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TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018

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Gibson advances to 400m hurdles final EVANS

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net GOLD Coast, Australia — National record holder Jeffery Gibson said he didn’t anticipate running as slow as he did, but he’s grateful that it was good enough to get him into the final of the men’s 400 metre hurdles at the XXI Commonwealth Games.

As he began competition for Team Bahamas on day three of the track and field segment at the Carrara Stadium, Gibson had to come-from-behind for a second place finish in the last of three heats in 49.75 for an automatic qualifying spot in the final, despite placing 10th overall in the standings.

The final is set for Thursday at 7:45 pm (Australian time).

“I was a bit weary about how I would run today,” said Gibson

after the race. “In my training sessions, I made some changes to my approach to the hurdles and which leg, so I wasn’t exactly confident about which leg I would use over each hurdle. As I approached each hurdle, I was a little hesitant about it.”

However, Gibson’s approach over the 10 flights of hurdles didn’t have that much effect because he remained in contention until the pack came off the final curve and into the home stretch. That was where Gibson used his 6-foot, 1-inch frame to stretch it out and stayed behind Kenya’s Nicholas Kiplagat Bett, the winner in 49.24.

Gibson, 27, is going after his second medal at the Commonwealth Games after picking up a bronze in 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland.

He came back in 2015 at the IAAF World Championships in

JEFFERY Gibson has made it into the final of the 400m hurdles Beijing, China, where he also won a bronze. However, last year at the

Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he could only muster a 46th place overall as he failed to get out of the heats.

Now training in Florida, Gardiner said things are a lot different and he expects to be ready for the final.

“I like it. I’ve never been to Australia, so I’m taking it bit by bit,” he said. “Hopefully in the Bahamas, I will be able to perform a lot better.”

Among his training partners in Florida is Steven Gardiner, who over the weekend added the men’s 200m national record to his ledger in the men’s 400m. The new 200/400m double national record holder will not be here competing as he remains in the US taking care of his green card issue.

Gardiner said there was a lot of buzz in the Games Village from Team Bahamas about Gardiner’s impressive 19.75 clocking.

“I expected it out of him because he trains with me, so I knew he was capable of doing it,” Gardiner summed up.

Miller-Uibo, Strachan through to 200m semis

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

GOLD Coast, Australia — The Bahamas will have three competitors in the semi-final of the 200 metres at the XXI Commonwealth Games.

National record holder Shaunae Miller-Uibo, who opted not to contest the 400m, led the way by producing the fourth fastest qualifying time when she ran 22.95 seconds to easily win the third of five heats. Her nearest rival in the race was Janet Amponsah of Ghana, whose time of 23.66 placed her 19th overall in the event that still has Bahamian Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie as the games’ record holder in 22.20 - posted in 2002 in Manchester, England.

Joining Miller-Uibo in the women’s semi-final on Wednesday will be Anthonique Strachan, who clocked 23.52 for fourth place in heat two to earn one of the four automatic spots. She ended up 15th on the list as she trailed England’s Asha Williams through the finish line in her victory in 23.28 for ninth overall.

The top three qualifiers were Canada’s Crystal Emmanuel in 22.72, Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson in 22.87 and her compatriot Shashalee Forbes did 22.88. Olympic champion Elaine Thompson of Jamaica followed Miller-Uibo with the fifth fastest time of 23.09.

And while Shavez Hart withdrew in the third of nine heats of the men’s half-lap race because of an injury, Teray Smith pulled through the second automatic spot in 20.82 in heat four.

GOLD COAST, Australia — Katrina Seymour lowered her national record, but her time of 55.69 seconds was just shy of the eighth and final spot for the final of the women’s 400 metre hurdles

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By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net GOLD Coast, Australia — Joanna Evans, having had a couple days off to relax and enjoy her stay in the Games Village, clinched her berth in the final of the women’s 400 metre freestyle.

Competing during the morning session of the final day of competition in swimming at the Optus Aquatic Centre, Evans clocked four minutes and 12.38 seconds for third place in the second of three heats to earn her berth in the final.

She came in behind England’s Holly Hibbott, the winner in 4:11.65 and Scotland’s Camilla Hattersley, who was second in 4:12.26.

Evans split her first 50m in 29.38, dropped to 31.40 at 100m for 1:00.78; did 31.93 for 1:32.71 at 150m; 32.27 for 2:04.98 at 200m; 32.10 for 2:37.08 at 250m; 31.85 for 3:08.93 for 300m; 32.11 for 3:41.04 at 350m and closed out with 31.34 in the last 50m to end up sixth overall.

In the final, Evans swam out of lane seven.

The flag bearer at the Games, Evans - a junior at Texas A&M - opened up on the first day of competition for Team Bahamas with 12th overall and 4th in her heat in the women’s 200m

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CYCLING: ‘BIGGIE’ 52ND OVERALL IN TIME TRIALS

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

SHAUNAE Miller-Uibo (far right) in action in the heats of the 200 metres yesterday. She advanced to the final with Anthonique Strachan (inset).

The semi-finals are scheduled for Wednesday night.

Miller-Uibo too quick Without any push from her competitors, Miller-Uibo came off the curve well in control of her

heat and wasn’t challenged as she coasted through to the finish line.

“It felt good. It was my season opener, so I was just trying to get a feel for it,” said Miller-Uibo about her performance. “My main thing

was just to work on my start. It felt good for now.”

