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Press, all times

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NFC North

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(NBC) Rams, 6:20 p.m.

Sept. 12 at L.A. , 11 a.m. (FOX) Sept. 19 Cincinnati 11 a.m. (FOX) Sept. 26 at Cleveland, (FOX) 11 a.m.

Oct. 3 Detroit, (CBS) Vegas, 2:05 p.m.

Oct. 10 at Las Bay, 11 a.m. (FOX) Oct. 17 Green (CBS) Bay, 2:25 p.m.

Oct. 24 at Tampa 11 a.m. (FOX) Oct. 31 San Francisco,(Mon), 6:15 p.m. (ESPN) Nov. 8 at Pittsburgh

Nov. 14 BYE 11 a.m. (CBS) 10:30 a.m.

Nov. 21 Baltimore, (Thanksgiving), Nov. 25 at Detroit (FOX) 11 a.m. (FOX) Dec. 5 Arizona, (NBC*) Bay, 6:20 p.m.

Dec. 12 at Green (Mon), 6:15 p.m. (ESPN) Dec. 20 Minnesota 2:05 p.m. (FOX) Dec. 26 at Seattle, (CBS) Giants, 11 a.m.

Jan. 2 New York , 11 a.m. (FOX) Jan. 9 at Minnesota

18 game TBD;

**NFL Network

and Amazon simulcast

NFC South

NFC East

Atlanta Falcons

Dallas Cowboys

Chicago Bears

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night games in

p.m. (NBC) Bay (Thu), 6:20 2:25 p.m.

Sept. 9 at Tampa Angeles Chargers, Sept. 19 at Los (ESPN) (CBS) a (Mon), 6:15 p.m.

Sept. 27 Philadelphi 11 a.m. (FOX) (FOX) Oct. 3 Carolina, Giants, 2:25 p.m.

Oct. 10 New York p.m. (CBS) England, 3425 Oct. 17 at New Oct. 24 BYE , 6:20 p.m. (NBC*) Minnesota at Oct. 31 11 a.m. (FOX) Nov. 7 Denver, 11 a.m. (FOX) (FOX) Nov. 14 Atlanta, p.m.

2:25 City, Nov. 21 at Kansas (Thanksgiving), 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 25 Las Vegas (CBS) 6:20 p.m.

Orleans (Thu), Dec. 2 at New *) (FOX/NFLN/Amazon*n, 11 a.m. (FOX) Dec. 12 at WashingtoGiants, 10 a.m. (FOX) York Dec. 19 at New n, 6:20 p.m. (NBC*) Dec. 26 Washingto 11 a.m. (FOX) Jan. 2 Arizona, ia, 11 a.m. (FOX) Jan. 9 at Philadelph

ia, 11 a.m. (FOX) (FOX) Sept. 12 Philadelph Bay, 2:05 p.m.

Sept. 19 at Tampa a.m. (FOX) York Giants, 11 Sept. 26 at New n, 11 a.m. (FOX) Oct. 3 Washingto a.m. (NFLN) (London), 7:30 Oct. 10 N.Y. Jets

Oct. 17 BYE 11 a.m. (FOX) Oct. 24 at Miami, 11 a.m. (FOX) Oct. 31 Carolina, (FOX) Orleans, 11 a.m.

Nov. 7 at New 11 a.m. (FOX) Nov. 14 at Dallas, (Thu), 6:20 p.m.

Nov. 18 New England *) (FOX/NFLN/Amazon*le, 11 a.m. (CBS) Nov. 28 at Jacksonvil a.m. (FOX) Bay, 11 Dec. 5 Tampa 11 a.m. (FOX) Dec. 12 at Carolina, p.m. (CBS) Francisco, 2:05 Dec. 19 at San 11 a.m. (FOX) Dec. 26 Detroit, (FOX) a.m.

11 Jan. 2 at Buffalo, 11 a.m. (FOX) Jan. 9 New Orleans,

subject to change)

Arizona Cardinals

, 11 a.m. (CBS) Sept. 12 at Tennessee , 2:05 p.m. (FOX) Sept. 19 Minnesota le, 11 a.m. (FOX) Sept. 26 at Jacksonvil Rams, 2:05 p.m. (FOX) Oct. 3 at Los Angeles 2:25 p.m. (FOX) Oct. 10 San Francisco,2:05 p.m. (FOX) Oct. 17 at Cleveland, p.m. (CBS) 2:25 Oct. 24 Houston, p.m.

Bay (Thu), 6:20 Oct. 28 Green *) (FOX/NFLN/Amazon* 2:25 p.m. (FOX) Francisco, Nov. 7 at San 2:05 p.m. (FOX) Nov. 14 Carolina, 2:25 p.m. (FOX) Nov. 21 at Seattle, Nov. 28 BYE 11 a.m. (FOX) (ESPN) Dec. 5 at Chicago, (Mon), 6:15 p.m.

Dec. 13 L.A. Rams a.m. (FOX) 11 Dec. 19 at Detroit, is, 6:15 p.m. (NFLN) Indianapol Dec. 25 11 a.m. (FOX) Jan. 2 at Dallas, 2:25 p.m. (FOX) Jan. 9 Seattle,

Los Angeles Rams

Carolina Panthers

6:20 p.m. (NBC) Sept. 12 Chicago, is, 11 a.m. (FOX) (CBS) Sept. 19 at Indianapol2:25 p.m. (FOX) York Jets, 11 a.m.

Tampa Bay, FRIDAY, Sept. 12 New (FOX) Sept. 26 SEPTEM p.m.3,(FOX) Orleans, 11 a.m.

2:05 BER (NFLN) 2021 Sept. 19 New Oct. 3 Arizona, (Thu), 6:20 p.m.

(Thu), 6:20 p.m.

Sept. 23 at Houston Oct. 7 at Seattle *) 11 a.m. (FOX) Oct. 3 at Dallas, (FOX/NFLN/Amazon*Giants, 11 a.m. (FOX) ia, 11 a.m. (FOX) York Oct. 10 Philadelph Oct. 17 at New , 11 a.m. (FOX) 2:05 p.m. (FOX) santafen Oct. 17 Minnesota Giants, 11 a.m. (FOX) Oct. 24 Detroit, ewmexica a.m. (FOX) 11 York (NFLN) n.com 11 a.m. (FOX) Oct. 24 at New Oct. 31 at Houston, 11 a.m. (FOX) Sept. 26 Atlanta, , 6:20 p.m. (NBC*) p.m.

(FOX) Oct. 31 at Atlanta, 11 a.m. (CBS) Orleans, 11 a.m.

Nov. 7 Tennessee 6:15 Oct. 3 at New Francisco (Mon), 2:25 p.m. (FOX) Nov. 7 New England, Nov. 15 at San 2:05 p.m. (FOX) Oct. 10 at Dallas, Rams, 11 a.m. (FOX) Nov. 14 at Arizona, 11 a.m. (FOX) (ESPN) n, Oct. 17 Los Angeles a.m. (FOX) 11 Nov. 21 Washingto a.m. (FOX) Nov. 21 BYE p.m. (FOX) (ESPN) 2:25 p.m.

Oct. 24 Carolina, 11 Bay, By the Associated City (Mon), 6:15 Nov. 28 at Miami, Nov. 28 at Green 2:25 p.m. (CBS) Press, all times Nov. 1 at Kansas le, local (*Sunday 11 a.m. (CBS) Dec. 5 BYE Dec. 5 Jacksonvil 6:15 p.m. (ESPN) (FOX)games in Nov. 7 Las Vegas, 11 a.m. night Weeks 5-17 subject at Arizona (Mon), Dec. 13 Dec. 12 Atlanta, to change; 2:25 p.m. (FOX) p.m. (ESPN) Nov. 14 BYE TBD (TBD) Bay (Mon), 6:15 game TBD; **NFL Dec. 19 Seattle, Week ,18 TBD at Buffalo, 11 a.m. (FOX) Nov. 22 at Tampa Network and Bay, 11 a.m. (FOX) 11 a.m. (FOX) Amazon simulcast Dec. 26 at Minnesota Dec. 26 Tampa (FOX) (FOX) (FOX) Philadelphia, 28 p.m. a.m.

(CBS) 11 subject to change) Nov. 2:25 a.m.

11 , Orleans, 11 a.m. (FOX) Jan. 2 at Baltimore, 2:25 p.m. (FOX) Jan. 2 at New Dec. 5 Minnesota Dec. 5 at Miami, p.m. (FOX) 2:05 p.m. (FOX) Bay, 11 a.m. (FOX) Chargers, 2:05 Jan. 9 San Francisco, Jan. 9 at Tampa Dec. 12 at Denver, Dec. 12 at L.A. 11 a.m. (FOX) 11 a.m. (FOX) Dec. 19 Arizona, Dec. 19 Dallas, 11 a.m. (FOX) ia, 11 a.m. (FOX) at Philadelph Dec. 26 at Atlanta, Dec. 26 Sept.

13 at Las (CBS) 2:25 p.m. (FOX) a.m.

Vegas (Mon), 6:15 p.m.

Chicago, 11 Jan. 2 at Seattle, Jan. 2 at(ESPN/ABC 11 a.m. (FOX) n,) 11 a.m. (FOX) Sept. 12 Pittsburgh Jan. 9 Green Bay, Sept. 19 Kansas Jan. 9 Washingto (FOX) (FOX) , 11 a.m.

(CBS) 2:25 p.m.

City, Sept. 19 at Bay, at Detroit, 11 a.m.

Miami, 11 a.m.

Sept. 12 Sept. 26 at Detroit, 6:20 p.m. (NBC) Sept. 12 Green Sept. 12 Jacksonvil (FOX) ia, 11 a.m. (FOX) a.m.

(FOX) 11 Sept.

11 Philadelph a.m. at 26 Washingto le, 11 a.m. (CBS) (CBS) Sept. 19 Oct. 3 at Denver, (FOX) Sept. 19 at Carolina, Sept. 19 atBay, a.m.

11 11 a.m.

6:20 p.m. (NBC) (FOX) 2:25 p.m. (CBS) Oct. Houston, England, n, Sept. 12 at New 26 Green Cleveland, 11 a.m. (CBS) Sept. Sept.

Oct. 11 Indianapol 11 a.m. (CBS) Sept. 26 at3New (FOX) York (FOX) 23 Carolina 2:05 p.m. is Oct. 10York Giants, 11 a.m.

Sept. 19 at JacksonvilGiants, 2:25 p.m. (FOX) Seattle, (Thu), (FOX) at Kansas Oct. 3Oct. Oct. 17 Los Angeles (Mon), 6:15 p.m. (ESPN) Oct. 3 New (CBS) p.m. 6:20 p.m. (NFLN) p.m. (FOX) 6:20 le, 11 a.m. (CBS) 2:25 11 a.m.

3 at Buffalo, p.m. (NBC*) n,City, (FOX) Oct. at Tennessee Chargers, Orleans, 2:25 Sept. 26 New 11 a.m.

11 a.m.

10 at Arizona, 11 Oct. Oct. York Oct. 10 at18Washingto 12 at (ESPN) 24Atlanta, Sept. 12 at New (Mon), 6:15 p.m.

Cincinnati, 11 Sept.Oct. (FOX)a.m. (CBS) 10 New England, (CBS) a.m. (CBS) Oct. 24 BYE (Mon), 6:15 p.m.

Oct. 3 Baltimore, Jets, 2:05 p.m. (CBS) 17 BYE Francisco, 11 a.m.

11 a.m.

Oct. (NBC*) SanBYE (ESPN)(ESPN) Oct.Oct. 19 31 Oct. 17 BYE Sept. 20 Detroit (CBS) p.m. (NBC) 2:25 Sept. is, 6:20 p.m.

17 at Indianapol 6:15 p.m. (ESPN) Oct. 31 Miami, (Mon), 6:15 p.m.

Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh p.m. (CBS) Francisco, 6:20 24 Indianapol is, 11 a.m. (CBS) Dallas (Mon), Oct.Oct. Nov. 11 a.m. (CBS) 277atMinnesota Oct. 25 at Seattle Sept. 26 at San (FOX) Sept.

11 a.m. (FOX) (CBS) 24Chicago, Nov. 7 at Jacksonvil at Arizona, a.m. a.m. , 2:25 p.m. (CBS) Oct. 17 Las Vegas, , 11 a.m. (FOX) Bay, 2:25 p.m.

(FOX) 31 at City, 11, 11 2:25 p.m. (CBS) Oct. Nov. 3 Kansas 11 at Miami Oct. 31 Tampa le, Oct. 3 Pittsburgh 2:25 p.m. (CBS) 11 a.m. (CBS) Oct. Oct.Arizona, (FOX) (FOX) 2:25 p.m. (FOX) (Thu), Nov.Atlanta, , 11 a.m. (FOX) 11 a.m.6:20 Oct. 21 at Cleveland 11 a.m.

7 31 Los Angeles p.m.

Nov. Rams, (FOX/NFLN 7 14 at New York Jets, 10 at Carolina, Nov. 6:1511p.m.

Oct. 10 at Cincinnati a.m. (FOX) a.m.(ESPN) Oct. /Amazon* Nov. 7 at Miami, (FOX) a.m. (CBS) , 11 a.m.11(CBS) Nov. 21 Rams (Mon), 11 *) 6:20 p.m.

(FOX/NFLN/Amazon*(Thu), 6:20 p.m.

Bay (Thu), Tennesseeis, 11 a.m. a.m.

Nov. 15 L.A. Nov. 14 atIndianapol Tampa 1421 (FOX)(FOX) Nov. at Chicago, Oct. 17 at Chicago, 11 a.m. (FOX) (FOX) Oct. a.m.(CBS) Nov. atBYE ia,1111a.m.

Nov. 25 *) a.m. (CBS) Jacksonville, 11 n, Oct. 31 Washingto *) Philadelph New Orleans /Amazon*11 Nov. 2114 Nov. 28 Cleveland, 21 atat Nov. p.m. (FOX) 6:20 p.m. n, 2:25 p.m. (FOX) Oct. 24 Washingto (FOX/NFLN (FOX) (Thanksgiv 2:25 ing), , p.m.

Nov. 6:20 p.m.

6:20 6:20 21 2:05 ing), Nov. at (Thu), (Thanksgiv p.m. p.m. (NBC*) Tennessee, 11 (NBC*) 7 at Dallas, 11 (NBC) Las Vegas, Buffalo Nov. 28 Minnesota Dec.24 at Pittsburgh 25 5 at a.m. (CBS) Nov. Oct. 28 at Arizona Oct. 6:20 p.m.

Nov. atNew Dec. 6 New England *) , 2:25(FOX) Nov. 14 Philadelph a.m. (FOX) Seattle, 11 a.m. p.m. (CBS) York Jets, 11 Dec. 528 Dec.31 (CBS) 12at (NBC) (Mon), atDetroit, ia, 2:25 p.m. (CBS) (FOX/NFLN/Amazon* 2:25 p.m. (FOX) Oct. a.m.

Cleveland, 2:05 , 11 a.m.

(CBS) 6:15 p.m. (ESPN) p.m. p.m. (CBS) Dec. 12 Dec. 12 at Tampa 6:20 5 Indianapol 11 a.m.

Nov. 21 BYE City, at Cincinnati (Thu), (CBS) Chargers, Kansas Dec. Dec. Dallas is, L.A. at 2 7 7 Bay, 11 19 (CBS) a.m.

Dec. Nov. Green Bay, 11 a.m.

2:25 p.m. (CBS) Nov. (CBS) 2:05 p.m. (CBS) Dec. 12 *) TBD Nov. 28 L.A. Chargers, Carolina, TBD Atlanta,11 2:25 p.m. (CBS) (FOX) Denver, 2:25 p.m.

Dec. 19 Seattle, Dec. at Cincinnati a.m. (FOX)6:20 p.m.

14 at (TBD) (FOX) (FOX/NFLN/Amazon* Nov.26 Nov. 14 Seattle, (FOX) 2:05 p.m. (CBS) a.m.(CBS) Dec. 19 Dec. 11a.m. , 11 a.m. (FOX) Tennessee (Thu), Dec. 5 at Kansas 26 atNew York Jets, 11 a.m.

Orleans,, 11 NewEngland, Dec. 23atatJacksonvil Jan. LosNew le, 11 a.m. (CBS) City, 11 a.m. (CBS) Dec. 12at (NBC*) Nov.2 21 Nov. 21 at MinnesotaRams, 2:25 p.m. (FOX) Angeles Rams, 11 a.m.

11 a.m. (FOX) p.m.(CBS) Jan. Dec. Giants, Dec. 12 Detroit, Bay, 6:20 2 Atlanta, 11 a.m.

26 Los Angeles 2:25 p.m. (FOX) (NFLN) Jan. 28 at New York 9 Pittsburgh 2:05 Chargers, Dec. 19 at Tampa Nov. (FOX) (ESPN) Nov. 28 Los Angeles p.m. (CBS) 11 a.m. (CBS) 2:05 , 11 a.m.

11 a.m. (CBS) Jan. Jan. Jets,(CBS) Dec. 19 Cincinnati p.m. (FOX) 9 New York Jets, 2 at York (Mon), 6:15 p.m.

(FOX) 2 Houston, San Francisco, Jan. 2:25 p.m.

Dec. 5 at New 11 a.m. (CBS) , 2:05 p.m. (CBS) Dec. 27 Miami Rams, Dec. 5 BYE 2:05 p.m.

Jan. (CBS) Dec. 26 at Las 9 Tennessee 11 a.m. (FOX) 6:20 p.m. (NBC*) 9 at Los Angeles Jan. Vegas, , 11 a.m. (CBS) Dec. 12 BYE Jan. 2 Carolina, Dec. 12 Chicago, 11 a.m. (FOX) Jan. 2 at L.A. Chargers,2:25 p.m. (CBS) 11 a.m. (FOX) n, TBD (TBD) (FOX) TBD Washingto Jan. 9 at Atlanta, Dec. 19 at Baltimore, 2:05 p.m. (CBS) Giants, 11 a.m.

Jan. 9 Kansas 2:30 p.m.

City, 2:25 p.m.

Dec. 26 New York n, 11 a.m. (FOX) Dec. 25 Cleveland, *) (CBS) 2 at Washingto Sept.Jan. (FOX/NFLN/Amazon* p.m. (NBC*) 12 Minnesota (FOX) a.m. , 6:20 Sept. 12 at New a.m. (FOX) 9 Dallas, 11, 11 Sept.Jan. Jan. 2 Minnesota a.m. (FOX) England, 2:25 19 at is, 11 a.m. (FOX) Chicago, 11 a.m. p.m. (CBS) 11 Sept.

Indianapol Sept. at 19 12 Detroit, Buffalo, (FOX) 12 at Seattle, 11 a.m. 2:25 p.m. (CBS) Sept.

Sept. 26 at Pittsburgh Jan. 9 11 a.m. (FOX) p.m. (NBC) , Sept. 26 at Las 6:20 Tennessee(FOX) Sept. Sept.

(Thu), 19 Los19Angeles (FOX) Sept. 30 Jacksonvill , 11 a.m. (CBS) Vegas, 9 Dallas 2:05 p.m.

Rams, , 2:25 p.m.

(FOX) Oct. 3Sept. e (Thu), 6:20 p.m.

Sept. 12 Cleveland, Sept. 26 Indianapol 2:05 p.m. (CBS) 26 at Minnesota 11 a.m. p.m.

(FOX)(FOX) Sept.

Oct. 10 Green at Tennessee is, 11 a.m.

19 Atlanta, (NFLN) 2:25 (FOX) (CBS) , 11 a.m. 2:05 Bay, Oct. 10Sept.

(CBS) Oct. 3 Oct. at Tampa p.m. Sept. 19 at Baltimore, p.m. (CBS) 3 at San Francisco, Rams, 2:25 p.m. at Miami, L.A. 11 (CBS) Oct. 17 at Detroit, 11 a.m. (FOX) 26 atBay, 11 a.m. (CBS) a.m. 6:20 p.m. (NBC) Rams (Thu), 6:20 Chargers, 11 a.m.

11 a.m. (FOX) Oct. 17Sept.

Sept. 26 L.A. Chargers,6:20 p.m. (NBC) Oct. 11 Oct. at Jacksonvil England,(CBS) 7 Los Angeles Oct. 24Sept. at Baltimore 12 Los Angeles at Baltimore, *) 6:20 p.m. (NFLN)(CBS) Oct. 3 at Newle (London), 11 a.m. (CBS) (Mon), 6:15 (Thu), 7:30 /Amazon* a.m. (FOX) 11 (CBS) Oct. 11 a.m. a.m. , p.m.

Giants Oct. a.m.

3 (CBS) at 11 (ESPN) 17 Houston, (FOX/NFLN Philadelphia, (NBC*) Oct. 31 at 16 N.Y. Sept.

10 Miami, New , 6:20 p.m.

11 a.m. (CBS) Sept. 12 at Cincinnati2:05 p.m. (FOX) 11 a.m. (FOX) a.m. (CBS) YorkBuffalo Oct. 24 Oct. Jets, 11Bills, (Thu), 6:20 p.m. Oct. 24 Oct. 17 at11Pittsburgh Oct. Atlanta,at a.m. (CBS) Nov. 7 Cleveland, at San Francisco, 6:15 p.m. (ESPN) 10 Buffalo, 6:20 p.m. (NBC*) a.m. (FOX)ia Sept. 26 at 14 11Philadelph Sept. 19 at Arizona, p.m. (FOX) 11 a.m. Falcons, 11 a.m. (FOX) Oct. 31 Oct. 6:20(Mon), Oct. 17 at Washingto *) p.m. (NBC*) Oct. 31 Tennessee Buffalo, 11/Amazon* 2:25 Oct. 25 New Orleans Nov. 14 BYE Oct. 3 at Atlanta (CBS)Saints, 11 a.m. (CBS) Nov. at(FOX/NFLN a.m. le, 2:05 p.m. (CBS) , 11 a.m. (CBS) Sept. 26 Seattle, Oct. 24 at Tennessee n, 11 a.m. (CBS) 7 Houston, Chicago, (CBS) 31 Jacksonvil 2:25 p.m. (CBS) Nov. 4 New 11 a.m. (CBS) New Orleans Oct. Nov. 21 atOct. a.m. (FOX) York Jets (Thu), 11 a.m. (CBS) Nov. 11 Oct. 2411 Las 10 , 11 a.m. (CBS) Vegas, 2:05 Oct. 3 Cleveland, p.m. (FOX) (FOX/NFLN City Chiefs, Nov. 1 N.Y. Giants 6:20 p.m.

Baltimoreat 7 BYE Orleans, 2:25 Nov. 11 a.m. (FOX) (CBS) 11 a.m. (FOX) Nov. 28 Pittsburgh New 6:20 p.m. (CBS) Oct. 17 Kansas p.m.Packers, (Mon), 6:15 p.m. /Amazon**) Bay, 2:25 Oct. 31 (Thu), Oct. 10 Detroit, p.m.

(FOX/NFLN , Green a.m. Bay Nov. 7 Green Bay, (ESPN) (CBS) 11 a.m. (FOX) /Amazon* Nov. 14 Jacksonvil Nov. 14 at Green Dec. 5 LosOct. 24 at11 2:25 p.m. (FOX) 7 BYE *) 2:25 p.m. (FOX) Angeles le, 11 a.m.2:25 p.m. (FOX) Oct. 17 at Carolina, Nov. 21 at Nov. n, 11 a.m. (FOX) Nov. 21 Nov. 21 Arizona, Denver Broncos, p.m.Nov. 14 at Las Vegas, New York 11 a.m. (FOX) Dec. 12 SanOct. 31 atChargers, Washingto at Buffalo, 11 a.m. (CBS) n (Mon), 6:15 11 a.m. (CBS) 6:20 p.m. (NBC*) Francisco, Nov. 14 atJets, 6:15 p.m.

Oct. 24 BYE Nov. Nov. 21 Dallas, 11 a.m. (CBS) (CBS) Giants (Mon), Nov. 28 Tampa Nov. 29 at Washingto Dec. 19 at Denver, 6:20 p.m. (NBC*) a.m. (FOX) 28 Carolina, Nov. 7 BYE 2:25 p.m. (FOX) a.m.York 2211New (FOX) Bay, Oct. 31 Dallas, Buccaneers, 11 Dec. 5 NewNov. 2:05 p.m.

Bay(CBS) 11 a.m. (FOX) York Giants, 11 (ESPN) 11 a.m. (FOX) 6:20 p.m. (NBC*)Nov. 28 BYE Dec. 5 at Houston, Dec. 26 Baltimore, Nov. 14 Tampa 11 a.m. (FOX) a.m. (FOX) (ESPN) Nov. 7 at Baltimore, Dec. 11 a.m. p.m. (FOX) Francisco, Dec. 5 Denver, is, 11 a.m. (FOX) Dec. 12 (CBS) Carolina 5 San (CBS)Panthers, ata.m. p.m. 12 BYE 2111 Jan. 2 Kansas Chargers, 2:05 Nov. 11 a.m. (CBS) BYE Dec. (Mon), 6:15 TBD 11 a.m. (FOX) City, 11 a.m. (CBS) Nov. 28 at Indianapola.m. (FOX) Nov. 14 at L.A. Seahawks Houston, Dec. New at (FOX) 12 12 York Seattle a.m.

11 Las Vegas, 11 Dec. (FOX) Jan. 9 Jets, TBD TBD New England, Bay, 11 Nov. 29 Atlanta, (TBD) a.m. (CBS) Dec. 5 at Rams, 6:25 p.m.

Nov. 21 Green Dec. 27 at New p.m. (FOX) at Cleveland, 11 a.m. (CBS) Dec. 16 at Los at L.A. (TBD) 2:25 p.m. (CBS) Dec. 19TBD Orleans p.m. (FOX) Dec. 25 at Arizona, Francisco, 2:25 (ESPN) Angeles 12 Buffalo, (Mon), 6:05 p.m. (FOX) Dec. Raiders, 2:05 6:156:20 Nov. 28 at San (ESPN) 6:15 p.m.p.m. (NBC*) 6:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN Chargers (Thu), Chicago, p.m. (NFLN) a.m. (CBS) 5 at Las Vegas Dec. 26 11 Orleans, Jan. Dec. (FOX) (FOX) New 2 a.m.

Detroit, Las 19 11 /Amazon* at p.m.

Vegas, 11 a.m.

Dec. 2:25 Jan. Dec. 5 Cowboys, *) Dec. 26 Pittsburgh 11 a.m. (FOX) Jan. 9 (CBS) Jan. 2 Detroit, (Thu), 6:20 p.m.

(TBD) 2 at Tennessee Dec. 12 Dallas Carolina, , 11at , 2:25 p.m. (CBS) a.m. at Jacksonvil (CBS) 2:25 p.m. (FOX) Jan. 2 Dec. 26 (FOX) ia Eagles, TBD Jan. 9 New England, Dec. 9 Pittsburgh a.m. (CBS) at Cincinnati *) Jan. 9le,at11Arizona, York Jets, 11 a.m. p.m. (NBC*) TBD at Philadelph New(CBS) at a.m.

(ESPN) Jan. 2 11 Cowboys, 6:20 (FOX/NFLN/Amazon* Jan. 9 at Denver, , 11 a.m. (CBS) (Mon), 6:15 p.m.Sept.

11 a.m. (FOX) Dec. 26 at Dallas Eagles, 11 a.m. (FOX) 2:25 p.m. (CBS) 12 at Kansas Jan. 9 Carolina, ia Dec. 20 at Chicago Rams, 11 a.m. (FOX) 2 Philadelph 2:25 p.m. (CBS) 11 a.m. (FOX) Jan.City, Sept. 19 Houston, Dec. 26 Los Angeles 6:20 p.m. (NBC*) York Giants, 11 9a.m. at New Jan. (CBS) Bay, Sept. 26 Chicago, Jan. 2 at Green 11 11 a.m. (FOX) Oct. 3 at Minnesota a.m. (FOX) Sept. 12 at Houston, Jan. 9 Chicago, Sept. 12 Miami, , 11 a.m. (CBS) 11 a.m. (CBS) Oct. 10 at L.A. 2:25 p.m. (CBS) Sept. 19 Denver, Chargers, 2:05 Sept. 19 at New Sept. 13 Baltimore 11 a.m. (CBS) p.m. (CBS) Oct. 17 Arizona, York Jets, 11 a.m.

Sept. 26 Arizona, (Mon), 6:15 p.m.

2:05 p.m. (FOX) Sept. 26 New (CBS) (ESPN/ABC) 11 a.m. (FOX) Orleans, 11 a.m.

Oct. 21 Denver Sept. 30 at Cincinnati (Thu), (FOX) Oct. 3 Tampa Sept. 19 at Pittsburgh (Thu), Bay, 6:20 p.m.

(FOX/NFLN/Amazon* 6:20 p.m.

6:20 p.m.

(NFLN) , 11 a.m. (CBS) (NBC) Oct. 10 at Houston, *) Sept. 26 Miami, Oct. 31 Pittsburgh 11 a.m. (CBS) 2:05 p.m. (CBS) Oct. 10 Tennessee , Oct. 17 Dallas, 87507 Oct. , 11 a.m. (CBS) Nov. 7 at Cincinnati11 a.m. (CBS) 2:25 Santa Fe, NM 6:15 4 at Los Angeles Chargers (Mon), Oct. 17 Miami Oct. 24 New York p.m. (CBS) s Road, , 11 a.m. (CBS) (London), p.m.

Cerrillo om(ESPN) Nov. 14 at New 7:30 AM (CBS) Jets, 11 a.m. (CBS) 2929 Oct. England, 11 a.m.

24 BYE Oct. 31 at L.A. doDecorating.c Oct. 10 Chicago, (CBS) Nov. 21 Detroit, Chargers, 2:05 2:05 p.m. (CBS) .5333 Corona Oct. p.m. (CBS) 11 a.m.

31 at Seattle, Nov. 7 at Carolina, Oct. 17 at Denver, 505.473 2:05 p.m. (CBS) Nov. 28 at Baltimore, (FOX) 11 2:25 p.m. (CBS) Nov. 7 Buffalo, Nov. 14 Cleveland, a.m. (CBS) 6:20 p.m. (NBC*) Oct. 24 Philadelph 11 a.m.

Dec. 5 BYE 11 a.m. (CBS) ia, 2:05 p.m. (FOX) Nov. 14 at Indianapol (CBS) Nov. 18 at Atlanta Oct. 31 BYE Dec. 12 Baltimore, (Thu), 6:20 p.m.

Nov. 21 San Francisco,is, 11 a.m. (CBS) (FOX/NFLN/Amazon* 11 a.m. (CBS) Nov. 7 at New TBD Las Vegas, York Giants, 11 11 a.m. (FOX) Nov. 28 Atlanta, TBD (TBD) Nov. 28 Tennessee *) a.m. (CBS) Nov. 14 Kansas 11 a.m. (CBS) Dec. 25 at Green , City, Dec. 5 at Los Bay, Dec. 6 at Buffalo 11 a.m. (CBS) Nov. 21 Cincinnati 6:20 p.m. (NBC*) Angeles Rams, (FOX/NFLN/Amazon* 2:30 p.m.

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senting a 9-year-old boy who encountered the man at a local Catholic school.

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As part of an effort to curb tobacco use in New Mexico, especially among high school students who are increasingly using e-cigarettes, several lawmakers expressed support Thursday for increasing taxes on all tobacco products.

The push to raise the price on cigarettes and other tobacco products came after representatives from the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network delivered a long list of bleak statistics about the toll tobacco use is taking on New Mexicans.

“I think you’ve made a very compelling argument today that we need to do this and do it in a fairly hefty manner,” state Sen. Martin Hickey, D-Albuquerque, said during a meeting of the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee.

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House Democrats from Albuquerque, facing serious pressure from constituents to address the crime rate in one of America’s most violent cities, say they have a plan to get the job done.

A cadre of 18 Democrats on Thursday signed onto a proposal they plan to turn into legislation early next year, hoping to battle a seemingly chronic wave of violence in New Mexico’s largest city.

Their initiative would provide recruitment and retention money and policies for police officers, grow the state’s behavioral health workforce, and increase penalties for second-degree murder charges.

But it’s likely the package won’t be heard until January’s legislative session, despite Republicans’ calls for a more immediate special session to deal with crime.

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ABOVE: Santa Fe High junior Jazzi Gonzalez practices field goals with fellow kicker Molly Wissman, also a junior, during a rainy practice Wednesday. The two were recruited from the girls soccer team. BELOW: St. Michael’s senior Milena Keene watches her teammates run a play during practice Thursday. Keene will start as a placekicker for the Horsemen tonight.

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IN BRIEF House Democrats promote Cheney to No. 2 post on Jan. 6 inquiry panel WASHINGTON — House Democrats leading the investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob named Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming on Thursday as the committee’s vice chairwoman, elevating the role of a Republican who has been a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.

The announcement effectively makes Cheney the special committee’s second-ranking member, an unusual move for the majority party in the House, which typically grants that position to one of its own. But her appointment to the panel has been part of a break with convention from the start, given that Democrats nominated her and another Republican, Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, in a bid to bring bipartisan credibility to an investigation that most other GOP lawmakers had denounced and worked to thwart.

Probe into controversial approval of Alzheimer’s drug stepped up WASHINGTON — Two House committees are stepping up their investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a controversial Alzheimer’s drug, requesting a raft of information on how the agency made the decision, who was involved and whether staff interactions with the drug’s manufacturer were appropriate.

The two panels — Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Reform — wrote in a letter to the agency that they were “concerned by apparent anomalies in FDA’s processes” involving its review of Aduhelm, a drug made

by Massachusetts-based Biogen.

The agency’s June 7 accelerated approval of the medication, the first Alzheimer’s drug cleared in almost two decades, was welcomed by some advocates and doctors as a step forward in treating the devastating disease but strongly criticized by many experts who say the medication hasn’t been shown to be effective. The decision was especially controversial because the agency’s own outside experts had recommended against approval. Some medical centers have refused to offer the drug, which carries a list price of $56,000 a year per patient.

Gen. Lee statue can be removed, Virginia Supreme Court rules RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that the state can remove an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from a prominent spot in its capital city, saying “values change and public policy changes too” in a democracy.

The 7-0 decision cited testimony from historians that the enormous statue was erected in 1890 to honor the Southern white citizenry’s defense of a pre-Civil War life that depended on slavery and the subjugation of Black people.

Virginia promised to forever maintain the statue in the 1887 and 1890 deeds that transferred its ownership to the state. But the justices said that obligation no longer applies.

“Those restrictive covenants are unenforceable as contrary to public policy and for being unreasonable because their effect is to compel government speech, by forcing the Commonwealth to express, in perpetuity, a message with which it now disagrees,” the justices wrote.

Qatar says it’s not clear when Kabul’s airport will reopen KABUL, Afghanistan — Qatar’s top diplomat said Thursday that experts are racing to reopen Kabul’s airport but warned it was not clear when flights would resume.

Kabul’s airport, a major way out of the country, is now in Taliban hands but is closed, and Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani warned Thursday that there’s still “no clear indication” of when it will reopen.

A team of Qatari and Turkish technicians flew to Kabul on Wednesday to help restart operations at the facility, which the U.N. says is crucial to providing the country with humanitarian assistance. It remains to be seen, however, whether any commercial airlines will be willing to offer service.

North Korea refuses nearly 3M doses of COVID-19 vaccine SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has declined an offer of 2.97 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine, saying they should be sent to countries with worse outbreaks instead, a spokesperson for UNICEF, the United Nations agency for children, said Wednesday.

The shipment of vaccines was funded by the global vaccine-sharing initiative called COVAX that distributes shots to lower-income countries. North Korea said that the vaccines may be “relocated to severely affected countries.”

Having a decrepit public health system, North Korea shut its borders in January 2020 and declined other international aid, for fear that outside help might bring in COVID-19, which could overwhelm its public health system and damage an economy that was already struggling under international sanctions. The country continues to maintain that it has no virus cases, but outside health experts are skeptical.

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Sheet metal worker Carey Mercer assembles ductwork at Contractors Sheet Metal on Tuesday in New York. The construction industry is fighting to recruit more women into a sector that faces chronic labor shortages. Women make up 4 percent of skilled construction laborers in the U.S.

Online groups help women in trades, construction Advocates want female workers to aspire to high-paying, secure positions in sector plagued by chronic labor shortages

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NEW YORK ethany Mayer didn’t want to go back to work after learning that a fellow ironworker insinuated that women like her didn’t belong there.

Jordyn Bieker, an apprentice sheet metal worker in Denver, said she felt uncomfortable that her foreman asked her pointed questions about being gay.

Yunmy Carroll, a veteran steamfitter, said a worker at a training session declared that women in construction are “whores.”

The three women shared their stories over Zoom during a Lean In Circle for Tradeswomen, one of 76 launched nationwide and in Canada this year by the North America’s Building Trades Unions and Lean In, the women’s advocacy group started by Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg.

About 700 tradeswomen are participating the program, designed to help them navigate persistent bias and harassment on construction sites, from unwanted advances to being assigned lesser duties like traffic control or fire watch.

It’s a culture that industry leaders are fighting to change in the hopes of recruiting more women into a sector with an aging workforce that faces chronic labor shortages.

As spending on infrastructure rises, construction firms will need to hire at least 430,000 new skilled laborers in 2021, according to an analysis of federal data by the Associated Builders and Contractors. Right now, only 4 percent of construction laborers in the U.S. are women, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“We are really only employing from half the workforce,” said Brian Turmail, the Associated General Contractors of America’s vice president of public affairs, who also spearheads workforce development. “We are struggling with labor shortages with one hand tied behind our back.”

This comes at a time when the pandemic has exacted a disproportionate toll on jobs where women dominate, like restaurant servers and cashiers. Nearly 2.5 million women lost jobs and stopped looking for work during the pandemic.

Meanwhile, much of the construction industry was deemed essential, sparing it from mass layoffs. For advocates, it is evidence that more women should aspire to construction careers, which start with paid apprenticeships and can lead to unionized jobs with middle-class wages.

The median salary for plumbers and electricians, for instance, is about $56,000 a year, with the top tier of earners making $98,000. But only about 2 percent of plumbers and 3 percent of the country’s electricians are women.

“We see this all the time. When jobs are higher paid, when jobs have more security, when jobs have higher benefits, they often go to men,” said Sandberg, who partnered with NABTU to bring her signature “Lean In Circles” program to tradeswomen after meeting Judaline Cassidy, a New York plumber and union leader who had formed a Lean In Circle on her own in 2017, and later discussing the idea with Liz Shuler, now president of the AFL-CIO. Cassidy recalls being told to go home and do the dishes when she first tried to join a union

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more than two decades ago. But her career has also been empowering, and her daughter, Carey Mercer, followed her into the trades.

“You’re always learning something every day. There’s always some kind of challenge that you might run into where you might need to do some math or think about it and take a second a look at it,” said Mercer, an apprentice sheet metal worker.

The good news is that gains already made by women appear to have held steady during the pandemic, in contrast to the Great Recession that hit the industry hard.

The number of women employed in construction had reached a high of nearly 950,000 in 2007 before plummeting to a Great Recession-low of 711,000 in 2011, according to the BLS. It took nearly a decade for their numbers to recover, eventually reaching new highs of about 970,000 at the onset of the pandemic.

But this time, the ranks of women dipped just briefly in the spring of 2020 before continuing their rise — surpassing more than 1 million for the first time in April. The share of women employed in the industry also rose, reaching 13.2 percent in 2020, compared to 12.5 percent in 2016.

Pre-apprenticeship programs targeting women and minorities have proliferated over the past decade, while several thousand women gather each year for NABTU’s conference for tradeswomen. In sign of their growing influence, the Iron Workers Union became the first construction union to adopt paid maternity leave in 2017.

The most uphill challenge is changing cultural attitudes in the field.

Mayer, the apprentice welder from the Cincinnati area, had been excited about a new job with a raising gang that would erect columns.

But then she learned about the co-worker who said women shouldn’t be ironworkers. And she was put on fire watch for weeks.

