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SPORTS SECTION E

MONDAY, JULY 30, 2018

TOUR, Page 7

CAC: Men’s softball, basketball team struggles ‘SAMMY’

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

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ollowing the sizzling hot pace set by the swim team, headed by triple gold medallist Joanna Evans, the Bahamas’ performance at the 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games cooled down a bit in Barranquilla, Colombia with mixed success so far from the preliminary rounds of some of the other disciplines in action.

With Evans winning a total of five medals and Albury Higgs adding another to place the Bahamas ninth on the chart at the completion of their competition, sailing is also done without any

top finishes, so is boxing, while the tennis team got a few victories, but the men’s softball team continue to struggle in their bid to find the winning formula.

Men’s basketball The opener for coach Quintin ‘Three Ounce’ Hall wasn’t what he expected from the men’s national basketball team as they fell victim to Mexico 83-65 on Sunday. But

the Grand Bahamian first time senior men’s head coach said he will use it as motivation for the rest of the games.

Team Bahamas fell behind 22-14 at the end of the first quarter and trailed 45-27 at the half.

Outscoring Mexico 20-18 in the third quarter, the Bahamas cut the deficit to 63-47 going into the final period. And although Hall tried to switch up the Bahamas’ entire five at intervals, Mexico returned the favour with their 20-18 spurt in the fourth to preserve the win.

“That’s our real first test. It is what it is. We didn’t have many games coming in, but I thought they did a good job,” said Hall, who is being assisted by Trevor Grant with Arthur Thompson Jr

as the manager. “What they did in the last closing minutes was momentum going into the game tomorrow.”

Team Bahamas, who will play Cuba in game two today, had two players in double figures as Jacob Jackson, playing 18 minutes and eight seconds, led the way with 13 points on 5-for-14 shooting from the field, 1-for-6 from behind the three-point arch and 2-for-3 from the free throw line. Michael Bain Jr, in 20:52 minutes, was the other player in double figures with 11 points and six rebounds.

Tavaro Miller and Kentwan Smith both had nine points with seven and six rebounds

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SHOWN (l-r) are Pastor Arthur Duncombe, Ray Minus Jr, Abby Major and Ray Minus Sr at Arthur Clarke’s funeral.

Photo: Athama Bowe

Arthur Clarke ‘loved and accepted’ for who he was

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net ARTHUR Clarke, self proclaimed as “the greatest” Bahamian boxer, was considered a “no-nonsense”, pompous, arrogant and confident person, whom you “loved and accepted” for who he was.

Clarke, 60, was funeralised on Saturday at The Voice of Deliverance Church where Pastor Eldin Scott, filling in for host Pastor Rev Dr Leon Wallace, delivered a sterling sermon on the topic: “I get your back.” He was assisted

by Prophet Arthur Duncombe, a former boxer and basketball player who noted that Clarke always reminded him that he was the “greatest” Arthur.

During the service, tributes were also offered by former pro boxers Pat ‘the Centreville Assassin’

Strachan and Ray Minus Jr and long time friend Abby Major as well as the Rev James Farrington, who represented Minister of Health, Dr Duane Sands, the Member of Parliament for the Elizabeth Estates constituency.

Following the service, Clarke was interred in Woodlawn Gardens.

Major, representing the Cordeaux Avenue Group that congregated under the tree next to Hanna’s Plumbing where they played checkers and dominoes and shooting the “breeze,” said there was simply no way that anyone could win an argument with Clarke, so it was always in one’s best interest to give “that round” to the talkative Clarke.

“Nobody could win an argument with Arthur,” said Major, who spent considerable time socialising with Clarke. “Anytime we had anything under the tree from the

1980s until now, whenever an argument started and they asked me how it go, I say ‘man, ask Arthur.’

“He used to say that he been to England, but he didn’t go back because the Queen didn’t come to see him when he was there. He went to Europe a number of times because of what he did, he said somebody was talking about him right now as we speak.

“That was the great Arthur Clarke. My brother used to say there’s three great, Great Britain, the great Arthur Clarke and great times.”

Major became emotional as he started to cry as he ended up saying “I love you Arthur.”

It was Minus Jr who lamented that had it not been for Clarke’s utterance that he would never win a title and he will get “whipped,” he would not have become the British Commonwealth bantamweight champion when he won a

TKO over Australia’s Paul Ferreri on September 29, 1998.

“Paul was one of the greatest Commonwealth champions and I knew that I would have a tough fight,” said Minus Jr, who attended the funeral with his father, Minus Sr. “Arthur Clarke would show up at the gym during my training and tell me that I was going to get whipped.

“I think he was able to motivate me to be the champion because every time he said that to me, I would go out there and train harder. There were times when I showed up at the gym and he was there before me. I had to ask him why he don’t go home. He said he just wanted to let me know that I was going to get beat.”

After pulling off the victory, which ultimately led to the retirement of Ferreri, Minus Jr said

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Chisholm continues to produce in Single A

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

JAZZ Chisholm has had a seamless adjustment to the Single A-Advanced level as he continues his progression through the Arizona Diamondbacks farm system.

Chisholm assigned to the Visalia Rawhide of the California League just under two weeks ago and has continued the production he had all season prior to his call up.

Through nine games with the Rawhide, the 20-year-old shortstop is now the No.2 ranked prospect in the Diamondbacks pipeline and is hitting .314 with a .385 OBP, a 1.099 OPS, slugging .714, 11 hits, three home runs, two triples, three RBI and scored five runs.

Chisholm’s hot streak continued in the latest series against the Lancaster JetHawks. In game one, he opened the series 2-5 with

one home run, plated on a Pavin one triple, one Smith ground ball RBI and one run but the Rawhide’s scored in an 11-9 comeback effort win.

Chisholm fell short. homered in his On July 19, first at bat to Chisholm was straight away cenassigned to the trefield to spark Rawhide. a four run inning In his final for the Rawhide. game with the After strikeouts Kane County in the second and Cougars he hit third, Chisholm two home runs tripled to left field and set career but was left in highs with five scoring position. hits and five RBIs In game two, to lead his team JAZZ CHISHOLM Chisholm was to a 13-4 win over 3-4 with a double Daytona. He finand scored one run. He was again ished 5-6 and also tied his career effective right away with a double best with four runs. in the first inning, followed by a He had been 1-21 with eight single in the sixth and another strikeouts in the last five games single in the eighth. He was hit by and was tied for second in the Mida pitch in the ninth and eventually west League with 15 home runs.

His production was recognised

by MLBPipeline.com and he was named to the “Prospect Team of the Week,” which honours the best performances throughout the minor leagues from the previous week.

In a season of milestones, Chisholm also made his second All-Star game appearance of his young career.

He was one of five members of the Kane County Cougars selected to the midseason classic.

He appeared in 76 games for the Cougars and hit .244 with 43 RBI, 17 doubles, four triples and 17 doubles. Chisholm also posted an on base percentage of .311, slugging percentage of .472 and OPS of .783 in 307 at bats.

In his rookie season, Chisholm was also named to the annual Pioneer League vs Northwest League All-Star Game as a member of the Missoula Osprey.

GARDINER LAID TO REST

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net MULTI-talented Samuel ‘Sammy’ Gardiner was remembered on Saturday for his role as an “excellent” basketball player, champion table tennis player and a golfer turned “exceptional” administrator.

The former educator and retired Ministry of Tourism executive was laid to rest in Lakeview Memorial Gardens after his funeral service at Zion Baptist Church where host pastor Rev TG Morrison delivered the eulogy. Rev Sampson and Rev Dianna Francis, Pastor of First Baptist Church, presided over the service.