In the semis at 8:18pm (Australian time), Miller-Uibo will get her

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Seymour lowers her national record in 400m hurdles

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

CLINCHES BERTH IN 400M FREE FINAL

set for Thursday night at the XXI Commonwealth Games.

The 25-year-old, making her second appearance at the games, had making the final as one of her goals here at the Carrara Stadium.

But she will settle for a personal best time that lowered her previous national record of 56.86 that she set in Greensboro in 2016.

“I came here with the intention of running a personal best and making the final,” said Seymour, who was fourth in the first of two heats. “I didn’t get into the final, but I was pleased with my performance.”

Jamaica’s Ristananna Tracy beat out Seymour at the tape for third place in 55.66 for the eighth and final spot. Seymour was the mix

of the field through the first half of the race.

Going onto the final bend, she slipped behind. But coming down the home stretch, she turned the heat on, only to run out of real estate at the end.

“I have been working on my start and pace my position in the race,” Seymour said. “But I knew that I have the ability to come back, so I tried. I hope I can get into the final because that is one of my goals here.”

Despite not getting in, Seymour said she was just delighted to be here and competing at the international level again. She was 19th in her first Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, so she was definitely pleased to have moved up the ladder here in her second games.

KATRINA SEYMOUR has set a new national record in the 400m hurdles.

GOLD Coast, Australia — Anthony ‘Biggie’ Colebrook wasn’t a happy cyclist in his XXI Commonwealth Games debut.

Before he started competing in the men’s time trials, he was told that he had to make some adjustments to his bike in order for him to compete in the 38.5 kilometre race at Currumbin Beachfront.

As stipulated by international rules, he complied and did the course in one hour, 10 minutes and 59.85 seconds.

That placed him 52nd overall in a field of 53 competitors who completed the course. He beat out Jeff Esparon, who was 53rd in 111:15.25. One other competitor, Mahmoud Keita, did not finish.

The 21-year-old Colebrook, who resides in Grand Bahama, had a split of 22:42.47 for 53rd in the first 10.75km; 12:32.83 (51st) for 35:15.30 (53rd) through 17.38km and 28.47.15 (51st)for 1:04:02.45 for 33.9 km. His final split was 7:12.80.

Cameron Meyer added to Australia’s gold rush by taking the title in 48:13.04.

The silver went to Harry Tanfield of England in 48:43.30 and Hamish Bond of New Zealand captured the bronze in 48:45.45.

Prior to the race, manager/coach Rowshan Jones said despite the problems that Colebrook encountered, he will use it as a tune-up for the road race when he teams up with Jay

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THE TRIBUNE

Powerade Potcakeman Triathlon on April 15 REGISTER BEFORE THE DEADLINE ON FRIDAY, APRIL 13 THE sixth annual Powerade Potcakeman Triathlon is all set to kick off at Jaws Beach on Sunday, April 15.

Following impacts of the hurricane season last year, the race directors of the island nation’s premier triathlon have brought the race forward. They feel the new date will also offer cooler temperatures for participants and a more enjoyable overall race experience.

This year’s triathlon will also feature just one race distance, an exciting combo of the sprint and Olympic events.

The ocean swim will be 1,000m long, followed by three bike loops totalling 28k finishing with a 7k run along the trails at Clifton Heritage Park.

Participants can choose to either do the full triathlon or join with two others and compete in a relay team.

Following the adult contest, kids will be able to compete in either a Junior or Puppy distance ‘Aquathon’ which is a short swim followed by a run.

Race director Sarah Kennedy encourages anyone still wishing to register to do so before the closing deadline on Friday, April 13. “This is probably going to be the most competitive race to date “ she said.

“We have competitors travelling from USA, Canada and UK to compete and we can’t wait to

ABOVE: Julie Salas crosses the finish line at last year’s event. TOP: Kids get ready to take part in the Splash and Dash. RIGHT: Viviane Proffitt, sponsored by The Pet Food Institute, in action after the swim segment of the race in 2017. TOP RIGHT: Janelle Sands enjoying her bike leg of the triathlon. see who will be crowned the new champions.”

All finishers will receive a dri-fit t-shirt, swag bag, a unique glittered finisher medal and be rewarded with a refreshing Heineken beer and a Dunkin Donut.

In addition to presenting partners Powerade, the event is being sponsored by Subway, Purina, Aliv, Think Simple, Happy Pets Animal Hospital, Higgs & Johnson,

KMPG, Albany, JS Johnson, Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty, The Pet Food Institute, Dunkin’ Donuts, Heineken and Blue Swim. There will also be a raffle draw on race day, the top prize being a Jamis Earth cruiser bike donated from Cycles Unlimited.

The race is being organised by the non-profit organisation Baark! (Bahamas Alliance for Animal

Rights and Kindness). All money raised from the event will go towards their spay/neuter and education programmes all over the Bahamas. They completed over 1,900 sterilisations in 2017 and over 8,000 total since forming in 2010.

More information and registration link for both events can be found at the website www.potcakeman. com

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Mathieu ends up 23rd overall in 400m

By BRENT STUBBS Snior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net GOLD Coast, Australia — Even though he was the recipient of the 24th and final spot by virtue of a disqualification, Michael Mathieu would have preferred to be preparing for the men’s 4 x 400 metre rather than running in the semi-final of the men’s 400m at the XXI Commonwealth Games.

