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Coming back to the eastern Coachella Valley after college, Maria Machuca realized quickly that she wanted more for her community. More resources, more opportunities, more representation. She was not alone. In the early 2000s, a generation of ambitious young college grads returned to the agricultural towns many of their parents had migrated to from Mexico, and they started a movement that would shape Coachella Valley politics for decades to come. Machuca felt a responsibility to advocate for Mecca, her small hometown on the edge of the Salton Sea, southeast of Coachella. She decided to join the community council, and shortly after, helped start a political group that would later become known as Raices, Spanish for “roots.” At the time of Raices’ inception, east

ABOVE: From left, Steven Hernandez, V. Manuel Perez and Eduardo Garcia are seen. TOP: In 2012, from left, Beatrice Barajas, then-city clerk candidate; Betty Sanchez, then-city treasurer candidate; Emmanuel Martinez, V. Manuel Perez, then-state assemblyman; Raul Ruiz, then-congressional candidate; Eduardo Garcia, then-mayor; and Maggie Zepeda, then-city council candidate, celebrate in the city of Coachella. PHOTOS BY OMAR ORNELAS/THE DESERT SUN

valley residents relied on politicians who were predominantly white, and from other parts of the Coachella Valley, to represent them in the county, state and federal government. But in the years that followed, the group’s members secured seats in city, county and state government, driven to change what they saw as a political establishment unwilling to make space for new voices. Today, the group exists as an artsand-culture nonprofit organization, whose work has no explicit political purpose. But despite its exit from politics, the group’s early members have grown into a powerful political force. “They’ve changed the whole dynamic of the entire region,” veteran Coachella political organizer Greg Cervantes said of Raices’ founders, the politicians they’ve since inspired and the work they’ve done in government. See LATINOS, Page 6A

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Shadow Hills rolls to 5-0 Celebrating Mexican independence Cities in Coachella Valley celebrate with dancing horses, mariachi and lots of food this weekend. Festivities continue in Mecca today from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. RICHARD LUI/THE DESERT SUN

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The Knights continue their strong start with a 55-16 win over Hemet. The Bulldogs were to be the Knights’ first real test, and Shadow Hills looked like a class above the entire game, even without star running back Lee Hawkins and after losing starting quarterback Hunter Brooks in the first quarter. 1C

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Alejandro Palomares and Blancha Almada from Desert Mirage High School dance at the Mexican Independence Day celebration at Our Virgin of Guadalupe Church in Mecca on Saturday. PHOTOS BY RICHARD LUI/THE DESERT SUN

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Several cities in the Coachella Valley celebrated Mexican Independence Day — which is Sunday — this weekend. The city of Coachella held its annual “El Grito” event, and Mecca’s Virgin of Guadalupe Church put on a two-day celebration complete with Mexican food, mariachi and folkloric dances. The highlight of the celebration happened Saturday. “El grito” — Spanish for cry — which

is performed to commemorate the first cry for a revolution by the Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo, commonly known as Father Hidalgo took place at 9:30 p.m. Saturday in Mecca. In July, the Coachella City Council voted to have the name of its annual event “El Grito Fiestas Patrias” trademarked, a process that might prove challenging given the popular use of the term “grito” in similar events across the country, including Los Angeles’ annual See INDEPENDENCE, Page 8A

Sergio Bautista, 6, has a snack at the Mexican Independence Day celebration in Mecca on Saturday. Festivities in Mecca continue today from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The city of Indio will hold its first districted election this year. Candidates will compete for votes in Districts 2, 3 and 4, meaning that more than half of the city council is up for election. Indio became the second city in the valley to go into elections by district when it approved district maps in September 2017, following Cathedral City. Both cities made the move fearing that at-large elections would make them vulnerable to lawsuits. The Malibu law firm Shenkman & Hughes had threatened to sue Indio, alleging that the city’s at-large voting system underrepresented minorities and violated the California Voting Rights Act of 2001. In District 2, Mayor Michael Wilson will face challenger Waymond Fermon. Wilson rotated into the position of mayor this year. In District 3, Elaine Holmes will run unopposed. In District 4, council member Troy Strange will face Oscar Ortiz.

Candidates Michael Wilson (District 2) Michael Wilson has served the city See INDIO, Page 5A

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in various capacities during the past three decades, as a battalion chief with the Indio Fire Department and as a council member and mayor since he was first elected to the city council in 1995. Throughout his tenure in city politics, Wilson has faced his share of controversy, including allegations of gender discrimination and opposition to political statements he’s made on his Twitter account. Wilson is the father of four and grandfather of nine. Waymond Fermon (District 2) Waymond Fermon is a correctional officer and community activist, whose outreach and speaking engagements are focused on public safety and crime prevention among young Indio residents. Fermon kicked off his campaign with the title “Year of Indio” in January, with the support of Tizoc DeAtzlan, an experienced campaign adviser who counts California State Assembly member Eduardo Garcia, Coachella Mayor Steve Hernandez and Congressman Raul Ruiz among his previous clients. Elaine Holmes (District 3) First elected to the Indio City Council in 2010, Elaine Holmes has served the city as mayor, mayor pro tem and city council member. Holmes owns one of the few remaining businesses in downtown Indio, PJ’s Desert Trophies & Gifts, which has operated in the area since 2004. Homes is originally from Glendale and received a bachelor’s degree from California State University, Long Beach. Troy Strange (District 4) Troy Strange was first elected to the city council in 2014 and is mayor pro tem. Together with District 2 candidate Waymond Fermon, Strange started organizing community clean-ups in different Indio neighborhoods in 2017, a project the two plan to continue regardless of the election’s outcome. Born and raised in Indio, Strange attained a master’s degree in urban planning from the University of California, Los Angeles, but later focused on the education field. Oscar Ortiz (District 4) After returning from Stanford University, where he majored in chemistry, Oscar Ortiz decided he wanted to become more involved in the political landscape of his hometown, Indio. He hopes to increase the city government’s engagement with the Spanish-speaking community as well as boost representation for Indio’s working-class residents and maximize the utilization of social media as a public engagement tool for city government. Ortiz has been a vocal supporter of the cannabis industry and has worked in the industry for the past five years, focusing on the chemical composition of cannabis products.

Top issues The Desert Sun reached out to all candidates to learn more about their stance on key issues before the city council in this upcoming term. Four candidates responded via phone or email, Elaine Holmes was not available for comment. Cannabis The city has resisted the development of the cannabis industry, both medical and recreational. The current city council, including candidates Michael Wilson and Troy Strange has been cautious about moving forward on the issue. “Right now I think the city — myself included — is in a wait-and-see mode,” Strange said. As a result, the city has made the choice to abstain from adopting any ordinance on the issue. “Since we made that choice we have watched many cities make mistakes and the fallout from those mistakes have caused many problems,” said Wilson, pointing to studies showing increased cases of driving under the influence of cannabis, for example. The city also is suing its neighbor, Coachella, over its process for providing cannabis sales permits to a dispensary on the cities’ border. Candidate Oscar Ortiz said he would like to see more community outreach on the issue, and argued that previous hearings were held at times that were inconve-

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nient for most residents and underrepresented working-class residents as a result. “I still think we need to do more outreach in the community, to really see what our residents want from that industry,” Ortiz said. Ortiz also pointed to Indio’s struggle to retain small businesses, especially in the downtown area, as one reason why the city might be doing itself a disservice by avoiding the industry. “We already have that issue of business leaving our community,” Ortiz said. “This is perpetuating that issue.” Waymond Fermon also expressed support for a more open approach. “Our economy is evolving, and as a council member I wouldn’t want the our city to be left behind,” Fermon said, pointing to the potential tax revenue and the possible health benefits of cannabis. Revitalizing Downtown Indio All candidates agreed that downtown, or old town, Indio, is in need of revitalization. “When an area has been abandoned like old town Indio it takes a very long time and a lot of capital to turn it around,” Wilson said. Pointing to renovations and new additions to the downtown area’s institutional landscape, such as the new Loma Linda Children’s Clinic and the College of the Desert campus, Wilson said the city was on the right track. “We are currently doing what’s necessary to jumpstart old town Indio,” Wilson said. Both Ortiz and Strange emphasized the importance of developing city-owned properties downtown and pointed to subsidized rent and other incentives like tax breaks or business workshops to attract more small businesses to the area. “We will work with the developer that we feel the most comfortable with and that we think has the most feasible project that we can rally behind and that the community can stand behind,” Strange said. Strange also pointed to the need for more diversity in the use of downtown properties. “In order to create a downtown, you need a density and a number of people who come there,” Strange said, suggesting residential properties might create more foot traffic for downtown businesses. Fermon pointed to the importance of public safety to create a welcoming atmosphere in the downtown area. “I know from being here our residents want to feel safe when they go there. And I think that community policing would play a big role in that,” Fermon said. He also pointed out that more youth involvement might help create a cultural hub in downtown Indio. Homelessness The city of Indio is home to several organizations serving the homeless, an effort most prominently represented by the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission’s housing program and Martha’s Village and Kitchen’s food distribution services. Still, the city is struggling to address the local symptoms of a statewide housing and homelessness crisis. “Indio is one of the very few cities in the Coachella Valley that has addressed and taken action to deal with homelessness,” Wilson said, pointing to the work done by local organization and the Indio Police Department, which has three officers assigned specifically to connect homeless Indio residents with service providers. Fermon expressed his support for the police department’s Quality of Life team, and said he’d like to see more resources go toward that effort. “They need support, because Indio is taking the brunt of the homelessness issue in the valley,” Fermon said. Strange agreed that Indio finds itself in a challenging position, as other valley cities drag their feet when it comes to establishing services for local homeless populations. “We need other facilities throughout the valley to alleviate that pressure,” Strange said. “Indio has the majority of social services and Indio is the second county seat, so that attracts many of the homeless to the city.”

IN BRIEF Riverside County gas prices come down RIVERSIDE – The average price of a gallon of selfserve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped four-tenths of a cent Saturday to $3.555. The average price had risen nine of the past 10 days, according to figure s from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The average price is six-tenths of a cent more than one week ago, 3.4 cents higher than one month ago and 43.5 cents greater than one year ago. It has risen 48.2 cents since the start of the year because of higher oil prices.

Fire destroys Coachella home COACHELLA – A pre-dawn fire destroyed a singlefamily home in Coachella Saturday, but no one was injured. The blaze was reported at 5:16 a.m. in the 52000 block of Harrison Street, said Tawny Cabral of the Riverside County Fire Department. The single-story home was completely engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, she said.

It took 24 firefighters about 35 minutes to put out the flames. It was not clear if the home was occupied, but Cabral said no one was displaced or injured by the fire.

One killed, four injured in Jurupa Valley crash JURUPA VALLEY – One person was killed and four others were injured in a three-vehicle collision in Jurupa Valley Saturday. The crash was reported at around 9:50 a.m. at the intersection of Limonite and Pacific avenues, according to the Riverside County Sheriff ’s Department. A man was pronounced dead at the scene and one adult and three juveniles were hospitalized with nonlife-threatening injuries, the department said. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear, but authorities said that drugs and alcohol do not appear to have been factors. Limonite Avenue between Avenue Juan Bautista and Pacific Avenue will be closed for about four to five hours while the crash is investigated. – City News Service

Ortiz pointed to plans for a behavioral health hospital near the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital campus as a step toward treating the root causes of homelessness. “Having people have access to mental Michael health assistance instead of having them Wilson out on our streets is going to be an overall benefit,” Ortiz said. “We have to deal with this on the preventative side.” Plans for the behavioral health clinic are in limbo, after local residents opposed the construction out of concern for their safety and the effect the project might have on home values in the surrounding residential areas. The proposed site is in District 5, which is represented by Lupe Ramos-Watson, whose seat will be up for election in 2020. Interactions with federal immigration enforcement In the past two years, federal immigration enforcement has become an issue that has increasingly crept into the local political sphere, especially in cities with high immigrant and Hispanic populations like Indio. In a declaration submitted as a supporting exhibit to a lawsuit targeting California’s Sanctuary State Law, Rodney Scott, former chief of the El Centro Border Patrol sector, alleged that the Indio Police Department had refused to assist with a DUI case, simply because the first contact with the driver was made by border patrol agents. On the flipside, complaints by Hispanic Indio residents have mounted, claiming they have been racially profiled and targeted while driving or utilizing other transportation options, such as bus lines that travel between Indio and El Centro. “We don’t share certain information, but we can’t stop immigration enforcement from coming in and detaining and deporting people,” Strange said. While acknowledging that immigration policy ultimately is a federal issue, Strange said he’d like to see a broader conversation about the issue on a local level as well. “There’s an economic impact on families where members are being deported. Who’s taking care of that family when the bread-winner is gone?” Strange pointed out. “That has an additional impact on our cities, on our communities that may be unintended, but it’s there.” Both Fermon and Ortiz said they were supportive of programs that help those who might qualify for citizenship through the often complicated process of attaining it. “Our immigrant families are our friends, neighbors and consumers,” Fermon said. “I’m all for a positive path to citizenship for our undocumented families.” The candidates disagree on how local agencies should interact with federal immigration enforcement. While Fermon said he’s like to use his experience in law enforcement to act as a liaison between local and federal agents, Ortiz said concerns over human rights violations by federal immigration enforcement would need to be addressed before he’d feel comfortable starting a dialogue. “I think there’s a lot of human rights violations that need to be addresses before we continue to work with these organizations,” Ortiz said. “Our leadership needs to step up. We can’t just sit on the sidelines.” Wilson said the issue was ultimately one that had to be dealt with on a federal level, and only served to divide the community when discussed locally. “Local government has no authority to address, change or fix the problems of immigration,” Wilson said. “We have no jurisdiction in the matter yet many local governments, including the state of California, have politicized the issue as a weaponized tool against an administration they don’t like.” Wilson said he still hopes that Congress will find a resolution to issues presented by the current immigration system, especially with regard to young immigrants often referred to as “dreamers” in reference to the DREAM Act of 2001, which sought to provide a path to citizenship for immigrants who came to the country as minors. “Dreamers, based on no action of their own, have been caught in the middle for far too long and we must do what’s right to once and for all give them legal status so that they may have a secure future,” Wilson said.

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“When you look at the young folks coming out of Coachella, they have a tremendous footprint. They’re making big changes as far as social impact, environmental impact and quality of life. That’s a lot for one small community.” When Raices’ founders began organizing, some Coachella City Council members had been holding on to their seats since the 1980s, and lawmakers from other parts of the Coachella Valley dominated regional politics. Republicans from the west valley cities of Palm Springs and Cathedral City represented the valley on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, in the state Assembly and in the U.S. House of Representatives. Raices’ founders remember feeling underrepresented as both Latinos and as residents hailing from the lower income east valley. Before launching officially and writing their bylaws, Raices’ founders knocked on doors and held community forums at neighborhood schools, including Cesar Chavez Elementary, Palmview and Bobby Duke to better understand the issues plaguing east valley residents. V. Manuel Perez remembers residents echoing what he had experienced growing up in Coachelita, a rough neighborhood near Avenue 53 in Coachella. They spoke about drug abuse, gang warfare, youth violence and bad air quality. An event at Cesar Chavez Elementary School drew a full house, and they knew they had hit a nerve. “That’s what motivated us,” Machuca remembers. Based on the input, they started to plot how they, as community activists, could improve living conditions in the east valley. For six months, they held internal discussions at the local UFW chapter, discussing the issues raised at their community forums and proposing solutions for them. “We didn’t have a name back then, we just got together,” Machuca said. Evening meetings turned into long nights, but with every meeting, the group got closer to its goal of developing a unified platform. In the long term, the group wanted to create avenues for other young, educated children of the east valley to return and make a difference in their community. “That was also our goal, to motivate more youth to come back to the community and find opportunities that we didn’t see back then,” Machuca said. The group followed the path of political leaders like Cesar Chavez, whose legacy runs deep in the Coachella Valley, had laid out for them. “The union lifestyle is what I grew up in,” Joe Mota, one of the group’s founders said. Growing up in Cathedral City as the son of unionized service workers, Mota understood the challenges low-income wage workers face throughout the valley, as well as the modest benefits they won through organizing. “Over there [in the east valley] you have trailer parks, over here you have three or four families in one apartment,” Mota said. Several founding members had also been involved with the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán or M.e.Ch.A, a student movement that emerged from the civil rights movements of the 1960s and aimed at creating more equitable educational environments for Chicano students. Formed during a Chicano student conference at the University of California, Santa Barbara, M.e.Ch.A. was designed as a unifying structure for the different Chicano youth organizations that had formed in the American West during the 1960s. In following decades, the loosely affiliated chapters pushed for the establishment of Chicano/a studies departments, and the inclusion of their community’s perspective in political debates across college campuses. As the president of Coachella Valley High School’s M.e.Ch.A chapter, Machuca, one of the few women to take a leading role within the group, helped organize student walkouts in protest of Proposition 187, a ballot initiative to prohibit undocumented immigrants and their children from receiving public benefits. The walkouts also played a role in energizing Perez, who was active in the University of California, Riverside’s M.e.Ch.A. chapter. Machuca agreed. “All the presidents at the time came out to support each other,” she said. The relationships they built when they were still members of student-run grassroots organizations have lasted until today. Raices’ initial programming focused on youth. Their early agenda included providing students access to computers and after-school activities at the local UFW Chapter and pushing for more parks and green spaces for the families to use in the city. At the time, Coachella was in the throes of rapid development and the group’s first political battle targeted the city council and real estate developers. Building off the success of their commu-

Manuel Perez met Steve Hernandez, who would later become his protégé, early on. Perez was Hernandez’s seventh-grade teacher. This photo shows the two at Hernandez’s middle school graduation. SUBMITTED BY STEVEN HERNANDEZ

From left, on Dec. 14, 2012, then-Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, then-U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer and Congressman-elect Raul Ruiz arrive at the Salton Sea for a tour and news conference. The politicians shared their visions for the future of the Salton Sea. OMAR ORNELAS/THE DESERT SUN

In this Oct. 2012 photo, former President Bill Clinton greets Democratic candidates for Congress, from left, Julia Brownley, Raul Ruiz and Scott Peters at UC Irvine’s Bren Center during a visit to endorse candidates from Southern California. OMAR ORNELAS/THE DESERT SUN

Then-80th District Assemblymen V. Manuel Perez, right, listens to his senior field representative, Siliva Paz, during an oversight hearing on environmental issues in the eastern Coachella Valley co-chaired by Perez and 20th District Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski at Desert Mirage High School in 2011. OMAR ORNELAS/THE DESERT SUN

nity forums, which drew between 50 and 100 people each, Raices members organized local residents to pressure the Coachella City Council to add more parks and green spaces within the city. As commercial developers were increasing their presence in the city and, after researching city policies, Raices members familiarized themselves with California’s environmental laws and quickly learned Coachella wasn’t enforcing part of California’s Quimby Act, a regulation meant to provide residents the green spaces they were entitled to. Under the Quimby Act, developers are required to provide acres of green space along with their approved struc-

tural projects. The act stipulates that California cities must have 3-5 acres of green space for every 1,000 residents. At the time, in 2003, Coachella had so few green spaces that families would travel to Palm Desert and La Quinta for parks there. Developers, with authorization from the city council, counted retention ponds on their property as green spaces. The apparent loophole angered Raices members, Perez said, because retention ponds weren’t green spaces that could be used in the community. Perez remembers when Raices members clashed with sitting city council and pressuring them to force developers

to provide the required green spaces. “We questioned them and said, ‘Listen, this is not acceptable. We don’t want retention basins, we want actual parks,” Perez recalls. “‘Someone’s getting away with this!’” To Raices members, Perez said, developers shirking their responsibility reflected the broader inequities afflicting the east valley. “We were like, ‘Why are we not getting our fair share? Why is it that we on the east side always have to deal with these inequities?’” he said. Eventually, they convinced city council members to change Coachella’s Quimby Act enforcement policy, and the city has since improved upon and built additional parks. After its early victories, the group decided that to get the change they wanted, they needed more than activism; they needed to elect their members to political office. “The goal was ultimately to build the power of the east side (of the Coachella Valley),” Perez said. “We knew that rallies and marches weren’t enough. We thought the only way you bring about sustainable social change was through policymaking.” The trajectory -- from activism to electoral politics -- was inspired by the early Civil Rights Movement and farmworkers’ union organizing, Perez said. The initial elections Raices’ members entered in 2004 tested their ability to convert their grassroots support to campaign contributions and votes. That year, Eduardo Garcia won a seat on the Coachella City Council and Perez on the Coachella Valley School Board. The network of supporters and enthusiasm they had cultivated through their work with Raices convinced their supporters to show up to the polls, Garcia said, but their ascendance sparked a backlash from the city’s political establishment and veteran community organizers. “You had a lot of concerns that we weren’t respecting the work of our elders,” Eduardo Garcia said. “It was one of those things where people felt as if these young folks weren’t acknowledging the work that had been put in by the leaders.” Some members of the group felt as though the old guard of city council members at the time wasn’t ready to allow new players onto the field, at least not without their approval. “They considered themselves keepers of the gates,” Mota remembers. “We wanted to continue their work,” he said. “They expected us to go and kiss the ring.” Like other Raices members, Mota describes the group’s early political activity as infrastructure-building and creating a pipeline for future east valley activists interested in politics. But contesting elections didn’t excite the entire group. Many members wanted to maintain the group’s focus on empowering east valley communities and giving them a voice through arts and cultural outreach. So the group splintered into two factions: One that wanted to bring about change through policy and politics and the other that wanted to empower the community and youth through arts and cultural initiatives. “There became a rift in the group because some people didn’t want to get political because they thought it would hurt our momentum with the culture and arts,” Perez said. Eventually, the arts-and-culture faction emerged victoriously and incorporated as a 501(c)3 non-profit. To maintain 501(c)3 status, non-profit organizations must refrain from engaging in political activity. There were talks of developing a separate political arm, Garcia and Perez said, but it never materialized. “At some point, we all agreed that Raices wasn’t going to be a place to foster and develop politicians … The mission was to use culture and arts for the empowerment and education of our young people in the eastern Coachella Valley,” Garcia remembers. “It was a very conscientious decision. Developing leaders was certainly part of the mission, but turning leaders into politicians wasn’t necessarily.” Despite the internal struggles, more group members began to run in elections. In 2006, Coachella residents elected Garcia as mayor of Coachella, and Steve Hernandez, who had recently joined the group, as city council member. In 2008, residents re-elected Garcia as Mayor and added Emmanuel Martinez to the city council. On the campaign trail, the young politicians highlighted their backgrounds as the children of farmworkers with an ambition to lead. In 2007, Perez decided to run to represent the Coachella Valley and Imperial County in the California State Assembly. His initial campaigning efforts benefited from the name recognition he had cultivated through his work on the school board. After his and Garcia’s earlier bids, the story of being farmworkers’ children returning to their communities after graduating college had been battle-tested in Coachella. During his Assembly campaign, Perez used the same narrative when talking to voters. “There were already individuals that See LATINOS, Page 7A

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Then-Coachella Mayor Eduardo Garcia, center, and other officials cut a green ribbon during the grand-opening celebration for the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Southern California’s new Coachella Sales Center in 2010. DESERT SUN FILE PHOTO

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were very supportive because they knew where we came from, they knew our struggles, they knew we were immigrant kids of farmworkers who grew up on the east side,” Perez said. Perez, 35 years old and a first-time candidate for state office, defeated Cathedral City’s Greg Pettis in the Democratic Primary, then went on to defeat former Palm Springs Police Chief Gary Jeandron in the 2008 general election by six percentage points. Running for state office proved different than Perez’s initial experiences knocking on doors as a community organizer. It transformed him from a candidate for local office from humble beginnings to a candidate raking in millions in contributions. In the end, he mounted a $2.7 million campaign, which was helped by $1.9 million from the state Democratic Party. Jeandron raised $2.3 million, including $900,000 from the state Republican Party, but it wasn’t enough. The group has recruited candidates to run for local, state and federal office in the years since, and each cycle, candidates have benefitted from the locallyspecific narrative and the base Raices cultivated in the first several elections it contested. Raices’ initial grassroots organizing and community outreach helped candidates ascend to office, Garcia said. “When you’re going to build a home you’re going to need a sound foundation … There’s a political foundation that has been established and built on,” he said. Perez’s first Assembly run expanded Raices’ initial infrastructure to the entire Coachella Valley and paved the way for later victories for Latino candidates for state and federal office like Raul Ruiz, who ran for U.S. Congress in 2012, and Garcia, who ran for Assembly in 2014, he said. Ruiz was not a member of Raices and had not come up through the group’s pipeline of young politicians, but Garcia said Ruiz’s bid for Congress against Mary Bono, an entrenched Republican from Palm Springs, benefited from Raices’ base-building and east valley politicians’ record of winning elections. But in 2014, speaking at Harvard, Ruiz alluded to established progressive political organizations who discouraged him from running. “There was some people in my own party locally that looked at me and said, ‘There’s no way you’re going to win and, by the way, who the hell do you think you are? Why don’t you wait your turn in line and run for School Board and the Assembly or the State Senate like everybody else, and then run for Congress?’ ... And I said, ‘With all due respect, I don’t have to ask permission to serve the community” he told a student moderator. At the time, Perez had gone from school board to the State Assembly. Former Raices members serving as elected officials have been central to transforming politics and representation in the Coachella Valley. They attribute the continued ascendance of east valley Latino politicians to political office to the infrastructure and base Raices organized in its early days. But more than a decade after they were first elected to the Coachella Valley

Mecca Community Council and CVUSD School Board member Maria Machuca poses for a picture on Aug. 30 in Mecca. RICHARD LUI/THE DESERT SUN

Unified School Board and Coachella City Council, politicians like Perez and Garcia have had to grapple with the reality of becoming a new political establishment themselves. Even those who followed in their footsteps, like Coachella Mayor Steve Hernandez, have been in public office for over a decade. With the group’s infrastructure, the founding fathers of Raices have nurtured the political careers of politicians that have followed in their footsteps. Their growing power has generated allegations of nepotism. Garcia remembers opponents derogatorily referring to the group as “Mexican Mob politicians,” or the “Young Lions.” To him, the monikers indicate a double standard. “You would never call a group of older white elected officials from the west valley the Aryan Brotherhood of politicians.” Hernandez echoed similar sentiments. “We’re no different than other groups that exist throughout the valley,” he said. “They’re all trying to push out their own candidates and their own people.” But Perez acknowledges that the group’s ascendance to political power changed its tactics and adversarial approach. Working as a legislator, Perez said, has taught him to make compromises and move past his youthful brashness. “You’re going to get something out of a policymaker or anyone if you’re just nice versus being antagonistic. I learned that,” he said. He now understands, he said, how politicians interpret pressure from community activists advocating for change and how activists don’t always understand the political process. “I was looking from the outside looking in. Now, I’m from the inside looking out and have to also work with organizers and let them know that we’re on the same side,” he said. He’s also had to prioritize and even

Then-Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez observes Dr. Raul Ruiz as he speaks to supporters at Perez’s offices in the city of Coachella during election night on Nov. 6, 2012. OMAR ORNELAS/THE DESERT SUN

rebuff some worthy causes. “We had to be mindful of the fact that there are competing interests,” he said. “When you have competing interests sometimes you have to think about what’s really a priority.” But despite where he finds himself now, as a veteran politician who de-

scribes his position as “from the inside looking out,” Perez said he remains loyal to his activist roots. “I’m an organizer at heart and the only difference I see as a policymaker is that now I’m organizing through the inside. I’m no longer jamming people up from the outside.”

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Meet candidates for PSUSD’s board All 3 seats up for election uncontested with 2 incumbents and 1 newcomer Joseph Hong Palm Springs Desert Sun USA TODAY NETWORK

All three open seats on the PSUSD’s Board of Education will be filled by uncontested elections. Two incumbents will hold their positions, while one newcomer will assume the spot of current board President James Williamson, who is stepping down to pursue his work in political advocacy, specifically surrounding reproductive rights for women.

The candidates Karen Cornett — Area 3 Cornett is seeking her third term on the PSUSD Board of Education. She retired from PSUSD after 35 years of serving as a teacher, assistant principal and elementary principal. She declined to answer questions about the issues discussed in this article. Timothy Wood — Area 4 Wood, 55, has been a full-time resident of the Coachella Valley since 2012. After receiving an undergraduate degree in economics from University of California, Irvine and a law degree from Western State University, he entered the insurance industry. He worked in cities across the country, from Los Angeles to New York and Seattle, and eventually moved to Palm Springs and joined Travelers Personal Insurance as a regional vice president. He then opened a State Farm agency in Cathedral City in 2016 so he could be more involved in the community. This would be his first time holding public office. John Gerardi — Area 5 Gerardi, 61, first moved to Palm Springs in 1990 and then to Desert Hot Springs in 2002. He works as an assistant professor of accounting at College of the Desert. A licensed CPA, Gerardi is finishing his first four-year term on the school board. He previously served on the Desert Hot Springs Planning Commission for 10 years, five years as Chairman.

The issues School security has been at the forefront of conversations surrounding education. This week, it was revealed that Betsy DeVos, the Secretary of Education, is considering the use of federal dollars

to arm teachers. What is your position on arming teachers and what will be your personal approach to school security? Wood: I would agree that we need to manage the issue of school safety and security realistically given the number of guns that exist in our society today. To me, this may include screenings at points of entry, zero tolerance policies regarding guns at school, anonymous tip lines and teacher education on how to spot potential problems before they become real problems. I do not think that putting more guns on school property is the answer though. The students will find a way to get to those, we will have more accidental injuries and we will have more deaths. Additionally, most teachers become teachers because they care deeply for our students. I don’t believe that every teacher has the capacity nor the ability to use a gun and shoot a child, even if that child poses a risk. Arming them would just provide another weapon at that critical time were the situation were to arise. Gerardi: Keeping our children safe in our schools is the district’s number one priority. I believe schools should be weapon-free zones, so I don’t support arming teachers. As part of the district’s Comprehensive Safety Plan, we have a board policy which prohibits the possession of a fire arm within 1,000 feet of school grounds except under specific circumstances as specified in the penal code. I support that board policy. For several years, African-American students have been suspended at disproportionate rates in the district. What is your response to this disparity and what is your approach to school discipline Wood: I want to be clear before I begin to answer this question, this response is not a critique of PSHS. I currently have very limited information on what is driving the alleged result that is the premise of this question. I will answer in the abstract rather in the specific so that there is no misunderstanding. With that said, I believe that discipline needs to be blind as to ethnicity or any other factor. But, just as a blind person has to heighten their other senses, so must we heighten our sensibilities when handling these issues. We need to be sure we are culturally aware of the student’s entire life experience. This does not mean we excuse bad behavior

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or allow it to continue, but we may need an educational process around what is acceptable behavior with clear communication of rationales and consequences. We are trying to provide an environment of learning for approximately 24,000 students, all coming to us with widely varying maturity levels, prior education and life experiences. In this school environment, giving them the tools to succeed has to be the goal of all our interactions and this extends to managing behaviors as well. Gerardi: First, it should be noted that a large majority of our African-American students enjoy tremendous success in our schools and are true role models for all students. With that said, the disproportionate suspension rates of our African-American students is concerning and the district has implemented multiple measures to address this issue. The district has provided teachers and staff with unconscious bias training to help them recognize when they may be misinterpreting a student’s actions and/or behavior that may unnecessarily lead to disciplinary action. Our Family Engagement Center is working with African-American parents to reinforce the importance of parental involvement and provide them with the tools to better support their children and help guide them through the educational process. Teachers and staff are also working with our African-American Parent Advisory Council to help identify the individual needs of our African-American students, so we can offer these students with the support and guidance they need in the most effective manner. Earlier this year, the local control funding formula was fully funded by the state. The intention of the formula its implementation was to bring equity to schools. In your opinion, has this improved district schools? What will you do to make sure the plans are designed with community input and implemented with transparency? Wood: In terms of the design with community input, my personal management philosophy has always included a bottom-up process for building a plan. That means getting input from not just those implementing, but those

“consuming” our product. In a business environment, this is sometimes referred to as the “Voice of the Customer”. To me this means having regular feedback sessions with teachers, parents and, potentially, students. I know that in that kind of environment we cannot use every idea presented, but if we have clarity about the process and how to be involved we can have our stakeholders “buy in” to the resulting plan. Regular visibility within the district is a key to having these stakeholders participate in planning. In terms of transparency, I have been spending lots of time on the PSUSD.us website and the LCFF and LCAP are listed under the Parents tab. The board meetings are pre-scheduled and published, there are transcripts and tape recordings of the meetings as well. Given the California Department of Education site that has the PSUSD results also very clearly laid out and all the data on the PSUSD site, I believe the district is very transparent now. My personal intent is to spend more time directly with parents and teachers to understand their concerns. For now, I am also a member of the Facebook PSUSD Parents/Teachers Group. Once added to the Board I will be able to communicate more using that venue, but for now I am looking to learn from our parents and teachers so I do not comment. Gerardi: Since its implementation there has improvement with the community’s involvement in formulating the local control accountability plan. More stakeholders are participating in the development of the LCAP to help identify educational priorities throughout the district. The district also works hard to communicate results of the LCAP and the programs developed to address the priorities identified. In my opinion, the implementation of LCAP programs and corresponding funding formula has had a modest impact on student success at best. Unfortunately, there is still much work to do, but I believe we should continue along this path. The district needs the greater community to be involved in the education of our students. And we must recognize there are various inequities among some of our schools that have a negative impact on the entire district. We need to identify these inequities and develop programs and supports to provide all our students with best educational opportunities possible. Joe Hong is the education reporter for The Desert Sun. You can reach him at Jo seph.Hong@DesertSun.com or follow him on Twitter @jjshong5.

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WASHINGTON – Insurgent Democratic women running for Congress are pushing the party to rethink its approach to politics if they retake control of Capitol Hill in the fall. At the annual meeting of the Congressional Black Caucus on Friday, black female candidates who prevailed in primaries over incumbents said it’s time for a conversation about how the party is structured. They expressed frustration that the party is tilted against rising politicians – especially those of color – and argued that if Democrats flip the House in November, it would be the result of organization and turnout amount black voters, particularly women. If that happens, the candidates said, gratitude won’t be enough. They want a seat at the leadership table and a role in re-examining how the party works. “It is not enough to just talk about a blue wave and Democrats being in the majority,” said Ayanna Pressley, the Boston city councilwoman now poised to become Massachusetts’ first black congresswoman. “What matters is who are those Democrats? We have to have a conversation about the guts and the soul of this party.” Pressley won her primary last month by 18 points after challenging a 10-term incumbent initially endorsed by the Congressional Black Caucus. Without a Republican challenger in the general election, she appears to have a clear path to Congress. Her comments foreshadow the challenges ahead if Democrats regain control of the House. The party will have to reconcile the anti-establishment energy of a diverse set of freshmen with a leadership structure dominated by lawmakers who are mostly white and have held office for decades. Connecticut House Democratic nominee Jahana Hayes also challenged a state political veteran to win her shot at becoming the state’s first black congresswoman. The former National

Ayanna Pressley: “We have to have a conversation about the guts and the soul” of the Democratic Party. AP

Teacher of the Year told the CBC audience that she lacked support during her primary. “Everyone said, ‘You don’t have the network, no one knows you.’ I had never run for political office, I had no money,” Hayes said. “I’m doing this for the people who don’t have a voice.” Since her recent win with 62 percent of the vote, Hayes said, “it’s popular to support me now.” After black women “showed up and showed out” this primary season, they are taking their rightful place, said Rep. Terri Sewell, who in 2010 was elected Alabama’s first black congresswoman. The Selma Democrat was instrumental in Sen. Doug Jones’ special election last winter, when he became the first Democrat to represent Alabama in the Senate in 25 years. “We’ve been the backbone of the Democratic Party for a long time and we’re finally getting our due,” Sewell said. LaTosha Brown, co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund, agreed, noting that grassroots groups like hers have long filled the gap when the party apparatus was absent. “It’s our table,” said Brown, who galvanized black women to support Jones. “We have to have some really deep conversations about how the landscape has changed.”

Folkolorico dancers from Desert Mirage High School perform. Below: Our Virgin of Guadalupe Church is seen decorated in Mecca. Bottom: Gustavo Sandoval and Camila Rodriguez dance on Saturday. PHOTOS BY RICHARD LUI/THE DESERT SUN

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“El Grito” event. On Sept. 16, 1810, raising a banner depicting the Virgen de Guadalupe, Hidalgo called to arms anyone who was ready to fight for Mexico’s independence from Spain. The army that assembled around him was a motley crew, many fighters were older, unarmed and supported by livestock rather than warhorses. Still, Mexicans and Mexican-Americans across the country celebrate the date of Hidalgo’s call to arms as the beginning of a succession of battles that eventually resulted in the former Spanish colony’s independence in 1821. Celebrations in Mecca continue Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will include performances by “caballos bailadores” — dancing horses — as well as local bands, mariachi performances and lots of food.

