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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2016
Liberty
policy is
updated
in Japan
Medical staff gather around a patient undergoing an
operation with the da Vinci surgical system on March
1 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.
JENNIFER H. SVAN /Stars and Stripes
BY JAMES K IMBER
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THE CUTTING EDGE
OF ROBOTIC SURGERY
Device gives doctors steady hand at Germany’s
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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan
— Navy officials in Japan have
issued a new liberty policy
with “several Okinawa-specific
provisions.”
The update, which essentially
aligns Navy rules with those in
effect for Marines on Okinawa,
was announced Wednesday in a
joint message from Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin and Rear Adm. Matthew Carter, commanders of the
7th Fleet and Naval Forces Japan,
respectively.
U.S. Forces Japan tightened liberty restrictions in July following
a “negative trend” of suspected
criminal activity and other liberty
incidents. Individual services were
allowed to impose other limitations, which briefly included Navy
bans on all alcohol consumption
and nonessential off-base travel.
Sailors stationed on Okinawa
are now required to carry liberty
cards, and those visiting there on
leave or temporary assignment
must carry copies of their approved paperwork.
Sailors also are not allowed to
stay overnight in the prefectural
capital of Naha without command
approval.
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Attorney: Former Marine charged with murder suffered mental illness
BY M ATTHEW M. BURKE
AND CHIYOMI SUMIDA
Stars and Stripes
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The lawyer for a former Marine charged with
raping and murdering a Japanese woman
claims his client has long suffered from
mental illness and hallucinations, setting
the stage for a possible defense in a case
that enflamed U.S.-Japanese relations.
Kenneth Franklin Gadson, a civilian
employee at Kadena Air Base’s Mediatti
cable and internet provider who goes by
his Japanese wife’s surname of Shinzato,
was charged by Japanese prosecutors two
months after Rina Shimabukuro, 20, disappeared April 28. Gadson took police to
the wooded area where her remains were
found.
The brutal slaying horrified the Japanese, triggering an uproar of anti-American sentiment on the tiny island prefecture,
where half of about 50,000 U.S. troops in
Japan are based.
President Barack Obama apologized for
the crime during his May visit to Japan following a strong rebuke from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
No trial date has been set. Defense attorney Toshimitsu Takaesu said that the case
is slated to be heard by six jurors from
Okinawa and a three-judge Naha District
Court panel.
Gadson could face the death penalty if
convicted, though it is rarely imposed in
Japan for single homicides.
During Japanese police questioning
after surveillance video spotted his red
SUV in the area where Shimabukuro vanished, Gadson confessed to strangling her,
Takaesu and police say.
In an interview with Stars and Stripes,
Takaesu said his client was questioned
while under the influence of sleeping pills
after a suicide attempt and has no recollection of confessing.
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US chemical
weapons
cache to be
destroyed
BY DAN ELLIOTT
Associated Press
DENVER — The U.S. Army plans to start
operating a $4.5 billion plant this week that
will destroy the nation’s largest remaining
stockpile of mustard agent, complying with an
international treaty that bans chemical weapons, officials said Wednesday.
The largely automated plant at the military’s
Pueblo Chemical Depot in southern Colorado
will begin destroying about 780,000 chemical-filled artillery shells soon after the weekend, said Greg Mohrman, site manager for the
plant. He declined to be specific, citing security concerns and possible last-minute delays.
“We’ve practiced a lot,” Mohrman told The
Associated Press last week. “Next week it gets
real.”
Robots will dismantle the shells, and the
plant will use water and bacteria to neutralize the mustard agent, which can maim or kill
by damaging skin, eyes and airways. At full
capacity, the facility can destroy an average of
500 shells per day operating around the clock.
It’s expected to finish in mid-2020.
The plant will start slowly at first and likely won’t reach full capacity until early next
year, said Rick Holmes, project manager for
the Bechtel Corp.-led team that designed and
built it.
Construction began in 2004, but until now
the Army has been vague about the start date,
citing the complexities of building and testing
the facility and training the workforce.
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Debra Michaels, a chemical operations manager, demonstrates a gas chromatograph inside
a mobile testing lab at the Army’s Pueblo Chemical Storage facility in Pueblo, Colo., in 2010
as depot commander Lt. Col. Robert C. Wittig looks on at left. The lab is used to test the air
for leaking mustard agent.
The depot already has destroyed 560 shells
and bottles of mustard agent that were leaking or had other problems that made them unsuitable for the plant.
Those containers were placed in a sealed
chamber, were torn open with explosive
charges and were neutralized with chemicals.
That system can destroy only four to six shells
per day.
Irene Kornelly, chairwoman of a citizens advisory commission that Congress established
as a liaison between the public and the plant
operators, said her group had no remaining
safety concerns.
The shells stored at the Pueblo depot contain a combined 2,600 tons of the chemical.
The Army stores an additional 523 tons
of mustard and deadly nerve agents at Blue
Grass Army Depot in Kentucky. Blue Grass is
expected to start destroying its weapons next
year, finishing in 2023.
Mustard agent is a thick liquid, not a gas, as
commonly believed. It has no color and almost
no odor, but it got its name because impurities
made early versions smell like mustard.
The U.S. acquired 30,600 tons of mustard
and nerve agents, but it says it never used
them in war. Nearly 90 percent of its original
stockpile already has been destroyed, mostly
by incineration.
The Colorado and Kentucky depots are
using chemical neutralization because residents and officials expressed concerns about
vapor from incineration.
A 1925 treaty barred the use of chemical
weapons in the wake of debilitating gas attacks in World War I, and the 1997 Chemical
Weapons Convention called for eradicating
them.
But international inspectors say Syria and
the Islamic State group used them in 2014
and 2015. The United Nations Security Council met in closed session Tuesday to consider
whether to sanction Syria.
Policy: Aucoin says update a reminder ‘liberty is a mission’
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The update also clarifies guidance for those
stationed in mainland Japan by switching to
terminology that classifies a sailor’s liberty
status from Class A, B and C into liberty tiers
used by the Okinawa-based Marines.
“This policy is part of our continued commitment to remind our Sailors that liberty is
a mission, especially in Japan,” Aucoin said
in a Navy statement. “Everyone should understand our mission requires us to be good
ambassadors and neighbors. If we fail at this
mission, it negatively impacts our ability
to ‘fight tonight’ and carry out our nation’s
business.”
A series of arrests earlier this year sparked
one of the largest protests against the U.S.
military in decades.
A Navy corpsman assigned to Camp
Schwab was sentenced by a Japanese court
to 2½ years hard labor for the March 13 rape
of a Japanese woman at a Naha hotel. A civilian base contractor has been charged with
murder and rape in the death of a young Okinawan woman.
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MILITARY
Surgical tools attached to the robotic arms of the da Vinci surgical
system are inserted into a patient’s abdomen for prostate surgery.
Video: Da Vinci makes surgery
high-tech at Landstuhl
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PHOTOS
BY
JENNIFER H. SVAN /Stars and Stripes
Surgeons at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany perform a prostate procedure in March
using the da Vinci surgical system, a robot with tools that they can manipulate from a computer console.
Landstuhl treats patients
with robotic precision
Da Vinci system
lends a hand in
select surgeries
BY JENNIFER H. SVAN
Stars and Stripes
LANDSTUHL
REGIONAL
MEDICAL CENTER, Germany
— When Koral Guess had to have
her gallbladder removed, she figured her options would be laproscopic or open surgery.
Her doctor at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center presented
a third choice: robotic surgery,
whereby a surgeon performs the
operation by controlling a robot.
Guess opted for the robot, sold
on the “lot less risk (of infection),
faster recovery” pitch. Four tiny
incisions later, her gallbladder
was out. She was home the same
day and ready to go back to work
two days later.
The day after surgery, “I just
felt like I had had a really intense
workout the day before,” she
said. “The next day, I was walking around. If it hadn’t been Saturday, I would have gone back to
work. I hardly had to use any sick
leave.”
Guess, 25, a U.S. civilian working in Germany at the time of her
surgery last fall, was one of the
first patients at LRMC to have robotic surgery.
The formal name for the hospital’s scalpel-wielding robot is the
da Vinci surgical system, named
after the 15th-century painter
and polymath Leonardo da Vinci,
who was known for his detailed
anatomical sketches.
Civilian hospitals stateside
Dr. Brian Sonka, Landstuhl’s chief of surgery, stands in the operating
room while doctors use the da Vinci surgical system.
have been using robot-assisted
surgery for more than 10 years,
following Food and Drug Administration approval of the da Vinci
in 2000. More than 2,100 systems
are in use in the United States.
Since acquiring the high-tech
system last fall, LRMC has used
the robot on more than 130 patients, for procedures ranging
from prostate removal to acid
reflux surgery, hospital officials
said.
Doctors say the advantages of
robot-assisted surgery include
more precision, less bleeding,
faster recovery times, less scarring due to smaller incisions and
less post-operative pain.
Unlike traditional laproscopic
surgery, whose long chopsticklike instruments can be unwieldy,
the da Vinci allows surgeons to
have “much smaller representations of their hands doing (the
surgery) with a high degree of
fidelity and dexterity,” said Dr.
Brian Sonka, LRMC chief of surgery and the hospital’s resident
da Vinci expert.
The robot’s surgical tools are
modeled after the human wrist
and can rotate in full circles.
“You have complete motion so it’s
like having your hands inside,”
Sonka said. “That’s what makes it
technically easier.”
The system consists of a surgery cart that’s placed next to the
operating table with four robotic
arms. Connected to the arms are
ports, small metal sleeves through
which surgical instruments are
Surgical tools used during an
operation with the da Vinci
surgical system are laid out in an
operating room at Landstuhl.
inserted into the patient’s belly
via half-inch incisions. One of the
arms holds a camera port.
The surgeon sits at a computer
console several feet away, manipulating the robot with joysticks
while viewing a magnified, highdefinition 3-D video of the area
under the knife, relayed by the
surgical camera.
The robot’s tools can grasp,
cut, sew and cauterize soft tissue, while the surgeon’s hands
are steadied by software that filters out even the slightest hand
tremor.
The technology grew out of research led by the U.S. Army and
NASA, which wanted to be able
to perform remote surgery on
soldiers in the battlefield or astronauts in space.
More military hospitals have
access to the technology, thanks
to the Defense Department’s approval last year of a five-year,
$430 million contract for the da
Vinci systems, instruments and
upgrades for the military, the
Pentagon says.
Last summer, Evans Army
Community Hospital at Fort Carson, Colo., introduced the public
to the da Vinci during an open
house, where visitors were challenged to unwrap a Starburst
‘ You have complete motion, so it’s like
having your hands inside. That’s what
makes it technically easier.
’
Dr. Brian Sonka
chief of surgery, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
candy using the robot.
As the device’s use has become
more widespread, it’s come under
intense criticism because of recent reports critical of robotically
assisted surgery.
Between January 2000 and
August 2012, thousands of mishaps were reported to the FDA,
The New York Times reported
in 2013. In the vast majority of
cases, the patient was not harmed,
but among the reports were 174
injuries and 71 deaths related to
da Vinci surgery, according to the
Times.
And those numbers may be
underreported. Researchers at
the Johns Hopkins University
found examples of botched operations that were not reported to
the agency, after analyzing news
reports and court records, the
Times said.
Disadvantages of robotically
assisted surgery include a steep
learning curve for the more complicated procedures and a lack of
sense of touch.
Sonka said similar concerns
were expressed about 30 years
ago with the introduction of laparoscopic surgery, a minimally
invasive surgery that is routine
today.
LRMC has also used the robot
for colorectal surgery and nephrectomies, surgery to remove
part or all of one or both kidneys.
Sonka said the robot is the best
option for certain abdominal surgeries and is especially well-suited for prostate gland removal.
“This truly is the best way and
really the only way, that people
are doing prostate surgery in the
States,” he said. “That’s the standard of care.”
Before LRMC acquired the da
Vinci, patients needing prostate
surgery had the option of going
to Homburg, a German hospital
a short drive from Landstuhl,
which has been using the robot
for more than five years, Sonka
said. But even though recovery
after robotic surgery can be much
faster because of the smaller incisions, many patients still opted
for open surgery at Landstuhl
because they were more comfortable with the military medical
system, Sonka said.
With open prostate surgery,
“you’re looking at heavy blood
loss,” Sonka said. “With this surgery, we’re talking about a cup,
maybe less.”
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PACIFIC
North Korea focused on
modernizing naval forces
BY K IM GAMEL
Stars and Stripes
SEOUL, South Korea — North
Korea is pouring “serious resources” into modernizing its
naval forces, an effort that could
eventually increase the threat to
U.S. and South Korean vessels in
the region, a U.S. think tank says.
Commercial satellite images
show the North Koreans have
been working aggressively since
2014 to upgrade training facilities, weapons systems and special operations capabilities at
the Munchon naval base on the
country’s east coast, the U.S.Korea Institute’s 38 North blog
said Thursday.
It is part of leader Kim Jong
Un’s strategy to improve North
Korea’s conventional military capabilities and special operations
forces in parallel with its nuclear
and ballistic missile programs,
experts said on a conference call
to discuss the report.
“It appears that North Korea, at
this point in time, is concentrating all of its naval sniper brigades
on the east coast,” said Joseph
Bermudez, who wrote the analysis for the U.S.-Korea Institute
at Johns Hopkins University’s
School of Advanced International
Studies.
“Since Kim Jong Un has come
to power, we see an upgrading
across the board in North Korean
military capabilities,” he said.
Workers also are developing
new ship-support facilities that
“remained relatively untouched”
during the regime of Kim’s father,
Kim Jong Il, who died in 2011, the
analysis said.
The upgrades could increase
the Korean People’s Navy’s operational readiness and coastal
defenses along with the ability of
amphibious special forces to conduct operations against the South
in wartime, it added.
They also could increase the
navy’s ability to mount longer and
more frequent naval patrols farther out into the Sea of Japan.
Munchon — a collection of
small bases hosting at least 16 operational and support units — is
the largest naval facility on North
Korea’s east coast and houses the
headquarters of the 13th Naval
Command.
Significant projects include the
testing and development by Navy
Unit 155 of the single NONGOclass missile-armed patrol craft
and the anti-ship KH-35 missile,
according to the report, which
was based on July 13 satellite
images.
“Should the new KH-35 missile
system be successfully integrated
into the KPN and widely deployed,
it would pose an increased threat
to South Korean and U.S. Navy
vessels in the region,” the website
said.
North Korea also has razed and
rebuilt the October 3 Dockyard,
named for the date the country’s
founder, Kim Il Sung, first visited
the area in 1961. The site now
consists of about 30 buildings, a
dry dock and a warehouse area.
Construction also began to
modernize and expand the base
for a navy sniper brigade known
as Unit 291.
When complete, it is expected
to house all five navy sniper battalions of the East Sea Fleet, and
68 to 84 Kongbang II/III-class
hovercraft will be stored in new
hardened shelters, 38 North said.
“This consolidation will improve training and coordination, and facilitate the maximum
projection of amphibious forces
against the South Korean east
coast during a future conflict,” it
added.
Tensions have spiked on the
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This satellite image from July shows Munchon Naval Base, North
Korea. The U.S.-Korea Institute says a modernized North Korean
navy could increase the threat to U.S. and South Korean vessels.
divided peninsula since North
Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test in January, followed by
a long-range rocket launch that
sent a satellite into orbit earlier.
That prompted a new round of
toughened U.N. sanctions.
North Korea also has been angered by U.S.-South Korean war
games that began on Aug. 22 and
ended Friday.
The North’s Korean People’s
Army again denounced the joint
exercises known as Ulchi Freedom Guardian.
It issued a so-called white paper
on Friday that said the drills are
“nothing more than exercises to
prepare for a pre-emptive nuclear
strike against North Korea,” according to the state-run Korean
Central News Agency.
“If they persistently resort
to military exercises and other
nuclear war exercises against
the DPRK, they will face the
most merciless and miserable
end,” KCNA reported, using the
acronym for the North’s official
name.
The two Koreas are technically still at war after the 1950-53
conflict ended with an armistice
instead of a peace treaty. About
28,500 U.S. servicemembers are
stationed in the South.
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Illness: Murder suspect suffers from hallucinations, according to his lawyer
FROM FRONT PAGE
Officials from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service told
Stars and Stripes they were contacting authorities to determine
whether there were similarities to
unsolved homicides in the area or
near his previous duty stations.
The U.S. Marine Corps has said
little about the case, although
it provided a redacted copy of
Gadson’s personnel records that
contained no indication of mental
illness.
Like the U.S., Japan takes mental illness into account in court
proceedings. Japan’s penal code
includes provisions for insanity
and diminished capacity. An act
of insanity is not punishable in
the prison system, while an act of
diminished capacity can lead to a
reduction in punishment. Where
the accused will be sent — prison
or a mental hospital — is generally handed down with the verdict.
In the interview with Stars and
Stripes, Takaesu said his client had
long suffered from “visual and auditory” hallucinations. “It is questionable how much he can discern
is real. It seems that he watches
what he does through a filter … I
will determine if we need to have
a psychiatric evaluation on him
after I obtain the necessary information” from Gadson’s hometown
of New York City.”
Health care paperwork from
Gadson’s youth, provided to Stars
and Stripes
by Takaesu,
does
not
substantiate
claims of hallucinations
but
paints
a picture of
a
troubled
youth, a broken
home
Gadson
and a parent
ill-equipped
to rear him.
A “termination summary”
from Upper Manhattan Mental
Health Center Inc., dated Aug. 14,
1997, says Gadson had been a patient for more than four years. He
was taken there by his mother for
therapy after poor academic performance, disruptive classroom
behavior, temper tantrums and
defiance toward her.
The
paperwork
describes
Gadson’s mother as “cognitively
limited,” and says the two had an
“enmeshed relationship,” which
complicated his treatment.
“When he was a teenager, [Gadson] often inflicted violence on
his mother and left home for days
without telling her,” Takaesu said.
“His memories of his mother are
mentally blocked.”
Gadson’s birth certificate lists
no father, Takaesu said.
During the course of his treatment, Gadson saw the same therapist for weekly solo sessions,
monthly sessions that included
his mother,
and periodic
group sessions,
the
paperwork
says. Treatment goals
included
improved
motivation
and
academic perShimabukuro
formance,
impulse control, responsiveness
to authority figures and ability to
talk about his feelings.
However, therapists were apparently unable to connect with
Gadson, who “passively resisted
any emotional closeness” to his
therapist, the paperwork said.
Treatment ended when Gadson
went into foster care in January
1997. The documents say he was
diagnosed with attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder and socialized, nonaggressive, conduct
disorder.
Conduct disorder is often associated with other mental problems, such as ADHD, which has
been known to make the disorder
worse and harder to treat, said a
2005 report drafted by a global
team of experts in conjunction
with the French National Medical
Research Institute.
“Conduct disorder in children
and adolescents may be expressed
in the form of any of a range of diverse behavioral patterns, from
the frequent and intense temper
tantrums and persistent disobedience of the difficult child to the
delinquent’s serious acts of aggression, such as theft, violence
and rape,” the report said. “The
major characteristic of the disorder is the violation of the rights of
others and social norms.”
Takaesu said his client told
him that his anti-social behavior
got worse as he lived with five
or six families in foster care. He
said he was medicated with the
anti-depressant Zoloft, though he
didn’t have a prescription. Stars
and Stripes could not verify those
claims.
At 18, Gadson moved alone into
an apartment that was within
walking distance of his mother’s
home, Takaesu said. Their volatile relationship continued.
New York officials did not provide information about Gadson
or any potential criminal activity
associated with him, citing privacy concerns. A search of public
records did not indicate he had
been charged with a felony, which
would have prevented his service
in the Marine Corps.
After joining the Marines in
2007, Gadson said he began suffering from insomnia that intensified despite the use of sleeping
aids. According to his personnel
record, Gadson underwent training at Camp Lejeune in North
Carolina before he was assigned
to Okinawa in supply administration and operations, where he
stayed until September 2011 when
he reported to Marine Barracks
Washington. He left active duty in
September 2014 with an honorable
discharge and moved back to Okinawa, his attorney said.
Gadson married an Okinawan
woman and they had a child in
March. After the birth, his wife
began pressuring him to take the
child to meet his mother. Gadson
reluctantly agreed, though the
visit never occurred.
After their marriage, Gadson legally changed his name to
Shinzato because he said he didn’t
like Gadson and its connection to
his mother, Takaesu said.
Gadson told his attorney that he
left the military because he did
not want to take his wife to a new
post in the states. He did not want
her to be influenced by U.S. society, which he said is not a “caring
society.”
Discussing his wife is the only
time he has gotten emotional,
Takaesu said. She told the attorney that Gadson never showed
emotion aside from depression
and vented by watching violent
movies, repeatedly replaying the
same scenes.
“For him, women are either
good, or they are his enemy,” said
Takaesu, who said Gadson described them as “sneaky.” “There
is no gray zone. Asked how he can
tell if the woman is a good person
or not, he said, ‘It’s in the eye. You
can tell.’ ”
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Tuskegee Airman dies at
93; marched with MLK
NEW YORK — Dabney Montgomery, who served with the allblack Tuskegee Airmen in World
War II and marched with Martin
Luther King Jr., has died. He was
93.
His goddaughter, Marlene Patton, said he died of natural causes
Saturday morning at a Manhattan hospice care facility. He had
lived in Harlem until he entered
the facility a week earlier.
Montgomery was awarded the
Congressional Gold Medal in
2007.
Montgomery served as a
ground crewman with the Tuskegee Airmen in southern Italy during the war.
Chinook rescues stuck
helo from Texas mud
WALLISVILLE, Texas — Officials say a Chinook helicopter
rescued a smaller military helicopter from a muddy field near
Houston after it had mechanical
troubles and made an emergency
landing.
The Texas Military Department of Public Affairs said the
Texas Army National Guard
AH-64D Apache was on a training mission late Tuesday when it
encountered problems and was
forced to land in a rice field near
Wallisville, about 30 miles east of
Houston.
Nobody was hurt.
On Thursday, a massive Chinook helicopter lifted the disabled chopper from the mud and
carried it 16 miles to the Baytown
Airport.
China says long-range
bomber being developed
BEIJING — China’s air force is
developing a new type of strategic bomber, state media reported
Friday, adding to recent progress
in large-aircraft production and
further expanding the range of
the country’s increasingly sophisticated military.
Air Force chief Ma Xiaotian
discussed the development at an
open-day event Thursday, saying
the bomber would significantly
increase
China’s
long-range
strike ability, the reports said.
Ma gave no other details about
the aircraft or when it would be
introduced, saying only that “you
will see it in the future.”
Pilots on restricted duty
after stadium pass
ATLANTA — U.S. Air Force
officials say four Georgia-based
pilots are restricted from flight
duties after their jets swooped
over a football stadium in Charlotte, N.C., as the Carolina Panthers practiced.
Officials at Moody Air Force
Base in south Georgia said four
A-10C Thunderbolt IIs flew over
Bank of America Stadium in
Charlotte at low altitude, and the
pilots will be on restricted duty
pending results of inquiry into
the incident.
Air Force Col. Thomas Kunkel
said in a statement to The Associated Press the base is working
with the Federal Aviation Administration to look into the matter.
From The Associated Press
Dog aids
veteran
in PTSD
struggle
BY COURTNEY CAMPBELL
(Newport News, Va.) Daily Press
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — After
18 years of service, U.S. Army
Sgt. Colleen Starkey rarely left
her home. With post-traumatic
stress disorder, she said the
flashing lights, the television and
the fire alarm at the elementary
school across the street would act
as triggers, leaving her haunted
with memories and sounds of
war.
But after three weeks of training with K9s for Warriors in
Jacksonville, Fla., Starkey has a
four-legged battle buddy to get
her out of the house — a black
Lab named Roger.
“Life was really lonely,” Starkey said. “I was by myself and was
like, ‘I don’t need to go anywhere;
I can lay around here.’ Now, he always has me on the go.”
K9s for Warriors is a nonprofit
organization that specializes in
training dogs to serve veterans
who suffer from trauma resulting
from post-9/11 military service.
Though Starkey has tried other
treatments such as therapy classes with the Department of Veterans Affairs, it wasn’t enough to
completely help her.
Starkey has served in Iraq, Afghanistan, South Korea, Germany
and Guam as a supply sergeant,
fueling up vehicles and completing the paperwork for supplies.
But after a car accident on the
way to training left her with injuries to her ribs, back, left hip, tailbone and pelvis and punctured
her spleen, she could no longer
serve and was treated at the McDonald Army Health Center at
Fort Eustis for 63 days.
With injuries that left her unable to travel back to West Virginia where her family resides,
Starkey bought a house in Newport News where she spent most
of her days alone — until she went
on a retreat with the Wounded
Warrior Project.
“Someone there had a service
dog and I thought, ‘That’s really
neat. I want to get one,’ ” Starkey
said. “So I applied, and it took a
while.”
Currently, the wait list for K9s
for Warriors is about 18 months,
with two sessions for women and
five for men each year with about
eight warriors per class, and applicants are required to fill out a
25-page request detailing their
service and trauma. With a new
kennel on the way, the organization is looking to double that number to lower the wait time.
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Colleen Starkey talks about her service dog, Roger, in her home in Newport News, Va., in August
After being in Iraq and Afghanistan, Starkey developed PTSD.
Getting a service dog has put her on the road to social recovery.
According to Samantha Epstein, education manager for
K9s for Warriors, 95 percent of
the dogs are rescues, are younger than 2 years old and receive
three levels of training — basic,
intermediate and advanced — before the warriors come for their
own training and dog-handler
certification.
After they arrive and share their
stories, the warriors get assigned
their new, furry friends. Each day
they spend three hours working
with the dogs on basic commands
such as “sit” and “down” before
working on the most advanced,
such as “cover,” where the dog
watches the warrior’s back, and
“brace,” where it will stiffen up to
be used as support.
The warriors also will hop into
a van and practice using the dogs
in crowded places.
“They go out into public places,
and they’re basically learning
how to use the commands that
we teach the dogs,” Epstein said.
“They go out into malls and really
busy areas, where they are really
tested and are put outside of their
comfort zone.”
The warriors make great strides
within those three weeks, and
Epstein said 92 percent of par-
ticipants are able to lower or end
their dependency on medication.
“Most of (the warriors), when
they come here, the biggest
issue we see is they don’t like to
leave their house,” Epstein said.
“They’re very withdrawn and
don’t want to look at you. But at
the end, they’re confident, they’re
joking and laughing.”
Roger officially has been with
Starkey only since July 29, but
she’s already overcome many of
her challenges. With a 1-year-old
pup who needs to be walked and
loves traveling, Starkey constantly finds herself on the go.
“Roger, he loves riding in the
car,” she said. “We always go
down to the library, he always
lays on the floor. He likes to go
to Wal-Mart. Everybody says,
‘What a nice dog you have.’
We go to Lowe’s, Home Depot,
everywhere.”
With a new companion who relies on her for his basic needs and
gives her a reason to leave home,
Starkey can only see herself getting better.
“When I first get up in the
morning, he’s there wagging his
tail,” she said. “When he has to go
outside and I forget, he’ll whine.
He gets me out.”
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No Syria cease-fire deal yet for US, Russia
BY JOSH LEDERMAN
K ATHLEEN H ENNESSEY
AND
Associated Press
HANGZHOU, China — The
United States and Russia came
up short Sunday on a deal to end
years of brutal fighting between
Syria’s Russia-backed government and U.S.-supported rebels.
Negotiations were to continue
Monday, even as a dispirited President Barack Obama doubted the
diplomacy would ever pay off.
Russia and the U.S. have sought
for weeks to secure a cease-fire
between Syrian President Bashar
Assad’s government and moderate rebels that would expand access for hundreds of thousands of
civilians caught in the crossfire.
The strategy has hinged on an
unlikely U.S.-Russian militarily partnership against extremist
groups operating in Syria.
But beyond the Islamic State
group and al-Qaida, the two powers have conflicting views about
who fits in that category.
“We’re not there yet,” Obama
said on the sidelines of an economic summit in China, where
across town Secretary of State
John Kerry and Russian Foreign
Minister Sergey Lavrov were
trying to hash out the deal. “It’s
premature for us to say that there
is a clear path forward, but there
is the possibility at least for us
WANG ZHAO,
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AP
Secretary of State John Kerry appears Sunday at a press conference
in Hangzhou, China, where he announced that the U.S. and Russia
have not finalized an agreement on a cease-fire in Syria.
to make some progress on that
front.”
A senior State Department official said the talks faltered on Saturday when Russia pulled back
from agreement on issues the U.S.
negotiators believed had been
settled. The official, who wasn’t
authorized to discuss negotiations publicly and requested anonymity, didn’t elaborate. Kerry
and Lavrov were consulting with
their governments before talks
resume on Monday.
The conflict has killed as many
as a half-million people since 2011
and caused millions of Syrians to
flee their homes, contributing to
a global migration crisis. Amid
the chaos, the Islamic State group
has emerged as a global terrorism threat.
Kerry and Lavrov’s talks on
the sidelines of the Group of 20
economic summit represent their
third significant attempt since
July to finalize a new U.S.-Russian military partnership that
Moscow has long sought. The
package would include provisions
so aid can reach besieged areas
of Syria and measures to prevent
Assad’s government from bombing areas where U.S.-backed rebels are operating.
U.S. officials have said that as
part of a deal, Russia would have
to halt offensives by Assad’s government, something it has failed
to do over months of diplomatic
efforts. And the U.S. must get
rebels to break ranks with the
al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, a
task that grew tougher after its
fighters last month successfully
broke the siege of Aleppo, Syria’s
largest city and the site of fierce
recent fighting.
Negotiators had been hopeful
a deal could come together while
world leaders gathered in China,
and American officials were
optimistic enough that they invited reporters to an expected announcement by Kerry and Lavrov.
But officials removed Lavrov’s
podium just before Kerry came
out — alone — to announce that
no agreement had been finalized.
