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SPORTS SECTION E

TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

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By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

At the 2017 meet in Willemstad, Curacao, the Bahamas finished third with 31 medals, including six golds, but Trinidad and Tobago (22 total medals) had the advantage with seven gold medals. Day three got off to a recordsetting start with Rhema Otabor’s performance in the Under-17 Girls Javelin. Otabor won gold and set a new meet record with her throw of 44.21 metres. Miranda Tucker finished fifth with a throw of 30.58m. “I was pretty excited when I won the event and to get a new record was just unbelievable,” she said. “It was amazing to win in front of this crowd and to hear the people cheer.” Tarajh Hudson won his second medal in the throws with a bronze in the U-17 Boys Discus. His mark of 46.94m trailed a pair of Jamaican athletes, Zackery Dillon (57.15m) and Ralford Mullings (53.81m). The Jamaicans swept the

SWEET SILVER: Shown (l-r) are the Under-20 Girls 4 x 100m relay team members - Sasha Wells, Devine Parker, Denisha Cartwright and Lakelle Kinteh - who placed second for the silver in their event. Photo: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff short sprint hurdles, but the Bahamas reached the medal podium in three of the four divisions. On the track, Sasha Wells won the Bahamas’ first medal of the day in the opening event of the final session with a bronze medal in the U-20 Girls 110m Hurdles. Wells

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ran 13.44 seconds but Jamaica took the top spots as Amoi Brown set a new meet record in 13.15 and Dazray Freeman was second in 13.39. Raymond Oriaki picked up his third medal of the meet with a

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By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas’ CARIFTA swim team has been the most dominant in the region for the past four years and is on pace to add another meet title to their résumé. In the chase for their fourth CARIFTA Swimming Championship title in the last five years, the Bahamas leads the 18-team field in the CARIFTA Swim Championships at the National Aquatic Centre in Kingston, Jamaica. The team leads the standings with 605 points, 149 points ahead of Guadeloupe with 456 points. Jamaica is third with 444 points, Trinidad and Tobago fourth with 431 points and the Cayman Islands round out the top five with 388.50 points. The medal haul on day three began with the 200m Individual Medley. Lily Higgs won gold in the Girls 15-17 in 2:25.27 seconds. Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson won silver in the Girls 13-14 in 2:33.22, Lamar Taylor also won silver in the Boys 13-14 and LukeKennedy Thompson won bronze in the Boys 15-17 in 2:13.66. The 50m Breast was the most successful event for Team Bahamas in the meet thus far and produced six total medals, including five golds. Nigel Forbes took gold in the Boys 11-12 in 34.03, ZE Thompson added her second medal of the night with gold in the Girls 13-14 race in 36.08 while Jamilah Hepburn took bronze in 36.18. Erald Thompson III won another gold in the Boys 13-14 in 32.13, Higgs won gold once again in the Girls 15-17 in 33.46 and Izaak Bastian took gold in the Boys 15-17 in 28.69.

JOB WELL DONE: Team Bahamas ended up with a second-place finish overall in the 47th Flow CARIFTA Track and Field Championships, after three days of competition at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium. Photo: Terrel W Carey/Tribune Staff

eam Bahamas improved on last year’s performance and in their role as hosts with a second-place finish at the 47th Flow CARIFTA Track and Field Championships. The 80-member team finished with a total of 35 medals – six gold, 14 silver and 15 bronze - after three days of competition at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium. Perennial champions Jamaica once again claimed the meet title in dominating fashion with a total of 82 medals – 44 gold, 27 silver, and 11 bronze. Trinidad and Tobago finished third with 17 medals – four gold, six silver and seven bronze, Barbados was fourth with 13 medals - three gold, five silver and five bronze - and St Vincent and the Grenadines was fifth with two gold medals. Briana Williams of Jamaica won the Austin Sealy award as the Most Outstanding Athlete at this year’s meet.

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Villanova routs Michigan 79-62 to take NCAA Championship By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — They chanted his name from the cheap seats: “Di-Vin-cen-zo, DiVin-cen-zo.” By the time Donte DiVincenzo was done doing his damage, Villanova had another title and college basketball had its newest star. The redhead kid with the nickname Big Ragu scored 31 points last night to lift ‘Nova to another blowout tournament victory — this time 79-62 over Michigan for its second title in three seasons. The sophomore guard had 12 points and an assist during a first-half run to help the Wildcats (36-4) pull ahead, then scored nine straight for Villanova midway through the second to put the game away — capped by a 3-pointer he punctuated with a wink over to TV announcers Jim Nantz and Bill Raftery on the sideline.

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Villanova won all six games by double digits over this tournament run, joining Michigan State (2000), Duke (2001) and North Carolina (2009) in that rare air. One key question: Could this be one of the best teams of all-time? Maybe so, considering the way Jay Wright’s team dismantled everyone in front of it in a tournament that was dripping with upsets, underdogs and parity. Maybe so, considering the Wildcats won in seemingly every way imaginable. This victory came two nights after they set a Final Four record with 18 3-pointers, and one week after they relied more on defence in a win over Texas Tech in the Elite Eight. That debate’s for later. DiVincenzo squashed any questions about this game with a 10-for-15 shooting night that was better than that. He opened his game-sealing run with an around-the-back dribble to get to the hoop and get fouled. On the other end, he delivered a two-handed rejection of Michigan’s Charles Matthews, when Matthews tried to bring it into the paint. The three that sealed it came from a big step behind the arc; yes, the man was feeling it. About the only drama as the night closed was whether DiVincenzo could unwrap himself from his teammates’ mob hug to toss the ball underhanded toward the scoreboard. He succeeded there, too.

