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AFGHANISTAN US transfers Kandahar Airfield to Afghan forces

BY J.P. LAWRENCE Stars and Stripes KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. forces have left Kandahar Air- field, a southern Afghanistan base that was once one of the largest NATO and coalition installations in the country, Afghan and U.S. of- ficials said. The airfield has been trans- ferred to the Afghan security forces, a U.S. defense official said Thursday on condition of anonym- ity because they were not autho- rized to speak on the matter. The official did not say when the base was transferred or when the last U.S. service members left, cit- ing security concerns. The NATO Resolute Support press office declined to comment Army pursues on the airfield’s status Thursday. The Afghan Defense Ministry said earlier this week that the hand- over wouldn’t occur until some- time after the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which ends Saturday. ‘thermal toughness’ The United States did not hold a handover ceremony at the base, ALEX SKRIPNICHUK/U.S. Army which housed an estimated 30,000 Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, participate in an assault exercise at Donnelley Training troops and contractors at the Area, Alaska, on Feb. 11. Army scientists are looking into methods for keeping soldiers warm and preventing frostbite and hypothermia. height of the war. American forces left the base without coordinating with Afghan Bodybuilding technique for getting pumped could warm troops in Arctic forces, said Khwaja Yahya Alvi, a spokesman for Afghanistan’s BY JOHN VANDIVER medical solutions needed to fight and win in that involves restricting blood flow with a 205th Atal Military Corps. The Stars and Stripes the frigid temperatures,” the U.S. Army Re- tourniquet-style band while exercising. SEE KANDAHAR ON PAGE 4 Bodybuilding tourniquets and cocoa bean search Institute of Environmental Medicine The technique, popular among some supplements could find their way into soldier said in a recent statement. weightlifters in search of bigger biceps bulg- toolkits as the Army looks for ways to keep Army scientists are looking to enhance the es, causes a burst of blood flow into the exer- RELATED troops warm in the Arctic, where the service “thermal toughness” of soldiers and make cised muscle once the band is released. Defense officials give expects more forces to be headed in the com- sure they don’t succumb to frostbite and hy- John Castellani, a physiologist who leads ing years. pothermia, the statement said. Army research efforts in management of cold Congress few answers “As an increasing number of Soldiers pour The techniques go beyond just bundling up. weather injuries and treatment, said recent about Afghan stability into the Arctic, it’s important that Army scien- To improve blood flow, the Army is examining tists ensure that Soldiers will have the bio- a bodybuilding technique known as occlusion, SEE THERMAL ON PAGE 6 Page 4 PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER

Facebook­backed digital cash shifts to US EXCHANGE RATES

Military rates South Korea (Won) 1129.31 Associated Press The Diem Association, which real-world currency and whose Switzerland (Franc) .9056 Euro costs (May 14) $1.18 Thailand (Baht) 31.33 A once-ambitious Facebook- includes Facebook and 25 other price has ranged between roughly Dollar buys (May 14) 0.8033 Turkey (NewLira) 8.5004 British pound (May 14) $1.38 backed digital currency project — companies, said Wednesday has it $9,000 and $63,000 over the past Japanese yen (May 14) 106.00 (Military exchange rates are those available formerly known as Libra, now entered a partnership with Silver- year. South Korean won (May 14) 1100.00 to customers at military banking facilities in the Commercial rates country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Ger­ called Diem — is shifting oper- gate Capital Corp. to issue a “sta- Facebook announced the Libra many, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Bahrain(Dinar) .3770 For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., pur­ ations from Switzerland to the blecoin” backed by the U.S. dollar. project in 2019, at the time envi- Britain (Pound) 1.4056 chasing British pounds in Germany), check with Canada (Dollar) 1.2121 your local military banking facility. Commercial U.S. and said it plans to launch a A stablecoin is a digital currency sioning it as a stablecoin based on China(Yuan) 6.4516 rates are interbank rates provided for reference Denmark (Krone) 6.1471 cryptocurrency tied to the U.S. backed by real-world assets such a basket of national currencies. Egypt (Pound) 15.6611 when buying currency. All figures are foreign dollar later this year. as national currencies or other Since then, the effort has been Euro .8266 currencies to one dollar, except for the British Hong Kong (Dollar) 7.7678 pound, which is represented in dollars­to­ As part of the move, Diem said it commodities. scaled back considerably amid Hungary (Forint) 294.81 pound, and the euro, which is dollars­to­euro.) Israel (Shekel) 3.2931 is also withdrawing its application As the name implies, stable- regulatory and commercial back- Japan (Yen) 109.54 INTEREST RATES for a payment system license from coins are designed to not fluctuate lash. Kuwait (Dinar) .3010 Norway (Krone) 8.3467 Prime rate 3.25 the Swiss Financial Markets Au- wildly in value. That’s in sharp Wednesday’s announcement Philippines (Peso) 47.86 Interest Rates Discount rate 0.75 Poland (Zloty) 3.74 Federal funds market rate 0.06 thority, which it has not been able contrast to cryptocurrencies like represents a further scaling back Saudi Arabia (Riyal) 3.7506 3­month bill 0.02 to secure thus far. Bitcoin, whose value is not tied to a as Diem shifts focus to the U.S. Singapore (Dollar) 1.3325 30­year bond 2.41 WEATHER OUTLOOK FRIDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST FRIDAY IN EUROPE SATURDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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BY LOLITA C. BALDOR Such a change would be a major Associated Press reversal of military practice and a WASHINGTON — Reports of shift long sought by congressional sexual assaults across the U.S. lawmakers. Austin has given ser- military increased by a very small vice leaders 30 days to review the amount in 2020, a year when recommendation and come back troops were largely locked down to him with their input. for months as bases around the The military’s handling of sex- world grappled with the CO- ual assaults and other violence in VID-19 pandemic, according to the military has come under sig- U.S. officials. nificant scrutiny in the aftermath TIMOTHY HAMLIN/U.S. Army Officials familiar with the data of a series of violent crimes, in- A U.S. Army Stryker Mobile Gun System variant belonging to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, said sexual assault reports went cluding murders and suicides last fires at targets during a 2019 gunnery exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. up by about 1%, compared with year at Fort Hood, Texas. More the 2019 totals. They said the Ar- than two dozen Fort Hood soldiers my and Marine Corps saw slight died in 2020, including Spc. Va- increases in the number of re- nessa Guillen, who was killed by a US Army to retire older ports, while the Navy and Air fellow soldier. Force saw small decreases. Offi- Her death prompted an inde- cials spoke on condition of ano- pendent review, which found that nymity to discuss data not yet military leaders were not ade- Stryker vehicle variant made public. quately dealing with high rates of In 2019, there were more than sexual assault and harassment at BY JOHN VANDIVER technology. The system enabled neuver Short Range Air Defense 7,800 reported sexual assaults, up the post. The chairman of the in- Stars and Stripes Stryker brigades to support infan- system, known as M-SHORAD, from more than 6,000 the previ- dependent review panel told STUTTGART, Germany — trymen by destroying or sup- mounted on its Stryker A1 vehi- ous year. It is unclear how much members of Congress in a hearing The Army is eliminating the pressing hardened enemy bun- cles. of a role the pandemic played in earlier this year that the base Stryker Mobile Gun System, a ve- kers and sniper positions in urban The system will “defend ma- the small increase in assaults last leadership was focused on mili- hicle that played a large role dur- combat zones. neuvering forces against un- year. tary readiness, and “completely ing the wars in Iraq and Afghan- It was also the first Army sys- manned aircraft systems, rotary- While small, the increase is and utterly neglected” the sexual istan but proved vulnerable to tem fielded with an autoloader, wing and fixed-wing threats,” the likely to only fuel the escalating assault prevention program. As a roadside bomb attacks by insur- which the Army said became Army said in a statement. debate about the Defense Depart- result, he said, lower-level unit gents. costly to maintain over time. The Given concerns about the ment’s failure to reduce the num- commanders didn’t encourage The Army will divest itself of Stryker MGS was based on a flat- Stryker MGS vulnerabilities, Ar- ber of sexual assaults and harass- service members to report as- the Stryker variant by October bottom chassis that “was never my officials decided it was time to ment over the last decade or saults, and in many cases were 2022 in a move focused on freeing upgraded against more modern invest in other modernization ef- more. And it will do little to quash shaming victims or were actually up money for more modern sys- threats such as improvised explo- forts to improve the rest of its growing arguments that military the perpetrators themselves. tems. sive devices or anti-tank mines,” Stryker fleet. prosecutions of the crimes must Those conclusions have “This decision comes after a the Army said. “Decisions on when it is best to be taken away from commanders spurred military and defense comprehensive analysis high- In recent years, the Army has divest a system currently in the and turned over to civilians. leaders to pursue new solutions to lighted obsolescence and system- upgraded Stryker systems with force are not taken lightly,” Lt. Defense Secretary Lloyd Aus- the problem, which has stymied ic issues with the system’s dated more powerful weapons systems Gen. James F. Pasquarette, Army tin’s first directive after he took Pentagon officials for years. cannon and automatic loader,” designed partly in response to deputy chief of staff for pro- office in January ordered senior Formal reports of sexual as- the Army said. concerns about a more aggressive grams, said in a statement. “The leaders to look into their sexual saults have steadily gone up since Various other Stryker plat- Russia. Army has done its due diligence assault prevention programs, and 2006, including a 13% jump in forms, including the Double V- In April, the Germany-based to ensure lethality upgrades will he later created an independent 2018 and a 3% increase in 2019 Hull, will continue to be support- 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Ar- remain intact to provide our panel to study the matter. That that included a much larger 9% ed, the Army said. tillery Regiment was the first to Stryker formations the capabili- panel has already recommended increase for the Air Force, ac- The Stryker Mobile Gun Sys- field a new mobile air defense ties they need in the future.” that decisions to prosecute ser- cording to Pentagon data. tem was developed in the early system that helps defend against vice members for sexual assault The 2019 report found that com-

2000s with what the Army at the threats while soldiers are on the [email protected] be made by independent author- manders took some kind of action time deemed state-of-the-art move. The unit will use the Ma- Twitter: @john_vandiver ities, not commanders. on close to two-thirds of the cases. Worker for contractor accused of selling US Air Force data Associated Press Miami-based aircraft mainte- he ran out of his home in Trabuco If convicted, the defendants ment reserved for “technical data SANTA ANA, Calif. — An em- nance company, according to a Canyon, south of Los Angeles, ac- could face a maximum sentence of of such military significance that ployee of a U.S. Department of De- statement from the U.S. Attor- cording to court filings. 10 years in federal prison, prose- release … may jeopardize an im- fense contractor and another man ney’s Office. Yousuf was not authorized to cutors said. portant technological or oper- were arrested Wednesday on sus- Yousuf, 43, earned more than sell the technical orders and Cha- The documents involved in the ational military advantage of the picion of participating in a scheme $130,000 from selling the docu- vez was not authorized to receive case cover installation, operation, United States.” Chavez resold the to steal and sell sensitive U.S. Air ments to Marc Chavez, a Southern them, prosecutors said. maintenance and handling of Air orders to customers for a profit, Force technical data, federal pros- California man who illegally re- Yousuf and Chavez are charged Force equipment and material, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. ecutors said. sold the data to his customers, the with one count each of theft of gov- according to the affidavit. Officials said investigators dis- Sarfraz Yousuf of Miramar, statement said. ernment property. It wasn’t im- Authorities said Yousuf sold 34 covered the scheme while looking Fla., is accused of acquiring 1,875 Chavez, 53, acquired the infor- mediately known if either man has Air Force technical orders to Cha- into a separate case involving the Air Force documents while work- mation on behalf of LTC Products, an attorney to speak on their be- vez for $2,170, including one illegal sale of government data by ing for Summit Aerospace Inc., a an aerospace data company that half. marked with a distribution state- a U.S. Navy employee. PAGE 4 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 WAR ON TERRORISM Congress gets few answers on Afghan stability in future BY LOLITA C. BALDOR working on it,’” said Alabama Rep. Associated Press Mike Rogers, the top Republican WASHINGTON — Defense offi- on the committee. “I’m of the opin- cials had few solid answers ion this should have been resolved Wednesday as frustrated lawmak- before you announced you were ers sought details on how the Unit- leaving.” ed States will keep the terrorist President Joe Biden announced threat from reemerging in Af- last month that all U.S. troops ghanistan after American and coa- would be out of Afghanistan by lition troops leave later this year. Sept. 11. There are at least 3,300 Under persistent questions American troops and special oper- from members of the House ations forces there now; hundreds Armed Services Committee, the more have gone in to provide secu- officials said discussions and ne- rity and logistical help for the gotiations are continuing on al- withdrawal. most every aspect of the pullout: Military leaders have said they ROBERT CLOYS/U.S. Air Force the post-withdrawal security of will monitor threats from “over A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle turns around in 2016 at Kandahar International Airport, Af­ Afghanistan, the training of Af- the horizon,” to ensure that al-Qai- ghanistan. A U.S. defense official said Kandahar Air Base was turned over to Afghan forces this week. ghan troops, intelligence collec- da and other groups cannot again tion, protections for Afghans who use Afghanistan as a base to have helped coalition troops and launch attacks against the U.S. But Kandahar: the potential for a U.S. diplomatic those leaders have provided few US troops leave airfield presence in the nation. details. The testimony from David Hel- Helvey acknowledged there are vey, acting assistant defense sec- no agreements yet with any of Af- without official handover ceremony retary for the Indo-Pacific, and ghanistan’s neighbors to allow the Brig. Gen. Matthew Trollinger, U.S. to base troops there or permit FROM PAGE 1 said Gen. Faqir Qowahi, com- field this spring, in an attack that deputy director for political and overflights into Afghanistan, in- move left Afghan officials uncer- mander of the military side of the U.S. forces said caused no injuries military affairs on the Joint Staff, cluding for surveillance. He said tain whether the U.S. left Tuesday Kandahar Airport. or damage to equipment. laid bare the lack of solutions so far the State Department is leading night or Wednesday morning. Massoud Pashtoon, the facili- The U.S. plans to fully withdraw on how the Biden administration the effort in talks with other coun- “The Americans have vacated ty’s director of civil aviation, also its 2,500-3,500 service members will monitor and possibly fight tries. their bases and they have left,” Al- told Stars and Stripes that U.S. from Afghanistan by Sept. 11. On threats in Afghanistan from “over Pressed by lawmakers on vi said. troops had left. Monday, U.S. Central Command the horizon.” whether the U.S. would stay long- An Afghan security official at Security has diminished in the said the withdrawal was 6-12% “What we’ve heard today is er in Afghanistan if needed to get the Kandahar airport confirmed province around the base since complete. when it comes to basing, when it all those solutions worked out, that U.S. troops left this week last year’s U.S.-Taliban deal and comes to the visas for these people Helvey said the withdrawal time- without a ceremony. subsequent drawdown of troops. who have helped us, when it comes line and the negotiations are on “They left in the night” and Fighting over the winter led to at- Stars and Stripes reporters Zubair Babakarkhail and Caitlin Doornbos contributed to this report. to training the Afghan forces going parallel tracks, “but are not link- there are no more U.S. forces in tacks on the city’s outskirts and [email protected] forward, we’re hearing, ‘We’re ed.” Kandahar, “not at this moment,” militants fired on Kandahar Air- Twitter: @jplawrence3 Plan to help Afghans who worked with US troops remains unclear

BY SARAH CAMMARATA House committee. out,” he said. Stars and Stripes “The DOD needs to do some work ... It Military translators and other Waltz asked Helvey what is WASHINGTON — House law- has to be a higher priority in these next contractors can apply for the visa preventing the Defense Depart- makers on Wednesday called for out of fear that insurgents could ment from evacuating interpret- an immediate increase in the four or five months as we head to target them and their families for ers, along with others, such as pol- number of special immigrant vi- working with Americans since iticians and school teachers who sas available for thousands of Af- September.” U.S. troops invaded Afghanistan “have stood with us.” ghan interpreters and translators in 2001 following the 9/11 terrorist “We are continuing to work who aided American forces and Adam Smith attacks. with our Afghan partners,” Hel- are now scrambling to escape House Armed Services Committee chairman The fiscal year 2020 National vey responded. their country in the midst of the Defense Authorization Act added But Waltz pressed for a com- U.S. drawdown. politico-military affairs, on how difficult for people to provide nec- 4,000 more visas to the program. mitment from Helvey to make But lawmakers also said they the Pentagon is working with the essary documentation. Yet almost 19,000 applications U.S. allies a priority. were uncertain whether they State Department and other agen- Yet lawmakers have stepped up were stalled as of September “These people who have stood could take the needed action cies to help Afghans who are wait- calls for President Joe Biden’s ad- 2019, according to the 2020 review with us are being hunted down as ahead of the annual defense bill ing for a visa that would offer safe ministration to protect interpret- of the program by the State De- we speak. They are being execut- that is typically used to boost the passage to the United States. ers, as well as other contractors, partment. ed. Their family’s lives are on the number of visas that can be is- “It doesn’t sound like we have a since he announced a plan to pull Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., a line,” the congressman said. sued. sufficient plan to protect” Af- out the remaining U.S. forces former Army Green Beret who Helvey said the Defense De- During a hearing of the House ghans and their families, Rep. from Afghanistan by Sept. 11. served multiple deployments in partment is working with other Armed Services Committee, law- Adam Smith, D-Wash., said at the “The DOD needs to do some Afghanistan, said one of the inter- agencies to provide support to in- makers grilled Defense Depart- hearing on the military’s plan to work. Whether it’s temporary preters with whom he worked terpreters and translators, but he ment officials David Helvey, act- depart from Afghanistan. protective status, whether it’s up- was executed along with mem- offered no clear answer on an ing assistant secretary of defense The visa program has long been ping the visas. It has to be a higher bers of his family for having docu- evacuation plan. for Indo-Pacific affairs, and Brig. criticized for bureaucratic ineffi- priority in these next four or five mentation that he needed to get

