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‘WE HAVE BEEN TOO ‘Brexit’
QUIET FOR TOO LONG’ race has
frenzied
finale
Feds nab over
300 people in
medical scheme
At least 28 doctors are
charged in $900 million
illegal billing operation.
Polls show voters
are in dead heat after
divisive campaign
Rubio changes
mind, will run for
Senate re-election
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A final, frenzied day of
campaigning tried to sway voters ahead of Thursday’s referendum over whether the United
Kingdom should remain in the
European Union, as polls show a
virtual dead heat on the contentious issue.
British Prime Minister David
Cameron, whose job may be on
the line depending on the outcome, urged voters Wednesday
to “please give it everything
you’ve got in these last few
hours. Go out
and vote ‘re- How
main’ ” in the
‘Brexit’
28-nation EU.
vote
Speaking on
British radio, affects
reCameron
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jected the nomoney
tion that the
EU is in de- With vote too
cline. “We are close to call,
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recovery.”
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don mayor Boris Johnson, the Many in U.K.
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ter’s chief rival lose jobs, face
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from the EU, or
“Brexit,” crisscrossed the country by helicopter to push support for leaving.
“It’s time to speak up for democracy, and hundreds of millions of people around Europe
agree with us,” Johnson said
while touring London’s Billingsgate Fish Market. “It’s time to
break away from the failing and
dysfunctional EU system.”
Dozens of leading British figures added their voices Wednesday to the “remain” camp,
including James Bond actor
Daniel Craig. He posted a photo
on Instagram of him wearing a
shirt that said: “No man is an island. No country by itself. Vote
‘remain’ on June 23.”
If the U.K. votes Thursday to
sever ties with the EU, it would
be the first sovereign nation to
leave the bloc. Polls close 5 p.m.
ET Thursday (10 p.m. local
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Democratic members of Congress participate in a sit-down protest to push for a vote on gun
control measures Wednesday.
House Dems stage sit-in in attempt to force gun vote,
shout ‘Shame!’ as GOP takes back control of floor
Scores of House lawmakers
took to the House floor before
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cans resume regular business until the House votes on gun control.
They took turns for hours talking
WASHINGTON Democratic lawmakers launched an extraordi- about gun violence, ticking off
nary protest Wednesday, staging a mass shootings in Newtown,
sit-in on the House
Conn.; Charleston, S.C.;
floor, bringing legislaSan Bernardino, Calif.;
tive business to a halt “The time and Orlando, where 49
and triggering a chaotic,
people were slaughlate-night showdown as to act is
tered and 53 injured
they demanded a vote now. We
June 12.
on gun control legisla“What is the tipping
will be
tion.
point? Are we blind?
Led by Speaker Paul silent no
Can we see? How many
Ryan, R-Wis., who had
more mothers, how
called the dramatic pro- more.”
many more fathers
test simply a “publicity Rep. John Lewis,
need to shed tears of
stunt,” Republicans took D-Ga.
grief before we do
back control of the floor
something?” said Rep.
at 10 p.m. amid Democrat chants, John Lewis, D-Ga., who kicked off
nearly 11 hours after the sit-in be- the sit-in. “We have been too quiet
gan. Democrats shouted “Shame! for too long. There comes a time
Shame!” as House business pro- when you have to say something,
ceeded and members cast votes
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on a measure unrelated to guns.
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and Deborah Barfield Berry
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House Minority Leader Nancy
Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during
a news conference on gun
control Wednesday on Capitol
Hill.
Surprise! First non-luxury car brand tops quality study
Kia bucks reputation,
zooms to top of poll
Chris Woodyard
@ChrisWoodyard
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Kia, the upstart South Korean
brand that spent years trying to
overcome a reputation for shoddy
cars, placed first Wednesday in
one of the auto industry’s most
closely watched quality surveys.
It marked the first time in 27
years that a non-luxury brand has
come in first in the J.D. Power
and Associates Initial Quality
Study, which rates brands by the
number of flaws found by owners
in their cars in the first 90 days of
ownership. Mainstream brands
collectively had a cumulative
higher quality score than all the
luxury brands for the first time
since 2006.
In placing first out of 33
brands, Kia owners reported 83
problems per 100 cars, beating
the industry average of 105. In
winning, Kia moves up from second in the study last year.
Kia executives in the USA expressed elation.
“Ranking No. 1 in the entire industry for initial quality is the result of Kia’s decade-long focus on
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TOP 5 BRANDS
Here is J.D. Power and Associates’ ranking and the number of flaws reported per 100
cars:
Kia
Porsche
Hyundai
Toyota
BMW
83
84
92
93
94
craftsmanship and continuous
improvement and reflects the
voice of our customers, which is
the ultimate affirmation,” Mi-
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chael Sprague, chief operating officer for Kia Motors America, said
in a statement. “As the highestranked brand in the industry,
there is no doubt Kia is a worldclass automaker.”
The annual survey points to
big gains in the overall quality of
vehicles.
Twenty-one of the 33 brands in
the study showed an improvement over last year’s scores in the
study.
“Manufacturers are currently
making some of the highest-quality products that we’ve ever
seen,” says Renee Stephens, vice
president of automotive quality
at J.D. Power. “It has become
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clear that automakers are listening to the customer, identifying
‘pain points’ and are focused on
continuous improvement.”
Among the most encouraging
signs in the survey: For only the
second time in the study’s 30year history, Detroit’s Big 3
brands collectively had fewer
problems than their importbrand counterparts. They had 103
flaws per 100 vehicles, compared
with an average of 106 for foreign
brands.
Chrysler and Jeep were the
most improved brands. Both had
28 fewer reported problems than
a year ago, though both are still
worse than the industry average.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
VOICES
A year after murder, everything out of balance
USA TODAY Sports
On June 21, 2015, former Major League outfielder Darryl
Hamilton was murdered by an exgirlfriend who took her own life
moments later, according to police in Pearland, Texas.
Hamilton left behind three
children, including a now 2-yearold son, Jaxon, whose mother,
Monica Jordan, killed Hamilton
two days after they finalized a
custody arrangement for their
son.
Hamilton also left behind an
older brother, John Hamilton. He
shared with USA TODAY Sports
a remembrance of Darryl Hamilton, a version of which appears
here:
It’s been a year now that you
were tragically and senselessly
taken away from us. And it’s
been a year now that I haven’t
heard your voice, your silly
laugh or seen your smiling face.
Everyone that I’ve spoken to,
some that have experienced a
similar loss, some that know
someone that has, or some that
are simply issuing kind words
say that “time will heal your broken heart,” say that in time, “you
will feel better and you won’t
hurt as much.”
This may be the case for most
and probably will be the case for
This may
me, “in time,” but it is not the
be the
case now. I miss my brother. I
case for
miss him now even more than a
most and
year ago.
probably
You see, over this past year,
I’ve managed to keep myself
will be
busy with the task of ensuring
the case
that all of his final wishes were
for me,
met. During this time, I’ve had a
“in time,”
number of challenges, some exbut it is
pected, some not.
Through it all, it has allowed
not the
me to stay busy, to focus on evcase now.
eryone but me, to avoid the inevI miss my
itable — the time in which I will
brother. I
have to face the fact that he is
miss him
truly gone. I realize that I don’t
travel this road alone — every
now even
day someone somewhere loses
more
someone that they love dearly.
than
a
However, those of us that have
year ago.
lost a loved one as a result of a
gun would like to believe that
somehow it could have been
2013 PHOTO FROM JOHN HAMILTON
prevented.
The tragedy that just occurred John Hamilton, left, lost his brother Darryl,
in Orlando may have been pre- who was murdered by an ex-girlfriend.
vented had we had the proper
However, if your intentions
set of laws in place that prevent “protectors” of “Second Amendpeople that clearly should not be ment rights” don’t want to even are to make the pool of eligible
in possession of a deadly weapon have a discussion about sensible gun purchasers as large as possifrom obtaining one. That in- gun legislation. If you are truly ble, thereby increasing the pocludes those that are mentally interested in protecting the tential revenue from gun sales,
unstable, as was the case with rights of law-abiding gun own- then you would not be interestthe person that took my broth- ers, then you need to be seated ed in enacting laws that could
er’s life, then hers.
at the table ensuring that those potentially reduce the number
I’ve often wondered why individuals’ rights are protected. of prospective buyers. Is this
those who called themselves You don’t avoid the discussion.
what’s going on?
With the recent passing of
Muhammad Ali, The Greatest, I
find myself reflecting on his life
and some of the lessons I
learned from him. In his book
The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections of Life’s Journey, he stated
that it’s “important for each of
us to figure out why we were put
here on Earth by God. The importance of life is to accomplish
the task we were given. Without
working on this task, life is
meaningless.”
I use to think that I had it all
figured out. Who I was, what I
wanted and how I planned to
live — to accomplish the task I
was given.
Now everything is so out of
sync, out of balance. What now
is my task? Should I immerse
myself into the gun debate?
Should I also focus on mental illness? Should I simply concentrate on my family, which now
includes one more?
I don’t have those answers
yet. But what I do know is that I
miss my brother. Darryl Quinn
Hamilton was a good man, a
good son, father and friend, and
yes, a good brother. I miss my little brother. May you rest in eternal peace until we meet again!
John Hamilton is the president and
CEO of Performance Sports Management.
Senate rejects FBI email
search without warrant
Bill’s supporters point to Orlando massacre as rationale
Erin Kelly
USA TODAY
KIM HJELMGAARD, USA TODAY
Peter Ozga runs a Polish newspaper in Boston, England.
Eastern European
enclave in England
fears ‘Brexit’ vote
Immigrants worry
about welcome if UK
decides to split EU
Kim Hjelmgaard
@khjelmgaard
USA TODAY
BOSTON, ENGLAND After his first
visit last year, Warsaw native Peter Ozga realized this rural town
on Britain’s eastern shore was a
good place to start a Polish-language newspaper.
That’s because Boston has a
higher proportion of Eastern European migrants than anywhere
else in the country, and many arrivals have found a decent life.
As Britons vote Thursday on
whether to remain in the European Union, the future looks less
certain for Ozga and other immigrants from former Soviet bloc
states such as Poland, Hungary,
Latvia and Lithuania. They
flocked to work in Boston’s factories and agricultural industries.
Now they wonder whether their
jobs will be secure and they’ll still
be welcome if a majority of Brits
vote for a “Brexit” — a British exit
from the 28-nation EU.
“If Britain leaves, I am worried
that there will be violence against
us. I don’t think they like us very
much,” said Weronika Sokolowksi, 29, as she made a cake in a Polish restaurant her family runs.
Her husband, Karol, 30, made icing for the cake’s decoration.
The couple, who have two sons,
said Britain gives them more economic opportunities. “When I
first came here, I worked in a
chicken factory ... but it’s still better at the end of the day to have
British pounds than (Polish) złoty,” he said. “It’s also much easier
to start a business in Boston.
“Although if I was from Britain,
I would probably vote to leave the
EU. I don’t like all the regulation
on independent countries.”
About 12% of Boston’s 65,000
residents come from former communist countries, according to
the most recent census, in 2011. A
decade ago, census figures show
99% of the people identified with
the label “white British.”
A backlash against the large influx of migrants is a major source
of support for leaving the EU,
“If Britain leaves,
I am worried that
there will be
violence against
us. I don’t think
they like us very
much.”
Weronika Sokolowksi, 29
which sets immigration policy for
the bloc. EU rules permit citizens
of member countries to live and
work in any of the political alliance’s 28 nations.
Ozga, 40, a former television
producer, is editor in chief, senior
correspondent, copy editor, marketing man, receptionist, salesman, intern, distributor and
mascot of the Boston Express, the
ad-supported
Polish-language
weekly he started publishing in
November. “Most of the Polish
people here don’t speak English
very well. The paper keeps them
informed about jobs, crime,
schools, dentists, where they can
find a lawyer — information they
need,” Ozga said.
He said he is self-sufficient and
not worried about the outcome of
the vote. He will simply move if
he has to, he said.
WASHINGTON The Senate rejected legislation Wednesday that
would allow the FBI to search
Americans’ Internet browsing
histories and email records without a warrant.
Supporters invoked the Orlando massacre to push for the measure, saying it would help federal
agents identify terrorist suspects
and thwart future attacks. But
privacy rights advocates said the
bill’s sponsors were using the
mass shooting as a way to expand
government surveillance and get
around constitutional protections
against
unreasonable
searches and seizures.
Senators voted 58-38 to advance the legislation, falling short
of the 60 votes needed. The
amendment by Sens. John
McCain, R-Ariz., and Richard
Burr, R-N.C., would have been
added to a spending bill that included funding for the FBI. The final tally reflected that Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., switched his vote from
“yes” to “no” — a procedural move
that will allow him to bring the
legislation up again later.
It was the second time in two
weeks that security hawks and
privacy rights advocates have
clashed in the wake of the Orlando shootings, in which 49 people
were killed and 53 others were
wounded at a gay nightclub. The
House last week defeated a measure to ban warrantless surveillance of Americans’ electronic
communications.
The McCain-Burr legislation
would not allow FBI agents to
read the actual content of emails.
Instead, agents would be able to
see email subject lines and the
addresses that someone sends
email to or receives email from,
as well as when the communication took place. The FBI also
would be able to see the Web addresses that someone entered on
their Internet browsers and look
at how much time the person
spent on a particular website.
Agents would be able to access
the information using national security letters — a kind of administrative subpoena that does not
require a court order and likely
would bar an Internet provider
from telling its customers their
communications were searched.
Currently, the FBI must get a warrant to obtain the data.
The legislationalso would
make permanent a provision of
the USA Patriot Act that allows
federal agents to conduct surveillance of “lone wolf” terrorist suspects in the U.S. who do not have
ties to a foreign terrorist group.
The provision is set to expire at
the end of 2019.
“In the wake of the tragic mas-
JACK GRUBER, USA TODAY
“It is important
our law
enforcement have
the tools they
need to conduct
counterterrorism
investigations
and track ‘lone
wolves.’ ”
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
sacre in Orlando, it is important
our law enforcement have the
tools they need to conduct
counterterrorism investigations
and track ‘lone wolves,’ or (Islamic State)-inspired terrorists who
do not have direct connections to
foreign terrorist organizations
but who seek to harm Americans,” McCain said.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., a
strong privacy rights advocate
who serves on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said the bill
“won’t make our country safer,
but it will take away crucial
checks and balances that protect
our freedom.”
“FBI agents will be able to demand the records of what websites you look at online, who you
email and chat with, and your
text message logs, with no judicial
oversight whatsoever,” Wyden
said. “The reality is the FBI already has the power to demand
these electronic records with a
court order under the Patriot Act.
In emergencies, the FBI can even
obtain the records right away and
go to a judge after the fact. This
isn’t about giving law-enforcement new tools, it’s about the FBI
not wanting to do paperwork.”
The legislation was opposed by
civil liberties groups and tech
companies, including Google, Yahoo and Microsoft.
“It would dramatically expand
the ability of the FBI to get sensitive electronic information without any court oversight,” the
American Civil Liberties Union
wrote in a letter to senators urging them to vote against the
measure.
Burr acknowledged that the legislation wouldn’t have stopped the
Orlando massacre. But he said it
could help prevent a future attack,
and he vowed to look for another
opportunity to pass the measure.
“I am disappointed that the
Senate is currently at a stalemate
even though the majority clearly
supports this important amendment,” Burr said after the vote.
“The threat posed by the Islamic
State and other terror groups
continues to grow. ... We cannot
sit idly by while more Americans
are endangered.”
FreedomWorks, a libertarianleaning group, urged the bill’s
sponsors to “abandon this effort
to grow the surveillance state and
undermine Americans’ constitutionally protected freedom.”
“We agree that federal law enforcement should have the tools
it needs to protect Americans,”
said FreedomWorks CEO Adam
Brandon. “But these tools must
respect the Fourth Amendment’s
safeguards against unreasonable
searches and seizures. Federal
law enforcement must be required to respect these protections and get a warrant before
obtaining information about any
American.”
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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
Fraud
sweep
snares
doctors
DARING RESCUE PLUCKS
TWO AILING WORKERS
FROM SOUTH POLE
$900M in billing
schemes is alleged
Kevin Johnson
USA TODAY
Doctors, nurses
and pharmacists were among
more than 300 charged with
health care fraud schemes involving $900 million in false billings
in what the Justice Department
described Wednesday as the largest such enforcement action in
U.S. history.
At least 28 doctors were among
those charged with a range of offenses, including conspiracy,
bribery, money laundering, kickback violations and identity theft,
according to federal documents.
Sixty suspects allegedly were
linked to schemes involving the
Medicare prescription drug benefit program known as Part D,
which is the fastest-growing component of the Medicare program.
“The wrongdoers that we pursue in these operations seek to
use public funds for private enrichment,” Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Wednesday.
“They target real people — many
of them in need of significant
medical care. They promise effective cures and therapies, but they
provide none.”
According to court documents,
the suspects allegedly submitted
claims to Medicare and Medicaid
for treatments that were medically unnecessary and often never
provided.
In many cases, federal prosecutors alleged, patient recruiters,
Medicare beneficiaries and other
conspirators were paid kickbacks
in return for supplying beneficiary information to providers, so
that the providers could then
submit fraudulent bills to Medicare for services that were medically unnecessary or never
performed.
WASHINGTON
Risky
flight to
Antarctic
research
station
one of
only
three to
succeed
in the
heart of
winter
SOUTH
AMERICA
Doyle Rice
@usatodayweather
USA TODAY
A plane successfully returned
from the South Pole on Wednesday, completing a daring rescue
mission to save the lives of two
sick workers who were trapped at
one of the most inhospitable
places on the planet — the Amundsen-Scott research station in the
middle of Antarctica.
A small, Canadian owned-andoperated Twin Otter plane made
the return, 1,500-mile trip, a day
after its first flight, the National
Science Foundation said.
The plane landed at the British
Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Station, located on the Antarctic peninsula at the continent’s edge,
Wednesday afternoon. The patients are scheduled to be transported to a hospital in South
America, the foundation reported.
As North America celebrates
the first days of summer, the South
Pole remains enshrouded in total
winter darkness with unimaginably cold temperatures that hover
IN BRIEF
MOOOOOO SHOT
RICHARD SCHWARZ, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, VIA AP
The sun will not appear on the
Atlantic
horizon at the South Pole until
Pacific
Ocean
Ocean
September.
Rothera
“Antarctica is cold, dark, and the
Station
mission dangerous for even the
Ronne Ice
most experienced pilots,” accordShelf
ing to a tweet from Alexandra
Witze, a correspondent for the
West
journal Nature.
Amundsen
Antarctica
Only two other midwinter
-Scott
Station
rescue operations have ever been
South
successfully attempted (in 2001
Ross Ice
East
Pole
Shelf
and 2003) since the station
Antarctica
opened some 60 years ago. Another one in 1999 was done in the
ANTARCTICA
spring.
Indian
Ocean
“We are very, very concerned
and will be until this is over,” said
Kelly Falkner, director of the founESRI
SOURCEAUSTRALIA
500 miles
polar programs, said bedation’s
VERONICA BRAVO, USA TODAY
fore the mission.
at 60 to 80 degrees below zero.
The names of the sick workers
The temperature Tuesday after- have not been released, nor has
noon at the South Pole station was their condition, because of medi75 degrees below zero, with a wind cal privacy rules. Both are employchill that felt like 108 below, the ees of Lockheed Martin, which
science foundation’s weather sta- provides logistical support at the
tion reported.
station.
At that temperature, plane
Before the rescue, there were 48
equipment can malfunction and people “overwintering” at the
fuel and hydraulic fluid can turn to South Pole, according to the
jelly.
foundation.
Want to call a
random Swede?
Better dial by Friday
Michael Burke
USA TODAY
LIGHTNING STRIKES KILL
79 PEOPLE IN INDIA
At least 79 people, most of
them farm laborers working in
the fields during the monsoon
season, have been killed by lightning over the past two days in India, according to state officials.
The deaths occurred in the
states of Bihar, where 56 people
died, in Jharkhand and Madhya
Pradesh.
In Bihar, the victims included
at least eight shepherds tending
their sheep, said Vyasji, a disaster
management official who uses
only one name. He told reporters
that he expects the death toll to
go up as reports come in from remote districts of the state, the Associated Press reports.
— Doug Stanglin
FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER
STARTS HIS PRISON TERM
Former House speaker Dennis
Hastert reported to prison in
Minnesota on Wednesday to begin serving a 15-month sentence
in a case involving millions in
hush money paid to cover up his
sexual abuse of teenage students
30 years ago.
Hastert, 74, partially wheeled
himself into the Rochester Federal Medical Center complex,
which is surrounded by high, razor-wire fencing. A woman followed behind him, carrying
crutches.
A small plane
picks up a
sick worker
at the U.S.
South Pole
science station. The
plane landed
at the British
Antarctic
Survey’s
Rothera Station on
Wednesday
then was to
head to South
America.
A stranger more than 4,000
miles away talked Jenny Engstrom into planting tomatoes at
her home in Sweden. An Illinois
farmer suggested it during their
35-minute phone when he dialed
“The Swedish Number.”
The popular phone line was
launched in early April by the
Swedish Tourist Association to
connect callers from around the
ARUN SANKAR, AFP/GETTY IMAGES
world to a “random Swede.” The
number will be disconnected Friday, ending a stretch that has
As a diabetic who suffered a Bovines and
seen it used far more than exstroke last year, the former con- bystanders
pected.
gressman will serve his sentence watch the
The group originally hoped
in the medical center prison in Polar Satelthat 2,500 Swedes would answer
Minnesota that handles inmates lite Launch
the phone calls, said Engstrom,
requiring specialized or long- Vehicle take
communications manager for the
term medical or mental health off Wednesday from
tourist association. But more
care.
than 32,000 Swedes people
— Doug Stanglin Sriharikota
in the south- agreed to take the calls by downern state of
loading an app.
JUDGE TO RULE ON
Andhra PraNearly 180,000 people from
FREDDIE GRAY CASE
desh, India.
186 countries had called as of
Wednesday afternoon. One call
A Baltimore judge on Thursday On board is
even lasted four hours and 20
will announce the fate of police the Indian
minutes, Engstrom said.
officer Caesar Goodson, tried on Space Re“It’s incredible,” she said. “It’s
second-degree murder and other search Orgareally crazy.”
charges in the case of a young nisation’s
satellite
The campaign was honored
black man whose death sparked CARTOthis week with a Gold Lion award
riots across the city and Black SAT-2, along
Lives Matter protests across the with 20 satel- at the Cannes Lions international
nation.
lites from the advertising festival in France,
Freddie Gray, 25, died while in U.S., Canada, Engstrom said.
USA TODAY called The Swedpolice custody one week after his Germany and
ish Number several times this fiturbulent and controversial ar- Indonesia.
nal week of the line, speaking
rest on a Baltimore street in April
with Swedes of different
2015. Six officers have been
backgrounds.
charged, but Goodson faces the
Elin Deviell, 25, said the calls
most serious count, a form of sechave become a frequent topic of
ond-degree murder identified as
conversation in her country.
depraved-heart murder.
“Everyone knows about it,”
— John Bacon
said Deviell, a Swedish university
student who agreed to take calls
ALSO ...
because she enjoys talking to new
people.
uU.S. Coast Guard officials
Goran Mansson, 73, a retired
continue to search off the coast of
journalist in Sweden, said he was
Florida for a sailboat carrying a
drawn to the app because of his
father and his three teenage chilinterest in telecommunications
dren, who were last heard from
and background in amateur radio,
on
Sunday,
officials
said
which also allowed him to talk
Wednesday.
with people across the world.
“So it was natural to sign up,”
Mansson said.
Mansson said he’s received
calls from about a dozen countries and typically had good conversations. He added that he had
no prank calls.
That hasn’t been the case for
all random Swedes.
Ellen Ivarsson, 16, said she
spoke with a man with a heavy
Russian accent who repeatedly
asked where in Sweden he could
buy vodka. Ivarsson kept responding that she was unsure and assumed the man was playing a
prank on her.
Deviell, the student, said she
spoke with a man from Boston
who lectured her about Sweden’s
willingness to accept refugees,
saying that would lead to the
country’s collapse.
The tourist association records
Promo
that
allows
callers to
connect
with
Swedish
citizens is
set to end
soon
Random
Swedes will
be answering
“The Swedish
Number”
until Friday.
SWEDISH TOURIST ASSOCIATION
all conversations made to the
number and allows people to report problem calls. Engstrom said
the group listens to reported
calls, and 68 people have been
banned, usually for harassment.
But most of the calls have been
pleasant, she added.
Whether the phone campaign
leads to more people visiting
Sweden is something the tourist
association won’t know until next
year.
“I’m hoping it does,” Engstrom
said. “It will be really interesting
to see.”
4A NEWS
USA TODAY
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
STATE-BY-STATE
News from across the USA
ALABAMA Trussville: Fire-
fighters rescued Darby Risner, 15,
who was trapped for
45 minutes in the
plush, purple head
of Barney the
dinosaur,
AL.com reported. She had put
the head on,
hoping to
scare her
friends.
ALASKA Fairbanks: The Mental
Health Trust Authority awarded a
$49,000 grant to
the Tanana Chiefs
Conference to conduct a review
of the needs and gaps in the area’s
substance abuse services,
newsminer.com reported.
ARIZONA Chandler: Deputies
arrested Ismael Ochoa, 31, on
suspicion of animal cruelty after
finding one dog dead and three
others suffering from heat exhaustion on his property, The
Arizona Republic reported.
ARKANSAS Lonoke County:
Jeffrey Lefevre will face additional charges after allegedly trying to
escape jail by climbing through
the ceiling, ArkansasOnline reported. Lefevre “was playing like
he had a seizure when we found
him,” Lt. David Bufford said.
CALIFORNIA Los Angeles: The
Reservoir and Fish fires, separated only by narrow Azusa Canyon
in the Angeles National Forest,
were managed as a single conflagration, the Los Angeles Times
reported.
COLORADO Denver: Authorities have released the name of a
man who was shot and killed by
Westminster police after he ran
over and dragged a police officer
with his car. The Denver Post
reported that Nicholas Damon,
30, fought with officers and tried
to flee Thursday afternoon.
CONNECTICUT Hartford: Experts said virtually all of the city’s
10,000 ash trees are now doomed
by the arrival of the invasive
emerald ash borer, the Hartford
Courant reported.
DELAWARE Wilmington: Prose-
cutors dropped second-degree
murder and weapons charges
against Mateo Pinkston, accused
of killing Arteise Brown, 24, after
the only witness who could identify the shooter said hours before
the trial that she did not see the
crime.
HIGHLIGHT: MICHIGAN
Lawsuit filed in Flint water crisis
INDIANA Indianapolis: Lisa
HAWAII Honolulu: The police
department was donated protective K9 vests for their police dogs
Hunter and Zero, Hawaii News
Now reported.
IDAHO Nampa: The electronic
billboard that once displayed
Scripture verses along Interstate
84 went dark three years ago. But
now, Highway Evangelism, the
non-profit group that owns
the sign, has raised
enough to pay for a replacement, Idaho Statesman reported.
ILLINOIS Chicago:
School crossing guards
chafed at Mayor Rahm
Emanuel’s plan to transfer
them from the Police Department to the Office of Emergency Management and
Communications, fearing that
would diminish their authority, the Chicago Tribune reported.
MICHIGAN Traverse City:
Stacey Feeley thought her daughter was just being a “mischievous
little 3-year-old” when she took a
photo of her standing on their
toilet. Instead what Feeley found
was that her daughter was practicing for a lockdown at her preschool, the Detroit Free Press
reported.
IOWA Lehigh: Webster County
MINNESOTA Stillwater: City
authorities have identified a body
found in the Des Moines River as
Colin James Murphy, 23, of Dayton, the Fort Dodge Messenger
reported.
officials have installed an outdoor
severe-weather warning siren downtown,
the Stillwater Gazette reported.
KANSAS Lawrence: Officials say
the state’s average net farm income has plummeted from nearly
$129,000 in 2014 to about $4,500
last year, The Manhattan Mercury
reported.
MISSISSIPPI
LOUISIANA New Orleans: U.S.
Department of Revenue raided
Gladys Knight’s Chicken and
Waffles. Gladys Knight’s son, who
runs the operation, is at the center of an investigation involving
$1 million, according to Channel
2 Action News.
Defendant corporations’ acts
and omissions, Flint’s lead
pipes corroded, leaching lead
into residents’ drinking water,
ultimately poisoning the residents themselves.”
Spokespersons for Veolia,
LAN and Daly did not immediately respond to e-mails and
phone calls seeking comment.
In the civil lawsuit, the attorney general’s office said in court
papers that the companies had
a legal responsibility to act with
a level of care and competence
befitting their industry’s professional standard.
“The defendant corporations
knew or should have known
Miller, 44, has owned a number
of businesses in the Indianapolis
area, but court documents accuse
her of failing to pay taxes, forging
documents and using stolen
financial information to keep
them afloat, The Indianapolis Star
reported. Miller is facing 23 criminal charges and a trial in August.
FLORIDA Cape Canaveral: Port
GEORGIA Atlanta: The state
MATTHEW DOLAN, DETROIT FREE PRESS
Attorney General Bill Schuette, center, announces a suit
Wednesday in connection with the Flint water crisis.
that high chloride levels in the
Flint River would make the water corrosive without significant treatment, and that the
corrosion would result in dangerous levels of lead for residents served by the City’s many
lead pipes,” the attorney general’s office wrote in its 24-page
court filing.
Flint’s water became contaminated with lead when the
city, under the control of a
state-appointed
emergency
manager, switched its drinking
water source from Lake Huron
water treated by the Detroit
water system to Flint River water treated at the Flint plant.
RHODE ISLAND Providence:
The city Board of Canvassers
voted that there is “reasonable
cause” to investigate state Rep.
John Carnevale’s residency in
Providence to determine whether
he is actually an eligible voter in
the city, and not in Johnston,
where he co-owns a home, Providence Journal reported.
SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia:
Police said Rita Payne Smith, 56,
is accused of rummaging through
and stealing mail from mailboxes
at Wilshire House Apartments,
The State reported. Surveillance
cameras caught her allegedly
using a master key to open the
mailboxes.
SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls:
City leaders would have to invest
$3 million more per year in Sioux
Falls streets to keep them at the
same level of quality, the Argus
Leader reported.
TENNESSEE Memphis: The
arrested Donald Hairston, 49, in
the shooting death of his exgirlfriend Stephanie Goodloe, 40,
the director of a church youth
ministry who had gotten a restraining order against Hairston,
The Washington Post reported.
Canaveral plans to shelve a proposal to transport cargo by barge
through the Barge Canal and up
the Indian River to an existing
rail line in Mims, Fla., because
the volume of cargo doesn’t justify the need or expense, Florida
Today reported.
Adams County will receive an
economic boost from the sale of a
historic property in Cumberland
Township, but that doesn’t mean
development is coming, The
Evening Sun reported. The Civil
War Trust hopes to preserve the
35-acre farm after purchasing the
building from the county. The
property has an appraised value
of $400,000.
Detroit Free Press
KENTUCKY Rowan County:
Kim Davis, a county clerk who
made national headlines last year
for her stance against issuing
marriage licenses to same-sex
couples, wants a federal lawsuit
against her dropped, WHAS-TV,
Louisville, reported. A new state
law takes effect next month that
removes county clerks’ names
from marriage licenses, so she
said an appeal of a judge’s order
to force her to issue licenses with
her name of them is unnecessary.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Police
PENNSYLVANIA Cumberland:
Matthew Dolan
and Paul Egan
FLINT The Michigan attorney
general filed a lawsuit
Wednesday morning against a
water company and an engineering firm, plus several related companies, in connection
with the Flint drinking water
crisis, alleging the firms’ “acts
and omission constitute professional negligence, fraud and
public nuisance.”
General
Bill
Attorney
Schuette’s lawsuit names seven
corporate defendants in all, but
according to court records they
are all related to two firms that
did work for the City of Flint.
The civil lawsuit filed in Flint
in Genesee County Circuit
Court and obtained by the Detroit Free Press accuses the
companies of causing “the Flint
Water Crisis to occur, continue
and worsen,” the lawsuit said.
The companies listed as defendants include Veolia North
America, Lockwood, Andrews
& Newnam and Leo A. Daly Co.,
which
is
LAN’s
parent
company.
The attorney general’s office
said in court papers that the
city of Flint and state of Michigan hired the firms for their expertise but “as a result of the
OREGON Salem: An alleged
drunken driver plowed into a
truck painted with an anti-drinking and driving slogan, the (Salem) Statesman Journal reported.
District Court Judge Lance Africk
OK’d an agreement under which
Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin
Gusman is “relinquishing operational control and final authority
for jail operations,” Africk said, to
fix problems that make the jail
unsafe, The Times-Picayune reported.
MAINE Brunswick: Police offi-
cer Garrett Brosnan, 25, has been
arrested for allegedly sending
pictures of his genitals to an
undercover federal agent who he
believed to be a 13-year-old girl,
the Portland Press Herald reported.
MARYLAND Ocean City: Ocean
City’s 16th annual Art’s Alive
show will bring about 100 painters, sculptures, photographers
and other vendors to Northside
Park on June 25-26 to exhibit
work and compete for more than
$5000 in prizes,
The Daily
Times reported.
Tupelo: The
Lee County
Communications staff presented Zoie Beaster, 7, a
plaque and a gift bag for her
brave actions to help save her
mother, The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported. She
called 911 and followed instructions after her mother passed out
in May.
MISSOURI St. Louis: A judge
ruled that Busch family trust
manager Wells Fargo bank will
decide the future of Grant’s Farm,
an attraction that includes 900
animals and the Anheuser-Busch
Clydesdales, the St. Louis PostDispatch reported. Last year, four
of six Busch siblings tried to sell it
to the St. Louis Zoo, but another
sibling, Billy Busch, wanted to
buy it, and had the support of the
sixth sibling.
MONTANA Missoula: Tiffany
Ortega, 30, of Missoula will be
behind bars for at least one
month after cursing, shouting
insults and making an obscene
gesture at a judge earlier this
week, KGVO-AM, Missoula,
reported.
NEBRASKA Gibbon: The Gibbon
Heritage Center, built more than
125 years ago, has been placed on
the National Register of Historic
Places, the Kearney Hub reported.
The center was originally built in
1889 as the Gibbon Baptist
Church.
What organizers say is the largest
gathering of Libertarians has
begun about two hours north of
Manchester, The Washington
Times reported. About 1,700
Libertarians are taking part in
the 13th annual Porcupine Freedom Festival, affectionately
known as PorcFest, that ends
Sunday.
NEW JERSEY Hillsborough:
Gov. Christie proposed a school
funding formula that would slash
state aid to poor, urban schools
and give more money
to wealthy and middle class districts,
Asbury Park Press
reported. The proposed Fairness
Formula would
redistribute state
aid based solely upon
student enrollment,
without regard to a
school district’s relative
wealth or need.
NEW MEXICO Las Cruces: The
state ranks dead last in education
and childhood poverty and comes
in 49th in child well-being for the
third-straight year, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported. New Mexico outpaced only Mississippi,
according to the Annie E. Casey
Foundation.
NEW YORK Rochester: A gun
store illegally sold more than 100
“assault rifles” after the state’s
SAFE Act measures became law,
the state Attorney General’s Office and the State Police allege.
Kordell Jackson, who previously
owned Jackson Guns and Ammo
in Henrietta, and two of his former employees have been
charged, The Democrat and
Chronicle reported.
NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh:
ed hoarder died inside her East
Texas home, her Great Pyrenees
dog, one of 24 animals in the
house, covered her body for days
until she was found, KYTX-TV,
Tyler-Longview, reported.
UTAH St. George: For the
third time in three days, an attempted air run to help fight a fire
at high elevations in the Pine
Valley Wilderness was thwarted
Monday after crews reported
seeing a drone aircraft buzzing
into the airspace, The Spectrum
reported.
VERMONT Burlington: Four
people arrested and accused of
murder following an alleged
assault at a Burlington homeless
encampment implicated another
person, court papers show. That
fifth person, Amber Dennis, 29,
has been arrested and accused in
the fatal beating of Amos Beede,
38, of Milton, Burlington Free
Press reported.
VIRGINIA Richmond: Shagbark,
a restaurant from former Lemaire chef Walter Bundy, is set to
open Wednesday, the Richmond
Times-Dispatch reported.
WASHINGTON Seattle: The
city’s active-shooter response
training classes filled up quickly
in wake of the Orlando shootings,
KING-TV, Seattle, reported. Two
courses to train nightclub professionals hit capacity, and the city
plans another for the public.
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: A
NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck:
WISCONSIN Waukesha: Dele-
piece of history prompted The
Plain Dealer to print nearly
500,000 copies of its Monday
edition proclaiming the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA champions.
The normal press run for a Monday is around 36,000 copies.
prices have yet to dampen momentum in the Reno real estate
market as the median price for an
existing single-family home rose
in May to $326,000, the highest
level since the recession, the Reno
Gazette Journal reported.
TEXAS Gilmer: After a purport-
report from the Kids Count Data
Book indicates the state has improved the well-being of its children in several arenas but still
lags other states in childhood
poverty rates and other important indicators of health, the
Charleston Gazette-Mail reported.
OHIO Cleveland: Demand for a
NEVADA Reno: Rising house
federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared
a small outbreak of measles that
began April 5 and sickened seven
people in Shelby County officially
over, The Commercial Appeal
reported.
Kelvin Melton, 51, a high-ranking
gang member accused of orchestrating the kidnapping of a Wake
County prosecutor’s father in
2014, was convicted of conspiring
with others from inside his prison cell to carry out the crime, The
News & Observer reported.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Michael
Rivera, 29, was arrested for allegedly peeping on a 16-year-old girl
in a Target changing room, Bismarck Tribune reported.
MASSACHUSETTS Belcher-
town: Brothers
Chhum Nget, 63,
and Sambath
Ngeth, 57, who
escaped the
Khmer Rouge
regime in Cambodia and
resettled in different
corners of the world
have been reunited after
34 years, The Daily
Hampshire Gazette
reported.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Lancaster:
OKLAHOMA Norman: Citing a
significant decrease in state appropriations, the University of
Oklahoma announced a 7% increase in tuition and fees for the
upcoming school year and the
reduction of about 300 employee
positions, Tulsa World reported.
gates for the governors of the
eight Great Lakes states on Tuesday unanimously approved the
City of Waukesha’s request for a
Lake Michigan water supply,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
WYOMING Jackson Hole: A
white-snouted grizzly bear cub
named Snowy was struck and
killed by a car Sunday and a mature black bear was discovered on
a highway, the Jackson Hole News
& Guide reported, making for 37
animals hit by cars in Grand
Teton National Park this year.
