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THE NATIONAL Basketball Players Association and THINK450 - One Court and Bahamas Ministry of Tourism press conference at Baha Mar Convention Centre. From left, Jeff Rodgers; Que Gaskins, THINK450 chief brand and growth officer; Graeme Davis, Baha Mar president; Dionisio D’Aguilar, Minister of Tourism; and Christopher Quincy, FOE Sports president. Photo: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff

We’re bringing the NBA to town By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net WHILE everybody is gearing up to watch some of the top players compete in the National Basketball Association’s All-Star Weekend on television in Charlotte, North Carolina, Baha Mar will provide an opportunity to view others

in person. Jeff Rodgers, the director of sports tourism in the Ministry of Tourism, has teamed up with Family Office Experiences Sports and the National Basketball Players Association’s THINK450 to bring more than 125 NBA players here for the One Court Bahamas experience. During their trip here this

weekend, the NBA players will attend exclusive viewing parties of the NBA All-Star activities live from Charlotte, local comedy shows and pool-side events. They will conclude the trip with their union meeting on Monday. Que Gaskins, the chief brand and growth officer of THINK450, the think engine for the NBPA’s

active 450 players, said because of security reasons, they can not reveal the names of the players who will be in attendance. In applauding Rodgers for the role he’s played in coordinating the event, Baha Mar as the host and the Ministry of Tourism and its Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar as the sponsors, Gaskins said they

are looking forward to a wonderful weekend in The Bahamas. “We’re excited that this moment is now here and that we’re going to see the best of what all of us coming together to collaborate on this event,” he said. “This mid-season point is for them to be relaxing, rejuvenating and there’s no better place for them to come and

do that than an island and a location like this.” Gaskins said that although this is the first time that they are doing it, they hoper that as a result of what will take place this weekend, it will become an annual mid-season stop over during the All-Star weekend. SEE PAGE THREE

COUNTDOWN IS ON TO HUGH CAMPBELL TIP OFF By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE stage has been set for the 35th edition of the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic for senior high school basketball teams. A total of 28 teams have been divided into four pools of seven in the double elimination format that will begin on Monday at the AF Adderley Gymnasium. It will be completed on Monday, February 25, at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium when either the Tabernacle Baptist Falcons retain their crown or a new champion will be decided. Tournament technical director Reggie Forbes anticipates that this year’s tournament will be another humdinger as any team is capable of emerging victorious. “We expect to have an awesome tournament,” Forbes said. “All of the teams seemed to be very balanced and so based on their play during the year, the pools were selected.” The Dame Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins, the recently crowned Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s champions, head pool one along with the CR Walker Knights, the Jordan Prince William

Falcons, Grand Bahama’s Sir Jack Hayward Wildcats, Bimini’s Gateway Academy, Mt Carmel Cavaliers and the Kingsway Academy Saints. GSSSA runners-up CI Gibson Rattlers lead pool two that include the Government High Magics, Charles W Saunders Cougars, Patrick Bethel from Abaco, Teleos Cherubims and the Temple Christian Suns. In pool three are Tabernacle Baptist, Bahamas Elite, CC Sweeting Cobras, the Hugh Campbell runners-up; the Eight Mile Rock Bluejays from Grand Bahama; Central Eleuthera; St John’s Giants and the St Anne’s Bluewaves. And in pool four are Grand Bahama’s Sunland Baptist; the CV Bethel Stingrays, Anatol Rodgers Timberwolves; Grand Bahama’s Bishop Michael Eldon Warriors; Abaco’s Agape Academy; Zion Academy and the Queen’s College Comets. While the GSSSA have completed their season, the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools will crown a new champion this weekend. St John’s have emerged into the final against Queen’s College, which build into the excitement for the start of the

tournament on Monday. “We have a total of 28 teams. We didn’t expect to exceed those numbers, but with the teams we have, we feel we will have a very dynamic tournament,” Forbes proclaimed. “Each pool have seven teams in it and so it will come down who come out and scout the teams in their brackets and make the necessary adjustment to what they are doing.” Forbes said they don’t expect any surprises, but that doesn’t mean that they can count out any team either, especially those coming from the Family Islands, who seemed to be getting better each year. Here’s a look at the schedule for the first two days of competition: Monday’s schedule 5pm St Anne’s vs Bahamas Elite. 6pm Kingsway Academy vs CR Walker. 7pm Jordan Prince William vs Mt Carmel. 8pm Anatol Rodgers vs Zion Academy. Tuesday’s schedule 5pm Government High vs Temple Christian Academy. 6pm Queen’s College vs CV Bethel. 7pm CW Saunders vs Teleos Academy. 8pm CC Sweeting vs St John’s College.

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ST Anne’s 7-8 boys’ victorious 200m medley team of, from left, Makhai Cartwright, Gerard Rolle, Christon Jospeph and Dijon Simmons.

