05262016 sports

SPORTS SECTION E

THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2016

NBA PLAYOFFS

Fourth Quarter Press, 3E

Budget: PM outlines plan to enhance sports sector

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

THE development of sporting infrastructure highlighted the impact the government expects its new budget to have on the local sporting community.

Yesterday, in his 2016-17 Budget Communication in the House of Assembly, Prime Minister Perry Christie outlined his government’s plan for these improvements in its “Agenda for a Modern Bahamas.”

“We have also endeavoured to modernise and enhance the sports and cultural sector. It is important for me to say that the Government recognises the magnificent contributions of our sports heroes and heroines at home and abroad,” he said.

“In further support of sports development at all levels and in all disciplines, the Government will continue with the develop-

ment of facilities at the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre through the construction of a new National Baseball Stadium and through the construction of sports complexes in our islands, commencing with Moore’s Island, Abaco, Eleuthera, Exuma and Andros.”

In May 2013, Christie first announced that his administration “will begin the process to invest some $10 million in the construction” of multi-purpose sporting facilities in the family islands similar to those in New Providence and Grand Bahama, giving young athletes in those islands more opportunities to develop in competitive sports.

The formation of the National Sports Academies have also been at the focal point of each budget debate following the success of the “Golden Knights” at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Groundbreaking for the new Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium took place in November,

PRIME MINISTER Perry Christie delivers the Budget Communication in the House of Assembly yesterday.

Photo by Tim Clarke/Tribune Staff 2014.

The Prime Minister also noted how foreign direct investment will impact these proposed sporting structures and the sports tourism industry at large.

Included in the The Tavistock

Group’s Albany Resort, and their $230 million expansion project over the next 24 months, will be a $10 million equestrian centre and a $20 million Sports Academy.

In Eleuthera, The Cotton Bay Holdings, developers of a $180 million resort, will include renovation of the existing 18-hole Robert Trent Jones Golf Course, while in the Exumas additional golf courses will be constructed at the Great Exuma Adventure resort Children’s Bay Cay and Williams Cay. The Williams Cay development will comprise an 18hole golf course designed by Tom Fazio.

Also in the Exumas, the Stocking Island Club is set and will include a unique venture complete with a sailing school and swimming academy.

“The sailing school will provide Bahamians with instructions for mono hull sailing and dinghy sailing, both Olympic class crafts, and graduating to larger sailboats,”

Mr Christie said.

The improvement to sporting infrastructure are but one segment of an extensive plan for the budget aimed at “structural reform.”

“This is but a brief snapshot of the many actions that my Government has taken over the past four years to address the significant challenges that our nation faces and thereby steer us onto a path toward a better future for all Bahamians,” Mr Christie said.

“These are not mere palliative, short-term and thus inevitably ineffective measures focused only on the span of our current fiveyear mandate. They represent a bold and aggressive agenda of deep and fundamental structural reform that addresses several of the grave challenges that confront our nation. They will bear fruit in the form of significant and durable improvements in the performance of our economy and the welfare of our citizens.”

Stars align for Prefontaine Classic

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

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n the second Diamond League meet of the season, a trio of Bahamian athletes will take to Tracktown, USA in the most star-studded event of the young season.

Steven Gardiner, Shaunae Miller and Jeffery Gibson are all set to compete in the Prefontaine Classic, to be hosted May 27-28 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, as one of several stops in the Diamond League series.

In his first major test of the season, Gardiner - the 400 metre national record holder - will compete against the top quartermilers in the world with many track and field pundits expecting a sub-44 run and a chase for the meet record.

Gardiner, 20, will race against what event organisers called “its fastest ever” bolstered by a record five runners who have run sub44.

Gardiner (44.27) has run a season’s best time of 45.83 turned in at the Chris Brown Invitational.

Leading the field will be another chapter in the rivalry between American LaShawn Merritt (43.65) and Kirani James (43.74) of Grenada.

Merritt, the 2008 Olympic gold medallist in the event, and James - the reigning Olympic champion - have raced against each other 18 times thus far with James leading the series 117.

