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Mela-No! 3

Sleep aid

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warning
Wake up and read the re-
search.
A poll conducted by the
American Academy of
Sleep Medicine found that
46% of US parents are giv-
ing their child under 13 mel-
atonin — even after the or-
ganization issued a warning
last year against adminis-
tering the popular sleep aid
unless prescribed by a doc-
tor.
“While melatonin can be
useful in treating certain

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sleep-wake disorders, like
jet lag, there is much less
evidence it can help healthy
children or adults fall
asleep faster,” said Dr. M.
Adeel Rishi, vice chair of
AASM’s Public Safety Com-
mittee, in a press release.
“Instead of turning to
melatonin, parents should
work on encouraging their
children to develop good
sleep habits,” he said.
Bodies naturally produce
the hormone to regulate DOG DAY AFTERNOON: Thea Chase
sleep. Melatonin is widely wandered from her remote Faithorn
available over the counter home Wednesday — and was found
and often advertised as an hours later, to the relief of her parents
alternative to medication. (below), sleeping with the family dogs.
Considered a dietary sup-
plement in the US, it’s not

Dogs guard (and

regulated by the Food and
Drug Administration — and
that’s where the potential
issues arise.
For example, melatonin
content can be way higher
than advertised per dose,
according to another recent
study. Alexandra Klausner
snuggle) 2-yr.-old
Just leaf us lost in remote Mich.
alone: nabe By YARON STEINBUCH

A 2-year-old Michigan girl

Residents of Pomfret, Ver-
mont’s Cloudland Road have
taken a stand against the an-
nual fever pitch of fall foliage
tourists by temporarily clos-
ing the most impacted road
during the season’s peak.
In recent years, the tiny
town’s stunning autumnal
display has become a social
media sensation, and as a
result the area now gets an-
nually inundated with influ-
encers and their ilk keen to
take selfies with the beauti-
ful backdrop — private
property be damned.
“Something had to be
done,” Mike Doten, who
owns a farm on the road,
told the Boston Globe.
Hannah Frishberg
wandered away from her home
with the family’s two dogs — and
was found hours later sleeping
peacefully in the woods while us-
ing one of the pooches as a pil-
low.
State troopers from the Iron
Mountain post in the Upper Pen-
insula were called to the home in
the Faithorn area of Menominee
County about 8 p.m. Wednesday
after the girl, Thea Chase, walked
off.
Police launched a search using
drones and K-9s as citizens from
both Michigan and adjacent Wis-
consin assisted in the remote
wooded area.
About midnight, a person rid-
ing an ATV discovered Thea
about 3 miles away.
“She laid down and used one of
the dogs as a pillow, and the other
dog laid right next to her and
kept her safe,” state police Lt.
Mark Giannunzio said Thursday.
“It’s a really remarkable story.”
‘Where is she?!’
Thea’s mom, Brooke Chase,
told WJMN-TV that the family
frantically searched for the miss-
ing girl before contacting author-
ities.
“I realized she was missing and
I’m telling her uncle, and I said,
‘Where is she?’ ” Chase told the
outlet. “We’re searching all
around the yard, up and down the
roads, screaming at the top of our
lungs her name, calling for the
dogs because the dogs were miss-
ing, too.
“It’s completely wooded. Deep,
thick woods around here. There’s
a swamp over there, so of course
we’re, like, freaking out. And after
about 15 minutes of searching for
her with our friends and family, I
called the cops,” she said.
Thea was found lying on the
family’s female Springer Spaniel,
Hartley, while her male Rot-
tweiler, Buddy, kept watch.
“When she saw me she just
laughed and giggled and said ‘Hi
mommy!’ As if nothing hap-
pened,” Chase told The Daily
Brooke Chase/Facebook
Mail.
“I’m just baffled that this even
happened and just so thankful
that those dogs are wrapped
around her little finger and kept
her safe.”
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NJ FATHER OF THE
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Sen. Menendez
again charged
with corruption
By BEN KOCHMAN, PRISCILLA
DeGREGORY and VICTOR NAVA
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez
has been hit with federal corrup-
tion charges related to a years-
long scheme in which he alleg-
edly accepted bribes — including
more than $150,000 in gold bars
— in exchange for helping the
government of Egypt and pro-
tecting the interests of three
wealthy businessmen.
The Democrat, 69 — and his
wife, Nadine Menendez, 56 —
were charged with taking hun-
dreds of thousands in bribes in
the form of cash, gold bars, a Mer-
cedes-Benz convertible and even
exercise machines and an air puri-
fier from 2018 through 2022, ac-
cording to a Manhattan federal in-
dictment unsealed Friday.
Manhattan US Attorney Dam-
ian Williams, at a news confer-
ence announcing the charges,
said Menendez used his “power
and influence” — including his
position as chairman of the Sen-
ate Foreign Relations Committee
— to benefit the Egyptian regime.
He also allegedly tried to meddle
in the criminal prosecution of one
of the businessmen by pushing
President Biden to nominate Philip
R. Sellinger as the US Attorney for
New Jersey, because he believed
Sellinger could influence the case,
according to the indictment.
This is Menendez’s second time
facing federal corruption charges.
The prior criminal case against
Menendez in New Jersey ended
with a hung jury in 2017.
The bombshell new indictment
portrays the veteran Democrat as a
bumbling quasi-spy for the Egyp-
tian government — who didn’t try
too hard to cover his tracks.
Menendez, a New Jersey sena-
tor since 2006, stuffed stacks of
alleged ill-gotten cash in the pock-
GOLDEN FLEECE
ets of official government jackets
emblazoned with his name — and
Googled “kilo of gold price,” the
court papers state.
The feds raided Menendez’s En-
glewood Cliffs home in June 2022
and found “the fruits” of his “cor-
rupt bribery agreement” — includ-
ing the 2019 Mercedes C-Class, at
least 13 gold bars and $486,461 in
cash, the indictment states.
The money was “stuffed in en-
velopes” and “hidden in clothing,
closets and a safe,” including in
the jackets, pictures of which
were included in the court papers.
Another $70,000 in cash was
found in Nadine’s safe deposit
box, the indictment claims.
In exchange, Menendez used
his office to help and shield three
Garden State businessmen, co-
defendants Wael Hana, 40, Jose
Uribe, 56, and Fred Daibes, 66,
the court papers claim.
‘Military aid to Egypt’
Through a “corrupt relation-
ship” with the three men, Menen-
dez and his wife “accepted hun-
dreds of thousands of dollars of
bribes in exchange for Sen. Men-
endez using his power and influ-
ence to protect and to enrich
those businessmen and to benefit
the government of Egypt,” Willi-
ams told reporters.
Menendez allegedly provided
“substantial military aid to
Egypt” including by:
Handing over sensitive infor-
mation from the US government
to Egyptian officials through a
middleman, Hana, of Edgewater
NJ, a longtime friend of Nadine’s
who founded a halal food certifi-
cation company.
Ghostwriting a letter to other
senators urging them to release a
hold on $300 million in aid to
Egypt.
Who’s who in the scandal
BOB MENENDEZ: Dem US senator from New Jersey since 2006. Top
Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee since February
2018. Allegedly accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, gold
and other items from his co-defendants to “protect and enrich” them.
NADINE MENENDEZ (née NADINE ARSLANIAN): Began a relationship
with Sen. Bob Menendez in 2018, married him in 2020. Longtime
friend of co-defendant Wael Hana. Allegedly arranged meetings
between her husband and Egyptian military officials and accepted
bribe payments from Hana via a do-nothing job at his food export
certification company. Allegedly formed a consulting company
through which bribe payments were laundered.
WAEL HANA (aka WILL HANA): Egypt-born
founder of a New Jersey-based halal meat
certification company. In spring 2019, the Cairo
government granted Hana a monopoly on
certifying US meat exports to Egypt as halal.
When the USDA protested, Sen. Bob Menendez
allegedly told officials there to back off. Months
later, prosecutors say, Hana’s company paid
$23,000 to keep current payments on Nadine Menendez’s home.
The company also allegedly bought the Menendezes two exercise
machines and an air purifier in early 2021.
FRED DAIBES: Prominent real-estate developer, major
Menendez fundraiser and associate of Hana.
Allegedly bribed the Menendezes with cash, gold
bars and furniture to secure lenient treatment from
prosecutors in a case where he was accused of obtaining
loans under false pretenses from Mariner’s Bank, which
he ran. Pleaded guilty to making false entries in a loan
memorandum in April 2022 and sentenced to probation.
JOSE URIBE: A former insurance broker whose license was revoked
after a fraud conviction. Allegedly gave Nadine Menendez $15,000 for
a down payment on a Mercedes-Benz in April 2019 after her husband
agreed to intervene with the state attorney general’s office in the
case of a Uribe associate who was also facing charges of insurance
fraud. The matter was resolved that fall and Uribe paid another
$30,000 toward the car until June 2022.
EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT: Allegedly used
Hana and Nadine Menendez to secure
meetings with the senator and win US military
aid in early 2018. Also, prosecutors say a Cairo
intelligence official, called “The General” by
Nadine, met repeatedly with the senator and
his co-defendants beginning in the fall of 2019. In June 2021, Bob and
Nadine Menendez allegedly tipped off two more Egyptian officials
about questions senators planned to ask about a human-rights issue.
“I just thought it would be better to know ahead of time what is being
talked about and this way you can prepare your rebuttals,” Nadine
Menendez texted one official. Later that year, the same official and
Nadine Menendez planned an unofficial trip to Egypt, meaning the
Menendezes were not supervised by the State Department.
Lobbying then-Secretary of In one instance, Hana took sands of rounds of ammunition
State Mike Pompeo in April 2020 Menendez out to dinner at a for firearms and tanks — valued
to increase US engagement in high-end restaurant in 2018, and at $99 million, court papers say.
stalled negotiations between the senator texted his wife, Na- Menendez instructed his wife
Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan over dine, days later that he was about to forward the text to Hana, who
building a dam on the Nile River, a to “sign off” on the foreign mili- in turn forwarded it to an Egyp-
key foreign policy issue for Egypt. tary sale to Egypt of tens of thou- tian official, who, apparently sat-
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GOLDEN FLEECE

‘BRIBE’ PART TWO

New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

Some of the bribes Sen. Bob Menendez allegedly received include:

GOLD BARS
Three kilos’ worth of gold bars —
more than $150,000 worth —
were found by the feds in the
Menendez home, allegedly from
developer Fred Daibes. In
exchange, Menendez allegedly
tried to meddle in NJ federal
prosecutors’ case against Daibes.
CASH
More than $480,000 in cash
was recovered in the June
2022 raid on the couple’s
home — including tens of
thousands stuffed into
envelopes inside official
jackets with Menendez’s
name on them.
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2019 MERCEDES C-CLASS CONVERTIBLE
Businessman Jose Uribe allegedly gave Nadine
Menendez $15,000 in cash for the Mercedes.
AIR PURIFIER/EXERCISE MACHINES
Wael Hana allegedly used funds from his
business to send two exercise machines and an
air purifier to the Menendez home in early 2021.

GRAFT SERVICES:
Democratic New Jersey Sen.
Bob Menendez and wife Na-
dine are charged with accept-
ing cash and gold bribes, as
well as other goods, in ex-
change for political favors —
including some allegedly for
the government of Egypt.
isfied with the arrangement, re-
plied with a “thumbs up” emoji,
court papers state.
Menendez and his wife would
meet with five Egyptian officials
in the US, including one that Na-
dine referred to as “the general.”
And the couple, who wed in
2020, took a trip to Egypt in Oc-
tober 2021, meeting with a slew
of officials there too, the court
papers allege. The senator also
allegedly tried to interfere in
criminal probes involving Uribe,
a former insurance agent from
Union City, NJ, and Daibes, a
New Jersey real-estate developer
and Menendez fundraiser.
Favor of the month
Uribe, who runs a trucking and
insurance business, and Hana alleg-
edly agreed to buy Menendez and
his wife the Mercedes-Benz C-300
convertible, worth $60,000, in April
2019, the indictment claims.
One day that month, Nadine, a
former marketer for a medical
company, ducked into the parking
lot of a restaurant where Uribe
handed her $15,000 in cash. She
then used the cash to make a
down payment on the luxury ve-
hicle, court papers allege.
After the purchase was final-
ized, Nadine messaged her hus-
band “Congratulations mon
amour de la vie, we are the proud
owners of a 2019 Mercedes” and
texted the senator a picture of the
luxury car, along with a heart
emoji, the indictment states.
Uribe also allegedly made
monthly payments on the car
from 2019 until June 2022.
In exchange, Menendez alleg-
edly tried to get a prosecutor in
the New Jersey Attorney Gen-
eral’s Office to offer a favorable
outcome in the case against one
of Uribe’s associates and in an-
other investigation against one of
his employees, court papers say.
The prosecutor found the meet-
ings with Menendez inappropri-
ate and didn’t succumb to pres-
sure, but Uribe’s associate still
got a no-jail plea agreement and
his employee was never charged,
according to the indictment.
Similarly, Menendez allegedly
sought to help Daibes — who court
papers say bribed the couple with
gold bars and cash for a series of
favors — in a federal case he faced
by recommending Sellinger for the
post of New Jersey US Attorney.
Prosecutors allege Daibes in
March 2022 gave Nadine two gold
bars that were a kilogram each —
when at the time gold went for
$60,000 per kilogram. And Daibes’
driver’s fingerprints were later dis-
covered on an envelope containing
thousands of dollars in cash and
recovered from the couple’s home,
according to the indictment.
While Sellinger — who was not
accused of wrongdoing and who
is named only as “Official 3” in
the indictment — wound up re-
cusing himself from the case,
Daibes still received a no-jail plea
deal in April 2022, the indictment
notes.
Williams pointed out a message
on Menendez’s official Senate
website, which states, in part, that
“he cannot compel an agency to
act in someone’s favor . . . he can-
not influence matters involving a
private business. It says he cannot
get involved in criminal matters,
or cases, period.”
‘Active smear campaign’
“But we allege behind the
scenes, Sen. Menendez was doing
those things for certain people, the
people who were bribing him and
his wife,” Williams charged.
The US attorney noted that the
investigation was “very much on-
going” and encouraged anyone
with information to come for-
ward by reaching out to the FBI.
In a lengthy statement, Sen.
Menendez claimed he had been
falsely accused and was the victim
of “an active smear campaign.”
“For years, forces behind the
scenes have repeatedly attempted
to silence my voice and dig my
political grave. Since this investi-
gation was leaked nearly a year
ago, there has been an active
smear campaign of anonymous
sources and innuendos to create
an air of impropriety where none
exists,” the statement said.
“[Prosecutors] have misrepre-
sented the normal work of a con-
gressional office. On top of that,
not content with making false
claims against me, they have at-
tacked my wife for the longstand-
ing friendships she had before
she and I even met.”
The lawmaker said he would
not step down Friday night, de-
spite calls for his resignation
from Democratic New Jersey
Gov. Phil Murphy and other
Democrats.
“Those who believe in justice
believe in innocence until proven
guilty. I intend to continue to
fight for the people of New Jer-
sey,” Menendez said.
Menendez, his wife Nadine, and
Uribe, Daibes and Hana are ex-
pected to make their first appear-
ance in Manhattan federal court
in the case on Wednesday morn-
ing, according to a spokesman for
the US Attorney’s Office.
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‘Defining’
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New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023
moment
for court
’16 ruling eyed
By PRISCILLA DeGREGORY
A legal obstacle that helped
get New Jersey Sen. Bob
Menendez off the hook in his
2015 federal corruption case
will factor into the new crimi-
nal charges he faces in an in-
dictment unsealed Friday in
Manhattan.
The veteran Democrat, 69,
was previously accused by
New Jersey federal prosecu-
tors of using his influence to
help pal Salomon Melgen in
exchange for gifts and cam-
paign contributions — but
the case ended in a mistrial in
2017 when the jury dead-
locked.
New Jersey federal Judge
William Walls then tossed
seven of the 18 charges Men-
endez faced, finding that
prosecutors had failed to
show an explicit quid pro quo
with Melgen. And the re-
maining charges were then
dropped by prosecutors, who
said they wouldn’t retry the
case.
SCOTUS assist
Walls (inset), in his deci-
sion, said he was guided by a
2016 US Supreme Court rul-
ing in the case against ex-Vir-
ginia Gov. Bob McDonnell
that narrowed the definition
of an “official ac-
tion” — making
bribery and
corruption
cases against
elected offi-
cials harder
to prove.
Under the
McDon
nell
GOLDEN FLEECE
ruling, certain political favors
— such as taking a meeting,
talking to an official or orga-
nizing an event — no longer
constitute official acts.
Former federal prosecutor
Brian Whisler, now of Baker
McKenzie, said Manhattan
federal prosecutors — who
have charged Menendez with
a three-count indictment —
would be aware of the
McDonnell ruling and the
mistrial.
“The prosecutors were
very mindful of the fact that if
they were going to take a sec-
ond crack at a sitting US sen-
ator it would really need to be
a headshot,” said Whisler,
who represented witnesses
who testified at McDonnell’s
trial.
“Even though it’s not legally
relevant that he was previ-
ously charged in a separate
and distinct case for which he
was mistried — everyone
would know that it would
somehow find its way into
the proceedings and the aver-
age juror would expect that
this case would be very via-
ble.”
During the six-week 2017
trial, prosecutors argued that
Menendez set up meetings
with Homeland Security and
Health officials as Melgen
made campaign donations
and flew him on his private
jet to his island villa.
Whisler said the Manhattan
indictment differs in that it
involves Egyptian govern-
ment officials and “the evi-
dence appears to be of a dif-
ferent more conspicuous
quality.”
Menendez has denied any
wrongdoing.
‘Traded office’ for fraud
SCHEME TEAM: Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez (left) was accused by prosecutors of trading official favors
for megadonor Salomon Melgen (right) — including securing visas for Melgen’s bevy of girlfriends like Svitlana
Buchyk (near right) and Juliana Lopes Leite (far right), allegedly receiving free flights to Melgen’s luxury properties.
By ISABEL VINCENT
Sen. Robert Menendez is no
stranger to corruption investigations
and indictments — and to eye-pop-
ping revelations about his private life.
The New Jersey Democrat is facing
charges of taking gold bars and
bribes and stashing hundreds of
thousands of dollars in cash around
his house in return for using his
“power and influence.”
He has denied the charges and called
them a conspiracy by overreaching
prosecutors — a tactic that worked for
him the last time he was charged with
a lurid corruption scheme involving a
bizarre cast of characters.
Menendez’s previous case saw him
accused of taking lavish hospitality
from a Medicare fraudster doctor
who asked the senator to help get
visas for his bevy of young mis-
tresses; to intervene in an audit
which would have stopped him rip-
ping off taxpayers; and to stop Cus-
toms and Border Patrol from disrupt-
ing his side hustle screening cargo at
the Dominican Republic’s ports.
High-flying favors
That case featured foreign villas, a
Brazilian reality star who posed for
Sexy magazine and a rock-star-style
“rider” requiring Evian water when
he flew on the doctor’s private jets.
Menendez, 69, was charged in 2015
alongside Salomon Melgen, a married
Palm Beach eye doctor who had alleg-
edly given the senator access to a lav-
ish lifestyle in return for doing favors.
They first met in 2006, when Men-
endez entered the Senate and Melgen
became a megadonor, putting
$751,000 into his 2012 re-election
campaign alone.
According to prosecutors, Melgen
got Menendez to use the power of his
office on his behalf — particularly to
get visas for six foreign girlfriends
Melgen wanted to bring to the US.
The senator was accused of deploy-
ing his staff to secure a visa for Juliana
Lopes Leite, a Brazilian actress who
posed nude on the cover of Sexy mag-
azine, telling an aide to email a senior
State Department official to give her
application “special consideration.”
He was also accused of stepping in
to help Ukrainian student Svitlana
Buchyk, who wanted a plastic-surgery
consultation. And, the feds alleged, he
directed a staff member to “call Am-
bassador asap” to reverse a visa denial
to a 22-year-old Dominican model.
“Menendez used his Senate staff to
accommodate Melgen’s requests for
official action, including collecting
information from Melgen and his
agents about Melgen’s needs and in-
terests, arranging for Melgen to meet
with a United States Senator and ad-
vocating on Melgen’s behalf to Exec-
utive Branch officials,” reads the 2015
indictment against Menendez.
In exchange, prosecutors said, the
senator was rewarded with flights on
both of Melgen’s private jets — the pi-
lot said he always had to have Evian on
board — and vacations at the doctor’s
villa in the Caso de Campo resort in La
Romana, Dominican Republic.
The sprawling resort on the coun-
try’s Caribbean coast features three
golf courses, three polo fields, a 245-
acre shooting range as well as a spa
and private beach, according to the
2015 indictment, which noted that
Menendez “often brought a guest.”
When he stood trial, Menendez
produced a photograph showing his
then-lover Gwendolyn Beck dining
with him, Melgen and Melgen’s wife
— at the same time, prosecutors al-
leged, as the senator was telling his
staff to help Melgen fly in mistresses
younger than his own daughter.
And in 2010 when Menendez
wanted to plan a romantic three-day
getaway with one of his own, un-
named paramours, Melgen used more
than 600,000 of his American Express
points to book a presidential suite for
the senator at the Park Hyatt Paris-
Vendome, a luxury five-star hotel in
central Paris, the indictment said.
‘Medicare problem’
“Melgen offered and gave, and
Menendez solicited and accepted
things of value, including domestic
and international flights, first class
domestic airfare, use of a Caribbean
villa, access to an exclusive Domini-
can resort, a stay at a luxury hotel in
Paris, expensive meals, golf outings
and tens of thousand of dollars in
contributions to a legal defense
fund,” the 2015 indictment reads.
The quid pro quo, prosecutors said,
did not stop at helping girlfriends.
Menendez allegedly tried to stop US
Customs and Border Protection from
donating shipping container surveil-
lance equipment to the Dominican
Republic, which would have threat-
ened Melgen’s “multi-million dollar
foreign contract to provide exclusive
cargo screening services in Domini-
can ports,” the indictment said.

donor, but jury deadlocked on raps
Melgen also sought the sena-
tor’s help to keep his Medicare
fraud running. When Melgen
learned that an audit of his Medi-
care billing was likely to result in
a multibillion-dollar overpay-
ment finding, Menendez alleg-
edly e-mailed an aide with the
subject line “Dr. Melgen.” In the
e-mail, Menendez instructed the
aide to “please call him asap at
[redacted] re a Medicare problem
we need to help him with,” it was
alleged.
Melgen was eventually con-
victed in 2017 of defrauding Med-
icare of more than $73 million by
GOLDEN FLEECE
giving elderly patients treatments
that they didn’t actually need.
He was sentenced to 17 years in
prison, but was pardoned by
then-President Donald Trump
after Menendez urged him to
grant clemency to his old friend.
But Menendez was luckier: A
federal jury in New Jersey dead-
locked in 2017 on charges he took
bribes. The senator was often ac-
companied to court by his daugh-
ter Alicia Menendez, who is now
an MSNBC anchor.
And then, when the Supreme
Court narrowed the grounds on
which prosecutors could bring
corruption charges against elected
officials, the Justice Department
abandoned plans for a retrial, let-
ting Menendez walk free.
Kept staff in the dark
One major contrast between the
new charges and the last ones are
the use of his staff. In 2015 Menen-
dez was accused of mobilizing six
members of his Senate staff to se-
cure Melgen’s lovers’ visas.
This time around the embattled
Democrat kept his own Senate
staff in the dark when he was al-
legedly ghostwriting a letter for
the Egyptian government to se-
cure $300 million in aid from fel-
low senators and hosting meet-
ings for a foreign intelligence
agent in his Senate office, accord-
ing to a federal indictment charg-
ing the senator and his wife with
bribery and extortion Friday.
The Cuban-American senator
denied the allegations Friday,
blaming the prosecution on a po-
litical campaign that “simply can-
not accept that a first-generation
Latino American from humble
beginnings could rise to be a US
Senator.”
Even before he was a senator,
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Menendez was long tainted by
graft claims. During his first run for
the Senate in 2006, then-New Jer-
sey Attorney General Chris Chris-
tie subpoenaed records related to a
nonprofit that had paid Menendez
more than $300,000 to “rent” space
in a house he owned in Union City
in exchange, allegedly, for help to
get millions in federal grants.
Menendez denied the allega-
tions and questioned the timing of
the subpoenas, calling it a political
smear campaign orchestrated by
his enemies. He won his election
handily. The probe ended five
years later without charges.
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Long emboldened by apathy in an era
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Bob aide
eyed Team
Hunter to
snag Joe
An aide to Sen. Bob Men-
endez (D-NJ) aiming to have
then-Vice President Joe
Biden host an event in 2010
first reached out to a busi-
ness partner of Hunter
Biden with the request,
emails on the first son’s
abandoned laptop show.
Danny O’Brien, Menen-
dez’s chief of staff from 2008
to 2015, called Eric Schwerin
of Rosemont Seneca Part-
ners to discuss the annual
meeting of the US-Spain
Council.
“Danny wants to explore
with you possibility of get-
ting VP to host event at
NAVOBs for group,”
Schwerin emailed Hunter on
April 7, 2010, referring to the
vice president’s residence at
the Naval Observatory.
At the time, Menendez
was honorary chair of the
council, which was planning
to host “CEOs of the major
banks” in Spain and the
country’s foreign minister.
“I think [then-US Ambas-
sador to Spain Alan] Solo-
mont mentioned your inter-
est in Spain and that is why
Danny is calling us,”
Schwerin told Hunter.
O’Brien confirmed April
28 that a formal invitation
had been sent to the VP’s of-
fice. That request was de-
clined.
“Please see the revised re-
quest I just sent in to the
Vice President’s office. Any
chance you could forward it
to Hunter?” O’Brien then
emailed Schwerin May 6,
2010. “Ambassador Solomont
. . . will be broaching the
matter with the Vice Presi-
dent when they meet in Ma-
drid later this week.”
Schwerin forwarded the
exchange to Hunter, relaying
he already knew Joe “indi-
cated wanting to stay down
and play golf” that weekend.
Josh Christenson
GOLDEN FLEECE
‘His only
THOMAS
ANDERSON
T
ALES of hidden cash in
jackets and concealed gold
bars in closets might seem
interest is
more suited to the pages of
a noir crime thriller than the an-
nals of politics.
Yet these sensational allega-
tions have come to define the ca-
reer of Democratic Sen. Bob
Menendez.
Back in 2005, as Menendez’s po-
litical trajectory was soaring, the
late Assemblyman Eric Munoz, a
leading Hispanic Republican in
...himself’
the state Legislature at the time,
keenly observed, “Bob Menendez
has proven time and again that
his only interest is the ambitions
of himself and his cronies.”
Years on, with the weight of in-
vestigations and accusations, this
statement feels eerily prophetic,
leading to the inevitable question:
Has Menendez evolved into our
generation’s most corrupt mem-
ber of the Senate?
Voters stuck by him
The latest indictment might be
the crescendo, but the symphony
of suspicion has been playing for
a while.
After all, Menendez has estab-
lished two legal defense funds in
a mere decade.
The precursor fund was cen-
tered around allegations tied to a
purported eye doctor — a donor
with more than a passing interest
in the senator.
Tales of Caribbean getaways,
visas for South American models
and dubious dealings in port se-
curity dogged Menendez.
Liberty State Park was the sce-
nic starting line for Menendez’s BEEN BUSY: Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), who has hung out with Hillary Clinton (above left), is embroiled
Senate odyssey. in corruption charges involving his relationships with Egyptian officials (above right) that were arranged
Yet, not long after, in 2006, allegedly by wife Nadine (right). But despite being under a cloud for years, he keeps winning re-election..
then-US Attorney Chris Christie
revealed an inquiry into Menen- What’s genuinely baffling is the Biden family, providing a political a previous one failed, Menendez’s
dez’s financial undertakings — longevity of his political career cover that selling influence has legacy won’t be remembered for
specifically, sizable rent pay- despite the looming shadows of unfortunately become an unwrit- public service or legislative ac-
ments from a charity the senator controversy. ten norm in political circles. complishments.
was notably passionate about It’s not solely the unyielding This continuous sequence of Instead, he’ll be memorialized
championing. support of New Jersey voters scandals, not just surrounding as an exemplar of unchecked am-
This was merely an overture to that’s perplexing, but the sys- Menendez but within the broader bition, of how continuous elect-
further claims of illicit campaign temic apathy that allowed these political spectrum, underlines a oral support can foster audacity
contributions that painted Men- scandals to fester unchecked. concerning degradation of integ- in the politically inclined.
endez in a perpetual light of con- Menendez’s initial legal skir- rity in our political apparatus. Some might smirk at his alleged
troversy. mishes, from which he emerged indiscretions, but for many, his
Yet, through all of this, the vot-
ers of New Jersey continuously
relatively unscathed, possibly
provided the audacity for subse-
Dirty business story serves as a potent reminder
of the vast work needed to
entrusted Menendez with their quent questionable actions. The It begs the question: How many cleanse our political arena.
representation. perception that political figures more Menendez-like stories are Thomas Anderson has been a
This may have emboldened can dodge repercussions simmering beneath the surface, Washington government watchdog
Menendez, guiding him toward might’ve been further cemented waiting to erupt? for 15 years and is the founder and
ever bolder criminal endeavors. with revelations surrounding the Should this trial succeed where publisher of www.theblackdc.com.

GOLDEN FLEECE
of systematic corruption
Stepping
aside as
panel chair
By JOSH CHRISTENSON
and SAMUEL CHAMBERLAIN
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
will step aside from his chair-
manship of the powerful For-
eign Relations Committee after
his indictment on bribery char-
ges, Majority Leader Chuck
Schumer announced Friday, as
New Jersey’s governor called
for the long-serving lawmaker’s
resignation.
“Bob Menendez has been a
dedicated public servant and is
always fighting hard for the
people of New Jersey. He has a
right to due process and a fair
trial,” Schumer (D-NY) said in a
statement. “Senator Menendez
has rightly decided to step
down temporarily from his po-
sition as Chairman of the For-
eign Relations Committee until
the matter has been resolved.”
The 69-year-old Menendez
came out swinging in his first
statement since the indictment
was unsealed by Manhattan
federal prosecutors, accusing
his opponents of conspiring to
“dig my political grave.”
“For years, forces behind the
scenes have repeatedly at-
tempted to silence my voice
and dig my political grave,” said
Menendez, who has repped the
Garden State in the Senate
since 2006.
“Since this investigation was
leaked nearly a year ago, there
has been an active smear cam-
paign of anonymous sources
and innuendos to create an air
of impropriety where none ex-
ists,” he said.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy,
a fellow Democrat, disagreed,
saying in a statement the
claims were “deeply disturb-
ing” and “serious charges that
implicate national security and
the integrity of our criminal
justice system.”
“Under our legal system, Sena-
tor Menendez and the other de-
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fendants have not been found
guilty and will have the ability to
present evidence disputing
these charges, and we must re-
spect the process,” Murphy
added. “However, the alleged
facts are so serious that they
compromise the ability of Sena-
tor Menendez to effectively rep-
resent the people of our state.
Therefore, I am calling for his
immediate resignation.”
Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ)
defended his dad and called the
indictment a “distraction.”
“I have unwavering confi-
dence in my father and his ded-
ication to the New Jerseyans
who he has relentlessly fought
for in his long career as a public
servant,” he said.
‘Appalled’
The younger Menendez’s col-
league, Rep. Dean Phillips
(D-Minn.), became the first
Democratic member of Con-
gress to comment on the indict-
ment, telling CNN he was “ap-
palled” at the news and calling
on Menendez to quit.
“A member of Congress who
appears to have broken the law is
someone who I believe should
resign,” Phillips said. “And yes,
I’m a Democrat, so is Senator
Menendez, but based on what I
have seen, I’m disappointed, and
yes, I think he should resign.”
Phillips also urged Senate
leadership to remove Menen-
dez if he did not go voluntarily.
Former Attorney General Eric
Holder also said Menendez
should step down, writing on X,
formerly Twitter: “The nation
will be better served if he steps
aside and allows a transition to
occur that will best serve the
people of New Jersey.”
The White House declined to
comment on the indictment,
beyond press secretary Karine
Jean-Pierre calling the case “an
active matter.”
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HIGH-TECH: This K5 AI security robot will be joining human cops on patrol

in the Times Square subway station for two months as part of an NYPD pilot
program that Mayor Adams calls “an important tool in our toolbox.”

Robocop on subway beat

By CRAIG McCARTHY

Officer R2-D2 reporting for duty.

The NYPD rolled out its latest
addition to its high-tech crime-
fighting effort in Times Square Fri-
day — an AI-driven security robot.
The egg-shaped machine will
cruise around the Midtown sub-
way station for the next two
months with a human partner
from the NYPD as part of a pilot
program, city officials announced.
“We’re committed to exploring
innovative tools to continue to
make this city the safest big city
in America, and this robot K5, it
has the potential to serve as an
important tool in our toolbox,”
Mayor Adams said Friday.
Working an 18-hour shift start-
ing at 6 a.m., the more than 400-
pound bot will serve as a roaming
surveillance system, recording
video using its 360 HD camera for
cops to review following a crime.
Police officials say that while
the bot will be constantly record-
ing video as it patrols, it will not
be recording audio.
Adams said the bot, which does
have a license plate reader, does
not have any real-time facial recog-
nition tech and any video collected
would “adhere to the same guide-
lines as that any other technology
in the NYPD’s current toolbox.”
“New Yorkers have strong
opinions on technology,” he said,
adding, “And while I believe it is
our duty to utilize state-of-the-
art technology advancements to
help keep New Yorkers safe, I be-
lieve we must do it wisely and
not intrusively.”
Police policy would allow cops
to use images from the droid’s
video recording of a potential
crime suspect to run through its
facial recognition unit, similar to
any other surveillance clips col-
lected by police.
The K5 Autonomous Security
Robot is also equipped with a
button that straphangers can use
to call for police as well as doz-
ens of microphones.
Under Adams, the NYPD has
embraced the use of tech, buying
a new fleet of drones recently and
purchasing the Boston Dynamics
DigiDog that was previously re-
turned under Mayor Bill de
Blasio after blowback for its use.
Background check
The AI machine was leased by
the NYPD for six months for
$12,500 using forfeiture funds, of-
ficials said back in April when
the Police Department unveiled
its new robo ranks.
Its first shift starts Friday night
as it maps out the station for two
weeks before starting patrol, ac-
cording to City Hall.
Train thug
The bot, which will be assigned
to the main station area, not on
the platform, has a bit of a check-
in assault
A good Samaritan was at-
ered service record so far. Back tacked on the subway when
in 2016, it ran over a child’s foot he confronted a stranger
in California, and in 2017 it re- bullying another strap-
portedly took a dive into a water hanger, cops said.
fountain in a DC mall. The man was punched in
Adams repeatedly touted a the head on a Brooklyn-
$9-per-hour cost to run the bot, bound A train in lower
but it was unclear how City Hall Manhattan at around 10:45
came up with that figure. p.m. Thursday, police said.
That line seems to be from the
company, which pitched the ro-
The victim had spotted a
man harassing another
bots when they launched in 2015 rider and intervened, lead-
as half the price of typical secu- ing to an argument that
rity. Back then, bots’ “wages” turned violent when the
were $6.25 an hour, according to brute socked the do-gooder
Knightscope CEO Stacy Stephens. in the head, authorities said.
NYPD Chief of Transit Michael The Samaritan was treated
Kemper warned would-be van- for a head cut, cops said. No
dals that defacing or damaging arrests had been made as of
the bot would lead to an arrest, Friday. Amanda Woods
and “it could be a felony.”