A planned conference call with
journalists to discuss the deal
was abruptly canceled.
“We’re not going to rush,” said
Kerry, who has negotiated several failed truces with Russia in
recent months.
He said the two sides had
worked through many technical issues but said the U.S. didn’t
want to enter into an illegitimate
agreement.
Negotiators on both sides have
spent weeks poring over maps of
potential areas where opposition
groups operate and where Assad’s
forces would be prohibited from
launching airstrikes. The idea is
for Russia to use its significant
influence over Assad to ensure
compliance with the deal.
But the U.S. has long been wary
on the military coordination part
of the deal, because it says Russia
has mainly targeted moderate,
U.S.-backed opposition groups in
a bid to prop up Assad. The U.S.
wants Russia to focus exclusively
on the Islamic State group and alQaida-linked groups.
Both Defense Secretary Ash
Carter and National Intelligence
Director James Clapper have expressed misgivings about sharing
intelligence and targeting information with Moscow.
Neither side explained Sunday in detail what sticking points
remain.
Pro-Assad forces
advance in Aleppo,
try to impose siege
BY BASSEM MROUE
AND Z EYNEP BILGINSOY
Associated Press
BEIRUT — Syrian pro-government forces backed by airstrikes
launched a wide offensive in the
northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, capturing areas they lost
last month and almost besieging
rebel-held neighborhoods, state
media and opposition activists
said.
The push came a month after
insurgents captured several military academies south of Aleppo
and opened a corridor into rebelheld parts of Syria’s largest city
and onetime commercial center.
Since then, government forces
and their allies have been trying
to recapture the area.
State news agency SANA
quoted an unnamed military official as saying that troops have
captured the Armament Academy and are “continuing their
advance in the area to impose almost a total siege on the gunmen
in Aleppo.”
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed that government troops
captured the academy, adding
that insurgents have launched a
counteroffensive.
Al-Manar TV, which is run by
Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, said
troops are now pushing toward
the nearby Artillery Academy.
Hezbollah has sent thousands of
fighters to Syria to bolster President Bashar Assad’s forces.
To the north of Aleppo, fighting
between Turkish-backed rebels
and the Islamic State group intensified Sunday near the rebel-held
town of al-Rai, near the Turkish
border.
Turkey sent tanks into al-Rai
on Saturday in what it said was
a “new phase” in an operation
to drive the Islamic State group
away from the border. Al-Rai
is 34 miles west of Jarablus, a
border town seized by Turkeybacked Syrian rebels last week.
The Turkey-backed forces are
now advancing toward each other
from both towns, hoping to close
off the last stretch of the Syrian
border ruled by the extremists.
The Observatory said the Islamic State group still controls
four border villages, adding that
once they are taken it will cut the
extremist group’s last “link with
the outside world.”
The Observatory and the Local
Coordination Committees, another Syrian monitoring group, said
an Islamic State suicide attacker
AP
A Turkish army tank is stationed near the Syrian border in Suruc, Turkey, on Saturday. Turkish tanks
reportedly crossed into Syria on Saturday to support Syrian rebels against the Islamic State group.
riding a motorcycle struck in the
northern village of Khalfatli, killing and wounding a number of
people, including rebels. The Observatory said the blast killed 14
people, including 11 rebels.
The LCC said Turkish-backed
Free Syrian Army rebels captured the village of Tweiran, to the
south of al-Rai, from the Islamic
State group on Sunday. Turkey’s
state-run Anadolu news agency
said 19 Syrian rebels wounded
in clashes with the Islamic State
group since Saturday have been
hospitalized in Turkey.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali
Yildirim defended his country’s
intervention in neighboring Syria,
pointing to their long shared
border.
“We are there to protect our
borders, ensure the safety of our
citizens’ lives and property, and
to protect the territorial integrity
of Syria,” Yildirim said during a
visit to the southeastern city of
Diyarbakir.
“We will never allow an artificial state in Syria’s north,”
he said, apparently referring to
U.S.-backed Kurdish forces, who
have taken a large swath of territory from the Islamic State group
along the border. Turkey views
the Kurds as a threat and the Tur-
key-backed forces have clashed
with them outside Jarablus.
In a press statement late Saturday, Turkey’s military said the
FSA took control of 10 villages
from the Islamic State group, adding that the Turkish army struck
20 Islamic State targets. Since the
Turkish operation began on Aug.
24, the army says it has hit 300
targets with 1,306 rounds.
SANA later reported that Assad
received a British delegation on
Sunday including members of
the House of Commons and the
House of Lords. SANA said they
discussed Syria’s war and ways of
fighting terrorism.
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Hermine veers off
but danger remains
BY JESSICA GRESKO
Associated Press
Storm system Hermine spun
away from the U.S. East Coast
on Sunday, removing the threat
of heavy rain but maintaining
enough power to keep beaches at
risk for dangerous waves and currents during the holiday weekend.
The National Weather Service
said a tropical storm warning
remains in effect for Rehoboth
Beach, Del., which could experience wind gusts of up to 50 mph
and life-threatening storm surges
during high tide.
Virginia Beach also remained
under a tropical storm warning
Sunday, with the weather service
describing conditions as “breezy
to windy.” No significant rainfall
was expected for the area.
In New Jersey, tropical stormforce winds could whip up on
Monday, and record flooding remained a threat south of the Atlantic City area.
The National Hurricane Center maintained its tropical storm
watch for Martha’s Vineyard
and Nantucket, and said dangerous storm surges would continue
from Virginia to New Jersey.
Hermine already caused two
deaths, damaged properties and
left hundreds of thousands without electricity from Florida to
Virginia. It spawned a tornado in
North Carolina and closed beaches as far north as New York.
Hermine rose up over the Gulf
of Mexico and hit Florida on Friday as a Category 1 hurricane
before weakening to a tropical
storm across Georgia.
By 8 a.m. Sunday, Hermine’s
top sustained winds remained at
65 mph as it moved east-northeast
at 12 mph. The storm, expected to
turn northward later Sunday, was
centered about 295 miles southeast of Ocean City, Md.
Forecasters say Hermine could
regain hurricane force later Sunday as it travels up the coast before weakening again by Tuesday.
Governors all along the coast announced emergency preparations.
Since sea levels have risen up
to a foot due to global warming,
the storm surges pushed by Hermine could be even more damaging, climate scientists say.
Michael Mann at Pennsylvania
State University noted this century’s 1-foot sea-level rise in New
York City meant 25 more square
miles flooded during Superstorm
Sandy.
The winds and rain were so
strong Saturday in North Carolina that all bridges to the Outer
Banks were closed for several
hours following a deadly accident
over the intracoastal waterway.
Tyrrell County Sheriff Darryl
Liverman told The Virginian-Pilot
that high winds tipped over an
18-wheeler, killing its driver and
shutting down the U.S. 64 bridge.
And on Hatteras Island in the
Outer Banks, a small tornado
spawned by Hermine knocked
over two trailers and injured four
people, authorities said.
Earlier in Florida, a falling tree
killed a homeless man.
TYRRELL C OUNTY SHERIFF’S O FFICE /AP
High winds from Tropical Storm Hermine in Columbia, N.C., tipped over an18-wheeler, killing its driver.
Hermine’s timing couldn’t be
worse for coastal communities
hoping for revenue from Labor
Day events.
“This weekend would normally
be a parking lot,” said Jim Derrick. His family businesses include a mini golf course, sea shell
store, indoor bounce house and ice
cream shop in Rehoboth Beach,
where the beach was closed to
foot traffic and swimming was
prohibited Saturday.
In Savannah, Ga., Bacon Fest
was canceled Friday, and Saturday’s Craft Brew Fest was moved
indoors.
In Virginia Beach, Bruce
Springsteen moved a concert to
Monday. Swimmers were ordered
out of the surf in New York and
New Jersey. And Amtrak canceled
or altered some service.
Joyce Harper and her husband,
of Berkeley Township, N.J., can-
Remains of boy missing
since 1989 are identified
celed Monday’s family barbecue
and took their three young daughters to the Seaside Heights boardwalk to “burn off some energy”
ahead of the storm.
“If it’s as bad as they expect,
then we’re all going to be indoors
for a couple days. I love my kids,
but two days is a long time to be together in close spaces,” she said.
Officer is shot near
Atlantic City casino
BY A MY FORLITI
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — The remains of Jacob Wetterling, a boy kidnapped from a Minnesota road nearly
27 years ago, have been identified, authorities said,
providing answers to a mystery that has captivated
residents and sparked changes in sex offender laws.
A masked gunman abducted Jacob, 11, in October
1989 near the boy’s home in St. Joseph. The Stearns
County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Saturday that
“Jacob Wetterling’s remains have been located” and
the Ramsey County medical examiner and a forensic
odontologist identified them Saturday.
Additional DNA testing will be conducted, and investigators are continuing to evaluate new evidence
in the case, the sheriff’s office said.
A law enforcement official told The Associated
Press on Saturday that a person of interest in Jacob’s
abduction took authorities to a field in central Minnesota last week. The official said remains, which had
been buried, and other evidence were recovered.
Jacob’s mother, Patty Wetterling, sent a text message to KARE-TV earlier Saturday, saying that Jacob
“has been found and our hearts are broken.”
Jacob was riding his bicycle with his brother and a
friend on Oct. 22, 1989, when a masked gunman abducted him. Authorities said the man held on to Jacob
and told the other boys to run. Jacob hadn’t been seen
since.
No one has been arrested or charged in his abduction. But last year, authorities took another look at the
case, and were led to Danny Heinrich, a man they
called a “person of interest” in Jacob’s kidnapping.
Heinrich, 53, of Annandale, denied any involve-
STEPHEN M. K ATZ, THE VIRGINIAN -PILOT/AP
Pedestrians brave the wind rushing down Atlantic Avenue in Virginia
Beach, Va., on Saturday as Hermine approached.
Associated Press
C RAIG L ASSIG /AP
Patty Wetterling, with her husband, Jerry, said the
remains of their son Jacob, who was kidnapped in
October 1989, have been found.
ment in the abduction, and was not charged with that
crime. But he has pleaded not guilty to 25 federal
child pornography charges and is scheduled to go on
trial on those counts in October.
Court documents say his shoes and car tires were
“consistent” with tracks left near the site of Jacob’s
abduction but couldn’t be ruled an exact match.
Patty Wetterling always kept hope her son would
be found alive. She became a national advocate for
children, and with her husband, Jerry Wetterling,
founded the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center,
which works to help communities and families prevent child exploitation.
In 1994, Congress passed a law named after Jacob
Wetterling that requires states to establish sex offender registries.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A police officer was critically injured
and a suspect is dead after two officers saw a robbery being committed outside an Atlantic City
casino garage and exchanged
gunfire.
The shooting happened around
2:30 a.m. Saturday after the officers saw three men trying to rob
three others near a parking garage at Caesars casino, said acting Atlantic County Prosecutor
Diane Ruberton.
The wounded officer was shot
and injured as he exited his vehicle. The second officer returned
fire and struck one of the suspects, who was found dead a short
distance away.
Police arrested two men Saturday night in connection with the
shooting. Martell Chisholm, 19, of
Millville, and Demetrius Cross,
28, of Bridgeton, each were being
held on counts of attempted murder, robbery and weapons offenses, Ruberton said.
The dead suspect was identi-
fied as Jerome Damon, 25, of
Camden.
The wounded officer, whose
name was not released, was taken
to nearby AtlantiCare Regional
Medical Center. He underwent
surgery Saturday morning and
remained in critical condition.
Atlantic City Mayor Don
Guardian called the shooting “a
sad commentary on society.”
“These are good examples of
what happens when too many of
these assault weapons are in the
wrong hands,” he said.
Authorities released video late
Saturday afternoon showing six
men they said were “persons of
interest” in the case. They sought
the public’s help in identifying
the men.
The New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association
offered a $20,000 reward for information on the suspects.
“We ask for prayers for the officer, his family and the Atlantic
City Police Department,” said
Patrick Colligan, the association’s
president.
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Congress likely to
do bare minimum
Oklahoma
is rattled
by quake
BY K EN M ILLER
BY A NDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press
Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY — A record-tying earthquake in the edge
of Oklahoma’s key energy-producing areas rattled the Midwest
from Illinois to the southwest part
of Texas on Saturday, bringing
fresh attention to the practice of
disposing oil and gas field wastewater deep underground.
The U.S. Geological Survey
said a magnitude-5.6 earthquake
struck at 7:02 a.m. Saturday in
north-central Oklahoma, on the
fringe of an area where regulators stepped in to limit wastewater
disposal. That temblor matches a
November 2011 quake in the same
region.
An increase in magnitude-3.0 or
greater earthquakes in Oklahoma
has been linked to underground
disposal of wastewater from oil
and natural gas production.
The Oklahoma Corporation
Commission, which since 2013
has asked wastewater-well owners to reduce disposal volumes in
parts of the state, is requiring 37
wells in a 514 square-mile area
around the epicenter of the earthquake to shut down within seven
to 10 days because of previous
connections between the injection
of wastewater and earthquakes.
Spokesman Matt Skinner said
the commission’s “area of interest”
includes another 211 square miles
in Osage County. He said the commission doesn’t know how many
wells may be involved because
the area is under the jurisdiction
of the Environmental Protection
Agency, and the commission is
working with that agency.
“EPA decides on the wells in
Osage County. We don’t know
anything about Osage County;
legally we’re not even allowed to
ask,” Skinner said.
People in Kansas City. Mo., and
St. Louis; Chicago; Gilbert, Ariz.;
Fayetteville and Little Rock, Ark.;
Des Moines, Iowa; Memphis,
Tenn.; and Big Lake in the southwest part of Texas, all reported
feeling the earthquake. Dallas TV
station WFAA tweeted that the
quake shook its studios.
Pawnee County Emergency
Management Director Mark Ran-
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers
return to Washington this week
for an abbreviated election-season
session in which they will likely
do what they do best: the bare
minimum.
All Congress must do this month
is keep the government from shutting down on Oct. 1 and, with any
luck, finally proANALYSIS vide money for
the fight against
the
mosquitoborne Zika virus. Republicans
controlling Congress promise they
won’t stumble now, but the weeks
ahead could prove tricky.
A chief motivation for the session, especially for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,
R-Ky., is allowing lawmakers to
return to campaigning as soon as
possible. Republicans are scrambling to hold onto their Senate
edge as GOP presidential nominee
Donald Trump lags in the polls.
The short-term spending measure is sure to pass. The alternative is that Republicans would get
the blame for a government shutdown, as they did in 2013.
But it’s a complicated path for
the temporary spending bill. Some
House conservatives say the measure should last into next year,
when there is a new president and
a new Congress. Leaders in both
parties feel otherwise — as does
President Barack Obama — and a
measure until December seems to
be the consensus.
Lawmakers left Washington
seven weeks ago without resolving a dispute over money for Zika.
Obama asked Congress in February for $1.9 billion in emergency
money, but legislation to partially
pay for his proposal collapsed in
July amid various fights. Among
them was a Republican provision
to deny money to Puerto Rican affiliates of Planned Parenthood.
Because the shutdown-prevention measure simply has to pass,
it’s a tempting target for lawmakers seeking to use it as a vehicle
for their preferences.
For instance, Sen. Bill Cassidy,
R-La., is pressing for emergency
grants to help communities in his
PAUL HELLSTERN, THE O KLAHOMAN /AP
Kyndra Richards cleans up at White’s Foodliner after an early
morning magnitude-5.6 earthquake in Pawnee, Okla., on Saturday.
dell said no buildings collapsed
in the town about 9 miles southeast of the epicenter. “We’ve got
buildings cracked,” Randell said.
“Most of it’s brick and mortar, old
buildings from the early 1900s.”
Randell also said a man suffered a minor head injury when
part of a fireplace fell on him as
he protected a child. The man
was treated and released.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin
declared a state of emergency for
Pawnee County, allowing state
agencies to make emergency purchases related to disaster relief
and preparedness. It is also the
first step toward seeking federal
aid should it be necessary.
The damage is not as severe as
the 2011 quake near Prague, Okla.,
about 60 miles south of Pawnee,
despite being the same magnitude and approximately the same
depth. Saturday’s was 3.7 miles
deep, compared with 3.1 miles in
2011. Both are shallow quakes,
during which shaking is more
intense, like setting off “a bomb
directly under a city,” USGS seismologist Susan Hough has said.
However, hard bedrock beneath the surface in north-central
Oklahoma is likely the reason for
less damage, Oklahoma Geological Survey geophysicist Jefferson
Chang said, adding that the subsurface around Prague is softer.
“It’s pretty much comparable
to the Prague event,” Chang said.
“But in harder rock, it won’t shake
as much.”
Pawnee furniture store owner
Lee Wills told The Associated
Press that he first thought it was
a thunderstorm.
“Then it just ... Everything
went crazy after that. It just started shaking,” said Wills, who lives
about 2 miles outside of town. “It
rocked my house like a rubber
band.”
flood-ravaged state to recover.
“I hope we can accomplish that
in September,” Cassidy said.
But GOP leaders probably will
try to keep the spending bill as
free of unrelated additions as
possible, especially now. If GOP
leaders were to grant Cassidy’s
request, it would make it more difficult to say no to others, such as
Democrats seeking money for fixing the lead-tainted water system
of Flint, Mich.
House conservatives are looking to press ahead with impeaching IRS Commissioner John
Koskinen over the destruction of
agency emails and misleading testimony on whether the tax agency,
before his arrival, improperly
scrutinized conservative groups
seeking nonprofit status. The impeachment drive is a headache
for Republicans who believe that
Koskinen’s conduct isn’t serious
enough to warrant impeachment.
In a recent memo, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, RCalif., said lawmakers will take up
legislation regarding the Obama
administration’s $400 million payment to Iran in January, made immediately after four U.S. prisoners
were released. The payment, for
undelivered arms to the shah of
Iran, was made on the same day
of the prisoner release, and Republicans call it “ransom.” The
legislation is designed to prevent a
repeat, but seems like an election
season messaging effort.
McConnell also wants to advance a popular water projects
measure. But the priority is to adjourn the chamber to allow embattled incumbents to get back home
and campaign for re-election.
The abbreviated session should
give GOP-run committees a final
pre-election chance to hold hearings on the Obama administration
and other targets such as EpiPen
manufacturer Mylan, N.V. That
company has come under withering criticism for steep price increases for its life-saving injector,
which can stop potentially fatal allergic reactions to insect bites and
stings, and foods such as peanuts
and eggs.
House Republicans are promising hearings on Hillary Clinton’s
emails.
Injuries reported after North Dakota oil pipeline protest turns violent
BY JAMES M ACPHERSON
Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. — A protest of a
four-state, $3.8 billion oil pipeline turned
violent Saturday after tribal officials say
construction crews destroyed American
Indian burial and cultural sites on private
land in southern North Dakota.
Morton County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Donnell Preskey said four private
security guards and two guard dogs were
injured after several hundred protesters
confronted construction crews Saturday
afternoon at the site just outside the Standing Rock Sioux reservation.
Tribe spokesman Steve Sitting Bear said
protesters reported that six people had
been bitten by security dogs, including a
young child. At least 30 people were pepper-sprayed, he said.
The incident occurred near an encampment where hundreds of people have
gathered to join the Standing Rock Sioux
Tribe’s protest of the oil pipeline that is
slated to cross the Missouri River nearby.
The tribe is challenging the Army Corps
of Engineers’ decision to grant permits for
Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners’
Dakota Access pipeline, which crosses
the Dakotas and Iowa to Illinois, including
near the reservation in southern North Dakota. A federal judge will rule before Sept.
9 whether construction can be halted.
The tribe fears the project will disturb
sacred sites and affect drinking water for
tribal members on the Standing Rock Sioux
Reservation and further downstream.
The protest Saturday came one day after
the tribe filed court papers saying it found
several sites of “significant cultural and
historic value” along the path of the proposed pipeline.
Tribal preservation officer Tim Mentz
said in court documents that the tribe was
only recently allowed to survey private land
north of the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. Mentz said researchers found burials
rock piles called cairns and other sites of
historic significance to Native Americans.
Standing Rock Sioux chairman Dave
Archambault II said construction crews
removed topsoil across an area about 150
feet wide stretching for 2 miles.
“This demolition is devastating,” Archambault said. “These grounds are the
resting places of our ancestors. The ancient cairns and stone prayer rings there
cannot be replaced. In one day, our sacred
land has been turned into hollow ground.”
Preskey said the company filmed the
confrontation by helicopter and turned the
video over to authorities. Protesters posted
some of the confrontation on social media.
Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier
said in a statement, “Any suggestion that
today’s event was a peaceful protest is
false.”
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Search for missing
US climbers in
Pakistan called off
Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY — The families of two well-known Utah climbers who went missing on an icy
mountain peak in Pakistan have
called off the search for them.
Jonathan Thesenga, a representative for one of the climber’s
sponsors, said Saturday that the
families of Kyle Dempster and
Scott Adamson made the “extremely difficult decision” based
on how much time had passed and
the continuously stormy weather.
Search team members as well
as expert observers agreed the
chances of finding any sign of the
two were extremely slim, said
Thesenga, global sports marketing manager for Utah-based Black
Diamond Equipment, which was
sponsoring Dempster.
According to Thesenga, the
Pakistani military conducted exhaustive sweeps over the men’s
likely descent route with two helicopters. The aircraft also flew
over where
they
were
last
seen.
Saturday
was the first
day that the
weather was
clear enough
for flyovers.
A rescue
effort
was
Dempster
launched
Aug. 28 near
northern Pakistan’s Choktoi Glacier after the men failed to return
to base camp on Aug. 26.
Thesenga said the two left base
camp Aug. 21 to begin their ascent. Their cook, at base camp,
spotted their head lamps about
halfway up the peak on the second day. On the third day, though,
snowy and cloudy temperatures
rolled in that have socked in the
area, he said.
Dempster, 33, and Adamson,
34, both of Utah, are two of the
most accomplished alpinists of
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This undated photo shows climber Scott Adamson. A search for Alpinists Kyle Dempster and Adamson
has been called off after they went missing during an ascent up the north face of a place called “Ogre II”
off the Choktoi Glacier in northern Pakistan.
their generation. Dempster is a
two-time winner of the coveted
climbing award, Piolets d’Or. He
last won in 2013 for a climb he
did with others in the same area
in Pakistan.
They were attempting a climb
never before done on the north
face of a peak known as Ogre II.
It is part of a grouping of mountains called Baintha Brakk.
The peak has been reached
only once before, by a Korean
team in the 1980s via a less difficult route, Thesenga said.
Last year, Dempster and Adamson nearly died trying the same
climb. Adamson broke his leg
after a 100-foot fall and the two
fell again 400 feet while trying to
get down the mountain. He said
the duo hoped they had learned
from their mistakes during the
near-death experience to make it
this time, Thesenga said.
Dempster and Adamson have
made careers of climbing peaks
from Pakistan to Alaska. In a
video posted on the Black Diamond website, Dempster talks
about the risk of his daring sport.
“It’s a journey to something
that inspires you,” Dempster said.
“On that journey, you go through
the feeling of fear and to an eventual outcome. You use your pool
of experience and common sense
and intuition to help make decisions and mitigate the dangers.”
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WORLD
China’s Xi pushes trade at G-20 summit
BY JOE MCDONALD
US meets with antagonism
on arrival to China summit
Associated Press
HANGZHOU, China — Chinese President Xi Jinping called Sunday for leaders of the United States,
Germany and other major economies to resist pressure to raise trade barriers as they opened a summit amid sluggish global growth and disputes over
China’s steel exports and Apple’s Irish tax bill.
China made trade a theme of the Group of 20 meeting even as Beijing faces complaints it is flooding
world markets with low-cost steel, fueling demands
for trade curbs. The president of the European
Commission highlighted the conflict by calling for
the summit to take action.
Opening the two-day meeting in this lakeside city
southwest of Shanghai, Xi called for more innovation to spur economic growth and reforms to global
financial and economic management. He appealed
for cooperation in taxes, anti-corruption and measures to “improve the ability of the world economy
to resist risks.”
Chinese officials said earlier that Beijing would
propose a plan to boost trade and innovation
through regulatory changes and closer government
cooperation.
“We should build an open world economy,” Xi said
before an audience that included President Barack
Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Theresa May and leaders from
Japan, South Korea, India and other governments.
“Group of 20 countries should abide by their commitment to avoid taking new protectionist measures,
strengthen investment policy cooperation and take
effective action to promote trade growth,” Xi said.
China hopes to use its status as this year’s G-20
leader to increase its influence in global economic
management. Chinese officials say they want the G20, created to coordinate the response to the 2008
financial crisis, to take on a longer-term regulatory
role.
Leaders at the meeting have said they will call for
“inclusive growth” — a reference to efforts to defuse
pressure to protect local industries by spreading
the benefits of closer global integration to millions
of people who have been left behind by wrenching
changes.
Obama stressed that theme at a separate news
conference with May.
“We understand that many of our citizens are
frustrated by the pace of globalization and feel
they’re not experiencing the benefits of international trade,” Obama said. “We must all work together to
spur economic growth, to boost free trade and build
BY JOSH LEDERMAN
Associated Press
NG H AN G UAN /AP
President Barack Obama walks past Chinese
President Xi Jinping as he arrives for a group
photo session for the G20 Summit in Hangzhou in
eastern China’s Zhejiang province on Sunday.
a fairer economy that truly works for all.”
Also Sunday, the head of the European Union’s
governing body called for action on China’s bloated
steel industry.
The G-20 meeting “must urgently find a solution” to excess steel production, said Jean-Claude
Juncker, president of the European Commission. He
called on Beijing to accept a monitoring mechanism
for overproduction that Beijing’s trading partners
blame for low prices and job losses.
HANGZHOU, China — If President Barack Obama was hoping
for a graceful start to his final trip
to Asia as commander in chief,
this wasn’t it.
Confrontations between Chinese officials and White House
staff and other diplomatic dustups were out in the open from the
moment Air Force One landed
in Hangzhou, where world leaders were attending an economic
summit.
The first sign of trouble: There
was no staircase for Obama to exit
the plane and descend on the red
carpet. Obama used an alternative exit.
On the tarmac, a quarrel broke
out between a presidential aide
and a Chinese official who demanded the journalists traveling
with Obama be prohibited from
getting anywhere near him. It was
a breach of the tradition observed
whenever the American president
arrives in a foreign place.
When the White House official
insisted the U.S. would set the
rules for its own leader, her Chinese counterpart shot back.
“This is our country! This is
our airport!” the Chinese official
yelled.
The dispute escalated when
a Chinese official tried to keep
Susan Rice, Obama’s national
security adviser, away from her
boss. Rice, one of the highestranking officials in U.S. government, seemed less than amused
when asked about it by a reporter.
“They did things that weren’t
anticipated,” she said.
Obama, reflecting later on the
squabbling, said it wasn’t the first
time it had happened. But he acknowledged hosting huge summits like the Group of 20 can be
overwhelming and said the issue
isn’t limited to China.
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and our ideals behind when we
take
these
trips,” Obama
We don’t said. “It can
cause some
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Chinese officials — one working
to assist the American delegation
— had to be physically separated
after trying to hit each other outside an event.
Brusque interactions and lastminute disagreements about protocol are not uncommon when the
U.S. leader visits China, where
there’s an expectation that government ground rules be followed
without question, no matter how
rigid.
‘
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British leader says Brexit is final
despite lingering home opposition
BY LOUISE WATT
Associated Press
HANGZHOU, China — British
Prime Minister Theresa May said
Sunday that she intends to seize
new trading opportunities for a
Britain that has voted to leave the
European Union, reiterating that
“Brexit does indeed mean Brexit”
and there will be “no attempt to
get out of this.”
After May’s first meeting with
President Barack Obama since
she became British leader in July,
the two leaders sought to downplay the impact of a British exit on
the much touted “special relationship” between the U.S. and U.K.
But Obama did not back away
from his assertion, first made as he
campaigned against the exit, that
Great Britain would have to wait
its turn before the United States
prioritized a new, separate trade
deal with a newly independent
Great Britain. Obama noted the
U.S. remains focused on finishing
trade deals with Asia-Pacific and
with the European Union.
The president said he believed
that Britain’s priority meanwhile
was “figuring out what Brexit
means with respect to Europe.”
Still, Obama promised to work
closely with May to avoid “adverse
effects” in the trade relationship.
The British people narrowly
voted to leave the EU in June, but
the government has yet to formally invoke Article 50, the EU
treaty clause that would set up its
departure. Invoking the clause
would start a two-year countdown
that would be unlikely to benefit
Britain as it has not yet worked out
what it wants its future relationship with the European Union to
look like.
There is also opposition to a British exit among a significant part of
the population and questions over
whether Parliament will be given
a formal vote on triggering Article
50.
“There will be no second referendum, no attempt to turn the
clock back, no attempt to try to get
out of this,” May told reporters on
the sidelines of the G-20 economic
summit. “The UK will be leaving
the European Union.”
At a separate news conference
minutes later, European Council
President Donald Tusk reiterated
the EU’s stance that they will not
start negotiating with Britain on
its future relationship with a 27member bloc until the British government formally invokes Article
50.
He said his words may sound
“brutal,” but: “We need to protect
the interests of the members of the
EU that want to stay together, not
the one which wants to leave.”
NICOLAS A SFOURI, POOL PHOTO/AP
British Prime Minister Theresa May listens to Chinese President Xi
Jinping’s speech during the opening ceremony of the G20 Leaders
Summit in Hangzhou on Sunday.
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36 dead in bus-tanker
collision in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — An
Afghan official says at least 36
passengers including women and
children were killed when their
bus collided with a fuel tanker in
southern Zabul province.
Gul Islam Seyal, spokesman for
the provincial governor in Zabul,
said Sunday that more than 25
others are seriously wounded,
with some in critical condition.
The collision took place in
Shar-e Safa district, on the main
highway linking the capital,
Kabul, to the southern city of
Kandahar.
