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‘Job done’ on Williams pro debut By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net RASHIELD Williams wasted no time in pulling off his professional debut on Saturday night in Mexico City. In turning pro after he

completed a long amateur programme that ended with a trip to the Commonwealth Games in the Coast Coast, Australia last year, Williams needed just one round and 45 seconds to dispose of his opponent. “I want to give God thanks for my first one,” Williams said. “I stepped in

there and did what I had to do.” The 29-year-old Williams said he was over-excited to get into the ring for his first four-rounder, but he got the job done. “The guy came out very aggressive, but I held my composure,” he said. “I came out aggressive myself.

But because the Mexicans like to come right at you, I waited for him and eventually my strength worn him down.” It was a right shot to the Mexican chin that sent him to the canvas to signal the end of the fight. “I could have gone a little longer and be more patient,

but I was too hungry to take him out,” Williams reflected. Williams’ new coach Normal Wilson, who has been working with him since December when he met the transition to Fort Lauderdale to train at the Contenders Boxing Gym, admitted that it was a

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RASHIELD Williams at the end of his bout.

normal procedure for Williams, like every amateur fighters, to get over anxious to get his feet wet. “The guy came out trying to take out Rashield, but he took his time and he took him out in the second round,” Wilson said. SEE PAGE THREE

TIP OFF TODAY IN PLAYOFFS by RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

CLASH OF THE BAHAMIANS AS HIELD AND AYTON FACE OFF PHOENIX Suns centre Deandre Ayton, left, and Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield, right, in action last night as the two clashed in the NBA basketball game last night. See page three for a full report on the game. Photos: Rich Pedroncelli/AP

THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Sports Association will tip off sudden death basketball playoffs today featuring play in all four contested divisions at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. The top seeded teams will take on the No 4 seeds today beginning at 4pm while the No 2 versus No 3 matchups take place tomorrow. The St John’s College Giants, St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine, Queen’s College Comets, Kingsway Academy Saints and Jordan Prince Williams Falcons have produced playoff teams in three of the four divisions. The Senior Boys division will feature the No 1 seeded Giants against the Kingsway Academy Saints, while the second seeded Temple Christian Suns will face the No 3 Comets. In Senior Girls - the Giants are again the No 1 seed and will face the Saints. The Big Red Machine are seeded No 2 and will take on the Falcons. The Comets are ranked No 1 in the Junior Boys division and will face the Big Red Machine in round one. The second seeded Falcons will face the third-seeded Saints in the semifinals. In Junior Girls play, the Comets enter the playoffs ranked No 1 and face the Big Red Machine in the semifinals. The Giants are ranked No 2 and will take on the Falcons in the other half of the bracket. The 2018 championship series featured two-game sweeps in all divisions. The Big Red Machine won the Senior Boys title over the, while in Senior Girls play, the roles were reversed and the Falcons took down SAC. The Falcons’ junior boys edged Temple Christian and SAC’s Junior Girls also defeated the Falcons to win their division title.

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Career high for Cornish as Seawolves snap up win by RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

A CAREER night from Jaron Cornish powered the Stony Brook Seawolves to its eighth win in conference play, highlighting the weekend for Bahamian student-athletes in NCAA Division I basketball. Cornish scored a careerhigh 30 points to lead the Seawolves to a 76-65 win over the UMass Lowell River Hawks Saturday night at Island Federal Arena in New York. The senior point guard shot 11-18 from the field, 3-6 from three point range, 5-5 from the free throw line and also added six rebounds and a career high four steals in 35 minutes. It was the first 30-point performance by a Stony Brook player this season, as the Seawolves improved to 20-5 on the season, 8-2 in America East Conference play. The Abaco native scored 17 of his 30 points in the second half, including nine by himself through the middle of the period. It was the third consecutive win for the Sea Wolves, following their only backto-back losses of the season. “Our community and students have been incredible these last few games. The atmosphere was again outstanding tonight because of them. UMass Lowell got off to a really good start and I don’t think we were

TRAVIS MUNNINGS guarding them too well. We talked about rebounding at the half, which has really been our bread and butter all year,” Seawolves Jeff Boals said, “Jaron Cornish was phenomenal in the second half and our defense was really good at the end to get the win. That was a high-powered offense and being able to hold them to 65 points was great.” Cornish took over and gave Stony Brook the lead for good with 12:37 left to play in the second half. He went on a personal 9-0 run put his team ahead 56-48 with 11:22 to play. He had previously scored 22 on two separate occasions, the most recent being against Norfolk State on November 27. Travis Muninngs recorded his second double double of the season and helped his ULM Warhawks to an 88-79 win over the Georgia Southern Eagles. The Warhawks improved