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‘right’ fight By MARYANN MARTINEZ

and MEGAN PALIN

More buses filled with migrants

left Texas bound for New York
We really need City Friday, despite Gov. Hochul’s
insistence there is no more room
to stop the for them.
Buses chartered by Texas Gov.
incoming. We’re Greg Abbott as part of his bid to
give non-border states a taste of
still seeing about the migrant crisis left from Del
Rio and Eagle Pass for the Big
3,000 a week. Apple.
That’s absolutely Statistics published by The Post
this week showed 1.23 million mi-
unsustainable. grants have been legally allowed
over the border to pursue asylum
MSNBC

claims in the last 11 months, ac-

— Gov. Hochul
Gov. Hochul doubled down
on calling for an end to New
York City’s “right to shelter
law,” insisting it is creating an
“untenable situation” — as
yet another bus filled with
dozens of migrants rolled into
the Big Apple from the south-
ern border Friday.
The Democratic leader said
Friday that she and Mayor
Adams need to sit down and
“look at” the decades-old
mandate that requires the city
to provide a bed for anyone
who requests one as migrants
continue to flood the city’s al-
ready overburdened shelters.
Speaking on MSNBC’s
“Morning Joe,” she said the
law was “never intended to be
an unlimited universal oppor-
tunity to shelter the world,”
but was meant to keep home-
less people off the streets.
“There is a limit to who we
can house,” she said, adding
the city is still receiving about
3,000 migrants each week.
“That’s absolutely unsus-
tainable,” Hochul said.
“We’re working so hard,
spending millions of dollars,
state dollars to house 3,000
here, 2,000 here, 1,000 here.
So the word needs to get out
that [while] New York has al-
ways been a place of welcom-
ing immigrants — all of us
came from somewhere, our
parents and grandparents —
but there is a limit to who we
can house at this time.
“And we need the rest of the
country to step up.”
The comments came on the
day a bus carrying 47 asylum
seekers, including families
with kids, arrived at Manhat-
tan’s Port Authority bus ter-
minal Friday morning.
The migrants, who had
traveled from Del Rio, Texas,
were immediately loaded
onto another bus and taken
to the Roosevelt Hotel shel-
ter in Midtown.
Melissa Koenig
cording to data analyzed by the
Transactional Records Access
Clearinghouse (TRAC), a non-
profit at Syracuse University.
Of those migrants, 95,000 said
they were heading to New York
City so far in 2023, according to
the TRAC data. City Hall says
around 60,000 are still in the 200
shelters the city has set up across
the five boroughs and continue to
strain resources.
An eyewitness at Eagle Pass
said around three dozen migrants
boarded the bus, a mix of single
adults and families.
“There were at least six young
children, including an infant with
a yellow onesie who boarded.
They said it would be a long bus
ride and will take around two and
half days to reach New York
City,” the eyewitness said.
Another bus left from the town
bound for Chicago. On Friday
Gov. Abbott announced he would
be providing more buses from
Eagle Pass to destinations across
the US for migrants.
He also announced he would
start to bus people out of El Paso,
a Democratic-controlled city that

Adult shelter stay cut

Mayor Adams cut the time
adult migrants can stay at city-
run shelters in half on Friday —
chopping the max stays from 60
days to 30 days to get a handle
on the constant influx of asy-
lum-seekers into the Big Apple.
“We appreciate the support
we have received so far from
our state and federal partners,
but with more than 60,000 asy-
lum-seekers still in our care and
without additional help, we will
be forced to continue making
difficult decisions,” Adams said.
“Today’s announcement is an-
other step in our efforts to help
asylum seekers take the next
step in their journeys,” he added.
Asylum-seekers will now be
given one month to find hous-
ing while the city provides “in-
tensified casework services.”
The new policy only applies
to adult migrants.
Craig McCarthy, Nolan Hicks
has long resisted allowing the
governor to run buses but which
is also overwhelmed.
‘Overrun towns’
Sources told The Post on Friday
the city is expecting an influx as
large as 9,000 in coming days as
more large caravans of asylum-
seekers make their way to the
border.
Abbott said in a press release:
“President Biden’s continued re-
fusal to secure our border invites
thousands of illegal crossings into
Texas and our nation each day.
“Texas communities like Eagle
GETTING ON
BUS TO NYC
Pass and El Paso should not have
to shoulder the unprecedented
surge of illegal immigration . . . I
have directed the Texas Division
of Emergency Management to de-
ploy additional buses to send
these migrants to self-declared
sanctuary cities and provide
much-needed relief to our over-
run border towns.”
Buses chartered by Abbott rep-
resent only a drop in the ocean of
the huge wave of migrants. Most
either fund their own way once
they are over the border or are
helped by numerous charity orga-
nizations, traveling by bus or
plane to their final destinations
all over the country.
Shortly before the bus in Eagle
Pass left, another bus full of mi-
grants from Del Rio arrived at the
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ME IN ‘COACH!’

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DIFFERENT BUS ARRIVING
AT PORT AUTHORITY Delivery
apps a
‘danger’

nypost.com
An Uber Eats worker says
unvetted drivers, particularly
newly arrived migrants, pose
a major security risk to New
Yorkers by borrowing or rent-
ing accounts that give them
access to customers’ homes.
John Gray, who’s been deliv-
ering for Uber Eats in New
York for five years, said The
Post’s reporting that delivery
workers on the platform ha-
ven’t provided proof of iden-
tity or gotten criminal back-
ground checks — and don’t
even use their real names —
has the potential for disaster.
GETTING PROCESSED “Illegal working using bor-
rowed delivery apps is a sig-
AT ROOSEVELT HOTEL nificant security issue, as we
go inside peoples’ homes,”
Gray said. “In walkup build-
ings, it’s basically: Buzz the
intercom from outside, buzz
the door, and you walk in.”
A delivery person will do
three to five deliveries per
hour, which “for a 12-hour
shift, that means entering up
to 60 private residences per
day,” he said.
Gray’s concerns come after
The Post revealed a black
market that’s emerged for
Uber delivery brokers who
target new migrants, who ar-
rive broke and without work
authorization, for a cut of
their earnings.
PACKED: Migrants in Eagle Pass, Texas, board a motor coach on Three migrants interviewed
James Keivom

Friday, headed for the Big Apple, where other buses are rolling in in the last week said they had
(top) and arrivals are swamping the shelter-intake system (bottom). accounts set up with Uber us-
ing other people’s details, and
two admitted they pay some-
one else to use their profile.
Port Authority bus station. have stayed for months. wants to impose a deadline on and Hochul to allow more mi- The same is true of rivals Do-
The clearly exhausted inhabit- Hochul supports nixing New how long migrants can expect grants in New York to work le- ordash and GrubHub.
ants were ushered off and placed York City’s “right to shelter” law the city to pay for their stays — gally, rather than turning to the “All couriers who use the
on another bus that took them to which guarantees a bed to any- 30 days for single adults, 60 days black-market economy. Uber Eats app are required to
the migrant intake center at the one who asks for one. for families. Federal laws prevent asylum- pass a criminal background
Roosevelt Hotel. “Never was it envisioned being This week, the Biden adminis- seekers from applying for a work check, be over the age of 18
Like the 14,000 who have ar- an unlimited universal right, or tration said it will offer tempo- permit until six months after and hold a valid right to
rived in the city last month, they obligation on the city, to house rary legal status to an estimated their asylum application is filed work,” said a spokesman.
will be assigned a hotel or shelter literally the entire world,” she 472,000 Venezuelans who arrived to discourage people from claim- Georgett Roberts
to stay in but may not be able to told CNN on Wednesday. in the country as of July 31, in ing asylum for purely economic and Megan Palin
live there as long as others who The Adams administration part pushed by calls from Adams reasons.
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3rd witness: Feds

New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

ERIC JOHNSON
Dallas big joining GOP.

nixed Hunter indict’ A mayor

By JOSH CHRISTENSON

A federal prosecutor blocked

then-Delaware US Attorney David
Weiss from bringing tax charges
against First Son Hunter Biden in
California late last year, a third IRS
official has testified to Congress.
IRS Director of Field Operations
Michael Batdorf told the House
Ways and Means Committee ear-
lier this month that US Attorney E.
Martin Estrada of the Central Dis-
trict of California had declined to
partner with Weiss on the case,
forcing him to look elsewhere.
The Delaware prosecutor re-
vealed the setback to Batdorf and
Darrell Waldon, IRS special agent
in charge, in a December 2022
phone call, according to a tran-
script of Batdorf’s Sept. 12 inter-
view reviewed by The Post.
“He just said that they had de-
clined and he had to make the deci-
sion on where he was going to go,”
Batdorf said of the conversation
with Weiss.
Garland contradicted
The disclosure cuts against
sworn congressional testimony by
Attorney General Merrick Gar-
cluded unreported income the
then-second son earned while sit-
ting on the board of Burisma Hold- ditches
the Dems
ings, a Ukrainian natural gas com-
pany, according to notes taken by
IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley.
Shapley and IRS Special Agent
Joseph Ziegler testified earlier this Dallas Mayor Eric John-
year to the House Ways and Means son switched party allegian-
and Judiciary committees that ces Friday, announcing in a
Weiss also informed them of Es- Wall Street Journal op-ed
trada’s decision to prevent charges. that he is renouncing his
Shapley alleged that Weiss ad- Democratic affiliation to
mitted he was “not the deciding join the Republican Party.
person” in the Hunter Biden tax The move will make Dal-
fraud case during an Oct. 7, 2022, las the most populous city
meeting that included Batdorf, in the country to have a
Waldon and two members of the nominally GOP mayor. The
FBI’s Baltimore field office. mayoralty in Texas cities is
Weiss further said he had been officially a nonpartisan job.
prevented from charging the first “The future of America’s
son in Washington, DC, and had great urban centers de-
also been denied a request for spe- pends on the willingness of
cial counsel status from the Justice the nation’s mayors to
Department, according to Shapley. champion law and order
The whistleblower’s attorneys and practice fiscal conserv-
have since released their client’s atism,” wrote Johnson, 47.
handwritten notes of the meeting “Our cities desperately
as well as a summary email he sent need the genuine commit-
four days later to Waldon, who re-
sponded: “Thanks, Gary. You cov-
ment to these principles (as
opposed to the inconsistent,
ered it all.” poll-driven commitment of
The New York Times has also many Democrats) that has
“confirmed independently” that long been a defining char-

land, who has repeatedly asserted
that Weiss had “full authority” to
pursue charges against Hunter
Biden anywhere in the US.
On Aug. 11, Garland elevated
Weiss to special counsel, further
undermining his own claim that the
Delaware US attorney always had
sole charging authority in the case.
The Justice Department’s Tax Di-
vision would have also had to sign
off on any charges that Weiss
sought, according to Batdorf, who
added that he recommended felony
tax charges against Hunter for al-
leged offenses dating back to 2014.
Those charges apparently in-
Estrada declined to partner with
Weiss in bringing charges against
the first son.
Batdorf told the House panel that
he had no reason to doubt Shap-
ley’s notes on the meeting — and
that he discussed Weiss’ request
for special counsel authority at
least once more with Waldon.
In a Sept. 8 transcribed inter-
view, Waldon confirmed that
Weiss had presented his case to Es-
trada’s office but could not “recall
the outcome” — contradicting Bat-
dorf’s testimony that they talked
“about the Central District of Cali-
fornia saying no.”
PROTECTED: Hunter Biden, here with “Big Guy” Joe, was not charged
sooner because a prosecutor refused to cooperate, says an IRS official.
“What I recall about the case
was, we wanted to be a part of the
presentation and I asked,” Waldon
told the House Ways and Means
Committee. “That was not granted.
But I do not recall.”
“Anytime a US attorney has to go
into another district, there is a pro-
cess where they collaborate. . . . It
was my understanding that they
did not want to collaborate on the
case,” Waldon also said.
Batdorf in his House interview
AP
praised Shapley as a “fantastic
agent” and someone who “will get
to the bottom” of any investigation.
Waldon also affirmed the IRS
whistleblower had received the
“highest performance rating in re-
cent years.”
But both IRS officials kicked
Shapley off the Hunter Biden
probe in December 2022.
Editorial / Page 26
acteristic of the GOP.”
Johnson charged that offi-
cials of his former party
have “failed to make public
safety a priority or to exer-
cise fiscal restraint.”
Victor Nava
Vanity kept
Don mask off
Former President Donald
Trump refused to wear a
mask at the height of the

VP Kam’s latest daunting task: guns

President Biden offi-
cially tapped his second-
in-command Friday to
head a new federal office
of gun violence preven-
tion, calling shootings “the
ultimate superstorm.”
“After every mass shoot-
ing, we hear a simple mes-
sage . . . do something.
Please do something,” the
80-year-old chief execu-
tive said during a Rose
Garden event. “My admin-
istration has been working
relentlessly to do some-
thing.”
The appointment of Vice
President Kamala Harris
to helm the initiative fol-
lows Biden handing her re-
sponsibility for stemming
the migration crisis, push-
ing the federal takeover of
American elections and
leading the response to the
overturn of Roe v. Wade —
with mixed results, at best.
While the office’s main
function is to examine
what other executive ac-
tions Biden can take to
push gun control, the pres-
ident is limited in what he
can do without congres-
sional approval.
Last year, Congress
passed and Biden signed
legislation strengthening
background checks for gun
buyers under 21 and giving
financial incentives for
states to implement “red
flag” laws.
Samuel Chamberlain
COVID pandemic because
it smudged his makeup, a
former aide says.
Trump made the decision
to forgo masks while visit-
ing a Honeywell factory
that produced them in May
2020, writes Cassidy Hutch-
inson in her new book,
“Enough.”
When asked, Hutchinson
pointed to her own mask —
prompting the president to
look at his own, which was
“covered in bronzer.”
Melissa Koenig
 Latest
school
abuse rap
A staffer at a Queens el-
ementary school allegedly
slammed her 6-year-old
autistic student against
the wall Friday — marking
the third public school
employee arrested for
abusing kids in just two
days.
Fauzia Naznin, 49, was
charged with endangering
the welfare of a child fol-
lowing the attack at PS
213, The Carl Ullman
School, in Oakland Gar-
dens, according to cops
and law enforcement
sources.
Naznin — who, accord-
ing to records is a para-
professional who has
worked for the city De-
partment of Education
since 2014 — is accused of
throwing the nonverbal
child against a wall, sour-
ces said.
Her arrest comes one
day after two city teachers
were arrested for alleg-
edly assaulting students.
Brian Thomas, 33, alleg-
edly punched a 12-year-
old boy inside PS 161 in
Manhattanville Thursday,
sending the boy to the
hospital with minor inju-
ries.
That same day, 70-year-
old Mohamed Baksh was
arrested for allegedly
touching a 12-year-old fe-
male student’s chest at a
Bronx school.
Larry Celona
and Katherine Donlevy
Picketer Joe
picking UAW
President Biden an-
nounced he will “join the
picket line” with members
of the United Auto Workers
union next week in solidar-
ity with their demands for
higher pay and a shorter
workweek from Detroit’s
“Big Three” automakers.
“Tuesday, I’ll go to Michi-
gan to join the picket line
and stand in solidarity with
the men and women of
UAW as they fight for a fair
share of the value they
helped create,” Biden, 80,
tweeted Friday.
“It’s time for a win-win
agreement that keeps
American auto manufactur-
ing thriving with well-paid
UAW jobs.” Victor Nava
Teen on fatal bus crash nightmare
By MELISSA KOENIG,
DESHEANIA ANDREWS, JORGE
FITZ-GIBBON and PATRICK REILLY
A Long Island youngster who
survived a deadly bus crash
in upstate New York re-
called on Friday a liv-
ing nightmare of
screams, hurried
leaps from the bus
windows — and a
twisted wreckage
with “blood ev-
erywhere.”
Farmingdale HS
student Anthony
Eugenio, 15, said he
“was sleeping” on the
way to a band event
Thursday in Pennsylvania
when he was startled awake by the
bus hitting the pavement and tum-
bling 50 feet down a ravine.
“I woke up, but I didn’t know I
woke up — I thought I was in a
dream still,” he said soon after the
crash that killed two of his teach-
ers and left five students in critical
condition.
“I was like, ‘This can’t be real’ . . .
Tragic teach a single mom of boy, 2
The Long Island high
school band director who
was one of two teachers
killed in an upstate New
York bus crash was the
single mom of a 2-year-old
boy — a tot whom devas-
tated locals promised to al-
ways take care of.
Gina Pellettiere, 43, was
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Dennis A. Clark
SCREAMS AND
BLOOD: Farming-
dale HS student
and then I heard everyone scream- Anthony Eugenio, 15,
ing.” said he was asleep
Eugenio said he still thought he when the bus tumbled
was just having a nightmare “until down a ravine and
I felt the pain in my leg.” he thought it was a
The bus finally came to a dream “until I felt
stop on its side down an the pain in my leg.”
embankment of I-84, Two adults died
and Eugenio crawled
out a window to es-
in the crash.
cape.
“As soon as I grandma, a friend, a wife,” one school, wondered if classes should
picked my head family friend said outside Ferrari’s just have been canceled, but con-
up,” Eugenio said, home. ceded “maybe it’s good for sup-
he saw “the kid She was a teacher for about 37 port.”
next to me was years, about 26 of those years By Friday afternoon, officials
covered in blood. I spent in Farmingdale. from the National Transit Safety
saw blood every- Board arrived at the crash scene to
where.”
Farmingdale band di-
Kids return to class conduct their own federal probe
for the next five to seven days.
rector Gina Pellettiere, a 43-
year-old single mom, and Beatrice
Ferrari (inset), 77, a retired history
“She was honest and fair and the
epitome of what a person should
be,” the family friend added.
At a news conference Thursday
night, Hochul said the fatal wreck
appeared to have been caused by
teacher also known as the “grand-
mother” of the marching band,
died in the crash.
Meanwhile, students and par-
ents returned to the school Friday
for the first time since the tragedy.
“a faulty front tire.”
NTSB investigator John Humm
told reporters the agency will in-
Back at the school Friday, there A sign erected next to six burn- vestigate three different catego-
was grief and tears for Pelletiere ing candles read, “We Love You So ries of factors in the crash, noting,
and Ferrari — and a numbing dis- Much.” “Generally in a lot of accidents,
belief in the enormous loss. Mom Manishe Patelout, who there’s more than one cause.”
“Beatrice was a mom, a dropped off her 9th-grade son for preilly@nypost.com
killed in the horrific high- missed,” one friend, Joe In- community,” he added of Five students were also
way crash Thursday along- goglia, wrote in a moving her young son. left in critical condition.
side Beatrice Ferrari, 77, a Facebook tribute soon The teachers were killed Pellettiere was “an amaz-
retired history teacher af- after the news broke. when their bus — one of a ing friend, an amazing
fectionately known as the “We all lost one of the convoy of six heading to a community member” and
“cute and cuddly grandma” greatest souls around,” he band event in Pennsylvania an “amazing teacher,” “very
of Farmingdale HS’s said. — overturned and rolled close neighbor” Amanda
marching band. “I promise you, little Jo- 50 feet down a ravine off Cerami told The Post on
“Gina Pellettiere, you seph will be taken care of Interstate 84 near Waway- Friday. Melissa Koenig
will be beyond deeply by your amazing music anda in Orange County. and Desheania Andrews
 ‘Sex challenge’
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spawns babies
New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023
By ALEX MITCHELL
Oh, baby!
A mom is taking credit for 150
births — and counting — after
passing along some steamy ad-
vice by way of a sex “challenge”
during an Instagram Live video.
Evidently, many of her follow-
ers took the recommendations.
Sara Buckley, a 36-year-old
Las Vegas content creator and
podcaster, became quite the hit
in January 2021 when she aimed
to heat things up for couples
and “put the challenge out
there to just encourage wives to
intentionally, sexually pursue
their spouse for seven days.”
“Get yourself ready, mentally,
physically, spiritually, whatever
you need to do, in order to com-
mit to a week of basically ‘the
nasty,’ ” Buckley, known as “Not
The Worst Mom,” told The Post.
“My advice was to try to have
sex every day . . . Then in be-
tween actual copulation, send
sexy messages, send sexy pic-
tures, if you’re comfortable,”
she added. Telling men they
are good fathers and husbands
was also advised.
150 kids & counting
But the real gifts that kept on
giving — women sending in
photos of their positive preg-
nancy tests and, later, pictures
of their kids — began pouring in
steadily one week after issuing
the challenge, Buckley claimed.
“They just kept rolling in,”
she said. “If I could go back, I
wish I would have started, like,
a f--king spreadsheet.”
To date, Buckley says there
are 150 confirmed kids across
eight different nations, a dozen
pairs of whom are twins. How-
ever, she believes that 200 is
likely a more realistic head
count — especially after a re-
cent reposting of the challenge
Neighbor, 81, slain in SI stab spree
A “madman” on Staten Island al-
legedly stabbed his brother and two
elderly neighbors — killing one —
in what appears to be an unpro-
voked fit of rage Friday, according
to locals and police sources.
The unthinkable violence that
left an 81-year-old man dead and
his 78-year-old friend critically in-
jured unfolded on Sunnyside Ter-
race — a quiet, tree-lined block —
around 4:40 p.m., according to cops
and neighbors.
on her TikTok.
Those kids are now called
“Sara’s tots” — Buckley re-
ceived confirmation of another
as recently as Thursday — and
they have a dedicated story
highlight on her Instagram.
However, Buckley insists that
the challenge “originally had
nothing to do with getting
pregnant, whatsoever.”
“I didn’t specify to use birth
control, because I didn’t think I
had to,” she joked, expressing a
strong desire for a group photo
with all the kids someday.
“I was really surprised with
how many women were willing
to take this on . . . There is not a
group of people that deserve
regular sex more than like a wife
and mother,” she said. “A lot of
stories like, ‘We struggled with
infertility, we lost our last preg-
nancy and just decided, it isn’t
in the cards for us anymore.’ ”
Buckley — who admittedly
has spent hours crying in joy
because of the baby boom —
said the challenge was inspired
by her own successful romance
with her husband Sterling, a 39-
year-old engineer with whom
she spent years raising their
four now-teenage kids.
“Sex for us, personally, has kind
of come easy,” she said of her
high school sweetheart (together
right) and podcasting partner for
“Not The Worst Marriage.”
“We’ve always talked on the
podcast that it’s something that
requires intention after a cer-
tain amount of time,” she said.
“I think the longer you’ve been
together, the truer that state-
ment becomes and sometimes
we just need a little bit of a re-
minder . . . That’s what the
challenge became.”
And Buckley noted it’s not
just the wives who enjoyed the
challenge: “I definitely got a
few messages from husbands
that were like, ‘Hey, thanks.’ ”
A 51-year-old man suffered minor
injuries in the triple stabbing that
neighbors said was carried out al-
legedly by his brother, who was ar-
rested at the scene.
“His face was like a madman,”
neighbor Kelly Doyle, 41, said of the
suspect when cops collared him.
“He looked deranged when he
came out,” she added.
Police confirmed the triple stab-
bing but didn’t immediately reveal
what they believe could have
sparked the bloodshed.
Neighbors told The Post that it
appears to have been a random at-
tack.
At least two of the 78-year-old
man’s relatives — his son and
granddaughter — were home when
he was stabbed, said Doyle.
The granddaughter, 16, was
screaming, “I’m going to kill him!”
at the suspect as her bleeding
grandfather was carried off on a
stretcher, Doyle said.
Security
‘fires’ at
migrant
An ex-security
worker at a Queens
hotel was charged
with attempted mur-
der this week for al-
legedly firing a gun
at a migrant during a
heated fight, police
sources told The Post
on Friday.
Josue Payamps, 33, was
working an administrative
job for a security company at
the Holiday Inn’s LaGuardia
West site on 10th Street near
37th Avenue in Dutch Kills
— which is being used to
house migrants — when he
got into a fight with one of
the asylum seekers on Sept.
5, the sources said.
Payamps was fired from
the company following the
feud with the 28-year-old
migrant, the sources said.
But he returned to the ho-
tel around 8:30 p.m. the same
day and got into another
fight with the same man, ac-
cording to the sources. Pa-
yamps went to his car and al-
legedly grabbed a gun and
fired a single round, the
sources said.
The migrant said Paymaps
shot at him but missed, cops
said. No one else was hit, and
no property damage was re-
ported. Payamps was ar-
rested around 11:15 a.m.
Thursday and charged with
attempted murder, assault,
criminal possession of a
weapon and reckless endan-
germent. Larry Celona,
and Amanda Woods
Courtesy Sara Buckley
‘Dozing’ flyer
died in air
A 73-year-old unidenti-
fied woman aboard a Brit-
ish Airways flight this week
who was thought to be
asleep was actually dead,
reportedly after suffering a
heart attack mid-air.
Fellow passengers on the
MaryAnn Nelson, 72, said the de- Thursday flight from Lon-
ceased victim was “a great neigh- don to Nice realized some-
bor” who would “give you the shirt thing was amiss when they
off his back.” landed and the woman re-
She said she saw the man’s devas- mained completely still as
tated wife screaming at her hus- others went about collect-
band’s alleged killer as police ing their carry-on luggage.
whisked him away. Paramedics were unable
“‘I hope you die! I hope you die!’” to revive the woman, who is
the devastated wife yelled, accord- suspected to have died from
ing to Nelson. a heart attack, French news
Steven Vago, Larry Celona outlet The Connexion re-
and Patrick Reilly ported. Alyssa Guzman
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Angels on earth
MARY J. Blige will headline
Denise Rich’s annual Angel Ball
on Oct. 23, Page Six has learned.
It will be the gala’s 25th anniver-
sary and Rich told us, “It is bitter-
sweet to celebrate 25 years of the
Angel Ball in honor of my late
daughter, Gabrielle, but it also
fills me with much faith and
hope.” Rich founded Gabrielle’s
Angel Foundation for Cancer Re-
search to help fund treatments
and find a cure for leukemia, lym-
phoma and related blood cancers.
Jermaine Dupri will perform at
this year’s gala along with Blige.
Tamron Hall will emcee the
event, which will honor Richie
Akiva, Mielle Organics CEO
Monique Rodriguez and Eliza-
beth Elting.
Staying filled up
FANS are calling out Tori Spell-
ing (above) for seemingly contin-
uing to get facial fillers despite her
“not great” financial situation liv-
ing in a trailer park. The “Beverly
Hills, 90210” star posted a series of
pics on a red carpet in Tampa, Fla.,
and fans were quick to question
how Spelling, 50, could afford to
continue getting “work done”
while she’s “struggling monetar-
ily” amid her split from husband
Dean McDermott. Spelling has
infamously been living in a RV in
California with her five kids.
LEONARDO DiCaprio has a new young
woman in his life — and it’s getting serious,
Page Six can exclusively confirm.
We’re told the 48-year-old A-lister is officially
dating 25-year-old model Vittoria Ceretti.
The couple has been spotted on several
dates in the US and abroad in recent months,
sparking speculation about whether they were
having a casual summer fling, reports The
Post’s Eileen Reslen.
However, a source close to the couple tells
us exclusively that they are the real deal.
“They’ve been spending quite a bit of time
together over the past few months, and they’re
enjoying getting to know one another on a
Bianca
Censori and
Kanye West (in all
black) continue their
confusing performance
art-like tour of Florence,
Italy, with a West-
directed photo shoot
of his girlfriend and
onlookers.
Kanye’s latest cloak and stagger stunt
LET’S be Firenze. Italian locals and tourists
alike swarmed Kanye West as he photographed
his barely clothed Kim Kardashian look-alike
“wife,” Bianca Censori, on the streets of Flor-
ence on Thursday. The rapper, 46, and Censori,
28, caused a traffic jam outside a pasticceria
when a flock of fans crowded around the couple,
according to photos obtained by Page Six. Ye,
deeper level,” the insider shared.
The actor has a public track record of not
dating women past the age of 25. He split from
Camila Morrone, his last confirmed love,
whom he’d been seeing since 2017, when she
hit the magic number last year.
He was then, however, linked to Gigi Hadid,
who is 28, messing up the math.
DiCaprio and Ceretti were first seen in pub-
lic during a steamy club outing in Ibiza, Spain,
on Aug. 9. The “Titanic” star and Italian
beauty were seen in a video exclusively ob-
tained by Page Six kissing and partying to-
gether at the electrifying Hï Ibiza club.
A few weeks after their Spanish club romp,
who is planning to release new music following
his antisemitism scandal, was dressed in all
black and wore a shmatta around his head to
keep his identity hidden — it didn’t work. His
Australian architect mate continued her “nude”
fashion looks, wearing a plunging flesh-tone
bodysuit that highlighted her curves, with
bronze sheer tights and pointy-toed heels.
the pair decided to head over to California for
a calmer moment together when they were
spotted grabbing ice cream and iced coffee
while out in Santa Barbara.
An eyewitness claimed to have noticed a
“vibe” between the two during the Aug. 22
date, and told us of the sighting, “The way
they were talking to each other . . . You could
feel the energy.” The source added that “from
the looks of it, their romance is much more
than a passing fling.”
A separate source told us that DiCaprio even
went to Milan to support Ceretti while she
walked the runways at fashion week there.
Page Six has reached out to reps.
‘Oz’ not so magical
OZZY’S not the only Osbourne to
have overdone it on the drugs. Sharon
Osbourne admitted she’s gotten “too
skinny” after using weight-loss miracle
drug Ozempic to drop 30 pounds. The
former co-host of “The Talk” showed off
her severely slimmed-down look on
Piers Morgan’s show. “It’s just time to
stop,” Osbourne said. “I didn’t actually
want to go this thin but it just happened.”
She added, “I’ll probably put it all on
again soon!” Osbourne, 70, lost the
weight over four months — months
wrought with nausea from the injec-
tions, which she said were not a “quick
fix.” “I’m too skinny,” she said. “I’m try-
ing to have a healthy balance.” Mean-
while, Osbourne’s daughter Kelly
copped to undergoing surgery for weight
loss in 2020. “I had surgery, I don’t give a
f - - k what anyone has to say,” she said. “I
did it, I’m proud of it, they can suck
s - - t.” She later called the gastric sleeve
the “best decision” she’s ever made.
Jamaica cute couple
KELLY Bensimon showed off fiancé
Scott Litner at an over-the-top
rooftop pool party for art-
book publisher Assou-
line’s new one, “Ja-
maica Vibes,” at
Jimmy in Soho. The
former “Real House-
wives of New York
City” cast member
also partied with co-
star Dorinda Medley,
who stunned in shimmery
pants. Sandals Resorts chairman Adam
Cobra Team/BACKGRID
Stewart co-hosted the event with Is-
land Records founder Chris Blackwell.
Designers LaQuan Smith and Dennis
Basso, Gina Gershon, Erich Bergen,
Ann and Annabelle Dexter-Jones and
Carole Radziwill were also there.
Sightings
CRAIG Melvin at Tribeca Grill cele-
brating sportscaster Kenny Albert’s up-
coming book, “A Mic for All Seasons.”
Tiki Barber and Kenny’s sister Denise
were also there . . . RHONDA Ross do-
ing an acoustic set at a Social Life Maga-
zine event at Albert Trummer’s Dom . . .
TV personality Josh McBride celebrat-
ing his birthday at Somewhere Nowhere
with performances by Mýa and Ja Rule.
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scramble
Wild 911 calls from when

BLOW TO
an F-35 military plane went
missing show a befuddled
neighbor reported having
“a pilot in the house” —
and the pilot admitted he
had no idea where the
$90 million stealth jet now
was.

CALI GOV
The 4-minute clip caught
a 911 dispatcher struggling
to make sense of what the
ejected pilot and the man
whose South Carolina
house in which he landed

were trying to explain.
“We got a pilot in the
house, and I guess he
landed in my backyard, and
we’re trying to see if we
could get an ambulance to
the house, please,” the
homeowner said.
The dispatcher re-
sponded: “I’m sorry —
what happened?”
The pilot then told the 911
operator that he was feeling
“OK” after descending with
a parachute an estimated
2,000 feet — but com-
plained that his back hurt.
“I’m not sure where the
airplane is. It would have
crash-landed somewhere. I
ejected,” the aviator said.
The pilotless fighter jet
kept flying for 60 miles be-
fore crashing in a rural area
near Indiantown — but it
took the military more than
a day to find the debris
field after asking people on
social media for help.
Snejana Farberov, Wires
By KATHERINE DONLEVY
Music icon David Foster’s
daughters declared their “hate” for
Gov. Gavin Newsom, blaming the
Democrat Thursday for the state’s
deteriorating quality of life — and
wondering whether his goal is to
have California “be a socialist
state.”
Sara and Erin Foster detailed
their growing bitterness against
their home state amid news that
Erin was moving to a new home in
Nashville, Tenn.
“I’m jealous because — if any-
one follows me, you know that I
have a lot of complaints about the
city we live in and the state we live
in,” Sara Foster, 42, griped on the
sisters’ joint show, “The World’s
First Podcast.”
“And people are al-
ways like, ‘Why
don’t you just
leave?’ Guys, it’s
not that easy.”
Other than leav-
nypost.com
locates to another state.
The proposed exit law — intro-
duced at the beginning of the year
— would apply to the Golden
State’s uber-wealthy who might be
looking to avoid state taxes on bil-
lionaires by moving to states that
don’t have income or wealth taxes.
Newsom’s ‘the worst’
Although the bill is still being
considered by the state Assembly
committee on tax and revenue, the
Foster sisters aimed their ire at
Newsom.
“I blame everything on Newsom.
Newsom is, like, the worst,” Sara
Foster said.
“Yeah, I hate him,” her 41-year-
old sister agreed, adding that they
once met him in the Bahamas.
Sara Foster said the proposed
legislation is especially distaste-
ful as California grapples with ‘HATE’ TALK: Erin (left) and Sara Foster (with dad David Foster) say
“crime through the roof.” liberal pols like Gavin Newsome (inset, left) have ruined California.
In fact, the state will now
spend $267 million to help lo- Newsom, who has been governor In April, she took to Instagram

HS in trans ing family and

friends behind, the
cal law enforcement fight bra-
zen smash-and-grab robberies
since 2019.
“You are running the state and
to blast San Francisco’s “liberal
politicians” following tech mogul

queen furor
A Missouri high school
has come under fire for
naming a transgender stu-
dent its homecoming queen
for the second time — beat-
ing four biological females
“90210” actress that have become common- your policies are whack, therefore, Bob Lee’s violent death in the city
complained that she place across the Golden State. I’m coming for you . . . it’s really f– earlier that week. She shared a
could be subject to a Foster doubled down on -ked up what’s happening here,” screenshot of The Post’s article
10-year tax from the leader- she said. “Is the goal to be Ven- about Lee’s final moments.
the Califor- ship of ezuela? Is the goal to be a social- “I have no words,” she wrote.
nia gov- ist state? I don’t know.” “SF is a complete s--thole. I am a
ern- The podcast rant was not the registered Democrat and feel con-
ment if first time the actress has targeted fident saying liberal politicians are
she re- California leadership. ruining cities.”

Former G-man admits hiding foreign cash

for the title.
Tristan Young, 17, was
voted homecoming queen
by fellow students Friday at
Oak Park HS in Kansas City
KCRG-TV reported. The
school, whose 2015 queen
also was transgender, said it
was students’ decision.
Young’s win drew critics
online, including Riley
Gaines, an ex-NCAA swim-
mer who fought a decision
to allow a trans swimmer to
compete against her.
Yaron Steinbuch
Former high-ranking FBI
official Charles McGonigal,
who last month copped to
charges of conspiring to vi-
olate US sanctions while
working with a Russian oli-
garch, pleaded guilty Friday
to accepting secret pay-
ments from a former for-
eign intelligence agent.
McGonigal, 55, pleaded
guilty to a single count of
concealment of material
facts for taking $225,000 in
cash from an ex-Albanian
operative while working for
the bureau.
He was initially charged
with nine counts, including
falsifying records, conceal-
ing material facts and mak-
ing false statements, court
filings show, potentially
facing a 55-year prison sen-
tence.
US District Judge Colleen
Kollar-Kotelly accepted the
plea and set a sentencing
hearing for Feb. 16, at which
time he will face a maxi-
mum of five years in prison.
The former FBI special
agent in charge served as
counterintelligence chief in
New York from 2016 to 2018
— and helped launch a
probe into the Trump cam-
paign’s alleged collusion
with Russia to get “dirt” on
Hillary Clinton before the
2016 election.
McGonigal allegedly took
the six-figure payment
from a man identified in
European media as Agron
Neza, and did favors in ex-
change, such as meeting
with the nation’s prime
minister, Edi Rama.
Josh Christenson
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22
nypost.com
New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

VANYA GABEROVA
Bulgarian busted in Britain.