Gen. Matthew Trollinger, the ciencies and problems with the months as we head to Septem- the visa. [email protected] Joint Staff’s deputy director for application process that make it ber,” said Smith, chairman of the “We need to evacuate them Twitter: @sarahjcamm Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 5 PACIFIC Coast Guard cutter crew saves turtle en route to Guam

BY DANIEL BETANCOURT The Los Angeles stop is for re- Stars and Stripes supply and maintenance before the The Coast Guard cutter Freder- cutter heads across the Pacific, ick Hatch is mixing business with Evelyn mentioned in the email. fun in the sun as it makes its way to Positioning the trio of cutters at its new homeport on Guam, ac- Santa Rita, Guam, a U.S. island ter- cording to posts on the ship’s offi- ritory, is meant as a response to cial Facebook page. “coercive and antagonistic behav- The newly commissioned Senti- ior from China,” Coast Guard com- nel-class fast response cutter left mandant Adm. Karl Schultz said in Key West, Fla., in late April on an October 2019. approximately 70-day voyage to The Myrtle and Oliver have al- the U.S. island territory. There it ready saved mariners in distress, will join two other fast response intercepted narcotics and boarded cutters, Myrtle Hazard and Oliver several vessels to deter unregulat- Henry. ed fishing in Oceania. The fast-re- After transiting the Panama Ca- sponse cutters are conducting nal, the Frederick Hatch took part longer missions over greater dis- in unspecified law enforcement ac- tances than the older patrol boats tivity and watched passing dol- they are replacing. phins, according to a May 3 post. Each fast response cutter costs After a port call at Huatulco, about $65 million, according to a Mexico, a former fishing village March report by the Congressional turned tourist destination, it contin- Research Service. Forty of 64 cut- ued to Puerto Vallarta. Along the ters the Coast Guard has funded way, the crew stopped to rescue a U.S. Coast Guard are in service, according to the re- sea turtle entangled in trash, held Crew members of the Coast Guard cutter Frederick Hatch rescue a sea turtle entangled in trash following port. man-overboard and small-boat a port call earlier this month in Huatulco, Mexico. The Frederick Hatch, built in drills and found time for some fish- Louisiana by Bollinger Shipyards, ing, according to a post on May 7. The Frederick Hatch made rin Evelyn from 14th Coast Guard ter’s May 3 Facebook post. carries a crew of 24. Their families On Sunday, the cutter’s last night these port calls in Mexico to refuel, District in Hawaii said by email In Los Angeles, the Frederick will join them in Guam, according in Mexico, the Puerto Vallarta Na- resupply and to let crew members Thursday to Stars and Stripes. Hatch crew was welcomed by a to the Coast Guard. vy League hosted a reception for stretch their legs after a difficult Evelyn could not provide details pod of gray whales and a seal rest- the crew filled with plenty of food Panama Canal transit, Coast Guard on Thursday about the law enforce- ing at their anchored ship, accord- [email protected] and a beautiful view. public affairs officer Lt. Cmdr. Ka- ment activity referenced in the cut- ing to a Thursday post. Twitter: @Beta_Stripes PAGE 6 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 MILITARY DOD seeks 85 F-35s in next year’s budget

BY TONY CAPACCIO lay in completing combat testing, Bloomberg uncertainty over when a decision The Biden administration will authorizing full-rate production seek $11 billion to buy 85 Lock- will take place and growing con- ALEX SKRIPNICHUK/U.S. Army heed Martin F-35 jets in the com- cerns about the jet’s roughly $1.72 Paratroopers take a pause as they pull an Arctic shelter during an assault exercise at Donnelley Training ing fiscal year, tracking a plan trillion “life-cycle” cost, which in- Area, Alaska, on Feb., 11. outlined last year by the Trump clude acquisition and mainte- administration, according to a nance and operations over dec- U.S. official. ades. Thermal: Army to test warming methods With a $715 billion budget re- The Block 4 upgrade program’s quest for fiscal year 2022, the Pen- $14 billion estimated cost is more should prepare for Arctic deploy- and comes amid concerns that tagon had considered increasing expensive than many Army, Navy FROM PAGE 1 ments and how to deal with cold- melting Arctic sea ice will lead to the quantity of next-generation and Air Force acquisition pro- studies have shown that occlusion weather injuries. increased competition for re- fighters it planned to buy but de- grams. training could increase normal “This is going to be a significant sources. Russia has expanded cided to instead focus on using ad- With the F-35 essentially a fly- blood flow. The Army is expected update to the Army’s medical military operations in the region, ditional funding to upgrade the ing computer, keeping the jet’s to investigate next year whether guidance on cold weather,” Cas- and China, which doesn’t border F-35 with new capabilities every upgrades on track and adequately the technique can be used to im- tellani said. “We are particularly the Arctic, is seeking a foothold by six months, the official said. funded are more important to the prove hand function in cold focused on the treatment sections. calling itself a near-Arctic state. “It’s not unusual for a new ad- Biden Pentagon than increasing weather. We are also adding new guidance In its 2018 Arctic policy docu- ministration’s first budget to quantities of current model air- The team also is examining the derived from significant data ment, Beijing said it has “rights in change relatively little from its craft that will need to be eventu- effect of a cocoa-based flavanol findings on performance in cold, respect of scientific research, predecessor,” J.J. Gertler, a mil- ally upgraded, Stacy Cummings, supplement, the Army said. wet environments, like swamps navigation, overflight, fishing, itary aviation analyst for the non- the acting undersecretary for ac- “The researchers are now test- and bogs.” laying of submarine cables and partisan Congressional Research quisition and sustainment, told a ing if taking this supplement The effort comes as the Army pipelines in the high seas and oth- Service, said in an email. “But us- Senate Armed Services subcom- could increase blood flow to the makes the Arctic more of a focus. er relevant sea areas in the Arctic ing the prior number for FY 22 mittee last month in written testi- hands and fingers, improving In March, the service announced Ocean,” and has “rights to re- adds fuel to the idea that the big mony. hand dexterity in the cold,” the a new strategy for the High North, source exploration and exploita- changes for the program will Upgrading the F-35’s hardware Army said. dubbed “Regaining Arctic Dom- tion.” come in ‘23,” he said. and software systems “through The work is part of a broader inance.”

At an estimated cost of $398 bil- the Block 4 modernization effort push by the service to update 2005 The plan calls for specially [email protected] lion, the F-35 is America’s biggest is critical for ensuring our war- health guidelines on how soldiers trained Arctic combat brigades Twitter: @john_vandiver weapons program, a critical part fighters remain equipped with the of U.S. and allied efforts to up- best tools available,” Cummings grade their armed forces. Yet wrote. “The department has pri- while the $715 billion defense oritized modernization to keep Germany: Fully vaccinated travelers budget number is public, the Pen- these capabilities on track, work- tagon hasn’t yet detailed how that ing to provide a stable, realistic will be spent and there is no for- funding baseline.” from US will not need to quarantine mal release date yet from the Of- “Accelerating or increasing fice of Management and Budget. procurement quantities” of earli- BY KARIN ZEITVOGEL The rules apply to anyone who tries are required to quarantine The Defense Department “will er F-35 variants “is counterpro- Stars and Stripes has spent 10 days immediately for five days, and those traveling respond to questions on the spe- ductive and wastes scarce re- KAISERSLAUTERN, Germa- preceding travel in the U.S. or any to Germany from 10 countries cifics of the budget request after it sources as such planes will need ny — People traveling to Germany other risk area. where coronavirus variants are is submitted,” Laura Seal, a spo- to be pulled from the flight line from the U.S. do not need to quar- The U.S. was lowered from a known to be circulating must keswoman for the department’s and retrofitted when Block 4 ca- antine if they are fully vaccinated “high incidence” to “risk” area by quarantine for 14 days, with no F-35 joint program office, said in pabilities deliver,” she added. against coronavirus, can show RKI in early March, as vaccina- possibility of testing out. an email. The “JPO doesn’t have Among the Block 4 areas that they have recovered from CO- tion campaigns picked up across Brazil, India and eight countries anything to provide in advance.” need additional funding — U.S. VID-19 or produce a negative test the country. The risk categoriza- in southern Africa are on RKI’s The number of F-35s sought by taxpayers and allied partners are result, the health ministry in Ber- tion is the lowest health threat lev- list of countries where variants the administration, as well as absorbing a $444 million overrun lin said Thursday. el in RKI’s ranking system. are known to be circulating. spending on upgrades to the na- caused by Lockheed Martin sub- “Proof of vaccination or of re- As of Tuesday, 46% of Ameri- France, a popular travel destina- tion’s nuclear arsenal, the Navy contractor issues on a key hard- covery from COVID-19 can re- cans had received at least one tion for many U.S. service mem- shipbuilding budget and ques- ware upgrade called TR3 that’s place a negative test certificate dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the bers and their families in the Kai- tions over whether the Army will the first step to increasing the and exempt you from quarantine fourth highest vaccination rate in serslautern area, is a high inci- absorb major cuts to its modern- power and memory of the jet. on entry,” if arriving from a coun- the world after Israel, the United dence country. So are Bahrain, the ization plans will be the most Jessica Maxwell, a Pentagon try designated a risk area for the Kingdom and Bahrain, according Netherlands and Turkey, all of scrutinized issues in President spokeswoman, said in a statement virus by Germany’s infectious dis- to data compiled by Oxford Uni- which house U.S. military installa- Joe Biden’s first defense budget. that “the budget must balance eases agency, the Robert Koch In- versity’s Our World in Data team. tions. Of the 85 jets, 48 will be requested many factors to ensure our mili- stitute, the German Health Minis- Several countries with a U.S. The Czech Republic, which bor- by the Air Force, sticking to last tary can meet national defense try said on its website. military presence, including Af- ders the German state of Bavaria, year’s plan, according to the bud- objectives now and in the future.” A negative antigen or PCR test ghanistan, Belgium, Djibouti, Po- where some 38,000 U.S. troops, get data. The department “remains com- is still required by airlines before land and Romania are also consid- contractors and their families live, The so-called Block 4 upgrade mitted to using taxpayer dollars traveling, the health ministry said. ered risk areas by RKI and are was lowered from high incidence program on the F-35 has largely responsibly and acquiring F-35s Antigen tests must be no more covered by the same, eased entry to risk area in early May. escaped public scrutiny while the as affordably as possible while al- than 48 hours old and PCR tests no rules. jet continues to grapple with other so meeting current Warfighter more than 72 hours old on arrival But passengers arriving in Ger- [email protected] issues. Those include a major de- needs,” Maxwell said. in Germany. many from high incidence coun- Twitter: @stripeszeit Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Paralympic hopefuls in Japan face restrictions

BY SETH ROBSON team’s flag at the Beijing games in Stars and Stripes 2008. TOKYO — Athletes in Japan for “It showed me how much ability pre-Olympic and Paralympic there is in my disability,” she said. competition spend most of their Experience in Iraq is something time in hotel rooms and train only a Stockwell draws on during races. few hours each day, according to a “When I’m on a racecourse and disabled Iraq War veteran prepar- I’m trying to push myself a little ing to race in Yokohama on Satur- harder, I think that I’m one of the day. lucky ones and I think about those The limits on the athletes’ move- who made the ultimate sacrifice,” ments are part of the Japanese she said. “It gives me that extra government’s effort to stem the push to get to the finish line.” coronavirus’ spread ahead of the A mother of two who fuels up for coming summer games. Tokyo is competition with oatmeal, bread, experiencing a wave of new infec- and peanut butter, Stockwell has a tions that started in early April. team of supporters who had hoped Yamashita Park, just south of to be with her in Japan. Instead, the Japanese capital, is hosting they will watch on television. Sat- World Triathlon Championship urday’s race will be shown live by Series and World Triathlon Para Japanese broadcaster NHK from Series races in the leadup to the 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. games in July. Stockwell traveled with U.S. ser- One of those who will compete is vice members on her flight to Ja- former Army lieutenant and 2016 pan and hopes members of the mil- Paralympic paratriathlon bronze itary community will be rooting for medalist Melissa Stockwell. her. The 41-year-old Colorado native TRAVIS MENDOZA/U.S. Navy Race organizers have barred deployed to Iraq in March 2004 Former Army soldier Melissa Stockwell speaks to injured service members at San Diego’s Balboa Naval spectators from Yamashita Park with the 1st Cavalry Division out of Medical Center in 2010. Stockwell is in Japan for the World Triathlon Para Series race. during the event and have asked Fort Hood, Texas, and lost a leg people not to gather and cheer about a month later to a roadside said. “We are all happy to be here half-mile swim, 13-mile cycle and Stockwell was taken to the 31st along the course route, which runs bomb in Baghdad. She was the first and be racing and this kind of 3.1-mile run during the Yokohama Combat Support Hospital in Bagh- through surrounding neighbor- female American soldier to lose a comes with it.” race, which is a qualifying event dad’s Green Zone for initial sur- hoods. limb in the Iraq War. Stockwell said she expects ath- for the Paralympics, she said. gery before a flight out of Balad Air Competitors will next head to Since arriving in Japan on Tues- letes’ restrictions will be the same Ranked in the top six triathletes Base to Landstuhl Regional Medi- England for another paratriathlon day, Stockwell, who was medically during the Olympics, which run worldwide in her class, Stockwell cal Center, Germany, and another before the final qualifying event in retired from the Army in 2005, and July 23-Aug. 8, and the Paralym- said she was physically fit before back to the States, she said. Wisconsin June 27 other athletes have been stuck in pics, slated for Aug. 24.-Sept. 5. her injury but not a competitive “Losing a leg, you’re not sure Athletes are grateful that the their hotel rooms in Yokohama’s Tokyo, Osaka and its neighbor- athlete. what life will be like,” she said. Olympics and Paralympics are go- Chinatown and only allowed to ing prefectures of Hyogo and Kyo- The attack that cost her a leg “You’re not sure about independ- ing ahead despite the pandemic, leave at set times for training in a to are under a state of emergency happened on a routine convoy. ence and whether you can be an Stockwell said. pool or on stationary bikes and until May 31 in which some busi- There was a big explosion and a lot athlete again.” “All of us racing want to be back treadmills. Food is left at the ath- ness hours are curtailed, alcohol of blood. Sports were a big part of her re- here later this year,” she said. letes’ doors, she said during a sales are reduced, and employees “My leg had been severed, but I covery, Stockwell said. She was phone interview Thursday. are encouraged to work from didn’t know it,” she said. “There the first Iraq veteran to compete in Stars and Stripes reporter Hana Kusumoto contributed to this report. “It’s not optimal, but everyone home. wasn’t a lot of intense pain until the the Paralympics. She swam frees- [email protected] who is here has to deal with it,” she The triathletes will complete a medic put a tourniquet on.” tyle and butterfly and carried the Twitter: @SethRobson1 CDC discovers three variants ‘of concern’ from Guam samples Stars and Stripes Health and Social Services on put more strain on health care re- fornia variant first appeared in a minors ages 12 to 17, effective im- Three COVID-19 variants “of Wednesday. sources, lead to more hospitaliza- batch received March 19, while mediately. On Monday, the Food concern” have been identified Of those, four were identified as tions, and potentially more the U.K variant showed up in a set and Drug Administration ap- among a handful of coronavirus the United Kingdom variant, one deaths.” received May 3. proved the two-shot Pfizer vac- samples collected on Guam this was the California variant and one So far, the CDC said, studies “It has been verified that none cine for that age group. A CDC ad- spring, according to the U.S. terri- was the South African variant. suggest that all authorized vac- of the patients who tested positive visory panel has since endorsed tory’s Joint Information Center. “These variants seem to spread cines are effective against these with the variants were fully im- the FDA decision. Seven samples taken in March more easily and quickly than oth- variants; however, more studies munized with the COVID-19 vac- The island has recorded 8,063 and April underwent genome se- er variants, which may lead to are underway. cine,” the information center said COVID-19 cases and 139 deaths quencing by the Centers for Dis- more cases of COVID-19,” the cor- To date, Guam has submitted 86 Wednesday. during the pandemic. ease Control and Prevention, onavirus respiratory disease, the COVID-19 samples to the CDC for Guam announced on Thursday which returned the results to CDC said on its website. “An in- genome sequencing, according to that it is expanding eligibility for [email protected] Guam’s Department of Public crease in the number of cases will the information center. The Cali- the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Twitter: @StarsAndStripes PAGE 8 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 VIRUS OUTBREAK US deaths fall to lowest level in 10 months

