07172018 SPORTS

SPORTS SECTION E

TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2018

Team Bahamas 3-0 after 13-2 win over USVI

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

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reedom Farm Baseball League remains undefeated thus far at the Caribbean Regional qualifying tournament for the Little League World Series.

They improved to 3-0 with a dominant 13-2 win over District 1 Little League of the US Virgin Islands yesterday at the Quintin Hernandez Park in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico.

Andru Arthur hit the first home run of the tournament to highlight the offensive outburst for Freedom Farm. Participating teams in the event include defending Caribbean champions Los Bravos de

Pontezuela (Santiago, Dominican Republic), Aruba Center (Santa Cruz, Aruba), Pabao (Willemstad, Curacao), Radames Lopez (Guayama, Puerto Rico A), Gino Vega (Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico B) and District 1 (St Thomas, US Virgin Islands).

Today, Freedom Farm faces their toughest test of the tournament thus far with a doubleheader against two of the event’s top teams.

They face the host country’s A team – Radames Lopez at 10am in the first game, followed by a matchup against Pabao at 1pm at the Wifo Montalvo Park.

Radames Lopez is the only other undefeated team in the tournament at 4-0. A team from Puerto Rico has won the Caribbean

Qualifier three times, most recently in 2014.

Curacao has won 11 Caribbean championships including a streak of seven consecutive years titles from Pabao. Pabao also captured the Little League World Series title in 2004. At 2-1, their lone loss came against Radames Lopez on opening day.

Freedom Farm will close out preliminary play Wednesday against Aruba Center at the Quintin Hernandez Park.

The semi-final rounds follow on Thursday and the tournament concludes with the championship and consolation game on Friday.

The winner of the tournament will advance to play in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

In game one, Freedom Farm defeated the team from the Dominican Republic 3-2 and followed with a 10-3 win over Gino Vega on Sunday.

Each of the eight international regions - Asia-Pacific, Australia, Canada, Caribbean, EuropeAfrica, Japan, Latin America and Mexico - will contest their regional tournaments this month.

The United States Divisions take place in early August and the LLBWS takes place August 16-26 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Over the course of 30 days, approximately 935 Little Leaguers aged 10-16 from nearly 80 different baseball and softball teams around the world will compete to determine the seven World Series Champions for 2018.

Stanhope brothers take home the gold BAHAMIAN brothers William Stanhope, 19 and Ethan Stanhope, 16, won gold in the Men’s Intermediate Quadruple Sculls this past weekend at the 2018 US Rowing Club National Championships held at Cooper River, New Jersey.

Ethan Stanhope sat at stroke seat with William behind and with their two training mates Wester Thompson and Matt Kohler in the bow, they represented the Oklahoma City High Performance Center, where they are training this summer.

This is the first gold medal ever won by Bahamians at a US Rowing sanctioned national club regatta.

Emily Morley, current president of the Nassau Rowing Club and The Bahamas’ first Olympic rower, won the Women’s Collegiate 8+ at the Dad Vail Regatta in 2016, which is one of the largest collegiate regattas in the United States.

Both brothers also competed in the Men’s Intermediate Single Scull, Double Scull, and U-19 Single, racing 10 times, and up to three times per day over the past five days.

Racing against other high-performance clubs within the United States of America, the Stanhopes were the only Bahamians competing this weekend in preparation for their personal World Rowing Championships appearances on July 25 and August 8.

In all events, the Stanhopes first had to qualify to race in fields of up to 75 boats. From there, they had to finish in the top 18 for semifinal, top six for finals, against rowers who were older and more experienced in the intermediate events, which is considered “open”

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WITH a little more depth added to their pitching staff, manager Perry Seymour said if they can tighten up on their defence, the men’s national softball team should be able to perform very well at the Central American and Caribbean Games.

Seymour, who will be assisted by coaches Haziel McDonald from Abaco and former national team ace pitcher Richard ‘the Lion Heart’ Johnson, will head the team that will be a part of the Bahamas Olympic Committee’s delegation to the games, scheduled for July 19 to August 3 in Barranquilla, Colombia.

The men’s softball team will comprise of Lyle Sawyer, Sherman Ferguson, Jeffrey Woodside, Richard Bain, Lamar Watkins, Martin Burrows, Thomas Davis, Garfield Bethel, Angelo Dillett, Winston

PRO BODYBUILDER LAFLEUR QUALIFIES FOR WORLD GAMES

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net IN less than one year of earning her professional bodybuilding card, Lorraine LaFleur has been making waves as she flexes her muscles on the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness IFBB scene.

After getting her feet wet with a fourth place finish in the women’s physique category at the Arnold Classic Africa 2018 in May at the Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg, Gauteng, LaFleur went back to the drawing board in preparation for her trip to Montreal, Canada, for her second show over the weekend.

