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TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2017

Top athletes are victorious in Atlanta Relays By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net SPRINTERS Anthonique Strachan and Warren Fraser, hurdler Jeffery Gibson and jumpers Bianca Stuart and Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands all posted victories at the 2017 Atlanta Georgia Relays as they gear up for their outdoor season and the IAAF World Championships in London, England in August. The one-day meet held on Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia, also saw a number of junior competitors from Club Monica, including Marissa White, Megan Moss and Denvaughn Whymns, prevail in their respective events. And after picking up a second place finish in the epic women’s

200m at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, Miller stopped over in Atlanta where she shared in the success of her former club members and students of her alma mater at St Augustine’s College. Strachan needed just 23.23 seconds to hold off Kai Selvon, who did 23.25 in the women’s 200m. Strachan, however, was short of the World Championship qualifying time of 23.10. Fraser, competing for Rss Athletics, took the tape in the men’s 100m in 10.32, well ahead of Obinna Metu of Gothan Spark, who was clocked in 10.42. Cameron Parker was 12th in 10.82. The qualifying time for the World Championships is 10.12. In his season debut as he rebounds from an injury, Jeffery Gibson captured the men’s 400m

hurdles in 50.63. William Wynne of Titans Track was a distant second in 51.03m. Gibson, however, was short of the World Championship qualifying time of 49.35. Also on the track, Ojay Ferguson, representing Oxy Athletics, came in fourth in the men’s 400m in 46.80. Winston George won the timed final event in 45.82. In the women’s long jump, Stuart soared 6.67 metres or 21-feet, 10 ¾-inches. Her performance was just shy of the qualifying mark of 6.75 (22-1 ¾). Julienne McKee was Stuart’s nearest rival in the event with 6.53m (21-5 ¼). In the men’s triple jump, Sands popped his winning leap of 16.28m (53-5) to beat out Brandon Jones, who did 15.59m (51-1 ¾). The men’s long jump saw Oral Rolle from Club Monica finish sec-

ond with 7.18m (23-6 ¾) behind Reggie Steele’s winning leap of 7.21m (23-8). In the high school segment, Denvaughn Wyhmms of Club Monica won the boys’ 17-18 long jump with 6.95m (22-9 ¾). His nearest rival was Austin Allen of Bullis with 6.88m (22-7). Moss came in second for Club Monica in the girls’ 15-16 100m in 12.13. Shaniya Hall of Bullis won in 12.01. In the preliminaries, Moss also had the second fastest time of 12.24 behind Hall’s 12.02. Moss again had to settle for second in the 200m in 24.58 behind Hall’s winning time of 24.22. In the preliminaries, Moss ran 25.24 for the third fastest time and Hall was clocked in the leading time of 25.07.

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Ijeoma-Delva earns her first national bowling title By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

t was “surreal” for Uchenna IjeomaDelva as she won her first women’s title at the Bahamas Bowling Federation’s BTC National Bowling Championships, but “routine” for David Slatter as he repeated as the men’s champion. In an unprecedented performance in the stepladder final on Sunday at Mario’s Bowling and Family Entertainment Centre, Ijeoma-Delva came from the fifth spot to knock off No.4 seed Marina McClain, No.3 Janice Hoyte, No.2 Jonice Lockhart and No.1 Driskell Rolle on her way to clinching the title. Slatter, on the other hand, pulled off two consecutive victories over No.3 seed Mario Brown and No.2 seed Leonardo ‘Lee’ Davis to retain his crown. The performances by Ijeoma-Delva and Slatter wrapped up a two-week tournament and earned them both a trip to the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Hermosillo, Mexico, November 4–12. Ijeoma-Delva’s stunning feat As the No.5 seed, Ijeoma-Delva took on McClain in the first match and easily won 192-131. She then held off Hoyte 175-157 before she dethroned Lockhart, the defending champion, 194-160. If that wasn’t enough, Ijeoma-Delva wasn’t done until she paraded through her first National Champi-

JOB WELL DONE: Uchenna Ijeoma-Delva receives the floating and personal trophies from BBF’s president Sonith Lockhart and Director of Sports Timothy Munnings after her victory in the BTC National Bowling Championships. onship final with an impressive 214-174 victory over Rolle, the 2015 champion. “It was an awesome experience being in this position for the first time,” said Ijeoma-Delva, who surprisingly is a newcomer to the sport. “I also want to thank God because without him, none of this would have been possible.” As she began the stepladder final, Ijeoma-Delva said she didn’t expect the

progression to go as she did without having any rest. “I just went out there and tried to stay focused,” said the 38-year-old banker at the Bank of the Bahamas. After getting through the first match against McClain, Ijeoma-Delva said she had the worst, but closest match against Hoyte in what really pushed her to the limit. “I think I made a mistake on the 10th frame, but I

managed to get through it,” she stressed. “I was happy for that because I was able to prove that I belonged in the stepladder against such a talented field.” Looking back at the intense struggle that she encountered, Ijeoma-Delva admitted that nobody could have prepared her for the challenge. “I didn’t have a rest so every time I went out there and played a game, I prayed

to God,” she said. “Sonny Lockhart was there, pushing me, telling me that I could do it, stay strong and finish strong.” As she completed the final in grand style, IjeomaDelva said she never knew the word “surreal,” but she realised what it was when she was crowned the new champion. “I think I knew I had it