Associated Press more than a quarter-million in early rus deaths.” Indiana reported one at the rate that it could, and that has ty are cautiously optimistic, con- COVID-19 deaths in the United January. COVID-19 fatality Tuesday. Kan- been achieved," he said. “We have in cerned about the many people who States have tumbled to an average of The last time U.S. deaths from the sas, which peaked at 63 reported effect tamed the virus.” have decided against getting vacci- around 600 per day — the lowest lev- pandemic were this low was in early deaths on Dec. 22, has been in the About 45% of the nation's adults nated or have grown lax in guarding el in 10 months — with the number of July of last year. The number of peo- single digits since February and are fully vaccinated, and nearly 59% against infections. The county has lives lost dropping to single digits in ple with COVID-19 who died topped seen multiple days with just one vi- have received at least one dose, ac- recorded just three confirmed cases well over half the states and, on out in mid-January at an average of rus-related death. cording to the Centers for Disease in the last two weeks, according to some days, hitting zero. more than 3,400 a day, just a month Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious Control and Prevention. This week, Johns Hopkins data. Confirmed infections have fallen into the biggest vaccination drive in disease specialist at Johns Hopkins Pfizer's vaccine won authorization “What I’m afraid of is people be- to about 38,000 per day on average, the nation's history. University, said that vaccinations for use in 12- to 15-year-olds, a move lieving this whole thing is over and their lowest mark since mid-Sep- The Boston Herald put a huge ze- have played a crucial role even as that could make it easier to reopen you don’t have to worry about it any tember. While that is still cause for ro on its front page Wednesday un- the nation struggles to reach herd the nation's schools. more,” Dean said. “I think compla- concern, reported cases have plum- der the headline “First time in near- immunity. “The primary objective Physicians like Dr. Tom Dean in cency is our biggest threat right meted 85% from a daily peak of ly a year state has no new coronavi- is to deny this virus the ability to kill South Dakota’s rural Jerauld Coun- now.” US military relaxes restrictions for those vaccinated in Japan BY JOSEPH DITZLER to take a vaccine,” he said. “I am ve- Stars and Stripes ry mindful that you have a personal TOKYO — U.S. military bases in choice to get the vaccine.” Japan are starting to adjust their Friedel also said an “effort be- coronavirus restrictions to give hind the scenes” could bring the their vaccinated population leeway Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to the to travel and take part in activities base in the next month. The two- that were off-limits during the pan- shot vaccine is approved by the demic. Food and Drug Administration for None of the U.S. commands in emergency use for children ages 12 Japan reported new cases of CO- to 17, though Friedel said it may be VID-19, the coronavirus respirato- limited at Misawa in the near term ry disease, by 6 p.m. Thursday. In to recipients ages 16 to 18. South Korea, the U.S. military an- On Thursday, Marine Corps Air nounced Thursday that another 10 Station Iwakuni amended its travel service members tested positive af- restrictions to allow inoculated in- ter arriving from the United States dividuals to travel through 13 pre- since late April. fectures labeled the “Red Zone” AKIFUMI ISHIKAWA/Stars and Stripes In northeastern Japan, Misawa without having to quarantine after Petty Officer 1st Class Antonio Ledesma receives the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at Naval Air Facility Air Base commander Col. Jesse returning to the air station. Inocu- Atsugi, Japan, on May 7. Friedel designated 19 prefectures lated people may also “participate where vaccinated people may trav- in all off-base activities except bars, tancing and the basic list of off-lim- base posted May 7 on Facebook. Monday and Wednesday via the el but unvaccinated individuals nightclubs, and adult-only estab- its businesses like karaoke clubs, The now-familiar measures ap- Patriot Express. may not, according to a base Face- lishments,” according to a base Pachinko parlors, onsens, bars, ply to all: social distancing, masks Another five service members book post Wednesday. Another 11 Facebook post. nightclubs, and adult-only estab- and frequent handwashing. tested positive after arriving at In- are off-limits to everyone at Mis- However, inoculated service lishments. The U.S. Army on Okinawa pub- cheon International Airport via awa and the remainder are open for members and Defense Depart- At Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, lished a similar list May 7 on Face- commercial flights on May 5, 7 and travel to anyone. ment civilian employees at the air vaccinated personnel are permit- book. It puts 12 categories off-limits 8, according to USFK. Talking Thursday on American station south of Hiroshima must ted inside movie theaters again and to unvaccinated people, mostly in- Eight tested positive on their first Forces Network Radio, Friedel said have approval from a lieutenant six other categories of indoor activ- door activities that include orga- mandatory test prior to entering the decision springs from an evi- colonel in command or a designat- ities that are denied the non-vacci- nized sports, group physical train- quarantine, and two were positive dence-based risk assessment. The ed authority to travel to the Red nated. ing, martial arts and festivals with on the test required to exit quaran- risk of acquiring and spreading the Zone. Vaccinated individuals may dine large crowds. tine, according to USFK. All 10 coronavirus is lower for vaccinated Anyone not vaccinated is barred indoors; visit tourist attractions, In South Korea, U.S. Forces Ko- were quarantined at either Osan or people, he said. from the Red Zone, according to the festivals and concerts; swim at in- rea said five service members test- Camp Humphreys. “This is not something you base, and is prohibited from attend- door pools or go bowling; and other ed positive for COVID-19 after ar- should consider as a punishment at ing mass gatherings, large groups, activities, according to updated riving at Osan Air Base from the [email protected] all, or an incentive to try and get you activities that prevent social dis- health protection measures the United States on April 26, May 5, Twitter: @JosephDitzler US sees unemployment claims drop to 473,000, a new pandemic low

Associated Press from a revised 507,000 a week grown more confident and, on able to staff up as quickly as they ed the actual volume of job cuts. WASHINGTON — The num- earlier. The number of weekly average, are flush with cash af- would like. In April, employers added ber of Americans seeking unem- jobless claims — a rough mea- ter limiting their spending dur- Economists monitor weekly 266,000 jobs, far fewer than ex- ployment benefits fell last week sure of the pace of layoffs — has ing the pandemic. Stimulus jobless claims for early signs of pected and a sign that some busi- to 473,000, a new pandemic low fallen significantly from a peak checks have also bolstered many where the job market is headed. nesses struggled to find enough and the latest evidence that few- of 900,000 in January. Instead of bank accounts. Since the pandemic, though, workers. The surprisingly low er employers are cutting jobs as cutting jobs, many employers Now, more Americans are these numbers have become a gain raised concerns that busi- consumers ramp up spending are struggling to attract enough venturing out to shop, travel, less reliable barometer than nesses may find it hard to hire and more businesses reopen. applicants for open positions. dine out and congregate at en- they normally are. States have quickly as the economy keeps Thursday’s report from the With hiring up, vaccinations tertainment venues. The reo- struggled to clear backlogs of improving and that regaining Labor Department showed that increasing and the economy ac- pening has proceeded so fast unemployment applications. pre-pandemic employment lev- applications declined 34,000 celerating, consumers have that many businesses aren’t yet And suspected fraud has cloud- els could take longer than hoped. Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 9 NATION US agents see more singles crossing border

BY ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON attention, single adults represent Associated Press a growing number of border en- LA JOYA, Texas — Parents counters, nearly two of every emerge from the brush into a three in April. They are less likely baseball field, carrying exhausted to surrender to authorities than children. Border Patrol agents families and children, making dictate orders: Families with them less visible. GREGORY BULL/AP young children in one line and un- The Border Patrol’s 173,460 to- Migrants arrive at an intake area after turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.­Mexico border on accompanied children in another. tal encounters in April were up 3% Wednesday, in La Joya, Texas. The smallest of three lines is for from March, marking the highest single adults. level since April 2000. The num- ended in expulsions under pan- massive attention on families and said. The scene Tuesday night in La bers, released Tuesday, are not di- demic-related authority that be- unaccompanied children con- While agents try to count how Joya, a town of about 4,000 people, rectly comparable because most gan under former President Do- sumes agents’ time and has creat- many people elude capture, Fish- plays out nightly in Texas’ Rio of those stopped were quickly ex- nald Trump and continued under ed an opening for single adults and er thinks it would be “a guess at Grande Valley, presenting Joe Bi- pelled from the country under fed- Biden. drug smugglers to elude author- best” in the Rio Grande Valley, the den with one of the most serious eral pandemic-related powers Biden, however, exempts unac- ities. busiest corridor for illegal cross- challenges of his young presiden- that deny rights to seek asylum. companied children from expul- Michael Fisher, the Border Pa- ings. Its often thick brush has tra- cy — high numbers of migrants Being expelled carries no legal sion, allowing them to stay in the trol chief from 2010 to 2015, said ditionally not had many sensors, crossing the U.S.-Mexico border consequences, so many people try U.S. while pursuing asylum some agency leaders have told and many families and children to seek asylum. April was the sec- to cross multiple times. claims. Families with young chil- him that agents are spending 40% cross in large groups. The Border ond-busiest month on record for Single adults — more than half dren are also often released in the less time patrolling and more on Patrol’s most trusted method of unaccompanied children encoun- of them from Mexico — drove the U.S. while their cases wind “processing, doing meals” and du- counting how many people get tered at the border, following increased activity. The Border Pa- through the bottlenecked immi- ties related to the increased num- away relies on observing tiny hu- March’s all-time high. trol had 108,301 such encounters gration courts. bers of children. man traces: dusty footprints, torn But while asylum-seeking fam- in April, up 12% from March. Some current and former bor- “The line is very thin right now, cobwebs, broken twigs, overturn- ilies and children dominate public Nearly nine of 10 adult encounters der enforcement officials say and the cartels exploit that,” he ed pebbles. Line of challengers 7 charged after mummy await Cheney after of spiritual leader found Associated Press shrine” and “have what appears to DENVER — Prosecutors have be glitter type makeup on around House GOP ouster charged seven people after the the eyes,” according to the affida- mummified body of the leader of a vits. Investigators searched an Associated Press from a retired Army colonel to a spiritual group called Love Has SUV on the property and said the CHEYENNE, Wyo. — For pro- rural kombucha brewer, is on the Won was found decorated with backseat was laid down in a posi- Trump Republicans, removing minds of Cheney allies and oppo- Christmas lights and glitter in tion “consistent with someone Rep. Liz Cheney from House GOP nents alike. what appeared to be a shrine in a transporting the mummified re- leadership was relatively easy. “There’s going to be an awful lot southern Colorado home. mains.” Booting her from office will be an- of them. It’s probably going to split Amy Carlson, 45, who was Two children — a 13-year-old other matter. the vote,” observed Mark Falk, a known as “Mother God” by her girl and a 2-year-old boy — were The rush to punish Cheney for Cheyenne resident planning to followers, was found dead in a in the home at the time, which pre- her criticism of former President vote against Cheney. home in the tiny, rural town of sumably led to the child abuse Donald Trump and his loyalists is Trump has promised to endorse Moffat on April 28, according to charges. The follower who report- drawing a cast of Wyoming pri- a Cheney challenger, but the win- arrest affidavits. Each of the de- ed the body also told investigators mary challengers so big it could dow of opportunity for Cheney’s Rep. Liz Cheney, R­Wyo. fendants is facing charges related that he was prevented from leav- ultimately help her win again next opponents to do much else to nar- to tampering with or abusing a ing the home with his son, prompt- year. Another boost for Cheney is row the field may have closed. A She’s since knocked off little- corpse as well as child abuse. ing a false imprisonment charge a pile of campaign money and a bill, backed by Trump’s son Do- known Republican and Demo- They appeared in court virtual- against one of the defendants. family legacy that has helped her nald Trump Jr. to institute pri- cratic opponents alike with ease, ly Wednesday to be advised of the According to the affidavits, the before. mary runoffs, failed in the Wyom- all while building up a formidable charges, which were filed May 6. sheriff’s office has received Still, there’s no doubt that her ing Legislature in March amid fundraising operation. From Ja- A coroner’s office has not said how “many complaints” from families campaign to call out Trump’s lies concerns about costs and making nuary through March, she or when Carlson died. across the country saying Love about fraud in the 2020 election is big changes to the election system brought in $1.5 million — her best One of Carlson’s followers, who Has Won is brainwashing people firing up opposition — in the proc- on short notice. quarter yet. has not been charged, told investi- and stealing their money. ess revitalizing old complaints Cheney, meanwhile, has proved Her national profile as a daugh- gators that he took in the group be- Carlson’s followers believe she about a politician some see as she can rebound from ignominy to ter of former Vice President Dick cause they needed a place to stay, communicated with angels and more in touch with Washington in- prevail in a crowded field of Re- Cheney doesn’t hurt. And she and he found the body in a back that she was leading them to a siders than Wyomingites. publicans — it’s how she first got could even get a boost from her bedroom when he returned home great awakening, The Denver Over a year remains before elected. After ditching an ill-re- status as Democrats’ new favorite from a trip to Denver. He called Post has reported. The group, Wyoming’s deadline to file for the ceived run for Senate in 2014, she Republican. Wyoming allows vot- police and said he believed the which established itself in south- August 2022 Republican primary, came back to run for the House in ers to register at the polls, and its group had brought Carlson’s body ern Colorado in 2018, offers “spiri- but already at least six Republi- 2016, winning almost twice as Democrats often switch affiliation to his home from California. tual intuitive ascension sessions” cans plan to run against her. many votes as the runner-up in a to vote in a hotly contested Repub- “The mummified remains ap- and sells spiritual healing prod- The growing scrum, ranging nine-way primary. lican primary. peared to be set up in some type of ucts online. PAGE 10 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 NATION Furious officials act fast on street racing Cities see surge in illegal activity amid pandemic

BY ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old moth- er of two, was driving home in sub- urban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle car who was allegedly street racing crashed into her head-on, killing her. Sanford was remembered by friends as kind and thoughtful, but now she will also be remembered THOMAS PEIPERT/AP for something else: a new state law A driver warms up before a race that requires jail time for all convic- at Bandimere Speedway west of tions for drag racing and stunt driv- Denver this month. The Colorado ing. State Patrol runs a program in Across America, illegal drag rac- hopes of luring racers away from ing has exploded in popularity since public areas to a safer and more controlled environment. the coronavirus pandemic began, with dangerous upticks reported from Georgia and New York to New ANNA SPOERRE, THE OREGONIAN/AP of volatile demonstrations, while Mexico and Oregon. Street racers gather on an August 2018 evening in a parking lot in Portland, Ore. Across America, police our staffing numbers have dwin- Street racers block roads and are confronting illegal drag racing, whose popularity has surged since the coronavirus lockdowns began. dled,” said acting Lt. Michael Ro- even interstates to keep police away Drivers have blocked off roads to race and to etch donut patterns on pavement with their souped­up cars. berts, who is tasked with addressing while they tear around and perform illegal street racing. “We often do stunts, often captured on videos that are fighting back with new laws. mously approved the measure, set- “Racing up and down our streets not have the bandwidth to address go viral. Packs of vehicles, from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed ting it up for a floor vote. is so deadly, especially while more the street racer calls.” souped-up jalopies to high-end the bill named for Sanford last week In Mississippi, Republican Gov. kids, seniors, pedestrians and cy- In Denver, police have deployed a sports cars, roar down city streets, after it passed the General Assemb- Tate Reeves signed into law in clists are out during this pandemic,” helicopter to track races, closed through industrial neighborhoods ly. Besides mandating at least 10 March a bill that allows state troop- said Albuquerque Mayor Tim Kell- lanes often used by racers and sent and down rural roads. days of jail time for all drag racing ers to respond to incidents in cities. er. officers to places where racers Experts say TV shows and movies convictions, the measure requires On New Year’s Eve, drivers blocked Street racing in an industrial meet. On April 3, a mother was glorifying street racing had already people convicted a third time within traffic on an interstate highway in neighborhood of Portland, Ore., killed when a street racer broadsid- fueled interest in recent years. five years to forfeit their vehicles. Jackson, the state capital, for an scares people who work there. A ed her car in downtown Denver. Then shutdowns associated with “This illegal activity is very dan- hour while they spun out and did do- motorcyclist was killed last month In one of the most notorious inci- the pandemic cleared normally gerous,” the Republican governor nuts, etching circles in the pave- in a crash that police said apparently dents, hundreds of street racers clogged highways. said at a bill-signing ceremony. ment. Even though the highway pa- involved racing. clogged a stretch of interstate in Those with a passion for fast cars “Our goal is simple: to protect every trol headquarters was nearby, Kathryn, an employee in the nearby Aurora on March 7 while often had time to modify them, and family in every community.” troopers couldn’t respond because neighborhood’s Portland French they raced and cruised. Police to show them off, said Tami Eggles- In New York City, authorities re- they were prohibited from handling Bakery, says the roadside and its 2- warned other motorists to stay away ton, a sports psychologist who par- ceived more than 1,000 drag racing incidents in cities with over 15,000 mile straightaway are littered with amid reports of guns being bran- ticipates in legal drag racing. complaints over six months last people. alcohol containers on Mondays af- dished and fireworks going off. “With COVID, when we were year — a nearly fivefold increase In Arizona, the state Senate has ter weekends of racing and stunts. The events have given more ur- separated from people, I think peo- over the same period in 2019. passed a bill to impose harsher pe- Spray-painted lines mark start and gency to a long-standing effort by ple sort of bonded in their interest “Illegal street racing puts lives at nalties. It now awaits a House vote. finish lines. Parking lots are scarred the Colorado State Patrol to lure groups,” said Eggleston, who is also risk and keeps us up at night,” said Under an ordinance approved in by circular tire tracks or completely street racers to a safer environment. the provost of McKendree Universi- New York state Sen. Brad Hoylman. March by the Phoenix City Council, eroded in places by spinning tires. The agency's “Take it to the Track” ty, a small college in suburban St. “While there’s been less traffic dur- police can impound a car involved in “A lot of the employees are afraid program features weekly contests Louis. “So that need to want to so- ing the pandemic, some drivers street racing or reckless driving for to go anywhere near them, honestly. at Bandimere Speedway, in the foot- cialize and be around other people have used this as an opportunity to up to 30 days. Meanwhile, the death There’s been a couple of shootings,” hills west of Denver. brought the racers out.” treat our streets like a NASCAR toll climbs. On May 2, a 28-year-old said Kathryn, who didn’t want her “You can bring out whatever you But people have been killed. The speedway.” woman was killed in Phoenix when last name used because she was have, be it a supercar or mom’s snarl of engines and traffic tie-ups The Democratic lawmaker has astreet racer crashed into her car. A worried about possible retaliation minivan, grandpa’s Buick,” Troop- have become huge annoyances. introduced legislation that would man was arrested on suspicion of from street racers. er Josh Lewis said at the racetrack Racers have been reported wielding authorize New York City to operate manslaughter. Portland police say they’re too last week. “And you can race a cop, guns and strewing beer cans in its speed cameras overnight and on Police in Albuquerque, N.M., overwhelmed to do much about it. and do so legally.” parking lots. weekends in hot spots for illegal handed out thousands of tickets for “The city of Portland has experi- Lewis then beat a Toyota SUV on Now, police in many cities are street racing. The Senate Transpor- speeding and racing since a crack- enced an enormous increase in our the quarter-mile track, reaching 88 stepping up enforcement, and states tation Committee recently unani- down began in October. shooting rate, a staggering amount mph in his Dodge Charger. Gas stations await relief from panic-buyers as pipeline restores service

