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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017

Robinson wins first amateur golf title By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net evaughn Robinson, preparing for the United States Mid Amateur Championships this weekend in Atlanta, Georgia, pulled off a major victory over the weekend as he clinched his first title at the Greater Houston City Amateur Championships at the Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas. The 29-year-old mechanical designer for Valco Instruments in Houston posted a four-round total of 274 after he shot 69, 69, 65 and 71 to beat out Justin Kaplan on the count back after he also produced a 274 (65-68-68-73) as they held off Matt Van Zandt, who was one stroke behind at 275 (67-69-70-69). “It was truly a remarkable experience, giving all of the hard work and dedication that I put in the past many months and years and to see something pay off like this is a humbling and gratifying experience for me,” Robinson told The Tribune. The Bahamas Golf Federation’s reigning national

champion and top performer for the Bahamas national team at the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships, held in the Dominican Republic over the summer, won his first major victory in the United States and he indicated it will be one that he will cherish for a long time. “I’ve qualified for some pretty big events, but for an actual win, this is the first one since I graduated from college,” said Robinson, who graduated from Texas Southern University with his bachelor’s degree in 2010 before going on to earn his masters in 2012. Last year, Robinson finished in the top 10, which secured him an automatic berth into the tournament this year. This time, he made good of the opportunity. “The actual physical performance, I can’t say was too much different from last year. It was all on the mental side,” he said. “For the past few weeks and months, I’ve been extremely dedicated to improving to where I need to be around the golf course and the way I actually think about my ability and skills.

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expected to be shared between second-year wing Malachi Richardson, rookie Justin Jackson and veteran combo guard George Hill. Kings legend and current director of player personnel, Peja Stojakovic, said Hield and the highly touted Bogdanovic have the ability to coexist on the floor. “Their games are different,” Stojakovic said. “Buddy is a scorer, and he is getting better (off the dribble) and on defence. “Bogdan is more versatile. He scores and makes plays, and he can really pass. When Dave (Joerger) goes small, you might see them. And they both really love the game.”

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SAILING: MARK HOLOWESKO CLINCHES MAJOR TITLE IN FRANCE By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

DEVAUGHN ROBINSON, of the Bahamas, shows off his trophies won in the Greater Houston City Amateur Championships at the Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas. He is now preparing for the US Mid Amateur Championships in Atlanta, Georgia, this weekend.

Buddy and Kings tip off NBA preseason By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net FOLLOWING six days of an intense training camp, Buddy Hield and the Sacramento Kings tipped off the NBA preseason as they continue to refine rotations and style of play for the upcoming 2017-18 campaign. Prior to the Kings hosting the San Antonio Spurs, Hield outlined his offseason preparation a position battle in training camp and the team’s outlook. “Competition is what it’s all about. Everything will work itself out. Just keep working,” he told Ailene Voisin of the Sacramento Bee. “You have to keep your body in shape, and I worked on that, and everything else this summer. My trainer was with me most of the time, in the Bahamas when I was there for my children’s camp and hurricane relief, and here for about three weeks. I still have to do a better job eating right (those conch fritters are lethal), but I’m more cut than I was. I feel stronger. I think we’re going to have a good year. We shouldn’t talk about a championship because we are a few years away. But we should be thinking about the playoffs.” Hield, seven-year veteran Garrett Temple, 20-year veteran Vince Carter and newcomer Bogdan Bogdanovic are all listed at the shooting guard spot. Minutes at the position are also

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SACRAMENTO Kings’ De’Aaron Fox, left, George Hill, centre, and Buddy Hield go for the ball during training camp last Thursday in Sacramento, California. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) After spending the bulk of the week at the practice facility, Sunday’s session shifted to the Golden 1 Center. “It’s good to get out in front of the bright lights and the bigger stage and get out of the practice facility and do different things sometimes. It doesn’t have to be beautiful and aesthetically pleasing to the eye to be valuable. We’re just trying to lay down the foundation for how we want to play out of some actions off the pass,” Kings head coach Dave Joerger said. “There’s some competition for some spots, just go out compete and be great teammates, between the lines compete your tail off because by doing that

you make the other guy better and that’s very selfless and that’s what we worry about.” Following last night’s game, the Kings travel to face the Spurs once again on the road just days later on October 6. They get their first opportunity for a back-to-back when they face the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trailblazers on October 8-9 respectively. Those games are followed by a matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers on October 12 and the preseason concludes on October 13 against the defending champion Golden State Warriors. The Kings open the regular season on Wednesday, October 18, against the Houston Rockets.