Seyal blamed both drivers for
being reckless.
He said authorities will transfer critical patients to neighboring Kandahar province.
In May, 52 people were killed
on the same highway in Ghazni
province in a collision involving
two buses and a fuel tanker.
Austria: 3 suspected
cocaine dealers held
BERLIN — Vienna police say
they’ve arrested three suspected
drug dealers and seized cocaine
with a street value of $446,000.
Police in the Austrian capital
said Sunday that the three men,
ages 51 to 55, were arrested on
Aug. 16 as they tried to sell more
than 12 pounds of cocaine.
They didn’t give further details of the suspects, but said the
arrests were conducted in cooperation with Croatian authorities.
The suspects are in custody and
are refusing to answer questions
from authorities.
Nigeria: Soldiers selling
arms to Boko Haram
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Nigeria’s military says some officers are selling arms and
ammunition to Boko Haram, indicating the corruption bedeviling the country’s fight against
the Islamic extremists continues
despite government efforts to
halt graft.
The admission comes three
weeks after the Nigerian army
said a military tribunal is trying 16 officers and troops accused of offenses related to
the fight against Boko Haram,
including the theft and sale of
ammunition.
Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor, the
theater commander in northeastern Nigeria, told a news conference Thursday that military
authorities have confirmed that
some soldiers were selling arms
and ammunition to Boko Haram.
He called it a betrayal of the Nigerian people.
President Muhammadu Buhari
has blamed corruption for the
deaths of thousands in the sevenyear Islamic uprising that has
killed more than 20,000.
From The Associated Press
Pope declares Mother Teresa a saint
Francis lauds her
work tending to
the impoverished
BY NICOLE WINFIELD
Associated Press
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a
saint on Sunday, praising the tiny
nun for having taken in society’s
most unwanted and for having
shamed world leaders for the
“crimes of poverty they themselves created.”
Francis held up Mother Teresa as the model for a Catholic
Church that goes to the peripheries to find poor, wounded souls
during a canonization Mass that
drew an estimated 120,000 people — rich and poor, powerful
and homeless — to a sun-filled St.
Peter’s Square.
“Let us carry her smile in our
hearts and give it to those whom
we meet along our journey, especially those who suffer,” Francis
said in his homily.
The canonization was the highlight of Francis’ Holy Year of
Mercy and may come to define
his papacy, which has been dedicated to ministering to society’s
most marginal, from prisoners to
prostitutes, the refugees and the
homeless.
Applause erupted in St. Peter’s
Square even before Francis finished pronouncing the rite of
canonization, evidence of the
admiration Mother Teresa enjoyed from Christians and nonChristians alike during her life
and after her 1997 death.
At the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity group that
she founded in Kolkata, hundreds
of people watching the Mass on
TV clapped with joy when Francis declared her a saint. They
gathered around Mother’s tomb,
which was decorated with flowers, a single candle and a photo of
the tiny, wrinkled saint.
“I am so proud to be from Kolkata,” said Sanjay Sarkar, a high
school student on hand for the
celebration. “Mother Teresa belonged to Kolkata, and she has
been declared a saint.”
For Francis, Mother Teresa put
into action his ideal of the church
as a merciful “field hospital” for
the poorest of the poor, those suffering both material and spiritual
poverty. He admitted even he
would find it hard to call her “St.
Teresa” since her tenderness was
so maternal.
In his homily, Francis praised
her as the merciful saint who defended the lives of the unborn, the
sick and the abandoned, recalling
her strong anti-abortion stance,
which often put her at odds with
A LESSANDRA TARANTINO/AP
Pope Francis passes in front a portrait of Mother Teresa as he is driven through the crowd at the end of
a canonization ceremony Sunday in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.
progressives around the world.
“She bowed down before those
who were spent, left to die on the
side of the road, seeing in them
their God-given dignity,” he said.
“She made her voice heard before
the powers of the world, so that
they might recognize their guilt
for the crimes of poverty they
themselves created.”
As if to emphasize the point,
which Francis himself has made
repeatedly, he repeated, “The
crimes of poverty they themselves created.”
Hundreds of Missionaries of
Charity sisters in their trademark, blue-trimmed, white saris
had front-row seats at the Mass,
alongside 1,500 homeless people
and 13 heads of state or government and even royalty: Queen
Sofia of Spain.
“Her heart, she gave it to the
world,” said Charlotte Samba, 52,
a mother of three who traveled
with a church group from Gabon
for the Mass. “Mercy, forgiveness, good works; it is the heart of
a mother for the poor.”
While big, the crowd wasn’t
even half of the 300,000 who
turned out for Mother Teresa’s
2003 beatification, thanks in part
to security fears in the wake of
Islamic extremist attacks in Europe. Those fears prompted a
huge, 3,000-strong law enforcement presence to secure the area
around the Vatican and the closure of the airspace above.
While Francis is clearly keen
to hold Mother Teresa up as a
model for her joyful dedication
to society’s outcasts, he also was
recognizing holiness in a nun who
‘ She made her
voice heard before
the powers of the
world, so that they
might recognize
their guilt for the
crimes of poverty
they themselves
created.
’
Pope Francis
lived most of her adult life in spiritual agony, sensing that God had
abandoned her.
According to correspondence
that came to light after she died
in 1997, Mother Teresa experienced what the church calls a
“dark night of the soul” — a period of spiritual doubt, despair
and loneliness that many of the
great mystics have experienced.
In Mother Teresa’s case, it lasted
for nearly 50 years — an almost
unheard-of trial.
For the Rev. Brian Kolodiejchuk, the Canadian priest who
spearheaded Mother Teresa’s
saint-making campaign, the revelations were further confirmation
of Mother Teresa’s heroic saintliness. He said that by canonizing
her, Francis is recognizing that
Mother Teresa not only shared
the material poverty of the poor
but the spiritual poverty of those
who feel “unloved, unwanted, uncared for.”
“What she described as the
greatest poverty in the world
today (of feeling unloved) she herself was living in relationship with
Jesus,” he said in an interview on
the eve of the canonization.
Francis has never publicly
mentioned this “darkness,” but
in many ways he has modeled
his papacy on Mother Teresa’s
simple lifestyle and selfless service to the poor. He eschewed the
Apostolic Palace for a hotel room,
he has made welcoming migrants
and the poor a hallmark, and he
has fiercely denounced today’s
“throwaway” culture that discards with ease the unborn, the
sick and the elderly.
In keeping with her spirit, he
was treating 1,500 homeless people bused into Rome for the Mass
to a pizza lunch in the Vatican auditorium afterward.
Born Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu
on Aug. 26, 1910, Mother Teresa
went to India in 1929 as a sister of
the Loreto order.
In 1946, she received what she
described as a “call within a call”
to found a new order dedicated to
caring for the most unloved and
unwanted, the “poorest of the
poor.”
In 1950, she founded the Missionaries of Charity, which went
on to become a global order of
nuns, priests, brothers and lay
co-workers.
She was awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1979.
She died in 1997 and was put
on a fast track for sainthood soon
thereafter.
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US: Address rape victims of S. Sudan rampage
BY JUSTIN LYNCH
Associated Press
JUBA, South Sudan — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is calling for an
independent commission to take testimony
from rape victims of a rampage by South
Sudanese soldiers at a hotel compound
popular with foreigners.
Ambassador Samantha Power spoke Saturday as the U.N. Security Council visited
the country on the brink of renewed civil
war. Fighting in the capital, Juba, in July
killed hundreds.
Meeting with South Sudan’s Council of
Ministers, Power urged the government to
hold accountable the soldiers who attacked
the Terrain compound during the chaos,
targeting Americans and raping women.
An Associated Press investigation found
that victims also were beaten and forced to
watch a local journalist be shot dead.
South Sudan has set up a commission
of inquiry into the attack amid concerns
about its transparency. Power said many
victims of the “ghastly acts” feel frightened
to come forward for fear of retaliation.
Power also called for accountability for
attacks on civilians. Another AP investigation found South Sudanese soldiers raped
several local women and girls outside a
U.N. camp in July.
“We’ve met with women who described
a huge surge in sexual violence against
women who leave the camp in order to try
to get firewood,” Power said after Security
Council members visited the camp where
tens of thousands shelter.
“As a mother, I can’t imagine that choice
— a choice in whether I cook for my kids or
whether I risk sexual violence outside the
camp,” Power said. “I know I would go and
take that risk for my children. I think any
mother would.”
Several dozen camp residents demonstrated in support of the deployment of
4,000 additional peacekeepers approved
last month by the council.
South Sudan’s government has objected
to the force.
“If the force doesn’t come, we shall die,”
said Samuel Gatoonyakuok, 26.
Debt-led phone war
could blow $74B hole
in India’s budget
BY SIDDHARTH PHILIP
Bloomberg
Aggressive price wars that
pushed some calls below a penny
per minute in India may be catching up with wireless carriers.
Mountains of debt could hinder their bidding for airwaves in
next month’s auction, potentially
blowing a $74 billion hole in the
government’s plans. One operator already said it will sit out the
sale starting Sept. 29, and some
competitors likely won’t spend on
certain wavelengths.
India plans its biggest sale of
the spectrum that can reduce
buffering on videos and can speed
up downloads for the 1 billionplus users in the world’s secondlargest smartphone market. The
government wants to raise $83
billion, yet companies may bid
only a small fraction of that because they bought bandwidth the
past two years and need cash to
fend off billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s newest venture.
“We believe that the spectrum
auction is going to be a failure,”
said Chris Lane, a Hong Kongbased analyst for Sanford C.
Bernstein. “Overall, we don’t see
carriers bidding like they did in
previous years.”
The nation’s 12 wireless companies carry more than $61 billion in debt, and their average
revenue per user is declining as
customers replace voice calls
with apps that use data plans,
according to company earnings.
That total debt increased 41 percent since March 2014, according
to credit rating agency ICRA.
The auction will be successful
and the government has provided
spectrum in every band, Telecom
Secretary J.S. Deepak told reporters in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Phone calls already are the
cheapest among the world’s major
economies, Lane said, averaging about 2 cents per minute now
after dropping below 1 cent.
Further price cuts loom as
Ambani’s Reliance Jio Infocomm
prepares to begin commercial
operations, touting a network offering only fourth-generation, or
4G, service. Jio has spent at least
1.5 trillion rupees on coverage
across the nation. The company
declined to comment concerning
the auction.
In anticipation, carriers including Bharti Airtel, the nation’s
largest, and Idea Cellular slashed
data charges. Some also added
spectrum after the government
eased rules to allow sharing or
trading in airwaves.
“Carriers are stuck in a hard
place,” said Suniil Pachisia, vice
president at brokerage Pratibhuti Viniyog in Mumbai. “With
the entry of another operator, the
price wars may get fiercer, and
carriers may not want to put more
money on spectrum but rather on
ensuring their survival.”
As a result, carriers may spend
just $9.7 billion in the upcoming
auction, ICRA estimated.
That doesn’t bode well for the
government, which needs money
for salary increases taking effect
this month. A payout of about 849
billion rupees is due to 10 million workers and pensioners, and
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
administration expects about
31 percent of nontax revenue to
come from communication services in the fiscal year through
March.
An auction falling short of
expectations would tighten the
squeeze on what is Asia’s widest
budget deficit, according to data
compiled by Bloomberg.
Last year’s auction generated
$18 billion, and one held in 2014
raised $9.8 billion.
“Carriers have already accumulated debt from bidding in
past auctions,” said Harsh Jagnani, vice president for corporate
ratings at Gurgaon, India-based
ICRA. “If they bid for more spectrum, it will increase their indebtedness and that will constrain
their financial flexibility.”
This year’s auction covers
seven bandwidths — from 700
megahertz to 2,500 megahertz
— and could increase available
spectrum by about 55 percent.
Lower frequencies improve coverage range and penetration,
while higher frequencies have
greater capacity to carry data,
making them good for more intensive applications and videos.
VINCENT YU/AP
Pro-democracy candidate Tam Tak-chi, right, of People Power, waves to supporters near a polling station
in Hong Kong for the Legislative Council election Sunday.
Hong Kong election highlights
rising anti-China sentiment
BY K ELVIN CHAN
Associated Press
HONG KONG — Hong Kong
residents voted Sunday in the
specially administered Chinese
city’s most crucial election since
the handover from Britain in
1997, the outcome of which could
pave the way for a fresh round of
political confrontations over Beijing’s control of the city.
The vote for Legislative Council
lawmakers is set to test the unity
of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy
camp as a new generation of
radical activists, who emerged in
the wake of 2014 pro-democracy
street protests, joined the race.
They’re hoping to ride a rising tide of anti-China sentiment
as they challenge formidably
resourced pro-Beijing rivals for
seats. Many of the newcomers
back the previously unthinkable idea of independence for
Hong Kong, which has added to
divisions with the broader prodemocracy movement and has
overshadowed the election. Last
month, officials disqualified six
pro-independence
candidates
in an attempt to tamp down the
debate, though other candidates
with similar views made the cut.
Hong Kong residents feel they
have few other negotiating tactics
left in their battle for genuine democracy as Beijing takes an increasingly hard-line stance.
“It’s bleak, but I think if China
doesn’t leave us to do what we
want, I think the only way is to
fight for independence,” said
Aron Yuen, 34, a college lecturer,
as he stood in line with about 100
other people to cast their ballots.
“You can’t negotiate with
somebody who doesn’t keep their
promise,” said Yuen. He planned
to vote for Nathan Law, 23, who,
along with teen activist Joshua
Wong, played a key role leading
the 2014 protests. Their party,
Demosisto, advocates a referendum on “self-determination” of
Hong Kong’s future.
At stake is the power to keep the
city’s widely unpopular, Beijingbacked leader, Leung Chun-ying,
and his government in check.
“Pan-democrat” lawmakers currently control 27 of 70 seats, compared with 43 held by lawmakers
friendly to Beijing. The demo-
crats are fighting to keep control
of at least a third of the seats,
which gives them veto power to
block government attempts to
enact unpopular legislation, such
as Beijing’s controversial election
revamp that triggered the 2014
street protests.
The risk is that the prodemocracy vote will be split, allowing pro-Beijing candidates to
take more seats and removing
a major hurdle for the government’s proposals, which in turn
could lead to a new round of political confrontations.
A small group of protesters demanded Leung step down outside
a polling station where he cast his
vote.
“Our election is a democratic
election,” Leung told reporters.
“The democracy in the election
is reflected by the free choice of
voters; they do not need to be told
who to vote,” he said, when asked
his thoughts on how last-minute
decisions by seven mostly prodemocracy candidates to suspend
their campaigns in a bid to consolidate votes for those with more
support would affect results.
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Discord on ‘unauthorized’ campaign music
BY SASHA MOSS
Bloomberg View
M
usicians and their lawyers
have been regularly telling
Donald Trump to stop using
their songs at his campaign
events. The Rolling Stones, R.E.M., the
members of Queen, the O’Jays and the estate of Luciano Pavarotti, for example, said
the use of their work was unauthorized,
and threatened to sue or explore other
legal options.
Here’s the key: Under U.S. copyright
law, campaigns can use music as much as
they want at their events without explicit
permission of the artist, so long as they
have purchased a “blanket license” from
performance-rights organizations like the
American Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers, known as ASCAP, and
Broadcast Music Inc., or BMI.
While artists can publicly shame a politician into not using their music, as they
have done with their many angry tweets
directed at Trump, they have no legal remedy under copyright — so long as the campaign gets the proper license (as nearly all
campaigns do) for its event.
Notably, adding a song to a video for the
candidate, as opposed to using it in a live
event, is a different issue, since video synchronization rights do require a specific
license from the publisher.
The presidential campaign of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz got into trouble when
one of his vendors failed to procure the
proper licenses for background music in
his videos. And if Republican Sen. Rand
Paul ever again wants to upload a chain
saw video to YouTube with a rock song in
the background, he will need to negotiate
a master-use license for the sound recording and a synchronization license for the
composition. Or he can just get it from a
stock-music service, a “one-stop shop” of
sorts for music rights.
While video cases like this, involving a
candidate’s campaign organization, are
clearer cut, there’s still a danger that a politician can get into trouble without directly
doing anything wrong. The most notable
example of this was in the 2008 presidential race when the Jackson Browne song
“Running on Empty” was used without the
proper license in a campaign ad for Sen.
John McCain. Even though McCain had no
knowledge of or involvement in the creation
or distribution of the offending video by
the Ohio Republican Party, he got dragged
through the mud, and the Republican National Committee was forced to settle for
an undisclosed sum of money.
More recently, artists have had the option to withdraw permission from candidates who already obtained a blanket
license to use their songs. In the 2012
campaign season, BMI created a separate
license for “political entities or organizations”; ASCAP has its own version. This
allows musicians to withdraw rights to a
song for any reason.
It’s unusual, since licensing under a performance-rights organization is normally
“all in or all out,” because it’s a compulsory blanket license under a consent decree
from the U.S. Justice Department. Blanket
licenses, by definition, don’t normally let
you opt out.
This clause was invoked after the Republican National Convention in Cleveland,
when Queen pulled Trump’s right to play
“We Are the Champions.” But the Quicken
Loans Convention Center also had a license
to play songs in BMI’s catalogue, with no
such opt-out clause. Theoretically, Trump
could go to any other venue that had such
a blanket license and play the song without
infringing copyright since Queen already
had assigned the rights to public performances of their songs to BMI.
Nonetheless, even if artists have bought
into the bulk-licensing system and assigned control of their rights under copyright, they still have some powerful tools to
go after users whose political speech they
don’t agree with. … According to ASCAP
guidelines, these are:
The right of publicity, which in many
states provides image protection for famous people or artists.
The federal Lanham Act, which covers
the confusion or dilution of a trademark
(such as a band or artist name) through its
unauthorized use.
False endorsement, whereby the use of
an artist’s identifying work implies the artist supports a product or candidate.
These are all intended to give artists the ability to protect their brand and
reputation.
But would anybody really think Mick
Jagger was endorsing Trump, just because
the Republican nominee (inexplicably)
played “You Can’t Always Get What You
Want” to close the Republican convention
in July? Or that people will buy the music
less because of this? Music use is ubiquitous, and we are used to hearing it in any
number of contexts without assuming
there’s an endorsement.
When licensing rights are assigned to
a performance-rights organization, they
ought to allow it to license the music to
anyone, for any purpose. This is generally a good deal, because these organizations facilitate low-friction transactions,
streamline the distribution of royalties and
help create a broader market for an artist’s
work. In other words, blanket licenses
help artists get their music played by bars,
stores and, most important, digital and
broadcast radio. It’s not a model free market by any means, but it basically works.
This is not like the baker who objects to
catering a gay wedding. This is the baker
selling to a wholesaler, then objecting when
a gay couple purchases one of his cakes at
the grocery store. …
So no matter what one thinks of Donald
Trump, he doesn’t deserve to be called
out for “unauthorized” use of music at his
campaign events.
Sasha Moss is a technology policy fellow at the
free-market research group R Street Institute .
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I
n the aftermath of Anthony Weiner’s
latest sext scandal, he found a surprising ally: Dan Savage. In an interview last week, the sex columnist said
that Weiner should be seen as “the victim
of revenge porn,” a malicious act in which
sexual photographs are shared without the
consent of the subject, usually to humiliate
or harm.
Savage’s remarks are wrongheaded and
miss the big picture. Revenge porn (more
accurately called involuntary or nonconsensual pornography) is now illegal in
several states and, thanks to a bill that is
currently in front of Congress, may soon
be a federal crime. But when those laws
were being crafted just a few years ago,
Weiner was a frequently touted example of
what revenge porn isn’t.
When anti-revenge-porn laws first started being put into place, there was a debate
over how broadly or narrowly to write the
statutes. Arizona’s statute was so broad
that when the American Civil Liberties
Union sued over it, a court of law suspended its enforcement. California’s first try at
criminalizing revenge porn was too narrow, because it excluded selfies — which
are, according to some estimates, actually
the bulk of all involuntary pornography.
But one point of contention that everyone
kept looping back to was around one issue:
newsworthiness. If the statutes did not create an exception for newsworthy material,
reporters and publishers might become
criminally liable for reprinting the iconic
“Napalm Girl” photo from the Vietnam
War, the incriminating pictures from Abu
Ghraib, and yes, the infamous tweet that
Anthony Weiner sent out on May 27, 2011.
Weiner’s penis is not really an attractive rallying cry for free speech activism,
but it kept coming up during these policy
debates. After all, it would be absurd to
imprison a tabloid reporter for screencapping the tweet that Weiner himself had
sent out. And it wasn’t just the tabloids. The
picture made it onto late-night TV shows,
and through them, into the Sundance
Grand Jury prize-winning documentary
“Weiner.”
Weiner’s penis used to be the premier
example of what isn’t revenge porn, because it was newsworthy — not exactly the
most high-minded type of news, but it was
still a matter of public concern. And besides, a congressman’s errant tweet didn’t
look anything like a jerk humiliating their
ex-partner. But that was multiple scandals
ago. In this latest iteration, his sexting
partner betrayed his trust, and sexual
photographs sent privately were published
with the apparent aim of humiliating him.
Seen through the narrowest of lenses, it
seems as if the standard “revenge porn”
story arc — but it’s not.
A critical distinction has to be made between Weiner and such victims as Jennifer
Lawrence, Leslie Jones, and countless unnamed, nonfamous people whose privacy
was violated without any other context
besides malice. Weiner’s photos exist in
a context, one in which the second photo,
and the third, and the fourth, and so on are
all news — news that Anthony Weiner is
still doing the thing that Anthony Weiner
is most famous for. Weiner’s photos were
newsworthy then, and continue to be newsworthy now.
But just because something’s legal
doesn’t mean it’s a good thing. There’s
something darkly tragic about all of this.
Each successive Weiner scandal inherits
newsworthiness from the last one. The
man seems intent on never leaving the public eye. Yet he can’t seem to stop sending
pictures of himself to strangers, the media
can’t seem to stop publishing them, and the
public can’t seem to stop consuming them.
The cycle will never end.
Adding to the surreal nature of it all,
Weiner’s photographs aren’t actually just
being used against him, but also to humiliate his wife, Huma Abedin, and by proxy
presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
Even if Weiner has no one to blame for all
of this but himself, he is not the only one
who has to bear the brunt of the attack.
Maybe Weiner isn’t a revenge-porn victim, but the very same social attitudes that
make revenge porn such a powerful crime
are what drive our unrelenting fascination
with his penis. …
When the news broke, my first thought
was, “What is wrong with that man?”
Now my predominant thought is, “What is
wrong with us?”
Sarah Jeong is a journalist who was trained
as a lawyer and a contributing editor at Vice
Motherboard, where she writes about technology,
policy and law.
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Gary Johnson’s unfair, expensive US sales tax
BY R AMESH PONNURU
Bloomberg View
G
ary Johnson, a former governor of
New Mexico, is running for president as the Libertarian Party’s
nominee to draw attention to his
ideas. One of those ideas is a 28 percent
national sales tax to replace the federal
income, payroll and corporate taxes. He
would repeal the 16th Amendment, which
authorized the income tax, to make his
plan stick.
But the more attention his idea gets, the
less attractive it will be.
Johnson is advancing a modified version
of a proposal called the “FairTax.” That
proposal addresses one obvious potential
problem with a national sales tax by adding
a “prebate” to it: a check from the government to all households that has the effect of
exempting the poor from the new tax.
But the tax rate is higher than it appears
to be. Let’s say Johnson’s tax ideas prevailed, and a Kindle sold for $139 — with
$100 going to Amazon and $39 to the new
federal sales tax. Advocates of a national
sales tax would say that’s a 28 percent tax
rate, because 39 is 28 percent of 139. That
method makes for a clean comparison
to the income-tax rates that the sales tax
would replace. (Income tax rates are “tax
inclusive,” too, if you stop and think about
it.) But state sales tax rates aren’t calculated that way, and most people will get the
wrong idea when they hear Johnson say
he’s for a 28 percent tax, and when reporters repeat it.
And many of the claims for the national
sales tax are overblown. In a Republican
presidential debate last year, Mike Huckabee promised that pimps, prostitutes and
drug dealers would not be able to avoid
sales taxes the way they avoid income
taxes. Maybe that would be true for the
things they buy. But they’re unlikely to
charge the sales tax to their customers, so
the same transactions that go untaxed now
would keep going untaxed.
Actually, the underground economy
would almost certainly grow much larger
as people try to avoid the new sales tax.
European countries try to minimize this
problem by relying on the value-added tax,
levied at each stage of production, rather
than using retail sales taxes. (The VAT
has other administrative advantages.) But
even those countries have lower rates than
Johnson is considering. The average VAT
rate in the European Union is 22 percent.
We should expect much more tax evasion
under Johnson’s 39 percent tax.
Johnson treats the sales tax as a free
lunch. Today’s taxes raise the price of everything, he says. He says that if you got
rid of those taxes, a $1 can of Coke would
cost 72 cents. Add 28 cents for his new tax,
and you’re right back at a dollar.
“It’s actually, in theory, not going to add
cost to products,” Johnson said. You may
be wondering, then, who pays the tax?
Good question. The answer is that if the
price of everything falls, that has to include the price of labor. So either prices
rise and people pay the tax as consumers,
or prices stay flat and they pay it as employees. The cost of the tax has to come
from somewhere.
Seniors would be hit hard. If prices go up
because of the tax, then any of their savings
SCOTT MORGAN /AP
Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson — shown at a campaign rally Saturday
in Des Moines, Iowa — wants to institute a 28 percent national sales tax to replace
the federal income, payroll and corporate taxes.
that aren’t shielded from inflation will fall
in value. Future retirees’ Social Security
benefits would be lower, too, since those
benefits are based on wages, and the tax
would reduce the value of those wages.
Johnson says that his 28/39 percent
sales tax would raise as much money as
the current tax code. If that’s right, then it
has to sock the middle class. The poor are
mostly protected by the prebate, and rich
people come out ahead from the abolition
of the progressive income tax. His revenue
projections are almost certainly too optimistic, however, because a rate that high
would cause so much tax evasion.
The best feature of the sales tax is that
it would remove the tax code’s bias against
saving and investment, meaning we would
get more of both. But there are better ways
to move in that direction. One would be to
keep the income tax but exempt the return
to savings from taxation. That would pose
problems of its own, of course. But it would
avoid the serious administrative problems
a national sales tax would involve. And you
wouldn’t have to amend the Constitution to
get there.
Ramesh Ponnuru, a Bloomberg View columnist, is
a senior editor for National Review, where he has
covered national politics for 18 years, and a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
Almost 1M expected to opt for ‘blended’ retirement
BY TOM PHILPOTT
M
ore than 740,000 currently
serving active-duty members
and 176,000 drilling Reserve
and National Guard personnel
are expected to opt in to the new Blended
Retirement System when the choice becomes available in 2018 to military members with fewer than 12 years of service.
The opt-in estimates are the product of
a “dynamic retention” computer model
developed by RAND Corp. and used to
predict how personnel will react to a new
retirement choice. The BRS was designed
by the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission and
approved by Congress last year after lawmakers tweaked a few features.
The number of current members who
will opt to leave their “High-3” retirement
plan with its higher lifetime value for the
near-term rewards and flexible features of
the BRS is important to Department of Defense Board of Actuaries.
The three-member board is responsible
for ensuring the Defense Department’s
Military Retirement Fund is properly valued and actuarially sound. It held its annual meeting July 15 and accepted RAND’s
estimate that a total of 916,754 active and
reserve component members will opt into
the BRS starting 16 months from now. That
estimate is roughly half of the 1.8 million
active-duty, Guard and Reserve members
eligible to make the choice.
A transcript of that July meeting, however, shows the board and department actuaries embraced RAND’s numbers only
reluctantly, as flawed approximations but
also the best available. To understand why
the number experts grumbled, we first
need to review major features of the BRS.
The new plan is called blended because
it combines an immediate but also smaller
MILITARY UPDATE
annuity after 20 or more years of service
with a Thrift Savings Plan enhanced by
government matching of member contributions of up to 4 percent of basic pay plus
an automatic 1 percent government contribution for all BRS participants, whether
they contribute or not to a TSP.
This 401(k)-like nest egg toward retirement is a portable benefit on leaving service. Veterans can roll the account into an
employer 401(k) or continue to make contributions whether they served two years
or 40 years in the military. Because this
feature will benefit the great majority of
members who leave service short of retirement eligibility at 20 years, the blended
plan is expected to be a popular option,
particularly with younger folks on their
first or second enlistment and officers
completing initial service obligation.
Committed careerists, however, are likely to stick with High-3 retirement, which
will pay 20 percent more in lifetime annuities if full careers are a realistic goal.
The blended plan has two other features
High-3 doesn’t.
By current law, BRS participants are to
receive a one-time “continuation payment”
at the 12-year mark that, at a minimum,
must equal 2½ months of basic pay for
active-duty members who agree to serve
four more years or one-half month of active pay for reserve component personnel
who make the same deal.
DOD pay officials wanted the continuation payment to be used solely as a retention tool. So they asked Congress this year
to lift all restrictions on amounts paid,
when paid and to whom. Both the House
and Senate declined to grant such flexibil-
ity in their separate versions of the fiscal
2017 defense authorization bill. But both
chambers did vote to relax the timing of
this feature so continuation pay can be offered from the eighth to 12th year of service in exchange for serving a minimum of
three more years.
The last key feature of the BRS allows
those who reach retirement to receive in a
lump sum 25 percent or 50 percent of their
pre-old-age retirement annuities. In other
words, here would be cash to help buy a
home, start a business or pay off debts in
return for reducing military annuities by
one-quarter or one-half until age 67.
What bothered the Board of Actuaries
about the RAND forecasts for number of
members who will opt for the BRS is that
no one has calculated yet how attractive
the lump-sum feature will be. Another
term for the missing ingredient is “personal discount rate.” Without that rate,
which the board characterizes as a policy
decision, RAND was forced to assume that
no BRS member would elect the lump-sum
distribution.