Beauty
hid ‘spy
ring’
A glamorous beautician
who ran a London salon
called Pretty Woman is
among five Bulgarian na-
tionals being charged with

FOX5 Las Vegas

By EMILY CRANE
Two Las Vegas teenagers ac-
cused of mowing down a retired
police chief in a fatal hit-and-run
last month allegedly also tried to
kill another person and crashed
multiple stolen vehicles in the
same two-hour crime spree.
The alleged driver, Jesus Ayala,
18, and his passenger, Jzamir Keys,
16, both faced court on Thursday
on a slew of charges, including
murder, tied to the Aug. 14 ram-
page through Sin City that left 64-
year-old Andreas “Andy” Probst
dead.
The teens allegedly kicked off
their spree just before dawn when
they struck a 72-year-old cyclist
with a stolen Hyundai sedan be-
fore speeding away and crashing
the vehicle, 8NewsNow reported,
citing law-enforcement sources.
It wasn’t immediately clear how
injured the elderly cyclist was in
the initial hit-and-run.
Just 30 minutes later, the two
teens were allegedly the ones who
filmed themselves mowing down
Probst — a retired police chief in
California — as he rode his bicycle
in a designated bike lane.
Horrifying video shot from the
front passenger seat shows the
stolen vehicle approaching Probst
from behind and suddenly ram-
ming him, sending him hurtling
onto the hood and into the wind-
shield.
‘I’ll be out in 30 days’
The laughing teens then alleg-
edly dumped the car, which was
covered in blood, about 10 minutes
away, the sources said — before
stealing two more vehicles that
they then crashed into each other
near a shopping mall.
Ayala, the driver, was nabbed
just hours later — and bragged to
cops while in custody that he
wouldn’t be locked up for long,
KLAS reported.
“You think this juvenile [exple-
tive] is gonna do some [expletive]?
I’ll be out in 30 days, I’ll bet you,”
Ayala told the cops, according to
KLAS TV.
“It’s just ah, [expletive] ah, hit-
and-run — slap on the wrist.”
SICK: Jzamir Keys and driver Jesus Ayala (top, from left) allegedly chose
retired police chief Andreas Probst (above) at random to fatally ram (inset).
Ayala was hit with 18 charges, in-
cluding murder, attempted mur-
der and grand larceny.
His passenger, Keys, was ar-
rested Tuesday.
Both teens are being charged as
adults, according to authorities.
spying for Russia in the UK.
Vanya Gaberova, 29, is
among a group accused of
“conspiring to collect infor-
mation intended to be di-
rectly or indirectly useful to
an enemy for a purpose
prejudicial to the safety and
interest of the state,” the
Crown Prosecution Service
said Thursday.
She was spying for at least
2½ years, the CPS said —
shocking those who knew
her as the “very gentle and
polite” boss of the Pretty
Woman salon in west
London.
Gaberova was arrested in
February under the Official
Secrets Act. Prosecutors on
Thursday said she and four
others — Orlin Roussev, 45,
Bizer Dzhambazov, 41, Kat-
rin Ivanova, 31, and Ivan
Stoyanov, 31 — were being
charged with conspiracy to
conduct espionage.
Snejana Farberov, Wires
During their brief initial court
appearance, neither teen spoke Mass. family’s
fatal beach day
and they were not asked to enter a
plea.
“Justice will be served in this
case,” Clark County District Attor- A Massachusetts family’s
ney Steve Wolfson vowed. beach outing turned tragic
when a father of four was

‘Bat’ty cancer study: All in the genes

Bats get a deadly bad rap
— but they could play a life-
saving role in cancer treat-
ment, according to a study
of their immune systems.
As documented in peer-re-
viewed research in Genome
Biology and Evolution, pub-
lished Thursday by Oxford
University Press, scientists
from New York hope that by
better understanding the
winged creatures’ extraordi-
nary ability to both host and
survive infections, they can
develop ways to treat — and
prevent — cancer in humans.
Despite their long life
spans — they can live from
20 to 41 years — bats rarely
get cancer and some species
contain more than 50
unique genes that may make
them immune to tumors.
Scientists at Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory in Long
Island found genetic adap-
tations in six DNA repair-
related proteins and 46 pro-
teins in bats that were can-
cer-related, meaning that
researchers have previously
found that such proteins
suppress cancer.
“By generating these new
bat genomes and comparing
them to other mammals we
continue to find extraordi-
nary new adaptations in anti-
viral and anticancer genes,”
said lead study author Armin
Scheben in a statement.
“These investigations are the
first step towards translating
research on the unique biol-
ogy of bats into insights rele-
vant to understanding and
treating aging and diseases,
such as cancer, in humans.”
Rob Bailey-Millado
swept by a riptide and died
after he jumped in the water
to save his 12-year-old son.
Gary Simard, 44, of Me-
thuen, and his family were
spending Wednesday at Sa-
lisbury Beach when the boy
became caught in the rip
current, Essex DA Paul
Tucker told WBZ-TV.
Two bystanders rescued
Simard’s son, but the dad
was pulled about 100 yards
from the beach, a witness
told Boston 25 News.
Yaron Steinbuch
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teach

New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

outed
A Long Island teacher has
been removed from his job
after allegedly sexting a

MAFIA
RAT, 80,
YouTuber posing as a 15-
year-old girl.
The unidentified teacher,
who works in the Herricks
Union Free School District,
was taken out of the class-
room after the school came
across a “disturbing and up-
setting” YouTube video.

IS DEAD
“In light of this, we are

nypost.com
conducting a full investiga-
tion into the matter and the
teacher has been removed
from the classroom,” super-
intendent Tony Sinanis said
in a message to parents, ac-
cording to 1010 WINS-FM.
The middle school

Bonanno boss
teacher, believed to be in his
40s, was caught in a You-
Tuber’s “To Catch a Preda-
tor”-style sex sting in which
he posed as a teenage girl on
a private social media site. By EMILY CRANE agent Joseph D. Pistone, aka
The educator allegedly Donnie Brasco, in the 1980s.
shared sexual photos, used Former Bonanno crime Brasco’s infiltration be-
graphic language and even- family boss Joseph “Big came the subject of the 1997
tually sent his phone num- Joey” Massino — the first film “Donnie Brasco,” star-
ber to the person he head of one of ring Johnny Depp
thought was a young girl. New York’s five and Al Pacino.
After the teacher revealed mob families to Massino had to
his phone number, the You- ever turn rat — forfeit his moun-
Tuber dropped the scam, died earlier this tain of loot in the
according to the report — month after a wake of his con-
telling the teacher he short illness, it viction. including
planned to go to the police was revealed Fri- $7 million in cash
with the information, as day. He was 80. and more than
well as the teacher’s family Massino (in- 250 bars of gold
and employer. set), who ran the he stashed in the
The YouTuber said he was family with an Howard Beach,
able to identify the teacher iron fist from Queens home
from a selfie he’d sent. 1991 to 2003, died at a rehab where he lived with his wife
The Nassau County Dis- facility in the New York City and three daughters.
trict’s Attorney’s Office, area on Sept. 14, sources told He ended up spending 12
which is investigating, de- Newsday. years in a cage before a
clined to comment. The ex-mob boss, who Brooklyn federal judge
Alyssa Guzman sent shock waves through ruled in 2013 that he could
the organized-crime world be released from jail as a re-
ward for cooperating with
She’s hungry
when he became a federal
witness nearly two decades authorities and testifying
ago, had been battling a against fellow gangsters —

for money number of health condi-

A security officer at the
Manila airport was caught al-
legedly shoving $300 in bills
into her mouth after snatch-
ing the dough from a tourist.
Officials launched an in-
vestigation after footage of
the money-hungry grab cir-
culated, allegedly showing a
staffer swallowing a wad of
Getty Images
tions, including diabetes
and obesity, before his
Grace Burns, the 19- death, the sources said.
year-old daughter of
supermodel Christy
Massino talked to feds
after he was convicted in
Turlington and actor- 2004 for orchestrating a
filmmaker Ed Burns, is quarter-century’s worth of
a smash at her Milan murder, racketeering and a
Fashion Week runway slew of other crimes as he
debut. Here Grace is rose through the ranks of
turning heads in a sheer, the vicious family.
one-shouldered, ready- He had been handed a life
including his Bonanno suc-
cessor, Vincent “Vinny Gor-
geous” Basciano.
‘No. 1 cooperator’
“Quite simply, Mr. Mas-
sino may be the most im-
portant cooperator in the
modern history of law en-
forcement to prosecute the
American Mafia,” Judge
Nicholas Garaufis said be-

cash on Sept. 8. to-wear number at sentence over the blood- fore springing him loose.
When confronted, she de- the Alberta Ferretti shed, which included the Already ill, Massino was
nied stealing cash from a Spring 2024 Show. slayings of three rival mob given a new identity in the
passenger and claimed she captains and the execution witness protection pro-
was eating chocolate. of a mobster who had gram. He had been living in
Nika Shakhnazarova vouched for FBI undercover Ohio, sources told Newsday.
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in front
nypost.com

of cop
New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

A 14-year-old Kansas run-

away shot herself dead in
front of a stunned deputy
sheriff — even as the law-
man was trying to convince
her to return to her family.
Jaylee Chillson was at an
outdoor party in Aurora
around 11:30 p.m. last Satur-
day after the Cloud County
Sheriff’s Office received a
call that she had run away
from home earlier, KAKE-
TV News reported.
The deputy “was escort-
ing her to his patrol vehicle
when she pulled out a fire-
arm and shot herself,” the
sheriff’s office said.
Getty Images/MILATAS

“The deputy did not draw

his firearm. The sheriff’s
deputy and an off-duty fire-
fighter attempted lifesaving
measures, but the girl was
pronounced dead at the
scene shortly after mid-

22 states now at 35% obesity rate

By BROOKE STEINBERG
Obesity is becoming more prev-
alent in a growing number of
states, according to data from the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
The information shows that in 22
states in 2022 at least 35% of adults
were obese — an increase from 19
states in 2021. The CDC noted that
10 years ago, there were no states
that had an adult obesity preva-
adults were obese.
The rest of the 22 states that had
an adult obesity prevalence at or
above 35% include Alabama, Ar-
kansas, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missis-
sippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,
Virginia and Wisconsin.
The 2022 Adult Obesity Preva-
lence Maps indicate that some
groups are more affected by obe-
obesity prevention and treatment
is an urgent priority,” Dr. Karen
Hacker, director of the CDC’s Na-
tional Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion,
said in a statement. “Obesity is a
disease caused by many factors, in-
cluding eating patterns, physical
activity levels, sleep routines, ge-
netics, and certain medications.
Every body is different
joys ready access to healthy foods,
safe places to exercise, stigma-free
obesity prevention and treatment
programs, and evidence-based
health care services such as medi-
cation and surgery, the CDC noted.
Along with reporting being stig-
matized because of their weight,
adults with obesity have a higher
risk of serious health conditions,
such as heart disease, stroke,
Type 2 diabetes, some cancers,
poor mental health and severe ef-
night,” the statement added.
Chillson’s dad Jeb called
the tragedy “unbearable” in
a moving Facebook post.
He also said he was furi-
ous that his daughter had
been bullied and shunned
by both teens and adults.
“I’ve read days worth of
messages from her ‘friends’
that treated her absolutely
awful,” he wrote. “Watched
as she was not included
with girls on her sports
teams. Watched adults on a
school level repeatedly fail
her,” he wrote.
Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

sity than others, with “notable dif-

lence at or above 35%.
The data is from the Behavioral
Risk Factor Surveillance System,
ferences” by race and ethnicity.
At least 35% of American Indian
or Alaska Native adults had obe-
Arrest in
Hacker continued, “This means fects from COVID-19, according
that there is no one-size-fits-all ap- to the CDC.
proach. However, we know the key To reverse the obesity epidemic,

an interview survey conducted by
the CDC and state health depart-
ments.
Survey participants were consid-
ered to have obesity if their body
mass index was at least 30.
Obesity was most common in
Louisiana, Oklahoma and West
Virginia, where more than 40% of
sity in 33 states, and the same for
black adults in 38 states, Hispanic
adults in 32 states and white adults
in 14 states.
Obesity rates for Asian adults did
not exceed 35% in any state.
“Our updated maps send a clear
message that additional support for
strategies that work include ad-
dressing the underlying social de-
terminants of health such as access
to healthcare, healthy and afforda-
ble food, and safe places for physi-
cal activity.”
The 2022 maps indicate that pop-
ulation-based interventions are
needed to make sure everyone en-
the CDC has issued advisories on
supporting healthy eating and ac-
tive lifestyles in a variety of set-
tings. Eating more fruits and vege-
tables, mothers practicing breast-
feeding, taking up physical activity,
avoiding sedentary lifestyles and
reducing screen time are all recom-
mended strategies for prevention.
SI deli slay
A 21-year-old man was
busted this week in connec-
tion with the slaying of a
Staten Island deli clerk dur-
ing a stickup over the sum-
mer, cops said Friday.

2017 leak fears at Wuhan ‘COV’ lab

Yaseen Bassuny was
charged Thursday with
murder and assault in the
July 8 slaying of 35-year-old
Bassam Khateeb, who was
working at Manor Deli and
A doctor working for the to the technician that cer- welcome any help and tech- the lab was more pointed. Some of Chen’s private Convenience, police and
US government visited the tainly there is a need for nical support by NIAID.” “[D]uring interactions with worries have previously been prosecutors said.
Wuhan Institute of Virol- training support,” Dr. Ping Now Sen. Ron Johnson scientists at . . . laboratory, documented. Bassuny allegedly barged
ogy in October 2017 and Chen, who worked at the (R-Wis.) is pursuing addi- they noted that the new lab Proponents of the “lab into the deli in Castleton
raised safety concerns al- National Institute of Allergy tional information about has a serious shortage of ap- leak” theory suggest COVID Corners around 7:50 p.m. —
most exactly two years be- and Infectious Diseases, the concerns Chen raised. propriately trained techni- emerged from the institute, joined by two accomplices.
fore the COVID-19 pan- wrote in a report the follow- A 2018 State Department cians and investigators where risky research on bat At some point during the
demic began to emerge in ing month, according to ex- cable Johnson believes ref- needed to safely operate this coronavirus was performed, botched heist, the armed
the central Chinese city. cerpts seen by The Post. erenced Chen and other high-containment labora- some of it funded by US tax- suspect shot Khateeb, cops
“It is clear to me by talking “I think the institute would scientists’ misgivings about tory,” the cable said. payer dollars. Ryan King said. Amanda Woods
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New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

Ban the Box
Stop letting colleges ask about race
COVID journal: US Scientists Need a Samizdat
“There is once again a need for scientists to pass around their ideas se-
cretly to one another so as to avoid censorship,” as was done through the
“underground press,” or samizdat, in the USSR, laments Jay Bhattacharya

L
EGEND had it that whoever at RealClearPolitics. “I say this from first-hand experience”: During the
untied the impossibly convo- pandemic, his criticisms of “economic lockdowns, school shutdowns, and
luted Gordian Knot would similar restrictive policies,” which “disproportionately harm the young
rule the world. Facing the in- and economically disadvantaged,” were “removed from the public square
tractable challenge, young Alex- on all manner of social networks” in response to government pressure.
ander the Great took out his “Censorship is the death of science and inevitably leads to the death of
sword, cut the Knot and went on people.” “We must reform our scientific institutions so what happened
to conquer the largest empire to during the pandemic never happens again.”
date, spanning Greece, Egypt
and India.
Libertarian: Runaway Deficit’s Set To Worsen

nypost.com
We have a Gordian Knot today
— in the form of the murky col- “It’s not totally unprecedented” for the federal deficit to double “from
lege-admissions environment one year to the next, as it seems to have done this year,” yet such growth
that followed the Supreme Court generally occurs when there are major problems with the economy. Not
ruling in Students for Fair Ad- this time, screams Reason’s Eric Boehm — unemployment’s low, the econ-
missions v. Harvard. omy’s growing and inflation is abating. Instead, the red ink now is mainly
The ruling was plain enough: due to “poor policymaking: rising interest costs on the $33 trillion national
Students must not be treated in debt, higher Social Security outlays, and more Medicare spending,” all of
any way on the basis of race in ad- which “are going to keep getting worse.” “Over the next decade, the fed-
missions; that amounts to uncon- eral government will spend $10.6 trillion just to pay the interest on bor-

Reuters
stitutional racial discrimination. rowing that’s already occurred or is planned.” These are “structural prob-
Yet the ruling set off a woke lems” that will “continue to mount until they are meaningfully addressed.”
storm. Supreme sidestep: The top court gave anti-racist protesters the ruling
The White House blasted the they sought last June but schools like Harvard aim to circumvent it.
ruling (though President Joe Eye on 2024: Protect RFK Jr.
Biden never explained what Or, it can whip out a mighty should subject such policies to “When candidates face lethal threats, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did last
about it exactly ticked him off), sword and cut the Gordian Knot the high legal standard of strict week, it’s time to give them protection,” demands Charles Lipson at The
and Harvard immediately redid — by asking why colleges have a scrutiny. Spectator. President Biden can order the Secret Service to protect Ken-
its upcoming admissions applica- race checkbox in the first place. That means colleges — and nedy if he so chooses; not doing so would be “a dangerous, mean-spirited
tion form to help get around the Many colleges don’t ask for their regulators and suppliers — political calculation,” ranking “up there with Attorney General Merrick
order: Its first essay prompt now SAT/ACT scores any longer, be- that want to collect or use such Garland’s decision to withhold protection from Supreme Court justices”
asks applicants how their “life cause they say they fear trigger- info may do so, but they must who also faced “lethal threats.” The Biden camp likely fears doing any-
experiences” shaped them in ing “implicit racial bias.” (They show that: thing that would identify Kennedy “as a major candidate” — or signal
view of Harvard’s recognition of actually think the existence of They have a legitimate need “that there is a contest for the nomination.” Most at risk, however, is the
the importance of a “di- scores data would add for it that cannot be fulfilled an- “country’s sense of political stability”: “Our government should do every-
verse” student body. pressure to admit kids other way. thing in its power to ensure candidates and public officials can do their
Expect the multibillion- WAI WAH based on race-blind The use of racial information jobs safely in today’s perilous environment.”
dollar Diversity, Equity, CHIN merit.) effectively addresses the stated
Inclusion industrial com-
plex to rack its brains
They don’t ask for ap- need in a precise and measura-
plicants’ (your child’s fu- ble way. Liberal: Dems’ ‘Green Dream’ Dilemma
finding schemes to circumvent ture roommates?) criminal his- The need (and policies) have “Democrats have managed to . . . paint themselves into a corner on ener-
the SFFA ruling. tory any longer, because, again, an end date declared in advance. gy-related issues,” argues the Liberal Patriot’s Ruy Teixeira. In 2017, we saw
DEI racketeers’ continued they say they fear triggering “im- The schools have put safe- the formation of the Sunrise Movement, which argued “the globe was tee-
prosperity depends on their te- plicit racial bias.” guards in place to ensure the ra- tering on the verge of apocalypse.” In 2019, Rep. Al-
nacity to subvert Chief Justice Yet they explicitly ask for race? cial information is used only for exandria Ocasio-Cortez “introduced a congressional
John Roberts’ dictum that the If they aren’t doing racial engi- the stated need and duration. resolution advocating a Green New Deal” for “ev-
way to stop discriminating on neering, why track racial-engi- This is precisely what the Chi- erything the radicals at Sunrise could have wished
the basis of race is to . . . stop dis- neering performance? nese American Citizens Alli- for and more.” But working-class Americans “did
criminating on the basis of race. Might there be a legitimate ance-Greater New York asked not really sign up for the rapid green transition envi-
They’ll be searching high and need for colleges to collect self- the Supreme Court to consider sioned by Biden and most Democrats” and don’t like
low for ways. identified racial information? in the amicus brief it filed Friday, it when “their jobs or living standards are collateral
Sure to come, then, is an un- That’s hard to imagine. For along with eight other educa- damage. They vastly prefer an “all-of-the above ap-
ending stream of increasingly starters, self-identified race is tional partners, asking the justi- proach,” with “cheap, abundant energy from many
complex and stealthy schemes hoax-ridden, with 34% of white ces to hear an appeal by parents sources.” If “Democrats do not revise their approach
resulting in multitudes of expen- college applicants pretending to of Virginia’s Thomas Jefferson to energy issues,” they can expect more turbulence
sive legal actions sure to keep be “minority,” per one study. High School in their lawsuit AOC like the UAW strike.
lawyers busy for decades — all Furthermore, racial categories, against their school board for ra-
while allowing colleges to con- in truth, have neither biological cial discrimination against Asian
tinue their racial discrimination. nor cultural validity, with nei- students. Economy watch: Biden’s Bad Day
The Supreme Court has a ther “Asian,” nor “Hispanic,” nor Such conditions would ensure Last Wednesday “wasn’t a great day for Bidenomics,” snarks David
choice. It can allow itself to be “black,” nor “white” describing that colleges follow the plain or- Winston at Roll Call — as August inflation numbers showed a 3.7% year-
trapped into a war of attrition anything in common without en- der in the SFFA ruling —that over-year jump, up from 3.2% in July. Yet President Biden is still taking
with the DEI establishment, and gaging in at best ignorant and at “what cannot be done directly “credit for deficit and debt reduction, lower inflation and jobs.” “Biden,
labor to unravel each and every worst toxic stereotyping. cannot be done indirectly.” apparently, doesn’t realize that his economic program has not only failed
twisty, stealthy scheme, now and Still, granting a theoretical pos- Wai Wah Chin is the founding to fix the economy, it has actually made things worse for average Ameri-
to come, each with its double- sibility for a legitimate (constitu- president of the Chinese Ameri- cans.” Since he “took office, prices have increased cumulatively by 17.4
speak, code words and plausible tional) need, the Supreme Court can Citizens Alliance-Greater percent, while hourly wages have increased only 13 percent.” Voters can
deniability. That would suit the could allow the collection and New York and an adjunct fellow see what’s going on, as 50% have “an unfavorable view of Bidenomics,”
DEI folks just fine. use of racial information, but it of the Manhattan Institute. while only 26% rate it favorably. “Clearly, the Biden economic messaging
is failing.” — Compiled by The Post Editorial Board
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Helping Ukraine Win:
Menendez’ License To Loot The $325M Aid Package
J
New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

ust a few years after dodging prison
thanks to legal loopholes, Jersey’s Sen.
Bob Menendez again faces federal cor-
ruption charges: Did he just decide he
had an unlimited license to loot?
This time he stands indicted along with
his wife Nadine and several others over a
years-long scheme in which he allegedly ac-
cepted bribes — in cash, a Mercedes-Benz
convertible, $100,000 in gold bars and more
— in exchange for helping three New Jersey
businessmen and Egypt’s government.
Prosecutors say $566,000 in cash was
found hidden in the Menendez home, in-
cluding bundles of cash tucked inside a
jacket emblazoned with his name.
The earlier case ended in a mistrial with
the feds eventually dropping all charges but
still brought Menendez a Senate Ethics
Committee rebuke, finding he’d violated
federal law, that forced Menendez to repay
more than $100,000 to his alleged briber,
health-care fraudster Dr. Salomon Melgen. The
 American taxpayer THE ISSUE: President Biden announcing $325 million
Yet it seems the senator learned nothing is again going to be asked
more in military aid to Ukraine.
— except to remind his wife this time ’round to give Ukraine millions
that she “should not text or email” about of dollars for its war
their schemes. against Russia (“Joe Gets
And it’s not just favors-for-cash this time: It Right on Ukraine,” Edi-
Prosecutors allege that Menendez abused torial, Sept. 20).
his “power and influence,” providing “sensi- There are many valid
tive” secret US information to Egyptian offi- reasons why we should
cials, who then gave valuable privileges to a be helping the Ukraini-
businessman who proceeded to do favors ans against Russia.
for the senator and his missus. However, I cannot
His defense? That the prosecution is a rac- think of one reason why
ist persecution. Ridiculous on it’s face, com- we should also be help-
pounded by the fact that the US attorney ing Russian Vladimir
bringing the charges is African American. Putin fund his war.
If the courts don’t oust him first, Garden President Biden,
State voters should choose someone else in through his misguided
next year’s elections. actions and executive or-
It’s pretty simple: Don’t vote for a “public ders, has drastically lim- Volodymyr Zelensky (l.) and President Biden. APAImages
servant” who stores a half-million in cash ited the amount of gas
and 13 gold bars in his home. and oil that the United Biden and his surro- means the horrendous
States produces. gates need to start mak- atrocities inflicted on the

Two More Whistles Blown on Garland

The effect of this is that ing a much more vigor- innocent citizens of
the price of a barrel of oil ous and vociferous case Ukraine, who do not
has gone from about $30 directly to the public for have a voice. To the citi-

U
S Attorney General Merrick Garland Batdorf also OK’d felony charges against to $90 since Biden has why the investment is es- zens of the Ukraine —
swears (literally: in sworn testimony) Hunter for actions dating back to 2014, in- been in office. Even sential to US taxpayers’ you have our heartfelt
that US Attorney David Weiss was in fact cluding related to his service on the Burisma though we do not buy oil interests. sympathies.
the top dog when it came to charging board — charges that Weiss still failed to directly from Russia, it Ukraine’s future terri- But McCarthy’s state-
Hunter Biden — yet senior feds keep blow- bring before the statute of limitations benefits from the in- torial integrity and even ment regarding the ac-
ing up his claims: Two more IRS profession- passed when someone else wouldn’t sign off. crease in the world price. sovereignty may hinge countability for the tax-
als have now contradicted him. Waldon said, re: Weiss’ powers, “There So on one hand, the on how good of a sales payer money already
Garland repeated his claim Wednesday to was processes that Mr. Weiss would have to American people as tax- job this administration spent is spot-on.
the House Judiciary Committee: “No one work out with the Department of Justice.” payers are funding can do. Todd L. Pittinsky Every company I have
had the authority to turn [Weiss] down” in Sure doesn’t sound like actually being in Ukraine, and on the Port Jefferson worked for has had a
charging Hunter. Yet he immediately contra- charge to us. And only recently did Garland other hand, as consumers budget and a reporting
dicted himself, saying others in Justice appoint Weiss special counsel for the we are helping Russia Kudos
 to the Biden ad- system for funds spent.
“could refuse to partner with” Weiss. Hunter affair, giving him actual full-stop au- fund its side of this ministration in its sup- We had to account for
And IRS Director of Field Operations thority — long after the lack of it compro- war. Warren Stuart port of Ukraine. Standing every expense.
Michael Batdorf and DC IRS Special Agent mised any prosecution in exactly the ways New City up to Russian aggression Donna Skjeveland
in Charge Darrell Waldon (both tax-agency Garland had testified wouldn’t happen. is imperative. Holbrook
vets) added more wrinkles. And now Garland’s using the special- Biden may get the mes- Where the administra-
“My understanding is that . . . he can’t counsel probe as a shield, saying he can’t sage precisely right for tion falls short is in its Wrong.
 Biden does not
make that [charging] decision without DOJ comment on any details about Hunter be- why the United States habit of refusing to send deserve any kudos “for
Tax authorization,” Batdorf said of Weiss in cause of the “ongoing” investigation. should support the critical armaments and standing his ground and
an earlier hearing — recalling a meet where At this point, there’s enough smoke (and Ukraine generously, but material when requested, pressing the case” con-
DOJ tax muckamucks gave static about sweaty Garland squirming) that the Ameri- his audience (global lead- and then eventually cerning continued US
charging the first son. can people should scream fire. ers and elites at the changing its mind down support for Ukraine in its
United Nations) may not the road. war with Russia.

A ‘Grandpa Simpson’ Presidency

be the ones who ulti- This indecision can un- Had former President
mately determine the fate dermine what has been, Donald Trump been re-
of the Ukrainian effort. up to this point, a sound elected in 2020, Ukraine

O
ldest-ever Commander in Chief Joe dering.” And these flubs are only the latest The audience Biden strategy. Peter W. Kelly would not be in the mess
Biden this week gave the world some in an endless series of malaprops, miscues and his surrogates need Hazlet, NJ it’s in today because Putin
more memorable mega-senior moments. and meanderings. to focus on, and quickly, would not have invaded
At a joint UN speech with Brazilian Presi- Biden is 80; if he wins a second term, he’ll is the US public. Kudos to House Speaker
 Ukraine, and US taxpay-
dent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Biden offered be 82 when he starts it. If he’s this gaga now, As the war continues, Kevin McCarthy’s inquiry ers would not have been
a silent-movie comedy routine, walking what’s he going to be like then? powerful forces may un- regarding continued sup- obligated to squander bil-
smack into a giant flag as he entered and Mental acuity is pretty important for the dermine the taxpayers’ port to Ukraine (“Stand lions of dollars in aid.
then fumbling with his translation headset most powerful job in the world. No wonder, willingness to foot the up to Russia,” Sept. 20). Biden is like the arson-
as Lula spoke. This prompted a question ev- per a recent WSJ poll, 73% of registered vot- lion’s share of the bill. In- Bravo to Rep. Byron ist who lit the fire and
ery American will sympathize with: “Can ers (and a shocking two-thirds of Dems) say deed, the percentage of Donalds for pointing out then expects to be con-
you hear me, President Biden?” he’s too old to run again. Typically, the only Americans who say the that there is no longer gratulated for helping to
And Joe capped it all by shaking hands ones who can’t or won’t admit this are Biden’s United States provides money in the House for extinguish it.
with the wrong man and snubbing Lula be- various press lapdogs (but what else is new?). too much aid to Ukraine Ukraine. J.J. Crovatto
fore bumbling blithely off stage. Then again, maybe we’re being too harsh has steadily increased. Not to diminish by any Ramsey. NJ
Next, he wowed listeners at a swanky and the prez can turn it all around — oh, no,
party by repeating the same story about the wait: We’re getting word that President
2017 Charlottesville riot prompting his deci- Biden has confused the Congressional His-
sion to run against Trump nearly word-for- panic Caucus with the Congressional Black
word, mere minutes apart. Caucus.
Pretty sure that’s the definition of “dod- Bring on the sad trombone . . .
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Biden’s Oil Dilemma

ministration presided over a 22%

New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

decline in prices. Voters associated
falling energy prices with Republi-
cans, and Bush won 40 states.
President Bill Clinton gave vot-
ers a 5% fall in oil prices in 1996;

High price for burning the Saudis

they gave him 31 states. In the
run-up to the 2004 election, the
George W. Bush administration
presided over a 9% plunge in oil

T
HE US-Saudi relationship Saudi embassy in Turkey. prices and also took 31 states. Fi-
soured when President Biden Trump may have been aiming to nally, Team Obama delivered an
took office; now Biden’s reelec- boost the GOP’s fortunes in the 18% oil-price drop in 2012 and won
tion prospects may suffer, too. midterms, but voters seem to asso- 26 states.
Back on Nov. 21, 2018, just two ciate gas prices more with the ex- In only two elections did the in-
weeks after the midterm elections, ecutive branch. cumbent party preside over a fall
then-President Donald Trump cel- In any case, the relationship be- in energy prices and still lose: the
ebrated recent declines in the tween Saudi Arabia and the White 1992 race between Bush Sr. and Bill
global oil price with a tweet, end- House now is in far worse shape Clinton, and the 2016 square-off
ing with: “Thank you to Saudi Ara- than when Trump was president. pitting Hillary Clinton against Do-
bia, but let’s go lower.” The Biden administration blamed nald Trump. Bill Clinton’s win

AFP via Getty Images

About six weeks ear- the Saudis for Khas- came as voters still remembered
lier, the West Texas In- hoggi’s murder and the 1990-91 recession under Bush,

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termediate oil price had PHILIP shunned the kingdom and Trump was a total wild card.
peaked at $76.40 per bar- PILKINGTON when the current presi- With the Saudis now unwilling
rel. By Nov. 6, when dent took office. Looks to play ball, the only thing that
American voters took to like the Saudis haven’t could drive oil prices down is a re-
the polls, it was at $61.69 — a fall of forgotten. Up, up and away: Rising prices, like these at an Alhambra, Calif., gas station cession. But the single best predic-
around 24% in only a month. Two weeks ago, newspaper re- spell electoral doom for Biden, judging by the outcomes of his predecessors. tor of presidential elections is a re-
Gas prices at the pump had ports emerged that they and the cession: In the four elections that
dipped, too. In the second week of Russians had decided to cut oil ing as the Saudis and Russians When the 1980 election took place, have taken place during or shortly
October, they’d peaked at around production and drive the oil price squeeze markets. This isn’t good the price of oil had risen 136% from after a recession, every single in-
$2.90 per gallon. On Election Day, up to $100 — just a year before news for Biden. Gas prices are a where it was in early 1979. The cumbent or his party lost.
they were down to $2.75 per gallon Biden faces off against Donald hot-button issue in any election, American public widely viewed Joe Biden seems to be between a
— and by January 2019, $2.24. Trump for reelection. but with inflation having eroded the Democrats as having misman- rock and a hard place. Rising oil
The Saudis had done Trump a fa- Prices are already starting to living standards and raised costs aged energy. prices are a strong predictor of
vor: They’d agreed to pump more rise: In late August, the West Texas for households, any further jump In 1984, Team Reagan saw prices him losing; the odds of that based
oil around the same time as the Intermediary price stood at in gas prices will be particularly fall around 9% in the weeks run- on history is around 71%. And the
midterms and drive down the around $80 a barrel; on Monday, it painful. ning up to the election. The result only thing that can lower those pri-
price of gas. In return, President had risen to over $91 a barrel. Gas Presidents who’ve overseen en- was a landslide victory where Rea- ces — a recession — will also al-
Trump praised them at a time prices are starting to march up, ergy-price hikes haven’t fared well. gan won 49 states. most surely mean his defeat.
when they were under attack by too. In December, the average was Ronald Reagan was first elected George H.W. Bush pulled off the Joe better get pumping.
the press for the murder of the $3.09 a gallon; today it’s $3.88. after the Carter administration same trick. In the run-up to the Philip Pilkington is a macroecon-
journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Expect gas prices to keep climb- ruled over sky-high energy prices. 1988 election, the Reagan-Bush ad- omist and investment professional.

It’s Putin’s Alliance Nearing Collapse

V
LADIMIR Putin has been candid
about his intentions to dismantle
NATO and discredit Article 5 of the al-
liance’s founding treaty, in which
members pledge to defend each other from
aggression.
Yet Putin’s war in Ukraine has not only
united NATO; it’s further encouraged the
organization to expand its membership and
reaffirm its commitment to protect all
member states.
Meanwhile, it is Russia’s imitation ver-
sion of NATO, the Collective Security
Treaty Organization, that is struggling to
maintain legitimacy among its members.
Consider: Armenia and Azerbaijan have
been fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, a
largely Armenian enclave within Azerbai-
jan, for more than three decades. This
week tensions between the two former
Soviet republics escalated, triggering a
military operation in the disputed Nagor-
no-Karabakh region that allowed Azerbai-
jan to take full control of the breakaway
enclave.
Armenia, a long-time Russian ally, is
part of the CSTO — yet when its prime
minister, Nikol Pashinyan, asked Russia
for help, Putin refused to lift a finger. Not
even the death of Russian peacekeepers in
Azerbaijani artillery strikes prompted
Russia to intervene. Russia’s lack of assistance is not surpris- ensure the safety of the civilian population
Now NATO members should tell the ing: Putin thinks the CSTO is merely a tool of Karabakh,” Spokesman Dmitri Peskov
truth to the world that Putin is shunning its to ensure that he retains control over the blathered.
allies and risking losing them, and that post-Soviet space and to advance the Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria
Russia can no longer be seen as regional Kremlin’s interests, not an institution Zakharova said steps such as the Azerbai-
power broker. based on reciprocity. jani blockade of the Lachin Corridor “lead
Armenia has been increasingly furious Indeed, as Moscow has exhausted its re- to increased tension and are not conducive
with Russia’s lack of assistance. Last year, it sources in Ukraine, it has neglected its du- to maintaining a normal atmosphere
requested CSTO help during a violent dis- ties to CSTO members; this week, Russia’s around the ongoing process of normalizing
pute over Nagorno-Karabakh territory. De- Federation Council Deputy Speaker Kon- relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia
spite Russia’s ironclad commitment to de- stantin Kosachev admitted bluntly that with Russian assistance.”
fend the other member states “Russian peacekeepers will not Russia continues to portray NATO as a
from aggression, as is specified in take part in the hostilities in Na- nefarious actor, responsible for the war in
Article 4 of the Collective Security IVANA gorno-Karabakh on anyone’s side.” Ukraine. After years trying to destabilize
Treaty (akin to NATO’s Article 5), STRADNER In fact, far from providing assist- the Western alliance, it should now turn
Moscow’s support never came. ance to its ally, Russia has blamed the script on its head and expose Russia’s
Pashinyan noted that, thanks to it for the conflict, saying its deci- disloyalty.
Russia’s absence, Armenia and Azerbaijan sion to pursue closer relations with the NATO members should use information
have had to seek the help of Western in- West helped to cause the conflict. Marga- operations to reach out to Russia’s allies in
stitutions like the EU to come to a peace rita Simonyan, chief editor of Russia’s places like Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova,
agreement, as “the security system in the state-conrtrolled news outlet RT, posted on the Balkans and the Global South and tell
region” — i.e., the CSTO — “is not work- Telegram that “Pashinyan is demanding (!) them the truth: Russia refuses to help its al-
ing.” Pashinyan threatened to have Arme- Russian peacekeepers to defend Karabakh. lies, like Armenia, when they need help the
nia withdraw from the alliance com- What about NATO?” most, and that it’s just a matter of time until
pletely. With the Russian military busy in Moscow throws them under the bus, too.
He argued that not only has the CSTO Ukraine, Putin knows he can’t help Arme- Russia is on the verge of losing its allies,
failed to deliver promised military support, nia. Accordingly, the Kremlin has called for and nobody likes a loser. Let’s make sure all
Armenia’s affiliation with it has prevented diplomatic solutions. of them know they shouldn’t hitch their
his country from protecting itself, such as “The first thing for us, against the back- wagon to a declining, unreliable star.
by keeping it from purchasing weapons ground of the military operation carried Ivana Stradner is a research fellow at the
from the West. out by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, is to Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
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Jones 106.58 Comp. 12.18
Indust.

