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WASHINGTON — The U.S. is welcoming

tens of thousands of Afghans airlifted out of

Kabul but has disclosed little publicly about a

small group who remain overseas: dozens who

triggered potential security issues during se-

curity vetting and have been sent to an Amer-

ican base in the Balkan nation of Kosovo.

Human rights advocates have raised con-

cerns about the Afghans diverted to Camp

Bondsteel in Kosovo over the past six weeks,

citing a lack of transparency about their status

and the reasons for holding them back. It’s un-

clear what might become of any who cannot

be cleared to come to the United States.

“We are obviously concerned,” said Jelena

Sesar, a researcher for Amnesty International

who specializes in the Balkans. “What really

happens with these people, especially the peo-

ple who don’t pass security vetting? Are they

going to be detained? Are they going to have

any access to legal assistance? And what is the

plan for them? Is there any risk of them ulti-

mately being returned to Afghanistan?”

Shrouded in secrecyLittle known about dozens of Afghan refugees being held over security concerns at US base in Kosovo

BY BEN FOX

Associated Press

SEE SECRECY ON PAGE 7

1st Lt. Sanjay Gauntlette hands out essentialitems to U.S.-affiliated Afghans prior to their

departure from Camp Liya, Kosovo, on Oct. 16.

GILLIAN MCCREEDY, U.S. ARMY/AP

MIKEL ARCOVITCH, U.S. ARMY/AP

Pfc. Brandon Wilhelm plays with an Afghanevacuee at Camp Liya, Kosovo, on Oct. 1.

OPERATION ALLIES WELCOME

More than 66,000 Afghans have arrived in the U.S

since Aug. 17, undergoing what the government

portrays as a rigorous security vetting process to

screen out national security threats from among a

population that includes people who worked as

interpreters for the American military as well as

their own country’s armed forces.

SOURCE: Department of Homeland Security

WASHINGTON — U.S. offi-

cials are issuing new warnings

about China’s ambitions in artifi-

cial intelligence and a range of ad-

vanced technologies that could

eventually give Beijing a decisive

military edge and possible dom-

inance over health care and other

essential sectors in America.

The warnings include a renew-

ed effort to inform business exec-

utives, academics and local and

state government officials about

the risks of accepting Chinese in-

vestment or expertise in key in-

dustries, officials at the National

Counterintelligence and Security

Center said Thursday. While the

center does not intend to tell offi-

cials to reject Chinese invest-

ment, it will encourage efforts to

control intellectual property and

implement security measures.

National security agencies un-

der President Joe Biden’s admin-

istration are making an aggres-

sive public push against China,

which some officials have called

the greatest strategic threat to the

United States. The Biden admin-

istration has simultaneously tried

to ease some tensions with Beijing

dating to the Trump administra-

tion and seek common ground on

trade and climate change.

Beijing has repeatedly accused

Washington of fear-mongering

about its intentions and attacked

U.S. intelligence for its assess-

Officials: UScan’t afford tolose ground toChinese tech

BY NOMAAN MERCHANT

Associated Press

SEE OFFICIALS ON PAGE 3

“Although we’ve beensaying this for yearafter year, people arenot digesting this.”

Michael Orlando

National Counterintelligenceand Security Center acting director

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BUSINESS/WEATHER

BARDSTOWN, Ky. — Striking

workers at one of the world’s large-

st bourbon producers voted to a

ratify a new contract Saturday, a

day after announcing a tentative

agreement with Heaven Hill.

About 420 members of United

Food and Commercial Workers

Local 23D went on strike about six

weeks ago, forming picket lines at

the company’s operations in Bard-

stown, Ky., after rejecting a previ-

ous contract proposal.

The tentative agreement came

just days after the company sig-

naled it intended to start hiring

permanent replacement employ-

ees for bottling and warehouse op-

erations. The workers then voted

to ratify the five-year agreement

Saturday, according to a statement

from Heaven Hill.

“We look forward to welcoming

our team members as we transi-

tion back to normal operations,”

company spokesperson Josh Haf-

er said in the statement.

The dispute revolved around

health care and scheduling, the lat-

ter a sign of the bourbon industry’s

growing pains as it tries to keep up

with global demand.

Family-owned and operated

Heaven Hill produces Evan Wil-

liams, one of the world’s top-sell-

ing bourbons. The spirits compa-

ny’s other brands include Elijah

Craig, Henry McKenna, Old Fitz-

gerald, Larceny and Parker’s Her-

itage Collection.

Kentucky distilleries produce

95% of the world’s bourbon supply,

according to the Kentucky Distill-

ers’ Association.

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PACIFIC

ments of China, including allega-

tions that Chinese leaders have

withheld critical information

about the coronavirus pandemic.

Under President Xi Jinping, the

Chinese government has stated its

goals to create profitable technol-

ogies in robotics and other fields

in plans known as “Made in China

2025.” The Justice Department in

recent years has returned several

indictments alleging theft of sen-

sitive U.S. information on behalf

of China, including vaccine re-

search and autonomous vehicle

technology.

The counterintelligence cen-

ter’s acting director, Michael Or-

lando, told reporters in a rare

briefing Thursday that the U.S.

“can’t afford to lose” ground to

China in several key areas: artifi-

cial intelligence, autonomous sys-

tems, quantum computing, semi-

conductors and biotechnology.

Orlando noted that Chinese

businesses and academics are be-

holden to the Chinese Communist

Party and are required to serve

the party’s interests.

“Although we’ve been saying

this for year after year, people are

not digesting this,” he said.

Orlando declined to say wheth-

er the U.S. should enact tougher

restrictions or outright bans on

Chinese investment in certain sec-

tors, saying his role was not to sug-

gest policy.

But the counterintelligence

center holds regular briefings

with private industry and acade-

mia while recognizing that indus-

tries and universities may still

want to seek students, experts and

investors from China, Orlando

said. He would not name compa-

nies with which the center has

met.

China already has the greatest

access to medical data of any

country, said Edward You, the

center’s officer for emerging and

disruptive technologies. With its

data collection and its advance-

ments in technology, Beijing

could one day be dominant in

health care and leave the U.S.

wholly dependent on China, he

said.

“If you’re President Xi,” he

said, “that’s the gift that keeps on

giving.”

Officials: Department of Justice alleges Chinese theft of sensitive US data FROM PAGE 1

SEOUL, South Korea — A senior

U.S. diplomat on Sunday urged

North Korea to refrain from addi-

tional missile tests and resume nu-

clear diplomacy, days after the

North fired off its first underwa-

ter-launched ballistic missile in

two years.

Sung Kim, the U.S. envoy on

North Korea, spoke after meeting

with South Korean officials to dis-

cuss North Korea’s recent missile

tests while nuclear negotiations

between Washington and Pyon-

gyang remain stalled.

“We call on the DPRK to cease

these provocations and other des-

tabilizing activities, and instead,

engage in dialogue,” Kim told re-

porters, referring to North Korea

by its official name, the Democrat-

ic People’s Republic of Korea.

“We remain ready to meet with

the DPRK without preconditions

and we have made clear that the

United States harbors no hostile

intent towards the DPRK,” he

said.

Last Tuesday, North Korea fired

anewly developed ballistic missile

from a submarine in its fifth round

of weapons tests in recent weeks.

South Korean officials said the

submarine-fired missile appeared

to be in an early stage of develop-

ment. That marked the North’s

first underwater-launched test

since October 2019, and the most

high-profile one since President

Joe Biden took office in January.

Missiles fired from submarines

are harder to detect in advance

and would provide North Korea

with a secondary, retaliatory at-

tack capability.

Tuesday’s launch violates mul-

tiple United Nations Security

Council resolutions that ban any

activity by North Korea in the area

of ballistic missiles. Kim said the

test poses a threat to the interna-

tional community and is “concern-

ing and counterproductive” to ef-

forts to promote peace on the Ko-

rean Peninsula.

Kim’s South Korean counter-

part, Noh Kyu-duk, said the two

had an “in-depth” discussion on

Seoul’s push for a symbolic decla-

ration to end the 1950-53 Korean

War as a way to bring peace. Noh

said he and Kim also reaffirmed

that North Korea’s issues of con-

cern can be discussed once talks

are restarted.

The U.S.-led talks on ending

North Korea’s nuclear program

have been largely stalled since

early 2019, when a summit be-

tween then-President Donald

Trump and North Korean leader

Kim Jong Un collapsed due to dis-

putes over U.S.-led sanctions on

the North.

The Biden administration has

repeatedly said it’s ready to meet

North Korea “anywhere and at any

time” without preconditions. But

North Korea says a return to talks

is conditional on the U.S. dropping

what it calls hostile policy, an ap-

parent reference to the sanctions

and regular military drills be-

tween Washington and Seoul.

Before the submarine missile

launch, North Korea had also test-

ed several other new weapons sys-

tems over a six-week period, in-

cluding its longest-range cruise

missile and a hypersonic missile

currently under development.

Those weapons potentially put

U.S. allies South Korea and Japan

within striking range. Some ex-

perts say North Korea may also in

coming weeks test a missile that

could reach the American home-

land in order to maximize its pres-

sure campaign on the United

States.

US to N. Korea:Stop tests andreturn to talks

BY HYUNG-JIN KIM

Associated Press

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South

Korea — North Korea’s subma-

rine-launched ballistic missile

program is “at the beginner level”

and years behind in development,

South Korean military officials

told lawmakers Thursday.

Defense Minister Suh Wook

during a parliamentary meeting

with lawmakers in Seoul said

North Korea’s SLBM test last

week “cannot yet prove” its in-

tended functionality compared to

the South’s missile capabilities.

Suh’s comments follow North

Korea’s test-firing of at least one

SLBM on Tuesday morning. The

missile, according to the commu-

nist regime’s state-run news out-

let, was successfully fired from an

older submarine and included

“lots of advanced control guid-

ance technologies.”

South Korean military officials

estimated the short-range ballistic

missile flew 279 miles at a maxi-

mum altitude of 37 miles. The Ja-

panese military, however, said

North Korea fired two missiles, an

assessment Suh disputed, citing

“a number of sources.”

“North Korea’s SLBM launched

this time is, we think that it is at the

beginner level and cannot yet

prove its platform itself,” the de-

fense minister told lawmakers.

South Korea in September

joined a handful of other countries

to successfully test-fire an SLBM

from a submarine and is the first

country without nuclear weapons

to have done so. South Korean

President Moon Jae-in, who at-

tended that test, said the country

now had the capability to deter

“against omnidirectional threats,”

including from North Korea.

North Korea is believed to be

developing a new submarine ca-

pable of launching ballistic mis-

siles. Most of its few dozen subma-

rines are outdated, according to

military analysts, and only capa-

ble of firing older weapons, such

as torpedoes.

Park Jong-seung, the president

of the Defense Development

Agency, told lawmakers during

the briefing that North Korea may

be at least five years behind South

Korea in its development of sub-

marine-launched missiles. Park

noted that the North’s SLBM spec-

ification had an “abnormal launch

platform.”

“Our SLBM’s accuracy is very

high to compare with North Ko-

rea’s,” Park said. “In fact, North

Korea is currently conducting

various tests, but its videos of pre-

cision strikes have been rarely

made public. In my judgment,

North Korea has no ability to do

such a measurement.”

North Korea’s latest SLBM test

is its fifth such weapon test in re-

cent weeks. A North Korean Min-

istry of Foreign Affairs spokesper-

son in a statement said the test

“was part of the normal activities”

and that it “did not pose any threat

or damage to the security of the

neighboring countries and the re-

gion.”

“We did not have the U.S. in

mind nor aimed at it,” the spokes-

person said in a statement from

the state-run Korean Central

News Agency. “There is no need

for the U.S. to worry or trouble it-

self over the test-firing.”

KCNA

A submarine­launched ballistic missile test by North Korea, on Tuesday. 

South Korea: North’s submarinemissile effort at ‘beginner level’

BY DAVID CHOI

Stars and Stripes

choi.david@stripes.comTwitter: @choibboy

PAGE 4 • S T A R S A N D S T R I P E S • Monday, October 25, 2021

MILITARY

The U.S. Army has deployed Israel’s

Iron Dome missile-defense system to

Guam through November to gauge how

well the battery can be integrated with the

Pacific island’s existing defenses.

The system arrived on Guam this past

week via commercial sealift, Capt. Nicho-

las Chopp, a spokesman for 94th Army Air

and Missile Defense Command, told Stars

and Stripes by phone Thursday.

“It’s an entire battery — the radar sys-

tem, the control center and launchers,”

said Chopp from the 94th’s headquarters at

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

Soldiers from the 2-43 Air Defense Artil-

lery Battalion from Fort Bliss, Texas, ar-

rived on Guam several weeks ago and are

manning the system, he said.

No live-fire operations are planned dur-

ing the temporary deployment, Chopp

said.

The Iron Dome battery on Guam is one of

two the Army procured last year. The pair

cost $373 million, part of $1.6 billion the

U.S. has pumped into the program since

2011, according to a May report by Bloom-

berg news service. Israel-based Rafael Ad-

vanced Defense Systems developed the

system, which U.S. defense contractor

Raytheon started co-producing in 2014, ac-

cording to Bloomberg.

Congress in the 2019 National Defense

Authorization Act required the system be

deployed to an operational theater before

the end of 2021, Chopp said.

Congress mandated the purchase of two

Iron Dome batteries as an interim measure

until the Army develops a long-term solu-

tion to threats from missiles, rockets,

drones and mortars.

The test battery has been set up in re-

mote jungle in the northwest part of Ander-

sen Air Force Base. It sits near the existing

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or

THAAD, anti-ballistic missile system,

which the Army has operated on Guam

since 2013.

Iron Dome is designed to protect ground

troops by destroying short-range missiles

and drones. It complements THAAD,

which intercepts short- to intermediate-

range ballistic missiles in their final de-

scending stage.

The system has brought down more than

1,500 targets with a success rate exceeding

90%, according to the Raytheon Missiles &

Defense website. Israel has used the Iron

Dome successfully several times during

conflicts in Gaza.

The Army live-fire tested the system for

the first time in August at White Sands Mis-

sile Range, N.M., where it “successfully

engaged eight cruise missile surrogate tar-

gets,” the Army said in an Aug. 23 news re-

lease.

“The Department of the Army identified

Guam as the location they wanted to send

the system for testing, which is why 94th is

responsible for this mission,” Chopp said.

The Guam trial is three-pronged, he said.

First is the test of deployability, deter-

mining how easily and how best to get it

where it is needed, he said. The missile-de-

fense command is interested in whether

the battery can be airlifted back to the U.S.,

Chopp said.

Second is gaining a better understanding

of the logistics required to sustain the sys-

tem when deployed.

“Do we have the right soldiers as-

signed?” he said. “Do we have the right

numbers for the amount of fuel we’re going

to need?”

Third, the Army wants to see how Iron

Dome integrates with the THAAD unit.

“Are we able to integrate it into THAAD

architecture to make it work toward a more

layered defense?” he said.

US tests Israel defense system on Guam

DARRELL AMES/U.S. Army

An interceptor launches from an IronDome missile­defense system at WhiteSands Missile Range, N.M..

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BY WYATT OLSON

Stars and Stripes

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE,

Japan — An American sailor has

been accused of punching a Japa-

nese security guard early Friday

near the home of the U.S. Navy’s

7th Fleet.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Bran-

don Taylor Merrick, 30, was ar-

rested by Kanagawa Prefectural

Police at 1:06 a.m. after the as-

sault in Shinkocho, a district just

southeast of the naval base, a po-

lice spokesman told Stars and

Stripes by phone Saturday.

The 68-year-old man suffered

bruises to his face, the spokes-

man said, and Merrick was taken

into custody on suspicion of caus-

ing bodily injury. Under Japan’s

criminal justice system, it is pros-

ecutors, not police, who are

tasked with charging suspects

with crimes following a police in-

vestigation.

Police said Merrick, who is sta-

tioned at Yokosuka, was drunk

and doesn’t remember the as-

sault, according to a report from

the Kanagawa Shimbun, a local

newspaper.

Base spokesman Randall Bau-

com said he could not comment

on Merrick’s assignment.

“The Japanese have primary

jurisdiction on the investigation,

and we’re cooperating fully with

their investigation,” he told Stars

and Stripes by phone Saturday.

“We take all accusations of mis-

conduct from our sailors very se-

riously.

It’s customary in Japan for

some government officials to

speak to the media anonymously.

Japanese police accuse Yokota-based sailor of punching guardBY HANA KUSUMOTO

AND ALEX WILSON

Stars and Stripes

kusumoto.hana@stripes.comTwitter: @HanaKusumoto

NAPLES, Italy — U.S. forceswrapped up participation Fri-day in the Italian navy’s largestmultilateral maritime exercise,which Navy officials said fo-cused on sharpening skillswhile building on decades ofNATO partnership.

The destroyer USS Porter,P-8A Poseidon aircraft fromCommander, Task Force 67,and the fleet replenishment oil-er USNS Kanawha took part inItaly’s Mare Aperto, U.S. 6thFleet said in a statement Friday.

The biannual exercise, alsojoined by France, Germany andTurkey this year, included closeproximity ship handling, air-borne patrols and at-sea replen-ishments, 6th Fleet said.

“Each multi-national exer-cise the crew of Porter has theability to participate in is achance to not only maintain se-curity and stability in the re-gion, but also hone our skills asmariners and warfighters,”Cmdr. Christopher Petro, USSPorter commanding officer,said in a statement.

The Italian aircraft carrierCavour and landing helicopteraircraft Garibaldi, as well aslanding platform dock San Gior-gio and other Italian shipsjoined in the exercise, 6th Fleetsaid. Standing NATO MaritimeGroup 2 flagship ITS Fasan, theTurkish navy frigate TCG Gok-ceada and the German tankerFGS Spessart also participated.

The biannual exercise, de-

layed more than 1½ years due tothe coronavirus pandemic, tookplace over 24 days in the Adriat-ic, Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas,

and the Strait of Sicily, the Ital-ian navy said in a statement.

It included more than 4,000personnel and two combat units

of the Italian army, the state-ment said.

US forces wrap upparticipation inItalian-led exercise

Stars and Stripes

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Sailors assigned to the destroyer USS Porter conduct replenishment­at­sea operations with the Henry J.Kaiser­class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha on Oct. 17.

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Monday, October 25, 2021 • S T A R S A N D S T R I P E S • PAGE 5

MILITARY

TORII STATION, Okinawa —

Michael Dumpson punches into

second gear as he spots a sharp,

left-hand curve ahead on an Oki-

nawa speedway and pushes his

R33 Skyline as fast as it can go.

He quickly flicks the steering

wheel to the left in a move known

as a feint. The tires momentarily

lose traction.

Then he pushes the clutch and

rips the emergency brake, keep-

ing the RPMs high, as the steering

wheel spins the other way, hands-

free. The car begins to slide.

Sgt. Dumpson, 25, an Army hu-

man resources specialist with 10th

Support Group at Torii Station, is

an especially skilled driver known

as a drifter. He’s one of the U.S.

service members helping the

sport make a comeback on the car-

crazy island of Okinawa.

He qualified in December 2019

for the American-only drift com-

petition Gaijin Power Grand Prix

at Yanbaru Circuit in Kunigami

village, a first-of-its-kind event on

the island.

Though he was knocked out in

the first round, Dumpson believes

he made a significant achieve-

ment by qualifying in a car

equipped with stock parts.

“The art of drifting is to be in

control of something that is out of

control,” Dumpson said during a

series of recent interviews with

Stars and Stripes. “You’re inten-

tionally sliding the car around cor-

ners sideways for fun, for glory,

for sport, for competition. The

point is to go as fast as possible

with as much angle as possible,

which collectively is known as

style.”

His father’s sonAn Army brat and the middle of

nine children who spent his for-

mative years in Anchorage, Alas-

ka, Dumpson gets his love of cars

from his father, Gary Dumpson,

who was always racing or working

on engines. His father has owned

five versions of the same car, the

Nissan 300ZX.