The Washington Post somware hack — thought to be the the start-up period,” according to gas to $3.02 on Thursday, its high- tificial crunch, according to Pa- The nation’s largest fuel pipe- biggest known cyberattack on a company statement. est level since 2014 according to trick De Haan, head oil analyst at line may officially be back in ser- U.S. energy infrastructure — Despite warnings from govern- AAA. GasBuddy. The panic has driven vice, but much of the Southeast forced it offline last week. But the ment officials and experts, pan- Some signs of improvement up U.S. gas demand more than 11% was still waiting for relief Thurs- Alpharetta, Ga.-based company icked drivers have flocked to surfaced overnight in Atlanta; so far this week, De Haan tweeted. day after the panic buying that warned that it could be a few days pumps all over the Eastern U.S., Charlotte, N.C.; and Raleigh, N.C., On Wednesday, President Joe cleaned out more than half the gas before kinks in the supply chain draining more than 12,000 sta- which were among the hardest-hit Biden signed an executive order stations in Georgia, Virginia and are worked out. tions, including many that would metro areas. But as of Thursday aimed at shoring up the federal the Carolinas. “Some markets served by Colo- not otherwise have been affected morning more than 70% of sta- government’s digital defenses, to Colonial Pipeline announced nial Pipeline may experience, or by the pipeline hack. The height- tions in North Carolina remained guard against future attacks like Wednesday evening that it was continue to experience, intermit- ened demand also pushed the na- dry, and states as far as Delaware the one that tied up Colonial Pipe- restarting operations after a ran- tent service interruptions during tional average price for a gallon of and Kentucky were feeling the ar- line. Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 11 WORLD Hamas, Israel fighting escalates even amid talks

Associated Press madan on Thursday as militants ing past rounds of fighting. The of- clear reactor. In Gaza, a pall was cast over Eid GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Ha- fired one barrage of rockets after ficials met first with Hamas lead- In another sign fighting could al-Fitr, the holiday at the end of mas sent a heavy barrage of rock- another and Israel carried out ers in Gaza before holding talks escalate further, the Israeli mili- Ramadan’s month of daily fasting. ets deep into Israel on Thursday, waves of bone-rattling airstrikes. with the Israelis in Tel Aviv, two tary’s chief spokesman, Brig. Gen. It is usually a festive time when and Israel pounded Gaza with Since the rockets began Monday, Egyptian intelligence officials Hidai Zilberman, said forces were families shop for new clothes and more airstrikes. The relentless es- Israel has toppled three high-rise said. They spoke on condition of “preparing the option of a ground gather for large feasts. calation of hostilities came even as buildings that it said housed Ha- anonymity because they were not maneuver.” He told Israeli public Instead, Hamas urged the faith- Egyptian negotiators held in-per- mas facilities after warning civil- authorized to talk to the press. television station Kan that tanks, ful to mark communal Eid prayers son talks with the two sides, inten- ians to evacuate. Still, both Israel and Hamas armored personnel carriers and inside their homes or the nearest sifying efforts at mediation. Gaza’s Health Ministry said the seemed determined to press artillery were being readied “for mosques instead of out in the Previous fighting between Is- death toll has climbed to 87 Pales- ahead. this option for mobilization at any open, as is traditional. rael and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, in- tinians, including 18 children and Even as word came of the given moment.” Hassan Abu Shaaban tried to cluding a devastating 2014 war, eight women, with 530 people mediators’ presence, Gaza mili- But the level of forces was not lighten the mood by passing out was largely confined to the impov- wounded. Islamic Jihad con- tants fired a volley of some 100 believed to be strong enough yet candy to passers-by after prayers, erished and blockaded Palesti- firmed the deaths of seven mili- rockets nearly simultaneously, for a possible ground invasion. but acknowledged “there is no at- nian territory and Israeli commu- tants, while Hamas has acknowl- raising air raid sirens around Israeli Prime Minister Benja- mosphere for Eid at all.” nities on the frontier. But this edged 13 of its militants killed, in- southern and central Israel. min Netanyahu visited batteries of “It is all airstrikes, destruction round seems to be rippling farther cluding a senior commander. Is- There were no immediate re- the Iron Dome missile defense and devastation,” he said. “May and wider than at any time since rael says the number of militants ports of damage or casualties — system, which the military says God help everyone.” the 2000 Palestinian intifada, or dead is much higher. but the barrage appeared aimed at has intercepted 90% of the 1,200 In Gaza’s southern town of uprising. Seven people have been killed demonstrating that Hamas’ arse- rockets that have reached Israel Khan Younis, dozens of mourners While some rocket attacks have in Israel. Among them were a sol- nal was still full even after three from Gaza so far. marched through the streets car- reached the Tel Aviv area, Arab dier killed by an anti-tank missile nights of airstrikes and the killing “It will take more time, but ... we rying the bodies of an 11-year-old and Jewish mobs have rampaged and a 6-year-old child hit in a rock- of several Hamas leaders in- will achieve our goal — to restore and a 13-year-old killed when an through the streets, savagely beat- et attack. volved in the rocket program peace to the State of Israel,” he Israeli airstrike hit near their ing people and torching cars. Many world leaders have con- Wednesday. said. home Wednesday. Flights have been canceled or di- demned the violence and urged “The decision to bomb Tel Aviv, The previous evening, Israeli In Israel, rocket fire brought life verted away from the country’s restraint, and a visit by Egyptian Dimona and Jerusalem is easier TV reported that Netanyahu’s Se- to a standstill in southern commu- main airport. security officials was a significant for us than drinking water,” a curity Cabinet authorized a wid- nities near Gaza, but also reached Weary Palestinians, mean- development in international ef- spokesman for Hamas’ military ening of the offensive that the mil- as far north as the Tel Aviv area, while, somberly marked the end forts to bring about a cease-fire; wing declared in a video message. itary said has already hit 600 tar- about 45 miles away, for a second of the Muslim holy month of Ra- such efforts have been key to end- Dimona is the site of Israel’s nu- gets in Gaza. straight day. 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Judge accused of assault now faces ethics charges KNOXVILLE — A Ge- GA orgia judge accused of assaulting an inmate who he said repeatedly cursed at him during a hearing is now facing ethics charges, according to a state judi- cial agency. The Georgia Judicial Qualifica- tions Commission’s investigative panel alleges Crawford County Chief Magistrate Cary Hays III followed the inmate into a hallway after a December first appear- ance hearing, then grabbed him and pushed him against a wall while the man was handcuffed and restrained at his feet. Hays, who was sworn into office in 2017, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday that he did not injure the inmate “in any way.” “The inmate continued to curse me over and over and over and over again,” the newspaper quot- ed the judge as saying. “At some point, I’d just heard enough of it.” The man began cursing at Hays when the judge set his bond, ac- cording to the complaint. Police: Dunkin’ customer fatally punched by worker

TAMPA — Police said a CHARLIE NEIBERGALL/AP FL Dunkin’ store employee fatally punched a 77-year-old cus- tomer in Florida after the employ- Me and my shadow ee said the man repeatedly used a Frederick Kaehler, of Winona, Minn., rides up a ramp at Lauridsen Skatepark, on Tuesday, in Des Moines, Iowa. racial slur against him. The victim, a man who police Presidents George W. Bush, and THE CENSUS freeways early Tuesday until it did not name, was punched May 4 his father, George H.W. Bush, also burst into flames and the driver and died last Friday. That led to a had visited the farm. The approximate number of people from 18 states who ap- unsuccessfully tried to run away. manslaughter charge against Co- In 2019, Scamman Farm was 60 plied to relocate to West Virginia’s capital city through th Officers followed the truck- rey Pujols, 27, who worked at the named to the National Register of Charleston Roots program, according to officials. The program was launched trailer combo for about two hours store. Historic Places. The barn dated in April by the city and the Charleston Area Alliance to attract full-time employ- as rush hour traffic stacked up. Pujols told police that the man back to the 18th century. ed remote workers and those looking to fill high-demand jobs, officials said An ABC7 helicopter showed an was “extremely rude” and had Tuesday. Incentives include $5,000 toward initial expenses, as well as men- officer putting a spike strip in the called him a racial slur. Pujols, torship, networking and membership opportunities, news outlets reported. truck’s path and the vehicle soon Bear has close call on State residents could also receive $1,000 for recruiting family or friends. who is Black, said he confronted utility poles in border city slowed, but it continued on as a the man about the slur, at which fire developed in the wheel well of point the 77-year-old repeated it. DOUGLAS — Resi- East Patchogue, hit a parked car, port that the first-grader had dam- a flattened front tire. The slur was not described fur- AZ dents of an Arizona bor- crashed through a fence and aged some computer equipment The slow-moving truck finally ther by police. der city were left in disbelief by a drove into a backyard pool, police and that the mother would have to pulled off the freeway in Bellflow- A Tampa Police Department re- surprise visit from a bear. said. pay for it, officials said. The moth- er and the driver jumped out as port says after he was punched, The Arizona Game & Fish De- Perez, the sole occupant of the er reportedly told the staff mem- the cab burst into flames. The the victim fell backward and hit partment said the bear appeared car, was not injured, police said. ber that the girl was also causing driver was captured and firefight- his head on the concrete floor. Sunday in downtown Douglas. She was arrested on charges of damage at home, but she was ers extinguished the truck fire. Pujols was jailed Tuesday with- The animal climbed up two utility driving while ability impaired by afraid to spank the child. The out bail on a charge of aggravated poles and even sat on the wires. alcohol and drugs and criminal mother then asked whether a 12 winners share jackpot manslaughter of a person older State wildlife officials, Douglas possession of a controlled sub- school staff member could spank in ice guessing game than 65. police, the Cochise County Sher- stance. the girl, officials said. The staff iff’s Office and U.S. Border Patrol member explained that the moth- NENANA — The 12 Fire destroys barn at farm closed off U.S. Highway 191 and No charges for principal er would have to give permission AK winners of this year’s dating to 18th century tried to get the bear to leave. who spanked student, 6 in person and be present for the Nenana Ice Classic will get equal Authorities said the seemingly punishment, officials said. shares of the jackpot in Alaska’s STRATHAM — A fire unfazed bear eventually climbed CLEWISTON — A Flor- A video secretly taken by the favorite guessing game, an official NH destroyed a barn at a down and scampered off. FL ida elementary school mother and later turned over to said Tuesday. New Hampshire farm that’s been principal will not be prosecuted law enforcement shows the prin- Each ticket holder correctly the backdrop for political events Police say drunken driver for spanking a 6-year-old girl in cipal and staff member, both guessed the ice would go out 12:50 for Republican presidents and crashes into fenced pool front of her mother last month, of- women, holding the girl in place p.m. on Friday, April 30, said ice candidates through the years. ficials said. while the principal spanks her classic manager Cherrie Forness. The fire burned down the Scam- RONKONKOMA — A The State Attorney’s Office that three times. The mother can be The ticket holders will each get man Farm barn in Stratham. The NY Long Island woman covers Hendry County released a heard thanking the principal near $19,465.92 for guessing the exact fire broke out a little after 10:30 has been charged with drunken memo last Friday explaining that the end of the video, officials said. time when the ice would move p.m. Monday. Fire crews from nu- driving after she drove her car in- corporal punishment is legal in enough to trigger a mechanism merous towns responded. The to a backyard swimming pool, po- Florida and that the principal of Pursuit of reported stolen that stops a clock inside a tripod cause of the fire is under investi- lice said. Central Elementary School in Cle- U-Haul comes to fiery end set up on the Tanana River. gation, the Stratham Fire Depart- Samantha Perez, 24, was driv- wiston appeared to have explicit The event began in 1917 as a bet ment said. ing a Mazda in Ronkonkoma at permission from the child’s moth- BELLFLOWER — A among railroad engineers waiting In 2011, Mitt Romney an- about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday when er. CA reportedly stolen U- for river ice to break up. nounced at the farm that he was she failed to negotiate a turn, Suf- A school staff member called Haul truck towing a trailer was running for president. Former folk County police said. Perez, of the girl’s mother on April 13 to re- pursued on Southern California From wire reports Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 13 FACES Calling it a day Ellen DeGeneres to end TV talk show after 19 seasons

BY MARK KENNEDY Associated Press llen DeGeneres is calling time on her long-running talk show. E The daytime host, who has ERIC MCCANDLESS/AP seen a ratings hit after allegations of run- Caleb Kennedy, performing on “American Idol” May 9 in ning a toxic workplace, has decided that Los Angeles, has dropped out of the competition after a the upcoming 19th season will be the video circulated showing him sitting next to someone last, ending in 2022. It coincides with the wearing what appears to be a Ku Klux Klan hood. end of her contract. “You may wonder why I’ve decided to end after 19 seasons. The truth is, I al- Finalist Kennedy ways trust my instincts. My instinct told me it’s time,” a tearful DeGeneres said Wednesday during a taping for Thurs- exits ‘American Idol’ day’s show. Associated Press “I promise you that we’re going to A 16-year-old “American Idol” contestant has dropped have a fantastic final season. It will be a out of the singing competition after a video circulated of season where I truly get to say, ‘Thank him sitting next to someone wearing what appears to be a You. Thank you all.’ Every day will be a Ku Klux Klan hood. celebration,” she said. Caleb Kennedy, advanced into the Top 5, apologized for She used humor to lighten the mood the video on Twitter and Instagram on Wednesday, saying and the message. “it displayed actions that were not meant to be taken in that “In 1997, I knew it was time to come way.” out on my sitcom and live my truth,” De- Kennedy’s mother, Anita Guy, told the Herald-Journal Generes said, recalling a vivid, inspiring that the video was filmed when Kennedy was 12 and had dream in which a bird escaped its cage been taken out of context. She said Kennedy had been im- because it had to be free. itating characters from the film “The Strangers: Prey at “Recently, I had a dream that a bird, JOHN LOCHER/AP Night.” beautiful bird with bright red feathers, Ellen DeGeneres tapes an episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in 2016 in “It had nothing to do with the Ku Klux Klan, but I know came to my window and whispered, Burbank, Calif. DeGeneres, who has seen ratings plunge after allegations of that’s how it looks. Caleb doesn’t have a racist bone in his ‘You can still do stuff on Netflix,’” a running a toxic workplace, has decided her 19th season will be the last. body. He loves everyone and has friends of all races,” Guy deadpan DeGeneres said, drawing said. laughs from the virtual studio audience. hurtful to me,” they didn’t influence her million people this season, from 2.6 mil- In his post, Kennedy said: “I was younger and did not “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” which decision to leave the show, DeGeneres lion viewers to 1.5 million viewers. think about the actions, but that’s not an excuse. I wanna say started airing in 2003 and is distributed told The Hollywood Reporter. “I DeGeneres was the recipient of the sorry to all my fans and everyone who I have let down.” by Warner Bros., has a mix of dancing, wouldn’t have come back this season” if Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for The three-second video, which was sent on Snapchat, games and giveaways along with A-list they had, she said. American Humor in 2015 and the Presi- shows Kennedy leaning against a wood-paneled wall wear- celebrities. But the host, who built her “Although all good things must come dential Medal of Freedom under Barack ing a blue T-shirt and baseball cap. After one second, he brand on the motto “Be Kind,” opened to an end, you still have hope that the tru- Obama in 2016. In addition to her talk turns his phone to a friend sitting next to him whose face season 18 in September with a lengthy ly great things never will,” Mike Dar- show, she has had a hand in Fox’s “The was obscured — except for two cutouts for eyes — by what apology. nell, president of unscripted TV for War- Masked Dancer,” NBC’s “Ellen’s Game appeared to be a white KKK hood. Three of the show’s producers exited ner Bros., said in a statement Wednes- of Games” and HBO Max’s “Ellen’s ABC confirmed that Kennedy would no longer be part of over the summer amid allegations of a day. “It was and is an indelible piece of Next Great Designer.” the competition, adding that this Sunday’s episode will fea- dysfunctional workplace that harbored the television landscape, and it will be DeGeneres’ scripted TV show “Ellen” ture the top four finalists instead. misbehavior, including sexual miscon- sorely missed.” became a historic landmark in TV histo- The judges and host Ryan Seacrest have not publicly ad- duct and racially insensitive remarks. Nielsen data shows “The Ellen DeGe- ry in the 1990s when her character came dressed Kennedy’s departure. ABC has not indicated how While the allegations were “very neres Show” viewership dropped by 1.1 out as gay. the show will handle the news during Sunday’s episode. Universal Pictures International apologizes for male voice casting From wire reports characters played by Kevin Spacey, Javier thankful that we can address the situation but does plan to reveal its fall 2021 schedule Universal Pictures International is apol- Bardem, Jim Carrey and Woody Harrelson. on this film and prevent similar mistakes on Friday. ogizing for casting a male actor to voice La- The controversy led Universal Pictures from happening again on future projects,” verne Cox’s character in “Promising Young International, which handles distribution of the statement added. Actor Phylicia Rashad to lead Woman.” the movie in Europe, to issue an apology. It Howard College of Fine Arts The Italian premiere of the Oscar-win- also announced that it would work to fix the Acclaimed drama ‘This Is Us’ ning revenge thriller has been postponed to situation, thus changing the movie’s release Famed actor Phylicia Rashad is return- a later date, after a trailer of the Italian- date. ending with sixth season ing to her alma mater as the new dean of the dubbed version of the movie outraged some “We are deeply grateful to Laverne and It looks like this is the end for “This Is Howard University College of Fine Arts. viewers. the transgender community for opening our Us.” The longtime performer and Tony Award According to The Guardian, the since-re- eyes to a bias that neither we nor many in NBC’s Peabody Award-winning family winner, who role to cultural prominence as stricted clip showed a conversation be- our industry had recognized,” a spokesper- drama is coming to a conclusion with the Clair Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” grad- tween Cox’s character, Gail, and the film’s son told The Guardian. upcoming sixth season. uated magna cum laude from Howard with protagonist Cassie, played by Oscar-nomi- “While there was no malicious intent be- According to The Hollywood Reporter, a bachelor’s degree in fine arts in 1970. nated actress Carey Mulligan. hind this mistake, we are working diligently producers had long planned to close out the Rashad’s return to campus represents a The choice for the actor to give Gail her to fix it. We have begun redubbing Ms Cox’s show’s run during the 2021-22 broadcast reemergence of the fine arts college; the Italian voice, however, struck a chord voice with female actors in our internation- season. In 2019, when the network renewed College of Fine Arts was merged into the among viewers. In “Una Donna Promet- al territories and are pushing back release the Dan Fogelman-created series for three College of Arts and Sciences in the late ’90s. tente,” Cox’s character was voiced by 59- dates to ensure the correct version is avail- seasons, sources told the outlet that season Rashad, in a statement, said it was a “privi- year-old Roberto Pedicini, a male voice ac- able. six would likely be the last. lege” to play a role in “reestablishing the tor known as the official Italian voice of “We are sorry for the pain caused but are The network hasn’t confirmed the report College of Fine Arts.” PAGE 14 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 OPINION

Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander GOP, Dems should be nervous about 3rd-party effort Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander BY HENRY OLSEN by majorities of Republican voters. Repub- of writing in a candidate or voting for Liber- Special to The Washington Post lican dissidents may cite Trump’s character tarian nominee Jo Jorgensen. Such voters EDITORIAL ore than 100 Republicans, in- as their motivation for wanting to leave, but also backed Democrats in the key Arizona Terry Leonard, Editor cluding former officeholders many are also closer on key policy issues to and Georgia U.S. Senate races and many [email protected] and high-ranking staffers, re- President Joe Biden and his wing of the House races. These people would surely be portedly plan to create a third Democratic Party than they are to the GOP more comfortable in this new party than in a Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor M party if the GOP doesn’t pull back from its mainstream. Democratic Party that increasingly moves [email protected] embrace of former President Donald This is why any third-party effort would leftward on economics and culture. A new Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content Trump. That should worry Republicans — likely not attract many current Republicans. party that stands for the 2004-era Bush Re- [email protected] and Democrats, too. Even Republicans who share these views publican principles may draw more voters Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation These officials broadly represent a group are deathly afraid of Democrats and their from Democratic ranks than from Republi- [email protected] that is a significant minority within the elec- agenda. Third parties in the United States of- cans. torate. They tilt mildly to the right on eco- ten attract higher levels of support early in a This prospect should not, however, deter Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital nomics, are generally centrist on matters of campaign only to lose most of those voters as Republican leaders from trying to get these [email protected] culture and do not highly prioritize concerns they realize that their preferred candidate people back on board. The Republican Party from the religious right even if they nomi- won’t win. There aren’t enough dissatisfied, cannot gain control of the federal govern- BUREAU STAFF nally support them. Not so long ago, they anti-Trump Republicans to mount credible ment without attracting some people who were an important, perhaps even the ruling, challenges in safe GOP and winnable states did not vote for Trump. That includes ex- Europe/Mideast element in the GOP. They dominated Re- and seats. Ambitious Republican politicians panding the party’s appeal with working- Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] publican thinking during the George W. and large donors want to be winners, not class non-whites, but it also means getting +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 Bush administration and battled the tea par- spoilers. some former Republicans back in the GOP Pacific ty and their religious right allies in the early But winning may not be this effort’s goal. tent. A majority party in the United States is Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief 2010s. Even if this new party attracted only 3% to always a coalition, and that means the ardent [email protected] The rise of Trump changed that. 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Many of these people reject- New Hampshire and Florida. Had Nader not feel less comfortable living in. Unless the de- ed Trump from the start, refusing to endorse been on the ballot, Vice President Al Gore mand for this new party exceeds anyone’s CIRCULATION him and preferring to vote for Hillary Clin- likely would have won. A breakaway Consti- wildest expectations, they will have to de- ton or a third-party candidate. But Trump’s tutional Conservative Party, to give the ven- cide whether they would rather coexist with Mideast unexpected triumph sent them reeling even ture a name, could similarly determine the progressive, woke left or the Trumpist, Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager [email protected] further. which party controls the House and Senate. nativist right. 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[email protected] +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 these Republicans planning to leave the par- ries on this letter publicly announced they ty continue to tout, such as encouraging im- would vote for Biden last year, and surely Pacific Henry Olsen is a Washington Post columnist and a senior fellow migration and global trade, are not shared others followed George W. Bush’s example at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Mari Mori, [email protected] +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 CONTACT US COVID-19 forged manufacturing into something better Washington tel: (+1)202.886.0003 BY DREW GREENBLATT creation are exploding. Advanced tools are educating and training. 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COLLEGE FOOTBALL TENNIS AUTO RACING NCAA FCS Playoffs Italian Open na Williams (8), United States, 7-6 (6), 7-5. Drydene 400 lineup Championship Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic, def. NASCAR Cup Series Sunday, May 16 Wednesday Sofia Kenin (4), United States, 6-1, 6-4. Race Sunday At Frisco, Texas At Foro Italico Iga Swiatek (15), Poland, def. Madison At Dover International Speedway South Dakota St. (8-1) vs. Sam Houston Rome Keys, United States, 7-5, 6-1. Dover, Del. (9-0) Purse: Euro 2,082,960 Angelique Kerber, Germany, def. Simo- Lap length: 1.00 miles Surface: Red clay na Halep (3), Romania, 1-6, 3-3, ret. (Car number in parentheses) PRO SOCCER Men’s Singles Men’s Doubles Round of 32 1. (19) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, .000 mph. Round of 32 2. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, .000. MLS Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Spain, def. Matwe Middelkoop, Netherlands, and 3. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, .000. Cameron Norrie, Britain, 6-2, 6-3. Marcelo Arevalo-Gonzalez, El Salvador, 4. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, .000. def. Daniel Evans and Neal Skupski, Bri- EASTERN CONFERENCE Roberto Bautista Agut (10), Spain, def. 5. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, .000. Cristian Garin, Chile, 7-6 (5), 6-3. tain, 6-3, 6-2. 6. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, .000. WLTPts GF GA Dominic Thiem (4), Austria, def. Marton Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic (2), Croa- 7. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, .000. Fucsovics, Hungary, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-0. tia, def. Cristian Garin, Chile, and Alexan- 8. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, .000. Montreal 2 1 2 8 8 6 Lorenzo Sonego, Italy, def. Gianluca der Bublik, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 7-5. 9. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, .000. Mager, Italy, 6-4, 6-4. Fabio Fognini and Lorenzo Musetti, Italy, New England 2 1 2 8 6 6 10. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford, .000. Andrey Rublev (7), Russia, def. Jan-Len- def. Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Ca- 11. (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota, .000. NYCFC 2 1 1 7 9 3 nard Struff, Germany, 6-7 (7), 6-1, 6-4. bal (1), Colombia, 7-6 (7), 6-4. 12. (8) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, .000. New York 2 2 0 6 7 5 Alexander Zverev (6), Germany, def. Hu- Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Horacio 13. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford, .000. go Dellien, Bolivia, 6-2, 6-2. Zeballos (4), Argentina, def. Andres Molte- Orlando City 1 0 3 6 5 2 14. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, .000. Federico Delbonis, Argentina, def. David ni and Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 6-3, 15. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, .000. Nashville 1 0 3 6 6 4 Goffin (12), Belgium, 6-2, 6-1. 7-5. 16. (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, .000. Adrian Mannarino and Benoit Paire, Atlanta 1 1 2 5 5 4 Aslan Karatsev, Russia, def. Daniil Med- 17. (14) Chase Briscoe, Ford, .000. vedev (3), Russia, 6-2, 6-4. France, def. Andrea Vavassori and Loren- Columbus 1 1 2 5 3 3 18. (21) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, .000. Stefanos Tsitsipas (5), Greece, def. Ma- zo Sonego, Italy, 7-5, 4-6, 10-8. 19. (42) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, .000. ELAINE THOMPSON/AP Philadelphia 1 2 2 5 4 5 rin Cilic, Croatia, 7-5, 6-2. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Filip Polasek (3), 20. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, Slovakia, def. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germa- Inter Miami CF 1 2 2 5 5 7 Matteo Berrettini (9), Italy, def. John .000. Eastern Washington quarterback Millman, Australia, 6-4, 6-2. ny, and Alex de Minaur, Australia, 7-6 (5), 21. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, .000. Eric Barriere is a member of The Toronto FC 1 2 1 4 6 8 Denis Shapovalov (13), Canada, def. Ste- 5-7, 10-7. 22. (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, .000. D.C. United 1 3 0 3 4 9 fano Travaglia, Italy, 7-6 (2), 6-3. Raven Klaasen, South Africa, and Ben 23. (43) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, .000. Associated Press FCS Mclachlan, Japan, def. Maximo Gonzalez, Chicago 0 3 1 1 3 9 Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Jannik Sin- 24. (99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet, .000. ner, Italy, 7-5, 6-4. Argentina, and Fabrice Martin, France, 6-7 25. (37) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, .000. All­America team announced Cincinnati 0 2 1 1 2 10 Women’s Singles (7), 6-4, 10-6. 26. (7) Corey Lajoie, Chevrolet, .000. Wednesday. He’s also a finalst Round of 32 Andy Murray and Liam Broady, Britain, 27. (38) Anthony Alfredo, Ford, .000. WESTERN CONFERENCE Karolina Pliskova (9), Czech Republic, def. Luke Saville and Max Purcell, Austra- 28. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, .000. for the Walter Payton Award. lia, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 10-6. WLTPts GF GA def. Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 6-2, 6-3. 29. (77) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, .000. Ashleigh Barty (1), Australia, def. Yaros- Rajeev Ram, United States, and Joe Sa- 30. (41) Cole Custer, Ford, .000. lisbury (5), Britain, def. Sander Gille and Seattle 4 0 1 13 11 2 lava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-1. 31. (78) BJ McLeod, Ford, .000. Elina Svitolina (5), Ukraine, def. Amanda Joran Vliegen, Belgium, 6-3, 2-6, 12-10. 32. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, .000. San Jose 3 2 0 9 10 6 Anisimova, United States, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Women’s Doubles 33. (15) James Davison, Chevrolet, .000. LA Galaxy 3 1 0 9 8 8 Coco Gauff, United States, def. Maria Round of 32 34. (51) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, .000. Barriere Sakkari (17), Greece, 6-1, 1-6, 6-1. Asia Muhammad, United States, and Ga- Houston 2 1 2 8 6 5 35. (00) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, .000. Jessica Pegula, United States, def. Nao- briela Dabrowski, Canada, def. Alla Ku- 36. (53) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, .000. Vancouver 2 2 1 7 5 4 mi Osaka (2), Japan, 7-6 (2), 6-2. dryavtseva, Russia, and Monica Nicules- 37. (52) Josh Bilicki, Ford, .000. Colorado 2 1 1 7 5 5 Veronika Kudermetova, Russia, def. cu, Romania, 6-2, 6-1. Caroline Garcia, France, 6-4, 6-4. Round of 16 Drydene 200 lineup Sporting KC 2 2 1 7 6 7 Vera Zvonareva, Russia, def. Petra Kvi- Latisha Chan and Hao-Ching Chan, Tai- tops FCS Real Salt Lake 2 1 0 6 6 4 tova (11), Czech Republic, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. wan, def. Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and NASCAR Xfinity Series Austin FC 2 2 0 6 5 5 Garbine Muguruza (12), Spain, def. Ber- Darija Jurak, Croatia, 6-3, 6-4. Race Saturday narda Pera, United States, 2-6, 6-0, 7-5. Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara, Ja- At Dover International Speedway FC Dallas 1 1 2 5 6 5 Ekaterina Alexandrova, Russia, def. Jen- pan, def. Giulia Gatto-Monticone and Bian- Dover, Del. LAFC 1 1 2 5 5 4 nifer Brady (13), United States, walkover. ca Turati, Italy, 6-1, 6-0. Lap length: 1.00 miles Aryna Sabalenka (7), Belarus, def. Sara Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Mar- (Car number in parentheses) All-America Portland 1 3 0 3 4 8 Sorribes Tormo, Spain, 7-5, 6-1. keta Vondrousova, Czech Republic, def. 1. (18) Daniel Hemric, Toyota, .000 mph. Minnesota 1 4 0 3 4 10 Petra Martic, Croatia, def. Kristina Mla- Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, and Lau- 2. (7) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, .000. Note: Three points for victory, one point denovic, France, 7-5, 6-3. ra Siegemund, Germany, 1-6, 6-4, 10-8. 3. (19) Brandon Jones, Toyota, .000. for tie. Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, def. Ajla Toml- Sara Errani, Italy, and Irina-Camelia Be- 4. (20) Harrison Burton, Toyota, .000. janovic, Australia, 6-2, 7-6 (3). gu, Romania, def. Zheng Saisai, China, and 5. (8) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, .000. Wednesday’s games Nadia Podoroska, Argentina, def. Sere- Ellen Perez, Australia, 6-3, 3-6, 10-7. 6. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, .000. first team Toronto FC 2, Columbus 0 7. (51) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, .000. BY RALPH D. RUSSO New England 1, Philadelphia 1, tie GOLF 8. (11) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, .000. Montreal 2, Miami 0 9. (02) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, .000. Associated Press Houston 1, Sporting Kansas City 0 10. (1) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, .000. Minnesota 1, Vancouver 0 LPGA Tour money leaders 15. Anna Nordqvist 14 $572,179 11. (39) Ryan Sieg, Ford, .000. Eastern Washington quarter- Seattle 1, San Jose 0 16. Moriya Jutanugarn 13 $551,475 12. (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, .000. back Eric Barriere, Sacred Heart Thursday’s game Through May 9 17. Stacy Lewis 17 $513,863 13. (10) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, .000. 14. (2) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet, .000. Chicago at D.C. United Trn Money 18. Madelene Sagstrom 16 $492,083 running back Julius Chestnut and 19. Mirim Lee 8 $479,344 15. (22) Austin Cindric, Ford, .000. Saturday’s games 1. Jin Young Ko 4 $1,667,925 16. (44) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, VMI receiver Jakob Herres are 2. Sei Young Kim 9 $1,416,993 20. Carlota Ciganda 12 $477,707 .000. Toronto FC at New York City FC 21. Georgia Hall 12 $444,563 among the Walter Payton Award Austin FC at LA Galaxy 3. Inbee Park 13 $1,377,799 17. (36) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, .000. Montreal at Atlanta 4. Danielle Kang 13 $897,872 22. Hannah Green 14 $442,843 18. (68) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, .000. finalists highlighting The Associ- New York at Philadelphia 5. Nasa Hataoka 12 $854,024 23. Mel Reid 16 $441,415 19. (98) Riley Herbst, Ford, .000. 20. (61) David Starr, Toyota, .000. FC Dallas at Minnesota 6. Austin Ernst 17 $771,092 24. Ashleigh Buhai 16 $429,628 ated Press FCS All-America team Houston at Colorado 21. (66) Timmy Hill, Ford, .000. 7. Amy Olson 16 $763,832 25. Yealimi Noh 16 $415,307 22. (4) Ryan Vargas, Chevrolet, .000. released Wednesday. Nashville at Real Salt Lake 26. Lexi Thompson 12 $404,237 Portland at San Jose 8. Minjee Lee 16 $724,273 23. (99) BJ McLeod, Toyota, .000. The two biggest awards in Divi- 9. Lydia Ko 13 $677,545 27. Jennifer Song 16 $393,883 24. (15) Colby Howard, Chevrolet, .000. Sunday’s games 10. Brooke M. Henderson 10 $648,604 28. Celine Boutier 18 $384,353 25. (74) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, .000. sion I football’s second tier will be 26. (17) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, .000. Vancouver at Sporting Kansas City 11. Ally Ewing 14 $629,772 29. Jennifer Kupcho 14 $381,160 Miami at Cincinnati 27. (9) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, .000. handed out Saturday. The Payton 12. Jasmine Suwannapura 17 $587,829 30. Megan Khang 14 $377,242 28. (0) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, .000. Columbus at New England 31. Gaby Lopez 12 $371,650 award goes to the player of the Orlando City at D.C. United 13. Angela Stanford 16 $586,321 29. (92) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, .000. Los Angeles FC at Seattle 14. Nelly Korda 12 $575,894 32. Ariya Jutanugarn 13 $368,414 30. (47) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, year and the Buck Buchanan .000. DEALS 31. (78) Jesse Little, Toyota, .000. Award honors the top defensive 32. (23) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, .000. 33. (26) John H. Nemechek, Toyota, .000. player in the FCS. The AP’s All- Wednesday’s transactions Lee from Syracuse (Triple-A Northeast). GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed QB Blake 34. (48) Jade Buford, Chevrolet, .000. America first team includes five PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Reassigned Bortles to a one-year contract. 35. (90) Kyle Sieg, Chevrolet, .000. BASEBALL RHP Archie Bradley to Lehigh Valley (Tri- HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed WR Nico 36. (07) Joe Graf Jr, Chevrolet, .000. of the 16 Payton award finalists Major League Baseball ple-A East). Collins to a four-year contract. 37. (6) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, .000. American League SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed 1B Eric LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Signed CB 38. (13) Matt Jaskol, Ford, .000. and 10 of the 18 Buchanan final- BOSTON RED SOX — Placed RHP Nick Pi- Hosmer and RF Wil Meyers on the 10-day Asante Samuel Jr. to a four year contract. 39. (5) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, .000. ists. vetta on COVID-19 IL. Recalled RHP Eduard IL. Recalled LHP Nick Ramirez and OF Brian LOS ANGELES RAMS — Placed LS Colin 40. (52) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, .000. Bazardo from Woscester (Triple-A East). O’Grady from El Paso (Triple-A East). Se- Holba on waivers. Barriere passed for 2,448 yards DETROIT TIGERS — Released RHP Fran- lected the contract of OF Patrick Kiviehan NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed DB Eric IndyCar schedule and winners klin Perez on unconditional waivers. from El Paso. Burrell and RB Stevie Scott. and 19 touchdowns in seven Placed C Grayson Greiner on the 10-day IL. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Waived RB April 18 — Honda Indy Grand Prix of Ala- WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Reinstated bama (Alex Palou) games for Eastern Washington. Selected the contract of C Eric Haase from RHP Wander Suero from the 10-day IL. Op- Austin Walter. Toledo (Triple-A Midwest). WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM — April 25 — Firestone Grand Prix of St. Pe- The second-team quarterback tioned RHP Paolo Espino to Rochester (Tri- tersburg (Colton Herta) KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Reassigned ple-A East). Signed LT Charles Leno to a one-year con- RHP Kyle Zimmer to Omaha (Triple-W tract. May 1 — Genesys 300 (Scott Dixon) was Cole Kelley from Southeast- BASKETBALL May 2 — XPEL 375 (Pato O'Ward) East). National Basketball Association HOCKEY ern Louisiana. MINNESOTA TWINS — Signed RHP Bran- National Hockey League May 15 — GMR Grand Prix, Indianapolis. MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Waived F Rodions May 30 — Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis. don Koch and 2B Sherman Johnson to mi- Kurucs. EDMONTON OILERS — Recalled C Kyle Chestnut led FCS in rushing at nor-league contracts. Placed LHP Devin Turris from minor league taxi squad. June 12 — Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix 1, ORLANDO MAGIC — Signed F Ignas Braz- Detroit. 171 yards per game. He was Smeltzer on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP deikis to a remainder-of-the-season con- MONTREAL CANADIENS — Recalled RW Shaun Anderson from St. Paul (Triple-A Jesse Ylonen from Laval (AHL). Recalled D June 13 — Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix 2, tract. Detroit. joined in the first team backfield East). Womens National Basketball Association Xavier Ouellet, G Charlie Lindgren, RW Mi- — Activated C Ara- chael Frolik and RW Alex Belzile from mi- June 20 — REV Group Grand Prix at Road OAKLAND ATHLETICS CHICAGO SKY — Waived G Brittany America, Plymouth, Wis. by North Dakota’s Otis Weah, who mis Garcia from IL. Recalled RHP James Boyd-Jones. nor league taxi squad. Kaprielian from Las Vegas (Triple-A OTTAWA SENATORS — Recalled C Jean- July 4 — Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, averaged 7.1 yards per carry. CONNECTICUT SUN — Waived G Kamiah Christophe Beaudin and D Lassi Thomson Lexington, Ohio. West). Optioned RHP Jordan Weems and C — Honda Indy Toronto, Toronto. Austin Allen to Las Vegas (Triple-A West). Smalls. from Belleville (AHL). Recalled Cs Logan July 11 Herres led the nation in receiv- National League DALLAS WINGS — Waived F Megan Gus- Brown and Parker Kelly from minor league Aug. 8 — Big Machine Music City Grand tafson. Prix, Nashville, Tenn. ing at 122 yards per game. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Selected taxi squad. INDIANS FEVER — Waived F Unique ST. LOUIS BLUES — Recalled G Joel Hofer Aug. 14 — Indianapolis Motor Speedway Northern Iowa nose tackle the contract of RHP Seth Frankoff from Re- Road Course, Indianapolis. no (Triple-A West). Recalled INF Andrew Thompson and G Kathleen Doyle. from Utica (AHL). Reassigned C Dakota NEW YORK LIBERTY — Waived F Joyner Joshua to taxi squad. Recalled LW Klim Aug. 21 — Bommarito Automotive Group Jared Brinkman leads the first- Young from Reno. Placed RHP Christian 500, Madison, Ill. Walker on the 10-day IL retroactive to May Holmes. Kostin from Avangard Omsk. (KHL). Reas- team defense, along with PHOENIX MERCURY — Waived G Tiana signed LW Nathan Walker to Utica (AHL). Sept. 12 — Grand Prix of Portland, Por- 9. Designated 1B Wyatt Mathisen for as- tland, Ore. signment. Mangakahia, C Ciera Johnson and Sara Bli- TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Reassigned G McNeese State defensive lineman cavs. Joseph Woll to Toronto (AHL)<. Sept. 19 — Firestone Grand Prix of Mon- ATLANTA BRAVES — Activated RHP terey, Monterey, Calif. Chris Martin from the 10-day IL. Placed FOOTBALL SOCCER Isaiah Chambers, who had 14 National Football League Major League Soccer Sept. 26 — Acura Grand Prix of Long LHP Grant Dayton on the 10-day IL retro- Beach, Long Beach, Calif. tackles for loss this season. active to May 9. Optioned RHP Bryce Wil- ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived K Elliot LOS ANGELES FC — Loaned G Tomas son to Gwinnett (Triple-A Southeast). Re- Fry. Romero and Fs Bryce Duke, Danny Musov- Sanford defensive back Chris called LHP Sean Newcomb from Gwinnett. BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed WR Rash- ski, Alvaro Quezada, Christian Torres, IndyCar points leaders COLORADO ROCKIES — Recalled RHP od Bateman to a four-year rookie contract. Kwadwo Opoku and Cal Jennings to Las Edmond was a first-team selec- Justin Lawrence from Albuquerque (Tri- BUFFALO BILLS — Signed DE Carlos Vegas (USL Championship). Through May 9 tion after intercepting four passes ple-A East). Basham to a four-year contract. SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Signed M Reed 1. Scott Dixon, 153. MIAMI MARLINS — Selected the contract DENVER BRONCOS — Sigmned S Caden Baker-Whiting to a four-year contract. 2. Pato O'Ward, 131. this season, and Presbyterian li- of RHP Cody Poteet from Jacksonville (Tri- Sterns and OT Ryan Pope. Signed RT Bob- TORONTO FC — Signed F Dom Dwyer 3. Alex Palou, 127. ple-A East). Designated RHP Luis Madero by Massie to a one-year contract. through 2022, pending receipt of the inter- 4. Josef Newgarden, 116. nebacker Colby Campbell was a for assignment. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Waived OL Sam national transfer certificate (ITC). 5. Graham Rahal, 107. first-team pick after leading the NEW YORK METS — Placed OF Albert Al- Jones. Signed OT Eric Fisher and DT Ant- D.C. UNITED — Acquired M Drew Skun- 6. Simon Pagenaud, 102. mora on the 10-day IL. Recalled OF Khalil waun Woods. drich from Loudon (USL). 7. Colton Herta, 100. nation with 96 tackles. Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 19 NHL Kraken Scoreboard ROUNDUP East Division