to 13-10, 6-5 in the Sun Belt Conference and an 11-1 record at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Louisiana. “I’m really proud of our team and their mental toughness in this game,” ULM coach Keith Richard said. “This was a hard game to play. “They were hard to stop, and they had hard time stopping us,” Richard said. “But we did get a few stops down the stretch which were critical, critical stops.” Rashad Davis and the UTSA Mavericks scored a ten-point win over Appalachian State, 78-68. He finished with seven points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals. The Mavs (12-12, 8-3 SBC) remained in first place in the Sun Belt Conference. “I wasn’t necessarily happy with the way we started the game; we just didn’t have the same pop and intensity that we’ve been playing with. But I’m happy to get the win – they’re hard to get in February,” Mavs head coach Chris Ogden said, “Give our guys all the credit: they’ve put themselves in position to be in a tie for 1st place. As long as we keep getting better we’ll stay a part of this fight for the regular-season championship.” Nathan Bain finished with seven points in Stephen F Austin’s 82-67 loss to Lamar and Charles Bain chipped in with 10 points in Robert Morris’ 77-68 loss to Central Connecticut.

JARON Cornish in action.

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‘JOB DONE’ ON WILLIAMS PRO DEBUT from page one

“It was very impressive. It looked very good.” Having worked with Williams on the international scene during his amateur days, Wilson said he was aware of Williams’

capabilities and he lived up to the expectations for his first pro fight. “He tried to get the job over as quickly as possible,” Wilson said. “He got it over in a round and a half because he really hurt the guy in the first round. But the guy hung on and he

took him out in the second round.” After working with Williams for about a month, Wilson said he was impressed with what he saw, but he have to get him ready for his second fight round March 16. “He will take a few days

off and we will be right back in the gym,” Wilson said, “He just have to be more patient. He can’t wait. He’s willing to take his opponent out as soon as the bell ring. That’s the only thing have to work on. “His skills are very

good. His knowledge of what he is doing is very good. He just have to be more patient. Pretty soon he will be moving from a four round fighter to a six rounder and then an eight rounder. He have to be patient as he move up. He can’t expect to be Mike

Tyson, who go right in and take you out.” That will come with maturity and taking care of business in the gym. But from what he saw, Wilson said Williams is definitely on the path to having a great professional career.

Hield triumphs as Ayton’s Suns falter By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE third regular-season match-up between Buddy Hield’s Sacramento Kings and Deandre Ayton’s Phoenix Suns went to the Kings’ advantage as the teams continue to trend in opposite directions. Hield finished with 18 points, six rebounds and made three three-pointers in the Kings 117-104 win over the Suns last night at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Ayton finished with 16 points, nine rebounds and shot 8-10 from the field. With the win, the Kings (30-26) now lead the season series between the two teams 2-1, and finished 5-1 on the current homestand. They remain in the midst of a tight playoff race in the Western Conference, currently 0.5 games behind the LA Clippers for the final playoff spot. The Suns (11-47) have the third worst record in the NBA and the worst record in the Western Conference. Phoenix has now lost 14 consecutive games and their last win was nearly a month ago, a 102-93 win over the Denver Nuggets. The Suns’ losing streak is one shy of its franchise record of 15 set last season. On December 4, the much anticipated first NBA regular season game featuring two Bahamian born players quickly turned into a lopsided win for Hield and the Kings. Hield scored 20 points in just 18 minutes, while Deandre Ayton had 10 points and nine rebounds in the Kings’ 122-105 win over the Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena. In game two on January 8, the Suns exacted revenge with a 115-111 win, also at Talking Stick.

SACRAMENTO Kings guard Buddy Hield, right, drives against Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr during the second half last night. Photos: Rich Pedroncelli/AP Ayton finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds while Hield had 16 points, four rebounds and made 3-5 three pointers. The final regular season matchup between the two teams takes place March 23 at the Golden 1 Center. Both teams will be back in action on the road Wednesday night. The Suns will travel to Los Angeles to face the Clippers while the Kings will take on the Denver Nuggets. Hield is averaging a team leading 20.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. Hield is also shooting efficiently at 48 percent from the field and 46 percent from three. Ayton has posted 30 doubles doubles on the season. He leads all rookies with 10.6 rebounds per game and shooting 58 percent from

SACRAMENTO Kings guard De’Aaron Fox, left, hangs on the rim after scoring against Phoenix Suns centre Deandre Ayton.

the field. He also ranks second in scoring at 16.5 points per game. His field goal percentage is the thirdhighest in NBA history by a rookie qualified for the league leaderboard and the highest by a rookie who is averaging a double-double. Both Ayton and Hield will participate at the league’s All-Star Weekend festivities, February 15-17 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ayton was selected as a member of the World Team for the 2019 Mountain Dew Ice Rising Stars, hosted Friday, February 15, while Hield was named as a participant in the 3-Poin Contest, hosted on State Farm All-Star on Saturday night. Hield also previously participated in the Risings Stars Challenge in both 2017 and 2018.