“My main thing pretty much

has always been cars,” Dumpson

said. “I’m always trying to be fas-

ter than my dad; I’m trying to be

cooler than my dad. He’s always

been a big supporter.”

Dumpson said he played racing

video games before he could

drive, got his learner’s permit at 14

and his own 1985 300ZX at 16. He

joined the Army in 2015, a year af-

ter graduating from high school in

North Carolina. At Joint Base Le-

wis–McChord, Wash., he spent his

off-hours at two nearby tracks.

Before drifting, he raced. But as

drifting became popular in the

U.S., he modified his car by in-

stalling a more powerful motor

and a wide-body kit.

On a good run, a drifter will

slide sideways through an entire

bend in the track, then use various

tricks and techniques to “link” the

entire course, Dumpson said.

Drifters participate in exhibitions,

mainly, but also in competitions

where they’re judged on speed,

placement or style.

Dumpson typically drifts on the

first Saturday of each month with

a Facebook group called Oki

Track Days that reserves the Yan-

baru Circuit. The events are sup-

ported by local auto shops like

B&M Okinawa and Trinity Works.

“I try to stand out,” he said. “My

goal is to not fit in. If you’ve ever

seen my car; it’s pretty wild.”

Dumpson drives a silver 1996

Nissan Skyline GTS-T, also known

as an R33 Skyline, with rear-

wheel drive, a wide body and an

oversized, rear-mounted wing

that features a heart-and-star end

plate. That theme extends to

hearts-and-stars taillights and a

heart-shaped steering wheel.

Okinawa dreamingJapan has always been at the

forefront of drifting, Ryusuke Ka-

wasaki, editor-in-chief of Drift

Tengoku, or Drift Heaven, maga-

zine, told Stars and Stripes by

phone on Oct. 14. What started as

racing on

mountain

roads in the

1980s quickly

developed into

a motorsport

thanks to

events orga-

nized by car

enthusiast

magazines.

A scoring

system was

developed at

events like

Drift Contest

and Ikaten, or Cool Driver’s Heav-

en, Kawasaki said. The D1 Grand

Prix made drifting a professional

sport in Japan in 2001. Today,

about 20,000-30,000 drifters are

active on about 40 tracks.

Despite its popularity, the sport

lost some of its allure when it

moved from the mountainside to

the track, Kawasaki said. But the

move was necessary.

“You don’t have to drive illegal-

ly anymore,” Kawasaki said. “You

can go to a circuit to practice and

there are so many competitions

you can sign up to.”

He said Okinawa is one of the

best places to drift thanks to Yan-

baru Circuit and the island’s

warmer temperatures.

“You can drive anytime year-

round because you don’t have

snow,” he said.

Drift off, drift onDrifting on Okinawa declined

for several years, and the last drift

track on the island closed in 2014,

said Tsukasa Miyagi, 43, a lifelong

drifter. Two years later, hoping to

spark a renaissance, he founded

Yanbaru Circuit on the island’s

northeastern

coast, he told

Stars and

Stripes by

phone Sept 21.

“It was much

more vibrant

when I was

younger,” he

said. “Okinawa

is a car society.

Many people

love driving.”

After Yanba-

ru opened, drift-

ing has made a

comeback, Miyagi said, with the

children of his generation discov-

ering the sport as adults. Televi-

sion programs like “Formula Drift

Japan” and films like “Fast & Fu-

rious,” called “Wild Speed” in Ja-

pan, have also captured imagina-

tions.

During the coronavirus pan-

demic, Miyagi stayed open but his

business took a major hit. Where

20-30 cars turned up on weekends,

now he sees half that many.

“People cancel when new re-

strictions are placed, but I wanted

to keep it open so that people can

come and release stress,” he said.

Key to drifting’s revival on Oki-

nawa are Americans like Dump-

son, Miyagi said. He said Dump-

son’s driving skills put him in the

middle of the pack.

“There are many foreigners.

Most of them are Americans,” he

said. “Some are really good.”

Dumpson said the culture ex-

tends far beyond the track.

“Drifting is very popular in the

military here in Japan,” he said.

“There’s probably 1,000 people

who modify and drift their cars.

There’s a sense of tradition, being

that drifting originated in Japan.”

Okinawa Tuners Underground

is another active Facebook group

for enthusiasts, Dumpson said.

There are also local teams and

clubs, both amateur and profes-

sional.

Through his YouTube channel,

“Streeties,” Dumpson has racked

up about 60,000 views document-

ing Okinawa drift life for an online

audience.

Dumpson, still recovering from

a motorcycle crash in August, ex-

pects to continue drifting while he

serves his final year on Okinawa.

“I like extreme stuff,” he said

with a smile. “I like speed.”

Fast and furiousArmy sergeant part of group thathelps keep drifting alive on Okinawa

BY MATTHEW M. BURKE

AND MARI HIGA

Stars and Stripes

U.S. ARMY

Army Sgt. Michael Dumpson, a 10th Support Group human resources specialist, poses last month atophis R33 Skyline at Torii Station, Okinawa. 

MICHAEL DUMPSON

Army Sgt. Michael Dumpson, top, drifts through a turn in tandem withanother vehicle at Okinawa's Yanbaru Circuit, in this undated photo. 

“The art ofdrifting is to bein control ofsomething thatis out of control.”

Michael Dumpson

U.S. Army Sergeant in Okinawa

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MILITARY

CHALONS-EN-CHAMPAGNE,

France — One hundred years ago

here, an Army sergeant looked over

four caskets draped in American

flags inside the city hall and chose

the U.S. soldier who would embody

the sacrifice of everything, even his

name, to a cause greater than him-

self.

French and American soldiers

stood guard that night, never leav-

ing the Unknown Soldier’s side.

On Saturday and Sunday, hun-

dreds gathered for a vigil, a military

parade and other ceremonies dedi-

cated to that soldier and the many

others he represents.

The attendees included current

and former guards of the Tomb of

the Unknown Soldier, Gold Star

mothers, veterans, military spouses

and onlookers who, simply by re-

membering, shared in keeping the

legacy of the Unknown Soldier’s se-

lection alive.

“It’s a part of our history,” said

Benoist Apparu, mayor of this city

of about 45,000 people. “We need to

celebrate this for the younger gen-

eration, so that they do not forget

what happened here.”

France and Great Britain each

dedicated tombs to their unknown

World War I dead on Nov. 11, 1920.

The U.S. Congress approved a me-

morial to be placed in Arlington Na-

tional Cemetery the following year.

On Oct. 23, 1921, caskets carrying

the remains of unidentified U.S. sol-

diers from four different war ceme-

teries in France arrived in the city,

which was then known as Chalons-

sur-Marne.

The selection was set to be made

at 11 a.m. the next morning by an

American officer, until Maj. Gen.

Harry Rogers went off-script, ac-

cording to an account from the So-

ciety of the Honor Guard, Tomb of

the Unknown Soldier.

Rogers decided that a soldier who

possibly served in the same trench-

es should make the choice.

Sgt. Edward F. Younger of the Ar-

my of Occupation on the Rhine had

shown up for duty as a pallbearer

that day.

It fell to him to choose. Younger

was nonchalant about it in inter-

views shortly afterward. But in a

1936 syndicated newspaper co-

lumn, he described feeling over-

whelmed.

“Perhaps one of them had fought

with me, had befriended me, had

possibly shielded me from a bullet

that might have put me in his place,”

he wrote. “Who would even know?”

Unknown soldiers would later be

chosen to rest at Arlington National

Cemetery to symbolize those who

died in World War II, Korea and

Vietnam.

The tomb at Arlington also repre-

sents “every mother whose son has

not come back and is unknown,”

said Pam Stemple, second vice

president of American Gold Star

Mothers.

Scientific advances have meant

that more unknown service mem-

bers from past wars have been sub-

sequently identified.

Modern logistics have also con-

tributed to preventing those killed

in recent wars from being un-

known.

Stemple’s son, Army Ranger Sgt.

1st Class Tomas Avey, died in Af-

ghanistan in 2015. She reflected on

what mothers who never got their

children back endured.

“We want to honor that, and that’s

why it’s so important for us to go and

see this,” Stemple said.

For Stemple and about 40 others,

the stop in Chalons-en-Champagne

is part of a pilgrimage that has in-

cluded cemeteries and monuments

throughout France.

There have been hard moments,

and tears flowed for some during

taps on Sunday. But the pilgrimage

participants say this has also been a

celebration. And for some, it’s add-

ed new color and depth to a mission

of perpetuating the memory of the

Unknown Soldier.

Gavin McIlvenna, the society’s

president, was first relief com-

mander as a tomb guard at Arling-

ton in 1997 and 1998.

He spent some nights on duty

thinking about where the Unknown

Soldier might have come from, and

what it would have been like for him

to travel on trains and a ship over the

ocean to France.

For McIlvenna, the opportunity

to follow the path of the man he

guarded is nearly beyond descrip-

tion.

“That’s the room Sgt. Younger

made his selection,” McIlvenna

said while standing on the steps of

city hall, as scores of people paid

their respects at the vigil. “I don’t

know how many times I can say this

is overwhelming. But it is.”

French honor American Unknown Soldier

ERIK SLAVIN/Stars and Stripes

Re­enactors dressed as American and French World War I soldiers join the U.S. European CommandHonor Guard during a ceremonial vigil on the 100th anniversary of the selection for the U.S. Tomb of theUnknown Soldier, Saturday in Chalons­en­Champagne, France. 

slavin.erik@stripes.comTwitter: @eslavin_stripes

Town marks century since remainsselection with military parade, vigil

BY ERIK SLAVIN

Stars and Stripes

An Air Force staff sergeant in Germany

said she got chills while attending a local fall

festival with her family — but they weren’t

brought on by the weather.

The source of Alexis Smith’s shudder was

the sight of horror-movie clown Pennywise

sitting on a nearby carnival ride.

Smith snapped a photo of the spooky sight

and texted it as a warning to her husband.

He was inside the Kaiserslautern fair-

grounds with their 4-year-old daughter,

who hates clowns.

Both the Smiths and the clown from “It”

are repeat visitors this year to the Barbaros-

saland fair on Kaiserslautern’s Messeplatz.

The fair’s weekend popularity has been so

great that organizers are extending it

through Halloween, they told local newspa-

per Die Rheinpfalz last week.

Smith said her family was on its second

visit to the fair when she encountered the

harlequin dressed like the child-killing

monster from the film adaptation of Ste-

phen King’s 1986 novel about an evil entity

that feeds off children’s fear.

“The clown looks dead inside,” Smith

said Friday in a phone interview.

And just as is the case with any good hor-

ror movie monster, it seemed inescapable.

Smith’s husband didn’t get her warning

text, but as he was guiding their little girl

through a mirror maze at the other end of

the park, he saw the clown waiting at the

end.

“He got creeped out,” Smith said. “He

was like, ‘I didn’t know if it was real or not.’”

When they exited, there was no sign of

Pennywise. But he turned to find the clown,

who was a woman under the makeup,

standing right beside him. Then the woman

began laughing.

“Obviously you can’t deck a girl, but he

was super scared,” Smith said. Still, he

managed to keep their daughter from see-

ing the clown.

Smith posted her photo to a 14,500-mem-

ber Facebook group for military families in

Ramstein and Kaiserslautern with a cap-

tion saying she felt it “completely sums up

2021.”

In her photo, Pennywise is seated on an

umbrella ride right behind a seemingly

oblivious child, with a medical mask ob-

scuring its facial expression.

Some group members shared their own

photos or reported spotting Pennywise on

other rides that weekend or earlier. Staci

Ann Franklin spoke of her encounter Oct.

10.

“They were most definitely enjoying the

fair,” Franklin told Stars and Stripes. “That

(umbrella) ride seemed to be a favorite be-

cause they rode it while we were there as

well.”

Pennywise also stopped to take photos

with those who asked, she said.

While Smith had been worried that the

clown would “freak out” her daughter, she

said “it’s also great because it’s so close to

Halloween.”

The carnival is scheduled to remain open

from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily until Nov. 1.

It wasn’t clear if Pennywise would be

back, though, as a visit to the fairgrounds

Friday revealed a different attraction

where the umbrella ride had been.

‘It’ clown sightings spook Ramstein area familiesBY CHAD GARLAND

Stars and Stripes

ALEXIS SMITH

Someone dressed as Pennywise from the2017 and 2019 adaptations of theStephen King novel “It” enjoys a carnivalride Oct. 17 at the Barbarossaland fair inKaiserslautern, Germany. 

garland.chad@stripes.comTwitter: @chadgarland

Monday, October 25, 2021 • S T A R S A N D S T R I P E S • PAGE 7

MILITARY

The Biden administration says

it’s too soon to answer some of

these questions, at least publicly,

as it works feverishly to resettle

the Afghans who were evacuated

following the Taliban takeover of

Afghanistan in August.

The lack of public information

has made it a challenge for those

who closely track the fate of refu-

gees. “There’s not a lot of trans-

parency in terms of how the secu-

rity check regime works,” said

Sunil Varghese, policy director

for the International Refugee As-

sistance Project. “We don’t know

why people are being sent to Ko-

sovo for additional screening,

what that additional screening is,

how long it will take.”

So far, more than 66,000 Af-

ghans have arrived in the U.S.

since Aug. 17, undergoing what

the government portrays as a rig-

orous security vetting process to

screen out national security

threats from among a population

that includes people who worked

as interpreters for the American

military as well as their own

country’s armed forces.

Of those, about 55,000 are at

U.S. military bases around the

country, where they complete im-

migration processing and medi-

cal evaluations and quarantine

before settling in the United

States. There are still 5,000 peo-

ple from the evacuation at transit

points in the Middle East and Eu-

rope, according to the Depart-

ment of Homeland Security,

which is managing the effort

known as Operation Allies Wel-

come.

The resettlement effort is un-

der intense scrutiny following

waves of criticism of President

Joe Biden for the frantic evacua-

tion U.S. forces and allies as part

of the withdrawal from Afghanis-

tan, which was put in motion

when President Donald Trump’s

administration signed a peace

deal with the Taliban to end

America’s longest war.

Trump and other Republicans

claim the Biden administration

has allowed Afghan refugees into

the United States without suffi-

cient background checks.

Homeland Secretary Alejandro

Mayorkas has defended the

screening and said there have

been only minimal threats detect-

ed among the arriving refugees.

“The fact that some people

have been flagged by our counter-

terrorism, intelligence, or law en-

forcement professionals for addi-

tional screening shows our sys-

tem is working,” said National Se-

curity Council spokeswoman

Emily Horne.

The exact number at Camp

Bondsteel in Kosovo, a small na-

tion in southeastern Europe that

gained independence from Serbia

with U.S. support in 2008, fluctu-

ates as new people arrive and oth-

ers leave when security issues,

such as missing documents, are

resolved, according to U.S. offi-

cials.

The government of Kosovo, a

close U.S. ally, has agreed to let

the refugees stay in its territory

for a year. The country also hosts

a separate group at site adjacent

to Bondsteel known as Camp

Bechtel, where Afghans who

worked for NATO nations during

the war are staying temporarily

until they are resettled in Europe.

For several weeks, there were

about 30 Afghan evacuees, along

with approximately 170 family

members, at Camp Bondsteel be-

cause of red flags, according to

one U.S. official, who spoke on

condition of anonymity to discuss

information not publicly released.

They are in a kind of limbo be-

cause they aren’t detained but

they aren’t necessarily free to

leave either at this point.

They volunteered to be evac-

uated from Afghanistan but were

flagged at one of the transit points

in Europe or the Middle East and

told they had to go to Kosovo.

Some chose to bring their families

with them while authorities work

with analysts and other experts

from the FBI, DHS and other

agencies to resolve questions

about their identity or past associ-

ations, a senior administration of-

ficial said.

They are free to move about the

base but cannot leave under con-

ditions set by the government of

Kosovo, said this official, who was

not authorized to publicly discuss

security and diplomatic issues

and spoke on condition of ano-

nymity.

Those sent to Bondsteel are

people who require “significant

further consideration,” involving

analysis and interviews, before

authorities feel comfortable al-

lowing them to move on to the

U.S., the official said.

In some cases, the analysis has

led to a determination that they

are “suitable for onward travel to

the United States,” while in others

the “work remains ongoing” and

their cases remain unresolved,

said the official, without giving a

precise breakdown on the num-

bers involved.

The U.S. has not sent anyone

back to Afghanistan and will de-

cide the fate of anyone who can’t

make it through the screening

process on an “individualized”

basis, which in some cases might

mean resettling them in another

country, this official said.

In the meantime, though, Bond-

steel remains off-limits to out-

siders, including lawyers who

might potentially represent peo-

ple there if they aren’t ultimately

allowed to enter the U.S., a situa-

tion that doesn’t sit right with ad-

vocates like Sesar.

“There is not real access to the

camp,” she said. “There’s no pub-

lic or independent scrutiny of

what happens in there.”

Secrecy: Official says US might resettle some Afghan refugees in another countryFROM PAGE 1

MIKEL ARCOVITCH, U.S. ARMY/AP

U.S. Army Capt. David Newman, commander, Task Force Ever Vigilant, converses with a group of Afghanevacuees on Camp Liya, Kosovo, this month. The government of Kosovo, a close U.S. ally, has agreed tolet the refugees stay in its territory for a year, but the lack of public information on Afghan refugees at U.S.bases in Kosovo has made it a challenge for those who closely track the fate of refugees. 

TOKYO — Japanese police

have arrested a U.S. service

member on suspicion of LSD pos-

session in an area of the city

known for its nightlife, the Main-

ichi newspaper reported Thurs-

day.

Police discovered three

“stamp-like” pieces of blotter pa-

per soaked with LSD on the uni-

dentified service member when

they took him into custody after

an Oct. 9 assault in Roppongi, ac-

cording to the report. His urine

sample also tested positive for

LSD.

The service member, who is in

his 20s, was rearrested Tuesday

on suspicion of violating Japan’s

Narcotics Control Law, according

to the newspaper. His name, ser-

vice branch and home installation

were not identified in the report.

A Tokyo Metropolitan Police

spokesman on Thursday told

Stars and Stripes by phone the

case is not one the police would

publicize. He declined to com-

ment further.

The service member told police

he bought the psychedelic drug at

a bar in Shinjuku on Oct. 8, ac-

cording to the Mainichi report.

He then visited Roppongi, where

he argued with and punched a Ja-

panese man in the face while

“heavily intoxicated.”

The Japanese man suffered mi-

nor injuries, the Mainichi report

said.

Tokyo police arrest US service member on suspicion of LSD possessionBY HANA KUSUMOTO

Stars and Stripes

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PAGE 8 • S T A R S A N D S T R I P E S • Monday, October 25, 2021

VIRUS OUTBREAK

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s cor-

onavirus infections and deaths re-

ached all-time highs for a second

straight day Friday, in a growing

challenge for the country with one

of Europe’s lowest shares of vacci-

nated people.

Ukrainian health authorities re-

ported 23,785 new confirmed infec-

tions and 614 deaths in the past 24

hours.

Authorities in the capital, Kyiv,

shut schools for two weeks starting

Friday, and similar measures were

ordered in other areas with high

contagion levels.

Authorities have blamed surging

infections on a sluggish pace of vac-

cination in the nation of 41 million.

Ukrainians can freely choose be-

tween Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZene-

ca and Sinovac vaccines, but only

about 15% of the population is fully

vaccinated, Europe’s lowest level

after Armenia.

Overall, the country has regis-

tered over 2.7 million infections and

about 63,000 deaths.

The steep rise in contagion has

prompted the government to tight-

en restrictions. Starting Thursday,

proof of vaccination or a negative

test is required to board planes,

trains and long-distance buses.

In Rivne, 190 miles west of Kyiv,

the city hospital is swamped with

COVID-19 patients and doctors

have said the situation is worse than

during the wave of infections early

in the pandemic that severely

strained the health system.

