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TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2017

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Team Bahamas ‘ready for the road’ to Curacao 10TH ANNUAL

UNCLE LOU 10K FUN RUN WALK SET FOR SATURDAY

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE road to Curacao has been set for 65 athletes who will carry the Bahamian flag at the 2017 CARIFTA Games over the Easter holiday weekend.

After the team was named on Sunday following the final trials at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, the first meeting was held yesterday where the management team laid out the rules and regulations for the trip with both the parents and athletes.

Marvin Darville, the head coach for the team, said he’s satisfied that the message resonated and everybody is on the same page as the biggest junior track and field meet in the Caribbean approaches.

“I feel good about the team.

For the most part, I think they have put in a tremendous effort to make it,” he said. “The team that was selected was the strong-

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CARIFTA HERE WE COME: The CARIFTA management team held a meeting with the parents and athletes yesterday to lay out the rules and regulations for Team Bahamas ahead of their trip to Curacao for this year’s CARIFTA Track and Field Championships. SEE RESULTS OF CARIFTA FINAL TRIALS IN SPORTS WEDNESDAY Photo: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff

High Flyers win opener

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

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he Breezes High Flyers soared on all cylinders last night as they flew past the Johnson’s Trucking 9884 to snatch a 1-0 lead in the New Providence Basketball Association men’s division II best-of-five championship series.

The High Flyers had four players in double figures in an allaround performance in the opening game at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.

The men’s division one opener followed with the former champions Mail Boat Cybots taking a 1-0 lead over Mr Ship It Freight Regulators with a 93-83 win. (See game recap and photos in The Tribune Sports on Wednesday.

The Regulators made it to the big dance for the first time in just their second year in the league.

Game two in both series will be played on Wednesday night with the two champions earning the rights to represent New Providence in the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Bunny Levarity National Round Robin against the Family Island champions at the end of the month.

High Flyers 98, Johnson’s Trucking 84 In what was expected to be an exciting match-up, Breezes led all but one point at the start of the game as they controlled the tempo as they coasted to victory as the NPBA gets set to crown a new champion this year.

The High Flyers, who dethroned the defending champions Bahamas Athletico in their semifinal playoff series, opened a 2413 first quarter lead and extended it to 47-33 at the half.

Although they got outscored 23-20 in the third, they still took

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CYBOTS TAKE 1-0 LEAD OVER REGULATORS WITH 93-83 VICTORY

ABOVE THE RIM: The Breezes High Flyers last night defeated the Johnson’s Truckers 98-84 to snatch a 1-0 lead in the New Providence Basketball Association men’s division II best-of-five championship series.

Photo: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff

IN memory of one of the pioneers of sports, the St Augustine’s College Alumni Association will pay homage to the late Deacon Leviticus ‘Uncle Lou’ Adderley by hosting the 10th annual Uncle Lou 10K Fun Run /Walk.

The event, honouring the life of Adderley, the former principal and sporting coach at St Augustine’s College, is all set to begin 6am Saturday from Rawson Square, ending at SAC’s campus off Bernard Road.

For the past three years as the president of the alumni association, Steven Robinson said he has been trying to sensitise former students and athletes of the Big Red Machine to come out and throw their support behind the major fund-raising event.

“When we revitalised the event during our first year of our tenure, we had over 300 participants,” Robinson said.

“The second year, last year in 2016, we fell off by half that amount.

“So we are hoping that we can go back to that 300 or even more. When you think about SAC and the persons who would have passed through SAC and are still living, I think it’s kind of a poor showing that we can’t pull more than 500 to honour the person who had a legacy from 1993 or beyond.”

The walk race is one of the two major celebrations that the alumni association has hosted during Robinson’s administration. The other is the Night of Celebrations in Red Square on SAC campus.

But Robinson said it’s sad that persons are not willing to come out and make a contribution of just $25 to assist with the ongoing development of the sporting programmes that are still being staged by the Big Red Machine in their participation in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools.

The walk/run is designed to not only attract the alumni association, but also their children and grandchildren with categories including the 15-and-under, 16-19, 20-29, 3039, 40-49, 50-59 and 60-andover for both men and women.

“For the first time, we are giving everybody who participates a participation medal,” Robinson revealed. “We also have awards for the first, second and third finishers in each division.”

Aliv, one of their major sponsors, has donated four telephones for the overall male and female winners in both the run and the walk.