Tributes were made to 72-year-old Gardiner by a number of persons, including Olympian Iram Lewis, now the Member of Parliament for Central Grand Bahama, long-time friend Valentine Grimes, Rev Dr Simeon Hall and Agatha Delancy. While he was not present, a tribute was also read from Father James Moultrie.

Grimes relived their youthful years when they both played basketball in high school before they both went on to excel at the University of the West Indies, only to return home and continue the trend in the New Providence Basketball Association as they grew their characters.

“Sammy was, in fact, a very talented player and he shot the ball exceptionally well,” Grimes stated.

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9TH BALLIN

BY DA BEACH CAMP FOR BOYS TOO

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE ninth edition of ‘Ballin By Da Beach’ will once again feature two camps at one venue and additionally, the event takes on a new initiative in 2018.

The camp, traditionally the premier camp for girls, will host its second separate camp for boys at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium this week, starting today (July 30) to August 3 at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

Ballin’ By Da Beach will host players aged five to 18 with packages ranging from $50 to $125. The two camps will be held at the same time but will remain separate.

The programme was created by Jurelle Nairn in 2010 when she saw a need to place a greater focus on the development of women’s basketball at the youth level.

Candace Walker, head women’s basketball coach at St Thomas University in Miami, Florida will facilitate the girls’ segment of the camp while Tim Lewis, head coach of Montreat College, assistant coach in Ashville, North Carolina and Crossover Athletics, will conduct the boys’ segment of the camp.

Since 2010, the camp has featured hundreds of underserved, aspiring student athletes.

In addition to the camp, this year the organisation debuts its Recruitment

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SOME of the people in attendance at Arthur Clarke’s funeral held on Saturday at The Voice of Deliverance Church.

Photo: Athama Bowe

Arthur Clarke ‘loved and accepted’ for who he was FROM PAGE 1 guess who was in the ring helping to lift him up? He said it was Clarke. But he said he didn’t mind because Clarke helped to encourage him to become the champion and he appreciated him for that.

Strachan, still grieving over the death of his wife on July 3, said they both spent a lot of time as boxing buddies. In fact, he said while he was trying to cope

with his wife’s death and making final arrangements, he took Clarke around with him to help console him. So when he got the news on Independence Day that he died, he was in shock.

Just before he died, Strachan said Clarke had complained to him that Friday about being ill after what he thought was food poisoning and he advised him to go to the clinic for a shot, but Clarke told him, “I’m the great Arthur

Clarke. I don’t need no doctor.”

As a friend for about 50 years, Strachan described Clarke as the “greatest junior welterweight boxer” in the country, who represented the Bahamas proudly around the world in Panama, United States of America, Europe and South Africa where he fought a number of prominent international boxers.

“He was arrogant, he was confident and he bragged

about what he had done and where he had been,” Strachan said. “But above all, he was a nice, decent human being, a God-fearing human being. Arthur had an opinion and he stuck to his opinion. Whatever you may think of Arthur Clarke, one thing is certain, he stood for something.”

Rev Farrington, in recalling Clarke, whom he got to watch fight a number of times during boxing heydays at the Nassau

Stadium and the Poinciana Arena, said many times he would see him walking the street and he never asked anyone for a ride, but if you stopped and offered him one, he would take it.

The theme for the homegoing ceremony was not so much about Clarke, but how those in the audience were reminded by Athama Bowe, who was introduced to boxing when he watched Minus Sr and the late world champion Everette Oswald

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Maintaining an access and or excel database that will be used to capture all information pertaining to arriving shipments consigned to the company; Corresponding with the designated customs brokerage company to ensure a coordinated and timely clearance of all BPL shipments; Ensuring access or excel database, is updated on a daily basis to ensure accuracy of shipment information at all times; Coordinating daily activity to track location and movement of inventory, verifying the accuracy of inventory delivered and the accuracy of physical inventory when needed; Visiting on a frequent basis ports of entries, bonded warehouses and storage areas to ensure all shipments consigned to BPL that may be in these areas are tracked, monitored and delivered; Tracking invoices submitted for payments by brokers and capture all cheques disbursements by the company; Providing weekly reports to the Manager of Procurement on the status of all shipments; Tracking and monitoring paper work for shipments consigned to the bank to ensure the timely release of the same; Organizing and maintaining a hard copy of all documentation supporting invoices submitted by brokers for payments; Ensuring the timely and correct site delivery of arriving shipments.

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‘Elisha Obed’ Ferguson fight, that they should live with each other. And instead of complaining about what was not done or done for our sporting legends when they died, Bowe said more concentration should be placed on loving Bahamian people again. He said once the Bahamas can get back to supporting each other, we will have a much better society to live in and it wouldn’t be so hard when people die.

A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business or equivalent qualifications; A minimum of 2-4 years of experience; Knowledge in logistics and shipping to ensure movement of inventory and timely clearance of all shipments; Required customs brokerage skills and familiarity with the Bahamas Customs Tariff schedule of rates; Excellent written and verbal communication skills to communicate effectively with brokers and personal at various ports of entries; Must be computer literate with proficiency in excel and or access to capture pertinent shipment information; Must possess a valid driver’s license and be familiar with locations of ports of entries, shipping company’s offices and customs warehouses.

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Preparing and processing purchase orders for the procurement of supplies. This includes meeting and communicating with vendors to obtain price quotes, review processed orders for accuracy, follow-up on outstanding orders, and reconciling goods received notes and customs broker statements with purchase orders for file closure;

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Recommending and ensuring compliance with contracts and purchase orders;

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Maintaining liaison with various departments in the Company to determine general service requirements (e.g., volumes, delivery preferences, timing of requirements, etc.), specific specifications, and service and quality received/expected from suppliers;

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Issuing invitations to tender to prospective vendors and identifying the most beneficial materials, equipment and services for the Company.

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Completion of a four-year college degree (technical or business preferred), or equivalent qualifications; A minimum of 2-4 years’ experience in procurement; Basic understanding of technical specifications and tradeoffs; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Negotiating, analytical and problem solving skills to prepare marketing and cost analysis reports for future purchases; Must have a service oriented work attitude; Must be able to work effectively in teams; Must be self-motivated.

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Interested persons should apply to Afuture@bplco.com on or before: August 7th, 2018.

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BUILDING FOR BETTER

BUILDING FOR BETTER

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9TH BALLIN BY DA BEACH from PAGE 1

Exposure Showcase to aid aspiring players in their college recruitment process. The showcase will be hosted Wednesday, August 1 at the Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium at 5pm. Individual evaluations will take place 5-6pm and games will take place 6-9pm.

The divisions will include Junior Girls (7th-8th grade), Senior Girls (9th12th grade) and Women’s Open (unsigned high school graduates up to age 25). Registration is $5 per player.

“Led by college coaches who are actual decision makers, our Recruitment Exposure Showcase gives basketball student athletes an opportunity to showcase their basketball skills and earn a scholarship for college. These showcases typically have a serious skill work component and often times also film study and a college-style practice on top of scrimmaging and games, so the benefits to the player go far beyond getting exposure,” the organisation said.

A press release issued by the organisation said: “Our mission is to take a personal interest in every basketball player and

coach to help them become game changers on and off the court. Our vision is to build a movement of passionate basketball players by delivering excellence through the game. Our vision inspires us in our daily work.

“We create a diverse, collaborative, encouraging environment where teamwork and openness are the cornerstones.”

In addition to serving as an assistant at Salisbury University, Nairn has coached the Queen’s College Comets and was an assistant on the women’s national basketball team.

“This movement was birthed from my passion to serve and inspire change in the Bahamas through basketball. Since I started playing basketball, God has just graced me with His favour over and over again,” she said during previous editions of the camp.

“I can truly say that I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for basketball,” she said. “It has opened doors that would have never been opened had I not played for the right people, in the right place, at the right time.”

