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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2021
DOD rethinks how to array forces
Associated Press And it is advancing separately from big-dol- Hints of change were surfacing before Bi-
WASHINGTON — The Biden administra- lar questions about modernizing the strate- den took office.
tion faces a conundrum as it rethinks the po- gic nuclear force. In December, Gen. Mark Milley, chair-
sitioning of military forces around the world: Like the Trump administration, Biden’s man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke of his
How to focus more on China and Russia with- national security team views China, not mil- own view that technological and geopolitical
out retreating from longstanding Mideast itant extremists like al-Qaida or the Islamic change argue for rethinking old ways of orga-
threats — and to make this shift with poten- State group, as the No. 1 long-term security nizing and positioning forces.
tially leaner Pentagon budgets. challenge. Unlike his predecessor, Biden The very survival of U.S. forces will de-
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a sees great value in U.S. commitments to Eu- pend on adapting to the rise of China, the
monthslong “global posture” review just ropean nations in the NATO alliance. spread of technologies like artificial intelli-
days after taking office. It will assess how the That could lead to significant shifts in the gence and robotics, and the emergence of un-
United States can best arrange and support U.S. military “footprint” in the Middle East, conventional threats like pandemics and cli-
its far-flung network of troops, weapons, Europe and the Asia-Pacific, although such mate change, Milley said.
bases and alliances to buttress President Joe changes have been tried before with limited “Smaller will be better in the future. A
Biden’s foreign policy. success. The Trump administration, for ex- small force that is nearly invisible and unde-
The review is part of the administration’s ample, felt compelled to send thousands of tectable, that’s in a constant state of move-
effort to chart a path for a military still caught extra air and naval forces to the Persian Gulf ment, and is widely distributed — that would
in decades-old Mideast conflicts, facing flat area in 2019 in an effort to deter what it called be a force that is survivable,” he told a Wash-
or declining budgets and grappling with in- threats to regional stability. Biden has seen ington conference. “You’re not going to ac-
ternal problems like racism and extremism. reminders of this problem in recent days complish any objective if you’re dead.”
Its outcome could have a long-lasting im- with violence in Iraq and Afghanistan. Austin made a similar, narrower point last
pact on the military’s first priority: ensuring It might also mean a Biden embrace of re- month about the positioning of U.S. forces in
it is ready for war in an era of uncertain arms cent efforts by military commanders to seek Asia and the Pacific.
control. Also at stake are relations with allies more innovative ways to deploy forces, un- “There’s no question that we need a more
and partners, weakened in some cases by the tethered from permanent bases that carry resilient and distributed force posture in the
Trump administration’s “America first” ap- political, financial and security costs. A re- Indo-Pacific in response to China’s counter-
proach to diplomacy. cent example was a U.S. aircraft carrier visit intervention capabilities and approaches,
Austin’s review is closely related to a pend- to a Vietnamese port. Commanders see value supported by new operational concepts,”
ing administration decision on whether to in deploying forces in smaller groups on less Austin wrote in response to Senate questions
fulfill the prior administration’s promise to predictable cycles in order to keep China off posed in advance of his confirmation hear-
fully withdraw from Afghanistan this spring. balance. ing.
Contractors charged in Navy wastewater dumping scheme
BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS counts of submitting false claims, according ing to the Justice Department.
Stars and Stripes to a Justice Department statement Thurs- The wastewater was contaminated with
Three Japanese contractors were indict- day. oil, firefighting foam, chemicals and other
ed by a federal grand jury on charges they From 2007-20, Kanto Kosan received contaminants associated with ship oper-
defrauded the Navy in a 13-year scheme to about $120 million in Navy contracts, “tens ations, according to the indictment.
illegally dump untreated ship wastewater of millions of which related to the removal, Not only could releasing untreated water
they were hired to decontaminate, accord- treatment, and disposal of contaminated cause environmental issues such as pollu-
oily wastewater generated by U.S. Navy
ing to the U.S. Justice Department. tion, but “the appearance of U.S. Navy ships
ships” at bases in Yokosuka, Sasebo and
Sojiro Imahashi, president and CEO of dumping wastewater into Japanese waters
Okinawa, according to the statement.
the Yokohama, Japan-based Kanto Kosan would have undermined the U.S.-Japan
But instead of treating the wastewater ac-
Co., and two employees, Tsuyoshi Ifuku and cording to Japanese environmental stan- strategic relationship,” according to the in-
Yuki Yamamiya, were charged Tuesday in dards, the company allegedly dumped it in- dictment.
Washington, D.C., District Court with one to the ocean, according to the statement. If convicted, the defendants will be re-
count of conspiracy to make false claims The indictment alleges Kanto Kosan quired to pay back the government for
and commit ocean dumping and major would “minimally treat” the oily wastewa- funds fraudulently taken in addition to any
fraud against the United States; four counts ter to remove visible contaminants and then other punishments, according to the indict-
of major fraud against the U.S.; and six discharge the water into the ocean, accord- ment.PAGE 2 • STRIPES LITE • Sunday, February 21, 2021
New motto for US Army Europe, Africa
BY JOHN VANDIVER quarters. command said.
Stars and Stripes “The consolidation was a historic mo- The Army appears to have opted for
STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Army ment for us, and it’s important to show that command cohesion over originality, since
Europe and Africa is keeping “strong,” but we are moving forward as a command,” U.S. European Command’s motto also is
adding “together.” U.S. Army Europe and Africa Command “Stronger Together.”