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Andrea D Wisdom Sports Day starts this morning at UB

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE Ministry of Education continues to celebrate the 13th Annual “Pre-School Week” and the athletic segment of the festivities will again pay homage to one of the country’s iconic educators at the pre-school level.

The 3rd Andrea D Wisdom Sports Day is all set to take place 10am today at the University of the Bahamas campus, featuring 22 schools and hundreds of student athletes.

Both defending champions will be back this year to defend their titles – Garvin Tynes among fouryear-olds and Coconut Grove in the three-year-old division.

Pool A includes Claridge, Gambier, Palmdale, Ridgeland, Stephen Dillet and Sybil Strachan.

Pool B comprises Carlton Francis, Columbus, Sadie Curtis, Garvin Tynes, Gerald Cash and Thelma Gibson. Pool C includes Andy Gar, Buttonwood, CW Sawyer, Naomi Blatch and TG Glover.

The three-year-old division in Pool D includes Coconut Grove, Sister Annie Thompson, Tiny Tot and Willard Patton.

Shandra Cleare, unit head at Garvin Tynes and chairperson of the Pre-School Week Sports Day Committee, said she expects another year of keen competition.

“This is the 13th year of celebrating Pre School Week and the 3rd year of honouring Andrea Wisdom at our sports day. Last year Garvin Tynes won the fouryear-old division and Coconut Grove won among the three-yearolds.

“This year is expected to be very competitive. We are trying to

win our fourth consecutive year in that division. The three-yearold division is usually very hotly contested between Willard Patton and Coconut Grove,” she said,.

“This is very important because the committee sees it as important for the young students to become familiar with the various events that they will participate in as they grow older. I think it’s the start of an avenue they can use to get into university. The children enjoy participating and it’s very exciting to see them participate in the various events. We always get a large amount of parents and teachers that compete so it’s very exciting and an interactive experience for all involved.”

Events include the 50m, 100m, sack race, egg and spoon race, 4x75m relay, tennis ball throw, teachers’ 100m and parents’ 100m.

Sedricka Rolle, the meet direc-

tor, said the events lay the foundation for the future of athletics in the country.

“I encourage all parents and family members to cheer on our youngest athletes as they compete for these grand trophies,” she said.

“Even though they are pre schoolers we are looking at them compete at this developmental stage. An event like the sack race speaks to their strength and balance which could develop into jumping events. The tennis ball throw leads to throwing events like the discus, shot put and javelin later on. We have some preschoolers that are skilled in these events and we want to develop this from one stage to the next.”

Andrea Wisdom is often regarded as the modern architect of the pre-school system in the Bahamas.

Representing the family, Neville Wisdom, former Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, said the meet is a fitting way to honour her memory.

On behalf of the family of the late Andrea Wisdom, I just want to thank the Ministry of Education and all persons involved with this meet. As many Bahamians would be aware, Andrea was a pioneer in pre-school education here in the Bahamas and we the members of her family feel so proud that her legacy is being continued,” he said.

“We want to ensure that this event continues and it grows from strength to strength. This even has proven to be a tremendous success when you see the little ones demonstrating their athletic prowess and we know that’s exactly what Andrea would have wanted to see.”

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Player to Watch

ECUADOR World ranking: 21 Group A: with Bahamas (48), Senegal (17) and Switzerland (6)

MOREIRA BELLO (7) is one of the players to watch on Team Ecuador.

The road to Nassau Ecuador were drawn in Group B of the 2017 South American Beach Soccer Championship and were determined to make history by qualifying for the global extravaganza for the first time.

A penalty shoot-out victory over Colombia - after the game had finished 6-6 at the end of extra time - set them on their way.

They followed that with more straightforward wins over Peru (3-2) and Venezuela (5-2) to seal a spot in the semi-finals, before suffering an 11-1 drubbing at the hands of Brazil in their last group fixture.

In the semi-finals, the momentum was with the Ecuadorians after they mounted a stirring comeback to 3-3 against Paraguay, but they came unstuck in extra time, when the hosts notched two quick-fire goals to go through. ‘La Tri’ bounced back in the play-off for third place, triumphing 1-0 against Argentina on penalties (4-4 aet) to book a deserved ticket to Bahamas 2017.

Strengths and style Ecuador’s successful qualification campaign was the culmination of a fouryear development plan for this set of players.

Their battling qualities and fantastic fitness levels were in full view during the preliminary competition, when they withstood the rigours of going all the way to extra time on three occasions.