AFTER finishing up as runner-up to fellow Bahamian Gavin McKinney last month at the International 5.5 Metre Class Association’s 2017 World Championships in Benodet, France, Mark Holowesko clinched his major international title at the Régates Royales Cannes Trophée Panerai last week in Cannes, France. Holowesko, sailing on the New Moon with Christoph Burger and Peter Vlasov, excelled during the week of competition, dominating with five first place, a second and a third. In the process, they also walked away with the Five Nation’s Cup title, another prestigious honour for the Bahamas.

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BRACKETS RELEASED FOR INAUGURAL ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS SHOWCASE By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE brackets have been released for the inaugural Islands of the Bahamas Showcase and a stacked field of recent NCAA Tournament participants are slated to compete. Eight elite mid-major NCAA Division programmes will participate in the early season tournament at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium November 17-19. Participating teams include the Bradley Braves, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, Iona Gaels, Northern Kentucky Norsemen, Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners, Vermont Catamounts, Weber State Wildcats and James Madison Dukes. Vermont and Bradley will tip off play at 11am on opening day, November 17. They will be followed by Coastal Carolina and Texas-San Antonio at 2pm,

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UB Mingoes bounce back, get revenge in 7-0 shutout of Suns By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net IN their quest to gain entry into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Sun Belt Conference, the University of the Bahamas Mingoes took their first trip to Florida to play against some of the teams they possibly face if accepted by 2018. The Mingoes, coached by Dion Godet, lost their opener 3-0 to the Florida College Falcons on Thursday in Tampa, but bounced back on Saturday to take revenge out on the Johnson University Suns in a 7-0 shutout in Orlando. “Florida College was a very challenging match and to be honest, a much better squad than UB,” said Godet, who is assisted by Harvey Mullings, one of the country’s former outstanding goalkeepers. “They played at an advance level that demanded that UB pour our heart and soul given that our top goal scorer Stuart Hanna was unable to travel due to a student leaders’ conference in Washington DC.” Godet said they learned a valuable lesson from the first match

UNIVERSITY of the Bahamas Mingoes men’s soccer team. that drained their tanks, but it also built their belief system that they could play with the big boys. After falling behind 1-0 on a penalty on a questionable hand by Josh Duncombe, team captain Julio Jemison had a chance to equalise the score when he broke

through the Falcons’ defence, but he failed to connect on the shot. The Falcons, using an array of passing and fresh subs, opened the second half and went on to post a few brilliant passes that resulted in two more goals to push the game out of reach.

Despite the loss, Godet said the Mingoes’ goalkeeper Michael Butler, centre back Justin Smith and holding mid Marlon Miller gave the Falcons a run for their money. Against the Suns, the Mingoes had a chance to strike out, but

there was a miscommunication between Jemison and Smith. But that was quickly wiped away as Devonte Dean of Grand Bahama got the ball across the mouth of the goalpost before freshman Barry Smith guided it into the back of the net. Dean then got a shot to Butler for the second goal and the scoring continued. “UB was clearly the better squad as we limited much of the play by the Suns to half of the field,” Godet said. “Suns’ goalkeeper made save after save until Freeport native Denzel Deveaux got behind the defence for a 3-0 lead. “Freshman Mario Louis got into the books after beating the keeper on a one-on-one play, which was shortly followed by Denzel’s well struck shot later in the half that followed and eager James Darville made sure our total climbed to 5-0.” In the second half, Jemison got a goal kick that found Tristin Arnold waiting as he ran past the Suns’ defender and skillfully chipped it past the approaching Suns’ goalkeeper.

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BGDBA postseason opens THE Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association opened its postseason on Saturday night with all eight playoff teams playing in the four games at the AF Adderley Gymnasium. • Results of the games were as follows: Bamboo Shack Cybots def. the Police Royals 82-69; Police Crimestoppers held off the Suntime Sharks 88-84; the Airport Authority Avengers knocked off the Defence Force Patrollers 77-61 and the BDOC Challengers dialed up the Real Deal Rangers 70-65. - Here’s a summary of the games played: Cybots 82, Royals 69: In 28 minutes and 28 seconds, Eugene Bain pumped in 20 points with 11 rebounds to lead Bamboo Shack to victory. Bamboo Shack, the league’s best regular season team with a 13-1 win-loss record, took a 1-0 lead in their series against the Police, who were eighth at 8-6. Jason Collie also had 20 points with eight rebounds and three steals and Billy Sands added 11 points with eight rebounds with six assists and two steals. Lesly Dorcevil led the Police with a game high 21

