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Buddy cans 23, Kings top Heat By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Sacramento’s offensive approach was not exactly elaborate: Run, run, run and keep running. Once the Kings got rolling, Miami had no answers. Willie Cauley-Stein scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Buddy Hield added 23 points and the high-octane Kings put their youthful athleticism on full display in getting past the Heat 123-113 last night — putting up huge numbers even after sputtering through the first quarter. “We ain’t had this energy in a while here, so this energy is just refreshing,” Cauley-Stein said. “It’s fun to play like this, playing fast, everyone getting the touches, everybody sharing the energy. It’s just fun to play.” De’Aaron Fox scored 20 points and Nemanja Bjelica added 19 for the Kings, who outscored Miami 77-55 in the middle two quarters and won on the Heat’s home floor for the second consecutive season. The Kings outscored Miami 68-38 in the paint, and 27-9 off turnovers. “You’ve got some teams that are special offensively,” Heat guard Dwyane Wade said. “That team ... they’re just go-go-go. That was like a conditioning test out there. They’re using their strengths as a team. That’s the league, man.” Josh Richardson scored a career-high 31 points for Miami, which got an NBA season-high 24 rebounds from Hassan Whiteside, one shy of his career high. Whiteside also had 16 points and five blocked shots for the Heat. “We like to play at pace, but it has to be on our terms,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “And that was fully on their terms.” It was tied at the half, and Sacramento ran away in the third. Hield had 14 points in the third quarter, six of them starting what became a 14-4 Kings run that gave them an 82-65 lead. Cauley-Stein added 11 in that pivotal quarter, one where the Kings put up 43 points — their best one-period total in nearly three years. “I was running the floor and my teammates were finding me in rhythm,” Hield said. “That was the big thing.” Goran Dragic scored 20 and Tyler Johnson had 11 for Miami, which led 28-17 after the first and was outscored by 21 the rest of the way. “The biggest part about early in the game is we didn’t go away,” Kings coach Dave Joerger said. TIP-INS Kings: The 43-point third was Sacramento’s highest-scoring quarter since a 44-point third on Jan. 2, 2016 against Phoenix — 880 quarters before Monday’s outburst. ...
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DAVIS: ‘IT’S AN HONOUR FOR THEM TO HAVE RECOGNISED ME’ By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net ALTHOUGH she was one of the pioneers for women’s basketball in the country, Linda Davis was surprised that she was honoured by the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association. Over the weekend, the NPWBA held its annual All-Girls High School Basketball Tournament in honour of Davis, now serving as the first provost of the University of the Bahamas. “There are so many other persons that I can think about,” said Davis, who tried to downplay the recognition. “There were so many greats from the late Edith Turnquest to Betty Cole to Mother Pratt to Winsome Davis, Charlene Smith, Jackie Conyers, Kim Rolle, it’s long when you talk about the contributions persons like these have made. “The list is long. I only did my small part, but it’s an honour for them to have
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SWIMMING: BASTIAN AND HIGGS MAKE A SPLASH IN THE ATLANTIC SACRAMENTO Kings guard Buddy Hield takes a shot against Miami Heat forward Rodney McGruder (17) in the first half last night in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) This is only the second time in the last 12 years that Sacramento (4-3) has had a winning record after seven games. The Kings were 5-2 at this point in 2014-15. Heat: Miami has scored at least 90 points in each of its last 37 regular-season-games, tying the franchise record (done twice previously, most recently in the 2004-05 season). ... It was the first — and last — time that Wade played in
what became a home loss to Sacramento. Miami was 11-0 with him in the lineup against the Kings at home, while Chicago and Cleveland were both 1-0 in such games. NEAR AND FAR Sacramento shot 34 for 56 inside the paint, and 12 for 26 from 3-point range. From everywhere else, the Kings were just 2 for 15.
DAILY SHOW Trevor Noah, the host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” was sitting courtside. Noah and his show are taping in Miami Beach this week, with Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter slated to be a guest on today’s broadcast — and Wade sitting down with Noah for Thursday’s show.
NCAA Football: Bahamians hit the gridiron By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE weekend of NCAA football at the Division I and Division II levels featured several Bahamian players on the field.
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Michael Strachan continues to post impressive individual numbers for the UC Charleston Golden Cougars, Chris Ferguson and the Cincinnati Bearcats were back on the winning track and Mavin Saunders’ Kansas Jayhawks got their first win since week three. Strachan had his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the year for the Golden Cougars with a season high eight receptions for 141 yards and one touchdown in a 17-10 loss to Notre Dame College. The sophomore receiver has caught at least one touchdown in four consecutive games and recorded 100-yard outings in three of his last four. Following a scoreless first half, the Golden Eagles got on the board first with a field goal, only to have Notre Dame score the game’s first touchdown on the
next possession. UC quarterback Mason Olszewski connected with Strachan on a 37-yard touchdown pass to cap an eight play, 80-yard drive. Notre Dame ended the fourth with 10 unanswered points. With the win, Notre Dame remained undefeated at 9-0 and clinched the Mountain East Conference championship. The Golden Cougars fell to 5-4. Strachan leads the conference in receiving yards, average yards per game (96.4) and is ninth in both receptions and touchdowns. Ferguson and the Bearcats bounced back from their first loss of the season with a 26-20 overtime win over the SMU Mustangs. It was the second consecutive overtime game for the Bearcats following last week’s 24-17 loss to Temple.