“Stronger Together” is the new com- Sgt. Maj. Robert Abernethy said in a state- The togetherness theme also gels with
mand slogan, replacing the nearly 7-year- ment. “This new slogan says it all: We real- informal Africa Command slogans. Over
old guiding mantra of “Strong Europe,” ly are ‘Stronger Together.’” the years, AFRICOM commanders during
the Army announced Friday. The new name came after a contest that speeches have liked to reference the Afri-
The change was needed given the com- generated more than 200 submissions. can proverb: “If you want to go fast, go
mand’s expanded mission, which now in- Entries included “Commitment Across alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
cludes Africa after the consolidation that Continents,” “Freedom Forward,” “I’m happy with our new slogan, and it’s
elevated USAREUR-AF to a four-star “Strength Through Unity” and “Bridging been fun seeing how creative people got
command led by Gen. Christopher Cavoli. Continents.” with their submissions,” Abernethy said.
In November, U.S. Army Europe merged “Stronger Together” was submitted by “But, more importantly, I’m glad we were
with U.S. Army Africa, which fall under multiple people and was the pick of U.S. able to come together as a community in
the command of Cavoli’s Wiesbaden head- Army Europe and Africa leadership, the making our decision.”
Residents reassured after Air Force base in Japan
deaths at Yokota air base sees a junior golf boom
BY SETH ROBSON On Feb. 9, while the search BYSETH ROBSON sual rounds.
Stars and Stripes for Balint was still underway, Stars and Stripes When other sports and activ-
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan the base announced the death YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan ities shut down, and even
— The commander of the of a Defense Department de- — Junior golf is thriving at when schools closed last year,
largest U.S. military base in pendent identified a week later the home of U.S. Forces Japan the golf sessions continued,
Tokyo has moved to assure as Kayla Ash, wife of a 374th in western Tokyo, as dozens of Bowman said.
residents they are safe after Logistics Readiness Squadron youngsters seek out alterna- “We chose to keep doing
the body of a man who had member. tives to team sports and other this,” he said. “[Air Force
been missing for 16 days was Campbell, in his video mess- activities that were shut down leadership] didn’t give us a
found in his own apartment age Thursday, offered condo- because of the coronavirus. reason to stop it. The rule was,
building on the installation. lences to the families and Dozens of masked kid gol- just don’t get COVID.”
“Over the past 12 months our friends of those who lost loved fers swarmed Yokota’s Par 3 Some of the golf kids have
base has experienced the course and driving range been quarantined because of
ones.
deaths of six members,” Col. Thursday for their weekly contacts with cases in the
“I also want to reassure our
practice session. Participation community but no infections
Andrew Campbell, who leads community that these deaths,
has grown steadily over the have been linked to golf, Bow-
Yokota’s 374th Airlift Wing, while each tragic, reflect no
past year, from 60 kids to 90, man said.
said in a video message posted known danger to our communi-
according to Yokota golf cap- “It’s fun but everybody gets
on the base’s official Facebook ty at large … any danger to the
tain and PGA professional Pa- to kind of stay away from each
page Thursday evening. community that an investiga- trick Bowman, one of four other,” he said. “We’ve never
The most recent reported tion might discover would have coaches working with the had a scare.”
death was that of Trevor Ba- been or will be appropriately kids. The junior golf sessions,
lint, 34, of Hubbard, Ohio. Ba- addressed,” he said. “COVID-19 has boosted the which are an official PGA pro-
lint, the spouse of Defense De- The Air Force is still investi- numbers,” he said. gram, aren’t intended to
partment computer program- gating the deaths of both Balint Ninety Yokota kids are groom future professionals.
mer and analyst Britni Balint, and Ash. In November, a probe signed up for $75-a-year ju- They’re supposed to be a fun
disappeared Feb. 1, prompting was launched into the death of nior golf memberships in two social activity, Bowman said.
a search of the base from the a Security Forces dog handler, teams — the Tama Hawks The kids learn the basics of
ground and the air. His body Senior Airman Edwin Leyva, and the Fuji Flyers. About 25 swinging, chipping and putting
was found Tuesday morning in who was pronounced dead of their moms have formed along with golf ethics, such as
the eastside housing tower Nov. 1 at Yokota’s Urgent Care their own group — the Cherry fixing divots and pitch marks
where the couple lived. Center. Blossoms — and meet for ca- and raking bunkers.
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Stars dimmed for 2 Dem governors
Associated Press partisanship, even landing himself in an ad quite a bit about questions about his lead-
ALBANY, N.Y. — At the outset of the cor- for President Donald Trump. ership style and the success of his leader-
onavirus pandemic, two Democratic gover- But ultimately it was their actions, not ship during COVID,” said Christina Greer,
nors on opposite ends of the country were their tone or words, that brought them a political science professor at Fordham
hailed as heroes for their leadership in a down to earth. University. “The governor wrote a book
crisis. Now they’re leaders on the ropes. While the coronavirus may have first touting his accomplishments, and we don’t
Andrew Cuomo of New York and Gavin landed on U.S. soil on the West Coast, it ex- know if we’re halfway out of the pandem-
Newsom of California are embroiled in dis- ploded into public consciousness in March ic.”
tinct political woes. For Cuomo, it’s a feder- as New York City was wracked by a hideous The meltdown in California has been
al investigation into whether his adminis- outbreak. As the epidemic spiraled, Cuomo more gradual. A month after Cuomo re-
tration sought to hide the true toll of the on March 25 issued a directive barring leased his coronavirus book, an embar-
pandemic. For Newsom, it’s fending off a nursing homes from refusing patients rassed Newsom was apologizing for attend-
recall effort fueled by opposition to his lock- based solely on a COVID-19 diagnosis. Cuo- ing a lobbyist’s birthday party at the posh
downs — and his own personal missteps. mo defended the directive as an effort to French Laundry restaurant, even as he was
But for both men the bottom line is clear: prevent catastrophic hospital overcrowd- telling Californians to avoid gatherings.