VILLANOVA guard Donte DiVincenzo, centre, celebrates with teammates at the end of the championship game against Michigan in the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament last night in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J Phillip)

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Evans to carry flag at XXI Commonwealth Games By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net GOLD Coast, Australia — Joanna Evans, now the face of the country’s international swimming competition, will carry the flag for the Bahamas during the official opening ceremonies for the XXI Commonwealth Games on Wednesday night. Evans, the 19-year-old Grand Bahamian from Bishop Eldon High School and now attending the University of Texas at Auburn, will lead the Bahamian delegation as the Gold Coast welcomes thousands of fans, athletes and officials in the biggest event in its history for 11 amazing days of world-class sporting competition at Carrara Stadium. Expected to join Evans during the march pass are her swimming team-mate N’Nyhn Fernander, boxers Carl Hield and Rashield Williams, triathlete Cameron Roach, cyclists Jay Major and Anthony ‘Biggie’ Colebrooke and sprinter Anthonique Strachan, the first set of the 31-members of Team Bahamas that have arrived ‘Down Under’ in Australia. Evans, a multiple distance events national record holder, was unavailable for comments, but Chef de Mission Roy Colebrooke said Evans was selected based on the fact that she has emerged as the female

to watch in swimming in the absence of Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, who didn’t make the team. Team Bahamas was officially set to be welcomed into the Games Village on Tuesday. It is at this time that Colebrooke will be recognised and honoured by the Mayor of the Games Village for his role in leading the Bahamas delegation that is mourning the sudden death of the Bahamas Olympic Committee’s office manager Debron Moxey, who was killed in a car accident in Nassau. Colebrooke, who has served as Chef de Mission for a number of International Olympic Committee teams, including the Commonwealth and Olympic Games, said they expect the remainder of the team to arrive here by the end of the week as only competition for boxing, swimming, cycling and triathlon will be here once the games start on Thursday morning.

BRENT STUBBS, The Tribune’s senior sports reporter, at the XXI Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. “The team is settling in very well,” Colebrooke said. “We are trying to organise a memorial service here at the village when everybody is here for Debron because she played a pivotal role for Team Bahamas in the organisation for these games.” Swimming, whose officials here are Sarah

Knowles, John Bradley and Andy Loveitt, will be out of the blocks first for the Bahamas along with boxing. Evans will be contesting the women’s 200, 400 and 800m freestyles while Fernander will participate in the men’s 50 and 100m butterfly and the 50 and 100m free. They are expected to be joined by Lilly Higgs and Izaak

Bastian, who are coming from Trinidad & Tobago where they participated in the CARIFTA Swimming Championships. The boxers, however, will have to go through their mandatory weigh-in first to determine if they will compete in the 69 kilogram for Hield and 64kg for Williams. They are accompanied here by coach Valentino Knowles. Roach is being accompanied by his brother Dorian as he makes history as the first Bahamian to compete in the triathlon. Anthony Colebrooke, now residing and working in Grand Bahama, will have double duties in the time trials and road race in cycling, while Major will only do the road race. Their coach is Roshawn Jones from Grand Bahama. Although Strachan is the first of the track athletes to arrive, it’s expected that 19 athletes, excluding Steven Gardiner, who has been replaced by Ojay Ferguson, will be arriving later this week in time for their competition next week. Shaunae Miller-Uibo is expected to lead the track team. Ralph McKinney will be the team manager with Rupert Gardiner as the head coach and Frank ‘Pancho’ Rahming as the technical director. Other members of Team Bahamas are wrestlers Rashji Mackey (men’s

freestyle 88kg) and Sean Wrinkle (men’s 74kg) with Clarence Rolle as coach and Adrian Rollins, who will be the lone competitor as table tennis makes its debut at the games when he competes in the men’s singles. Team Bahamas is a part of a contingent of 6,600 athletes and team officials housed at the Games Village. And there are 18 new buildings with 1,252 dwellings (1,170 apartments, 82 townhouses and 526 accessible beds) in are developed portion of the 29-hectare Parklands adjacent to Griffith University. After the games, the Commonwealth Village will be transformed into a mixed-use residential, commercial and retail community at the heart of the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct. Apartments and townhouses will become available for public rent and possible purchase from early 2019. During a media tour of the facilities, it was said that more than 3,400 pillow cases and 3,400 sheets will be changed daily, 2,053 bathrooms. And 3,300 bedrooms cleaned and approximately 20,000 meals with 800,000 pieces of fruits, 240,000 assorted bread, 100,000 fresh eggs, 52,000 icecreams and 40,000 smoothies served daily.