With the loss, the Bearcats fell out of the top 25 at 7-1 on the season and are 4-1 on the road, equalling the most road wins a since 2014. Their 125 rushing yards were a season low and the Bearcats didn’t score a rushing touchdown for the first time this season. The Bearcats will host three of their last four regular season games. Their only road game will be against conference leading No.9 ranked and undefeated UCF on November 17. Mavin Saunders and the Kansas Jayhawks edged the TCU Horned Frogs for their first conference win of the season in the Big 12. A late defensive turnover sealed the 27-26 win Saturday. Saunders has totalled three receptions for 28 yards, one touchdown and one two-point conversion this season.
By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net FRESHMAN sensations Izaak Bastian and Lilly Higgs delivered impressive performances on the Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming circuit for their respective programmes last weekend. Bastian swam to a pair of individual wins for the Florida State Seminoles while Higgs had first and second place finishes for the North Carolina Tar Heels. Bastian and the 21stranked Seminoles men’s team fell to 1-3 with a 184-116 loss to the No. 14 ranked Arizona State Sun Devils. He took the first win of the meet for the Seminoles with a time of 55.90 seconds in the 100-yard breaststroke. He followed with first place in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:03.51. He was also a member of the second placed 200 yard medley team in a time of 1:28.18. “Hats off to them, they had one of the top recruiting classes in the country and it’s bittersweet because one of our alumni (Bob Bowman) is doing a great job with their programme. We just have to keep plugging away,” said Seminoles head coach Neal Studd.
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ORGANISERS of the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation’s second annual Faye Rolle Classic, scheduled for 7pm Saturday at the University of the Bahamas auditorium. Shown (from left to right) are Kenny Greene, BBFF first vice president, Lillian Moncur, BBFF secretary general, Leonardo Dean, BBFF project manager, Joel Stubbs, BBFF president, Wellington Sears, BBFF technical manager, Tim Rolle, BBFF security protocol officer and Raymond Tucker, national coach.
Second annual Faye Rolle Classic all set for UB auditorium this Saturday By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THERE’S a change in venue and the number of novice bodybuilders competing, but the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (BBFF) anticipates the same level of excitement at the second annual Faye Rolle Classic. The big event will also see the introduction of the sports spokesmodel for the ladies and men. And it is scheduled for 7pm Saturday at the University of the Bahamas auditorium, switching from Loyola Hall, Gladstone Road, where the classic took place last year.
“We saw it fit to utilise this venue at this time because we want to give back and we think that, at the end of the day, we will be able to host many events,” said Joel Stubbs, president of the BBFF. The categories are men’s fitness, women’s bikini open, women’s bikini wellness, women’s figure, women’s body fitness, men’s bodybuilding, men’s physique and the women and men sports spokesmodel. “This event promises to be a very exciting one in that we have some 30-plus athletes lined up for the various categories and so we expect to have a grand time,” Stubbs told The Tribune during a press
conference at J-Line Fitness Bahamas over the weekend. Nardo Dean, the project manager in the BBFF, said the classic will allow them to find the faces to help in the promotion of the sport as the spokesmodels. “The new category, the men and women sports spokesmodel, is an IFBB designated category, but we have tweaked it a bit just to get it started here,” said Dean. “We want to open up the new category here to give an avenue to more athletes, who may not want to be a part of the posing routine on stage, but are avid sports fans who want to represent bodybuilding and fitness.”
And in moving the classic to the UB auditorium, Dean said they have to attract more spectators, including students who are a part of the Mingoes sports programme where they utilise the Wellness Centre on campus. “This time around, we have the likes of new talent in many of our categories,” Stubbs said. “Many new talents will be on stage so many persons coming will sit down and see new faces. “These are individuals who have been in the gym, in the trenches in the toil, getting their physique to the next level. They are now coming out to showcase their talent.”
Even though it’s late in the season when most competitors are in off season mode, Stubbs said the show will allow competitors to continue their diet, training and physique for a longer time in the year. “They can diet a little longer and keep their physique a little longer,” he said. “It won’t affect the talent or the potential of these athletes coming on stage because at this time of the game, they choose which shows they want to do. “So for someone who didn’t make the CAC team, can say they will get ready for the Faye Rolle Classic and so they would have extended themselves right on into this time to
showcase their skills just before they shut it down for the rest of the year.” Over the past two years, the federation has seen an increase of competitors who have secured their professional cards and Stubbs said they intend to have at least one of them perform as a guest poser during the show. The Faye Rolle Classic is held in honour of Rolle, one of the federation’s premier bodybuilders who was having a fantastic career until she was sidelined with an injury. The federation is using the event to assist her in her recovery. Tickets for the event are $20 for general admission and $30 for VIP.
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COULD ANTHONY DAVIS BE THE NEXT SUPERSTAR CENTRE FOR LAKERS? DON’T get it twisted, this is not an open embrace for LeBron James, just a simple thank you. Yes, thank you LBJ for putting a muzzle on the overly annoying and irritating LaVar Ball. Yes, Lonzo’s daddy!! The outspoken, erratic father of Lonzo Ball used to be the talk of the Lakers franchise. Some called it a distraction, while others saw it as entertainment. His brash personality made him more than happy to stand in front of the cameras and spew outlandish and sometimes preposterous commentary.
But that’s stopped, because LeBron James’ arrival in Lakerland is the reason why. Several NBA general managers, who wished to remain nameless, share the same sentiment. LeBron James has so much influence on any team he’s a part of. He’s one of the only athletes in the world whose greatness transcends sport, so his influence is immeasurable. Begrudgingly, even I must admit, James is also who has single-handedly put the Lakers back in the playoff conversation.