If you’re not careful, the same crisis that ing and discrimination against virus pa- Republicans had circulated recall pet-
can raise your stock can just as easily bring tients. itions against Newsom months before, com-
you down. But the nursing home issue exploded on- plaining about his handling of homeless-
Cuomo and Newsom both seized the mo- to the political scene with two recent reve- ness and the economy, but they shifted to
ment in their own ways. Cuomo went on tel- lations. First, the state’s Democratic attor- include his COVID-19 response in their
evision for daily briefings that were pater- ney general chastised the Cuomo adminis- complaints and began racking up signa-
nal, almost philosophical, and also sharply tration for minimizing the death toll at tures.
critical of the Trump administration. They nursing homes by excluding certain fatal- Stutzman said Newsom is suffering for
became must-see TV across the country, ities from the count. Cuomo’s administra- failing to provide the smooth, efficient gov-
aided in part by his CNN news host brother. tion then revealed at least 15,000 people liv- ernment he promised when elected. But
Newsom, meanwhile, instituted early lock- ing in long-term care facilities have died of part of his fall, and Cuomo’s, was inevitable
downs, and for a time his state avoided the COVID-19, nearly double the number Cuo- because they are no longer being compared
worst of the virus. He was a smoother, reas- mo had initially disclosed. to Trump and his often hands-off approach
suring presence. He studiously avoided “The nursing homes story really exposed to the virus response.
Vaccinated people All UK adults to get 1st
should wear masks vaccine dose by July 31
Associated Press adults, have had at least one
Associated Press But the Centers for Disease LONDON — The British gov- shot since inoculations began
You’re fully vaccinated against Control and Prevention hasn’t yet ernment declared Sunday that on Dec. 8.
the coronavirus — now what? changed its guidelines: At least every adult in the country Britain is delaying giving sec-
Don’t expect to shed your mask for now, people should follow the should get a first coronavirus ond vaccine doses until 12
and get back to normal activities same rules as everybody else vaccine shot by July 31, at least weeks after the first, rather
right away. about wearing a mask, keeping a a month earlier than its previ- than three to four weeks, in or-
That’s going to be a disappoint- 6-foot distance and avoiding ous target, as it prepared to set der to give more people partial
ment, if not a shock, to many peo- crowds — even after they’ve got- out a “cautious” plan to ease the protection quickly. The ap-
ple. ten their second vaccine dose. U.K.’s lockdown. proach has been criticized in
Vaccines in use so far require
In Miami, Noemi Caraballo, 81, The new target also aims for some countries — and by Pfiz-
two doses, and experts say espe-
got her second dose on Tuesday everyone 50 and over and those er, which says it does not have
cially don’t let your guard down
and is looking forward to seeing with an underlying health con- any data to support the interval
after the first dose.
friends, resuming fitness classes
In a webcast exchange, Dr. An-
dition to get their first of two — but it is backed by the U.K.
and running errands after nearly thony Fauci only could point to vaccine shots by April 15, rather government’s scientific advis-
a year of being extremely cau- the CDC’s recommendations, than the previous date of May 1. ers.
tious, even ordering groceries on- which so far are mum about ex- The early success of Britain’s News of the new vaccine tar-
line. ceptions for vaccinated people vaccination effort is welcome gets came as Prime Minister
“Her line is, ‘I’m tired of talking getting together. “Hang on,” he good news for a country that has Boris Johnson met Sunday with
to the cats and the parrots,’” said told the woman, saying he expect- had more than 120,000 corona- senior ministers to finalize a
her daughter Susan Caraballo. ed updates to the guidelines as virus deaths, the highest toll in “road map” out of the national
“She wants to do things and talk to more people get the coveted Europe. More than 17.2 million lockdown that he plans to an-
people.” shots. people, a third of the country’s nounce on Monday.PAGE 4 • STRIPES LITE • Sunday, February 21, 2021
Frozen pipes, electric woes as cold eases
Associated Press out, and patches of snow were mia, including homeless peo- tions she said would benefit
DALLAS — Higher temper- melting. Snowmen slumped. ple and those inside buildings from the donations.
atures spread across the south- Linda Nguyen woke up in a with no power or heat. Others The storms left more than
ern United States on Saturday, Dallas hotel room Saturday died in car accidents on icy 300,000 still without power
bringing relief to a winter- morning with an assurance she roads or from suspected car- across the country Saturday,
weary region that faces a chal- hadn’t had in nearly a week: bon monoxide poisoning. many of them in Texas, Loui-
lenging clean-up and expen- She and her cat had some- Roughly half the deaths re- siana and Mississippi.