“The ... course of the disease is

certainly more severe and more ag-

gressive than last year. The patients

have become younger,” said Valen-

tyn Koroliuk, head of the hospital’s

intensive-care unit. “Unfortunate-

ly, those patients who are in our de-

partment are not vaccinated.”

Lilia Serdiuk, 61, is fighting CO-

VID-19 and regretting that she did

heed calls to get vaccinated.

“I didn’t believe it, I didn’t even

want to watch the news,” she told

The Associated Press as she lay on

her back in a narrow bed. “This dis-

ease exists and it is very terrible. I

wish all people would listen to the

news and the recommendations of

doctors.”

“What if there are even more pa-

tients? What if we don’t have enough

oxygen? This is constant stress,”

said doctor Tetiana Pasichnyk.

Ukraine sees new record high in COVID deaths and infectionsAssociated Press

BATH, Maine — Josh “Chevy”

Chevalier is a third-generation

shipbuilder who hasn’t missed a

day of work during the pandemic

in his job as a welder constructing

Navy warships on the Maine coast.

But he’s ready to walk away

from his job because of an impend-

ing mandate from President Joe

Biden that federal contractors and

all U.S. businesses with 100 or

more workers be fully vaccinated

against COVID-19.

“People are fighting for their

constitutional rights — the way

they think their life should be,”

said Chevalier, one of hundreds of

employees at Bath Iron Works

threatening to leave.

Chevalier is among a small but

significant number of American

workers deciding whether to quit

their jobs and careers in defiance

of what they consider intrusive

edicts that affect their freedoms.

The Biden administration, pub-

lic health officials and many busi-

ness leaders agree that vaccine re-

quirements are legal and prudent

actions necessary to help the

world emerge from a pandemic

that has killed more than 700,000

Americans and nearly 5 million

people worldwide.

The defiant workers make up a

small fraction of the overall work-

force, with many cities, states and

businesses reporting that more

than 9 out of 10 of their workers are

complying with mandates.

But they have the potential to

create disruptions in a tight labor

market and have become the latest

roadblock in overcoming the vac-

cine hesitancy that allowed the

COVID-19 crisis to take a devas-

tating turn over the summer. In

many cases, the reasons for the ob-

jections are rooted in misinforma-

tion.

The refusers come from all

types of occupations — defense in-

dustry workers, police officers,

firefighters, educators and health

care workers. In Seattle, a group of

city firefighters turned in their

boots at City Hall on Tuesday to

protest a vaccination require-

ment.

Thousands of people have

sought religious or medical ex-

emptions that were rejected; oth-

ers won’t stand to be told what to

do and have quit or been fired.

Nick Rolovich, the football

coach at Washington State Univer-

sity, was let go from his $3.2 mil-

lion-a-year job on Monday, along

with four assistants. Rolovich, the

first major college coach to lose his

job over vaccination status,

claimed a religious exemption but

has declined to elaborate. He is su-

ing.

The conflict over mandates is

likely to grow in the coming weeks.

The Biden administration is ex-

pected to move forward any day

with the mandate that employers

with 100 or more workers require

all employees be vaccinated or un-

dergo weekly testing, though en-

forcement likely won’t start for

several weeks. The rule for federal

contractors goes into effect in De-

cember, with no testing option, but

many businesses, governments

and schools are already imple-

menting mandates.

JOSH REYNOLDS/AP

Alec Young, a shipfitter at Bath Iron Works, center, demonstrates against COVID­19 vaccine mandatesoutside the shipyard Friday in Bath, Maine.

Vaccine mandates creatingconflict with defiant workers

Associated Press

NAPLES, Italy — Three U.S. mil-

itary installations in Italy have com-

pleted initial health screenings of

Italian workers to achieve compli-

ance with a law designed to encour-

age people to get vaccinated against

the coronavirus.

The Italian decree, which took ef-

fect Oct. 15, requires all public and

private workers to have a govern-

ment-issued “green pass” to verify

that they were vaccinated, tested

negative for COVID-19 or recently

recovered from the virus.

Naval Support Activity Naples,

Naval Air Station Sigonella and U.S.

Army Garrison Italy all said last

week that the green pass verifica-

tions for Italian workers employed

by DOD were completed by the Oct.

15 deadline. Aviano Air Base did not

respond to repeated requests for in-

formation.

In the case of Italian contractors

working on bases, all three installa-

tions are relying on the businesses

that employ them to check for green

passes.

Italian employees who fall short

of those requirements face an un-

paid suspension until they can show

compliance with the law. They do

not lose their jobs, according to the

decree.

The law is the latest effort by Italy

to increase restrictions for unvacci-

nated people. Previous provisions

sought to make it harder for them to

eat in a restaurant, go to a nightclub

or visit other venues without show-

ing a green pass, which verifies their

health status. The U.S. Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention

vaccination card may be accepted

by businesses as the equivalent of a

green pass.

The U.S. military isn’t screening

American DOD civilians in line with

the Italian law’s October deadline.

Instead, they are following a DOD

policy requiring those employees to

be vaccinated by late November.

Typically, the bases have fol-

lowed Italian laws and rules per-

taining to COVID-19, differentiating

only when DOD regulations or U.S.

CDC recommendations are tough-

er.

“The garrison is preparing to en-

force DOD guidance regarding U.S.

civilian employees, who have until

Nov. 22 to be vaccinated or get a val-

id exception,” said Rick Scavetta, a

USAG Italy spokesman.

All the installations that respon-

ded to Stars and Stripes declined to

say how many Italian employees did

not have a green pass, but Scavetta

said that “very few people among

the garrison’s Italian workforce”

are still unvaccinated.

He acknowledged that some em-

ployees may not have a green pass,

however, and as a result are ineligi-

ble to work.

“Similar to Italian employers, un-

vaccinated garrison employees de-

part the workplace until they get one

or the other (vaccine or negative

test),” Scavetta said.

A spokeswoman for NSA Naples

said the base does not share infor-

mation about the local national

workers’ health status.

The decree, which lasts through

the end of the year, has broad sup-

port from Italians but has drawn

scattered protests. At a sit-in at the

port in Trieste on Monday, police

used water cannons and tear gas to

disperse protesters, Reuters report-

ed.

About 15% of private employees

and 8% of public employees in Italy

are not vaccinated, Reuters report-

ed Monday.

The Italian Health Ministry re-

ported Thursday that nearly 82% of

the population 12 and older had

completed the vaccination course.

Italy recorded nearly 1.05 million

green pass downloads Monday, ac-

cording to the website thelocal.it.

US bases in Italyput limits for localnational employees

BY ALISON BATH

Stars and Stripes

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NATION

WASHINGTON — President Joe

Biden was hosting two pivotal sen-

ators for meetings in Delaware on

Sunday in hopes of resolving linger-

ing disputes over Democrats’ long-

stalled effort to craft an expansive

social and environment measure.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck

Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Joe

Manchin, D-W.Va., were scheduled

to attend the session, the White

House said.

Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sine-

ma, D-Ariz., two of their party’s

most moderate members, have in-

sisted on reducing the size of the

package and have pressed for other

changes.

Democrats initially planned that

the measure would contain $3.5 tril-

lion worth of spending and tax ini-

tiatives over 10 years. But demands

by moderates led by Manchin and

Sinema to contain costs mean its fi-

nal price tag could well be less than

$2 trillion.

Disputes remain over whether

some priorities must be cut or ex-

cluded. These include plans to ex-

pand Medicare coverage, child care

assistance and helping lower-in-

come college students. Manchin,

whose state has a major coal indus-

try, has opposed proposals to penal-

ize utilities that do not switch quick-

ly to clean energy.

The White House and congres-

sional leaders have tried to push

monthslong negotiations toward a

conclusion by the end of October.

The Democrats’ aim is to produce

an outline by then that would spell

out the overall size of the measure

and describe policy goals that lead-

ers as well as progressives and

moderates would endorse.

The wide-ranging measure car-

ries many of Biden’s top domestic

priorities. Party leaders want to end

internal battles, avert the risk that

the effort could fail and focus vot-

ers’ attention on the plan’s popular

programs for helping families with

child care, health costs and other is-

sues.

Democrats also want Biden to be

able to cite accomplishments when

he attends a global summit in Scot-

land on climate change in early No-

vember.

The hope is that an agreement be-

tween the party’s two factions

would create enough trust to let

Democrats finally push through the

House a separate $1 trillion package

of highway and broadband projects.

That bipartisan measure was ap-

proved over the summer by the

Senate. But progressives have held

it up in the House as leverage to

prompt moderates to back the big-

ger, broader package of health care,

education and environment initia-

tives.

President hoststalks on budgetwith 2 senators

BY ALAN FRAM

Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — The high

school bands played, the cos-

tumed marching groups danced

and float riders threw Moon Pies

and beads to the thousands of peo-

ple who turned out Saturday for

New Orleans’ first big parade

since the onslaught of the corona-

virus pandemic put the brakes on

the city’s signature brand of fri-

volity.

“It’s better than Christmas,”

said Lacey Sanders, who is a

member of the Pussyfooters

marching club. “I have been wait-

ing for this since April of 2020.”

After over a year where the cor-

onavirus largely put an end to pa-

rades, the streets were lined with

thousands of residents and tour-

ists who came to watch the Krewe

of Boo parade — the first float pa-

rade since Mardi Gras of 2020.

Krewe of Boo is a Halloween-

themed parade that stretches

from the city’s Marigny neighbor-

hood, through the French Quarter

and into the Warehouse District.

Riders on the floats dress up in

Halloween-themed outfits and

throw ghoulish and fun trinkets

and beads to crowds that pack the

streets.

Crowds in sequined or glittery

costumes lined the streets. Par-

ents held costumed children on

their shoulders. Members of the

Rolling Elvi — an Elvis tribute

group that rides scooters — took

photos with each other. Students

from the Lafayette Academy

marching band warmed up while

girls in a dance troupe practiced

their moves.

All would have been common

sites during a regular year, but

many were cognizant of how long

it’s been since the city has seen

such an event.

“This is one of the best feelings

in a very long time. It’s so lovely,”

said Jordan Philebar, a New Or-

leans resident who was dressed as

Wednesday Addams from “The

Addams Family” as she rode a

float along with four members of

her family. “It’s lovely to feel

slightly normal again.”

Mardi Gras 2020 was largely

credited with contributing to the

city becoming an early hot spot for

the coronavirus. As the extent and

seriousness of the pandemic be-

came apparent, parades and mu-

sic festivals were canceled.

If the city can pull off the Hallo-

ween-themed Krewe of Boo pa-

rade safely, without a resulting

uptick in COVID-19 infections, it

will bolster Mayor LaToya Can-

trell’s tentative plans toward

bringing back the lavish Mardi

Gras processions that fill city

streets during the annual pre-Len-

ten celebration.

“This is a step towards the re-

turn of Mardi Gras next spring,”

Cantrell said in a Twitter post af-

ter announcing in September that

the Krewe of Boo parade could

proceed. “What happens next de-

pends on what we do right now!!”

On Friday, the mayor said un-

less there is a “dramatic turn for

the worse in our COVID num-

bers” that Mardi Gras would go

forward next year — her strongest

comments yet that the massive pa-

rades that accompany the yearly

celebration would roll again.

New Orleans resident Melanie

Smith walked with her grand-

daughter along Elysian Fields

Avenue on Saturday, taking pho-

tos of especially good costumes,

and participating in something

she hadn’t been able to do for over

a year.

“We miss it. Us locals, we miss it

very much, and we’re just glad to

be back,” she said. She said she

hoped that with the city’s vaccina-

tion numbers continuing to rise

the parade wouldn’t result in more

coronavirus cases.

As part of Saturday’s safety

measures for Krewe of Boo, riders

and marching group members

had to be vaccinated, or show

proof of a negative COVID-19 test.

Also, health officials were out

conducting a study during the pa-

rade to better understand corona-

virus spread in large gatherings.

About 40 health employees and

volunteers were slated to be at the

parade route to assist people in

taking the survey and handing out

goody-bags to those who take part.

In keeping with the Halloween

theme, the 40 dressed up as Dr.

Anthony Fauci, the White House

adviser and face of the federal

pandemic response.

Krewe of Boo was scrapped last

year and this year’s Mardi Gras

was a subdued affair without pa-

rades and a largely vacant French

Quarter. As vaccinations became

more widespread and infections

dropped, the city began loosening

restrictions that had limited ca-

pacity at restaurants or music

venues. In one of the last stages of

loosening restrictions, officials

announced in May that they would

start to accept applications for pa-

rades and the smaller processions

called second-line parades.

The rise of the delta variant,

which filled hospitals across the

state over the summer, called into

question the viability of parades.

But in September, Cantrell an-

nounced Krewe of Boo would be

allowed to parade. She credited

work residents had done to slow

the delta variant’s spread.

REBECCA SANTANA/AP

A float rolls down the street as part of the Krewe of Boo parade on Saturday in New Orleans.

Parade’s return puts New Orleansa step closer to full Mardi Gras

BY REBECCA SANTANA

Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. — Former

President Barack Obama offered a

sharp rebuke of the Republican

candidate for Virginia governor,

Glenn Youngkin, as he encouraged

voters on Saturday to support Dem-

ocrat Terry McAuliffe in the closely

watched race.

Obama accused Youngkin of por-

traying himself as a friendly every-

man while encouraging what Oba-

ma called “lies and conspiracy theo-

ries” about widespread voting fraud

in the 2020 elections. Former Presi-

dent Donald Trump has continued

to push the false narrative about

election fraud, which fueled the Jan.

6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

“Either he actually believes in the

same conspiracy theories that re-

sulted in a mob, or he doesn’t believe

it but he is willing to go along with it,

to say or do anything to get elected.

And maybe that’s worse ... because

that says something about charac-

ter,” Obama said.

Youngkin initially made “elec-

tion integrity” the centerpiece of his

campaign and refused for months to

say whether President Joe Biden

was legitimately elected. He has

since said that Biden was, and that

there was not widespread fraud in

last year’s elections.

Obama told a crowdin Richmond

that the Nov. 2 election would “show

the country and the world that we’re

not going to indulge in our worst in-

stincts.”

Asked for comment, a Youngkin

campaign spokesman called Oba-

ma’s remarks “false statements”

and accused The Associated Press

of “indulging the fantasies of the

Terry and the left because they can’t

run on their failed record and radi-

cal vision for the future.”

Obama rebukes GOP hopefulin Virginia governor’s race

Associated Press

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NATION

THREE RIVERS, Calif. — In

the wake of California wildfires,

upward of 10,000 trees weakened

by fires, drought, disease or age

must be removed, work that will

keep a nearby highway closed to

visitors who seek the world’s two

largest sequoia trees.

The hazard trees could poten-

tially fall onto people and cars on

the section of State Route 180

known as Generals Highway, or

they could create barriers for

emergency and fire response, the

Sequoia and Kings Canyon nation-

al parks said Friday.

The highway is closed due to the

KNP Complex blaze, which was

60% contained after burning 138

square miles of forest, and will re-

main blocked off to visitors after

the fire is out while saw crews cut

down trees and trim branches.

Cooler weather has helped slow

the flames and the area was ex-

pected to see rain starting Sunday.

The highway connects Giant

Forest, home to the General Sher-

man Tree, which is considered the

world’s largest by volume, and

Grant Grove, home to the General

Grant Tree, the second-largest

tree in the world. The trees along

the highway include sequoias,

pine and conifer trees, said fire

spokeswoman Kimberly Cas-

chalk.

The KNP Complex has been

burning since Sept. 9, when light-

ning ignited two fires that later

merged.

Forest officials said earlier this

month the fires may have killed

hundreds of giant sequoias, but

the full extent of the damage has

not been determined.

The fire’s impact on giant sequ-

oia groves was mixed. Most saw

low- to medium-intensity fire be-

havior that the sequoias have

evolved to survive, and the most

notable trees survived.

Firefighters took extraordinary

measures to protect the sequoias

by wrapping fire-resistant materi-

al around the bases of some giants,

raking and clearing vegetation

around them, installing sprinklers

and dousing some with water or

fire retardant gel.

On Friday, forest staff unwrap-

ped the base of the General Sher-

man tree after danger from the

fire had passed.

“We’re confident that tree is rel-

atively safe,” Caschalk said.

Recent storms have helped con-

tain some of the nation’s largest

wildfires this year, including one

that threatened the popular Lake

Tahoe resort region this summer

and is now 100% contained after

snow blanketed the western side

of the blaze and rain dropped on

the eastern side. But this week’s

storms won’t end drought that’s

plaguing California and the west-

ern United States.

Thousands of

trees to be cut

after Calif. fireAssociated Press

NOAH BERGER/AP

A helicopter drops water on the Windy Fire burning in the Trail of 100 Giants grove of Sequoia NationalForest, Calif., on Sept. 19.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Hours before actor Alec Bald-

win fired a fatal gunshot from a prop gun that he had

been told was safe, a camera crew for the movie he

was filming walked off the job to protest conditions

and production issues that included safety concerns.

Disputes in the production of the Western film

“Rust” began almost from the start in early October

and culminated with seven crew members walking

off several hours before 42-year-old cinematogra-

pher Halyna Hutchins was killed.

The crew members had expressed their discontent

with matters that ranged from safety procedures to

their housing accommodations, according to one of

those who left. He requested anonymity for fear that

speaking up would hurt his prospects for future jobs.

Rust Movie Productions did not answer emails Fri-

day and Saturday seeking comment.

At a rehearsal on the film set Thursday at Bonanza

Creek Ranch outside Santa Fe, the gun Baldwin used

was one of three that a firearms specialist, or “armor-

er,” had set on a cart outside the building where a

scene was being rehearsed, according to the court re-

cords.

Court records indicate that an assistant director,

Dave Halls, grabbed a prop gun off a cart and handed

it to Baldwin, indicating incorrectly that the weapon

didn’t carry live rounds by yelling “cold gun.”

When Baldwin pulled the trigger, he unwittingly

killed Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza,

who was standing behind her inside a wooden, chap-

el-like building.

New Mexico workplace safety investigators are ex-

amining if film industry standards for gun safety

were followed during production of “Rust.” The Los

Angeles Times, citing two crew members it did not

name, reported that five days before the shooting,

Baldwin’s stunt double accidentally fired two live

rounds after being told the gun didn’t have any am-

munition.

A crew member who was alarmed by the misfires

told a unit production manager in a text message,

“We’ve now had 3 accidental discharges. This is su-

per unsafe,” according to a copy of the message re-

viewed by the newspaper. The New York Times also

reported that there were at least two earlier acciden-

tal gun discharges; it cited three former crew mem-

bers.

Santa Fe-area District Attorney Mary Carmack-

Altwies said prosecutors will be reviewing evidence

in the shooting and do not know if charges will be filed.

On Saturday around 200 film crew workers gath-

ered for a candlelight vigil as the sun set. They shared

grief at the loss of one of their own, and fear of acci-

dents on their own film sets.

Several in attendance lit candles, held a moment of

silence, read poetry and made brief comments in-

cluding one testimonial to Hutchins’ artistic spark

and generosity.

Film crew voicedconcerns beforefatal set shooting

Associated Press

JAE C. HONG/AP

People attend a candlelight vigil to honorcinematographer Halyna Hutchins in Albuquerque,N.M., on Saturday.

KERRVILLE, Texas — A driver

lost control during a Texas drag rac-

ing event on an airport runway and

slammed into a crowd of spectators,

killing two children and injuring

eight other people Saturday, author-

ities said.

A 6-year-old boy and an 8-year-

old boy were killed in the crash Sat-

urday afternoon at an event called

“Airport Race Wars 2” at the Kerr-

ville-Kerr County Airport, police

said in a news release. The orga-

nized event was attended by thou-

sands and involved drivers speed-

ing down a runway as they compet-

ed for cash. The driver “lost control

and left the runway, crashing into

parked vehicles and striking specta-

tors who were observing the races,”

Kerrville police said.