MAKING WAVES

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE St Anne’s Bluewaves, in their quest to improve on their athletic programme, took a 14-member swim team to Jamaica to compete over the weekend. The contingent of 30, including parents and family members, competed in the Hillel Caribbean Invitational on Saturday. It was the second time that St Anne’s competed in the meet. Head coach Dellan Brown said the meet was an opportunity for St Anne’s to test their skills on the international level in what will become an annual triangular meet. He noted that they have added the Cayman Islands to the meet, which will be hosted here at St Anne’s next year.

“We had a wonderful time,” Brown said. “It wasn’t a scoring meet, but we had a number of swimmers who got first place or finished in the top three in their events.” Among the top performers were the following: Jaya Green in the girls 7-8 25m breaststroke in 29.99 seconds and 25m backstroke in 28.04; Jayda Mackey in the girls 7-8 50m back in 58.99; Chloe Rolle in the girls 100m IM in 1:36.85 and 200m IM in 3:34.17; Brihannah Roberts in the girls 6-and-under 25m free in 28.54 and 25m free in 30.19; Dijon Simmons in the boys 7-8 50m fly in 42.39 and Tara Simmons in the girls 7-8 50m free in 43.85. Second place finishers were posted by Chloe Rolle in the girls 200m free in 3:02.70 and 100m free in 1:24.45; Tahje Johnson in the boys 200m free in

MEMBERS of St Anne’s swim team along with head coach Dellan Brown, right, and St Anne’s Primary vice principal Nicholette Archer, centre back. 3:03.96; Gerard Rolle in the boys 7-8 50m back in 42.40; Brihannah Roberts in the girls 25m back in 42.75; Ayden Burke in the

boys 6-and-under 25m back in 45.54; Rachel Swaby in the girls 7-8 50m fly in 1:10.80; Jazz Hemans in the girls 6-and-under 25m

fly in 34.99;Dijon Simmons in the boys 7-8 50m free in 38.69; Tori Smith in the girls 7-8 25m free in 26.89 and Ayanna Thompson in the girls 6-and-under 25m free in 33.19. And in third place were Gerard Rolle in the boys 7-8 50m breast in 49.26; Neah-Rae Chambers in the girls 6-and-under 25m breast in 32.25 and 35m fly in 35.83; Rachel Swaby in the girls 7-8 50m back in 59.24; Tahje Johnson in the boys 100m IM in 1:37.93 and Ayden Burke in the boys 6-and-under 25m fly in 46.51. St Anne’s also got relay victories in the boys 67-8 200m free in 2:43.97; girls 11-and-over 200m medley in 3:23.97; boys 7-8 200m medley 3:04.93 and the girls 6-and-under 100m medley in 2:30.00. “This was a very good showing by our team,” Brown said. “It shows that

we, as a school, is improving in swimming and will only enhance the programme that we have there.” Brown said the good thing is that St Anne’s can boost of having a 25-metre pool that enables their swimmers to take advantage of training right at school. The meet came after St Anne’s completed in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ annual Swim Championships in November. St Anne’s, however, is the only school in the BAISS that compete in any international meet. Next year when they bring Jamaica and the Cayman Islands to compete here, they would also be the first to host an international swim meet. “We are very proud of our swimmers and the progress they are making,” Brown summed up.

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We’re bringing the NBA to town from page one “Most of the events that we are organising this weekend will be private and closed for the players,” he revealed. “We will be having a viewing party on Friday’s game, Saturday’s three-point and slam dunk and Sunday’s big game. “One of the experiences that will be opened to the

public will be the night club on Friday, Saturday and Sunday where we are hosting different parties and there are some local promoters who are creating events in the Convention Center that some of the players will be attending.” Additionally, there will be a private pool party, a golf tournament at Royal Blue Golf Course and their union meeting on Monday

GRAEME DAVIS, president of Baha Mar.

with the bulk of the players. Christopher Quincy, the CEO of FOES, said the deal was in the making for about nine months. He too commended Rodgers, whom he met through some friends, who are no longer friends. “Jeff has been doing a lot of work over the past 30 years with his camp,” said Quincy, who indicated that he also got to meet Rodgers’ son, Jeff, who also helped to get some things done. “He knows a lot of NBA players, a lot of basketball players, so it was very easy to be able to work with somebody who already has a lot of relationships in the sports world.” Four months ago, Quincy said during a dinner meeting with D’Aguilar, he was able to develop a working relationship with the Ministry of Tourism and Baha Mar has also gone beyond the call of duty to assist him. “We’re excited to kick off this One Court Bahamas experience and have a great weekend,” he said. “It’s about the players having a vacation and having a good time.” D’Aguilar, in highlighting The Bahamas as a destination that nature had fashioned as a vacation paradise, threw out the

welcome mat to the NBPA. “We are delighted and proud to welcome this weekend the players of the NBA union, and all who have come with them,” he said. “The organisers of this weekend have put together an awesome liner up of activities and events for the players. The Rosewood at Baha Mar has pulled out all of the stops to make One Court Bahamas an event to remember.” In hosting the event here as the players to “unplug, unwind and rejuvenate,” D’Aguilar said the economic impact of One Court