Still trying to shake off the jet lag and get adjusted to the time difference, Mathieu admitted that he wasn’t fully ready for the 400m so early in the schedule and it showed in his performance at the Carrara Stadium.

An eighth place finish in the second of three heats in 47.44 seconds was certainly not what he expected, but he accepted it.

“This one feels better, but I still feel tired,” said Mathieu about coming back from running the preliminaries the day before with a fifth place in his heat in 46.97. “My body just doesn’t seem like it’s right there yet.

I’m competing against guys

who would have been here from two weeks ago. So it’s hard to catch up coming here so late.”

Running out of lane three, Mathieu tried to make up the stagger on the back stretch, but by the time he came off the final bend, the field had already pulled away from him with Grenada’s Bralon Taplin surging to the line in 45.44 for the third fastest qualifying time for the final.

Mathieu ended up in 23rd position.

Mathieu was originally 25th in the preliminaries, but awarded the 24th and final qualifying spot after Great Britain’s Michael HudsonSmith, the top qualifier, was disqualified.

Now with at least three days to fully recover before the start of the 4 x 400m heats are ran on Friday, Mathieu said he’s looking forward to joining the rest of the guys in the pool, including Stephen ‘Dirty’ Newbold, Alonzo Russell and Ramon Miller, where they hope to make a good showing.

“The guys are hungry,” Mathieu said. “I know they wanted to get into the 400m, but at the technical

MICHAEL Mathieu admitted that he wasn’t fully ready for the 400m so early in the schedule and it showed in his performance at the Carrara Stadium. meeting, they couldn’t get in. So they have to wait for the relay. I know I was hoping that I would only run the relay, but I had to run because I was already included to compete.”

As the games move into the third day of competition, the Bahamas will see Jeffrey Gibson contest lane five in the first of three heats of the men’s 400m

hurdles at 11:31 am and will be followed by Katrina Seymour in lane seven in the first of two heats of the women’s 400m hurdles.

On their heels will be the preliminaries of the women’s 200m where Anthonique Strachan will run out of lane seven in the second heat and Shaunae Miller-Uibo, who declined to compete in the 400m,

will run out of lane five in the third heat. There are five heats and the first four and the next four fastest finishers will advance to the semifinal.

And on the men’s side, Shavez Hart will be back to improve on his dismal showing in the 100m when h run out of lane one in the third heat and Teray Smith will trail him in the

same position in the fourth heat. With nine heats on the schedule, the top two and the next six fastest losers will book their ticket to the semifinal.

While the Bahamas have already gotten two competitors in the men’s high jump final in Donald Thomas and Jamal Wilson going head-to-head on Wednesday, Tamara Myers will have the luxury of competing directly out of the final of the women’s triple jump where she will be the first competitor on the run way at 7:35 pm.

Also on Tuesday, the swimming competition will come to a close at the Optus Aquatic Centre where Joanna Evans will swim out of lane three in the women’s 400m freestyle at 10:43 am and Izaak Bastian will make his splash in the men’s 200m individual medley in lane eight in the last of three heats.

Team Bahamas will have a busy day as Adrian Rollins, the Bahamas’ oldest competitor at age 54, will make his debut for table tennis at the Oxenford Studios at 11:30 am against Rohan Sirisena from Sri Lanka and Anthony ‘Biggie’ Colebrooke will be featured in the men’s cycling time trials at the 11:18 am at the Currumbin Beachfront.

EVANS CLINCHES BERTH IN 400M FREE FINAL FROM PAGE 1

ANTHONIQUE STRACHAN (far left) in action yesterday.

Miller-Uibo, Strachan through to 200m semis FROM PAGE 1 first real test here when she is matched next to Thompson. MillerUibo will occupy lane six and Thompson will follow in five.

“I am just trying to make it through each round. The goal here is to get to the final,” said MillerUibo of the final set for Thursday at 9:38pm. “It’s good to be with the team again and representing the Bahamas.”

As a side note, Miller-Uibo said she’s pleased with what she saw from Steven Gardiner. “He’s doing a great job. He said he was ready to go under 21 and he did it, so I’m proud of him,” Miller-Uibo stated.

Strachan battled back After getting off to a shaky start, Strachan was able to power her way back into contention as she came down the home stretch for her fourth place.

“This was my first race for the season, so this was an opener for me,” stated Strachan, who is now training in Jamaica with Thompson. “It was really good. I felt like I started with everybody, which I rarely do. The transition phase was a little sloppy because it was not what I was told to do, but it was okay overall.”

Her performance gave her lane eight in the last of the three semifinal heats. In the end, the first two in each heat and the next two

fastest losers will book their spots in the final.

Smith clinched his berth Like Strachan, Smith will have to run out of lane eight in the last of the men’s three heats of the 200m semis at 9:06pm on Wednesday.

Smith said he was quite pleased with his performance in the first round where he clocked 20.82 to trail Julius Morris of Montserrat, the winner in 20.67.

“I felt real good,” he said. I was just happy to go out there and try and work it out.”

The 23-year-old Grand Bahamian said if he can continue to aim for one of the top two spots, he should get into the final set for Thursday at 9:56pm.

CYCLING: ‘BIGGIE’ 52ND OVERALL IN TIME TRIALS FROM PAGE 1 Major Jr. They will compete 12:30pm Saturday (Australian time) on the same course in Currumbin Beachfront.