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Evelyn Rodriguez was fatally struck by an SUV at her daughter’s memorial on Friday. KATHY WILLENS/AP

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SAN FRANCISCO – Drivers for the ride-hailing company Uber are frustrated over a glitch that is keeping them from being paid immediately. The Mercury News of San Jose reports San Francisco-based Uber was

still working on Saturday to fix a problem that was reported Friday. An Uber spokesperson said the company has identified an issue with its “Instant Pay” feature and that drivers will be paid. Instant Pay allows drivers to be paid immediately for rides. The news organization reports the

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE – The historic, and presently shuttered, Cal Neva will remain a casino and hotel when it reopens. Beyond that simple statement, details and plans for the property remain unfinished and undisclosed – a point realized by many of the roughly 100 people who circulated through the Incline Village Library for a meet and greet hosted by members of the Cal Neva project. As those project members explained, plans for the property are not at the point where they can be shared with the public. “I’m glad they’re going to keep most of what’s there,” said Incline Village resident Jim Croley. As best Croley could tell, he said the project appears to demonstrate “respect for the environment and respect for the history.” A post-meeting statement from the Cal Neva project team affirmed those feelings. “At the listening session, the project team was able to hear directly from community members about their ideas and thoughts for the property,” the statement read. “The project team also shared many details about the project to include that the project planning entails reopening a lodge and casino on this property, similar to previous uses. And on the environmental front, we also shared that it will deliver significant See CASINO, Page 16A

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While the cabins are the site of the current work, many seemed more concerned with the hotel and casino, which was once owned by Frank Sinatra and reportedly frequented by famous guests such as the Rat Pack and Marilyn Monroe. “Revitalizing Cal Neva is a shot in the arm for the entire North Shore,” said North Shore resident Jackie Viviano. Reflecting on the history of the property, Incline resident Tim Callicrate said the casino’s showroom, if revitalized and reopened, could be a “jewel box” for the entire lake. “It’s a one-of-a-kind opportunity,” added Callicrate, an Incline Village General Improvement District trustee who is running for reelection this year. At one point in its past, the Cal Neva also served as a community-oriented business, hosting events such as the Incline Star Follies. Callicrate said he hopes the Cal Neva will return to a place where, even if it becomes a high-end resort, it still embraces locals. While noting the lack of any details, Callicrate said he thought the meeting was a “good first start” in the effort to engage the community. The desire to have more details and the excitement surrounding the project were some of the most common points

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attendees raised with Gary Midkiff of Midkiff & Associates, Inc – a local consulting business that is working on the project. Midkiff was on hand to talk with attendees, gather feedback and, when possible, answer questions. “People are understandably curious,” he said, adding many people said they were happy to be included in the process. Crystal Bay resident Pat Crow was among those people. Crow said she appreciated that the new owners, unlike the previous owners, were giving consideration to their neighbors.

Excited about new ownership Earlier this year, Lawrence Investments LLC, finished its acquisition of the Cal Neva through bankruptcy proceedings. Prior to the purchase by Lawrence, a venture capital investment firm headed by Oracle Corp. co-founder Larry Ellison, a Napa Valley-based real estate firm purchased the property in 2013, as previously reported by the Sierra Sun. It closed the resort that same year for a multimillion dollar renovation. The renovation reportedly hit several roadblocks and funding dried up. The owner filed for bankruptcy in the midst of the renovation in 2016. Having Ellison involved in the purchase brought some hope to some community members, including Incline Village resident Pete Todoroff, who called Ellison a “first class person.” “To do this – ‘what do you as a community want us to do?’ – he didn’t have to do that,” Todoroff said of the meeting. The project team is in the process of determining the details for future meetings. “In balance with the surrounding environment and community character, the project will deliver on a long-standing reputation of utmost quality and caring. It is expected to bring significant environmental and economic benefits to the region. We look forward to connecting back again with our community to share more details.”

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Obama visited the moonscape of rubble and tree stumps and delivered an emotional memorial service speech in which he told the stories of heroic efforts by individuals during the storm.

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WASHINGTON – The politics of natural disasters can be tricky for a president. Long before President Donald Trump denied Hurricane Maria’s official death toll after tossing paper towels to stormstricken Puerto Ricans, his predecessors struggled to steer the nation through life-and-death emergencies. To project empathy without looking weak. To show both command and cooperation. To put the focus on victims – but provide leadership, too. A look at how presidents have grappled with the challenges and opportunities of disaster politics:

Trump Trump is not known for shows of empathy and relishes fights he thinks will resonate with his supporters. That includes a bitter brawl with Puerto Rico in the year since the U.S. territory was devastated by Hurricane Maria. He also has grappled with getting it right in ruby-red Texas and Louisiana after Hurricane Harvey, which dumped nearly 50 inches of rain near Houston. Trump’s first post-Harvey trip to Texas generated blowback for his failure to meet with storm victims. Four days later, he returned – and urged people at a Houston shelter to “have a good time.” He cheered on volunteers and emergency workers and handed out hot dogs and chips. Some critics said the president’s trip took on the tone of a victory lap for successful disaster management. Trump has had trouble keeping facts right about the devastating storms under his watch. In June, he said the Coast Guard had saved thousands of people while Houston was under water, including what he suggested were hurricane gawkers. “People went out in their boats to watch the hurricane. That didn’t work out too well,” the president said. There is no indication the Coast Guard rescued foolhardy storm watchers drifting off the Texas coast. Then there’s Puerto Rico, flattened by Maria as a Category 4 storm nearly a

President Donald Trump tosses paper towels into a crowd in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, last October. EVAN VUCCI/AP

for the grim crisis at hand. A year later, the storm’s official death toll is 2,975. Trump rejected that count, saying it’s the product of Democrats trying to make him “look bad.”

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year ago. Trump pumped two fists in the air when he landed in San Juan last October. The enduring image was of Trump at a San Juan church lobbing paper towels into the crowd as if shooting baskets. Critics dubbed it inappropriate

On Oct. 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and became the costliest storm in U.S. history behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Republican Gov. Chris Christie invited Democratic President Barack Obama to view the storm damage, and the two shared a widely photographed greeting. At one point, as the two shook hands, Obama put his left hand on Christie’s right shoulder. The resulting image was derided by some conservatives as a “hug” – and a potential re-election boost for Obama when he was being challenged by Republican Mitt Romney. The storm is blamed for 182 deaths and cost about $70 billion in New Jersey and New York. A year earlier, a tornado with winds up to 250 mph devastated Joplin, Missouri, and claimed at least 159 lives.

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WASHINGTON – A warmer world makes for nastier hurricanes. They are wetter, possess more energy and intensify faster. Their storm surges are more destructive because climate change has already made the seas rise. And lately, the storms seem to be stalling more often and thus dumping more rain. Study after study shows that climate change in general makes hurricanes worse. But determining the role of global warming in a specific storm such as Hurricane Florence or Typhoon Mangkhut is not so simple – at least not without detailed statistical and computer analyses. The Associated Press consulted with 17 meteorologists and scientists who study climate change, hurricanes or both. A few experts remain cautious about attributing global warming to a single event, but most of the scientists clearly see the hand of humans in Florence. Global warming didn’t cause Florence, they say. But it makes the system a bigger danger. “Florence is yet another poster child for the human-supercharged storms that are becoming more common and destructive as the planet warms,” said Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the environment school at University of Michigan. He said the risk extends beyond the Atlantic Ocean, such as Typhoon Mangkhut, which hit the Philippines on Friday. For years, when asked about climate change and specific weather events, scientists would refrain from drawing clear connections. But over the past few years, the new field of attribution studies has allowed researchers to use statistics and computer models to try to calculate how events would be different in a world without human-caused climate change. A couple of months after Hurricane Harvey, studies found that global warming significantly increased the odds for Harvey’s record heavy rains. “It’s a bit like a plot line out of ‘Back to the Future,’ where you travel back in time to some alternate reality” that is plausible but without humans changing the climate, said University of Exeter climate scientist Peter Stott, one of the

Clinton Bill Clinton, who famously claimed during the 1992 campaign “I feel your pain,” was a natural at connecting with disaster victims. As president, he visited Des Moines, Iowa, the next year to examine flood damage. He shook hands with people who had lost their homes as well as National Guard troops. During a visit to a water distribution center, a woman can be heard in footage preserved by C-SPAN telling him, “My house was flooded.” “I’m so sorry,” Clinton replied. A weeping woman in pink with a blue small cooler in her hand told Clinton, “My parents lost their home and I have not been home for like a week. I can’t take it anymore.” He draped an arm around her and said, “Hang in there.”

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SEATTLE – Helicopters and trucks are relocating hundreds of mountain goats from Olympic National Park in an effort officials said will protect natural resources, reduce visitor safety problems and boost native goat populations elsewhere in Washington state. Crews used tranquilizer darts and net guns to capture the animals from rocky ridges and slopes within the national park, about 100 miles west of Seattle. The animals were blindfolded, put into specially made slings and airlifted to a staging area in the park. They were examined, collared with a tracking device and given fluids and then began a journey by truck and ferry to another area in the North Cascades. From there, they were flown in crates and released into alpine habitat. A plan approved by park officials in June calls for about 375 goats to be moved to habitat in the North Cascades, where the animals are native. Park offi-

Goats are sedated and blindfolded before being put into harnesses as part of the goat relocation project in Olympic National Park, Wash. RAMON DOMPOR/THE SEATTLE TIMES VIA AP

cials estimate between 275 and 325 goats that can’t be caught will eventually be shot and killed. Introduced to the area nearly a century ago, before the park was established, goats eat and trample sensitive

vegetation, disturb soil when they wallow, and can be menacing to backpackers and other visitors on trails, officials said. In 2010 on a popular trail, an aggressive goat fatally charged at a hiker who followed him and his companions, renewing concerns about safety. The “effort will relieve issues with non-native mountain goats in the Olympics while bolstering depleted herds in the northern Cascades,” Olympic National Park Superintendent Sarah Creachbaum said. Officials have tried for decades to control goats in the park. They removed hundreds of the animals by helicopter in the 1980s. Officials proposed shooting hundreds from a helicopter in the 1990s, but that idea was scrapped. They also experimented with sterilizing some animals to control the population. Between 2004 and 2016, the goat population in the park more than doubled to 625. There are now about 725 animals. Goats can be a nuisance along heavi-

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MORE THAN EVER, COACHELLA VALLEY NEEDS DESERT AIDS WALK DESERT AIDS PROJECT’S DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY HEALTH, BRUCE WEISS RECENTLY REFLECTED ON WHY, MORE THAN EVER, THE COACHELLA VALLEY NEEDS THE DESERT AIDS WALK.

1 HIV TESTING Because in 2017 Desert AIDS Project found 31 people in Coachella Valley who did

not know they have HIV, and linked them to lifesaving care.

2 ACCESS TO MEDICATION Because getting and keeping viral loads below a detectable level keep people healthy and stops HIV transmission.

3 PrEP WORKS! Because PrEP is available and taking just one pill a day will stop you from getting infected with HIV. 4 NEW INFECTIONS Because gay men continue to be the highest group with new HIV infections, and it impacts black and Latinx men in our region most.

5 TRANSGENDER HEALTH Because our transgender friends are impacted by HIV more than almost any other

group. They suffer from stigma and discrimination, and they struggle to find quality medical clinicians with expertise to serve them.

6 FIGHT STIGMA Because somebody has to meet our communities where they’re at, be real about life, and provide

non-judgmental education and linkage to services.

7 HIV ISN’T OVER Because the HIV epidemic isn’t over but the end is in sight if we keep up the effort. 8 STILL COMMITTED Because D.A.P. and all of us walking and supporting the Desert AIDS Walk shows that our

shared commitment has not wavered one tiny bit.

9 EPIDEMIOLOGY Because if you stop the effort to end an epidemic so close to the finish line, that epidemic will explode again.

10 AGING WITH HIV Because people living with HIV are living longer but coping with age-related complications

and illnesses earlier, and they need critical services and support to survive.

11 RECOVERY COMMUNITY Because substances like crystal meth are too common in our community and it

enables HIV to spread much quicker. Critical services are needed to help people stop using and stay healthy.

12 DON’T STOP NOW! Because you don’t run a race and quit just before the finish line. We are close to an end to this epidemic and we aren’t going to quit now!

13 NEW RISK GROUPS Because we are still seeing higher rates of new infections in the Coachella Valley among gay seniors and Latinx gay males under 30.

14 PrEP EDUCATION & ACCESS Because too many people still don’t know about PrEP. 15 EDUCATING MEDICAL PROVIDERS Because some medical clinicians in our region don’t want to talk

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16 NO JUDGMENTS! Because there are medical clinicians who remain judgmental and negatively biased about

HIV care and prevention, D.A.P. needs to offer our community supportive and comprehensive services.

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Rural NC town taking another beating Deluged by Matthew, Lumberton fears worst Claire Galofaro ASSOCIATED PRESS

LUMBERTON, N.C. – She takes a break from hauling rugs and family heirlooms into the attic to look out the front door and watch it rain and rain and rain some more. Nichole Worley studies the abandoned house across the street, and the creek just behind it that made it that way. It jumped its banks during Hurricane Matthew two years ago, which drowned her neighborhood, one of the poorest communities in one of the poorest counties in North Carolina. Half of her neighbors never came back. Now she’s watching the rain pound down again, terrified the other half may flee and also not return. “I can’t go through this again,” she says, wondering what little Lumberton and its 21,000 souls did to deserve this and how much more one town can take. As Tropical Storm Florence deluges the Carolinas, her town 70 miles from the sea is once again among those worrying state authorities most. Forecasters warn rain will pour on them for days and the Lumber River that cuts through the middle of the city will continue to rise and likely spill out again. The flood could be as bad as the one two years ago that inundated neighborhoods and major highways. People were rescued from rooftops. Worley’s house, and most of those around her, took in water up to the eaves. “I don’t think we can stand another one,” she says. “I can’t do this again.” Lumberton, once the backbone of America’s textile manufacturing economy, has long been battered by a drumbeat of bad news. First it was the withering of the bluecollar economy that plunged many rural communities like this one into poverty. The largest employer here, a Converse shoe plant that employed 3,000, shuttered. Other factories and mills closed, too. Unemployment rates shot up, and now 70 percent of the county’s children live in poverty. Then came Hurricane Matthew. “If you would have told me three years ago that there would be a biblical

A sign with a message regarding Hurricane Florence hangs in a storefront in Lumberton, N.C., Friday. PHOTOS BY DAVID GOLDMAN/AP

In Lumberton, N.C., Nichole Worley watches the rain Friday and says, “I can’t go through this again.” Lumberton is one of North Carolina’s poorest communities.

flood in Lumberton, I wouldn’t have believed you,” says Donnie Douglas, editor of the local newspaper, The Robesonian. His newspaper on Friday reported the Lumber River was expected to rise to 24 feet by Sunday, far above its flood level and on par with what it reached during Matthew. “People are tired,” Douglas says. “I’m tired. Our community has gotten swatted around.” He points to hopeful signs that this storm might not be as devastating: The river is lower than when the rains came in 2016, so there’s optimism it could stay in its banks. But even if the city avoids another catastrophe, the threat of it and the days of waiting are causing residents to relive the nightmare, Douglas says. Lumberton is in the Bible Belt, where many believe that God will deliver them only as much as they can handle, and Douglas is certain a second calamity might test that faith for many. “The county collectively is traumatized by what happened,” he says. “And what might be happening again.” Alexis Haggins initially thought she’d stay put in the apartment she shares with two friends in a low-lying area devastated in 2016. The elementary school around the corner was deemed a

total loss and now sits abandoned. Many houses remain vacant. But then she couldn’t stop reliving that terrible day when Matthew’s floods came. She was driving when all of a sudden the water was up to her windows and the car started drifting. Haggins jumped out and took off on foot. She was beaten by falling limbs and pelting rain. Power lines fell around her, and she was sure she would be electrocuted. The mud sucked off her shoes, so she walked for miles barefoot until her soles were so bruised she could barely stand for days. On Friday, she felt panic bubbling up. She imagined herself again up to her waist in water, fearing certain death. “If I would have to walk out of this house and into a flood, I would probably just drop to my knees and start crying,” she says. “I can’t do it again. I can’t. I would just give up.” So she and her two roommates, DaRosh Wimbush and Shewanna Lewis, started frantically packing for a lastminute evacuation to Charlotte. Lewis, a mother of two toddlers, also lost everything in Matthew. They all moved in together to try to rebuild their lives. Haggins was barely getting by back when Matthew hit, crashing with friends. After the water receded, she

tried to go collect the little she owned from her friends’ houses, but they’d all flooded and everything she had in the world was gone. “I had to start from the bottom again,” Haggins says. “And I was already on the bottom so I’m lower than the bottom.” Nearby, Nichole Worley decides at what point she’d be willing to leave: not until the flood reaches the bolts on the wheels of her car in the driveway. The rain reminds her of the day two years ago when she finally fled. Her mother had congestive heart failure and was on dialysis; she was panting and choking. The power had been out for days. They realized they couldn’t wait any longer, so Worley and her husband put her mother in the car and tried to make it through the flood. She put her arm out the window and could feel the water around them. They made it across a crumbling bridge to get to the hospital, and just in time. The doctors said her mother could have died in minutes. “God must have been on our side,” she says. They returned to an unlivable house. Her husband borrowed against his 401(k) to rebuild and replace what they’d lost. Her mother died months later, and now her house is crammed with her mother’s things. So her nieces and nephews, waiting out Florence in her house, help her carry each piece to the attic, just in case the water reaches the wheels and they have to go.

STATE BRIEFS Southwest flight stops in LA due to passenger medical emergency SAN DIEGO – A Southwest Airlines flight to San Diego made an emergency landing in Los Angeles due to a passenger’s medical emergency early Saturday. KGTV-TV in San Diego reports flight 6641 was traveling from Sacramento in northern California. A Southwest Airlines media representative said the passenger and three others got off the plane in Los Angeles and the plane continued to San Diego. The condition of the passenger was not available.

Small brush fire is burning in western part of Hollywood Hills LOS ANGELES – Southern California authorities say a small brush fire is burning in the western part of Hollywood Hills. The Los Angeles Fire Department said in a tweet shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday that no structures are in immediate danger.

The fire is burning in a narrow 100foot strip of vegetation in the Hollywood Hills West neighborhood.

Woman arrested after gunshots fired at Castaic senior complex CASTAIC – Los Angeles authorities say a woman accused of firing shots through her door at a senior apartment complex surrendered peacefully after several hours. The Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Office said in a statement Saturday the suspect was arrested and booked hours after the complex was evacuated Friday afternoon. The events unfolded at the Castaic Lake Senior Village in Castaic, about 25 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Sheriff ’s Lt. Leo Bauer says deputies went to the complex to check on the welfare of a woman reported as being “highly disturbed.” The suspect barricaded herself inside the location. Crisis negotiations team members persuaded her to come out after several hours. — Associated Press

A man walks through an area damaged by Typhoon Mangkhut Saturday in Cagayan province of northeastern Philippines. AARON FAVILA/AP

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China and the Philippines agreed to postpone a visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that was to start Sunday due to the typhoon’s onslaught, which caused nearly 150 flights, a third of them international, to be canceled and halted sea travel. Francis Tolentino, an adviser to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, said the 12 died mostly in landslides and houses that got pummeled by the storm’s fierce winds and rain. Among the fatalities were an infant and a 2year-old child who died with their parents after the couple refused to immediately evacuate from their high-risk community in a mountain town in Nueva Vizcaya province, Tolentino said. “They can’t decide for themselves where to go,” he said of the children, expressing frustration that the tragedy was not prevented. Tolentino, who was assigned by Duterte to help coordinate disaster response, said at least two other people were missing. Mangkhut’s sustained winds weakened to 105 miles per hour with gusts of up to 161 mph after it sliced northwestward across Luzon before blowing out to the South China Sea.

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You’re blown away by the image quality of the televisions on sale at your favorite electronics retailer, but when you take one home it somehow doesn’t look (or sound) as good as the in-store experience. Don’t fret. It’s not you or your new TV. Your new flat-panel television just needs a bit of tweaking to get the most out of it. And no, you don’t need a degree in electrical engineering to pull it off. The following are a few tips and tricks to optimizing the picture and sound of your new investment.

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Delegating tasks not so easy Letting staff make some decisions key to growth Joyce M. Rosenberg ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK – Although Soyini ChanShue easily delegated work to police officers when she was a sergeant in the New York City Police Department, it was hard to relinquish tasks to employees of the security firm she now owns. The key difference for her? Chan-

Shue worked in an NYPD office that formulated policy and she was part of a chain of command. At her own company, she’s the one in charge. “It can be nerve-wracking to give my staffers the autonomy to make decisions I formerly made, but I realized that I can’t effectively grow my business if I don’t,” says Chan-Shue, CEO of City Safe Partners in New York.

When a business is large enough that the owner must delegate decisions and tasks – even to trusted employees – it can be a psychic shock, especially for entrepreneurs used to doing everything themselves. Many pale at the idea of asking managers and top staffers to take on critical responsibilities like prospecting for and dealing with customers, hiring new workers or overseeing production. Beyond taking

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People need to accept that the tasks they delegate won’t be done perfectly all the time, Glazer says. “When things don’t turn out as planned, they feel they should not have delegated. You have to break out of that cycle,” he says. Lawrence Kopp struggled to delegate for the first decade he owned The TASC Group public relations firm. When a client wanted to appear on a network TV morning news show, Kopp wouldn’t let a staffer call a producer to make the arrangements. “I always felt that I was the only one who had the answer,” Kopp says. His approach made it hard to retain employees who wanted more responsibility, and that created staff turnover that frustrated clients. When Kopp realized he was hindering the firm’s growth, he began seeking mentors. He joined a business owners’ group and started taking their advice, delegating and letting staffers succeed or make mistakes. The payoff: “It brings me great pride and joy to see my team succeed despite me. And it enables me to focus on the more important items.” Owners can improve staffers’ chances of success by delegating responsibilities to the right people, Chan-

Shue says. Her 23 years in the NYPD taught her about staff development. “I learned how to identify people who would be potential good decisionmakers,” she says. And once she’s given a staffer a new task, she takes a step back. “I try not to micromanage so as to allow them to be confident in their decisions and to support their growth as managers,” she says. For Tiffany Couch, it wasn’t ceding control that was the problem. She worried that staffers might be overwhelmed by taking on work she had done – for example, handling the initial phone call with a prospective client. “I did not want my staff to feel the same burden I did, or to potentially fail,” says Couch, owner of Acuity Forensics, an accounting firm in Vancouver, Washington, that specializes in financial investigations. But Couch’s employees told her that they had learned how to do the tasks, and do them well, by watching and listening to her. And she, in turn, learned how to reassure those who had selfdoubts. “I’d tell them, ‘At some point, you might be better than me,’ ” Couch says.

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Personal loans have surged in popularity, due in part to increasing consumer confidence and a growing array of online lenders to provide them. Credit reporting agency Experian says that personal loans were the fastest-growing type of consumer debt in the past year. According to Experian, existing personal loan debt hit $273 million in the second quarter, up 11 percent from the same quarter last year. While personal loans remain a small part of overall consumer debt, that’s a faster increase than seen for auto, credit cards, mortgages and student loan borrowing.

The basics A personal loan can be used for any purpose, although they are often used to consolidate debt or make a major one-time purchase. The money is provided in a lump sum and repaid over a fixed period of time – typically a few years – with equal monthly payments. Consumers like personal loans because they provide an easy solution when they need a large sum of cash, such as to pay for braces or a new roof. And for those people trying to dig out from under credit card or other revolving debt, the loan establishes an easy means to budget with lower interest rates than credit cards, and with a finish line for repayment they can look forward to.

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Quick trick While not every audio-video enthusiast will agree, a tip to vastly improving picture quality of your television is to turn up the contrast almost to full and reduce the brightness down to below half. This little-known trick makes blacks blacker, colors richer, and gets rid of the washed-out look some entry-level TVs have. Another approach – especially if you watch a lot of TV during the day and you have a lot of ambient light through windows you can’t control – is to pump up the brightness on your TV a great deal. Sometimes new TVs are set to deliver high brightness by default, which is how the big box stores tend to have them, but you can easily tweak this in the television’s settings.

Calibration counts Rather than spending a couple hundred dollars to have someone properly set up your television for you, many Lucasfilm, Pixar and Disney discs have a bundled calibration tool called THX Optimizer, and it can be found in the Special Features or Set Up area of the disc. There’s also a THX tune-up app, but not as easy to use as the disc. Simply use your DVD or Blu-ray remote to follow the wizard to calibrate your home theater’s video and audio set-

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NEW YORK – A decade ago, as Lehman Brothers went bust and the fragile financial system was teetering, fund investors wondered how bad it could get. The answer: pretty bad. The S&P 500 plunged 4.6 percent on Sept. 15, 2008, and would incur worse losses in the ensuing months. Many investors bailed out. For those who held steady through all the tumult of the Great Recession, a decade later they’re sitting on more valuable portfolios. Along the way, investors have changed not only what they invest in but how they do so. They have less faith in stock-picking fund managers who promise to protect them from downturns. They are seeking the lowest-cost options. And they’ve largely played it safe, putting much more money into bond funds than stock funds. Thanks in part to extraordinary efforts by the Federal Reserve and others to prop up markets, the largest mutual fund by assets, Vanguard’s Total Stock Market Index fund, has returned nearly 190 percent over the past decade. The numbers are similar, if not quite that high, for funds of all different types.

Bonding with funds Investors have been slowly warming up to stocks, putting nearly as many dollars into stock funds last year as they did in 2007, just before the Great Recession. But they’re far more interested in bond funds, which drew three times as many dollars last year as they did a decade ago. This year, investors have put over 10 times more dollars into bond funds than stock funds through July: $155.8 billion versus $14.8 billion. Part of that is because the baby boomer generation is closer or further into retirement than a decade ago, which creates more demand for the income that bond funds provide. But investors also are still hesitant to fully embrace the stock market. Bonds are safer investments than stocks, and even though many bond funds are down this year due to a rise in interest rates,

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Active decline Before the Great Recession, stockpicking fund managers were big stars in the financial world. They helmed many of the largest mutual funds, and investors trusted them to pick the right stocks that would help them beat the market. But many actively managed funds found themselves pulled down with the undertow of the financial crisis, as panicked markets punished stocks of all types, indiscriminately. That soured many investors on actively managed funds. Instead, many moved their dollars into funds that merely try to match the S&P 500 and other indexes, rather than try to beat them. Over the last decade, few actively managed funds have been able to beat the performance of index funds after fees are taken into account.

Falling fees Speaking of fees, investors are paying less of them. Another big positive over the last decade is how much cheaper and easier it has become to invest. The fund industry is locked in a price war and has slashed the fees it charges to trade stocks and invest in mutual funds. Much of that is due to how discriminating investors have become: They’ve increasingly sought out only the lowestcost funds. And for good reason. Researchers say having low expenses is one of the best predictors of success for a fund, because high fees mean funds have to be that much better just to match the after-fee returns of their rivals. “From a number of perspectives, it’s hard to argue there’s been a better time to be engaged in the market, as spreads are tighter, expenses are lower and technology is more powerful,” said Mike Loewengart, vice president of investment strategy at E-Trade. “Retail investors are able to execute investing strategies and oversee their portfolios in ways that were once reserved for professionals,” he said.

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Thanks for the Memories Railroad helped shape Palm Springs Trains brought buyers to what was Palm Valley Renee Brown

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The discovery of gold in 1848 focused much of the country’s attention on California and the Pacific Coast region. People all over the country rushed to the “Golden State” to find their fortunes. After California was admitted to the Union in 1850, the movement to link the East and West Coast by rail became a priority. In 1853, the United States Congress appropriated $150,000 authorizing Secretary of War Jefferson Davis to determine the most practical and economical railroad route to run from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. On May 10, 1869, locomotives coming from both sides of the country met nose-to-nose at Promontory Summit in the Utah Territory. A ceremonial 17.6karat gold spike was used to connect the rails of this first transcontinental railroad. The United States of America was now united and Manifest Destiny was a reality. This event significantly impacted travelers to California because now the six-month trip was reduced to two weeks. Southern Pacific Railroad planned to offer customers a Sunset Route running from Los Angeles through Southern Arizona, New Mexico and Texas to New Orleans. To complete this route rails had to be set down across the desolate Colorado Desert of Southern California. The combination of intense heat and lack of water took its toll on the workers who labored in the hot sun laying track. By 1877, the trains were running regularly from Los Angeles to Yuma with many stops along the way, including a stop in Garnet, then known as Seven Palms, about five miles north of Palm Springs.

Southern Pacific Railroad’s Seven Palms station, as it appeared circa 1911.

In 1883, John McCallum and his family arrived at the Seven Palms Station and hired a Cahuilla man with a wagon to take the family and their belongings across the desert through wind and sand to the hot springs oasis located in the protective shadow of Mt. San Jacinto. McCallum purchased land and by 1884 moved his family into an adobe house located close to a Tahquitz Canyon stream. He built an irrigation ditch to bring water from the Whitewater River into his ranch at the base of the mountain and planted crops. That same year the Sunset Route was completed

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TACOMA, Wash. – Something is killing bigleaf maples – Washington’s biggest broadleaf tree – and scientists can’t stop it. They don’t even know what’s causing it. “We’ve looked for everything we can possibly think of and what people smarter than us can think of,” said Amy Ramsey, a forest pathologist with the state Department of Natural Resources. From British Columbia to California, stands of bigleaf maples are dying, leaving bald patches in the forest canopy or even denuded hillsides. Reports of dying and dead maples first reached the DNR in 2010, Ramsey said. Foresters noticed the trees were producing small, scorched-looking leaves or none at all. Sometimes, the crown – the upper most branches of the tree – would die. The reports, from forest professionals, were scattered at first. Then the public began to call. “The public had questions, and we didn’t have answers,” Ramsey said. When the DNR began to survey state forests, it found the problem was widespread. Since then, the number of trees affected has grown. Several agencies – including the DNR, the U.S. Forest Service and the University of Washington – have been studying the maples but no diseases or insects have been found in significant numbers to be a culprit. “It is still a mystery,” Ramsey said. Acer macrophyllum, the tree’s Latin name, translates as “maple large leaf.” The leaves are the biggest in the maple world, reaching a foot in width. The tree can grow 100 feet tall and have trunks with a diameter of five feet. It’s also prolific. It’s the second most abundant hardwood tree – after alder – in the Pacific Northwest. The maple’s native range stretches from Northern California into British Columbia. Take a drive along Point Defiance Park’s Five Mile Drive and you’ll find plenty of big, healthy bigleaf maples with huge green leaves. But across the road from the park’s new Pacific Seas Aquarium and next to a foot bridge is a sickly looking bigleaf. Some branches are bare. Others have shrunken leaves. Some of the leaves are

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scorched – green in the middle, dead and dry on the margins. It’s a classic look for the mysterious ailment. This tree has been dying for several years. Several of its trunks were recently cut back after their crowns died, said Mark McDonough, Metro Parks Tacoma urban forester. “There was just a tremendous amount of dead wood over that pathway, so I had a contractor come in,” he said. McDonough has noticed declining health in many of the trees under the jurisdiction of Metro Parks for the past three years, but not a disproportionate number of maples. The situation at Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area north of Olympia is more dire. There, hundreds of bigleafs in various states of illness stand along the waters and among healthy conifers. Some trees have been dead for years. Others, their leaves small and yellow, stand side by side with healthy maples.

Personnel at Thurston County Parks have seen increased deaths of bigleaf maples, said spokesman Bryan Dominique. A large maple will soon be felled at Kenneydell Park, he said. The loss of the big maples is about more than just losing a majestic tree. Whether they’re at Point Defiance or draped with moss in the Hoh Rainforest, bigleaf maples are so large they support a virtual bed and breakfast for creatures. Licorice ferns grow on its branches, birds nest in cavities and creatures crawl in the litter of its leaves on the forest floor, said Ken Bevis, a stewardship wildlife biologist with the DNR. Pollinators thrive on its flowers, and animals eat its seeds. The trees provide much needed shade for salmon-bearing streams, Bevis said. The tree is also valuable to people. Although the tree isn’t grown for timber, it is used for everything from cabinetry to piano frames. Burls of the tree – where the wood grain moves in whorls

Fall is just days away, and soon leaves of deciduous trees like the maple will turn yellow and drop. Some trees will die from old age – the natural succession of the forest. Those characteristics would make it easy for a new disease to affect the maple and go unnoticed for years. But, it didn’t go unnoticed on the land of Patty Vance. She and her husband own 150 acres of timber near Randle in Lewis County – an area hit particularly hard by the maple decline. Vance has been on her land for 50 years. She estimates 10 percent of her trees are maples. She said she’s noticed the die-back for more than 10 years. “We started to see a decline,” Vance said. “The leaves would start to get stressed looking and a little smaller and sparse.” In addition, the tree trunks would turn black. At first, Vance’s husband thought his wife had burned the trees. “He accused me of making fires at the bottom of live maple trees and making their trunks all charcoaled,” she said. “Which I wasn’t. They were all dying.” It takes three to four years for the trees to die, Vance said. The decline on her property hits trees when they are about 20 years old, Vance estimated. “It hasn’t been a horrible thing for us,” Vance said. “We harvest our trees for fire wood.” Still, she is concerned. “There’s a lot of different diseases we have to deal with that kill our trees,” she said. “To be a good steward of the land, you have to understand that and manage for that. So it concerns me. What if this maple business is affecting other species?” After the initial die-back reports, surveys confirmed a problem with the maples all over Washington. Soon, reports came in from British Columbia, Oregon and California. The Forest Service and the DNR launched intensive research in 2011. Ramsey and other researchers ran through the list of usual suspects in forest pathology over several years. But one by one, suspects (verticillium wilt, bacteria, root rot, beetles, blight, leaf hoppers) were crossed off the list.

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Carl M. Albert CATHEDRAL CITY - Carl (Curly) M. Albert, 84, passed away July 28, 2018 in Cathedral City, CA. Born in Waterbury, CT, Dec 11, 1933, Carl was the son of Louis I. Albert and Marjorie Rosen and had three brothers, Jay, Leonard and Paul Albert. He attended Loomis Chaffee Prep School and graduated from Brown University in 1955 with degrees in math and economics. A scholar and an athlete, he played football, baseball and basketball in high school and football in college. He served in the U.S Army from 1956 – 1958, traveling to Japan, Korea and China, and was the recipient of a military commendation in 1958. Carl and his brothers Leonard and Paul, owned Plainville Wayside, the family furniture business for 30 years. Carl met his one true love, Carol Grossman of Brooklyn NY in 1959, and they married in 1960. They loved adventures, traveling, skiing, tennis and golf. They spent many summers sailing in New England and winters, Carol and the kids skied at Haystack Mountain in Vermont, where Carl volunteered as a ski patrolman. Carl could light up a room with his quiet presence. A man of few words and a quick wit, when he spoke, everyone listened. He was one of a kind and never answered a question without adding his unique sense of humor. His favorite line of late, when asked how he was doing, was, “better than I deserve.” Carl and Carol had three children, Peter, Nancy and Jon, who all moved to California, starting their own families with Jill, Cody and William. Carl retired in 1993 and took Carol on a 7-year sailing adventure from the East Coast, through the Panama Canal to the West Coast. They settled in Palm Springs, where Carl taught computer classes and volunteered at the Indian Wells tennis tournament for the past 18 years. Carl and Carol have five wonderful grandchildren: Josh, Emily, Jessica, Rachel and Rebecca, and too many friends to count…all who will miss him dearly. Carl’s last thoughts were of his loving wife Carol for his gratitude of her loyalty and devotion over the past 58 years. A Celebration of Life Memorial for family and friends will be held Oct 6, at 1pm at the Desert Sands Clubhouse 32750 Date Palm Dr, 92234 Cathedral City, Ca. Memorial donations may be made to the Sarcoma Foundation of America https://www.curesarcoma.org/carl-albert/.

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COACHELLA VALLEY - Jaqueline Roach, a lifelong resident of the Coachella Valley, died August 17, 2018 in Palm Springs after battling a long illness. Ms. Roach, daughter of Edwin and Hazel Savant, was born Jacqueline Lee Savant on February 1, 1936 in Riverside, CA. She had a younger brother, Eddie, who preceded her in death. Ms. Roach spent most of her life living in Indio, CA where she raised her 6 children. As a single parent, she worked full-time and put herself through night school at San Diego State University. In 1969, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and worked as a kindergarten teacher at Valley View Elementary school in Coachella. She received “Teacher of the Year” in 1989 and worked in the same classroom for over 30 years until she retired. She briefly moved to Idyllwild after retirement to pursue her passion for arts in the small mountain community. However, she found that she missed teaching. After months of frequent driving back down the windy mountain road to teach art classes, she eventually decided to move back down the mountain where she spent the last several years living in Yucca Valley. Her passion for the arts started early, and Ms. Roach was an active member of the community throughout her lifetime. In 1947, at the age of 11, she became an inaugural member of the original cast of the Riverside County National Date Festival pageant. Her work as a dancer, singer, narrator, various pageant roles, and service on the Pageant Coordinating Committee spanned 50 years. In the 1990’s, she served as the City of Indio Cultural Arts Commissioner. Furthermore, her love of singing and beautiful voice allowed her to participate in several choirs over the years. She sang with the Palm Desert Master Chorale, Southwest Carolers, Desert Cities Chorus, and West Coast Opera Theater. In addition to her numerous extra-curricular community activities, Ms. Roach enjoyed creative pursuits at home with her family members including making stained glass, building dollhouses, and scrapbooking. Ms. Roach is preceded in death by her sons Walter Wright, Mark Wright, and Craig Coyle. She is survived by her daughters Julie Byrnes of Chicago, IL and Kathy Coyle, of Yucca Valley; and son Bill McLaughlin, of Buckley, WA. A private family memorial will be held for Ms. Roach in Yucca Valley.