‘This mid-season point is for them to be relaxing, rejuvenating and there’s no better place for them to come and do that than an island and a location like this.’ Que Gaskins

Bahamas will be far reaching for the local community. Graeme Davis, the president of Baha Mar, said they are delighted to be partnering with the Ministry of Tourism and the NBPA in putting on the One Court

Bahamas. “Baha Mar is honored to support the Ministry of Tourism. Since opening our doors almost two years ago, we truly have been honored to host numerous professional athletes and their families to Baha Mar,” he said. “To the athletes and their families, who are joining us this weekend, we hope that when you return home, you will cherish new memories of our beloved Bahamas and that you will return here soon to our one of a kind island destination.” No date has been given on when the players will arrive or depart.

MINISTER of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar. Photos: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff

BAISS BATTLE BEGINS THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ best-of-three basketball championships will begin today at 4pm at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. Here’s a look at the

schedule: St John’s vs St Augustine’s College (Junior girls). Jordan Prince William vs Queen’s College (Junior boys). St Augustine’s College vs St John’s College (Senior girls).

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FOUR-YEAR $45M DEAL FOR NOLA CLEARWATER, Florida Associated Press PITCHER Aaron Nola and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a $45m, four-year contract, avoiding a salary arbitration hearing scheduled for this week. The 25-year-old righthander set career bests last year when he was a firsttime All-Star, going 17-6 with a 2.37 ERA. He would have been eligible for free agency after the 2021 season.. “I think Aaron Nola brings a preparation we can all look up to and our other players can emulate,” Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said Wednesday. “I think his between-the-lines competitiveness is off the charts. He’s such a fighter, he’s such a grinder, he’s such a battler.” Under a deal announced Wednesday, Nola gets a $2m signing bonus, $4m this year, $8m in 2020, $11.75m in 2021 and $15m in 2022. Philadelphia has a $16m team option for 2023 with a $4.25m buyout.

“He doesn’t want any of the attention, he doesn’t want the spotlight on him,” Kapler said. “He just wants to compete, compete, compete. That’s what he’s done and that’s why he’s one of the two or three best pitchers in the National League over the course of the last couple of years.” Eligible for arbitration for the first time, Nola had asked for a raise from $573,000 to $6.75m and the Phillies had offered $4.5m. Nola is to discuss the deal Thursday. Among the more than 175 players who were eligible for arbitration this year, Nola is the first to get a deal of more than one guaranteed season. Arizona left-hander TJ MacFarland and Milwaukee catcher Manny Pina agreed to contracts that included 2020 club options.

6-3 TO THE PLAYERS IN SALARY ARBITRATION ST PETERSBURG Florida Associated Press

TREVOR Bauer, Gerrit Cole and Alex Wood won their salary arbitration cases on Wednesday, giving players a 6-3 advantage over teams to ensure a winning record in consecutive years for the first time since 1989-90. Bauer won his hearing for the second straight year and was awarded $13m by James Darby, James Oldham and Sylvia Skratek instead of the Cleveland Indians’ $11m offer. Cole was given a $13.5m salary by Gil Vernon, Steven Wolf and Walt De Treux rather than the Houston Astros’ offer of $11,425,000. Wood will get $9.65m instead of the Cincinnati Reds’ $8.7m offer, Dan Brent, Andrew Strongin and Phillip LaPorte decided. Bauer and Cole topped the previous high for a salary awarded in an arbitration hearing, $10.5m won last year by Boston outfielder Mookie Betts. Bauer, a 28-year-old right-hander, was a firsttime All-Star last year and finished sixth in AL Cy Young Award voting after going 12-6 with a 2.21 ERA, second behind Tampa Bay’s Nate Snell. Bauer’s right leg was broken Aug. 11 when hit by a line drive, and he did

not return to the mound for the Indians until Sept. 21. Bauer won a $6,525,000 salary last year in a case decided by Strongin, Wolf and Robert Herzog, who ruled against Cleveland’s $5.3m offer. Minnesota’s Kyle Lohse (2005, ‘06), Houston’s Collin McHugh (2017, ‘18) and Tampa Bay’s Jake Odorizzi (2017, ‘18) also won in consecutive years. Cole, also a 28-year-righthander, received his second All-Star selection last year and went 15-5 with a 2.88 ERA. He made $6.75m. Wood, a 28-year-old lefthander, was 9-7 with a 3.68 ERA for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 27 starts and six relief appearances last year, when he made $6m. He was acquired by the Reds on Dec. 21 along with outfielders Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp. Cole and Wood are eligible for free agency after this season, and Bauer is eligible after the 2020 season. Players will finish with a winning record for the third time in four years but just the fifth time since 1996 and 11th time since arbitration started in 1974. Astros shortstop Carlos Correa, Oakland closer Blake Treinen and Tampa Bay outfielder Tommy Pham also won their cases this year, while Washington outfielder Michael A. Taylor, Nationals reliever Kyle Barraclough and

