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SPORTS SECTION E

MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017

Gibson Jr regains national amateur golf title By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net RICHARD Gibson Jr, taking advantage of the home surface where he works, put the finishing touches on his four days of intense competition Saturday to regain the men’s title at the Royal Blue Golf Club, Baha Mar. Gibson Jr, who last held the title in 2011, was crowned the champion of the Bahamas Golf Federation’s National Amateur Championships and was joined by collegian Inecia Rolle - the ladies’ winner. The four-day tournament, organised by Fidelity Bank and Sands Beer, began Wednesday at Lyford Cay, continued Thursday at Ocean

Club, Paradise Island and Albany on Friday. The BGF used the championship as a trial for its team expected to represent the Bahamas at the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships in the Dominican Republic July 30 to August 5. Gibson Jr posted a total of 295 as he held off Oren Butler, who ended up as the runner-up with 303. By virtue of his victory, Gibson Jr was the first player selected to the CAGC team. “It feels okay, but I know there were at least eight other guys who didn’t show up to participate, including the defending champion DeVaughn Robinson,” Gibson Jr said. “But it feels good to win.” As an employee at the newest re-

RICHARD GIBSON JR with his championship trophy. Photo: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff

sort on the island, Gibson said he knew the course, so shooting a 74 on the final day was icing on the cake for his own celebrations. He also won the President’s Cup title over George Swann. “I work here so I guess this course was good but I will take Albany because last year I didn’t have a good round there, but this year I shot even par so I feel good about that,” said Gibson Jr when asked which course he enjoyed the most. The 25-year-old, who improved on his fifth place finish last year when he also made the CAGC team for the men’s regular division, said the competition was still good despite not having all of the top

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Lady Truckers run over the Lady Wildcats 11-3 By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

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BAHAMAS SUFFERS 26-19 LOSS TO TURKS AND CAICOS By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net TEAM Bahamas was on the wrong side of history in regional rugby play over the weekend and suffered a home loss in the Rugby Americas North Cup Series. The Bahamas fell 2619 to the visiting Turks and Caicos Islands at the Winton Rugby Centre on Saturday. It was an historic win for the visiting side as they secured their firstever victory against a full member of International World Rugby on the international 15 a-side stage. The Bahamas had an opportunity to tie the game late with less than

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efending champions Johnson’s Lady Truckers and the C&S Hitmen opened the New Providence Softball Association’s 2017 season in different directions. The Lady Truckers knocked off the Sunshine Auto Wildcats 11-3 in the ladies’ opener on Saturday night. In the men’s feature contest, the Hitmen suffered a 13-2 decision to the BTC Warriors. Both games were stopped via the mercy rule in the fourth inning in between the official opening ceremonies that featured remarks from ECAST president Burkett Dorsett, Bahamas Softball Federation’s president Ted Miller, NPSA president Henry Dean and Sunshine Auto sponsor Deanza ‘Sonny’ Cox. Veteran pitcher Linda Ford and Glenroy ‘Flo’ Saunders threw out the ceremonial first pitches to get the ball rolling. Lady Truckers 11, Lady Wildcats 3: Taking off from where they left last year, the Lady Truckers made this one look so easy as they bolted a 8-run second inning on six hits as they ran away from the Wildcats. “We have a pretty good team,” said Johnson’s manager Sidney ‘Bobby Baylor’ Fernander. “Our biggest problem has been practice. We haven’t been able to get everybody out all at one time. Other than that, we have a very good team.” Ruthann Simms, back in the lineup at third base after a year off, led the charge as she went 2-for-3 with

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JOHNSON’S Lady Truckers knocked off the Sunshine Auto Wildcats 11-3 in the women’s opener of the New Providence Softball Association on Saturday night. Photo: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff

AS the Silver Lightning’s eighth annual Thomas A Robinson Track Classic closed out the local club meets on Saturday, quartermiler Michael Mathieu and high jumper Jamal Wilson led the performances. Competing in the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium, Mathieu - running unattached clocked 46.39 seconds to pull away for the win over Ramon Miller, also unattached, who clocked 46.84 for second. Anthony Adderley of Alliance Athletics was third in 47.49. “I am just trying to get more competition in me so that I can get back to where I was before,” Mathieu said. “It’s been a while since I competed here, so I felt I needed to come

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Jonquel Jones posts double double in Sun’s loss to Fever By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THROUGH two games, Jonquel Jones has looked the part of the breakout star she was projected to be this season, but her Connecticut Sun are still searching for their first win of the year. Jones finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds - both game highs - in the Sun’s 81-79 loss to the Indiana Fever at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday night.

She shot an efficient 7-11 from the field, was a perfect 5-5 from the free throw line and also dished a game-high four assists. Despite her effort, the shorthanded Sun squandered an 11-point lead as the Fever ended a streak of four straight losses in home openers to improve to 1-2. The Sun fell to 0-2. Jones scored her final basket of the game, a layup at the 2:54 mark in the fourth quarter, to give the Sun a 70-66 lead. She would foul out on the ensuing possession and the Sun would be unable to maintain the advantage down the stretch. The Fever’s Shenise Johnson scored eight of her 13 points in the fourth quarter, including a go-ahead jumper with 46 seconds remaining. The Sun led 45-40 at halftime and was up 11 in the final minute of the third quarter. Morgan Tuck’s 3-pointer got the Sun within 76-75 with 16 seconds left but Connecticut was called for a dead-ball foul on Indiana’s inbounds. The Fever converted the free throw and kept possession. They made four free throws down the stretch to the victory. The Sun, already without starting centre Chiney Ogwumike (out for the season with an Achilles injury), were also without starters Jasmine Thomas (attending brother’s wedding) and Alyssa Thomas (concussion

CONNECTICUT Sun’s Jonquel Jones, top, defends Chicago Sky’s Courtney Vandersloot, bottom, during a game on September 11, 2016. (AP) protocol). Jones is currently averaging 13.5 points and a WNBA-leading 16.5 rebounds per game. Jones finished her rookie campaign for the Sun last year, averaging 6.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocked shot in just over 14 minutes per game. She shot 53 per cent from the field and 33 per cent from three-point range. The Sun will continue to seek their first

win of the season when they face the Minnesota Lynx 8pm May 23. The first segment of the season for the Sun features a lopsided number of road games as the league’s youngest team attempts to end a four-year playoff drought. Eight of the first 11 (and 12 of the next 18) are road games. The Sun will close out the week in a home and away when they host the Lynx on Friday, May 26.