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RECENT DEATHS Bill Daily, 91, the comic sidekick to leading men on the sitcoms “I Dream of Jeannie” and “The Bob Newhart Show,” died Sept. 4 of natural causes in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at his home. Daily was not a household name but he was a household face, familiar to many millions of baby-boomer viewers in the 1960s and ’70s from two of the era’s biggest shows. He played Major Roger Healy in all five seasons of “I Dream of Jeannie” from 1965 to 1970. Healy was the astronaut partner to Larry Hagman’s Major Anthony Nelson as both men tried to contain the antics of Jeannie, the childlike blond bombshell who lived in a bottle played by Barbara Eden. Just two years later he landed a similar role and had an even longer run on “The Bob Newhart Show,” playing aviator Howard Borden behind Newhart’s psychologist Dr. Bob Hartley for 140 episodes between 1972 and 1978. Marin Mazzie, 57, a three-time Tony Award nominee known for powerhouse Broadway performances in “Ragtime,” “Passion” and “Kiss Me, Kate,” died Thursday after a three-year battle with ovarian cancer. Mazzie’s broad career

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went from screwball comedy – in “Kiss Me, Kate” and “Monty Python’s Spamalot” on Broadway and the West End – to riveting, dysfunctional moms in “Next to Normal” and “Carrie.” She earned other Broadway roles in “Man of La Mancha,” “Bullets Over Broadway,” “Enron” and “Into the Woods.” Don McGuire, 86, the last surviving member of The Hilltoppers, died Sept. 7 in his home state of Kentucky. The Hilltoppers rose to fame in the 1950s with pop hits including “P.S. I Love You” and “Trying.” They took their name from their alma mater Western Kentucky University’s athletic teams. The Hilltoppers were inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in 2013.

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Karen L. Schneble LA QUINTA - Karen L Schneble, 80, a longtime resident of La Quinta, passed away in Las Vegas, NV on August 28, 2018. She was born on February 19, 1938 in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, the eldest child of Lyle and Marguerite Corsaw. Karen graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in Dental Hygiene. Later in life, she had her own interior design business, The Design Post, in Danville, California. Karen leaves behind her husband, Walter; daughter, Stephanie Randles; and grandson, Sean C. Randles, Jr. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 22 in Las Vegas, NV. Please visit palmsouthwest.com for details.

ley Ann Hromadko née Smith passed peacefully on September 7, 2018, in Palm Desert, CA. Shirley was born November 1, 1927 in Minneapolis, MN to parents, Carl Smith and Ariel Lund Smith. She graduated St. Louis Park High School. She married Hopkins, MN native Richard Hromadko. Shirley maintained friendships with those in the Twin Cities area; Albert Lea, MN; and the Coachella Valley. She was passionate about the rights of seniors and served as an Ambassador for her community. She enjoyed family and community outings, games, church services, and musical events. Shirley is survived by her children, Gary F. Hromadko (spouse, Christine Wulfhorst) of San Francisco, and Gail A. Hromadko (spouse, Pamela J. Peery) of Morongo Valley. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice. Memorial messages maybe left at www.queepr.com.

CALIFORNIA LOTTERY Mega Millions/Friday

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23,30,40,43,66

Meganumber 13

SuperLotto Plus/Wednesday

Numbers picked 3,14,37,39,41 Meganumber 18 PICKS WINNERS PRIZE 5 plus mega 0 $31 million 5 no mega 3 $12,830 4 plus mega 14 $1,374 4 no mega 271 $118 3 plus mega 510 $56 3 no mega 12,708 $11 2 plus mega 6,779 $11 1 plus mega 34,012 $2 mega only 53,505 $1 Saturday's jackpot estimate (drawing: 7:57 p.m.) $32M Powerball/Wednesday

Numbers picked 6,28,48,63,64 PICKS WINNERS 5 plus powerball 0 5 no powerball 1 4 plus powerball 2 4 no powerball 31 3 plus powerball 76 3 no powerball 2,142 2 plus powerball 1,889 1 plus powerball 14,800 Powerball only 35,437 Saturday's jackpot estimate

Powerball number 242⁄3 PRIZE $132 million $1,607,469 $15,669 $505 $214 $8 $9 $5 $4 $147M

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10, Solid Gold 06, Whirl Win 05, California Classic 1:41:17

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Numbers picked 5,10,16,23,36 Match all five for top prize. Match at least three for other prizes.

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6,3,9,4

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Fred J. Atchity Jr. LA QUINTA - Passed away on July 20 2018 in Ocean City, MD. At 71 years old. Long time resident of La Quinta. Fred was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1947 to Fred and Myrza Atchity. Fred went on to graduated with a BS degree in accounting after receiving a baseball scholarship at LSU. He married Jan Mathews in 1968 and raised four children. Started a career in Kansas City as a CPA and later started his own financial firm. In 1986 moved to Los Angles. He was a pioneer in the home video industry “Stars to Go”. He later managed wireless cable and petroleum lubricant businesses. Before retiring at 57 still lecturing at LSU busniess school. Fred was an avid golfer and was a long time member at Wilshire, Rancho La Quinta and Indian Wells C.C. He loved to play cards and liars dice with family and friends. Fred married Cheryl Kauffmann this February where he made his entrance on a camel at the polo fields. In his last months they traveled to the Middle East and Mediterranean. He achieved a life long dream to visit Lebanon where is grandfather was born. Fred was preceded in death by is parents and sister Andrea. He leaves behind his wife Cheryl Kauffmann Atchity, his children Matt Mark, Amy Zarecor, and Sara Billings. His brother Ken and two sisters Mary Calhoun and Laurie Dressmann. Seven grand children Anthony, Kathryn,Gabrial, Ben, Annebella, Jackson and Lincoln. A celebration of life will be Nov 11 at IWCC. 3 PM More info call 760-902-8512

Patricia Vangele RANCHO MIRAGE Patricia Vangele a longtime resident of Sunrise Country Club in Rancho Mirage passed away on September 6, 2018, after fighting Alzheimer’s for several years. Patricia was born in Modesto CA in October 1932 to Louis and Laverne O’Brien. Her family later moved to San Francisco and in 1950 Patricia graduated from George Washington High School. She later worked as a punch card programmer for Circus Foods in San Francisco. In 1956 she met her future husband Ernest Vangele and they married four years later in 1960. Patricia’s family was her greatest joy and she loved being a mother and grandmother. Patricia leaves behind her loving and devoted husband of 58 years Ernest Vangele, a brother Beryl O’Brien (Connie), sons Dan (Pam) and Michael (Kelly), daughter Christine (Craig), grandchildren Roland, Brian, Danielle, Justin and Jack, and one great grandson Jack. Services will be private at a later date.

Gloria Stewart - - 93, died on July 11th in LaGrande, OR.

Gloria was born in the Bronx, N.Y. and grew up on Long Island where she graduated from Huntington High School. She worked for the town of Huntington as personnel manager for 23 years. While there, she met and married James Stewart. After retiring, they divided their time between Northport, N.Y. and Palm Springs, CA. until moving to Palm Springs full time in the 90’s. While in Palm Springs , Gloria enjoyed golfing and doing volunteer work at the Betty Ford Center and then more recently, at the Desert Museum. She also worked as a tennis coordinator at the Tennis Club for several years, where she developed a great love for the game. Her great passion in life was traveling to Italy as often as possible to visit family and to see as much of the country as she could. In May of this year, Gloria moved to LaGrande, OR. to live with her niece and her husband, Patti and Roy Lykins. She was preceded in death by her parents, Peter and Emma Zangani;her husband, Jim; brother and sister-in-law, Ted and Mary; and her sister, Eleanor Noel.

Ore. rejects protection for forest predator ASSOCIATED PRESS

PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon fish and wildlife officials have rejected a request from six conservation groups to protect a small predator that inhabits old-growth redwood forests. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday denied the petition by the conservation groups to protect the Humboldt marten under the Oregon Endangered Species Act. The sleek predator with an elongated body of about 14 inches eats mostly rodents but also birds and rep-

tiles. Oregon allows it to be trapped for its fur. The species was thought to be extinct until it was found in redwoods in 1996. It’s believed that about 200 Humboldt martens live in two Oregon locations. Another small population is in California. The conservation groups have said the martens living on the southern Oregon coast are threatened by wildfires and rodent poisons used by marijuana growers. Populations in the state’s central coast are vulnerable because of a lack of mature forests and because they get hit by cars and die.

Donald Felt - - Donald Felt passed peacefully at his home on August 23, 2018, surrounded by family. He was born in Oakland, Iowa to C.W. and Grace Felt. He graduated from Spencer High in 1954 and served with the Navy from 1954 to 1957 on three different aircraft carriers: USS Hornet CV12, USS Lexington CV-16 (“the Blue Ghost”) and the USS Wasp CV-18. He received honorable discharge following his injury in the Navy and then attended Iowa State University, where he met Beverly Eden who became his wife. They married in 1959 and Don transferred to the University of Iowa, where he won many awards and trophies on the golf team. He received his BBA in 1963. Don began and ended his career work in insurance. He was happiest helping injured workers receive the very best care he felt they deserved. Many times he had to fight his own company for workers who couldn’t help themselves. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Westminster, CA for many years. He later faithfully attended and served Grace Church in Desert Hot Springs. He was a leader in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, guiding his sons and helping Don II receive his Eagle award. Don Felt loved golf and was very good at it, winning the club championships at the two country clubs he belonged to: he also consistently won the low gross award trophy in dozens of tournaments and championships. And yes, he got his hole in one! He also truly loved helping others become better golfers and just talking about the game he loved. Don’s parents predeceased him. He is survived by his wife, Beverly, sons Michael and Don II (Lori), grandchildren Kathryn and Brian, brother David (Mary), sister Peggy, nephews, nieces, cousins and many beloved in-laws on both sides. Services will be held at a later date at Grace Church in Desert Hot Springs and United Presbyterian Church in Lone Tree, Iowa. His burial will be accompanied with military honors in the Lone Tree Cemetery.

Ronald E. Hammond LA QUINTA - Due to a heart condition, Ronald E. Hammond went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 19, 2018. He was born to Robert and Geraldine Hammond. He retired in June of 2016 after 42 years of teaching, 24 of those years with the Coachella Valley School District. He is survived by sisters, Christine and Alexis Hammond; daughter, Ashley Rodriguez; son-in-law Marcelo Rodriguez; granddaughter, McKenzie Rodriguez; son, Samuele Hammond; wife, Carmen Hammond. A well-educated man who personally loved school and teaching, he held a Multiple Subject Lifetime Teaching Credential, a Single Subject Teaching Credential for Mathematics, Certification to teach the Gifted and Talented, and two Masters Degrees. Prior to his illness, he had been working on his thesis for his Doctorate. We will celebrate his life on Friday, September 28, 2018 from 4:00-7:00 pm at the Eagles Lodge, 46425 Tyler, Coachella, CA 92236. 760-398-2594. In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Hammond requests donations be made to The Ronald E. Hammond Scholarship at First Bank. All proceeds will be awarded to a college-bound graduating senior at West Shores High School at the end of the 2018-2019 school year.

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Just say no to DeVos plan to pay for guns in schools This editorial is from the Cape Cod (Massachusetts) Times: As school-aged children found their reluctant way back into classrooms last week, they likely had little idea that the bureaucracy that is the US Department of Education was looking out for their collective futures. Specifically, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was giving serious consideration to a new recommendation that would allow school districts to use federal funds to help purchase firearms and train school personnel in their use. Of course, the federal government did not simultaneously announce any plans to increase school funding, meaning that the move to arm teachers would necessarily come at the expense of apparently less important things, such as computers, books and classroom supplies. Once again proving that she has her finger on the pulse of public education, DeVos is weighing whether to allow school districts to tap funds from the federal Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants to pay for firearms. Supporters of the measure note that there is no wording within the legislation for the federal grant that prohibits such a move, although we would hazard a guess that there are a lot of things that are not expressly prohibited within the wording of the grant but which rational people would, thanks to common sense, simply understand without having to be told. Not surprisingly, gun rights advocate practically fell over themselves as they rushed to support the measure. This, despite the fact that survey after survey shows that public school teachers overwhelming claim that they have no interest in brandishing a firearm at their place of work; that they, not surprisingly, have enough to focus on in their classrooms and would prefer not to have to even consider drawing a weapon on an intruder. Furthermore, a significant majority of educators also argue that the only people who should have access to guns in a school setting are law enforcement officers, individuals who are trained not only in how to use a weapon, but also under specific circumstances,

as in an active-shooter situation or one where hostages have been taken. There are several routes that would help stop this madness before it can be fully realized. Many education advocates note that the Student Support and Academic Enrichment law contains wording that is far too vague, leaving it so open to interpretation that it can be used to support cockamamie ideas, such as the one now being floated by the Department of Education. Congress has the power to revisit that legislation and add language that would help limit the potential scope of madness. In fact, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who has been outspoken in his desire to pass meaningful gun control legislation since a 2012 shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, left 26 people dead, introduced an amendment to a spending bill to do just this. But there is little indication that the Senate, at least as it is currently composed, has sufficient backbone or moral fortitude to make such a move. DeVos also has the option to allow the arming of teachers to happen passively; if she takes no definitive stand on the matter, a state or group of states could test the legal waters by using the money to purchase weapons and then wait and see if the DOE steps in to argue against it. Given the tenor of this White House when it comes to deregulation and the abdication of common sense, it is difficult to imagine DeVos doing much more than giving the move a tacit nod and then moving on with her day. Students, teachers, parents, lawmakers and those with even an ounce of common sense, regardless of their stance on whether gun laws should be tightened or loosened, must therefore come together now to oppose this ludicrous and dangerous initiative before it moves forward. Our nation’s schools already struggle financially, and it should not require a lesson in logic or economics to understand that diverting money from underfunded programs to put guns in the hands of people who do not want them is utter nonsense.

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The world is watching as Russia and the Syrian regime prepare to unleash the biggest bloodbath yet in the Syrian saga of horrors. Yet no one seems to know how to prevent a massive attack on Idlib, the last Syrian rebel-held stronghold, where nearly a million civilians are trapped. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres just warned that a full-scale Russian assault on Idlib “would unleash a humanitarian nightmare unlike any seen in the blood-soaked Syrian conflict.” Moscow rebuffed the pleas of Guterres’ top emissary who called for humanitarian corridors to allow the temporary evacuation of civilians. Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, warned Syrian dictator Bashar Assad along with his Russian and Iranian allies that “the consequences will be dire. The world will hold them responsible.”

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But neither Assad nor Vladimir Putin believe the world (or Washington) will lift a finger. Why should they, given the unchecked carnage they’ve unleashed on Syrian civilians over the past seven years, including the unpunished use of chlorine gas against civilians? If Assad and company are permitted to commit atrocities in plain sight in Idlib, it will reconfirm that autocrats and dictators can get away with mass murder in plain site in today’s world. So Idlib is a litmus test for the so-called civilized world. There is plenty of blame to go around for the lead up to Idlib. Let us start with President Obama and the Saudis. Eager to avoid another U.S. military involvement like Iraq, Obama subcontracted to Saudi Arabia to help Syrian rebels eager to oust their dictator. The Saudis and Gulf States preferred to funnel funds to Islamists rather than more secular rebels, who might have provided a potent force had they received aid in 2012.

Hispanics in the United States have always been paradoxical – both ultra-invested in their heritage yet proudly all-American; more law-abiding in the immigrant stages of life in the U.S. yet more likely to brush with the police in subsequent generations. Another paradox is that no matter how demonized or discriminated against, Latinos continue to be more likely than the general U.S. public to believe in the promise of the American dream. For 77 percent of Hispanics, compared with 62 percent of the total U.S. population, it’s an article of faith that hard work will pay off and a similar proportion believe that each successive generation will better off than the one before it, according to the Pew Research Center. But the optimism is colored by realism – 74 percent of Latinos said attaining the American dream is difficult for people like them. And if we look at the generally assumed best path to socioeconomic mobility – i.e., a college education – that particular calculation is spot on. By all accounts, Hispanics are underrepresented on college campuses. And even the academic stars struggle: Latinos with high SAT/ACT test scores have similar rates of college enrollment to whites, but only 63 percent of them complete a degree or other credential compared to 78 percent of white students with similar test scores, according to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (Georgetown CEW), an independent, nonprofit research and policy institute. It’s tough. About one-third of Latino college students are the first in their family to go to college. And three years after first enrolling, 33 percent of firstgeneration Latino students had left school without earning a credential, compared with 26 percent of students whose parents had attended some college and only 14 percent of students whose parents

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Will anyone save Syrians in Idlib from possible massacre by Putin, Assad? Trudy Rubin

I wish California children were doing as well as California children’s hospitals. Even as the Golden State has maintained the nation’s highest child poverty rate, struggling schools, and housing that is prohibitively expensive for families, it has developed a system of children’s hospitals that seems to occupy a parallel California in which the needs of kids actually come first. California has 13 children’s hospitals — eight private not-for-profits (in San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Loma Linda, Oakland, Palo Alto, and Madera), and five within University of California medical centers. Collectively, they receive more than 2 million visits from injured, disabled, and sick children annually. In these children’s hospitals, you can see California’s ability to be kind, egalitarian, and generous to a fault— and also how our budget politics and piecemeal policy approach frustrate our aspirations for children. Children’s hospitals are rare places where California’s rich and poor mix; the surgeon who operated on TV comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s son also performs surgery on kids on Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid. The children’s hospitals treat everyone; nearly two-thirds of their patients are eligible for Medi-Cal, compared to about one-third of patients in a community hospital. And in children’s hospitals, virtually everyone is covered, since all California children, even undocumented kids, are insured because of Obamacare and state law. Children’s hospitals thrive on this mandate: While they lose money on Medi-Cal patients, they make up for it by being aggressive with commercial insurers who cover some of their patients, through other government programs, and via powerful private fundraising operations for private donations. Like other interest groups, children’s hospitals have sought public dollars at the ballot, and taxpayers have responded strongly. This November, California voters are all but certain to approve Proposition 4, the third general obligation bond for children’s hospitals in the past 14 years. Through this and other sup-

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Your Voice A sorry turn Mike Pence states publicly he is willing to submit to a lie detector test to confirm the truth of his denial of participating in the Op-Ed piece. What a sorry turn to which our nation has come when the veracity of the number two elected official in the government is so questionable he must offer to take a polygraph test. He feels his word alone is not sufficient to satisfy his boss or the country. I can’t imagine Joe Biden ever feeling he must make such an offer or, for that matter, any other vice president in the history of this country. John Rasmussen, Palm Desert

Our new era of transparency So, this happened: Assembly Bill 893 (the geothermal mandate) was blocked from coming up for a vote by GOP Sen. Jeff Stone. Stone told The Desert Sun that he blocked the legislation because lobbyists advised him not to support it. This bill is urgently needed if we’re going to end our dependence on fossils fuels. With the economic benefits it would bring to the region, it’s a nobrainer as well. But as Stone said himself, he listened not to his constituents, not to the people who vote in his district, but to lobbyists for the California Chamber of Commerce and multiple electric utilities. How refreshing that Stone has embraced the new era of transparency, where politicians can simply admit to being in the pocket of Big Business and go about their day. Bob DePugh, Cathedral City

Insane or spoiled? The ongoing comments by President Trump to publications and citizens critical of him has some thinking of invoking

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port, children’s hospitals have become juggernauts, with sprawling medical centers, leading pediatric research and training programs, exurban satellites, and well-paid executives. California’s children’s hospitals have come a long way from their mostly humble origins, as facilities for babies and children with polio. Today’s greater scale reflects changes in the state’s health care and demographics. Even though the number of children in California has stagnated, technological advances have created new avenues for care, especially for children with diseases that are rare or difficult to treat. And with California’s population aging rapidly, hospitals are handling more Medicare patients. Since Medicare reimburses at higher rates than Medicaid, it’s inefficient for traditional hospitals to accommodate the special needs of child patients, who are mostly on Medicaid. This means kids are increasingly referred to these specialized facilities. As a Southern California father of three, I’ve been redirected to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles by my pediatrician, after-hours clinics, and the Huntington

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Then come the major culprits, Assad, Putin and Iran’s ayatollahs. In 2015, when Assad was reeling, Moscow and Tehran came to his aid, the former with planes and the latter with tens of thousands of Shiite militia fighters. Their primary targets were not the Islamists, but rather the more moderate rebels who might have provided a serious alternative to Assad. With Russian aid, Assad dropped thousands of barrel bombs on rebel-held cities, deliberately targeting schools and hospitals, and using starvation as a weapon. Rebels who surrendered were often tortured and murdered. And let us not forget Turkey. Idlib sits close to the Turkish border. With Turkish help, and some Turkish troops, the region has become the last stand for rebels and many civilians who fled other conquered cities. The rebels include tens of thousands of relative “moderates” but also around 10,000 jihadis with Al-Qaeda links. Turkey has failed to take on hardline Islamists, who are now preventing civilians from fleeing. Last but not least we have the Trump administration. Placing vain hopes in Putin to resolve the Syrian mess, the

the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to remove him from office. However, there is a clear difference being mentally incapacitated versus just being a spoiled brat. One need only recall the infamous case of Ethan Couch, the so-called “Affluenza Teen,” who killed 4 people but was found by a psychologist of being unable to link his actions with consequences because his parents taught him that wealth buys privilege. That is more like Mr. Trump: an adult with the personality of a spoiled petulant pre-school child, with an inability to understand morals or common sense, and one who throws a tantrum (or “tweet storm” of brain belches) whenever he is not getting his way or receiving the proper level of perceived attention. When his oversized ego is somehow hurt, he runs off to a rally of his dependable, but shrinking, base of supporters who are more than willing to bow to him and cheer whatever nonsensical tweet he can inarticulately post. Sadly, this is just the behavior an immature manchild and not insanity. Alexander Schriener Jr., Bermuda Dunes

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee. USA TODAY

and that her Individual Educational Plan (IEP) listed procedures to help her when she was upset. The IEP is federal law. Are regular school staffs and police departments getting any training about people with disabilities? They should now. Sally Hedberg, Desert Hot Springs

Wanting it both ways

I found the Sept. 11 article about the police handcuffing and injuring an autistic disabled person appalling and troubling. I have been a special educator for 60 years and thought with the passing of the Education Act for All Children (PL 94-142) and the Americans with Disabilities Act over 20 years ago, the public would be more knowledgeable about disabled persons and their rights. It’s hard to believe school staff and the police department were unaware of this and traumatized a young woman who was merely crossing the street. The school should have been aware of the fact this 19-year-old could leave anytime

Re: “Kavanaugh confirmation hearings demonstrate exercises in futility,” USA TODAY editorial published in The Desert Sun on Sept. 11 The editorial bemoans the effect of partisan politics on Supreme Court appointments, but proceeds to intuit possibly malevolent motives, from a partisan perspective, to Judge Brett Kavanaugh from patently truthful statements made during the hearings. The editorial feigns concern that Kavanaugh said that the Supreme Court has “some flexibility, as it must” in adhering to past decisions. This is an accurate statement. The editors would likely not have been concerned if Elena Kagan had said the same thing during her confirmation and would have pointed to the justly decided Brown vs. Board of Education as appropriate flexibility in overturning the odious 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson “separate but equal” decision.

Hospital emergency room for my kids’ minor maladies. These hospitals are not merely comfortable; they are among the nicest buildings you’ll ever enter. Children’s hospitals in L.A. and Orange I’ve visited are carefully designed for juvenile happiness. My only problem with visiting a Children’s Hospital Los Angeles outpatient center in Arcadia was tearing my sons away from the most robust entertainment system they had ever encountered. These comforts, which are funded by private donations, reflect a growing marketplace. Parents can shop among additional choices. Competition also comes from lower-cost retail clinics and telehealth services. That’s healthy. So is pressure for children’s hospitals to produce more data to allow for better evaluation of their quality. While the hospitals are nice, they aren’t heavens. They face challenges — the pressure on Medicaid funding by Congressional Republicans, and efforts by health insurers to control costs via narrower networks of providers and the tiering of health insurance plans. As they grow more important, children’s hospitals will face more scrutiny of their operations, charitable care, and results in the future. You probably won’t hear much of this context in the run-up to the November

voting on Proposition 4, the $1.5 billion bond for children’s hospitals. But the measure raises an important debate. Should we help fund children’s hospitals’ capital needs through general obligation bonds? Those bonds are paid back from the general fund — $1.5 billion in bonds thus costs $2.9 billion over 35 years — which cuts into funds for other programs that serve children. I, for one, would prefer a dedicated tax for children’s hospitals to avoid debt service costs. But securing that might be politically impossible. And depending on the state budget is dicey. The children’s hospitals turned to bond measures after a hospital infrastructure program was eliminated in the 1990s. To the children’s hospitals’ credit, spending on previous bonds has been responsible. And the Proposition 4 bond is small, especially compared to November’s $8.9 billion Proposition 3 bond for water. So you could ask whether children’s hospitals offer children too much. But the better question is why other programs for California children offer so little compared to children’s hospitals. Joe Mathews writes the Connecting California column for Zócalo Public Square. Email him at joe@zocalopub licsquare.org.

president produced no Syria strategy until now. The State Department has finally put a good team in place, but it may be too late. Noted Syria expert Josh Landis is correct to point out that many share the blame for the desperate crisis in Idlib. “The United States, the Gulf states, and Europe,” says Landis, “encouraged a lot of Syrian (rebels) to become involved and now they don’t want to take responsibility. Everyone is trying to shed crocodile tears but we’re all complicit.” All true. But the urgent question is what can be done to prevent the slaughter of civilians in Idlib. First, it’s necessary to be crystal clear about the nature of the problem. Russian officials delight in proclaiming that they, and Assad, only want to fight terrorists. History proves that claim untrue; Assad simply wants to consolidate power. Moreover, fighting terrorists does not justify the deliberate targeting of civilians, which is the M.O. of Assad and his allies. Remember Aleppo. A couple of examples: Only recently, the United Nations passed on the coordinates of 235 schools and hospitals in Idlib to Russia in hopes to spare them from bombing, but already four of the hospitals have been targeted. Moreover, the Russians – who still deny that Assad ever used chemical weapons – are proclaiming a plot by the West to organize

fake chemical attacks in Idlib. What better cover story for Assad terrify Idlib civilians into believing he will use gas on them, even as he plans to bomb more hospitals and schools. Which brings us to the question of how to prevent such civilian carnage. I see little chance to avoid a regime attack on Idlib. So the best way to save civilians is to get as many of them as possible out of the region. The pressure must continue on Russia to permit humanitarian corridors. Over and over, Washington must publicized the message that the blame for new Idlib bloodshed would lay with Putin and Assad. Turkey must be encouraged to let the refugees shelter in Syrian territory it controls near the Turkish border. But that situation is only temporary. Eventually many of those refugees must leave Syria or face Assad’s torture. Yet the Trump administration admits almost no refugees from Syria. “If it’s a slaughter,” President Trump said of Idlib, “the United States is going to get very angry.” If he truly cares about the fate of Syrian civilians, he should let thousands of them find safety here. Trudy Rubin is a columnist and editorial-board member for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Readers may email her at trubin@phillynews.com.

Situation shows training is needed

Regarding abortion the editors are concerned Kavanaugh said “not all legal scholars refer to Roe vs. Wade as settled law” in a 2003 email. Is this not accurate? Do we need to assume that Kavanaugh was including himself as a legal scholar at odds with Roe when he was correcting what someone else had written? The dividing line on all of these issues is who picked the nominee. The rest is theatrics. The editorial decries the current process and then promotes the theatrics that pushed the process into its current state. Paul Seideman, Rancho Mirage

Ire is mistargeted As a short-term rental owner, I found the Sept. 12 story “PD man sues 40 vacation rentals” very interesting. While I can’t muster a lot of sympathy for people operating unlicensed short-term rentals, I agree that Robert K. Lee’s motivation in suing them is to make money and not necessarily to right a wrong. I think Lee’s frustration should be with the city of Palm Desert. The city has banned STRs in residential zones 1 and 2. I assume he had permits to operate and now has a sunset clause that lets him operate until the end of next year. Both of Mr. Lee’s rentals are large homes approved for a dozen guests. Starting in 2020 he will take a large cut in income when he has to rent them longer term, as not many renters are looking for 6 or 7 bedroom homes for more than 30 days. He also may fear the value of his investment homes will diminish. In my opinion, the City Council was short-sighted in banning STRs with very little compromise. They seem incapable of enforcing it now, so how will they enforce it in 15 months when the taxes and fees are significantly diminished? D. Alex Peterson, Rancho Mirage

Cepeda Continued from Page 34A

earned a bachelor’s degree, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Money is an issue, obviously, since parental lack of a college degree is highly correlated with low household income. But there’s also no worn path to follow, leaving many first-timers without the benefit of family members who could show them the ropes of higher ed. It gets worse. There are 14 million working students enrolled in school, and about 6 million (43 percent) are low-income. Of these low-income students, 47 percent are first-generation college-goers, and 25 percent are Latino, according to the Georgetown CEW. These students are more likely to be enrolled in certificate programs and attend two-year community colleges or for-profit colleges than higher-income working students. And all of this leads to low-income working students being less likely to earn a credential overall. You won’t be a bit surprised to learn that Hispanic (and black) adults who graduate college owing money on student loans have a significantly lower net worth at age 30 than students who didn’t borrow to pay for college. Alleviating this low-income, firstgeneration Latino encumbrance to social mobility will require two things. First, we need to recognize that it’s nearly impossible to “work your way through college” like people in earlier generations did – the average price of an undergraduate degree has risen roughly 161 percent from $39,643 in 1987 to $103,616 in 2016. Second, these students of color who’ll be the first in their family to attend college need more scholarships, fellowships, grants, lower-interest loans and other financial supports, including counseling. Don’t think there’s nothing in it for you. The Georgetown CEW estimates that the U.S. takes an annual hit of about $400 billion in lost wages, plus costs of lost productivity, because every year approximately 500,000 students who are in the top half of their class simply don’t complete college. A well-educated populace ready to fill high-tech jobs and other positions that require higher education helps businesses, surrounding communities and nearly everyone else. Ultimately, we all benefit when disadvantaged young people are enabled to reach their potential – it’s really a little piece of the American dream for all of us. Esther Cepeda’s email address is est herjcepeda@washpost.com.

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108

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104

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102 I 76 110 I66

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76 51 s 68 50 pc 82 63 pc 75 61 pc 74 33 s 82 51 s 75 54 s 83 51 s 87 47 s 83 53 s 65 53 pc 77 54 s 74 41 s 76 49 s 77 51 s 77 65 pc 66 55 pc 91 60 s 83 52 s 86 61 s 86 47 s 85 51 s 85 51 s 69 55 pc

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Ridgecrest 97 59 s Sacramento 80 52 s Salinas 71 52 pc San Bernardino 93 61 s San Fernando 88 60 s San Francisco 69 55 pc San Gabriel 88 62 s San Jose 74 53 s San Luis Obispo 77 50 s San Rafael 76 50 pc Santa Ana 81 65 pc Santa Barbara 76 56 pc Santa Clara 74 53 s Santa Cruz 72 52 pc Santa Maria 75 51 pc Santa Rosa 79 46 s Sonoma 80 47 s Sonora 82 48 s Stockton 81 52 s Tahoe Valley 71 33 s Ventura 74 58 pc Visalia 84 50 s Walnut Creek 77 54 s Yosemite Valley 76 47 s

98 56 s 80 53 s 68 53 pc 92 57 s 87 59 s 66 55 pc 88 61 s 73 53 pc 75 50 pc 74 52 pc 81 64 pc 75 56 pc 73 53 pc 69 54 pc 73 52 pc 79 46 pc 79 48 s 84 47 s 82 52 s 72 34 s 74 57 pc 86 50 s 74 54 s 77 45 s

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NASA satellite launched in effort to measure Earth’s ice changes A NASA satellite designed to precisely measure changes in Earth’s ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice and vegetation was launched into polar orbit from California early Saturday. NASA Earth Science Division director Michael Freilich said the mission will advance knowledge of how the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica contribute to sea level rise. The melt from those ice sheets alone has raised global sea level by more than 1 millimeter a year recently, according to NASA.

San Diego diocese adds 8 priests to list of suspected predators The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego has added eight priests to its list of those believed to have molested children. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that Bishop Robert McElroy’s move responds to recent events including a Pennsylvania grand jury report that found children had been molested by priests there. In 2007, the San Diego diocese settled 144 claims of child sexual abuse by 48 priests and one lay employee.

Man indicted on murder charges in deaths of two Arizona girls Arizona officials say a man has been indicted in the kidnapping and killing of two girls who went missing in 2012 and 2014. Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus said Saturday that 36-year-old Christopher Matthew Clements was indicted a day earlier by a grand jury on murder and kidnapping charges in the deaths of 6-year-old Isabel Celis and 13-year-old Maribel Gonzalez.

Floodwaters inundate the Inner Banks town of Belhaven, N.C. JOHN MEORE AND TARIQ ZEHARI/USA TODAY NETWORK

11 dead, nearly 1 million in the dark in Carolinas Water rescues take priority as flooding intensifies along coasts, near rivers Doug Stanglin and Daniel J. Gross USA TODAY NETWORK

UK proposes ‘no-fault’ divorces, other major modernizations The British government is proposing “no-fault” divorces and other changes to make it much easier for married couples to divorce. Justice Secretary David Gauke on Saturday began a process to revise laws he said were “out of touch with modern life.” Under the proposals, it would no longer be necessary to prove misconduct such as adultery or to live apart for a certain number of years before a couple could divorce.

Typhoon kills 12 in Philippines, heads toward southern China Typhoon Mangkhut lashed the northern Philippines with destructive winds and heavy rain that set off landslides and destroyed homes Saturday, leaving at least 12 people dead. Hong Kong and other parts of southern China braced for the powerful storm. The most ferocious typhoon to hit the disaster-prone Philippines this year slammed ashore before dawn in Cagayan province on the northeastern tip of Luzon island. From staff and wire reports

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A car passes under a fallen tree Saturday in Lumberton, N.C. ANDREW NELLES/USA TODAY NETWORK

Election could shake up Congress, statehouses Maureen Groppe USA TODAY

WASHINGTON – Now that primary voters have had their say in New York, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, the sprint is on toward the Nov. 6 general election. We’ll know in less than two months who voters want to lead the House, the Senate and the 36 states with gubernatorial elections.

General Motors was founded by William C. Durant in Flint, Michigan. SOURCE The History Place MIKE B. SMITH, JANET LOEHRKE/USA TODAY

Democrats have a lot of reasons to be optimistic. But Republicans say that President Donald Trump defied conventional wisdom before and will lead his party to do so again. One way or the other, it’s clear the elections will be about Trump, experts say. Here’s what we’ve learned so far:

A wave, but how big? Democrats are poised to win up and down the ballot this fall, despite the strong economy and Republicans’ advantages on the electoral map. The only question is how big the gains will be.

“There is certainly a path for Democrats. It’s just a very narrow and rocky one.” Stuart Rothenberg, political analyst

Democrats have a good chance of capturing the House and are expected to pick up gubernatorial seats and expand their footprint in state legislatures. The Senate is a tougher battleground because Democrats are defending many seats, including in 10 states Trump won. See PRIMARIES, Page 2B

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WILMINGTON, N.C. – A weakened Florence slowed to a crawl over South Carolina on Saturday after leaving at least 11 people dead, and the storm’s relentless rains fueled fears of devastating inland flooding in the days ahead. More than 2 feet of rain has fallen in some places, and flooding has led to scores of water rescues. With rivers rising to record levels, officials warned an-

other deadly chapter of the disaster could soon unfold. “I cannot overstate it: Floodwaters are rising, and if you aren’t watching for them, you are risking your life,” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said. Since marching ashore Friday near Wilmington as a hurricane, Florence has knocked out power to nearly 900,000 homes in the Carolinas, according to poweroutage.us.

Far fewer people in the United States started using heroin last year, but the decline among new 18- to 25year-old heroin users was almost imperceptible – and that age group saw a big jump in methamphetamine and marijuana use, a new survey finds. The 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health emphasizes what it calls these “transitional aged youth” because they have higher rates of cigarette use, alcohol abuse and heroin use disorder, and they use more cocaine,

meth and LSD than people both younger and older. The report, released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on Friday, showed one positive change among 18- to 25year-olds: They’re misusing prescription opioids less. In 2015, SAMHSA estimated 8.5 percent of people in that age range misused prescription opioids; that dropped to just over 7 percent in 2017. The report helps government officials, medical professionals, researchers and caregivers understand the extent of substance use and mental illness

among different age groups nationally, by state and in more local areas. It also helps them gauge the need for treatment services and guide policy decisions, said SAMHSA assistant secretary Elinore McCance-Katz, a psychiatrist. There was more alarming news. Use of illegal drugs, including cocaine, marijuana and opioids, by pregnant women increased significantly between 2015 and 2017. About 7 percent of pregnant women reported using marijuana. McCance-Katz said marijuana use is linked to fetal growth problems, preterm births, stillbirths, hyperactivity and impaired cognition in newborns.