Because many will, however, the actuaries know the BRS opt-in estimates and
therefore, projected costs to properly fund
the new military retirement option are not
precise enough to be acceptable. The board
so advised Defense Secretary Ash Carter
in a mid-July letter providing the board’s
annual status report on the Military Retirement Fund.
“Although we are unable to opine on the
analytical model used to produce RAND’s
opt-in assumptions, we have approved [the
Office of Actuary’s] reliance on these assumptions, produced by that model, because we have no better basis for projecting
opt-in behavior,” the board advised.
“However, the significant uncertainty
surrounding the opt-in process (for example with respect to the financial training to
be provided to servicemembers) and other
aspects of the BRS means the opt-in and
other assumptions are likely to change as
more experience and information about
the new system (e.g., the discount rate to be
used for lump sums) become available.”
Members who enter service on or after
Jan. 1, 2018, have no choice; the BRS will
be their retirement plan. Another group
with no choice is members with 12 or more
years of service by Dec. 31, 2017. They will
be grandfathered under current High-3
retirement.
Congress rejected not only the department’s idea to eliminate the minimum continuation payment but three other changes
sought to the BRS to save an estimated $5.4
billion on retirement through fiscal 2021.
DOD officials wanted TSP matching to
start in the fifth year of service rather than
the third year. That would have dampened
the value of the plan substantially for participants after their first enlistment.
Officials also wanted TSP matching to
continue until retirement rather than end
at 26 years of service, as the law now requires. Lawmakers decided that change
would have benefited primarily senior officers, and rejected it.
The DOD also asked to raise maximum
government contributions to TSP under
the blended plan from 5 percent basic pay
to 6 percent. Congress balked at the added
cost and also reasoned the match should
stay at 5 percent for parity with federal
civilian TSP participants. DOD officials
argued it’s not parity to match 5 percent of
federal salaries against 5 percent of basic
pay, ignoring that military folks get a large
portion of pay as allowances.
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Students treated after
eating ghost peppers
WEST MILTON —
OH
Officials say several
dozen Ohio middle schoolers apparently ate extra-hot peppers
brought in by a student and were
treated by medics after some had
adverse reactions.
The Dayton Daily News reported emergency crews went to
Milton-Union Middle School at
lunchtime Friday after students
ingested suspected ghost peppers. Five children were taken to
hospitals.
School Superintendent Brad
Ritchey said some students had
teary eyes, blotchy skin or hives.
A 911 caller reported two students vomiting.
Report: School officials
allowed cheating
MIRAMAR — A BroFL
ward County School District investigation has found that
Miramar High School officials
allowed cheating, questionable
grade changes and favoritism toward football players in 2014.
The (Fort Lauderdale) Sun
Sentinel reported that the 3,000page report, which recommends
a demotion for the school’s former principal and suspension for
an assistant principal, was based
on 80 witness statements and details problems.
The grades of nearly a quarter
of the students in one graduating
class were changed. The grades
of at least three football players
were changed to make them eligible to play.
Vandal damages Bieber
sand sculpture at fair
GEDDES — Police are
looking for the vandal
who defaced a sand sculpture of
Justin Bieber at the New York
State Fair.
State police told the Post-Standard of Syracuse that the sculpture apparently was vandalized
Thursday night.
Bieber’s likeness was part of
a 200-ton sand sculpture depicting artists who performed at the
fair’s old grandstand, which was
imploded in January.
NY
Tarantulas looking for
love, hikers warned
LOS ANGELES — TaCA
rantulas are out looking
for love, and hikers in Southern
California’s Santa Monica Mountains are warned to watch out for
the hairy spiders.
Tarantula mating season has
begun, and it will last through the
end of October, the National Park
Service said Thursday.
That means the giant arachnids
will spend the next two months
weaving webs just above ground,
outside the female’s burrow, the
Los Angeles Times reported.
Because females typically stay
inside, if a hiker comes across a tarantula on a footpath, it’s probably
a male on the lookout for a mate,
experts say.
Though they have fangs and
carry poison, tarantulas are not
considered a serious threat to
humans.
JAKE DANNA STEVENS, SCRANTON (PA .) TIMES -TRIBUNE /AP
A flag to brag about
Joe Shea, of Clarks Summit, Pa., owner of North American Manufacturing and Shea Demolition, measures a United States flag he is creating
in Scranton, Pa., on Friday. When complete the flag will measure 5,475.25 square feet and will weigh about 400 pounds. Shea said he is
attempting to break the world record for the largest free-hanging flag.
Giant airships set to
arrive in Kenai in 2019
KENAI — New football
AK
field-sized airships are
set to arrive in Kenai as part of an
Alaska company’s plan to boost
transport to construction sites in
remote areas of the state.
The (Kenai) Peninsula Clarion
reported the hybrid airships from
Lockheed Martin are expected to
be housed at PRL Logistics’ 60acre facility in Kenai by 2019.
The egg-shaped aircraft can
land on snow, ice, gravel and
water, and each has space for
47,000 pounds of cargo and 18
passengers.
PRL President and CEO Ron
Hyde said the environmentally
friendly aircraft will provide lowcost solutions for moving freight
and personnel where runways
and roads aren’t easily accessible
in Alaska.
Tree gnawed by beaver
fueled brief outage
SLIPPERY ROCK —
West Penn Power officials said a beaver chewed through
a large tree that was threatening
to topple onto some power lines
near Slippery Rock, about 45
miles north of Pittsburgh.
Company spokesman Todd
Meyers said the damaged tree
was spotted during a routine
helicopter inspection of power
lines earlier Thursday, so crews
alerted residents about the need
to shut off power briefly to down
the tree.
PA
THE CENSUS
The number of hepatitis A
cases linked to a chain of
smoothie shops first noted in
Virginia that has spread beyond
the state. The Washington Post reported that of
the 70 people sick with the liver disease, 55 of
them are in Virginia. Cases tied to the Tropical
Smoothie Cafe chain also have been reported in
Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, Oregon
and Wisconsin. Health officials have traced the
outbreak to strawberries imported from Egypt.
70
Meyers said the resulting outage
to about 10,000 customers lasted
just a few seconds at 8:16 p.m.
regain their fear and move on.
discriminated against by staff at
Universal Orlando.
Jessica Cox told KGUN-TV on
Friday that she was not allowed
onto any rides during a recent
visit to the Florida theme park.
Cox said she was given a
pamphlet on the park’s riding
policy, which states a rider must
be able to “continuously grasp
with at least one upper natural
extremity.”
The theme park refunded her
ticket but Cox was still upset.
She says the restrictions are
too broad and has filed an administrative action against the state
of Florida.
Police: Man stole dog
Geese causing problems outside restaurant
Drivers warned of bee
RICHMOND — A Rhode hazard following crash
for high school
BECKLEY — A West
WV
Virginia school is dealing with some fowl problems.
So many geese are converging
around Woodrow Wilson High
School in Beckley that Principal
Ron Cantley said after-school activities have been diverted. Even
walking outside without tracking
bird poop into the building is a
challenge.
Cantley told WVVA-TV that he
is working with the Division of
Natural Resources to try to get
rid of 100-plus birds that roam
the grounds. He said part of the
problem is that people feed the
birds and they’ve lost their fear of
humans.
A plan to get rid of the geese
includes withholding food and
harassing the birds so they will
RI
Island man is facing
charges after police say he stole
a dog from outside a restaurant
while the animal’s owner was
distracted.
The Westerly Sun reported
Craig Malo, 44, of Richmond, is
charged with stealing an animal
on Aug. 25 in the parking lot of
the Dragon Palace restaurant.
Police said the dog’s owner
was making a phone call outside
the restaurant when his 10-yearold bichon frise named Riley
disappeared.
Riley was found unharmed.
Armless woman claims
bias at theme park
TUCSON — An AriAZ
zona woman who was
born without arms says she was
KANSAS
CITY
— Drivers along an
interstate north of Kansas City
were told to be on the lookout for
an unusual traffic hazard after
a semi-trailer truck loaded with
honeybees overturned.
The Missouri Department of
Transportation said the accident
occurred Friday on Interstate
435. No serious injuries were
reported.
The Transportation Department initially said the truck was
carrying about 40,000 bees.
The Kansas City Star reported
between 8 million and 11 million
bees were in the truck. Some of
the bees flew away from the accident scene.
MO
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FACES
Gabrielle Union speaks out on
Nate Parker rape allegations
Gabrielle Union says she cannot take
lightly rape allegations against Nate Parker, who directed her in “The Birth of a Nation” and co-stars in the film in which she
plays a rape victim.
In an opinion piece Sept. 2 for the Los
Angeles Times, Union writes that she has
been “in a state of stomach-churning confusion” since learning about the allegations
against Parker. Union says she was raped
at gunpoint 24 years ago and took the role
because she “related to the experience.”
Parker was acquitted in a 1999 rape
case and maintains his innocence. His accuser killed herself in 2012. Union says she
doesn’t know what happened in Parker’s
case but sees the film as “an opportunity to
inform and educate so that these situations
cease to occur.”
HARRY
POTTER’S
WORLD
roars back to life
WARNER BROS. PICTURES/AP
Eddie Redmayne stars as Newt Scamander in “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” set for release on Nov. 18.
BY JAKE COYLE
Associated Press
T
he pop culture juggernaut of
J.K. Rowling’s Potter-mania
appeared to be breathing its
last gasp when the eighth film
in the series, part two of “Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows,” made its
premiere amid teeming throngs of
bittersweet Potter fans in London’s
Leicester Square in 2011.
Wands went into their cases.
Hogwarts scarves were hung up.
“When ‘Potter’ finished, I thought
that was it,” says producer David
Heyman, who oversaw the movie
adaptations from the start and has since
produced “Gravity,” “Paddington” and
other films. Director David Yates, who
helmed the final four Potter movies,
staggered away for a much-needed
holiday.
“I wouldn’t have imagined that I’d
come back so quickly,” says Yates.
“But it was the script that pulled me
back in.”
The script was “Fantastic Beasts
and Where to Find Them,” and
it, unlike all the Potter films, was
penned by Rowling herself. Based
on Rowling’s 2001 book, which was
framed as Harry’s Hogwarts textbook,
“Fantastic Beasts” is set in Rowling’s
familiar, magical world, but takes place
60 years earlier, in a more adult 1926
New York where wizards and Muggles
(called “No-Majs,” as in “no magic,” in
America) live in disharmony.
This fall, Rowling’s $7.8 billion
film franchise will roar back into life,
resurrecting one of the most potent and
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lucrative big-screen sensations. It’s a
two-pronged attack. While “Fantastic
Beasts” is reaching back into the past
of Rowling’s Potter world, the twopart West End play “Harry Potter and
the Cursed Child” (only co-written by
Rowling) is going into the future. It
moves the tale 19 years ahead of where
the books left off.
Authorship, timelines and casts may
be extending in new directions, but the
old obsession is still goblet-of-fire hot.
The script of “Cursed Child” sold two
million copies in two days.
Big expectations naturally also
surround “Fantastic Beasts” (Nov.
18). For Warner Bros., which has
endured sometimes rocky times in
the intervening non-Potter years, it’s
a happy reunion. In today’s constantly
rebooting, ever-sequalizing Hollywood,
did you really think Rowling’s world
was finished?
“This isn’t Harry Potter. There
aren’t Harry Potter characters in this,”
says Heyman. “But there is connective
tissue. To (Rowling), it’s part of one big
story.”
That connective tissue, like a prequel,
will grow more pronounced in coming
“Fantastic
Beasts”
installments,
eventually leading close to Harry,
himself. A trilogy is planned, with the
next chapter going into production next
July. Less diehard fans should prepare
for some very hardcore nerding-out by
Potter fans as they trace illuminating
hints in the tale’s history.
Eddie Redmayne stars as the
bumbling
magizoologist
Newt
Scamander, the future author of
the Hogwarts textbook. Katherine
Waterston, Dan Fogler and Colin
Farrell are among the many supporting
roles. The story about escaped magical
beasts loose in a city with anti-magic
elements, the filmmakers claim, bears
contemporary relevance.
“We in a time of great bigotry in
America, the UK and around the
world,” says Heyman. “This context
of the story, while not political with a
capital ‘P,’ is relevant in this time. It’s
an entertainment but it’s not a hollow
entertainment.”
Rowling has written four adult novels
since the end of “Harry Potter,” but she
has fully plunged back into her most
famous creation. While sometimes
angering fans by the endless tweaking,
she has continued to mold her wizard
world (announcing that Dumbledore
is gay, for example) and, on Tuesday,
she’ll release three short “Harry
Potter” eBooks, written partly from
her online community Pottermore.
With a few twists, Potter-mania is
again shifting into high gear.
“It’s a great universe to inhabit,”
says Heyman. “It seems like there’s an
infinite amount you can do within it.”
It’s a great universe to inhabit.
It seems like there’s an infinite amount you can do within it.”
— producer David Heyman
AP
Gabrielle Union, a cast member in “The
Birth of a Nation,” has spoken out about
the allegations against the film’s director.
Other news
Larry Wilmore says the cancellation
of his late night Comedy Central talk show
was like being in a relationship, but “you
were the one who didn’t know it was over.”
Wilmore told Stephen Colbert on CBS’
“Late Show” Sept. 1 that he’s “very disappointed” in Comedy Central’s decision last
month to abruptly end the “Nightly Show”
because he thought the program would last
through the November presidential election. Wilmore adds that he’s “very proud
for the work that we did” and he’s hopeful he “can do something like that again
sometime.”
Rihanna is thanking Drake for his
tribute to her at MTV’s Video Music
Awards. Drake presented Rihanna with
MTV’s Video Vanguard Award on Aug. 28,
saying that he’s been in love with her for
years and has always looked up to her, even
though she’s younger than him. Rihanna
responded on Instagram on Friday, telling
Drake the speech “was so touching and I
love you for that.”
Amy Schumer asked venue security
to remove a heckler who shouted out a sexist comment during a live show in Sweden
last week. The video, posted on Schumer’s
YouTube tour channel, shows the actress
challenging the man and asking people in
the audience to point him out. After the
man shouted a second comment, Schumer
responded: “Did you just yell out again?
Oh! Yeah, I’m sorry, now it’s time.” Audience members clapped and cheered as the
man was escorted out.
Disney announced plans Sept. 1 to shut
down the “Marvel: Avengers Alliance” online game series. “Marvel: Avengers Alliance” originally launched on Facebook in
2012 alongside the first “Avengers” film.
The games will go offline Sept. 30.
“Step Up All In” director Trish Sie
is stepping up to direct “Pitch Perfect 3.”
Producer and “Pitch Perfect 2” director
Elizabeth Banks tweeted the news Sept. 1.
Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson will reprise their roles in “Pitch Perfect 3,” which
Universal Pictures has slated for release in
December 2017.
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SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
LONG LIVE THE FISH
Study says Greenland shark has greatest lifespan of all vertebrates on Earth
BY R ACHEL FELTMAN
The Washington Post
M
eet the oldest living vertebrate: a shark you’ve
probably never heard of.
Greenlanders consider their local shark
species — Somniosus microcephalus — to be
something of a nuisance. The carnivorous creature, nearly
the same size as the Great White when fully grown, has a
habit of getting tangled up in long fishing lines designed
to catch halibut. If caught and killed, the shark must be
dried out before its meat can be eaten or given to sled dogs,
as high quantities of toxins in the animal’s muscle cause
something like drunkenness.
When he traveled to Greenland for research, Peter
G. Bushnell, of the University of Indiana South Bend,
would hear all of these grumblings. But he and his
fellow scientists heard one slightly more
intriguing rumor about the sharks
over and over again: They lived
to be incredibly old.
Great whites
In a study published in
Science, Bushnell and his
are up in the
colleagues report that
order of 80
the species actually
has
the
longest
or 90 years,
known lifespan of
which is
any vertebrate on the
impressive,
planet. While their
dating methods have
but … well,
a wide margin of
hey, this isn’t
error, they estimate
that the sharks may
a contest..
live for four centuries
Peter G. Bushnell
or more. Even their most
University of Indiana
conservative estimates for
South Bend
lifespan — about 272 years
— puts the species well ahead of
the current record of the bowhead
whale (Balaena mysticetus), which has
an estimated longevity of 211 years. The Greenland shark
may be surpassed only by a 507-year-old clam.
“Great whites are up in the order of 80 or 90 years,”
Bushnell told The Post, “which is impressive, but … well,
hey, this isn’t a contest.”
The secret to the Greenland shark’s longevity is pretty
straightforward: These fish are very big and very cold.
“If you remember your basic high school chemistry, you
know that temperature has a profound effect on chemical
reactions,” Bushnell said. The hotter things get, the more
quickly reactions happen.
Greenland sharks live in waters that hover just above
freezing. Their tissues are cold, and so are the chemical
reactions occurring therein — including all the metabolic
processes that turn food into fuel and run the body. Big
animals are also known to have slower metabolisms than
small creatures: A mouse has a much higher metabolic
rate than an elephant. If your metabolic rate is slowed,
everything in your body is slowed — including the process
of aging.
Preliminary data on the metabolic rate of the shark
shows that it’s “way down there,” Bushnell said.
George H. Burgess, an ichthyologist and fisheries
biologist with the Florida Museum of Natural History, at
the University of Florida, who wasn’t involved in the new
study, agreed that these qualities make the Greenland
shark a likely candidate for superlative vertebrate age.
“I suppose if I had to pin my thoughts on the single
species of shark that would live the longest, intuitively,
the Greenland shark would be right up there at the top,”
Burgess said. But the maximum age suggested in the
Science paper, he added, is higher than most scientists
would expect. That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily incorrect,
but more data are needed — especially because the
researchers used a novel technique to date their shark
specimens.
When you want to date a Greenland shark, the first
thing you do is go looking for signs of nuclear bomb
testing. No, really. Unlike bonier fish, Greenland sharks
‘
’
lack distinctive growth rings for researchers to count
like those in a tree. So instead, they carbon date them by
looking for the isotopes left behind when nuclear testing
was in its heyday.
“That spike in radiocarbon isotopes in the atmosphere
got incorporated into virtually all the food webs on the
planet, and so into all of the tissues of living things,”
Bushnell said. In this case, the researchers looked for
signs of these isotopes in the center of the lens of the eye
of the sharks they studied. After being laid down early in
fetal development, this tissue has little interaction with
the outside world. In theory, it provides a snapshot of
the isotopes in the atmosphere when the shark was first
conceived.
Of the 28 female Greenland sharks studied, only the
very smallest ones showed signs of having been gestated
during the bomb pulse — which meant anything larger
was at least 75 years old.
After that, Bushnell readily admits, the dating gets
dicier. The researchers can use the same dating technique
to trace changes in background levels of radioactive
isotopes, but those changes happen slowly when you don’t
have a big “boom” to look for. When measuring time
periods spanning just a few hundred years, the trend line
becomes nearly flat.
By adding other factors into their mathematical model
— the fact that a longer shark is bound to be older,
for example, and that growth rates slow down
over time — the researchers believe
they’ve found reasonably accurate
ages for all 28 of their sharks.
They can say with 95 percent
certainty that the oldest
shark they found was
between 272 and
512 years old, but
they suspect it
lived to be
about 390.
The
method,
ILLUSTRATION
BY
Burgess said, needs to be confirmed with further study
just as much as the results themselves do.
“In the end, the proof is in the pudding, and we’ll see
how the technique works when it’s used on other critters,”
he said.
If these age estimates are correct, then an average
Greenland shark doesn’t reach the size of sexual maturity
until about 150 years of age. For Burgess, that’s the real
takeaway of the study.
“The business of whether it’s got another hundred years
here or there is almost irrelevant,” he said. “What matters
is that this animal is around for a very long time.”
Because of the cold waters of the deep ocean, many deep
sea fishes and other animals have similarly long lifespans
— and must reach a similarly ripe age before they can
reproduce. The Greenland shark, despite having few local
fans, isn’t in any immediate danger of extinction — no
one goes fishing for them specifically. But to Burgess, the
results of the study — while exciting — are a reminder of
how fragile life is in the deep ocean.
“The bottom line is, of course, that this makes the
animals extremely vulnerable,” Burgess said. “In an age
where our technology is so good that we’re able to move into
the deepest parts of the sea, and in fact are forced to do so,
because we’ve done such an efficient job of depleting fish
in more shallow waters … the animals there live on a very
precipitous edge, and there’s
not a lot of margin
for error.”
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BUSINESS/WEATHER
Galaxy Note 7 recalled over battery
BY YOUKYUNG LEE
Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung recalled its Galaxy Note
7 smartphones on Friday after
finding some of their batteries
exploded or caught fire.
The smartphones are being
pulled from shelves in 10 countries, including South Korea and
the United States, just two weeks
after the product’s launch. Customers who already bought Note
7s will be able to swap them
for new smartphones in about
two weeks, said Koh Dong-jin,
president of Samsung’s mobile
business.
The recall comes at a crucial
moment in Samsung’s mobile
business. Apple is expected to announce its new iPhone this week,
and Samsung’s mobile division
was counting on momentum from
the Note 7’s strong reviews and
higher-than-expected demand.
Samsung said it had confirmed
35 instances of Note 7s catching
fire or exploding. There have
been no reports of injuries.
The company estimated that
about 1 in 42,000 units may have
a faulty battery.
Samsung didn’t say whether
customers should stop using their
phones, or if explosions and fires
could happen when the phone
wasn’t charging. Consumers who
complained publicly said the
problem came while the phone
was being charged.
This summer, Samsung ran
into a quality-control issue with
another smartphone, a niche
model called the Galaxy S7 Active. Consumer Reports found
that the phone didn’t live up to
its water-resistance promises.
Samsung said that relatively few
phones were affected and that it
had identified and fixed the manufacturing problem. Samsung
said it would replace devices
under warranty if it failed, but it
declined to let customers swap
phones otherwise or to issue a
broader recall.
On the Note 7, after complaints
surfaced online, Samsung found
that a battery cell made by one of
its two battery suppliers caused
the phone to catch fire. Koh refused to name the supplier.
“There was a tiny problem in
the manufacturing process, so it
was very difficult to figure out,”
Koh told reporters at a news conference. “It will cost us so much
it makes my heart ache. Nevertheless, the reason we made this
decision is because what is most
important is customer safety.”
The phones start at $850 in the
U.S., more expensive than most
phones. In the U.S., Samsung said
it will let customers downgrade to
a Galaxy S7 and refund the price
difference. Or customers can get
a replacement Note 7 as early as
this week.
Customers’ reports of scorched
phones prompted Samsung to
conduct extra quality controlling tests and delay shipments of
the Note 7s last week before the
recall.
South Korean high school
teacher Park Soo-Jung said she
had rushed to buy the new phone,
pre-ordering and then activating
it on Aug. 19, its official launch
date.
The 34-year-old living in the
port city of Busan said that she
was bruised when she rushed out
of bed after her phone burst into
flames, filling her bedroom with
smoke stinking of chemicals.
She’s having second thoughts
about buying another newly released device, especially after
losing all her personal data stored
in the destroyed Note 7, she said.
“If the exploded phone had
burned near my head, I would not
have been able to write this post,”
she said in a popular online forum
Thursday, where she shared a
photo of the scorched Note 7 and
described dousing the flames.
China is not affected by the
sales suspension. The company
said it used a battery made by another supplier for the Note 7s sold
in China.
EXCHANGE RATES
Military rates
Euro costs (Sept. 5) ..........................$1.1537
Dollar buys (Sept. 5)........................ €0.8668
British pound (Sept. 5) ........................ $1.36
Japanese yen (Sept. 5) ...................... 101.00
South Korean won (Sept. 5) ......... 1,090.00
Commercial rates
Bahrain (Dinar) ....................................0.3769
British pound .....................................$1.3294
Canada (Dollar) ...................................1.2992
China (Yuan) ........................................6.6789
Denmark (Krone) ................................6.6671
Egypt (Pound) ......................................8.8792
Euro ........................................ $1.1159/0.8961
Hong Kong (Dollar) ............................. 7.7555
Hungary (Forint) ................................. 278.01
Israel (Shekel) .....................................3.7589
Japan (Yen)...........................................103.94
Kuwait (Dinar) ..................................... 0.3019
Norway (Krone) ...................................8.3212
Philippines (Peso).................................46.55
Poland (Zloty) .......................................... 3.92
Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ........................... 3.7502
Singapore (Dollar) ..............................1.3597
South Korea (Won) ..........................1,115.33
Switzerland (Franc)............................0.9801
Thailand (Baht) ..................................... 34.61
Turkey (Lira) ......................................... 2.9516
(Military exchange rates are those
available to customers at military banking
facilities in the country of issuance
for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the
Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For
nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e.,
purchasing British pounds in Germany),
check with your local military banking
facility. Commercial rates are interbank
rates provided for reference when buying
currency. All figures are foreign currencies
to one dollar, except for the British pound,
which is represented in dollars-to-pound,
and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.)
INTEREST RATES
Prime rate ................................................ 3.50
Discount rate .......................................... 1.00
Federal funds market rate ................... 0.36
3-month bill ............................................. 0.34
30-year bond ........................................... 2.28
WEATHER OUTLOOK
MONDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
TUESDAY IN THE PACIFIC
MONDAY IN EUROPE
Misawa
82/70
Kabul
88/58
Baghdad
106/76
Kuwait
City
116/88
Riyadh
113/84
Seoul
84/68
Kandahar
100/70
Osan
85/67
Mildenhall/
Lakenheath
68/59
Bahrain
107/95
Brussels
65/55
Lajes,
Azores
79/68
Doha
108/93
Ramstein
70/50
Stuttgart
69/54
Iwakuni
87/74
Sasebo
86/75
Guam
87/79
Pápa
68/53
Aviano/
Vicenza
80/56
Naples
81/68
Morón
112/76
Sigonella
96/72
Rota
101/76
Djibouti
108/90
Tokyo
86/77
Busan
84/71
Okinawa
86/79
The weather is provided by the
American Forces Network Weather Center,
2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
Souda Bay
86/69
Monday’s US temperatures
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Help a Hero 200
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Saturday
At Darlington Raceway
Darlington, S.C.
Lap length: 1.366 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (3) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 147 laps,
0 rating, 45 points.
2. (2) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 147, 0, 0.
3. (5) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 147, 0, 38.
4. (13) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 147, 0,
0.
5. (11) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 147,
0, 36.
6. (10) Erik Jones, Toyota, 147, 0, 35.
7. (4) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 147, 0, 0.
8. (19) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet,
147, 0, 33.
9. (12) Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, 147,
0, 32.
10. (22) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 147,
0, 31.
11. (7) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 147,
0, 30.
12. (8) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 147, 0, 29.
13. (15) Ryan Reed, Ford, 147, 0, 28.
14. (21) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 147, 0, 27.
15. (17) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 147, 0,
26.
16. (9) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet,
146, 0, 25.
17. (14) Darrell Wallace Jr, Ford, 145,
0, 24.
18. (18) Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota,
145, 0, 23.
19. (16) Blake Koch, Chevrolet, 145, 0,
22.
20. (1) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 145, 0,
0.
21. (24) Ray Black Jr, Chevrolet, 145, 0,
21.
22. (23) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet,
144, 0, 19.
23. (36) David Starr, Chevrolet, 143, 0,
18.
24. (27) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 142, 0,
17.
25. (34) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 141,
0, 16.
26. (25) Mario Gosselin, Chevrolet, 140,
0, 15.
27. (31) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 139, 0,
14.
28. (29) Todd Peck, Ford, 138, 0, 13.
29. (20) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, accident, 102, 0, 12.
30. (30) Jeff Green, Toyota, vibration,
74, 0, 11.
31. (33) Mike Harmon, Dodge, accident, 66, 0, 10.
32. (32) Carl Long, Toyota, accident,
60, 0, 9.
33. (28) Ryan Ellis, Ford, transmission,
51, 0, 8.
34. (37) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet,
suspension, 45, 0, 7.
35. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, engine, 33, 0, 0.
36. (35) Timmy Hill, Dodge, accident,
28, 0, 0.
37. (26) B J McLeod, Ford, accident, 20,
0, 4.
38. (39) Dexter Bean, Chevrolet, electrical, 5, 0, 3.
39. (40) John Jackson, Chevrolet,
transmission, 4, 0, 0.
40. (38) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota,
reargear, 3, 0, 0.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner:
128.736 mph.
Time of Race: 1 hour, 33 minutes, 36
seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.454 seconds.
Caution Flags: 3 for 17 laps.
Lead Changes: 8 among 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: P.Menard 1-6; E.Sadler 724; R.Black 25-26; E.Sadler 27-47; D.Hamlin
48-90; K.Larson 91-102; R.Blaney 103-107;
D.Hamlin 108-111; E.Sadler 112-147
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led,
Laps Led): E.Sadler, 3 times for 72 laps;
D.Hamlin, 2 times for 45 laps; K.Larson,
1 time for 11 laps; P.Menard, 1 time for 5
laps; R.Blaney, 1 time for 4 laps; R.Black,
1 time for 1 lap.
Wins: E.Jones, 3; D.Hamlin, 1; K.Larson,
1; E.Sadler, 1; D.Suarez, 1.
Top 10 in Points: 1. E.Sadler, 770; 2.
D.Suarez, 723; 3. J.Allgaier, 720; 4. T.Dillon,
713; 5. B.Gaughan, 707; 6. E.Jones, 678; 7.
B.Poole, 669; 8. B.Jones, 652; 9. D.Wallace,
606; 10. R.Reed, 568.
NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following
categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While
on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under
Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, LeadLap Finish.