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Lady Truckers run over the Lady Wildcats 11-3 FROM PAGE 1 two runs batted in and scored as many runs. Melinda Bastian, playing shortstop, was 1-for-3 with three RBI on an inthe-park home run, while Tyrice Curry was 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored; Marvel Miller was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and Shevette Taylor was 2-for-3 with a run scored. Miller went the distance for the win, tossing a fourhitter with two strike outs. Mechelle Moss suffered the loss, giving up 18 hits and striking out six. Mechisha Davis was 2-for-3 with a run scored and Chandra Mackey was 1-for-2 with s run scored. On the projected outcome of the season with just five teams registered in the women’s division, Fernander said his Lady Truckers are expecting to roll right along. “I expect a very good fight, but we intend to win,” he stated. Warriors 13, Hitmen 2: BTC made the early statement in the league, producing four runs on three hits in the second inning and eight more runs on five hits in the third to stop the defending champions C&S. “It was good to get the edge because a lot of people

have expanded their energy before the game so we just had to release it,” said Warriors’ manager Richard ‘the Lion-Heart’ Johnson, the international Hall of Fame pitcher. Johnson was able to acquire the services of pitcher Thomas Davis, who made a difference on the mound firing a two-hitter with seven strike outs to out-dual Davis Nathan, who surrendered nine hits with a strike out before he was relieved by Maitland Demeritte in the fourth. By then, the damage had already been done as second baseman Richard Bain powered the attack by going 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and a total of three RBI. Designated hitter Carlos Smith was 2-for-4 with two RBI and as many runs scored; right fielder Jeffery Woodside was1-for-3 with two runs scored as his brother center fielder Sherman Ferguson got a double before he was intentionally walked twice and ended up with a fly out to end their offensive rally “I think we have a really, really good team. This team can go very far,” Johnson projected. “ It’s up to us how far we want to go. It’s not up to the league. It’s really up to us because this year we have the horses.” Second baseman D’Kyle

Roll and designated player Tim Clarke had back-toback singles in the second and scored the Hitmen’s only two runs on consecutive wild pitches. Despite history repeating itself, manager Darren Stevens said there’s really no concern. It’s just the season opener. They were in this same situation last year before they bounced back to win the title. “The championship isn’t won in the first game of the season,” he insisted. “We played to win, but unfortunately we came out on the short end of the stick. “It’s a long season. If we can stay healthy because we had a few fellows out for various reasons, so once we get everyone in place, we will be much tougher than the stretch.” The league will resume play on Tuesday night when the Lady Wildcats will be back to face the Platinum Lady Sharks in the 7pm opener. The Commando Security Truckers will open their campaign against the Chances Mighty Mitts. Note: The Bahamas Softball Federation is asking all male and female players who wish to make the national teams that will travel this year to various international tournaments to attend a meeting and practice today at 6pm at the Banker’s field.

JOHNSON’S Lady Truckers knocked off the Sunshine Auto Wildcats 11-3 in the women’s opener of the New Providence Softball Association on Saturday night. Photo: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff

BAHAMAS SUFFERS 26-19 LOSS TO TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS FROM PAGE 1 one minute left to play, but a seemingly successful try was called back due to a penalty and the visitors were able to hold on for the win. The game got off to a slow scoring start with just one try between the teams in the first half and the Bahamas clung to a 6-5 lead. The scoring picked up considerably in a fast paced second half which saw TCI outscore the Bahamas 21-13 to surge ahead for the win. For the Bahamas, attention now shifts to June 3 when they travel to face first-time participants in the tournament, the Dominican Republic. TCI took an 8-6 lead on a penalty kick, but the Bahamas suffered an ever greater blow when one of the team’s top players, Dan Woodside, had to be carted off the field with an injury. The Bahamas responded with a go-ahead try, but the advantage would be short-lived as TCI retook the lead with a try of their own less than two minutes later. The Bahamas fell one spot to

a No.21 ranking in the latest edition of the Americas Rankings released yesterday. TCI rose to No.18 overall after being ranked at the bottom of the group at No.40 just months ago. The Bahamas dropped from 33.76 points to now have 32.29. TCI took the 1.47 points to now have a ranking of 33.53. With the win over the Bahamas, TCI moved to 2-0 after they successfully defended home turf on May 4 with a 24-15 win over the Dominican in the first game of the series. In their last appearance at the Rugby Americas North Championship in June 2016, the Bahamas suffered consecutive losses to Mexico, Cayman Islands, and Bermuda. Originally formed in March 2001, under the name of North America and West Indies Rugby Association (“NAWIRA”), RAN is one of the six World Rugby regional associations. RAN is the governing body of the sixteen Unions in Rugby Americas North. It’s membership is diverse and currently, consists of, Bahamas,

THE BAHAMAS fell 26-19 to the visiting Turks and Caicos Islands in the Rugby Americas North Cup Series at the Winton Rugby Centre on Saturday. Photo: Terrel W Carey/Tribune Staff Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, St Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and the USA. In August 2011 the

Turks & Caicos Islands and Curacao were admitted as Associate Members of RAN, with the Dominican Republic also joining as an Associate Member in 2015. This year’s event marks the 10th

edition of the RAN Championship, traditionally geared toward Tier 3 North American and Caribbean teams. Pool play began on April 22 and will continue through July 1. Unlike last year’s tournament, 2017 will not serve as an iRB World Cup qualifying event and nonWorld Rugby full member teams return to take part. The tournament has been divided into two competitions and three divisions, accompanied with a relegation and promotion system playoff. The two competitions are the Championship League (North Zone, South Zone) and the Cup League. The Bahamas is a member of the Cup League, which features the aforementioned Dominican Republic and Turks and Caicos Islands. Championship League includes Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Mexico and USA South in the North Zone. The South Zone includes Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. The winners in the Cup League will earn an opportunity to play their way into the Championship League by facing off against the third place side among the Champions. Each division plays a single round robin. After pool play is complete, the winners play in the final on July 1.

MICHAEL MATHIEU WINS THE 400 METRES OVER RAMON MILLER FROM PAGE 1 let the little kids see me compete, something like what the Jamaicans do.” Mathieu said he’s going to continue to compete so that he can improve on his times and get ready for the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Championships in Grand Bahama in June as he attempts to qualify for the IAAF World Relays in London, England. “I just need more competition,” said Mathieu, who is coming off a successful anchor leg in winning the gold medal in the mixed gender 4 x 400m relay to conclude the recent IAAF World Relays. “Ramon was in there with me. He was in lane three and I was in four. I just tried to hold him off, so it was good,” Mathieu said. “Next weekend I will compete in Tampa and then I will try to do a meet in Freeport to support my home.” Mathieu, a native of Grand Bahama, said he’s looking forward to going home for trials. In the men’s high jump, Wilson won the men’s high jump with a leap of 2.20 metres of 7-feet, 2 1/2-inch-

es. Stoney Duncanson and Leonardo Romer of the University of the Bahamas got second and third respectively with 1.95m or (6-4 ¾). “It was good. It’s a meet that I needed to use to brush up on some things,” he said. “I suffered a knee injury while I was overseas, but now I’m back to at least 70 per cent and so I’m trying to work a little harder so I can jump even higher coming into nationals. “The series of jumps were awkward because we sat down for hours. It was very inconsistent. The officials were making some errors with the heights and stuff. As an elite athlete, it takes me a while to get into the competition after sitting down for so long after warming up.” Wilson, who made the Olympic team that competed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil last year, will be back in action on June 17 in Slovakia just before the nationals. “The nationals will be fun because this time I have something to prove,” he said. “I haven’t hit the qualifying standard for World Champs because I had a rugged season after world indoors.