Samuel ‘Sammy’ Gardiner laid to rest FROM PAGE 1 “Sammy was a tremendous basketball player.”

Together, Grimes said they played on a number of championship teams in college and he could remember Gardiner affording him the role as captain when he could easily assume the position because of the skills that he possessed on the team.

As a result of their closeness, Grimes said off the court, their families became inseparable.

“He was a true gentleman,” summed up Grimes, noting that Gardiner is now in the safe arms of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Rev Hall, noted for his fiery sermons as the Pastor Emeritus of the New Covenant Baptist Church, said a lot of people may not have known, but he was a great table tennis player, whose

only desire was to beat Gardiner. He said every time he fell short of a victory over Gardiner, he was politely told to “stick to preaching.”

Delancy, representing the Bahamas Golf Federation, said they have lost a giant in an administrator, who spent a lot of time at the Driving Range during his retirement, either improving on his game so that he could be competitive whenever he travelled, or he was busy working behind the scenes trying to further develop the sport.

She noted that it was some 20 to 30 years ago that she got acquainted with Gardiner on the golf course.

And they were able to develop a bond that she and so many other golfers will cherish for the rest of their lives as they keep the memory of Gardiner alive because he certainly made a difference in the sport.

Lewis is a former sprinter who represented the Bahamas at both the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. He is now swinging the golf club and he admitted that a lot that he learned in playing the sport is attributed to Gardiner, who not only provided him with some tips to enhance his game, but he watched him play in tournaments as he tried to perfect his skills.

“Some people come in your season, some come for a reason and some come for a lifetime,” Lewis said.

“I can certainly say that Sammy Gardiner came into my life for a lifetime and in the time we spent together, I got a lot of experience from him.

I will always remember him.”

Gardiner is the brother of renowned Olympic and World Championship track and field coach Rupert Gardiner.

Cartwright commits to join the Hoosiers

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

BAHAMIAN high school gridiron star Michael Cartwright brought his lengthy recruitment process to an end when he committed to one of the many NCAA Division I football programmes seeking his services.

Cartwright announced his commitment to join the Indiana Hoosiers for the upcoming Fall 2018 campaign.

The 6’7” 300-pound offensive lineman for the Champagnat Lions out of Hialeah, Florida, made the announcement via Twitter.

“First of all I just want to thank God for everything he has done for me because without him none of this would be possible. I would like to thank my mom and dad for raising and grooming me into the person I am today and my grandparents,

aunts and uncles and everyone who helped along the way,” he tweeted.

“I would like to thank ‘Miss A’ and the Champagnat family for taking me in and showing me love and affection the past three years. I also want to thank coach Dennis, coach Stubbs, coach Guardo, coach Hector and coach Danny for always believing in me. So today, on July 29th 2018, I’m really proud to say that I’m 1,000 per cent committing to the University of Indiana. Go Hoosiers.”

In the month of May alone, Cartwright has received a new slate of eight offers from the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Kent State Golden Flash, UCF Golden Knights, UAB Blazers, Georgia State Panthers, Temple Owls, UMass Minutemen and Nebraska Cornhuskers.

He previously received offers from the Tulane

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respectively. Smith also had three block shots. Mark St Fort was the next best scorer with eight points. Robert Nortman added five, Michael Carey Jr chipped in with four, Samuel Hunter had three and Eugene Bain helped out with two.

Mexico was led by Jorge Ivan Gutierrez Cardenas with a game high 24 points.

MEN’S SOFTBALL Manager Perry Seymour and his coaching staff of Haziel McDonald of Abaco and Richard ‘the Lion-Heart’ Johnson, joggled their starting line-ups twice, but in their first two games, they have not been able to score a run. They finally got on the scoreboard in the third game, but blew a 3-1 lead on Sunday against Mexico and eventually got stopped 11-4 in six innings in the first of their double header.

The Bahamas played Colombia in their second game on Sunday, losing 8-0 in five innings to drop to 0-4. The Bahamas will face Cuba today and close out round robin play against Guatemala on Tuesday. The playoffs will begin on Wednesday.

Men’s softball game four Colombia came up with one run in the first, two in the second and six in the 4th inning on 10 hits to stop the Bahamas. The Bahamas had one hit from catcher Garfield Bethel. The losing pitcher was Lyle Sawyer from Abaco. He gave up 10 hits, including two home runs with two strikeouts in two and-a-half innings. Jeffrey Woodside pitched the half of the final inning.

Men’s softball game three Garfield Bethel, starting in right field before he came in to catch, went 2-for-3 and scored a run to lead Team Bahamas’ attack against Mexico. Both Grand Bahamian shortstop Desmond Russell and Martin Burrows Jr, the starting

Green Wave, FIU Golden Panthers, Indiana Hoosiers, Marshall Thundering Herd, FAU Owls, Southern Mississippi Eagles, Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions and the Pittsburgh Panthers.

Last season, the Lions won their second Class A Florida High School state title 24-7 over eight-time state champion Jacksonville University Christian.

Cartwright, a former student at Aquinas College, has also blossomed into a three-sport star for the Lions.

On the basketball court he averaged 12.6 points and 15 rebounds per game and in athletics, he became the school’s first multiple district champion in the shot put.

Cartwright was also a member of the Bahamas’ 2016 Caribbean Basketball Confederation under-16 team that won gold in the British Virgin Islands.

catcher, went 1-for-2 with a run scored and Wayne Johnson scored the only other run.

Alcott Forbes started his second game and gave up five runs on seven hits with five strikeouts in four innings before Thomas Bethel came in relief.

Men’s softball game two On Saturday, the Bahamas got blanked 4-0 by Venezuela as they crossed the plate once in the second and fifth and twice in the seventh.

Lyle Sawyer from Abaco got the ball on the mound, going four innings after issuing four hits, one of which was a home run, a walk and two earned runs before Thomas Davis came in relief and finished the final three innings with another homer on three hits, a strike out and a wild pitch.

Third baseman Wayne Johnson was the lone Bahamian player to get on base with a walk from John Garcia, who struck out 12 batters.

Men’s softball game one As they opened the tournament on Friday against the Dominican Republic, Alcott Forbes got the starting nod on the mound, but he gave up four runs in the first inning, one of which was a homer and another run in the third before he was relieved by Davis, who held his opponents at bay until they produced their final run in the seventh for a 6-0 shutout.

Grand Bahama’s shortstop Desmond Russell got on base safely on two walks and catcher Angelo Dillett drew another free pass. But winning pitcher Yancarlos Gonzalez struck out 14 Bahamian batters through six innings before Yennier Perez came in and closed the door in the seventh.

Track and field National record holder Katrina Seymour, 25, was the first of the Bahamian contingent in track and field to compete on day one of the competition on Sunday. She was entered in the second of two semifinal heats of the women’s 400m where she placed sixth in 58.37, but

BAHAMIAN high school gridiron star Michael Cartwright.

it wasn’t enough to get to the final.

She was 11th overall with the top eight advancing to the final.

Fencing Andrea Sherman, 25, made her debut on Sunday in the women’s individual foil, losing 5-0 to Nicaragua’s Fatima Georgina Largaespada, Cuba’s Elisa Tamayo, Dominican Republic’s Carmen Nunez’ Colombia’s Saskia Van Erven and El Salvador’s Ivania Carballo.

Antonio Lewos, the other member of the team, will compete in the men’s individual foil B competition today.

Boxing Carl Hield, hoping to redeem himself after a first round exit at the Commonwealth Games in April in the Gold Coast, Australia, suffered the same fate at the CAC Games, but with a much better showing. He lost 3-2 on points to Puerto Rico’s Bryan Polaco Ojeda in the men’s welterweight quarterfinal bout on Saturday night. Hield, 31, was the lone Bahamian boxer to qualify for the games. This was his third appearance and he was hoping to pick up another international medal.