Pro soccer
Deals
MLS
Saturday’s transactions
Eastern Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
New York City FC 12 8 8 44 48 47
New York
12 9 7 43 47 35
Toronto FC
12 8 7 43 39 28
Philadelphia
11 10 7 40 47 44
Montreal
9 7 10 37 40 38
D.C. United
7 9 11 32 35 36
Orlando City
6 7 13 31 41 44
New England
7 12 9 30 31 47
Chicago
6 12 8 26 32 40
Columbus
5 10 11 26 35 42
Western Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
FC Dallas
15 7 6 51 45 36
Real Salt Lake
12 8 7 43 39 37
Colorado
11 5 10 43 28 24
Los Angeles
10 4 13 43 42 27
Sporting KC
11 12 5 38 32 32
Portland
9 11 8 35 42 44
San Jose
7 8 11 32 26 29
Seattle
9 13 4 31 32 36
Vancouver
8 13 7 31 34 44
Houston
5 11 10 25 29 34
NOTE: Three points for victory, one
point for tie.
Saturday, September 3
New York 1, Vancouver 0
New England 2, Colorado 0
Chicago 3, Philadelphia 0
FC Dallas 3, Portland 1
Los Angeles 2, Columbus 1
Wednesday, September 7
Orlando City at Montreal
Los Angeles at Real Salt Lake
Friday, September 9
Houston at Sporting Kansas City
Saturday, September 10
Vancouver at Columbus
Montreal at Philadelphia
New York City FC at New England
Toronto FC at Chicago
Colorado at FC Dallas
Real Salt Lake at Portland
Seattle at San Jose
BASEBALL
National League
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Recalled
RHP Joe Nathan from Richmond (SL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released QB
Matt Barkley, C Taylor Boggs, CB Cariel
Brooks, DT Red Bryant, WR Marquis
Bundy, LB Donald Butler, S Chris Clemons, OT Rob Crisp, S Matthias Farley, WR
Brittan Golden, CB Trevon Hartfield, WR
Chris Hubert, G Antoine Mcclain, CB Harlan Miller, TE Ifeanyi Momah, RB Elijhaa
Penny, OT Givens Price, LB Shaq Riddick,
WR Jaxon Shipley, TE Hakeem Valles, RB
Kerwynn Williams and CB Ronald Zamort
Waived-injured LB Tristan Okpalaugo.
ATLANTA FALCONS — Placed CBs
Akeem King and DeMarcus Van Dyke on
injured reserve. Reached an injury settlement with RB Brandon Wilds Waivedinjured LB Tyler Starr. Placed CB Jalen
Collins on the reserve-suspended list.
Waived DT Joey Mbu, WR J.D. McKissic,
S Sharrod Neasman, QB Matt Simms and
TE D.J. Tialavea.
BALTIMORE RAVENS — Terminated the
contracts of G Vladimir Ducasse, RB Justin Forsett and QB Josh Johnson. Waived
LB Brennen Beyer, S Terrence Brooks, LB
Arthur Brown, TE Daniel Brown, WR Jeremy Butler, OT Blaine Clausell, RB Stephen Houston, DE Kapron Lewis-Moore,
LB Victor Ochi, LB Patrick Onwuasor, WRRS Keenan Reynolds, C Matt Skura and
CB Julian Wilson, Waived-injured CB Carrington Byndom. Placed WR-RS Michael
Campanaro, WR Chris Matthews and G-T
De’Ondre Wesley.
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Terminated
the contracts of S Stevie Brown and DT
Kyle Love. Waived CB Zack Sanchez; RBs
Brandon Wegher and Jalen Simmons; WR
Keyarris Garrett; TEs Eric Wallace, Marcus Lucas and Beau Sandland; G David
Yankey, DEs Larry Webster and Arthur
Miley; DTs Eric Crume and Robert Thomas; LB Brian Blechen, CB Lou Young and
Ss Marcus Ball and Travell Dixon. Placed
G Chris Scott on the reserve-suspended
list and WR Kevin Norwood, LB Ben Jacobs and OT Jordan Rigsbee on injured
reserve.
CHICAGO BEARS — Placed LB Pernell
McPhee and WR Marquess Wilson on
the PUP list. Terminated the contracts
of TEs Tony Moeaki and Rob Housler;
WR Marc Mariani; RB Jacquizz Rodgers;
G Shelley Smith and OT Garry Williams.
Waived QB David Fales; LB John Timu;
WRs Daniel Braverman and B.J. Daniels;
TE Ben Braunecker, CBs Taveze Calhoun,
De<Vante Bausby and Kevin Peterson;
C Khaled Holmes; OT Jason Weaver; NT
Terry Williams and LS Patrick Scales.
Waived-injured DE Ego Ferguson and LB
Danny Mason.
CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed DE
Marcus Hardison on injured reserve.
Terminated the contract of CB Chykie
Brown. Placed LB Vontaze Burfict on the
Reserve/Suspended list. Waived-injured
WR Mario Alford. Waived FB Andrew
Bonnet, DE Ryan Brown, HB Tra Carson,
C Alex Cooper, DT David Dean, OT Aaron
Epps, HB Bronson Hill, CB Darius Hillary,
G Trey Hopkins, WR Jake Kumerow, TE
Matt Lengel, CB Tony McRae, G Alex Redmond, WR Alonzo Russell, WR Rashaun
Simonise, G Trip Thurman, OT John Weidenaar and QB Keith Wenning.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed P Britton Colquitt. Terminated the contract of
WR Marlon Moore. Placed WR Josh Gordon and DL Armonty Bryant on the reserve-suspended list. Waived P Michael
Palardy, DL Kenton Adeyemi, DL Chigbo
Anunoby, DB Pierre Desir, RB Jahwan Edwards, DB Mikell Everette, OL Dan France,
WR Taylor Gabriel, DB Charles Gaines, OL
Garth Gerhart, TE Connor Hamlett, TE
J.P. Holtz, WR Darius Jennings, OL Kaleb
Johnson, OL Mike Matthews, LB Jason
Neill, DB Eric Patterson, P Kasey Redfern
and LB Justin Tuggle.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived LB Derek Akunne, C Jake Brendel, DT Rodney
Coe, CB Isaiah Frey, TE Rico Gathers, LB
Brandon Hepburn, QB Jerrod Johnson,
WR Andy Jones, LB Deon King, OT Ryan
Mack, WR Vince Mayle, CB Deji Olatoye,
DE Lawrence Okoye, DE Ryan Russell, G
Boston Stiverson, WR Devin Street, TE
Austin Traylor, K Matt Wile and OT Bryan
Witzmann. Waived-injured DE Mike McAdoo. Placed RB Darren McFadden on the
reserve-NFI list and DE DeMarcus Lawrence on the reserve-suspended list.
DENVER BRONCOS — Released RB
Ronnie Hillman, DL Henry Melton and
QB Mark Sanchez. Waived C Dillon Day,
LB Vontarrius Dora, WR Mose Frazier, OT
Lars Hanson, DE Lars Koht, LB Kyle Kragen, TE Henry Krieger-Coble, CB B.J. Lowery, S Ryan Murphy, OT Justin Murray, G
Robert Myers Jr., G Aaron Neary, CB Taurean Nixon, LB Dwayne Norman, WR Kalif
Raymond, LB Sadat Sulleyman, FB Juwan
Thompson, CB John Tidwell and LB Eddie
Yarbrough. Placed S Keo Shiloh on the reserve-suspended list.
DETROIT LIONS — Waived WR Jace
Billingsley, CB Alex Carter, WR Quinshad
Davis, LB Jayson DiManche, TE Adam
Fuehne, LB Zaviar Gooden, LB Khaseem
Greene, C Gabe Ikard, S Isaiah Johnson,
WR TJ Jones, WR Jay Lee, OT Luke Marquardt, OT Michael Ola, DT Caraun Reid,
QB Jake Rudock, OL Brandon Thomas,
DB Charles Washington, RB George Winn
and DT Gabe Wright. Released C Lemuel
Jeanpierre and CB Darrin Walls. Placed
TE Andrew Quarless on the reserve-suspended list.
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Released G
Josh Sitton, WR Geronimo Allison, LB
Saturday
Galaxy 2, Crew 1
Columbus
0 1—1
Los Angeles
0 2—2
Second half—1, Los Angeles, Husidic,
78th minute, 2, Los Angeles, dos Santos,
82nd, 3, Columbus, Jahn, 90th+2.
Goalies—Columbus, Steve Clark; Los
Angeles, Brian Rowe.
A—24,693 (27,000)
FC Dallas 3, Timbers 1
Portland
0 1—1
FC Dallas
2 1—3
First half—1, FC Dallas, Diaz (PK), 14th
minute, 2, FC Dallas, Ulloa, 45th+2.
Second
half—3,
FC
Dallas,
Zimmerman(Diaz), 53rd, 4, Portland,
Valeri, 87th.
Goalies—Portland, Jake Gleeson; FC
Dallas, Chris Seitz.
Yellow Cards—Jewsbury, Portland,
22nd, Ortiz, FC Dallas, 46th, Ridgewell,
Portland, 52nd, Hedges, FC Dallas, 54th,
Urruti, FC Dallas, 59th, Grabavoy, Portland, 90th+2.
A—14,207 (20,500)
Fire 3, Union 0
Philadelphia
0 0—0
Chicago
1 2—3
First half—1, Chicago, Alberg(OG),
22nd minute.
Second half—2, Chicago, de Leeuw,
71st, 3, Chicago, Alvarez, 90th.
Goalies—Philadelphia, John McCarthy; Chicago, Sean Johnson.
Yellow Cards—Meira, Chicago, 58th,
Cocis, Chicago, 61st, Kappelhof, 64th.
A—16,102 (20,000)
Revolution 2, Rapids 0
Colorado
0 0—0
New England
1 1—2
First half—New England, Agudelo,
12th minute.
Second half—New England, Tierney,
49th.
Goalies—Colorado, Zac MacMath;
New England, Brad Knighton.
Yellow Cards—Cronin, Colorado, 22nd,
Badji, Colorado, 29th, MacMath, Colorado,
32nd, Bobby Burling, Colorado, 90th+3.
A—15,046 (20,000)
Red Bulls 1, Whitecaps 0
New York
0 1—1
Vancouver
0 0—0
Second half—1, New York, Wright-Phillips, 50th minute.
Goalies—New York, ; Vancouver, .
Yellow Cards—Muyl, New York, 20th,
Aird, Vancouver, 29th, Grella, New York,
60th.
A—22,120 (20,120)
NWSL
W L T Pts GF GA
Washington
11 3 3 36 27 15
Portland
8 3 5 29 21 15
Chicago
8 4 4 28 17 14
Western New York 8 5 4 28 32 21
Seattle
6 5 5 23 21 15
Sky Blue FC
6 6 4 22 19 23
Houston
5 8 4 19 22 21
Orlando
6 11 0 18 16 24
FC Kansas City
4 8 4 16 11 16
Boston
3 12 1 10 10 32
NOTE: Three points for victory, one
point for tie.
Saturday’s games
Western New York 1, Washington 1
Houston 3, Orlando 1
Sunday’s games
Sky Blue FC at FC Kansas City
Boston at Portland
Seattle at Chicago
Sam Barrington, LB Carl Bradford, LB
Beniquez Brown, CB Robertson Daniel,
CB Warren Gatewood, LB Reggie Gilbert,
LS Rick Lovato, G Lucas Patrick, TE Casey
Pierce, DT Brian Price, RB Brandon Ross,
FB Alstevis Squirewell, WR Herb Waters,
S Jermaine Whitehead and QB Marquise
Williams. Placed DT Tyler Kuder and OL
Kyle Steuck on injured reserve. placed C
Corey Linsley on the PUP list. Placed CB
Demetri Goodson and DT Mike Pennel on
the reserve-suspended list.
HOUSTON TEXANS — Activated DE J.J.
Watt and OT Duane Brown from the PUP
list. Waived-injured C Dalton Freeman
and LB Tony Washington Jr. Released
WR Cecil Shorts III and S Antonio Allen.
Waived OT Jeff Adams, G Karim Barton,
WR Quenton Bundrage, LB Reshard Cliett, TE Anthony Denham, DT Brandon
Dunn, RB Kenny Hilliard, RB Akeem Hunt,
DE Ufomba Kamalu, LB Eric Lee, OT Andrew McDonald, CB Terrance Mitchell,
CB Robert Nelson, DE Dan Pettinato, LB
Shakeel Rashad, G Chad Slade, TE Eric
Tomlinson and WR Wendall Williams.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Waived DE
Sterling Bailey, LB Trevor Bates, S Alden
Darby, CB Tay Glover-Wright, S Lee Hightower, S Stefan McClure, WR MeKale McKay, CB Christopher Milton, G Kitt O’Brien,
LB Earl Okine, DT Kelcy Quarles, G Adam
Redmond, WR Tevaun Smith, OT Mitchell Van Dyk and OT Jeremy Vujnovich.
Released LB Nate Irving and RB Stevan
Ridley. Placed CB Tevin Mitchel, LB Ron
Thompson and G Hugh Thornton on injured reserve.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Waived QB
Nick Marshall, LB Thurston Armbrister,
DT Richard Ash, DT T.J. Barnes, CB Briean
Boddy-Calhoun, TE Braedon Bowman, OL
Kadeem Edwards, S Josh Evans, WR Shaq
Evans, OT Rashod Hill, DE Tyrone Holmes,
WR Rashad Lawrence, LB Sean Porter, G
Pearce Slater, LB Jordan Tripp and WR
Shane Wynn. Released WR Arrelious
Benn, G Mackenzy Bernadeau, LB Ryan
Davis and G Jacques McClendon. Placed
DT Michael Bennett on injured reserve
and CB Aaron Colvin on the reserve-suspended list.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Traded CB
Marcus Cooper to Arizona for an undisclosed draft pick. Waived LB Tyrell Adams, WR Da’Ron Brown, DB Deveron Carr,
DB Jamell Fleming, OL Reid Fragel, WR
Frankie Hammond Jr., QB Kevin Hogan,
S Jeron Johnson, DL David King, LB Andy
Mulumba, QB Aaron Murray, C Daniel Munyer, TE Brian Parker, OL Jarrod Pughsley, S Shak Randolph, RB Darrin Reaves,
LB Terrance Smith, DL Jimmy Staten, OT
Zach Sterup and DB Brock Vereen.
LOS ANGELES RAMS — Waived OT Isaiah Battle, DB Christian Bryant, LB Brandon Chubb, TE Justice Cunningham, DT
Morgan Fox, DB Rohan Gaines, RB Aaron
Green, WR Austin Hill, CB Michael Jordan, DB Jordan Kovacs, C Eric Kush, LB
Cameron Lynch, RB Terrence Magee, WR
Paul McRoberts, DB Marcus Roberson, DE
Ian Seau, DB Jabriel Washington and WR
Duke Williams. Terminated the contracts
of LB Akeem Ayers and DT Cam Thomas.
Placed OL Garrett Reynolds and OL Darrell Williams on injured reserve.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Waived LB James
Burgess, DT Deandre Coleman, G Jamil
Douglas, TE Thomas Duarte, QB Zac Dysert, S Shamiel Gary, LB Tyler Gray, S A.J.
Hendy, OT Ulrick John, DT Chris Jones,
DE Cleyon Laing, CB Rashaan Melvin,
CB Lafayette Pitts, DE Cedric Reed, WR
Rashawn Scott and DE Jordan Williams.
Released CB Chimdi Chekwa, LB JamesMichael Johnson, TE Dominique Jones,
RB Daniel Thomas and OT Sam Young.
Placed CB Chris Culliver on the PUP list.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Acquired QB
Sam Bradford from Philadelphia for a
2017 first- and 2018 fourth-round draft
pick. Released DT Kenrick Ellis. Waived
G Willie Beavers, WR Moritz Bohringer,
OT Carter Bykowski, TE Kyle Carter, G
Isame Faciane, WR Isaac Fruechte, LB
Jake Ganus, RB C.J. Ham, DT Toby Johnson, DE Zach Moore, DE Denzell Perine,
RB Jhurell Pressley, DT Travis Raciti, FB
Blake Renaud, CB Tre Roberson, QB Brad
Sorensen, QB Joel Stave, LB Brandon
Watts and DE Stephen Weatherly. Placed
S Michael Griffin and CB Jabari Price on
injured reserve. Placed QB Taylor Heinicke on the reserve-NFI list.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released
OL Chris Barker, WR Aaron Dobson, RB
Tyler Gaffney, DL Geneo Grissom, LB
Rufus Johnson, DL Markus Kuhn, WR
Keshawn Martin, DB Darryl Roberts, DB
Vinnie Sunseri, DL Joe Vellano, WR DeAndre Carter, OL Jon Halapio, WR Chris
Harper, RB Joey Iosefa, LB Kevin Snyder,
DL Woodrow Hamilton, LB Kamu GrugierHill, CB Cre’von LeBlanc, WR Devin Lucien and TE Bryce Williams.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Placed TE Michael Hoomanawanui, OL Khalif Barnes
and DE Chris McCain on injured reserve.
Released K Connor Barth. Waived DT
Bobby Richardson; DEs Darryl Tapp, Davis Tull and C.J. Wilson; LB Jeff Schoettmer; FB Austin Johnson; WRs Jake Lampman and Jordan Williams-Lambert; OL
Jack Allen, Joseph Cheek, John Fullington, Marcus Henry, Tony Hills, and Tyrus
Thompson; TE Garrett Griffin and DBs
Brian Dixon and Trae Elston.
NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed K Josh
Brown on the reserve-suspended list.
Terminated the contracts of OL Adam
Gettis and DT Jermelle Cudjo. Waivedinjured TE Ryan Malleck and OL Emmett
Cleary and Jake Rodgers. Waived QB
Logan Thomas, WR Geremy Davis, WR
Darius Powe, WR Anthony Dable, OL Dillon Farrell, OL Ryan Seymour, DT Louis
Nix, DE Stansly Maponga, LB Brad Bars,
LB Ishaq Williams, CB Leon McFadden,
CB Michael Hunter, CB Donte Deayon, S
Justin Currie and S Andrew Adams.
NEW YORK JETS — Released WR Jeremy Ross and RB Antone Smith. Waived
TE Jace Amaro, DL Tarow Barney, LB
Freddie Bishop, FB Tommy Bohanon, LB
Taiwan Jones, CB Bryson Keeton, G Mike
Liedtke, S Doug Middleton, CB Darryl
Morris, DL Claude Pelon, TE Wes Sexton,
CB Kevin Short, TE Zach Sudfeld, WR
Kenbrell Thompkins, G Craig Watts and
WR Chandler Worthy. Waived-injured LB
Trevor Reilly and CB Dee Milliner. Placed
DL Sheldon Richardson to the reservesuspended list.
OAKLAND RAIDERS — Placed FB Marcel Reece on the reserve-suspended
List. Acquired a 2017 conditional draft
pick from Seattle for S Dewey McDonald.
Waived RB George Atkinson III, G Mitch
Bee, WR K.J. Brent, CB Kenneth Durden,
WR Marvin Hall, DL Drew Iddings, DL
Branden Jackson, G Denver Kirkland, DT
Derrick Lott, LB John Lotulelei, TE Jake
McGee, WR Jaydon Mickens, TE Ryan
O’Malley, G Oni Omoile, CB Neiko Thorpe,
LB Korey Toomer, DE Greg Townsend Jr.
and LB Kyrie Wilson. Waived-injured LB
Neiron Ball and LB-DE James Cowser.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Released
QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson, LB Don
Cherry, S Blake Countess, DT Bruce Gaston, LB Quentin Gause, LB Najee Goode,
G Darrell Greene, WR Marcus Johnson, CG Barrett Jones, WR Cayleb Jones, RB Byron Marshall, TE M.J. McFarland, DE Jake
Metz, RB Cedric O’Neal, TE Chris Pantale,
K Cody Parkey, S Ed Reynolds, CB JaCorey Shepherd, DT Aziz Shittu, LB Myke
Tavarres and WR David Watford.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Acquired CB
Justin Gilbert from Cleveland for a 2018
sixth-round draft pick. Waived-injured
TE Paul Lang. Placed RB Le’Veon Bell on
the reserve-suspended list. Released
WRs Demarcus Ayers, Cobi Hamilton
and Marcus Tucker; RBs Brandon BrownDukes and Cameron Stingily; OL Shahbaz
Ahmed, Antoine Everett, Matt Feiler and
Wade Hansen; CBs Montell Garner, Doran
Grant, Al-Hajj Shabazz and Donald Washington; DL Lavon Hooks, Caushaud Lyons
and Johnny Maxey; LBs Travis Feeney,
Steven Johnson and Jermauria Rasco; QB
Bryn Renner and S Ray Vinopal.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Waived-injured WR Rasheed Bailey and LB Shaq
Petteway. Waived QB Mike Bercovici,
OT Brett Boyko, CB Richard Crawford,
LB Ben Gardner, RB Gus Johnson, DT Kamal Johnson, G-T Marcel Jones, S Adrian
McDonald, DT Chuka Ndulue, WR-KR Deandre Reaves, LB James Ross, CB Larry
Scott, TE Tim Semisch, FB Chris Swain, G
Vi Teofilo, LB James Vaughters, TE Matt
Weiser WR Dom Williams and CB Trevor
Williams. Placed DT Damion Square on
the reserve-suspended list.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Waived-injured WR DeAndre Smelter. Placed LB
Aaron Lynch on the reserve-suspended
list. Acquired WR Rod Streater and an
undisclosed draft pick from Kansas City
for an undisclosed draft pick. Traded S
L.J. McCray to Seattle for an undisclosed
draft pick. Released WR Dres Anderson,
OL Alex Balducci, WR Devon Cajuste, DL
Demetrius Cherry, OL Fahn Cooper, QB
Jeff Driskel, TE Je’Ron Hamm, RB DuJuan
Harris, CB Prince Charles Iworah, OL
Colin Kelly, LB Corey Lemonier, DL B.J.
McBryde, OL Norman Price, LB Marcus
Rush, LB Shayne Skov, NT Garrison Smith,
RB Kelvin Taylor and WRs Bryce Treggs,
Ryan Whalen and DeAndrew White.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Terminated
the contracts of G Jahri Evans and FB
Will Tukuafu. Waived DT Brandin Bryant,
TE Clayton Echard, QB Jake Heaps, LB
Steve Longa, WR Douglas McNeil III, WR
E.Z. Nwachukwu, WR Kasen Williams,
RB Troymaine Pope, G-C Will Pericak,
WR Antwan Goodley, DE Tylor Harris, S
Keenan Lambert, WR Kenny Lawler, LB
Kache Palacio, DE Ryan Robinson, CB
Tye Smith and DT Tani Tupou. Waivedinjured DT Jordan Hill, TE Joe Sommers,
CB Marcus Burley, LB Eric Pinkins and OT
Terry Poole. Waived RB George Farmer,
DB Trovon Reed, WR Kevin Smith and DT
Sealver Siliga from injured reserve-injury
settlement.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Waived
OL Josh Allen, LB Mich Awe, RB Peyton Barber, DE Kourtnei Brown, CB Javien Elliot, DT A.J. Francis, LB Jeremiah
George, C Ben Gottschalk, RB Russell
Hansbrough, S Isaiah Johnson, OT Kyler
Kerbyson, LB Josh Keyes, WR Jonathan
Krause, WR Freddie Martino, S Kimario
McFadden, OL Kelvin Palmer, LB Luke
Rhodes and TE Danny Vitale. Released
DT Cliff Matthews. Waived-injured WR
Kenny Bell, TE Kivon Cartwright and WR
Bernard Reedy.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Released
DL Cullen Jenkins, OL Josh LeRibeus,
TE Logan Paulsen and NT Jerrell Powe.
Waived RB Mack Brown, CB Lloyd Carrington, OT Takoby Cofield, DE Corey
Crawford, LB Carlos Fields, WR Maurice
Harris, DE Matt Ioannidis, TE Marcel Jensen, G Nila Kasitati, FB Joe Kerridge, S
Geno Matias-Smith, OL Vinston Painter,
WR Kendal Thompson, WR T.J. Thorpe,
LB Lynden Trail, LB Mike Wakefield and
OT Isaiah Williams. Waived-injured CB
Mariel Cooper.
COLLEGE
MIAMI — Suspended WR Sam Bruce
for three games and DL Gerald Willis for
one game for violations of team rules.
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Golf
Pro football
Deutsche Bank Championship
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
New England
Miami
Buffalo
N.Y. Jets
W
0
0
0
0
L
0
0
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
Pct
.000
.000
.000
.000
Houston
Tennessee
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cleveland
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Denver
Kansas City
San Diego
Oakland
0
0
0
0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Philadelphia
Washington
N.Y. Giants
Dallas
W
0
0
0
0
L
0
0
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
Pct
000
.000
.000
.000
Atlanta
Tampa Bay
Carolina
New Orleans
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Minnesota
Green Bay
Detroit
Chicago
0
0
0
0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
000
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Seattle
0 0 0
.000
San Francisco 0 0 0
.000
Los Angeles
0 0 0
.000
Arizona
0 0 0
.000
Thursday’s game
Carolina at Denver
Sunday, Sept. 11
Tampa Bay at Atlanta
Minnesota at Tennessee
Cleveland at Philadelphia
Cincinnati at N.Y. Jets
Oakland at New Orleans
San Diego at Kansas City
Buffalo at Baltimore
Chicago at Houston
Green Bay at Jacksonville
Miami at Seattle
N.Y. Giants at Dallas
Detroit at Indianapolis
New England at Arizona
Monday, Sept. 12
Pittsburgh at Washington
Los Angeles at San Francisco
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
South
North
West
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
South
North
West
PF PA
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
PF PA
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
European Masters
Saturday
At Crans-sur-Sierre GC
Crans-Sur-Sierre, Switzerland
Purse: $3.02 million
Yardage: 6,848; Par: 70
Third Round
Scott Hend, Australia
65-67-65—197
Alex Noren, Sweden
69-63-66—198
Richard Bland, England
67-64-69—200
Mikko Ilonen, Finland
66-67-68—201
Alejandro Canizares, Spain
69-64-68—201
Andrew Johnston, England
65-68-68—201
Romain Langasque, France
68-63-70—201
Shaw Charity Classic
Pro basketball
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L Pct
New York
20
9 .690
Atlanta
14
13 .519
Chicago
14
13 .519
Indiana
13
14 .481
Connecticut
11
17 .393
Washington
10
17 .370
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L Pct
Los Angeles
23
5 .821
Minnesota
23
5 .821
Phoenix
13
16 .448
Seattle
11
17 .393
Dallas
9
20 .310
San Antonio
6
21 .222
Thursday’s games
Indiana 98, New York 77
Los Angeles 70, San Antonio 61
Friday’s games
Connecticut 87, Phoenix 74
Minnesota 75, Washington 69
Chicago 92, Seattle 88
Los Angeles 87, Dallas 79
Saturday’s game
New York 92, Phoenix 70
Sunday’s games
Washington at Dallas
San Antonio at Chicago
Seattle at Atlanta
Indiana at Los Angeles
Connecticut at Minnesota
Monday’s games
No games scheduled
Tuesday’s games
Phoenix Atlanta
Indiana at San Antonio
Minnesota at Los Angeles
PGA Tour
Saturday
At TPC Boston
Norton, Mass.
Purse: $8.5 million
Yardage: 7,214; Par 71
Second Round
Kevin Chappell
67-64—131 -11
Paul Casey
66-66—132 -10
Jimmy Walker
68-64—132 -10
Brian Harman
68-65—133 -9
Smylie Kaufman
68-66—134 -8
Dustin Johnson
68-66—134 -8
Brian Stuard
66-69—135 -7
Daniel Berger
67-68—135 -7
Ryan Moore
65-70—135 -7
Gary Woodland
69-66—135 -7
Justin Rose
68-67—135 -7
Patrick Reed
68-67—135 -7
Roberto Castro
67-69—136 -6
Tony Finau
67-69—136 -6
Sergio Garcia
68-68—136 -6
Jordan Spieth
68-68—136 -6
Billy Hurley III
67-69—136 -6
David Hearn
68-68—136 -6
Charl Schwartzel
70-66—136 -6
Spencer Levin
69-67—136 -6
Steve Stricker
67-69—136 -6
Harold Varner III
71-65—136 -6
Johnson Wagner
69-68—137 -5
Jim Herman
68-69—137 -5
Matt Kuchar
70-67—137 -5
Vaughn Taylor
68-69—137 -5
Bryce Molder
70-67—137 -5
Charles Howell III
71-66—137 -5
Fabian Gomez
66-71—137 -5
GB
—
4½
4½
5½
8
8½
GB
—
—
10½
12
14½
16½
Champions Tour
Saturday
At Canyon Meadow Golf & CC
Calgary, Alberta
Purse: $2.35 million
Yardage: 7,086; Par 70
Second Round
Jeff Maggert
63-63—126
Carlos Franco
66-63—129
Bernhard Langer
65-65—130
Michael Allen
67-64—131
Fred Funk
65-66—131
Jose Coceres
63-68—131
Brandt Jobe
68-64—132
Doug Garwood
68-64—132
Todd Hamilton
69-63—132
Jesper Parnevik
67-65—132
Willie Wood
67-65—132
Duffy Waldorf
67-65—132
Tom Byrum
64-68—132
Billy Andrade
70-69—139
Mike Springer
71-68—139
Brad Bryant
68-72—140
Neal Lancaster
68-72—140
Tom Kite
67-73—140
Joey Sindelar
70-70—140
Blaine McCallister
67-73—140
John Inman
71-69—140
Scott Hoch
71-69—140
Wes Short, Jr.
