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DAY three of the Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic traditionally produced the first group of eliminations and the introduction of Family Island teams in the annual tournament as the field starts to dwindle headed into mid-term break for most schools.

The defending champion Tabernacle Baptist Falcons highlighted yesterday’s first session with a 30-point win in their tournament debut, 58-28 over the CV Bethel Stingrays.

Deangelo Regis Cooper had a team-high 10 points, Joshua Dames and Shyrone Kemp each added eight and Romad Dean

finished with seven. Raymond McDonald led the Stingrays with a game-high 15 points.

The Falcons led 9-0 after the first three minutes.

And 15-4 when point guard Desmond Butler went down with an apparent knee injury.

Butler would not return, but the Falcons had little trouble making a statement in their first game.

Tabernacle led 34-8 at the half and 47-14 headed into the third quarter. The Falcons led wire-to-wire and a 26-point run at one point pushed the lead to as much as 38.

The St George’s Jaguars followed the Falcons’ performance with a second consecutive win for a Grand Bahama team with

a 56-31 victory over the Agape Christian Academy Eagles out of Abaco.

Rick Russell had 12 to lead the Jaguars, Kingcy Thompson finished with 10 while Christopher Johnson and Theodore Grant each finished with eight.

Just three Eagles players scored in the game, led by Regan Roberts’ 12 points.

St George’s led 8-0 before the first timeout, and Agape went much of the first quarter without a shot attempt as they had trouble bypassing the halfcourt trap.

The lead reached 14-0 before the Eagles scored their first basket of the game and ended the first quarter on a 6-0 run.

Agape actually cut the lead 14-8, before George’s

went on a 10-0 run and built on that momentum to put the game away for good.

The Jaguars’ lead reached as much as 39 in the second half.

In the lone elimination game of the day, the Temple Christian Suns were able to survive and advance with a 56-51 win over Mt Carmel Cavaliers.

Dayton Albury led the Suns with 13 points while Christian Sturrup and Nicholas Jones each finished with nine.

Jermaine Williams led the Cavaliers and all scorers with 23 points and Eugene Neely added 15.

The Suns led by 10 late in the second quarter, but the Cavs began a run that carried over into the third.

They eventually tied the game at 31 and exchanged baskets for ties again at 35, 37 and 41.

Mt Carmel scored six consecutive, four from Gregory McKay to go ahead 47-41.

Kirkwood Smith, one of several junior players for the Suns to play in the tournament, was key down the stretch with six of his eight points in the fourth quarter. An Albury layup put the Suns ahead 49-47 and Valentino Moss’ three-pointer on the next possession gave them the biggest lead of the 2nd half.

After a Cavs score, Albury made a late floater at the shot clock buzzer for a 53-49 lead with just under a minute left to play to seal the win.

‘Tum Tum’ and Spartans win Big Ten championship

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: Michigan State players pose with their Big Ten championship trophy following Tuesday night’s NCAA college basketball game against Illinois in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State won 81-61 to clinch at least a share of the title. SEE FULL STORY AND MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 2 (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

Tyler Russell commits to swim at Emory University TYLER Russell of Nassau, a senior at Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, USA, has announced his commitment to swim at Emory University.

Russell is a member of the Bahamian national team and has represented the Bahamas at the FINA Junior World Championships and CARIFTA Championships.

At Mercersburg (which is near Washington, D.C.), he has been a team captain for two years and has qualified for 10 career finals at the Eastern Interscholastic Swimming & Diving Championships, which are also known as “Easterns” and are considered the

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Falcons rout Stingrays 58-28 on day 3

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

NBA,

top prep-school swimming event in the United States.

Russell has qualified for Easterns finals in six different events - the 100-yard backstroke, 100 breaststroke, 200 individual medley, 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, and 400 free relay. He won the team’s Bruce F Vanderveer Award (for greatest influence on his teammates) as an 11th grader.

Russell has also earned Academic-All-Conference honours in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League and served as a dormitory prefect at Mercersburg, where he was coached by Glenn Neufeld.

Emory University is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and is a member of

the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association)’s Division III. Mercersburg Academy is an independent, coed college-preparatory school offering a rigorous academic programme to 435 boarding and day students who represent 29 American states and 44 nations of the world.