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CHAMP LEADS WITH 17 STOLEN BASES FOR RUMBLE PONIES By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net CHAMP Stuart has been highly regarded in the New York Mets organisation for his baserunning ability and he continues to impress with his numbers at his latest assignment. Stuart currently leads the Double-A Eastern League with 17 stolen bases for the Binghampton Rumble Ponies and is third among players in all of the three Double-A leagues. He currently stands behind Mauricio Dubon of the Biloxi Shuckers in the Southern League with 23 and the Arkansas Travelers’ Ian Miller who leads the Texas League with 20. He was recently featured by WBNG for his baserunning prowess in a segment called “The Art of Stealing Bases.” WBNG is the CBS affiliate for the Binghamton Television Market which serves the Southern Tier of New York. Stuart outlined his base stealing process that has made him one of the most feared runners in the league. “The first step is to get to the bag, make eye contact with your coach, and anticipate the game, read the pitcher,” he said. “It starts from in the clubhouse you have to do your homework on him.” Stuart last recorded a stolen base on May 26 but has gone three games without a successful attempt. “I take my lead, which is basically a step and a dive back,” he said. “From then I’m looking at the pitcher, analysing whether his first move comes from his upper body or lower body. “If he moves his foot first it’s most likely a pick off move. Sometimes I go on the first pitch, depending on how fast he is to the plate or sometimes I wait and it’s based on what he moves first. I always stay in motion so I’m never completely still, then I make my break.” Despite his top-ranked stolen base numbers, Stuart looks to improve his numbers at the plate, which have dipped in

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Jaraun ‘Kino’ Burrows en route to semis in French league By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net WITH a late shift to a new country and a new league, Jaraun “Kino” Burrows has continued playing at an elite level and is

now en route to the semi-finals. Burrows has spent the last nine games with FOS Provence Basket in French Basketball’s Pro B Division, the second tier level league in the country. They closed out the best of three quarterfinals series with a two-game sweep over Roanne Sunday night. Burrows finished with seven points and four boards in the 66-65 game two win, following eight points, six rebounds and three assists in a 79-65 win in game one. The 31-year-old veteran joined Provence Basket on April 14 and finished with 13 points, four rebounds and four assists in his debut. He followed with his best game of his tenure with the club thus far when he posted 16 points and eight rebounds. The team has gone 6-3 during Burrows’ nine-game stretch and has averaged 10.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Provence finished the regular season ranked No.2 in the league with a record

JARAUN BURROWS in action. of 22-12 and will face No.6 Nantes in the semi-finals. The top two placed teams from each season’s Pro B are promoted to the top-tier

level, LNB Pro A. Prior to his French debut, he spent the bulk of the 2016-17 season, for Hapoel Haifa in Israel’sLiga Leumit, - the second tier level league in the country. He appeared in a total of 26 games for them and averaged 21.7 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. Burrows saw his stock rise after a dominant season last year with LF Basket in the Swedish Pro League. The 6’8”, 220-pound forward had the second-best scoring average in the league at 20.1 points per game and also averaged 9.2 rebounds per game. His pro career has also included stops in Finland, Eastern Europe and South America. Burrows recently completed play with the national team that finished 7th at this summer’s FIBA Centrobasket tournament in Panama. They earned qualification for 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.

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Bahamas spearfishers make international debut in Nevada A

BAHAMAS national team competing in an international spearfishing competition for the first time acquitted themselves creditably at the two-day World Freshwater Spearfishing Championship in Lake Mead, Nevada, this month. Four members of the Bahamas Freediving and Spearfishing Association - Luke Maillis, Gregory Maillis, Alexandro Mullings and Adrian Phillips - comprised two teams in the men’s division as well as competing individually. The championship attracted 67 competitors from 13 countries and split into two days with different target fish - Striped Bass on day one and Carp on the second. The pairing of Luke Maillis, the Bahamas team captain, and Gregory Maillis placed eighth out of 16 teams with a total of 85 points (three Bass and 76 Carp) while Mullings and Phillips were 15th with 30 points (four Bass and 18 Carp). In the individual event, Luke Maillis was sixth with 58 points from two Bass and 52 Carp; Gregory Maillis was 34th with 27 points (one Bass and 24 Carp); Mullings placed 43rd with 20 points (four Bass and eight Carp): and Philllips was 55th with 10 points (10 Carp). For day one, the target species was Striped Bass, a challenging character of fish to hunt, demanding advanced skills to capture. This species accounted for three points per fish of any size, with the largest fish as a tiebreaker. The second day target species was com-

mon Carp, which accounted for one point per fish of any size, as well as the largest fish being a tiebreaker. Both are invasive species that have overpopulated Lake Mead requiring eradication by local fisherman and wardens. The championship helped to serve an environmental role in controlling the populations and all fish were donated towards a good cause. Team Bahamas had travelled to Las Vegas to spend four days before the championship getting organised with gear, scouting for fish and field testing equipment. They hired a local charter captain and dedicated a day of diving outside the competition zone, the best option for which was the Colorado River where they were able to test the different weapons of choice - Hawaiian sling and pole spear - as well as the spear gun. They were able to learn the different characters of fish that they would target in the competition as well as adapting to freshwater, altitude and extreme water temperatures of 57 degrees Fahrenheit. Phillips was able to shoot and land a large Striped Bass with his Evolve Pole spear; it was one of the largest Bass taken that week among all of the competitors (unfortunately it was not during the competition). The day before the championship was dedicated to scouting the competition zone of Lake Mead where the team searched for locations that hold fish. While not many were sighted, the team had to create a game plan based on their best understanding of the chal-

TEAM BAHAMAS - Luke Maillis, Gregory Maillis, Alexandro Mullings and Adrian Phillips - at the World Freshwater Spearfishing Championship in Lake Mead, Nevada

lenging environment. The two teams hired different boats with some of the most knowledgeable local captains available. With the advice of their hired local knowledge on day one, the Bahamians raced multiple boats to the favoured locations of the local captains. The boat with Mullings and Phillips on board suffered engine trouble and fell behind the fleet. The two Maillises found a spawning school of Striped Bass with local fishermen nearby catching 200 to 300 fish. But the conditions were impossible to hunt in as visibility at a depth of 30 feet was a mere 12 inches. They tried deeper but found themselves sitting on the bottom in 45 feet in almost pitch black darkness with

