07262017 sports

SPORTS SECTION E

WORLDS

WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017

Ledecky, Page 7

Top swimmers get in gear for FINA World Juniors

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net FRESH off their silvermedal performances at the 6th Commonwealth Youth Games, Izaak Bastian and Lilly Higgs, along with Tyler Russell, are gearing up for their participation in the FINA World Jr Championships next month.

The championships are scheduled for August 23-28 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

“I’m very excited. I’m going with the two Bahamian medallists from this meet, so I’m very excited. They’re way better than me,” said Russell.

“I’m proud to be able to represent the Bahamas at this very high level. Everybody knows that I’m the

weak link, but I just want to swim my best times and improve.”

After turning on what he called sub-par performances at the CYG, Russell said he hopes it will inspire him to perform much better in Indianapolis.

Russell, a 16-year-old attending Mercersburg Academy – Pennsylvania Boarding School, had mixed reviews from his participation in the CYG. “I was kind of disappointed in this meet, but I’m excited for the next meet because with rest and being at a much higher level, I know I will perform better,” he said.

“We practice in this pool and we had future Olympians competing in it against us,” he said. “Most of us got

BAHAMAS’ Lilly Higgs and Izaak Bastian enjoy their silver medals won in the 50 metres breaststroke during the 6th Commonwealth Youth Games. rolled out, but it was a lot of fun. I enjoyed it.”

Bastian, winner of the men’s silver medal

in the 50m breaststroke and bronze in the 100m breaststroke, said he was surprised with his perfor-

mances in the CYG. “On the psych sheets, I wasn’t supposed to make finals in any of the races and then to come out with two medals, it was insane,” he said.

Winning the medals has more than inspired Bastian as he prepares to travel to Indianapolis.

“It gives me a lot of confidence that yeah I can get up and race with a lot of the older kids, who I might not race otherwise from Australia and South Africa,” he said. “It shows that I can get up and race with them and not just roll over.”

Bastian, a 16-year-old student of St Andrew’s School in Florida, is hoping that his performances will roll over when he competes at the World Jr Championships.

“We have a very small team and I’m close with Lilly and Tyler, so I’m not too concerned about the team,” he said. “I think we will drop our times, show up and represent the Bahamas very well.”

And Higgs said that while she enjoyed competing in the CYG, the memories that she experienced will certainly last forever.

“I rested, shaved and taper for this meet, so I didn’t really know what to expect,” she stated. “This was the first meet that I did for the summer, so I was very happy with the results.”

While she won silver in the women’s 50m breast in a national record-breaking performance, she just

SEE PAGE 3

Women’s national softball team suffers two consecutive losses

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

A

fter getting off to an impressive start, the Bahamas suffered two consecutive losses yesterday as round robin play heated up at the XII Junior Worlds Softball Championships in Clearwater, Florida.

The team, posing with the Bahamian flag, was featured in a article written by Maren Angus that

was posted yesterday under the headline: Bahamas makes history in WBSC Jr World Championship debut.

It came after they blanked Israel 10-0 in their first game in Section B on the first day of competition on Monday.

However, the team lost a double header yesterday as the No.11 ranked Brazil won 10-2 in the opener and unranked Peru won 8-2 as the Bahamas fell to 1-2.

“In our first game today against Brazil, we came out flat,” said

coach Shane Albury. “I didn’t see the tenacity that we had when we won our first game. We made too many errors on the infield. I counted four base hits that Brazil had in the entire game. Everything else was based on errors.

“In the second game, we didn’t hit the ball like we are capable of and we had one bad inning.”

In that second inning, Peru’s designated player Natalie Alergria ripped a grand slam home run on the heels of a walk and two errors to put the Bahamas out of

contention. “It’s the simple things that make a whole lot of difference,” Albury said. “Once we minimise the errors and the walks and hit the way we know we can hit the ball, we will be in a much better position.”

The Bahamas team, managed

by Stephen ‘Bishop’ Beneby, will play another double header today as they take on Australia at 11am and close out against the Netherlands at 4pm.

Their final round robin will be played on Thursday against top-

ranked Japan. The playoffs will get underway Friday and run through Sunday when the final is played.

Peru 8, Bahamas 2: After taking a slim 2-1 lead at the end of the first inning, Peru got a glam slam home run from Alergria in the top of a six-run second inning to put the game out of reach. Alergria, the sixth batter in Peru’s line-up, went 3-for-4 with a double and a homer, driving in a total of six

SEE PAGE 4

Team Bahamas all set for CBC U-17 boys’ tournament

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net AFTER winning the Caribbean Basketball Championship under-16 boys’ title last year, Quinton ‘Three Ounce’ Hall is hoping that the Bahamas men’s national basketball team will duplicate the feat at the CentroBasket Under-17 Tournament.

