Interceptions Ret. 1-14 0-0 Passing 316 426 Comp-Att-Int 20-32-0 27-38-0 Comp-Att-Int 26-44-0 17-31-0 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-14 Comp-Att-Int 15-27-0 28-36-1 Punt Returns 0-0 4-22 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-5 1-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-16 3-21 Comp-Att-Int 22-30-2 25-32-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 6-46 0-0 Kickoff Returns 4-64 1-22 Punts 3-50.0 3-49.0 Punts 4-48.3 5-47.6 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-37 0-0 Punts 6-43.8 3-37.7 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-79 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-0 Punts 5-42.6 4-42.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Comp-Att-Int 32-46-1 28-33-0 Penalties-Yards 12-96 7-60 Penalties-Yards 9-84 8-70 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 4-30 6-40 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-14 0-0 Time of Possession 31:03 28:57 Time of Possession 32:24 27:36 Penalties-Yards 10-75 6-69 Time of Possession 26:33 33:27 Punts 5-50.2 1-35.0 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Time of Possession 25:17 34:43 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Fumbles-Lost 1-0 5-1 RUSHING—Arizona, K.Murray 10-93, RUSHING—Jacksonville, Fournette 23- INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Tampa Bay, Jones 9-35, Penalties-Yards 7-63 9-89 D.Johnson 17-91, Edmonds 8-68, Isabella 108, Minshew 7-42, Armstead 1-(minus RUSHING—Chicago, Montgomery 11- Barber 8-32, Miller 1-18, Winston 3-13, Time of Possession 29:00 31:00 2-11, K.Johnson 1-3. Cincinnati, Mixon 19- 1). Carolina, McCaffrey 19-176, Bonnafon 25, Cohen 4-10, Patterson 1-5, Daniel 1- Ogunbowale 1-(minus 4). New Orleans, INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 93, Bernard 2-10, Dalton 2-5. 5-80, Samuel 2-25, K.Allen 1-4. 2. Oakland, Jacobs 26-123, Washington Kamara 16-62, Murray 7-28, T.Hill 2-14, RUSHING—Atlanta, Freeman 11-30, PASSING—Arizona, K.Murray 20-32-0- PASSING—Jacksonville, Minshew 26- 6-17, Richard 2-14, Carr 3-8, E.Harris 1-4, Bridgewater 5-7, Ginn 1-1. I.Smith 5-19, Ryan 3-7, Sanu 1-1. Houston, 253. Cincinnati, Dalton 27-38-0-262. 44-0-374. Carolina, K.Allen 17-30-0-181, Ingold 1-3. PASSING—Tampa Bay, Winston 15-27- Hyde 21-60, D.Johnson 9-59, Watson 4-47. RECEIVING—Arizona, Fitzgerald 6-58, McCaffrey 0-1-0-0. PASSING—Chicago, Daniel 22-30-2-231. 0-204. New Orleans, Bridgewater 26-34-1- PASSING—Atlanta, Ryan 32-46-1-330. D.Johnson 3-65, K.Johnson 3-22, Edmonds RECEIVING—Jacksonville, Chark 8- Oakland, Carr 25-32-0-229. 314, T.Hill 1-1-0-18, Kamara 1-1-0-13. Houston, Watson 28-33-0-426. 3-18, Cooper 2-33, Clay 1-27, Sherfield 1- 164, Westbrook 7-82, Fournette 4-29, RECEIVING—Chicago, Robinson 7-97, RECEIVING—Tampa Bay, Godwin 7- RECEIVING—Atlanta, Hooper 6-56, 23, M.Williams 1-7. Cincinnati, Boyd 10- O’Shaughnessy 3-57, Conley 1-26, Arm- Cohen 6-39, A.Miller 4-52, Burton 3-16, 125, Ogunbowale 2-27, Jones 2-21, Wilson I.Smith 6-45, Ridley 5-88, Sanu 5-42, Free- 123, Willis 4-38, Tate 3-26, Bernard 3-16, stead 1-7, Lee 1-5, Swaim 1-4. Carolina, Holtz 1-16, Montgomery 1-11. Oakland, 1-11, Brate 1-11, Howard 1-10, Barber 1- man 5-40, J.Jones 3-42, Gage 1-12, Hardy Uzomah 2-16, Eifert 2-14, Mixon 1-16, Er- Moore 6-91, McCaffrey 6-61, Samuel 3-19, Moreau 4-46, T.Davis 4-42, Waller 4-39, Ja- (minus 1). New Orleans, Thomas 11-182, 1-5. Houston, Fuller 14-217, Hopkins 7- ickson 1-7, Morgan 1-6. Wright 1-6, Armah 1-4. cobs 3-20, Washington 3-19, Carrier 2-22, Kamara 6-42, Cook 4-41, J.Hill 3-39, Ginn 88, Coutee 3-72, Fells 2-20, Akins 1-21, MISSED FIELD GOALS—Arizona, Gon- MISSED FIELD GOALS—Carolina, Slye Richard 2-18, Doss 2-11, Renfrow 1-12. 2-35, Murray 2-6. D.Johnson 1-8. zalez 37. 46. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. Tuesday, October 8, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 31 NFL Redskins fire Gruden Coach was 35-49-1, including 0-5 this season