TENNIS It was a great run for Team Bahamas in tennis, but all of the players have been eliminated over the first two days of competition.

Ladies Singles Fresh off their participation in the Fed Cup, Kerrie Cartwright, seeded No.7, got eliminated after losing her quarter-final match 6-3, 6-0 to Mexico’s Gluliante Olmos.

Cartwright, who got a bye in the first round, advanced from the second round with a 6-4, 6-4 decision over Puerto Rico’s Monica Matias.

Danielle Thompson, playing in the other singles, was ousted in the first round after she fell 7-6 (4), 6-3 to Trinidad & Tobago’s Breana Stampfli.

Men’s singles Brothers Spencer and Baker Newman played two rounds before they got ousted from tournament play. In his second round match, Spencer Newman lost 6-4, 6-3 to No.7 seed JA Hernandez from Mexico, who has a world ranking of 1397. Newman won his first round 7-5, 3-6, (10-7) over CS Williams from Antigua & Barbuda.

Baker Newman, on the other hand, suffered a 6-1, 6-0 decision to Mexico’s Alan Rubio, who is ranked at 1,604. Newman won his first round match over Matthew Foster-Estwick of Barbados 6-2, 7-5.

Mixed doubles Cartwright, back in action in team competition, was paired with Philip Major Jr in the mixed doubles, but the combination didn’t survive the first round. The No.2 seeds Eduardo Struvay and Maria Paulina Perez Garcia from Colombia took advantage of home court to pull off a 6-4, 6-4 decision.

Women’s doubles Grand Bahamian Simone Pratt and Danielle Thompson reached the semi-final in the women’s doubles where they lost 6-2, 6-1 to the Colombian top seeded team of Mariana Duque and Maria Camila Osorio. Pratt and Thompson, playing together for the first time this year, won their quarter-final match 6-4, 6-1 D’Jeri Raymond and Alicia Cordella Williams of Antigua and Barbuda.

Men’s doubles The team of Kevin Major Jr and Philip Major Jr prevailed with a first round 6-2, 6-2 win over Nicolas Ancedy and Nil Moinet of Guadeloupe.

Judo The last of the nine disciplines the Bahamas is participating in at the games will start today with Cynthia Rahming as the lone competitor in judo. She is being coached by Oneysi Portorreal Pons.

The games will wrap up on Friday, August 3.

SPORTS NOTES BASKETBALL FOX HILL HOOPING

BY THE PARK THE organising committee for the Fox Hill Festival Hooping by the Park will hold a final registration meeting 7pm tonight at the Community Centre in Fox Hill for all teams wishing to participate in the tournament, scheduled for Friday, August 3-6.

At the meeting, the rules and regulations for the tournament for under-16, under-19, men’s and ladies’ teams will be discussed.

All interested teams are urged to have at least one representative present.

BASEBALL NEW PRESIDENT OF JBLN THE Board of Directors of the Junior Baseball League of Nassau announces that Jeffrey Walcott has assumed the role of president of the organisation with effect from July 25, 2018.

Walcott, who has been a member and coach in JBLN for nine years, will head the organisation as JBLN prepares to celebrate 30 years of organised baseball for boys and softball for girls in the 2019 season.

Walcott will replace Bertram Murray, who has served JBLN as president since 2014 and is a longstanding member and coach for 15-plus years.

Murray has announced that he will continue to be a part of JBLN but in a reduced capacity, according to commissioner Jeff Albury, who made the official announcement.

Murray demitted office on June 30 and Albury said the league expresses its gratitude for the many years of service that he provided in player development and coaching as well as administration.

JBLN is the oldest organisation in youth baseball having started in 1989 with 30-plus players and now has an enrollment of 420 boys and 80 girls playing in seven age group divisions.

JBLN also announced that preparation is well underway for the 2019 season.

Important Dates September 10 - online registration begins, but can only be done online at www.jblnbaseball.com September 15 - 10 am to 2pm - online registration and payments at the fields.

September 22 - 10 to 2pm online registration and payments at the fields.

September 29 - 10 am to 2pm online registration and payments at the fields.

October 6 - 10 am to noon - final registration – space available, noon to 1:30pm tryouts, 1:30pm to 3pm draft selection.

JBLN will start the preseason on Wednesday, November 7 and will open the 2019 season on Saturday, January 12.

JOHNSON NEW PRESIDENT OF THE NPWBA DEVIN Johnson has been elected as the new president of the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association.

During the elections held during the annual general meeting on Friday night at the Water and Sewerage Corporation, Mynez Cargill did not seek another term in office as president.

Johnson was elected as the new president, beating out Jarelle Nairn.

Others elected to serve with Johnson are Annie Moultrie as first vice president, Donnie Culmer as second vice president, Shadell Williams as third vice president, Britenique Harrison as fourth vice president, Latondra Brown as secretary, Denequa Carey as treasurer, Christine Charlton as public relations officer and Norman Humes as commissioner.

The newly elected board has not yet revealed when they intend to start the new season.

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POSEY’S 4 HITS HELP GIANTS END SKID AGAINST BREWERS

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN, Associated Press

SAN Francisco Giants’ Pablo Sandoval celebrates after hitting a two run triple yesterday against the Milwaukee Brewers in San Francisco.

(AP Photo/Ben Margot)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Buster Posey had four hits, including a three-run double to help San Francisco break out of a collective funk, and the Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 on Sunday to avoid a fourgame sweep.

Pablo Sandoval added a two-run triple before leaving with a possible hamstring injury, Gorkys Hernandez hit his 12th home run and Evan Longoria had a sacrifice fly, his first RBI since spending more than a month on the disabled list.

The Giants had lost four straight and six of seven before winning on a day when they didn’t have manager Bruce Bochy. Bochy left the team late Friday to

attend the Hall of Fame ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York, leaving bench coach Hensley Meulens as interim manager.

Andrew Suarez (4-6) allowed four runs in six innings for his first win since June 29.

Ryan Braun, Travis Shaw and Hernan Perez homered for Milwaukee. Christian Yelich singled to extend his hitting streak to 13 games.

San Francisco had been held to two or fewer runs in 11 of its 22 games in July before breaking out against Milwaukee starter Junior Guerra in the third.

Guerra (6-7) walked three consecutive batters before Posey lined a pitch into leftcenter to give the Giants a 3-2 lead. After Brandon Crawford’s single, Longoria hit a sacrifice fly.

Hernandez homered off Guerra in the fourth after Steven Duggar and Alen Hanson struck out.

Sandoval hit a stand-up triple off Matt Albers in the fifth and scored on Duggar’s sacrifice fly but got up clutching his right leg after sliding into home plate.

Guerra allowed five runs on five hits in four innings.

TRAINER’S ROOM Giants: Team officials are awaiting results after RHP Johnny Cueto met with doctors regarding his sore elbow. Cueto is winless in four starts since coming off a two-month stay on the disabled list.

RHP Hunter Strickland (fractured right hand) threw off a mound in the bullpen before the game.

J.D. MARTINEZ MAKES HIS MAJOR LEAGUE-LEADING 32ND HOMER BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Martinez hit his major league-leading 32nd homer, Mookie Betts had two RBI doubles and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 10-4 on Saturday night for their 17th win in 21 games.

Betts raised his MLBleading average to .346 and Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a tworun triple for the Red Sox. They have a 5 1/2-game lead over the New York Yankees atop the AL East and own the majors’ best record at 73-33.