And while those attributes are important, they are supplemented by a steady supply of flair and firepower, as exemplified

by Jorge Bailon and Segundo Moreira, who scored a combined 14 goals in qualifying.

In short, the debutants have all the ingredients to be a force to be reckoned with in the Bahamas.

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record This will be Ecuador’s first appearance at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

TEAM ECUADOR has all the ingredients to be a force to be reckoned with in the Bahamas.

• The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017 will be held in Nassau from April 27 to May 7.

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Richard Sherman on the move?

6 destinations that make sense NFL PRE-DRAFT NEWS & RUMOURS AS the long NFL offseason lingers on, here are a few stories to keep your eyes on as we draw closer to the NFL Draft.

The biggest being Seattle Seahawks All Pro cornerback Richard Sherman could potentially be on the move. But, to where?

• Here are 5 destinations that make sense: SHERMAN ON THE TRADING BLOCK Since 2011 no cornerback in the league has had more interceptions than Richard Sherman. But, now at age 30, could he be on the way out in Seattle?

Seattle head coach Pete Carroll recently acknowledged that the Seahawks have had discussions regarding Sherman with other teams.

The price obviously would have to be right for Seattle to move the threetime All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowler, even in light of Sherman’s bumpy 2016 campaign.

And it’s noteworthy that Carroll said, “I don’t see anything happening at all.”

Still, if we assume Sherman is indeed on the block, which team should trade for him?

1.

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS ( It still looks weird when I type it) Sherman is a great talent, but he has also played in the ideal system throughout his entire career, having spent all six of his NFL seasons with Seattle.

He’s not a lockdown corner, so he would need to go to a team that understands

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his unique skill set.

The Chargers make a lot of sense. They just hired a defensive coordinator, Gus Bradley, who was Seattle’s defensive coordinator when Sherman came into the NFL. They also have huge needs in the secondary, both at cornerback and safety.

Add in the fact that Sherman grew up in Los Angeles and it makes this trade even more logical.

He’d make the Chargers better from the moment he stepped onto the field.

2. NEW ORLEANS If, however, New England holds on to Butler, Sherman could be a good fallback option for the Saints. New Orleans and Seattle have done business before, pulling off the Jimmy Graham blockbuster two years ago.

3. MIAMI Executive vice president of football operations Mike Tannenbaum loves bold moves (think of the 2015 signing of Ndamukong Suh), and Miami could use an upgrade at corner.

4. INDIANAPOLIS The Colts are looking for defensive help and reshaping their roster under new general manager Chris Ballard. Sherman and Vontae Davis would make a nice

cornerback pairing.

5. PHILADELPHIA After the Eagles addressed their issues at receiver in free agency with the signings of Alston Jeffery and Torrey Smith, the biggest problem area on the roster is cornerback.

6. DARK HORSE TO GET THE DEAL DONE The DALLAS COWBOYS, yup my team.

Here’s why, Dallas will give him the stage to continue to be the star that he is while also being on a team that plays to his strengths.

The Cowboys play a lot of man-to-man coverage yet mix in zone.

He’s one of the best ballhawking corners that we’ve seen in some time, and the Cowboys will give him the opportunity to make plays and be the leader of their secondary needs.

And then there’s the Patriots.... never mind they’ve gotten rich enough this offseason already!

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5TH COMMANDER DEFENCE FORCE CHALLENGE CUP REGATTA

ON THE HIGH SEAS: The 5th Commander Defence Force Challenge Cup Regatta of 13 Class C Bahamian sloops was held in Montagu Bay from March 31 to April 2. On Friday, the Lucayan Cup Ocean Race was won by Lady Eunice. There was a two-series race Saturday and final series race on Sunday. The overall champion was the King & Knights with 36 points. Irene Good Night placed 2nd with 32 points, Sweet Island Gal was third with 32 points and Lady Eunice fourth with 29 points.

Photos by Patrick Hanna/BIS

High Flyers win NPBA opener a 67-56 advantage into the fourth as they held off Johnson’s Trucking, who advanced to the final by knocking off the Hype Basketball Club in their half of the semi-final playoffs.

At one point, Breezes was up by 23 points.

Jeremy Neely had a big game, exploding for a game high 28 points with 10 rebounds and five assists. Neely, who played 34 minutes, shot 8-for-17 from the field, 2-for6 from behind the three-point line and was a perfect 10-for10 from the three throw line.