“We started off with a disadvantage with the technical issue that we had to deal with on his bike,” Major said. “It’s unfortunate, but we will look forward to our best event, the road race, which

is more suited for us and the bikes that we brought here to compete on.

“Before all the technical difficulties, we were looking at least a top 20 finish, but now we have to concentrate on the road race where we hope to once again finish in the top 20-30,” Major Jr projected.

“I know Biggie wasn’t too pleased with what happened in the time trials, but he will bounce back for the road race.”

When asked what happened to Hart, who did not start heat two, Smith said he told him that he suffered an injury during the warm up and decided not to compete anymore.

Hart didn’t advance out of the first round of the men’s 100m where he placed 3rd in his heat in 10.56 for the 23rd position.

And Smith, who is a training partner now with Steven Gardiner in Florida, said he only wished that the Bahamian 200/400m national record holder would go back to concentrating on the 400m after he broke the national 200m record in 19.75 over the weekend. “He needs to let me get a chance to break it,” Smith said.

freestyle in 2:01.75. Also yesterday at the Optus Aquatic Centre, Izaak Bastian wrapped up his Commonwealth Games’ debut with an eighth place finish in the men’s 200m individual medley in 2:12.87 for 21st overall.

The 17-year-old graduating student of St Andrew’s School in Florida, who is heading to Florida State in August to begin his collegiate career, had splits of 26.90 in the first 50m butterfly, 35.46 for 1:02.36 through 100m backstroke; 38.16 for 1:40.52 at 150m breaststroke and 32.35 in his freestyle.

Coming off his impressive showing at the CARIFTA Games in Kingston, Jamaica, Bastian also contested the men’s 50m breaststroke where he advanced to the semi-final for an eighth place in his heat in 29.28 for 15th overall and he also competed in the 50m freestyle where he was sixth in his heat in 24.07 for 31st overall.

Two other Bahamians competed in the meet. Lilly Higgs was 22nd overall and 8th in her heat in the women’s 100m breaststroke in 1:12.78 and 16th overall and 5th in her heat in the women’s 200m breaststroke.

N’Nyhn Fernander only did one event where he was 28th overall and 8th in his heat in the men’s 50m butterfly in 25.39 before he got sick and was unable to contest the 100m butterfly, nor the 100m freestyle. He was admitted to sick bay in isolation for two days.

A DISAPPOINTED Anthony Colebrook (centre) is flanked by manager Roshawn Jones (left) and road race teammate Jay Major Jr (right).

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Thunder clinch playoff spot MIAMI (AP) — Paul George scored 27 points, Russell Westbrook got his 25th triple-double of the season and the Oklahoma City Thunder clinched a playoff spot with a 115-93 win over the Miami Heat last night.

Westbrook finished with 23 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists for the Thunder, who were down 18 in the opening minutes before outscoring the Heat 39-12 in the fourth.

The 27-point margin was the third-worst for any quarter in Heat history, and the worst ever in a game at Miami.

Jerami Grant scored 17 points and Carmelo Anthony added 11 for Oklahoma City, which made 14 3-pointers.

Josh Richardson scored 18 points and Hassan Whiteside added 16 for the Heat, whose playoff seed won’t be decided until the season-finales Wednesday.

Justise Winslow and Tyler Johnson each scored 12 for Miami, and James Johnson added 11.

CAVALIERS 123, KNICKS 109 NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James had 26 points and 11 assists, Kevin Love scored 28 points, and the Cavaliers got their 50th win and another Central Division title by beating the Knicks.

The Cavaliers pulled within a half-game of Philadelphia for the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference, bouncing back from their loss to the 76ers on Friday and winning for the sixth time in seven games.

They reached 50 wins for the fourth time in four seasons since James returned from Miami and the 11th time in franchise history.

J.R. Smith and Jordan Clarkson added 16 points apiece for the Cavaliers, who made 19 3-pointers and won for the ninth straight

time at Madison Square Garden.

Michael Beasley scored 20 points for the Knicks in their final home game of the season, which opened a home-and-home series.

Rookie Frank Ntilikina added a career-high 17 and Courtney Lee also had 17.

10 rebounds, while Bismark Biyombo had 14 points.

Bledsoe had 20 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for Milwaukee.

RAPTORS 108, PISTONS 98 DETROIT (AP) — Jonas Valanciunas scored 25 points, and the Raptors scored the first 13 points of the fourth quarter before holding on for a victory over the Pistons.

Detroit was without injured stars Andre Drummond and Blake Griffin for its home finale, but the Pistons still led by 17 in the first half.

The margin was only three, however, at halftime, and Detroit managed only 38 points over the final two quarters.

Detroit is out of playoff contention, and Toronto had already wrapped up the top seed in the Eastern Conference.

The Raptors played without Fred VanVleet and Serge Ibaka.

Luke Kennard led Detroit with 20 points and Reggie Jackson scored 16 with nine assists.

Langston Galloway had 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting.

NETS 114, BULLS 105 NEW YORK (AP) — Allen Crabbe scored 20 of his career-high 41 points in the first quarter and the Nets beat the Bulls for their first three-game winning streak this season.

D’Angelo Russell had 21 points and 11 assists, and Spencer Dinwiddie scored 20 points for the Nets, who had not won three straight since April 1-4, 2017.