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coastal area south of Cape Hatteras. As of 5 p.m. EDT, Florence was centered about 60 miles west of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, inching west at 2 mph with winds down to 45 mph. With half of the storm still out over the Atlantic, Florence continued to collect warm ocean water and dump it on land. The National Hurricane Center warned Florence will continue to produce “catastrophic flash flooding and prolonged significant river flooding.” North Carolina’s Harnett County declared a mandatory evacuation Saturday along the Lower Little River, which is expected to rise to more than 17 feet above flood stage. The National Weather Service forecasts the river to reach flood stage at Manchester after 2 a.m. EDT Sunday and crest Monday morning at 35.4 feet. Flood stage is 18 feet. Cooper said Florence could wipe out entire communities as it grinds its way across land. “The fact is this storm is deadly, and we know we are days away from an ending,” he said. In Washington, President Donald Trump issued a disaster declaration for North Carolina on Saturday that will

make federal money available to people in eight counties, the White House said. Government aid can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the hurricane’s effect. About 9,700 National Guard troops and civilians have been deployed with high-water vehicles, helicopters and boats. Throughout the Carolinas, a major focus was plucking people from rising waters. In eastern North Carolina alone, eight National Guard helicopters were in action Saturday to help with rescues. Petty Officer Charlotte Fritts said helicopters were sent from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City to an area near Jacksonville, North Carolina, to rescue 13 people stranded in two cars. In New Bern, where the Neuse and Trent rivers intersect, about 200 people were rescued after being stranded in their homes, according to Mayor Dana Outlaw. Another 150, including some trapped in second floors of houses or in attics, awaited rescue. “What happens is that we rescue

some people, and then we find out there are still more who need it,” Outlaw said. “People who live in New Bern have experienced hurricanes before, but it has been a long time since we have experienced something like this.” He said at least 4,200 homes and 300 businesses sustained damage from flooding. “Things here are very, very serious,” the mayor said. “If you’ve ever doubted the destructiveness of a hurricane, what’s happening here will make you a believer.” More than 60 people, including an infant, children and pets, were rescued from a collapsing hotel in Jacksonville at the height of the storm, according to WITN-TV. In Newport, North Carolina, rescuers were able to reach a flooded animal shelter after the Carteret County Humane Society put out a call for help on Facebook. The Cajun Navy, a group of volunteers in boats, brought two stranded shelter workers, 43 dogs, 80 cats and roughly 15 chickens to safety. Daniel J. Gross reports for the Greenville News. Contributing: Sean Rossman, USA TODAY; Associated Press

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Racial minorities, LGBT candidates

But a recent round of polls indicates some of the closest contests could break Democrats’ way, and Republicans have had to throw resources into the deep red states of Tennessee and Mississippi. “There is certainly a path for Democrats,” political handicapper Stuart Rothenberg recently wrote. “It’s just a very narrow and rocky one.”

Women are not the only ones breaking records. Democrats also nominated a record number of minority candidates, according to the Associated Press. There are eight Democratic candidates of color running for governor. Michigan and Minnesota could put the first Muslim women in Congress, and New Mexico could send a Native American woman. A record number of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender candidates are running for office.

uprising of angry grassroots activists. But the number of progressives who won their primaries was not overwhelming, according to experts at the Brookings Institution. And because many of the winning progressive candidates are in Republican-leaning districts, they might not win in the fall. That lessens the chance of a Democratic civil war erupting after Nov. 6.

Women shattering records Women are driving much of the voter engagement, and it shows in the winning primary candidates. Record numbers of women are running for governor, House and Senate. Dave Wasserman, who analyzes House races for the Cook Political Report, projects between 30 and 40 new women will win this fall, shattering the previous record of 24 set in 1992. In the Senate, however, the number of women could barely rise – or even fall, accord-

Progressive underdogs Underdog wins from progressives taking on the establishment drew big headlines, most notably Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s defeat of Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., and Ayanna Pressley’s defeat of Rep. Michael Capuano, DMass. The upsets also sparked speculation that Democrats are experiencing an

Plea deal exposes Manafort’s bare-knuckled political tactics Kevin Johnson USA TODAY

WASHINGTON – Paul Manafort’s plea deal Friday with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team raised questions about what information President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman offered prosecutors in exchange for reduced federal charges. Yet the government’s 24-page summary of his offenses also offered an extraordinary portrait of Manafort as a bare-knuckled political operative who pulled out all the stops for his clients – no matter what it took. Much of Manafort’s admitted criminal activity centered on a lucrative, decadelong campaign in support of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. That work earned Manafort tens of millions of dollars, much of which he hid from U.S. tax authorities. But in outlining Manafort’s extensive criminal conduct, which also included efforts to obstruct Mueller’s inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, prosecutors also exposed Manafort’s tactics. Among those was his effort to portray former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko as a murderer and an antiSemite. Manafort wanted the effort to spread dirt on Tymoshenko – a political rival to his client Yanukovych – “pushed with no fingerprints,” according to court documents. “It is very important that we have no connection,” Manafort wrote in one of a raft of documents uncovered by federal investigators. “My goal is to plant some stink on Tymo.” Citing instructions authored by Manafort in 2013, prosecutors said Manafort directed his associates to plant information with U.S. journalists, alleging that Tymoshenko had financed the murder of a Ukrainian official. Beyond the dark political tactics Manafort employed, it was his effort to conceal the U.S. lobbying campaign that implicated him in criminal activity. U.S. law required Manafort to disclose his work by registering his affili-

Top kitchen-table issues For Democrats, it’s primarily health care. Building off the public pushback that helped sink Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Democrats are particularly hammering Republicans over one of the law’s most popular provisions: protections for people with pre-existing conditions. Republicans prefer the conversation to be about the strong economy or about border security, an issue particularly important to their base. Those three issues – health care, the economy and immigration – top polls when voters are asked what topic they most want candidates to address.

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Paul Manafort is now cooperating with the special counsel. JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE

“My goal is to plant some stink on Tymo.” Paul Manafort In a document relating to his effort to plant allegations with U.S. journalists about former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko

ation with Yanukovych under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Prosecutors said Manafort “knew” of his obligation to disclose his work, but “he did not.” Mueller’s team also recounted Manafort’s efforts to distance Yanukovych from the Ukrainian government’s prosecution of Tymoshenko, arranging for the government to funnel $4.6 million to finance a report justifying the prosecution.

The Ukrainian government falsely reported later that the Tymoshenko report cost just $12,000. “Manafort and others knew that the actual cost of the report ... would undermine the report being perceived as an independent assessment,” Mueller’s team wrote. In yet another effort to discredit Tymoshenko, according to court documents, Manafort “sought to undermine United States’ support for Tymoshenko by spreading stories” that associated her with “anti-Semitic views.” “Manafort coordinated privately with a senior Israeli government official to issue a written statement publicizing this story,” the court documents say. “Manafort then ... worked to disseminate this story in the United States.”

Anita Hill says the government should find a “fair and neutral way” to investigate an allegation of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Hill, who accused then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of workplace harassment, said she knows “firsthand what happens such as process is weaponized against an accuser, and no one should have to endure that again.” In 1991, Hill became famous – and vilified by Anita Hill some – when she testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and said Thomas had harassed her when they both worked at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Thomas denied the allegation and decried committee’s proceedings as a “high-tech lynching.” He was confirmed to the court. Kavanaugh on Friday forcefully denied an anonymous allegation that he tried to force himself on a woman decades ago when they were 17-year-old high school students. “I did not do this back in high school or at any time,” Kavanaugh said in a statement issued by the White House. In her statement, Hill said the “reluctance of someone to come forward demonstrates that even in the #MeToo era, it remains incredibly difficult to report harassment, abuse or assault by people in power.” Hill, now a professor at Brandeis University, called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to “put in place a process that enables anyone with a complaint of this nature to be heard.” The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote next week on Kavanaugh’s nomination. He’s President Donald Trump’s second court pick.

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Can the Apple Watch help save your life? Value of ECG feature up for debate, but device can detect when you’ve fallen Edward C. Baig USA TODAY

Can Apple products save you from a stroke, cardio episode or devastating fall? Apple is cautious about making such direct claims. But during Apple’s press unveiling of the new Apple Watch Series 4, Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams referred to the new timepiece as an “intelligent guardian” on your wrist. And Williams highlighted what are potentially important health-oriented initiatives for the new watch. Through a companion app on the iPhone and an electrical heart sensor on the watch, you can generate an ECG (electrocardiogram) merely by placing your finger against the Digital Crown. Apple says this FDA-cleared feature, a first of its kind offered over the counter, will become available to owners of the Series 4 watches in the U.S. in an update later this year. What’s more, the latest watches can also automatically detect if you’ve taken a spill and summon help if you’re immobilized or unresponsive. These new features further cement what appears to be a major push by Apple into health care. Apple will tell you that it didn’t have strict business ambitions in the health field but that many of its initiatives in the space have happened organically. A chief purpose for the heart rate monitor inside earlier Apple Watch devices was to help calculate calorie burn. But then customers who noticed when their heart rates appeared too high or too low began writing the company. Last year, Apple made a small but profound change whereby the watch, in effect, started passively looking after you. In fact, Apple has had a Health app for iOS since 2014, used for, among other purposes, tracking your steps, nutri-

tion, and housing a medical ID with your blood type, medications and emergency contacts. More recently, Apple added a feature, still in beta, inside the Health app to help you keep all your relevant medical records in one place rather than having to chase down those lab reports, immunizations and other records by visiting disparate online patient portals. A number of hospitals and medical providers are participating. Last November, in collaboration with the Stanford University School of Medicine, Apple launched an Apple Heart Study app that used the heart rate sensor inside the Apple Watch to collect data on irregular heart rhythms consistent with atrial fibrillation, a leading cause of strokes. If an irregular heart rhythm is detected, participants in the study are notified through the Apple Watch and on their iPhones and offered a free consultation with a study doctor. But Apple cautioned that it won’t catch every instance of AFib and that people shouldn’t rely solely on the study. Meanwhile, the clearance from the FDA that Apple announced Wednesday relates to two features: First is that the watch can passively monitor your heart for irregular rhythms and deliver alerts if and when it detects them – this feature is available on all Apple Watch models dating back to the original. The second, for the Series 4 only, is the ECG feature – which you, as the wearer of the watch, have to manually activate through the Digital Crown. The watch has a titanium electrode that works with the electrodes in the back crystal. The experience is supposed to take about 30 seconds, with the ECG classifying the results as either a normal “sinus rhythm” or AFib. Still, there is controversy about the

The ECG feature on the Apple Watch Series 4 must be activated by the user. APPLE

value of the ECG itself. The U.S. Preventive Task Force recommends against ECG screening for adults with a low risk of cardiovascular disease. The group, which identifies itself as “an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine,” says there is “insufficient” evidence for adults with medium or higher risks. One potential question mark surrounds false positives. Apple says it will educate you when you first start using the app, but that process was not previewed in advance. You’re encouraged to share the results and consult with your doctor; you can send over a PDF with the ECG waveforms. Apple’s new watch has already attracted the requisite “I’ve fallen, and I can’t up get up” quips. But, all kidding aside, falls can be deadly serious, and the fall detection feature in the Series 4 might, in fact, be a lifesaver. It relies on

the device’s accelerometer and gyroscope. Apple says such sensors can analyze wrist trajectory and impact acceleration. If a tumble is detected, a notification will appear on the watch face. You can tap to acknowledge the fall but say you’re OK. Or you can tap an emergency SOS button to solicit assistance. If you haven’t responded within a minute – perhaps you hit your head and blacked out – the watch can call 911 using your nearby phone or its own cellular transmitter and send a notification with your location to your preset emergency contacts. To help prevent accidental 911 calls, you’ll start to hear everlouder beeps 45 seconds after the fall occurs – much like those home-based medical emergency systems – alerting you that the 911 call is about to be made. Fall detection is automatically enabled for users over age 65; otherwise, you can turn on the feature inside the Watch app on your iPhone.

Jaguar’s electric I-PACE storms onto Tesla’s turf Sleek yet angular SUV proves a joy to drive Marco della Cava USA TODAY

SAN FRANCISCO – The barbarians are at Tesla’s gate. And this one is cloaked in a Union Jack. Jaguar’s new 2019 I-PACE, which hits showrooms in November, is not just the first all-electric vehicle from the British car maker – it’s the first genuine challenger to Tesla’s reign as hip purveyor of luxury, battery-powered vehicles. Sandwiched conveniently in between the entry-level Tesla Model 3 (which typically runs consumers about $55,000 out the door) and the vaunted Model S and X (about $100,000), our fully loaded I-PACE test car rang in at $88,265 replete with everything from buttery leather seating to plentiful tech-

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of small businesses have hired a freelancer, the education industry has hired the most, at 88%. SOURCE Linkedin Workforce Report of 1,500 employees JAE YANG, JANET LOEHRKE/USA TODAY

The I-PACE aims to stand out with arresting colors such as this Caesium Blue, the color of our $89,000 test vehicle. JAGUAR LAND ROVER

nological wizardry. There is quite some irony in Jaguar being the first to rattle Tesla’s cage considering that early Jag cars were outfitted with Lucas electronics and lighting, which gave out so often founder Joe Lucas was dubbed the Prince of Darkness. But those tech-challenged days are over. Jaguar’s spotty track record over the decades, including one stint under Ford’s corporate umbrella, has mercifully come to an end, due in large part to infusions of capital from Tata Motors, the Indian automotive giant that bought the Jaguar Land Rover group in 2008. “Driving this car is critical because with all the stereotypes out there about electric cars, it’s key to see that they’re really exciting vehicles,” said Kim McCullough, vice president of marketing for Jaguar Land Rover North America. “The idea with our marketing push is to get people to say, ‘Wow, this could be my only car.’ ” And it well could be. Within limits. What strikes you immediately when surveying the I-PACE is how different it

is from its main competitor, Tesla. Sure, unlock the car and the smooth door handles pop out to greet you, just like on the Tesla Model S. But that feature aside, Jaguar engineers and designers clearly wanted to make their offering stand apart. That means no giant TV-sized center console screen but rather more discreet infotainment touch screens that are also common in the company’s Land Rover models. The quality of the leather surfaces and the general fit and finish of the I-PACE edge more toward the Model S than Model 3 territory – perhaps fitting, as it’s midway between the two price points. That means creature comforts such as Windsor Leather 14-way heated and cooled seats, a suedelike lining overhead and cabin lighting you can tweak to your interior designer heart’s content. Our vehicle, the top-line HSE EV400 – which starts at $80,000, while the SE ($75,000) and S ($70,000) simply offer fewer standard features and smaller wheels – had as standard a typical driv-

er-assist technology suite that allows the car to center itself between lanes and emergency brake when needed. Another luxury perk, which runs $940, is a fighter-pilot-style heads-up display that projects your speed and the area’s speed limit in the glass ahead of the driver. But the key point is that the electric power plant remains the same for the full I-PACE model range – a 90 kilowatt-hour battery pack boasting 394 horsepower that rockets the torquecrazed tiger to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds. Jaguar says fast-charging the I-PACE on a 100-kilowatt charger to 80 percent of its 240-mile range takes 40 minutes and roughly twice that on the more standard 50-kilowatt chargers. So what’s it like to drive? In a word, exhilarating. That’s due to the typically rocketlike acceleration, noiseless at that, of all electric cars. Inside, front and rear passengers alike have plenty of room in this angular SUV, thanks to the batteries being underfoot. The rear hatch offers enough space for most parental or weekend sports gear needs. Outside, the car is sure to polarize. While Tesla quite successfully has adopted a more standard sedan design for its Model 3 and S, Jaguar has opted to give the I-PACE a cutting-edge concept-car-type feel. You’ll do a double take, then search the nose for a clue as to what it is and find that snarling big cat. For some automobile enthusiasts, Jaguar’s long racing and road car heritage will mean more than Tesla’s techie upstart cachet. No question that Musk has singlehandedly has made electric cars cool. But he now is dealing with a host of personal and professional headaches while the value of the company’s stock sinks. So Jaguar is first into the EV arena to do battle with a wounded titan. Let the games begin.

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Singer Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) takes Ally (Lady Gaga) under his wing in “A Star Is Born.” NEAL PRESTON

A star is reborn; some killers return Brian Truitt | USA TODAY

This fall, the local movie theater is the only place you’ll see the first man on the moon, nasty aliens, a classic horror villain and Lady Gaga hanging out together. ❚ September and October begins the usual slate of Oscar bait (we see you going for that gold dude, Melissa McCarthy and Bradley Cooper!) that you can time to the leaves hitting the ground. Plus, there are a few scary flicks providing Halloween chills (wel-

As ugly as they are lethal, the nasty alien hunters from the 1980s sci-fi film return to Earth in “The Predator.”

come back, Jamie Lee Curtis!) to match the in-

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a bonkers Nicolas Cage action movie to a Black

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache Director: Panos Cosmatos The skinny: In the horror fantasy,

Lives Matter drama, that you’re absolutely going to want to see in the next two months.

Cage stars as a lumberjack named Red who carves a bloody path of vengeance – wielding one seriously epic ax – against the evil forces of a cult leader (Roache) to avenge the murdered love of his life (Riseborough). Instead of just being a creepy revenge tale, “there’s a powerful love story here,” Cage promises. “It’s got depth to it, and pain and transformation and metamorphosis. What makes it work, if I may be so bold, is that Everyman. We can all go on this odyssey and explode if we’re put under that kind of pressure and that kind of loss. Anyone can become that.”

‘The Predator’ (now showing) Stars: Sterling K. Brown, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn Director: Shane Black The skinny: More than 30 years after the first movie, the alien hunters return See FALL MOVIES, Page 5B

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Go to: “The House With a Clock in Its Walls” premieres nationwide Friday. In the film, based on the novel by John Bellairs, an orphan named Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) helps his uncle locate a magical clock.

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View: “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” out Tuesday. Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) try to save dinosaurs from a volcano.

Tune in: “The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards” airs live at 8 EDT/5 PDT Monday night on NBC. “Saturday Night Live” cast members Colin Jost and Michael Che will co-host.

MUSIC

89% of parents and students say mobile devices are essential tools for education and learning purposes. SOURCE Straight Talk Wireless via Survata survey of 1,206 U.S. parents and students MIKE B. SMITH, KARL GELLES/USA TODAY

Listen: Josh Groban releases his latest album, “Bridges,” on Friday. The album’s first single, “River,” was released in August. The singer and special guest Idina Menzel will go on tour this October in support of the album.

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to Earth to plague humanity, and the premise here is â&#x20AC;&#x153;enough of these things have happened and with sufficient frequency that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve actually started paying attention,â&#x20AC;? Black says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even a fledgling scientific group whose purpose is to watch the skies in anticipation of the next incursion.â&#x20AC;? As for the Predators themselves, the filmmaker is sticking with the traits that worked before, from the same insectile face to the chittering noise they make when on the prowl. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those are the staples that people are happy to see come back.â&#x20AC;?

When he's not robbing banks, Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) is wooing Jewel (Sissy Spacek) in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Old Man & the Gun.â&#x20AC;? ERIC ZACHANOWICH

Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Jane Curtin Director: Marielle Heller The skinny: McCarthy has a definite soft spot for Lee Israel, the real-life figure she plays who turned to forging the letters of dead celebrities in the 1990s when her own writing career was flailing. She was â&#x20AC;&#x153;on the surface so unsociable, so caustic, so someone that kind of walks through the world unseen. Yet as you get to know her, you just realize what a fascinating life,â&#x20AC;? McCarthy says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She admitted that she did the wrong thing, but she was like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I still think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my best work.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The writer in her couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let that go and unapologetically held true to that.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Old Man & the Gunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Sept. 28) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Halloweenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Oct. 19) Stars: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek Director: David Lowery The skinny: Based on a New Yorker article, the film follows real-life gentleman criminal Forrest Tucker (Redford) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; newly broken out of San Quentin and in his 70s â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who sets about robbing banks with his over-the-hill crew, being pursued by a dogged cop (Affleck) but still finding time to court a new love (Spacek). A lot of Forrestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personality came from the way Redford â&#x20AC;&#x153;comports himself,â&#x20AC;? Lowery says of the acting legendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final lead film role. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted the role to be one where he could lean into it and do all the things that he does best. And that includes just being a cool customer.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Beautiful Boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Oct. 12) Stars: Steve Carell, Timothee Chalamet, Maura Tierney Director: Felix Van Groeningen The skinny: The emotional drama centers on a dad (Carell) who watches as his beloved son (Chalamet) struggles through meth addiction. Trickiest for Carell was â&#x20AC;&#x153;playing a father who is imperfect,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You want a film in a lot of ways to portray the ideal, like what everyone would hope they would do given a certain situation.â&#x20AC;? Instead, â&#x20AC;&#x153;when faced with the knowledge of his sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s addiction, (he has) his ego hurt because â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What did I do to make my son this way?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really not about him or that. That was part of the challenge, trying to respond in normal and honest ways.â&#x20AC;?

Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Will Patton Director: David Gordon Green The skinny: Forty years after Michael Myers terrorized babysitter Laurie Strode (Curtis), heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and she has a bunch of weapons waiting for him. But Green wanted to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;honest and truthfulâ&#x20AC;? about those affected by such an event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Can you imagine being Laurie Strodeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter and she brings you into your first-grade classroom, looks at the teacher and says, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your exit strategy?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? Curtis says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was on alert always, and the authorities stepped in and said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This is no life for a child.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the focus and energy Laurie now has: Prepare for him as he is preparing for me.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Venomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Oct. 5)

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;First Manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Oct. 12)

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Hate U Giveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;(Oct. 19)

Stars: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed Director: Ruben Fleischer The skinny: â&#x20AC;&#x153;An American Werewolf in Londonâ&#x20AC;? was an influence for the body horror faced by journalist Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy), who becomes the unwitting host for an alien symbiote that turns him into a snarling, fearsome antihero. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde thing, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the real Hyde,â&#x20AC;? Fleischer says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll rip somebodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head off and eat their brains. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this forbidden-fruit quality of this guy who will just do whatever he wants.â&#x20AC;? But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a funny side to this menacing figure, including a â&#x20AC;&#x153;silly tongue always dangling out of his mouth that kind of undercuts the ferociousness of the jaws.â&#x20AC;?

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Kyle Chandler Director: Damien Chazelle The skinny: In the drama focusing on the hard road to Neil Armstrongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic lunar jaunt in 1969, Gosling unleashes a whole repertoire of â&#x20AC;&#x153;subtle yet so pronouncedâ&#x20AC;? body language to reflect the real Armstrong, who was famously a quiet, withdrawn guy, Chazelle says. Much of the movie is about this â&#x20AC;&#x153;grandiose, noisy, chaotic world of the space program and the mission to the moon, but at the center of this whole maelstrom of emotions and spectacle, you have a real introvert. Ryanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s able to make you feel the stuff that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s internalizing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you see it creep out in his face and in his words.â&#x20AC;?

Stars: Amandla Stenberg, Russell Hornsby, Issa Rae Director: George Tillman Jr. The skinny: In the timely adaptation of Angie Thomasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2017 book, Starr (Stenberg) is a teen from a black neighborhood who goes to a very white school. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s able to keep those worlds separate until she witnesses a cop gun down her unarmed childhood friend, becoming an activist in a community torn apart by racial divides. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re kind of like shouting into the void,â&#x20AC;? she says of the current culture reflected in the film. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like nowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a really important time to speak, and I think we got that part. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a really important time to listen.â&#x20AC;?

Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg) becomes an activist in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hate U Give.â&#x20AC;? ERIKA DOSS

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A Star Is Bornâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Oct. 5) Stars: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott Director: Bradley Cooper The skinny: Cooper always has loved music, but he says â&#x20AC;&#x153;my throat closed upâ&#x20AC;? when his pop icon co-star told him theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d need to sing everything live in this love story about hard-living country rocker Jackson Maine (Cooper) and Ally (Gaga), the up-and-comer he takes under his wing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a singer at the time, but she was right,â&#x20AC;? the actor/director says. Singing live, â&#x20AC;&#x153;your whole body (feels) vulnerable because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sending vibrations through your vocal cords.â&#x20AC;? Cooper adds he â&#x20AC;&#x153;spent about a year in my basementâ&#x20AC;? writing original songs with Willie Nelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son Lukas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every time a character sings a line, it has to do with where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at in that moment,â&#x20AC;? he says.

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Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas Dav Pilkey

Girl, Wash Your Face Subtitle: "Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Rachel Hollis Become Who You Were Meant to Be" (NF) (H) Thomas Nelson

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Lara Jean Song writes secret love letters to crushes that get mailed; movie (F) (P) Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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Members of an Asian clan converge to stake their claims on grandmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s massive fortune; third in trilogy (F) (P) Anchor Subtitle: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Brief History of Humankindâ&#x20AC;? (NF) (E) Harper A fictionalized account of the true story of Lale Sokolov, an Auschwitz inmate forced to tattoo numbers on fellow prisoners (F) (P) Harper Paperbacks Texas Ranger/James PatTexas Ranger Rory Yates tries to clear his name when he beterson, Andrew Bourelle comes a suspect in his ex-wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s murder (F) (H) Little, Brown 21 Lessons for the 21st A look at the technological changes that are shaping our future Century/Yuval Noah Harari world (F) (H) Spiegel & Grau Educated/Tara Westover Memoir by a Cambridge Ph.D. who was raised by Idaho survivalists and did not enter a classroom until she was 17 (NF) (E) Random House A Simple Favor/Darcey Bell Stephanie suspects something is amiss when Emily disappears and leaves her family behind; movie (F) (P) Harper Paperbacks The President Is Missing/ The U.S. president disappears as a cyberterrorist threat grips James Patterson, Bill Clinton the nation (F) (H) Little, Brown Sharp Objects/Gillian Flynn Journalist Camille Preakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s troubled past haunts her when she covers the murders of two preteen girls in her hometown (F) (E) Broadway Books P.S. I Still Love You/Jenny Youth: Lara and Peter were just pretending at love, until they Han werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t (F) (P) Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

WHAT AMERICAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S READINGÂŽ The book list appears every Sunday. 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, Joseph-Beth Booksellers (Lexington, Ky.; Cincinnati, Charlotte, Cleveland, Pittsburgh), Kobo, Inc., Powell's Books (Portland, Ore.), Powells.com, R.J. Julia Booksellers (Madison, Conn.), Schuler Books & Music (Grand Rapids, Okemos, Eastwood, Alpine, Mich.),Target, Tattered Cover Book Store (Denver).

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FRIDAY: SHADOW HILLS 55, HEMET 16

FRI DAY NIG HT HE RO Each week you vote on Instagram for the Friday Night Hero. Congratulations to last week’s winner, KEVIN JOHNSON of Shadow Hills. Here are this week’s five candidates, follow desertsunsports on Instagram and vote until noon on Tuesday.

DONNY FITZGERALD COACHELLA VALLEY, QB What he did: In his return from an injury, Fitzgerald threw for three touchdowns and ran for another in a key 34-25 win at Yucca Valley.

JORDAN GARCIA PALM DESERT, RB What he did: Garcia stayed hot, rushing for 260 yards and three touchdowns in the Aztecs’ win over Dominguez.

VICTOR HILARIO Shadow Hills' Kevin Johnson reaches forward for extra yardage against Hemet on Friday.

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Knights roll

What he did: Hilario was a workhorse, toting the ball 48 times for 233 yards and four touchdowns. He also had two sacks and a fumble recovery on defense.

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Shadow Hills flexes its muscles in rout of Hemet Andrew L. John

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Football results Thursday's games Indio 42, Cathedral City 35

When perhaps the most reserved head football coach in the Coachella Valley begins hollering in excitement, you know something special is happening. That was Ron Shipley after Shadow Hills High School’s 55-16 pounding of Hemet High on Friday. It wasn’t just another win, and the Knights head coach knew it. “We just made more history, guys,” Shipley told his team, smiling. “First team at Shadow Hills to start 5-0.” It was safe to wonder if Shadow Hills was for real

Desert Mirage 52, Desert Hot Springs 20

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Desert Christian Academy 40, Calipatria 34

SHADOW HILLS, RB What he did: Johnson had a ridiculous 320 yards rushing, including five TDs, threw for another TD and had an interception for good measure.

MANNY RIDGE

Murrieta Mesa 48, La Quinta 7 Public Safety Academy 58, West Shores 0

DESERT MIRAGE, RB

Friday's games Palm Desert 54, L.A. Dominguez 14

What he did: Ridge had an epic night

Roosevelt 28, Rancho Mirage 19

on Thursday, rushing for 408 yards

Shadow Hills 55, Hemet 16

and six TDs, the first to eclipse 400 yards since 2014.

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TEXAS 37, NO. 22 USC 14

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AUSTIN, Texas – Sam Ehlinger passed for two touchdowns, Anthony Wheeler returned a blocked field goal 46 yards for a score and Texas beat No. 22 Southern California 37-14 on Saturday night to give second-year coach Tom Herman his biggest win in burnt orange. Texas, which had started 1-2 in four of the previous five seasons, trailed 14-3 in the first quarter before shutting down freshman quarterback J.T. Daniels and scoring 34 unanswered points. The win could be a huge boost for a Texas (2-1) program that desperately needs one after eight years without a Big 12 title and a run of bad seasons. Herman is 9-7 with the Longhorns and got this win in front of an energized school-record crowd of 103,507 that stayed to the end and kept up deafening chants of “Texas Fight!” Ehlinger threw touchdown strikes of 47 yards to Lil’Jordan Humphrey and 27 yards to Joshua Moore. Wheeler’s scoop and score came in the third quarter See USC, Page 6C

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LAS VEGAS – Seven months into the NASCAR Cup series season, Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick are deadeven atop the standings. Defending champion Martin Truex Jr. is right behind them, and the other 13 drivers in the playoff field are desperate just to keep up. Even after the occasional predictability of a regular season dominated by the Big Three drivers, the stage is set for an intriguing playoff push. It all starts Sunday in the 98-degree heat of Las Vegas, where every event just seems bigger. “You can feel the energy from the teams and the drivers before this playoff, even more so than you have in years past,” said Kurt Busch, a Las Vegas native. “There’s so much energy and so much attention with it being in Vegas for the first time. It just makes everything more exciting.” NASCAR’s playoff stretch is kicking off for the first time at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which also got a second race for the first time this season after years of strong public support for the sport. While the temperatures on the slick track will bear constant monitoring, most drivers aren’t as worried about the heat as the stakes when this season hits the home stretch. The playoffs add another element to the seasonlong rivalry among Harvick, Truex and Kyle Busch. Those three drivers’ joint dominance – they’ve combined for 17 victories and 51 top-five finishes while leading more than 42 percent of the laps over the entire season – has been the overriding theme of the season. With 10 races still to go, the front-runners are eyeing each other warily. Nothing will be decided in Vegas, but a major mistake – particularly by Truex, whose playoff points cushion isn’t as big as his fellow leaders – could change the championship chase. “My favorite part about where we’re at is that I feel we’ve been in championship form all year,” said Harvick, who won on this track in March. “I don’t feel like there is a switch we have to go flip. We’ve been in the middle of the headlines and noise and all the things that come with the success we’ve had this year. The moment is not going to surprise anybody on my team. It should be business as usual as you start this weekend, and the goal is to win.” More things to watch at the 11⁄2-mile track on the far north end of Las Vegas Boulevard:

THE PACK Erik Jones was the surprising winner of the pole Friday, with the 22-year-old starting off his first playoff run by scorching the track. Since they can’t control what happens at the top of the standings, Jones and the other playoff drivers outside the Big Three all realize their target should be the fourth spot heading into the season-ending race at Homestead. “I would say there’s a few dark horses,” Jones said

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ever? No. As one of the greediest. Mayweather has earned an estimated $1 billion during his boxing career and he says the rematch against Pacquaio would be another nine-figure payday. Don’t forget that he already fleeced boxing fans of about $250 million for his first fight with Pacquiao, one of the biggest letdowns in modern boxing history. That fight was more than three years ago, and a rematch featuring a 41-year-old Mayweather and a 39year-old Pacquiao figures to be an even bigger disappointment. That is, unless fans take responsibility for enabling the greed. Fight after fight, boxing fans forked over their hardearned cash for pay-per-view buys and tickets and fight after fight Floyd did it again — won in boring fashion and left fans feeling ripped off. Now it’s time to send a message to Floyd. Time to show as much discipline as he does in the ring. Time to unify, like boxing belts. Time to fight back. Time to boycott.

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AUTO RACING ESPN2 – F1: Singapore Grand Prix .........................................5 a.m. FS1 – NHRA: Qualifying...........................................................10 a.m. NBCSN – NASCAR: South Point 400 .......................................Noon NBCSN – IndyCar: Grand Prix of Sonoma ......................3:30 p.m. FS1 – NHRA: Dodge Nationals ..........................................4:30 p.m. MLB BASEBALL TBS – Diamondbacks at Astros.............................................11 a.m. FSNSD – Rangers at Padres .....................................................1 p.m. FSN – Mariners at Angels .........................................................1 p.m. ESPN – Dodgers at Cardinals ..................................................5 p.m. EQUESTRIAN NBC – FEI World Equestrian Games ......................................1 p.m. GOLF GOLF – LPGA: Evian Championship.......................................5 a.m. GOLF – Europe: KLM Open ......................................................7 a.m. NBC – LPGA: Evian Championship .................................11:30 a.m. GOLF – Champions: Ally Challenge.........................................Noon GOLF – Web: Albertsons Boise Open ...................................3 p.m. NFL CBS – Chargers at Bills............................................................10 a.m. FOX – Cardinals at Rams...........................................................1 p.m. CBS – Raiders at Broncos ...................................................1:25 p.m. NBC – Giants at Cowboys ..................................................5:20 p.m. SOCCER NBCSN – Wolverhampton vs. Burnley ............................5:30 a.m. FS1 – Werder Bremen vs. Nuremberg.............................6:30 a.m. NBCSN –Everton vs. West Ham..............................................8 a.m. ESPNews – Empoli vs. Lazio ....................................................9 a.m. FS2 – Freiburg vs. VfB Stuttgart ............................................9 a.m. ESPN – MLS: N.Y. Red Bulls at D.C. United .........................10 a.m. FS1 – MLS: Orlando City at Chicago ......................................2 p.m. TENNIS TENNIS – Davis: US vs. Croatia ...............................................5 a.m. TENNIS – Davis: France vs. Spain...........................................8 a.m. TENNIS – Davis: US vs. Croatia (Sun) ....................................2 a.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER Pac-Mtn – Denver at Colorado.................................................Noon Pac-12 – Santa Clara at Stanford ...........................................4 p.m. Pac-12 – Portland at Oregon St. ............................................6 p.m. MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER Pac-12 – Delaware at Stanford ...............................................1 p.m.

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has taken part in practice for the first time this week after being held out with a left knee injury. Rodgers was a participant in practice on Saturday after being held out on Wednesday and Thursday to focus on rehab ahead of this weekend’s game against the Minnesota Vikings.

NEXT 5

Dodgers’ Next 5 Sunday, Sept. 16: at Cardinals, 5:05 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Sept. 17: Rockies, 7:10 p.m. (SNLA) Tuesday, Sept. 18: Rockies, 7:10 p.m. (SNLA) Wednesday, Sept. 19: Rockies, 7:10 p.m. (SNLA, ESPN) Friday, Sept. 21: Padres, 7:10 p.m. (SNLA, FSNSD)

Angels’ Next 5 Sunday, Sept. 16: Mariners, 1:07 p.m. (FSN) Tuesday, Sept. 18: at Athletics, 7:05 p.m. (FSN) Wednesday, Sept. 19: at Athletics, 7:05 p.m. (FSN) Thursday, Sept. 20: at Athletics, 12:35 p.m. (Facebook) Friday, Sept. 21: at Astros, 5:10 p.m. (FSN)

Padres’ Next 5 Sunday, Sept. 16: Rangers, 1:10 p.m. (FSNSD) Monday, Sept. 17: Giants, 7:10 p.m. (FSNSD) Tuesday, Sept. 18: Giants, 7:10 p.m. (FSNSD) Wednesday, Sept. 19: Giants, 6:10 p.m. (FSNSD) Friday, Sept. 21: at Padres, 7:10 p.m. (FSNSD, SNLA)

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CV players growing up fast Valley rushers had monster weekend Powers of Observation Shad Powers Palm Springs Desert Sun

FRIDAY: ROOSEVELT 21, RANCHO MIRAGE 19

Rancho Mirage battles Roosevelt down to wire

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Here’s a code you can try to crack? What do these numbers represent -408, 320, 260, 233, 221. No, it has nothing to do with area codes. Still stumped? Don’t worry, so were opposing defenses this week as those numbers are some of the rushing totals for desert rushers during this week. Manny Ridge of Desert Mirage had 406 yards, Kevin Johnson of Shadow Hills had 320, Jordan Garcia of Palm Desert had 260, Victor Hilario of Indio had 233 and David Talley had 221. So let’s give a collective shoutout to offensive linemen as we take a look at the key takeaways from the fifth week of the high school season.