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Avg. 33,963.84 13,211.81

BUSINESS
BRIEFS
Apple big in Big Apple

A’ZON
BRAWL
Rocky week
Stocks edged lower
Friday to end an ugly
week after senior Fed
officials said more rate
hikes are still on the
table. All three major

LOOMS
indexes posted weekly
declines, with the S&P
500 and the Nasdaq

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registering their worst
losses since March.
Fed’s rare ax
Meanwhile, the Fed
is cutting about 300 Apple CEO Tim
people from its payroll

FTC to sue within days

Cook (above)
this year, a small but
rare reduction in head- meets iPhone
count across an organi- fanatics Friday at
zation that has grown the flagship Fifth By ARIEL ZILBER targeting Amazon Prime, the
steadily since 2010. Avenue store, delivery subscription ser-

Matthew McDermott
The Federal Trade Com- vice that critics charge has
Rite Aid relief where devotees
mission is expected to file accumulated too much mar-
Rite Aid, facing more lined up around the an antitrust lawsuit against ket share by bundling offer-
than $3.3 billion in debt, block to get the Amazon over its alleged an- ings such as books, music
has proposed to close latest & greatest. ticompetitive practices as and video streaming.
roughly 400 to 500 soon as Tuesday, according Meanwhile, Amazon said

CEO Cook spices

stores as it negotiates to a report. it plans to start putting ad-
with creditors over the The long-awaited legal ac- vertisements in the TV
terms of a bankruptcy tion by FTC Chair Lina shows and movies on its
plan, The Wall Street Khan (inset) is ex- Prime Video
Journal reported. pected to take aim streaming platform
at what its critics to shore up profits.
NBA $take

iPhone 15 launch
Several investors in
the Golden State War-
riors are looking to sell
their stake in the team
— at a $7 billion valua-
tion — but potential
buyers are reportedly
pushing back at the ex- By THOMAS BARRABI
orbitant figure, Bloom-
berg reported. Apple CEO Tim Cook showed up in
New York City to greet a raucous crowd
Altruistic CEO of gadget geeks on Friday as the
Container Store CEO iPhone 15’s official launch drew lengthy
Satish Malhotra volun- lines at store locations worldwide.
tarily cut his $925,000 Cook welcomed queued-up customers
base salary by 10% to during the surprise appearance at Ap-
ensure that his work- ple’s famed Fifth Avenue store, where the
ers get a raise despite line extended around the corner of East
the company’s profits 58th Street.
taking a hit. The Apple boss experienced a brief
hiccup as he tried to unlock the door, but
Sources: Reuters, Dow recovered to give high-fives and take
Jones, AP selfies with fans as they entered.
Apple marketing executive Greg Jos-
wiak was also on hand.
One customer told CNBC he had been
waiting outside the Fifth Avenue store
since 8 p.m. Thursday to lock up a spot —
in what proved to be a common occur-
rence as the iPhone launched in approxi-
mately 40 countries, including the US,
China, Dubai and India.
Reservations for in-store pickups quickly
sold out, even after online critics slammed
charge are Ama-
zon’s monopolistic
behaviors in the
online retail space,
according to the
news website Po-
litico.
Khan — who
Apple for a perceived lack of exciting fea- rose to promi-
tures in the latest iPhone upgrade. nence with a 2017 paper she
Meanwhile, consumers who placed wrote as a Yale Law School
their orders online aren’t expected to re- student that was highly criti-
ceive their phones until mid-November. cal of the Jeff Bezos-founded
The latest release is crucial for Apple, company — wants the court
which still derives a significant chunk of to break up Amazon’s
its annual revenue from iPhone sales. $1.3 trillion empire.
Wall Street is tracking the launch closely The FTC, which currently
ahead of the company’s critical holiday has no Republican appoint-
sales season. ees, also wants other states
In China, a key market for Apple, cus- to join in the lawsuit in a
tomers swarmed the company’s retail show of bipartisan force, ac-
stores even after Beijing rolled out a crack- cording to Politico.
down on iPhone usage for certain govern- The possible showdown
ment agencies. Some scalpers were even comes as Google faces its
spotted hawking the smartphones outside own landmark antitrust
Chinese stores, according to Bloomberg. fight against the Justice De-
Separately, Apple is giving smaller pay partment.
raises this year to its retail staffers as the Antitrust advocates have
company has seen its earnings sag in recent long alleged that Amazon
quarters due to a drop in iPhone demand. has abused its market posi-
The tech giant is raising pay by around tion by requiring third-party
4%, Bloomberg reported — a far cry retailers to offer their lowest
from the 8% to 10% wage bumps that prices on Amazon’s website
Apple handed out last year during the — effectively eliminating
grip of record levels of inflation. competition.
The FTC is also reportedly
Amazon has also
been accused by
antitrust advocates
of incentivizing
sellers to use the
company’s logis-
tics services, in-
cluding shipping
and warehousing,
by offering them better
placement on its website.
The company is also al-
leged to have forced mer-
chants to buy ads on Ama-
zon’s site in order to get bet-
ter product placement in
customer search results.
Amazon and the FTC
didn’t respond to requests
for comment.
Separately, Amazon said
Friday the start of its initia-
tive to put advertisements
alongside TV shows and
movies on Prime Video is
early next year.
The price of a Prime
Video membership would
not change from its current
rate of $8.99 per month, or
$14.99 per month when cou-
pled with other Prime servi-
ces. However, to maintain
ad-free streaming, viewers
will have to fork over an ad-
ditional $2.99 per month.

Why college when there’s AI?
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The boss of job-hunting website
Indeed.com says college students
are shelling out thousands to at-
tend schools that are teaching
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skills that soon could be rendered
obsolete thanks to artificial intelli-
gence.
“With AI, it’s conceivable that
students might now find them-
selves learning skills in college
that are obsolete by the time they
graduate,” Indeed CEO Chris Hy-
ams wrote in a column in Fortune.
Driving hard bargain
UAW hits brakes at more GM, Chrysler assembly lines
By SHANNON THALER
Stop signs
The United Auto Work-
ers expanded its strikes
against two of the Big
Three automakers Friday
as talks with General Mo-
tors and Chrysler parent
Stellantis hit a wall.
However, the union kept
its Ford walkout limited to
a single plant after the two
sides made some major in-
roads in their negotiations,
UAW President Shawn
Fain said.
“We’re not going to wait
around forever for a big
contract from the Big
Three,” Fain said before
announcing the union’s
next strike targets. “Ford is
showing that they’re seri-
ous about reaching a deal;
at GM and Stellantis, it’s a began walking off the job
different story.”
“Both companies are still
at all 38 parts distribution
centers across the United
offering a deficient cost-
of-living allowance — zero
increases over the next
States run by GM and Stel-
lantis, extending its un-
precedented, simultane-
four years,” Fain said. ous strikes that began with
At noon, union workers one assembly plant of each
Activision deal gaining Tinder, but for the rich
Microsoft cleared the biggest reg-
ulatory hurdle in its $75 billion pur-
suit of Activision Blizzard after UK
authorities said in a preliminary de-
cision that the modified deal had
resolved most of their antitrust
concerns.
The Competition and Markets
Authority said Friday that a new
deal submitted by Microsoft should
lessen any harm to competition in
cloud gaming. But it said it would
Hyams (right), who has led the
site since 2019, said recent waves
of technological innovation have
turned the travel, retail and music
industries “upside down . . . within
a decade,” faster than “the effects
of the Industrial Revolution,
[which] gradually accelerated over
many generations.”
“So yes, I have considerable con-
cerns about AI,” he wrote in the
Thursday column.
As Hyams proposes that a bache-
of the Big Three. The addi-
tional facilities added
about 5,600 workers to the
12,700 already on strike.
The surprise decision to
picket the distribution
centers will impact con-
sumers trying to obtain re-
ask other companies in the market
for feedback on the proposal before
issuing a final decision.
The revised deal would require
Microsoft to forfeit cloud-stream-
ing rights in much of the world for
popular franchises including Acti-
vision’s “Call of Duty.”
The US Federal Trade Commis-
sion opposed the transaction but
lost a court fight to stop it, effec-
tively clearing the path. Wires
lor’s degree may not offer the
skills that AI does, the tech is
finding its way into the class-
room.
College professors have stu-
dents cheating by using
OpenAI’s ChatGPT, pushing
them to revert to paper exams.
Earlier this year, Goldman
Sachs predicted that AI-pow-
ered bots could affect as many
as 300 million jobs worldwide.
Shannon Thaler
The UAW, headed
by Shawn Fain,
said it expanded
its work stoppage
to additional
General Motors
and Chrysler
parent Stellantis
plants, as talks
with those two
automakers
stalled and Ford
talks progressed.
pair parts, experts said.
“Stellantis and GM in
particular are going to
need some serious push-
ing,” said Fain, addressing
union members.
A GM spokesperson told
The Post in a statement:
Tinder unveiled a $500-per-
month exclusive subscription ser-
vice to the dating app’s most active
users, who will have access to fea-
tures including “VIP” search,
matching and conversation.
Tinder Select, which was initially
launched in 2017 as a free-of-charge,
invite-only tier geared toward “hot-
ties and celebrities,” will now cost
$6,000 a year for its services, ac-
cording to Bloomberg News.
“Today’s strike escalation
by the UAW’s top leader-
ship is unnecessary. The
decision to strike an addi-
tional 18 of our facilities,
affecting more than 3,000
team members plus their
families and communities,
adds validity . . . that the
UAW leadership is manip-
ulating the bargaining pro-
cess for their own per-
sonal agendas.”
A Stellantis rep said the
escalation by the UAW
“questions whether the
union’s leadership has
ever had an interest in
reaching an agreement in a
timely manner.”
The union sought a 46%
Reuters
pay raise, a 32-hour work
week and benefits for of-
fice workers when it began
the strike last Friday.
Initial counters made by
Ford, GM and Stellantis re-
portedly offered raises of
20% over four years,
though the union said it
wasn’t willing to accept
any raise lower than 30%.
The new tier was offered to fewer
than 1% of users, the company said.
The Tinder Select subscription is
one of four paid tiers that the app
offers with prices beginning as low
as $24.99 a month.
Tinder’s parent, Match Group,
has seen subscribers to its dating
apps fall in each of the last three
quarters, though average revenue
per user has grown, according to
Bloomberg. Ariel Zilber
Same ‘old’
eateries
on wane
Retirees have lost their
appetite for Cracker Barrel
and Olive Garden since the
pandemic — and it’s not
clear when they’ll come
back, according to the
chains’ top brass.
No amount of biscuits
and gravy or unlimited
pasta refills seems to be
enough to entice the 65-
and-older crowd as they
continue to pinch pennies
amid high inflation and
duck the coronavirus, ac-
cording to Rick Cardenas,
chief executive of Darden
Restaurants, which owns
Olive Garden.
“I do believe that they
were a little bit more
spooked on the COVID
side,” Cardenas told ana-
lysts on a Thursday confer-
ence call. “We’d love to see
them come back more fre-
quently.”
Chief financial officer Raj
Vennam pointed to a “slight
decline” in customers from
the previous quarter. Olive
Garden’s restaurants are
hoping to lure them back in
the coming weeks as it rein-
troduces its wildly popular
Never Ending Pasta Bowl
promotion on Sept. 25
through Nov. 19 at a price of
$13.99.
Cracker Barrel, which
lost a chunk of its older
customers over recent
years, said that many of
them appear to have van-
ished for good.
Both companies flagged
customer traffic declines in
their most recent earnings
reports. Lisa Fickenscher
Franchise fees
rising at McD’s
McDonald’s franchisees
who open new outposts in
2024 will have to pay a
higher, 5% royalty — the
first time in decades the
fast-food giant has increased
the fee, according to CNBC.
For the past 30-some
years, a Golden Arches
franchisee had to cough up
4% royalty fees, a percent-
age of gross sales in addi-
tion to rent and other ex-
penses such as payments
toward the mobile app.
The higher rates will hit
only new franchisees and
buyers of company-owned
restaurants, CNBC said.
Shannon Thaler
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TODAY’S ANSWER
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letter word from the letters
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directions at right. 7 Letter
words get 50 point bonus.
“Blank” used as any letter
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Bridge Word Force

DEDUCTION
From the word or phrase above, form AT LEAST 19
♠ five-letter words, without using more than one form
♥ of the same word. For example, drink or drank (not
♦ both).
♣ ANSWERS IN MONDAY’S POST
Solutions on Page 34
Yesterday’s word:
♠ ♠ APPEALING
♥ ♥ again alien aping paean penal
♦ ♦ agape align apnea pagan plain
♣ ♣ agile angel apple panel plane
algae angle glean papal

♠ Across
♥
1 High fashion?
♦ 5 Gramps alternative
♣ Wonderword 9 Scratches, e.g.
14 Large-eyed primate with a toxic
How to play: All the words listed below appear in the puzzle –– bite
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♥
horizontally, vertically, diagonally, even backward. Find them corrections
and Circle their letters only. Do not circle the word. The 18 Look
leftover letters spell the Wonderword. 20 Phrase heard during a demon-
♦ stration
21 Frozen drinks
22 Hip-hop pioneer Kool __ Dee
23 Tops
24 Quite a lot
“Simple Saturday” columns focus on 25 “The thing with feathers,” per
Dickinson
basic technique and logical thinking. 26 Come into
You’re declarer at today’s notrump 27 Ready to play
game. When you opened 1NT, North 29 Percocet, codeine, etc.
31 Cry for attention?
used Stayman to look for a 4-4 major- 33 “That wasn’t exactly honest”
suit fit although he had 4-3-3-3 pattern 34 Working capital, in a way
36 Get new life out of
and ample high-card strength for 37 Tarator ingredient
game. Some players would have 38 Clouseau player
40 Hudson of “Glass Onion”
raised directly to 3NT. 41 Kitty
West leads a low diamond: three, 44 Like some holiday sweaters
ten, jack. You know West has the A-Q, 45 Pocket protector? 11 Subway car decor
47 Rebecca in the Basketball Hall 12 Handheld Nintendo devices
and if East gets in to return a diamond, of Fame 13 Did some digging
your cook will be goosed. You need 48 Furrow 15 “__ Mañanitas”: Mexican birth-
49 Could or could not day song
eight more tricks without letting East 50 Goes around in circles 17 Strike zone bottom
get in. 52 Snack with which one could be 19 Credit report blot
caught red-handed? 24 “lol”
“Avoidance” is the technique of 55 __ solution 25 Tortuga’s country
keeping a “dangerous” defender from 56 Happy place 27 Cut off
gaining the lead. If you let the queen of 57 Show again 28 “The Incredibles” villain likely
58 Spare __ inspired by Marvel Comics’ Mole
clubs ride next, you will finesse into 59 Yields to gravity Man
the danger hand and will risk defeat. Down 30 “The Handmaid’s Tale” execu-
1 Symbol on a space suit, for short tive producer Chaiken
Lead a heart to dummy and return a 2 “The carp play the harp / The __ 31 White Claw rival
spade to your nine. If that finesse play the bass”: “Under the Sea” 32 Whistler on the range
lyrics 34 Clear sign PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER
wins, you have three spades, four 3 List for a trial period? 35 Arctic __ (C) 2023 Tribune Media Services
hearts, a diamond and a club. If the 4 Baby bumps? 36 Frequent patron
5 Sport that’s a lot of horsing 38 Goes over board? 47 Bank claims
finesse loses to West, you don’t mind. around 39 Eye roll accompanier, maybe 49 __ fridge
He can’t lead another diamond 6 Is for two 41 “The Merchant of Venice” hero- 50 Q.E.D.
effectively, and when you get back in, 7 Part of a fictional flight plan ine 51 Unite beneath a chuppah, e.g.
8 Rescue org. 42 Like most mozzarella sticks 53 Emma’s “La La Land” role
you will still have nine tricks. 9 Nonconformist 43 Flings 54 Demure
10 Not so much 46 Flabbergast
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New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

By PETER BOTTE
The Jets have absorbed
plenty of soul-crushing losses
to the Patriots during their 14-
game losing streak against their
longtime AFC East tormentors,
but their last-second defeat last
November stands out as one of
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Marcus Jones’ 84-yard punt
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The 38-year-old offensive
Monday: Friday 2:30PM lineman didn’t take part in any
Mon @Work: Friday 2:30PM of the team’s three practices as
Tuesday: Monday 2:30PM he nurses a hip injury. He was
Wednesday: Tuesday 2:30PM listed as questionable to face
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boys. Quarterback Zach Wil-
son was pressured on 16 of 30
passing plays, according to
NFL Next Gen Stats, and the
Jets ran for just 64 yards on 16
carries. Now that same unit
hasn’t had any practice time
together in between games
after barely working alongside
one another in training camp
due to a variety of injuries.
“Continuity is always key,
and you want to keep guys to-
gether, but that’s not the way
this league works. That’s why
during OTAs and training
camp, you’re always moving
guys up and down the line and
working different combina-
tions,” Saleh said. “In a game,
you’re going to have to be
[have] to adjust on the fly and
communicate with different
humans, so you’re always
practicing for the worst case
scenario, but making sure guys
are getting their reps in too.
So, we prepared for it, it’s
never ideal. You want to keep
the same guys the whole year,
but you just have to roll with
the hand that you’ve been
dealt.”
➤ Starting safety Tony Ad-
ams (hamstring) was ruled out
for the game. Adrian Amos
and Ashtyn Davis will fill in
for him. … Kicker Greg Zuer-
lein (groin) is questionable
after he practiced fully for the
first time this week. He missed
the loss to the Cowboys last
Sunday. Defensive lineman
John Franklin-Myers (hip) is
also questionable. … Offensive
lineman Wes Schweitzer
(concussion) is out.
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Consolation Double (7-4) $11.40
AMERICAN CONFERENCE SUNDAY COWBOYS AT CARDINALS Taysom Hill (knee), RB Kendre FIRST-1 mile; $28,000; clm($14,000); 3up
Miller (hamstring), S Jordan 2 Brklyn Dmnds (Lzcn) 5.90 3.40 2.70 Winner picked by Vic C
East W L T Pct. PF PA PATRIOTS AT JETS 5 Union Lights (Davis) 5.10 3.30
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Miami 2 0 0 1.000 60 51 SIXTH-1 3/16 mile; $100,000; alc; 3up (f&m)
Out: CB Trevon Diggs (knee). 1A Cheeky Tico (Olver) 4.30
NEW ENGLAND GREEN BAY 6 Avnu Nl (IRE) (Rsr) 6.60 4.20 2.90
Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 54 32 Questionable: DT Christian Questionable: G Zack Martin Out: Questionable: G/T Elgton • $1 Exacta (2-5) $15.00 • $0.1 Superfecta (2- 2 Rhombique (Davis) 9.30 5.70
(ankle), C Tyler Bladasz Jenkins (knee), S Zayne 5-1-6) $31.65 • $0.5 Trifecta (2-5-1) $37.00
Jets 1 1 0 .500 32 46 Barmore (knee), DB Jonathan 4 Pentagon (Lezcano) 4.30
Jones (ankle), G Mike Onwenu (hamstring). Full: WR Brandin Anderson (hamstring). SECOND-6 fur; $39,000; clm($25,000); 3up Scr: Ichiban
New England 0 2 0 .000 37 49 Cooks (knee), G Chuma Edoga Questionable: RB Aaron Jones 3 Kupp (Rivera,Jr.) 5.90 3.50 2.50 • $1 Consolation Pick 3 (7-4-6) $68.75 • $1
(ankle), G Sidy Sow (concussion), (elbow), S Jayron Kearse (hamstring), LB Lukas Van Ness 4 High Strike (Franco) 8.10 3.50 Pick 3 (7-10-6) $231.50 • $0.5 Pick 4 (4-7-10-
South W L T Pct. PF PA G Cole Strange (knee). (illness), OT Tyler Smith 6/9) $877.25 • $1 Daily Double (10-6) $13.60 •
N.Y. JETS (elbow), WR Christian Watson 7 Jester's Song (Lezcano) 2.20
Indianapolis 1 1 0 .500 52 51 (hamstring). S Donovan Wilson (hamstring), T David Bakhtiari Scr: Talkin Pharoah $1 Exacta (6-2) $39.50 • $0.1 Superfecta (6-2-
Out: S Tony Adams (hamstring), (calf). • $1 Daily Double (2-3) $12.60 • $1 Exacta (3- 4-3) $299.35 • $0.5 Trifecta (6-2-4) $111.00
Jacksonville 1 1 0 .500 40 38 OL Wes Schweitzer (NIR-resting player/knee), C 4) $27.75 • $1 Quinella (3-4) $19.40 • $0.1
ARIZONA Jaire Alexander (back). Full: P SEVENTH-1 mile; $65,000; alw; 3up (f&m)
(concussion). Questionable: T Out: DE Carlos Watkins (biceps), Superfecta (3-4-7-5) $33.90 • $0.5 Trifecta (3-
Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 42 40 Daniel Whelan (finger). 8 Kara Para (Davis) 22.20 11.40 6.10
Duane Brown (shoulder/hip), DL 4-7) $38.50
Houston 0 2 0 .000 29 56 LB Josh Woods (ankle). 5 Bon Adieu (Rivera,Jr.) 12.40 7.30
John Franklin-Myers (hip), K Questionable: DT Leki Fotu TITANS AT BROWNS Quinella picked by Vic C
3 Mursal (Franco) 3.20
North W L T Pct. PF PA Greg Zuerlein (groin). Full: T (shoulder). Full: OT Kelvin
Mekhi Becton (knee), CB Beachum (hand). TENNESSEE
THIRD-6 fur; $105,000; alw; 3up
• •
$1 Pick 3 (10-6-8) $321.50 $1 Daily Double
Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 52 33 Michael Carter II (elbow), RB Out: G Peter Skoronski
4 Tdy's Flvr (Cstlln) 13.20 6.30 3.90
• •
(6-8) $65.00 $1 Exacta (8-5) $139.50 $0.1
Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 46 29 Breece Hall (knee), LB Quincy
BRONCOS AT DOLPHINS (abdomen), WR Kearis Jackson
3 Nothing Better (Franco)
2 Bring Me a Check (Ortiz)
3.90 2.80
3.10
•
Superfecta (8-5-3-1) $252.15 $0.5 Trifecta
(8-5-3) $299.25
Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 33 52 Williams (knee). DENVER (ankle). Questionable: CB Scr: Colonel Bowman, Mid Day Image, Gun It
Out: LB Frank Clark (hip), FS Anthony Kendall (hip), DT Teair • $1 Pick 3 (2-3-4) $57.50 • $1 Daily Double EIGHTH-1 ¹/8m; $125,000; John Hettinger; 3p
Cincinnati 0 2 0 .000 27 51 FALCONS AT LIONS Tart (knee), DT Denico Autry (3-4) $28.75 • $1 Exacta (4-3) $17.70 • $0.1 3 Runwy Rmr (Lzcn) 15.20 5.70 3.40
Justin Simmons (hip). Superfecta (4-3-2-5) $14.12 • $0.5 Trifecta (4- 5 Spungie (Rosario) 3.50 2.40
Questionable: Mike Purcell (foot/groin), WR DeAndre
West W L T Pct. PF PA ATLANTA Hopkins (ankle). Full: LB Luke 3-2) $27.50 1 Whatlovelookslike (Prat) 2.60
Questionable: CB Jeff Okudah (ankle). Full: OT Garrett Bolles Scr: Bustin Bay, Sunset Louise, Sweetie, Know
Kansas City 1 1 0 .500 37 30 (ankle). Gifford (quadricep), RB Derrick FOURTH-7 fur; $28,000; cl($14,0); 3up (f&m)
It All Audrey
(foot), RB Cordarelle Patterson MIAMI Henry (NIR-resting player/toe), 7 Bss Ldy Km (Olvr) 34.00 13.00 8.30
Las Vegas 1 1 0 .500 27 54 (thigh). LB Harol Landry (hamstring), CB 6 Racing Colors (Brown) 14.00 7.80 • $1 Grand Slam (2/4/10/11-2/4/6/9-3/5/8-3)
Doubtful: RB Salvon Ahmed $60.75 • $1 Pick 3 (6-8-3) $593.00 • $1 Daily
Denver 0 2 0 .000 49 52 DETROIT (groin). Questionable: OT Kristian Fulton (hamstring), S 2 Simple Sugar (Davis) 7.60
Double (8-3) $96.50 • $1 Exacta (3-5) $17.50 •
L.A. Chargers 0 2 0 .000 58 63 Out: OT Taylor Decker (ankle), Terron Armstead (back/ankle/ Amani Hooker (concussion). • $1 Pick 3 (3-4-7) $175.25 • $1 Daily Double $0.1 Superfecta (3-5-1-2) $5.07 • $0.5 Trifecta
FS Kerby Joseph (hip), DB knee), DB Elijah Campbell CLEVELAND (4-7) $98.50 • $1 Exacta (7-6) $105.75 • $1 (3-5-1) $20.75

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE Emmanuel Moseley (knee/ Out: CB Greg Newsome II Quinella (6-7) $81.25 • $0.1 Superfecta (7-6-2-
(knee), DT Raekwon Davis 5) $679.35 • $0.5 Trifecta (7-6-2) $416.50 Winner picked by Vic C
East W L T Pct. PF PA hamstring), G Halapoulivaati (wrist), TE Julian Hill (ankle) TE (elbow). Questionable: OT
Vaitai (knee). Doubtful: RB James Hudson (ankle). Limited: NINTH-6 fur; $90,000; mdn spl wt; 2YO
Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 70 10 Tyler Kroft (back), LB Jaelan FIFTH-6½ fur; $38,000; mdn clm($30,0); 3up
David Montgomery (thigh). WR Amari Cooper (groin/ 10 Blu Plt Spcl (Ortz) 7.30 3.50 2.50 3 Apollo Ten (Frnco) 9.40 4.80 3.10
Phillips (back), WR Jaylen
Philadelphia 2 0 0 1.000 59 48 Questionable: WR Josh Reynolds Waddle (concussion). Full: WR shoulder). Full: g Joel Bitonio 11 Woodside Warror (Davs) 5.00 3.20 8 Irish Gent (IRE) (OrtizJr.) 4.30 3.10

Washington 2 0 0 1.000 55 49 (groin), WR Amon-Ra St. Brown Tyreek Hill (ankle), OLB Andrew (NIR-resting player), DE Myles 2 Bad Larry (Franco) 2.40 1 Feltrinelli (Castellano) 3.60
Scr: Sin Nombre Scr: Electric Eel, Score the Rock
(toe). Full: C Frank Ragnow Van Ginkel (ankle). Garrett (NIR-resting player), DE
Giants 1 2 0 .333 43 98 (NIR-resting player/toe). Za'Darius Smith (ankle/thigh), • $1 Consolation Pick 3 (4-7-4) $76.75 • $1 • $1 Pick 6 (7-10-6/9-8-3-3) $4152.50 • $1
TEXANS AT JAGUARS Pick 3 (4-7-10) $249.75 • $0.5 Pick 4 (3-4-7-10) Pick 3 (8-3-3) $535.00 • $0.5 Pick 4 (6/9-8-3-3)
DB Juan Thornhill (calf), LB $280.50 • $0.5 Pick 5 (2-3-4-7-10) $1361.50 • $1858.25 • $0.5 Pick 5 (10-6/9-8-3-3) $8865.00
South W L T Pct. PF PA BILLS AT COMMANDERS Sione Takitaki (shoulder), OT
HOUSTON $1 Daily Double (7-10) $43.25 • $1 Exacta (10- • $1 Daily Double (3-3) $35.00 • $1 Exacta (3-
Atlanta 2 0 0 1.000 49 34 Out: MLB Denzel Perryman Jedrick Wills (shoulder), MLB 11) $12.50 • $0.1 Superfecta (10-11-2-6) 8) $22.30 • $0.1 Superfecta (3-8-1-5) $23.05 •
BUFFALO Anthony Walker (pectoral), TE $30.95 • $0.5 Trifecta (10-11-2) $16.87 • $1 $0.5 Trifecta (3-8-1) $40.75
New Orleans 2 0 0 1.000 36 32 DNP: CB Tre'Davious White (hand/wrist), S Jalen Pitre
(chest), CB Tavierre Thomas David Joku (NIR-resting player).
Tampa Bay 2 0 0 1.000 47 34 (NIR-resting player). Full: LB
(hand), CB Derek Stingley Jr. STEELERS AT RAIDERS
Yonkers entries for Saturday
Carolina 0 2 0 .000 27 44 Terrel Berard (knee/quadricep),
DE Leonard Floyd (ankle), S (hamstring). Questionable: OT FIRST: Mile pace; $12,000; cond 6 Windsun Tiara (GBrennan) 6-3-4 6-1
Laremy Tunsil (knee). Full: WR PITTSBURGH 7 Extreme Z Tam (PLachance) 6-7-2 10-1
North W L T Pct. PF PA Micah Hyde (hamstring), TE Tank Dell (thigh), OT George
1 Game OfShadows(JStratton) 8-7-3 5-1
Dawson Knox (back), DT Jordan Out: WR Gunner Olszewski 2 Blueberry Shake (BHolland) 9-7-4 10-1 8 Princess Arona (JBartlett) 1-X-4 12-1
Detroit 1 1 0 .500 52 57 Fant (ankle/knee), S Eric Murray (concussion). Full: CB Patrick 3 Silent Crossing (SSmith) 3-7-4 7-2
Phillips (illness), OT Spencer (concussion), QB C.J. Stroud SEVENTH: Mile pace; $18,000; cond
Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 62 45 Brown (shoulder), FS Jordan Peterson (NIR-resting player), S 4 Spitting Image (DDube) 5-4-5 12-1 1 Golden QuestN(ASiegelman) 1-7-6 9-2
(right shoulder), S Jimmie Ward Damontae Kazee (calf), FS 5 Kay Sage (JMarohn) 5-4-7 5-2
Chicago 0 2 0 .000 37 65 Pryer (NIR-resting player), RB (hip), WR Robert Woods (NIR- Minkah Fitzpatrick (chest), LB 6 Paradise Rock L (JBartlett) 3-7-4 8-1
2 Ginger Tree Liz (BHolland) 1-2-6 6-1

Minnesota 0 2 0 .000 45 54 James Cook (NIR-personal). resting player). Markus Golden (knee), G Isaac 7 SomethingReel (Siegelman) 1-3-3 20-1
3 Cheryls Shadow (JStratton) 3-8-5 3-1
WASHINGTON JACKSONVILLE Seumalo (NIR-resting player), 8 Village Jade (GBrennan) 5-2-8 4-1
4 Laurie Lee (DDube) 2-4-6 8-1
West W L T Pct. PF PA Out: TE Logan Thomas Out: WR Jay Jones (knee), DB 5 Cash Roll (JMarohn) 3-3-6 9-2
TE Darell Washington (knee), DT SECOND: Mile trot; $14,000; cond
6 Miss Chantilly N (GBrennan) 2-5-1 8-1
San Francisco 3 0 0 1.000 90 42
(concussion). Questionable: S Antonio Johnson (hamstring). Larry Ogunjobi (foot). 1 Barry Black (DDube) 5-2-6 6-1
Kamren Curl (illness), WR Curtis Questionable: LB Josh Allen 7 Fade Out (JBartlett) 6-4-5 7-2
LAS VEGAS 2 Jas Bluestone (ASiegelman) 5-3-7 4-1
L.A. Rams 1 1 0 .500 53 43 Samuel (illness, hip). Full: C Nick (shoulder), DB Andrew Wingard Questionable: DE Tyee Wilson 3 Bazillionaire (GBrennan) 6-3-4 5-1 EIGHTH: Mile pace; $14,000; cond
Seattle 1 1 0 .500 50 61 Gates (knee), CB Jartavius (shoulder), DT Foley Fatukasi (illness). Limited: DT Bilal 4 Tad KrazyHanover(JBartlett) 6-7-5 7-2 1 Clear The Way (BHolland) 3-2-4 3-1
Martin (concussion), DT Daron (shoulder). Full: G Bradon Nichols (hamstring/hand). 5 Up Helly Aa (JMarohn) 6-4-5 5-1 2 Western Rosie (JBartlett) 7-5-2 6-1
Arizona 0 2 0 .000 44 51 Payne (ankle), RB Brian Scherff (NIR-personal). 6 Willy Walton (BHolland) 2-5-6 3-1 3 Rocknroll Annie (GBrennan) 2-4-6 5-2
FULL; CB Jakorian Bennett
Robinson (hip). 7 Backstreet Player(JStratton) 7-5-3 20-1 4 Love That Smile (JMarohn) 1-4-5 3-1
Week 3- Thursday COLTS AT RAVENS (hamstring), LB Divine Deablo
(rib), S Marcus Epps THIRD: Mile trot; $18,000; cond 5 Tobago Time (ASiegelman) 7-6-6 7-2
San Francisco 30, Giants 12 PANTHERS AT SEAHAWKS 1 Double Dealing (SSmith) 2-8-3 15-1 6 Sauble Delightful (DDube) 2-1-4 12-1
INDIANAPOLIS (quadricep), WR Jakobi Meyers
Sunday Out: C Ryan Kelly (concussion), (concussion), S Chris Smith II 2 Jula Magician (GBrennan) 1-5-4 5-2 7 Thundra (JStratton) 3-5-2 20-1
New England at Jets, 1pm
CAROLINA QB Anthony Richardson 3 Pc Free Wheeling (DDube) 6-1-5 6-1
Out: QB Bryce Young (ankle). (illness). 4 Velvet Style (ASiegelman) 5-5-6 10-1
NINTH: Mile pace; $18,000; cond
Atlanta at Detroit, 1pm (concussion). Questionable: CB 1 Bullville Hilda (JMarohn) 4-1-2 7-2
Questionable: OLB Justin Dallis Flowers (ankle), CB Kenny MONDAY 5 Tachyon (BHolland) 2-6-6 3-1
2 Marathon Mary (JBartlett) 6-6-5 5-2
Buffalo at Washington, 1pm Houston (calf). Full: LB Brian 6 Kasha V (TButer) 3-8-3 6-1
Moore II (knee), G Quenton RAMS AT BENGALS 3 TrgryenEmpress (ASegelmn) 2-1-3 3-1
Denver at Miami, 1pm Burns (ankle), RB Miles Sanders 7 Cantstop Yankee (JBartlett) 3-7-5 7-2
Nelson (toe). Full: DT Grover 8 Timestorm (JStratton) 3-2-5 20-1 4 Frondeur (BHolland) 4-4-3 9-2
Houston at Jacksonville, 1pm (pectoral), LB Chandler Wooten Stewart (foot). L.A. RAMS 5 Lulu Rocks (PLachance) 4-3-6 5-1
Indianapolis at Baltimore, 1pm (knee), LB Amare Barno (thigh). Limited: CB Cobie Durant FOURTH: Mile pace; $14,000; cond
BALTIMORE 1 Editors Choice (BHolland) 5-4-4 8-1
6 Showmemagic (DDube) 3-6-3 20-1
L.A. Chargers at Minnesota, 1pm SEATTLE Out: WR Odell Beckham Jr. (groin), WR Puka Nacua 7 P L Portia (TButer) 3-4-7 20-1
2 Pine Bush Maga (DDube) 4-6-6 9-2
New Orleans at Green Bay, 1pm Out: CB Coby Bryant (toe), T (ankle), RB Justice Hill (foot), CB (oblique). Full: Brian Allen 3 Here We Go Bb (JBartlett) 3-1-6 8-5 8 Wild Blue Wonder(JStratton) 4-4-5 20-1
Tennessee at Cleveland, 1pm Charles Cross (toe). Doubtful: Marlon Humphrey (foot), C Tyler (illness), G Joe Noteboom 4 Cannery Row (TButer) 4-9-2 4-1 TENTH: Mile trot; $12,000; cond
Carolina at Seattle, 4:05pm TE Will Dissly (shoulder), CB Linderbaum (ankle), LB Odafe (shoulder), Brian Allen (illness), 5 Sweet Cheddar (JStratton) 6-7-6 12-1 1 Los Ballykeelamigo (TButer) 8-2-4 6-1
Tariq Woolen (chest). Oweh (ankle), OT Ronnie DE Jonah Williams (back). 6 Littlestitious (ASiegelman) 5-5-5 20-1 2 EnchantedMissin (Segelmn) 3-2-6 12-1
Chicago at Kansas City, 4:25pm Stanley (knee), FS Marcus CINCINNATI
Questionable: S Jamal Adams 7 Duck IntoTheNite (Brennan) 5-4-6 4-1 3 Fashion Forever (SSmith) 2-5-5 5-1
Dallas at Arizona, 4:25pm (knee), RB DeeJay Dallas Williams (pectoral). Full: OLB Limited: QB Joe Burrow (calf), FIFTH: Mile trot; $21,000; cond 4 Memo (JStratton) 2-5-8 3-1
Pittsburgh at Las Vegas, 8:20pm (illness), S Quandre Diggs Jadeveon Clowney (illness), WR LB Akeem Davis-Gaither (knee), 1 Southwind Arturo (JBartlett) 3-6-3 5-2 5 Reign Of Honor (JMarohn) 7-4-4 7-2
Monday (hamstring), G Phil Haynes Devin Duvernay (shoulder). TE Irv Smith (hamstring). Full: S 2 B Medithree (GBrennan) 7-4-5 6-1 6 Stick With Me Kid (JBartlett) 1-2-5 7-2
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 7:15pm (calf), S Julian Love (hamstring), CHARGERS AT VIKINGS Tycen Anderson (calf), S Nick 3 Sweet Boy Ben (ASiegelman) 2-1-2 4-1 7 Dirty Money (BHolland) 4-3-6 15-1
WR DK Metcalf (ribs), DT Jarran Scott (concussion), DE Joseph 4 Unevergonnagethis (JStrttn) 2-2-1 7-5
L.A. Rams at Cincinnati, 8:15pm Ossai (ankle). 5 Bully Boy Hill (TButer) 7-2-5 20-1
8 Hp Running Mass (DDube) 8-6-6 20-1
Reed (groin). Full: C Evan Brown L.A. CHARGERS
Week 4- Thursday (knee), WR DK Metcalf (ribs). Out: RB Austin Ekeler (ankle), 6 Sevenshadesofgrey (DDube) 3-4-1 20-1 ELEVENTH: Mile pace; $12,000; cond
EAGLES AT BUCCANEERS 7 Windsong Pioneer(JMarohn) 5-5-7 20-1 1 BrookdaleJessie(ASiegelmn) 6-4-4 8-1
Detroit at Green Bay, 8:15pm MLB Eric Kendricks (hamstring).
Sunday, Oct. 1 BEARS AT CHIEFS Questionable: LB Joey Bosa 8 Mississippi Storm(BHolland) 8-6-1 15-1 2 AlwaysBRoyalty (Lachance) 3-1-8 8-1
PHILADELPHIA SIXTH: Mile pace; $18,000; cond 3 Sprout (JMarohn) 8-3-2 9-2
Kansas City at Jets, 8:20pm (hamstring), LB Daiyan Henley DNP: S Terrell Edmunds (illness),
CHICAGO (hamstring), LB Chris Rumph II 1 Huntressville A (JMarohn) 7-2-1 6-1 4 American Ticket (TButer) 4-5-8 9-2
Atlanta vs Jacksonville at London, Out: DL Khalid Kareem (hip). WR Quez Watkins (hamstring). 2 TrueBlueHanver (ASegelmn) 5-1-7 5-2 5 Allambie A (DDube) 4-2-9 7-2
(hamstring), DL Christopher Limited: RB Boston Scott 6 Plzdontlietome N (JStratton) 1-1-4 5-2
GBR, 9:30 a.m. Questionable: OL Nate Davis Hinton (back). Full: WR Mike (concussion), LB Zach
3 Just Rosas Luck (BHolland) 2-1-5 8-1
(NIR-personal). Doubtful: FS 4 Treacherous Penny (TButer) 4-3-1 2-1 7 Norman'sMadeline(BHollnd) 7-5-2 20-1
Baltimore at Cleveland, 1pm Willams (ankle). Cunningham (ribs), DT Jordan
Eddie Jackson (foot). Full: DB 5 Heads (JStratton) 6-6-6 20-1 8 Bettor B Sawyer (SSmith) 3-4-4 20-1
Cincinnati at Tennessee, 1pm MINNESOTA Davis (ankle), WR DeVonta Smith
Josh Blackwell (hamstring), WR Out: OLB Marcus Davenport

No racing at Big A. on Sat.