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NEWS 5A
USA TODAY
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
Mother protests
treatment of girl
charged in Slender
Man stabbing
‘These are children,’ she says as case
grinds along in agony and uncertainty
Anissa Weier made international
headlines in May 2014. The Waukesha sixth-graders were charged
as adults with trying to kill their
friend to impress or appease
WAUKESHA , WIS . The day after
their daughter’s 12th birthday Slender Man, a fictional Internet
sleepover, Matt and Angie Geyser character.
found themselves in a police staSuffering from 19 stab wounds,
tion, hoping to pick her up and Payton Leutner crawled to the
take her home.
edge of some woods,
Officers had shown
where a passing bicyclist
up at their house, lookfound her.
ing for their daughter,
The girls were arrested
Morgan, who had gone
hours later, trying to walk
with her friends to a
to a northern Wisconsin
park after breakfast.
forest where they be“They wouldn’t tell
lieved Slender Man lived
us anything,” Angie
in a mansion. Two years
Geyser said, except that
later, they remained at
MILWAUKEE
one of the girls was
the Washington County
JOURNAL SENTINEL
hurt, and Morgan and Angie Geyser Juvenile Detention Centhe other girl weren’t
ter in West Bend, Wis., on
with her. The parents
$500,000 bail.
were told to wait, and an officer
This month, a judge returned
stayed until they received notifi- Morgan to a state mental hospital
cation that Morgan had been where she had received treatfound OK and that police needed ment for rare early onset schizoher to clear up some questions.
phrenia, which had been
The Geysers headed to the sta- diagnosed while she was in
tion, assuming that whatever had custody.
happened, they probably would
The Geysers are waiting to find
have to punish Morgan. Their out what will happen to Morgan.
thought was to cancel a trip to a The case has plodded along
Star Trek convention.
through competency evaluations,
“That’s how clueless we were,” an extensive preliminary examiAngie Geyser said.
nation, hearings on whether the
Finally, an officer came to the girls should be transferred to julobby and told the parents they venile court and now an appeal
could not take Morgan home. She after Waukesha County Circuit
was being charged with attempt- Judge Michael Bohren denied
ed homicide.
that transfer.
“I sobbed. I ran to the bathThe experience has galvanized
room and threw up. It didn’t Angie Geyser into something of
seem possible,” Geyser said.
an advocate for changes in menThe 36-year-old mother of two tal illness and juvenile crime laws
— she has a younger son — spoke and prompted her to share her
with a reporter for the first time perspective.
since Morgan and her friend
“I was shocked to learn 12Bruce Vielmetti
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
MICHAEL SEARS, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
Morgan Geyser is accused, along with her friend Anissa Weier,
of stabbing their sixth-grade classmate May 31, 2014.
ANGIE GEYSER
Morgan Geyser of Waukesha,
Wis., decorates cupcakes for
her 12th birthday, two weeks
before her arrest on attempted murder charges.
year-olds could be charged as
adults,” she said. “Some of the
comments on stories say, ‘Adult
crime, adult time.’ That’s BS.
These are children.”
She said Morgan has changed a
lot in the past two years. She’s
grown into a teenager, taller and
more mature at 14 than she appeared at 12, when the world first
saw her, handcuffed, in court.
The most dramatic shift came
after Morgan’s initial commitment to the state mental hospital,
Geyser said. That began in December, more than a year after
doctors diagnosed Morgan with
early onset schizophrenia.
“When the medication finally
worked, it was like a switch went
on, like, ‘There you are! Where
have you been?’ ”
Before, “we never knew which
Morgan we’d get” during visits,
Geyser said. “She was floridly psychotic for 19 months.”
During that time, Morgan
played with ants, talked to hallucinations and watched the
Weather Channel for hours. After
treatment, she began to show appropriate emotions such as remorse and for the first time told
her mother she missed her.
Morgan’s condition stabilized
during her winter stay at the
Winnebago Mental Health Institute near Oshkosh, Wis., and afterward, she was returned to the
juvenile detention center in West
Bend. Because the facility is designed to hold juveniles only a
few days, it has no windows and
doesn’t allow regular access to
the outdoors. “That’s detrimental
to any child,” Geyser said.
Morgan’s lawyer, Anthony Cotton, tried to persuade Bohren to
modify her bail and release Morgan to live with her grandfather, a
retired police chief in Manitowoc
County. She could get treatment
and therapy in a better environment than the jail, while subject
to GPS monitoring and aroundthe-clock supervision. Bohren denied that request, and Morgan’s
condition began to deteriorate
again, her mother said.
After she gouged her arm with
a pencil in May, jail policies required she be put on a suicide
watch, kept alone for nearly a
week wearing a padded gown.
“She couldn’t have books or
drawing materials or even her
glasses,” Geyser said, or utensils
to eat meals.
“I find the thought of her sitting in solitary, blind, eating with
her hands like an animal extremely disturbing,” Geyser said.
The judge hearing the parents’
request for a civil commitment —
separate from Bohren’s handling
of the criminal case — ordered
her back to Winnebago on June 3.
“My preference is that she stay
up there,” Geyser said. “It’s the
best place for her. She’s a mentally ill child.”
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22%
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i Ice
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30s
40s
50s
60s
70s
Partly
sunny
76/61
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86/71
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SAT
T-storm
89/67
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Sunny
91/75
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sunny
92/77
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t-storm
94/77
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Akron, Ohio
Albany, N.Y.
Albuquerque
Allentown, Pa.
Amarillo, Texas
Anaheim, Calif.
Anchorage, Alaska
Aspen, Colo.
Atlantic City, N.J.
Augusta, Ga.
Austin, Texas
Bakersfield, Calif.
Baton Rouge, La.
Billings, Mont.
Birmingham, Ala.
Bismarck, N.D.
Boise, Idaho
Buffalo, N.Y.
Burlington, Vt.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Charleston, S.C.
Charleston, W.Va.
Cheyenne, Wyo.
79/59r
79/53c
96/69t
77/56t
96/70c
83/60pc
68/53s
81/48t
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80/61s
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83/60c
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87/68t
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97
Savannah
96
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88/72
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Rain
72/64
Mostly
sunny
83/63
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84/64
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dr Drizzle
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100/79pc
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79/59c
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77/54pc
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SAT
T-storm
94/75
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t-storm
94/75
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95/75
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h Haze
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86/63s
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98/76pc
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96/75t
83/58s
96/65s
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pc Partly cloudy
Hartford, Conn.
Indianapolis
Islip, N.Y.
Jackson, Miss.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Jefferson City, Mo.
Kansas City
Key West, Fla.
Knoxville, Tenn.
Laredo, Texas
Lexington, Ky.
Lincoln, Neb.
Little Rock, Ark.
Long Beach, Calif.
Louisville, Ky.
Lubbock, Texas
Madison, Wis.
Manchester, N.H.
Memphis, Tenn.
Milwaukee
Mobile, Ala.
Modesto, Calif.
Montgomery, Ala.
Myrtle Beach, S.C.
AQI Moderate
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SAT
AQI Good
s Sunny
PHOENIX
T-storms
76/63
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sunny
85/63
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sunny
87/64
sh Showers
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76/55r
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71/60r
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94/73pc
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100/76s 101/79pc
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88/61
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90/59
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nice
84/57
AQI Good
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97/74
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Cincinnati
Cleveland
Colorado Springs
Columbia, S.C.
Columbus, Ohio
Corpus Christi, Texas
Dayton, Ohio
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Des Moines, Iowa
Duluth, Minn.
Durham, N.C.
El Paso, Texas
Fairbanks, Alaska
Flagstaff, Ariz.
Fargo, N.D.
Fort Myers, Fla.
Fort Smith, Ark.
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Fresno, Calif.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Green Bay, Wis.
Greensboro, N.C.
Greenville, S.C.
Harrisburg, Pa.
DALLAS
CHICAGO
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NEW ORLEANS
THU
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20s
CHARLOTTE
Spotty
showers
74/60
Sunny,
nice
76/61
Mostly
sunny
80/62
AQI Good
AQI Good
AQI Good
Charleston
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FRI
100
89
92
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97
Columbia
San Juan
Brownsville
Richmond
Tampa
Puerto Rico
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81
91
93
92
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Raleigh
97
96
85
Charleston
Charlotte
Nashville
76
Washington Annapolis
Montgomery
San Antonio
Honolulu
69
68
97
94
Birmingham
Little Rock
96
Dallas
97
El Paso
Fairbanks
96
97
Lubbock
Knoxville
90
Memphis
Tulsa
97
96
Phoenix
74
Alaska
Santa Fe
Flagstaff
96
91
88
Louisville
74
72
78
Cincinnati
74
Boston
New York
80
Harrisburg
82
87
93 97
Ice/mix
Hartford
79
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Indianapolis
Jefferson City St. Louis
Wichita
Dodge City
Los Angeles
74
91
92
78
80
Chicago
71
Albany
Cleveland
Lansing
Kansas City Springfield
Topeka
88
81
77
86
Omaha
83
St. George
108
86
Madison
Des Moines
North Platte
Cheyenne
96
86
Las Vegas
93
79
Detroit
83 82
71
81
Snow
Augusta
Montpelier
Buffalo
Grand
Rapids
Milwaukee
Sioux Falls
82
77
76
Rain
Bangor
Burlington
Mpls-St. Paul
81
Pierre
Casper
83
Elko
90
99
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87
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T-storms
77
72
76
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Carson City
San Francisco
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Duluth
80
93
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90
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HOTTEST: 111°
Needles, Calif.
65
Olympia
72
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warm
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93/77
I worked for Starbucks and
we left the room in the cups so
the drinks are not so easily
spilled.
Starbucks would be sued if
they filled them to the brim and
people got burnt or ruined their
clothes.
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ATLANTA
Variables such as cream or
foam require room to be left at
the top to add them. Without
that space it makes it impossible for the customer to handle
their drink if it’s too full. If your
cup isn’t full enough tell the
barista at that time!
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TO COMMENT
TOP TRAVEL CITIES
Chris Hardtke
These people feel entitled to
a cash award because their
Starbucks’ cups aren’t filled to
the brim? Too bad. Starbucks is
popular because their lattes are
the same everywhere. They
follow formulas that are marked
on their equipment.
Where does it say the cups
have to be completely filled? If
you’re unhappy, the baristas will
Instead of actual policies and
solutions for his presidency if he
were elected, he's going to spew
the same tired lines about Clinton.
Her emails, she's going to
prison, more emails, illegal
Mexicans, emails. Rest in peace,
Republican Party.
It's incredible how Trump is
still doing so well. If he ever
gets his campaign together,
he will win.
Starbucks sizes have a corresponding ounce equivalent. If
you’re not getting it, you’re being ripped off. If you pay for
something and don’t get it, are
you silent about it? Doubtful.
Wm Craft
William Hill
@DavidWJones2016
Pam Dresher Burrell
I’ve experienced this problem
and I solved it by taking the
drink back to the barista and
asking for more coffee to be
added since the drink was almost half foam. It’s sad that this
constitutes a problem in America. I doubt people in other
countries are worried about too
much foam in their coffee
drinks.
Raymond Kevin Halpern
I think the campaign issues
will have no impact. Hillary
Clinton’s indictment would
have a bigger impact!
POLICING THE USA
POLICING.USATODAY.COM
A judge stated that the two
customers who complained
Starbucks was underfilling
lattes may proceed with a
lawsuit against the coffee
company.
Bonnie Harris
GEORGE PETRAS, USA TODAY
remake your drinks until you’re
pleased. Starbucks will probably
settle this suit, then start using
smaller cups to appease petty
and avaricious people like
these.
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Ray Hutchison
Not sure
Ken Derow
Swarthmore, Pa.
Is your coffee cup
filled to the brim?
Gregory Charles
Partly
sunny
111/87
Mostly
sunny
109/86
Sunny,
hot
110/87
AQI Moderate
THU
FRI
SAT
Rather
cloudy
82/57
Sunny,
nice
85/60
Mostly
sunny
86/67
AQI Good
SALT LAKE CITY
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SAT
Partly
sunny
96/68
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nice
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81/57
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Brief
showers
84/73
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FRI
Shower
84/73
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SAT
Shower
85/73
SAT
AQI Good
SAN DIEGO
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SAT
P.M. sun
74/65
Fog,
then sun
76/65
Fog,
then sun
74/66
Shower,
t-storm
94/76
Stray
t-storm
94/76
T-shower
93/75
AQI Good
SAN FRANCISCO
THU
FRI
SAT
Partly
sunny
72/57
Fog,
then sun
73/56
Partly
cloudy
76/56
LOS ANGELES
LAS VEGAS
THU
FRI
SAT
Partly
sunny
108/83
Sunny,
hot
109/83
Sunny,
hot
108/84
AQI Unhealthy s/g
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FRI
SAT
FRI
SAT
Fog,
then sun
82/65
Fog,
then sun
88/68
AQI Moderate
WASHINGTON
SEATTLE
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81/63
Showers
around
65/53
Spotty
showers
63/54
Warmer
72/54
THU
FRI
SAT
AQI Moderate
AQI Good
AQI Moderate
AQI Good
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88/73pc
96/77t
74/64r
70/59r
91/72pc
74/57s
97/73s
88/68pc
110/78s
90/73s
82/66s
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73/59sh
97/72pc
89/65pc
90/57s
91/69t
78/53pc
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93/73pc
81/58s
91/58t
Sarasota, Fla.
Savannah, Ga.
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Shreveport, La.
Sioux Falls, S.D.
South Bend, Ind.
Spokane, Wash.
Springfield, Mo.
Springfield, Ill.
St. Louis
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Syracuse, N.Y.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Tampa, Fla.
Toledo, Ohio
Topeka, Kan.
Tucson, Ariz.
Tupelo, Miss.
Tulsa, Okla.
Virginia Beach, Va.
Wichita, Kan.
Wilmington, Del.
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Worcester, Mass.
TODAY
91/77t
96/75s
108/85pc
93/75s
81/62pc
78/56c
75/52pc
94/73t
91/65pc
97/73pc
91/77t
77/53pc
94/72s
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79/56c
93/72t
106/80pc
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97/79pc
90/73pc
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77/61t
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73/56r
WORLD CITIES
T-storms
85/68
Mostly
sunny
84/68
Mostly
sunny
86/66
AQI Good
t Thunderstorms
Nags Head, N.C.
Nashville, Tenn.
Newark, N.J.
New Haven, Conn.
Norfolk, Va.
Oakland, Calif.
Oklahoma City
Omaha, Neb.
Palm Springs, Calif.
Pensacola, Fla.
Pierre, S.D.
Pittsburgh
Portland, Maine
Portland, Ore.
Providence, R.I.
Raleigh, N.C.
Rapid City, S.D.
Reno, Nev.
Richmond, Va.
Rochester, N.Y.
Sacramento, Calif.
San Antonio
San Jose, Calif.
Santa Fe, N.M.
FRI
79/71t
94/74t
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79/59s
77/69pc
77/56pc
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90/73pc
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81/58s
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94/61t
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92/77t
98/78pc
107/84s
92/75pc
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82/58s
64/48c
89/72t
89/71pc
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92/77t
81/55s
96/74pc
92/77t
83/56s
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103/79pc
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95/77s
78/70pc
95/75t
83/61s
86/68t
79/55s
Beijing
Buenos Aires
Cancun, Mexico
Dubai, UAE
Frankfurt
Hong Kong
Istanbul
Jerusalem
Johannesburg
London
Mexico City
Montreal
Moscow
Mumbai, India
Paris
Rio de Janeiro
Rome
Seoul
Singapore
Sydney
Toronto
Tokyo
TODAY FRI
94/69pc 92/65s
59/48s
60/46s
89/79t
90/76pc
108/89s 107/88s
89/66s
90/66t
93/83s
93/83pc
89/74s
89/74s
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90/72s
63/39pc 63/37s
73/57t
69/54sh
72/54t
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78/55pc 83/62s
75/60pc 76/62pc
89/80sh 89/81sh
86/65s
74/57s
75/63c
72/62pc
87/66t
88/68s
85/70pc 76/65r
87/79c
88/80pc
65/53s
63/46w
81/59pc 81/60s
78/70r
76/71c
NEWS 7A
USA TODAY
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
OPINION
TODAY’S DEBATE TRADE WITH TEHRAN
Our view
What’s not to like about
Boeing’s $25 billion deal?
Opposing view
Boeing’s deal is
just plain wrong
Last year’s deal to lift economic
sanctions against Iran, in return
for a lengthy suspension of the
Iranian nuclear program, had
many pros and cons.
But in at least one respect —
trade — the deal only has an upside. Iran has a huge, pent-up demand for manufactured goods,
consumer staples and oil field
services as the result of sanctions
and decades of isolation from the
West. It also has oil, lots of it.
Iran provides a vast export
market for everything from machine parts to smartphones. Its
oil reserves, estimated at 157 million barrels, will help hold down
gasoline prices at the pump for
American consumers.
What’s not to like?
A lot, apparently, at least to a
group of Republican lawmakers.
They’ve set out to scuttle a plan,
announced Tuesday by Boeing, to
sell 100 jetliners to Iran for the tidy sum of $25 billion. They’ve
sent a letter to Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg imploring him to
walk away from the deal. They’re
also hoping that the Treasury Department will nix the transaction.
This is the ultimate counterproductive behavior. Whatever
one might think of the Iran nuclear deal, it won’t be reversed by
attacking one of its undeniable
benefits.
Airbus, Boeing's European
competitor, has already reached
an even bigger deal with Iran
Peter J. Roskam
David A. Andelman
VENICE — “Brexit” might well
be the end of the world as we
know it.
That’s certainly the view from
this sun-washed Adriatic paradise in the south of Europe and
indeed on much of the rest of the
continent of the choice facing
British voters. On Thursday, they
will go to the polls to decide
whether to remain in the European Union or exit it, the first
binding stay-or-leave vote by a
member nation since the creation
of a single boundary-free continent more than three decades
ago.
The debate has taken on existential overtones on this side of
the Atlantic, and the powerful
emotions it raises could well produce ripples that affect America’s
own future in the world. At its
heart, Brexit is all about the question of who’s ruling whom.
The vote, Sergio Marchionne
told me, is “about the exercise of
power by the protected over the
unprotected.” The chairman of
Fiat Chrysler and one of Europe’s
leading industrial figures, Marchionne is a firm believer in a
united Europe. But in so many
ways, he said, it’s not working.
RULING CLASS DISCONNECT
“What’s pulling Europe apart is
the lack of intimacy between the
so-called ruling class of Europe
and the people who are suffering
the consequences of their decision-making power,” he said.
“That needs to be reconnected. If
it doesn’t get reconnected, then I
think the people are going to
question the wisdom of belonging
to a club of which they have no
say in the rules and appears to be
acting in an absolutely arbitrary
fashion in imposing fundamental
choices about the way in which
we live across Europe.”
For many, it’s an exciting process that suggests much of the appeal of Donald Trump in the
United States: a chance to take
back the power that people feel
has been ceded, all but irrevocably, to rulers and bureaucrats
over whom they have no control.
“Trump is playing the national
card,” Marchionne observed during a break in a workshop sponsored by the Council for the
United States and Italy, which he
chairs. “The upside of the reacquired freedom from the machine is alluring. It says you can
control your own levers again,
you can make your own choices,
you are not subject to what to
some appears unjustified rulemaking divorced from what happens in real life.”
And the fear is that this will
start to look pretty good to other
HASAN SARBAKHSHIAN, AP
A Boeing in the fleet of Iran's national airline in 2003.
than Boeing has. And, with minimal opposition to the nuclear
deal in Europe, other companies
there are racing ahead to be
among the first in the door to the
Iranian market.
If Boeing were to be denied,
Iran would simply buy more
planes from Airbus. And if General Electric, said to be in talks to
sell oil field equipment, were to
be told it couldn’t go forward,
Iran would simply turn to European or Asian competitors.
It is not clear how the West
should engage Iran, even after the
conclusion of the nuclear deal.
While the Islamist nation has
shut down its enrichment program and met its obligations under the nuclear accord, it has
pressed forward with a worrisome ballistic missile program. It
also has a long history of supporting Hezbollah, Hamas and other
militant groups.
That said, trying to keep Teh-
ran in a state of economic isolation hardly seems the best
solution. In fact, intertwining
Iran’s economy with the economies of Europe and America
might be one of the best approaches for attempting to coax it
out of its belligerent ways.
Those opposing Boeing’s sale
argue against any deal they say
would subsidize a terrorism-supporting regime. They also point
out that Iran’s national carrier,
Iran Air, is largely owned by the
government and has been used to
transport arms.
This view is shortsighted. Iran
does not need expensive, fuel-efficient, state-of-the art civilian
aircraft to ferry arms. It has a
fleet of planes it could use to
those ends. And it could always
acquire others.
Boeing should be allowed to go
forward, for the sake of engaging
Iran and for the sake of creating
jobs in America.
Last Thursday night, an Airbus A300 aircraft belonging to
Iran Air took off from an airfield in southwestern Iran. The
commercial jet left Abadan, a
logistical hub for the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps,
and headed for Syria. There is
no regularly scheduled service
between Abadan and Damascus, though many such flights
have taken place in recent
weeks and months.
These planes are not ferrying tourists to and from the
war-torn nation. The Iranian
regime is using commercial airlines to send troops, weapons,
missiles and cash to assist the
Syrian dictator Bashar Assad in
his slaughter of innocents;
400,000 have been killed so far.
Iran Air was sanctioned by
the Treasury Department for
this exact reason in 2011. It was
only delisted in January as a
concession in the nuclear deal.
Since that deal Iran has not
changed its behavior, though
some Western companies have.
In January, European airplane manufacturer Airbus
reached a preliminary deal to
sell planes to Iran Air. It did
not take long for Boeing to follow suit.
I have been closely following
these companies’ ongoing ne-
gotiations with the Iranian regime over the past few months.
I have urged them both, privately and publicly, not to
weaponize the mullahs. Boeing
says it must go wherever Airbus goes. But history is a merciless disciplinarian to those who
make themselves complicit in
evil because “someone else was
doing it.”
The Islamic Republic of Iran
is the world’s foremost state
sponsor of terrorism. It systematically uses commercial
aircraft to sow the seeds of
death and destruction around
the globe. Iran’s terror proxies
have killed and wounded thousands of Americans troops in
Iraq and Afghanistan. They’ve
murdered civilians from Beirut
to Buenos Aires.
The Boeing Co. is an iconic
American brand, the global
leader in aerospace and aviation technology. The company
creates thousands of jobs in my
home state of Illinois and reinforces Chicago’s standing as a
leading hub for technology and
innovation.
But the decision to sell militarily-fungible products to terrorism’s central supplier is just
plain wrong. I will do everything in my power to stop it.
Rep. Peter J. Roskam, R-Ill.,
chairs the Ways and Means
Subcommittee on Oversight.
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Clinton that you just do not hear
Republicans saying. You have
heard them before. ... You just do
not hear Mitt Romney say this,
for example. You would not hear
the Bush family talk this way
about Hillary. You would not. You
just would not hear it.
You would not hear fellow establishment types talk about this,
because it is too close to home for
all of them. But Trump can say
this stuff as an outsider. He can
say this stuff as a nonmember of
the elite or the establishment.”
DREW ANGERER GETTY IMAGES
Donald Trump speaks at
Trump SoHo Hotel.
Amanda Marcotte, Salon:
E. J. Dionne on Twitter: “Donald Trump’s long-awaited
“#Trump promised to create
jobs. This speech is part of that
promise, creating lots of employment for fact-checkers.”
Samantha Bee on Twitter:
JUSTIN TALLIS JUSTIN TALLIS, AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Campaigner in London on June 20, 2016.
European nations beyond Britain
whose people are smarting under
European-wide regulations that
are ill-controlled by their own national governments.
“We are going to re-escalate all
the trade barriers; we are going to
reinstall them; they are going to
be used as comparative weapons,”
Marchionne warned. Gone will be
any hope for the Transatlantic
Trade and Investment Partnership, an initiative dear to President Obama, designed to broaden
trade and lower tariffs between
America and Europe.
POPULIST UPSURGE
To contain any damage from a
Brexit, French officials are hellbent on severing Britain from the
continent as quickly and painfully as possible if the vote goes
against Europe. The hope is to
contain the centrifugal forces
from spreading to the rest of the
EU. The reality is that Europe is
as much in the grip of a populist
upsurge as the United States —
and with potentially equally catastrophic results.
Virtually every major social,
political and economic issue that
is playing out on both sides of the
Atlantic is at the heart of the
Brexit debate, headlined by immigration. A Europe without
boundaries means any Middle
East or North African immigrant
who somehow manages to land in
some corner of Europe is theoretically free to travel, all but unchecked, to every other corner —
and as happened in Paris and
Brussels, embark on bloody terrorist mayhem.
Yet many of Europe’s political
leaders are even more panicked
over the potential threat to their
hold on power. “If you look at the
polls in most countries, the appreciation of Europe has gone
down, but the appreciation of national governments is lower and
gone down even faster,” former
Italian prime minister Mario
Monti told the Council for the
United States and Italy.
This past weekend, French Socialists even approved a primary
ballot to choose the party’s candidate in next year’s presidential
elections. With incumbent Socialist President Francois Hollande’s popularity hovering
between 11% and 15%, he no
longer has, as he might in the
USA, a traditionally unchallenged
path for his party’s designation to
the second term he so clearly
covets.
David A. Andelman, a member
of the USA TODAY Board of Contributors, is editor emeritus of
World Policy Journal and author
of A Shattered Peace: Versailles
1919 and the Price We Pay Today.
“We’re playing the ‘rigged’ drinking game. Haven’t been this blasted since the Nevada caucus.
#TrumpSpeech.”
James Kirkpatrick, VDARE.com: “Trump alleged the Clintons have a long history with
cultivating relationships with foreign nations and donors for their
own personal benefit.
But most importantly for patriots, Trump also framed the 2016
election as a confrontation between nationalism and globalism.
Point by point, he slammed Hillary’s ‘globalist’ agenda on foreign
policy, trade, and immigration.
Hard to find anything to disagree with here. So what is the
mainstream media’s reaction? Ignoring the speech.”
speech Wednesday supposedly
detailing the dirt he has on Hillary Clinton turned out to be exactly what critics expected: A
diatribe of right-wing paranoia
seemingly cribbed off all-caps
email forwards sent to you by
your grandfather. Much of it assumed an audience that already
has spent years poring over antiClinton urban legends and that
gets almost all its news from the
Drudge Report.
It is also a fact-checking nightmare, a garbage truck of lies, misinformation, and conspiracy
theories. It’s as if Trump is trying
to overwhelm the fact-checkers
with so many lies they simply
give up.”
Zack Beauchamp, Vox:
Trump takes a ridiculously narrow view of how the world works.
... His basic argument is that if a
bad thing happened in the world
and Clinton was alive during it,
she’s the one who caused it.”
"USA TODAY hopes to serve as a
forum for better understanding
and unity to help make the USA
truly one nation."
Allen H. Neuharth,
Founder, Sept. 15, 1982
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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
Rubio backpedals,
says he’ll run for
Senate re-election
‘Too much at stake,’
says failed White
House candidate
DREW ANGERER, GETTY IMAGES
Donald Trump sharpened his attacks on Hillary Clinton on Wednesday in New York City.
In bid to reboot, Trump
dallies with discipline
GOP presidential
hopeful even tries
a teleprompter
Susan Page
@susanpage
USA TODAY
Meet Donald Trump 2.0.
After squandering the seven
weeks since he clinched the Republican nomination, Trump is
moving to reboot a presidential
campaign that has faltered on everything from money and message to ads and organization. He’s
shaking up his staff, launching a
rapid-response operation, focusing on fundraising and even used
a teleprompter (the better to
stick to the script) as he delivered
a broadside slamming Hillary
Clinton
as
corrupt
and
incompetent.
“Hillary Clinton may be the
most corrupt person ever to seek
the presidency,” he declared
Wednesday, sparking a standing
ovation among supporters seated
on velvet purple chairs in a ballroom at the Trump SoHo Hotel
in New York. He called the presumptive Democratic nominee “a
world-class liar.”
While his words were as inflammatory as ever, his tone was
more deliberate, his targets more
strategic and his overall message
more coherent than the rambling
remarks at rallies that have
marked his campaign over the
past year, though he still made
some disputed and inaccurate assertions. He portrayed the election as a choice between change
vs. more of the same, the theme
helped elect Bill Clinton in 1992
and Barack Obama in 2008. And
he ticked off the economic and
other grievances that have creat-
ed the opening among disenvoters
for
his
chanted
unconventional candidacy.
Trump’s belated scramble to
build a nationwide campaign organization, raise millions of dollars and stay on message surely
will be tested in the next few
weeks. But if he succeeds, the pivot to a more competitive campaign will have started this week.
And not a moment too soon:
The Republican National Convention opens in Cleveland in 26
days.
Trump’s decision to fire cam-
SARA D. DAVIS, GETTY IMAGES
Hillary Clinton fired back in
an event in Raleigh, N.C., saying Trump lacked substance.
paign manager Corey Lewandowski Monday and to adopt some of
the fundamentals of modern
presidential campaigns — after
all, carefully delivering a prepared speech isn’t exactly a revolutionary notion — may help
quiet growing alarm within the
GOP over Trump’s course.
Trump’s speech focused on the
one thing that unites Republicans: opposition to Clinton.
He repeated a litany of accusation and innuendo, holding her
responsible for unrest in the Mid-
dle East, the rise of Islamic State
terrorists and the deaths of four
Americans in a 2012 attack on a
U.S. diplomatic compound in
Benghazi, Libya. He said she was
part of a “rigged system” that had
sent manufacturing jobs overseas. And he suggested adversaries might well have “a blackmail
file” to use against her, obtained
by hacking the private email server she used as secretary of State.
Clinton responded at a campaign rally in Raleigh, N.C.
“He’s going after me personally
because he no answers on the
substance,” she said to cheers,
specifically countering some of
his statements, including an attack on the Clinton Global Foundation. “We can’t let Donald
Trump bankrupt America the
way he bankrupt his casinos. We
need to write a new chapter in
the American dream, and it can’t
be Chapter 11.”
Clinton continues to have
some big advantages, including a
nationwide campaign organization that is 10 times the size of
Trump’s team. She has 30 times
more money than he does in the
bank. She has the support of the
incumbent president, whose approval rating now tops 50%.
Yet Trump at the least has history on his side. Only once in
modern times has a political party managed to hold the White
House for a third consecutive
term. And at a Pittsburgh focus
group Monday conducted by
Democratic pollster Peter Hart
and sponsored by the nonpartisan Annenberg Public Policy
Center at the University of Pennsylvania, Trump supporters
didn’t seem shaken by missteps.
“He’s unapologetic, which I think
is kind of nice because it’s a
change from those dirty politicians,” Dara Held, 40, said.
he would be a private citizen once
his term expired at the end of this
year.
He hired Washington uberlawyer Bob Barnett to field job offers, some rumored to be seven
Ledyard King
figures.
and Paul Singer
But top Republicans, including
USA TODAY
Trump, urged him to run for reelection. In his statement, Rubio
WASHINGTON Florida Sen. Mardownplayed that pressure.
co Rubio announced Wednesday
“In the end, this was a decision
he will run for re-election to a made not in Washington, but
second term, reversing his previ- back home in West Miami over
ous pledge that he would not try Father’s Day weekend, with my
to return to the Senate if he lost wife and our four children,” Ruhis bid for the Republican presi- bio said.
dential nomination.
In making his case for re-elecIn an 18-paragraph statement tion, Rubio cited deep concerns
posted on Twitter, Rubio said about presumptive Democratic
there’s “too much at stake.”
presidential nominee Hillary
“Control of the Senate may Clinton. But he also called
very well come down to the race a Trump presidency “worriin Florida,” he said. “That means some,” even though Rubio has enthe future of the Supreme Court dorsed Trump and has said he
will be determined by the Florida would be willing to speak on his
Senate seat. It means
behalf
at
next
the future of the di- “In politics, month’s Republican
sastrous Iran nuclear
National Convention
deal will be deter- admitting
in Cleveland.
mined by the Florida you’ve
“It is no secret that
Senate seat. It means
I have significant disthe direction of our changed
agreements
with
country’s fiscal and your mind
Donald Trump,” Rueconomic policies will
bio said in Wednesbe determined by this is not
day’s statement.
Senate seat. The something
“His positions on
stakes for our nation
many key issues are
most
could not be higher.”
still unknown. And
Rubio
some of his stateacknowl- people like
especially
edged the heat he alments,
ready is getting from to do.”
about women and micritics, mainly Demo- Sen. Marco Rubio
norities, I find not
for
the
crats,
just offensive but unabout-face.
acceptable. If he is elected, we
“In politics, admitting you’ve will need senators willing to enchanged your mind is not some- courage him in the right directhing most people like to do,” he tion, and if necessary, stand up to
said. “But here it goes. I have de- him.”
cided to seek re-election to the
A Quinnipiac University poll
United States Senate. I under- released Wednesday indicates
stand my opponents will try to Rubio is the only GOP candidate
use this decision to score political who could defeat either of the
points against me.”
two Democrats — Reps. Alan
Rubio dropped out of the Grayson and Patrick Murphy —
presidential race in March after vying for the seat. If the election
losing the winner-take-all Florida were held today, Murphy would
primary to Donald Trump. He re- lose to Rubio by 7 points and
peatedly insisted afterward that Grayson would lose by 8 points.
JOE RAEDLE, GETTY IMAGES
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., acknowledges that he changed his
mind and will run for re-election.
‘It’s about saving lives,’ Democrat whip says
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when you have to make a little
noise, when you have to move
your feet. This is the time. Now is
the time to get in the way. The
time to act is now. We will be silent no more.”
Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, attempted to gavel the House into
order at noon, but when the
Democrats refused to quiet, he
gaveled the House into recess instead. When Ryan took to the podium later, he brought the House
back into session and proceeded
to votes. Republicans remained
mostly stone-faced throughout
the rowdy Democratic spectacle.
After the votes, the House recessed again, and Democrats returned to their protest speeches
on the floor.
Ryan said earlier on CNN that
he would not schedule a vote on
gun bills that have already been
defeated in the Senate. “This is a
publicity stunt,” Ryan said. “This
isn’t trying to come up with a solution to a problem. This is trying
to get attention.”
Senators on Monday voted
down four partisan gun measures
and were trying to craft a compromise Wednesday that would
make it harder for people on terrorist watch lists to get guns.
House Minority Whip Rep.
Steny Hoyer, D-Md., suggested it
could be a marathon recess.
“Our people deserve to know
where their representatives stand
on this issue, just as they now do
C-SPAN
Democrats sit on the chamber floor before the session was closed and cameras were turned off.
MOLLY RILEY, AFP
People protest violence and
call for gun control June 13
outside the White House.
with their senators,” Hoyer said.
“Led by civil rights hero Rep.
John Lewis, we will be sitting-in
until the House is allowed an opportunity to vote. This is an issue
that ought to transcend party —
it’s about saving lives and keeping
our communities safe.”
Most of the House demonstration was not broadcast on C-SPAN.
The network carries feeds from
cameras belonging to the House,
which are controlled by the majority party and turned off when the
House is not in session. Instead, CSPAN aired video feeds posted by
Democrats from the floor via their
social media accounts.
Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif.,
accused Republican leadership of
not allowing the broadcast, although it is long-standing policy
not to show the House floor when
the chamber is in recess.
“The fact is they can cut off the
mics, they can cut off the cameras, they will not silence our
voice,” he said as the sit-in approached four hours.
Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California went to the floor
and called for a moment of silence. Rep. James Clyburn, DS.C., led a prayer. No one appeared ready to give up anytime
soon. “I am prepared to stay here
until hell freezes over,” Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., said. “We’re
here because we can’t take it anymore. … We can’t take burying
our young people.”
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn,
who led a nearly 15-hour gun
control demonstration in the
Senate last week, went over to the
House floor to show his support.
“This is an extraordinary tactic,” he said as he headed into the
chamber shortly after noon.
“This is an exceptional time.”
The sit-in was not the first time
lawmakers staged a protest after
the cameras were turned off. In
2008, Republicans demanded a
vote on oil drilling, but the Democratic majority under then-speaker Pelosi voted to adjourn and
turned off the lights. Republicans
came to the empty House chamber for days to make speeches
about oil production and rail
against what they said was unfair
treatment by Democrats.
At the White House, spokesman Josh Earnest said House
Democrats are “are showing the
kind of frustration and even anger that people around the country have.”
“What Democrats are asking
for is neither radical nor controversial,” he said, citing polls
showing that expanded background checks are favored by
large majorities of people, including gun owners.
Contributing: Gregory Korte and Erin
Kelly
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VICE TV UNIT PLANS
INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION
Vice Media, the digital media
company targeting young
viewers, said Wednesday it has
signed deals to expand its TV
operation abroad. In February, it
formed a joint venture with A+E
Networks to launch Viceland, a
cable channel, and had plans to
distribute it in 12 countries. With
new deals, Vice now plans to
broadcast in 44 countries,
including Singapore, India,
Nigeria, Uganda, Zimbabwe,
Australia and New Zealand.
CEO Musk calls deal
a ‘no-brainer’ for
one-stop shopping
Marco della Cava
@marcodellacava
USA TODAY
LEFT: HETTIE.
RIGHT: WILD THING.
IVANKA TRUMP SUED OVER
‘WILD THING’ SHOE DESIGN
While Donald Trump has been
involved in at least 3,500 court
actions, his daughter, Ivanka, is a
legal target in a new lawsuit of
her own. Italian luxury footwear
maker Aquazzura is accusing
her of copying the company’s
design for a popular sandal,
according to a complaint filed
Tuesday in Manhattan federal
court. The dispute focuses on
Aquazzura’s Wild Thing, a
fringed high-heeled sandal that
is advertised for as much as
$785. Trump’s footwear, a sandal
dubbed the Hettie, lists for $145
at Bloomingdale’s.