The High Flyers also got 20 points and 10 rebounds from DeVontee Gibson off the bench, while Travis Stuart, also off the bench, had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Shanton Pratt helped out with 12 points and five steals, Dwight Moss had nine points, 10 rebounds and four steals and Enrico Bethel chipped in with nine points.

Tyrell Gibson, who had to play the entire game with only six Johnson’s Trucking players in uniform, had 21 points, three rebounds and two assists and as many steals.

Christoff Stuart had 19 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals, Horris McKenzie had 18 points, nine rebounds, four steals and three assists and Henry Rolle contributed 17 points with five steals, three block shots, three rebounds and two assists.

The High Flyers out-rebounded their opponents 6242, but made 32 turnovers, compared to just 23 by Johnson’s, who held a 26-22 edge in points of the turnovers.

Breezes made their presence felt on the inside as they posted a 52-46 edge in points in the paint. They were also 26-9 in second chance points, 8-2 in fast break points and 4017 in points of the bench.

THE late Deacon Leviticus ‘Uncle Lou’ Adderley.

FUN RUN/WALK FROM PAGE 1

Wednesday’s Schedule 7pm - Johnson’s Trucking vs Breezes High Flyers (Division II) 8:30pm - Mail Boat Cybots vs Mr Ship It Freight Regulators (Division I)

ON THE REPLAY: The Breezes High Flyers last night defeated the Johnson’s Truckers 98-84 to snatch a 1-0 lead in the New Providence Basketball Association men’s division II best-of-five championship series.

Photos: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff

The registration fee is $25 and the package includes a t-shirt, water, breakfast and other goodies from the various sponsors, including Bamboo Shack, McVities, Vitamalt, the Sports Center and The Mall of Marathon.

For the runners, they will travel from Rawson Square to south on Parliament Street, right onto Shirley Street around Princess Street in front of Government House.

From there they will travel right on Cumberland Street onto Bay Street to the Sir Sidney Poitier Bridge.

They will head over Paradise Island to the old Paradise Island Bridge, left on East Bay Street, right onto Village Road, left onto Bernard Road and right into SAC. The walkers will take a slightly different route as they leave Rawson Square and head up East Bay Street, turning right onto Village Road, left onto Bernard Road and right into SAC. While the emphasis is being placed on the alumni coming out to show their support, Robinson said they are inviting the general public to participate as they know there are many who would have benefited from Adderley, who serves as one of the founders of the Bahamas Association of Certified Officials (BACO).

Pre-registration is being conducted at the Sports Center at both the Mall at Marathon and Harbour Bay until Friday. On Friday, those who pre-register can pick up their package from the Harbour Bay branch.

On the morning of the race on Saturday, Robinson said registration would take place up until the start time at 6am.

Transportation from SAC to Rawson Square prior to the race and for those who are parking on Bay Street, they will be transported to Rawson Square after the race.

“We’re making it as accessible for any and everybody to participate,” Robinson stressed. “But our pre-registration is going very slow.

“I’m still expecting us to have a record turnout with this being our 10th year and my administration’s final year in office. So we’re hoping that with all of the success that SAC has achieved recently, including taking back the BAISS track and field title, we hope this is the opportunity for the old scholars to come out and celebrate those victories.”

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A GIANT American flag is unfurled on the field during the national anthem before the start of Monday’s opening day baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres.

(AP Photo/Ryan Kang)

Pederson, Dodgers hit franchise-record four home runs in opener, rout Padres

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers didn’t waste any time showing off their offensive depth on opening day, with every slot in the lineup accounting for a hit and a run.

The biggest drive came from Joc Pederson, who hit a grand slam as part of a franchise-record four home runs to start the season, leading Clayton Kershaw and Los Angeles over the San Diego Padres 14-3 yesterday.

Pederson drove in five runs, Yasmani Grandal homered twice and Corey Seager added a three-run shot.

“We had Kersh going, got ahead early and didn’t take our foot off the pedal,” Pederson said. “Everyone raked. Anyone at any time can hurt you. It’s awesome to be a part of.”

Kershaw (1-0) allowed two runs — one earned — and two hits over 84 pitches and seven innings. He struck out eight and walked none in his seventh consecutive opening day start.

He tied the team mark for most opening day starts in matching Don Sutton, who started seven straight openers from 1972-78, and Don Drysdale, whose seven weren’t consecutive.