SACRAMENTO Kings forward Marvin Bagley III, right, is fouled by Phoenix Suns centre Deandre Ayton.

SACRAMENTO Kings forward Marvin Bagley III, centre, drives between Phoenix Suns’ Josh Jackson, left, and Kelly Oubre Jr, right.

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In search of a team

CLOCKWISE from top left, Craig Kimbrel, Dallas Keuchel, Manny Machado and Bryce Harper. By RONALD BLUM, AP Baseball Writer BRYCE Harper, Manny Machado, Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel won’t be around when the bat and ball bags are opened at spring training throughout Florida and Arizona this week. They are among the dozens of free agents still looking for jobs, joined by Mike Moustakas, Marwin Gonzalez, Carlos Gonzalez and Gio Gonzalez. For the second straight winter, camps are opening with many rosters in exceptional flux. “The market will sort itself out,” St Louis Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. said at last week’s owners’ meetings. “There is a long time between the end of the season and spring training, and there’s

maybe not so much a sense of urgency on whichever side it happens to be.” Among the 164 players who exercised free agency rights at the end of last year’s World Series, 84 had announced agreements on the eve of spring training. That is up from 65 of 166 at roughly the same point last season but down from 105 of 158 two years ago. Boston added JD Martinez last Feb. 26 and Philadelphia brought in Jake Arrieta on March 12. All but 26 of the free agents last offseason eventually reached deals, but some with big-money contracts flopped after late starts: Yu Darvish joined the Chicago Cubs on Feb 13, went 1-3 and didn’t pitch after May 20 because of arm problems. Eric Hosmer finalized his agreement with San Diego on Feb. 19 and hit a

career-worst .253 with 69 RBIs. Alex Cobb signed with Baltimore on March 26 and went 5-16. A drawn-out negotiating process means clubs have lost time in marketing new acquisitions, which seems especially significant to a sport coming off three straight years of attendance declines. Average attendance dropped below 30,000 last year for the first time since 2003. “We want players signed, particularly star players. I wish they were signed and ready to go,” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Friday. “We got another week before they have to report. I’m really hopeful that it’s going to get resolved during that period of time.” Oakland takes the field first, starting workouts Monday in Mesa, Arizona.

Seattle follows Tuesday in Peoria, Arizona, with both teams getting early starts because they open the season in Tokyo on March 20-21, a week before other teams get underway. Every other club launches practice Wednesday or Thursday except for Atlanta, which waits until Saturday. Six new managers are in charge for the second straight spring training and five of them are big league rookie skippers for the second straight year. Rocco Baldelli (Minnesota), David Bell (Cincinnati), Brandon Hyde (Baltimore), Charlie Montoyo (Toronto) and Chris Woodward (Texas) are first-timers running a big league dugout, joined by the Los Angeles Angels’ Brad Ausmus, Detroit’s manager from 2014-17. One of last year’s rookie managers was Alex Cora,

who led Boston to its fourth World Series title in 15 seasons. The Red Sox hope to become the first team to win consecutive titles since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees. “Repeating is tough,” Cora said. “It starts with the players. People are going to talk about hangovers and all that and the banquet circuit. It’s part of it. But they’ve been disciplined enough.” New baseball operations heads are in charge of three teams: Mike Elias (Baltimore), Farhan Zaidi (San Francisco) and Brodie Van Wagenen (New York Mets). Among the major trades of the offseason, Philadelphia obtained catcher JT Realmuto from Miami, St Louis got first baseman Paul Goldschmidt from Arizona and the New York Mets got second baseman

Robinson Cano and closer Edwin Diaz from Seattle. In the free-agent market thus far, Washington added left-hander Patrick Corbin and the Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder AJ Pollock, Atlanta got third baseman Josh Donaldson and Colorado picked up second baseman Daniel Murphy. By March 28, when most teams open, many rosters will look significantly different. The Mets and Phillies have noticeably bolstered theirs. Others chose rebuilding and appear to have little chance to reach the postseason: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Kanas City, Miami, Seattle and Toronto. “There’s always been players available in February or March,” Van Wagenen said. “I think there’s been a higher volume of more-recognisable names than in the past.”

