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TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2018

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Bahamas wins two straight in World Series

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

eam Bahamas (Freedom Farm Baseball League) opened with consecutive wins in the preliminary round of Cal Ripken Baseball Major 70 World Series.

The team moved to 2-0 after a dominant 12-1 win over New Zealand yesterday at the BallParks of Americas Field in Branson, Missouri.

Andru Arhur went the distance and pitched a no hitter with eight strikeouts en route to the win.

Lavardo Deveaux had a home run, drove in three RBI and

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scored three runs. Daniel Gator drove in three RBI and scored one run while Arthur also helped his own cause with two RBI and one run. The Bahamas opened the tournament with a 14-4 win over Australia on Saturday. Cleve Sutherland and Brian Johnson each had three strikeouts on the mound in the win.

Gator drove in three RBI and scored one run.

“I was just swinging for contact and just trying to get the ball into the outfield so I can get a base hit and help my team score runs,” he said in the postgame press conference.

Deveaux had two RBI and scored three runs, Breyias Dean

had two RBI while Kashon Conliffe and Arthur each scored two runs. “Those guys have very good pitching so we had to be sure to keep focused. Our game, we depend on our athleticism so we make sure we use that to our advantage to ensure we get some runs. Bunting is something we had to implement to get some runs and place some runners in scoring position,” said coach Stephen Burrows.

“I think as we go along in this tournament we have to do more of that and our defence has to be a little bit tighter for us to put our best game together.”

They will complete the preliminary round against Puerto Rico at 3pm today.

The Bahamas is one of 24 teams competing in the tournament and one of just 10 international teams alongside the aforementioned teams in their pool – Korea, Japan, Canada and Dominican Republic.

Major 70 is a level of baseball beyond Little League but before professional that allows players to play on 70-foot base paths with a 50-foot pitching distance. It also allows runners to take leads and steal for the first time, playing mainly by official baseball rules.

This innovation helped to prepare the youth for better transition to the 90-foot diamonds of the Babe Ruth Baseball 13-15 and

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The Striker’s Quest LIVE Mixed Martial Arts made a spectacular return to the country with Bahamas Open Martial Arts Championship 4: The Striker’s Quest.

Bahamian Giovanni Johnson made his successful pro debut at home and Matthew Colquhoun of Jamaica continued his dominance in the region to headline the card, hosted August 3 at the Melia Resort.

The event featured fighters from Angola, Jamaica, Turkey and the United States who competed alongside top local talent.

Fighting styles on the night included MMA, Muay Thai kickboxing, Chinese kickboxing, boxing and amateur grappling.

Johnson continued his undefeated run at BOMAC events with a second-round knockout of Pedro Cassoma at the 2:44 mark.

In the opening round, Cassoma looked to establish himself early with kicks, but Johnson’s reach began to play a factor in his ability to counter and strike from distance.

Johnson kept his challenger at bay and avoided those kicks early in the second round. Both fighters scored knockdowns early in the round, Johnson on a strike and Cassoma on a sweep before Johnson landed the winning blow on a counter punch.

“If it’s one thing that I’ve learned through my years of training, it’s that the tide of a fight can change with one punch. I’ve never been one to swarm my opponent with strikes.

“I like to pick my shots, make them count. So when I saw the opening for the lead hook, I threw it every time,” Johnson posted to his official Facebook page.

“My teammates say I’m annoying to stand in front of because I don’t like to make the first move.

I really don’t. I want you to throw what you have at me, then I want to return it to you. And that’s exactly what happened here. I was the more patient fighter. I made sure my strikes landed. I found my opening. I didn’t hesitate. I pulled the trigger, and I came out on top.”

Johnson has won both of his previous appearances at BOMAC events. At BOMAC 1 he defeated TJ Miller via Submission and at BOMAC 3 he won by decision

CONCACAF: BAHAMAS SUFFERS 4-1 LOSS TO CAYMAN

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net IT was an unfavourable start to the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Girls’ Under-15 Championship.

The Bahamas suffered a 4-1 loss to the Cayman Islands in their tournament debut yesterday at the IMG Academy campus in Bradenton, Florida.

Gabrielle Simms scored the lone goal for the Bahamas when she corralled a deflection off a corner kick and beat the Cayman goalkeeper in the 40th minute.

The tournament continues through August 13.

Team Bahamas includes Simms, Shabrea Davis, Kendi Outten, Chante Bain, Takiyah Holbert, Kaitlyn Davies, Angel Williams, Asia Williams, Daniella Gomez, Charlotte Fernie, Julia Raine, Paige Smith, Chane Rodriquez, Hadassah Knowles, Amelia Fernie, Rachel Rolle,

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SWIMMERS SET FOR 24TH GOODWILL GAMES IN BARBADOS

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

BAHAMIAN Giovanni Johnson (below) and Matthew Colquhoun (above) of Jamaica in action at the Melia Resort on August 3.

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FOR the fourth consecutive year, coach Shirley Mireault will be taking Team Bahamas to participate in the 24th edition of the Goodwill Games Swim Meet, scheduled for August 17-19 in Bridgetown, Barbados.

This year, the Bahamas will join six other countries, including host Barbados, St Lucia, Grenada, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. The Bahamas finally became a full member following last year’s meet. This year, Jamaica will be the guest country.

The meet is slightly different from the other regional competitions in that there are four swimmers allowed per age group and per sex and three swimmers per event, all who are eligible for medals, but only the top two score for their country.

However, swimmers who participated on their

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Thomas to lead team at NACAC Sr Track & Field Championships

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net FRESH off his gold medal performance at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games last week in Barranquilla, Colombia, high jumper Donald Thomas will lead the 17-member team that will represent the Bahamas at the North American and Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Senior Track and Field Championships.

Compacted into a threeday schedule from Friday to Sunday, the meet will

be held at the Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the Bahamas will compete against some of the featured teams from the United States of America, Canada, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and Cuba.

Unlike the CAC Games, NACAC is offering prize money totalling $200,000 Canadian dollars for the winners, inclusive of $2,000 for 1st place, $1,000 for 2nd place and $350 for 3rd place for individual events, while relay teams will split $4,500 for 1st place, $2,000 for 2nd place and $1,000 for third place.

