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CONCACAF Beach Soccer: Bahamas drawn in Group A By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net TEAM Bahamas learned their path toward a possible regional title yesterday as the draw for February’s Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Beach Soccer Championship was announced. The Bahamas, hosts of the event, scheduled February 20-27 in Nassau, was drawn in Group A along with Jamaica, Belize and Guyana when the groups were revealed at the International Hotel in Doral, Florida. According to the latest Beach Soccer Worldwide rankings, the Bahamas is the top ranked team of the group within the region at No.6 in CONCACAF and No.55 worldwide. Jamaica is ranked No.8 in CONCACAF (65th overall), Be-

lize is No. 16 (92nd overall) while Guyana is presently unranked. Group B, features the defending CONCACAF Beach Soccer champion, Mexico (1 in CONCACAF,10 overall), along with Guatemala (5,50), Canada (9,75) and Guadeloupe (15,91). Group C includes the United States (3,24), Trinidad & Tobago (7,57), Antigua and Barbuda (14,90) and US Virgin Islands 19,59). Finally, Group D comprises El Salvador (2,18), Costa Rica (4,32), Panama (12,84) and the Turks and Caicos Islands (18,94). The draw was broadcast live on the CONCACAF Facebook page as Bahamas Football Association President Anton Sealey and CONCACAF Secretary General Phelippe Moggio addressed the contingent. “Hosting a FIFA World Cup is both an honour and a privilege, but it is also an extraordinary op-

portunity to develop talent and encourage greater participation among our youth. These major events provide a platform to continue building a stronger and more passionate fan base. We are eager to welcome fans and visitors from around the world so that they can experience the hospitality of The Bahamas. “I look forward to seeing thousands of visitors in Nassau in February and then again in April when we welcome the world to the pristine shores of Nassau, Bahamas,” Sealey said. The Bahamas last hosted the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships in 2013 where they finished sixth following a loss to Guatemala in the tournament finale. “As the Bahamas prepares to be the first CONCACAF country to host the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, we are also delighted to be able to organise our CON-

CACAF Championship in this nation,” Moggio said. “Anton, you and your team are doing a tremendous job preparing for the World Cup. We hope that the recovery process from the recent effects of Hurricane Matthew is going well and we stand by you. Your country has already proven its capacity to host major events as it did so for our championship in 2013. That was a fantastic tournament ad we can’t wait for these two championships to take place.” The Malcom Beach Soccer Facility will host all group, quarterfinal, semi-final, third place and final matches. “It’s an amazing opportunity to not just play in but host this tournament once again. Then to follow that up with hosting and playing in the World Cup, we are excited and The Bahamas will be ready,” said Gavin Christie, captain of the Bahamas national beach soccer team. “I’m very ex-

cited. Bahamas versus Jamaica is always an exciting match up. We have two new teams that we haven’t played before so I look forward to the challenge of this year’s CONCACAF Qualifiers,” added Bahamas beach soccer national team member Lesley St Fleur. The champion and the runnerup of the competition will join host Bahamas as the three CONCACAF representatives in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017. In case Bahamas (host of the World Cup) and/or Guadeloupe (Non-FIFA Member) reach the final match, the World Cup spot(s) will be allocated to the next best placed team(s). In an effort to further develop beach soccer, each one of the 16 participating member associations are guaranteed to play six games, with all competing for final tournament placement, until the last match date.

Lashann and Longhorns in race for Big 12 title

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By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net ollowing her personal standout freshman season, Lashann Higgs and her Texas Longhorns are expected to be major contenders for the Big 12 Conference title. According to a vote of the league’s head coaches, the Longhorns are predicted to finish second behind Baylor and also finished with a single first place vote. The Longhorns are coming off a 31-5 record and an NCAA Elite Eight appearance in 2015-16. Texas went 15-3 to finish second in the league and tied the school record for most Big 12 victories with 15. The Longhorns have appeared in back-to-back Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship games. Higgs finished with a career high 19 points in the Longhorns’ 86-65 loss to the eventual champion UConn Huskies in the Bridgeport Regional Semi-final in April. She also added four rebounds and two steals. It was the second consecutive season the Huskies ended the year for the Longhorns after they routed them by 50 in the 2015 Sweet 16. Higgs appeared in 34 games and finished the year averaging 7.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game in 13.2 minutes. The Harbour Island native has led the Longhorns in scoring three times this season, including in games against then ranked No. 4 Tennessee and No. 4 Baylor. She led the Longhorns with 48 steals and was its fifth-leading scorer. She was fourth in field goal

