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THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018

Sun’s Jones ‘no show’ in training camp

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

onquel Jones has yet to make an appearance in training camp or in any of the Connecticut Sun’s preseason games, but the front office is excited at the possibilities this WNBA season when the team is at full strength.

“She’s handling some stuff at home with family, working through some things that she needs to do in order to get here,” said head coach Curt Miller in reference to the Norwich Bulletin which reported Jones’ absence from camp.

“We expect her here any time and we’re very supportive of her as an organisation and can’t wait to get her back. Until then, my focus

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has to be on the people record-setting total of 403 who are in camp.” rebounds and also added The Sun recorded wins 20 double doubles. over the Dallas Wings and Expectations will be Los Angeles Sparks as the even higher for both Jones preseason got underway and her team headed into this week. the 2018-19 season. “I’m Miller said the combinastill anxious for that,” tion of Jones – the league’s Miller said. “Now, we’re JONES reigning Most Improved waiting for JJ to arrive.

Player and Second Team We will just have to wait a All-WNBA selection, and Chiney little longer but I can’t wait to get Ogwumike, the 2014 Rookie of going and practice with Chiney the Year, could take the Sun to the and JJ on the floor together and next level. Alongside Ogwumike, see how they’re going to mesh.“ Jones averaged 6.8 points and 3.7 The WNBA announced last rebounds per game as a rookie. week 20 games that will be live Last season, with Ogwumike streamed on Twitter during the sidelined with an injury, Jones 2018 season as the social media developed into one of the league’s app returns for its second consecurising stars. She finished the year tive season of live game coverage. averaging 15.5 points and 11.9 Three of the 20 games will fearebounds per game, posted a ture Jones and the Sun. The Sun

will be in the first game broadcasted live on Twitter when the regular season commences on Sunday, May 20. They will face the Las Vegas Aces at 1pm. Their other Twitter broadcasts will be against the Dallas Wings, 7pm August 14, followed by the finale against the Los Angeles Sparks, 3pm on August 19.

The Sun will close out the preseason on Friday, May 11, hosting the Atlanta Dream at 7pm in Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport.

Jones comes off a successful offseason where she led her Shanxi Xing Rui Flame to a runners-up finish in the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association. Jones ended the regular season averaging a team-high 29.3 points, 18.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists over 31 games.

Celtics send 76ers home, face Cavs in East finals

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum caught a pass underneath the basket, shook off a hit and went up for the go-ahead layup with 23 seconds left and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-112 last night to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.

Tatum scored 25 points, Jaylen Brown had 24 and Terry Rozier 17, sinking a pair of free throws after forcing Joel Embiid’s turnover in the final seconds.

Al Horford added 15 points and eight rebounds for Boston, which will play Cleveland for the second straight year for a spot in the NBA finals. Game 1 is Sunday in Boston.

Embiid had 27 points and 12 rebounds for the 76ers, who won 20 out of 21 games before Boston beat them three straight times to open the East semi-finals. Dario Saric had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and Ben Simmons added 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

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TEAMING UP FOR THE SAKE OF HEALTH & WELLNESS

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE government is looking to partner with the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation as both organisations seek to raise awareness of health and wellness issues in the country.

As the BBFF officially announced the upcoming 45th edition of its nationals, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Michael Pintard indicated how the collaboration is expected to operate.

“The MYSC’s sports platform has six pillars, several relate to what will be happening this weekend, and we encourage the public to come out and support. We believe that it is possible for sports to play a key role in fighting obesity and noncommunicable diseases in the Bahamas.

The BBFF will play a pivotal role going forward partnering with the Ministries of Sports and Health. As the public might be aware the Minister of Health and myself engaged in the Prime Minister’s ‘Over-The-Hill’ project and a part of what we seek to do is to create recreational

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THE BIGGEST BODYBUILDING SHOW OF THE YEAR

BOSTON Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) dunks after a drive past Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid (21) during the second half of Game 5 last night.

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

It’s decision day for our very own prep basketball star

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

PAXTON, See page 5

It’s decision day for prep basketball star Franco Miller Jr. Miller will announce his decision and sign his letter of intent today at the campus of his alma mater, Tabernacle Baptist Academy Falcons.

Miller’s meteoric rise in recruitment has been reduced to five schools for his decision – the Oklahoma Sooners, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Minnesota Golden Gophers and Towson Tigers.

The 6’2, 180-pound guard previously received offers from Hofstra, Montana State, Wyoming, St Bonaventure and Illinois at Chicago.

Following his tenure at Tabernacle, Miller played at Crestwood Prep in Ontario, Canada. He led the Lions to the National Preparatory Association playoffs.

He averaged 21.8 points, four

rebounds and 3.6 assists the AAU circuit first per game this season began to attract division I and was named a First programmes.

Team All-Star during At the local level with the league’s tournament the Tabernacle Baptist finale.

Falcons, Miller had a His latest honour was season filled with accolast month being named lades highlighted when he to the roster for the 2018 was named as the Most MILLER Allen Iverson Roundball Valuable Player of the Classic, popularly referred 34th Annual Hugh Campto as the Iverson Classic. bell Basketball Classic.

Miller, the 6’2” guard, spent His 27 points led the Falcons to much of last summer playing a 58-52 win over the CI Gibson under coach Ro Russell for the Rattlers.