“If we keep scoring in double-digit runs, I think

I’ll have a good year,” Kershaw said, smiling.

Kershaw’s fifth opening day victory equalled Drysdale for most in franchise history.

“It’s a huge honour to get to do that,” he said.

Jhoulys Chacin (0-1) gave up a career-worst nine runs and eight hits in 3 1/3 innings in his Padres debut.

“I didn’t make good pitches when I needed to, especially in the third inning,” he said. “I started getting behind. (Pederson) was ready for the fastball in and hit it out. That’s where the game got away from us.”

The Dodgers’ runs fell just short of their 15-0 victory over the Padres on opening day a year ago in San Diego.

“It was the quality of the bats one through nine, Kersh included,” secondyear manager Dave Roberts said. “There was a purpose every time someone stepped in the batter’s box.”

Grandal followed Pederson’s slam in the third inning with a solo homer into the same lower right-field seats. Both came with two outs and gave the Dodgers a 6-1 lead.

Pederson’s slam was the team’s first on opening day since Eric Karros had one in 2000 at Montreal. The centre fielder’s five-RBI performance, including a sacrifice fly in the second, was the first to open a

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after I got cut. Not mad at the runner. That’s part of the game. It happens. I’m a catcher, too. I’ve been in a lot of those (plays).”

DODGERS first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, left, high-fives centre fielder Joc Pederson, right, after scoring a run on a sacrifice fly ball by Pederson during the second inning of yesterday’s game against the San Diego Padres.

(AP Photo/Ryan Kang) Dodgers season since Raul Mondesi in 1999 against Arizona.

Seager, last season’s NL Rookie of the Year, homered with two outs in the fifth off catcher-turned-pitcher Christian Bethancourt, whose consecutive wild pitches in the fourth led to two of the three runs in the inning.

Bethancourt, who will be used out of the bullpen and behind the plate this season, got tagged for three runs, three hits and two walks in 1 1/3 innings.

Kershaw, who had 46 hits last season, singled leading off the fourth and scored on Justin Turner’s double.

The Padres’ runs came on Yangervis Solarte’s RBI

single in the first and Ryan Schimpf’s homer in the seventh.

UNDEFEATED KERSH Kershaw is 5-0 in seven opening-day starts with a 0.99 ERA, the second-lowest behind Rick Mahler’s 0.92 mark. Kershaw again dominated the Padres, improving to 15-6 with a 2.03 ERA while limiting hitters to a .191 average in 29 career starts.

VIN’S VOICE Vin Scully wasn’t in the Dodgers booth for an opener for the first time since 1950, having retired last season at age 88. Scully’s dulcet tones still resonated

in the ballpark. He narrated a video about opening day shown before the game and then turned it over to his 29-year-old successor Joe Davis, who introduced Wally Moon and Tom Lasorda for ceremonial first pitches.

BETHANCOURT INJURED On Bethancourt’s first wild pitch in the fourth, he ran to cover the plate and appeared to have been spiked by Andrew Toles’ slide. Bethancourt said he got cut inside his leg and on top of his kneecap.

“I just wanted to stay in the ballgame and just wanted to keep pitching and helping my team,” he said. “I was actually mad

TIMBERWOLVES SNAP BLAZERS’ SIX-GAME WINNING STREAK

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 34 points and 12 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped Portland’s six-game winning streak with a 110-109 victory over the Trail Blazers last night.

Andrew Wiggins scored 29 points and Ricky Rubio had 11 points, 16 assists and seven rebounds for the Timberwolves, who bounced back from an ugly home loss to Sacramento that eliminated them from postseason contention on Saturday.

Damian Lillard scored 25 points for Portland, but had a rough shooting night.

He made just 7 of 21 shots, including 3 of 11 3-pointers, and his potential game-winning pull-up jumper at the buzzer glanced off the rim. The Blazers lead Denver by 1½ games in the race for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

C.J. McCollum struggled as well, scoring 17 points on 5-for-14 shooting and 0 for 3 on 3s.

Al-Farouq Aminu scored 20 points and Maurice Harkless had 17 points, eight rebounds and a big block of a Rubio drive that gave the Blazers the ball back with 4.9 seconds to play.

Lillard got a clean look, but couldn’t knock it down and Portland missed a golden chance to pad its lead on Denver in a tense race.

It was the second game for Portland without Jusuf Nurkic, the big man who galvanised the team after coming over in a trade from Denver at the deadline, to a fractured right leg.