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

LASHANN HIGGS and the Texas Longhorns are expected to be major contenders for the Big 12 Conference title. percentage at 41 per cent. She came into the season heralded as the preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year and after a slow start, had a breakout 10-rebound, six-point performance against Rice. She followed with her previous career high with the 18-point outburst against Tennessee in what was a renaissance season for the Longhorns programme with their first 31-win season since 1987-88. Out of Cedar Ridge High in Round Rock, Texas, Higgs’ list of

accolades included the USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA First-Team and the Max Preps Girls Basketball All-American Second-Team. They also included a Naismith Trophy top-five finalist, Naismith Trophy All-America First Team, McDonald’s All-American, Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-American, USA Today ALL-USA First Team, Austin American-Statesman Central, Texas Player of the Year, Jordan Brand Classic, Texas Association

of Basketball Coaches Class 6A All-State and University Interscholastic League District 13-6A MVP. Higgs competed in the Jordan Brand Classic and also became the first Bahamian to be named a McDonald’s All-American. The Longhorns opened official practice last Monday and are ranked in the top-10 of nearly every major preseason poll. They will open regular season play on November 14 against Stanford in a game televised live on ESPN2.

ONE of only two returning players to start at least one game last season for the University of Louisiana Munroe men’s basketball programme, Travis Munnings has been thrust into a leadership position as a sophomore. Munnings, fresh off his first appearance as a member of the Bahamian national team, will join senior guard Nick Coppola as the only returning players with any semblance of experience for the upcoming 2016-17 season. “Being one of the leaders on the team they watch me, they listen to the things I say. It starts from Nick and me. Once we key on something the rest of the guys will do the same thing. We have to just stay together as a team and keep fighting all season. A lot of people wish they had this opportunity so we have to take advantage,” Munnings said. “I have to get in the gym, get up a lot of shots so I can make big shots in big moments. I’ve been working on my ball-handling skills so I can have more control over everything I do. I just want to be more skilled overall for every situation so I have to work on everything to help to get us to where we need to be.” Munnings made an im-

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Atkins, Barry and Cleare enshrined in the Hall of Fame By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net A TRIO of Bahamians were inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame of their alma mater for outstanding collegiate careers on the track and in the field. Derrick Atkins, Trevor Barry and Aaron Cleare were enshrined as members of the Dickinson State University Athletic Department’s 2016 Blue Hawk Athletic Hall of Fame Class. Barry, the only member of the trio still active in competition, recently finished 11th overall in the high jump at the Rio 2016 Olympics. A 2006 graduate, Barry’s list of accolades with the Blue Hawks included setting the school’s high jump and long jump records as a senior. He is a 14-time conference champion and an eight

time national champion in both aforementioned jumps. He was also named the most outstanding indoor athlete in 2006 and was a member of the three-time national champion track team. Barry, 33, is entering his fourth season as an assistant track and field coach at North Dakota State University where he directs students in the high jump, long jump and triple jump. At the national team level, he has been a member of Carifta, CAC, NACAC, World Indoors, World Outdoors, Pan American Games, Commonwealth Games, Olympics, CAC Games, CAC Championships and NACAC teams. His list of major international medals won includes the IAAF World Championships bronze in 2011, CAC Games silver in 2006, Commonwealth Games silver in 2010, CAC Championships gold in 2011 gold and silver in 2008.

Locally, a former student of Aquinas College, he is son of Queenie and Charles Barry and was the youngest of five children. Atkins, 32, is the Bahamian 100m national record holder, and the only Bahamian to run legally under 10 seconds. The highlight of his career came in in 2007 in Osaka, Japan, where he clocked an astonishing 9.91 seconds for the Bahamas’ national record and the silver medal at the IAAF World Championships behind American Tyson Gay and ahead of race favourite, Asafa Powell of Jamaica. At Dickinson State, he excelled in the both indoor and outdoor for all for years. He has indoor and outdoor conference sprint records that are still standing, and he led his team to four Dakota Athletic Conference championships. Atkins is a seven-time national champion, and he won national

titles in the 100 metres in 2003, 2004 and 2005. In addition, he is an eight-time All-American in the sprints and relays. Atkins led Dickinson State to two consecutive national championships in 2004 and 2005 and to a runner-up finish in 2003 Atkins officially announced his retirement last June and currently serves as an assistant coach working with the sprints and relays for the Kennesaw State Owls in Kennesaw, Georgia. He was recently inducted in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Hall of fame for his college career, which includes three team national track and field championships, seven-time individual national champion, 15 National NAIA All-American honours, nine time DAC-10 All Conference honours and Dickinson State University male athlete of the year. Cleare, the former quarter-