SECONDS LEFT AND WESSON BREAKS THE DEADLOCK BLOOMINGTON, Indiana Associated Press

OHIO State’s Andre Wesson kept fighting through the muck yesterday. When he finally got free in the final minute, he stole a win. Wesson forced a gamechanging turnover in the final minute and then slipped behind one defender and got to the basket for a tie-breaking dunk with 20 seconds left to give the Buckeyes a 55-52 victory over Indiana. “This is kind of the Andre I’ve seen since he got here,” said CJ Jackson, whose long, shot-clock beating 3 tied the score with 71 seconds left. “He’s playing unbelievable for us right now and we’re going to need his scoring, his ability to do everything he does on the court for us.” Sunday’s game was a perfect example of how valuable Wesson can be. While his teammates struggled to get in sync offensively, the junior forward continually made an

impact. He finished with 15 points, four rebounds and two steals — none bigger than the one he had with 42 seconds to go that prevented Indiana from taking a potential goahead shot. And when it mattered most, Wesson played perfectly. “They slipped him out. Our rotation was there. I thought Romeo (Langford) had a chance to make maybe a blocked shot, but he got it off the glass quickly,” Hoosiers coach Archie Miller said. “Our help obviously didn’t get there in time.” Wesson’s younger brother, Kaleb, and Jackson each scored 10 points and were the only other players to reach double figures for the resurgent Buckeyes (16-7, 6-6 Big Ten), who have won three straight. Indiana (13-11, 4-9), meanwhile, continues to struggle. It has lost nine of 10. The Hoosiers fought valiantly to overcome another dismal shooting

performance and finally got the crowd into the game when Langford made his second 3 in a 9-0 run to tie the score at 47 with 4:54 left. Langford finished with 15 points. Devonte Green’s long, buzzer-beating 3 sent the fans into a frenzy as Indiana took 52-49 lead with 1:46 to play. But Jackson matched Green’s basket and Wesson won it with his defense and his offense. “We just knew they were going to be heavy on the ball screen so we tried to slip him out and put Kaleb high,” Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said. “I thought Andre did a great job finishing and the pass was perfect.” BIG PICTURE Ohio State: The Buckeyes have scored fewer than 70 points in five of their last six games. And they’ll need more scoring punch to survive a tough final stretch and secure an NCAA Tournament bid. Indiana: The Hoosiers forced 15 turnovers but

were 6 of 20 on 3s and got outrebounded 35-29. If those numbers don’t change, Indiana’s struggles will continue.

UNIFORM CHANGE Indiana wore commemorative uniforms Sunday to honor the 70th anniversary season of the late Bill Garrett breaking the Big Ten’s color barrier. Garrett became the first black player to start for a Big Ten basketball team on Dec 4, 1948. He was named an All-American in 1951 and finished his career in 1952 as the Hoosiers’ career scoring leader (792 points). The Hoosiers wore shooting shirts with a special logo on their left sleeve and pin-striped uniforms that featured an old-school look. On the inside of the waistband was the word “ballroom,” a reference to the Harlem Renaissance Movement and its impact on the black community and the sport of basketball. Garrett’s son, Billy Jr, attended the game.

OHIO State’s Andre Wesson dunks against Indiana. Photo: Darron Cummings/AP

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LINDSEY Vonn speeds down the course during the women’s downhill race, at the alpine ski World Championships in Are, Sweden, yesterday.

Photo: Gabriele Facciotti/AP

Vonn walks away with another medal ARE, Sweden Associated Press LINDSEY Vonn walked off with her career haul of medals in her right hand, the gold, silver and bronze clinking together almost weighing her down. Or was it the bulging knee braces and metal support rods inside her vast array of broken bones? Whatever it was, the sound was a reminder of what Vonn has come to symbolise — an athlete who battled back from one major injury after another throughout her career to win more ski races than any other woman. Add one more — final — comeback to the list Five days after crashing in super-G — a fall that knocked the wind out of her and left her with a black eye and a bruised rib — and three months after tearing a ligament in her left knee, Vonn won the bronze medal in the world championship downhill Sunday in the final race of her career. She’s shed so many tears that there are none left — just like she no longer has

any cartilage in her knees. “I’m literally tapped out, I can’t cry anymore,” Vonn said. “I want to cry but it’s dry. ... It’s not an easy thing to feel your bones hitting together and continue to push through it. “Of course I’m sore. Even before the crash I was sore. So I’m just sore on top of sore. My neck is killing me,” Vonn said. “But at the end of the day no one cares if my neck hurts; they only care if I win. ... I knew that I was capable of pushing through the pain one last time and I did that. ... Every athlete has their own obstacles and I faced mine head on today and I conquered them.” Vonn had been planning on retiring in December but she recently moved up her plans due to persistent pain in both of her surgically repaired knees. Then came the super-G crash, when she straddled a gate in midair, flew face first down the mountain and slammed into the safety nets. “She has been business as usual this whole week, saying I’m racing to win,” Karin Kildow, Vonn’s sister,

told The Associated Press. “I was like, ‘Just maybe make it down and maybe stand up.’ But she was like, ‘No, I’m going full out’. She was definitely in the mindset to push it and she really did.” It’s a medal that brings Vonn full circle: the American’s two silvers at the 2007 worlds on the same course in Are were the first two major championship medals of her career. “I was weighing in my mind the risk of putting it all out there, crashing and getting injured again, as opposed to finishing where I wanted to,” Vonn said. “It was an internal battle.” As soon as she exited the finish area, Vonn embraced Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark, the only skier to win more World Cup races than she did — 86 to 82. “I basically begged him to come here via text, in all caps, many exclamation points,” Vonn said. “He’s an icon and a legend in our sport and he doesn’t really like the spotlight but he deserves to have it. I was just so grateful that he was there. Honestly,