But they beat lowly Phoenix in their first game without him and went super-small on Monday against the Wolves with Aminu

TRAIL Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu (8) shoots the ball against Timberwolves centre Karl-Anthony Towns (32) last night. (AP) and Harkless seeing some time at centre.

The sleek lineup put the Blazers in control with a 34-point second quarter, but the 7-foot Towns had his way in the fourth. He scored 14 points in the period, including a big dunk for a 110-106 lead with 35 seconds to go.

MAKEUP GAME Both teams are set up for a difficult backto-backs because this game had to be shoehorned into the schedule. It was originally scheduled to be played on March 6, but had to be postponed when the players took the floor for pregame warmups and were sliding all over the place.

An ice sheet that was placed under the court so Target Center could host a college hockey tournament started to melt due to unseasonably warm weather. That caused condensation on the court that could not be corrected, so the league postponed the game.

STRUGGLING PADRES San Diego lost its third straight opener, all to the Dodgers, and fell to 21-28 on opening day. The Padres are 1-6 in their last seven games at Dodger Stadium.

The Padres, who have the second-youngest roster in the majors, haven’t won an opener since they beat the Dodgers in San Diego in 2014.

TRAINER’S ROOM Padres: They have six players hurt to start the season, with LHP Robbie Erlin and Colin Rea on the 60-day DL. Dodgers: RHP Pedro Baez (right wrist bruise), one of six players starting the season on the DL, is expected to return next week after rehabbing at Triple-A Oklahoma City.

UP NEXT LHP Clayton Richard starts for the Padres against RHP Kenta Maeda of the Dodgers today. Richard went 3-3 with a 2.41 ERA in nine starts for San Diego last season after the Cubs let him go in August. Maeda is 2-1 with a 3.27 ERA in four career starts against the Padres.

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IAAF says it has been hacked, IOC DENIES COVERING UP athlete medical info accessed 2008 OLYMPIC DOPING CASES MONACO (AP) — The governing body of track and field has been hacked by Fancy Bears, the group that previously attacked the World Anti-Doping Agency.

The IAAF said yesterday it believes the hack “has compromised athletes’ Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) applications stored on IAAF servers” during an unauthorised remote access to its network on February 21.

TUEs are permissions for athletes to take substances that would normally be banned, and are used by athletes around the world.

“Our first priority is to the athletes who have provided the IAAF with information that they believed would be secure and confidential,” IAAF President Sebastian Coe said in a statement.

“They have our sincerest apologies and our total commitment to continue to do everything in our power to remedy the situation.”

The IAAF said it had been in contact with athletes who have applied for TUEs since 2012.

Context Information Security, a British security company, said in a statement released by the IAAF that it discovered the attack.

“In January 2017, the IAAF contacted Context Information Security to conduct a proactive and thorough technical investigation across its systems, which led to the discovery of a sophisticated intrusion,” the company said. “Throughout the investigation, the IAAF have understood the importance and impact of the attack and have provided us comprehensive assistance.”

Coe, speaking in Aarhus, Denmark, ahead of a conference of global Olympic sports officials, said the IAAF is using the “world’s best people” to make the organisation’s computers safe.

“We have now done everything we possibly could to put new systems in place,” Coe said.

“The athletes had the right to expect that information given to us to be securely housed.

Unfortunately, it’s not the first time. Other organisations have been the subject of this and we

do of course deplore that, but it was very important that we discussed that with the athletes.”

WADA has previously said Fancy Bears originate from Russia, citing information from law enforcement agencies.

Russian officials have denied any links with Fancy Bears, but have praised the group’s previous publications, which they say undermined Western countries’ criticism of widespread use of banned substances by Russians.

The IAAF banned Russia’s team from competing internationally in 2015 after investigations by WADA found evidence of state-sponsored doping.

Fancy Bears began posting medical records of Olympians online last year, with US and British athletes making up a large proportion of those targeted. Only selected records were released, and no Russians with TUEs were named, even though records show dozens of TUEs had been granted there in recent years.

As of Monday, Fancy Bears’ website contained no mention of IAAF information.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC denied yesterday that it covered up doping cases from the 2008 Beijing Olympics after a German TV programme revealed that positive tests by Jamaican sprinters were not prosecuted.

German documentary maker Hajo Seppelt said “several” of the Caribbean island’s athletes had traces of clenbuterol, a banned muscle-building substance, in recent re-tests of eight-year-old urine samples.