miler, was also an NAIA Hall of Fame inductee. As a freshman in 2002 and as a junior in 2004, he was an outdoor track and field national champion in the 400 metres and an AllAmerican in the 4x100m metres and 4x400m relays. In 2005, he was an indoor track and field All-American in the 4x400m relay, and an outdoor track and field national champion in 400 metres and All-American in 4x100m and 4x400m. As a senior in 2006, he retained his outdoor 400m title his 4x400m relay set an NAIA national record. He represented the Bahamas at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games as an alternate for Bahamas in the Olympic Games in 2008. Cleare is currently a behavioural interventionist at Sheridan Jr. High in Sheridan, Wyoming, and he has worked with special needs students for the past two years.

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ON THE REPLAY: The C&S Hitmen overpowered Chances Mighty Mitts as they completed a two-game sweep in the best-of-three playoffs to advance to the New Providence Softball Association’s best-of-five championship series. On the women’s side, Johnson’s Lady Truckers eliminated defending champions Lady Stingers 5-4 in its reduced best-of-three playoff series in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Photos: Tim Clarke/The Tribune

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Get back into your pods Dolfans - it’s not happening EVERYONE knows my utter hate for the Miami Dolphins and their whiney fans’ antics. I must admit the local Cowboys vs Dolphins rivalry has diminished over the last few years, due to the fact that both teams have had their ups and downs. Clearly more downs than up for the Dolphins though. Of the two storied franchises Miami has been the more inept of the two, so when the Dolphins won on Sunday, pulling off the major upset over the highly favoured Pittsburgh Steelers, injuring Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the process, I knew what was going to come out of all of this. More unnecessary, unwarranted Dolphins hype and playoff talks. STOP IT NOW ‘DOLFANS’! Spare us all the verbal diarrhea and cow manure commentaries of the Dolphins turning around their season and making an improbable playoff run! IT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN .. and here’s why. 1 The Dolphins won’t win the AFC East In case you haven’t noticed ‘Dolfans’ there are two infinitely better teams ahead of you in the division that you won’t beat out. The Patriots are, well the Patriots, and after winning four straight games impressively despite key injuries, the Buffalo Bills have emerged as major players in the division and the playoff picture. Both teams will beat the Dolphins when they face each other in my opinion. The Patriots have already defeated the Dolphins this season and the Bills are poised to do it this Sunday. Having four losses already, losing to the Bills twice and the Patriots once moving forward, that puts them at seven losses for the season, and needing a whole heap of help to get in as a ‘wildcard’. 2 Playoff positioning If the playoffs were to start today, the Dolphins would be the 13th seed in the AFC, only ahead of the Indianapolis Colts, the New York Jets and the Cleveland Browns (what a group of misfits the Dolphins are keeping pace with). So, no, I don’t think the Dolphins will leapfrog seven better teams to end up as a sixth seed and ‘wildcard’ entrant into the playoffs.

They simply aren’t that good. Hypothetically, if the Dolphins went 7-3 the rest of the way, only losing the games to the Bills and Patriots, it still only leaves them at 9-7, not an ideal record to make the playoffs to begin with, and not in a position to pass the Bills, Raiders, Texans, Chiefs and Ravens who are all ahead of the Dolphins in the playoff race ... and are better teams. 3 Dolphins don’t have the horses Taking a glance at the Dolphins roster, I don’t see the talent to pull off such an improbable playoff run - and, no, don’t let running back Jay Ajayi’s 205-yard rushing, two-touchdown explosion fool you either. That was purely an apparition! But knowing how gullible and ready to chase ‘fools playoff gold’ you ‘Dolfans’ are, I’m sure you are huddled in your pods comparing Ajayi to Emmit Smith, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Jim Brown, Tony Dorsett and Eric Dickerson to name a few. Wake up ‘Fins Nation’: it’s only one win, albeit against a better Steelers squad. Your offensive line still has major issues, therefore your quarterback (Ryan Tannehill) has issues, and now your passing game has issues, which in turn makes your running game suffer. The Dolphins don’t have answers to these problems. Throw in an underachieving defensive unit and injuries. Talent wise, the Dolphins don’t have the depth and players in place to maintain continuity if one of their starters goes down. It always seems that one area of the Dolphins is always a patchwork, whether it’s offence, defence or special teams. Unfortunately this season all three seem to be in the patchwork category. 4 Pittsburgh played down to the competition In case you didn’t notice ‘Dolfans’, the Steelers came in flat. They played down to the Dolphins. ‘Big Ben’ and company had too much South Miami Beach before the game; they were outplayed early and beaten up late. Don’t get me wrong ‘Dolfans’, it was an impressive victory for you guys,