Puma, a premier sponsor of the meet and a number of international athletes, will also offer an event bonus for the men’s and women’s 100m, men’s and women’s 4x100m and the women’s pole vault of $6,000 for 1st place, $3,000 for 2nd place and $1,000 for 3rd place.

Hoping to cash in on the incentives being offered in Canada is Thomas, who will be joined in the men’s high jump by Jamaal Wilson, who got a fifth place finish at the CAC Games.

Thomas soared to the gold for the only medal won by the Bahamas in track and field in Colombia.

Surprisingly, Joanna Evans picked up three gold and two silver and Albury Higgs got a bronze in swimming to give the Bahamas a total of seven medals for 10th place on the final placing chart as the Bahamas produced its best performance outside of track and field at the CAC Games.

Other members of the track team at the CAC Games competing at the NACAC Championships are Katrina Seymour, who didn’t advance out of the women’s 400m hurdles, Kaiwan Culmer, who was sixth in the men’s triple jump final, Alonzo Russell,

sixth in the men’s 400m final and he will team up once again with Kendrick Thompson, Michael Mathieu and Stephen ‘Dirty’ Newbold, who placed fifth in the men’s 4 x 400m relay.

Ojay Ferguson and Anthony Adderley will be added to the pool.

Warren Fraser, Teray Smith and Cliff Resias will contest the men’s sprints.

Devynne Charlton, who made the CAC Games team but didn’t compete, will be entered in the women’s 100m hurdles, Bianca ‘BB’ Stuart will contest the women’s long jump, Tamara

Myers will be in the women’s triple jump and Ty’Nia Gaither will represent the country in the women’s 200m.

Dexter Bodie, the team manager, will travel along with head coach Wendell Collie and assistant coaches Dereck Wells, Patrick Adderley and David Charlton.

Dr Kent Bazard will serve as the team doctor and Michael Armbrister will be the physiotherapist.

Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations president Rosamunde Carey and

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FROM PAGE 1 assistant secretary general Mabelene ‘May’ Miller will also travel to the meet and will be involved in the congress meeting.

Canadian record holder Rosey Edeh (400-metre hurdles), while triple Olympic medallist Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown, a Toronto-native tipped to be one of the sprinters to watch in the post-Usain Bolt era, will be one of

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the big name stars competing at the NACAC Championships.

The international event will play host to more than 500 athletes from 28 countries, with numerous Olympic medallists as well as world champions, making it one of the most star-studded international track and field competitions in Canadian history and for NACAC, which is headed

by Victor Lopez.

Among the list of other competitors entered are 2008 and 2012 Olympic champion in the 100-metres,

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce highlights Team Jamaica, along with 400-metre specialist Stephanie Ann McPherson, both coming off Diamond League wins in London last month.

Joining Fraser-Pryce and McPherson in Toronto is world leader in the discus, Fedrick Dacres, who already has a victory in Toronto on his résumé, winning the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Olympic medallists Sherika Jackson (400-metre and 4x400m), Christine Day (4x400m), Fitzroy Dunkley

(4x400m) as well as World Championship medallists Shashalee Forbes (4x100m), Danielle Williams (100-metre hurdles), and O’Dayne Richards (shot put) will also be contenders for Jamaica.

On Team USA, 2016 Olympic silver medallist in the pole vault, Sandi Morris, will lead the team on the field. On the track, the world record holder in the 100-metre hurdles, Kendra Harrison, will be bringing the season’s fastest time, while 400m-hurdler Shamier Little is coming off

a Diamond League victory in London as well.

Members of the US Olympic gold medal winning 4x400m team, Phyllis Francis and Courtney Okolo, along with World Championship medallists Jenna Prandini (4x100m), Ajee Wilson (800-metre), Michael Cherry (4x400), and Mason Finley (discus) round out those to keep an eye on.

Juan Miguel Echevarria, a 19-year-old long jump phenom from Cuba, will be in Toronto as the world leader in the men’s long

jump, having jumped 8.68 in Germany as well as a wind-aided 8.83-metres in Stockholm earlier this year.

• Other notable athletes to keep an eye on from the international teams will be Cuba’s Yarisley Silva (2012 Olympic silver medallist, 2015 world champion in the pole vault) and Trinidad & Tobago’s Olympic medallists Keston Bledman (silver at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics in the 4x100m) and Deon Lendore (2012 Olympic bronze medallist in the 4x400m).

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Calquhoun defeated Emre Orun of Turkey in one of the quickest bouts on the card via submission (armbar) at the 3:53 mark in the first round.

Just over two weeks after his gold medal performance at the Pan American Sambo and Combat Sambo Championships in Mexico, Calquhoun was back in the ring despite an injured left hand.

“The fight was awesome. It was pretty short. I came out very strong, I didn’t wait on him to take the initiative. I wanted to end the

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Brianna Capron and Janeka Edey. The team is managed by Daria Adderley and coached by Kevin Davies. The Bahamas has been placed in Group E of Division II, which comprises of the Cayman Islands, St Lucia and Guyana.

There are four groups in Division II, which will all play for the top spot. However, in division one, there are three groups of four teams that will play for four spots in the playoffs.

fight very fast,” he said. “It was a pretty short night. I wanted to make pretty short work of this.

I didn’t want to risk injuring the hand any further. It was amazing.

It was good.”

It was the second BOMAC win for Culquhoun after a win over Isaacs at BOMAC 1.

In the heaviest weight class on the card, Marcian Tucker and Berke Orun of Turkey promised fireworks at the weigh-in and they delivered in the cage.

Tucker was the aggressor early and landed several strikes early on that forced Orun to the canvas early and often. He survived the first round bell, but Tucker

capitalised on a ground and pound opportunity before a referee stoppage at the 1:06 mark in the second.

Tucker made a successful return to the ring since a KO win over Floyd Moxam at BOMAC 1.

The Oruns were unable to continue their success from BOMAC 3 where they both recorded wins.

Kyle Chin of Jamaica defeated Tyson Issacs when the referee stopped the fight 26 seconds into the third round.

Isaacs appeared in his fourth BOMAC event, with a 2-2 record thus far. At BOMAC 1 he lost to Colquhon, at BOMAC 2 defeated Rohann Exctain via TKO and at

BOMAC 3 he defeated Denez Jones.

Cameron Lewis defeated McNeil Newton via referee stoppage in the third round for his second consecutive BOMAC win and the second consecutive loss for Newton.