“But right now I’m working on getting sharp so by nationals I think I will be in the form that I need to jump 2.30-plus (7-61/2). 2.30 (7-6 ½) is the qualifying mark.” The meet saw the Heats Athletics compete. Coach John Ingraham brought in a total of 34 athletes from Andros and he was quite pleased with the results he got. “This meet I was very impressed because we got a lot of personal bests,” he said. “Kids dropped times that we expected, so I’m very impressed with them. “My under-14 girls, I had two girls who performed very well, so that made me feel very good as a coach and my 800m runner Sara Augustin also performed very well.” Ingraham said his younger boy, Adrian Gibson, who just started last year, worked so hard to get his times down like the senior members of the team. “One of them ran 22 seconds after coming from 25 seconds. He ran a 56 in the 400 and dropped to 52 today,” Ingraham said. “We had a lot of personal best performances. “My bigger boys, who were a part of the gold

medal team, did their normal performances. Overall it was a good meet for us.” In other events, Azaria Edgecombe of Kids Athletics won the under-8 girls’ 80m in 12.70 and Brianna Bootle of Stallion took the 150m in 22.89. Kamron Henfield of Kids Athletics was the winner of the boys’ 80m in 12.69 and Rolando Thompson of Beginners Track won the 150m in 23.85. The under-10 girls’ 100m was won by Darvinique Dean of Kids Athletics in 14.53. She also took the 200m in 31.43. Kion Burrows of the Ambassadors won the 100m in 13.44 and the 200m in 28.32. Jasmine Thompson of the Beginners Track won in 3:02.43 and Evin Ferguson won the boys’ 800m in 2:54.01. Hailey Robinson of Kids Athletics was the winner of the girls’ under-12 100m in 13.52 and the 200m in 28.10. Philip Gray of DTSP won the boys under-12 100m in 13.31 and Milton Burrows of the T-Bird Flyers was the winner of the 200m in 27.40. Jasmine Mackey of Stallions won the under-12 girls’ 800m in 2:42.67 and Christopher Minors won

the boys’ two-lap race in 2:39.42. D’Arjha Davis of Club Monica doubled up in the under-14 girls’ sprints, winning the 100m in 12.62 and the 200m in 25.82. Otto Laing of Club Monica took the boys’ century in 11.67 and the 800m in 2:23.07. Tyler Miller of Speed Kids won the 200m in 25.07. Paige Archer of X-Treme Athletics was the winner of the under-14 girls’ 400m in 1:02.61 and Matthew Chandler of Kids Athletics won the boys’ one-lap race in 59.83. Megan Moss of Club Monica was the cream of the crop in the under-16 girls’ 100m, winning in 11.84 and the 200m in 24.17. Jamal Flowers of Fast Forward won the boys’ 100m in 11.41 and Kunal Bain of Jumpers Inc. took the 200m in 23.10. Laila Smith-Cleare of Fast Forward won the 400m in 1:02.65 and Raymond Oriakhi of Club Monica was the winner of the boys’ race. Jasmine Knowles of Alliance Athletics took the tape in 2:27.82 and Camron Mullings of Hurray Murray won the boys’ race in 2:21.29. Donisha Anderson of

TWD Athletics sped to victory in the girls’ under-18 100m in 12.17. Adrian Curry of Club Monica captured the 100m in 10.44. Joel Johnson of Bsd Juniors was the winner of the 200m in 21.26. Jasmine Knowles of Alliance Athletics was the winner of the girls’ one-lap race in 56.94 and Edward Munroe of Phoenix Track took the boys’ race in 51.16. Meet director Rupert Gardiner said everything went very well. “It was well attended and the competition was awesome. We had Michael Mathieu and Ramon Miller, who helped the younger guys to PR,” he said. “A lot of athletes did their PR. I guess because this was the last club meet, a lot of them really came out and performed. I was really pleased with the performances I saw especially at this time of the year. It’s been a long season.” Now that all of the local club meets have been held for the year, the focus now switches to BAAA Nationals in Grand Bahama next month. Gardiner said based on what he saw, the matchups should be keenly contested.

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A sports minister to stay the distance WHILE the appointment of Michael Pintard as Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture has been met with mixed reviews - and even some calls for a ‘wait and see’ approach to his efforts - the Marco City MP has already started work with hopes of getting “a clearer sense of where we are going as a Ministry”. In an interview with Fourth Quarter Press this weekend, the newly-appointed minister admitted to varying levels of apprehension and eagerness, all while insisting that his focus has been and continues to be the “equipping the arena of sports with the resources it needs”. Fresh off several tours of facilities, offices and programmes all now under his purview as minister, Mr Pintard said that audits of resources and staff are already underway across his ministry as he looks to “familiarise” himself with not only his portfolio, but the scores of initiatives that look to his actions as minister to survive. With his election on May 10 and appointment on May 15, Mr Pintard assumed responsibility of one of the most unique and complex portfolios in public administration. When asked about his immediate work since taking office Mr Pintard told The Tribune: “It has been

all about listening and familiarisation. That is what it has been all about. We have hit the ground running, started conversations with various federations, met with staff throughout the ministry across the country, met with sporting bodies. “There is a uniqueness to all we have encountered and interacted with and that uniqueness, understanding that is critical to the job we are going to do moving forward. This comes as we have to keep things moving and as we look to ensure that activities planned for and worked toward happen as they were always meant to. But it has been a whirlwind.” Those that follow Fourth Quarter Press and my efforts across social media know I don’t hold back with my opinion and beliefs. In this instance, my actions have not swayed. On the day of his appointment, in a podcast for the 10thYearSeniors network, I admitted that I wasn’t too thrilled with appointment of Mr Pintard and went on to list several reasons why. As I pointed out in that forum, my issue wasn’t with Mr Pintard himself or his wealth of skills in the arenas of culture and youth development - areas I am sure in which he would flourish. My animosity arose because I believe that the new