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Hopefully there will be no feuds with Luke Walton, similar to last season or any more ridiculous comments from LaVar Ball regarding his progeny. KEEP AN EYE OUT New Orleans Pelicans all star centre Anthony Davis can become an unrestricted
free agent in 2020. He fired his agent Thad Foucher in September and signed with Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, who is LeBron James’ agent and good
friend. Rich Paul has become one of the NBA’s preeminent power brokers, boasting John Wall, Ben Simmons and Eric Bledsoe as clients, along with James and Davis. “It was for who I am right now in my career and what
I’m trying to do,” Davis told the media in September. “I thought the change was necessary. That’s all it was. Just trying to be the most dominant player in the league. I think making that change to Klutch will help me do so.” The Lakers adding Davis could be very complicated. The Lakers are expected to be major players this summer in free agency and will likely tie up the maximum salary space they could give to Davis in 2020. That means a trade is probably the best route to get this done.
Linda Davis: ‘It’s an honour for them to have recognised me’ FROM PAGE 1 recognised me in such a manner. I can’t say how much I appreciate all that they have done and what this means to me. It’s tremendously flattering.” NPWBA president Devon Johnson said their committee selected Davis because of the contribution that she made for women’s basketball in the country. From a little girl playing with Cole on the Priory Grounds on concrete before she improved her game under the tutelage of the late Leviticus ‘Uncle Lou’ Adderley as a Big Red Machine at St Augustine’s College. Not willing to disclose her age, Davis went on to play for the women’s national basketball team and for the College of St Benedict in Minnesota where she was a two-sport star in basketball and volleyball. “As I said to the girls, what’s more important for me as I got to travel the world playing basketball, it’s the opportunity to really be exposed and to enhance some soft skills that take you through life,” she stated. “Skills like discipline and respect and team world, collegiality and really making a difference contributing to society and working as a team no matter where you go in life whether it’s on the court or off the court.” She’s learnt a lot of lessons playing until the early 1990s before she ventured into the administrative level when she returned home to work with the then College of the Bahamas and she was reintroduced to basketball here when the Caribs played in the NPWBA. Davis, who would have played on the Bahamas’ first team to win the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships,
said even though she’s been away from the game for the past few years, she’s stayed in touch with her role at UB. But looking back at the heydays when she participated, Davis admitted that it won’t be fair to compare the skills sets of then and now. “I think the game has advanced so much that it’s a much faster game than it used to be,” she pointed out. “When I first started to play basketball, we were playing in halves and we didn’t roam the entire court. “That now seems like ancient days and now the height of women has really improved. I was always tall for my age, but we are seeing more girls playing who are close to 6-feet in junior high. “So it seems as though the talent they have now is natural.” Davis was quite impressed with the coordination of Rhema Collins, a 5-11, 13-year-old ninth grader at St John’s College. She was named the most valuable player for the Giants after they won the junior girls’ title with a 30-24 decision over the Jordan Prince Williams Falcons. “We always felt that we were uncoordinated with the ball-handling, but they are less fearful as we were,” Davis pointed out. “The exposure that they have to US television and the WNBA, they can see models they want to emulate and they play a lot harder. “Whether they have that balance is a good question, but I always say an athlete is not an athlete unless he or she has the academic grounding and they are not just playing basketball for basketball sake, but they can make a living beyond playing the sport.”
LASHANN Higgs and the Texas Longhorns got their 2018-19 campaign underway with the first exhibition of the season. Higgs finished with 14 points on 6-11 shooting in just 20 minutes of the Longhorns’ 91-63 win over West Texas A and M Lady Buffaloes at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. Texas shot 50 per cent (33-66) from the field and made 85.7 per cent (18-21) of their free throws. Texas also outrebounded their opponents 43-25. They led just 25-22 after the opening quarter but limited the Lady Buffaloes to just seven points in the second quarter as they surged ahead for good. Texas led 44-29 at halftime and extended its lead in the
third quarter after outscoring West Texas A&M 29-14 in that stanza. “I thought it was good to get our team under the lights, especially the young players, and give them a shot at what it looks like to put the uniform on in front of a crowd. The main point of this game is really always for the ones that have never put the uniform on. I think it gives them a sense of what that feels like – going through gameday warmup, going through the routine of getting prepared to play a game,” Longhorns head coach Karen Aston said. “We have a long way to go defensively, but that’s the one area that I’ve always felt like you could adjust and dramatically improve in a short period of time. We have a lot to improve on, but I would imagine that every coach in the country would say that right now.”
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PATRON Linda Davis presents White Team MVP Kardyn Baptiste with her awards.
LINDA Davis presents coach Terrance ‘Red Eye’ McSweeney and his St John’s College Giants with their junior girls’ title.
LINDA Davis presents White Team with their senior girls’ title.
LINDA Davis presents coach Tarek and his Jordan Prince William Falcons senior girls with their runners-up awards.
LINDA Davis presents coach Vernon Charlton and the Falcons junior girls with their runners-up awards.
While she was winding down her athletic career, the WNBA got started on April 24, 1996, but Davis said she was a little disappointed that it wasn’t formed earlier like the NBA. “Winsome Davis was the one that almost came close before Waltiea Rolle made the breakthrough (in 2014 out of North Carolina) and followed by Jonquel Jones (in 2016 via George Washington),” Davis said. “Things happen in its time. So the part that persons like myself would have played was to set the foundation to make it better for those who came behind us. So it’s good to see Waltiea and Jonquel make it to the big stage.” On Jones’ decision this year to play on national teams for Bosnia-Herzegovina, as opposed to the Bahamas, Davis said she understands the rational.