PHILADELPHIA Phillies catcher Andrew Knapp, left, starting pitcher Aaron Nola, center, and relief pitcher Victor Arano, right. PHOTO: Lynne Sladky/AP

ARRIETA Right-hander Jake Arrieta had left knee surgery last month. Kapler described the surgery as minor and said it was a meniscus cleanup with no structural issues. Kapler said Arrieta already has pitched off a mound and the team expects him to be ready for the regular season. “We’re just going to be smart about his running and cutting progression,” Kapler said. TRAINER’S ROOM

Right-hander Jerad Eickhoff had carpal tunnel surgery on October 1 and recently had a follow-up visit where it was determined he was not a candidate for further surgery. Kapler said Eickhoff will throw a bullpen session next week and be re-evaluated. “I think he’s had so much adversity over the last 12-18 months,” Kapler said. “He just wants to feel 100 percent

so he continues to strive toward that goal.” Outfielder Aaron Altherr had surgery on his right foot at the end of the season and was immobilised for six weeks. Kapler said Altherr is gradually building toward running and he is expected to be ready for the start of the season.

force a pitcher to face three batters in an inning or get the final out. “It’s fun to be able to mix and match and use one reliever to come in and get a guy out,” he said. “But if the rule was the same for everybody there are things that would work well for our roster.” Kapler said that David Robertson and Tommy Hunter are two relievers he thinks can have equal success against righties or lefties.

SEEING BOTH SIDES Kapler says he doesn’t have any strong feeling either way on the proposed rule change that will would

THIRD BASE BATTLE Kapler said Maikel Franco and Sean Kingery could be competing to start at third. “There is some competition at third base,” Kapler said. “And that’s a conversation I’ll have with Maikel and Scott.”

and Milwaukee catcher Manny Pina agreed to contracts that included 2020 club options. • The Chicago White Sox opened spring training still waiting for Manny Machado. “We’ll just see when it happens,” first baseman Yonder Alonso, Machado’s brother-in-law, said yesterday. Machado, among the offseason’s top free agents, still hasn’t agreed to a deal. Alonso spoke with the AllStar infielder on Tuesday. “We didn’t talk about baseball,” Alonso said. Chicago hasn’t had a winning season since 2012 and is coming off a 100loss season. The White Sox have added Alonso, righthanders Ivan Nova, Kelvin Herrera and Alex Colome, and outfielder Jon Jay. Dozens of free agents

remain on the market. “It seems that moves drifting into spring training is becoming a bit of the new normal,” general manager Rick Hahn said. “We try to be disciplined in terms of our focus. Certainly we don’t want to spend any time negotiating through the media or talking about where things sit publicly until there’s some finality.” For now at least, Hahn said, “The focus is going to be on the guys in the room, and putting them in the best position to win.” Manager Rick Renteria said young players such as outfielder Eloy Jimenez and pitcher Dylan Cease get closer to their major league debuts. “We’re all excited about all the possibilities as we’re moving forward, because now the time has been put in,” Renteria said.

FROM left, Trevor Bauer, Gerrit Cole and Alex Wood. Toronto reliever Ryan Tepera lost. Detroit pitcher Michael Fulmer asked for a raise from $575,200 to $3.4m on Wednesday, and the Tigers argued for $2.8m. A decision by Matt Goldberg, Robert Herzog and Elizabeth Neumeier is expected Thursday. Fulmer was the 2016 AL Rookie of the Year and an All-Star in 2017. A righthander who turns 26 on March 15, Fulmer was 3-12 with a 4.69 ERA in 132 1/3 innings last year. He didn’t pitch for the Tigers between July 14 and Aug. 24 because of a left oblique strain, then didn’t pitch after Sept. 15 because of a torn right lateral meniscus. New York Yankees righthander Luis Severino is the only player still scheduled for a hearing. Pitcher Aaron Nola

avoided a hearing by agreeing to a $45m, four-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. The 25-year-old righthander set career bests last year when he was a first-time All-Star, going 17-6 with a 2.37 ERA. He would have been eligible for free agency after the 2021 season. Nola gets a $2m signing bonus, $4m this year, $8m in 2020, $11.75m in 2021 and $15m in 2022. Philadelphia has a $16m team option for 2023 with a $4.25m buyout. Eligible for arbitration for the first time, he had asked for a raise from $573,000 to $6.75m. The Phillies had offered $4.5m. Among the more than 175 players who were eligible for arbitration this year, Nola is the first to get a deal of more than one guaranteed season. Arizona left-hander TJ MacFarland

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OUT OF LINE - BUT PROMISING TO BEHAVE