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ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS: Miami running back Jay Ajayi’s 205-yard rushing, two-touchdown explosion against the Steelers was just an apparition. (AP) just one of a few you will achieve this season, so take it for what it is, enjoy the moment and don’t let it go to your heads. In fact, spare me the improbable ‘comeback’ stories and stick with what you know ... the whole undefeated season angle you all love to run on with ad nauseam. It’s much more entertaining and definitely more comical watching you ‘Dolfans’ go back in time recanting your ‘perfect season’ stories, especially watching you all ‘pop bottles’ when the last undefeated team falls, preserving your perfect season, and the only proof that your lousy squad was ever any good. So now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, get back to enjoying your victory ‘Dolfans’. I know how few and far between they are for you, and at least you don’t have to hurt your heads

TRAVIS MUNNINGS JUMPS INTO LEADERSHIP POSITION AS SOPHOMORE FROM PAGE 1 mediate impact last year in his freshman season with the Warhawks. He appeared in every game with 18 starts and averaged 7.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while shooting 50 per cent from the field. He is one of two Bahamians on the Warhawks roster along with senior guard Prince Cooper. Cooper appeared in 18 games and averaged 2.5 points per game. The Warhawks finished just one game shy of an automatic NCAA Tournament berth, but eventually lost in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship. “Last season was tough, we had a great year and the way it ended it doesn’t take away from what we did, but losing that game was heartbreaking. I still think about that game to today and it just made us more hungry. It motivates us more and puts a chip on our shoulder to get back to that point and make it to the dance. I think we have a great chance to make it there I really do,” Munnings said, “We are trying to make it to the

TRAVIS MUNNINGS tournament. That’s a major key, the number one goal for the year. I have personal goals and I have to bring it each and every day and it starts in practice so when it comes to the games it’ll be easier. Ultimately I want to

“IT’S MUCH MORE ENTERTAINING AND DEFINITELY MORE COMICAL WATCHING YOU ‘DOLFANS’ GO BACK IN TIME RECANTING YOUR ‘PERFECT SEASON’ STORIES, ESPECIALLY WATCHING YOU ALL ‘POP BOTTLES’ WHEN THE LAST UNDEFEATED TEAM FALLS, PRESERVING YOUR PERFECT SEASON, AND THE ONLY PROOF THAT YOUR LOUSY SQUAD WAS EVER ANY GOOD.”

be first team all conference on offence and defence.” This year look for Munnings to be an improved ballhandler and shooter as he makes the transition from energy player off the bench to full-time starter.

about a two-game winning streak, that’s not happening. The Bills will make sure of that on Sunday. Now ‘Dolfans’, if you want to watch a talented, entertaining, well-built team, poised for a successful run over the next few seasons, a team you should try to emulate in returning

to prominence, let me just say “How ‘bout dem Cowboys”. Until next week I will leave you ‘Dolfans’ this quote courtesy of Phil Knight inventor of Nike: “The road to athletic greatness is not marked by perfection, but the ability to constantly overcome adver-

sity and failure.” • Naughty presents ‘Mischief and Mayhem in da AM’ from 6am to 10am, Monday to Friday and ‘The Press Box’ sports talk show on Sunday from 10am to 1pm, on KISS FM 96.1. Comments and questions to naughty@ tribunemedia.net

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ATP announces suspension, fine for Kyrgios SERENA By STEPHEN WILSON AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Nick Kyrgios will miss the rest of the season after being suspended by the men’s tour and fined an additional $25,000 on Monday for “tanking” a match and insulting fans in the mercurial Australian’s latest runin with tennis authorities. The ATP said Kyrgios was sanctioned for “conduct contrary to the integrity of the game” following an investigation into his behavior during a secondround loss to German qualifier Mischa Zverev last week at the Shanghai Masters. Kyrgios gave little effort during the 6-3, 6-1 defeat, even patting easy serves over the net and turning away before his opponent’s serve had crossed the net. The 21-year-old Australian had already been fined a total of $16,500 for failing to give a full effort, unsportsmanlike conduct and verbal abuse of a spectator.