“I don’t even want to go in tomorrow,” Mayer told her Lean In circle, a group of six women who meet over Zoom once a month.

The women, at the May meeting and in later group texts, encouraged her to be direct and remind her foreman of her skills as a welder. By the time they met in July, Mayer had pushed successfully for welding duties.

Patti Devlin, the circle leader, turned the July conversation to a perennial issue: constantly having to prove yourself in an industry where job sites change.

Veronica Leal, a Chicago painter who teaches an apprenticeship program, told the group she has faced that problem for 27 years.

At first, she said it was amusing to watch skeptical clients eventually lavish praise on her work. But four years ago, she was irate when a client at an upscale apartment building told her she couldn’t possibly handle a difficult paper hanging job because she was a woman, and closed the door in her face.

Leal’s supervisor told her to stay put while he called the client. Leal refused, saying she would never work with that client.

“I just got so angry. I’ve been doing this for 24 years and I’m done proving myself,” Leal said.

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Many of the families who lost children and other loved ones in the nation’s opioid crisis had held out hope of someday facing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners in a courtroom.

That prospect all but vanished Wednesday after a bankruptcy judge conditionally approved a settlement worth an estimated $10 billion. It was a deal that left many of those families feeling they didn’t get what they really wanted.

There was no apology from members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma, they weren’t forced to give up all of their vast fortune, and there was no chance to confront them face-to-face about the lives lost to opioids.

Instead, the individual victims, thousands of state and local governments and other entities that sued Purdue Pharma agreed to a deal in which the Sacklers will pay $4.5 billion and give up ownership of the company, which will be reorganized. The company’s profits and the Sacklers’ contribution will go toward fighting opioid addiction through treatment and education programs.

The conclusion to the case left families conflicted, deflated and still angry.

“Am I happy they don’t have to admit guilt and give up all their money? Of course not,” said Lynn Wencus, of Wrentham, Mass. “But what would that do? It doesn’t bring my son back and it doesn’t help those who are suffering.”

In the first years after her son Jeff died of an overdose in 2017, all she wanted was vengeance. While her anger remains, she is hopeful the settlement will finally bring help to communities ravaged by overdoses.

“I know people disagree with that and want the Sacklers to suffer,” she said. “But the reality is we need money to get into the states, into education, into treatment.”

A half-million Americans have died from opioids over the past two decades, a toll that includes victims of prescription painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin and illicit drugs such as heroin and street-grade fentanyl.

In one of the hardest-fought provisions in the settlement, the family will be protected from any future opioid lawsuits.

While the Sacklers weren’t given immunity from criminal charges, there have been no indications they will face any.

Despite the settlement, the family could see its wealth rise from an estimated $10.7 billion to more than $14 billion over the coming decade, according to a group of state attorneys general who based their projection on investment returns and interest.

“Their lives aren’t going to change.

It’s a shame there can’t be something done that would make them suffer with the rest of us,” said Tamara Graham, of St. Petersburg, Fla. But she was willing to accept the outcome because it gives her a sliver of hope that the money for treatment could save her youngest brother, who has struggled with addiction for longer than she can remember.

“I wish that I could stand up there,” she said. “I would love to make them watch a video of him going through withdrawals, the pain, the vomiting, him begging us to kill him.”

The settlement came nearly two years after the Stamford, Conn.-based company filed for bankruptcy while facing some 3,000 lawsuits that accused Purdue of fueling the crisis by aggressively pushing sales of OxyContin.

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Ida’s remnants blindside Northeast At least 45 dead, most drowned in their cars or low-lying apartments

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NEW YORK — A stunned East Coast faced a rising death toll Thursday after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain, drowning dozens of people in their homes and cars.

In a region that had been warned about potentially deadly flash flooding but hadn’t braced for such a blow from the former hurricane, the storm killed at least 45 people from Maryland to Connecticut on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

At least 23 people died in New Jersey, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said. At least 12 people died in New York City, police said, one of them in a car and 11 in flooded basement apartments that often serve as relatively affordable homes in one of the nation’s most expensive housing markets. Suburban Westchester County reported three deaths.

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Damage to the side of a building from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on Thursday in the Queens borough of New York. Some of the occupants were killed when several feet of water collapsed the wall to their basement apartment and flooded the apartment.

police sergeant, Brian Mohl, perished after his cruiser was swept away.

In New York City, Sophy Liu said she tried using towels and garbage bags to stop the water coming into her first-floor apartment in Queens, but the flood rose up to her chest in just a halfhour. She roused her son from bed and put him in a life jacket and inflatable swimming ring.

The door stuck when she tried to open it, possibly from water, she said. She called two friends

who helped her jar it loose.

“I was obviously scared, but I had to be strong for my son.

I had to calm him down,” she recalled Thursday as medical examiners removed three bodies from a home down the street.

In another part of Queens, water rapidly filled Deborah Torres’ first-floor apartment to her knees as her landlord frantically urged her neighbors below — who included a baby — to get out, she said. But the water rushed in so strongly that

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U.S. traffic deaths in the first quarter of 2021 rose by 10.5 percent over last year, even as driving has declined, the government’s road safety agency reported Thursday.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that 8,730 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes from January through March, compared with the 7,900 fatalities from the same period in 2020.

The increase in traffic fatalities is a continuation of a trend that started in 2020. In June, the NHTSA reported that traffic deaths rose 7 percent last year to

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The NHTSA said drivers continue to exhibit risky behavior on the roads, including speeding, not wearing seat belts, and driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

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she surmised they weren’t able to open the door. The three residents died.

“I have no words,” she said.

“How can something like this happen?”

Ida’s remnants maintained a soggy core, then merged with a storm front and soaked the Interstate 95 corridor, meteorologists said. Similar weather has followed hurricanes before, but experts said it was slightly exacerbated by climate change — warmer air holds more rain — and urban settings, where expansive pavement prevents water from seeping into the ground.

The National Hurricane Center had warned since Tuesday of the potential for “significant and life-threatening flash flooding” and major river flooding in the mid-Atlantic region and New England.

Still, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the storm’s strength took them by surprise. De Blasio received a forecast Wednesday of 3 to 6 inches of rain for the day. The city’s Central Park ended up getting 3.15 inches in just one hour.

Wednesday’s storm ultimately dumped over 9 inches of rain in parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and nearly as much on New York City’s Staten Island.

Millions to lose jobless aid as programs end Monday was extended to 99 weeks, that extension lasted through 2013.

Associated Press When that benefits program finally ended, just 1.3 million peoWASHINGTON — Millions ple were still receiving aid. of jobless Americans who have While the economy is rebounddepended on federal unemploying, economists worry that the ment aid as a financial lifeline are delta variant may slow hiring and about to lose those benefits just growth. And next week’s cutoff as the delta variant of the coronaof unemployment checks for virus poses a renewed threat to millions will abruptly erase a vital the economy and the job market. source of income for many.

Two programs — one that proTwenty-five states have vides jobless aid to self-employed already ended the $300 weekly and gig workers, the other to supplement and nearly all of people who’ve been unemployed those have also stopped the two for more than six months — will expire Monday. As a result, 8.9 mil- emergency federal programs, ending payments for about 3.5 lion people will lose those weekly million people, Oxford Econombenefit payments, according to an estimate by Oxford Economics An ics estimates. Those early cutoffs occurred after some businesses additional 2.1 million people will lose a $300-a-week federal supple- complained in the spring and summer that they couldn’t find mental unemployment payment.

The cutoffs come as employers enough people to hire.

Yet research has found that the have been steadily hiring and early cutoffs of federal jobless aid laying off fewer workers. The have led to only a small increase, number of people applying at most, in hiring. Most econofor jobless aid dropped 14,000 mists cite other factors that have last week to 340,000, the Labor Department said Thursday, to the made it harder for businesses to fill jobs at the pay they are offerlowest level since the pandemic ing: Many of the unemployed struck in March of last year. don’t want to take jobs in service Still, the number of people industries out of fear they will who will lose financial support starting next week is much higher contract COVID-19. In addition, many women have dropped out than during previous cutoffs of of the job market to care for chilexpanded unemployment aid.

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Both players are pulling double duty this fall, splitting their time between the soccer pitch and the gridiron as kickers on the Demons’ football team.

On Friday, they’ll be part of a historic night in one of the state’s oldest and most revered rivalries. It’s Horsemen-Demons week, a night when traditional intracity rivals St. Michael’s and Santa Fe High renew a football fight that’s been brewing since 1924.

Friday’s meeting is the first between the teams since the pre-COVID days of 2019. St. Michael’s has gone more than a decade without losing to the Demons, having spent the better part of this century kicking sand in big brother’s face.

What makes this meeting unique is both teams have girls in the starting spot at placekicker. While Wissman and Gonzalez split time on field goals, point-after attempts and the occasional kickoff or punt for Santa Fe High, a mile down Siringo Road, you’ll find St. Michael’s senior Milena Keene. The starting goalkeeper on last year’s Lady Horsemen state championship girls soccer team, she burst onto the football scene a couple of weeks ago by booting a field goal and three extra points in the team’s season-opening win at Taos.

“I’ve been kicking some kind of ball my entire life, but not like this — not with all this stuff on,” Keene said. “It’s one thing to kick a football just standing here, but you put on a helmet, you put on pads and you have a bunch of people running at you, it’s really different. It’s not that easy.”

It wasn’t all that long ago that girls donning football gear was such a novelty that it made local headlines or, in some cases, national news.

From the trailblazing efforts of former University of New Mexico kicker Katie Hnida to last year’s celebratory arrival of Vanderbilt’s Sarah Fuller, female athletes have started a new normal on the football field, one that extends from skill position stars in youth leagues to creating stirs in the biggest power conferences in the college game.

Women have even breached the sidelines as coaches and are now officials calling games.

A number of local high schools, including Taos and Los Alamos, have female players on their rosters. Keene walked off the field at Taos alongside Chantal Enriquez, a Tigers player who waited the entire game to come over and say hello.

“I mean, it’s different, I guess, but it feels like I belong here,” Keene said.

Santa Fe High’s Gonzalez grew up with four brothers, so being tough is part of her DNA. When she told her family she

State health officials on Thursday reported 994 new cases of the coronavirus and 15 additional deaths, including a Los Alamos County man in his 90s.

San Juan County added five more deaths, while Bernalillo, Curry and Valencia counties each had two. Lea, Sandoval and Socorro counties each reported one more fatality.

Santa Fe County had 34 new cases, Bernalillo County added 220, Chaves County recorded 116, Lea County had 96 and Doña Ana County logged 87.

New Mexico has reported 234,475 confirmed cases, resulting in 4,544 deaths.

On Thursday, 392 people were receiving hospital care for COVID-19 in New Mexico.

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was going to give football a shot with the Demons, her mom had one request.

“She said no contact, no tackling anybody,” Gonzalez said with a laugh.

Naturally, the exact opposite happened in last week’s game at Moriarty. On a kickoff, Gonzalez found herself on a direct path with the Pintos’ return man.

The two did bump into each other along the sideline — a collision that could best be described as a sideswipe.

“I could hear my mom’s voice in my head, for sure,” Gonzalez said. “But you know what? It was kind of fun. It wasn’t scary, nothing like that.”

For Wissman and Keene, it goes a little deeper. The Demons’ goalie on the girls soccer team and the younger sister of allstate boys soccer star Michael Wissman, Molly is actually dating one of the St. Michael’s players whose job it will be to stop her from doing her job. Horsemen linebacker Creed Chavez is on the

Lawmakers eye tobacco tax hike to curb use Continued from Page A-1

— some people say that there is — but we do need to save them from themselves, kind of like parents, while you still can.”

In New Mexico, about 1 in 3 high school students uses electronic cigarettes, also known as vaping, up from about 1 in 4 in 2015.

“New Mexico is ranked third highest in high school student use of e-cigarettes [behind West Virginia and North Carolina] among 44 states that took part in the survey,” said Mahesh Sita, government relations director for the American Heart Association. He was referring to an annual youth risk behavior survey.

Nationally, New Mexico is ranked fifth highest in youth smoking rates. Nearly 9 percent of high school students smoke cigarettes, according to data from the New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey, the state Department of Health, and the Public Education Department included in the presentation. Among adults, nearly 1 in 5 smokes cigarettes.

Sita called the cost to health care “enormous.”

“We spend almost $815 million annually on tobacco-related illnesses and care, and Medicaid alone is like almost $223 million,” he said, adding each household in New Mexico pays $937 to cover smoking-caused government costs.

Linda Siegle, government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, said increasing taxes on tobacco products would go a long way in addressing the problem.

“The single most direct and reliable method of reducing consumption of tobacco products is raising taxes, making it more difficult to purchase tobacco products,” she said. “Even though we have cessation programs and prevention programs, we know that the cost of a pack of cigarettes, the cost of an e-cigarette, is the way to get people to stop smoking or vaping.”

Unfortunately, Siegle said, increasing tax rates on tobacco products doesn’t happen very often. A “significant increase” went into effect in 2010 when Bill Richardson was governor. The tax rate on a pack of cigarettes nearly doubled from 91 cents to $1.60, she said. That was followed by an increase to $2 a pack in 2019.

“Though that reduces consumption, which is what our advocacy groups want, it also increases revenue,” she said. “Revenue has never gone down; it’s only gone up even when we have raised the price and reduced the number of packs of cigarettes.”

During the 60-day legislative session at the beginning of the year, a bill that would have added $2 to the price of a pack of cigarettes stalled in a Senate committee. The proposed

special teams unit on kicks, putting he and Wissman in the unnerving position of potentially being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Keene is dating Horsemen quarterback Lucas Coriz, although the two are rarely on the field at the same time. In St. Michael’s season opener, Keene scored as many points (six) as Coriz did, successfully converting her first field goal attempt as it hit the right upright and fell straight down and just past the crossbar.

One of the first players to greet her on the sideline was Coriz.

“It’s fun seeing her out there, but it’s that thing where I try to look at her as just another teammate, you know?” Coriz said.

“But she is pretty good.”

The path to the football field was a fairly simple one for all three: The coach needed a kicker, a help-wanted sign was put up, and all-inclusive tryouts were held for any and all.

“We’ve always kind of sucked at kicking, and I told my assistants we’re going to lose a game if we don’t address it,” said Santa Fe High coach Andrew Martinez.

“One of my guys started asking the boys soccer coach if anyone was interested; then he went to the girls.”

The boys team produced no takers, but eight girls showed up for impromptu auditions in August. Gonzalez and Wissman immediately stood out.

legislation also would have increased the excise tax for other tobacco products, such as chewing tobacco, e-liquids and closed system cartridges for e-cigarettes.

Though no specific proposals were offered at Thursday’s legislative committee meeting, several lawmakers said they would support legislation to increase tobacco taxes.

“We have to be aggressive, and I really, really hope that the governor sees this as a priority and that this bill can be put forth,” said Roger Montoya, D-Española. “I mean, why couldn’t New Mexico lead the nation in how much we tax and just kind of turn heads and throw spaghetti at the wall.”

Nora Meyers Sackett, press secretary for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, wrote in an email it would be premature to comment on potential legislation, but the administration will, as always, review and evaluate proposals as they go through the legislative process.

“The governor has long recognized the public health impact of vaping and tobacco use on New Mexicans, which is why she has spearheaded and signed multiple initiatives into law regulating vaping and tobacco,” Sackett wrote. “Last year she successfully pushed for the passage of the Tobacco Products Act, prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 and establishing a regulatory system for tobacco products, including e-cigarettes.”

Sackett also noted the governor signed into law a prohibition on vaping in indoor public spaces, as well as a new tax on vaping products, in her first legislative session in office.

State Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero, D-Albuquerque, called the state’s tobacco-related statistics “horrifying.” She said she lives close to a middle and high school and witnesses tobacco use among youth firsthand.

“They can’t wait to get out of school before they’re pulling their e-things out,” she said.

“You can tell it’s habitual. It’s a habit. It’s an addiction now. They can hardly wait.”

Roybal Caballero said her mother started smoking at 13 and died from medical problems associated with smoking.

“Even though she stopped [smoking], it was much too late for her,” she said. “And it was all due to the allure, the attraction. I mean, who as a 13-year-old starts doing anything if not because they’re being drawn into it?”

Roybal Caballero said legislators have a responsibility to take action. The negative effects of smoking are now well known and documented, unlike 60 or 70 years ago, she added.

“We now know what the deadly effects are on our health care. It causes deaths; lives are lost,” she said. “We don’t have to test it anymore, and so based on that, we would be irresponsible if we did not address this as an entity, so I would strongly push that we do.”

In addition to requesting an increase on all tobacco taxes, Sita and Siegle asked lawmakers to amend the Tobacco Control Act to include synthetic nicotine and tax it at comparable rates, as well as restore funding for prevention and cessation programs.

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“I have always been able to kick a soccer ball super far, but this one, yeah, it’s a lot harder,” Wissman said. “Just the shape. You always get a good kick with a soccer ball. But footballs aren’t easy.”

Case in point: Wissman barely missed a 42-yard field goal attempt in the rain at practice Wednesday. On her very next try, she hit a shoulder-high line drive that hydroplaned off the turf near the 5-yard line.

Keene’s introduction to Horsemen football was similar. She and one of her teammates were messing around with a few kicks one day when football coach Joey Fernandez took notice. A week later, she was being fitted for a helmet and pads — with one caveat. Like Gonzalez’s mom, Keene’s parents want no part of her kicking off.

“Oh, wow, that’s the one condition they had with all of this,” Keene said.

“They might run out there and carry me off the field if I went in for a kickoff.”

Those duties, coincidentally, fall to Coriz. At 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, he is 8 inches taller and a full bag of cement mix heavier than his girlfriend.

“Hey, whatever it takes,” Coriz said with a smile. “She’s helping our team.

There’s a lot of girls out there good enough to help their teams, so I don’t see what the problem is, not that anyone does. Girls can play football, too.”

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Grisham, said the governor has no plans to call a special session on crime this year. The Legislature will meet in special session in the fall to deal with redistricting.

“The 30-day session is only a few short months away and we’re using the time between now and then to identify which proposals have legs and will make a difference, rather than those that are just talking points and empty demands,” Stelnicki said.

He added the governor, who sent nearly three-dozen state police officers to Albuquerque last month to help fight crime, is “enthusiastic” about putting together comprehensive legislation on the topic in January.

Among other initiatives, the governor in August said she plans to call for a $100 million investment to hire 1,000 new police officers in the next few years. She also has said she’d like pretrial detention policies changed to make it tougher for defendants charged with violent crimes to be released before trial.

While New Mexico often has been ranked near or at the bottom of national studies on crime, Albuquerque is generally seen as the hub of violence in the state.

Last year, CBS News rated the city ninth among the top 50 most violent cities in the country. There have been 86 victims of homicide this year in Albuquerque.

Though the Albuquerque Police Department just reported a decrease in property crime and auto theft over the past year, two high-profile crimes in mid-August — the shooting of four city police officers during a robbery and the shooting death of a student at a downtown middle school — led to renewed cries to stop the violence.

“That’s when it captured everyone’s attention; that’s when I started getting calls,” said Rep. Daymon Ely, D-Corrales, and one of the 18 lawmakers proposing the crime-fighting package.

Ely said his constituents “absolutely” have been asking for him to do something.

Rep. Moe Maestas, D-Albuquerque, said momentum has been building among lawmakers as well.

“We’re part of the community that feels the sorrow and pain our

constituents do,” he said.

While it’s nothing new for lawmakers to pitch prospective bills a month or two before legislative sessions, it’s rare for a group to band together more than four months in advance for such a cause.

Maestas said lawmakers want to get the governor’s attention so she and her staff can start looking at the proposal and “make decisions on where we are going.”

Rep. Meredith Dixon, D-Albuquerque and like Maestas one of the 18 who joined the proposal, said there’s little question crime is the key concern in her southeast Albuquerque district.

She said earlier this year she took part in a ride-along with Albuquerque police offices during which she heard “morale is down and they need support with recruitment and retention.”

The proposal comes just days after the state reported an expected $1.4 billion windfall in expected revenue. Maestas said it’s time for lawmakers to start pricing out the proposals.

Asked if crime is going to be an issue for lawmakers to contend with in next year’s general election — when all 70 seats in the House are up for grabs — Maestas said, “Sadly, the rhetoric of last year has made it a political issue, and I’m sure next fall it will become a political issue again.”

Ely, who is not running for reelection, said: “I think crime will be the first or second issue on everybody’s plate, depending on how COVID goes.” He added it’s too early to say whether that issue could “make or break” one party or the other in that election.

Dixon said she hopes crime doesn’t become a political or “wedge” issue in 2022 election cycle.

But it’s unlikely House Republicans, who have pushed for a number of “tough-on-crime” bills over the years, will not use the issue as leverage. Democrats hold a commanding 45-24 advantage over the GOP, with one independent in the mix.

On Thursday, House Minority Leader Jim Townsend, R-Artesia, sent out an email responding to the Albuquerque Democrats’ proposal.

In it, he wrote: “We hope they are as serious about addressing crime as they have been about coddling criminals throughout our communities. We also hope they start to give law enforcement the credit and respect they deserve.

The disregard Democrat legislators have for our officers is simply not conducive to turning things around.”

VIRUS TRACKER The pandemic by the numbers

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Vaccine data from the state Department of Health as of Sept. 1 For more vaccine info, visit cvvaccine. nmhealth.org/public-dashboard.html

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COU N T I ES AT G L AN C E 10 with most total cases Bernalillo: 66,582 Doña Ana: 27,118 San Juan: 17,233 Sandoval: 13,775 McKinley: 13,240 Santa Fe: 11,725 Lea: 11,515 Chaves: 10,809 Eddy: 9,276 Valencia: 7,902

Total cases in area counties Rio Arriba: 4,222 Taos: 2,032 San Miguel: 1,965 Los Alamos: 620 Excluded from county totals: 1,769 cases among federal detainees and 3,009 among state prisoners

Source: State Department of Health, CDC; numbers are for test results through Sept. 2 and are subject to change amid further verification

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or about 22 to 24 weeks into a pregnancy.

The law allows anyone to bring a court case against anyone else involved in obtaining an abortion — including taxi drivers, receptionists or relatives who provide money for the procedure — making it difficult for abortion rights activists to challenge its restrictions in court. The law also further incentivizes plaintiffs to police women who are seeking the procedure by offering $10,000, in addition to legal fees, if they win in court.

The law, as Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris pointed out in statements this week, will disproportionately affect women of color; about 70 percent of abortions in Texas in 2019 were provided to women of color, according to the Guttmacher Institute.

“Patients in Texas will now be forced to travel out of state or carry their pregnancy to term against their will,” Harris said Wednesday.

The Supreme Court’s vote to let the law stand was delivered with a 5-4 majority late Wednesday. In the unsigned majority ruling, justices sought to make clear that the Texas law was still subject to stronger cases against it. But even that, Biden said, would “allow millions of women in Texas in need of critical reproductive care to suffer while courts sift through procedural complexities.”

Siding with the court’s liberal wing, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that he would have blocked the law as appeals moved forward.

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President Joe Biden on Thursday vowed his administration would investigate how the federal government could protect existing constitutional abortion rights.

tion on abortions after roughly six weeks, and then essentially delegated enforcement of that prohibition to the populace at large. The desired consequence appears to be to insulate the state from responsibility for implementing and enforcing the regulatory regime.”

So far, the White House has offered few details on what the president or those in his administration could actually do to defang the law or protect Roe v. Wade. In its next term, which starts in October, the Supreme Court will take up a separate case to decide whether it should be overruled.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that the president would “continue to call for the codification of Roe,” adding that the Texas law “highlights even further the need to move forward on that effort.”

On Thursday, she said administration officials were concerned that other states would quickly follow Texas’ lead and pass similar bills.

“Of course we’re worried that other states, where there is a movement and an effort to prevent women from having access to health care, will copycat what’s happened in Texas,” Psaki said.

Officials in Florida and Arkansas have already said they intend to introduce measures similar to the Texas law.

Other Democrats vowed to take up measures to protect abortion rights. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement that Senate Bill 8 “delivers catastrophe to women in Texas” and added that the House of Representatives would take up the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would provide new protections for abortion access, when lawmakers return from their summer recess. It is unclear if that measure would garner the 60 votes needed to overcome a potential filibuster and be considered in the Senate.

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his genitals “approximately a hundred times,” until the behavior ended in December 2019.

The abuse occurred in Apodaca’s car, a home and in the nurse’s office at Gonzales Community School, the boy told police.

In an interview with police after his arrest, state prosecutors said in a court filing, Apodaca admitted to about 10 instances of sexual contact with the boy but denied any sexual abuse took place on school property.

Apodaca, who is being held in the Santa Fe County jail, could face up to 45 years in prison if he is convicted of all three felony counts.

He had worked as a health assistant at six schools in the Santa Fe district starting in 2012, Superintendent Hilario “Larry” Chavez confirmed Thursday.

Chavez said Apodaca resigned in September 2020.

“He didn’t have any complaints against him in the district in his file,” Chavez said.

Apodaca later began working full time at Santo Niño Regional Catholic School, where he had been employed part time since 2019, Principal Robin Chavez said in an interview Thursday.

He resigned in April, she said, adding she was aware a police report had been filed against Apodaca following a “policy violation.”

She declined to discuss the nature of the violation without the school’s legal counsel present.

Santa Fe attorney Aaron Boland issued a news release Thursday saying his law firm represents a Santo Niño student who has accused Apodaca of sexually abusing him during an after-school program in April, when the boy was 8. Boland said New Mexico State Police is conducting an investigation into the allegations.

State police did not provide comment on the case or a report of the alleged abuse.

But prosecutors referred to an ongoing state police investigation in a motion asking a state district judge to order Apodaca held in jail without bond until his trial in the case involving the Gonzales student.

The motion, granted last month, argued Apodaca has used his positions as a minister and school employee to sexually abuse children. It said state police were investigating allegations he had abused a child from Española.

It was unclear if the Española child was the student who had attended Santo Niño.

Boland said he expects more

charges to be filed against Apodaca. His firm also is likely to file a civil lawsuit against leaders of Santo Niño on behalf of the student who has accused Apodaca of abuse.

“This is not the first time this very school has had a predator,” Boland said of Santo Niño.

He noted former Santo Niño art teacher Aaron Dean Chavez, who was arrested in 2016 on suspicion of molesting a young girl at the school.

Aaron Dean Chavez later was accused of abusing two other girls at the school. Following his trial in 2019 on sexual abuse charges involving the three girls, jurors convicted him of the most serious count he faced but deadlocked on the others. He later was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Families of former Santo Niño students filed two lawsuits against him, the school and Catholic churches in the area, but proceedings in the cases were halted due to the bankruptcy case filed by the Archdiocese of Santa Fe amid hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse by clergy.

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Attend The Burning of Zozobra Safely and Confidently We want you to have a great time at the 97th Burning of Zozobra, so we’re sharing these details to help make that possible. And don’t leave after the burning, or you’ll miss the West’s most spectacular fireworks display.

Day of ticket sales at the door are credit card only to reduce contact

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To attend Zozobra, you’ll need proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test result within 72 hours of the event.

Proof can be from anywhere. If you purchased a ticket before this requirement was put in place and do not wish to attend, please contact us for a full refund, no questions asked. Kids who are not vaccinated must be accompanied by a Covid-authorized adult and kids should wear a mask at the event.

Rapid, 15-minute Covid testing, is available at the gate for $40.

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We all can help reduce addiction’s harm

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o one who lives in New Mexico can be surprised to learn the state has a problem with drug and alcohol abuse. Still, the numbers are staggering and growing worse.

A recent report to the Legislative Finance Committee estimated more than 43,000 New Mexicans have died because of drugs and alcohol over the last 30 years.

The problem seems to be getting worse, with drug overdose and alcohol-related deaths reaching an all-time high in 2020 — and that’s despite the state tripling the dollars spent on substance abuse treatment since 2014.

An increase in fentanyl and methamphetamine is making the fight against substance abuse more difficult. These drugs are claiming more lives than overdoses because of heroin or prescription opioids.

Last year, fentanyl and methamphetamine

contributed to 78 percent of drug overdose deaths in the state. In 2020, 1,770 people died from alcohol-related causes and 766 from drug overdoses. The problem is nothing new although the report also notes that some of the deaths can be attributed to the difficulty of life during a pandemic..

Just consider these numbers. Drug overdose deaths are up 572 percent since 1990 and alcohol-related deaths by 165 percent. In 2019, the last year for which federal data is available, New Mexico’s overdose death was 40 percent higher than the national rate.

The problem is deeply rooted.

Treatment is key — that’s why increased spending is important. People cannot get well if they cannot get well without assistance. Often, that will mean leaving home and loved ones and going to treatment in a facility with doctors, counseling and other services. Separating the addict from the sub-

stances that cause harm is essential, as is easing the drug user or drinker back into society.

But stopping addiction before it takes hold also is important, legislators learned during a Legislative Finance Committee hearing last week. Evidenced-based prevention programs must start early — efforts more sophisticated than the “Just Say No” slogan from the 1980s.

Young people who are shown the ill effects of early drinking or experimenting with drugs can make it to young adulthood and beyond without the burden of addiction.

Because so many young users are self-medicating with drugs or alcohol, having enough mental health resources — in schools, if necessary — can help adolescents get help before they get hooked.

Other interventions can occur in the criminal justice system, where catching addicts early can prevent their lives spiraling out of control.

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Tom Wither Why disparage an entire race of people? ... [That’s] not someone would should be in education in any form.

Indigenous people have been mistreated for much too long.” Gay Marie Progress! Keep up the good work. Keep shining that light on the shenanigans of politicians who all too often behave like spoiled brats seeing what they can get away with.”

Jerry Appel As much as I hate to say this, only having to pay her for 6 months is a relative bargain. Especially considering how much time and effort has already been wasted on her.” Andrew Lucero

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THE PAST 100 YEARS From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Sept. 3, 1921: During the coming week, the management of the Fiesta requests the ladies who are residents of the city to wear fiesta colors of red and yellow, either in the form of veils or some kind of bows, every afternoon and evening. In other words, all are requested to “doll up” so that visitors in the city will know whom to ask for information about the city. All strangers in the city will be told to address anyone wearing these colors without a formal introduction, and residents are requested to do everything possible to make their visit a pleasant one.

Sept. 3, 1946: Ten cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the state department of public health for the week ending today, Dr. E. F. McIntyre, acting state health director, reported.

Eighty-eight cases of poliomyelitis have been reported to the state health department this year, compared with 11 cases in the corresponding period last year.

Sept. 3, 1971: State penitentiary Warden Felix Rodriguez said late Thursday that what could have evolved into a major “racial disturbance” at the institution was avoided by quick response by the guards.

“There was a little fight Thursday morning possibly could have become something big. Fortunately, it didn’t,” Rodriguez said.

Sept. 3, 1996: Gov. Gary Johnson’s plan to convert the state’s Medicaid program to a managed care system has drawn plenty of criticism from health care professionals, Democratic legislators’ and advocates from such affected groups as the disabled.

Yet almost all other states have some form of managed care for the program, which is state and federally funded.

Detoxing in a county jail cell doesn’t help the addict — whether the craving is drugs or alcohol — stay sober in the long run. But diverting addicts to treatment and providing services after release from jail or prison can encourage both a sober and useful lifestyle.

Such programs also reduce crime. Not an addict? Then you’re not stealing to buy drugs.

All of this demands a solid system of behavioral health care, something the state still is rebuilding after the devastation caused during the Martinez administration. Focus has to be placed on training new providers, increasing the behavioral health network and ensuring all have access to services.

The report provides this guidance: Intervene early and focus on longterm solutions, all while building treatment capacity in the present. Do that, and fewer people will suffer and die, and all of society will be richer as a result.

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hat good news! The New Mexico Restaurant Association has just launched a campaign called “Hungry for Success” to recruit workers for our restaurants, often closed now Mondays and Tuesdays due to staff shortages (“Restaurant industry launches recruiting campaign,” Aug. 31). Although the end of unemployment benefits in September is certainly part of the problem, I believe there is another reason for this shortage. Raising the minimum wage and providing health insurance also are essential to making these demanding jobs worthwhile.

After eating in restaurants in Denmark recently, I noted the change in attitude on the part of servers who were no longer dependent on tips, which are not expected in that country. Working for tips may require, especially on the part of young women, a subservience that is not healthy for them; I remember stories about women staff being asked to remove their masks before diners decided how much to tip them.

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Santa Fe

Extreme at home To those Americans who are or were complaining about President Joe Biden’s refusal to continue nation-building in Afghanistan while using the example of the progress made by girls and women during our occupation of that country, you now need to look to your own country and to the state of Texas instead.

The Taliban has arrived (“High court won’t block Texas abortion law,” Sept. 2).

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Santa Fe

artwork. I was visiting home (Santa Fe) a couple of weeks ago and cannot tell you the wonder, inspiration and awe I experienced upon finding The Solacii as I was welcomed into its bosom to delight like a little child, with a friend. To learn more of its message and intention ignites the dormant artist in me in a way that feels like a homecoming. The Solacii leaves great impact in its legacy, and there are fans who support and stand with you.

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A bad neighbor The plutonium emperor wears no clothes. We neighbors are constantly duped about Los Alamos National Laboratory’s mishandling of one of Earth’s most dangerous elements. Lab propaganda has pooh-poohed the seriousness of numerous radioactive spills for 80 years. Los Alamos workers recently failed to recognize how important shut-off valves are. Lab descriptions like “unanalyzed criticality scenario” obscure dangerous human incompetence. Forty-five barrels of toxic waste cannot be moved to safer storage due to its high volatility.

Imagine an aboveground eruption inundating our atmosphere with lethal, invisible plutonium, leaving the Rio Grande valley abandoned. Ludicrously, LANL wants to cover deadly waste dumps with merely two feet of dirt and rocks, diverting the money saved to build more unconscionable warhead pits. Out of sight, out of mind for future generations. What else can possibly go wrong at Los Chernobyl? Remember Oppenheimer who stated: “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”

Gary Reynolds

Grateful for art To the artist Tigre Mashaal-Lively, for as much as can be and demands to be said in the space of the possibility that the defilement of your beloved The Solacii was motivated by identity, I just wanted to be a voice among what I know to be many voices in our community grieving with you. People who are grateful for the metal, that are sad for the cloth, that are amazed and grateful for your brilliance and what The Solacii evoked and represented.

While there is an epic truth of the resilience of art and continuing in creation at a moment like this, that is not my intention. My intention is to say that I am sorry straight to your heart for what was done to your

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Make the case Mariel Nanasi, executive director of New Energy Economy, sent me an email Aug. 21 stating she had “exposed Avangrid and Iberdrola’s corruption.” Very concerned, I replied by email the same day asking her to support this assertion. Her response did not provide support, so I sent her a second email Aug. 25. I received a testy, unhelpful response and, after my third request, I gave up.

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hen I published a book last summer about the troubles of the local news industry, I intended it to be a loud alarm bell, not a prescription for how to solve the growing problem. (I didn’t have very good answers.)

But I found out quickly that once readers understood the scope of what was happening, and the dire effects on our society, they wanted solutions.

“OK, this is bad. Now how do we fix it?” I was asked some version of this question over and over, as people learned local newspapers were especially threatened, that thousands of them had shut their doors in recent years or been scooped up by vulturelike hedge funds, that many had cut their reporting staffs to the bone to stay profitable.

They also learned that when local journalism declines or disappears — when news deserts develop — citizens become more politically polarized, less civically engaged and they lose a major way to hold their public officials accountable.

The whole situation is a disaster and a tragedy. Now — finally — some meaningful help may be on the way.

Bipartisan support in Congress has gathered for the Local Journalism Sustainability Act, and its supporters believe there’s a decent chance it will be a part of the huge spending bill that Congress is now focusing on.

The proposal, which provides a series of tax credits rather than direct grants, is intended to give local newspapers, digital-only publications and other local news organizations a chance to be financially viable as they figure out how to make their way in the new digital world.

One provision is a tax credit of up to $250 for consumers to either subscribe to a local newspaper or donate to a local nonprofit news organization. Another is a five-year tax credit for local news organizations for each journalist on their payrolls. The third is a five-year tax credit that gives small businesses a tax incentive to advertise with local newspapers and local radio and television stations.

“The bill’s support is freakishly broad, both ideologically and politically,” says Steven Waldman, the co-founder of Report for America and the founder of a coalition of about 3,000 newsrooms backing the effort.

The bill isn’t perfect, by any means. Because it is “content-neutral,” as Waldman says, it runs the risk of benefiting hyperpartisan aggregation sites (sometimes called “pink slime” sites) that mimic local newspapers but often are promoting right-wing agendas.

And some big thinkers in journalism, like author and professor Nikki Usher, dislike the bill because, she told me, “codifying what counts as a news organization at the federal level is liable to get messy quickly.” And, she notes, the legislation benefits more affluent news consumers because “the wealthy are the people who are itemizing their deductions.”

Others simply want the government to stay away from news altogether: Let the market determine which news organizations live and die, given the potential risks to editorial independence.

For many journalists, the notion of government funding has long been a kind of dangerous “third rail” — not worth the risks.

I used to be in that camp myself. Who wants public officials or government bureaucrats interfering in news, I always felt. No, thanks. But having watched the grim consequences of local news’ worsening decline over the past two decades, I think the Local Journalism Sustainability Act has real value.

But the act could provide some relief to news organizations that are gasping for breath as they try to refigure their business models. And, if they survive, communities would benefit. U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse of Washington, the Republican House co-sponsor, made that exact point in a recent podcast.

“Local journalism, no matter what form it’s in, truly does contribute to the fabric of a community,” he said. “You’re not going to find too many large-market sources of news reporting on your local city council or high school basketball scores.”

An imperfect solution? No doubt.

But given all the factors, it’s well worth a try.

Margaret Sullivan is the Washington Post’s media columnist.

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Zozobra organizers adjust event amid virus spike Downsized crowd of 13,500 expected to watch; proof of vaccination or recent negative test required

By Sean P. Thomas sthomas@sfnewmexican.com

Putting on the burning of Old Man Gloom is a herculean task during a normal year, but in 2021, organizers were tossed a particularly nasty curveball.

The Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe said Friday night’s event at Fort Marcy Park had to be quickly readjusted as COVID-19 infections once against surged across New Mexico, leading to more stringent safety requirements for the burning.

“It has been one for the history books,” said event organizer Ray Sandoval. “It’s almost like

Groundhog Day. But here’s the thing: Zozobra can throw us some curveballs, but the goodwill of the citizens of Santa Fe will win out against gloom and he will be vanquished again.”

As many as 13,500 people — far smaller than the crowd that would come to Fort Marcy during in a regular year — are expected to watch the towering marionette erupt in flames, taking with it the ills of the previous year.

This year’s theme is a throwback to the 1980s.

As Zozobra ‘21 neared, Sandoval said addressing testing and vaccination requirements was

ZOZOBRA 2021 What: The 97th Burning of Will Shuster’s Zozobra.

Where: Fort Marcy Ballpark, 490 Bishop’s Lodge Road.

When: Gates open at 4 p.m. Friday.

Zozobra usually burns between 9 and 9:30 p.m.

On TV: The event will be televised

by KOAT-Channel 7 at 9 p.m., with a one-hour special, Zozobra: Legacy of Fire, starting at 8 p.m.

Tickets: $20 at the gate; $17.09 online in advance, which includes a processing fee. Kids 10 and under

the “easier” part of planning the event. Attendees have to provide of vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test within three days of the burning.

But when organizers had to downsize Zozobra late in the

get in free. Attendees must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative COVID-19 test results within 72 hours of the event to gain admittance. Children should wear masks at the event.

Note: Only 10,000 tickets are available, although another 3,000 children who are accompanying adults may attend, event organizers said. A sellout is expected.

Traffic: To see a list of road closures for the event, go to burnzozobra.com More information: Visit burnzozobra.com

game, Sandoval said the lack of ticket revenue forced organizers to scramble because they had deals in place with vendors who required deposits for equipment Please see story on Page B-2

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Zozobra looks down at a relatively empty field in Fort Marcy park last year before the annual burning event. This year’s theme is a throwback to the 1980s.