James has had the most recent success in the Pre

Classic as the two time defending champion.

Others include Isaac Makwala (43.72) of Botswana, Abdalleleh Haroun (44.27) of Qatar, Machel Cedenio (44.36) of Trinidad and Tobago, Youssef Ahmed Masrahi (43.93) of Saudi Arabia and Rusheen McDonald (43.93) of Jamaica.

The record in the event is the 43.92 set by American Michael Johnson in 2000 in his final race at Hayward Field.

James is the season leader in the event at 44.08.

The women’s 400m has also been critically acclaimed as one of the best fields assembled in meet history.

Despite the recent withdrawal of American Allyson Felix due to a lingering ankle injury, the remainder of the field, six of the confirmed runners have at least one major gold medal and seven have run sub-50.

Miller has posted the world leading time this year, 49.69, run at April’s Chris Brown Invitational. She has also posted the fourth fastest time in the world with a time of 50.45 at her first Diamond League meet of the season in Shanghai, China.

Felix’s absence from the event leaves Miller without her greatest challenger for what many believe will be a clash between the two for a 200/400m sprint double in Rio. Felix won gold at the 400 metres at the 2015 IAAF World Championships with a personal best of 49.26.

The Pre Classic is the second Diamond League meet that Felix will miss after suffering the ankle injury in

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late April and withdrawing from a meet in Doha.

Others in the field include Americans Sanya Richards–Ross (48.70), Francena McCorory (49.48), Natasha Hastings (49.84), Quanera Hayes (49.91), Ashley Spencer (50.28) and Jamaican Stephenie Ann McPherson (49.92).

Miller, unbeaten so far this year over any distance, has the world’s top wind assisted time in the 200m,

22.14 (+2.2) at Kingston Invitational earlier this month.

“A lot of people have been asking me what I’m going to do in Rio, but I don’t know right now.

“My coaches have told me that they will have the final say, so I’m going to wait until we sit down and make that decision. Right now I’m just having a lot of fun and trying to see how things will work out,” she

told the Tribune following the Jamaica Invitational.

She still has the option of competing in the 200m/400m double or just one of the two events. Miller said her heart is leaning more towards her specialty in the 400m.

“The 400m is my favourite event right now,” she said. “I just love it. The pain after running the event is crazy, but it’s definitely my best event right now.”

In the 400m hurdles, Gibson will face a similarly talented field in his signature event.

The race features five of the six IAAF Diamond League winners that own at least one individual medal from each Olympics and World Championships for the last decade, as well as eight No. 1 world rankings from Track and Field News.

Gibson (48.17) has run a season’s best time of 48.96 at the Kingston Invitational and will face a strong challenge from Kenya’s Nicholas Bett.

Bett (47.79) won gold and Gibson took bronze at last year’s World Championships in Beijing.

The remainder of the field includes Javier Culson (47.72) of Puerto Rico, Yasmani Copello (48.46) of Turkey, Kariem Hussein (48.45) of Switzerland and Americans Kerron Clement (47.24), Bershawn Jackson (47.30) and Michael Tinsley (47.70).

The Prefontaine Classic is the longest-running outdoor invitational track and field meet in America.

Sponsored by NIKE continuously since 1984, the Prefontaine Classic will be shown live to an international audience and by NBC and NBC Sports Network.

Steve Prefontaine is a legend in the sport of track and field and is the most inspirational distance runner in American history. His life ended tragically on May 30, 1975, the result of an auto accident, at age 24.

The Prefontaine Classic began that year and has been held every year since.

Simone Pratt and Silver Storm win first national title BAHAMIANS produced several impressive performances at the National Junior College Athletic Association National Championships, with Simone Pratt as the latest to help lead her team to school history.