Logan Morrison hit a solo homer for the Twins, a night after they appeared to throw in the towel a bit in pursuit of a playoff spot following a pair of trades that sent away infielder Eduardo Escobar and reliever Ryan Pressly.

Boston starter Rick Porcello (13-4) labored through 5 2/3 innings on a steamy night, giving up four runs on five hits, striking out five and walking one.

Jake Odorizzi (4-7) gave up five runs on nine hits in five innings.

Trailing 4-1, Boston scored three times in the fourth and moved ahead on Martinez’s shot that left Fenway Park over the Green Monster seats in the fifth.

ANGELS 11, MARINERS 5 ANAHEIM, Calif.

(AP) — Rookie Francisco Arcia had a homer and six RBIs, giving him a major league-record 10 RBIs in two career games, and Los Angeles Angels rolled past Seattle.

Arcia made his major league debut Thursday against the White Sox and hit his first career home run while driving in four runs.

After not playing Friday, he topped that Saturday with a third-inning homer and run-scoring doubles in the second and fifth innings.

The previous record for RBIs in two career games was nine by Joe Cunningham of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954. Cunningham was also the only player to have at least four RBIs in each of his first two career games until Arcia did it as well. Arcia is the first Angels rookie with at least six RBIs in a game since Adam Kennedy had eight in 2000.

Mike Trout also homered for the Angels, delivering his 29th of the season off Felix Hernandez (8-9) in the first inning. Arcia and Ian Kinsler each had three hits for the Angels.

Nelson Cruz hit two home runs for the Mariners.

Angels starter Jamie Barria (6-7) was the winner.

ROYALS 10, YANKEES 5 1ST GAME YANKEES 5, ROYALS 4 2ND GAME NEW YORK (AP) — Greg Bird homered to begin a two-run rally in the eighth inning and New York survived a rough outing by newly acquired reliever Zach Britton and a tumble by CC Sabathia, beating Kansas City for

a split of their day-night doubleheader.

In the opener, the Royals tagged All-Star ace Luis Severino for six runs in 4 1/3 innings. The doubleheader was caused by a rainout Friday.

Bird opened the eighth with a drive off Brian Flynn (2-2) that made it 4-all. The Yankees went on to load the bases and Aaron Hicks hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly.

Aroldis Chapman worked around a leadoff single and a walk for his 27th save.

Dellin Betances (2-3) threw a scoreless eighth.

In the first game, Severino got hit hard in another shaky start. Trying for his major league-leading 15th win, Severino instead was pulled after Lucas Duda’s two-run homer made it 6-0 in the fifth inning. Rosell Hererra hit an early tworun double, and Salvador Perez had a two-run single that set up Duda.

Severino (14-4) allowed eight hits, walked one and struck out five in his shortest start of the year.

The Yankees lost in their first game since slugger Aaron Judge sustained a fractured right wrist when he was hit by a pitch from Kansas City’s Jakob Junis on Thursday.

Rookie Brad Keller (4-4) went 5 2/3 innings for the win one day after his 23rd birthday.

and the fifth of his career.

Ozuna had three hits.

Jose Martinez drew a bases-loaded walk from Jose Quintana (9-7), and Ozuna followed with his 11th home run. Yairo Munoz added an RBI double. The last time the Cardinals scored six runs in the opening inning was eight years to the day, on July 28, 2010, against the Mets.

Mikolas (11-3) allowed six hits, including a two-run homer by Javier Baez.

RANGERS 7, ASTROS 3 HOUSTON (AP) — Rougned Odor hit an inside-the-park homer and a regular over-the-fence shot, going 5 for 5 to help Texas beat Justin Verlander and Houston.

Odor rocketed a ball to right-center field in the fifth inning that George Springer made a leaping attempt on but missed.

The ball ricocheted off the wall and rolled along the warning track. Odor raced around the bases and beat the throw home for his first career insidethe-park home run. Odor hit his second home run of the night in the seventh off new Astros reliever Ryan Pressly.

Ariel Jurado (1-1), who was called up from DoubleA Frisco for the start, set down 12 of the first 13 batters he faced.

The only blemish through his first four innings was Springer’s solo homer in the fourth. Jurado gave up one run on two hits in six innings for his first major league win.

Joey Gallo and Isiah Kiner-Falefa also homered for the Rangers.

KANSAS City Royals’ Brian Goodwin, right, celebrates with Jorge Bonifacio (38) and Alex Gordon after hitting a three-run home run against the New York Yankees during the eighth inning Saturday in New York.

(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

CARDINALS 6, CUBS 2 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit a grand slam in a six-run first inning, Miles Mikolas pitched six strong innings and St. Louis beat Chicago in front of a season-high 47,514 fans at Busch Stadium.

The Cardinals improved to 9-6 this season against the NL Central-leading Cubs.

Ozuna hit his second grand slam this season

DODGERS 5, BRAVES 1 ATLANTA (AP) — Yasiel Puig homered and drove in three runs following his return from the disabled list, Alex Wood pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings to win his sixth straight decision and Los Angeles beat Atlanta.

Reinstated after missing 15 games with a right oblique strain, Puig made it 1-0 with a sacrifice fly in the second off Max Fried (1-4) and pushed the lead to 3-0 in the sixth with his 12th homer, a towering shot off Luke Jackson that bounced off the third-level scoreboard facade in left field.

Wood (7-5) allowed one hit and four walks with five strikeouts.

The Braves have lost four straight and 13 of 18.

BREWERS 7, GIANTS 1 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jhoulys Chacin pitched three-hit ball over seven innings, Christian Yelich homered for the second time in three days and Milwaukee beat San Francisco.

Chacin (10-3) was masterful while earning his fourth consecutive win.

The right-hander yielded one run, struck out six and walked one. Chacin allowed only two runners and faced one over the minimum until Nick Hundley’s leadoff home run in the sixth.

He also gave up a two-out single to Steven Duggar in the sixth and a two-out double to Pablo Sandoval in the seventh.

Taylor Williams and Dan Jennings retired three batters apiece to complete the four-hitter.

Lorenzo Cain added four hits for the Brewers, and Eric Thames and Orlando Arcia had two apiece.

The Brewers beat the Giants for the third straight day to move within a

half-game of NL Centralleading Chicago. Johnny Cueto (3-2) was the loser.

DIAMONDBACKS 9, PADRES 4 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jon Jay hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth inning and finished with three hits and three RBIs to lead Arizona past San Diego.

Jay, who played with San Diego in 2016, also brought in a run with a groundout in the second, when the Diamondbacks took a 4-0 lead against Tyson Ross, who has been rumored to be on the trading block.

The Padres got back into the game, with Ross hitting a tying single in the fourth, but their bullpen faltered in the eighth. Daniel Descalso hit a leadoff single off Phil Maton (0-1) and Jeff Mathis sacrificed before

pinch-hitter Chris Owings walked. Kirby Yates, San Diego’s new closer after All-Star Brad Hand was traded to Cleveland, was greeted by Jay’s double.

Paul Goldschmidt followed with his second RBI single of the game. The Diamondbacks added two runs in the ninth off Phil Hughes.

Archie Bradley (3-2) pitched a perfect seventh for the win. Arizona starting pitcher Patrick Corbin struck out eight in six innings and also had two singles and an RBI. Eduardo Escobar made his debut with the Diamondbacks a day after being acquired in a trade with Minnesota. He started at third base and batted fifth, going 2 for 4 with a walk and a run scored.

ROCKIES 4, ATHLETICS 1 DENVER (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered for the second time in two games, Carlos Gonzalez doubled three times and Colorado beat Oakland for its 10th win in 12 games.

Antonio Senzatela shook off a first-inning run to pitch effectively into the sixth of a game that was delayed 51 minutes at the start because of a storm cell that was moving through the greater Denver area.

