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ALBANY — The state Education Department issued Thursday night a guide to aid schools in reopening to in-person instruction in a safe manner. Most schools last year offered a hybrid model of remote and in-person instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, rotating students throughout the week. This year, most school districts are looking to reopen with FILE PHOTO all students on campus five days The State Education Department has released a Health and Safety Guide providing schools with a week. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the reopening protocols as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. state Health Department declined to issue reopening guide- come up with their own plans, guidelines released by the Cen- Prevention. In response, the state lines and directed schools to recommending they follow ters for Disease Control and

Education Department on Thursday released a health and safety guide with recommended protocols aimed at reopening in the fall. “As we prepare for schools to reopen in September, our priority must be to provide leaders with access to information about practices that have proven effective throughout the pandemic,” state Education Department Chancellor Lester Young said in a statement Thursday. “The department’s health and safety guide is a concise resource that will assist districts as they mitigate risks to the See GUIDANCE A8

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HUDSON — The hot months of July and August can bring bats seeking cooler hiding places from their attic nests into your home. Here’s what you need to know: Responding to bats and other

animals potentially carrying rabies is one of the top concerns departments of health are facing this time of year, Columbia County Department of Health Director Jack Mabb said. “Sometimes they nest in attics,” Mabb said. “And this time of year it gets too hot for them, they tend to come down

into living quarters. We get pretty consistent calls from people saying they have a bat in their house.” If a person is bitten by a bat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, they need to immediately seek medical attention to prevent contracting rabies.

“If you get bit by a bat, of course you may not even know it because their teeth are so small,” Mabb said. “Especially when you’re sleeping. So if somebody wakes up and they hear or see a bat in their sleeping quarters and they can’t catch it, we start the post-exposure rabies series. If you can catch it, we

send it off to Wadsworth Labs for testing.” Rabies is fatal to humans. Each year, tens of thousands of people are successfully protected from developing rabies through vaccination after being bitten by an animal like a bat See BATS A8

Legal cannabis outlets eyed for Athens By Melanie Lekocevic Columbia-Greene Media

ATHENS — The village board is looking to fill two seats on a committee that will consider permitting legal cannabis dispensaries in the community. “We didn’t quite meet our goal of having the entire committee staffed by today,” Mayor Amy Serrago said at the board’s Wednesday meeting. “We have five so far.” Village Trustee Nancy Poylo will chair the committee and Serrago will serve as a member. Other members who have signed up include planning board chairwoman Margaret Moree and Waterfront Advisory Committee member Sam Sebren, as well as a local resident who asked

to be on the committee and was not named. “We have five — I want seven,” Serrago said. “It’s a hard time to put a committee together because everyone is on vacation. We should have it nailed down by the next meeting.” Adult-use recreational marijuana use was legalized March 31 in legislation signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The bill created a two-tier licensing structure and a taxing system on retail cannabis sales. Marijuana sales will include a 9% state excise tax and a 4% local tax under the legislation. Counties will receive 25% of the local tax revenue and 75% will go to the city, See CANNABIS A8

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refrain in recent years. “We found no credible evidence to support the assertion that ACAB is a criminal street gang, that it organized the protest of October 17, or was prone to violence,” the independent investigators wrote. The criminal cases against the protesters had already been tossed out in court after a judge dismissed the gang-related charges and prosecutors voluntarily dropped all other charges in June, the report said. The investigation also found that Phoenix officers made light of a use-of-force incident that left a protester injured on Aug. 22, 2017. As police deployed tear gas and other crowd-control devices against a previously peaceful protest outside of one of then-president Donald Trump’s speeches, an officer fired a pepper ball round at Josh Cobin, who was hit in the groin. Several officers publicly mocked Cobin on Facebook, the Phoenix New Times reported. In private, at least 16 officers traded challenge coins, stickers and patches with illustrations and slogans poking fun at Cobin’s injury, according to the independent investigation. The memorabilia included phrases like “Make America Great Again One Nut At A Time,” in reference to Trump’s 2016 campaign

slogan, and “Good Night Left Nut.” The second slogan “appears to be a play on the phrase ‘Good Night Left Side,’ which is commonly employed by alt-right or white supremacists organizations to promote violence against perceived left-wing actors,” the report said. Investigators did not find that the police officers who bought and traded the coins knew about phrase’s origins in hate speech. However, the other phrase was “knowingly associated with President Trump’s political campaign,” Zuercher said in a summary of the investigation. The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, the union that represents the city’s officers, told KSAZ-TV it is reviewing the reports “to determine whether the disciplinary actions against a number of Phoenix officers are warranted.” The reports raised concerns among several city leaders, including the mayor. “I’m disheartened and deeply disappointed by the findings of this investigation,” Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said in a statement. “The behavior described falls far below my expectations. More importantly, it fails to meet the expectations of our community.”

Hong Kong’s population shrinks by 89,000 Eric Lam and Kari Lindberg Bloomberg

Hong Kong’s population kept falling at a record pace over the past 12 months, as people left the city in the wake of the pandemic and the national security law that curtailed protest and dissent. The city saw an outflow of 89,200 residents in the year that ended in June, leaving its population at about 7.39 million, according to government data released Thursday. That maintains the 1.2% rate of population decline set at the end of last year, the biggest drop in at least six decades for the city. “Concern over the national security law has played a major role in driving the latest wave of migration of local residents, especially for young families, as well as expats who chose to leave the city,” said Tommy Wu, lead economist at Oxford Economics in Hong Kong. The pandemic also had a key impact on cross-border movements and migration to Hong Kong, Wu said. Hong Kong, which swelled in the post-war era amid waves of mass migration from the mainland, has suffered only

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Family and friends wave to travelers in the departures hall at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong on Aug. 10, 2021.

two bouts of population decline since 1961. Both came amid political unrest and disease, including when the overall population shrank by 0.2% amid the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome and protests against an earlier security law in the 2002-03 period. The recent declines have been sharper, amid a historic recession spurred on by the pandemic and political protests that intensified in June 2019. Last year, China decided to impose its own security law on the

former British colony, raising questions about the “one country, two systems” framework that had underpinned its success as a financial center. Some Hong Kong residents with foreign passports or other connections overseas have sought to relocate recently, especially to the U.K., which in January opened a pathway to citizenship for holders of British National (Overseas) travel documents. In the first quarter of this year, the U.K. received more than 34,000 applications

and granted 7,200, according to Home Office data. Since 2020, Hong Kong also saw deaths outpace births for the first time in the six-decade period, the government data show. The current population figure includes the inflow of 13,900 people holding one-way permits and a net natural decrease of 11,800 people due to births and deaths. When asked for a comment, a Hong Kong government representative referred to the report released Thursday that described the decline in city residents as “net movement, which includes the movement of Hong Kong residents into and out of Hong Kong for various purposes including work and study, is conceptually different from immigration and emigration.” Hong Kong leaders, including Chief Executive Carrie Lam, have argued that the security law had improved the city’s long-term viability by restoring political stability. They’ve cited the recent strength of the Hong Kong dollar and growth in local financial markets as evidence that warnings about outflows have been overblown.

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Black-clad protesters marched through downtown Phoenix on Oct. 17, 2017, setting off smoke bombs and briefly blocking traffic before police eventually arrested 18 people in the group. Over the next three years, the charges against those protesters escalated from minor misdemeanors related to unlawful assembly to serious felony charges for assisting a violent, criminal street gang. Now, an independent investigation commissioned by the city has found that police and prosecutors trumped up those charges with “egregious” testimony that contained “false and incomplete information.” The inquiry also found that police exchanged challenge coins, stickers and patches that referenced “hate speech” and mocked a protester who was injured by officers. “The injustices outlined in these reports have and will continue to destroy people’s lives if we don’t take serious and swift action to rectify these egregious harms,” Vice Mayor Carlos Garcia said in a statement on Thursday. The findings come just weeks after the Justice Department announced a civil rights

investigation into the Phoenix Police Department’s use of force against homeless people in the city. And earlier this year, Phoenix police came under fire after body-camera footage released in February showed officers saying they wanted to “stomp” and “gas” racial justice protesters at Black Lives Matter demonstrations last year. On Thursday, Phoenix City Manager Ed Zuercher released two reports that described the police misconduct, and the city announced that Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams would be placed on a one-day suspension for the missteps that led to the excessive charges. Following the release of the investigation’s findings, Williams demoted three staffers and placed Sgt. Douglas McBride, who allegedly played a leading role in pursuing the gang charges, on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation. To portray the protesters as gang members, police made the “dubious” claim that they belonged to a group called “ACAB” or “All Cops Are B------,” which officers involved in the case classified as a “criminal street gang,” according to one of the reports released on Thursday. But the report tears that allegation apart, noting that ACAB is not a group at all but rather a common protest

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China’s port shutdown raises fears of closures worldwide Joe Deaux and Ann Koh Bloomberg

A Covid outbreak that has partially shut one of the world’s busiest container ports is heightening concerns that the rapid spread of the delta variant will lead to a repeat of last year’s shipping nightmares. The Port of Los Angeles, which saw its volumes dip because of a June Covid outbreak at the Yantian port in China, is bracing for another potential decline because of the latest shutdown at the NingboZhoushan port in China, a spokesman said. Anton Posner, chief executive officer of supply-chain management

company Mercury Resources, said that many companies chartering ships are already adding Covid contract clauses as insurance so they won’t have to pay for stranded ships. It seemed as if things were just starting to calm down, “and we’re now into delta delays,” Emmanouil Xidias, partner at Ifchor North America, said in a phone interview. “You’re going to have a secondary hit.” The shutdown at NingboZhoushan is raising fears that ports around the world will soon face the same kind of outbreaks and Covid restrictions that slowed the flows of everything from perishable food to

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Monday, Aug. 16 n Athens Town Board 7 p.m. Town

Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518-945-1052 n Greene County Legislature economic development and tourism; Gov. Ops.; finance and Rep. and Dem. caucus 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Greenville Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 11159 Route 32, Pioneer Building, Greenville

Tuesday, Aug. 17 n Athens Village Planning Board 6:30 p.m. Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518-945-1551 n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

Wednesday, Aug. 18 n Catskill Central School District

Board of Education Public Hearing on Code of Conduct and Safety Plan 6:15 p.m.; regular business meeting 6:30 p.m. CHS Library, CHS Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill 518-943-2300 n Catskill Library Board 6:45 p.m. at either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill or Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville n Catskill Town Board Committee 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Greene County Legislature public hearing CGCC proposed 2021-2022 budget 6:25 p.m.; regular Legislature meeting No. 8 6:30 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

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C-GCC, Cairo Chamber of Commerce launch Growing Greene County Program CAIRO — ColumbiaGreene Community College and the Cairo Chamber of Commerce have joined forces to launch Growing Greene County, a program designed to provide specialized assistance to local small-business entrepreneurs. Stacey Hills, assistant professor of Business at C-GCC, said the three-course, eightcredit program will meet at the Cairo Library on Wednesday nights, and will provide a toolkit of business skills to students. “This new offering is for those who’d like to start a small business, but may not know where or how to begin,” Hills explained. “And, knowing that we need more start-ups and continuing businesses in the skilled trades, we’re especially hoping to focus on that pool.” The course begins this fall with Foundations of Business, wherein students will learn the basics of management, marketing, business law, and related skills, ending the semester with a draft business plan and the required paperwork to get their business started. In Spring 2022, the course continues with Entrepreneurship; building on the business plans created in the Foundations class, students will continue to work out the details of their plans, including pricing, promotions, funding, and growth strategies. Business Professional Development will be offered across the fall and spring semesters, to complement the students’ business plan development, and give them the opportunity to hone soft skills – particularly in the areas of networking and presentation. “There also will be some

online components that students will complete on their own time each week,” said Hills, noting Stacey Hills that all of the classes will be taught by CGCC faculty, and will feature area guest-speakers and networking partners. “The Greene County Chamber has been an amazing collaborator, so that’s really lucky,” she added. “Plus, the experience is open to anyone – especially those who may have not previously considered classes like this.” Successful completion will award students college credits that can be applied to further certificate and degree programs, and financial assistance is available through the Greene Light to Enrollment Fund.

The Bethlehem Grange at the Altamont Fair SELKIRK — The Bethlehem Grange will be present in the Grange Building Aug. 17 through Aug. 22 at the Altamont Fair. The grange will have freshly demonstrated and baked goods every day, starting with Strawberry Shortcake on Aug. 17; Peach Shortcake on Aug. 18; Homemade Pies on Aug. 19; Strawberry Shortcake on Aug. 20; Cinnamon Buns on Aug. 21; and Homemade Cookies on Aug. 22. There will also be booths from each Subordinate Grange and each Junior Grange and each Pomona (County) Grange. These booths are always very interesting and educational in a fun way. Every Grange designs their own booth, and they’re all judged for creativity, educational value and so much more. Each day there will be a

craft demonstrated by different Grangers. Many of these crafts are often from years ago and possibly forgotten by many. Two days will have a special request of every year, two Grangers will be demonstrating kitchen and farm items from years ago. On Thursday, a special long forgotten craft of making a rug from socks will be demonstrated. There will also be some homegrown plants for sale at the Grange building, along with lots of homemade items. Be sure to check out the variety of home made items in the Grange building. Some of the items will be handcrafted during the week. Make sure to stop by the Bethlehem Grange 137 booth for more information on becoming a member of the Grange. There will be applications for all age groups,

Juniors 5-14, Youth 15-35 and Subordinate Grange members 15-105. Also available will be the listing of the remaining dinners, including the September chicken and rib barbecue and projects on the 2021 calendar. As a Chapter of “Stars4ourTroops,” there will be stars available for 1st Responders, Health Care Workers, Veterans and more. Worn or Tattered Flags will also be accepted at the booth, along with pull tabs from soda, beer cans, soup cans and pet food. Bethlehem Grange 137 also accepts old eyeglasses and hearing aids for the Lions organization. The Grange also has a Food Pantry that supports five neighboring food pantries and will accept non-perishable items only at the Grange building.

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Pass the Adult Survivors Act in the next session What happened to the adult survivors of child sexual abuse while state lawmakers took action against Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his own brand of sexual abuse and misconduct? Survivors of sexual crimes abruptly became empowered after Cuomo announced he will leave office Aug. 24 under the spectre of an Assembly impeachment investigation and the crushing weight of the state attorney general’s report confirming he sexually harassed numerous women and alleges he sexually assaulted one current staffer. Albany’s culture of secrecy and unethical, even criminal, behavior was placed under a microscope, pushing the need to pass the Adult Survivors Act into the

spotlight. Passing the Adult Survivors Act in the coming session would be timely on the heels of Gov. Cuomo’s resignation and his sad legacy of sexual harassment. The Adult Survivors Act — modeled on the Child Victims Act — would allow New Yorkers who suffered sexual abuse after the age of 18 to file civil lawsuits against their abusers for one year, even after statutes of limitations on legal claims have expired. Adult sexual abuse is common in the modeling and acting industries — such as convicted rapist and former film producer Harvey Weinstein — and in the athletic world, as stories of abuse from Olympic trainers and coaches, doctors and many others continue to mount.

The state Senate voted 62-0 to pass the measure June 3, but the bill died in the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Lawmakers and supporters of the legislation have struggled to get a clear answer about the reason the bill did not pass in the Assembly before session ended June 10. Time is of the essence. Memories of traumatic events fade quickly enough, convicted sexual abusers age, become ill and die and institutional records are discarded or destroyed. The Adult Survivors Act is the only fair mechanism we have to offer the same opportunity to sexually abused adults and it should be passed in the next legislative session.

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Trump’s corrupt manipulation of DOJ should prompt big reforms Trump pressured Republican lawmakers and Vice Every day seems to bring President Mike Pence to extraordinary new revelado. We’ve also learned that tions about Donald Trump’s another department official efforts to enlist the Justice - Jeffrey Clark, acting head Department in his scheme of its civil division - drafted to subvert the 2020 election. a letter to Georgia officials The drumbeat of disclosures casting doubt on the results is leaving everyone shocked and suggesting state lawand appalled. makers could send rogue Here’s another thought: electors. Let’s use these revelations That was done amid direct to build the case for reforms collaboration with Trump. that could help prevent such What’s more, according to misdeeds from happening contemporaneous notes, again, or at least make them Trump urged Rosen and a lot harder to get away with. other officials to “just say the Such reforms are already election was corrupt” and there on the table. During “leave the rest to me.” the past Congress, House This is exactly the sort of Democrats crafted the Propresidential communication tecting Our Democracy Act, with the Justice Department which would create new that the Protecting Our Demechanisms of transparmocracy Act would make ency into precisely what’s more transparent. The bill at issue here: Presidential would require the attorney efforts to manipulate Justice general to maintain a log of Department officials toward communications between illicit or corrupt political the executive branch and ends. department officials, and The latest revelation report them biannually to from The Post is that Jeffrey the department inspector Rosen, the acting attorney general, who would apprise general during Trump’s final Congress of “inappropriate” days, has privately testified contact. to a Senate committee that The act “would proTrump applied “persistent” vide transparency and pressure on the department accountability for White to publicly discredit his 2020 House efforts to contact loss. law enforcement,” DanThe goal was apparently to iel Weiner, a lawyer at the create a pretext for subvertBrennan Center for Justice, ing the count of presidential told me. “There has to be electors in Congress, as some guardrail that’s codi-

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fied around this.” Weiner noted that the bill could be tweaked to require disclosures more frequently than twice a year. Right now, there’s a mad scramble underway, many months after the dirty deeds were done, to reconstruct what really happened. But if the inspector general were apprised frequently of such contacts, and the IG (who is independent) could make an immediate judgment of inappropriate contact, Congress could quickly be notified and provided with concrete documentation. The Protecting Our Democracy Act would also beef up congressional subpoena power, expedite battles over subpoenas through the courts and expand oversight of the pardon power, among many other things. Those are all areas where Trumpian abuses flourished. The reforms geared at manipulation of the Justice Department could make a difference in another way. By codifying a stricter oversight regime, it could restore the norm of respecting the independence of law enforcement so future presidents are not prone to abuse it. It’s sometimes suggested that calls for rebuilding norms are fruitless; only concrete legal and political reforms will do.

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Congress can avoid further diminishing its status by letting the ERA languish WASHINGTON — When President Theodore Roosevelt asked Attorney General Philander Knox to concoct a retroactive justification of the U.S. seizure of land for the Panama Canal, Knox reportedly replied, “Oh, Mr. President, do not let so great an achievement suffer from any taint of legality.” Today’s Democrats, having channeled Knox when extending the eviction moratorium, can avoid further diminishing their stature by allowing the Equal Rights Amendment to languish for another 50 years. In March 1972, Congress sent the ERA (“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex”) for ratification by 38 states within seven years. This was an act of gallantry by a chivalrous and nearly unanimous Congress whose 535 members included 15 women. (Unassisted by the ERA’s supposed barrier-breaking and consciousness-raising potency, there are today 143 women in Congress, although ERA advocates say women will not be “in the Constitution” until the ERA is.) Congress was too cavalier, in several senses, to explain what this would add to the 14th Amendment’s guarantee to “any person” of “equal protection of the laws.” Hawaii, matching Congress’ frivolity, ratified the ERA 32 minutes after it flew through the Senate. Nebraska, stampeding to be second, did ratification wrong and took a mulligan. Most of the 20 states that ratified it in the first three months held no hearings. In January 1977, Indiana became the 35th state to ratify. Twenty-six of the 35 explicitly referred to the seven-year deadline in their ratification resolutions. When the seven years expired, with the ERA still three states shy of ratification, those who were supposedly passionate about

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WILL equal treatment of women sought and received special treatment: Although the Constitution requires a twothirds majority for amendments, a simple congressional majority was used to extend the original deadline for 39 months. Compounding the lawlessness, Congress said the extra time for consideration of the ERA was available only for states that had not ratified it. This was to block state legislatures from joining the four that, having had second — or perhaps first — thoughts, had rescinded their ratifications. Nevertheless, the ERA died, redundantly, after 123 months. In the 65 months since Indiana’s became the 35th ratification, no other state had ratified and five of the 35 rescinded their ratifications. Today, ERA advocates say (a) the clock can never expire on ratification (the House voted in March to remove the deadline) and (b) no ratification can be rescinded. The only federal court that has ruled on the 39-month extension of the original seven-year deadline ruled it unconstitutional and said all rescissions are valid. In 2020, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, citing controversies about the three states that ratified the ERA decades after even the second deadline, said, “I’d like it to start over.” She added: “If you count a latecomer on the plus side, how can you disregard states that said, ‘We’ve changed our minds’?” Nevada (2017), Illinois (2018) and Virginia (2020)

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became the 36th, 37th and 38th, respectively, to ratify. In doing so, they ignored this constitutional ethic: A limited period of deliberation about an amendment guarantees (in the Supreme Court’s words) a “sufficiently contemporaneous” consensus of three-quarters of the states. Beginning with the 18th Amendment (Prohibition) that was proposed in 1917, Congress has attached a seven-year ratification deadline to all nine amendments it has sent to the states. Disregard the most “recent” amendment, the 27th (concerning congressional pay), which was passed by Congress without a ratification deadline in 1789, when there were 13 states, and was ratified by a 38th in 1992, when the public was inflamed about congressional pay raises. Aside from the 27th, the first 10 amendments (the Bill of Rights) were ratified in 27 months, the 26th (lowering the voting age to 18) took less than four months, and the average time for the 16 amendments since the first 10 has been less than 18 months. ERA advocates argue that Congress has, and courts enforce, such a cramped notion of congressional power that the ERA is necessary to protect women. Actually, what the advocates want, aside from applause, is to disempower Congress. They hope to clutter the Constitution with vague language that courts will use to impose unspecified social policies (concerning “equal pay,” abortion and other matters) that Congress will not pass. A Venn diagram probably would show an almost complete overlap of today’s victory-at-any-price ERA advocates and the most vociferous progressive critics of the previous president’s disdain for constitutional norms. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com.

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Stanley P. Kahle Stanley P. Kahle 63, of Claverack died in his home on Sunday, August 8, 2021. Born in Hudson on June 9, 1958 he was the son of the late Alma Saulpaugh. Following high school Stan acquired a job at McGuire’s Overhead Doors in Hudson as a Steel Worker, He worked at McGuire’s for almost 30 years, until a career ending shoulder injury. He was an avid gardener and took great pride in his Claverack home, and property. He was a frequent attendant of Rock Solid Church, in

Hudson. He will be greatly missed by his loving son Steven of Germantown, his sister Stacy McArdle and her husband Peter of Greenport. He is also survived by four grandchildren. A calling hour, and Memorial Service for friends, and family will be held at Rock Solid Church 334 Union Street, Hudson, NY 12534, Sunday August 22, 2021 starting at 4:00pm and will be followed by a time of fellowship.