With the race still too
close to call, investors
can only sit and wait
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HOW THE ‘BREXIT’ VOTE WILL AFFECT
YOUR PORTFOLIO
@adamshell
USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO Elon Musk inhabits a world of declarative superlatives. On a call with
investors Wednesday, Tesla’s CEO
called his company’s $2.8 billion
offer for SolarCity a “no-brainer”
that is “legally and morally correct,” a “zero-doubt” move that
“we should have done sooner.”
What’s more, Musk trumpeted
that the deal could help propel
Tesla toward being the world’s
first trillion-dollar company as
“the solution to the Earth’s climate change problem.”
Analysts aren’t so sure. And a
steep drop in Tesla’s stock —
down 10% in Wednesday trading,
whacking $3 billion off its lofty
$32 billion market cap — confirms investor skepticism.
Musk touts the proposed deal’s
ability to make the Tesla brand a
one-stop-shopping experience.
March into a Tesla store and
you’ll be able to buy SolarCity solar panels for your roof, Tesla’s
Powerwall to store that electricity
and one of three electric cars: the
Model S, X and upcoming 3.
But there is concern over Tesla’s ability to swallow a company
operating in a volatile industry as
well as Musk’s apparent conflict
of interest as a director of both
Tesla and a company run by his
first cousin, Lyndon Rive.
“Little in the way of synergies,
much in the way of cash burn,”
wrote Barclay’s analyst Brian
Johnson told investors. He predicts the companies would have a
combined net debt of $2.5 billion.
SolarCity accounted for 34% of
home solar installations in the
U.S. in 2015, the nation’s industry
leader. But its stock has dropped
65% over the past year.
Investors wondering how their
investments might be affected by
Thursday’s vote in Britain on
whether to stay in the European
Union already have a trading
FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA, EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY
blueprint to follow: The price
Former
British
prime
minister
Gordon Brown, center, repremovement of stocks, bonds and
currencies in recent weeks has sents the side of the “remain” camp Wednesday.
closely tracked polls that swung
in the direction of either the “re- lieves a potential Brexit is a very ble. Money in search of safety will
main” camp or the group pressing serious thing for risk assets.”
likely rush into government
for a “leave” result.
A Brexit by Britain, which bonds in places like the U.S., GerIndeed, Wall Street already has would mark the first country to many and the U.K. The flight from
a good idea of how most financial leave the EU, is viewed as the risk would also give gold, viewed
assets will react if Britain votes worse-case scenario for global fi- as a haven during turbulent times,
for a “Brexit” — or an exit from nancial markets.
a big lift. The U.S. dollar would
the EU. They also know who the
Chris Konstantinos, director of also strengthen vs. foreign curwinners and losers will be in the international portfolio manage- rencies amid money flows to the
event voters opt to “Bremain,” or ment at RiverFront Investment safety of the greenback.
remain in the 28-nation econom- Group, says the market impact
ic and political union.
will be “negative everywhere, but THE “BREMAIN”
The problem? On the eve of the acutely felt in the U.K.,” where the The exact opposite is likely to ocreferendum, the race is still too bulk of the economic damage and cur if global investors get the bullclose to call. And that means in- uncertainty will be felt.
ish result they are betting on: a
vestors won’t know which direcA sharp decline in the value of vote to stay in the EU, says Peter
tion markets will move until they the British pound is forecast. Bil- Wilson, international fixed infind out which side is victorious. lionaire investor George Soros come strategist at Wells Fargo Inthat
makes
trading says the pound could drop 15% to vestment Institute.
And
treacherous.
20%. U.K.-based stocks may also
“There would likely be a large
suffer sizable declines, with the sigh of relief and a boost to risk
THE “BREXIT”
bulk of the pain zeroing in on assets,” Wilson predicts.
What investors do know, based on banks and other financial shares.
A vote to stay will be positive
market action leading up to the The blue-chip FTSE 100 index and will drive a “risk-on” trade.
closely watched vote, is that a vote will likely take a hit. Stocks and Stocks on Wall Street and around
by Britain to exit the EU would commodities, such as oil, will like- the world will go up as market undeliver a bearish blow to so-called ly suffer losses as well, due to certainty and economic risks go
risk assets, which includes stocks. market uncertainty and confu- down. The British pound will firm
“The market is looking for an sion over the potential fallout a up. Shares of big U.K. banks will
an excuse, or trigger, to sell and ‘leave’ vote would produce.
jump, as will banks in general. Oil
JESSICA BRANDI LIFLAND FOR USA TODAY
might well get one” if Brexit votGiven its negative impact on prices will gush higher. Any iners win, says Axel Merk, chief in- investor sentiment, a Brexit vote vestment that benefits from the Tesla co-founder Elon Musk is
vestment officer at Merk likely will benefit investments avoidance of a financial surprise the largest single owner in
both companies’ shares.
Investments. “The market be- perceived as a haven from trou- — or shock — should do well.
Social Security recipients will get a bit more
2017’s cost-of-living
adjustment will add
just a few dollars
Nathan Bomey
@NathanBomey
USA TODAY
The average recipient of Social
Security will receive a slight increase in benefits in 2017, according to projections released
Wednesday.
Trustees who oversee the nation’s entitlement programs said
in two new reports that they expect Social Security’s cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) increase
to be 0.2% next year, based on
“intermediate assumptions.” The
trustees also projected that Medicare’s Hospital Insurance trust
fund will run out of money earlier
than previously predicted.
The small increase in Social
Security next year — which
equals an extra $2 for someone
getting a $1,000 monthly check —
would come after retirees got no
increase in Social Security
benefits in 2016 for the third time
in four decades.
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The final COLA figure is typically not determined until the
fall.
Social Security’s trust fund reserves will run out in 2034, mirroring last year’s projection,
according to a report tracking the
entitlement program’s health.
Afterward, yearly revenues
would allow the government to
pay about 75% of Social Security
benefits that have already been
promised, according to the report. Medicare’s Hospital Insurance trust fund will run out of
money in 2028, two years sooner
than previous projections — in
part because of low inflation.
The estimated average monthly premium for Medicare Part B
in 2017 is $149, up from 2016’s
rate of $121.80 and 2015’s rate of
$104.90. About 70% of Part B en-
rollees will be able to avoid the
portion of the premium increase
that exceeds their Social Security
benefit increase, according to the
health insurance report.
The U.S. government spent
$648 billion on Medicare in 2015,
representing 3.6% of the nation’s
gross domestic product, according to the report. That is projected to grow to 5.6% by 2040,
primarily because of the aging
population.
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew
said the figures “show that we
have some time to address the fiscal challenges.”
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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
New IMAX screens soon may be Turning up
headed to AMC theater near you the heat
Eli Blumenthal
@eliblumenthal
USA TODAY
Get your popcorn ready.
AMC Theaters and IMAX on
Wednesday said they would add
25 IMAX screens across the U.S.
by 2019.
The rollout, which will begin
this year, will add additional
IMAX theaters at AMC locations
in New York, Los Angeles, Houston and other markets. The move
will bring the total number of
AMC’s IMAX theaters to 185.
The AMC deal isn’t the only
one IMAX is making. The movie
format, which features bigger
screens and enhanced audio, will
also expand in Europe.
Separately, IMAX announced a
partnership on Wednesday with
Cineworld Group to open five
new theaters in Europe.
AMC’s Del Amo 18 movie theater in Torrance, Calif.
The new theaters raise Cineworld’s total IMAX commitment
in Europe to 40 theaters continent-wide.
IMAX and other large-screen,
premium formats such as Dolby
Cinema, ETX, RPX and RealD 3D
have seen a rise in popularity in
recent years, fueled by a push by
theaters and Hollywood to give
AMC THEATERS
consumers a reason to go the
movies as opposed to waiting for
a release to come out on Blu-ray
or be available to streaming on
services like Netflix, Amazon
Prime Video or HBO Now.
Many of 2016’s most popular
films have been released in
IMAX’s larger-screened format,
including Fox’s Deadpool, Warner
Bros.’ Batman v Superman: Dawn
of Justice, Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War and the recently released Finding Dory from Disney
and Pixar.
The moves have been paying
off, with 2015’s box office pulling
in a record of over $11 billion domestically, according to IMDB’s
Box Office Mojo.
The 2016 box office is currently
at just over $5.1 billion, up 1.1%
from this time last year. IMAX
said its box office was up 87% in
the first quarter of the year,
helped by releases such as Batman and Deadpool.
More big features are likely to
be available in IMAX when they
debut later this year including Sony’s Ghostbusters next month,
Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad in
August, Marvel’s Doctor Strange
in November and Disney’s newest
Star Wars film, Rogue One, in
December.
LYNNE SLADKY, AP
What is needed for a candidate like Donald Trump, who has a brazenly cavalier disregard for the truth, is ample fact-checking.
TRUMP NEEDS MORE
SCRUTINY, NOT LESS
In 2016 campaign
caldron, coverage
of candidates is vital
Rem Rieder
@remrieder
USA TODAY
The Forward, the venerable
Jewish-focused, New York-based
news outfit, on Wednesday ended
its 24-hour “Trumpatorium” in
which it made no mention of presumptive Republican presidential
nominee Donald Trump. It made
the move to protest anti-Semitic
attacks on journalists who write
things they don’t like.
Last week, after Trump declared that his rallies would be
off-limits for The Washington
Post, Seth Meyers said his Late
Night program on NBC would
from now on be Trump-free, and
Post columnist Dana Milbank
called for a “Trump blackout.”
For a time last year, The Huffington Post relegated coverage of
The Donald to its Entertainment
section on the grounds that his
campaign was a “sideshow.”
All of these impulses are understandable. Trump’s run for the
presidency is highly unserious.
His contempt for a free press and
its vital role in a democratic society is frightening for someone
who is the candidate for the
White House of one of our two
major political parties. The ban
on the Post came in the wake of
similar banishments for, among
many others, BuzzFeed, Politico
and The Des Moines Register,
which had the temerity to publish
things that bothered Trump. The
candidate has singled out individual reporters at his events for ver-
THE FORWARD
The Forward ended its 24-hour “Trumpatorium” on Wednesday, after having published no news about Donald Trump.
bal abuse and has vowed to
eviscerate libel laws if elected.
And there is no question that
the showboating billionaire has
made brilliant use of his manipulative skills to amass an astonishing amount of “free media”
during his dominating run for the
GOP nomination.
But I’d argue that what Trump
needs is more exposure, not less.
It just has to be the right kind.
Where the media, particularly
television and especially cable,
has gotten into trouble is by providing Trump extensive exposure
— far, far more than his now-vanquished GOP rivals — in completely self-serving settings. The
main offenders have been massive coverage of his rallies and
Trump call-ins to TV programs in
settings that have given him free
rein to make frequently unchallenged assertions.
A nadir came in March when
cable stayed with his endless victory speech/infomercial for
Trump Steaks, Trump Wine, etc.
while ignoring a Hillary Clinton
appearance. In another nadir,
CBS Chairman Les Moonves,
reinforcing the cynical suspicions
of many that all the news media
cares about is the bottom line,
said of the Trump phenomenon,
“It may not be good for America,
but it’s damn good for CBS,” adding, “The money’s rolling in, and
this is fun.”
What is needed instead for a
candidate with a brazenly cavalier disregard for the truth is ample fact-checking, which has been
aggressively provided not just by
outfits like FactCheck.org and
PolitiFact that do it for a living
but by other media outlets as
well.
Also vital is deep-diving enterprise coverage that looks at all aspects of Trump’s past. Unlike
most presidential candidates,
who have extensive records in
public life and generally have
been heavily vetted in the past,
Trump is, as he will be the first to
tell you, an outsider. He is a political rookie. His background is as a
flamboyant mogul. He frequently
cites his history as a business executive as a key reason for supporting him.
Which is why his record needs
to be thoroughly investigated.
A couple of strong recent examples of such journalism include a New York Times report on
his lackluster record as an Atlantic City casino magnate — “How
Donald Trump Bankrupted His
Atlantic City Casinos, but Still
Earned Millions” — and a USA
TODAY piece on his penchant for
stiffing contractors and workers.
In fact, that was essentially
Milbank’s point. Past the eyecatching headline and top-of-thestory call for a Trump boycott,
the columnist made clear in the
fine print that what he wanted to
see was tough reporting, not
puffery.
Then there’s the question of
what to do about Trump’s outrageous, attention-grabbing outbursts. Some argue that they get
too much attention, and there’s no
doubt those stories contributed
heavily to all of that free media
that helped propel Trump’s primary juggernaut.
Former Defense secretary
Donald Rumsfeld famously said,
“You go to war with the Army you
have, not the Army you might
want or wish you had at a later
time.” Well, you cover the campaign you have, not the one you
might want. That’s what The Huffington Post accepted last December when it stopped covering
Trump as entertainment after he
called for a “total and complete
shutdown of Muslims entering
the United States.”
One final thing: All of this scrutiny can’t be a one-way street.
Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton requires the
same critical assessment. Hillary
and husband Bill have been
around for so long, have been the
focus of so many scandals, both
real and imagined, that’s it’s easy
to think we know everything
about them. But we don’t, and
even if we did, it doesn’t matter.
against
Herbalife
Investor contends
firm is unchecked
pyramid scheme
Kevin McCoy
USA TODAY
Billionaire activist investor Bill
Ackman is escalating his campaign against Herbalife, releasing
video excerpts aimed at proving
some of the nutritional supplement company’s top producers
continue to make “false and misleading claims about its fraudulent business opportunity.”
Launched this week, the attack
is part of Ackman’s $1 billion
short bet against Herbalife following his contention that the
company’s business model is a
pyramid scheme.
The updated campaign comes
amid the possibility of an estimated $200 million Herbalife
settlement with the Federal
Trade Commission, which has
been investigating whether the
firm complies with federal laws
on advertising, marketing and
sales of business opportunities.
Herbalife provides nutritional
shakes and weight-loss products
that are sold by salespeople the
California-based company classifies as members. Newcomers are
sponsored by current members,
who get a percentage of profits
produced by those they recruit.
According to the company
website, most members join to
receive discounted prices on
Herbalife products. Others opt to
buy Herbalife products in bulk,
hoping to profit from reselling to
others, the website says. Over
time, they may sponsor new
members and receive commissions or bonuses based on the
recruits’ sales.
The video excerpts date as far
back as 2005 and were compiled
and edited by Ackman’s Pershing
Square Capital Management, a
New York-based hedge fund
management firm. They show
Stephan Gratziani, Martin Ernst
and Celeste Richmond, identified
as top Herbalife producers, telling others the company “makes
dreams come true” and can
2012 PHOTO BY PAWEL DWULIT, THE CANADIAN PRESS
Bill Ackman made a $1 billion
short bet against Herbalife.
“make you rich.”
“How hard are you willing to
work if in five years you can have
financial freedom, be making
over $20,000 a month, every single month for the rest of your
life?” Richmond is seen asking at
a 2015 Herbalife presentation.
Intercut with the excerpts,
Pershing Square posted statements contending that “99% of
Herbalife distributors earn less
than minimum wage from the
company” and “distributors at
the bottom of the pyramid lose
their savings to make the dreams
of the top 0.1% come true.”
“Herbalife claims that it has
cleaned up its act in recent years.
It hasn’t,” Pershing Square said in
a statement. “These videos show
that veteran distributors who
have made misleading claims
continue to have a role at
Herbalife.”
Herbalife did not immediately
respond to messages seeking
comment. The company’s Securities and Exchange Commission
filings have called Pershing
Square’s allegations “without
merit.” Herbalife has also said it
said it has contacted authorities
“about what the company believes is manipulative activity
with respect to its securities.”
Ackman announced his short
bet against Herbalife in late 2012.
So far, the investment strategy
hasn’t paid off. The company’s
shares were up 10.6% through
Tuesday, including a jump in February when Herbalife disclosed
talks with the FTC.
MONEY 3B
USA TODAY
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
TECH
WHY YOUTUBE
IS VIDCOM KING
Airbnb seeks
help from civil
rights leaders
Will meet Thursday
to discuss racial bias
on home-sharing site
Jessica Guynn
USA TODAY
Facing growing
complaints of racial and other bias, Airbnb is scheduled to meet
with civil rights leaders in Washington, D.C., to seek ideas on how
the popular home-sharing service
can combat discrimination.
The invitation-only, off-therecord meeting is being convened
by Chris Lehane, Airbnb’s head of
global policy, and Laura Murphy,
the civil rights advocate Airbnb
tapped to lead a review with the
goal of eliminating bias when
hosts rent homes to guests.
Marc Morial, CEO of the National Urban League, and Wade
Henderson, president and CEO of
the Leadership Conference on
Civil and Human Rights, are
among those expected to attend.
With Thursday’s meeting,
Airbnb officials are looking for input on steps the company can
take “to move towards our shared
goals of a more fair, just and inclusive society,” according to the
invitation sent by Murphy and
obtained by USA TODAY.
In an emailed statement,
spokesman Nick Papas said
Airbnb was looking forward to a
“productive conversation.”
“We don’t have all the answers,
and we want to listen to everyone
who shares our commitment to
fighting bias and discrimination,”
Papas said.
Mounting reports of discrimination against African Americans, transgender people and
other minority groups have
turned up the heat on Airbnb.
Airbnb upended the hospitality
industry by giving people the
power to rent their homes and
pick their guests over the Internet. In the process, it enabled
people to act on their biases,
critics say.
CEO Brian Chesky has owned
SAN FRANCISCO
PHOTOS BY JEFFERSON GRAHAM, USA TODAY
A VidCon attendee falls into a tub of fake lemons at Instagram’s booth in 2015. The mobile- and
online video convention opens Thursday to a sold-out crowd in Anaheim, Calif.
Fan fest draws 25,000,
and many wonder if
Facebook will step up
Jefferson Graham
@jeffersongraham
USA TODAY
The online video
wars are on, and their major players except one will be meeting in
full force Thursday in Anaheim.
The VidCon convention, once a
way for fans to meet their favorite
YouTube stars, opens to a soldout crowd of 25,000 enthusiasts
and reps from all walks of the
growing online video industry.
A burning question for many:
whether Facebook, battling hard
for video views with YouTube,
will start to share revenue with
the legions of semi-professional
video creators. Some, like comedian Anna Akana, aren’t household names — unless you’re one
of her 1.5 million YouTube subscribers.
“It’s one of the questions we
really want to ask” of Facebook
execs, says Jim Louderback, the
editorial director for VidCon.
YouTube still rules the video
universe, but Facebook is spending megabucks to close the
gap, while communications app
Snapchat is pressuring both.
Twitter just upped its video game,
and there are up-and-comers like
YouNow, Musical.ly and Flipagram.
More folks are viewing video
on mobile phones than ever before, and the industry has taken
notice.
“You will see a lot more video
on Facebook, Twitter and every
other platform that gets consumer attention,” says Juan Bruce,
the CEO of Epoxy, a company
that works with online video creators to reach a wider audience.
All the top players except for
Snapchat will be exhibiting and
talking up their place in the video
world for VidCon, and telling why
LOS ANGELES
A fan poses for a selfie with YouTube “influencer” iJustine.
the estimated 100,000 force of
“influencers”— folks with large
social followings who make a living creating for online viewing —
should spend more time on their
platform.
Despite the new competition,
YouTube is still the No. 1 site for
watching video, attracting 1 billion users monthly, and it’s still
the top place rewarding creators
for posting their videos on YouTube in return for a share of ad
revenues.
Of the 1,000 video creators
who work with Collab, a digital
studio that aims to increase their
online exposure, some 90% make
the majority of their direct adshare dollars from YouTube,
which “is still the most profitable
outlet for creators,” says James
McFadden, co-founder and CEO.
Online video viewing is way up,
with 589 billion global video
views in May, up 164% from the
previous year, according to market research firm Tubular Labs.
A year ago, Facebook said it
had 4 billion video views daily on
the social network, a number
that’s now grown to 8 billion. And
that’s dwarfed by the 10 billion
daily video views cited by messaging app Snapchat. Of course, each
service measures video views differently. Facebook’s are on auto
play, while Snapchat videos are 10
seconds or less.
Google-owned YouTube hasn’t
matched the figures, saying it
cares more about watch time
than daily views. It says the
growth in watching videos on
YouTube has accelerated and is
up at least 50% year over year.
Live video is the new craze.
This year Facebook is pushing
Facebook Live as a way to keep
fans engaged and paying celebrities and brands to use it and grow
the audience. The Wall Street
Journal says Facebook will pay
out $50 million to companies like
BuzzFeed and celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay for their content.
YouTube offers a live feature,
but it’s little used. Facebook has
yet to match YouTube in paying
non-brand names to post their
videos on the social network, in
return for a share of ad revenues.
“The Facebook threat (to YouTube) is very serious, but until
they can figure a way for creators
to really monetize the videos directly, like YouTube, I just don’t
see them getting the same level of
quality content,” says McFadden.
Follow USA TODAY tech columnist and
#TalkingTech host Jefferson Graham
on Twitter @jeffersongraham and
listen to the daily podcast on Stitcher
and iTunes.
“We have zero tolerance” for
bias, CEO Brian Chesky says.
up to the problem. This week
during an interview at global advertising conference, the Cannes
Lions International Festival of
Creativity, he pledged Airbnb
would get rid of hosts found to be
racist or homophobic. At his company’s OpenAir conference this
month, he said Airbnb was scrutinizing the service “from end to
end” to make it more inclusive.
Airbnb says it expects to announce findings from the review
in early September.
“There’s been a lot of news
about prejudice and bias on our
platform, and this is a huge issue
for us,” Chesky said. “We have zero tolerance for it, and we will
take swift action.”
“Airbnb wants to make sure
that it treats everyone, including
African-American travelers, fairly
and with dignity and respect,” according to the invitation to
Thursday’s meeting.
A Harvard Business School
study last year found widespread
discrimination by Airbnb hosts.
Users have protested the discrimination under the hashtag
#AirbnbWhileBlack.
Earlier this month, Airbnb removed a host for using racial epithets against a 28-year-old
Nigerian woman trying to book a
stay in a North Carolina home.
And Hollywood producer Shadi
Petosky said she was turned away
by a host who said she felt “uncomfortable” after Petosky disclosed that she is a transgender
woman.
JOHN MACDOUGALL, AFP
Airbnb aims to announce its findings in early September.
Hey, Siri — so glad you made it to the Mac
Digital assistant
arguably the best
addition to new OS
Ed Baig
@edbaig
[email protected]
USA TODAY
NEW YORK Siri evaded my question for what took Apple’s voice
assistant so long to get onto the
Mac.
“Who, me?” responds the voice
familiar to anyone who uses an
iPhone.
However tardy Siri’s arrival,
the debut of Apple’s loquacious
personal helper on the company’s
computers is arguably the most
welcome new feature coming to
Macs that will be running macOS
Sierra.
Sierra is the latest iteration of
Apple’s operating system for its
PCs and is the first version in
years without the OS X moniker.
It was announced last week at
Apple’s Worldwide Developers
Conference (WWDC), and Sierra
will be available as a public beta
in July.
The best advice for most consumers is to avoid the beta altogether and wait until the formal
release in the fall, unless you have
a spare Mac to try it on.
The upgrade, which among
other features includes tools to
help you free up space on your
computer or copy and paste content across devices, will be free.
I’ve been previewing the Sierra
beta on a loaner MacBook Pro
from Apple for about a week now,
long enough to draw a few impressions, though many of the
features I’m eager to try are not
yet available or incomplete.
For example, I couldn’t test a
feature that will let you unlock
your Mac in lieu of a password
just by wearing an authenticated
Apple Watch on your wrist. The
feature requires a watch with
not-yet-released software.
Same goes for using Apple Pay
on the Web, which will also require updated software on an Ap-
USA TODAY
In Sierra, you can access Siri by clicking the icon in the Dock.
ple Watch or on devices with iOS
10 software, also not yet released.
As a beta, the macOS software
is still buggy. At times I had to reboot the computer just so Siri
would hear me using the machine’s internal microphone.
SIRI HELPS FIND FILES
Still, you can envision how Siri on
a Mac can lend a hand, um, voice.
You might ask it to dig out files
—“show me all the budget files I
worked on in the last week” or
ask to lower the screen brightness. I also asked Siri to “show me
tweets from NASA” and open
usatoday.com.
Siri can search the Web or deliver the latest weather forecast,
just as on the iPhone.
You can access Siri by clicking
on icons in the Dock or menu bar.
What you can’t do is summon the
program via the verbal “Hey, Siri”
command that works on some
iPhones. You can pin some of
Siri’s search results to Notifications Center.
Expanding Siri’s role is an important strategic thrust for Apple,
especially as other digital assistants from Google and Amazon
(Alexa) assume a more prominent role.
It is worth noting that Microsoft’s own vocal assistant, Cortana, has had a presence on
Windows 10 PCs since its launch
last July.
In contrast to Microsoft’s approach with Windows 10 — essentially running the same
operating system across PCs,
phones and tablets — Apple has
kept its operating system for the
Mac separate and distinct from
the iOS software used on the
iPhone and iPad.
But iOS and (what had been)
OS X have had many overlapping
features.
Adding Siri to the Mac only increases that overlap.
4B MONEY
USA TODAY
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
AMERICA’S MARKETS
What to watch
Adam Shell
@adamshell
USA TODAY
It’s D-Day for the “Brexit” vote,
and when all the votes are tallied
by the end of the day Thursday,
investors around the world will
know if the United Kingdom is
staying in or leaving the European Union.
The risk, of course, is what
seemed like a long shot not too
long ago — a vote to exit the EU,
better known as a Brexit — actually becomes a reality. That would
come as a shock to many investors, as most of the betting this
week from stock, bond and currency investors around the world
was on a vote for the U.K. to “remain” in the 28-nation economic
and political union.
And if financial markets do get
shocked, it will likely add up to a
Facts about America’s investors
who use SigFig tracking services:
sell-off in so-called risk assets,
which include U.S. stocks — although the most acute financial
pain in the event of a Brexit vote
would be centered in the U.K.
Still, any Brexit-related aftershocks are likely to last only “in
the near term,” says Joe Quinlan,
chief market strategist at U.S.
Trust. “The ‘leave’ vote,” Quinlan
says, “will not trigger a global recession. Only the U.S., China and
the European Union can do that,
5-day
-1.37
and all three
are avg.:
set to expand
6-month
avg.:
-3.55
this year, albeit
at below-average
Largest holding: AAPL
levels.”
MSFT
Most bought:
A big downdraft
in U.S. stocks
AAPL
Most
sold: opportunipresent
could actually
ty for U.S. investors, Quinlan says.
“If Brexit triggers a major indiscriminate move down in U.S.
stocks, that represents a buying
opportunity for U.S. small- and
mid-cap stocks lacking exposure
to the global markets and the aftershocks of Brexit,” he says.
DOW
JONES
DJIA
$
$
Apple (AAPL) was the
most-bought stock among
the most active SigFig
traders (100%-plus portfolio
turnover) in early June.
INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE
CHANGE: -.3%
YTD: +355.80
YTD % CHG: +2.0%
CLOSE: 17,780.83
PREV. CLOSE: 17,829.73
RANGE: 17,770.36-17,920.16
NASDAQ
COMP
-10.44
COMPOSITE
CHANGE: -.2%
YTD: -174.09
YTD % CHG: -3.5%
CLOSE: 4,833.32
PREV. CLOSE: 4,843.76
RANGE: 4,830.00-4,875.93
-4.90
CLOSE: 2,085.45
PREV. CLOSE: 2,088.90
RANGE: 2,084.36-2,099.71
GAINERS
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Newfield Exploration (NFX)
Positive note, price target upgrades, rises.
$ Chg
42.88
+2.01
+4.9
+31.7
24.37
CSRA (CSRA)
Extends winning streak and tries to make up month’s loss.
+.67
+2.8
-18.8
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
Jumps early after solid ratings.
38.74
+1.01
+2.7
-13.7
Newmont Mining (NEM)
Positive note, overcomes early dip.
35.72
+.89
+2.6 +98.6
Urban Outfitters (URBN)
Continues uptrend since hitting June’s low.
26.97
+.69
+2.6
+18.5
99.23
Celgene (CELG)
Advances as Medicare spending didn’t trigger cost cut.
+2.37
+2.4
-17.1
Quest Diagnostics (DGX)
Reaches 52-week high in strong sector.
+1.72
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN)
Rallies on Medicare cost-cutting stand down.
News (NWS)
Climbs as buys from APN News & Media.
Universal Health Services (UHS)
Shares up after Supreme Court’s rejection.
LOSERS
Price
YTD
% Chg % Chg
Company (ticker symbol)
79.59
+2.2
+11.9
+2.0
-35.2
12.06
+.20
+1.7
-13.6
134.84
+2.18
+1.6
+12.8
YTD
% Chg % Chg
$ Chg
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
Drops on soft third-quarter guidance.
94.01
-5.71
-5.7
+.1
HP (HPQ)
Lower on new printing strategy.
12.61
-.72
-5.4
+6.5
Southwestern Energy (SWN)
Dips as announces dividend.
13.47
-.66
-4.7 +89.5
FedEx (FDX)
156.51
Failed to specify TNT Express impact on earnings.
-7.44
-4.5
+5.0
20.76
-.91
-4.2
-19.2
CarMax (KMX)
Dips again on weak first-quarter results.
46.50
-1.64
-3.4
-13.8
19.21
-.55
Perrigo (PRGO)
Dips as sells vitamin business to IVC.
93.81
-2.64
-2.7
-35.2
HCP (HCP)
Rating downgraded at Morgan Stanley.
34.05
-.96
-2.7
-11.0
5.09
-.13
-2.4
+8.9
-2.8 +26.4
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5-day avg.:
6-month avg.:
Largest holding:
Most bought:
Most sold:
-1.14
0.57
AAPL
MSFT
AAPL
-1.48
-1.25
AAPL
MSFT
LNKD
POWERED BY SIGFIG
4-WEEK TREND
The software company reported $120
earnings that topped expectations
Price: $94.01
and revenue that was in line with
Chg: -$5.71
estimates, but its forecast for re- $80
% chg: -5.7%
sults in the ongoing quarter was
May 25
Day's high/low: weaker than expected.
$96.50/$93.86
4-WEEK TREND
FireEye
The cyber-security firm has turned
away several takeover offers,
Price: $16.29
Bloomberg News reported. In one
Chg: -$0.49
case, Symantec offered less than
% chg: -2.9%
Day's high/low: $30 a share for FireEye before it
opted to buy Blue Coat Systems.
$16.78/$16.21
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+3.1%
+3.0%
+3.1%
+1.9%
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+6.6%
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Close
208.10
15.07
2.88
12.92
33.94
25.50
57.12
22.85
11.57
27.34
Chg.
-0.34
+0.51
+0.18
+0.85
-0.18
+0.57
-1.21
-0.02
-0.20
-1.01
% Chg %YTD
-0.2%
+2.1%
+3.5% -25.0%
+6.7% -54.0%
+7.0% -54.4%
-0.5% +5.4%
+2.3% +85.9%
-2.1%
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-1.7%
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-3.6% +6.0%
INTEREST RATES
MORTGAGE RATES
Type
Prime lending
Federal funds
3 mo. T-bill
5 yr. T-note
10 yr. T-note
Type
30 yr. fixed
15 yr. fixed
1 yr. ARM
5/1 ARM
Close 6 mo ago
3.50%
3.50%
0.38%
0.36%
0.26%
0.18%
1.20%
1.71%
1.69%
2.24%
Close 6 mo ago
3.73%
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Cash burn rate
fuels interest
in solar deal
Q: Can SolarCity survive
without Tesla?
Matt Krantz
[email protected]
USA TODAY
A: SolarCity shareholders breathed a
sigh of relief when Tesla offered a rich
premium for their stock. There’s no
question the company’s future would be
much less sunny without Tesla.
Late Tuesday, Tesla offered between
$26.50 and $28.50 a share for SolarCity,
which is a rich premium to the stock’s
closing price of $21.19 that day. Investors
pleased with the offer pushed the shares
up 69 cents, or 3.3%, to $21.88 a share
Wednesday.
Getting the deal done, given resistance
by Tesla shareholders and potential conflict of interest questions between the
companies, won’t be easy.
But one thing is for sure, SolarCity
needs more cash to keep operating in
one form or another. The company ended the first quarter with just $361.7 million in cash and investments, while it
carries a heavy load of $2.6 billion in
long-term debt.
It’s not just the balance sheet that’s
constrained. The company burned $193.1
million from operations in the first quarter, which doesn’t even include the
$459.6 million in cash consumed from
capital expenditures.
SolarCity’s cash won’t hold out long at
that burn rate.
SolarCity needs to raise another
$2 billion this year, says Credit Suisse
analyst Patrick Jobin in a note to clients.
MONEY 5B
USA TODAY
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
More fast food goes ‘natural’ to lure Millennials
Health-conscious
young men turn the
tables on marketers
Chris Woodyard
@ChrisWoodyard
USA TODAY
After years of serving meals
quick and cheap, fast-food
chains are having to turn to a
new tactic in hopes of luring
Millennial customers: going
natural.
The latest example came
Wednesday as Hardee’s and
Carl’s Jr. announced chicken
breasts for its sandwiches that
are “natural” because they don’t
have any artificial preservatives
or additives. The dual chain, op-
HARDEE’S/CARL’S JR.
The new chicken sandwiches boast a lack
of artificial preservatives or additives.
erated by CKE Restaurants
Holdings, already has natural
turkey burgers and a line of allnatural hamburgers.
In March, McDonald’s said it
was testing Chicken McNuggets
in Portland, Ore., that lack artifi-
cial preservatives, flavors or colors. It’s also testing fresh, not
frozen, hamburger patties in
some Dallas locations.
And both have watched as
Chipotle Mexican Grill has
grown, appealing to younger
customers with a formula pushing natural ingredients and no
non-therapeutic antibiotics or
synthetic hormones in its meats.
For Hardee’s and sister chain
Carl’s, the movement has represented a turnabout in the desires of its core customers, men
ages 18 to 34 who are among the
most frequent customers of
fast-food chains, says Brad Haley, the chain’s chief marketing
officer.
Young men’s biggest goal
“used to be a lot of food for the
money,” he says. “Now, they are
more concerned about what
they put in their bodies than
ever before.”
The generation has, he points
out, more vegetarians than in
the past — not the greatest development for hamburger-
driven chains like Hardee’s and
Carl’s Jr.
Younger men in the target demographic visit fast-food chains
11 times a month, more than any
other group, and spend more on
their meals, Haley says. In the
past, Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. have
lured them with TV ads that
played to images of hulking burgers with a dash of sex appeal —
whether it was sexy models or,
in one ad, Paris Hilton at the
height of her fame, struggling to
devour the monster burgers.
Now, Haley says, young men
are “just as interested in all-natural or minimally processed
food as the total population,
which does mark a change from
previous years when younger
guys were less interested in
those things.”
SMALL BUSINESS
Best city for enterprising women
NYC is world capital for female entrepreneurs, but the U.S. lags on encouragement
Rhonda Abrams
@RhondaAbrams
Special for
USA TODAY
If you’re a woman, New York
City is the best place in the world
to start a business.
That’s what Dell — in collaboration with the research company
IHS and with participation from
the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard —
found out when it commissioned
research on the best cities for
female entrepreneurs to start and
scale a high-growth business.
In fact, the United States had
four cities in the world’s top 25:
New York (No. 1), San Francisco
Bay Area (No. 2), Washington,
D.C. (No. 7), Seattle (No. 10) and
Austin (No. 12). Rounding out the
top 10 were London (No. 3),
Stockholm (No. 4), Singapore
(No. 5), Toronto (No. 6), Sydney
(No. 8) and Paris (No. 9).
In conjunction with the 2016
Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), Dell released the results of its research analyzing
communities around the world
based on factors most conducive
for high-potential women entrepreneurs. The 2016 GES, which
started Wednesday, is the seventh
worldwide convocation on entrepreneurship, this year being held
in the heart of Silicon Valley at
Stanford University. President
Obama will address the summit
on Friday, its closing day.
In launching the Dell Women
Entrepreneur Cities Index, Dell is
attempting to measure a city’s
ability to attract and support
high-potential women entrepreneurs, defined by Dell as those
with the capability to grow businesses generating $1 million or
more in annual revenue.
“Innovation and job creation
by women entrepreneurs is critical for a thriving global economy,
yet our research shows some cities and countries are doing far
more than others to encourage
and support this important subset of the start-up community,”
said Karen Quintos, senior vice
president and chief marketing of-
New York City ranks No. 1 in Dell’s analysis.
TOP CITIES FOR FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
These are the best places for women to launch a business
generating $1 million or more in annual revenue.
10
3
6
2 12
4
11
1
7
“While U.S. cities
are generally
strong in their
operating
environment, they
are relatively
weaker in their
enabling
environment.”
9
5
Dell Women Entrepreneur Cities Index
8
1. New York City
5. Singapore
9. Paris
2. San Francisco Bay Area
6. Toronto
10. Seattle
3. London
7. Washington, D.C.
11. Munich
4. Stockholm
8. Sydney
12. Austin
SOURCE Dell and IHS study, May 2016
GEORGE PETRAS AND KARL GELLES, USA TODAY
ficer at Dell.
The study looked at 50 cities
worldwide with a vibrant entrepreneurial community. It found
that while the U.S. has the nutsand-bolts foundation to grow significant woman-owned businesses, it lags in helping encourage
and enable female entrepreneurs
when compared with other global
cities. The study concludes:
“While U.S. cities are generally
ISTOCKPHOTO
strong in their operating environment, they are relatively weaker
in their enabling environment.”
For example, while the San
Francisco Bay Area ranks No. 1
for female entrepreneurial talent,
it ranks only No. 6 for an “enabling environment.” In other
words, the Bay Area’s young male
techie culture is not as supportive
to the many talented female entrepreneurs who reside there as
other locations may be. Perhaps
it’s time to hop a plane to New
York or Stockholm because
they’re better at enabling women.
Perhaps most important was
the correlation the study found
between a community’s environment for female entrepreneurs
and for economic growth in general. A city’s ability to support
female entrepreneurs was 86%
correlated with the likelihood
and ability of growing its overall
economy. So, when high-potential
women entrepreneurs prosper,
communities prosper.
Why the energy industry isn’t going nuclear
More
reactors
falling
victim
to a
changing
market
that
prefers
natural
gas and
renewable
energy
Bill Loveless
@bill_loveless
Special for USA TODAY
The CEO of the biggest electric
utility in the U.S. gave a wideranging talk the other day on a
transformation taking place in
her industry, as power providers
move increasingly to cleaner
forms of generation.