The school prepares young men and women in grades 9–12 and postgraduate from diverse backgrounds for college and life in a global community.

Mercersburg alumni include Rhodes scholars, Olympians, Oscar-winners, and a Nobel laureate. For more information, visit www.mercersburg.edu

TYLER RUSSELL, of New Providence, Bahamas, can be seen during his signing at Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.

SHOCKERS GET 94-88 WIN OVER ROCKETS IN NPBA

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE NPBA hosted its final double header before the league took a break from action as attention shifts to the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers and the Hugh Campbell Invitational.

The JD’s Seafood Shockers (Division I) and the Aliv Bucket Team (Division II) took wins into the break Tuesday night at the DW Davis Gymnasium.

The Shockers placed five players in double figures in a 94-88 win over the Rockets, led by Shakwon Lewis’ double double - 19 points and 11 rebounds.

William Rigby finished with 19 points and eight rebounds, Dominiqueco Dean finished with 12 points and a team high 10 rebounds, while Lamont Armaly and Jackson Dalmond both finished with 11 points.

Lerecus Armbrister led a shorthanded Rockets with 24 points, Tomeko Moxey scored 20, Selvyn McKenzie added 14 while Barry Carter and Lyndrick Storr each finished with 10.

The Shockers bench outscored the Rockets bench 33-12, and also held advantages in points in the paint (10) and second chance points (six).

The Shockers led 23-16 at the end of the first, but their lead was cut to just three by the Rockets on a pair of Demitri Mackey free throws to make the score 32-29.

An 8-0 run for the Shockers would push the lead to double figures for the first time on a Dean jumper for a 40-29 lead.

The Rockets led by double digits throughout the third but the Rockets made a run in the fourth.

Trailing 77-67 with 5:32 left to play, the Rockets came within two (83-81) on a pair of Armbrister free throws with just over three minutes left to play.

Storr’s three pointer moments later brought the Rockets within one (87-86) with 1:58 left but the Shockers would close the game on a 7-1 run.

In Division II, the Bucket Team scored a 91-78 win over the Caro Construction Resistance.

Dylan Musgrove scored a game high 33 points to lead the Bucket Team while Rashad Ingraham (11 points, 12 rebounds) and Akeil Bullard (18 points, 14 rebounds) both had double doubles.

James Rolle and Chauncey Cooper both scored nine while Kieran Mortimer had eight points and nine rebounds.

Qyemah Gibson led the Resistance with 32 points and nine rebounds, Kamal Murphy scored 19 and Marcian Higgins added 11.

After four lead changes, Aliv ended the first quarter on a 6-0 run to tie the game at 21 headed into the second.

The Bucket team lead grew to as much as eight at one point, but they took a 42-40 lead into the half.

Tied at 44 at the 9:19 mark in the third, a 22-9 lead broke the game wide open for good.

The Bucket Team took a 73-55 lead into the fourth en route to the win.

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MICHIGAN State players raise a Big Ten championship banner following an NCAA college basketball game against Illinois Tuesday night in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State won 81-61 to clinch at least a share of the title.

(AP Photos/Al Goldis)

No. 2 Michigan St tops Illinois 81-61, seals share of the title

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net AFTER four years as the emotional leader of the Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball programme, Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr bid farewell to the MSU faithful at his final game of his collegiate career in the Breslin Center.

The No.2 ranked Spartans defeated the Illinois Fighting Illini, 81-61 to clinch at least a share of the Big 10 regular season title Tuesday night in East Lansing, Michigan.

Nairn was one of three seniors to get the start, on a night when he was furthered honoured by the Spartans playing the Bahamian national anthem prior to tip off.

“It was the best. Unbelievable.

Something I couldn’t even dream of or imagine. I am so thankful for the opportunity that God placed in front of me.

I am so happy for the programme and our team. We stood together and that is what Spartans always do,” Nairn said.

“I dreamed of kissing the Spartan head. Having the opportunity to raise the banner, the trophy, and having my mom here, my teammates. It was an unbelievable experience. I am so humbled.”