The team is in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where they will play their first game out of Group A 1pm today against Guyana, whom the Bahamas defeated 84-57 last year to clinch the CBC title in Georgetown, Guyana.

“The guys are pretty excited and happy. They get a chance now to play against someone other than them-

selves,” Hall said. “So that’s a good thing for them.

“We know that Guyana has some new players so that brings a lot of suspense.

We know they have been watching us, having an idea of who our key players are, but we have been watching them. So you never know what will happen until we play the game.”

On Thursday, the Bahamas will also play Mexico at 1pm before they take on Puerto Rico at 5pm Friday.

The playoffs will be played on Saturday and the final on Sunday.

Returning players are Dominic Bridgewater, a 5-foot, 10-inch point guard from Anatol Rodgers who won the most valuable player award last year, Samuel Hunter, a 6-8 power forward and Detarrio Thompson, a

HEAD coach Quinton Hall (far left) instructs a few of his players.

5-10 guard, both attending British Columbia Christian in Colombia, Canada.

Other members of the team are Grevaughn Goodman, a 6-0 guard from Homestead Senior High in Miami, Florida, O’Brien Pearce, a 5-9 point guard from Texas Christian High School in Houston, Texas,

Rashad Green, a 6-3 small forward from St Louis Christian Academy in St Louis, Missouri, Joshua Dames, a 6-3 guard from Tabernacle Baptist Academy, Derryn Johnson, a 6-6 small forward from St Anne’s College, Kai Jones, a 6-7 small forward home schooled, Davano Whit-

field, a 6-4 small forward from Anatol Rodgers and Leroy Adderley, a 6-8 power forward from Calvary Christian School in Columbus, Georgia.

There are also two reserves travelling with the team for the exposure.

They are 6-3 shooting guard Janus Shephard from Central Eleuthera High and 6-7 power forward Deangelo Elisee from CR Walker.

“We have spent a lot of time in practice, so we know that when it all comes together, we will be ok,” said Hall, who will be assisted by coaches Wayde Adderley and Nigel Ingaham. “We have seen some production already in Kai Jones, along with Grevaughn Goodman, O’Brien Pearce, Joshua Dames, McKell Bethell, so we’re looking to see what

new they bring to the table.

“Leroy Adderley is also a new guy who plays inside and is super athletic. So we are just waiting to see how they play their first game together.”

Hall said the management team, inclusive of Stephen Brown, head of the delegation and team manager Anton Francis, are making sure that the team is comfortable and their medical staff, comprising of team doctor Dereck Pinder and trainer Dereck Cummings, is getting the players fit to play. “We’re ready to play ball,” Hall said. “The guys are all eager and enthusiastic. They are having fun with each other. It’s more than playing basketball. It’s about getting an experience that they will never forget as they get older.”

PAGE 2, Wednesday, July 26, 2017

THE TRIBUNE

Bahamas’ Stanhope 24th overall in World Rowing U-23 Championships

W

illiam Stanhope closed out his first 2017 World Rowing U-23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, on Sunday.

Contesting the Men’s Single Scull, 19-year-old Stanhope rowed The Bahamas to a ranking of 24th in the world. Battling a bout of food poisoning while recovering from two races the previous day, Stanhope finished out his D Final with an official time of 7:32.25.

“It was great to be pushed beyond what I perceived as my limit,” said Stanhope as he reflected on his performance as the first Bahamian to race in a under-23 championship regatta.

“The amount of experience that I gained competing in this regatta was absolutely invaluable. I hope to see more younger Baha-

mians pick up rowing in the future, so that we can start to field larger boat classes.”

The D final featured rowers from Finland, Lithuania, the United States, Russia and Italy. Canada took the gold in the event, with a time of 6:49.35, South Africa placed second with 6:52.09 and Poland placed third in 6:44.03.

The World Rowing U-23 World Championships featured crews from 54 different nations.

“William had a strong regatta learning and improving from race to race,” said Bahamas coach and team manager Henry Palmer, who is also head coach of Boston College men’s rowing as he assessed Stanhope’s run at the regatta.

“As William’s first appearance at U23s, it was a great opportunity to line

up against some of the fastest scullers from around the globe. We look forward to returning in the future even stronger and faster. “ Looking ahead, Stanhope will move to Melbourne, Florida, to begin his collegiate rowing career as a freshman at the Florida Institute of Technology.

Emily Morley, the country’s premier elite rower, and president of the Nassau Rowing Club, was elated by Stanhope’s performance.

“I am excited to see William develop his rowing skills even more whilst at college,” she said. “His showing at U23’s was very impressive, but with more time to get comfortable with pushing his limits and being in the single he is sure to come back to competition even more equipped to race.”

Morley will be representing the Bahamas at the World Rowing Senior Championships to be held at the Nathan Benderson Park in Bradenton, Florida, September 23 to October 1, racing in the Women’s Single Sculls event.