LINDSEY Vonn of the United States celebrates with dog Lucy after the flower ceremony of the women downhill race in Sweden yesterday. Photo: Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP it’s a perfect ending to my Moser-Proell and Christel ago for oldest woman to Cranz. win a medal at a worlds. career.” “Thank You Lindsey: Fog and wind forced The third skier on the to shorten course, Vonn had a big Forever A Star,” read one organisers smile on her face when she sign positioned by the side the course to the second reserve start, which favored came down with the fast- of the course. Four US flags were in Vonn because it reduced est run to that point. She waved and bowed to the the grandstand when Vonn the strain on her knees. came down and there were Now she can finally let her crowd. Eventually, Ilka Stuhec of quite a few cheers when she body heel and move onto Slovenia beat Vonn and took started her run wearing a the next phase of her life gold, defending her title suit with blue-and-yellow — possibly acting, having from the 2017 worlds. Stuhec trim — Sweden’s colors — children, starting a business. “I’m looking forward to finished 0.23 seconds ahead to honor Stenmark. “She really deserves just chilling out a bit and of silver medalist Corinne everything, Suter of Switzerland and this sendoff from her great recovering career,” said Eleanor including my mind,” Vonn 0.49 ahead of Vonn. “Not many were counting Bodin, a 21-year-old fan said. “It’s been a lot to on (Vonn) to get the medal from Sweden who was hold- process. “The nice thing is that, in her last race, which ing up a sign saying “Thank in the real world I’m actumakes it even more spe- You Lindsey.” “She has been my ally pretty young. I have cial,” Stuhec said. “She has favorite skier since 2008 felt really old for a long won everything.” Vonn became the first when I saw her winning on time, because I’m racing female skier to win medals television,” Bodin said. “I with girls that are like 15 at six different world cham- was a little girl sitting on the years younger than me. So pionships. It’s also her sofa. I just thought what a now, in the real world, I’m fifth downhill medal at a great skier and inspiration.” normal. Thirty is the new 20 At 34, Vonn eclipsed her so I’m super young. I’ve got worlds, matching the record established by Annemarie own record from two years a lot to look forward to.”

FRANCE CRUSHED AS IMPRESSIVE ENGLAND MARCHES ON LONDON Associated Press

TWO rounds into the Six Nations, only two teams remain unbeaten. And they meet next. England ensured the showdown with Wales in two weeks in Cardiff will be extra spicy by crushing France 44-8 at Twickenham yesterday. Coach Eddie Jones promised England would be even better after demolishing reigning champion Ireland in Dublin on the opening weekend, and his side was merciless in its biggest win against France in 108 years. England has two hugely impressive bonus-point victories, and Wales has equaled its best winning streak of 11 from more than a century ago. “We’re playing the greatest Welsh side ever, so we’ll have to be at our absolute best,” Jones said. There seems little doubt England will be. Where England overwhelmed Ireland with power and pressure, this time it showed savvy and smarts to keep pickpocketing the French with chip kicks and grubbers and canny chasing. France’s decision to put two centers on the wings, and a wing at fullback, was ruthlessly exposed as three of England’s four tries in the first half came from

ENGLAND’s Jonny May celebrates scoring is team’s first try of the game against France yesterday. Photo: Gareth Fuller/AP expertly weighted kicks in behind the defense, where no blue jerseys were anywhere near. “It’s very painful when they score try after try,” France captain Guilhem Guirado said. “The pressure was constant and we never managed to get out of that.” By halftime, England had the bonus-point fourth try. Winger Jonny May

had a hat trick in the first half-hour. May scored England’s first try after just 64 seconds, the third straight match he’s scored in the first two minutes. More remarkably, it was the fifth consecutive match England has scored in the first two minutes. Jones said: “Jonny May is like, when you go to the park, and you see a person with a tennis ball and they

throw it, and the dog runs 100mph and chases and brings it back. He does that pretty well.” Guirado was an unwitting culprit in England’s first two scores. His dropped catch started the counterattack in which fullback Elliot Daly weaved into French territory and kicked ahead for May, who easily overtook the defense and pounced on the ball just 64 seconds in.

