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Tennis ace Kerrie Cartwright gets ATP ranking By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net lthough she didn’t make it to another final, Kerrie Cartwright wrapped up her two tournaments in Colombia by getting an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) women’s ranking. Playing in her second straight tournament, this time in Cucuta, Cartwright got ousted in the second round of the women’s singles, losing 7-5, 6-1 to American Anastasia Nefedova - the No.3 seed. And her American doubles partner Kariann Pierre-Louis, the No.8 seed, suffered a 6-2, 6-3 loss to Maria Camilia Osorio Serrano of Colombia in the second round as well. Also at the ITF Women’s Circuit, Cartwright and PierreLouis got eliminated by the team

of Safia Munera Sanchez from Colombia and Noella Zeballos of Bolivia. The final score was 7-6 (3), 0-6 (10-6). The week before, Cartwright played in Pereira where she got knocked out in the second round, losing 1-6, 6-2, 6-3, while PierreLouis lost 6-0, 6-2 to No.5 seed Emily Appleton of Great Britain. Cartwright, 25, and PierreLouis, 18, got to the final in doubles, but lost 7-5, 2-6 (10-7) to Emily Appleton of Great Britain and Maria Fernander Herazo Gonzalez of Colombia. “Overall, both tournaments were really, really good,” Cartwright told The Tribune. “I thought it was a great decision for me to come here because I got my world rankings so I will be ranked in the world and not just nationally. “So that’s a big step for me getting into more tournaments. It takes three tournaments where

KERRIE CARTWRIGHT you earn points to get a ranking and this last tournament, I got another point to get my ranking.”

The ATP releases its rankings every two weeks so Cartwright will have to wait and see where she is pegged on the new list. But she admitted that she’s excited just to get on the list. “It’s definitely an obstacle to overcome as a female,” Cartwright said about her journey to get to this stage in her career. “It normally takes a long time to get your ranking. “You could do very well in one tournament, like I did in France where I made quarter-finals, but I played five or six tournaments and I didn’t win a match so it couldn’t go towards my ranking. But it’s good that I am finally going to get my ranking.” With the ranking, Cartwright said she will be able to get directly into the main draw of some of the tournaments like Pierre-Louis and not have to work her way through the qualifying rounds. In the meantime, Cartwright said she was hoping that she

and Pierre-Louis would have advanced further in doubles, but she said the two tournaments they played in Colombia have really boosted their confidence. Cartwright will return to the United States to continue her training. She’s contemplating going to Manta, Ecuador to compete in her next tournament November 27 to December 3. “If I don’t get in to play in that tournament, then I will continue to train before I come home to play in the Bahamas Nationals in December,” said Cartwright of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Annual Giorgio Baldacci Open. The BLTA is scheduled to hold the Giorgio Baldacci Open from December 18 at the National Tennis Centre. The open will serve as the trials for both the Fed Cup for women and the Davis Cup for men.

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High Flyers, Mingoes in tonight’s double header IN the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) tonight, the Breezes High Flyers are scheduled to play Elite Basketball Club in the men’s division II opener at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. And the men’s division one feature contest will showcase the University of the Bahamas Mingoes against the Island Game Pros. On Wednesday night, the PJ Stingers and Resistance were winners of the double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium. The Stingers won their second straight game with a 106-99 decision over the Pirates in the men’s division one play. The Resistance got by the Triple K Stampers 86-83 in the division II encounter. Stingers 106, Pirates 99 Salathiel Dean, in 27 minutes and 42 seconds, had 22 points with 13 rebounds, seven assists and three blocked shots to lead a balanced scoring attack for PJ’s. Devon Ferguson scored 16 points with three rebounds and three steals, Batchlette LaFleur also had 16 points with three rebounds, three steals and two assists, Mario Pickstock had 10 points with three assists and two steals, Henry Rolle had nine points and four rebounds, Kendrick Curry had seven points and three assists and Horris McKenzie added six points. In a losing effort, Scottie Farrington poured in a game high 22 points with 12 rebounds and three assists in 33:02 to pace the losers. Dominique Fernader had 20 points, eight rebounds and three assists, Jerone Smith had 15 points and four rebounds, Kronoff Dean had 11 points, eight assists and three rebounds and Tevin Hudson added 10 points and four rebounds.