In August, the Nassau Rowing Club will celebrate five years of being the first rowing club in the Baha-

mas, and pipeline for every national team athlete and crew to represent the Bahamas at major regattas around the world.

The Nassau Rowing Club is sponsored by Holowesko Pyfrom Fletcher (Platinum), Asa H Pritchard, Subway (Gold), W E Services, Cacique International Limited, Nature’s Way Nursery, Replay Destina-

tion (Bahamas) Ltd, Mosko Realty Ltd, Lightbourne Marine, Island Pavers (Silver), ThinkSimple, Phoenix Aviation T/A Odyssey Aviation, W E Service- Ford, Bahamas Waste, Oasis Landscape Limited, Bahamian Brewery, Cole Insurance (Bronze).

The Nassau Rowing Club is also proudly supported

by Cable Cares.

THE TRIBUNE

Wednesday, July 26, 2017, PAGE 3

Sir Durward Knowles oldest living Olympic gold medallist in world OUR very own national hero and philanthropist Sir Durward Knowles, who won the first ever Olympic gold medal for the Bahamas in 1964, is now the oldest living Olympic gold medallist in the world.

Sir Durward, who sailed to a first-place finish in the 1964 Star Class Sailing in Tokyo, Japan, will celebrate his 100th birthday on November 2.

He was the second oldest Olympic gold medallist living behind Adolf Kiefer, the 100 metre backstroke gold medallist in the 1936 Berlin Games.

This past May, Kiefer died at his home in Wadsworth, Illinois which is about 50 miles outside of Chicago.

Kiefer was 98 at the time of his death. He set the record in the 100 backstroke that lasted 20 years. He was the first man to break the one minute mark in that sport.

Like Sir Durward, Kiefer took his Olympic success to new heights, starting his own swim wear company and changing the sport through his designs.

Although Sir Durward is 99, and Kiefer died in May at 98, Kiefer won his gold medal in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.

Whereas Sir Durward won his gold medal in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

According to Sir Durward, the two had never met but they knew of each other and their successes.

Sir Durward is a well-known philanthropist and humanitarian that has been involved in almost every aspect of our Bahamian society.

A successful businessman and one of the driving forces behind One Bahamas that strived to unite all Bahamians.

Sir Durward first brought the Bahamas to fame when he won

SIR DURWARD KNOWLES, who won the first ever Olympic gold medal for the Bahamas in 1964, is now the oldest living Olympic gold medallist in the world. He will celebrate his 100th birthday on November 2. the 1947 World Championship in the Star Class in Los Angeles California.

He went on to win multiple international races before winning a bronze medal in the 1956 Olympic Games with his one man crew of Sloane Farrington.

Then in 1964 at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Sir Durward, with his one man crew of Cecil Cooke, this time sailed to a firstplace finish in the Star Class events. He won the first ever Olympic gold medal for the Ba-

hamas and established The Bahamas as a sporting nation. It took more than 16 years before the Bahamas would win another gold medal, this time in track and field.

Come November 2, Sir Durward will enter another faze of his life when he becomes a centenarian. And although there are some Olympians older than Sir Durward, there are none older who won a gold medal.

According to several sources, there are some plans in the mak-

ing to erect a life-size statue in tribute to Sir Durward that will list the many accomplishments of this trailblazer.

The goal is to have it permanently erected on Prince George Dock to symbolise how this man brought the mariners to this country first.

Sir Durward has retired but lives a quiet life at his residence with his wife of more than 66 years, Lady Holly Knowles.

They have three children, Jill, Charlotte and Randy.

BIMINI BIG GAME CLUB RESORT AND MARINA TO HOST WAHOO SMACKDOWN IX ALICE TOWN, BIMINI — Bimini Big Game Club Resort and Marina, host to some of The Bahamas’ most legendary fishing tournaments, is pleased to announce that Wahoo Smackdown IX is set for November 9-12.

The ever-popular and authentic Bahamian offshore tournament, led by longtime Bimini Big Game Club dockmaster, Captain Robbie Smith, has drawn thousands of anglers to the island since its inception and has become an annual tradition for many.

With more than 50-record-setting catches from the waters that surround the island, Bimini has earned its title of sport fishing capital of the world and, come winter, is considered a prime location for wahoo due to its position in the Gulf Stream.

Wahoo Smackdown IX is slated to kickoff off on November 9 with a captain’s meeting and conclude on November 12 with an awards gala.

The registration fee is $1,500 per boat (includes four anglers, tournament shirts and entry to social events).

Additional anglers (over four) are $250 each. Extra social tickets are $150 each. Total payout is $25,000 based on 25 registered boats.

Registration fee is 100 per cent refundable if the tournament is cancelled due to weather.

A $300 instant credit will be issued for entries that book both hotel and boat slip for a minimum of a four consecutive nights. The $300 credit can be used in the restaurant or applied to the total resort bill.