The ATP said Monday that, in addition to the extra $25,000 fine, Kyrgios was handed an eight-week suspension lasting through Jan. 15 — a day before the start of the Australian Open, the year’s first Grand Slam tournament. However, the tour said the suspension will be reduced to three weeks if Kyrgios agrees to enter “a plan of care under the direction of a sports psychologist or an equivalent plan approved by the ATP.” That means he would eligible to return on Nov. 7. There are no regular tournaments on the schedule after Nov. 7. The only event in November is the ATP finals in London from Nov. 13-20. The 12thranked Kyrgios has not qualified for the eight-player finals, so he will have to wait until next year in any case to return to the tour. Kyrgios issued a statement Monday offering another apology for his conduct in Shanghai and saying he will be back in 2017. He

did not say whether he would enter the treatment program mandated by the ATP. “I regret that my year is ending this way and that I will not have a chance to continue chasing the ATP finals,” Kyrgios said. “This was an important goal for me. I do understand and respect the decision by the ATP and I will use this time off to improve on and off the court. I am truly sorry and look forward to returning in 2017.” Kyrgios’ outburst in Shanghai came only days after he had won his third title of the season in Tokyo. During the match, Kyrgios was cautioned by the chair umpire about his conduct as a professional and booed and jeered by the crowd. Her responded angrily to the taunt of a fan by shouting, “You want to come here and play?” In a post-match interview, Kyrgios said he didn’t care about the crowd reaction because he didn’t owe them anything. It was a day after his opening win, when

he said he was tired and bored and didn’t really get time to savor his title-winning run in Tokyo over the weekend. After the loss, Kyrgios posted an apology of sorts on Twitter: “Not good enough today on many levels, I’m better than that. I can go on about excuses but there are none. Sorry #StillAWorkInProgress.” In his statement Monday, Kyrgios offered further contrition. “The season has been a long one as I battled several injuries and other challenges towards the end of the summer,” he said. “The Asian circuit was particularly tough after the long week and win in Tokyo and with the travel throughout the continent, my body finally just gave out in Shanghai both physically and mentally. “This is no excuse, and I know very well that I need to apologize to the fans in Shanghai and in other parts of the world ... I of course know how important the fans are to the success of

our sport and I personally love the interaction with fans in the many different cities throughout the world on the tennis circuit.” Kyrgios attracted criticism for his performances at Wimbledon and at the U.S. Open, for deciding not to play at the Olympics because of a spat with an Australian team official, and for firing back at retired players who have offered advice. Tennis Australia said it supported the ATP sanction, and would also continue to support Kyrgios. “Nick’s health and wellbeing is a priority and the ATP has offered a reduced penalty on the provision that he seeks appropriate professional advice, which he has agreed to do,” the Tennis Australia statement said. “Nick understands the gravity of his actions, has shown remorse and expressed a willingness to improve.”

HASSAN’S TIME: HEAT CENTRE SAYS HE ACCEPTS CHALLENGE TO LEAD By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Hassan Whiteside’s talents are apparently not limited to the dunks and defense that convinced the Miami Heat he was worthy of a $98 million contract this offseason. Turns out, he also does a very respectable Shaquille O’Neal impression. “When I met him, he was just, ‘Big fella, you’ve got to dunk everything,’” Whiteside said, perfectly mimicking O’Neal’s oft-imitated tone. “’I like how you play. Dunk everything.’” Sounding like O’Neal, that’s the easy part. Playing like O’Neal, that’s now the challenge. The Heat guaranteed Whiteside a fortune, and he’s now starting to realize that the team’s fortunes — with Dwyane Wade now in Chicago and questions surrounding Chris Bosh’ health — are on his copious shoulders. It’s a challenge he says that he’ll embrace, insisting he’s still fueled by so many teams passing on him. “Each month he’s been with us, he’s gotten better,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “And I think that’s a great statement to make. For two straight years, he’s gotten better. Seems like each week, each game that he’s played, he’s understanding his role. He’s playing with a great motor right now.” He’s also coming off a

season the likes of which no NBA center had managed in nearly a quartercentury. Whiteside averaged 14.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and a league-best-by-far 3.7 blocks per game last season. The last player to finish a season averaging so much in each of those three categories was Hakeem Olajuwon, in 1993-94. In a league where only nine players — DeMarcus Cousins, Karl-Anthony Towns, Andre Drummond, Dwight Howard, Anthony Davis, Pau Gasol, DeAndre Jordan, Julius Randle and Whiteside — averaged a points-rebounds doubledouble last season, a truly elite big man is a rarity these days. “He is going to be an essential part of what we do,” Heat president Pat Riley said. He was one of seven “big men” to get deals this summer averaging $16 million or more in free agency. Whiteside, Drummond, Howard, Al Horford and Joakim Noah got deals that will pay them a combined $682 million over the coming seasons. Timofey Mozgov and Ian Mahinmi each got $64 million over the next four years — and they have career averages of 6.9 and 5.1 points, respectively. In Atlanta’s case, for example, giving Howard $70.5 million over three years came down to dollars and sense. “I still think that play-