Grass Roots Elite Club where He also led the Falcons to a his performance on the AAU cir- Grand Bahama Secondary Schools cuit garnered offers from several Sports Association (GBSSSA) Division I programmes. Russell senior boys’ title and finished as was hired to head the programme runners-up in the second annual at Crestwood in 2016 and Miller Bahamas National High School followed suit. Miller’s play on Basketball Championships.

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

THE Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation has set the stage to host its biggest show of the year as athletes vie for bragging rights and roster spots on upcoming national teams.

The 45th edition of the BBF Nationals and Novice Championships is scheduled for May 12 at the Melia Resort’s Grand Ballroom.

Prejudging will begin at 9am and the entrance fee is $10 at the door. The finals will be held at 7pm with tickets available in several categories - General - $20 in advance and $25 at the Door, VIP - $30 in advance and $35 at the door.

Women’s divisions include the Physique, Bikini, Wellness while men’s divisions include Physique, Bodybuilding and Masters.

BBFF President Joel Stubbs said over 50 athletes are expected to participate, highlighted by an extensive list of newcomers looking to challenge defending champions and veterans.

“We are most excited and most pleased to have the event return to the Melia like the audience has requested. We will feature a lot of newcomers, which is very exciting to hear. A lot of new persons in the many

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Finally: Warriors-Rockets is the series everyone wanted

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer THE buildup for this series truly began in February, with some pointed comments from Golden State’s Draymond Green.

Or in October, when Houston won at Golden State on ring night.

Or in June, when the Rockets landed Chris Paul.

Whenever it started, however it started, it’s clear that this is the series that the NBA-watching world wanted. Western Conference finals, Golden State versus Houston, Game 1 on Monday on the Rockets’ home floor. Series winner to the NBA Finals, series loser will undoubtedly feel like they let a championship ring slip away.

“They got us. We got them,” Green said. “Got to go out there and play. We’ll see who better.”

After more than 10 months of playing, posturing and some pontificating, it really is that simple.

This Rockets team was assembled — the key being the trade for Paul last summer — with hopes of unseating the reigning champion Warriors from their perch atop the NBA. So far, so good. Houston set a franchise record with 65 wins in the regular season, went 2-1 against the Warriors in games that were hyped at the time though seem meaningless now, and has the likely MVP in James Harden.

But how this Houston season will be remembered hinges largely on the outcome of this series.

“Everybody at the beginning of the year thinks they’ve got a chance to be here,” Houston’s P.J. Tucker said. “Everybody talks about winning. Everybody talks about fighting for a championship. ... We really believed it. We’re really fighting to get there.

This is not a game. Everybody takes their job serious.”

He’s right on all counts, particularly on the talking.

And the talking will most definitely continue over the next few days. With five full off days between the Warriors’ and Rockets’ respective second-round clinchers on Tuesday and Game 1 of their series, a lot of people will be saying a lot of somethings.

“I think it’s going to be a great series,” said

New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry, whose Pelicans fell in five games to the Warriors in the West semi-finals.

“I think it will be very entertaining. I think the people will have a great time watching that series, because you have great players out there. ... I’m looking forward to it.”

He’s hardly alone.

For as great as LeBron James has been, again, the West matchup is going to overshadow the East finals between Cleveland and Boston.

That’s no disrespect to the East; that’s just reality given the seasons that the Warriors and Rockets have had, and the collision course that seemed so inevitable for either to avoid.

“The whole world’s been waiting for this matchup,” Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal said in his role as an analyst Tuesday night on TNT. The three WarriorsRockets games were about as anticipated as any in the regular season: Golden State lost two of the three, and the final combined score of those matchups was Warriors 353, Rockets 352.

“That was so long ago,” Warriors forward Kevin Durant said. “I think both teams are different and playing better. So you know, I try not to look at those games but we kind of know, they know what we do and they know what we do.”

It’s the second time in four years that Houston and Golden State have met in the West finals; the Warriors ousted the Rockets in five games in 2015 on their way to the NBA title. Golden State was the No. 1 seed that year, Houston was No. 2. The seeds are flipped this time, after Houston finished the regular season with the league’s best record.

This is the first time since 2014 — a span of 15 series — where Golden State will have to play Game 1 on the road.

“Every series you play, it gets harder and harder and harder,” said Warriors guard Stephen Curry, who is seeking a fourth straight trip to the NBA Finals and third ring in four years. “So following that trend for sure.”

The verbal jousts between the Warriors and Rockets go back to the

PAUL FINALLY GETS INTO CONFERENCE FINALS

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer

ROCKETS guard Chris Paul (3) shoots in front of Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) during the second half of a game in Houston on January 20. The buildup to this Golden State-Houston matchup in the Western Conference finals started in February, when Draymond Green had some pointed comments. Or in October, when the Rockets beat the Warriors on ring night. Or in June, when Chris Paul got traded. Whatever the case, the series that everyone in the NBA apparently wanted to see is about to happen.

(AP Photo/Michael Wyke) preseason, with Green questioning Houston’s commitment to defense. And after Houston beat Golden State 122-121 on opening night of the season, that prompted Rockets coach

Mike D’Antoni to turn that phrase back around on Green. It picked up in January, when the teams split a pair of games. And in February, Green told Sports Illustrated that he knew the

Rockets were focused on knocking the Warriors off.