points and seven rebounds. Chevy Simmons had 14 points and eight rebounds and Brandon Cooper added 11 points with four rebounds. Crimestoppers 88, Sharks 84: Randy Williams connected on 21 points with five rebounds as the other Police team pulled off their encounter. The second place Police, who finished in second at the end of the regular season at 12-2, took a 1-0 lead in their series against seventh place Suntime, who was 8-6. Dion McPhee had 20 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals to help out, while Ishmael Curtis had 13 points and 17 rebounds and Mark Hanna chipped in with 11 points, three rebounds and two assists. In a losing effort for Suntime, Edvardo Burrows had a game high 24 points with six steals and three rebounds. Rashad Gardiner had 13 points with four rebounds and Hakeem Walkes added 12 points, five rebounds and three steals. Avengers 77, Patrollers 61: Rashad Woodside, in 30.01, came through with 21 points, nine rebounds, three steals and two assists in the win for BDOC.

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BOWLING GSSSA CLINIC THE Bahamas Bowling Federation, in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, will hold a clinic for the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association physical education teachers at Mario’s Bowling & Entertainment Palace on Saturday. The event will run from 9:30- 11:30am. Remarks are expected to be made by Evon Wisdom, of the Ministry of Education, followed by the theory segment conducted by Kendrick Brathwaite, a former president of the BBF. Sonith Lockhart, president of the federation, and David Slatter, one of the top male bowlers in the country, will conduct the practical aspect.

The BDOC, fifth place finishers in the regular season at 9-5, took a 1-0 lead in their series against the sixth place Defence Force, who were 9-5. Trevor Greene had 10 points and four rebounds and both Vance McPhee and Patrick Brice had nine points and four rebounds apiece to help out. Salathiel Dean powered in a game high 22 points and 17 rebounds in the loss for the Real Deal. Cyril Rolle had 14 points and four assists and DeVontee Gibson chipped in with 12 points and 10 rebounds for his team.

PLAYERS in action as the Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association opened its postseason at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night. Photos: Terrel W Carey/Tribune Staff

BAISS SOFTBALL AT least four games were played on Monday as the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools continued their softball regular season. In the senior boys’ division, the St Andrew’s Hurricanes held off the Nassau Christian Academy Crusaders 9-7 and the Queen’s College Comets nipped the St Anne’s Bluewaves 15-14. The matches between the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine and the Kingsway Academy Saints as well as the showdown between the St John’s Giants and the Jordan Prince Williams Falcons were postponed due to a wet field. And in the junior girls’ division, Charles W Saunders routed St John’s 21-3 and Kingsway Academy got by St Augustine’s College 5-4.

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MINNESOTA Vikings running back Latavius Murray. (AP)

CAROLINA Panthers wide receiver Devin Funchess. (AP)

ARIZONA Cardinals running back Andre Ellington. (AP)

HOUSTON Texans wide receiver Will Fuller. (AP)

BUFFALO Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor. (AP)

Off to slow start? Naughty’s Fantasy Football Quick Fix WITH the first month of the NFL season in the books, it’s time for serious fantasy managers to start shaking things up if they are off to a slow start, 0-4 or 1-3 perhaps? It’s time to make smart, critical moves. Use your head not your hearts to solidify your rosters for the weeks ahead. There’s no more to wait and see, most fantasy leagues start the playoffs Weeks 13 or 14, so your team is closer to the midway point than to the opening week. Also the dreaded bye weeks are back. So factor in - the Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, and Washington Redskins - being unavailable this weekend.

Don’t forget to add league-wide injuries to the equation. So this week’s waiver wire could be the hottest one yet. • Here are 5 big waiver wire pick-ups that can help jump start your ailing team. 1. Latavius Murray, RB Vikings: Although he has lost a step since his days with the Raiders, Murray is a prime candidate to see more touches in the wake of Dalvin Cook’s ACL tear. Despite declining yardage totals, Murray maintained his fantasy value last season thanks to some excellent work at the goal line, which should be the case here again with the Vikings.

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2. Devin Funchess, WR Panthers: Funchess was the beneficiary of Cam Newton’s most productive passing performance of the season, pulling down a pair of touchdowns. Funchess should have season-long value even in ugly games.