Ronald Joseph Genito Ronald Joseph Genito passed away peacefully at home on Sunday August 8, 2021 at the age 78. Ronald was born to the late Dominic and Blanch (Dobrough) Genito in Bristol, Connecticut July 3, 1943. A graduate of Ockawamick High School, soon after high school, Ronald married the love of his life Linda Gohl. Ronald and Linda, together, raised their three children Nicole, Tammy and Marco. Ronald owned a dairy farm in Claverack, retiring from farming in 2001, he continued to work for 20 years at Columbia Tractor. Family was the most important to him. Ronald was the grandfather, or as they

would call him Dada to Frank (Shannon), Denise (Bradley), Elizabeth, Victoria (Justice), Alexandria, Caitlyn, Hailey, and Kayden. He was also a great grandfather to Enzo. Ronald was predeceased by his parents, Dominic and Blanch Genito. He is survived by his wife Linda Genito, children Nicole (Dennis), Tammy and Marco, two brothers Ralph and Dominic, a sister Virginia, his grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Per Ronald’s wishes there will be no public services. Donations in Ronald’s name may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or Shriners Hospital for Children.

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Joan Louise Wildermuth (Metz) Joan Louise Wildermuth compassionate woman who (Metz) was born in West Ghent, was a friend to all who knew NY on December 17, 1931 her. She was a woman of faith to the late Harold Adam and who was very involved with her Gladys Florence Metz (Felpel). church and her religion. She and She passed away on August 8, Todd were long-time residents 2021 in Citrus Heights, CA sur- of the Philmont/Mellenville area rounded by her children. She is until moving to Arizona for masurvived by her husband of 71 ny years and then, recently, to years, Charles D. (Todd) Wilder- California to live with her son, muth; children Cheryl Leach- Michael. She leaves behind man (Jay), Michael many friends and relaWildermuth, and Bruce tives from New York Wildermuth (Lisa); sisand across the counters Judith Wildermuth try. The unconditional (Art, deceased) and love she had for her Susan Riell (Robert, defamily will remain with ceased, Rolf); brother them forever. She will Lawrence Metz (Conbe dearly missed by nie); Grandchildren all who were fortunate Eric Leachman (Marlo), enough to have known Adam Leachman (Jen- Wildermuth her. The family apprenifer), Tyler Wildermuth ciates the months of (Brittanie), Amber Palermo final loving care provided to her (Andy), Grace Drees (Bryan), by her son and his wife, Bruce and Corinne Wildermuth (Eric); and Lisa. Joan’s cremation is plus many great-grandchildren, under the direction of Chapel of nephews, and nieces. She at- the Valley funeral home in Rosetended Philmont High School ville, CA. No viewing or services and was a teacher’s aide at will be held in accordance with Ockawamick Central School her wishes. Donations may be for many years until her retire- made to: Mercy Hospice, 3400 ment. Joan was the matriarch Data Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA of the family; a loving, caring, 95670.

America’s 690 mile-long yard sale entices a nation of deal hunters

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Arguably the biggest bargain hunt anywhere, the Route 127 Yard Sale stretches clear across America. Starting in the Deep South, the annual event runs 690 miles to within a few hours’ drive of Canada. Beginning in the rural Alabama town of Gadsden, it spans six states and attracts vacationing motor home enthusiasts, antique pickers and anyone who just loves to haggle. The sale is actually hundreds of little sales in hundreds of front yards, and perhaps just as many commercial vendors. Farms, church parking lots and empty fields play host to table after table of secondhand merchandise all along the route. Tools, clothes, vintage glassware, boxes of old matchbox cars and “junktiques” abound. Traffic jams clog two-lane roads as columns of motorists slow down to gauge whether they should stop. Rows of pop-up canopies and folding tables covered with dusty treasure fill roadsides that sit empty the rest of the year. “Make me an offer,” reads one vendor’s sign. “Yes, I will go lower on price,” proclaims another. Whether you’re looking for a bin of old roller skates or a dozen surplus swivel chairs, there’s something for everyone at the 127 Yard Sale, which started in the late 1980s. There are $2,500 porcelain Coca-Cola signs and 25-cent golf balls. From the boring to the bizarre, there’s no telling what will turn up. Leaving Alabama behind, the sale passes through Georgia along Lookout Mountain Parkway. In one driveway, a pair of lawn fertilizer machines and a set of zebra-striped luggage are for sale in front of a breathtaking view of the valley 1,500 feet below. Crossing the Tennessee River, the sale finally meets up with its namesake: Route 127. Legend has it that the event, which takes place on the first weekend of August, began in

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The starting point of the 127 Yard Sale in Gadsden, Ala., isn’t actually on Route 127.

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Vendors Ellen Dunn, left, and Lamar Forster, in Gadsden, Ala.

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Vendors rush to shelter their goods as a thunderstorm approaches in Lawrenceburg, Ky.

Tennessee. Hundreds of sales and larger vendor stops punctuate the route from Signal

Mountain, an affluent suburb of Chattanooga, north to Pall Mall, the humble hometown of

DeSantis blames Florida’s surge on FUNERAL ‘covid season.’ That’s misleading. DIRECTORS Meryl Kornfield The Washington Post

In Florida, there’s hurricane season, lobster season and now, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis, “covid season.” “This is our covid season,” the Republican governor told reporters last week when asked about the state’s recordbreaking surge in infections. “We thought we would see an increase. I don’t know that we thought we would necessarily see this many positive tests.” DeSantis has argued the recent record-breaking rise in new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations was unavoidable as temperatures rise and more gather indoors, denying that easing restrictions and an uptick in tourism led to the surge.

But the claim that the time of year has a greater impact on transmission than mitigation measures such as mask mandates and social distancing contradicts guidance from researchers and public health experts, who warn people should get vaccinated and take precautions amid the rampant spread of the delta variant in Florida. “It’s not just a summer thing,” Jason Salemi, an epidemiologist at the University of South Florida’s College of Public Health, told The Washington Post. Salemi, who runs a coronavirus data dashboard, said he believes the tendency for people to stay indoors during warmer weather is just one factor attributable to the rise

in cases, but he said it’s a misrepresentation to discount the other four causes he and other experts have identified fueling the state’s flood of cases and hospitalizations: The delta variant, a more transmissible mutation, already accounts for the vast majority of new infections nationwide. Even in well-vaccinated areas, infected visitors are passing on the virus to vaccinated people. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of an outbreak in Provincetown, Mass., attributed the spread in part to the highly contagious variant. About 50 percent of the state’s population is fully vaccinated, leaving about half the state possibly exposed to the virus.

Reebok’s new dad says the shoe must go on Andrea Felsted Bloomberg

Reebok may not be the old man shoe for long. Adidas said on Thursday that it had agreed to sell the brand -the maker of the Reebok classic that was briefly the most in-demand “Dad” sneaker around - to Forever 21 owner Authentic Brands Group Inc. The price could end up being 2.1 billion euros (close to $2.5 billion). The sale was likely helped by the trend toward more casual wardrobes and comfortable shoes. L Catterton, the private equity group backed by LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton founder Bernard Arnault, bought a majority stake in Birkenstock

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Reebok classic sneakers in a store in London on Aug. 13, 2021.

in February, valuing the clumpy sandal maker at about 4 billion euros. Dr. Martens, which listed in London at around the same, has

World War I hero Alvin C. York, near the Kentucky border. In the historic frontier town of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, the local Baptist church fires up the barbecue every year and serves free hot dogs to sale-goers. Just up the road from the quaint downtown, a field filled with more than 50 vendors includes local sellers and nomadic antiques dealers who arrive every year in beat-up school busses and Airstream trailers. All weekend long, deal-seeking couples push strollers throughout the temporary encampment, on the hunt for rare finds and retro decor. With the horse farms and bourbon distilleries of Bluegrass country in the rearview mirror, Route 127 follows the Ohio River north before skirting Cincinnati. In western Ohio, endless cornfields provide a backdrop for the thickest grouping of yard sales along Route 127. The uniform patterns of neatly planted rows stretch to the horizon mile after mile, punctuated by the occasional circus tent filled with potential loot. Somewhere North of Hamilton, Ohio, the “yard sale” signs become few and far between. They’re eventually supplanted by signs advertising “garage sales.” For one reason or another the South is yard sale territory. The Midwestern states, on the other hand, call them garage sales. (In the Northeast, they’re called tag sales). Aside from the difference in nomenclature, there seems to be no discernible difference. As Route 127 crosses into Michigan and nears the event’s northern end in Addison, the frequency of garage sales begins to decline. Perhaps by Sunday afternoon, sellers have simply had enough of manning their cash boxes. With another Route 127 yard sale in the books, vendors began to pack up their unsold wares, fold up card tables and pull up tent stakes. Until next year.

a market capitalization of about 4 billion pounds ($5.5 billion). But Authentic Brands may also have other plans for

Reebok. Could it be the next Gen Z retro fashion dream? Adidas Chief Executive Officer Kasper Rorsted looks to have got a decent price for a business that, after its short period as a millennial fashion favorite a few years ago, has failed to thrive. Reebok had sales of 1.4 billion euros in the year to Dec. 31, 2020. Adidas bought the business for $3.8 billion in 2005. Reebok had returned to sales growth and profitability before the pandemic but Rorsted never got it firing on all cylinders. He sought to position Reebok as a fitness and athleisure brand, rather than a more fashion-focused label. The latter is where Adidas has had more success, with its

Originals collection, its Yeezy collaboration with Kanye West and, more recently, its Ivy Park tie-up with Beyonce. Authentic Brands, which recently filed for an initial public offering in the U.S., has the opportunity to make more of the intersection between style and sport, with an established if parental brand. Reebok became popular in the 1980s with the rise of aerobics and has an extensive back catalogue, which the owner of Frye boots and Juicy Couture can mine. Authentic Brands dropped hints, hailing Reebok’s “rich and storied fitness heritage” and its “deep ties to professional sports and pop culture.” Not too hard to see where this is going.

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Canine Drives, part 2 By Charlene Marchand For Columbia-Greene Media

The second article in our series on drives is about prey drive: Ah, the sweet smell of predation, our next hard-wired canine instinct tantamount to the survival of our beloved dogs. Prey drive is all about food (not unlike pack drive), all about energy (often high energy), all about adrenaline and endorphins. Prey drive is triggered by vision, scent, and sound. The dog’s mind computes as follows: “If I see it move, I have to chase it. If I hear the beckon of that little red squirrel, I have to find it and chase it. If I smell the fresh scent of that fat bunny, I have to track it and kill it.” It’s all about food and day to day survival. The dog in prey drive is acutely aware of that inner voice in the distance telling him or her that it’s going to be a long, cold winter, and they must put food on the table and in the freezer for the long haul. Here’s what prey drive also means in 2018 – the dog is lured like a magnet to the movement of car wheels, bicycles, skateboards, joggers, running children, other dogs, cats, etc. The dog is summoned by the high-pitched screams of kids down the street having a pool party. The soft voice of “get me” is spoken by the resident felines, sometimes, but sometimes not, aware that they have spoken. And last but not least, the dog that escapes the home, yard, or kennel, can be found miles from home on a ground track of dubious destination. Our great working dogs in the areas of search-and-rescue, bomb detection, drug detection, Police K-9 Unit members, and herding and tending dogs, all exhibit the inherited behavior of high prey drive. This is the talent, coupled with pack drive, that allows them to excel at their jobs. To be successful in these endeavors, prey drive must be coupled with pack drive. The Volhards put this best and succinctly: “Behaviors associated with prey drive include: Air scenting and tracking, biting and killing, carrying, digging and burying, eating, high-pitched barking, jumping up and pulling down, pouncing, seeing, hearing,

Pondering while weed whacking not always a good idea By Dick Brooks For Columbia-Greene Media

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smelling, shaking an object, stalking and chasing, and tearing and ripping apart.” (Dog Training: Jack Volhard) It is key to understand that your canine survivors of being legitimately lost or dropped (abandoned) somewhere, are typically high in prey drive. These dogs will hunt and kill, keep moving to look for accessible feeding stations along the way, and have the courage, if you will, to approach and make contact. Know that your most talented dogs are typically high in prey drive. This does not mean that they are easy or easier to live with. The challenge for knowledgeable owners is not to suppress the drive, but to know how to turn it around, to re-define it to enable the dog to work for the pack leader. The caution that comes with prey drive is the aggression that may follow when the dog has caught “the prey,” whatever that may be. Dog owners must have

correct training to teach them how to get the dog back into pack drive from prey drive. To a dog, prey drive is play drive! There are many families who desire and require a successful canine companion to be in low (or almost no) prey drive. Occasionally I’ll work with a “Penelope” who is content to sit on the front porch watching the world go by. She is composed, seemingly disinterested in her frenetic surroundings, doesn’t leave the yard, and has an air of contentment with whatever her family chooses to do. When we have a “Penelope” walk into our Shelter, we most probably will have a line a mile long to adopt her. These dogs are wonderful “fits” for many of us. The rest of us will be licking our chops for the enjoyment and challenge of our wily and prey-driven charges! On to Defense Drive next!

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I was running the weed whacker today, a dangerous activity at any time of the year but more so at this time. I am of the opinion that if a plant has no flowers or fruit on it, it is a weed and should be whacked. At this time of the year, a lot of plants have already bloomed and a lot of the posy types get whacked when they shouldn’t. I consider this assisted dormancy and they do seem to reappear in the spring each year. Weed whacking is one of those mindless jobs that I don’t particularly enjoy anyway so a lack of focus contributes to some of the indiscriminate plant mayhem. Our old pear tree is shedding its leaves, it’s usually the very first sign that fall is on its way. Some of the local college students have already left for school. These thoughts brought on a senior flashback, which I seem to be getting more and more often. Since they are usually pleasant, I let this one run. I remembered heading to Potsdam for my freshman year back in 1959, seated in the back of my Uncle Art’s shiny new Studebaker Lark. Mom and Uncle Art chatted in the front while I chewed on the back arm rest so I wouldn’t scream that I didn’t want to go. The longest I had been

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BROOKS away from home until now was the week I spent each year at 4H Camp Overlook. Even then, I had my brothers, such as they are, with me. Now I was on my way to a strange town to live with people I had never met before. I wasn’t concerned about the lack of privacy, I had shared a room with my two brothers ever since my parents made the unwise decision that I shouldn’t be an only child. Granted my brothers were strange but they weren’t strangers. The college had sent me the name of my roommate and the number of my dormitory room. My roomie’s name was Bill and he came from Hempstead, Long Island. That’s about as far down state as you can come from. I came from Malone which is about as far upstate as you can get. I had heard about people from Long Island and knew that they didn’t speak the same language as us and

liked mugging people. I had concerns. Uncle Art turned into the college and drove to the men’s dorm. There was only one and it was half of one of the women’s dorms. I was reminded of a prison I had once seen in National Geographic. Two stories high with little windows and ivy growing everywhere. Uncle Art and Mom helped me haul my few pitiful belongings up the stairs (Are there any freshmen rooms on any campus on the first floor?). Uncle Art made a joke about my Dad working to avoid all this lugging, then he dragged Mom out of the room and down the stairs before the tears reached flood stage and I was alone. Just as I was getting to the good part about meeting the guy who became my best friend, the weed whacker brought me back to reality by chewing on my shinbone. I don’t think The Queen will notice the missing bed of day lilies, they didn’t have any flowers anyway. Thought for the week — You know you’re getting old when an attractive young lady walks by and your pacemaker opens the garage door. Until next week, may you and yours be happy and well. Reach Dick Brooks at Whittle12124@yahoo.com.

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a tenant’s rent directly to the landlord. The better known affordable housing option is public housing and the Housing Choice Voucher Program, commonly known as Section 8. HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing also provides rental subsidies in privately owned apartment buildings and multifamily houses to owners who have agreed to accept HUD rental subsidy payments. Renters can apply directly to owners and building management provided they meet income limits. The HUD New York Regional Office in collaboration with the Office of Multifamily

Housing Northeast Region will host a webinar on how to apply for HUD rental subsidies in privately-owned housing. HUD staff will walk you through the steps of the HUD Resource Locator and go over different affordable housing resources that are available to the public. This webinar is being held via Microsoft Teams. Renters interested in applying for affordable housing need to learn how to: Locate the rental properties where you wish to apply for housing using the HUD Resource Locator; Learn how to determine if your income qualifies; Learn how to apply for housing.

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YARD SALES SAUGERTIES — The Katsbaan Ladies Aid Society will sponsor a Yard Sale, Bake Sale and Mum Sale, rain or shine, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 27 and Aug. 28 in the Katsbaan Reformed Church Hall, 1801 Old Kings Highway, Saugerties. There will be lots of colorful Chrysanthemum Plants as well as tables full of household items, books, toys, games, jewelry, DVDs, etc., and delicious homemade baked goods. Something for everyone. Visit http://www.katsbaanchurch. org. RHINEBECK — Good Shepherd Church, 3 Mulberry St., Rhinebeck, will hold its 39th Annual Yard Sale 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 10 and Sept. 11 and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 12. Most items are inside the Church Hall or in tents, sale will be rain or shine. Many items including furniture, household item, Christmas items, jewelry, books, CDs/ DVDs, Children’s toys, Games and puzzles, bikes, antiques, paintings and prints, clothing and accessories and more.

ROAST BEEF AND PEACH SHORTCAKE DINNER TANNERSVILLE — Kaaterskill UMC will hold a Roast Beef and Peach Shortcake dinner on Aug. 17. Takeouts only from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Tannersville Rescue Squad Building. Free will offering.

CHICKEN BARBECUES SCHODACK — The Reformed Dutch Church of Schodack at Muitzeskill annual chicken barbecue will be held 4-6 p.m. Aug. 14 drivethru only. They will not be having the mini-market. The meal will be take out only, (drive through pick up) from 4-6 p.m. The meal will include chicken, corn on the cob, potato salad, cabbage salad and watermelon. Adults, $14; children 6-12, $7. Reserve meals by calling 732-7345. If no answer, leave a message including name, number and that you are calling regarding the barbecue. You will be called back. The church is located at the intersection of Schodack Landing Road & Muitzeskill Road in Schodack Landing.

THRIFT SHOP SIDEWALK SALE SOUTH BETHLEHEM — The South Bethlehem United

Methodist Church, 67 Willowbrook Ave., South Bethlehem, will hold a Thrift Shop Sidewalk Sale 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 21. There will be a few of the most popular vendors, locally grown flowers and handmade birdhouses made by one of the church members. Breakfast and lunch will be available and a small sitting area will be set up. All social distancing protocols will be followed for the safety of our community. Some of the monies raised from this sale will go to support our United Methodist Women’s local missions: Brown Bag-It Program sponsored through the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk School District, Capital City Rescue Mission, Interfaith Partnerships for the Homeless, and the Venture Food Bank.

CLOTHING BARN NORTH CHATHAM — The Clothing Barn at the North Chatham United Methodist Church has re-opened. The hours are the same as last year 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays. Clothing donations can be brought to the church during these times. For more information on the North Chatham United Methodist Church, call 518-766-3535 or visit northchathammethodistchurch.org. The church is located at 4274 Route 203, North Chatham.

FOOD SALE HUDSON — St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 59 Partition St., Hudson, holds a food sale noon-1 p.m. Sundays in the Church’s Hall. Potato and cheese pierogies are available each Sunday. Sauerkraut pierogies, Borscht and Stuffed Cabbage available but must be pre-ordered by Friday afternoon, and picked up on Sunday. Call 518-506-4288 to place order or for more information. Free delivery within 10 mile radius on orders of $50 or more. While visiting, browse our Handmade Orthodox Prayer Ropes.

FOOD PANTRY VALATIE — The Seventhday Adventist Church, 3266 Route 9, Valatie, will be offering boxes of free food from its food pantry once every three months. This year, those dates fall on Aug. 21 and Nov. 20. The drive-through food pantry will be open from 2-4 p.m. on those dates and individuals will be served on a first come, first serve basis. For information or if you have any questions, contact the church office at 909-784-4400 or check the church web site at https://www.kinderhooksda.

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SOUP KITCHEN OPEN CATSKILL — The Camp Grace Inc. Soup Kitchen, located at the First Reformed Church of Catskill, 310 Main St., Catskill, is open noon-1 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. For information, call Director Lamont Taylor at 518-2497009.

LEXINGTON/WEST KILL UMC LEXINGTON — Lexington/ West Kill UMC Worship services will be held under the pavilion at the Lexington Municipal building at 9:30 a.m. Sundays through the summer. There will be a combined worship service with Lexington/West Kill UMC, Kaaterskill UMC and East Jewett UMC at 10 a.m. Aug. 15 under the pavilion at the Lexington Municipal Building followed by coffee hour. In case of inclement weather, service will be held in the Lexington/West Kill UMC in Lexington. Pastor Peggy Fabrizio will be leading the service.

GRACE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH RHINEBECK — Grace Bible Fellowship Church, 6959 Route 9, Rhinebeck, worships at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Sunday School for all ages meets at 9:30 a.m. Women’s bible study and Grace Bible Institute meets at 7 p.m. Mondays. Mid-week prayer meeting is at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. For information, call 845-876-6923 or cdfcirone@ aol.com.

TRI COUNTY LUTHERAN PARISH VALATIE — The following is the worship schedule for the Tri County Lutheran Parish. Visit TCLParish.org website for weekly Zoom worship schedule and link. Columbia County: Emanual Lutheran Church, 506 County Road 46, Stuyvesant Falls, worships at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 1010 Kinderhook St., Valatie, worships at 10:30 a.m. Sunday with Sunday School also at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Emanuel/St. John’s Lutheran Church, 20 South Sixth St., Hudson, worships at 11 a.m. Sunday. Greene County: Zion Lutheran Church, 102 North Washington St., Athens, worships at 9 a.m. Sunday. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, State Route 81, Oak Hill, worships at 11 a.m. Sunday. Rensselaer County: Trinity Lutheran Church, 68 Green Ave., Castleton, worships at 9 a.m. Sunday. St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, 751 County Route 7, East Schodack, worships at 11 a.m. Sunday.

