nimitz news - aug. 12, 2012

Aug. 12, 2012 Vol. 37, No. 28

August 12, 2012

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Using the Emotional Energy of Conflict Constructively

You have surely seen the same patterns here where you work and at home where you live - people avoiding dealing with tense situations in their relationships with others. At some point in time, you and I have surely done this ourselves. This avoidance usually creates additional problems, makes the conflict larger, and often draws in more people than originally were (or should be) involved.

Why do we often try to avoid conflict? Among the possible answers, consider the following:

1. Many people steer clear of emotionally-charged situations and fear that emotions will get out of control if conflict isn’t avoided.

2. Most people don't appreciate others acting in an angry way towards them, and will do almost anything to avoid a potentially heated exchange.

3. Some people believe that in an argument someone must either "be wrong" or have done something wrong, and they refuse to be accused of being in the wrong . . . or don’t want to have to apologize if they know they are in the wrong.

Of course, avoiding conflict in a tense situation doesn't make it go away. It’s like ignoring an engine that’s getting hotter and hotter. And so, like ignoring a car engine whose temperature is going into the red, when we ignore conflict things often break down or just explode.

Some of you may be thinking, “I don’t avoid conflict. I always just speak my mind!” Well, my guess is that you know a bullish approach to conflict may push some people ”safely” away from you, but it hardly deals with the source of the conflict. There has to be a way to creatively use the energy from conflict without completely ignoring it on one hand or shutting it down with an aggressive, demanding demeanor on the other.

So what should you do?First, have the humility to take stock of your

relationships and see if you have significant tension or conflict that seems to get in the way sometimes (or, perhaps, “often”). Have the integrity to admit to yourself that your relationships need attention.

Second, observe how this conflict affects your life and those around you. To be honest, you may need help seeing that the conflict is creating problems in your life. Again, have the humility and the internal strength to ask those close to you in the situation (shipmates, family, friends) how the tension affects them . Note: ask for honest, critical feedback – not in such a way where you are looking to gain support for your position in the conflict.

Next, seek some help from a respected mentor, counselor or chaplain – someone who can help you think through the conflict and deal with it in a positive way. There are many ways to engage your friend, spouse, or shipmate that promotes understanding and works toward a mutually-agreeable situation. But at this point, you are already on your way to controlling your emotions; and in so doing, you are constructively using the energy in the situation to effect positive change.

Now, you may be thinking, “If [so-and-so] would just leave me along, I’d be fine”, or “if this situation would just go away, it would all be better.” But the reality is that life is filled with a series of challenges and conflicts – this will not be the last difficult situation you have to figure out how to address. The time to stop running from conflict or stop dealing with it in anger is now. Let's commit together to addressing conflict intentionally with humility and self-control.

Blessings,ChapMo

For more on the topic, read Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most . You might also try The Art of Forgiving.

The Emotional Energy of ConflictStory by Cmdr. Emile Moured

August 12, 2012

Nimitz Recognizes Sailor of the Day

USS Nimitz to Host Safety Stand-down

Story and photo by MCSN Jess Lewis

Story by MCSN Vanessa David

Yeoman 3rd Class Bianca M. Sanchez, staff yeoman assigned to Carrier Air Wing 11, was selected as the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz’ (CVN 68) Sailor of the Day, Aug. 8. Sanchez is responsible for managing the administrative and personnel requirements of more than 1,000 air wing Sailors. She processed two permanent change of station transfers, three receipts packages and more than 40 pay transactions. She flawlessly executed 49 pieces of official correspondences and more than 25 awards. Daily, she consolidates and verifies the accuracy of eight squadrons and one detachment muster reports into one comprehensive report for Nimitz’ Administration Department.

The 23-year old Sahuarita, Ariz., native joined the Navy four years ago. Although she comes from a family history of military involvement, she is the first female and first to join the Navy.

“I have a twin sister and she was one of the main reasons why I joined,” said Sanchez. “She wasn’t able to join herself so by me joining, she can live the Navy experience through me.”

While in port, Sanchez enjoys training her dog, going to the park and traveling on her own time. When out to sea, she enjoys

watching movies, studying and researching various topics to learn new things.

“I appreciate being Sailor of the Day,” said Sanchez. “I’m not really a spotlight type of person but it’s still feels good to be appreciated.”

Capt. Jeff Ruth, commanding officer of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) named Yeoman 3rd Class Bianca Sanchez Sailor of the Day, Aug. 8 in the Pilot House.

USS Nimitz’ (CVN 68) Safety Department is scheduled to host a safety stand-down in hangar bay two from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Aug. 17 and 18.

The safety stand-down is part of the ongoing effort to raise awareness on safety and health issues related to on-duty and off-duty situations. With the frequent arrival of new crew members, the stand-down will serve to train and refresh the Sailors on board Nimitz.

“The event’s purpose is to inform and it’s a chance to prevent,” said Chief Hospital Corpsman Jonathan Dilbeck, one of the presenters for the hearing conservation booth. “Many of the topics covered, like operational risk management can be used inside and outside of work.”

Six different stations will be arranged to educate the crew on topics such as traffic safety, recreation, health promotion, suicide prevention, gas-free awareness, hearing conservation and fall protection.

“We do these every so often, and this was scheduled months ago,” said Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Andrew Luque. “This is a great opportunity to inform the new crew and refresh everyone else.”

Much like the safety stand-down Nimitz hosted in April, the tables will be interactive. “We get a more captive audience while underway, and working the booth is better than standing on a stage or going over a PowerPoint,” said Dilbeck. “It allows more interaction; it’s more personable.”

All hands will receive an attendance card which will be stamped after visiting each station. Departments will proceed to the hangar bay in one-hour shifts scheduled throughout the duration of each day, ensuring each Sailor has the opportunity to learn or be reminded of these very important topics.

The upcoming safety stand-down is just one more way Nimitz’ crew is training at all times in an effort to perform safely on and off duty.

August 12, 2012

The Navy distributed the first Lt. Cmdr. Regina Pearl Mills Leadership Award during an award ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) Aug. 9.

More than 500 Sailors from the Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (AB) community assembled on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) for the ceremony.

The award was presented to Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Saleema N. Massey.

“I’m excited,” smiled Massey. “I didn’t expect it. It’s a very big thing for me. My heart is still racing. I was really close to Regina. I was here for both her tours on Nimitz and she did my last reenlistment. Having this award means a lot.”

During the ceremony, Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Mill’s, Regina’s husband, addressed the crowd of AB’s.

“A few weeks after my wife’s death I was contacted by members of the Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Association (ABMA) to discuss a way in which we can honor Regina’s memory,” said Jeff. “The decision was made by the ABMA Board of Directors to create

this award. I cannot thank the ABMA enough.”The purpose of the award is to recognize the outstanding

leadership in the AB community, said Jeff. Regina’s daughter, Cherie Ayer, also attended the ceremony

to assist in presenting the award. “[The ceremony] was really touching for me,” said Ayer. “I’m

really glad the award went to Massey. She’s a great person and she deserves it. I’m glad everyone was able to get together on Nimitz. There’s a lot of history on this ship. I’m glad to be here.”

Regina reported for her second tour aboard Nimitz in December 2009 to serve as the Navy’s first female aircraft handling officer. She is known for her strength, determination and tremendous leadership during her tours, said Jeff.

Regina was struck and killed by a vehicle when she stopped to assist others involved in a traffic collision in Gig Harbor, Wash., Jan. 23, 2012.

Nimitz Presents LCDR Mills Leadership AwardStory by MC3 Renee L. Candelario

Members of the Air Department aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) present Cherie Ayer, the daughter of Lt. Cmdr Regina Mills, with a signed flight deck jersey in memory of her mother Aug. 6. Lt. Cmdr Regina Mills was the Navy’s first female aircraft handler and was stationed aboard Nimitz until a fatal car accident took her life early this year. (Photo by MC3 Devin Wray)

1918 - Secretary of the Navy approves acceptance of women as yeoman in U.S. Navy.1942 - USS Cleveland (CL 55) demonstrates effectiveness of radio-proximity fuze (VT-fuze) against

aircraft by successfully destroying three drones with proximity bursts fired by her five-inch guns.1958 - USS Nautilus (SSN 571) arrives at Portland, England, completing first submerged under ice

cruise from Pacific to Atlantic oceans.

August 12, 2012

“My dad always told me the best way to be a

good leader is to be a good

follower.”- MMFN Casillas

Chill Out Story and photos by MCSN Jess Lewis

August 12, 2012

J ust like every Sailor on board the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), his morning starts off with cleaning stations. After cleaning stations is over, he

gathers for the morning meeting with his fellow machinist’s mates on the sixth deck as they prepare for the day ahead.

Machinist’s Mate (MM) Fireman Martin Casillas, Jr. is one of 15 machinist’s mates in the Engineering Department’s Auxiliary Division’s Air Conditioning and Refrigerant (AC/R) shop on board Nimitz. The AC/R shop is responsible for taking care of the ship’s air conditioning and refrigeration units. The AC units send chill water through the ship to keep spaces cool and the crew comfortable. The refrigeration units keep freezers

chilled and prevent food from spoiling. Growing up, Casillas spent a lot of time with his uncle, a

retired Army Colonel, who helped teach him a lot about the military and Army life. With a family history rich in military members, Casillas always planned to join the military and made his plans a reality in June 2011.

“I actually come from an Army family,” said Casillas. “My uncles were both Army officers, my dad was a lieutenant in the National Guard and my cousin is a Soldier. I chose the Navy though because I liked the future job opportunities. I wanted a skill set to fall back on and I wanted to serve my country at the same time. This experience isn’t something a lot of people get in life. Having the chance to go to Hawaii

and see the memorials while on Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) was something not everyone can say they’ve been able to do, but I can.”

Since reporting to Nimitz in November 2011, Casillas has been mentored also by two specific petty officers in his shop.

“When I first got here, MM2 King sat down with me and we just talked,” said Casillas. “He asked me about my goals and what I wanted to do. I would shadow him when he was doing maintenance so I could learn new things. He’s leaving soon but he’s been a good influence on me.”

“I did a lot of my under instruction watches with MM3 Ortiz,” said Casillas. “I learned a lot about the basics of things like refrigerant systems, troubleshooting, safety and how to start up the AC machines.”

For Casillas and the rest of his shop, Mondays are set aside for planned maintenance schedules (PMS) planning to be done on the AC/R units.

“We have a lot of PMS to do but it’s important,” said Casillas. “If we don’t do our maintenance, bigger problems can happen down the road.”

When Casillas stands the auxiliary watch, he takes readings from the AC units every two hours to make sure the machines are working at normal levels. If the levels are off, he fixes what’s wrong. Sometimes it’ll be something simple like bleeding

Chill Out cont'd

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Machinist's Mate Fireman Martin Casillas takes routine reading on one of the ship's air conditioning units.

a line to get excess air out. Other times it might not be as simple and the machines might need its oil changed or the unit might not have enough chill water to run.

The refrigeration units also have to be recharged on a regular basis to ensure the freezers maintain proper temperature. Regular maintenance is done to prevent leaks, cracks or anything else that affects the refrigerant from getting to the freezers. Even the smallest crack in a refrigerant line can mean hours of extra repair work and possibly a loss of freezer use.

Once a week, the shop does something called hot gassing. This is done by sending hot refrigerant from the refrigeration units to the freezers in order to de-frost the coils. If the coils get too much ice on them, food won’t stay chilled.