Big win for young Arabs Coachella Valley probably had the most important win of any desert team this week. The Arabs went on the road against a good Yucca Valley team and pulled out a 34-25 win without the services of top tailback Angelo Fitzgerald. They did have the services of quarterback Donny Fitzgerald, who returned after an injury to lead the team to the win. Coach Brett Davis said the most important part about this game, other than the W, was seeing which members of his young roster can be counted on at the end of close games. “The last three years now, the Yucca Valley game has been kind of a crossroads game for us, and this was a monster one,” Davis said. “We played a really clean second half, we have so much youth, it was about who can do what in a big game. We knew we had skill, and we learned tonight who we can count on.” Aside from Donny who threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, guys like sophomore receivers Raphael Sanchez (3 TD receptions) and Sebastian Camarena, as well as sophomore Josh Moore who Davis said “looked like

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Palm Desert's Jordan Garcia runs the ball during the game against Dominguez in Palm Desert on Friday. TAYA GRAY/ SPECIAL TO THE DESERT SUN

a young Lawrence Taylor out there,” all received rave reviews from their coach. Senior Milton Serrano also made a huge impact from his linebacker position, with two sacks, two forced fumbles and scooping another fumble and returning it 50 yards. It was a crucial win in that Yucca Valley is one of the teams most expect to contend with Coachella Valley and Banning for the title in the new DVL. But it was even more important in the maturation process of the team.

A night to forget for Indians The Indians dropped a heart-breaker on the road Friday with a 20-19 loss at Redlands. Both teams scored three touchdowns, but the Indians couldn’t convert on two of their PATs, while Redlands failed on one of its PATs. It was a mistake-filled performance by the Indians who had been playing some of the best football in the desert the last three weeks. Not on this night, though. They committed a whopping eight turnovers. “Just an all-around tough night for us,” Indians coach Dan Murphy said. “A ton of mistakes, turnovers, jumping off side, lost a few guys to injury, just really frustrating. A tough game. We just have to have a short memory.” Murphy said the bye week is coming at a good time as the Indians can get

some guys healed, forget about this clunker and go back to the drawing board for league play. The loss stifled the momentum the Indians (2-3) were building, but if they can shake it off during their off week, they should be a team to reckon with in the new Desert Empire League, which begins play Sept. 28.

A perfect pair Shadow Hills and Palm Desert have arrived at the midway point of the season with perfect 5-0 records. They have done it in similar fashion, with a stifling defense and an offense capable of scoring via the run or the pass. On this Friday they also did it with almost identical scores. Palm Desert beat Dominguez 55-14, while Shadow Hills beat Hemet 55-16. The Aztecs have played a tougher schedule than the Knights, but any debate over which team is in the cat-bird’s seat of the Desert Empire League will be resolved quickly. The Aztecs and Knights meet Sept. 28 in the first week of DEL play at Shadow Hills. That should be a doozie. Shad Powers is columnist for The Desert Sun. Reach him at shad.powers@desertsun.com or on Twitter at @shad_powers.

FRIDAY: PALM DESERT 55, DOMINGUEZ 14

Aztecs are 5-0 heading into league Larry Bohannan The Desert Sun

Preseason football is designed to give a team the chance to smooth out the rough spots, strengthen its strong points and shore up any weaknesses a team may have. If you can get five wins in five games, as the Palm Desert Aztecs have done in their preseason, so much the better. “We’ve played some talented teams. We’ve also had a few games where we’ve gotten second (strong) and thirds getting a lot of rotations in the second, third and fourth quarters,” said Palm Desert head coach Shane McComb after his team completed a 5-0 preseason with a dominating 55-14 victory over Dominguez of Compton at Palm Desert High School. “We’ve come out and executed and done a good job,” McComb said of his team’s progress in the first five games of the season. “The boys are doing a great job in practice every week getting better.” The work and the preparation were on full display Friday against the Dons, who made the trip from Compton with only about 30 players in uniform. The Aztecs unleashed their powerful running game in the first half, building a 41-8 lead mostly on the work of the offensive line and the legs of running back Jordan Garcia. “We definitely wanted to install a strong running game this week against this team. We seemed pretty effective,” Garcia said. “My line blocked for me just like we do in practice and I just execute.” “Garcia is doing a better job every week of finding the holes and the offensive line is getting better every week,” McComb said. “We’ve got big guys, strong guys up front. That’s why we hit the weight room, so we can move people around.” Garcia scored on runs of 6, 18 and 59 yards, all in the first half and had 206 yards on the ground at halftime, as

Palm Desert's Jesse Courtney runs the ball during the game against Dominguez in Palm Desert on Friday. TAYA GRAY/ SPECIAL TO THE DESERT SUN

Palm Desert slowly built its lead. Garcia ended the night with 260 yards. The Aztecs also saw a big night from quarterback Carter Stokes, who threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns and scrambled for a score at the end of the first half. The Aztecs defense, meanwhile, forced four Dons turnovers and shut down the Dominguez running game in the first half. The game was far from perfect on either side and lasted nearly three hours. In part that was because Dominguez started throwing the ball more in the second half, stopping the clock on incomplete passes. But the teams also combined for 25 penalties, 12 against Palm Desert that included several pass interference calls the Aztecs coaching staff disagreed with. Garcia agreed with his head coach that the Aztecs have been improving while piling up the victories in nonleague contests. “We are being consistent,” Garcia

said. “That’s the main thing. We are being consistent and we are working hard. And with every win, that just reminds us that hard work pays off. That’s what we’ve got to keep on doing. We reset every week on every team.” Before the Aztecs open the inaugural season of the Desert Empire League in two weeks with a game at unbeaten Shadow Hills, the team gets a bye week next Friday. That will give the team a chance to lift weights all of the next week, McComb said, while preparing for the next game just as it has prepared for the first five games. “We show up every week, win or lose, big victory or small victory, to get better the next week,” McComb said. “That’s the type of kids we have and that’s the type of program we run. We’re 5-0 right now, and that’s true. We’ve played a lot of different types of teams. We’ve traveled. We’ve stayed local. I think we’ve played a good mix of talent.”

After a night of riding David Talley’s powerful legs to competitive balance versus a touted opponent, Rancho Mirage turned to its senior quarterback’s arm in the game’s waning moments in an attempt to cap a near-glorious comeback. And though the Rattlers didn’t achieve victory on Friday night, the mettle evidenced in defeat has the program primed for the debut of Desert Empire League play. Trailing 21-6 at halftime to Division 3 non-conference foe Eleanor Roosevelt High (Eastvale), Rancho Mirage (Division 8) battled back on its home turf to trail 21-19 with under four minutes to play after Talley scored his third rushing TD of the night. After the Rattlers grabbed a fumble recovery at midfield on the Mustangs’ ensuing possession, Rancho Mirage’s comeback attempt fell just shy when Talley was picked for the second time on the night by Roosevelt defensive back Tyson McDonald, who ran the interception back 35 yards to cap the Mustangs’ 28-19 road win.. “That was a heck of a team we faced tonight; their size, their strength, their speed. And for our guys to show up and show that kind of toughness, I’m the happiest coach in the valley,” said Rattlers head coach LD Matthews. “You never like a loss, but I don’t think I’ve ever been more proud after a loss in our school’s history. And that’s because of the way we battled.” Banging and bruising his 6-foot-3, 195-pound frame against the burly Mustangs, Talley finished the night with 221 hard-earned ground yards on 32 carries, including the trio of scores. “He’s a stud. He’s a great kid, an ultimate competitor and a leader,” said Matthews of Talley. “There were about four times that I almost took him out of the game because he was getting dinged up. But he just refused to come out, and that just shows his spirit. He doesn’t want to let his teammates down.” Working the Rattlers’ zone read run scheme to the fullest behind a host of great pushes from his offensive line, Talley said the Rattlers’ listless 36-7 road loss last week to another Division 3 opponent, Citrus Hill, found the team eager to show its fortitude. “Our whole motivation this week was toughness, so we came out here tonight and tried to play as tough as we can,” said Talley. Now enjoying a bye week, Rancho Mirage (3-2) feels primed for the DEL season ahead, despite back-to-back losses. “It’s DEL and everybody is 0-0. At the end of the day, when you get into league play, that’s what really matters,” Matthews said. “Being able to punch your ticket into CIF, you have to do well in league. So, non-league is all preparation to see what you can do. “We played a couple of very physical Division 3 teams, so I think these games did a great job preparing us for two weeks from now,” Matthews said. After limping off the field for the game’s final plays, Talley showed no outward ill-effects after Friday’s loss and, akin to his coach, appeared enthused to begin the inaugural league season. The Rattlers begin DEL play on Sept. 28 by hosting La Quinta at 7 p.m. “These non-league games showed that we can compete with high-level teams,” Talley said. “And our new league is filled with high-powered teams. “Palm Desert, Shadow Hills, Palm Springs -- are all really good programs. So, games like tonight really prepared us for what we’re going to see in the near future.”

Rancho Mirage High School defense runs down a Roosevelt High School player during the second quarter of their game at Rancho Mirage. OMAR ORNELAS,THE DESERT SUN-USA TODAY NETWORK,

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entering this game. They’d beaten all four of their opponents handily, but the schedule wasn’t exactly Murderer’s Row. The teams were collectively 1-13 through the first four weeks of the season. Hemet, the fifth-ranked team in Division 11, was to be the Knights’ first real test, and Shadow Hills looked like a class above the entire game, even without star running back Lee Hawkins and after losing starting quarterback Hunter Brooks with a right wrist injury in the first quarter. “To come out and lose our starting quarterback and still do that,” Shipley told his players, “that says a lot about this football team.” Without Hawkins and Brooks, senior Kevin Johnson took control of the offense. He ran for a career-high 320 yards and five rushing touchdowns, threw a 40-yard pass to teammate Matthew Kelsey for another score, and returned an interception one yard shy of another touchdown. Johnson could not be stopped. He finished with runs of 24, 24, 28, 41, 21 and 75 yards, breaking more than a dozen tackles on the night, and outrunning defenders up the middle and down the sidelines. He now has 742 yards and 14 rushing touchdowns in five games. He’s also caught a receiving touchdown and has now thrown for one as well. In the fourth quarter, with Johnson on the bench, junior running back Nathan Hamilton scored on a 35-yard run, and junior David Mireles rumbled 45 yards for another touchdown. With most of their starters resting late, the Knights somehow managed to still outscore the Bulldogs 27-13 in the second half. Defensively, the Knights were rock solid through the first three quarters with their starting lineup. Shadow Hills ultimately allowed 145 yards of total offense, 70 of which came on one play for a score. The Knights also forced three turnovers. The extent of Brooks’ injury is unknown. Though the offense didn’t seem to miss much of a beat without him, his presence in the lineup could be critical moving forward. Hawkins, who injured his left foot, said he will begin physical therapy this week in the hopes of playing in the next

Shadow Hills' Trey Webb looks to avoid a Hemet defender in the first half on Friday.

Hemet quarterback Nicholas Thornburg drops back to pass against Shadow Hills on Friday.

game, against Palm Desert to open league play Sept. 28. “I’m hoping to make it back,” Hawkins said. “It’ll also be my senior year Homecoming, so I’ve got to play.” The Knights and Aztecs, both now 5-0, will both be in the hunt for the inaugural Desert Empire League title.

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Shadow Hills star Kevin Johnson stiff-arms a Hemet defender during the Knights' victory Friday night. PHOTOS BY BRANDON MAGPANTAY/SPECIAL TO THE DESERT SUN

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Ohio State receiver Parris Campbell runs after a catch for a third-quarter touchdown against TCU on Saturday. MATTHEW EMMONS/USA TODAY SPORTS

ARLINGTON, Texas – Big defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones returned an interception thrown right at him 28 yards for one of No. 4 Ohio State’s three touchdowns in a four-minute span of the third quarter in a 40-28 victory over No. 15 TCU on Saturday night. The Buckeyes (3-0), in their last game without suspended coach Urban Meyer on the sideline, finally went ahead to stay with that spurt that started Dwayne Haskins Jr. threw a short pass that Parris Campbell turned into a 63-yard touchdown. Ohio State still trailed 21-19 after a 2point try failed, but TCU quarterback Shawn Robinson was under pressure on the ensuing third down when he tried to shovel a pass to his running back – but instead it went to Jones, the 286-pound tackle who rumbled to the end zone. The

next drive for the Horned Frogs (2-1) ended with a blocked punt, and two plays later Haskins threw a 24-yard TD to K.J. Hill. The Buckeyes jumped out to a 10-0 lead after All-America defensive end Nick Bosa’s strip-sack in the end zone, a fumble that was recovered by Davon Hamilton for a touchdown. But Bosa left the game with an apparent left groin injury when rushing after Robinson early in the third quarter. Bosa could be seen pointing at his groin area when sitting on the turf after the play, and went to the locker room with Ohio State down. By time Bosa got back on the sideline in street clothes late in the third quarter, the Buckeyes were leading for good. Darius Anderson had two rushing TDs for TCU, including a school record 93-yard sprint that was the longest play from scrimmage ever against the Buckeyes. Anderson added a 16-yard score

when he dived to the left pylon to make it 21-13 before Ohio State’s quick scoring spurt. The game was played at the NFL home of the Dallas Cowboys, about 20 miles from the TCU campus – and where they Buckeyes won the national championship four seasons ago. That was after Ohio State jumped past Big 12 co-champions Baylor and TCU into the fourth and final playoff spot for the inaugural College Football Playoff. THE TAKEAWAY: The Buckeyes went undefeated without Meyer, who completed his three-game suspension for mismanaging domestic-abuse allegations and other misconduct by former assistant Zach Smith. Ohio State and Haskins, the sophomore quarterback starting his third game, passed their biggest tests. Haskins (24 of 38 for 344 yards and two TDs) was able to withstand the pressure by defensive end Ben Banogu and the Frogs.

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No. 2 Clemson 38, Georgia Southern 7: A week of worry at Clemson over an approaching hurricane ended with the Tigers victory over visiting Georgia Southern in front of a full crowd who shook off concerns about the storm to attend. Travis Etienne ran for 162 yards and two touchdowns for the Tigers (3-0) and Trevor Lawrence threw for 194 yards, including a 57-yard score to fellow freshman Justyn Ross in their first meeting with Georgia Southern (2-1) of the Sun Belt Conference. No. 21 Miami 49, Toledo 24: Malik Rosier threw for two touchdowns and ran for three more, and visiting Miami outlasted upset-minded Toledo. The Hurricanes (2-1) never trailed and led 21-0 late in the first half, but Toledo (1-1) twice pulled back to within a touchdown. Even then, however, the defending Mid-American Conference champion couldn’t stop Rosier and Miami. Rosier threw for 205 yards and ran for 80, and Jeff Thomas had five catches for 105 yards and a TD. Syracuse 30, Florida State 7: Tommy DeVito scored on a 3-yard run and hit tight end Ravian Pierce with a 3-yard score, and host Syracuse overcame an injury to starting quarterback Eric Dungey to beat Florida State in the sweltering heat of the Carrier Dome. Dungey was hurt late in the second quarter after a late hit to the helmet and never returned as the Orange took a slim 6-0 lead into the break. Virginia 45, Ohio 31: Jordan Ellis rushed for three touchdowns as part of a 38-point first half for Virginia as the Cavaliers beat Ohio in a game played at Vanderbilt Stadium due to Hurricane Florence. The game was scheduled to be a home game for Virginia but was moved to Nashville earlier in the week with Florence bearing down on the Atlantic Coast. Admission for the game was free, and an announced crowd of 5,438 fans attended the game. Pittsburgh 24, Georgia Tech 19: Qadree Ollison ran for 91 yards and two touchdowns and host Pittsburgh’s defense kept Georgia Tech’s triple-option in check. Ollison scored on runs of 31 and 8 yards for the Panthers (2-1, 1-0), who bounced back from an ugly blowout loss to rival Penn State. Louisville, 20, Western Kentucky 17: Dae Williams rushed for a pair of 1-yard touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead score with 5:01 remaining, as Louisville rallied from a 14-0 deficit to beat in-state rival Western Kentucky. Quarterback Malik Cunningham once again provided a huge lift for the Cardinals (2-1), rushing 21 times for 129 yards and completing 10 of 18 passes for 88 yards.

No. 4 Ohio State 40, No. 15 TCU 28: Big defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones returned an interception thrown right at him 28 yards for one of No. 4 Ohio State’s three touchdowns in a four-minute span of the third quarter. BYU 24, No. 6 Wisconsin 21: Squally Canada ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns and visiting BYU handed mistake-prone Wisconsin its first nonconference home loss since 2003. No. 11 Penn St. 63, Kent St. 10: Trace McSorley accounted for five touchdowns and broke Penn State’s record for most rushing scores by a quarterback as the Nittany Lions routed visiting Kent State. The Heisman Trophy hopeful completed 11 of 22 passes for 229 yards with an interception and ran for three touchdowns for the Nittany Lions (3-0), who led 28-10 at halftime. No. 19 Michigan 45, SMU 20: Shea Patterson threw three touchdown passes to Donovan Peoples-Jones, helping Michigan pull away to beat visiting SMU. Temple 35, Maryland 14: Temple stuffed Maryland’s potent offense, Anthony Russo threw for 228 yards and the visiting Owls pulled off an upset for their first victory of the season. South Florida 25, Illinois 19: Blake Barnett threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to Darnell Salomon as South Florida rallied from a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Illinois. Troy 24, Nebraska 19: B.J. Smith scored on a 26yard run midway through the fourth quarter and Will Sunderland made an interception in the final 3 minutes, giving Troy the cushion it needed to beat host Nebraska and denying new Cornhuskers coach Scott Frost his first win. Indiana 38, Ball St. 10: Stevie Scott ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns while Peyton Ramsey and Ronnie Walker Jr. each added another score to help host Indiana blow out Ball State. Minnesota 26, Miami (Ohio) 3: Zack Annexstad threw two short touchdown passes to Tyler Johnson, and freshman Bryce Williams had 176 yards total offense as host Minnesota beat Miami (Ohio). Missouri 40, Purdue 37: Tucker McCann kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired to lift Missouri over Purdue. Akron 39, Northwestern 34: Kato Nelson tossed two touchdown passes, Alvin Davis returned two interceptions for touchdowns, and Akron rallied from an 18-point deficit. Iowa 38, Northern Iowa 14: Noah Fant caught five passes for 99 yards and one touchdown, moving him atop the all-time list for tight end touchdowns at Iowa to help power the Hawkeyes.

No. 1 Alabama 62, Mississippi 7: Tua Tagovailoa threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns, Jerry Jeudy caught two scoring passes and Alabama buried host Mississippi. Alabama (3-0) gave up a touchdown on the first play of the Southeastern Conference opener, but responded by scoring the next 62 points. The Tide’s offense had 516 total yards and was so effective that Tagovailoa’s evening was over by midway through the second quarter. No. 3 Georgia 49, Middle Tennessee 7: Jake Fromm threw three touchdown passes and Elijah Holyfield ran for 100 yards, each playing only the first half, as host Georgia overwhelmed Middle Tennessee. Georgia led 42-7 at halftime. It was an impressive warmup for the Bulldogs’ stretch of seven straight Southeastern Conference games, beginning with next week’s visit to Missouri. No. 8 Notre Dame 22, Vanderbilt 17: Jalen Elliott knocked the ball loose from Vanderbilt receiver Kalija Lipscomb with 1:07 remaining to give host Notre Dame a fourth-down stop and a victory over the Commodores. Kyle Shurmur threw for 326 yards and one touchdown for Vanderbilt (2-1), rallying his team back from a 16-3 halftime deficit. No. 12 LSU 22, No. 7 Auburn 21: Cole Tracy kicked a 42-yard field goal on the final play to give LSU a victory over host Auburn in their Southeastern Conference opener. Joe Burrow led LSU (3-0) down the field in the final minutes with clutch plays and two pass interference calls against Auburn (2-1). No. 16 Mississippi State 56, Lousiana-Lafayette 10: Nick Fitzgerald accounted for 350 yards of offense and six touchdowns to lead No. 16 Mississippi State over Louisiana-Lafayette. Florida 48, Colorado State 10: Freddie Swain scored twice, including on an 85-yard punt return, and host Florida beat Colorado State in a game dubbed the “Buyout Bowl.” Kentucky 48, Murray State 10: Terry Wilson threw for 163 yards and rushed for 80 more to lead Kentucky to a win over visiting Murray State. Tennessee 24, UTEP 0: Ty Chandler rushed for 158 yards and had an 81-yard touchdown early in the third quarter as host Tennessee coasted to a victory. North Texas 44, Arkansas 17: Mason Fine threw for 281 yards and threw for a touchdown to lead North Texas to its first win over an SEC opponent in more than 40 years with a victory over host Arkansas. Texas A&M 48, Louisiana-Monroe 10: Kellen Mond ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third to lift Texas A&M.

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No. 5 Oklahoma 37, Iowa State 27: Kyler Murray threw for 348 yards and three touchdowns and Oklahoma held off visiting Iowa State in the Big 12 opener for both teams. Texas 37, No. 22 USC 14 : Sam Ehlinger passed for two touchdowns, Anthony Wheeler returned a blocked field goal 46 yards for a score and Texas beat No. 22 USC. No. 24 Oklahoma St. 44, No. 17 Boise St. 21: Taylor Cornelius ran for two touchdowns and passed for another to help host Oklahoma State beat Boise State. Duke 40, Baylor 27: Quentin Harris threw for 174 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start for Duke, and the Blue Devils won at Baylor. Kansas 55, Rutgers 14: Bryce Torneden and Mike Lee reach returned interceptions for touchdowns, and Kansas’ defense wound up with three picks and recovered three fumbles en route to a win over Rutgers. Kansas State 41, UTSA 17: Skylar Thompson threw for two scores and ran for another as host Kansas State ran away from UTSA. Texas Tech 63, Houston 49: Texas Tech true freshman quarterback Alan Bowman threw for 605 yards with five touchdowns – three to Antoine Wesley who set a school record with 261 yards receiving – as the Red Raiders beat visiting Houston.

No. 9 Stanford 30, UC Davis 10: K.J. Costello overcame a rough start to throw two touchdown passes to JJ Arcega-Whiteside as host Stanford beat FCS-level UC Davis. Costello threw interceptions on two of the first three drives of the game for the Cardinal (3-0). No. 20 Oregon 35, San Jose State 22: Justin Herbert threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns and host Oregon beat San Jose State in the Ducks’ final nonconference tuneup before opening the Pac-12 season with Stanford next week. Colorado 45, New Hampshire 14: Travon McMillian rushed for 162 yards and two scores and the Colorado Buffaloes beat visiting New Hampshire. California 45, Idaho State 23: Chase Garbers completed 20 of 25 passes for 224 yards and three touchdowns in his second game as host Cal’s starting quarterback, and the Golden Bears overcame a sluggish start to beat FCS-level Idaho State. Nevada 37, Oregon State 35: Jordan Choukair missed a 33-yard field goal as time expired and Nevada held off a furious Oregon State comeback. Washington State 59, E. Washington 24: Gardner Minshew threw for 470 yards, James Williams ran for three touchdowns, and Washington State beat Eastern Washington to avenge a 2016 loss to its FCS neighbor.

No. 1 Alabama (3-0) beat Mississippi 62-7. Next: vs. Texas A&M, Saturday. No. 2 Clemson (3-0) beat Georgia Southern 38-7. Next: at Georgia Tech, Saturday. No. 3 Georgia (3-0) beat Middle Tennessee 49-7. Next: at Missouri, Saturday. No. 4 Ohio State (3-0) beat No. 15 TCU 40-28 at Arlington, Texas. Next: vs. Tulane, Saturday. No. 5 Oklahoma (3-0) beat Iowa State 37-27. Next: vs. Army, Saturday. No. 6 Wisconsin (2-1) lost to BYU 24-21. Next: at Iowa, Saturday. No. 7 Auburn (2-1) lost to No. 12 LSU 22-21. Next: vs. Arkansas, Saturday. No. 8 Notre Dame (3-0) beat Vanderbilt 22-17. Next: at Wake Forest, Saturday. No. 9 Stanford (3-0) beat UC Davis 30-10. Next: at No. 20 Oregon, Saturday. No. 10 Washington (1-1) at Utah. Next: vs. No. 23 Arizona State, Saturday. No. 11 Penn State (3-0) beat Kent State 63-10. Next: at Illinois, Friday. No. 12 LSU (3-0) beat No. 7 Auburn 22-21. Next: vs. Louisiana Tech, Saturday. No. 13 Virginia Tech (2-0) vs. East Carolina, ccd., hurricane. Next: at

Old Dominion, Saturday. No. 14 West Virginia (1-0) at NC State, ccd., hurricane. Next: vs. Kansas State, Saturday. No. 15 TCU (2-1) lost to No. 4 Ohio State 40-28 at Arlington, Texas. Next: at Texas, Saturday. No. 16 Mississippi State (3-0) beat Louisiana-Lafayette 56-10. Next: at Kentucky, Saturday. No. 17 Boise State (2-1) lost to No. 24 Oklahoma State 44-21. Next: at Wyoming, Saturday, Sept. 29. No. 18 UCF (2-0) at North Carolina, ccd., hurricane. Next: vs. FAU, Friday. No. 19 Michigan (2-1) beat SMU 45-20. Next: vs. Nebraska, Saturday. No. 20 Oregon (3-0) beat San Jose State 35-22. Next: vs. No. 9 Stanford, Saturday. No. 21 Miami (2-1) beat Toledo 49-24. Next: vs. FIU, Saturday. No. 22 Southern Cal (1-2) lost to Texas 37-14. Next: vs. Washington State, Saturday. No. 23 Arizona State (2-0) at San Diego State. Next: at No. 10 Washington, Saturday. No. 24 Oklahoma State (3-0) beat No. 17 Boise State 44-21. Next: Texas Tech, Saturday. No. 25 Michigan State (1-1) did not play. Next: at Indiana, Saturday.

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Big Ten is biggest Week 3 loser gets McNeese State next Saturday, Washington on Sept. 29 and then a pretty smooth October and November. That Saturday’s win came a year after losing 40-6 at home to the Badgers shows the Cougars’ offseason growth. Troy: These wins are becoming fairly commonplace for the Trojans, who can add a win at Nebraska to last year’s win at LSU. Coach Neal Brown and the Trojans have righted the ship after opening the year with a lopsided loss to Boise State.

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Somewhat lost among Saturday’s early starts was this score: Temple 35, Maryland 14. Temple had opened with a loss to Villanova. The Owls then doubled down with a loss to Buffalo. On the other hand, Maryland opened with a win against Texas and then topped Bowling Green. That Maryland had done so without its head coach, the suspended D.J. Durkin, made the Terrapins one of the early success stories of the 2018 season. Maryland’s stumble was just the first blow in a rough afternoon for the Big Ten. Starting with the Terrapins’ loss, a range of scores on Saturday put an official end to the idea that the Big Ten is the strongest league in the country. Just as Maryland was flailing, Nebraska lost at home to Troy to mark its worst start since 1957. Two games don’t indicate anything about Scott Frost’s tenure at his alma mater, though the Cornhuskers’ number of errors must be fixed before his debut season runs off the rails. Illinois led South Florida 19-7 in the third quarter but allowed the game’s final 18 points in a 25-19 loss. Wisconsin might have painted itself into a corner with a 24-21 loss at home to Brigham Young, a team the Badgers handled with ease a year ago. The Badgers are still a factor in the Big Ten hunt, especially it what seems like a very weak West Division, but the loss tot BYU feeds into the theory that Wisconsin was overrated heading into the regular season as a result of last year’s 13-1 finish, which was in turn built on the back of a soft schedule. It’s a pretty complicated theory. And lastly, the most damning score of all: Kansas 55, Rutgers 14. Rutgers is the punchline of the Big Ten, but the Scarlet Knights are college football royalty in comparison to the Jayhawks. Or so we thought. The worst team in the Big Ten is 41 points worse than the worst team in the Big 12 Conference, and in the world of college football that’s some important math. It’s been that kind of day for the Big Ten. Here are the rest of Saturday’s winners and losers:

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Temple running back Ryquell Armstead dives with the ball against Maryland on Saturday in College Park, Md. ART PITTMAN/USA TODAY SPORTS

Winners Ed Orgeron: It’s fair to call Orgeron the day’s big winner after a 22-21 win at Auburn gave LSU two impactful victories during the season’s first three weeks, joining a dominant performance against Miami (Fla.) in the opener. After a summer spent under the radar in the Southeastern Conference, the Tigers are destined for the top 10 in this week’s Amway Coaches Poll. Oklahoma State: Another team that passed the offseason far out of the spotlight: Oklahoma State was viewed as a borderline Big 12 contender, far behind rival Oklahoma, and as not likely to make much noise outside of conference play. Saturday’s 44-21 win against previously unbeaten Boise State showcased a defense that might be good

enough to make the Cowboys a factor for a New Year’s Six bowl. Few coaches in the country do a better job milking the most of their roster than Mike Gundy. Duke: The Blue Devils continue to impress. Through three weeks, Duke owns wins against Army, Northwestern and now Baylor, the last on the road. And the 40-20 doubling of the Bears came without starting quarterback Daniel Jones, injured in last week’s win against the Wildcats. In a pretty unsettled Atlantic Coast Conference, could Duke make a case for being the best team in the Coastal Division? BYU: This was a win coach Kalani Sitake needed after a dreadful 2017, and a win the Cougars needed as they continue to work through a very tough September schedule. But now 2-1 with wins against Arizona and Wisconsin, BYU

Willie Taggart: You wouldn’t think it could get worse for Florida State’s firstyear coach than his rain-soaked opening loss to Virginia Tech. But Samford was worse. And Syracuse was the worst yet. The Seminoles’ 30-7 loss was marked by sluggishness and a handful of shaky coaching decisions, leaving Taggart under a strange amount of pressure for a coach just three games into his tenure. Rutgers: Because it bears repeating: Rutgers lost to Kansas by 41 points, or about six touchdowns. Georgia Tech: First, let’s throw some credit toward Pat Narduzzi and Pittsburgh, which pulled off a nice win against the Yellow Jackets one week after being blasted at home by rival Penn State. But the bigger story is the play of Paul Johnson team which is now 1-2 with games still to come against Clemson, Duke, Virginia Tech, Miami (Fla.) and Georgia. The Mid-American Conference: What could’ve been an eventful day for the MAC turned out to be a dud, full of swings and misses in games pitting the league’s plucky upstarts against bigname competition from the Power Five. Toledo thought it was in line for an upset at home against Miami (Fla.) but come up well short in a 49-24 loss. Ball State never sniffed Indiana in losing 38-10. The 63-10 loss Kent State took at Penn State was very, very expected, so no harm there. But Miami (Ohio) didn’t put up much of a fight against Minnesota and Ohio’s defense was trounced by Virginia.

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CLEMSON, S.C. – No. 2 Clemson and Georgia Southern got a sunny sky, mild breezes and plenty of tailgaters at the start of the only major conference football game played Saturday in the Carolinas and Virginia while Tropical Storm Florence dumped dangerous amounts of rain elsewhere across the region. Clemson officials moved up the start time to noon from 3:30 p.m. because forecasts called for a more significant impact from Florence on Saturday night and Sunday. By halftime of the Tigers’ 38-7 victory, conditions were changing. Grey clouds hovered over the stadium, with the wind picking up enough to blow around papers and knock ballcaps off heads. Around Memorial Stadium, about 250 miles from the coast, it otherwise looked like a typical gameday, which made it a rarity in the region, where games were moved, played earlier in the week or canceled because forecasts called for Florence, once a Category 4 hurricane, to bring devastation. More than 2 feet of rain already had fallen in places, and the drenching continued as Florence practically parked itself over the Carolinas. Forecasters said the torrents could continue for days, and with rivers rising toward record levels, thousands of people were ordered evacuated for fear the next few days could bring the most destructive round of flooding in North Carolina history. It was the specter of those conditions that caused widespread schedule juggling. No. 13 Virginia Tech’s game with East Carolina was canceled Tuesday when the Pirates said they wouldn’t be making the trip. Virginia’s home game with Ohio was moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and North Carolina and North Carolina State also called off contests. Clemson’s in-state rival, South Carolina, canceled its Saturday night game with Marshall. In Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia Tech’s staff made the most of the unexpected time off. After practices on Wednesday and Thursday, coaches scattered to watch high school football games played Thursday

and Friday nights, and coach Justin Fuente gave everyone the day off on Saturday. Admission was free to the Ohio vs. Virginia game at Vanderbilt Stadium, but the crowd was still expected to be sparse other than gatherings of alumni groups from each university. Manley Worrell said he and his mother traveled 10 hours from Hampton Roads to be there. Parts of Hampton Roads were under mandatory evacuation earlier in the week, and Worrell said his mother traveled from her home in Greenville, North Carolina, where there was some flooding. He understood the precautionary move, and Virginia’s desire to play the game. “Virginia needs six wins one way or the other to make a bowl game this year, and Ohio is definitely one of the games on the schedule we were looking at as a must win game,” he said. East Carolina relocated its team to Florida, worried that potential flooding near its Greenville campus would keep it from practicing or leaving for next week’s game at South Florida in Tampa. Clemson urged fans to use patience getting to the game because traffic security would be handled mainly by local authorities instead of state troopers. The South Carolina Highway Patrol sent just 16 troopers. Normally, it deploys 100 to 110 on game days. Citing a high wind advisory for later in the day, Clemson asked fans to take down tailgate tents that could blow free before entering the stadium and to clear the parking lots within two hours of game’s end. By kickoff, the stands were nearly full with about 75,000 people filling 80,000seat Memorial Stadium. Tennessee offered free tickets to its game with UTEP in Knoxville to people from evacuated areas of the Carolinas. Ricky Hughes of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and his wife, Sheba, took advantage. “Believe it or not, I’ve always wanted to come here,” said Hughes, who wore a Coastal Carolina T-shirt and a Clemson ball cap. “I know it’s a nice and neat stadium.” Tennessee said 1,067 tickets were given to fans displaced by Florence.

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger (11) rushes against USC during the first half Saturday in Austin, Texas. KIRBY LEE/USA TODAY SPORTS

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after Texas blocked a 50-yard field goal attempt. The touchdown put the Longhorns up 30-14. Daniels passed for 322 yards, but the Trojans (1-2) were held to minus-5 yards rushing.

THE TAKEAWAY USC: The Trojans will have to regroup to keep their season together. Daniels was sharp in spots and led USC to a pair of first-quarter touchdowns after not finding the end zone against Stanford a week earlier. Personal fouls kept a couple of Texas scoring drives alive – linebacker Porter Gustin was ejected for targeting – and short punts led directly to two Texas scores. Texas: The Longhorns will expect to earn some respect with this win. Texas fought back from the early deficit, the defense dominated the Trojans’ running game and kept up the pressure

late. Ehlinger was efficient, playing his first game this season without a turnover. USC hasn’t come close to living up to its preseason expectations, but it’s still a traditional power and Texas pushed the Trojans around. Texas also got program win No. 900, joining Ohio State and Michigan as the only programs to reach that number.

POLL IMPLICATIONS The Trojans will fall out of the rankings after their second straight loss. Texas may need to beat No. 15 TCU next week before they can get back in as voters still might be shy about the Longhorns after their season-opening loss to Maryland and recent history.

UP NEXT USC returns to Pac-12 play Friday night at home against Washington State. Texas hosts No. 15 TCU next Saturday in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

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Bradford faces Rams for 1st time QB set to take on team that drafted him No. 1 Greg Beacham

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LOS ANGELES – Six years before the Rams chose Jared Goff with the No. 1 overall pick to be the savior of a struggling franchise, they tried the same thing with Sam Bradford. And if Bradford had been running an offense created by the likes of Sean McVay, he might still have that job instead of being on the other sideline Sunday with the Arizona Cardinals. Bradford faces the team that drafted him No. 1 when the Cards (0-1) travel to the Coliseum to face the Rams (1-0), who have been through franchise relocation and a thorough transformation in the three years since they traded Bradford and his troubled knee from St. Louis to Philadelphia. After a two-year stop in Minnesota, Bradford moved back into the NFC West this season with Arizona, where he finally gets to face the franchise that employed him for the first five years of his career. But when asked if the Rams’ horned helmets stir up any special emotions, Bradford said: “Not really.” “I think if it would have happened sooner in my career, maybe there would be more. But the staff there is completely different. There’s only a handful of guys on that roster that were there when I was there, so there’s just really not a lot of connection that’s still there for me.” Indeed, the current Rams have few parallels to those not-so-good old days in Missouri. When Bradford left, this team was mired deep in a streak of 13 consecutive non-winning seasons. Bradford is seeing the Rams again after their evolution into one of the NFC’s top Super Bowl contenders. Los Angeles has a starstudded lineup and a vaunted coaching staff led by McVay, who was a 24-yearold assistant tight ends coach for the Redskins during Bradford’s rookie season with the Rams. The Rams come into their home opener fresh off an impressive Monday night win at Oakland, while the Cardinals stumbled to a 24-6 loss to Washington in coach Steve Wilks’ debut. The Rams also drilled their rivals twice last season, a 33-0 shutout in their “home” game in London last October before a comfortable 32-16 win in Glendale, Arizona in December.