Sponsors include American Beverage Marketers www.masterofmixes.com as the Title Sponsor, Bahamian Brewery and Beverage (Sands) www.bahamianbrewery. com, artist David Dunleavy www. dunleavyart.com and Tropic Ocean Airways www.flytropic.com.

To register, please visit www.wahoosmackdown.net . For sponsorship opportunities, contact Beth Watson at BWatson@biggameclubbimini.com or (954) 462-3400.

KENTWAN SMITH SIGNS WITH TOP LEVEL BASKETBALL TEAM IN SLOVAKIA

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN pro basketball player Kentwan Smith is on the move again as he signed with a new club in a new country to continue his career.

Smith agreed to terms with BK Levicki Patrioti of the Slovak Extraliga (SBL) - the top level of basketball in Slovakia. Last season they finished fourth in the standings with a 26-14 record in the SBL. The 6’8”, 26-year-old for-

ward spent last season with Finnish club, BC Nokia of the Korisliiga - the top level of basketball in Finland.

He appeared in just 22 games into the season and left the team in January.

In Finland he posted averages of eight points, 4.4 rebounds and one assist per game.

Smith’s previous stop this year was as a member of Fuerza Guinda de Nogales in Mexican CIBACOPA. In 12 games he averaged 9.9 points and 5.3 rebounds but left the team in May. In his first season as a

pro, Smith was an impact player for his BC Timisoara Club in Romania’s Liga National.

On the season, he averaged 14.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game while shooting 63 per cent from the floor despite being sidelined for the last six games.

The Liga National is the top-tier professional basketball league of Romania.

At the national team level, Smith was a member of the Bahamas’ national team that finished 7th at this summer’s FIBA Centrobasket tournament

in Panama. They earned qualification for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. He has also represented Bahamas at the CBC Championships in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he played in the final of A-Sun Tournament in 2014.

Smith was also voted AllA-Sun 2nd Team in 2015 at his college time. He looks to continue his momentum in the pro ranks after a successful collegiate with Stetson University.

Smith, a Grand Bahamian native, finished with the best season of his career in his senior year and was named to the A-Sun second-team all-conference.

He averaged 13.8 points per game and a conference leading 6.8 rebounds per game. He shot 52 per cent from the field, 32 per cent from three, 69 per cent from the line and added 1.5 blocks per game. Smith scored in double-figures 22 times this season and has six double-doubles.

He ranked second in the conference with 45 blocked

shots, the seventh-highest season total in school history.

The son of son of Debbie and Kenneth Smith, he spent his local high school career with the St George’s Jaguars before relocating to Piney Woods High in Mississippi.

At Piney Woods he was rated by HoopScoop as the no.12 ranked player in the state as a senior when he led them to the Mississippi 2A state championship and earned second-team allmetro honours from the Jackson Clarion-Ledger.

TOP SWIMMERS ARE READY TO MAKE A SPLASH AT THE FINA WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM PAGE 1 missed getting back on the podium in the 100m breast where she finished fourth. “It’s always tough to come fourth, but I’ll keep it in my mind and hopefully it will help to drive me forward when I go to World Jr to compete and make some finals there too,” she projected.

With a small, closely knitted team, Higgs said it could only help them in their quest to repeat the type of performances that they turned in here at home.

“Hopefully we will represent the Bahamas well at the games,” she said. “My goal is to make the semi-final and final and turn in my best times.”

Higgs, a 16-year-old student at Hough High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, said she also hopes to get revenge in Indianapolis against the swimmers who beat her out at the CYG. Travelling with the team as the manager is Rochelle Bastian, the mother of Izaak. She will take the team out of the country on August 20 and they will return home on August 29.

“We can expect great swims and happy memories from this team,” Bastian said. “They have proven that they can all swim best times at the (6th) Commonwealth Youth Games, so we are looking for them to drop even more times at World Jr Games.

“To win medals would be a plus. You always want medals, but we know that these kids are strong and they are focused and they know that they are going to represent their country very well.”

Sara Knowles from Abaco will travel as the team’s coach.

GO TEAM BAHAMAS: Shown (l-r) are Bahamas team manager Rochelle Bastian and swimmers Tyler Russell, Lilly Higgs and Izaak Bastian, who are getting set to compete in the FINA World Jr Championships next month.

PAGE 4, Wednesday, July 26, 2017

THE TRIBUNE

TEAM BAHAMAS yesterday suffered two consecutive losses - No.11 ranked Brazil won 10-2 in the opener and unranked Peru won 8-2 and the Bahamas fell to 1-2 as round robin play heated up at the XII Junior Worlds Softball Championships in Clearwater, Florida. The losses came after they blanked Israel 10-0 in their first game on Monday.

TWO STRAIGHT LOSSES FOR WOMEN’S NATIONAL SOFTBALL TEAM FROM PAGE 1 runs (RBI) and came across the home plate once. The six runs in the second was all that Peru needed to win their first game as the Bahamas didn’t score again until the bottom of the fifth.