No athletes were identified. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won three gold medals in world-record times and was the star of the Beijing Games.

The IOC said Monday it concluded there was no pattern of organised cheating, after consulting the World Anti-Doping Agency.

“After careful consideration, WADA informed the IOC further to the pattern analysis that the IOC had conducted that WADA could not find any significant and consistent pattern of abuse of clenbuterol in these cases and that it would be appropriate not to take these cases any further,” the

IOC said in a statement.

The low levels of clenbuterol found, “below 1ng/ml,” was in the range to suggest “potential meat contamination cases,” the IOC said.

China has a reputation for using clenbuterol in livestock farming to increase animals’ muscle, and Olympic athletes were warned of contamination risks before going to Beijing.

Without naming Jamaica, the IOC said the number of clenbuterol cases in the re-tests was widespread.

“During the re-analysis of the stored urine samples from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, the laboratory found in a number of cases of athletes from a number of countries and from a number of different sports, very low levels of clenbuterol,” the IOC said in a statement.

“We acknowledge that the clenbuterol meat contamination issue is unsatisfactory,” WADA director general Olivier Niggli said in a WADA statement. “We will continue to invest in scientific research to try to solve this issue as quickly as possible.”

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SATURDAY

Partly sunny and warm

Mainly clear

Warm with sunshine and some clouds

A t‑storm in spots in the afternoon

Sunny and beautiful

Mostly cloudy

High: 88°

Low: 70°

High: 87° Low: 70°

High: 89° Low: 71°

High: 84° Low: 65°

High: 82° Low: 64°

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92° F

73° F

92°-73° F

94°-71° F

89°-63° F

88°-65° F

High: 87° F/31° C Low: 73° F/23° C

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ABACO

S

N

High: 80° F/27° C Low: 73° F/23° C

8‑16 knots

S

High: 88° F/31° C Low: 72° F/22° C

7‑14 knots

FT. LAUDERDALE

FREEPORT

High: 88° F/31° C Low: 75° F/24° C

E

W S

E

W

WEST PALM BEACH

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High: 85° F/29° C Low: 71° F/22° C

MIAMI

High: 89° F/32° C Low: 76° F/24° C

6‑12 knots

KEY WEST

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 79° F/26° C

High: 88° F/31° C Low: 70° F/21° C

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High: 81° F/27° C Low: 74° F/23° C

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tiDes For nassau High Today

Ht.(ft.)

Low

Ht.(ft.)

2:42 a.m.

3:13 p.m.

2.9 2.3

9:15 a.m.

9:25 p.m.

0.1 0.0

Wednesday 3:49 a.m.

4:21 p.m.

2.8 2.4

10:20 a.m. 0.1 10:33 p.m. 0.0

Thursday

4:52 a.m.

5:24 p.m.

2.8 2.5

11:21 a.m. 0.0 11:36 p.m. 0.0

Friday

5:50 a.m.

6:19 p.m.

2.8 2.6

12:14 p.m. ‑0.1 ‑‑‑‑‑ ‑‑‑‑‑

Saturday

6:41 a.m.

7:07 p.m.

2.8 2.7

12:32 a.m. ‑0.1 1:01 p.m. ‑0.2

Sunday

7:26 a.m.

7:50 p.m.

2.8 2.8

1:21 a.m. ‑0.2 1:43 p.m. ‑0.3

Monday

8:08 a.m.

8:31 p.m.

2.7 2.9

2:06 a.m. ‑0.2 2:22 p.m. ‑0.3

sun anD moon Sunrise Sunset

6:58 a.m.

7:28 p.m.

Moonrise Moonset

1:39 p.m.

2:23 a.m.

Full

Last

New

First

Apr. 11

Apr. 19

Apr. 26

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CAT ISLAND

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High: 83° F/28° C Low: 75° F/24° C

N

S

E

W

6‑12 knots

S

7‑14 knots Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Statistics are for Nassau through 2 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 82° F/28° C Low .................................................... 71° F/22° C Normal high ....................................... 80° F/27° C Normal low ........................................ 68° F/20° C Last year’s high ................................. 90° F/32° C Last year’s low ................................... 76° F/24° C Precipitation As of 2 p.m. yesterday ................................. 0.00” Year to date ................................................. 1.93” Normal year to date ..................................... 4.61”