Nairn finished with three rebounds and two assists as the Spartans improved to 27-2, 15-2 in the Big 10.

“Illinois is always a tough team. We had 25 turnovers when we played at their house, so we knew we had to take care of the ball.

I had a couple turnovers early. In the second half, I thought we did a great job of taking care of the ball and making smarter plays,” Nairn said. “We just have to take care of business.

Play smarter, continue to play harder on defence and take care of the basketball.

Focus on executing the game plan and we will get the job done.”

This past offseason, Spartans head coach Tom Izzo named Nairn a team captain for the third consecutive year.

Nairn was was also awarded the Stephen G Scofes Inspirational Player Award this past offseason for the third straight year when the Spartans hosted its annual Men’s Basketball Awards Banquet for the 2016-17 season.

“Tum just extended himself to this... I’m not sure, to the whole nation, you know? I talk about different guys that have come into games and they talk about Tum and I think of the Moneyball and it was Tum and Miles. I think of all these things that this kid has done. But I just think

MICHIGAN State’s Miles Bridges carries the Big Ten regular-season championship trophy following the team’s 81-61 win over Illinois in an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday night. Michigan State sealed at least a tie for the season title. it’s amazing how the humility that he has and Tum (Nairn Jr) has and it kind of branches out to our whole team. I think they are role models, I think they are kids that people should look up to and that’s pretty awesome,” Izzo said. “I told my guys at the beginning of the year, my staff, I said, ‘make sure everyone is there for that six-thirty meeting we have tomorrow.’ The next

day at six o’clock I was in here with my staff and I said, ‘did you get ahold of everybody?’ And they kind of looked around. And I said, ‘well, did you call them?’ They said, ‘well, we just called Tum.’ I said, ‘you lazy S.O.B’s, you know, tomorrow, next year, that’s not going to be as easy.’

Although I’ve been really, really, really excited about where Cassius (Winston)

has learned from him.

Watched him today in practice in our walk-through, he’s starting to develop some of those same camaraderie, some of the same togetherness characteristics that Tum has. That’s what Tum is; he’s infectious.

Izzo appeared tearful as Nairn exited the floor and kissed the Spartans logo at midcourt. He previously said former Spartan and

MICHIGAN State players gather around the Big Ten championship trophy following Tuesday’s game.

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green encouraged him to name Nairn Jr as a team captain ever since his first season in East Lansing.

“That very first year, Draymond was back for the whole summer and told me that I should name him captain. I said, “We don’t have freshmen captains.”

He said: “You got one now.” We didn’t, but he acted like it then. There haven’t been many threeyear captains,” he said.

“He’s worthy of that accolade, and I just think he’s a guy that makes you appreciate life. He started a motto at the beginning of the summer. One day somebody was complaining about being there for some reason. He said, “You don’t understand, we don’t have to do this, we get to do this.” That has kind of been a motto of our team every day. It’s so true. The neat part is I believe it, but he lives it. He’s taken it one step farther. He lives it.

That makes it good for me.

He teaches me probably more than I’ve taught him.

Hopefully, he’s going to will this team to have one of the great years in Michigan State history. That’s what we’re looking to do.”

The Spartans close out the regular season on Sunday, February 25 on the road against the Wisconsin Badgers.

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National High School Track and Field Championships all set for March 8-10

NATIONALS: A press conference was held yesterday at The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture to announce the staging of the 2018 National High School Track and Field Championships, which is scheduled for March 8-10 at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium. Minister Michael Pintard (top right) and “Golden Girl� Pauline Davis-Thompson (far left) can be seen giving remarks.

Photos: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff

SAGE MORRIS AWARDED SPOT ON NCAA DIVISION ONE EQUESTRIAN TEAM SAGE Morris, the daughter of Jeremy and Cathy Morris, has been recruited

by The University of Tennessee -Martin and awarded a spot in their NCAA Division One equestrian team.

Interestingly, her grandfather Dr Raymond Sawyer, was involved with Hobbie Horse Hall in its day. So horses are in her blood.

Sage, 18, started riding at age five at Happy Trails Stables and it quickly became her passion. She moved to Florida with her family when she was nine and her riding career flourished.