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“DURING MY INTERVIEW WITH MR PINTARD, I WAS FIRSTLY IMPRESSED BY THE PASSION HE PRESENTED AND, SECONDLY, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE LEVEL OF INSIGHT PRESENTED BY A MAN ONLY OCCUPYING THE POST FOR A FEW DAYS.” FNM government passed over several more qualified sporting candidates in order to name Mr Pintard. I went on to call for a separation, again, of the Department of Sports from the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, ultimately allowing for a more hands-on approach to what I consider one of the most critical portfolios to nation building. While I have not swayed

away from this principle in recent days, I have, however, backed off my issues with Mr Pintard overseeing sports. During my interview with Mr Pintard, I was firstly impressed by the passion he presented and, secondly, and more importantly, the level of insight presented by a man only occupying the post for a few days. In fact, it was in response to a question concerning

junior athletes and their treatment that really struck a nerve with me. “We, as a country, have not done a good of job of empowering these young athletes in their efforts to make a bigger and better name for this country,” he told me. “As a country, we have to work to provide the right infrastructure for our junior athletes because the work so incredibly hard for this county. “They should never be placed in a position where they have to question the support of the state, their scholastic future or even their medical wellbeing in times of need. They deserve a level of comfort in those aspects and we have to give that to them,” Mr Pintard said. I hope readers will grasp the full understanding and the scope of those three paragraphs. The Bahamas, as a country and sporting power, was built on the handiwork and dedication of young Bahamians who, despite their initial upbringing, persevere and make it their life work to achieve greatness. From the time of Sir Lynden Pindling and many of those first generation Bahamians, the ideals of this country were established on the back of youth taking aim at reality and saying ‘despite my setbacks and my size, I will not relent un-

Richard Gibson Jr regains national amateur golf title

• Ricardo Wells writes Fourth Quarter Press every Monday. Comments to rwells@tribunemedia.net

CHAMPIONS: Shown (l-r) are Richard Gibson Jr, Nyah Singh and Inecia Rolle.

FROM PAGE 1 golfers participating. “We were missing players, but we still had a good crowd,” he said. “This course can still get up and bite you. But once you place your shots in the right areas, you could probably go low on it. “I have to work on a lot of stuff to be honest. I definitely need to work on driving the ball a lot better. It kills me to actually be further back, but sometimes it works out. I have a nice short game so it makes up when I fall short coming off the tee.” In a remarkable comeback, Butler made his return to the local scene after a two-year hiatus and the 32-year-old Ministry of Tourism employee and former national champion was awarded the runner-up title. “It wasn’t that bad ballstriking wise. The first two days it was rough mainly because the conditions on the golf courses were terrible. But I hit the ball pretty good. I just sort of lost focus going into today and wasn’t able to make the difference,” Butler said. “There are no complaints on the last two courses, especially this one. I hit the ball pretty good, but I lost focus coming into the backside and I wasn’t able to capitalise on the opportunities when I should have.” Butler, who only started playing again in March, said he’s going to keep working at it because his goal is to be able to perform much better than he did here at the CAGC. “Richard played well this week. I tip my hat off to him. I feel very proud of him,” said Butler of the challenge he got from Gibson Jr. “I need to work on staying focused a little longer and improve my short game and I will be okay.” Veteran Peter McIntosh was crowned the Mid-Amateur champion for competitors between the age of 3549 and the senior champion for those 50-59. He shot 321 to beat out Simon Fielder in the mid-amateur and Horace Miller, who posted a 328 in the seniors. The Super Seniors (age 60+) was won by Oswald Moore with 340, holding off runner-up Raymond Gibson, who shot a 346. “There was no comparison. They reminded me of me when I was their age,”

til I get all that I came for and more’. From the days of Majority Rule to any days of any of our country’s sporting triumphs, that has always been the mantra. Now to have a minister come in from day one and say firmly, we want to give kids of this ilk a level of unrequited support, how can one not adopt a wait-andsee approach? Maybe it’s because he is from Freeport, a town long starved in the shadows of Nassau; or maybe that he’s of the arts, a sector of societal development often overlooked; or it can even be his long-suffering political career, being beaten twice only to finally be successful on his third attempt. It can be any of these three things that drives Mr Pintard to openly admit that sports, and to a larger extent, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture has always been getting by on the continued efforts of those it benefits and not as a result of the efforts of those pegged to run it. Whatever it is, I am of the view that the perseverance showed by Mr Pintard in all other aspects of his public life is exactly what we need at the helm of sports now.

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SCHOOL LADIES’ national amateur champion Inecia Rolle in action. Photos: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff said McIntosh of playing in the foursome with some of the younger golfers. “They hit the ball well and they have the all-around game.” McIntosh, now 50, admitted that he just needs to play more. “My performance was a lack of tournaments. I haven’t been getting out in a long time,” he stressed. “I’m busy at work. Most of golf right now is tournaments. I’m stuck at work and can’t get out.” “I enjoyed all of them. I believe the conditions could have been a lot better on the first two courses we played at Lyford Cay and Ocean Club, but they are all in great shape to me. I wasn’t frustrated with the conditions. I believe you got hurt by one or two shots here and there, but it’s golf. You have to play what the course gives you. Rolle emerged as the female champion with her total of 331. Nyah Singh followed her in the regular division with 445. However, Adriane Von Eckardstain, who played against Rolle in their pairing during the tournament, had a 344 to win the senior division over Caroline Riberio, who was the runner-up with 406. “It was a good tournament for me. Things could have gone a little worse, but I held my head up high,” Rolle said. “It was a good tournament for me.” Rolle, 18, said it only helped to know that she enjoyed competing at Baha Mar as she closed out her competition on a high note. “I love Baha Mar. This is a beautiful course,” she said. “It’s really pretty out there. I have to work on getting my mental game together.

“I can hit the ball, but it’s just me thinking about it too much. I just have to take my time and realise a little more. Instead of thinking about it, I just have to do it,” she added. “The competition was stiff on some days. Adrianna had me running for my money on some days. It was good to have that type of competition back home, so I was very pleased to pull it off.” Nyah Singh, the low net winner, was named the President’s Cup champion over Inecia Rolle. “I felt I did good today, better than I did in the last few days. I broke the 100 mark today, so it was good,” said the youngest player entered in the tournament at age 14. “The competition was good too. Everybody came out and played.” Singh said the experience gained from playing with your elders can only get her better. “So I feel like I’ve learnt a lot just being here and playing with and against some of them” she stated. BGF president Glenn Archer said the tournament is one that is venturing into a different dimension. “We are training some new people and introducing a new software that we were able to acquire,” he said. “The participation in the tournament remained the same. “We were able to pick up a title sponsor in Fidelity, who are committed to doing it again for the next few years, so we see this as an anchor for the future of golf for the younger golfers. We have a bright future ahead for our golfers.” By early June, Archer said they intend to name the CAGC team.