3. Andre Ellington, RB Cardinals Ellington didn’t see much action due to injury last year, but he has made up for that by becoming one of Carson Palmer’s favourite targets in light of David Johnson’s wrist injury. He saw 14 targets on Sunday

- a career high - catching 9 in the process for 86 yards. 4. Will Fuller, WR Texans: Fuller picked a great time to return from the broken collarbone he suffered during training camp. With two touchdowns, he’s already a preferred option from close range. Rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson has improved with every game so far, developing a great rapport with WR DeAndre Hopkins, and now Fuller also. 5. Tyrod Taylor, QB Bills: The Bills’ offence has been effective even if it’s

not exciting, so Taylor should get plenty of opportunities to put up points. Taylor hasn’t thrown an interception since Week 1 and is always a threat to scramble into the redzone. Making Taylor a must to pick up, if he’s still available in your league. I’m off to tweak my NFL fantasy teams, I’ve got some catching up to do! • 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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UB MINGOES BOUNCE BACK

MARK HOLOWESKO (far right) clinched his major international title at Régates Royales Cannes Trophée Panerai last week in Cannes, France. Holowesko, sailing on the New Moon with Christoph Burger and Peter Vlasov, (shown in action below) excelled during the week of competition, dominating with five first place, a second and a third. In the process, they also walked away with the Five Nation’s Cup title, another prestigious honour for the Bahamas.

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Mark Holowesko clinches major sailing title in France FROM PAGE 1 The first race was sailed in 3-5 knots, which dropped for the second race from four down to 2 knots. Otto, SUI 209, (Bent C. Wilhemsen, Andreas Dyhr and Luka Strahovnik) was second with CinqueCinque, SUI 227 (Alain Marchand, Louis Rol, Fanny Brouchoud) in third. “We managed to have two great starts and took the lead early in both races,” Holowesko said. “Boat speed was a great help too, to maintain the lead in both races. Winds were out of the south and shifting by 10-20 degrees with pressure differences all over the course. “We feel like we improved over the week to handle these light conditions and are very happy about our result. SUI 209 was sailing well and we had some great battles.” New Moon also accumulated the lowest points for the 5-Nations Cup (Modern category), one of three annual perpetual prizes in the class. The other two winners in 2017 are Canadian boats, Nantoria in the Classic category

Over the last 10 minutes, Dean’s hard work allowed him to be rewarded as he dribbled and outpaced most of the Suns’ defenders to boot in the final goal. “We were pleased with the effort and results as we progress towards full NAIA Sun Conference status,” Godet said. “We note that our team will only go from strength to strength as we become more exposed. The Mingoes will be back in action for their second road tour October 16-21 in Miami. They are scheduled to play Broward College, ranked in the top 10 nationally, and Florida National University. “This second leg promises to be an uphill climb for the developing Mingoes,” Godet said. “But it’s a road that must be travelled in order to achieve success.”

and Summer in the Evolution category. “The competition was from Switzerland, Norway and France,” Holowesko said. “Our closest competitor in the series was the Norwegian boat which came second.” Unlike the World Championships last month, Holowesko was the lone Bahamian to compete in the championships over the weekend. Holowesko said it would have been great to have McKinney at the regatta but unfortunately he was unable to attend. “We were happy to win in very light wind conditions,” Holowesko said. “We don’t normally do well in light winds so it was a good experience and result. Because we won this regatta we also won the Five Nation’s Cup which is awarded to the boat with the best result in races in Italy, Germany, Holland, France and the US.” The 5.5 metre sailors will now get a week off before the fleet assembles next weekend for the final international regatta of the year in Lake Thun, Switzerland.

ROBINSON WINS HIS FIRST AMATEUR GOLF TITLE IN HOUSTON FROM PAGE 1 “I’ve done everything I can to re-route my mentality and my approach to the game and to my mindset.” It all paid off in a victory that Robinson is hoping will carry over this weekend when he competes in the US Mid Amateur Championships at the Capital Country Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Robinson qualified for the championships after placing sixth at the US Mid Amateur Qualifying Tournament in Houston, Texas on August 21 with a one-under-par 71. “To win,” were the first two words when asked what his expectations were going into Atlanta. “The

expectations are always to win. I feel like I have just as much game, if not more, than anything in any field that I play in. So the bottom line is to win, but if I don’t I would be happy with the experience and the privilege of just qualifying for an event so big and to compete against the best players in the nation and around the world.” Robinson, a native from New Providence and a 2005 graduate of Queen’s College, said he always puts the Bahamas first and foremost. “When I practice and achieve my dreams, I think I’m doing it firstly for my wife, my family and my country,” said Robinson, who is married to Grand