Morris was the 15-17 SFHJA Equitation Circuit champion, made it to USEF Pony Finals and Hunterdon Cup Qualifier.

She boasts many wins and high finishes in the USEF Pessoa Hunt Seat Medals, Taylor Harris Medals, WHIS classes and the very difficult ASPCA Mcclays.

She was the overall high point junior exhibitor in the Florida State Finals, overall Hunter competitor and Reserve High Point Equitation Rider and taking home first place in training dressage and equitation patterns.

She joins the Seahawks this fall which holds a spot in the top 10 equestrian teams in the nation.

Morris worked with the Make A Wish Foundation, helping a little girl with terminal brain cancer achieve her dream of riding a horse on the beach.

Sage was one of the founding ambassadors for Give A Buck, a charity that raises money Equine Assisted Therapy, helping people with emotional and psychological challenges.

In addition to her riding talent, she is also an

incredibly intelligent young lady.

She received an academic scholarship to the university, having been on the National Honours Society since fifth grade.

She is also a part of the National English Honours Society, The Yo Kappa Honours Society and is president of the Student Council. In January, she was elected by her peers and teachers to the 2018 Senior Homecoming Court.

EIGHTEEN-year-old Sage Morris (above and below) in action.

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LeBron James on NBA playoff re-seeding: ‘Let’s not get too crazy’

By TOM WITHERS Associated Press INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James has only followed an Eastern route to the NBA Finals.

He doesn’t want to see that change.

While NBA Commissioner Adam Silver recently raised the possibility that a change in the playoff format — re-seeding the 16 teams regardless of conference affiliation — could be approaching, James would prefer if things stayed status quo.

“I would disagree with that,” James said yesterday as the remodelled Cavaliers practiced for the first time after the All-Star break.

“I think our league has been built the right way as far as when it comes to the postseason.”

The league has always had teams from the Eastern and Western Conferences compete separately in the postseason with the respective conference winners meeting in the Finals.

At last weekend’s All-Star festivities in Los Angeles, Silver advanced the discussion about a potential change in the playoff structure, offering two options that both included teams being reseeded regardless of conference connection.

“You also would like to have a format where your two best teams are ultimately going to meet in the Finals,” Silver said.

“You could have a situation where the top two teams in the league are meeting in the conference finals or somewhere else. So we’re going to continue to look at that. It’s still my hope that we’re going to figure out ways.”

Any change would require a majority vote by league owners.

For James, who has been to seven straight Finals with Miami and Cleveland, altering the playoff format would be somewhat disrespectful.

“It just changes the landscape of the history of the game,” he said.

“It’s cool to mess around with the All-Star Game, we proved you can do that, but let’s not get too crazy about the playoffs. You have Eastern Conference and you have Western Conference.

“You have Eastern Conference champions, you have guys from the Eastern Conference that win the big dance and sometimes you have it from the West as well.”

James loved the change in this year’s All-Star game as he and Steph Curry were voted as captains by fans and got to choose their teams. James’ team edged

TEAM LeBron’s Russell Westbrook, left, of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Team LeBron’s LeBron James, of the Cleveland Cavaliers, cheer from the bench during the first half of the NBA All-Star game.

(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

TEAM Stephen’s Stephen Curry, left, of the Golden State Warriors, and Team LeBron’s LeBron James, of the Cleveland Cavaliers, stand together during the first half of the NBA All-Star game on Sunday in Los Angeles.

(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Curry’s in one of the more competitive events in recent years.

But as for the Finals, James doesn’t see a need for change. He noted that there has been conference imbalance before, but time usually evens the score.

“There’s been dominant conferences throughout time,” he said.

“In the ‘80s you had the Lakers who dominated the league at one point, then you had Boston that

dominated the league. In the ‘90s, you had Chicago that dominated the league. San Antonio also had its run.

“We had our run in the East with Miami, Golden State is having their run.”

James said he never gets caught up in the East vs. West comparisons.

“For what? You go out and play,” he said. “I’ve been a part of

the Eastern Conference my whole career and we’ve been very, very competitive. There’s been years where we weren’t as good.