Riding to make a difference

Physicians stress gravity of state’s COVID-19 surge In Zoom conference, doctors describe massive influx of patients; UNM Hospital official says occupancy beyond 120 percent

By Rick Ruggles

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Gabriel Aragon, front left, Michaelann Perea, front center, and Kale Reeder, front right, ride on N.M. 14 on Tuesday. Some 40 cyclists, including nine from Santa Fe, will take off Monday for a five-day ride across the state from Aztec in the northwest to Carlsbad in the southeast to raise funds to build water wells on the Navajo Nation. Local pastor Eric Montoya is leading the initiative.

Nearly 40 cyclists participating in the annual Bike for Light event plan to raise $250,000 to build wells in Navajo Nation in 500-mile trek

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fter pedaling more than 499 miles, it was always the last hill near the finish line that gave Gabriel Aragon the most trouble.

He’s completed the 500-mile annual Bike for the Light cycling event three times. He plans to do it again next week as one of nearly 40 cyclists who will ride for a cause.

Their goal is to raise $250,000 to help build wells on the Navajo Nation. They’re hoping to get sponsors for the ride and complete a five-day trek across New Mexico, from Aztec up north to the Texas border down south near Carlsbad.

For Aragon, a 33-year-old Santa Fean who works for the state, the physical challenge is

worth the payoff.

“I can pedal a bike and raise money for something that’s good,” he said. “I can make a difference.”

The Rev. Eric Montoya of The Grove church in Santa Fe joined with other faith leaders across the state to initiate the first Bike for the Light in 2012, when fewer than 10 riders took part, seven of whom finished the entire ride.

The group raised $10,000 to buy a vehicle for the Convoy of Hope, a Missouri-based national nonprofit that provides food assistance for children and disaster relief, among other charitable aid.

Since then the ride has grown in both the number of participants — 37 this year — and fundraising, bringing in about $200,000 last year, 41-year-old Montoya said. Riders can

By Sean P. Thomas sthomas@sfnewmexican.com

The Santa Fe Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday to forward its recommendations on cannabis to the City Council.

The city’s proposed regulations are largely in line with what Santa Fe County approved in July.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Cannabis Regulation Act earlier this year, legalizing recreational cannabis production, sales and use for people over 21.

New Mexico has begun processing applications for producers, but Santa Fe doesn’t expect to have its rules in place before Oct. 1. Recreational cannabis sales will start April 1.

The Planning Commission’s Policy Subcommittee drafted the recommendations, which would allow cannabis retailers to set up shop where other retail is allowed.

Cannabis manufacturers that use volatile solvents would be restricted to industrial districts.

Any manufacturer that poses a

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MORE INFORMATION u To donate to the Bike for the Light event, a 500-mile charity ride across New Mexico, or learn more about how to participate in next year’s event, visit bikeforthelight.org.

choose whether to participate for just one day and 100 miles or up to five days and 500 miles.

The cyclists are accompanied by vehicles carrying water, food, first-aid supplies and a ride home.

Montoya said the first day is always the hardest as the cyclists, riding two-by-two as often as possible, bike the Continental Divide.

Aragon agrees, though he said the last 10 miles — that hill near the end — are difficult too.

Michaelann Perea, 34, who works for First National 1870, found the last day the toughest in 2020 — the first time she and her husband, Israel Perea, rode the course. She plans to ride Please see story on Page B-2

S.F. planning commission votes on cannabis regulations Recommendations to go to City Council; stores would be able to open where other retail is allowed

Small numbers of staff departures haven’t caused great concern, but hospitals overflowing with patients have, doctors representing four of the state’s largest hospitals said Thursday.

In a Zoom news conference, the physicians agreed summer typically allows hospital staffers a chance to breathe and recuperate. But the resurgence of COVID-19 in the past two months has put the state’s medical facilities in a difficult position.

The high occupancy rates at some of the state’s largest hospitals — including Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Lovelace Health System and University of New Mexico Hospital — are a result of the coronavirus pandemic, trauma patients and people who delayed care during the pandemic.

Dr. Denise Gonzales, medical director of Presbyterian, said her system has repurposed areas to accommodate patients and turned some private rooms into semi-private rooms.

Dr. Rohini McKee, chief quality and safety officer with UNM Hospital, said health care workers have faced a

“lower risk” to public safety would be allowed in zones that allow laboratory, light manufacturing and assembly uses.

Indoor production is recommended for industrial zones, while indoor or outdoor grow sites with a special use permit would be allowed in commercial and business/industrial park zones.

Other recommendations include: u A 7 a.m. to midnight operating time for commercial cannabis retail. u A 300-foot buffer between cannabis businesses and schools and day cares. The recommendations do not include a minimum

distance between a cannabis shop and a religious institution or residential area. u Cannabis businesses licensed for multiple uses would have to reside in a zone where all uses are permitted. u A distance of at least 400 feet between cannabis retailers.

Commissioners did make a small alteration to the proposal, changing how distances between cannabis businesses would be measured.

Instead of using property lines as the baseline, the front door of a business would be the starting point.

Local educators call for vaccine mandate

By Jessica Pollard

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The local teachers union is calling for Santa Fe Public Schools to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory.

National Education Association-Santa Fe supports a vaccine mandate for all staff, including contractors, as well as students over the age of 12, union President Grace Mayer told the Santa Fe school board Thursday.

The union also would like to see weekly mandatory tests for children under 12, who are not yet eligible for the vaccine. Superintendent Hilario “Larry” Chavez has warned that implementing a vaccine mandate could have an impact on the district’s hiring efforts.

While 93 percent of district staff are vaccinated, those percentages are slightly lower when it comes to teachers in classrooms.

Just over 88 percent of high school teachers were fully vaccinated as of Thursday and nearly 93 percent of preschool and elementary teachers were inoculated.

Through Aug. 27, 60 students and eight staff were contagious with COVID-19 while on campus since the school year started.

That’s less than 1 percent of enrollment districtwide, and just two of those cases originated from within the district, said Anita Hett, the district’s lead nurse.

“What we’re finding is that it’s coming from within the community,” she said. “At this point in time, the spread rate seems very, very low.”

The district has applied to become a COVID-19 test site, which could speed up any delays parents and students experience in getting tested for COVID-19 after a close contact, Chavez said.

The Public Education Department released updated guidelines Thursday for COVID-19 safety in schools, clarifying that vaccine status does not affect social-distancing requirements among students.

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FAA bans Virgin Galactic launches Declaration comes amid probe of Branson trip

By Marcia Dunn Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that Virgin Galactic cannot launch anyone into space again until an investigation is complete into a mishap that occurred during July’s flight with founder Richard Branson.

The ban came as Virgin Galactic announced plans to launch three Italian researchers to the edge of space in a few weeks.

The FAA said the rocketship carrying Branson and five Virgin Galactic employees veered off course during its descent back to New Mexico on July 11. The deviation put the ship outside the air traffic control clearance area.

The FAA is overseeing the probe; it’s responsible for protecting the public during commercial launches and reentries. Crew safety, on the other hand, is outside its jurisdiction. Virgin Galactic insisted Thursday that Branson and everyone else on board were never in any added danger.

Judge: Forcing waits in Mexico to seek asylum is illegal SAN DIEGO — A federal judge ruled Thursday that the U.S. government’s practice of denying migrants a chance to apply for asylum on the Mexican border until space opens up to process

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The craft carrying Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson and other crew members takes off from Spaceport America in July near Truth or Consequences. Virgin Galactic plans to launch three Italian researchers to the edge of space in a few weeks.

“Virgin Galactic may not return the SpaceShipTwo vehicle to flight until the FAA approves the final mishap investigation report or determines the issues related to the mishap do not affect public safety,” the FAA said in a statement.

Virgin Galactic acknowledged the space plane dropped below the protected airspace for one minute and 41 seconds. The spacecraft’s free-flying portion of the up-and-down flight lasted

about 15 minutes and reached an altitude of 53.5 miles.

Virgin Galactic said high-altitude wind caused the change in flight path and insisted the two pilots “responded appropriately.”

In a statement, the company said the flight was “a safe and successful test flight that adhered to our flight procedures and training protocols.”

“At no time were passengers and crew put in any danger as a result of this change in trajec-

claims is unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Cynthia Bashant’s ruling has no immediate impact but could prevent the government from limiting entry for asylum-seekers because it says it lacks resources. It could also bring relief to some of the tens of thousands of people who put their names on unofficial waiting lists in Mexican border towns.

Bashant, who was appointed

by President Barack Obama, ordered the Justice Department and plaintiffs led by Los Angeles-based advocacy group Al Otro Lado to recommend next steps by Oct. 1.

The practice of capping how many people can claim asylum at U.S. land crossings with Mexico, known as “metering,” began in

tory,” the company noted.

Branson ended up beating fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos — founder of Amazon as well as rocket company Blue Origin — into space by nine days. Bezos launched July 20 with three others from West Texas.

Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin are vying to sell seats to tourists, scientists and anyone else looking to experience a few minutes of weightlessness. Virgin Galactic’s rocketship is launched from an airplane, while Blue Origin’s capsule is hoisted by a reusable New Shepard rocket.

Virgin Galactic is aiming for late September or early October for its next flight, with two Italian Air Force officers, an engineer for the National Research Council of Italy, Virgin Galactic’s chief astronaut instructor and the rocket ship’s two pilots.

It will be the company’s first launch where researchers accompany their own experiments. The company plans to start flying ticket holders next year.

Blue Origin has yet to announce a date for its next passenger flight, other than to say it will be soon.

2016 under President Barack Obama when large numbers of Haitians appeared at the main crossing to San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico. It expanded across the border in 2018 under the Trump administration, spawning often-dubious waiting lists that varied between border cities.

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needed to put on the event.

“We were really between a rock and a hard place,” Sandoval said. “We were really looking at having to have 60,000 people to pay for everything.”

Sandoval, a spokesman for Public Service Company of New Mexico, said his employer and Connecticut-based utility Avangrid, which is seeking to merge with PNM, provided a $100,000 donation to cover the financing gap.

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again this year.

“It’s Day Five when the tears set in, the prayers come and you dig deeply into the support of the people around you and pray like heck you can make it through,” she said.

She and her husband found the coronavirus pandemic, which led to so many restrictions, offered an opportunity to get involved because they had plenty of time to train for the grueling event.

“Little did we know what we were getting into,” she said.

On the ride’s second day last year, a freak snowstorm in the Albuquerque area presented an unexpected roadblock. Then it was rain, sleet and cold winds for a while, she said. “Thank goodness no hail.”

She and Aragon both said one of the best parts of participating is the connection they make with other riders.

Aragon said the lengthy journey is also a time to connect

with God. “You can really bond in a different way when you ride through his creation,” Aragon said. “It is a really good experience to ride and think about everything going on in 100 miles a day. It’s a lot of miles to reflect and grow.”

Montoya said in his experiences on the ride — he’s done them all — he hears a similar message from other riders after they reach the Texas border: “I wasn’t sure I could do this.

There’s more in me than I ever thought there was.”

He said that leads people to look for ways to push themselves in other areas of their lives.

Physically, it remains a challenge, he said. “You’re depleted of everything in the end.”

He added, “I’ll rest for two days after. And you’re so hungry your body wants to eat everything for two to three days. It speaks to how much you put out to achieve this goal of helping others.”

FUNERAL SERVICES AND MEMORIALS

By Felicia Fonseca Associated Press

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — After two bone-dry years that sank the U.S. Southwest deeper into drought, this summer’s rainy season unleashed with fury.

Monsoon storms have brought spectacular lightning shows, bounties of wildflowers and mushrooms, and record rainfall to the region’s deserts. They’ve also brought destruction, flooding streets and homes, and leading to some swift-water rescues and more than a dozen deaths.

It’s a remarkable reversal from 2019 and 2020, when the annual period known simply as “the monsoon” left the region parched. The seasonal weather pattern that runs from midJune through September brings high hopes for rain, but the moisture isn’t guaranteed.

“That traumatized a lot of us here in the Southwest, really worried if the monsoon was broken,” said Mike Crimmins, a climatologist at the University of Arizona. “And then here 2021 monsoon comes along, and it’s almost like we’re trying to make up for the last two seasons.”

Tucson, in southern Arizona, marked its wettest July on record and was sitting at No. 3 on Thursday for record rainfall during a monsoon. The Phoenix airport is above average for the season but far from hitting the city’s record, the National Weather Service said. Some higher-elevation cities in metropolitan Phoenix fared better.

Payson has logged nearly 13 inches of rain so far — about 6 inches above normal. An area south of Flagstaff had hail that measured 2.5 inches in diameter, according to the weather service.

“That’s usually something you see in the news across the Midwest in tornado season,” said meteorologist Cindy Kobolb in Flagstaff.

“Forecasters that have been here for decades can’t even say the last time they’ve seen hailstones that big in the state.”

Some locations like Window Rock, Ariz., on the Navajo Nation, and Farmington, were just behind normal so far for the season. The Hopi Tribe recently ordered livestock reductions on the reservation in northeastern Arizona that’s in severe to extreme drought.

Hopi Vice Chairman Clark Tenakhongva said it was difficult to sign off on the July 20 executive order because he’s also a rancher who has reduced his herd, and hauled water and supplemental feed for his cattle. But, he said, “there’s no nutritious foods out there, there’s no water.

“Hopi are stewards of the land, and that’s the covenant we made with the creator,” he said.

Roswell has received nearly double its normal rainfall, while Albuquerque to the northwest was lagging. Rainfall can fluctuate wildly even within cities because of the hitand-miss nature of the monsoon.

night, but those who can’t attend will be able to watch Zozobra go up in flames on KOAT-TV. “We don’t want them to miss out on this amazing Santa Fe tradition,” Sandoval said.

Though rain has threatened the event in the past, Jennifer Shoemake, meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Albuquerque office, said the biggest concern Friday could be wind.

Shoemake said there is about a 20 percent chance of rain Friday, but it shouldn’t be an issue during the evening hours.

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Shawn Newell digs out piles of muck from her driveway and front garden last month left behind by extensive flooding in Flagstaff, Ariz. After two bone-dry years that sank the Southwest deeper into drought, this summer’s rainy season unleashed with fury.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Nora pushed moisture into the region this week, boosting rainfall totals. With each storm, officials warn of potential flooding dangers.

At least 10 people have died in Arizona in flooding events since the monsoon started this year, and at least five in New Mexico.

Despite the abundant rainfall, the region is still trending toward hotter, drier weather because of climate change. All of Arizona is in some level of drought and most of New Mexico, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

“I’m really trying to enjoy it for what it is right now, because I don’t think we’ll see this every summer,” Crimmins said.

The monsoon is characterized by a shift in wind patterns that pull moisture in from the tropical coast of Mexico. Many cities in Arizona and New Mexico get much of their annual rainfall during the monsoon. In a strong season, the moisture extends into southern Utah, Colorado and California, Crimmins said.

The downpours can replenish shallow aquifers and boost reservoirs temporarily.

But the rain isn’t a fix for drought-stricken lakes and rivers, like the Colorado River, anywhere in the U.S. West. Those systems rely primarily on melting snow and have been dwindling for more than two decades because of a megadrought.

The expected La Niña weather pattern this winter means snowpack in the West could be in short supply, forecasters say.

That worries fire managers who have been battling increasingly more severe blazes, like those in California.

“The net effect of a robust monsoon is that it helps in the short term but can set the Southwest up for an active and prolonged fire season for the following year or two,” said Punky Moore, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest Service’s Southwest Region.

The same vegetation that can fuel wild-

fires when it dries up also feeds insects, said Gene Hall, an entomologist at the University of Arizona. More butterflies, more moths and more pesky mosquitoes, he said.

Some insects, such as the cockroach-like Palo Verde beetle, come out only during the monsoon to mate. Flying ants and termites gather by the hundreds or thousands to mate after monsoon rain, Hall said.

“Water is life in the desert, and we’ve had a lot of water,” he said. “Everything seems to be doing pretty well.”

Count mushrooms in.

Christopher May of Scottsdale has found more than 100 varieties of fungi during trips to Arizona’s mountains this summer, including some rare ones. With more rain, they’re easier to find, sometimes cloaking the forest floor like coral reef in the sea, he said.

“We have some of the best mushroom hunting in the country right now, maybe even the best,” he said.

Anissa Doten has a love/hate relationship with the monsoon. She grew up in Tucson, watching the skies light up as thunderstorms rolled in and listening to the rain. It was her favorite kind of weather, magical almost, she said.

Her feelings are more complicated now that she lives in the shadow of a mountain that burned in 2019 in Flagstaff. The home she shares with her five children repeatedly has flooded this year, including during one storm that officials characterized as a “500year” rain event.

Each time alerts go off on their phones, they rush to check weather gauges and scramble to ensure everyone is safe and someone is home to pump water and rebuild layers of sandbags.

“It’s totally different anxiety-driven action mode,” she said.

Glennis Marie Heath Hinshaw, 78, passed away on August 13, 2021, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Glennis is survived by Seth Ward Hinshaw, her husband of 57 years, sistersin-law Laurice Patterson and Daniella Bailey; nephew Brandon Layne Heath, grandniece Isabella Heath, and grandnephew Pierce Heath. She was preceded in death by her parents, Buford King Heath and Dorothy Marie Baldridge Heath, brother Layne Colston Heath, and brother Carey Dean Heath.

Glennis was born on March 29, 1943, in Fort Worth, Texas. After graduating in 1961 from Northwest High School in Justin, Texas, she continued her education by earning a bachelor’s degree in art and art history, and master’s degrees in library science, library management, and art history. During this time, Glennis and Seth were married on April 4, 1964, in Dallas, Texas. They lived in Denton, Arlington and El Paso, Texas while both worked and attended school to further their education. In 1981, they were finally able to realize their dream of moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Upon arriving in Santa Fe, Glennis continued her career as a librarian and eventually retired from the New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department. Retirement enabled her to move on to another passion – art. She enjoyed all of nature, both animals and plants, and captured them through her watercolors and other forms of art. Some of her paintings were exhibited in the gallery at the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe. Seth and Glennis were members of the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe and joined in those activities as permitted by health.

Seth wants to thank not only their “Second Family” church group and their devoted caregivers for their steadfast care but also the many other church members who brought the joy of friendship to their home. Glennis’ strength, shy smile, sharp wit, and desire to reveal to us the beauty found everywhere, will be missed.

The service will be held Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe, 208 Grant Avenue, Santa Fe, with the internment immediately afterwards at Rivera Cemetery.

In lieu of food and flowers, memorials may be made to the Second Family, First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe through fpcsantafe.org.

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seemingly “unending ordeal” since the coronavirus outbreak started in early 2020.

McKee said this time of year usually produces occupancy of about 90 percent to 100 percent at her hospital, but it’s at 120 percent to 140 percent now.

Based on state modeling, hospitalizations from the recent delta variant surge will hit a high late this month, McKee said, assuming a new variant doesn’t worsen matters.

Although Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s vaccination mandate for hospital workers prompted worry over mass defections, the doctors indicated that hasn’t happened. At least three said those who don’t get the shots are placed on leave and have a chance to come back if they comply with the mandate.

Dr. Vesta Sandoval, chief medical officer of Lovelace, said only four to six staffers chose to leave her system rather than get the vaccinations. Some staffers in New Mexico also can avoid the shots with medical or religious exemptions but must get a weekly coronavirus test, according to the mandate.

Dr. David Gonzales of Christus St. Vincent said two traveling nurses — those who go from hospital to hospital on short-term contracts — left for other states after the mandate was declared.

Most of the approximately 200 employees who hadn’t been vaccinated either chose to get the shots or received exemptions, he said.

Presbyterian’s Gonzales said 97 percent of her system’s workforce of 13,000 have been vaccinated or received exemptions. Those who don’t fall in those categories will be placed on personal leave and given a chance to get vaccinated, she said.

McKee said more than 95 percent of UNM Hospital staffers are vaccinated or have been exempted.

“We have a very few employees who have made the decision to separate from the organization at this time,” she said. And while there is a nursing shortage here and elsewhere, McKee said the shortage won’t worsen because of the “very small population” that has left the hospital.

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Bureau of Indian Education issues vaccine mandate neighboring Navajo Nation.

Associated Press Hopi Vice Chairman Clark Tenakhongva said school officials FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The can decide on their own whether federal agency that oversees to require vaccines. schools that educate some Native “It’s a person’s right,” he said.

Americans in nearly two dozen The Bureau of Indian Educastates issued an employee vaction, which is part of the Interior cine mandate Thursday.

Department, joins a growing The mandate covers more number of government agencies than 2,800 faculty and staff at 53 that are requiring vaccinations or schools and dormitories operated regular COVID-19 testing. directly by the U.S. Bureau of EduNavajo Nation President cation in states including Arizona, Jonathan Nez issued an executive New Mexico and the Dakotas. order that requires all tribal More than 180 schools operate employees under his watch to under the agency, but about two- be fully vaccinated by Sept. 29 thirds are run by tribes under or regularly test negative for the contract with the federal govern- coronavirus. Tribal spokesman ment or through grants, including Jared Touchin said that extends most on the Hopi reservation and to employees of the Department

By Felicia Fonseca

IN BRIEF Afghan refugees start arriving at New Mexico base ALAMOGORDO — Holloman Air Force Base officials say Afghan refugees have started arriving at the base in Southern New Mexico.

A C-130J transport flew the first Afghans to Holloman from Philadelphia on Tuesday, base officials said Wednesday in a statement that did not specify how many refugees had arrived at the base.

The Defense Department previously said multiple military installations across the country that would temporarily provide housing, along with medical and other support for a total of up to 50,000 Afghans.

Officials said the refugees were coming to the U.S. under the Special Immigrant Visa program and would undergo medical screening, including testing for the coronavirus, before arriving at the military bases.

The U.S. and its allies conducted a massive evacuation after the Taliban seized control of most of Afghanistan as the U.S. withdrew support to the Afghan military.

Brig. Gen. Daniel Gabrielli, Task Force-Holloman commander, said base personnel “were able to receive our guests with open arms and ensure that they are treated with the utmost dignity and respect.”

The Alamogordo Daily News reported Holloman officials were accepting donations of clothing, personal hygiene items, and new tote and gym bags.

Balloon Fiesta taking steps to combat COVID-19 ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta officials say they’re canceling some parts of the event and will require guests to wear masks to enter the grounds and while in indoor areas and crowded outdoor settings to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Fiesta spokesman Tom Garrity said Wednesday he didn’t believe that face mask requirements and other safety practices would affect attendance numbers for the Oct. 2-10 event.

“Masks have been a way of life that we’ve all been experiencing for the past year or more, so I think it’s one of those things that people are used to,” he said.

The music fiesta is being canceled this year due to proximity of guests and the discovery center is being shelved because of its indoor nature featuring activities with multiple touch points, officials said.

Other steps being taken include providing cashless options to buy tickets, moving hospitality seating outdoors and increasing spacing between popular special-shape balloons inside the park, officials said.

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Nez hasn’t acted on legislation recently passed by the Navajo Nation Council to mandate vaccines for all tribal employees. The tribe has maintained a mask mandate throughout the pandemic.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said bureau employees must be vaccinated no later than Oct. 15 and provide proof. Those who don’t comply could be fired or lose their contract, the Interior Department said.

“The department recognizes that education plays a critical role in promoting equity in learning and health, particularly for Indigenous communities that have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19,” the department said.

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Anderson, whose children are enrolled in the district, is the spokeswoman for Mayor Alan Webber’s reelection campaign.

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While leading the NCAA through unprecedented change, Mark Emmert has faced relentless criticism. He has become the easiest of targets.

NCAA’s Emmert a survivor Despite critics, president is second-longest tenured leader in group’s history

INDIANAPOLIS — A dry erase board stuck to the wall behind the door to Mark Emmert’s office at NCAA headquarters has three columns drawn on it. At the top of the list on the left, “Academic Success” is handwritten in green marker. The middle column is for “Health & Well Being.” On the right is “Fairness.”

Jotted down under each header are policy goals and initiatives the NCAA has worked to achieve during Emmert’s 11-year tenure leading the nation’s largest governing body for college sports.

The ones written in red marker have something to show for them. The ones written in orange are works in progress.

The board is mostly covered in red.

Ask Emmert about the NCAA’s accomplishments under his watch and he will point to that wall.

“I’m incredibly proud of my work record,” he said during a recent 45-minute interview.

Others are not as impressed.

While leading the NCAA through a period of unprecedented change, Emmert has faced relentless criticism.

For those outside college sports skeptically peering in, he has become the easiest of targets, the face of an unpopular and seemingly ineffective bureaucracy.

“Don’t you think it is time to call your leadership of the organization into question?” Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., asked Emmert during a June hearing in Washington.

Many within college sports have been asking the same question, especially in 2021. The NCAA has been hammered over gender-equity issues at its showcase basketball tournaments, saw its authority undercut by a stinging antitrust ruling from the Supreme Court and was forced into a hands off solution allowing name, image and likeness compensation for college athletes.

“How is this guy still employed?” a high-ranking college sports administrator said in a text message to the AP last month, one day after Emmert publicly endorsed reducing the NCAA’s role in running college sports.

That person was among about two dozen former and current college sports administrators AP interviewed.

Almost all declined to be interviewed on the record while a few insisted on anonymity because they did not believe being publicly critical of Emmert was helpful at a time when NCAA is getting pummeled.

If the 68-year-old Emmert is so unpopular, why is he still the NCAA president? Why did he receive a contract extension through 2025 in April in a unanimous vote by the NCAA’s Board of Governors?

“We have confidence in Mark’s continuing leadership of the NCAA,” board Chairman Jack DeGioia, the president of Georgetown, told the AP a few weeks before Emmert’s contract extension was announced.

Emmert has reason to feel proud about how conditions have changed for the more than 450,000 college athletes in the NCAA’s three divisions during the last decade.

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Demons weather early morning practices Santa Fe High takes to sessions with threat of storms in afternoons; St. Michael’s game tonight

By James Barron jbarron@sfnewmexican.com

Andrew Martinez is not a morning person, and he didn’t even fake liking it this week.

Martinez, head football coach for Santa Fe High, changed the practice schedule around for his Demons this week in anticipation of afternoon and

evening rainstorms. Instead of practices right after school ends at 4 p.m., he opted to start at 6 a.m. to avoid thunderstorms that would surely send the team inside while preparing for Friday’s matchup against city rival St. Michael’s.

The trouble is, he is the only one on the team who isn’t a fan of the early morning schedule.

“I think everybody is all for it,” Martinez said. “The coaches are all like, ‘I’m good with the morning,’ other than me. I guess it’s me being old and not wanting to get up early all the time.”

Martinez said he prefers practicing

in the afternoon because games are in the evening and it gets the players used to playing at that time. However, TODAY he also conceded that u St. Michael’s summer workouts are at Santa Fe conducted early in High, 7 p.m. the morning, and the at Ivan Head Stadium players like it because it frees up their afternoons and evenings. He made another concession by practicing Wednesdays in the morning.

“I think they prefer them because it starts their day off better,” Martinez said. “And it gives them time if they

need to do homework in the afternoon.

They also get to spend time with friends and families. I gotta admit, [practices] have been really good this week.”

Martinez hopes the good week of practice will translate into a good game Friday because the Demons will run into a rival-turned-juggernaut when it comes to the city rivalry. The last time either of the Santa Fe public high schools defeated St. Michael’s was in 2008 when the Demons won 27-10.

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Lobos defenders Patrick Peek, left, recovers a Houston Baptist fumble early in the first quarter Thursday at University Stadium. The Lobos won their season opener and the first home game of the coach Danny Gonzales era, 27-17.

Lobos, behind quarterback Wilson, start fast but need late defensive stop to secure 27-17 victory against visiting Houston Baptist

By Will Webber

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ALBUQUERQUE he Lobos may have finally found themselves a quarterback worthy of the hype.

As for proving to the masses that they’re on their way back, that clearly remains a work in progress.

Behind a scintillating first-half performance from Kentucky transfer quarterback Terry Wilson, the University of New Mexico football team opened its season by hanging on for dear life in a 27-17 win over visiting Houston Baptist on Thursday night at University Stadium. The Lobos needed a late defensive stop to put the game away, getting a fumble recovery with 2:59 remaining just as the Huskies set up for a potential game-tying drive.

It was far from the kind of electrifying win that some may have expected, but it was the third straight win for a moribund program that, until late last season, owned the nation’s longest losing streak. It has also been four years since UNM cultivated three wins in a row.

Head coach Danny Gonzales admitted it may not have been the blowout some fans wanted, but a win’s a win.

“Now, if we’d have won by more, you’d get more people excited,” he said. “But the fact that we won, we’ll get some people interested to come in two weeks.”

The Lobos will be home Sept. 11 against New Mexico State, a game that usually draws the largest crowd of the season and a rivalry that is bouncing back to life after skipping the 2020

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Djokovic breezes past second-round rival

By Howard Fendrich Associated Press

NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic missed an overhead and stared over toward a section of the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands. After taking the next game, Djokovic glared in that direction again. Later, he spoke to the chair umpire about someone making noise in the middle of points, considered a no-no in tennis.

That, then, is pretty much what provided some intrigue and interest for Djokovic’s

second-round match at the U.S. Open, because the ultimate outcome seemed 10 a.m. ESPN fairly obvious after all of — U.S. Open, about 15 minutes Thursday. third round 4 p.m. ESPN2 Or maybe even before he and his 121st-ranked oppo— U.S. Open, nent stepped on court on a third round cool, breezy evening.

And that, surely, pleased Djokovic as he took another step toward completing the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969 and claiming

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a 21st major championship to eclipse the mark he shares with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. What Djokovic wasn’t thrilled by during a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Tallon Griekspoor was some of the distractions arriving during the run of play.

“I came out on the court with the right intensity, with the right focus. Definitely was a better performance from my side than a couple of nights ago,” the No. 1-ranked Djokovic said, referring to his win Tuesday,

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot to Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands on Thursday at the U.S. Open in New York.

Djokovic won in straight sets.

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NCAA’s Emmert a survivor

losses have cost the association hundreds of millions in damages and legal fees. Its grip on all things seems looser than ever — a feeling fed by Emmert himself.

Emmert started his tenure aggressively pushing for athlete benefits, but he quickly learned the limits of his power when he was rebuked by membership.

Early in his tenure, he went outside NCAA structure and process to punish Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky scandal, an overreach that ended up hurting the association’s credibility when some of the sanctions were rolled back.

Emmert has been among

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guidelines make it easier for athletes to switch schools. More restrictive rules force coaches to respect players’ time now more than ever.

But the progress has been obscured. The NCAA has been hammered in court and the

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AUTO RACING 6:55 a.m. ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice 2, Circuit Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands 5 p.m. FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, Lucas Oil Raceway, Indianapolis 3:55 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice 3, Circuit Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands COLLEGE FOOTBALL 4 p.m. ESPN — North Carolina at Virginia Tech 5 p.m. ACCN — Old Dominion at Wake Forest 5 p.m. CBSSN — Duke at Charlotte 7 p.m. ESPN — Michigan St. at Northwestern 7 p.m. FS1 — S. Dakota St. at Colorado St. 7 p.m. PAC-12N — N. Colorado at Colorado COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S) 11 a.m. SECN — Clemson at South Carolina 5 p.m. BTN — Georgia at Nebraska 7 p.m. BTN — Washington at Illinois GOLF 8 a.m. GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: The Korn Ferry Tour Championship, Second Round, Victoria National Golf Club, Newburgh, Ind. 11 a.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: The TOUR Championship, Second Round, East Lake Golf Course, Atlanta

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 6 p.m. ESPNU — Lake Gibson (Fla.) at Lowndes (Ga.) HORSE RACING 11 a.m. FS2 — NYRA: Saratoga Live MLB Noon MLBN — Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs 5 p.m. MLBN — Philadelphia at Miami or Oakland at Toronto 8 p.m. MLBN — L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco or Seattle at Arizona PARALYMPICS 8 p.m. NBCSN — 2020 Tokyo Paralympics: Men’s Sitting Volleyball (Bronze-Medal Match); Track & Field; Wheelchair Tennis; Canoeing, Tokyo 1 a.m. Saturday NBCSN — 2020 Tokyo Paralympics: Women’s Wheelchair Basketball (Final); Sitting Volleyball (Final); Track & Field, Tokyo SWIMMING 11 a.m. CBSSN — ISL: Match 3, Naples, Italy TENNIS 10 a.m. ESPN — ATP/WTA: The U.S. Open, Third Round, Flushing, N.Y. 4 p.m. ESPN2 — ATP/WTA: The U.S. Open, Third Round, Flushing, N.Y. TRACK AND FIELD Noon NBCSN — IAAF: Diamond League, Brussels, Belgium

BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION

W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY

Tampa Bay 84 50 .627 — New York 77 56 .579 6½ Boston 77 59 .566 8 Toronto 70 62 .530 13 Baltimore 41 91 .311 42

CENTRAL DIVISION

WEST DIVISION

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION

CENTRAL DIVISION

46-24 35-30 35-35 32-34 32-36

32-32 32-34 28-37 27-40 26-39

— 5-5 L-2 2 4-6 W-1 4 6-4 W-2 10 4-6 L-1 28½ 4-6 L-1

41-25 37-31 40-29 35-32 31-37

37-30 37-29 32-33 31-36 16-49

— 4-6 W-1 2 7-3 W-6 5 6-4 W-5 15½ 2-8 L-5 16½ 4-6 L-3

33-32 39-28 41-27 31-36 34-32

38-30 30-36 25-40 24-41 21-47

W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY

Milwaukee 82 53 .607 — Cincinnati 72 63 .533 10 St. Louis 68 64 .515 12½ Chicago 59 75 .440 22½ Pittsburgh 48 85 .361 33

WEST DIVISION

— 6-4 W-3 7½ 7-3 W-4 13½ 4-6 L-1 16½ 4-6 L-4 17½ 4-6 L-2

W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY

Atlanta 71 62 .534 — Philadelphia 69 64 .519 2 New York 66 67 .496 5 Washington 55 77 .417 15½ Miami 55 79 .410 16½

41-25 38-31 36-33 34-32 22-47

W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY

Houston 78 55 .586 — Oakland 74 60 .552 4½ Seattle 72 62 .537 6½ Los Angeles 66 68 .493 12½ Texas 47 86 .353 31

43-25 39-25 41-26 36-30 19-44

W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY

Chicago 78 56 .582 — Cleveland 67 64 .511 9½ Detroit 63 72 .467 15½ Kansas City 59 74 .444 18½ Minnesota 58 75 .436 19½

— 8-2 L-2 — 6-4 W-1 — 6-4 W-2 5 6-4 W-1 34 3-7 L-1

— 6-4 L-1 — 4-6 W-1 2½ 6-4 L-1 12½ 5-5 W-2 23 4-6 L-2

36-29 37-31 35-30 33-32 28-38

46-24 35-32 33-34 26-43 20-47

W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY

Los Angeles 85 49 .634 — San Francisco 85 49 .634 — San Diego 71 63 .530 14 Colorado 61 73 .455 24 Arizona 45 90 .333 40½

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Colorado 9, Texas 5 Seattle 1, Houston 0 N.Y. Yankees 4, L.A. Angels 1 Toronto 5, Baltimore 4 Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2 Detroit 8, Oakland 6 Chicago Cubs 3, Minnesota 0 Chicago White Sox 6, Pittsburgh 3 Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3, 11 innings

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Oakland 8, Detroit 6 Boston 4, Tampa Bay 0 Cleveland 4, Kansas City 2

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Baltimore (Means 5-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Cortes Jr. 2-2), 5:05 p.m.

Oakland (Manaea 8-9) at Toronto (Manoah 5-2), 5:07 p.m.

Cleveland (Quantrill 4-2) at Boston (Eovaldi 108), 5:10 p.m.

Detroit (Alexander 2-2) at Cincinnati (Gutierrez 9-5), 5:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Dobnak 1-6) at Tampa Bay (Wacha 2-4), 5:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Keuchel 8-7) at Kansas City (Bubic 4-6), 6:10 p.m.

Texas (Otto 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 8-1), 7:38 p.m.

Seattle (Anderson 6-9) at Arizona (Bumgarner 7-9), 7:40 p.m.

Houston (Urquidy 6-3) at San Diego (Arrieta 5-12), 8:10 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m.

Oakland at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.

Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 2:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Boston, 2:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m.

Detroit at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 6:10 p.m.

Houston at San Diego, 6:40 p.m.

Texas at L.A. Angels, 7:07 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 4, 7 innings, 1st game Colorado 9, Texas 5 Arizona 8, San Diego 3 Cincinnati 12, St. Louis 2, 7 innings, 2nd game Chicago Cubs 3, Minnesota 0 Chicago White Sox 6, Pittsburgh 3 L.A. Dodgers 4, Atlanta 3 Milwaukee 5, San Francisco 2 Philadelphia at Washington, ppd.

Miami at N.Y. Mets, ppd.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Philadelphia 7, Washington 6 San Francisco 5, Milwaukee 1 N.Y. Mets 4, Miami 3 Atlanta 6, Colorado 5 Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, late

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh (Brault 0-3) at Chicago Cubs (Mills 6-6), 12:20 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Hill 6-6) at Washington (Nolin 0-2), 5:05 p.m.

Detroit (Alexander 2-2) at Cincinnati (Gutierrez

— 7-3 W-3 — 5-5 W-1 ½ 4-6 L-1 10½ 4-6 L-1 27 3-7 W-1

46-23 43-22 41-29 43-23 28-38

39-26 42-27 30-34 18-50 17-52

9-5), 5:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Gibson 10-5) at Miami (Luzardo 5-7), 5:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 13-7) at Milwaukee (Peralta 9-3), 6:10 p.m.

Atlanta (Ynoa 4-4) at Colorado (Senzatela 3-9), 6:40 p.m.

Seattle (Anderson 6-9) at Arizona (Bumgarner 7-9), 7:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Price 4-2) at San Francisco (DeSclafani 11-6), 7:45 p.m.

Houston (Urquidy 6-3) at San Diego (Arrieta 5-12), 8:10 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Mets at Washington, 11:05 a.m., 1st game Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Washington, 4:05 p.m., 2nd game Philadelphia at Miami, 4:10 p.m.

Detroit at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Colorado, 6:10 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 6:10 p.m.

Houston at San Diego, 6:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 7:05 p.m.

NFL THURSDAY’S GAME

Dallas at Tampa Bay, 6:20 p.m.

SEPT. 12 GAMES

Arizona at Tennessee, 11 a.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 11 a.m.

L.A. Chargers at Washington, 11 a.m.

Minnesota at Cincinnati, 11 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Carolina, 11 a.m.

Phila. at Atlanta, 11 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

San Francisco at Detroit, 11 a.m.

Seattle at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.

Cleveland at Kansas City, 2:25 p.m.

Denver at N.Y. Giants, 2:25 p.m.

Green Bay at New Orleans, 2:25 p.m.

Miami at New England, 2:25 p.m.

Chicago at L.A. Rams, 6:20 p.m.

SEPT. 13 GAME

Baltimore at Las Vegas, 6:15 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS THURSDAY

BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League BOSTON RED SOX — Claimed 3B Taylor Mott off waivers from Colorado.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Optioned C Gianpaul Gonzalez to Columbus (Triple-A East). Selected the contract of C Ryan Lavarnway from Columbus.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Sent RHP Jimmy Yacabonis outright to Tacoma (Triple-A West). Sent RHP Diego Castillo to Arizona Complex League (ACL) on a rehab assignment.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed RHP Chris Mazza on the COVID-19 related IL. TEXAS RANGERS — Sent RHP Spencer Howard to Round Rock (Triple-A West) on a rehab assignment.

those celebrating the “modernization” of NCAA rules that has led to college athletes becoming paid endorsers and entrepreneurs this year.