“Noted. Great. We’ll see y’all soon,” Green said then.

Soon, now, has a definitive date. Soon is Monday.

HOUSTON (AP) — Chris Paul is an ultraintense competitor, often the most passionate player on the court.

But even for his Houston Rockets teammates, what they saw from him Tuesday night was on another level.

Paul scored a playoff career-high 41 points with eight 3-pointers to finally reach the conference finals, helping the Rockets eliminate the Utah Jazz 112-102 in Game 5.

“He said you get out of the way ... I’m going to put us on my back,” James Harden said. “You could see it in his eyes. He had that look in his eyes. If he has that look in his eyes ... he’s a problem.”

The Rockets will meet Golden State after the Warriors closed out their series against the New Orleans Pelicans later Tuesday night. Top-seeded Houston will host the series opener Monday night.

It will be Houston’s second trip to the Western Conference finals in four years and the first ever for Paul. The point guard has been panned for failing to get past the second round in his nine previous trips to the postseason. “He’s been under a lot of unfair scrutiny throughout the playoffs and tonight he showed that he wanted it,” Utah star rookie Donovan Mitchell, who is close with Paul, said.

“He does it every night, but taking over the way he did was very impressive.”

Paul, a nine-time AllStar in his first season with Houston after an offseason trade from the Los Angeles Clippers, also had 10 assists and seven rebounds.

His previous career-best in the playoffs was 35 points, which he accomplished three times The 33-year-old scored 20 points in the fourth quarter, answering everything the Jazz tried to do in order to close out the game and series. “He was playing with a chip on his shoulder,” Luc Mbah a Moute said.

Paul had been in the conference semi-finals four other times before finally getting over the hump this season. He lost to the Spurs 4-3 in 2008 while with New Orleans and was swept by San Antonio in 2012 with the Clippers.

CURRY ‘OFF THE LEASH’ IN LEADING WARRIORS PAST PELICANS

By JANIE MCCAULEY AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, California (AP) — Stephen Curry is back doing everything with fire, flair and without fear after impatiently spending almost a month and a half on the sidelines.

Curry played his most minutes since missing nearly six weeks with a knee injury, finishing with 28 points and helping the Golden State Warriors advance to the Western Conference finals for a fourth straight year by dismantling Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans 113-104 in Game 5 on Tuesday night.

“I think Coach did a great job though of just giving him a little bit here and there and tonight really just letting him go,” Kevin Durant said. “You see when you let the dog off the leash what happens.”

Durant scored 24 points and Klay Thompson added 23 for the Warriors, who with a 15th straight home playoff win tied Chicago for an NBA record. The Bulls did so from April 27, 1990 to May 21, 1991.

Davis had 34 points and 19 rebounds for a Pelicans team that overcame the loss of DeMarcus Cousins to a season-ending torn Achilles tendon three months ago to make this strong run.

The Pelicans shaved the lead to seven points with two minutes left on a basket by Davis before Draymond Green’s turnaround fadeaway moments later.

Curry has his swagger.

“I feel confident in what I’m able to do out there,” Curry said.

“Timing could still get a little bit better with the ball and things

like that when you start to get so excited, still when I’m out there missing six weeks is still appreciative of being out there playing. I’ll continue to get better, continue to get my timing right, continue to get back to the normal rotation, the normal minutes I’m out there playing and hopefully won’t look back.”

The Warriors advance to play the top-seeded Houston Rockets in what has long been an anticipated Western Conference finals matchup — with a Finals feel, perhaps.

The series starts Monday night in Houston. The teams didn’t meet during the 2017 postseason, but the Warriors won a five-game series in the first round of the 2016 playoffs. Houston eliminated Utah in its Game 5 earlier Tuesday.

“We want to win another championship,” Green said, “and it don’t matter who’s in the way of that.”

Curry, who returned for Game 2 after nearly six weeks out with a knee injury, knocked down an open 3-pointer midway through the third and raised his hands to get the crowd going, then made another less than two minutes later. He converted three free throws at the 6:25 mark following a hard foul by Jrue Holiday.

In the second quarter, Holiday shoved Curry hard into the basket, enraging the two-time MVP who let the officials know how upset he was by the push and no call.

Holiday contributed 27 points and 11 assists, but even with better shooting, New Orleans couldn’t stay with deep, score-atwill Golden State.

CURRY’S SERIES Curry went 10 for 16 in 37 minutes playing his fourth game back from a sprained left knee he hurt March 23. His minutes have increased each game he plays, up to 31 in Game 4 and 37 on Tuesday. He added eight assists and seven rebounds in Game 5.

He was 32 for 67 with 15 3s in the series.

“It feels like he’s back now,” coach Steve Kerr said.

On a side note, he went 0 for 5 on his signature tunnel shots before the game.

GOLDEN State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) follows through as he makes a 3-point basket during the second half in Game 5 of a second-round playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.

(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) “No matter what the score is, no matter the time, whatever it is, we play desperate,” Holiday said.

The defending champions are serious about a repeat title and took one step closer to that goal.

So far this postseason, with Durant and Green leading the way, the Warriors have admirably defended the slower San Antonio Spurs and now the imposing, push-the-pace Pelicans.

Green had another superb allaround night on both ends with 19 points, 14 rebounds, nine assists, three steals and two blocked shots.