68-73—141
Craig Stadler
72-69—141
John Cook
72-69—141
-14
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-1
-1
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
+1
+1
+1
Manulife LPGA Classic
Saturday
At Whistle Bear Golf Club
Cambridge, Ontario
Purse: $1.6 million
Yardage: 6,613; Par 72
Thirnd Round
(a-amateur)
Mi Hyang Lee
69-67-66—202
Hyo Joo Kim
68-67-68—203
Ariya Jutanugarn
70-68-66—204
P.K. Kongkraphan
69-66-69—204
Minjee Lee
70-69-66—205
Caroline Masson
68-69-68—205
Lydia Ko
70-72-64—206
Catriona Matthew
72-68-66—206
Lizette Salas
71-69-66—206
Karine Icher
71-71-65—207
In Gee Chun
67-75-65—207
Kris Tamulis
72-69-66—207
Ryann O’Toole
69-72-66—207
So Yeon Ryu
69-70-68—207
Nontaya Srisawang
68-71-68—207
Marina Alex
70-64-73—207
-14
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
Serena sets Grand record
BY HOWARD FENDRICH
Associated Press
NEW YORK — So about that
inflamed right shoulder that was
supposed to hinder Serena Williams at the U.S. Open as she
seeks a record 23rd major title: It
sure seems to be just fine.
“Definitely feels solid,” Williams said.
Not sure? There’s plenty of evidence. No need to take her word
— or her coach’s — for it.
Look at the way Williams beat
47th-ranked Johanna Larsson
6-1, 6-1 on Saturday to reach the
fourth round at Flushing Meadows and collect the 307th Grand
Slam match victory of her career,
surpassing Martina Navratilova
for most by a woman in the Open
era and equaling Roger Federer
for most by anyone since 1968.
Williams reached 121 mph on a
serve. She had a half-dozen aces,
bringing her total this week to 31.
She faced only one break point
— her first of the tournament —
and saved it. She smacked seven
return winners. She compiled a
24-5 total edge in winners.
“Tennis-wise, I think it was
very satisfying in all aspects. It’s
not perfect, of course,” said her
coach, Patrick Mouratoglou. “But
for someone who didn’t play much
matches in the last two months, I
think she’s competitive.”
Now there’s an understatement.
That sounds like bad news
for upcoming opponents, starting with 52nd-ranked Yaroslava
Shvedova, who advanced to the
round of 16 in New York for the
first time by beating Zhang Shuai
6-2, 7-5.
Monday’s other fourth-round
women’s matchups will be Williams’ older sister Venus vs. No. 10
Karolina Pliskova, No. 5 Simona
Halep vs. No. 11 Carla Suarez Navarro, and No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Ana Konjuh. Venus
Williams advanced comfortably
Saturday night by beating No. 26
Laura Siegemund 6-1, 6-2. In that
half of the draw, only the players
with the last name Williams have
won a Grand Slam title; the sisters could meet in the semifinals
a year after Serena eliminated
Venus in the quarters.
Two past men’s champions,
Andy Murray and Juan Martin
del Potro, moved into the fourth
round.
Murray, who won the 2012 U.S.
Open, had trouble in each of the
first two sets, but eventually became more patient during baseline exchanges and took control
for a 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 victory
over Paolo Lorenzi. Murray joins
Kyle Edmund — who won Friday
to set up a match against No. 1
Novak Djokovic — to give Britain
two men in the round of 16 at the
American Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 1966,
when it was known as the U.S.
Championships.
A third British man, Dan Evans,
came within a point of also making the fourth round but failed to
complete what would have been a
significant upset, fading in a 4-6,
6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (8), 6-2 loss to No.
3 Stan Wawrinka.
Wawrinka next faces 63rdranked Illya Marchenko, who advanced when No. 14 Nick Kyrgios
quit because of injury while trailing two sets to one.
There’s only one American
man left: Jack Sock, who faces No.
9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Sunday.
That’s because 19-year-old qualifier Jared Donaldson’s run ended
with a straight-set loss to 37-yearold Ivo Karlovic, the oldest man
to reach the fourth round in New
York since Jimmy Connors was
39 in 1991. Karlovic plays No. 6
Kei Nishikori next.
Serena Williams (1), United States,
def. Johanna Larsson, Sweden, 6-2, 6-1.
Ana Konjuh, Croatia, def. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
Karolina Pliskova (10), Czech Republic, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (17),
Russia, 6-2, 6-4.
Venus Williams (6), United States, def.
Laura Siegemund (26), Germany, 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles
Men
Second Round
Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and
Horia Tecau (5), Romania, def. Mate
Pavic, Croatia, and Michael Venus, New
Zealand, 6-2, 6-2.
Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Aisamul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, def. Henri Kontinen, Finland, and John Peers (10), Australia, 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-3.
Jamie Murray, Britain, and Bruno
Soares (4), Brazil, def. Marcin Matkowski, Poland, and Jurgen Melzer, Austria,
6-1, 6-1.
Lukasz Kubot, Poland, and Alexander
Peya (12), Austria, def. Stephane Robert,
France, and Dudi Sela, Israel, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez (8),
Spain, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus,
and Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 6-4, 6-4.
Chris Guccione, Australia, and Andre
Sa, Brazil, def. Raven Klaasen, South Africa, and Rajeev Ram (7), United States,
7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-3.
Nicolas Almagro, Spain, and Victor
Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, def.
Fabio Fognini and Andreas Seppi, Italy,
7-6 (6), 6-3.
Jeremy Chardy, France, and Sam
Groth, Australia, def. Dominic Thiem and
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn, Austria, 7-6
(3), 6-4.
David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco, Spain, def. Andres Molteni and
Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 7-5, 6-7
(5), 6-4.
Women
Second Round
Vania King, United States, and Monica
Niculescu (10), Romania, def. Lyudmyla
and Nadiia Kichenok, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-1.
Nicole Gibbs, U.S., and Nao Hibino, Japan, def. Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands,
and Heather Watson, Britain, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova (16), Czech Republic, def. Danka
Kovinic, Motenegro, and Alicja Rosolska,
Poland, 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Sania Mirza, India, and Barbora Strycova (7), Czech Republic, def. Viktorija
Golubic, Switzerland, and Nicole Melichar, United States, 6-2, 7-6 (5).
Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka (4), Czech Republic, def. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, and Maria Sanchez,
United States, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.
Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and CoCo
Vandeweghe (6), United States, def. Maria Irigoyen, Argentina, and Paula Kania,
Poland, 7-5, 6-3.
Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic (1), France, def. Naomi Broady,
Britain, and Shelby Rogers, U.S., 6-3, 6-1.
Timea Babos, Hungary, and Yaroslava
Shvedova (3), Kazakhstan, def. Jelena
Ostapenko, Latvia, and Andrea Petkovic,
Germany, 6-2, 6-4.
JASON D EC ROW/AP
Serena Williams returns a shot
to Johanna Larsson during their
third round match Saturday in
New York.
US Open scoreboard
Saturday
Saturday
At The USTA Billie Jean King National
Tennis Center
New York
Purse: $46.3 million (Grand Slam)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Men
Third Round
Dominic Thiem (8), Austria, def. Pablo
Carreno Busta, Spain, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.
Grigor Dimitrov (22), Bulgaria, def.
Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.
Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, def.
David Ferrer (11), Spain, 7-6 (3), 6-2, 6-3.
Andy Murray (2), Britain, def. Paolo
Lorenzi, Italy, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-2, 6-3.
Kei Nishikori, Japan (6), def. Nicolas
Mahut, France, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.
Stan Wawrinka (3), Switzerland, def.
Daniel Evans, Britain, 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6
(8), 6-2.
Ivo Karlovic (21), Croatia, def. Jared
Donaldson, U.S., 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, def. Nick
Kyrgios (14), Australia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, retired.
Women
Third Round
Carla Suarez Navarro (11), Spain, def.
Elena Vesnina (19), Russia, 6-4, 6-3.
Simona Halep (5), Romania, def. Timea
Babos (31), Hungary, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.
Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland,
def. Caroline Garcia (25), France, 6-2, 6-3.
Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, def.
Zhang Shuai, China, 6-2, 7-5.
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MLB
Giants’ Bumgarner outduels Arrieta
‘
San Francisco takes
advantage of Cubs’
miscues in 3-2 win
We’re going up
against a team
that, I don’t think
they’ve clinched yet,
but they’re going
to be there. And
we’re planning on
being there. So it’s
a playoff-type of
matchup.
BY M IKE CRANSTON
Associated Press
PATRICK SEMANSKY/AP
New York Yankees manager
Joe Girardi, left, stands in the
dugout during Saturday’s third
straight shutout loss to the
Orioles in Baltimore.
Gausman,
O’s shutout
Yankees
BY DAVID GINSBURG
Associated Press
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles have put the New
York Yankees in a precarious
situation.
Kevin Gausman outpitched CC
Sabathia for the second time in
seven days, Adam Jones homered
and the Orioles got their third
straight shutout against New
York, 2-0 on Saturday night.
Baltimore will seek to complete
a three-game sweep on Sunday.
The Orioles won 8-0 on Friday
night and also beat the Yankees
5-0 in Gausman’s previous start.
Time is running out for New
York in its bid to snag an AL wildcard spot. If the Yankees don’t
start hitting right now, they can
start thinking about 2017.
“You don’t ever want to go
through this during the course of
the season,” manager Joe Girardi
said. “So (Sunday’s) game is probably the most important game of
the year.”
Gausman (7-10) allowed two
hits and two walks over six innings to win his fourth straight
start. He struck out eight and
permitted only one runner past
second base.
The right-hander threw seven
shutout innings in New York last
Sunday and is 2-1 with an 0.80
ERA in five starts against the
Yankees this season.
“Just trying to mx in all my
pitches and keep them off balance,” Gausman said. “I think
a lot of their guys are obviously
looking for a fastball against me,
so if I can throw my offspeed
pitches for strikes and kind of put
that thought in the back of their
minds, I can have success.”
Zach Britton, the third Baltimore reliever, worked a perfect ninth for his 40th save in 40
opportunities.
The victory moved the thirdplace Orioles within two games of
the top spot in the AL East.
CHICAGO — Madison Bumgarner facing Jake Arrieta had an
October feel to it, and the San
Francisco Giants performed like
they belong in the postseason.
Bumgarner outpitched Arrieta
with 10 strikeouts over six innings, and San Francisco pounced
on rare miscues by the Chicago
Cubs in a 3-2 victory on Saturday.
Bumgarner (14-8) allowed two
runs and five hits in his fourth
victory in his last five starts. San
Francisco, trying to catch Los
Angeles in the NL West, rebounded from a pair of one-run losses
in the first two games of the fourgame set against the major league
leaders.
“We’re going up against a
team that, I don’t think they’ve
clinched yet, but they’re going to
be there,” Bumgarner said. “And
we’re planning on being there. So
it’s a playoff-type of matchup.”
The Giants had a major leaguebest 57-33 record at the All-Star
break. But they are just 16-29 since
that point, leaving them looking
up at the Dodgers and clinging to
the top spot in the wild-card race.
“It was one we definitely wanted and needed,” catcher Buster
Posey said. “It was good to score
some runs off Arrieta and then
’
Madison Bumgarner
San Francisco Giants pitcher
PAUL BEATY/AP
Giants second baseman Joe Panik throws to first base after forcing
out the Cubs’ Kris Bryant at second base during the sixth inning of
Saturday’s game in Chicago. San Francisco won 3-2.
for our bullpen to hold the lead.”
Arrieta (16-6) was charged
with three runs — two earned —
and four hits in six innings in his
first loss since July 30. Chicago
had won five in a row overall.
“A little bad luck, a little missed
execution,” Arrieta said.
The Cubs had one last chance
when pinch hitter Anthony Rizzo
led off the ninth with a walk
against Will Smith. Rizzo advanced on a sacrifice by Dexter
Fowler, but the big first baseman
was caught off second on the play.
“That’s huge,” Giants manager
Bruce Bochy said. “Heart of the
order up, man on second, it’s a
different game.”
Kris Bryant then hit a soft lineout to shortstop Brandon Crawford, handing Santiago Casilla his
30th save.
The sputtering Giants had
dropped three of four and eight of
12 overall.
“Right now as bad as it seems,
we’re still in a better spot than we
were in 2014,” Bumgarner said of
their last World Series title season. “We’ve still got the division
in our sights for sure.”
Roundup
Rangers top Astros again
Associated Press
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Rangers’ closest competitors in the AL West right now are
the Houston Astros, and Texas hasn’t let it be
much of a competition.
Adrian Beltre and Nomar Mazara each
homered, Derek Holland pitched his third
straight quality start since coming off the disabled list and the Rangers beat the Astros 12-4
on Saturday for their seventh straight victory.
AL West-leading Texas is 13-2 against the
second-place Astros this season and 37-19
against the division.
After trailing 1-0, the Rangers got their
major league-high 42nd come-from-behind
win. They’ve won eight of nine and scored at
least 10 runs in each of their past three games.
Mets 3, Nationals 1: Curtis Granderson
and James Loney came through with big hits
to back Robert Gsellman, and host New York
got another gritty start from an unheralded
rookie in its banged-up rotation.
Rays 7, Blue Jays 5: At St. Petersburg,
Fla., Matt Duffy’s three-run double highlighted a five-run sixth inning and last-place
Tampa Bay beat AL East-leading Toronto for
the second straight game.
Royals 5, Tigers 2: Eric Hosmer hit his
career-high 20th homer, Yordano Ventura
pitched into and out of trouble and host Kansas City snapped a three-game losing streak.
Indians 8, Marlins 3: Trevor Bauer overcame a shaky first inning and pitched into
the ninth, Francisco Lindor was 4-for-4 and
Cleveland beat visiting Miami.
Reds 9, Cardinals 1: Zack Cozart hit a pair
of doubles during run-scoring innings that included St. Louis misplays, and Cincinnati sent
the visiting Cardinals to their third straight
loss.
Twins 11, White Sox 3: Miguel Sano and
Trevor Plouffe each homered during an eightrun third inning, and host Minnesota went
deep four times.
Dodgers 5, Padres 1: Rich Hill pitched
six sparkling innings, Yasmani Grandal hit a
three-run homer and Los Angeles beat visiting San Diego.
Brewers 7, Pirates 4: Struggling rookie
Orlando Arcia had three hits, including a
tiebreaking single in Milwaukee’s four-run
eighth inning, to extend host Pittsburgh’s losing streak to five games.
Red Sox 11, Athletics 2: Rick Porcello
didn’t allow a baserunner until Jake Smolinski’s one-out double in the sixth on the way to
his majors-leading 19th victory, and Boston
routed host Oakland yet again.
Braves 6, Phillies 4 (10): Adonis Garcia
scored the winning run in the 10th inning
after homering twice earlier in the game, and
visiting Atlanta beat Philadelphia.
Angels 10, Mariners 3: Kole Calhoun
and Albert Pujols both homered twice, Mike
Trout also went deep and Los Angeles beat
host Seattle.
Diamondbacks 9, Rockies 4: Chris Owings
had a career high-tying four hits, Jake Lamb
homered and visiting Arizona beat Colorado.
MIKE STONE /AP
The Rangers’ Carlos Beltran, left, is tagged
out at home by Houston Astros catcher
Jason Castro during Saturday’s game in
Arlington, Texas. The Rangers won 12-4.
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MLB SCOREBOARD
American League
East Division
W
L
76
59
76
59
74
61
69
65
58
76
Central Division
Cleveland
78
56
Detroit
73
62
Kansas City
70
65
Chicago
64
71
Minnesota
51
85
West Division
Texas
82
54
Houston
71
64
Seattle
69
66
Los Angeles
60
75
Oakland
57
78
Toronto
Boston
Baltimore
New York
Tampa Bay
Mets 3, Nationals 1
Pct
.563
.563
.548
.515
.433
GB
—
—
2
6A
17A
.582
.541
.519
.474
.375
—
5A
8A
14A
28
.603
.526
.511
.444
.422
—
10A
12A
21A
24A
National League
East Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Washington
79
56
.585
—
New York
70
66
.515
9A
Miami
68
68
.500
11A
Philadelphia
60
75
.444
19
Atlanta
53
83
.390
26A
Central Division
Chicago
87
48
.644
—
St. Louis
70
64
.522
16A
Pittsburgh
67
66
.504
19
Milwaukee
59
76
.437
28
Cincinnati
57
77
.425
29A
West Division
Los Angeles
75
60
.556
—
San Francisco
73
62
.541
2
Colorado
65
70
.481
10
Arizona
57
78
.422
18
San Diego
56
79
.415
19
Saturday’s games
Texas 12, Houston 4
Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 5
Baltimore 2, N.Y. Yankees 0
Minnesota 11, Chicago White Sox 3
Cleveland 8, Miami 3
Kansas City 5, Detroit 2
Boston 11, Oakland 2
L.A. Angels 10, Seattle 3
San Francisco 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Cincinnati 9, St. Louis 1
Atlanta 6, Philadelphia 4, 10 innings
Milwaukee 7, Pittsburgh 4
N.Y. Mets 3, Washington 1
Arizona 9, Colorado 4
L.A. Dodgers 5, San Diego 1
Sunday’s games
Toronto at Tampa Bay
N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota
Detroit at Kansas City
Houston at Texas
Boston at Oakland
L.A. Angels at Seattle
Miami at Cleveland
St. Louis at Cincinnati
Atlanta at Philadelphia
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh
San Francisco at Chicago Cubs
Arizona at Colorado
San Diego at L.A. Dodgers
Washington at N.Y. Mets
Monday’s games
Toronto (Dickey 9-13) at N.Y. Yankees
(Tanaka 11-4)
Baltimore (Jimenez 5-11) at Tampa
Bay (Andriese 6-6)
Kansas City (Kennedy 9-9) at Minnesota (Dean 1-5)
L.A. Angels (Weaver 10-11) at Oakland
(Detwiler 1-3)
Detroit (Verlander 14-7) at Chicago
White Sox (Sale 15-7)
Texas (Hamels 14-4) at Seattle (Hernandez 9-5)
Boston (Pomeranz 10-10) at San Diego
(Jackson 3-5)
Houston (Fiers 9-6) at Cleveland (Tomlin 11-8)
Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 13-7) at Milwaukee (Davies 10-6)
N.Y. Mets (Colon 12-7) at Cincinnati
(Stephenson 2-0)
Philadelphia (Eickhoff 9-13) at Miami
(Esch 0-0)
Atlanta (Weber 1-0) at Washington
(Scherzer 15-7)
St. Louis (Wainwright 9-8) at Pittsburgh (Kuhl 3-2)
San Francisco (Moore 9-10) at Colorado (Bettis 11-7)
Arizona (Greinke 12-4) at L.A. Dodgers
(Maeda 13-8)
Saturday
Rangers 12, Astros 4
Houston
Texas
ab r h bi
ab r h bi
Sprnger rf
3 0 0 0 Mazara rf 4 2 1 2
Bregman 3b 5 0 2 0 Desmond cf 5 2 2 2
Altuve 2b
4 0 1 0 Beltran dh 3 1 2 2
Correa ss
4 1 1 0 DShlds pr-dh 0 1 0 0
Gurriel 1b
4 0 0 0 Beltre 3b
5 2 3 1
Gattis dh
4 1 3 1 Odor 2b
5 0 1 2
T.Hrnnd lf
3 0 1 1 C.Gomez lf 5 0 1 0
J.Cstro c
3 0 0 0 Mreland 1b 3 1 2 2
White ph
1 1 1 0 Andrus ss 4 1 1 0
Mrsnick cf 4 1 2 2 Chrinos c 4 2 3 0
Totals
35 4 11 4 Totals
38 12 16 11
Houston
010 001 002— 4
Texas
010 220 25x—12
DP—Houston 1, Texas 3. LOB—Houston
8, Texas 6. 2B—Bregman (10), White (13),
Desmond (28), Beltran (27), Odor (29),
Moreland (18), Chirinos (8). HR—Gattis
(23), Marisnick (5), Mazara (16), Beltre
(26). SB—Desmond (20), Odor (12).
IP
H
R ER BB SO
Houston
Musgrove L,2-3
4B
8
5
5
2 3
Hoyt
1C
1
0
0
0 3
Sipp
0
0
1
1
1 0
Neshek
B
2
1
1
0 0
Harris
C
0
0
0
0 0
Rodgers
C
5
5
5
0 0
Gustave
B
0
0
0
0 1
Texas
Holland W,7-6
6
6
2
2
3 2
Kela H,12
1
2
0
0
1 0
Bush
1
0
0
0
0 1
Alvarez
1
3
2
2
0 1
Sipp pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
HBP—by Rodgers (Moreland). T—3:27.
A—35,538 (48,114).
Washington
New York
ab r h bi
ab r h bi
T.Trner cf
5 0 0 0 J.Reyes 3b 2 1 0 0
Werth lf
4 1 2 0 A.Cbrra ss 4 1 1 0
D.Mrphy 2b 4 0 1 0 Cspedes lf 3 0 1 0
Harper rf
2 0 1 0 Grndrsn rf 4 0 1 2
Rendon 3b 3 0 1 1 W.Flres 2b 4 0 0 0
W.Ramos c 3 0 0 0 Cnforto cf 3 0 1 0
Zmmrman 1b 4 0 2 0 Familia p
0 0 0 0
Espnosa ss 4 0 0 0 T.d’Arn c
4 1 1 0
Roark p
2 0 0 0 Loney 1b
3 0 1 1
Revere ph
1 0 0 0 Gsllman p 2 0 0 0
Belisle p
0 0 0 0 K.Jhnsn ph 0 0 0 0
O.Perez p
0 0 0 0 Hndrson p 0 0 0 0
Treinen p
0 0 0 0 Smoker p 0 0 0 0
Burnett p
0 0 0 0 Ad.Reed p 0 0 0 0
Ra.Mrtn p
0 0 0 0 De Aza cf 0 0 0 0
Grace p
0 0 0 0
C.Rbnsn ph 1 0 0 0
Totals
33 1 7 1 Totals
29 3 6 3
Washington
100 000 000—1
New York
002 001 00x—3
E—J.Reyes (4). DP—Washington 1. LOB—
Washington 9, New York 7. 2B—Rendon
(35), A.Cabrera (24), Conforto (19), Loney
(12). CS—Harper (8). SF—Rendon (7).
IP
H
R ER BB SO
Washington
Roark L,14-8
5
4
2
2
4 3
Belisle
C
2
1
1
0 1
Perez
0
0
0
0
0 0
Treinen
1
0
0
0
0 1
Burnett
B
0
0
0
0 0
Martin
B
0
0
0
0 0
Grace
C
0
0
0
0 0
New York
Gsellman W,2-1
6
6
1
1
3 4
Henderson H,11
B
1
0
0
0 0
Smoker H,2
C
0
0
0
0 1
Reed H,32
1
0
0
0
0 1
Familia S,45-48
1
0
0
0
0 2
O.Perez pitched to 1 batter in the 6th
HBP—by Perez (Johnson). T—3:13. A—
36,118 (41,922).
Brewers 7, Pirates 4
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
ab r h bi
ab r h bi
K.Brxtn cf
4 0 3 1 Hrrison 2b 5 1 2 0
Gennett 2b 4 1 1 0 Bell 1b
3 0 1 0
Braun lf
5 0 1 0 S.Rdrgz 1b 1 0 0 0
H.Perez 3b 5 2 1 0 McCtchn cf 4 1 1 1
Carter 1b
5 2 4 3 G.Plnco rf 3 0 0 1
Nwnhuis rf 3 0 0 0 S.Marte lf 4 1 3 1
Elmore ph-rf 1 1 0 0 Freese 3b 4 0 0 0
Or.Arca ss 5 1 3 1 Crvelli c
0 1 0 0
Mldnado c 4 0 0 0 Mercer ss 4 0 1 0
Nelson p
1 0 0 0 Nova p
1 0 0 0
Marinez p
0 0 0 0 Joyce ph
1 0 0 0
Suter p
0 0 0 0 Hughes p 0 0 0 0
Do.Sntn ph 0 0 0 0 N.Feliz p
0 0 0 0
C.Trres p
0 0 0 0 Rivero p
0 0 0 0
Pina ph
1 0 1 2 Kel.Mrt p
0 0 0 0
Knebel p
0 0 0 0 Jaso ph
1 0 1 1
Boyer p
0 0 0 0 Hanson pr 0 0 0 0
Thrnbrg p
0 0 0 0 Locke p
0 0 0 0
Totals
38 7 14 7 Totals
31 4 9 4
Milwaukee
000 002 041—7
Pittsburgh
100 000 120—4
E—H.Perez (10). DP—Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 1. LOB—Milwaukee 10, Pittsburgh 9.
2B—Gennett (24), Or.Arcia (4). 3B—H.Perez
(3), Or.Arcia (2). HR—Carter (31), McCutchen (19), S.Marte (9). SB—K.Broxton 2 (21),
S.Marte (47). SF—G.Polanco (6). S—Maldonado (3), Nelson (7), Nova (1).
IP
H
R ER BB SO
Milwaukee
Nelson
5B
4
1
1
6 4
Marinez H,3
B
0
0
0
0 0
Suter H,1
B
0
0
0
0 0
Torres W,3-3 BS,2
1
2
1
1
0 1
Knebel
B
2
2
2
0 1
Boyer H,5
C
1
0
0
0 0
Thornburg S,8-12
1
0
0
0
0 1
Pittsburgh
Nova
6
5
2
2
1 6
Hughes
1
2
0
0
1 0
Feliz L,4-2
B
2
2
2
0 0
Rivero
B
2
2
2
1 1
Marte
B
1
0
0
1 1
Locke
1
2
1
1
0 0
HBP—by Knebel (Cervelli). T—3:45.
A—26,637 (38,362).
Braves 6, Phillies 4 (10)
Atlanta
Philadelphia
ab r h bi
ab r h bi
Incarte cf
5 0 1 0 C.Hrnnd 2b 5 1 1 1
Ad.Grca 3b 4 3 2 3 Althrr rf-lf-cf 4 2 0 0
F.Frman 1b 4 1 1 0 Franco 3b 5 1 4 1
M.Kemp lf
5 1 1 0 Howard 1b 3 0 0 0
Mrkakis rf
3 0 0 1 Rupp c
4 0 1 2
Flowers c
5 0 1 1 Ruf lf
3 0 0 0
Pterson 2b 5 0 1 1 Bourjos rf 1 0 0 0
Swanson ss 5 0 1 0 O.Hrrra cf 3 0 0 0
Gant p
1 0 0 0 TGddel ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Cunniff p
0 0 0 0 Galvis ss
4 0 0 0
S.Smmns p 0 0 0 0 Vlsquez p 2 0 0 0
C.d’Arn ph 0 1 0 0 Paredes ph 1 0 0 0
Jose.Rm p
0 0 0 0 Neris p
0 0 0 0
G.Bckhm ph 1 0 1 0 J.Gomez p 0 0 0 0
J.Brdly p
0 0 0 0 T.Jseph ph 1 0 0 0
Ma.Cbrr p
0 0 0 0 E.Ramos p 0 0 0 0
Totals
38 6 9 6 Totals
37 4 6 4
Atlanta
100 101 010 2—6
Philadelphia
003 010 000 0—4
E—Franco (10), Howard (9), Swanson
(4). LOB—Atlanta 8, Philadelphia 5. 2B—
Inciarte (20), M.Kemp (33), Flowers (14),
Franco 3 (21), Rupp (20). HR—Ad.Garcia
2 (13), C.Hernandez (6). SB—Altherr (6).
SF—Markakis (9). S—Gant (3).
IP
H
R ER BB SO
Atlanta
Gant
5
5
4
3
1 6
Cunniff
1
0
0
0
0 1
Simmons
1
0
0
0
0 0
Ramirez
1
1
0
0
0 1
Bradley W,1-0
1
0
0
0
0 1
Cabrera S,4-4
1
0
0
0
0 0
Philadelphia
Velasquez
7
5
3
2
0 8
Neris BS,3
1
1
1
0
2 1
Gomez
1
2
0
0
0 0
Ramos L,1-2
1
1
2
2
2 0
HBP—by Gant (Altherr). WP—Gant.
PB—Rupp. T—3:27. A—19,453 (43,651).
Red Sox 11, Athletics 2
Boston
Oakland
ab r h bi
ab r h bi
Pedroia 2b 4 2 2 0 Semien ss 3 0 0 0
Hanigan c
1 0 1 0 Pinder ss
1 0 1 0
Bgaerts ss 5 2 2 1 Vlencia rf 3 0 0 0
T.Shaw 1b
1 0 0 0 Muncy rf
1 0 0 0
Ortiz dh
4 1 3 2 Vogt dh
3 1 1 0
AHill ph-dh 2 0 1 1 McBrd ph-dh 1 0 0 0
Betts rf
4 0 1 2 K.Davis lf 3 0 0 0
B.Holt rf
1 0 0 0 Eibner lf
1 0 0 0
Han.Rmr 1b 4 1 1 1 Alonso 1b 3 0 1 1
Marrero ss 0 0 0 0 Healy 3b
3 0 0 0
Leon c
5 1 2 1 Wendle 2b 3 0 0 0
M.Hrnnd 2b 0 0 0 0 Smlnski cf 3 1 1 0
Chris.Y lf
4 1 0 0 Maxwell c 3 0 1 1
Moncada 3b 5 2 2 1
Brdly J cf
5 1 2 1
Totals
45 11 17 10 Totals
31 2 5 2
Boston
207 000 011—11
Oakland
000 001 100— 2
E—Semien (18), K.Davis (2). LOB—Boston 11, Oakland 2. 2B—Ortiz 2 (44), Betts
(37), Leon (15), Moncada (1), Pinder (1),
Smolinski (6). HR—Han.Ramirez (20).
IP
H
R ER BB SO
Boston
Porcello W,19-3
7
4
2
2
0 2
Abad
1
0
0
0
0 0
Tazawa
1
1
0
0
0 1
Oakland
Mengden L,1-6
2C
8
7
7
2 2
Axford
1B
4
2
2
1 2
Smith
4
2
1
0
1 5
Coulombe
1
3
1
1
0 3
WP—Axford. T—3:00. A—30,045 (37,090).