But the changes came under pressure from state lawmakers and years after the NCAA could have gotten out in front of the issue. That has left Emmert and the NCAA pleading for help from federal lawmakers that may not come from Congress.

Emmert said he is undaunted by criticism. While his critics complain he can be overly concerned with public perception, his willingness to be the association’s heat shield helps explain

his longevity.

To some, the focus on Emmert is misplaced. The problem is not the leader, but a structure that makes the NCAA — a voluntary organization with more than 1,100 member schools — so difficult to lead. “I’m not a Mark Emmert fan, OK?” former Big Eight and Big 12 Commissioner Chuck Neinas said. “But the point of the fact is: Look what he’s got to work with.”

Karl Benson worked with five NCAA presidents from Byers to Emmert during his career as a conference commissioner.

He said Division I has become ungovernable — a viewpoint

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Invitational, TBA Santa Fe Waldorf at Mountainair, 5 p.m.

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Football — Moriarty at Capital, 10 a.m.

Laguna Acoma at Santa Fe Indian School, 1 p.m.

Questa at McCurdy, 1 p.m.

Cross-country — Santa Fe High, Capital, St. Michael’s, Taos, Pecos at Academy for Technology and the Classics Invitational, 9 a.m.

Santa Fe Indian School at David Charles Invitational at Rehoboth, 8 a.m.

Mesa Vista, Mora, West Las Vegas, Las Vegas Robertson at Peñasco Invitational, 9 a.m.

Boys soccer — Los Alamos at Kirtland Central, 11 a.m.

Girls soccer — Santa Fe High at Las Vegas Robertson, 11 a.m.

St. Michael’s at Socorro, 11 a.m.

Santa Fe Prep at Navajo Prep, 1 p.m.

Farmington at Los Alamos, 1 p.m.

Volleyball — St. Michael’s, Los Alamos at Moriarty Invitational, TBA

Friday Football — St. Michael’s at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m.

Los Alamos at Bernalillo, 7 p.m.

Kirtland Central at Taos, 7 p.m.

West Las Vegas at Portales, 7 p.m.

Santa Rosa at Las Vegas Robertson, 7 p.m.

Cross-country — Pojoaque Valley, Española Valley at Abq. St. Pius X Super Cinco meet, 3 p.m.

Boys soccer — Los Alamos at Piedra Vista, 3 p.m.

Girls soccer — Piedra Vista at Los Alamos, 5 p.m.

Volleyball — St. Michael’s at Moriarty

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Recalled LHP Sean Newcomb from Gwinnett (Triple-A East). Placed RHP Chris Martin on the 10-day IL. CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned RHP R.J. Alaniz to Louisville (Triple-A East). Sent RHP Art Warren to Louisville on a rehab assignment.

COLORADO ROCKIES — Sent CF Yonathan Daza to Albuquerque (Triple-A West) on a rehab assignment.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Selected the contract of LHP Andrew Vasquez from Oklahoma City (Triple-A West). Optioned RHP Ryan Meisinger to Oklahoma City. Transferred LHP Scott Alexander from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. MIAMI MARLINS — Returned INF Lewin Diaz to Jacksonville (Triple-A East). Designated RHP Austin Pratt for assignment. Reinstated RHP Paul Campbell, LHP Trevor Rogers and INF Joe Panik from the 10-day IL. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Placed LHP Brett Anderson on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP Alec Bettinger from Nashville (Triple-A East).

NEW YORK METS — Claimed LHP Brad Hand off waivers from Toronto. Designated RHP Geoff Hartlieb for assignment. Recalled RHP Yennsy Diaz from Syracuse (Triple-A East). Optioned OF Khalil Lee to Syracuse. Sent RHP Jake Reed and INF Jose Martinez to Syracuse on a rehab assignment.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Sent RHP Vince Velasquez to Lehigh Valley (Triple-A East) on a rehab assignment.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Recalled LF Phillip Evans from Indianapolis (Triple-A East). Optioned RHP Max Kranick to Indianapolis.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Sent RHP Dakota Hudson to Springfield (Double-A Central) on a rehab assignment.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed 2B Wilmer Flores on the 10-day IL Recalled SS Maurico Dubon from Sacramento (Triple-A West).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MIAMI HEAT — Signed G Marcus Garrett to a two-way contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Activated OL Justin Pugh from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Placed DL Jordan Phillips on injured reserve. Waived LB Jamell Garcia-Williams with an injury settlement.

ATLANTA FALCONS — Claimed OL Colby Gassett off waivers from Cleveland. Signed RB Wayne Gallman. Released RB Qadree Ollison. Signed LS Josh Harris.

BALTIMORE RAVENS — Re-signed OLB Pernell McPhee. Signed TE Eric Tomlinson.

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed TE Kahale Warring to the practice squad. Signed LS Reid Ferguson.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed WR Aaron Parker to the practice squad. Claimed RB Royce Freeman off waivers from Denver. Waived RB Trenton Cannon. Signed QB James Morgan to the practice squad.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed CB Artie Burns and DB Marqui Christian.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Re-signed WR Mike Thomas. Placed DE Khalid Kareem on injured reserve.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed DB Tim Harris, G David Moore, K Chris Naggar and T Jordan Steckler to the practice squad. Signed DE Joe Jackson.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed LS Jake McQuaide.

Signed TE Ian Bunting to the practice squad.

DENVER BRONCOS — Signed DT Shamar Stephen and OT Cameron Fleming.

DETROIT LIONS — Re-signed TE Darren Fells and S Dean Marlowe. Placed QB Tim Boyle and DE Da’Shawn Hand on injured reserve. Signed OLB Jessie Lemonier, QB Steven Montez, CB Parnell Motley, TEs Jared Pinkney and Shane Zylstra to the practice squad. Released OLB Rashod Berry, NT Miles Brown, TE Alize Mack and RB Dedrick Mills from the practice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed LS Steven Wirtel to the practice squad. Released DL Willington Previlon.

HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed LB Joe Thomas.

Placed DB A.J. Moore Jr. on the reserve/ COVID-19 list.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed WR Keke Coutee to the practice squad. Activated C Ryan Kelly, WR Zach Pascal and QB Carson Wentz from the reserve/CIVID-19 list. Placed QB San Ehlinger, WRs T.Y. Hilton and Dezmon Patmon on injured reserve. Waived TE Noah Togiai with an injury settlement.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed TE Matt Sokol and QB Kyle Lauletta to the practice squad.

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Re-signed TE Derek Carrier and DB Dallin Leavitt. Signed OL Jermaine Eluemunor. Signed DB Madre Harper to the practice squad. Placed LBs Nicholas Morrow, Javin White, DB Keisan Nixon and RB Jalen Richard on injured reserve. Waived LB Asmar Bilal with an injury settlement.

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Waived OT Tyree St. Louis and DT Chris Okoye with injury settlements.

Signed WR Austin Proehl.

LOS ANGELES RAMS — Signed G Jared Hocker.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed OT Kion Smith to the practice squad. Signed DB Tino Ellis and DE Jason Strowbridge to the practice squad.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed QB Sean Mannion and WR Triston Jackson to the practice squad. Signed P Jordan Berry. Released P Britton Colquitt. Signed LS Andrew DePaola and DE Everson Griffen.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Placed WR N’Keal Harry on injured reserve. Signed QB Garrett Gilbert, FB Ben Mason and LB Jahlani Tavai to the practice squad. Claimed RB/WR malcolm Perry off waivers from Miami.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed OL Matt Skura and TE Chris Myarick to the practice squad. Waived CB Montre Hartage, TE Cole Hikutini and WR Alex Bachman with injury settlements. Signed LS Casey Kreiter and WR C.J. Board.

NEW YORK JETS — Re-signed DE Jabari Zuniga to the practice squad. Signed TEs Ryan Griffin and Daniel Brown PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed DT Hassan Ridgeway. Placed T/G Jack Driscoll, TE Tyree Jackson and CB Josiah Scott on injured reserve.

Signed TE Nick Eubanks, WR KeeSean Johnson and DT Marvin Wilson to the practice squad. Acquired DB Andre Chachere via waivers.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed OG B.J. Finney, CB Arthur Maulet and OT Rashaad Coward.

Saturday

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Released LB Mychal Kendricks from injured reserve with a settlemnt.

Signed C Jake Brendel and DB Dontae Johnson.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed QB Jake Luton.

Signed CB Mike Jackson to the practice squad.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Activated K Ryan Succop from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Placed G John Molchon on injured reserve. Signed RB Darwin Thompson, S Andrew Adams, OLB Ladarius Hamilton, WR Jaydon Mickens and DB Troy Warner to the practice squad.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed DL Amani Bledsoe and QB Matt Berkley to the practice squad.

Waived TE Luke Stocker. Placed RB Darrynton Evans, WR Marcus Johnson and OL Daniel Munyer on injured reserve. Activated LB Nick Dzubnar from the reserve/COVID-19 list.

WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM — Waived OT Rick Leonard with an injury settlement. Signed OLB David Mayo.

SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS — Fined Toronto FC F Noble Okello an undisclosed amount for failure to leave the field in a timely manner in a match on August 27 against CF Montreal.

TENNIS U.S. OPEN THURSDAY

At USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York Surface: Hardcourt outdoor NEW YORK (AP) — Results Thursday from US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses):

MEN’S SINGLES SECOND ROUND

Reilly Opelka (22), United States, def. Lorenzo Musetti, Italy, 7-6 (1), 7-5, 6-4.

Alexander Zverev (4), Germany, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 6-1, 6-0, 6-3.

Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, def. Maxime Cressy, United States, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 7-5.

Ilya Ivashka, Belarus, def. Vasek Pospisil, Canada, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (5).

Oscar Otte, Germany, def. Denis Kudla, United States, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

Matteo Berrettini (6), Italy, def. Corentin Moutet, France, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Hubert Hurkacz (10), Poland, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (6).

Lloyd Harris, South Africa, def. Ernesto Escobedo, United States, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

Gael Monfils (17), France, def. Steve Johnson, United States, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Aslan Karatsev (21), Russia, def. Jordan Thompson, Australia, 3-6, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (9), 6-1.

Jannik Sinner (13), Italy, def. Zachary Svajda, United States, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 6-4.

Kei Nishikori, Japan, def. Mackenzie McDonald, United States, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-7 (5), 2-6, 6-3.

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Tallon Griekspoor, Netherlands, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.

Jack Sock, United States, def. Alexander Bublik (31), Kazakhstan, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (2), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Jenson Brooksby, United States, def. Taylor Fritz, United States, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (10), 7-5, 6-2.

Denis Shapovalov (7), Canada, def. Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain, 7-6 (7), 6-3, 6-0.

WOMEN’S SINGLES SECOND ROUND

Belinda Bencic (11), Switzerland, def. Martina Trevisan, Italy, 6-3, 6-1.

Varvara Gracheva, Russia, def. Paula Badosa (24), Spain, 6-4, 6-4.

Anett Kontaveit (28), Estonia, def. Jil Teichmann, Switzerland, 6-4, 6-1.

Maria Sakkari (17), Greece, def. Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2.

Sara Sorribes Tormo, Spain, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, 6-1, 6-3.

Emma Raducanu, Britain, def. Zhang Shuai, China, 6-2, 6-4.

Ashleigh Barty (1), Australia, def. Clara Tauson, Denmark, 6-1, 7-5.

Iga Swiatek (7), Poland, def. Fiona Ferro, France, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (14), Russia, def. Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova, Slovakia, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.

Petra Kvitova (10), Czech Republic, def. Kristyna Pliskova, Czech Republic, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

Greet Minnen, Belgium, def. Liudmila Samsonova, Russia, 6-4, 6-4.

Jessica Pegula (23), United States, def. Misaki Doi, Japan, 6-3, 6-2.

Angelique Kerber (16), Germany, def. Anhelina Kalinina, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-2.

Shelby Rogers, United States, def. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 7-5, 6-2.

Bianca Andreescu (6), Canada, def. Lauren Davis, United States, 6-4, 6-4.

Ajla Tomljanovic, Australia, def. Petra Martic (30), Croatia, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Karolina Pliskova (4), Czech Republic, def.

Amanda Anisimova, United States, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (7).

MEN’S DOUBLES FIRST ROUND

Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert (3), France, def. Tyler Zink and Eliot Spizzirri, United States, 6-4, 6-4.

Filip Polasek, Slovakia, and John Peers (8), Australia, def. Ken Skupski and Luke Bambridge, Britain, 6-3, 6-3.

Dominik Koepfer, Germany, and Emil Ruusuvuori, Finland, def. Michael Venus, New Zealand, and Tim Puetz (12), Germany, 3-6, 6-5, ret.

Austin Krajicek, United States, and Dominic Inglot, Britain, def. Harri Heliovaara and Henri Kontinen, Finland, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (10).

Hugo Nys, Monaco, and Arthur Rinderknech, France, def. Casper Ruud, Norway, and Miomir Kecmanovic, Serbia, 6-2, 2-0, ret.

Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Horacio Zeballos (2), Argentina, def. Federico Delbonis and Facundo Bagnis, Argentina, 6-3, 6-3.

Bruno Soares, Brazil, and Jamie Murray (7), Britain, def. Alexei Popyrin, Australia, and Tommy Paul, United States, 6-4, 6-2.

Benoit Paire, France, and Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, def. John-Patrick Smith and Luke Saville, Australia, 6-4, 6-4.

Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell, Australia, def.

Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, and Brandon Nakashima, United States, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2).

Bjorn Fratangelo and Christopher Eubanks, United States, def. Nicholas Monroe and Frances

surely to be front and center for the group working on overhauling the NCAA’s constitution.

“The NCAA and Division I college sports has become a dysfunctional organization with 350 universities with a huge disparity in financial resources — with NCAA rules trying to fit them into a one-size-fits-all system,” Benson said. “Impossible for one man to manage the system.”

Maybe the question for Emmert about his job should be: Why does he still want it?

Emmert said he hears that a lot from his wife, DeLaine, but he simply believes there is more to be done for college athletes

Tiafoe, United States, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Marcelo Demoliner, Brazil, and Marcus Daniell, New Zealand, def. Daniel Evans and Lloyd Glasspool, Britain, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 2-1, ret.

Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow, United States, def. Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic (1), Croatia, 6-2, 7-5.

Nikola Cacic, Serbia, and Tomislav Brkic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, and Adrian Mannarino, France, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-4.

Evan King and Hunter Reese, United States, def.

Lukasz Kubot, Poland, and Marcelo Melo (9), Brazil, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

John Millman, Australia, and Thiago Monteiro, Brazil, def. Matt Reid and Alex de Minaur, Australia, 6-3, 6-2.

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, and Jonny O’Mara, Britain, def. Gonzalo Escobar, Ecuador, and Ariel Behar, Uruguay, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Horia Tecau, Romania, and Kevin Krawietz (6), Germany, def. Stefano Travaglia, Italy, and Marton Fucsovics, Hungary, 6-3, 6-2.

Raven Klaasen, South Africa, and Ben Mclachlan (11), Japan, def. Mitchell Krueger and Michael Mmoh, United States, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (5).

WOMEN’S DOUBLES FIRST ROUND

Tereza Martincova and Marketa Vondrousova, Czech Republic, def. Hayley Carter, United States, and Astra Sharma, Australia, 7-5, 6-2.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Veronika Kudermetova (6), Russia, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, and Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Alicja Rosolska, Poland, and Eri Hozumi, Japan, def. Lidziya Marozava, Belarus, and Julia Lohoff, Germany, 6-3, 6-3.

Anastassia Rodionova and Arina Rodionova, Australia, def. Nicole Melichar, United States, and Demi Schuurs (4), Netherlands, 6-2, 6-4.

Erin Routliffe, New Zealand, and Leylah Annie Fernandez, Canada, def. Christina McHale, United States, and Giuliana Olmos, Mexico, 6-4, 6-2.

Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and Luisa Stefani (5), Brazil, def. Viktorija Golubic, Switzerland, and Tamara Zidansek, Slovenia, 6-1, 6-2.

Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Elise Mertens (1), Belgium, def. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, and Anna Kalinskaya, Russia, 6-0, 6-0.

Aleksandra Krunic and Nina Stojanovic (17), Serbia, def. Usue Maitane Arconada and Whitney Osuigwe, United States, 6-3, 6-3.

Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara (3), Japan, def.

Madison Brengle and Claire Liu, United States, 6-2, 6-3.

Magda Linette, Poland, and Bernarda Pera, United States, def. Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova (2), Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4.

Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Ellen Perez (16), Australia, def. Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, Netherlands, and Ivana Jorovic, Serbia, 6-2, 6-2.

Alison van Uytvanck and Greet Minnen, Belgium, def. Lyudmyla Kichenok, Ukraine, and Makoto Ninomiya, Japan, 6-3, 6-4.

Alexa Guarachi Mathison, Chile, and Desirae Krawczyk (7), United States, def. Yaroslava Shvedova and Anna Danilina, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-4.

Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, and Daria Kasatkina, Russia, def. Alison Riske and Ann Li, United States, 6-2, 6-4.

Irina-Camelia Begu and Cristina-Andreea Mitu, Romania, def. Caroline Garcia, France, and Nadia Podoroska, Argentina, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

Renata Voracova, Czech Republic, and Anhelina Kalinina, Ukraine, def. Kaitlyn Christian, United States, and Nao Hibino, Japan, 7-6 (1), 6-4.

Raluca-Ioana Olaru, Romania, and Nadiia Kichenok (12), Ukraine, def. Sania Mirza, India, and CoCo Vandeweghe, United States, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Sam Stosur, Australia, and Zhang Shuai (14), China, def. Jasmine Paolini, Italy, and Jil Teichmann, Switzerland, 6-4, 6-0.

Sabrina Santamaria, United States, and Miyu Kato, Japan, def. Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, and Viktoria Kuzmova, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-4.

Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, and Rebecca Peterson, Sweden, def. Rosalie Van Der Hoek, Netherlands, and Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, Colombia, 6-3, 6-2.

Caty McNally and Coco Gauff (11), United States, def. Sara Errani, Italy, and Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, 6-3, 6-4.

Dayana Yastremska and Marta Kostyuk, Ukraine, def. Emma Navarro and Hailey Baptiste, United States, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Lucie Hradecka and Marie Bouzkova (15), Czech Republic, def. Makenna Jones and Elizabeth Scotty, United States, 7-6 (0), 7-6 (3).

MIXED DOUBLES SECOND ROUND

Demi Schuurs, Netherlands, and Sander Gille (8), Belgium, def. Elvina Kalieva and Bruno Kuzuhara, United States, 6-4, 6-3.

Sachia Vickery and Nathan Pasha, United States, def. Nicholas Monroe and Reese Brantmeier, United States, 4-6, 7-5, 13-11.

Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and Marcus Daniell, New Zealand, def. Marcelo Melo and Luisa Stefani (4), Brazil, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 11-9.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCORES EAST

American International 14, Millersville 9 Buffalo 69, Wagner 7 California (Pa.) 23, Fairmont St. 14 Delaware 34, Maine 24 East Stroudsburg 35, Pace 14 New Hampshire 27, Stony Brook 21 Seton Hill 16, Wheeling Jesuit 14 Walsh 27, West Liberty 6

SOUTH

Albany St. (Ga.) 24, Mississippi College 0 Appalachian St. 33, East Carolina 19 Austin Peay 30, Chattanooga 20 Chowan 30, Mars Hill 24, OT Coastal Carolina 52, The Citadel 14 Delta St. 48, Bethel (Tenn.) 14 FIU 48, LIU 10 Frostburg St. 20, Kentucky Wesleyan 13 Kennesaw St. 35, Reinhardt 25 Mercer 69, Point (Ga.) 0 Murray St. 35, MVSU 0 NC State 45, South Florida 0 Samford 52, Tennessee Tech 14 Tennessee 38, Bowling Green 6 W. Kentucky 59, UT Martin 21 West Georgia 45, Carson-Newman 7 Wingate 30, Shaw 7

MIDWEST

Angelo St. 40, Lindenwood (Mo.) 20 Ball St. 31, W. Illinois 21 Bemidji St. 24, Sioux Falls 16 Capital 41, Defiance 7 Cent. Oklahoma 24, Missouri Western 20 Drake 45, WV Wesleyan 3 E. Texas Baptist 37, Wis.-Platteville 31 Ferris St. 54, Findlay 14 Gannon 28, Northwood (Mich.) 21, OT Lakeland 28, Illinois College 18 Minn. St. (Moorhead) 33, SW Minnesota 21 Minnesota St. 40, Northern St. 34, OT NW Missouri St. 15, Fort Hays St. 7 Ohio St. 45, Minnesota 31 Pittsburg St. 35, Cent. Missouri 16 S. Illinois 47, SE Missouri 21 S.D. Mines 34, Missouri S&T 31 Shepherd 35, Ohio Dominican 30 Slippery Rock 24, Wayne St. (Mich.) 21 Trine 52, Manchester 14 Washburn 76, Lincoln (Mo.) 12 Wayne St. (Neb.) 34, Mary 27 Winona St. 47, Concordia (St.P.) 6 Youngstown St. 44, Incarnate Word 41, OT

and he can still “add value.”

“I understand the pressures that are on schools right now, not just the athletic departments, the schools right now. It’s a tough time. It’s a very difficult time,” he said. “And I understand also the political milieu where everybody is at each other’s throats. We’re in a moment in time where you only get attention if you’re outrageous and you’re pissed off about something. And that’s become our form of discourse. I think that’s unfortunate. I think it doesn’t help us as a society. Certainly doesn’t help us as an athletic association.”

Sam Houston St. 42, N. Arizona 16 Texas A&M Commerce 12, CSU-Pueblo 6 Utah 40, Weber St. 17 West Texas A&M 73, Texas College 0

HOW TOP 25 FARED

No. 1. Alabama (0-0) vs. No. 14 Miami. Next: vs.

Mercer, Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 2. Oklahoma (0-0) at Tulane. Next: vs. W. Carolina, Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 3. Clemson (0-0) vs. No. 5 Georgia. Next: South Carolina St., Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 4. Ohio State (1-0) beat Minnesota, 45-31.

Next: vs. No. 11 Oregon, Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 5. Georgia (0-0) vs. No. 3 Clemson. Next: vs.

UAB, Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 6. Texas A&M (0-0) vs. Kent St. Next: at Colorado, Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 7. Iowa State (0-0) vs. N. Iowa. Next: vs. No. 18 Iowa, Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 8. Cincinnati (0-0) vs. Miami (Ohio). Next: Murray St., Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 9. Notre Dame (0-0) at Florida St. Next: vs.

Toledo, Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 10. North Carolina (0-0) at Virginia Tech.

Next: vs. Georgia St., Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 11. Oregon (0-0) vs. Fresno St. Next: at No. 4 Ohio St., Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 12. Wisconsin (0-0) vs. No. 19 Penn St. Next: vs. E. Michigan, Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 13. Florida (0-0) vs. FAU. Next: at South Florida, Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 14. Miami (0-0) vs. No. 1 Alabama. Next: vs.

Appalachian St., Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 15. Southern Cal (0-0) vs. San Jose St. Next: vs. Stanford, Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 16. LSU (0-0) at UCLA. Next: vs. McNeese St., Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 17. Indiana (0-0) at No. 18 Iowa. Next: vs.

Idaho, Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 18. Iowa (0-0) vs. No. 17 Indiana. Next: vs.

No. 7 Iowa St., Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 19. Penn State (0-0) at No. 12 Wisconsin.

Next: vs. Ball St., Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 20. Washington (0-0) vs. Montana. Next: at Michigan, Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 21. Texas (0-0) vs. No. 23 Louisiana-Lafayette.

Next: at Arkansas, Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 22. Coastal Carolina (1-0) beat The Citadel, 52-14. Next: vs. Kansas, Friday, Sept. 10.

No. 23. Louisiana-Lafayette (0-0) at No. 21 Texas.

Next: vs. Nicholls St., Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 24. Utah (1-0) beat Weber St., 40-17. Next: at BYU, Saturday, Sept. 11.

No. 25. Arizona State (0-0) at S. Utah. Next: vs.

UNLV, Saturday, Sept. 11.

NEW MEXICO 27, HOUSTON BAPTIST 17

HOUSTON BAPTIST 0 10 0 7 — 17 NEW MEXICO 14 7 3 3 — 27 First Quarter UNM—Jarvis 11 pass from T.Wilson (Steinkamp kick), 12:50.

UNM—Bruckler 4 pass from T.Wilson (Steinkamp kick), 8:16.

Second Quarter HBU—Thompson 44 punt return (G.Garcia kick), 12:59.

HBU—FG G.Garcia 44, 4:27.

UNM—Lanier 47 pass from T.Wilson (Shelley kick), 2:40.

Third Quarter UNM—FG Shelley 30, 6:22.

Fourth Quarter HBU—King 6 pass from Bentsen (G.Garcia kick), 4:03.

UNM—FG Shelley 37, 1:35.

HBU UNM

First downs 15 16 Total Net Yards 187 314 Rushes-yards 23--9 40-134 Passing 196 180 Punt Returns 4-46 1-32 Kickoff Returns 2-26 3-99 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-4 Comp-Att-Int 27-48-2 21-27-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 5-39 2-12 Punts 9-50.889 7-42.571 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards 2-20 3-16 Time of Possession 26:13 33:47 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing–Houston Baptist, Minnieweather 5-21, Beek 4-(minus 7), Bentsen 11-(minus 10), Ford 3-(minus 13). New Mexico, Dumas 15-57, T.Wilson 9-54, B.Cole 10-37, Alexander 1-2, An.Erickson 1-1, Wysong 1-(minus 2), (Team) 3-(minus 15).

Passing–Houston Baptist, Bentsen 27-48-2-196.

New Mexico, T.Wilson 21-27-0-180.

Receiving–Houston Baptist, King 7-64, Walker 7-55, Thompson 6-44, Harrell 3-12, Fuller 2-10, Culbreath 1-9, Beek 1-2. New Mexico, Wysong 6-48, Lanier 3-72, Jarvis 2-15, Bruckler 2-12, Logan-Green 2-10, An.Erickson 2-0, Boone 1-11, Queen 1-9, T.Wilson 1-5, Scruggs 1-(minus 2).

Missed Field Goals–New Mexico, Shelley 53.

WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L PCT GB

x-Connecticut 21 6 .778 — Chicago 14 14 .500 7½ Washington 10 16 .385 10½ New York 11 18 .379 11 Indiana 6 19 .240 14 Atlanta 6 20 .231 14½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L PCT GB

x-Las Vegas 20 7 .741 — x-Seattle 19 10 .655 2 x-Minnesota 17 9 .654 2½ x-Phoenix 16 10 .615 3½ Dallas 12 15 .444 8 Los Angeles 10 18 .357 10½ x-clinched playoff spot

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota 66, Los Angeles 57 Dallas 72, Atlanta 68 Seattle 85, New York 75 Las Vegas 90, Chicago 83

FRIDAY’S GAMES No games scheduled.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Phoenix at Indiana, 11 a.m.

Washington at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Las Vegas at Chicago, 11 a.m.

Atlanta at Dallas, 2 p.m.

SOCCER MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T PTS GF GA

New England 15 4 4 49 44 28 Orlando City 9 4 8 35 30 24 Nashville 8 2 11 35 34 20 New York City FC 10 6 4 34 36 19 Philadelphia 8 6 8 32 28 23 CF Montréal 8 7 7 31 30 27 D.C. United 9 10 3 30 35 32 Columbus 7 9 6 27 25 29 Atlanta 6 7 9 27 25 28 Chicago 6 11 5 23 24 33 Inter Miami CF 6 9 5 23 21 31 New York 6 10 4 22 23 25 Cincinnati 3 9 8 17 21 37 Toronto FC 3 13 6 15 26 47

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T PTS GF GA

Ark.-Monticello 30, S. Nazarene 23 Henderson St. 31, SW Oklahoma 13 Lamar 47, 3 Ouachita Baptist 38, Oklahoma Baptist 31 S. Arkansas 32, NW Oklahoma 13 SE Oklahoma 38, Arkansas Tech 20 UC Davis 19, Tulsa 17

Seattle Sporting Kansas City Colorado LA Galaxy Minnesota United Portland Real Salt Lake Vancouver San Jose FC Dallas Los Angeles FC Austin FC Houston

Black Hills St. 30, Dickinson St. 24 Colorado Mesa 40, William Jewell 3 Colorado Mines 42, W. Oregon 3 New Mexico 27, Houston Baptist 17

New York City FC at Nashville, 5:30 p.m.

New England at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

Portland at Houston, 6 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City at Los Angeles FC, 8 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

FAR WEST

FRIDAY

12 4 6 11 4 7 11 4 5 11 8 3 8 6 7 8 10 3 7 8 6 6 7 8 6 7 8 6 9 7 6 9 6 5 12 4 3 9 10

42 35 19 40 37 22 38 30 20 36 35 35 31 24 24 27 29 39 27 31 27 26 27 31 26 24 29 25 30 33 24 28 31 19 20 29 19 24 34

SPORTS

Friday, September 3, 2021

Tale of two halves in win

Stroud leads No. 4 Ohio State past Minnesota 45-31 in season opener MINNEAPOLIS — C.J. Stroud passed for 294 yards and four touchdowns in his debut as the Ohio State starter and the fourth-ranked Buckeyes kept coach Ryan Day unbeaten in Big Ten play with a 45-31 victory over Minnesota on Thursday night.

The Buckeyes flashed their five-star speed with two 70-plusyard scores in the opener, one early on a run off right end by Miyan Williams and one late on a third-down screen to true freshman TreVeyon Henderson. Day, starting his third full year on the job, is 24-2 overall and 16-0 in conference games.

Chris Olave had touchdown catches of 38 and 61 yards, and Garrett Wilson scored on a 56-yard reception that gave Ohio State the lead for good at 24-21 midway through the third quarter. Less than three minutes later, Haskell Garrett grabbed a fumble from a strip-sack that Zach Harrison delivered on Tanner Morgan and ran it in for a 32-yard touchdown.

No. 22 Coastal Carolina 52, Citadel 14

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Lobos quarterback Terry Wilson hands off to Luke Wysong on Thursday against Houston Baptist at University Stadium.

defense, registering a dozen tackles with an interception and a forced fumble.

Wilson finished 20 for 26 for 174 yards through the air and another 73 on the ground. He said most of his early success were the product of run-pass options that were made available

by Houston Baptist’s defense.

What no one knew was the left ankle sprain he was dealing with after injuring himself earlier in the day during, of all things, the team’s pre-game walkthrough.

Hobbled as he was, he said a more explosive offense is coming.

“We’re going to be able to rip the ball downfield, that’s not a problem for this offense,” Wilson said. “I’m excited for it.”

NOTES Where you at? Thursday’s

attendance was 15,908, the fifth

straight home game with fewer than 16,000 fans. There haven’t been more than that since 27,269 showed up to the Sept. 21, 2019, game against New Mexico State.

So it’s going to be like that:

The first completed pass of the season was from one quarterback to another as backup Trae Hall took a handoff on a reverse and completed a 5-yard toss to … Wilson. It happened on UNM’s first offensive snap of the season.

Tails never fails: The Lobos received the opening kick, marking the first time they’ve started a game with the ball since the 2019 season. They kicked off in all seven games last year.

Happy returns: Houston Baptist’s unofficial MVP was, arguably, the punter. Brady Buell, who transferred to HBU after holding down the same position at Central Michigan, had five kicks land inside the 20 and two inside the 2. He averaged 50.9 yards with most of his tries rocketing away in high, tight spirals.

Twice he placed balls that bounced near the goal line and took an immediate turn in the right direction.

Before the game, Buell said he enjoys punting in University Stadium, having done it before during the 2019 New Mexico Bowl against San Diego State — a game that, coincidentally, was Rocky Long’s final game as head coach at SDSU before he stepped down and took over as UNM’s defensive coordinator.

0-for-1: Los Alamos grad George Steinkamp ceded the No. 1 spot on the depth chart to Andrew Shelley before Thursday’s game.

Shelley responded by hitting three extra points and a 30-yard field goal as the Lobos led 24-10 in the fourth quarter.

Steinkamp kicked off and got the nod when UNM tried a 53-yard field goal with 9:28 left. The ex-Hilltopper sent a low line drive that was wide right and a little short. The ball landed on the end line to the right of the upright.

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2002 against the Jaguars and Demons under head coach, Joey Fernandez.

It prompted Martinez to say the Horsemen-Demons series isn’t really a rivalry until they beat St. Michael’s. Fernandez said, while he treats every game as important, he knows the city rivalry games carry a greater importance for him and the players at all three schools.

“I put a lot of focus into these kids for every game,” Fernandez said. “But it’s always extra special when you play the city teams, because it is for the city championships and it is for bragging rights. The kids, they see each other around town throughout the year, so every time they see one of them, you have those bragging rights.”

This year’s matchup, though, might be the most competitive on paper. Both teams enter the game 2-0, and they have done it behind their running games. St. Michael’s is averaging more than 300 yards on the ground per game in beating Taos and Capital to start the year. Against the Jaguars, the Horsemen had 400 yards on just 22 carries as they consistently popped off long runs against a dispirited Capital defense.

St. Michael’s has done it with a variety of players, including quarterback Lucas Coriz. He is second on the team in rushing with 169 yards, which complements the 301 passing yards the strong-armed signal caller has amassed. If anything, the running mindset is teamwide, as Fernandez said the current crop of receivers and running backs

might be the best blockers he has coached in several years.

That skill helped St. Michael’s establish a perimeter-oriented attack as the offensive line slowly jells.

“Our offensive line might not be as strong, but they are getting better,” Fernandez said. “I think we will be able to do a little more in between the tackles and it will open things up even more for us.”

That isn’t news Martinez wants to hear. He said preparing for the Horsemen is challenging enough given Coriz’s talented arm and a 6-foot-2 senior receiver in Devin Flores, who already has three touchdowns (two receiving, one fumble recovery) this year. Adding a running game to Santa Fe High’s list of things to stop makes preparation all the more difficult.

“Joey understands the importance of running the ball and what it means to a football team,” Martinez said. “If he can run the ball, he can really do anything.”

The same can be said of the Demons, though. They are averaging 225 rushing yards per game, and their primary means is through senior halfback Martell Mora. He already already has 330 yards and seven touchdowns on the season. In a 27-13 win over Moriarty on Aug. 27, Mora needed just seven touches to generate 168 yards and three touchdowns.

Fernandez said Martinez is developing an identity around the ground game and a tough defense that has allowed just 12 points this season. (The special teams allowed Moriarty a kickoff return TD). Of course, he knew

when he dropped a set and was taken aback by hearing what he thought were boos but actually were last-name chants of “Ruuuuune!” for his 18-year-old foe, Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune.

Here’s what matters the most: Djokovic is 2-0 at Flushing Meadows this week and 23-0 in Grand Slam tournaments this year, with five more wins standing between him and history.

“I am motivated as ever to do well,” said Djokovic, a 34-yearold from Serbia who will face 2014 U.S. Open finalist Kei

Nishikori next. “I am trying to be the best I can be every single day and let’s see what happens.”

This was only the fourth Slam match for Griekspoor, a 25-yearold Dutchman who tends to appear on the lower-level ATP Challenger Tour. He never really stood much of a chance against Djokovic, who broke to lead 3-1 and was on his way. Djokovic dominated every statistical category. He served well, to the tune of 13 aces. He serve-and-volleyed occasionally. He returned well enough to win half of Griekspoor’s service games. He dominated baseline exchanges.

CONWAY, S.C. — Grayson McCall threw for 262 yards and a touchdown and Coastal Carolina scored on its first seven possessions against The Citadel.

The Chanticleers were among the biggest surprises last season, going 11-1 and winning the Sun Belt Conference’s East Division after being picked last in the preseason.

McCall, last year’s Sun Belt offensive player of the year, directed an efficient, dynamic offense that scored touchdowns the first four times it had the ball. After a field goal to close the opening half, the Chants scored TDs on its first two series of the third quarter.

No. 24 Utah 40, Weber State 17 SALT LAKE CITY — Charlie Brewer threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns in his Utah debut to help the Utes beat Weber State.

Dalton Kincaid caught four passes for 75 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the opener for both teams. Tavion Thomas ran for 107 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries in his Utah debut.

Weber State took a 7-3 lead when Rashid Shaheed cut to the edge and returned a kickoff 100 yards untouched. He tied an FCS record with his sixth kickoff return for a touchdown.

Bronson Barron threw for 213 yards and a touchdown for Weber State, but the Wildcats had just 57 yards rushing.

The teams retreated to the locker rooms with 8:26 left in the first quarter because of a lightning delay that lasted 90 minutes.

Cantlay on top at Tour Championship ATLANTA — Patrick Cantlay met his goal in the first round of the Tour Championship on Thursday, and it had nothing to do with the score on his card or the size of his lead.

As the top seed in the FedEx Cup, he started with a two-shot lead over Tony Finau before even hitting a shot. He finished the warm, breezy day at East Lake at 3-under 67 with a twoshot lead over Jon Rahm.

This was all about playing another tournament round.

“I think being in the spot that I’m in, it would be easy to get ahead of yourself and easy to maybe stray from your game plan because you feel like you’re ahead,” Cantlay said. “And that’s just not helpful, so I’m not going to do that.”

Only four players had a better score, so it was a good day regardless of the format that allows player to start at various points under par depending on their FedEx Cup position.

Rahm began by chipping in for birdie, kept the round from getting away from him with a few key saves — one for bogey, one for par — at the turn, and ran off four birdies over his last seven holes for a 65.

Cantlay, who started at 10-under par, moved to 13 under.

Ex-NFL player McCants found dead

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A pass is out of reach of Santa Fe High receiver Isaiah Madrill on Aug. 20 against Robertson. The Demons take on St. Michael’s tonight, a team they have not beaten in 13 years.

Martinez would develop a good defense since he was Fernandez’s defensive coordinator at St. Michael’s for more than a decade.

“I think that identity is good, and they definitely are physical,” Fernandez said. “They get 11 hats to the football, like we’ve always taught. I am seeing an identity that Andrew is developing that he had over here on defense for a long time.”

If it materializes into a Demons win, then Martinez is all for it. But don’t expect 6 a.m. practices to be the norm.

“I didn’t make a deal with

them,” Martinez said with a laugh. “I’m just going to leave it at that.”

NOTES After thunderstorms forced many games around the state to end around 11 p.m. last week, including the Demons’ game against Moriarty, the weather forecast looks promising for the St. Michael’s-Santa Fe High game.

The National Weather Service forecast Thursday a 20 percent chance of scattered rain and thunderstorms in Santa Fe after 3 p.m.

Friday. Earlier in the week, the weather service predicted a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms.

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season due to the pandemic.

UNM scored on each of its first two possessions but managed just 10 points on its next 12 drives. The Lobos put the game away with a late field goal in the final two minutes.

As solid as the offense looked with Wilson sailing along in the first half — he started his first game as a Lobo by completing his first 11 passes for two touchdowns and 95 yards — it fizzled badly in the final three quarters, playing like a unit that was trying not to lose than one that wanted to put the hammer down.

The defense held firm when it had to, holding the Huskies to negative 9 yards rushing, forcing three turnovers and nine punts.

Gonzales lauded the unit’s play but wasn’t overly enthused by the team’s reaction to walking off the field a winner at home for the first time in two years.

“I got mad at them last year after the Wyoming game when they dumped water on me outside there on the field like we won a championship, then I was disappointed in them in the locker room tonight when we started singing the fight song and it was very somber,” Gonzales said. “We stopped them and taught them how to do it right, because winning is not easy, and obviously winning around here has not been easy. Changing that is changing everything.”

The players agreed. Sophomore defensive back Tavian Combs said the energy picked up considerably.

“Everyone’s for sure excited about the win,” he said. “If he walked in the locker room now, he’d probably be a little surprised because people are jumping still.”

Combs came up big on

THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN

Maybe that’s why ESPN’s telecast cut away in the third set.

About the only problems No. 1 Ash Barty and other top women encountered earlier Thursday came in the delays trying to get to Flushing Meadows in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida’s remnants blowing through the Northeast a night earlier.