STUDENTS

Every year in August THE TRIBUNE publishes a popular Back to School supplement as a guide to the following academic year. In the supplement we feature the profiles of high school students across the Bahamas and Family Islands. We want profiles from as many schools and students as possible to make this guide essential and informative.

Profiles must include 1. Name 2. Age 3. School 4. Grade 5. Parent name or names 6. Goals and aspirations, prizes won and honours awarded

7. Name of college they will be attending (if attending) Plus a suitable photograph in .jpeg format (graduation or any other image).

How to submit profiles Email to back2school@ tribunemedia.net with ‘Back To School’ in the subject field and photos in .jpeg format. By post to Back To School, The Tribune, Shirley Street & Deveaux Streets, PO Box N-3207, Nassau. By hand to The Tribune office The deadline for the profiles is June 30, 2017 and there is no cost involved. For any questions please contact Tribune Features at 5022380 or 502-2391.

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Minor gets first win since 2014 as Royals beat the Twins 6-4 By TYLER MASON Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Minor’s road back to the majors was not an easy one. Shoulder surgery kept him out of the majors for two years and resulted in a move to the bullpen. Minor got his first victory since 2014 with 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the Kansas City Royalsk, who beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 yesterday in a doubleheader opener. Brandon Moss hit two of Kansas City’s four home runs, and Salvador Perez and Jorge Bonifacio each hit two-run homers to boost the sluggish Royals offence. Minor (1-1) relieved Jake Junis with a 5-2 lead in the fifth, two outs and two on. The 29-year-old left-hander walked Max Kepler, then retired Kennys Vargas on a popout. Minor retired the side in order in the sixth. He had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his pitching shoulder in May 13, 2015, and did not appear in the

major leagues in 2015 and 2016. Minor, who signed a $7.25 million, two-year contract with the Royals in February 2016, got his first major league victory since August 28, 2014, for Atlanta at the New York Mets, and his first win as a reliever. Kelvin Herrera pitched a one-hit ninth for his ninth save in 11 chances. Junis, a 24-year-old right-hander, was recalled from Triple-A Omaha and made his first big league start after a pair of relief appearances. He allowed two runs, five hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings, leaving after RBI singles from Brian Dozier and Miguel Sano. Junis found out Saturday that he would be making his first career start. He didn’t pitch deep enough to get the win, but impressed manager Ned Yost before the Royals optioned Junis back to Omaha after the game. “I thought he threw the ball well,” Yost said. “I thought he did a nice job. We tried to get him through

that fifth inning, but we needed to win this game.” Phil Hughes (4-3) gave up five runs and six hits including three homers - in four innings, his secondshortest outing this season. It was the Royals’ first win against the Twins this year in seven games, stopping a seven-game losing streak against Minnesota dating to last season. Perez hit a two-run homer in the second, Jorge Bonifacio hit a two-run drive in the fourth and Moss homered two pitches later for a 5-0 lead. Moss homered again in the eighth against Adam Wilk. That early offence helped Junis relax a bit in his first career start and just his third appearance in the majors. “The offence came up huge,” Junis said. “Those home runs definitely make my job a little bit easier on the pitching side of things.” A rainout Saturday resulted in the first straight doubleheader in the history of Target Field, which opened in 2010. Adalberto

Mejia (0-1) was to start the second game for Minnesota and Ian Kennedy (0-3) was to be activated from the disabled list to start for Kansas City. Mejia was called up as the Twins’ 26th active player. ROYALS MOVES Kansas City left fielder Alex Gordon was to miss the second game to join his wife, who is due to give birth today. Infielder Raul Mondesi will take Gordon’s spot on the lineup while Gordon is gone on paternity leave. RHP Al Alburquerque was designated for assignment to make room on the roster for Junis. TRAINER’S ROOM Royals: RHP Nate Karns had his pitching arm evaluated after Friday’s start against Minnesota. Manager Ned Yost said fluid was found in the elbow area but Karns does not have a strain. Karns exited his start Friday after five innings and threw just 72 pitches due to stiffness in his arm.

BOSTON Red Sox’s Jackie Bradley Jr, right, scores against Oakland Athletics catcher Josh Phegley in the ninth inning of yesterday’s game in Oakland, California. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

MORELAND HOMERS AGAIN, RED SOX TAG A’S TO AVOID 4-GAME SWEEP By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, California (AP) — Mitch Moreland homered in his third consecutive game and the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 12-3 yesterday to avoid a four-game sweep. Eduardo Rodriguez (31) allowed three runs over eight innings for his second straight win. The lefthander struck out eight and walked one. Hanley Ramirez and Christian Vazquez had three hits apiece, while Dustin Pedroia and Jackie Bradley Jr each had two to power a Red Sox lineup that tallied 15 hits. Every player in Boston’s starting lineup had at least one hit, and eight of the nine drove in runs. Chad Pinder homered and drove in two runs for Oakland. Boston, which hasn’t been swept in a four-game series since July 2015, trailed 3-2 before scoring 10 runs over the final five innings. Moreland was held out Saturday after homering in the first two games of the series. He returned to the lineup and was hitless in his first two at-bats before launching a towering, tworun shot to right off starter Andrew Triggs (5-3) in the sixth that landed in the sec-

ond deck. Chad Pinder homered for Oakland in the fourth, his fourth in eight games and fifth overall. Triggs gave up six runs and eight hits over 5 1/3 innings. He struck out seven and walked three. The A’s committed three errors, giving manager Bob Melvin’s ballclub a major league-leading 42. TRAINER’S ROOM Red Sox: Brock Holt continues to deal with lingering symptoms from vertigo and isn’t yet ready to come off the disabled list, according to manager John Farrell. Likewise, Boston plans to keep third baseman Pablo Sandoval in the minors to get consistent atbats while recovering from a right knee sprain. Farrell said LHP Drew Pomeranz, who took the loss Saturday, will start against Texas on Thursday. Athletics: Yonder Alonso (sore left knee) sat out his fourth straight game but could be back in the lineup Tuesday when Oakland begins a two-game series against Miami. Sean Doolittle (strained left shoulder) threw on flat ground before making 15 pitches off the mound. The plan is for the former closer to throw 25 pitches on Wednesday.