SERGIO GARCIA, of Spain, stands on the first green in the rain in the Pro-Am round of the Genesis Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles yesterday. Photo: Reed Saxon/AP LOS ANGELES Associated Press SERGIO Garcia apologized in a statement and in person to the players in his group when he damaged five greens at the Saudi International. He apologised in a social media post and in an interview at his locker yesterday at Riviera. That has been the easy part. He has had plenty of experience over the years. Garcia said the challenge now is to make sure it does not happen again, knowing that the scrutiny of his behaviour will be greater than ever. “I’m sure I’m going to hear it throughout the year,” Garcia told The Associated Press in his first interview since he was disqualified on February 2 for the damage he did to five greens out of frustration early in the third round. “My job is to make sure I deal with it the best way

possible, and show them that I can grow, that I can move forward and I can be who I am in the right way,” he said. “I want to face my mistakes head on. My job is to go out there and enjoy my game and show everyone that no matter what, I can be the best behaved guy in the classroom. ... I just hope I can maintain their respect.” The Genesis Open is his first event since he lost his head early in the third round at the Saudi International, which he attributed to a personal issue that put him in a bad frame of mind at the start of the week and greens at Royal Greens in Saudi Arabia that were new, grainy and slow. He did not disclose the personal matter and said it was no excuse, and that he knew immediately he had done wrong. “It hit me like on the 10th hole. I started thinking: ‘What am I doing? Get

your head back on top of your shoulders,’” Garcia said. “I know I lost it.” The 39-year-old Spaniard has put his emotions on full display since he turned pro in 1999 at age 19, challenged Tiger Woods in the 1999 PGA Championship at Medinah and played in the first of nine Ryder Cups. There was great passion when he won the Masters in 2017 for his first major. But the explosive, petulant variety has been seen far more often over the years, whether it was kicking a shoe that nearly struck an official at Wentworth in 2000, blaming a European Tour rules official for a twoshot penalty in Australia or accusing Woods of disturbing the gallery at the TPC Sawgrass, a rift that ended with Garcia making a racially insensitive comment about him. Damaging greens in the middle of a round, which

affected the players behind him, caught even his friends by surprise. “We always think he gets over it, but there’s no doubt he’s out of line behaving like that,” said Adam Scott, one of his closest friends in golf. “He said he needs to understand his emotions and channel that in a better way. I’m not a psychologist and don’t know how to do that, but I think it’s a good thing for him. The game can get the better of us at times. It seems to get the better of him more than some others.” Garcia’s disqualification — the European Tour said he would not be suspended — ended a streak of seven straight top 10s worldwide, which began when he was picked for the Ryder Cup in France. He went 3-1-0 for the week at Le Golf National. His game was in good shape. Now he has a

reputation to mend. “I feel terrible about it,” Garcia said. “I’ve been thinking about it for the last week, every day. I’m an emotional player. That emotion is probably my biggest strength, but it’s also one of my biggest flaws. If I channel it the right way, it’s amazing. I think that’s why people follow me the way they do. If I channel it the wrong way, it’s too extreme. My goal is make sure the bad gets better and the good stays.” Rory McIlroy, another of his close friends, says being Spanish and full of emotion was “no excuse” for what Garcia did in Saudi Arabia. “It doesn’t matter where you’re from. It’s not acceptable,” McIlroy said. “If you’ve got stuff bothering you, let the course be your sanctuary. I’ve had to deal with that in the past.” Some of the strongest comments came from

three-time major champion Brooks Koepka, who said on “Playing Through Podcast” that the Saudi incident was “Sergio acting like a child.” “You’re 40 years old, so you’ve got to grow up eventually,” Koepka said. Garcia pondered what he would say to Koepka when he sees him next week in the Mexico Championship. “I’m going to tell him I agree,” Garcia said. “I’m the first one to say that I was wrong. I agree with what he said. That’s why we’re here, to get better, to grow up and become better people.” He paused and smiled before adding: “But I don’t agree with the age. He got my age wrong. I’m 39, not 40. So I have a year to improve,” Garcia said. “But when I see him, I’ll tell him I agree, and I’m sorry for what happened. And I understand why he would say that.”

ALL CHANGE AT DENVER? ENGLEWOOD, Colorado Associated Press

IN just about every season he’s been in charge of football operations in Denver, John Elway has had to address major concerns at one or both of the two most consequential positions in the NFL: head coach and quarterback. This offseason, he made changes at both spots, hiring Vic Fangio and acquiring Joe Flacco in a trade that will become official next month when the league’s new year begins. Here’s a look at Elway’s head coaches and quarterbacks: 2011 (Coach No 1, QBs No 1, 2). Elway hires John Fox, but a trade of QB Kyle Orton fizzles and Orton wins the job in camp. A month later, the Broncos appear to join the “Suck for Luck” crusade for Stanford standout Andrew Luck but Tim Tebow sparks a run that wins the middling AFC West at 8-8, and his 80-yard TD toss to Demaryius Thomas in OT stuns the Steelers in the playoffs. The giddiness subsides in a 45-10 loss at New England. Soon, Tebowmania would be replaced by Manningmania. 2012: (QB No 3). After luring the biggest free agent prize in NFL history in Peyton Manning, Elway trades Tebow to the Jets. He has Russell Wilson in for a pre-draft visit