Team Bahamas 2nd overall in CARIFTA Track & Field Championships FROM PAGE 1 bronze medal in the U-17 Boys 110m Hurdles. He ran 13.94 to finish behind the Jamaican pair, Vashaun Vascianna (13.60) and Jahvel Granville (13.77). Oscar Smith won bronze in the U-20 Boys race in 13.57. Jamaica’s Orlando Bennett took gold in 13.35 and Jeanice Laviolette of Guadeloupe won silver in 13.52. The Curtis family continued the success for the Bahamas in the middle distance events. Following the success of Mitchell Curtis in the U-17 Boys division, Gabriel Curtis took to the track on day three and won bronze in the U-20 Boys 5,000m. Curtis ran 15:25.08 to finish behind Keveroy Venson of Jamaica (15:24.57) and Alexandre Gauthierot of Guadeloupe (15:25.08). The Bahamas medalled in each of the four 200m finals. Joel Johnson was the top finisher with his silver medal in the U-20 Boys event. He finished in 20.90 behind Christopher Taylor of Jamaica in 20.38. In the U-20 Girls, Devine Parker won the bronze medal in 23.77, just behind Gemima Joseph of French Guiana in 23.70 and gold medal winner Ockera Myrie of Jamaica. In the U-17 Girls, the Bahamas experienced disappointment followed by celebration of a medal winning performance. Medal contender and new 400m champion Megan Moss was disqualified on a false start, however, Jaida Knowles went on to win the bronze medal in 23.85. Briana Williams of Jamaica won gold in 23.11 and Shanique Bascombe of Trinidad and Tobago was second in 23.75. In the U-17 Boys, Terrance Jones delivered a late charge in the final 20m to take the bronze medal in 21.69. Jamaicans Rajay Morris (21.25) and Andre Bent (21.42) took gold and silver respectively. Jamaica nearly swept the 4x400m relays to close out the competition on the track, but a disqualification in the controversial U-20 Girls 4x400m division prevented the feat. After several minutes of delay and uncertainty, it appeared the Bahamas would not compete in the race, however, the team of

Marissa White, Gabrielle Gibson, Wendira Moss and Doneisha Anderson finally made their way on to the track just as the remainder of the field completed warmups and approached their blocks. Both the Jamaican team and Bahamian teams were later disqualified, awarding the gold medal to St Vincent and the Grenadines. In the U-17 Girls, Moss recovered from her 200m false start and returned to anchor the 4x400m team to a silver medal in the first of the four relays. She teamed with Jasmine Knowles, Ebony Kelly and Angel Pratt to produce a time of 3:48.03. Jamaica won the event in 3:38.39. In the U-17 Boys, Ethan Hanna, Kendrick Major, Davonte Forbes and Oriaki won silver in 3:18.81 behind Team Jamaica who won in 3:14.99. DAY TWO The Bahamas concluded day two with 24 medals six gold, 11 silver and seven bronze - by the end of session four on Sunday night. Mitchell Curtis was the highlight for Team Bahamas on day two when the middle distance star won his second medal in as many nights. Curtis won gold in the U-17 Boys 3,000m in 9:04.65 and fought off a challenge down the stretch from Jamaica’s Giovouni Henry who finished second in 9:04.98. Curtis was ahead for much of the race before Henry pulled even near the 150m on the final lap. Curtis looked briefly to his right to see Henry enter his peripheral vision but backed by an exuberant home crowd, he powered down the stretch for the win. “I was thinking this is my race,” Curtis said. “I know my teammates, my country wanted it so I had to do it for them.” Curtis also won a silver in the 1,500m on opening night. Gianni Henry of Jamaica finished third in 9:21.97. The Bahamas’ day on the track began with Indea Cartwright’s silver medal in the U-17 Girls 400m Hurdles in 1:02.17. Shaunece Miller was fourth in 1:07.54. Calisha Taylor of Jamaica took first place in 1:01.04 and Patrice

Richards of Trinidad and Tobago was third in 1:02.56. Raymond Oriakhi won his second medal of the meet when he took bronze in the U-17 Boys 400m Hurdles in 54.54. Devonte Archer of Jamaica won gold in 52.85, followed by Kyle Gale of Barbados in 54.45. Oriakhi also won silver in the 400m on opening night. The Bahamas occupied two spots on the medal podium in the U-17 Boys High Jump with Tyler Missick and Christian Sturrup after both cleared 1.90m. Missick took silver on fewer knockdowns, and Sturrup won bronze. Romaine Beckford of Jamaica won gold as the only member of the field to clear 2.00m. Anthaya Charlton won bronze in the U-17 Girls Long Jump with a mark of 5.64m. Jamaicans claimed the gold and silver medals with Ackelia Smith (5.91m) and Velecia Williams (5.73m) respectively. Denvaughn Whymns also won bronze in the U-20 Boys Long Jump with a leap of 7.13m. Again, Jamaica was first and second with Wayne Pinnock (7.46m) and Safin Wills (7.28m). With only three competitors in the U-20 Boys Pole Vault exhibition, Team Bahamas finished second and third with Vano Rahming at 3.40m and Tristan Hanna won bronze at 3.20m. Baptiste Thiery of Martinique was first at 5.05m. In the throws, Tarajh Hudson won bronze in the U-17 Boys Shot Put with his mark of 14.01m. Zackery Dillon (16.40m) and Ralford Mullings (15.49m), both of Jamaica, took gold and silver respectively. The Bahamas also won a pair of silver medals in the 4x100m. In the U-17 Girls the team of Charlton, Jaida Knowles, Danielle Saunders and Megan Moss finished second in 46.24. In the U-20 Girls, Denisha Cartwright, Devine Parker, Lakelle Kinteh and Sasha Wells finished second in 45.14. DAY ONE Team Bahamas got off to an impressive start with a 12-medal haul on day one of the meet.