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Rams quarterback Jared Goff throws during the first half against the Raiders Monday in Oakland, Calif. Six years before the Rams chose Goff with the No. 1 overall pick to be the savior of a struggling franchise, they tried the same thing with Sam Bradford. And if Bradford had been running an offense created by the likes of Sean McVay, he might still be in that job instead of being on the other sideline Sunday with the Cardinals. JOHN HEFTI/AP

While Bradford prepares to dodge Aaron Donald and Ndamukong Suh, Goff is fresh and ready after sitting out the entire preseason and then barely getting touched by the Raiders. “I don’t think I’ve ever met Sam,” Goff said. “I think he’s tremendous. I have followed his career just through being a fan and being a fellow quarterback, and I think he’s a great player. The guy that our defense is getting ready for is as good as he can be.” More things to watch in LA:

Home sour home For all their success last season, the Rams still have won only four of their 15 games at the Coliseum since returning to Los Angeles in 2016. The franchise also is losing a home game this fall to the NFL’s international schedule for the third straight season, giving the Rams only seven games to impress the nation’s second-largest market. The players would love to establish a home-field advantage in their 95-year-old temporary arena before they move to Inglewood in 2020.

Seeking sacks Despite a subpar game by the de-

fense, Arizona did sack Washington’s Alex Smith three times in last week’s opener. That included the first career sack for Robert Nkemdiche and one by Chandler Jones, who has 51⁄2 sacks in five career games against the Rams, including 41⁄2 in four games since coming to the Cardinals in 2016. Jones led the NFL in sacks last season with a franchise-record 17. He could get some help on the other side if Markus Golden is able to return. Golden, coming off major knee surgery, practiced on a limited basis this week but might not be quite ready to play in a game. Golden led the Cardinals with 121⁄2 sacks two seasons ago.

DENVER – Von Miller might be the only one at Denver Broncos headquarters lamenting Khalil Mack’s startling trade from the Oakland Raiders to the Chicago Bears. “I mean, honestly, I was shocked,” Miller said. “I always felt like Khalil and Aaron Donald were untradeable guys. J.J. Watt, I thought guys like that were untradeable. Then they traded him. A guy like Khalil, he only comes around once every lifetime. You want to keep guys like that.” The Broncos’ star linebacker said it’s “going to be a little weird” Sunday not seeing his friend, whom he’s trained with the last two summers, when the Raiders (0-1) visit Denver (1-0), where Mack once collected five sacks in a single half. “He’s talented,” Broncos QB Case Keenum said, “but I’m pretty sure they’re going to play 11 guys. They’re not just going to put 10 out there without him.” Raiders new/old coach Jon Gruden said he’s been asked aplenty about the trade that sent shockwaves through the NFL and smiles across locker rooms across the AFC West. “And rightfully so,” Gruden said. “He’s a great guy. He’s a great player. It’s unfortunate we don’t have him. But we feel we did the right thing for this football team.”

Study up McVay has a short week of preparation after a Monday night game, but the Rams boss gave his players two days off from intense practices. McVay is preparing for the Cardinals’ new coaching staff by watching tape of the Carolina defense last season under Wilks, and the Denver offense last season under Cards coordinator Mike McCoy. McVay said Arizona running back David Johnson is “as complete as there is,” comparing him favorably to Todd Gurley.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, top, loses the ball as he is hit by Broncos linebacker Von Miller during the first half Sept. 9 in Denver. JACK DEMPSEY/AP

QB not Bills’ lone concern vs. Chargers John Wawrow

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – The Buffalo Bills can change quarterbacks all they want following their second-most lopsided loss in franchise history. Running back LeSean McCoy knows the abrupt switch from inexperienced and interception-prone Nathan Peterman to raw rookie Josh Allen won’t make much of a difference if everyone else on offense fails to perform Sunday in Buffalo’s home opener against the Los Angeles Chargers. “Maybe Nate didn’t play well with the turnovers, but we helped out with that,” McCoy said, referring to a season-opening 47-3 loss at Baltimore in which Peterman threw two interceptions and was yanked after Buffalo managed one first down on 10 possessions. “We gave up pressures, we had penalties, second-and-longs, third-andlongs. We didn’t make plays for him,” added McCoy, who finished with 22 yards rushing on seven carries. “It’s a team thing. Collectively, we didn’t play well.” The meltdown, which included numerous blunders on defense and special teams, left coach Sean McDermott with little choice but to reverse course at quarterback. A week after McDermott was comfortable with Allen developing on the sideline, the coach sped up the firstround pick’s timetable by making him the starter in saying: “It’s the right move for our team.” At the very least, the switch spared Peterman from revisiting the dreadful memories of the last time he faced the Chargers in his first career start 10 months ago. McDermott’s decision backfired then, too, when Peterman was pulled after throwing five first-half interceptions of a 54-24 loss. It’s now on the strong-armed and mobile, 22-year-old Allen to mask the

At left, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers runs out of the pocket against the Seahawks during the first half of a preseason game Aug. 18, 2017 in Carson, Calif. At right, Bills quarterback Josh Allen scrambles against the Ravens during the second half Sept. 9 in Baltimore. The Bills play their home-opener on Sunday against the Chargers. AP

numerous deficiencies of an offense featuring a patchwork line that surrendered six sacks, and a mostly unproven cast of receivers. Quarterback certainly isn’t an issue for the Chargers after Philip Rivers topped 400 yards passing for the 10th time of his career in a season-opening 38-28 loss against Kansas City. What hurt were several dropped passes and the Chargers’ inability to stop Tyreek Hill, who had 169 yards receiving and two touchdowns, and also scored on a 91-yard punt return. “We’re (ticked) off. No one around here is happy,” Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said. “But I’m not going to panic after one game.” A number of things to watch for as the Chargers attempt to beat Buffalo for the fourth straight time:

No looking back Lynn says the Chargers overwhelming Peterman in their last meeting means little in preparing to face another first-time starter. “Yeah, we were hitting on all cylin-

ders that day, getting good pressure on the quarterback and turning the ball over. But that was last year,” he said. “You can’t bring wins and losses over from last year to this year.” The question is how much pressure the Chargers can apply with defensive end Joey Bosa expected to miss a second straight game with an injured left foot, and tackle Corey Liuget serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances.

On the defensive The Bills so-called bend-but-don’tbreak defense mostly broke in allowing Baltimore to score touchdowns on each of its six drives inside Buffalo’s 20. The Bills didn’t allow six red-zone TDs total until their sixth game last season. “We went up and stunk it up,” defensive end Jerry Hughes said.

Charged-up McDermott hopes his players haven’t forgotten how they trailed the Chargers 37-7 at halftime last year. “As a competitor, that would drive me, and I hope it drives our football team,” McDermott said. McCoy is leaning more on how the Bills responded the following week in a 16-10 win at Kansas City, which sparked a 4-2 season-ending run that led to Buffalo snapping a 17-year playoff drought.

Dropped passes As well as Rivers played, his numbers could have been even better if not for a number of dropped passes , including two by running back Melvin Gordon. “I haven’t seen that before from these guys,” offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt said. “You just move forward. I don’t expect that to happen again.”

Garoppolo set to face old friend Patricia Josh Dubow

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Matt Patricia got an early taste of what Jimmy Garoppolo was capable of doing as an NFL quarterback. As soon as Garoppolo was drafted in the second round by New England in 2014, he got the chance to match wits with Patricia almost every day in practice as Tom Brady’s backup, while Patricia served as defensive coordinator for the Patriots. The talents Garoppolo showed on the practice field only got better whenever he got a chance to play in a game, whether it was an exhibition, mop-up duty or in two starts during Brady’s suspension in 2016. So when Garoppolo became a star after being dealt to San Francisco, Patricia wasn’t surprised at all. He will get a firsthand look at it Sunday as coach of the Detroit Lions (0-1), who visit Garoppolo and San Francisco (0-1). “There was always something a little bit special about Jimmy in-game,” Patricia said. After winning his two starts with the Patriots, Garoppolo went 5-0 for San Francisco after a midseason trade last year and earned a $137.5 million, five-year contract. His first game with the new deal didn’t go so well as he completed less than half his passes and threw three interceptions in a 24-16 loss at Minnesota.

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Can Jags finally best Brady, Pats? NFL on TV this week

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SUNDAY’S GAMES

For the Jacksonville Jaguars, the path to AFC legitimacy always has run through Tom Brady. The Jaguars are the only AFC team never to defeat the New England Patriots quarterback in his 19-year career, now 0-8 (including the playoffs) against him. That slide almost came to an end in last season’s AFC Championship Game, but Brady engineered a comeback from a 10point fourth-quarter deficit to power the Patriots back to the Super Bowl. With a loaded defense returning and the Patriots navigating a handful of offensive changes, Jacksonville has its best shot yet at toppling Brady when it hosts New England on Sunday. But doing so will still require a confluence of events tilting in the Jaguars’ favor. The most intriguing showdown with the game is unquestionably Jalen Ramsey’s impending faceoff with Rob Gronkowski after the Jaguars cornerback ridiculed the Patriots tight end in the offseason. And while Ramsey said that Gronkowski would have to line up against him, the Jaguars might use a variety of players — including linebackers Myles Jack and Telvin Smith and safeties Tashaun Gipson and Barry Church — to counter the four-time all-pro. But even as the acknowledged focal point of the Patriots’ passing attack, Gronkowski poses a special problem for Jacksonville given Brady’s willingness to throw to him even in double coverage. With New England’s wide receivers recording just nine catches last week, it seems unlikely Brady will test the Jaguars often on the outside. While running backs James White and Rex Burkhead should be frequent targets working underneath, the Jaguars’ linebacker tandem of Jack and Smith might be the league’s best equipped duo to handle such an assignment. Brady will also have to deploy a quick trigger against a potent Jacksonville pass rush that looks to have an advantage against the Patriots’ offensive front. While left tackle Trent Brown has fared well in the early going, defensive end Yannick Ngakoue’s speed off the edge could prove difficult for the 6-8, 380pounder to handle. Here are four other matchups that will shape Week 2:

Chargers at Bills: 10 a.m. (CBS) Cardinals at Rams: 1:05 p.m. (FOX) Raiders at Broncos: 1:25 p.m. (CBS) Giants at Cowboys: 5:20 p.m. (NBC) MONDAY’S GAMES Seahawks at Bears: 5:20 p.m. (ESPN)

DT Damon Harrison Dallas’ long-gestating issues in the passing game were on full display last week, as Dak Prescott was unable to click with a new receiving corps. For the foreseeable future, the Cowboys and their opponents know an incontrovertible truth: This offense is fully Ezekiel Elliott’s show. But there’s a 341-pound problem awaiting Elliott at the middle of the Cowboys’ defense in Harrison. With New York’s defense shifting to a 3-4 under new coach Pat Shurmur and coordinator James Bettcher, “Snacks” has remained a stabilizing run presence. His ability to clog lanes and create a push up front was already on display last week against the Jaguars, who had the NFL’s top rushing attack last year but wouldn’t have cracked the 100-yard mark if not for a 41yard keeper by quarterback Blake Bortles. Center Joe Looney, filling in for the still-sidelined Travis Frederick, will need plenty of help from right guard Zack Martin on double teams. Steelers RB James Conner vs. Chiefs’ front seven With Le’Veon Bell still away, Pittsburgh once again turns to Conner as the focus of its run game. And though the Chiefs might be relieved at not having to face a two-time all-pro who has torn them apart in the past (Bell has averaged 126.8 rushing yards in four regular-season games against Kansas City and logged 170 rushing yards in a divisional playoff win in 2017), the second-year running back could still pose significant problems. Conner looked comfortable in the lead role in the opener, logging 192 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns on 36 touches against the Browns. With quarterback Ben Roethlisberger dealing with an elbow injury, Conner should once again see a heavy volume of carries.

Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles looks to pass against the Patriots during last season’s AFC Championship Game. DAVID BUTLER II/USA TODAY SPORTS

Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey vs. Falcons’ linebackers Perhaps no two teams were more ravaged by injuries in the first week than the Panthers and Falcons. Carolina now has both of its starting tackles (Matt Kalil and Daryl Williams) on injured reserve and will be without Pro Bowl guard Trai Turner (concussion) and tight end Greg Olsen (fractured foot). Atlanta, meanwhile, lost safety Keanu Neal (torn ACL) and linebacker Deion Jones (foot injury) after its season opener. The Panthers’ losses would seem to shift a heavier burden on McCaffrey, especially against the Falcons. Ron Rivera said this week he hoped to have the second-year running back get 15 to 20 carries and six to 10 catches every game. But with the loss of Olsen and Norv Turner continuing to emphasize a quick-passing attack for Cam Newton, he could take on a heavier workload as a receiver. That could spell trouble for the Falcons, who relied heavily on Jones and Neal to handle running backs in coverage and chase them down when the defense concedes short throws underneath. Linebacker Duke Riley will have to pick up some of the slack for Jones, while fillin safety Damontae Kazee will also play a prominent role. Packers’ receivers vs. Vikings’ secondary

All eyes are on Aaron Rodgers as the two-time MVP enters a key rivalry game listed as questionable with a knee injury following his Week 1 heroics against the Bears. But even if Rodgers does get his chance for revenge against the same Vikings team that cracked his collarbone last season, his receivers will have to do their part against last season’s top-ranked defense. Rodgers and the Packers found success against the Bears when they neutralized the pass rush by going to quickhit connections. A similar strategy might be necessary against the Vikings given the threat of defensive ends Everson Griffen and Danielle Hunter. And with top pass catcher Davante Adams listed as questionable with a shoulder injury, Green Bay will likely need at least one of its rookie targets (J’Mon Moore, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Equanimeous St. Brown) to step up and assist Randall Cobb and Geronimo Allison. Minnesota’s defense, however, allowed the fewest yards after catch of any group in 2017 and offers few easy answers for any opponent. The best course of action for the Packers might be attacking Mackensie Alexander and rookie Mike Hughes in the slot. But even that can be dangerous, as Hughes returned an interception 28 yards for a touchdown last week against the 49ers. Cowboys offensive line vs. Giants

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Browns releasing troubled wide receiver Gordon CLEVELAND – Josh Gordon’s troubled tenure with the Cleveland Browns has ended. The team announced Saturday night that it intends to release the former Pro Bowl wide receiver, whose immense talent has been overshadowed by substance abuse that has derailed a promising career. The stunning news came just hours after the Browns said Gordon would miss Sunday’s game in New Orleans with a hamstring injury. Gordon has been suspended by the NFL for most of the past four seasons because of multiple drug violations, and the Browns

have been supportive of the 27-year-old for years as he tried to get his life together. Not anymore. “This afternoon we informed Josh Gordon and his representatives that we are going to release him on Monday,” general manager John Dorsey said in a statement. “For the past six years, the Browns have fully supported and invested in Josh, both personally and professionally and wanted the best for him, but unfortunately we’ve reached a point where we feel it’s best to part ways and move forward. We wish Josh well.” The team provided no details behind

their decision to part ways with Gordon. He missed three weeks of training camp this summer to undergo counseling and treatment, and he recently said he was in a good place mentally and physically. Kendricks to play for Seahawks on Monday night vs. Bears: New Seattle Seahawks linebacker Mychal Kendricks will play Monday night against the Chicago Bears. Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Saturday that Kendricks would make his Seattle debut due to major injuries at linebacker. The Seahawks ruled out both of its starting linebackers, K.J. Wright and

Bobby Wagner, due to injuries. Wright is still a week away from returning from minor knee surgery and Wagner suffered a groin injury in Week 1. Kendricks pleaded guilty to insider trading charges last week. He’s not expected to be sentenced in the case until January and the NFL has yet to impose any discipline meaning he’s eligible to play. Kendricks said Saturday he was unsure if he’d have a chance to play this season after being released by the Browns on Aug. 29. — Wire services

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STAFF PICKS WEEK 2

MATT SOLINSKY Sports editor Last week: 11-4 Overall: 11-4

SHAD POWERS Sports columnist Last week: 9-6 Overall: 9-6

LARRY BOHANNAN Golf reporter Last week: 9-6 Overall: 9-6

ANDREW JOHN Sports reporter Last week: 9-6 Overall: 9-6

JAMES DOCKERY Ex-NFL player Last week: 8-7 Overall: 8-7

Ravens Redskins Panthers Vikings Chargers Texans Chiefs Jets Eagles Saints Rams 49ers Patriots Broncos Giants Bears

Bengals Redskins Falcons Vikings Chargers Texans Steelers Dolphins Eagles Saints Rams 49ers Jaguars Broncos Giants Seahawks

Ravens Redskins Falcons Vikings Chargers Texans Chiefs Jets Eagles Saints Rams Lions Patriots Broncos Cowboys Bears

Ravens Redskins Panthers Vikings Chargers Texans Chiefs Jets Eagles Saints Rams 49ers Jaguars Broncos Giants Bears

Ravens Redskins Panthers Packers Chargers Texans Steelers Jets Eagles Saints Rams 49ers Patriots Broncos Cowboys Seahawks

Ravens at Bengals Colts at Redskins Panthers at Falcons Vikings at Packers Chargers at Bills Texans at Titans Chiefs at Steelers Dolphins at Jets Eagles at Bucs Browns at Saints Cardinals at Rams Lions at 49ers Patriots at Jaguars Raiders at Broncos Giants at Cowboys Seahawks at Bears

UPSET OF THE WEEK

PANTHERS

DOLPHINS

LIONS

PANTHERS

PATRIOTS

Atlanta lost a couple big weapons for the season on defense. In this series, the road team wins often. Overall: 1-0

Lions gave Jets 4 or 5 free TDs last week, so it’s hard to hell how legit they are. I’ll say not legit yet. Overall: 0-1

Not a believer in either team, but Lions can’t be as bad as they looked last week. Overall: 1-0

Atlanta could have Week 1 hangover and will reportedly be without two defensive starters against Cam Newton. Overall: 0-1

Brady as an underdog, even on the road, that’s laughable. Pats by a TD. Overall: 0-1

Note: Picks for Thursday’s Ravens-Bengals game made prior to kickoff.

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Baseball FRIDAY: MARINERS 5, ANGELS 0

DODGERS 17, CARDINALS 4

6 Mariners relievers blank Angels Doug Padilla

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The Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig watches his third home run of the game, a three-run shot, against the St. Louis Cardinals in the eighth inning of Saturday’s game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. BILL BOYCE/AP

Puig’s 3 HRs propel Dodgers Slugger drives in 7 runs runs in rout of Cardinals David Solomon ASSOCIATED PRESS

ST. LOUIS – Yasiel Puig has never missed the postseason since making his major league debut in 2013, and he doesn’t plan on ending that run. Puig homered three times and had a career-high seven RBIs, giving him five homers in two games, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed St. Louis 17-4 Saturday to move ahead of the Cardinals into sole possession of the second National League wild card. “We want to be back in the playoffs, like every year.” Puig said. “We need to play like a team, like family, hard every day, every pitch, in every situation.” Puig hit a solo homer in the fourth off John Gant (7-6) and three-run drives in the fifth against Mike Mayers and in the seventh versus Luke Weaver. Puig raised his season total to 21 homers with the first three-homer game of his major league career. He became the fourth Dodgers hitter since 2000 with consecutive multihomer games after Cody Bellinger, Adrian Beltre, and

Shawn Green. “He’s focused, and he understands the importance of every pitch,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “For him to be as productive, have that day, get us on the board, have some space with the score, we needed every bit of it today. Guys fed off of his energy.” Bellinger hit a three-run homer in the ninth off Luke Weaver and had a career-high six RBIs. The defending NL champions have won four consecutive games and nine of their last 14. “Once you see him do it, you’re like, oh, I can do this,” Bellinger said of Puig. “I think that’s just for everybody. That’s why it’s so contagious. We’ve got a good thing going and we’re going to try and keep it going. Rich Hill (9-5) allowed four runs, two hits and four walks in five innings, improving to 3-1 in seven starts against the Cardinals. St. Louis has lost four straight games for the third time this season and has dropped eight of its last 13 games. Gant allowed three runs, six hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings. “You can’t walk those guys,” Gant said. “You’ve just got to come out and bear down harder than that.” Manny Machado hit a two-run hom-

er in the first inning, his 11th for Los Angeles and 35th this year overall. The Dodgers have homered in 23 consecutive games, the longest streak in the major leagues this season and one shy of the franchise record set in 1953. Patrick Wisdom put St. Louis ahead 4-3 in the fourth with his first big league grand slam. Bellinger hit a two-run single off Tyler Webb in the fifth. “Hopefully they got all their hits out today,” Wisdom said.

TRAINER’S ROOM Dodgers: RHP John Axford (broken right fibula) allowed one run and one hit in two-thirds of an inning Friday for Class A Rancho Cucamonga, which completed a three-game sweep of Visalia to win the California League title. LHP Tony Cingrani (left shoulder strain) pitched a scoreless inning for the Quakes.

UP NEXT RHP Adam Wainwright (1-3, 4.70) starts for St. Louis in the Sunday night finale of the four-game series, and RHP Ross Stripling (8-3, 2.61) opens for the Dodgers.

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Season might be over for Hellickson ATLANTA – Washington Nationals pitcher Jeremy Hellickson may miss the rest of the season after reinjuring his right wrist while batting in the fourth inning of Saturday’s 7-1 win over the Atlanta Braves. Hellickson sprained his wrist on Aug. 15 when he landed awkwardly while covering home plate after throwing a wild pitch at St. Louis. He made his first appearance since and got hurt again. The 2011 AL Rookie of the Year is scheduled for an MRI on Sunday. Hellickson missed 22 games in June because of a right hamstring strain. He is 5-3 with a 3.45 ERA in 19 starts. “The injuries have been pretty frustrating,” Hellickson said. “All three were out of my control. To only make 19 starts stinks, so I’ve just got to think about other things and just try to get healthy.” Soto becomes youngest player to steal 3 bases in a game: Washington 19-year-old rookie Juan Soto has become the youngest player to steal three bases in a game when he accomplished the feat against Atlanta. Soto surpassed the mark set by Oak-

Nationals pitcher Jeremy Hellickson pitches against the Braves during the first inning Saturday in Atlanta. JOHN AMIS/AP

land’s Rickey Henderson at 20 years, 241 days on Aug. 23, 1979, against Cleveland, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Soto hit an RBI single in the first inning Saturday and stole second, then walked in the fourth, stole two bases and came home on a bases-loaded walk. Soto also extended his on-base streak to 20 consecutive games, one night after joining Hall of Famers Mel

Ott, Mickey Mantle and Al Kaline as the only teenagers to reach safely in 19 straight. Indians’ Bauer throws off mound, closer to comeback: Trevor Bauer moved a little closer to pitching in the postseason, throwing 40 pitches off the mound inside an empty Progressive Field on Saturday. It was a positive step in the All-Star right-hander’s recovery from a broken leg that has kept him out of the rotation for more than a month. Bauer has been sidelined since Aug. 11 with a stress fracture in his right leg, which happened when he was struck by a line drive in Chicago. Earlier this week, he completed a bullpen session in Tampa and followed it with a workout that was closely monitored by team president Chris Antonetti, pitching coach Carl Williams and team trainers. “Felt good,” Bauer said afterward. “Mechanics were a little out of sequence, but I haven’t really been on a mound a whole lot in a month and a half. I expect those will come back pretty quickly. Physically it felt good.” — Wire services

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Dee Gordon did a happy dance while sitting on the warning track, and the display that was at least nine months in the making inspired an ear-to-ear grin long after it happened. Gordon not only robbed Mike Trout of extra bases in center field during the fourth inning Friday, he delivered some insurance runs with a two-run single in the seventh during the Seattle Mariners’ 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Asked if the two-run single or the catch made his day, Gordon answered “the catch,” as if he anticipated the question. “That was pretty cool; that was like the first one in my life,” said Gordon, who insisted his glove was over the wall, robbing Trout of his 34th home run. “I was happy.” The catch, by a player who has primarily been a middle infielder, ended up preserving a shutout that was fashioned by six relief pitchers. The bullpen day was needed to fill in for scheduled starter James Paxton, who is dealing with a bout of pneumonia. Roenis Elias gave up just one hit over 32⁄3 innings as the starter. Adam Warren (3-2) got four outs and Shawn Armstrong, Nick Vincent, Zach Duke and Ryan Cook each pitched an inning. Making just his third start of the season and first since Aug. 19, Elias struck out four and walked two while throwing 58 pitches. In seven previous innings against the Angels this season, Elias had given up one run on six hits with three strikeouts, all in relief. Elias said he found out he was starting at around before noon Friday. “They didn’t give me a lot of time but I was ready because I knew something could happen,” Elias said through an interpreter. The Mariners went ahead to stay against Matt Shoemaker in the fourth inning. Robinson Cano singled in Mitch Haniger for his 13th RBI in 27 games since being reinstated from an 80-game drug suspension. With two out and runners on second and third, Ryon Healy made it 3-0 with a ground ball into left field. That early Mariners momentum was preserved when Gordon made the kind of catch he had been dreading when he worked on his outfield play in the offseason. Knowing he might play some outfield this season, Gordon worked briefly on catches against a chain-link fence, but quickly abandoned the workouts. His dance after making the catch, then, was a combination of relief and a sense accomplishment. “He likes to celebrate and he is the king of celebration,” Mariners manager Scott Servias said. “I think it’s great. He does enjoy it and he should. It’s a hard game and when something goes your way, or you make a great play, you have to have fun with it.” The Mariners have won the first two games of the series to improve to 10-7 against Angels, clinching the season series. The Mariners won consecutive games for the first time since Aug. 2425. In his third start since coming off the DL after being sidelined by a right forearm strain, Shoemaker (2-1) went 42⁄3 innings. He threw 77 pitches as the Angels try to limit his usage.

Angels shortstop David Fletcher (right) throws to first as Mariners second baseman Dee Gordon breaks up a double play in the seventh inning on Friday in Anaheim. JAYNE KAMIN-ONCEA/USA TODAY SPORTS

10C ❚ SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 ❚ T H E D E S E R T S U N

Baseball STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE East

z-Boston New York Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore

102 47 91 57 81 66 66 82 42 106

Central

x-Cleveland Minnesota Detroit Chicago Kansas City

83 67 60 59 52

West

Houston Oakland Seattle Los Angeles Texas

93 90 82 73 64

65 81 88 89 96 L

55 59 66 76 84

Pct.

Last Strk. 10

Home

Away

.685 — W-1 .615 101/2 L-1 .551 20 W-1 .446 351/2 W-1 .284 591/2 L-2

7-3 5-5 7-3 4-6 2-8

53-21 49-25 47-26 37-37 25-48

49-26 42-32 34-40 29-45 17-58

Pct.

Last 10

Home

Away

.561 .453 .405 .399 .351 Pct.

Strk.

— 16 23 24 31

W-1 L-3 L-1 W-3 W-3

5-5 45-29 4-6 43-31 5-5 36-38 3-7 28-47 6-4 30-46

Last Strk. 10

.628 — W-1 .604 31/2 L-1 .554 11 W-3 .490 201/2 L-3 .432 29 W-2

8-2 7-3 5-5 6-4 4-6

38-36 24-50 24-50 31-42 22-50

Home

Away

41-33 52-22 46-29 44-30 41-33 41-33 36-38 37-38 32-43 32-41

NATIONAL LEAGUE East

Pct.

Atlanta Philadelphia Washington New York Miami

83 76 75 69 57

65 71 74 79 91

.561 .517 .503 .466 .385

— 61/2 81/2 14 26

Central

Pct.

Chicago Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati

87 85 81 73 63

61 64 68 74 86

West

Los Angeles Colorado Arizona San Francisco San Diego

82 81 78 70 59

67 67 71 79 90

Last Strk. 10

Home

L-1 7-3 W-2 4-6 W-1 6-4 L-1 7-3 L-5 2-8

38-35 45-29 37-37 33-42 34-41

Last 10

Home

Strk.

.588 — W-3 6-4 47-26 .570 21/2 L-1 7-3 46-28 .544 61/2 L-4 4-6 39-35 .497 131/2 W-1 7-3 40-34 .423 241/2 L-3 4-6 36-40 Pct.

.550 .547 .523 .470 .396

— 1 /2 4 12 23

Strk.

W-4 L-2 L-1 W-2 L-2

Last 10

6-4 5-5 3-7 2-8 5-5

Away

45-30 31-42 38-37 36-37 23-50 Away

40-35 39-36 42-33 33-40 27-46

Home

Away

39-36 43-31 41-33 40-34 37-35 41-36 41-33 29-46 27-47 32-43

z-clinched playoff berth; x-clinched division

AMERICAN LEAGUE W

91 90

Pct

57 59

WCGB

.615 .604

— —

NATIONAL LEAGUE W

Milwaukee Los Angeles St. Louis Arizona

85 82 81 78

TODAY’S PROBABLE PITCHERS

HOME team in caps

All times Pacific

Dodgers 17, CARDINALS 4: Yasiel Puig homered three times and had a career-high seven RBIs, giving him five homers in two games.

Today’s games AMERICAN LEAGUE

Nationals 7, BRAVES 1: Washington 19-year-old rookie Juan Soto become the youngest player to steal three bases in a game.

INDIANS 15, Tigers 0: Francisco Lindor and Michael Brantley connected for back-to-back homers in the first and Cleveland led 11-0 after two, clinching its third straight AL Central title.

CUBS 1, Reds 0: Jon Lester allowed two hits over seven innings with a season-high nine strikeouts.

RED SOX 5, Mets 3: Pinch-hitter Brock Holt drove a tiebreaking double off the Green Monster on the first pitch after Jackie Bradley Jr. hit one off the very top of the left-field wall.

Blue Jays 8, YANKEES 7: Randal Grichuk hit two homers and doubled, Kevin Pillar also connected and Toronto held off a furious New York rally.

RAYS 7, Athletics 5: Jake Bauers hit a three-run homer off Jeurys Familia in the eighth inning to set back playoff-chasing Oakland.

Pct

64 67 68 71

WCGB

.570 .550 .544 .523

— — 1 4

Pitchers

W-L

Pct.

Statistics WHIP ERA

Chi. White Sox at Baltimore, 10:05 a.m. CWS: Giolito (R) BAL: Hess (R)

29 16

10-10 3-10

.500 .231

TOR: Pannone (L) NYY: Lynn (R)

3 7

7 0

DET: Liriano (L) CLE: Bieber (R)

23 17

4-10 10-3

15 46

(Line: OFF) 1.000 0.93 .000 .00

2.72 .00

39.2 0.0

(Line: CLE -260) .286 1.53 4.65 .769 1.33 4.32

118.0 98.0

94 104

(Line: MIN -103) 1.30 3.67 176.2 1.23 4.28 162.0

163 150

Minnesota at Kansas City, 11:15 a.m. MIN: Gibson (R) KC: Junis (R)

29 27

7-13 8-12

.350 .400

Seattle at L.A. Angels, 1:07 p.m. SEA: Gonzales (L) LAA: Barria (R)

26 23

(Line: SEA -105) 12-9 .571 1.27 4.24 10-9 .526 1.26 3.53

150.2 114.2

Washington at Atlanta, 10:35 a.m.

(Line: ATL -137) .348 1.28 4.37 .600 1.31 3.82

175.0 155.1

143 148

Miami at Philadelphia, 10:35 a.m.

(Line: OFF) .333 1.20 .000 .00

157.1 0.0

122

WSH: Roark (R) ATL: Newcomb (L)

29 28

MIA: Urena (R) PHI: ()

28 0

8-15 12-8 6-12 0-0

4.29 .00

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 11:10 a.m. PIT: Williams (R) MIL: Chacin (R)

28 31

12-9 14-7

Cincinnati at Chi. Cubs, 11:20 a.m. CIN: Castillo (R) CHC: Quintana (L)

29 28

9-12 13-9

(Line: MIL -162) .571 1.18 3.28 153.2 .667 1.20 3.54 173.0

108 145

(Line: OFF) .429 1.25 .591 1.32

154.2 154.1

158 135

10 16

4-6 6-3

(Line: COL -110) 1.44 5.01 73.2 1.05 2.35 103.1

56 81

.400 .667

4.66 3.97

L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 5:05 p.m.

PHILLIES 5, Marlins 4: Cesar Hernandez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the fifth, and seven relievers pitched seven shutout innings.

130 88

NATIONAL LEAGUE

COL: Senzatela (R) SF: Rodriguez (R)

ROYALS 10, Twins 3: Ian Kennedy pitched six innings to earn his first win since the first week of April and Alex Gordon drove in five runs.

117 58

24.0 41.1

5-0 0-0

Detroit at Cleveland, 10:10 a.m.

(Line: NYY -215) .667 1.13 4.13 .500 1.35 4.79

2-1 2-2

Oakland at Tampa Bay, 10:10 a.m. OAK: Fiers (R) TB: ()

SCHEDULE

(Line: CHW -115) 1.42 5.76 159.1 1.41 5.17 87.0

Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 10:05 a.m.

Colorado at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.

White Sox 2, ORIOLES 0: Reynaldo Lopez was sharp over seven innings to continue his lateseason surge for Chicago.

LAD: Stripling (R) STL: Wainwright (R)

(Line: LAD -137) .727 1.13 2.61 .250 1.74 4.70

113.2 23.0

125 18

(Line: BOS -188) .471 0.95 1.71 .750 0.85 1.96

195.0 147.0

239 221

(Line: HOU -185) 14-9 .609 1.05 3.11 15-9 .625 0.94 2.72

188.0 195.0

185 258

146.0 30.0

121 16

18 5

8-3 1-3

INTERLEAGUE

N.Y. Mets at Boston, 10:05 a.m. NYM: deGrom (R) BOS: Sale (L)

29 24

8-9 12-4

Arizona at Houston, 11:10 a.m. ARI: Greinke (R) HOU: Verlander (R)

30 31

Texas at San Diego, 1:10 p.m.

Pirates 3, BREWERS 1: Zach Davies failed to hold an early lead and gave up a go-ahead double to Francisco Cervelli in the fourth inning.

WILD-CARD STANDINGS

New York Oakland

GAME SUMMARIES

TEX: Minor (L) SD: Nix (R)

26 6

(Line: TEX -122) 12-7 .632 1.11 2-3 .400 1.43

AMERICAN LEAGUE Monday’s Games Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 4:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 5:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Monday’s Games Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Washington at Miami, 4:10 p.m. St. Louis at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m. Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 4:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 7:10 p.m.

Mariners 6, Angels 5 Seattle .........000 021 030 — 6 Los Angeles .300 100 001 — 5 Seattle

AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Haniger rf Segura ss Cano 2b Cruz dh Healy 1b Zunino c Maybin lf-cf Gordon ph-cf Negron 3b Heredia cf Span ph-lf Totals Los Angeles

5 4 3 5 4 5 3 2 4 2 1 38 AB

1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 R

2 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 12 H

Calhoun rf Fletcher 2b Trout cf Ohtani dh Upton lf Simmons ss Fernandez 1b Arcia c Briceno c Cowart 3b Totals

4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 0 3 33

0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5

0 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 8

Odds provided by Pregame.com.

ASTROS 10, Diamondbacks 4: Charlie Morton struck out seven in six solid innings as Houston strengthened its lead in the AL West.

0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 5

.280 .308 .283 .265 .247 .196 .243 .269 .417 .219 .267

Avg. .213 .272 .318 .293 .263 .295 .275 .222 .243 .127

2B: Cano (16), Healy (14), Fletcher (17), Trout (24). HR: Negron (1), off Heaney; Haniger (25), off Heaney; Trout (34), off Ramirez; Ohtani (20), off Ramirez; Upton (28), off Ramirez; Upton (29), off Diaz. RBI: Haniger (88), Cano 3 (39), Negron 2 (3), Trout 2 (70), Ohtani (55), Upton 2 (81). SB: Negron (1). Pitching ip h r er bb so era

Seattle

Ramirez Festa Pazos, W, 4-1 Colome, H, 27 Diaz, S, 55-59

4 4 4 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

1 0 0 0 0

2 1 0 1 1

5.65 1.69 2.82 3.23 2.05

Heaney 5 8 2 2 Anderson, H, 21 1 2 1 1 Buttrey, H, 6 1 1 0 0 Alvarez, L, 5-4, H, z 0 2 2 13 Johnson, H, 8 z 0 1 1 Jerez, BS, 1-1 0 1 0 0 Tazawa 1 0 0 0 z

1 1 1 1

4 1 2 1

3.97 3.35 0.71 2.83

Los Angeles 4.19 6.00

1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 5 9 BI BB SO

1 0 3.79 0 0 6.55 0 1 7.36

Umpires: HP: Tony Randazzo; 1B: Ryan Additon; 2B: Lance Barrett; 3B: Bill Welke. T: 3:06. A: 42,292.

GIANTS 3, Rockies 0: Madison Bumgarner pitched six strong innings, and Austin Slater and Hunter Pence drove in runs as San Francisco knocked Colorado out of first in the NL West.