By Bob Beyfuss

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For Columbia-Greene Media

I harvested my first, fully ripe, “Big Beef” tomatoes last Saturday, Aug. 7. I had purchased my transplants from Story’s nursery, back around May 10 and had repotted them into bigger pots. I put four plants in one of my raised beds through black plastic mulch on May 21 and I planted the other four in a different bed on June 5. The second bed has wood shavings mulch, but no black plastic. Both beds produced 2 ripe tomatoes each, on the same day. I expected the ones in the black plastic bed to be much earlier, but despite being in the ground two weeks longer, there was no difference in first harvest date. There is just no advantage in setting transplants out early and lots of risk, from a late frost or blossom end rot. Anyway, it was worth the wait. The Big Beef tomatoes are perfect, with no scarring and not a blemish on them. I know that heirloom tomatoes are very much in vogue, due to them supposedly tasting better than modern hybrids, but in general, they make some very ugly, odd shaped fruit, often with cat facing (cracks on the top of the fruit). They also yield far fewer fruit than hybrids and are subject to all sorts of diseases that most modern hybrids are immune to. As for taste, I have never tasted a tomato that tasted better than a freshly harvested Big Beef. The best time to do a major lawn renovation, or plant a whole new lawn in our region, is usually around midSeptember. Since it is not quite mid-August, you have plenty of time now to properly prepare the site before actually planting the seed,

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BEYFUSS or installing sod. A properly planted lawn should last for decades with ordinary maintenance so it is worth the effort to do it right. Begin by having the soil tested for pH at your local office of Cornell Cooperative Extension. Dig a few tablespoons from three or four inches deep, from four or five different places on the area to be planted. Mix the samples together, remove any rocks or organic debris and allow to dry out completely on a paper plate. Bring a cupful of the soil to the office (call first to insure someone is there to help you). I don’t think it is necessary to have a complete soil analysis done at the Cornell soil lab, unless you are aiming at golf course size, or quality of lawn. The Cornell soil computer will spit out recommendations that are too technical for most laypeople to understand anyway. All you really need to know is the pH, which tells you how acid or how alkaline the soil is. The local extension office Master Gardener can tell you how much lime you need to add per 1,000 square feet, if any. If the soil is really acid, you may need to split the lime application into two steps. One hundred pounds of lime per 1,000 square feet is about as much as you would want to

apply at any one time. Lime, (pelletized lime is best) can be spread on top of the soil at any time, but at least a few weeks before planting. Some lawns that may appear to be in in bad shape, often “miraculously” rebound after being limed. In a few weeks after liming, you may decide that you don’t need to redo the lawn after all. At this point you need to decide if you just want to spot seed some places or if you want to start from scratch. If you are going for a complete replacement, you need to kill the existing grass/weeds that are growing there. A broad spectrum herbicide, such as glyphosate, will kill anything growing there, but it may take as long as two weeks to work. Next you need to till in, or remove the dead sod to expose the soil beneath. Very few hand operated tillers are capable of this. It is often easier to remove the dead sod by hand, with a shovel. It is always a good idea to till some baled peat moss into the soil to add organic matter. A three or four inch layer of dry peat moss, thoroughly tilled in, will improve the seed bed immensely. Buy a good quality blend of grass seed that fits your site, i.e. full sun, partial shade etc. and follow label directions for seeding rate. After seeding, mulch with clean straw, not hay, so that you can just barely see the ground under the straw. Set up a sprinkler, or be prepared to water almost every day until the grass is 3 inches tall in two to three weeks. At that time you can mow it without needing to remove the straw mulch. Reach Bob Beyfuss at rlb14@cornell.edu.

COLLEGE CORNER SUNY DELHI DELHI — SUNY Delhi announces its dean’s list for the spring 2021 semester, a recognition of academic achievement for students who enrolled in six or more credits and earned a 3.5 or higher grade-point average for the semester. Madisyn Woods-Heath of Greenville, Bryan Enriquez of Athens, Sean Mason of Elka Park, Garrett McKenna of Leeds, Ashley Petrocca of Athens, Maycie Reich of Elka Park, Daniel Westlake of Athens, Skylar Barto of Fleischmanns, Elaine VanValkenburg of

Tannersville, Megan Worden of Athens, Alexis Deeg of Catskill, Christopher Gianola of Coxsackie, John Killourhy of Haines Falls, Julia Reda of Coxsackie, Nina Sommer of Cairo, Kyle Todd of Lexington, Jordan Corvin of Saugerties, Karlyn Monroe of Shandaken, Madison Stelmach of Saugerties, Alexandra Goodwin of Saugerties.

PURCHASE COLLEGE, SUNY PURCHASE — Purchase College announced that more than 1,400 students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester.

Edward Donahue of Catskill, Lydia Mardas of Freehold, Lenore Mardas of Freehold, Emily Schirmer of Saugerties, Sophia Goode of Saugerties.

LE MOYNE COLLEGE SYRACUSE — Le Moyne College has named local students to its Spring 2021 Dean’s List. To make the list, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or above. Kaitlyn McGuiness, a Junior English major from Selkirk, Rebecca Naccarato, a Junior Undeclared major from Saugerties.

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health and safety of students, teachers and school staff while providing flexibility for schools to address their own unique circumstances in a manner that best meets the needs of all students.” Under the department’s guidelines, the state recommends universal indoor masking regardless of vaccination status, social distancing of at least three feet and offering a remote option. The guide also urges school districts to promote vaccination against COVID-19 for eligible students. “At a time when schools are preparing to reopen and the COVID positivity rate is

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that may have rabies. “Rabies is 100% fatal,” Mabb said. “The good news is you have a little time. There’s postexposure treatment for people who may have been bitten.” Post-exposure treatment is a series of four injections given in the arm, Mabb said. A big mistake people make with bats is opening windows to let them fly away, Mabb said. If the bat escapes, it can’t be tested for rabies, and simply looking at a bat won’t indicate it has rabies. If a bat is found where you sleep it needs to get tested, he said.

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town or village. Municipalities have until Dec. 31 to opt out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries where cannabis would be sold. If the municipality does not opt out, dispensaries

increasing, we must ensure our schools and districts have the most up-to-date resources and mitigation strategies available to keep our children and school staff safe,” Education Commissioner Betty Rosa said in a statement. The recommended guidelines are based on information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics. “Reopening amidst a pandemic for the second consecutive year is truly a daunting task,” Rosa said. “Our hope is that this guide, coupled with the input of local health officials, will help the state’s education community as they prepare for September.” Catskill District Superintendent Ronel Cook said Friday the

district will follow state and federal guidance. “Catskill Central School District’s plan will be aligned with the CDC and state Education Department’s reopening guidance,” Cook said. “Our next Reopening of Schools Committee meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday. The committee will meet, thoroughly review the document and cross reference it with the draft plan that was already created.” The district plans to offer a remote learning option for students with immunocompromised conditions, he added. The first day of school in the Catskill district will be Sept. 13. The Catskill district will hold a public hearing Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Catskill High School library, 341 West Main St., where the plan will

be reviewed with the board of education and the community, Cook said. Another meeting will be held at a later date to approve the reopening plan. Information will be provided on the district’s website, Cook said. “Our goal is to safely and responsibly return all students back to in-person instruction five days a week,” Cook said. “We will not deter or alter the recommended guidance. Doing so could potentially expose the district to liability and/or being shut down by the Department of Health.” The Coxsackie-Athens Central School District will meet next week to discuss the reopening of the schools, Assistant Superintendent of School Services Leslie Copleston said Friday. “We are meeting on Monday

to compile our reopening plan and follow up with a discussion at the Thursday night board of education meeting,” Copleston said. The first day of school in the Coxsackie-Athens district will be Sept. 7. The Greenville Central School District plan was already aligned with the CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines, which mirror the state Education Department guide released Thursday, District Superintendent Tammy Sutherland said Friday. The guidelines followed by the district are the highest standard of care available at this time, Sutherland said. The district will adhere to the recommended protocols, including mask wearing, social distancing of at least three feet,

surveillance testing, increased ventilation, hand hygiene, staying home when sick and regular cleaning and disinfecting to reduce the risk of transmission of the virus, Sutherland said. The practices followed by the district last school year will resume in September, she said. “The layered mitigation strategies that we and other school districts implemented during the 2020-21 school year helped us to successfully keep our schools open,” Sutherland said. “These are strategies that will continue into the 2021-22 school year.” The district will provide families with a written plan as soon as it is completed, she added. The first day of school in the Greenville Central School District will be Sept. 8.

The Columbia County Department of Health sent six bats for testing last month, Mabb said. None of them tested positive for rabies. “Ninety-seven percent of all bats that are sampled are negative,” Mabb said. “So it’s not a huge problem, it’s just because rabies is 100% fatal, you never mess with it. Foxes and raccoons are the bigger issue in terms of people being exposed to rabies. A fox can be very aggressive.” A bat needs to be caught alive so it can be sent away for testing. The state Department of Health created a short video explaining how to safely catch a bat found in your home. If professional help is not available, you can capture the bat safely.

The state Department of Health advises wearing leather or thick work gloves and using a small box or coffee can, a piece of cardboard and tape. Close the windows and closet doors. Turn on the lights and wait for the bat to land. When it does, move toward it slowly. Wearing the gloves, put the box or coffee can over it and then slide the cardboard under the container to trap the bat inside. You can then tape the cardboard to the container, and poke small holes in the cardboard to allow the bat to breathe. Call the local department of health immediately. “One of the biggest mistakes people make is they’ll get a tennis racket or something and they’ll whack the bat,” Mabb said. “A bat’s brain is smaller

than a dime and we have to have an intact brain to test. We’ve had plenty that people crush and they have to go through the treatment because it proves untestable.” A bat can degrade in heat, Mabb said. It is acceptable to freeze a captured bat. Rabies testing in animal specimens consists of microscopic examination of brain tissue samples using an immunofluorescence staining technique, according to the Wadsworth Center. Results are confirmed by virus isolation in a cell culture system. Wadsworth has monthly reports of the animals collected for testing in each county in the state. Their most recent online data, from last year, report in

June 2020, 14 animals were brought in for testing, five of which were bats. In July 2020, eight animals were brought in for rabies testing in Columbia County; four were bats. In August 2020, 15 animals were brought in for rabies testing in Columbia County, 11 of which were bats. None of the bats tested last summer were positive for rabies. Nine different species of bats can be found in New York, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Three species are tree bats and six are cave bats. Rabies in humans is rare in the United States, according to the CDC. There are usually one or two human cases per year in the nation. The most common

source of human rabies in the United States is the bat. Of the 19 naturally acquired cases of rabies in humans in the United States from 1997 to 2006, 17 were associated with bats. Of those, 14 patients had known encounters with bats. Four people awoke because a bat landed on them and one person awoke because a bat bit him. In these cases, the bat was inside the home. Nearly all of the human rabies deaths that have occurred in the United States since 1990 were linked to bat rabies, according to the state Department of Health. Of the bat-associated fatalities, the majority of people did not report any known contact with a bat.

would automatically be permitted. The Athens committee is tasked with analyzing the issue and coming up with a plan. The village board will hold an informal forum at its next meeting Aug. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the firehouse, 39 Third St. “At our next meeting I want, not a public hearing, but a

discussion to gauge what the community is feeling about the legalization of marijuana and the future of it in the village of Athens,” Serrago said. Residents who are unable to attend the meeting will also be able to email comments and concerns to the board. “I think it would be a good way to start off a conversation about what we are going to do

and how it is going to be,” Serrago said. Several public meetings will likely be held before a final decision is made, the mayor added. Village Trustee Rickie Gabrielle initially opposed permitting cannabis dispensaries in the village, but has since had a change of heart. “I talked to a lot of people

and they said hell, yeah,” Gabrielle said with a laugh. “Middle-aged people — not youngsters — but they think they are going to get rich off this.” Serrago responded that should a dispensary want to open in the village the taxes generated could be substantial. “It would be a significant

amount of tax revenue,” Serrago agreed. “This is only if somebody wants to open a shop here.” Gabrielle now supports the concept. “At first I was against it, but you’ve got my vote for it,” he said. “I have a lot of friends and relatives who are saying hell, yeah.”

Boeing’s Starliner to go back to factory for repairs, probably causing another major delay for troubled program Christian Davenport The Washington Post

Boeing said Friday that it will remove its Starliner spacecraft from atop of a rocket to fix valves that have remained stuck, a decision that will probably force yet another months-long delay in its do-over of a test flight without astronauts aboard. Boeing engineers have been trying since Aug. 3 to fix the problem, one in a series of significant issues that have plagued its spacecraft program for years. Boeing had been hoping to restore functionality to the valves and get a launch off to the International Space Station this month under its contract with NASA.

But the decision to move the spacecraft into a processing facility means the issue is a troublesome one, and because of other missions to the space station will probably mean that the launch will not go off until next year. Boeing had been hoping to fly the spacecraft to the space station after a botched first attempt in December 2019, when Starliner suffered a major software breakdown that forced controllers on the ground to end the mission before the spacecraft could dock with the station. After 18 months, the spacecraft was finally mounted on top of an Atlas V rocket and rolled out to the launchpad at

Cape Canaveral for what Boeing hoped would be a triumphant return to flight. But hours before the scheduled launch Aug. 3, Boeing engineers discovered that 13 valves in the service module’s propulsion system were stuck in the closed position when they should have been open. Crews scrambled to fix the problem and moved the spacecraft and rocket to a nearby assembly building, where technicians were able to reopen nine. The company had held out hope that it would be able to get the launch off this month but on Friday conceded that it would not be possible.

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New York Yankees shortstop Tyler Wade, left, and designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton, who has a corncob in his waistband, before the Field of Dreams game against the Chicago White Sox in Dyersville, Iowa, on Thursday.

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DYERSVILLE, Iowa — Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito stared at the batter’s eye shaped as a barn in the cornfield beyond the centerfield wall. Standing in the dugout along the third-base line wearing a vintage Sox uniform that was inspired by what the team wore in the early 20th century,

Giolito took in all the festivities associated with playing a game in a cornfield. “It blew me away,” Giolito said of his first reaction to seeing the temporary 8,000-seat ballpark on the Dyersville farm where the Academy Award-nominated 1989 movie “Field of Dreams” was filmed. “I was expecting to see a lot of corn in the outfield, but I wasn’t expecting these kinds

of attention to detail in the dugout. “And the batter’s eye really gets my attention. They obviously put a lot of work into this.” The Sox and Yankees began a three-game series with a slight detour on the way to Guaranteed Rate Field, meeting Thursday in the Field of Dreams game. Thursday’s opener took place in

Dyersville, with the series scheduled to resume Saturday and Sunday at Guaranteed Rate Field. “A lot of us, we had our phones out, taking videos, taking pictures,” Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge said. “Getting a chance to be at the Field of Dreams and play a game here, and to represent the

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Daniel Jones won’t play in the battle of New York teams when his Giants meet the Jets in both teams’ preseason opener Saturday night in East Rutherford, N.J. Giants coach Joe Judge said Thursday that he’s keeping the third-year quarterback off the field, following other NFL coaches who have chosen to sit their starting quarterbacks in preseason Week 1. The Jets do plan to play quarterback Zach Wilson, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 draft. Coach Robert Saleh said the rookie will play two series in his MetLife Stadium

debut. Without Jones, the Giants will be led by veteran Mike Glennon and Clayton Thorson, a 2019 third-round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles who has yet to play an NFL snap. Jones, 24, is 8-18 as the starter for the Giants, who selected him No. 6 overall in the 2019 draft. Last season, in 14 games, he completed 62.5 percent of his passes for 2,943 yards with 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. The Giants host the Denver Broncos to open the regular season on Sept. 12. The Jets will play the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C., the same day.

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Nets’ franchise transformation almost complete with Big 3 about to be ‘signed, sealed, delivered’ Kristian Winfield New York Daily News

NEW YORK — First it was Kevin Durant, who signed a four-year contract extension that keeps him in Brooklyn through 2026. Next, it’s Kyrie Irving and James Harden, who Nets general manager Sean Marks is hoping will follow Durant’s lead. Speaking to reporters after the first week of free agency, Marks said the Nets are having contract extension conversations with the remaining two of Brooklyn’s Big 3 “right now.” “I feel very confident that on the first day of training camp, we’ll be looking at those three in particular being signed, sealed, delivered and being a part of the Brooklyn Nets for a long time to come,” he said. “It’s comforting to know that a guy of that caliber (Durant) is locked in, and those guys in general when that happens,” Blake Griffin said Thursday. “KD’s kind of like that piece that brought everything

together, and then Kai coming here and James here.” That’s night and day from when Marks started. Today’s successes make it easy to forget yesterday’s struggles, but Brooklyn used to be the laughingstock of the NBA. When the Nets hired Marks in February of 2016, they were en route to a 21-win season. The following year, they only won 20, the worst record in the NBA by four games and the worst in the East by eight. There wasn’t a star in sight on that year’s roster. It was headlined by Brook Lopez, the only player in Brooklyn averaging more than 15 points per game. Fast forward to 2021, and the Nets have three superstars each averaging at least 24 points a night. They have Durant, who just led Team USA to gold JASON MILLER/GETTY IMAGES and nearly defeated this year’s NBA champions with The Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant (7), James Harden (13) and Kyrie Irving (11) celebrate injuries to his two co-stars. action against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland on

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Saratoga, Del Mar horse racing tracks differ in more ways than just location Bryce Miller The San Diego Union-Tribune

SARATOGA SPRINGS — They could not be more different race-day breeds, Saratoga and Del Mar. One is parked next to an ocean, jammed with sun seekers. The other shades the masses under a lush canopy of trees that could double for a local park. Del Mar is a preening party, a colorful reality show for the nattily dressed and connected. Saratoga is loosened belts ... and billfolds. One is see and be seen. The other obsesses over photo finishes, rather than photo opps. A recent sprint through New England offered a chance to veer west a bit and compare and contrast horse racing meccas separated by 2,438 miles -- and personalities planets apart. “It’s a throwback,” said Tim Wilkin, the longtime horse racing reporter for the Times Union in Albany. “It goes back to thinking about the (19)50s and ‘60s, when places were jammed on Wednesdays. That’s not the case anymore. “The one place people go to is Saratoga. It’s a destination.” Saratoga sits in a community of 28,000. Less than three miles to the east, the rural roads zigzagging in from Vermont feel like a lazy afternoon drive through farm country. Del Mar dips its toes in the sand on the front porch of a seaside mecca topping 3.3 million. In 1863, Saratoga’s website explains, “casino owner, ex-boxing champion, and future

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The picnic area at Saratoga Race Track in Saratoga Springs represents a throwback to racing’s early days.

congressman John Morrissey organized Saratoga’s first thoroughbred meet a month after

the Battle of Gettysburg.” That’s a staggering timeline to consider, given Bing Crosby did not

orchestrate Del Mar’s debut until more than seven decades later. History wafts through the track’s airy entryways that wind underneath the main concourse. Secretariat lived on the backstretch. So did Seattle Slew, Affirmed, Man o’ War and too many champions to count. Hollywood sought out the wood-lined oval’s sturdy chin and charming wrinkles for movies ranging from “Seabiscuit” to a James Bond visit in “Diamonds Are Forever.” The tracks march to their own drums and cater to their own, quirky drummers. Del Mar revels in its glamorous seaside optics. In an area behind Saratoga’s grandstand, picnic tables end the day covered in empty beer cans and crumpled betting slips. The track allows its fans to bring in coolers with food and drinks, as long as there’s no glass. They surrender the cash grab at concessions stands to lure even more to betting kiosks sprinkled throughout picnic park -- the track’s version of the beach chairs lining Del Mar’s race-day apron (pre-pandemic). Saratoga fills with families, along with those who anchor hotel lobbies with heads bowed, pens stowed behind ears, memorizing the racing form. It’s home to the Travers Stakes, racing’s midsummer jewel of the east that lauds its status as the oldest major thoroughbred race in America. See HORSE B4

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GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 4-6 W-2 37-23 31-23 1.5 — 8-2 W-7 34-25 33-23 8 4.5 5-5 W-2 35-24 26-31 11.5 8 5-5 L-2 30-28 27-30 28.5 25 2-8 L-2 26-30 14-45

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W 60 59 59 50 48

Philadelphia New York Atlanta Washington Miami

L 55 55 56 65 67

Pct .522 .518 .513 .435 .417

GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 8-2 W-1 35-23 25-32 .5 6 4-6 W-3 36-20 23-35 1 6.5 7-3 L-1 31-29 28-27 10 15.5 1-9 L-4 29-30 21-35 12 17.5 4-6 W-1 27-27 21-40

Central Division W 70 62 58 52 41

Milwaukee Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago Pittsburgh

L 46 54 56 65 74

Pct .603 .534 .509 .444 .357

GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 7-3 W-4 32-27 38-19 8 4 6-4 W-1 31-27 31-27 11 7 6-4 W-3 32-25 26-31 18.5 14.5 1-9 L-8 31-28 21-37 28.5 24.5 1-9 L-8 23-33 18-41

West Division W 73 69 66 51 35

San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Colorado Arizona

L 41 46 50 63 80

Pct .640 .600 .569 .447 .304

GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 8-2 W-4 37-17 36-24 4.5 — 7-3 L-1 36-20 33-26 8 — 6-4 L-1 40-24 26-26 22 14 6-4 L-2 38-21 13-42 38.5 30.5 2-8 L-4 21-35 14-45

TEX KnrFlf ss Hrndz 3b Heim ph Garcia dh Lowe 1b Peters rf Clbrsn lf Martin cf Ibanez 2b Trevno c Totals

AB R HBI 40 00 30 00 10 00 30 00 30 00 30 00 31 11 30 10 30 00 20 00 28 1 2 1

Texas Seattle

SEA AB R HBI Crwfrd ss 4 1 2 1 Hanigr dh 4 0 0 0 Seager 3b 4 0 1 0 France 1b 4 1 2 0 Toro 2b 401 0 Kelenic cf 2 0 0 1 Raleigh c 3 0 0 0 Fraley rf 3 1 1 1 Moore lf 3 0 1 0 Totals

31 3 8 3

010 000 000 — 1 000 110 10x — 3

LOB—Seattle 5, Texas 1. 2B—J.Crawford (25). HR—J.Crawford (6), Culberson (4), Fraley (8).

IP H R ER BB SO Texas Fltynwcz L, 2-11 7 6 3 3 0 6 B.Martin 1 2 0 0 0 1 Seattle Gonzals W, 4-5 9 2 1 1 1 9 Umpires—Home, Phil Cuzzi; First, Cory Blaser; Second, Malachi Moore; Third, Mark Ripperger. T—2:08. A—14,031 (48,052)

(First game)

Washington NY Mets

NYM AB R HBI Nimmo cf 4 1 2 4 Alonso 1b 3 0 0 0 Diaz rp 000 0 Smith lf 302 0 Davis 3b 3 0 2 0 McNeil 2b 3 0 1 0 Villar ss 311 0 Cnfrt rf 312 0 Nido c 301 0 Stromn sp 2 1 1 0 Loup rp 000 0 Almor ph 1 0 0 0 Totals

000 001 030 100

28 412 4 0 — 1 x — 4

LOB—New York 7, Washington 4. 2B—Kieboom (2), V.Robles (19). HR—Nimmo (3). SB— Nido (1). CS—Lu.Garcia (1).

IP Washington Nolin L, 0-1 3 A.Machado 1 Ja.Guerra 1 Je.Rodriguez 1 NY Mets Stroman W, 8-115 1/3 Loup H, 13 2/3 Ed.Diaz S, 25 1

H R ER BB SO 8 2 2 0

4 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

2 3 0 1

3 1 0 0 1 0

1 0 0

2 1 0

8 0 0

Inherited runners-scored—A.Machado 1-1, Loup 2-0. HBP—Alonso (by A.Machado). Umpires—Home, Sean Barber; First, Nick Mahrley; Second, Ramon De Jesus; Third, Alan Porter. T—2:28.