the sound of hundreds of schooling Stripe bass surrounding them. They were frustrated to have to leave in search of better visibility. With their quick thinking and intuition, Mullings and Phillips searched in bays and reeds where they hoped to find Striped Bass feeding on baitfish. Mullings found a good location where he dived to the bottom and lay in wait. Eventually, a medium size Bass approached him and a quick, clean shot landed his first first of the competition with a Rob Allan 80cm speargun. Phillips was diving with a cold and struggling to equalise so found it challenging to push himself in such chilly conditions. Mullings continued to

shoot three more Bass throughout the day. The Maillises hunted an area nearby where the visibility was a workable five to six feet at a depth between 25 and 40 feet. They made repeated dives to the bottom and lay in wait for up to two minutes at a time. Eventually Gregory Maillis spotted a Bass that he speared with his Evolve pole spear but it escaped into the darkness. Luke Maillis landed his first Bass with his 110cm Rob Allan speargun after fighting the fish to the surface. After more unsuccessful dives, the pair decided to head for clear water nearby the Hoover Dam, where they they found better water conditions and visibility a good 30 feet.

Switching to a Rob Allan 110cm Speargun, Gregory Maillis was able to take a long shot and land the largest Bass out of the Bahamas team at 2.04lbs. Luke Maillis was also able to shoot and land another Bass at the end of the day while the other pair, who had to cut their diving time short were surprised to find they had the most fish of the Bahamas teams. Having seen Carp the day before in certain locations, the teams had it in mind to split off with the two boats and race around to the best places before other divers on the second day. With an anticipated winning quota of 20 fish per hour, the race against time was everything. The Maillises started diving the deeper ledges of the Hoover Dam, where they were not far behind the pace, while Mullings and Phillips ventured across the lake where they had seen fish the day before only to be the last to arrive. While Gregory Maillis was working the ledge of the dam, a Striped Bass approached and although not a species that would qualify for the day, his spearfisher’s instincts kicked in and he shot and landed possibly the first ever Bass with a Hawaiian sling. Luke Maillis made good headway, consistently averaging a Carp on every other dive. The Bahamas team was spomnsored by Maillis & Maillis, Harbourside Marine, Rob Allen Dive Factory (Durban, South Africa), Trinox Diving (California). Evolve Diving (Kona, Hawaii) and all supporters of the FundrazR campaign.

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A DAY OF HORSE POWER AND RAW POWER, ON THE OVAL AND IN THE RING A

s I like to do every so often, it’s time to look back in sports history and see what great sports happenings or events occurred on this day - May 30 - down the years. What a day it turned out to be, filled with Indianapolis 500 memories, shooting stats in baseball, classic soccer goals, topped off with horse racing excellence. Legendary sporting heroes like ‘Babe’ Ruth, ‘Whitey’ Ford, Willie Mays, Tommy LaSorda, Barry Bonds, Ezzard Charles, Mike Tyson, Buster Douglas, Mario Andretti, A J Foyt, Al Unser, Bobby Unser, Wayne Gretzky ... all making cameos, some good and others bad but, nonetheless, making it one of the greatest days in sports history. Since its inception in 1911, the Indy 500 was always scheduled on or around Memorial Day. Since 1974, the race has been scheduled for the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. Let’s have a closer look 1899: 24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time wins in 1 min 47 sec 1903: 28th Preakness: W Gannon aboard Flocarline wins in 1 min 44.8 sec 1906: 40th Belmont: Lucien Lyne aboard Burgomaster wins in 2 min 20 sec 1907: 41st Belmont: G Mountain aboard Peter Pan wins 1908: 42nd Belmont: Joe Notter aboard Colin wins 1910: 44th Belmont: James Butwell aboard Sweep wins in 2 min 22 sec 1911: Ray Harroun wins first Indianapolis 500 car race averaging 120kph 1912: Indianapolis 500: Joe Dawson wins in 6 hr 21 min 06.144 sec (120.060kph) 1913: Indianapolis 500: Jules Goux wins in 6:35:05.108 (126.686kph) 1914: Indianapolis 500: René Thomas wins in 6:03:45.060 (132.729kph) 1916: Indianapolis 500: Dario Resta wins in 5:34:16.990 (135.187kph) 1921: Indianapolis 500: Tommy Milton wins in 5:34:44.578 (144.231kph) 1922: Cubs swap Max Flack for Cardinals Cliff Heathcote during middle of doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day 1922: Indianapolis 500: Jimmy Murphy wins in 5:17:30.845 (152.057kph) 1923: Indianapolis 500: Tommy Milton wins in 5:31:19.618 (145.718kph) 1924: Indianapolis 500: Lora L Corum/Joe Boyer wins in 5:05:23.595 (158.092kph) 1925: Indianapolis 500: Peter DePaolo wins in 4:56:39.401 (162.748kph)