Pratt and the ASA Miami Silver Storm won its first national title as they finished ahead of the 24-team field. When all was said and done, the Silver Storm, which entered the tournament as the No. 1 ranked

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team, collected 51 points Carey, who also led ASA during the five-day tournaMiami to the NJCAA nament due in large part to a tional title. Carey played as dominating overall perforthe No.5 for his college but mance. They defeated Tyler lost 4-6 3-6 and in doubles Junior College in the final. play, he continued to make ASA Miami was ranked his contribution along with No.1 by the Intercollegiate teammate Zarazua but lost Tennis Association at the 3-6, 3-6. ASA Miami narstart of the season and with rowly edged out the 45-point this win has solidified that effort from runner-up Semiposition. nole State (Oklahoma) with Pratt played singles No.5 a 47- point victory. and won her opening match Francis played for Praiconvincingly over Bruna rie State College in NJCAA Chaves 6-1, 6-0. In doubles in the singles consolation play, Pratt along with Chrismatch as flight 3. He lost the SIMONE PRATT tine Roller defeated Compmatch 8-5 but put up a very ton and Walker 6-3, 6-2. good fight playing the No. 6 In subsequent doubles play Pratt and seed in the tournament.

Roller defeated Hoelting and Mrewa 6-4.

Shannon Francis also participated in the Despite this being ASA Miami’s first-ev- tournament, playing No.1 flight in doubles. er national championship, this is the second Francis and his partner Diaz won the first straight national championship for Pratt round but lost to Tyler College 7-5, 6-7. The who was a part of ASA New York’s 2015 tie break was 5-7. Prairie State, the 2016 championship team.

Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference The title for the women’s team comes on Champions, produced one of the strongest the heels of the Bahamian player Rasheed tennis programmes in the region.

In international play Jacobi Bain continues his play on the European Tennis Circuit. This time in the U-14 Dr Oetker Junior Trophy Tournament in Bucharest, Romania.

On Monday Jacobi played very well and won his singles match against Romanian Stefan Andrei 6-4, 6-1 and in his doubles match he teamed up with Ion Chrita from Romania to beat Butnaru and Saki (both from Romania) 6-0, 6-2. Jacobi plays his 2nd round matches on Tuesday. He is next set to play the 16th seed Alan Borjaski of Poland. With his skill set, it is expected that Jacobi will continue to do well as he advances in the tournament.

“It is great to see our local talent spreading their wings and competing on an international level in the United States and in Europe,” said Perry Newton, BLTA public relations officer. “This year we have seen many Bahamian college tennis athletes performing well and helping their teams to obtain great success. Our juniors have also made their mark internationally. We will continue to develop the sport of tennis as more of our athletes shine and blaze the way forward.”

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Bring on ‘Iggy’ and stop the Thunder roll BACK-to-back, three games in four nights, long road trips and short home stands all are contributors to the way teams play on a night-to-night basis during the NBA’s regular season.

This is a common dynamic experienced by all NBA teams, but quality teams are often those that work around these circumstances and find ways to win.

On the way to 73 wins, the Warriors feasted on teams as result of the NBA schedule.

It’s normal for a team to ride the hot hand for a stretch, depend on defence for another and even, at times, drop an occasional game or two just to get by.

It’s all a part of the rigours of an NBA season.

However, once the season closes and the playoffs begin, all those little tactics are suppose to take a backseat to systems that were fine tuned over the course of the year.

Defensive ‘x’s and ‘o’s are morphed into schemes that vary based on personnel. Coaches at this point enact plans to stop certain aspects of the opponents’ offence. Offences morph from screen and rolls to ball dominant plays that benefit team strengths. The guesswork is out and the definite answers are in.

This is where Golden State have struggled this post-season. The team’s playbook and approaches in games are still in flux. It is obvious to anyone watching that the team is still grasping for its identity on defence and pressing to locate the hot hand on offence.

Over the course of the Western Conference finals, the team that had many of us spellbound during the regular season has refused to to make the shift from a team dependent on outside shots and the mishaps of its opponents.

While their lacklustre performance has left me often bewildered and frus-

FOURTH QUARTER PRESS

BY RICARDO WELLS

“THIS IS WHY THE INJECTION OF IGUODALA CAN PAY OFF ON BOTH SIDES. IGUODALA HAS PROVEN TIME AFTER TIME THAT HE CAN HIT THE THREE-POINTER CONSISTENTLY AND RUN THE OFFENCE FROM THE SMALL-FORWARD SPOT. ”

WARRIORS forward Andre Iguodala (9) tries to control the ball as Oklahoma City Thunder guard Andre Roberson (21) defends in the second half of Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference finals in Oklahoma City on Tuesday night. (AP) trated, I am more surprised by the team’s inability to diversify their style of play.