KANSAS City Royals pitcher Mike Minor throws against the Minnesota Twins in the sixth inning yesterday. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)

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Real Madrid wins its 1st Spanish title since 2012 By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid won the Spanish league for the first time in five years yesterday, and kept rival Barcelona from its third straight championship. Zinedine Zidane's team secured its 33rd league title with a 2-0 win at Malaga with goals by Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. "To win the title in the last round feels that much better," Cristiano Ronaldo said. "We deserved it." The last-round victory gave Madrid a three-point advantage over secondplaced Barcelona, which rallied from two goals down to beat Eibar 4-2 at the Camp Nou. Madrid entered the final weekend needing a draw to guarantee its first title since 2012 and avoid its worst title drought since the 1980s. Ronaldo put Madrid in control early in Malaga, entering the area and rounding the goalkeeper before finding the open net, after a pass by Francisco "Isco" Alarcon two minutes into the match at the Rosaleda Stadium. It was Ronaldo's 14th goal in his last nine matches in all competitions. While Barcelona struggled in its game against Eibar, Karim Benzema sealed the victory in the 55th minute off the rebound of a close-range shot by Sergio Ramos, securing Madrid its second league title in the last nine years. Madrid hadn't gone five straight seasons without a league title since 1981-85. It

feelings after a day like today," Torres said. "We have a lot of memories here, a lot of things went through your mind. It's been 50 years of a lot of happiness in this venue. It was an honour to be part of it." The nearly 55,000 fans who packed the Calderon stayed at the stadium long after the final whistle on Sunday as the team organised a series of tributes for the occasion. The stadium will still host the Copa del Rey final next Saturday, and a day later an exhibition match involving former players will officially close the venue.

REAL Madrid’s players celebrate at the end of yesterday’s match against Malaga. Real Madrid wins the Spanish league for the first time in five years, avoiding its biggest title drought since the 1980s. (AP Photo/Daniel Tejedor) will pursue its third Champions League title in four seasons in a final against Juventus in Cardiff on June 3. It would be Madrid's first double in the European competition and in La Liga in nearly six decades. It was the first league title for Zidane, the former France great who took over Madrid for his first headcoaching job less than 1 ½ years ago. "It is very important to lift this trophy again after so many years without being able to win La Liga," said Zidane, who was thrown up and down by his players after the final whistle. "I've won everything with this club, but this title is special. This is the happi-

est day in my professional career." Players wore shirts with the No. 33 — in a reference to the 33rd title — as they celebrated on the pitch before heading back to Madrid to meet their fans in a major public plaza. Madrid has already won the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup this season. At the Camp Nou, Barcelona saw its chances of another league title take a hit after Japanese midfielder Takashi Inui scored in the seventh and 61st minutes. Barcelona started its comeback with an own-goal by Eibar defender David Junca in the 63rd, and Luis

Suarez equalised in the 73rd after Lionel Messi had missed a penalty kick a few minutes earlier. Messi, the league's scoring leader with 37 goals, converted another penalty in the 75th and closed the scoring in injury time. Eibar played a man down from the 74th as defender Ander Capa was sent off. It was Barcelona's last game at the Camp Nou with its coach Luis Enrique, who is leaving the club after the season ends."I can't complain about our team," Luis Enrique said. "We fought until the final minute and we never gave up. We have to congratulate the champions."

CALDERON'S GOODBYE Atletico Madrid earned a 3-1 win over Athletic Bilbao in an emotional final game at the Vicente Calderon Stadium, which will be demolished to give way to a modern housing complex. Fernando Torres scored two goals early in the first half and Angel Correa added another in the second as the hosts said goodbye to the stadium where it has played for the last 50 years. Atletico next season will move into the Wanda Metropolitano, a modern 68,000-capacity stadium on the outskirts of the Spanish capital. "It's hard to express our

EUROPA LEAGUE SPOTS Athletic Bilbao ended in seventh place after the loss at Atletico, without one of the two spots for the Europa League next season. Villarreal secured fifth place with a 3-1 win at Valencia, and Real Sociedad ended sixth after scoring late in a 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo. Villarreal finished with 67 points, three more than Real Sociedad and four more than Athletic, which can still qualify for Europe's second-tier tournament if Barcelona beats Alaves in the Copa del Rey final. Third-placed Atletico had already qualified for the Champions League, along with fourth-placed Sevilla, which will have to go through a playoff to get into the competition's group stage.

Juventus clinches record 6th straight Serie A title By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Juventus clinched a record sixth straight Serie A title with a 3-0 win over relegation-threatened Crotone in the penultimate round yesterday. Mario Mandzukic gave Juventus the lead 12 minutes in by redirecting a cross from Juan Cuadrado, Paulo Dybala scored with a precise free kick shortly before the break and Alex Sandro added another with a header near the end. Juventus moved four points clear of second-placed Roma, which last Sunday handed the Bianconeri their first Serie A loss since January. Since Serie A was founded in 1929, no club had previously won more than five straight titles. Torino won five consecutive titles from 1943-49 (including a

season that was cancelled due to World War II), Inter Milan took five straight from 2006-10 and Juventus claimed a handful from 1931-35. “We’ve written one of the greatest pages in the book of football history,” said Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon, who also won the 2002 and 2003 Serie A titles with Juventus. “Winning is never easy,” Buffon added. “Beyond what people say, staying at the top is synonymous with sacrifice on everyone’s part. ... If you want to always win matches, you’ve got to always have your head in focus and your legs prepared.” It’s the second title in five days for Juventus after a 2-0 win over Lazio in the Italian Cup final on Wednesday. The Bianconeri has a chance to complete the treble with a victory over Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions

JUVENTUS goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon lifts the trophy as Juventus players celebrate winning an unprecedented sixth consecutive Italian title following their match against Crotone at the Juventus stadium yesterday. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) League final on June 3. Juventus also added to its record number of Serie A titles, with its 33rd. Players dumped shaving cream over the head of manager Massimiliano Allegri at the final whistle, then put on celebratory Tshirts with a ‘6’ on them.

“First of all, I’ve got to compliment the players who have won six straight titles. They’re the ones going down in history,” said Allegri, who replaced Antonio Conte in 2014. Allegri, who has aspirations of following Conte to the English Premier League, wouldn’t con-

firm that he’ll remain with Juventus. “It depends on both of us,” Allegri said when told that club director Giuseppe Marotta inferred his future is up to the coach. “I’m very happy at Juventus. But now we’ve got to focus on playing, and possibly winning, the (Champions League) final in Cardiff.”

ARSENAL, WENGER FAIL TO MAKE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AFTER 20 YEARS By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Arsene Wenger’s proud record is over: Arsenal has failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years. Arsenal’s hope of squeezing into the Premier League top four relied on Liverpool or Manchester City slipping up, but they both won easily yesterday to join Chelsea and Tottenham in entering the Champions League. So even though Arsenal beat Everton 3-1 to complete the league campaign with five successive wins, the resurgence came too late and Wenger had to settle for fifth — the lowest finish since taking charge of the team in 1996. Whether Wenger is back in charge at the Emirates Stadium next season is yet to be resolved. The 67-yearold Frenchman won’t discuss his future until after Saturday’s FA Cup final against Chelsea. Chelsea is chasing a double. Antonio Conte’s side received the Premier League trophy after routing bottom-place Sunderland 5-1 on Sunday, two weeks after securing a second title in three seasons.