The injured victims were taken to

various hospitals, including a 46-

year-old woman who was listed in

critical condition. The majority of

the other injuries are not believed to

be life-threatening, although the

condition of a 26-year-old man was

unknown, authorities said. A 4-year-

old boy and a 3-month-old girl were

taken to a hospital for precautionary

evaluations.

The race was an eighth of a mile

long, and water-filled plastic bar-

riers lined the course. But Louis

Amestoy, a freelance journalist who

was at the event, said they didn’t ex-

tend past the finish line, leaving no

protection between spectators and

cars as they were slowing down at

the end of the race.

Texas drag racer slamsinto crowd; 2 kids killed

Associated Press

Millions of years ago, giant bea-

vers roamed what is now called

Minnesota.

More than twice as heavy as

modern beavers, the 200-pound

mammals had long teeth and pow-

erful jaws. The megafauna were

about the size of a modern black

bear.

Now, Castorioides ohioensis is

expected to become Minnesota’s

state fossil.

About 11,000 people cast votes

in an online election held by the

Science Museum of Minnesota,

and the museum plans to ask the

state legislature to vote to make

the extinct animal the state’s offi-

cial fossil.

Ancient beaver may beofficial fossil of Minnesota

The Washington Post

Monday, October 25, 2021 • S T A R S A N D S T R I P E S • PAGE 11

AMERICAN ROUNDUP

Scan reveals shotgunshell inside prisoner

AL DECATUR — A man

being booked into an

Alabama jail wound up at a hospi-

tal rather than behind bars after a

scan revealed a shotgun shell in

his abdomen.

Prisoners entering the Morgan

County Jail routinely undergo a

body scan when being admitted,

and a recent image showed what

appeared to be a shell from a .410-

gauge shotgun that had been swal-

lowed inside a person, spokesper-

son Mike Swafford said.

The man, who had been arrest-

ed by another law enforcement

agency in the county, was later re-

leased on his own recognizance,

Swafford said, and it was not clear

what happened to the shell. Au-

thorities did not release the per-

son’s name or the reason for the

arrest.

Officer to stand trial incorpse fondling case

CA LOS ANGELES — A

Los Angeles police offi-

cer who acknowledged touching a

dead woman’s breast while on du-

ty has been ordered to stand trial

on a felony charge.

David Rojas, 29, is charged with

felony sexual contact with human

remains after authorities said he

touched Elizabeth Baggett’s right

breast following her death on Oct.

20, 2019.

The Los Angeles Times report-

ed that Judge Keith H. Borjon

heard testimony from Rojas, who

said he touched the woman’s

breast twice because he believed

there was a mark that needed in-

vestigating.

The judge found the account

“extremely unpersuasive” and

suggested Rojas touched the

woman’s breast for his own sexual

gratification, the newspaper said.

Man fatally shoots hisneighbor over cat dispute

FL OCALA — A Florida

man is accused of killing

his neighbor in a dispute over a cat

that wandered into his yard, sher-

iff’s officials said.

Clifford Anthony Bliss Jr., 58,

became angry when the cat went

into his yard, the Marion County

Sheriff’s Office said.

He went to his neighbor’s home

in Umatilla and threatened to

shoot the cat, officials said.

James Arland Taylor Jr., 41,

asked him not to shoot the cat, ac-

cording to deputies. That’s when

Bliss shot Taylor, they said.

Bliss was arrested without inci-

dent.

USPS worker admits tostealing drug packages

MA BOSTON — A postal

worker who tracked,

stole and opened mail that he sus-

pected contained drugs and then

kept any narcotics that he found

pleaded guilty.

Shawn Herron, 44, of Whitman,

pleaded guilty to conspiracy to

possess cocaine with intent to dis-

tribute and theft of mail by a postal

employee, the U.S. attorney’s of-

fice in Boston said in a statement.

According to prosecutors, Her-

ron, using the postal service’s own

databases to track the parcels, tar-

geted priority mail from Puerto

Rico and the West Coast as well as

parcels flagged by law enforce-

ment as potentially containing il-

legal narcotics, and removed

them from the mail stream.

He then took the parcels to his

office where he stole any drugs he

found.

Zebra owner charged withcruelty after 3 escape

MD UPPER MARLBO-

RO — The owner of a

herd of zebras was charged with

animal cruelty after three zebras

escaped his Maryland farm, in-

cluding one found dead in an ille-

gal snare trap.

Jerry Lee Holly, 76, of Upper

Marlboro has been charged with

three counts of animal cruelty,

news outlets reported. Holly is ac-

cused of inflicting “unnecessary

suffering or pain on a zebra” and

failing to provide the zebras with

“nutritious food in sufficient

quantity” or give them “proper

shelter.”

The exotic animal trader is the

owner of a 40-zebra herd that was

moved to Maryland from Florida

in late summer, Prince George’s

County Animal Services Chief

Rodney Taylor.

Animal control has been trying

to catch the two zebras that re-

main at large by setting up a feed-

ing station and an 8-foot corral.

Police: Man jumped to hisdeath at Phish concert

CA SAN FRANCISCO —

San Francisco police

said a concert-goer who fell to his

death from the upper level of a

basketball arena is believed to

have “leapt from an elevated area

of the arena,” causing his death.

“Immediately before the victim

leapt, he did not appear to have

any physical contact with any per-

son or barrier/railing,” Officer

Grace Gatpandan said in a state-

ment.

The American jam band Phish,

which has devoted fans across the

country, was performing at Chase

Center when on-duty officers

were alerted to a man who had ap-

parently fallen and needed medi-

cal help, police said. The 47-year-

old man died.

Nearly an hour later, on-duty of-

ficers were alerted to another man

who had fallen. He was taken to

the hospital with non-life threat-

ening injuries, as was a man he fell

on. Police have not provided any

details about what caused that in-

cident.

Buzzards settle in towndespite scare tactics

NC BUNN — A North Car-

olina town finds itself

under siege by buzzards, and

nothing the locals do to scare them

off seems to work.

The buzzards have chosen the

town of Bunn as a meeting place

for the past year, and they’re con-

gregating at every available loca-

tion, The News & Observer of Ra-

leigh reported. There were 28 buz-

zards perched on a cellular tower

and another 21 at the high school

across the street.

Ally Leggett said she counted 58

buzzards in her yard, on the roof,

along the fence and atop the ga-

rage at one point. She said the un-

welcome visitors would perch on

her chimney and peck at the

bricks, pulling them down. Other

locals said the buzzards ate the

roof vents off a restaurant in the

town about 30 miles northeast of

Raleigh.

No one in Bunn seems to know

why the scavengers have taken a

shine to their town, but various at-

tempts to evict them have failed.

African snake found atsuburban forest preserve

IL WHEATON — A snake

native to Africa has been

removed from a suburban Chica-

go nature preserve after a visitor

found the reptile coiled beneath

her car.

The ball python was removed

from the Herrick Lake Forest Pre-

serve in Wheaton after a woman

who had been walking at the pre-

serve noticed a large snake under

her car and called police.

Sgt. Krist Schroeder, an officer

with the Forest Preserve District

of DuPage County, grabbed the

snake and removed it from the ar-

ea, WLS-TV reported.

Schroeder said it wasn’t the first

time he’s captured a snake at the

preserve. He said he gets sad ev-

ery time people dispose of animals

there and wants to remind them

that it is illegal to release pets or

wildlife into forest preserves.

PAUL BERSEBACH, THE ORANGE COUNTY (CALIF.) REGISTER/AP

Emily Rowley, 20, takes a ride on a 15­foot chair board designed for adaptive surfing in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Friday. The board wasdeveloped by Rocky McKinnon, who runs McKinnon Surf & SUP Lessons.

Riding the waves

THE CENSUS

26 The number of kids a Colorado day care owner hid in the base-ment of her business. Carla Faith was sentenced to six years in

prison after parents said some of the children suffered trauma including sleep-ing problems and anxiety. Faith was only licensed to care for up to six childrenat her Colorado Springs private day care and only two of them were allowed tobe under the age of 2. But police who went to her Mountain Play Place day careafter receiving reports there were more children than allowed found 25 chil-dren in the basement, including 12 children under age 2, prosecutors said.There were two adult employees supervising them in the basement.

From The Associated Press

PAGE 12 • S T A R S A N D S T R I P E S • Monday, October 25, 2021

WORLD

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colom-bian security forces have cap-tured the country’s most wanteddrug trafficker, a rural warlordwho stayed on the run for morethan a decade by corrupting stateofficials and aligning himselfwith combatants on the left andright.

President Iván Duque likenedthe arrest Saturday of Dairo An-tonio Úsuga to the capture threedecades ago of Pablo Escobar.

Colombia’s military presentedÚsuga to the media in handcuffsand wearing rubber boots pre-ferred by rural farmers.

Úsuga, better known by hisalias Otoniel, is the alleged headof the much-feared Gulf Clan,whose army of assassins has ter-rorized much of northern Colom-bia to gain control of major co-caine smuggling routes throughthick jungles north to CentralAmerica and onto the U.S.

He’s long been a fixture on theU.S. Drug Enforcement Admin-istration’s most-wanted fugitiveslist, for whose capture it hadbeen offering a $5 million re-ward. He was first indicted in2009, in Manhattan federalcourt, on narcotics charges andfor allegedly providing assist-

ance to a far-right paramilitarygroup designated a terrorist or-ganization by the U.S. govern-ment. Later indictments inBrooklyn and Miami federalcourts accused him of importinginto the U.S. at least 73 metrictons of cocaine between 2003 and2014 through countries includingVenezuela, Guatemala, Mexico,Panama and Honduras.

Authorities said intelligenceprovided by the U.S. and U.K. ledmore than 500 soldiers and mem-bers of Colombia’s special forcesto Úsuga’s jungle hideout, whichwas protected by eight rings ofsecurity.

Colombia’s most wanted drug lord capturedAssociated Press

COLOMBIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE/AP

One of Colombia’s most wanted drug traffickers, Dairo AntonioÚsuga, leader of the violent Clan del Golfo cartel, is presented to themedia at a military base Saturday in Necocli, Colombia.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates— The new governor of a north-western Iranian province wasslapped in the face by an angry manduring his inauguration Saturday,an unusual breach of security in theIslamic Republic during a ceremo-

ny attended by the country’s interi-or minister.

A motive for the attack in Iran’sEastern Azerbaijan province re-mained unclear, though it targeteda new provincial governor whoonce served in the country’s para-military Revolutionary Guard and

reportedly had been kidnapped atone point by rebel forces in Syria.One report referred to it as a per-sonal dispute.

The new governor, Brig. Gen.Abedin Khorram, had taken the po-dium in the provincial capital of Ta-briz when the man strode out from

offstage and immediately swung atthe official. Video aired by state tel-evision recorded the gatheredcrowd gasping in shock, the soundof the slap echoing on the sound sys-tem. It took several seconds beforeplainclothes security forces reac-hed him.

Though Khorram said he didn’tknow the man, the state-run IRNAnews agency later described the at-tacker as a member of the Guard’sAshoura Corps, which Khorramhad overseen. IRNA described theattack as coming due to “personalreasons,” without elaborating.

Iran provincial governor slapped in a rare security breachAssociated Press

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FACES

J.B. Smoove did not know

what he was getting him-

self into when he was

asked to race Larry David

at a ski resort in 2011, but one ele-

ment was both clear and familiar:

He expected his longtime friend

and boss on “Curb Your Enthusi-

asm” to fail in spectacular and

preposterous fashion.

Smoove had not skied in 10

years but figured he could get

away with starting halfway down

the slope in Park City, Utah, with

his skis tilted together like a slice

of pizza to carefully go downhill.

David insisted he would start from

the top of the steep hill for the

charity fundraiser hosted by Rob-

ert Kennedy Jr. What unfolded

next, Smoove said, could only be

described as “a ‘Curb’ moment” —

inevitably, something bad hap-

pened to David in real life as it reg-

ularly does on the show.

“Larry proceeded to fall four

times before he got to the bottom

of the hill,” Smoove said, adding

that he was making snow angels

while he waited for David to mer-

cifully complete his skiing strug-

gle. “You know how cartoon char-

acters fall and roll and become a

big snowball? I thought Larry was

going to become a snowball him-

self; that’s how many times he was

rolling down that hill.”

Luckily, Smoove has largely

avoided “Curb” moments worthy

of the show’s unmistakable tuba-

heavy theme in the 14 years since

he joined the HBO series. Instead,

the fast-talking New Yorker has

reached new heights thanks to his

role as Leon Black on “Curb,”

where he’s formed a celebrated

and often-quoted comedic duo

with David, the show’s creator.

Smoove, 55, is seemingly every-

where these days, in part because

of his role as spokesman for Cae-

sars Sportsbook, a gambling and

fantasy sports app whose aggres-

sive marketing campaign has

made the comedian an inescap-

able presence on TV and Twitter.

And his stardom has soared even

more after he recently won his

first Emmy for his role in Quibi’s

“Mapleworth Murders.”

Now, Smoove will step back into

the role that made him a house-

hold name when “Curb Your En-

thusiasm” returns for its 11th sea-

son (Nov. 21 on AFN-Spectrum).

The show, which last aired toward

the beginning of the coronavirus

pandemic, jokingly acknowledges

in its trailer that while the world

has changed much amid a tumul-

tuous time, David’s character —

awkward, idiosyncratic and re-

pugnant — has not. Neither has

Smoove’s character, even if the

comedian’s profile is climbing.

“Every day with J.B. on set is

Christmas because we get to sit

there and unwrap all of these pre-

sents that he gives us,” said Jeff

Schaffer, the show’s executive

producer. “He deserves all the

success he has because he’s

earned it.”

Years before he found stardom,

Smoove, whose real name is Jerry

Angelo Brooks, was not unlike the

character he’d eventually play:

unemployed and directionless. He

had recurring roles on “Cedric

The Entertainer Presents” and

“Everybody Hates Chris” until

the shows were canceled, and he

found parts in early 2000s films

like “Pootie Tang” and “Mr.

Deeds.” His contract at “Saturday

Night Live,” where he was a writ-

er for three years, was not renew-

ed after the 2006 season. Then,

while in Los Angeles for a friend’s

funeral, Smoove got an unexpect-

ed call for an audition for “Curb

Your Enthusiasm.”

When Schaffer developed the

Blacks, a displaced New Orleans

family that David’s character

takes in following a hurricane, he

had no intention of casting some-

one for the long term. That

changed the moment Smoove en-

tered the room.

“He walked in as Leon, sat in a

chair, sort of reclined and looked

at Larry, and had the part before

he opened his mouth,” Schaffer

said. “The way he just looked at

Larry, we were laughing.”

What made Smoove an easy fit

in a show of comedic workhorses,

Schaffer said, was the instant

chemistry he had with David.

Smoove attributed their bond to a

Jedi-like ability for improv and

riffing.

“I knew I belonged there,”

Smoove said. “Even after our first

day together working on the show,

we were in-between scenes and

Larry said, ‘It feels as though

we’ve been working together for

years.’ I said, ‘You know what,

Larry? We have. Somehow, our

spirits have met somewhere be-

fore, and somehow we have met in

this time period.’”

Smoove move

HBO

J.B. Smoove, left, and Larry David have great comedic chemistry on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” 

Comedic actor on the rise returning to‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ for Season 11

BY TIMOTHY BELLA

The Washington Post

Who was Jacques-Yves Cousteau?

He was an oceanographer and explorer,

but held no scientific degree. He was an en-

vironmentalist whose voyages were never-

theless sometimes funded by oil companies

seeking drilling sites. He was a filmmaker

who made otherworldly undersea docu-

mentaries — three won best documentary

Oscars — but he disliked the term. He pre-

ferred “adventure films.”

Maybe Cousteau’s legacy is, appropriate-

ly, more fluid. Perhaps more than anything

else, Cousteau symbolized a boundless spir-

it of adventure, leading a landlubbing pub-

lic into enchanted underwater worlds.

In Liz Garbus’ “Becoming Cousteau,” an

editor named John Soh from ABC’s “The

Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau”

wrestles with the difficulty of labeling

Cousteau only to conclude: “He was a man

looking at the future.”

“Becoming Cousteau,” which National

Geographic opened in theaters over the

weekend, attempts to frame the singular

Cousteau and his legacy as an early envi-

ronmental defender of increasingly imper-

iled waters. It’s a defining documentary

portrait of the French oceanographer — the

real-life Steve Zissou — as a fish only truly

content below the surface.

“I am miserable out of the water,” Cous-

teau, who died in 1993, says in a recording in

the film. “It is as though you’ve been intro-

duced to heaven and then forced back to

Earth.”

The film, which will debut Nov. 24 on Dis-

ney+, has one toe in the dreamy mystical

realm of Cousteau’s own making — the oth-

erworldly underwater photography he shot

with Louis Malle; the stylish, high-seas ad-

ventures aboard the Calypso — and another

in a more sober reality of ocean pollution

that Cousteau watched with growing con-

cern. In later years, his popular, Emmy-

winning nature series turned increasingly

grim and ominous.

“By the end of his life, I think he felt like

Cassandra screaming to everyone about

this impending doom,” says Garbus. “Cer-

tainly he suffered commercially for that, as

well. They were like: These shows are a

downer.’”

Garbus, the prolific documentarian of

two Oscar-nominated docs (“What Hap-

pened, Miss Simone?” “The Farm: Angola,

USA”) and a host of others ( “The Fourth

Estate,” “All In: The Fight for Democra-

cy”), first started developing the film in

2015. But it took years to get access ap-

proved by the Cousteau Society and his es-

tate.

“Becoming Cousteau” doesn’t shy away

from the complexities of Cousteau’s evolu-

tion from a former naval officer diving off

the French Riviera in the Mediterranean to

a world-famous explorer and entertainer

synonymous with the sea who netted the

public’s imagination.

Cousteau’s legacy also includes co-creat-

ing the Aqua-lung, freeing underwater div-

ing of clunky apparatus and birthing the use

of scuba. For Garbus, he also led the way for

generations of filmmakers, from last year’s

Oscar-winning “My Octopus Teacher” to

James Cameron. It makes Garbus wonder

what Cousteau would make of today’s non-

fiction ecosystem.

“What would he think if he was alive to-

day with the streamers and all the competi-

tion for documentary content? I wonder if

he would revise that statement or be proud-

er of it,” says Garbus.

‘Becoming Cousteau’ movie dives into the depths of Jacques

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC/AP

Jacques Cousteau is shown in a diving suitin 1972, from the documentary“Becoming Cousteau.” The film attemptsto frame the singular Cousteau and hislegacy as an early environmental defenderof increasingly imperiled waters.

BY JAKE COYLE

Associated Press

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22 Fine, at NASA

24 Country song?

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33 Incite

34 Candied veggie

36 Misfortunes

37 To the point

39 Interferes

41 Dangerous fly

43 Stir-fry pan

44 Lend a hand

46 Lightheaded

50 Rani’s dress

53 Sleep acronym

55 Skater Lipinski

56 Conspiracy

57 Assoc.

58 Open-handed hit

59 Evergreen trees

60 “Delicious!”

61 Online chats,

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12 Album of

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29 Raw minerals

30 Shrek, for one

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35 Kitten’s cry

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42 “The Jetsons”

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OPINION

For years, one of my favorite things

about serving in Congress was get-

ting the opportunity to interact with

my constituents. I loved chatting

with them about our beloved state of Arizona

and the policies I was fighting for. Even when

we disagreed, we did so respectfully. We

found common ground without vilifying each

other.

This, I thought, was what representative de-

mocracy should look like.

That’s why one of my first priorities after

being elected for a third term was to host a

“Congress on Your Corner” event outside a

grocery store in the Tucson area. A long line of

people waited there to meet me that day in Ja-

nuary 2011. Six of them would never return

home; 13 of us had our lives forever changed

by a bullet from a gun.

When I heard that Conservative member of

Parliament David Amess was stabbed to

death in Britain this month while meeting with

constituents, I was horrified and heartbroken.