The team captured four gold, five silver, and three bronze medals Saturday night as competition began. Team Bahamas concluded the night with several highlights in the 100m and 400m to bring a raucous home crowd to their feet on several occasions. Joel Johnson closed out the 100m series by claiming the title of the fastest junior sprinter in the Caribbean. Johnson won gold in the U-20 Boys 100m in a time of 10.31, following a second-half execution of his race that completely separated the hometown favourite from the remainder of the field. Johnson’s time set a new personal best and junior national record in the process when he surpassed the time of 10.34 set by Keanu Pennerman in 2015. Adrian Curry won a second medal for the Bahamas in the race when he took the silver in 10.43. He finished just ahead of Rikkoi Brathwaite of the British Virgin Islands who won bronze in 10.46. Jaida Knowles won silver for the Bahamas in the U-17 Girls race in 11.68. Jamaica’s Brianna Williams blew away the field in a blistering 11.27, ahead of Soniya Jones of Antigua and Barbuda in 11.75. Devine Parker finished fourth in the U-20 Girls race in 11.59. The top three spots on the podium were occupied by Michae Harriot (11.39) and Ockera Myrie (11.46) both of Jamaica and Akliah Lewis of Trinidad and Tobago (11.51). The Bahamas won three medals, including a pair of gold, in the 400m. Meagan Moss set a new CARIFTA record and won gold in the U-17 Girls 400m in 53.19. Her time surpassed the previous mark of 53.36 set by Shaunae MillerUibo. Jasmine Knowles finished sixth in 56.00. Daniella Deer of Jamaica was second in 53.95 and Deshana Skeete of Guyana finished third in 54.15. Doneisha Anderson won the U-20 Girls 400m in 53.58 while teammate Marissa White was seventh in 56.41. Cherokee Young and Janielle Josephs of Jamaica were second and third respectively in 53.63 and 54.45.

Raymond Oriakhi won silver in the U-17 Boys race in a new personal best time of 47.75, Kyle Gale of Barbados won gold in 47.07, but was later disqualified. Avindale Smith of Antigua and Barbuda won gold in 47.54. Mitchell Curtis won the Bahamas’ first medal on the track with his silver medal in the U-17 Boys 1,500m. Curtis ran 4:13.41 to finish second, just beating out Guyana’s Murphy Nash at the line. Nash took third in 4:13.59. Bryant Lowe finished ninth in the Boys U-20 1500m in 4:14.56. The Bahamas’ medal haul began in the first session of the day when M’Kayla White won the silver in the U-17 Girls High Jump with a jump of 1.65m. Jamaica’s Shantae Foreman took the gold in that event (1.74m) and Curaçao’s Vanessa Mercera the silver with 1.71m. Keyshawn Strachan followed with a silver medal in the U-17 Boys Javelin.

His throw of 50.14m placed him behind Trinidad and Tobago’s Veayon Joseph (55.92m) and ahead of Turks and Caicos’ Katrell Pierre (45.24m). The Bahamas continued their success in the field and took both spots atop the podium in the U-17 Boys Triple Jump with Latrell Taylor and Chima Johnson respectively. Taylor took first place at 14.10m followed by Johnson’s leap of 13.76m to secure the silver medal. Jamaican teammates Luke Brown and Jordan Turner were tied for third at 13.74m and Lavia Jevonie of St Vincent and the Grenadines was fifth at 13.27m. For the second consecutive year, Kyle Alcine took silver in the U-20 Boys High Jump. He cleared 2.08m, followed by Curacao’s Jaden Bernabela who took the gold medal on fewer knockdowns. Shaun Miller finished fourth, just outside of medal contention with a clearance of 2.00m.

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Some of the latest Draft rumblings from Cowboy ranch AFTER a fast and furious and, more importantly, successful second week in NFL free agency, the Cowboys aren’t done yet. • Here’s some of the latest rumblings, Draft and free-agent wise, straight from the ranch. WAIT THERE’S MORE Dallas is still working to improve their roster ahead of this month’s draft (yes, this month, finally). Former Panther and Jet DE Kony Ealy, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Ealy has been linked to the Cowboys before. Stephen Jones admitted that had the Cowboys not traded up to take DeMarcus Lawrence in 2014 that Kony Ealy would have been their pick (Ealy wound up going 60th overall to Carolina).

It’s been a roller coaster ride of a year for Ealy. On March 10 of last year he was traded (along with a third-round pick) to the Patriots in exchange for a second-round pick. Many viewed this as a another classic Patriot manoeuvre (similar to Danny Shelton this year), taking on a highpedigree player in the final year of his contract; surprisingly however, five months later, the Pats cut him. The Jets claimed him off waivers, Ealy played well throughout last season. Now he’s a free agent testing the open market, while still mulling over a possible return to the Jets. Adding Kony Ealy to the present Cowboys defensive line rotation, that includes DeMarcus Lawrence, the guy Dallas actually drafted ahead of Ealy, could be fun.

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DRAFT RUMOURS, MOVING ON UP The Cowboys have made several impactful moves in free agency, however their defensive needs at linebacker and safety remain. Dallas plans to address one of these needs in the first round of the NFL Draft and are now rumoured to be heavily targeting both Georgia LB Roquan Smith and FSU S Derwin James. Of course, both players are

projected to be long gone by the time the Cowboys pick at No. 19. Could they trade up to take one of those star players? K.D. Drummond of Cowboys Wire thinks they could do just that. “Roquan Smith, linebacker out of Georgia appears to be an All-World prospect. There’s a need there, with questions around the health of Sean Lee and Jaylon Smith.”

(Smith had 137 tackles with 14 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks for the Bulldogs in the perennially tough SEC, last year.) Drummond also added: “The Cowboys don’t have a glaring need at safety, but it’s certainly a position which could be upgraded. The big decision for the Cowboys is what happens if Florida State’s do-everything guy Derwin James makes it out of the top 10.” Look for the Cowboys to move up, if the rumoured QB frenzy in the first round or this year’s NFL Draft, proves to be true, and causes talented players like James to drop, no fault of their own. (James had 84 tackles with 5.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions and 11 pass breakups last season for the ‘Noles.)