GP WLOT Pts GF GA y-Pittsburgh 56 37 16 3 77 196 156 sign 1st x-Washington 56 36 15 5 77 191 163 Compher’s trick lifts Avs x-Boston 56 33 16 7 73 168 136 x-N.Y. Islanders 56 32 17 7 71 156 128 Associated Press N.Y. Rangers 56 27 23 6 60 177 157 DENVER — J.T. Compher had Philadelphia 56 25 23 8 58 163 201 player New Jersey 56 19 30 7 45 145 194 his first career hat trick to lead the Buffalo 56 15 34 7 37 138 199 Colorado Avalanche to a 6-0 victo- BY TIM BOOTH Central Division ry over the Los Angeles Kings on Associated Press GP WLOT Pts GF GA Wednesday night. SEATTLE — Whether he devel- Colorado remained in the hunt y-Carolina 56 36 12 8 80 179 136 ops into a star or never plays a game x-Florida 56 37 14 5 79 189 153 for the Presidents’ Trophy and at the highest level, Luke Henman x-Tampa Bay 56 36 17 3 75 181 147 home-ice advantage throughout will forever have a place in the histo- x-Nashville 56 31 23 2 64 156 154 the postseason. The Avalanche ry of the Seattle Kraken. Dallas 56 23 19 14 60 158 154 clinched home ice for the first Chicago 56 24 25 7 55 161 186 The 21-year-old center became Detroit 56 19 27 10 48 127 171 round and could finish first overall the first player ever signed by the Columbus 56 18 26 12 48 137 187 in the NHL if they beat Los Angeles Kraken on Wednesday when he in- West Division again Thursday night. ked a three-year entry-level con- GP WLOT Pts GF GA A win would give Colorado 82 tract with the expansion NHL club, points, tied with West Division ri- x-Vegas 56 40 14 2 82 191 124 which is set to be- x-Colorado 55 38 13 4 80 192 132 val Vegas, but the Avalanche hold gin its first season x-Minnesota 55 35 15 5 75 178 153 the tiebreaker of regulation wins. this fall. x-St. Louis 55 26 20 9 61 162 167 The Golden Knights beat San Jose JACK DEMPSEY / AP Henman is cur- Arizona 56 24 26 6 54 153 176 6-0 on Wednesday night. If Colora- Colorado Avalanche left wing J.T. Compher, left, is congratulated by Los Angeles 55 21 27 7 49 142 165 rently with the San Jose 56 21 28 7 49 151 199 do doesn’t earn two points, it will teammates Valeri Nichushkin, center, and Alex Newhook after scoring Blainville-Bois- Anaheim 56 17 30 9 43 126 179 open the playoffs against Minneso- a hat trick Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings in Denver. briand Armada of North Division ta. the Québec Ma- Philipp Grubauer made 18 saves scored to help the Knights com- made 26 saves. McDavid had two GP WLOT Pts GF GA jor Junior Hock- for his seventh shutout of the sea- plete a sweep of the eight-game assists to push his NHL-leading Francis y-Toronto 55 35 13 7 77 185 144 ey League. He son and 18th of his career. Gabriel season series against the Sharks. points total to 104 in 55 games. x-Edmonton 55 35 18 2 72 182 150 will complete the season with the x-Winnipeg 55 29 23 3 61 166 152 Landeskog scored his 20th goal, the Fleury made 17 saves. Senators 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT): Armada — who are currently in the x-Montreal 56 24 21 11 59 159 168 eighth time he’s reached the mark, San Jose missed the playoffs in Josh Norris scored nine seconds in- playoffs — before joining Seattle for Ottawa 56 23 28 5 51 157 190 and added an assist. Pierre- back-to-back seasons for the first to overtime and host Ottawa beat its rookie training camp later this Calgary 52 23 26 3 49 138 149 Edouard Bellemare and Joonas since 1996 and ’97 with just 49 Toronto to finish the season. Vancouver 51 21 27 3 45 135 169 year. x-clinched playoff spot Donskoi also scored, and Mikko points in 56 games. Mitch Marner turned over the “When you play hockey as a kid y-clinched division Rantanen had three assists. Oilers 4, Canadiens 3 (OT):Do- the puck to Brady Tkachuk off the Tuesday’s games growing up, your dream is to sign an Golden Knights 6, Sharks 0: minik Kahun scored 27 seconds in- opening faceoff in the extra period, Washington 2, Boston 1 NHL entry-level deal and today is Winnipeg 5, Vancouver 0 Alex Pietrangelo and Keegan Ko- to overtime to lift visiting Edmon- and Tkachuk fed Norris for his 17th one of the best days of my life and Wednesday’s games lesar scored in the first period, ton past Montreal. of the season. Edmonton 4, Montreal 3, OT I’m going to remember it forever,” Ottawa 4, Toronto 3, OT Marc-Andre Fleury had his 67th The team also beat Montreal 4-3 Blues 4, Wild 0: Ville Husso Henman said. “I’m just kind of try- Vegas 6, San Jose 0 career shutout and visiting Vegas in overtime Monday night on Con- stopped 31 shots for his first career St. Louis 4, Minnesota 0 ing to enjoy and focus on that.” Colorado 6, Los Angeles 0 finished the regular season with a nor McDavid’s goal. The Oilers will shutout and David Perron had a For now — and at least until the Thursday’s games victory over San Jose that keeps it finish the regular season at home goal and two assists in host St. Minnesota at St. Louis expansion draft this summer — Los Angeles at Colorado alive in the race for the division ti- Saturday against Vancouver, then Louis’ victory over Minnesota. Henman is the face of the Kraken on Vancouver at Calgary tle. face Winnipeg in the playoffs. Torey Krug, Ivan Barbashev and Friday’s game the ice. He brings a strong pedigree Dylan Sikura scored twice in the Draisaitl, Alex Chaisson and Jaden Schwartz also scored. The Toronto at Winnipeg after playing the past five seasons Saturday’s game third period, and William Carrier Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored Blues have won two in a row and for Blainville-Boisbriand, including Vancouver at Edmonton and Jonathan Marchessault also for Edmonton, and Mike Smith seven of 11. the past two seasons as captain of the Armada. Henman had a team-high 43 points in 32 games for the Armada Sabres GM denies disconnect with Eichel this season, including 16 goals and BY JOHN WAWROW on an NHL player. 27 assists. He has scored six goals in Associated Press Adams said both sides have been eight playoff games this season. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sabres gen- in constant communication and Kraken general manager Ron eral manager Kevyn Adams in- had agreed to wait until early June Francis said Henman was the scout- tends to move ahead with players to determine how to proceed. He ing staff’s clear choice to target for who want to be part of the solution said the team’s and Eichel’s own the team’s first signing, and the de- in Buffalo, and that — for now — in- doctors had agreed the best option cision went beyond his productivity cludes disgruntled captain Jack Ei- was continuing what he called “a on the ice. chel. conservative rehab approach” over “To me, character is a big part of To emphasize his point Wednes- having surgery. who you want in your organization. day, Adams borrowed the same Eichel, who has five years left on It’s always easy when things are go- word — disconnect — Eichel used an eight-year, $80 million contract, ing well but when things are tough, two days earlier when the star play- raised doubts about his future with it’s the guys with the character that er questioned his future in Buffalo the team on Monday, saying he has are able to pull you out of those by citing differences with the team a lot to consider this offseason. tough situations,” Francis said. “Ev- over how to treat his herniated disk. “I think the most important thing erybody we’ve talked to and “We want players and people in is just trying to get healthy and fig- checked out in regards to Luke’s this organization that are passion- ure out a way to be available to play character was outstanding, and the ate and want to win, that want to be JEFFREY T. BARNES / AP hockey next year, wherever that fact that he was a captain for a cou- here,” Adams said following a sea- Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel has been sidelined with a herniated might be,” Eichel said. ple of years, his leadership skills son in which the Sabres finished disk since early March. The Sabres didn’t make the playoffs Adams didn’t want to guess why sort of bear that out. That was a big last in the overall standings for the Eichel spoke out, and added it part of our decision making.” fourth time in seven years. “The questions over whether he would tion regarding an injury that side- doesn’t change how he views the Henman was originally a fourth- disconnect in my mind right now is consider dealing the face of the lined Eichel since early March. He player. round pick by Carolina in the 2018 from our team to our fanbase and franchise. said the Sabres have little interest “He’s the captain of our team. NHL Draft. He was not offered an our city in making the people of this Adams, however, held firm in in risking the five-time 20-goal He’s a great hockey player. I enjoy entry-level contract by the Hurri- community proud.” spending the first five minutes of a scorer having cervical disk re- Jack. Where we go from here, noth- canes after the 2020 season and re- Saying Eichel has not asked for a 42-minute video conference call placement surgery because it is ing’s going to change for me per- turned to Blainville-Boisbriand. trade, Adams continued skirting outlining the team’s medical posi- something never before performed sonally,” Adams said. PAGE 20 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 MLB