The Warriors came out of halftime with a 10-0 run over the opening 1:54, forcing two Pelicans timeouts and taking control for the rest of the game.

Thompson hit back-to-back 3-pointers midway through the first to put Golden State up 17-10, the second right in front of his own bench as teammates erupted in celebration. He began 6 for 9 and had 14 points by the 4:10 mark of the first.

Durant became irate when Nikola Mirotic made a late, hard bump on a 3-point try with 5:23 left in the first — a play that was reviewed and Mirotic received just a common foul.

As Durant took free throws, Green tried to listen in on the Pelicans’ huddle before official Josh Tiven pulled him away.

“I don’t have a reaction, that’s Draymond,” New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry said. “Should that surprise me?”

TIP-INS Pelicans: Rajon Rondo dealt with a sore groin that limited his time in the second half. ... New Orleans made 6 of 9 3s in the first and finished 10 for 24 from long range. ... New Orleans got back in it with an 11-0 run in the second.

Warriors: Green is the first Warrior to ever average a triple-double in a playoff series. ...

Durant scored 20 or more points in a 17th straight postseason game.

His first five points moved him past two players — Chris Mullin (685) and Harrison Barnes (687) — into 10th place all-time for the Warriors in postseason scoring. ...

Curry (366) passed Paul Arizin (364) for second place on the franchise postseason list for made free throws. ... Durant received the Al Attles Community Impact Award in a pregame ceremony.

The Warriors Community Foundation will donate $15,000 to the charity Durant chose, Oakland Elizabeth House, which provides residences to women and children who have been homeless or faced violence or addiction.

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COLUMN: TIGER AND PHIL IMPROVE RELATIONSHIP WITH AGE

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) — Their relationship has been softened by age.

The needle is sharp as ever.

Never mind that Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have only five victories between them over the last five years. It’s a big deal when the two best players of their generation are in the same group at any tournament, much less The Players Championship.

Mickelson, of course, wanted something even better.

“I look at the cover of the newspaper and the pairing is on there and the excitement that’s been going on around here, it gets me thinking,” Mickelson said Tuesday. “Why don’t we just bypass all the ancillary stuff of a tournament and just go head-to-head and just have kind of a high-stakes, winner-take-all match.”

Lefty was just getting warmed up. “Now, I don’t know if he wants a piece of me,” he said, pausing for laughter, “but I just think it would be something that would be really fun for us to do, and I think there would be a lot of interest in it if we just went straight to the final round.”

Or maybe not.

They have played as a twosome in the final group just twice in their careers, and Woods won both times — in 2005 at Doral to return to No. 1 in the world, and in 2001 at the Masters when he completed his sweep of the majors.

So when Woods was told about Mickelson’s jab questioning whether he wanted a piece of him, Woods knew exactly where to go.

“First of all, big picture,” Woods said as his smile widened.

When a reporter thought Woods meant their record while playing in the same group — amazingly, the mark is 16-16-4 — Woods cut him off.

“How many times have we won on tour?” he said.

They have never been particularly close in the record book. Woods has a 79-43 lead in PGA Tour victories, 14-5 in the majors.

Matt Kuchar once told a story about how Mickelson would be dishing out his best material in the team room at the Ryder Cup, and if he ever didn’t have a comeback, he would simply reveal how many majors he has won to shut up the room — but not without surveying his audience.

“He can only say that if Tiger’s not around,” Kuchar said. “He has to look over both shoulders and make

US team player Phil Mickelson puts his arm around partner Tiger Woods as they walk off the 18th green after they lost to Europeans Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood on the final hole of their foursomes match at the 35th Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, on September 17, 2004.

Woods and Mickelson are in the same group for the 37th time at The Players Championship.

(AP Photo/Dave Martin) sure, because then Tiger gives him his number.”

They were never particularly close off the course, either.

Both will say that their relationship was overblown in the media, and there might be some truth to that.

They lived on opposite ends of the country and had different lifestyles for so much of their careers. They got along fine because both are professionals, but it was never more than that.

There still were some fun moments.

One year they were in the locker room at the Byron Nelson Classic when Mickelson challenged Woods to anything at their disposal. How about pool?

Pingpong? “How about anything that involves running,” Woods said, and he walked away leaving Mickelson searching for a comeback.

And there have been some tense moments.

Mickelson mentioned in a magazine interview going into the 2003 season that Woods used “inferior” equipment.

Mickelson posted one of the great closing rounds in major championship history with a 66 to win at Muirfield in 2013, and when asked to comment on the round, Woods said only that the course was “gettable” that day.

Their most famous pairing was when they were partners in the 2004 Ryder Cup, and that didn’t end all that well. They lost both matches.

Woods is 42 with two children. Mickelson is 47, and the oldest of his three children started college last year. They still are competitive as ever, though both are statesmen in the game.

Mickelson has never failed to give Woods credit for his impact on the game, particularly the attention he brought to golf that resulted in mammoth TV contracts and prize money that made everyone rich.

Mainly because of Woods, Mickelson has never been PGA Tour player of the year, has never been No. 1 in the world and has never won the money title.

“It was the most remarkable golf in the history of the game, and I think unrepeatable,” Mickelson said.