Being in a small shop, Casillas and the other firemen are all equals but continually push each other to do better, even in the small things. They even have small competitions with each other to keep their teamwork strong and morale boosted.

“Everyone has rough days,” said Casillas. “We have each other’s backs here and we’ll help each other out, especially if someone is having a rough day. My favorite saying is ‘together everyone achieves more’. Without teamwork, things won’t get done as well and it won’t be as fun.”

When the work day is over, the shop sticks around and to play games, watch movies and just hang out with each other. Some days, they get together for Insanity work outs to get everyone pumped up and motivated.

Casillas is slated to attend a two-month long C-school this Fall in order for him to be coded in AC systems. During his time at school, he’ll learn more about how the AC systems work and he’ll be able to troubleshoot things more effectively.

“I’m excited to learn more about the ACs,” said Casillas. “I like teaching others so I’m looking forward to bringing what I learn in C-school back to the ship and applying it here.”

Casillas strives to be more of a leader than a follower. One of his goals is to move up in ranks all while striving to do and be the best he can for his shop and the ship as a whole.

“My dad always told me the best way to be a good leader

is to be a good follower,” said Casillas. “Right now, I’m just a follower. I listen to what I’m told to do and I ask questions when I don’t know something. One day though, I’ll be a leader and I want to lead my followers the way my leaders have led me here.”

August 12, 2012

In the aft damage control (DC) shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) there is a long narrow room, the walls lined with the air bottles and wire backpacks with small hose assemblies used to compose self contained breathing apparatus’ (SCBA). The keeper of this library

of firefighting equipment is Damage Controlman 2nd Class Jay Nelson.

On a typical day Nelson, the work center supervisor for repair lockers and the SCBA shop, moves throughout the ship tracking down this life saving equipment from various repair lockers with his co-workers.

“With nine of my guys working around 10 hour days, we’re doing about 500 man-hours a week maintaining, filling, and cleaning our equipment,” said Nelson. “We do monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual checks.”

Nelson applies the standards of the Occupational Safety and Health

maintaining READINESS

Story and photos by MC3 Devin Wray

August 12, 2012

Damage Controlman 2nd Class (SW) Jay Nelson inspects a CO2 bottle for wear as part of mandatory routine maintenance in Nimitz’ aft damage control shop.

Administration (OSHA) to sustain the equipment for the crew, but some crew members may be wondering where many of the SCBA holding packs have gone recently. During the ship’s Tailored Ship’s Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Problem (FEP), many packs were damaged from improper handling. These packs are currently waiting to be sent back to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash.

SCBA personnel are not allowed to replace many of the parts on the packs, as this would void the warranty. Smaller maintenance, like replacing an O-ring is allowed. Despite the approximate 80 packs waiting to be sent back, Nelson said the ship is still upholding its readiness level.

“We’re required to have 382 packs and 1,100 cylinders on board according to [Commander of Naval Air Forces] CNAF,” said Nelson. “Right now, we have more than that.”

Although the ship equipped above standards, Nelson and his personnel said there are some things the crew

can do to help his shop better maintain the locker equipment that saves lives.

“The biggest problem we have is when people don’t stow [SCBA’s] properly or stow them in the wrong place,” said Nelson.

Improper stowage can lead to problems when Nelson and his people must track down packs listed on an Equipment Guide List (EGL) that have been moved to a different locker. Every pack is labeled with red or blue reflective letters and numbers that signify where that pack goes. Storing these items back in the correct locker can ensure that it receives the proper maintenance.

Another problem that causes packs to get sent back is leaking air hoses, an issue that occurs when a pack is dropped, or when the regulator is left on or not purged of air.

“It leaves the second stage regulator filled with air, which is bad for the hoses when left unattended between drills,” said Damage Controlman Fireman Jonathan Feinberg, the lead maintenance person for repair lockers and the SCBA shop.

New technology offers a solution to the routine wear on older equipment.

The shop conduct a process called hydrostatic testing, which ensures the bottles won’t rupture, and will last within their service life, said Feinburg.

The yellow fiberglass SCBA’s were first initiated in 1999 and have a 15 year service life, said Nelson. Advances in firefighting equipment since then have provided more efficient results for the crew. New carbon fiber tanks require hydrostatic testing every five years instead of the three year requirement on fiberglass tanks.

“In a couple months we’ll be phasing out fiberglass tanks and replacing them with carbon fiber which are lighter, more durable, and require less hydrostatic testing,” said Nelson.

Maintaining this gear, new or old, is the job of all shipboard crew members, and is crucial in the continued readiness of the ship. Taking proper care of SCBA’s not only helps Nelson and his crew, it could also save your life.

August 12, 2012

The challenge: 80 newly arrived Sailors of varying skills, ages, and experiences must be integrated into the largest naval war-fighting platform the United States Navy has to offer, all in less than two weeks.

The new arrivals were checked on board the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during the last visit to Pearl Harbor at the conclusion of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise Aug. 2-3. Upon checking on board the Sailors are temporarily assigned to the Indoctrination Division (I-DIV).

Nimitz’ Training De-partment sponsors I-DIV and the indoctrination process, or INDOC, re-quired of all new check-ins. Until recently INDOC has been a primarily classroom based training environ-ment where new Nimitz Sailors are familiarized with the ship’s basic infor-mation. This approach has worked in the past with smaller numbers of check-ins but this time a new sys-tem will be required.

“The idea is: the quicker we get the new crew through INDOC, the quicker they can get to their work centers,” said

Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Webster, Nimitz’ training officer. “Typically the process would take anywhere from a month to a month and a half. With the new process developed by ABH1 Wasson, we intend to have all new check-ins completely through INDOC in less than three weeks.”

While denying owner-ship of the idea, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Han-dling) 1st Class John Was-son of Nimitz’ Training Department, explained the new format for the new ar-rivals.

“As a class, this is the largest group I have had on board yet,” said Wasson. “We knew we had a lot of new crew members on their way and we had to think of a new and more efficient way to get them through the class.

We have taken all 80 of the new arrivals and split them into two groups, much closer to the average size of an INDOC class,” he said. “This allows one group to work on the process of making their way around the ship to each department for their initial check-in signatures and the other to go through DC

New Sailors New Change

Story and photos by MC3 Ryan Mayes

Machinist's Mate Fireman Apprentice Cassandra Loveless proudly displays a fully dressed firefighter's ensemble.

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(damage control) training.”“We have expanded

the DC training to four days of hands-on training in a format that has really proven itself,” said Webster. “With the 26 hours of interactive instruction from DC2 Hooper and his staff, these Sailors will be more prepared to become members of their individual repair lockers.”

Damage Controlman 2nd Class Stuart Hooper and his training staff are responsible for teaching the initial DC personal qualification standard (PQS) required of every member on board. The INDOC class will take the test and be qualified on the 301-306 DC PQS before being released to their assigned departments.

While teams of new check-ins scrambled to assist each other into fire fighter’s gear within the four minute time requirement, Hooper explained how the approach was working so far.

“This is a lot better,” said Hooper. “It’s better for them and better for me as an instructor. We all learn more through the interaction and the new crew is giving a lot of good feedback.”

“DC training has been awesome,” said Aviation

Electronics Technician 2nd Class Joseph Scullion. “DC2 Hooper has been very hands-on. I have been on two other carriers and I haven’t seen anything like this.”

Upon completing the DC portion of INDOC the first groups training culminated in a joining of the two groups on Saturday Aug. 11 for Nimitz’ first command indoctrination briefing in the hangar bay of the ship.

“This has been a joint effort from many departments,” said Wasson. “[Morale Welfare and Recreation department] has allowed us to use their large projection screen and Air Department has allowed us to use the hangar bay to set up all the chairs necessary. All the other topics will be covered during this time using the screen for the videos and presentations as well as the chain of command introductions.

All of the Sailors will have completed this process in about two and a half weeks and be released to their assigned departments where they can begin to do the job they have trained for, he said. That’s the main goal.”

Gunner's Mate 1st Class Kirk Elliano introduces new Nimitz Sailors to guidelines and helpful instruction during command indoctrination in hangar bay 2.

Damage Controlman 2nd Class Jay Nelson and Damage Controlman 2nd Class Stuart Hooper demonstrate the proper use of the firefighter's ensemble during command indoctrination.

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OLYMPICS

US menin firstfollowingqualifying

Gymnastics

BY NANCY ARMOUR

The Associated Press

LONDON — The Americans have insisted for months they can contend for the Olympic title in men’s gymnastics.

Another night like this, and they won’t need to say a word. The color of their medals will do all the talking for them.

While perennial gymnastics powerhouses China and Japan bobbled and wobbled their way through qualifying Saturday, the Americans proved they’ve got the big skills to back up their big hopes. They didn’t count a single fall, and their final score of 275.342 is almost three points ahead of surprising Britain.

“We’re going to do everything we can to make it finish like that,” team captain Jonathan Horton said. “I was actually joking ... ear-lier, ‘Can we just get the medals now?’ But we’ve got one more day to go, and we’re pumped about it.”

The team final is Monday. Since 2000, when scoring began starting anew in the final, only one first-day winner has failed to finish atop the podium.

Japan, the heavy favorite com-ing into the meet, is third (270.503) after several uncharacteristic er-rors by three-time world cham-pion Kohei Uchimura. Defending Olympic champion China, which also has won the last five world titles, is fourth (269.985) after its splat-filled day.

“We studied a lot about the American team already,” said Japanese coach Yasunori Tachibana, who sent a scouting party to last month’s Olympic tri-als. “So we knew it was going to be pretty tough.”

Germany and Russia compete later Saturday.

Unlike qualifying, when teams get to drop their lowest score, there will be no margin of error in Monday’s final. Teams com-pete three gymnasts on each event, and all three scores count. Botch one routine, and it could be the difference between going home with a gold medal or just a souvenir T-shirt.

But the Americans believe they’re actually better built for that high-risk, high-reward for-mula, and this performance will only fuel their confidence that they can join Bart Conner and his Golden Gang of ’84 as the only U.S. teams to win the Olympic title.

Danell Leyva and John Oro-zco posted the highest individual scores, and the team had the highest total on floor exercise and high bar. They had only three falls the entire day, and counted only four scores below 15.

Americanwomenroll pastColombia

Soccer

BY JOSEPH WHITE


GLASGOW, Scotland — MeganRapinoe celebrated her goal by reaching into her sock and pull-ing out a birthday note for aninjured teammate, part of a domi-nant and somewhat feisty perfor-mance that kept the U.S. women’sfootball team unbeaten after two games at the Olympics.

The Americans moved closer tothe quarterfinals Saturday with a 3-0 win over Colombia, pepperingthe opponent’s net from the open-ing whistle of a physical game.There was no early letdown — asthere had been three days ear-lier in the come-from-behind winover France — and the only sur-prise was that such a one-sidedmatch didn’t yield a more lopsid-ed score.

Abby Wambach finally brokethe game open with a goal in the 74th minute, making her the Americans’ all-time lead-ing scorer in Olympic play. Carli Lloyd, back in the starting lineupafter an injury to Shannon Boxx,scored in the 77th.