HEAT centre Hassan Whiteside, right, laughs as he talks to Dion Waiters before the team’s annual Red, White and Pink Scrimmage last week in Miami. (AP) ers like Dwight,” Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer said, “have a huge impact on what you do.” Whiteside insists that he isn’t just a back-to-thebasket player. He’s lobbying each day to have freedom to bring the ball up after rebounds, is working on improving his outside game, even tried to put on a 3-point shooting display for Spoelstra after one recent practice. But he knows the Heat need him to dominate around the rim, on both ends. And that’s where he

thinks he can separate himself from any center out there. “I can score and I can defend,” Whiteside said. “You’ve got guys at the (center) position that can score but they can’t guard a shoebox. And you’ve got guys who are really great defenders but they couldn’t score on a shoebox. I just want to be balanced.” Whiteside’s meteoric rise is a story almost like none other in the NBA. The Heat signed him as a free agent a month into the 2014-15 season, doing so in part out of despera-

tion and in part because he captured their attention by dominating a game against the team’s NBA Development League affiliate in Sioux Falls. Not even two years later, he’s got a max deal. His game, he said, doesn’t mimic one past player. He’s taking pieces from several. “I wanted to take Hakeem’s shot-blocking abilities,” Whiteside said. “I wanted to take Kevin Garnett’s face-up jumper. I wanted to take Tim Duncan’s bank shot. I wanted to take Kobe Bryant’s work ethic. And Shaq’s aggressiveness.” Whiteside was the featured guest at a Heat promotional event for fans on Sunday, one of those meetand-greet appearances where some autographs get signed and selfies get taken. Whiteside was pulling up to the arena and slowed down when he saw about 200 people lined up on a sidewalk, wondering why they were all there. It took him a moment to realize that the fans — many of whom wore Whiteside jerseys, and one who wrote Whiteside’s name and No. 21 on his biceps and wanted to flex for the Heat center — were there for him. Only 23 months after he first hit Miami, the Heat will go as he goes now. “It takes a little getting used to,” Whiteside said. “But I know what the challenge is, and I’m ready.”

OUT OF WTA FINALS, CITING INJURED SHOULDER ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Serena Williams will miss the season-ending WTA Finals for the second year in a row, citing a right shoulder injury. The WTA announced Williams’ withdrawal from the tournament a week before play begins next Sunday in Singapore, releasing a video from the 22-time Grand Slam singles champion. Williams says she is “really, really bummed” to skip the event, but adds that her doctor “insists that I stay home and heal” her shoulder. Adds the 35-year-old American: “It’s been a really tough year for me.” She hasn’t played since losing to Karolina Pliskova in the U.S. Open semifinals in early September, a defeat that resulted in Williams ceding the No. 1 ranking to Angelique Kerber after a 3½-year stay at the top. Williams played in only eight tournaments in 2016, winning two of them, including Wimbledon in July.

STOCKHOLM OPEN: EARLY EXIT FOR JOHNSON, BAGHDATIS STOCKHOLM (AP) — Radu Albot of Moldova upset fifth-seeded Steve Johnson in straight sets in the first round of the Stockholm on Monday. Albot held his serve throughout the match to defeat the American 6-3, 6-4. Eighth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis also got an early exit as South Africa’s Kevin Anderson beat the Cypriot in three sets, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. In other first-round action, Adrian Mannarino of France beat Donald Young of the United States 7-5, 6-4, and American Ryan Harrison defeated Adam Pavlasek of Czech Republic 6-3, 7-5. Top-seeded Gael Monfils and second-seeded Grigor Dimitrov enter the tournament later in the week.

WNBA Finals headed to decisive Game 5 for 2nd straight year By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — With both teams winning on each other’s home courts, the WNBA Finals are headed to a decisive fifth game for the second straight year. And just like a year ago, the Minnesota Lynx will be at home with a chance to win a record-tying fourth title. They earned their third by beating the Indiana Fever last year. Now, they’ll try to finish off the Los Angeles Sparks in the deciding game Thursday. “We have created a tough place to play at Target Center. I’m expecting 15,000-plus fans for Game 5,” Lynx guard Seimone Augustus said. “They’re going to bring the energy and we’re going to bring the pain.” The Sparks hurt themselves with turnovers in the waning minutes of an 85-79 loss in Game 4 on Sunday night. With Kobe Bryant and Sparks co-owner Magic Johnson watching courtside, Maya Moore scored 31 points and the Lynx dominated in rebounding and fast-break points to even the series. “This is what a Finals game should look like, both teams leaving it all out on the floor,” Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said. Lindsay Whalen added