If James plummets, Cowboy fans get your popcorn ready. The draft is in Dallas, the Cowboys have 10 picks to work with. Also throw in a certain pissed off, under achieving, mercurial WR, refusing to take a pay cut, as trade bait. And one can easily see “Trader Jerry” has lots of assets to work with. Let the wheeling and dealing begin. Going up????

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THROWER SERENA BROWN IMPROVES HER NATIONAL DISCUS RECORD By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net WITH her parents in the stands in Austin, Texas, cheering her on, Texas A&M’s Serena Brown didn’t want to disappoint them as she improved on her women’s national discus record to lead the way for Bahamians in track and field competition over the weekend. Brown pushed her national record from 56.84 metres or 186feet, 6-inches she set last year at the SEC Relays, to an impressive 60.39m (198-1) on Sunday coming off an injury, while Steven Gardiner came close to erasing the men’s 200m record of 20.16 held by Michael Mathieu when he won the men’s half-lap race at the 2018 Pepsi Florida Relays on Thursday. For Brown, it was just a matter of time before she surpassed one of her major barriers, the 60-metre mark. She credited her parents, who brought some hot cross buns and Vitamalt for her to digest before she stepped out on the field in the 91st Clyde Littlefield Relays. “It was so good to have them in the stands,” Brown said. “I was waiting for so long to break the 60-metre barrier and to do it in a meet like that with them there was so special. “We’ve been working on it in practice and so I knew it was only to be a matter of time before I did it. After I did, I know I have to stay calm in order to continue with my competition and improve on my performance.” After getting over the jitterbug competing after at injury that sidelined her during the indoor season, Brown fouled her first attempt, Brown popped 53.83 (176-7) and 55.97 (183-7) before she got over the 60m hump. She followed that with a foul and ended up with a 43.70m. Despite faltering down the stretch, her father Whittington Brown said he and his wife Sonjia could not be more proud of their daughter. “This was the first time that we actually got to watch her with a record-breaking performance,” he said. “We knew that she had the ability to do it. We’re just so

SERENA Brown with parents Whittington and Sonjia Brown.

SERENA Brown with coach Juan de la Garza. glad that she chose to do it when we were there to watch her. This is not just a big day for her, but one for us as well.” Brown, 19, said after she was sidelined with the injury to her shoulder on her right throwing arm, she worked on other parts of her body, including strengthening her legs and it paid off for her in her return to competition outdoors. Also at the meet, Grand Bahamian Holland Martin, competing as a freshman for South Plains, won the men’s long jump with a leap of 7.73m (25-4 1/2) on his second attempt. He opened with 7.56 (24-93/4) and after his best mark followed with 7.68m (2521/2), 7.45m (24-5 1/2), afoul and 7.50m (24-7 1/4).

On the track, Texas senior transfer Pedrya Seymour had the fastest qualifying time of 12.97 in the women’s 100m hurdles preliminaries, but had to settle for third in the final in 12.85. In the men’s 110m hurdles, Kirk Lewis also won his heat, but finished 10th, one spot from advancing to the final, in 14.04. The ninth and final spot went to Charie Forbes, a junior at Barton County, in 14.03. Samson Colebrooke, a sophomore at Barton County, won his heat of the men’s 100m in 10.41, but that only placed him in 15th place. And Grand Bahamian Brianne Bethel, in her sophomore year at the University of Houston, was fourth in her heat of the women’s

100m for 15th place overall in 11.49. Bethel also anchored Houston women’s 4 x 400m relay that won their heat, but placed 15th overall in 3:45.20 after she did the same on their 4 x 200m team that clinched that position overall in 1:37.22. Tynia Gaither, who is preparing to head to Australia for the Commonwealth Games this week, didn’t get a chance to run after the TS Elite team that she was supposed to anchor in the women’s 4 x 400m invitational, didn’t get to finish the third leg of the race. Gardiner in fine form Gardiner, who will forego his appearance in the Commonwealth Games because he’s attempting to get his American green card, clocked 20.20 seconds to take the tape in the men’s half lap at the Percy Beard Track at the University of Florida where a number of Bahamians were in action. Representing Empire Athletics, Gardiner beat out fellow Bahamian Teray Smith, who will compete here in the 200m. Smith, also competing for Empire Athletics, was fourth in 20.50. Cameron Parker, competing for Circle Sport, was 19th overall in 21.02 and Keanu Pennerman, a junior at Pursue University, was 73rd overall in 22.74.

“I felt pretty good. I just got out and went to my race plan and finished the race. It was pretty good,” Gardiner told The Tribune. “I PRed in my opener and I PRed again this week, so hopefully the next one would be 19 seconds and a new Bahamian national record.” Gardiner, already the Bahamian national record holder in the men’s 400m in 43.89, said he is hoping to compete again this weekend in Miami since he won’t be going to Australia and, if he does, he intends to stick to his game plan and “when I cross the line it would 19 seconds and history.” For those going to the Commonwealth Games, Gardiner wished them all every success. “I just want everyone to go out there and do their best as they represent Team Bahamas,” he stated. Also at the meet were Commonwealth Games participants Alonzo Russell, who won the men’s 400m in 45.44 competing for Adidas as he held off American Christian Taylor, who trailed in 45.48 and Jeffery Gibson, representing Empire Athletics, was second in the men’s 400m hurdles in 49.21 behind winner Shawn Rowe in 49.17.