Centrefielder Denisha Woodside was 2-for-3 with a run batted in (RBI) and scored one of the Bahamas’ only two runs in the game. The other run came from Danasjah Hield, who came in to pinch run and ended up playing

left field. Catcher Altavia Hall and third sacker Monet Cartwright were both 1-for-2.

Michelle Iparraguirre went the distance, giving up just four hits with one earned run, while striking out nine of the 26 Bahamian batters she faced in the seveninning affair. Valencia Gibson, winner of game one, went the distance as well, giving up 10 hits with two earned runs. She had one walk, but no strike outs in the 33 batters she faced.

Brazil 10, Bahamas 2: Capped

by a couple of errors by the Bahamian team, Brazil took advantage by taking a 1-0 lead at the end of the first inning and extended it to 5-0 in the second. They added three more runs in the third and two in the fifth to complete their scoring barrage.

The Bahamas didn’t score until they came up with their first one in the bottom of the second and they finished with another one in the fifth.

Brazil used two pitchers as starter Tammy Shiroma got the

win in the first three innings as she tossed a four-hitter, giving up one earned run with a walk and four strike outs in the 14 batters she faced. Priscilla Shimatsu came in relief in the final two innings to give up six hits and one earned run. She struck out two of the 10 batters she faced.

Sari Albury went the distance, giving up 12 hits, 10 earned with three walks against 27 batters she faced in going the distance in five innings as she suffered the loss.

Shortstop Rebecca Diniz went

2-for-3 with three runs, Shiroma was 2-for-3 with two RBI, centrefielder Beatrice Nakae was 2-for-4 with two RBI and left fielder Luciana Nakamura was 2-for-2 with a RBI and two runs scored.

Third sacker Altavia Hall had a perfect 2-for-2 with a run batted in (RBI) and a run scored, second sacker/shortstop Kendalia Turner was 2-for-3 with a RBI, losing pitcher Sari Albury and first sacker Dachye Stubbs both went 1-for-3 and both Mia Turner and Ramona Hanna were 1-for-1.

THE TRIBUNE

Wednesday, July 26, 2017, PAGE 5

Alyssa Thomas has 20 points, 9 boards, Sun top Sky 93-72 UNCASVILLE, Conn.

(AP) — Alyssa Thomas had 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Chicago Sky 93-72 last night.

Chicago was within 65-57 with 1:01 left in the third quarter but didn’t score again until Cappie Pondexter’s basket with 6:41 remaining. Courtney Williams answered at the other end for an 80-59 lead.

Jasmine Thomas and Williams each added 17 points for Connecticut (139). Jonquel Jones had 12 points and 10 rebounds to help the Sun hold a 44-28 rebounding advantage. Jasmine Thomas had a gamehigh eight assists.

Jones had seven points and six rebounds in the first quarter, Williams scored 13 points in the first half and the Sun had a 38-32 halftime lead.

Allie Quigley led Chicago (8-14) with 20 points.

Jessica Breland and Keisha Hampton each added 12 points for the Sky, who concluded a five-game road trip.

DREAM 99, MERCURY 91 ATLANTA (AP) — Layshia Clarendon had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists to become the sixth WNBA player with a triple-double and the Atlanta Dream beat the Phoenix Mercury 99-91 in overtime on Tuesday night.

It was the WNBA’s first triple-double since Temeka Johnson’s on July 24, 2014.

Atlanta led 82-77 until Diana Taurasi was fouled on a 3-pointer and made three free throws with 1:44 left in regulation. Taurasi tied it at 82 and gave Phoenix the lead on a step-back jumper with eight seconds left. After a timeout, Brittney Sykes took an inbound pass, curled off a high screen and made a driving layup to tie it at 84.

Atlanta opened overtime on an 11-0 run and cruised.

Sykes scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for her first career doubledouble for Atlanta (1011). Tiffany Hayes had 19 points, Elizabeth Williams 16 and Sancho Lyttle 14.

Taurasi scored 31 points for Phoenix (11-10), which has lost four straight with-

out Brittney Griner.

Sheryl Swoopes is the only player in league history to have a triple-double in regular season and postseason.

LYNX 76, LIBERTY 75 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Maya Moore scored a season-high 27 points, Lindsay Whalen made a go-ahead baseline jumper with 47.7 seconds left and the Lynx beat the Liberty.

Epiphanny Prince made 1 of 2 free throws to pull New York to 76-75 with 31.8 seconds left. Minnesota lost control of it and New York won the jump ball with 15.1 seconds left. After a timeout, Prince drew a double team and found an open teammate but Sugar Rodgers’ 3-pointer was off the mark. The ball was batted around and Rodgers was off on a shot from the corner at the buzzer.

Sylvia Fowles had 18 points and nine rebounds for Minnesota (17-2). Whalen finished with 12 points.