13 points, Augustus had 12 and Sylvia Fowles had 10 points and 13 rebounds for Minnesota. Chelsea Gray led the Sparks with 20 points off the bench. She was 6 of 11 and made all four of her free throws. Minnesota’s defence clamped down on the Sparks’ powerful duo of Nneka Ogwumike and Candace Parker, whose stellar resumes are missing only a WNBA championship. They were held to single-digit scoring in the first half. Ogwumike, the league MVP, finished with 11 points on 5 of 10 shooting, while two-time MVP Parker had 14 points and made 6 of 7 free throws for the Sparks, who are seeking their first title since 2002. Los Angeles opened the series with a two-point victory at Minnesota. The Lynx responded with a 19-point victory in Game 2 before the Sparks returned home and rode a big firstquarter to a 17-point win in Game 3. Kristi Toliver, who finished with 15 points, expects the deciding game to be as unpredictable as the others. “It’s going to be a dogfight. It’s going to be up and down. It’s going to be physical,” she said. “Hopefully we’ll learn from this experience of knowing how to close out a series.” The teams have three

days until Game 5, the longest rest of the Finals. The Lynx head home on Monday, while the Sparks depart on Tuesday. “We didn’t lack desire to win or a will. We competed hard enough,” Sparks coach Brian Agler said. “We’ve just got to put that back together and play with more poise.” The Sparks outscored the Lynx 10-4 to open the fourth quarter, tying it at 69-all on Parker’s driving bank shot as she fell out of bounds. Los Angeles went 6 of 9 from the free throw line in that span. Whalen scored two straight baskets to put the Lynx back in front 73-69 on turnovers by Ogwumike and Toliver. Gray’s fourth 3-pointer drew the Sparks to 77-75. They were down 79-77 when Parker was called for a shooting foul on Rebekkah Brunson, who made both free throws for an 8177 lead. Ogwumike scored once more to pull the Sparks within two before Moore sealed the victory with a pair of free throws. “I don’t know if we’re going to see the results on Thursday, but this game is really going to help us because it’s the first time this team has been in this kind of environment,” Agler said. “Of course we’re playing against a great opponent that’s been there several times, and you could

SPARKS guard Alana Beard, right, drives past Minnesota Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen during the second half in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday in Los Angeles. The Lynx won 85-79. (AP Photo/Mark J Terrill) tell the difference in both teams. Going through this,

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Real Madrid takes on Legia Warsaw in Champs League By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The goals keep coming for Cristiano Ronaldo, and they seem to be making Legia Warsaw a bit nervous. The Portugal forward scored five goals with his national team during the break, and added another for Real Madrid in a Spanish league win over Real Betis. The defending champions will next face Legia in the Champions League today. “Hey @Cristiano, congratulations on scoring another goal!” Legia wrote on Twitter last week. “Hope you’re now out of ammo for Legia next week.” Ronaldo is two goals shy of becoming the first player to score 100 career goals in European club competitions. • Here is a look at the groups playing today: GROUP E The match between Bayer Leverkusen and Tot-

tenham brings striker Son Heung-min back to the stadium that was his home from 2013-15, when the South Korean scored 29 goals in 87 appearances for Leverkusen. Son was the Premier League’s player of the month for September and has four goals this season. He was nearly lured away by Wolfsburg before this season but has been excellent in England in the absence of injured striker Harry Kane. The game is crucial for Leverkusen, which has only two points from two matches. The German side is unbeaten at home in Europe since November 2014, with four wins and four draws. Tottenham has three points, one less than Monaco, which plays at CSKA Moscow. The Russian side is last with one point and has a poor home record in the competition, with one win in its last nine home matches.

competition and, if there is a difference, we must show that out on the field.” The two teams meet again in Poland in November. “We will go into the game strong,” Madrid midfielder Francisco “Isco” Alarcon said. “We know that these two games will have a big impact on our place at the top of our Champions League group.” Legia, which on Friday lost for the eighth time in 13 games, has the second-worst defence in the Champions League with eight goals conceded in two games. It lost 6-0 at home to Borussia Dortmund in the Group F opener. The Polish club has already made a coaching change but it continues to struggle. “We can win if we do it right,” Legia coach Jacek Magiera said. “Right now it’s 0-0 and both sides have possibilities. It’s been proven that underdogs know how to play football and get a good result. We came here to play our best and whatever happens, happens.” Madrid, which has won

RONALDO (AP) ponent to try to keep its momentum in the Champions League. After beating Real Betis 6-1 in the Spanish league to end a run of four consecutive draws, Madrid gets to face Legia Warsaw, which is desperately trying to turn its season around after a chaotic start. “We must start well and make it difficult for them from the start,” Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said yesterday. “A lot of people say that there are differences between the teams. We’re playing the same

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However, after breaking his drought in Zagreb, Dybala scored for the third straight match on Saturday, netting twice as Juventus rallied to beat Udinese 2-1. “We’ll keep going without worrying about what the other sides are doing,” Dybala said. “We’re thinking only about ourselves.” The Italian side leads the group, above Sevilla on goal difference and one point above Lyon, the team’s next opponent. Sevilla visits Dinamo Zagreb, which has zero points and also failed to score in its opening two matches.