sive repairs from days of ex- where to sleep with power and ported so far occurred in Tex- More than 50,000 Oregon
treme cold and widespread water. as, with multiple fatalities also electricity customers were
power outages. Electricity had been re- in Tennessee, Kentucky, Ore- among those without power,
In hard-hit Texas, where stored to her apartment on gon and a few other Southern more than a week after an ice
millions were warned to boil Wednesday. But when Nguyen and Midwestern states. storm ravaged the electrical
tap water before drinking it, arrived home from work the A Tennessee farmer died grid. Portland General Elec-
the warm-up was expected to next evening, she found a trying to save two calves from tric had hoped to have service
last for several days. The thaw soaked carpet. A pipe had a frozen pond. back to all but 15,000 custom-
produced burst pipes through- burst in her bedroom. President Joe Biden’s office ers by Friday night. But the
out the region, adding to the “It’s essentially unlivable,” said Saturday he has declared utility discovered additional
list of woes from severe condi- said Nguyen, 27, who works in a major disaster in Texas, di- damage in previously inacces-
tions that were blamed for real estate. “Everything is recting federal agencies to sible areas.
more than 70 deaths. completely ruined.” help in the recovery. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown or-
By Saturday afternoon, the Deaths attributed to the U.S. Rep. Alexandria Oca- dered the National Guard to go
sun had come out in Dallas and weather include a man at an sio-Cortez, a New York Demo- door-to-door in some areas to
temperatures were nearing Abilene health care facility crat, tweeted Saturday that she check on residents’ welfare. At
the 50s. People emerged to where the lack of water pres- helped raise more than $3 mil- its peak, what was the worst ice
walk and jog in residential sure made medical treatment lion toward relief. She was so- storm in 40 years knocked out
neighborhoods after days in- impossible. Officials also re- liciting help for a Houston food power to more than 350,000
doors. Many roads had dried ported deaths from hypother- bank, one of 12 Texas organiza- customers.
Customers and staff fired back Parts fall from sky
in Colo. plane scare
at shooter; 3 dead after attack Associated Press
Associated Press ble condition. He said there were multiple BROOMFIELD — David Delucia was
METAIRIE, La. — A person entered a shooters. settling back into his airplane seat and start-
gun store and shooting range in a New Or- “We’re trying to put it all together,” the ing to relax on his way to a long-awaited va-
leans suburb and fatally shot two people sheriff said during a short briefing. cation when a huge explosion and flash of
Saturday, prompting customers and staff to None of the dead or wounded were imme- light interrupted an in-flight announcement
open fire on the shooter, a sheriff said. The diately identified and details remained un- and put him in survival mode.
shooter also died. clear. The Boeing 777-200, headed from Denver
The shooting happened around 2:50 p.m. Tyrone Russell and Wanetta Joseph were to Honolulu on Saturday with 231 passen-
at the Jefferson Gun Outlet in the suburb of both in a conceal-and-carry course at the gers and 10 crew aboard, suffered a cata-
Metairie, according to a release from the store when they heard what they both de- strophic failure in its right engine and
Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. scribed as rapid firing. They said the gun- flames erupted under the wing as the plane
Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said the shooter fire sounded much louder than the usual began to lose altitude.
initially struck two people inside, and then muffled shooting that they are used to hear- As Delucia and his wife prepared for the
several other people — whether employees ing inside the shooting range. worst, people in this Denver suburb reacted
or store customers — opened fire on the “It got extremely loud, like a bomb al- in horror as huge pieces of the engine casing
shooter, both inside and outside of the build- most,” said Joseph, who hid with other stu- and chunks of fiberglass rained down on
ing. dents under a table — not knowing if there sports fields and streets and lawns, just mis-
Guns and ammunition are sold in the were multiple shooters or if one was near sing one home and crushing a truck. The ex-
front of the outlet that faces a main thor- the classroom. One instructor stayed with plosion, visible from the ground, left a trail
oughfare through Jefferson Parish. Cus- the students while two others left the room of black smoke in the sky, and tiny pieces of
tomers who want to frequent the gun range and headed toward the sound of gunfire. insulation filled the air like ash.
generally go around to the side entrance of Russell said that when he was led out, he The plane landed safely at Denver Inter-
the building. Staff who work there often could see a guy “laid out” in the parking lot national Airport, and no one on board or on
wear a sidearm. not far from his car, which was struck by the ground was hurt, authorities said. But
Lopinto said two other people were also bullets. He described seeing shattered both those in the air and on the ground were
hit by gunfire and were hospitalized in sta- glass, bullet casings strewn about the store. deeply shaken.Sunday, February 21, 2021 • S T R I P E S L I T E • PAGE 5
AMERICAN ROUNDUP
Man accused of faking of cyberstalking and one count equipment to view what was in- ed covert videos and photo-
of second-degree identity theft side. graphs up the skirts of young
kidnapping to evade work were filed against Andrew Fin- The day-old kittens and their women, prosecutors allege. The
seth. mother were found along with a
AZ CASA GRANDE —
Arizona police said a
man who claimed he had been
Finseth allegedly sent four
threatening emails to Council-
note stating they had been born.
“Mom’s name is Sprinkles,”
Chicago Tribune reported that
attorney David. A. Axelrod, who
filed the suit, alleges that 2,000
kidnapped later confessed dur- member Kshama Sawant from the note also read. “She began videos came from a hidden shoe
ing an interview that he made a fellow firefighter’s email in giving birth at 2 p.m.”
web came and others came from
up the story up to avoid work. December 2020 and January
2021. The email address was il-
Police: Mechanic crushed a camera positioned over a toilet.