Former Net Sean Kilpatrick was one of seven players for the Bulls to score in double figures, tallying 16 points. Cameron Payne had 15 for Chicago, which has lost its last three games.

Brooklyn hit 18 3-pointers in its first game since falling one shy of the NBA record with 24 in a rout of Chicago on Saturday.

Crabbe celebrated his 26th birthday by going 8 of 11 from deep Monday.

TIMBERWOLVES 113, GRIZZLIES 94 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns slammed his way to 24 points and grabbed 18 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who toughed out a victory over the Grizzlies to move one step closer to a long-sought spot in the playoffs.

Jeff Teague added 24 points and Jimmy Butler scored 15 points for the Timberwolves, who trailed by 10 points early before taking over against a depleted Grizzlies team that beat them 101-93 exactly two weeks ago in one of their worst losses of

OKLAHOMA City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony (7) dunks against Miami Heat guards Goran Dragic (7) and Wayne Ellington (2) in the first half last night in Miami.

(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) the season. Towns had five dunks to help ignite the crowd.

Ben McLemore had 18 points for the Grizzlies, who moved one loss closer to a prime lottery pick.

The Wolves entered the evening with more than just payback on the agenda.

They had the opportunity to secure their first appearance in the playoffs since Kevin Garnett was

patrolling the post with Latrell Sprewell as a wing man and Sam Cassell running the offense in 2004.

BUCKS 102, MAGIC 86 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Shabazz Muhammad scored a season-high 22 points and helped spark a key thirdquarter run, Eric Bledsoe had a triple-double and the Bucks beat the Magic.

The Bucks leapfrogged Miami for sixth in the Eastern Conference. The Heat lost to Oklahoma City on Monday.

Milwaukee won its second straight game without Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is resting a sore right ankle. Both victories came against 50-loss teams.

Nikola Vucevic led Orlando with 17 points and

SPURS 98, KINGS 85 SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Rudy Gay scored 18 points, Manu Ginobili had 17 and the Spurs rallied late to beat the Kings and clinch their 21st straight postseason appearance.

Sacramento, which was eliminated from the postseason on March 11, led by 14 points before being outscored 38-19 in the fourth quarter.

Reserves Gay, Ginobili and Bryn Forbes combined for 25 points in the fourth quarter. Forbes finished with 11 points total.Willie Cauley-Stein led Sacramento with 25 points and 10 rebounds.

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Don’t be surprised if the Dolphins draft a QB! FOR all of you Ryan Tannehill fans out there, look away now. You aren’t going to like this week’s column.

WHEELING AND DEALING The Miami Dolphins are currently sitting at the No. 11 overall position in this year’s NFL Draft, but Todd McShay of ESPN has maintained to his credit, the Dolphins moving up to draft their quarterback of the future.

McShay has the Dolphins jumping up from No. 11 to No. 6 with the Colts to draft Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield.

McShay offered these thoughts on the Dolphins QB situation: “If Denver passes on Mayfield, I think Miami pounces and moves up to get him.

Moving up wouldn’t bankrupt Miami from a draft capital standpoint.

The Dolphins like Ryan Tannehill when he’s healthy, but they can’t trust him to stay on the field.”

MORE TIME WITH THE TRAINERS THAN ON THE FIELD Tannehill has proven to be unreliable in regards to staying healthy, period.

Tannehill, who will be 30 in July, has had two knee injuries the last two years, and has effectively been out of football for the past 21 months.

Mayfield would give the Dolphins a quarterback to groom, while giving the team a solid insurance plan just in case Tannehill can’t stay healthy.

THE COURTING PROCESS The Dolphins are expected to fly Mayfield to Davie to have him meet with the organisation’s top brass. They will also give him a private exam while he is at the team facility.

The Dolphins haven’t hidden how enamored of Mayfield they are. And would most certainly entertain moving up and

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drafting him if they had the opportunity.

Last week at the NFL owners meetings, Dolphins head coach Adam Gase spoke about how he and Mayfield hit it off.

“We’re close in personality probably, I enjoy watching him play. I like the way he plays. That whole group of guys … It’s rare that you’re talking about this many guys at the top of the draft.

“Whoever is getting who, you’re getting good players across the board. You’re getting guys that are confident. You’re getting guys with a lot of talent. Really,

it’s going to be kind of really your flavour as far as quarterback goes.

“I think Baker’s personality is something that’s infectious to other guys. I think there’s a competitiveness that you love to see.

You can tell that he doesn’t want to lose at anything that he’s doing.

“It doesn’t matter if football … I don’t know what else he could possibly be doing, but whatever it is, he wants to win at. As a coach, you always love guys like that.”

If that isn’t the proverbial handwriting on the wall, I don’t know what else is?

OKLAHOMA QB Baker Mayfield passes during a drill at an NCAA college football Pro Day workout in Norman, Oklahoma, on March 14.

(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) Change is coming “DolFans”.

Now does it equate to wins long term?

That remains to be seen.

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Leashja Grant earns Female Athlete of the Year and Women’s Basketball MVP

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net HER first season playing collegiate basketball in Canada was a dominant one and Leashja Grant was awarded for her efforts by the Lakehead Thunderwolves Athletic programme.

Grant earned the Female Athlete of the Year and Women’s Basketball Most Valuable Player awards when Lakehead Athletics celebrated the 2017-2018 season at their Annual Awards Gala.