BY HOWARD FENDRICH AND club that ranks worse than Wash- STEPHEN WHYNO ington in both categories — the Associated Press Miami Dolphins, who are 0-4 and had a bye this week — will host WASHINGTON — Jay Gruden the Redskins next Sunday. was fired as head coach of the Gruden initially was hired by Washington Redskins on Monday Washington in the hopes that he after an 0-5 start to the sixth sea- could help Robert Griffin III de- son of a tenure that featured only velop into a star quarterback, but one playoff appearance. that forced partnership quickly The Redskins have gone 35-49- soured. MICHAEL AINSWORTH/AP 1 overall under Gruden, whose And while Gruden had some brother, Jon, coaches the Oakland success drawing up and calling Packers running back Aaron Jones gets past the Cowboys’ Byron Raiders. creative plays for Washington’s Jones for a touchdown during the second half on Sunday. A person familiar with the offense, his area of expertise, team’s plans told The Associated he never seemed to get a feel for Press that offensive line coach other aspects of the job. Pack feel at home in Bill Callahan would replace Despite never before being a Gruden on an interim basis. Cal- head coach in the NFL, and de- lahan has coached the Raiders in NICK WASS/AP spite never winning more than the NFL and Nebraska in college win over Cowboys Jay Gruden leaves the field nine games in a season, Gruden football. after the Redskins lost to managed to stick around longer The person spoke on the condi- the New England Patriots on than anyone else who’s held that tion of anonymity because Callah- job for the Redskins during Sny- BY SCHUYLER DIXON The last hope for Dallas ended Sunday. Gruden was fired as an’s new role wasn’t immediately Washington’s head coach on der’s unsuccessful two-decade Associated Press with 1:41 left when Brett Maher announced. stint as team owner. missed his second field goal — a Monday after an 0-5 start . ARLINGTON, Texas — Aaron Owner Daniel Snyder and team Gruden’s teams finished with 33-yarder that would have given president Bruce Allen informed winning records just twice — 9-7 Rodgers darted toward the line the Cowboys a shot at an onside they can be proud of in 2019 and of scrimmage before flinging a Gruden he was out early Monday beyond.” in 2015, then 8-7-1 in 2016 — and kick down seven. morning, a day after a 33-7 loss to he took the Redskins to one play- ball sidearm for another dazzling “When you do that, put your- This season alone has seen star the New England Patriots. Allen off game, a loss. The team went completion at the home of the self in a hole, you put yourself left tackle Trent Williams hold was scheduled to make a rare ap- 7-9 in each of the past two sea- Dallas Cowboys. in a position that no matter how out, a shuffle at quarterback after pearance at a news conference sons, leading to speculation about Aaron Jones waved “bye-bye” hard you fight and no matter how Dwayne Haskins was taken No. Monday afternoon. whether he would be back. to Dallas cornerback Byron Jones many good things you do on the 15 overall in the draft, a series of The statement announcing that Those questions about his job on the way to one of four rushing back end, it’s hard to come out of injuries up and down the roster Gruden would no longer be the status reached a crescendo with touchdowns, which tied Green that against a good team like they — and, perhaps most upsetting head coach said: “Through the the terrible start to this season, Bay’s franchise record. are,” Prescott said. to team leadership, increasingly first five games of the 2019 sea- which has been a mess on and off The “Aarons” were quite com- Missing his biggest threat in large contingents of visiting fans son, the team has clearly not per- the field for a franchise that won fortable in a 34-24 victory over Davante Adams because of a toe attending games at Washington’s formed up to expectations, and three Super Bowls under previ- the Cowboys on Sunday — Rod- injury, Rodgers threw for 238 home stadium. we all share in that responsibil- ous owner Jack Kent Cooke but gers because he won again at yards without an interception The Redskins rarely