But one topic was missing as
Duke Energy’s Lynn Good delivered her formal remarks at an energy conference in Washington:
nuclear energy.
Only after she finished her 20minute presentation and took a
question from the audience on
nuclear energy did she acknowledge the importance of reactors
to Duke.
“I love nuclear,” Good said of
the 11 reactors that Duke runs in
the Carolinas, making it one of
the largest nuclear operators in
the U.S.
“If we’re going to be serious
about decarbonizing the bulkpower system, nuclear has to be
part of the conversation,” she
said. “But at this point in the conversation, it’s more about keeping
plants operating today alive for as
long as we can” than building
new ones.
Her comments were timely. As
she spoke Tuesday, Pacific Gas &
Electric was announcing its plans
to close the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in 2024 and 2025
when licenses for the site’s two
reactors expire.
PG&E’s decision brings to seven the number of U.S. nuclear
plants, with a total of eight reactors, that have either closed or
been scheduled for shutdown
since 2014.
Like doomed reactors in New
England, New York, Nebraska
and Illinois, Diablo Canyon is falling victim to a changing electricity market that increasingly
prefers natural gas and renewable
energy, thanks to favorable prices
for those alternatives and government policies that promote them,
not to mention new safety
requirements.
While Duke has enjoyed a regulatory climate in the Carolinas
that’s been supportive of nuclear
DUKE ENERGY
“At this
point, ...
it’s more
about
keeping
plants
operating
today
alive for
as long as
we can”
than
building
new ones.
Duke Energy CEO
Lynn Good, above
energy, building new units would
require fresh approval from the
states, not to mention years of
costly financing, planning and
construction.
“If you start building a nuclear
plant (now), you will finish it in
about 2025,” Good told her questioner at the conference, which
was sponsored by the consulting
firm Deloitte. “I think new nuclear is a challenging assignment today and something that we’re
going to have to watch as a country and as states as to whether we
want new nuclear to be part of
the equation in the future.”
Still, Good left no doubt as to
the value of Duke’s reactors,
which are largely responsible for
the utility’s claim that 40% of the
energy that it delivered to customers in the Southeast and Midwest is carbon-free. They will
continue to operate until the
2030s and 2040s under licenses
that have been extended by the
U.S.
Nuclear
Regulatory
Commission.
Moreover, Duke expects to receive NRC approval this year to
build and operate nuclear plants
in South Carolina and Florida,
part of a long process that began
when the utility filed applications
with the government agency in
2007. But Duke has “no plans
right now” to build those two
plants, Good said.
Despite the setbacks among its
existing plants, the nuclear industry can still claim some breakthroughs, including a unit at the
Tennessee Valley Authority’s
Watts Bar plant that went online
earlier this month after more
than 40 years of on-again, offagain construction.
Also, work continues on four
new reactors in Georgia and
South Carolina, projects led by
Georgia Power and South Carolina Electric & Gas, respectively.
All told, nuclear energy accounts for about 20% of the electricity generated in the U.S., but
with closures mounting, and
more construction doubtful, the
industry’s future is dimming.
Bill Loveless is a veteran energy journalist and podcast host in Washington.
He is the former anchor of the TV
program Platts Energy Week.
6B MONEY
USA TODAY
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
To Our Community. Our State.
Our Nation. Our World.
In this time of profound sadness for our Orlando
community, we take a moment to pause and recognize all
those who responded to the call for help during and after
the events in the early morning hours of June 12, 2016.
From first responders to our own Orlando Regional
Medical Center Level One Trauma and support teams, to
our fellow healthcare colleagues from around the nation,
to LGBTQ, Hispanic and faith organizations, to businesses
and community resource centers, to our local, state and
national governments, to the many individuals and
organizations from around our country and the world who
have come together to aid the victims and families, and
who have offered their sympathy and support to
our Orlando Health family and our “City Beautiful”...
Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the victims and their families.
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
E2
SECTION C
Olympic
travesty
The Russians
may or may
not go to Rio.
Either way,
it’s a fiasco,
Christine
Brennan
writes, 3C
SUNDAY,
JUNE 26
LIVE
12:30P ET
Vegas
was
logical
choice
SPORTSLINE
NHL team in city
gives league boost
BOB DONNAN, USA TODAY SPORTS
FIRST WORD
I JUST THINK, WHERE
WE’RE AT RIGHT
NOW, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN
SAID. EVERYTHING IS ALREADY IN THE BOOKS RIGHT
NOW. IT’S JUST A TIME FOR
WAITING RIGHT NOW. I WANT
ALL THE FOCUS TO BE ON THE
KIDS TODAY.”
Super Bowl MVP Von Miller at his
football camp for kids, declining
to talk about his stalled contract
negotiations with the Broncos.
The “Dancing with the Stars” contestant (because, yes, that is how
he is known) skipped the team’s
offseason workouts.
Kevin Allen
[email protected]
USA TODAY Sports
TWEET OF THE DAY
@CLEpolice
“It’s a party!!! #Allin216
The Cleveland police department’s official site, getting excited
about the NBA championship
celebration.
NAMES TO KNOW
“MINI THOR,” JEFF TEAGUE,
RICHARD JEFFERSON, GABOR
KIRALY
DAVID RICHARD, USA TODAY SPORTS
Estimates say more than 1 million showed up for the Cavaliers’ victory parade Wednesday.
ANDY MARLIN, USA TODAY SPORTS
ALMOST LAST WORD
“IT JUST KICKED IN THIS WEEK
THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. I’M
ABOUT TO LIVE OUT MY
DREAM.”
Former Duke forward Brandon
Ingram, the possible No. 2 pick
in the NBA draft, to USA TODAY
Sports on Wednesday about
his emotions as the big night
approaches.
LAST WORD
“IT IS VERY BAD TO DRINK
JOBU’S RUM. VERY BAD.”
Sign in an empty locker in the
Indians clubhouse along with a
shrine to Jobu, the voodoo statue
worshiped by slugger Pedro
Cerrano in the movie “Major
League,” according to Cleveland.com. The movie was about a
hapless Indians franchise that
improbably won the pennant.
JAMES HEAPS PRAISE
ON LUE FOR CAVS’ TITLE
Jeff Zillgitt
@jeffzillgitt
USA TODAY Sports
CLEVELAND With the Golden
State Warriors leading by seven
points in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Cleveland Cavaliers coach
Tyronn Lue had a final halftime
message. Part of Lue’s speech was
directed at LeBron James.
“He told us, ‘We’ve got 24 minutes. We’ve got to play as hard
as we’ve ever played in the next
24 minutes,’ ” James told USA
TODAY Sports just before entering a convertible Wednesday for
the most anticipated parade in
Cleveland history.
James said Lue looked at him
and said, “ ‘It starts with you.’ He
NBA draft
uThursday, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
uDraft outlook jolted, 5C
uMaking sense of the
Derrick Rose trade, 5C
got on me a little bit. Told me to
pick up everything I’ve been doing and give even more effort. We
all responded.”
James delivered The Block, rejecting Andre Iguodala’s layup attempt with 1:50 left in the fourth
quarter. Kyrie Irving provided
The Dagger, a three-pointer from
the right wing to give the Cavaliers a three-point lead with 53
seconds remaining. Kevin Love
contributed with The Stop, playing outstanding defense on Ste-
Curry
that
helped
phen
Cleveland beat Golden State 9389 Sunday. Because of his play,
James was named Finals MVP.
“That’s what the Big Three
came together for — that moment right there,” said James,
who added he has watched
Game 7 twice.
The Block. The Dagger. The
Stop. No longer is a pivotal Cleveland sports moment defined by
disappointment.
Would this championship —
the first in Cavaliers history and
the first in major pro sports for
Cleveland since 1964 — have happened had general manager David Griffin not elevated Lue to
head coach and dismissed David
v STORY CONTINUES ON 5C
LAS VEGAS Billionaire businessman Bill Foley, a former West
Pointer who tackles questions
head-on, doesn’t view the NHL’s
decision to allow him to launch a
franchise in Las Vegas as a gamble. He sees it as a safe bet.
“I’m convinced we are going to
be full every night,” Foley said.
He already has taken deposits
for 14,500 season tickets, and he
said his office took in another
400 ticket requests this week
when word began to spread that
the NHL executive committee
had recommended that Las Vegas
be awarded a franchise for
$500 million.
A two-thirds majority was required to approve the NHL’s first
expansion since 2000, when the
Minnesota Wild and Columbus
Blue Jackets were admitted. The
Las Vegas bid was approved
unanimously by the league’s
board of governors Wednesday
morning.
Commissioner Gary Bettman
said the bid by Quebec City, the
only other applicant, was deferred “based on elements that
Quebec had no control over.”
“(Picking Las Vegas) is not to
say we weren’t impressed by Quebec City’s proposal,” said Boston
Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs, the
chairman of the board of governors.
Bettman said the NHL liked
Quebec’s passion for the game,
v STORY CONTINUES ON 2C
BRUCE BENNETT, GETTY IMAGES
Bill Foley says he hasn’t decided on the name Black Knights.
Edited by Lila Bromberg and Thomas
O’Toole
Americans skipping Rio Olympics
USA SNAPSHOTS©
Number of visitors expected to attend Games
plunges because of Zika fears, other concerns
Lottery winners
4
No. 1 overall NBA draft
picks1 have won a
championship with the
team that drafted them
since the draft lottery
began in 1985.
1 — David Robinson (Spurs, 1987); Tim Duncan
(Spurs, 1997); LeBron James (Cavaliers, 2003);
Kyrie Irving (Cavaliers, 2011).
SOURCE NBA.com/Stats
ELLEN J. HORROW AND VERONICA BRAVO, USA TODAY
Alan Gomez
@alangomez
USA TODAY
The Olympic
Games are still more than a
month away, but the number of
Americans expected to attend has
plummeted over concerns about
security, Brazil’s political instability and the ever-spreading Zika
virus.
Original estimates had about
200,000 Americans expected to
attend the Rio de Janeiro Games,
but a senior U.S. official said that
number was closer to 100,000.
The person spoke on the condiRIO DE JANEIRO
tion of anonymity because he was
not authorized to speak publicly
on the issue.
Security contractors and U.S.
companies say many people just
don’t feel comfortable spending
weeks in Brazil with all of the
troubling news they’ve been
hearing from the South American
country.
“The majority of our members
decided to skip the Games and
not go, which is a really sad statement about the Olympics, because they’re a wonderful event,”
said Dan Richards, CEO of Global
Rescue, a Boston-based firm that
has provided security and logistics for Americans at previous
MARIO TAMA, GETTY IMAGES
Brazil’s mosquito population
will be reduced because it will
be winter in South America.
Olympics. “People are concerned,
and their concerns are not
unwarranted.”
Brazilian and Olympic officials
stress that they’re doing everything they can to ensure a safe experience for the 500,000 visitors
expected to be in Rio during Au-
gust’s Games. The 85,000 civil
and military police set to patrol
the city are double the number in
London during the 2012 Games.
And Brazil’s health minister said
last week that there was “almost
zero risk” of contracting Zika in
Rio because the Games will be
played during South America’s
winter, when the mosquito population is low.
Still, even some Brazilians understand why people would stay
away.
“There is a joke that God is
Brazilian but he’s going through
an Old Testament phase,” said
Maurício Santoro, a political science professor at Rio de Janeiro
State University. “Here’s the Zika.
Here’s the corruption. Here’s the
v STORY CONTINUES ON 2C
2C SPORTS
E6
USA TODAY
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
Americans wary
of Brazil’s woes
v CONTINUED FROM 1C
recession. The only thing that
hasn’t happened are the locusts.”
The primary concern mentioned by Americans has been the
threat of Zika, the virus that originated in South America and has
spread to the USA. The virus
causes microcephaly, abnormally
small heads in newborns, and
Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare
condition that forces the body’s
immune system to attack its nervous system.
An official with Coca-Cola, one
of the main sponsors of the
Olympics, said the company was
closely following guidance from
the World Health Organization
and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the
Zika threat in Rio. Kate Hartman,
a spokeswoman for Coca-Cola,
said it was encouraging its employees and partners to consult
with their personal doctors before deciding to go.
“We will completely support
our associates’ decisions if they
choose not to travel for medical
reasons to any country where the
Zika virus is found,” Hartman
said.
San Francisco-based Airbnb,
an official supplier of the Games,
added a page to its website with
information on Zika with links to
travel warnings and information
on the virus.
“The safety of the Airbnb community is the single most important thing we work on every day,”
it said in a statement. “We are focused on communicating the
risks of the virus to our community, including our employees,
while following the guidance issued by the WHO and CDC.”
The drop-off of Americans visiting Rio is worrying to many
Brazilians, who were hoping to
cash in on the rush of tourists.
Richard Ford, a retired FBI
agent who runs a private security
firm in Sao Paulo, said he had
lined up several Brazilian security
teams to protect American clients
during the Games but many of
those clients had backed out. He
said other local companies had already bought fleets of armored
cars and buses to ferry around
visitors during the Games but
were worried the cars would sit
unused.
“The big sponsors, they’re going to be there in force,” Ford
said. “But second- and third-level
sponsors have decided not to go
or cut back their participation.”
Chris Katsuleres, who has
overseen GE’s participation in the
Olympics since the 2006 Winter
Games in Torino, said the company expected to have about
100 people working in Rio and
another 800 customers and staffers attending the events. He said
he had heard concerns leading up
to every round of the Olympics.
And while he’s getting more Zikarelated questions this time
around, he said, he’s confident
Rio will pull it off.
“Every Games has challenges,”
Katsuleres said. “In some ways,
that’s consistent. But we look at
each Games being different, each
of the challenges. There’s still a
lot of work left to do, but I’m confident ... that the city is going to
be able to push through and deliver a good Games.”
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Fewer Americans will see sights such as Christ the Redeemer.
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T-Mobile Arena, adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip, will be the home of the NHL expansion team.
NHL first with Vegas team
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the proposed ownership and its
new arena. But the league has
concerns about the declining value of the Canadian dollar. Plus,
geography worked against Quebec. The NHL has 16 teams in the
Eastern Conference and 14 teams
in the Western Conference.
Las Vegas, in close proximity to
the Arizona Coyotes and the two
Southern California teams, is a
better geographic fit for the NHL.
Also, the NHL wanted to add only
one team in this round.
The bottom line: Las Vegas is a
sexier choice because it allows
the NHL to be the first major pro
sports franchise in the city. Lately, there has been talk of the
NFL’s Oakland Raiders relocating
to Las Vegas.
Las Vegas is not a major U.S.
television market, but it has high
visibility. The city attracts visitors
from around the world. Having a
team in Las Vegas is like having
free international marketing.
The city also has a hockey tradition. Minor league hockey was
played there, and Wild forward
Jason Zucker played youth hockey in Las Vegas. Youth hockey has
grown 37% there in the last decade.
The NHL has had success in
non-traditional markets. The
Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida
Panthers are the best teams in
the Atlantic Division. The Los
HEAD COUNT
The NHL became the first
pro sports league to bet on
Las Vegas. Its team will begin play in the 2017-18 season. Las Vegas-related numbers as of 2015:
Las Vegas city
population
Las Vegas
metro area
population
Visitors
Average age
of visitor
628,711
2,147,641
42,312,216
47
Angeles Kings have won two
Stanley Cups since 2012, and the
Anaheim Ducks won in 2007. The
San Jose Sharks were in the Stanley Cup Final this month.
Bettman said there was no official plan to readdress Quebec’s
bid at a certain date, but he noted
that the group was on the NHL’s
radar.
Essentially, Quebec City is in
the same situation Winnipeg was
in six years ago. It was understood that at some point Winnipeg was going to get a franchise.
At some point, Quebec City will
get a franchise. Putting a franchise in a Canadian locale is always a safe bet.
Bettman said fans shouldn’t
count on Quebec City being a
landing spot for a relocation be-
cause he had no expectation of
any team moving. But situations
change, and the NHL isn’t going
to go another 16 years without
expanding.
The league trusts Foley, who
has a military approach to the
way he does business. He likes
things done in an orderly fashion,
with a clear chain of command,
much like Bettman does.
Foley uses Black Knights as
one of his company names as a
tribute to his love of West Point.
But despite speculation that his
team would be called the Las Vegas Black Knights, he said he
hadn’t made any decision. He said
he wanted to confer with the
league to see whether that was
the right name for his franchise.
Sixteen months ago, Foley invited Bettman to attend a news
conference to launch a seasonticket drive for his proposed NHL
team. He told Bettman he simply
wanted to gauge the temperature
for his plan to bring the NHL to
the gambling capital of the world.
“Today the temperature in this
market is about 115 degrees,” Bettman said. “Which means the
prospects of Las Vegas hosting an
outdoor game aren’t too favorable. But they are in great shape
when it comes to indoor games.”
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IN BRIEF
samples from the 2008 and 2012
Games would be suspended for a
year. That list includes Russia,
Kazakhstan and Belarus. The
IWF previously disclosed 17 positive tests from the Beijing Olympics and the London Olympics.
Athletes from Kazakhstan accounted for four, while Russia
and Belarus each had three.
DORMAN, HIXON, COZAD,
PARRATTO HEADED TO RIO
JOHN DAVID MERCER, USA TODAY SPORTS
Rory McIlroy doesn’t want to put his
family at risk for the Zika virus.
HART, LINDSAY HONORS GO
TO BLACKHAWKS’ KANE
Chicago Blackhawks right wing
Patrick Kane on Wednesday became the first U.S.-born player to
win the Hart Trophy as NHL
MVP. At the league’s awards night
in Las Vegas, Kane also won the
Ted Lindsay award, the MVP as
picked by the players. The Hart is
voted on by Professional Hockey
Writers’ Association members.
Stan Mikita was the last Blackhawk to win the Hart, in 1968.
Drew Doughty (Los Angeles
Kings) won the Norris Trophy as
top defenseman. Anze Kopitar
(Kings) won the Selke Trophy as
the best defensive forward and
the Lady Byng as the most gentlemanly player. Jaromir Jagr
(Florida Panthers) won the Masterton Trophy, given for perseverance and dedication. Jim
Rutherford, architect of the
Pittsburgh Penguins’ championship, was general manager of the
year. Artemi Panarin (Blackhawks) won the Calder Trophy as
rookie of year. Braden Holtby
(Washington Capitals) won the
Vezina Trophy as top goalie. Barry Trotz (Capitals) won coach of
— Kevin Allen
the year.
RUSSIAN WEIGHTLIFTERS
COULD FACE OLYMPIC BAN
Russia’s weightlifting team could
face a ban from the 2016 Olympics, the International Weightlifting Federation said Wednesday.
The IWF’s executive board decided national federations that produce three or more anti-doping
rule violations in retesting of
Samuel Dorman and Michael
Hixon hurt Troy Dumais’ historic Olympic bid Wednesday.
Dorman and Hixon finished the
men’s synchro 3-meter with a final score of 1,308.36 in the U.S.
diving trials in Indianapolis, taking the lone spot on the American
team. Jessica Parratto and
Amy Cozad earned their Olympic spot by winning the women’s
synchro 10-meter. Dumais, 36,
will have one more chance to become the first American male diver to make five Olympic teams
Saturday in the 3-meter final.
CITING ZIKA VIRUS, MCILROY
WITHDRAWS FROM OLYMPICS
Golfer Rory McIlroy is the latest
and most notable athlete to pull
out of the Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro because of the Zika virus. “Even though the risk of
infection from the Zika virus is
considered low, it is a risk nonetheless and a risk I am unwilling
to take,” the four-time major winner said in a statement Wednesday, according to the BBC. Golf is
an Olympic sport for the first
time in a more than a century, but
it has lost some major names because off Zika.
MANZIEL REPORTS
HIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENT
Johnny Manziel reported a hitand-run accident to Dallas police
this week, and a representative of
the troubled quarterback said he
wasn’t seriously injured. Senior
Cpl. DeMarquis Black told the
Associated Press the accident
happened Monday night and
Manziel had a witness from his
vehicle and an impartial witness.
Manziel attorney Bob Hinton
said police told him the vehicle
was damaged on the driver’s side.
TINY ICELAND ADVANCES TO EUROPEAN ROUND OF 16
Iceland, the smallest nation in
the European Championship,
surprisingly qualified Wednesday for the knockout stage after
beating Austria 2-1 in Paris
thanks to a stoppage-time winner by Arnor Ingvi Traustason. Austria was eliminated
after finishing last in Group F
with one point. Iceland’s adventure in its first major tournament continues. After taking the
lead on Jon Dadi Bodvarsson’s
goal in the 18th minute, the tiny
island country of barely 330,000
people was forced to defend for
most of the second half and gave
up a goal to Alessandro
Schoepf in the 60th minute.
The Austrians dominated the final stages at Stade de France but
conceded a breakaway goal to
substitute Traustason in the
fourth minute of stoppage time.
Iceland’s victory earned the
team a Round of 16 match
against England in Nice, France,
SOURCE: ALVAREZ, GOLOVKIN
PLANING 2017 MATCHUP
A person close to the negotiations
told USA TODAY Sports that Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin have verbally agreed to a
fall 2017 bout at 160 pounds. The
person requested anonymity because of the sensitive nature of
talks. Tom Loeffler, who promotes Golovkin, visited the Golden Boy Promotions offices in Los
Angeles and struck a deal Monday with Oscar De La Hoya,
who promotes Alvarez. Alvarez
will fight Sept. 17 at 154 pounds
vs. a foe to be decided.
NORTH DAKOTA UNVEILS
FIGHTING HAWKS LOGO
The University of North Dakota
AP
North Dakota, which dropped its old
nickname in 2012, has a new logo.
on Monday — a prospect previously described as a “dream” by
captain Aron Gunnarsson.
uA late goal by Robbie Brady proved enough for Ireland to
beat Italy 1-0 on Wednesday and
secure a place in the knockout
stages. Brady’s 85th-minute
header ended Ireland’s 22-year
wait for a competitive win
against Italy and guaranteed the
squad ended up as one of the
four advancing third-place
teams. Its reward — a Round of
16 match vs. France on Sunday.
uZlatan Ibrahimovic probably has played his last game for
Sweden, a 1-0 loss to Belgium on
Wednesday. The Swedes were
eliminated from the competition
while Belgium advanced to the
Round of 16, where it will play
Hungary on Sunday in Toulouse,
France. Radja Nainggolan
scored the winner for the Belgians, who finished second in
Group E behind Italy.
on Wednesday unveiled the logo
for its new Fighting Hawks nickname, about four years after the
school dropped its Fighting Sioux
moniker. “We will begin using it
immediately, but it will take
awhile to transition everything to
the new logo,” athletics director
Brian Faison said. “But you’ll
begin seeing it this fall on the
football helmets.”
ARIZONA ADVANCES IN CWS,
OUSTS UC-SANTA BARBARA
Jared Oliva homered for the
first time in over two months and
JC Cloney pitched seven strong
innings, leading Arizona to a 3-0
victory against UC-Santa Barbara
in a College World Series elimination game Wednesday in Omaha.
The Wildcats (46-22) will play
Oklahoma State on Friday in the
Bracket 1 final. They need to win
that game and one Saturday
against the Cowboys to reach
next week’s best-of-three finals.
The Gauchos (43-20-1) went 1-2
in their first CWS appearance,
batting .202 and getting shut out
twice. Arizona has allowed two
runs in three CWS games.
MARTIN MEISSNER, AP
Iceland’s Birkir Bjarnason, left, and
Arnor Ingvi Traustason celebrate.
uCristiano Ronaldo broke
his scoring slump by netting two
goals Wednesday, helping Portugal earn a 3-3 draw with Hungary and sending both teams into
the Round of 16.
From wire reports
PUIG BEATS WOZNIACKI;
RADWANSKA ADVANCES
Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska reached the Eastbourne
International’s quarterfinals with
a 6-3, 6-3 win against Eugenie
Bouchard on Wednesday. But
former champ Caroline Wozniacki was upset by qualifier
Monica Puig, who won their
third-round match 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Twelfth-seeded Dominika Cibulkova also reached the quarterfinals, overcoming qualifier
Kateryna Bondarenko 7-6
(7-3), 6-3.
BUCHANAN FINISHES NO. 1
Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.) won its
first 17 games this season,
avenged its only loss, to Clovis
North (Fresno), three times, including in the CIF Central Section Division I championship,
and finished the season 30-1. Add
to those accomplishments the
Bears’ first USA TODAY Sports
Super 25 championship. Buchanan finished No. 1 in the rankings.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
SPORTS 3C
E2
IOC president’s stance MARY LOU,
MEET SIMONE
adds to Russia fiasco
Bach’s posture
could be seen as
payback to Putin
Brilliant U.S. gymnast Biles almost certain
to be household name after Rio Olympics
Nancy Armour
Christine Brennan
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It’s possible there will be no
Russian track and field athletes at
the Rio Olympic Games. It’s also
possible there will be some, perhaps even many.
They might march into the
Aug. 5 opening ceremony under
the Russian flag. They might
march in under the Olympic flag,
separated from the other Russian
Olympians.
That is, if there are other Russian Olympians.
Perhaps the entire Russian
swimming team also will be missing. Maybe every Russian athlete
will not be there, banned from
the Olympics because of the
depth and breadth of the nation’s
diabolical, state-sponsored doping program, recently revealed
for all the world to see.
Maybe some Russian athletes
will be allowed to compete. Perhaps that will be enough to keep
President Vladimir Putin happy.
Perhaps it won’t. Maybe he’ll
show his disgust by preventing all
of his athletes from going to Rio,
employing a “You can’t ban us because we’re boycotting” strategy.
We have absolutely no idea
how the Olympic world’s biggest
doping scandal, now spilling over
into a battle of behemoth international sports organizations,
will be resolved. When it’s resolved. If it’s resolved. There’s a
possibility that we won’t know
what the Russian delegation will
look like until it marches into the
opening ceremony at Maracana
Stadium.
We have never seen anything
quite like this in the Olympic
world. Six weeks from the start of
the 2016 Summer Games, two of
the grandest organizations in international sports — the International Olympic Committee and
the International Association of
Athletics Federations, the worldwide governing body of track and
field — are engaged in a war of
words, sending entirely different
signals about what’s going to happen with Russia.
The IAAF said Friday that Russian track and field athletes are
banned and will remain banned,
the only exceptions possibly being the very few athletes who
have been training outside of
Russia and thus have been subjected to real drug testing, not
Russia’s non-existent version.
Even they won’t be able to compete for Russia, however. They
will compete as “neutrals” under
the five-ring Olympic flag, with
no Russian national anthem for
ST. LOUIS Michael Phelps and
Usain Bolt need no introductions.
Serena and LeBron don’t even
need last names.
And then there’s Simone Biles.
Don’t feel bad if you don’t recognize the name. Most people
probably don’t. But write it down
now, because by the time the Rio
Olympics are over, you’ll not only
know who the gymnast is, you’ll
also know everything about her.
Her likes (Zac Efron, shopping,
Snapchat). Her dislikes (bees —
Google it). Even the names of her
dogs (Lily, Maggie, Bella and Atlas). All German shepherds, by
the way.
“Everybody is going to know
her — just like everybody knew
Mary Lou,” said Tim Daggett, a
member of the U.S. men’s team
that won gold in 1984 and a longtime NBC commentator.
That’s the ultimate comparison, considering Americans are
still on a first-name basis with
Mary Lou Retton more than
30 years after she won gold in
Los Angeles. But given what Biles
is expected to do in Rio, it’s a valid
one.
The pint-sized powerhouse is
simply the best gymnast of her
generation. Maybe the best ever.
She has won the last three allaround titles in the world gymnastics championships, the first
time a woman has won three in a
row. She has a record 10 gold
medals from worlds and needed
only three trips to win them.
With a recently upgraded second vault, it’s not a stretch to say
she could win five medals in Rio,
all of which are likely to be gold.
“She’s so fierce,” said Maggie
Nichols, Biles’ best friend and U.S.
teammate. “She’s just so amazing
and has so much talent and
power.”
Power is what sets Biles apart.
She’s a natural tumbler, with so
much explosiveness that her
tricks at the end of her floor routine are tougher than what others
do at the start. In last year’s U.S.
championships, she landed her
Amanar vault — one of the toughest being done by anyone in the
world — without so much as a
wiggle.
Exactly where the judges
found a flaw, reflected in a 9.9 execution score, remains a mystery.
But all that power means nothing if she’s splatting all over the
floor. Which she’s not. Her execution is as flawless as her skills,
making what are some of the
most difficult routines in the
world look like child’s play.
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Raised next to the Olympic flag, the Russian flag flew high in
Sochi in 2014, but whether it will fly in Rio remains in doubt.
gold medalists, no Russian flag,
no Russian uniform and no medals being added to Russia’s total —
all of which would thrill Putin to
no end.
Twice in the past few days, the
IOC issued statements supporting the IAAF’s decision. To the
casual observer, it appeared the
IOC not only agreed with the
IAAF but also had its back.
However, in a conference call
with reporters Tuesday, IOC
President Thomas Bach dropped
a bombshell by saying any Russian track and field athletes who
are deemed to not be cheaters
would compete in Rio not as neutrals, but as Russians, under the
Russian flag, not the Olympic flag,
with any medals won counting
for Russia.
You know who loves this idea?
Bach’s pal Putin loves this idea.
He doesn’t have to suffer the embarrassment of watching his athletes compete as some kind of
pariahs. He gets to have his track
team again, even if it’s just a little
one.
Why does Bach care about
what Putin wants? Because Putin
is the fellow who spent $51 billion
to put a Winter Olympics in the
middle of nowhere (Sochi), all for
the glory of Bach’s IOC. I have
covered the Olympics since 1984,
and I can safely report that the
IOC is the biggest European old
boys’ network there is — well,
other than FIFA. There is no
doubt in my mind that it’s now
payback time for Putin.
So what’s next? The IAAF is
sticking to its decision that any
Russian track and field athletes in
Rio will indeed be competing under the Olympic flag. The IOC is
brushing off the IAAF. Russian
athletes are appealing the country’s banishment.
Meanwhile, another report on
Russian doping will come in midJuly, three weeks before the
Olympics begin. It’s likely to implicate more athletes and more
Russian sports. There will be calls
for further Russian suspensions,
and those athletes will want to
appeal, although there will be little to no time left for that.
The cacophony of voices will
grow. Many of us will continue to
call for the entire Russian delegation to be kicked out of Rio as a
kind of lifetime achievement
award. Bach, however, could do
just the opposite. He could step
into the chaos that he has helped
create and issue a two-week period of amnesty for some, or even
many, of Putin’s athletes. I can already hear his reasoning: It
would be the humanitarian thing
to do, to bring resolution to a debilitating drama.
That would be a travesty. Actually, this already is a travesty. If
medals were awarded for fiascos,
this one already would have won
the gold.
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MARC LEBRYK, USA TODAY SPORTS
Simone Biles is a three-time
all-around world champion.
“The ease with which
she’s done things has
never been seen.”
Former U.S. gymnast Tim Daggett,
on Simone Biles
“It’s every single thing,” Daggett said. “The ease with which
she’s done things has never been
seen.”
Neither has the ease with
which she handles things. Biles
and her longtime coach, Aimee
Boorman, are as unassuming as
they come, more focused on the
process and performance than
the medals that result. Frequent,
infectious giggles are the soundtrack of Biles’ life, and she’s so
unbothered by the pressure at
this weekend’s U.S. championships that she was making goofy
faces at Nichols as they walked to
warm-ups Wednesday.
Even the prospect of becoming
a national celebrity doesn’t faze
her. Biles knows her face is on
billboards in her native Houston,
and her sponsors (she has deals
with Nike, Coke and Kellogg’s,
just to name a few) give her sneak
previews of the commercials she’s
in but is unlikely to see again because she watches pretty much
everything on Netflix.
“It’s been more gradual,” Biles
said of her fame, “so I don’t have
to worry about it.”
Added national team coordinator Martha Karolyi, “I was a little
afraid she might get distracted by
some of the (outside) stuff. But
she’s handled it well.”
And if Biles continues to fly
under the public’s radar until Rio,
that’s just fine with Karolyi.
“It’s most important to do the
right job,” Karolyi said. “Then afterwards, everyone will know
who she is.”
Consider this your advance notice.
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UPTON RE-EMERGES, FINDS PEACE AS PADRE
Outfielder sheds
big-contract stress,
regains 2012 form
Bob Nightengale
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SAN DIEGO It was almost as if
he’d been placed in a witness protection program. He moved 2,000
miles across the country. Started
work with a new employer, in a
different position. Why, he even
changed his name.
Melvin Upton Jr. has reemerged, and he can be found
playing for the San Diego Padres.
The cover was blown when he
showed up looking a whole lot
like the guy the Atlanta Braves
signed in November 2012 to a
five-year, $75.25 million contract.
Upton’s numbers are hardly
eye-popping, but considering the
depths he sank to in Atlanta, who
would have envisioned that a
change of scenery could resurrect
his career and inspire his club to
pitch him for next month’s AllStar Game at Petco Park?
Upton, 31, who’s playing Gold
Glove defense in left field, is hitting .257 with a .718 on-baseplus-slugging percentage, nine
homers and 15 stolen bases.
He’s producing a season similar to his final year with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2012, when he
batted .246 with a .752 OPS,
28 homers and 31 stolen bases.
He turned that season into the
richest contract in Braves history,
joining an outfield with his brother, Justin, and Jason Heyward.
The euphoria of the contract
soon turned into a nightmare.
“I’m not going to lie to you, it
was tough, so damn tough,” Upton quietly said in front of his
locker. “I just started struggling,
and it snowballed, and it kept getting worse and worse. And I can’t
blame anyone but myself.”
It was ugly. In 2013, Upton batted a major league-worst .184
with only 23 extra-base hits and
26 RBI, striking out in a whopping 39% of his at-bats. He barely
improved the next year, hitting
.208 with 36 extra-base hits and
35 RBI, striking out 173 times.
In two years, at the cost of
$28.9 million, the Braves watched
Upton hit .198 with a .279 onbase percentage and a .314 slugging percentage, with 21 homers
and 32 stolen bases.
The Braves saw enough. They
dumped Upton on the eve of the
2015 opener to San Diego, packaging him with All-Star closer
Craig Kimbrel in a six-player
deal. The trade would only be
consummated, the Braves told
the Padres, if they took Upton
and the remaining $46.35 million
on his contract.
KELVIN KUO, USA TODAY SPORTS
Melvin Upton Jr. might get an
All-Star nod this season.
“Signing the biggest free agent
contract in the history of the
Braves, I heard that a lot,” Upton
says. “You try not to live up to the
money, but with the way things
are today, it’s tough not to hear. It
gets to you.”
Times were so much easier
with Tampa Bay. Carl Crawford
will tell you. He signed a sevenyear, $142 million free agent contract with the Boston Red Sox
after leaving the Rays, was traded
to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a
salary dump and was released
two weeks ago with about
$35 million left on his contract.
“It was just different there,”
Upton said. “(Manager) Joe
(Maddon) would always run me
out there, good or bad. If I was
struggling, he’d give me a day off
here or there, but for the most
part he let me play through it,
grind it out.
“In Atlanta, it was more of the
instant gratification, instant success. I wasn’t producing offensively, and they felt they had to go
in a different way. I understand. I
respect that.”
As expectations diminished,
Upton started to show signs of
life last season. He opened the
year on the DL and didn’t join the
Padres until June, but then it
started clicking. He wound up
hitting .289 with 18 extra-base
hits after July 10 and batted .325
in September.
The talent started breathing
again. The confidence was back.
And now, it’s as if the three-year
nightmare never existed.
“People don’t realize how
tough it is, especially having that
money attached to your name,”
Upton said. “If you’re a competitor, man, you want to succeed.
But sometimes, with that money,
I think we try to force the issue
instead of letting it happen.”
Now, everyone is seeing the
real Melvin Upton, who started
going by his birth name a year
ago, dropping his nickname, B.J.
“He’s always been a guy who
could impact the game with his
talent,” Padres general manager
A.J. Preller said. “It’s just a matter
of him coming out here and being
comfortable. He put a lot on pressure on himself when he signed
that contract, and for him, this is
a fresh start. He’s playing like an
All-Star, and there’s no reason he
can’t continue it. The way he is
physically and the body type he
has with a lot of twitch, he’s going
to play as long as he wants to.”’
Upton, who has no intention of
retiring when his contract expires
after 2017, says he loves the game
too much to stop now. He’s having fun again.
“I’ll still never forget it standing on first base,” Upton said,
“and (Dodgers first baseman)
Adrian Gonzalez told me, ‘They
paid you to be who you are. Don’t
be somebody you’re not.’ That got
my attention.
“I realized I got caught up in
that instead of being myself.
When I came back this year, I
told myself, ‘No matter what, just
be yourself. You can’t try to live
up to the money, because nothing
good will come out of it.’
“Well, I got the opportunity to
do that again, and I’m happy
again. I’m in a good spot, both
mentally and physically.”
Maybe, soon, in front of the entire baseball world.
“If I made the All-Star Game,
my first one ever after 10 years,”
Upton said, breaking into a huge
grin, “now that would be pretty
cool. Man, after everything I’ve
been through, real cool.”
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GOLF
23-11
WOODS GETTING STRONGER
BUT SETS NO DATE FOR RETURN
KEY STAT
Defending champion Troy Merritt averaged 23 feet, 11 inches to the pin on his
approach shots en route to victory at
Robert Trent Jones Golf Club last year in
the Quicken Loans National. That was the
best performance by any PGA Tour winner since Brian Harman in the 2014 John
Deere Classic. With a 61 in the third
round, Merritt set the 18-hole tournament
record. But Merritt won’t be playing RTJ,
as the event moves back to Congressional Country Club.
Tiger opting for
more methodical
rehab approach
KEY GROUPS
Major champions highlight coverage on
PGA Tour Live, the Tour’s subscriptionbased digital platform service available
at PGATour.com starting at 7:30 a.m. ET
Thursday. One-time major winners Davis
Love III, Jim Furyk and Keegan Bradley
are grouped (8:12 a.m. ET), while fourtime major winner Ernie Els is off with Bill
Haas and Charley Hoffman (8 a.m.). Golf
Channel’s coverage will feature Baker’s
Bay spring breakers Rickie Fowler, Smylie
Kaufman and Justin Thomas (1:12 p.m.).
Steve DiMeglio
@Steve_DiMeglio
USA TODAY Sports
BETHESDA , MD. Tiger Woods is waiting
for everything to click in.
He just doesn’t know when that will
happen.