DOUBLE HEADER: The Breezes High Flyers are scheduled to play Elite Basketball Club in the men’s division II opener tonight at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. The men’s division one feature contest will showcase University of the Bahamas Mingoes against the Island Game Pros. Photo: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff

BLUE WAVES SET TO HOST INAUGURAL SPRINT INVITE ON SATURDAY MONTHS after it travelled to Florida to compete in its first international meet, the Blue Waves Swim Club is all set to host its inaugural local sprint invitational at the Betty Kelly Kenning national swim complex on Saturday. Blue Waves Swim Club head coach Dellan Brown said he is looking forward to an exciting day of swimming. “We expect our swimmers to perform well. They have been putting in the work,” he said. “Of course, they will be going up against some of the best swimmers of the island, so there will be lots of exciting competition. “Some of them will be swimming competitively for the first time. We’re excited to see what kind of times they will produce. We’re also happy to be getting our club’s name out there. We’ve been participating in swim meets for the past year, but as you know, this is our first major swim invitational.” Brown noted that club members also picked up some experience when it competed in the Jupiter Dragons Invitational Meet in Florida in April. He said this is an opportunity for swimmers to improve on their performances. Swimmers will compete in the 400m free, 200m free, breaststroke and IM, 100m breaststroke, freestyle, and backstroke, 50 m butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle. Races will kick off at 9am. Blue Waves Swim Club president Cecil

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Bahamians look to have strong sophomore seasons on court By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN players at the junior college level are looking to have strong sophomore seasons and position themselves for an opportunity to eventually transfer to an NCAA programme. Sebastian Gray of the Northern Oklahoma-Enid Jets and Daejour Adderley of the San JacintoCentral Ravens recently opened their seasons with their respective programmes. Gray is one of just five sophomores and is the second leading scorer of all returning players on this year’s squad. He dropped a season high 25 points in Wednesday night’s 75-70 loss on the road against Coffeyville. In 35 minutes, Gray shot 9-18 from the

field, 5-9 from three and added six rebounds. Through three games, the 6’6” wing is averaging 14 points and 5.7 rebounds per game while shooting 42 per cent from the field, 40 per cent from long range and 80 per cent from the free throw line. The Jets will host Bethel JV tonight as they look to regain a .500 record. Last year as a freshman he appeared in 25 games and averaged 11.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. He shot 43 per cent from the field, 75 per cent from the free throw line and 33 per cent from three. He reached the 20-point plateau in three games, scored in double figures 16 times and posted six double doubles. Adderley started the first two games of this season for the

SEBASTIAN GRAY Ravens after playing an exclusively reserve role as a freshman. On opening night he scored eight points with four assists and three steals in 26 minutes of an opening day 33 point win over Lone Star College – Kingwood. He followed with another eight

points and two steals in a 78-77 loss to Clarendon. As a freshman he appeared in 29 games and averaged just 2.1 points and 1.3 assists per game. His single game season high for minutes played was just 17. Both players are members of nationally recognised programmes that reached the NJCAA tournament last year. NJCAA Division I men’s basketball is comprised of 16 districts across the country and the champion of each district receives an automatic bid to The Tournament, which is a 24-team, single-elimination championship. Adderley and the Ravens were the top overall seed in the tournament, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals. As the number one seed they received an automatic bye to the second round where

they scored a 115-77 win over Connors State. They followed with the 98-82 upset loss to Northwest Florida State. It was their 21st tournament appearance in school history. San Jac earned the automatic bid to the national tournament after they won the Region XIV championship. Gray and Robert Joseph helped lead the No.23 ranked Jets to an opening round upset win. The Jets scored a 95-90 win over No.10 Southern Idaho Golden Eagles. Gray finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and two blocked shots while Joseph added two points off the bench. In the second round, they were eliminated 82-76 at the hands of the Vinciennes Trailblazers, ranked No.7 in the bracket. Gray finished with seven points and 11 rebounds.

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Faye ‘has been an awesome competitor who has represented the country well’ LIKE the major sports in basketball, athletics, swimming and baseball, just to name a few, bodybuilding continues to flourish with two more competitors earning their professional card this year. At two separate Ben Weider Classics, Jamiel Hamilton and Lakeisha Miller earned their pro cards, becoming the eighth and ninth Bahamians to make their breakthrough out of the amateur ranks. They are both coached by Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation president Joel Stubbs, who was the third Bahamian to earn his pro card during the Central American and Caribbean Championships that was held in Nassau in 2003. Stubbs followed in the footsteps of Charles Kemp, the first Bahamian to earn his pro card in El Salvador in 1998 and Natasha ‘Downtown’ Brown in Venezuela in 2002. The other Bahamians to earn their card are Gena Mackey in 2007 in Bermuda, James ‘Jay’ Darling in 2011 in El Salvador, Dominique Wilkinson in 2013 in the Dominican Republic and Dawn Charlton in 2015 also at home. These bodybuilders must all be commended for their commitment and dedication in getting their pro cards. But it seems as if it’s even harder for them to compete at the next level as it is getting there.