Rapinoe’s goal came in the33rd, a play set up when AlexMorgan intercepted a pass nearthe Colombia box. Morgan passedto Rapinoe, whose curling 20-yarder sailed over goalkeeper Sandra Sepulveda’s outstretchedhand. Rapinoe then reached intoher sock and retrieved a note wishing a happy birthday to AliKrieger, the U.S. defender who is missing these Olympics afterblowing out her knee during a qualifying match.

Krieger turned 28 Satur-day and is sorely missed, butthe Americans are so deep that there’s always someone else seemingly ready to step in and do an effective job. Boxx injured her right hamstring in the 4-2 winover France, but veteran Lloyd — who led the team in minutes atlast year’s World Cup — started in Boxx’s place and scored for thesecond time in two games.

The win all but assured a berthin the quarterfinals for the Amer-icans, France is in second place inGroup G ahead of North Korea ongoal difference with three points.

The U.S. has one group gameremaining against North Koreain Manchester on Tuesday.

Colombia is ranked No. 28 inthe world and has nine players on U.S. college teams, but SouthAmerican national squads gen-erally play a light international schedule that gives them littlechance to develop any cohesion.The Colombians threatenedgoalkeeper Hope Solo’s net a fewtimes, but they remain scoreless all-time in five matches in the topwomen’s football tournaments —

US women overcomesloppy play, win opener

BY DOUG FEINBERG


LONDON — Tina Charles and Candace Parker each had double-doubles and Angel McCoughtry provided a spark off the bench to help the U.S. wom-en’s team overcome a sloppy performance Saturday to beat Croatia 81-56 in their Olympic opener.

Coach Geno Auriemma had said he was hoping that the Americans could play a style of basket-ball that would be entertaining and help grow the women’s game internationally. That didn’t happen Saturday.

The U.S. struggled for the first three quarters before pulling away to win their 34th consecutive Olympic contest.

The victory was far different than the 54-point pounding the Americans gave Croatia a week earlier.

Despite missing its first 14 shots, Croatia hung tough for the first 30 minutes before the Americans finally could pull away.

The U.S., which has dominated its opponents en route to the past four gold medals, only led 53-49 early in the fourth quarter before a 16-0 run put the game out of reach.

McCoughtry started the burst with consecutive layups, and Tamika Catchings capped it with a three-point play that made it 69-49. Swin Cash, who hadn’t played in the first few quarters, also had a three-point play in the spurt.

McCoughtry finished with 13 points. Charles had 14 points and 10 rebounds; Parker finished with 11 points and 13 boards.

Jelena Ivezic scored 22 points and Marija Vrsaljko added 19 for Croatia, which was making its Olympic debut. Vrsaljko missed the previous contest last Sat-urday as she was getting married. While the Ameri-

cans had their way on offense in that contest, they struggled Saturday.

The U.S. built a 9-0 lead early on as Croatia missed its first 14 shots. The Americans could have been up a lot more, but missed a lot of easy shots and turned the ball over. The U.S. finished with 21 turnovers.

Vrsaljko finally got the Croatians on the board with a lay-in with 2 minutes remaining in the first quarter. The U.S. built its lead to 21-9 and looked poised to take command early before going cold from the floor.

Croatia scored the next 14 points, capped by Luca Ivankovic’s lay-in that gave the team it’s first lead of the game, 23-21. Ivezic’s three-pointer minutes later made it 26-23.

Diana Taurasi had seen enough, hitting consecu-tive threes to restore the Americans’ advantage. The U.S. led 31-28 at the half.

It was the second consecutive Olympics the Americans struggled in their opener. They trailed the Czech Republic 13-2 before winning by 40 at the Beijing Games.

The U.S. men’s basketball team, who are also heavy favorites to win the gold, didn’t make the women’s opener. They had practice at the same time. The two teams marched together in the open-ing ceremonies, and are staying in the same hotel

Next up for the U.S. is Angola, which lost to Tur-key 72-50 in its Olympic debut. The Americans will also face China, Turkey and the Czech Republic in pool play. The U.S. beat the Czechs in the finals of the 2010 world championship to qualify for the Lon-don Games.

The Czech Republic lost its pool opener, falling to China 66-57. In other early games Saturday, Russia rallied past Canada 58-53. Brazil played France and Australia met Britain later Saturday night.

Basketball

ERIC GAY/AP

The United States’ Candace Parker, right, is grabed from behind by Croatia’s Jelena Ivezic during the second half of a preliminary game at the Olympics in London. The U.S won the game 81-56.

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PERSPECTIVES

What ‘military’ means is hard to pin down

STEVE RUARK/AP

From left: Army Maj. Gen. David E. Quantock; Navy Adm. Mark Ferguson, vice chief of naval operations; Navy Vice Adm. Matthew L. Nathan; Air Force Col. Mark Camerer, surgeon general of the Navy; and Army chaplain Col. Wesley Smith march during a dignified transfer for Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Clayton R. Beauchamp and Army Spc. Ethan J. Martin on Thursday at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

BY ROSA BROOKS

Foreign Policy

WASHINGTON

Just what exactly is the military?

On one level, this ques-tion has an obvious an-

swer. “The military” is “the armed forces,” which in this country essentially means the ac-tive-duty Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines, together with their reserves and the National Guard. (Yes, yes, under certain circum-stances the Coast Guard could be considered part of the military, and then there’s the Merchant Marine, and the Public Health Service, and even a bunch of uniformed officers with commis-sions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — did you know that? — but let’s keep it simple for now.)

Sticking with the obvious, if we know who’s in the military, then presumably we know what the military is: The military is what it does. In other words, military functions are those functions performed by members of the military.

Granted, this definition is not very enlightening, since military personnel do a whole lot of not-very-military-ish things at Uncle Sam’s behest, but more on this in a moment.

OK: Maybe it’s more useful to define the military as a special-ized, hierarchically structured organization that’s legally au-thorized to use lethal force to protect the state and advance its interests. This dovetails with our common-sense assumption about what our military is: it’s an or-ganization that fights wars. It’s a group of people bearing weap-ons — whether swords, rifles or shoulder-fired anti-aircraft mis-siles — who use those weapons to deter, disable, capture or kill those who threaten U.S. security interests.

Superficially, this seems like a more helpful and precise way to define the military. But is it real-ly? After all, the vast majority of military personnel don’t “fight.” Instead, they serve in myriad headquarters, logistics, admin-istrative and support positions: they cook, play in bands, draft memos, file papers, fix comput-ers, write articles for the base newspaper, drive trucks, do ar-chival research, analyze signals data, investigate crimes, build roads and so on, rather than serv-ing in combat roles.

True, truck drivers and file clerks can drive over improvised explosive devices or fall prey to insurgent ambushes. The same is true for civilian government em-ployees, journalists, aid workers and children walking to school in the morning. Here in the United States, Sept. 11 reminded us that violence can also come to airline passengers and Wall Street secre-taries. But though the distinction between the front line and the rear has eroded, being targeted and fighting back isn’t the same as serving in a combat role.

Military analysts refer to the ratio of combat versus noncom-bat troops as the “tooth to tail” ratio. In 2007, the Army’s Com-bat Studies Institute published a fascinating study by John Mc-Grath, who found that the U.S. military’s tooth-to-tail ratio has declined substantially over the last century.

During World War I, for in-stance, the United States initially fielded about twice as many com-bat troops as support troops, for a 2-to-1 tooth-to-tail ratio. By 1945, as World War II wound down, that had changed; only about 40 percent of troops in the Europe-an theater were combat troops, while the rest were headquarters, administrative, logistics and sup-port troops of varying kinds (giv-ing a tooth-to-tail ratio of roughly 2-to-3). By 1953 — in Korea — the tooth-to-tail ratio was 1-to-3. By the 1991 Gulf War, it was even lower: McGrath estimates it as 1-to-3.3. During the Iraq War, the ratio of combat to noncombat troops deployed ticked up slight-ly, but primarily as a function of the increased use of civilian contractors.

McGrath — himself a retired Army Reserve officer — con-cludes that “combat elements have progressively declined as a proportion of the total force since 1945.” And “[A]s the percentage of combat troops deployed de-

clines, it raises the question of whether such a deployment is, in fact, a military deployment at all, or some other type of operation.”

That’s a vital question.Go back to my initial query:

just what is the military? If it’s defined formalistically, it’s the Army, Navy and so on. If it’s de-fined functionally, it’s a lot less clear.

Let’s complicate matters some more. McGrath’s important study defined combat troops not by whether troops actually engaged in combat, but rather by job de-scription: Thus, for instance, he counts as combat troops all “company size and above units of infantry, armor, cavalry, field artillery, air defense, artillery, attack and assault aviation and combat engineers … special op-erations forces” and so on.

But in Iraq and Afghanistan, those combat troops spent a great deal of their time engaged in ac-tivities far removed from com-bat. They engaged the enemy when needed (the high casualty rates for troops in combat-related military occupational specialties make this painfully clear), but also found themselves doing ev-erything from building schools to encouraging women’s participa-tion in economic activity.

The stated rationale for such seemingly not-very-militaryish activities was clear: to “win” in

Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States needed to win the hearts and minds of the population. As Lt. Gen. William Caldwell put it in a 2008 Military Review article, “The future is not one of major battles and engagements fought by armies on battlefields devoid of population … victory will be measured in far different terms than the wars of our past. The al-legiance, trust and confidence of populations will be the final arbi-ters of success.”

Counterinsurgency — all the rage just a few years ago — seems to have officially fallen out of fash-ion today, but there’s no reason to think that our combat troops won’t continue to engage in non-traditional multitasking in the de-cades to come. The military will always need the capacity to shoot people and blow stuff up. But in a world in which critical threats to U.S. national security may come from airline passengers armed only with boxcutters, from cyber-space or from a virus deliberately transmitted, it’s inevitable — and necessary — that our troops will spend more and more time on activities that don’t much re-semble traditional forms of com-bat. They’ll control drones from hundreds or thousands of miles away; they’ll engage in “offensive actions in cyberspace”; they’ll engage in covert and clandes-tine activities more traditionally

viewed as the sphere of intelli-gence agencies.

Complicating matters evenmore, the decline in the military’stooth-to-tail ratio has been paral-leled by a rise in civilian orga-nizations (public and private) engaging in what look suspicious-ly like traditional military activi-ties. The CIA has gone kinetic,for instance, with paramilitaryforces that engage in direct ac-tion, often working hand in handwith military special operationsforces. And for-profit private military companies increasingly place civilian contractors in jobsthat resemble combat positions in all but name.

All this leads me to echo Mc-Grath’s question: When is a mili-tary deployment not a militarydeployment? Or: When does amilitary stop being a military? Isthere some minimum quantum oftraditional “combat” that makesa military “military,” as opposedto something else, something wehave yet to imagine or define?

There aren’t just academicquestions. Whether (and how much) the civilian-military gapmatters depends greatly on how we categorize what the militaryis doing. In fact, much of what we think we know about how to run our military — how to sustain itand constrain it, how to divvy uproles and missions, funding andauthorities between the militaryand other entities — depends on our ability to know what it is thatwe mean when use the term “the military.”

If “the military” increasingly performs civilian functions, forinstance, then maybe it doesn’tmatter that much if the State De-partment has fewer resources— maybe our focus should justbe on ensuring that the militaryperforms those formerly civil-ian functions well. Conversely, ifcivilian entities such as the CIA perform “military” functions, then maybe we need to rethink how we hold the CIA accountablefor its activities, which are far less transparent than those of the military. More generally, how dowe make sense of civil-militaryrelations — and civilian control ofthe military — when the bound-aries between the “civilian” and“military” categories grow evermore blurry?