Barty, a two-time major champion including at Wimbledon in July, three-time Grand Slam champ Angelique Kerber, Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic, double Wimbledon title winner Petra Kvitova and other seeded women including No. 14

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, No. 17 Maria Sakkari, No. 23 Jessica Pegula and No. 28 Anett Kontaveit all won in two sets during the afternoon to reach the third round. At night, 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu improved her tournament record to 9-0 by defeating Lauren Davis 6-4, 6-4.

Among the men’s winners were Summer Games gold medalist and 2020 U.S. Open runner-up Alexander Zverev, 2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini, No. 17 Gael Monfils and No. 22 seed Reilly Opelka of the U.S.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Former NFL player Keith McCants was found dead Thursday at his home in Florida after a suspected drug overdose, investigators said. He was 53.

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in an email that deputies were called to a St. Petersburg home about 5:10 a.m.

Thursday. McCants was dead inside the house, where others also apparently lived who made the 911 call.

“It appears it was a drug overdose, but we are awaiting confirmation from the medical examiner’s office,” sheriff’s spokeswoman Amanda Sinni said. “This is still an open investigation.”

McCants, a linebacker, was the fourth overall pick in the first round of the 1990 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Mobile, Ala., native earned All-America honors as a college player at the University of Alabama.

McCants played for three seasons in Tampa, followed by stints with the then-Houston Oilers and Arizona Cardinals before his football career ended in 1995. McCants was arrested several times for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia over the years.

Mets GM on paid leave after arrest NEW YORK — Acting general manager Zack Scott was placed on administrative leave Thursday by the New York Mets following his arrest on charges of driving while intoxicated.

Electronic court records show Scott was released without bail after pleading not guilty earlier in the day to driving while intoxicated and three traffic violations. His driving privileges in New York were suspended, and he is due back in White Plains City Court on Oct. 7.

Scott, 44, was arrested on a DUI charge around 4:15 a.m.

Tuesday in suburban White Plains, N.Y., hours after he attended a fundraiser at team owner Steve Cohen’s house.

Police found Scott asleep at the wheel of his SUV at a traffic light and determined he was intoxicated, White Plains police Capt. James Spencer said. He said Scott refused an alcohol breath test.

Arians: Bucs are fully vaccinated TAMPA, Fla. — Coach Bruce Arians says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, making the reigning Super Bowl champions the second NFL team to announce they’ve reached that status.

“We’re 100 eprcent vaccinated. Everybody in our organization — all the players, all the coaches, everybody,” Arians said after practice Thursday.

The Bucs open the season at home against the Dallas Cowboys next Thursday. The Atlanta Falcons are the other team that’s announced its roster is fully vaccinated.

Earlier Thursday, kicker Ryan Succop was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Three other Tampa Bay players — defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh and reserve offensive linemen Earl Watford and Nick Leverett — are expected to return from the list before next week’s opener, Arians said.

Running back Leonard Fournette was among players who’ve been vaccinated since training camp began in late July.

“People are still catching [COVID-19], but it just made it a lot better that I have the shot. ... We need every hand in here for these next couple of big games we’ve got coming up, especially the opener,” Fournette said.

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Social media’s ‘grandfluencers’ debunking aging myths

By Leanne Italie Associated Press

NEW YORK — Joan MacDonald’s health was in shambles at age 71. She was overweight and on numerous medications with high cholesterol, rising blood pressure and kidney trouble.

Her daughter, a fitness coach, warned that she’d wind up an invalid if she didn’t turn things around. She did, hitting the gym for the first time and learning to balance her diet with the help of a brand new tool, an iPhone.

Now 75, MacDonald is a hype beast for health with 1.4 million loyal followers on Instagram.

She’s among a growing number of “grandfluencers,” folks 70 and up who have amassed substantial followings on social media with the help of decades-younger fans.

“It’s so rare to find someone her age being able to do all these things,” said one of her admirers, 18-year-old Marianne Zapata of Larchmont, N.Y. “It’s just such a positive thing to even think about.”

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to pop culture questions.

Like MacDonald, they do a lot of myth busting about what’s possible in life’s sixth, seventh and eighth decades.

“They’re showing that anybody can do these things, that you don’t have to be afraid of aging.

The 20- and 30-somethings don’t often think about that,” Bryant said.

“The authenticity that we’re seeing in some of these older influencers is really refreshing.”

Sandra Sallin, a blogger and artist, has slowly built her following to 25,300 on Instagram. Her reach recently extended to the British Olympic gold-medal diver CHRIS PIZZELLO/ASSOCIATED PRESS Tom Daley, who raved about her Influencer Sandra Sallin, 80, poses for a portrait at home in mother’s cheesecake recipe after Los Angeles last month. Sallin is among a growing number of his coach spotted it online. Sallin, seniors making names for themselves on social media. a lover of lipstick who focuses on cooking and beauty, also shares go by @oldgays — the youngest and older used social media photos from her past and other daily in 2019. Since coronavirus is 65 — have 2.2 million followers, adventures, like her turn last year struck, older creators have including Rihanna. They delight in a vintage Spitfire high above expanded their horizons the Cliffs of Dover. fans with their clueless answers beyond mainstay Facebook and gotten more voracious, often driven by the growing number of feeds by people their own age, said Alison Bryant, senior vice president for AARP. On TikTok, four friends who

Vintners despair after wildfire near Riviera

By Daniel Cole Associated Press 11 p.m. on PBS Great Performances Filmmaker Susan Froemke’s new documentary Yannick — An Artist’s Journey traces the career path of Canadian conductor Yannick NézetSéguin, pictured, which took him from a 10-year-old with promise to his current post at the pinnacle of the opera world, as music director of the Metropolitan Opera.

The film explores Nézet-Séguin’s personal roots via interviews with family members and home movies.

Behind-the-scenes footage shows the young superstar conductor in rehearsal with Met soprano Diana Damrau for La Traviata, and follows him to some of his other musical bases in North America.

Denver 83/57

Hermosillo 93/81

Las Cruces 92 / 69

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Roswell 91 / 69

New York 74/60

Detroit 78/61

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Boston 71/57

Minneapolis 65/59

Billings 72/49

Boise 81/49

Los Angeles 82/64

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7 p.m. on SHOW Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James Filmmaker Sacha Jenkins examines the brain beneath the braids of an icon of funk and R&B music in this new music documentary, which charts the peaks and valleys in the career of a complicated and often rebellious artist. The feature-length film chronicles James’ soaring creative success, as well as his eventual personal decline. Jenkins incorporates rare archival performances, interviews with family members and collaborators and recorded conversations with James himself.

7 p.m. on TRAV Ghost Adventures In the new episode “Terrorizing the Staff,” Zak Bagans and his faithful crew visit a Colorado museum where an ominous unseen presence with an unnatural origin is threatening both the physical and mental health of its staff. Later, they head to Idaho to investigate reports of satanic activity at a former school.

7:05 p.m. on DSC Dino Hunters With winter looming, Clayton and Luke race Mother Nature in their determination to excavate two massive triceratops skulls, while the Harris-Bolan crew searches for a crucial missing femur for their rare ceratopsian, in the new episode “The Race Is On.” Elsewhere, on the Abercrombie Ranch, Andre discovers a mother-lode of bones from Ice Age creatures.

Seattle 76/56

Clayton 87 / 63

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No outside watering from 10am to 6pm from May 1 to October 31.

For a complete list of requirements call: 955-4225 http://www.santafenm.gov/water_conservation

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A partial list of the City of Santa Fe's Comprehensive Water Conservation Requirements currently in effect:

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The following water statistics of September 1st are the most recent supplied by the City Water Division (in millions of gallons).

Total water produced from: Canyon Water Treatment Plant: 3.950 Buckman Water Treatment Plant: 5.614 City Wells: 1.796 Buckman Wells: 0.140 Total production: 11.500 Total consumption: 11.384 Santa Fe reservoir inflow: 4.06 Reservoir storage: 506.34 Estimated reservoir capacity: 39.63%

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LE CANNET-DES-MAURES, France — After a wildfire blazed through a once-picturesque nature reserve near the French Riviera, winemakers who grow the region’s celebrated crop are taking stock of the damage.

Rows of charred grapevines stand next to a vast expanse of steaming black vegetation devastated by the fire, which raged for a week in late August.

The blaze left two people dead, injured 27 and forced some 10,000 people to evacuate around the Var region, not far

from the famed coastal resort of Saint-Tropez. The region is well known for its Cotes de Provence wines.

At least one small wine estate saw its vines completely destroyed. For the winemakers lucky enough not to have lost their crops, their attention now shifts to the lingering effects that could threaten their wine production during the upcoming harvest.

In an industry that prizes the consistent quality and style of wine hailing from the region, the concern is that the grapes that survived the fire may be too smoke-damaged to produce a sellable wine.

“I wanted to expand my world.

I felt that I was older, that my world was shrinking. People were moving, people were ill,” Sallin said.

“So I started my blog because I wanted to reach out. After that, I heard about this thing called Instagram. It was really hard learning it. I really stumbled my way in. I’m shocked because most people who follow me are 30 and 40 years younger. But there are people who are older, who have kind of given up and say, ‘You know, I’m going to start wearing lipstick.’ ” Toby Bloomberg, 69, in Atlanta is a Sallin supporter. She discovered Sallin after Sallin competed on the short-lived Food Network show Clash of the Grandmas.

“She talks a lot about aging.

That’s quite an unusual phenomenon on social media, which is obviously dominated by people far younger than we are,” Bloomberg said.

“Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.”— Ralph Marston The Marcy Street offices will be closed Monday, September 6. Our circulation customer service office will be closed Monday, September 6. It will reopen Tuesday, September 7, from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Distribution and home delivery will operate normally during the holiday. The newsroom can be reached at 986-3035.

Have a safe and happy holiday!

LABOR DAY - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

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Back in class: Adjusting to new pandemic normal

By Chanelle Jaeger Generation Next

When asking my teachers and peers what their expectations for classrooms to be like in the fall, I received unique answers from each of them, but all with the same connecting idea: a sense of normality.

As all schools in New Mexico started off the 2021-22 school year with high hopes of having a complete year, many of us wonder: What is our new normal going to look like in schools? As we contemplate this idea, most students seem to be hopeful for a positive experience for their new school year.

Noelani van Loon, a junior at the New Mexico School for the Arts, explained she “hopes that school looks similar to how it looks now” for the continuation of the year — meaning, she looks forward to more in-person classes and extracurricular activities like student council and club meetings.

Van Loon’s expectations seem to be shared by various school administrations in New Mexico.

Academy for Technology and the Classics Principal Jason Morgan says the school is taking self-enforced action to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by requiring students and staff to wear face coverings, undergo coronavirus screenings by getting their temperature taken, as well as other safety measures.

“Teachers will continue to build their courses in an online format because we also know that families will need to take extra precautions and likely keep students home each and every time any COVID-like symptoms occur,” he said. “And this way, students can continue to have their class materials and assignments accessible outside of school hours.”

These protocols are similar at many schools and exist not only to protect students and staff from the virus, but to help people feel at ease with in-person learning.

As the pandemic continues, many administrations are doing their best to avoid the worst-case scenario: having to shut down school once again and return to virtual classrooms.

This act of constantly preparing for an uncertain future instead of putting it aside has now become part of our normal life. Events seem to have no true set date; everything is subject to cancellation or at risk of being rescheduled. Teachers and students alike have to adjust to this unsettling reality as even one of the most basic events — a full school day — can be changed at any moment due to the pandemic.

But another idea shared among students: cautious optimism.

Many New Mexicans have been waiting to see one another as we can again gather in person, yet the continuation of the pandemic is not yet allowing this to fully happen. This desire to be present in our communities is heightened among high school students across the state.

Gloria Serrono, a junior from St. Michael’s High School, explained in an email she is looking forward to that sense of togetherness students missed out on with virtual learning, but tries to remain realistic that things may change as the school year unfolds. “[I am] thankful for the vaccine, as now New Mexico schools are starting to get back to normal and [I am] optimistic that schools aren’t going to move backward as everyone is together once again. … This being said, we should still be cautious of new developments in COVID, like the Delta Variant.”

This desire to remain united with peers was echoed by Van Loon, who wants “everyone to carry on being in person, together and healthy.” Meanwhile, she said her optimistic expectations for the future school year are balanced by the realization that there are many moving pieces left for students to juggle.

“This coming school year will be kind of hectic, since junior year is pretty intense, even without the troubles of the COVID-19 pandemic,” she said.

Not only were these sentiments felt among high school students, but it was also expressed

by ATC’s Morgan.

He said his experience as an administrator throughout the pandemic has “really emphasized the fact that a successful and healthy school community is really a shared responsibility in which every member of the campus plays a role.”

Morgan said he believes there must be a joint effort with students, faculty and staff every day until the last bell before summer break to overcome the obstacles created by the pandemic.

To have a successful year of in-person learning while continuing to weather these challenges, Morgan believes New Mexico schools need to come together as a whole and consider the perspective of critical players in the community: their students. “[Schools should recognize] how much students have to offer with their insights and energy into creating a successful school year, and the crucial weight that their perspective holds,” he said.

Chanelle Jaeger attends the Academy for Technology and the Classics. Contact her at chanelle. jaeger@gmail.com.

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A social-distancing reminder hangs earlier this year in a hallway at St. Michael’s High School.

PAST meets PRESENT

By Josette Gurulé Generation Next

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or the past 96 years, New Mexicans have kicked off Fiesta de Santa Fe by watching a year’s worth of gloom, frustration and misfortune go up in flames in the form of Will Shuster’s Zozobra. However, adjustments have been made amid the coronavirus pandemic in an attempt to sustain the beloved tradition while keeping observers safe from the spread of the deadly virus. Still, the members of the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe who produce Zozobra have woven together traditions of the past and accommodations to the present in this year’s festivities.

In sticking with the recent annual theme of having each year correspond with a different decade, 2021’s “Old Man Gloom” has been embellished with throwback ’80s details. According to Zozobra spokeswoman Lisa Jaramillo, every element of this year’s marionette was designed with great attention to the theme.

Fans will notice the atypical green skin and glowing yellow eyes unique to this year’s Zozobra. These zombie-esque characteristics are attributed to the final scene of one of the most iconic music videos of the 1980s: Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”

This year’s Zozobra will also sport Michael Jackson’s distinctive red leather jacket with pushed-up sleeves from the same music video. Representing another cultural landmark of the ’80s, Zozobra’s right hand forms a triumphant fist, reflecting the final scene of The Breakfast Club. This symbol illustrates pride for this year’s united efforts by all people to eliminate the grasp COVID-19 has had on the world.

This year’s eccentric, new design was paralleled by the modified process used to create this year’s Zozobra. Usually, children

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Spectators will notice the green skin and glowing yellow eyes unique to this year’s Zozobra, which artists attribute to the final scene of one of the most iconic music videos of the 1980s: Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller.’

from the community are invited to a oneday effort to craft and stuff the 50-foot marionette. This year, under measures to protect against the spread of COVID-19, a group of Kiwanis Club members worked to construct Zozobra. The process took 4½ weeks to finish rather than the typical single day.

The joy of the Zozobra tradition was suppressed last year by the lack of an in-person audience. Differing from last year’s televised-only event, a limited audience will be in attendance for the upcoming burn. As attendees arrive to watch the demise of Old Man Gloom, they will notice the appearance of the marionette is not the only thing that has changed. The field will be significantly less crowded from years

This year’s Zozobra keeps tradition alive despite need for smaller event to accommodate coronavirus pandemic prior, with only 10,000 tickets available. All observers on Fort Marcy field are required to provide proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of the event.

Masks are recommended, but not required, under Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s orders because the event takes place outdoors.

The tradition of Zozobra is treasured by so many New Mexicans because of its ability to unite the community, an ideology shared by Lucia Porterfield-Ortiz, a senior at New Mexico School for the Arts. She has attended the event her entire life but has the special honor of performing the national anthem this year. Porterfield-Ortiz is excited that her voice will be a part of such a uniquely Santa Fe event that will pull together so many New Mexicans, even though COVID-19 has caused so much isolation and division.

She believes Zozobra is a tradition that has “always brought people together,” and she was “blown away” that the Kiwanis Club was able to make it happen even after all of this year’s limitations.

Considering many of Fiesta de Santa Fe’s customs are called off this year because of COVID-19, many question why a gathering as large as Zozobra is still taking place. Ray Sandoval, the Zozobra event committee chairman, believes it is important to uphold traditions, especially in current times. “[It’s] an opportunity to come together and sob and contemplate what we are doing to put gloom out into the world,” Sandoval said in an interview. “But also it allows us to collectively celebrate the good in our lives.”

He added that Zozobra is “supposed to be held in perpetuity, in good times and bad,” to ensure Santa Feans can endure this cycle of healing annually.

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It’s time to raise the bar for young adult female protagonists F ollowing the death of her girlfriend, Iona’s spiral of self-blame and apathy brings her closer to Cyl. He’s stronger than her, despite the fact that she works for him as a swimmer in the post-apocalypse.

He’s also taller, smarter, more cruel and more conventionally attractive because, why not?

Does it sound good? Hopefully, that’s the rough explanation of the disaster of a novel I’ve been trying to write for about four years now. Does it sound familiar? Probably. It’s also every young adult novel ever.

Or, in the words of an alpha reader and friend of mine who is witty, kind and, above all else, brutally honest, the plot was: “Twilight but bad.”

But looking back, for as long as I have been reading young adult novels, they have failed me. Not just in the sense that reading Divergent 16 times when I was in sixth grade did not make me nearly as cool as I expected it to (did I throw this fact in here as a last-ditch attempt to prove my coolness, maybe), but because so many of them are the manifestos of internalized misogyny I thought I could draw strength from and have influenced my writing and worldview.

I’ve written a lot of feminist pieces for The New Mexican, and that forced me to really examine what feminism means to me and how much I want that to shape me as a person. I know I don’t want to be the type of person who sends the message,

For as long as I have been reading young adult novels, they have failed me.

subconscious or otherwise, that girls are not enough. I do not wish to perpetuate the idea that the end goal, the peak of success, for a woman, is to be protected, cared for and often dehumanized by a (probably much older) man — a concept that has existed in literature for centuries but gets to fly under the radar today.

I think a lot of female authors are successful in accomplishing the same goals I aspire to in my writing. But they write what they have seen, and what they witnessed was a massive double standard.

They write what they know, and what they know is how to be a woman who stares down a kind of sexism that is more central to society than most people are willing to acknowledge.

Natasha Preston, someone whom I admire immensely because she built her own career as a writer and is incredibly successful, probably grew up playing with Barbies that were too thin to walk and being sent home from school because the amount of leg she was showing might be “distracting” for her male peers.

Stephanie Meyer, who wanted most of the producers and directors on the film adaptations of her books to be women, in order to help them in a field that is

completely dominated by men, also wrote Twilight. Enough said.

Becca Fitzpatrick — whose public life consists of her scaling mountains, traveling, and going out to dinner with friends — also wrote a book, Hush, Hush, in which an academically gifted 16-year-old girl’s life is turned upside down by a much older boy who stalks her for most of the novel, until she sacrifices her life for him.

I admire Fitzpatrick and her work immensely. But just like Fitzpatrick’s protagonist, I’m 16. Is that book an example of what my life should be like? Saying I’m “not like other girls” and being manipulated into romantic relationships by older men?

The story, and others like it, only continues the cycle of romanticizing the act of men pushing women’s boundaries.

Do we want to tell young girls that their whole lives should revolve around someone who doesn’t always treat them well?

We need to raise the bar for what’s expected from female protagonists.

Because if that’s what I’m constantly being told is the standard, the ideal, it might.

Emma Meyers is a junior at Santa Fe Preparatory School. Contact her at emmawritingacc@gmail.com.

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Rug, Bokhara, green, 8x10, 100% wool, hand-knotted, Pakistan, Newly cleaned, asking $1000 cash (price negotiable). 505-660-3143.

AUTOS WANTED

GARAGE SALE 18 MIMOSA DR. SUNDAY THE 29TH 12-5

Four BWM, 18” chrome rims $300, four 15” black rims, with brand new tires for Chevy Impala, including four bow tie hub caps $400. many collectables including glass ware, dolls and lots and lots of stuff.

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GARAGE SALE EAST 545 CANYON RD. Saturday, Sept. 4, 9 a.m.- noon. Artistic hoarder is moving! two slipcovered reading chairs, indoor/outdoor rug, black wood buffet, jewelry, fabric, sewing supplies, pillows, hardback and paperback fiction and children’s books, clothes, CDs, antique wicker chaise lounge in need of tlc, framed art, Mercedes grill, plants/pots, and probably more I can’t think of.

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ANTIQUES Singer sewing machine, $125. Davis sewing machine, $100. Victrola record player, $150. Solid Cedar wood cocktail bar, $250. Solid wood two piece Armoire, $250. 505-577-3793 3x3x8 bales of hay, mixture of Timothy and Alfalfa. Walsenburg Co. 719-214-6982 Worm casting, used for fertilizer. $1 pr. quart. 505-316-0531

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16 FAMILY ESTATE SALE FRI, SAT & SUN SEPT 3,4 & 5 9–4 7,000 sq. ft. of treasures Fashion Outlet Mall 8380 Cerrillos Rd. SF This sale includes furniture, jewelry, art, housewares, clothes & accessories. Silk Harari clothes collection has a unique Asian flair. Flat & 3D art includes Native American, New Mexican, Asian and African pieces. Jewelry includes Gold & Silver, Gems, Diamonds, Native American pieces & Silver Concho Belts.

Handmade rugs come from all over the world. Plus, African carvings, Native American Collectibles & artifacts, ethnic & folk art collectibles, Textiles, 100’s of pieces of art, several households of furniture, Fine China & high end kitchenware, Baskets, Nativity Scenes, Metal collectibles, Canes & Cane holders, amazing cast iron fireplace mantle, Cookware, Crystal, Barware, Alex Rossi designer clothing, Mirrors, Vacuums, Religious collectibles & thousands of items in this very eclectic sale.

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Mikeline Rodgers space c13 at New Travelers Market, Santa Fe Place mall, corner of Cerriillos Rd and Rodeo Rd. Many valuable and rare collectables.

16’ tall Legendary Yoda, 14’ tall E.T. Darth Vader helmet, battery operated.

4 complete binders of comic book cards. 1999 and 2000 Ty Beanie Babies in five different sizes. Bam Beano beanie set including l. Grateful Dead beanie set Jerry Garcia doll. Elvis Presley, Blue Hawaii Doll. Denis Rodman wedding dress Barbie. 25th Disney World Anniversary doll. Many signed New Mexico photographs.

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MISCELLANEOUS Fire place insert, for slit wood, $800 obo. Vermont casting, spec sheet available. Very good condition, works great. 11 years old. New fan. Call Andrea 505-954-1246 Queen Comforter Set. Comforter, sheets, 4 pillowcases and decorative pillow. Clean, smoke/pet free, $40.

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Call/text 505-795-0245 Beautiful pair, $50 each. Call/text 505-795-0245 Candle holder, $10. Call/text 505-795-0245 Floral wall hanging. 22” wide x 28” high. $20. Call/text 505-795-0245 Khaki Coach Purse. Multipockets. Still new. $75. Call/text 505-795-0245 Lamp. Beautiful! $30. Call/text 505-795-0245 Lamps. $60 each or $100 for pair.

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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS kawai Grand Piano 5 feet, 9 inches, serial number 833093. Including artist bench, very good condition, $4900.

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WANT TO BUY Closet storage. $10 each. Call/text 505-795-0245

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l970 Chevy pickup, 3/4 ton with 454 engine.#5500 or best offer. Drew, 505423-0463.

1946 International ¾ ton w/wood bed, original parts, runs well, minor work needed, $7,000 OBO, 505-660-6873, Photos in online ad.

VANS & BUSSES 2008 Toyota Sienna Mini Van.161,000 miles, duel electric doors, quad seating, factory premium wheels, major service. 505-795-8129

Lovely coffee table with pop-up top for dining. $215 obo. 505-983-5148 Corner Wood Cabinet/Hutch. $100.

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505-699-7656 Quality Landice L7 Treadmill. Landice Treadmill. L7 Cardio Trainer. Lightly used by one individual. New price was $3K. $600. (Firm) 505-428-0672

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1988 Nissan Pulzar. 2 door classic, very clean, T-top roof, automatic, everything works, new tires and runs good. $3,800. 505-204-2921

NO-STRESS IN-HOME CAT CARE Licensed & Professional Reasonable Rates THE CAT CONCIERGE Call Judy Roberts Santa Fe 505-954-1878 thecatconciergesantafe@gmail. com

2014 1200 GS BMW Adventure Motorcycle for sale, only 24,000 miles.

Only $9,000! Automatic stability control, 2 riding modes, steering damper, adjustable passenger seat, step less adjustable windshield via hand knob, removable passenger foot pegs, heated grips, handguards, touring package including cruise control, LED auxiliary lights, skid plate, aluminum cases, GPS mount, headlight guard, hook up for on board computer, wind deflectors, anti theft alarm system and adjustable suspension. Fully loaded! All services at BMW dealer in Santa Fe. BMW Rally jacket and Schuberth helmet also available. Asking $9,000 Contact Jim at 505-3207160. Please text or call.

CAMPERS & RVS MOBILE RV REPAIR Black AKC Labrador Retriever puppies on sale, $1150. 7 males, and up to date on vaccination. Ready to go. to many puppies, they must go!

505-469-2156 or 505-469-7530 Heeler Puppies. NAPR registered Heeler puppies, 2 female, 4 male. 1 year health guarantee, taking deposit to hold, available Sept 15.

Call 505-397-4976 AKC French Bull Dogs. French bull dog puppies 1 male and 1 female 10 weeks old. second shots. For more info call 970-903-4712.

YORKSHIRE TERRIER AKC Teacup Yorke’s. First shots and deworming, traditional boy and girl, $2,000 each .Call, text. 505-506-7284

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Act (NMSA 13-4-14),County procurement State DBE on Fed140 Working Days NMDOT Title VI Liaisonthe the NMDOT shall rejectrequirements.

MANDATORY START a minimum of ten Dayserally assisted projFor federally the Bid andApril shall conthrough funded a DATE: 4, before the date of Bidects Projects, theof Bidder tinue to reject BidsOnly one of the followrace-is 2022 Opening at (505) 629-combination not required to have a DBE from that At Bidder foring sub mission methneutral and race-conGOAL: this 9890. license from the CID time three yearswill after theods is req uired: scious measures.

This NMDOT meet for theis Project’s date of publication subjectWork to the State DBE on Fed-of The Advertisement,project in order to submit the list. meas- a erally assisted proj- Sealed Proposals in Bid Form, Bid Guar- race-conscious Bid. However, upon be- ects The established through a one (1) clearly labeled anty, Supplementalures. coming thethis apparent The Bidder’sof BidraceGuar- unbound original and goal for projcombination Specifications, SpecialDBE successful anty shall five per-four (4) bound paper is 0.00%. Bidder, the neutral and be race-conProvisions, Addenda,ect Bidder must obtain cent measures.

(5%) of This thecopies (if submitting (GF-2 or a scious Notice to ContractorsLICENSES: valid license with the project Bidder’s Total to Bidin paper form), subject is subject and Plans are avail-GF-98) proper TYPE: classification race-conscious Amount and shall meas-beto the conditions set able for a membershipFUNDING for the Project’s Work ures. submitted before Bidforth in the InstrucThe established fee and for examina-Federal-aid within THRESHOLD: 30 Days of the DBE Opening ei-tions to Proposers and goal forthrough this projtion only through theLISTING date on the notice of ect ther Surety 2000 orin the other Solicitais 0.00%.

Bid Express website.None preliminary Award let- LICENSES: Surepath Network.

RATE (FED(GF-2 or tion Documents, will Fee schedules areWAGE ter.

GF-98) and (GA-1 or be received at the Ofavailable through theERAL): For state funded Proj-fice of the Los Alamos GA-98) Bid Express website.NM20210036 State FUNDING ects proof of the Bid-County Purchasing OfWAGE and RATE TYPE: The 2019 Edition of the Federal Wage Rates are“A” indi- Federal-aid der’s valid license inficer, 101 Camino EnType NMDOT Standard(STATE): the form of its wallettrada, Bldg. 3, Los THRESHOLD: Specifications and cated for each Project. LISTING funded None card from the Con-Alamos, NM 87544 (6) Standard Drawings for For federally the Bidder WAGE struction CN 9900808 RATEIndustries (FED- until 2:00 p.m. MT, Highway and Bridge Projects, Division (CID) shall beTuesday, October 5, Construction shall shall obtain the fed- ERAL): eral wage US rate (Consubmitted with the Bid2021 for this solicita285, NM20210037 govern construction ofTERMINI: tion. struction Type: WAGE per the 38.500 to MP 42.000 RATEConstruction (STATE): this Project. The 2019MP Highway) the Type Industries Licensing “A” 3.500 miles Standard Specifica-for LEGAL # through 88683 US Department Act NMSA (1978), Sec-Considering the curE d d yof tions and StandardCOUNTY: Labor (DOL) website tions 60-13-1 to -57rent COVID-19 (corona (4) Drawings are available(District AD2) V ERTISE MENT at:NE beta.sam.gov/sear as amendedvirus) outbreak, until OF WORK: CN 4101700 for no cost to the Bid-TYPE WM EXICO DEPART- (1967, through 1989). The Bid-further notice, the folch?index=wd. der through theLighting MENT OF TIn RAaddiN Sder’s valid CONTRACT tion, Bidder NM license 97 at lowing procedure is in NMDOT website at: PORthe TATTIME: ION (NMshall DOT) TERMINI: shall the94ProjWorking the 7.550cover and NM at effect: Proposals may dot.state.nm.us/con 60obtain BID SO LIDays CState ITATIOwage N FOR MP ect’s typeforof 0.200 Workalso be submitted tent/nmdot/ rate 3.300 –GOAL: S(Street, eptemAt beHighway, r 17this , 2021 MP DBE specified in this Adver- electronically by email en/standards.html.

Utility or Light SAN TA Fmeet E,Engi- miles time NMDOT will All tisement. The Bid-der neering COUNTY: Mora and in pdf format.

NEConstruction) W Mon EXIC O the State DBE Fedrequirements shall submit in 4) theother In the case of disrup-erally through the DWS webMiguel (District The assisted NMDOT will onlySan projformOF ofWORK: a zip file to thestated in the Solicitation of national com-ects site at: through dws.state.nm.

TYPE receive Bids through a “file Rehabilitation attachment up-tion Document remain munications or loss ofcombination us/Labor-Relations/ the Bid Express web-Bridge of raceEmails load” tab in the Projectin effect. services by Bid Ex- neutral Labor-Information/ TIME: site at: andbidx.com/ race-con-be-CONTRACT file throughshould be addressed press the morning ofscious Public-Works.

The Working Days foremeasures.

11:00 A.M. local60Bids.EBSX This to: lacbid@lacnm.us.

BidGOAL: Express CID the Bid Opening, theproject higher wage rate At thethis prevailing timeshall is subject toNa-DBE wallet card.will meet Subject line of the NMDOT may delay therace-conscious govern event NMDOT tional in the Institute meas-ofoftime deadline for Bids. In-ures. a Standards discrepancy be- the State DBE on Fed- email must contain and TechThe established If a Bidder is seeking, structions will be com-DBE tween minimum assisted proj- the following informanology, atomic clock,erally goal the for this projRES PONSE – for state funded Projmunicated throughect wage rates in the ects through a tion: on September 17, 2021. is 0.00%. ects, a resident busi-RFP 22 -11 U pdate Five the Bid Express web-LICENSES: DOL/DWS Wage of raceBids received ( E Eafter - 9Deci8 )thiscombination Y e a r S e r v i c e P l a n f o r ness preference the site. sion applicable and race-contime will not to bethe ac-neutral and (GA-1 or GA-98) Bidder shall submit Contract. measures.

This aAtomic City Transit. cepted.

Tu-torials onscious FUNDING TYPE: copy of resident As a condition to sub-Federal-aid is its subject to electronic bidding areproject busi-ness certification mitting a Bid all Bid-LISTING For federally funded meas- A non-mandatory preavailable through Bidrace-conscious THRESHOLD: in the form of a zip fileproposal conference ders bidding as$5,000 Projects, a Bidder shall The established Express website at:ures.

(Subcontractors to the “file Contractors are re-Fair submit in the formAct of a DBE goal forattachment this proj- will be held via Mibidx.com/site/train Practices upload” quired to be prequali-Compliance) zip file to the at-toect is 0.00%.tab in thecrosoft Teams, at 1:00 ingcenter.

In“file order Project Bids(GF-2 .EBSX or filePM Mountain Time, fied with the NMDOT’sWAGE tachment upload” tab receive Addenda andLICENSES: RATE (FEDthrough Express Office of InspectorERAL): innotifications the ProjectallBids andBid (GA-1 or Tuesday, September Bid-GF-98) before Bid Opening14, 2021.

General seven (7) DaysNM20210036 .EBSX through ders file shall log intoBid BidGA-98) per NMSA 1978, § 13-4before Bid OpeningWAGE Express Affidavit TYPE: Express and select theFUNDING RATEthe (STATE): 2 (1984, amendedDocuments may be per 18.27.5 NMAC. AllType ofproposal Bidder before Bid Federal-aid and letting “A” obtained from Derrill 2012). THRESHOLD: Subcontractors are re- Opening. activity message andLISTING Rodgers at the Proquired to be prequali-Pub.: e-mail boxes in theNone Aug. 20, 27, Sept.

If a Bidder is seeking, fied before performing3,For federally messages funded WAGE RATE (FED- curement at: manage 10, 2021 for state funded Projany Work and prior to and state funded Projand notifications tabERAL): ects, a resident vet-Los Alamos County supplying goods or ects, at: a Bidder shall NM20210037 eran RATE (STATE): contractorProcurement Division services to the Project. submit in the form of a WAGE bidx.com/site/man preference the Bidder101 Camino Entrada, The Contractor Pre- zip file to the “file at- Type “A” agesubscriptions?dis shall submit a copy ofBldg. 3 qualification Rule, tachment upload” tab play=messages. its resi-dent veteranLos Alamos, NM 87544 18.27.5 NMAC, and Pre- in the Project Bids (5) contractor certifica-(505) 709-5328 qualification Packet .EBSX file through Bid The NMDOT will open CN 6101540 are located at: Express any read docuand publicly the tion and its applica-derrill.rodgers@lacnm tion for the dot.state.nm.us/con ments before Total Bid AmountBid forTERMINI: US resident 180 at .us veteran tent/nmdot/en/pre Opening required by aofMP Bids in the presence 3.152 and contractor MP 7.903 certification, in-Office Hours are 8:00 q u a l i fi c a t i o n . h t m l . Notice Contractors. one ortomore witnessesand NM 12 at MPnot 7.040 cluding the attach-a.m. – 4:30 p.m., MonThe Bidder’s prequaliat the NMDOT’s Gen-for 0.124 miles ments for fication factor rolling Failure of the(Room Bidder223), to COUNTY: eral Office C a t r o the n day – Friday. application, in the average will be ap- comply with this Road Ad- (District 1120 Cerrillos 6) formOF ofWORK: a zip file to theNo Proposal may be plied to any Project vertisement shall renSanta Fe, NM 87505.

In-TYPE “file Rehabilitation attachment up-withdrawn after the with an engineer’s es- der the Bid Bridge dividuals with disabiliclosing load” tab in the Projectscheduled timate greater than non-responsive andtoCONTRACT ties who desire TIME: .EBSXDays file throughtime for receipt of pro$100 million. the Bid shall be reject- 90Bids attend or partici-pate Working posals.

BidGOAL: Express ed. in this Bid OpeningDBE At be-fore this Bid NMDOT Openingwill permeet NMSAAll forms of bribes, All Bidders submitting shall contact thetime 1978, § DBE 13-4-2 (1984,gratuities, and kickBids valued over sixty A NMDOT Mandatory Pre-Bid Title VI Liaisonthe State on Fedamended 2012). proj- backs are prohibited thousand dollars Conference CN erally a minimum offor ten Days assisted ($60,000.00) shall be 5100451 held beforewill thebe date ofon Bidects through a by state law.

For federally registered with the De- August at combination Opening31, at 2021 (505) 629of funded raceProjects, Bidder isThe County of Los partment of Workforce 10:00 9890.AM, Local Pre- neutral andthe race-connot required to have Solutions (DWS), Labor vailing Time. Refer to scious measures.

This aAlamos is an Equal Oplicenseisfrom the to CIDportunity Employer Relations before Bid- the Notice to Contrac- project The Advertisement, subject for the Project’s Work ding. The Bidder’s reg- tors Bid for Form,Mandatory Bid Guar- race-conscious measin order to submit aPub.: Sept. 3, 2021 istration number shall Pre-Bid anty, Conference.

Supplementalures.

The established Bid.goal However, upon be-LEGAL # 88755 be included on the Bid Specifications, SpecialDBE for this projcoming the apparent Form. The Bid-der’s (1) Addenda,ect Provisions, is 0.00%. successful (GF-2 Bidder, or theItems stored by Doug DWS registration numCN to 5100451 Notice ContractorsLICENSES: Bidder must obtain aSanderson, 3201 Zaber can be obtained and Plans are avail-GF-98) valid license through the website: TERMINI: NM 41, FUNDING able for a membership TYPE: with thefarano Drive #161, proper classificationSanta Fe, NM 87507 to dws.state.nm.us/. If a MP 56.578 62.055 Federal-aid fee and to forMP examinafor theTHRESHOLD: Project’s Workbe sold Monday SepBidder appears on the for 5.477 miles tion only through theLISTING within 30 Days of thetember 13, 2021 by ElDWS list of willful vio- COUNTY: Santa Fe None Bid Express website. date RATE on the notice ofdorado Self Storage on lators of the Public (District 5) Fee schedules areWAGE (FEDpreliminary Award let-Avenida Vista Grande.

Works Minimum Wage TYPE OF WORK: available through theERAL): ter.

Act (NMSA 13-4-14), Roadway ReconstrucBid Express website.NM20210036 Call 466-1810 for more the NMDOT shall reject tion The 2019 Edition of the WAGE RATE information.

Federal and State the Bid and shall con- CONTRACT NMDOT TIME: Standard(STATE): Type “A” tinue to reject Bids 340 Working Days and Wage Rates are indi-Pub.: Sept. 3, 10, 2021 Specifications each Project. from that Bidder for DBE GOAL: Drawings At this Standard for cated for(6) federally three years after the time NMDOTand will meet Highway Bridge For CN 9900808 fundedLEGAL # 88705 date of publication of the State DBE on FedConstruction shall Projects, the Bidder shall obtain fed-Request for Proposal the list. erally assisted proj-ofTERMINI: govern construction USthe285, eral wage rate42.000 (Con-(RFP) ects through a MP this Project.

The 2019 38.500 to MP struction Type:22-440-5000-00001 The Bidder’s Bid Guar- combination of race- for Standard Specifica3.500 miles Highway) through anty shall be five per- neutral tions and and race-conStandardCOUNTY: E d d the y US Department ofTitle: Patient’s Comcent (5%) of the scious measures.

This (District Drawings are available 2) Labor (DOL) websitepensation Fund ThirdBidder’s Total Bid project is subject to TYPE for no cost to the BidOF WORK: at: beta.sam.gov/sear Party Administrator Amount and shall be race-conscious der throughmeastheLighting ch?index=wd. submitted before Bid ures.

Thewebsite established NMDOT at: CONTRACT TIME:In addithe Bidder Opening through ei- DBE goal for this proj- 60tion, dot.state.nm.us/con Working Days shallPurpose: The State of obtain the State wage ther Surety 2000 or ect is 0.00%. tent/nmdot/ DBE GOAL: At this New Mexico Office of rateNMDOT (Street,will Highway, Surepath Network.