She averaged 22.3 points and 14.1 points per game over the course of the season and was named Ontario University Athletics Player of the Year and a U SPORTS 1st Team All-Canadian.

Grant not only led the conference but also ranked as the second-leading scorer and top rebounder in the country. Grant also holds the U SPORTS record for most rebounds in a single season with 338 in 24 games.

“I am extremely proud of Leashja Grant. In just her first year in the OUA she broke the all-time rebound record for a season and has set the standard as a double-double machine. I also feel that she has just started

to figure out what it takes to elevate her and her team’s game to an elite level,” Thunderwolves head coach Jon Kreiner said on the school’s athletic website.

“We feel that Leashja will come back to Lakehead University next season stronger than ever and motivated to break more records while taking us closer to our goal of winning an OUA title.”

Grant, the 6’ 2” forward, is pursuing an honours bachelor in psychology.

“Performing on and off the court is something that I’m used to,” Grant said in an interview with The Tribune earlier this season.

“It’s an every day lifestyle that I’m accustomed. But it’s really great to start the year off the way I did. I give all praise and glory to God. I want to thank my family and my friends, especially my dad, for never giving up on me. I’m trying to play as hard as I can on and off the court and be able to play at my best.”

Once she’s done in Canada, Grant said she hopes to pursue a professional contract in the Women’s National Basketball Association where she would like to play alongside Grand Bahamian Jonquel Jones of the Connecticut Sun. If that doesn’t work out, Grant said she would

YOLETT McPheeMcCuin, at a press conference in Oxford, Mississippi, was officially introduced as the head coach of the women’s basketball programme at Ole Miss.

“The number one goal for the programme will be to be better every day, and be better tomorrow than we were the day before,” McPhee-McCuin said.

“That is the focus, and you will hear that a lot, that will be the staple - to get better. The people that I’m going to bring in here and the support that we have is going to put us in a situation where you will be able to witness the process of growth. Anytime that you come on and are building a program – by the way, this is prime real estate here at Ole Miss – you need to be focused on bringing people that understand to embrace the process of growth.”

McPhee-McCuin made the Dolphins a dominant team in the Atlantic Sun

Conference and finished with a 94-63 record (50-24 in ASUN play) and three postseason appearances.

“When Ole Miss opened up, I was just blown away.

I’m unfamiliar with the SEC as far as coaching in it, but I’ve been in the ACC, the Big East, overseas internationally, so I’m not unfamiliar to talent. When Ole Miss opened up I was excited because this is the SEC, it’s the best conference in the country. I do my research too, and this guy (Ross) is a phenomenal leader. His vision is infectious. It’s prime real estate.

This is a place where we can do the unthinkable and the unimaginable. One of my good friends, Dabo Swinney, always everything is impossible until you make it happen. I’m excited about the challenge. When I took over Jacksonville, we didn’t have much. And I’m leaving it, I’m proud to say, way better than I found it.”

Ross Bjork, Ole Miss Rebels vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics, said coach Yo’s heritage and track record made her a top priority in the programme’s

WARDRICK WILSON TO JOIN GATORS IN FALL 2019

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

LEASHJA GRANT, of the Bahamas, has been awarded Female Athlete of the Year and Women’s Basketball Most Valuable Player by the Lakehead Thunderwolves Athletic programme at the Annual Awards Gala. be content with playing pro ball overseas in Europe and eventually returning home to the Bahamas to do some coaching with her father.

Prior to this season in Canada, Grant last played collegiately for the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Big 12 at the NCAA Division I level during the 2015-16 season She averaged 7.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game for the Red Raiders in her

lone season in Lubbock, Texas.

Visa issues prevented Grant from returning to the Red Raiders for a second season and forced her to sit out a year.

She spent the past offseason with a noteworthy appearance on the women’s senior national team for the second time. Despite a 5th place finish at the Women’s Centrobasket Championships, Grant led

the Bahamas and averaged a double double with 15.6 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.

Prior to her time with Texas Tech, Grant played at the junior college level with the Trinity Valley Community College Cardinals.

In her sophomore and final season with the Cardinals, Grant averaged a double double with 12.1 points and 12.9 rebounds per game.

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YOLETT McPhee-McCuin has been officially introduced as head coach of the women’s basketball programme at Ole Miss. recruitment. “Coach Yo is a proven winner,” Bjork said.

“She is a recruiting machine. She develops players. These interpersonal relationships she will develop with her team is a must in college athletics today. She cares about academics. She’s disciplined.

She has passion. She has integrity.

“And above all, she is a leader. The other thing that’s important, and we talked about this, (are)

expectations for our basketball programme. We also wanted a leader who has vision like we do, really someone who would grasp and have an energetic vision around our programme and someone who saw the potential – just like on the men’s side. The other thing about it is that we have resources in place, and someone who could come in and capitalise on those resources was very important.”

The Rebels ended last season with a 12-19 record and a second round loss in the SEC Tournament.

“We’re not just hiring a basketball coach. This was a transformational leader who was born to do this and take our programme to the next level. We have potential, we have history, we have to rejuvenate and reestablish Ole Miss women’s basketball and coach Yo is the right person to do that,” Bjork said.

BAHAMIAN gridiron star Wardrick Wilson has been a highly sought after NCAA recruit and committed to join one of the most storied programme’s in college football.