That was faster than his try 91 seconds in against Ireland, and two minutes in against Australia in November. Guirado was then penalised for not rolling away in a ruck and Owen Farrell kicked England 8-0 ahead in a shower. Farrell and Morgan Parra traded penalties, and France appeared settled until the start of the second quarter when England forced a lineout in the French 22. England bashed at the defense and Farrell passed out left to May, who stepped opposite Damian Penaud and was over. Five minutes later, Parra spilled a high ball on his 22, England wing Chris Ashton recovered and grubbered and the chasing May was under no pressure to tap down and complete his hat trick, the first by an Englishman against France since Henry Jacob in 1924. With his 12th try in his last 12 tests, May eclipsed New Zealand’s Rieko Ioane to be test rugby’s highest try-scorer since the start of 2018. Farrell converted for 23-3 and victory was certain, even after Penaud finished a counterattack started by fullback Yoann Huget, who slipped three tackles. England merely brushed that off and scored on halftime when a Ben Youngs

grubber kick was scooped up by Ashton and taken to the posts. Prop Kyle Sinckler played scrumhalf to center Henry Slade, who stepped Guirado for England’s fourth try and a 30-8 lead. Huget took a head knock and was replaced by a real fullback, debutant Thomas Ramos, at halftime. But France only reduced the bleeding in the second half as England threw on reserves and rested stars such as Mako Vunipola, George Kruis, Ashton, and Sinckler in the third quarter. By then, Ashton had bombed a try by dropping a lob pass from Manu Tuilagi, but earned a penalty try when he was tackled off the ball from behind by counterpart Gael Fickou. Farrell scored the sixth and last England try, and converted it, after Youngs’ quick tap penalty from 70 meters out and Farrell’s kick ahead was messed up by France under pressure from May. The last 25 minutes went scoreless, with Jones saying he was pleased England didn’t relax in the second half. His England had stepped up from smashing Ireland to achieve its biggest win over France since a 37-0 result in 1911. Wales awaits.

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Aguero leads demolition of Chelsea SERGIO Aguero is scoring for fun, and even referee Mike Dean got in on the japes. Only Chelsea had nothing to smile about after a 6-0 humiliation at Manchester City. Scoring a hat trick for a second successive Sunday in the Premier League meant Aguero was owed another match ball. Not that Dean was going to make it easy for Aguero to collect the ball. Certainly not as easy as Chelsea allowed the Argentine to net a competition-equaling 11th treble. Spotting Aguero on the field after the final whistle, Dean tucked the bright yellow ball up the back of his black referee’s jersey. Feigning ignorance about the location of the ball, Dean shrugged his shoulders before retrieving it from under his top for a beaming Aguero. This was a day of misery for Chelsea — the west London club’s heaviest loss in 28 years — but one for both City and Dean to flaunt their flamboyance. When it came to awarding the penalty that allowed Aguero to complete his hat trick — after spotting Cesar Azpilicueta’s foul on Raheem

Sterling — Dean pointed exuberantly at the spot while jumping dramatically to end up in a pose with his legs outstretched in a squat. Chelsea had nothing to enjoy in this latest embarrassment on the road. As defending champion City reclaimed top spot from Liverpool on goal difference, Chelsea sunk to sixth place, coming on the back of a 2-0 loss at Arsenal and 4-0 collapse at Bournemouth in away games. With Maurizio Sarri hired after Antonio Conte failed to make the top four last season, the prospect of another season out of the Champions League is likely to imperil the job prospects of another Chelsea manager. Based on this lopsided encounter, Sarri might not collect early silverware either. Standing between Chelsea and the League Cup is City in the final in two weeks at Wembley Stadium. English football’s national stadium remains the temporary home of Tottenham where the north London club beat Leicester 3-1 in Sunday’s other game. It strengthened Tottenham’s hold on third place and left Mauricio Pochettino’s side

MANCHESTER City’s Sergio Aguero celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal against Chelsea yesterday. unwarranted. “We wanted to show a reaction. It’s our job not only to come through but to really perform and convince,” said Klopp, whose team is looking for a first league title since 1990. Saturday’s win was convincing indeed. After being held to two straight 1-1 draws, Liverpool rediscovered its attacking verve as goals from Sadio Mane and Georginio Wijnaldum essentially decided the game after just 34 minutes, and Mohamed Salah added the third in the 48th. If not for a number of missed

only five points behind City and Liverpool. City has played a game more than Tottenham and Liverpool, which beat Bournemouth 3-0 on Saturday. With fans growing increasingly nervous, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp knew his players needed to make a statement about their title credentials against Bournemouth. They delivered just the right message with a rampant display in a 3-0 win at Anfield that showed fears over another lateseason collapse may be

chances in the second half, the scoreline easily could have been doubled. United climbed above Chelsea into fourth with a 3-0 win at Fulham, while Arsenal was level on points with Maurizio Sarri’s side after beating last-placed Huddersfield 2-1. On a day where every game was preceded by a minute’s silence for Emiliano Sala following the confirmation of the Argentine striker’s death, Cardiff ended an emotional week with a crucial victory. The team moved out of the relegation zone by beating

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86°-68° F

82°-69° F

85°-70° F

The exclusive AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature® is an index that combines the effects of temperature, wind, humidity, sunshine intensity, cloudiness, precipitation, pressure and elevation on the human body—everything that affects how warm or cold a person feels. Temperatures reflect the high and the low for the day.