ROUNDUP Scoreboard

American League

East Division WLPct GB Harvey routed by Mets in return Boston 22 16 .579 _ New York 20 16 .556 1 Toronto 19 16 .543 1½ Tampa Bay 19 19 .500 3 New York takes its 7th Baltimore 16 21 .432 5½ consecutive win with 7-1 Central Division defeat of last-place O’s WLPct GB Chicago 21 13 .618 _ Associated Press Cleveland 20 14 .588 1 NEW YORK — Matt Harvey Kansas City 16 19 .457 5½ was greeted warmly by Mets fans Minnesota 12 22 .353 9 Detroit 12 24 .333 10 in his return to Citi Field and harsh­ ly by New York’s hitters as the West Division Mets beat the Baltimore Orioles 7­1 WLPct GB Wednesday. Oakland 23 15 .605 _ Harvey pitched against his for­ Houston 20 17 .541 2½ Seattle 18 19 .486 4½ mer team for the first time and al­ Texas 18 20 .474 5 lowed Kevin Pillar’s two­run triple Los Angeles 16 20 .444 6 in a three­run second inning that National League carried the Mets to their seventh East Division straight win. WLPct GB Wearing orange and black in­ stead of blue and orange, Harvey New York 18 13 .581 _ Philadelphia 20 17 .541 1 (3­3) gave up a season­high seven Atlanta 17 19 .472 3½ 1 runs and eight hits in 4 ⁄3 innings, Miami 16 20 .444 4½ and his ERA rose from 3.60 to 4.81 Washington 13 19 .406 5½ as the last­place Orioles lost for the Central Division fifth time in six games. WLPct GB Taijuan Walker (3­1) lowered his St. Louis 22 15 .595 _ ERA to 2.20, allowing one run and Milwaukee 20 17 .541 2 four hits over seven innings as part Cincinnati 17 17 .500 3½ Chicago 17 19 .472 4½ of a five­hitter. KATHY WILLENS/AP Pittsburgh 15 21 .417 6½ 1 Dominic Smith had three hits Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Matt Harvey gave up a season­high seven runs and eight hits in 4⁄3 in­ and two RBIs for NL East­leading nings in a 7­1 loss to the Mets on Wednesday in New York. West Division New York, which completed a two­ WLPct GB game sweep that finished a 5­0 Milwaukee capitalized on some and was a coach for Cabrera and later in the first inning. Kyle Tuck­ San Francisco 22 14 .611 _ homestand. good fortune to defeat St. Louis. the Tigers from 2014­17. er also connected for a second San Diego 21 17 .553 2 Los Angeles 20 17 .541 2½ Yankees 1, Rays 0: Gerrit Cole The decisive rally that snapped Blue Jays 4, Braves 1: Teoscar straight game when he smacked a Arizona 17 20 .459 5½ struck out 12 over eight stellar in­ the Cardinals’ four­game winning Hernández hit two homers and two­run drive off Andrew Heaney Colorado 13 24 .351 9½ nings, Aaron Hicks had a sacrifice streak came after it appeared Ryan drove in three runs, Hyun Jin Ryu (1­3) in the sixth to make it 5­0. Wednesday’s games fly and New York beat Tampa Bay Helsley (3­1) would retire the side pitched seven sharp innings and White Sox 13, Twins 8: Touted N.Y. Mets 7, Baltimore 1 Cleveland 2, Chicago Cubs 1, 10 innings amid a coronavirus outbreak that in order. An apparent inning­end­ visiting Toronto continued its dom­ rookie Andrew Vaughn hit his first N.Y. Yankees 1, Tampa Bay 0 sidelined shortstop Gleyber ing strikeout of Daniel Vogelbach inance of Atlanta. career home run, Yasmani Gran­ Detroit 4, Kansas City 2 Toronto 4, Atlanta 1 Torres. was foiled when the third strike got The Blue Jays improved to 5­0 dal connected for the second Oakland 4, Boston 1 Houston 9, L.A. Angels 1 Cole (5­1) scattered four hits and past catcher Yadier Molina for a against Atlanta this season and straight day and host Chicago out­ Chicago White Sox 13, Minnesota 8 has five starts this season of at least wild pitch, enabling Vogelbach to have outscored them 35­16. slugged Minnesota for its fifth win L.A. Dodgers 7, Seattle 1 Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 1, 10 innings 10 strikeouts and no walks to break reach first. Reds 5, Pirates 1 (10): Jesse in a row. San Diego 5, Colorado 3, 7 innings, 1st game Mike Mussina’s single­season Phillies 5, Nationals 2: Rhys Winker and Eugenio Suárez com­ José Abreu drove in three runs Colorado 3, San Diego 2, 8 innings, 2nd team record set in 2001. Aroldis Hoskins hit a go­ahead single in the bined to drive in four runs in the and Billy Hamilton matched his ca­ game Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 1 Chapman completed the four­hit­ 10th inning as visiting Philadelphia 10th inning as Cincinnati’s bullpen reer high with four hits and also Philadelphia 5, Washington 2, 10 innings 1 Miami 3, Arizona 2 ter to get his ninth save. rallied and then took the lead threw 5 ⁄3 hitless innings to win at scored three times as the White Sox Thursday’s games Padres 5­2, Rockies 3­3: Josh against struggling Washington Pittsburgh. boosted the best record in the ma­ Toronto at Atlanta Fuentes capped a big night with a closer Brad Hand. Winker singled off reliever jors to 21­13. Kansas City at Detroit Minnesota at Chicago White Sox two­out, walk­off single in the The Phillies, who have won sev­ Duane Underwood Jr. (1­2) to lead Marlins 3, Diamondbacks 2: Co­ N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay Oakland at Boston eighth inning after earlier hitting a en of their last nine, won consecu­ off the 10th, scoring designated dy Poteet won his major league de­ Texas at Houston two­run homer and host Colorado tive road games for the first time runner Nick Senzel. Nick Castella­ but and Jesús Aguilar homered for Cleveland at Seattle Philadelphia at Washington salvaged a doubleheader split this season. The Nationals dropped nos singled and Mike Moustakas a third consecutive game as Miami St. Louis at Milwaukee San Francisco at Pittsburgh against virus­hampered San Diego. their fourth in a row and seventh of walked ahead of Suárez, who drove won at Arizona. Cincinnati at Colorado The Padres, missing starters eight to sink a season­worst six a pitch into the left­center gap for a The 26­year­old Poteet (1­0) Miami at Arizona Fernando Tatis Jr., Eric Hosmer, games below .500. three­run double. gave up a run in the first inning and Friday’s games Kansas City (TBD) at Chicago White Sox Wil Myers and two others because Indians 2, Cubs 1 (10): Amed Athletics 4, Red Sox 1 : James a solo homer to pinch­hitter An­ (TBD) of COVID­19 concerns, won the Rosario’s bases­loaded single with Kaprielian got the victory in his drew Young in the fifth but was oth­ N.Y. Yankees (Kluber 2-2) at Baltimore (Kremer 0-3) opener 5­3. Austin Nola, who’s nor­ two outs in the 10th inning gave first major league start with five in­ erwise solid. The right­hander Chicago Cubs (Williams 2-2) at Detroit (Skubal 0-5) mally a catcher but was playing host Cleveland a win over Chicago. nings of one­run ball, Matt Olson struck out six and didn’t walk any­ L.A. Angels (Canning 3-2) at Boston (Pi- second base for short­handed San Rosario, who drove in the Indi­ homered, and Sean Murphy and one in five innings. vetta 5-0) N.Y. Mets (Peterson 1-3) at Tampa Bay Diego, made a nifty catch with the ans’ first run with a sixth­inning Jed Lowrie also had RBIs for vis­ Dodgers 7, Mariners 1: Julio (Glasnow 4-2) Philadelphia (Velasquez 1-0) at Toronto bases loaded for the final out. double, singled to right on a 1­1 iting Oakland. Urías pitched seven stellar innings (Matz 5-2) In the nightcap, Fuentes drove a pitch from Keegan Thompson Burch Smith and Lou Trivino of two­hit ball, Matt Beaty drove in Kansas City (TBD) at Chicago White Sox (TBD) changeup from reliever Nick Ra­ (1­1), giving Cleveland a sweep of combined to pitch three scoreless three runs and host Los Angeles Oakland (Montas 4-2) at Minnesota (Shoemaker 2-3) mirez (0­1) to deep center to set off the two­game series. innings for Oakland, and Jake beat Seattle for its first back­to­ Texas (Benjamin 0-1) at Houston (Greinke 2-1) a celebration near second base as Tigers 4, Royals 2: Miguel Ca­ Diekman completed a scoreless back victories in 25 days. Cleveland (Civale 5-0) at Seattle (TBD) the Rockies snapped a five­game brera drove in two runs and sur­ ninth for his fifth save. Max Muncy homered for the San Francisco (Gausman 3-0) at Pitts- burgh (Anderson 3-3) skid. Fuentes’ bat provided all the passed Omar Vizquel for the most Astros 9, Angels 1:José Altuve second straight game for the de­ N.Y. Mets (Peterson 1-3) at Tampa Bay (Glasnow 4-2) run production — he homered in major league hits by a Venezuelan and Yuli Gurriel homered early as fending World Series champions, Atlanta (Smyly 1-2) at Milwaukee the second. player, leading host Detroit past host Houston hit a season­high five who opened a nine­game home­ (Houser 3-3) Cincinnati (Miley 4-2) at Colorado (Már- Brewers 4, Cardinals 1: Travis slumping Kansas City. long balls against Los Angeles. stand by sweeping this two­game quez 1-4) Washington (Scherzer 2-2) at Arizona Shaw hit a tiebreaking double and Cabrera’s two RBI singles gave Altuve launched a leadoff homer interleague series and interrupting (Smith 1-2) Avisaíl García added a two­run him 2,878, one more than Vizquel, and Gurriel, who also went deep their 3½­week stretch of mostly Miami (Alcantara 1-2) at L.A. Dodgers (TBD) homer in the eighth inning as host who played his last game in 2012 Tuesday, added his two­run shot terrible play. St. Louis (Oviedo 0-1) at San Diego (TBD) Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 21 NBA

Scoreboard

Eastern Conference Harden’s return lifts Nets past Spurs

Atlantic Division WLPct GB He has 18 points, 11 x-Philadelphia 47 22 .681 — x-Brooklyn 46 24 .657 1½ assists after sitting 18 x-New York 38 31 .551 9 Boston 35 35 .500 12½ games with injury Toronto 27 42 .391 20 Southeast Division Associated Press WLPct GB NEW YORK — James Harden had 18 points and 11 assists in his x-Atlanta 39 31 .557 — x-Miami 38 31 .551 ½ return from an 18-game absence Charlotte 33 36 .478 5½ to help the Brooklyn Nets beat the Washington 32 38 .457 7 San Antonio Spurs 128-116 on Orlando 21 48 .304 17½ Wednesday night. Central Division Coming off the bench in an NBA WLPct GB game for the first time since he y-Milwaukee 44 25 .638 — won the league’s Sixth Man award Indiana 33 36 .478 11 for Oklahoma City in 2011-12, Har- Chicago 29 40 .420 15 Cleveland 22 48 .314 22½ den also had seven rebounds after Detroit 20 50 .286 24½ the longest layoff of his career, Western Conference missing more than a month be- cause of a strained right hamstr- Southwest Division ing. WLPct GB He said he had forgotten his Dallas 41 29 .586 — routines from his days as a sub. Memphis 36 33 .522 4½ “But that sixth-man role, I mas- San Antonio 33 36 .478 7½ tered that as well,” Harden said. “I New Orleans 31 39 .443 10 got an award for that role. That Houston 16 54 .229 25 role is easy. Come in and impact Northwest Division the game. Do whatever it takes to FRANK FRANKLIN II/AP WLPct GB win, whether it's defensively or of- Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden looks to pass away from San Antonio Spurs’ Rudy Gay (22) during the y-Utah 50 20 .714 — fensively. But that’s my role no Nets’ 128­116 win Wednesday in New York. x-Denver 45 24 .652 4½ matter what, especially on this Portland 41 29 .586 9 Minnesota 22 47 .319 27½ team.” keep short-handed Los Angeles’ Kristaps Porzingis added 19 in his Portland win at NBA-leading Oklahoma City 21 49 .300 29 Landry Shamet scored 21 points slim hopes of avoiding the play-in return from injury and Dallas beat Utah. Pacific Division and Nicolas Claxton had a career- tournament alive. visiting New Orleans to take a big Carmelo Anthony added 18 WLPct GB high 18 for the Nets. They won Houston, playing on the road, step toward avoiding the play-in points for the Trail Blazers, who x-Phoenix 48 21 .696 — their third straight and pulled had a final chance, but Kelly Oly- tournament. have won five straight and nine of x-L.A. Clippers 46 23 .667 2 within 1½ games of Philadelphia nyk had the ball stolen by Ben The Pelicans were eliminated 10 to tie Dallas for the fifth position L.A. Lakers 40 30 .571 8½ for the Eastern Conference lead. McLemore with 0.9 seconds re- from postseason contention while in the Western Conference. Golden State 37 33 .529 11½ Kevin Durant had 14 points, maining. Talen Horton-Tucker playing without four starters. Lon- Jordan Clarkson scored 29 Sacramento 31 38 .449 17 x-clinched playoff spot seven rebounds and seven assists. then hit the first free throw, but zo Ball was scratched with a points to lead the Jazz and Rudy y-clinched division Brooklyn played without Kyrie missed the second. strained right thumb, joining Zion Gobert added 15 points and 20 re- Wednesday’s games Irving after he left the team’s vic- Horton-Tucker scored 23 Williamson (broken left hand), bounds. Utah lost its second Atlanta 120, Washington 116 Cleveland 102, Boston 94 tory in Chicago on Tuesday with a points, and Andre Drummond Brandon Ingram (sprained left straight game, cutting its lead over Brooklyn 128, San Antonio 116 facial contusion. The Nets still added 20 points and 10 rebounds ankle) and Steven Adams Phoenix to 1½ games. Dallas 125, New Orleans 107 Portland 105, Utah 98 have had their three superstars for the Lakers, who were without (sprained toe) on the sideline. Cavaliers 102, Celtics 94:Ke- L.A. Lakers 124, Houston 122 play together just seven times. LeBron James, Anthony Davis The Mavericks can clinch at vin Love scored a season-high 30 Thursday’s games But they put eight players in and Alex Caruso. James was ruled least the sixth seed in the Western points, Collin Sexton added 28 and L.A. Clippers at Charlotte Milwaukee at Indiana double figures and shot 60.8% to out for the sixth straight game due Conference playoffs with a win in host Cleveland beat Boston to end Orlando at Atlanta Philadelphia at Miami wrap up a league-best 22-8 record to a high right ankle sprain, while either of their two remaining reg- an 11-game losing streak, locking San Antonio at New York Denver at Minnesota against Western Conference Davis (groin) and Caruso (foot) ular-season games against a pair the Celtics into a spot in the NBA’s Sacramento at Memphis teams. aggravated injuries during an of eliminated teams in Toronto play-in tournament. Toronto at Chicago Portland at Phoenix DeMar DeRozan scored 21 overtime win over the Knicks on and Minnesota. Love made six three-pointers, Friday’s games points for the Spurs. They missed Tuesday night. Eric Bledsoe and Jaxson Hayes including two in an 11-0 run early Cleveland at Washington a chance to secure a spot in the Olynyk and Armoni Brooks scored 15 points apiece for New in the fourth quarter, and had 14 Denver at Detroit Orlando at Philadelphia play-in tournament. scored 24 apiece for the Rockets Orleans. rebounds as the Cavs closed out a Utah at Oklahoma City L.A. Clippers at Houston Lakers 124, Rockets 122: (16-54). Trail Blazers 105, Jazz 98:Da- miserable season at Rocket Mort- Sacramento at Memphis Kyle Kuzma’s driving layup with Mavericks 125, Pelicans 107: mian Lillard scored 30 points and gage FieldHouse with their first Toronto at Dallas New Orleans at Golden State 6.9 seconds remaining helped Luka Doncic scored 33 points, CJ McCollum added 26 to help win since April 21. Hawks clinch 1st postseason berth since 2017