1927: Walter Johnson records 113th and last shutout of his career 1927: Indianapolis 500: George Souders wins in 5:07:33.022 (156.983kph) 1928: Indianapolis 500: Louis Meyer wins in 5:01:33.725 (160.101kph) 1929: Indianapolis 500: Ray Keech wins in 5:07:25.458 (157.048kph) 1930: Indianapolis 500: Bill Arnold wins (161.6kph) 1931: Phillies Chuck Klein homers off Ben Cantwell (Braves) in both ends DH 1931: Indianapolis 500: Louis Schneider wins in 5:10:27.948 (155.509kph) 1932: Indianapolis 500: Fred Frame wins in 4:48:03.761 (167.604kph) 1933: Indianapolis 500: Louis Meyer wins in 4:48:00.774 (167.632kph) 1934: Indianapolis 500: Bill Cummings wins in 4:46:05.254 (168.761kph) 1935: Babe Ruth’s final game, goes hitless for Braves against Phillies 1935: Indianapolis 500: Kelly Petillo wins in 4:42:22.771 (170.977kph) 1936: Indianapolis 500: Louis Meyer wins in 4:35:03.314 (175.530kph) 1937: Pitcher Carl Hubbell’s 24th consecutive victory 1937: 61,756, second largest crowd in Polo Grounds history, see Dodgers ends Hubbell’s consecutivegame winning streak at 24 1937: 42nd Men’s French Championships: Henner Henkel beats Bunny Austin (6-1, 6-4, 6-3) 1937: 42nd Women’s French Championships: Hilde Sperling beats Simonne Mathieu (6-2, 6-4) 1938: Yanks sweep Red Sox 10-0 and 5-4 in front of 83,533 at Yankee Stadium 1938: Indianapolis 500: Floyd Roberts wins in 4:15:58.362 (188.615kph) 1939: Indianapolis 500: Wilbur Shaw wins in 4:20:47.412 (185.131kph) 1940: Indianapolis 500: Wilbur Shaw wins in 4:22:31.201 (183.911kph) 1941: Indianapolis 500: Floyd Davis/Mauri Rose wins in 4:20:36.266 (185.263kph) 1946: Braves Bernard Malamud’s home run shatters Bulova clock in Ebbets Field 1946: Indianapolis 500: George Robson wins in 4:21:16.711 (184.785kph) 1947: Indianapolis 500: Mauri Rose wins in 4:17:52.159 (187.228kph) 1948: Schenectady Blue Jays Tom Lasorda strikes out 25 in 15-inning game 1949: Indianapolis 500: Bill Holland wins in 4:07:15.939 (195.257kph) 1950: Patty Berg wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open

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BY INIGO ‘NAUGHTY’ ZENICA

MIKE TYSON beat Pinklon Thomas by technical knockout in six rounds for the heavyweight boxing title on May 30, 1987. 1951: Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title 1951: Indianapolis 500: Lee Wallard wins in 3:57:38.103 (203.170kph) 1952: Charlie Grimm succeeds Tommy Holmes as manager of Boston Braves 1952: Indianapolis 500: Troy Ruttman wins in 3:52:41.930 (207.480kph) 1953: First major league network baseball game Cleveland 7, Chicago 2 1953: Indianapolis 500: Bill Vukovich wins in 3:53:01.668 (207.187kph) 1953: 52nd Men’s French Championships: Ken Rosewall beats Victor Elias Seixas (6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2) 1953: 52nd Women’s French Championships: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (6-2, 6-4) 1954: Dutch bishops forbid membership to noncatholic sporting clubs 1956: Indianapolis 500: Pat Flaherty wins in 3:53:28.872 (206.785kph) 1957: Test Cricket debut for Rohan Kanhai for West Indies v England at Edgbaston 1957: Indianapolis 500: Sam Hanks wins in 3:41:14.238 (218.229kph) 1957: Second European Cup: Real Madrid beat Fiorentina 2-0 in Madrid 1958: Indianapolis 500:

CHAMP STUART LEADS DOUBLE A EAST WITH 17 STOLEN BASES FOR THE RUMBLE PONIES FROM PAGE 1 May. Through 33 games, Stuart hit .191 with 13 runs scored an OPS of .569 and two home runs. Stuart had a late surge in April where he was awarded the Eastern League Player of the Week Award. After a brief adjustment period to Double-A, he settled in to become a standout, not just for the Rumble Ponies, but in the entire league. Through a four-game stretch, he hit .455/.519/.909 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, five RBI, six runs, and five stolen bases to earn the award. Stuart swiped 40 bases across two levels in 2016, and he told 12 Sports before this season that his goal was 100 stolen base attempts in 2017. In 2016 he had a season of several milestones, including an appearance as a pinch runner in the final Grapefruit League game for the Mets in spring training and a stellar season with the Port St Lucie Mets in Single-A Advanced, which led to a Double-A

CHAMP STUART

call-up with Binghamton. Through 114 games in both leagues, Stuart hit .240 with 34 RBI and eight home runs.

He has also totalled an OBP of .319, slugging percentage of .349 an OPS of .663 and his aforementioned 40 stolen bases.

Jimmy Bryan wins in 3:44:21.064 (215.316kph) 1959: Indianapolis 500: Rodger Ward wins in 3:40:47.470 (218.641kph) 1959: 58th Men’s French Championships: Nicola Pietrangeli beats Ian Vermaak (3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1) 1959: 58th Women’s French Championships: Christine Truman beats Zsuzsi Kormoczy (6-4, 7-5) 1960: Indianapolis 500: Jim Rathmann wins in 3:36:11.384 (223.324kph) 1961: Indianapolis 500: A J Foyt wins in 3:35:37.540 (223.908kph) 1962: Indianapolis 500: Rodger Ward wins in 3:33:50.291 (225.780kph)

1963: Indianapolis 500: Parnelli Jones wins in 3:29:35.365 (230.357kph) 1964: Indianapolis 500: A J Foyt wins in 3:23:35.813 (237.137kph) 1964: 63rd Men’s French Championships: Manuel Santana beats Nicola Pietrangeli (6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5) 1964: 63rd Women’s French Championships: Margaret Court beats Maria Bueno (5-7, 6-1, 6-2) 1965: Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open 1966: Indianapolis 500: Graham Hill wins (232.2kph) 1967: Yankee Whitey Ford, nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball 1968: Indianapolis 500: Bobby Unser wins in 3:16:13.786 (246.040kph) 1969: Derek Clayton runs world record marathon time 2hr 8min 33.6sec in Antwerp 1969: Indianapolis 500: Mario Andretti wins in 3:11:14.689 (252.453kph) 1971: Willie Mays hits his 638th home run, a National League record of 1,950 1973: 17th European Cup: Ajax beat Juventus 1-0 in Belgrade 1976: 22nd LPGA Championship won by Betty Burfeindt 1976: Indianapolis 500: Johnny Rutherford wins in 1:42:52.466 (239.350kph) 1977: Cleveland Indian Dennis Eckersley no-hits California Angels, 2-0 1979: 23rd European Cup: Nottingham Forest beat Malmo FF 1-0 in Munich 1981: LA Dodgers are quickest to get 1,000,000 attendance (22 games) 1982: Closest Indy 500 finish as Gordon Johncock beats Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds 1982: Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic 1984: National League suspends Mario Soto for five days for Reds-Cubs fight