Tina Charles scored 24 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for New York (1010). She had her 10th double-double of the season in the first half. Prince scored 19 points.

WINGS 84, FEVER 82 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Skylar DigginsSmith scored 21 points for her sixth straight 20-plus game and the Wings beat the Fever.

Dallas trailed 80-76 with 2:45 left, but the Wings scored on their next four possessions for an 84-82 lead on Allisha Gray’s basket with 45 seconds left.

Erica Wheeler missed two shots on the Fever’s next possession and after a Dallas turnover, Wheeler was off again at the buzzer.

Gray finished with 12 points for Dallas (11-12) and Glory Johnson added 11. Courtney Paris grabbed 10 of the Wings’ 30 rebounds and Aerial Powers scored nine points in her first game of the season.

Briann January scored 16 points for Indiana (8-14) but she turned it over eight times. Natalie Achonwa added 13 points, Candice Dupree 12 and Tiffany Mitchell 10. Wheeler tied her career-high with nine assists.

JONQUEL JONES POSTS ANOTHER DOUBLE DOUBLE - 12 POINTS AND 10 REBOUNDS

CONNECTICUT Sun centre Jonquel Jones, of the Bahamas, drives to the basket as Chicago Sky centre Stefanie Dolson defends during the first half of last night’s game.

Photo: Sean D Elliot/The Day via AP)

Rivera: Newton lighter, more confident and ready to throw

By STEVE REED Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Newton is ready to roll at training camp.

Coach Ron Rivera said he’s excited to see a lighter, more confident Newton test his surgically repaired throwing arm when the Panthers take the field Wednesday night for practice.

Newton reported to training camp Tuesday at Wofford College at 246 pounds — he has weighed as much as 260 in the past — and Rivera said the league’s 2015 MVP is on schedule in his rehab from surgery to repair a partially torn rotator cuff.

“Cam had a good week last week (throwing) from what I understand,” Rivera said. “So I am excited to see him in action.”

Look for Newton to be on a pitch count.

Rivera said head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion has a plan for Newton this summer, but wouldn’t elaborate on the details. But it’s clear the Panthers will limit his reps in some capacity, at least at the beginning of training camp.

Rivera wouldn’t say if he expects Newton to play in the preseason or if he’ll hold him out until the regu-

lar season.

“The doctors will see how he is after every day” of practice, Rivera said.

Newton was not made available for interviews Tuesday.

Rivera said at the NFL scouting combine during the winter that Newton’s confidence was affected last season. But he believes the seventh-year quarterback has regained his swagger after throwing last week with teammates in Baltimore during their annual team bonding vacation.

Rivera expressed optimism that Newton has made steady progress in his recovery from offseason surgery on his right shoulder. He played the final month of last season with a partially torn rotator cuff. The original plan was to allow Newton to recover through rest after the season, but eventually Newton opted for surgery.

Rivera also said wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin is “where he needs to be” in terms of weight. The twotime NFL Coach of the Year expressed concern about Benjamin’s weight back in minicamp.

In other injury news, center Ryan Kalil will be limited as he continues to work back from a shoulder injury that ended his season prematurely last year.

PAU GASOL SIGNS 3-YEAR DEAL WITH SPURS SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs have signed Pau Gasol to a three-year contract.

The Spurs announced the signing on Monday. Gasol opted out of the two-year deal he signed last summer to give the Spurs more salary cap flexibility to supplement the roster in free agency. But he always intended to re-sign with San Antonio, where he averaged 12.4 points and 7.8 rebounds in just over 25 minutes per game last season.

Gasol played 64 games, filling a starting role and coming off the bench for a team that won 61 games and lost to Golden State in the Western Conference finals.

Gasol’s help allowed the Spurs to add Rudy Gay and Brandon Paul in free agency.

CAROLINA Panthers NFL football head coach Ron Rivera speaks to the media before the beginning of training camp at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C., Tuesday.

The team has several issues looming including how much Cam Newton will throw and whether Thomas Davis and Greg Olsen will receive contract extensions. (AP Photo/ Chuck Burton)

THE TRIBUNE

Wednesday, July 26, 2017, PAGE 7

Ledecky breezes to 3rd worlds gold, brash King wins again

By PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Katie Ledecky breezed to her third gold medal of the world championships, backing off a bit on her most gruelling night of the meet.

It was left to Lilly King, Kylie Masse and Adam Peaty to take down the swimming record book — and King to claim another impressive triumph over her Russian rival.

Ledecky captured the 1,500-metre freestyle by more than half the length of the pool yesterday, and returned just 49 minutes later to post the fastest time in the semi-finals of the 200 free.

Long or short, it doesn’t seem to matter to the American star.

While Ledecky sucked all the suspense out of her final — she was more than 19 seconds ahead of the runner-up — King made it 2-0 over Yulia Efimova in what has become one of swimming’s most compel-

ling rivalries.