MAN CITY SETS PREMIER LEAGUE RECORD FOR POINTS, GOALS, WINS

Barcelona stays unbeaten, Real Madrid loses to Sevilla

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Ousmane Dembele scored twice and Lionel Messi added to his league-leading tally as champion Barcelona stayed on track to finish unbeaten in the Spanish league with a 5-1 rout of Villarreal yesterday.

A depleted Real Madrid, without Cristiano Ronaldo and many other regular starters, lost 3-2 at Sevilla to remain in third place behind Atletico Madrid. It was an eventful night for captain Sergio Ramos, who missed a penalty, converted a penalty and scored an own-goal.

Philippe Coutinho and Paulinho also scored for Barcelona, which has already won the title but it is still trying to become the first team to go through the entire season unbeaten in the league’s current format.

With two matches left, Barcelona reached 90 points, 15 more than second-place Atletico. Its final games are at Levante and against Real Sociedad.

“It’s a great victory, it keeps us unbeaten and that’s how we want to finish the season,” Barcelona defender Nelson Semedo said.

Villarreal stayed in sixth place, still in position to qualify for next season’s Europa League. It is two points behind fifth-place Real Betis and three points in front of seventh-place Sevilla, which occupies the last spot in the qualifying zone for the second-tier European competition.

Before the match, Villarreal players lined up on the field to congratulate Barcelona for its title in a guard of honour that Real Madrid had declined to give its rival in their match at Camp Nou last weekend.

Wednesday’s match was postponed from two rounds ago, when Barcelona and Sevilla met in the Copa del Rey final. The Catalan club won 5-0 to earn the first leg

FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi kicks the ball to score yesterday during the Spanish La Liga match against Villarreal at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.

(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) of its double. Coutinho opened the scoring in the 11th minute off the rebound of a shot by Dembele, and Paulinho added to the lead with a touch from close range five minutes later.

Messi got on the board just before halftime after a perfect pass

by Andres Iniesta.

It was Messi’s 34th league goal, leaving him with nine more than Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, his closest contender in the scoring race.

Dembele scored his first goal in the 87th after a low pass by Ivan Rakitic, then closed the scoring after a long run from near midfield.

Barcelona has scored 94 goals in 36 matches in the league this season. Villarreal got on the board

with a 53rd-minute goal by Nicola Sansone.

STRONG SEVILLA Sevilla defeated Madrid for its second straight win after enduring a nine-match winless streak in all competitions.

Wissam Ben Yedder and Miguel Layun put Sevilla ahead in the first half, and the hosts added to the lead with an own-goal by Ramos while he tried to block a cross.

Ramos, a former Sevilla player who is often jeered by the crowd when he plays in Seville, missed his first penalty attempt by sending the ball onto the crossbar early in the second half. He converted from the spot in the final minute of

“I think it was that good. I look at 2000 as being kind of the benchmark at the U.S. Open as being the greatest golf I’ve ever witnessed and I believe has ever been played. And it sucked to have to play against him.”

Lefty still got in a few jabs that year. He ended Woods’ six-tournament winning streak at Torrey Pines in early 2000. At the end of that year, he beat him at the Tour Championship to end four straight years of Woods winning when he had at least a share of the 54-hole lead.

They have been there for each other in tough times.

Woods reached out to Mickelson when his wife, Amy, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Woods told of Mickelson sending nothing but encouraging texts when Woods was struggling with his chipping in early 2015 as his back was still ailing.

“He offered numerous times to help me out with technique and just about it,” Woods said. “I said, ‘Yeah, you and I have the same philosophy in how we approach chipping and how we do it. I just can’t physically do it.

“But now it’s different.

I feel better,” Woods said.

“And my short game has turned around.”

Game on.

stoppage time, not long after Borja Mayoral scored Madrid’s first goal in the 87th.

“We played better in the second half but couldn’t get it done in front of the goal,” Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said.

The loss leaves Madrid three points behind Atletico ahead of the team’s final two games, against Celta Vigo and at Villarreal.

Atletico is at Getafe and then hosts Eibar.

Among other players rested by Zidane on Wednesday were: Luka Modric, Keylor Navas, Marcelo, Toni Kroos and Raphael Varane.

Madrid will play Liverpool in the Champions League final on May 26.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City set the Premier League record for most points, most goals and most wins in a single season by beating Brighton 3-1 yesterday.

City moved onto 97 points, two more than Chelsea’s final total from the 2004-05 season, and 105 goals, two more than Chelsea’s previous record haul from the 2009-10 season.

Pep Guardiola’s team also now has 31 wins, surpassing the previous record of 30 set by Chelsea last season.

City posted a record 18 straight victories on its way to clinching the league title with five games to spare, matching a record held by Manchester United.

The champions lead by 20 points and have one last target — reaching 100 points by beating Southampton on Sunday in its final game of the season.

“We want 100 points and finish this almost-perfect season in the Premier League,” Guardiola said.

City also won the League Cup this season, but was eliminated from the Champions League in the quarter-finals.

“I agree that to be considered one of the best, you have to win more,” Guardiola said. “To be alongside United in the ‘90s or Liverpool in the ‘80s, you have to win more.

“In terms of stats and numbers, we were the best. That’s why we are so satisfied.”

Chelsea top-4 hopes damaged, Huddersfield secures EPL status

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — All that is left to decide on the final day of the Premier League is whether Liverpool or Chelsea takes the final Champions League place.