Amess was doing exactly what I was doing on

that day near Tucson — listening, connecting.

But he paid for his public service with his life.

After I was shot 10 years ago, that act of hate-

ful violence was decried as a low point in civil

discourse. Unfortunately, polarization and ex-

tremism have only gotten worse over the past

decade. Harassment and threats against gov-

ernment officials are no longer the exception

but more the norm.

As I write this, five men are awaiting trial for

plotting to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov.

Gretchen Whitmer last fall. These men, re-

portedly upset by actions Whitmer had taken

to curb the coronavirus, are accused of going

so far as to scout the governor’s second home.

In her victim impact statement, the gover-

nor wrote, “Threats continue. I have looked

out my windows and seen large groups of

heavily armed people within 30 yards of my

home. I have seen myself hung in effigy. Days

ago at a demonstration, there was a sign that

called for ‘burning the witch.’ For me, things

will never be the same.”

This is not what representative democracy

should look like.

There should not be a “before” and “after”

for elected officials, like there is for Whitmer

and like there is for me. Putting your name on

the ballot should not mean a comment you

make or a vote you take may lead someone to

threaten your life — or, even worse, act on that

threat.

Elected officials are not the only public em-

ployees who face threats of violence. Accord-

ing to the CDC, 23% of 26,000 public health

workers surveyed in July said they felt bul-

lied, threatened or harassed because of their

work during the pandemic. My friend David

Chipman, who was nominated to be the direc-

tor of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-

arms and Explosives, faced threats of violence

that made him fear for the safety of his family.

As the stabbing of Amess makes all too

clear, the problem of politicized violence is en-

demic around the world. But in the United

States, this problem is exacerbated by our

tragically lax gun laws.

Gun violence has surged across our country

in the past two years, with an estimated 45,000

gun deaths in 2020 — an increase of 15% over

2019. Gun sales have similarly skyrocketed. If

more guns made people safer, as the gun lobby

claims, we would have much less gun violence

than other developed nations, such as the

United Kingdom. Instead, we have much

more.

If more of the insurrectionists who stormed

the U.S. Capitol had been armed on Jan. 6, I

fear the outcome could have been much worse

than it was. The District of Columbia’s rela-

tively strong gun laws likely played a role in

limiting the firearms brought into the Capitol

— for which I’m exceedingly grateful, be-

cause one of those inside the building was my

husband, Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz. I feared for

his life then, as he had feared for mine 10 years

earlier. Both of us went into public service be-

cause we were eager to do just that: to serve.

We never imagined that by answering this

calling, we would be risking our lives.

If we want to encourage the next generation

of leaders to pursue public service in its many

forms, we must take violent threats and ha-

rassment seriously. We must take steps to

curb armed intimidation of the sort we saw at

state capitols and peaceful racial justice pro-

tests throughout 2020.

My organization, Giffords, often talks about

how gun violence is both a public health crisis

and a public safety threat. Armed intimidation

and threats of violence are also a rot eating

away at the heart of our democracy. We must

protect our democracy, and those who repre-

sent us within it, by refusing to allow guns and

violence to be a part of the democratic process.

Confront the violence that eats away at democracyBY GABBY GIFFORDS

Special to The Washington Post

Gabby Giffords, a Democrat, represented Arizona's 8thCongressional District from 2007 to 2012.

President Joe Biden’s 36 years in the

Senate define his political style.

That’s a plus when it comes to the in-

side-baseball negotiating that pro-

duces legislation. It’s a huge minus, however,

when it comes to displaying the consistent,

public leadership that defines successful

presidencies. It’s increasingly obvious that Bi-

den does not possess that crucial skill.

The most successful presidents have a few

things in common. They build their public ca-

reers around a core idea, such as Thomas Jef-

ferson’s vision of agrarian republicanism or

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s belief in a strong,

compassionate national government. They

use rhetoric to rally the public behind them so

that there’s no mistake what electing them will

bring. Their earliest legislative proposals flow

from that core, and they are consistent in pur-

suing their aims even if the final details are

subject to negotiation. Look at the presidents

who changed the country — Jefferson, Abra-

ham Lincoln, Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan —

and each displays the same characteristics.

Biden is nothing like these men. He has

been in the national eye for nearly 50 years,

and one simply cannot identify a single, defin-

ing core principle. Biden instead shifts with

the tides — he was a moderate Democrat op-

posed to abortion rights when that was the

center of Delaware public opinion, and a mild

progressive opposed to any abortion regula-

tions when that’s what the national party de-

sired. He is a political Zelig, able to materialize

in whatever image Democrats want to project.

This is a good skill to have in the Senate.

Staying relevant to political debates means

you’re positioned to help craft solutions. The

clashing factions in a debate trust you to some

degree, enabling someone such as Biden to

broker compromises that excite none but sat-

isfy all. It’s the type of skill set that Senate Mi-

nority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., uses

to devastating effect on his caucus’ behalf.

The gap between the roles of senator and

president is why Biden is so ineffectual — and

why his agenda is on life support. He did not

campaign on an overarching goal or core idea.

Instead, he presented himself as the return of

stability and normalcy after four tumultuous

years of Donald Trump.

Americans knew in 1932 that they were vot-

ing for someone who believed that the need for

emergency action outweighed old constitu-

tional nostrums, just as they knew in 1980 that

Reagan wanted lower taxes and bigger de-

fense budgets. Biden’s massive multitrillion-

dollar domestic spending proposals thus have

shocked the crucial set of moderate independ-

ents who backed him.

Biden’s attempts at displaying presidential

leadership also betray his senatorial roots. He

has not mounted a sustained public effort to

mobilize public opinion behind his plans. In-

stead, he has played the inside game he’s com-

fortable with, meeting with progressives and

moderates to try to broker compromises. This

makes him appear to be a captive to events and

personalities outside of his control, which is

not what Americans want from their presi-

dents. He is prone to pandering to all sides, of-

fering statements of support for a particular

group’s concerns when they demand one, but

then doing nothing to back those words up.

He panders to progressives by giving a

speech on voting legislation when their cher-

ished bill appeared stalled. He panders to

moderates when he falsely says his domestic

spending bill will cost “nothing,” when he re-

ally just means it won’t add to the deficit.

Biden has long backed moderates in their

desire not to change the Senate filibuster

rules, but Thursday reversed course without

warning by saying on a CNN town hall that he

could support such changes for election-relat-

ed legislation and “maybe more.” This, de-

spite repeated comments by Sens. Joe Man-

chin, D-W.Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz.,

that they will not support changing the filibus-

ter rules one iota, leaving Biden committed to

change that he has no leverage to push.

That’s flailing, not leadership. Such feckless

irresolution has its costs. Biden is increasingly

viewed negatively by independents, which in

turn is leading internal Democratic polls to

show the entire party is in potential trouble for

next year’s midterms. In politics, weakness

begets weakness: Savvy pols know when a

ship is sinking and how not to get caught on

board when it goes under. Biden could help

himself by showing decisive, bold leadership,

but that requires pushing and punishing rath-

er than cajoling. Instead, the shifting Biden

sands leave even potential enforcers such as

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., hung

out to dry, as with his vacillation on passing a

stand-alone bipartisan infrastructure bill. No

Democrats will stick their neck out for Biden,

knowing he might cut it off without notice.

Biden might have made a great Senate ma-

jority leader. His chances of a successful pres-

idency are fading fast.

Why Biden, a Senate success, is a White House messBY HENRY OLSEN

Special to The Washington Post

Henry Olsen is a Washington Post columnist and a senior fellowat the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

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SCOREBOARD

PRO SOCCER

MLS

Eastern Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

New England 21 4 6 69 62 38

Philadelphia 13 8 10 49 43 32

Nashville 11 4 16 49 47 28

Orlando City 12 8 10 46 43 42

New York City FC 12 11 8 44 51 34

New York 12 11 7 43 37 31

Atlanta 11 9 10 43 40 34

CF Montréal 11 10 10 43 44 41

D.C. United 12 14 5 41 51 50

Inter Miami CF 11 15 5 38 33 48

Columbus 10 13 8 38 38 42

Chicago 9 16 7 34 36 51

Toronto FC 6 17 8 26 35 60

Cincinnati 4 19 8 20 33 64

Western Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

Seattle 17 7 7 58 51 28

Sporting Kansas City 16 7 7 55 54 34

Colorado 15 6 10 55 45 32

Portland 14 13 4 46 48 51

LA Galaxy 13 11 7 46 46 48

Minnesota United 12 10 9 45 36 38

Vancouver 11 9 11 44 41 42

Real Salt Lake 12 12 6 42 48 46

Los Angeles FC 11 12 8 41 47 45

San Jose 9 12 10 37 41 48

Houston 6 13 12 30 35 49

FC Dallas 6 14 11 29 43 52

Austin FC 7 19 4 25 29 49

Note: Three points for victory, one pointfor tie.

Saturday’s games

Sporting Kansas City 2, Seattle 1New York 2, Columbus 1New York City FC 6, D.C. United 0Philadelphia 1, Nashville 0CF Montréal 1, Toronto FC 1, tieLos Angeles FC 1, Minnesota 1, tieChicago 1, Real Salt Lake 0Miami 5, Cincinnati 1Colorado 2, Portland 0FC Dallas 2, LA Galaxy 2, tieVancouver 1, San Jose 1, tie

Sunday’s games

Houston at Austin FCNew England at Orlando City

Tuesday’s game

Seattle at Los Angeles FC

Wednesday’s games

Colorado at New EnglandMiami at AtlantaNashville at CincinnatiOrlando City at ColumbusPhiladelphia at Toronto FCNew York at D.C. UnitedChicago at New York City FCReal Salt Lake at FC DallasLA Galaxy at Sporting Kansas CityMinnesota at VancouverSan Jose at Portland

NWSL

W L T Pts GF GA

Portland 13 6 4 43 33 17

Reign FC 12 8 3 39 34 24

Washington 10 7 6 36 28 26

Chicago 10 8 5 35 27 28

Gotham FC 8 5 9 33 27 19

Houston 9 9 5 32 31 30

North Carolina 9 9 5 32 28 23

Orlando 7 9 7 28 27 31

Louisville 5 12 5 20 19 38

Kansas City 3 13 7 16 15 33

Note: Three points for victory, one pointfor tie.

Thursday’s game

Gotham FC at Louisville

Friday’s games

Chicago at OrlandoReign FC at Kansas City

PRO FOOTBALL

NFL

American Conference

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Buffalo 4 2 0 .667 203 98

New England 2 4 0 .333 125 127

N.Y. Jets 1 4 0 .200 67 121

Miami 1 5 0 .167 99 177

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Tennessee 4 2 0 .667 166 161

Indianapolis 2 4 0 .333 139 131

Houston 1 5 0 .167 92 172

Jacksonville 1 5 0 .167 116 172

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Baltimore 5 1 0 .833 170 123

Cincinnati 4 2 0 .667 148 111

Cleveland 4 3 0 .571 173 165

Pittsburgh 3 3 0 .500 117 132

West

W L T Pct PF PA

L.A. Chargers 4 2 0 .667 148 150

Las Vegas 4 2 0 .667 147 144

Kansas City 3 3 0 .500 185 176

Denver 3 4 0 .429 140 127

National Conference

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Dallas 5 1 0 .833 205 146

Philadelphia 2 4 0 .333 137 152

Washington 2 4 0 .333 136 186

N.Y. Giants 1 5 0 .167 114 177

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Tampa Bay 5 1 0 .833 195 144

New Orleans 3 2 0 .600 127 91

Carolina 3 3 0 .500 143 121

Atlanta 2 3 0 .400 105 148

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Green Bay 5 1 0 .833 144 136

Chicago 3 3 0 .500 98 124

Minnesota 3 3 0 .500 147 137

Detroit 0 6 0 .000 109 172

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 6 0 0 1.000 194 109

L.A. Rams 5 1 0 .833 179 127

San Francisco 2 3 0 .400 117 119

Seattle 2 4 0 .333 140 149

Thursday’s game

Cleveland 17, Denver 14

Sunday’s games

Atlanta at Miami Carolina at N.Y. Giants Cincinnati at Baltimore Kansas City at Tennessee N.Y. Jets at New England Washington at Green Bay Detroit at L.A. Rams Philadelphia at Las Vegas Chicago at Tampa Bay Houston at Arizona Indianapolis at San Francisco Open: Buffalo, Jacksonville, L.A. Char-

gers, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Minnesota

Monday’s game

New Orleans at Seattle

Thursday, Oct. 28

Green Bay at Arizona

Sunday, Oct. 31

Carolina at Atlanta Cincinnati at N.Y. Jets L.A. Rams at Houston Miami at Buffalo Philadelphia at Detroit Pittsburgh at Cleveland San Francisco at Chicago Tennessee at Indianapolis Jacksonville at Seattle New England at L.A. Chargers Tampa Bay at New Orleans Washington at Denver Dallas at Minnesota Open: Baltimore, Las Vegas

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Lap length: 1.50 miles(Start position in parentheses)

1. (10) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 200 laps, 56points.

2. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford, 200, 53. 3. (5) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 200, 49. 4. (6) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 200, 36. 5. (14) Ryan Sieg, Ford, 200, 32. 6. (16) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 200, 31. 7. (8) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 200, 31. 8. (12) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 200, 31. 9. (3) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200, 37. 10. (15) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet, 200, 38. 11. (9) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 200, 29. 12. (11) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 200, 25. 13. (13) Riley Herbst, Ford, 200, 24. 14. (23) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 200,

23. 15. (1) Daniel Hemric, Toyota, 200, 39. 16. (22) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 200, 0. 17. (19) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 200,

20. 18. (39) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 200,

19. 19. (38) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 200,

18. 20. (27) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, 200,

0. 21. (25) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet,

200, 16. 22. (20) Ryan Vargas, Chevrolet, 200, 15. 23. (17) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet,

199, 14. 24. (34) Patrick Emerling, Chevrolet, 199,

13. 25. (31) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 199, 12. 26. (18) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 198, 11. 27. (28) Dylan Lupton, Toyota, 198, 10. 28. (24) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet,

198, 9. 29. (30) Joe Graf Jr, Chevrolet, 198, 8. 30. (29) Jesse Little, Chevrolet, 197, 7. 31. (32) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 196, 0. 32. (36) Loris Hezemans, Toyota, 192, 5. 33. (21) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 191, 4. 34. (7) Harrison Burton, Toyota, acci-

dent, 178, 7. 35. (4) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, acci-

dent, 178, 13. 36. (33) David Starr, Toyota, 152, 1. 37. (26) Mason Massey, Toyota, acci-

dent, 133, 1. 38. (35) Jade Buford, Chevrolet, accident,

28, 1. 39. (40) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, en-

gine, 13, 1. 40. (37) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, electrical,

2, 1.

Race Statistics

Average Speed of Race Winner: 112.642mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 39 minutes, 48seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.759 seconds. Caution Flags: 10 for 46 laps. Lead Changes: 19 among 6 drivers. Lap Leaders: D.Hemric 0-9; A.Cindric 10-

37; A.Allmendinger 38-42; D.Hemric 43;A.Allmendinger 44-47; D.Hemric 48; A.Cin-dric 49-92; D.Hemric 93-96; A.Cindric 97-106; M.Snider 107; A.Cindric 108-136;T.Gibbs 137; A.Cindric 138-140; T.Gibbs141-142; A.Cindric 143-155; N.Gragson 156-158; A.Allmendinger 159; N.Gragson 160-165; A.Cindric 166-189; T.Gibbs 190-200

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led,Laps Led): A.Cindric, 7 times for 151 laps;D.Hemric, 5 times for 15 laps; T.Gibbs, 3times for 14 laps; A.Allmendinger, 3 timesfor 10 laps; N.Gragson, 2 times for 9 laps;M.Snider, 1 time for 1 lap.

Wins: A.Cindric, 5; A.Allmendinger, 5;T.Gibbs, 4; J.Allgaier, 2; N.Gragson, 2; J.Ber-ry, 2; J.Haley, 1; J.Burton, 1; M.Snider, 1;B.Brown, 1.

Top 16 in Points: 1. A.Cindric, 3140; 2.A.Allmendinger, 3140; 3. J.Allgaier, 3101; 4.D.Hemric, 3099; 5. J.Haley, 3092; 6. N.Grag-son, 3075; 7. B.Jones, 3059; 8. H.Burton,3048; 9. J.Burton, 2140; 10. M.Snider, 2129;11. R.Herbst, 2091; 12. J.Clements, 2077; 13.T.Gibbs, 645; 14. R.Sieg, 612; 15. M.Annett,603; 16. B.Brown, 602.

NASCAR Driver Rating Formula

A maximum of 150 points can be at-tained in a race.

The formula combines the following cat-egories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes,Average Running Position While on LeadLap, Average Speed Under Green, FastestLap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

DEALS

Saturday’s Transactions

BASEBALLMLB — Announced roster approval for

the Los Angeles Dodgers to replace in-jured RHP Joe Kelly with LHP David Price.

American LeagueBOSTON RED SOX — Activated 2B Jo-

nathan Arauz, RHPs Matt Barnes, PhillipsValdez, Eduard Bazardo, Bryan Mata andConnor Seabold, LHP Austin Davis, CF Jar-ren Duran and Jeisson Rosario, C RonaldoHernandez and 3B Hudson Potts. Activa-ted RHP Garrett Richards from the 10-dayIL.

National LeagueLOS ANGELES DODGERS — Placed RHP

Joe Kelly on the 10-day IL. Activated LHPDavid Price.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Promoted DLJosh Mauro to the active roster from thepractice squad. Promoted OL Danny Isid-ora, TE Ross Travis and LB Joe Walker tothe active roster as COVID-19 replace-ments.

ATLANTA FALCONS — Promoted OLBJames Vaughters, LB Daren Bates and CBChris Williamson.

BALTIMORE RAVENS — Promoted T Da-vid Sharpe to the active roster from thepractice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Promoted G BenBraden to the active roster from the prac-tice squad. Placed C/G Josh Meyers on in-jured reserve.

CHICAGO BEARS — Promoted OL DieterEiselen and DB Margus Hunt to the activeroster as COVID-19 replacements. Activa-ted RB Damien Williams from the CO-VID-19/reserve list.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Promoted LBJoe Bachie to the active roster from thepractice squad.

DENVER BRONCOS — Acquired OLB Ste-phen Weatherly from Minnesota and a2023 seventh-round draft pck in exchangefor a 2022 seventh-round pick. Placed LBMicah Kiser on injured reserve.

DETROIT LIONS — Promoted S Jalen El-liott and TE Brock Wright to the active ros-ter from the practice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Placed C JoshMyers on injured reserve. Promoted G BenBraden to the active roster from the prac-tice squad.

HOUSTON TEXANS — Activated LB KevinPierre-Louis from injured reserve. Pro-moted OL Cole Toner to the active rosterfrom the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Activated GQuenton from injured reserve. Placed S Ju-lian Blackmon on injured reserve. Promot-ed WR Keke Coutee and S Josh Jones to theactive roster from the practice squad.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Placed TE JodyFortson on injured reserve. Promoted LBsDarius Harris and Christian Rozeboom tothe active roster from the practice squad.

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Placed TE NickBowers on injured reserve.

LOS ANGELES RAMS — Promoted TE Ken-dall Blanton to the active roster from thepractice squad.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Promoted WR IsaiahFord and C Cameron Tom to the active ros-ter from the practice squad. Waived QBReid Sinnett.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Traded DE/OLBStephen Weatherly to Denver and a 2023seventh-round draft pick in exchange for a2022 seventh-round draft pick.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — PromotedDL Daniel Ekuale and OL James Ferentz tothe active roster from the practice squad.Placed DB Jonathan Jones on injured re-serve.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Announcedthat WR Chris Hogan has retired.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Promoted LB Be-nardrick McKinney and DT David Moa tothe active roster from the practice squad.Signed WR David Sills to the active roster.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Promoted TERichard Rogers and S Elijah Riley to the ac-tive roster from the practice squad.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Activated RBJaMycal Hasty from injured reserve. Pro-moted TE Tanner Hudson, QB Nate Sudfeldand LB Tyrell Adams to the active rosterfrom the practice squad. Released LB My-chal Kendricks.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — PromotedTE Deon Yelder and WR Cyril Grayson tothe active roster from the practice squad.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Activated RB Dar-rynton Evans and DL Larrell Murchisonfrom injured reserve. Waived RB MekhiSargent.

WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM — Pro-moted C Keith Ismael and DE Bunmi Rotimito the active roster from the practicesquad. Signed WR Antonio Gandy-Goldento the active roster.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

BUFFALO SABRES — Recalled D BrettMurray from Rochester (AHL).

CHICAGO BLACK HAWKS — Recalled RWReese Johnson from Rockford (AHL) loan.

LOS ANGELES KINGS — Recalled D AustinStrand from Ontario (AHL)loan.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Reassigned D Mi-chael Vukojevic to Adirondack (ECHL)from Utica (AHL). Loaned D Colon White toUtica.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Recalled DNick Seeler from Lehigh Valley (AHL) loan.

ST. LOUIS BLUES — Reassigned RWMathias Laferriere and C Keean Washku-rak to Worcester (ECHL) from Springfield(AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled DFredrik Claesson from Syracuse (AHL).

Kremlin Cup

SundayAt Olympic Stadium

MoscowPurse: $565,530

Surface: Hardcourt indoorWomen’s Singles

ChampionshipAnett Kontaveit (9), Estonia, def. Ekate-

rina Alexandrova, Russia, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

European Open

SaturdayAt Lotto Arena

Antwerp, BelgiumPurse: Euro 508,600

Surface: Hardcourt indoorMen’s Singles

SemifinalsJannik Sinner (1), Italy, def. Lloyd Harris

(7), South Africa, 6-2, 6-2. Diego Schwartzman (2), Argentina, def.

Jenson Brooksby, United States, 6-4, 6-0. Men’s Doubles

SemifinalsJean-Julien Rojer and Wesley Koolhof

(3), Netherlands, def. Xavier Malisse, Bel-gium, and Lloyd Harris, South Africa, 6-4,6-2.

Tenerife Ladies Open

SaturdayTenerife, SpainPurse: $235,238

Surface: Hardcourt outdoorWomen’s Singles

SemifinalsAnn Li, United States, def. Alize Cornet,

France, 6-2, 6-1. Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, Colombia,

def. Camila Giorgi (4), Italy, 6-4, 7-5. Women’s Doubles

ChampionshipUlrikke Eikeri, Norway, and Ellen Perez

(4), Australia, def. Lyudmyla Kichenok andMarta Kostyuk (3), Ukraine, 6-3, 6-3.

TENNIS

GOLF

ZOZO Championship

PGA TourSaturday

At Accordia Narashino Country ClubChiba, Japan

Purse: $10 millionYardage: 7,041; Par: 70

Final RoundHideki Matsuyama 64-68-68-65—265 -15Brendan Steele 66-68-70-66—270 -10Cameron Tringale 67-66-68-69—270 -10Mackenzie Hughes 70-68-69-67—274 -6Sebastian Munoz 70-66-68-70—274 -6Matt Wallace 65-69-70-70—274 -6Keegan Bradley 70-71-69-65—275 -5Tommy Fleetwood 67-68-70-70—275 -5Branden Grace 72-66-67-70—275 -5Lanto Griffin 69-67-73-66—275 -5Takumi Kanaya 71-70-68-66—275 -5Luke List 69-69-70-67—275 -5Collin Morikawa 71-68-67-69—275 -5Sam Ryder 68-71-69-67—275 -5James Hahn 68-69-70-69—276 -4Chan Kim 72-66-70-68—276 -4Tom Hoge 72-70-66-69—277 -3Shugo Imahira 72-72-66-68—278 -2Hiroshi Iwata 63-73-73-69—278 -2Matt Jones 67-69-73-69—278 -2Si Woo Kim 69-70-71-68—278 -2Kyoung-Hoon Lee 70-69-72-67—278 -2Alex Noren 68-68-71-71—278 -2Henrik Norlander 71-72-71-64—278 -2Wyndham Clark 70-68-70-71—279 -1Adam Long 72-67-71-69—279 -1Maverick McNealy 73-69-72-65—279 -1Charley Hoffman 71-72-70-67—280 ETroy Merritt 68-68-76-68—280 EKeita Nakajima 73-69-70-68—280 ENaoto Nakanishi 71-73-73-63—280 EJoaquin Niemann 64-71-73-72—280 EXander Schauffele 70-74-68-68—280 EAdam Schenk 67-72-68-73—280 E

BMW Ladies ChampionshipLPGA Tour

SaturdayAt LPGA International Busan

Busan, South KoreaPurse: $2 million

Yardage: 6,726; Par: 72Final Round

x-Jin Young Ko 71-64-67-64—266 -22Hee Jeong Lim 67-66-65-68—266 -22Na Rin An 64-69-69-69—271 -17A Lim Kim 66-71-70-64—271 -17Lydia Ko 73-67-67-64—271 -17Da Yeon Lee 68-73-65-65—271 -17In Gee Chun 65-69-70-68—272 -16Hae-Ran Ryu 66-70-67-69—272 -16Alison Lee 67-71-67-68—273 -15Danielle Kang 66-68-69-71—274 -14Ji Hyun Oh 71-69-69-65—274 -14Ariya Jutanugarn 70-69-69-67—275 -13Minjee Lee 67-69-68-71—275 -13Ha Na Jang 74-69-67-66—276 -12Yunji Jeong 68-70-72-66—276 -12Hee Young Park 69-70-67-70—276 -12Marina Alex 70-69-70-68—277 -11Charley Hull 69-71-69-68—277 -11Han Sol Ji 75-70-64-68—277 -11Moriya Jutanugarn 68-69-68-72—277 -11Wichanee Meechai 69-72-68-68—277 -11Pajaree Anannarukarn 70-71-70-67—278 -10Eun-Hee Ji 71-70-68-69—278 -10Ye Sung Jun 70-71-68-69—278 -10Su Ji Kim 70-69-72-67—278 -10Celine Boutier 70-70-69-70—279 -9Ji Hyun Kim 68-69-72-70—279 -9Jennifer Song 71-67-69-72—279 -9Hannah Green 68-72-67-73—280 -8Carlota Ciganda 73-70-69-69—281 -7Esther Henseleit 67-72-71-71—281 -7Hyo Joo Kim 71-68-70-72—281 -7Jeongeun Lee6 69-70-71-71—281 -7Ju Young Pak 65-72-71-73—281 -7Hyun Kyung Park 71-69-69-72—281 -7Haeji Kang 69-73-70-70—282 -6Jung Min Lee 70-72-70-70—282 -6Inbee Park 70-71-71-70—282 -6So Yeon Ryu 72-72-71-67—282 -6Yu Jin Sung 71-68-73-70—282 -6

Dominion Energy Charity Classic PGA Champions Tour

SaturdayAt James River Course

Richmond, Va.Purse: $2 million

Yardage: 7,025; Par: 72Second Round

Steve Flesch 64-67—131 -13Steven Alker 63-70—133 -11Bernhard Langer 66-67—133 -11Doug Barron 66-68—134 -10Tim Petrovic 67-67—134 -10Gene Sauers 68-68—136 -8Jeff Sluman 68-68—136 -8Stephen Ames 66-71—137 -7Cameron Beckman 70-67—137 -7Ken Duke 68-69—137 -7Scott Dunlap 71-66—137 -7Bob Estes 66-71—137 -7Jim Furyk 69-68—137 -7Matt Gogel 66-71—137 -7Scott Parel 70-67—137 -7Kenny Perry 69-68—137 -7Alex Cejka 68-70—138 -6Shane Bertsch 67-72—139 -5Tom Byrum 68-71—139 -5Darren Clarke 69-70—139 -5

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NBA/COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New York 2 01.000 —

Brooklyn 1 1 .500 1

Philadelphia 1 1 .500 1

Toronto 1 2 .333 1½

Boston 0 2 .000 2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Washington 2 01.000 —

Charlotte 2 01.000 —

Miami 1 1 .500 1

Atlanta 1 1 .500 1

Orlando 0 2 .000 2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 3 01.000 —

Milwaukee 2 1 .667 1

Cleveland 1 2 .333 2

Indiana 1 2 .333 2

Detroit 0 2 .000 2½

Western Conference

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 2 01.000 —

Houston 1 1 .500 1

Dallas 1 1 .500 1

San Antonio 1 2 .333 1½

New Orleans 0 3 .000 2½

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Utah 2 01.000 —

Minnesota 2 01.000 —

Denver 2 01.000 —

Portland 1 1 .500 1

Oklahoma City 0 2 .000 2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 2 01.000 —

Sacramento 1 1 .500 1

Phoenix 1 2 .333 1½

L.A. Clippers 0 2 .000 2

L.A. Lakers 0 2 .000 2

Saturday’s games

Cleveland 101, Atlanta 95 Indiana 102, Miami 91, OT Dallas 103, Toronto 95 Chicago 97, Detroit 82 Minnesota 96, New Orleans 89 Milwaukee 121, San Antonio 111 Portland 134, Phoenix 105 Memphis 120, L.A. Clippers 114

Sunday’s games

Charlotte at Brooklyn Boston at Houston Orlando at New York Philadelphia at Oklahoma City Golden State at Sacramento Memphis at L.A. Lakers

Monday’s games

Boston at Charlotte Milwaukee at Indiana Chicago at Toronto Detroit at Atlanta Orlando at Miami Washington at Brooklyn New Orleans at Minnesota Cleveland at Denver Portland at L.A. Clippers

Tuesday’s games

Philadelphia at New York Golden State at Oklahoma City Houston at Dallas L.A. Lakers at San Antonio Denver at Utah

Leaders

Through Saturday

Scoring

G FG FT PTS AVG

George, LAC 2 27 6 70 35.0

Curry, GS 2 21 14 66 33.0

Morant, MEM 2 27 8 65 32.5

McCollum, POR 2 24 2 62 31.0

Durant, BKN 2 22 13 61 30.5

Rebounds

G OFF DEF TOT AVG

Gobert, UTA 2 11 30 41 20.5

Adebayo, MIA 2 6 23 29 14.5

Jokic, DEN 2 7 22 29 14.5

Assists

G AST AVG

Paul, PHO 3 35 11.7

Young, ATL 2 21 10.5

Doncic, DAL 2 19 9.5

Lillard, POR 2 19 9.5

NBA scoreboard

TORONTO — Luka Doncic had

27 points, 12 assists and nine re-

bounds, narrowly missing his 37th

career triple-double, Kristaps

Porzingis had 18 points and 10 re-

bounds, and the Dallas Mavericks

rallied from an early 14-point defi-

cit to beat the Toronto Raptors 103-

95 Saturday night.

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 13 of

his 25 points in the fourth quarter

and Dwight Powell and Dorian Fin-

ney-Smith each had 11 as Dallas

bounced back from Thursday’s

season-opening loss at Atlanta.

OG Anunoby scored 23 points for

the Raptors, who were playing the

second game of a back-to-back. To-

ronto won 115-83 at Boston Friday.

Fred VanVleet scored 20 points

and Scottie Barnes had 17.

Pacers 102, Heat 91 (OT): Osh-

ae Brissett scored 18 points, includ-

ing the go-ahead inside basket in

overtime, as host Indianapols out-

lasted Miami.

The teams traded baskets to start

overtime, then Brissett scored off

an offensive rebound to provide a

90-88 lead and start a 9-0 run.

Cavaliers 101, Hawks 95: Roo-

kie Evan Mobley had 17 points and

11 rebounds to help Cleveland rally

for its first win of the season, beat-

ing visiting Atlanta.

Ricky Rubio had 23 points and

eight assists, and Jarrett Allen add-

ed 11 points and 14 rebounds for the

Cavs, who trailed by 13 points in the

second quarter. They had lost their

first two games, both by 11.

Bulls 97, Pistons 82: DeMar

DeRozan scored 21 points, Nikola

Vucevic added 15 points and 18 re-

bounds and host Chicago beat De-

troit.

DeRozan put an exclamation

point on his night, finishing a thun-

derous third quarter dunk despite

getting hit in the face by Pistons

guard Hamidou Diallo. His efforts

helped give the Bulls their first 3-0

start to a season since 2016.

Timberwolves 96, Pelicans 89:

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 15 of

his 25 points in the first quarter, be-

fore fouling out in frustration and

being forced to watch Minnesota

hang on for a victory over visiting

New Orleans.

Anthony Edwards had 14 of his 19

points in the first half for the unde-

feated Timberwolves, who leaned

on their defense and forced a fran-

chise-record-tying 30 turnovers by

the Pelicans.

Bucks 121, Spurs 111: Khris

Middleton scored 28 points, Gian-

nis Antetokounmpo added 21 and

Milwaukee held on to win at San

Antonio.

Doug McDermott scored 25

points and Keldon Johnson added

20 for San Antonio, which lost its

second straight after a season-

opening victory at home over Or-

lando.

Trail Blazers 134, Suns 105: CJ

McCollum scored 28 points to lead

host Portland to a victory over

Phoenix.

McCollum’s hot shooting set the

pace for the Blazers to their first

win of the season. Damian Lillard

finished with 19 points and eight as-

sists, while Anfernee Simons

pitched in 18 points off the bench.

Grizzlies 120, Clippers 114: Ja

Morant led five starters in double

figures with 28 points and Mem-

phis won at Los Angeles.

Morant burned the Clippers for

37 points — second-most in fran-

chise history in a season opener —

in the Grizzlies’ 11-point win. He

came back strong to open a four-

game West Coast trip in which

Memphis faced three playoff teams

from last season.

EVAN BUHLER/AP

Mavericks guard Luka Doncic shoots over Raptors forward ScottieBarnes. Doncic had 27 points and 12 assists in a road win Saturday.

Doncic helps Mavericksrally to win at Toronto

Associated Press

NBA ROUNDUP

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. —

Casey Washington caught a two-

point conversion pass from Bran-

don Peters to end the first nine-

overtime game in NCAA history

and lift Illinois over No. 7 Penn

State 20-18 Saturday.

The teams were tied at 10 after

regulation, exchanged field goals

in the first two overtimes, then be-

gan to alternate two-point at-

tempts in the third OT as part of a

format tweaked ahead of the 2021

season.

Neither team converted until

the eighth overtime, when Isaiah

Williams ran one in to put the Illini

up 18-16. The Nittany Lions’ Noah

Cain kept the game alive with a

two-point run of his own.

In the ninth OT, Sean Clifford’s

pass to Parker Washington was

broken up by linebacker Khalan

Tolson. Peters then found Wash-

ington near the back of the end

zone for the winning completion.

The two-point conversion shoo-

tout started in 2019, the season af-

ter LSU and Texas A&M played a

seven overtime game that left both

teams badly beaten up. The rule

was tweaked this year, with the

two-point conversion possessions

beginning with the third overtime

instead of the fifth.

Chase Brown and Josh McCray

combined for 365 rushing yards

and a touchdown and James

McCourt kicked three field goals,

including 39- and 32-yarders in

overtime, to snap Illinois’ three-

game skid to Penn State.

The two bullish backs blasted

through wide-open holes and

flanked the Nittany Lions’ defense

again and again on a soggy day at

Beaver Stadium. The Illini (3-5,

2-3 Big Ten) outgained Penn State

370 yards to 207 in regulation and

battled back from a 10-0 deficit.

Peters, normally Illinois’ start-

er, came off the bench when Artur

Sitkowski hurt his left hand in the

sixth overtime period.

KeAndre Lambert-Smith

caught a touchdown pass and Jor-

dan Stout added three field goals

for the Nittany Lions (5-2, 2-2)

who ran for just 62 yards and

struggled to protect the ailing Clif-

ford.

Illinois prevails in9 OTs to shockNo. 7 Penn State

BARRY REEGER/AP

Illinois tight end Luke Fordreaches for a pass that fellincomplete in his team’s 20­18win Saturday at Penn State.

Associated Press

PASADENA, Calif. — Anthony

Brown and No. 10 Oregon aren’t

garnering style points, but in a

season where the College Football

Playoff picture remains murky at

best, they keep on getting key vic-

tories.

Brown had a season-high 381

yards of offense and Travis Dye

became the first player in Football

Bowl Subdivision history to score

touchdowns on four consecutive

carries as the Ducks held on for a

34-31 victory over UCLA on Satur-

day.

Despite remaining the Pac-12’s

highest-ranked team, coach Mario

Cristobal said the only thing Ore-

gon is focused on is what happens

each week.

“I think we’re over that stuff.

I’m being 100% transparent. They

understand it is about today and

the next item on the agenda. When

we get away from that process, we

create our own issues,” said Cris-

tobal after the Ducks improved to

6-1 overall and 3-1 in the confer-

ence. “All in all, a great team victo-

ry against a really good football

team.”

Of Oregon’s six wins, four are

by seven points or less. It ap-

peared like that wasn’t going to be

the case early in the fourth quarter

when Brown’s 43-yard TD run on

a quarterback draw extended its

lead to 34-17 before the Bruins ral-

lied.

Brown bounced back after

hearing boos at home during last

Friday’s 24-17 win over Cal. He

had a season-high 296 yards, com-

pleting 29 of 39 passes, along with

had six carries for 85 yards.

No. 10 Oregon downs UCLAas Dye, Brown dominate

Associated Press

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Cincinnati coach Luke

Fickell could tolerate his team’s slow start, and

he may have expected some issues defending

Navy’s triple-option offense.

What was more grating was the fact the No. 2

Bearcats took a double-digit lead in the second

half and then had to hold on late for the win.

“We’ve got to find ways, especially on the

road, when you’re up, whatever it is, 13 points

or something, to kind of close things out,” Fick-

ell said. “That’s probably the only thing that

I’m somewhat disappointed we couldn’t and

didn’t do today, but we needed a challenge and

we got one.”

Unbeaten Cincinnati actually led by 17 at

one point, but victory wasn’t secure until Ar-

quon Bush intercepted a pass with 25 seconds

left to wrap up a 27-20 victory Saturday.

The Bearcats (7-0, 3-0 American Athletic

Conference) weren’t at their best, but they nev-

er looked as if they were in danger until the fi-

nal minute, when Tai Lavatai’s 1-yard run

made it a one-score game and the Midshipmen

recovered an onside kick with 48 seconds left.

Navy (1-6, 1-4) didn’t do much with that final

chance, though. Lavatai’s third-down pass was

picked off by Bush near the Cincinnati 45.

The Bearcats were fortunate to lead by three

after a mistake-filled first half, but they even-

tually snapped out of their offensive funk. Des-

mond Ridder threw for 176 yards and two

touchdowns.

The Midshipmen were hosting a top-five

team for the first time since 1984, and they

didn’t trail until a wild swing at the end of the

first half. With the game tied at 10, Navy was

driving and looked poised to use up the remain-

ing time in the second quarter. But after losing

yards on back-to-back plays, the Midshipmen

had to try a 51-yard field goal.

The kick was blocked, and Cincinnati’s

Deshawn Pace nearly ran it back for a touch-

down, but he stepped out of bounds with 1 sec-

ond left. That was enough time for Alex Bales

to kick a 52-yard field goal and give the Bear-

cats a 13-10 lead.

Jerome Ford’s 43-yard touchdown run made

it 20-10, and Ridder added a 3-yard TD pass to

Josh Whyle later in the third.

“I’m very very proud of our team, proud of

our defense, but that’s not good enough,” said

Navy cornerback Jamal Glenn, who had an in-

terception and recovered the late onside kick.

“Coming into the game ... we stressed, moral

victories is not a thing. Yeah, they’re the No. 2

team in the country, but we want to win

games.”

Cincinnati was coming off back-to-back 50-

point performances, but the first half of this

one was a slog. The Midshipmen drove 79

yards in 7:12 and took a 7-0 lead on Lavatai’s

2-yard run.