The finger-wagging American won gold at the Rio Olympics last summer after spurning Efimova and brazenly proclaiming the Russian star had no business being allowed to compete because of doping violations.

Efimova nearly broke Ruta Meilutyte’s 4-year-old record in the semi-finals, giving her the prime lane in the middle of the pool.

But King, racing right beside her, was the one who came through again when it really counted. She got off to a blistering start and led all the way, touching in 1 minute, 4.13 seconds to shave 0.22 off the Lithuanian’s mark from the 2013 worlds in Barcelona.

King defiantly pounded the water when she saw the time, then turned to congratulate the runner-up — American teammate Katie Meili, who edged out the Russian for the silver.

King was especially giddy that the US went 1-2, with Efimova relegated to a bronze. “The rivalry is defi-

Efimova hung on the lane rope, all alone and managing a weak smile, as if she couldn’t believe the Indiana college student had beaten her again. Still, this didn’t hurt as bad as the defeat in Rio. Ledecky covered the metric mile in 15:31.82 — more than 6 seconds off her world-record pace from the world championships in Kazan, Russia, two years ago.

But she didn’t really have to push it, especially with another race to go in an event that will likely be the stiffest challenge of her bid for a record-tying six gold medals by a female swimmer at a single world championships .

She already became the winningest female ever at the worlds with her 12th career gold, breaking a tie with Missy Franklin and trailing only Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte among all swimmers.

“I couldn’t really get my kick going into it that much,” said Ledecky, who waited 19.07 seconds for silver medallist Mireia Bel-

BRITAIN’s Adam Peaty celebrates yesterday after setting a new world record in the 50m breast stroke at the World Aquatics Championships.

(AP Photo/Michael Sohn) nitely there. I don’t think it’s going away anytime soon,” King said. “Obviously, it’s very awkward between the two of us. We’re competitors. We don’t really like each other too much.”

King’s bravado makes her stand out even more in the usually staid world of swimming. “Her confidence is so impressive,” Ledecky said.

“I think it’s infectious for the whole team.”

monte of Spain to finish, with the bronze going to Italy’s Simona Quadarella.

“I just kind of stayed steady there.”

Ledecky had to expend more effort in the 200 free, posting a time of 1:54.69 that put her ahead of such stalwarts as Australia’s Emma McKeon, Italian world-record holder Federica Pellegrini and homecountry favourite Katinka Hosszu heading into the final tonight.

Peaty, Britain’s breaststroke lion with the tattoo to match, broke a pair of 50-metre breaststroke marks — one in the morning preliminaries, another in the evening semi-finals.

Peaty’s initial time of 26.10 shaved 0.32 seconds off the standard he set at the 2015 worlds in Kazan.

He went even faster a few hours later in the nonOlympic event, touching in 25.95.

When Peaty saw the time, he mouthed in disbelief, “No way.”

Masse took down another record from the rub-

THE WEATHER REPORT

5-Day Forecast

TODAY

ORLANDO

High: 93° F/34° C Low: 74° F/23° C

TAMPA

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Partly sunny, a t‑shower in spots

Partly cloudy with a stray t‑shower

Partly sunny with a stray t‑shower

Partly sunny, a t‑shower in spots

Some sun with a t‑storm in spots

Clouds and sun, a t‑storm in spots

High: 92°

Low: 81°

High: 92° Low: 82°

High: 93° Low: 82°

High: 91° Low: 82°

High: 91° Low: 82°

AccuWeather RealFeel

AccuWeather RealFeel

AccuWeather RealFeel

AccuWeather RealFeel

AccuWeather RealFeel

AccuWeather RealFeel

108° F

87° F

110°-90° F

114°-92° F

111°-93° F

109°-93° F

The exclusive AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature® is an index that combines the effects of temperature, wind, humidity, sunshine intensity, cloudiness, precipitation, pressure and elevation on the human body—everything that affects how warm or cold a person feels. Temperatures reflect the high and the low for the day.

N

almanac

E

W

ABACO

S

N

High: 87° F/31° C Low: 81° F/27° C

6‑12 knots

S

High: 92° F/33° C Low: 79° F/26° C

4‑8 knots

FT. LAUDERDALE

FREEPORT

High: 90° F/32° C Low: 81° F/27° C

E

W S

E

W

WEST PALM BEACH

N

uV inDex toDay

TONIGHT

High: 91° F/33° C Low: 79° F/26° C

High: 91° F/33° C Low: 78° F/26° C

MIAMI

High: 92° F/33° C Low: 81° F/27° C

4‑8 knots

KEY WEST

High: 91° F/33° C Low: 82° F/28° C

High: 92° F/33° C Low: 81° F/27° C

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017

High: 88° F/31° C Low: 82° F/28° C

N

The higher the AccuWeather UV IndexTM number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.

tiDes For nassau High

Ht.(ft.)