but instead selects Brock Osweiler as Manning’s understudy. Manning leads Denver to a 13-3 record and the AFC’s top seed. But Flacco’s 70-yard TD toss over safety Rahim Moore in the final minute of regulation and Fox’s “take a knee edict” to play for overtime doom Manning to another early playoff exit. 2013: Manning again leads the Broncos to a 13-3 mark on the strength of an NFLrecord 606-point season but injuries catch up to them in a stinging 43-8 loss to Seattle in the Super Bowl. Sifting through the rubble of yet another Super Bowl blowout, Elway signs free agents Aqib Talib, TJ Ward, DeMarcus Ware and Emmanuel Sanders, and that foursome becomes the building blocks for a championship team two years later. 2014: Manning leads Denver to a 12-4 record but he starts to show signs of aging and gets hurt down the stretch. Again he’s one-and-done in the playoffs, this time losing to his old team, the Colts. Afterward, Manning admits he’s unsure if he’ll return in 2015. Fox won’t. He and Elway agree to a mutual split the next day and Fox heads to Chicago. Manning decides to put off retirement but takes a $4 million pay cut with the chance to earn it all back, which he will. 2015: (Coach No 2,

BALTIMORE Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns. Photo: Ron Schwane/AP QB 4). Elway lures Gary Kubiak back to Denver as Fox’s replacement and his former backup and ex-coordinator maneuvers the Broncos through a minefield of issues in another 12-4 season. Kubiak benches an injured Manning for Osweiler for seven games but brings him back for the playoffs. Denver’s defense carries Manning across the finish line with a 24-10 win over Carolina in Super Bowl 50, the franchise’s third title, all with Elway at the helm as either QB or GM. 2016: (QBs 5, 6 and 7). Manning retires a month after the Super Bowl and Osweiler bolts for Houston

in free agency, sending Elway on a long search for a worthy successor. He trades for Mark Sanchez and moves up in the draft to select Paxton Lynch out of Memphis only to watch the steady Trevor Siemian, his 2015 seventh-rounder, beat them both out. The Broncos, however, stumble to 9-7, missing the playoffs and Kubiak steps down afterward. 2017: (Coach No 3). Elway interviews Kyle Shanahan but chooses Vance Joseph as his head coach, something he’d quickly regret, flirting with the idea of re-hiring Mike Shanahan before the year is even out. For the second straight summer,

Siemian beats out Lynch and Osweiler returns to Denver after failures in Houston and Cleveland. All three quarterbacks take turns starting in a dismal 5-11 season. Elway decides to keep Joseph rather than hiring his old coach for a reunion tour. 2018: (QB No 8 and 9). Elway signs free agent Case Keenum to a twoyear, $36m deal and trades Siemian to the Vikings to make way for Lynch to win the backup job. But Lynch can’t even beat out another seventh-rounder in Chad Kelly and gets cut after starting just four games in two seasons. The Broncos jettison Kelly, too, after his trespassing arrest at midseason following a single

snap, a kneel-down. A 6-10 finish costs Joseph his job after two years. 2019: (Coach No 4, QB No 10). Elway hires Fangio, 60, who’s never been a head coach. Kubiak, who has been a special adviser in the front office, wants to return to a coaching role, but his desire to bring along former lieutenants Brian Pariani and Rick Dennison is a deal-breaker. Fangio instead hires 49ers QB coach Rich Scangarello as his offensive coordinator and Kubiak leaves for the Vikings. Elway agrees to send the fourth-round draft pick he got in the Demaryius Thomas trade to the Ravens for Flacco.

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SON SPARKS SPURS SECOND-HALF SURGE LONDON Associated Press

than in central defense. “He can play every position. He deserves a goal and an assist.” With Dortmund struggling, Fernando Llorente scored the third in the 86th when he got a slight touch with his head to turn in Christian Eriksen’s corner. Both teams were without their top attacking threats as Dortmund captain Marco Reus and Tottenham’s top scorer Harry Kane are injured. It was a night to forget for United States international Christian Pulisic, who will be playing in London for Chelsea next season, and Jadon Sancho, the 18-yearold former Manchester City attacker who faded in the second half. “We lost focus,” Sancho said. “Son is a good player but hopefully we can handle him better in the second leg.” It is the third setback in a week for Dortmund, which was knocked out of the German Cup by Werder Bremen and then drew with Hoffenheim in the league. “There are periods of a season when things aren’t top, top, top,” Dortmund manager Lucien Favre said. “We need to analyse and work hard to avoid and correct these errors.” But Dortmund has a fivepoint lead in the Bundesliga over Bayern Munich, while Tottenham is five points off the pace in the Premier