And it is advantage Liverpool — by two points and a vastly superior goal difference.

Juergen Klopp has friend David Wagner to thank for Liverpool only requiring a draw against Brighton to hold onto a top-four finish on Sunday when Chelsea is at Newcastle.

Wagner’s Huddersfield held dethroned champion Chelsea to a 1-1 draw yesterday, ensuring the

northern English team will have a second-ever season in the Premier League. “This is the least you can do as a friend,” Wagner said of Klopp, “to do him a favor.”

Since Brighton and Newcastle were already safe, all three promoted teams this season have avoided the drop.

“It’s a bigger achievement than getting promoted,” Wagner said.

“We were predicted as a team to get relegated.”

Newcastle’s 1-0 loss at Tottenham allowed the north London club to complete its season at its temporary Wembley home by securing a place in the top four.

Harry Kane curled a shot into the top corner to guarantee

third-place Tottenham will open its new stadium in the Champions League for a third consecutive season.

The three teams going down are Stoke, West Bromwich Albion and, almost certainly, Swansea.

Although the south Wales club can still catch Southampton on points on the final day, its goal difference is inferior by nine.

Sunday will be the final time Arsene Wenger manages Arsenal after 22 years. The Frenchman’s penultimate game ended in a 3-1 loss at Leicester on Wednesday.

On a miserable night for Chelsea, three of its Premier League records were broken by Manchester City after the title-winners

beat Brighton 3-1. City moved onto 97 points, two more than Chelsea’s final total from the 2004-05 season, and 105 goals, two more than Chelsea’s previous record haul from the 2009-10 season. Pep Guardiola’s team also now has 31 wins, surpassing the previous record of 30 set by Chelsea last season.

The night’s games started against the backdrop of more encouraging news from the hospital where the league’s most successful-ever manager is being treated.

Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is out of intensive care after emergency surgery on Saturday on a brain hemorrhage.

HUDDERSFIELD CELEBRATES As players and fans of Huddersfield, including actor Patrick Stewart, celebrated at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea players watched on gloomily.

This was Huddersfield’s night, taking the lead five minutes into the second half.

Willian was disposed inside the Chelsea half and Huddersfield midfielder Aaron Mooy launched a high ball forward.

Chelsea goalkeeper Willy Caballero raced off his line and collided with Laurent Depoitre, allowing the visiting forward to tap into the net. Chelsea equalized in the 62nd.

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Thursday, May 10, 2018, PAGE 5

GARDNER BEATS KIMBREL, YANKS RALLY TO BEAT RED SOX AGAIN

By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brett Gardner capped a slumpbusting performance with a go-ahead, two-run triple off Craig Kimbrel in the eighth inning, Aaron Judge followed with a homer and the New York Yankees rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 9-6 last night for their 17th victory in 18 games.

Kimbrel (1-2) entered with two on and one out to face Gardner seeking the first fiveout save of his career. Gardner drilled a full-count pitch into left-centre field, well over the head of centre fielder Mookie Betts, who was playing shallow. Neil Walker scored easily from third and rookie Gleyber Torres raced from first and slid past a lunging tag attempted by catcher Christian Vazquez.

Judge followed with a line drive to centre measured at 117 mph off the bat, his ninth homer of the season. He had three hits and three RBIs as New York won its eighth straight.

TEAMING UP FOR THE SAKE OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS FROM PAGE 1

YANKEES’ AARON JUDGE, right, celebrates with Brett Gardner after the pair scored on Giancarlo Stanton’s double during the third inning of last night’s game against the Boston Red Sox. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Paxton pitches no-hitter, Mariners beat Blue Jays 5-0 TORONTO (AP) — James Paxton of the Seattle Mariners became the first Canadian to pitch a no-hitter in his home country, shutting down the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 Tuesday night.

Paxton joined Dick Fowler of the 1945 Philadelphia Athletics as the only Canadians to throw a no-hitter.

Paxton, who’s from British Columbia, pointed to a giant tattoo on his right forearm of a maple leaf — a national symbol of Canada — as he celebrated to a standing ovation at Rogers Centre.

The 29-year-old lefty nicknamed “The Big Maple” threw 99 pitches in tossing the third no-hitter in the majors this year — all three have come in different countries.

Oakland’s Sean Manaea pitched one against Boston on April 21 in California. Four Los Angeles Dodgers combined to no-hit San Diego in Mexico last Friday.

Coming off a career-high 16 strikeouts in his last start, Paxton (2-1) was electric once again, hitting 100 mph with his fastball while retiring Josh Donaldson on a grounder to end it.

Paxton struck out seven, walked three and benefited from an outstanding play by third baseman Kyle Seager. With two outs in the seventh, the former Gold Glover made a full-length diving stop on speedy Kevin Pillar’s grounder down the line, then slung an offbalance throw that first baseman Ryon Healy snagged on one hop.

Marcus Stroman (0-5) remained winless in seven starts.

YANKEES 3, RED SOX 2 NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton homered twice, Aaron Judge hit a tiebreaking single off Yankees enemy Joe Kelly and New

SEATTLE Mariners starting pitcher James Paxton is doused by teammates Robinson Cano and Mike Zunino after he pitched a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Toronto.

(Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP) York edged Boston for its 16th victory in 17 games.