The cage fight event is billed as a part of the larger BOMAC Championships which began in 2010. BOMAC traditionally features open forms and weapons tournament, point and continuous fighting, amateur Sanda/Sanshou, Pankration, grappling and amateur MMA. BOMAC has hosted over 500 competitors from 11 countries in its history.

In addition, it also hosts various martial art seminars by worldclass instructors.

In April 2015 BOMAC Cage Fights 1 featured seven bouts at Mario’s Bowling and Family Entertainment Palace. BOMAC 2: The Revenge took place in August 2015 at the British Colonial Hilton in August 2015. A total of 11 bouts were featured on the card including the first female MMA cage match in Bahamian history featuring Melanie “Bear Traps” Camden against Gillian “Savage” Robertson. BOMAC 3: King of the Ring was hosted December 2015 at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

The tournament, held every two years, will be the third time for the Bahamas to participate and with teams like the United States and Mexico in the field, Davies said the Bahamas should be able to match up with their peers.

“I have some very high expectations for the girls from what I’ve seen so far…But based on what I see with the girls that I have, I think the expectations is based on what I know the girls are capable of doing,” Davies said prior to the tournament. “If it comes down to execution at the end of the day, I don’t think that their talent is that much better than us, if better at all. I think it will just boil down

to who executes the best on that day and makes the least amount of mistakes.”

Billed as the largest CONCACAF tournament ever for female participants, the tournament includes participation of a record amount of the organisation’s Member Associations and two invited teams from UEFA. “This year’s Girls’ Under15 Championship exemplifies CONCACAF’s commitment to providing access to world-class playing environments for more of our young players from across the region,” said CONCACAF general secretary Philippe Moggio.

“We’re pleased to return to IMG

Academy, and we’re especially excited to see so many young women from across the region get the chance to experience a toplevel CONCACAF competition.

This event will be a positive influence for these girls in both their playing careers and young lives.”

“We are thrilled to welcome CONCACAF and its Member Associations back to our campus and community,” said IMG Academy Co-Managing Director Chip McCarthy. “Like CONCACAF, our mission is to provide the best opportunities for athletes from around the world and we look forward to seeing their athletes compete on an international

stage.” As part of a year of women’s football in CONCACAF that includes the CONCACAF Women’s Championship, and the Women’s Under-17 and Under20 Championship, the expanded Girls’ Under-15 Championship will provide access to international football for over 500 girls from across the CONCACAF region, enhancing opportunity for long-term development and growth of the women’s game in the region.

The IMG Academy campus hosted the boys U-15 Championships in 2017, which featured a record 39 teams from across the Confederation.

BAHAMAS POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY LTD. VACANCY NOTICE

BAHAMAS POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY LTD. VACANCY NOTICE

LOGISTICS COORDINATORS

BUYER

Vacancies exist in the Company for the position of Logistics Coordinators.

A vacancy exists in the Company for the position of Buyer.

The incumbent will achieve Company objectives by:

The incumbent will achieve Company objectives by:

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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.

Job requirements include but not limited to: • • • • • • •

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.

Job requirements include but not limited to: • • • • • • • • •

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.

Must be computer literate and proficient with Microsoft Programs.

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

Only candidates meeting the criteria will be contacted.

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

Only candidates meeting the criteria will be contacted.

Blue Hill and Tucker Roads, P.O. Box N-7509, Nassau, Bahamas | T: 242.302.1000 | F: 242.323.6852 |www.bplco.com

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Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd.

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‘Only President Trump could get me to defend LeBron James’ ONLY the President of the United States Donald Trump could get me to do something that no one, including my priest, had gotten me to do...Defend LeBron James!

DEFENDER For the longest I’ve always claimed you can’t deny LeBron James ‘greatness’ off the court.

His ‘Herculean’ philanthropic efforts are amazing, and what legends are made of. James’ most recent, monumental, trailblazing, philanthropic effort is his ‘I Promise School’ for 245 atrisk kids in his hometown of Akron, Ohio.

James’ effort in this regard is one of a kind, inspirational and exemplary, among many other, positive things.

PRESS TOUR As is protocol, James went on a media tour to express his vision and expectations for the altruistic, learning venture.

He received praise from all political camps.

Except for one, and no it wasn’t the Toronto Raptors!

On Friday, President Trump (the poster boy for curmudgeons) took to his favourite form of expression - Twitter - and tweeted: “LeBron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon.

“He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike!”

I continually see, recently most especially, that the POTUS loves to play the race card.

It’s not a surprise, Trump needs a distraction from Bob Mueller and the Russia probe.

What better way to distract the masses by bringing race in to it, and throwing ‘King James’ under the bus in the process.

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PRESS BOX ZELAYA

BY INIGO ‘NAUGHTY’ ZENICA

FIRST lady Melania Trump takes a seat during a visit to The Royal Hospital Chelsea in central London. First lady Melania Trump’s move to distance herself from President Donald Trump’s criticism of NBA superstar LeBron James was the latest instance of her quiet but seemingly concerted effort to subtly create space between herself and her husband, careful not to criticize him directly while making clear she does not agree with him. (AP) REJECTED James definitely threw an elbow at the Trump White House, saying “I wouldn’t sit across from Donald Trump, the president in charge now has given people the impression, that they don’t care now – they throw it in your face now.”

Trump, by responding so soon after LeBron opened his I Promise School, coupled with the fact that many consider the Trump immigration, family-separation policies to be racist, has led to James being defended and commended by the masses.

“LeBron puts children through school. Trump puts children in cages.”

This has been the initial rallying cry all over social media and neighbourhoods across the USA. However, to compound it in an even more positive way, now James’ NBA peers have come to his aid.

FRIENDS, HOW MANY OF US HAVE THEM? It aroused ‘His Airness’ Michael Jordan to rise from political hibernation, and make the following statement “I support LJ. He’s doing an amazing job for his community.”

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star centre Karl Anthony-Towns, chimed in - “So let me get this straight:

Rays’ Lucius Fox assigned to Biscuits in Double-A

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

LUCIUS Fox continues his progression through the Tampa Bay Rays organisation and has ascended to the Double-A level for the first time in his young career.

Fox was assigned to the Montgomery Biscuits of the Southern League.

Based in Montgomery, Alabama, the club plays its home games in the 7,000 seat Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium.