Women’s Basketball Association, in breaking away from the men, was a good move. I think persons who are involved like Anthony Swaby, Mynez Sherman and Kimberly Rolle should be commended for where they got the league too.” At this level and the initiatives that they bring will determine what the Bahamas ultimately does at the international level. But Davis said she hopes that they can tie in more with what they are doing at UB to enhance the national programme. As provost at UB, Davis is committed to ensuring that the students exit with skills that best prepare them to embrace the 21st century. She remains resolute that UB programmes and experiences must nurture and encourage innovative thinking and critical mind-sets, which result in graduates able to solve the
“People make decisions that they feel will be in their best interest at the time,” she reflected. “I don’t think we should stand in judgement of her at all. “I think she decided to do that for reasons that she felt at the time were valid. I don’t think she has forgotten from whence she has come. Each of us make decisions in life that we feel would be in our best interest. I think she will find her way back. She will find her way back.” As for the NPWBA league, which is getting ready to start next month, Davis said she commends Johnson and his officers for the direction they are heading in. “Sometimes the road will be rocky, but you have to keep pushing forward,” she stressed. “Nothing comes easy. Women’s basketball has had its ups and downs. “The New Providence
Lashann and Longhorns rout Lady Buffaloes 91-63 By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
Could Davis be the next superstar centre for the Lakers, joining the likes of George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Shaquille O’Neal before him. The jury is still out, but it’s a fun story to follow, especially in Lakerland.
The Longhorns begin the regular season against Duquesne on November 8. Higgs enters her senior season projected to be one of the top players in the Big 12 conference and was named to the 10-member Preseason All-Big 12 Team. The Texas women’s basketball team will have three national television appearances on ESPN2 this season. Texas and Tennessee will meet on Sunday, December 9 in Austin. The Longhorns will face West Virginia on the road on Sunday, January 6. Texas will then host Baylor on Monday, February 4. The Longhorns enter the season ranked No. 10 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. “I think she is the most improved,” Aston said of Higgs. Higgs is one of three seniors on the Longhorns roster for the upcoming 2018-19 season. She enters
her senior season 36 points away from becoming the 44th player in programme history to reach 1,000 career points. She comes off a season where she claimed AllBig 12 Second Team, Big 12 All-Defensive Team, USWBA National Player of the Week and Big 12 Player of the was. As a junior, she started 35 games and averaged 12.8 points per game, which ranked third on the team, 3.3 rebounds per game and was third on the squad with 1.4 steals per game. She scored in double figures on 21 occasions, including four 20-plus point performances. Higgs was named the USBWA National Player of the Week and the Big 12 Conference Player of the Week after leading Texas to a pair of comeback wins against Oklahoma State and Kansas State. During the two-game stretch, she
averaged 28.0 points per game, shot 74.1 per cent from the field, connected on 80 per cent of her shots from beyond the arc and made 92.3 per cent [12-of13] of her free throws. She also led the steals with 2.5 per game and added 2.0 assists per game and 2.5 rebounds per game in an average of 30.5 minutes per game. Higgs scored a careerhigh 30 points and helped Texas overcome a six-point deficit with 3:43 remaining to defeat No. 20/23 Oklahoma State. In her sophomore season, Higgs - the Harbour Island native - averaged eight points, three rebounds, 1.5 assists and one steal in just over 17 minutes per game. She built upon the numbers from her freshman season when she averaged 7.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game in 13.2 minutes.
most pressing challenges of today. Davis is also committed to advancing, even more deliberately, toward a grounded research tradition to balance the institution’s already strong teaching and service reputations.
SWIMMING: BASTIAN AND HIGGS MAKE A SPLASH IN THE ATLANTIC FROM PAGE 1 Bastian recently represented the Bahamas at the Youth Olympic Games ahead of his debut with the Seminoles. Higgs and the Tar Heels women defeated No. 19 South Carolina, 157-143. South Carolina features the elder of the Higgs sisters, Albury Higgs, swimming her junior season. Lilly finished first in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:02.04 while Albury finished fifth in 1:04.09. Lilly also finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:16.14 while Albury was fourth in 2:18.86. Lilly was also a member of the first place 200-yard medley relay team in 1:40.83. “I’m very pleased with tonight’s results,” UNC head swimming coach Rich DeSelm said. “More so with the team’s spirit and energy and enthusiasm. Some of the best I’ve seen in a long time. It’s something we’ve been talking about and working on and they came to swim and dive today. It was really awesome to see. Very, very proud of them.”
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SHOWN (l-r) are Ryan Bethell, Karen Rolle, Anastacia Turnquest, Marcel Major, Thelma Johnson, president of the Bahamas Heart Association, Alexis Major and Michael Cunningham, BRRC, RE Barnes, chairman of Sir Victor Sassoon (Bahamas) and Tony Longley.