1984: 28th European Cup: Liverpool beat Roma (1-1, 4-2 on penalties) in Rome 1985: Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 1 1986: Bobby Rahal is 1st to average over 170mph in Indianapolis 500 1986: Barry Bonds makes his MLB debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1987: Mike Tyson TKOs Pinklon Thomas in six rounds for heavyweight boxing title 1987: Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in 10 rounds for heavyweight boxing title 1992: Minnesota Twin Bert Blyleven is second to win as teenager and a 40-year-old 1992: NY Yankee Scott Sanderson becomes ninth player to beat all 26 teams 1993: Indianapolis 500: Emerson Fittipaldi wins in 3:10:49.860 (253.000kph) 1996: Albert Belle uses a forearm to break up a double play and nearly breaks Brewer second baseman Fernando Vina’s nose. Belle gets two-game suspension 1999: Indianapolis 500: Kenny Bräck wins in 3:15:51.182 (246.513kph) 2004: Indianapolis 500: Buddy Rice wins in 3:14:55.2395 (222.923kph) 2010: Indianapolis 500: Dario Franchitti wins in 3:05:37.0131 (260.107kph) 2015: FA Cup Final: Arsenal beat Aston Villa 4-0 2015: Alistair Cook becomes the leading run scorer of all time in Test cricket for England 2015: NHL Western Conference Finals: Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim Ducks, 4 games to 3 • Naughty presents ‘Mischief and Mayhem in da AM’ from 6am to 10am, Monday to Friday and ‘The Press Box’ sports talk show on Sunday from 10am to 1pm, on KISS FM 96.1. Comments and questions to naughty@tribunemedia.net

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HARPER, STRICKLAND TRADE PUNCHES, NATIONALS BEAT THE GIANTS 3-0 By GIDEON RUBIN Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An enraged Bryce Harper charged the mound, fired his helmet and traded punches to the head with San Francisco reliever Hunter Strickland after getting hit by a fastball, setting off a wild brawl yesterday during the Washington Nationals’ 3-0 win over the Giants. Drilled in the right hip by a 98 mph heater on Strickland’s first pitch in the eighth inning with two outs, none on and Washington ahead 2-0, Harper didn’t hesitate. The slugger pointed his bat at Strickland, yelled at him and took off. No one got in Harper’s way as he rushed the mound. His eyes were wide as he flung his helmet — it sailed way wide of Strickland, it might’ve slipped — and they started swinging away. The 6-foot-4 Strickland hit Harper in the face, then they broke apart for a moment before squaring off again. Harper punched Strickland in the head as the benches and bullpen emptied. Giants teammates Michael Morse and Jeff Samardzija collided hard as they tried to get between the two fighters. Three Giants players forcefully dragged Strickland from the middle of the pack all the way into the dug-

out, while a teammate held back Harper. Harper and Strickland were both ejected. They have some history between them — in the 2014 NL Division Series, Harper hit two home runs off Strickland, and the All-Star outfielder glared at the reliever as he rounded the bases after the second shot in Game 4. Tanner Roark (5-2) struck out six and allowed six hits in seven innings. The NL East leaders opened a nine-game West Coast trip with their sixth win in eight games. Koda Glover pitched a scoreless ninth to notch his sixth save in seven tries. Ryan Zimmerman hit his 14th homer, off Matt Moore (2-6) in the second. Daniel Murphy hit an RBI double in his first game after missing three games due to illness. TRAINER’S ROOM Nationals: INF Stephen Drew, out since April 12 with a right hamstring strain, was reinstated before the game. The Nationals optioned LHP Matt Grace to Triple-A Syracuse. . Manager Dusty Baker rejoined the team after missing the weekend to attend son Darren’s high school graduation. Giants: Utilityman Eduardo Nunez was evaluated for concus-

WASHINGTON Nationals’ Daniel Murphy (20) tries to restrain teammate Bryce Harper (34) after Harper charged San Francisco Giants’ Hunter Strickland after being hit with a pitch in the eighth inning of yesterday’s game. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) sion symptoms after suffering a head injury while scoring on a passed ball on Sunday. He experienced blurry vision but stayed in the game, manager Bruce Bochy said. Nunez hadn’t been placed on the seven-day concussion list before Monday’s game. The Giants

brought in but didn’t immediately activate utilityman Orlando Calixte, a possible replacement for Nunez, from Triple-A Sacramento. UP NEXT LHP Gio Gonzalez (3-1, 2.90

ERA) is 4-4 with a 2.94 ERA in 11 starts against the Giants. Jeff Samardzija (1-6, 4.50) is 2-5 with a 3.83 ERA in 14 appearances (seven starts) against Washington and 0-3 with a 4.50 ERA in his last three starts against the Nationals.

RENFROE’S GRAND SLAM LIFTS PADRES OVER SLUMPING CUBS 5-2 By BERNIE WILSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Hunter Renfroe hit a grand slam off Kyle Hendricks and the San Diego Padres won 5-2 yesterday to hand the Chicago Cubs their fourth straight loss. The defending World Series champion Cubs have lost six straight road games. They were coming off a three-game sweep at the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cubs had only three hits. They drew 10 walks and two batters were hit by pitches. Hendricks (4-3) retired his first 10 batters before allowing seven of his final 11 to reach. With one out in the fourth, Hendricks allowed singles to Yangervis Solarte and Wil Myers, and hit Ryan Schimpf with a pitch before Renfroe drove a 1-1 pitch into the seats in left. It