INAUGURAL CLASSIC: Shown (l-r) at Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation’s inaugural Faye Rolle Classic are men’s physique open winner Wellington Wallace, women’s physique open champion Tanya Cleare, women’s bikini open winner Shakira Ferguson and men’s bodybuilding open champion Jimmy Norius. Photo: Michael O’Brien

THE Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation last week staged the inaugural Faye Rolle Classic in her honour. I’m sure all of their fans and their support team would like to see how well they all do competing against the fierce competitors from around the world. While all of them are not competing, it would also be good to see all of them come on stage in a benefit performance to put on a posing demonstration for the public. Since Kemp broke the barrier and the others have followed in his footsteps, bodybuilding and fitness have gotten a lot more international recognition. When Stubbs competed, at one point in his career, his image was splashed

across a few magazines highlighting his enormous back, considered then to be the best in the world. The federation hosted the inaugural Faye Rolle Classic on Saturday at Loyola Hall and while the turnout to support the former bodybuilder’s medical expenses wasn’t what many expected, Miller put on a demonstration to give those in attendance a taste of what they can expect from her in the future. Although the federation will hold their election of officers next year and a new administration could be ushered in, Stubbs said they hope to make the Faye Rolle Classic an annual one with international competitors from the Caribbean and the United States invited to compete. Maybe, it might be a good time for the pro bodybuilders to come together on stage to put on a show for the public. I think it would

TENNIS ACE CARTWRIGHT GETS ATP RANKING FROM PAGE 1 “When I come home, I expect to do my best and play my best and, at the end of the day, I get the wins. That’s what I’m working towards,” she said. No date has been set for the Fed Cup, but Cartwright is also hoping that she will make the team that will head to the Central American and Caribbean

Games, scheduled for July 19 to August 3 in Barranquilla, Colombia. “I’m just looking forward to everything and hopefully being on the Fed Cup team again next year,” said Cartwright, who last represented the Bahamas. Cartwright missed the opportunity to represent the country the last two years because she had to undergo surgery on her foot

the first year and last year she couldn’t leave the US as she was working on her visa. Following in the footsteps of her mother Kim O’Kelley, one of the country’s most dominant female players, Cartwright first played Fed Cup in 2008 and made five teams, playing a total of 22 matches, posting a 14-6 win-loss record in singles and 6-6 in doubles for a 20-12 overall record.

BLUE WAVES TO HOST INAUGURAL SPRINT INVITE FROM PAGE 1 Newry said the invitational will be the first of many. “It’s a proud moment for us as a club being just a little over a year old,” Newry said. “I still remember us starting out with a team of 12 swimmers with the majority of them being six-year-olds. “So to be in the position where

we are now able to host a swim invitational and have swimmers entered in all of the events, we are indeed proud. “I must add that we could not have done this without the help of our sponsors. The business community and the parents of our swim club really stepped up. We are grateful.” The meet is sponsored by Pure Water Systems,

SPORTS NOTES BOWLING FINANCIAL LEAGUE ALCONDO Hepburn of Moonlight Strikers was the top scorer in the Financial Bowling League that continued on Wednesday night at Mario’s Bowling and Family Entertainment with a 608 high three game set. Alfred Burrows of BTC Night Hawks was the runner-up with a 585 second high set. Kevin V Williams of ZNS Hill Thrillers downed the pins for an impressive high game of 247 followed by a 236 from Kevin B Williams of Strike Force. Kayla Nixon of ZNS Hill Thrillers was the MVP for the ladies’ division with a 202 high game and a 528 high three game set. Petrina Cartwright of Rubis Oil Stars followed with a 478 second high set. Betsy Taylor of Best Deal Kirki Bar downed the pins for a respectable 186 second high game. The team scores of the evening were as follows: Best Deal Kirki Bar 2, Leno Corporate Services 1; ZNS Hill Trillers 2, BTC night Hawks 1; Deloitte & Touche 2, Rubis Oil Stars 1; Strike Force 2, Moon light Strikers 1. Team standings for the top five teams are as follows: Leno Corporate Services 16.5 10.5 Best Deal Kirki Bar 16 11

Bahamas Vision Centre, SinDaRoc Investments, Rochelle Butler and Island Games, among others. Newry said Aliv also sponsored a Samsung S8, which will be raffled at the event. Blue Waves Swim Club operates out of St Anne’s School in Fox Hill and is home to approximately 30 swimmers, from the ages of five to 17.