Diversification.

There has been none better in the game at doing this than Andre Iguodala. The Golden

State Warriors must move the standout forward into the starting line-up if they intend to stage a comeback in their series against Oklahoma.

Here is why:

WHICH THREE HIGH JUMPERS WILL REPRESENT BAHAMAS AT OLYMPICS?

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE deadline for inclusion on Team Bahamas for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August is fast approaching.

The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations is scheduled to hold its final trials during their National Track and Field Championships, scheduled for the weekend of June 24-25 at Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium. However, the final submission by the Bahamas Olympic Committee to the International Amateur Athletic Federation and the International Olympic Committee for Team Bahamas is July 11.

One of the disciplines many are keeping their eyes on is the men’s high jump. For the first time, three competitors have already done the qualifying standard and another is knocking on the door. Only three spots will be available for the Bahamas, so it will come down to the final trials and who wants it the most when the event takes the spotlight at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium.

Grand Bahamian Donald Thomas leads the pack. He posted 2.34 metres or 7-feet, 8-inches last year, but he posted a season’s best of 2.31m May 14 in Baie Mahault to place himself in a three-way tie for fifth place on the IAAF world leading performances.

Not too far behind is Jamal Wilson, who soared 2.30m (7-6 1/2) here at home on January 9 to qualify for his first World Indoor Championships. He is now sitting in eighth place as he continues his breakout year on the senior international scene.

And Trevor Barry is tied with 12 other competitors at 2.25m (7-4 1/2) after his leap in May 14 as well in Baie Mahault.

Last week, I incorrectly listed the late Ian Thompson for Barry in an article. But it should be noted that the two competitors reminded me so much of their demeanor that it was so hard not to think about the other when looking at their performances. I do apologise to the family of Thompson and even to Barry for making that mistake, but I could only picture the two when I look at the way they performed and the manner in which they conducted themselves on and off the field.

I know veteran coach Keith Parker has a lot to say when reflecting on the two competitors, whom he incidentally coached during their heydays at CC Sweeting Secondary High.

All I can humbly say is may Thompson rest in peace. Thanks so much for the memories.

As for the current crop of jumpers, Thomas is also the most decorated, following national record holder Troy Kemp. His mark of 2.38m (7-9 1/4), set in Nice, France on July 12, 1995 is still one of the most sought after records on the local scene.

Thomas, 2007 World champion in Daegu, South Korea, has come close with his 2.35m (7-8 1/2) in Salamanca, Spain on July 4, 2007, just ahead of Barry, who has a personal best of 2.32m (7-7 1/4) that he did in Daegu, South Korea on August 1, 2011 for the bronze at the World Championships.

Steven Wray, a representative at the IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland in 1983, rounds out the top four with his PR of 2.31m (7-7) for his silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia on October 7, 1982.

Although he has yet to soar over the Olympic qualifying height, Ryan Ingraham should not be counted out. The youngest member of the field at age 22 is off to a slow start, but coach James Rolle is confident that he will be ready for the trials.

Ingraham, the 2012 World Junior Championship bronze and the 2011 Pan American Junior Championship silver medallist, has a lifetime best of 2.30m (7-6 1/2) that he did in Edmonton, Canada in 2013. So only time will tell how well he will be prepared to compete with his arch-rivals when the showdown gets underway at the nationals.

Last year, Ingraham clinched the national title with Thomas second and Barry third, all clearing 2.28m (7-5 3/4). Wilson was fourth with 2.22m (7-3 1/4).

In the past, the focus at the nationals has been around the track with the field events taking a back seat. But this time around, the the high jump will definitely turn out to be the marquee event as there are only three spots available for the trip to Rio. Who will be the trio to represent the Bahamas? It will come down to who wants it more than the others as none of the high jumpers want to be left at home when the team travels at the end of July.