Chelsea finished seven points in front of Tottenham, which completed its best league campaign in 54 years in style by beating relegated Hull 7-1. TOP-FOUR CHASE Of the three teams chasing the final two Champions League spots, City was the quickest off the mark. Captain Vincent Kompany netted after five minutes and City went on to beat Watford 5-0, with Sergio Aguero, Fernandinho and Gabriel Jesus also contributing to the rout. Arsenal made a flying start, with Hector Bellerin netting the opener in the eighth minute. But Laurent Koscielny also went flying into a reckless challenge on Enner Valencia and the Arsenal captain saw red in the 14th minute. Rather than imploding as Arsenal sides have been prone to do with 10 men, Alexis Sanchez doubled Arsenal’s advantage in the 27th minute. With Liverpool being held at home by Middlesbrough, Arsenal displaced Juergen Klopp’s side from fourth place in the live standings. But only until first-half stoppage time at Anfield. Once Georginio

Wijnaldum scored for Liverpool in first-half stoppage time, Arsenal was back in fifth place. That’s the way it stayed, with Philippe Coutinho’s free kick followed by Adam Lallana’s strike in 56th minute to secure Liverpool’s 3-0 victory over Middlesbrough. With City and Liverpool comfortably winning, there was nothing Arsenal could do to muscle into the top four. The Gunners still held on to win, with Romelu Lukaku pulling one back from the penalty spot for Everton but Aaron Ramsey completing the 3-1 victory in stoppage time. Having missed out on the top four for the first time in Wenger’s 21-year reign, there was little for Arsenal players to celebrate with fans as they embarked on a lap of appreciation after the Premier League finale. Wenger didn’t even join in, remaining on the touchline with his arms folded. TERRY FAREWELL John Terry collected the Premier League trophy for the fifth time in the final act of his 22-year association with Chelsea. The captain had his own personal opportunity to thank the Stamford Bridge

faithful earlier in the day. Sunderland manager David Moyes revealed that his team collaborated with Chelsea to ensure the ball would go out around the 26th minute — matching the shirt number Terry has worn throughout his career — to enable the defender to leave the pitch to a guard of honour. Chelsea was already leading through Willian’s eighth-minute strike when the 36-year-old departing Terry was honoured. Chelsea’s 30th win of the campaign was sealed by Eden Hazard, Pedro Rodriguez and a double from Michy Batshuayi. KANE TOP SCORER Tottenham missed out on the top team prize, but Harry Kane retained the golden boot by finishing as the league’s top scorer for the second consecutive season. Kane finished with 29 goals despite missing eight of the 38 games through injury, with his tally augmented by a second hat trick inside three days. After netting four in Tottenham’s 6-1 win at Leicester on Thursday, Kane claimed a treble at Hull. Dele Alli, Victor Wanyama, Ben Davies and Toby Alderweireld also netted for Tottenham.

MAN UNITED’S MISSION Jose Mourinho entered the final day of the league campaign knowing United was finishing sixth and prioritising winning the Europa League in Wednesday’s final against Ajax to qualify for the Champions League. Despite United’s lowest finish since Alex Ferguson retired after collecting the Premier League trophy in 2013, the League Cup has already been collected and Sunday’s game offered hope for the future. Four players were given their first league starts by Mourinho and his youthful side beat Crystal Palace 2-0. One of the debutants — Josh Harrop — scored the opener and the other goal came from Paul Pogba, the world’s most expensive player. SURVIVORS Leicester was in danger of relegation during its woeful defence of the title it won so unexpectedly a year ago. Craig Shakespeare is now waiting to discover if he’ll keep the manager’s job after a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth secured a 12th place finish. Eddie Howe’s Bourne-

mouth has done more than just secure a third successive season in the Premier League but finished ninth — the team’s highest placing since being founded in the 19th century. Sean Dyche has also impressed by leading Burnley to its highest league position since 1975. The northwest side lost 2-1 to West Ham but finished 16th, six points clear of danger. Swansea went through three managers this season but the decision to hire Paul Clement has been justified by the south Wales team avoiding the drop. Swansea closed out the campaign with a 2-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion, taking Clement’s points haul to 29 from 19 games and finishing in 15th. SOUTHAMPTON SLUMP Southampton failed to score in a fifth successive home game in a 1-0 loss to Stoke. Even though the south-coast club finished eighth, there’s uncertainty over the future of manager Claude Puel. There were boos at the final whistle at St Mary’s Stadium which could play into the club’s review over post-season review of Puel’s position.

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Zverev signals arrival, beats Djokovic to win Italian Open By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Alexander Zverev signalled his anticipated arrival among the tennis elite by defeating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 yesterday to win the Italian Open. The 20-year-old Zverev became the youngest player to win a Masters 1000 event since Djokovic won in Miami a decade ago at 19. “It’s nice to know that I can compete and play and win the biggest tournaments on tour against the biggest players on tour,” Zverev said. Zverev broke in the very first game and was never really challenged by Djokovic, who appeared drained after having to win two matches a day earlier to reach the final. “He’s making his mark already,” Djokovic said. “Today winning one of the biggest tournaments — absolutely deserved. Played great, served great. On the other hand, he didn’t get much from my side. I played very poor today. Just couldn’t find any rhythm.” Djokovic committed nearly twice as many unforced errors as Zverev — 27 to 14. The match lasted 1 hour, 21 minutes.

Afterward, Djokovic announced that Andre Agassi will coach him at the French Open, which starts next Sunday. “We are both excited to work together and see where it takes us,” Djokovic said. “We don’t have any long-term commitment. It’s just us trying to get to know each other in Paris a little bit.” The title will move Zverev up to a career-high No. 10 in the rankings today and place him among the contenders for Roland Garros. It will also add credibility to the belief by many tennis experts that Zverev will reach No. 1 some day. “If I have only half of the career Novak has had, I’ll be fine,” Zverev said when asked if he can follow in Djokovic’s footsteps. Tennis great Rod Laver presented Zverev with the trophy. “Getting the trophy from Mr Laver is something very special and something I’ll remember for the rest of my career,” Zverev said. Earlier, Elina Svitolina surged to No. 1 in the season-long rankings race by beating Simona Halep 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the women’s final. It was a tour-best fourth title this year for Svitolina and the

GERMANY’s Alexander Zverev returns to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the Italian Open final yesterday. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

ELINA SVITOLINA (AP) most prestigious trophy of her young career. The 22-year-old Ukrainian also leads the tour with 31 match wins this season. “Every day I’m just trying to work on my mental part, my physical, my tennis,” Svitolina said.