ROADMASTERS’ 6TH ANNUAL BAHAMAS HALF RUN ON NOVEMBER 18 THE Bahamas Roadmasters Running Club is now making final plans for the staging of its signature event - the 6th Annual Bahamas Half run series. The event includes a half marathon, half marathon (3 leg) relay, 10K and 5K events, to be held on Sunday, November 18 from Junkanoo Beach, Arawak Cay. This year’s races will feature cash prizes of $5,000 each for 1st place overall male and female finishers in the half marathon, according to a press release. “This has been made possible by two gold level sponsors, Cancer Treatment Centers of America and Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. All participants who complete their respective individual or team event will be eligible for a finisher’s medal,” said the release. The running club continues its community outreach initiatives with recent donations of $2,000 and $4,000 to The Children’s Emergency
Hostel (C.E.H.) and The Bahamas Heart Association (B.H.A.) respectively. The funds were part of proceeds raised from BRRC’s 5th Annual Bahamas Half Run Series held on November 19 last year and the Midnight Madness Fun Run/Walk held on June 1, 2018. Founded in 1990, BRRC is the premier athletic club in The Bahamas dedicated to promoting the sport of long-distance running. “Through the sport of distance running BRRC aims to promote healthy and wholesome living,” said Marcel Major, president of the club. “Organisations like The C.E.H. and the B.H.A. perform meaningful services by helping affected individuals and families regain their social and emotional stability. Our missions are similar therefore we are pleased to support their programmes in a tangible way,” said the release. Part proceeds from this year’s Bahamas Half
SHOWN (l-r) are Leslie Smith, assistant hostel administrator, Marcel Major, president of the Bahamas Roadmasters Running Club, Marita Ferguson, hostel administrator and Tony Longley, public relations officer for the Roadmasters. will benefit The Nazareth Centre and Bahamas Institute for Child Mental Health. Registration is now in progress. Race packets will be distributed on
Saturday, November 18 at the Hilton, the official race hotel. Interested persons can log onto www.bahamashalf. com.
Registration is also being done at Suntee, Shirley Street, Four Seasons Nursery, Chippingham and Touch Control Ltd, Old Fort Bay Shopping Plaza.
In addition to medals and prizes, early registrants will receive a race t-shirt. Refreshments will be served after the race, said the release.
WINNERS of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association Senior Nationals.
Senior Nationals: Tennis aces get their trophies SATURDAY marked the end of a very exciting two weeks of competition at the Gym Tennis Centre where the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) Senior Nationals was held. The event was sponsored by Corner Bank and P&C Supplies. The tournament included singles, doubles and mixed doubles categories in different age groups. The annual tournament featured some of the best senior players over the age of 35 in The
Bahamas. The tournament referee was Bradley Bain. The BLTA congratulates the various trophy winners for their splendid display of skills and showmanship during the course of the tournament. Special thanks is extended to Mickey Williams and the organising committee for the 2018 Senior Nationals, Bradley Bain, The Gym Tennis Centre, Corner Bank, P&C Supplies and all the participants and spectators
who supported the 2018 Senior Nationals. The list of trophy winners are: Ladies 35 Singles Champion: Kelly Kerr Ladies 35 Singles Runner-up: Rita Roy Ladies 35 Dbls Champions: Kelly Kerr & Tara Mactaggart Ladies 35 Dbls Runners-up: Marion Bain & Richette Percentie Men’s 35 Singles Champion: Robie Isaacs
Men’s 35 Singles Runner-up: Brent Johnson Men’s 35 Dbls Champions: Owen Forbes & Larry Rolle Men’s 35 Dbls Runners-up: Bjorn Ferguson & Devlin Fisher Mixed 35 Dbls Champions: Robie Isaacs & Kelly Kerr Mixed 35 Dbls Runners-up: Jon Isaacs & Richette Percentie Men’s 65 Singles Champion: Austin Burrows Men’s 65 Singles Runner-up: Mike Lightbourne
Men’s 55 Singles Champion: Stephen Thompson Men’s 55 Singles Runner-up: Jon Isaacs Men’s 45 Singles Champion: Stephen Thompson Men’s 45 Singles Runner-up: Brent Johnson Men’s 45 Dbls Champions: Brent Johnson & Stephen Thompson Men’s 45 Dbls Runners-up: Terry North & Mickey Williams
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Thompson hits NBA record 14 3s as Warriors top Bulls 149-124 By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Klay Thompson broke teammate Stephen Curry’s NBA record with 14 3-pointers and finished with 52 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 149-124 victory over the Chicago Bulls last night. Thompson set the mark when he nailed a 3 with just under five minutes remaining in the third quarter. He was then mobbed by teammates as the players headed to the sideline for a timeout, with the Warriors leading 113-69. Curry hit 13 3-pointers in a win over New Orleans on November 7, 2016. Thompson played only 27 minutes and sat out the fourth quarter. He had been in a shooting slump to start the season, making just 5 of 36 from behind the arc in the Warriors’ first seven games. Thompson was 14 for 24 against the Bulls. The All-Star guard busted out of the slump quickly with 22 points in the first quarter and had 36 at the half as Golden State was up 92-50. It was the second-highest scoring half by an NBA team. Phoenix scored 107 in the first half of a 173-143 victory over Denver in 1990. Curry scored 23. Kevin Durant had 14 points and eight assists. And Chicago product Alfonzo McKinnie added 19 points and 10 rebounds as the two-time defending NBA champions improved to 7-1. Zach LaVine and Antonio Blakeney led the Bulls with 21 points, and Wendell Carter Jr. scored 18. BUCKS 124, RAPTORS 109 MILWAUKEE (AP) — With Giannis Antetokounmpo sidelined because of injury, Ersan Ilyasova scored a season-high 19 points to help Milwaukee beat Toronto in a showdown of the NBA’s last two undefeated teams. Milwaukee improved to 7-0 in a marquee matchup that lost some lustre with Antetokounmpo in concussion protocol and Raptors star Kawhi Leonard sitting out to rest.