• The Tribune is following Team Bahamas in the build up to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and will be reporting from Brazil this summer. The ‘242 on the Road to Rio series’ will appear every Monday and Thursday.

Comments and responses to bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

Russell Westbrook There aren’t many point guards in the league skilled enough to do the things done by Westbrook on a whim. There is a reason why some consider him the

most athletic point guard in the game.

The Warriors haven’t had an answer to him because they have refused to admit to themselves that the duo of Curry-Thompson is unable to defensively stop the speed and athleticism of Westbrook. He is too quick, too strong, too skilled for either man to handle oneon-one, or together.

The Warriors have opted to play more of trap heavy scheme with the ball in the hand of Westbrook and more of a help scheme when he is working off the ball - a mistake the San Antonio Spurs made.

There needs to be a decision to move Harrison Barnes to the bench in favour of last year’s Finals MVP, Andre Iguodala. Iguodala has shown that he is the team’s best defender and can play man-to-man on Westbrook. Move Klay Thompson to Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry to whoever the Thunder rolls out at the two spot.

Offensive woes The Warriors are lost.

The three-point shots aren’t falling and the team has been unable to do much else. The impact of An-

dre Roberson’s defence on Thompson has limited the Warriors’ entire gameplan.

The idea has to be to find a tertiary cog on offence.

This spot was often occupied by Draymond Green, but he had vanished.

This is why the injection of Iguodala can pay off on both sides. Iguodala has proven time after time that he can hit the three-pointer consistently and run the offence from the small-forward spot. His play in that role last season propelled the Warriors to a championship. This move simply makes sense.

While there is no excuse that can be made for the Golden State Warriors’ lack of intensity this series, there can be an argument made that there is still a potential for a second wind.

Three consecutive wins in any series, against in team is tough. Three wins in the Western Conference finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder is mammoth.

Maybe, just maybe, ‘Iggy’ can make inroads into that sizeable task.

• Ricardo Wells writes every Thursday on the NBA. Comments to rwells@tribunemedia.net

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Westbrook, Durant and Thunder put Warriors on the brink of elimination

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Suddenly, these Golden State Warriors who have been compared all season to the Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 1990s are on the brink of elimination.

Russell Westbrook had 36 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Warriors 118-94 on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference Finals. Golden State, which won a league record 73 games in the regular season, lost consecutive games for the first time this season.

The Warriors must win Game 5, scheduled for 9pm tonight, in Oakland to keep their season alive.

“We all have to bounce back,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “The good news is, we go home. Obviously we play well at home.

The idea now is to go home and get one win. Do that, and we put some pressure on them and we’ll see what happens.”

Klay Thompson led Golden State with 26 points, but two-time league MVP Stephen Curry was limited to 19 points on 6-for-20 shooting. Curry’s shooting performance was so uncharacteristic that reporters asked if he was hurt.

“He’s not injured,” Kerr said. “He’s coming back from the knee, but he’s not injured. He just had a lousy night. It happens, even to the best players in the world.”

The Warriors lost consecutive playoff games by at least 20 points for the first time since Games 2 and 3 of the 1972 Western Conference semi-finals against the Milwaukee Bucks. Golden State’s Draymond Green, who was fined for kicking Steven Adams in the groin in Game 3, finished with six points, 11 rebounds and six turnovers.

Meanwhile, Oklahoma City got a boost from an unlikely source. Andre Roberson, a player the Warriors have ignored at times during the series, scored a career-high 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.

Kevin Durant added 26 points and 11 rebounds and Serge Ibaka added 17 points and seven rebounds.

As for Westbrook, it was his first triple-double of the playoffs after posting 18 in the regular season. It was his fifth career playoff

half in franchise playoff history, a mark they set the previous game against the Warriors. It also matched the most points Golden State has allowed in a half this season for the second straight game.

Westbrook had 21 points, nine assists and five rebounds in the first half, and Durant had 18 points and six boards.