“If I can think from once I got into the league, it’s been us (Cleveland), I’ve done it three times, Detroit, Boston, Miami in ‘06, that’s like seven championships out of 14 years.

“That’s half, right? So what are we talking about?”

James was slightly off as the Western Conference has won eight of the past 14 titles.

CURIOSITY, HOPE AND BIG CROWDS FOLLOW TIGER WOODS

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (AP) — He is the only two-time winner on the PGA Tour this season. He has been No. 1 in the FedEx Cup standings the past six weeks.

And when he sees the No. 544 player in the world this morning on the first tee of the Honda Classic, these could be his first words.

“Hi, I’m Patton Kizzire.”

Kizzire can’t recall meeting Tiger Woods except in passing. That would have been last year at Torrey Pines, the only time they were in the field.

The 31-year-old from Alabama, who is the image of southern comfort with his polite demeanour, is the latest to experience the hype surrounding Woods in his return from a fourth back surgery.

“First time,” he said Wednesday. “It’s something I’ve looked forward to as a kid. I always looked up to him.”

It’s not easy being Woods, who has been golf’s biggest star since his 12-shot victory at the 1997 Masters. He copes with the largest galleries, the incessant movement, the endless distraction.

Rory McIlroy played with him last week at Riviera and suggested the gallery costs Woods a halfshot a round.

But at least he’s used to it.

Justin Thomas played with Woods in the Bahamas before only a few hundred people. He experienced the full Tiger show during

TIGER Woods watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during the Pro-Am for the Honda Classic golf tournament yesterday. (AP) the opening two rounds at Riviera and described it as “pretty wild.” The next day is when he appreciated the amount of attention Woods gets.

“It was just bizarre because those first two days, there’s so many people,” he said. “And then Saturday morning, there was nobody.

Rory and I were walking up to the tee and we’re like, ‘Where is everybody? Does he really bring that many people?’”

Yes. And odds are, they will be seeing Kizzire for the first time.

Also in the group is Brandt Snedeker, who has

been through the drill.

Snedeker played with Woods in the final round of the BMW Championship that Woods won in 2009 by eight shots.

He played with him in the penultimate group of the final round at the 2012 British Open, and the opening two rounds of The Players Championship when Woods won in 2013.

More recently, he played with Woods on Saturday at Torrey Pines.

No one has dealt with big crowds like Woods.

Nick Faldo once said that when he helped Woods into the green jacket at the 1997

Masters, he thought at the time it might be the only major Woods could win because Augusta National creates a buffer zone — no press, no photographer, practically nobody inside the ropes except players and caddies.

“Now it’s his greatest asset,” Faldo said in a 2007 interview.

“Everyone joining him on the weekend at a major goes into his world. That’s Tiger’s arena. Other guys will step into that arena one week and go back out.

He’s there all the time. And good luck coming into his world.”

The crowd, the buzz, the energy is still great, mainly out of curiosity and hope that Woods can win again after being out for so long with so many injuries.

What’s different is the mystique, which starts with the scores.

Woods has gone 10 straight rounds on the PGA Tour and European Tour without breaking par dating to August 2015.

Woods tied for 23rd on a tough track at Torrey Pines last month, and then he missed the cut at Riviera with poor putting in the second round. Everything is geared toward the Masters.

“I’m just learning how to play tournament golf again, and unfortunately I’ve made some mistakes, and that’s just part of it,” he said.

“As far as catch-up mode, no, I don’t feel like I am. I know most of the guys have been playing tournament golf a lot more than I have. As I said, I’m looking forward to April, trying to get my game solid for April.

And I’ve got some work to do.”

Woods is playing PGA National for the first time since 2014, when he withdrew during the final round with back spasms. He tried to play the following week at Doral, fell out of contention in the final round with a 78 and then had the first of four back surgeries a few weeks later.

He was runner-up in 2012 when he closed with a 62.

There’s no telling what this week will bring. The wind is supposed to blow hard, as it does in South Florida this time of the year. It’s rare to find a hole that doesn’t have water.

Little mistakes can turn into big numbers.

It will be another step for Woods.