She returned home as the first place finisher in the women’s physique category and in the process qualified for the World Games in Shanghai, China, in November.

Also joining LaFleur at the competition was Enderich Rahming, who was second in the men’s physique.

According to LaFleur, Rahming was sharp and she anticipates that by the time he competes again in Aruba in August, he will beat the Dominican Republic competitor who won over him.

“He was really sharp,” she stated. As for her performance, LaFeur said she just did what she had to do.

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BAHAMAS JAGUARS TAKE THE SPOTLIGHT IN TEXAS

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

FANTASTIC FOUR: Ethan and William Stanhope, Wester Thompson and Matt Kohler (in action at top) on the medal podium after they won gold in the Men’s Intermediate Quadruple Sculls at the US Rowing Club National Championships at Cooper River, New Jersey.

CAC Games: Defence key for men’s national softball team

By BRENT STUBBS Seenior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

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Seymour Jr, Alcott Forbes, Des- the team as he replaces Courtney mond Russell, Leon Cooper, Smith, who recently signed a proAustin Hanna and Wayne fessional contract to play baseball Johnson. and Seymour Jr will be replacing Most of the players are return- Philip Johnson Jr, who unfortuing from the team that qualified for nately can’t get the time off from the games in the Dominiwork to travel. can Republic last year as an With a chance to qualEnglish-speaking country ify for the Pan American after getting knocked out in Games next year, Seymour the playoffs. said the stakes will be much “We had some concerns higher for the Bahamas as at the last tournament they compete against the about pitching, so we other teams in the tournabrought in Lyle Sawyer ment. The top four teams from Abaco,” Seymour will automatically qualify. said. “He’s been running “We have Cuba, Mexico, and throwing the ball, but Canada, Dominican their league hasn’t started, Republic, Guatemala, so SEYMOUR so he’s not getting in the it’s going to be tough,” he live games that he needs said. to keep him sharp. “If the pitching “We are going to have to play holds up with him joining Alcott good defence and hope that our Forbes, Thomas Davis and Jeffrey pitching holds up.

Woodside and we play fundamen“That’s what happened to us tal softball, we should be okay.” in a couple of the games in the Woodside, who can also play last tournament. We made some the outfield, has been added to early mistakes and actually got

beat from them. The pitching was good last year, but with Lyles and Thomas not getting the full workout, we hope that we won’t have to put too much pressure on Alcott.”

Although the games will start this weekend, softball will not be played until next week so the team won’t leave until July 25 and should reach just in time to play their first game on July 27.

In addition to the men’s softball, the Bahamas will be represented by the men’s basketball team. It’s the first time that the country will have two major disciplines participating in team competition at the same games.

Also representing the Bahamas will be track and field, swimming, sailing, tennis, judo, fencing and boxing. With a contingent of 84, inclusive of 60 athletes, 21 coaches and three team officials, the Bahamas will assemble its largest team ever for the games, which is expected to feature 37 countries and 5,654 athletes in 470 events.

A TEAM made up of local and foreign-based Bahamian players have had an impressive run on the AAU summer basketball circuit.

The Bahamas Jaguars, led by St George’s head coach Darrell Sears, captured their respective bracket championship of the George McClellan Invitational in Houston, Texas during the NCAA’s “live open” recruitment period.

The Jaguars’ roster was highlighted by some of the top Bahamian high school players, including D’Andre Vilmar, Ahmard Harvey, D’Angelo Mackey, Christopher Johnson and others.

In the Red Bracket of the HOT division for U-17 players, the Jaguars opened pool play on Friday with a 79-59 win over Backcourt Hoops Elite. On day two they had a 74-71 win over TSK-Texas Supreme Kings and followed with a 60-42 win over Hustle Hard Elite.

On the final day of competition, the Jaguars closed with three wins. They began the day with a 63-60 win over RL9Elite, followed by an 80-76 win over TX Elite - Tiger Life and in the championship game, took a 69-61 win over Houston Topguns.

A total of 64 teams competed in the division.

In the Gold bracket of the SPICY division (U-16) the Jaguars opened

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US Rowing Club Nationals: Stanhope brothers win gold BAHAMAS FROM PAGE 1 to all club rowers regardless of age. William Stanhope will be competing in the Under-23 World Rowing Championships July 24-28 in Poznan, Poland, in the Men’s Single Scull.

Ethan Stanhope will be competing in the Junior World Rowing Championships August 8-12 in Racice, Czech Republic, in the Men’s Single Scull.

Both boys are training with Reilly Dampeer, the new high performance coach at The Oklahoma City High Performance Center.