Police said they found Bran-
don Soules near a water tower legally accessed, the prosecu- to death by elevator Nonbiodegradable
with his hands bound behind his tor’s office said. NEW YORK — A 25- balloon releases banned
back and a bandana stuffed in The emails expressed a NY year-old mechanic
his mouth, the Casa Grande Dis-
patch reported.
strong dislike for Sawant and
her performance as a council-
member and warned her to “get
was crushed to death when an
elevator he was working on fell VA RICHMOND — Vir-
ginia lawmakers ap-
Soules told police that two on him in the Bronx, authorities proved legislation that would
masked men had kidnapped out of the city or else.” said. ban the intentional release of all
him, knocked him unconscious, Fire damages 8 boats Police said the victim was nonbiodegradable balloons and
then left him where he was pronounced dead at a local hos- slap offenders with a civil fine of
found. docked at marina pital. $25 per balloon.
Coolidge detectives conduct-
ed an investigation that found
no evidence that a kidnapping
CA DANA POINT — A
25-foot powerboat
sunk after it exploded and
A city Department of Build-
ings spokesperson said me-
chanics working for Champion
The legislation was backed by
environmentalists and resi-
dents who live along the state’s
or assault had occurred. sparked a fire, damaging seven Elevator Corp. were perform- shoreline and regularly com-
Sewer break discharges other boats at a Southern Cali- ing modernization work on the
plain about litter from foil and
fornia marina, authorities said. elevator when it fell down the
wastewater into river One person was assessed by shaft and crushed one of the me-
latex balloons on beaches and
paramedics, but declined to be chanics. the potential harm to marine
DE DOVER — A force
main break caused
wastewater to flow into a Dela-
treated or transported to a hos-
pital, Orange County Fire Au-
Lawyer: Owner used shoe
animals by ingesting balloon
remnants.
ware river, and people in the vi- thority Captain Thanh Nguyen camera to film employees Neglected horses up for
cinity were being advised to told the Orange County Regis-
take precautions, officials said.
The Delaware Department of
ter.
An investigation is underway.
IL FRANKFORT — The adoption after seizure
owner of three subur-
Natural Resources and Envi-
ronmental Control said the Kent
Police find kittens in
ban Chicago restaurants who is
criminally charged with secret- CT MONTVILLE
Eight malnourished
—
ly filming up the skirts of female and neglected horses seized by
County Levy Court Public ‘suspicious package’ employees may have used a the state last year from a Con-
Works is looking into the break
which allowed the spill into the
St. Jones River.
OH NEW MIAMI — A
police bomb squad
responding to a suspicious
camera in his shoe to make
nearly 2,000 videos, attorneys
said.
necticut farm are available for
adoption, officials said.
Attorney General William
Firefighter charged after package call at an Ohio church The allegations against Mi- Tong and Department of Agri-
made an unexpected discovery: chael Papandrea, 59, of Frank-
threats to Councilmember six newborn kittens and their fort, were included in a news re-
culture Commissioner Bryan
Hurlburt announced the state
WA SEATTLE — The
King County Prose-
cutor’s Office filed criminal
mother inside a duffel bag.
The Butler County Sheriff’s
Office said its bomb squad was
lease by attorneys who filed a
lawsuit in Cook County Circuit
Court on behalf of eight women
has secured permanent custody
of the animals, which received
charges against a Seattle fire- called to a church in New Mia- and girls who once worked for extensive medical care and re-
fighter who authorities said sent mi. When the responding offi- Papandrea. habilitation at the state’s Second
threatening emails to a City cers heard purring instead of A hard drive seized by au- Chance Large Animal Rehabil-
Councilmember. ticking coming from the black thorities last year contained itation Program in Niantic.
KOMO reported two counts bag, they used their X-ray more than 24,000 recently delet- — From The Associated PressPAGE 6 • STRIPES LITE • Sunday, February 21, 2021
Djokovic wins 9th Australian Open
Associated Press one stretch and beat Medvedev 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 No. 1 in the rankings at least through March
MELBOURNE, Australia — Maybe, just for a third consecutive Australian Open tro- 8. That will give him 311 weeks there, break-
maybe, the thinking went, Novak Djokovic phy. ing another mark held by Federer.
would be just a tad more susceptible to “Definitely, emotionally, the most chal- His goals now are squarely on Grand
trouble this time around at the Australian lenging Grand Slam that I ever had, with ev- Slams, even more than before.
Open. erything that was happening — injury, off- Put Djokovic’s nine triumphs in Australia
After all, he tore an abdominal muscle in the-court stuff, quarantines,” Djokovic said. alongside five at Wimbledon, three at the
the third round and wasn't sure he could “A roller-coaster ride.” U.S. Open and one at the French Open. The
continue to compete. Entering Sunday, Djo- When the match ended after less than two math looks good for him: He is about a year
kovic ceded five sets in the tournament, the hours, Djokovic went to the sideline, lifted younger than Nadal and 6½ years younger
most he ever dropped en route to a major his white shirt and peeled pieces of beige than Federer.
final. And to top it all off, he was facing Da- athletic tape from his stomach. “I do enjoy the success every single time
niil Medvedev, owner of a 20-match win- “I was quite worried," Djokovic said even more,” Djokovic said, “because I know
ning streak. about the injury. “I did not (think) realisti- that the longer the time passes, the more dif-
Yeah, right. We’re talking about Djokovic cally that I could actually play. I didn’t know ficult it’s going to become."
at Melbourne Park, where his dominance is until two hours before the fourth-round The No. 4-seeded Medvedev was appear-
most certainly intact — nine finals, nine match." ing in his second Slam final; he was the run-
championships. Plus, he's still gaining on Dealing with what he called “bearable” ner-up to Nadal at the 2019 U.S. Open.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the pain, Djokovic improved to a combined 18-0 The 25-year-old from Russia had won 12
Grand Slam standings, now up to 18 overall, in semifinals and finals on Melbourne's in a row against Top 10 opponents, but try-
two shy of the men’s record those rivals hard courts. ing to solve Djokovic in Australia is a unique
share. “Probably, it’s not your last one,” Medve- challenge.