WARRIORS guard Klay Thompson, centre, celebrates with guard Stephen Curry, left, after scoring against the Chicago Bulls in the first half last night. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) The Bucks’ start to the season matches the 197172 club for best in franchise history. Milwaukee made up for Antetokounmpo’s absence with another strong showing from the perimeter, with Malcolm Brogdon and Eric Bledsoe chipping in 17 points each. Serge Ibaka scored 30 points for Toronto, which had its franchise-best 6-0 start snapped. Pascal Siakam added 22. The Bucks eclipsed the 110-point mark for the seventh straight game. TIMBERWOLVES 124, LAKERS 120 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jimmy Butler hit five of Minnesota’s eight 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to finish with 32 points and help the Timberwolves hang on to beat LeBron James and the Lakers.
Karl-Anthony Towns pitched in with 25 points, a season-high 16 rebounds and four blocks for the Timberwolves. James had 10 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter after missing his first five shots. He added 10 rebounds and seven assists on the 15th anniversary of his professional debut. Brandon Ingram came back strong from his fourgame suspension with 24 points for the Lakers. Kyle Kuzma, after scoring 11 points in the first five minutes, had only eight more. Josh Okogie, starting at shooting guard for Minnesota in place of the injured Andrew Wiggins, had a career-high 17 points. KNICKS 115, NETS 96 NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr had 25
points and eight assists, and New York rolled to its second win of the season. Frank Ntilikina added 16 points and Enes Kanter had 15 points and 15 rebounds off the bench for the Knicks, who had dropped five straight since beating Atlanta in their season opener. They ended their skid emphatically, outscoring the Nets 59-41 over the middle two quarters and leading by as many as 25 points. Spencer Dinwiddie scored 17 points for the Nets, who dropped their third straight. TRAIL BLAZERS 103, PACERS 93 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Zach Collins matched his career high with 17 points and C.J. McCollum also had 17 to lead Portland. The Blazers have won three straight in the series
and eight of the last nine against the Pacers. Indiana was led by Victor Oladipo with 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Darren Collison had 17 points in the Pacers’ first home loss of the season. 76ERS 113, HAWKS 92 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ben Simmons had 21 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists and Philadelphia flashed a little of last year’s playoff form in a win over Atlanta. The oft-maligned Markelle Fultz had seasonhighs with seven baskets (on 16 attempts) and 16 points in 23 minutes. Joel Embiid added 10 points. That was enough to help send Atlanta to its second straight loss. Kent Bazemore scored 18 points to lead the Hawks, who lost their second straight.
MCCOURTY’S PICK-6 SEALS PATRIOTS’ 25-6 WIN OVER BILLS By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Devin McCourty returned an interception 84 yards for a touchdown, and the New England Patriots’ defence smothered the Buffalo Bills’ anaemic offence in a 25-6 win last night. James White scored on a 1-yard run, and the Patriots relied more on Stephen Gostkowski’s leg than on Tom Brady’s arm for their fifth straight win, which improved their AFC East-leading record to 6-2. Brady finished 29 of 45 for 324 yards, but was held without a touchdown pass for the first time this season. Gostkowski hit four of five field-goal attempts, including two from 25 yards after New England drives stalled inside Buffalo’s 10. McCourty sealed the win with 5:54 remaining by intercepting Derek Anderson’s pass over the middle intended for LeSean McCoy and taking it to the end zone. Two plays before the pick, Bills tight end Jason Croom’s diving onehanded touchdown catch was negated following a video review. Replays clearly showed Croom never had possession in attempting to make the 25-yard catch, which would have made it a one-score game. Buffalo lost its third straight and dropped to 2-6 for its worst start since
opening the 2010 season with eight losses. Credit the Bills’ defence for not playing the role of the expected pushover against a Brady-led offence that had scored 38 or more points in each of its past four games. Buffalo’s problem continued to be an offence that has managed just 87 points this season, and was held to under seven points for the fourth time. Stephen Hauschka accounted for the scoring by hitting field goals from 51 and 47 yards. Anderson was escorted off the field with 1:25 left when he was sacked by Kyle Van Noy. Anderson was making his second start in place of rookie Josh Allen, who’s listed as week to week with a sprained elbow on his throwing arm. Anderson finished 22 of 39 for 290 yards and two interceptions. Brady continued his string of career-long dominance over the Bills by improving to 29-3, extending the NFL record for most wins by a quarterback against one opponent. The Patriots beat Buffalo for the seventh straight time and improved to 32-5 in their last 37 meetings under coach Bill Belichick. HONOURING THURMAN The highlight for Bills fans was a halftime ceremony in which the team retired Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas’ No. 34. He became the third player in Bills history to
BILLS QB Derek Anderson, right, fumbles the ball on a hit by Patriots linebacker Kyle Van Noy in the second half last night. The Patriots recovered the fumble on the play. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T Barnes) receive the honour. Jim Kelly had his No. 12 retired in 2001, and Bruce Smith’s No. 78 was retired in 2016. With the lights turned out at the sold-out stadium, highlights from Thomas’ Hall of Fame career were shown on the video scoreboard while two spotlights projected 34s onto the field. “When I look up and see the No. 34 retired under my name, I’ll be reminded that number doesn’t just belong to me,” Thomas
said. “It belongs to the Bills fans everywhere.” PRYOR VISIT The receiver- and quarterback-needy Bills had free agent Terrelle Pryor in for a visit earlier in the day. Pryor is a seventh-year player who was released by the New York Jets on October 20 with an injury settlement after hurting his groin. INJURIES Patriots: Rookie RB Sony Michel (left knee)
and starting LB Dont’a Hightower (knee) were inactive. Bills: Rookie starting middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds did not return in the second half after being diagnosed with a concussion. UP NEXT Patriots: Prepare for a Brady-vs.-Aaron Rodgers showdown, hosting the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. Bills: Host the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
RONALDO SAYS RAPE ALLEGATION AFFECTING HIS PERSONAL LIFE PARIS (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s personal life is being impacted by the rape allegation against him, the soccer star said in an interview with France Football magazine. Excerpts from the interview were distributed yesterday, with a full story expected to run in the French weekly magazine today. “Of course this story is interfering in my life,” said the 33-year-old Ronaldo, who has denied any wrongdoing. “I have a partner, four children, an ageing mother, sisters, a brother, a family I’m very close to. Not to mention my reputation, which is of somebody who is exemplary.” Kathryn Mayorga filed a civil lawsuit last month in Nevada claiming Ronaldo raped her in his Las Vegas hotel room in 2009. Police also reopened an investigation at her request. Ronaldo, who plays for Italian club Juventus and Portugal’s national soccer team, has continued to play soccer amid the allegation. He has scored four goals in four Italian league matches since being accused of rape. “I explained everything to my partner,” Ronaldo said. “My son, Cristiano Jr, is too young to understand it. I feel the worst for my mother and sisters. They’re stunned by it all but, at the same time, very angry. This is the first time that I’ve seen them in this state.” “Imagine what it can represent when someone says you’re a rapist, or that you have this or that,” Ronaldo said. “I know who I am and what I’ve done. The truth will come out in the light of day. “And those people who criticise me or who expose my life today, who are turning it into a circus, those people will see.”