In a recent guest post on TomRicks’ Foreign Policy blog, Mack-ubin Thomas Owens wrote, “Theline between military and civil-ian is not impermeable. Successin national security requires thatcivilians have an ongoing say inmilitary affairs,” while “the mili-tary has to be at the policy andstrategy table” as well.

That’s wise advice. But if wecan’t define “military affairs”with any clarity, or reliably dis-tinguish it from “policy” or “strat-egy,” can we act on it?Rosa Brooks is a law professor at Georgetown University and a fellow at the New America Foundation. She served as a counselor to the U.S. un-dersecretary of defense for policy from 2009 to 2011 and previously served as a senior adviser at the State Department.

‘ The future is not one of major battles and engagements fought by armies on battlefields devoid of population … victory will be measured in far different terms than the wars of our past. The allegiance, trust and confidence of populations will be the final arbiters of success. ’

Lt. Gen. William Caldwellin a 2008 article

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OLYMPICSMedal count

27 of 32 Saturday medal events282 of 302 total medal events

Nation G S B TotUnited States 43 29 29 101China 38 27 22 87Russia 21 25 32 78Britain 28 15 19 62Germany 11 19 14 44Japan 5 14 17 36Australia 7 16 12 35France 10 9 12 31South Korea 13 7 7 27Italy 7 6 8 21Netherlands 6 6 8 20Canada 1 5 12 18Hungary 8 4 5 17Ukraine 4 4 9 17Spain 3 9 4 16Brazil 3 3 8 14New Zealand 5 3 5 13Iran 4 5 3 12Jamaica 4 4 4 12Cuba 4 3 5 12Belarus 3 4 5 12Kazakhstan 6 0 4 10Poland 2 2 6 10Czech Republic 3 3 3 9Romania 2 5 2 9Denmark 2 4 3 9Kenya 2 3 4 9Azerbaijan 2 2 5 9Colombia 1 3 4 8Ethiopia 3 1 3 7Mexico 1 3 3 7Sweden 1 3 3 7North Korea 4 0 2 6South Africa 3 2 1 6Georgia 1 3 2 6Turkey 2 2 1 5Ireland 1 1 3 5India 0 1 4 5Croatia 2 1 1 4Argentina 1 1 2 4Lithuania 1 1 2 4Slovenia 1 1 2 4Trinidad & Tobago 1 0 3 4Uzbekistan 1 0 3 4Mongolia 0 1 3 4Slovakia 0 1 3 4Switzerland 2 1 0 3Norway 1 1 1 3Tunisia 1 1 1 3Thailand 0 2 1 3Armenia 0 1 2 3Belgium 0 1 2 3Finland 0 1 2 3Dominican Republic 1 1 0 2Latvia 1 0 1 2Egypt 0 2 0 2Bulgaria 0 1 1 2Estonia 0 1 1 2Indonesia 0 1 1 2Malaysia 0 1 1 2Puerto Rico 0 1 1 2Serbia 0 1 1 2Taiwan 0 1 1 2Greece 0 0 2 2Moldova 0 0 2 2Qatar 0 0 2 2Singapore 0 0 2 2Algeria 1 0 0 1Bahamas 1 0 0 1Grenada 1 0 0 1Venezuela 1 0 0 1Botswana 0 1 0 1Cyprus 0 1 0 1Guatemala 0 1 0 1Portugal 0 1 0 1Afghanistan 0 0 1 1Bahrain 0 0 1 1Hong Kong 0 0 1 1Kuwait 0 0 1 1Morocco 0 0 1 1Saudi Arabia 0 0 1 1Tajikistan 0 0 1 1

Saturday’s medalistsTRACK AND FIELD

Men5000

GOLD—Mohamed Farah, Britain.SILVER—Dejen Gebremeskel, Ethiopia.BRONZE—Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa,

Kenya.Javelin

GOLD—Keshorn Walcott, Trinidad & Tobago.

SILVER—Oleksandr Pyatnytsya, Ukraine.

BRONZE—Antti Ruuskanen, Finland.50Km Road Walk

GOLD—Sergey Kirdyapkin, Russia.SILVER—Jared Tallent, Australia.BRONZE—Si Tianfeng, China.

4 X 100 RelayGOLD—Jamaica (Nesta Carter, Mi-

chael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt, Ke-mar Bailey-Cole).

SILVER—United States (Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey, Jef-fery Demps, Darvis Patton).

BRONZE—Trinidad & Tobago (Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callen-der, Richard Thompson).

Women800

GOLD—Mariya Savinova, Russia.SILVER—Caster Semenya, South Af-

rica.BRONZE—Ekaterina Poistogova, Rus-

sia.High Jump

GOLD—Anna Chicherova, Russia.SILVER—Brigetta Barrett, United

States.BRONZE—Svetlana Shkolina, Russia.

20Km Road WalkGOLD—Elena Lashmanova, Russia.SILVER—Olga Kaniskina, Russia.BRONZE—Qieyang Shenjie, China.

4 X 400 RelayGOLD—United States (DeeDee Trotter,

Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory, Sanya Richards-Ross, Keshia Baker, Diamond Dixon).

SILVER—Russia (Yulia Gushchina, Antonina Krivoshapka, Tatyana Firova, Natalya Antyukh, Anastasiya Kapachin-skaya, Natalya Nazarova).

BRONZE—Jamaica (Christine Day, Rosemarie Whyte, Shericka Williams, Novlene Williams-Mills, Shereefa Lloyd).

BASKETBALLWomen

BRONZE—Australia (Jenna O’Hea, Sa-mantha Richards, Jennifer Screen, Abby Bishop, Suzy Batkovic, Kathleen Macleod, Kristi Harrower, Laura Hodges, Belinda Snell, Rachel Jarry, Elizabeth Cambage, Lauren Jackson).

BOXINGMen49Kg

GOLD—Zou Shiming, China.SILVER—Kaeo Pongprayoon, Thailand.

56KgGOLD—Luke Campbell, Britain.SILVER—John Joe Nevin, Ireland.

CANOE SPRINTMen

Kayak Singles 200GOLD—Ed Mckeever, Britain.SILVER—Saul Craviotto Rivero, Spain.BRONZE—Mark de Jonge, Canada.

Kayak Doubles 200GOLD—Russia (Yury Postrigay, Alex-

ander Dyachenko).SILVER—Belarus (Raman Piatrushen-

ka, Vadzim Makhneu).BRONZE—Britain (Liam Heath, Jon

Schofield).Canoe Singles 200

GOLD—Yuri Cheban, Ukraine.SILVER—Jevgenij Shuklin, Lithuania.BRONZE—Ivan Shtyl’, Russia.

WomenKayak Singles 200

GOLD—Lisa Carrington, New Zealand.SILVER—Inna Osypenko-Radomska,

Ukraine.BRONZE—Natasa Douchev-Janics,

Hungary.CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE

WomenCross Country

GOLD—Julie Bresset, France.SILVER—Sabine Spitz, Germany.BRONZE—Georgia Gould, United

States.GYMNASTICS RHYTHMIC

WomenIndividual

GOLD—Evgeniya Kanaeva, Russia.SILVER—Daria Dmitrieva, Russia.BRONZE—Liubou Charkashyna, Be-

larus.HANDBALL

WomenBRONZE—Spain (Marta Lopez Her-

rero, Andrea Barno San Martin, Carmen Martin Berenguer, Nely Alberto Francis-ca, Beatriz Fernandez Ibanez, Veronica Cuadrado Dehesa, Marta Mangue Gon-zalez, Macarena Aguilar Diaz, Silvia Na-varro Jimenez, Jessica Alonso Bernardo, Elisabeth Pinedo Saenz, Begona Fernan-dez Molinos, Vanessa Amoros Quiles, Patricia Elorza Eguiara, Mihaela Ciobanu Ciobanu).

HOCKEYMen

BRONZE—Australia (Jamie Dwyer, Liam De Young, Simon Orchard, Glenn Turner, Christopher Ciriello, Matthew Butturini, Mark Knowles, Russell Ford, Edward Ockenden, Joel Carroll, Matt Go-hdes, Timothy Deavin, Matthew Swann, Nathan Burgers, Kieran Govers, Fergus Kavanagh).

MODERN PENTATHLONMen

Men’s IndividualGOLD—David Svoboda, Czech Repub-

lic.SILVER—Cao Zhongrong, China.BRONZE—Adam Marosi, Hungary.

SOCCERMen

GOLD—Mexico (Jose Corona, Israel Jimenez, Carlos Salcido, Hiram Mier, Darvin Chavez, Hector Herrera, Javier Cortes, Marco Fabian, Oribe Peralta, Giovani dos Santos, Javier Aquino, Raul Jimenez, Diego Reyes, Jorge Enriquez, Nestor Vidrio, Miguel Ponce, Nestor Araujo, Jose Rodriguez).

SILVER—Brazil (Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira, Rafael Pereira Da Silva, Thiago Emiliano Da Silva, Juan Guilherme Nunes Jesus, Sandro Raniere Guimaraes Cor-deiro, Marcelo Vieira Da Silva Junior, Lucas Rodrigues Moura Silva, Romulo Borges Monteiro, Leandro Damiao Da Silva Dos Santos, Oscar Dos Santos Em-boaba Junior, Neymar Da Silva Santos Junior, Givanildo Vieira De Sousa, Bruno Uvini Bortolanca, Danilo Luiz Da Silva, Alex Sandro Lobo Silva, Paulo Henrique Chagas De Lima, Alexandre Rodrigues Da Silva, Norberto Murara Neto).

SAILINGWomenElliot 6m

GOLD—Spain (Tamara Echegoyen Dominguez, Sofia Toro Prieto Puga, An-gela Pumariega Menendez).

SILVER—Australia (Olivia Price, Nina Curtis, Lucinda Whitty).

BRONZE—Finland (Silja Lehtinen, Silja Kanerva, Mikaela Wulff).

VOLLEYBALLWomen

GOLD—Brazil (Fabiana Claudino, Dani-elle Lins, Paula Pequeno, Adenizia Silva, Thaisa Menezes, Jaqueline Carvalho, Fer-nanda Ferreira, Tandara Caixeta, Natalia Pereira, Sheilla Castro, Fabiana Oliveira, Fernanda Rodrigues).

SILVER—United States (Danielle Scott-Arruda, Tayyiba Haneef-Park, Lindsey Berg, Tamari Miyashiro, Nicole Davis, Jordan Larson, Megan Hodge, Christa Harmotto, Logan Tom, Foluke Akin-radewo, Courtney Thompson, Destinee Hooker).

BRONZE—Japan (Hitomi Nakamichi, Yoshie Takeshita, Mai Yamaguchi, Erika Araki, Kaori Inoue, Maiko Kano, Yuko Sano, Ai Otomo, Risa Shinnabe, Saori Sa-koda, Yukiko Ebata, Saori Kimura).

WRESTLINGMen60Kg

GOLD—Toghrul Asgarov, Azerbaijan.SILVER—Besik Kudukhov, Russia.BRONZE—Yogeshwar Dutt, India.BRONZE—Coleman Scott, United

States.