Woods, playing host this week at the
Quicken Loans National instead of playing
the Blue Course at Congressional Country
Club, said Wednesday that he continues to
progress toward a return to competitive
golf after two back surgeries within six
weeks last fall.
He said he has played 18 holes on backto-back days but still is sore on a day-today basis. He said he has no idea when he’ll
be playing competitively.
“I’m still getting stronger,” Woods said.
“I’m excited about what has transpired so
far. Getting leaner. I’ve lost some body fat,
but I kept the weight up, which is nice. I’ve
gotten stronger, and it’s just recovering
from day to day. ...
“I’m sore, and it’s about trying to recover
for the next day. I just need to still get in
more golf shape, try to hit more golf balls,
things of that nature. …
“I’m just playing it week to week, and I
keep getting physically better. I just hope
that everything clicks in and I can do it
sooner rather than later.”
Woods, 40, didn’t rule out any upcoming
tournaments.
He has not played since finishing tied
for 10th in the Wyndham Championship
in August 2015. Then he had the back surgeries within a six-week span.
Woods was last at Congressional on
May 16 and hit three consecutive shots
into the water as he tried to reach the 10th
green from 102 yards.
In April, he played his first holes since
August as he and Mark O’Meara played
five at the grand opening of Bluejack National Golf Club near Houston. Also in
April, he hit shots on the range at a junior
clinic in South Carolina and during a 30minute clinic at Tiger Jam in Las Vegas.
Now he’s building up to where he can do
anything off the golf course and eventually
get to a point where he can do all the work
BRIAN SPURLOCK, USA TODAY SPORTS
“I just need to still get in more golf shape, try to hit more golf balls, things of
that nature,” says Tiger Woods, who hasn’t played competitively since August.
“It’s about me playing
36 holes on a daily
basis, getting up to
speed and playing. I’m
not quite there yet.”
Tiger Woods
he needs to do before returning to the PGA
Tour, he said.
He said his swing-speed and ball-speed
numbers are good.
And while he once feared he would lose
distance because of the surgeries, Woods
said he has instead gained distance.
“It’s about me playing 36 holes on a daily basis, getting up to speed and playing.
I’m not quite there yet,” Woods said.
“I’m trying to get there as fast as I can,
but I’m trying to do it right at the same
time. As you know, I’ve pushed through a
lot of injuries and rehabs before in the
past. Trying to do it correctly this time. ...
“The amount of exercises and hours I
spend in the gym or in the pool or on the
bike, just trying to get back and trying to
have it where I can, one, first of all, have a
nice quality of life, and then two is to get
out here into the competitive environment. I’m kind of sneaking up on both.”
In the meantime, he’s handling hosting
duties.
This is the 10th playing of the Quicken
Loans National, which he has won twice.
The tournament benefits his foundation,
which is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
“It’s tough not playing my own event,”
Woods said. “It feels like I should be out
there, I should be competing, I should be
giving it everything I have, and it doesn’t
feel good when I can’t do that. I miss playing against these guys. I have to sit on the
sidelines just like everybody else. ...
“This is a championship venue … and
(the course) is a heck of a test, this year especially because it’s going to be long.
“Obviously the rain they got last night,
it’s going to be tough for them, not me.”
FEDEXCUP
Dustin Johnson won his first major title in
last weekend’s U.S. Open and moved into
the top 10 in the FedExCup standings. The
2015-16 wraparound season consists of
43 regular-season events before the top
30 in the standings advance to the fourtournament playoffs. The FedExCup will
be decided Sept. 22-25 at The Tour
Championship by Coca-Cola at East Lake
Golf Club in Atlanta.
1. Jason Day ........................................... 2,167
2. Adam Scott ......................................... 1,912
3. Dustin Johnson ................................... 1,861
4. Jordan Spieth .................................... 1,725
5. Russell Knox ....................................... 1,401
6. Brandt Snedeker .............................. 1,352
7. Patrick Reed ....................................... 1,296
8. Kevin Kisner ....................................... 1,274
9. Kevin Na ............................................. 1,258
10. Kevin Chappell ................................ 1,245
QUICKEN LOANS NATIONAL
Site: Bethesda, Md.
Course: Congressional Country Club
(Blue Course). Yards: 7,569. Par: 71.
Purse: $6.9 million (first prize: $1,242,000).
TV (ET): CBS (Saturday, 3-6 p.m., Sunday,
3-6:30 p.m.); Golf Channel (ThursdayFriday, 3:30-6:30 p.m., Saturday-Sunday,
1-2:30 p.m.)
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Helmet communication a popular idea
In-game chats could
reduce sign stealing
Paul Myerberg
@paulmyerberg
USA TODAY Sports
College football’s offseason inevitably has
become defined by dissension, with two
sides finding opposing viewpoints on a topic
and whiling away the days until September
in a fog of dispute and discord.
This offseason is no different. The
months since Alabama beat Clemson to win
the national title have been defined by the
debate over satellite camps, a back-andforth disagreement split along geographic
borders that particularly agitated Southeastern Conference members, who railed
against those gate-crashers making inroads
in the nation’s most fruitful recruiting area.
Two years ago, another debate — that of
pace of play — pitted sides along more
philosophical lines: Defensive-minded
coaches suggested slowing the game to limit
the potential for injuries, most notably, and
offense-first counterparts questioned the
real motives behind a potential rule change
aimed at removing an offensive advantage.
Amid this backdrop of dissent, it can be
refreshing to find a consensus.
Coaches and administrators might have
found common ground with the idea that
their sport would benefit from the implementation of headset technology, which
would allow communication between a
coach and an individual offensive and defensive player during the course of a game.
“I would definitely support that,” Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi said. “That’s what
all the coaches say. There’s no question.”
NFL HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR DECADES
There is agreement on the benefits of such
technology, which has been in use by NFL
teams for more than two decades; the
league allowed coach-to-quarterback communication beginning in 1994 and implemented the same technology between
coaches and a defensive player in 2008.
Coaches who discussed the topic with
USA TODAY Sports were universal in desiring similar technology in the college game, if
only as a way to combat a sideline pursuit:
stealing opponents’ offensive or defensive
signals, which Alabama coach Nick Saban
called one of college football’s biggest issues.
The issue has gained momentum with
ELIOT J. SCHECHTER FOR USA TODAY SPORTS
NFL quarterbacks have been using
in-helmet radio devices since 1994.
ROSS D. FRANKLIN, AP
Members of the Oregon sideline attempt to conceal from Arizona State players
and coaches signals intended for Ducks players on the field last season.
the proliferation of no-huddle offenses,
which use coded symbols and signals in
plain view on the sideline. According to
NCAA rules, teams can attempt to decode
the opposition’s play calls during live action,
though there is a bylaw prohibiting the use
of video to capture signals.
“It’s certainly frowned upon but not illegal,” Houston coach Tom Herman said of
sign stealing.
The tactic entered the public conversation in November, when Arizona State came
under scrutiny for attempting to steal signs
from fellow Pac-12 Conference competition
— though the Sun Devils nonetheless lost to
the two teams most public in their disapproval, Utah and Oregon. “We’ve had a lot of
issues with signals and information being
stolen,” Oregon coach Mark Helfrich said,
resulting in the Ducks changing how they
do things in terms of offensive signals.
“It used to be that the coach stood there
and told the receiver what the play was and
he ran it in there, told the quarterback, and
they called the play,” Virginia Tech coach
Justin Fuente said. “Well, because nobody
hardly does that anymore, absolutely it’s led
to more (sign stealing). Some people go to
great lengths, some people go to medium
lengths and some people don’t care about
trying to hide the sequence.”
There would be a more concrete benefit
to helmet communication. Besides curbing
the chance for sign stealing, adding the technology would let coaches talk an individual
player through an offensive or defensive series; this would be particularly useful on offense, as coaches could not only clue
quarterbacks into defensive tendencies but
also potentially script several plays in advance — a likely benefit for offenses whose
success is predicated on pace and tempo.
“The immediate advantages would be being able to communicate with my quarterback in the middle of a drive. That’s really
cool,” Herman said. “And to be able to tell
him things other than just what play we’re
calling, even if he’s just hearing my voice or
(offensive coordinator) Major Applewhite’s
voice saying, ‘Hey, calm down,’ giving him
some form of instruction in the middle of a
drive, I think is pretty critical.”
MANY QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED
Helfrich says Pac-12 football coaches have
discussed the idea of coach-to-helmet communication. “It was pretty much unanimously supported,” he said. But even as
coaches favor using the technology, there
are questions to be resolved.
The NCAA’s Football Oversight Committee plans to discuss the matter next week
and then make a recommendation to the
NCAA’s Playing Rules Oversight Committee
about what should be further explored.
For starters, the technology must not
only be usable but affordable for each Football Bowl Subdivision team. Though quarterbacks would be in communication on the
offensive side of the ball, there remains a
question as to which defender would have
access to the technology — though most defensive coaches would pick a linebacker,
Narduzzi said. There also would be a question as to how long the communication
would last before each individual play.
In the NFL, the coach-to-player system is
cut off when the play clock hits 15 seconds
or the ball is snapped, whichever is first, and
teams are permitted no more than one player on the field with a speaker in his helmet.
Whether the headset technology would
attack the most pressing issue mentioned by
coaches — stealing signals — is up for debate.
Communicating plays directly to a quarterback is one thing; that doesn’t necessarily
do much for no-huddle teams, which must
then send in signals from the sidelines for
players who are a distance from the ball,
such as wide receivers.
“You’ve still got to find a way to get to the
other guys on the perimeter” of the field,
Herman said. “Whether that’s the coordinator calling his play to the quarterback and
hand-signaling to the wideouts or the signal’s coming from the sideline, the risk of
your signals being stolen is still going to be
there.”
Yet these concerns pale in comparison to
the benefits of employing coach-to-player
technology — a rule change so rooted in
common sense that it provides unity in college football’s dissent-heavy offseason.
“Why are we 20 years behind the NFL in
putting a device in the quarterback’s helmet,
right, or the signal-caller on defense, where
you just talk to the guy until 15 seconds on
the (play) clock?” Saban said. “To me, this
would be the most elementary thing to do to
help the game.”
Contributing: Nicole Auerbach, George Schroeder,
Daniel Uthman
SPORTS 5C
USA TODAY
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
NBA
DEALS ALTER MOCK FIRST ROUND
Uncertainty starts
with Celtics’ pick
at No. 3 overall
Derek Bodner
@DerekBodnerNBA
Special for USA TODAY Sports
Trades altered the landscape of
the NBA draft Wednesday. More
changes could come before
Thursday’s draft begins. The
mock first round:
1. Philadelphia 76ers: Ben
Simmons, F, LSU
With the Sixers finally getting
the chance to meet with Simmons
before Game 6 of the NBA Finals,
the last hurdle to Philadelphia selecting him No. 1 overall seems to
have been cleared.
2. Los Angeles Lakers:
Brandon Ingram, SF, Duke
Ingram averaged 17.3 points,
6.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists during his only season at Duke.
3. Boston Celtics (from
Nets):
Jaylen
Brooklyn
Brown, SF, California
The Celtics could go in many
different directions with this pick.
They represent one of the bigger
unknowns in the draft. Brown has
been impressive in workouts and
would give Boston an athlete who
could defend multiple positions.
4. Phoenix Suns: Marquese
Chriss, PF, Washington
Chriss, who averaged 13.8
points and 5.4 rebounds last season, has been one of the draft’s
fastest risers and would give
Phoenix an elite athlete in the
frontcourt.
5. Minnesota Timberwolves: Jamal Murray, SG,
Kentucky
Murray, who shot 40.8% on
three-point attempts in college,
would help open up the floor for
Karl-Anthony Towns to operate
inside.
6. New Orleans Pelicans:
Kris Dunn, PG, Providence
While Jrue Holiday had a nice
bounce-back season, there’s still a
lot of uncertainty about the future
of New Orleans’ backcourt. Dunn
has a ton of two-way potential and
would be hard to pass up.
7. Denver Nuggets (from
New York Knicks): Dragan
Bender, PF, Maccabi Tel Aviv
Many consider Bender, who
competed in the Israeli League at
18, to be the third-best prospect in
the draft. He’s in play at No. 3 to
Boston and No. 4 to Phoenix; if he
falls this far, Denver would be
wise to scoop him up.
8. Sacramento Kings: Buddy Hield, SG, Oklahoma
While shooting guard isn’t necessarily Sacramento’s highest priority, Hield’s 45.7% three-point
shooting on 322 attempts last season would help DeMarcus Cousins operate down low.
9. Toronto Raptors (from
Denver): Jakob Poeltl, C,
Utah
Good defensive big men are at
a premium. Poeltl is crisp in his
defensive rotations and has the
chance to grow into a contributor
on both ends of the court.
10. Milwaukee Bucks:
Deyonta Davis, C, Michigan
State
Davis (1.8 blocks in 18 minutes
a game) has the potential to be an
elite interior defender.
Trading
Rose,
Bulls end
dilemma
Michael Singer
@msinger
USA TODAY Sports
GEORGE WALKER IV, THE (NASHVILLE) TENNESSEAN
The Timberwolves could draft Jamal Murray, above, as a complement to Karl-Anthony Towns.
11. Orlando Magic: Skal Labissiere, C, Kentucky
Labissiere averaged fewer than
16 minutes per game. Still, he can
shoot from the perimeter and alter shots around the rim, which
would make him an ideal fit next
to Nikola Vucevic.
12. Atlanta Hawks (from
Utah Jazz): Domantas Sabonis, PF, Gonzaga
If the Jeff Teague trade signals
the start of a full-fledged rebuilding, adding youth to the frontcourt could be a priority for the
Hawks.
13. Phoenix (from Washington Wizards): Henry Ellenson, PF, Marquette
Concerns over Ellenson’s defensive contributions could cause
him to slide a bit, but his offensive
potential (17 points per game as a
freshman) would be a nice get
here for a team that could use
some punch in the frontcourt.
14. Chicago Bulls: Wade
Baldwin, PG, Vanderbilt
With the Derrick Rose era over,
the Bulls could look to fill their
point guard spot, which lacked
depth even before the trade. Baldwin can defend either guard position and play off the ball, which
would fit in well in an offense designed around Jimmy Butler.
15. Denver (from Houston
Rockets): Furkan Korkmaz,
SG, Anadolu Efes
At 18, Korkmaz struggled to
find a consistent role in the Turkish League last year. Still, his size
(6-7), athleticism and shooting
(40% on three-pointers) give him
quite a bit of potential.
16. Boston (from Dallas
Mavericks): Timothe Luwawu, SG, Mega Leks
Luwawu is going to need time
to adjust to the NBA, but his
shooting (37.2% from three), secondary playmaking (2.8 assists)
and athleticism would be tough to
pass up.
17. Memphis Grizzlies:
Malachi Richardson, SG,
Syracuse
Despite struggling for much of
last season, Richardson has obvious physicals tools, a developing
jump shot and a lot of long-term
potential.
18. Detroit Pistons: Juan
Hernangomez, PF, Estudiantes
RUSSELL ISABELLA, USA TODAY SPORTS
Athletic Marquese Chriss has
soared up draft boards and
could go to the Suns at No. 4.
Hernangomez is the type of international prospect who could
fill a role right away, especially
with his improving perimeter
jump shot and ability to play as an
undersized power forward, which
would fit in well with Andre
Drummond.
19. Denver (from Portland
Trail Blazers): Ivica Zubac,
C, Mega Leks
With excellent size, mobility
and touch around the rim, what
Zubac, from Croatia, lacks in experience he makes up for with a
high overall talent level.
20. Indiana Pacers: Malik
Beasley, SG, Florida State
With a slightly younger option
at point guard in Teague, Indiana
can look to improve its perimeter
depth and three-point shooting,
which Beasley (38.7% on threepointers as a freshman) could do.
21.
Atlanta:
Taurean
Prince, SF, Baylor
Prince shot 37.6% from threepoint range during his four-year
career, which along with his defensive versatility makes it easy to
project him as a role player.
22. Charlotte Hornets: Dejounte Murray, PG, Washington
Murray continues to rise up
draft boards because of his excellent combination of size and athleticism.
23. Boston: Cheick Diallo,
PF, Kansas
Diallo struggled to break into
the Kansas rotation, averaging 7.5
minutes per game. Still, he has the
size, physical tools and motor to
develop into a high-level defender,
something Boston could use
inside.
24. Philadelphia (from Miami Heat): Demetrius Jackson, PG, Notre Dame
Bryan Colangelo is looking for
a point guard and might look to
target a veteran. Even so, Jackson
could carve out a role off the
bench and develop into a starter
down the line.
25. Los Angeles Clippers:
Denzel Valentine, SG, Michigan State
There have been concerns
about a possible knee issue, but
Valentine, who averaged 19.2
points, 7.5 rebounds and 7.8 assists as a senior, could add punch
to the backcourt.
26. Philadelphia (from
Oklahoma City Thunder):
DeAndre Bembry, SF, Saint
Joseph’s
Philadelphia could use depth
on the wing, and Bembry’s passing, defensive versatility and potential as a slasher could earn him
minutes right away.
27. Toronto: Ante Zizic, C,
Cibona Zagreb
Zizic’s stock is fairly fluid, and
he could end up going as high as
the teens. If he falls this far, his
combination of size, mobility,
shot-blocking ability and touch
around the hoop will be tough to
pass up.
28. Phoenix (from Cleveland Cavaliers): Thon Maker,
PG, Orangeville Prep
Maker’s draft stock has a lot of
volatility, but Phoenix could take
a gamble on his long-term upside.
29. San Antonio Spurs:
Guerschon Yabusele, PF,
Rouen
Yabusele has the size and
strength to score inside, can step
out to the three-point line and has
a decent amount of long-term potential as an inside-out player.
30. Golden State Warriors:
Damian Jones, C, Vanderbilt
Jones never quite developed as
much as many hoped, but he still
has a lot of potential as a shot
blocker and pick-and-roll threat.
He could develop into a solid big
man down the line.
CHICAGO The Chicago Bulls have
been hamstrung since Derrick
Rose tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the first round of the
2012 playoffs.
Should they build
ANALYSIS around the NBA’s
youngest MVP, knowing his knees have
significant
tread?
Could they rely on
their franchise player despite unsolicited comments about free
agency, as Rose made at Bulls
media day in 2015? How much value was there for a guy who’s had
three knee surgeries since 2012?
These are the questions the
Bulls have navigated for the better
part of four years.
Wednesday, they ended their
perpetual dilemma by dealing
Rose, Justin Holiday and a 2017
second-round draft pick to the
New York Knicks for center Robin
Lopez and guards Jose Calderon
and Jerian Grant. Rose had one
year left on his contract.
With Rose, who had played in
just 127 regular-season games
since the 2011-12 season, the Bulls
had a homegrown star whom they
couldn’t rely on. He was initially
beloved by fans after winning the
MVP Award at 22, but the fact that
he could never regain his status
among the NBA’s elite frustrated
Bulls fans despite his best efforts.
“Derrick has meant a lot to this
organization and this city and has
had to overcome a lot with all the
injuries to get back to the point he
was,” Bulls general manager Gar
Forman said. “But in putting our
plan together, we felt as a first step
this really made sense for us. … We
felt we needed to start getting
younger and more athletic.”
The Bulls, who missed the playoffs this year for the first time
since the 2007-08 season, decided
to make the move because, as Forman said, they thought their window was closing. And though he
classified the decision as a “retool”
and not a “rebuild,” the Bulls are
nowhere near competing with the
NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference.
Forman seemed genuinely
pleased with the Bulls’ return.
Grant, a second-year pro, gives the
Bulls more athleticism on the
wing, and Lopez gives the Bulls
some leverage at center with Joakim Noah and Pau Gasol set to enter free agency.
“We think he’s a fit with what I
talked about, getting younger and
more athletic,” Forman said of
Grant. “We think he’s good in transition, with pace, and we think he’s
a good pick-and-rolling player.”
Grant should fit extremely well
with guard Jimmy Butler, the
Bulls’ most valuable player over
the last two seasons.
“Obviously, Jimmy being an AllStar is our best player,” Forman
said. “But I don’t think you go as
far as saying it’s this guy’s team. It’s
everybody’s team.”
GM: Lue elicited passion that made Cavs champs
v CONTINUED FROM 1C
Blatt? It was midseason, and the
Cavs were 31-11.
At the time, James was blamed
for orchestrating the move. Griffin
defended the move then and continues to do so.
“Nobody really believes LeBron
doesn’t do everything, which is
frustrating, but it wasn’t about
him,” Griffin told USA TODAY
Sports. “Our collective unit didn’t
have any swag at all. We weren’t
having any fun. We didn’t enjoy
the game. We didn’t play with passion. We were weighed down by
expectations rather than reveling
in what we could be. Ty has so
much passion for the game; he
made guys understand what we
could be.
“More than anything else, he
was going to hold people accountable. He wasn’t afraid of any moment or anybody. He really galvanized our team.”
That word “accountable.” Griffin wanted a coach who held all
players accountable, including
James.
Lue had no problem doing so.
Lue and James had a relationship
that predated Lue’s hiring as associate head coach in the summer of
2014.
“We have a friendship that goes
back 10-plus years from when I
got into the NBA,” James said.
“People always talked about T-Lue
and how grounded he was, how
great of a guy he was. When I met
him, you felt the chemistry right
then and there.”
The Cavs were not a finished
product immediately after Lue
took over. March losses to the Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets and
an April loss to the Chicago Bulls
left doubt about Cleveland’s ability
to put together a title run.
But early in the playoffs Cleveland began finding its rhythm. The
Big Three were outstanding, and
Lue found the right lineups. He
faced solid coaches along the way:
the Detroit Pistons’ Stan Van Gundy, the Atlanta Hawks’ Mike Bu-
DAVID RICHARD, USA TODAY SPORTS
LeBron James soaks in the
Cavaliers’ championship.
denholzer, the Toronto Raptors’
Dwane Casey and the Warriors’
Steve Kerr. With just 41 regularseason games as a head coach on
his résumé, Lue aced each postseason test.
“He was prepared, and he was
ready for this moment,” James
said. “He has studied under so
many great coaches in our league
— Doc Rivers. He learned from
Phil (Jackson). He played with
great players. Played with Michael
(Jordan). Played with Kobe (Bryant) and Shaq (O’Neal). He was always prepared for this moment,
maybe even before he even knew
he was ready.”
Throughout the playoffs, James
credited Lue for putting together
the right game plan. Even when
the Cavaliers fell behind 3-1 to the
Warriors, James said he trusted
Lue and the coaching staff.
“When you go game to game, he
puts the team in position for us to
go out and be successful,” James
said. “It becomes consistent. Every
time you go out on the floor, you’re
like, ‘This guy has a hold of our
team.’ That trust continues to
build over and over. You’re like,
‘OK, T-Lue has it.’ ”
James said he hadn’t slept much
since Game 7 on Sunday and that
so many moments keep playing in
his mind.
“We just accomplished something that no team has ever done,”
James said. “That’s all the credit to
my teammates and the coaching
staff. They were unbelievable.”
James, who told USA TODAY
Sports he likely wouldn’t play for
the USA at the Rio Olympics, began the parade with thousands in
front of Quicken Loans Arena.
Fans cheered from the streets,
parking garages and rooftops of
buildings.
The parade route traveled East
Ninth Street and ended near city
hall and the convention center. It’s
estimated more than a million
people were present.
On stage, James told Cavaliers
fans, “What’s going on right now
is still so surreal, and it hasn’t hit
me what actually happened. For
some crazy reason, I feel I’m going
to wake up and it’s going to be
Game 4.”
James ended his speech.
“Thank you for the LeBron wishes
and coming-home wishes, but I’m
nothing without this group behind
me. I’m nothing without the
coaching staff, the city. I’m noting
without all of y’all.
“Let’s get ready for next year.”
6C SPORTS
MLB SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East
Baltimore
Boston
Toronto
New York
Tampa Bay
W
41
39
40
35
31
L
30
32
34
36
39
Pct.
.577
.549
.541
.493
.443
GB
—
2
21/2
6
91/2
Strk.
W-1
L-3
W-1
W-1
L-7
Central
Cleveland
Kansas City
Detroit
Chicago
Minnesota
W
41
38
37
36
22
L
30
33
35
36
48
Pct.
.577
.535
.514
.500
.314
GB
—
3
41/2
51/2
181/2
Strk.
W-6
L-2
W-3
W-3
W-2
West
Texas
Houston
Seattle
Los Angeles
Oakland
W
47
37
36
31
29
L
26
36
36
41
42
Pct.
.644
.507
.500
.431
.408
GB
—
10
101/2
151/2
17
Strk.
W-1
W-5
L-5
L-3
L-1
Last
10
5-5
3-7
6-4
4-6
3-7
Last
10
7-3
7-3
5-5
5-5
4-6
Last
10
8-2
8-2
2-8
4-6
4-6
Home
27-13
22-18
19-17
19-15
15-20
Away
14-17
17-14
21-17
16-21
16-19
Home
23-12
25-8
20-13
17-17
14-24
Away
18-18
13-25
17-22
19-19
8-24
Home
26-11
22-15
15-18
15-20
16-22
Away
21-15
15-21
21-18
16-21
13-20
Home
20-12
19-16
18-18
16-22
9-27
Away
23-17
19-16
20-16
14-20
15-20
Home
25-11
15-21
19-17
19-17
17-19
Away
22-12
23-12
15-21
13-23
11-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East
Washington
New York
Miami
Philadelphia
Atlanta
W
43
38
38
30
24
L
29
32
34
42
47
Pct.
.597
.543
.528
.417
.338
GB
—
4
5
13
181/2
Strk.
L-4
W-2
W-1
L-8
L-1
Central
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
W
47
38
34
32
28
L
23
33
38
40
44
Pct.
.671
.535
.472
.444
.389
GB
—
91/2
14
16
20
Strk.
L-3
W-3
L-2
W-1
L-1
West
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Colorado
Arizona
San Diego
W
46
40
34
34
30
L
27
33
37
40
43
Pct.
.630
.548
.479
.459
.411
GB
—
6
11
121/2
16
Last
10
5-5
4-6
6-4
1-9
6-4
Last
10
5-5
5-5
2-8
3-7
4-6
Last
10
9-1
7-3
6-4
7-3
4-6
Strk.
W-2
W-5
L-1
L-1
L-1
Home
22-13
22-15
15-16
13-25
18-22
Away
24-14
18-18
19-21
21-15
12-21
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
American League
Houston 3, L.A. Angels 2
Chicago White Sox 8, Boston 6
National League
Miami 3, Atlanta 0
St. Louis 7, Chicago Cubs 2
Interleague
N.Y. Yankees 9, Colorado 8
N.Y. Mets 4, Kansas City 3
Milwaukee 4, Oakland 2
Toronto 5, Arizona 2
Cleveland 6, Tampa Bay 1
Detroit 5, Seattle 1
San Francisco 7, Pittsburgh 6
Washington at L.A. Dodgers
Baltimore 7, San Diego 2
Texas 6, Cincinnati 4
Philadelphia at Minnesota
THURSDAY’S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Pitchers
GS
2016 Statistics
Pct.
WHIP
ERA
W-L
Seattle at Detroit, 1:10 p.m. ET
SEA: Sampson (R)
DET: Norris (L)
IP
K
7.71
0.00
4.2
1.0
2
0
(Line: BOS -220)
.000
3.81 21.81
.800
1.09
3.76
8.2
88.2
5
79
68.1
6.0
51
2
(Line: PIT -110)
1.11
3.69
31.2
1.48
4.74
81.2
17
59
(Line: DET -126)
0-1
.000
1.93
0-0
NA
1.00
1
0
Chi. White Sox at Boston, 1:35 p.m. ET
CWS: Shields (R)
BOS: Porcello (R)
3
14
0-2
8-2
Oakland at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. ET
OAK: Graveman (R)
LAA: Lincecum (R)
13
1
(Line: LAA -145)
.250
1.54
4.87
1.000 1.00
1.50
2-6
1-0
Marlins 3, Braves 0
Mets 4, Royals 3
Blue Jays 5, D’backs 2
Yankees 9, Rockies 8
Atlanta
Miami
Kansas City
New York
Arizona
Toronto
Colorado
New York
000 000 000 — 0
030 000 00X — 3
ab r h bi bb so avg
Atlanta
4 0 1 0 0 0 .256
Peterson 2b
Inciarte cf
3 0 0 0 0 0 .230
4 0 1 0 0 1 .275
Freeman 1b
4 0 0 0 0 2 .263
Francoeur lf
Markakis rf
4 0 1 0 0 0 .243
Flowers c
3 0 0 0 0 1 .237
1 0 1 0 0 0 .194
Pierzynski c
3 0 0 0 1 0 .287
d’Arnaud 3b
Aybar ss
3 0 2 0 0 0 .209
Gant p
1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Krol p
1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Bonifacio ph
Jenkins p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals
31 0 6 0 1 5
u Batting — 2B: Aybar (9); S: Gant (2);
GIDP: Markakis LOB: 7.
ab r h bi bb so avg
Miami
4 0 1 0 0 1 .350
Suzuki rf
Hechavarria ss
4 0 0 0 0 1 .245
4 0 0 0 0 2 .311
Yelich lf
Ozuna cf
4 1 2 0 0 0 .323
Bour 1b
3 1 2 2 0 0 .267
1 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Rojas 3b
3 1 2 0 0 1 .298
Dietrich 2b
C. Johnson 3b
3 0 1 0 0 1 .236
Mathis c
3 0 1 1 0 1 .179
3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Conley p
32 3 9 3 0 8
Totals
u Batting — 3B: Ozuna (5); HR: Bour (12);
RBI: Bour 2 (36); Mathis (6) LOB: 5.
u Fielding — DP: 1.
ip h r er bb so era
Pitching
Atlanta
52/3 7 3 3 0 5 4.45
Gant L,1-2
11/3 1 0 0 0 3 2.65
Krol
Jenkins
1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
Miami
8 4 0 0 1 4 3.56
Conley W,4-4
Ramos S,23
1 2 0 0 0 1 1.78
WP: Conley. HBP: Inciarte (by Conley). Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Gant 23; 8159; Krol 4; 23-12; Jenkins 4; 16-8; Conley 29;
114-78; Ramos 5; 16-11
uUmpires — HP: Cuzzi; 1B: Bellino; 2B:
Basner; 3B: Hallion
uGame data — T: 2:27. Att: 22,642.
Cardinals 7, Cubs 2
St. Louis
Chicago
000 025 000 — 7
000 000 200 — 2
ab r h bi bb so avg
St. Louis
Carpenter 2b
4 2 1 2 1 2 .296
4 2 3 2 1 0 .306
Diaz ss
Adams 1b
4 0 1 0 1 2 .298
5 0 0 1 0 0 .298
Piscotty rf
Peralta 3b
5 0 2 0 0 1 .263
3 1 1 0 2 2 .251
Moss lf
Molina c
5 1 0 1 0 3 .259
4 1 1 0 0 0 .224
Wong cf
Wacha p
4 0 0 0 0 2 .036
Maness p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lyons p
Broxton p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals
38 7 9 6 5 12
u Batting — 2B: Carpenter (22); Peralta 2
(6); Moss (8); HR: Diaz (9); RBI: Carpenter 2
(45); Piscotty (38); Diaz 2 (35); Molina (25).
ab r h bi bb so avg
Chicago
3 0 0 0 1 0 .157
Coghlan lf
4 0 0 0 0 0 .236
Heyward rf
Bryant 3b
3 0 0 0 1 0 .267
2 0 1 0 0 0 .277
Rizzo 1b
2 1 1 0 0 0 .239
Russell ss
Zobrist 2b
3 0 0 0 0 0 .307
Montero c
2 0 0 0 0 1 .197
Contreras c
1 1 1 2 0 0 .444
3 0 0 0 0 2 .263
Baez ss
Szczur cf
2 0 0 0 0 1 .313
Edwards p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Patton p
1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1 0 0 0 0 1 .258
Arrieta p
Grimm p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Almora Jr. cf
1 0 0 0 1 0 .286
28 2 3 2 3 5
Totals
u Batting — 2B: Russell (10); HR: Contreras (2); RBI: Contreras 2 (5); GIDP: Coghlan.
u Fielding — E: Zobrist (2).
ip h r er bb so era
Pitching
St. Louis
62/3 3 2 2 2 5 4.41
Wacha W,3-7
2
Maness
/3 0 0 0 1 0 6.08
Lyons
1 0 0 0 0 0 4.25
2
Broxton
/3 0 0 0 0 0 3.77
Chicago
5 4 2 1 4 6 1.74
Arrieta L,11-2
1
Grimm
/3 3 4 4 0 0 6.04
12/3 2 1 1 0 3 5.40
Edwards
Patton
2 0 0 0 1 3 4.50
WP: Grimm. Batters faced; pitchesstrikes: Wacha 24; 106-68; Maness 3; 13-8;
Lyons 2; 7-5; Broxton 2; 6-6; Arrieta 23; 10664; Grimm 5; 12-8; Edwards 8; 31-20; Patton
7; 27-17
uUmpires — HP: Wolcott; 1B: Emmel; 2B:
Hoberg; 3B: Carlson
uGame data — T: 3:02. Att: 41,058.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m. ET
SF: Suarez (R)
PIT: Niese (L)
3
14
2-1
6-4
.667
.600
N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. ET
NYM: Harvey (R)
ATL: Wisler (R)
(Line: NYM -163)
4-9
.308
1.39
4.76
3-7
.300
1.18
4.23
14
13
79.1
83.0
66
60
2.06
5.22
91.2
79.1
92
65
(Line: CIN -106)
.600
1.50
3.15
.200
1.52
4.75
40.0
47.1
34
30
101.2
46.0
85
30
(Line: MIN -148)
1.21
3.49
85.0
1.29
4.91
84.1
73
73
Chi. Cubs at Miami, 7:10 p.m. ET
CHC: Lester (L)
MIA: Chen (L)
(Line: CHC -174)
9-3
.750
0.99
4-2
.667
1.34
14
14
San Diego at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. ET
SD: Friedrich (L)
CIN: Lamb (L)
7
9
3-2
1-4
Arizona at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. ET
ARI: Greinke (R)
COL: Butler (R)
15
7
(Line: ARI -150)
10-3
.769
1.12
2-4
.333
1.41
3.54
6.26
INTERLEAGUE
Philadelphia at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. ET
PHI: Eickhoff (R)
MIN: Nolasco (R)
14
14
4-9
3-4
.308
.429
Odds provided by Pregame.com.
RESULTS, UPCOMING GAMES
Friday
American League
MIN at NYY, 7:05
TB at BAL, 7:05
CLE at DET, 7:10
BOS at TEX, 8:05
TOR at CWS, 8:10
HOU at KC, 8:15
OAK at LAA, 10:05
National League
LAD at PIT, 7:05
CHC at MIA, 7:10
SD at CIN, 7:10
NYM at ATL, 7:35
WSH at MIL, 8:10
ARI at COL, 8:40
PHI at SF, 10:15
Interleague
STL at SEA, 10:10
Tuesday
American League
CWS 3, BOS 1
CLE 6, TB 0
DET 4, SEA 2
National League
SF 15, PIT 4
ATL 3, MIA 2
STL 4, CHC 3
LAD 3, WAS 2
Interleague
SD 10, BAL 7
COL 8, NYY 4
ARI 4, TOR 2
NYM 2, KC 1
CIN 8, TEX 2
MIN 14, PHI 10
OAK 5, MIL 3
USA TODAY
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
E6
Saturday
American League
MIN at NYY, 1:05
TB at BAL, 1:05
TOR at CWS, 2:10
CLE at DET, 4:10
HOU at KC, 7:15
TB at BAL, 7:05
BOS at TEX, 9:20
OAK at LAA, 10:05
National League
ARI at COL, 4:10
CHC at MIA, 4:10
SD at CIN, 4:10
WSH at MIL, 4:10
LAD at PIT, 7:15
NYM at ATL, 7:15
PHI at SF, 10:05
Interleague
STL at SEA, 10:10
Tigers 5, Mariners 1
Rangers 6, Reds 4
Seattle
Detroit
Cincinnati
Texas
000 010 000 — 1
120 110 00X — 5
Seattle
ab r h bi bb so avg
Martin cf
3 0 0 1 0 1 .254
2 0 1 0 0 1 .267
S. Smith rf
2 0 0 0 0 2 .256
Gutierrez ph
4 0 0 0 0 0 .297
Cano 2b
4 0 1 0 0 1 .291
Lee 1b
4 0 0 0 0 1 .265
Seager 3b
Lind dh
3 0 0 0 1 1 .234
Marte ss
3 1 0 0 0 1 .280
Clevenger c
3 0 1 0 0 1 .234
Aoki lf
2 0 0 0 0 0 .245
30 1 3 1 1 9
Totals
u Batting — RBI: Martin (25) LOB: 5.
u Fielding — DP: 1.
ab r h bi bb so avg
Detroit
5 0 1 0 0 2 .299
Kinsler 2b
5 0 0 0 0 1 .339
Maybin cf
2 1 1 1 2 0 .307
Cabrera 1b
4 0 1 0 0 3 .324
V. Martinez dh
4 0 2 0 0 1 .305
Castellanos 3b
J. Upton lf
4 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Moya rf
4 3 3 2 0 1 .321
Aviles rf
0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
Saltalamacchia c 3 1 1 0 1 1 .188
Iglesias ss
4 0 3 2 0 0 .258
Totals
35 5 12 5 3 9
u Batting — 2B: Iglesias (11); HR: Moya 2
(3); Cabrera (16); RBI: Iglesias 2 (17); Moya
2 (5); Cabrera (44); GIDP: J. Upton LOB: 9.
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
Seattle
42/3 11 5 5 3 5 4.45
Iwakuma L,6-6
Montgomery
31/3 1 0 0 0 4 2.51
Detroit
Fulmer
41/3 3 1 1 1 3 2.40
Ryan W,2-2
12/3 0 0 0 0 3 2.96
Greene
1 0 0 0 0 1 5.18
Wilson
1 0 0 0 0 1 3.49
Rodriguez
1 0 0 0 0 1 3.38
IBB: Cabrera (by Iwakuma). HBP: Martin
(by Fulmer). Batters faced; pitchesstrikes: Iwakuma 27; 100-59; Montgomery
11; 39-25; Fulmer 19; 74-42; Ryan 5; 19-12;
Greene 3; 8-6; Wilson 3; 10-9; Rodriguez 3;
10-7
uUmpires — HP: Danley; 1B: Fletcher;
2B: May; 3B: Ripperger
uGame data — T: 2:39. Att: 31,497.