Thompson tried to keep the Warriors in it, scoring 19 points in just over seven minutes to start the third quarter. But the Thunder maintained their composure, led 94-82 at the end of the period and remained in control in the fourth.

“This is a tough situation to be in, but the series isn’t over,” Curry said.

QUOTABLE Kerr, on the pressure of trying to win a title after setting the regular-season wins record: “We had a tremendous regular season, our guys competed every single night and did something no one has ever done and they’re proud of that.

But in the playoffs, everybody starts 0-0. So there’s no extra pressure, whether you’re talking about defending our title or trying to back up the regular season.”

STAT LINES According to Thunder Public Relations, the last team to score 72 or more points in the first half of two straight playoff games was the 1987 Los Angeles Lakers.

TIP-INS Warriors: Curry went 1 for 7 in the first quarter, and made just 1 of 4 3-point attempts. ... Thompson committed his third foul with 7:55 left in the second quarter, and C Andrew Bogut committed his third about two minutes later. ...

Curry made a 3-pointer for his 48th consecutive playoff game, extending his NBA record. ... The Warriors were 12-0 this season the game after a loss.

THUNDER guard Russell Westbrook (0) reacts as Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston (34) walks by during the second half in Game 4 of the NBA Western finals in Oklahoma City on Tuesday night. (INSET): Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) passes around Warriors forward Andre Iguodala (9).

(AP Photos) triple-double. have to close. Nine teams The Thunder led 30-26 at a 56-43 lead with just over “I play every game like have rallied from 3-1 defi- the end of the first quarter, four minutes left in the first it’s my last, regardless of cits to win. “I think we’re in then gained control in the half. who’s in front of me,” he a good place, but like I said, second. In the most unlikeOklahoma City finished said. “That’s my job, and this game is over,” West- ly of connections, Adams with a flurry and led 72-53 my job is to worry about my brook said. “We’ve got to threw a bullet pass to Rob- at halftime. The Thunder team, and that’s all I do.” move on to the next game. erson near the basket for a matched the most points The Thunder know they Every game is different.” dunk that gave the Thunder they have scored in a first

Thunder: Westbrook had five points, six assists and three rebounds in the first quarter. ... Oklahoma City forced 13 turnovers in the first half. ... The Thunder improved to 19-0 this season when Westbrook gets a triple-double. ... The Thunder outrebounded the Warriors 56-40 and outscored them 31-19 from the free throw line.

Warriors could join list of teams that flopped in playoffs

BY SAMANTHA PELL AP Sports Writer DESPITE finishing the regular season with a record-breaking 73 wins, the Golden State Warriors find themselves one game away from playoff elimination.

Down 3-1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western finals after a 118-94 road loss Tuesday night, the defending NBA champions will have to win three straight games to advance.

Golden State would join a list of dominant regular season teams that were eliminated without reaching the finals. Teams like the undefeated 2007 Patriots, lost after advancing to the Super Bowl, were not included.

— NBA: 1993-94 Seattle SuperSonics THE Sonics had a league-best 63-19 record and the top seed in the West. Behind third-season head coach George Karl and All-Stars Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp, Seattle scored an average of 105.9 points per game. With the retirement of Michael Jordan prior to the 1993-1994 season, the Sonics were a favourite to win the championship. Facing the Denver Nuggets and Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo in the first round, the Sonics

GOLDEN State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) reacts to action against the Oklahoma City Thunder during Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference finals on Tuesday night. (AP) lost in five games. The Nuggets were the first eight seed to win a playoff series. They lost to the Utah Jazz in the next round.

— NHL: 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings THE Red Wings finished with 62 wins and 171 points, breaking the regular season records set by the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens. Under coach Scotty Bowman, the Red Wings had two separate streaks of nine wins

and a 13-game unbeaten streak. Right wing Sergei Fedorov had a team-high 39 goals, followed by captain Steve Yzerman with 36. Colorado upset the Red Wings in six games in the conference finals, then went on to win the Stanley Cup. — NFL: 1998 Minnesota Vikings THE 15-1 Vikings earned the top spot in the NFC Central and were only the third team in NFL his-

WARRIORS guard Stephen Curry pauses on the bench in the first half of Game 3 in Oklahoma City. Despite finishing the regular season with a record-breaking 73 wins, the Golden State Warriors find themselves one game away from being prematurely eliminated in the NBA Playoffs. Down 3-1, the defending NBA champions will have to win three-straight games to advance. (AP) tory to win 15 games. Minnesota broke the then scoring record with 556 points, led by quarterback Randall Cunningham, wide receiver Chris Carter and rookie wide receiver Randy Moss.