Djokovic used improved serving, along dev said. “I have no words to say.” “He’s really good (at) reading an oppo-
with his usual relentless returning and Djokovic, a 33-year-old from Serbia, has nent’s game,” Medvedev said, “knowing
baseline excellence to grab 11 of 13 games in won six of the last 10 majors and will stay at what you will do next, how to beat you.”
Players who opted out of short season eager to be back on field
Associated Press a.m.,” he said. “I had baseball on TV all day ing back on the field and stuff like that.”
David Price spent much of 2020 in front long, East Coast games and West Coast Teams have concerns about overtaxing
of his television, watching from afar as his games.” pitchers after last year’s abbreviated
Los Angeles Dodgers chased an elusive Coming back after all that wasn’t a hard workloads, and those apprehensions are
World Series championship. decision. even stronger for pitchers like Ross who
Trepidation about playing baseball “I feel like our team and MLB handled it didn’t pitch at all. It doesn’t help that the
through a pandemic trumped his urge to extremely well,” Price said. “I know they 27-year-old has a checkered health history,
play — but that doesn’t mean the 2012 AL had a lot of protocols they had to go including Tommy John surgery in 2017.
Cy Young Award winner never thought through. The training staff were bending “We have to be very careful,” Washing-
about an early return. over backwards to keep guys COVID free. ton manager Dave Martinez said. “I know
“It definitely crossed my mind,” Price “We have a lot more information on it it’s been (3½) years since he’s had Tommy
said Friday from Dodgers spring training now,” he added. “All of that played into the John, but we want to keep him healthy.”
in Glendale, Ariz. “But I didn’t want to just decision to play this year. I knew I wanted The Mets have similar concerns for Stro-
come back to be back. I wanted to come to play this year.” man, a 5-foot-7 right-hander who tore a
back to stay.” Nationals right-hander Joe Ross echoed muscle in his left calf last July and opted
Sixteen months since his last competi- that sentiment. He hasn’t pitched since out a few weeks later. Fiery and confident
tive game, Price is indeed back, just like starting Game 5 of the 2019 World Series, as always, Stroman thinks he’s put in the
many of the nearly 20 big leaguers who opt- passing on a chance to defend the title be- work necessary to enter the season full
ed out of the coronavirus-shortened 2020 cause of all the uncertainties at the time bore.
season — a list including All-Stars like San about the effectiveness of MLB’s protocols. “I never have to get ready because I stay
Francisco’s Buster Posey, Milwaukee’s Lo- After early season outbreaks on the Car- ready,” he said. “I’m ready to rock. I’m
renzo Cain, the New York Mets’ Marcus dinals and Marlins, MLB adjusted its safe- ready to go out there and throw 200-plus in-
Stroman and Washington’s Ryan Zimmer- ty guidelines and successfully played nings like I do every year. My preparations
man. through the end of the season. The league are elite.”
Traded from Boston to the Dodgers last has enhanced its protocols this spring, in- An agreement between the league and
February, the 35-year-old Price pitched in cluding the introduction of electronic con- union promised that players deemed high-
spring exhibitions for LA before deciding tact tracing wristbands for players to wear risk for serious COVID-19 symptoms
to go home. Instead of playing, he did what around team facilities. would still be paid in 2020 if they opted out.
many Americans have done with their un- “Everything so far has been going Those who weren’t high-risk were still al-
expected time — he watched a lot of TV. great,” Ross said. “It’s kind of a normal, lowed to skip the season, but they had to
“On the West Coast, baseball starts at 10 quote-unquote, spring training as far as be- forgo their salaries.Sunday, February 21, 2021 • S T R I P E S L I T E • PAGE 7
Hurtful loss: Duke edges No. 7 Virginia
Associated Press third straight. Miller his 300th victory in program history
DURHAM, N.C. — Freshman Jaemyn The Cyclones (2-16, 0-13) trailed by as while avoiding their first three-game skid of
Brakefield scored the go-ahead basket on a many as 21 in the first half before rallying to the season.
reverse layup with 1:58 left and Duke came a 46-45 lead on Tre Jackson’s three-pointer Evan Mobley scored 19 of his 23 points in
up with a final-possession stop and upset with 11:29 remaining. The Sooners respon- the second half for USC (18-4, 12-3).
No. 7 Virginia 66-65 on Saturday night. ded with a 16-4 run. Kentucky 70, No. 19 Tennessee 55:
Matthew Hurt scored 22 points to lead the No. 10 Villanova 68, Connecticut 60: Isaiah Jackson scored 16 points and the vis-
Blue Devils (10-8, 8-6 Atlantic Coast Con- Collin Gillespie scored 20 points and Jere- iting Wildcats matched a season high with
ference). They claimed a much-needed miah Robinson-Earl had 17 points and 11 re- their third straight victory.
third straight win to improve their uncer- bounds to help the host Wildcats win. Davion Mintz hit all five of his three-point
tain chances of making the NCAA Tourna- Justin Moore added 11 points for Villano- shots in the first half and had 15 points for
ment. va (14-3, 9-2 Big East). Kentucky (8-13, 7-7 Southeastern Confer-
Brakefield’s scoring drive, while drawing James Bouknight, in his second game ence). Victor Bailey scored 18 points for the
a foul on Jay Huff, finally got Duke a slim back after missing eight due to elbow sur- Volunteers (15-6, 8-6).
lead. Freshman DJ Steward had a chance to gery, scored 21 points for the Huskies (10-6, No. 20 Missouri 93, South Carolina 78:
increase the margin, but missed the front 7-6). Dru Smith scored 17 points, Mark Smith
end of a 1-and-1 free-throw opportunity with No. 13 West Virginia 84, No. 12 Texas had 13 and the Tigers won on the road to end
9.6 seconds left. 82: Sean McNeil and the Mountaineers a three-game losing streak.