Bahamas on pace to win 4th CARIFTA swimming title FROM PAGE 1 In the 100m Free, Marvin Johnson won bronze in the Boys 11-12 in 58.59, andTaylor won another gold in the Boys 13-14 in 54.47. In the 200m Fly Forbes won bronze in 2:26.34. The lone relay medal won for the Bahamas came in the Mixed 11-12 400m Free when the Bahamas won silver in 4:08.60. DAY TWO Team Bahamas maintained their lead atop the point standings following day two. The team totalled 416 points through 56 events, 87 points ahead of Jamaica, and with 329 points. Guadeloupe was just two points behind in third place with 327 points, Trinidad and Tobago was fourth with 291 points and the Cayman Islands rounded out the top five with 232.50 points. The Bahamas was second in the medal count with 28 total medals, including

10 gold, 14 silver and four bronze. Trinidad and Tobago tops the medal count with 11 gold, 10 silver and four bronze for a total of 25 medals. Jamaica had 23 medals – eight gold, six silver and nine bronze - Guadeloupe had 26 medals – seven gold, nine silver and 10 bronze while Barbados had 16 medals – seven gold, five silver and four bronze. The Bahamas won 13 medals on night two after they began with 12 on opening night. Lily Higgs won the first medal for Team Bahamas with a silver in the Girls 15-17 200m Free with her time of 2:11.03. The Bahamas had one of their most successful events with five medals in the 50m Fly. Nigel Forbes took silver in the Boys 11-12 race in 28.61. Lamar Taylor and Rommel Ferguson took gold and silver in the Boys 13-14 in 26.86 and 27.16 respectively. The team took

another pair of medals in the Boys 15-17 race. Izaak Bastian continued his dominance at this year’s meet with a gold medal swim in 25.35 while Davante Carey took third in 25.51. The team claimed another three medals in the 100m Back. Keianna Moss took silver in the Girls 11-12 in 1:13.01. Taylor won the gold medal in the Boys 13-14 race in 1:04.41. Virginia Stamp won silver in the Girls 15-17 in 1:07.52 and Carey won silver in the Boys 15-17 in 1:00.62. In the 400m Individual Medley, Forbes won bronze in 5:20.18. Higgs added another silver in the Girls 15-17 race in 5:14.94. The final event of the night was the 400m Medley Relays where the Bahamas won bronze in the Boys 11-12 (4:41.89), silver in the Boys 13-14 (4:13.68) and Girls 15-17 (4:36.67). The night concluded with a new CARIFTA record for

the Bahamas in the Boys 15-17 race in a gold medal time of 3:56.06. They surpassed the previous time of 3:56.33 set by Trinidad and Tobago last year. DAY ONE The Bahamas posted 197 points and won 12 medals on opening night to lead the field. Guadeloupe was second with 170 points, Jamaica third with 158 points, Trinidad and Tobago fourth with 133 points and the Cayman Islands rounded out the top five with 126.50 points. The opening day of competition for the Bahamas was highlighted by one new meet record and multiple medals from Nigel Forbes and Lamar Taylor. Izaak Bastian set a new CARIFTA record in the Boys 15-17 200m Breaststroke and surpassed the previous mark by nearly three seconds. Bastian won gold in 2:17.78, besting the time of 2:20.18 set by Jordy Groters

in 2014. The Bahamas won their second medal in the race with Tyler Russell’s bronze medal swim in 2:27.00. Forbes won the first medal for Team Bahamas with his gold in the Boys 11-12 200m Breast in a time of 2:43.39. Lily Higgs and Victoria Russell followed with the top spots in the Girls 15-17 race. Higgs won gold in 2:40.21 while Russell won silver in 2:42.25. In the 50m Backstroke, Lamar Taylor kept the medal haul going for Team Bahamas with a gold medal in the Boys 13-14 race. Taylor finished well ahead of the field in 28.38. Davante Carey won silver in the Boys 15-17 race in 27.04. Forbes won his second gold medal of the night with a first-place finish in the Boys 11-12 100m Butterfly. His time of 1:04.09 was nearly a full second ahead of second place finisher Zarek Wilson of Trinidad and Tobago.

Taylor added another medal when he took second in the Boys 13-14 with his time of 1:00.24. Team Bahamas secured another three medals in the 400m Freestyle relays. The Boys 11-12 took silver in 4:12.73 and the Boys 13-14 also won silver in 3:50.63. The Boys 15-17 team closed out the night with a gold medal swim in 3:36.07. In their role as hosts in 2017, the Bahamas captured the CARIFTA Swimming Championships for the third time in four years. The 36-member team completed the four-day meet at the Betty KellyKenning Aquatic Centre with a total of 799.5 points. They finished 137.5 points ahead of second place finisher and defending champion Guadeloupe, who scored 662. The Cayman Islands finished third with 622.5 points, Trinidad and Tobago scored 615 and Barbados rounded out the top five with 556 points.