Angels 10, Mariners 3
Los Angeles
Seattle
ab r h bi
ab r h bi
Y.Escbr 3b 0 0 0 0 Gamel lf-rf 3 1 1 0
Pnngtn pr-2b 4 1 1 0 Gterrez rf 3 1 2 2
Calhoun rf 4 2 2 3 Heredia lf 1 0 0 0
Trout cf
5 2 3 1 Cano 2b
4 0 1 0
Pujols dh
5 2 2 3 N.Cruz dh 4 1 1 1
Cron 1b
5 1 1 0 K.Sager 3b 4 0 2 0
J.Marte lf
4 1 2 1 D.Lee 1b
4 0 1 0
Ortega lf
1 0 0 0 Zunino c
4 0 1 0
ASmmns ss 4 1 2 1 L.Mrtin cf 4 0 0 0
C.Perez c
5 0 1 1 Ket.Mrt ss 4 0 0 0
Cowrt 2b-3b 4 0 1 0
Totals
41 10 15 10 Totals
35 3 9 3
Los Angeles
621 100 000—10
Seattle
200 100 000—3
E—K.Seager (20). DP—Los Angeles
1, Seattle 2. LOB—Los Angeles 7, Seattle 7. 2B—Pennington (4), Cron (18),
A.Simmons (18), Cano (30). 3B—Trout (4).
HR—Calhoun 2 (15), Trout (27), Pujols 2
(28), Gutierrez (13), N.Cruz (34).
IP
H
R ER BB SO
Los Angeles
Skaggs W,3-3
6
8
3
3
1 7
Alvarez
1
0
0
0
1 1
Morin
1
1
0
0
0 1
Valdez
1
0
0
0
0 1
Seattle
Walker L,4-10
C
6
6
5
0 1
Venditte
4B
6
4
4
1 1
Cishek
1
0
0
0
0 0
Nuno
3
3
0
0
1 0
HBP—by Walker (Escobar). T—2:54.
A—20,357 (47,476).
Dodgers 5, Padres 1
San Diego
Los Angeles
ab r h bi
ab r h bi
Srdinas ss 3 1 1 0 Utley 2b
4 0 1 0
A.Rmrez rf 4 0 1 0 C.Sager ss 3 1 2 0
Myers 1b
4 0 1 1 Ju.Trnr 3b 4 1 1 0
Solarte 3b
4 0 1 0 Ad.Gnzl 1b 3 1 1 1
De.Nrrs c
4 0 0 0 Grandal c 4 1 1 3
Schimpf 2b 3 0 0 0 Reddick rf 4 1 3 1
Rosales lf
1 0 0 0 Kndrick lf 3 0 0 0
A.Dckrs ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Pderson cf 3 0 0 0
Jnkwski cf 3 0 0 0 R.Hill p
2 0 0 0
Perdomo p 2 0 0 0 Blanton p 0 0 0 0
Hessler p
0 0 0 0 E.Hrnnd ph 0 0 0 0
Amrista ph 1 0 0 0 Fien p
0 0 0 0
Dmnguez p 0 0 0 0 Jansen p
0 0 0 0
Totals
31 1 4 1 Totals
30 5 9 5
San Diego
000 000 010—1
Los Angeles
000 401 00x—5
DP—San Diego 3. LOB—San Diego 6, Los
Angeles 4. 2B—Sardinas (3). HR—Grandal
(22), Reddick (9). SB—Sardinas (3).
IP
H
R ER BB SO
San Diego
Perdomo L,7-8
6
9
5
5
0 5
Hessler
1
0
0
0
2 1
Dominguez
1
0
0
0
1 1
Los Angeles
Hill W,11-3
6
1
0
0
2 8
Blanton
1
1
0
0
1 1
Fien
1
2
1
1
0 1
Jansen
1
0
0
0
0 3
T—2:35. A—47,590 (56,000).
Diamondbacks 9, Rockies 4
Arizona
Colorado
ab r h bi
Tapia cf
5 0 2 0
LMahieu 2b 4 1 3 0
Ca.Gnzl rf 3 0 0 0
Arenado 3b 4 0 0 0
Dahl lf
4 0 1 0
T.Mrphy c 4 0 1 1
Parra 1b
4 2 2 1
Dscalso ss 3 1 1 2
Chtwood p 1 0 0 0
Crdullo ph 1 0 0 0
Bergman p 0 0 0 0
McGee p
0 0 0 0
Adames ph 1 0 0 0
J.Mller p
0 0 0 0
Qualls p
0 0 0 0
Raburn ph 1 0 0 0
Totals
40 9 14 9 Totals
35 4 10 4
Arizona
015 001 200—9
Colorado
001 021 000—4
E—Brito (3). DP—Arizona 2. LOB—Arizona 6, Colorado 6. 2B—Goldschmidt
(29), Castillo (22), Brito (2), LeMahieu
(27), Parra (25). HR—Ja.Lamb (27), Parra
(6), Descalso (5). CS—Owings (1).
Gsselin 2b
Pollock cf
Gldschm 1b
Cstillo c
Ja.Lamb 3b
Tomas rf
Owings ss
Brito lf
Shipley p
Edw.Esc p
Delgado p
Jensen ph
Barrett p
Hudson p
ab
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
0
0
1
0
0
r
1
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
h
1
2
1
2
2
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
bi
0
0
1
3
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
IP
H
R ER BB SO
Arizona
Shipley W,3-3
5C
8
4
4
1 3
Escobar H,3
1
1
0
0
0 1
Delgado
B
1
0
0
0 1
Barrett
1
0
0
0
0 2
Hudson
1
0
0
0
1 2
Colorado
Chatwood L,10-9
5
7
6
5
1 3
Bergman
1B
4
3
3
0 1
McGee
C
2
0
0
0 0
Miller
1
0
0
0
1 1
Qualls
1
1
0
0
0 0
PB—Murphy. T—3:11. A—30,280 (50,398).
Royals 5, Tigers 2
Detroit
Kansas City
ab r h bi
ab r h bi
Kinsler 2b
5 1 2 1 J.Dyson cf 5 0 1 0
J.Iglss ss
5 0 2 0 Cthbert 3b 3 1 2 1
Mi.Cbrr 1b 3 0 1 0 Hosmer 1b 4 1 1 2
V.Mrtnz dh 3 0 0 0 Morales dh 3 0 1 0
J..Mrtn rf
3 1 1 0 Gore pr-dh 0 1 0 0
J.Upton lf
4 0 0 0 S.Perez c
3 1 0 0
Collins cf
4 0 1 0 A.Grdon lf 4 0 1 0
J.McCnn c
4 0 1 1 B.Burns lf 0 0 0 0
An.Rmne 3b 2 0 1 0 Orlando rf 3 0 1 0
Sltlmcc ph 1 0 0 0 A.Escbr ss 4 0 1 2
J.Jones 3b
0 0 0 0 Mondesi 2b 4 1 1 0
Totals
34 2 9 2 Totals
33 5 9 5
Detroit
000 100 001—2
Kansas City
000 210 02x—5
DP—Kansas City 1. LOB—Detroit
12, Kansas City 8. 2B—J.Iglesias (19),
J..Martinez (31), Cuthbert (25). HR—Kinsler (25), Hosmer (20). SB—Gore (3). CS—
Kinsler (5).
IP
H
R ER BB SO
Detroit
Fulmer L,10-6
6
7
3
3
1 4
Rondon
1
0
0
0
1 2
Ryan
B
1
2
2
1 1
Lowe
B
1
0
0
1 0
Mantiply
B
0
0
0
0 0
Kansas City
Ventura W,10-9
6
6
1
1
6 2
Soria H,18
1
0
0
0
1 1
Herrera H,24
1
1
0
0
0 1
Pounders
B
2
1
1
0 1
Davis S,22-25
C
0
0
0
0 2
WP—Ventura, Ryan, Lowe. T—3:14.
A—39,757 (37,903).
Giants 3, Cubs 2
San Francisco
ab
Span cf
4
Pagan lf
4
Posey c
4
Pence rf
4
Crwford ss 4
Panik 2b
4
Belt 1b
3
E.Nunez 3b 3
Bmgrner p 1
J.Prker ph
1
Ja.Lpez p
0
Strckln p
0
Romo p
0
W.Smith p
0
Casilla p
0
Chicago
r
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
h
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
bi
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
ab r h bi
Fowler cf
4 0 0 0
Bryant 1b-lf 5 0 2 0
Zobrst rf-2b 3 1 0 0
Russell ss 3 0 0 0
Cntrras c 4 0 2 0
JBaez 2b-3b 3 1 1 1
Szczr lf-rf-lf 3 0 0 0
Coghlan ph 0 0 0 0
T.Wood p
0 0 0 0
Arrieta p
2 0 1 1
Heyward rf 2 0 0 0
L Stlla 3b
1 0 0 0
Soler ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Cahill p
0 0 0 0
Ross ph
1 0 1 0
Grimm p
0 0 0 0
Rizzo 1b
0 0 0 0
Totals
32 3 4 1 Totals
32 2 7 2
San Francisco
100 101 000—3
Chicago
000 011 000—2
E—La Stella (4), Belt (8). LOB—San
Francisco 4, Chicago 9. 2B—Pagan (23),
Contreras (11). SB—Crawford 2 (6), J.Baez
(12). SF—J.Baez (2). S—Fowler (1).
IP
H
R ER BB SO
San Francisco
Bumgarner W,14-8
6
5
2
2
0 10
Lopez H,14
B
1
0
0
0 0
Strickland H,15
C
1
0
0
1 0
Romo H,11
C
0
0
0
0 1
Smith H,16
B
0
0
0
2 1
Casilla S,30-36
1
0
0
0
0 0
Chicago
Arrieta L,16-6
6
4
3
2
2 7
Cahill
1
0
0
0
0 1
Grimm
1
0
0
0
0 0
Wood
1
0
0
0
0 0
W.Smith pitched to 1 batter in the 9th
HBP—by Bumgarner (Russell). WP—Arrieta 2. PB—Contreras. T—3:13. A—41,250
(41,072).
Reds 9, Cardinals 1
St. Louis
Cincinnati
ab r h bi
ab r h bi
Crpnter 1b 3 0 0 0 Hmilton cf 4 3 2 0
Gyorko ss
3 1 1 1 Cozart ss 4 1 2 1
Moss lf
2 0 0 0 Votto 1b
2 2 1 1
Pscotty rf
4 0 2 0 Duvall lf
3 0 0 1
Grichuk cf
4 0 1 0 E.Sarez 3b 3 0 0 0
J.Prlta 3b
3 0 0 0 B.Wood p 0 0 0 0
G.Grcia 2b
1 0 1 0 R.Cbrra ph 1 0 1 2
A.Rsrio c
4 0 0 0 Lrenzen p 0 0 0 0
Jai.Grc p
2 0 0 0 Schbler ph 0 1 0 0
Hzlbker ph 1 0 0 0 Cngrani p 0 0 0 0
Sclvich p
0 0 0 0 Peraza 2b 4 0 2 1
Kkhefer p
0 0 0 0 Brnhart c 5 0 2 2
J.Brxtn p
0 0 0 0 T.Holt rf
4 1 1 0
J.Wllms p
0 0 0 0 Straily p
2 0 0 0
Pham ph
1 0 0 0 D Jesus 3b 2 1 1 0
Totals
28 1 5 1 Totals
34 9 12 8
St. Louis
100 000 000—1
Cincinnati
001 010 25x—9
E—T.Holt (1), Gyorko (7). DP—St. Louis
1, Cincinnati 3. LOB—St. Louis 8, Cincinnati 11. 2B—Grichuk (21), Cozart 2 (28), Votto
(26), Barnhart (20), T.Holt (4), De Jesus (6).
HR—Gyorko (25). SB—Hamilton (58), Peraza (14). CS—Peraza (4). SF—Duvall (8).
IP
H
R ER BB SO
St. Louis
Garcia L,10-11
6
6
2
2
4 8
Socolovich
B
1
1
1
0 0
Kiekhefer
0
2
1
1
1 0
Broxton
C
0
0
0
0 1
Williams
1
3
5
5
4 0
Cincinnati
Straily W,11-7
5C
3
1
1
7 5
Wood H,11
1B
0
0
0
1 3
Lorenzen H,3
1
1
0
0
0 1
Cingrani
1
1
0
0
0 1
Kiekhefer pitched to 3 batters in the
7th WP—Garcia 2. PB—Rosario. T—3:10.
A—31,118 (42,319).
Twins 11, White Sox 3
Chicago
Minnesota
ab r h bi
B.Dzier 2b 4 2 2 1
Ed.Esc ph-2b 1 0 0 0
J.Plnco ss 5 1 1 2
Mauer 1b 3 1 0 0
Schfer ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Plouffe dh 3 2 1 3
Kepler rf-1b 5 0 3 0
Sano 3b
4 1 1 2
E.Rsrio lf
2 1 0 0
Centeno c 4 1 1 0
Buxton cf 4 2 3 2
Totals
31 3 4 3 Totals
36 11 12 10
Chicago
110 001 000—3
Minnesota
128 000 00x—11
E—T.Frazier (9). LOB—Chicago 5, Minnesota 7. 2B—Ti.Anderson (17), J.Polanco
(10), Kepler 2 (18), Buxton 2 (15). HR—Eaton
(12), Me.Cabrera (10), B.Dozier (34), Plouffe
(11), Sano (21), Buxton (3). SB—B.Dozier 2
(13).
IP
H
R ER BB SO
Chicago
Shields L,5-17
2B
5
5
5
4 2
Turner
B
5
6
0
1 0
Ynoa
2B
0
0
0
1 4
Minaya
2
2
0
0
0 2
Kahnle
1
0
0
0
0 2
Minnesota
Santiago W,11-8
6
4
3
3
3 6
Boshers
1
0
0
0
0 1
Light
1
0
0
0
1 1
O’Rourke
1
0
0
0
0 1
WP—Turner. T—3:12. A—22,274 (39,021).
Eaton cf
Ti.Andr ss
Me.Cbrr lf
Abreu 1b
T.Frzer 3b
Av.Grca rf
K.Smith dh
Avila c
C.Snchz 2b
ab
4
4
3
4
2
4
4
3
3
r
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
h
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
bi
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Orioles 2, Yankees 0
New York
Baltimore
ab r h bi
A.Jones cf 4 1 2 1
Pearce rf
2 0 0 0
Stubbs pr-rf 0 0 0 0
MMchdo 3b 4 0 1 0
Trumbo dh 3 1 1 0
Schoop 2b 4 0 0 0
C.Davis 1b 4 0 1 0
J.Hardy ss 3 0 2 0
Reimold lf 1 0 0 0
Bourn ph-lf 2 0 1 0
C.Jseph c 3 0 0 0
Totals
29 0 4 0 Totals
30 2 8 1
New York
000 000 000—0
Baltimore
000 110 00x—2
E—Judge (1). DP—New York 2, Baltimore 2. LOB—New York 5, Baltimore
9. 2B—M.Machado (39), Trumbo (21),
J.Hardy (22). HR—A.Jones (25).
IP
H
R ER BB SO
New York
Sabathia L,8-12
6
6
2
1
2 1
Warren
1
2
0
0
1 2
Clippard
1
0
0
0
2 2
Baltimore
Gausman W,7-10
6
2
0
0
2 8
Givens H,11
1
1
0
0
0 0
Brach H,21
1
1
0
0
0 1
Britton S,40-40
1
0
0
0
0 1
HBP—by Gausman (Gregorius). WP—
Clippard. T—3:02. A—30,855 (45,971).
Gardner lf
Ellsbry cf
G.Snchz dh
Grgrius ss
S.Cstro 2b
B.McCnn c
Tixeira 1b
Judge rf
Trreyes 3b
Hdley ph-3b
ab
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
r
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
h
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
bi
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Indians 8, Marlins 3
Miami
Cleveland
ab r h bi
ab r h bi
D.Grdon 2b 4 0 0 0 Crisp dh
5 3 3 0
I.Szuki rf
3 1 2 0 Kipnis 2b
4 2 2 2
Prado 3b
3 1 0 0 Lindor ss
4 1 4 1
Yelich cf
3 1 1 2 C.Sntna 1b 4 1 1 1
Ralmuto dh 4 0 1 0 Jose.Rm 3b 4 0 0 0
Detrich 1b
2 0 0 1 Chsnhll rf 4 0 0 0
Hood lf
3 0 0 0 A.Almnt lf 3 0 0 1
Mathis c
3 0 0 0 Naquin cf 3 1 1 0
Hchvrra ss 3 0 0 0 R.Perez c 4 0 1 1
Totals
28 3 4 3 Totals
35 8 12 6
Miami
300 000 000—3
Cleveland
212 002 01x—8
E—D.Gordon (7), I.Suzuki (1), Mathis
(3). DP—Miami 1, Cleveland 1. LOB—Miami 2, Cleveland 10. 2B—Yelich (34), Crisp
(25), Lindor 2 (26), Naquin (17), R.Perez (4).
HR—Kipnis (22). CS—Yelich (4). SF—Dietrich (5), A.Almonte (3). S—Chisenhall (3).
IP
H
R ER BB SO
Miami
Fernandez L,13-8
5C 12
7
6
2 5
Dunn
B
0
0
0
1 0
Ellington
1
0
0
0
0 0
Ogando
1
0
1
0
2 1
Cleveland
Bauer W,10-6
8B
4
3
3
3 4
Miller
C
0
0
0
0 0
WP—Ogando. T—2:38. A—27,483 (38,000).
Rays 7, Blue Jays 5
Toronto
Tampa Bay
ab r h bi
ab r h bi
Butista rf
5 0 1 1 Frsythe 2b 4 2 3 0
Dnldson 3b 4 0 1 0 Krmaier cf 5 2 2 2
Encrncn 1b 4 0 1 1 Lngoria 3b 4 1 1 1
Ru.Mrtn dh 3 1 0 0 B.Mller 1b 3 1 1 1
Tlwtzki ss
3 1 0 0 M.Duffy ss 4 0 1 3
M.Upton lf 3 0 0 0 Mrrison dh 4 0 2 0
D.Nvrro c
4 0 0 1 Frnklin rf
4 0 1 0
Pillar cf
3 1 1 0 C.Dckrs lf 3 0 0 0
Travis 2b
4 2 2 2 B.Wlson c 4 1 2 0
Totals
33 5 6 5 Totals
35 7 13 7
Toronto
001 000 004—5
Tampa Bay
000 005 20x—7
DP—Toronto 1. LOB—Toronto 7, Tampa
Bay 7. 2B—M.Duffy (14), Morrison (15).
HR—Kiermaier (8). SB—M.Upton (25).
CS—C.Dickerson (2).
IP
H
R ER BB SO
Toronto
Estrada L,8-7
5
7
5
5
2 6
Cecil
C
1
0
0
0 2
Biagini
1B
3
2
2
0 0
Dermody
C
2
0
0
0 1
Tepera
B
0
0
0
1 1
Tampa Bay
Snell W,5-7
6
2
1
1
2 7
Ramirez
1
1
0
0
1 1
Garton
1
0
0
0
0 0
Romero
C
1
4
4
3 0
Colome S,30-32
B
2
0
0
0 0
Estrada pitched to 6 batters in the 6th
WP—Romero. T—3:06. A—14,353 (31,042).
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Monday, September 5, 2016
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Service academies
Navy pulls QB from stands to top Fordham
Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Malcolm Perry
marched into the stadium wearing his
Navy dress whites. Plucked from the
stands at halftime, he wound up in a much
different uniform.
From question mark to quarterback,
Perry quickly became the buzz of college
football.
Navy found an unlikely replacement
after starter Tago Smith was injured Saturday, with Perry running seven times for
30 yards in a 52-16 win over Fordham.
“It wasn’t planned for me to even dress
today,” Perry said. “I came here with the
rest of the brigade. I was just watching the
game and Tago went down.”
“The coaches got me out of the stands
and got me dressed. It felt good,” he said.
Listed down on the depth chart, Perry
had been sick most of the week. The freshman was OK to play in the junior varsity
game Friday.
But with Smith and backup Will Worth
all set, Perry was held out. That let him
enter the stadium with the traditional “Brigade of the Midshipmen.”
Perry was sitting with his classmates
when Smith went down with a knee injury
in the second quarter.
Perry made his debut with 38 seconds left
in the third quarter. He later put together a
90-yard drive in the fourth quarter that led
to a field goal. He didn’t throw a pass.
“I thought he did really well for a guy
that wasn’t supposed to suit up,” coach Ken
Niumatalolo said. “He was in the brigade,
so went and got him.
“He had been sick all week, too, and
didn’t take any reps. So, we tried to keep
things really simple for him,” he said. “It’s
not the scenario you want. But we had to do
what we had to do.”
Smith served for three years as a backup to record-setting quarterback Keenan
Reynolds before getting this chance to
start.
Smith flawlessly ran Navy’s triple-option offense until he was hurt on a 22-yard
run with 14:17 left in the half.
In just over one quarter, Smith ran
for 97 yards on 10 carries with a pair of
touchdowns.
Smith’s status was uncertain following
the game. Niumatalolo was overcome with
emotion when talking about the injury.
“He’s just a great kid,” he said. “He really symbolizes who we are, hasn’t said
[anything] for three years and came to
work every day,” he said.
“He didn’t complain, didn’t get bitter.
What he did in the first half, didn’t surprise
me. We knew the guy was a good football
player. We just feel bad for a kid who has
waited his turn,” he said.
Air Force 37, Abilene Christian 21:
Ronald Cleveland rushed for a score and
caught a 62-yard TD pass as Air Force got
its 13th straight win at home.
Cleveland plays a hybrid position in the
Air Force’s triple-option offense. His 33yard TD run in the second quarter began a
spurt of 21 straight points to help the Falcons (1-0) pull away from pesky Abilene
Christian (0-1). The sophomore entered
G REGORY PAYAN /AP
Navy QB Malcolm Perry made his debut
Saturday in the third quarter of Navy’s
52-16 win over Fordham.
the game with one career carry.
Quarterback Nate Romine guided the offense in his return from a knee injury that
sidelined him most of last season. He finished with two TD passes.
Scoreboard
Saturday’s scores
BRYNN A NDERSON /AP
Clemson wide receiver Mike Williams carries the ball as Auburn
defensive back Tray Matthews pursues during the first half Saturday.
No. 2 Clemson avoids
scare from Auburn
BY JOHN ZENOR
Associated Press
AUBURN, Ala. — Clemson’s
Dabo Swinney kept his kicker on
the sideline and put the game in
star quarterback Deshaun Watson’s hands.
The decision worked in the
second-ranked Tigers’ 19-13 win
over Auburn on Saturday night,
but not without a few more anxious moments in an opener filled
with them.
Swinney opted to go for it on
fourth-and-4 from the 17 instead
of kicking a field goal, and Wayne
Gallman was stopped short by
Tray Matthews — a failed call
that could have backfired.
“We just didn’t want to take a
shot at the field goal right there,”
he said. “We felt like as good as
we had played defensively, with
them having no timeouts, it was
going to be very difficult for them
to go score.”
Greg Huegel’s extra-point attempt earlier in the quarter had
hit the upright. Gallman had been
knocked out of bounds on the previous play, stopping the clock to
help leave Auburn more time.
“Unbelievable,” Swinney said.
“And now we’re fighting for our
life there at the end.”
Watson passed for 248 yards,
including 174 to Mike Williams
in his return from a neck injury
in last season’s opener. Gallman
carried 30 times for 123 yards.
Clemson dominated the stat
sheet in the first half — with a
233-38 advantage in total yards
— but led only 10-3 and both
scores came after defensive penalties on third-down plays.
“That is one of the best teams
in college football,” Auburn coach
Gus Malzahn said. “Holding those
guys to 19 points was really unbelievable as far as the effort.”
Clemson struggled to put the
opener away even though Auburn
produced little offense for much
of the game while swapping three
quarterbacks in and out. Finally,
Watson hit former walk-on receiver Hunter Renfrow in the
back of the end zone on third and
goal from the 16 with 9:59 left in
the fourth quarter.
EAST
Alfred 35, Husson 28
Assumption 45, Kutztown 21
Bethany (WV) 23, Ursinus 13
Bridgewater (Va.) 38, Gettysburg 22
Bryant 41, Merrimack 20
Bucknell 26, Marist 10
Buffalo St. 29, Otterbein 26
Concord 32, West Liberty 25
Fairmont St. 30, W. Virginia St. 20
Framingham St. 32, Endicott 21
Franklin & Marshall 30, Lebanon Vall. 6
Gannon 31, S. Connecticut 9
Georgetown 38, Davidson 14
Georgia Tech 17, Boston College 14
Hobart 41, Brockport 35
Ithaca 14, Union (NY) 9
Juniata 31, Grove City 26
Lycoming 27, Susquehanna 24
Monmouth (NJ) 23, Lehigh 21
Moravian 50, King’s (Pa.) 35
Muskingum 17, Waynesburg 16
NY Maritime 35, Maine Maritime 28, OT
Navy 52, Fordham 16
Penn St. 33, Kent St. 13
Pittsburgh 28, Villanova 7
Plymouth St. 20, Castleton 7
RPI 31, Norwich 17
Randolph-Macon 51, Dickinson 6
Rowan 19, Widener 14
Shepherd 27, WV Wesleyan 12
Shippensburg 16, American International 9
Slippery Rock 31, New Haven 28
St. John Fisher 52, Olivet 10
Thiel 44, Allegheny 21
Utica 40, Misericordia 6
W. Connecticut 35, Hartwick 31
Washington & Jefferson 58, Wooster 20
Washington (Mo.) 41, Carnegie-Mellon
34
West Chester 31, Bentley 24
West Virginia 26, Missouri 11
Westminster (Pa.) 40, Hiram 0
William Paterson 43, Alfred St. 13
SOUTH
Averett 38, Hampden-Sydney 28
Benedict 5, Livingstone 3
Bethel (Tenn.) 34, Cumberlands 32
Boise St. 45, Louisiana-Lafayette 10
Campbell 59, Bluefield South 7
Catholic 28, McDaniel 21, OT
Centre 35, Hanover 13
Charleston Southern 57, Kentucky St. 7
Chowan 14, Fayetteville St. 13
Christopher Newport at Kean, ppd.
Clemson 19, Auburn 13
Davenport 59, Kentucky Christian 0
Duke 49, NC Central 6
ETSU 20, Kennesaw St. 17, 2OT
East Carolina 52, W. Carolina 7
Elizabeth City St. at Norfolk St., ppd.
FAU 38, S. Illinois 30
Ferrum 39, Emory & Henry 38
Florida 24, UMass 7
Florida Tech 42, Newberry 28
Frostburg St. 31, Geneva 10
Gardner-Webb 31, Elon 6
Georgia 33, North Carolina 24
Georgia Southern 54, Savannah St. 0
Grambling St. 72, Va. Lynchburg 12
Guilford 69, Greensboro 0
Hampton at Old Dominion, ppd.