REAL MADRID FIRES COACH LOPETEGUI AFTER BIG LOSS TO BARCELONA By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — In just months, Julen Lopetegui has lost two of the most high-profile coaching jobs in the world. Lopetegui was finally fired by Real Madrid yesterday, less than five months after he was sacked by Spain before the World Cup for not telling federation officials he accepted the Madrid job. The expected announcement followed a meeting by the club’s board of directors on Monday, a day after the team was crushed by Barcelona 5-1 at Camp Nou Stadium. Santiago Solari, coach of Real Madrid B, will take charge for the Copa del Rey match against third-division club Melilla on Wednesday. Spanish media speculated Solari, a former Madrid player, was in the running for the permanent job along with former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte and Belgium manager Roberto Martinez. The firing caps a horrible few months for Lopetegui and is likely to deal a significant setback to his career. After doing well with Spain’s youth teams, he had a lacklustre stint with Portuguese club Porto, but gained prominence after revamping Spain and turning it into a contender entering the World Cup. Madrid said in a statement it sacked 52-year-old Lopetegui to “change the team’s dynamic while all of its objectives for the season were still reachable.” The board of directors believed there was a huge difference between the quality of the squad and the results it was achieving.
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Sharma and Rayudu centuries give India win over West Indies MUMBAI, India (AP) — Rohit Sharma and Ambati Rayudu hit centuries yesterday in India’s 224-run victory over the West Indies in the fourth one-day international for a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Sharma hit 162 with 20 fours and four sixes as opening batsman, and Rayudu scored 100 off 81 balls as both made full use of batting conditions and propelled India to 377-5. The West Indies top order stuttered for the first time in the series and was bowled out for 153 in 36.2 overs with captain Jason Holder remaining unbeaten on 54. Fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed (3-13) ran through the middle-order while Kuldeep Yadav spun out the tail with 3-42. It was India’s third biggest victory in an ODI in terms of runs behind its 257-run win over Bermuda
clean bowled Rovman Powell and then the team limped to 6-56 by having Marlon Samuels’ key wicket. Earlier, the India top order capitalised on a perfect batting wicket even though Kohli couldn’t equal Kumar Sangakkara’s international record of four straight centuries. Both Sharma and Rayudu hit boundaries at will with fast bowler Keemo Paul conceding 88 runs off his 10 overs for the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan. Kemar Roach had Kohli caught behind and then returned to get the wicket of M.S Dhoni, but also conceded 74 runs for two wickets. Sharma, who looked set for a double century, was finally dismissed when he top edged Ashley Nurse to short third man and Rayudu was run out in the 48th over after smashing eight fours and four sixes.
INDIA’s Rohit Sharma celebrates scoring a century during yesterday’s cricket match against the West Indies. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) in the 2007 World Cup and 256-run victory against Hong Kong during the Asia Cup in 2008. Sharma and Ryudu raised a 211-run third wicket stand in 27.1 after captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat. Kohli couldn’t get his fourth consecutive century in the series and was caught behind for 16, but Sharma and Rayudu punished the West Indies fast bowlers and spinners.
Recalled Denly stars as England defeat Sri Lanka in T20
Two needless run-outs derailed the run-chase early on when Kieran Powell and Shai Hope both threw away their wickets while Chandrapaul Hemraj was smartly caught by Rayudu as the visitors slipped to 20-3 in the sixth over. Ahmed then dented the West Indies further with three wickets in his first three overs. The tall fast bowler had Shimron Hetmyer leg before wicket,
COLOMBO, Denly added Sri Lanka (AP) — Lasith Malinga off Joe Denly made the last ball, and his first England was named man cap in eight years of the match in his count by taking first appearance 4-19 to help beat for England since Sri Lanka by 30 2010. runs in their onePut into bat first off Twenty20 on up, Jason Roy gave DENLY Saturday. England a lively Recalled as a start with a six off batsman who can bowl leg- Malinga’s second delivery. spin, Denly undermined Sri Roy survived a run out Lanka’s chase for 188 to win and four dropped catches by bowling openers Kusal to score 69 off 36 balls, Mendis for 1 and Niroshan including six sixes and four Dickwella for 3 in his first boundaries. He was out in two overs. the 11th over, at 107-4. Fellow legspinner Adil There was a delay for Rashid added three wickets rain, then England was in his first three overs, and pushed along by Moeen Sri Lanka was reduced to Ali, who hit 27 off 11, and 77-5 in 11 overs. Denly, with 20 off 17. Add Captain Thisara Perera on Ben Stokes’ 26, and they tried to revive his side with made sure the total was 57 off 31 balls, including six competitive at 187-8. sixes, but defeat was certain England won the one-day by the time he clobbered a international series 3-1, and Denly full toss to midwicket the first of three tests starts in the 20th over. on November 6 in Galle.