Denver at Chicago, 1pm
L.A. Rams at Indianapolis, 1pm
Miami at Buffalo, 1pm
Minnesota at Carolina, 1pm
Pittsburgh at Houston, 1pm
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1pm
Washington at Philadelphia, 1pm
Las Vegas at L.A. Chargers, 4:05pm
Arizona at San Francisco, 4:25pm
New England at Dallas, 4:25pm
Monday, Oct. 2
Seattle at Giants, 8:15pm
Darnell Mooney (knee), OL
Lucas Patrick (illness).
KANSAS CITY
Out: LB Nick Bolton (ankle), WR
Richie James (knee).
Questionable: RB Isiah Pacheco
(hamstring), LB Willie Gay Jr.
(quadricep), WR Kadarius Toney
(toe). Full: CB L'Jarius Sneed
(knee), OT Jawaan Taylor
(shoulder), CB Nic Jones (hand),
WR Justin Watson (ankle), CB
Jaylen Watson (shoulder).
(ankle). Questionable: C Garrett
Bradbury (back). Full: T
Christian Darrisaw (ankle), LB
Jordan Hicks (shin), S Josh
Metellus (shoulder).
SAINTS AT PACKERS
NEW ORLEANS
Out: RB Jamaal Williams
(hamstring). Questionable: S
Ugo Amdi (knee), CB Paulson
Adebo (hamstring). Doubtful: TE
Foster Moreau (ankle). Full: QB
(hamstring, thigh), TE Jack Stoll
(ankle), DE Josh Sweat (toe). Full:
S Reed Blankenship (ribs), CB
James Bradberry (concussion), DT
Fletcher Cox (ribs), RB Kenneth No racing at Aqueduct Damsel and Ashley T. Cole
Gainwell (ribs). on Saturday. With sus- will be run on Friday, Sept.
TAMPA BAY
DNP: LB SirVocea Dennis tained winds of 40 mph 29. The Belmont at the Big
(hamstring), DT Calijah Kancey and heavy rainfall expected A meet is scheduled to re-
(calf). Limited: CB Carlton Davis from Tropical Storm Ophe- sume Sunday if conditions
(toe), DT Vita Vea (pectoral), G lia, the NYRA canceled the improve.
Cody Mauch (back), LB Devin
10 race card. The Noble — Vic Cangialosi
White (groin). Full: S Ryan Neal
(ribs, knee).
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Arizona AB R H BI BB SO Avg Mets AB R H BI BB SO Avg Toronto AB R H BI BB SO Avg San Francisco AB R H BI BB SO Avg
East W L Pct. GB *WGB L10 Streak Home Away Carroll rf-lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .284 Nimmo cf 3 1 1 1 2 0 .272 Springer rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .260 Slater dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
z-Baltimore 95 59 .617 — — 4-6 L-3 45-30 50-29 Marte 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .279 Lindor ss 5 1 1 1 0 2 .251 Bichette ss 5 1 1 1 0 1 .302 Pederson ph-dh 2 1 1 0 0 1 .246
Pham lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 McNeil rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .271 Guerrero Jr. dh 3 1 0 0 2 0 .263 b-Matos ph-dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 .257
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z-Tampa Bay 94 61 .606 1½ +8½ 5-5 L-1 52-27 42-34 Alonso dh 5 0 1 1 0 3 .220 Biggio 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .232
McCarthy rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Estrada 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .276
Toronto 86 68 .558 9 +1 6-4 W-1 41-34 45-34 Walker 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .261 Mauricio 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Kirk c 3 0 0 1 1 1 .247 Flores 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .284
Yankees 78 76 .506 17 7 6-4 W-2 41-38 37-38 Thomas cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .237 Baty 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .213 Chapman 3b 3 0 0 1 0 2 .242 Yastrzemski rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .245
Boston 76 78 .494 19 9 3-7 W-1 39-38 37-40 Gurriel Jr. dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Vientos 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Varsho cf-lf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .220 Haniger lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .211
Moreno c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Ortega lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .229 Merrifield lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .278 Davis 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .249
Central W L Pct. GB *WGB L10 Streak Home Away Peterson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Vogelbach ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Kiermaier cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Bailey c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .241
x-Minnesota 82 72 .532 — — 7-3 W-3 44-32 38-40 Perdomo ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 .253 Locastro lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Espinal 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .246 Luciano ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .333
Cleveland 74 81 .477 8½ 11½ 6-4 W-2 41-36 33-45 Totals 32 1 5 1 0 6
Narváez c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .195 Totals 34 6 8 6 4 10 Fitzgerald cf 4 1 1 2 0 2 .333
Detroit 72 82 .468 10 13 6-4 L-1 32-43 40-39 Alvarez ph-c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .213
New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

Tampa Bay AB R H BI BB SO Avg Totals 33 5 8 5 4 10

Chicago 58 96 .377 24 27 2-8 L-3 30-45 28-51 Yankees AB R H BI BB SO Avg Totals 37 4 8 4 3 8
Florial cf 5 1 2 1 0 2 .229 Díaz 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .322 Los Angeles AB R H BI BB SO Avg
Kansas City 52 102 .338 30 33 8-2 W-4 31-47 21-55 Judge rf 4 3 4 6 0 0 .267
Philadelphia AB R H BI BB SO Avg Arozarena lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .255 Betts rf-2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .307
Schwarber dh 5 0 2 1 0 0 .198 Margot cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .258
West W L Pct. GB *WGB L10 Streak Home Away Torres 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Freeman 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .334
Turner ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 .265 J.Lowe cf-rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .281
Wells c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .170 Smith c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262
Texas 85 68 .556 — — 6-4 W-3 48-31 37-37 Stanton dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .189
Harper 1b 2 1 1 0 2 1 .290 H.Ramírez rf-lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .302
Martinez dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268
Houston 85 69 .552 ½ — 3-7 L-1 39-40 46-29 Bauers 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .196
Bohm 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .280 Walls pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
Rosario 2b-ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Seattle 84 69 .549 1 ½ 5-5 L-1 41-33 43-36 Volpe ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .209
Stott 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .281 Paredes 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .251
Wong ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211
Los Angeles 69 85 .448 16½ 16 2-8 L-2 35-40 34-45 Realmuto c 4 1 1 3 0 1 .248 Mead 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .281
Cabrera lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .221 Castellanos rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 Taylor lf-3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .237
Aranda dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .183
Oakland 47 107 .305 38½ 38 2-8 W-1 25-54 22-53 Peraza 3b 4 2 2 0 0 1 .204 Marsh lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .277 Basabe ss-lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .215 Hernández 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .252
*WGB: Games behind third-place team in wild-card race; z-clinched playoff berth Totals 36 7 12 7 1 10 Pache ph-lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 Pinto c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .241 Peralta ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Rojas cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .300 Outman cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .244
Arizona 000 000 001 — 1 5 2 Totals 35 2 8 2 1 12
Totals 34 5 9 5 4 8 Rojas ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .238
Friday White Sox at Boston, 4:10 Yankees 003 030 10x — 7 12 1 Toronto 000 004 002 — 6 8 0 Heyward ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .275
Yankees 7, Arizona 1 Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4:10 E: Pfaadt (2), Thomas (2), Volpe (17). LOB: Mets 100 010 011 0— 4 8 1 Tampa Bay 100 000 100 — 2 8 0 Totals 32 1 5 1 1 5
Baltimore at Cleveland, 6:10 Arizona 5, New York 6. 2B: Judge (14), Volpe Philadelphia 000 003 100 1— 5 9 0
Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 2 LOB: Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 7. 2B: Merrifield San Francisco 000 201 002 — 5 8 0
Seattle at Texas, 7:05 (22), Peraza (7), Florial 2 (3). HR: Walker E: Narváez (5). LOB: New York 7,
Boston 3, White Sox 2 (27), Espinal (13), Arozarena (18). HR: Los Angeles 000 000 010 — 1 5 0
Kansas City at Houston, 7:10 (31), off Brito; Judge 2 (34), off Pfaadt; Judge Philadelphia 9. 2B: Alonso (19), Schwarber Varsho (18), off Adam; Mead (1), off Bassitt.
Cleveland 9, Baltimore 8
Texas 8, Seattle 5
Sunday (35), off Cecconi. RBIs: Walker (95), Judge 6 (18), Castellanos (37). HR: Lindor (27), off RBIs: Bichette (70), Kirk (40), Chapman (52), LOB: San Francisco 5, Los Angeles 5. 2B:
(70), Florial (6). Runners left in scoring Soto; Baty (9), off Kimbrel; Realmuto (20), Varsho 2 (55), Springer (66), H.Ramírez (63), Pederson (14). HR: Yastrzemski (15), off
Kansas City 7, Houston 5 Arizona at Yankees, 1:35 position: Arizona 2 (Walker, Peterson); New off Megill. RBIs: Alonso (115), Nimmo (64), Mead (4). SB: Springer (20), Bichette (4), Stone; Estrada (13), off Stone; Fitzgerald
Minnesota 8, L.A. Angels 6 Toronto at Tampa Bay, 1:10 York 5 (Bauers, Florial 2, Wells, Cabrera). Lindor (89), Baty (32), Realmuto 3 (60), (1), off Yarbrough. RBIs: Yastrzemski 2 (43),
White Sox at Boston, 1:35 J.Lowe (32). CS: Merrifield (10). Runners left
Oakland 8, Detroit 2 RISP: Arizona 0 for 3; New York 4 for 12. Schwarber (100), Bohm (94). SB: Turner Estrada (48), Fitzgerald 2 (3), Freeman (95).
Baltimore at Cleveland, 1:40 in scoring position: Toronto 2 (Espinal 2);
(29). CS: Stott (3). S: Rojas. Runners left in
Saturday Kansas City at Houston, 2:10
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
scoring position: New York 3 (Mauricio, Tampa Bay 4 (Mead 2, H.Ramírez, Pinto). SB: Luciano (1). Runners left in scoring
Pfaadt, L, 2-9 4.1 8 6 5 0 8 81 6.08 RISP: Toronto 3 for 5; Tampa Bay 1 for 5. position: San Francisco 4 (Estrada, Bailey 2,
Arizona at Yankees, 1:05 L.A. Angels at Minnesota, 2:10 Cecconi 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 35 4.33 Alonso 2); Philadelphia 4 (Turner 2, Bohm, Fitzgerald); Los Angeles 2 (Smith 2). RISP:
L.A. Angels at Minnesota, 2:10 Schwarber). RISP: New York 2 for 7; Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Seattle at Texas, 2:35 Mantiply 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 14 4.95 San Francisco 2 for 10; Los Angeles 1 for 2.
Detroit at Oakland, 4:07 Philadelphia 3 for 11. Bassitt, W,
Detroit at Oakland, 4:07 6.2 6 2 2 0 8 88 3.74 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Yankees IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Mets IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 15-8
Weaver, W, 1-0 5.1 4 0 0 0 3 78 2.89 Manaea, W,
Megill 6.0 5 3 3 1 6 99 4.92 Hicks, H, 7 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 25 2.14 7.0 3 0 0 0 2 85 4.51
NL Standings Brito, S, 1-1 3.2 1 1 1 0 3 39 4.43
.T: 2:21. A: 39,143 (47,309).
Bickford
Smith
1.0 2 1 1 1 1 20 5.40
1.0 1 0 0 0 1 18 4.31
Romano, S,
36-39
1.1 0 0 0 1 1 24 2.40
7-6
Ty.Rogers, H,
0.2 2 1 0 1 1 33 3.17
Raley 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.89 29
East W L Pct. GB *WGB L10 Streak Home Away Ottavino, L, 1-6 0.0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2.87 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Doval, S, 38-46 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 20 3.03
x-Atlanta 99 55 .643 — — 5-5 W-2 48-27 51-28 Guardians 9, Orioles 8 Glasnow, L, 9-7 5.1 3 4 4 4 7 101 3.68
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Kelly 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 29 2.94 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Philadelphia 85 69 .552 14 +5 6-4 W-3 45-31 40-38 Baltimore AB R H BI BB SO Avg Walker 6.0 5 2 2 1 4 105 4.35 Diekman 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 17 2.28 Ferguson 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.51
Miami 79 75 .513 20 1 5-5 L-2 44-35 35-40 Henderson ss 4 3 2 1 1 1 .260 Strahm, H, 10 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.16 Adam 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 10 2.98 Stone, L, 1-1 4.1 3 3 3 2 5 82 9.00
Mets 71 83 .461 28 9 5-5 L-2 39-36 32-47 Rutschman c 5 1 1 0 0 1 .273 Soto, H, 22 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 13 4.87 E.Ramírez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 4 5.52 Yarbrough 3.2 5 2 2 1 5 67 3.12
Santander rf 4 1 3 3 0 1 .257 Hoffman, H, 11 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.52
Washington 68 87 .439 31½ 12½ 3-7 L-2 33-46 35-41 McKenna pr-lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 T: 2:46. A: 18,538 (25,025). T: 2:40. A: 52,887 (56,000).
Kimbrel, BS,
O'Hearn 1b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .310 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 18 3.27
Central W L Pct. GB *WGB L10 Streak Home Away Hicks cf-lf-rf 4 0 1 2 1 1 .292
23-27
z-Milwaukee 88 66 .571 — — 7-3 W-4 45-30 43-36 Hays lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Domínguez,
1.0 0 0 0 2 2 29 3.94
Braves 9, Nationals 6 Padres 4, Cardinals 2
Chicago 80 74 .519 8 — 3-7 W-1 43-36 37-38 Mullins ph-cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .241 W, 5-5
Atlanta AB R H BI BB SO Avg St. Louis AB R H BI BB SO Avg
Cincinnati 79 76 .510 9½ 1½ 5-5 L-3 37-42 42-34 Kjerstad dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 T: 3:09. A: 38,795 (42,901). Acuña Jr. rf 4 3 2 1 0 1 .337 Nootbaar cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .264
Mateo pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Albies 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .275
Pittsburgh 73 81 .474 15 7 7-3 W-3 38-40 35-41 Westburg 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .260 Riley 3b 3 2 2 4 0 1 .281
Edman 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .241
St. Louis 67 87 .435 21 13 4-6 L-4 33-45 34-42 Frazier ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Cubs 6, Rockies 0 Olson 1b 3 1 0 0 2 1 .278
Goldschmidt 1b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .271
Urías 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .266 Ozuna dh 4 1 1 3 0 1 .268 Walker rf 3 0 1 1 1 2 .275
West W L Pct. GB *WGB L10 Streak Home Away Totals 36 8 10 6 4 9 Colorado AB R H BI BB SO Avg Arcia ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .270 Palacios lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .266
x-Los Angeles 94 60 .610 — — 7-3 L-1 51-29 43-31 Blackmon rf 3 0 0 0 2 1 .281 Harris II cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 Herrera c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .308
Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO Avg Rodgers 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .252 Murphy c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Baker dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .206
Arizona 81 73 .526 13 +1 6-4 L-1 43-35 38-38 Kwan lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .276 Jones lf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .284 Pillar lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .223 Siani pr-dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
San Francisco 77 77 .500 17 3 3-7 W-1 43-32 34-45 Ramírez 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .280 Bryant 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Totals 34 9 10 9 3 6 Fermín 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .211
San Diego 76 78 .494 18 4 9-1 W-8 43-36 33-42 J.Naylor 1b 3 2 2 1 2 0 .313 McMahon 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247
Calhoun dh 3 0 1 2 0 2 .229 Washington AB R H BI BB SO Avg Winn ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .173
Colorado 56 97 .366 37½ 23½ 5-5 L-5 34-40 22-57 Laureano ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Díaz c 4 0 2 0 0 2 .271
Abrams ss 4 1 2 3 1 0 .247 Totals 35 2 8 2 4 12
Tovar ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .257
*WGB: Games behind third-place team in wild-card race Giménez 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .253 Thomas rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .271
Montero dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 San Diego AB R H BI BB SO Avg
x-clinched division; z-clinched playoff berth Arias ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Meneses dh 3 0 0 1 2 1 .278
Brennan rf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .266 Doyle cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .193 Smith 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Bogaerts ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .281
B.Naylor c 1 1 0 0 1 0 .237 Totals 30 0 6 0 7 9 Ruiz c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Tatis Jr. rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260
Friday Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 6:40 Fry c 3 0 1 2 0 1 .232 Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg García 2b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .261 Soto lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .270
St. Louis at San Diego, 8:40 Straw cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .228 Vargas 3b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .250 Machado dh 4 2 4 3 0 0 .253
Yankees 7, Arizona 1 Tauchman cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .256
Totals 38 9 13 9 4 6 Alu lf 2 1 2 1 1 0 .227 Choi 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 Crow-Armstrong
Philadelphia 5, Mets 4, 10 inn. 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Young cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .241 Cooper ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Atlanta at Washington, ppd. Baltimore 203 000 102 — 8 10 2 pr-cf
Cubs 6, Colorado 0 Totals 36 6 10 6 6 5 Kim 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .265
Milwaukee 16, Miami 1 Sunday Cleveland 210 300 102 — 9 13 3 Hoerner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Happ lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .246 Atlanta 301 020 300 — 9 10 0 Grisham cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .199
Atlanta 9, Washington 6 Mets at Philadelphia, 1:05 E: Santander (1), Henderson (12), Bieber (1), Washington 001 201 020 — 6 10 1 Batten 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .260
Bellinger 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .309
Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 5 Arizona at Yankees, 1:35 Kwan (3), Fry (3). LOB: Baltimore 7, Sullivan c 3 0 2 1 0 0 .203
Swanson ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 .250 E: Abrams (21). LOB: Atlanta 4, Washington
San Diego 4, St. Louis 2 Atlanta at Washington, 1:35, 1st game Cleveland 10. 2B: Santander (40), Henderson
Suzuki rf 4 2 3 3 0 1 .281 Totals 32 4 11 4 1 4
Milwaukee at Miami, 1:40 (28), Hicks (7), Calhoun (7), Brennan (24), 10. 2B: Acuña Jr. (34), Albies (28), Thomas
San Francisco 5, L.A. Dodgers 1 Kwan (35), Giménez (27), Fry (5). 3B: Urías
Young dh 3 1 1 2 0 1 .205 (35), García (16), Abrams (26). 3B: Vargas
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1:40 St. Louis 000 001 010 — 2 8 0
Saturday (3). RBIs: Santander 3 (89), Henderson (81), Canario ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 (2), Alu (1). HR: Acuña Jr. (40), off Corbin;
Colorado at Cubs, 2:20 Mastrobuoni 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .237 Riley (37), off Corbin; Ozuna (36), off
San Diego 010 001 02x — 4 11 0
Arizona at Yankees, 1:05 Hicks 2 (31), Calhoun 2 (22), Giménez (60),
St. Louis at San Diego, 4:10 Straw (29), Ramírez (80), J.Naylor (95), Amaya c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Machado. RBIs: Acuña Jr. (101), Riley 4 (96), LOB: St. Louis 10, San Diego 5. 2B: Nootbaar
Mets at Philadelphia, 4:05 Atlanta at Washington, 6:35, 2nd Totals 30 6 7 6 4 7
Brennan (41), Fry 2 (15). SB: Hicks (5), Albies (104), Ozuna 3 (90), Meneses (87), (23), Kim (21), Soto (30). 3B: Walker (2). HR:
Colorado at Cubs, 2:20 game Brennan (13). SF: Giménez, Calhoun. Vargas (31), Alu (14), Abrams 3 (62). SB:
Colorado 000 000 000 — 0 6 0 Winn (2), off Waldron; Machado (29), off
Milwaukee at Miami, 4:10 San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 Runners left in scoring position: Baltimore 5 Abrams (43), Young (8). CS: Harris II (4). SF:
Chicago 100 202 10x — 6 7 0 Hudson; Machado (30), off Liberatore. RBIs:
(Hays, Westburg, Mullins 3); Cleveland 6 Riley 2, Alu. Runners left in scoring position: Winn (6), Walker (48), Sullivan (6), Machado
(Fry 2, Calhoun 2, Arias, Laureano). RISP: LOB: Colorado 10, Chicago 6. 2B: Doyle (14).
Puzzles on Page 31 Baltimore 4 for 12; Cleveland 7 for 18. HR: Suzuki (20), off Davis; Young (2), off
Atlanta 2 (Ozuna, Pillar); Washington 6
(Smith 2, Vargas, Thomas, Ruiz 2). RISP:
3 (87). SB: Palacios (2), Edman (25). Runners
Hollowell. RBIs: Suzuki 3 (70), Young 2 (8), left in scoring position: St. Louis 6 (Fermín,
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Atlanta 2 for 7; Washington 1 for 16.
Swanson (80). SB: Hoerner (42), Edman 2, Herrera 2, Baker); San Diego 2
Kremer 3.1 7 6 3 2 3 91 4.25 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Wells 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 19 3.73 Mastrobuoni (11), Crow-Armstrong (1). (Choi, Bogaerts). RISP: St. Louis 1 for 10; San
Morton 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 24 3.64
Fujinami 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.88 Runners left in scoring position: Colorado 4 Tonkin, W, 7-2 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 42 4.09 Diego 3 for 8.
Coulombe 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 17 2.81 (McMahon, Doyle, Blackmon, Bryant); Vines, H, 1 3.1 3 3 3 3 1 61 4.40 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
J.López 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 19 6.10 Chicago 3 (Tauchman, Suzuki, Bellinger). Hand 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 18 6.75 Hudson 6.0 9 2 2 1 2 84 4.95
Hall 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 19 4.02 RISP: Colorado 0 for 7; Chicago 2 for 7. Johnson 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 10 0.83 VerHagen 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 12 4.01
Cano, L, 1-4, Colorado IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Iglesias, S, Liberatore, L,
0.1 2 2 2 1 0 8 2.19 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 17 2.79 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 15 5.52
BS, 7-13 Davis, L, 0-3 5.0 4 3 3 3 4 93 8.77 30-34 3-6
Hollowell 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 20 5.46
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Suter 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 22 3.56 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Bieber 5.0 6 5 4 1 5 81 3.91 Corbin, L, 10-
Karinchak, H, 13 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 20 3.19 Vodnik 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 1213.50 4.1 5 5 5 1 1 68 5.13 Waldron 5.2 3 1 1 2 9 96 4.58
14 Barlow 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 18 2.92
De Los Santos, Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Weems 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 22 3.14
1.0 2 1 1 2 1 23 3.45 Cosgrove, H, 5 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 8 1.89
BS, 0-3 Taillon, W, 8-10 6.0 4 0 0 4 7 101 5.05 Garcia 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 31 4.08
R.López, H, 6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0.00 Smyly 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 30 4.92 Machado 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 26 5.21 García, BS, 0-3 0.1 2 1 1 1 1 20 4.17
Clase, W, 3-9 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 28 3.18 Wesneski 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 17 4.85 La Sorsa 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 25 5.13 Suarez, W, 4-2 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 16 3.86
Solution to Very Easy #6,314 Solution to Difficult #6,104
T: 3:26. A: 22,567 (34,788). T: 2:38. A: 32,150 (41,363). T: 3:01. A: 36,297 (41,376). T: 2:41. A: 42,983 (40,222).
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Crawford ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 .265 Joe 1b 4 1 0 0 1 2 .239 Schanuel 1b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .284 Garcia 3b 4 1 0 0 1 2 .273
Rodríguez cf 4 1 0 0 0 2 .283 Williams ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Witt Jr. ss 5 1 1 1 0 2 .278
MLB 1 p.m. Braves at Nationals MLBN
Neto ss 4 0 0 0 1 3 .223
Raleigh c 5 1 2 3 0 0 .236 Reynolds dh 3 1 1 1 1 2 .269 Drury dh 5 1 2 0 0 1 .257 Velázquez rf 4 1 0 0 1 2 .236 1:05 p.m. Diamondbacks at Yankees YES, WFAN (660 AM)

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T.Hernández rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .262 Hayes 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .279 O'Hoppe c 4 1 1 2 0 0 .220 Waters rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 4 p.m. Blue Jays at Rays MLBN
Suárez 3b 5 1 2 1 0 2 .233 Andujar lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .278 Melendez lf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .234
Kelenic lf 1 0 1 0 4 0 .254 Suwinski pr-lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 .216
Adell cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .214 4:05 p.m. Mets at Phillies SNY, WCBS (880 AM)
Walsh rf 4 1 1 2 0 2 .143 Blanco lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
France 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .247 Triolo 2b-1b 3 1 2 1 2 1 .273 Olivares dh 2 1 1 1 1 0 .266 7 p.m. Mariners at Rangers MLBN
Grichuk lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .217
Canzone dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Peguero ss-2b 4 0 0 0 1 4 .237
Fletcher 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Loftin 2b 1 1 0 1 0 1 .364 10 p.m. Giants at Dodgers (in progress) MLBN
Haggerty ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Rodríguez c 5 1 1 1 0 2 .210
Stefanic 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .263 Massey 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Premier League: Nottingham Forest at
Rojas 2b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .262 Davis rf 4 1 1 1 0 3 .208 Porter c 2 1 0 0 1 2 .222 Soccer 10 a.m.
Moore ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Palacios rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Phillips pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
Pratto 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .228
Manchester City USA
Totals 36 5 8 5 6 7 Bae cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .237 Totals 36 6 9 6 3 10 Isbel cf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .232 12:30 p.m. Premier League: Everton at Brentford NBC
Texas AB R H BI BB SO Avg Totals 34 7 9 7 7 15 Minnesota AB R H BI BB SO Avg Totals 32 7 5 7 4 14 7:30 p.m. Red Bulls at DC United Apple TV+
Semien 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Cincinnati AB R H BI BB SO Avg Solano 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Houston AB R H BI BB SO Avg 7:30 p.m. Toronto FC at NYCFC Apple TV+
Seager ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .333 India 2b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .238 Kirilloff ph-1b 2 1 1 3 0 0 .267
Lowe 1b 4 1 0 1 0 1 .271 Friedl cf 2 2 2 2 3 0 .275 Polanco dh 4 0 2 1 1 1 .261
Altuve 2b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .314 College Noon Rutgers at Michigan BTN, WFAN (101.9 FM)
Peña ss 4 1 0 0 1 1 .260 Football Noon Army at Syracuse ACCN
Jung 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .279 Steer lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .268 Jeffers c 5 0 0 0 0 1 .267
García rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .242 Alvarez dh 4 0 1 1 1 1 .293
Encarnacion-
4 0 1 0 1 1 .269
Kepler rf 4 2 0 0 1 1 .251 Bregman 3b 3 1 0 0 2 0 .265 Noon Florida State at Clemson ABC
Heim c 3 1 1 1 1 1 .263
Garver dh 4 0 1 2 0 1 .268
Strand dh Castro 3b 4 2 1 0 1 1 .252 Tucker rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .282 Noon Kentucky at Vanderbilt SECN
Votto 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .199 Farmer ss 3 2 2 1 2 0 .249 J.Abreu 1b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .235
Taveras cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .272
Marte 3b 5 0 1 1 0 2 .295 Julien 2b 2 1 0 0 2 1 .266
Noon Oklahoma at Cincinnati Fox
Carter lf 2 2 1 3 1 0 .324 McCormick lf 3 1 1 3 1 1 .281
De La Cruz ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .231 Taylor cf 3 0 1 2 1 2 .228 Dubón cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .281 Noon SMU at TCU FS1
Totals 32 8 8 8 3 5 Benson rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Wallner lf 1 0 0 1 2 1 .245 Maldonado c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .189 Noon Tulsa at Northern Illinois CBSSN
Senzel ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237
Seattle 000 004 001 — 5 8 0
Fraley ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
Luplow ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Diaz ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Noon Auburn at Texas A&M ESPN
Texas 130 040 00x — 8 8 1 Totals 30 8 7 8 10 10 Totals 35 5 8 5 6 8
Fairchild pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Noon Virginia Tech at Marshall ESPN2
E: Jung (4). LOB: Seattle 11, Texas 3. 2B: Maile c 2 1 1 0 1 0 .231 Kansas City 400 003 000 — 7 5 0 Noon Western Kentucky at Troy ESPNU
Los Angeles 000 030 021 — 6 9 1
Kelenic (25), Raleigh (23), Jung (25). HR: Stephenson ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Houston 110 000 030 — 5 8 1
Raleigh (30), off Dunning; Seager (32), off
Minnesota 010 201 40x — 8 7 0 12:30 p.m. Georgetown at Columbia SNY
Totals 33 5 7 5 7 10
Miller; Carter (3), off Miller. RBIs: Raleigh 3 E: Fletcher (1). LOB: Los Angeles 6, E: Altuve (5). LOB: Kansas City 6, Houston 9. 3:30 p.m. Colorado at Oregon ABC
(74), Rojas (12), Suárez (90), Seager (94), Pittsburgh 000 112 201 — 7 9 0 2B: Olivares (22), Alvarez (22), Dubón (26).
Minnesota 10. 2B: Polanco 2 (18), Farmer
3B: Witt Jr. (9), Tucker (4). HR: J.Abreu (17),
3:30 p.m. BYU at Kansas ESPN
Carter 3 (8), Lowe (80), Heim (91), Garver 2 Cincinnati 010 022 000 — 5 7 1 (13). 3B: Castro (5). HR: Walsh (4), off López; 3:30 p.m. Boston College at Louisville ACCN