American League Wednesday’s games Minnesota 1, Chicago White Sox 0 N.Y. Yankees 5, Kansas City 2 Detroit 5, Baltimore 2 Oakland 6, Cleveland 3 Boston 20, Tampa Bay 8 Toronto 10, L.A. Angels 2 Seattle 2, Texas 1 Thursday’s games Oakland 17, Cleveland 0 Detroit 6, Baltimore 4 Seattle 3, Texas 1 Tampa Bay 8, Boston 1 Chicago White Sox 9, N.Y. Yankees 8 Toronto at L.A. Angels, 9:38 p.m. Friday’s games Baltimore (TBD) at Boston (Pivetta 8-5), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (TBD) at Detroit (TBD), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Irvin 8-10) at Texas (Dunning 5-7), 8:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (TBD) at Minnesota (Pineda 4-7), 8:10 p.m. Houston (Greinke 10-3) at L.A. Angels (TBD), 9:38 p.m. Toronto (TBD) at Seattle (TBD), 10:10 p.m. Saturday’s games Baltimore at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 6:10 p.m. Oakland at Texas, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. Houston at L.A. Angels, 9:07 p.m. Toronto at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. National League Wednesday’s games N.Y. Mets 8, Washington 7, competition of suspended game Miami 7, San Diego 0 St. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 0 L.A. Dodgers 8, Philadelphia 2 Washington at N.Y. Mets, ppd.

Atlanta 8, Cincinnati 6, 11 innings Milwaukee 10, Chicago Cubs 0 San Francisco 7, Arizona 2 Thursday’s games N.Y. Mets 4, Washington 1, 7 innings St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 Milwaukee 17, Chicago Cubs 4 N.Y. Mets 5, Washington 4, 7 innings Cincinnati 12, Atlanta 3 San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m. Friday’s games Cincinnati (Mahle 9-3) at Philadelphia (Wheeler 10-6), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (Morton 10-4) at Washington (TBD), 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Anderson 4-5) at Pittsburgh (TBD), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Urias 13-3) at N.Y. Mets (Megill 1-2), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 13-5) at Miami (Luzardo 1-1), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Snell 6-4) at Arizona (Bumgarner 6-7), 9:40 p.m. Colorado (Gomber 9-6) at San Francisco (DeSclafani 10-5), 9:45 p.m. Saturday’s games Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 6:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Miami, 6:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m. Interleague Wednesday’s game Houston 5, Colorado 1 Friday’s game St. Louis (Flaherty 8-1) at Kansas City (Minor 8-10), 8:10 p.m. Saturday’s game St. Louis at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

Thursday’s games

2-2, H.Robles 2-1, J.Taylor 1-0. Umpires—Home, Hunter Wendelstedt; First, Adam Beck; Second, Joe West; Third, Tripp Gibson III. T—2:59. A—26,803 (37,402)

Inherited runners-scored—Familia 3-3, Lugo 2-1. WP—Familia 2 (3). Umpires—Home, Mike Muchlinski; First, Ramon De Jesus; Second, Alan Porter; Third, Nick Mahrley. T—2:46. A—25,870 (41,800)

Tigers 6, Orioles 4

Phillies 2, Dodgers 1

White Sox 9, Yankees 8 (at Dyersville, Iowa)

NYY AB R HBI LMahiu 2b 3 1 1 0 Gardnr cf 5 2 2 1 Judge rf 42 25 Gallo lf 31 00 Stantn dh 5 1 1 2 Voit 1b 40 00 Vlzquz ss 0 0 0 0 Odor 3b 40 00 Hgshok c 4 0 0 0 Wade ss 41 20 Totals

CHW AB R HBI Andrsn ss 5 2 2 3 Hrndz 2b 4 0 0 0 Abreu 1b 2 2 1 1 Jimenez lf 4 1 2 3 Gdwn pr 0 0 0 0 Mncda 3b 4 0 0 0 Vaghn dh 3 0 1 0 Robert cf 4 1 1 0 Engel rf 210 0 Garcia rf 0 0 0 0 Mendck ph 1 0 0 0 Zavala c 3 2 1 2 36 8 8 8 Totals 32 9 8 9

DET AB R HBI Grssmn rf 5 1 2 1 Schoop dh 4 1 0 0 Cndlro 3b 4 1 2 1 Haase lf 30 00 Nunez 1b 4 1 2 2 Castro 2b 4 1 2 0 Reyes cf 41 22 Greinr c 20 00 Robson ph 2 0 0 0 Short ss 30 00 Totals 35 610 6 Detroit Baltimore

E—Ti.Anderson 1. LOB—Chicago 3, New York 7. 2B—Ti.Anderson (24), Robert (11). HR—J.Abreu (23), Ti.Anderson (13), Gardner (5), E.Jimenez (6), Judge 2 (25), Stanton (18), Zavala (4). SB— Wade (11).

LOB—Baltimore 7, Detroit 5. 2B—Candelario (32). 3B—Candelario (2). HR—Grossman (18), R.Nunez (3), V.Reyes (3), D.Stewart 2 (10). SB—Mateo (3), Mullins (22), Santander (1).

IP NY Yankees Heaney 5 Wa.Peralta 2 Jo.Rodriguez 1 Brittn L, 0-1 BS, 1/3 Chi. White Sox Lynn 5 Kopech H, 12 1 1/3 Bummer H, 15 2/3 Kimbrel H, 1 1 Hndrks W, 7-2 BS 1

IP Detroit Manning W, 3-5 6 Funkhsr H, 5 1 Fulmer S, 7 2 Baltimore Means L, 5-4 4 1/3 Diplan 1 2/3 Scott 1 Sulser 1 Wells 1

5 0 2 1

7 0 0 2

3 1 0 1

5 3 1 0

4 1 0 0 3

4 0 0 0 4

2 1 1 1 1

7 2 0 2 3

Inherited runners-scored—Bummer 2-0, Kopech 2-0. WP—Kimbrel (1). Umpires—Home, Pat Hoberg; First, Lazaro Diaz; Second, Mike Estabrook; Third, Jeff Nelson. T—3:29. A—7,832.

Tampa Bay Boston

BOS AB R HBI Hrndz 2b 1 1 0 0 Duran cf 4 0 0 0 Bogrts ss 4 0 0 0 Devers 3b 4 0 1 1 Martnz dh 3 0 0 0 Rnfroe rf 3 0 0 0 Plwcki c 3 0 1 0 Gnzalz 1b 3 0 0 0 Crdero lf 3 0 0 0 Totals

28 1 2 1

001 003 040 — 8 000 100 000 — 1

8 3 1 1 2 0

3 1 0

0 1 0

2 0 0

8 0 0 2 0

6 0 0 0 0

1 1 0 0 1

3 1 0 0 1

Inherited runners-scored—Diplan 1-0. HBP— Santander (by Fulmer). Umpires—Home, Adam Hamari; First, Roberto Ortiz; Second, Chad Fairchild; Third, Tim Timmons. T—3:00. A—8,382 (45,971)

OAK AB R HBI CLE AB R HBI Canha lf 6 1 1 3 Straw cf 3 0 0 0 Marte cf 3 0 2 3 Rsario ss 4 0 1 0 Psctty ph 1 0 1 2 Rmirez 3b 4 0 0 0 Olson 1b 6 0 1 2 Reyes dh 4 0 0 0 Morlnd dh 5 3 2 2 Ramos c 3 0 1 0 Hrrisn 2b 0 1 0 0 Zimmer rf 1 0 0 0 Kemp 2b 4 3 3 0 Mrcado lf 3 0 1 0 Murphy c 4 3 2 2 Miller 1b 3 0 0 0 Chapmn 3b 1 3 0 0 Gimenz 2b 3 0 0 0 Brown rf 5 1 1 1 Andrus ss 5 2 1 2 Totals 40171417 Totals 28 0 3 0 Oakland Cleveland

E—Plawecki 1. LOB—Boston 3, Tampa Bay 6. 2B—Cruz (3), R.Devers (32), Kiermaier (13). 3B— Wendle (3). HR—W.Franco (5), Zunino (23). SB—Kiermaier (8).

IP H R ER BB SO Tampa Bay Rasmussen McHugh W, 4-1 Chargois H, 2 Head Sherriff Boston Houck L, 0-3 J.Taylor H.Robles A.Davis Y.Rios

H R ER BB SO

Athletics 17, Indians 0

Rays 8, Red Sox 1 TB AB R HBI Lowe 2b 3 1 1 1 Franco ss 5 1 1 2 Cruz dh 51 10 Mdows lf 5 0 0 0 Wendle 3b 5 1 1 0 Diaz 1b 21 10 Phllps rf 20 00 Margot ph 0 0 0 1 Krmair cf 3 2 3 0 Zunino c 4 1 1 3 Totals 34 8 9 7

000 510 000 — 6 100 101 100 — 4

6 0 0 0 0

4 2 1 1 1

1 1 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 1

4 3 1 1 2

5 2/3 1 1/3 2

6 0 0 1 2

4 0 0 2 2

3 0 0 2 2

0 1 3 1 0

8 1 1 1 0

Inherited runners-scored—A.Davis 1-0, Y.Rios

030 252 041 — 17 000 000 000 — 0

E—Bassitt 1. LOB—Cleveland 4, Oakland 10. 2B—Canha (18), S.Marte (3), S.Murphy (21), A.Rosario (19). HR—Moreland 2 (9).

IP Oakland Bassitt W, 12-3 6 Puk 1 D.Guerra 1 Diekman 1 Cleveland E.Morgan L, 1-5 4 Garza 0 F.Perez 1 1/3 Young 2 1/3 Parker 1 1/3

(Second game)

WAS AB R HBI Robles cf 4 0 0 0 Stvnsn lf 4 0 1 2 Soto rf 10 00 Zmrmn 1b 4 0 0 0 Finngn rp 0 0 0 0 Kboom 3b 3 0 1 0 Garcia ss 3 1 1 0 Sanchz 2b 3 2 2 0 Barrera c 1 0 1 0 Bell ph 10 00 Fedde sp 0 0 0 0 Hrndz ph 0 0 0 1 Klbsts rp 0 0 0 0 Rainey rp 0 0 0 0 Parra ph 0 1 0 0 Adams c 0 0 0 0 Totals 24 4 6 3 Washington NY Mets

NYM AB R HBI Nimmo cf 4 0 0 0 Almor cf 0 0 0 0 McNeil 2b 4 0 0 0 Alonso 1b 4 1 3 1 Smith lf 300 0 May rp 000 0 Fmilia rp 0 0 0 0 Cnfrt rf 322 0 Davis 3b 2 1 1 1 Villar ss 313 2 McCann c 3 0 1 1 Wllims sp 1 0 0 0 Lugo rp 000 0 Pillar ph 1 0 0 0 Totals

000 010 000 202

28 510 5 3 — 4 1 — 5

LOB—New York 6, Washington 6. 2B—Alonso (16), Conforto (13), JD.Davis (9), Ad.Sanchez (1). HR—Alonso (25), Villar (13). SB—Alonso (3).

IP Washington Fedde 4 Klobosits 1 Rainey 1 Finnegn L, 4-4 1/3 NY Mets Williams 4 1/3 Lugo 1 2-3 T.May H, 10 1/3 Fmilia W, 6-2 BS 2/3

H R ER BB SO 6 0 3 1

2 0 2 1

1 0 0 0

4 1 0 0

3 0 2 1

1 0 3 0

2 1 1 1

2 2 1 1

2 1/3 3 2/3 2 1

5 8 0 1

6 5 0 1

1 0

4 2

6 5 0 1

3 0 0 0

1 5 3 1

Brewers 17, Cubs 4 MIL AB R HBI Wong 2b 3 0 1 0 Adames ss 6 0 1 2 Yelich lf 62 20 Escobr 1b 6 3 3 0 Urias 3b 65 55 Ptrson rf 5 3 5 4 Pina c 63 36 Brdly cf 51 20 Wdruff sp 0 0 0 0 Tellez ph 1 0 0 0 Strklnd rp 1 0 0 0 Topa rp 10 00 Norris rp 1 0 0 0 Hader rp 0 0 0 0 Sanchz rp 0 0 0 0 Totals

CHC AB R HBI Ortega cf 2 0 1 1 Fargas ph 2 0 0 0 Duffy 3b 3 0 1 0 Schwndl ph 2 2 2 1 Wisdom 1b 5 1 1 1 Happ lf 501 0 Bote 2b 410 0 Romine ss 5 0 0 0 Chrnos c 2 0 0 0 Alcntr ss 0 0 0 0 Dchmnn rf 4 0 2 0 Hndrcks sp 1 0 0 0 Misngr rp 0 0 0 0 Jewell rp 1 0 0 0 Rodrgz rp 0 0 0 0 Romine ph 1 0 0 0 47172217 Totals 37 4 8 3 050 044 301 — 17 010 000 201 — 4

E—L.Urias 1, Woodruff 1. LOB—Chicago 11, Milwaukee 9. 2B—Bradley Jr. (12), J.Peterson (8), Schwindel (3), L.Urias 2 (22), K.Wong (21). 3B—E.Escobar (2). HR—J.Peterson (5), Pina 2 (9), Schwindel (2), L.Urias 2 (16), Wisdom (18). SB—Adames (3).

IP Milwaukee Woodruff 3 Strcklnd W, 1-1 1 Topa 1 Norris 2 Hader 1 M.Sanchez 1 Chi. Cubs Hndrcks L, 13-5 4 Meisinger 1 2/3 Jewell 1 1/3 M.Rodriguez 1 An.Romine 1

H R ER BB SO 2 0 0 3 1 2

1 0 0 2 0 1

0 0 0 2 0 0

3 0 0 1 0 0

3 2 0 2 3 1

11 4 4 1 2

9 4 3 0 1

1 1 1 1 0

3 3 1 1 1

Inherited runners-scored—Jewell 1-0. HBP—R. Chirinos (by Strickland), K.Wong (by Hendricks). WP—Jewell (1), Meisinger (1). Umpires—Home, Bruce Dreckman; First, Todd Tichenor; Second, Tony Randazzo; Third, Dan Merzel. T—4:00. A—32,502 (42,157)

Cardinals 7, Pirates 6 STL AB R HBI Carlson lf 3 1 1 0 Rondon lf 2 1 1 0 Glschmt 1b 4 0 2 1 Arendo 3b 4 0 1 1 Crpntr 2b 2 1 0 0 Gallgs rp 0 0 0 0 Molina ph 1 0 0 0 Reyes rp 0 0 0 0 DeJong ss 5 1 1 2 Bader cf 31 10 Edman rf 4 1 1 0 Kniznr c 40 01 LeBlanc sp 1 0 0 0 McFrlnd rp 0 0 0 0 Nootbr ph 1 1 1 2 Miller rp 00 00 Garcia rp 0 0 0 0 ONeill ph 1 0 0 0 Cbrera rp 0 0 0 0 Sosa 2b 10 00 Totals 36 7 9 7 St. Louis Pittsburgh

PIT AB R HBI Park cf 300 0 Bednar rp 0 0 0 0 Perez ph 1 0 0 0 Hayes 3b 5 1 2 0 Stllngs c 3 1 0 0 Moran 1b 4 2 2 4 Difo 2b 401 0 Alford lf 4 0 0 0 Planco rf 4 1 1 0 Newmn ss 4 0 2 0 Brubkr sp 1 0 0 0 Castro ph 1 0 0 0 Undrwd rp 0 0 0 0 Strttn rp 0 0 0 0 Rynlds ph 2 1 2 2

Totals

36 610 6

100 401 001 — 7 300 100 002 — 6

E—Edman 1, Underwood Jr. 1. LOB—Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 7. 2B—Arenado (29), Edman (28), Goldschmidt (19), Hayes (14), Newman (12), Rondon (1). HR—DeJong (16), Moran 2 (6), Nootbaar (1), Reynolds (20). SB—Carlson (2). CS—G.Polanco (1).

IP St. Louis LeBlanc 2 McFarlnd W, 2-0 1 A.Miller H, 5 1 Garcia H, 1 1 Cabrera H, 20 1 2/3 Gllegos H, 19 1 1/3 A.Reyes S, 27 1 Pittsburgh Brubaker L, 4-12 5 Underwood 1 2/3 Stratton 1/3 Bednar 2

H R ER BB SO 3 0 1 1 0 4 1

3 0 1 0 0 0 2

3 0 1 0 0 0 1

1 1 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 3 0 2 3 2

5 2 0 2

5 1 0 1

5 0 0 1

2 1 0 1

4 2 1 3

Inherited runners-scored—Stratton 2-0. HBP— Bader (by Brubaker). WP—Lu.Garcia (2). Umpires—Home, Fieldin Culbreth; First, Ryan Blakney; Second, D.J. Reyburn; Third, Edwin Moscoso. T—3:39. A—8,676 (38,496)

Pro Football NFL PRESEASON

BAL AB R HBI Mullns cf 5 1 3 0 Hays lf 501 1 Mancni 1b 4 0 1 0 Sntndr dh 3 0 0 0 Stewart rf 4 2 2 2 Franco 3b 4 0 1 0 Mateo 2b 4 0 1 0 Wynns c 3 0 0 0 McKnna ph 1 0 1 0 Martin ss 3 1 1 0 Totals 36 411 3

NY Yankees 003 001 004 — 8 Chi. White Sox 104 200 002 — 9

H R ER BB SO

Mets 5, Nationals 4

2 1 1 1 1 1

Inherited runners-scored—Tomlin 2-2. WP—A. Garrett (2), Gutierrez (3), Hoffman (5). Umpires—Home, Paul Clemons; First, Gerry Davis; Second, Will Little; Third, Greg Gibson. T—3:12. A—23,395 (41,500)

Milwaukee Chi. Cubs

Mets 4, Nationals 1 (7) WAS AB R HBI Robles cf 3 0 1 1 Escobr ss 3 0 0 0 Soto rf 10 00 Bell 1b 30 00 Hrndz lf 30 00 Kboom 3b 3 0 2 0 Garcia 2b 3 0 0 0 Adams c 2 1 0 0 Nolin sp 10 00 Mchado rp 0 0 0 0 Guerra rp 0 0 0 0 Stvnsn ph 1 0 1 0 Rodrgz rp 0 0 0 0 Totals 23 1 4 1

Hoffman A.Garrett Atlanta Muller L, 2-4 Tomlin Minter Ed.Santana

H R ER BB SO

LAD AB R HBI Turner 2b 4 0 0 1 Muncy 3b 3 0 0 0 Pujols 1b 3 0 1 0 Vesia rp 00 00 Bckfrd rp 0 0 0 0 Bruihl rp 0 0 0 0 Beaty ph 1 0 0 0 Jansen rp 0 0 0 0 Pllock lf 30 10 Seager ss 3 0 0 0 Taylor cf 4 0 0 0 Blingr rf 30 00 Barnes c 3 1 1 0 Smith ph 0 0 0 0 White sp 1 0 0 0 McKnny ph 2 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 3 1 LA Dodgers Philadelphia

PHI AB R HBI Segura 2b 4 0 0 0 Miller 1b 4 0 0 0 Harper rf 2 2 1 1 McCthn lf 4 0 0 0 Grgors ss 3 0 1 0 Torrys 3b 3 0 1 1 Jnkowsk cf 1 0 0 0 Bradly rp 0 0 0 0 Knnedy rp 0 0 0 0 Knapp c 3 0 0 0 Suarez sp 1 0 1 0 DLsSnts rp 0 0 0 0 Bohm ph 1 0 0 0 Neris rp 000 0 Moniak cf 1 0 0 0 Totals

27 2 4 2

000 010 000 — 1 100 100 00x — 2

LOB—Philadelphia 6, Los Angeles 8. HR—B. Harper (21). SB—Pollock (8), Torreyes (2).

IP H R ER BB SO LA Dodgers M.White L, 0-1 4 3 2 2 3 4 Vesia 1 0 0 0 1 2 Bickford 1 1 0 0 1 1 Bruihl 1 0 0 0 0 1 K.Jansen 1 0 0 0 0 1 Philadelphia R.Suarez 4 1/3 3 1 1 2 4 De Los Santos 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 Neris H, 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 Bradley W, 7-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 Kennedy S, 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 Inherited runners-scored—Bickford 1-0, De Los Santos 2-1. HBP—W.Smith (by Kennedy). WP— De Los Santos (3). Umpires—Home, Alfonso Marquez; First, Lance Barrett; Second, Carlos Torres; Third, Jeremy Riggs. T—3:10. A—26,122 (46,528)

Reds 12, Braves 3 CIN AB R HBI India 2b 42 21 Winkr lf 42 34 Hffman rp 1 0 0 0 Grrett rp 0 0 0 0 Farmer ss 5 1 1 2 Votto 1b 3 0 1 0 Mustks 1b 1 0 0 0 Stpnsn c 5 2 3 1 Aquino rf 4 1 0 0 Suarez 3b 5 1 1 1 Naquin cf 5 2 2 3 Gutrrz sp 3 1 1 0 Akiyma ph 1 0 0 0

ATL AB R HBI Albies 2b 5 1 1 1 Soler rf 311 0 Freemn 1b 4 0 0 0 Riley 3b 301 0 Swansn ss 3 0 2 1 Adrinz ss 1 0 0 0 Duvall lf 3 0 0 0 Minter rp 0 0 0 0 Hredia ph 1 0 0 0 Sntana rp 0 0 0 0 Pdrson cf 4 1 0 0 Vogt c 401 0 Muller sp 1 0 0 0 Tomlin rp 1 0 1 0 Almnte lf 2 0 0 0 41121412 Totals 35 3 7 2

3 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

2 1 0 0

6 0 0 0

Totals

3 1 3 3 4

5 4 3 4 1

3 3 3 1 0

1 0 0 1 2

E—Soler 1, E.Suarez 1, Votto 1. LOB—Atlanta 8, Cincinnati 5. 2B—India (20), E.Suarez (15), Winker (32). HR—Albies (20), K.Farmer (11), India (14), Naquin (14), T.Stephenson (7), Winker (24). SB—D.Swanson (9).

Inherited runners-scored—Parker 2-2, F.Perez 3-3, Young 2-1. HBP—Moreland, S.Marte (by E.Morgan), Piscotty (by Young).