The 21-year-old shortstop got his first hit in Double-A when he went 1-2 with one RBI in the Biscuits’ 7-4 win over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. His sacrifice bunt plated Brett Sullivan to tie the game at two in the top of the 7th inning, and Fox also reached safely on a throwing error.

Fox joined a team that currently leads the Southern League’s North division with an overall 61-52 record. They currently have a 2.5 game lead in the playoff race of the second half standings at 24-19.

He spent 91 games with the Charlotte Stone Crabs of Single-A Advanced of the Florida State League.

He hit .282 with a .724 OPS, .371 OBP, 23 stolen bases, 99 hits, 17 doubles, one triple, two home runs, 30 RBI and 54 runs scored.

Fox was named to the Florida State League’s Southern Division All-Star Team at the midseason classic.

In 2017, his first season with the Stone Crabs, Fox appeared in 30 games, hit

LUCIUS FOX .235 with a .608 OPS, .350 OBP, one home run, three stolen bases, 12 RBI and 19 runs scored.

He was assigned to the Stone Crabs in July after spending the previous 77 games with the Bowling Green Hot Rods of the Midwest League at the Single A-Full level.

In the previous 77 games with the Hot Rods, Fox hit a career-best .278 and ranked third in the Midwest League with 27 stolen bases. He also ranks second on the team with 45 runs scored, collected 27 RBI and totaled a .362 OBP and a .722 OPS with two runs. Fox was also featured in the annual showcase of Major League Baseball’s top minor league prospects during the midseason AllStar classic.

He was selected to represent the World team in the 2017 SiriusXM AllStar Futures Game during MLB All-Star weekend and drove in an RBI in the loss to team USA. The Futures Game showcases the minor league during the MLB AllStar week festivities.

Within the Rays organisation he was recognised as the Baserunner of the Year.

His 30 stolen bases ranked second among Rays minor leaguers. He was successful on 30 of his 43 attempts (69.7 per cent).

Fox notched another career milestone last offseason to receive a Major League call-up during Spring Training when he was assigned to the Rays’ Grapefruit League roster and saw immediate action on the field against the Minnesota Twins.

Fox entered spring training at No.7 on the prospect list for the Rays among players still listed with rookie eligibility.

Fox is a top-flight athlete with plus-plus speed and three more tools that should be at least solid. The switchhitter profiles as a future leadoff-type hitter, as he employs a solid approach, produces line-drive contact from both sides of the plate and knows how to use his impressive wheels once on base. Fox won’t offer much in the way of over-thefence power, but he does have some strength and can drive some balls to the gaps, making him a source of doubles and triples,” MLB Prospect Watch said.

“Fox’s range, quick hands, and arm fit easily at shortstop, though, like any young shortstop, he needs to fine-tune his game and learn the nuances of the position. Some scouts don’t love his middle-infield actions and think he’ll fit better in centre field, though the Rays believe he can stay at short, lauding his super athleticism and ability to learn quickly.”

LEBRON James speaks at the opening ceremony for the I Promise School in Akron, Ohio.

(AP Photo/Phil Long) Flint, MI has dirty water still, but you worried about an interview about a man doing good for education and generations of kids in his hometown?

Shut your damn mouth!

Stop using them twitter fingers and get stuff done for our country with that pen.”

ROCK BOTTOM You know you’ve hit rock bottom when your wife defends LeBron. And that’s exactly how it went down.

Melania Trump got into the fray, releasing a statement in support of LeBron and inquiring about paying a

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CARIFTA swim teams are not eligible to compete, unless they only competed in the ocean swim. It’s a short course meet with all timed finals and at the conclusion of the three days of competition, there is an awards banquet where each country does a cultural presentation for the others.

This year, several other countries will be joining the Bahamas in its usual day of touring the host country before returning home as they try to meet one of the aims of the games, which is to develop goodwill and friendship between the youth of our Caribbean neighbours.

Mireault, who will travel along with team manager Bernadette Robinson and assistant coaches Drew Bastian and David del Cueto when they leave on August 16 and return on August 21, said Team Bahamas, comprised of 11 swimmers from Grand Bahama and a few coming out of the United States of America, is ready for the competition.

“It’s a developmental meet, but in this meet everybody gets to swim in a relay once your country is entered,” Mireault said.

“The highest we’ve placed in the past was fourth and with the team we have this year, we expect that we will be in the top three.

courtesy call to the school.

James closed this chapter by saying “Let’s get it kids!! Love you guys.”

CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES WISELY I think LeBron has learnt over his career that you have to know when and where to choose your battles.

So in closing let me set the record straight, off the court, maximum love and respect to LeBron James.

Now when he’s on the court, call me Trump!!!

We have a lot of kids who come out of this meet and go on and do very well the next year at the CARIFTA Games.”

Team Bahamas will comprise of the following swimmers: 8 & Under Female Trinity George, Lelah Lewis, Trinity Pratt and Chelsea Smith 9-10 Female - Tia Adderley, Taliyah Bowe, Anjaleah Knowles and Zoe Williamson 11-12 Female - Sienna Culmer-Mackey, Jada Jimenez and Giann Sands 13-14 Female - Kyla Bethel, Rachel Lundy, Liya Moncur and Teja Munnings 15-17 Female - Kaliyah Albury and Jazmine Trotman 8 & Under Male Damari Butler, Maxwell Daniels, Noah Knowles and Kaylan Williams 9-10 Male - Ayden Bain, Launy Duncombe, Ellie Gibson and Leroy Moncur III 11-12 Male - Msanna Bosland, Joshua Newry and Rondon Williams 13-14 Male - Elbert Cooper, Jayden Curtis, Remez Lockhart and Jason Lord 15-17 Male - T’Lez Foulkes, Ricardo Jolly, Ethan Moxey and Andre Walcott Two competitors in the 9-10 girls division are excited about making another trip to the meet.

“It was awesome and I

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16-18 divisions of play. Today, the Babe Ruth League has more than 1,000,000 players on 56,000 teams in 9,000 leagues in eight countries and all 50 states.