David Bote of the Cubs tags out Billy Hamilton of the Reds as he attempts to steal third base during the sixth inning at Wrigley Field on Saturday.

Rangers 6, PADRES 3: Robinson Chirinos hit a three-run double during a five-run sixth inning.

Mariners 6, ANGELS 5: Robinson Cano hit a go-ahead three-run double to cap Seattle’s rally from a four-run deficit.

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Dodgers 17, Cardinals 4

Indians 15, Tigers 0

Red Sox 5, Mets 3

Phillies 5, Marlins 4

Pirates 3, Brewers 1

White Sox 2, Orioles 0

Giants 3, Rockies 0

LAD .............200 152 034 — 17 STL ..............000 400 000 — 4

DET .............000 000 000 — 0 CLE.............652 200 00X — 15

NYM ............000 300 000 — 3 BOS..............100 040 00X — 5

MIA .............040 000 000 — 4 PHI ..............020 030 00X — 5

PIT ................010 101 000 — 3 MIL...............100 000 000 — 1

CWS ..............000 001 001 — 2 BAL .............000 000 000 — 0

COL .............000 000 000 — 0 SF.................021 000 00X — 3

Los Angeles Pederson lf Turner 3b Dozier 2b Machado ss Hernandez 3b Muncy 1b Locastro pr Toles ph Grandal c Barnes c Bellinger cf Puig rf Utley 2b Taylor ph Hill sp Kemp ph Verdugo ph Totals

Detroit Candelario 3b Stewart lf Castellanos rf Mahtook rf Martinez dh Saltalamacchia ph Adduci 1b Rodriguez ph McCann c Jones cf Reyes cf Lugo 2b Kozma ss Totals

New York Rosario ss McNeil 2b Conforto lf Bruce dh Frazier 3b Nimmo rf Smith 1b Plawecki c Jackson cf Totals

Miami Riddle ss Anderson 3b Realmuto c Castro 2b Dietrich 1b Brinson cf Dean lf Sierra rf O’Brien ph Bostick ph Ortega ph Totals

Pittsburgh Kramer ph Frazier 2b Marte cf Bell 1b Cervelli c Stallings c Dickerson lf Luplow rf Moran 3b Newman ss Nova sp Kramer ph Totals

Chicago Moncada 2b Sanchez 3b Abreu 1b A. Garcia rf Cordell rf Delmonico lf LaMarre lf Castillo c Davidson dh Anderson ss Engel cf Totals

Colorado Blackmon cf LeMahieu 2b Arenado 3b Story ss Holliday lf Desmond 1b Cuevas rf Wolters c Iannetta ph Marquez sp Murphy ph Totals

ab 6 3 1 5 0 1 0 1 3 1 5 6 3 1 3 1 1 41

r 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 17

h 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 16

bi bb so avg 0 0 2 .246 0 1 0 .318 0 0 0 .189 2 0 0 .270 0 1 0 .236 1 4 0 .258 0 0 0 .182 0 0 0 .222 0 2 1 .237 0 0 1 .203 6 1 0 .260 7 0 1 .272 0 0 1 .224 0 1 1 .249 0 0 1 .111 0 0 0 .285 0 0 1 .257 16 10 9

Batting - 2B: Dozier (8); HR: Bellinger (23); Machado (11); Puig 3 (21); St. Louis ab r h bi bb so avg Bader cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267 Martinez rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .301 DeJong ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 .232 Ozuna lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .277 O’Neill ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Gyorko 3b 2 1 1 0 1 1 .267 Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .219 Wisdom 1b 4 1 2 4 0 0 .231 Wong 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Molina c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Kelly ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .114 Gant sp 1 0 0 0 0 1 .069 Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Pena c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .203 Totals 32 4 5 4 4 11

Batting - HR: Wisdom (4). Fielding - E: Wisdom (3); DP: 2. Pitching ip h r er bb so era Los Angeles Hill W,9-5 5 2 4 4 4 8 4.02 Floro 1 2 0 0 0 0 2.15 Baez 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.18 Madson 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.73 Urias 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 St. Louis Gant L,7-6 41/3 6 6 6 4 4 3.53 Webb 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.09 2 Mayers /3 1 1 1 0 1 4.50 2 Leone /3 3 2 2 0 0 4.98 Shreve 1 2 0 0 2 1 2.92 1 Weaver 2 /3 3 7 3 4 3 4.95

Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Hill 21; 84-51; Floro 5; 15-11; Baez 4; 18-12; Madson 3; 13-8; Urias 3; 12-9; Gant 23; 75-50; Webb 1; 6-3; Mayers 3; 10-6; Leone 4; 13-8; Shreve 6; 25-14; Weaver 15; 60-37. Umpires - HP: Hoye; 1B: Cooper; 2B: Wolcott; 3B: Hudson Game data - T: 3:32. Att: 45,481.

ab 3 4 1 1 1 2

r 0 0 0 0 0 0

h 0 1 0 0 0 0

bi bb so avg 0 1 1 .227 0 0 1 .200 0 1 0 .295 0 1 0 .207 0 0 0 .249 0 1 1 .000

3 1 3 1 2 3 3 28

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting - LOB: 5. Cleveland ab Lindor ss 5 Gonzalez pr 1 Brantley lf 3 Guyer lf 0 Ramirez 2b 4 Rosales pr 1 Encarnacion dh 3 Davis pr 2 Alonso 1b 6 Cabrera rf 4 G. Allen rf 1 Diaz 3b 6 Kipnis cf 1 Barnes pr 1 Perez c 3 Haase c 1 Totals 42

r 1 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15

h 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 18

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

1 1 2 1 0 0 1 9

.279 .213 .219 .209 .240 .241 .152

bi bb so avg 1 0 0 .282 0 0 0 .286 1 2 0 .307 0 1 0 .200 2 1 0 .282 0 0 0 .000 2 1 0 .239 0 0 1 .235 2 0 0 .242 1 0 0 .276 0 1 0 .241 1 0 1 .280 2 0 0 .228 0 0 0 .429 2 0 0 .160 0 0 0 .000 14 6 2

Batting - 2B: Gonzalez (10); Kipnis (26); Ramirez (36); 3B: Ramirez (4); HR: Alonso (23); Brantley (16); Lindor (35); SF: Kipnis (3); Pitching ip h r er bb so era Detroit Fulmer L,3-12 0 2 2 2 0 0 4.69 Hall 1 8 9 6 1 0 54.00 Baez 12/3 1 2 2 2 0 1.59 Reininger 11/3 4 2 2 0 1 7.53 Farmer 2 2 0 0 1 1 4.50 Coleman 1 1 0 0 1 0 3.59 Hardy 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.76 Cleveland Clevinger W,12-8 6 1 0 0 3 5 3.06 Perez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.92 2 Cimber /3 1 0 0 0 0 4.91 2 C. Allen /3 0 0 0 0 1 4.06 2 Hand /3 0 0 0 1 2 2.31

Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Fulmer 2; 5-4; Hall 15; 53-34; Baez 9; 42-22; Reininger 8; 28-18; Farmer 9; 33-18; Coleman 5; 21-13; Hardy 4; 19-10; Clevinger 21; 91-55; Perez 3; 9-8; Cimber 3; 12-9; C. Allen 2; 14-10; Hand 3; 12-7. Umpires - HP: Wegner; 1B: Fletcher; 2B: Tumpane; 3B: Rehak. T: 3:21. Att: 26,532.

Nationals 7, Braves 1

Cubs 1, Reds 0

WSH ...............100 103 110 — 7 ATL...............100 000 000 — 1

CIN ..............000 000 000 — 0 CHC ..............000 001 00X — 1

Washington Eaton rf Severino c Turner ss Harper cf Rendon 3b Soto lf Reynolds 1b Difo 2b Kieboom c Robles ph Hellickson sp Stevenson ph Rodriguez rp Sanchez 2b Totals

Cincinnati Hamilton cf Gennett ph Peraza ss Votto 1b Suarez 3b Ervin lf Barnhart c Herrera 2b Dixon rf Schebler ph Reed sp Guerrero ph Casali ph Hughes rp Totals

ab 4 0 5 2 4 2 5 3 2 1 2 0 1 1 32

r 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7

h 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7

bi bb so avg 2 2 1 .291 0 0 0 .168 0 1 2 .267 0 3 2 .246 2 1 1 .296 1 3 0 .304 1 0 1 .261 0 2 1 .238 0 2 0 .211 0 0 1 .133 0 0 2 .063 0 0 0 .254 1 0 0 .188 0 0 0 .222 7 14 11

2B: Eaton (17); Rendon (40); Reynolds (7); S: Rodriguez (2); SB: Difo 2 (9); Eaton (8); Soto 3 (5); CS: Turner (9). E: Hellickson (1). Atlanta ab r h bi bb so avg Acuna Jr. lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .296 Albies 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 F. Freeman 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .304 Markakis rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Suzuki c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .272 Rivera c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Inciarte cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Culberson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Swanson ss 1 0 0 0 2 0 .241 Teheran sp 1 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Tucker ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 Duda ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 28 1 2 1 4 2

SF:F.Freeman(6); RBI: F.Freeman(87) LOB: 5. Pitching ip h r er bb so era WSH - Hellickson 3 2 1 0 1 1 3.45 Rodriguez W,3-2 42/3 0 0 0 3 1 5.33 Grace 11/3 0 0 0 0 0 2.65 ATL -Teh. L,9-8 4 3 2 2 6 7 3.97 2 S. Freeman /3 0 0 0 1 1 4.50 1 Sobotka /3 0 0 0 0 0 2.89 Toussaint 1 2 3 3 4 0 4.67 Jackson 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.54 Fried 1 1 1 1 1 1 3.34 Vizcaino 1 0 0 0 1 1 1.60

Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Hellickson 12; 60-38; Rodriguez 17; 75-39; Grace 4; 10-7; Teheran 20; 90-52; S. Freeman 3; 18-9; Sobotka 1; 5-4; Toussaint 9; 25-11; Jackson 5; 18-10; Fried 5; 25-17; Vizcaino 4; 17-8. Umpires - HP: Gonzalez; 1B: Cuzzi; 2B: Nelson; 3B: Diaz. T: 3:41. Att: 36,050.

ab 2 1 4 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 29

r 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

h 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

bi bb so avg 0 1 1 .241 0 0 0 .320 0 0 2 .294 0 1 0 .284 0 0 1 .288 0 0 1 .259 0 0 0 .249 0 0 2 .186 0 0 1 .189 0 0 1 .272 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 .125 0 0 0 .298 0 0 0 .000 0 2 10

Batting - GIDP: Ervin LOB: 4. Baserunning - SB: Hamilton (31); Peraza (23); CS: Hamilton (10). Chicago ab r h bi bb so avg Almora Jr. cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .284 Bryant rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 .277 Baez 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .295 Bote 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .235 Russell ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 .253 Contreras c 3 0 2 1 0 0 .260 Caratini 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Rizzo 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Lester sp 2 0 0 0 0 2 .105 Zobrist ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314 Happ lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Totals 28 1 4 1 2 13

Batting - RBI: Contreras (51) LOB: 6. Fielding - DP: 1. Pitching ip h r er bb so Cincinnati Reed 5 2 0 0 2 10 Romano L,7-11 1 2 1 1 0 1 Peralta 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 2 Chicago Lester W,16-6 7 2 0 0 2 9 Wilson H,15 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Chavez H,3 /3 1 0 0 0 0 1 Rosario H,8 /3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cishek S,4 /3 0 0 0 0 0

era 4.32 5.43 4.64 1.84 3.43 2.87 1.44 3.18 2.32

Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Reed 20; 91-56; Romano 5; 16-12; Peralta 3; 13-8; Hughes 3; 15-9; Lester 23; 108-61; Wilson 4; 12-9; Chavez 2; 4-4; Rosario 1; 3-2; Cishek 1; 1-1. Umpires - HP: Dreckman; 1B: Estabrook; 2B: Wendelstedt; 3B: Libka. T: 2:39. Att: 41,196.

ab 4 4 4 4 2 2 3 3 3 29

r 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3

h 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

bi bb so avg 0 0 1 .257 0 0 0 .335 0 0 1 .237 0 0 3 .221 0 2 0 .225 3 1 0 .267 0 0 2 .208 0 0 0 .227 0 0 2 .255 3 3 9

Batting - HR: Nimmo (17); RBI: Nimmo 3 (47) LOB: 3. Baserunning - SB: McNeil (5). Fielding - E: Smith 2 (4); DP: 2. Boston ab r h bi bb so avg Betts rf 2 1 0 0 2 1 .338 Benintendi lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .288 Martinez dh 5 0 0 0 0 3 .328 Bogaerts ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .288 Pearce 1b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .298 Kinsler 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .251 Bradley Jr. cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .231 Devers 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .237 Leon c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Holt ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .262 Vazquez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Totals 34 5 10 5 4 9

Batting - 2B: Bradley Jr. (30); Holt (16); RBI: Bogaerts (94); Bradley Jr. 2 (57); Holt 2 (39); GIDP: Kinsler; Vazquez LOB: 10. Baserunning - SB: Bogaerts (8). Fielding - PB: Vazquez (9). Pitching ip h r er bb so era New York Oswalt 22/3 3 1 0 1 3 6.31 Zamora 11/3 0 0 0 1 4 3.86 2 Sewald L,0-6 /3 3 4 4 1 1 6.15 Smith 11/3 1 0 0 0 0 1.93 Gagnon 12/3 3 0 0 1 0 6.48 1 Rhame /3 0 0 0 0 1 7.27 Boston Porcello W,17-7 5 2 3 3 1 5 4.30 Poyner H,5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.08 Wright H,2 1 0 0 0 2 1 2.93 Brasier H,9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.53 Kimbrel S,41 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.29

Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Oswalt 15; 61-38; Zamora 5; 29-16; Sewald 6; 23-14; Smith 5; 12-7; Gagnon 7; 27-15; Rhame 1; 5-3; Porcello 19; 88-62; Poyner 3; 12-7; Wright 5; 30-18; Brasier 3; 9-8; Kimbrel 3; 16-10 Umpires - HP: Whitson; 1B: Miller; 2B: Hernandez; 3B: Tichenor Game data - T: 3:11. Att: 36,611.

Blue Jays 8, Yankees 7 TOR ..............032 000 300 — 8 NYY..............000 001 600 — 7 Toronto Gurriel Jr. ss Smoak 1b Morales dh Grichuk rf Pillar cf Hernandez lf McKinney lf Jansen c Diaz 3b Urena 2b Totals

ab 5 5 5 5 4 5 0 5 4 4 42

r 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 8

h 1 2 1 3 2 3 0 1 2 1 16

bi bb so avg 1 0 1 .277 0 0 2 .248 0 0 1 .256 2 0 1 .247 1 1 1 .246 0 0 0 .245 0 0 0 .304 0 0 1 .250 3 0 0 .257 1 0 2 .262 8 1 9

Batting - 2B: Grichuk (27); Smoak (33); HR: Grichuk 2 (23); Pillar (13). New York ab r h bi bb so avg McCutchen rf 5 0 1 0 0 4 .220 Stanton dh 5 1 1 1 0 3 .263 Hicks cf 3 0 0 0 2 2 .242 Gregorius ss 4 2 2 2 1 0 .269 Sanchez c 4 0 0 0 1 2 .191 Torres 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .280 Walker 3b 3 1 0 0 2 1 .219 Voit 1b 4 1 1 0 1 2 .302 Gardner lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Andujar ph 1 1 1 4 1 0 .299 Totals 35 7 8 7 8 16

Batting - 2B: Torres (13); HR: Andujar (24); Gregorius 2 (26); Stanton (34). Fielding - E: Walker (5); DP: 2. Pitching ip h r er bb so era Toronto Reid-Foley W,2-3 5 2 0 0 4 10 5.54 2 Petricka /3 2 1 1 0 0 5.13 Mayza 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.69 1 Tepera H,16 /3 1 1 1 0 1 3.84 2 Barnes /3 2 3 3 1 1 5.92 Clippard 1 1 2 2 2 2 3.90 1 Giles S,21 1 /3 0 0 0 0 2 5.16 New York Sabathia L,7-7 21/3 7 5 5 0 2 3.80 Green 21/3 3 0 0 0 3 2.45 Holder 11/3 0 0 0 0 1 3.08 2 Kahnle /3 3 3 3 1 1 7.11 1 Tarpley /3 1 0 0 0 0 6.75 Betances 1 1 0 0 0 1 2.52 Britton 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.60

WP: Sabathia. HBP: Torres (by Petricka). Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Reid-Foley 21; 92-55; Petricka 5; 14-10; Mayza 1; 6-2; Tepera 2; 4-4; Barnes 5; 23-14; Clippard 6; 3218; Giles 4; 14-10; Sabathia 14; 50-37; Green 10; 44-28; Holder 5; 18-12; Kahnle 6; 33-19; Tarpley 2; 3-2; Betances 3; 9-7; Britton 3; 9-8 Umpires - HP: Ortiz; 1B: Davis; 2B: Hoberg; 3B: Knight Game data - T: 3:54. Att: 43,130.

ab 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 1 1 34

r 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 4

h 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 6

bi bb so avg 3 0 1 .236 0 0 2 .270 0 0 2 .282 0 0 2 .280 0 0 2 .266 0 0 1 .199 1 0 0 .212 0 0 1 .174 0 1 0 .222 0 0 1 .200 0 0 0 .246 4 1 12

2B: Dietrich (25); Riddle 2 (10 CS: Riddle (3). E: Dean (1). Philadelphia ab r h bi bb so avg Hernandez 2b 4 1 1 3 0 0 .257 Hoskins 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .251 Florimon ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Bautista rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .198 Ramos c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .397 Santana 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .232 Altherr lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .182 Quinn cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .333 Kingery ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Cabrera ph 3 1 1 0 0 2 .265 Velasquez sp 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Bour ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .230 Herrera ph 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 Crawford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Totals 29 5 4 5 3 10

2B: Cabrera (36); HR: Hernandez (12 E: Florimon (2); Hernandez (10); DP: 1. Pitching ip h r er bb so era Miami Garcia 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.97 Graves 2 1 2 0 2 3 4.75 Wittgren 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.79 Rucinski L,4-2 1 3 3 3 1 2 4.85 Kinley 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Barraclough 1 0 0 0 0 2 4.33 Steckenrider 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.11 Philadelphia Velasquez 2 4 4 4 1 4 4.50 Arano 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.45 Davis 11/3 1 0 0 0 2 3.48 2 Garcia W,3-1 /3 0 0 0 0 1 4.43 Ramos H,11 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.04 Neris H,2 1 1 0 0 0 2 5.06 Hunter H,24 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.51 Neshek S,5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.23

Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Garcia 3; 12-8; Graves 10; 44-25; Wittgren 3; 11-7; Rucinski 8; 28-15; Kinley 3; 12-8; Barraclough 3; 12-8; Steckenrider 3; 15-10; Velasquez 10; 46-29; Arano 3; 16-12; Davis 6; 26-17; Garcia 2; 11-6; Ramos 4; 17-11; Neris 4; 12-9; Hunter 3; 11-7; Neshek 3; 11-10. Umpires - HP: Wolf; 1B: Reyburn; 2B: Segal; 3B: Marquez Game data - T: 2:48. Att: 24,695.

OAK ...............001 001 201 — 5 TB ................020 002 03X — 7 ab 1 3 1 5 5 5 3 4 3 4 2 0 2 38

r 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5

h 1 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 13

bi bb so avg 0 0 0 .254 0 0 0 .292 0 0 1 .185 1 0 2 .284 1 0 0 .270 0 0 3 .249 1 1 0 .244 0 0 0 .267 0 1 2 .279 0 0 2 .259 0 0 0 .240 0 0 0 .199 1 0 0 .242 4 2 10

2B: Canha (20); HR: Chapman (23). Tampa Bay ab r h bi bb Smith rf 5 0 1 0 0 Duffy 3b 3 0 1 0 1 Choi dh 3 0 0 0 0 Pham lf 3 0 0 0 1 Wendle ss 2 2 0 0 2 Kiermaier cf 4 2 2 1 0 Lowe 2b 3 2 1 2 1 Bauers 1b 3 1 3 4 0 Ciuffo c 3 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 7 8 7 5

r 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3

h 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5

bi bb so avg 0 0 1 .214 0 0 0 .282 0 0 1 .270 0 1 1 .263 1 0 1 .258 0 0 0 .208 0 2 1 .289 0 1 0 .227 1 0 1 .278 0 0 0 .180 0 0 2 .020 0 0 1 .214 2 4 8

Batting - 2B: Cervelli (13); Marte (26); Moran (17); RBI: Cervelli (53); Moran (52) LOB: 4. Baserunning - SB: Bell (1); Marte (32); CS: Luplow (1). Fielding - DP: 1. Milwaukee ab r h bi bb so avg Granderson rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .357 Yelich lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .315 Cain cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .313 Shaw 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Braun ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Aguilar 1b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .274 Broxton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Moustakas 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .269 Kratz c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Santana ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Arcia ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Schoop ph 2 0 0 0 0 2 .196 Davies sp 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Saladino ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Thames ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Totals 33 1 7 1 2 8

Batting - 2B: Aguilar (24); HR: Yelich (30); RBI: Yelich (89); GIDP: Kratz LOB: 7. Fielding - E: Kratz (2); DP: 1. Pitching ip h r er bb so era Pittsburgh Nova W,9-9 6 4 1 1 1 4 4.07 Rodriguez H,9 1 1 0 0 0 2 2.61 Crick H,14 1 0 0 0 1 1 2.60 Vazquez S,33 1 2 0 0 0 1 2.57 Milwaukee Davies L,2-6 5 3 2 2 1 3 4.66 1 Jennings /3 0 0 0 0 0 3.16 1 Barnes /3 1 1 0 2 1 3.55 Guerra 21/3 1 0 0 0 3 4.18 Lyles 1 0 0 0 1 1 4.35

Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Nova 22; 76-53; Rodriguez 4; 17-12; Crick 4; 17-10; Vazquez 5; 17-11; Davies 18; 88-55; Jennings 1; 4-2; Barnes 4; 28-16; Guerra 8; 30-19; Lyles 3; 18-9 Umpires - HP: Gibson III; 1B: Johnson; 2B: Gorman; 3B: Lentz. T: 3:03. Att: 37,358.

Royals 10, Twins 3 MIN ...............010 010 010 — 3 KC ...............110 402 20X — 10

Rays 7, Athletics 5 Oakland Pinder lf Martini ph Phegley c Chapman 3b Lowrie 2b Davis dh Olson 1b Piscotty rf Laureano cf Semien ss Lucroy c Joyce ph Canha ph Totals

ab 1 4 4 3 3 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 30

so 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 6

avg .303 .297 .275 .309 .292 .225 .247 .198 .227

3B: Kiermaier (9); HR: Bauers (11); Lowe (5). Pitching ip h r er bb so era OAK - Hendriks 1 1 0 0 0 1 5.60 2 Kiekhefer /3 3 2 2 0 0 27.00 1 Dull /3 0 0 0 0 0 4.76 Bassitt 3 2 1 1 2 3 3.38 Petit 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.17 Rodney 1 0 0 0 1 1 3.15 Familia L,4-2 1 1 3 3 2 1 3.58 TB - Stanek 1 1 0 0 0 2 2.54 Chirinos 51/3 7 3 3 1 5 3.89 1 Kolarek H,7 /3 1 1 1 0 0 4.34 2 Roe BS,1 /3 1 0 0 0 1 3.61 1 Nuno /3 2 0 0 1 1 1.50 1 Kittredge W,2-2 /3 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 Romo S,20 1 1 1 1 0 1 3.25

Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Hendriks 5; 28-17; Kiekhefer 5; 11-8; Dull 1; 2-2; Bassitt 12; 46-27; Petit 4; 15-8; Rodney 4; 18-10; Familia 6; 30-15; Stanek 4; 16-12; Chirinos 22; 89-60; Kolarek 2; 7-5; Roe 3; 11-7; Nuno 4; 21-13; Kittredge 1; 2-2; Romo 4; 15-12. Umpires - HP: Vanover; 1B: Visconti; 2B: Guccione; 3B: Rackley Game data - T: 3:19. Att: 15,154.

Minnesota Mauer 1b Field rf Forsythe 2b Rosario dh Grossman lf Cave cf Astudillo c Kepler rf Gimenez 1b Adrianza ss Petit 3b Totals

ab 3 1 5 5 4 4 4 2 0 4 4 36

r 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3

h 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 11

bi bb so avg 0 1 1 .275 0 0 0 .197 1 0 0 .279 0 0 1 .286 0 0 0 .267 0 0 3 .264 0 0 0 .327 1 1 0 .228 0 0 0 .182 1 0 0 .244 0 0 0 .316 3 2 5

ab 4 4 3 4 0 4 0 2 3 3 3 30

r 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

h 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6

bi bb so avg 0 0 2 .228 1 0 1 .247 0 0 1 .266 1 0 0 .240 0 0 0 .063 0 0 2 .213 0 0 0 .275 0 1 2 .236 0 0 1 .233 0 0 0 .247 0 0 0 .238 2 1 9

Batting - 2B: Moncada (26); Sanchez (31); HR: A. Garcia (18); RBI: A. Garcia (44); Sanchez (49) LOB: 3. Baserunning - CS: Anderson (8); Engel 2 (8). Fielding - DP: 1. Baltimore ab r h bi bb so avg Mullins cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .252 Villar 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Jones rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Mancini dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241 Davis 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .174 Beckham ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 .225 Nunez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rickard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Joseph c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .213 Totals 31 0 5 0 3 6

Batting - GIDP: Villar LOB: 7. Fielding - DP: 1. Pitching ip h r er bb Chicago Lopez W,6-9 7 4 0 0 1 2 Frare H,1 /3 0 0 0 1 Minaya S,1 11/3 1 0 0 1 Baltimore Ramirez L,1-6 52/3 4 1 1 1 Wright Jr. 21/3 1 0 0 0 Givens 1 1 1 1 0

era

6 4.05 0 7.36 0 3.38 7 5.50 2 5.62 0 4.46

WP: Lopez. HBP: Abreu (by Wright Jr.). Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Lopez 25; 104-73; Frare 3; 16-10; Minaya 6; 16-10; Ramirez 20; 83-53; Wright Jr. 8; 33-24; Givens 4; 12-8 Umpires - HP: Hamari; 1B: Mahrley; 2B: Hallion; 3B: Bellino Game data - T: 2:52. Att: 23,266.

Astros 10, D-backs 4

ab 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 2 2 2 1 32

r 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

h 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7

bi bb so avg 0 0 0 .286 0 0 1 .282 0 0 0 .298 0 0 1 .291 0 1 0 .359 0 0 0 .234 0 0 1 .236 0 0 1 .181 0 0 1 .222 0 0 1 .304 0 0 1 .228 0 1 7

Batting - 2B: Arenado (34); LeMahieu (31); S: Desmond (1); GIDP: Desmond; LeMahieu LOB: 8. Baserunning - SB: Story (26). Fielding - DP: 3. San Francisco ab r h bi bb so avg Blanco rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Panik 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Longoria 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .251 Crawford ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .256 Hundley c 4 1 1 0 0 2 .243 Slater 1b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .268 Pence lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .210 Hernandez cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Bumgarner sp 2 1 1 0 0 1 .154 Shaw ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .045 Totals 29 3 8 2 1 5

Batting - 2B: Bumgarner (2); Hundley (10); RBI: Pence (19); Slater (22); GIDP: Crawford; Hernandez LOB: 5. Fielding - E: Crawford (15); DP: 2. Pitching ip h r er bb so era Colorado Marquez L,12-10 6 7 3 3 1 4 3.96 Almonte 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.88 2 Musgrave /3 1 0 0 0 0 4.58 1 Johnson /3 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 San Francisco Bumgarner W,6-6 6 5 0 0 1 2 3.14 Watson H,30 1 0 0 0 0 3 2.74 Melancon H,7 1 1 0 0 0 2 2.67 Smith S,12 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.84

Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Marquez 25; 82-50; Almonte 3; 11-5; Musgrave 3; 14-7; Johnson 1; 5-3; Bumgarner 24; 64-41; Watson 3; 16-13; Melancon 4; 16-12; Smith 4; 18-13 Umpires - HP: De Jesus; 1B: Meals; 2B: Hickox; 3B: Morales Game data - T: 2:28. Att: 38,204.

ARI ................000 110 011 — 4 HOU ............011 303 20X — 10 Arizona Pollock cf Vargas ss Escobar 3b Stewart c Peralta lf Brito cf Goldschmidt 1b Owings 3b Descalso dh Souza Jr. rf Marte 2b Ahmed ss Kivlehan lf Avila c C. Walker 1b Totals

ab 3 0 4 0 3 0 3 1 3 3 4 3 1 3 1 32

r 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4

h 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6

bi bb so avg 0 0 0 .263 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 .255 0 0 0 .200 1 0 1 .296 0 0 0 .143 0 0 2 .299 0 0 1 .197 0 0 1 .243 0 1 0 .226 2 0 1 .253 0 0 0 .246 0 0 1 .500 0 0 2 .162 0 0 1 .179 4 1 11

Rangers 6, Padres 3 TEX ..............010 005 000 — 6 SD ................003 000 000 — 3 Texas DeShields cf Choo rf Andrus ss Beltre 3b Odor 2b Profar 1b Gallo lf Chirinos c Rua ph Kiner-Falefa ph Calhoun ph Totals

ab 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 1 1 1 35

r 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 6

h 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 9

bi bb so avg 0 1 1 .209 1 0 2 .270 0 1 1 .258 0 1 0 .275 0 0 2 .259 0 0 0 .256 1 0 1 .209 3 0 0 .216 0 0 1 .192 1 0 0 .265 0 0 0 .244 6 3 8

Batting - 2B: Mauer (25); SF: Kepler (3); RBI: Adrianza (34); Forsythe (12); Kepler (51) LOB: 9. Fielding - E: Petit (3). Kansas City ab r h bi bb so avg Merrifield cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .303 Mondesi ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .284 Gordon lf 5 0 3 5 0 0 .242 Perez dh 5 0 0 0 0 1 .234 O’Hearn 1b 5 0 0 0 0 3 .252 Bonifacio rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .243 Herrera 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .234 Escobar 3b 4 2 3 3 0 1 .220 Gallagher c 4 2 4 1 0 0 .245 Viloria c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Totals 40 10 16 9 1 8

Batting - 2B: Descalso (20); Marte (25); HR: Escobar (7); Marte (11); SF: Peralta (2); RBI: Escobar (19); Marte 2 (54); Peralta (81) LOB: 5. Fielding - E: Bracho (1); Souza Jr. (3); DP: 1. Houston ab r h bi bb so avg Springer cf 5 3 4 0 0 0 .266 Altuve 2b 3 3 2 2 1 0 .318 Straw pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bregman 3b 2 1 1 0 3 0 .295 Davis 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Gonzalez lf 4 1 1 2 0 2 .246 Gurriel 1b 4 0 2 3 1 0 .279 Correa ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .239 White dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .300 Gattis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 McCann c 5 0 0 0 0 1 .202 Stassi c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Reddick rf 3 2 1 1 1 1 .238 Kemp lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Totals 34 10 12 8 8 5

Batting - 2B: Escobar (20); Gallagher (3); Gordon 2 (22); Merrifield 2 (39); 3B: Escobar (3); RBI: Escobar 3 (32); Gallagher (4); Gordon 5 (47) LOB: 7. Baserunning - SB: Mondesi (24). Fielding - E: Kennedy (1); DP: 1. Pitching ip h r er bb so era Minnesota De Jong L,0-1 31/3 8 5 3 0 4 3.68 2 Moya /3 2 1 1 0 0 4.88 Littell 22/3 5 4 4 1 3 9.45 1 Reed /3 1 0 0 0 1 4.67 Belisle 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.35 Kansas City Kennedy W,2-8 6 6 2 1 2 4 4.72 Hill 1 3 1 1 0 1 4.54 Sparkman 2 2 0 0 0 0 4.91

Batting - 2B: Altuve (29); HR: Reddick (14); S: Gonzalez (5); RBI: Altuve 2 (56); Gonzalez 2 (63); Gurriel 3 (74); Reddick (43); GIDP: McCann LOB: 10. Baserunning - SB: Altuve (16); Correa (3) .Fielding -E: McCann (3). Pitching ip h r er bb so era Arizona Godley L,14-10 32/3 7 5 4 6 1 4.79 Sherfy 11/3 1 2 2 0 1 2.61 Bracho 12/3 4 3 2 2 3 3.18 Lopez 11/3 0 0 0 0 0 10.13 Houston Morton W,15-3 6 3 2 2 0 7 3.15 McHugh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.89 Devenski 1 1 1 1 0 1 4.32 Peacock 1 2 1 1 1 3 3.08

Batting - 2B: Myers (21); HR: Hosmer (17); S: Lauer (5); RBI: Hosmer 3 (65); GIDP: Hosmer; Jankowski LOB: 8. Pitching ip h r er bb so era Texas Claudio 1 1 0 0 0 1 4.79 Jurado W,3-5 4 7 3 3 2 3 7.01 Perez H,2 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.55 Sadzeck H,4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.00 Leclerc S,11 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.65 San Diego Lauer 5 3 2 2 1 4 4.74 Wingenter 0 0 1 1 1 0 4.50 Castillo L,2-3 BS,1 2/3 4 3 3 1 0 3.21 1 Stock /3 0 0 0 0 1 2.27 Strahm 2 1 0 0 0 2 2.06 Diaz 1 1 0 0 0 1 5.79

Hill pitched to 1 batters in the 8th. Batters faced; pitches-strikes: De Jong 18; 74-49; Moya 4; 12-6; Littell 14; 58-37; Reed 2; 9-5; Belisle 3; 12-8; Kennedy 26; 98-69; Hill 6; 21-14; Sparkman 7; 21-15 Umpires - HP: May; 1B: Blaser; 2B: Scheurwater; 3B: Cederstrom Game data - T: 3:04. Att: 19,505.

Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Godley 23; 89-47; Sherfy 6; 20-9; Bracho 11; 37-24; Lopez 4; 11-7; Morton 23; 70-55; McHugh 3; 12-9; Devenski 4; 15-10; Peacock 6; 25-14 Umpires - HP: Torres; 1B: Carlson; 2B: Nauert; 3B: Barry Game data - T: 3:17. Att: 38,345.

Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Claudio 4; 16-10; Jurado 21; 85-55; Perez 6; 25-15; Sadzeck 4; 15-8; Leclerc 3; 13-8; Lauer 21; 81-53; Wingenter 1; 6-2; Castillo 7; 24-13; Stock 1; 4-3; Strahm 7; 30-19; Diaz 4; 14-10 Umpires - HP: Culbreth; 1B: Blakney; 2B: Conroy; 3B: Bucknor Game data - T: 3:10. Att: 28,833.

Batting - 2B: Beltre 2 (20); Chirinos (15); Kiner-Falefa (18); HR: Gallo (37); S: Jurado (1); RBI: Chirinos 3 (61); Choo (62); Gallo (87); Kiner-Falefa (33) LOB: 8. Fielding - DP: 2. San Diego ab r h bi bb so avg Myers 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .255 Reyes rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .270 Renfroe lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Hosmer 1b 4 1 1 3 0 1 .250 Hedges c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .245 Galvis 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .233 Guerra ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .200 Lauer sp 1 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Pirela ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 Mejia ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Jankowski cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .258 Totals 32 3 8 3 5 7

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Olson leads at Evian Bryan’s return keeps US in quest for 1st major alive in Davis Cup semis Andrew Dampf

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EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France – Chasing a first major title for herself, and a first for American women this season, Amy Olson fired a bogey-free 65 to take a two-shot lead after the Evian Championship third round on Saturday. Olson broke clear to post a 14-under 199 total after twice being in a four-way share of the lead at the sun-soaked Evian Resort Golf Club. An eagle at the par-5 9th first took her clear, and she added three birdies on the back nine to stretch her lead over Sei Young Kim. “I really enjoyed (the nerves), that means I care, right?” Olson said. “It was fun to start solid with a birdie on the first hole.” Kim carded 64, flashing the form that set a U.S. LPGA Tour record 31-under winning total at the Thornberry Creek Classic in July. “The big goal is to win a major tournament. I wish I could,” said Kim, a seventime winner on tour. Mo Martin, a former Women’s British Open winner, was two shots back on 10 under. A further shot back was a group of three players including Georgia Hall (68), who was a homegrown British Open winner last month. Five Americans are in the top 10, seeking a first major at the fifth and final try this season and a winner’s check of $577,500. The year’s major winners have come from Sweden, Thailand, South Korea, and England. Olson aims to learn from her previous majors experience playing in the last group on Sunday. In April, a 72 turned second place into tied for ninth at the ANA Inspiration. Still, she said she learned then from watching playing partner Pernilla Lindberg win a three-way playoff after letting slip a three-shot lead. Olson is also flourishing with her brother, Nathan Anderson, on the bag as

Amy Olson follows her shot on the 18th hole during the third round of the Evian Championship on Saturday. FRANCOIS MORI/AP

caddie. “Most of my golf memories do involve him,” she said. “Having a sibling be part of it is very special.” The American challenge at Evian includes Ryann O’Toole, who made the biggest move on Saturday to be 8 under, tied for seventh. Her 63 was the lowest round this week. Tight pin positions offset otherwise perfect playing conditions on a still, 75degree day on the hillside course overlooking Lake Geneva.