000 001 030 — 4
000 400 11X — 6
Cincinnati
ab r h bi bb so avg
Cozart ss
5 0 1 0 0 1 .283
5 0 1 0 0 2 .256
Hamilton cf
4 0 0 0 1 1 .258
Phillips 2b
4 2 2 0 0 0 .285
Bruce rf
2 1 1 1 2 1 .258
Duvall lf
4 1 2 3 0 1 .229
Suarez 3b
De Jesus Jr. 1b
4 0 0 0 0 3 .211
Barnhart c
3 0 0 0 1 2 .244
Peraza dh
4 0 1 0 0 0 .229
Totals
35 4 8 4 4 11
u Batting — 2B: Bruce 2 (17); HR: Suarez
(14); RBI: Suarez 3 (38); Duvall (49).
u Baserunning — SB: Suarez (5); Peraza
(4).
u Fielding — E: De Jesus Jr. (2).
ab r h bi bb so avg
Texas
3 2 1 1 1 0 .220
Choo rf
Odor 2b
3 1 1 0 0 1 .271
Mazara lf
3 1 0 0 1 0 .288
4 1 1 1 0 0 .275
Beltre 3b
3 0 1 2 0 0 .205
Fielder dh
2 0 0 0 0 1 .287
Rua cf
1 1 1 1 0 0 .316
Desmond cf
3 0 0 1 0 1 .231
Moreland 1b
3 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Andrus ss
Chirinos c
3 0 0 0 0 2 .205
Totals
28 6 5 6 2 5
u Batting — HR: Choo (2); Desmond (12);
RBI: Moreland (31); Beltre (43); Choo (7);
Fielder 2 (36); Desmond (47).
u Baserunning — CS: Odor (2).
ip h r er bb so era
Pitching
Cincinnati
Straily L,4-4
6 3 4 4 2 3 3.83
Hoover
1 1 1 1 0 2 9.72
Cingrani
1 1 1 1 0 0 3.86
Texas
6 5 1 1 2 8 2.79
Hamels W,8-1
Bush H,9
1 0 0 0 1 1 1.02
Diekman
1 2 3 3 1 2 2.28
Dyson S,15
1 1 0 0 0 0 1.93
HBP: Odor (by Straily). Batters faced;
pitches-strikes: Straily 23; 92-57; Hoover 4;
21-12; Cingrani 4; 13-8; Hamels 25; 95-57;
Bush 4; 19-11; Diekman 6; 25-13; Dyson 4;
13-10
uUmpires — HP: Rackley; 1B: Guccione;
2B: Marquez; 3B: Vanover
uGame data — T: 2:38. Att: 32,407.
Indians 6, Rays 1
Tampa Bay
Cleveland
000 000 100 — 1
300 100 20X — 6
ab r h bi bb so avg
Tampa Bay
Forsythe dh
4 0 1 0 0 3 .292
Miller ss
3 1 0 0 1 0 .235
4 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Longoria 3b
Morrison 1b
3 0 1 0 0 0 .224
3 0 0 0 0 1 .193
Jennings cf
Dickerson lf
3 0 1 1 0 2 .202
3 0 0 0 0 0 .177
Motter rf
Franklin 2b
3 0 0 0 0 3 .000
3 0 0 0 0 1 .164
Casali c
29 1 3 1 1 10
Totals
u Batting — 2B: Morrison (7); RBI: Dickerson (32); GIDP: Miller.
Cleveland
ab r h bi bb so avg
3 2 2 2 1 0 .231
Santana dh
4 1 1 2 0 0 .265
Kipnis 2b
Lindor ss
2 1 0 1 1 0 .307
4 0 0 0 0 1 .233
Napoli 1b
Ramirez lf
4 0 2 1 0 0 .296
4 0 0 0 0 3 .230
Uribe 3b
Chisenhall rf
4 1 2 0 0 1 .280
4 0 1 0 0 0 .179
Gimenez c
Naquin cf
3 1 1 0 0 1 .318
Totals
32 6 9 6 2 6
u Batting — 2B: Chisenhall (9); Ramirez
(17); Naquin (4); Santana (12); HR: Kipnis
(9); SF: Lindor (5); RBI: Ramirez (26); Lindor
(37); Santana 2 (38); Kipnis 2 (38).
u Baserunning — SB: Ramirez (8); Santana (4).
u Fielding — E: Napoli (7).
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
Tampa Bay
6 6 4 4 2 5 4.70
Archer L,4-10
12/3 3 2 2 0 1 2.88
Andriese
1
Garton
/3 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
Cleveland
Bauer W,5-2
9 3 1 1 1 10 3.20
WP: Archer. Batters faced; pitchesstrikes: Archer 26; 97-61; Andriese 8; 36-24;
Garton 1; 11-8; Bauer 30; 113-75
uUmpires — HP: Barrett; 1B: Morales;
2B: Hernandez; 3B: Barksdale
uGame data — T: 2:30. Att: 21,216.
Orioles 7, Padres 2
San Diego
Baltimore
100 010 000 — 2
011 131 00X — 7
San Diego
ab r h bi bb so avg
Jankowski cf
4 2 2 0 1 0 .250
4 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Myers 1b
4 0 2 2 0 1 .268
Kemp rf
Solarte 3b
3 0 0 0 1 0 .255
M. Upton lf
4 0 0 0 0 2 .253
Wallace dh
2 0 0 0 2 2 .210
Bethancourt c
3 0 1 0 1 2 .267
Schimpf 2b
3 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Rosales ph
1 0 0 0 0 1 .191
Ramirez ss
4 0 0 0 0 1 .250
32 2 5 2 5 11
Totals
u Batting — RBI: Kemp 2 (51).
u Baserunning — SB: Jankowski 2 (8).
u Fielding — E: Solarte (5).
Baltimore
ab r h bi bb so avg
Jones cf
4 2 2 0 0 0 .247
4 0 2 1 0 0 .339
Kim lf
3 1 2 1 1 0 .285
Schoop 2b
3 0 0 1 0 2 .230
Davis 1b
4 2 3 1 0 0 .283
Trumbo rf
0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Rickard rf
3 0 1 2 0 0 .274
Wieters c
4 0 0 0 0 2 .234
Alvarez dh
Hardy ss
4 0 0 0 0 0 .245
4 2 1 1 0 0 .233
Flaherty 3b
33 7 11 7 1 4
Totals
u Batting — 2B: Schoop (16); Trumbo
(13); HR: Flaherty (3); Trumbo (21); SF: Wieters (2); RBI: Flaherty (12); Schoop (42); Kim
(6); Davis (42); Trumbo (52); Wieters 2 (34);
GIDP: Hardy; Trumbo.
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
San Diego
4 9 6 6 1 3 8.54
Johnson L,0-5
Villanueva
2 1 1 0 0 0 3.27
1 1 0 0 0 0 4.91
Thornton
1 0 0 0 0 1 6.23
Maurer
Baltimore
Jimenez W,4-7
6 4 2 2 4 7 6.97
2 0 0 0 0 2 1.11
Brach
1 1 0 0 1 2 1.17
Britton
Johnson pitched to 4 batters in the 5th.
HBP: Davis (by Villanueva). Batters faced;
pitches-strikes: Johnson 21; 78-46; Villanueva 9; 20-16; Thornton 3; 9-5; Maurer 3;
13-9; Jimenez 26; 104-64; Brach 6; 34-24;
Britton 5; 18-10
uUmpires — HP: Meals; 1B: Barber; 2B:
Kulpa; 3B: Conroy
uGame data — T: 2:43. Att: 23,785.
000 021 000 — 3
000 121 00X — 4
ab r h bi bb so avg
Kansas City
4 0 1 1 0 0 .320
Merrifield 2b
Escobar ss
4 0 2 0 0 0 .249
4 0 1 0 0 1 .305
Hosmer 1b
4 0 0 0 0 1 .283
Cain cf
Perez c
4 1 1 0 0 2 .300
Orlando rf
4 0 1 1 0 2 .354
4 1 1 1 0 0 .269
Cuthbert 3b
4 1 2 0 0 0 .252
Dyson lf
Duffy p
1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Soria p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1 0 0 0 0 0 .294
Eibner ph
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Flynn p
Herrera p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals
34 3 9 3 0 6
u Batting — 2B: Perez (15); HR: Cuthbert
(5); S: Duffy (1); RBI: Orlando (15); Merrifield
(13); Cuthbert (12); GIDP: Cain.
u Baserunning — SB: Dyson (12).
ab r h bi bb so avg
New York
2 1 0 0 2 1 .222
Granderson rf
3 2 2 2 1 0 .270
Cabrera ss
Cespedes cf
2 0 2 0 1 0 .290
De Aza cf
1 0 0 0 0 1 .165
Walker 2b
4 0 0 0 0 0 .257
4 0 0 0 0 2 .228
Flores 3b
Loney 1b
4 0 1 1 0 1 .289
Reynolds lf
3 1 1 1 0 2 .276
Blevins p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
3 0 0 0 0 2 .180
Rivera c
Syndergaard p
2 0 0 0 0 2 .143
1 0 0 0 0 1 .227
Conforto lf
29 4 6 4 4 12
Totals
u Batting — 2B: Cespedes (12); HR: Reynolds (1); Cabrera (8); RBI: Reynolds (6); Loney (5); Cabrera 2 (24); GIDP: Cabrera.
ip h r er bb so era
Pitching
Kansas City
42/3 4 3 3 4 8 3.38
Duffy
Soria L,3-3
11/3 1 1 1 0 1 3.09
1 1 0 0 0 2 4.32
Flynn
1 0 0 0 0 1 1.51
Herrera
New York
6 8 3 3 0 4 2.08
Syndergaard
W,8-2
1 0 0 0 0 0 1.37
Blevins H,7
Reed H,15
1 1 0 0 0 1 2.48
1 0 0 0 0 1 3.09
Familia S,24
WP: Syndergaard2. Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Duffy 21; 103-62; Soria 5; 19-11;
Flynn 4; 23-16; Herrera 3; 16-10; Syndergaard 25; 91-66; Blevins 3; 15-7; Reed 4; 2317; Familia 3; 16-9
uUmpires — HP: Hirschbeck; 1B: Carapazza; 2B: Reyburn; 3B: B. Welke
uGame data — T: 3:06. Att: 35,185.
Chicago
Boston
101 002 031 — 8
004 002 000 — 6
ab r h bi bb so avg
Chicago
5 0 0 0 0 2 .264
Anderson ss
Eaton cf
4 3 1 0 1 1 .277
Abreu 1b
4 0 0 0 0 3 .267
5 2 4 4 0 0 .291
Cabrera lf
Frazier 3b
4 1 1 2 0 2 .201
Lawrie 2b
5 1 1 1 0 2 .226
Navarro c
4 0 1 0 0 1 .213
3 0 0 0 1 1 .246
Garcia dh
Coats rf
3 1 1 0 0 0 .067
Shuck ph
1 0 1 0 0 0 .197
38 8 10 7 2 12
Totals
u Batting — 2B: Coats (1); Navarro (8);
Cabrera (16); HR: Lawrie (8); Frazier (21);
Cabrera (7); RBI: Lawrie (27); Frazier 2 (47);
Cabrera 4 (37).
Boston
ab r h bi bb so avg
5 1 2 0 0 0 .289
Betts rf
Pedroia 2b
4 1 2 0 1 1 .306
Bogaerts ss
5 1 3 3 0 0 .351
3 0 1 1 2 0 .339
Ortiz dh
Young lf
5 0 0 0 0 1 .271
Bradley Jr. cf
3 0 2 1 2 0 .305
Ramirez 1b
5 1 1 1 0 2 .263
1 0 1 0 0 0 .275
Shaw 3b
Marrero 3b
4 0 1 0 0 1 .143
Leon c
2 2 0 0 3 0 .556
Totals
37 6 13 6 8 5
u Batting — 2B: Bogaerts (21); Betts (17);
HR: Ramirez (6); RBI: Bogaerts 3 (49); Bradley Jr. (46); Ortiz (60); Ramirez (40); GIDP:
Ramirez.
u Fielding — E: Shaw (10).
ip h r er bb so era
Pitching
Chicago
51/3 8 6 6 6 1 3.04
Quintana
1
Albers
/3 2 0 0 0 0 4.75
Jennings W,3-1 11/3 1 0 0 1 0 2.01
1 1 0 0 1 2 0.00
Ynoa H,1
Duke S,1
1 1 0 0 0 2 2.92
Boston
6 4 4 3 2 7 6.41
Rodriguez
1 0 0 0 0 2 2.93
Tazawa H,13
Uehara L,2-3 BS,2 2/3 4 3 3 0 2 4.78
2
/3 1 0 0 0 1 1.93
Hembree
2
Ross Jr.
/3 1 1 1 0 1 3.22
IBB: Ortiz (by Ynoa). HBP: Abreu (by Ross
Jr.). Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Quintana 27; 111-64; Albers 3; 17-11; Jennings 6;
22-11; Ynoa 5; 18-11; Duke 4; 14-9; Rodriguez 25; 102-64; Tazawa 3; 14-9; Uehara 6;
17-14; Hembree 3; 12-8; Ross Jr. 5; 19-13
uUmpires — HP: Estabrook; 1B: DeMuth;
2B: Hickox; 3B: Gibson
uGame data — T: 3:38. Att: 37,413.
Brewers 4, Athletics 2
Milwaukee
Oakland
000 030 010 — 4
000 100 100 — 2
ab r h bi bb so avg
Milwaukee
5 0 1 0 0 0 .268
Hill 3b
Gennett 2b
5 1 3 2 0 0 .275
5 0 2 0 0 3 .320
Braun lf
Lucroy dh
5 0 0 0 0 2 .305
3 0 0 0 1 1 .222
Carter 1b
Nieuwenhuis cf
4 1 1 1 0 2 .223
4 0 3 0 0 1 .151
Maldonado c
Flores rf
4 1 2 0 0 1 .247
3 1 1 1 0 1 .204
Rivera ss
38 4 13 4 1 11
Totals
u Batting — 2B: Flores (5); HR: Gennett
(7); Nieuwenhuis (3); S: Rivera (1); RBI: Gennett 2 (20); Nieuwenhuis (17); Rivera (2);
GIDP: Lucroy.
ab r h bi bb so avg
Oakland
Burns cf
3 0 0 0 0 1 .241
3 1 2 1 1 1 .227
Crisp lf
Lowrie 2b
4 0 0 0 0 0 .288
4 0 1 0 0 0 .328
Valencia 3b
Davis dh
4 0 0 0 0 2 .238
4 1 1 0 0 1 .245
Alonso 1b
Semien ss
3 0 0 0 1 1 .235
Muncy rf
3 0 1 1 0 0 .250
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alcantara pr
Butler ph
1 0 0 0 0 0 .257
2 0 0 0 0 2 .273
Phegley c
Vogt ph
1 0 0 0 0 1 .265
32 2 5 2 2 9
Totals
u Batting — 2B: Crisp (14); HR: Crisp (6);
RBI: Muncy (1); Crisp (24).
u Baserunning — SB: Alcantara (1).
u Fielding — E: Crisp (1).
ip h r er bb so era
Pitching
Milwaukee
7 5 2 2 1 8 3.67
Guerra W,4-1
2
Smith
/3 0 0 0 0 1 1.59
11/3 0 0 0 1 0 2.93
Thornburg S,2
Oakland
Mengden L,0-3
6 7 3 3 1 9 3.00
1 1 0 0 0 2 3.25
Rodriguez
2
Hendriks
/3 2 1 1 0 0 7.58
2
/3 2 0 0 0 0 2.88
Rzepczynski
2
Axford
/3 1 0 0 0 0 3.81
HBP: Burns (by Smith). Batters faced;
pitches-strikes: Guerra 27; 101-66; Smith
3; 9-6; Thornburg 5; 20-11; Mengden 26;
108-67; Rodriguez 4; 17-12; Hendriks 4;
12-7; Rzepczynski 4; 6-4; Axford 2; 6-3
uUmpires — HP: Kellogg; 1B: Tumpane;
2B: Nauert; 3B: Porter
uGame data — T: 2:53. Att: 13,586.
AL LEADERS
BATTING
Bogaerts, Boston
Altuve, Houston
Ortiz, Boston
RUNS
Betts, Boston
Donaldson, Toronto
Kinsler, Detroit
RBI
Encarnacion, Toronto
Ortiz, Boston
Cano, Seattle
HOME RUNS
Frazier, Chicago
Trumbo, Baltimore
Beltran, New York
Encarnacion, Toronto
Cano, Seattle
ERA
Wright, Boston
Salazar, Cleveland
Estrada, Toronto
STRIKEOUTS
Price, Boston
Archer, Tampa Bay
Kluber, Cleveland
Sale, Chicago
Verlander, Detroit
Salazar, Cleveland
Hamels, Texas
ab r h bi bb so avg
Arizona
4 1 1 0 1 0 .304
Segura 2b
Gosselin 3b
5 0 1 0 0 0 .250
2 0 2 0 2 0 .290
Goldschmidt 1b
3 0 1 0 1 2 .239
Weeks Jr. dh
Castillo c
4 0 0 0 0 4 .264
O’Brien lf
4 0 1 0 0 3 .162
4 1 1 0 0 1 .257
Tomas rf
3 0 0 0 0 0 .208
Ahmed ss
Lamb ph
1 0 0 0 0 1 .277
Bourn cf
4 0 1 1 0 1 .238
34 2 8 1 4 12
Totals
u Batting — 2B: Goldschmidt (13); Tomas
(14); RBI: Bourn (11); GIDP: Tomas LOB: 9.
u Fielding — DP: 2.
ab r h bi bb so avg
Toronto
Travis 2b
4 0 0 0 0 2 .256
3 1 1 0 0 2 .279
Donaldson 3b
Barney 3b
0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
2 2 1 1 2 0 .255
Encarnacion dh
Saunders lf
3 0 0 0 1 2 .304
3 1 1 3 0 1 .218
Martin c
Tulowitzki ss
3 1 1 1 0 1 .215
3 0 0 0 0 1 .243
Smoak 1b
Pillar cf
3 0 1 0 0 0 .259
3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Ceciliani rf
27 5 5 5 3 11
Totals
u Batting — 2B: Donaldson (18); HR: Encarnacion (19); Martin (6); Tulowitzki (10);
RBI: Encarnacion (62); Martin 3 (28); Tulowitzki (26); GIDP: Encarnacion; Saunders
LOB: 2.
u Fielding — E: Ceciliani (1); DP: 1.
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
Arizona
51/3 4 4 4 2 8 4.59
Ray L,4-5
Godley
12/3 1 1 1 0 2 2.89
1 0 0 0 1 1 3.79
Delgado
Toronto
5 6 2 2 4 8 3.42
Happ W,8-3
1 0 0 0 0 1 4.11
Floyd H,4
Storen H,6
1 1 0 0 0 2 5.13
Grilli H,4
1 1 0 0 0 1 4.38
Osuna S,13
1 0 0 0 0 0 1.95
WP: Ray. HBP: Donaldson (by Ray). Batters
faced; pitches-strikes: Ray 22; 101-63;
Godley 6; 21-14; Delgado 3; 11-6; Happ 25;
99-57; Floyd 3; 12-8; Storen 4; 15-10; Grilli 3;
10-7; Osuna 3; 15-9
uUmpires — HP: Everitt; 1B: Baker; 2B:
Timmons; 3B: Blakney
uGame data — T: 2:54. Att: 46,957.
Astros 3, Angels 2
Los Angeles
Houston
White Sox 8, Red Sox 6
.351
.343
.339
62
61
58
62
60
53
21
21
19
19
19
2.01
2.23
2.70
109
108
103
102
102
96
95
001 100 000 — 2
300 002 00X — 5
001 000 001 — 2
000 001 02X — 3
ab r h bi bb so avg
Los Angeles
Escobar 3b
5 0 2 1 0 0 .311
Calhoun rf
5 0 3 1 0 2 .292
4 0 0 0 1 1 .297
Trout dh
3 0 0 0 1 1 .261
Cron 1b
Marte lf
4 0 0 0 0 2 .293
Nava lf
0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Giavotella 2b
4 0 0 0 0 0 .268
4 0 0 0 0 1 .204
Simmons ss
Bandy c
4 1 3 0 0 0 .321
Robinson cf
3 1 2 0 1 1 .261
36 2 10 2 3 8
Totals
u Batting — 2B: Calhoun (14); RBI: Calhoun (39); Escobar (20).
u Baserunning — SB: Calhoun (2); Robinson (2).
Houston
ab r h bi bb so avg
Springer dh
3 1 1 0 0 1 .260
4 1 1 1 0 1 .259
Gonzalez 1b
Altuve 2b
2 1 1 1 2 0 .343
Correa ss
4 0 1 1 0 0 .262
4 0 1 0 0 2 .233
Rasmus rf
Valbuena 3b
3 0 0 0 0 2 .249
3 0 0 0 0 0 .216
C. Gomez cf
Castro c
3 0 1 0 0 2 .209
3 0 2 0 0 0 .238
Kemp lf
Marisnick rf
0 0 0 0 0 0 .180
Totals
29 3 8 3 2 8
u Batting — 2B: Correa (11); Rasmus (10);
Castro (7); 3B: Gonzalez (1); HR: Altuve (12);
RBI: Altuve (41); Gonzalez (17); Correa (40);
GIDP: Springer.
u Baserunning — CS: Kemp (1).
ip h r er bb so era
Pitching
Los Angeles
Shoemaker L,3-8 71/3 8 3 3 2 7 4.43
2
Bedrosian
/3 0 0 0 0 1 1.46
Houston
52/3 6 1 1 3 6 3.91
McCullers
1
Neshek
/3 0 0 0 0 1 3.22
1 1 0 0 0 0 3.27
Feldman
Gregerson W,2-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3.73
Harris S,6
1 3 1 1 0 0 0.83
WP: McCullers. IBB: Altuve (by Shoemaker).
HBP: Springer (by Shoemaker). Batters
faced; pitches-strikes: Shoemaker 30;
111-69; Bedrosian 2; 8-5; McCullers 26; 9761; Neshek 1; 5-3; Feldman 4; 9-8; Gregerson 3; 8-7; Harris 5; 24-16
uUmpires — HP: Cooper; 1B: Johnson;
2B: De Jesus; 3B: Cederstrom
uGame data — T: 3:09. Att: 29,649.
Giants 7, Pirates 6
San Francisco 010 123 000 — 7
Pittsburgh
231 000 000 — 6
ab r h bi bb so avg
San Francisco
5 1 2 0 0 0 .256
Span cf
Panik 2b
4 1 1 2 1 0 .259
5 0 1 0 0 2 .303
Belt 1b
Posey c
4 1 1 1 1 0 .277
4 1 1 1 0 1 .270
Pagan lf
Williamson rf
2 0 1 0 3 1 .182
5 1 2 1 0 1 .263
Crawford ss
Pena 3b
5 1 2 2 0 1 .462
1 0 0 0 0 1 .152
Samardzija p
Blanco ph
1 0 0 0 0 1 .267
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Law p
Parker ph
1 1 1 0 0 0 .270
Strickland p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Osich p
Gillaspie ph
1 0 0 0 0 0 .220
0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Gearrin p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Casilla p
38 7 12 7 5 8
Totals
u Batting — 2B: Panik (10); Pena (1); Posey (16); SF: Pagan (2); RBI: Crawford (42);
Panik 2 (33); Pagan (20); Pena 2 (4); Posey
(34).
u Fielding — E: Pena (1).
ab r h bi bb so avg
Pittsburgh
Jaso 1b
5 1 1 1 0 2 .277
5 2 3 3 0 2 .301
Polanco lf
McCutchen cf
4 0 1 0 0 0 .238
4 1 1 1 0 1 .276
Kang 3b
Joyce rf
3 0 1 1 1 2 .293
4 0 0 0 0 1 .288
Harrison 2b
Rodriguez ss
4 0 1 0 0 1 .250
2 1 0 0 1 0 .205
Stewart c
Marte ph
1 0 0 0 0 0 .329
0 0 0 0 0 0 .061
Kratz c
Liriano p
2 1 1 0 0 1 .310
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hughes p
Freese ph
1 0 0 0 0 1 .294
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Feliz p
Watson p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lobstein p
Mercer ph
1 0 1 0 0 0 .273
36 6 10 6 2 11
Totals
u Batting — HR: Polanco (10); Kang (10);
Jaso (4); RBI: Polanco 3 (42); Kang (27); Jaso
(21); Joyce (24); GIDP: Harrison.
u Baserunning — SB: Kang (2); Rodriguez (2); CS: Jaso (2).
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
San Francisco
3 6 6 6 2 2 3.59
Samardzija
Law W,3-1
2 2 0 0 0 3 2.49
2
/3 1 0 0 0 1 3.08
Strickland H,9
Osich H,14
11/3 0 0 0 0 3 3.74
Gearrin H,11
1 0 0 0 0 1 2.30
Casilla S,15
1 1 0 0 0 1 2.57
Pittsburgh
5 6 4 4 3 6 5.17
Liriano
Hughes L,0-1 BS,2 1 4 3 3 0 0 4.12
Feliz
1 0 0 0 1 2 3.42
Watson
1 2 0 0 0 0 3.60
Lobstein
1 0 0 0 1 0 3.96
Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Samardzija 16; 64-40; Law 8; 27-18; Strickland 3; 15-9;
Osich 5; 22-13; Gearrin 3; 15-11; Casilla 3;
16-10; Liriano 24; 89-57; Hughes 7; 25-15;
Feliz 4; 18-10; Watson 5; 11-8; Lobstein 4;
15-7
uUmpires — HP: Reynolds; 1B: Gonzalez;
2B: Bucknor; 3B: Culbreth
uGame data — T: 3:28. Att: 33,747.
NL LEADERS
BATTING
Murphy, Washington
Ramos, Washington
Marte, Pittsburgh
Ozuna, Miami
Prado, Miami
RBI
Arenado, Colorado
Bruce, Cincinnati
Rizzo, Chicago
Kemp, San Diego
Duvall, Cincinnati
Bryant, Chicago
Story, Colorado
HOME RUNS
Arenado, Colorado
Duvall, Cincinnati
Cespedes, New York
Carter, Milwaukee
Story, Colorado
.352
.332
.329
.323
.320
60
55
54
51
49
48
47
21
20
18
18
18
002 330 000 — 8
040 000 401 — 9
ab r h bi bb so avg
Colorado
5 0 2 2 0 0 .297
Blackmon cf
LeMahieu 2b
4 0 0 0 0 1 .318
3 0 1 0 1 0 .295
Arenado 3b
4 1 0 0 0 2 .313
Gonzalez rf
Story ss
3 2 1 1 1 2 .264
Raburn dh
4 1 1 2 0 2 .246
4 1 1 0 0 1 .288
Reynolds 1b
4 2 2 3 0 1 .265
Hundley c
Barnes lf
4 1 1 0 0 2 .171
Totals
35 8 9 8 2 11
u Batting — 2B: Story (17); HR: Raburn
(7); Hundley (4); S: LeMahieu (6); RBI: Blackmon 2 (35); Story (47); Raburn 2 (20); Hundley 3 (16) LOB: 3.
u Fielding — E: Hundley (3); DP: 1.
ab r h bi bb so avg
New York
5 0 1 0 0 1 .278
Ellsbury cf
Gardner lf
3 1 1 0 2 0 .259
3 1 1 3 1 0 .286
Beltran rf
Rodriguez dh
5 0 1 0 0 3 .215
4 2 1 0 1 1 .220
McCann c
Castro 2b
5 2 3 1 0 1 .257
3 1 1 1 1 0 .286
Gregorius ss
Headley 3b
3 1 1 4 1 0 .251
Refsnyder 1b
2 1 0 0 1 1 .288
0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Davis 1b
33 9 10 9 7 7
Totals
u Batting — 2B: McCann (7); Ellsbury (11);
HR: Beltran (19); Headley (4); Castro (10);
RBI: Gregorius (32); Beltran 3 (51); Headley
4 (18); Castro (28); GIDP: McCann LOB: 9.
u Fielding — E: Sabathia (2).
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
Colorado
4 3 4 4 5 3 4.93
Gray
22/3 2 3 2 0 2 8.34
Lyles
Logan
1 1 1 0 0 1.89
1
Castro
/3 2 0 0 1 1 5.02
1 1 0 0 1 1 4.56
Germen
1 1 1 0 0 2.70
Motte L,0-1
New York
41/3 7 6 5 2 3 2.71
Sabathia
12/3 2 2 2 0 2 4.00
Swarzak
Betances
1 0 0 0 0 2 3.15
1 0 0 0 0 2 1.17
Miller
Chapman W,1-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3.00
Motte pitched to 1 batters in the 9th. IBB:
Beltran (by Germen). HBP: Beltran (by
Gray). Batters faced; pitches-strikes:
Gray 21; 80-40; Lyles 10; 31-20; Logan 1; 3-2;
Castro 4; 6-3; Germen 5; 16-7; Motte 1; 2-2;
Sabathia 22; 86-57; Swarzak 7; 25-18; Betances 3; 14-9; Miller 3; 16-9; Chapman 3;
18-10
uUmpires — HP: Diaz; 1B: Hudson; 2B:
Fairchild; 3B: Hamari
uGame data — T: 3:25. Att: 40,104.
TUESDAY’S LATE GAMES
Athletics 5, Brewers 3
Milwaukee
Oakland
000 101 010 — 3
000 011 30X — 5
ab r h bi bb so avg
Milwaukee
4 0 0 0 0 1 .292
Villar ss
Gennett 2b
4 1 1 0 0 1 .266
4 1 2 1 0 1 .319
Braun lf
Lucroy dh
3 1 1 0 1 0 .311
Carter 1b
4 0 1 1 0 3 .225
Hill 3b
4 0 2 0 0 0 .269
4 0 1 1 0 1 .222
Nieuwenhuis cf
Maldonado c
4 0 1 0 0 2 .102
3 0 1 0 0 0 .240
Flores rf
Totals
34 3 10 3 1 9
u Batting — 2B: Gennett (11); Nieuwenhuis (12); Braun (14); S: Flores (2); RBI: Nieuwenhuis (16); Carter (44); Braun (38).
u Fielding — E: Villar (9); PB: Maldonado
(1).
Oakland
ab r h bi bb so avg
3 0 0 0 2 0 .221
Crisp cf
Lowrie 2b
5 0 3 0 0 0 .294
5
0 2 1 0 0 .267
Vogt c
Valencia 3b
4 1 2 0 0 0 .330
Davis lf
4 2 1 0 0 1 .244
4 0 0 0 0 2 .259
Butler dh
Alonso 1b
4 1 1 1 0 0 .245
Semien ss
4 0 3 3 0 0 .238
Muncy rf
2 1 1 0 2 0 .238
0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
Smolinski rf
Totals
35 5 13 5 4 3
u Batting — 2B: Valencia (8); Lowrie (7);
3B: Vogt (1); Semien (1); RBI: Vogt (17);
Semien 3 (31); Alonso (17); GIDP: Vogt;
Lowrie.
u Fielding — E: Gray (1).
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
Milwaukee
5 6 1 1 1 2 3.80
Nelson
2
Boyer BS,2
/3 2 1 1 1 0 3.67
1
Smith L,1-2
/3 1 1 0 1 0 1.69
2
/3 2 2 0 0 1 4.01
Blazek
Barnes
11/3 2 0 0 1 1 2.35
Oakland
6 7 2 1 1 7 5.20
Gray
1 1 0 0 0 0 2.51
Doolittle W,2-2
Axford
2 1 1 0 0 3.90
1 0 0 0 0 1 2.41
Dull H,3
Madson S,13
1 0 0 0 0 1 2.48
Axford pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. HBP:
Valencia (by Nelson). Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Nelson 22; 105-61; Boyer 5; 2414; Smith 3; 19-9; Blazek 5; 21-16; Barnes 6;
21-13; Gray 25; 100-54; Doolittle 3; 6-5; Axford 2; 2-2; Dull 3; 13-8; Madson 3; 9-5
uUmpires — HP: Porter; 1B: Kellogg; 2B:
Tumpane; 3B: Nauert
uGame data — T: 3:32. Att: 14,810.
Dodgers 3, Nationals 2
Washington
Los Angeles
100 010 000 — 2
000 000 03X — 3
ab r h bi bb so avg
Washington
Revere cf
5 0 0 0 0 0 .206
Werth lf
5 0 2 0 0 1 .253
5 1 2 1 0 0 .258
Harper rf
3 0 0 0 1 0 .352
Murphy 2b
Zimmerman 1b
4 0 1 0 0 1 .226
4 0 1 0 0 0 .332
Ramos c
Rendon 3b
4 0 1 0 0 1 .250
3 1 2 1 1 0 .220
Espinosa ss
Roark p
4 0 2 0 0 2 .069
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Solis p
37 2 11 2 2 5
Totals
u Batting — 2B: Roark (1); Rendon (16);
Werth (12); Zimmerman (12); Ramos (12);
HR: Espinosa (13); Harper (15); RBI: Espinosa (29); Harper (43).
u Baserunning — SB: Harper (8).
Los Angeles
ab r h bi bb so avg
4 0 1 0 0 1 .261
Utley 2b
Seager ss
4 0 1 0 0 1 .283
4 0 0 0 0 0 .248
Turner 3b
3 0 1 0 0 1 .272
Gonzalez 1b
Kendrick lf
3 0 0 0 0 1 .238
2 1 2 0 1 0 .242
Pederson cf
Puig rf
3 1 1 0 0 0 .238
3 1 1 3 0 0 .183
Grandal c
Kazmir p
1 0 0 0 0 0 .125
1 0 0 0 0 1 .111
Venable ph
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Liberatore p
Coleman p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1 0 0 0 0 1 .251
Thompson ph
Jansen p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
29 3 7 3 1 6
Totals
u Batting — 2B: Pederson (16); Gonzalez
(11); HR: Grandal (6); RBI: Grandal 3 (26);
GIDP: Puig.
u Baserunning — CS: Seager (3).
ip h r er bb so era
Pitching
Washington
71/3 6 3 3 1 5 3.18
Roark L,6-5
2
Solis
/3 1 0 0 0 1 1.52
Los Angeles
6 8 2 2 1 4 4.52
Kazmir
Liberatore
1 1 0 0 0 0 0.77
1 2 0 0 1 1 3.25
Coleman W,1-1
1 0 0 0 0 0 1.48
Jansen S,21
IBB: Murphy (by Kazmir). Batters faced;
pitches-strikes: Roark 27; 102-68; Solis 3;
13-8; Kazmir 27; 97-65; Liberatore 4; 18-12;
Coleman 5; 20-11; Jansen 3; 12-9
uUmpires — HP: Eddings; 1B: Nelson;
2B: Lentz; 3B: Blaser
uGame data — T: 2:44. Att: 42,307.
Rizzo, Chicago
Bryant, Chicago
Moss, St. Louis
Myers, San Diego
Bruce, Cincinnati
ERA
Kershaw, Los Angeles
Arrieta, Chicago
Bumgarner, San Francisco
Cueto, San Francisco
Lester, Chicago
Syndergaard, New York
Fernandez, Miami
Hammel, Chicago
STRIKEOUTS
Kershaw, Los Angeles
Scherzer, Washington
Fernandez, Miami
Strasburg, Washington
Bumgarner, San Francisco
Syndergaard, New York
Arrieta, Chicago
Lackey, Chicago
Cueto, San Francisco
Pomeranz, San Diego
17
17
16
16
16
1.57
1.74
1.85
2.06
2.06
2.08
2.36
2.55
141
128
125
118
115
110
107
97
96
96
USA TODAY
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
SPORTS 7C
E6
Big shots crowd lopsided Euro bracket
Martin Rogers
@mrogersUSAT
USA TODAY Sports
Imagine the NCAA basketball
tournament stacked with all the
No. 1 seeds on one side of the
bracket. Or the NBA playoffs with
the Golden State Warriors facing
the Cleveland Cavaliers ... in the
first round. Or Novak Djokovic,
Andy Murray and Roger Federer
grouped together at Wimbledon
next week.
That’s what has effectively happened in the knockout stages of
the European Championship,
soccer’s second-biggest tournament, with a series of upsets piling all the leading contenders
into the same half of the draw.
“Sometimes you get strange
outcomes in big tournaments,”
Germany coach Joachim Loew
said. “But rarely like this.”
The bottom part of the bracket
for Euro 2016, as the event is
widely known, contains Loew’s
Germans, reigning World Cup
champions and four-time winners of that event to go along
with their three European titles.
If they can get past Slovakia in
the Round of 16, they will face the
winner of the marquee clash of
the tournament so far, with Spain
and Italy, the finalists from 2012,
meeting Monday in Saint-Denis.
That’s another combined five
World Cups and four Euro titles
to throw into the mix.
Italy is entitled to feel a little
sorry for itself. Having made a
sparkling start to the competition, it wrapped up the top spot in
Group E with still a game to
spare. However, Spain’s surprise
loss to Croatia in the last game of
Group D pushed the Spaniards
into the stacked lower half, setting up a rematch to remember.
“There have been all kinds of
results you wouldn’t expect,” said
U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann,
who led Germany to the World
Cup semifinals in 2006. “That
means there will be some huge
matches now.”
Italy coach Antonio Conte, an
entertaining character rarely
short of a quote, even brought in
an astronaut as a motivational
speaker to inspire his players last
week. Yet Conte could not separate the rivaling abilities of his
team and Spain ahead of a true
heavyweight clash.
“I don’t know,” Conte told reporters. “You are the experts, you
tell me.”
Also in the bottom half is host
nation France, backed by boisterous home support and playing in
honor of the victims of the Paris
terrorist attacks last November.
The French won the last event
they staged — the 1998 World
Cup — and could meet another
one-time world champion in
England in the quarterfinals.
Of all the teams mentioned
above, only one can possibly
make it to the final, with each
squad finding itself presented
with danger around every corner.
The top half is different altogether, less a Bracket of Death
and more a stroll down Easy
Street, relatively so.
“Finishing top of our group
definitely gave us an advantage,”
Wales midfielder Gareth Bale
said. “There are no easy games,
but coming top can make things a
little easier.”
Try much easier. Wales topped
Group B when England made the
puzzling decision to rest six key
players for its final group game.
The Welsh will now take on
Northern Ireland and would
meet the victor of Belgium vs.