Pat Valaika homered and singled to drive in two runs and Tom Murphy added a run-scoring triple for the Rockies. Oakland lost back-to-back games for the first time since dropping four straight in mid-June

and had its 11-series (10-01) unbeaten string snapped.

Senzatela (4-3) allowed one run on five hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out six and walked four. Wade Davis got three outs for his 29th save. Brett Anderson (2-3) was the loser.

ORIOLES 11, RAYS 2 BALTIMORE (AP) — Trey Mancini and Joey Rickard combined for seven hits, including backto-back home runs in the second inning, and Baltimore breezed past Tampa Bay. Mancini had a careerbest four hits and his homer especially delighted the fans, who were given a bobblehead in his likeness.

Rickard got three hits and matched a career high with five RBIs. Caleb Joseph also had

three hits. Mancini, Rickard and Joseph, the bottom third of the Orioles’ order, went 10 for 12 with nine RBIs. Coming off a 15-5 romp Friday, the Orioles scored in double-digits in consecutive games for the first time since July 18-19, 2017.

Kevin Gausman (5-8) allowed two runs and nine hits over seven innings.

Kevin Kiermaier had a pair of hits, including a home run, for the Rays.

PIRATES 5, METS 0 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Trevor Williams outdueled Jacob deGrom in Pittsburgh’s victory over New York.

Williams (9-7) allowed five hits in six innings with five strikeouts and three walks. He hasn’t allowed a run in 17 straight innings.

The Pirates have won 13 of their past 15 games, while the Mets have lost two straight after winning their previous three games.

DeGrom (5-6) lost for the fourth time since June 28.

He allowed three runs on eight hits, his most surrendered this season, with five strikeouts in seven innings.

REDS 6, PHILLIES 2 CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto drove in the go-ahead run with a sharp single that glanced off second baseman Cesar Hernandez’s glove, leading Cincinnati past Philadelphia.

Votto drove in two runs and four players each knocked in one. The Reds are last in the NL Central but beat the East Divisionleading Phillies for the second straight day.

Wandy Peralta (2-2) got the win with 1 1/3 innings of relief. Sal Romano and Jared Hughes each got double-play balls to finish the seventh and eighth. Hughes pitched the ninth for a five-out save, his careerhigh seventh save. Tommy Hunter (2-1) took the loss.

TIGERS 2, INDIANS 1 DETROIT (AP) — JaCoby Jones hit a goahead, two-run homer in the third inning to help Detroit beat Cleveland.

Blaine Hardy (4-3) gave up a run over five innings.

Three relivers combined to pitch four innings of scoreless relief.

Shane Greene retired the side in order in the ninth for his 21st save.

Mike Clevinger (7-7) allowed two runs and struck out eight over five innings.

WHITE SOX 9, BLUE JAYS 5 CHICAGO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Daniel Palka gave Chicago the lead with a two-run single and Leury Garcia added a three-run triple in a six-run eighth, lifting the White Sox over Toronto.

Garcia finished 2 for 4 with a career-high four RBIs. Yolmer Sanchez and Nicky Delmonico each homered for Chicago, which snapped a threegame losing streak.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had two hits to extend his multihit streak to a Toronto-record 10 games.

Russell Martin also homered for Toronto, which blew a 5-1 lead.

Juan Minaya (1-2) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win.

Ryan Tepera (5-4) allowed four runs and didn’t retire a batter.

MARLINS 2, NATIONALS 1 10 INNINGS MIAMI (AP) — J.T. Realmuto singled with the bases loaded and none out in the 10th inning, and Miami snapped a streak of eight consecutive home losses to Washington.

Miami beat Washington for only the second time in the past 18 meetings.

Magneuris Sierra reached on a bunt single to start the 10th against Kelvin Herrera (1-1). Miguel Rojas tried to sacrifice, collided with catcher Spencer Kieboom leaving the box and was awarded first base for obstruction. A single by Brian Anderson loaded the bases. With the Nationals using a five-infielder, two-outfielder alignment, Realmuto hit a pop fly single down the right-field line.

The Nationals tied the game in the ninth on Daniel Murphy’s one-out RBI single off Kyle Barraclough.

Brett Graves (1-1), Miami’s sixth pitcher, worked a perfect 10th for his first career win.

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Up next for USA Basketball: Waiting, and hoping

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — And now, they wait.

USA Basketball’s twoday minicamp ended Friday, and what’s next for the national team isn’t exactly clear. If all goes well, they’ll be gathering for a camp around this time next year to begin training for the FIBA World Cup in China.

Thing is, the Americans might not know until February if they’ve qualified.

So while U.S. coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs will keep planning and thinking about what may be ahead, he knows that work comes with no guarantees at this point.

“We’re not going anywhere if we don’t qualify,” Popovich said. “Jeff Van Gundy has been doing a great job in handling that.

It’s a big-time job and our focus, once we qualify, is the World Cup in China.

We don’t even think about the Olympics. The goal is the world championship in China next summer. So that’s what we’re working toward.”

Van Gundy is coaching the Americans through qualifying for the World Cup. It resumes in September, and the U.S. will keep using G League players — as it has for its first six games of the tournament where it is trying to land a berth in the China field.

The Americans are 5-1 so far, though could face serious challenges when the second round begins in Las Vegas in mid-September.

Assuming the U.S. qualifies, Popovich expects to

have regular discussions with USA Basketball officials like Jerry Colangelo about who they’d like to consider for the team — as well as NBA players, to gauge their interest.

HOOPS CAPITAL: LeBron James skipped the minicamp, but he didn’t skip Las Vegas.

And without question, Vegas is the July basketball capital of the U.S. The NBA Summer League took over the city for basically the first half of the month, playing as many as 10 games a day at UNLV — the same site that USA Basketball used for its minicamp.

And this week, the USA minicamp is just one element of what is a massive basketball takeover in Las Vegas. There are no fewer than three major tournaments for up-and-coming high school players going on in Vegas through this weekend, with more than 1,200 teams from all over the country playing at about 60 sites around the city.

One estimate says roughly 6,500 basketball games are getting played in Las Vegas this week — or more than 200,000 minutes worth of action.

James has been at several games over the course of the week, sometimes watching his son’s games, sometimes watching Dwyane Wade’s son playing games (and sitting with his former Heat and Cavaliers teammate as well).

Other NBA players who have been spotted at youth games this week include Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, James Harden and Russell Westbrook.

JAMES HARDEN, right, jokes with Kyrie Irving during a training camp for USA Basketball on Friday in Las Vegas. (AP)

“It’s about supporting the youth,” said Paul, who, like James, was invited to play in the USA camp this week but declined. Instead, he spent some of his week in Vegas coaching.

It’s believed that every Division I men’s school in the country has at least one coach in Las Vegas this week for recruiting purposes. Many schools, including Miami and Nebraska, sent four.

CONLEY PROGRESSING: Mike Conley of the Memphis Grizzlies was limited to 12 games last season because of a heel injury that required surgery. He participated in USA Basketball’s minicamp this week, albeit not in contact portions.

“I wish I could have participated in the contact stuff and I think I could,” Conley said. “But I think we’re being more cautious than anything. I feel really good and should be ready to go by training camp.”

He has been playing in halfcourt sessions as part of his rehab, but has yet to partake in any 5-on-5 action.

Waiting has been frustrating, he said.

“April, May, June, there were times when I was like ‘Man, this is taking forever,’” Conley said. “But right now, I think it’s all starting to come together.”

Conley is going into his 12th NBA season, all with the Grizzlies. He’s averaged 14.3 points and 5.7 assists per game so far in his career.

ASSISTANTS: USA Basketball coach Gregg Popovich had plenty of help in Las Vegas this week.