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ABACO

High: 77° F/25° C Low: 73° F/23° C

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WEST PALM BEACH High: 82° F/28° C Low: 72° F/22° C

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FT. LAUDERDALE E

FREEPORT

High: 81° F/27° C Low: 73° F/23° C

High: 81° F/27° C Low: 68° F/20° C

MIAMI

High: 82° F/28° C Low: 71° F/22° C

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KEY WEST

High: 81° F/27° C Low: 75° F/24° C

Statistics are for Nassau through 1 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 77° F/25° C Low .................................................... 69° F/21° C Normal high ....................................... 77° F/25° C Normal low ........................................ 64° F/18° C Last year’s high ................................. 84° F/29° C Last year’s low ................................... 72° F/22° C Precipitation As of 1 p.m. yesterday ................................. 0.00” Year to date ................................................. 2.21” Normal year to date ..................................... 1.91”

ELEUTHERA

NASSAU

High: 80° F/27° C Low: 71° F/22° C

High: 78° F/26° C Low: 75° F/24° C

The higher the AccuWeather UV IndexTM number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.

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Low

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Today

11:51 a.m. -----

2.2 -----

5:55 a.m. 6:10 p.m.

0.3 0.0

Tuesday

12:30 a.m. 12:41 p.m.

2.4 2.1

6:49 a.m. 6:59 p.m.

0.4 0.0

Wednesday 1:26 a.m. 1:39 p.m.

2.5 2.0

7:51 a.m. 7:55 p.m.

0.4 0.0

Thursday

2:28 a.m. 2:43 p.m.

2.6 2.0

8:57 a.m. 0.3 8:57 p.m. -0.1

Friday

3:31 a.m. 3:49 p.m.

2.8 2.2

10:02 a.m. 0.1 10:00 p.m. -0.3

Saturday

4:32 a.m. 4:52 p.m.

3.0 2.3

11:03 a.m. -0.1 11:02 p.m. -0.6

Sunday

5:30 a.m. 5:51 p.m.

3.2 2.5

11:59 a.m. -0.4 ---------

sun anD moon Sunrise Sunset

6:47 a.m. 6:01 p.m.

Moonrise Moonset

10:55 a.m. 11:58 p.m.

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CAT ISLAND

Southampton 2-1 thanks to Kenneth Zohore’s stoppage-time winner. Sala’s body was recovered on Wednesday from the crashed plane that was taking him to Cardiff, after he signed for the Welsh club from Nantes in January. “For Emiliano, I feel really proud that the lads have done him justice,” Cardiff manager Neil Warnock said. In other games, Watford beat Everton 1-0, Burnley won at Brighton 3-1, and Crystal Palace drew at home against West Ham 1-1.

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TONIGHT

High: 82° F/28° C Low: 69° F/21° C

Photo: Rui Vieira/AP

High: 79° F/26° C Low: 75° F/24° C

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ANDROS

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SAN SALVADOR

GREAT EXUMA

High: 79° F/26° C Low: 75° F/24° C

High: 79° F/26° C Low: 76° F/24° C

High: 80° F/27° C Low: 75° F/24° C

LONG ISLAND

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High: 80° F/27° C Low: 76° F/24° C

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MAYAGUANA High: 80° F/27° C Low: 76° F/24° C

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CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS RAGGED ISLAND High: 80° F/27° C Low: 77° F/25° C

High: 80° F/27° C Low: 77° F/25° C

GREAT INAGUA High: 83° F/28° C Low: 76° F/24° C

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marine Forecast ABACO ANDROS CAT ISLAND CROOKED ISLAND ELEUTHERA FREEPORT GREAT EXUMA GREAT INAGUA LONG ISLAND MAYAGUANA NASSAU RAGGED ISLAND SAN SALVADOR

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WINDS SE at 10-20 Knots SSE at 10-20 Knots SE at 10-20 Knots SE at 10-20 Knots ESE at 12-25 Knots SE at 10-20 Knots ESE at 12-25 Knots ESE at 12-25 Knots ESE at 12-25 Knots SE at 8-16 Knots ESE at 10-20 Knots S at 10-20 Knots SE at 12-25 Knots SE at 10-20 Knots E at 10-20 Knots E at 10-20 Knots ESE at 12-25 Knots ESE at 10-20 Knots E at 10-20 Knots ESE at 10-20 Knots ESE at 12-25 Knots SE at 10-20 Knots SE at 12-25 Knots ESE at 10-20 Knots SE at 12-25 Knots SE at 10-20 Knots