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(48). SB: Carter (3). Runners left in scoring off Ragans; McCormick (21), off Kowar.
E: De La Cruz (14). LOB: Pittsburgh 9, O'Hoppe (12), off Thielbar; Kirilloff (10), off
position: Seattle 5 (France 2, Crawford 2,
Cincinnati 10. 2B: Andujar (6), Steer (34). Daniel. RBIs: Walsh 2 (11), Schanuel (5),
RBIs: Witt Jr. (92), Melendez (54), Olivares 3:30 p.m. Duke at UConn CBSSN
Rojas); Texas 2 (Taveras, García). RISP: (32), Loftin (9), Pratto (33), Isbel 2 (32), 3:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech at Nebraska BTN
HR: Hayes (15), off Abbott; Davis (6), off O'Hoppe 2 (26), Stefanic (4), Taylor 2 (49),
Seattle 3 for 10; Texas 3 for 6. Alvarez (94), J.Abreu (83), McCormick 3
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Abbott; Triolo (3), off Farmer; Rodríguez (3), Wallner (35), Kirilloff 3 (38), Farmer (41), (68). SB: Olivares (11). SF: Loftin. S: Porter. 3:30 p.m. Maryland at Michigan State NBC, Peacock
off Farmer; Friedl (15), off Stratton. RBIs: Polanco (47). SF: Kirilloff 2. Runners left in
Miller, L, 8-6 4.1 6 6 6 1 2 75 4.17 Hayes (61), Davis (21), Triolo (19), Runners left in scoring position: Kansas City 3:30 p.m. Miami (Fla.) at Temple ESPN2
scoring position: Los Angeles 3 (Drury 3); 2 (Garcia, Pratto); Houston 5 (McCormick,
Saucedo 0.1 1 2 2 2 0 17 3.74 Rodríguez (11), Reynolds (79), Andujar (17),
Minnesota 7 (Jeffers 5, Kirilloff 2). RISP: Los
3:30 p.m. Ole Miss at Alabama CBS
Thornton 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2.11 Suwinski (68), India (58), Votto (38), Marte Dubón, Peña, Tucker, Alvarez). RISP: Kansas
Speier 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 12 3.93 Angeles 3 for 7; Minnesota 3 for 10. City 3 for 8; Houston 2 for 13. 3:30 p.m. UCLA at Utah Fox
(10), Friedl 2 (59). SB: Friedl (25), De La Cruz
Campbell 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 21 3.16 2 (31), Bae (24). SF: Suwinski, India. RISP: Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 4 p.m. Oklahoma State at Iowa State FS1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Pittsburgh 2 for 10; Cincinnati 2 for 10. Suarez 1.2 2 1 1 2 3 39 9.10 Ragans, W, 5-1 6.0 3 2 2 4 5 93 2.34 4 p.m. Rice at South Florida ESPNU
Dunning, W, Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Daniel, L, 0-1 4.1 3 3 3 5 6 91 3.68 Snider 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 21 4.00 4 p.m. UTSA at Tennessee SECN
5.1 4 4 4 2 2 76 3.88 Jackson 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 34 4.70 Diaz 2.0 2 4 1 3 1 4310.29 Kowar 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 18 5.88
11-6
Ortiz 3.2 4 3 3 2 5 81 4.96 McArthur, S, 6:30 p.m. Georgia Tech at Wake Forest PIX11
Stratton 0.1 1 0 0 2 1 15 2.22 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 19 5.59
Heaney, H, 1 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 34 4.35 Hernandez 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 13 4.60 2-2 7 p.m. Appalachian State at Wyoming CBSSN
López, W, 11-8 6.0 5 3 3 1 7 90 3.61
Chapman 1.0 3 1 1 1 2 21 3.29 Stratton, W, 1-0 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 11 3.00
Varland, H, 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11 4.82 Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 7 p.m. Arizona at Stanford Pac-12
Borucki, H, 8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.65
T: 2:39. A: 35,431 (40,000). Mlodzinski, Thielbar 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 20 2.45 Valdez, L, 12-11 5.1 4 7 6 3 10 92 3.39 7 p.m. Arkansas at LSU ESPN
1.0 0 0 0 1 1 11 1.93 Duran, S, 27-32 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 34 2.54 Maton 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.14 7 p.m. Oregon State at Washington State Fox
H, 9
Stanek 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 10 3.99
Brewers 16, Marlins 1 Bednar, S, 37-40 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 20 2.08 T: 2:50. A: 32,006 (38,544). Montero 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 26 4.96
7:30 p.m. Iowa at Penn State CBS
Milwaukee AB R H BI BB SO Avg Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Neris 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11 1.84 7:30 p.m. Memphis vs. Missouri (in St. Louis) ESPNU
Yelich lf 4 4 3 5 1 0 .276 Abbott 4.1 4 2 2 2 7 84 3.70 Athletics 8, Tigers 2 T: 2:38. A: 41,033 (41,000). 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Northwestern BTN
Sims 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.34
Monasterio 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
Farmer, BS, 3-9 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 21 4.11
7:30 p.m. Mississippi State at South Carolina SECN
Contreras c 3 1 1 1 2 0 .284 Detroit AB R H BI BB SO Avg
7:30 p.m. Ohio State at Notre Dame NBC
Caratini c
Santana 1b
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Gibaut, L, 8-4,
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College Football 7:30 p.m. Texas at Baylor ABC
Canha dh 4 1 1 2 1 0 .306 Cruz 1.1 0 0 0 0 4 21 4.00 Torkelson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .230 EAST 7:30 p.m. UAB at Georgia ESPN2
Tellez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Duarte 0.1 0 1 1 3 0 26 3.60 Cabrera dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Harvard 34, Brown 31
Frelick rf-lf 6 1 1 1 0 0 .269 Law 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 7 3.62
8 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh ACCN
Carpenter rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .289 SOUTH
Adames ss 2 3 1 0 2 1 .214
T: 3:34. A: 37,551 (43,891). Nevin 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .198 8 p.m. Central Florid at Kansas State FS1
Anderson rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 NC State 24, Virginia 21
Báez ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .220 MIDWEST 10:30 p.m. California at Washington ESPN
Donaldson 3b 5 1 1 3 0 0 .216
Turang 2b-ss 5 2 2 1 0 1 .220
Kelly c 3 1 1 2 0 1 .190 Wisconsin 38, Purdue 17 10:30 p.m. Kent State at Fresno State CBSSN
Red Sox 3, White Sox 2 Short 2b 2 0 0 0 1 2 .205
Perkins cf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .226 FAR WEST 10:30 p.m. USC at Arizona State Fox
Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg Totals 32 2 5 2 1 11 Air Force 45, San Jose St. 20
Totals 42 16 15 16 7 2
Anderson ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250
NHL 12 a.m. Coyotes vs. Kings
Boise St. at San Diego St., (n)
Miami AB R H BI BB SO Avg Moncada 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .259 Oakland AB R H BI BB SO Avg Preseason (Sun.) (in Melbourne, Australia) NHLN
Arraez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .354 Noda 1b 5 1 2 0 0 3 .234
Robert Jr. cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .264 DP World Tour: The Cazoo Open
Gelof 2b 3 1 1 1 2 0 .277 Golf 7:30 a.m.
Berti 3b
Soler dh
2 1 2 1 1 0 .285
2 0 1 0 0 1 .245
Jiménez dh
Vaughn 1b
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3
1
0
1
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0 1 0 .271
1 1 1 .261 Brown rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .221 CFL De France, 3rd Round Golf
Stallings ph-dh-p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .195 Andrus 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Rooker dh 3 2 1 1 0 0 .241 East Division
1 p.m. LIV Golf Chicago, 2nd Round PIX11
Bell 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Thompson rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .203 Kemp lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .209 W L T Pct PF PA Champions Tour: The Pure Insurance
Gurriel ph-1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Remillard lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Ruiz lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 .251 y-Toronto 11 1 0 .917 410 264 6 p.m.
Chisholm Jr. cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .248 Sheets ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Montreal 6 7 0 .462 296 322
Championship, 2nd Round Golf
Butler cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .222
Edwards ph-2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .274 Benintendi lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .191 Hamilton 6 7 0 .462 284 349 5 a.m. (Sun.) LPGA: The Solheim Cup: Final Day Golf
Burger 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .306 Lee c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .077
Soderstrom c 1 0 0 0 1 1 .170 Ottawa 4 10 0 .286 348 379 MMA 4 p.m. Bellator 299 Main Card: Eblen vs. Edwards SHO
Wendle ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Totals 32 2 7 2 2 9 West Division
De La Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Langeliers ph-c 2 1 1 3 0 1 .202
W L T Pct PF PA UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot;
Boston AB R H BI BB SO Avg Allen ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .206 7 p.m.
Sánchez rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .258 Rafaela 2b-cf 2 1 0 1 0 0 .295 x-Winnipeg 10 4 0 .714 448 292 Mitchell vs. Ige ESPN+
Hampson ss-2b-cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .281 Totals 32 8 9 8 4 9 BC 10 4 0 .714387 308
Devers 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .277 WTA Guangzhou- Singles Final;
Fortes c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .206 Saskatchewan 6 8 0 .429303 425 Tennis 6 a.m.
Totals 31 1 5 1 5 8
Turner dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Detroit 000 020 000 — 2 5 1 Calgary 4 9 0 .308306 350 ATP Zhuhai- Early Rounds Tennis
Verdugo rf 1 0 0 0 3 0 .268
Duvall cf-lf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .248
Oakland 100 004 30x — 8 9 0 Edmonton 4 11 0 .267309 402 7:30 a.m. ATP Zhuhai- Early Rounds Tennis
Milwaukee 0(12)0013 000 —16 15 1 Week 16: x-clinched playoff berth;
Miami 000 000 010 — 1 5 0
Yoshida lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .285 E: Báez (19). LOB: Detroit 4, Oakland 6. 2B: 4 p.m. Laver Cup: Europe vs. World Tennis
Reyes pr-2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 y-clinched division
Story ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .194
Ibáñez (22), Cabrera (17), Báez 2 (16), Gelof
Friday
8 p.m. WTA Guadalajara- Singles Final Tennis
E: Santana (3). LOB: Milwaukee 8, Miami 8. (20), Brown (19). HR: Kelly (1), off
2B: Santana (6), Canha (10), Perkins 2 (7), Dalbec 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .310 Ottawa 36, Saskatchewan 28 10 p.m. Laver Cup: Europe vs. World Tennis
Waldichuk; Rooker (29), off Vest; Langeliers
Yelich (32), Sánchez (23). HR: Donaldson (3), Wong c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .240
(21), off Holton. RBIs: Kelly 2 (5), Gelof (28),
British Columbia 37, Edmonton 29 2 a.m. ATP Zhuhai, ATP Chengdu-
off Okert; Yelich (18), off Hoeing; Yelich Totals 27 3 7 3 3 4 Saturday (Sun.) Quarterfinals Tennis
Rooker (65), Langeliers 3 (60), Ruiz 2 (44), Montreal at Calgary, 4pm
(19), off Soriano; Berti (4), off Wilson. RBIs: Chicago 000 002 000 — 2 7 0 NHRA: The betway NHRA Carolina
Butler (10). SB: Ruiz 2 (63). CS: Kemp (4). SF: Hamilton at Toronto, 7pm
Donaldson 3 (10), Contreras (75), Santana 2 Boston 000 010 02x — 3 7 0 Auto Racing 9:30 a.m.
(25), Canha 2 (32), Frelick (24), Turang (34), Butler. Runners left in scoring position: Nationals, Qualifying FS1
Perkins (18), Yelich 5 (75), Berti (29). SB: LOB: Chicago 6, Boston 7. 2B: Thompson (2). Detroit 3 (Cabrera, Carpenter, Kelly); NASCAR Cup Series: The AutoTrader
Turang (25).RISP: Milwaukee 10 for 17;
Miami 0 for 5.
RBIs: Vaughn (78), Thompson (3), Rafaela
(5), Duvall (57), Yoshida (71). SB: Robert Jr. 2
Oakland 4 (Kemp, Langeliers, Brown 2).
RISP: Detroit 1 for 5; Oakland 2 for 9.
Friday’s Crossword 12:30 p.m. EchoPark Automotive 400, Playoffs - Round
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
(19). CS: Story (3). SF: Rafaela, Duvall. S:
Remillard, Wong. RISP: Chicago 2 for 9; Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Answers of 12, Practice and Qualifying
NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Andy's Frozen
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Burnes, W, Boston 1 for 5. Gipson-Long 5.0 4 1 1 3 4 89 2.40 3:30 p.m.
10-8
5.0 2 0 0 2 6 97 3.46
Vest, L, 2-1, Custard 300, Playoffs - Round of 12 USA
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 0.1 2 3 2 0 1 16 3.18
Megill 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 27 3.48 Toussaint 6.1 5 1 1 2 2 92 5.11 BS, 2-5 Pro Motocross Championship: World
10 p.m.
Chafin 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 20 7.24 Shaw, H, 4 0.2 0 1 1 0 1 21 4.76 Holton 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 14 2.22 Championship Final USA
Wilson 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 8 2.68 Crochet, L, 0-
0.2 2 1 1 1 1 26 4.22
Wingenter 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 28 6.60 12:55 a.m.
Tellez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 13 0.00 2, BS, 0-1 Cisnero 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 10 5.59 F1: Japanese Grand Prix ESPN2
Ramirez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00
(Sun.)
Miami IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Chargois 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.40
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Horse Noon FanDuel Racing MSGSN
Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Waldichuk,
Okert, L, 3-2 0.2 1 4 4 3 1 30 4.66 Sale 5.0 3 0 0 1 7 90 4.42 6.0 4 2 2 0 7 101 5.29 Racing 1 p.m. America's Day at the Races FS2
Hoeing 3.0 10 9 9 0 1 69 5.17 W, 4-8
Whitlock, BS, World Cup Group Stage:
Soriano 1.2 2 3 3 2 0 37 3.96 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 51 5.30 Erceg, H, 10 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 13 5.05 Rugby 8 a.m.
Cueto 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.19 0-1 Jiménez 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 20 3.20 Georgia vs. Portugal CNBC
Llovera, W, 1-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 10 5.06
World Cup Group Stage:
R

Stallings 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 30 0.00 Neal 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 10 7.33

Martin, S, 3-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.05 11:30 a.m.
T: 2:53. A: 15,884 (37,446). T: 2:42. A: 37,102 (37,755). T: 2:42. A: 8,751 (46,847). England v. Chile CNBC
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New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

College Football By THOMAS CASALE misleading boxscores this season. Ole

Saturday actionnetwork.com Miss was tied with Tulane, which was
Favorite PTS (O/U) Underdog missing its starting quarterback, heading
Florida State 2.5 (55.5) CLEMSON It’s a huge Saturday in college football, into the fourth quarter. Two scores in
MICHIGAN 24 (44.5) Rutgers with multiple games that will help de- the final 1:53 gave the Rebels a 37-20 win,
cide both conference and playoff posi- but the game was close throughout.
NFL Week 3 Oklahoma 14 (56.5) CINCINNATI tioning. One of those games is Missis- They also scored three touchdowns in
Sunday TEXAS A&M 8.5 (51.5) Auburn sippi traveling to face Alabama with the final five minutes versus Georgia
Favorite PTS (O/U) Underdog Kentucky 13.5 (50.5) VANDERBILT Nick Saban’s crew laying around a Tech to blow that game open.
touchdown. In those two wins, the Rebels allowed
Patriots 2.5 (36.5) JETS TCU 7 (62.5) Smu
People are down on the Crimson Tide, an average of 139 rushing yards. Look for
BROWNS 3.5 (39.5) Titans SYRACUSE 13.5 (49.5) Army and I get it. This isn’t one of Saban’s best Alabama to exploit this weakness.
LIONS 3 (46) Falcons MARSHALL 5.5 (41.5) Virginia Tech teams and they still have question marks The look-ahead line for this game was
NO. ILLINOIS 3.5 (54.5) Tulsa at quarterback heading into October. Alabama -15.5. Now the Tide are laying
PACKERS 1.5 (42.5) Saints However, I like the decision to go back only 6.5. Give me the rare value on Ala-
DOLPHINS 6.5 (48) Broncos TROY 3.5 (57.5) W. Kentucky to Jalen Milroe. While not a great passer, bama as they roll at home.
VIKINGS 1 (54) Chargers TOLEDO 2`.5 (53.5) W. Michigan he gives the Tide their best chance to THE PLAY: Alabama -7.
Georgia compete for an SEC title. Thomas Casale handicaps college foot-
Bills 6.5 (43) COMMANDERS Southern 6.5 (60.5) BALL STATE
The Rebels have been the kings of ball for Action Network.
JAGUARS 8.5 (44.5) Texans OREGON 21 (70.5) Colorado
RAVENS 8.5 (44) Colts UTAH 3.5 (52.5) Ucla
SEAHAWKS 5.5 (42) Panthers ALABAMA 7 (55.5) Ole Miss Pitching Form
CHIEFS 12.5 (48) Bears Miami (Fla.) 23.5 (46.5) TEMPLE (Game time) 2023 '23 vs OPP CAREER LAST 3 STARTS
W-L ERA *REC W-L ERA vs OPP W-L IP ERA
Cowboys 12.5 (43) CARDINALS Duke 21.5 (44.5) UCONN D'Backs Davies (R) 2-5 6.81 9-8 0-0 0.00 0-0 0-0 11.0 9.00
RAIDERS 2.5 (43) Steelers Maryland 7.5 (52.5) MICHIGAN ST. Yankees Rodon (L) (1:05pm) 3-6 5.90 3-9 — — 0-2 1-2 15.1 6.46
Mets Quintana (L) 3-5 3.02 3-8 0-0 0.00 0-1 2-0 18.2 2.41
Monday KANSAS 9.5 (54.5) Byu
Phillies Wheeler (R) (4:05pm) 12-6 3.63 18-12 0-0 8.44 4-4 2-0 17.0 3.71
Eagles 4.5 (46) BUCCANEERS LOUISVILLE 14 (54.5) Boston College Angels Rosenberg (L) 1-2 5.48 1-1 0-0 0.00 0-0 1-1 15.2 2.30
BENGALS 2.5 (43.5) Rams Texas Tech 6 (55.5) WEST VIRGINIA Twins Gray (R) (2:10pm) 8-7 2.84 14-16 0-0 0.00 0-2 1-1 17.0 2.12
Tigers TBD — — — — — — — — —
ILLINOIS 15.5 (45.5) Florida Atlantic Athletics Boyle (R) (4:07pm) 0-0 0.00 0-1 0-0 0.00 0-0 0-0 3.0 0.00
MLB NEBRASKA 20.5 (46.5) Louisiana Tech White Sox Cease (R) 7-8 4.86 15-16 0-0 0.00 0-1 1-1 16.2 4.32
Saturday UMASS 3.5 (48.5) New Mexico Red Sox Pivetta (R) (4:10pm) 9-9 4.48 6-8 0-0 0.00 1-0 0-2 16.1 4.41
Blue Jays Ryu (L) 3-3 2.62 6-3 0-0 0.00 0-0 0-2 15.2 2.87
Favorite Money Line Underdog BOWLING
Ohio 13.5 (44.5) GREEN
Rays Littell (R) (4:10pm) 3-6 4.12 5-8 0-0 54.00 0-0 0-2 19.2 2.29
YANKEES OFF Diamondbacks Orioles Means (L) 0-1 3.60 1-1 0-0 0.00 1-2 0-1 14.0 3.86
TENNESSEE 23.5 (60.5) Utsa Guardians Quantrill (R) (6:10pm) 3-6 5.26 8-9 0-1 16.62 1-2 1-0 17.2 1.53
PHILLIES $160-190 Mets Mariners Gilbert (R) 13-6 3.77 17-13 0-1 2.70 2-1 1-1 17.1 5.71
IOWA STATE 3.5 (36.5) Oklahoma St.
Braves $190-235 NATIONALS Rangers Montgomery (L) (7:05pm) 9-11 3.38 10-20 0-0 0.00 0-1 1-1 19.2 2.75
Rice 2.5 (58) SOUTH FLORIDA Royals Lyles (R) 4-17 6.43 5-24 0-1 6.00 2-3 0-2 16.1 7.71
TWINS $160-190 Angels
J’SONVILLE ST. 6.5 (51.5) E. Michigan Astros France (R) (7:10pm) 11-5 3.84 13-9 0-0 10.38 0-0 1-0 15.1 6.46
CUBS $175-210 Rockies WAKE FOREST 3.5 (58.5) Georgia Tech Braves Wright (R) 0-3 7.71 3-4 3-0 3.15 4-1 0-2 9.0 13.00
Nationals Adon (R) (1:05pm) 2-3 6.28 5-3 0-0 0.00 0-0 0-2 14.0 7.07
Brewers $105-125 MARLINS Liberty 10 (52.5) Florida Intl’ Rockies Flexen (R) 1-8 7.19 3-11 0-1 12.91 0-1 0-2 13.0 9.00
RAYS $115-135 Blue Jays Oregon State 3 (58.5) WASH. STATE Cubs Stroman (R) (2:20pm) 10-8 3.76 12-11 0-0 0.00 4-2 0-2 10.0 15.30
Brewers Woodruff (R) 5-1 1.89 7-3 1-0 0.00 3-0 2-0 22.0 0.41
RED SOX $120-140 White Sox LSU 17.5 (55.5) Arkansas Marlins Luzardo (L) (4:10pm) 10-9 3.68 18-12 0-1 10.80 0-1 1-1 17.0 4.24
Orioles $125-145 GUARDIANS FLORIDA 28 (48.5) Charlotte Pirates TBD — — — — — — — — —
Reds Phillips (R) (6:40pm) 1-0 5.74 3-0 0-0 0.00 0-0 1-0 15.2 5.74
PADRES $125-145 Cardinals Arizona 12.5 (60.5) STANFORD
Cardinals Woodford (R) 2-2 5.32 2-4 0-0 0.00 0-0 1-0 14.0 5.79
RANGERS -110-110 Mariners MID TENN. ST. 4 (51.5) Colorado St. Padres Martinez (R) (8:40pm) 5-4 3.73 4-3 0-0 0.00 0-2 0-0 9.0 0.00

ATHLETICS OFF Tigers HOUSTON 11.5 (37.5) Sam Houston St. Giants TBD — — — — — — — — —
Dodgers Kershaw (L) (9:10pm) 12-4 2.52 16-6 1-0 3.00 25-15 1-0 14.0 2.57
REDS OFF Pirates WYOMING 3 (43.5) Appalachian St. * REC: Won-lost record of pitcher's team in games he has started.
ASTROS OFF Royals Southern Miss 6.5 (48.5) ARKANSAS ST.
TEXAS STATE 17.5 (59.5) Nevada
DODGERS OFF Giants
Ohio State 3.5 (55.5) NOTRE DAME

O’s have ways and Means

WNBA Semifinals GEORGIA 40.5 (54.5) Uab
Sunday- Game 1 Texas 16.5 (48.5) BAYLOR
Favorite PTS (O/U) Underdog PENN STATE 14.5 (38.5) Iowa
S. CAROLINA 6.5 (47.5) Mississippi St. Bottle of white. Bottle of red. Perhaps rusty frames. He was better the second
LIBERTY .5 (162.5) Sun a more worthy gift instead. time around, limiting the high-octane
Minnesota 11.5 (39.5) N’WESTERN Times are tough. Farewell tour for the Astros to one run. The Guardians’ Cal
ACES 10.5 (174.5) Wings North Carolina 7.5 (50.5) PITTSBURGH Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera. The future Hall Quantrill gave up two runs over 5 2/3
KANSAS STATE 4.5 (52.5) Central Florida of Famer’s last stop was Oakland, and innings at K.C. and has won once in his
CFL the Athletics gifted Cabrera with a $90 last 10 games. Play $50 on the Orioles.
James Madison 4.5 (52.5) UTAH STATE
Saturday bottle of wine. -$
Unlv 1.5 (50.5) UTEP There’s a $7 bottle of Cold Duck waiting Get that Cold Duck ready. We’re dead
Favorite PTS (O/U) Underdog
Usc 34.5 (62.5) ARIZONA ST. for Stitches if this season continues to ducks after the heavily favored Astros
Alouettes 1.5 (47.5) STAMPEDERS WASHINGTON 20.5 (57.5) California spiral. The Orioles visit Cleveland. were crowned by the Royals 7-5.
ARGONAUTS 9.5 (49.5) TIGER-CATS FRESNO STATE 27.5 (47.5) Kent State Baltimore’s John Means returned Sept. 12 Framber Valdez responsible for all
after having surgery on his throwing seven runs. Down -1,227 rustystaubs.
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Home Team Lineups HOME AWAY
ODDS & ENDS

Seminoles set for

TODAY SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI
September 23 Sept. 24 Sept. 25 Sept. 26 Sept. 27 Sept. 28 Sept. 29 NFL
Arizona Week 3
1:05 Ariz. Tor. Tor. Tor. K.C. Sunday specials
YES 1:35 NO 7:07 7:07 7:07 8:10 Highest-scoring game
WFAN YES GAME YES Amaz. YES YES

ACC dominance
660 AM/ WFAN WFAN WFAN WFAN WFAN MATCHUP ODDS
101.9 FM Chargers at Vikings +200
Philadelphia Bears at Chiefs +800
Phila. Mia. Mia. Mia. Phila.
4:05 Broncos at Dolphins 10/1
1:05 NO 7:10 7:10 7:10 7:10
SNY
PIX11 GAME SNY SNY SNY SNY Falcons at Lions 10/1
WCBS
WCBS WCBS WCBS WCBS WCBS
880 AM Bills at Commanders 12/1 By MICHAEL CALABRESE tion and I foresee a performance similar
Texans at Jaguars 12/1 actionnetwork.com to his masterpiece against LSU three
(Pre.) (Pre.) (Pre.) (Pre.) Colts at Ravens 12/1 weeks ago (95.1 QBR).
NO Bost. NO NYI NO NJD NYI The betting menu this weekend is
GAME 5:00 GAME 7:00 GAME 7:00 7:00 Titans at Browns 14/1
filled with top-25 matchups and abso- Liberty at FIU
MSG MSG MSG MSG Cowboys at Cardinals 14/1 lutely teeming with College Football Recommendation: FIU +10: Mike
Steelers at Raiders 14/1 Playoff implications. As such, I’ve de- MacIntyre is a turnaround specialist, as
(Pre.) (Pre.) Panthers at Seahawks 18/1 cided to start my card with a marquee evidenced by his phenomenal work at

nypost.com
(Pre.)
NO NO NO NYR
Phila.
NO NYR Saints at Packers 20/1 game before heading to the bottom of San Jose State and Colorado. He won
GAME GAME GAME 7:00 GAME 7:00 the board, where true value lies on most national coach of the year at Colorado
7:00 Patriots at Jets 30/1
MSGSN MSGSN
college football Saturdays. in 2016, and now he’s up to his old tricks
Highest-scoring team at FIU, having helped the Panthers im-
(Pre.)
Phila. (Pre.)
TEAM ODDS Florida State at Clemson prove their win total by three in his first
NO NO 7:00 NO NO NYR NO Chiefs +600 Recommendation: Florida State season.
GAME GAME (Pre.) GAME GAME 7:00 GAME Vikings +900 -2.5: The winner of this annual The Panthers are off to their first 3-1
Mtl. MSGSN heavyweight matchup has won the start since 2017 with a feisty offense led
7:00 Cowboys +900
ACC in nine of the past 10 seasons. by a lefty true freshman at quarterback.
Dolphins 11/1
Semis. Semis. Semis.
The stakes remain just as high in this Keyone Jenkins, whom MacIntyre
Ravens 12/1 one, with Clemson teetering on the flipped from Auburn, is a bit of a high-
NO Conn. NO Conn. NO NO Conn.
GAME 1:00 GAME 8:00 GAME GAME 7:30 Chargers 14/1 edge of becoming a conference also- school legend in Miami. Jenkins won
ESPN ESPN2 ESPN2 Bills 14/1 ran, and Florida State hoping to so- three straight state titles as Miami Cen-
Jaguars 14/1 lidify itself as a national title con- tral’s starting quarterback and took
Lions 16/1 tender. home the Miami-Dade County Offen-
D.C. United
NO NO NO NO NO NO Seahawks 20/1
The key in this game will be the Clem- sive Player of the Year last fall. The
7:30 son offense, which remains a work in crafty lefty wasted no time overtaking
GAME GAME GAME GAME GAME GAME
Apple TV+ Raiders 20/1
progress through three weeks. Garrett entrenched starter Grayson James, and
Packers 25/1 Riley, who was highly sough after as an has led FIU to three straight one-pos-
Browns 30/1 offensive coordinator, was brought in to session wins. He has palpable chemistry
Toronto
NO NO NO NO NO NO Falcons 30/1 give the Clemson offense a bite. After a with Kris Mitchell, who reeled in 18 re-
7:30 disastrous opener against Duke, how- ceptions for 368 yards and four scores
GAME GAME GAME GAME GAME GAME Patriots 40/1
Apple TV+
Steelers 40/1
ever, I remain on the fence when it since Jenkins took over as FIU’s QB1.
comes to sophomore quarterback Cade Toss in MacIntyre’s 10-4 ATS record
Jets 50/1
Monday, Oct. 2 Sunday Klubnik. As TCU’s offensive coordina- as a home ’dog as a G5 head coach, and I
Saints 50/1 tor last season, Riley unlocked Max couldn’t pass up fading a Liberty de-
Seattle
New England Broncos 50/1 Duggan’s potential and consistently fense that can’t stop the run at all
8:15 p.m.
1 p.m.
TV - ABC, ESPN
TV - CBS Commanders 50/1 dialed up plays for the senior quar- (123rd in PPA on the ground).
WFAN (660 AM/
ESPN (98.7 FM) Colts 50/1 terback to stretch the defense.
101.9 FM)
Titans 50/1 Klubnik remains a check-down Colorado State at
Texans 66/1
artist through three weeks, evi- Middle Tennessee
denced by his cautious 6.5 yards Recommendation: Colo-
Panthers 66/1 per attempt average. rado State +130 on the
Bears 66/1 That timid approach moneyline: Even in de-
Cardinals 100/1 won’t fly against a Flor- feat, the Rams looked
WNBA ida State defense that like a bowl team to me
Odds to win successfully applies against Colorado. Now
2023 championship pressure with and with- that CSU has put to-
out blitzing. The Semi- gether an adequate of-
TEAM ODDS
noles sacked LSU’s Jay- fensive line, the Rams
Las Vegas Aces -160 den Daniels four times have serious upside of-
New York Liberty +160 in the opener and fensively. Redshirt
Connecticut Sun 12/1 Clemson will certainly freshman Brayden
Dallas Wings 30/1 have a matchup prob- Fowler-Nicolosi threw
lem on the edge in Jared for 367 yards and his re-
MLS Verse. I foresee a ceiving corps, including a
Toronto FC bounce-back game for the Gronk-ish Dallin Holker, look
at NYCFC (Sat.)
Florida State offense, borderline unstoppable. If they
3-WAY BETTING ODDS which seemed flum- can weather the first-half sus-
Toronto FC +500 moxed by the weather pension of pass-rushing special-
Draw +350 (35 mph gusts) against ist Mohamed Kamara, they could
NYCFC -210 Boston College. Jor- win this game going away against
dan Travis has shown a lowly Middle Tennessee team.
Red Bulls
he’s capable of ele- Don’t fall for the letdown, long-
at DC United (Sat.)
vating his game road-trip narrative — the Rams are
USA Today Sports

3-WAY BETTING ODDS against elite competi- the better team with a high-pow-
Red Bulls +200 ered offense.
Draw +240
Trey Benson Michael Calabrese analyzes college
DC United +125 football for Action Network.
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LIV Golf Chicago
EAST W L D Pts GF GA
At Rich Harvest Farms; Sugar Grove, Ill.;
Cincinnati 17 4 8 59 47 33 Purse: $25 million; Yardage: 7,367; Par: 71
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First Round
Orlando City 14 7 8 50 45 36 Jediah Morgan ........................ 66 66 -5
Louis Oosthuizen .................... 66 66 -5
Columbus 14 9 6 48 60 41 Sebastian Munoz .................... 66 66 -5
Philadelphia 14 8 6 48 51 35 Sergio Garcia........................... 66 66 -5
Anirban Lahiri ......................... 66 66 -5
New England 13 6 9 48 47 34 Jason Kokrak ........................... 67 67 -4
Marc Leishman ....................... 67 67 -4
Atlanta 12 8 10 46 57 46 Joaquin Niemann .................... 67 67 -4
Patrick Reed ............................ 67 67 -4
New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

Nashville 12 9 7 43 35 27
Scott Vincent........................... 67 67 -4
CF Montréal 11 14 4 37 29 41 Carlos Ortiz ............................. 67 67 -4
Thomas Pieters ....................... 67 67 -4
D.C. United 9 12 9 36 38 39 Dean Burmester ...................... 67 67 -4
Charl Schwartzel .................... 67 67 -4
NYCFC 7 10 13 34 30 36 Charles Howell III.................... 67 67 -4
Chicago 8 12 9 33 32 45 Matthew Wolff ........................ 68 68 -3
Dustin Johnson........................ 68 68 -3
Charlotte FC 7 9 12 33 36 45 Peter Uihlein............................ 68 68 -3
Cameron Tringale ................... 68 68 -3
Inter Miami CF 9 15 4 31 36 44 Eugenio Chacarra ................... 68 68 -3
Abraham Ancer....................... 68 68 -3
Red Bulls 7 12 10 31 25 34 Brooks Koepka ........................ 68 68 -3
Toronto FC 4 15 10 22 24 45 Talor Gooch ............................. 68 68 -3
Bryson DeChambeau.............. 68 68 -3
Brendan Steele........................ 69 69 -2
WEST W L D Pts GF GA Cameron Smith ....................... 69 69 -2
St. Louis City SC 15 10 5 50 56 38 Lee Westwood ........................ 69 69 -2
Bubba Watson......................... 69 69 -2
Seattle FC 12 9 9 45 37 31 Ian Poulter ............................... 69 69 -2
Sam Horsfield.......................... 69 69 -2
Los Angeles FC 12 9 8 44 44 34 Henrik Stenson........................ 69 69 -2
Houston 12 10 7 43 41 33 Branden Grace ........................ 69 69 -2
Matt Jones ............................... 70 70 -1
Vancouver 11 9 8 41 46 41 Pat Perez ................................. 70 70 -1
David Puig................................ 70 70 -1
Real Salt Lake 11 11 7 40 40 44 Mito Pereira............................. 70 70 -1
Graeme McDowell .................. 70 70 -1
San Jose 10 10 10 40 35 39 Harold Varner III ..................... 70 70 -1
Portland 10 11 9 39 38 46 Kevin Na................................... 70 70 -1
Richard Bland.......................... 71 71 E
FC Dallas 10 10 8 38 33 32 Bernd Wiesberger................... 71 71 E
Paul Casey ............................... 71 71 E
Minn. United 9 10 10 37 37 38 Martin Kaymer ........................ 71 71 E
Danny Lee ................................ 73 73 +2
Sporting K.C. 9 13 8 35 39 43 Chase Koepka ......................... 74 74 +3
Austin FC 9 13 7 34 40 46 Sihwan Kim.............................. 74 74 +3
James Piot ............................... 74 74 +3
LA Galaxy 8 11 9 33 39 48 Phil Mickelson......................... 75 75 +4
DP World Tour-Cazoo Open de France
Colorado 4 14 10 22 19 42 At Le Golf National; Guyancourt, France;
Note: 3 pts. for win, 1 for tie Purse: $3.3 million; Yardage: 7,247; Par: 71
Second Round
Saturday Jordan L. Smith, .............. 66-64 130 -12
Red Bulls at D.C. United, 7:30pm Ewen Ferguson, ............... 66-67 133 -9
Toronto FC at NYCFC, 7:30pm Julien Brun, ...................... 69-66 135 -7
CF Montréal at Atlanta, 7:30pm Ryo Hisatsune, ................ 66-69 135 -7
Rasmus Hojgaard, .......... 66-69 135 -7
Charlotte FC at Cincinnati, 7:30pm Zander Lombard, ............. 67-68 135 -7
Los Angeles FC at Philadelphia, 7:30pm Richard Mansell, ............. 65-70 135 -7
New England at Chicago, 8:30pm Yannik Paul, ..................... 67-68 135 -7
Columbus at FC Dallas, 8:30pm Kazuki Higa, .................... 66-70 136 -6
Houston at Sporting K.C., 8:30pm Matthew Southgate, ....... 65-71 136 -6
Andrew Wilson, ............... 66-70 136 -6
Saint Louis City SC at Minnesota, 8:30pm John Axelsen, .................. 67-70 137 -5
Vancouver at Salt Lake, 9:30pm Tom Kim, .......................... 64-73 137 -5
Colorado at Portland, 10:30pm David Law, ....................... 66-71 137 -5
Nashville at San Jose, 10:30pm John Parry, ....................... 69-68 137 -5
Jeff Winther...................... 71-66 137 -5
Sunday Kiradech Aphibarnrat, .... 68-70 138 -4
Miami at Orlando City, 7:30pm Min Woo Lee, ................... 69-69 138 -4
LA Galaxy at Austin FC, 9:30pm Adrian Otaegui,................ 66-72 138 -4
Champions Tour- PURE Insurance Championship
Wednesday Pebble Beach, Calif.; a-Spyglass Hill Golf
FC Dallas at Philadelphia, 7:30pm Course (Host Course); 7,025 yards; Par 72;
Vancouver at Colorado, 9:30pm b-Pebble Beach Golf Links; 6,858 yards; Par
72; Purse: $2.3 million
First Round
Soccer Steven Alker..................... 35a-33a 68 -4
Arjun Atwal ...................... 34b-34b 68 -4
Spanish LaLiga Brian Gay .......................... 35a-33a 68 -4
Athletic Club 2, Alaves 0 Richard Green .................. 32b-36b 68 -4
German Bundesliga Jerry Kelly......................... 33a-35a 68 -4
Dicky Pride ....................... 33b-35b 68 -4
VfB Stuttgart 3, SV Darmstadt 98 1 Vijay Singh ....................... 35a-33a 68 -4
Italian Serie A Mike Weir ......................... 35b-33b 68 -4
Salernitana 1, Frosinone 1 Y.E. Yang........................... 35a-33a 68 -4
Lecce 1, Genoa 0 LPGA Tour- Solheim Cup- Friday
French Ligue 1 At Finca Cortesin, Andalucia, Spain;
Nice 1, AS Monaco 0 Yardage: 6,903 Par: 72;
English League Championship United States 5 Europe 3
Birmingham City 0, Queens Park Foursomes
Rangers 0 (Morning- United States 4, Europe 0)
Dutch Eredivisie Lexi Thompson/Megan Khang, United States
Go Ahead Eagles 3, Fortuna Sittard 0 def. Meja Stark/Linn Grant, Europe, 2 and 1.
Danielle Kang/Andrea Lee, United States def.
Celine Boutier/ Georgia Hall, Europe, 1 up.
WNBA Playoffs Nelly Korda/Allisen Corpuz, United States def.
Leona Maguire/Anna Nordqvist, Europe, 1 up.
x-if necessary Ally Ewing/ Cheyenne Knight, United States
Semifinals: Best-of-five def. Charley Hull/Emily Kristine Pedersen,
No. 3. Connecticut Sun vs. No. 2 Liberty Europe, 5 and 4.
Game 1: Sun. : Sun at Liberty. 1 p.m. Fourball
Game 2: Tue.: Sun at Liberty, 8 p.m. (Afternoon- Europe 3, United States 1
Game 3: Sept. 29: Liberty at Sun, 7:30pm Rose Zhang/Megan Khang, United States
x-Game 4: Oct. 1: Liberty at Sun, TBD vs. Gemma Dryburgh/Madelene Sagstrom,
Europe, halved.
x-Game 5: Oct. 3: Sun at Liberty, TBD
Leona Maguire/Georgia Hall, Europe def.
No. 4. Dallas Wings vs. No. 1. Las Vegas Aces Lexi Thompson/Lilia Vu, United States, 1 up.
Game 1: Sun.: Wings at Aces, 5 p.m. Jennifer Kupcho/Allisen Corpuz, United
Game 2: Tue.: Wings at Aces, 10 p.m. States vs. Emily Kristin Pedersen/Maja
Game 3: Sept. 29: Aces at Wings, 9:30pm Stark, Europe, halved.
x-Game 4: Oct. 1: Aces at Wings, TBD Carlota Ciganda/Linn Grant, Europe, def.
x- Game 5: Oct. 3: Wings at Aces, TBD Angel Yin/Ally Ewing, United States, 4 and 2.
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New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

 VIRGO
(Aug. 24-Sept. 23)
You cannot cling to the old way
of doing things forever, so no
matter how reluctant you may
be to let go of the past you must
now move with confidence and
courage into the future. What
happens next will convince you
there is nothing to fear.
 LIBRA
(Sept. 24-Oct. 23)
This is your time of year and
you must make the most of it. If
you focus on your number one
aim to the exclusion of
everything else over the next
few days you may be surprised,
or even shocked, by how quickly
DISCOVER MORE ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS AT
Yours is an emotional sign by
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as one of your strengths rather
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part of you and must not be
 SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 23 - Dec. 21)
and just go. The more
adventurous you are over the
urges you to treat other people's
needs with more respect.
treated as if they are something
to be ashamed of.
Your outlook on life is likely to next few weeks the more fun
change radically over the next few
weeks and that is a very good
you will have and the more
likely it is you will discover your  TAURUS
(April 21-May 21)  LEO
(July 24-Aug. 23)
thing. Unlike some people you
don't mind adjusting your
true calling in life. You need to get stuck into a task
that should have been finished
Your persuasive skills will
blossom over the next few
opinions when confronted by
updated information, so get ready  PISCES
(Feb. 20-Mar. 20)
by now. A bit of extra physical
effort over the next few days will
weeks, so decide what it is you
want most from life then work
to replace old ideas with new ones. The intensity of your feelings save a lot of mental and out who you need to sweet-talk
may surprise you over the next emotional worry later on, so to get it. Whatever your deepest
 CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22 - Jan. 20)
few days but that's good in that
your emotions have been
focus on that task to the
exclusion of everything else.
desire may be it is now in your
power to possess it.
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encouraging you to give your all
and need to be freed. For best
results though make sure they  GEMINI
(May 22-June 21)
BIRTHDAY SATURDAY
You may be somewhat
 SCORPIO
(Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
on the work front. At some stage
in the future you intend to be
are channeled in creative
directions.
The Sun's move into the most
dynamic area of your chart
impulsive over the coming
year and that could upset
Something that has been preying top dog and what you do over means you will approach even people who think you
on your mind for weeks,
months, maybe even years, must
the next few days will bring that
ambition closer to reality.  ARIES
(March 21-April 20)
the most difficult of challenges
with a level of self-belief that all
should follow their lead
rather than blaze your own
now be confronted and dealt You can do yourself a lot of good but guarantees success. Creative trail. Too bad. You have no
with. The Sun and Mars in the
most sensitive area of your chart  AQUARIUS
(Jan. 21 - Feb. 19)
this weekend, simply by
agreeing to go along with what
activities of all kinds are sure to
go spectacularly well.
intention of waiting for
them to act, not when you
will give you the courage to face If you feel the need to explore loved ones want to do rather can make the first move
up to your deepest fears. away from your usual
environment then pack a bag
than pushing your own agenda.
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 In Arlington, Texas, Corey
MLB: Acuña joins rare club Seager got things started with his
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Ronald Acuña Jr. joined base- 32nd homer and Evan Carter