Strike Force 14 13 BTC Night Hawks 14 13 Deloitte & Touche 13 14 ARCHERY BAHAMAS OPEN BAHAMAS Archery is scheduled to hold its 2017 Open Invitational on Sunday at St Paul’s Field, Western New Providence. Local archery club, Bahamas Archery, is hosting a friendly archery tournament to bring together archers and archery fans for a day of competition. This is the first island-wide inter-club archery tournament hosted in The Bahamas, where over 30 archers of all ages will compete in two different styles of archery for cash and gift prizes. Sunday 10am - Archer Registration Closes 10:45am - Youth Traditional Archers 11:45am - Adult Traditional Archers 12:30pm - Archer Registration Closes 1pm - Youth Olympic Recurve Archers 2:30pm - Adult Olympic Recurve Archers RUGBY BRU ACTION THE Cuckoos pulled off a 29-28 win over Baillou last weekend as the Bahamas Rugby Union continued its regular season action at the Winton rugby pitch. On Saturday, Baillou will try to redeem themselves when they take on the Buccaneers in the lone game at 3pm.

be a good opportunity to see these bodybuilders and the progress they have made since turning pro. So many of them get to compete in the international pro shows, but they are rarely seen because of the fierce competition that they have to face on stage. This would be a good opportunity for the Bahamian public to see them in action. If that doesn’t work, another opportunity could come at the federation’s National Championships. I think it could be a good money maker for the federation to have these competitors back on stage at home, especially at the Faye Rolle Classic. I think it was good for the federation to host the event in her honour. Rolle has been an awesome competitor who has represented the country well. She’s going through her ordeal and the federation stepped in to assist her with her medical expenses.

I think it’s a good gesture and even though it was late in the year, the event had a quality field of competitors. Bring Home The Players The Bahamas Basketball Federation has announced that their trials for the road to the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2019 in China and the Pre Olympic qualifier will begin next weekend at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. Federation first vice president Mario Bowleg, who serves as the head coach of the team, said there are 18 out of a list of 24 international and locally based players who have consented to come home for the trials. The coaching staff assisting Bowleg, comprising of Kevin ‘KJ’ Johnson, Wayde Watson, Moses Johnson and Norris Bain from Grand Bahama, will prepare the team for the first window of games.

In the six games in a home-and-away series, the Bahamas will play their opener on the road in Canada on Friday, November 24. In a short turn around, the team will be back home to host the Virgin Islands on Monday, November 27. It will be important for the public to come out and cheer on the team as they prepare for the highest level of competition that the country has engaged in. At stake is three qualifying spots for the second round for a chance to compete in the World Cup and ultimately to advance to the 2020 Olympic Games in the new process that has been drawn up by FIBA. Bowleg said he’s confident that the Bahamas can qualify. Only time will tell when the team is assembled next weekend and the first leg of competition gets underway. Let’s go Bahamas.

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St Pierre wins UFC title fight to cap night of new champs By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Georges St Pierre peered through the blood that washed over his face and locked on a choke hold, a packed house at Madison Square Garden absolutely roaring for “G-S-P!” St Pierre tightened his grip until Michael Bisping had no more fight left. Four years after he walked away from UFC for a mental breather, St Pierre walked out of MSG a champion — a breathtaking reminder that the Canadian is still one of the best ever inside the octagon. And he proved it in the main event in one of UFC’s all-time great cards. St Pierre ended UFC 217 by reasserting himself as a top star in the sport, turning his middleweight championship bout against Bisping into a mismatch Saturday night. The 36-year-old fought like he had only four months off, not four years. “I don’t have words in my mouth right now,” GSP said, wiping blood from his face. He went to a hospital after the fight to get stitches on his nose. St Pierre’s 13th straight UFC victory made it 3 for 3 for the championship challengers in front of 18,201 fans in the promotion’s second card at the Garden in 12 months. T.J. Dillashaw won the bantamweight championship for the second time and Rose Namajunas won the strawweight title on the pay-per-view card. “It’s time for a new era in this sport,” Namajunas said. UFC, a promotion at a crossroads with its box office superstars Conor