Wilson has been ranked as a three or four star recruit by several reputable publications and committed to join the University of Florida Gators for the Fall 2019 campaign.

Wilson moved to the United States two years ago and at 6’0 feet, 305 pounds, has quickly become a rising star on the football field as an offensive lineman.

He became noteworthy in the state at Miami’s Doral Charter Academy but has recently transferred to Miami Norland.

“It’s a really great feeling and I love it,” Wilson told Ryan Green of Gridiron Now on his commitment to the Gators. “I went up there and I fell in love with it and I felt like it was home. I like the campus and I like the fans. They show a lot of love. I felt like it was a really good fit for me. I felt like I could get a good education there and play football at the same time.”

Like most Bahamians, his time in the US was focused on the basketball court before he made the transition to football.

“I was originally playing basketball, so I didn’t know anything about football until I came over here,” Wilson said.

“I expected I would have offers, but I didn’t expect to have as much as I have now.

It’s a great feeling because I only started playing football two years ago.

The Gators have undergone a coaching change with Dan Mullen at the helm, but Wilson said his commitment has not changed.

“They’re great coaches,” he said. “The offensive line coach (John Hevesy) – he talks to me almost every day. Coach (Dan) Mullen is also a great coach. He tells me words of encouragement and keeps telling me it’s great to be a Gator,” he sai.

“I’m dominant in both run-blocking and passblocking, and I work on it every day,” Wilson said. “I don’t prefer to do one over the other. I just feel that I can do both really well.

I’m originally a tackle, but wherever they want me to play, whether it’s guard or tackle, it doesn’t matter.”

Wilson still has visits to Florida, UCF and Miami before he signs his letter of intent.

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018, PAGE 7

Roma seeks a ‘miracle’ against Barcelona armada

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Eusebio Di Francesco implored his Roma players to pull off the “unthinkable” against Barcelona.

Roma has an away goal but trails Barcelona 4-1 going into the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final today.

Having reached the last eight for the first time in a decade, Roma feels it has nothing to lose against the likes of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.

“We have the chance to do something unthinkable, considering that they practically haven’t lost — a miracle if you will,” Di Francesco said yesterday.

Barcelona is undefeated in the Spanish league and the Champions League. Its only three losses came in both legs of the Spanish Super Cup to Real Madrid in August and to Espanyol in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals in January. “We’ve got the duty to try,” Di Francesco said. “Let’s remember the home match against Chelsea but let’s also remember that we’re facing an armada.”

Roma was thoroughly impressive in beating Chelsea 3-0 in the group stage, and can also take inspiration from the last time it hosted Barcelona.

In the 2015-16 group stage, Roma held Barcelona to 1-1 courtesy of Alessandro Florenzi’s astonishing equaliser from near the halfway line.

But Barcelona routed Roma 6-1 in the reverse fixture in Spain much like it manhandled the Giallorossi last week at the Camp Nou. Own goals by Daniele De Rossi and Kostas Manolas plus some sloppy defending that allowed Gerard Pique and Luis Suarez to score left Roma on the verge of elimination.

“Roma has never had a winning mentality — or hasn’t had it for very long,” said Di Francesco.

He was a midfielder on the 2001 Roma squad that won the club’s last Serie A title and is in his first season as the team coach. “We need to build that mentality inside Trigoria (the team’s training centre) and we’ve got to do it with facts and not with chitchat.”

While Roma is unbeaten at home in the Champions

Turkey winger Cengiz Under, who scored six goals for Roma in February and March, remains questionable due to an injured thigh.

It’s been an up-and-down season for Nainggolan, who was punished by Roma for drunken, live Instagram postings on New Year’s Eve. “It’s true that I’ve never won anything but those that know me know that I’ve always played to win,” Nainggolan said. “Sometimes I prefer the toughest road possible. I chose Roma because it’s got great fan support and it would be stupendous to win here.”

Barcelona, meanwhile, is wary of a Roma response as it looks to reach the semi-finals for the first time since its last title in 2015. Barcelona was eliminated at this stage in the last two years. “I’ve been in football a long time and know that extraordinary things can happen in football,” Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said.

“We’ve got to ensure nothing extraordinary happens tomorrow (today). We can’t take to the field thinking they cannot compete with us. Having too much confidence could cost us dearly.”

BARCELONA’S LUIS SUAREZ, 2nd right, can be seen with Lionel Messi, second left and other teammates during the Champions League quarter-final, first leg soccer match against Roma at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.

(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) League, six of its seven losses in Serie A have come at the Stadio Olimpico, including a debilitating 2-0 defeat by Fiorentina on Saturday that dropped it to fourth place.

Fortunately for Roma, key midfielder Radja Nainggolan has returned from a thigh injury after missing last week’s match in Barcelona.

LEVERKUSEN DEFEATS LEIPZIG 4-1 IN SHOWDOWN FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BERLIN (AP) — Julian Brandt starred as Bayer Leverkusen outclassed Leipzig 4-1 to move above the home side into the Bundesliga’s last qualification spot for the Champions League yesterday.

The Germany midfielder, who extended his Leverkusen contract last week, scored one goal and was involved in two more as the side moved to fourth, two points clear of Eintracht Frankfurt and Leipzig with five rounds remaining.

“Such games are fun, especially when you score one or two cherries in the second half, the happiness comes back and you could see that with us today,” Brandt said of Leverkusen’s best performance of the season.