Low

Ht.(ft.)

Today

10:52 a.m.

11:14 p.m.

3.1 3.4

4:51 a.m. ‑0.2 5:02 p.m. 0.0

Thursday

11:44 a.m. ‑‑‑‑‑

3.0 ‑‑‑‑‑

5:39 a.m. ‑0.1 5:54 p.m. 0.2

Friday

12:03 a.m.

12:37 p.m.

3.1 2.9

6:27 a.m.

6:48 p.m.

0.1 0.5

Saturday

12:52 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

2.9 2.8

7:15 a.m.

7:44 p.m.

0.3 0.8

Sunday

1:43 a.m.

2:25 p.m.

2.7 2.8

8:05 a.m.

8:43 p.m.

0.5 1.0

Monday

2:36 a.m.

3:20 p.m.

2.5 2.7

8:55 a.m.

9:42 p.m.

0.6 1.0

Tuesday

3:31 a.m.

4:15 p.m.

2.4 2.8

9:47 a.m. 0.7 10:40 p.m. 1.0

sun anD moon Sunrise Sunset

6:35 a.m.

7:58 p.m.

Moonrise Moonset

9:49 a.m.

10:37 p.m.

First

Full

Last

New

Jul. 30

Aug. 7

Aug. 14

Aug. 21

CAT ISLAND

E

W

High: 87° F/31° C Low: 81° F/27° C

N

S

E

W

6‑12 knots

S

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

Statistics are for Nassau through 2 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 93° F/34° C Low .................................................... 82° F/28° C Normal high ....................................... 88° F/31° C Normal low ........................................ 75° F/24° C Last year’s high ................................. 92° F/33° C Last year’s low ................................... 73° F/23° C Precipitation As of 2 p.m. yesterday ................................. 0.00” Year to date ............................................... 15.68” Normal year to date ................................... 18.61”

ELEUTHERA

NASSAU

ber-suit era. She won the women’s 100 backstroke in 51.10 — 0.02 better than the mark set by Britain’s Gemma Spofforth’s at the 2009 worlds in Rome, the last hurrah for the performance-enhancing attire that allowed swimmers to essentially rewrite the record book.

In all, five world records have been set in Budapest.

Masse was followed by Kathleen Baker of the US and Australia’s Emily Seebohm.

The Chinese team had a big night, as well.

Sun Yang captured his second gold of the championships, adding the 200 free gold to his victory in the 400 free. He finished more than a half-second ahead of American Townley Haas, while the bronze went to Russia’s Aleksandr Krasnykh.

Xu Jiayu touched first in the 100 backstroke, beating Americans Matt Grevers and reigning Olympic champion Ryan Murphy, who settled for silver and bronze.

ANDROS

SAN SALVADOR

GREAT EXUMA

High: 87° F/31° C Low: 81° F/27° C

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 81° F/27° C

N

High: 90° F/32° C Low: 82° F/28° C

E

W S

LONG ISLAND

insurance management tracking map

High: 87° F/31° C Low: 81° F/27° C

7‑14 knots

MAYAGUANA High: 87° F/31° C Low: 81° F/27° C

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS RAGGED ISLAND High: 85° F/29° C Low: 81° F/27° C

H

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 81° F/27° C

GREAT INAGUA High: 89° F/32° C Low: 81° F/27° C

N

E

W

E

W

N

S

S

8‑16 knots

8‑16 knots

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

Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday:

WINDS SE at 4‑8 Knots ESE at 4‑8 Knots NE at 6‑12 Knots E at 6‑12 Knots E at 7‑14 Knots E at 7‑14 Knots ENE at 8‑16 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots E at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 6‑12 Knots ESE at 4‑8 Knots SE at 6‑12 Knots E at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 7‑14 Knots NE at 8‑16 Knots ENE at 8‑16 Knots ENE at 8‑16 Knots E at 7‑14 Knots ENE at 8‑16 Knots E at 7‑14 Knots E at 4‑8 Knots ESE at 4‑8 Knots NE at 8‑16 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots E at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 7‑14 Knots

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

VISIBILITY 7 Miles 7 Miles 7 Miles 7 Miles 7 Miles 7 Miles 8 Miles 8 Miles 7 Miles 7 Miles 7 Miles 7 Miles 7 Miles 7 Miles 8 Miles 8 Miles 7 Miles 7 Miles 8 Miles 8 Miles 7 Miles 7 Miles 7 Miles 7 Miles 7 Miles 7 Miles

WATER TEMPS. 85° F 85° F 87° F 87° F 84° F 84° F 85° F 85° F 84° F 84° F 85° F 85° F 86° F 86° F 85° F 86° F 86° F 86° F 81° F 82° F 85° F 85° F 86° F 86° F 85° F 85° F

PAGE 8, Wednesday, July 26, 2017

THE TRIBUNE