Hungary with a win.
For a country that has not
qualified for the big stage since
1958, dreams of a deep run are
now firmly flourishing for Wales.
One of the unwitting beneficiaries of the unbalanced bracket is
Portugal, spearheaded by Cristiano Ronaldo. The superstar has attracted more attention for his
petulant off-the-field antics — he
threw an interviewer’s microphone into a lake and was heavily
critical of tiny Iceland — than for
his actual play.
However, slipping to third
place in Group F meant the Portuguese avoided the giant names
in the bottom portion of the
draw. While in-form Croatia is
their next opponent, Portugal’s
overall odds have shortened.
“It is a big opportunity for
someone” said Arsene Wenger,
the French coach of English Premier League team Arsenal. “Expect the unexpected.”
FOR THE RECORD
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Frankie Tagliaferri, Colts Neck (N.J.)
The junior forward finished the season with 28 goals and 18 assists, including five goals and five assists in six postseason matches, to bring her career totals to 54 goals and 32 assists. She recorded a point in all 19 games she
played, missing six contests for a pair of training camps with the U.S. Soccer under-17 women’s national team.
Among those points was a score on a penalty kick in the New Jersey Group 3 state championship game to give
Colts Neck an upset of Northern Highlands, which was riding a 112-game unbeaten streak.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Cindy Marcial, American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
In her five seasons, she has led American Heritage to four consecutive Class 3A state titles and a 128-6-4 record.
This season, the Patriots (22-1) dominated a challenging schedule, outscoring their opponents 131-5 for the year. And
American Heritage had to overcome injuries to four starters, including one to midfielder Chyanne Dennis, a member of the U.S. Soccer under-17 women’s national team.
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name
School (location)
Year
College
Senior
Jenna Bike
St. Joseph (Trumbull, Conn.)
Boston College
F
New Trier (Winnetka, Ill.)
Senior
Illinois
F
Kelly Maday
F
Senior
Kia Rankin
McDonogh School (Owings Mills, Md.)
North Carolina State
F
Frankie Tagliaferri
Colts Neck (N.J.)
Penn State
Junior
Brebeuf Jesuit (Indianapolis)
Junior
Michigan
Alia Martin
M
M
Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Senior
Duke
Ella Stevens
Sophomore
BYU
M
Olivia Wade
Davis (Kaysville, Utah)
D
Haylee Cacciacarne
Davis (Kaysville, Utah)
Senior
Utah
Senior
Sam Hiatt
Seattle Prep (Seattle)
Boston College
D
Senior
Rutgers
Amanda Visco
Colts Neck (N.J.)
D
Rivers (Weston, Mass.)
Senior
Duke
G
Brooke Heinsohn
NBA
Draft Order
Draft: Thursday, Brooklyn, N.Y.
FIRST ROUND
1. Philadelphia
2. LA Lakers
3. Boston (from Brooklyn)
4. Phoenix
5. Minnesota
6. New Orleans
7. Denver (from New York)
8. Sacramento
9. Toronto (from Denver via New York)
10. Milwaukee
11. Orlando
12. Utah
13. Phoenix (from Washington)
14. Chicago
15. Denver (from Houston)
16. Boston (from Dallas)
17. Memphis
18. Detroit
19. Denver (from Portland)
20. Indiana
21. Atlanta
22. Charlotte
23. Boston
24. Philadelphia (from Miami via Cleveland)
25. LA Clippers
26. Philadelphia (from Oklahoma City via
Denver and Cleveland)
27. Toronto
28. Phoenix (from Cleveland via Boston)
29. San Antonio
30. Golden State
SECOND ROUND
31. Boston (from Philadelphia via Miami)
32. LA Lakers
33. LA Clippers (from Brooklyn)
34. Phoenix
35. Boston (from Minnesota via Phoenix)
36. Milwaukee (from New Orleans via Sacramento)
37. Houston (from New York via Sacramento and Portland)
38. Milwaukee
39. New Orleans (from Denver via Philadelphia)
40. New Orleans (from Sacramento)
41. Orlando
42. Utah
43. Houston
44. Atlanta (from Washington)
45. Boston (from Memphis via Dallas)
46. Dallas
47. Orlando (from Chicago)
48. Chicago (from Portland via Cleveland)
49. Detroit
50. Indiana
51. Boston (from Miami)
52. Utah (from Boston via Memphis)
53. Denver (from Charlotte via Oklahoma
City)
54. Atlanta
55. Brooklyn (from LA Clippers)
56. Denver (from Oklahoma City)
57. Memphis (from Toronto)
58. Boston (from Cleveland)
59. Sacramento (from San Antonio)
60. Utah (from Golden State)
DEALS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Recalled LHP Ashur
Tolliver from Norfolk (IL). Placed LHP Brian
Duensing on the 15-day DL, retroactive to
June 20.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Claimed RHP Juan
Minaya off waivers from Houston and assigned him to Charlotte (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS — Signed RHP Forrest
Whitley to a minor league contract.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Signed RHP Tom Wilhelmsen to a one-year contract. Acquired
LHP Wade LeBlanc from Toronto for cash or
a player to be named. Transferred LHP
Charlie Furbush to the 60-day DL. Optioned
RHP Jonathan Aro to Tacoma (PCL).
TEXAS RANGERS — Placed LHP Derek Holland on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June
21. Recalled RHP Luke Jackson from Round
Rock (PCL).
National League
CINCINNATI REDS — Reinstated RHP Michael Lorenzen from the 60-day DL. Placed
RHP Alfredo Simon on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 16. Reinstated INF Jordan
Pacheco from the 15-day DL and sent him
outright to Louisville (IL). Pacheco refused
the outright assignment and elected to become a free agent.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Claimed RHP
Layne Somsen from the New York Yankees.
Transferred RHP Chin-hui Tsao to the 60day DL.
NEW YORK METS — Recalled RHP Logan
Verrett from Las Vegas (PCL). Optioned INF
Ty Kelly to Las Vegas.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Recalled LHP Kyle
Lobstein from Indianapolis (IL). Optioned
RHP Alfredo Boscan to Indianapolis.
BASKETBALL
NBA KNICKS — Acquired G Derrick Rose, G
Justin Holiday and a 2017 second-round
draft pick from Chicago for C Robin Lopez
and Gs Jose Calderon and Jerian Grant.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL — Announced the league will expand
to Las Vegas for the 2017-18 season after
awarding its 31st franchise to Bill Foley.
ARIZONA COYOTES — Signed D Alex Goligoski to a five-year contract.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to
terms with F Dennis Rasmussen on a oneyear contract.
GROUP E
x-Italy
x-Belgium
x-Ireland
Sweden
L GF GA Pts
1 3 1 6
1 4 2 6
1 2 4 4
2 1 3 1
Wednesday
At Nice, France
Hungary 3, Portugal 3
At Saint-Denis, France
Copa America
All Times ET
SEMIFINALS
Tuesday
At Houston
SECOND ROUND
Saturday
At Saint-Etienne, France
Switzerland vs. Poland, 9 a.m.
Argentina 4, United States 0
At Paris
Wednesday
At Chicago
Wales vs. Northern Ireland, Noon
THIRD PLACE
Saturday
At Glendale, Ariz.
Sunday
At Lyon, France
United States vs. Colombia-Chile loser, 8
p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday
At East Rutherford, N.J.
Argentina vs. Colombia-Chile winner, 8
p.m.
At Toulouse, France
Hungary vs. Belgium, 3 p.m.
Monday
At Saint-Denis, France
Italy vs. Spain, Noon
Tuesday’s Late Game
At Nice, France
Argentina
2 2 —
4
0 0 —
United States
0
First half—1, Argentina, Lavezzi 2 (Messi),
3rd minute. 2, Argentina, Messi 5, 32nd
minute.
Second half—3, Argentina, Higuain 3, 50th
minute. 4, Argentina, Higuain 4 (Messi),
86th minute.
Yellow card—Wondolowski, US, 31st. Red
cards—none.
Referee—Enrique Caceres, Paraguay.
Linesmen—Eduardo Cardozo, Paraguay;
Milciades Saldivar, Paraguay.
A—70,858.
Major League Soccer
All Times ET
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Argentina 4, United States 0
Lineups
Argentina—Sergio Romero; Gabriel Mercado, Nicolas Otamendi, Ramiro Funes Mori,
Marcos Rojo (Victor Cuesta, 84th); Javier
Mascherano, Augusto Fernandez (Lucas Biglia, 59th), Ever Banega; Lionel Messi, Gonzolo Higuian, Ezequiel Lavezzi (Erik Lamela,
67th)
United States—Brad Guzan; DeAndre Yedlin, Geoff Cameron, John Brooks, Fabian
Johnson; Kyle Beckerman (Steve Birnbaum,
60th), Michael Bradley, Gyasi Zardes, Graham Zusi; Clint Dempsey (Darlington
Nagbe, 78th), Chris Wondolowski (Christian Pulisic, 46th)
European Championship
All Times ET
FIRST ROUND
GROUP A
GP W D
x-France
3 2 1
x-Switzerland 3 1 2
Albania
3 1 0
Romania
3 0 1
L GF GA Pts
0 4 1 7
0 2 1 5
2 1 3 3
2 2 4 1
GROUP B
x-Wales
x-England
x-Slovakia
Russia
x-Croatia
x-Spain
Turkey
C. Republic
Colorado
FC Dallas
Salt Lake
Sporting KC
Vancouver
Los Angeles
San Jose
Portland
Seattle
Houston
Wednesday
L
4
7
5
4
5
4
6
3
5
7
T
5
1
6
5
4
7
5
8
6
5
Pts
26
22
21
20
19
19
17
17
15
11
GF
27
26
25
22
15
21
14
25
18
14
GA
22
20
31
20
15
26
16
23
21
20
W
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
L
2
5
4
8
7
3
4
6
8
7
T
4
4
3
3
3
6
6
5
1
5
Pts
31
28
24
21
21
21
21
20
16
14
GF
19
24
25
16
24
27
18
25
13
20
GA
11
24
23
18
27
17
18
27
17
22
Philadelphia 4, Chicago 3
New York at Real Salt Lake
Colorado at Los Angeles
Saturday
New York City FC at Seattle, 5 p.m.
New England at D.C. United, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
New York at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
Sporting Kansas City at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at Orlando City, 7:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at FC Dallas, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Jose, 10 p.m.
L GF GA Pts
1 6 3 6
0 3 2 5
1 3 3 4
2 2 6 1
Sunday
GP W D
3 2 1
3 2 1
3 1 0
3 0 0
L GF GA Pts
0 3 0 7
0 2 0 7
2 2 2 3
3 0 5 0
GP W D
3 2 1
3 2 0
3 1 0
3 0 1
L GF GA Pts
0 5 3 7
1 5 2 6
2 2 4 3
2 2 5 1
Chicago
Washington
Portland
Western N.Y.
Orlando
Seattle
Sky Blue FC
FC Kansas City
Houston
Boston
GROUP D
W
7
7
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W D
3 2 0
3 1 2
3 1 1
3 0 1
GROUP C
x-Germany
x-Poland
x-N. Ireland
Ukraine
England vs. Iceland, 3 p.m.
Philadelphia
New York
N.Y. City FC
Montreal
Toronto FC
N. England
D.C. United
Orlando City
Columbus
Chicago
.
Houston at Portland, 6 p.m.
National Women’s Soccer
League
All Times ET
Wednesday
W
5
5
4
5
4
3
2
2
2
1
Chicago at Portland
New York
Atlanta
Washington
Chicago
Indiana
Connecticut
W
9
8
7
6
5
3
L
4
5
7
7
9
10
Minnesota
Los Angeles
Dallas
Phoenix
Seattle
San Antonio
W
13
11
6
4
4
2
L
0
1
7
9
9
10
Pct
.692
.615
.500
.462
.357
.231
GB
—
1
2½
3
4½
6
Pct GB
1.000
—
.917 1½
.462
7
.308
9
.308
9
.167 10½
Friday’s Games
Germany vs. Slovakia, Noon
L
1
1
0
4
5
3
3
4
5
7
T
3
2
5
0
0
3
4
3
1
1
Pts
18
17
17
15
12
12
10
9
7
4
GF
11
11
12
13
9
8
9
6
6
2
PR: 6. Result: CIF Southern Section Division III champion.
7. Barbe, Lake Charles, La. (35-6)
PR: 7. Result: 5A state champion. The Bucs have won three consecutive
state titles.
8. Hanover, Mechanicsville, Va. (24-1)
PR: 8. Result: 4A state champion.
9. Teurlings Catholic, Lafayette, La. (35-4)
PR: 9. Result: 4A state champion.
10. Steinbrenner, Lutz, Fla. (27-5)
PR: 10. Result: 8A state champion.
PR: 14. Result: 5A state champion. The team has won two consecutive
state titles.
15. De La Salle, Concord, Calif. (25-3)
PR: 15. Result: CIF North Coast Section Division I champion.
16. Hillcrest, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (40-10)
PR: 16. Result: 6A state champion.
17. Shawnee Mission East, Prairie Village, Kan.
(21-4)
PR: 17. Result: 6A state champion.
18. Creighton Prep, Omaha (28-4)
Phoenix at Washington, 7 p.m.
Chicago at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Connecticut at Seattle, 10 p.m.
PR: 18. Result: Class A state champion. The Juniors Jays have won 10
Class A state titles.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
PR: 20. Result: 6A champion.
NCAA College World Series
At TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Omaha, Neb.
All Times ET
Double Elimination
x-if necessary
Tuesday
19. Jesuit College Prep, Dallas (36-8-2)
20. Seton Hall Prep, West Orange, N.J. (28-3)
PR: 21: Result: Non-Public A state champion.
21. Poly Prep, Brooklyn, N.Y. (24-5)
PR: 22. Result: New York Association of Independent Schools champion.
Texas Tech 3, Florida 2, Florida eliminated
TCU 6, Coastal Carolina 1
22. Pickerington North, Ohio (23-9)
Arizona 3, UC Santa Barbara 0, UC Santa
Barbara eliminated
PR: 23. Result: Division I state champion.
Wednesday
Thursday
23. Chantilly, Va. (25-2)
Friday
PR: Not ranked. Result: 6A state champion.
Game 10 — Texas Tech (47-19) vs. Coastal
Carolina (50-17), 8 p.m.
Game 11 — Oklahoma State (43-20) vs. Arizona (46-22), 3 p.m.
Game 12 — TCU (49-16) vs. Game 10 winner, 8 p.m.
24. Johnson, San Antonio (32-6)
TENNIS
25. Boyertown, Pa. (24-6)
ATP World Tour
Aegon Open Nottingham
PR: Not ranked. Result: Won the state 4A title, defeating then-No. 19
Plum (Pittsburgh) 4-1.
In Nottingham, England
Surface: Grass; Purse: $730,725
Singles — Third round: Andreas Seppi (7),
Italy, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 6-2,
6-3; Marcos Baghdatis (9), Cyprus, def. Sam
Querrey (5), United States, 1-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4;
Dudi Sela, Israel, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4; Pablo Cuevas (2), Uruguay, def. Daniel Evans, Britain, 6-7 (4), 7-6
(5), 6-4; Alexandr Dolgopolov (4), Ukraine,
def. Frank Dancevic, Canada, 6-3, 7-5;
Steve Johnson (6), United States, def. Vasek
Pospisil (11), Canada, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1); Gilles
Muller (8), Luxembourg, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3; Kevin Anderson (1), South Africa, def. Fernando Verdasco (14), Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (6).
<EL,3>
WTA Aegon
International Eastbourne
GA
6
6
5
10
8
7
12
7
9
15
6. Redondo Union, Redondo Beach, Calif. (31-2)
14. Oxford, Miss. (28-8)
All Times ET
EASTERN CONFERENCE
San Antonio at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
At Lille, France
PR: 5. Result: 9A state champion.
PR: 13. Result: MIAA champion.
Thursday’s Game
France vs. Ireland, 9 a.m.
5. Stoneman Douglas, Parkland, Fla. (27-2)
13. Archbishop Spalding, Severn, Md. (27-5)
New York 90, Atlanta 79, 2 OT
Washington 76, Indiana 62
Croatia vs. Portugal, 3 p.m.
PR: 4. Result: AAAAAA state champion.
PR: 12. Result: Division I state champion.
Wednesday’s Games
At Lens, France
Colombia vs. Chile
4. Walton, Marietta, Ga. (32-4)
Sunday
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Iceland 2, Austria 1
PR: 3. Result: 3A state champion.
12. Basic, Henderson, Nev. (36-4)
Sky Blue FC at Washington, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Kansas City, 7 p.m.
WNBA
Wednesday
At Lyon, France
SOCCER
3. Canterbury, Fort Myers, Fla. (30-1)
Saturday
Ireland 1, Italy 0
GP W D L GF GA Pts
x-Hungary
3 1 2 0 6 4 5
x-Iceland
3 1 2 0 4 3 5
x-Portugal
3 0 3 0 4 4 3
Austria
3 0 1 2 1 4 1
x-advanced to second round
PR: 2. Result: 6A state champion. The Mavericks have won six state titles
in seven seasons.
PR: 11. Result: 7A state champion. The team has won four state titles in
six years.
Boston at Western New York, 7 p.m.
Portland at Orlando, 5 p.m.
GROUP F
2. Archbishop McCarthy, Southwest Lakes, Fla.
(29-2)
Friday
Houston at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
Belgium 1, Sweden 0
At Lille, France
Previous (PR): 1. Result: CIF Central Section Division I champion. The
Bears have won two consecutive section titles.
11. Bryant, Ark. (29-2)
Thursday
GP W D
3 2 0
3 2 0
3 1 1
3 0 1
1. Buchanan, Clovis, Calif. (30-1)
In Eastbourne, England
Surface: Grass; Purse: $711,778
Singles — Third round: Monica Puig, Puerto
Rico, def. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark,
4-6, 6-3, 6-4; Dominika Cibulkova (12), Slovakia, def. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine,
7-6 (3), 6-3; Agnieszka Radwanska (1), Poland, def. Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, 6-3,
6-3; Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. AnnaLena Friedsam, Germany, 6-4, 7-6 (4); Elena
Vesnina, Russia, def. Madison Brengle,
United States, 7-6 (2), 6-4; Johanna Konta
(11), Britain, def. Petra Kvitova (5), Czech
Republic, 5-7, 6-4, 6-0.
PR: 25. Results: 6A state runner-up.
Dropped out: No. 19 Plum, Pittsburgh; No. 24 Arrowhead, Hartland, Wis.
The Super 25 Expert Rankings are compiled by USA TODAY Sports’ Jim Halley, based
on results, quality of players and strength of schedule. Results are through Tuesday’s
games. These are the final rankings of the season.
SPORTS ON TV
Times Eastern. Programs live unless noted. Check local listings.
COLLEGE BASEBALL: NCAA Division I, College World Series, in
Omaha, Game 10, Coastal Carolina vs. Texas Tech (ESPN2, 8 p.m.)
DIVING: U.S. Olympic trials, men’s platform synchronized finals,
in Indianapolis (NBC Sports Network, 7 p.m.)
GOLF: European PGA Tour, BMW International Open, first round,
in Pulheim, Germany (Golf Channel, 5:30 and 9:30 a.m.); PGA
Tour, Quicken Loans National, first round, in Bethesda, Md. (Golf
Channel, 3:30 p.m.)
GYMNASTICS: U.S. Olympic trials, men, in St. Louis (NBC Sports
Network, 8:30 p.m.)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: San Francisco at Pittsburgh (MLB Network, 12:30 p.m.) or Seattle at Detroit (MLB Network, 1 p.m.); Chicago White Sox at Boston (MLB Network, 3:30 p.m., joined in progress); Chicago Cubs at Miami or New York Mets at Atlanta (MLB
Network, 7 p.m.)
NBA: Draft, in New York (ESPN, 7 p.m.)
TENNIS: Aegon International Eastbourne (Tennis Channel, 6 a.m.)
8C SPORTS
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Porsche Motorsport. It’s a win for the future sports car.
Overall winner at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
For the 18th time.
porscheusa.com/racing
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Mahershala Ali ponders
the freedom of acting
‘Free State
of Jones’ star
leans into his
fame to choose
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LIFELINE
HOW WAS YOUR DAY?
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MICHAEL
JACKSON
SUPPORTERS
DECRY A ‘SMEAR
CAMPAIGN’
GOOD DAY
BRYAN CRANSTON
The ‘Breaking Bad’ actor has
announced he’ll play Power
Rangers creator Zordon in the
2017 film reboot of the franchise.
Cranston, who wrote on Twitter
that he’s “excited” for the role,
will star opposite Elizabeth Banks’
alien villain Rita Repulsa in ‘The
Power Rangers.’
GOOD DAY
ARCHIE PANJABI
The British actress is set for a
major recurring
role in Season 2
of NBC’s thriller
series ‘Blindspot.’ Panjabi
will play the
head of a seSTUART C. WILSON,
cret division of
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the NSA that
has been tracking the Jane Doe
case the show is centered on.
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Michael Jackson on stage for his HIStory tour in Auckland, New Zealand, in November 1996. He died of an overdose in 2009.
Online tabloid
releases material
found in ’03 raid
Maria Puente
NIKO TAVERNISE, HBO
BAD DAY
‘VINYL’ FANS
HBO has canceled the 1970s music
drama after one season. ‘Vinyl’
starred Bobby Cannavale, Olivia
Wilde and Ray Romano, and
behind-the-scenes names included
creators and executive producers
Mick Jagger and Oscar-winning
director Martin Scorsese.
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BAD DAY
SELMA BLAIR
The actress is apologizing for her
erratic behavior on a flight Monday
from Cancún to Los Angeles, saying
she blacked out after mixing
alcohol and medication and said
and did things she regrets. In the
statement issued to ‘Vanity Fair,’
Blair says her “saving grace” was
that her son was asleep with
headphones on with his father
and didn’t witness her outburst.
Compiled by Cindy Clark
@usatmpuente
USA TODAY
The seventh anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death is Saturday,
and for his family and fans, it
could have been a time for happy
reminiscences about his life and
career. Not anymore.
New biographies are landing,
and a new TV series about the
last months of his life is planned.
But that’s not what made headlines Wednesday.
Instead, Jackson’s supporters,
including daughter Paris, 18, were
fuming about the re-emergence
in the online tabloid Radar of material found by police in a 2003
search of his Neverland Ranch in
Santa Barbara County and used
at his trial on child-molestation
charges in 2005.
Jackson was acquitted on 14
felony and misdemeanor charges.
KIMBERLY WHITE, AFP
Michael Jackson, with bodyguards and his father, Joe Jackson,
arrives to court in Santa Barbara County, Calif., in March 2005.
But for some , that wasn’t the end
of the matter, nor was his death
from a drug overdose in 2009 at
age 50.
“It’s a smear campaign,” says
Tavis Smiley, author of a new biography of Jackson.
“The fans think someone is attempting to retry him once again
Streaming pushes ‘Game’ to new levels
Numbers suggest
different platforms
don’t steal from TV
@garymlevin
USA TODAY
Top music
downloads
Can’t Stop the Feeling
124,000
Justin Timberlake
One Dance
Drake feat. Wizkid
and Kyla
88,300
H.O.L.Y.
Florida Georgia Line
72,300
This Is What
71,800
You Came For
Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna
Don’t Let Me Down
The Chainsmokers
feat. Daya
69,000
SOURCE Nielsen SoundScan
for week ending June 20
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in the court of public opinion. ...
Michael didn’t live in peace, he
didn’t die in peace and apparently
they’re not going to let him rest in
peace,” Smiley says.
Radar said its review of the police reports, photos and videos
showed Neverland was a “sinister
house of horrors” where Jackson
allegedly stockpiled “images of
pornography, animal torture,
S&M and gore in a bid to seduce
innocent young boys.”
The Santa Barbara County
Sheriff’s Office released a statement denying it had anything to
do with releasing the material to
the media. The statement said
some of the documents appear to
be legitimate sheriff’s documents
but not all.
“The photos that are interspersed appear to be some evidentiary photos taken by Sheriff’s
investigators and others are
clearly obtained from the Internet,” the statement said.
The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s office did not return calls requesting comment
about who released the material
or whether it was investigating.
Radar quoted a former prosecutor at Jackson’s trial, Ron
Zonen, as saying the material
proved to him “that Michael was
guilty of child molestation.”
Zonen could not be reached for
further comment.
Not true, says Jackson’s trial
Game of Thrones ends its sixth
deadly season Sunday (9 ET/PT),
and while fans haven’t loved every battle, they’re still watching
HBO’s biggest hit in record
numbers.
The fantasy series marks the
network’s first to run six years
while consistently building its audience, HBO says, citing Nielsen
and streaming data provided
exclusively to USA TODAY.
Through June 17, the series is
averaging 23.3 million viewers
across all platforms, up 15% from
last year.
The breakdown: Sunday premiere ratings are up 6%, to 7.3
million, while overall TV and ondemand viewership is up 4%. But
HBO
More TV and online fans than
ever watched HBO’s Game of
Thrones to see the fate of
Ramsay Bolton (Iwan Rheon).
viewing on HBO Now and HBO
Go digital platforms skyrocketed
70% over last season, to about 2.5
million streams, reflecting growth
in HBO Now subscriptions since
the app’s launch in April 2015.
HBO Go, introduced in 2010,
allows the premium cable network’s 33 million subscribers to
watch series and movies on mobile devices or away from home.
HBO Now, added just before
Thrones’ fifth-season premiere,
gives non-subscribers access to
HBO’s library for $15 a month.
HBO says HBO Now had
800,000 subscribers as of Jan. 1, a
figure that has presumably
climbed since then. And the 2.5
million average weekly viewership on digital platforms — aimed
squarely at the series’ youngmale fan base — is based on a
combination of view counts and
time spent watching, though multiple viewers on a single device
aren’t counted.
Thrones’ Sunday comedy companions also are up, though not
nearly as sharply: Silicon Valley,
averaging 6.4 million viewers, is
up 4% this season, but while HBO
Now and HBO Go viewership is
up 37% from last season, TV ratings dipped 4%. And Veep, averaging 4.4 million viewers, is up
6% overall; TV ratings edged up
1%, but its digital audience
climbed 40%.
The lesson? Contrary to fears
in some circles, HBO Now
“doesn’t cannibalize anything on
the (TV) network,” says CEO
Richard Plepler. “It simply expands the audience’s opportunity
to watch our programs. It’s all
about expanding the pie.”
Later this summer, HBO Now
will become home to more original content not shown on TV, including bonus material from Bill
Simmons, whose sports and popculture show Any Given Wednesday premiered this week. And
this fall, former Daily Show host
Jon Stewart will launch a series
of digital shorts on the service,
refreshed several times a week.
Aside from Netflix, Hulu and
Amazon, traditional broadcast
and cable networks are experimenting with original series to
drive subscriptions to their apps:
CBS All Access, which costs $5.99
a month, will be the exclusive
home to a new Star Trek series
due in January, and a spinoff of
The Good Wife, starring Christine
Baranski, later next year.
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USA TODAY
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
PEOPLE
MAHERSHALA
ALI TALKS
SLAVERY
AND FREEDOM
With ‘Jones,’
he reflects on
the path forward
Andrea Mandell
@andreamandell
USA TODAY
Mahershala Ali is
in a sweet spot.
After more than a decade of
working steadily in projects such
as Treme, The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button and The Place
Beyond the Pines, the actor
earned an ardent fan base for his
role as crisp political operative
Remy Danton in Netflix’s House
of Cards. A swing through the The
Hunger Games franchise, playing
Boggs in the last two installments, didn’t hurt, either.
This weekend, Ali, 42, stars in
the Civil War drama Free State of
Jones (in theaters Friday) as Moses, a slave fleeing the plantation
owner who has welded an iron
collar around his neck. In the humid Mississippi swamp, Moses
meets Newton Knight (Matthew
McConaughey), a defiant deserter who leads a mixed-race revolt
against the Confederacy.
“Being an African-American,
I’ve always wanted to pay homage
to those who made it possible for
me to have the freedoms that I
and so many of us take for granted,” says the Oakland-born actor.
“I can go out and vote, and I don’t
worry about if I’m going to be
killed or lynched as a result of it.
And they obviously didn’t have
those types of freedoms.”
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“I’ve always wanted to pay homage to those who made it possible for me to have the freedoms
that I and so many of us take for granted,” says Ali, whose Free State of Jones opens Friday.
Most of the tale really happened: After the war, Knight —
who had separated from his white
wife (played by Keri Russell) —
married a black woman (Gugu
Mbatha-Raw) and began a long
lineage of mixed-race descendants, many of whom still live in
Jones County, Miss. The third act
of Free State of Jones explores the
racial tensions after the war.
“We’re led to think, even taught,
that at the end of the Civil War
(and) after Reconstruction, there
was kind of a bow tied up and it
was all neat and tidy,” McConaughey says. “And it was not.”
Ali disagrees with Snoop Dogg,
who called for a boycott of last
month’s Roots revival. “You can’t
lump every story in a time and
just say, ‘Well, it’s a slave story, we
don’t want to see ourselves like
that,’ ” Ali says. “You need these
stories because they shed light on
how we have gotten to where we
are in this moment.”
The actor acknowledges that
he has started to lean into his
growing fame — a little bit. “I just
want to act,” he says. “We do live
in a time where there’s a different
responsibility to participate and
engage in this process of being
known.” This fall he stars in
Moonlight, a coming-of-age tale
set in 1990s Miami. In September, he jumps from House of
Cards (Remy won’t return in Season 5, he confirms) to Netflix’s
new Marvel series Luke Cage,
playing “a Godfather-type villain”
named Cornell “Cottonmouth”
Stokes.
The show, which stars
Mike Colter (also black) in
the title role, is Marvel’s
most diverse project to
date. “There are going to
be so many kids out there
who get to see a black man
on that screen and aspire to
be like him. We didn’t have
that. They get to be included.”
The imagery that children
see is paramount, he emphasizes.
“When I grew up, it was a lie to us
that you could be anything you
wanted to be. Because we knew
we couldn’t be president,” he
says. “What this generation has is
President Obama — he’s a superhero for us. And I think that
might be hard for people to really
embrace and understand.”
Jackson family
rallies to defense Shelfies, BookTube
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lawyer, Thomas Mesereau, who
says prosecutors at Jackson’s trial
“got their (expletive) ass kicked.”
Mesereau says he saw all this material at the trial as Jackson’s defender, and so did the jury.
“This is a complete waste of
time. It was all litigated in 2005,”
Mesereau says. “It’s dated, outrageous and ridiculous information,
and it was completely rejected by
a jury 11 years ago.”
The Jackson estate issued a
statement decrying the Radar
story as “false.”
“Those who continue to
shamelessly exploit Michael via
sleazy internet ‘click bait’ ignore
that he was acquitted by a jury in
2005 on every one of the 14 salacious charges brought against
him in a failed witch hunt,” the
statement said. “Michael remains
just as innocent of these smears
in death as he was in life even
though he isn’t here to defend
himself. Enough is enough.”
Jermaine Jackson, Michael’s
brother, and Taj Jackson, son of
Michael’s brother Tito, let loose a
torrent of tweets Wednesday condemning Radar, assailing the police “sloppy face-value” case and
marshaling “facts” to disprove the
accusations.
“In death, Michael still suffers
trial by media but his exoneration
is enshrined in court transcripts
‘journalists’ are too lazy to read,”
Jermaine Jackson tweeted.
Taj Jackson condemned “cyberbullying” and called for a
hashtag campaign.
Aphrodite Jones, host of Investigation Discovery’s True Crime
With Aphrodite Jones, says she
has also seen most of the material, as a journalist who covered the
trial for Fox News and because afterward she got a court order to
look at the evidence used at the
trial. There was no pornography,
she said.
If such evidence existed, she
said, prosecutors would have presented it at the trial.
“The ‘crime’ here is Michael
Jackson’s reputation is being further sullied by people going haywire, making it into something
extreme, when he was acquitted,
he’s dead in his grave and he has
Publishers take a
page out of social
media playbook
Eileen Daspin
Special for USA TODAY
CARLO ALLEGRI, GETTY IMAGES
Jackson leaves Santa Barbara
County court in May 2005.
“Michael didn’t
live in peace ...
and apparently
they’re not going
to let him rest
in peace.”
Tavis Smiley
children who survive and have to
suffer the repercussions of this,”
says Jones, who started out believing the accusations against
Jackson but became convinced at
the trial that he was innocent.
The developments come as
new biographies of Jackson,
timed to the anniversary of his
death, have landed, including
Smiley’s Before You Judge Me:
The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson’s Last Days (Little,
Brown), with co-author David
Ritz. Smiley also has teamed with
A-list director J.J. Abrams to produce a miniseries on Jackson’s final days, based on the book.
Another book, 83 MINUTES
The Doctor, the Damage, and the
Shocking Death of Michael Jackson by Matt Richards and Mark
Langthorne (Thomas Dunne
Books) looks at the last hour of
the singer’s life after he slipped
into unconsciousness.
Smiley says the Radar story
won’t change minds about Jackson’s guilt or innocence.
“If you think Michael Jackson
did it, your point of view is still
the same, and if you think he
didn’t, your point of view is still
the same,” Smiley says. “Michael’s
fans didn’t trust (prosecutors and
investigators) then, and they
don’t trust them now.”
To whip up enthusiasm among
teens for Lady Midnight, an urban fantasy novel released in
March, Simon & Schuster turned
to one of the kookiest tropes on
YouTube: the unboxing video,
where bloggers open packages,
then gush about — or skewer —
the contents.
The cartons were destined for
influential book bloggers and
packed not only with the advance
reading copy but also goodies,
such as a map, a key and a message from author Cassandra Clare.
As Simon & Schuster hoped,
the clips generated hundreds of
thousands of views and created
buzz around Lady Midnight.
What’s more, the videos helped
push fans to Riveted, a rebranded
website for young adults.
Publishers are stepping up
their YouTube game. In May,
HarperCollins introduced Book
Studio 16. Log on and you might
find a dotty video of a librarian in
a horse-head hat, in honor of the
Kentucky Derby, sipping a mint
julep and promoting a new novel;
or you can watch Neil Gaiman
driving around Upstate New York
singing a Muppets song, en route
to visit independent bookstores.
On Papercuts, a channel from
Penguin Random House, you’ll
find a 3-D-printed astronaut doll
of Mark Watney, the hero of The
Martian, racing through a stopmotion synopsis of the novel.
Online video has never been
more influential, a fact underscored this week as thousands of
makers, fans and others descend
on VidCon, the mega conference
in Anaheim, Calif., created by author John Green and his brother,
Hank. This year, there’s not only a
panel devoted to BookTube, the
online community of book enthusiasts who make videos, there is a
BookTube swap meet, a panel of
ABOOKUTOPIA, YOUTUBE.COM
Blogger Sasha Alsberg unboxed Lady Midnight by Cassandra
Clare on Abookutopia, her YouTube channel.
AMANDA PALMER, YOUTUBE.COM
Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer sing their way to stores.
YouTube stars who’ve written
books, and a panel on how some
YouTube creators approached
their publishing deals.
YouTube content dovetails with
other social media marketing, and
for publishers represents a new
twist on an old-fashioned way of
selling books — word of mouth.
“It’s not an exact science,” says Lisa Sharkey, a former television
producer who now is HarperCollins’ director of creative development. “But it’s hard to believe it
doesn’t have some impact.”
Compared with many other industries, publishing has been relatively slow to the YouTube party.
Through trial and error, pub-
lishers began to find their YouTube footing seven or eight years
ago. A step forward came with the
creation of book trailers. More recently, publishers started signing
YouTube stars to book deals.
Inspiration also arrived via
book lovers themselves who contributed digital content, whether
it was the Web series Thug Notes
or the vlog-style channels that
made reading seem cool. Book
“shelfies,” where readers post
videos of themselves talking
about books or attending book industry events became a trend.
For consumers, the YouTube
boomlet represents another way
to see authors discussing their
works or just being silly. Readers
can learn about new releases,
watch book trailers, find inspirational quotes to post and interact
with other readers.
One big hurdle remains. Check
the figures posted on publishing
house channels and you’ll mostly
see sums that hover in the fouror maybe five-digit range. Even if
there are exceptions to the rule,
“publishers have a long way to
go,” says Patrick Mulford, chief
creative officer for TheAudience,
a consulting group that creates
social media content.
LIFE 3D
USA TODAY
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
TELEVISION
‘Silicon Valley’ crew logging off
With the
end of
Season 3,
expect
plenty of
surprises
Patrick Ryan
USA TODAY
It’s HBO’s nerdiest, bro-iest
comedy, but Silicon Valley is still
capable of shocking viewers.
Never more so than in the
third season’s second episode, in
which tech wiz Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) visits his start-up company Pied
Piper’s interim CEO, Jack Barker
(Stephen Tobolowsky). Trying to
have a serious conversation about
his product, Richard is distracted
by a horse mounting Jack’s Thoroughbred in plain view.
Although co-star T.J. Miller
(who plays Erlich Bachman)
wasn’t on set for the graphic
equine mating scene, “I got a text
from Thomas that was essentially
like, ‘Dude, it was so much grosser than I ever could’ve expected,’ ” he says. “It’s a great use of
the R-rating on a show that isn’t
sexy. The joke is, these billionaires are so out of touch, they’re
going, ‘I paid $100,000 to see that
my prize mare gets semen from
this stud, so if you’ll excuse me,
I’d like to see these horses (have
sex).’ It’s ridiculous, but it’s also
pointed satire.”
While there’s no barnyard
boinking in Sunday’s third-season finale (10 ET/PT), there are
still plenty of surprises. After successfully launching the Pied Piper
platform, Richard discovered in
last week’s episode that his product wasn’t intuitive to customers,
leading the number of daily active
users to plummet. As a result, acquiescent chief financial officer
Jared Dunn (Zach Woods) “buys”
new users in India — a well-intentioned ruse that doesn’t hold
up for long.
“In his view, it’s like a hope
transfusion,” Woods says. “You
can’t live on blood transfusions,
but sometimes you need one, or
you’re going to die.” Ultimately,
“they find success in a way that’s
surprising,” but only after “Richard faces a moral crisis. He has to
decide whether to commit fraud.”
Erlich finds redemption in
Sunday’s finale, which corks an
unusually sad season for the ir-
BOOK BUZZ
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AND IN PUBLISHING
‘Hamilton’ bump: While
on vacation back in 2008,
Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspired to pick up Ron Chernow’s
book Alexander Hamilton, and
the rest, as they say, is history.