Moss and Carter combined for 29 touchdowns and each had over 1,000 yards receiving. John Randle had 10.5 sacks and anchored a defense that allowed only 296 points in the regular season.

The team lost 30-27 to the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC

championship. Kicker Gary Anderson — who had not missed a kick all season — missed a 38-yard field goal that would have iced the game for the Vikings, who lost in overtime.

— MLB: 2014 Los Angeles Angels WITH a 98-64 regular season record, the Angels were the best team in baseball during the 2014 regular season. Los Angeles was

first in runs behind offensive sluggers Mike Trout, Josh Hamilton, and Albert Pujols. The team also had starting pitcher Garrett Richards, but the Cy Young contender injured his knee in August and missed the remainder of the season.

The Kansas City Royals stunned the Angels with a 3-0 sweep in the American League Division Series.

Los Angeles’ offence disappeared in the series, as the team batted just .170.

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Spanish hurdler tests positive in retest of 2008 samples

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spanish hurdler Josephine Onyia is one of the athletes who tested positive in a reanalysis of doping samples from the 2008 Beijing Games, an official with knowledge of the case said yesterday.

The Spanish Olympic Committee said it was informed by the International Olympic Committee “about an alleged adverse result for a Spanish athlete who participated in the 2008 Games,” but could not confirm that it was Onyia who failed the test.

Citing privacy reasons, it said it couldn’t even confirm the sport of the person caught on the reanalysis of the samples.

The official who confirmed Onyia’s name spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to discuss the case publicly.

Spanish media also reported that it was Nigerian-born Onyia who tested positive in Beijing.

The 29-year-old athlete, who became a Spanish citizen in 2007, had been banned for life earlier this year because of repeated

doping offenses. She did not travel to Beijing for the world championships last year amid reports that she had failed a test.

Onyia competed in the 100 metre hurdles in the 2008 Games in Beijing, missing the final after finishing fifth in the semifinals.

Just before the 2008 Games, Spanish cyclist Maribel Moreno also tested positive for doping. Spain won 18 medals in Beijing, including five gold.

“The Spanish Olympic Committee expresses its full support for the latest actions taken by the International Olympic Committee in favour of a clean sport,” the Spanish committee said in its statement on Wednesday. “The review of a significant number of samples from the Olympic Games in Beijing and London is the correct decision by president Thomas Bach to make sure that cheaters won’t be at peace.”

The IOC said last week that 31 athletes could be barred from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after their 2008 samples came back positive in retests with enhanced techniques.

The Russian Olympic

URINE samples from Chinese athletes are recorded upon arriving at China Anti-Doping Agency in Beijing on June 30, 2008. (AP) Committee said Tuesday that it was notified that 14 Russian athletes were caught in the retests. Russian state TV said 10 of the athletes were medallists, including 2012 high jump champion Anna Chichero-

va.

The IOC is also awaiting results of retests of 250 samples from the 2012 London Games.

It said the 31 athletes from Beijing came from six sports and 12 countries, but

declined to give names, citing legal reasons. Formal positive cases are not declared until the “B’’ samples are also tested and confirm the original findings.

The IOC said the retests targeted athletes who com-

peted in Beijing or London and were hoping to participate in Rio in August.

The IOC stores Olympic doping samples for 10 years to reanalyse them when newer methods become available.

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THE TRIBUNE

Thursday, May 26, 2016, PAGE 11E

No rest for Murray in gruelling French Open start

By JOHN LEICESTER AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Priority No. 1 now for Andy Murray at the French Open: Putting his feet up. After 10 sets of tennis in his first two rounds, he sorely needs the rest.