Bahamian native Fabricia Robinson. “That’s my three driving factors. That is what motivates me the most.” The son of Walter and Phillipa Robinson, who began playing the game at the age of 11 after he abandoned the idea of pursuing basketball, said he still has a lot more work to do on his game. “The amount of time that I have to prepare, which is not a lot because I work full time, I’m satisfied with my improvement so far,” Robinson said. “I know I could push it a lot further. With a lot more time and preparation, there’s no telling. The sky is the limit.” So far, Robinson is soaring high.

BRACKETS RELEASED FOR INAUGURAL ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS SHOWCASE FROM PAGE 1 Northern Kentucky and James Madison at 5pm and concludes with Iona and Weber State at 8pm. Consolation games will be played Saturday, November 18 at 11am and 2pm followed by the semi-finals at 5pm and 8pm. Sunday’s championship game will be at 8pm. Iona, Northern Kentucky and Vermont headline the field and were NCAA Tournament teams in 2017. All-session passes are now on sale at www.thebahamasshowcase.com. “We are excited to partner with the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, National Sports Authority and Bahamas Basketball Federation to bring this tournament to Nassau,” said Bd Global president Brooks Downing. “The participating teams and travelling fans will be blown away by the Grand

Hyatt Baha Mar, our official tournament headquarters, and the vibrant blue waters on Cable Beach. The action on the court will be tremendous given this field includes five teams that won 20 games last season and numerous conference champs.” Bd Global, an event management and public relations firm, has become one of the largest providers of college basketball content in the United States and its previous work in the Bahamas has included two new Web.com Tour events. Last January, they opened the tour with The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay which was played January 8-11 followed by The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club on Winding Bay on January 22-25. According to its website, Bd Global’s primary focus has been largely in NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball. Last season

alone, its tournaments ranged from the first college basketball game at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Duke vs. UNLV), to neutral-site tournaments, to round-robin events held at home sites. In the next six weeks, bdG has contracted 12 basketball events that feature 68 NCAA Division I teams playing a total of 127 games. BdG has established an impressive list of clients, including Nike, Gatorade, Bayer, Novartis, Papa John’s, and MGM Resorts International, among others. With an intense focus on charity through all of its event relationships, BdG continues to work closely with Coaches vs. Cancer, Play4Kay and the Lee Memorial Children’s Hospital in Southwest Florida. The Bahamas currently hosts the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Summer of Thunder Series, the Battle 4 Atlantis and the Junkanoo Jam.

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Yankees, Twins renew one-sided rivalry in AL wild-card game By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Twins star Joe Mauer remembers well all those October losses to the Yankees. So too, surely, do Minnesota’s fans. Around the rest of the Twins clubhouse, though, it may as well be ancient history. Back in the playoffs for the first time in seven years, Mauer and upstart Minnesota will face New York in the AL wild-card game tonight hoping to turn around what has been a one-sided postseason rivalry. New York eliminated the small-market Twins in the Division Series four times from 2003-10, repeatedly dashing the World Series aspirations of a largely homegrown lineup. “Somebody asked me earlier, ‘Does it feel like seven years?’” Mauer said. “I said, ‘Yes, and all of that.’” Mauer is the only holdover from that era. Minnesota now has a new batch of budding young stars, and it’s a group that’s already wrecked some history. Powered by Miguel Sano and Byron Buxton, these Twins became the first team ever to go from 100 losses one year to the playoffs the next. “I’m really excited for this group to experience this,” Mauer said. “There’s a lot of guys in our clubhouse that this is their first go-round. I was just real happy. It’s been a special year to see these guys kind of grow.” This time, Minnesota won’t be running into playoff-proven Yankee greats like Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera. Like the Twins, New York has been fuelled by