It will be a new experience for Kizzire, though he feels he is not entirely unprepared. Kizzire played with Thomas and Jordan Spieth the weekday rounds at the rowdy Phoenix Open, and he survived the 16th hole arena on Saturday.

“Phoenix was a good prep for me,” Kizzire said.

“I had Jordan and Justin the first two days, and then Saturday was really crazy. I expect something like that.”

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MANCHESTER UNITED HOLDS SEVILLA IN REAL MADRID BEATS LEGANES 3-1 IN CHAMPS LEAGUE THANKS TO DE GEA SAVE GAME POSTPONED FROM DECEMBER SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — The Sevilla crowd was ready to erupt when forward Luis Muriel appeared free from markers inside the area, with the ball in perfect position for his header just a few metres (yards) from the goal.

From that spot, there was surely nothing Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea could do to keep the hosts from opening the scoring. Only, there was.

De Gea came up with a spectacular one-handed reflex stop, quickly stretching out his right arm to parry the ball over the crossbar and stun both Muriel and the local fans.

It was the highlight of another solid performance

by De Gea, and it helped United hold Sevilla to a 0-0 draw in their first-leg match in the last 16 of the Champions League yesterday.

“It was in the last minute of the first half so it was an important moment

of the game,” De Gea said.

“I made a save and I’m happy for that.”

Muriel had nobody close to him when he jumped near the six-yard (metre) line but his firm header wasn’t placed far enough from De Gea and the goalkeeper made him pay.

In disbelief, the Colombian forward embraced the left post and closed his eyes for a few moments.

“I lament that missed chance,” Muriel said. “I could have gone for the corner but I decided to strike it harder instead of placing it. De Gea is a great goalkeeper and made a great save.”

A few moments before Muriel’s header, De Gea had already been forced to tip a header by Steven N’Zonzi over the crossbar.

He also stopped a longrange shot by Muriel by making a difficult diving save close the ground.

The scoreless result left the tie open heading into next month’s second leg in Manchester, when Sevilla

By TALES AZZONI Associated Press

will be trying to make it to the quarter-finals for the first time and United will look to return to the last eight after three seasons.

In the night’s other game, Shakhtar Donetsk came from a goal down to beat Roma 2-1 after midfielder Fred netted the winner with a perfect free kick in the 71st minute.

It was another solid defensive performance by United, which has kept nine clean sheets in its last 11 matches in all competitions. Jose Mourinho’s team has the best defence in the Premier League with 19 goals conceded in 27 matches.

“I think the only moment where we felt relieved was in the last couple of minutes in the first half where (we had) a couple of mistakes in possession and they had a couple of good situations with two David great saves,” Mourinho said.

“We have one match to decide everything at Old Trafford.”

Copa del Rey. The hosts from southern Madrid went ahead less than 10 minutes into the match on Wednesday, but Madrid answered with first-half goals by Lucas Vazquez and Casemiro. Sergio Ramos sealed the victory by converting a 90th-minute penalty kick.

The league match was rescheduled from the 16th round because of Madrid’s participation in the Club World Cup in December, a competition it won.

Only in its second season in the first division, Leganes had a promising start to the campaign but has struggled recently. It hasn’t won in six matches and has lost four straight, dropping to 13th with 29 points.

Madrid has won four in a row, including 3-1 against Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League last week.

Ronaldo, who scored twice against PSG and has 10 goals in his last six matches, was rested on Wednesday along with goalkeeper Keylor Navas.

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid overcame the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and other regular starters yesterday, coming from behind to defeat Leganes 3-1 in a Spanish league match postponed from last year.

The result allowed the defending champions to regain third place from Valencia, but it did little to put Zinedine Zidane’s team back in the title race as it still trails leader Barcelona by 14 points after 24 matches. Madrid is seven points behind second-place Atletico Madrid.

“We will keep trying to move up, it’s important to keep our momentum,” Zidane said. “We got back to third place and now we will try to reach second place.”

Less than a month ago, Leganes jolted Madrid into a crisis by eliminating the Spanish powerhouse from the quarter-finals of the

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2.7 2.3

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Friday

1:00 a.m.

1:17 p.m.