was Renfroe’s 10th this season and his second career grand slam. Renfroe’s other slam was in his sixth major league game, against the Dodgers on September 27, when he hit two homers and drove in seven runs. He hit four homers and drove in 14 runs in 11 games after he was called up. Hendricks loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth and Myers drove in a run on a fielder’s choice. Hendricks was charged with five runs and six hits in five innings, struck out five and walked none. San Diego starter Jarred Cosart allowed Jason Heyward’s two-run single with two outs in the first. Cosart lasted only four innings, giving up two runs, three hits and five walks and striking out two. Jose Torres (3-2) pitched two scoreless, hitless innings for the win. He

walked two and struck out one. Brandon Maurer pitched the ninth for his seventh save. With San Diego leading 5-2, Padres reliever Ryan Buchter loaded the bases on three walks with one out in the seventh before Brad Hand came on and got Heyward to ground into a double-play. UP NEXT Cubs: RHP Eddie Butler (2-0, 1.93) is scheduled to start Tuesday night. He’s 0-2 with a 5.68 ERA inn in three appearances against San Diego, including two starts. All three appearances have been at Petco Park. Padres: Rookie RHP Dinelson Lamet (1-0, 1.80) tries to follow up on his brilliant big league debut, when he struck out eight in five innings while allowing one run on three hits in a 4-3 win at the New York Mets on Thursday.

CHICAGO Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks throws to the plate in the first inning of yesterday’s game against the San Diego Padres. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

ASTROS RALLY FOR 11 RUNS IN 8TH INNING, OVERWHELM TWINS 16-8 By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Once Carlos Beltran and the Houston Astros began battering away, there was no relief for Minnesota’s beleaguered bullpen. Beltran homered and singled during an 11-run burst in the eighth inning and Houston overwhelmed the Twins 16-8 yesterday in a matchup of AL division leaders. The Astros won their fifth in a row, improving the best record in the majors. “We have shown that, no matter how far behind in the game we fall, we’re going to try to preach good atbats and I think that’s what we did,” Beltran said. “We were able to put good atbats out there and got good results.” The Astros combined eight hits, two walks, a hit batter and a balk in the eighth to rally from an 8-2 deficit. The Twins tried three pitchers in the inning, a day after they used eight relievers in a 15-inning loss to Tampa Bay. “We were affected by yesterday’s game in what we could do today. The guys we had were a little bit taxed,” Twins manager Paul Molitor said. Beltran finished with four hits and Carlos Correa had three, including a home run. Alex Bregman also homered for Houston, which had a season-high 18 hits, 13 of them in the last two innings.

Jordan Jankowski (1-0) got his first major league win with 2 1/3 innings in relief of starter Brad Peacock. He allowed four earned runs and gave up home runs to Miguel Sano and Robbie Grossman but he benefited from the Houston hit parade. Craig Breslow (1-1) took the loss. Minnesota’s bullpen worked 17 1/3 innings in a three-game weekend series against Tampa Bay, and they needed a long start from AL ERA leader Ervin Santana against Houston. Santana delivered, working seven strong innings before leaving with a six-run lead. But Ryan Pressly faced six hitters and got just one out, with Marwin Gonzalez’s two-run single pulling the Astros to within 8-6. Breslow was up next and eventually Matt Belisle took over and gave up Beltran’s three-run homer. Pressley, Breslow and Belisle each made their third appearance in four days. “We’ve still got to go out there and perform. It’s embarrassing,” Pressly said. “We’ve just got to go out there and continue to grind and put this one behind us.” The Astros have a double-digit lead in the AL West and their confidence seems to grow with every victory. “I don’t think we ever think we’re down and out of a game,” said Josh Reddick, whose tworun double put the Astros ahead for good.

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WARRIORS AND CAVALIERS BENEFIT FROM REST, NBA TRIES TO REDUCE IT By JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Basketball Writer IN bulldozing their respective conferences through the first three rounds of the postseason, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors each earned an extended rest before their highly anticipated showdown in the NBA Finals begins on Thursday. Both teams appear to be playing their best basketball at the most important time. One of the reasons cited is the strategic rest days given to star players sporadically through the long regular season. Known in the league as “DNP-Rest,” the practice of sitting healthy players to avoid injury and fatigue has grown in popularity as teams focus more on reducing the wear and tear on the stars that drive the league. And while forward-thinking teams have been praised for putting the player first, there is concern across the league that the approach threatens to alienate fans who pay to see their favourite players, aggravate network executives who paid billions to showcase games, and devalue the regular season. “We don’t rest. I don’t believe in it,” Miami Heat president Pat Riley said in April. “I think it’s gotten to the point where it’s become a travesty, an absolute travesty. Blatantly. I don’t care how many players you’re resting or who. Who are the ones entitled to get the rest versus who doesn’t rest? We don’t rest.” Riley had reason to be

upset. After an 11-30 start to the season, the Heat rebounded to win 30 of their last 41 games to surge back into playoff contention. Heading into the final day of the season, the Heat needed a win over the Washington Wizards and a Chicago loss to Brooklyn or a Pacers loss to the Hawks to get into the Eastern Conference field as the eighth seed. But the Nets sat Jeremy Lin, Trevor Booker and Brook Lopez, essentially handing the game to the Bulls. During the regular season, there were 203 instances of a healthy player sitting out of a game, according to data compiled by instreetclothes.com , a website run by certified athletic trainer Jeff Stotts that has analysed injuries for years. Ten years ago, there were only 12 such instances. “It’s not my preference to rest. I do understand rest and why you do it,” said Kevin Garnett, who missed one game or none in nine of his first 10 seasons, but needed to incorporate rest days more often later in his career. “It’s the way of the league, and I think the prestige of playing 82 is not what it’s used to be, and this is the way it’s going to be.” And it’s not just star players on teams trying to preserve themselves for deep playoff runs that are getting the treatment. The Suns sat Eric Bledsoe for the final 14 games of the season, while Tyson Chandler did not play after the All-Star break. The Lakers shut down Timofey Mozgov and Luol Deng for the final 15