His assistant coach roster for camp was star-studded: Villanova coach Jay Wright, Gonzaga coach Mark Few, Golden State associate head coach Mike Brown, Miami assistant Dan Craig, Utah assistant Alex Jensen, Boston assistant Jay Larranaga, Dallas assistant Jamahl Mosley, San Antonio assistant Ime Udoka and Portland assistant David Vanterpool.

Popovich said he went through a varied process when it came to picking a camp staff, relying on both his personal knowledge of what some coaches can offer and getting feedback from other coaches in many cases.

“Recommendations, my own knowledge of some of them, and I thought it’d be good for them to get the

exposure,” Popovich said.

“For them to be around all these players, I think it helps everybody. I think it’s a win-win.”

Craig said when he got the call from Popovich, he was stunned. The call was brief, he said, and came when Craig was driving to work in Miami a few weeks ago.

“I was really just flattered and honored that they would think of me, USA Basketball and coach Popovich,” Craig said.

WIZARD DAD It’s not often that Washington’s John Wall takes the court without backcourt partner Bradley Beal. And USA Basketball wanted them both together in Las Vegas this week as well.

Beal passed, for good reason. He just became a dad.

“I know he’s excited,” Wall said. “Definitely didn’t want to miss that experience. So we understand why he’s not here. If not for that he definitely would have been here.”

GOING-AWAY GIFTS: Gregg Popovich promised that he would buy some USA Basketball players cars based on their performance at camp.

He fulfilled his end of the bargain — sort of. Popovich showed up Friday with cars for winners of various drills.

They were toy miniature cars, but cars nonetheless.

“They all laughed, they all thought it was funny,” Popovich said. “Just screwing with them.”

CASE KEENUM BRINGS CERTAINTY, CHEMISTRY TO DENVER BRONCOS

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — For the first time since Peyton Manning embarked on his farewell season three summers ago, the Denver Broncos opened training camp Saturday void of any quarterback controversy.

Case Keenum , who signed a two-year, $36 million deal in free agency, took all of the important first-team snaps Saturday, unlike the last two summers when a QB competition droned on, stunting the chemistry and cohesion needed to have success in the regular season.

The Broncos, who haven’t been to the playoffs since Manning retired following their Super Bowl 50 triumph, don’t have to spend training camp wondering who’s going to be their leader, either.

“That’s the beauty of having a guy in place as your starter,” coach Vance Joseph said.

And the lack of QB drama is a welcome reprieve.

“You have one voice on offense,” tight end Jake Butt said.

“It’s always good to have a designated leader and a voice and a heartbeat and that’s Case, we all know that. He’s been doing a great job and we’re going to continue to build on the things we did with him in the spring.”

Having a starting QB in place also helps Denver’s defense.

“Knowing we have a good signal caller back there, a proven signal caller, it’s going to keep us off the field a little longer,” linebacker Brandon Marshall said.

“Our jobs will be extended, the defense will get to rest a little bit. Every year, we’re just worried about us anyway, but it does affect you in the game. Turnovers, three-and-outs, things like that.

“We’re human beings so of course you try to say, ‘You know what, just go out there, do your job, control what you can control.’

BRONCOS quarterback Case Keenum, front, looks to hand off the ball while pursued by linebacker Shane Ray during the team’s NFL training camp on Saturday.

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) But as human beings, sometimes you get a little ornery, you get a little irritated. That’s just us being

humans. I think it’s going to be a good year.”

Keenum, a longtime journeyman who took over in Minnesota last season because of injuries and helped lead the Vikings within one step of the Super Bowl, is entering his first training camp as the designated starter.

The Broncos are coming off a 5-11 season that sent them tumbling closer to the bottom of the league than the top where they were perched after beating Carolina 24-10 in Manning’s farewell.

Manning was on hand Saturday, chatting up Denver’s new quarterback.

“It’s awesome to have one of the best — if not the best — that’s ever played the game out here just watching practice,” Keenum said.

First-round draft pick Bradley Chubb acknowledged being star-struck, even elbowing Shaq Barrett to say, “That’s Peyton Manning!” “And he was like, ‘Yeah, I know,’” Chubb

recounted. “He played with him.

I didn’t.”

Chubb said he wanted to introduce himself after practice.

“I don’t know where he went though.”

Aside from the ‘Where’s Peyton?’ puzzle, the only QB intrigue in Denver is the battle for the backup job between Paxton Lynch and Chad Kelly.

Lynch is the 2016 first-round pick out of Memphis who was unable to unseat Trevor Siemian and has started four games in two years.

Kelly was the final pick in the 2017 draft who has had a strong offseason after “red-shirting” as a rookie while recovering from various injuries. While Kelly has drawn attention and praise for his offseason work ethic, trimmeddown physique and acumen that have him primed for an upset, Lynch has more jaw-dropping athleticism and general manager John Elway in his corner.

Garcia trounces Robert Easter, nabs IBF 135-pound belt LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mikey Garcia added the IBF lightweight belt to his WBC title on Saturday night, dominating the previously unbeaten Robert Easter for a clear unanimous decision victory.

Garcia (39-0) knocked down Easter in the third round and controlled long stretches of the bout at Staples Center. He unified the two 135-pound titles with flair in his first fight in his native California in seven years.

The judges all favored Garcia, scoring it 116-111, 117-110 and 118-109.

The 30-year-old Garcia has been a world champion in four weight classes, and his combination of precision and power was too much for Easter (211). Garcia knocked down Easter with a nasty left hook in the third round and nearly finished the bout moments later.

Garcia couldn’t get his first knockout since January 2017, but still delivered another outstanding performance. His victory in a

unification bout put him in a rare collection of talents to accomplish the feat, including Roberto Duran, Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker and Oscar De La Hoya. The bout was also the first time two previously unbeaten boxers had fought in a lightweight unification bout.

“It’s a great accomplishment being here in LA,” Garcia said. “I was in control most of the fight, and I did what I had to do. I knew he was a tough opponent. He’s a tough warrior.

He gave a great fight but I was a better fighter. I was in control of the fight and I did what I had to do to win.”

Easter was knocked down for only the second time in his career after a strong right jab set up Garcia’s devastating left hook late in the third round.

Garcia also got better as the fight progressed. In the final four rounds, Garcia out-landed Easter 95-34 in total punches and ended the fight being the more active fighter, throwing 555 punches to Easter’s 507.

MIKEY GARCIA, left, hits Robert Easter Jr with a left during the 12th round of their WBC and IBF lightweight title bout in Los Angeles on Saturday. Garcia won by unanimous decision.

(AP Photo/Alex Gallardo) “Whenever we step in the ring we are both putting our lives on the line, and tonight Mikey was victorious,” Easter said. “I just couldn’t find the timing and I just couldn’t let my

right hand go. He caught me with a clean shot and I went down, but I got up like a true champion.”

Garcia had a 2 1/2-year layoff from his sport due to a promoter dispute, but

he is 5-0 since returning to the ring in 2016. He is one of only three fighters in modern history to hold world titles at 126, 130, 135 and 140 pounds, joining Juan Manuel Marquez

and Manny Pacquiao, Garcia won the vacant IBF 140-pound title in March to become a four-division world champion, only to relinquish the title to return to 135 pounds to face Easter.

Earlier on the Showtime card at Staples Center, heavyweight Luis Ortiz (29-1, 25 KOs) landed a straight left hand that sent Romanian Razvan Cojanu (16-4) to the canvas and ultimately ended the fight in the second round in the co-feature.

Both fighters were coming off losses in heavyweight world title fights, and Ortiz was fighting for the first time since challenging Deontay Wilder earlier this year.