2.7 2.2

7:25 a.m. 0.2 7:33 p.m. -0.2

Saturday

2:04 a.m.

2:24 p.m.

2.8 2.2

8:34 a.m. 0.2 8:39 p.m. -0.2

Sunday

3:11 a.m.

3:33 p.m.

2.8 2.3

9:42 a.m. 0.1 9:46 p.m. -0.3

Monday

4:15 a.m.

4:38 p.m.

3.0 2.4

10:46 a.m. -0.1 10:50 p.m. -0.5

Tuesday

5:16 a.m.

5:39 p.m.

3.1 2.6

11:44 a.m. -0.4 11:50 p.m. -0.7

Wednesday 6:11 a.m.

6:35 p.m.

3.3 2.8

12:37 p.m. -0.6 ---------

sun anD moon Sunrise Sunset

6:39 a.m.

6:08 p.m.

Moonrise Moonset

11:11 a.m. none

First

Full

Last

New

Feb. 23

Mar. 1

Mar. 9

Mar. 17

ANDROS

SAN SALVADOR

GREAT EXUMA

High: 78° F/26° C Low: 74° F/23° C

High: 78° F/26° C Low: 75° F/24° C

N

High: 80° F/27° C Low: 74° F/23° C

E

W S

LONG ISLAND

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High: 80° F/27° C Low: 75° F/24° C

H

Ht.(ft.)

Today

High: 79° F/26° C Low: 74° F/23° C

N

S

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

tiDes For nassau

CAT ISLAND

E

W

Marcelo, Tony Kroos and Luka Modric are trying to recover from injuries in time for next month’s return match against PSG in Paris.

Leganes opened the scoring with a goal by Unai Bustinza six minutes into the match at Butarque Stadium.

The defender dived in front of the ball as Madrid left back Theo Hernandez tried to clear it from near the goal line. The ball ricocheted off Bustinza’s head and shoulder and went into the net.

Madrid equalised five minutes later with Vazquez’s low shot into the far corner from inside the area after a through ball by Casemiro, and 20 minutes later it was the Brazilian defensive midfielder who found the net from close range after a pass by Vazquez.

Ramos scored from the penalty spot after Mateo Kovacic was pushed inside the area in the closing minutes.

12-25 knots

MAYAGUANA High: 78° F/26° C Low: 74° F/23° C

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

CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS RAGGED ISLAND High: 78° F/26° C Low: 75° F/24° C

High: 78° F/26° C Low: 75° F/24° C

GREAT INAGUA High: 81° F/27° C Low: 74° F/23° C

N

E

W

E

W

N

S

S

15-25 knots

12-25 knots

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

Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday:

WINDS SE at 10-20 Knots E at 12-25 Knots E at 12-25 Knots E at 12-25 Knots E at 12-25 Knots E at 15-25 Knots ENE at 12-25 Knots ENE at 10-20 Knots E at 12-25 Knots E at 15-25 Knots E at 10-20 Knots E at 12-25 Knots E at 12-25 Knots E at 15-25 Knots NE at 12-25 Knots ENE at 10-20 Knots E at 15-25 Knots E at 15-25 Knots ENE at 12-25 Knots ENE at 10-20 Knots E at 7-14 Knots E at 8-16 Knots E at 15-25 Knots E at 15-25 Knots E at 12-25 Knots E at 15-25 Knots

WAVES 4-7 Feet 4-7 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 6-10 Feet 6-10 Feet 6-10 Feet 6-10 Feet 4-7 Feet 4-8 Feet 3-5 Feet 3-5 Feet 3-5 Feet 3-5 Feet 6-10 Feet 6-10 Feet 10-14 Feet 10-14 Feet 12-16 Feet 12-16 Feet 8-12 Feet 8-12 Feet 12-16 Feet 12-16 Feet 8-12 Feet 10-14 Feet

VISIBILITY 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 8 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 8 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 8 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles

WATER TEMPS. 74° F 74° F 78° F 78° F 77° F 74° F 79° F 79° F 78° F 78° F 76° F 76° F 77° F 77° F 79° F 79° F 79° F 79° F 78° F 78° F 74° F 74° F 78° F 78° F 77° F 77° F

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