84KgGOLD—Sharif Sharifov, Azerbaijan.SILVER—Jaime Yusept Espinal, Puerto

Rico.BRONZE—Ehsan Naser Lashgari, Iran.BRONZE—Dato Marsagishvili, Geor-

gia.GOLD—Artur Taymazov, Uzbekistan.SILVER—Davit Modzmanashvili, Geor-

gia.BRONZE—Bilyal Makhov, Russia.BRONZE—Komeil Ghasemi, Iran.

Friday’s U.S. athletes faredTrack and field

MenPole Vault

FinalNR. Brad Walker, Spokane, Wash., NM.

4X400 RelayFinal

2. United States (Bryshon Nellum, Los Angeles; Joshua Mance, Chino, Calif.; Tony McQuay, West Palm Beach, Fla.; An-gelo Taylor, Decatur, Ga.), 2:57.05.

4X100 RelayFirst Round Qualifying

Heat 2 1. United States (Jeffery Demps, Unit-

ed States; Darvis Patton, Dallas; Trell Kimmons, Coldwater, Miss.; Justin Gat-lin, Pensacola, Fla.), 37.38 (Q).

Women1500Final

6. Shannon Rowbury, San Francisco, 4:11.26.

NR. Morgan Uceny, Plymouth, Ind., DNF.

5000Final

11. Molly Huddle, Elmira, N.Y., 15:20.29.

14. Julie Culley, Lebanon, N.J., 15:28.22.4X100 Relay

Final 1. United States (Tianna Madison,

Elyria, Ohio; Allyson Felix, Los Angeles; Bianca Knight, Ridgeland, Miss.; Carmel-ita Jeter, Gardena, Calif.), 40.82.

4X400 RelayFirst Round Qualifying

Heat 2 1. United States (Keshia Baker, Fair-

field, Calif.; Francena McCorory, Hamp-ton, Va.; Diamond Dixon, Houston; DeeDee Trotter, Decatur, Ga.), 3:22.09 (Q).

Cycling (BMX)Men

SemifinalsHeat 1

1. Connor Fields, Las Vegas, (51.791, 4; 37.885, 1; 37.736, 1) 6 (Q).

Heat 2 5. David Herman, Wheat Ridge, Colo.,

(40.277, 3; 38.954, 6; 48.199, 6) 15.Final

7. Connor Fields, Las Vegas, 1:03.033.Women

SemifinalsHeat 1

3. Brooke Crain, Visalia, Calif., (40.668, 5; 41.029, 4; 40.102, 5) 14 (Q).

6. Alise Post, St. Cloud, Minn., (39.495, 3; 51.752, 7; DNF) 18.

Final 8. Brooke Crain, Visalia, Calif., 40.286.

DivingMen’s 10m Platform

Preliminary 8. Nicholas McCrory, Chapel Hill, N.C.,

480.90 (Q).18. David Boudia, Noblesville, Ind.,

439.15 (Q).Rhythmic Gymnastics

IndividualQualification

21. Julie Zetlin, United States, 96.675.Sailing

Men’s 470Final Ranking

14. United States (Stuart McNay, Bos-ton; Graham Biehl, San Diego) (15, 22, 10, 3, 23, 23, 6, 18, 7, 4), 108.

Women’s 470Final Ranking

9. United States (Sarah Lihan, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Amanda Clark, Shelter Island, N.Y.) (7, 3, 5, 7, 19, 20, 3, 8, 17, 9, 20), 98.

SwimmingMen

10km MarathonFinal

10. Alex Meyer, Ithaca, N.Y., 1:50:48.2.Taekwondo

Men80Kg

First RoundRamin Azizov, Azerbaijan, def. Steven

Lopez, Sugar Land, Texas, 3-2.Women

67KgFirst Round

Paige McPherson, Abilene, Texas, def. Sarah Stevenson, Britain, 5-1.

QuarterfinalsNur Tatar, Turkey, def. Paige McPher-

son, Abilene, Texas, 6-1.RepechageSemifinals

Paige McPherson, Abilene, Texas, def. Andrea St Bernard, Grenada, 15-2.

Bronze MedalsPaige McPherson, Abilene, Texas, def.

Franka Anic, Slovenia, 8-3.Wrestling

Men’s Freestyle74Kg

1/8 FinalsJordan Ernest Burroughs, Sicklerville,

N.J., def. Francisco Daniel Soler Tanco, Puerto Rico, 4-0, 6-0, Points.

QuarterfinalsJordan Ernest Burroughs, Sicklerville,

N.J., def. Matthew Judah Gentry, Canada, 2-1, 1-1, Points.

SemifinalsJordan Ernest Burroughs, Sicklerville,

N.J., def. Denis Tsargush, Russia, 3-1, 0-2, 2-1, Points.

Gold MedalJordan Ernest Burroughs, Sicklerville,

N.J., def. Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi, Iran, 1-0, 1-0, Points.

55Kg1/8 Finals

Daulet Niyazbekov, Kazakhstan, def. Samuel Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla., 3-1, 2-0, Points.

Women’s basketballSaturday, Aug. 11

Bronze MedalAustralia 83, Russia 74

Gold MedalUnited States vs. France

Men’s basketballFriday, Aug. 10

SemifinalsSpain 67, Russia 59United States 109, Argentina 83

Sunday, Aug. 12Bronze Medal

Russia vs. ArgentinaGold Medal

Spain vs. United States

FridayU.S. 109, Argentina 83

ARGENTINA — L.Scola 7-15 1-1 15, M.Ginobili 7-15 1-1 18, M.Mata 0-2 0-0 0, F.Campazzo 2-6 2-3 7, P.Prigioni 0-0 0-0 0, J.Gutierrez 1-3 4-4 6, C.Delfino 5-12 2-2 15, L.Gutierrez 3-5 0-0 9, A.Nocioni 3-6 0-0 7, H.Jasen 1-2 0-0 2, F.Kammerichs 2-4 0-0 4, Totals 31-70 10-11 83

UNITED STATES — T.Chandler 2-2 0-1 4, K.Durant 7-14 0-0 19, L.James 8-12 2-2 18, R.Westbrook 3-4 0-0 7, D.Williams 2-9 0-0 6, A.Iguodala 1-2 0-0 2, K.Bryant 5-10 0-0 13, K.Love 4-7 1-2 9, J.Harden 1-3 0-0 3, C.Paul 3-4 2-2 10, A.Davis 0-0 0-0 0, C.Anthony 7-14 0-0 18, Totals 43-81 5-7 109

Halftime—United States 47, Argentina 40. Three-Point goals—Argentina 11-26 (M.Ginobili 3-7, M.Mata 0-1, F.Campazzo 1-3, C.Delfino 3-7, L.Gutierrez 3-5, A.Nocioni 1-2, H.Jasen 0-1) United States 18-42 (K.Durant 5-10, L.James 0-2, R.Westbrook 1-1, D.Williams 2-7, K.Bryant 3-6, K.Love 0-2, J.Harden 1-3, C.Paul 2-3, C.Anthony 4-8). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Ar-gentina 29 (C.Delfino 5) United States 46 (K.Love 9). Assists—Argentina 21 (P.Prigioni 6) United States 25 (L.James 7, C.Paul 7). Total Fouls—Argentina 17 United States 18.

Men’s soccerBRONZE MEDAL MATCH

Friday, Aug. 10Cardiff, Wales

South Korea 2, Japan 0GOLD MEDAL MATCH

Saturday, Aug. 11Wembley, England

Mexico 2, Brazil 1

Women’s field hockeyFriday, Aug. 10

11th PlaceBelgium 2, United States 1

5th PlaceAustralia 2, China 0

Bronze MedalBritain 3, New Zealand 1

Gold MedalNetherlands 2, Argentina 0

Women’s volleyballSaturday, Aug. 11

Bronze MedalJapan 3, South Korea 0 (25-22, 26-24,

25-21)Gold Medal

Brazil 3, United States 1 (11-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-17)

Men’s volleyballFriday, Aug. 10

Russia 3, Bulgaria 1 (25-21, 25-15, 23-25, 25-23)

Brazil 3, Italy 0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-21)Sunday, Aug. 12Bronze Medal

Italy vs. BulgariaGold Medal

Brazil vs. Russia

Men’s field hockeySaturday, Aug. 11

11th PlaceSouth Africa 3, India 2

5th PlaceBelgium 5, Spain 2

Bronze MedalAustralia 3, Britain 1

Gold MedalGermany 2, Netherlands 1

Men’s water poloSunday, Aug. 12Seventh Place

United States vs. AustraliaFifth Place

Spain vs. vs. HungaryBronze Medal

Montenegro vs. SerbiaGold Medal

Croatia vs. Italy

Women’s team handballSaturday, Aug. 11

Bronze MedalSpain 31, South Korea 29, OT

Gold MedalNorway vs. Montenegro

Men’s team handballSunday, Aug. 12Bronze Medal

Hungary vs. CroatiaGold Medal

Sweden vs. France

Saturday’s resultsCycling

Women’s Cross Country 1. Julie Bresset, France, 1:30:52. 2. Sabine Spitz, Germany, 1:31:54. 3. Georgia Gould, United States,

1:32:00. 4. Irina Kalentieva, Russia, 1:32:33. 5. Esther Suss, Switzerland, 1:32:46. 6. Alexandra Engen, Sweden, 1:33:08. 7. Aleksandra Dawidowicz, Poland,

1:33:20. 8. Annie Last, Britain, 1:33:47.

Track and fieldMen

50Km Road WalkFinal

1. Sergey Kirdyapkin, Russia, 3:35:59. 2. Jared Tallent, Australia, 3:36:53. 3. Si Tianfeng, China, 3:37:16. 4. Robert Heffernan, Ireland, 3:37:54. 5. Igor Erokhin, Russia, 3:37:54. 6. Sergey Bakulin, Russia, 3:38:55. 7. Li Jianbo, China, 3:39:01. 8. Matej Toth, Slovakia, 3:41:24.

Women20Km Road Walk

Final1. Elena Lashmanova, Russia, 1:25:02.2. Olga Kaniskina, Russia, 1:25:09.3. Qieyang Shenjie, China, 1:25:16.4. Liu Hong, China, 1:26:00.5. Anisya Kirdyapkina, Russia, 1:26:26.6. Lu Xiuzhi, China, 1:27:10.7. Elisa Rigaudo, Italy, 1:27:36.8. Beatriz Pascual, Spain, 1:27:56.

Men5000Final

1. Mohamed Farah, Britain, 13:41.66.2. Dejen Gebremeskel, Ethiopia,

13:41.98.3. Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa, Kenya,

13:42.36.4. Bernard Lagat, Tucson, Ariz.,

13:42.99.5. Isiah Kiplangat Koech, Kenya,

13:43.83.6. Abdalaati Iguider, Morocco,

13:44.19.7. Galen Rupp, Portland, Ore., 13:45.04.8. Juan Luis Barrios, Mexico, 13:45.30.

4X100 RelayFinal

1. Jamaica (Nesta Carter; Michael Frater; Yohan Blake; Usain Bolt), 36.84.

2. United States (Trell Kimmons, Cold-water, Miss.; Justin Gatlin, Pensacola,Fla.; Tyson Gay, Lexington, Ky.; Ryan Bai-ley, Portland, Ore.), 37.04.

3. Trinidad & Tobago (Keston Bled-man; Marc Burns; Emmanuel Callender; Richard Thompson), 38.12.

4. France (Jimmy Vicaut; ChristopheLemaitre; Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux; Ronald Pognon), 38.16.