In the opener of a three-game showdown between baseball’s top two teams, Luis Severino struck out 11 during a pitching duel with Red Sox lefty Drew Pomeranz.

After their bench-clearing brawl at Fenway Park last month,

touched off when Kelly drilled Tyler Austin with a pitch, a revvedup crowd of 45,773 showed up in the Bronx. There were no incidents this time.

Neil Walker got the decisive rally started in the seventh inning with a pinch-hit double off Heath Hembree (2-1), who walked the next

two batters sandwiched around a balk. Kelly was greeted out of the bullpen with loud boos and a bases-loaded single by Judge.

David Robertson (3-1) gave up a tying triple to Mookie Betts in the seventh. Aroldis Chapman worked a hitless ninth for his eighth save in nine chances.

The biggest bodybuilding show of the year FROM PAGE 1 categories. It should be a nailbiting standoff showdown in many of these categories. I have been hearing the physiques are extreme, well balanced with shape and density and with all that being said I hope these individuals can bring their best on that night,” Stubbs said. “He will be faced with challenges from the likes of Paul Wilson, Chris McQueen a veteran bodybuilder who took a break but is back training and will display his talent as well. Giovani Farrington, an up and coming bodybuilder who came out for the first-time last year and really had the crowd wowed. He will be back this year bigger and better and I expect him to have an impact. In the men’s physique, Raynor Ferguson will be returning to the sport and is back on the scene to display his talent. He will be going up against the likes of Terran Knowles and Albert Armbrister. We also have another great talent, our champion Elderich Rahming who is now a pro, but the remainder of the field will be present to put on quite a show.”

Stubbs said the sport has expanded tremendously since his

days on stage to now in his second term as president of the federation, most notably the inclusion of more divisions.

“Women’s Wellness is a new division in the arena and is based on a woman that is more fully built.

She has the dynamics or genes of a curvy woman who will never be really small but can still get her body in great shape with curves and muscle mass. It is a new look that has taken shape so we expect to see quite a bit of competitors in that field,” Stubbs said.

“Things have changed significantly over the years, one being the expansion of more divisions to make the sport more inclusive to more people. There were few categories but now it has expanded.

Again, I’m most happy about the fact that we have so many newcomers to the sport that will be on the stage. There will be familiar faces but it’s always good to have newcomers to challenge and it shows the growth of our sport.”

Kenny Green, executive vice president of the BBFF, said the continued growth of the organisation and the national championships, now in its fourth decade, are a testament to the foundation laid by early practitioners of the sport.

“It speaks volumes to the foundation laid by our forefathers – individuals such as Hubert Wong, Richard Demeritte, Dr Norman Gay and others. We want to pay special recognition to them as pioneers and for the contribution they have made in the sport. They laid the foundation where we take the flag, carry it on and represent the country. We also want to thank the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture for the many years they have stood by and supported us.

It is because of that support we are able to stand strong as our athletes travel throughout the world and represent the Bahamas in the world of bodybuilding and fitness,” he said.

“I would also like to thank our sponsors who have stood by us through trials and tribulations, sponsors such as BWA, Nassau Agencies, Fitness Connection, CDM Group and Thompson Trading. We cannot leave out the gyms such as Club One, Ironman, JLine Fitness, Jemi East so we have to say a heartfelt thanks to them for their assistance because it is an expensive sport and we appreciate all of the help we can get in these ventures.

“We need you, the loyal supporters to come out and cheer on

your favourite athletes to enjoy a night filled with fun and health.”

Charles Sealy, the chief judge of the event, said the discerning scrutiny of a qualified panel of judges ensures that the best possible athletes will be selected as national champions.

“The athletes spend a lot of time and money perfecting their craft and it is the duty of the judges to look at the quality of muscular development on stage and the best bodies on stage,” he said.

“We have an array of judges that range from national to international certification and while there is a level of subjectivity these persons have been trained in this skill and are probably looking at the athletes in a different way than the audience is looking at them. The judges continue to hone their craft to ensure that what we present is the best panel of judges to select the winners on that evening.”

Following the nationals, many of the athletes will be travelling to Montreal, Canada, to compete about a week later.

Then, in July, they are scheduled to travel to the CAC Championships in Mexico.

The final show on the BBFF schedule will be the Faye Rolle Classic on October 27.

green spaces where persons can not only relax and gather but they can also exercise. In that regard we make a commitment to the federation directly or to members of the federation to lead a national fitness programme and collaborate with the ministries in this regard,” Pintard said.

“Far too many citizens are dying of non-communicable diseases fueled by obesity. One of the pillars is to use sports as a character development tool – good sportsmanship, competing clean, perseverance and determination – all of these are attributes that these incredible athletes demonstrate. So, they are wonderful spokespersons that the ministry will continue pushing, so I want to say congratulations to you and to challenge to take us up on the offer to partner with you and to provide additional subvention, whether to an individual or to the federation so that we can help save the lives of more of our citizens.”

BBFF executive Nardo Dean said the federation will make attempts to reach out to the community this weekend as several civic groups will be invited to the prejudging at nationals, including Teen Challenge, Binley Home, Elizabeth Estate Home for Children, the Simpson Penn School for Boys, Willamae Pratt School for Girls and Nathan’s Group.

“It’s a great opportunity for the federation to get involved on this level.