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ball’s exclusive 40-40 club Friday
night by hitting his 40th home run
of the season, to go along with his
68 stolen bases, in the Braves’ 9-6
win over the Nationals in Wash-
By MARK W. SANCHEZ 1998 and has won four World Se- ington. Acuña became the fifth
New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023
added a three-run blast as the
Rangers took over the AL West
lead for the first time in Septem-
ber with an 8-5 victory over the
Mariners. Texas (85-68) and Seat-
tle began the day tied for the AL’s

As he stood out in right field,
Aaron Judge heard plenty of
chants Friday night, aimed at the
general manager who re-signed
him the offseason.
YANKEES NOTES
Several fans in the Yankee Sta-
dium bleachers at Judge’s back
wore “Fire Cashman” shirts and
carried signs calling for the dis-
missal of Brian Cashman, the GM
who assembled a team that almost
certainly will not finish this sea-
son in the playoffs.
Jon Borowski, a Yankees fan,
organized the event, which did
not rise to the level of a protest.
In the bleachers were signs such
as “Fire Trashman” and “Cash
Out,” but the “Fire Cashman”
chants were not overwhelming,
and ultimately were drowned by
cheers during a three-homer
night for Judge in the Yankees’
7-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
“Fans aren’t happy,” Judge said
of the chants. “The ones that are
showing out every single night
UNHAPPY: Some fans pro-
tested Yankees GM Brian Cash-
man on Friday night. Robert Sabo
and spending a lot of good
money to watch us win games,
and this year we haven’t. I think
as an organization, top to bot-
tom, we all take responsibility.
As a player, we take the most.
We’re the ones out there doing
it, we’re the ones out there play-
ing every single night.
“I hear their frustration, that’s
for sure. We’ll get it right.”
Cashman has come under fire
during a season he described
last month as a “disaster.” Cash-
man has been in charge since
ries as GM, but none since 2009.
➤ The Yankees called up Yo-
endrys Gomez, a righty who
was with Double-A Somerset,
and was packing up his things to
go home when he was told to
stick around a bit longer.
Gomez, who already was on
the 40-man roster, replaced
Wandy Peralta on the 28-man
roster as the veteran lefty hit the
injured list with a left triceps
strain.
The 23-year-old Gomez has
long been a valued prospect, but
has fought a series of injuries. He
had Tommy John surgery in 2021
and shoulder issues to begin this
season. He joined Somerset at
the end of May and pitched to a
3.58 ERA in 18 starts with 78
strikeouts in 65 ¹/3 innings.
➤ Jhony Brito pitched 3 2/3 in-
ning and allowed one run on one
hit — a ninth-inning home run
by Christian Walker. Brito also
recorded his first career save,
becoming the 10th different Yan-
kee to tally a save this season.
player in major league history to
have at least 40 homers and 40
steals in the same year, joining Al-
fonso Soriano (2006), Alex Rod-
ríguez (1998), Barry Bonds
(1996), and Jose Canseco (1988).
 In St. Petersburg, Fla., Chris
Bassitt won his 15th game, and the
Blue Jays beat the Rays, 6-2, in a
matchup of teams holding the top
two American League wild-card
positions. Tampa Bay didn’t lose
any ground on the AL East-leading
Orioles, who lost 9-8 in Cleveland.
 In Minneapolis, the Twins
clinched the AL Central title with
an 8-6 victory over the Angels.
 In Miami, Christian Yelich
and Josh Donaldson homered
during a 12-run second inning and
the Brewers clinched a playoff
berth with a 16-1 rout of the Marlins.
 In Cincinnati, Bryan Reyn-
olds drove in the tying run in the
seventh inning with an RBI single
and scored the go-ahead run two
batters later on Elly De La Cruz’s
throwing error as the Pirates beat
the Reds 7-5. The Reds dropped 1 ¹/2
games behind the Cubs for the last
wild-card spot in the NL. The Cubs
beat the Rockies, 6-0, earlier.
third and final wild-card spot, and
a half-game behind the reigning
World Series champions for the
division lead.
But the Astros (85-69) lost to
102-loss Kansas City, dropping a
half-game behind Texas and into
that third wild-card spot. They
were still a half-game ahead of
Seattle (84-69), which dropped
below the playoff line.
ETC: Euros rally at Solheim Cup
With the help of a hole-in-one,
a hole-out from the fairway and a
chip-in, Europe rallied against
the United States after being
swept in the opening foursome
matches at the Solheim Cup,
winning two of the afternoon
fourball matches to reduce the
Americans’ lead to 5-3.
Emily Pedersen made a hole-in-
one on the par-3 12th to ignite the
Europeans’ comeback after the U.S.
had its best-ever start at Finca Cor-
tesin in southern Spain.
 The 49ers gave coach Kyle
Shanahan and general manager
John Lynch multi-year contract
extensions.
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OUT AND ABOUT: Alan Williams speaks to an unidentified man outside his home
Friday. Williams resigned from the Bears on Wednesday citing health and family issues.
By JENNA LEMONCELLI
Alan Williams looked somber Friday in
the first photos of the former Bears de-
fensive coordinator following his myste-
rious Wednesday resignation.
Williams emerged outside his home Fri-
day, and was seen speaking with an uniden-
tified man in photos obtained by The Post.
The 53-year-old Williams, who wore a
long-sleeve shirt and jeans with a Nike
hat, appeared to be involved in a serious
conversation with someone near a vehicle.
Williams emerged two days after he re-
signed from the Bears, citing health and
family issues following nearly a week
away from the team.
“I was with him four years, five years. I
have a lot of friendship, feelings for him.
He’s resigned and it’s for health and family,
and we’ll see where it goes from there. I
have feelings for Alan Williams, of course,”
Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said Friday.
Ebertflus added that the issue that mo-
tivated Williams’ resignation is “per-
sonal” and “people are respecting space
and respecting that.”
The situation took a turn when social
media posts claimed the FBI had raided
Williams’ home and the Bears’ facility,
Halas Hall. The Bears denied that the fa-
cility and Williams’ home were raided.
“I don’t have many details to add there.
Halas Hall being raided is completely false.
Don’t know where that came from,” Bears
general manager Ryan Poles said Thurs-
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day. “We’ve worked with [team president]
Kevin [Warren] and [team chairman] Ge-
orge [McCaskey] and all our leadership to
make sure we were handling it the right
way, and everything concluded yesterday.”
Williams’ attorney, Andrew M. Stroth
denied that either the team facility or his
client’s home had been raided, and told 670
the Score on Wednesday that there was
“absolutely no criminal activity” involved.
“There’s no criminal allegations,” he said.
“There’s been no raid on Halas Hall. None
of that is true — unequivocally, [those ru-
mors are] untrue … There’s no legal ac-
tions being taken against coach Williams.
“Coach Williams has a health challenge
and he has some personal family matters,
and he has decided with his family that
he’s going to step away. … With much re-
spect to the Chicago Bears, he decided to
take a step back.”
In his resignation statement, Williams
expressed a desire to one day return to
the NFL coaching ranks, saying “I appre-
ciate the opportunity to work with the
Chicago Bears, a storied NFL franchise
with a rich history.”
Williams has worked as a defensive
coach in the NFL since 2001 with the
Buccaneers, Colts, Vikings, Lions and
Colts, and joined the Bears in 2022.
The Bears (0-2) will visit the reigning
Super Bowl champion Chiefs (1-1) on
Sunday and Eberflus is expected to take
over the defensive play-calling.
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The Coach Prime party

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is over. The holes in the

Colorado roster are be-
coming more obvious by
the day. ison’s offense is by forcing
The rush defense has BO KNOWS: Expect Oregon new quarterback Jared
been abysmal, and the quarterback Bo Nix to carve up Deion McCloud into uncomforta-
passing defense should re- Sanders’ Colorado defense and close ble passing downs.
New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

gress further with the loss down the Coach Prime adulation, Utah State has no per-
of top corner Travis even if only temporarily. Getty Images
sonnel to create explosive
Hunter. plays, given the Aggies’
I don’t know how Colo- only skill-position weapon
rado, on Saturday, can stop is slot receiver Terrell
Bo Nix and the electric Or- Vaughn. The Aggies boast
egon offense, which ranks a top-10 offense by EPA per
top-five in EPA per Play. Rush, but those numbers
are inflated after a 380-
yard performance against
FCS Idaho State. I expect
heavy regression, espe-
Meanwhile, Dan Lanning cially against James Madi-
should scheme a quality son’s elite front seven.
defensive plan against Col- James Madison should
orado’s one-dimensional dominate in the trenches,
offense. The Buffaloes run the ball, stifle the run,
don’t have a ground game, control the time of posses-
averaging 2.0 YPC. The pick: Oregon -21. by blowouts over lowly Ar- is the perfect quarterback James Madison (-4.5) sion and win convincingly.
That’s especially true Cincinnati (+14) over kansas State and Tulsa. for Cincinnati’s system. over UTAH STATE: Utah I’m also low on Utah State,
given Oregon’s improve- OKLAHOMA: This is the The Sooners also pulled Meanwhile, Oklahoma State matches up poorly which lost nearly its entire
ments in the secondary. perfect buy-low, sell-high out a miracle cover against has problems on the offen- with James Madison. The 2022 roster in the offseason.
The Ducks’ more experi- spot. SMU in Week 2, winning sive line, which the Bear- Dukes boast a stifling run I’ll fade this bare cupboard
enced unit ranks top-10 in After a tough loss to Mi- by 17 as 16.5-point favor- cats’ defense can exploit defense and a solid rushing until the wheels fall off.
EPA per Dropback al- ami of Ohio, let’s buy low ites despite being out- (top-10 in Havoc). attack behind an experi- LAST WEEK: 3-0. Iowa
lowed. on Cincinnati, which lost gained 367 to 365 and trail- I’m looking for Cincin- enced offensive line. (W), Florida (W), Wash-
Nix should march up and despite outgaining the ing 14-11 in the fourth nati’s rush-heavy offense The way to beat James ington (W).
down the field while Colo- Redhawks 538 to 358. quarter. to control the game script Madison’s defense is over 2023 SEASON: 6-3.
rado’s offense stalls, result- Meanwhile, let’s sell high Scott Satterfield’s offense as heavy underdogs, stay- the top, as it’s prone to al- Tanner McGrath handi-
ing in a blowout Oregon on Oklahoma, whose mar- looks great, ranking 18th in ing within the number for lowing explosive plays. And caps college football for Ac-
victory. ket value has been inflated EPA per Play. Emory Jones 60 minutes. the way to beat James Mad- tion Network.

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By ZACH BRAZILLER
It’s college football’s version of
Super Saturday.
There will be six games featur-
this week, praising his opponent
rather than using the no respect
card, as he had in recent weeks.
He knows what he’s up against.
Sam Hartman
consideration in September, un-
heard of for the powerhouse pro-
gram. It would also set unwanted
history: The last time the Tide lost
two straight games at Bryant-
national championship.
Marvin Harrison Jr.
After a quiet opener, Harrison
has found his stride, catching 12

ing two top-25 opponents this Sat-
urday, and that doesn’t even in-
clude the ACC showdown be-
tween Clemson and fourth-ranked
Florida State in Death Valley.
It’s a fascinating day, which
starts with the Florida State-
Clemson showdown at noon, in-
cludes Deion Sanders and No. 19
Colorado meeting 10th-ranked
Oregon at 3:30 p.m. and wraps up
with a top-10 meeting between
Ohio State and Notre Dame in
South Bend, Ind., at 7:30 p.m.
The Post’s Zach Braziller gets
you ready for the monster day be-
low with six players, coaches and
teams under the microscope:
Deion Sanders
We start with Sanders, because
of course we do. He has been the
biggest story of the college foot-
ball season, a bombastic, flashy
and outspoken Hall of Fame cor-
nerback who has Colorado off to
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Notre Dame quarterbacks threw
25 touchdown passes all of last
year. Hartman already has 13, ignit-
ing a Fighting Irish offense that is
averaging more than 50 points per
game. The Wake Forest transfer
has lived up to the hype so far, but
Saturday will be when we begin to
really find out about him. Beat No.
6 Ohio State at home, and he will
become a legitimate Heisman Tro-
phy candidate, and No. 9 Notre
Dame will emerge as a legitimate
College Football Playoff contender.
Nick Saban
The whispers are slowly grow-
ing louder: The legendary coach
has lost a step at the age of 71. Ala-
bama is headed in the wrong direc-
tion. The home loss to Texas two
weeks ago was one thing. But the
panic move of benching quarter-
back Jalen Milroe against South
Florida was another. Neither Tyler
Denny Stadium was 2007, Saban’s
first season in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Clemson
The Tigers are unranked, but an
argument can be made that, after
Alabama, they have the most on
the line Saturday. A victory over
visiting Florida State would put
Clemson back in the playoff mix
and in position to reach the ACC
championship game. A loss would
make the rest of this season about
salvaging a lost year that began
with a loss to Duke, which is still
undefeated. Dabo Swinney’s team
has responded well to that opening
defeat, notching back-to-back
blowout victories over Charleston
Southern and FAU. Most impor-
tantly, quarterback Cade Klubnik
has been impressive, throwing for
seven touchdowns in those two
games. If that is a sign the former
top recruit has found his game,
Clemson can beat Florida State,
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passes for 286 yards and three
touchdowns the last two weeks.
Ohio State’s superstar wideout can
wreck games, but he will face a stiff
test from Notre Dame cornerbacks
Cam Hart and Benjamin Morrison.
In the matchup last year, the Fight-
ing Irish held Harrison to five
catches for 56 yards in a 21-10 loss
to the Buckeyes. Keep your eye on
how Notre Dame deals with Harri-
son. It could determine the winner.
Cameron Rising
The loaded Pac-12 just got bet-
ter with the expected return of
Utah’s star quarterback. Rising,
who produced 32 touchdowns a
year ago, is expected to start for
the 11th-ranked Utes after he
missed the first three games
while recovering from ACL sur-
gery. He’s coming back at the
right time, as Utah hosts sur-
prising UCLA ahead of a trip to
No. 14 Oregon State next week-

an impressive 3-0 start. A win over
Oregon would be even more im-
pressive than the Buffaloes’ Week
1 stunner at TCU. The undefeated
and explosive Ducks are 21-point
favorites, and Colorado will be
without two-way standout Travis
Hunter (lacerated liver). Tellingly,
Sanders struck a different chord
Buchner nor Ty Simpson was the
answer at quarterback in an ugly
17-3 victory last Saturday, and now
Saban has gone back to the athletic
Milroe, who is clearly his best op-
tion. A loss at home to No. 15 Mis-
sissippi and former Saban assistant
Lane Kiffin would all but eliminate
the Crimson Tide from playoff
which has shown slippage of late
coming off a near disastrous loss at
Boston College. A noteworthy stat:
Swinney’s team is a home under-
dog for the first time since a game
against Lamar Jackson and No. 3
Louisville on Oct 2, 2016. Clemson
and Deshaun Watson prevailed
that day, and went on to win the
end. Utah already has two wins
over power five opponents
Florida and Baylor, and now it is
getting back its best player.
USC, Washington and Oregon
are ranked higher nationally,
but Utah won the conference
last year and can absolutely re-
peat with a healthy Rising.

A’s give recovering alcoholic Miggy $90 bottle of wine as farewell gift
By RYAN GLASSPIEGEL
The Athletics did not have the
most thoughtful gift for Miguel Ca-
brera.
The 40-year-old Cabrera is on his
own version of what Yankees fans
once observed with legendary
closer Mariano Rivera: a farewell
tour around MLB stadiums for his
final season, during which his
former foes have been honoring
him with rounds of applause and
presents for years of outstanding
play.
Along the way, the Guardians gave
Cabrera a guitar honoring Cleve-
MIGUEL CABRERA land’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,
the Reds gave him a custom baseball
bat with their team logo on it as well
as Cabrara’s Tigers’ and the Yankees
annoyed some of their own fan base
by presenting him with a painting of
him hitting a game-tying home run
off Rivera, after fouling two balls off
his own leg, in 2013.
The A’s, however, are not going to
be remembered for a magnanimous
gesture.
Thursday night, Cabrera received
a bottle of Caymus 2020 Sabernet
Sauvignon Napa Valley. As discov-
ered by occasional CBS Sports con-
tributor Danny Vietti, that wine re-
tails for $90.
The problem, however, is that Ca-
brera spent three months in an alco-
hol treatment program after the
2009 season, and was arrested for
DUI in 2011.
“I never played drunk, but there
were times where I was very tired
or my body just felt lazy,” Cabrera
said after completing his treatment
program. “I don’t feel that way any-
more.”
When Cabrera received the bottle
of wine from the A’s, he held it up,
grinned and pretended to drink
from it as he walked towards the Ti-
gers’ dugout.
Social media users roasted the A’s
for their choice of gift.
“Um, aside from it being a cheap
gift to a retiring player, Miguel Ca-
brera is a recovering alcoholic and
spent months in a treatment center
for it. Why are the A’s giving him
wine?” asked “Locked On Yankees”
host Stacey Gotsulias.
“Someone in the A’s PR depart-
ment had to run to Total Wine when
they forgot they had to get a gift for
Miguel Cabrera. This weird farewell
tour thing MLB has adopted since
Mariano Rivera got one has become
funny,” tweeted WPBF sports an-
chor Yianni Kourakis.
Cabrera has 510 career home runs
and was a World Series champion
with the 2003 Marlins.
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FINAL COUNTDOWN: From left, Matt Martin, Casey Cizikas and Cal Clutterbuck have been paired on the Identity Line for the better part of 10
seasons — incredibly rare, especially for a fourth line — but age and expiring contracts could make 2023-24 the trio’s final campaign. Getty Images
By ETHAN SEARS
The Islanders, in theory, have
options for their bottom six. Ol-
iver Wahlstrom, Hudson Fasching,
Simon Holmstrom, Julien Gau-
thier, Ross Johnston, Arnaud Du-
randeau and William Dufour are
among the wings who could be
competing for four different spots.
In reality, though, they will be
battling for spots on the third
line, because coach Lane Lambert
doesn’t have much interest in
playing around with the fourth
line. That is where Matt Martin,
Casey Cizikas and Cal Clutter-
buck have made their domain,
and it is where they will stay.
“I don’t think there’s a whole
bunch of experimenting to do with
that line,” Lambert said Friday. “I
think we know what they bring.”
Aside from Martin’s two-year
interlude with the Maple Leafs,
the so-called Identity Line has
been together pretty much since
2013-14, when Clutterbuck came
to Long Island in a trade that sent
Nino Niederreiter to Minnesota.
Though they play on the fourth
line, Martin, Cizikas and Clutter-
buck rank among the most fa-
mous trios in franchise history —
in part due to the longevity of the
line and in part due to its effec-
Islanders’ fourth line could be
on last legs of remarkable run
tiveness. Even though the line’s
play has started to wane in recent
years, there has not been much
consideration to breaking up the
three, and the Identity Line still
commands considerable respect
from opposing players and
coaches.
This season, though, might be
the Identity Line’s last ride.
Cizikas, at 32 the youngest of
the three, is under contract
through 2027 and not going any-
where. But Clutterbuck, 35, and
Martin, 34, both have deals expir-
ing this offseason. Clutterbuck
also dealt with injuries in each of
the past two seasons.
It’s too early to say, or even
make a serious guess, as to what
will happen next summer. But the
possibility of something chang-
ing is distinct in a way it hasn’t
been before.
“That’s a funny one,” Cizikas
told The Post. “It’s hard to say
’cause that’s the way careers pan
out. But both those guys, we’ve
been together for a long time.
We’ve created a friendship that
will last a lifetime.”
Martin, who is on his fourth
NHL contract, has spent enough
time in similar situations to put it
out of his mind — especially as
early as training camp. But he’s
not naive.
“Obviously, we’re closer to the
end than we are the beginning,”
he told The Post. “We know that.”
Even if all three of them retired
tomorrow, their longevity would
be impressive. Line combinations
rarely stay intact for the better
part of a season in the NHL, let
alone a fourth line sticking to-
gether for the better part of eight
seasons, under three different
head coaches and two different
general managers.
Martin, who played 81 games
last season and equaled his ca-
reer-high point total, has done a
fine job fending off age. Clutter-
buck less so, though he said last
season that his body is in a good
place despite the recent injuries.
“Obviously, they’re two of my
closest friends, I always enjoy
playing with them,” Martin said.
“And we, obviously, would like to
play with each other as long as
possible.”
There will be myriad chances
for the three to prove in 2023-24
that they should be together
again in 2024-25. The goal, as al-
ways, is to bring Lord Stanley’s
Cup back to the Hempstead
Turnpike.
“I think when it’s all said and
done and we’re older, we’re sit-
ting in one of our backyards, go-
ing over the good times, going
over what we achieved here, I
think we can all sit down and tell
each other that we’re proud of
what we accomplished,” Cizikas
said. “Obviously saying that, we
have one more goal and one more
thing to do. For us, that’s to win a
Stanley Cup. We’re gonna do
whatever we can to do that.”
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Why Varly
stayed on
as backup
By ETHAN SEARS
Goaltender Semyon Varlamov
made it no secret last season that he
wanted to re-sign with the Islanders
in free agency.
The question seemed to be how
he and the organization would ad-
just to the reality that Varlamov is
now a clear backup to Ilya Sorokin,
and it was asked and answered with
the four-year, $11 million deal he
signed on July 1.
ISLES NOTES
“My family, we wanted to stay here
because we love this place,” Varlamov
told The Post. “This is a great organi-
zation. This is where all the players
want to play. I’m glad everything
worked out for us and then I get a
chance to stay for another four years.”
Varlamov’s $2.75 million annual
salary is on the high end for a
backup goaltender, but the Islanders
would contend that is because he is
one of the better backup goaltend-
ers in the league. There is not much
doubt that, after Varlamov turned in
a .913 save percentage last season
over 23 games, he’s good enough to
start for a lot of teams.
Instead, he returned to a situation
in which — if the Islanders are again
chasing a playoff spot come March
and April — there could again be a
drastic split in starts between him-
self and Sorokin.
Varlamov said there haven’t yet
been conversations about how the
Islanders want to split up starts be-
tween the two netminders. Even if
there were, circumstances would
dictate things more than plans could.
His logic for returning, though,
didn’t have much to do with role or
even with Sorokin.
“I think it’s about the team, obvi-
ously about this organization,” Var-
lamov said. “I love this team and I
want to be a part of this team.”
➤ Arnaud Durandeau has got-
ten the first crack at playing along-
side Bo Horvat and Mathew Bar-
zal, though nothing should be in-
ferred from that, as coach Lane
Lambert said the organization
wants to give young players a
chance early in camp.
Still, he gave Durandeau some
praise following practice Friday.
“I like his speed,” Lambert said of
the Quebecois, who played four
games with the Islanders last season.
➤ Kyle Palmieri (maintenance)
and Jean-Gabriel Pageau (illness)
both missed practice. Tanner Fritz,
who played 42 games with the Is-
landers from 2017-19, skated with the
NHL group in Pageau’s absence.
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By LARRY BROOKS

Four defensive pairs have

played at least 2,500 minutes
at five-on-five over the last
three NHL seasons. The Ran-
gers tendems of Ryan Lind-
gren-Adam Fox and K’Andre
Miller-Jacob Trouba are two
of them (the Hurricanes’
Brady Skjei-Brett Pesce and
the Kings’ Drew Doughty-
Mikey Anderson are the oth-
ers). Neither Rangers pair
‘REALITY’ BITES: Rangers captain Jacob Trouba ac- was intact during the team’s
knowledged “the reality of sports” that teams aren’t given opening on-ice training camp

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unlimited chances to capture championships. Corey Sipkin session on Friday.

Blueshirts get it:

New head coach Peter La-
violette suggested on
Wednesday that he would
likely experiment on the

Clock is ticking
back end during the presea-
son. He just about promised.
“I’m inclined to try some-
thing new at camp. I know

on current core
By LARRY BROOKS
Jacob Trouba acknowl-
edged that the time is now
or maybe never for the cen-
tral cast of Rangers that has
been together since 2019-20.
“Speaking for the core,
the core guys have been
here for a while now, and
you don’t have unlimited
chances,” the captain said
Friday following the first
on-ice session at training
camp. “That’s just the real-
ity of sports and the reality
of hockey.
“So this is our time. We
have a lot to prove. I think,
RANGERS
NOTES
— I think there’s a little di-
rection,” Trouba said fol-
lowing a spirited, up-tempo
work session in which of-
fensive zone systems and
concepts were introduced.
“I think that’s good for us.
“It’s up to the players, but
I think early on, he’s given
us all the tools that we need
to be successful.”
➤ The Rangers, lacking
organizational depth on
that there’s been success
there and I know it’s a good
pairing but that doesn’t
mean they’re going to be
that way through every prac-
tice and that doesn’t mean
they’re going to be that way
in the exhibition games,” La-
violette said. “It’s an oppor-
tunity for me, coming in
new, knowing there was
some success there.
“But that doesn’t mean you
can’t try something different
and see how that looks.”
Thus, it was no surprise at
all when Miller skated with
Fox and Lindgren paired with
Trouba, while Erik Gustafs-
son and Braden Schneider
comprised the third tandem. GOOD RUN: Ryan Lindgren (left) and Adam Fox make up one of only four NHL defensemen
“I understand, and I don’t pairings to have logged at least 2,500 minutes together at five-on-five the past three seasons.
disagree with the philosophy
of having a good anchoring
But new Rangers coach Peter Laviolette plans to experiment with his pairings. Getty Images

to a man, we have the team
in here to do it, and I think
we all believe that.”
Chris Kreider started his
Blueshirts career with the
2012 playoffs. Mika Zibane-
jad joined in 2016-17. By the
end of October of the
2019-20 season, Trouba, Ar-
temi Panarin, Adam Fox,
Kaapo Kakko, Filip Chytil
(who had made his Rangers
debut on opening night of
2017-18) and Ryan Lindgren
were in place. Igor Shester-
kin arrived the first week of
2020.
This core is working un-
der its third head coach. Da-
vid Quinn was behind the
bench from 2018-19 through
2020-21. Gerard Gallant got
the next two seasons. Now,
it is Peter Laviolette.
“The attitude he brings,
the energy, the enthusiasm
right defense, signed righty
Adam Clendening to a
professional tryout.
Clendening, who will turn
31 on Oct. 26, played 31
games for the Rangers in
2016-17, but has played just
nine NHL games since then
— five with Arizona in
2017-18 and four with Co-
lumbus in 2018-19. Clende-
ning was reacquired at the
deadline this past February
in a minor league trade and
played 20 regular-season
contests and six playoff
games for the Wolf Pack.
The Rangers line up with
Fox, Trouba and Braden
Schneider on the right.
Lefty Zac Jones would
likely move to his off-side in
case of injury. Beyond
Jones, righty Ty Emberson
is next on the organiza-
tional ladder on that side.
defensive defenseman and
maybe somebody who
pushes a little more offense,”
Laviolette said on Friday. “I
think that’s a smart way to go
about it, but I also think there
are times where maybe
you’ve got your top line in the
offensive zone and you want
to put out two guys who
think a little bit more offense.
“Conversely, you might be
in the defensive zone and
might want a couple of guys
who think a little bit more
about defense. I’m just
bringing it to camp just to
see it for a day. I wouldn’t
put anything down in pen. I
would just let it play out, but
I just wanted to see what it
looks like.
“[Miller and Fox] are going
to get a look. They’re going to
play some games together.”
The Rangers also rolled
out line combinations that
could presage the Oct. 12
opening night lineup in Buf-
falo. Alexis Lafreniere was
on the right with Mika Zib-
anejad and Chris Kreider.
Artemi Panarin was on the
left with Filip Chytil and
Blake Wheeler. Vincent Tro-
check skated between Bar-
clay Goodrow and Kaapo
Kakko. Jimmy Vesey, Nick
Bonino and Tyler Pitlick
formed the fourth line.
Panarin and Chytil have
played on the same line spar-
ingly over their shared four
years with the Rangers. They
started on the same unit six
times last year and twice the
year before. But they have
been startlingly successful —
as least per the scoreboard —
when hitched. According to
NaturalStatTrick, the duo has
been on for 29 goals for and
12 against — an astounding
70.7 goals for percentage.
Mark that down as an ex-
periment.
But it’s the potential
change on the blue line that
is most intriguing. Lavio-
lette’s system encourages
defensemen to get up on the
play. It is a central tenet of
his philosophy. Pairing Mil-
ler and Fox — who have
been together for only 274:03
over their three seasons in
New York, on for 12 goals for
and 12 against — would cre-
ate a potentially dynamic
tandem. And uniting Lind-
gren and Trouba would po-
tentially create a hammer-
and-tong pair.
The Rangers might reap
untold rewards if Laviolette
does switch it up. But they
run a risk, too. There is a
saying — perhaps invented
by Fred Shero, maybe by
Toe Blake, maybe by Lester
Patrick — that says, “Don’t
fix it if it’s not broken.”
Lindgren-Fox is not broken.
Indeed, the tandem had a
61.1 goals for percentage last
season (44/28) that was
third in the league behind
the Golden Knights’ Alex
Martinez-Alex Pietrangelo
pair (61.64) and the Devils’
Dougie Hamilton-Jonas Sie-
genthaler tandem (61.62).
Fox and Lindgren have
played a career 3,370:49 as a
pair at five-on-five since
they were first united by
former head coach David
Quinn on Oct. 29, 2019. They
have been on for 160 goals
for and 110 against. That
equates to a 59.25 goals for
percentage. That’s pretty,
pretty, pretty good.
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PHILADELPHIA — Brett Baty

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tried to prevent the Mets’ tragic

number from hitting zero on Fri-
day, but the Phillies wouldn’t hear
of it.

(MAIN) LINE
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METS 4 Box.; Page 34
New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

The Mets rookie smashed a ty-

ing home run against Craig Kim-
brel in the ninth inning before the
Phillies took their last crack. The
game then went to the 10th inning,
and Alec Bohm’s bloop single
against Adam Ottavino brought in
the automatic runner and gave the
Phillies a 5-4 win over the Mets at
Citizens Bank Park.
The Mets (71-83) have eight
games remaining, but trail the
Cubs by nine for the NL’s third
wild-card spot. The Mets’ elimina-
tion from the race came a night
after they lost to assure the fran-
chise’s 35th losing record in 62 sea-
sons since their inception in 1962.
The regular season started with
World Series aspirations for this
team with a MLB record $364 mil-
lion payroll, but will end with six
other clubs from the NL headed to
the playoffs.
“It’s more about tonight’s game,”
manager Buck Showalter said. “My
mind is what’s going on with the
club as we move forward.”
The Mets had the bases loaded
in the top of the 10th, but Seran-
thony Dominguez struck out Pete
Alonso for the final out after walks
to Brandon Nimmo and Jeff
McNeil.
An inning earlier, Baty’s home
run — his second in three games
— had brought hope to the Mets.
“I came up in that same situation
[Thursday] and couldn’t get the
job done,” Baty said. “I just learned
from my mistakes and it was
good.” STUMBLING TOWARD FINISH: In a microcosm of the season, the Mets’ Rafael Ortega falls flat on his butt while trying to field Kyle Schwar-
Tylor Megill’s night was going ber’s double during the third inning Friday night in an extra-inning defeat in Philadelphia. Getty Images
splendidly as he released pitch No.
96. But that four-seam fastball in fore the Phillies added a run in the the Mets a 1-0 lead. Nimmo walked fael Ortega, Omar Narvaez and jumped on the next pitch and
the sixth inning got way too much seventh on Kyle Schwarber’s RBI leading off the game and Alonso, Nimmo all singled in succession tilted the game in the Phillies’ fa-
of the plate and J.T. Realmuto single against Phil Bickford. who had been shifted from first against Walker to build the rally. vor.
clubbed it over the left-field fence The Mets pulled within 4-3 in base to DH because he wasn’t feel- In the sixth, Megill plunked “I wouldn’t say I was cruising,
for a three-run home run and a 3-2 the eighth on Francisco Lindor’s ing well, delivered with two outs Bryce Harper with a pitch and al- but I was throwing really well,”
Phillies lead. 27th homer of the season. for his 115th RBI of the season. lowed an infield single to Bohm Megill said. “The home run, it def-
Megill allowed only that homer Alonso’s RBI double in the first Three straight singles in the fifth before he struck out Bryson Stott initely stings.”
to Realmuto over six innings be- inning against Taijuan Walker gave extended the Mets’ lead to 2-0. Ra- for the second out. But Realmuto mpuma@nypost.com

Megill hits benchmark with 30th start of year

By MIKE PUMA
PHILADELPHIA — Ty-
lor Megill is proud of the
fact he hasn’t allowed more
than three earned runs in
any of his last seven starts
for the Mets, but in the
larger picture there’s an-
other number that reso-
nates even more.
The right-hander made
his 30th start of the season
Friday night (six of them
came for Triple-A Syra-
METS NOTES
cuse), a benchmark Megill
aimed to reach when the
year began.
“That’s big time,” Megill
said after the Mets’ 5-4, 10-
inning loss to the Phillies at
Citizens Bank Park. “A full
season healthy, make every
start ... a shout-out to the
training staff for getting me
right.”
Megill missed most of last
season with a shoulder strain.
On Friday he took a shut-
out into the sixth inning,
but allowed a two-out,
three-run homer to J.T.
Realmuto that gave the
Phillies a 3-2 lead. Megill
allowed five hits and struck
out six with one walk over
six innings.
“I would be a little picky
to find fault with him to-
night,” manager Buck
Showalter said. “He was
competitive and really got
after hitters and was ag-
gressive against a team that
is operating on all cylin-
ders, on the road. It’s a
good start for him.”
➤ Starling Marte will
work out with the Mets on
Tuesday at Citi Field and
potentially return from the
injured list during the sea-
son-concluding home-
stand. The veteran out-
fielder, who has been re-
habbing from a right groin
strain, last played for the
Mets on Aug. 5.
“The plan is for him to
play some games before the
season is over and it looks
like he will be able to make
that,” Showalter said.
➤ Peyton Battenfield
was recalled from Triple-A
Syracuse, giving the Mets a
fresh arm in the bullpen,
and Jeff Brigham was op-
tioned. Showalter has been
monitoring the usage of
Adam Ottavino and
Brooks Raley in particular
during this final stretch to
ensure both veterans are
kept fresh for next season.
➤ The Phillies held a pre-
game ceremony to induct
Scott Rolen into the
team’s “Wall of Fame.” The
third baseman was en-
shrined at Cooperstown
over the summer. Rolen be-
gan his career with the
Phillies from 1996-2002.
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New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

during season to forget
By MIKE PUMA erage in the second half (.293 entering BIP) in 2022. McNeil’s BABIP in the
Friday compared to .253 in the first first half this season was .282 and has
PHILADELPHIA — Jeff McNeil has half), McNeil was hitting the ball with risen to .300 in the second half.
managed to take a season that had the more authority, as evidenced by his “I think I am taking some better
potential to rival the worst of his career .450 slugging percentage in the second swings and hitting the ball where they
and turn it into something less odious. half through Thursday. That number are not,” McNeil said. “I think that’s
The Mets utilityman entered Friday was an anemic .328 in the first half. what needs to happen for me to have
with numbers since Aug. 1 more in line “The biggest thing is he’s able success. I need to hit the ball. I
with last season, when he led MLB in to keep his hands higher,” Mets do rely on batting average on
hitting. Over those 48 games McNeil hitting coach Jeremy Barnes balls in play and I think I was
owned a .307/.346/.484 slash line with said. “That was the biggest pretty low early in the year and
seven homers and 20 RBIs. thing he’s been battling all year. I think it’s back up where it has
“Hits are starting to fall which is His hands were sliding under- been for my career.”
nice,” McNeil said before going 1-for-4 neath and there’s an element of It has been a welcome sign

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with a walk during the Mets’ 5-4, 10-in- it and things are falling. He’s at for the Mets, who last winter
ning loss to the Phillies on Friday night his best when he’s hitting line JEFF signed McNeil to a four-year
at Citizens Bank Park. “I didn’t have the drives, but for him to have his McNEIL contract extension worth $50
year I really wanted to, especially in the real high numbers, the ground million. McNeil has moved to
middle of the season. It’s not where I balls need to go through too. the outfield on an almost full-time ba-
wanted to be, so it was nice to see the “He’s run into some power lately, but sis in recent weeks, allowing Ronny
work I put in and I was able to turn it that is not his game. It’s more about Mauricio to play second base.
around.” him keeping his hands high, swinging Though the Mets’ season fizzled
McNeil’s latest big contribution was a at the right pitches, his body feeling early, McNeil is glad he could contrib-
three-hit performance Thursday, in- good and trying to put line drives out ute in the second half.
cluding a double and triple, that there.” “It means a lot,” he said. “I wasn’t
boosted his OPS for the season to .716 McNeil enjoyed plenty of luck last feeling myself and it’s not where I want
— the highest it had been since early season, when he hit .324 to lead the ma- to be. I am happy I was able to turn it
June. jor leagues, as evidenced by his .353 around, but it was a little late. I defi-
In addition to hitting for a higher av- batting average for balls in play (BA- nitely wanted to help this team.”