Holy Cross 51, Morgan St. 24
Huntingdon 52, Louisiana College 49
James Madison 80, Morehead St. 7
LIU Post 14, Virginia Union 12
LaGrange 47, Birmingham-Southern 27
Lane 37, Texas College 6
Limestone 35, Shaw 6
Lindsey Wilson 63, Lyon 17
Louisiana-Monroe 38, Southern U. 21
Maryland 52, Howard 13
McNeese St. 33, Tarleton St. 3
Memphis 35, SE Missouri 17
Methodist 24, Apprentice 20
Miami 70, Florida A&M 3
Middle Tennessee 55, Alabama A&M 0
Mississippi College 28, Point (Ga.) 16
NC A&T 62, St. Augustine’s 0
Reinhardt 73, Cincinnati Christian 0
Rhodes 35, Willamette 21
Richmond 37, Virginia 20
Sacred Heart 18, Stetson 14
Seton Hill 50, Bowie St. 48
Shenandoah 43, Gallaudet 6
South Alabama 21, Mississippi St. 20
South Florida 56, Towson 20
Southern Miss. 44, Kentucky 35
Tennessee St. 44, Ark.-Pine Bluff 0
Troy 57, Austin Peay 17
Tuskegee 36, Clark Atlanta 13
UCF 38, SC State 0
UNC-Pembroke 20, Winston-Salem 17
Valdosta St. 16, Albany St. (Ga.) 7
Virginia St. 34, Lenoir-Rhyne 9
Virginia Tech 36, Liberty 13
Warner 27, Union (Ky.) 21
West Florida 45, Ave Maria 0
West Georgia 23, Catawba 3
Wingate 38, Johnson C. Smith 28
MIDWEST
Akron 47, VMI 24
Augustana (Ill.) 21, Mount St. Joseph 10
Augustana (SD) 37, Northern St. (SD)
34, OT
Baker 89, Culver-Stockton 27
Benedictine (Kan.) 58, Avila 6
Bluffton 49, Wilmington (Ohio) 20
Carthage 51, Aurora 11
Case Reserve 45, Chicago 17
Chadron St. 17, Fort Lewis 10
Coe 35, Wis.-River Falls 20
Concordia (Ill.) 40, Ripon 30
Concordia (Mich.) 35, St. Ambrose 16
Concordia (Neb.) 23, St. Mary (Kan.) 7
Concordia (St.P.) 17, Mary 0
Concordia (Wis.) 31, Finlandia 14
Cornell (Iowa) 51, Iowa Wesleyan 21
Cortland St. 30, Heidelberg 28
Dakota St. 45, Dordt 42
Dakota Wesleyan 35, Tabor 21
Dayton 31, Central St. (Ohio) 19
Denison 34, Marietta 21
Dickinson St. 38, Valley City St. 13
Doane 45, Friends 21
Dubuque 70, Bethel (Minn.) 53
Edinboro 31, St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 30
Elmhurst 28, Loras 27
Eureka 21, Knox 14
Findlay 37, Saginaw Valley St. 19
Franklin 43, Thomas More 39
Grand View 36, Cent. Methodist 17
Gustavus 35, Westminster (Mo.) 6
Hamline 29, Crown (Minn.) 9
Hastings 42, Bethany (Kan.) 3
Hillsdale 30, Indianapolis 24
Illinois 52, Murray St. 3
Illinois College 14, Rose-Hulman 13
Illinois St. 50, Valparaiso 13
Illinois Wesleyan 33, Monterrey Tech,
Mexico 16
Indiana St. 41, Butler 25
Iowa 45, Miami (Ohio) 21
Jamestown 30, Concordia (Moor.) 13
Kalamazoo 36, Oberlin 29
Kansas 55, Rhode Island 6
Kansas Wesleyan 27, Briar Cliff 21
Kenyon 21, Sewanee 17
Lake Forest 34, Beloit 20
Lakeland 27, Carroll (Wis.) 24
Langston 23, Lincoln (Mo.) 13
Mac Murray 27, Rockford 21
Macalester 30, Carleton 23
Malone 39, Taylor 33, OT
Maranatha Baptist 20, Martin Luther 7
Mayville St. 42, Buena Vista 33
Michigan 63, Hawaii 3
Michigan Tech 33, Walsh 7
Mid-Am Nazarene 22, William Penn 21
Midland 26, Bethel (Kan.) 0
Midwestern St. 31, Truman St. 19
Millikin 40, Greenville 21
Missouri Valley 28, Graceland (Iowa) 3
Morningside 62, Ottawa, Kan. 0
N. Iowa 25, Iowa St. 20
N. Michigan 38, Lake Erie 35, OT
Nebraska 43, Fresno St. 10
Nebraska Wesleyan 34, McPherson 29
North Park 41, Anderson (Ind.) 13
Northwestern (Minn.) 14, Augsburg 0
Notre Dame Coll. 44, Charleston (WV)
17
Ohio St. 77, Bowling Green 10
Peru St. 42, Evangel 10
Presentation 17, Lawrence 10
Purdue 45, E. Kentucky 18
Quincy 38, Drake 35
S. Dakota Tech 64, William Jewell 41
S. Virginia 28, Earlham 18
Siena Heights 31, Lindenwood (Ill.) 16
St. Francis (Ind.) 58, Olivet Nazarene 14
St. John’s (Minn.) 49, St. Scholastica 7
St. Olaf 69, Grinnell 14
St. Thomas (Minn.) 42, Wis.-Eau Claire 6
St. Vincent 47, Alma 24
St. Xavier 42, St. Francis (Ill.) 35
Sterling 28, Northwestern (Iowa) 21
Texas A&M-Kingsville 31, Incarnate
Word 22
Texas St. 56, Ohio 54, 3OT
Trinity (Ill.) 55, Wis. Lutheran 21
W. Michigan 22, Northwestern 21
Wabash 41, Albion 34, OT
Waldorf 42, Trinity Bible 0
Wayne (Mich.) 28, Northwood (Mich.) 3
Wheaton (Ill.) 26, Benedictine (Ill.) 7
Wis.-LaCrosse 45, Luther 14
Wis.-Oshkosh 33, John Carroll 14
Wis.-Stevens Pt. 37, St. Norbert 14
Wis.-Stout 45, Simpson (Iowa) 30
Wis.-Whitewater 51, College of NJ 3
Wisconsin 16, LSU 14
Wittenberg 34, Capital 0
SOUTHWEST
Alabama 52, Southern Cal 6
Arkansas 21, Louisiana Tech 20
Coastal Carolina 38, Lamar 14
Hardin-Simmons 26, Southwestern
(Texas) 3
Harding 38, Oklahoma Baptist 7
Hendrix 55, Austin 23
Houston 33, Oklahoma 23
Oklahoma St. 61, SE Louisiana 7
Robert Morris-Chicago 62, Bacone 14
SMU 34, North Texas 21
Sam Houston St. 59, Okla. Panhandle
St. 21
TCU 59, S. Dakota St. 41
Texas A&M 31, UCLA 24, OT
Texas Tech 69, Stephen F. Austin 17
Texas-Permian Basin 27, Sul Ross St. 6
Tulsa 45, San Jose St. 10
UTEP 38, New Mexico St. 22
UTSA 26, Alabama St. 13
FAR WEST
Air Force 37, Abilene Christian 21
Arizona St. 44, N. Arizona 13
BYU 18, Arizona 16
Black Hills St. 34, Adams St. 33
Carroll (Mont.) 27, Montana Tech 24
Central 50, Whitworth 49
Colorado Mesa 34, Western St. (Col.) 14
E. Washington 45, Washington St. 42
Idaho St. 47, Simon Fraser 3
Montana 41, St. Francis (Pa.) 31
Montana Western 26, Coll. of Idaho 13
N. Colorado 56, Rocky Mountain 27
Oregon 53, UC Davis 28
Portland St. 43, Cent. Washington 26
San Diego 27, W. New Mexico 0
San Diego St. 31, New Hampshire 0
W. Oregon 38, Sacramento St. 30
Washington 48, Rutgers 13
Wyoming 40, N. Illinois 34, 3OT
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Saturday’s stars
Nick Chubb, Georgia, ran for 222
yards in his return from a gruesome
knee injury and scored on a 55-yard
touchdown run late in the fourth quarter to clinch the No. 18 Bulldogs’ 3324 victory over No. 22 North Carolina.
J.T. Barrett, Ohio State, accounted for a school-record seven TDs
— six passing — and 379 yards in the
sixth-ranked Buckeyes’ 77-10 win over
Bowling Green.
Kenny Hill, TCU, accounted for
five touchdowns and threw for 439
yards after a shaky start in his TCU
debut, helping the 13th-ranked Horned
Frogs pull away late in a 59-41 victory
over South Dakota State.
Trevor Knight, Texas A&M, threw
for 239 yards and accounted for three
TDs, including a 1-yard run in overtime
to lead the Aggies to a 31-24 victory
over No. 16 UCLA in his debut.
Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington, threw for 474 yards and five TDs
as the FCS Eagles upset Washington
State 45-42.
Tim Barnes, Georgetown, threw
four TD passes to help the Hoyas handle Davidson 38-14.
Brad Kaaya, Miami, threw for
four TDs on his 21st birthday, the
Hurricanes scored a school-record 42
points in the third quarter and the Mark
Richt era began with an easy 70-3 win
over Florida A&M.
Brett Rypien, Boise State, threw
for 347 yards and two TDs to help
the Broncos cruise to a 45-10 season
opening win over Louisiana Lafayette.
Tyler Jones, Texas State, threw
for 418 yards and four TDs in a 56-54
triple-overtime victory over Ohio.
— The Associated Press
LM O TERO/AP
TCU quarterback Kenny Hill tries to elude South Dakota State defensive back Nick Mears on the keeper during the first half on Saturday.
How the AP Top 25 fared
1
Alabama beat No. 20 Southern
Cal 52-6. At Arlington, Texas, freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts threw
two touchdown passes to ArDarius
Stewart and ran for two more scores, and
the top-ranked Tide opened their national
championship defense with a romp over
No. 20 USC.
See story, Page 30.
Next: vs. Western Kentucky, Saturday.
Clemson beat Auburn 19-13.
At Auburn, Ala., Deshaun Watson
passed for 248 yards, including 174
to Mike Williams in his return from an
injury, and Clemson escaped with a victory
over Auburn.
See story, Page 28.
Next: vs. Troy, Saturday.
Oklahoma lost to No. 15 Houston
33-23. At Houston, Baker Mayfield
threw for 323 yards and two scores
for Oklahoma, but Houston returned a
missed Sooners field goal for a touchdown
to secure the upset.
See story, Page 30.
Next: vs. Louisiana-Monroe, Saturday.
Florida State did not play. With 17
returning starters, Florida State would
like to show that the early expectations of being a College Football Playoff contender are valid when the Seminoles
open against the SEC’s Rebels.
Next: vs. No. 11 Mississippi at Orlando,
Fla., Monday.
LSU lost to Wisconsin 16-14. At
Green Bay, Wisc., Rafael Gaglianone
kicked a 47-yard field goal with 3:47
left, and Wisconsin staved off LSU’s
desperate last-ditch drive. Heisman Trophy hopeful Leonard Fournette ran for 138
yards on 23 carries, but limped off on his
final carry for LSU.
See story, Page 30.
Next: vs. Jacksonville State, Saturday.
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Ohio State beat Bowling Green 7710. At Columbus, Ohio, J.T. Barrett
threw six touchdown passes and Ohio
State rolled up a school-record 776
yards against Bowling Green. Eight players
scored touchdowns on offense as the Buckeyes overpowered the Falcons in front of a
crowd of 107,193 at sunny Ohio Stadium.
Next: vs. Tulsa, Saturday.
Michigan beat Hawaii 63-3. At Ann
Arbor, Mich., Wilton Speight threw
three touchdown passes in the first
half and Michigan beat Hawaii in its
most lopsided victory since 1975. Speight
threw an interception on his first snap in
the Wolverines’ opener, then bounced back
with TD passes to Grant Perry, Jake Butt
and Amara Darboh to put Michigan up 21-0
early in the second quarter.
Next: vs. UCF, Saturday.
Stanford beat Kansas State 26-13,
Friday. At Stanford, Calif., Christian
McCaffrey had two long touchdown
runs and Ryan Burns threw a scoring
pass in his first career start to lead the Cardinal over Kansas State.
Next: vs. No. 20 Southern Cal, Sept.
17.
Tennessee beat Appalachian State
20-13, OT, Thursday. At Knoxville,
Tenn., Jalen Hurd recovered quarterback Joshua Dobbs’ overtime fumble
in the end zone and Tennessee overcame a
10-point halftime deficit to escape with a
victory over Appalachian State.
Next: vs. Virginia Tech at Bristol, Tenn.,
Saturday.
Notre Dame did not play. Notre
Dame can’t afford early stumbles
to struggling programs if it wants
to be a national playoff contender
in December. QBs DeShone Kizer and Malik
Zaire are proven playmakers and will split
time.
Next: at Texas, Sunday.
Mississippi did not play. Ole
Miss lost 14 starters off last
year’s team but has one of the
nation’s top quarterbacks in
Chad Kelly, who threw for 4,042 yards last
season which was the third-most in SEC
history.
Next: vs. No. 4 Florida State at Orlando,
Fla., Monday.
Michigan State beat Furman
28-13, Friday. At East Lansing,
Mich., Tyler O’Connor threw
for 190 yards and three touchdowns, and Michigan State held off upsetminded Furman. O’Connor went 13-for-18
with an interception, a generally efficient
performance in his second career start. The
fifth-year senior is taking over as the Spartans’ quarterback after spending the past
three seasons backing up Connor Cook.
Next: at No. 10 Notre Dame, Sept. 17.
TCU beat South Dakota State
59-41. At Fort Worth, Texas,
Kenny Hill accounted for five
touchdowns after a shaky start
in his TCU debut, KaVontae Turpin returned
a punt 81 yards for a score and the Horned
Frogs pulled away late in a victory over
South Dakota State.
Next: vs. Arkansas, Saturday.
Washington beat Rutgers 4813. At Seattle, Jake Browning
threw for 287 yards and three
touchdowns, John Ross caught
two scoting passses and returned a kickoff
for another score in his first game since the
end of the 2014 season to help Washington
beat Rutgers.
Next: vs. Idaho, Saturday.
Houston beat No. 3 Oklahoma
33-23. At Houston, Brandon
Wilson went end line to end zone
for a touchdown with an Oklahoma missed field goal and Houston beat the
Sooners, looking every bit ready to compete
in the Big 12.
See story, Page 30.
Next: vs. Lamar, Saturday.
UCLA lost to Texas A&M 3124, OT. At College Station, Texas,
Trevor Knight threw for 239 yards
and a touchdown and ran for two
more scores, including one in overtime.
The Aggies sealed the victory when Justin
Evans knocked down Josh Rosen’s pass at
the goal line on fourth down.
Next: vs. UNLV, Saturday.
Iowa beat Miami (Ohio) 4521. At Iowa City, Akrum Wadley
ran for 121 yards and two touchdowns, LeShun Daniels added
83 yards rushing and two scores, and Iowa
beat Miami (Ohio). C.J. Beathard was 13for-20 passing for 192 yards and a touchdown for the Hawkeyes.
Next: vs. Iowa State, Saturday.
Georgia beat No. 22 North
Carolina 33-24. At Atlanta,
Nick Chubb rushed for 222 yards
in his return from a gruesome
knee injury, including a 55-yard touchdown
run late in the fourth quarter that clinched
Georgia’s victory.
Next: vs. Nicholls, Saturday.
Louisville beat Charlotte 7014, Thursday. At Louisville, Ky.,
Lamar Jackson accounted for a
school-record eight touchdowns
and 405 offensive yards by halftime to
help Louisville dismantle Charlotte. Jackson broke Chris Redman’s 1998 record for
combined rushing and passing TDs and tied
Redman’s mark for passing TDs with six.
Next: at Syracuse, Friday.
Southern Cal lost to No. 1
Alabama 52-6. At Arlington,
Texas, Trojans junior quarterback Max Browne waited three
years for his first start, and had a tough
time against the overwhelming Alabama
defense. He was 14-for-29 for 101 yards
with an interception.
See story, Back page.
Next: vs. Utah State, Saturday.
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Oklahoma State beat SE Louisiana 61-7. At Stillwater, Okla.,
Jhajuan Seales caught two touchdown passes, helping Oklahoma
State rout Southeastern Louisiana. Seales
finished with three catches for 61 yards.
Mason Rudolph completed 18 of 26 passes
for 188 yards and two touchdowns.
Next: vs. Central Michigan, Saturday.
North Carolina lost to No.
18 Georgia 33-24. At Atlanta,
North Carolina ripped off 17
straight points, including a pair
of touchdowns by T.J. Logan that included
a 95-yard kickoff return to start the second
half and a 24-14 lead. But a pair of pass
interference penalties on freshman cornerback Patrice Rene set up a touchdown that
got Georgia back in the game.
Next: at Illinois, Saturday.
Baylor beat Northwestern
State 55-7, Friday. At Waco,
Texas, Baylor quarterback Seth
Russell threw four touchdown
passes in less than a half as the Bears
cruised past Northwestern State.
Next: vs. SMU, Saturday.
Oregon beat UC Davis 53-28.
At Eugene, Ore., Dakota Prukop
threw for 271 yards and three
touchdowns in his Oregon debut
and the Ducks overcame a rocky start to
beat UC Davis. Prukop, a graduate transfer
from Montana State, completed 21 of 30
passes. Royce Freeman rushed for 87 yards
and two scores, and Darren Carrington
caught seven passes for 117 yards and a
touchdown.
Next: vs. Virginia, Saturday.
Florida beat UMass 24-7. At
Gainesville, Fla., Luke Del Rio
threw two touchdown passes in
his first career start, and Florida
beat UMass and extend the nation’s longest
winning streak in season openers to 27.
Next: vs. Kentucky, Saturday.
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Houston shocks
No. 3 Oklahoma
Tide: USC
no match for
defending
champions
Cougars look ready for Big 12 with win
BY R ALPH D. RUSSO
Associated Press
HOUSTON — Brandon Wilson went end line to end zone to
score a touchdown with an Oklahoma missed field goal and No.
15 Houston beat No. 3 Oklahoma
33-23 Saturday, looking every bit
ready to compete in the Big 12.
Regardless of whether Houston (1-0) ends up in the Big 12 if
the conference expands, coach
Tom Herman’s Cougars made
an opening statement that could
have season-long ramifications
on the College Football Playoff.
Elusive quarterback Greg
Ward Jr. passed for 321 yards
and two touchdowns for Houston.
Wilson, though, provided the key
play in the biggest regular-season
nonconference game the Cougars
have played in 25 years.
When Oklahoma kicker Austin
Seibert’s 54-yard field goal attempt came up just short, Wilson
reached up to catch the ball while
barely keeping his feet in bounds.
Reminiscent of Auburn’s Kick
Six against Alabama in 2013,
Wilson came flying out of the end
zone, hit the sideline and hurdled
a fallen teammate to score what
went into the books as a 100-yard
return. That made it 26-17 Cou-
gars with 8:28 left in the second
quarter.
Baker Mayfield threw for 323
yards and two scores for Oklahoma (0-1).
FROM BACK PAGE
The Takeaway
Oklahoma: The good news for
the Sooners is they have plenty of
time and opportunities left to regroup and make another playoff
run. But they need to get things
fixed quickly with No. 6 Ohio
State in two weeks and No. 13
TCU on Oct 1.
Houston: After finishing last
season 13-1 with a Peach Bowl
victory against Florida State, the
Cougars have consecutive victories against top-10 ranked opponents for the first time in school
history. Playing outside the
Power Five in the American Athletic Conference, Houston still
will likely have little margin for
error if it wants to force its way
into the playoff. But this win certainly makes it look possible.
Up Next
Oklahoma: The Sooners get
a break next week with a home
game against Louisiana Monroe.
Houston: The Cougars face FCS
Lamar next Saturday at home.
G EORGE BRIDGES/AP
Houston cornerback Brandon Wilson leaps over teammate Zach
Vaughan as he returns a missed field goal for a touchdown against
Oklahoma in the second half of the Cougars’ 33-23 victory on
Saturday in Houston.
Wisconsin holds off fifth-ranked LSU
BY GENARO C. A RMAS
tackle.”
Either way, the play will likely be
reviewed for possible discipline.
Heisman Trophy hopeful Leonard Fournette ran for 138 yards on
23 carries but walked gingerly to
the sideline after his final carry, a
15-yard run with less than 2 minutes left.
Miles said Fournette would
have returned if LSU was able to
get the ball back.
Instead, the Tigers will limp
home with their first loss in a season opener in Miles’ 12 years as
LSU coach. This will surely put
Miles back on the hot seat after
he was nearly run out of Baton
Rouge after a 9-3 season in 2015.
“We knew what was at stake
this season. Our goal is to win it all
and go undefeated. It’s a hurtful
feeling,” cornerback Tre’Davious
White said.
Associated Press
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Rafael
Gaglianone booted the 47-yard
field goal in the fourth quarter.
Wisconsin’s defense backed up
their strong-legged kicker with a
late-game interception.
Then LSU offensive lineman
Josh Boutte delivered a devastating hit.
The Badgers staved off the
fifth-ranked Tigers’ desperate
last-ditch drive for a 16-14 victory
Saturday in a game that dealt an
early blow to LSU’s national title
hopes.
LSU’s frustration was on full
display at the end of the game,
when Boutte was ejected for a flagrant foul after the vicious blindside hit on Wisconsin’s D’Cota
Dixon. The safety had sealed the
win with an interception with 57
seconds left.
“It was honestly unbelievable
when I turned around and saw
that D’Cota had the ball in his
hands,” Wisconsin linebacker
T.J. Watt said. “A little scuffle
broke out from the LSU team. In
the end that’s the way they play
football and we have our ways to
play football.”
Dixon picked off Brandon Harris at the Wisconsin 25 and slipped
to the ground. A nearby official
waved both arms above his head
as if signaling the play was over,
That Crimson Tide defense,
down four players taken in the
first two rounds of the NFL draft
last spring, is still physical and
dominating, too.
On the season’s first Saturday,
when two top-five teams lost,
freshman quarterback Jalen
Hurts threw two touchdown
passes to ArDarius Stewart and
ran for two more scores in a 52-6
victory over No. 20 Southern California on Saturday night.
“We got off to a little bit of a
shaky start in the first quarter, especially on offense,” Saban said.
“We scored a lot of points, made
a lot of big plays, but still our consistency in execution needs to be
much improved. ... My focus with
our team right now is what can
we do better.”
At least the Tide is 1-0, unlike
No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 5 LSU
after their losses Saturday. And
No. 16 UCLA lost as well.
USC coach Clay Helton sees
Alabama a little different than
Saban after the Trojans were held
to 194 yards in their most lopsided
loss since a 51-0 setback to Notre
Dame in 1966.
“Obviously one game does not
make a season. We played a very
good team,” said Helton. “They
played to their potential. The cold
hard truth is we did not play up
to ours.”
Stewart was wide open in the
end zone behind the secondary
when Hurts hit him for a 39-yard
score midway through the second quarter that made it 7-3 and
put Alabama ahead to stay. They
hooked up on a 71-yard touchdown right after halftime for a
24-3 lead, and Hurts later had TD
runs of 7 and 6 yards.
“Hopefully it’s a statement
we’re still going to fight, still
going to play,” Stewart said about
the team’s performance.
Poll Implications
MORRY G ASH /AP
LSU’s Josh Boutte hits Wisconsin’s D’Cota Dixon after Dixon
intercepted a pass to seal the Badgers’ 16-14 upset win over the
Tigers on Saturday in Green Bay, Wis. Boutte was ejected from the
game on the play.
while Dixon ran off with teammates with his right index finger
pointed in the air in celebration.
That’s when Boutte rushed over
and leveled Dixon.
Coach Les Miles said he had to
review the film, but that it was out
of character for his lineman.
Boutte, Miles said, was “not
a malicious guy, and I just can’t
imagine that he saw him go
down and then would’ve made a
LSU: The Tigers will likely
nosedive out of the Top 10 when
the next poll comes out Tuesday. While playing at Wisconsinfriendly Lambeau Field isn’t easy,
Harris and the offensive line had
spotty season debuts.
Wisconsin: Welcome back to
the Top 25. The win is a huge confidence-builder for a team with
a brutal schedule, with games
against Michigan State, Michigan
and Ohio State all on the slate by
Oct. 15.
TONY G UTIERREZ /AP
Alabama running back Damien
Harris runs for a 46-yard gain
during Saturday’s game against
USC in Arlington, Texas.
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Bradford trade overshadows cutdowns
The Associated Press
Trades overshadowed cuts Saturday as
NFL teams got down to the 53-man limit
for the regular season.
Minnesota made the biggest noise with
a major strike, replacing injured quarterback Teddy Bridgewater by acquiring
Sam Bradford from Philadelphia in a deal
as stunning for its timing as for who was
involved.
Bradford, the No. 1 overall draft pick in
2010 by the Rams, was ensconced as the
Eagles’ starter and signed a lucrative twoyear contract. But the Vikings, sensing
they still could contend for the NFC title
after winning the NFC North last year,
parted with a first-round pick next year
and a fourth-rounder in 2018 for, basically,
one season of Bradford as a starter. When,
that is, Bradford has learned Norv Turner’s offense.
“This was not part of the blueprint, but
we have to take advantage of opportunities
that are presented to us,” Eagles personnel
boss Howie Roseman said. “We did not go
into this wanting to trade Sam Bradford,
but after the offer they made, we felt this
was the best move for our football team.”
With the NFL Draft being staged in
Philadelphia in April, was a nice added
touch for the Eagles to get a first-rounder,
which they previously lacked.
Another former first-rounder was dealt,
but Justin Gilbert hardly has a track record
in the NFL. The eighth overall selection in
2014 went from Cleveland to Pittsburgh,
which has issues at cornerback. All Gilbert
brought back to the Browns in a rare trade
among division rivals was a sixth-round
draft pick in 2018.
Kansas City traded cornerback Marcus
Cooper to Arizona for an undisclosed draft
pick, then sent wide receiver Rod Streater
and an undisclosed pick to San Francisco
for another undisclosed selection. San
Francisco sent safety L.J. McCray to Seattle for an undisclosed draft pick in another intradivision deal. The Seahawks
also picked up safety Dewey McDonald
from Oakland for a conditional 2017 draft
choice.
Minnesota made history in April when it
selected wide receiver Moritz Bohringer of
Germany, who became the first player in
NFL history drafted straight from Europe.
But he was released Saturday.
Among those released were Broncos
quarterback Mark Sanchez, who immediately reached a deal with Dallas; Denver
teammates RB Ronnie Hillman and DT
Henry Melton; Ravens RB Justin Forsett,
a Pro Bowler two years ago; Packers G
Josh Sitton, a starter for the last seven seasons and a three-time Pro Bowler; Arizona
DT Red Bryant and LB Donald Butler; WR
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The Broncos cut quarterback Mark Sanchez on Saturday. He immediately reached a
deal to join the Cowboys.
Cecil Shorts III and safety Antonio Allen
by Houston; RB Daniel Thomas by Miami;
Jets CB Dee Milliner, a 2013 first-rounder;
and Redskins DL Cullen Jenkins.
Houston activated three-time NFL De-
fensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt (back)
and OT Duane Brown from the physically
unable to perform list.
Cleveland signed punter Britton Colquitt,
who was released by Denver.
Briefly
Officers threaten 49ers boycott, chief vows safety
Associated Press
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The
Santa Clara police chief vowed
Saturday to continue providing
a safe environment at San Francisco home games after the union
representing his officers threatened to boycott policing the stadium if the 49ers don’t discipline
Colin Kaepernick for criticizing
police and refusing to stand during the national anthem.
Chief Michael Sellers said in a
statement that he will urge union
leadership to put citizens’ safety
first.
Kaepernick’s “blanket statements disparaging the law enforcement profession are hurtful
and do not help bring the country
together,” Sellers said. “As distasteful as his actions are, these
actions are protected by the Constitution. Police officers are here
to protect the rights of every
person, even if we disagree with
their position.”
In a letter sent to the 49ers, the
police union complaining that
Kaepernick’s “inappropriate behavior” has “threatened our harmonious working relationship.”
“The board of directors of the
Santa Clara Police Officer’s Association has a duty to protect its
members and work to make all of
their working environments free
of harassing behavior,” the letter
reads.
It was the latest in the flurry of
heated responses — both negative
and positive — that Kaepernick
has gotten since his silent protest
became the talk of the NFL and
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Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg
celebrates Sunday after winning
the Italian Formula One Grand
Prix in Monza, Italy.
much of the nation last week.
The quarterback has cited racial injustice and police brutality
among the many reasons for his
protest and said he plans to continue into the regular season.
The team reiterated Friday
night that it stands behind Kaepernick and respects his right not
to participate in celebrating the
national anthem.
Chappell leads by one
at Deutsche Bank
NORTON, Mass. — Kevin
Chappell did just about everything right Saturday, even when
making his lone bogey, and shot
7-under 64 for a one-shot lead in
the Deutsche Bank Champion-
ship and another chance at his
first PGA Tour victory.
Chappell pitched in for eagle on
No. 7 and made a 35-foot birdie
putt on the next hole. Even better
was the 15-foot bogey putt on the
13th hole, and his great escape
from a bad shot when trying to
lay up on the par-5 18th.
He was at 11-under 131, one
shot ahead of PGA champion
Jimmy Walker (64) and Paul
Casey (66).
In other golf news:
Ariya Jutanugarn shot a 6under 66 in the LPGA Manulife
Classic, leaving her two strokes
back in her bid to win three
straight events for the second
time this season.
The second-ranked Jutanugarn
was chasing South Koreans Mi
Hyang Lee and Hjo Joo Kim at
Whistle Bear. Lee also had a 66
to top the leaderboard at 14-under
202, and Kim was a stroke back
after a 68.
Defending champion Jeff
Maggert shot his second straight
7-under 63 to take a three-stroke
lead in the PGA Tour Champions’
Shaw Charity Classic.
Maggert broke the tournament 36-hole record of 15 under
set by Rocco Mediate in his 2013
victory.
Alex Noren of Sweden sank
a 20-foot birdie putt on the first
extra hole to beat Scott Hend of
Australia in a playoff for the European Masters title on Sunday.
Noren fired a 5-under round
of 65 to be tied at 17 under with
Hend, the overnight leader who
carded a 66 on the Swiss Alps
course.
Pelicans’ Holiday takes
leave for wife’s surgery
NEW ORLEANS — The New
Orleans Pelicans say guard Jrue
Holiday will be taking indefinite
leave to care for his wife, former
U.S. women’s national soccer
team member Lauren Holiday,
who is pregnant and needs brain
surgery.
“We are all praying for a healthy
delivery of their first child and a
successful surgery for Lauren,”
Pelicans general manager Dell
Demps said in a prepared statement provided Sunday by the
club. “Furthermore, we ask everyone to respect the Holiday’s
privacy at this time.”
Lauren Holiday is a former
UCLA soccer player who went on
to win two Olympic gold medals in
2008 and 2012, and a FIFA women’s World Cup title in 2015, with
the U.S. women’s soccer team.
She met Jrue at UCLA, where he
played basketball. Jrue Holiday
has been with New Orleans the
past three seasons, but has spent
most of that stint injured. He expects to return this season in full
health and the Pelicans see him
as a core player along with AllStar forward Anthony Davis.
In an interview with the TimesPicayune/NOLA.com, which first
reported Lauren Holiday’s condition and Jrue Holiday’s plan
to take leave, Jrue Holiday said
Lauren was diagnosed with an
operable tumor on the right side
of her brain.
Their baby is due in mid-October, and in the interest of the
health of both mother and baby,
Lauren’s brain surgery will take
place about six weeks after delivery, Jrue Holiday said.
Rosberg wins Italian GP
to cut Hamilton’s lead
MONZA, Italy — Nico Rosberg
won the Italian Grand Prix virtually unchallenged Sunday after
Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton wasted pole position with a
poor start.
Hamilton got off the line at the
same time as the other cars but
immediately fell behind, dropping
to sixth before the first corner.
Rosberg, who started second,
took the early lead and cruised
to his seventh win of the season,
second straight this year and first
of his career at the storied Monza
circuit, which has hosted more
Formula One racing than any
other track.
Rosberg also cut Hamilton’s
championship lead to two points
with seven races remaining.
Hamilton climbed his way back
to finish second.
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and
Kimi Raikkonen crossed third
and fourth, respectively.
Rosberg celebrated with a series of fist pumps when he got out
of his car, playfully jabbing at a
TV camera. Then he jumped into
a group of his team members who
hoisted him into the air.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Alabama tight end O.J.
Howard catches a pass
as USC’s Chris Hawkins
defends on Saturday
in Arlington, Texas.
Alabama won 52-6.
’Bama
rolls
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No. 1 Tide blow
out No. 20 USC
BY STEPHEN H AWKINS
Associated Press
ARLINGTON, Texas — While Nick
Saban wants to see improvement, topranked Alabama was pretty impressive
in the opening of its national-title defense
— without a proven quarterback and with
Heisman
Trophywinning tailback
Derrick Henry
in the NFL.
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