WAVES 5-9 Feet 4-8 Feet 2-4 Feet 2-4 Feet 4-8 Feet 3-6 Feet 4-8 Feet 4-8 Feet 5-9 Feet 4-7 Feet 3-5 Feet 2-4 Feet 2-4 Feet 1-3 Feet 4-8 Feet 5-9 Feet 3-5 Feet 3-5 Feet 6-10 Feet 6-10 Feet 2-4 Feet 2-4 Feet 4-7 Feet 3-6 Feet 3-6 Feet 2-4 Feet

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WATER TEMPS. 74° F 74° F 76° F 76° F 76° F 76° F 79° F 78° F 74° F 75° F 77° F 80° F 76° F 76° F 80° F 81° F 79° F 79° F 78° F 78° F 75° F 74° F 78° F 78° F 76° F 76° F

PAGE 8, Monday, February 11, 2019

THE TRIBUNE

Through the

e n i l finish

by RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net DOZENS of participants swam, biked and ran in the name of a good cause at the 2019 Powerade Potcakeman Triathlon yesterday at Clifton Heritage Park. At the end of the gruelling trek, Marcos Aballi and Ellen Morgan were overall individual winners in the male and female groups respectively. In the relays, “Les Fous” took first place among males, “Dead Last” was first in the female division and “Tri Not To Kramp” topped the heavily populated mixed relay division. Aballi, 33, finished in an overall time of 1:06.44 secs, ahead of Adam Cripwell who was just several seconds behind in 1:06.48 secs and Cameron Roach was third in 1:08.15 secs. Morgan, 35, took the women’s overall title in 1:18.40. She finished ahead 53-year-old Sylvia Bateman in 1:20.11 secs and Jenna Chaplin was third in 1:23.41 secs. In the relay, “Les Fous” featured Jonathan and Ignacio Hidalgo who finish first overall in 1:08.01 secs. Jonathan gave the team an early lead on the swim in 12:48 secs and was followed Ignacio who completed the

THE CBC relay team of (from left), Andrew Hanna, Michelle Hunt, and Philip Rolle.

cycling portion in 32:42. Johnathan completed the run in 21.33 secs. They defeated “Islanders” who featured Eddie Carter (swim), Andrew Stafford (bike), and Peter Knowles (run). They finished second in 1:31.59 secs. The female relay winners, “Dead Last” featured Gemma Grinling on the swim (14:22 secs), Alex Isobe on the bike (51:22 secs), Angela Fothergi who ran 32:12 secs. In the mixed relay team event former overall champion Dr. Kelly Kramp joined Mike Guy and Elizabeth Shadd to form team “Tri Not To Kramp” and took first place in the division in a time of 1:10.33 secs. Team Chickenpizza (Zatara Isabelle, Juan Zatarian and Dominique Kull) were second in 1:16.40 secs and Tri Hands (Kori Thompson, Richard Horton and Louise Ready) were third in 1:19.52 secs. Other male division winners included Ralph Wood in the U19 (1:18.29), Justin Higgs in the 20-29 (1:15.05), Jeremy Knowles in the 30-39 (1:10.18), Cameron Roach in the 40-49 (1:09.36), Jim Avery in the 50-59 (1:22.34), Mario Carey in the 60-69 (1:20.39) and Ulrich Filser in the 70+ in 1:30.49. Female age group winners included

Kami Roach in the U19 (1:37.45), Barbara Kiraly in the 20-29 (1:28.00), Sarah Chemaly in the 30-39 (1:27.11), Katrina Montgomery in the 40-49 (1:26.23), and Debbie Reid in the 50-59 (1:29.05). This year’s event also featured the Junior Aquathon (200m swim and 1-mile run) and U9 Puppy Aquathon (50m swim and 1km run). In the Junior Aquathon,, Jordan Cheetham was the winner in the boys U12 while Akiel Smith won the boys U15. Anjaleah Knowles won the girls U12 and Kaitlyn Williams won the girls U15. In the Puppy Aquathon, Sibby Fynn Potter won the boys race and Taylor Knowles won the girls race. The Bahamas Alliance for Animal Rights and Kindness hosts the event and its proceeds go towards BAARK!’s spay/neuter and education programmes across The Bahamas. The Potcakeman is a sprint distance triathlon which include adults, relay and kids events. addition to presenting partners Powerade, the event was sponsored by Subway, Purina, Aliv, Think Simple, Higgs & Johnson, KMPG, Albany, JS Johnson, The Pet Food Institute, Odyssey Aviation, KPMG, Heineken, Rotary Club of East Nassau, and Dunkin Donuts.

MR Pugsley Napoleon Suighi at the Powerade Potcakeman Triathlon.