The Scot, seeded second, came through 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 yesterday against Mathias Bourgue, a 22-year-old French player ranked 164th with a wild card to play his first Grand Slam tournament. The second-round win came just a day after Murray completed another five-setter in the first round.

“I need to go and rest.

It’s been a tough, tough few days,” the 2013 Wimbledon champion said. “If I’m to go far in this tournament, you can’t play too many matches like this.”

The last champion at Roland Garros to win rounds one and two in five sets was Gaston Gaudio, in 2004.

One small consolation: Defending champion Stan Wawrinka isn’t firing on all cylinders, either.

Following a five-set win in the first round, Wawrinka again wasn’t convincing in the second round, with a 7-6 (7), 6-3, 6-4 victory over Taro Daniel of Japan.

Most notable were the break points which the third-seeded Swiss player failed to convert against a player 89 spots below him in the rankings. Daniel had stalled in the first round last year, when Wawrinka rode his sublime backhand to the final and won in his now infamous shorts against Novak Djokovic.

Wawrinka had 17 opportunities to break the Japanese right-hander, and seized only four of them.

“I created a lot of chances. I can’t remember how many break points I had, but far too many if you look at what I did with them. The most important is to win, even more in three sets,” Wawrinka said. “Hopefully I will play better and better to go as far as possible.

Today there were many ups and downs, but I have my tennis and I’m ready to step it up.”

Fifth-seeded Kei Ni-

Grand Slam tournament, this year’s Australian Open. She next plays 2014 French Open finalist Simona Halep. The sixth-seeded Romanian rallied from 4-1 down in the first set to beat Zarina Diyas 7-6 (5), 6-2.

Halep, who struggled with her serve, is bracing for a tough test from Osaka.

“She’s a young player and she has nothing to lose,” she said.

With third-ranked Angelique Kerber and fifthranked Victoria Azarenka both falling in the first round, Garbine Muguruza has a path through the women’s draw.

Ranked fourth, the 2015 Wimbledon finalist won 6-2, 6-0 against Myrtille Georges, a French wildcard entry. Her next opponent, 54th-ranked Yanina Wickmayer, failed to advance beyond the third round in two previous attempts.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and 2009 French Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova also advanced in straight sets.

ANDY MURRAY eyes the ball as he returns in his second round match of the French Open against Mathias Bourgue at the Roland Garros stadium yesterday. (AP) shikori is already in gear.

The 2014 US Open finalist broke Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia six times and saved seven break points in a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 win.

Nishikori has spent less than four hours in two straight-set wins on the tiring red-clay courts to advance to the third round; Wawrinka has accumulated more than five hours, and Murray more than seven.

“Of course it’s preferable to win a match in three sets, but when I enter the court, it’s not the one thing I’m

obsessed about, winning three sets to save energy,” Wawrinka said. “Matches are difficult. I’m there to win.”

Another Japanese player also is impressing. Still 18 and playing in only her second major tournament, Naomi Osaka also has yet to drop a set. After beating 32nd-seeded Jelena Ostapenko in the first round, she advanced to the third round by beating Mirjana LucicBaroni 6-3, 6-3.

Osaka also reached the third round in her first

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“It’s interesting, because when you look at the recent tournaments, things have been very erratic and unpredictable,” Muguruza said. “I don’t think it’s like the men where when you play Djokovic you know you’re going to lose. It’s not the same thing in women’s singles at all.”

One of a Grand Slamrecord 51 players age 30 and over who started in the men’s main draw, Ivo Karlovic became — at 37 — the oldest man to reach the third round at a major since Jimmy Connors at the 1991 US Open.

“It’s the only time when being old is OK,” Karlovic said.

The 27th-seeded Croatian served 41 aces in a 6-7 (2), 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 12-10 win over Australian wild-card entry Jordan Thompson.

They played for 4 hours, 31 minutes — four times what it took for Nick Kyrgios, the 17th-seeded player from Australia, to beat Igor Sijsling 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.

Karlovic next plays Murray.

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