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New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

By MARK W.
SANCHEZ

The Yankees almost certainly

will not qualify for the playoffs,
are wrapping up a season that
general manager Brian Cashman
called a “disaster” and have
turned September games into
open tryouts for next year.
YANKEES 7 Boxscore
D’BACKS 1 Page 34

But 39,143 fans showed up in

BRUTE FORCE: Aaron Judge connects on his
third home run of the night, becoming the first
player in franchise history to have multiple three-
homer games in a single season.
The Bronx on Friday anyway,
with the hope that the Yankees’
biggest attraction — literally —
would deliver.
Aaron Judge again answered the
call. The captain came through
with his second, three-homer
game of the year — becoming the
first player in Yankees history to
have multiple games with three
home runs in one season — in a
7-1 win over the Diamondbacks
that was a reminder of both
Judge’s heights and his club’s
depths.
On Thursday, the Yan-
kees were reminded that
they have wasted a prime
season of Gerrit Cole,
who pitched a gem that
night and has posi-
tioned himself well
for the American
League Cy Young
Award.
A night later, it
was Judge who
AP
provided a re-
minder that, despite plenty of time
lost due to the torn ligament in his
right big toe, his kind of dominance
should not be squandered.
“He’s just different than every-
one else,” manager Aaron Boone
said of Judge, who accomplished
something Babe Ruth, Mickey
Mantle and Joe DiMaggio never
did. “That’s greatness.”
The right fielder has blasted 35
home runs in 100 games, which,
when extrapolated to a full sea-
son, would give him 57 homers.
He played two games in June and
three games in July, yet finished
play Friday tied for third in home
runs in the AL.
One season after setting the
Yankees and American League
record with 62 homers, Judge is
nearly doing it again.
This season will be remem-
bered, though, as incomplete.
The superstar missed about eight
weeks after crashing into the con-
crete portion of the Dodger Sta-
dium right-field wall.
“A lot of missed time, a lot of
missed opportunities. That’s how
I look at it,” Judge said of his 2023.
“You look at the numbers that
I’ve got now, but I look more at
the games I’ve missed and the op-
portunities I’ve missed.”
He left a 35-25 team on June 3
and returned on July 28 to a 54-48
club that kept sliding until it was
out of the playoff chase. The Yan-
kees (78-76) are mathematically

One-time Bombers top prospect trying to make major

By MARK W. SANCHEZ
Estevan Florial was frustrated,
but he had to speak with his bat
rather than his mouth.
The one-time top Yankees pros-
pect destroyed Triple-A competi-
tion with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
His .945 OPS ranked fourth and his
28 home runs were sixth in the In-
ternational League. He also played
a solid center field.
And then, he watched as team-
mates and fellow outfielders, such
as Franchy Cordero, Jake Bauers,
Billy McKinney, Willie Calhoun,
and eventually Everson Pereira and
Jasson Dominguez, received call-
ups to the majors first.
“To complain was not going to
solve anything. It was not going to
do anything to help,” Florial said
this week. “The only thing you can
do is prove what type of player you
are.”
Florial kept playing, proved him-
self at the highest minor league
level, and now is trying to do the
same — in a hurry — before the
major league season comes to a
close.
He was finally summoned Sept.
11, after Dominguez suffered an el-
bow injury that required Tommy
John surgery, and has shown
flashes — but not extended ones —
of production in his latest attempt
to adjust to major league pitching.
Once a highly regarded, toolsy
prospect, the now 25-year-old Florial
has never put it all together and has
not consistently hit at the highest
level. He entered play Friday with a
career .191 major league average and
.582 OPS in his first 100 plate appear-
ances. He has gotten brief chances
that he did not run with in 2020,
2021, 2022 and now this season.
But he also was the Yankees’
leadoff hitter on Friday, a nod both
to the team wanting to see more of
his at-bats and Florial beginning to
show more with his at-bats.
On Thursday, Florial drew an
eight-pitch walk and smacked an
RBI double against Toronto south-
paw Tim Mayza — the lefty-hitting
Florial’s first career RBI against a
lefty. After his 10th game of this ma-
jor league season, his on-base per-
centage sat at .351.
“I think he’s done a good job of
seeing pitches here,” manager
Aaron Boone said before Florial
went 2-for-5 with an RBI during the
Yankees’ 7-1 win over the Diamond-
backs. “He’s been getting on base a
little bit, which has been nice.”
Seeing pitches and swinging at
the right ones has been a focus for

TRIO GRAND: Aaron Judge high-fives teammates in the dugout after slugging his third home run of
the game, a solo shot in the seventh inning, during the Yankees’ 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Judge
steps out of the dugout (left) after his final big fly of the night.
still in the hunt, but just barely.
Judge played as if his breaths
alone were keeping this season
alive.
The right fielder went 4-for-4
with six RBIs, his worst at-bat re-
sulting in a first-inning double.
He wound up stranded on third,
then ensured that could not hap-
pen again.
In the third inning, Judge de-
molished a first-pitch sinker from
Brandon Pfaadt 420 feet to right-
center for a three-run homer.
In the fifth inning, Judge
crushed a middle-of-the-plate
fastball from Pfaadt into the same
area in right-center for a 6-0 lead.
In the seventh, it was a different
pitcher, but the same story. He re-
impression before 2023 ends
Florial, whose emergence at Tri-
ple-A coincided with his walking a
bit more and striking out a bit less.
A better ability to ignore pitches
out of the strike zone and take his
walks has shown up in the majors,
and he had drawn five walks in his
first 37 plate appearances this sea-
son, an improved 13.5 percent rate.
Florial said he has changed
plenty, primarily with his ap-
proach rather than with his swing,
since his last major league shot, in
September 2022.
versed Slade Cecconi’s fastball,
108.4 mph off Judge’s bat, into the
second deck in right field for a
solo homer that brought a loud
Stadium crowd to its feet again.
The next batter, Gleyber Torres,
used a timeout to allow the face of
the Yankees to take a curtain call
on a night when he blasted an esti-
mated 1,182 feet of home runs.
“It’s nice to be on the right side
of that,” said winning pitcher
Luke Weaver, who faced Judge
earlier this season as a member of
the Reds.
Judge’s supporting cast was a re-
minder of the lack of stakes to the
game. Weaver, who was claimed
on waivers earlier this month, shut
down the Diamondbacks for 5 ¹/3
“There’s a lot of things going
on,” Florial said. “The approach …
I’ve been learning and adjusting
through the year.”
Making better decisions of when
to swing helped Florial nearly
double his home run output, from
15 in 101 games with SWB last year
to 28 in the same number of games
this year. Translating that produc-
tion to the majors has always been
the hurdle.
Florial has eight more games to
prove that he should survive the
Robert Sabo (2)
innings. The Yankees’ only non-
Judge RBI came on a fifth-inning
double by Estevan Florial, who
had spent his season in Triple-A
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
On display were the reasons for
Yankees fans to turn away — and
one 6-foot-7 reason to keep
watching.
“It’s incredible,” Judge said of
becoming the first Yankee with
multiple three-homer games in a
season. “You see the list of play-
ers that have come through here,
the retired numbers out there.
But I’m just trying to do my job.”
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offseason on the 40-man roster,
and to prove he at least could be a
contender for a wide-open center
field spot next season, with Dom-
inguez set to miss a significant
portion of the year.
It is a small amount of time, but
Florial plans to take advantage of
it.
“Every time you step in there is a
tryout,” Florial said. “Every time
you go to the field, it’s like: Show
people what you can do and what
you’re capable of.”
Peralta’s season over
after he lands on IL
By DAN MARTIN
Wandy Peralta hit the injured list
Friday with a triceps strain, which
will end his season, and perhaps his
Yankees career.
The left-hander will be a free
agent following this season and his
loss would add another question
mark to a 2024 bullpen that figures
to have plenty to answer.
Manager Aaron Boone said the
void left by Peralta’s potential de-
parture would be “big.”
“Wandy’s been awesome,” Boone
said before the Yankees’ 7-1 win over
the Diamondbacks. “He’s a leader.
He’s tough. He takes the ball and we
trust him in any situation. … He’s a
big-game pitcher and not afraid of
any moment.”
When it comes to building the
2024 relief corps, Clay Holmes is ex-
pected to be in the closer role again.
Holmes has been solid, but he has
taken a step back from his All-Star
season from a year ago.
Tommy Kahnle has had stretches
of dominance in his Yankees return,
although he has been much more
hittable over the last two months, as
opposing batters adjusted to his
heavy usage of his changeup.
Jonathan Loaisiga has battled el-
bow inflammation and been limited
to 17 2/3 innings this season.
The Yankees expect to get Scott Ef-
fross back from Tommy John sur-
gery. The right-hander pitched just 12
2/3 innings with the Yankees in 2022
after he was acquired from the Cubs
prior to the trade deadline, before go-
ing down with the elbow injury.
49
New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023
Another 2022 trade deadline ac-
quisition, Lou Trivino, will likely
miss at least the first two months of
next season after he had Tommy
John surgery this May.
Michael King may end up in the
rotation.
The Yankees seem to have found
something in Ian Hamilton, but Ron
Marinaccio’s command problems
have made him ineffective.
And the Yankees’ only addition at
the trade deadline this year, Keynan
Middleton, will also be a free agent
after the season.
Peralta served as the Yankees’
lone high-leverage lefty reliever this
nypost.com
season and was excellent against
left-handed hitters again this year.
But Peralta had a difficult time with
righties, allowing them an OPS of
.758. He held right-handed hitters to
a .594 OPS a year ago.
Peralta was also a key part of the
bullpen in the 2022 playoffs, leading
Yankees relievers with five appear-
ances and six innings pitched in
their ALDS win over Cleveland. Per-
alta had a 0.67 WHIP in that series.
He last pitched on Sept. 14 in Bos-
ton and reported discomfort over the
next few days. After he attempted to
return, the Yankees opted to shut him
down Friday. Boone said the injury is
not expected to impact his free
agency. He was replaced on the ros-
ter by Yoendrys Gomez, a 23-year-
old right-hander called up from Dou-
ble-A Somerset.
Peralta, 32, came to the Yankees
from the Giants during the 2021 sea-
son in exchange for outfielder Mike
Tauchman.
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New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023
By ZACH BRAZILLER
Everyone in green is rallying
around Zach Wilson — even one
pretty notable mentor who is
working from a distance.
The Jets have done everything
they can to prop up the young
quarterback since Aaron Rodgers
was lost for the season, talking up
how much Wilson has improved
since last season and instilling
confidence in him with their pos-
itive words and actions. And
Rodgers also is doing his part.
While he may be off in Malibu,
Calif., in the early stages of his
recovery after surgery to repair
the torn left Achilles tendon he
suffered four plays into his Jets
debut, Rodgers is doing his best
to help out his replacement. In
an appearance Friday on “The
Pat Mcafee Show,” Rodgers said
he watched the entirety of the
Jets’ loss to the Cowboys last
Sunday and has been communi-
cating daily with Wilson.
“I talk to Zach all the time,”
Rodgers said. “I love Zach, Zach’s
my guy. I’m pulling for him. We
talk every single day. Just want
him to go out and play free and
confident this week. Bill Beilich-
ick and the Patriots, Jets haven’t
beaten them in a while. So good
time to end the streak.”
From the moment Rodgers suf-
fered the Achilles injury, Jets head
coach Robert Saleh made it clear
Wilson was his quarterback. After
the ugly loss Sunday to the Cow-
boys, several teammates huddled
around Wilson in the locker
room, and told him they believed
in him. On Friday, there were
black T-shirts in each player’s
Coach praises injured 4-time MVP for all he’s done for Gang
By PETER BOTTE
Marquand Manuel played for
six teams over eight NFL seasons
as a defensive back, including one
as the teammate of a second-year
backup quarterback named Aaron
Rodgers with the Packers in 2006.
The Jets’ current safeties coach
was “as devastated as everybody
else” when Rodgers tore his left
Achilles four offensive plays into
his first season with the team in
More Jets / Page 32
HELPING HAND: Aaron Rodgers, who tore his left Achilles tendon four plays into the Jets’ season,
said he speaks with his replacement, Zach Wilson, every day. “I’m pulling for him,” Rodgers said.
locker that read: “I got your back.”
Garrett Wilson said the slogan
is a team-wide mindset, to sup-
port each other through adver-
sity. Zach Wilson, who has yet to
have success in the NFL, has
dealt with his fair share of adver-
sity, particularly against the Jets’
opponent Sunday, the Patriots.
He’s 0-4 against them with seven
interceptions.
“I just need to be smart with
the ball,” Wilson.
Rodgers has made it clear he’s
there for Wilson. They have de-
veloped a close relationship that
preceded Rodgers becoming his
teammate. They worked out to-
Week 1 against the Bills.
But Manuel lauded Rodgers’
maturation earlier this week, and
he believes the four-time league
MVP continues to greatly impact
the Jets as they play on without
him and with Zach Wilson as the
starting quarterback.
“I thank Aaron — and I told him
this, and he knows this — every
day for what he’s done for us,”
Manuel said Thursday. “Me as a
player, and now as a coach ... you
see the maturation process of who
Aaron is now, everybody under-
stands that. ... It’s the value of him
gether this offseason prior to the
trade that brought Rodgers to the
Jets, and built on that through
this spring and summer.
The plan was for this to be a re-
set season of sorts for Wilson,
the second-overall pick in the
2021 NFL Draft who struggled
mightily in his first two years in
the NFL. But after Rodgers tore
his Achilles, Wilson became the
starter. He helped the Jets rally
past the Bills in Week 1 in over-
time, but didn’t have much of a
chance in an ugly Week 2 loss to
the Cowboys in which the Jets’
offensive line was overwhelmed.
Saleh expressed hope that
with everything he’s learned in all
his years and pouring it back into
everybody on this team.
“He’s doing a million things that
you guys have no idea, that he
planted seeds and he added some-
thing, a different dimension, that
we couldn’t just bring. Everyone
fed off exactly what he was, and
they still are, and that in itself is
what’s helping us. So just to watch
his maturation process, it makes
me smile.”
As the Jets prepared for their
game Sunday against the Patriots,
the 39-year-old Rodgers remained
Rodgers would return next week
to be around the team. Rodgers
said he wanted to return soon,
but only after he could walk.
When that does happen, Rodgers
doesn’t know where he will be
on game days.
“I miss the guys. It’s hard to be
away from them,” he said.
“Hopefully I’ll be able to get
there at some point. I don’t think
I can be on the sidelines until I
can evade guys running [into
me]. I don’t know if I’ll be hang-
ing out with Woody and Christo-
pher [Johnson] in the owner’s
box eating hot dogs.”
He added, with a smile: “I don’t
away from the team while recuper-
ating from surgery last week to re-
pair his Achilles. Rodgers said dur-
ing an appearance Friday on “The
Pat McAfee Show” that he won’t
return to the Jets’ facility in Flor-
ham Park until he’s able to walk.
But Manuel said the veteran
quarterback’s presence is still felt
at One Jets Drive.
“I wouldn’t say he’s not here,”
Manuel said. “The fact of what he
put in and poured into everybody
— whether it’d be a joke on the
side, or what play you could have
made, or the little small things that
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eat hot dogs.”
Rodgers, 39, seemed to be in
good spirits. He admitted that he
briefly wondered if that was it
for him after suffering the injury,
but that doubt didn’t last. A week
ago on ESPN, the four-time
MVP suggested that “any-
thing’s possible,” while
hinting at a possible re-
turn in January if the Jets
reached the playoffs.
That, however, is un-
likely for an injury that
typically takes nine
months to a year to heal.
On Friday, he said he
didn’t want to put a time-
table on when he could be
back, but did say that
there was recent progress
that has “the hope meter
trending upwards.” He
said he recently watched
a Kobe Bryant docu-
mentary about his re-
covery after rupturing
an Achilles at the age of
34, using it as inspira-
tion. He said he has
even imagined what it
would be like to run
through the MetLife Sta-
dium tunnel again.
“I don’t feel like I’m done,”
Rodgers said. “I’m gonna put my-
self in a position to be able to
play again.”
zbraziller@nypost.com
Aaron does — that has helped us
all. And that same creed, we still
work with that every single day.
“I can’t say enough about him,
man, as a teammate, as a man, and
seeing the maturation
process from when I
played with him and
against him, he’s done a
phenomenal job and 10
times more than we could have
ever anticipated. For not just the
durability of our team, but for the
mentality which we bring and we
take out there to the practice field
every day.”
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Jets’ stud wideout

By PETER BOTTE

Garrett Wilson
was named the

‘more comfortable’
NFL’s Offensive
Rookie of the
Year following
the 2022 sea-
son, but as a

leading in 2nd year

first-year player,
he didn’t always feel
comfortable speak-
ing up or taking on
a leadership role.
Fast forward to his
sophomore campaign,
and the gifted wide re-
ceiver often has been
seen pumping up his
teammates on the side-
lines — particularly quar-
terback Zach Wilson —
during the Jets’ first two
games.
“I think that comes with
the time and the reps and
being out there in front of
my teammates more than I
was at this time last year,”
Garrett Wilson said after
practice Thursday. “At the
end of the day, it always
comes from a place that I
want to win. I want to win
every game, and I feel like I
have an idea of where we
can be. That’s where all of
that comes from. My emo-
tion, talking to my team-
mates, whatever it may be,
it’s coming from a place of
being competitive.
“I think they understand
that, and I don’t feel like
maybe they understood that
last year. Maybe it came out
the wrong way or something,
it came on too strong or
something. But this year it’s
more calculated. It’s my team-
mates knowing me better, and
a lot of different things play
into that. But I do feel like I’m
more comfortable.”
The 23-year-old Wilson
mostly let his play do the
talking as a rookie. He fin-
ished the 2022 season with
83 receptions for 1,103 yards
and four touchdowns. His
overall numbers haven’t
been eye-popping through
the first two weeks of this
season — seven catches for
117 yards — but the former
Ohio State star scored a
touchdown against both the
Bills and the Cowboys.
The Jets’ opponents Sun-
day, Bill Belichick and the
Patriots, have won the past
14 meetings between the
AFC East foes. They are
likely to try to scheme
against Wilson to limit his
touches.
“They do a great job of do-
ing whatever they set their
mind to, they’re going to do
that each week,” Wilson
said. “I don’t know what it
may be this week. I like to
think of myself that I’m not
going to make it as easy on
them as they think.
“If they do a good job on
me, we got a lot of other
weapons. I’m not worried,
we’ll have a great plan to
take advantage of any look
they give us.”
pbotte@nypost.com

Aaron shows Love for Packers QB

By ZACH BRAZILLER
Aaron Rodgers’ focus is on his own re-
covery and his current team, but that
doesn’t mean he has completely forgot-
ten about the Packers.
The injured Jets quarterback, in fact,
is thrilled to see Jordan Love get off to
such a strong start with Green Bay. Rodg-
ers revealed Friday on “The Pat McAfee
Show” that after Love helped the Packers
beat the Bears in Week 1, he texted to his
former teammate: “Congratulations on
keeping the ownership in place.”
Rodgers is out for the season after he
tore his left Achilles tendon during the
fourth play of his Jets debut against the Bills
on Sept. 11.
Love, the Packers’ first-round pick in 2020,
spent three years as Rodgers’ backup. So far
this year, he has thrown for six touch-
downs without an interception, though
Green Bay did lose last week to the Fal-
cons.
“I didn’t see the Falcons game, but I did get
to see a decent part of the Bears game,”
Rodgers said. “I thought [Love] played ex-
cellent, and I was really happy for him.
Green Bay quarterbacks have made fans of
Chicago’s days and nights pretty miserable,
and I’m happy to see him picking up where I
left off.” JORDAN LOVE
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New York Post, Saturday, September 23, 2023

By RYAN DUNLEAVY

With seven starters returning to the Another game, another

disappointing effort by
same scheme under the same coordi-
nator, the Giants’ defense was sup-
posed to take a step forward in 2023 —
maybe even two steps, if the splashy

Martindale’s defense
additions at middle linebacker and
cornerback paid immediate dividends.
Instead, the defense mostly has
taken steps backward after allowing

— among NFL’s worst

THAT’S A LOT OF
SCORING: After
three games, Wink
Martindale’s defense
has allowed 53 percent
of opponents’ drives to
result in a score, as
evidenced by Micah
McFadden’s attempted
takedown on the 49ers’
Elijah Mitchell on
Thursday night.
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first downs ... and steps sideways to
miss tackles. Every-
thing but steps for-
ward ... except for an
occasional encroach-
ment penalty.
The Giants missed 16 tack-
les, allowed an astounding 201
yards after the catch and didn’t force a
turnover Thursday night in a 30-12 loss
to the 49ers. That happened though
the Giants made quarterback Brock
Purdy rush his decision-making by
blitzing at the highest single-game rate
percentage (84.6) of any NFL team
over at least the last seven seasons, ac-
cording to NextGenStats.
“Their playmakers were just making
plays, and when we attacked we would
get to them late,” defensive tackle Dex-
ter Lawrence said afterward. “There
were a lot of screens that we didn’t get
to. We all have to run to the ball and go
get it.”
But the defensive issues are bigger
than one game.
The Giants are allowing a league-
high 32.7 points per game and are
ranked No. 24 of 32 in total defense
(361.7 yards allowed per game). More
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than 53 percent of opponents’ drives
have resulted in a score — a number
that is better than only three other
teams. It might have been worse if the
Cardinals hadn’t mistakenly retreated
into a second-half shell and punted
three straight times to fuel the Giants’
21-point comeback in their 31-28 Week
2 win.
Whereas early season struggles were
easy to forecast for an offense breaking
in new weapons, defensive coordina-
tor Wink Martindale set a high bar
during the first week of training camp.
“It’s the second year in the system,”
Martindale said at the time. “We know
the players better, and they know us
better. You can visualize what guys can
do — we did that last year and it
worked out well for us — but we also
know there’s a lot of improving that we
need to do because if you’re not chang-
ing in this league, you won’t be in this
league very long.”
So, then maybe it’s a defense-wide
sophomore slump.
“We’re trying to build this brick by
brick,” outside linebacker Kayvon Thi-
bodeaux said. “I feel like there were
some spurts of the team that we could
be. We just have to be more consist-
ent.”
The Giants have been built like the
other fancy houses in the neighbor-
hood — heavily invested up front —
but closer inspection reveals a crack in
the foundation. They are allotting the
NFL’s third-most salary-cap dollars
($49.3 million) and outlaying the
fourth-most cash ($58.4 million) to the
defensive line, according to spo-
trac.com.
The quartet of Lawrence (2019 first-
round pick with a fresh $96 million ex-
tension), Leonard Williams (carrying

O Best part of Big Blue’s first three

K, TIME for a quick quiz.
The Giants are:
A) Bad
B) Good
C) Meh
D) Sorry, I shut the TV off at
halftime of the Cowboys game be-
cause I couldn’t take it anymore
and was too traumatized to check
back in.
The best part of what was a
whirlwind first act to their season
— three games in 12 days, includ-
ing a not-so fun-filled week in Ari-
zona and California — is that it is
over and done with. The less said
about it, the better, as far as the Gi-
ants are concerned. They were on
the field for 12 quarters and in
only three of them did they dis-
play credible evidence that they
are worthy successors to the 2022
playoff outfit that delighted so
many blue-bleeding loyalists.
Three games in, has this Giants
iteration delighted anyone? Yeah,
that second half at State Farm Sta-
dium in Glendale, Ariz., was scin-
40-0 wipeout by the Cowboys that
it rested inches off the ground.
Sure, the Giants did compete.
They trailed only 17-12 in the third
quarter. Hurray for them. This is
the second year of the Brian
Paull Schwartz
P S h t Daboll program and all that labori-
ous construction from the ground
tillating, but it was achieved up, by now, was supposed to leave
against the Cardinals and thus gets the site with the foundation in
graded on a curve. Mostly, it has place.
been avert-your-eyes sights and “We’re trying to build this brick
huffing-and-puffing sounds add- by brick,” Kayvon Thibodeaux
ing up to some truly uninspiring said not long after he got the de-
football. fense off the schneid after eight
That there was any talk whatso- sackless quarters to start the sea-
ever inside the visitors locker son. “We started playing a little bit
room at Levi’s Stadium on Thurs- of complementary football. I feel
day night about “competing” and like there were some spurts of the
taking any positives away after a team that we could be.’’
thorough 30-12 loss to the 49ers Spurts are more agreeable than
was misguided — unless the bar slop, to be sure. The spurts of
had been reset so low after the quality, though, were spread more
thinly than the layer of cold cuts
found in one of those gas station
convenience store sandwiches.
The numbers don’t lie. The Giants
were mauled by the 49ers in total
yards (441-150), rushing yards
(141-29), passing yards (300-121),
first downs (26-10) and time of
possession (39:10-20:50). Their 150
total yards was their most feeble
in a game in 10 years.
The statistical lowlights, arriv-
ing so soon after a litany of worst-
ever data spit out after the Week 1
embarrassment make it difficult to
gauge exactly how lacking this
team actually is.
The offensive line remains a
jumbled mess. Only two of the five
players who started opening day
were in the lineup against the
49ers, alterations based on injury
and poor performance. Daniel
Jones willed the offense to points
in the Valley of the Sun, but every-
thing else has been cloudy amid
his shrinking pocket protection.
Jones missed on a few throws he
normally hits as the 49ers closed
in around him.
The defense gave the illusion it
was getting things done with some
bullish work on first and second
downs. When push came to shove,
however, that defense caved in, al-
lowing the 49ers to retain posses-
sion in the first half with a ridicu-
lous 7-for-10 conversion rate on
third downs. The mixture of the
high-priced, up-front duo of Dex-
ter Lawrence and Leonard Willi-
ams, new in the middle with
Bobby Okereke and young on the
back end with rookie corners De-
onte Banks and Tre Hawkins and
third-year Jason Pinnock, has not

the highest non-quarterback salary-
cap charge in the league at $32.3 mil-
lion this season), Thibodeaux (2022
first-round pick) and Azeez Ojulari
(2021 second-round pick) was the pre-
sumed strength of a defense. It hasn’t
played out that way during a 1-2 start,
though a young secondary allowing 7.1
net yards per pass attempt (ranked No.
29) isn’t blameless, either.
“We need more from everybody:
Coaching, playing, everybody,”
head coach Brian Daboll said Friday
after a cross-country flight home.
“The game is a line of scrimmage
game at the start of it, but we need
games is that they are over
coalesced. Tackling against San
Francisco was optional — of the
49ers’ 310 passing yards, 201 of
them came after the catch. That is
ghastly.
“It’s a long season,” veteran cor-
nerback Adoree’ Jackson said.
“We’re only three games in. We
still got 14 more to go so you can’t
hang your head too low. Even if
you win you can’t hold your head
too high.”
Improvement is rarely linear
and, lest we forget, the Giants are
in Year 2 of the Joe Schoen and
Daboll rebuilding. The fact they
went 9-7-1 in 2022 and won a play-
off game guaranteed nothing for
2023 other than burgeoning ex-
pectations. The plot, like one sea-
son to the next, often zigs and zags
like your favorite streaming series.
There are side quests in “The
more from everybody.”
In their most recent matchups
against the Giants, the Eagles (five
sacks, four tackles for loss and eight
quarterback hits during the 2022 play-
offs), Cowboys (seven sacks, 10 tackles
for loss and 12 quarterback hits in
Week 1) and 49ers (two sacks, four
tackles for loss and six quarterback
hits in Week 3) have dominated one
side of the line of scrimmage.
The Giants weren’t able to match
that level of disruption. They totaled
three sacks, 13 tackles for loss and nine
quarterback hits in those three games.
It’s no surprise, then, that opponents
Mandalorian” that can be frustrat-
ing and pauses in the frenetic en-
ergy of “The Bear” for quiet char-
acter development that can make
you feel off-kilter. You keep watch-
ing, regardless.
“We have a lot of young players
on this team that have to go
through those pains and aches
sometimes,” said running back
Matt Breida, whose solitary high-
light starting in place of injured
Saquon Barkley was a hard-work-
ing 8-yard run for the Giants’ lone
touchdown. “This team has a lot to
learn, but I think we’ll be alright.”
The Giants ending up all right
has to sit there like a big maybe,
based on what we’ve seen so far.
The best part of the first three THAT’S IT? Daniel Jones trudges off the
games for the Giants is that they field on Thursday night after his Giants mus-
now have been resigned to history. tered 150 yards of offense in a 30-12 loss to
pschwartz@nypost.com the 49ers.
Daboll explains
Hyatt’s lack of
touches vs. SF
By RYAN DUNLEAVY
Maybe the Giants were
reacting to a recently
passed San Francisco ordi-
nance lowering city speed
limits when they decided
to keep Jalin Hyatt on the
sidelines Thursday night
in Santa Clara, Calif.
How else do you explain
why Hyatt — the rookie
receiver with the 24-mile-
per-hour GPS-tracking
times, whose speed
sparked a 21-point come-
back win at Arizona last
weekend — was underu-
tilized Thursday in the
30-12 loss to the 49ers? Hy-
att played 16 of 50 offen-
sive snaps, but did not get
a touch or a target.
“There’s a plan for Jalin
— a plan for all the guys —
this season are converting 48.7 percent and based on personnel
of third downs (ranked No. 26) and that we choose to use on a
have advanced into the red zone 12 given play, it could be
times to start this season. more, it could be about the
Fifty days after Martindale envi- same,” head coach Brian
sioned familiarity breeding exotic Daboll said. “So, we’ll
looks, the Giants are headed back to keep on giving him reps,
basics of tackling. and hopefully we have
“That’s an area that’s got to get bet- more than [50] plays in a
ter,” Daboll said. “We’ll continue to game. We put him in plays
find ways to help these guys be better to try to target him.”
at their craft in terms of bringing peo- Perhaps the Giants can
ple down and wrapping up. Something
we’ve got to work on.”
use the extra time be-
tween that loss and their
Baby steps for the Giants defense. Week 4 game on Monday,
rdunleavy@nypost.com Oct. 2, against the Sea-
hawks to draw up more
personnel packages fea-
turing Hyatt. It’s not just
that 16 is a low raw num-
ber, but playing 32 percent
of any snap total seems
like not maximizing big-
play ability.
So does using Hyatt as
the fourth-most-played re-
ceiver — behind Darius
Slayton, Isaiah Hodgins
and Parris Campbell, and
slightly ahead of Wan’Dale
Robinson in his season de-
but.
“We have to look at
where there could have
been opportunities to do
that and do a better job
with that,” quarterback
Daniel Jones said of not
involving Hyatt. “He’s a
dynamic player. We didn’t
possess the ball well
enough, didn’t convert
third down. I think had we
done that better, it
would’ve been more op-
portunities for every-
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GIANTS
NOTES
One example the film
will show is that Hyatt
broke free to the sideline
20 yards downfield after
another receiver ran an
underneath stop route, but
by that time, pressure al-
lowed by left guard Shane
nypost.com
Lemieux already had col-
lapsed the pocket and
forced Jones to scramble.
➤ With RB Saquon
Barkley sidelined by a
high ankle sprain, the Gi-
ants had their fewest rush-
ing attempts in a game (11)
since 1989, according to
ESPN. Matt Breida
played 82 percent of the
snaps because he is the
most trusted of Barkley’s
backups as a pass catcher
and pass protector.
The biggest surprise was
not seeing more designed
runs for Jones.
“We had a few of them
in the game plan,” Daboll
said. “Didn’t get to them.
That’s the reason.”
➤ Daboll passed on two
opportunities to criticize
two seemingly dirty plays.
Asked about 49ers C
Jake Brendel dragging
DT D.J. Davidson to the
turf by his arm well after a
snap and away from the
ball, Daboll said: “It was a
physical game. A lot of
emotions, so hopefully
he’ll be OK.” Davidson in-
jured his elbow and did
not return.
Daboll also bit his
tongue when asked about
NFL senior vice president
of officiating Walt An-
derson’s explanation for
why 49ers LT Trent Will-
iams was not ejected for
punching DT A’Shawn
Robinson.
Anderson said the NFL
“couldn’t confirm that 100
percent … was it truly a
closed fist with a strike.”
Video replays appeared to
show Williams’ fist was
closed.
“I heard that,” Daboll said,
“but again those [officials]
have got a tough job to do
out there. That’s really all I
have to say on that.”
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‘REAL’ TROUBLE
By LAUREN SARNER
H
APPY wife, happy life — or not.
Ever since it began in 2006,
Bravo’s “Real Housewives” fran-
chise has been full of messy drama,
both on camera, and behind the
scenes.
The latest to make a wave is “The Real
Housewives of Orange County” star Shan-
non Beador, 59, who was arrested on Sept.
17th on suspicion of driving under the in-
fluence and hit-and-run. She was released
from jail on Sunday on her own recogni-
zance and paid $2,500 bail after having left
a written promise to appear in court.
She’s just the latest star of the reality TV
empire to find herself in legal hot water.
Here’s a look at the outrageous antics
from other “Housewives.”
Jen Shah
The former “Real Housewives of Salt
Lake City” star Shah, 49, is currently serv-
ing time in prison. She was arrested and
criminally charged in 2021 with conspiracy
to commit money laundering and wire fraud. Shah and her
assistant were accused of defrauding hundreds of victims —
many of whom are working-class senior citizens — in a na-
tionwide telemarketing scheme.
In January 2023, she was sentenced to si-x-and-a-half
and-a- half years in prison, which she began serving in Feb-
ruary.
During her time behind bars, she has reportedly become
“friends” with convicted Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes,
39.
Holmes began serving her own 11-year sentence in May, at
the same prison in Bryan, Texas.
Lisa Hochstein
“Real Housewives of Miami” star Hochstein, 41, sepa-
rated from her husband, Lenny, 57, in May 2022 and had a bit-
ter divorce battle that lasted a year.
Lenny Hochstein’s girlfriend Katharina Mazepa, 28, then
filed a petition for a restraining order against Lisa in July
2022, alleging that Lisa bullied and harassed her.
However, the restraining order was dismissed in Decem-
ber 2022, and Lisa told Page Six that Mazepa’s affidavit con-
tained “nothing but false and fictitious accusations against
me … Thankfully, the judge saw through her vicious lies and
antics and dismissed the case.”
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Reality show “Squid Game:
The Challenge,” based on the
2021 series, drops Nov. 22 on
Netflix. It carries a $4.56
million cash prize.
Netflix
Streaming minutes for “Ahsoka” on
Disney+ for the week of Aug. 21-27.
It finished second for streaming
originals on Nielsen’s weekly chart
Luann de Lesseps
The “Real Housewives of New York” star, 58, was ar-
rested in Palm Beach, Fla. in 2017, on charges of disorderly
intoxication, resisting arrest, battery of an officer and making
threats against a public servant.
She reportedly slammed a door and kicked an officer dur-
ing her arrest. She also blurted out, “I’m going to kill you all,”
according to the Palm Beach Post.
She agreed to plead guilty to battery, trespassing and disor-
derly intoxication in exchange for the felony charge against
her being reduced. She checked into rehab shortly after.
Per the deal, de Lesseps was ordered to perform 50 hours
of community service and attend two Alcoholics Anony-
mous meetings a week.
She’s starred in several “Real Housewives” spinoff shows
since then, including “The Real Housewives Ultimate
Girls Trip” in 2021, and “Luann & Sonja: Welcome to
Crappie Lake,” which aired in July.
Teresa Giudice
In 2014, the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star, 51,
and her then-husband, Joe Giudice, pleaded guilty to several
counts including bankruptcy fraud, conspiracy to commit
mail fraud and wire fraud and failing to pay taxes. They were
sentenced to prison.
Premieres Oct. 3
Shanola Hampton (far right)
stars in the NBC drama “Found”
as PR specialist Gabi Mosley,
who’s dedicated to finding
missing persons.
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Bravo franchise has spawned
its share of legal problems
for some of the ‘Housewives’
She served nearly a year of her 15-month
sentence before being released on Dec. 23,
2015, and then remained under house ar-
rest until Feb. 5, 2016.
After a two-year hiatus from the show,
she returned to “RHONJ” post-prison, in
Season 7. She will return to “”RHONJ” for
Season 14.
Kim Richards
The former “Real Housewives of Bev-
erly Hills” star, 59, was arrested in 2015
after she went on a drunken rampage at the
Beverly Hills Hotel and was later arrested
for shoplifting at a local Target just four
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months later, in August 2015.
Sources told TMZ that she was taken into
custody after allegedly stealing $600 worth
of merchandise.
She was given a combined sentence that
avoided jail time for both crimes, and she
was placed on a three-year probation.
She was also given a mandated 450 hours
of community service, which she com-
pleted in 2017.
Richards’ drama did impact her career, as
the show fired her in 2015. However, she’s since returned for
guest appearances.
Erika Jayne
“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star, 51, filed for
divorce from her husband, Tom Girardi, 84, in November
2020.
Soon after that, the couple were sued by lawyers represent-
ing Boeing plane crash victims, who claimed they embezzled
funds meant to go to families of those who lost their lives on
Lion Air Flight 610 in 2018.
The couple also faced accusations that their divorce was
allegedly a sham attempt to protect their assets. Erika denied
wrongdoing.
Jayne’s legal issues were even the subject of the 2021 Hulu
documentary, “The Housewife and the Hustler.”
On August 29, she was implicated in yet another lawsuit.
According to court documents obtained by Page Six, de-
signer Christopher Psaila alleged that Jayne and her es-
tranged husband tried to extort money from him, and “weap-
onized the Secret Service to maliciously prosecute” him in
2017 in order to acquire a nearly $800,000 refund from
American Express.
Through a lawyer, Erika denied this as being “entirely
without merit.”
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