She has coached the US National Teams since 2010, including U-23 World Championships, two Pan American Games, five World Cups and the 2016 Final Olympic Qualification Regatta.

The Stanhope brothers are no strangers to the international regatta stage. William Stanhope first raced the Junior Men’s

double scull with Lex Fountain in 2015 in Rio de Janeiro. Since then he has represented The Bahamas in the singles during the last two summers at the highly competitive Under-23 World Championships.

This past weekend, along with winning the Men’s Intermediate Quad, William Stanhope placed 6th in the Men’s Intermediate Double and placed 8th in the Men’s Intermediate Single.

“Training for Under 23s is going very well. We are rowing around 210-220k per week in the singles (about 30k a day),” said William Stanhope about his training in preparation for the Under 23 World Championships.

“This has been instrumental to building a good base as well as good for building better technique and efficiency in the boat. The Olympic training centre in Oklahoma has also been very good as they have training resources for rowing that we do not have in

the Bahamas. Resources such as altitude chambers, tanks, boats, and a buoyed straight 2000 metre course.”

Ethan Stanhope competed internationally for the first time this past spring at the Youth Olympic Qualifier, placing 6th within the Americas.

He also had an impressive showing this weekend, placing 10th in the Men’s Intermediate Double, 9th in the Men’s Intermediate Single and 9th in the Men’s U-19 Single.

“Club Nationals was a great experience. Working alongside great teammates was the best part. Even though in my races I had some “small” setbacks it prepared me for the bigger regattas like Worlds,” said Ethan Stanhope about his performance at the US Rowing Club National Championships.

“The competition this year was tough because in one race I had to

compete against my own brother.

I learned endurance and strength from competing in nine races.

“I was especially proud of my teammates and I when the men’s intermediate quad won gold by three seconds after only rowing together four times. As a 16-year-old competing in three intermediate events, the competition was more advanced but I felt like I held my own.“ Morley, who helps to supervise the Stanhope brothers when they train at home, is also hopeful.

“It is always amazing to see a small country perform at such a high level,” she stated.

“The Stanhope brothers are a great example to young rowers here that you can be successful and competitive when you put the time, dedication and training behind your passion. The Bahamas should be proud to have up and coming Bahamian athletes like the Stanhopes.”

AS the official bottler of Coca-Cola beverages in the Bahamas, the Caribbean Bottling Company shared the spirit of FIFA in the BFFL.

Bahamas Flag Football League season closes THE Caribbean Bottling Company (CBC) was a proud sponsor of the 2018 Bahamas Flag Football League (BFFL) season, which came to a close on June 15 at the Winton rugby field. In addition to keeping players and spectators hydrated and energised with Dasani and Powerade throughout the season and All-Star games, CBC also brought a bit of the FIFA World Cup to the field.

The Coca-Cola Company is one of the longest-standing international corporate partners of FIFA. As the official bottler of CocaCola beverages in the Bahamas, the Caribbean Bottling Company made sure to share the spirit of FIFA throughout the tournament.

In addition to hosting an instore promotion that allowed shoppers to get free, limited edition FIFA items, CBC also hosted

several FIFA mini-matches at the BFFL games.

Flag footballers and spectators got the chance to show off their foot work as they competed in short games for the chance to win FIFA soccer balls, beach towels, bags and more.

“We are proud to support our Bahamian athletes and the Flag Football League,” noted Nikia Wells, CBC marketing manager,

communications. “In addition to our sponsorship support, we wanted to do something fun for the players and those who come to enjoy the games, in celebration of the World Cup. We have so many passionate flag and traditional football/soccer lovers, and it was amazing to see the two come together.”

The 2018 FIFA World Cup came to a close on June 15.

JAGUARS TAKE SPOTLIGHT FROM PAGE 1 tournament play with a 51-42 win over the Houston Rockstarz. They followed with a 55-43 win over FL Elite and suffered their only loss of the tournament 69-66 to eventual bracket champions, Cooz Elite. The Jaguars ended the tournament with a 43-16 win over Beast Elite in a consolation game.

The GMI is NCAA approved and is widely regarded as one of the nation’s most reputable tournaments held during the July live period with over 100 Division I coaches in attendance.

The foundation was established in 2006 in honour of the late George McClellan. He was a very strong advocate for youth basketball, giving freely his resources to support the achievement of all studentathletes in the Houston area.

The foundation strives to make a positive impact on our communities by using basketball and community service as a means to inspire, educate, and guide children towards their potential as student-athletes and as people.

Sears, the longtime coach of the St George’s Jaguars in Grand Bahama, began the practice of travelling with his players to the United States to gain exposure for his players in the late 1990s.

Since then, he has been able to forge a network of connections that now affords a greater number of players those same opportunities by showcasing their skills at home in his annual showcase in April.