The biography inspired a little
Broadway musical called
Hamilton. Now, 11 Tony Awards
later, Chernow’s book zooms up
USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books
list to No. 8, its highest ranking
ever. Also benefiting from a
post-Tonys glow is Hamilton:
The Revolution, a companion
volume to the
show by Manuel
and Jeremy
McCarter. It’s
back in the top
50 at No. 26.
Chernow’s book
was an instant
best seller back
in 2004. Late
last year, Alexander Hamilton had a resurgence,
returning to the top 50 in
November thanks to the Broadway smash. It’s been in the top 40
since May. As for Hamilton: The
Revolution, there are now more
than 500,000 copies in print —
enough to meet consumer
demand. The coffee table-style
book landed at No. 3 on April 21,
but copies immediately sold out.
A cult hit: Emma Cline’s
fascination with Charles Manson
— and the female acolytes who
surrounded him — has translated
into a USA TODAY best seller.
Her debut novel, The Girls, about
a 14-year-old girl drawn into a
cult in 1969
California, lands
at No. 9. The
critical response
to the muchhyped book has
been decidedly
mixed. USA
TODAY gave it
eeg out of
four (“in the end, it’s an exercise
that feels empty”), and The New
York Times’ reviewer also was left
disappointed (“her book simply
collapses”); Entertainment Weekly, however, gave The Girls an “A.”
Jocelyn McClurg
PHOTOS BY JOHN P. JOHNSON, HBO
Jared (Zach
Woods, left)
and Richard
contemplate
the future of
Pied Piper in
the Season 3
finale.
reverent, windbag entrepreneur.
After blowing all his money on an
Alcatraz luau to launch his new
business, Bachmanity, Erlich goes
behind Richard’s back and sells
his shares of Pied Piper. Although
Richard hires him back as the
company’s PR chief, the two clash
again in this week’s episode as
more investors come knocking.
“We’re going to see a restructuring of people’s roles in the
company, and the question is,
‘What comes next?’ ” Miller says.
Even when he’s at odds with
Richard, “everything that Erlich
has done that’s bad, he’s tried to
make up for. He’s willing to lose
his reputation for Pied Piper and
really is passionate about the
company. That’s not lost on Richard.”
In future seasons of Silicon,
which already has been renewed
for a fourth, Miller wants to see
how Richard and his fellow programmers would handle becoming mega-rich. Woods wants to
learn more about Jared, this season’s breakout character thanks
to his confounding success with
the ladies and his bizarre one-liners. (His boyhood best friends: an
imaginary Harriet Tubman and
stuffed Ziploc bag with a smiley
face drawn on it.)
“You know those clowns with
the sand in the bottom and you
punch them, and they pop back
up with a benign smile on their
face?” Woods says. “I always
thought Jared was like that, so
since the first season, I’d improvise the worst stuff that could
happen to him. I thought it was
funny that someone so mild
would’ve had this awful childhood.”
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n Rank last week (F) Fiction (NF) Non-fiction (P) Paperback (H)Hardcover (E) E-book
Publisher in italics
1
—
Bay of Sighs
Nora Roberts
After bringing the guardians to the island
of Capri, traveler Sawyer King is drawn to
the mermaid Annika (F) (E) Berkley
6
—
Tom Clancy
Duty and Honor
Grant Blackwood
2
—
Foreign Agent
Brad Thor
The CIA calls on former Navy SEAL Scot
Harvath as terrorism spins out of control in
Europe (F) (E) Atria/Emily Bestler Books
7
6
Bill O’Reilly’s Legends Companion to docudrama that looks at
and Lies: The Patriots the Revolutionary War through the lives of
David Fisher
its leaders (F) (H) Henry Holt and Co.
3
2
Me Before You
Jojo Moyes
An unlikely love story in which a young
local woman helps care for a 35-year-old
quadriplegic (F) (P) Penguin
8 20 Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow
Bio of first treasury secretary: Maker of
friends and enemies (NF) (P) The Penguin
Press
4
—
Here’s to Us
Elin Hilderbrand
After the untimely death of celebrity chef
Deacon Thorpe, the women in his life
gather to say goodbye (F) (E) Little, Brown
9
The Girls
Emma Cline
In 1969, a teenage girl is seduced into a
dangerous cult by an older girl (F) (E)
Random House
5
1
End of Watch
Stephen King
Brady Hartsfield, aka the Mr. Mercedes
killer, is back in the final volume of King’s
noir trilogy (F) (H) Scribner
10 3
Cross Kill
James Patterson
Alex Cross watched killer Gary Soneji die,
then sees Soneji kill his partner; part of
Alex Cross series (F) (P) Little, Brown
—
After thwarting an attack, Jack Ryan Jr. sets
out to find who wants him dead and why
(F) (E) G.P. Putnam’s Sons
The book list appears
every Thursday.
For each title, the format
and publisher listed are
for the best-selling
version of that title this
week. Reporting outlets
include Amazon.com,
Amazon Kindle, Barnes &
Noble.com, Barnes &
Noble Inc., Barnes &
Noble e-books,
BooksAMillion.com,
Books-A-Million, Costco,
Hudson Booksellers,
iBooks (Apple, Inc.)
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
(Lexington, Ky.; Cincinnati,
Charlotte, Cleveland,
Pittsburgh), Kobo, Inc.,
Powell's Books (Portland,
Ore.), Powells.com, R.J.
Julia Booksellers, Schuler
Books & Music (Grand
Rapids, Okemos,
Eastwood, Alpine, Mich.),
Sony Reader Store,
Target, Tattered Cover
Book Store (Denver).
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After You/Jojo Moyes
The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle/R. Riordan
The Nightingale/Kristin Hannah
The Girl on the Train/Paula Hawkins
Before the Fall/Noah Hawley
16 18 The BFG/Roald Dahl
17 7 Oh, the Places You’ll Go!/Dr. Seuss
18 13 The Emperor’s Revenge/Clive Cussler,
Boyd Morrison
19 16 The Last Mile/David Baldacci
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Barkskins/Annie Proulx
Zoo 2/James Patterson
Dominance Never Dies /Lexi Blake
A Man Called Ove/Fredrik Backman
15th Affair/James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Hamilton: The Revolution/Lin-Manuel Miranda,
Jeremy McCarter
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs
Windfallen/Jojo Moyes
The Weekenders/Mary Kay Andrews
The House of Secrets/Brad Meltzer, Tod Goldberg
31 44 The Contract/Melanie Moreland
32 — Allegiance of Honor/Nalini Singh
33 21 The Last Star/Rick Yancey
34 27 Return to the Isle of the Lost/Melissa de la Cruz
35 — The Lighthouse/P.D. James
36 — Lucky Us/Amy Bloom
37 68 Sweetbitter/Stephanie Danler
38 5 Dishonorable Intentions/Stuart Woods
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The Collector/Nora Roberts
Cross Justice/James Patterson
When Breath Becomes Air/Paul Kalanithi
All Summer Long/Dorothea Benton Frank
StrengthsFinder 2.0/Tom Rath
Clapton/Eric Clapton
The Nest/Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
All the Light We Cannot See/Anthony Doerr
Modern Lovers/Emma Straub
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up/M. Kondo
Every Little Step: My Story/Bobby Brown
with Nick Chiles
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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
Shrew gets tart revise
in ‘Vinegar Girl’
PHOTOS BY BROAD GREEN PICTURES
Elle Fanning stars as ingénue model Jesse, diving into the fashion world in The Neon Demon.
‘Neon Demon’ is
fashionably bizarre
Model-eat-model
world is a stylish
commentary
Uninvited tigers in hotel
rooms, necrophilia and Keanu
Reeves aren’t even among the top
five oddest aspects of
writer/director NicoMOVIE
las Winding Refn’s
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The Neon Demon.
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Like David Lynch
after hanging out at
New York Fashion Week, the bizarrely enchanting quasi-horror
movie (eeg out of four; rated R;
in theaters Friday) peeks at the
decadent, plastic world of Los Angeles supermodels through a
bloody and brutal lens. Characters only exist as empty, archetypal vessels, and some of the
wackier elements are laughably
campy, but Refn’s sumptuous visuals and disco-synth score help
give Neon Demon undeniably sinister style.
There’s a violent streak that
starts with the opening shot, a
zoom out of Jesse (played by Elle
Fanning) perched on a couch
looking like a murder victim. It’s
just a photo shoot, though, for the
ingénue who’s a newcomer to a
very glamorous (at least on the
surface) scene.
Underage and green, Jesse
moves from meeting to meeting
like a glitter-bombed deer in
headlights, though for how naïve
she acts, Fanning gives her a
knowing quality: She tells anybody who’ll listen that she knows
she’s pretty, and when a deadeyed A-list photographer (Desmond Harrington) has her get naked and covers her in gold paint,
she doesn’t put up a fight.
Jesse is surrounded by countless lookalike dippy blondes such
as Gigi (Bella Heathcote), who
does get some of the film’s better
lines: “Is that your real nose?” the
surgery-obsessed model asks Jesse, curious about how she looks
so good. The younger girl does
find a protector of sorts in makeup artist Ruby (a great Jena Malone), though even she has her
own weird obsessions.
Amid vivid dreamscapes of
geometric shapes, garish splashes
of color and conversations about
lipstick naming conventions,
Refn has some things to say not
only about the importance of
beauty in society but also gender
politics and roles, especially in
terms of the male gaze. The way a
fashion designer (Alessandro Nivola) leers while checking out
Jesse in her bra and panties becomes uncomfortable both for
the girl and the audience.
Yet the men in the movie are
for the most part benign when
compared to the women. They’re
the real danger, because ambitious catty models aren’t opposed
to consuming the very things that
make Jesse special.
Reeves and Christina Hendricks (of Mad Men fame) have
interesting parts — as a skeezy
motel manager and an agency
head, respectively — that are all
too fleeting. And some scenes, es-
Jena Malone plays an odd but
protective makeup artist.
pecially in the beginning, leave
the viewer yearning for the weirder stuff; one heart-to-heart between Jesse and her kind yet
dopey love interest (Karl Glusman) is painfully awkward.
The Neon Demon works best
when it leans into the darkest
depths of the fashion industry,
much like Starry Eyes did with
acting and Black Swan did with
ballet. Thus inspired, Refn’s finale
is anything but boring as it turns
into a gory climax that is both
endlessly bonkers and impressively audacious enough that
you’ll never look at a runway
quite the same way after it.
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LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT O! TExAS, HOUSTON DIVISION
§ Chapter 11,
In re:
§ Case No. 16-32237 (DRJ)
MIDSTATES PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC., et al.,1
§ (Jointly Administered)
Debtors.
NOTICE O! DEAD"INES !OR THE !I"ING O! PROO!S O! C"AIM, INC"UDING
REqUESTS !OR PAYMENTS UNDER SECTION 503(B)(9) O! THE BANKRUPTCY CODE
THE C"AIMS BAR DATE IS jU"Y 22, 2016
THE GOVERNMENTA" C"AIMS BAR DATE IS NOVEMBER 1, 2016
P"EASETAKE NOTICE O!THE !O""OWING:
Deadlines for Filing Proofs of Claim. On June 15, 2016, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
Southern District of Texas (the“Court”) entered an order [Docket No.261] (the“Bar Date Order”) establishing
certain deadlines for the filing of proofs of claim, including requests for payment under section 503(b)(9) of
the Bankruptcy Code,in the chapter 11 cases of the following debtors and debtors in possession (together,the
“Debtors”): DEBTOR, CASE NO.: Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.,16-32237 (DRJ); Midstates Petroleum
CompanyLLC,16-32238(DRJ).
The Bar Dates. Pursuant to the Bar Date Order, all entities (except governmental units), including individuals, partnerships, estates, and trusts who have a claim or potential claim against the Debtors that arose
prior toApril 30,2016,no matter howremote or contingent such right to paymentor equitable remedy may be,
includingrequestsforpaymentundersection503(b)(9)ofthe BankruptcyCode,MUSTFILEAPROOFOFCLAIM
on or before july 22, 2016, at 5:00 p.m., prevailing Central Time (the“Claims Bar Date”). Governmental
entities who have a claim or potential claim against the Debtors that arose prior to April 30,2016,no matter
how remote or contingent such right to payment or equitable remedy may be,MUST FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM
onorbeforeNovember1,2016,at5:00p.m.,prevailingCentralTime(the“GovernmentalBarDate”).
ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHO !AI"S TO !I"E A PROO! O! C"AIM, INC"UDING ANY REqUEST !OR
PAYMENT UNDER SECTION 503(B)(9) O!THE BANKRUPTCY CODE ON OR BE!ORETHE C"AIMS BARDATE
ORGOVERNMENTA"BARDATE,ASAPP"ICAB"E,SHA""NOTBETREATEDASACREDITORWITHRESPECT
TOSUCHC"AIM!ORTHEPURPOSESO!VOTINGANDDISTRIBUTIONONANYCHAPTER11P"AN.
Filing a Proof of Claim. Each Proof of Claim must be filed,including supporting documentation,by electronic submission through PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records at www.pacer.gov),or if submitted
through non-electronic means by U.S.Mail or other hand delivery system,so as to be actually received by the
Clerk of the Court on or before the Claims Bar Date or the Governmental Bar Date at the following address:Clerk
oftheCourt,UnitedStatesBankruptcyCourt,515RuskAvenue,Houston,Texas77002.
PROO!SO!C"AIMSUBMITTEDBY!ACSIMI"EORE"ECTRONICMAI"WI""NOTBEACCEPTED.
ContentsofProofsofClaim. Each proof of claim must:(i) be written in English;(ii)include a claim amount
denominated in United States dollars;(iii) clearly identify the Debtor against which the claim is asserted;(iv)
conform substantially with the Proof of Claim Form provided by the Debtors or Official Form 410;(v) be signed
by the claimant or by an authorized agent or legal representative of the claimant on behalf of the claimant,
whether such signature is an electronic signature or is ink; and (vi) include as attachments any and all supporting documentation on which the claim is based. Please note that each proof of claim must state a claim
against only one Debtor and clearly indicate the specific Debtor against which the claim is asserted. To the
extent more than one Debtor is listed on the proof of claim, a proof of claim is treated as if filed only against
Midstates Petroleum Company LLC,or if a proof of claim is otherwise filed without identifying a specific Debtor,
theproofofclaimmaybedeemedasfiledonlyagainstMidstatesPetroleumCompanyLLC.
Electronic Signatures Permitted. Proofs of claim signed electronically by the claimant or an authorized
agentorlegalrepresentativeofthe claimantmaybedeemedacceptableforpurposesof claimsadministration.
Copiesofproofsofclaimorproofsofclaimsentbyfacsimileorelectronicmailwillnotbeaccepted.
Section 503(b)(9) Requests for Payment. Any proof of claim and/or priority asserting a claim arising
under section 503(b)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code must also (i) include the value of the goods delivered to and
received by the Debtors in the 20 days prior to the Petition Date;(ii) attach any documentation identifying the
particular invoices for which such 503(b)(9) claim is being asserted;and (iii) attach documentation of any reclamationdemandmadetotheDebtorsundersection546(c)oftheBankruptcyCode(ifapplicable).
AdditionalInformation. Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingtheclaimsprocessand/oryouwishtoobtain
a copy of the Bar Date Notice, a proof of claim form or related documents you may do so by: (i) calling the
Debtors’ restructuring hotline at (888) 733-1446 or, if calling from outside the United States or
Canada,at (310) 751-2635;and/or (ii) visiting the Debtors’restructuring website at: http://kccllc.
net/midstates.
Patricia B.Tomasco (TX Bar No. 01797600), Matthew D. Cavenaugh (TX Bar No. 24062656), Jennifer F.Wertz
(TX Bar No. 24072822), jACKSON WA"KER ".".P., 1401 McKinney Street, Suite 1900, Houston,Texas 77010,
Telephone: (713) 752-4200, Facsimile: (713) 752-4221, Email: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected] -and- Edward O.Sassower, P.C.(admitted pro hac vice), Joshua A.Sussberg, P.C.(admitted pro
hac vice), KIRK"AND & E""IS ""P, KIRK"AND & E""IS INTERNATIONA" ""P, 601 Lexington Avenue, New
York, New York 10022, Telephone: (212) 446-4800, Facsimile: (212) 446-4900, Email: edward.sassower@
kirkland.com, [email protected] -and- James H.M. Sprayregen, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice),
William A. Guerrieri (admitted pro hac vice), Jason Gott (admitted pro hac vice), KIRK"AND & E""IS ""P,
KIRK"AND & E""IS INTERNATIONA" ""P, 300 North LaSalle, Chicago, Illinois 60654, Telephone: (312)
862-2000, Facsimile: (312) 862-2200,Email: [email protected],[email protected],
[email protected],Proposed Co-Counsel to the Debtors and Debtors in Possession
1
Thedebtorsin thesechapter11cases,along withthe lastfour digitsofeachdebtor’s federal taxidentification
number, are: Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.(1816) and Midstates Petroleum Company LLC (2434). The
debtors’serviceaddressis: 321SouthBoston,Suite1000,Tulsa,Oklahoma74103.
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How do you tame a shrew in
2016? Or rather, what to do in a
post-post-feminist
era with a certain
BOOK
Shakespeare comedy
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ELYSA
involving a man deGARDNER
termined to break
his wife’s strong will?
Two very different alternatives
are offered by a current New York
production of The Taming of the
Shrew and Anne Tyler’s latest
novel, Vinegar Girl (Hogarth
Shakespeare, 237 pp., eeg out
of four), which revisits the play in
a contemporary setting. The first,
the Public Theater’s wicked,
scrumptious new staging of
Shrew, uses an all-female cast
directed by Phyllida Lloyd
to spin dated (but enduring) ideals and expectations n their heads.
Tyler, in comparison,
seems fairly uninterested
in provocation, or in spinning the story forward
much. The characters in Vinegar Girl — the latest installation
of Hogarth Shakespeare, a series
that invites celebrated authors to
adapt the dramas — are decidedly
of our time, and they’re invested,
predictably, with warmth and unpretentious humor. Still, Tyler (A
Spool of Blue Thread) embraces
more clichés than she challenges.
The Bard’s Katherina, famously feisty elder daughter of the
wealthy Baptista, has been reimagined by Tyler as Kate Battista, the glumly disappointed elder
daughter of a perpetually distracted scientist. Where Katherina was defined by defiance, Kate’s
sulking is marked by a sort of sullen resignation. Having been “invited to leave” college after she
insulted a male botany professor,
Kate, now in her late 20s, works
as a teacher’s assistant at a preschool. Naturally, her candor and
sophistication aren’t always appreciated by her superiors, or the
children’s parents.
Kate also suffers at home,
where she still lives with and
cares for her widowed dad and
teenage sister. The latter, Bunny,
is a dimwitted, spoiled brat based
most unflatteringly on Shrew’s Bianca — though Tyler also identifies her as a modern creature by
MICHAEL LIONSTAR
Author Anne Tyler
having her declarative
statements swoop up into
question marks.
Dr. Battista is, as Baptista was,
eager to marry off his older girl,
though his motives are different:
The scientist has a Russian lab asPyotr
Shcherbakov,
sistant,
whose visa is about to expire after
three years. Though Dr. Battista
cannot yet pronounce Pyotr’s
name properly, he seems more
interested in keeping the young
man around than he is in Kate’s
happiness.
That’s Kate’s perception, at
least. Tyler does little to challenge
it initially, though Kate’s father
becomes one of the novel’s more
sympathetic figures, a well-meaning eccentric who still seems lost
years after his wife’s tragic death.
Pyotr, too, grows more endearing,
though the author overemphasizes the comic value of his broken
English and overall awkwardness.
(“Is some sort of microbe, I am
thinking,” he says of a persisting
stuffed nose.)
This outsider is softer on the
surface than Shrew’s Petruchio,
clearly more interested in pleasing Kate than conquering her. Tyler confirms her couple’s happy
ending with a charming but unsurprising epilogue — the perfect
cherry for this well-made trifle.
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
If you received a call on your cell phone from QC Holdings, Inc. made using
an automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice
without your consent, you may be entitled to receive a payment and your
rights may be affected by this class action settlement.
A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging that QC Holdings,
Inc. (“Defendant”) violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) by
calling non-customers’ cell phone numbers using an automatic telephone dialing
system (“ATDS”) or an artificial or prerecorded voice for debt collection purposes
between August 13, 2008 and August 13, 2012, without prior express consent.
The Court did not decide in favor of Plaintiff or Defendant. Defendant denies any
wrongdoing or liability whatsoever, but has decided to settle this action solely in
order to eliminate the burden, expense, and uncertainties of further litigation. To
settle the case, Defendant will provide a Settlement Fund of up to $1,500,000. The
case is known as Stemple v. QC Holdings, Inc., Case No. 3:12-cv-01997-BASWVG (S.D. Cal.).
The “Settlement Class” includes all persons or entities within the United States
whose 10-digit cellular telephone numbers were listed by an account holder in
the Employment and/or Contacts fields, but were not listed in the Personal fields,
of a customer loan application produced to Defendant, and who were called by
Defendant using an ATDS and/or an artificial or prerecorded voice for the purpose
of collecting or attempting to collect an alleged debt from the account holder,
between August 13, 2008 and August 13, 2012.
Subject to final Court approval, each Settlement Class Member who received one
of these calls and submits a valid Claim Form will be paid an equal distribution
from the Settlement Fund—after deducting the costs of litigation, notice, claims
administration, attorneys’ fees and incentive award. Payment amounts to
Settlement Class Members will vary based on the total number of valid Claim
Forms received. The Settlement Class is believed to consist of approximately
31,230 Settlement Class Members. Potential damages under the TCPA are $500
for each negligent violation and up to $1,500 for each willful violation. To make a
claim, go to www.stempletcpasettlement.com, or download and print a Claim Form
from www.stempletcpasettlement.com and mail it to Stemple Settlement Claims
Administrator, P.O. Box 40007, College Station, TX 77842-4007. Claim Forms are
due by August 23, 2016.
If you do not want to be a part of the Settlement, you must exclude yourself by
writing to the Claims Administrator postmarked no later than September 2, 2016.
Unless you exclude yourself, you will be bound by any final judgment in the action,
including the release of Defendant from any claims arising out of or related to this
Settlement.
If you want to object to the Settlement, you must send an objection to: (1) U.S.
District Court, Courtroom 4B, 221 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101; (2) Joshua
B. Swigart, Hyde & Swigart, 2221 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 101, San Diego,
CA 92108; and (3) Rebecca J. Schwartz, Shook, Hardy and Bacon, 2555 Grand
Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64108, postmarked no later than September 2, 2016.
At your own expense, you may have your own lawyer appear in Court for you if
you like. If you hire your own lawyer, that lawyer must send a Notice of Intention to
Appear postmarked no later than September 2, 2016 to all three addresses above.
The Court has scheduled a Fairness Hearing for November 7, 2016, at 10:30
a.m., in Courtroom 4B of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California,
221 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101 to decide: (1) whether to approve the
Settlement; (2) Class Counsel’s request for fees of up to 30% of the $1,500,000
Settlement Fund and costs up to $50,000; and (3) a $5,000 payment to the Class
Representative (Paul Stemple). Upon final approval, the action will be dismissed
with prejudice and the Settlement Class Members who do not request exclusion
will be deemed to release Defendant as detailed in the Settlement Agreement
(available at www.stempletcpasettlement.com).
For more information: www.stempletcpasettlement.com or call 1-844-848-0953.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
Joe Hill stokes the imagination in ‘Fireman’
Some people want to watch the
world burn. Joe Hill just writes
about it.
The apocalypse comes not via
zombies but by an outbreak of
spontaneous combustion in Hill’s
superbly crackling
BOOK
The Fireman (WilREVIEW
liam Morrow, 768
BRIAN
pp., eeeg out of
TRUITT
four). A sprawling
and intimate sci-fi/
horror tale, it surpasses mere
genre mash-up by digging into
love and passion while also boiling down the best and worst parts
of ourselves when everything becomes literal hell.
“How are we supposed to live
our lives when every day is September 11?” asks the central heroine, Harper Grayson, who’s
obsessed with Mary Poppins.
A highly contagious spore
called Dragonscale infects millions beginning in big cities and
then moving to smaller haunts
such as her New Hampshire
town. Those with the disease
burst into flames — or give off
roiling smoke for an air of deadly
unpredictability — and the resulting wildfires cause widespread
destruction to the landscape.
Harper learns she has caught it
around the time she learns she’s
pregnant. Instead of doing the
best for his wife and child-to-be,
her husband, Jakob, goes off the
reservation and joins one of the
local Cremation Crews, wandering mobs murdering those with
Dragonscale so it won’t infect
anyone else.
Following a vicious attack by
her crazy spouse, Harper finds a
new family in a pocket of infected
folks holed up a nearby summer
camp. She becomes close to a pair
of children and the Fireman, a
quirky English fella who can control fire in superhuman ways. But
after a while, Harper realizes that
the situation inside these walls is
mention A Spoonful of Sugar,
which might as well be the novel’s
official theme song.
Fahrenheit 451, The Road and
even The Stand all seem to be
likely influences, though Hill
channels J.K. Rowling in how he
crafts an immersive world where
you can smell the ash and feel the
burn. (The old man heading up
the camp also happens to be
downright Dumbledorian.)
At more than 750 pages, The
Fireman is massive enough that
you feel as if you could put out an
actual fire with it. Some wandering plot tangents aside, Hill keeps
you invested in the characters’
survival up to the very last page
and never lets up with the potential for doom at every turn.
He has built an impressive
bibliography thus far with HeartShaped Box, Horns and NOS4A2,
and the highly imaginative The
Fireman is similarly deserving of
a warm reception.
that weave together on skin
like ornate tattoos, and if the
Dragonscale
doesn’t
kill
them
first,
they can commune
with
each other in a
hippie-ish harmoSHANE LEONARD
nious state called
Joe Hill
“the Bright.” (The
spins an
downside: Those
apocalyp- who spend too
tic tale.
much time in tune
with their pals tend
to have “the uncomplicated happiness of pod people.”)
Music plays an unusually important role. One Dire Straits
track in particular is the key to
the Fireman living up to his nickname, and former MTV VJ Martha Quinn may be, to borrow a
Bangles tune, the eternal flame of
salvation for the sick. Not to
just as harmful as it is outside.
Hill, whose famous father is
Stephen King, creates a pandemic
that’s dangerous but also
undoubtedly beautiful. The infected sport black and gold marks
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LEGAL NOTICES
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
In re:
Chapter 7
ROME CABLE CORPORATION,
Case Nos. 03-65232
ROME GROUP,INC.AND
03-65229
CONNECTIVITY PRODUCTS INC.
03-65235
Debtors.
Jointly Administered
NOTICE REGARDING INSURANCE NEUTRALITY
TO ALL HOLDERS OF ASBESTOS-RELATED CLAIMS AGAINST ROME CABLE
CORPORATION,ROME GROUP,INC.OR CONNECTIVITY PRODUCTS,INC.:
Mary Lannon Fangio, Chapter 7 Trustee (“Trustee”) and Century Indemnity
Company, as successor to CCI Insurance Company, as successor to Insurance
Company of North America; The Travelers Indemnity Company, Travelers Casualty
and Surety Company (f/k/a The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company); Liberty
Mutual Insurance Company; Continental Casualty Company, The Continental
Insurance Company,as successor to certain liabilities of Harbor Insurance Company,
andTransportation Insurance Company;and LamorakInsurance Company,formerly
known as OneBeacon America Insurance Company, as successor to Employers
Commercial Union Insurance Company of America (collectively,the“Insurers”) will
request that the United States Bankruptcy Court include in its Final Decree the following“insurance neutrality”language:
The fact that certain holders of asbestos-related claims (collectively,
“Claimants”) have filed proofs of claim in the Debtors’ bankruptcy case,
whether such proofs of claim were allowed, disallowed or otherwise
resolved, shall have no (i) res judicata, collateral estoppel, preclusive, or
other binding effects in connection with any subsequent litigation in which
any Claimant may seek to enforce and/or collect upon any such claims and
such claims shall not be deemed to be“allowed”claims under section 502(a)
of title 11, United States Code (“Bankruptcy Code”) nor under any other
provision of the Bankruptcy Code; and (ii) evidentiary effect whatsoever
in connection with any subsequent litigation in which any Claimant may
seek to enforce and/or collect upon any such claims, and shall not preclude
any Insurer from introducing evidence in any such subsequent litigation.
Further, to the extent that Claimants seek to liquidate their claims so as to
access any insurance coverage that the Debtors may have, nothing in this
bankruptcy case shall be deemed to have altered, modified or amended
the terms and conditions of any insurance policy, and the Debtors’ respective Insurers specifically reserve all of their legal, equitable, and/or contractual rights, claims, defenses, exclusions and any other remedies under
their insurance policies and applicable non-bankruptcy law, including, but
not limited to, the right to deny coverage based upon the terms and condi-
tions of the policies, all of which are specifically reserved and preserved. CT
Corporation shall be appointed as agent for service of process (“Agent”), or
suchotherpartyacceptabletoanddesignatedbytheInsurers,inconnection
with any pending and/or future lawsuits against the Debtors; and Agent
shall promptly advise the Insurers (and any national coordinating defense
counsel) of the receipt of any such process and shall timely provide copies of
all such pleadings so received. Failure of any Claimant to timely serve Agent
shallbedeemedafailuretoadequatelyeffectserviceofprocesswithrespect
to any such suit.The agreement of the Insurers to the appointment of Agent
shall not be construed as an admission that coverage exists under any insurancepolicyfor anyclaim;
Any holder of an asbestos-related claim wishing to object to the inclusion of the
“insurance neutrality” language in the Final Decree may file a written objection
on or before July 19, 2016, and serve a copy of the objection upon the Trustee,
the Insurers and the United States Trustee (at their respective addresses set forth
below), OR you may appear at the Final Meeting, which will be held at 9:00 a.m.
on July 26, 2016, at the United States Bankruptcy Court, United States
Courthouse, Alexander Pirnie Federal Building, 10 Broad Street, Utica,
NewYork 13501 and state your objection on the record.
Mary Lannon Fangio,Chapter 7Trustee
Whitelaw & Fangio
247W.Fayette Street
Syracuse,NY 13202
Century Insurance Company,et al.;
TheTravelers Indemnity Company,et al.;
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company;
Continental Casualty Company,et al.;
Lamorak Insurance Company,et al.
c/o Leonard Goldberger,Esq.(counsel to
Century Insurance Company,et al.)
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MOVIES
Hollywood takes a walk on the weird side
Bryan Alexander
@BryAlexand
USA TODAY
Summer is starting with this
year’s wackiest weekend for
Hollywood stars at the box office.
Opening fare Friday includes
Elle Fanning in the flesh-eating
modeling world of The Neon Demon; dead Daniel Radcliffe farting
through a buddy movie with Paul
Dano in Swiss Army Man; and
Wiener-Dog, which follows a
dachshund passed from one oddball owner to the next — from
Greta Gerwig to Danny DeVito to
Ellen Burstyn.
Adding to the mix is Colin Farrell in The Lobster, the absurd
arthouse cult comedy that remains in the top 20 after a month
and a half in theaters.
“This is normally the season
where people are complaining
that everything is a superhero
movie or a sequel, (but) that’s
not the case this weekend,” says
Keith Simanton, editor of IMDb
In WienerDog, a
dachshund is
passed from
one quirky
character
to another,
including
Danny
DeVito.
.com. “There’s some unique content out there.”
Film historian Leonard Maltin
chalks it up to A-list actors looking for interesting, challenging
work with directors who bring a
strong point of view.
“When these movies become
talking points, it adds to the actors’ street cred, however bizarre
they are,” Maltin says.
A brief rundown:
THE NEON DEMON
ODD PLOT: Fanning’s not-so-inno-
cent aspiring model Jesse thrives
in the human-eat-human (literally) modeling world of Nicolas
Winding Refn’s look at society’s
narcissism.
STRANGEST MOMENT: After the
manager of her seedy hotel (Keanu Reeves) removes a mountain
lion from her room, Jesse imagines that he breaks in and sticks a
knife slowly down her throat.
IN SUMMARY: Neon Demon was
booed when it screened for critics
at Cannes Film Festival in May.
LINDA CALLERUS
“No one is ever going to say it’s
boring,” Fanning says.
SWISS ARMY MAN
ODD PLOT: A hopeless, stranded
man named Hank (Dano) befriends a flatulent corpse he calls
Manny (Radcliffe), who washes
ashore and helps him find his way
back home.
STRANGEST MOMENT: Hank uses
the dead Manny’s involuntarily
erect penis as a navigational
reflect the dog’s strange keepers
— from Doody to Wiener-Dog to
Cancer.
STRANGEST MOMENT: After the
pooch ingests a near-lethal dose
of granola, it unleashes a steady
stream of excrement to the
soundtrack of Debussy’s Clair
De Lune.
IN SUMMARY: The dog takes us
through the unusual world of
Welcome to the Dollhouse director
Todd Solondz.
THE LOBSTER
compass.
“The idea that you
can make a film that is so beautiful and reflective, but also so
gross and juvenile, seemed so exciting,” Radcliffe told USA
TODAY.
IN SUMMARY:
WIENER-DOG
ODD PLOT: The story is a series of
vignettes that follow a dachshund
through various owners, complete with name changes that
ODD PLOT: Farrell’s divorced architect David checks into a hotel
where he has 45 days to find a
mate or be turned into an animal
of his choosing.
STRANGEST MOMENT: Lisping
Man (John C. Reilly) breaks the
hotel’s ban on masturbation and
is forced by the manager to stick
his hand in a toaster.
IN SUMMARY: “It’s just really bizarre,” Farrell told USA TODAY
of Yorgos Lanthimos’ comedy, for
which he put on 45 pounds.
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48 Hours on ID Hired murder.
Crank Hitman will die if adrenaline drops. Jason Statham, Efren Ramirez (2006)
Crank 2: High Voltage Chelios’ heart has been hijacked. Jason Statham (2009)
Deadly Wives Woman ignites home.
Deadly Wives Missing husband.
Deadly Wives Wife suspected.
All in with Chris Hayes (N)
The Rachel Maddow Show (N)
Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (N) All in with Chris Hayes
Ridiculousness
Ridiculousness
Ridiculousness
Ridiculousness
Life Below Zero Stuck on the tundra.
Life Below Zero Winter ends. (N)
The Wild Atlantic The Gulf Stream.
The Wild Atlantic Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Ridiculous (N)
Deadly Wives Husband killed.
Ridiculous (N)
The Wild Atlantic Atlantic hurricanes.
The Wild Atlantic The Gulf Stream.
Full House
20/20 on OWN Fantasy.
20/20 on OWN Wife kills husband.
Pride & Prejudice Five sisters strive to get married. Keira Knightley (2005) (7:00)
Ridiculousness
Life Below Zero Winter ends.
Zookeeper Animals reveal they can talk. Kevin James, Rosario Dawson (2011)
20/20 on OWN Love gone awry.
Ladylike (N)
Life Below Zero Life in the wild. (N)
Full House
Friends
Friends
20/20 on OWN Fantasy.
Pride & Prejudice Five sisters strive to get married. Keira Knightley (2005)
Dirty Dancing A sheltered teenager falls for a dance instructor to the dismay of her father. (1987)
The Goonies A group of kids finds buried treasure. (1985)
Aliens: The Definitive Guide
Aliens: The Definitive Guide
Curiosity A dramatization.
Aliens: The Definitive Guide
Law Abiding Citizen Jamie Foxx (2009)
Lip Sync Battle Channing Tatum.
Lip Sync Battle (N)
Lip Sync Battle
Law & Order McCoy vs. judge.
Law & Order Cracking alibis.
Law & Order Rare coin murder.
Lip Sync Battle
Lip Sync Battle
Law & Order Corruption abounds.
Friday the 13th Jared Padalecki (2009)
Freddy vs. Jason Freddy enlists Jason Voorhees’ help. Robert Englund (2003)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
2 Broke Girls
Big Bang Theory
Conan Liam Hemsworth. (N)
2 Broke Girls
Big Bang Theory
2 Broke Girls
West Side Story A blossoming love affair in 1950s New York City is impeded by gang rivalry. (1961)
2 Broke Girls
The Music Man A con man charms a small town. (1962)
My 600-Lb. Life Woman can’t stand.
Extreme Weight Loss Weight struggles. Fat Chance Brian’s crush. (N)
The Last Ship
The Last Ship
The Green Mile A prison guard meets a special convict. Tom Hanks (1999)
Mysteries at the Museum
Mysteries at the Museum
Mysteries at the Museum Road sign.
My Big Fat Fabulous Life
Mysteries at the Museum
Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Comedy (N)
Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers
George Lopez
King of Queens
George Lopez Max’s bad friends.
Loves Raymond
WWE SmackDown
Loves Raymond
Loves Raymond
Queen of the South (N)
King of Queens
2 Fast 2 Furious Paul Walker (2003)
White Chicks Shawn Wayans (2004)
Love & Hip Hop Atlanta
Love & Hip Hop Atlanta
Love & Hip Hop Atlanta
King of the Road
King of the Road
King of the Road
King of the Road (N)
Braxton Family Values
Braxton Family Values (N)
Match Made in Heaven (N)
Braxton Family Values
Extreme Weather: The Survivors
So You Think You’d Survive?
So You Think You’d Survive?
So You Think You’d Survive?
Elementary Ransom demand.
Elementary Dead researcher.
Elementary Dead killer.
How Met Mother
How Met Mother
MOVIE NETWORKS
Outcast Kyle and reverend face strange Gone Girl After a man reports that his wife has gone missing on their fifth wedding anniversary,
case.
his strange behaviors lead people to wonder if he killed her. Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike (2014) (9:40)
The White Queen Son’s engagement to The Quick and the Dead A woman enters a shooting contest against some of the
princess at risk.
fastest guns in the West. Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe (1995) (10:05)
FXM Presents (N)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine A mutant witnesses a loved one’s
murder and seeks revenge on the killer. (2009)
Penny Dreadful Dr. Seward stumbles on Penny Dreadful Malcolm and others
a secret.
fight to save Vanessa.
Gigolos
Escorting teacher.
Gigolos
Psychic reading.
Blade II A vampire hunter battles creatures with an insatiable
bloodlust. Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson (2002) (10:35)
The Seven Five The crimes of an NYPD officer and the corruption in his precinct
are examined. Michael Dowd, Ken Eurell (2015)
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