Cincinnati Atlanta

045 002 001 — 12 100 000 101 — 3

IP H R ER BB SO Cincinnati Gutrrez W, 8-3

6 5 1

American Football Conference East W L New England 1 0 Buffalo 0 0 Miami 0 0 N.Y. Jets 0 0 South W L Houston 0 0 Indianapolis 0 0 Jacksonville 0 0 Tennessee 0 0 North W L Pittsburgh 2 0 Baltimore 0 0 Cincinnati 0 0 Cleveland 0 0 West W L Denver 0 0 Kansas City 0 0 L.A. Chargers 0 0 Las Vegas 0 0 National Football Conference East W L N.Y. Giants 0 0 Philadelphia 0 1 Washington 0 1 Dallas 0 1 South W L Atlanta 0 0 Carolina 0 0 New Orleans 0 0 Tampa Bay 0 0 North W L Chicago 0 0 Detroit 0 0 Green Bay 0 0 Minnesota 0 0 West W L Arizona 0 0 L.A. Rams 0 0 San Francisco 0 0 Seattle 0 0 Preseason Week 1 Thursday’s games New England 22, Washington 13 Pittsburgh 24, Philadelphia 16 Friday’s games Tennessee at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Detroit, 7 p.m. Dallas at Arizona, 10 p.m. Saturday’s games Miami at Chicago, 1 p.m. Denver at Minnesota, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Baltimore, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Jacksonville, 7 p.m. Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Green Bay, 8 p.m. Kansas City at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m. Seattle at Las Vegas, 9 p.m. L.A. Chargers at L.A. Rams, 10 p.m. Sunday’s game Carolina at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Preseason Week 2 Aug. 19 New England at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20 Kansas City at Arizona, 8 p.m. Cincinnati at Washington, 8 p.m. Aug. 21 Buffalo at Chicago, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 7 p.m. Baltimore at Carolina, 7 p.m. Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0

Tennessee at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 8 p.m. Indianapolis at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Las Vegas at L.A. Rams, 10 p.m. Denver at Seattle, 10 p.m. Aug. 22 N.Y. Giants at Cleveland, 1 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Chargers, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23 Jacksonville at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Preseason Week 3 Aug. 27 Indianapolis at Detroit, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at New York Jets, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 8 p.m. Aug. 28 Green Bay at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Washington, 6 p.m. Chicago at Tennessee, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Houston, 8 p.m. Arizona at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Los Angeles Rams at Denver, 9:05 p.m. Los Angeles Chargers at Seattle, 10 p.m. Aug. 29 Jacksonville at Dallas, 1 p.m. Miami at Cincinnati, 4 p.m. Las Vegas at San Francisco, 4 p.m. New England at New York Giants, 6 p.m. Cleveland at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s games Steelers 24, Eagles 16 Pittsburgh Philadelphia

0 7 14 3 — 24 10 6 0 0 — 16

First Quarter PHI—Jk.Elliott 47 yard field goal, 12:31. PHI—Q.Watkins 79 yard pass from Flacco (Jk. Elliott kick), 0:21. Second Quarter PHI—Jk.Elliott 47 yard field goal, 9:37. PIT—McFarland Jr. 1 yard rush (Boswell kick), 1:51. PHI—Jk.Elliott 50 yard field goal, 0:13. Third Quarter PIT—An.Johnson 22 yard pass from Haskins Jr. (Sloman kick), 9:32. PIT—J.Samuels 1 yard rush (Sloman kick), 2:59. Fourth Quarter PIT—Sloman 22 yard field goal, 11:05. TEAM STATISTICS PIT PHI First Downs 28 10 Total Net Yards 420 288 Rushes-Yds 42-152 11-52 Passing 268 236 Sacked-Yds Lost 1-10 2-11 Comp-Att-Int 29-37-1 14-29-2 Punts 4-44.0 4-55.8 Punt Returns 2-(-2) 1-7 Kickoff Returns 2-38 4-101 Interceptions Ret. 2-33 1-4 Penalties-Yards 5-36 7-60 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Time of Possession 41:18 18:42 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-PIT, Brooks-James 9-51, J.Samuels 1045, McFarland Jr. 9-34, Guerriero 7-20, Na.Harris 2-10, Dobbs 2-(minus 1), Claypool 1-(minus 2), Haskins Jr. 2-(minus 5). PHI, J.Huntley 4-15, Gainwell 2-14, Kr.Johnson 2-12, B.Scott 1-4, Hurts 1-4, J.Howard 1-3. PASSING-PIT, Haskins Jr. 16-22-0-161, M.Rudolph 8-9-0-77, Dobbs 5-6-1-30. PHI, Flacco 10-17-0-178, Hurts 3-7-0-54, Mullens 1-5-2-4. RECEIVING-PIT, C.White 5-39, Bussey 4-45, Di.Johnson 3-41, Smith-Schuster 3-22, An.Johnson 2-38, Rader 2-16, McKoy 2-4, J.Samuels 1-17, Ty.Edmunds 1-11, Na.Harris 1-9, McFarland Jr. 1-7, Z.Gentry 1-7, Freiermuth 1-6, Ebron 1-5, Brooks-James 1-1. PHI, Ty.Jackson 2-32, Ertz 2-20, Reagor 2-20, R.Rodgers 2-18, Gainwell 2-16, Q.Watkins 1-79, Goedert 1-34, Patton 1-13, J.Huntley 1-4.

Transactions BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore Orioles - Activated RHP Tyler Wells from the 10-day IL. Optioned RHP Isaac Mattson to Norfolk (AAA-East). Boston Red Sox - Optioned RHP Phillips Valdez to Worcester (AAA-East). Recalled RP Tanner Houck from Worcester (AAA-East). Sent LF Kyle Schwarber on a rehab assignment to Worcester (AAA-East). Chicago White Sox - Recalled SS Danny Mendick from Charlotte (AAA-East). Cleveland Indians - Placed SP Nick Sandlin on the 10-day IL. Recalled LHP Alex Young from Columbus (AAA-East). Detroit Tigers - Sent LHP Matthew Boyd on a rehab assignment to Toledo (AAA-East), transferred him from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. Placed SS Niko Goodrum on the 10-day IL. Selected the contract of RF Jacob Robson from Toledo (AAA-East). Sent 2B Isaac Paredes on a rehab assignment to Lakeland (Low-A-Southeast). Los Angeles Angels - Optioned RHP Chris Rodriguez to Salt Lake (AAA-West). Minnesota Twins - Signed RHP Logan Campbell and RHP A.J. Labas to a minor league contract. New York Yankees - Recalled CF Estevan Florial from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA-East). Sent RHP Corey Kluber on a rehab assignment to (AA-Northeast). Seattle Mariners - Placed RHP Paul Sewald on the paternity list. Recalled RHP Yohan Ramirez from Tacoma (AAA-West). Tampa Bay Rays - Selected the contract of RHP Evan Phillips from Durham (AAA-East). Sent SP Nick Anderson on a rehab assignment to Durham (AAA-East). Sent RHP Chris Archer on a rehab assignment to FCL Rays. Toronto Blue Jays - Sent 2B Cavan Biggio on a rehab assignment to Buffalo (AAA-East). NATIONAL LEAGUE Arizona Diamondbacks - Outrighted RHP Jordan Weems to Reno (AAA-West). Chicago Cubs - Designated LHP Kyle Ryan for assignment. Released RHP Jake Arrieta. Selected the contract of SP Ryan Meisinger from Iowa (AAA-East). Los Angeles Dodgers - Designated RHP Kevin Quackenbush for assignment. Recalled RHP Mitch White from Oklahoma City (AAA-West). Milwaukee Brewers - Activated LHP Josh Hader from the 10-day IL. Optioned LHP Hoby Milner to Nashville (AAA-East). Transferred RHP John Axford from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. New York Mets - Optioned RHP Geoff Hartlieb to Syracuse (AAA-East). Recalled RHP Trevor Williams from Syracuse (AAA-East). Philadelphia Phillies - Optioned 2B Nick Maton to Lehigh Valley (AAA-East). Selected the contract of RHP David Paulino from Lehigh Valley (AAA-East). Sent LHP Bailey Falter on a rehab assignment to Lehigh Valley (AAA-East). Transferred RHP Sam Coonrod from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. San Diego Padres - Optioned RHP Reiss Knehr to El Paso (AAA-West). Recalled RHP Nabil Crismatt from El Paso (AAA-West). Sent LF Jorge Ona on a rehab assignment to ACL Padres. San Francisco Giants - Recalled SS Thairo Estrada from Sacramento (AAA-West). FOOTBALL NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Arizona Cardinals - Cut TE Cary Angeline and LB Donald Rutledge Jr.. Placed DB Charles Washington on IR/COVID-19 list. Placed RB James Conner, TE Darrell Daniels, and DT Leki Fotu on IR/COVID-19 list. Buffalo Bills - Activated T Dion Dawkins from the IR/COVID-19 list. Detroit Lions - Cut CB Quinton Dunbar. Placed RB Michael Warren on IR. Signed RB Craig Reynolds. Green Bay Packers - Activated DB Kevin King from the non-football injury list. Activated DT Kingsley Keke from the non-football injury list. Activated LB Isaiah McDuffie from the non-football injury list. Signed DB Dominique Martin. Waived LB Randy Ramsey. Houston Texans - Cut WR Damon Hazelton. Indianapolis Colts - Waived WR Gary Jennings Jr.. Las Vegas Raiders - Cut DB Shaun Crawford. New Orleans Saints - Acquired DE RJ McIntosh off waivers from the New York Giants. Placed WR Jalen McCleskey on IR. New York Giants - Cut WR Derrick Dillon. Signed DT Willie Henry to a one-year, $990,000 contract. Waived LB Cale Garrett. New York Jets - Placed T Alex Lewis on IR. Waived DB Brendon White. San Francisco 49ers - Cut DB Tim Harris. Placed DB Tony Jefferson on IR. Signed DT Eddie Vanderdoes to a one-year contract. Signed DB Ha Ha Clinton-Dix. Waived LB Davin Bellamy. Seattle Seahawks - Signed WR Darece Roberson to a one-year, $660,000 contract. Waived CB Bryan Mills. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Signed G Earl Watford. Waived DT Sam Renner. Tennessee Titans - Signed DB Tedric Thompson to a one-year contract. Signed DB Reggie Floyd. Waived G Adam Coon and WR Kalija Lipscomb. NCAA FOOTBALL South Carolina - Announced DB Karon Prunty has left the program due to personal reasons. BASKETBALL NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Memphis Grizzlies - Signed PF Killian Tillie to a two-way contract. Oklahoma City Thunder - Re-signed PF Mike Muscala. HOCKEY NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Edmonton Oilers - Signed D Slater Koekkoek to a two-year, $1.85 million contract. Winnipeg Jets - Signed C Andrew Copp to a one-year, $3.64 million contract.

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Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson (7) reacts after hitting a two-run home run in the ninth inning to defeat the New York Yankees at Field of Dreams.

Anderson’s walk-off homer gives the White Sox a thrilling 9-8 win against the Yankees in the Field of Dreams game LaMond Pope Chicago Trbune

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito stared at the batter’s eye shaped as a barn in the cornfield beyond the center-field wall. Standing in the dugout along the third-base line wearing a vintage Sox uniform that was inspired by what the team wore in the early 20th century, Giolito took in all the festivities associated with playing a game in a cornfield. “It blew me away,” Giolito said of his first reaction to seeing the temporary 8,000-seat ballpark on the Dyersville, Iowa, farm where the Academy Awardnominated 1989 movie “Field of Dreams” was filmed. “I was expecting to see a lot of corn in the outfield, but I wasn’t expecting these kinds of attention to detail in the dugout. “And the batter’s eye really gets my attention. They obviously put a lot of work into this.” It was a Hollywood ending for the Sox as Tim Anderson hit a two-run, walk-off homer to right in the ninth, giving the Sox a thrilling 9-8 victory. The Yankees scored four runs in the top of the inning to take an 8-7 lead. The Sox entered the ninth leading 7-4 with Liam Hendriks in to close. He allowed a two-out, two-run homer to Aaron Judge, his second home run of the game. Giancarlo Stanton put the Yankees ahead with another two-run homer. Seby Zavala walked with one out in the bottom half, and Anderson followed with the game-winner. It was the fourth homer of the game for the Sox. First baseman Jose Abreu hit a solo home run in the first, and left fielder Eloy Jimenez hit a three-run blast as part of a four-run third inning. Zavala hit a two-run homer in the fourth. “A lot of us, we had our phones out, taking videos, taking pictures,” Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge said. “Getting a chance to be at the Field of Dreams and play a game here, and to represent the Yankees here, never in my life did I think I would experience this.” Before the game, players gathered in the outfield for team photos. They walked on a path through a cornfield from the park to the movie set. “My camera reel is pretty much full right now,” Sox reliever Liam Hendriks said. “I walked through the bullpen. There’s no fence right behind the bullpen, so I ran through the cornfields there. “I walked to the other side, I took some photos on the porch swing of the house. I actually walked through the house. The guys who were staying there tonight, who won it through an auction, they’re White Sox fans, so I was able to take a photo with them and walk through the house, which was fantastic. It’s cool. All I’m waiting on is Kevin (Costner), Ray (Liotta) and James Earl (Jones) to come down, and we can figure it out.” Fans were greeted by cardboard cutouts of players in the cornfield as they made their way to their seats. “I got to take some pictures, I got to see myself on a poster,” Sox shortstop Tim Anderson said. “I’m definitely enjoying the moment.” The game counts in the standings, and both teams approached it that way. Beforehand, they approached the experience as a fan would. “Once the game starts, everything’s going to come naturally,” Hendriks said. “It’s when that second nature comes over and takes over for me. I’m just trying to embrace it as much as I possibly can, to go along with it.” Costner, who starred in the movie and was among those in attendance Thursday, also noted the attention to detail at the ballpark. “It’s with love,” Costner said. “You can see it.” Costner walked through the cornfield to the park, followed by Sox and Yankees players as the Field of Dreams score played minutes before the first pitch. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said a Field of Dreams game will be played again next August but declined to say which teams would be involved. Hendriks took pride in being involved Thursday, which was the first major-league game played in the state. He has plenty of photos of corn to prove it. “I’m wearing my game pants right now, so I was actively trying to avoid getting dirty,” Hendriks said of his trip through the cornfield. “But other than that, it was awesome. It’s a unique smell that I didn’t quite anticipate. But it was cool. That’s the iconic thing of what you want to do at an event like this. It’s the iconic thing I was looking forward to more than anything. And so being able to run through there, get some photos in there has been fantastic. “I’m sure at some point in the near future, anyone who follows me on Instagram is going to get very, very sick of corn photos. Now I’m going to relate everything to corn. Whether it be cream corn, street corn, jalapeno corn, cornstalks, whatever it is. It was awesome. It definitely lived up to the experience.” Games 2 and 3 of the series are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Guaranteed Rate Field.

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Marcus Stroman pitched 5 1/3 effective innings and Brandon Nimmo hit a three-run homer as New York beat visiting Washington, 4-1, in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday. The Mets won consecutive games for the first time since July 21-23 and assured they will head into a stretch of 13 straight games against the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants over .500. Stroman (8-11) allowed one run and three hits while taking a shutout into the sixth. He struck out eight, walked two and threw 85 pitches. It was his first win in four starts since his one-hitter in Cincinnati on July 21. Mets 5, Nationals 4 (Game 2) Pete Alonso hit a walk-off home run in the seventh inning as host New York completed a doubleheader and series sweep of Washington with a 5-4 victory. The Mets carried a 4-1 lead into the seventh inning before the Nationals tied it against Trevor May and Jeurys Familia. But Alonso, who was hitless in 29 plate appearances entering Tuesday’s series opener, hit a oneout, sky-high fly to left off Kyle Finnegan (4-4) that just cleared the fence and the grasp of Andrew Stevenson. Alonso finished 3-for-4 in the second game and was 6-for-12 in the series. Athletics 17, Indians 0 Chris Bassitt threw six strong innings to remain undefeated on the road while Mitch Moreland homered twice as visiting Oakland won its seventh straight to complete a three-game sweep of Cleveland. The All-Star Bassitt (12-3) yielded the only three hits Cleveland could muster and walked two while striking out six to improve to 8-0 away from home in 2021. Starling Marte and Mark Canha each had three RBIs. Marte stayed hot with two more hits while Matt Olson, Sean Murphy, Elvis Andrus and Stephen Piscotty each had two RBIs for the A’s, who scored their most runs since a 21-7 victory at Houston on Sept. 10, 2019, to win for the 11th time in 13 contests. Cleveland’s Eli Morgan (1-5) was tagged for five runs while giving up three hits, walking three and hitting two batters over four innings. The Indians, whose pitchers issued 10 walks to conclude a 3-4 homestand and allowed their most runs at home since a 17-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs on June 17, 2015, have dropped seven of 10 overall. Cardinals 7, Pirates 6 Paul DeJong and Lars Nootbaar homered as visiting St. Louis completed a three-game series sweep of Pittsburgh, holding on in the ninth for the win. Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt each added an RBI double for the Cardinals. St. Louis starter Wade LeBlanc allowed three runs and three hits before leaving after two innings because of left elbow pain. T.J. McFarland (2-0) replaced LeBlanc and pitched a scoreless third. Alex Reyes got his 27th save despite

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The New York Mets’ Pete Alonso, left, is congratulated by teammates after hitting a walk-off home run to defeat the Washington Nationals, 5-4, in the second game of a doubleheader at Citi Field on Thursday in New York.

allowing two runs in the ninth. Phillies 2, Dodgers 1 Bryce Harper homered, walked twice and scored two runs to help Philadelphia beat visiting Los Angeles and avoid a three-game sweep. Phillies left-hander Ranger Suarez made just his third start of the season in 30 appearances, allowing one run in a season-high 4 1/3 innings. He surrendered three hits, struck out four and walked two to lower his ERA to 1.07. Hector Neris retired the side in order in the sixth, Archie Bradley (7-1) did the same in the seventh and eighth, and Ian Kennedy stranded the bases loaded in the ninth for his 19th save. After Harper crushed a 421-foot home run in the first inning, the Phillies tacked on another run in the fourth when Harper and Didi Gregorius walked and Ronald Torreyes’ two-out single scored Harper. Brewers 17, Cubs 4 Milwaukee had four innings in which it scored three runs or more as it swept a four-game series by drubbing host Chicago. Luis Urias, Jace Peterson and Manny Pina combined for 15 RBIs, 11 runs and 13 of the Brewers’ 22 hits. The Brewers outscored the Cubs 37-9 in the series. The slumping Cubs have now not only lost eight straight games, but they have dropped their past 10 games at Wrigley Field for the first time since setting a franchise record with 12 consecutive home losses in 1994. Tigers 6, Orioles 4 Renato Nunez and Victor Reyes blasted tworun homers during a five-run fourth, and Detroit

completed a three-game sweep of host Baltimore. Robbie Grossman also homered for Detroit, while Jeimer Candelario had two extra-base hits and drove in a run. Willi Castro added two hits and scored a run. Tigers starter Matt Manning (3-5) gave up three runs on eight hits but didn’t issue a walk in six innings. Michael Fulmer pitched the last two innings for his seventh save. Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera, who hit the 499th homer of his career on Wednesday, did not play. Mariners 3, Rangers 1 Marco Gonzales pitched a two-hit complete game and tied a career-high with nine strikeouts as Seattle defeated visiting Texas. J.P. Crawford and Jake Fraley hit solo home runs for the Mariners, who took two of three games in the series between the American League West rivals. Gonzales (4-5) walked one and faced the minimum of three batters in eight innings. It was the Mariners’ first complete game of the season and the first time a Seattle pitcher accomplished the feat since Gonzales did so last Aug. 31 against the Los Angeles Angels. Rays 8, Red Sox 1 Wander Franco hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in a three-run sixth inning as Tampa Bay topped host Boston in the rubber match of a three-game series. Mike Zunino had a three-run blast and Brandon Lowe and Manuel Margot drove in one run apiece for the Rays. Collin McHugh (4-1) earned the win after tossing two scoreless innings with

three strikeouts. With their sixth win in their last seven games, the Rays moved five games ahead of the secondplace Red Sox atop the American League East standings. Rafael Devers drove in the lone run for Boston, which has dropped 12 of its last 16 games. Reds 12, Braves 3 Jesse Winker’s grand slam – one of five Cincinnati homers – paved the way for visiting Cincinnati to beat Atlanta and end a three-game losing streak. Cincinnati salvaged the finale of the threegame set but lost the season series to the Braves 4-3. The Reds started the second-inning rally with two outs on a pair of singles and a walk. Winker then drove a slider from Atlanta starter Kyle Muller into the right-field stands for his second career grand slam. It was his 24th homer. Giants 7, Rockies 0 Right-hander Logan Webb combined with two relievers on a four-hitter and LaMonte Wade Jr. bombed a home run for the second consecutive day as San Francisco ran its winning streak to five games with a win over visiting Colorado. Webb (6-3) helped his own cause with a tworun single and batterymate Curt Casali scored twice for the Giants, who have opened a ninegame homestand with three straight wins. Webb pitched six shutout innings. He walked two and struck out eight in extending his streak of consecutive starts without a loss to 10. The 24-year-old hasn’t lost since May 5 at Colorado. Angels 6, Blue Jays 3 Shohei Ohtani became the first starting pitcher since at least 1906 to open a game batting in the leadoff spot and earn a win, leading Los Angeles to a victory over Toronto in Anaheim, Calif. Ohtani (7-1) threw six innings of two-run ball, allowing three hits and three walks while striking out six. He fanned MVP candidate Vladimir Guerrero Jr. twice and lowered his ERA to 2.93. At the plate, he went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run. Teoscar Hernandez had an RBI single and Randal Grichuk had an RBI double for the Blue Jays to cut the deficit to 5-2, but Ohtani would give up nothing else. D-backs 12, Padres 3 Pavin Smith drove in four runs, David Peralta smacked a two-run homer and Carson Kelly and Josh Rojas added two RBIs apiece as Arizona rolled to a victory over San Diego in Phoenix. Rojas went 4-for-5 with a walk, Kelly was 4-for5 and Smith finished 3-for-5 as Arizona halted a four-game losing streak. The win was just the third in the past 12 games for the Diamondbacks. Jake Cronenworth had three hits for San Diego, which lost its second straight game. Padres righthander Yu Darvish (7-7) allowed five runs, six hits, one walk and struck out four in 2 2/3 innings before being pulled due to lower-back tightness. Darvish is 0-5 over his past eight starts.

Commissioner: MLB will return to ‘Field of Dreams’ in 2022 Field Level Media

The “Field of Dreams” game in Dyersville, Iowa, will not be a onetime event, as MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday that the league would return to the Hawkeye State next year.

The Chicago White Sox earned a 9-8 victory over the New York Yankees amid the corn fields Thursday thanks to Tim Anderson’s two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning. “I think the reception that this event has received has been so positive that

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we will be back,” Manfred said before the game. “I think it’s pretty clear we’re going to be back next year and we’ll have to talk about it after that. But it’s just been so successful that it’s hard not to take the opportunity to do it again.”