Marcel Sabitzer fired the home side into an early lead with a fine strike inside the left post.

But Leverkusen fought back and deservedly equalised before the break through Kai Havertz, picked out by Leon Bailey to volley home.

Brandt scored minutes after the break with a fine finish and was involved again when Panagiotis Retsos made it 3-1 shortly afterward. Brandt’s cross deflected off Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano before Retsos fired it in.

Brandt then returned the favour from his earlier goal by setting up Kevin Volland for Leverkusen’s fourth.

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South Africa: big night on track, in pool at Commonwealth Games

By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Akani Simbine and Henricho Bruintjies on the track and Cameron van der Burgh and Chad le Clos in the pool gave South Africa a night to remember yesterday at the Commonwealth Games.

Simbine and Bruintjies had a surprising 1-2 finish in the men’s 100 metres over Jamaican Yohan Blake, the 2011 world champion and hot favourite after posting the quickest time of the season and in the first two rounds on the Gold Coast.

Simbine won in 10.03 seconds, with Bruintjies taking silver in 10.17 and shading Blake by 0.02.

“Being able to run in lane 8-9 with Henricho, and placing first and second with him is amazing — it’s a big thing for South African sprinting and South African sport,” said Simbine, who was a finalist at last year’s world championships and the 2016 Olympics.

At the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, van der Burgh beat world recordholder Adam Peaty to win the 50-metre backstroke gold medal, his third consecutive title in the event.

“Adam and I have a really tough rivalry and he has had the ‘up’ over me in the last couple of years. So to get up on the podium and see my flag up there and hear my national anthem being played, it’s going to be, when I look

back on my career, one of my highlights,” he said.

Le Clos won the 100 fly in a games-record 50.65 seconds, sweeping all three butterfly distances on the Gold Coast.

While the night was dominated by some unexpected golds, attention in the day session was on transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard, who withdrew from her weightlifting competition as a gold-medal favourite in the over 90-kilogram division.

The Commonwealth Games Federation had rejected calls from the Australian Weightlifting Federation to have the 40-yearold New Zealander barred from competition, and there were some critics who believed Hubbard should not be allowed because of a perceived physical advantage.

Hubbard competed in weightlifting events as a man until beginning a transition to female aged 35.

The CGF said Hubbard met the eligibility criteria for competition as set out by the international federation and backed its decision to allow her entry. Judging by the loud crowd support when competitors were introduced, it was a popular call.

Hubbard lifted 120 kilograms on her first attempt in the snatch and was well clear of the competition.

But, after injuring her left elbow attempting a games record of 132, Hubbard withdrew. “The crowd was absolutely magnificent — I felt just like a big embrace and I wanted to give them

TABLE TENNIS GOLD: India beat Nigeria 3-0 to claim the men’s gold medal, following up on the south Asian country’s women’s team gold over Singapore on Sunday. The men’s bronze medal final on Monday was also lopsided, with England beating Singapore 3-0.

GYM STAR: Nile Wilson of England won his third gold medal of the artistic gymnastics competition, finishing first in the horizontal bar on the final day.

Wilson had earlier won the individual all-around event and was a member of the gold medal-winning England team.

Wilson’s England teammate Alice Kinsella won gold on the balance beam Monday, while Australians took two other individual apparatus events — Chris Remkes the vault and Alexandra Eade the floor exercise.

Marios Georgiou of Cyprus took gold in the parallel bars final.

NEW Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard reacts after failing to make a lift in the women’s +90kg weightlifting final at the 2018 Commonwealth Games yesterday.

(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) something that reflected the best I could do,” Hubbard said of her decision to risk pushing for a record.

“I have no regret ... I believe to be true to sport you really have to try to be the best you can.”

Feagaiga Stowers took the gold, Samoa’s second gold of the day after Sanele Mao won the men’s 105-kilogram.

• Here are some other highlights around the games yesterday: AT THE TRACK: Michelle-Lee Ahye won her

first gold medal at a major international meet, celebrating with an air punch as she crossed the 100-metre finish line in 11.14 seconds and relegating Jamaicans Christania Williams (11.21) and Gayon Evans (11.22) to silver and bronze.

The win for Ahye delivered Trinidad and Tobago its first Commonwealth title in the women’s 100 and meant a Jamaican hasn’t won the title since 2006.

KING IS SQUASH QUEEN: Joelle King beat England’s Sarah-Jane Perry 3-2 to become the first New

Zealander to win a women’s squash gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

A day after eliminating one of the sport’s veteran superstars, Malaysia’s Nicol David, in the semi-finals, King won 16-14, 11-8, 6-11, 11-13, 11-8. It was the 29-year-old King’s third time contesting the women’s singles. Her previous best effort was bronze in Glasgow four years ago.

The men’s final involving the same countries wasn’t as close — James Willstrop of England beat Kiwi Paul Coll 11-9, 11-4, 11-6 in 42 minutes.

DOWNED DRONES: — Queensland state police have issued a warning after four drones were flown into restricted Commonwealth Games zones on Sunday.

One man was referred to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, police said, warning that people found guilty of using drones in restricted airspace could face fines up to 250,000 Australian dollars ($192,000).

“The message from police is clear: the use of drones in the restricted airspace around venues will not be tolerated,” Assistant Commissioner Peter Crawford said.

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