5. Japan (Ryota Yamagata; Masashi Eri-guchi; Shinji Takahira; Shota Iizuka), 38.35.

6. Netherlands (Brian Mariano; Churandy Martina; Giovanni Codrington;Patrick van Luijk), 38.39.

7. Australia (Anthony Alozie; Isaac Ntia-moah; Andrew McCabe; Joshua Ross), 38.43.

NR. Canada (Gavin Smellie; OluseyiSmith; Jared Connaughton; Justyn War-ner), DQ.

JavelinFinal

1. Keshorn Walcott, Trinidad & Tobago, (84.58), 277-6.

2. Oleksandr Pyatnytsya, Ukraine, (84.51), 277-3.

3. Antti Ruuskanen, Finland, (84.12),276-0.

4. Vitezslav Vesely, Czech Republic,(83.34), 273-5.

5. Tero Pitkamaki, Finland, (82.80), 271-8.6. Andreas Thorkildsen, Norway,

(82.63), 271-1.7. Spiridon Lebesis, Greece, (81.91),

268-8.8. Tino Haber, Germany, (81.21), 266-5.

Women800

Final1. Mariya Savinova, Russia, 1:56.19.2. Caster Semenya, South Africa,

1:57.23.3. Ekaterina Poistogova, Russia,

1:57.53.4. Pamela Jelimo, Kenya, 1:57.59.5. Alysia Johnson Montano, Canyon

Country, Calif., 1:57.93.6. Elena Arzhakova, Russia, 1:59.21.7. Francine Niyonsaba, Burundi,

1:59.63.8. Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei, Kenya,

2:00.19.4X400 Relay

Final1. United States (DeeDee Trotter, De-

catur, Ga.; Allyson Felix, Los Angeles;Francena McCorory, Hampton, Va.; San-ya Richards-Ross, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 3:16.87.

2. Russia (Yulia Gushchina; AntoninaKrivoshapka; Tatyana Firova; NatalyaAntyukh), 3:20.23.

3. Jamaica (Christine Day; RosemarieWhyte; Shericka Williams; Novlene Wil-liams-Mills), 3:20.95.

4. Ukraine (Alina Lohvynenko; OlhaZemlyak; Hanna Yaroshchuk; Nataliya Pyhyda), 3:23.57.

5. Britain (Shana Cox; Lee McConnell; Perri Shakes-Drayton; Christine Ohur-uogu), 3:24.76.

6. France (Phara Anacharsis; Muriel Hurtis; Marie Gayot; Floria Guei), 3:25.92.

7. Czech Republic (Denisa Rosolova;Zuzana Bergrova; Jitka Bartonickova; Zu-zana Hejnova), 3:27.77.

NR. Nigeria (Omolara Omotosho;Muizat Ajoke Odumosu; Regina George;Bukola Abogunloko), DQ.

High JumpFinal

1. Anna Chicherova, Russia, (2.05), 6-8 3-4.2. Brigetta Barrett, Wappingers Falls,

N.Y., (2.03), 6-8.3. Svetlana Shkolina, Russia, (2.03), 6-8.4. Ruth Beitia, Spain, (2.00), 6-6 3-4.5. Tia Hellebaut, Belgium, (1.97), 6-5 1-2.6. Chaunte Lowe, Riverside, Calif.,

(1.97), 6-5 1-2.7. Svetlana Radzivil, Uzbekistan, (1.97),

6-5 1-2.8. Emma Green Tregaro, Sweden,

(1.93), 6-4.

August 12, 2012

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OLYMPICS

US menin firstfollowingqualifying

Gymnastics

BY NANCY ARMOUR


LONDON — The Americans have insisted for months they can contend for the Olympic title in men’s gymnastics.

Another night like this, and they won’t need to say a word. The color of their medals will do all the talking for them.

While perennial gymnastics powerhouses China and Japan bobbled and wobbled their way through qualifying Saturday, the Americans proved they’ve got the big skills to back up their big hopes. They didn’t count a single fall, and their final score of 275.342 is almost three points ahead of surprising Britain.

“We’re going to do everything we can to make it finish like that,” team captain Jonathan Horton said. “I was actually joking ... ear-lier, ‘Can we just get the medals now?’ But we’ve got one more day to go, and we’re pumped about it.”

The team final is Monday. Since 2000, when scoring began starting anew in the final, only one first-day winner has failed to finish atop the podium.

Japan, the heavy favorite com-ing into the meet, is third (270.503) after several uncharacteristic er-rors by three-time world cham-pion Kohei Uchimura. Defending Olympic champion China, which also has won the last five world titles, is fourth (269.985) after its splat-filled day.

“We studied a lot about the American team already,” said Japanese coach Yasunori Tachibana, who sent a scouting party to last month’s Olympic tri-als. “So we knew it was going to be pretty tough.”

Germany and Russia compete later Saturday.

Unlike qualifying, when teams get to drop their lowest score, there will be no margin of error in Monday’s final. Teams com-pete three gymnasts on each event, and all three scores count. Botch one routine, and it could be the difference between going home with a gold medal or just a souvenir T-shirt.

But the Americans believe they’re actually better built for that high-risk, high-reward for-mula, and this performance will only fuel their confidence that they can join Bart Conner and his Golden Gang of ’84 as the only U.S. teams to win the Olympic title.

Danell Leyva and John Oro-zco posted the highest individual scores, and the team had the highest total on floor exercise and high bar. They had only three falls the entire day, and counted only four scores below 15.

Americanwomenroll pastColombia

Soccer

BY JOSEPH WHITE


GLASGOW, Scotland — MeganRapinoe celebrated her goal by reaching into her sock and pull-ing out a birthday note for aninjured teammate, part of a domi-nant and somewhat feisty perfor-mance that kept the U.S. women’sfootball team unbeaten after two games at the Olympics.

The Americans moved closer tothe quarterfinals Saturday with a 3-0 win over Colombia, pepperingthe opponent’s net from the open-ing whistle of a physical game.There was no early letdown — asthere had been three days ear-lier in the come-from-behind winover France — and the only sur-prise was that such a one-sidedmatch didn’t yield a more lopsid-ed score.

Abby Wambach finally brokethe game open with a goal in the 74th minute, making her the Americans’ all-time lead-ing scorer in Olympic play. Carli Lloyd, back in the starting lineupafter an injury to Shannon Boxx,scored in the 77th.

Rapinoe’s goal came in the33rd, a play set up when AlexMorgan intercepted a pass nearthe Colombia box. Morgan passedto Rapinoe, whose curling 20-yarder sailed over goalkeeper Sandra Sepulveda’s outstretchedhand. Rapinoe then reached intoher sock and retrieved a note wishing a happy birthday to AliKrieger, the U.S. defender who is missing these Olympics afterblowing out her knee during a qualifying match.

Krieger turned 28 Satur-day and is sorely missed, butthe Americans are so deep that there’s always someone else seemingly ready to step in and do an effective job. Boxx injured her right hamstring in the 4-2 winover France, but veteran Lloyd — who led the team in minutes atlast year’s World Cup — started in Boxx’s place and scored for thesecond time in two games.

The win all but assured a berthin the quarterfinals for the Amer-icans, France is in second place inGroup G ahead of North Korea ongoal difference with three points.

The U.S. has one group gameremaining against North Koreain Manchester on Tuesday.

Colombia is ranked No. 28 inthe world and has nine players on U.S. college teams, but SouthAmerican national squads gen-erally play a light international schedule that gives them littlechance to develop any cohesion.The Colombians threatenedgoalkeeper Hope Solo’s net a fewtimes, but they remain scoreless all-time in five matches in the topwomen’s football tournaments —

US women overcomesloppy play, win opener

BY DOUG FEINBERG


LONDON — Tina Charles and Candace Parker each had double-doubles and Angel McCoughtry provided a spark off the bench to help the U.S. wom-en’s team overcome a sloppy performance Saturday to beat Croatia 81-56 in their Olympic opener.

Coach Geno Auriemma had said he was hoping that the Americans could play a style of basket-ball that would be entertaining and help grow the women’s game internationally. That didn’t happen Saturday.

The U.S. struggled for the first three quarters before pulling away to win their 34th consecutive Olympic contest.

The victory was far different than the 54-point pounding the Americans gave Croatia a week earlier.

Despite missing its first 14 shots, Croatia hung tough for the first 30 minutes before the Americans finally could pull away.

The U.S., which has dominated its opponents en route to the past four gold medals, only led 53-49 early in the fourth quarter before a 16-0 run put the game out of reach.

McCoughtry started the burst with consecutive layups, and Tamika Catchings capped it with a three-point play that made it 69-49. Swin Cash, who hadn’t played in the first few quarters, also had a three-point play in the spurt.

McCoughtry finished with 13 points. Charles had 14 points and 10 rebounds; Parker finished with 11 points and 13 boards.

Jelena Ivezic scored 22 points and Marija Vrsaljko added 19 for Croatia, which was making its Olympic debut. Vrsaljko missed the previous contest last Sat-urday as she was getting married. While the Ameri-

cans had their way on offense in that contest, they struggled Saturday.

The U.S. built a 9-0 lead early on as Croatia missed its first 14 shots. The Americans could have been up a lot more, but missed a lot of easy shots and turned the ball over. The U.S. finished with 21 turnovers.

Vrsaljko finally got the Croatians on the board with a lay-in with 2 minutes remaining in the first quarter. The U.S. built its lead to 21-9 and looked poised to take command early before going cold from the floor.

Croatia scored the next 14 points, capped by Luca Ivankovic’s lay-in that gave the team it’s first lead of the game, 23-21. Ivezic’s three-pointer minutes later made it 26-23.

Diana Taurasi had seen enough, hitting consecu-tive threes to restore the Americans’ advantage. The U.S. led 31-28 at the half.

It was the second consecutive Olympics the Americans struggled in their opener. They trailed the Czech Republic 13-2 before winning by 40 at the Beijing Games.

The U.S. men’s basketball team, who are also heavy favorites to win the gold, didn’t make the women’s opener. They had practice at the same time. The two teams marched together in the open-ing ceremonies, and are staying in the same hotel

Next up for the U.S. is Angola, which lost to Tur-key 72-50 in its Olympic debut. The Americans will also face China, Turkey and the Czech Republic in pool play. The U.S. beat the Czechs in the finals of the 2010 world championship to qualify for the Lon-don Games.

The Czech Republic lost its pool opener, falling to China 66-57. In other early games Saturday, Russia rallied past Canada 58-53. Brazil played France and Australia met Britain later Saturday night.

Basketball

ERIC GAY/AP

The United States’ Candace Parker, right, is grabed from behind by Croatia’s Jelena Ivezic during the second half of a preliminary game at the Olympics in London. The U.S won the game 81-56.

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SCOREBOARDSports on AFN

Sunday AFN-Sports, 4 p.m.—Boxing: Tavoris

Cloud vs. Jean Pascal for Cloud’s IBF light-heavyweight title (dld).

AFN-Xtra, 4 p.m.—Golf: PGA Champi-onship, third round (dld).

AFN-Atlantic, 7 p.m.—Olympics: Men’s basketball bronze, Argentina vs. Russia.

AFN-Sports, 7 p.m.—Olympics: Track and field, men’s marathon.

AFN-Xtra, 8 p.m.—Olympics: Men’s wrestling, freestyle qualifying round.