Last month, Freedom Farm closed out competition at the Caribbean Regional Qualifier for the Little League World Series with an historic finish for the Bahamas. The team claimed the bronze medal at the event with a 6-1 win over Aruba at the tournament in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico. Participating teams in the

THE CLOSER Until next week I will leave you with this famous quote, inspired by President Trump’s recent actions. It’s from Mark Twain “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”

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Comments and questions to naughty@tribunemedia.net hope I can get a lot of time off and swim my personal bests,” said Taliyah Bowe, an 11-year-old Kingsway Academy student. “It’s an awesome experience going to be a meet like this. This is my fourth year and it just feels great to be going back with such a great team.”

Bowe, now in her seventh year with the Sea Waves Aquatic Team, said she’s looking to improve on the three medals she won in the past at the meet as she specializes in the butterfly and freestyle strokes.

Her team-mate Anjaleah Knowles, also an 11-year-old eight-year member of the Sea Waves Aquatic Team, will be returning for her fourth appearance at the meet as well.

“I met a lot of new people there and so I’m excited to go again and meet more new friends,” said Knowles, who has won two medals in the past. “My goal also is to get a gold in the 100 back.”

As Mireault is her grandmother, Knowles said she encourages her to go out to do her best and, at the same time, help out some of the younger swimmers in the Sea Waves Aquatic Team. She is following in the footsteps of her daughter, Jacinta Mireault, who competed for the Bahamas in both swimming and track and field at the CARIFTA level.

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

Radames Lopez won the tournament 5-2 over Pabao and will represent the Caribbean at the Little League World Series August 16-26 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

After opening the tournament with three consecutive wins, the Bahamas suffered a four-game losing streak before concluding with the win in the bronzemedal game.

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RED SOX BEAT YANKEES IN 10TH FOR 4-GAME SWEEP BOSTON (AP) — Andrew Benintendi’s RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning capped Boston’s rally from three runs down in the ninth against New York closer Aroldis Chapman, and the Red Sox completed a four-game sweep over the rival Yankees with a 5-4 victory on Sunday night.

Boston opened a 9 1/2game lead atop the AL East over the Yankees, who lost their season-high fifth straight.

Boston (79-34) has won eight of nine games and owns the majors’ best record.

The Yankees hadn’t been swept in a four-game series by the Red Sox when they entered a series 30 or more games over .500 since 1939, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Sandy Leon looped a two-out single off Jonathan Holder (1-3) in the 10th and advanced on a wild pitch.

Tony Renda pinch-ran before Benintendi’s single bounced up the middle to the right of second-base.

Matt Barnes (4-3) worked a perfect inning in the top of the 10th.

DODGERS 3, ASTROS 2 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brian Dozier delivered a two-run double in the first inning and Manny Machado had three hits with two runs scored as Los Angeles beat Houston.

Cody Bellinger had an RBI double for the Dodgers, who prevented a three-game sweep by the team that beat them in last year’s World Series.

George Springer and Tony Kemp homered for the Astros, but Springer exited in the third with left thumb discomfort after he was thrown out trying to steal second base.

New reliever Roberto Osuna did not pitch in his first game on the active roster for Houston. Osuna was reinstated from the restricted list after serving a 75-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. The All-Star closer was acquired Monday in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays while he was still serving his suspension.

Dodgers starter Walker Buehler (5-4) gave up two runs over 5 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts. Kenley Jansen closed for his 31st save.

Gerrit Cole (10-4), a product of nearby UCLA, allowed three runs in five innings with eight strikeouts.

NATIONALS 2, REDS 1 WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Wieters homered to back Tanner Roark, who went seven innings to win his third straight start.

The Nationals took three of four from the Reds and have won eight of 11 overall.

Roark (6-12) allowed a run on seven singles and got a nice ovation when he made a diving stop on Billy Hamilton’s comebacker to end the seventh. In his last three outings, Roark has allowed two earned runs in 22 innings (0.82 ERA) with 20 strikeouts and a walk.

Washington’s Bryce Harper had two hits including an RBI double and is batting .367 since the AllStar break.

Kelvin Herrera worked the ninth for his third save with the Nationals.

Cincinnati’s Luis Castillo (6-9) allowed two runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings.

INDIANS 4, ANGELS 3 CLEVELAND (AP) — Jose Ramirez hit a threerun homer, rookie Shane Bieber picked up his sixth win and Cleveland beat Los Angeles.

Ramirez’s home run in the first inning — his 33rd of the season — came against Deck McGuire, called up from Triple-A Salt Lake to start in place of the injured Tyler Skaggs.

Before the game Angels manager Mike Scioscia dismissed a report that he’s stepping down after this season. Scioscia, who has managed the Angels since 2000, said before Sunday’s game that he won’t talk about his future with the club until the season ends.

The Angels were missing outfielder Mike Trout for the fourth straight game with a lingering right wrist injury.

McGuire (0-2) retired only one batter, allowed three runs and was pulled with the bases loaded in the first.

Bieber (6-2) allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings.

WHITE SOX 8, RAYS 7 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Daniel Palka hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the ninth inning and

Chicago completed its first three-game sweep in a year.

It was Chicago’s first three-game sweep since Aug. 8-10, 2017 against Houston. The White Sox’s last three-game road sweep occurred April 25-27, 2016 at Toronto.

Palka had struck out in each of his first four at-bats before connecting on his 17th homer off Diego Castillo (2-2) with two outs.

Hector Santiago (4-3) went the final 1 1/3 innings for the win.

C.J Cron had a leadoff double in the ninth off Santiago and scored one out later on Kevin Kiermaier’s two-base hit. After Brandon Lowe walked, Jesus Sucre hit into a double play.

Tampa Bay tops the majors in one-run losses (26) and one-run games (46).

Royals starter Danny Duffy (7-10) had allowed just two earned runs over 19 innings in three starts against the Twins this season. But the fourth time around, the Twins roughed him up for six runs in six innings, the biggest blow being Cave’s grand slam in the second inning.

Lefty Gabriel Moya (2-0) got the Twins out of a two-on, one-out jam in the fifth and earned his second career victory. He picked up career win No. 1 in Friday’s series opener.

ATHLETICS 6, TIGERS 0 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Trevor Cahill struck out 10 in six innings, Khris Davis and Matt Chapman both homered for the second consecutive game and Oakland beat Detroit

BOSTON Red Sox’s Andrew Benintendi gets doused after hitting the game-winning RBI single during the 10th inning against the New York Yankees in Boston Sunday night.

(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) CARDINALS 2, PIRATES 1 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jack Flaherty cruised through six innings, Matt Carpenter hit another homer and St. Louis held on to beat Pittsburgh.