SON Heung-min sparked Tottenham’s second-half overwhelming of Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday, setting the London club on its way to a 3-0 victory in the last-16 first leg. After being on the back foot throughout the first half, Tottenham took complete control against the German league leaders once Son netted two minutes after the break to make it four goals in as many games. Son celebrated with a trademark Tottenham handshake, but went over to Serge Aurier rather than Jan Vertonghen — the provider of the cross. “I feel sorry,” Son laughed after the game alongside Vertonghen, “because I didn’t run to him and I ran to the other side.” Vertonghen got his own chance to celebrate as Tottenham scored two late goals inside three minutes to take a commanding lead to Germany for the return leg on March 5. Vertonghen raced into the penalty area and arrived at the back post to volley in Aurier’s cross in the 83rd minute. “Technically he’s just unbelievable,” Son said of Vertonghen, who was playing at left wingback rather

TOTTENHAM midfielder Heung-Min Son, right, scores the opening goal against Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Buerki. Photo: Frank Augstein/AP Substitute Marco Asensio scored a late winner to put Madrid in a strong position going into the second leg on March 5. Real, winner of the last three Champions Leagues, recovered in the second half after being outplayed by underdog Ajax before the break at a packed Johan Cruyff Arena, when the hosts had a goal disallowed by VAR. Asensio, a 73rd-minute substitute, was unmarked at the far post as he tapped in a cross from the right by Dani

League in third. This is first time the London team has made the knockout phase in Europe’s elite competition in successive seasons. Unlike Dortmund, Tottenham has never lifted the European Cup. • With a little help from the video assistant referee, defending champion Real Madrid overcame a spirited Ajax to win the first leg of its Champions League round-of-16 match 2-1 on Wednesday and take a big step toward the quarterfinals.

Cavajal with just three minutes of regulation time to go. Ajax had looked on course for a draw when Hakim Ziyech shot under Thibaut Courtois in the 75th minute to cancel out Karim Benzema’s opener 15 minutes earlier. The Amsterdam team went into Wednesday’s match in something of a form crisis since the Dutch league’s winter break. Their previously solid defense crumbled late last month in a 6-2 defeat to archrival Feyenoord and Erik ten Hag’s team slumped

THE WEATHER REPORT

5-Day Forecast

TODAY

ORLANDO

High: 75° F/24° C Low: 54° F/12° C

TAMPA

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Variable clouds with a few showers

A shower early; partly cloudy

Mostly sunny and delightful

Mostly sunny and pleasant

High: 77°

Low: 69°

High: 79° Low: 69°

High: 80° Low: 70°

High: 81° Low: 71°

High: 82° Low: 71°

AccuWeather RealFeel

79° F

72° F

86°-73° F

84°-73° F

87°-74° F

89°-73° 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: 74° F/23° C Low: 70° F/21° C

12-25 knots

High: 77° F/25° C Low: 65° F/18° C

15-25 knots

FT. LAUDERDALE

FREEPORT

High: 78° F/26° C Low: 66° F/19° C

N E S

WEST PALM BEACH

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TONIGHT

High: 74° F/23° C Low: 58° F/14° C

High: 78° F/26° C Low: 64° F/18° C

MIAMI

High: 78° F/26° C Low: 64° F/18° C

10-20 knots

Statistics are for Nassau through 1 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 82° F/28° C Low .................................................... 71° F/22° 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 ..................................... 2.09”

ELEUTHERA

NASSAU

High: 77° F/25° C Low: 69° F/21° C

High: 75° F/24° C Low: 70° F/21° C

KEY WEST

High: 77° F/25° C Low: 70° F/21° C

High: 76° F/24° C Low: 71° F/22° C

8-16 knots

3-6 knots

ANDROS

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

High

Ht.(ft.)

Low

Ht.(ft.)

Today

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 ---------

Monday

6:25 a.m. 6:47 p.m.

3.3 2.8

12:01 a.m. -0.8 12:52 p.m. -0.6

Tuesday

7:18 a.m. 7:41 p.m.

3.4 2.9

12:58 a.m. -1.0 1:43 p.m. -0.8

Wednesday 8:08 a.m. 8:33 p.m.

3.5 3.1

1:52 a.m. -1.0 2:32 p.m. -1.0

sun anD moon Sunrise Sunset

6:45 a.m. 6:03 p.m.

Moonrise Moonset

1:05 p.m. 1:54 a.m.

Full

Last

New

First

Feb. 19

Feb. 26

Mar. 6

Mar. 14

High: 77° F/25° C Low: 71° F/22° C

High: 77° F/25° C Low: 72° F/22° C

N E

W S

LONG ISLAND

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High: 78° F/26° C Low: 72° F/22° C

3-6 knots

MAYAGUANA High: 81° F/27° C Low: 74° F/23° C

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS RAGGED ISLAND High: 77° F/25° C Low: 73° F/23° C

High: 79° F/26° C Low: 73° F/23° C

GREAT INAGUA

High: 83° F/28° C Low: 73° F/23° C

N E

tiDes For nassau

SAN SALVADOR

GREAT EXUMA

High: 76° F/24° C Low: 68° F/20° C

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

CAT ISLAND

to a 1-0 defeat on Saturday to Heracles Almelo. But Ajax shook off its winter form dip before the break, pressing Madrid high up the pitch, combining well with slick, short passes and looking like the team that qualified second in its group behind Bayern Munich. Real went into the match brimming with confidence from a run of six wins and one draw in its last seven matches. But it only really hit its stride in the second half, proving more clinical in front of goal.