LICENSES: (GA-1 or time en/standards.html. meet Superintendent of InUtility Light Engi-surance is seeking GA-98) and (EE-98) the Stateor DBE on Fedneering Construction) For state funded Proj- FUNDING TYPE: In the case of disrup-erally assisted proj- sealed proposals to throughthrough the DWS webects proof of the Bid- Federal-aid tion of national com-ects a establish a contract site at: dws.state.nm. der’s valid license in LISTING THRESHOLD: munications or loss ofcombination of race- through competitive us/Labor-Relations/ the form of its wallet None services by Bid Ex- neutral and race-con- negotiations for the Labor-Information/ card from the Con- WAGE RATE (FED-ofscious press the morning measures. This procurement of proPublic-Works. struction Industries ERAL): the Bid Opening, theproject is subject The to fessional services for higher wage rate shallthe administration and Division (CID) shall be NM20210034 NMDOT may delay therace-conscious measgovern the event ofoperation of the Pasubmitted with the Bid WAGE RATEfor (STATE): deadline Bids. In-ures.

Theinestablished a goal discrepancy be-tient’s Compensation per the Construction Type “A” structions will be com-DBE for this projtween the minimumFund by a qualified, liIndustries Licensing municated throughect is 0.00%. wage rates Act NMSA (1978), Secthe Bid (2) Express web-LICENSES: ( E Ein - 9 8the ) censed third-party adas DOL/DWS tionsContinued...

60-13-1 to -57 CN 1101580 site. and (GA-1 orWage GA-98)Deci-ministrator, Continued...

Continued...

by NMSA Continued... sion applicable (1967, as amended FUNDING TYPE: to therequired 1978, § 41-5-25 of the Contract. through 1989). The Bid- TERMINI: I-25 at As a condition to MP sub-Federal-aid New Mexico Medical der’s valid license 117.451 and mitting a MP Bid121.051 all Bid-LISTING THRESHOLD: For federally fundedMalpractice Act, NMSA shall cover the Proj- and 140 at MPas$5,000 dersNM bidding (Subcontractors Projects, a Bidder Act shall1978, §§ 41-5-1 to 41-5ect’s type of Work 0.498 for 0.472 miles Contractors are re-Fair Practices 29 (2021).

Amount and shall be submitted before Bid Opening through either Surety 2000 or Surepath Network.

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Purpose: The State of New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance is seeking sealed proposals to establish a contract through competitive negotiations for the procurement of professional services for the administration and operation of the Patient’s LEGALS Compensation Fund by a qualified, licensed third-party administrator, as required by NMSA 1978, § 41-5-25 of the New Mexico Medical Malpractice Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 41-5-1 to 41-529 (2021).

posal (RFP) is to solicit sealed proposals to establish a contract through competitive negotiations for the procurement of legal services to represent and advise the Taxation and Revenue Department at administrative hearings protesting Department denial of claims LEGALS for refund of taxes, Department tax assessments, district court proceedings involving the denial of a request for refund of taxes and related appeals in the New Mexico Court of Appeals and New Mexico Supreme Court. This procurement will have the op tion to renew the contract for three (3) subsequent years.

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SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN

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Issuance: The RFP will be available on August 26, 2021. A copy of the RFP can be accessed at osi.state.nm.us or by contacting the RFP Procurement Manager, Dorothy Mendonca, 1120 Paseo de Peralta, Old PERA Building, Room 414; PO Box 1689 Santa Fe, NM 87504-1689; Phone (505) 396-1910; email: Dorothy.mendonca@ state.nm.us. Mandatory specifications and submission deadlines apply to this procurement.

Potential Offerors are advised to review the RFP carefully.

GEN ERAL I NFORMATION: All questions about the contents of the RFP document shall be directed to:

Name: Maria Lugo, Procurement Manager Address: Taxation and Revenue Department Administrative Services Division 1100 S. St. Francis Drive, 3rd Floor, Suite 3102 Santa Fe, NM 87505 Telephone: (505) 4903612 Fax: (505) 827-0178 Pub.: Sept. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Email: Maria.Lugo@ state.nm.us 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 2021

LEGAL # 88751 BOARD MEETING NOTICE August 3, 2021 Please be advised that MFA is continuing to take precautionary measures regarding COVID-19. The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) will be holding its monthly Board Meeting at 9 :30 a.m. on Wednesd ay, September 15 , 2021. The Board of Directors will participate in the meeting as a Hybrid/Video Teleconference call at the Sandia Resort in the Eagle Room – 30 Rainbow Rd, Albuquerque, NM. The public may join the meeting via webcast at: housing nm.org/webcast.

A final agenda will be available to the public at least seventy-two hours prior to the meeting and may be obtained from the MFA website at: housing nm.org. Please check the MFA website for any changes or cancelations to the MFA Board of Directors meeting.

Please be advised that following the Board of Directors meeting on Sep tem ber 15 , 20 21.

MFA will be conducting its annual Board Retreat as a Hybrid/Video Teleconference call from approximately 11:30 a.m.

– 7:00 p.m. and the following day Th urs day, Sep tem ber 16 , 202 1 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Sandia Resort & Cas ino in the Eagle Room - 30 Rainbow Rd, Alb uquerq ue, NM. The Board will discuss MFA Programs, Strategic Plan and Affordable Housing topics. No Action will be taken by the Board during the retreat.

MFA’s Board is composed of Chair Angel Reyes, Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales, Attorney General Hector Balderas, State Treasurer Tim Eichenberg, Derek Valdo, Rebecca Wurzburger and Rosalyn Nguyen Chafey.

MFA Board meetings are open to the public however due to the precautionary measures regarding COVID19 please join us by webcast. If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the meeting, please contact the MFA at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. Public documents, including the agenda and minutes, can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the MFA if a summary or other type of accessible format is needed.

Should you have any questions, please call our office at (505) 8436880. /s/Isidoro Hernandez Executive Director /sm Pub.: Sept. 3, 2021 LEGAL # 88710 -NOTICEReques t for Proposal Number: 00-33300-22235 53 TITLE: LEGAL SERVICES PURPOSE: The purpose of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit sealed proposals to establish a contract through competitive negotiations for the procurement of legal services to represent and advise the Taxation and Revenue Department at administrative hearings protesting Department denial of claims for refund of taxes, Department tax assessments, district court proceedings involving the denial of a Continued... request for refund of taxes and related appeals in the New Mexico Court of Appeals and New Mexico

ISS UANCE: The Request for Proposals will be issued on September 9, 2021. Firms interested in obtaining a copy may access and download the document from the Internet on at the following address: tax.newmex ico.gov/forms-publica tions.aspx PROP OSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: Proposals must be received by the Procurement Manager no later than October 6, 202 1, 4:0 0 P M MOU NTAIN STANDARD TIME/DAYLIGHT TIME Proposals received after the due date and time will not b e accepted.

Pub.: Aug. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, Sept. 1, 2, 3, 4, 2021

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LEGALS

LEGAL # 88747

New Mexico Department of Transportation Engineering Consultant Services

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT or Department) is requesting proposals from qualified firms or Offerors for the purpose of hiring a Contractor for Engineering Consultant Services for the following projects:

RFP No. 2 2-08 CN: 5101660 US 64 and US 28 5, MP 222 .9 5 – US 64 and NM 52 2/NM 1 50, MP 25 0.5 Phase IA/B/C/D RFP No. 2 2-09 CN: 1 102060 I-25 San Antonio Interchange Phase I-A/I-B

Proposals shall be valid for one hundred twenty (120) days subject to all action by the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT or Department). NMDOT reserves the right to reject any or all proposals in part or in whole. Proposals shall be s ubm itted to the NMDOT electronically.

Proposals s ubm itted by hard copy or facsimile will not b e accepted.

Electronic proposals must be submitted through Bid Express, which may be accessed at the following website: bidexpre ss.com. Offerors must register prior to the submission deadline and create an account and a digital id with Bid Express in order to submit proposals electronically. Electronic proposals must be in a PDF format in order to submit through Bid Express no later 2:00 P.M. (Mountain Daylight Time) on Octob er 5 , 2021.

LEGALS

LEGAL # 88725

STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT No. D-101-CV-2021-01202

LEGALS

LEGAL # 88750

Request for BIDS For Construction of Twenty-Five Tribal Housing Units For the Pueblo of Pojoaque Housing PPHC-046-2021

NUSENDA FEDERAL Proposal Due: SeptemCREDIT UNION, ber 15, 2021 Plaintiff, Submit TO: Anna Garv. cia, Procurement Director CONRAD REDDICK II, RFP-Pueblo of PoDefendant. joaque Housing Pueblo of Pojoaque NOTICE OF PENDENCY Tribal Council 27 Tribal Works Road OF SUIT Santa Fe, NM 87506 To Defendant Conrad ATTN: Any overnight or Reddick II. You are hereby noti- 2-day deliveries can be fied that the above- sent to: named Plaintiff has Anna Garcia, Procurement Director filed a civil action against you in the RFP-Pueblo of Poabove-entitled Court joaque Housing and cause, the general Pueblo of Pojoaque object thereof being to Tribal Council 02 Petroglyph Circle recover money due.

That unless you re- Santa Fe, New Mexico spond to the Com- 87506 plaint within 30 days Sealed Bids mailed, of completion of publication of this No- hand delivered, or detice, judgment by de- livered by courier will fault will be entered not be opened if they are received after the against you.

Name, address, and bid opening time. phone number of Plaintiff’s attorney: NOTE: A) One (1) original and (1) USB (No Wainwright and Associates, P.A., 800 faxed or emailed subLomas Blvd NW, Suite missions) are due by 100, Albuquerque, NM Wednesday September 15, 2021, no later 87102, 505-842than 3:00PM. 1313.

WITNESS the Honorable Mathew J Francis Pub.: Sept. 3, 2021 District Judge of the First Judicial District Court of the State of New Mexico and the Seal of the District Court of Santa Fe County, on August 25, 2021.

Kathleen Vigil CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT BY/s/Faith Griego Pub. Sept. 3, 10, 17, 2021

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT: All qualified Offerors will receive consideration of contract(s) without regard to race, color, LEGAL # 88715 religion, sex or naSTATE OF NEW MEXICO tional origin. PropoCOUNTY OF SANTA FE nents of this work FIRST JUDICIAL DIS- shall be required to comply with the Presi- LEGAL # 88745 TRICT COURT dent’s Executive Order No. 11246 as amended.

NOTICE OF P UBLIC No. MEETING D-101-PB-2021-00164 Request for Proposals IN THE MATTER OF THE will be available by Notice is hereby given contacting the Pro- that a m eeting of the ESTATE OF Manager Board of Directors of MICHAEL M. STUR- curement listed below for each the Colonias In fraGEON, Deceased.

RFP: structure Board will convene at 9 :00 a.m .

NOTICE TO CREDITORS RFP No. 2 2-08: Juanita on Thurs day, SeptemNOTICE IS HEREBY Sanchez by telephone ber 16, 2 021. The meetGIVEN that Ozana Stur- at (505) 629-8790, or by ing location, as well as geon and Doug DeBolt email at juanita.sanch the method for p ublic have been appointed ez@state.nm.us or by attend ance, will be NMDOT’s pos ted on the NMFA’s Co-Personal Represen- accessing webs ite as s oon as tatives of this estate. website at: dot.state All persons having .nm.us/content/nmdot reasonab ly p ractica/en/RFP_Listings.html. ble due to the Covid-19 claims against this espu blic health emertate are required to R F P N o .

2 2 0 9 : Paul g ency declared by the present their claims within four (4) months Gruber by telephone Govern or of th e State after the date of the at (505) 469-0374, or by of New Mexico. first publication of this email at paul.gruber1 Notice or sixty (60) @state.nm.us or by ac- The agenda will be days after the date of cessing NMDOT’s web- available at least seventy-two hours prior mailing or other deliv- site at: dot.state. ery of this Notice, nm.us/content/nmdot to the meeting from whichever is later, or /en/RFP_Listings.html the New Mexico Finance Authority, 207 the claims will be forever barred. Claims ANY PROP OSAL SU B- Shelby Street, Santa M I T T E D A F T E R T H E Fe, New Mexico, and at must be presented either to the attorneys DATE AND TIME SPECI- nmfinance.com. Anyof the Co-Personal FI ED ABOVE WILL BE one who has quesRepresentatives, Som- DEEMED NON-RESPON- tions regarding the mer, Udall, Hardwick & SIVE AND WILL NOT BE meeting or needs special accommodations Jones, P.A., (Jacqueline ACCEPTED. should contact Angela Berg) P.O. Box 1984, Quintana at (505) 992Santa Fe, New Mexico Pub.: Sept. 3, 2021 9648.

87504, or filed with the First Judicial District Public documents, inCourt, Santa Fe cluding the agenda County, 225 Monand minutes, can be tezuma Avenue, Santa provided in various acFe, NM 87501. cessible formats. If DATED: August 19, 2021 you are an individual with a disability who is Respectfully Submitin need of a Reader, ted, amplifier, qualified sign language interSOMMER, UDALL, preter, or any other HARDWICK & JONES, form of auxiliary aid or P.A. service to attend or Attorneys for Personal participate in the hearRepresentative ing or meeting, or if a summary or other type of accessible forBy:/s/Jacqueline Berg mat is needed, please P.O. Box 1984 contact the NMFA at Santa Fe, NM 87504 (505) 984-1454 at least (505) 982-4676 one week prior to the jb@sommerudall.com meeting or as soon as possible.

Pub.: Aug. 27, Sept. 3, Pub.: Sept. 3, 2021 10, 2021

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A hearing will be held on September 21, 2021 beginning at 11:30 a.m. regarding Application No. 1207334 for a Restaurant B Liquor License issued to Plaza Restaurant, LLC, d/b/a Plaza Restaurant Downtown, located at 54 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 Pub.: Sept. 3, 2021

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SOUTHERN SANDOVAL COUNTY ARROYO FLOOD CONTROL AUTHORITY (SSCAFCA) ENGINEERING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES FOR THE RIPARIA POND REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP 2021-02 The Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority (SSCAFCA) requests competitive sealed proposals from engineering firms to provide Engineering Design and Construction Phase Services for the Riparia Pond. The solicitation documents, which include criteria for selection, scope of work and any additional information, can be found on the SSCAFCA website at http:// www.sscafca.org. Contact person: Deborah Casaus, Fiscal Services Director at (505) 8927246. SSCAFCA will be hosting a non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting at its office building on September 21, 2021 at 10:00AM. All perspective offerors are invited to attend.

SSCAFCA will accept proposals until October 5, 2021 at 3:00 pm at its office building located at 1041 Commercial Drive SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124. Proposals received after the deadline will not be considered.

SOUTHERN SANDOVAL COUNTY ARROYO FLOOD CONTROL AUTHORITY /s/ Charles Thomas, PE Executive Engineer Pub: Sept. 1, 3, 2021

ect’s typeH iof qualification Rule,COUNTY: in this Bid OpeningDBE GOAL: At this d a lWork go specified 18.27.5 NMAC, and Pre-(District shall contact thetime NMDOT will meet 1) in this Advertisement.

The Bidder qualification NMDOT Title VI Liaisonthe State DBE onPacket Fed- TYPE OF WORK: shall submit in the are located projat:Roadway a minimum of ten Dayserally RehabilitaC-10 SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN Friday, September 3, 2021assisted form of a zip file to the dot.state.nm.us/con before the date of Bidects through a tion, Roadway Recon“file attachment uptent/nmdot/en/pre Opening at (505) 629-combination of race- struction load” tab in the Project qualifi c a trace-coni o n . h t m l .CONTRACT 9890. neutral and TIME: file through The Bidder’s prequaliscious measures.

This 90Bids.EBSX Working Days BidGOAL: Express CID ficationis factor rolling The Advertisement,project subject to DBE At thethis wallet card.will meet average will measbe ap-time Bid Form, Bid Guar- race-conscious NMDOT pliedThe to established any Projectthe State DBE on Fedanty, Supplementalures.

If a Bidder is seeking, with an for engineer’s es-erally Specifications, SpecialDBE goal this projassisted projfor state funded Projtimate greater thanects Provisions, Addenda,ect is 0.00%. through a LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS ects, a resident busi$100 million.

Notice to ContractorsLICENSES: (GF-2 or combination of raceness preference the and Plans are avail-GF-98) neutral and race-conBidder shall submit All Bidders submittingscious LEGAL # 88712 able for a membership WAGE RATE (STATE): FUNDING TYPE: measures.

This a copy of resident Bids valued over sixtyproject fee “A” and for examina-Federal-aid Type is its subject to business certification thousand dollarsrace-conscious tion only through theLISTING ADVERTISEMENT THRESHOLD: measin the form of a zip file ($60,000.00) shall beures.

Bid Express (4) website.None (UPDATED) The established to the “file registered with the De-DBE areWAGE 4101700 NEW MEXICO DEPART- Fee CNschedules RATE (FEDgoal forattachment this projupload” partment of Workforceect available through theERAL): MENT OF TRANSis 0.00%.tab in the Project Bids(GA-1 .EBSX or file Solutions (DWS), LaborLICENSES: Bid Express NMwebsite.

97 at NM20210036 PORTATION (NMDOT) TERMINI: through Express Relations before Bid-GA-98) The 2019and Edition of at theWAGE 7.550 NM 94 BID SOLICITATION FOR MP RATE (STATE): and Bid (EE-98) before TYPE: Bid Opening ding.

The Bidder’s reg-FUNDING NMDOT 3.300 forStandard 0.200 Type – September 17, 2021 MP “A” per NMSA 1978, § 13-4Specifications and istration number shallFederal-aid miles SANTA FE, 2 (1984, amended Standard Drawings for be included COUNTY: Mora and NEW MEXICO (6) on the BidLISTING THRESHOLD: 2012).

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The Bidder’sNone Highway and Bridge Miguel (District 4) The NMDOT will onlySan CN 9900808 Construction shall DWS registration num-WAGE OF WORK: receive Bids throughTYPE RATE (FEDIf a Bidder is seeking, ber can beUSobtained govern construction ofTERMINI: Rehabilitation the Bid Express web-Bridge 285, ERAL): for state funded Projthrough the this Project.

The 2019MP TIME: site at: bidx.com/ be-CONTRACT 38.500 to MPwebsite: 42.000 NM20210036 ects,RATE a resident dws.state.nm.us/.

If aWAGE fore 11:00 A.M. local60Standard Specifica-for Working Days 3.500 miles (STATE):veteran“A” contractor Bidder appears prevailing time Na-DBE tions and AtStandard GOAL: this COUNTY: E d on d the y Type DWS list tional Institute oftime Drawings are available NMDOT will meet (District 2)of willful vio- preference the Bidder shallAugust submit27, a copy lators of the PublicPub.: Standards and Tech-the forState no cost the Bid-TYPE DBEtoon FedOF WORK: 2021,of its 3,10, resident Works Minimum WageSept. nology, atomic clock,erally der assisted through projtheLighting 2021 veteran Act (NMSA 13-4-14), contractor certificaon September 17, 2021.ects NMDOTthrough website a at:CONTRACT TIME: NMDOT shall reject tion and its applicaBids received after thiscombination dot.state.nm.us/con of race- 60the Working Days tent/nmdot/en/stand theGOAL: Bid andAt shallthis con- tion for the resident time will not be ac-neutral and race-con- DBE contractor ards.html. tinue to reject Bids veteran cepted. Tutorials onscious measures. This time NMDOT will meet from that for certification, not inelectronic bidding areproject is subject to the State DBEBidder on FedIn the case of measdisrup-erally three assisted years after the cluding the attachavailable through Bidrace-conscious projfor the tion The of national com-ects date ofthrough publicationaof ments Express website at:ures. established application, in the munications or loss the list. bidx.com/site DBE goal for this proj-ofcombination of raceform of a zip file to the services /trainingcenter.

Inect is 0.00%.by Bid Ex- neutral and race-conpress the morning The Bidder’s Bid This Guar- “file attachment uporder to receive Ad-LICENSES: (GF-2 orofscious measures. load” tab in the Project the Bid Opening, theproject anty shall be five perdenda and notifica-GF-98) and (GA-1 or is subject to NMDOT may delay therace-conscious cent (5%) of the Bids .EBSX file through tions all Bidders shallGA-98) measdeadlineTYPE: for Bids. In-ures.

Bidder’s Total Bid Bid Express before Bid log into Bid ExpressFUNDING The established structions will be com-DBE Amount and shall and select the pro-Federal-aid goal for this proj-be Opening per NMSA municated throughect submitted posal and letting activ- LISTING THRESHOLD: is 0.00%. before Bid 1978, § 13-4-2 (1984, amended 2012). the Bid Express web-LICENSES: Opening through ity message andNone ( E E - 9 8 ei) site. ther Surety 2000 or e-mail boxes in theWAGE RATE (FED- and (GA-1 or GA-98) For federally funded Surepath Network. manage messagesERAL): FUNDING TYPE: Projects, the Bidder is As a condition to sub-Federal-aid and notifications tabNM20210037 mitting a (STATE): Bid all Bid-LISTING For state funded Proj- not required to have a at: bidx.com/site/man WAGE RATE THRESHOLD: ders“A” bidding as$5,000 ects (Subcontractors proof of the Bid- license from the CID agesubscriptions Type Contractors are re-Fair der’s Practices valid license ?display=messages.

Actin for the Project’s Work quired to be prequali-Compliance) the form of its wallet in order to submit a (5) with the NMDOT’sWAGE card from Con- Bid. However, upon beThe NMDOT will open fied CN 6101540 RATE the(FEDstruction Industries coming the apparent and publicly read the Office of InspectorERAL): General seven Division (CID) shall be successful Bidder, the Total Bid Amount forTERMINI: US (7) 180Days at NM20210036 before Bid MP Opening submitted with the Bid Bidder must obtain a Bids in the presence ofMP 3.152 and 7.903 WAGE RATE (STATE): perNM 18.27.5 AllType per “A” the Construction valid license with the one or more witnessesand 12 at NMAC. MP 7.040 Subcontractors are re- Industries Licensing proper classification at the NMDOT’s Gen-for 0.124 miles quired to be prequaliAct NMSA eral Office (Room 223),COUNTY: Ca tron (7)(1978), Sec- for the Project’s Work fied before 1120 Cerrillos Road(District 6) performing tions CN60-13-1 1101620 to -57 within 30 Days of the any OF Work and prior to (1967, as amended date on the notice of Santa Fe, NM 87505. In-TYPE WORK: supplying goods orTERMINI: through 1989).

TheMP Bid- preliminary Award letdividuals with disabili-Bridge Rehabilitation I-10, ter. services toTIME: the Project.15.000 der’sto MP valid license ties who desire toCONTRACT 20.122 for Contractor Pre-5.116 shall cover the Projattend or participate90The Working Days miles Federal and State qualification Rule,COUNTY: ect’s typeH iof in this Bid OpeningDBE GOAL: At this d a lWork go 18.27.5 NMAC, and Pre-(District specified shall contact thetime NMDOT will meet 1) in this Adver- Wage Rates are indiqualification tisement.

The Bidder cated for each Project.

NMDOT Title VI Liaisonthe State DBE onPacket Fed- TYPE OF WORK: are assisted located projat:Roadway shall submit in the For federally funded a minimum of ten Dayserally Rehabilitadot.state.nm.us/con form of a zip file to the Projects, the Bidder before the date of Bidects through a tion, Roadway Recontent/nmdot/en/pre “file attachment up- shall obtain the fedOpening at (505) 629-combination of race- struction qualifi c a trace-coni o n . h t m l .CONTRACT load” tab in the Project eral wage rate (Con9890. neutral and TIME: Type: The Bidder’s prequalifile through struction scious measures.

This 90Bids.EBSX Working Days ficationis factor rolling BidGOAL: Express CID Highway) through the The Advertisement,project subject to DBE At thethis US Department of average will measbe ap-time wallet card.will meet Bid Form, Bid Guar- race-conscious NMDOT Labor (DOL) website pliedThe to established any Projectthe State DBE on Fedanty, Supplementalures. at: beta.sam.gov/ with an for engineer’s es-erally If a Bidder is seeking, Specifications, SpecialDBE goal this projassisted projtimate greater thanects for state funded Projsearch?index=wd. In Provisions, Addenda,ect is 0.00%. through a $100 million. ects, a resident busi- addition, the Bidder Notice to ContractorsLICENSES: (GF-2 or combination of raceness preference the shall obtain the State and Plans are avail-GF-98) neutral and race-conAll Bidders submittingscious Bidder shall submit able for a membershipFUNDING TYPE: measures.

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Continued... thousand dollarsrace-conscious business certification Light Engineering Contion only through theLISTING THRESHOLD: meas($60,000.00) shall beures. in the form of a zip file struction) through the Bid Express website.None The established registered with the De-DBE to the “file DWS website at: dws Fee schedules areWAGE RATE (FEDgoal forattachment this projpartment of Workforceect upload” available through theERAL): is 0.00%.tab in the .state.nm.us/LaborSolutions (DWS), LaborLICENSES: Project Bids(GA-1 .EBSX or file Relations/Labor-Info Bid Express website.NM20210036 Relations before Bid-GA-98) through Express rmation/Public-Works.

The 2019 Edition of theWAGE RATE (STATE): and Bid (EE-98) ding.

The Bidder’s reg-FUNDING before TYPE: Bid Opening The higher wage rate NMDOT StandardType “A” per NMSA 1978, § 13-4- shall govern in the Specifications and istration number shallFederal-aid 2 (1984, amended event of a discrepancy Standard Drawings for be included (6) on the BidLISTING THRESHOLD: The Bidder’sNone 2012). between the minimum Highway and Bridge Form.

CN 9900808 wage rates in the Construction shall DWS registration num-WAGE RATE (FEDber can beUSobtained If a Bidder is seeking, DOL/DWS Wage Decigovern construction ofTERMINI: 285, ERAL): through the for state funded Proj- sion applicable to the this Project. The 2019MP 38.500 to MPwebsite: 42.000 NM20210036 dws.state.nm.us/.

If aWAGE ects,RATE a resident Standard Specifica-for 3.500 miles (STATE):vet- Contract.

Bidder appears eran“A” contractor tions and StandardCOUNTY: E d on d the y Type DWS list Drawings are available(District 2)of willful vio- preference the Bidder For federally funded lators of the PublicPub.: shallAugust submit27, a copy for no cost to the Bid-TYPE OF WORK: 2021,of Projects, a Bidder shall Works Minimum WageSept. its 3,10, resident der through theLighting 2021 veteran submit in the form of a Act (NMSA 13-4-14), contractor certifica- zip file to the “file atNMDOT website at:CONTRACT TIME: NMDOT shall reject tion and its applica- tachment upload” tab dot.state.nm.us/con 60the Working Days theGOAL: Bid andAt shallthis con- tion for the resident in the Project Bids tent/nmdot/en/stand DBE tinue to reject Bids veteran contractor .EBSX file through Bid ards.html. time NMDOT will meet from that for certification, not in- Express the Affidavit the State DBEBidder on Fedthree assisted years after the cluding the attach- of Bidder before Bid In the case of disrup-erally projdate ofthrough publicationaof ments for the Opening. tion of national com-ects the list. application, in the munications or loss ofcombination of raceform of a zip file to the For federally funded services by Bid Ex- neutral and race-conThe Bidder’s Bid This Guar- “file attachment up- and state funded Projpress the morning ofscious measures. anty shall be five perload” tab in the Project ects, a Bidder shall the Bid Opening, theproject is subject to cent (5%) of the Bids .EBSX file through submit in the form of a NMDOT may delay therace-conscious measBidder’s Total Bid Bid Express before Bid zip file to the “file atdeadline for Bids. In-ures.

The established Amount and shall structions will be com-DBE goal for this proj-be Opening per NMSA tachment upload” tab submitted municated throughect is 0.00%. before Bid 1978, § 13-4-2 (1984, in the Project Bids Opening through amended 2012). .EBSX file through Bid the Bid Express web-LICENSES: ( E E - 9 8 ei) ther Surety 2000 or Express any docusite. and (GA-1 or GA-98) Surepath Network.

For federally funded ments before Bid FUNDING TYPE: Projects, the Bidder is Opening required by a As a condition to sub-Federal-aid For state funded Proj- not required to have a Notice to Contractors. mitting a Bid all Bid-LISTING THRESHOLD: ects (Subcontractors proof of the Bid- license from the CID ders bidding as$5,000 der’s Practices valid license Contractors are re-Fair Actin for the Project’s Work Failure of the Bidder to the form of its wallet in order to submit a comp ly with th is Adquired to be prequali-Compliance) card from Con- Bid. However, upon be- vertisement s hall renfied with the NMDOT’sWAGE RATE the(FEDstruction Industries coming the apparent der t he Bid Office of InspectorERAL): Division (CID) shall be successful Bidder, the non-res ponsive and General seven (7) DaysNM20210036 submitted with the Bid Bidder must obtain a the Bid shall be rebefore Bid OpeningWAGE RATE (STATE): per “A” the Construction valid license with the jected. per 18.27.5 NMAC. AllType Subcontractors are re- Industries Licensing proper classification quired to be prequali- Act NMSA (7)(1978), Sec- for the Project’s Work A Mandatory Pre-Bid fied before performing tions CN60-13-1 1101620 to -57 within 30 Days of the Conference for CN any Work and prior to (1967, as amended date on the notice of 5100451 will be held on through 1989).

TheMP Bid- preliminary Award let- August 31, 2021 at supplying goods orTERMINI: I-10, der’sto MP valid license ter.

10:00 AM, Local Preservices to the Project.15.000 20.122 for shall cover the Projvailing Time. Refer to The Contractor Pre-5.116 miles ect’s typeH iof Federal and State the Notice to Contracqualification Rule,COUNTY: d a lWork go specified 18.27.5 NMAC, and Pre-(District 1) in this Adver- Wage Rates are indi- tors for Mandatory tisement.

The Bidder cated for each Project. Pre-Bid Conference. qualification PacketTYPE OF WORK: shall submit in the For federally funded are located at:Roadway Rehabilitaform of a zip file to the Projects, the Bidder (1) dot.state.nm.us/con tion, Roadway Recon“file attachment up- shall obtain the fedCN 5100451 tent/nmdot/en/pre struction load” tab in the Project eral wage rate (Conq u a l i fi c a t i o n . h t m l .CONTRACT TIME: file through struction Type: TERMINI: NM 41, The Bidder’s prequali-90Bids.EBSX Working Days BidGOAL: Express CID Highway) through the MP 56.578 to MP 62.055 fication factor rollingDBE At thethis wallet card.will meet US Department of for 5.477 miles average will be ap-time NMDOT Labor (DOL) website COUNTY: Santa Fe plied to any Projectthe State DBE on FedIf a Bidder is seeking, at: beta.sam.gov/ (District 5) with an engineer’s es-erally assisted projfor state funded Projsearch?index=wd. In TYPE OF WORK: timate greater thanects through a ects, a resident busi- addition, the Bidder Roadway Reconstruc$100 million. combination of raceness preference the shall obtain the State tion neutral and race-conBidder shall submit All Bidders submittingscious measures.

This a wage rate (Street, CONTRACT TIME: copy of resident Highway, Utility or 340 Working Days Bids valued over sixtyproject is its subject to business certification Light Engineering Con- DBE GOAL: At this thousand dollarsrace-conscious measin the form of a zip file struction) through the time NMDOT will meet ($60,000.00) shall beures.

The established to the “file DWS website at: dws the State DBE on Fedregistered with the De-DBE goal forattachment this projupload” erally assisted projpartment of Workforceect is 0.00%.tab in the .state.nm.us/LaborProject Bids(GA-1 .EBSX or file Relations/Labor-Info ects through a Solutions (DWS), LaborLICENSES: through Express rmation/Public-Works. combination of raceRelations before Bid-GA-98) and Bid (EE-98) before TYPE: Bid Opening The higher wage rate neutral and race-conding. The Bidder’s reg-FUNDING per NMSA 1978, § 13-4- shall govern in the scious measures. This istration number shallFederal-aid 2 (1984, amended event of a discrepancy project is subject to be included on the BidLISTING THRESHOLD: 2012). between the minimum race-conscious measForm. The Bidder’sNone wage rates in the ures. The established DWS registration num-WAGE RATE (FEDIf a Bidder is seeking, DOL/DWS Wage Deci- DBE goal for this projber can be obtainedERAL): for state funded Proj- sion applicable to the ect is 0.00%. through the website:NM20210036 ects,RATE a resident LICENSES: (GA-1 or dws.state.nm.us/. If aWAGE (STATE):vet- Contract. eran“A” contractor GA-98) and (EE-98) Bidder appears on theType DWS list of willful vio- preference the Bidder For federally funded FUNDING TYPE: shallAugust submit27, a copy lators of the PublicPub.: 2021,of Projects, a Bidder shall Federal-aid its 3,10, resident Works Minimum WageSept.

2021 veteran submit in the form of a LISTING THRESHOLD: Act (NMSA 13-4-14), contractor certifica- zip file to the “file at- None RATE (FEDthe NMDOT shall reject tion and its applica- tachment upload” tab WAGE the Bid and shall con- tion for the resident in the Project Bids ERAL): contractor .EBSX file through Bid NM20210034 tinue to reject Bids veteran from that Bidder for certification, not in- Express the Affidavit WAGE RATE (STATE): three years after the cluding the attach- of Bidder before Bid Type “A” for the Opening. date of publication of ments application, in the (2) the list. form of a zip file to the For federally funded CN 1101580 The Bidder’s Bid Guar- “file attachment up- and state funded ProjI-25 at MP anty shall be five per- load” tab in the Project ects, a Bidder shall TERMINI: cent (5%) of the Bids .EBSX file through submit in the form of a 117.451 and MP 121.051 Bidder’s Total Bid Bid Express before Bid zip file to the “file at- and NM 140 at MP Amount and shall be Opening per NMSA tachment upload” tab 0.498 for 0.472 miles Dona Ana submitted before Bid 1978, § 13-4-2 (1984, in the Project Bids COUNTY: .EBSX file through Bid and Socorro (District Opening through ei- amended 2012).

Express any docu- 1) ther Surety 2000 or For federally funded ments before Bid TYPE OF WORK: Surepath Network.

Projects, the Bidder is Opening required by a Bridge Rehabilitation, For state funded Proj- not required to have a Notice to Contractors. Roadway Reconstruction/Rehabilitation ects proof of the Bid- license from the CID der’s valid license in for the Project’s Work Failure of the Bidder to CONTRACT TIME: the form of its wallet in order to submit a comp ly with th is Ad- 180 Working Days this card from the Con- Bid. However, upon be- vertisement s hall ren- DBE GOAL: At t he Bid time NMDOT will meet struction Industries coming the apparent der Division (CID) shall be successful Bidder, the non-responsive and the State DBE on Fedsubmitted with the Bid Bidder must obtain a the Bid shall be re- erally assisted projects through a per the Construction valid license with the jected. combination of raceIndustries Licensing proper classification Act NMSA (1978), Sec- for the Project’s Work A Mandatory Pre-Bid neutral and race-contions 60-13-1 to -57 within 30 Days of the Conference for CN scious measures. This (1967, as amended date on the notice of 5100451 will be held on project is subject to through 1989). The Bid- preliminary Award let- August 31, 2021 at race-conscious measder’s valid license ter.

10:00 AM, Local Pre- ures. The established shall cover the Projvailing Time. Refer to DBE goal for this projand State the Notice to Contrac- ect is 0.00%. ect’s type of Work Federal

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Federal and State Wage Rates are indicated for each Project.

For federally funded Projects, the Bidder shall obtain the federal wage rate (Construction Type: Highway) through the US Department of Labor (DOL) website at: beta.sam.gov/ search?index=wd.

In LEGALS addition, the Bidder shall obtain the State wage rate (Street, Highway, Utility or Light Engineering Construction) through the DWS website at: dws .state.nm.us/LaborRelations/Labor-Info rmation/Public-Works.

The higher wage rate shall govern in the event of a discrepancy between the minimum wage rates in the DOL/DWS Wage Decision applicable to the Contract.

this Project.

The 2019MP 38.500 to MP 42.000 site at: bidx.com/ be-CONTRACT TIME: the Notice to Contrac- ect is 0.00%.

Specifica-for 3.500 miles fore 11:00 (GF-2 A.M. local Working Days tors for Mandatory LICENSES: or 60Standard tions and AtStandard prevailing time or Na-DBE GOAL: this COUNTY: E d d y Pre-Bid Conference.

GF-98) and (GA-1 Drawings are available tional Institute oftime NMDOT will meet (District 2) GA-98) forState no cost the Bid-TYPE OF WORK: Standards and Tech-the DBEtoon Fed(1) FUNDING TYPE: der assisted through projtheLighting nology, atomic clock,erally CN 5100451 Federal-aid NMDOTthrough website a at:CONTRACT TIME: on September 17, 2021.ects LISTING THRESHOLD: dot.state.nm.us/con Bids received after thiscombination of race- 60 Working Days TERMINI: NM 41, None tent/nmdot/en/stand time will not be ac-neutral and race-con- DBE GOAL: At this MP 56.578 to MP 62.055 WAGE RATE (FEDards.html. cepted. Tutorials onscious measures. This time NMDOT will meet for 5.477 miles ERAL): electronic bidding areproject is subject to the State DBE on FedCOUNTY: Santa Fe NM20210035 and In the case of measdisrup-erally assisted projavailable through Bidrace-conscious (District 5) NM20210036 tion The of national com-ects Express website established through a TYPE OFLEGALS WORK: WAGE RATE (STATE): at:ures.

LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS munications or loss bidx.com/site DBE goal for this proj-ofcombination of raceRoadway Reconstruc- Type “A” services /trainingcenter.

Inect is 0.00%.by Bid Ex- neutral and race-contion press the morning order to(3)receive Ad-LICENSES: (GF-2 orofscious measures. This CONTRACT TIME: CN 4101550 the Bid Opening, theproject is subject to denda and notifica-GF-98) and (GA-1 or 340 Working Days NMDOT may delay therace-conscious meastions all Bidders shallGA-98) DBE GOAL: At this US Express 64 at FUNDING deadlineTYPE: for Bids. In-ures. The established log into Bid time NMDOT will meet TERMINI: structions will be com-DBE goal for this projand318.797 selectfor the0.106 pro-Federal-aid the State DBE on Fed- MP posal and letting activ- LISTING municated throughect is 0.00%.

THRESHOLD: erally assisted proj- miles C o l f aand x None the Bid Express web-LICENSES: ( E E - 9 8 ) ity message ects through a COUNTY: site. e-mail 4) boxes in theWAGE RATE (FED- and (GA-1 or GA-98) combination of race- (District OF WORK: manage messagesERAL): FUNDING TYPE: neutral and race-con- TYPE Rehabilitation, As a condition to sub-Federal-aid and notifications tabNM20210037 scious measures. This Bridge Rehabilita- WAGE at: bidx.com/site/man mitting a (STATE): Bid all Bid-LISTING THRESHOLD: RATE project is subject to Roadway ders“A” bidding as$5,000 (Subcontractors agesubscriptions Type race-conscious meas- tion TIME: Contractors are re-Fair ?display=messages.

Practices Act ures. The established CONTRACT quired to be prequali-Compliance) DBE goal for this proj- 140 Working Days (5) MANDATORY START with the NMDOT’sWAGE The NMDOT will open fied CN RATE (FEDect is 0.00%.

6101540 April 4, and publicly read the Office of InspectorERAL): LICENSES: (GA-1 or DATE: 2022 General seven Total Bid Amount forTERMINI: GA-98) and (EE-98) US (7) 180Days at NM20210036 DBE GOAL: At thisofMP before Bid MP Opening Bids in the presence FUNDING TYPE: 3.152 and 7.903 WAGE RATE (STATE): time meet and perNM 18.27.5 AllType “A” oneNMDOT or morewill witnesses Federal-aid 12 at NMAC. MP 7.040 the DBE on FedSubcontractors are reat State the NMDOT’s Gen-for LISTING THRESHOLD: 0.124 miles erally assisted projeral Office (Room 223),COUNTY: quired to be prequaliNone Ca tron (7) through Road a (District fied before 1120 Cerrillos WAGE RATE (FED- ects 6) performing CN 1101620 combination raceany OF Work and prior to Santa Fe, NMof 87505.