He did not say which teams would be playing but said the game would happen in August. The organizers of Thursday’s contest are also on board for bringing the majors back to Iowa next summer. According to the Des Moines

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Chris Davis, polarizing slugger, retires after 11 seasons in Baltimore Jon Meoli Baltimore Sun

BALTIMORE — Orioles first baseman Chris Davis, who has missed all of the 2021 season because of a hip injury that marked the latest disappointment during his club-record sevenyear, $161 million contract, announced he’s retiring from baseball Thursday, effective immediately. “After an extended time dealing with my injury and recent hip surgery, I informed the Orioles about my decision to retire effective today,” Davis, 35, said in a statement. “I want to thank the Orioles partnership group, led by the Angelos family, the Orioles organization, my teammates and coaches, the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital with whom I will continue to be involved following my retirement, and of course, Birdland,” Davis continued. “Thank you all for the many memories that I will cherish forever.” The Orioles said in a statement that the club supports Davis’ decision and thanks him for his 11 seasons in Baltimore, in which he won two home run titles and was named an All-Star before struggling mightily at the end of his career. “Athletes have the power to change lives and better their communities, and Chris and his family have done just that,” the team said. “We admire their dedication to those most in need, with hundreds of hours of community work completed, millions of dollars donated, and countless other charitable efforts performed, often without fanfare. “For every inning played and home run hit, hour of service completed and amount donated, the Davis family has made an immeasurable impact on our city and on Orioles baseball. We send our best wishes to Chris, his wife Jill, and their daughters Ella, Evie, and Grace, each of whom will forever be part of our Orioles family.” According to MLB Network, Davis agreed to his remaining salary for 2022 to be restructured with the club and spread out over three seasons. He’ll still get his full salary for 2022 in total, just not in one lump sum, and the club will begin paying out the $42 million in original deferred money on July 1, 2023. The Orioles are scheduled to pay Davis $3.5 million on each July 1 from 2023 to 2032 and $1.4 million on each July 1 from 2033 to 2037. Davis will be 51 on July 1, 2037. Davis’ 13-year major league career ends with

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“I think people were reminded, because it’s always kind of like what have you done lately with him sitting out before,” Griffin said. “People sort of forget just how good of a player he is, and you saw that in the playoffs. You’re reminded of that. So any time you have a guy of that caliber committing to the team like that, it helps everything go.” “Everything” this year

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Yankees here, never in my life did I think I would experience this.” Before the game, players gathered in the outfield for team photos. They walked on a path through a cornfield from the park to the movie set. “My camera reel is pretty much full right now,” Sox reliever Liam Hendriks said. “I walked through the bullpen. There’s no fence right behind the bullpen, so I ran through

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Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis (19) throws the ball to home plate in the tenth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Aug. 18, 2020.

295 home runs and a .233 batting average in 1,417 games between the Texas Rangers and the Orioles. He boasted a .774 on-base-plusslugging percentage, a statistic that combines his ability to get on base and deliver extra-base hits. Davis spent the middle of the last decade as one of the most feared hitters in the game, but his performance has precipitously declined since and he played his last regular season game last Sept. 11. Before Thursday’s game against the Detroit Tigers at Camden Yards, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said he texted Davis in the morning and wants the best for him and his family. He said he hopes it’s a day of “celebrating Chris and his career and all the great things he did here.” “Those really good years, those 201220173/8 years, he was a fixture in the lineup and a major run producer, a middle-of-the-order bat on a really, really good team that had AllStar caliber years,” Hyde said. “He’s done so much off the field as well, great teammate, wellliked in the clubhouse -- well-liked around the league. I think that’s going to be his legacy, as

somebody that put together some great years as well as being well-liked around the league and in his own clubhouse.” Trey Mancini, the current Orioles player who has been Davis’ teammate the longest, said he was sad to hear the news. “It’s somebody that I always really liked being around,” Mancini said. “He always kept it light, and was just always a good person to be around. I was sad, but I’m also happy for him. He had a great career, and I hope everybody remembers that. It was a really good career.” Davis arrived at Camden Yards as part of a 2011 deadline trade that sent reliever Koji Uehara to the Rangers. In his first full season with the team, Davis hit 33 home runs with an .827 on-base-plus-slugging percentage to help the Orioles break a 15-year playoff drought. A year later, he led all of baseball with a teamrecord 53 home runs and 138 RBIs and a 1.004 on-base-plus-slugging percentage while finishing third in American League Most Valuable Player voting, establishing himself as one of the league’s most formidable sluggers. However, as the club reached new heights in 2014, Davis struggled. He hit .196 with a

.704 on-base-plus-slugging percentage and was suspended in September for violating the league’s performance enhancing drug policy because of unauthorized use of the ADHD drug Adderall. As a result, he missed the playoff run after the Orioles won the AL East for the first time since 1997. He was back to form in 2015 for his final year before free agency, leading the league again with 47 home runs and producing a .923 onbase-plus-slugging percentage, albeit with a league-high 208 strikeouts. Lengthy negotiations that winter with Davis’ agent, Scott Boras, didn’t appear promising until the sides eventually struck a seven-year, $161 million contract ahead of the 2016 season, one that included significant deferred money. Davis was around a league-average hitter the first year of that deal, finishing with 38 home runs and 84 RBIs, but his decline from there was steep. He hit .215 with a .732 on-base-plusslugging percentage in 2017 before batting .168 with a .539 on-base-plus-slugging percentage in 2018, a season that in many statistical measures was one of the worst for any player in major league history. When the Orioles overhauled their management in 2019, hiring Mike Elias as general manager and executive vice president and Hyde to replace Dan Duquette and Buck Showalter, Davis was only slightly better. He batted .179 with a .601 on-base-plus-slugging percentage and 12 home runs after what was the longest hitless stretch in major league history, running from the end of 2018 into the beginning of 2019. He appeared in just 16 games in the shortened 2020 season, batting .115 without a home run. He took two spring training at-bats in 2021 before missing the rest of camp with what the team called a lower back strain. Eventually, Davis had hip surgery in May, and he was expected to recover in time to be part of the 2022 season. Though Davis’ impact on the field waned in later years, his efforts off it did not. He was an ambassador for the Casey Cares Foundation, which supports children with lifethreatening illnesses, and in 2019, he donated $3 million to the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital to help build the Evelyn Kay Davis Congenital Hybrid Catheterization Suite to treat children with congenital heart defects. His daughter Evie Davis was born with a ventricular septal defect in 2018.

stake claim to the track’s most valuable real estate, the picnic tables -- a land grab that would have made Seward smile. Saratoga chugs, from shade to starting gate. Del Mar sips, from its Del Margaritas to the last rays of sunshine rushing to the western horizon. The tracks shine a spotlight on racing’s fascinating spectrum, where the sport remains

the same as backdrops differ wildly. Saratoga feels fine about being the Green Bay Packers, wading through weather and whatnot without ever losing focus on the finish line. Del Mar glimmers like California’s SoFi Stadium, eager for its close-up. “It’s just different,” Wilkin said of Saratoga. “Jockeys walk

through the crowd. On the way back from the winner’s circle, they stop to give kids goggles or autographs. They take pictures. That doesn’t happen anywhere else.” The racing routinely befuddles. This is the place that tagged Man o’ War with his only loss, Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox’s loss to a 100-1 shot and

Secretariat -- the four-legged gold standard -- tumbled in the Whitney Handicap, saddling the track with the nickname “Graveyard of Champions.” Along the way, Sports Illustrated named Saratoga the No. 10 sports venue of the 20th century. Bring on the history. Hold the highballs.

Del Mar prepares for another lap among the well-heeled elite when it hosts the Breeders’ Cup in November. It will flash its movie-star good looks and share a glimpse of the swaying palms with the rest of the country. Saratoga, meanwhile, will keep thriving under all those trees.

should mean a fully healthy Big 3. They have Harden, a former league MVP whose court vision has landed him the team’s point guard role. They have Irving, one of the most talented scorers, finishers and dribblers in NBA history. And they’re on pace to keep all three in Brooklyn for the next half-decade. No one could have seen this coming. “You know it’s not like I wake up and pinch myself and say, ‘Wow look how far we’ve come,’ because I think we realize it looks a certain way on paper, but we really haven’t done anything yet,” Marks

said. “So we have to remind ourselves there’s a long, long road ahead and there’s a lot of great teams that we need to try and get by. It doesn’t mean our aspirations aren’t ones with championships. That’s the plan here without a doubt.” The Nets have flipped the script. They’ve gone from the hunted to hunters back to the hunted, a team that gets every team’s best shot every night because, well, they’re just that good. In a league where LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony are teammates in Los Angeles, and where

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday are the reigning NBA champions, it’s the Nets who hold the best odds at winning it all this season. They had the same odds last year, right until Irving’s severe ankle injury wrecked their chances in Milwaukee. Nothing can stop this team, not even another super team formed on the fly, if, of course, the Nets can stay healthy. That will always be the big if in Brooklyn. They have also resigned Griffin and added Patty Mills to replace Spencer Dinwiddie, who left Brooklyn to

join forces with Bradley Beal in Washington, D.C. The Nets rose from the NBA ashes as a super team, if they can lock in their Big 3 alongside Durant for four additional years, they’ll be atop the NBA totem pole for the better part of the next decade. In truth, they might not even need all three to re-sign. Durant has proven himself as the best player in basketball; the Nets will go as he goes. They’ll just need to fill in the blanks. “But we have to be realistic about this. There’s a certain amount of luck that’s involved without a doubt, but I think

you prepare for that as much as you can,” Marks said. “And I think our job right now is preparing whether that’s tweaking the roster or the guys individually making sure they’re in the best possible shape they can be and doing everything they can this offseason because they know what’s at stake here. Doesn’t take away from our goals, but at the same time, I don’t look back and say, ‘Look how far we’ve come,’ because I realize we have a long road to go yet.”

the cornfields there. “I walked to the other side, I took some photos on the porch swing of the house. I actually walked through the house. The guys who were staying there tonight, who won it through an auction, they’re White Sox fans, so I was able to take a photo with them and walk through the house, which was fantastic. It’s cool. All I’m waiting on is Kevin (Costner), Ray (Liotta) and James Earl (Jones) to come down, and we can figure it out.” Fans were greeted by cardboard cutouts of players in the cornfield as they made their

way to their seats. “I got to take some pictures, I got to see myself on a poster,” Sox shortstop Tim Anderson said. “I’m definitely enjoying the moment.” The game counts in the standings, and both teams approached it that way. Beforehand, they approached the experience as a fan would. “Once the game starts, everything’s going to come naturally,” Hendriks said. “It’s when that second nature comes over and takes over for me. I’m just trying to embrace it as much as I possibly can, to go along with it.”

Costner, who starred in the movie and was among those in attendance Thursday, also noted the attention to detail at the ballpark. “It’s with love,” Costner said. “You can see it.” Costner walked through the cornfield to the park, followed by Sox and Yankees players as the Field of Dreams score played minutes before the first pitch. Sox first baseman Jose Abreu became the first player to reach the cornfield in the game, homering in the bottom of the first. Major League Baseball

Commissioner Rob Manfred said a Field of Dreams game will be played again next August but declined to say which teams would be involved. Hendriks took pride in being involved Thursday, which was the first major league game played in the state. He has plenty of photos of corn to prove it. “I’m wearing my game pants right now, so I was actively trying to avoid getting dirty,” Hendriks said of his trip through the cornfield. “But other than that, it was awesome. It’s a unique smell that I didn’t quite anticipate. But

it was cool. That’s the iconic thing of what you want to do at an event like this. It’s the iconic thing I was looking forward to more than anything. And so being able to run through there, get some photos in there has been fantastic. “I’m sure at some point in the near future, anyone who follows me on Instagram is going to get very, very sick of corn photos. Now I’m going to relate everything to corn. Whether it be cream corn, street corn, jalapeno corn, cornstalks, whatever it is. It was awesome. It definitely lived up to the experience.”

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John Isner racked up 20 aces while posting a 7-5, 7-6 (5) upset of No. 4 seed Andrey Rublev on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open in Toronto. The 6-foot-10 American had 29 winners while winning his eighth consecutive match. He saved all four break points he faced while beating Rublev for the second time in the past three months. Rublev of Russia had 10 aces but committed four double faults. Isner had just one. “He was a little bit off kilter from the very getgo, I think,” Isner said of Rublev. “I could tell he was exhibiting some frustration out there. When I knew that he was a bit rattled early on, I just told myself I had to be the one to keep a cooler head. I think that helped me prevail in the end.” Isner’s quarterfinal opponent will be the 11th-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils, who had 10 aces while dispatching American Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 7-6 (2). Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia cruised to a 6-2, 6-4 win over Australia qualifier James Duckworth. Medvedev’s quarterfinal opponent will be seventh-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, who rallied past Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-4. Hurkacz failed to take advantage of a set point in the

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John Isner of the United States returns a ball to Andrey Rublev of Russia (not pictured) at Aviva Centre on Thursday.

first-set tiebreaker, then won each of the next two sets by holding on after registering an early

service break. Third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrated

his 23rd birthday with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Karen Khachanov of Russia. The Greek converted 92.6 percent of his firstserve points while winning in 79 minutes. Tsitsipas will next face sixth-seeded Casper Ruud after the Norwegian recorded a 6-4, 6-3 triumph over Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic. Ruud won three straight titles in July and is one of the tour’s hottest players. He also beat Tsitsipas in their lone meeting earlier this year in Madrid. “Casper is a player that has been developing very good recently. He had an amazing claycourt season,” Tsitsipas said. “He’s someone that serves very well, has a very good serve-andfirst-ball pattern that works really well for him. I think he’s probably one of the best players out there to have the serve and first ball inside the three first shots that he hits. “It’s definitely something that I’m going to have to pay attention to, and apply more pressure towards that.” No. 10 seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain registered a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 win over eighth-seeded Diego Schwartzman of Argentina. Bautista Agut will face American Reilly Opelka, who notched a 4-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) victory over South Africa’s Lloyd Harris. Both Opelka and Harris has 21 aces in their match that took two hours, 45 minutes.

Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart are not done winning together yet Larry Stone The Seattle Times

SEATTLE — Every once in a while, a Tweetstorm speaks volumes. And in the wake of the latest Team USA women’s basketball Olympic gold medal over the weekend, there was one that caught my eye, detailing the astonishing list of championships earned by Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart over the course of their careers. Space limitations prohibit me from running the full list. It took at least four tweets at 280 characters each, even with abbreviations and succinct nomenclature, to fit all the high-school, college, WNBA, European and Olympic crowns worn by this duo. Suffice it to say that when you see a compendium of those titles all together in one place, it drives home how one word, above all others, summarizes the spectacular Seattle Storm duo. Winners.

Bird and Stewart, along with U.S. Olympic teammate Jewel Loyd, are back with the Storm now. They were cheerfully bedraggled after journeying from Tokyo to Phoenix to play in Thursday’s Commissioner’s Cup against the Connecticut Sun. “I keep looking up (at the screen). We look like crap,” Bird said during a midday Zoom session with reporters. After competing for country and career legacy in Japan, the stakes were slightly different for the Olympians in Phoenix. The first-year Commissioner’s Cup, which doesn’t count in the WNBA standings, matches the team from each conference that had the best record in designated games over the first part of the season. The winning team stands to earn $30,000 per player, while the losing team gets $10,000 per player. The game’s MVP earns an additional $5,000. When asked what winning the

Commissioner’s Cup would do for her resume, Bird said archly, “It would do something for my bank account.” Bird’s resume hardly needs any bolstering. The Olympic title was her fifth, and presumably the last one, as Bird will be 41 in two months. She always sidesteps questions about retirement, but Bird has acknowledged that her Olympic days are over. She will, after all, be nearly 44 when the next Games are staged in Paris in 2024. Of course, that doesn’t necessarily mean Bird won’t be back with Team USA next year for the FIBA Women’s World Cup; she’s won four of those -not to be confused with her two high school state titles, her high school national title, her two NCAA collegiate titles, her five EuroLeague titles, or her four (so far) WNBA titles. Bird justifiably takes tremendous pride in her overflowing trophy case, which brings to mind another icon in

our midst: Bill Russell, who has lived in the Seattle area since he coached the Sonics from 1974-77. “I mean, that’s why you play,” Bird said. “That’s why I play. You know, you play because it’s fun, and you play because you enjoy it. Ultimately, you’re playing to have that success, to win that championship, to win that gold medal. “It’s pretty crazy to go through a whole career and be able to win as many championships as the two of us have. Teams go to practice every day and try to get better every day. Why? It’s all about trying to win. “I always say, they can’t argue championships. You can sit here and argue, who’s the best of all time. You could sit here and argue who is a better scorer, who’s a better passer, a better rebounder, so on and so forth. You can’t really argue championships. It’s like the one trump card that you either

did, or you didn’t.” Invariably, and repeatedly, Bird did, and continues to do so. And so has Stewie, though at age 26 her list of titles, while formidable, doesn’t have the heft and gravitas of Bird’s. ... Yet. “I know for me, at the end of my career,” Bird said. “I look back feeling a lot of gratitude that I was able to win, a lot of gratitude toward my teammates and my coaches that helped me put me in positions to be able to do that.” “For Stewie. I look at her and I’m like, ‘Sheesh, sky’s the limit.’ She’s going to have eight tweets before this is over.” Bird and Stewart have teamed up for two WNBA crowns and two Olympic golds. Stewart also has four NCAA championships to her name at Connecticut, an alma mater she shares with Bird.

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Grandparents are ‘Mommy’ and ‘Daddy’ to toddler Dear Abby, My daughter passed away last year, and we received custody of our grandson, who was 15 months old at the time. He is now nearly 2 1/2 years old. My daughter wanted him to DEAR ABBY call me Mamaw because that’s what she called my mother, so I’ve always referred to myself that way, but recently, he has started calling me Mommy. I say Mamaw back to him and sometimes he will say Mamaw, but more often it’s Mommy. I’m uncomfortable not honoring my daughter as his mommy. We display her photos, and he will say that that’s his mommy, but I also don’t want to hurt his feelings by saying I’m not his mommy. His father isn’t in the picture, so my husband and I are the only parents he knows. My husband seems uncomfortable with him calling me Mommy and when he hears it, he tries to correct him. Should we allow him to call us Mommy and Daddy or continue to correct him? Getting It Right In North Carolina

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Please accept my sympathy for the loss of your daughter. I see nothing positive to be gained by not allowing your grandson to call you what he wants. You and your husband have made clear that his mommy is in heaven, but right now the boy needs a “Mommy” right here on Earth. It is not at all disrespectful of your late daughter’s memory to allow him that. Dear Abby, I have been happily married to my husband for five years. When we married, money was tight, so we agreed to use temporary wedding rings and upgrade to our final official set later. Well, we finally did it, and my ring is what I always wanted. It is stunning. The problem: When friends and family (and sometimes even strangers!) compliment me on my ring, it is often accompanied with, “Can I try it on?” or more forcibly, “Let me try

that on!” I would never ask to try on something so precious to someone else, and I never want to see someone else wearing my wedding rings. Why do women do this and how can I politely tell them “NO WAY”? Shocked In New York

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The women want to see it on their own hand and imagine for a moment that the ring is theirs. Feeling as you do, convey your message by smiling and replying, “I never remove my wedding rings other than to clean them.” Dear Abby, I live in Florida, and the rest of my big family lives in Canada. Last year, five of my nieces/nephews were admitted to the hospital for varying health reasons. Rather than send flowers, I sent each a check for $50.00. I thought money would be more useful. Well, last week my daughter was diagnosed with malignant melanoma after a mole was removed. After I emailed the news to my sisters, I received one response from a sister saying, “Give your daughter our best!” Other than that, there have been no cards — nothing. Am I petty in thinking they should have at least sent my daughter a card? Petty In Florida Your relatives apparently didn’t consider the thoughtfulness you displayed to their children something to be reciprocated. How sad. In situations like this, it isn’t the tangible item that’s most important, it’s the thought, and it appears your relatives didn’t want to put in the effort. I do not think it’s petty to recognize that fact and feel disappointment. You are human. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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By Stella Wilder Born today, you are likely to achieve a very high standing in the professional arena and to serve as an example to others about how to balance professional accomplishment and success with personal contentment. You are able to keep things very much in perspective, and you are not the kind to let even your own publicity go to your head. You understand that you are and always will be the same “you” that you were when young. If it sounds like you are simply too good to be true, that may well be the case! You are certainly well-rounded, carefully balanced and always willing to see your place in the world accurately and without embellishment. You are a genuinely caring and generous individual, and you may well become famous for your ongoing philanthropic efforts. Also born on this date are: Jennifer Lawrence, actress; Ben Affleck, actor and director; Napoleon Bonaparte, statesman; Julia Child, celebrity chef; Debra Messing, actress; Mike Connors, actor; Ethel Barrymore, actress. To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Your energy and drive are enough today to see you through almost any challenge. You become interested in something that used to leave you cold. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — The personal and the professional can be combined in a clever way today — but not indefinitely. You don’t want to miss the window! LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You have some hard work in store today, but it’s of a kind that really inspires you. You can include a friend

and double your fun, perhaps! SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You’re preparing for a journey that you must take alone, but for now you can work with others to ensure you make a strong start. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You can make the most of an opportunity you very nearly missed altogether today. A few more will come knocking — and you’ll be ready. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You may find yourself fighting against environmental forces that you can’t easily resist. A change of venue lets you turn things around. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Your relationship with someone who shares certain responsibilities with you may be somewhat affected today by something beyond your control. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You may not start the day quickly, but you’ll have your goals squarely in mind, and it’s not likely that they’ll elude you. It’s a good day. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You may find yourself asking questions about the overall tenor of certain things — but the answers you can provide may not be satisfying. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — That which you cannot control you must learn to accept — and you can begin today. Certain key developments give you reason to make a move. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may be struggling at this time with a certain doubt or insecurity. A friend steps in and eases a burden. You solve a fleeting mystery. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Getting it all done today is as easy as one-two-three, but that assumes that your methods are as efficient and effective as possible.

Daily Maze

Goren bridge WITH BOB JONES

Q 4 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:

WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ Q 1 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ J 10 5 3 ♥ J ♦ A 9 6 5 3 ♣ A 8 5

♠ A Q 10 5 ♥ 7 ♦ 8 7 5 3 ♣ K J 10 8 WEST 1♦

NORTH Pass

EAST 1♥

SOUTH ?

What call would you make? Partner opens 1D and right-hand opponent passes. What call would you make?

Q 5 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold:

Q 2 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold:

♠ A Q 7 6 ♥ K J 10 6 ♦ A J 10 ♣ J 4

♠ 10 8 ♥ K 8 6 ♦ A K J 10 7 ♣ K 7 5

Partner opens 3D and right-hand opponent passes. What call would you make?

WEST 2♥

NORTH Pass

EAST Pass

SOUTH ?

Q 6 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ Q J ♥ K 8 ♦ K 10 8 6 5 ♣ A Q J 8

Q 3 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold:

As dealer, what call would you make?

♠ A J 6 4 ♥ 10 7 5 ♦ A K J ♣ A J 3

Look for answers on Tuesday.

SOUTH 1♣ ?

WEST Pass

NORTH 1NT

What call would you make?

EAST Pass

(Bob Jones welcomes readers’ responses sent in care of this newspaper or to Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001. E-mail: tcaeditors@tribpub.com)

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8/14/21 Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit

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ACROSS 1 Corn on the __ 4 Undress 9 Marshy areas 13 Helpful signals 15 Capital city on the Nile 16 Heating chamber 17 Word attached to foot or door 18 TV’s Kelly & her kin 19 Plato’s “B” 20 Cowardly 22 Mountaineer’s challenge 23 In the __; currently publicized 24 “__ tree falls in the forest…” 26 Groups of eight 29 Customary; routine 34 Closes 35 __ Ste. Marie 36 Underhanded 37 Hoodwinks 38 Sign of life 39 Slimeball’s glance 40 “You __ what you eat” 41 Group of ships 42 Carried, as by wind 43 Lucille Ball & Molly Ringwald 45 Stops for a bit 46 “Black-ish” network 47 “The __ of Avon”; Shakespeare 48 Actor Jamie 51 Like a good towel 56 Had debts 57 Implied, though not spoken 58 Like a lemon 60 Not imaginary 61 Uneven 62 “See ya!” 63 Notice 64 Sutured 65 Caress DOWN 1 IV blood measures: abbr.