its burgeoning big leaguers. AL MVP hopeful Aaron Judge headlines the crew, which also includes Tuesday’s starter Luis Severino and catcher Gary Sanchez. Only Brett Gardner, Greg Bird, Didi Gregorius and Chase Headley started for New York in their previous wild-card appearance, a 3-0 loss to Dallas Keuchel and the Astros in 2015. “The faces have changed so much,” said Yankees manager Joe Girardi, who managed New York past Minnesota in the 2009 and ‘10 ALDS. The 6-foot-7 Judge set a rookie record with 52 homers this year and has become the new face of the franchise. He even has his own cheering section at Yankee Stadium — The Judge’s Chambers in right field, which will host a group of Bronx school kids Tuesday. Limiting Judge may be the most pivotal task for Twins starter Ervin Santana. “Have to be careful with him,” Santana said. “Don’t try to leave any cookies right there.” • Here’s some more to chew on before New York and Minnesota vie to face the reigning AL champion Indians in an ALDS: DECIDING ON SANO As of Monday afternoon, Twins manager Paul Molitor hadn’t decided on Sano’s status for the game, although he was optimistic Sano would play. The slugger has been recovering from a stress reaction in his left shin. Sano missed 38 games before returning to action Friday, and then he was pinch hit for Sunday after feeling some discomfort in the leg. Molitor thinks Sano will at least be available off

usually not a good mix,” Molitor said. “A guy that was comparable for me in his prime was Pedro (Martinez). I couldn’t hit all three pitches. I just had to try to own something.” Minnesota faced Severino two weeks ago, chasing the right-hander after three runs in three innings. Severino laboured through a 46-pitch third inning, including a 13-pitch at-bat against Mauer that ended in an RBI single. It was the longest at-bat of the 2009 AL MVP’s career.

YANKEES starting pitcher Luis Severino works out at Yankees Stadium on Monday. The Yankees host the Minnesota Twins in the American League wild card playoff baseball game tonight. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) the bench. “Whether he’s going to start or not, I still haven’t inked it in yet,” Molitor said. GUESSING GAME The 23-year-old Severino starts the wild-card game after going 14-6 with a 2.98 ERA in a breakout regular season. He averaged 97.6 mph on his fastball — tops among qualified starters by

nearly 2 mph — and paired it with a powerful slider and improved changeup. Molitor, a member of the 3,000-hit club as a player, said he’d suggest that his hitters do more guessing at the plate than usual to combat Severino’s overpowering arsenal. “I don’t think that you go up there trying to hit all three of his pitches because that’s

MORE FUN WITH FUNDAMENTALS So how did Minnesota go from 59-103 in 2016 to the playoffs this year? A big key was a renewed focus on fundamentals. In spring training, the Twins packed players into classrooms to talk baserunning and defence. “We cleaned a lot of that up,” leadoff hitter Brian Dozier said. Sure did. Minnesota finished 10th in the majors with 17 defensive runs saved after finishing 28th at minus-49 runs in 2016. The Twins also led the majors with 28 bunt hits, according to Baseball Info Solutions, and they were the best team on the bases in the majors this year, according to Fangraphs’ advanced baserunning metric. Buxton was key in all those areas. The 23-yearold is a Gold Glove Award candidate in centre field, led the team with 11 bunt hits and was the best baserunner in baseball this year, as measured by Fangraphs. “He just has a lot of ways to impact the game,” Molitor said. “He might not get a hit and might be the most important player on the field, and there’s not a lot of people who can fill that bill.”

REBUILDING BEGINS IN EARNEST FOR 98-LOSS TIGERS By NOAH TRISTER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The bottom finally fell out for the Detroit Tigers this season. After years of spending lavishly and chasing a World Series title, the Tigers are now firmly in a rebuilding mode after finishing tied for the worst record in baseball. Detroit was always prepared to reduce payroll after this season, and the team’s performance in 2017 started that process a little early. “We didn’t accomplish what we set out to accomplish,” catcher James McCann said. “It’s bitter in a sense that guys you’ve been teammates with for the last two, three years get traded away and you start a rebuilding process. But it’s sweet in the sense that you get to hit a reset button. It’s sweet in a sense that there’s hopefully a light at the end of the tunnel.” It may be a while before the Tigers reach it. They traded outfielders JD Martinez and Justin Upton as well as franchise ace Justin Verlander, who was sent to Houston at the end of August. After trading the star right-hander, Detroit went 6-24 down the stretch and finished 64-98. The Tigers were so bad at the end of the season that they fell all the way into the top pick in next year’s draft, which could certainly help the rebuilding effort to come. Detroit will have a new manager next year. Brad Ausmus will not be back after four seasons, but there were no signs of animosity when his departure was announced last month or after Sunday’s seasonending loss at Minnesota.

