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TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2025
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Chisholm Jr falls short in round one By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
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ith just three shots to his ledger, Bahamian Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr got eliminated in the first round of the Major League Baseball’s 2025 Home Run Derby last night in Atlanta, Georgia. Chisholm Jr, with his step-father and long-time mentor Geron Sands pitching to him from behind the cage just in front of the mound, Chisholm Jr cracked the three homers to the right side of the Truist Park after he swung at a total of 37 pitches.
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‘Jazz’ eliminated in the 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby His longest shot on the night was 463 feet, while the other two were 409 and 400. The 27-year-old infielder, representing the New York Yankees in his first appearance in the Midsummer Classic, missed his first four swings on the pitches from Sands before he finally connected on his first homer. Chisholm Jr, who had a total of 17 homers during the regular season, missed his next 13 pitches before he got his second homer. He then missed the next six pitches only to connect on his third and final homer before he missed the next three to complete his three-minute round. Finally, in the bonus round, Chisholm Jr missed all three shots as he made his exit. He joined Atlanta Braves’ Matt Olson, who went out with 15 homers, Washington Nationals’ James Wood with 16 and Oklahoma Athletics’ Brent Rooker with 17. The top four performers to advance to the second round were Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh with 17, Minnesota Twins’ Byron Buxton with 20 and both Pittsburgh Pirates’ Oneil Cruz and Tampa Bay Rays’ Junior Caminero had 21 apiece. Each player had three minutes in the first
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NEW York Yankees’ Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr competes during the MLB baseball All-Star Home Run Derby last night in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
‘TIPPING OFF THE PEACE ON DA STREET’ By Jonathan Burrows THE 30th anniversary of the “Peace on Da Street” basketball tournament tipped off yesterday evening with a powerful display of unity, purpose and raw community energy, setting the tone for what promises to be a momentous week of basketball and upliftment. Held at the Hope Center, the opening night of the historic tournament began not with the sound of a whistle, but with bowed heads and reverent silence. A prayer, led by a local pastor, invoked protection, peace and a reminder of the tournament’s deeper mission - shooting hoops, not guns. The opening matches saw electrifying performances from local teams, drawing loud cheers from packed bleachers filled with families, athletes and longtime supporters of the tournament. • The results of Monday’s games are as follows: Under 13 - Power 1 beat the Luycayans 31-19 - IBA beat MOT2 22-1 Under 16 - Jaguars beat the Lucayans 32-26 Under 20 - Summit beat IBA 31-23 - Wizards beat Rotary East 37-16 Church Division - Heatwaves beat EYC 37-16 - Summit beat Heaven Sent 41-22 Corporate Division - BAF beat BPL 25-21
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JUMPER KAIWAN Bahamian sprint phenom TRIPLE CULMER PLEASED WITH Printassia Johnson excited HIS PROGRESSION about switch to 200/400m By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net ALL her life, Bahamian sprinter Printassia Johnson was running the 100 and 200 metres until an injury this year forced her to switch to the 200/400m combo. Now she’s loving the latest move orchestrated by Bahamian former sprint sensation Dominic Demeritte, who is now the head coach at Life University. Johnson, at 31, is quickly learning how to compete in the “once hated” 400m. In her latest appearance over the weekend, Johnson won the women’s 400m Category F at the 2025 Ed Murphey Track Classic in Memphis, Tennessee in 51.52 seconds. The meet followed her lifetime best of 51.29 for second place at the Barbados Grand Prix at the Usain Bolt Complex in Bridgetown, Barbados on July 5 where she trailed hometown favourite Sada Williams, who took the tape in 51.15. “I think my performances have been good,” Johnson said. “When the
season started, I wasn’t even a quarter-miler. This just happened by chance because I was injured. “I was enjoying the 100 and 200m, but because of my hamstring, I couldn’t perform as well as I should have during the collegiate season. I got injured two days before we went to the conference meet.” Demeritte, known as a 100/200m specialist, made the decision to push Johnson into the 400m to help with her rehab from her injury. He said she caught on so quickly that the decision was made to keep her at that distance. “She started running the 400m indoors just as a training event and she ran pretty well,” he said. “But when she came to me, I told her she was more suited for the 200/400 than the 100/200m. “She still has the 100m in the back of her mind, but the injury kind of forced her to move up. She’s still now at 100m, so I’m looking to see what will happen when she is at 100 per cent and we can train the way we need to train.” Johnson has certainly embraced the change. “Growing up, I really
KAIWAN Culmer, considered the next Bahamian triple jumper to watch, has shown a vast improvement since connecting with his legendary mentor Leevan “Superman” Sands as his coach in Tallahassee, Florida. The two united a year ago and over the weekend, Culmer made a giant leap from his personal best
of 55-feet, 1-inch or 16.79 metres to a lifetime best of 55-9 1/4 (17.00m) on Saturday at the Ed Murphey Classic in Memphis, Tennessee. For the 28-year-old Culmer, whose aim is to qualify for the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan in September, he’s in the right environment to succeed under Sands, the Bahamian national record holder at 58-0 1/2 (17.69m).
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BARBADOS’ Sada Williams holds off Bahamian Printassia Johnson in the wowen’s 400 metres on Saturday in Barbados. hated running the 400m, but now I’m loving it,” Johnson said. “Every time I’m stepping out on the track, I’m getting faster. It’s just a matter of me having the right competition. “I remember when I ran against Sada in Barbados,
my coach told me I was in 49-50 second shape, but I just have to go out there and run my race.” When she got started, Johnson said she was primarily jogging the first
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PEACE ON DA STREET FAMILY NIGHT PLANS are underway for the staging of the Peace on Da Streets’ Basketball Classics’ Road to 30 years of existence. The event, being organised by the Hope Center under the theme “Shooting hoops instead of guns,” is being held from July 14-19 at the
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Michael ‘Scooter’ Reid Basketball Center. The highlight of the event will be the Family Night, scheduled for Sunday, July 20 at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium when the finals in all of the divisions will take place, starting at 3pm. There will also be the Mr Ship It Three-point shootout and the Joe’s
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