The Bearcats quickly tied it on a 31-yard pass

from Ridder to Whyle.

With Cincinnati down 10-7, Ridder threw an

interception deep in Navy territory, but after

that the Bearcats scored on their next four pos-

sessions.

“Everyone’s going to give us our best,” Rid-

der said. “Navy was a great team. We’re play-

ing against the United States Navy, so we know

that they’re going to fight all four quarters. The

game’s not going to be over until the clock hits

zero. That’s what we learned today, that we

can’t take nothing for granted, can’t take any

game for granted.”

The Midshipmen present some unique chal-

lenges for opponents, but it wasn’t the Navy of-

fense that was causing that much trouble. Cin-

cinnati didn’t look smooth offensively much of

the day.

The Midshipmen kept the Bearcats from

making too many big plays early on, and Na-

vy’s rarely used passing game was good

enough to mount a comeback at the end.

The end of the game wasn’t the Midship-

men’s only onside kick attempt. They also tried

a surprise onside after their early touchdown,

but Cincinnati recovered.

“We came into the week, after our first

touchdown, that we were going to surprise

them with the onside kick,” Navy coach Ken

Niumatalolo said. “We have been almost per-

fect this week, and it didn’t work. We had the

worst one we had all week. That gave them a

short field.”

The Bearcats’ average starting field position

was their own 43. The Midshipmen’s was their

own 26.

No. 2 Cincinnati survives Navy scare

JULIO CORTEZ/AP

Cincinnati running back Jerome Ford (24) is tackled by a host of Navy defenders during the infirst half of his team’s 27­20 win Saturday in Annapolis, Md.

BY NOAH TRISTER

Associated Press

WEST POINT, N.Y. — When it was over, Wake

Forest coach Dave Clawson used one word to de-

scribe it: “Wow!”

Sam Hartman threw for a career-high 458

yards and five touchdowns in a big-play display

and ran for another score, and the No. 16 Demon

Deacons defeated Army 70-56 on Saturday to re-

main unbeaten in front of a sellout crowd at Mi-

chie Stadium.

“It felt like whoever had the ball last was going

to win,” Clawson said. “That was about as clean a

performance as I’ve ever seen. Every time we

had to make a play we made a play. We found a

way to win.”

The Black Knights (4-3), who lost their third

straight and had a 13-game winning streak at Mi-

chie Stadium snapped, had not defeated a ranked

opponent since a 17-14 victory over Air Force in

1972. Still, they made Wake Forest (7-0) earn this

one, matching them on the scoreboard until a

costly turnover.

Hartman was unstoppable and rarely pres-

sured, completing 23 of 29 passes and hitting

touchdown passes of 41, 54 and two of 75 yards as

he matched the Michie Stadium record for scor-

ing passes. Jaquarii Roberson had eight catches

for 157 yards and three touchdowns and A.T. Per-

ry had six catches for 146 yards and one score.

Army never led, and a costly interception re-

turn for a touchdown in the third quarter gave the

Demon Deacons the breathing room they need-

ed.

“Guys made plays and you make the throws

and it works like that,” Hartman said. “That’s

how this offense is supposed to do.”

Two touchdown passes by the Black Knights’

Jabari Laws, a 21-yarder to Isaiah Alston late in

the third, and a 25-yarder to Tyrell Robinson

midway through the fourth, made it a one-pos-

session game again until Hartman scored on an

8-yard run with 6:57 left.

“The room for error is very small and that can

cost a ballgame,” Alston said. “Proud of my guys.

We put everything on the line ... and just came up

short.”

No. 16 Wake Forest wins shootout with Army

ADAM HUNGER/AP

Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman (10)runs past Army linebacker Karsonne Wintersduring the Demon Deacons’ 70­56 winSaturday in West Point, N.Y.

Associated Press

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.

— A change in San Diego State’s

defensive scheme helped the Az-

tecs slow down Air Force’s run-

heavy offense.

Matt Araiza kicked two field

goals, Kaegun Williams and

Chance Bell ran for touchdowns

and No. 22 San Diego State with-

stood the Falcons’ comeback bid to

win 20-14 on Saturday night.

The Aztecs kept Air Force’s top-

ranked running attack in check by

frequently using a fourth lineback-

er instead of a defensive back.

“Everybody knows what they

do,” San Diego State linebacker

Michael Shawfroft said. “They run

the ball really well. They’re a real-

ly tough team to play. It was just

something that we game-planned

really well this week. Our coaches

made it simple for us and just let us

play our game. It was just see ball,

get ball.”

The Aztecs (7-0, 3-0 Mountain

West) beat the Falcons for a ninth

straight time. Air Force (6-2, 3-2)

had its four-game winning streak

snapped.

“Instead of having another DB

in there, we really felt our line-

backers — and that’s a really good

group, they’re well-coached — it

put some bigger bodies out there

on the field that are really athletic

also,” San Diego State coach Brady

Hoke said.

The Aztecs led 13-0 at half, with

Williams’ 1-yard TD run between

Araiza’s field goals of 22 and 51

yards following Falcons turnovers.

“We had too many mistakes on

our part,” Air Force defensive li-

neman Jordan Jackson said.

“They’re a great team and we

couldn’t afford to make mistakes

like we did. I think that was the de-

ciding factor.”

The Falcons got the ball back

with 2:18 to play and punted after a

fourth-down conversion was ne-

gated by a penalty. San Diego State

ran out the final 1:35.

DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP

San Diego State cornerbackTayler Hawkins, bottom, stopsAir Force wide receiver BrandonLewis after Lewis pulled in a passin the Aztecs’ 20­14 win Sat­urday at the Air Force Academy.

No. 22 Aztecs

avoid upset

by Air ForceAssociated Press

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Saturday’s scoresEAST

Alderson-Broaddus 49, WV Wesleyan 20Alfred 21, Morrisville St. 16Alfred St. 24, Gallaudet 21Amherst 21, Hamilton 0Anna Maria 45, Dean 32Assumption 42, American International

21Bridgewater (Mass.) 47, Westfield St. 14Brockport 41, Hartwick 14Brown 49, Cornell 45Bryant 31, Wagner 10California (Pa.) 38, Indiana (Pa.) 34Carnegie Mellon 53, Thiel 0Case Western 42, Geneva 38Castleton 41, Keystone 0Christopher Newport 21, College of NJ 14Cincinnati 27, Navy 20Cortland 45, Utica 0DePauw 38, Allegheny 14Delaware Valley 35, Misericordia 0East Stroudsburg 35, Bloomsburg 14Fordham 35, Lehigh 28Franklin & Marshall 17, Dickinson 13Frostburg St. 49, Fairmont St. 14Gannon 21, Edinboro 18Georgetown 29, Bucknell 21Hobart 17, St. Lawrence 13Holy Cross 42, Colgate 10Husson 41, New England 14Illinois 20, Penn St. 18, 9OTIthaca 51, Buffalo St. 7James Madison 22, Delaware 10Johns Hopkins 50, Gettysburg 0Kings (Pa.) 23, FDU-Florham 20Kutztown 32, Lock Haven 15LIU Brooklyn 30, CCSU 13Lycoming 28, Albright 7MIT 48, Norwich 37Maine 19, Albany (NY) 16Mass. Maritime 22, W. Connecticut 20Mass.-Dartmouth 40, Fitchburg St. 0Merchant Marine 44, Catholic 34Morehead St. 27, Marist 24Muhlenberg 56, Juniata 16NC Central 28, Morgan St. 17New Haven 42, Stonehill 20Norfolk St. 45, Howard 31Notre Dame (Ohio) 34, Glenville St. 14Pittsburgh 27, Clemson 17Plymouth St. 42, Worcester St. 14Princeton 18, Harvard 16, 5OTS. Connecticut 43, Franklin Pierce 24SC State 13, Delaware St. 7Sacred Heart 31, Duquesne 13

Salisbury 38, Kean 6Salve Regina 21, Endicott 14Seton Hill 49, Clarion 0Shepherd 42, West Chester 38Shippensburg 38, Millersville 7Slippery Rock 20, Mercyhurst 17Springfield 46, WPI 17St. Anselm 24, Pace 16St. Vincent 38, Waynesburg 7Stevenson 29, Widener 24Stony Brook 27, Richmond 14Susquehanna 45, McDaniel 16Trinity (Conn.) 35, Colby 12Tufts 25, Bowdoin 13Union (NY) 35, Rochester 9Ursinus 34, Moravian 7Villanova 44, Rhode Island 0W. New England 49, Nichols 0W. Virginia St. 34, Concord 32Wake Forest 70, Army 56Wesleyan (Conn.) 24, Middlebury 0Wheeling Jesuit 26, West Liberty 20Wilkes 30, Lebanon Valley 20Williams 38, Bates 21Yale 42, Penn 28

SOUTH

Alabama 52, Tennessee 24Austin Peay 47, Murray St. 6Berry 42, Hendrix 21Birmingham Southern 41, Rhodes 6Bowie St. 27, Virginia Union 7Brevard 7, S. Virginia 3Centre 66, Millsaps 34Chattanooga 55, Samford 13Delta St. 35, West Alabama 30ETSU 17, Furman 13Edward Waters 56, Central St. (Ohio) 19Elon 24, New Hampshire 10Erskine 47, Allen 40Fayetteville St. 40, St. Augustines 12Florida A&M 31, MVSU 28Florida St. 59, Umass 3Gardner-Webb 28, Robert Morris 17Georgia St. 28, Texas State 16Hampden-Sydney 42, Ferrum 28Hampton 30, NC A&T 9Huntingdon 42, Greensboro 3Jackson St. 42, Bethune-Cookman 12Kennesaw St. 30, Campbell 7Lenoir-Rhyne 45, Limestone 3Louisiana-Monroe 41, South Alabama 31Louisville 28, Boston College 14Mars Hill 31, Catawba 14Maryville (Tenn.) 52, Lagrange 16McNeese St. 28, Incarnate Word 20Mercer 45, Wofford 14

Miami 31, NC State 30Miles 28, Kentucky St. 21Mississippi 31, LSU 17Mississippi St. 45, Vanderbilt 6Morehouse 20, Benedict 5Newberry 34, Carson-Newman 3North Alabama 45, Charleston Southern 22Prairie View 48, Southern U. 21Rice 30, UAB 24SE Louisiana 51, Northwestern St. 14San Diego 69, Presbyterian 28Shaw 20, Johnson C. Smith 14Shenandoah 9, Emory & Henry 7South Florida 34, Temple 14Syracuse 41, Virginia Tech 36Tennessee Tech 56, Va. Lynchburg 13Tiffin 34, Kentucky Wesleyan 28Trinity (Texas) 66, Sewanee 7Tusculum 41, Barton 17UNC-Pembroke 21, Charleston (WV) 14UT Martin 38, SE Missouri 30UTSA 45, Louisiana Tech 16Valdosta St. 41, Mississippi College 14Virginia 48, Georgia Tech 40W. Carolina 45, The Citadel 31W. Kentucky 34, FIU 19West Florida 45, Shorter 23William & Mary 40, Towson 14Wingate 48, Virginia-Wise 21Winston-Salem 21, Livingstone 0

MIDWEST

Albion 38, Olivet 17Ashland 42, Lake Erie 41Augsburg 38, Hamline 30Augustana (SD) 45, Minnesota St. 35Aurora 25, St. Norbert 7Bemidji St. 42, Minn. Duluth 35Benedictine (Ill.) 41, Rockford 34Bethel (Minn. ) 63, Macalester 10Buena Vista 50, Simpson 19Buffalo 45, Akron 10Capital 35, Ohio Northern 28Carleton 28, Concordia (Moor.) 27Carroll (Wis.) 29, Augustana (Ill.) 26Central 53, Loras 19Chicago 38, Ripon 14Coe 63, Luther 7Crown (Minn.) 19, Finlandia 14Davenport 21, Northwood (Mich.) 14Davidson 49, Butler 35Defiance 14, Mount St. Joseph 13Denison 52, Wooster 28E. Michigan 55, Bowling Green 24Emporia St. 24, Missouri Southern 21Ferris St. 38, Michigan Tech 10Fort Hays St. 21, Cent. Missouri 17

Franklin 17, Anderson (Ind.) 0Grand Valley St. 28, N. Michigan 24Hanover 41, Bluffton 10Hillsdale 34, Findlay 29Hope 19, Adrian 7Illinois College 27, Knox 20Illinois St. 20, South Dakota 14Indiana St. 28, Youngstown St. 17Indianapolis 70, Quincy 21Iowa St. 24, Oklahoma St. 21John Carroll 19, Marietta 10Kent St. 34, Ohio 27Lake Forest 79, Grinnell 0Lakeland 49, Concordia (Wis.) 32Lawrence 43, Beloit 21Lindenwood (Mo.) 48, SW Baptist 24Martin Luther 39, Minn.-Morris 0Miami (Ohio) 24, Ball St. 17Michigan 33, Northwestern 7Minn. St. (Moorhead) 35, Mary 31Minnesota 34, Maryland 16Minot St. 17, Upper Iowa 14Missouri S&T 37, McKendree 31Monmouth (Ill.) 47, Cornell (Iowa) 14Mount Union 49, Heidelberg 14Muskingum 31, Otterbein 14N. Dakota St. 27, Missouri St. 20N. Illinois 39, Cent. Michigan 38N. Iowa 26, S. Dakota St. 17Neb.-Kearney 56, Lincoln (Mo.) 0North Central 55, Illinois Wesleyan 7North Dakota 34, W. Illinois 10Northern St. 38, Concordia (St.P.) 17Notre Dame 31, Southern Cal 16Oberlin 31, Hiram 28Ohio Dominican 56, Walsh 17Ohio St. 54, Indiana 7Ohio Wesleyan 35, Wabash 28Oklahoma 35, Kansas 23Pittsburg St. 34, Missouri Western 14Rose Hulman 57, Manchester 14Saginaw Valley St. 41, Wayne St. (Mich.)

25St. John’s (Minn.) 37, Gustavus Adolphus 7St. Olaf 41, St. Scholastica 14Tennessee St. 28, E. Illinois 0Toledo 34, W. Michigan 15Trine 47, Kalamazoo 13Truman St. 52, William Jewell 0Valparaiso 45, Dayton 28Wartburg 27, Dubuque 7Washburn 29, Cent. Oklahoma 17Washington (Mo.) 55, Millikin 13Wayne St. (Neb.) 38, SW Minnesota 16Wheaton (Ill.) 69, Carthage 20Winona St. 14, Sioux Falls 10Wis. Lutheran 68, Eureka 41

Wis.-La Crosse 44, Wis.-Stout 38Wis.-Oshkosh 54, Wis.-Eau Claire 31Wis.-Platteville 45, Wis.-Stevens Pt 21Wis.-Whitewater 34, Wis.-River Falls 28Wisconsin 30, Purdue 13Wittenberg 38, Kenyon 14

SOUTHWEST

Alcorn St. 44, Texas Southern 27Angelo St. 51, Simon Fraser 10Arkansas 45, Ark.-Pine Bluff 3Belhaven 24, Howard Payne 10Cent. Arkansas 49, Lamar 38E. Texas Baptist 37, Austin 30East Central 44, SW Oklahoma 34Hardin Simmons 69, Southwestern (Texas) 7Harding 64, Ark.-Monticello 7Henderson St. 41, Arkansas Tech 38Houston 31, East Carolina 24, OTKansas St. 25, Texas Tech 24Liberty 35, North Texas 26Mary Hardin-Baylor 72, Sul Ross St. 14NW Missouri St. 59, Northeastern St. 7NW Oklahoma 47, S. Nazarene 27Nicholls 44, Houston Baptist 14Oklahoma Baptist 43, SE Oklahoma 37Sam Houston St. 42, Jacksonville St. 7Tarleton St. 17, Midwestern St. 14Texas A&M 44, South Carolina 14Texas Lutheran 28, McMurry 21West Virginia 29, TCU 17

FAR WEST

BYU 21, Washington St. 19Baldwin Wallace 41, Wilmington (Ohio) 7CSU-Pueblo 35, Adams St. 28California 26, Colorado 3Cent. Washington 53, W. Oregon 21Colorado Mesa 26, Colorado Mines 21Fresno St. 34, Nevada 32George Fox 21, Pacific (Ore.) 14Hawaii 48, New Mexico St. 34Lewis & Clark 46, Puget Sound 29Linfield 52, Pacific Lutheran 7Montana 34, Idaho 14Montana St. 27, Idaho St. 9N. Colorado 17, S. Utah 9N.M. Highlands 24, Black Hills St. 10New Mexico 14, Wyoming 3Oregon 34, UCLA 31Oregon St. 42, Utah 34Sacramento St. 44, N. Arizona 0San Diego St. 20, Air Force 14Stephen F. Austin 37, Dixie St. 20UC Davis 24, Cal Poly 13Weber St. 35, E. Washington 34Whitworth 66, Willamette 7

Scoreboard

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

There is a developing College

Football Playoff race between an

outgoing Big 12 school and an in-

coming Big 12 school.

No. 2 Cincinnati, heading to the

Big 12 at some point, and No. 3 Ok-

lahoma, leaving the Big 12 at some

point, remained undefeated Sat-

urday, though neither was at its

best.

The Sooners trailed Kansas —

yes, that Kansas (1-6) — 10-0 at the

half before Caleb Williams led a

35-13 second half that put away

the 38-point underdog Jayhawks.

“I’m excited for the win, but we

played poor football in the first

half,” Oklahoma coach Lincoln

Riley said.

Winning ugly is still winning,

and in a season where nine top-10

teams have lost to unranked

teams, including two on Saturday,

maybe don’t get too caught up in

style points.

For the Bearcats (7-0), who

have nothing else but double-digit

victories on its resume, one slug-

gish clunker is no reason to panic.

Almost as important to Cincinnati

on Saturday: No. 13 Notre Dame

handled Southern California fair-

ly easily to keep their signature

victory against the Irish looking

good. For the Sooners (8-0), the

struggles with Kansas looked fa-

miliar. The Sooners have won five

one-score games, and Saturday

would have been six if they didn’t

punch one in from short range in

the final minute.

The emergence of freshman

quarterback Williams has

brought the explosiveness back to

the Oklahoma offense. He is a dif-

ference-maker. The defense that

was expected to be one of the best

in the Big 12 is simply not.

So who is better? The Sooners or

Bearcats, one of the three Amer-

ican Athletic Conference teams

the Big 12 has announced will join

the league to help replace SEC-

bound Oklahoma and Texas?

Throw away the Power Five

benefit of the doubt for the Soon-

ers and it could be a tough call.

Both teams will have winnable

homes games next week (OU vs.

Texas Tech; UC vs. Tulane) be-

fore the College Football Playoff

selection committee gets to weigh

in, but a Cincinnati-Oklahoma de-

bate could be one of the juicer pos-

sibilities for the stretch run.

October bounce backsIowa State and Wisconsin

looked done after losing twice in

September.

Not so fast.

The Cyclones love October and

beating highly ranked teams. Io-

wa State, which started the season

ranked seventh and came into Sat-

urday unranked, beat No. 8 Okla-

homa State.

The Cyclones are now 4-4

against top-10 teams under coach

Matt Campbell and 16-2 in Octo-

ber games since 2017. Iowa State

is back in the Big 12 race, tied at

3-1 with the Cowboys and Baylor

(which beat the Cyclones) behind

Oklahoma.

The Sooners still have to play

both the Cyclones and Bears.

Wisconsin started the season

ranked 12th and stumbled to a 3-3

start. The Badgers’ issues have

been all about the offense, but the

defense led by Leo Chenal is legit,

and it smothered Purdue on Satur-

day.

CFP race of Big 12 incoming, outgoingCincinnati, Oklahoma need to rally to stay unbeaten

BY RALPH D. RUSSO

Associated Press

IAN MAULE/AP

Oklahoma freshman quarterback Caleb Williams (13) has given the Sooners offense some life, but theteam still struggled with lowly Kansas on Saturday, trailing 10­0 at the half before winning 35­13.