Mario Barrios (22-0, 14 KOs) recorded his sixth straight stoppage victory in the eighth round against Jose Roman (24-3-1). Each of the judges had the fight scored 80-70 in favor of Barrios at the time of the stoppage when Roman’s corner didn’t answer the bell for the ninth round.

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Undeterred by sceptical fans, Thomas takes Tour title

By ANDREW DAMPF and CIARAN FAHEY Associated Press writers PARIS (AP) — The spits and the jeers. The eggs thrown at team cars. The attempts to unbalance riders while riding up the most gruelling climbs.

Geraint Thomas never flinched at whatever fans — or his rivals — threw at him or Team Sky. The Welsh rider was the steadiest rider from the start, the strongest in the Alps and the Pyrenees. Yesterday he concluded his transformation from a support rider into a champion of cycling’s biggest race by claiming his first Tour de France title.

“With the boys, that’s the main thing for the whole three weeks, we stuck together through some tough times, stayed strong,” Thomas said. “Everything just clicked this race.”

Thomas successfully defended his lead of 1 minute, 51 seconds over second-placed Tom Dumoulin in the mostly ceremonial final stage.

Four-time champion Chris Froome, Thomas’s teammate, finished third, 2:24 behind. Froome rode next to Thomas as they crossed the line and applauded.

Thomas was a support rider during Froome’s four victories but he emerged as Sky’s strongest rider in this race when Froome crashed early on and couldn’t keep up in the mountains.

Sky — and consequently Thomas — became a target for many fans due to an asthma drug case involving Froome, stemming from last year’s Spanish Vuelta.

Even though Froome was cleared of doping days before the start of the Tour, that didn’t stop some fans from abusing the British team’s riders throughout the three-week race.

“When there is negativity like that, it brings us as a team closer together,” Froome said. “It feels like it’s us against the rest of the world. ... You can choose to let it get to you or you can choose to let it motivate you, and we let it motivate us.”

Thomas stormed into the lead by winning back-to-back mountain stages in the Alps, including the iconic climb up Alpe d’Huez, then defended his advantage in the Pyrenees.

During the podium ceremony, Thomas draped the flag of Wales over his shoulders, then ended his victory speech with a mic drop.

“All I can say is that I do it the

right way,” Thomas said when asked about concerns of alleged doping within Sky. “We train super hard and there’s nothing I can say that will prove it. I’ve just got to keep doing what I’m doing. It will stand the test of time.”

An all-around rider who began his career on the track, the 32-year-old Thomas helped Britain to gold medals in team pursuit at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics before turning his full attention to road racing.

“I have my own goals and I kept doing what I’m doing and kept focused on that. ... Obviously it’s not nice to hear (the jeers) but I do what I do and focus on myself,” Thomas said.

“It’s easy to get wrapped up in or get angry or depressed but I stay in my own world.”

Riding a yellow bicycle to match his yellow jersey, Thomas shared glasses of champagne with his teammates during the casual ride into Paris before buckling down to keep up with the other leaders on the jarring cobblestones of the Champs-Elysees.

“It’s going to take a while to sink in,” Thomas said. “Normally that stage is really hard but today I just seemed to float around it. I

TOUR de France winner Britain’s Geraint Thomas, left, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey thumbs up while Britain’s Chris Froome, who place third, looks away on the podium after the 21st stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 116 kilometres (72.1 miles) with start in Houilles and finish on Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris yesterday.

(AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

THE WEATHER REPORT

5-Day Forecast

TODAY

ORLANDO

High: 88° F/31° C Low: 73° F/23° C

TAMPA

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Periods of sun, a t‑storm; breezy

Partly cloudy, a t‑storm in spots

Partly sunny, a t‑storm in spots

Partly sunny and breezy

Partly sunny, a t‑storm in spots

Mostly sunny and nice

High: 89°

Low: 77°

High: 89° Low: 78°

High: 89° Low: 78°

High: 89° Low: 78°

High: 88° Low: 77°

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98°-84° F

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High: 86° F/30° C Low: 81° F/27° C

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High: 86° F/30° C Low: 77° F/25° C

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FREEPORT

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 78° F/26° C

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TONIGHT

High: 87° F/31° C Low: 75° F/24° C

had goose bumps going around there.

“The support from the Welsh, British flags. ... To ride around wearing this (yellow jersey) is a dream.”

Norwegian rider Alexander Kristoff with UAE Team Emirates won the last stage in a sprint finish, narrowly beating John Degenkolb and Arnaud Demare.

“I’ve dreamed about this victory for many years,” Kristoff said.

“I’ve been close many times before but never managed to beat the faster guys like (Mark) Cavendish, (Andre) Greipel, or (Marcel) Kittel, but today they’re not here, they’re out after the mountains, and today I was the fastest, so I’m super happy.”

The mostly flat 116-kilometre (72-mile) leg began in Houilles just outside Paris and concluded with nine laps up and down the Champs-Elysees.

Many spectators along the Champs-Elysees held their arms high to record the riders on their smart phones as they went past on the cobblestones, and there were more cheers when 11 jets flew overhead leaving trails in the blue, white and red colours of the French flag.

High: 87° F/31° C Low: 79° F/26° C

MIAMI

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 79° F/26° C

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Statistics are for Nassau through 2 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 88° F/31° C Low .................................................... 77° F/25° C Normal high ....................................... 88° F/31° C Normal low ........................................ 75° F/24° C Last year’s high ................................. 93° F/34° C Last year’s low ................................... 80° F/27° C Precipitation As of 2 p.m. yesterday ................................. 0.08” Year to date ............................................... 33.42” Normal year to date ................................... 19.50”

ELEUTHERA

NASSAU

High: 89° F/32° C Low: 77° F/25° C

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High: 86° F/30° C Low: 81° F/27° C

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High: 90° F/32° C Low: 83° F/28° C

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 80° F/27° C

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Low

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Today

10:14 a.m.

10:31 p.m.

2.6 3.1

4:20 a.m.

4:17 p.m.

0.5 0.5

Tuesday

10:53 a.m.

11:07 p.m.

2.7 3.0

4:56 a.m.

4:57 p.m.

0.5 0.6

Wednesday 11:33 a.m.

11:46 p.m.

2.7 2.9

5:31 a.m.

5:39 p.m.

0.5 0.7

Thursday

12:16 p.m. ‑‑‑‑‑

2.7 ‑‑‑‑‑

6:09 a.m.

6:26 p.m.

0.6 0.8

Friday

12:28 a.m.

1:04 p.m.

2.8 2.8

6:50 a.m.

7:18 p.m.

0.6 0.9

Saturday

1:16 a.m.

1:58 p.m.

2.7 2.9

7:37 a.m.

8:17 p.m.

0.5 0.9

Sunday

2:10 a.m.

2:57 p.m.

2.6 3.0

8:29 a.m.

9:21 p.m.

0.5 0.9

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6:36 a.m.

7:56 p.m.

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9:57 p.m.

8:53 a.m.

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GREAT EXUMA

High: 87° F/31° C Low: 80° F/27° C

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 80° F/27° C

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High: 87° F/31° C Low: 81° F/27° C

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High: 86° F/30° C Low: 80° F/27° C

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MAYAGUANA High: 86° F/30° C Low: 81° F/27° C

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

High: 85° F/29° C Low: 80° F/27° C

GREAT INAGUA High: 88° F/31° C Low: 81° F/27° C

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WAVES 3‑5 Feet 3‑5 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 3‑5 Feet 3‑5 Feet 4‑7 Feet 4‑7 Feet 3‑5 Feet 3‑5 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 3‑6 Feet 4‑7 Feet 2‑4 Feet 3‑5 Feet 4‑7 Feet 4‑7 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 3‑5 Feet 3‑6 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet

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