Rising star: Indians’ Ramirez blossoms into MVP candidate By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Start with his stocky, stubby body that’s out of place among the chiseled physiques in a major league clubhouse. Jose Ramirez is built like someone on your softball team. Take his personality: boisterous, sometimes abrasive, usually the life of the party. And finally there’s his distinctive strut, arms swinging high at his sides, head cocked slightly — the swagger of a man on a mission. Put it all together, and the Indians second baseman doesn’t look like a typical baseball star. He comes across as an average Jose. Just a guy. Nobody special. Don’t be fooled. “He’s a force,” manager Terry Francona said. Packed with surprising power, Ramirez has become an All-Star, one of baseball’s most dangerous hitters, a cult figure in Cleveland and a major reason why the built-forOctober, 102-win Indians, who will host the AL wildcard winner this week in the division series, are favoured to get back to the World Series. Switch-hitting and seemingly fearless, Ramirez has wedged himself into the MVP conversation following a regular season in which he led the majors with 59 doubles, tied Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton for the lead in extra-base hits (91), and seemed to be in the middle of every Cleveland rally. Ramirez has done anything — and everything — the Indians have asked. While All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor may be the fresh face of Cleveland’s franchise, Ramirez is its heart and soul.

IN this Wednesday, September 27 file photo, Cleveland Indians’ Jose Ramirez throws out Minnesota Twins’ Jorge Polanco at first base during the sixth inning in Cleveland. The Indians’ All-Star second baseman has become one of the game’s most feared hitters, he tied Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton for the majors’ most extra-base hits, and a major reason why Cleveland is favored to get back to the World Series. (AP) “He’s hit third. He’s hit fourth. He’s hit fifth, actually probably sixth, seventh and eighth,” Francona said. “He’s been a run producer. He’s played left field, third base and second base. “He’s turned himself through hard work into one of the best players in the game and we’re really proud of him. It wasn’t luck. It wasn’t handed to him. He did it.” Ramirez appears to have dropped in from nowhere, but the 25-year-old’s journey from a tiny town in the Dominican Republic to the big leagues is wrenched

right out of a Hollywood film script. Quitting school at 14 to chase his baseball dream, Ramirez signed with the Indians as a 17-year-old for $50,000. He rose through their minor-league system, first breaking in with Cleveland in 2013. Two years later, he won the starting shortstop job in spring training, struggled and lost it to Lindor before he was demoted. He was penciled in for a utility role in 2016, but when All-Star Michael Brantley wasn’t ready following shoulder surgery,

the Indians sent Ramirez to left field, where he thrived before moving to third for the final two months after Juan Uribe was released. Ramirez hit .312 in the regular season and .310 in the Series, and the Indians locked him up with a $26 million, five-year contract in March. There has been no stopping him this season. “He’s fantastic,” Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost said last month. “I can’t think of another player that I’ve been more impressed with, from here he’s come, thinking that he

was just a guy, to what he’s become today. I can’t even compare him to anybody in the league. He’s been unbelievable. It’s no fluke. He’s legit.” Indians fans adore him. As he strolls to the plate during a recent game with a plug of tobacco swelling his lower lip, the sing-a-long begins from the right-field corner of Progressive Field, an area where beers mix with baseball, and builds. “Jose, Jose, Jose, Jose,” fans shout, mimicking soccer’s familiar “Ole, ole, ole, ole” chant. After Ramirez rips a double into the gap

in left-centre and chugs into second base, “MVP! MVP! MVP!’ echoes through the ballpark. There is a strong argument to be made for Ramirez and his consistency. He’ll likely finish behind Houston’s Jose Altuve, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and probably Lindor, who has been happy to see his teammate get deserved recognition. “It’s cool,” Lindor said. “There are times in the dugout where he’ll say, ‘I’m going to hit a home run’ and he walks up to the plate like he doesn’t care and swings and hits a home run or a double. “You think he’s pretty happy with a double and he’s mad. It’s just funny watching him.” It’s funny everywhere. Ramirez is the resident mayor of Cleveland’s clubhouse, where he can be found before a game challenging a teammate in the “Mario Kart” video game or at cards or wise-cracking at anyone in range. No one is off limits or bothered. “He doesn’t speak real good English, but you can tell how fond everybody is of him,” Francona said. “You don’t have to speak the language to watch and see that guys like him.” For his recent birthday, Ramirez’s teammates decorated his locker and brought him a cake adorned with two candles — a 25 and 30 — a playful jab at his Dominican heritage, where the true age of players is sometimes suspicious. Bursting through the door, Ramirez sees the cake and laughs as reliever Shawn Armstrong asks his correct age. “Thirty-five,” Ramirez says with a wink. “Dominican.”