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3 plead not guilty in death of sprinter Tyson Gay’s daughter By GARY B GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Three men charged in connection with the shooting death of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay’s 15-yearold daughter pleaded not guilty yesterday and face an October 25 court date. The three appeared via video before Fayette County, Kentucky, District Court Judge T. Bruce Bell. Bell set bail at $5,000 each for Chazerae Taylor, 38, and his son, D’Markeo Taylor, 19, on wanton endangerment charges. Dvonta Middlebrooks, 21, is charged with wanton endangerment and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. His bail was set at $12,500. Bell will assign attorneys for two of them. The younger Taylor already has a lawyer. Lexington police say Middlebrooks was in the parking lot of the Cook Out restaurant and fired multiple shots in the incident in which Trinity Gay was killed early Sunday. Court records show the Taylors admitted also firing shots. Police spokeswoman Brenna Angel said police don’t believe Trinity Gay was in either of the vehicles involved. Tyson Gay said he and his daughter were very close, according to Lexington TV station WLEX, which spoke to him Sunday. “It’s so crazy. I have no idea what happened,” Gay told the station. Grief counsellors were at Lexington’s Lafayette High School yesterday for students and staff, Fayette County Public Schools spokeswoman Lisa Deffendall said. Both Gay and his daughter attended the school. Lafayette principal Bryne Jacobs, teacher Rhonda Mullins and girls track coach Crystal Washington all described Trinity Gay as friendly and outgoing. She dreamed of becoming a surgeon. “She was full of energy and

life,” said Mullins, who had Gay in family and consumer science classes along with the Future Educators of America club. “She was a kid that everybody wanted to teach.” Near the end of a Monday morning news conference, grief counsellors brought in a large purple banner bearing a hashtag that read “#LLT” for Long Live Trinity and adorned with expressions from students and staff. A therapy dog named Hannah Joy was also brought in. Jacobs said Trinity Gay’s mother, Shoshana Boyd, who also attended Lafayette, had thanked him for support from the school and community, and noted that Trinity’s life was something to celebrate. “Our hearts are burdened that she is not in our building anymore,” Jacobs said. A candlelight vigil was planned at 8pm yesterday on the school’s track, where Trinity Gay excelled. Trinity Gay was a standout sprinter, placing in the top five in several events at the state championships in May. Her father still holds the state record in the 100 set in 2001. “Coming from a coach’s perspective, a lot of athletes didn’t want to race her,” Washington said, “Especially the ones that might not have been as good as her. Then there were some that were like, ‘I’m going to beat her today.’” Washington added that she saw a lot of Tyson Gay in his daughter, and in her competitive drive. She took losses hard but didn’t boast or talk trash when victorious. Tyson Gay competed in the last three Summer Olympics. He was part of a team that won a silver medal in the 4x100-metre relay at the 2012 London Games, though that medal was ultimately stripped after Gay tested positive for steroids in 2013. Last summer’s Games in Rio featured another stinging disappointment for Gay, 33, who has

TRINITY GAY, a seventh-grader racing for her Scott County High School team, poses for a photo with her father Tyson Gay, after she won the 100 metres and was part of the winning 4x100 and 4x200 relays at the meet in Georgetown, Kentucky, on May 3, 2014. (AP) battled injuries. He was a member of the American men’s 4x100-metre relay team that finished third in the final before being disqualified for an illegal baton exchange between Mike Rodgers and Justin Gatlin. The team’s appeal was denied, giving Canada the bronze medal.

The sports world has been mourning the news of the death on social media. USA Track and Field tweeted, “Sending our thoughts & prayers to @TysonLGay & his loved ones as they mourn the tragic & senseless loss of his daughter, Trinity.” Several of Gay’s USA track

teammates echoed the comment, including Natasha Hastings and Arman Hall. Former NFL wide receiver Santonio Holmes, NBA veteran Vince Carter and tennis great Martina Navratilova have also tweeted messages of support for Gay.

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