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Aldridge, Gay help Spurs hold down Rockets 100-83 SAN ANTONIO (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge had 23 points and 14 rebounds and Rudy Gay added 21 points as the San Antonio Spurs held Houston to its lowest-scoring game of the season, beating the Rockets 100-83 on Sunday. The Spurs remained fourth in the Western Conference after preventing a season sweep by the Rockets. Houston owns the NBA’s best record. San Antonio outscored Houston 19-8 to open the fourth quarter in taking a 94-74 lead with 5 minutes remaining. Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni opted to take his starters out two minutes later. The Rockets were without injured Chris Paul and the Spurs were without Kawhi Leonard, who has played in only nine games this season. James Harden scored 25 points for Houston on 8-of19 shooting. He also had eight assists, but battled foul trouble before exiting with five fouls. Eric Gordon added 18 points for the Rockets. CAVALIERS 98, MAVERICKS 87 CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James struggled before extending his record double-digit scoring streak to 868 games and Cleveland had a rough time with Dallas before putting away the lottery-bound Mavericks. James, who broke Michael Jordan’s NBA mark for consecutive games with at least 10 points on Friday night, didn’t reach 10 until 7:59 remained. He finished just 5 of 21 from the field but made a pair of 3-pointers as the Cavs finally pulled away with a 15-2 run in the fourth quarter. James had 16 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, his 17th triple-double this season and No. 72 of his career. Harrison Barnes scored 30 points to lead Dallas, which has dropped eight of nine. TRAIL BLAZERS 113, GRIZZLIES 98 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 27 points and nine assists, and Portland held off a late run by Memphis. The Trail Blazers clinched their fifth straight playoff spot earlier in the evening when Utah won at Minnesota. CJ McCollum added 20 points and another nine assists for Portland, which is still holding on to third place in the Western Conference with five games remaining. The Blazers have won four of their last five. Rookie Dillon Brooks had 28 points for Memphis, which sits second-to-last in the West. WARRIORS 117, SUNS 107 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Durant had 29 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and Golden State overcame a sloppy start to hand Phoenix its franchise-record 15th consecutive loss. Draymond Green added 13 points and 12 assists, Klay Thompson scored 23 points and Quinn Cook had 19 points for Golden State. The Warriors have won two straight since dropping four of five. Golden State’s victory was the 263rd under coach Steve Kerr, tying him for third-most in franchise history. Al Attles (557) and Don Nelson (422) hold the top two spots. Hours before the game, the Warriors received encouraging word on injured guard Pat McCaw, who was released from a Sacramento hospital with a bruised lumbar spine following a terrifying fall during Saturday’s game against the Kings. THUNDER 109, PELICANS 104 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Russell Westbrook had a triple-double to lead Oklahoma City.

Westbrook finished with 26 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists. Paul George scored Oklahoma City’s first 11 points in the second quarter and finished with 27. Carmelo Anthony added 16 and Steven Adams had 14. The Pelicans got within 104-99 with 1:57 left, but Westbrook scored on a layup, and after a basket by Anthony Davis, George made a 3-pointer. Davis led the Pelicans with 25 points and 11 rebounds, Ian Clark scored 16 points and E’Twaun Moore had 15. 76ERS 119, HORNETS 102 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ben Simmons had 20 points and 15 assists as Philadelphia kept up its passing prowess to beat Charlotte. The Sixers set a team record with its ninth straight game of 30 or more assists — they had 36 on their 48 baskets. Former Hornet Marco Belinelli scored 22 points off the bench and J.J. Redick had 20. Robert Covington added 17 points and 11 rebounds. Charlotte was led by Malik Monk and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist with 16 points apiece. Willy Hernangomez added 15 points and 11 rebounds. PISTONS 108, NETS 96 NEW YORK (AP) — Reggie Jackson scored 29 points, Stanley Johnson had 17 and Detroit preserved its slim playoff hopes with a victory over Brooklyn. Detroit, playing its third straight game without injured All-Star forward Blake Griffin, avoided elimination from postseason contention for at least one game. Griffin, acquired January 30 from the Los Angeles Clippers, suffered a bone bruise in his right ankle during last Monday’s win over the Lakers. Ish Smith had 17 points and Andre Drummond added 13 points and 14 rebounds for the Pistons, who have now won five straight for the third time this season. The Pistons are four games behind Miami — which holds the eighth and last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference — with five games remaining for each team. PACERS 111, CLIPPERS 104 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Victor Oladipo scored 30 points, Myles Turner added 24 and Indiana rallied for its fifth straight victory. Oladipo shot 11 of 17 from the field and had 12 assists for the playoffbound Pacers, who have won four in a row over the Clippers. Neither team led by more than seven points in the fourth quarter, when the Pacers scored on nearly every possession over the last five minutes. They’ve won 12 of their last 16. Tobias Harris led the Clippers with 21 points. Lou Williams added 20 and Montrezl Harrell had 19 off the bench. Austin Rivers scored 18 and DeAndre Jordan grabbed 12 rebounds. NUGGETS 128, BUCKS 125, OT DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 35 points and 13 rebounds, Jamal Murray scored 18 of his 27 points after the third quarter and Denver rallied from eight down in the final minute of regulation to win in overtime. Paul Millsap had 26 points and 13 rebounds for Denver, which took over in the extra period to strengthen its playoff chances. The Nuggets (42-35) moved within a game of eighth-place New Orleans, which lost its fourth straight Sunday, and 1 1/2 games of Minnesota, which also lost. Jabari Parker scored a season-high 35 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Eric Bledsoe had 31 points

and was 18 for 34 on 3s — matching its season high — as Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg missed the game with an upper-respiratory infection. Hoiberg returned home before tipoff, leaving associate head coach Jim Boylen to direct Chicago to its second straight win following a seven-game skid. Otto Porter Jr. led the Wizards with 17 points as five-time All-Star John Wall rested. Bradley Beal scored 15 points and reserve Mike Scott added 14.

SAN Antonio Spurs’ LaMarcus Aldridge (12) grabs the rebound away from Houston Rockets’ Clint Capela in the first half on Sunday.