Completing six innings for the first time since July 3, Flaherty (5-6) allowed three hits with seven strikeouts and one walk.

Carpenter hit a solo home run in the fifth and Jedd Gyorko singled to drive in a run later that inning to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead.

St. Louis took the final two games of the three-game series against Pittsburgh to move past the Pirates into third alone in the National League Central.

Bud Norris retired the side in order with two strikeouts in the ninth for his 21st save.

Trevor Williams (9-8) had a streak of 21 1/3 innings without allowing a run end on Carpenter’s 29th homer to right with one out in the fifth.

GIANTS 3, DIAMONDBACKS 2 PHOENIX (AP) — Evan Longoria’s solo home run in the eighth inning led San Francisco past Arizona.

Longoria drilled Diamondbacks reliever Archie Bradley’s 2-2 fastball with one out into the outcropping of seats in left-center field to break a tie. It was Longoria’s 12th home run of the season.

The Diamondbacks’ loss and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ win Sunday created a tie for first place atop the NL West between the two teams.

Bradley (3-3) entered the game leading the NL in holds with 30. He had not allowed a run to the Giants in 12 straight games against them.

Right-hander Ray Black (1-0) earned his first career major league win with a scoreless seventh inning.

Will Smith retired the Diamondbacks in order with two strikeouts in the ninth for his seventh save.

TWINS 6, ROYALS 5 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie Jake Cave hit his first career grand slam and closer Fernando Rodney survived a chaotic ninth inning as Minnesota beat Kansas City.

Rodney gave up Whit Merrifield’s fourth hit of the game leading off the ninth, but catcher Mitch Garver threw him out trying to steal second.

Rodney then allowed two more base runners.

But with the tying run 90 feet away he retired Rosell Herrera on a ground ball to earn his 24th save in 30 chances.

to complete a season sweep.

Matt Olson also homered and Ramon Laureano added three hits and an RBI to help the streaking A’s win their sixth straight.

Oakland won all seven games against Detroit this season and has a franchiserecord 12 consecutive victories over the Tigers. It was the first time in Oakland history that the team did not give up an earned run in a series of three or more games.

Cahill (4-2) walked one and yielded three hits to win three consecutive starts for the first time since 2012.

He improved to 3-0 with a 0.99 ERA in seven starts at the Coliseum this season.

Yusmeiro Petit, Lou Trivino and Ryan Buchter finished the five-hitter.

Davis hit his 31st home run leading off the fourth against starter Francisco Liriano (3-6).

PADRES 10, CUBS 6 CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs ace Jon Lester was hit hard again and San Diego also battered Chicago’s bullpen.

Cory Spangenberg put the Padres ahead to stay with a tiebreaking double off Carl Edwards Jr. (3-2) with two outs in the eighth inning. Hunter Renfroe hit a two-run homer and Travis Jankowski added a two-run single in San Diego’s fourrun ninth against Randy Rosario.

Renfroe finished with three RBIs, helping the last-place Padres split the four-game series after they blew a four-run lead in the finale.

Craig Stammen (5-1) got the win despite allowing pinch-hitter Anthony Rizzo’s tying single.

Lester was tagged for five runs and eight hits in five innings. The All-Star lefty was 10-2 with a 2.18 ERA after beating the Dodgers on June 26, but has a 6.81 ERA in seven starts since.

BRAVES 5, METS 4 (10 INNINGS) NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Markakis hit a go-ahead home run in the 10th inning and the Atlanta Braves, helped by pitcher Julio Teheran’s first big league homer, rallied to beat New York.

Markakis finished with four hits and took over the NL lead from teammate Freddie Freeman.

Ender Inciarte also homered as the Braves posted their sixth victory in seven games. The NL East contenders took three of four at Citi Field for their first winning road series in more than a month.

Devin Mesoraco hit a tying home run in the Mets ninth — he was standing at

second base when a replay review showed the ball cleared the wall, making it 4-all.

A.J. Minter (4-2), who had been 8 for 8 in save chances this year, got the win despite giving up Mesoraco’s solo drive. Braves rookie Jesse Biddle worked around Wilmer Flores’ leadoff double in the 10th for his first big league save.

Tyler Bashlor (0-1) was tagged for Markakis’ 13th homer. The Mets have lost five of six, and fell to 4-12 against Atlanta this season.

Ronald Acuna Jr. hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth that put Atlanta ahead 4-3.

Teheran hit his first professional home run to begin the Braves’ comeback from an early 3-0 deficit.

ORIOLES 9, RANGERS 6 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mark Trumbo homered twice and drove in five runs as Baltimore beat Texas to avoid a four-game sweep.

Trumbo’s two-run homer in the third inning put the Orioles ahead to stay at 6-5 against Drew Hutchison (1-2), who was making his Rangers debut. The teams had scored in every halfinning before that, with the lead changing hands in four of those.

Trumbo added a two-run shot against Matt Moore in the seventh. Austin Wynns and Jonathan Villar also homered for Baltimore.

Tanner Scott (2-2), the second of six Orioles pitchers, shut out Texas for 2 1/3 innings. Baltimore’s bullpen allowed only one run and one hit in 7 1/3 innings.

Mychal Givens retired the final four batters for his second save.

PHILLIES 5, MARLINS 3 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Asdrubal Cabrera hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning and surging Philadelphia completed a four-game sweep of Miami.

Cabrera, acquired in a July 27 trade with the New York Mets, crushed a 2-0 slider from Drew Steckenrider (3-2) into the right field seats for his 20th homer and his second in as many days.

Pat Nehsek (1-0) pitched a perfect eighth and Tommy Hunter worked the ninth for his second save as the Phillies overcame a mediocre outing from Aaron Nola

for their fifth straight win.

Philadelphia improved to an NL-best 38-18 at home and maintained its 1½-game lead over Atlanta atop the NL East.

Derek Dietrich hit a two-run home run off Nola and Justin Bour tied it with a solo shot off Seranthony Dominguez in a three-run seventh for the Marlins, who have dropped six straight and 10 of 13.

ROCKIES 5, BREWERS 4 (11 INNINGS) MILWAUKEE (AP) — Nolan Arenado hit a goahead homer with two outs in the 11th inning to lift Cloroado past Milwaukee thanks to an overturned replay review.