In-TYPE ERAL): WORK: neutral andwith race-consupplying goods orTERMINI: dividuals disabili-Bridge NM20210034 Rehabilitation I-10, MP scious ThistoCONTRACT services toTIME: the Project.15.000 to MP 20.122 for ties measures. who desire WAGE RATE (STATE): project to 90The attend isorsubject participate Contractor Pre-5.116 miles Type “A” Working Days race-conscious meas- DBE qualification Rule,COUNTY: in this Bid Opening GOAL: At this Hidalgo ures. established (2) 18.27.5 NMAC, and Pre-(District 1) shallThecontact thetime NMDOT will meet DBE goal Title for this proj- the CN 1101580 qualification NMDOT VI Liaison State DBE onPacket Fed- TYPE OF WORK: ect is 0.00%. of ten Dayserally are assisted located projat:Roadway Rehabilitaa minimum TERMINI: I-25 at MP LICENSES: dot.state.nm.us/con before the (GF-2 date of or Bidects through a tion, Roadway Reconandat (GA-1 or combination 117.451 and MP 121.051 GF-98) tent/nmdot/en/pre Opening (505) 629of race- struction and NM 140 at MP GA-98) qualifi c a trace-coni o n . h t m l .CONTRACT TIME: 9890. neutral and FUNDING TYPE: 0.498 for 0.472 miles The Bidder’s prequaliscious measures.

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TheMP Bidties who desire toCONTRACT supplyingTIME: goods orTERMINI: I-10, WorkingtoDays scious measures.

This 90services der’sto MP valid license attend or participate the Project.15.000 20.122 for At this project subject to DBE shall cover the Projin thisis Bid Opening TheGOAL: Contractor Pre-5.116 miles NMDOT will meet race-conscious measect’s typeH iof shall contact thetime qualification Rule,COUNTY: d a lWork go StateNMAC, DBE on Fedures.

TheTitle established specified NMDOT VI Liaisonthe 18.27.5 and Pre-(District 1) in this Adverassisted Packet proj- TYPE DBE goal for of this projtisement.

The Bidder a minimum ten Dayserally qualification OF WORK: through a ect is 0.00%. shall submit in the are located at:Roadway before the date of Bidects Rehabilitaof race- tion, LICENSES: or combination form of a zip file to the dot.state.nm.us/con Opening at(GF-2 (505) 629Roadway Reconand race-con- struction GF-98) “file attachment uptent/nmdot/en/pre 9890. and (GA-1 or neutral scious GA-98) load” tab in the Project q u a l measures. i fi c a t i o n . hThis t m l .CONTRACT TIME: project is subject to 90Bids.EBSX FUNDING TYPE: file through The Bidder’s prequaliThe Advertisement, Working Days Federal-aid BidGOAL: Express CID fication factormeasrollingDBE Bid Form, Bid Guar- race-conscious At thethis The established LISTING wallet card.will meet average will be ap-time anty, THRESHOLD: Supplementalures.

NMDOT goaltoforany thisProject proj- the State DBE on FedNone plied Specifications, SpecialDBE is 0.00%.

WAGE RATE Addenda, (FED- ect If a Bidder is seeking, with an engineer’s es-erally Provisions, assisted proj(GF-2 than or ects ERAL): for state funded Projtimate greater Notice to ContractorsLICENSES: through a NM20210037 ects, a resident busi$100 million. and Plans are avail-GF-98) combination of raceness preference the able for a membershipFUNDING TYPE: neutral and race-conBidder shall submit All Bidders submittingscious fee and for examina-Federal-aid measures.

This a THRESHOLD: copy of resident Bids valued over sixtyproject tion only through theLISTING is its subject to business certification thousand dollarsrace-conscious Bid Express website.None measRATE shall (FED-beures. in the form of a zip file ($60,000.00) Fee schedules areWAGE The established to the “file registered with the De-DBE available through theERAL): goal forattachment this projupload” partment of Workforceect Bid Express website.NM20210036 is 0.00%.tab in the RATE(DWS), (STATE): Project Bids(GA-1 .EBSX or file Solutions LaborLICENSES: The 2019 Edition of theWAGE “A” through Express Relations before Bid-GA-98) NMDOT StandardType and Bid (EE-98) before TYPE: Bid Opening Specifications and ding. The Bidder’s reg-FUNDING per NMSA 1978, § 13-4number shallFederal-aid Standard Drawings for istration(6) CN 9900808 2 (1984, amended on the BidLISTING Highway and Bridge be included THRESHOLD: 2012).

Construction shall Form. The Bidder’sNone US 285, DWS registration num-WAGE govern construction ofTERMINI: RATE (FED38.500 42.000 ERAL): If a Bidder is seeking, ber can to beMP obtained this Project. The 2019MP 3.500 miles for state funded Projthrough the website:NM20210036 Standard Specifica-for E d d Ify aWAGE ects,RATE a resident tions and StandardCOUNTY: dws.state.nm.us/.

(STATE):veteran“A” contractor Bidder 2) appears on theType Drawings are available(District WORK: for no cost to the Bid-TYPE DWSOF list of willful vio- preference the Bidder shallAugust submit27, a copy lators of the PublicPub.: der through theLighting 2021,of TIME: WageSept. its 3,10, resident NMDOT website at:CONTRACT Works Minimum 2021 veteran Working Days13-4-14), contractor certificadot.state.nm.us/con 60Act (NMSA this tion and its applicatheGOAL: NMDOT At shall reject tent/nmdot/en/stand DBE time meet ards.html. the NMDOT Bid andwill shall con- tion for the resident the StatetoDBE on Fedcontractor tinue reject Bids veteran projIn the case of disrup-erally from assisted that Bidder for certification, not inthrough a cluding the attachtion of national com-ects three years after the of race-of ments for the date of publication munications or loss ofcombination application, in the services by Bid Ex- neutral the list.and race-conform of a zip file to the press the morning ofscious measures. This is subject to “file attachment upthe Bid Opening, theproject The Bidder’s Bid GuarmeasNMDOT may delay therace-conscious anty shall be five per- load” tab in the Project established centThe (5%) of the Bids .EBSX file through deadline for Bids. In-ures. goal for Total this projstructions will be com-DBE Bidder’s Bid Bid Express before Bid is 0.00%.

Amount and shall be Opening per NMSA municated throughect E E - 9 8Bid ) 1978, § 13-4-2 (1984, the Bid Express web-LICENSES: submitted (before and (GA-1 orthrough GA-98) ei- amended 2012). site.

Opening FUNDING TYPE: 2000 or ther Surety For federally funded As a condition to sub-Federal-aid Surepath Network.

Projects, the Bidder is mitting a Bid all Bid-LISTING THRESHOLD: (Subcontractors ders bidding as$5,000 For state funded Proj- not required to have a Practices Contractors are re-Fair ects proof of theAct Bid- license from the CID der’s valid license in for the Project’s Work quired to be prequali-Compliance) RATE fied with the NMDOT’sWAGE the form of its (FEDwallet in order to submit a card from the Con- Bid. However, upon beOffice of InspectorERAL): General seven (7) DaysNM20210036 struction Industries coming the apparent RATE (STATE): before Bid OpeningWAGE Division (CID) shall be successful Bidder, the “A” submitted with the Bid Bidder must obtain a per 18.27.5 NMAC. AllType Subcontractors are re- per the Construction valid license with the (7) Licensing proper classification quired to be prequali- Industries CN 1101620 fied before performing Act NMSA (1978), Sec- for the Project’s Work any Work and prior to tions 60-13-1 to -57 within 30 Days of the MP date on the notice of (1967, as I-10, amended supplying goods orTERMINI: to MP 20.122 services to the Project.15.000 through 1989).

Thefor Bid- preliminary Award letmiles der’s valid license ter.

The Contractor Pre-5.116 d a lProjgo qualification Rule,COUNTY: shall coverH ithe 1) and State 18.27.5 NMAC, and Pre-(District ect’s type of Work Federal OF WORK: specified in this Adver- Wage Rates are indiqualification PacketTYPE are located at:Roadway tisement. RehabilitaThe Bidder cated for each Project.

Roadway dot.state.nm.us/con tion, shall submit Reconin the For federally funded struction tent/nmdot/en/pre form of a zip file to the Projects, the Bidder TIME: q u a l i fi c a t i o n . h t m l .CONTRACT “file attachment up- shall obtain the fedWorking Days The Bidder’s prequali-90load” tab in the Project eral wage rate (ConGOAL: file At through this fication factor rollingDBE struction Type: Bids.EBSX willthe meet average will be ap-time Bid NMDOT Express CID Highway) through the State DBE on Fedplied to any Projectthe US Department of wallet card. with an engineer’s es-erally assisted projLabor (DOL) website through a timate greater thanects at: beta.sam.gov/ If a Bidder is seeking, combination of race$100 million. for state funded Proj- search?index=wd. In neutral race-conects, aand resident busi- addition, the Bidder All Bidders submittingscious ness measures. preferenceThis the shall obtain the State subject to a wage rate (Street, Bids valued over sixtyproject Bidder is shall submit measthousand dollarsrace-conscious Highway, Utility or copy of its resident The established ($60,000.00) shall beures. business certification Light Engineering Congoal for of this projregistered with the De-DBE in the form a zip file struction) through the 0.00%. partment of Workforceect tois the “file attachment DWS website at: dws (GA-1 Solutions (DWS), LaborLICENSES: upload” tab in or the .state.nm.us/Laborand (EE-98) Relations before Bid-GA-98) Project Bids .EBSX file Relations/Labor-Info ding. The Bidder’s reg-FUNDING throughTYPE: Bid Express rmation/Public-Works. istration number shallFederal-aid before Bid Opening The higher wage rate THRESHOLD: be included on the BidLISTING per NMSA 1978, § 13-4- shall govern in the Form. The Bidder’sNone 2 (1984, amended event of a discrepancy (FEDDWS registration num-WAGE between the minimum 2012). RATE ber can be obtainedERAL): wage rates in the through the website:NM20210036 If a Bidder is seeking, DOL/DWS Wage DeciRATEfunded (STATE): dws.state.nm.us/. If aWAGE for state Proj- sion applicable to the

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For federally funded Projects, a Bidder shall submit in the form of a zip file to the “file attachment upload” tab in the Project Bids .EBSX file through Bid Express the Affidavit of Bidder before Bid Opening.

For federally funded and state funded Projects, a Bidder shall submit in the form of a zip file to the “file attachment upload” tab in the Project Bids .EBSX file through Bid Express any documents before Bid Opening required by a Notice to Contractors.

Failure of the Bidd er to comply with th is Advertisement s hall render t he Bid non-responsive and the Bid shall be rejected.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference for CN 5100451 will be held on August 31, 2021 at 10:00 AM, Local Prevailing Time. Refer to the Notice to Contractors for Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference.

(1) CN 5100451 TERMINI: NM 41, MP 56.578 to MP 62.055 for 5.477 miles COUNTY: Santa Fe (District 5) TYPE OF WORK: Roadway Reconstruction CONTRACT TIME: 340 Working Days Continued...

DBE GOAL: At this time NMDOT will meet the State DBE on Federally assisted projects through a combination of raceneutral and race-conscious measures. This project is subject to race-conscious measures. The established DBE goal for this project is 0.00%.

LICENSES: (GA-1 or GA-98) and (EE-98) FUNDING TYPE: Federal-aid LISTING THRESHOLD: None WAGE RATE (FEDERAL): NM20210034 WAGE RATE (STATE): Type “A”

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(2) CN 1101580 TERMINI: I-25 at MP 117.451 and MP 121.051 and NM 140 at MP 0.498 for 0.472 miles COUNTY: Dona Ana and Socorro (District 1) TYPE OF WORK: Bridge Rehabilitation, Roadway Reconstruction/Rehabilitation CONTRACT TIME: 180 Working Days DBE GOAL: At this time NMDOT will meet the State DBE on Federally assisted projects through a combination of raceneutral and race-conscious measures. This project is subject to race-conscious measures. The established DBE goal for this project is 0.00%.

LICENSES: (GF-2 or GF-98) and (GA-1 or GA-98) FUNDING TYPE: Federal-aid LISTING THRESHOLD: None WAGE RATE (FEDERAL): NM20210035 and NM20210036 WAGE RATE (STATE): Type “A” (3) CN 4101550 TERMINI: US 64 at MP 318.797 for 0.106 miles COUNTY: Colfax (District 4) TYPE OF WORK: Bridge Rehabilitation, Roadway Rehabilitation CONTRACT TIME: 140 Working Days MANDATORY START DATE: April 4, 2022 DBE GOAL: At this time NMDOT will meet the State DBE on Federally assisted projects through a combination of raceneutral and race-conscious measures. This project is subject to race-conscious measures. The established DBE goal for this project is 0.00%.

LICENSES: (GF-2 or GF-98) and (GA-1 or GA-98) FUNDING TYPE: Federal-aid LISTING THRESHOLD: None WAGE RATE (FEDERAL): NM20210037

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHHH Today at noon Eastern, 9 a.m. Pacific, the Moon will enter Leo, which introduces a lovely shift for the weekend. Tonight: Get ready for a fun-filled weekend ahead!

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Unattended stove causes discord Dear Annie: I would like your opinion on a recent incident that happened to me. I went to my son’s house to go out to dinner with him and his family to celebrate his birthday. My son was meeting us at the restaurant, and my daughter-in-law, “Jean,” had been called into work but intended to be back at the house shortly. She still hadn’t returned by the time my granddaughter and I had to head to the restaurant, and I noticed a pot of soup boiling on the stove. I thought Jean had forgotten to turn the burner off, so I turned it off.

Well, I was wrong. We all happened to return later at about the same time, and when Jean noticed the burner was off, she asked, “Who turned the stove off?” I told her I had. She looked very upset and said, “The soup was supposed to cook for 12 hours.” I said, “Well, it is better to be safe than sorry.”

Later, I asked my son whether Jean was still upset with me, and he said she had not been upset with me. I told him I could tell by the expression on her face that she was. He then said I should not have turned the burner off, that “it was her stove.” I told him I was concerned the house might catch on fire, and he said that the house is her house and that if it had caught on fire, it would have been her concern. I do not like family discord, and I don’t usually insert myself into their affairs, but I think that was a foolish thing to do and I acted appropriately by turning the stove off. What say you? — Safety First Dear Safety First: It’s unsafe to leave a stove burning unattended.

But if you keep treating this as an argument, things will get unnecessarily heated. Wait for things to

simmer down before letting your son know about the fire safety issue, and erase all traces of “I told you so” from your tone.

Dear Annie: I love, love, love your column. I especially love that you listen to your readers and are willing to add to your answers and even alter your advice when given new information. My comment is about your response to “Missing Life and Happiness,” who has been married for over 25 years to a man who turns his back on her in every way possible, basically treating her as a disgusting part of his life. I agree that she should focus on herself, enrich her life and improve her self-esteem.

However, I believe she needs to do more than discuss issues with her husband. She has put up with this for too long. I don’t believe she should waste even one more second allowing that evil person in her life. It’s time to remove him and move on! — Jane G. Dear Jane: You’re not the only reader who thought I should have told “Missing Life and Happiness” that enough was enough. I wanted to let her reach her own decision about her marriage, and I was trying to encourage her to get into a good headspace for evaluating things. Perhaps I should have worded my response more strongly, as I agree with you: The way her husband has been treating her is unacceptable.

Thank you for writing.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH Today the Moon will move into your sign (noon Eastern, 9 a.m.

Pacific), which will heighten your emotional energy. You might be enthusiastic about something. Tonight: You will charm everyone now and into the weekend!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH This is a powerful day because the Sun and Virgo are in your sign boosting your energy! Tonight: You will enjoy pleasant solitude in beautiful surroundings.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Later today, you might have an important conversation with a female acquaintance. With Mercury in your sign along with Tonight: You might discuss your future goals with someone.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH After noon Eastern time today (9 a.m. Pacific), the Moon will move to the top of your chart, which will call attention to you. Some people will be aware of personal details about your private life. Tonight: Plan for a social weekend ahead!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH You are the traveler of the zodiac, and as this day wears on, your desire to travel and get a change of scenery become stronger.

Tonight: Start to make plans for a getaway weekend if you can arrange this.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Your ability to relate to bosses, parents, the police and people in authority is excellent right now. It’s good to know that after noon Eastern time (9 a.m. Pacific) you can focus on red-tape matters related to inheritances, taxes, debt and insurance issues. Tonight: Enjoy!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Today the Moon will move opposite your sign where it will stay until late Sunday. This happens once every month. Tonight: You’ve got this.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH Later this day, you might have to help someone or perform a service for them. (On the West Coast, this could happen in the morning.) Tonight: Do what you can.

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The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle.

Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error. © 2021 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, Sept. 3, the 246th day of 2021. There are 119 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On Sept. 3, 1939, Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declared war on Germany, two days after the Nazi invasion of Poland; in a radio address, Britain’s King George VI said, “With God’s help, we shall prevail.” The same day, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the British liner SS Athenia some 250 miles off the Irish coast, killing more than 100 out of the 1,400 or so people on board.

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2021 NFL Preview SUPER BOWL (AGAIN) OR BUST With Tom Brady and the rest of the Bucs back after a title run, the new season starts in a familiar place — with Tampa Bay a favorite. The Bucs and Cowboys kick off the season Thursday.

Here’s a breakdown of every team.

At age 44, Tom Brady is seeking his eighth Super Bowl title this season.

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NFC EAST DALLAS COWBOYS (6-10 last season) New faces: LB Micah Parsons, LB Keanu Neal, DT Osa Odighizuwa, S Damontae Kazee, CB Kelvin Joseph, CB Nahshon Wright, DT Carlos Watkins, S Jayron Kearse, DT Brett Urban.

Key losses: QB Andy Dalton, CB Chidobe Awuzie, S Xavier Woods, LB Sean Lee, DL Tyrone Crawford, C Joe Looney, DE Aldon Smith.

Strengths: The offense, when healthy, already has shown it can be among the best in the NFL with QB Dak Prescott, who just signed a club-record $160 million, four-year deal, RB Ezekiel Elliott and the receiving threesome of Amari Cooper, CeeDee Lamb and Michael Gallup. The offensive line is back intact with the return from injuries of RG Zack Martin, LT Tyron Smith and RT La’el Collins.

Weaknesses: Last year’s defense gave up the most points in franchise history, and coordinator Mike Nolan was replaced by Dan Quinn after just one season. The Cowboys set a club record in the seven-round era with eight defensive draft picks. The first-rounder was LB Micah Parsons, who is lining up all over the place and has shown star potential in training camp. There still isn’t a proven playmaker at safety, which could continue to be a trouble spot.

Camp development: Prescott sat out competitive drills almost the entire preseason after straining his right shoulder warming up for practice July 28. Two weeks before the Thursday opener at Tom Brady and Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay, Prescott was finally getting regular work in practice. The Cowboys said all along it was simply a matter of rest, with no concern about his availability for the opener.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 30-1. Over/under wins: 9½.

Expectations: The Cowboys believe they have a roster capable of ending a 26-year run without even getting to the NFC championship since the proud franchise’s fifth Super Bowl title. Owner Jerry Jones thinks he found the right coach last year in Mike McCarthy, who capped the 2010 season with a Super Bowl victory in Green Bay. McCarthy’s seat will heat up quickly with another slow start, and it won’t be easy early because Dallas starts with Brady and the Bucs.

NEW YORK GIANTS (6-10) New faces: WR Kenny Golladay, WR Kadarius Toney, WR John Ross, TE Kyle Rudolph, CB Adoree Jackson, RB Devontae Booker, QB Mike Glennon, DT Danny Shelton, LB Azeez Ojulari, C Billy Price, G Ben Bredeson.

Key losses: DT Dalvin Tomlinson, RB Wayne Gallman, G Kevin Zeitler, WR Golden Tate T Cam Fleming, LB Kyler Fackrell, LB David Mayo, CB Isaac Yiadom.

Strengths: Pat Graham’s defense surprised opponents last season with its multifaceted looks. While the line lost Tomlinson in the middle of the 3-4 front, DL Leonard Williams returns from a career-best season. Blake Martinez is a tackling machine among the linebackers, while the rest are fast and young. The secondary is deep and added Jackson to play opposite Pro Bowler James Bradberry. PK Graham Gano made his last 30 field goal attempts of 2020.

Weaknesses: The offensive line was weak last season and it remains a question mark. Three of the five starters return: left tackle Andrew Thomas, left guard Shane Lemieux and center Nick Gates. Will Hernandez, who lost his job at LG after a bout with COVID-19, has replaced Zeitler at right guard. Veteran Nate Solder, back after opting out last season, and second-year pro Matt Peart, are competing for the job at right tackle.

seven games and Kelce was the only lineman who started every game. Injuries along the line allowed the Eagles to develop younger players, giving them more depth. The defensive line is also strong. Six-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Fletcher Cox anchors a unit that features Brandon Graham, Kerrigan, Josh Sweat, Derek Barnett and Javon Hargrave.

Strengths: The defense led by AP Defensive Rookie of the Year Chase Young could be just as good as last season after ranking second in the NFL. Young, fellow edge rusher Montez Sweat and stalwart defensive linemen Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne should torment opposing quarterbacks, and the linebacking corps is better with the addition of first-round pick Jamin Davis. The return of veteran safety Landon Collins and some other secondary changes could pay big dividends for defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio’s unit.

Weaknesses: Quarterback Jalen Hurts is unproven.

He showed flashes of potential along with inconsistency in four starts. The Eagles haven’t had a wideout reach 1,000 yards receiving since Jeremy Maclin in 2014 but have invested consecutive first-round picks at the position in Smith and Jalen Reagor.

Weaknesses: The offense is still a major question mark, now with 38-year-old Ryan Fitzpatrick running the show as the undisputed starting quarterback.

Coach Ron Rivera is expecting Fitzpatrick, running back Antonio Gibson, top receiver Terry McLaurin and tight end Logan Thomas to help Washington have at least an average offense after being among the worst in the league on that side of the ball last season.

Camp development: Jordan Mailata, an Australian rugby player who hadn’t played football before the Eagles drafted him in the seventh round in 2018, beat out 2019 first-round pick Andre Dillard for the starting spot at left tackle.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 75-1. Over/under wins: 61/2.

Camp development: Rehabs and injuries are an issue. RB Saquon Barkey (knee), Rudolph (foot surgery), Toney (COVID-19 issues), third-round pick CB Aaron Robinson (core muscle) and fourth-round choice LB Elerson Smith (hamstring) have missed most of training camp. Lemieux tweaked a knee early and did not play in a preseason game. TE Levine Toilolo is out with an Achilles tendon injury.

Expectations: The Eagles are rebuilding with rookie coach Sirianni, a second-year quarterback and a young roster. Playing in the lowly NFC East could keep the Eagles somewhat in contention, but the team has too many holes to compete for a playoff spot. Finding out if Hurts is the long-term answer at quarterback is a top priority.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 70-1. Over/under wins: 7.

WASHINGTON (7-10)

Expectations: Golladay signed a $72 million contract to be a touchdown maker in the red zone and to make life easier for QB Daniel Jones in his third season. If Graham’s defense improves, Barkley plays like the Saquon of old and the OL stands up, New York will be a contender to make the playoffs for the first time since 2016. If the winless preseason was any indication, playoff odds are long.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (4-11-1) New faces: Coach Nick Sirianni, WR DeVonta Smith, QBs Joe Flacco and Gardner Minshew, DE Ryan Kerrigan, RB Kenny Gainwell, LB Eric Wilson, CB Steven Nelson, S Anthony Harris, P Arryn Siposs.

New faces: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, CB William Jackson, WR Curtis Samuel, WR Adam Humphries, TE Sammis Reyes, LB Jamin Davis, OT Sam Cosmi, WR Dyami Brown, G Ereck Flowers, OT Charles Leno, EDGE Shaka Toney, DB Benjamin St-Juste, LS Camaron Cheeseman.

Key losses: QB Alex Smith, OT Morgan Moses, LB Kevin Pierre-Louis, CB Fabian Moreau, CB Jimmy Moreland, EDGE Ryan Kerrigan, LB Ryan Anderson, OL Geron Christian, WR Dontrelle Inman, TE Jeremy Sprinkle, LS Nick Sundberg.

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Key losses: Coach Doug Pederson, QB Carson Wentz, S Jalen Mills, LT Jason Peters, WRs Alshon Jeffery and DeSean Jackson, P Cameron Johnston.

Strengths: If healthy, the offensive line led by threetime All-Pro center Jason Kelce, three-time Pro Bowl right tackle Lane Johnson and three-time Pro Bowl right guard Brandon Brooks is among the best in the NFL. Brooks missed last season, Johnson only played

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Nov. 21 at Las rgh, 11 a.m. (CBS) Nov. 28 Pittsbu a.m. (FOX) s Chargers, 11 Dec. 5 Los Angele co, 11 a.m. (CBS) Dec. 12 San Francis , 2:05 p.m. (CBS) Dec. 19 at Denver 11 a.m. (CBS) re, Baltimo 26 Dec. City, 11 a.m. (CBS) Jan. 2 Kansas a.m. (CBS) 11 nd, Jan. 9 at Clevela

Oct. 24 BYE 11 a.m. (CBS) Oct. 31 Miami, (CBS) nville, 11 a.m.

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Nov. 7 at Miami, Nov. 14 BYE see, 11 a.m. (CBS) Nov. 21 at Tennes Jets, 11 a.m. (CBS) Nov. 28 New York 11 a.m. (CBS) polis, Dec. 5 Indiana , 11 a.m. (FOX) Dec. 12 Seattle (CBS) nville, 11 a.m.

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Camp development: The lack of drama, injuries and roster flux during training camp was refreshing for an organization that used to bathe in controversy.

The most impressive development is a majority of unvaccinated players getting inoculated against the virus after Washington went into camp with one of the lowest rates in the league.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 50-1. Over/under wins: 81/2.

Expectations: Unless injuries or virus absences derail Washington, Rivera’s bunch should again be in the mix to contend for the NFC East title and a playoff berth. The defense alone makes that possible despite matchups against Tom Brady’s defending champion Buccaneers, Aaron Rodgers’ Packers and Josh Allen’s Bills. If Fitzpatrick limits interceptions and manages the offense with any consistency, there’s no reason to think Washington won’t give the Cowboys and Giants a good run for first place.

NFC NORTH CHICAGO BEARS (8-9) New faces: QB Justin Fields, QB Andy Dalton, OT Teven Jenkins, WR Marquise Goodwin, RB Damien Williams, OL Elijah Wilkinson, LB Alec Ogletree.

Key losses: QB Mitchell Trubisky, CB Kyle Fuller, LT Charles Leno Jr., RT Bobby Massie, KR Cordarrelle Patterson, defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano.

Strengths: A defense led by three-time All-Pro

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Continued from Page D-1 Khalil Mack remains a strength despite a decline the past two seasons. The Monsters of the Midway have gone from ranking third overall in 2018 to 11th, and from leading the NFL with 36 takeaways to finishing tied for 25th with 18 in 2020. Mack had nine sacks in his second straight season in single digits. Getting NT Eddie Goldman back after he opted out of last season due to COVID-19 concerns should help clog the interior and boost a run defense that dropped from ninth in 2019 to 15th.

Weaknesses: The offensive line is a concern. Chicago signed 39-year-old Jason Peters, hoping the two-time All-Pro can solidify the left tackle spot.

RG James Daniels (quad) and RT Germain Ifedi (hip flexor) have been working their way back from injuries. On the positive side, the blocking improved after the Bears shook up their line late last season.

They moved Cody Whitehair from center to left guard and inserted Sam Mustipher at center.

Camp development: The Bears signed Peters in mid-August and gave him a chance to become the starting left tackle because of Jenkins’ back injury that required surgery. The rookie will miss the start of the season.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 50-1. Over/under wins: 71/2.

Expectations: The Bears gave their frustrated fan base a big jolt of excitement when they traded up nine spots with the New York Giants to draft Fields with the No. 11 pick. The former Ohio State star looked ready to play during the preseason, impressing with his arm, poise and his mobility. The question is when he will. The Bears have insisted Dalton, the three-time Pro Bowler, is their starter from the moment they signed him to a one-year deal in the offseason. No matter who is behind center, the heat is on general manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy. The Bears went 8-8 in the regular season for the second straight year since winning the NFC North at 12-4 in Nagy’s first season.

DETROIT LIONS (5-11) New faces: GM Brad Holmes, coach Dan Campbell, QB Jared Goff, RB Jamaal Williams, WR Tyrell Williams, OT Penei Sewell (No. 7 overall draft pick), DT Michael Brockers.

Key losses: QB Matthew Stafford, RBs Kerryon Johnson, WRs Kenny Golladay, Marvin Jones and Danny Amendola, DT Danny Shelton, CB Desmond Trufant, K Matt Prater, returner Jamal Agnew.

Strengths: Run game and TE T.J. Hockenson. RB D’Andre Swift, coming off a solid rookie season, and Jamaal Williams, a former Green Bay Packer, will run behind a relatively strong line led by LT Taylor Decker and Pro Bowl C Frank Ragnow. Hockenson, drafted No. 8 overall in 2019, earned Pro Bowl recognition last season and is perhaps the team’s best player.

Weaknesses: Defense and receivers. The Lions allowed 519 points and 6,716 yards last season, breaking team records set by their 2008 winless team, and the defense does not seem better. The Lions let Golladay, Jones and Amendola leave in free agency and simply didn’t invest much to replace them.

Camp development: Even though Detroit is desperate for help at receiver, the team’s new leadership sent a message when veterans Breshad Perriman and Geronimo Allison were let go for a lack of production in the preseason. The Lions also didn’t seem to like their replacements for K Matt Prater, releasing Randy Bullock and Zane Gonzalez.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 180-1. Over/under wins: 5.

Expectations: A fourth straight double-digit loss season looks likely. Holmes and Campbell will need more than a year to turn around a team that lost a lot under former general manager Bob Quinn and ex-coach Matt Patricia. Detroit’s defense, which was among the worst in NFL history last year, does not appear to be much improved. Offensively, a potentially potent running game may get stymied by defenses that don’t have to respect Goff’s ability to connect with lackluster receivers down the field.

Camp development: Packers fans breathed a collective sigh of relief when Rodgers reported to camp after skipping Green Bay’s organized team activities and mandatory minicamp in a standoff with team officials. Rodgers has said he doesn’t know whether this will be his final season in Green Bay. The Packers acquired Cobb at the start of camp after Rodgers suggested making that move.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 12-1. Over/under wins: 101/2.

Expectations: The uncertainty surrounding their MVP quarterback’s future makes this year vital for the Packers as they chase the Super Bowl berth that has eluded them since their 2010 championship season. The Packers have lost in the NFC championship game four of the last seven years, including each of the last two seasons. This may be their best shot at reaching the Super Bowl for quite some time.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS (7-9) New faces: DT Dalvin Tomlinson, DT Michael Pierce, CB Patrick Peterson, CB Bashaud Breeland, TE Chris Herndon, K Greg Joseph, S Xavier Woods, CB Mackensie Alexander, DT Sheldon Richardson, LB Nick Vigil, DE Stephen Weatherly, WR/KR Ihmir Smith-Marsette, WR Dede Westbrook, T Christian Darrisaw, G Wyatt Davis, QB Kellen Mond.

Key departures: T Riley Reiff, S Anthony Harris, LB Eric Wilson, TE Kyle Rudolph, K Dan Bailey, DE Ifeadi Odenigbo, CB Mike Hughes, QB Sean Mannion.

Strengths: Dalvin Cook is one of the best all-around RBs in the NFL, and Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen are an ace WR duo for QB Kirk Cousins.

The addition of Tomlinson and Richardson plus the delayed debut of Pierce, the team’s top free agent signing in 2020 who skipped the season for COVID19 precaution, ought to restore the ferocity badly missing in the middle last year. The return of twotime Pro Bowl DE Danielle Hunter from the neck injury that sidelined him in 2020 is a major boost.

Weaknesses: The OL is again a question mark.

Darrisaw was drafted 23rd overall to succeed Reiff at the vital LT spot, but his recovery from a groin injury and core muscle surgery has been slow. He does not appear ready for the regular season, giving Rashod Hill the job for now. Uli Odoh, who has appeared in seven career games, is the latest in line at the frequently fluctuating RG spot.

Camp development: Cousins missed five days of practice early in training camp because he’s unvaccinated and was deemed a close contact of the rookie Mond, who tested positive for COVID-19. The Vikings have lagged behind most of the league in their teamwide vaccination rate, irking coach Mike Zimmer and increasing concern a key player would have to miss a game for league quarantine rules.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 40-1. Over/under wins: 81/2.

Expectations: The pressure is cranked up on GM Rick Spielman and Zimmer, who each received contract extensions in 2020 but have won only a total of two playoff games since Zimmer was hired in 2014. The Vikings are in win-now mode as much as they’ve ever been, with a $31 million salary cap hit for Cousins and a whopping 10 veteran free agents on defense for either starting spots or rotational roles. Any result short of advancing in the playoffs will likely make ownership look hard at significant changes.

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Key losses: QB Drew Brees, DE Trey Hendrickson, CB Janoris Jenkins, DT Sheldon Rankins, DT Malcom Brown, WR Emmanuel Sanders, LB Alex Anzalone, TE Jared Cook, TE Josh Hill, CB Patrick Robinson.

Key losses: LB Christian Kirksey, C Corey Linsley, special teams coordinator Shawn Mennenga, defensive coordinator Mike Pettine, OT Rick Wagner, RB Jamaal Williams

Strengths: Versatile RB Alvin Kamara and an accomplished offensive line make the Saints effective in both the running and short passing game. QB Jameis Winston gives the Saints the ability to throw deep. WR Michael Thomas hopes to regain record-setting form when he returns from ankle surgery later in the first half of the season. Defensive ends Cameron Jordan and Marcus Davenport are physical edge rushers.

LB Demario Davis provides strong run defense and blitzing.

NFC SOUTH ATLANTA FALCONS (4-12) New faces: Head coach Arthur Smith, TE Kyle Pitts, RB Mike Davis, OG Josh Andrews, TE Lee Smith, QB Josh Rosen, DE Jonathan Bullard, S Erik Harris, S Duron Harmon, CB Fabian Moreau, P Cameron Nizialek.

Key losses: WR Julio Jones, C Alex Mack, RB Todd Gurley, OG James Carpenter, QB Matt Schaub,

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New faces: QB Sam Darnold, WR Terrace Marshall Jr., TE Dan Arnold, OT Cam Erving, G Pat Elflin, WR David Moore, DE Haason Reddick, DE Morgan Fox, DT DaQuan Jones, LB Frankie Luvu, CB Jaycee Horn, CB A.J. Bouye.

Key losses: WR Curtis Samuel, QB Teddy Bridgewater, RB Mike Davis, DT Kawann Short, S Tre Boston, OT Russell Okung, DE Stephen Weatherly.

Strengths: The Panthers have one of the most dynamic players in the league in RB Christian McCaffrey and a pair of returning 1,000-yard receivers in D.J. Moore and Robby Anderson along with super-talented rookie WR Terrace Marshall Jr. The big question will be if the offensive line can protect new starting QB Sam Darnold and if he can get the ball to them.

Weaknesses: Carolina’s offensive line remains the team’s biggest question mark. Cam Erving is expected to start the season at LT, but the team could move Taylor Moton to the left side if Erving struggles. Carolina lacks depth at linebacker. The kicking game has been in flux with Ryan Santoso beating out Joey Slye. But Santoso has never kicked in a regular-season game, so he’s untested.

Camp development: Denzel Perryman was signed to a two-year deal as a free agent and was expected to be the team’s starting middle linebacker. Instead, Perryman could never get on the field during training camp due to a hip injury and the team ultimately cut bait, trading him to the Raiders before he ever played a game in Carolina. Instead, undersized Jermaine Carter will start at middle linebacker.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 90-1. Over/under wins: 71/2.

Expectations: Carolina’s defense, led by defensive end Brian Burns and safety Jeremy Chinn, is expected to carry this team, which could be a wildcard playoff contender if it gets off to a strong start.

New faces: TE Nick Vannett, DE Tanoh Kpassagnon, DE Payton Turner, LB Pete Warner, CB Paulson Adebo, P Blake Gillickin.

New faces: Defensive coordinator Joe Barry, LB De’Vondre Campbell, WR Randall Cobb, C Josh Myers OG Royce Newman, WR Amari Rodgers, CB Eric Stokes

Weaknesses: The Packers lost an All-Pro center when Linsley left for the Chargers. Green Bay could be starting two rookie offensive linemen in Myers and Newman. Although K Mason Crosby made all his field-goal attempts last season, the Packers struggled so much in other aspects of special teams that head coach Matt LaFleur fired Shawn Mennenga as coordinator and replaced him with Maurice Drayton. Special teams remained an issue during the preseason.

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Strengths: Reigning MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers leads an offense that features All-Pro WR Davante Adams and Pro Bowl RB Aaron Jones. The Packers scored a league-high 31.8 points per game during the regular season. All-Pro LT David Bakhtiari tore his anterior cruciate ligament on Dec. 31 but will be back at some point to protect Rodgers’ blind side. Jaire Alexander is one of the league’s elite cornerbacks. OLB Za’Darius Smith has 26 sacks over the last two seasons. Adrian Amos and Darnell Savage form a quality safety tandem.

S Ricardo Allen, S Keanu Neal, DE Allen Bailey, P Sterling Hofrichter.

Strengths: Even with the trade of Jones, the greatest receiver in franchise history, the Falcons have a deep group of potential targets for quarterback Matt Ryan. Calvin Ridley emerged as one of the league’s top receivers, Russell Gage showed he was ready to step into a leading role, and top draft pick Pitts is a dynamic tight end with receiver-like skills. The Falcons will likely go with plenty of double-tight end sets, pairing Pitts with Hayden Hurst.

Weaknesses: The offensive line is extremely young and requires big improvement from RG Chris Lindstrom, RT Kaleb McGary and C Matt Hennessy to prevent Ryan from taking another awful pounding.

The defensive front has been a perpetual area of concern and must get more pressure on opposing quarterbacks. The Falcons desperately need DE Dante Fowler to step up his game after a disappointing 2020 season.

Camp development: The Falcons were counting on AJ McCarron to serve as Ryan’s backup after Schaub retired. But McCarron went down with a season-ending knee injury in the second preseason game, forcing the Falcons to hastily sign former Arizona firstround pick Josh Rosen. The only other quarterback on the roster is undrafted rookie Feleipe Franks.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 60-1. Over/under wins: 71/2.

Expectations: The Falcons are in full-scale rebuilding mode after firing coach Dan Quinn and longtime general manager Thomas Dimitroff five games into the dismal 2020 season. New coach Smith barely played his starters during the preseason, saying he wanted to use that time to develop players not only for 2021 but potentially to contribute down the road — a sure sign of a team that has longer-term goals.

Weaknesses: The Saints are thin at both defensive tackle and cornerback following offseason departures of Jenkins, Rankins and Brown. It remains to be seen how TEs Adam Trautman, Juwan Johnson and Vannett will fill the void created by the departure of Jared Cook and Josh Hill.

Camp development: Winston beat out Taysom Hill to succeed Brees. Thomas’ surgery in June prevented him from participating in preseason and he’ll miss at least the first six regular-season games. DT Jalen Dalton was placed on injured reserve after a preseason that saw him making plays and on track to be in the regular rotation on the interior defensive line.

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FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 30-1. Over/under wins: 9.

Expectations: Winston has looked in form and the Saints have retained a number of core players from playoff teams spanning the past four seasons.

Between versatile running back Kamara and a strong offensive line, the Saints have optimism on offense.

While the defense has question marks on the interior of the line and at cornerback, the Saints have the potential to be competitive this season, but don’t project to be quite the contender they’ve been in recent years.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (15-5, Super Bowl champions) New faces: LB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, OL Robert Hainsey, RB Giovani Bernard.