4-8 knots

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

Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday:

WINDS NE at 15-25 Knots ENE at 6-12 Knots NE at 8-16 Knots NE at 4-8 Knots NNE at 3-6 Knots NW at 3-6 Knots SW at 4-8 Knots NNW at 4-8 Knots NE at 2-4 Knots NW at 3-6 Knots NE at 12-25 Knots ENE at 6-12 Knots N at 3-6 Knots NW at 3-6 Knots SW at 4-8 Knots NNE at 4-8 Knots NE at 4-8 Knots NW at 3-6 Knots S at 4-8 Knots NNW at 4-8 Knots ENE at 4-8 Knots W at 3-6 Knots NE at 4-8 Knots NNE at 3-6 Knots NE at 3-6 Knots NW at 3-6 Knots

WAVES 5-9 Feet 4-7 Feet 2-4 Feet 1-2 Feet 2-4 Feet 3-5 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 2-4 Feet 3-5 Feet 4-7 Feet 2-4 Feet 0-1 Feet 0-1 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-2 Feet 0-1 Feet 3-6 Feet 3-6 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-2 Feet 0-1 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-3 Feet

VISIBILITY 8 Miles 10 Miles 7 Miles 10 Miles 7 Miles 10 Miles 6 Miles 10 Miles 7 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 7 Miles 10 Miles 6 Miles 10 Miles 7 Miles 10 Miles 6 Miles 10 Miles 6 Miles 10 Miles 7 Miles 10 Miles 7 Miles 10 Miles

WATER TEMPS. 76° F 76° F 77° F 77° F 76° F 76° F 80° F 80° F 73° F 73° F 79° F 79° F 76° F 76° F 80° F 81° F 79° F 79° F 79° F 79° F 75° F 75° F 78° F 78° F 74° F 74° F

PAGE 8, Thursday, February 14, 2019

THE TRIBUNE

Athletes group formed to tackle doping in sports By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer AN Olympic gold medalist and a former executive at the World Anti-Doping Agency are forming an organisation designed to give athletes a stronger voice in the fight against doping and the powers that police it. The group, called Global Athlete, is being organised by British cyclist Callum Skinner. Rob Koehler, who quit his post as deputy director general at WADA last year, will be the group’s director general. Athletes have spoken out in large numbers to protest what they perceive as lax treatment of Russia by the International Olympic Committee and WADA in the wake of the country’s doping scandal. Many have felt insulted by the response to their concerns, which were often portrayed as politically motivated by Western ideals. “What we can all agree on was the way the ... athlete voices were treated by WADA and the IOC was well below par,” Skinner said. “It’s not that everyone is saying Russia shouldn’t be back in some form. We are where we are. But let’s try to change the system, so it’s a fairer situation going forward.” The non-profit group FairSport and individual donors will provide funding for the new group, and Koehler said sports, governments and anti-doping groups will have no say over Global Athlete’s decision-making. Koehler said the group won’t be focused only on doping issues — sex abuse and the environment are two other causes that have led to athlete movements of

SILVER medalist Callum Skinner, left, smiles during the podium ceremony for the men’s cycling sprint final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Right, then-World Anti-Doping Agency Deputy Director General Rob Koehler testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. late — though clearly the Russian doping crisis has served as a wake-up call. “The whole idea of dissenting voices being cast off and not being listened to, or being portrayed as uninformed and not seeing the big picture, doesn’t fly,” Koehler said. “The athletes we talk to get the big picture. They want to grow sport together with sporting leaders.” While Koehler said the

group will reach out to the IOC and WADA, the athletes involved in the group — more names will trickle out later this week — have to ultimately decide the best way to push for change. Skinner said he’d like to collaborate with athletes committees at WADA and the IOC, but is also aware of their limitations. “We’re not looking to discredit the athletes

committees,” he said. “But there’s definitely a gap in terms of their ability to represent the entire body of athletes.” IOC athletes commission chair Kirsty Coventry said “it’s disappointing that this group seems to believe that none of us care about athletes,” and that she didn’t believe athletes should differentiate themselves as West vs. East or rich vs.

poor. She said representatives on the commission are democratically elected by peers from 206 countries. WADA responded by reiterating a series of governance reforms designed to increase athlete representation on its board. Koehler worked with the athletes committee while at WADA. He said he did not want to discuss the reason for his abrupt

departure last August. “But I can tell you, that’s a group that, in my opinion, were trailblazers in not being afraid to take stands on issues where we knew there was potential for pushback,” he said. “They pushed me. They made me reflect on what they were all about. It was that athletes, in the end, need to be listened to, engaged and brought to the table.”