No. 1 Gonzaga 106, San Diego 69: Drew erased a 19-point deficit in the second half, Missouri (14-6, 7-6 Southeastern Confer-
Timme scored 17 of his 21 points in the first then withstood a flurry of last-second mis- ence) opened a 19-point lead in the first half
half, Jalen Suggs added 17 points and the ses to hold off the host Longhorns. and stayed comfortably in front the rest of
host Bulldogs won their 26th straight game. McNeil played only two minutes in the the way.
Corey Kispert added 16 points to help first half after picking up two fouls, and AJ Lawson had 22 points for the Game-
Gonzaga (22-0, 13-0 West Coast) get its 14th scored all 16 of his points after the break. cocks (5-11, 3-9).
straight victory against the Toreros and Miles McBride had 17 for West Virginia No. 25 San Diego State 75, Fresno
49th consecutive win at home. (15-6, 8-4 Big 12). State 57: Jordan Schakel scored 14 points
No. 5 Illinois 94, Minnesota 63: Ayo Do- Courtney Ramey scored a career-best 28 — 12 on three-pointers in the first half —
sunmu had 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 as- points for Texas (13-6, 7-5) , making a ca- and the visiting Aztecs earned their eighth
sists for his second triple-double of the sea- reer-high seven three-point baskets in eight straight victory.
son, Kofi Cockburn scored 22 points in 24 attempts. Matt Mitchell and Terrell Gomez scored
minutes, and the Illini cruised past the host No. 23 Kansas 67, No. 15 Texas Tech 13 apiece for San Diego State (17-4, 11-3
Gophers for their seventh consecutive vic- 61: Christian Braun hit a corner three with Mountain West).
tory. 24 seconds left, David McCormack scored Deon Stroud scored 17 points for the Bull-
Trent Frazier added 15 points and six 17 points and the host Jayhawks beat the dogs (9-9, 7-9).
steals to help Illinois (16-5, 12-3) stay in sec- Red Raiders. North Carolina 99, Louisville 54: Day-
ond place in the bruising Big Ten with two Ochai Agbaji had 14 points, and Jalen ’Ron Sharpe had 21 points, 11 rebounds and
weeks to go in league play. The Illini had a Wilson added 11 for Kansas (17-7, 11-5 Big two blocks to lead five Tar Heels scoring in
31-8 edge in fast-break points, shot 56% 12). Braun and Marcus Garrett each had 10 double figures and host North Carolina
from the floor and forced 18 turnovers by points. trailed for just 29 seconds.
Minnesota (13-10, 6-10). Marcus Santos-Silva and Kevin McCullar Kerwin Walton had a career-high 19
Freshman Jamal Mashburn Jr. led Min- each scored 12 points for Texas Tech (14-7, points on 7-of-10 shooting, Armando Bacot
nesota with 16 points and six rebounds, with 6-6). scored 14, Garrison Brooks 12 and Walker
his father, former NBA player Jamal Mash- No. 16 FSU 79, Pittsburgh 72: Raiquan Kessler added 10 for UNC (14-7, 8-5 ACC).
burn, watching in person for the first time in Gray had 16 points and eight rebounds and Army 69, Holy Cross 65: Josh Caldwell
his college career. the Seminoles won on the road for their had 13 points as the host Black Knights held
No. 8 Alabama 82, Vanderbilt 78: Jaden third straight victory. on to beat the Crusaders.
Shackelford scored a season-high 27 points Malik Osborne had 12 points and nine re- Lonnie Grayson had 12 points and six re-
and the host Crimson Tide beat the Commo- bounds, and RayQuan Evans also scored 12 bounds for Army (10-6, 6-5 Patriot League).
dores to move within a victory of clinching points for FSU (13-3, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Con- Alex King added 11 points. Jalen Rucker
at least a share of their first Southeastern ference). Justin Champagnie had 21 points had 10 points.
Conference regular-season title in 19 years. and 10 rebounds for the Panthers (9-9, 5-8). Navy 72, American 60: Greg Summers
Jahvon Quinerly made a late three-point- Arizona 81, No. 17 Southern California had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lift the
er and a clinching free throw with 2 seconds 72: James Akinjo scored 20 points and the Midshipmen to a a road win.