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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: Ted Miller (far left), president of the Bahamas Softball Federation, and Evon Widsom of the Ministry of Education (far right), present the Queen’s College Comets senior girls with their championship medals and trophy.
QC Comets senior girls, boys take national high school softball titles By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Softball Federation and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology’s National High School Softball Championships ended with the Queen’s College Comets senior girls and boys taking the titles. And while they played for the first time, the Charles W Saunders Cougars carted off the junior girls’ and boys’ crowns at the end of the three-day tournament held at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex that was collaborated for the first time by the BSF and the Ministry. Senior girls’ champions Queen’s College’s first sacker Angel Skippings completed the first two outs, catching a pop-up and tagging a runner trying to score, while pitcher Tyler Miller got the final batter to hit a line drive back to her to stop the Samuel Guy Pinder Bulldogs from scoring in the bottom of the fifth. The Comets, making a return to the tournament after a year’s absence, picked up where they left off as they repeated as champions. “It feels great to win the championship,” said Sandre Hobbs, the head coach for the Comets. “It helps our girls develop our confidence because next week we are going right into the BAISS playoffs. So to know that we can come out here and win the title is a great feeling.” Brigette Cumberbatch had a perfect 3-for-3 night with three runs scored, Miller helped her own cause going 3-for-3 as well with three RBI and two runs scored, Skippings was 2-for-3 with two RBI and three runs scored and Tyra McKenzie was 1-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored. In a losing effort, Alexa Pinder went 2-for-3 with a RBI and run scored, Vadlia Pierre-Louis was 1-for-2 with a RBI and two runs scored, Allie Pinder scored a run with a RBI and Jara Russell scored twice with a RBI. Senior Girls’ Bronze Medal St John’s College Giants wasted no time in scoring all of their runs in the bottom of the first inning as they went on to stop the NGM Major High out of Long Island 12-1 to pick up the senior girls’ bronze medal.
NUMBER ONE: Queen’s College Comets senior boys celebrate winning their national high school softball title.
CHAMPIONS: Charles W Saunders junior boys receive their championship trophy from Evon Wisdom. The winning pitcher was L. Rolle and Annalessa McHardy got tagged with the loss. Senior Boys’ Championship Comets polished off the Knights 14-8. Nathaniel Zervos went 2-for-4 with a RBI and two runs scored and Ajen Hart was 1-for-2 with two RBI and four runs scored to pace Queen’s College to victory late Saturday night. Stefano McKenzie was 1-for-3 with a run scored and Tarik Fowler was 1-for-3 with a RBI and a run scored. Sean Rolle was the winning pitcher and Rashawn Wallace was tagged with the loss.
Senior Boys’ Bronze Medal After falling short in the other divisions, NGM Major made sure they carried some hardware home as their senior boys clinched the bronze medal with an 8-1 decision over Spanish Wells. Isaacs Fox was the winning pitcher and Toby Pinder got tagged with the loss. Junior Boys’ Championship Preston Cartwright came through for the Cougars with a grand slam in-the-park home run for a walk-off-the-field 11-1 abbreviated victory over the LW Young Golden Eagles for the junior boys’ crown.
Cartwright finished with a 2-for-3 night. Nathan Saunders was the winning pitcher and Oben Delestine suffered the loss. “We had some hiccups along the way, but my boys are seasoned. They are young but they are hungry and they just want everything out of their youth right now,” said Cougars’ head coach Brad Wood Jr. “So whenever we can squeeze a tournament in for them, whether it’s in school, or off the island in tournaments, these guys are just hungry.” Wood Jr said the Cougars are hoping that the win will inspire them even more when they return to play in the BAISS where they are 5-2 on the season.
Junior Boys’ Bronze Medal The SC McPherson Sharks devoured NGM 8-1 for the junior boys’ bronze medal. Lavardo Deleveaux was the winning pitcher and D Knowles suffered the loss. Junior Girls’ Championship With only two teams entered, CW Saunders made sure they were the cream of the crop as they pounded LW Young 12-2 to take the junior girls’ title, thanks to the efforts of twin sisters Dorinda and Brianna Knowles. Dorinda went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a run scored and Brianna was also 1-for-2 with two RBI and two runs
scored. Shantell Griffin helped out with a hit, a RBI and a run scored. Selena Brown, the winning pitcher, went 1-for-2 with a run scored. Nabria Hamilton was tagged with the loss. Nationals Successful “It was a very good tournament,” said Ted Miller, president of the BSF. “We had about 30 teams registered, but we ended up with about 20 and for the first time we did the junior schools so that brought some more excitement. “We had some very good competition, especially in the senior boys. We just hope that we can build on this and continue to improve the tournament moving forward.”