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LYNX FORCE DECISIVE GAME 5 WITH 80-69 WIN OVER SPARKS By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sylvia Fowles and the Minnesota Lynx weren’t about to let their season end in Los Angeles. The WNBA MVP helped the Lynx force a decisive fifth game in the WNBA Finals by scoring 22 points and grabbing 14 rebounds as Minnesota beat Los Angeles 80-69 on Sunday night. It’s the second consecutive year that these two teams will play a deciding game in Minnesota for the crown. “Advantage? No, we’re back in Game 5. We wanted to make sure we came out and we played well,” Fowles said. Minnesota, which is trying for its fourth title in seven years, played extremely well as they dominated inside the paint with baskets and rebounds. Minnesota outrebounded the Sparks 48-28. The Sparks had outrebounded the Lynx in Game 3 and that was a point of emphasis for the

team to be more physical inside. “To compete with Minnesota, you have to stay in the same game with them in the rebounding,” Sparks coach Brian Agler said. “Obviously, that was a wide margin. They were more aggressive, no question. They doubled our free throw attempts. I’m not saying that to debate the officiating. The point is they were a lot more aggressive and got themselves to the free-throw line. They gave themselves opportunities and second-chance points on the offensive boards. We didn’t play the way we needed to play to have success against them.” Odyssey Sims led the Sparks with 18 points and Nneka Ogwumike added 17. No Sparks player reached double figures in rebounding. Candace Parker, who finished with 11 points and eight rebounds, and the Sparks are hoping to become the league’s first repeat champion since Los Angeles in 2002.

Facing an end to their season, the Lynx were aggressive from the start, grabbing a lot of loose balls and dominating the glass. They trailed 10-8 before scoring 11 straight points in the first quarter. The Lynx, who never led in Game 3, built as much as a 19-point lead in the third quarter. The Sparks rallied, but could never get closer than eight points late in the fourth quarter. “I just love the way we competed for 40 minutes,” said Moore. “Everybody was really locked in and trying to be the aggressor the whole time. We didn’t play a perfect game, but did enough to beat a really good Sparks team on the road.” In the first quarter, Lynx point guard Lindsey Whalen used her arm in a chopping motion to foul Sims in transition. Whalen was called for a common foul but it was reviewed and upgraded to a Flagrant 1. Sims stayed down on the floor but was

LYNX forward Maya Moore, left, drives to the basket against Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike in the first half of Game 4 of the WNBA finals on Sunday. Game 5 is Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo) tired of that question,” Ogwumike said. “This year is this year. No disrespect at all. It’s just like the 100th time I’ve heard it. This year is a different year, and I know it’s the same and I know that’s what everyone here wants to talk about it, but it’s a different year.”

In order to do that, they’ll have to win on Minnesota’s home floor again. Ogwumike doesn’t enjoy that storyline, even though it finished with a storybook ending for the Sparks last season. “No disrespect to that question, but I’m really

THE WEATHER REPORT

5-Day Forecast

TODAY

ORLANDO

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1:52 a.m. 2:16 p.m.

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Statistics are for Nassau through 2 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 84° F/29° C Low .................................................... 78° F/26° C Normal high ....................................... 86° F/30° C Normal low ........................................ 74° F/23° C Last year’s high ................................. 92° F/33° C Last year’s low ................................... 79° F/26° C Precipitation As of 2 p.m. yesterday ................................. 0.08” Year to date ............................................... 28.21” Normal year to date ................................... 29.36”

fine and would stay in the game. Still, that physical play seemed to set the tone for the Lynx, who were a different team than in a 75-64 loss two days earlier. “That was the beginning of the game,” Sims said. “It’s over now. Our mindset is focused on getting better and concentrating on Game 5.” Sims declined not to talk about that play, but it was clear it energised the Lynx. “Each team has the mindset that you don’t want to give your opponent anything easy,” Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said. “It’s kind of interesting, Magic (Johnson) is sitting there and I suspect he was thinking of when that was just a foul. Not review, flagrant, just a foul. It was a playoff foul. We have this new term of unnecessary. Well that’s kind of subjective. We thought it was necessary that she not get the layup off. “With the new rules and the world we live in, it was deemed unnecessary.”

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