McGregor, Ronda Rousey and Jon Jones on the bench, got a breakthrough outing from Namajunas that stamped her as the face of the women’s division. But UFC needed a blast from the past to ignite the fanbase as it moves toward 2018. St Pierre was one of the UFC’s marquee names and a legit pay-per-view draw during his long reign atop the 170-pound division, but the Canadian star walked away an MMA legend in November 2013. St Pierre simply said he needed a break. Against the trash-talking Bisping, St Pierre had takedowns in each of the first two rounds. But Bisping busted open St Pierre’s nose, smothering both fighters in blood as they wrestled on the mat before getting up looking like they’d just left the set of a horror film. St Pierre (26-2) was red faced when he slapped a rear naked choke at 4:32 of the third to snuff out Bisping and win a belt in his second weight class. If St Pierre represents UFC’s glory years, Namajunas could be the PPV poster child for the future. Namajunas brought the MSG crowd to its feet with a stunning victory over undefeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk to win the 115-pound belt. Namajunas (17-3) used a devastating left that dropped Jedrzejczyk (14-1) and had the crowd in a frenzy in anticipation of a beatdown. Namajunas pounced on Jedrzejczyk with a series of lefts that ended the fight in the first round and perhaps signaled the arrival of a new star. She wagged her tongue and stretched her arms wide as

GEORGES ST-PIERRE, right, of Canada, faces England’s Michael Bisping, during a middleweight title mixed martial arts bout at UFC 217 on November 5 in New York. St-Pierre won the fight. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) she soaked in the magnitude of her accomplishment. Namajunas is billed as “Thug” and brought gasps a few years back when she shaved her long, blonde locks in favour of a closecropped cut. She choked back tears as UFC President Dana White slapped the championship belt over her shoulder and the fans that had booed her on the way into the cage drowned her out with cheers as she spoke about what the victory meant. The upset not only ended Jedrzejczyk’s undefeated run, but she failed to tie Ronda Rousey for the UFC women’s record of six straight successful title defences.

Namajunas said that as champ, she wants to skip the brash trash talk that shot McGregor to mainstream stardom and has been imitated throughout UFC, including by the champions Jedrzejczyk, Bisping and Cody Garbrandt leading into the card on Saturday. “I’m just kind of sick of it. I’m sick of all the hate,” Namajunas said. “I feel like we have a duty as fighters to try to be a better example.” White said he doesn’t need his stars to talk, especially when they fight like they did at UFC 217. “People don’t come to these fights for the talk, they come for the fights,” he said. Moments after

Namajunas won, Dillashaw dropped the undefeated Garbrandt with a right and finished him off in the second round to win the 135-pound championship. Dillashaw (15-3) stumbled to his stool when he took a shot to the face to end the first. Garbrandt, predicted by many as UFC’s next big star, even taunted Dillashaw to the delight of the crowd. But Dillashaw stunned Garbrandt (11-1) with a high left kick to the head and then a right hook that corkscrewed Garbrandt’s body and effectively ended the bout. “I still am the better fighter out there,” Garbrandt said. “I’ll show that in the rematch.”

Dillashaw won the bantamweight title in 2014 and had two successful defences before he lost the belt to Dominick Cruz in 2016. Paulo Costa improved to 11-0 with a secondround stoppage over Johny Hendricks and Steven “Wonderboy” Thompson put away Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision for a much-needed win on the other two bouts on the main card. UFC needed this kind of night with its three biggest stars on the sideline. McGregor has not announced any future fights and Rousey spent fight night posting on her social media accounts pictures and video from a video game convention in California. Jones’ career remains in limbo as he faces a potential four-year suspension for his latest doping violation. McGregor, who claims he wants a stake in UFC as a condition to fight, will likely come to terms and compete again, perhaps to complete the trilogy against Nate Diaz. But UFC could just about hang a “Help Wanted” sign on the cage door as it looks for a new wave of PPV superstars to emerge. Namajunas busted down the door. White said despite several stars not fighting, 2017 is shaping up to be the best year in UFC’s history “by a long shot,” in part buoyed by money the promotion made on the McGregor-Floyd Mayweather boxing match in August. “It’s money that the company made,” White said, saying that McGregor would have fought two UFC fights had he not boxed. “You can’t take that out.”