CAVALIERS’ LEBRON JAMES, right, congratulates Jordan Clarkson, who made a 3-point shot in the second half against the Mavericks on Sunday. (AP Photo/Phil Long) for Milwaukee (41-36). The Bucks’ magic number for clinching a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference remains at two. JAZZ 121, TIMBERWOLVES 97 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ricky Rubio scored 23 points, including a seasonhigh 5-for-6 shooting on

3-pointers, and Donovan Mitchell added 21 points for Utah. Dante Exum had 14 points and Jonas Jerebko scored 13 points to help Utah climb a half-game ahead of Minnesota for sixth in the Western Conference. The loss kept the Timberwolves one game ahead of New Orleans,

which lost at home to Oklahoma City. The Jazz shot a seasonhigh 60.5 per cent from the field and got 50 points from their reserves to split the season series with the Wolves by winning the last two games. Utah has won 25 of its past 30 games. Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points for Minnesota, which had won two straight but fell to 19-5 at home against Western Conference opponents this season. Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points. BULLS 113, WIZARDS 94 CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie Lauri Markkanen scored 23 points and connected on 5 of 8 3-pointers to lead Chicago. Bobby Portis had 18 points and hit 4 of 5 from long range, and Sean Kilpatrick added 14 points. Chicago shot 52.4 per cent overall from the floor

KINGS 84, LAKERS 83 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 19 points to help Sacramento snap a four-game losing streak. Bodgan Bodganovic had 15 points, while Willie Cauley-Stein added 11 points and seven rebounds for the Kings, who were on the second night of a backto-back. They lost to the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. Julius Randle scored 19 points, while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 16 for Los Angeles, which has lost seven of nine. HAWKS 94, MAGIC 88 ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler Dorsey scored 19 points, including back-toback baskets after Orlando trimmed Atlanta’s lead to five points late in a matchup of the Eastern Conference’s worst records. Dewayne Dedmon had 17 points and 10 rebounds and rookie John Collins added another double-double for Atlanta with 10 points and 11 rebounds. The Hawks snapped a five-game losing streak. D.J. Augustin led Orlando with 20 points, and rookie Jonathan Isaac had a career-high 15.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2018

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Tuesday, April 3, 2018, PAGE 7

ISNER EARNS BIGGEST WIN, BEATING ZVEREV IN THE MIAMI OPEN FINAL

Sloane Stephens beats Ostapenko for the title

KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (AP) — John Isner punctuated his unexpected run to the Miami Open title with a surprising display of agility, dancing across the court while basking in a breakthrough. The 6-foot-10 Isner looked twice as tall skipping about with a grin brighter than the Florida sunshine. He had just won the biggest title of his 14-year career, holding every service game and rallying past Alexander Zverev 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday. Isner, who turns 33 this month, previously had been 0-3 in ATP Masters 1000 finals. “You can’t replicate moments like this,” Isner said during the trophy ceremony. “I’m toward the latter part of my career; this is the best moment of my career.” Isner’s win came in the last singles match on Key Biscayne before the Miami Open moves next year to the NFL Dolphins’ stadium. Seeded 14th, Isner became the first American man to win the tournament since Andy Roddick in 2010. Isner joined Sloane Stephens, who won the women’s title Saturday, for the first US sweep in the event since 2004,

By STEVEN WINE, AP Sports Writer KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (AP) — Half an hour after Sloane Stephens won her hometown tournament, she lingered on the confetti-covered court, posing for photos and signing autographs as if reluctant to leave Key Biscayne. The Miami Open is moving, and Stephens became the final women’s champion on the picturesque island by beating Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (5), 6-1 Saturday. Stephens was born in South Florida, played on Key Biscayne as a junior and lives in nearby Fort Lauderdale. That made the reigning US Open champion especially eager to win the Miami Open before it moves 18 miles north next year to suburbia and the NFL Dolphins’ stadium. “This place is pretty special to me,” Stephens said. “I’m definitely happy I could be the last person to win here. I’ve had some amazing experiences here, and I’ll definitely miss it.” Even so, Stephens was surprised that fans jeered during

SLOANE Stephens returns to Jelena Ostapenko during the final at the Miami Open on Saturday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) The No. 13-seeded Stephens won with defence, repeatedly extending rallies until Ostapenko would make a mistake. Ostapenko had a 25-6 advantage in winners but committed 48 unforced errors to 21 by Stephens. “She was moving really well,” Ostapenko said. “Sometimes I was going for an aggressive winner when I didn’t have to. I was sometimes missing shots I was normally making this week.”

the trophy ceremony when tournament director James Blake mentioned the relocation. “I was kind of confused by that,” she said. “I’m excited for the move. I think it will be great for the tournament — a new facility. I’m sure it will be beautiful.” Mike and Bob Bryan won their 115th doubles title and their biggest in nearly two years when they beat Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov 4-6, 7-6 (5), 10-4.

when the champions were Roddick and Serena Williams. The start of the last game was delayed by the crowd’s chants of “U-S-A!” Isner then held at love, and on the final three points he smacked aces, giving him 18 for the match and 79 for the tournament. “I was just ready for this moment,” he said. “I’ve been here three other times, and I’ve lost three times on this stage. I was just ready for it.” Isner is best known as tennis’ marathon man thanks to his 70-68 fifth-set victory over Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010. He possesses perhaps the game’s biggest serve but has never reached a Grand Slam semi-final, largely because a lack of mobility makes it difficult for him to stay in rallies. The string of victories on Key Biscayne surprised even him because he arrived with a record of 1-6 this year, including losses to players with rankings of 60, 62, 78 and 91. “I couldn’t have scripted this,” Isner said. “I was playing very poorly. But that’s the way tennis goes. You gain a little confidence, and things start to roll your way.”

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