Key losses: None.

Strengths: Tom Brady turned 44 during training camp and is not showing any signs of getting old. He has a plethora of playmakers at his disposal, as well as one of the NFL’s top defenses to help him chase an eighth Super Bowl title.

Weaknesses: After finding a way to retain all 22 starters, the defending champs truly are a team with no perceived weaknesses. A young secondary that was a liability early last season not only improved steadily, but was dominant during a postseason run that included victories over Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes.

Camp development: The return of O.J. Howard, who missed most of last season with an Achilles tendon injury, provides Brady with yet another talented playmaker to go along with receivers Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Antonio Brown and Scotty Miller, running backs Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones, and fellow tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Cameron Brate.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 6.5-1. Over/under wins: 11½.

Expectations: It’s Super Bowl or bust. The team’s first NFC South title in 14 years is a short-term goal, but Brady won’t be satisfied with anything short of hoisting an eighth Lombardi Trophy. Neither will a ball-hawking defense assembled around linebackers Devin White, Lavonte David, Jason Pierre-Paul and Shaquil Barrett. No team has repeated as Super Bowl champs since the Brady-led 2003 and 2004 Patriots.

A compelling argument can be made, though, that no reigning champion since then has been more equipped for the challenge than this year’s Bucs.

NFC WEST ARIZONA CARDINALS (8-8) New faces: DE J.J. Watt, WR A.J. Green, C Rodney Hudson, OL Brian Winters, QB Colt McCoy, LB Zaven Collins (first-round pick), WR Rondale Moore (second-round pick), RB James Conner, K Matt Prater, S Shawn Williams.

Key losses: WR Larry Fitzgerald, RB Kenyan Drake, CB Patrick Peterson, TE Dan Arnold, K Zane Gonzalez, LB De’Vondre Campbell, LB Haason Reddick, CB Dre Kirkpatrick.

Strengths: The Cardinals have one of the league’s up-and-coming quarterbacks in Kyler Murray. The third-year starter has mostly delivered since being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 draft. Murray’s partnership with receiver DeAndre Hopkins was one of the NFL’s most productive last season. The offensive line has several quality veterans, including LT D.J. Humphries, LG Justin Pugh, Hudson and RT Kelvin Beachum. Arizona could have one of the league’s best pass rush duos with newly acquired J.J. Watt and veteran holdover Chandler Jones.

Weaknesses: The running game needs to evolve after losing Drake in free agency. Chase Edmonds and Conner are the two main options in the backfield, while Murray’s ability to run is also a big part of the offense. When Murray is limited to being a pocket passer, Arizona’s offense can struggle. The Cardinals acquired several big names in the offseason, including Green, Watt and Hudson. They’ve all been good players, but they’ve also got a lot of mileage. Staying healthy will be a key.

Camp development: Rookie Collins has been handed the keys to the defense and he’ll be expected to start at middle linebacker from Day One. He’ll pair with second-year linebacker Isaiah Simmons in the middle of the field to form an exciting but inexperienced duo. The Cardinals lost experience and a potential starter at cornerback when Malcolm Butler was put on the reserve/retired list on Tuesday.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 48-1. Over/under wins: 81/2.

Expectations: The Cardinals are under considerable pressure to make the playoffs in coach Kliff Kingsbury’s third season. The Murray-Kingsbury combination has been productive at times but also inconsistent. The defense was much improved last season under coordinator Vance Joseph and will be expected to take another step forward. Arizona must navigate the NFC West, which is arguably the toughest division in football.

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LOS ANGELES RAMS (11-7) New faces: QB Matthew Stafford, defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, WR DeSean Jackson, RB Sony Michel, WR Tutu Atwell.

Key losses: Defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, QB Jared Goff, pass game coordinator Shane Waldron, run game coordinator Aaron Kromer, DL Michael Brockers, S John Johnson, CB Troy Hill, C Austin Blythe, LB Samson Ebukam, C Austin Blythe, WR Josh Reynolds, RB Malcolm Brown, DL Morgan Fox, LS Jake McQuaide.

Strengths: The NFL’s No. 1 defense in 2020 lost four starters and Staley, but All-Pros Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey return with a revamped supporting cast under the respected Morris. Stafford’s arrival is expected to be the boost needed by the offense, which had been fairly stagnant for a consistently winning team for the past 2 1/2 years. Stafford has an enviable group of receivers with the additions of Jackson and Atwell, and the veteran passer has the motivation of knowing the next two seasons could define his career.

Weaknesses: The offensive line remains suspect after two up-and-down years and no external improvements in the offseason. Stafford’s talent won’t shine as brightly if he must fear for his safety on every snap, as was frequently obvious during his time in Detroit. Los Angeles restocked its defense, but the losses of Staley, Johnson and Brockers all seem perilous to both chemistry and playmaking ability.

Camp development: Starting RB Cam Akers’ season-ending Achilles tendon injury prompted the Rams to trade for Michel, who starred against them in the Super Bowl for New England three seasons ago. Michel and Darrell Henderson are likely to share the workload early.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 15-1. Over/under wins: 10 1/2.

Expectations: The Rams want to play in the first Super Bowl at their own SoFi Stadium in February.

Anything less will be a disappointment, even though most of this core will be together for the near future.

McVay is betting heavily on himself by trading a good, limited quarterback for an older passer with the potential for greatness.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (6-10) New faces: QB Trey Lance, C Alex Mack, DE Samson Ebukam, DE Arden Key, DT Maurice Hurst, WR Trent Sherfield, DL Zach Kerr, RB Trey Sermon, G Aaron Banks, WR Mohamed Sanu, CB Deommodore Lenoir, CB Ambry Thomas.

Key losses: DC Robert Saleh, CB Richard Sherman, DE Kerry Hyder, CB Ahkello Witherspoon, WR Kendrick Bourne, TE Jordan Reed, QB Nick Mullens.

Strengths: The front seven of the defense is one of the stoutest in the league with the return of 2019 Defensive Rookie of the Year Nick Bosa at edge rusher after missing most of last season with a knee injury, and All-Pro middle linebacker Fred Warner. There is plenty of depth up front with Dee Ford looking healthy after missing last season with a back injury, Arik Armstead, D.J. Jones, Ebukam and Dre Greenlaw.

Weaknesses: The Niners don’t have much proven depth at cornerback, which could be a big concern if Jason Verrett can’t stay healthy. Verrett has played more than six games just twice in seven NFL seasons but was in top form last season. Emmanuel Moseley will start on the other side with K’Waun Williams back in the slot. There isn’t much behind those three with journeyman Dontae Johnson and rookies Lenoir and Thomas next in line.

linebackers in the game with Bobby Wagner, along with second-year LB Jordyn Brooks and a deep line rotation. Topping it off, safeties Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs may be the best tandem at the position in the NFL. Weaknesses: Aside from the defensive line, depth appears a major concern. This does not seem to be a Seattle roster with starters siting on the bench. Cornerback is unsettled, with a combination of injuries and inconsistent play leaving the starters uncertain.

The wide receiver group is unproven beyond Metcalf and Lockett.

Camp development: Rookie Dee Eskridge missed time early in camp due to a toe injury but flashed the potential in the final preseason game that made him a second-round pick. His development into a true No. 3 option will be important for the success of Seattle’s passing game.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 20-1. Over/under wins: 10.

Expectations: Time is running out for this group of Seahawks to contend and win another title. Seattle hasn’t advanced past the second weekend of the playoffs since 2014. They’ve become a perennial playoff team that can’t get it done in the postseason.

It’s a tipping point season when a stumble could lead to massive changes. But the talent assessed seems good enough for another playoff berth even in the loaded NFC West.

Strengths: Seattle’s starting lineup could rival anyone in the league. Led by Russell Wilson, Chris Carson and DK Metcalf, the offense under new coordinator Shane Waldron has the potential to build on the explosive flashes it showed a year ago.

Defensively, the Seahawks still have one of the top

Expectations: A 30-point loss in the 2020 finale at Buffalo suggests the Dolphins have lots of ground to make up to contend for the AFC East title in coach Brian Flores’ third season. Much depends on the development of Tagovailoa, who went 6-3 as a starter but ranked 26th or lower in several key categories. He has a better cast of targets, but blocking is a big concern. If the Dolphins can’t run the ball, they may regret not using a high draft pick on a running back.

Strengths: The hiring of Saleh created a wave of optimism throughout the facility, with several players remarking how much they respected the coach’s approach and philosophy. Now those good vibes need to transfer to the field. The defensive line should still be a force despite losing Carl Lawson for the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon. The push up front from Quinnen Williams, Folorunso Fatukasi, John Franklin-Myers and Rankins should be solid.

Weaknesses: The Jets have a rookie quarterback still learning life in the NFL, but Wilson could turn himself into a strength if he progresses the way Saleh and LaFleur believe he will. A lot will also depend on the revamped offensive line, which has struggled the past few years and is learning a new zone-blocking scheme. The Jets have a young and inexperienced group of cornerbacks, especially after surprisingly cutting Austin.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 120-1. Over/under wins: 6.

New faces: WR Emmanuel Sanders, QB Mitch Trubisky, RB Matt Breida, DEs Efe Obada, Greg Rousseau, P Matt Haack.

Expectations: The Jets are a young, rebuilding squad with lots of inexperience at key positions.

For a team that has the longest active postseason drought at 10 years, fans won’t want to hear it: This season won’t be about win totals. If Wilson shows he can be the type of quarterback the Jets expect him to be and Saleh has the franchise truly moving in the right direction, the season will be considered a success.

Key losses: WR John Brown, QB Matt Barkley, RB T.J. Yeldon, CB Josh Norman, DEs Trent Murphy and Darryl Johnson, DT Quinten Jefferson, S Dean Marlowe, P Corey Bojorquez.

Strengths: A Josh Allen-led passing attack that set numerous single-season records last year, and featured All-Pro receiver Stefon Diggs, who became Buffalo’s first player to lead the NFL in yards receiving and catches. Cole Beasley and Gabriel Davis also return, with the Bills filling Brown’s departure by signing 12-year veteran Emmanuel Sanders.

On defense, Buffalo features an established secondary made up of safeties Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer and cornerback Tre’Davious White, who enter their fifth season playing together, and all under coordinator Leslie Frazier.

Weaknesses: A running attack made up of Devin Singletary and Zack Moss, which was inconsistent in failing to take advantage of defenses honoring the pass. On defense, run-stuffing tackle Star Lotulelei’s return after opting out for COVID-19 reasons should bulk up a defensive front that got pushed around last year. The Bills are also counting on first-round pick Greg Rousseau, free-agent addition Efe Obada and A.J. Epenesa, coming off his rookie season, to improve their pass rush.

Camp development: The Bills, featuring one of the NFL’s least-vaccinated rosters, received a stark reminder of how quickly COVID-19 can derail their plans. Receivers Cole Beasley and Gabriel Davis and defensive tackles Lotulelei and Vernon Butler were all required to self-isolate for five days after having contact with a team trainer who tested positive.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 12-1. Over/under wins: 11.

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Key losses: CB Shaquill Griffin, WR David Moore, RB Carlos Hyde, TE Greg Olsen, LB K.J. Wright, DT Jarran Reed, CB Quinton Dunbar, offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 32-1. Over/under wins: 91/2.

Chris Herndon, CB Bless Austin, WR Breshad Perriman, RB Frank Gore, LB Jordan Jenkins, LB Neville Hewitt, DE Henry Anderson, LB Tarell Basham, LB Harvey Langi, LB Frankie Luvu, CB Brian Poole, S Bradley McDougald, QB Joe Flacco.

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FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 14-1. Over/under wins: 101/2.

New faces: G Gabe Jackson, DE Kerry Hyder Jr., WR D’Wayne Eskridge, DT Al Woods, CB Tre Brown, TE Gerald Everett, CB Ahkello Witherspoon, CB Sidney Jones IV, offensive coordinator Shane Waldron.

Camp developments: A contract dispute with Howard had a peaceful ending: He asked to be traded but then agreed to a restructured deal. Tagovailoa, now nearly two years removed from the hip injury that ended his Alabama career, showed more decisiveness and a stronger arm than in his rookie season. Injuries were an issue at WR and raised anew doubts about top pass catcher DeVante Parker’s durability.

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Camp development: The main question at camp was how long Lance will take to supplant Garoppolo as starter. All signs point to Garoppolo remaining in that role to start the season, but the Niners have been mixing in Lance in certain situations.

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Camp development: The injury to Carl Lawson, the Jets’ biggest free agent signing of the offseason, was a gut punch. He was having an excellent training camp and Saleh and Ulbrich had visions of the pass rusher setting up the rest of the D-line with his disruptive skills. New York traded a sixth-round draft pick to Houston to acquire Shaq Lawson, who will help fill the void.

Expectations: Let’s talk Super Bowl contenders.

Expectations remain sky high for a team returning mostly intact a year after winning its first AFC East title since 1995 and enjoying its deepest playoff run in 27 years in losing the AFC championship game to Kansas City. Buffalo returns 10 starters each on offense and defense. The Bills resemble nothing of the pushovers they were during the 17-year playoff drought which preceded the arrival of coach Sean McDermott and GM Brandon Beane in 2017.

Expectations: The Niners blamed injuries for their fall from NFC champs in 2019 to out of the playoffs in 2020. They head into this season in relatively good health and expect to contend once again in the NFC. The 49ers traded three first-round draft picks for Lance because they believed they needed more dynamic play at quarterback than Garoppolo provided. They kept Garoppolo and his $25 million salary because they believed the roster is deep enough to contend this year.

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New faces: WR Will Fuller, WR Jaylen Waddle, DE Jaelan Phillips, S Jevon Holland, QB Jacoby Brissett, DT Adam Butler, DB Jason McCourty, RB Malcolm Brown, T Liam Eichenberg, TE Hunter Long, CB Justin Coleman, LB Brennan Scarlett, P Michael Palardy.

Key losses: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, S Bobby McCain, LB Kyle Van Noy, C Ted Karras, DE Shaq Lawson, DT Davon Godchaux, RB Matt Breida, T Julien Davenport, G Ereck Flowers, LB Kamu Grugier-Hill, P Matt Haack.

Strengths: The Dolphins led the NFL with 29 takeaways last year, and All-Pro CB Xavien Howard had 10, the most in the league since 2007. The versatile Holland makes a talented secondary even better, and the pass rush could be improved with the addition of Phillips. With newcomers Fuller and Waddle, and the return of Albert Wilson after he opted out in 2020, the WR corps becomes the deepest position on the team. Miami is also well-stocked at TE, ensuring plenty of targets for second-year QB Tua Tagovailoa.

Weaknesses: OL has been a perennial problem for two decades, which is one reason the Dolphins have no playoff victories during that span, and there are again doubts about how well they’ll block. Settling on a RT — Tagovailoa’s blind side — and improvement by second-year LT Austin Jackson are vital.

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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (7-9)

BALTIMORE RAVENS (12-6)

New faces: QB Mac Jones, TE Jonnu Smith, TE Hunter Henry, WR Nelson Agholor, WR Kendrick Bourne, DT Davon Godchaux, LB Matt Judon, DB Jalen Mills, DL Henry Anderson, LB Kyle Van Noy, DL Christian Barmore, DE Ronnie Perkins, special assistant Matt Patricia.

New faces: WR Sammy Watkins, T Alejandro Villanueva, G Kevin Zeitler, WE Rashod Bateman, G Ben Cleveland, LB Justin Houston, LB Odafe Oweh, T Ja’Wuan James, TE Josh Oliver, S Geno Stone, LB Daelin Hayes, DB Brandon Stephens, WR Tylan Wallace, S Ar’Darius Washington, CB Chris Westry, DT Xavier Kelly.

Key losses: QB Cam Newton (released), RB Sony Michel (trade,) WR Julian Edelman (retired), S Patrick Chung (retired), LG Joe Thuney, RT Marcus Cannon (trade), DL Adam Butler.

Strengths: The Patriots are vastly improved on the defensive line and at linebacker. The most impressive addition by far this preseason was Judon. Along with Godchaux, Kyle Van Noy and Dont’a Hightower, he should help New England be a faster and more physical defense. The offensive line is equally stout. Tackle Isaiah Wynn and guard Mike Onwenu are imposing on the left side of the line. Trent Brown’s return has also brought some needed size to the right side alongside veteran guard Shaq Mason.

Weaknesses: CB Stephon Gilmore didn’t participate in any of the Patriots’ offseason program or training camp and will begin the season on the physically unable to perform list as he recovers from quadriceps surgery. There also isn’t any resolution on the additional compensation Gilmore wants on top of the $7 million base salary he’s slated to make this season. It leaves J.C. Jackson as the secondary’s top one-on-one defender at the position, with little depth behind him.

Camp development: The offense’s depth at running back stood out. Damien Harris displayed his readiness to be the primary backfield option. J.J. Taylor and rookie Rhamondre Stevenson also showed off their explosiveness. And James White showed he is still a capable pass catcher on third down. It should help take pressure off Jones and the passing game for what could be a primarily run-oriented attack.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 37-1. Over/under wins: 91/2.

Expectations: It’s a new world in New England, with Jones set to be the first Patriots rookie to start a season opener at quarterback since Drew Bledsoe in 1993. It comes with a lot of expectation. But he won’t have to carry the team alone. He’ll have a lot of support around him thanks to an improved roster that features several weapons on offense. The heart of the team should be a defense that will be much better against the run. That was a huge weakness last season. It adds up to a team expected to be right back in the mix in the AFC East.

NEW YORK JETS (2-14) New faces: Coach Robert Saleh, QB Zach Wilson (No. 2 overall draft pick), offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur, defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, G Alijah Vera-Tucker (No. 14 overall pick), WR Corey Davis, RT Morgan Moses, WR Elijah Moore (second-round pick), RB Tevin Coleman, RB Michael Carter (fourth-round pick), WR Keelan Cole, DT Sheldon Rankins, LB Jarrad Davis, LB Jamien Sherwood (fifth-rounder), LB Hamsah Nasirildeen (sixth-rounder), S LaMarcus Joyner, DE Shaq Lawson, DE Carl Lawson (out for season).

Key losses: T Orlando Brown Jr., LB Matthew Judon, C Matt Skura, WR Willie Snead, G/T D.J. Fluker, RB Mark Ingram II, WR Dez Bryant, QB Robert Griffin III, DE Yannick Ngakoue.

Strengths: The Ravens led the NFL in rushing the past two seasons and finished second in 2018 — a direct result of having one of the game’s greatest running quarterbacks. Lamar Jackson, the MVP in 2019, has run for over 1,000 yards each of the past two seasons, and Baltimore may lean on him even more this year after running back J.K. Dobbins was lost for the season to a knee injury. Baltimore finished seventh in total defense a season ago.

Weaknesses: The Ravens ranked dead last in passing in 2020 and took steps to change that, acquiring Watkins and drafting Bateman in the first round. But Bateman has been out with a groin injury, and receiver Marquise Brown has also missed time during the preseason. Dobbins’ injury in the final preseason game leaves the team without its top returning running back.

Camp development: Aside from the injuries to Dobbins and the receivers, the Ravens were also without Jackson at the start of training camp following a positive COVID-19 test. Tyler Huntley emerged as the top backup to Jackson.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 14-1. Over/under wins: 11.

Expectations: The Ravens have gone 25-7 over the past two regular seasons, and after winning a playoff game last season for the first time with Jackson, the next step up would be to put together a Super Bowl run. It won’t be easy in a tough AFC, however — and injuries have already been a problem.

CINCINNATI BENGALS (4-11-1) New faces: WR Ja’Marr Chase, OL Riley Reiff, DL Trey Hendrickson, DT Larry Ogunjobi, CB Chidobe Awuzie, CB Mike Hilton, OT Jackson Carman, DE Joseph Ossai.

Key losses: WR A.J. Green, RB Giovani Bernard, DL Geno Atkins, K Randy Bullock, OL B.J. Finney, DL Carl Lawson, CB William Jackson, LB Josh Bynes, CB LeShaun Sims.

Strengths: Quarterback Joe Burrow is healthy again after a season-ending knee injury in 2020. Now he’s got Chase, his former LSU teammate and the fifth overall pick in the draft, as another target. No. 1 running back Joe Mixon is also healthy again and could help open up the offense for Burrow. Vonn Bell and Jessie Bates III emerged as a formidable tandem at safety.

Key losses: Coach Adam Gase, QB Sam Darnold, TE

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Friday, September 3, 2021

Continued from Page D-3 Weaknesses: The offensive line, one of the worst in the NFL last season, was upgraded with the addition of Reiff and the return of O-line coach Frank Pollack, but could still be an issue. Linebackers and depth at running back also are questions.

Camp development: Burrow, center Trey Hopkins, Mixon and DT D.J. Reader are moving well after returning from injuries. Chase, who sat out the 2020 college season, has struggled with dropped passes through training camp. CB Trae Waynes, who missed all of last season with a torn pectoral, suffered a hamstring injury and is day to day. Rookie DE Joseph Ossai, an edge-rushing specialist, will miss the season with a knee injury.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 120-1. Over/under wins: 61/2.

Expectations: Bengals coach Zac Taylor has the support of ownership — for now — but with a 6-25-1 record in his first two seasons, there is more pressure than ever to produce. Most of the pieces are in place for the Bengals to be better, but contending in the rugged AFC North is another matter.

CLEVELAND BROWNS (12-6) New faces: DE Jadeveon Clowney, LB Anthony Walker Jr., S John Johnson III, DE Takk McKinley, CB Troy Hill, DT Malik Jackson, DT Andrew Billings, rookie CB Greg Newsome II, rookie LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, K Chase McLaughlin.

Key losses: DT Sheldon Richardson, DT Larry Ogunjobi, K Cody Parkey, S Terrance Mitchell, DB Kevin Johnson, S Karl Joseph, DE Olivier Vernon, DE Adrian Clayborn, LB B.J. Goodson, T Kendall Lamm.

Strengths: AP Coach of the Year Kevin Stefanski has brought needed steadiness and stability. QB Baker Mayfield triggers Cleveland’s high-powered offense, which returns all 11 starters and is loaded with playmakers. Cleveland has arguably the league’s best offensive line opening holes for Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt, a lethal 1-2 combination. Clowney’s arrival — as long as he stays healthy — will make it tougher for opponents to double-team All-Pro end Myles Garrett.

Weaknesses: The linebacking corps and secondary remain major concerns despite the additions of veterans Walker, Johnson and Hill, who also bring postseason experience. Safety Grant Delpit and CB Greedy Williams have both been slowed by injuries this summer, further weakening a group with questionable depth.

Camp development: Parkey’s season-ending quadriceps injury means Chase McLaughlin will handle the kicking duties — for now. Last season, the Browns cut kicker Austin Seibert after he missed two kicks in the opener.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 16-1. Over/under wins: 101/2.

Expectations: Over the moon. The Browns ended their long playoff and playoff-win droughts last season and were moments away from upsetting twotime defending AFC champion Kansas City. Cleveland could be on the verge of an extended run of success, something the franchise hasn’t had since the 1980s.

Mayfield’s eligible for a massive contract extension and a big season will give him even more leverage.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS (12-5) New faces: RB Najee Harris, LB Joe Schobert, LB Melvin Ingram, OL Trai Turner, C Kendrick Green, TE Pat Freiermuth.

Key losses: C Maurkice Pouncey, RG David DeCastro, LT Alejandro Villanueva, RB James Conner, TE Vance McDonald, LB Bud Dupree, DB Steven Nelson, LB Vince Williams.

Strengths: The wide receiver group may be among the deepest in the NFL after JuJu Smith-Schuster pulled off a bit of a stunner by signing a one-year deal rather than bolt in free agency. Smith-Schuster is part of a group that includes Chase Claypool — who scored 11 touchdowns as a rookie — and Diontae Johnson, who has shown flashes of being a younger (and quieter) version of former All-Pro Antonio Brown. The defense features one of the league’s best players in outside linebacker T.J. Watt and the team believes Alex Highsmith can fill in capably opposite Watt after Bud Dupree left for Tennessee.

Weaknesses: The team basically blew up the offensive line after finishing last in the NFL in yards rushing and yards per carry. The overhaul included firing offensive line coach Shaun Sarrett and releasing perennial Pro Bowl guard David DeCastro. The team drafted Kendrick Green in the third round to replace retired Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey.

The rest of the line is a mishmash of youth and veterans . While Pittsburgh is high on rookie running back Najee Harris, taken with the 24th overall pick, if the line can’t find a way to consistently get push, it might not matter how elusive Harris is.

Camp development: The Steelers aggressively addressed depth issues at linebacker, signing Melvin Ingram to a one-year deal on the eve of camp and acquiring Joe Schobert from Jacksonville in mid-August. Their arrivals give defensive coordinator Keith Butler some flexibility as he tries to put together a rotation that works without burning out Watt.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl 44-1. Over/under wins: 81/2.

Expectations: The Steelers resisted the temptation to hit the “reset” button in the offseason, believing the window to win a Super Bowl with the now 39-year-old Roethlisberger isn’t closed quite yet.

The defense should again be among the NFL’s best, but Pittsburgh plays in arguably the league’s deepest division and faces the NFL’s toughest schedule, at least based on 2020 results. The key — again — is the offensive line. If it can protect Roethlisberger and give Harris room to run, Pittsburgh should be in the mix in the AFC North.

AFC SOUTH HOUSTON TEXANS (4-12) New faces: Coach David Culley, defensive coordinator Lovie Smith, QB Tyrod Taylor, RB Mark Ingram, C Justin Britt, LB Christian Kirksey, RB Phillip Lindsay, WR Anthony Miller, LB Kevin Pierre-Louis.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 120-1. Over/under wins: 6½.

Expectations: Being better than last year is the lowest bar possible and an easy goal considering the Jaguars upgraded the two most important NFL positions: head coach and quarterback. Lawrence gives the small-market franchise hope for the long-term future.

TENNESSEE TITANS (11-6)

Key losses: DE J.J. Watt, WR Will Fuller, WR Randall Cobb, ILB Benardrick McKinney, C Nick Martin, RB Duke Johnson, P Bryan Anger, TE Darren Fells.

New faces: WR Julio Jones, LB Bud Dupree, CB Jackrabbit Jenkins, DL Denico Autry, CB Caleb Farley, CB Elijah Molden, WR Josh Reynolds, LB Rashad Weaver, OT Dillon Radunz, LS Morgan Cox, OT Kendall Lamm, K Sam Ficken.

Strengths: Houston beefed up its running game this offseason after ranking 31st in the NFL by averaging just 91.6 yards rushing a game. David Johnson returns, looking to bounce back in his second season in Houston after a subpar 2020. He’s joined by new additions Lindsay, Ingram, and Rex Burkhead, giving the Texans plenty of options in the backfield.

Key losses: OC Arthur Smith, WR Corey Davis, TE Jonnu Smith, K Stephen Gostkowski, CB Adoree Jackson, CB Malcolm Butler, S Kenny Vaccaro, RT Dennis Kelly, WR Adam Humphries, DL DaQuan Jones, CB Desmond King.

Weaknesses: The passing game will certainly take a major hit with Watson not expected to play for Houston this season amid 22 lawsuits alleging sexual assault or harassment, plus a trade request. Taylor is expected to start in his place, and although he’s looked comfortable in camp, he’s nowhere near the playmaker Watson is. Houston’s secondary is also suspect and won’t have top cornerback Bradley Roby in the opener. Roby will be serving the last game of a six-game suspension for performance enhancers he received last season.

Strengths: Jones joins an offense featuring the NFL’s back-to-back rushing leader in 2020 Offensive Player of the Year Derrick Henry and QB Ryan Tannehill, who set a franchise-record in 2020 with 40 TDs. The offense tied for second in yards per game and fourth in points per game.

Camp development: Watson reported to camp to avoid being fined and participated in individual drills but never practiced with the team, watching as Taylor ran the offense.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 250-1. Over/under wins: 4.

Expectations: This once star-studded franchise has lost virtually all its big names in recent years, and those departures, coupled with Watson’s situation could make this the worst team in franchise history.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (11-6) New faces: QB Carson Wentz, LT Eric Fisher, DE Kwity Paye, OT Julie’n Davenport, QB Sam Ehlinger, TE Kylen Granson, WR Mike Strachan, DE Dayo Odeyingbo.

Key losses: QB Philip Rivers, LT Anthony Castonzo, LB Anthony Walker, DE Denico Autry, DE Justin Houston, S Malik Hooker, offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni.

Strengths: Wentz is trying to revive his career behind one of the NFL’s top offensive lines and with a stronger supporting cast than he had in Philadelphia. But he needs to stay healthy — and out of the COVID-19 protocols. Jonathan Taylor and Marlon Mack provide a strong running tandem, and All-Pros DeForest Buckner and Darius Leonard lead a defense that believes it can be one of the league’s best.

Weaknesses: Julie’n Davenport will likely replace longtime left tackle Anthony Castonzo in Week 1 — and until Fisher, a two-time Pro Bowler, returns in late September or early October. Kwity Paye and Kemoko Turay need to become consistently productive edge pass rushers. And while the depth at receiver appears better, Michael Pittman Jr. and Parris Campbell must take big steps in 2021.

Camp development: Wentz (foot), Fisher (Achilles tendon) or All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson (foot) missed most of training camp, but that gave Indy a chance to build depth at quarterback and along the offensive line.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 30-1. Over/under wins: 81/2.

Expectations: Indy made the deal for Wentz with the belief he will reemerge as a franchise quarterback. It’s a big bet. But a healthy and productive Wentz could take Indy’s offense to the top tier. Pairing that with a young, confident and still improving defense could make Indy a serious AFC contender.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1-15) New faces: Coach Urban Meyer, QB Trevor Lawrence, QB C.J. Beathard, WR Marvin Jones, WR Tavon Austin, RB Carlos Hyde, OT Walker Little, TE Chris Manhertz, TE Luke Farrell, WR/ KR Jamal Agnew, DT Malcom Brown, DL Roy Robertson-Harris, DE Jihad Ward, LB Damien Wilson, CB Shaquill Griffin, CB Tyson Campbell, S Rayshawn Jenkins, S Rudy Ford, S Andre Cisco.

Key losses: RB Travis Etienne (IR/foot), QB Gardner Minshew, WR Keelan Cole, TE Tyler Eifert, LB Joe Schobert, CB D.J. Hayden, CB Sidney Jones, DT Abry Jones.

Strengths: The Jaguars are banking on Lawrence being the man immediately. And Jacksonville believes Lawrence — the No. 1 overall draft pick who was widely regarded as the best pro prospect since Andrew Luck — has enough talent around him to be good early, including a decent ground attack and potentially the team’s best receiving corps since Jimmy Smith and Keenan McCardell in the late 1990s.

Weaknesses: Jacksonville’s defense last season was the worst in franchise history, giving up an AFC-leading 492 points (28.9 a game). Meyer and general manager Trent Baalke took a huge swing at the unit by signing more than a dozen free agents on that side of the ball, drafting four defenders and switching to a 3-4 scheme.

Camp development: Losing Etienne for the season was a significant setback — Meyer called it “a shot in the jaw” — because the rookie from Clemson and 25th overall pick was going to be an integral part of the offense. He was expected to be a change-of-pace back, a slot receiver and a big-play threat every time he touched the ball. Replacing him won’t be easy and might be impossible.

Weaknesses: A defense revamped this offseason after being at or near the bottom of several categories has six new starters and has to jell. Improvement over 2020 shouldn’t be too tough to achieve, though they have to prove they can actually help a high-powered offense.

Camp development: The Titans have a new kicker after claiming Sam Ficken off waivers from the New York Jets. Coach Mike Vrabel tested positive for COVID-19 the day after a preseason win at Tampa Bay, the first of a flare-up that put Tannehill and three other offensive starters on the reserve/COVID19 list for the franchise that had the NFL’s first outbreak last season.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 25-1. Over/under wins: 9.

Expectations: Only Seattle (nine) and Kansas City (eight) have had more consecutive winning seasons than Tennessee’s five straight in the NFL. Revamping the defense and trading for Jones to join an offense already led by Henry, Tannehill and Brown have the Titans thinking of the franchise’s first Super Bowl berth since the 1999 season — even in the very competitive AFC.

AFC WEST DENVER BRONCOS (5-11) New faces: GM George Paton, QB Teddy Bridgewater, CB Patrick Surtain II, RB Javonte Williams, ILB Jonathon Cooper, CB Ronald Darby, CB Kyle Fuller, TE Eric Saubert, OL Quinn Meinerz, OLB Baron Browning, S Caden Sterns, LB Jonas Griffith.

Key losses: RT Ja’Wuan James, RB Phillip Lindsay, OT Elijah Wilkinson, TE Nick Vannett, DL Jurrell Casey, CB A.J. Bouye, DE DeMarcus Walker, S Will Parks, LB Joe Jones, OLB Jeremiah Attaochu, WR Trinity Benson.

Strengths: Paton rebuilt Denver’s secondary but also augmented the front seven.

For the first time since the Broncos won Super Bowl 50 five years ago they have a legitimate two-deep roster at every spot. Their offense also could be set for a breakout season with Jerry Jeudy, Courtland Sutton, K.J. Hamler, Noah Fant and Albert Okwuegbunam providing Bridgewater with plenty of tantalizing targets.

Weaknesses: Special teams coordinator Tom McMahon is on the hot seat every bit as much as head coach Vic Fangio if the Broncos stumble again at the start. With such a deep roster, it’s no longer an excuse that the team simply lacks the personnel. Special teams blunders were plentiful throughout the preseason. Paton traded for 49ers special teams stud Jonas Griffith, a second-year LB from Indiana State, to help the coverage units that were awful in the preseason.

Camp development: For a change, the Broncos didn’t suffer any big injury losses this summer. Von Miller, whose dislodged ankle tendon cost him all of 2020, slow-rolled his return to form. So did WR Sutton, who played just one game last year (shoulder, ACL) after making his first Pro Bowl. Like Sutton, Okwuegbunam also is coming back from a torn ACL. FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 41-1. Over/under wins: 81/2.

Expectations: The Broncos haven’t had a winning record in four years or made it to the playoffs in five.

That’s the worst stretch for this proud franchise since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. They fully expect to be back in the playoff hunt with a steady QB at the helm of a rising offense. The Broncos are going against the grain in relying on their defense and a ground game.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (16-3) New faces: LT Orlando Brown Jr., LG Joe Thuney, C Austin Blythe, DT Jarran Reed, RB Elijah McGuire, CB Mike Hughes, RB Jerrick McKinnon, TE Blake Bell, LB Nick Bolton, C Creed Humphrey, DE Joshua Kaindoh.

Key losses: LT Eric Fisher, RT Mitchell Schwartz, WR Sammy Watkins, CB Bashaud Breeland, TE Deon Yelder, DE Tanoh Kpassagnon, CB Antonio Hamilton, RB Damien Williams, DT Mike Pennel.

Strengths: The offense remains the biggest strength of the Chiefs, and arguably the most dynamic unit on either side of the ball in the NFL. QB Patrick Mahomes threw for 4,740 yards with 38 touchdowns and just six interceptions last season, and his three biggest weapons are back:

TE Travis Kelce, RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire and WR Tyreek Hill. But the offense should be even better thanks to a completely reworked line.

Weaknesses: The Chiefs are relying on young CBs L’Jarius Sneed and Charvarius Ward to continue their development, though it helps their cause to have veteran safeties Tyrann Mathieu and Juan Thornhill on the field with them. The Chiefs also need to pressure the quarterback better. They have moved DT Chris Jones to defensive end opposite Frank Clark, and he looked good coming off the edge during the Chiefs’ three preseason wins.

Camp development: The biggest surprise of camp was that Mathieu did not sign an extension, even though both sides wanted to get it done. That means the three-time All-Pro is entering the final year of a $42 million, three-year deal.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 5-1. Over/under wins: 121/2.

Expectations: The Chiefs watched the Buccaneers run roughshod over their offensive line in the Super Bowl, so they quickly dismantled the front five and rebuilt it from the ground up. LT Orlando Brown Jr. has been a Pro Bowl pick, LG Joe Thuney was the best guard on the free agent market and three firstyear players — C Creed Humphry, RG Trey Smith and RT Lucas Niang — have already played beyond their years in preseason action. If they can continue to develop, and the defense is merely average, they should have their sights set on a third straight trip to the Super Bowl.

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (8-8) New faces: DE Yannick Ngakoue, CB Casey Hayward, S Trevon Moehrig, RT Alex Leatherwood, defensive coordinator Gus Bradley, RB Kenyan Drake, DT Quinton Jefferson, CB Nate Hobbs, DT Solomon Thomas, LB Denzel Perryman.

Key losses: WR Nelson Agholor, C Rodney Hudson, RG Gabe Jackson, RT Trent Brown, DT Maliek Collins, S Jeff Heath, S Erik Harris, RB Devontae Booker.

Strengths: With QB Derek Carr coming off his most productive season in three years under coach Jon Gruden, the passing game should once again be the strength for the Raiders. Star tight end Darren Waller remains the top target but the Raiders are counting on second-year receivers Henry Ruggs III and Bryan Edwards to take a big step this year to help make up for the loss of Agholor.

Weaknesses: The Raiders have had one of the NFL’s worst defenses since Gruden returned in 2018. They tried to address the pass rush by signing Ngakoue to team with Maxx Crosby on the edge. The secondary still has plenty of questions. Last year’s first-round pick, Damon Arnette, has struggled and will likely play off the bench behind soon-to-be 32-year-old Hayward coming off his worst season as a pro.

Moehrig is being counted on to step in immediately at free safety, but third-year players Trayvon Mullen and Johnathan Abram will need to improve if the Raiders are to have a capable defense.

Camp development: One of the bright spots this summer has been the play of fifth-round CB Hobbs, who has shown some playmaking ability at both slot and outside cornerback. If that can be maintained during the season, it could provide a big boost to the secondary.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 75-1. Over/under wins: 7.

Expectations: The Raiders haven’t even posted a winning record in any of the first three seasons since Gruden returned. They are hoping for that to change in 2021 in the first season with fans in Las Vegas. But unless the defense takes a major step forward and the offense can remain productive despite replacing three starters on the offensive line, that could be hard to pull off against a difficult schedule.

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (7-9) New faces: Coach Brandon Staley, C Corey Linsley, Gs Matt Feiler and Oday Aboushi, TE Jared Cook, QB Chase Daniel, OT Rashawn Slater, CB Asante Samuel Jr. Key losses: TE Hunter Henry, DE Melvin Ingram, C Dan Feeney, OT Sam Tevi, G Forrest Lamp, S Rayshawn Jenkins, LB Denzel Perryman, CB Casey Hayward, G Trai Turner.

Strengths: AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Justin Herbert quickly became the franchise quarterback last season after setting rookie records with 31 touchdown passes and eight 300yard games. Receiver Keenan Allen has at least 97 receptions each of the past four seasons and Mike Williams has proved he can stretch the field. The defense is switching to a 4-3 scheme and should be bolstered by the return of safety Derwin James, who was an All-Pro selection as a rookie in 2018 but has played in only five games the past two years.

Weaknesses: The offensive line has four new starters but lacks depth. Right tackle Bryan Bulaga continues to be plagued by injuries and the two swing tackles slated to back him up struggled throughout the preseason. New coach Staley has brought plenty of energy to the team, but it remains an inexperienced coaching staff.

Camp development: For the first time in at least three years, the Chargers got out of the preseason healthy. Staley sat most of his starters during the three preseason games, with only rookie offensive tackle Slater and cornerback Samuel Jr. seeing significant playing time. The Chargers have had one of the league’s worst special teams units the past two years, which is why Staley and new coordinator Derius Swinton spent at least 30 minutes of each practice on special teams.

FanDuel says: Win Super Bowl: 33-1. Over/under wins: 91/2.

Expectations: Staley has injected confidence into a team that has had losing seasons the last two years after making the playoffs in 2018. New offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi’s system should be better suited to Herbert’s talents, while the defense has two playmakers in James and edge rusher Joey Bosa.

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