LIPINETS WINS VACANT IBF JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT BELT OVER KONDO By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer

A REFEREE pulls Deontay Wilder away from Bermane Stiverne after Wilder knocked out Stiverne during the WBC Heavyweight World Championship fight Saturday in New York. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

Wilder knocks out Stiverne in 1st round By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Deontay Wilder finally took off the gold mask he wore into the ring, he displayed a fierce scowl. That look never disappeared from his face as he knocked out the only man who’d ever gone the distance with him. Wilder sent Bermane Stiverne to the canvas three times in the opening round to defend his WBC heavyweight title Saturday night at Barclays Center. “So much frustration, it just seemed like my career, it’s been crazy, so many guys using PEDs,” Wilder said. “I just want to prove that I am the best. I know I am the best, but I wanna prove I am the best.” There wasn’t much question of that in the Showtime card that ended in spectacular fashion. The 32-year-old Wilder jabbed through much of the first round while Stiverne,

who hadn’t fought in two years, moved slowly and cautiously around the ring. Suddenly, Wilder lashed out with a huge right that felled Stiverne (25-3-1). Already, Wilder was celebrating, but Stiverne got up. Unwisely, it turned out, because another big right as part of a flurry of punches sent the 38-year-old challenger back down. At that point, Wilder climbed atop the ropes in a neutral corner, shouting at Stiverne’s trainer to end things. When they didn’t, another right and then a mammoth left hook sent down the challenger for the final time with his “Alabama Slammer.” “One champion, one face, one name, he goes by Deontay Wilder,” the WBC champ said. Wilder won the belt from Stiverne in 2015 in a 12-round decision. He repeatedly insisted Stiverne would go down and out early in this one. Wilder kept his word.

He is 39-0 with 38 knockouts. Wilder now can set his sights on something he has been promising throughout 2017: unifying the heavyweight belts. He wants England’s Anthony Joshua, the WBA/ IBF champ, sometime next year, and was busy issuing challenges after disposing of Stiverne. “I’ve been waiting on that fight for a long time now,” he said. “I declare war upon you. Do you accept my challenge? “I know I’m the champion, I know I’m the best. Are you up for the test?” This was Wilder’s sixth defence, and his most ferocious. Stiverne, who last fought on November 14, 2015, outpointing Derric Rossy, never had a chance. He was a substitute for Jose Ortiz, who failed a drug test. Stiverne did not land a punch and never should have bothered showing up.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sergey Lipinets won a unanimous decision over Akihiro Kondo for the vacant IBF junior welterweight title Saturday night, a decision that was lustily booed by the crowd at Barclays Center. In a bout featuring lots of action but lots of missed punches, the 28-year-old Lipinets of Kazakhstan won despite dealing with a cut on the forehead that bled for the final six rounds. He won 118-111 on one judge’s card and 117-111 on two others even though Kondo, fighting outside of his native Japan for the first time, carried much of the action in the second half of the bout. The AP scored it 115113 for Lipinets, who is 13-0. Kondo fell to 29-7-1, losing for the first time in nine fights. Lipinets was sharp early, using his right lead to score and landing uppercuts. He opened a cut on Kondo’s nose in the second round, but it was the gash on Lipinets from a head butt in the sixth round that had more effect in the fight. “The head butt really impaired my vision and it led to me walking into some stupid shots,” Lipinets said. The Showtime bout took place on the undercard of Deontay Wilder’s defence of his WBC heavyweight crown. “It was a fair decision,” Kondo said. “He hit me with a lot of hard punches and I felt like I needed at least a knockdown in the last round.” In the last undercard bout before a crowd of 10,924, Shawn Porter pummeled Adrian Granados for most of 12 rounds in a lopsided fight. There were more clinches in the first round of that fight than in the entire Lipinets-Kondo matchup.

SERGEY LIPINETS, left, follows through on a left to Akihiro Kondo during the IBF super lightweight title boxing bout on Saturday in New York, New York. Lipinets won the bout. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen) Porter is in line for in any trouble,” Granado another welterweight added. championship opportunity; In what was billed a he held the IBF crown in heavyweight eliminator, 2013-14. He improved to Dominic Breazeale (19-1, 28-2-1 in a bout that had 17 KOs) stopped Eric little style, but plenty of Molina after eight rounds. action. The judges all had Molina, exhausted after it 117-111 for Porter. taking a battering in the “He gave me a little eighth, had his arms hangtrouble here and there,” ing over the ropes when said Porter, who wants a the round ended. A ringrematch with WBA champ side doctor then stopped it. Keith Thurman, who beat Molina (26-5) previously him at Barclays Center last has lost to both Wilder year. “I hurt my left hand and to WBA-IBF chamin the sixth round, but I pion Anthony Joshua. kept using it. I had to use Breazeale also has lost to my jab. It took a toll on Joshua. me and by the 10th round “Deontay is who I want I just couldn’t throw it to face,” Breazeale said. “I anymore.” have to see him. We have Granados is now 18-6-2 some personal business and left the ring with a that we need to square up, bloodied and battered man to man. I’m not even face, but insisting he “con- going to stick around for trolled the whole fight.” the main event, I’m going “I rocked him multiple to get some pizza and catch times and he never had me the highlights later.”