BY PAUL NEWBERRY place in the Eastern Conference and looking to go out there and do it.” Associated Press solidify home-court advantage in the opening Russell Westbrook scored 34 points and dis- ATLANTA — After watching the playoffs round. hed out 15 assists, but it wasn’t enough to pre- the last two years, Trae Young can’t wait to see That’s still up in the air, but the Hawks are vent another excruciating loss for the Wizards, what it’s like to suit up in the postseason. definitely headed to the playoffs after going whose last five defeats have been by a total of Young scored 33 points and John Collins hit through a massive rebuilding job that still ap- 10 points. ago-ahead three-pointer with 24.4 seconds re- peared to be a work in progress when the team The Wizards are still 10th in the East, good maining Wednesday night, rallying Atlanta to fired coach Lloyd Pierce shortly before the enough for the last spot in the NBA’s new play- a120-116 victory over the Washington Wizards All-Star break while mired at 14-20. in tournament for the playoffs. But two to clinch the Hawks’ first playoff berth since Under interim coach Nate McMillan, who straight losses in Atlanta — they lost 125-124 2017. should receive strong consideration in coach on Monday — have stymied hopes of moving “I felt like I haven’t gotten the recognition of the year balloting, the Hawks have posted a up. and the guys on my team haven’t gotten the 25-11 mark to stamp themselves as a danger- “We are (ticked) off, as we should be,” Davis recognition we deserve,” Young said. “But ous opponent heading into the postseason. Bertans said. “These two games were impor- BUTCH DILL/AP that comes with winning. ... We’re here now.” “It shows we had it all along,” Young said. tant for us to get closer to the eighth spot and Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, left, had Atlanta came into the night tied for fourth “We just needed to believe in each other and having better shot at the playoffs.” 33 points to lead his team’s 120­116 win. PAGE 22 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 HORSE RACING/NFL Beyond: Kinley’s ambition goes beyond football

FROM PAGE 24 The pandemic was particu- bring me in. The emotions larly hard on Navy players. flipped real quick. It turned in- They were basically restricted to tears of joy and of celebra- to their dorms after a coronavi- tion. It was definitely a mo- rus outbreak on campus. ment to remember.” “It’s difficult, for sure, espe- Actually, two teams had cially being one of the team called wanting to sign the 6- captains, just trying to keep the foot-2, 204-pound Kinley. You team focused,” Kinley said. “It could’ve found both playing in was weird. You’d got through a whole week of practice, and CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP Super Bowl 55 in February in Tampa. then on Thursday you would Trainer Bob Baffert won’t be at get a text from the team saying Pimlico Race Course this week The first to call when the after Derby winner Medina Spirit draft ended was the Kansas that the game is going to be failed a postrace drug test. City Chiefs. But the Bucs had canceled on Saturday. So a lot the upper hand because line- of guys would be disappointed, backers coach Mike Caldwell as you know. But we always have to keep the end goal in had played college football Preakness mind. Control what you can with Kinley’s father, Richard, control.” at Middle Tennessee State. Since high school, Kinley al- Kinley’s older brother, Jonath- ways had been involved in stu- excitment an Brown, played one season dent government. After seeing for Bruce Arians with the Ari- the murder of George Floyd zona Cardinals. over the summer, he helped “I felt I had a connection dulled by create a council for racial down there heading down to equality at Navy and was part Tampa,” Kinley said. of a Midshipmen diversity Kinley was scheduled to ar- team. “We started holding dif- scandal rive in Tampa with the rest of ferent panels, getting people his rookie class on Wednesday Associated Press involved,” Kinley said. “Get- night. They will undergo phys- BALTIMORE — Even though ting people educated about icals Thursday and have mini- Bob Baffert isn’t at Pimlico Race what goes on around our coun- camp practices Friday and Course this week, his shadow hangs try. ... We made a lot of efforts Saturday. over the Preakness, the Triple in the Yard. We just had our Crown and horse racing. If there was a depth chart for first diversity conference a This should have been another the 2021 Bucs, with their 22 re- couple weekends ago, which is celebration of Baffert, the face of turning starters, Kinley’s the sport with two Triple Crown tri- good. And we had some fruitful name would appear near the discussions. But it’s just the be- umphs on his résumé, coming off an bottom. But if you know any- upset win at the Kentucky Derby ginning, it’s just the start.” thing about Kinley, you know it and looking for a record eighth PAUL W. GILLESPIE/TNS Politics is in Kinley’s future. Preakness victory. Instead, Derby may not be there for long. Navy's Cameron Kinley (3) goes up to disrupt a pass to South Florida's But first, he owes the Navy five winner Medina Spirit failing a pos- Coming out of Lausanne Kevin Purlett (81) during the second quarter at Navy­Marine Corps years of service. He won’t be trace drug test for the steroid beta- Collegiate School in Memphis, Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., on Oct. 19, 2019. immediately commissioned as methasone has put Baffert and the Tenn., Kinley was a three- an officer when he graduates sport in the spotlight for all the sport star who earned varsity ther and leader in the future. I had on the field. He’s been a May 28 in order to pursue his wrong reasons. letters in basketball, football was going to place myself in an good defensive back for us, be- NFL career. But eventually he “The whole atmosphere here has and track. His dream was to at- uncomfortable situation, cause of his length and speed changed,” rival trainer and friend will be a leader in the Navy’s tend Vanderbilt. He also took which is going to cause me to and physicality. He played a information warfare depart- D. Wayne Lukas said Wednesday. visits to the U.S. Air Force A- “The enthusiasm, the feel of excite- grow. Also, the academics here lot of corner for us and can play ment. cademy, Princeton and Yale. ment is not here. That’s what’s bad are top-notch. A degree from a lot of different positions. He’s All that will have to wait. for the industry right there.” But his blood pumps Navy here will open doors for me.” just a player that did every- Due to COVID-19, Navy Baffert’s horses are under the blue. Actually, Kinley was the one thing for us. couldn’t host a pro day, so Kin- watchful eye of assistant trainer “My grandad is a retired who has spent the last four “It was tough last year. Take ley convinced coaches from Jimmy Barnes and Maryland Rac- Chief in the Navy. Navy was years trying to open doors for out the football, it was a tough the rival Memphis program to ing Commission officials who set my first offer, and ever since everyone else. year. I thought he did as good a let him participate in their conditions for additional testing and then, he was putting a little bug Navy head coach Ken Niu- job as a captain as anyone workouts. He ran the 40-yard monitoring for them to be allowed in my ear,” Kinley said. “I matalolo has encountered a we’ve ever had. He did a great dash in 4.52 seconds and had a to run Saturday. didn’t know too much about few good men who played at job inspiring our guys.” 33-inch vertical jump. If three rounds of testing come the military. I wasn’t very in- back clean, Medina Spirit will likely Annapolis and went onto NFL Before he returned to Navy Like the other Bucs corner- terested. My dream school has be favored in the Preakness and, if careers: Patriots long snapper for summer workouts, Kinley backs, he is long and strong successful, would be two-thirds of been Vanderbilt, but when that Joe Cardona, Dolphins wide had a brush with death. He was and athletic. the way to Baffert’s third Triple didn’t go as planned, I was like, receiver Malcolm Perry and involved in a serious car acci- When his NFL career ends, Crown in six years — albeit with a let me buckle down and look at Keenan Reynolds, a former dent in June. “It had just start- he has long-term plans to run giant asterisk. what I have. A lot of my teach- option quarterback who ed to sprinkle, I was coming for President of the United While this is not intentional dop- ers at my high school were tell- played slot receiver for the around a bend on a highway. I States. ing with performance-enhancing ing me to look into this oppor- Baltimore Ravens and Seattle hydroplaned, started spinning, At the graduation and com- drugs like the charges facing indict- tunity. Seahawks. then I hit an 18-wheeler that missioning ceremony, he will ed trainers Jason Servis and Jorge “When it came down to it, “As far as Cameron Kinley, came off the side of the road,” give a speech. Vice President Navarro, it’s another blotch on Baf- Navy was the total package. he’s everything that’s great Kinley said. “I was lucky to fert’s record that in a best-case sce- Kamala Harris will be there. First and foremost, I knew I nario shows his barn doesn’t pay about our country,” Niumata- walk away from that with no “We come here to lead,” Ni- close enough attention to the medi- was going to be able to develop lolo said. “He epitomizes what injuries and still be alive. For umatalolo said, “and he was cations being given to top-notch as a man, which was going to our program is all about. He’s sure, God was watching over the leader amongst the best racehorses. make me a better husband, fa- one of the best captains we’ve me.” leaders in the country.” Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 23 NFL Bucs-Cowboys open first 17-game season Brady matchups, two games in London among highlights of expanded schedule

BY ROB MAADDI head coach and I am happy our Associated Press fans will be there to kick off the The NFL is returning to London season with us.” in October and Tom Brady begins Reigning AFC champion Kan- his pursuit of an eighth Super sas City hosts the Cleveland Bowl title against Dak Prescott Browns in a playoff rematch in and the Dallas Cowboys when Week 1. The Chiefs eliminated the Tampa Bay hosts the league’s an- Browns in the divisional round nual kickoff game on Sept. 9. last season despite losing Patrick The first game in London since Mahomes to a concussion. the coronavirus pandemic will be “Every year stands on its own played on Oct. 10 as the Atlanta merit. For us, the focus is on the Falcons face the New York Jets. A 2021 season,” Browns coach Ke- week later, the Jacksonville Jag- vin Stefanski said. “Now, I realize uars meet the Miami Dolphins. that last game last year ended in Both games will be played at the Kansas City, so that certainly is stadium of Premier League soc- something we have to learn from. cer team Tottenham. The Falcons It will truly be a matchup that is and the Jaguars will be the home unique to 2021. The game won’t teams. start in the fifth quarter from last The NFL’s first 17-game season year’s game.” ALASTAIR GRANT/AP opens on the same field where the Two other matchups feature The NFL is returning to London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which hosted a game on Oct. 13, 2019. Buccaneers defeated the Chiefs to playoff teams facing off in their The first game in London since the coronavirus pandemic will be played on Oct. 10. become the first team to win a Su- first game. The Pittsburgh Steel- per Bowl at home. It’ll be Pres- ers, who lost to Cleveland in the Bills visit the Saints in the prime- home game this year. take a plane trip after Week 10 be- cott’s first game since sustaining a wild-card round, visit the Buffalo time matchup. “One of the tremendous bene- cause they have four home games, gruesome ankle injury last Octo- Bills, who reached the AFC title Four teams play on Christmas. fits of each team playing 17 regu- a bye, and train rides for three ber. game. Baker Mayfield and the Browns lar-season games is the ability for road games against the Giants, Brady returns to New England Carson Wentz and the Indiana- go to Green Bay and the Colts visit us to bring more games to more Jets and Washington. to face Bill Belichick and the Pa- polis Colts host Russell Wilson Kyler Murray and the Arizona fans,” NFL Commissioner Roger ■ The Raiders have back-to- triots in a Sunday night game on and the Seattle Seahawks. In Phi- Cardinals. Goodell said. “The CBA with the back road games only once in Oct. 3. ladelphia, Wentz was 0-4 against The Bills visit the Chiefs in a re- players and the recently complet- Weeks 14-15 at Kansas City and Other highlights from opening Wilson. match of the AFC championship ed media agreements provide the Cleveland. weekend include Matthew Staf- The Las Vegas Raiders host the game on Sunday night Oct. 10. A foundation for us to continue to ■ The Titans have five consec- ford playing his first game for the Baltimore Ravens in the first potential Rodgers-Mahomes grow our game around the utive games against playoff teams Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Monday night game. The Green showdown is set for Week 9 in world.” from Oct. 18 to Nov. 14. Their eight night against the Chicago Bears Bay Packers open the season with Kansas City. The regular season concludes games against 2020 playoff teams with SoFi Stadium welcoming or without Aaron Rodgers at New Ten teams are scheduled for a on Jan. 9, 2022, featuring all divi- sets a franchise high since the fans for the first time. Orleans minus the retired Drew league-high five prime-time sional games for the 12th consec- team became the Titans in 1999. Most teams are expected to be Brees. games: Ravens, Cowboys, Pack- utive season. Super Bowl 56 is on ■ Lawrence and Zach Wilson, at full capacity following a season Jaguars fans have to wait until ers, Rams, Steelers, Seahawks, Feb. 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. the top two picks in this year’s played before limited crowds be- the second game to see No. 1 over- Chiefs, Saints, 49ers and Bucca- The Pro Bowl will be played a draft, are scheduled to meet in cause of COVID-19. all pick Trevor Lawrence in per- neers. week earlier at Allegiant Stadium Week 16 when the Jaguars visit “We are excited our fans get to son. Jacksonville opens at Hous- The 17th game, which was add- in Las Vegas. the Jets. If both players start, it’ll experience a couple of home ton and hosts Denver in Week 2. ed in the new CBA last year, fea- Some scheduling notes: be the fourth game in NFL history prime-time games and our play- Detroit, Dallas and New Or- tures teams from opposing con- ■ The Browns play the Ravens between rookie starting quarter- ers certainly feed off the fans’ en- leans host games on Thanksgiving ferences that finished in the same twice in a three-week span with backs selected first and second ergy,” Titans coach Mike Vrabel Day. The Lions face the Bears in place within their respective divi- Cleveland’s bye sandwiched in overall. said. “We will be opening at home the first game. The Cowboys play sions at the end of the previous between. ■ Fifteen games are rematches for the first time since I became the Raiders in the second one. The season. AFC teams have the extra ■ The Eagles don’t have to of Super Bowls. Both networks get double header for Week 1

BY JOE REEDY one network over the other. Both can show- seen. Night Football” will have Tampa Bay’s trip to Associated Press case their games and give our fans something If the reigning NFL MVP is traded, Mulvi- New England on Oct. 4, which is one of three An additional week of regular-season special.” hill said Fox has the ability to adjust the num- scheduled appearances by the defending games will benefit NFL fans right from the The featured games in the 4:25 p.m. win- ber of times the Packers are featured by ad- champions. start. dow on Sept. 12 will be Green Bay at New Or- justing doubleheaders or moving around “This is going to be the most anticipated In order to keep an equal number of dou- leans on Fox and Cleveland at Kansas City on kickoff times. game in a long time. That is the one we really bleheaders between CBS and Fox, the league NBC. “The Packers are an important brand for wanted. Everything we got after that is gra- has decided to make Week 1 a doubleheader Fox has traditionally had the Week 1 dou- us and the best outcome would be the reign- vy,” said Fred Gaudelli, the executive pro- for both networks, which is also what they do bleheader, but Fox Sports executive vice ing MVP back in Lambeau Field,” he said. ducer of “Sunday Night Football”. on the final week. president Michael Mulvihill doesn't mind “We had to move around some things last NBC will close the regular season with six Blake Jones of the league's scheduling de- sharing the day. year when the NFC East teams struggled. We straight division matchups, which hopefully partment said the success of the doublehead- “It is a fun way for the season to start. It’s are pretty insulated and in position to keep should bolster the schedule during the sec- ers during the final week was one of the driv- really a feast,” he said. that 4:25 p.m. window good." ond half and create more compelling match- ing forces behind adding it to the opening Green Bay will be featured on Fox 11 times Besides Week 1 and Christmas Day, Green ups with playoff spots on the line. week. It also means Fox and CBS will each — including Christmas Day against Cleve- Bay is Fox's featured game on Nov. 7 when it “Monday Night Football” will have eight have 10 doubleheaders during the season. land — along with two Sunday night games visits Kansas City. games that are divisional matchups. That in- “It is an amazing amount of football and on NBC and a Monday night appearance. NBC was the winner of Tom Brady’s re- cludes three in the first five weeks and four in everyone gets four games (two each on Fox Whether or not that includes Aaron Rodgers turn to Foxborough and the most anticipated the final five weeks, including the Browns and CBS),” Jones said. “It is also not favoring as the Packers quarterback remains to be matchup of the regular season. “Sunday and Steelers on Jan. 3. PAGE 24 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 Spreading their wings SPORTS Hawks return to postseason for first time since ’17 ›› Page 21

NFL Beyond qualified Former Midshipmen DB Kinley getting opportunity with Bucs, but that may just be the start for ambitious Navy standout

BY RICK STROUD Tampa Bay Times e is beyond qualified to defend a nation. You would think somebody would trust him to protect the goal line. “I’ve gotten to fly planes, sail the seas,” said former Navy defensive back HCameron Kinley. He has been president of his class at the U.S. Naval Academy since his junior year. He was the team captain who held the Midshipmen together when the coronavirus pandemic interrupted their season for a month in 2020. But when the NFL Draft ended last week, Kinley’s name had not been called. For about 10 minutes, the square-jawed Kinley had run out of stiff upper lips. “I had a lot of family and friends around me, so there was just a little disappointment,” Kinley said during a break between final exams. “I felt like I let some people down. Having my little brother there. I tried to set the example for him. He plays col- lege football. So I had just a little disappointment come over me after I found out my name wasn’t called in the draft. “So I took a little walk down the street with my cousin. We were just kind of talk- ing it out. I let a few tears out, and “We come here to I got a call from my agent saying lead, and he was that Tampa the leader amongst Bay wanted to SEE BEYOND the best leaders in ON PAGE 22 the country.” Ken Niumatalolo Navy head coach, on Cameron Kinley

Former Navy defensive back Cameron Kinley was scheduled to arrive in Tampa Bay with the rest of his rookie class on Wednesday after signing on as an undrafted free agent with the Bucs last week. ROB CARR/TNS

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