“Everything just came together and I’m very happy that it’s happened in such a big tournament.” The fourth-ranked Halep was in full control and serving for the first set at 5-2 when she rolled her right ankle while sliding over

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what appeared to be a small hole in the Foro Italico stadium court. While Halep was able to eventually win the opening set, she required treatment to her ankle from a trainer twice and was late getting to shots as the match wore on. “Sorry guys for third set,” Halep told the crowd. “It was a little tough for me to get through but Elina played great.” Halep was playing in her second clay-court final in two weeks after winning the title in Madrid last Sunday. Svitolina also required medical treatment from a trainer midway through the second set, for an apparent problem with her left leg. “Hopefully we’ll recover, me and Simona, because we’re struggling a bit physically,” Svitolina said. During the post-match presentation, Svitolina dropped the cover of the silver trophy on to the red clay court, prompting her to say, “Oops.” The first two sets featured long, nervous baseline rallies in which both players waited for their opponent to commit errors. “It was very tough first two sets and I’m really happy that it’s all finished,” Svitolina said.

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Celtics stun Cavs 111-108 with last-second shot By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Avery Bradley’s 3-pointer danced around the rim and dropped in with less than a second left and the Boston Celtics, blown out in the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals and playing without star Isaiah Thomas, stunned the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-108 last night in Game 3 to end the champions’ 13game postseason winning streak. Bradley’s shot from the left wing bounced on the rim four times before going down. It capped a furious comeback by the Celtics, who trailed by 21 in the third quarter before rallying to tighten up a series that appeared to be over. Marcus Smart made seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points, and Bradley had 20 points for the Celtics. They were given little chance after losing by 44 in Game 2 and then losing Thomas for the rest of the postseason because of a hip injury. “Everybody had to step up their game tonight especially with one of our brothers down,” Smart said. “Our love and support goes out to Isaiah. We wish he could be here but we understand. We just kept fighting. Everybody did their part.”

Kyrie Irving scored 29 points, and Kevin Love had 28 for Cleveland. The Cavaliers dropped to 10-1 in the postseason with their first loss since Game 4 of last year’s Finals. Game 4 is Tuesday night in Cleveland. LeBron James had one of the worst games of his postseason career, finishing with 11 points and six turnovers. Still, the Cavs were in control leading 77-56 in the third quarter after making 14 3-pointets in the first half. But Cleveland got complacent, Boston got hot and the Celtics, who arrived at Quicken Loans Arena earlier Sunday morning for their shootaround without Thomas and looking somewhat defeated, never gave up. They caught the Cavs at 95-all on Smart’s 3-pointer and then matched the Cavs basket for basket in the final minutes in one of the most entertaining games of what he been a mostly boring postseason. Boston’s Jonas Jerebko’s baseline jumper put the Celtics ahead 108-106 with 30 seconds left before Irving scored on a drive to tie it with 10.7 seconds left. Following a timeout, the Celtics worked the ball to Bradley, who found himself open and then calmly

knocked down a shot that goes straight into Celtics lore. For Cleveland, the loss was a wake-up call on their march toward a possible third straight Finals and a seemingly inevitable rematch with Golden State. The Cavs had been playing a glorified game of H.O.R.S.E. with the Warriors, who are undefeated and can complete a sweep of San Antonio on Monday. The Cavs hadn’t lost since Game 4 of last year’s Finals, and they came in tied with the 1988-89 Los Angeles “Showtime” Lakers for the longest winning streak in postseason history. With Thomas back home, the Celtics could be forgiven for feeling down after Thomas, their inspirational leader was shut down with a hip injury he first sustained in March. However, coach Brad Stevens liked his team’s energy leading up to tipoff and felt confident they would play hard. “Our guys are itching to play,” he said. “Obviously, we’re here for a reason, and we’ve got tough-minded, competitive guys who have largely been guys that have had to really earn their way up in this league.” They earned their way back into the series.

CLEVELAND Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving, right, and Boston Celtics’ Marcus Smart, left, battle for a rebound in the first half of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals last night. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) TIP-INS Celtics: Stevens said Thomas will visit hip specialists over the next few days and there’s a chance the 28-year-old will need surgery. ... Stevens didn’t review much of the Game 2 tape, but there’s a mental image in his head of the Cavs making tough shot after tough shot that he can’t shake. “As good as they are and they are tremendous, that might have been the

best game I’ve ever seen a team play against us,” he said. Does that mean college too? “Yeah, I think they would have beaten all those teams, too,” he said, drawing laughter. ... Cavaliers: James came in needing 73 points to pass Michael Jordan as the top scorer in postseason history. ... Cavs coach Tyronn Lue was an assistant in Boston and said his team reminds him of those Celt-

ics teams with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo. “That was a tight group,” he said. “They did everything together, dinners and everything.” Cleveland is 14-0 when leading a series 2-0. ... Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NFL draft, and fellow rookie Jabrill Peppers took a few shots on the floor before teams came out for warmups.

FERNANDO ALONSO, of Spain, sits in his car during a practice session for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Alonso starts fifth behind Dixon in Indy 500 debut INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso will start fifth in his Indianapolis 500 debut next weekend. He finished with a four-lap average speed of 231.300mph in qualifying yesterday despite making an engine change. The Spaniard was the first driver to top 231mph on all four laps. “He’s proving why he’s one of the best in the world,” Andretti Autosport teammate Alexander Rossi, who ended Alonso’s hopes of becoming the first rookie to win the pole, said. Rossi went round in an average 231.487mph to briefly take the top spot as the top nine drivers took part in a shootout for pole position. New Zealand’s Scott Dixon claimed it with

the fastest qualifying speed (232.164mph) in 21 years. As the third of the nine drivers to make an attempt in the pole shootout, Alonso became the first driver all weekend with a final speed over 231mph. That was the fastest qualifying run since Helio Castroneves won the pole in 2002 at 231.725mph. For Alonso, whose crew had only two hours to install a new engine and put the car back together before making the technical deadline, it was an incredible afternoon. “There’s nothing really to say about it because everything felt normal,” Alonso said when asked about the engine. After only his eighth day on an oval, Alonso managed to put himself in contention for victory in next weekend’s race with a chance to claim the sec-

ond jewel in racing’s triple crown from the middle of the second row. Saturday’s qualifying was overshadowed by a fiery crash involving Sebastien Bourdais, who underwent surgery to repair a fractured pelvis and a right hip. Indiana University Methodist Hospital doctors told track officials that the 38-year-old Frenchman had multiple fractures in his pelvis after slamming headon into the second turn wall after completing two laps at over 231mph, the fastest laps of the day. Safety team members spent about 10 minutes trying to get Bourdais, a 38-year-old former Formula one driver, out of the car. Bourdais, a Frenchman, raced in grand prix in 20089 and is sixth on IndyCar’s career victory list with 35.