AFN-Atlantic, 8:45 p.m.—Olympics: Men’s handball bronze, Hungary vs. Cro-atia (joined in progress).

AFN-Xtra, 9:30 p.m.—Olympics: Men’s cycling, mountain bike final.

AFN-Atlantic, 10 p.m.—Olympics: Women’s modern pentathlon, fencing, swimming.

AFN-Atlantic, 10:30 p.m.—Olympics: Men’s water polo bronze, Montenegro vs. Serbia.

AFN-Sports, 11 p.m.—Olympics: Men’s basketball final, U.S. vs. Spain.

AFN-Xtra, 11 p.m.—Olympics: Events TBD.

AFN-Atlantic, 11:45 p.m.—Olympics: Men’s handball final, Sweden vs. France.

MondayAFN-Sports, 1:30 a.m.—Olympics:

Men’s water polo final, Croatia vs. Italy.AFN-Atlantic, 1:45 a.m.—Olympics:

Men’s volleyball bronze, Italy vs. Bul-garia.

AFN-Xtra, 2 a.m.—Auto racing: NAS-CAR Sprint Cup series, Finger Lakes 335.

AFN-Atlantic, 3:45 a.m.—Olympics: Women’s modern pentathlon, riding, combined.

AFN-Sports, 3:45 a.m.—Olympics: Wrestling, freestyle finals.

AFN-Atlantic, 4:45 a.m.—Olympics: Events TBD.

AFN-Sports, 5 a.m.—Olympics: Men’s volleyball final.

AFN-Xtra, 5 a.m.—MLB: Washington at Arizona.

AFN-Atlantic, 7 a.m.—Olympics: Box-ing, finals (dld).

AFN-Sports, 8 a.m.—Olympics: Closing ceremony.

AFN-Xtra, 8 a.m.—NFL: Preseason, Houston at Carolina.

AFN-Atlantic, 10 a.m.—MLB: Atlanta at N.Y. Mets (joined in progress).

AFN-Xtra, 11 a.m.—NFL preseason: Tennessee at Seattle.

AFN-Sports, 3 p.m.—Golf: PGA Cham-pionship, final round (dld).

AFN-Xtra, 4 p.m.—MMA: UFC 150, Chris Camozzi vs. Buddy Roberts, Yushin Okami vs. Rousimar Palhares and Jake Shields vs. Ed Herman, middleweights; Donald Cerrone vs. Melvin Guillard, lightweights; and Benson Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar for Henderson’s light-weight title (dld).

AFN-Sports, 9:30 p.m.—MLB: Detroit at Texas (dld).

AFN-Xtra, 11 p.m.—MMA: UFC 150, Chris Camozzi vs. Buddy Roberts, Yushin Okami vs. Rousimar Palhares and Jake Shields vs. Ed Herman, middleweights; Donald Cerrone vs. Melvin Guillard, lightweights; and Benson Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar for Henderson’s light-weight title (dld).

TuesdayAFN-Sports, 12:30 a.m.—MLB: San Di-

ego at Pittsburgh (dld).AFN-Xtra, 8 a.m.—MLB: Texas at N.Y.

Yankees.AFN-Sports, 9 a.m.—NFL preseason:

Dallas at Oakland.AFN-Xtra, 11 a.m.—MLB: Washington

at San Francisco (dld).AFN-Sports, 4 p.m.—MLB: L.A. Dodgers

at Pittsburgh (dld).AFN-Sports, 8 p.m.—NFL: Preseason,

Arizona at Kansas City (dld).AFN-Sports, 11 p.m.—NFL: Preseason,

Tampa Bay at Miami (dld).

All times are Japan and Korea Stan-dard; (dld) indicates delayed broadcast. All listings are subject to change. Visit MyAFN.net for information.

ATP Rogers CupA U.S. Open Series event

FridayAt Rexall Centre

TorontoPurse: $3.2 million (Masters 1000)

Surface: Hard-OutdoorSingles

Third RoundRichard Gasquet (14), France, def.

Tomas Berdych (4), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2.

Mardy Fish (11), United States, def. Juan Monaco (7), Argentina, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Janko Tipsarevic (5), Serbia, def. Marin Cilic (10), Croatia, 6-2, 6-4.

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Sam Querrey, United States, 6-4, 6-4.

Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-1, 6-4.

Tommy Haas, Germany, def. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.

John Isner (8), United States, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (12), Germany, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4.

QuarterfinalsJanko Tipsarevic (5), Serbia, def. Mar-

cel Granollers, Spain, 6-4, 6-4.Richard Gasquet (14), France, def.

Mardy Fish (11), United States, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.

John Isner (8), United States, def. Mi-los Raonic (16), Canada, 7-6 (9), 6-4.

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Tom-my Haas, Germany, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

DoublesSecond Round

Bob and Mike Bryan (2), United States, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo, Brazil, 7-5, 6-2.

Paul Hanley, Austria, and Nenad Zi-monjic, Serbia, def. Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna (6), India, 6-4, 7-6 (6).

QuarterfinalsRobert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Horia

Tecau (4), Romania, def. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, and Jean-Julien Rojer (7), Netherlands, 6-4, 3-6, 10-7 tiebreak.

Jurgen Melzer, Austria, and Leander Paes (5), India, def. Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski (3), Poland, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 10-6.

Bob and Mike Bryan (2), United States, def. Paul Hanley, Austria, and Nenad Zi-monjic, Serbia, 7-5, 6-1.

WTA Rogers CupA U.S. Open Series event

FridayAt Uniprix Stadium

MontrealPurse: $2.17 million (Premier)

Surface: Hard-OutdoorSingles

Second RoundCaroline Wozniacki (7), Denmark, def.

Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, 7-5, 6-1.Angelique Kerber (6), Germany, def.

Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 6-3, 6-3.Tamira Paszek, Austria, def. Victoria

Azarenka (1), Belarus, vs. 3-3, retiredThird Round

Petra Kvitova (5), Czech Republic, def. Marion Bartoli (9), France, 6-1, 6-1.

Lucie Safarova (16), Czech Republic, def. Sam Stosur (4), Australia, 7-6 (9), 7-6 (5).

Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, leads Christina McHale, United States, 7-6 (5), 5-2, susp. rain.

DoublesSecond Round

Sabine Lisicki, Germany, and Peng Shuai, China, def. Natalie Grandin, South Africa, and Vladimira Uhlirova, Czech Re-public, 7-5, 6-4.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Sania Mirza, India, def. Dominika Cibulkova and Daniela Hantuchova, Slo-vakia, 6-2, 6-3.

Nadia Petrova, Russia, and Katarina Srebotnik (3), Slovenia, def. Chuang Chia-jung, Taiwan, and Zhang Shuai, Chi-na, 6-7 (8), 6-4, 11-9 tiebreak.

Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, and Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, def. Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears (6), United States, 2-6, 7-6 (6), 10-2 tie-break.

Klaudia Jans-Ignacik, Poland, and Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Anas-tasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, and Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-7 (8), 10-8 tiebreak.

QuarterfinalsLiezel Huber and Lisa Raymond (1),

United States, def. Sabine Lisicki, Germa-ny, and Peng Shuai, China, 6-5, retired.

Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, and Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, def. Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan, Tai-wan, 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 tiebreak.

WNBAEASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GBConnecticut 15 4 .789 —Indiana 10 7 .588 4Atlanta 9 10 .474 6Chicago 8 9 .471 6New York 6 12 .333 8½Washington 4 14 .222 10½

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GBMinnesota 15 4 .789 —San Antonio 13 5 .722 1½Los Angeles 15 6 .714 1Seattle 9 10 .474 6Phoenix 4 15 .211 11Tulsa 3 15 .167 11½

Saturday’s gamesNo games scheduled

Sunday’s gamesNo games scheduled

Monday’s gamesNo games scheduled

MLSEASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GANew York 12 7 5 41 40 34Houston 11 6 7 40 35 27Sporting KC 12 7 4 40 28 21D.C. 11 7 3 36 35 27Chicago 10 7 5 35 25 24Montreal 9 13 3 30 35 43Columbus 8 8 4 28 20 21Philadelphia 7 11 2 23 22 24New England 6 11 5 23 26 28Toronto FC 5 13 4 19 25 40

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GASan Jose 13 5 5 44 45 28Real Salt Lake 13 8 3 42 35 28Seattle 10 5 7 37 31 22Vancouver 9 7 7 34 26 28Los Angeles 10 11 3 33 39 39Chivas USA 7 8 5 26 14 21Colorado 8 14 1 25 29 32FC Dallas 5 11 8 23 26 32Portland 5 12 5 20 20 37

Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Friday’s gameNew York 2, Houston 0

Saturday’s gamesReal Salt Lake at VancouverToronto FC at Columbus, ppd.D.C. United at Sporting Kansas CityColorado at FC DallasSeattle FC at San JoseSunday’s gamesChicago at PhiladelphiaMontreal at New EnglandLos Angeles at Chivas USA

Wednesday, Aug. 15Los Angeles at ColumbusPortland at Toronto FCFC Dallas at Vancouver

FridayRed Bulls 2, Dynamo 0

Houston 0 0—0New York 0 2—2

Second half—1, New York, Holgers-son 2 (Cahill, Miller), 61st minute. 2, New York, Solli 3 (Henry, Cahill), 90th+.

Goalies—Houston, Tally Hall; New York, Bill Gaudette.

Yellow Cards—Kandji, Houston, 28th; Lindpere, New York, 58th; Lade, New York, 67th.

A—15,730 (25,189)

Friday’s TransactionsBASEBALL

COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—Suspended Philadelphia minor league RHP Gabriel Bermudez and Atlanta minor league RHP Darrel Leiva 50 games for violations of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American LeagueBOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms

with OF Scott Podsednik on a one-yearcontract. Optioned OF Ryan Kalish toPawtucket (IL). Transferred OF RyanSweeney from the 15- to the 60-day DL.

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Assigned RHP Joe Rosan and RHP Chris Green to the Gulf Coast Orioles.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Traded INF Tyler Kuhn to Arizona for cash consid-erations. Placed 1B Paul Konerko on the 7-day DL.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Released RHP Derek Lowe.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Reinstated RHP Brandon McCarthy from the 15-dayDL. Placed INF Eric Sogard on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 7.

TEXAS RANGERS—Reinstated RHPMark Lowe from the 15-day DL. Designat-ed INF Alberto Gonzalez for assignment.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Recalled RHP David Carpenter and INF Mike McCoyfrom Las Vegas (PCL) and then optioned Carpenter back to Las Vegas. ClaimedRHP Juan Abreu off waivers from Hous-ton and optioned him to Las Vegas (PCL). Designated RHP Scott Richmond for as-signment.

National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Placed

RHP Josh Collmenter on the 15-day DL.Recalled RHP Brad Bergesen from Reno(PCL).

CHICAGO CUBS—Promoted Tim Wilkento special assistant to the president/general manager. Named Jaron Madisondirector of amateur scouting.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Optioned OF J.D. Martinez and INF Matt Downs to Okla-homa City (PCL). Recalled OF Fernando Martinez from Oklahoma City.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Reinstated INF Adam Kennedy from the 15-day DL.

NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with RHP Drew Carpenter on a minor league contract and assigned him toBinghamton (EL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Reassigned OF Christian Marrero from Indianapolis (IL) to Altoona (EL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Selected the contract of INF Ryan Jackson from Mem-phis (PCL).