We have reached out to the organsations that have kids that need to start a wellness programme and have extended an invite to them,” Dean said. “We plan to get out into the society and make ourselves even more available. Not only to the schools and civic organisations, but to churches, business as well as community groups.

In the aforementioned ‘Over-The-Hill’ project, we can go into communities wherever they have fairs, cookouts or shows, we can show up at that particular venue – whether they have exercise equipment like at the Sir Charles Carter park in Sea Breeze or it is just an open field. We can be creative but the most important thing is getting persons to participate and giving them the avenue and benefits of knowing what health, fitness, and dieting can have on their lives.”

The BBFF will also recognise May as the Health and Fitness month by hosting its first fundraiser for the year.

“This year we have invited quite a bit of charities to our pre-judging as a way of giving back to the community and also to entice those young folks to get involved, not just in bodybuilding but in health and fitness areas of life,” said Stephen Robinson, BBFF secretary and public relations officer. “Our federation is recognising May as health and fitness month and to that end, we will embark on our first ever family fun walk, May 26 at 6am. The route starts at Rawson Square and will finish at the Shirley St Shopping Plaza at Better Bodies where we will have a post-race morning boil.

Of course, we will be serving a healthy breakfast to keep in line with the theme of family, fun and fitness. It is also a fundraiser to assist our national teams travelling to the CAC games.”

BBFF president Joel Stubbs said the athletes within the organisation will continue their efforts of creating a healthier Bahamas. “We are more than just bodybuilding and fitness,” he said. “We have quite a bit of athletes that are trained and are capable and certified to host seminars at different businesses to speak on health and nutrition and just lend the information to create a healthier Bahamas.”

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Thursday, May 10, 2018, PAGE 7

DJOKOVIC LOSES TO EDMUND IN MADRID OPEN, NADAL ADVANCES SERENA WITHDRAWS FROM ITALIAN OPEN

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer

MADRID (AP) — Novak Djokovic added another early elimination to his disappointing season, while Rafael Nadal continued to look invincible on clay.

Djokovic lost to Kyle Edmund 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 yesterday in the second round of the Madrid Open, the sixth straight tournament in which he has failed to reach the quarter-finals.

Nadal later cruised past Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-1, extending his record of consecutive sets won on clay to 48. The 16-time Grand Slam champion, coming off titles in Monte Carlo and Barcelona, has won 37 of his last 38 matches on the surface, including 20 straight.

Djokovic has struggled this year after saying he returned to action too quickly following a lingering right elbow injury.

“There are obvious things that are not working well for me,” the 12-time Grand Slam champion

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said. “But I have to keep working on them and pray that ... and hope that my game will get stronger.”

Djokovic lost in the third round in Monte Carlo and in the second round in both Miami and Indian Wells.

The 12th-ranked Serb also failed to advance past the last 16 at the Australian Open. “One or two points decide really these kind of matches,” Djokovic said. “Luck was on his side a little bit. But, also, he was courageous enough to attack the balls when it mattered and deserved to win.”

Djokovic played poorly in the first set but

recovered to comfortably win the second. He had a chance to go up a break early in the third set but lost five straight points to allow Edmund to come back from 0-40.

The unseeded British player then broke Djokovic’s serve to go up 5-3 and easily closed out the match on his serve. “I just felt good today, felt I was hitting the ball well,” Edmund said.

“I just knew that if I put myself in the match hopefully in the closing stages I would give myself a chance. That game in the third set was very key.

When Novak gets a lead

it’s very hard to break him down because he becomes a bit more aggressive.”

Edmund will next play eighth-seeded David Goffin, who defeated Robin Haase 7-5, 6-3.

Nadal improved to 17-1 overall on the season with his win over the 41stranked Monfils.

“I’m happy to start with a victory,” said Nadal, whose last loss on the dirt came against Dominic Thiem in Rome last year.

“It was a very solid match in all aspects.”

Nadal is two sets away from breaking John McEnroe’s 1984 record of 49 straight sets won on

a single surface. Eighthranked Kevin Anderson defeated qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-2 to set up a third-round match against Philipp Kohlschreiber, who beat Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.

Also, top-ranked Simona Halep beat Kristyna Pliskova 6-1, 6-4 to stay on track for a third straight title in Madrid, while Caroline Wozniacki’s bid to return to the top of the rankings ended with a 6-2, 6-2 loss to 20th-ranked Kiki Bertens.

The second-ranked Wozniacki needed to win the title in Madrid to overcome Halep for the No. 1 spot.

“At this tournament it’s really nice that I know I can play my best tennis,” said Halep, who next plays Karolina Pliskova, the sister of her opponent on Wednesday, in the quarter-finals.

Karolina Pliskova defeated Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-3, while Bernarda Pera was eliminated by Carla Suarez Navarro 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.

ROME (AP) — Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week’s Italian Open, saying she needs more time to be “100 per cent ready to compete.”

The tournament made the announcement via Twitter.

Williams returned to the tour briefly this year after a 14-month absence to give birth to her daughter.

The 23-time Grand Slam champion also withdrew from this week’s Madrid Open and sitting out Rome puts her status for the French Open, which starts May 27, in doubt.

Williams, a four-time Italian Open champion, has not played since her a firstround loss to Naomi Osaka in March at the Miami Open.

Catherine Bellis takes Williams’ place in the Rome draw.

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