In 2017, the Jaguars competed in the Big Foot Hoops Las Vegas Classic presented

by Hal Pastner in Las Vegas, Nevada. They completed pool play at a perfect 3-0 before they advanced to the main bracket and were eliminated in the second round.

Prior to Vegas, the Jaguars competed in the Texas Hoops Great American Shootout in Duncanville, Texas.

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Romo optimistic about Cowboys wide receivers ALL offseason long, and now on the eve of training camp, the biggest question in Dallas remains what to expect from the team’s wide receivers, in the post Dez Bryant era.

As NFL training camps are set to open this week, former Cowboys QB, and now the wunderkind of all NFL analysts, Tony Romo chimed in with his take on the Cowboys’ wide receivers.

Joining NFL Network’s NFL Total Access on Wednesday, Romo compared the present situation in Dallas to when his 2009 Cowboys team lost all pro wide receiver Terrell Owens.

When asked if current Cowboys starting QB Dak Prescott not having a clear cut number one receiver mattered, Romo said: “It depends on what you’re defining as a No. 1 receiver. Is it by name alone?

Is it by talent? I mean, you don’t know that they don’t have one.”

“There’s always someone that can come up. For me, it was Miles Austin after T.O. left, and it was the same discussion then.”

I remember that motley crew of Cowboys wide receivers that started the 2009 season, nauseating at best - Roy Williams, Patrick Crayton, Miles Austin and Sam Hurd.

Miraculously Romo still made the Pro Bowl throwing for 4,483 yards.

As well as wide receiver Miles Austin who had 1,320 receiving yards.

Romo also pointed out that while a No. 1 receiver makes life easier for a quarterback, offences can

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PRESS BOX ZELAYA

BY INIGO ‘NAUGHTY’ ZENICA

IN this file photo, Dallas Cowboys wide receivers coach Sanjay Lal talks to receiver Michael Gallup (13) during the team’s rookie mini-camp in Frisco, Texas. (AP) still function at a high level of performance if the QB remains accurate and consistent.

“At the end of the day, if you put the ball in small windows and you’re aggressively putting the ball where you want, there’s going to be windows.

It’s just when you have someone who is super talented, the windows are wider.

So, if you have Julio Jones, the windows are

wider, so you don’t have to be as perfect as a quarterback.”

“As Dak continues to improve and gets to the level he feels comfortable at, then I think the windows don’t have to be as big.

“So, from that perspective, they just need guys to get into their spots and the ball will get there and that’s how they are going to do it.”

Coincidentally, putting the ball into tight windows

IN this file photo, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Allen Hurns (17) catches a pass as wide receivers Deonte Thompson (15) and Michael Gallup (13) watch during an organised team activity at the Cowboys’ football training facility in Frisco, Texas. (AP) is where Prescott must show improvement in 2018, having had his bouts with inaccuracy in 2017.

(I think that had more to do with All Pro OT Tyronn Smith’s multiple injuries, which caused instability on the line. The issues with the offensive line have already been addressed this offseason.)

Nonetheless, Prescott has been working with his receivers all offseason long in Dallas.

The chemistry is developing, but here are two names I see ascending to the top of the wide receivers depth chart - Allan Hurns and rookie Michale Gallup.

(Remember you read it here first.)

Also factor in that with one of the best running backs in the NFL, in Ezekiel Elliott, running behind one of the best offensive lines in the NFL, the Cowboys will focus on pounding the ball in 2018 as they

Burrows agrees to contract extension in French Pro A League

wait for one or two of their receivers to emerge into a Miles Austin-like producer.

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LORRAINE LaFleur (left) and her 16-year-old daughter Allyssa Fox.

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net JARAUN Burrows will continue his career in the LNB French Pro A League for the upcoming season.

Burrows reached an agreement on a contract extension with his Fos-SueMur Provence Basketball Byers.

The Byers concluded last season with an historic milestone. The team won the France LNB Pro B title with a 76-70 win over Roanne and was granted promotion to the LNB Pro A league for the first time in club history.

In his first full season with the club, Burrows averaged 13.9 points on 61.5 per cent shooting from the field and 5.1 rebounds in just over 25 minutes per game.

In the series-clinching game, Burrows scored 12 points on 4-6 shooting from the field to help his team complete a dominant undefeated 6-0 postseason run.

FOS-Provence ended the season with six consecutive wins and headed into the playoffs as one of the league’s hottest teams.

They finished the season ranked No.4 with a 24-10 record. They continued that momentum in the playoffs unbeaten.