Arenado’s 29th homer of the season came off Brewers closer Corey Knebel (2-2) and helped the Rockies avoid a sweep, giving them a sigh of relief on the flight home after an otherwise tough Midwest trip.

With Colorado closer Wade Davis struggling, the Brewers rallied for three runs in the ninth off Adam Ottavino in a save situation.

But given a second chance, newly acquired reliever Seunghwan Oh closed out the Brewers in the 11th.

Scott Oberg (7-0) got the win, allowing a hit erased by a double play in the 10th.

MARINERS 6, BLUE JAYS 3 SEATTLE (AP) — Kyle Seager hit two home runs and Nelson Cruz added another as Seattle powered past Toronto.

The Mariners had been held to three or fewer runs in 18 of their last 23 games, including three straight losses to the Blue Jays to begin the series, but got 10 hits Sunday as they snapped a five game losing streak.

Toronto tied the game at 3-3 in the seventh after shortstop Aledmys Diaz hit his 14th home run of the season against Seattle starter Mike Leake. But the Mariners responded in the bottom of the inning. Cruz and Seager homered backto-back against reliever Joe Biagini (1-6) with one out after Jean Segura led off the inning with a single.

Zach Duke (4-4) got one out in the seventh for the win. Alex Colome pitched a scoreless eighth and Edwin Diaz locked down his major league-leading 41st save of the season as the Mariners avoided the series sweep.

Cruz finished with four RBIs.

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Zverev defeats de Minaur for 2nd consecutive Citi Open title

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Alexander Zverev’s second Citi Open title in a row is merely the latest sign that he is separating himself from the other upand-coming youngsters in tennis.

That doesn’t mean he is sure that guys such as Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal are worrying just yet.

“You’ve got to ask them. I don’t think Roger’s too concerned about it,” Zverev said with a smile.

“He’s somewhere in Switzerland right now, enjoying ... his milk from his cow.”

Zverev became the first man in nearly a decade to win consecutive titles at Washington’s hard-court tuneup for the US Open, overpowering Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-4 in the final Sunday.

Juan Martin del Potro won the Citi Open in 2008 and 2009.

Zverev hit six aces, and never faced a break point en route to his ninth career ATP title and third of 2018.

“He hit me off the court today,” de Minaur said.

Germany’s Zverev is 21, and Australia’s de Minaur is 19, making for the youngest final on the ATP World Tour since 20-year-old Rafael Nadal beat 19-year-old Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells, California, in 2007.

“I’m sure these kind of trophies will be in your hands very soon,” Zverev told de Minaur.

Even though Sunday’s finalists are close in age, Zverev held quite an advantage in size and experience.

He is 6-foot-6, ranked No. 3 and one of only five active players with at least three Masters titles (the others are Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Andy

Murray). De Minaur is 5-foot-11, ranked 72nd and yet to win a tour-level title of any sort.

“Sascha Zverev is the future of pro tennis,” said tournament co-founder and chairman Donald Dell, using Zverev’s nickname.

“He’s chasing Federer and Nadal for the No. 1 spot.”

Zverev — who beat his older brother, Mischa, in the third round — put on a dominant performance on a steamy afternoon with the temperature hitting 90 degrees. The sun was a contrast to all of the rain during the week that jumbled the schedule and led to Andy Murray’s withdrawal before facing de Minaur in the quarter-finals.

Zverev broke de Minaur’s serve in the opening game and again to lead 4-0 after all of 15 minutes.

They would play another full hour, but the outcome seemed rather clear from that moment.

Zverev won 26 of 29 points when he put a first serve in, and 37 of 48 serving points in all. Of the 11 he lost, four came via double-faults.

He finished the first set with a flourish, smacking a pair of aces at 123 mph and 114 mph.

When de Minaur was serving, meanwhile, Zverev generated 11 break points, converting three.

Zverev’s booming groundstrokes were too much to handle for de Minaur, whose body language often told the tale of how things were going.

With both at the net early in the second set, Zverev took the point with a crisp volley, and de Minaur rolled his eyes. A couple of points later, de Minaur pushed a forehand long, dropped his head and screamed at himself. After a 125 mph ace flew past, de Minaur nodded.

KUZNETSOVA SAVES 4 MATCH POINTS, TOPS VEKIC AT CITI OPEN WASHINGTON (AP) — Svetlana Kuznetsova won her second title at the Citi Open, and first at any WTA tournament in two years, by erasing four match points to beat Donna Vekic 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2 on Sunday.

The No. 7 seed Vekic was one point from victory four times in the second set but was not able to close it out.

Kuznetsova is a two-time Grand Slam champion, but she is currently ranked only 128th, the lowest spot for a women’s champion at the hard-court tournament.

She also won the Citi Open in 2014.

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA, of Russia, responds to the crowd after defeating Andrea Petkovic, of Germany. (AP)

IN this file photo, Crossroads forward Shareef O’Neal, centre, goes to the basket against Alameda center Kinglsey Obiorah, right, during the second half of the Division II boys high school championship game, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP)

SHAQ’S SON, SHAREEF O’NEAL, TO PLAY BASKETBALL AT UCLA LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA has landed forward Shareef O’Neal.

The son of retired NBA great Shaquille O’Neal signed a grant-in-aid to attend UCLA this fall. He will enrol in summer school this month.

The 6-foot-10, 220-pounder from Los Angeles played the last two seasons at Crossroads High in nearby Santa Monica. As a senior last season, O’Neal helped the school win the CIF Division II state title

for the first time since 1997. He had 29 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks in the title game. O’Neal averaged 27 points as a senior while Crossroads finished with a 25-9 record.

UCLA coach Steve Alford says O’Neal brings a “terrific combination of size, skill and athleticism.”

O’Neal joins fellow freshmen Jules Bernard, Moses Brown, Tyger Campbell, Kenneth Nwuba and David Singleton in UCLA’s incoming class.

SOUTH AFRICA TAKES 3-0 LEAD TO CLINCH ODI SERIES V SRI LANKA KANDY, Sri Lanka (AP) — South Africa took an unassailable 3-0 lead over Sri Lanka with a 78-run win in the third one-day international on Sunday.

After losing the toss, South Africa scored a daunting 363-7 in Kandy.

Sri Lanka never looked in the hunt and was all out for 285 in 45.2 overs as the Proteas clinched the five-match series.