TOP 25 TAKEAWAYS

PAGE 22 • S T A R S A N D S T R I P E S • Monday, October 25, 2021

NHL

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 5 5 0 0 10 22 9

Buffalo 5 3 1 1 7 14 10

Detroit 5 2 2 1 5 14 18

Tampa Bay 5 2 2 1 5 15 21

Toronto 6 2 3 1 5 12 19

Boston 3 2 1 0 4 10 8

Ottawa 5 2 3 0 4 10 12

Montreal 6 1 5 0 2 10 20

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 6 4 1 1 9 14 13

Carolina 4 4 0 0 8 18 7

Pittsburgh 5 3 0 2 8 23 12

Washington 5 3 0 2 8 19 11

New Jersey 4 3 1 0 6 11 10

Columbus 5 3 2 0 6 15 14

Philadelphia 4 2 1 1 5 18 13

N.Y. Islanders 5 2 2 1 5 13 15

Western Conference

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

St. Louis 4 4 0 0 8 22 11

Minnesota 4 4 0 0 8 15 11

Dallas 5 3 2 0 6 11 11

Winnipeg 5 2 2 1 5 20 19

Colorado 5 2 3 0 4 15 20

Nashville 5 1 4 0 2 12 17

Chicago 5 0 4 1 1 9 21

Arizona 5 0 4 1 1 8 25

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Edmonton 5 5 0 0 10 24 13

San Jose 4 4 0 0 8 16 7

Vancouver 6 3 2 1 7 18 18

Calgary 4 2 1 1 5 11 11

Anaheim 6 2 3 1 5 17 20

Los Angeles 5 1 3 1 3 14 17

Seattle 6 1 4 1 3 13 23

Vegas 4 1 3 0 2 10 17

Saturday's games

N.Y. Rangers 3, Ottawa 2 Calgary 4, Washington 3, OT Minnesota 4, Anaheim 3, OT Carolina 5, Columbus 1 Montreal 6, Detroit 1 New Jersey 2, Buffalo 1, OT Florida 4, Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 7, Toronto 1 Winnipeg 6, Nashville 4 Colorado 4, Tampa Bay 3, SO St. Louis 7, Los Angeles 3 N.Y. Islanders 3, Arizona 0 Vancouver 4, Seattle 2

Sunday's games

San Jose at Boston Nashville at Minnesota Detroit at Chicago N.Y. Islanders at Vegas

Monday's games

Arizona at Florida Calgary at N.Y. Rangers Dallas at Columbus Tampa Bay at Buffalo Toronto at Carolina Washington at Ottawa Los Angeles at St. Louis

Tuesday's games

Calgary at New Jersey Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh Vegas at Colorado San Jose at Nashville Minnesota at Vancouver Montreal at Seattle Winnipeg at Anaheim

Wednesday's games

Boston at Florida Detroit at Washington Toronto at Chicago Vegas at Dallas Philadelphia at Edmonton

Scoring LeadersThrough Saturday

GP G A PTS

Connor McDavid, EDM 5 6 7 13

Leon Draisaitl, EDM 5 4 7 11

Alex Ovechkin, WSH 5 5 5 10

Steven Stamkos, TB 5 4 5 9

Evgeny Kuznetsov, WSH 5 4 5 9

Anze Kopitar, LA 5 6 3 9

Kyle Connor, WPG 5 6 3 9

J.T. Miller, VAN 6 1 7 8

Jesse Puljujarvi, EDM 5 2 6 8

Jordan Kyrou, STL 4 2 6 8

Conor Garland, VAN 6 3 5 8

Scoreboard

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Ryan Hart-

man scored with 12.1 seconds left in

overtime and the Minnesota Wild

extended their season-opening win

streak to four games, rallying to

beat Anaheim 4-3 on Saturday

night.

Minnesota has won two straight

overtime games and rallied from a

deficit in all its wins.

Brandon Duhaime, Jared Spur-

geon and Jon Merrill scored for

Minnesota, which has won its first

four games for the first time since

2008-09. All are by one goal. The

franchise best for season-opening

wins is six in 2006-07.

“We’re having a lot of fun as a

group right now, it’s a good group of

guys,” Merrill said. “We’re just …

having a lot of fun and winning

helps all that and we’re just looking

to keep this streak going.”

In overtime, Mats Zuccarello

corralled a loose puck in the neutral

zone and fed Hartman, who had

just come off the bench and beat

John Gibson from the left circle.

“I knew as soon as I got it that

there was a clear play to the net, and

Zuccy, obviously the vision he has,

he got it to me, and I managed to

stay onside for what felt like the

first time all game,” said Hartman,

who picked p his second career

overtime winner.

The Wild has won its last nine

games against the Ducks and is 11-

1-1 in the last 13 games between the

teams. Minnesota won 2-1 in Ana-

heim on Oct. 15, when Marcus Fo-

ligno scored with 7.2 seconds left in

regulation.

“They’ve won every game by one

goal, so they’re obviously comfort-

able in those situations,” Ducks

captain Ryan Getzlaf said.

Hartman’s goal lifts Wild in OTMinnesota rallies, runswin streak to 4 gameswith defeat of Anaheim

BY MIKE COOK

Associated Press

JIM MONE/AP

Minnesota Wild’s Kirill Kaprizov (97) is squeezed against the boards between teammate Joel Eriksson Ek(14) and Anaheim Ducks’ Kevin Shattenkirk (22) during the Wild’s 4­3 win Saturday in St. Paul, Minn.

SEATTLE — Bo Horvat scored his second

goal of the game on a power play with 7:08 re-

maining, and Conor Garland scored on a break-

away three minutes later as the Vancouver Ca-

nucks spoiled the home debut of the Seattle

Kraken with a 4-2 win on Saturday night.

Garland assisted on Horvat’s first goal in the

second period, and then scored his third of the

season to cap the Canucks’ comeback and ruin

a celebratory night with the Kraken playing

their first home game in their new $1 billion

arena.

Justin Dowling added an empty-net goal for

Vancouver in the final moments and capped a

successful six-game road trip for the Canucks

(3-2-1) to begin the season.

Vince Dunn scored the first goal in Climate

Pledge Arena in the closing seconds of the first

period, and Mark Giordano gave Seattle a 2-1

lead with his first goal of the season early in the

third period. But the Kraken couldn’t hold a

third-period lead for the second time in its six

games.

Thatcher Demko was excellent in goal for

Vancouver with 29 saves. Philipp Grubauer

made 22 saves for Seattle.

Canadiens 6, Red Wings 1: Mathieu Per-

reault had a hat trick and host Montreal beat

Detroit to end its season-opening losing streak

at five.

Perreault, Christian Dvorak and Mike Hoff-

man scored their first goals in Canadiens uni-

forms. Defenseman Sami Niku also earned his

first points in his first start, finishing with two

assists.

Jake Allen made 26 saves for Montreal.

Red Wings goalie Thomas Greiss was pulled

in the second period after conceding five goals

on 17 shots. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped all six

shots in relief.

The Canadiens gave up a power play early in

the first period and Detroit took no time to find

the opening goal, with Dylan Larkin beating Al-

len into the upper right-hand corner.

Ben Chiarot responded for Montreal with

5:50 to go in the first period. The defenseman

scored off a cross-ice pass from Jonathan

Drouin.

Flames 4, Capitals 3 (OT): Elias Lindholm

completed his second career hat trick with a

one-timer 2:46 into overtime, and Calgary won

at Washington.

Lindholm’s fourth, fifth and sixth goals of the

season helped the Flames to a second consec-

utive victory, this one coming after blowing an

early 3-0 lead. The Capitals had won two in a

row.

Rangers 3, Senators 2:Chris Kreider, Ryan

Lindgren and Barclay Goodrow scored in the

final six minutes, rallying New York to its

fourth straight win, all on the road.

Alexandar Georgiev made 26 saves for the

Rangers..

Hurricanes 5, Blue Jackets 1: Vincent Tro-

check had two goals and an assist to lead vis-

iting Carolina to its fourth straight win to open

the season.

Panthers 4, Flyers 2: Jonathan Huberdeau

scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the

third period, and added an assist to lead Florida

to a win at Philadelphia.

Owen Tippett also scored and Sam Reinhart

had an empty-netter for the Panthers, which

extended its club-record best start to 5-0.

Devils 2, Sabres 1 (OT): Pavel Zacha scored

at 3:09 of overtime to give host New Jersey a

victory over Buffalo.

Nico Daws stopped 24 shots to win in his

NHL debut, and Nico Hischier had a power-

play goal for the Devils.

Avalanche 4, Lightning 3 (OT): Cale Makar

scored in the sixth round of the shootout to give

Colorado the win at Tampa Bay.

Makar beat Andrei Vasilevskiy with a wrist

shot after Darcy Kuemper denied Anthony Ci-

relli to begin the sixth round as the Avalanche

ended a three-game losing streak.

Penguins 7, Maple Leafs 1: Drew O’Connor

scored twice and host Pittsburgh routed Toron-

to.

Jets 6, Predators 4: Paul Stastny scored

twice and short-handed Winnipeg held off vis-

iting Nashville.

Blues 7, Kings 3: David Perron had three

goals and an assist, Jake Neighbours scored his

first NHL goal, and host St. Louis beat Los An-

geles.

Islanders 3, Coyotes 0: Brock Nelson had a

goal and an assist, Ilya Sorokin stopped 26

shots and visiting New York kept Arizona win-

less.

Vancouver spoils Seattle’s home openerAssociated Press

ROUNDUP

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Playoffs

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES(Best-of-seven)

American LeagueHouston 4, Boston 2

Houston 5, Boston 4 Boston 9, Houston 5 Boston 12, Houston 3 Houston 9, Boston 2 Houston 9, Boston 1 Houston 5, Boston 0

National LeagueAtlanta 4, Los Angeles 3

Atlanta 3, Los Angeles 2 Atlanta 5, Los Angeles 4 Los Angeles 6, Atlanta 5 Atlanta 9, Los Angeles 2 Los Angeles 11, Atlanta 2 Saturday: Atlanta 4, Los Angeles 2

WORLD SERIES(Best-of-seven)x - if necessary

Atlanta vs. Houston

Tuesday: at Houston AFN-Sports 2 a.m.Wednesday CET; 9 a.m. Wednesday JKT

Wednesday: at Houston AFN-Sports 2a.m. Thursday CET; 9 a.m. Thursday JKT

Friday: at Atlanta AFN-Sports 2 a.m. Sat-urday CET; 9 a.m. Saturday JKT

Saturday, Oct. 30: at Atlanta AFN-Sports2 a.m. Sunday CET; 9 a.m. Sunday JKT

x-Sunday, Oct. 31: at Atlanta x-Tuesday, Nov. 2: at Houstonx-Wednesday, Nov. 3: at Houston

Scoreboard

MLB PLAYOFFS

Acuña Jr. to a season-ending knee

injury and slugger Marcell Ozuna

to a hand injury and legal troubles.

They weren’t missed at all in the

NLCS.

“Anything that was thrown at

us,” Freeman said, “we were able

to overcome it.”

Rosario set an Atlanta record

and became only the fifth player in

baseball history to get 14 hits in a

postseason series. He was an easy

choice as MVP of the series.

Rosario finished 14-for-25

(.560) against the Dodgers, with

three homers and nine RBIs.

Will Smith worked a perfect

ninth for his fourth save of the

postseason after a brilliant relief

stint by winner Tyler Matzek, who

escaped a huge jam in the seventh

by striking out the side.

Rosario’s final hit was certainly

the biggest of the 30-year-old

Puerto Rican’s career.

With the score tied at 1 in the

bottom of the fourth, Rosario

came up after pinch-hitter Ehire

Adrianza extended the inning

with a two-out double into the

right-field corner. Slow-running

catcher Travis d’Arnaud was held

at third by coach Ron Washington,

surely aware of who was up next.

Rosario got into an extended

duel with Walker Buehler, who

stepped up to start on three days’

rest after ace Max Scherzer

wasn’t able to go because of a tired

arm.

Rosario swung and missed the

first two pitches. Then he fouled

one off. Then he took a ball. Then

he fouled off two more pitches.

Finally, he got one he liked from

the Dodgers’ 16-game winner — a

cutter that Rosario turned into a

105 mph rocket down the right-

field line, higher and higher,

straight as an arrow until it landed

well back into the seats below the

Chop House restaurant.

“We got him 0-2 and just

couldn’t put him away,” Roberts

said.

Rosario knew it was gone, danc-

ing down the line after delivering

a361-foot finishing shot to a highly

paid team that won 106 games dur-

ing the regular season — 18 more

than the NL East-winning Braves

— but came up short in its bid to

become baseball’s first repeat

champion since the 2000 New

York Yankees won their third

straight title.

“We had a tremendous season,”

Roberts said. “We were two wins

away from going to the World Se-

ries. I want the guys to be proud of

that.”

Kill the narrative: The Braves

will be looking to bury their city’s

reputation for postseason misery

across a wide range of sports.

From four World Series losses

in the 1990s to the NFL Falcons

blowing a 28-3 lead in the 2017 Su-

per Bowl, Atlanta again finds itself

on the cusp of an extremely rare

feat.

The ’95 Braves remain the city’s

lone team in the four major sports

— baseball, football, basketball

and hockey — to capture a title.

Freeman said after a Game 5 loss

that the city’s history would re-

main an issue “until we kill that

narrative.”

They’re four wins from doing

just that.

New: Atlanta has chance tochange city’s sports narrativeFROM PAGE 24

BRYNN ANDERSON/AP

Braves reliever Will Smith celebrates after Atlanta won Game 6 of theNLCS 4­2 to beat the Dodgers and advance to the World Series.

ATLANTA — Eddie Rosario

talked the other day about his

lucky lumber, a 33½-inch, 31-

ounce Louisville Slugger that

started to heat up with a four-hit

night in mid-September.

“I’ve been using that bat that I

hit for the cycle with and it has not

disappointed,” he said through a

translator after his second four-hit

game of the NL Championship Se-

ries. “Man, this bat has not let me

down yet.”

Well, he topped that on Saturday

night, becoming MVP of the NLCS.

As the crowd chanted his name,

Rosario hoisted the award.

“It’s truly a great moment, not

just in my career, but in my life, as

well,” he said. “But I want more. I

want to win the World Series.”

Rosario hit a tiebreaking, three-

run homer off Dodgers ace Walker

Buehler in the fourth inning, lifting

the Atlanta Braves over Los An-

geles 4-2 for their first NL pennant

since 1999 and a Series matchup

with the Houston Astros.

“We just couldn’t figure him

out,” Los Angeles manager Dave

Roberts said. “We went hard. We

just didn’t have an answer for

him.”

Less than three months after he

was traded by Cleveland, which

sent the Braves money to take him

away, the 30-year-old outfielder

had six multihit games against the

Dodgers. He hit .560 (14-for-25)

with three homers and nine RBIs,

giving him a 1.040 slugging per-

centage and 1.647 OPS.

He has hit safely in all 10 post-

season games, batting .474 with 11

RBIs from the leadoff spot, ahead

of Freddie Freeman.

“It doesn’t matter what arm

they’re throwing with, he’s just so

locked in,” Atlanta manager Brian

Snitker said. “I don’t know that I’ve

ever seen a guy like that for, this

has been a long while now.”

No hit was bigger than Rosario’s

home run in the fourth inning.

With the score 1-1, he fouled off

three pitches around a ball that left

the count at 1-2, then sent a cutter

down the right-field line at 105

mph, the ball carrying 361 feet.

With 14 hits, he tied the record

for a postseason series, a mark he

shares with Albert Pujols and

Hideki Matsui (2004), Kevin You-

kilis (2007) and Marco Scutaro

(2012).

“I feel like I’ve had a good first

half of my career,” Rosario said. “I

feel like I was vying for two All-

Star appearances. I feel like I de-

served them. That didn’t happen,

so I kept just vying for the next

award or accolade, and this was it.”

Before this October, Rosario

was known mostly for stepping up

against Cleveland. During six sea-

sons with Minnesota, he hit .301

with 22 homers and 47 RBIs in 93

games against the Indians,

prompting Cleveland to sign him

as a free agent to an $8 million, one-

year contract.

Rosario batted .254 with seven

homers and 46 RBIs for the Indi-

ans and was on the injured list with

an oblique strain when he was

traded to the Braves on July 30 for

infielder Pablo Sandoval, who was

immediately released. Cleveland

sent Atlanta $500,000 to offset part

of the $2,795,699 remaining in Ro-

sario’s salary.

“I wanted to illustrate the type of

ballplayer that I am and showcase

that I am capable of doing these

things,” Rosario said.

He didn’t return the major

leagues until Aug. 28, and he hit

.271 with seven homers and 16

RBIs in 96 at-bats for the Braves.

Rosario hit for the cycle on Sept.

19 against San Francisco, helping

Atlanta stop a four-game skid and

build a two-game lead over Phila-

delphia in the NL East.

He batted .308 (4-for-13) with

two RBIs in the four-game Divi-

sion Series win over Milwaukee.

Heading into the Series, fans

chanting “Ed-die! Ed-die!” have

become a nightly occurrence at

Truist Park.

“It motivates me to come

through in big moments,” Rosario

said. “The pitcher hears a little bit

and it almost forces him to throw

the pitch you want to see.”

ASHLEY LANDIS/AP

Braves left fielder Eddie Rosario holds the Most Valuable Player trophy after Saturday’s Game 6 victory inthe National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Atlanta.

Braves’ Rosario earns

NLCS MVP with hot batAssociated Press “It’s truly a great moment, not just in my

career, but in my life, as well. But I wantmore. I want to win the World Series.”

Eddie Rosario

Atlanta Braves NLCS MVP

Led by an unlikely hero, the

Atlanta Braves are heading

back to a place that used to be

so familiar to them.

The World Series.

Eddie Rosario capped a remarkable

NL Championship Series with a three-

run homer, sending the Braves to the

biggest stage of all with a 4-2 victory

over the defending champion Los An-

geles Dodgers on Saturday in Atlanta.

The Braves won the best-of-seven

playoff four games to two, exorcising

the demons of last year’s NLCS —

when Atlanta squandered 2-0 and 3-1

leads against the Dodgers — and ad-

vancing to face the AL champion As-

tros.

Game 1 is Tuesday night at Minute

Maid Park in Houston.

“It’s a great moment in my life,” Ro-

sario said through an interpreter. “But

I want more. I want to win the World

Series.”

The Braves were Series regulars in

the 1990s, winning it all in ‘95 with a

team that included Hall of Famers

Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John

Smoltz and Chipper Jones.

That remains their only title in At-

lanta. The Braves lost the Series four

other times during that decade, a run

of postseason disappointment that

marred a momentous streak that grew

to 14 straight division titles.

After getting swept in the 1999

World Series by the Yankees, the

Braves couldn’t even get that far in the

postseason.

Twenty-two years of frustration, 12

playoff appearances that fell short of a

pennant.

Finally, it’s over.

“We actually did it,” said longtime

first baseman Freddie Freeman,

sounding a bit bewildered.

Rosario was acquired in a flurry of

deals just before the July 30 trade

deadline that rebuilt the Braves’ de-

pleted outfield, which lost Ronald

Braves’ new world

Atlanta heading to World Series after eliminating Dodgers in Game 6 of NLCSBY PAUL NEWBERRY

Associated Press

SEE NEW ON PAGE 23

MLB PLAYOFFS

Top: Series MVP Eddie Rosario watches his three­run home run during the fourth inning in Game 6 of the NationalLeague Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday in Atlanta. Right: Braves first basemanFreddie Freeman celebrates with a coach after winning Game 6 and defeating the Dodgers 4­2 to win the series.

PHOTOS BY JOHN BAZEMORE, TOP, AND ASHLEY LANDIS, RIGHT/AP

“We actually did it.”Freddie Freeman

Atlanta Braves first baseman

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