In the quarter-finals they completed a two-game sweep over Nancy and in the semi-finals, it was another two-game sweep over Rouen. “It was a long season, but a good season,” Burrows told The Tribune during the playoff run, Burrows first signed with the Byers in April 2016 for a late-season stint and playoff run. In 12 games, he averaged 10.7 points, four rebounds and three assists in just over 25 minutes per game and the team reached the Pro B semi-finals.

PRO BODYBUILDER LAFLEUR FIRST IN WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE, QUALIFIES FOR WORLD GAMES FROM PAGE 1

JARAUN BURROWS has agreed to a contract extension with his Fos-Sue-Mur Provence Basketball Byers in the LNB French Pro A League for the upcoming season.

He agreed to return to the team for the 2017 season, his first full campaign with the club.

Prior to his French debut, he spent the bulk of the 2016-17 season, for Hapoel Haifa in Israel’s Liga Leumit - the second tier level league in the country.

Burrows appeared in a total of 26 games for them and averaged 21.7 points and 9.8 rebounds per contest.

The 6’8”, 220-pound veteran forward’s career has also included stops in Sweden, Finland, Eastern Europe and South America.

“The Pro Elite is not a big show because they are still trying to get everything together,” said LaFleur of the competition. “We only had five women.

It wasn’t a really big show like the regular IFBB shows like they had in Africa.

But overall, the show was very good, everyone was sharp and we all won cash prizes.”

At the end of the show, LaFleur walked off the stage with the biggest prize of all - a trip to the IFBB World Cup. “This time, I felt I was in a lot better shape than I was for the first show in Africa,” said the personal fitness trainer.

“I made some changes to my workout programme, so I think I came in a lot drier and a lot harder than the first show in Africa. So this time, I was pretty pleased.”

Not one to rest on her laurels, LaFleur admitted that there’s still more room for improvement and she intends to be at her best when she goes to China.

“I am trying to focus a little more on my details,” she said. “I want to focus a little more detailed if I could, improving on my overall look. I don’t think it’s anything major. I just have to stay on my diet, stay on my routine and just change a few little things and stay focused as I prepare over the next four months.”

Inspired by the support she has gotten from Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation president Joel Stubbs and her training partner Paul ‘Mighty Mouse’ Wilson and Mr Bahamas Charles Reckley, LaFleur said she is determined to make the best of her return to the stage in November.

“I don’t think it has really sunk in yet that these are pro shows that I am

doing,” LaFleur reflected. “I think it’s pretty good for me because a lot of people when they go to these shows, they don’t even place. At these competitions, you have women from all over the world competing, not just from the Caribbean.

“These women are coming from Russia, from Africa, from all over the world and they are coming sharp. So honestly, I feel so far I’m doing good.

The only thing I need to do is keep working hard and keep trying to improve on what I have been doing so far because it’s only going to get harder.”

And how hard does she expect it to get?

“I’m going into the wasp nest right there,” she said. “The only thing I can do is work my tail off here and take my best on the stage over there. That’s all that I could do and I have to be happy with what I place because I don’t think that there’s been a female bodybuilder who has gone to the World Games and I don’t think there’s been a Bahamian female who has placed like I have in the two shows that I competed in so far.”

LaFleur was among a group of five Bahamian bodybuilders who earned their pro cards. She along with Rahming, Jimmy Norius, Angelika Wallace-Whitfield and Tanya Moxey-Cleare were awarded their pro cards earlier this year either in Bogota, Colombia or in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The five are among a total of eight Bahamian pro bodybuilders still competing. The others are James ‘Jay’ Darling, Lakiesha Miller and Jameil Hamilton, who are competing in the IFBB pro league. They follow other pro card holders, including pacesetter Charles Kemp, Natasha Brown, Jena Mackey and Joel Stubbs, who are all inactive at the IFBB level.

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Machado homers as Orioles beat the Rangers 6-5

By The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Manny Machado homered before making an early exit, Adam Jones hit a three-run double and the Baltimore Orioles rallied past the Texas Rangers 6-5 Sunday.

Machado was removed in the fifth inning by manager Buck Showalter after a 26-minute rain delay, taking the All-Star shortstop off a sloppy field. The last-place Orioles are entertaining offers for Machado, who is expected to be dealt before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.

After being replaced by Jace Peterson, Machado sat in the dugout, wearing a sweatshirt and joking with his teammates.

In a matchup between two teams staggering into the All-Star break, Texas got a first-inning grand slam from rookie Ronald Guzman but quickly gave the lead away in losing for the seventh time in nine games.

Machado ignited the comeback with his 24th homer, and Jones’ basesclearing double in the third off Mike Minor (6-6) put Baltimore ahead to stay.

Tanner Scott (1-1) earned his first big league win.

Zach Britton worked the ninth for his fourth save.