games while trying to hold on to their lottery pick, and the Nets may have had the biggest head-scratcher by not playing three key players despite the importance of the game’s outcome. “Personally I think it is a legit concern,” said Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor, chairman of the NBA’s board of governors. “I look at it as an owner for my fans. Fans come and certainly they want our team to win. But they like to beat the star on the other team. They like to see them out there. They like to see a competitive game. So first of all my concern is for my fans that we play as many players as we can, that we play to win.” Taylor said there were also concerns after the league started a 10-year, $24 billion television deal with Turner and ABC/ESPN. Several nationally televised games were diluted because of key players resting. It reached a crescendo over consecutive Saturdays in March when the Cavaliers and Warriors both sat stars for ESPN games. Commissioner Adam Silver sent a letter to all 30 owners imploring them to take a more active role in the decision-making process, saying it can “damage the perception of our game.” But the strategy paid off, particularly for the Warriors, who won 14 straight to sew up the No. 1 seed in the West after a loss against San Antonio when Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green sat out.

CAVALIERS forward LeBron James talks with head coach Tyronn Lue in the first half of a game against the Washington Wizards. Lue would prefer less attention, but it comes with the territory as coach of the defending NBA champions. Lue is back in the NBA Finals, and the Cavs acknowledge they probably wouldn’t be in position to win another title if not for Lue’s calming influence. (AP)

KERR NOT WELL YET, BUT HASN’T RULED HIMSELF OUT FOR GAME 1 By JANIE MCCAULEY Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Steve Kerr expects to decide soon whether he will coach the Golden State Warriors at all in the NBA Finals, saying yesterday he is not yet ready but hasn’t ruled himself out for Game 1. “As of right now I would not coach Thursday night. It’s still up in the air. Still waiting for ‘Ahhhhhh!’” Kerr said, reaching his hands to the sky as if to receive some miracle healing. “It’s coming, it’s coming. ... I think once we get to Game 1, that might be a good time to make a decision one way or the other.” Golden State, unbeaten this postseason at 12-0 with sweeps of Houston, Utah and San Antonio, hosts the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers in Games 1 and 2 on Thursday and Sunday. The reigning NBA Coach of the Year is still not feeling well after a May 5 procedure at Duke University to repair a spinal fluid leak stemming from back surgery complications nearly two years ago. He filled in addressing the media Monday when acting coach Mike Brown was out with the flu. “I told the team the good news is the team is really healthy, the bad news is the coaching staff is dropping like

flies,” Kerr joked. Brown has been coaching the Warriors since Game 3 of the first-round playoff series at Portland, with Kerr assisting at practice and from the locker room before and during games. Brown was expected back Tuesday. “Mike’s been amazing. It’s an awkward situation, again this is so unique,” Kerr said. “I’m not sure it’s ever happened. ... It’s just weird because on the one hand Mike has to coach the team as he sees fit. I’m taking part in practices, helping with the messaging, taking part in coaching meetings, but I’m not on the sidelines during games. And so he has to make those decisions as if it’s his team, but he’s also taking my advice and counsel behind the scenes. So it’s not easy, but he’s obviously doing a good job. There seems to be a theme when I’m out, I think the team is like 108-2.” Brown is set to go up against LeBron James and a Cleveland team he coached in two separate stints. Brown wasn’t around during the past two Finals when the Warriors faced the Cavaliers, so he has watched some of last year’s Finals. Kerr recently reviewed all seven games from 2016, when Golden State squandered a 3-1 lead and missed a repeat championship.

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WITH AGASSI ALONG FOR A BIT, DJOKOVIC OPENS DEFENCE IN PARIS By HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — If Novak Djokovic was hoping to take a little pressure and attention off himself after some rough results, he might very well have found the perfect way to do that by adding Andre Agassi as a coaching consultant of sorts for the French Open. Well, for up to a week of the tournament, anyway. With Agassi seated in the stands, generally expressionless during the match and silent afterward, the No. 2-seeded Djokovic was not always at his clean-swinging best while beating Marcel Granollers 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 yesterday to begin the defence of the title that allowed him to complete a career Grand Slam at Roland Garros a year ago. “I mean, it’s hard to say whether there is significant difference on the court, because it’s only a few days that we are together,” Djokovic said. “So it’s going to take a little bit of time. I’m patient and, for us, this is a great way to start off our collaboration and friendship and get to know each other and then see where it takes us.”

On a relatively quiet Day 2, Rafael Nadal started his pursuit of a record 10th French Open championship with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 victory over Benoit Paire. Other seeded men advancing included No. 5 Milos Raonic, No. 7 Marin Cilic and No. 10 David Goffin, while No. 14 Jack Sock, the top-ranked US man, and No. 31 Gilles Simon — both in Nadal’s section of the draw — plus No. 32 Mischa Zverev all lost. Defending women’s champion Garbine Muguruza and former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki won in straight sets, but two seeded American women joined Sock on the way out: No. 19 CoCo Vandeweghe and No. 25 Lauren Davis. Leave it to the No. 4-seeded Nadal to win relatively simply and then lament a portion of his performance. “For me,” he said, “it’s important to serve a little bit better than what I did today.” Djokovic made it sound as if Agassi’s role right now is more about offering life advice than tennis tips. Sunglasses perched atop his shaved pate, leaning forward with his chin resting on his hands and elbows on his knees, Agassi occasionally applauded