left to help Alabama (18-5, 13-1) turn back visiting Wildcats ended the Pac-12-leading Patrick Dorsey had 15 points and six re-
the Commodores (6-12, 2-10). Trojans’ seven-game winning streak. bounds for Navy (12-2, 9-1 Patriot League),
No. 9 Oklahoma 66, Iowa State 56: Aus- Jordan Brown had 19 points and 13 re- which earned its fourth straight road victo-
tin Reaves scored 20 points to lead the Soon- bounds. Azuolas Tubelis added 16 points ry. Daniel Deaver added 10 points and sev-
ers to a road win. and a career-high 15 rebounds for Arizona en rebounds. Cam Davis had 10 points and
Oklahoma (14-5, 9-4 Big 12) has won three (15-8, 9-8 Pac-12), which gave coach Sean eight rebounds.PAGE 8 • STRIPES LITE • Sunday, February 21, 2021
Avs down Golden Knights in Nunn, Butler
lead Heat in
delayed game at Lake Tahoe defeat of Lakers
Associated Press
Associated Press around freezing led to poor if you look up at the sun, the LOS ANGELES — Kendrick Nunn
ice conditions that had play- cloud cover is everywhere scored 27 points, Jimmy Butler had 24
STATELINE, Nev. — The ers and officials repeatedly but where the sun is, and it points and eight rebounds, and the Miami
setting was spectacular but falling because of holes on did a number on the ice.” Heat held off the Los Angeles Lakers 96-94
the ice conditions were far the ice. The game was halted af- on Saturday night in an NBA Finals re-
from it, leading to a more The game resumed 8 ter the first period at 12:55 match.
than eight-hour delay be- hours, 7 minutes with the p.m. PST. Workers covered Bam Adebayo had 16 points and 10 re-
tween the first and second Avalanche leading 1-0. Col- the ice soon after before re- bounds for the Heat in the teams’ first
period of the outdoor game orado won the game 3-2. moving the cover after the meeting since the Lakers won their 17th
between the Vegas Golden “We’ve done over 30 out- sun went down. championship with a six-game victory over
Knights and Colorado Ava- door games,” Commission- Bettman said some play- Miami four months ago.
lanche at Lake Tahoe. er Gary Bettman told broad- ers wanted to keep playing LeBron James had 19 points, nine assists
The NHL decided to halt caster NBC. “This has been while others didn’t, but the and nine rebounds for Los Angeles. The de-
the game Saturday after- the most difficult weather final decision was made in fending NBA champions lost their second
noon because bright sun circumstance we’ve had, consultation with the union straight game without starters Anthony
and temperatures hovering and it’s a beautiful day. But because of safety. Davis and Dennis Schröder.
James stole the Heat’s inbounds pass
with 8.4 seconds left to create one last
Penguins edge Islanders chance for the Lakers, but the 17-time All-
Star passed off to Alex Caruso, who missed
a three-pointer at the buzzer.
in Crosby’s 1,000th game Hornets 102, Warriors 100: Seconds af-
ter Golden State’s Draymond Green was
ejected, Terry Rozier hit an off-balance
jumper from the left corner as time expired
Associated Press scored his second NHL goal, Artemi Pana-
to give host Charlotte a wild victory.
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby had two rin had two assists and New York made the
Rozier — who had 36 points — made the
assists in his 1,000th NHL game and the best of a new-look lineup, winning at Wash-
winner after Green received two technical
Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Islanders 3-2 ington for its second consecutive victory.
fouls and was ejected with 9.3 seconds for
on Saturday. Wild 5, Ducks 1: Kevin Fiala had two
arguing the outcome of a jump ball.
Kris Letang scored twice, including a tie- goals and an assist, Kaapo Kahkonen made
The Warriors were leading by two when
breaking goal in the third period, to help 26 saves and Minnesota won at Anaheim to
officials ruled Hornets coach James Borre-
Pittsburgh win for the fourth time in five sweep the two-game set.
games. Mike Matheson also scored, and Hurricanes 4, Lightning 0: Alex Nedelj- go had called a timeout as Gordon Hayward
Tristan Jarry made 33 saves. kovic made 24 saves for first NHL shutout came down with the jump ball. Green be-
Jordan Eberle and Brock Nelson scored and host Carolina beat Tampa Bay. gan jumping around the court, screaming
for New York. The Islanders have dropped Sharks 5, Blues 4: Logan Couture scored at officials that Golden State had tied up
two straight following a season-high eight- his second goal of the game midway Hayward and it should have been another
game points streak. through the third period and San Jose won jump ball.
Crosby became the 25th active skater to at St. Louis. Suns 128, Grizzlies 97: Devin Booker
play in 1,000 games. He’s also the first play- Sabres 3, Devils 2: Sam Reinhart scored scored 23 points, hitting five of Phoenix’s
er in Penguins history to play 1,000 games two goals and Buffalo won at New Jersey to franchise-record 24 three-pointers, and
with the team. snap a four-game losing streak. Chris Paul passed Oscar Robertson for six
Oilers 7, Flames 1: Connor McDavid Kings 4, Coyotes 2: Alex Iafallo scored place on the NBA’s career assist list in a
scored a natural hat trick and added two as- two goals, Cal Peterson stopped 22 shots romp over hist Memphis.
sists, leading host Edmonton in a rout of Cal- and Los Angeles won at Arizona for its Paul had 16 points and six assists. He has
gary. fourth straight victory. 9,891 assists, four more than Robertson had
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals and Red Wings 2, Panthers 1: Mathias in his Hall of Fame career.
Alex Chiasson and Josh Archibald also Brome scored his first NHL goal late in the Wizards 118, Trail Blazers 111: Russell
scored for Edmonton. second period and host Detroit held off Westbrook had 27 points, 13 assists and 11
Maple Leafs 5, Canadiens 3: Auston Florida. rebounds, and visiting Washington
Matthews scored twice to increase his Predators 4, Blue Jackets 2: Calle snapped Portland’s six-game winning
NHL-leading goals total to 18 and added two Jarnkrok scored in the first and third peri- streak.
assists in host Toronto’s victory over Mon- ods, Pekka Rinne made 21 saves and Nash- Bulls 122, Kings 114: Zach LaVine
treal. ville won at Columbus to split the two-game scored 38 points and host Chicago beat Sac-
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