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BAHAMAS FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION YOUTH DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Future stars taking form in Y-League

DEVELOPING OUR YOUTH: Aspiring soccer stars - boys and girls - take part in the various divisions of the Bahamas Football Association’s Youth Development League, commonly referred to as the “Y-League”. A number of teams, including the Western Warriors FC, Dynamos FC, Baha Juniors, United FC, Renegades FC and Future Stars are shown here playing games on November 4. Photos: Nicole-Paris McDowall/BahamasLocal.com

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COWBOYS’ EZEKIEL ELLIOTT LOSES APPEAL, INELIGIBLE TO PLAY ON SUNDAY By SCHUYLER DIXON AND LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott’s half-season run from his six-game suspension ended yesterday when a federal appeals court refused to let him play while it considers his appeal. A bespectacled Elliott in a suit and tie sat directly in front of a three-judge panel that considered a request from the NFL Players Association that he be allowed to play. But the court issued an order in less than an hour disqualifying him from Sunday’s game at Atlanta. It appears he’ll miss all of November’s games since the court set a December 1 hearing for oral arguments on the merits of the union’s appeal. The suspension was ordered in August as discipline after the league investigated allegations he used force against his girlfriend in the summer of

2016. Elliott vehemently denied the allegations as recently as last week, saying he was not an abuser. A federal appeals court last month tossed out his court challenge in Texas, but the league’s request for a New York court to affirm that it had acted properly led a Manhattan judge to rule last month that Elliott must begin his suspension. After the union appealed, the lower-court decision was temporarily stayed, allowing Elliott to play last Sunday. By Thursday’s ruling, Elliott had already left the courthouse without speaking to reporters, though he shook the hand of a person who shouted that he was a “huge fan” as Elliott raced down steps to a sport utility vehicle. Although the league won the battle, the appeals judges took a few shots at the NFL for its handling of the suspension of a 22-yearold athlete who will be sidelined while he’s second in the league with 783 yards rushing and tied for

DALLAS Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott. (AP) “This is not just about Elliott and the Cowboys,” Clement responded, noting that 100 players across the league had been suspended for a total of 500 games over the last two seasons. “Unfortunately, discipline is a fact of life in the

the league lead with seven rushing touchdowns. Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs told Paul Clement, the NFL’s lawyer, that he found it odd that the issue was “such a frantic emergency that it can’t wait another couple months.”

NFL,” the lawyer said. “They all have an interest in seeing the same basic rules applied to them.” Clement said it was important that players not be able to “game the system” by using the courts to delay suspensions until

THE WEATHER REPORT

5-Day Forecast

ORLANDO

High: 76° F/24° C Low: 64° F/18° C

TAMPA

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TONIGHT

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Partly sunny, a shower; breezy

Partly cloudy, a shower; breezy

Some sun with a shower; breezy

Clouds and sun with a shower or two

Partly sunny, a shower; breezy

Clouds and sun, a shower; breezy

High: 87°

Low: 73°

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High: 86° Low: 74°

High: 85° Low: 70°

AccuWeather RealFeel

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91°-72° F

89°-69° F

High: 80° F/27° C Low: 64° F/18° C

The exclusive AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature® is an index that combines the effects of temperature, wind, humidity, sunshine intensity, cloudiness, precipitation, pressure and elevation on the human body—everything that affects how warm or cold a person feels. Temperatures reflect the high and the low for the day.

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ABACO

High: 81° F/27° C Low: 77° F/25° C

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High: 83° F/28° C Low: 73° F/23° C

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FT. LAUDERDALE

FREEPORT

High: 85° F/29° C Low: 74° F/23° C

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WEST PALM BEACH

High: 82° F/28° C Low: 70° F/21° C

MIAMI

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 75° F/24° C

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KEY WEST

High: 83° F/28° C Low: 75° F/24° C

Statistics are for Nassau through 1 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 86° F/30° C Low .................................................... 74° F/23° C Normal high ....................................... 82° F/28° C Normal low ........................................ 71° F/21° C Last year’s high ................................. 83° F/28° C Last year’s low ................................... 63° F/17° C Precipitation As of 1 p.m. yesterday ................................. 0.00” Year to date ............................................... 34.71” Normal year to date ................................... 36.57”

ELEUTHERA

NASSAU

High: 87° F/31° C Low: 73° F/23° C

High: 82° F/28° C Low: 77° F/25° C

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The higher the AccuWeather UV IndexTM number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.

tiDes For nassau High Today

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Ht.(ft.)