ELEUTHERA

NASSAU

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ANDROS

SAN SALVADOR

GREAT EXUMA

High: 83° F/28° C Low: 75° F/24° C

High: 83° F/28° C Low: 75° F/24° C

N

High: 84° F/29° C Low: 73° F/23° C

E

W S

LONG ISLAND

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High: 84° F/29° C Low: 75° F/24° C

7‑14 knots

MAYAGUANA High: 83° F/28° C Low: 76° F/24° C

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CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS RAGGED ISLAND High: 83° F/28° C Low: 77° F/25° C

H

High: 83° F/28° C Low: 76° F/24° C

GREAT INAGUA High: 85° F/29° C Low: 77° F/25° C

N

E

W

E

W

N

S

S

7‑14 knots

8‑16 knots

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

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WINDS S at 7‑14 Knots S at 6‑12 Knots SE at 6‑12 Knots SE at 6‑12 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 8‑16 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots SSE at 7‑14 Knots SE at 6‑12 Knots S at 8‑16 Knots S at 8‑16 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots SE at 6‑12 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots E at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 8‑16 Knots ESE at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 8‑16 Knots ESE at 8‑16 Knots SSE at 6‑12 Knots SE at 4‑8 Knots E at 7‑14 Knots E at 7‑14 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots

WAVES 4‑7 Feet 3‑5 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 3‑6 Feet 3‑5 Feet 3‑6 Feet 3‑6 Feet 3‑6 Feet 3‑6 Feet 3‑5 Feet 2‑4 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 3‑6 Feet 3‑6 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 4‑8 Feet 4‑8 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet

VISIBILITY 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles

WATER TEMPS. 74° F 74° F 80° F 80° F 76° F 76° F 78° F 78° F 78° F 78° F 79° F 79° F 77° F 77° F 79° F 79° F 78° F 78° F 78° F 77° F 77° F 77° F 78° F 78° F 79° F 79° F

PAGE 8, Tuesday, April 4, 2017

THE TRIBUNE

Team Bahamas ready for road’ to Curacao

FROM PAGE 1 est possible.”

The strength as indicated

by Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ president Rosamunde Carey in making the announcement of the team on Sunday is the under-18 male and female division.

“In the male, we have persons like Adrian Curry and Denvaughn Whymns, who have performed exceptionally well this year, so we are looking for some great things from them,” Darville stressed.

“Devine Parker and Megan Moss are the two who stand out. And so the overall team, our under-20 will definitely have to fight because we know that they are fit for the fight because we have persons like Tavonte Mott and Charisma Taylor, who have been there before

and have won medals. So I think we will be ready.”

Now that the team has been selected, Darville said the management team, headed by Mildred Adderley, will be ensuring that all of the athletes’ paperwork is completed and their passports and visas are up to date.

“We don’t want any surprises when we get ready to travel,” Darville pointed out. “We want to make sure that all of these athletes are able to travel.

“Thereafter, we will allow the athletes to remain working out with their coaches because it’s their coaches who got them to this point. We don’t want to change any regimen.”

Once they would have assembled the entire team together, Darville said they will place some emphasis on getting the athletes ready to compete in the 4 x 100 and

CARIFTA HERE WE COME: The CARIFTA management team held a meeting with the parents and athletes yesterday to lay out the rules and regulations for Team Bahamas ahead of their trip to Curacao for this year’s CARIFTA Track and Field Championships.

Photos: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff 4 x 400 metre relays, which are normally the highlight of the games.

“Overall, the athletes are familiar with each other, but we just want them to jell so that when we get

over there, they know that we are one team representing the Bahamas,” Darville pointed out.

“Hopefully we can come back with the success and the victory.”

Based on the make-up of the team, Darville said there are about 20 athletes who will be participating in the games for the first time, so they are hoping that they will perform as expected.

“The goal is to surpass what we did last year,” said Darville of Team Bahamas that finished second in the medal haul behind Jamaica, but third in the gold rush behind Jamaica and Barbados.

“We won a lot of medals last year, but we need to win gold medals in order to be in the fight with countries like Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados.”

As usual, Team Bahamas will be dressed in their uniforms as they attend the 10:30 am church service at Bahamas Harvest, pastored

by Mario Moxey. Immediately following the service, they will be feted to lunch.

During their various practice sessions, Darville said they intend to bring in a number of speakers, some of whom competed before, as they inspire the athletes to go out and perform at their best in Curacao.