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Signed C Mi-chael Eric.

ORLANDO MAGIC—Sent C DwightHoward, G Chris Duhon and F Earl Clarkto the L.A. Lakers and G Jason Richard-son to Philadelphia. The Lakers sent C Andrew Bynum to Philadelphia and F Josh McRoberts, G Christian Eyenga and a 2017 first-round draft pick to Orlando.Philadelphia sent G-F Andre Iguodala to Denver and F Moe Harkless, C NikolaVucevic and an undisclosed first-rounddraft pick to the Magic. Denver sent G Arron Afflalo, F Al Harrington and the lower of its 2014 first-round draft picksto the Magic.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

BUFFALO BILLS—Placed RB Chris Douglas on the waived-injured list.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Placed OTLee Ziemba on the waived-injured list.Signed G Andre Ramsey.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Waived DE Jayme Mitchell.

SOCCERMajor League Soccer

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION—An-nounced the retirement of M Zak Boggs.

COLLEGEMETRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CON-

FERENCE—Named Jordan Confessoreassistant commissioner for women’s basketball and NCAA championship op-erations.

AUBURN—Named Ty Megahee assis-tant baseball coach.

BAYLOR—Named Adam Revelette di-rector of baseball operations.

FLORIDA—Announced WR Ja’Juan Sto-ry will transfer.

LSU—Dismissed CB Tyrann Mathieu from the football team.

LOYOLA (NO)—Named Beck Flanagan women’s assistant basketball coach.

Tennis

Pro basketball

Pro soccer Deals

Golf

Auto racing

Pro football

NFL preseasonAMERICAN CONFERENCE

East W L T Pct PF PANew England 1 0 0 1.000 7 6Miami 0 1 0 .000 7 20N.Y. Jets 0 1 0 .000 6 17Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 6 7

SouthJacksonville 1 0 0 1.000 32 31Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 0Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 0Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 0 0

NorthBaltimore 1 0 0 1.000 31 17Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 17 6Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 19 17Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 23 24

WestDenver 1 0 0 1.000 31 3San Diego 1 0 0 1.000 21 13Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 27 17Oakland 0 0 0 .000 0 0

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAPhiladelphia 1 0 0 1.000 24 23Washington 1 0 0 1.000 7 6Dallas 0 0 0 .000 0 0N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 31 32

SouthTampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 20 7New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 23 17Carolina 0 0 0 .000 0 0Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 17 31

NorthDetroit 0 1 0 .000 17 19Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 6 17Chicago 0 1 0 .000 3 31Green Bay 0 1 0 .000 13 21

WestSan Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 17 6Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0 0St. Louis 0 0 0 .000 0 0Arizona 0 2 0 .000 27 44

Thursday’s gamesWashington 7, Buffalo 6Philadelphia 24, Pittsburgh 23Baltimore 31, Atlanta 17New England 7, New Orleans 6San Diego 21, Green Bay 13Denver 31, Chicago 3

Friday’s gamesTampa Bay 20, Miami 7Cincinnati 17, N.Y. Jets 6Jacksonville 32, N.Y. Giants 31Cleveland 19, Detroit 17Kansas City 27, Arizona 17San Francisco 17, Minnesota 6

Saturday’s gamesHouston at CarolinaTennessee at Seattle

Sunday’s gameSt. Louis at Indianapolis

Monday’s gameDallas at Oakland

Thursday, Aug. 16Cleveland at Green BayCincinnati at Atlanta

Friday, Aug. 17Tennessee at Tampa BayBuffalo at MinnesotaJacksonville at New OrleansDetroit at BaltimoreMiami at CarolinaOakland at Arizona

Saturday, Aug. 18N.Y. Giants at N.Y. JetsSan Francisco at HoustonKansas City at St. LouisWashington at ChicagoDallas at San DiegoSeattle at Denver

Sunday, Aug. 19Indianapolis at Pittsburgh

Monday, Aug. 20Philadelphia at New England

Jamie Farr Toledo ClassicLPGA Tour

FridayAt Highland Meadows Golf Club

Sylvania, OhioPurse: $1.3 million

Yardage: 6,428; Par: 71(a-amateur)

Second RoundChella Choi 66-67—133 -9Inbee Park 69-65—134 -8Hee Kyung Seo 68-66—134 -8Mika Miyazato 66-68—134 -8Hee-Won Han 68-67—135 -7So Yeon Ryu 67-68—135 -7Karine Icher 66-69—135 -7Pernilla Lindberg 64-71—135 -7Beatriz Recari 70-66—136 -6I.K. Kim 69-67—136 -6Jiyai Shin 69-67—136 -6Jacqui Concolino 68-68—136 -6Angela Stanford 66-70—136 -6Mi Jung Hur 71-66—137 -5Kathleen Ekey 69-68—137 -5Sydnee Michaels 69-68—137 -5Lindsey Wright 69-68—137 -5Stacy Lewis 68-69—137 -5Dewi Claire Schreefel 68-69—137 -5Jessica Korda 73-65—138 -4Jennifer Johnson 70-68—138 -4Samantha Richdale 69-69—138 -4Christine Song 69-69—138 -4Jeong Jang 68-70—138 -4Meredith Duncan 66-72—138 -4Numa Gulyanamitta 66-72—138 -4Candie Kung 69-70—139 -3Jennie Lee 69-70—139 -3Paula Creamer 68-71—139 -3Danielle Kang 68-71—139 -3Jane Park 68-71—139 -3Tiffany Joh 71-69—140 -2Belen Mozo 71-69—140 -2Wendy Ward 71-69—140 -2Dori Carter 70-70—140 -2Irene Cho 70-70—140 -2

Finger Lakes 355 lineupNASCAR Sprint Cup Series

After Saturday qualifying; race SundayAt Watkins Glen International

Watkins Glen, N.Y.Lap length: 2.45 miles

(Car number in parentheses) 1. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevro-

let, 127.02 mph. 2. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 126.928. 3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet,

126.925. 4. (2) Brad Keselowski, Dodge,

126.626. 5. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 126.524. 6. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet,

126.312. 7. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet,

126.15. 8. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 126.061. 9. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota,

126.049.10. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet,

125.959.11. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford,

125.713.12. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet,

125.643.13. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet,

125.612.14. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 125.518.15. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 125.516.16. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet,

125.5.17. (22) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge,

125.419.18. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 125.409.19. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet,

125.389.20. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet,

125.339.21. (95) Scott Speed, Ford, 125.334.22. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet,

125.199.23. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 125.08.24. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 124.917.25. (32) Boris Said, Ford, 124.791.26. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota,

124.715.27. (51) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet,

124.455.28. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet,

124.208.29. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 124.187.30. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 124.131.31. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet,

124.108.32. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 123.868.33. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 123.71.34. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 123.576.35. (83) Landon Cassill, Toyota,

123.471.36. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota,

123.436.37. (10) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 123.27.38. (26) Josh Wise, Ford, 122.531.39. (33) Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet,

122.335.40. (19) Chris Cook, Toyota, 118.879.41. (49) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 118.742.42. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, owner

points.43. (30) Patrick Long, Toyota, 117.551.

Aug. 121937 — Shirley Hanover, driven by

Henry Thomas, wins the Hambletonian Stakes in straight heats.

1942 — The Ambassador, driven by Ben White, wins the Hambletonian Stakes in the third heat.

1953 — Helicopter, driven by Harry Harvey, wins the Hambletonian Stakes in the third heat.

1978 — Cold Comfort, driven by 23-year-old Peter Haughton, ties the Inter-national Trot mark of 2:31 3-5 at Roos-evelt Raceway, making Haughton the youngest driver to win the International.

1990 — Wayne Grady of Australia sheds his runner-up image with a 3-stroke victory over Fred Couples in the PGA Championship. Grady had recorded 29 second-place finishes in his career.

AP sportlight

Fight scheduleAug. 17

At Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Okla., Don George vs. Adonis Stevenson, 12, su-per middleweights.

Aug. 18At Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, At-

lantic City, N.J., Joel Diaz vs. Guillermo Sanchez, 10, super featherweights.

Aug. 24At Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, In-

dio, Calif., Randy Caballero vs. Manuel Roman, 12, for Caballero’s NABO ban-tamweight title; Michael Perez vs. Fidel Maldonado Jr., 10, lightweights.

Aug. 25At 02 World, Berlin, Robert Stieglitz vs.

Arthur Abraham, 12, for Stieglitz’s WBO super middleweight title.

Sept. 1At TBA, Germany, Felix Sturm vs.

Daniel Geale, 12, for Sturm’s WBA Super World middleweight title and Geale’s IBF middleweight title.

At Turning Point Casino, Verona, N.Y., Gennady Golovkin vs. Grzegorz Proksa, 12, for Golovkin’s WBA World and IBO middleweight titles; Sergiy Dzinziruk vs. Jonathan Gonzalez, 10, junior middle-weights.

Boxing

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Sailors participate in a SCRUBEX on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Aug. 8. The purpose of the SCRUBEX is to wash oil and grease from aircraft off of the flight deck. (Photo by MC3 Ryan Mayes)

On the Cover:

In a week where USA took the lead with gold medals and pre-season football kicked-off, the real news belonged in the sunshine state where the Los Angeles Lakers acquired all-star center Dwight Howard from the Orlando Magic. The trade involving four teams is the latest of acquisitions in the NBA where teams are building super star starting line-ups.

Ironically the Lakers trade for another man of steel who is from the same city of Orlando where they acquired then Shaquille O’Neal in 1996.

“Howard has big shoes to fill,” says O’Neal.The Lakers gave up Andrew Bynum, along with a first and second

round pick to have Howard as their starting center. Howard’s contract ends after this season. If he is smart he will extend with the Lakers if he wants a run for the championship.

The Lakers have always had a strong blood line of great teams with awesome players and this year is no different. Take a look at this powerful starting line-up and I ask you who is going to compete? At point guard the crafty veteran Steve Nash. At shooting guard arguably one of the best players of all time, Kobe Bryant. At power forward the gracefully skilled Pau Gasol. At small forward, the master defensive antagonist, Metta World Peace, formally known as Ron Artest. Finally, the best center in the game today and best defensive player in the league, Dwight Howard.

Kobe Bryant, who is playing for the Team USA in the London Olympics, confirmed the trade on his Facebook page.

“Well, it looks like Superman has found a home,” Bryant wrote. “The Lakers have landed a piece that will hopefully carry the franchise long after I’m gone. I have spoken to Dwight Howard, and we are locked and loaded to hopefully bring back the title.”

It seems to be an ongoing trend in the NBA where teams are building high caliber teams from the free agent market.

The Miami Heat just added Hall of Fame veteran Ray Allen to its already stellar team with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.

Organizations can build their dream squads to their own desire but what matters is if the players can play as a team.

Championship teams such as the Oklahoma’s Thunder really don’t stand a chance and should be in fear if they want another shot at the title.

“I really don’t care,” Thunder star Kevin Durant said.Foolish words if you ask me and only tells me that he really does

care.The future looks bright for the Lakers organization with its star

studded roster that now has what it takes to rival against the NBA ‘s best.

I expect nothing less but another ring for the Los Angeles Lakers giving Bryant his sixth, tying the great Michael Jordan.

A Sports Commentary by Senior Chief Horatio "Tiny" McDaniels

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