No. 3 Reeza Hendricks hit a debut century — 102 in 89 balls with eight fours and a six — before he was bowled by pacer Lahiru Kumara (2-67).

JP Duminy hit a 70-ball 92, including four sixes, before becoming one of four victims for Thisara Perera (4-75).

Dhananjaya de Silva smashed three sixes and eight fours but his 84 off 66 balls wasn’t nearly enough for the hosts, with Lungi Ngidi claiming 4-57 off 8.2 overs.

Sri Lanka swept the twotest series 2-0 before South Africa responded by winning the first ODI by five wickets and the second ODI by four wickets.

The fourth ODI is on Wednesday.

BANGLADESH BEATS WEST INDIES IN 2ND T20

ALEXANDER ZVEREV, of Germany, poses with the trophy after he defeated Alex de Minaur, of Australia, in the finals in the Citi Open tennis tournament on Sunday. Zverev won 6-2, 6-4.

(AP Photo/Nick Wass) Zverev was far less demonstrative, although when he struck a downthe-line forehand passing shot to break for a 2-1 edge

in the second set, he looked toward his father in the stands and yelled, “Let’s go now!” while shaking his right fist. Soon enough, the

victory was complete and the title defence successful, the latest step Zverev has taken in a steady march toward the top of his sport.

LAUDERHILL, Florida (AP) — Bangladesh beat West Indies by 12 runs in a Twenty20 international cricket match on Saturday to level a three-match series at one apiece.

After winning the toss and batting, Bangladesh made 171-5, before its bowlers made regular breakthroughs to restrict the West Indies to 159-9 in reply.

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Justin Thomas wins in Firestone’s WGC finale AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Justin Thomas took all the drama out of the final World Golf Championship at Firestone, never letting anyone closer than two shots and closing with a 1-under 69 to win the Bridgestone Invitational for his third PGA Tour title this season.

Sweeter than capturing his first World Golf Championship was the sight behind the 18th green yesterday. His grandparents, Paul and Phyllis Thomas, watched him win in person for the first time on the PGA Tour. Paul Thomas was a career club professional and played at Firestone in the 1960 PGA Championship, missing the 54-hole cut. His son, Mike Thomas, also is a career club pro in Kentucky and a former PGA of America board member. They saw a one-man show.

Playing in the final group with Rory McIlroy, the 25-year-old Thomas made only two birdies. That was all he needed on a day when just about everyone within range was making all the mistakes.

Thomas finished at 15-under 265 for a four-shot victory over Kyle Stanley, who got within two shots of the lead until bogeys on the 13th and 14th holes. Stanley closed with a 68.

LPGA TOUR LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) — Georgia Hall of England reeled in Pornanong Phatlum in a final-round duel at Royal Lytham & St Annes to win the Women’s British Open for her first major title.

Roared on by the large galleries in her home country, the 22-yearold Hall only took the lead for the first time after a 20-foot putt for birdie at the 16th hole and stayed steady to post 5-under 67.

After tapping in for a bogey at No. 18 — her first of the day — to secure a two-shot victory over Pornanong (70), Hall hugged her playing partner from Thailand before being lifted off her feet by her caddie, father Wayne.

Golf-loving Wayne long saw this coming.

His daughter was born during the 1996 Masters won by English golfer Nick Faldo at Augusta, Georgia, and she was named as a tribute to that victory.

Twenty-two years later, she has her hands on one of the big five trophies in women’s golf — remarkably her first LPGA title of any sort. The way Hall kept her composure and kept producing the shots of her life down the stretch, there might be more to come.

JUSTIN Thomas holds the Gary Player Cup trophy yesterday after winning the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club.

(AP Photo/David Dermer) Dustin Johnson, the world’s No. 1 player who was coming off a victory in the Canadian Open last week, started the final round 10 shots behind and shot 29 on the front nine.

A birdie at No. 10 put him three shots behind, but that was all he had. Johnson bogeyed the last hole for a 64 and shared third with Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark, who also had a 64. McIlroy shot 73 to tie for sixth.

Tiger Woods, an eight-time winner at Firestone, started 11 shots behind and figured he would

go out with a bang by playing aggressively. He turned in a dud, shooting 73 to finish 15 shots behind.

Thomas had gone five months since his last victory, a playoff win at the Honda Classic.

While he didn’t feel as though he was playing poorly, he didn’t have the results to back it up. Now he does, and Thomas heads to St Louis next week for the PGA Championship, where he will try to join Woods as the only players to win back-to-back in stroke play. Woods did it twice.

ENGLAND’s Georgia Hall kisses the trophy after winning the Women’s British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, in Lytham, England, yesterday.

(Richard Sellers/PA via AP) Hall, who receives a check of $490,000, became the first English major winner since Karen Stupples won this event in 2004, and the fourth overall along with Laura Davies and Alison Nicholas. She followed Stupples and Catriona Matthew of Scotland — who won in 2009 at Lytham — as the only British winners of the Women’s British Open since it achieved major status in 2001.

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9:06 a.m.

9:34 p.m.

3.4 3.9

3:08 a.m. ‑0.2 3:18 p.m. ‑0.3

Monday

9:59 a.m.

10:24 p.m.

3.4 3.7

3:58 a.m. ‑0.2 4:12 p.m. ‑0.2

sun anD moon Sunrise Sunset

6:40 a.m.

7:51 p.m.

Moonrise Moonset

2:35 a.m.

4:22 p.m.

New

First

Full

Last

Aug. 11

Aug. 18

Aug. 26

Sep. 2

CAT ISLAND

E

W

uV inDex toDay

SAN SALVADOR

GREAT EXUMA

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 80° F/27° C

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 80° F/27° C

N

High: 88° F/31° C Low: 81° F/27° C

E

W S

LONG ISLAND

insurance management tracking map

High: 85° F/29° C Low: 79° F/26° C

6‑12 knots

MAYAGUANA High: 86° F/30° C Low: 80° 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: 82° F/28° C

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

N

N E

W

E

W

H

High: 85° F/29° C Low: 79° F/26° C

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: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday:

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

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

VISIBILITY 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles

WATER TEMPS. 85° F 85° F 86° F 86° F 81° F 81° F 85° F 85° F 83° F 83° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 84° F 84° F 85° F 85° F 84° F 84° F 85° F 85° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F

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