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2 Time-__; mild punishments 3 Tap the horn 4 Metal fasteners 5 Follows 6 Ready to be picked 7 Retirement accts. 8 Part of ASAP 9 Wild feline 10 Finished; done 11 __ kick out of; enjoy 12 Obstacle 14 Pianos 21 Brings home, after deductions 25 __ to be tied; irate 26 Acting award 27 Task 28 __ out; ignored 29 Nathan & Alan Jr. 30 Alpine nation: abbr. 31 Drug addicts 32 Coeur d’__, ID 33 Minstrels’ instruments 35 Took to court

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From left, John Cena as the Peacemaker, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Idris Elba as Bloodsport, and King Shark, voiced by Sylvester Stallone, star in”The Suicide Squad.” DC/Warner Bros.

’ d a u q S e d i c i u S e h ‘ T kes a maniacal romp Director James Gunn has some fun with the bad kids splatterfest

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‘THE SUICIDE SQUAD’

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hen it comes to the Suicide Squad, perhaps, two wrongs do make a right. After David Ayer’s much lambasted (and yet, Oscar-winning) “Suicide Squad” bowed to critical disdain in 2016, it seemed the gleefully chaotic crew of DC Comics anti-heroes were done for. Then, lauded “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn was fired from “Guardians 3” by Disney after a rash of unsavory tweets were turned up, and DC/Warner Bros. snapped him up to direct the “Suicide Squad” sequel, “The Suicide Squad.” Though Gunn

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has since been reinstated on “Guardians,” his turn with the bad kids of comics feels like the writer/ director has been unleashed in the best way. It’s also a return to his roots, as Gunn came up in the

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What TV we can’t wait to see in August By CHUCK BARNEY Mercury News

Lady Gaga announces 2nd album with singer By CHRISTIE D’ZURILLA Los Angeles Times

Tony Bennett observed his 95th birthday on Tuesday, and he’s celebrating with Lady Gaga’s announcement of their second album of duets. “The day we released ‘Cheek To Cheek’ in 2014, itstonybennett called me and asked me if I wanted to record another album with him, this time celebrating the songs of Cole Porter. I’m always honored to sing with my friend Tony, so of course I accepted the invitation,” Gaga tweeted Tuesday. “Today, I am so excited to announce that our new album ‘Love For Sale’ will be released October 1,” she continued in a second tweet, which included an audio clip. “You can pre-order the album and listen to our

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world of splatter-fest genre imprint Troma Entertainment, under the tutelage of Lloyd Kaufman. The result is a movie that’s a bloodsmeared maniacal grin: funny, gory, blackly humorous, and all James Gunn. Many of Gunn’s repertory players make an appearance in “The Suicide Squad”: Michael Rooker; his brother, Sean Gunn; Nathan Fillion; etc. He wastes no time at all getting the crew of misfits together and setting them up on a mission, as orchestrated by the ruthless government official Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), who yanks supervillains out

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first single ‘I Get A Kick Out Of You’ everywhere now!” “Love for Sale” was recorded by Bennett and Gaga over the course of two years. The release is being billed as Bennett’s last after the revelation earlier this year that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016. In February, AARP the Magazine reported that unlike some Alzheimer’s patients, Bennett could still recognize friends and family members, did not wander from home and had not demonstrated signs of terror, rage or depression often prompted by the debilitating disease. See BENNETT C2

And the TV shows just keep on coming. We’re still more than a month away from the start of the new fall broadcast season, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything to watch in August. There are still a few more days of competition in the Olympics, which wind down with the closing ceremony (Sunday, NBC). Also, the final seasons of “Brooklyn NineNine” (Aug. 12, NBC) and “The Walking Dead” (Aug. 22, AMC) both launch in the coming days. For football fans, there’s “Hard Knocks with the Dallas Cowboys” (Tuesday, HBO). For lovers of dating shows there’s “Bachelor in Paradise” (Aug. 16, ABC). And for those of you looking for some scares, “American Horror Story” (Aug. 25, FX) is back in all its gory glory. In addition, here are five brand new offerings that have us excited for August: ‘Fantasy Island’ Yes, we’re pretty much fed

Roselyn Sánchez welcomes you to a brand new version of “Fantasy Island.” Miller Mobley/FOX/TNS

up with TV’s relentless obsession with reboots. On the other hand, they occasionally pique our curiosity. Such is the case with this update in which Roselyn Sanchez (“Devious Maids”) plays Elena Roarke, a descendent of Ricardo Montalban’s iconic character and steward of a mysterious tropical resort. There, guests

have their deepest desires fulfilled, but rarely in a way they expect. Per the Fox synopsis, Elena has “set aside her own ambitions, and even the love of her life, to uphold her family’s legacy.” Our only question: Will there be someone around to shout “De plane! De plane!”? Details: Premieres Tuesday,

Fox. ‘Homeroom’ Oakland High School’s class of 2020 is the subject of this provocative and inspiring 90-minute documentary from director Peter Nicks. Nicks takes a fly-on-thewall approach to chronicle the resilient OHS seniors as their See AUGUST C2

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To help build their self-esteem, children must be allowed to face adversity

At the first sign of trouble, parents want to jump in and fix things. But experts say we should fight that urge. Vecteezy.com

Too much of a good thing By HEIDI LYNN BORST Washington Post

ays of pride beamed from my 7-year-old’s cherubic face as he held his drawing up for my assessment. “Ten out of ten?” he asked. Though I wanted to be honest (this artwork was far from his best attempt), my fear of triggering his harsh inner critic took over, and I nodded in approval. When providing feedback that might bruise my son’s self-esteem, I’m ultra careful. A borderline perfectionist, he’s hard on himself and extremely sensitive to criticism. Still, I worried whether praising my son for a subpar effort was the right move. It felt good in the moment, but experts say that loading kids with validation, a common parenting perspective in the ‘90s, does more harm than good in the long run. Kids with low self-esteem constantly worry “Am I good enough?,” but parents who regularly check in and show affection help buffer against the negative outcomes of low self-esteem, says Amy Brausch, a professor of psychology at Western Kentucky University. A 2014 study Brausch co-authored found that close parental relationships help moderate worrisome risk factors such as anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation. As parents, it’s painful to watch our children struggle. At the first sign of trouble, we want to jump in and fix things. But experts say we should fight that urge. Instead, parents should promote their child’s self-efficacy, defined as the ability to complete a task or challenge using the appropriate strategies on one’s own. Actively bolstering kids’ competence is much more beneficial than swooping in to save the day. Sugarcoated feedback like I gave my son might protect a child’s feelings, but it won’t help them improve. So what can parents do to increase their children’s selfefficacy? I spoke with experts to get their advice:

IDENTIFY SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS It’s not enough to simply tell kids to try harder. “If kids are learning to draw, they need to learn perspective. If they’re learning to play baseball, they need to learn the correct way to hold the bat,” says Eileen Kennedy-Moore, a Princeton, N.J., clinical psychologist and author of “Kid Confidence: Help Your Child Make Friends, Build Resilience, and Develop Real Self-Esteem.” “Lavish praise doesn’t help, because if I’m already wonderful, why would I try hard or practice? Competence means not only developing skills, but also embracing the learning process.” She advises parents to give specific suggestions about what kids can do to achieve a goal in attainable steps: “Effort without strategy is demoralizing. When a kid has had many experiences of failure, why in the world would they believe that if they struggle now, it will pay off?” Based on this approach, I reassessed my son’s drawing. Noticing he’d rushed through the areas of Godzilla’s body that required more attention to detail, I found an online tutorial for him to watch. Observing carefully, he followed the steps, slow and purposeful in this second attempt. His hard work paid off, and the result was an effort he was proud of.

LET KIDS PROBLEM-SOLVE ON THEIR OWN Parents should give kids the freedom to figure things out for themselves, serving as gentle guides rather than running the show. “It’s a fool’s errand to think that we can protect our children from the world,” says Ned Johnson, president and founder of testpreparation and tutoring company Prep Matters and co-author of “The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives.” “If your kid has the sense that if something bad happens, Mom is going to fall out of the ceiling like Tom Cruise in ‘Mission: Impossible’ and extricate them, that’s (problematic). What we want to do is teach them the skills to be able to protect themselves, and if they’re not able to protect themselves, how do they look for help?” Real competence results from repeated experience coping with tolerable stressors and uncomfortable feelings on our own, Johnson says. “You can have a wall full of trophies from ‘Most Improved’ to ‘Trier,’ but real self-esteem has an internal locus of control, not an external one,” he says. “I don’t have to be saved by superheroes. I get to be the epic hero of my own life. Kids cannot have real self-esteem without feeling like they are capable and

able to handle things on their own.” Before lending a hand, consider whether your child is capable of accomplishing some or all of a task solo, says Giacomo Bono, associate professor of psychology at California State University at Dominguez Hills and co-author of “Making Grateful Kids: The Science of Building Character.” “Help them only enough so they can get it done, but not more than that,” he suggests, adding: “Don’t attempt something so challenging that you can’t help them achieve it, because it could backfire, and maybe they’ll give up on the sport or the hobby or whatever it is.”

EXPRESS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE True self-esteem is rooted in unconditional love, not undeserved praise, Johnson says: “There’s a difference between thinking that every picture you make is a masterpiece, or every note you play on the piano is inspired genius, as opposed to innately knowing, I’m loved.” Unconditional regard fills our kids with the confidence to believe in their ability to succeed on their own, bolstering their selfesteem, Bono adds. “When you have conditions, it exerts control on the child,” he says. “It is important for a child to believe that you value them no matter what. No matter what happens now, if you fail, that doesn’t determine how I value you, and I believe you have something important to contribute.” Tell your kids exactly what you love about them that doesn’t have to be earned, Kennedy-Moore says: “The greatest compliment we can give our kids is to say, ‘I really enjoy your company.’ It’s really important for kids to learn that love doesn’t have to be earned — the alternative is to be on a treadmill of constantly having to prove their worth.” Letting your kids see the real you, flaws and all, will help them accept themselves and their own imperfections. “You don’t want your kids to see you as this perfect person that doesn’t make mistakes,” Brausch says. “Give examples of a difficulty or challenge you had and how you found your way through it. Modeling that everybody makes mistakes and learns from them is really helpful.” The next time my son says, “Isn’t this drawing the best?” I’ll be sure to tell him how much I love his passion for art, offering feedback if I see room for improvement, along with ideas for making it better. I believe in him, no matter what, but I want him to learn to believe in himself, too.

If your kid has the sense that if something bad happens, Mom is going to fall out of the ceiling like Tom Cruise in ‘Mission: Impossible’ and extricate them, that’s (problematic). What we want to do is teach them the skills to be able to protect themselves.” NED JOHNSON Co-author of “The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives”

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special year suddenly brings unprecedented circumstances and anxious uncertainty amid a rapidly developing pandemic. Meanwhile, a group of students passionately work to remove police officers from their campus against the backdrop of growing nationwide demands for systemic change. (Check out a review of the film). “Homeroom,” executiveproduced by Bay Area native Ryan Coogler, is Nicks’ final chapter in a trilogy of Oaklandbased films, following “The Waiting Room” (2012) and “The Force” (2017). All three examine the challenges faced by struggling institutions, including Highland Hospital and the Oakland Police Department. Details: Premieres Aug. 12 on Hulu. (“The Waiting Room” and “The Force” will also be available on Hulu). ‘Heels’ Even people who don’t closely follow pro wrestling know names like “The Rock” and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. But megawatt superstars are the rare exception in a brutal business that finds many of its warrior hulks toiling far from the TV spotlight — for paltry pay — in the hardscrabble indie circuit. That world is the setting for this saga about two sibling rivals (Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig) in Georgia who spar over the leadership of their family’s small-town wrestling league after the death of their father.

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of prison for dangerous missions on her Task Force X team. But there’s mischief in the timeline, which hops around to days and minutes earlier, showing us things that happened while we were with other characters, or revealing a complete bait-and-switch. The team that we end up following is comprised of Bloodsport (Idris Elba), Peacemaker (John Cena), Ratcatcher 2 (Daniela Melchior), Polka Dot Man (David Dastmalchian), and King Shark (Sylvester Stallone). They link up with Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) and Col. Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman) in an effort to infiltrate a South American island nation, Corto Maltese, which has just been taken over in a military coup. Waller wants the Suicide Squad to destroy a former Nazi experimentation site in Corto Maltese, where an extraterrestrial beast is rumored to reside, and contain all threats to the U.S. It’s your basic black ops mission, but with incredibly colorful characters, and Gunn keeps the tone light and lively. Elba and Cena banter and smack-talk their way through, these two otherwise tough guys finally allowed to be funny, for once. Robbie, in what is one of the most indelible screen performances of the 21st century as Harley Quinn, is now three for three on home

Bennett From C1 He struggled to identify everyday objects, however, and when recording his upcoming album with Lady Gaga from 2018 to 2020, he had lost his vigor and awareness in the studio. “There’s a lot about him that I miss,” his wife, Susan Benedetto -- that’s Bennett’s legal last name, by the way -- said in the AARP article. “Because he’s not the old Tony anymore. ... But when he sings, he’s the old Tony.” Despite all that, Bennett and his protege will perform together Tuesday and Thursday at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. The nearly sold-out shows are titled “One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett &

So which one is the “good guy,” and which one is the “heel” — the name given to ring villains? Details: Premieres Aug. 15; Starz. ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ The first time Nicole Kidman teamed up with screenwriter David E. Kelley and Aussie author Liane Moriarty, it resulted in the blockbuster miniseries “Big Little Lies.” Could they have another big hit on their hands? Kelley adapts Moriarty’s novel about nine city dwellers who arrive at a secluded health and wellness resort seeking to reinvigorate their lives. They soon realize that this place — and the mysterious woman who runs it (Kidman) — are nothing like they expected. The impressive cast includes, among others, Melissa McCarthy, Luke Evans, Regina Hall and Bobby Cannavale. Details: Premieres Aug. 18 on Hulu. ‘The Chair’ Sandra Oh (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Killing Eve”) has done plenty of drama in her career. Now she takes a shot at headlining a satirical comedy. For this six-episode series, Oh plays Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim, the newly appointed chair of the English department at a university faced with declining enrollment and a host of other challenges. We’re in a “dire crisis,” she proclaims. Can she fix it? Bring on the clashes, scandals and comedic mishaps. Jay Duplass and Holland Taylor also star. The series is written by Amanda Peet and includes former “Game of Thrones” show runners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss among its executive producers. Details: Premieres Aug. 20 on Netflix. runs in this role. She’s simply mesmerizing as the seductive and silly jester princess. But the other characters are welcome additions as well, especially Melchior as a girl whose superpower is (checks notes) controlling rats. What’s remarkable about “The Suicide Squad,” is that for all its bloody sneering and snark, you care about all of these characters, who actually feel like real people. Even as it climaxes in a surreal and hallucinatory kaiju explosion that’s a cartoonish mashup of “Godzilla,” “Alien” and even Gunn’s 2006 directorial debut, “Slither,” the actual conflict is grounded in real political history, and the film makes a razor-sharp commentary on American intervention overseas, especially in Central America. It’s not often a comic book flick will have you critiquing Reagan-era politics while also enjoying the lizard-brain pleasures of a creature feature smash-emup, but that’s just the special sauce that James Gunn brings. Here’s hoping he heads to the dark side again soon.

‘THE SUICIDE SQUAD’ 3 stars (out of 4) MPAA rating: R (for strong violence and gore, language throughout, some sexual references, drug use and brief graphic nudity) Running time: 2:12 Where to watch: In theaters and streaming on HBO Max Friday Lady Gaga.” He also has a couple of solo shows planned for September and October. Bennett’s Twitter account rounded up birthday wishes Tuesday from the likes of Alec Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Cyndi Lauper, U2’s Bono and the Edge, the Pointer Sisters, Billy Joel, Keith Richards and Paul McCartney and Katie Couric, who posted video of herself playing “I Get a Kick Out of You” for Bennett in 2016. “God gave you a great, great gift, and you really have put it to good use,” Baldwin said in his happy birthday video. -----Los Angeles Times staff writer Christi Carras contributed to this report. ------ (C)2021 Los Angeles Times. Visit at latimes.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Tasty television trends Seven new culinary shows for fans can feast on

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Television’s appetite for cooking shows is clearly insatiable. A quick scan of broadcast networks, cable channels and streaming platforms reveals that culinary-minded fare is everywhere. And each week, it seems, new shows arrive featuring fresh, cameraready chefs and/or a different way to turn cooking into a cutthroat competition. If you’re hungry for more shows to add to your viewing menu, here’s a sampling of series arriving soon: “Guy: Hawaiian Style” — We’ve lost track of how many shows Guy Fieri headlines. This one consists of four episodes and follows Fieri and his family through Maui, Oahu and the Big Island as they drop in on some favorite eateries and discover new ones along the way. Begins streaming Aug. 28, Discovery+. “Cooking With Paris” — Celebrities who can’t really cook, but desperately want to are fueling a suddenly robust genre. Now, Paris Hilton’s takes her shot. The heiresssocialite-reality TV star invites viewers into her kitchen as she learns to saute, sear and zest with some of her famous friends. Begins streaming Wednesday, Netflix. “Money Hungry” — Hosted by Kal Penn, this series puts taste buds to the rigorous test. It has accomplished chefs, restaurant critics, cookbook authors and home cooks sampling various meals and being challenged to identify specific ingredients. The reward? $50,000. Premieres 10 p.m. Aug. 8, Food Network. The show moves to its regular time slot 10 p.m. Aug. 10. “Bake Squad” — In each episode, four standout bakers battle it out to see whose dessert will be chosen for someone’s extra-special day. The bakers on the show have been recruited by Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi, who built a bakery and dessert empire on delicious cookie dough. Begins streaming Aug. 11, Netflix. “Well Done With Sebastian Maniscalco” — Need some laughs with your meals? In this seven-episode series, the stand-up comedian is joined by family and friends on a journey to explore food culture and etiquette. Scheduled to appear are comedians Russell Peters, Bert Kreischer, Anjelah Johnson and Fortune Feimster, along with journalist Rich Eisen, and actors Gillian Jacobs and Oscar Nunez. Starts streaming Aug. 12, Discovery+. “Ben & Jerry’s: Clash of the Cones” — What would summer be without mondo amounts of ice cream? Molly Yeh hosts See TV C6

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think tomato season should be its own, added to the other four. Who’s with me? Yes, I know tomatoes come into their own in the summer, but there is a window of time when they are at their very sweetest and juiciest. That’s when I like to make them the stars of meals. This little pizza does just that. It also allows me to select from the various colors and sizes of tomatoes - yellow, orange, red, big and round, slender and small - that look so tempting this time of year at farmers markets and grocery stores. If you get a pretty variety, this dish ends up looking a bit like a stained-glass

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Stay cool like a Texan — drink Ranch Water This tequila-lime cocktail is a refresher for hot days By M. CARRIE ALLAN Washington Post

Having over the years consumed drinks containing ingredients from beet juice to charcoal to pine needles, when I first heard of Ranch Water, I’ll admit I cast up a quiet plea to heaven: Please Lord, do not let this drink contain ranch dressing. Next I thought of

actual ranches I’ve been to, where the water in play was usually brown hollers encircled by slurping cows or mud-slathered pigs. Now that I’ve looked into it, I’m happy to report that Ranch Water — which after sloshing around Texas for decades has recently galloped around the country at such speeds that entrepreneurs are betting their ranches on it — contains neither buttermilk nor pigrinsings.

At its most basic, the drink that sweltering Texans are throwing together is just tequila, lime juice and mineral water. That makes for a pretty tart drink, so many add some form of sweetener, often orange liqueur. Bars all over Texas have some variation on their menu. The three-ingredient version is a bright lowsugar sip; adding orange liqueur makes for something like a margarita in highball

form. And it’s easy to adlib, throwing in some jalapeño slices, adding summer fruit, switching up the spirit. “A bunch of people out here refer to it as the Ranch Water because cowboys are out there working hard all day, and they want good water, but they want it a little bit spiked,” says Eloise Bryan, lead concierge at the Gage Hotel in Marathon,

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In Omar El Akkad’s follow-up to ‘American War’, a migrant child washes up on a beach — alive By MARK ATHITAKIS Star Tribune

“What Strange Paradise” by: Omar El Akkad; Alfred A. Knopf (256 pages, $25.95) In his 2017 debut novel, “American War,” Omar El Akkad spotlighted Middle East humanitarian crises by reimagining them on U.S. soil. Perhaps, the novel implied, Americans might pay refugees and sectarian violence closer attention if we witnessed them in a near-future dystopian South. His follow-up, “What Strange Paradise,” doesn’t strive to be nearly so high-concept. Indeed, it’s simple in the way that novels like “The Stranger” or “Of Mice and Men” are: brief, taut, coolly delivered but with seas of emotion swirling beneath. Here, the focus is on Middle Eastern migrants, centered on the travails

Fleeing the authorities, he finds a protector in Vanna, a teenage girl with more compassion than her parents, the police or the tourists who see a grounded ship full of migrants as an inconvenience. of one boy, Amir. He and his family are escaping Syria, but El Akkad dwells little on the particulars of the conflict there. He is simply a member of “the oldest tribe, the tribe of endless leaving.” The novel opens with the aftermath of that departure, with Amir washed up on the beach of an unnamed island. Fleeing the authorities, he finds a protector in Vanna, a teenage girl with more compassion than her parents, the police or the tourists who see a grounded ship full of migrants as an inconvenience. In the “Before” chapters, El Akkad relates Amir’s trek from Syria to

Egypt, where he sneaks onto an overcrowded and ill-piloted ferryboat heading north. The “After” chapters follow his and Vanna’s efforts to get him to safety. El Akkad cleanly renders the inherent tensions in both timelines. Will Amir successfully navigate the squalor and danger of the ramshackle boat? Will he somehow find his way to freedom? Though Amir is the story’s center, he’s enveloped in El Akkad’s stiffer metacommentary on the migrant crisis from secondary characters. When a bureaucrat tries to cool down a vindictive military officer by saying, “It’s not a colonization, it’s just a

bunch of people on boats,” he snaps back: “All colonization is just a bunch of people on boats.” A migrant on the ferry lectures the passengers to keep their ambitions for freedom low: “Go ahead, change your country, change your name, change your accent, pull the skin right off your bones, but in their eyes they will always be engines and you will always, always be fuel.” The novel is strongest when El Akkad’s lens is trained on Vanna and Amir. He refers to them together as “children,” which is factually true, but also emphasizes the point that surviving in a hardhearted

environment — even thinking of survival — requires a certain innocence. And a late twist in the novel applies some of that innocence to the reader. We’re too easily tempted to apply pleasant, novelistic arcs to human lives, El Akkad suggests. He uses his own novel to remind us to distrust that instinct. Mark Athitakis is a reviewer in Phoenix.