12:19 a.m. 12:48 p.m.

2.7 3.2

6:27 a.m. 7:22 p.m.

0.3 0.2

Saturday

1:27 a.m. 1:53 p.m.

2.7 3.0

7:36 a.m. 8:25 p.m.

0.5 0.3

Sunday

2:34 a.m. 2:57 p.m.

2.7 2.9

8:46 a.m. 9:24 p.m.

0.5 0.2

Monday

3:37 a.m. 3:56 p.m.

2.8 2.9

9:51 a.m. 0.5 10:18 p.m. 0.2

Tuesday

4:33 a.m. 4:49 p.m.

2.9 2.8

10:50 a.m. 0.4 11:06 p.m. 0.1

Wednesday 5:22 a.m. 5:37 p.m.

3.0 2.8

11:41 a.m. 0.3 11:50 p.m. 0.0

Thursday

3.1 2.7

12:28 p.m. 0.2 ---------

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6:23 a.m. 5:24 p.m.

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none 12:36 p.m.

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CAT ISLAND

High: 82° F/28° C Low: 77° F/25° C

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8-16 knots Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

it is convenient for them or their teams. Still, he noted, Elliott would start his suspension as the Cowboys enter the “easy part” of their schedule. “This is the ideal time for him to serve the suspension,” Clement said. Attorney Andrew Tulumello, arguing for the union, urged the 2nd Circuit to let Elliott play, saying missing games was irreparable harm and the union deserved additional time “to prove these events did not occur.” The NFL did not comment on the court’s order, though it affirmed that the suspension was in place. Elliott’s attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Elliott arrived at the hearing just minutes before it began. He was smiling and greeting his lawyers before he moved his chair to face the judges more directly. Elliott had received three different legal reprieves as he played the season’s first eight games.

ANDROS

SAN SALVADOR

GREAT EXUMA

High: 81° F/27° C Low: 78° F/26° C

High: 84° F/29° C Low: 78° F/26° C

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LONG ISLAND

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High: 82° F/28° C Low: 78° F/26° C

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MAYAGUANA High: 82° F/28° C Low: 78° F/26° C

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and

CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS

tonight’s lows.

RAGGED ISLAND High: 82° F/28° C Low: 78° F/26° C

High: 82° F/28° C Low: 78° F/26° C

GREAT INAGUA High: 85° F/29° C Low: 78° F/26° C

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marine Forecast ABACO ANDROS CAT ISLAND CROOKED ISLAND ELEUTHERA FREEPORT GREAT EXUMA GREAT INAGUA LONG ISLAND MAYAGUANA NASSAU RAGGED ISLAND SAN SALVADOR

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WINDS N at 6-12 Knots NE at 10-20 Knots NE at 8-16 Knots NE at 10-20 Knots ENE at 8-16 Knots NE at 10-20 Knots ESE at 8-16 Knots ENE at 8-16 Knots NE at 8-16 Knots NE at 10-20 Knots NNE at 6-12 Knots NE at 10-20 Knots NE at 8-16 Knots NE at 10-20 Knots SE at 8-16 Knots NE at 8-16 Knots ENE at 6-12 Knots NE at 12-25 Knots ESE at 8-16 Knots ENE at 8-16 Knots NE at 6-12 Knots NE at 8-16 Knots NE at 6-12 Knots NE at 12-25 Knots NE at 8-16 Knots NE at 15-25 Knots

WAVES 3-5 Feet 6-10 Feet 1-3 Feet 2-4 Feet 2-4 Feet 4-7 Feet 1-3 Feet 2-4 Feet 3-5 Feet 4-7 Feet 1-3 Feet 6-10 Feet 1-3 Feet 2-4 Feet 1-3 Feet 2-4 Feet 1-3 Feet 2-4 Feet 3-5 Feet 4-7 Feet 1-3 Feet 2-4 Feet 1-3 Feet 2-4 Feet 1-3 Feet 3-5 Feet

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