SERBIA’s Novak Djokovic serves against Spain’s Marcel Granollers in their first round match of the French Open at Roland Garros stadium yesterday. (AP)

during the 2½-hour first-round match. Later, Agassi — who counts the 1999 French Open among his eight Grand Slam titles — declined to take questions from a reporter. Djokovic, for his part, had plenty to say about their partnership, which sounds more like a brief experiment than the start of a long-term arrangement, even if that’s what the Serb insisted he hopes it can become. “Well, he’s going to stay ... I hope, ‘til the end

of this week. Then he has to leave, because he has some scheduled ... things that he cannot reschedule. So that’s all,” said Djokovic, whose 29 unforced errors were one more than Granollers’ total. “I’m going to try to use the time spent with him as best as I can, as best as we can. So far, plenty of information, plenty of things to kind of process.” A year ago, when Djokovic finally fulfilled his quest to win a trophy in Paris, he was working

with Boris Becker — who was on hand yesterday and visited with Agassi — and Marian Vajda. But Djokovic split with those coaches, as well as other members of his entourage, hoping to regain the groove that made him the first man in nearly a half-century to win four consecutive majors. Since then, though, the highlight for Djokovic was a runnerup finish at the US Open. Otherwise, he lost his No. 1 ranking to Andy Murray and lost in the third round of Wimbledon, the first round of the Rio Olympics and the second round of the Australian Open. “You’re developed to kind of flip the next page very quickly. Whether or not you win or lose in a big tournament, there is another big one coming up in a matter of weeks’ time or even less. So for me, it was really strange to get to feel what I felt the end of last season,” Djokovic said, “because I always, even when I would face that before in my career, I felt that I would overcome it very quickly.” This time, he acknowledged, that didn’t happen. “I had to work harder,” Djokovic said. And he opted to make changes.

THE WEATHER REPORT

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Statistics are for Nassau through 2 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 91° F/33° C Low .................................................... 76° F/24° C Normal high ....................................... 85° F/30° C Normal low ........................................ 72° F/22° C Last year’s high ................................. 89° F/32° C Last year’s low ................................... 73° F/23° C Precipitation As of 2 p.m. yesterday ................................. 0.00” Year to date ................................................. 4.87” Normal year to date ..................................... 8.27”

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AFTER picking up a second place finish in the epic women’s 200m at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo stopped over in Atlanta where she shared in the success of her former club members and students of her alma mater at St Augustine’s College. Above, Miller-Uibo shares a moment with coach Dianne Woodside and hurdler Sasha Wells (far right).

QUARTER-MILERS Megan Moss and Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo congratulate each other in Atlanta. (TOP) - Club Monica athletes in Atlanta, Georgia.

TOP BAHAMIAN ATHLETES ARE VICTORIOUS IN THE ATLANTA RELAYS FROM PAGE 1

During the meet, Moss was honoured for her stellar performance last year when she dominated the girls’ 13-14 sprints. She also got to share a special moment with Miller-Uibo. Marissa White, another Club Monica athlete, won

the girls’ 17-18 400m in 56.52. Her teammate Angel Willie was fourth in 1:02.27. Willie was also third in the 400m hurdles in 1:06.88 behind two Bullis’ teammates Masai Russell (59.82) and Ayanna Johnson (1:03.37). Sasha Wells, also of Club Monica, got sixth in girls’ 17-18 100m in 12.60. Ash-

ley Seymour of Bullis was the winner in 12.05. Wells had the sixth fastest time of 12.19 with Seymour posting the fastest time of 12.19. Wells also got second in her specialty in the 100m hurdles in 14.20. Darci Khan of DC Express won the race in 14.15. Otto Laing, compet-

ing for Club Monica in the boys’ 13-14 division, was fifth in the 100m final in 11.84. Galen Johnson of Tallahassee won in 11.32. Otto had the sixth fastest qualifying time of 11.97 in the preliminaries. Laing was also third in the shot put with a heave of 7.79m. Dylan Faulkner won

with 10.10m. Adrian Curry, representing Club Monica in the boys’ 15-16 division, won the 100m in 11.00 over Jessie Parson of I5 Elite. Curry had the fastest qualifying time of 10.94. Justin Hudson of Club Monica had the 16th best time of 12.25, but it wasn’t

fast enough to get him into the final. Curry also contested the 200m where he finished second in the final in 22.34 behind Bullis’ Ashton Allen, who won in 22.34. Curry had the second fastest time of 22.57 behind Allen’s 22.37. Hudson had the 20th best time of 25.27.

THE CHAMP: Uchenna Ijeoma-Delva sits next to the Bahamas Bowling Federation’s BTC National Championsghips ladies’ floating trophy.

Ijeoma-Delva wins her first national bowling title FROM PAGE 1 from the eighth frame,” said Ijeoma-Delva, who celebrated the day with her husband, George, whose birthday was also on Sunday. “It’s just a great feeling for me.” Ijeoma-Delva said she was also happy for Slatter, who pulled off the men’s title. Second of five titles for Slatter On the men’s side of the tournament, Slatter had to wait for the third match to compete. He watched as No.4 seed Tyrone Knowles eliminated No.5 seed Greg Taylor, the Bahamas Cricket Association president, 160-157 and No.3 seed Mario Brown sent Knowles packing 179168.

In his first match, Slatter prevailed 197-157 over Brown and he finished the job with an epic final against long-time rival Lee Davis in a 207-203 decision. While it was a repeat for Slatter, it was his fifth title adding to his triumphs in 1986, 1989, 1997 and 2016, the first three coming at the now dismantled Village Bowling Lanes. “Anytime you win, it’s a sense of accomplishment and achievement,” Slatter said. “I didn’t bowl as well as I would have liked to during the qualifying. “But I kept trying to find my game and one could argue that I found it on the last day of qualifying on Saturday. Fortunately, that form carried over to Sunday in the TV final. I’m very excited to be the first five-time champion and the first male

to repeat as champion.” Throughout his reign as ‘Mr Consistent’ bowler, as he’s affectionately known, Slatter has met Davis five times and he’s now holding a 3-2 advantage, losing only in 1990 and 2014. “It’s a good rivalry that has been going on from 1989 to the present,” Slatter said. “We’re going to see what happens next year. I know if I win three in a row, I get to take the trophy home. “But you can never take it for granted. You have to savour the moment. It was so close that Lee could have won, but things just went my way and I won.” On his arrival home that night, Slatter said his family was waiting for him with a plaque that read: Congratulations five-time repeat champion. We’re proud of you.”