The 5 best new thrillers and mysteries to read in August tale of a conscience-stricken mob scion who finds peace as a Benedictine monk. That is, until his Uncle Vittorio, a corrupt priest, leaves Brother Tommy a fortune; others think it belongs to them. The amiably satirical novel takes place in Paloma, Arizona (read Sedona), a world gathering place for “cartoon spirituality” and New Age hustlers. It’s where the previously celibate Tommy hooks up with Cheyenne, an alluring con artist who tries unsuccessfully to exorcise what — to the monk’s bafflement — she refers to as his “slimy entities.” (Available Aug. 30)

By RICHARD LIPEZ Washington Post

If you don’t want to think about the pandemic any more than you have to, rest assured COVID-19 is nowhere to be found in three of this month’s most noteworthy mysteries and thrillers. The virus is a factor in a fourth entry, and in a fifth it’s the foundation for a plot too ingenious to miss. Take your pick. ‘Clark and Division,’ By Naomi Hirahara The Ito family, at the center of Naomi Hirahara’s vibrant suspense novel set in World War II Los Angeles and Chicago, were four of the more than 120,000 Japanese Americans rounded up by a U.S. government gripped by racial hysteria and transported to grim internment camps. Late in the war, many of those people were relocated to cities with labor shortages. Months after smart, takeno-guff Rose Ito, 23, arrives in Chicago, she is run over by a subway train and dies. Younger sister Aki scoffs at the coroner’s verdict of suicide and sets out to uncover the ugly truth. Author of the Mas Arai and Ellie Rush

mysteries, Hirahara has drawn a devastating picture of a family in crisis and a nation’s monumental blunder. (Available Aug. 3) ‘False Witness,’ By Karin Slaughter Throwing a case may be the worst thing a defense attorney can do. But that’s what otherwise ethical Leigh Collier plans

with the case of accused rapist Andrew Tenant. Karin Slaughter’s (the Will Trent series, et al.) latest non-series thriller, set in Atlanta at the outset of the pandemic, is cunningly conceived and written — not to mention massive; don’t drop it on an unshod foot. As teens, Leigh and her sister Callie babysat young Andrew, and he thinks — correctly — that they killed

his violent pedophile dad and got away with it. Complicated? Very. But also deeply satisfying. ‘Felonious Monk,’ By William Kotzwinkle William Kotzwinkle, author of the cult hippie novel “The Fan Man,” as well as dozens of other novels, children’s stories and screenplays, brings a similar engagingly outre vibe to this

‘56 Days, ’ By Catherine Ryan Howard At or near the top of any list of superb Irish thriller writers these days is Catherine Ryan Howard, an Edgar nominee for “The Liar’s Girl” in 2018. Her fifth stand-alone, the masterly “56 Days,” is set mostly during a 2020 COVID lockdown in Dublin and brings two vulnerable and insecure 20-somethings together for an anxious, pandemic-limited, let’s-see-how-itgoes romance. Each, however,

harbors a doozy of a secret, one of them blood-curdling. Timely, surprising, emotionally alive, this is about as good as suspense fiction gets. (Available Aug. 17) ‘Not a Happy Family,’ By Shari Lapena Shari Lapena’s eighth standalone thriller — 2016’s “The Couple Next Door” may be her best known — is such a quintessential “beach read,” I half expected sand to fall out of it. This one brings lurid family mayhem to the Hudson Valley. When wealthy, psychologically sadistic Fred Merton and his fretful wife, Sheila, are massacred in their mansion, their three grown children — ragefilled Dan, materialistic dermatologist Catherine and purplehaired “outlier” Jenna — are all plausible suspects. With her cascading short chapters and teasers by the dozen, you stick with Lapena eagerly despite the flavorless scene-setting and generic cops. Bring sunscreen. Richard Lipez writes the Donald Strachey PI novels under the name Richard Stevenson.

Leroy Field merges fiction with current events in his new thriller police agency assigned him with a singular task: to create a new strain of the virus with a long mutation period, high mortality rate and the ability to rapidly mutate. What Wen believed to be a practice in vaccine development ended up placing the weapon for “the largest biological mass murder in history” in his own hands.

By GABBY TORRENTI Booktrib.com

“China Deception, Part 1” (Gatekeeper Press) by Leroy Field provides a chilling perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and around the world through the medium of dystopian fiction. During a time characterized by worldwide fear and placing blame on various members of the global community for inciting the virus, this novel explains how a quest for world domination can turn into one of the deadliest events in modern history. Let this novel serve as both a thrilling read and a warning. To open this cautionary tale, Field backtracks to Wuhan, China in 2014, when Dr. Li Wen first was appointed to general director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The Institute had spent many years studying various

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coronavirus strands, specifically focusing on whether viral cells in bats could be transmitted to humans, thus uncovering the root of the SARS virus in 2016. Shortly after this discovery, Dr. Wen was approached by the Ministry of State Security (MSS). This highly secretive

Fast-forwarding a bit, the story travels overseas to document the election of a new United States president, a candidate with minimal political background and a strong reputation in corporate America (sound familiar?). Weighing national debts and the country’s position as “well overdue for a recession,” President William Thomson meets with his staff to discuss the options for offsetting debt. Among

(Author Leroy) Field does an excellent job of blending fiction with very real events, allowing the reader to escape into its pages even as we see the first glimmers of hope that a return to normal is around the corner. these options are middle-class tax credits, an economic reinvigoration agreement with North Korea, additional tariffs on Chinese imports and interference with Russia’s control of the oil trade. With America seeking to impose its will on these three nations, a multinational triad emerges with one primary

goal: to defeat the new American leader in his advances. Armed with the recentlydeveloped virus incubated in Wuhan, the leaders from North Korea, China and Russia decide to release the biological weapon.

BLENDING FICTION WITH REAL EVENTS By this point, each has developed a vaccine to control the vector and extent of destruction among their own people. They are banking on two things to prevent America from containing the virus once it reaches its shores: the ego of the American president and the population’s resistance to what they will perceive as attacks on individual freedoms — such as, oh, following recommended guidelines for stopping the virus’s rapid spread. The fact that the virus is accidentally released ahead of plan doesn’t really

make much difference in the outcome, which is as devastating as we know it to be. From this point forward, the story progresses much like life has over the past 65 weeks or so around the world: hospitals become inundated with cases, media outlets struggle to keep up with breaking news, foreign leaders clash, and people around the globe anxiously await vaccines to hopefully reduce their chances of contracting the virus. Field does an excellent job of blending fiction with very real events, allowing the reader to escape into its pages even as we see the first glimmers of hope that a return to normal is around the corner. This story is entertaining and eerie, but also expertly written and makes a very clear point: in the quest for world domination, no winner can emerge without far too many casualties.

Publisher’s Weekly best-sellers Tribune News Service

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, July 24, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan.

Knopf 8. Nine Lives. Danielle Steel. Delacorte 9. False Witness. Karin Slaughter. Morrow 10. It’s Better This Way. Debbie Macomber. Ballantine

HARDCOVER NONFICTION HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Black Ice. Brad Thor. Atria 2. The Cellist. Daniel Silva. Harper 3. The Last Thing He Told Me. Laura Dave. Simon & Schuster 4. The Paper Palace. Miranda Cowley Heller. Riverhead 5. Malibu Rising. Taylor Jenkins Reid. Ballantine 6. The Midnight Library. Matt Haig. Viking 7. The President’s Daughter. Clinton/Patterson. Little, Brown and

1. American Marxism. Mark R. Levin. Threshold 2. I Alone Can Fix It. Leonnig/Rucker. Penguin Press 3. Landslide. Michael Wolff. Holt 4. How I Saved the World. Jesse Watters. Broadside 5. This Is Your Mind on Plants. Michael Pollan. Penguin Press 6. Killing the Mob. O’Reilly/Dugard. St. Martin’s 7. What Happened to You? Perry/Winfrey. Flatiron/Oprah 8. Greenlights. Matthew McConaughey. Crown

9. Caste. Isabel Wilkerson. Random House 10. Frankly, We Did Win This Election. Michael C. Bender. Twelve

10. Shakeup. Stuart Woods. Putnam

TRADE PAPERBACK MASS MARKET 1. A Time for Mercy. John Grisham. Dell 2. Once upon a Time in Hollywood. Quentin Tarantino. Harper Perennial 3. The Boy from the Woods. Harlan Coben. Grand Central 4. The Institute. Stephen King. Pocket 5. Daddy’s Girls. Danielle Steel. Dell 6. Close to You. Nora Roberts. Silhouette 7. Susannah’s Garden. Debbie Macomber. Mira 8. NYPD Red 6. Patterson/Karp. Grand Central 9. The Gossip. Nancy Bush. Zebra

1. People We Meet on Vacation. Emily Henry. Berkley 2. Where the Crawdads Sing. Delia Owens. Putnam 3. Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1. Tatsuki Fujimoto. Viz 4. The Silent Patient. Alex Michaelides. Celadon 5. The Shadow. Patterson/Sitts. Grand Central 6. Anxious People. Fredrik Backman. Washington Square 7. Solo Leveling, Vol. 2. Chugong. Yen 8. A Time for Mercy. John Grisham. Bantam 9. Daylight. David Baldacci. Grand Central 10. Irreversible Damage. Abigail Shrier. Regner

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FINDING THE JACK Neither vulnerable, West deals NORTH ♠AQ52 ♥ 52 ♦ Q8532 ♣ Q 10 WEST EAST ♠ 10 ♠764 ♥ AQ98764 ♥ K 10 3 ♦ J64 ♦ A7 ♣97 ♣A8432 SOUTH ♠KJ983 ♥J ♦ K 10 9 ♣KJ65 The bidding: WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Pass 4♥ 4♠ 3♥ All pass Opening lead: Ace of ♥ Today’s deal is from an online game played on RealBridge, one of several options available for play on the internet. South’s four-spade bid was not a thing of beauty, and many would not choose it for themselves, but it caught the brass ring on this deal.

Horoscope Not only was four hearts an easy make for East-West, four spades has legitimate play, needing only to find the jack of diamonds. South ruffed the heart continuation at trick two, cashed the king of spades, and led a spade to dummy’s ace. He left the last trump outstanding and set out to see what he could learn about the deal. He led the queen of clubs, which East won with his ace and led his remaining spade to South’s jack. Two diamond discards from dummy would not help South, so he led the king of clubs, crashing dummy’s 10, and continued with the jack of clubs and a club ruff. South’s excellent technique taught him everything he needed to know. West had started with 1-7-3-2 distribution. East had to have the ace of diamonds, or West would have opened one heart rather than three hearts. South led a diamond to his king, winning the trick, and then ran the 10 of diamonds, knowing it would lose to the now singleton ace. Very nicely played! (Bob Jones welcomes readers’ responses sent in care of this newspaper or to Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001. E-mail: tcaeditors@tribpub.com)

By Stella Wilder Born today, you believe wholeheartedly in the adage “seek and ye shall find” — and from an early age you will no doubt seek out all that you want and, with a little luck and help from your friends, attain it! You have a keen mind, a quick wit and a perception of the world that allows you to take full advantage of situations as they arise. You are never fooled by a false sense that things should be easier than they are. You have keen and expensive tastes, and you know how to spend money on the best of whatever it is that strikes your fancy. Fortunately, you also know how to make money as well — which will certainly be a useful skill for you, considering that you don’t like to compromise where your “favorites” of anything are concerned. Also born on this date are: Madonna, singer; Steve Carell, actor; Angela Bassett, actress; James Cameron, director; Kathie Lee Gifford, TV personality; Julie Newmar, actress; Timothy Hutton, actor; Eydie Gorme, singer; Fess Parker, actor. To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. MONDAY, AUGUST 16 LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’re likely to want more than what you currently have — but is it a question of need? You must determine what is really necessary today. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — It’s a good day for you to clear out some of the clutter that’s been getting in your way — literally and figuratively. Start with yourself! LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You can pass the time most productively today, especially when you don’t have anything pressing to take care of at work or on the

home front. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Some may not give you the credit you feel you’ve earned, but that’s likely in accordance with the rules. You must adjust your thinking. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You are awaiting something that cannot come to pass until someone else does one simple job — and this is not something you should do! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — A burst of activity is likely to take it out of you, but you can bounce back quickly. The current contest is likely to last some time. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Only after you overcome certain obstacles and obliterate certain barriers will you be able to do what you had hoped to do — but you can do it! PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You are devoted to a certain central idea that will see you through anything that happens today with flying colors. Others follow suit. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You may have to interrupt your work today to assist someone who is trying to do too much at one time. This is something you know about! TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You are eager to be reunited with those who helped you get where you are today. You may find that it’s very much as if no time has passed. GEMINI (May 21-June 21) — You’re likely to encounter someone who doesn’t fall under your spell quite as quickly as others — but this can be quite attractive to you. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You’re going to ask questions and supply some answers, and by day’s end, you’ll come to a conclusion that sets you up for future success. COPYRIGHT 2021 UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC.

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window with the sun coming through, all bright, colorful and shiny. This recipe was adapted from “Miss Maggie’s Kitchen” by Héloïse Brion (Flammarion, 2020), which has the subtitle “relaxed French entertaining.” The cookbook is one of those fantasy tomes with glorious photos that makes you imagine that this recipe was made with sun-warmed tomatoes plucked from a French garden. The ingredient list may look a bit long, but preparation is simple and takes just 15 or 20 minutes. First, you slice and cook the onions. While they are browning, you toss multicolored cherry or grape tomatoes and thick slices of large tomatoes with your choice of fresh herbs and a little honey and garlic. For weeknight dinners, I usually buy my pizza dough, if I don’t have any in the freezer. I layer that with creme fraiche, which gives the pizza a little tang, the sweet, browned onions and the varied fresh tomatoes. The pizza is baked until the edges are browned and the center bubbly. Then comes the best part: the finish. While the pizza is piping hot, scatter chunks of burrata over, and as they melt into the pizza, you can finish it with a sprinkling of fresh herbs. I like basil, but use your favorite. Pizzas are easy to customize. If you don’t have creme fraiche, you can use goat cheese or even Greek yogurt. If you prefer meat on your pizza, you could add bits of ham or cooked sausage. One thing I hope you won’t find a substitute for is the burrata. It adds a creamy deliciousness that is difficult to replicate. If you don’t have burrata, however, you could drop small bits of fresh mozzarella or dollops of fresh ricotta. My only rule for this pizza will be that I will make it only

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Texas, whose White Buffalo Bar is often named as one possible originator of the drink. But, she admits, “there’s really not hard details. It’s been such a popular drink for such a long time that everything gets a little fuzzy.” This is not unique to Texas. Stories about the provenance of cocktails are notoriously loaded with the kind of longhorn-produced substances you’d find in actual ranch water. While it’s sometimes possible to verify that cocktail X, composed of eight ingredients in specific proportions, came out of Bar Highfalutin in 2004, people have been combining spirits, soda water and citrus for a good, long while. I suspect what we’re now calling Ranch Water has been around for many decades, but don’t underestimate the value of a good handle. A name helps a drink travel. (You know, the kind of name that makes idiots wonder if it contains ranch dressing.) Still, over the past month, I joined a fair number of people

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during the summer — during Tomato Season. We’ve tossed it together four times already, cutting it into small chunks and serving it as an appetizer or slicing big slabs for supper. I know we’ll make it again. Brion writes in her cookbook that “sharing is essential in my life.” I’m glad she shared this recipe, so I could pass it along to you.

BIG LITTLE SUMMER TOMATO PIZZA Active time: 20 minutes | Total time: 40 minutes 4 to 6 servings Take full advantage of summer’s tomato and herb bounty with this pizza. The ingredient list looks a bit long, but the recipe is simple. You brown the onions and toss multicolored cherry tomatoes and thick slices of large tomatoes with fresh herbs in a bowl. Then, layer the pizza with creme fraiche, the onions and the varied tomatoes. After it trying to track down its origins. Several sources noted that I was the latest in a string of callers and didn’t have anything more definite than they had for the last hack hoping to dig up the Deep Throat of Ranch Water, some Stetsoned Sam Elliott-type who could meet under the rodeo stands to pull a bottle of mineral water out of his saddlebag and spin a convincing origin story. The closest I found to a plausible originator and namer is Kevin Williamson, chef and owner of Ranch 616 in Austin, who says that he has had the drink on the menu since it opened in 1998, and that he and his team trained the folks at the Gage Hotel more than a decade ago. He’s firm enough in his claim that he has applied for a trademark on the Ranch Water name. Several brands now marketing canned versions tried to partner with him when they were launching, but he turned them down. “If I were smarter, I’d be rich,” he says. Still, the drink has served Ranch 616 pretty well: Per their receipts, they’ve sold $18 million worth of the drink over the years. “The way we served it, which I think is one of the reasons it

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bakes, you add the chunks of burrata and a few fresh basil leaves. We offer links to pizza dough recipes, but you can make it easier on yourself and pick up store-bought. Serve with a green salad. Creme fraiche and burrata give this pizza a tangy richness, but if you don’t not have creme fraiche, you can use Greek yogurt. If you don’t have burrata, try fresh mozzarella or dollops of fresh ricotta. Storage Notes: Storage Notes: Leftover pizza can be refrigerated for up to 3 days. To reheat, place in a preheated 350-degree oven or toaster oven for about 10 minutes. 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus an additional 2 teaspoons for serving, if desired 1 small yellow or white onion (4 to 6 ounces), thinly sliced 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt or table salt, plus more as needed 1/4 teaspoon finely ground black pepper, plus more as needed was a hit, was as a strong margarita, three-quarters of the way up in a Collins glass, and we gave the customer the full bottle of Topo Chico, so they were in charge of diluting their own drink,” Williamson says. “Some people would just sip the Topo Chico back. Sorority girls from UT put as much water as they could so they could drink more. Everybody has their own sense of ownership for it.” As loose and varied a tipple as the Ranch Water may be, there’s broad agreement that Topo Chico, a mineral water from Monterrey, Mexico, is key. Topo Chico has a high level of carbonation and a faint salinity that make the drink more flavorful (and using some fancy French bubbly to make a Ranch Water is probably a hangin’ offense in some parts of Texas). Williamson made it with Topo from the start, even though at the time he opened Ranch 616, he couldn’t find a distributor, so his source was the grocery chain Fiesta Mart, which was founded to cater to Latin Americans. “I would drive to Fiesta Mart three or four days a week to buy all the Topo Chico I could,” he says. If the restaurant ran out of the

1 tablespoon honey 2 tablespoons blend of chopped fresh herbs, such as basil, oregano, rosemary and/or thyme (or 2 teaspoons dry), plus more for serving, if desired 2 cloves garlic, minced or finely grated or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1 pinch cayenne pepper 3/4 pint (about 7 ounces) multicolored cherry tomatoes, halved 1 large tomato (6 ounces), cut into 1/4-inch slices 12 to 14 ounces white or whole wheat pizza dough 3 tablespoons crème fraîche (See headnote) 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese 1 (8-ounce) ball burrata cheese, broken into pieces (See headnote) Position a rack in the middle of the oven. Place a pizza stone or unrimmed baking sheet on the rack and preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a skillet over water, the Ranch Water was off the menu. Today, he says, they get it at the back door because Coca-Cola owns it. Seeing the drink he originated spread, Williamson wrestled with his feelings hearing bull-hockey origin stories. “At first, I had an attitude about it,” he admits. “And then I just figured that was doing me no good. But if I was sitting at a bar, I always liked to ask the bartender, where did this drink come from?” He’s heard some doozies, including that it was created by a grizzled old Mexican man who lived at the top of the Davis Mountains and would travel two days by donkey to a bar. Ranch Water has spread well beyond Texas now. In D.C., Tracy Wisse, bar manager of the Tex-Mex hotspot Republic Cantina, says they added Ranch Water to their menu within the past year, at the request of Texas transplants. “We have a bit of a Texas cult following, so people were kind asking for it,” she recalls. At first their’s was the bare-bones tequila, lime and Topo Chico, but it evolved: The bar now adds some agave syrup and a little Tajin (a Mexican brand of chili-lime salt) for

medium-high heat, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil until shimmering. Add the onion, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are golden brown, about 10 minutes. If the onions begin to burn, reduce the heat and add a little water, 1 tablespoon at a time. While the onions are cooking, in a large bowl, combine the honey, herbs, garlic, cayenne pepper and a light sprinkling of salt, and stir to combine. Add the cherry tomatoes and the slices of tomato. Gently toss to coat. Place a piece of parchment paper that’s about 12-by-16 inches on the counter. Stretch or roll out the pizza dough into a thin oval or rectangle, about 10-by-14-inches, on top of the parchment. Spread the creme fraiche over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border around the edge. Scatter the browned onions and grated Parmesan

over, then arrange the tomatoes on top in a single layer. Scoop any stray herbs and garlic from the bowl and add to the pizza, leaving behind any accumulated juices. Discard the juices. Using the parchment, lift the pizza and carefully transfer it to the hot pizza stone or baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the crust is browned. Scatter the burrata and additional fresh herbs, if using, over the hot pizza, drizzle with the remaining 2 teaspoons of olive oil, if using. Slice and serve.

flavor and texture. Maybe it hasn’t hit wider in Washington because we’ve already got something pretty close. After all, the basic Ranch Water is one lime-half away from Washington’s tart homegrown cocktail, the Rickey, which has been around since the 1800s. Usually made with gin or bourbon, it’s a similarly tart, bubbly highball, also made with lime and a slightly saline mineral water, also perfect for defying wretched summers. It may irritate some Texans to know that something very close to Ranch Water was made right here in the Deep State more than a century ago. Maybe we could rename the Rickey the Swamp Water?

into a highball with soda, which is one version of how the drink came about. The use of Topo Chico mineral water from Mexico is, per most recipes, nonnegotiable; its assertive bubble and faint salinity serve the drink well.

RANCH WATER 15 minutes 1 serving At its most unfussy, the refreshing Texas drink known as Ranch Water barely needs a recipe; many just throw together a good glug of tequila and a generous squeeze of lime and top it with mineral water for a tart sparkler. Others prefer to sweeten it a bit with orange liqueur or agave; our version uses both. Think of it as a margarita stretched

Nutrition per serving (1 slice), based on 6 | Calories: 288; Total Fat: 17 g; Saturated Fat: 8 g; Cholesterol: 44 mg; Sodium: 333 mg; Carbohydrates: 22 g; Dietary Fiber: 2 g; Sugar: 6 g; Protein: 11 g Adapted from “Miss Maggie’s Kitchen” by Héloïse Brion (Flammarion, 2020).

Ice 1 1/2 ounces tequila, preferably silver 1 ounce fresh lime juice 1/2 ounce Cointreau or other orange liqueur (optional) 1/2 ounce agave syrup (optional) 2 to 3 ounces chilled Topo Chico mineral water Fresh lime slices, for serving (optional) Fill a highball glass with ice. Add the tequila, lime juice, Cointreau and agave syrup, if using, and stir to chill and combine. Top with the mineral water, gently stir again, and serve garnished with lime slices, if using. Nutrition per serving (1 cocktail, without optional ingredients) | Calories: 104; Total Fat: 0 g; Saturated Fat: 0 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 5 mg; Carbohydrates: 3 g; Dietary Fiber: 0 g; Sugar: 1 g; Protein: 0 g

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