TIGERS 6, ASTROS 3 HOUSTON (AP) — John Hicks hit one of Detroit’s four home runs off Justin Verlander, and the Tigers snapped a six-game losing streak.

Verlander (9-5) struck out 12 in six innings in his first start against his former team. But he allowed a season-high six runs while dropping his third straight decision.

The 35-year-old Verlander earned 183 wins in 13 seasons with the Tigers.

He was traded to Houston last year.

Jeimer Candelario, Niko Goodrum and Jim Adduci also homered for Detroit.

Drew VerHagen (1-2) got the win.

Yuli Gurriel scored two runs and hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth for the Astros.

The defending World Series champions head into the All-Star break at 64-35.

CARDINALS 6, REDS 4 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Carpenter and Dexter Fowler homered for St. Louis, making interim manager Mike Shildt a winner in his first game.

Shildt took over for Mike Matheny, who was fired late Saturday after six-plus seasons at the helm.

John Gant (3-3) picked up the win with four hitless innings. Jordan Hicks got three outs for his second save.

Cincinnati had won four of five. It is 35-26 since beginning the season 8-27.

Reds right-hander Anthony DeSclafani (4-2) was tagged for six runs in 3 1/3 innings.

RED SOX 5, BLUE JAYS 2 BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts homered in his first at-bat a day after hitting a game-ending grand slam, and the Red Sox entered the All-Star break with their best record since 1949.

Bogaerts and Brock Holt each drove in two runs for the major league-leading Red Sox (68-30), who have won 12 of their last 13 games.

Teoscar Hernandez hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays (43-52). Toronto has dropped seven of 10.

Brandon Workman (2-0) got the win and AllStar closer Craig Kimbrel worked the ninth for his 30th save.

Toronto right-hander Marcus Stroman (2-7) was charged with four runs, three earned, and five hits in five innings.

INDIANS 5, YANKEES 2 CLEVELAND (AP) — Michael Brantley homered leading off the eighth inning, and the Indians beat the Yankees for a split of their four-game series.

One of six Cleveland players who will be in Washington for Tuesday’s All-Star Game, Brantley broke a 2-2 tie by belting a pitch from Chad Green (5-2) into the seats in right for his 12th homer. The Indians added two more runs in the inning on a sacrifice fly by Yan Gomes and Green’s wild pitch.

Carlos Carrasco (11-5) earned his first win in relief since July 19, 2014. Cody Allen worked the ninth for his 20th save.

Neil Walker homered for the Yankees, who enter the break 29 games over .500 and have the majors’ second-best record.

CUBS 7, PADRES 4 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jon Lester won for the eighth time in nine starts, Jason Heyward drove in two runs and the Cubs completed a three-game series sweep.

The Cubs jumped to a 5-0 lead after two innings against rookie left-hander Eric Lauer (5-6), who came within one out of his first complete game in a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in his previous start.

It was more than enough for Lester (12-2), who struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings. The All-Star lefty allowed three runs and six hits while improving to 10-1 in his last 12 starts.

Brandon Morrow pitched the ninth for his 22nd save, helping Chicago open a 2 1/2-game lead over slumping Milwaukee in the NL Central.

PIRATES 7, BREWERS 6 (10 INNINGS) PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Bell hit a two-run double in the 10th inning, giving Pittsburgh a fivegame sweep of Milwaukee and its sixth straight win overall.

With rain falling, Gregory Polanco and Colin Moran singled to put runners on the corners for Bell, who drove a pitch from Dan Jennings (3-3) into the gap in right-center. The relay throw beat Moran home but trickled through the legs of catcher Erik Kratz.

Brett Phillips drove in four runs for Milwaukee, including an RBI single in the 10th off Tanner Anderson (1-0).

The Pirates scored twice in the ninth off Milwaukee closer Corey Knebel. Pinchhitter David Freese tied the game with an RBI triple.

DODGERS 5, ANGELS 3 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yasmani Grandal and Enrique Hernandez homered, leading the Dodgers to the split in the Freeway Series.

Each team won three games in the season series, with four decided by one run.

The Dodgers (53-43) head into the break atop the NL West by a half-game over Arizona.

The Angels continue heading in the opposite direction. They fell to 49-48 and are 14 games behind the AL West-leading Astros.

Kenta Maeda (7-5) got the win and All-Star Kenley Jansen retired the side in the ninth for his 27th save.

Jefry Marte hit a threerun homer for the Angels.

Taylor Cole (0-2) took the loss.

ATHLETICS 6, GIANTS 2 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Piscotty homered for the fifth time in nine games, leading Oakland to the victory.

Sean Manaea (9-6) allowed two runs in six innings for his fourth consecutive win.