have ity. Moving forward we are com- has been in disarray throughout AT&T Stadium nine years after — to the delight of a large con- even been competitive this sea- his first victory in the retract- mitted to doing all that we can Snyder’s stewardship, including tingent of Green Bay fans that son, ranking 30th out of 32 NFL able-roof stadium was the 2011 collectively as an organization to clubs in both scoring, averaging the last 10 years with right-hand pulled off several “Go Pack Go” Super Bowl, Jones because the turn things around and give our 14.6 points, and defense, allowing man Allen running things as gen- chants without much resistance West Texas kid felt right at home. Redskins fans and alumni a team 30.2 points per game. The only eral manager and now president. from the home crowd. “All my family was up in the Prescott, on the other hand, stands,” said Jones, who grew up matched a career high with three a Cowboys fan about 600 miles interceptions. Brady, unbeaten Pats rout Redskins away in El Paso and played for the hometown UTEP Miners. “I Packers 34, Cowboys 24 could see my brother right there. BY DAVID GINSBURG unexpected. Thousands of fans in Patriots 33, Redskins 7 Green Bay 14 3 14 3—34 I threw him one of the balls when Dallas 0 0 10 14—24 Associated Press the crowd wore blue Patriots jer- New England 6 6 14 7—33 I scored. That was pretty cool. First Quarter seys — many of them No. 12 with Washington 7 0 0 0— 7 GB—A.Jones 18 run (Crosby kick), First Quarter Just being back in Texas.” 8:57. LANDOVER, Md. — Playing BRADY on the back — and were Was—S.Sims 65 run (Hopkins kick), Rodgers zipped that sidewind- GB—A.Jones 3 run (Crosby kick), :03. before an appreciative audience in cheering for the reigning Super 9:26. Second Quarter NE—Edelman 6 pass from Brady (kick ing toss to Robert Tonyan in tight GB—FG Crosby 20, 2:19. a place far from home, Tom Brady Bowl champions from warmups failed), 7:09. coverage along the sideline to fix Third Quarter helped the New England Patriots to well after the final whistle. Second Quarter GB—A.Jones 5 run (Crosby kick), 9:33. NE—FG Nugent 37, 10:35. one broken play, flipped a left- Dal—FG Maher 36, 5:54. stay unbeaten by picking apart “It was ridiculous. It was pretty NE—FG Nugent 23, :30. hander to Tra Carson to rescue GB—A.Jones 1 run (Crosby kick), 3:30. the lowly Washington Redskins. Third Quarter Dal—Gallup 40 pass from Prescott amazing,” Brady said. “It was NE—Bolden 29 pass from Brady (Nu- another, and helped Green Bay (Maher kick), 2:00. While he was at it, the 42-year- pretty sweet. We appreciate all gent kick), 10:57. improve to 5-0 at AT&T Stadium. Fourth Quarter old quarterback climbed past a NE—Michel 14 run (Nugent kick), 4:35. Dal—Elliott 2 run (Maher kick), 13:52. the support. It was great to get a Fourth Quarter The first three Green Bay GB—FG Crosby 38, 8:07. former star in the NFL record win in front of them.” NE—Izzo 10 pass from Brady (Nugent Dal—Cooper 53 pass from Prescott book. kick), 9:14. wins over the Cowboys at their (Maher kick), 7:46. Shrugging off four sacks, Brady A—76,483. 10-year-old stadium were all dra- A—93,024. Brady threw for 348 yards and completed 28 of 42 passes — in- NE Was GB Dal First downs 23 11 matic, highlighted by Rodgers’ First downs 24 32 three touchdowns, and the Pa- cluding a 15-yarder to Edelman Total Net Yards 442 220 improbable 35-yard completion Total Net Yards 335 563 triots got another strong perfor- in the third quarter to eclipse Rushes-yards 27-130 20-145 Rushes-yards 29-120 21-122 Passing 312 75 to Jared Cook to set up a winning Passing 215 441 mance from their defense in a Favre. Punt Returns 3-49 1-9 field goal on the final play of a 34- Punt Returns 0-0 3-18 33-7 rout of the winless Redskins This is the fifth time in fran- Kickoff Returns 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns 1-23 3-73 Interceptions Ret. 1-16 1-0 31 divisional-round playoff win Interceptions Ret. 3-59 0-0 on Sunday. chise history that New England Comp-Att-Int 28-43-1 18-27-1 three years ago. Comp-Att-Int 22-34-0 27-44-3 Now in his 20th season, Brady has started the season 5-0, and Sacked-Yards Lost 4-36 6-44 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-23 3-22 Punts 6-47.7 10-50.0 “I’ve had some good games Punts 6-49.5 3-33.3 whisked by Brett Favre into third only the second time since 2007. Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1 here,” said Rodgers, who was Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 place on the career list with 71,923 Playing for the first time since Penalties-Yards 7-55 6-72 Penalties-Yards 9-78 11-124 Time of Possession 31:52 28:08 injured when Matt Flynn rallied Time of Possession 36:43 23:17 yards passing. Brady now trails breaking his leg against Phila- INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS the Packers to a 37-36 win after INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS only Peyton Manning (71,940 delphia last December, Redskins RUSHING—New England, Michel 16- RUSHING—Green Bay, A.Jones 19-107, 91, White 6-26, Bolden 5-13. Washington, trailing 26-3 in the second half Carson 6-14, Rodgers 4-(minus 1). Dallas, yards) and Drew Brees (74,845). quarterback Colt McCoy went S.Sims 1-65, Smallwood 6-27, Thompson six years ago. “Four good ones.” Elliott 12-62, Prescott 4-27, Pollard 4-19, Brady also edged closer to 18-for-27 for 119 yards and an 4-21, Peterson 7-18, McCoy 2-14. Austin 1-14. PASSING—New England, Brady 28-42- Not quite the same drama this PASSING—Green Bay, Rodgers 22-34- Manning’s record 539 touchdown interception. 1-348, Stidham 0-1-0-0. Washington, Mc- time after the Packers (4-1) built 0-238. Dallas, Prescott 27-44-3-463. passes, connecting with Julian Coy 18-27-1-119. RECEIVING—Green Bay, A.Jones 7-75, Washington had only 220 yards RECEIVING—New England, Edelman a 31-3 lead, although Dak Prescott Carson 4-18, Graham 3-41, Allison 2-28, Edelman, Brandon Bolden and in offense and was 1-for-11 on 8-110, White 6-46, Gordon 5-59, Michel 3- M.Lewis 2-17, Tonyan 1-23, Valdes-Scant- 32, Izzo 2-39, Bolden 1-29, LaCosse 1-22, (463 yards passing) and Amari ling 1-18, Vitale 1-9, Kumerow 1-9. Dallas, Ryan Izzo to bring his total to 527. third-down conversions. Meyers 1-6, Johnson 1-5. Washington, Cooper (226 yards receiving) set Cooper 11-226, Gallup 7-113, Cobb 3-53, His prowess on the football field “There is no excuse for what we Thompson 5-17, McLaurin 3-51, Quinn 3- Witten 3-29, Elliott 2-29, Austin 1-13. 15, Sprinkle 2-17, Richardson 2-14, S.Sims career highs trying to keep things MISSED FIELD GOALS—Dallas, Maher is rarely surprising, but the reac- put out there today,” said McCoy, 2-1, K.Harmon 1-4. interesting in the fourth quarter. 54, Maher 33. tion he received was certainly who was sacked six times. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. S TARS AND STRIPES Tuesday, October 8, 2019 F3HIJKLM Taking the upper hand Dodgers, Braves up 2-1 in SPORTS divisional series » Pages 26-27

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BY DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo he way Indianapolis handled the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night sent a jolt through the NFL, T whether it was dominating the line of scrimmage or shutting down Pat- rick Mahomes and Co. on defense. The one place the shock didn’t rever- ‘ I can’t berate? The visiting even explain locker room in Ar- rowhead Stadium. it ... I just “The one emotion knew it was we were not feeling real. I felt it is shock. I can’t even explain it,” Colts all week. ’ coach Frank Reich Frank Reich said after the 19-13 Indianapolis coach, victory. “The way on the Colts’ guys were walking down the hallway, it confi dence ahead was ‘We’re not going of Sunday’s game to be denied. We against the Chiefs. have to get on track. We’ve got to do it.’ I just knew it was real. I felt it all week. “There was just an air of confidence and belief that we would do what we did today.” Marlon Mack ran for 132 yards, and ageless kicker Adam Vinatieri knocked through four field goals, as the Colts

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