PGA Tour Champions GRAND BLANC, Mich. – Scott McCarron shot a 9-under 63 on Saturday at Warwick Hills for a share of The Ally Challenge lead with Tom Lehman and Jeff Maggert. Coming off a successful title defense two weeks ago in Calgary, Alberta, played an early three-hole stretch in 4 under – making an eagle on the par-4 12th. He had six birdies and a bogey on his second nine, birdieing the last three and four of the final five.

European Tour THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Chris Wood birdied the 18th hole to card his second 65 of the KLM Open and take a one-shot lead into the closing round.

ZADAR, Croatia – Doubles specialist Mike Bryan’s decision to come out of Davis Cup retirement gave the United States a much-needed lift. Bryan teamed with Ryan Harrison for the first time and helped the Americans outlast Ivan Dodig and Mate Pavic 7-5, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5) over nearly five hours to cut Croatia’s lead to 2-1 in their semifinal on Saturday. “It’s great to win one for the country – 7-6 in the fifth, on the road and on dirt – this is right up there and I will never forget this one,” Bryan said. At 4 hours, 43 minutes, it was the longest Davis Cup match of Bryan’s career. “This is really why I came over and got back in Davis Cup,” the 40-year-old Bryan said. “I’m thrilled to give the U.S. one point. We did our job and now we’re hoping to give the team some momentum into tomorrow.” In Sunday’s reverse singles, sixthranked Marin Cilic faces Steve Johnson, and Borna Coric meets Davis Cup rookie Frances Tiafoe. The winner on the outdoor clay court along the Dalmatian Coast will meet defending champion France in the Nov. 23-25 final. France beat Spain 3-0 in the other semifinal. Mike Bryan and twin Bob retired from Davis Cup after the U.S. lost to Croatia in the 2016 quarterfinals. But Mike decided to return while enjoying a stellar season with interim partner Jack Sock. Bryan and Sock won Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. However, Sock hurt his hip during the U.S. Open run and was replaced by Harrison on the U.S. team. U.S. captain Jim Courier recounted how he met with Bob Bryan to get his blessing before asking Mike Bryan to return after Bob underwent hip surgery.

Mike Bryan, right and Ryan Harrison of the US celebrate after defeating Croatia’s Ivan Dodig and Mate Pavic in their Davis Cup semifinal doubles match on Saturday in Zadar, Croatia. DARKO BANDIC/AP

“It’s like asking someone’s hand in marriage, sometimes you need to talk to the father first, and they’re so close I felt like without consulting Bob it wouldn’t have been appropriate,” Courier said of the Bryan brothers, who have won 16 Grand Slam titles together. “Obviously, they’re incredibly valuable – together or separately – so we’ve been lucky to have them and to have Mike back. He and Ryan really combined well today in a pretty tricky environment.” While Bryan’s reflex volleys were decisive throughout the match, it was Harrison’s forehand return winner that sealed it on the Americans’ second match point – silencing a raucous crowd featuring fans banging drums and blaring trumpets. Harrison, who won the 2017 French Open doubles with Michael Venus, helped to clinch both of the Americans’ Davis Cup victories this year against Serbia and Belgium. Harrison was appreciative to have such an experienced partner. “Helping me where to be and what to do made my job easier just trying to fight for every point and use the weapons that I have and really help out Mike,” Harrison said.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL College Football Scores EAST Albany (NY) 30, Morgan St. 27 Amherst 19, Bates 7 Army 28, Hawaii 21 Brockport 65, St. Lawrence 12 Bryant 37, Marist 27 Buffalo 35, E. Michigan 21 California (Pa.) 57, Shippensburg 14 Clarion 44, Lincoln (Pa.) 7 Columbia 41, CCSU 24 Curry 41, Anna Maria 7 Dartmouth 41, Georgetown 0 Delaware 27, Cornell 10 Delaware Valley 21, Wilkes 10 Dickinson 30, Gettysburg 7 Duquesne 31, Dayton 26 Edinboro 49, East Stroudsburg 24 Fairleigh Dickinson 49, Alvernia 14 Fairmont St. 44, WV Wesleyan 41 Framingham St. 34, Bridgewater (Mass.) 13 Franklin & Marshall 21, McDaniel 14 Gallaudet at Apprentice, ccd. Harvard 36, San Diego 14 Holy Cross 31, Yale 28, OT Indiana (Pa.) 59, Lock Haven 17 Johns Hopkins 47, Moravian 3 King’s (Pa.) 65, Hartwick 48 Kutztown 48, Gannon 33 LIU Post 27, Stonehill 7 Lycoming 23, Lebanon Valley 10 MIT 31, Endicott 29 Mass. Maritime 22, Maine Maritime 7 Mercyhurst 14, Bloomsburg 10 Merrimack 35, Bentley 30 Misericordia 36, Widener 35 Monmouth (NJ) 24, Lafayette 20 Montclair St. 24, S. Virginia 3 Muhlenberg 37, Susquehanna 34, OT Navy 51, Lehigh 21 New Haven 37, S. Connecticut 18 Norwich 40, Castleton 0 Pace 27, American International 7 Penn 34, Bucknell 17 Penn St. 63, Kent St. 10 Pittsburgh 24, Georgia Tech 19 RPI 23, Utica 20, OT Rochester 20, Alfred 14 Rowan 22, William Paterson 6 Salisbury 28, Kean 0 Salve Regina 27, Dean 18 Shepherd 41, Glenville St. 24 Slippery Rock 57, Millersville 10 Stevenson 50, Albright 21 Stony Brook 28, Fordham 6 Syracuse 30, Florida St. 7 Tiffin 29, Alderson-Broaddus 24 Towson 45, Villanova 35 Trinity (Conn.) 35, Colby 0 Tufts 29, Hamilton 2 UConn 56, Rhode Island 49 Union (NY) 45, Springfield 10 Ursinus 35, Juniata 14 W. Connecticut 32, Plymouth St. 28 W. New England 31, Husson 28

WPI 45, Becker 0 Wesleyan (Conn.) 52, Middlebury 21 West Chester 59, Seton Hill 14 Westminster (Pa.) 31, St. Vincent 14 Williams 41, Bowdoin 6 Worcester St. 22, Fitchburg St. 16 MIDWEST Adrian 27, Aurora 5 Akron 39, Northwestern 34 Albion 57, Concordia (Ill.) 42 Augustana (Ill.) 35, Elmhurst 0 Augustana (SD) 27, Wayne (Neb.) 21 BYU 24, Wisconsin 21 Baker 51, Culver-Stockton 10 Bemidji St. 69, Minn.-Crookston 0 Bluffton 34, Earlham 0 Bowie St. 47, McKendree 41 Bowling Green 42, E. Kentucky 35 Briar Cliff 26, Hastings 14 Carthage 31, Carroll (Wis.) 0 Cent. Missouri 51, Missouri Western 14 Central 63, Luther 14 Chadron St. 31, Fort Lewis 21 Cincinnati 63, Alabama A&M 7 Concordia (Mich.) 27, Olivet Nazarene 18 Concordia (Moor.) 54, Augsburg 7 Concordia (Neb.) 16, Jamestown 13 Concordia (Wis.) 26, Alma 15 Davenport 23, Michigan Tech 21 DePauw 45, Hiram 7 Denison 42, Allegheny 0 Dickinson St. 35, Wis.-LaCrosse 17 Doane 24, Dordt 21 Drake 52, Missouri S&T 12 Dubuque 27, Coe 18 Emporia St. 20, Nebraska-Kearney 17 Eureka 34, Finlandia 12 Evangel 35, Peru St. 13 Ferris St. 53, Northwood (Mich.) 10 Findlay 58, William Jewell 17 Franklin 51, Anderson (Ind.) 27 Grand Valley St. 47, N. Michigan 14 Grand View 47, Cent. Methodist 27 Hillsdale 34, Ohio Dominican 18 Hope 53, Wis. Lutheran 12 Illinois Wesleyan 24, Wheaton (Ill.) 14 Indiana 38, Ball St. 10 Indiana St. 55, E. Illinois 41 Iowa 38, N. Iowa 14 John Carroll 45, Otterbein 0 Kalamazoo 23, Rockford 7 Kansas 55, Rutgers 14 Kansas St. 41, UTSA 17 Kansas Wesleyan 42, Sterling 7 Mac Murray 41, Minn.-Morris 0 Manchester 57, Defiance 26 Marietta 46, Muskingum 20 Miami 49, Toledo 24 Michigan 45, SMU 20 Millikin 48, North Park 27 Minn. St.-Mankato 46, Concordia (St.P.) 13 Minn. St.-Moorhead 42, Northern St. (SD) 28 Minnesota 26, Miami (Ohio) 3 Missouri 40, Purdue 37 Missouri Baptist 38, Wis.-River Falls 28 Missouri St. 40, N. Arizona 8 Missouri Valley 59, Graceland (Iowa) 21 Morningside 66, Dakota Wesleyan 13 Mount St. Joseph 47, Rose-Hulman 36 Mount Union 56, Baldwin-Wallace 21 N. Dakota St. 38, North Alabama 7 N. Illinois 24, Cent. Michigan 16 NW Missouri St. 63, Missouri Southern 0 Northwestern (Iowa) 49, Midland 20 Northwestern (Minn.) 24, Greenville 7 Notre Dame 22, Vanderbilt 17 Notre Dame Coll. 33, W. Virginia St. 31 Ohio Northern 49, Wilmington (Ohio) 16 Ohio Wesleyan 9, Wooster 7 Oklahoma 37, Iowa St. 27 Olivet 42, Benedictine (Ill.) 16 Princeton 50, Butler 7 S. Dakota St. 90, Ark.-Pine Bluff 6 S. Dakota Tech 52, Simon Fraser 28 SE Missouri 48, S. Illinois 44 Saginaw Valley St. 21, Truman St. 20 Siena Heights 40, Robert Morris-Chicago 0 Simpson (Iowa) 27, Nebraska Wesleyan 21 Sioux Falls 39, SW Minnesota St. 21 South Florida 25, Illinois 19 Southeastern (Fla.) 58, Cincinnati Christian 14 St. Francis (Ill.) 41, Quincy 26 St. Francis (Ind.) 60, St. Ambrose 14 St. Olaf 33, Carleton 21 St. Scholastica 46, Crown (Minn.) 20 St. Thomas (Minn.) 62, Hamline 0 St. Xavier 33, Lindenwood (Ill.) 14 Taylor 50, Trinity (Ill.) 13 Trine 56, Lakeland 6 Troy 24, Nebraska 19 Upper Iowa 34, Winona St. 33 W. Illinois 31, Montana 27 W. Michigan 68, Delaware St. 0 Wabash 47, Kenyon 14 Wartburg 63, Buena Vista 0

Wayne (Mich.) 30, Ashland 20 Westminster (Mo.) 35, Iowa Wesleyan 10 William Penn 36, Mid-Am Nazarene 35 Wis.-Oshkosh 17, Lincoln (Mo.) 7 Wittenberg 45, Oberlin 14 Youngstown St. 42, Valparaiso 7 SOUTH Alcorn St. 27, Texas Southern 15 Austin Peay 78, Morehead St. 40 Averett at Ferrum, ppd. Berry 42, Rhodes 35 Brevard at Allen, ccd. Carson-Newman 31, Wingate 14 Chattanooga 34, UT Martin 24 Clemson 38, Georgia Southern 7 Colgate at Furman, ccd. Cumberland (Tenn.) 35, Ave Maria 34 Cumberlands 35, Campbellsville 21 East Carolina at Virginia Tech, ccd. Elon at William & Mary, ppd. Emory & Henry at Methodist, ccd. FAU 49, Bethune-Cookman 28 FIU 63, UMass 24 Faulkner 42, Union (Ky.) 20 Fayetteville St. at Benedict, ccd. Florida 48, Colorado St. 10 Florida Tech 30, Delta St. 12 Fort Valley St. 21, Miles 19 Georgia 49, Middle Tennessee 7 Hampden-Sydney at New England, ccd. Hobart 56, Shenandoah 48 Jackson St. 18, Florida A&M 16 Kennesaw St. 62, Alabama St. 13 Kentucky 48, Murray St. 10 Kentucky Wesleyan 19, Kentucky St. 13 LSU 22, Auburn 21 Lane at Livingstone, ccd. Lindsey Wilson 69, Pikeville 14 Louisville 20, W. Kentucky 17 Marshall at South Carolina, ccd. McNeese St. 20, Nicholls 10 Mercer 30, Samford 24 Mississippi St. 56, Louisiana-Lafayette 10 Morehouse 41, Central St. (Ohio) 14 NC Central at SC State, ppd. Norfolk St. at Liberty, ppd. Point (Ga.) 28, Kentucky Christian 24 Presbyterian at Stetson, ccd. Reinhardt 49, Warner 17 Savannah St. at Howard, ppd. Sewanee 28, Austin 20 South Alabama 41, Texas St. 31 Southern Miss. at Appalachian St., ccd. Southern U. 33, Langston 18 St. Augustine’s at Virginia St., ccd. Temple 35, Maryland 14 Tennessee 24, UTEP 0 Tennessee St. at Hampton, ppd. Texas Lutheran 23, Belhaven 0 Thomas More 35, Wis.-Platteville 28 Tuskegee 24, Clark Atlanta 17 UAB 31, Tulane 24 UCF at North Carolina, ccd. Valdosta St. 58, West Alabama 24 Virginia 45, Ohio 31 Virginia-Wise 35, Concord 20 Washington & Jefferson 36, Carnegie-Mellon 14 West Florida 51, Shorter 7 West Georgia 45, Albany St. (Ga.) 21 West Virginia at NC State, ccd. SOUTHWEST Abilene Christian 38, Houston Baptist 13 Arkansas St. 29, Tulsa 20 Arkansas Tech 31, Oklahoma Baptist 7 Centre 45, Hendrix 6 Duke 40, Baylor 27 Harding 42, S. Nazarene 0 Incarnate Word 31, Stephen F. Austin 7 Mary Hardin-Baylor 68, Sul Ross St. 7 Midwestern St. 43, Texas-Permian Basin 21 Millsaps 10, Trinity (Texas) 7 North Dakota 24, Sam Houston St. 23 North Texas 44, Arkansas 17 Northwestern St. 49, Lamar 48 Oklahoma St. 44, Boise St. 21 Ouachita 32, SE Oklahoma 16 S. Arkansas 36, SW Oklahoma 12 Southwestern (Texas) 54, Wayland Baptist 23 Texas A&M 48, Louisiana-Monroe 10 Texas Tech 63, Houston 49 FAR WEST Adams St. 44, Black Hills St. 41 Azusa Pacific 28, W. Oregon 17 California 45, Idaho St. 23 Carroll (Mont.) 32, Montana St.-Northern 14 Cent. Washington 49, Humboldt St. 0 Colorado 45, New Hampshire 14 Colorado Mines 35, CSU-Pueblo 21 Linfield 13, Redlands 0 Mesa St. 24, Western St. (Col.) 20 Montana St. 47, Wagner 24 Montana Western 24, Rocky Mountain 21 Nevada 37, Oregon St. 35 Oregon 35, San Jose St. 22 Pacific Lutheran 10, Claremont-Mudd 7

Portland St. 63, Coll. of Idaho 14 Puget Sound 56, La Verne 28 S. Oregon 44, Montana Tech 12 Sacramento St. 28, N. Colorado 25 Stanford 30, UC Davis 10 Whitworth 31, Chapman 28 Willamette 25, Occidental 6 Wyoming 17, Wofford 14

GOLF The Evian Championship Scores Saturday At Evian Resort GC Evian-les-Bains, France Purse: $3.85 million Yardage: 6,523; Par: 71 a-amateur Third Round Amy Olson 69-65-65- 199 -14 Sei Young Kim 69-68-64- 201 -12 Mo Martin 68-66-69-203 -10 Inbee Park 68-69-67-204 -9 Stanford 72-64-68-204 -9 Georgia Hall 68-68-68-204 -9 Ryann O’Toole 68-74-63-205 -8 Jeongeun Lee6 72-66-67-205 -8 Wei-Ling Hsu 69-67-69-205 -8 Austin Ernst 66-70-69-205 -8 Nasa Hataoka 67-71-68-206 -7 Maria Torres 65-69-72-206 -7 Katherine Kirk 68-73-66- 207 -6 Jessica Korda 69-71-67- 207 -6 Mi Hyang Lee 68-66-73- 207 -6 Chella Choi 70-69-69-208 -5 In Gee Chun 68-70-70-208 -5 Jenny Shin 70-66-72-208 -5 Henderson 67-69-72-208 -5 So Yeon Ryu 67-69-72-208 -5 Lydia Ko 72-70-67-209 -4 Minjee Lee 72-68-69-209 -4 Charley Hull 72-67-70-209 -4 Jane Park 69-70-70-209 -4 Morgan Pressel 70-68-71-209 -4 Caroline Masson 68-70-71-209 -4 Carlota Ciganda 65-70-74-209 -4 Anne Van Dam 72-70-68- 210 -3 Azahara Munoz 71-70-69- 210 -3 Mariajo Uribe 72-68-70- 210 -3 Lindy Duncan 72-67-71- 210 -3 Eun-Hee Ji 68-71-71- 210 -3 Pernilla Lindberg 72-70-69- 211 -2 Brittany Altomare 73-70-69- 212 -1 Emma Talley 70-72-70- 212 -1 Thidapa Suwannapura 73-68-71- 212 -1 Jennifer Song 69-72-71- 212 -1 Amy Yang 70-67-75- 212 -1 Caroline Hedwall 77-68-68- 213 E Shanshan Feng 73-71-69- 213 E Hyo Joo Kim 71-73-69- 213 E Jeong Eun Lee 70-74-69- 213 E Ally McDonald 68-76-69- 213 E Megan Khang 76-67-70- 213 E Jin Young Ko 73-69-71- 213 E P. Thanapolboonyaras 73-69-71- 213 E Alena Sharp 73-68-72- 213 E Paula Creamer 74-71-69- 214 +1 Ariya Jutanugarn 71-73-70- 214 +1 Moriya Jutanugarn 73-71-71- 215 +2 a-Rachel Heck 70-73-72- 215 +2 Lizette Salas 75-70-71- 216 +3 Camille Chevalier 75-69-72- 216 +3 Sandra Gal 72-71-73- 216 +3 Pornanong Phatlum 76-66-74- 216 +3 Dani Holmqvist 69-73-74- 216 +3 Anna Nordqvist 71-70-75- 216 +3 Brittany Lincicome 73-71-73- 217 +4 Brittany Lang 71-71-75- 217 +4 Christina Kim 77-68-73- 218 +5 Angel Yin 76-68-74- 218 +5 Peiyun Chien 76-69-74- 219 +6 Brittany Marchand 74-71-74- 219 +6 Daniela Darquea 73-72-74- 219 +6 Celine Boutier 70-75-74- 219 +6 Bronte Law 69-74-76- 219 +6 B. Niphatsophon 77-68-75-220 +7 Jaye Marie Green 72-73-75-220 +7 Marina Alex 69-71-80-220 +7 Nelly Korda 72-73-76- 221 +8 Gaby Lopez 69-75-77- 221 +8 S Sntiwiwtthnphng 76-69-78- 223+10 PGA Tour Champions-The Ally Challenge Scores Saturday Grand Blanc, Mich. Purse: $2 million Yardage: 7,127; Par 72 Second Round Scott McCarron 71-63 - 134 Tom Lehman 67-67 - 134 Jeff Maggert 66-68 - 134 Mark O’Meara 71-64 - 135 Tom Byrum 69-66 - 135 P Broadhurst 67-68 - 135 Esteban Toledo 66-69 - 135 David McKenzie 67-69 - 136 Brandt Jobe 65-71 - 136 Kenny Perry 70-67 - 137 B Langer 70-67 - 137

Joey Sindelar David Toms Vijay Singh G. Gilbert III Bill Glasson Jesper Parnevik Olin Browne Billy Andrade John Huston Lee Janzen Rocco Mediate Marco Dawson Scott Dunlap Gary Hallberg Joe Durant Kirk Triplett Gene Sauers Scott Parel Bob Estes Kent Jones T/ Armour III Jeff Sluman Dan Forsman Jerry Smith M. Calcavecchia Glen Day Wes Short, Jr. Woody Austin C. Montgomerie Jerry Kelly Corey Pavin Paul Claxton Dudley Hart Stephen Ames Duffy Waldorf Jay Haas Loren Roberts Scott Verplank Billy Mayfair Fred Couples David Frost Doug Garwood Tom Werkmeister Darren Clarke Paul Goydos Carlos Franco Jay Don Blake Scott Hoch Mark Walker Blaine McCallister Ken Tanigawa Tommy Tolles Mark Brooks Tim Petrovic Chris DiMarco Kevin Johnson Larry Mize Steve Pate Mike Goodes Fran Quinn Todd Hamilton Sandy Lyle Tom Pernice Jr. Tom Gillis Robert Gamez

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This may be the year that chalk makes its mark on the National Toy Hall of Fame, or American Girl outmuscles He-Man for a place of honor. But don’t count out Uno or Magic 8 Ball, which are also in the running, along with Chutes and Ladders, the Fisher-Price Corn Popper, pinball, the sled, tic-tac-toe, Tickle Me Elmo and Tudor Electric Football.

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LOS ANGELES – There’s so much television to watch or pretend to watch – have you really followed all of wrenching “The Handmaid’s Tale” or even heartwarming “This Is Us”? – the guru who coined the term “peak TV” is upping the ante. John Landgraf, the erudite chief executive of FX Networks, warned that TV’s golden age may be morphing into a gilded one, borrowing Mark Twain’s zinger aimed at the late 19th-century’s crass excess. Harsh! But it’s true that TV has reached superstore proportions: streaming, cable and broadcast are on track to surpass the record 487 shows they fielded last year, with 300-plus shows already out by mid-2018 per an ongoing FX tally. The fall TV season officially kicks off next week and even avant-garde streaming platforms, which release ambitious shows nonstop, are part of the traditional September hoopla once owned by broadcast networks. So how to find quality goods? You might consider these tips brainstormed with TV and popular culture professor Robert Thompson of Syracuse University. ❚ Do your homework. Viewers who once leisurely

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❚ Julia Roberts, the epitome of big-screen star power, is following the path beaten by Nicole Kidman and others to intriguing small-screen material. For Roberts, the lure is Amazon’s podcast-based psychological thriller “Homecoming,” in which she plays a social worker for returning soldiers. Nov. 2. ❚ Jim Carrey stars in his first TV series, Showtime’s “Kidding,” created by Dave Holstein (“Weeds,” “Raising Hope”) and with director Michael Gondry (“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”) on board for several episodes of the dark comedy. Airing now. ❚ “Superbad” stars Emma Stone and Jonah Hill are together again in Netflix’s dark comedy “Maniac” as guinea pigs in a drug trial gone awry. It’s directed by Cary Fukunaga (“True Detective,” “Beasts of No Nation”). Sept. 21. ❚ Jennifer Garner (“Alias”) returns to her TV roots with HBO’s “Camping,” an outdoor test of marriage based on the British comedy and produced by Jenni Konner of “Girlfriends.” David Tennant (“Doctor Who”) co-stars. Oct. 14. ❚ Michael Douglas

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Familiar faces, new places ❚ Returning comedy veterans include Vicki Lawrence, David Alan Grier, Leslie Jordan, and Martin Mull in Fox’s “The Cool Kids” (Sept. 28), Cedric the Entertainer in CBS’ “The Neighborhood” (Oct. 1) and Sinbad as father to Lil Rel Howery in Fox’s “Rel” (Sept. 30). Brad Garrett (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) is on ABC’s ensemble “Single Parents” (Sept. 26). ❚ Ryan Eggold (“The Blacklist”) is a rulebreaking doctor in a medical center patterned after New York City’s Bellevue, among the first of America’s public hospitals, in NBC’s “New Amsterdam.” Sept. 25. ❚ Nathan Fillion (“Castle”) stars in ABC’s “The Rookie” as a man whose midlife crisis inspires him to become the Los Angeles Police Department’s oldest newbie. Oct. 16. ❚ Kiernan Shipka, who played Jon Hamm’s precocious daughter on “Mad Men,” stars as a teenage witch in Netflix’s comic book-based, coming-of-age tale “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.” Oct. 26. ❚ Alexander Skarsgard (“Big Little Lies,” “True Blood”) and Michael Shannon (“Boardwalk Empire”) star in AMC’s three-night series “The Little Drummer Girl,” based on the John Le Carre novel. Nov. 19-21.

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The finalists for the hall of fame’s class of 2018 were announced Wednesday, chosen by staff from thousands of online nominations. A committee of experts will choose which should take their place alongside other toy box mainstays like Barbie and Play-Doh in the western New York hall. The annual induction ceremony is Nov. 8. “These 12 toys represent different play styles, from outdoor to imaginative, and different eras, from ancient to more modern,” Christopher Bensch, vice president for collections, said. “But they all share an undeniable ability to inspire people of all ages to learn, create and discover through play.” Since the National Toy Hall of Fame was established at The Strong museum in 1998, 65 toys have been recognized for their longevity, innovation and ability to foster learning through play. This year, fans are invited to vote for their favorites through Sept. 19 as part of a “Player’s Choice” ballot. The top three vote-getters will be factored in with ballots cast by a selection committee made up of industry, education and community experts.

The finalists ❚ American Girl Dolls: Created in 1986, each doll comes with a narrative that fits an era in America’s history. ❚ Chalk: Traced by historians to the earliest people and times, it has yet to fall out of favor with artists. ❚ Chutes and Ladders: Milton Bradley introduced the simple board game to American audiences in 1943. It is based on an ancient Indian game called snakes and ladders. ❚ Fisher-Price Corn Popper: Babies have been honing their walking behind the device since 1957, watching colorful

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balls pop under a clear dome as they roll it. ❚ Magic 8 Ball: Users pose questions and shake the cue ball, then wait for an answer to float to the surface. Millions

have been sold since being introduced in 1946. ❚ Masters of the Universe: He-Man and others in Mattel’s line of action figures have been doing battle in comic books, television and movies since the early 1980s, and have been featured on everything from toothbrushes to sleeping bags. ❚ Pinball: The arcade games that have players use flippers to deflect steel balls through mazes grew from an 18th Century French table game called bagatelle. ❚ Sled: Steel runner sleds have been popular since the 1800s, joined over the years by sleds made from new materials

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Dear Abby: My daughter has decided to leave her husband. They have been married for 20 years. She says she hasn’t been happy for several years and that it’s time to take care of herself. She won’t be able to support herself and the children, but she doesn’t seem able to grasp that reality. When I voice my concerns, she gets angry with me. She’s determined to go forward with this separation and says her kids will be “fine.” I say that’s bull! She has also embraced an exercise and eating plan that seems radical to me and has a life coach who is also a psychic. I think she’s having a midlife cri-

sis. If it weren’t for what this is going to do to my grandchildren, I’d keep my mouth shut, but I’m sick with worry. Her siblings think she has lost her mind, so she has pretty much cut herself off from the family. When she became frustrated because she wasn’t able to qualify for a house she wanted to rent, she lashed out at me. I’m waiting for an apology, but I’m realistic that I’ll probably never get one. I feel like I’m in mourning over the loss of this child. What do I do? – Shaken Up In Texas Dear Shaken Up: For the sake of your own mental health, accept that she’s going to make her own mistakes. Be supportive of your grandchildren, because at some point you may have to take them in.

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From left: Egyptian-American actor Rami Malek stars on “Mr. Robot.” Turkish-American actor Ennis Esmer stars in “Red Oaks,” and Iranian-American actress Necar Zadegan stars in “Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce.” AP

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Czech church gets boost from tourism Adam Pemble and Petr Josek ASSOCIATED PRESS

LUKOVA, Czech Republic – A 14th-century church in the Czech Republic that was once in ruins is getting a new life from tourists who want to see the eerie visitors from beyond the grave. In 2012, art student Jakub Hadrava used St. George’s Church in the village of Lukova as his canvas for his senior arts thesis. He filled the Catholic church’s pews with ghostly figures, made from plaster casts of live models draped in white cloth. The effect is chilling. He called the work “My Mind.” Word got out about the “ghost church” of the Czech Republic and in 2013 a videographer published a stylized YouTube video featuring creepy music and movie effects. It was a hit and has almost 200,000 views. Curiosity about the installation has been building, and there is now a website

In 2012, art student Jakub Hadrava filled St. George’s Church with ghostly figures, made from plaster casts of live models draped in white cloth.

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This Halloween, ask yourself one question: Do you want to see something scary? You probably do, given the pervasive mood of the season. But even if you don’t believe in love at first fright, Southern California theme parks offer experiences from one end of the scare spectrum (”Just treats please”) to the other (”Bring on the chainsaws”). Once upon a time, autumn was a relatively dead time at Disneyland, Universal Studios Hollywood and Knott’s

Berry Farm. Halloween now is one of the most popular times to visit. The parks have stretched the spirit of Oct. 31 over six to eight weeks. Here’s what to expect for Halloween 2018, rated by level of fear factor. (Chilling challenge: Visit early in the season before crowd sizes get really scary.)

Universal Studios Hollywood: Halloween Horror Nights If any park could lay claim as Halloween’s official theme park, it’s Universal Studios Hollywood. In fact, it owns “Halloween,” the first movie franchise to

make protective sports equipment scary. And it has licensed the (f)rights to such popular TV series as “The Walking Dead” and “Stranger Things,” cornering the market on chills. The scene: This is where the cool kids go, exiting their Ubers with looks that say, “Scare me, I dare you.” As they exit each maze, that expression remains, as well as some noticeable stains around the armpit area. The trick: Having enough time to see everything worth screaming about. Halloween Horror Nights will feature eight mazes, five scare zones, a live show and the Terror Tram (the usual studio tour stocked with shambling wanna-be ac-

tors as various creatures of the night). The treat: Experiencing the Upside Down as seen in “Stranger Things,” then following Michael Myers in a maze based on “Halloween 4.” More fun is bugging your friends all the way through the “Poltergeist” maze by constantly saying, “They’re heeere.” Something scary: As day turns to night, worlds will collide when those seeking monsters and serial killers mingle with robe-wearing pseudo-wizards waving their souvenir wands while spouting spells. It’s like back in high school when detention let out the same See PARKS, Page 6E

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Jakub Hadrava’s ghostly figures fill the pews of St. George’s Church in the village of Lukova, Czech Republic. The church got a new roof in 2017 mainly paid for by donations from visitors. PETR DAVID JOSEK/AP

and mentions on travel websites. The church is open to the public on Saturday afternoons, when around 150 people come to the “ghosts.” Petr Koukl, caretaker of the ghost church, says that most people have a positive reaction to the church’s ghoulish guests. But “it’s also true ... we had two or three visitors that refused to enter,” he said. “They peeked through the door, but didn’t enter because they didn’t feel well about it.” The church fell into disrepair after World War II when the ethnic German parishioners were expelled by the Czechs. The church kept deteriorating through the late 1960s and was abandoned after pieces of the ceiling began to fall during a funeral. The church, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) east of Prague, got a new roof in 2017 mainly from 600,000 koruna ($23,300) in donations that the spooky specters have brought in by visitors eager to take selfies and shoot video with them. A Mass is held annually in April at the ghost church to celebrate St. George’s Day. Pictures online show the pews are packed on that day with both the living and the “dead.”

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handed out in vast, corporate-backed amounts — good luck convincing your preschoolers to drop the chocolate bar for a yummy bag of banana chips, mmm, so good! Now that’s scary. Fear factor: 2. Disney is way more about delights than frights. Details: Sept. 7-Oct. 31. Mickey’s Halloween Party is Sept. 19, 21, 24, 26 and 28; Oct. 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 29 and 31. $105$130 (some dates sold out). disneyland.disney .go.com.

Knott’s Scary Farm Knott’s Berry Farm, Southern California’s oldest and most easily overlooked park, steps up its game for Halloween, transforming into Knott’s Scary Farm. Once the sun sets, the park is given over to the elaborately disfigured who perform socially acceptable stalking. The scene: Fogshrouded pathways conceal those who lurk there. Whether you’re entering one of the 10 or so mazes or simply wandering among rides, something will bump you in the night.

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Dear Mr. Wolff: How many extras does an overcaller need to double for takeout, then double again? One of our opponents followed this sequence with perfect 4-4-4-1 shape, but just three aces and a queen. His partner passed with queen-jack-fourth of trump and a king, but couldn't defeat our contract. Does the second double promise more cards than this, even if it is still for takeout? Reopen for Business, Edmonton, Alberta

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ANSWER: When a hand that has doubled for takeout bids again, it shows extras. The second double is still for takeout, though this one may come close to being played as optional, depending on the level of the action, say a double of a game contract. In such situations, sometimes responder passes from weakness, if balanced, and hopes for the best. Dear Mr. Wolff: I enjoy your bridge column and tend to go along with most of your views on bridge. But recently, you featured an opening bid in third seat when holding ♠ Q-J-9-2, ♥ A-92, ♦ J-6-4, ♣ K-3-2. I do not enjoy opening one club with this hand; I'd rather open one spade and plan to pass any non-forcing response. Where do you stand here? Trumpet Voluntary, Palm Springs, Calif. ANSWER: I agree with you that a one-club opening bid does not accomplish much. Passing is perfectly reasonable, and when I do open a minor in third seat, I tend to have either a good suit or a reasonable hand. This hand does not qualify as either. A one-spade opener is more pre-emptive and lead-directing, so that would be my choice. Dear Mr. Wolff: You recently discussed the Principle of Restricted Choice. Please explain how the concept works and when it applies. Monkey Wrench, Newport News,

Dear Mr. Wolff: What should persuade responder to upgrade a constructive raise of a major to a limit raise? For example, if you hold ♠ Q-9-2, ♥ K-7-3-2, ♦ J-6-4, ♣ A-3-2 and hear your partner open a major, would you make a simple raise or a limit raise of one heart or one spade? Shark Tank, Key West, Fla.

Dear Mr. Wolff: You recently featured a deal where someone in second seat overcalled one heart over one diamond with a six-count, when holding ♠ 6-3, ♥ Q-J-10-8-4, ♦ Q-J-9-2, ♣ 6-3. I have seen this sort of action several times, both at the table and in your column, and I wonder where you stand on it. Hot Drinks, Indio, Calif.

ANSWER: To clarify my position; I was just reporting the facts. This hand is not exactly worth an overcall. If I had to put a point-count limit on one-level overcalls, it would be a decent suit in a hand of 8-9 points. In the example hand, I would happily overcall if one of the queens were an ace.

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ACROSS 1 No-goodnik 4 “So long, dear boy” 8 Soap scent 13 Test for purity 18 Bullet ____ (1950s fashion fad) 19 Hiding, with “up” 20 TD Garden, for one 21 Jordan who directed “Get Out” 22 Overwhelm 24 Result of a photographic memory 26 Neighbor of Hungary 27 Harbinger 29 Whopper inventor 30 Tierra ____ Fuego 31 Minor’s opposite 33 Where the U.S. won its 1,000th Summer Olympic gold 34 Chooses 35 Id restrainer 36 Sangfroid 37 Pair of diamonds? 41 Swear 42 Robin Williams role in a 1991 blockbuster 44 Reasons to hold one’s nose 45 Fan sounds 46 Horror assistant 47 Big name in water filters 48 “I wish!” 50 Black brew 53 Item at the end of a wizard’s staff 54 Man just after kneeling? 55 Uncompromisingly direct 56 Classic Chevy 58 Bunker

1974: President Gerald R. Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam war deserters and draft-evaders.

ANSWER: You have a 10-count, but it is too balanced to make a limit raise of one spade. Make the club ace the diamond ace, and you might consider the limit raise; but since partner typically has a balanced 12-14, do you really need to be in game facing that? I'd simply raise to two spades. By contrast, the fourth trump would persuade me to make a reluctant limit raise of hearts, even if I'm not convinced the hand is really worth it.

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1940: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act.

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Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

1919: The American Legion received a national charter from Congress.

Unscramble these six Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form six ordinary words.

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1908: General Motors was founded in Flint, Michigan, by William C. Durant.

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ANSWER: Occam's Razor basically says when you have to weigh two outcomes, go for the simplest. So, when you have to compare the chance that a player has a doubleton consisting of two equal cards (generally the queen-jack) or that they started with a bare honor, the latter is more likely. The doubleton is more likely than each individual singleton, but the chance that the queen will appear from the doubleton holding is actually only half that, because half the time the player would contribute the jack from queen-jack. See details of "The Monty Hall problem" online.

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1893: More than 100,000 settlers swarmed onto a section of land in Oklahoma known as the “Cherokee Strip.”

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SUBDUE FOLLOW GRITTY TOUPEE HOBNOB ROTATE When they reached the mountain peak, they rejoiced at the —

must contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating.

produce the target numbers in the top-left corners.

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106 Actress Long 107 Tender sound 108 Currency with denominations of 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000

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