All-Star second baseman Jed Lowrie walked and scored in his return to the lineup following a scary collision in right field two nights earlier.

The surging A’s have won nine of 12 and are 21-6 since June 16, the best record in the majors during that stretch.

All-Star shortstop Brandon Crawford had two hits for the Giants. Andrew Suarez (3-6) surrendered four runs in five innings.

BALTIMORE Orioles’ Manny Machado throws to first base against the Texas Rangers on Saturday in Baltimore.

(AP Photo/Gail Burton) BRAVES 5, DIAMONDBACKS 1 ATLANTA (AP) — Julio Teheran pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, and the Braves used a four-run third inning to get the win.

It was a needed confidence boost before the All-Star break for Atlanta, which had lost eight of 10.

Teheran (7-6) allowed four hits, struck out six and walked three.

Arizona has lost 10 of 16, but it began the day leading the NL West by one-half game.

Diamondbacks lefthander Patrick Corbin (6-4) allowed four runs and six hits in six innings. He struck out three, a season low.

NATIONALS 6, METS 1 NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Murphy and Trea Turner each hit a two-run single in Washington’s fiverun seventh inning.

Matt Adams added two hits and scored a run as Washington salvaged a split of its four-game set against New York. A preseason favorite to win the NL East and contend for a World Series championship, the disappointing Nationals hit the All-Star break with a 48-48 record, good for third in the division.

Jeremy Hellickson (4-1) pitched six crisp innings in his second straight win.

The veteran right-hander allowed one run and two hits.

New York wasted a solid start by Corey Oswalt, who allowed two hits in five innings. Anthony Swarzak (0-2) got the loss.

TWINS 11, RAYS 7 10 INNINGS MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brian Dozier hit a grand slam for Minnesota in the 10th inning, capping a testy, back-and-forth finish that featured four lead changes from the bottom of the seventh on.

Jake Cave singled to start the 10th against Matt Andriese (2-4). He moved up on a stolen base and a sacrifice bunt. Manager Kevin Cash ordered two intentional walks to load the bases and brought left fielder Joey Wendle in for a five-man infield. Dozier squashed the strategy with his 16th homer of the season.

WHITE SOX 10, ROYALS 1 CHICAGO (AP) — Daniel Palka and Yoan Moncada homered, Lucas Giolito tossed two-hit ball into the seventh inning and the White Sox won for the third time in four games.

Moncada had three hits and scored three times a day after leaving Saturday’s 5-0 loss with a bruised right knee. Palka also had three hits and drove in two runs.

Adalberto Mondesi homered leading off the eighth for the last-place Royals, who are 2-11 in July. Burch Smith (0-1) allowed two runs and three hits in two innings.

Giolito (6-8) permitted just two hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings.

ROCKIES 4, MARINERS 3 DENVER (AP) — AllStar Trevor Story led off the ninth inning with his 20th homer, closing out Colorado’s three-game series sweep.

Story worked the count to 2-2 against Nick Vincent (3-2) before hitting a drive over the wall in leftcenter for a dramatic finish to a game played through steady rain.

Colorado (51-45) heads into the All-Star break on a

roll, winners of five in a row and 10 of 12.

Seattle (58-39) has dropped four straight and seven of nine. Scott Oberg (4-0) got the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.

MARLINS 10, PHILLIES 5 MIAMI (AP) — Brian Anderson hit a three-run homer in Miami’s eight-run fifth inning.

Miami totaled eight hits in the fifth against three pitchers. Cameron Maybin homered and singled in the inning, and Justin Bour had two singles, with his second hit driving in the final two runs for an 8-5 lead.

The rally lasted so long Phillies first baseman Carlos Santana headed for the dugout after the second out, apparently thinking the inning was over. Instead Miami scored four more runs. Cesar Hernandez hit a bases-loaded triple during a five-run fourth for Philadelphia. Edubray Ramos (3-1) got the loss.

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TIGER Woods in action during preview day two of The Open Championship 2018 at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland, yesterday. (AP)

PHIL Mickelson tees off at the 2nd, during day one of the Scottish Open golf tournament at Gullane Golf Club, East Lothian, Scotland, on July 12. (AP)

COLUMN: TIGER AND PHIL IN PRIME TIME? GREAT IDEA IN 1999

By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — As golf exhibitions go, this probably once seemed like a good idea.

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in a prime-time television special playing 18 holes for — and let’s pause for a moment here — a cool $10 million. Put it under the lights in Las Vegas with some cool celebrities following inside the ropes, and it becomes must-see TV. Back in 1999 anyway.

A concept past its time is heading to prime time, at least according to hints dropped by both Woods and Mickelson. The two say they are deep into negotiations to play a winner-take-all match with $10 million on the line.

The best part for both players? Neither will have to reach into his own pocket to pay the other off.

“I would hope for a sponsor,” Mickelson said last week at the Scottish Open.

That takes some of the drama away from the match, mostly because $10 million isn’t life-changing money for either man. Woods has

won $111,878,724 in official money in his career, while Mickelson is not far behind at $87,533,019, and both have made many times more in endorsements.

It’s not even unheard of in golf, with the FedEx Cup winner pocketing $10 million at the end of every PGA Tour season.

Still, it’s enough for more than a few more tanks of gas in the Gulfstream.

And it’s enough to get Woods to want to reprise the series of exhibitions he once did in his prime before the unusualness of the event wore off and the ratings went in the tank.

Woods may not be the player he once was, but at 42 he remains the biggest draw in golf.

Mickelson gets some eyeballs, too, though at the age of 48, he’s getting more attention lately for breaking rules on the golf course than winning tournaments.

The two were never real rivals, and never real friends.

Woods was almost always the dominant No. 1, and had little use for chit chat with any player — much less Mickelson — in his prime.

TIGER WOODS, of the US, reacts during preview day two of The Open Championship 2018 at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland.

Photos: Richard Sellers/PA via AP But reality TV isn’t always real. And the lure of this TV special — for die-hard golf fans, at least — would be Mickelson and Woods finally facing each other with microphones

picking up every comment.

“We are friends so we are always trying to make each other uncomfortable and needle each other,” Woods said Sunday after practicing a few holes at Carnoustie,

the site of this week’s British Open.

If Woods and Mickelson really want to make each other uncomfortable, of course, they would be playing for their own money like nearly every weekend golfer does. And if they really want to needle each other, it wouldn’t be hard to come up with some zingers.

Imagine Woods about to try to reach a par 5 over water in two as Mickelson looks on.

“That shot looks tougher than trying to pass a DUI test with five different drugs in your system,” Lefty might say. “What do you know,” Woods might reply.

“I may have had to go to rehab, but you could have gone to prison with that insider trading scheme with the biggest gambler in Las Vegas.”

Or this, as Mickelson stands over a 20-foot downhiller to win the match on the 18th green: “Don’t hit it too hard, Phil. You know what happened when you did that at the US Open and you ran and hit the ball again while it was still moving. Does the movie ‘Happy Gilmore’ come to mind?”

“Well at least he hit the ball,” Mickelson might reply. “Not like the time the 9-iron went through the windshield of your SUV.” Yes, indeed, nothing like a little friendly banter to spice things up. If Woods and Mickelson really wanted to go at it, they could turn their exhibition into must-see TV. But while this is about money and trying to stay relevant to a new generation of fans, it’s also about image. Woods is working hard at rehabbing his, while Mickelson is surely more than eager to flash his smile and sign some autographs in a prime-time special.

Between them they’ve won only one tournament since the end of 2013, but they are arguably the only two players who can carry a prime-time match on their own.

The ratings won’t be as spectacular as they were when Tigermania raged and Woods faced off against David Duval in the Showdown at Sherwood nearly 20 years ago, but in today’s fractured media world they don’t need to be. Just more proof that it’s not 1999 anymore.

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FROOME HAPPY AS TOUR DE FRANCE HEADS FOR THE MOUNTAINS

By CIARAN FAHEY Associated Press ANNECY, France (AP) — Chris Froome believes the mountains will reveal the true Tour de France contenders as he looks forward to the first of three gruelling stages in the Alps.

“I’m feeling good and optimistic about the upcoming stages,” the four-time champion said yesterday, the Tour’s first rest day.

Froome, who is eighth overall after nine stages, is 1 minute, 42 seconds behind yellow-jersey holder Greg Van Avermaet before the first Alpine stage on Tuesday. Van Avermaet is not expected to be a threat in

the mountains, and Froome suggested the Belgian “will find it difficult to hang on tomorrow.

“It’s a proper climbers stage.”

After an opening week of relatively flat routes, the first significant ascents begin with four categorised climbs as well as the punishing Montee du plateau des Gileres, which features a six-kilometre climb at an incline of 11.2 per cent.

“It’s a tough stage. It will definitely start shaping the GC,” Froome said of the general classification.

Sky teammate Geraint Thomas is second overall, 0:43 behind Van Avermaet, meaning the team has two

CHRIS FROOME, of Britain, rides in the pack on Saturday during the eight stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 181 kilometres (112.5 miles) with start in Dreux and finish in Amiens, France.

(AP Photo/Peter Dejong) “It’s great for us to have those options to play when it comes down to it, especially looking at some of

viable options to claim the yellow jersey over the second week of the threeweek Tour.

our rivals who have got two or three options in their team. The team around us is such a capable group

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