09042018 SPORTS

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

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Miller-Uibo: ‘I’m living out my dream’ MINGOES,

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

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haunae Miller-Uibo can best be remembered as the star track athlete at St Augustine’s College who grew in stature as a CARIFTA Games champion right before our eyes. We’ve watched as she has excelled as an IAAF Youth and Junior, Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games gold medallist.

Over the last two years, she has taken the Bahamas national record in the 200 metres (21.88 seconds on August 24, 2017 in Zurich,

Switzerland) and the 400m (48.97 on July 20, 2018 in Monaco) to unprecedented heights. Over the weekend, she had an opportunity to become the first woman to win both the IAAF Diamond League Finals 200 and 400m for a consecutive year.

But in Brussels, Belgium, she opted to go for just the 200m title and did it in grand style with her purple and lilac hairstyle flashing as the rest of the field could only watch in awe.

Immediately following her triumph at the King Baudouin Stadium, where she was greeted by a number of fans who waited patiently either to take selfies or

get her autograph, Miller-Uibo gave an up close and personal interview with The Tribune.

With her parents May and Shaun Miller along with her husband, Maicel from Estonia, joining her for the much anticipated performance, Miller-Uibo talked candidly about a little of everything.

When asked what inspires or motivates her to succeed, MillerUibo said it’s definitely the love of the sport.

“I always tell myself that when I fall out of love with it or I am not having fun with it, I will hang it up,” she stated. “But I’m having so much fun with it and I’m learning

so much about it. It’s something that I always wanted to do as a young kid and now I’m living out my dream, so I’m really happy with it.”

During the five years that she has been competing as a pro after completing just her freshman year indoors at the University of Georgia, Miller-Uibo has been fortunate to travel all around the world to compete. Out of all the places she has visited, she admits that she really can’t pinpoint the best. “One of my favourite places, would you believe it, has been Jamaica and back at home in the

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Minister tours National Sports Authority venues

TEAMS GET READY TO RUMBLE

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE University of the Bahamas athletics programme introduced its teams as the Mingoes prepare to contest the 2018-19 season.

Coaches and members of the track and field, judo, men’s soccer, men’s basketball along with women’s volleyball discussed their goals for the season and plans for development in the immediate future.

The Mingoes men’s soccer team had arguably the most successful year of any discipline last season and head coach Dion Godet looks to build on that momentum.

The Mingoes captured the Bahamas Football Association league championship with an undefeated record.

“We have some very lofty goals and perhaps a bit more pressure considering what happened last year. For the UB Mingoes men’s soccer, I guess the simple expression would be ‘clarify the win.’ We’re a programme of student athletes and the first win for us is that our athletes are students first and performing at their highest.

“One of the things I was most proud of is that the team had a very strong

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UB SET TO APPLY FOR NAIA MEMBERSHIP

MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Lanisha Rolle and Director of Sports Timothy Munnings with board and managerial team members of the National Sports Authority during her tour of the facilities and venues that fall under the NSA’s oversight at the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre.

Photo by Eric Rose/BIS

Knowles-Tener, Strachan make season debuts

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net IT was a breakout game for Mike Strachan and a new programme for Rondre Knowles-Tener as the former high school teammates made their season debuts in NCAA football last weekend.

Strachan produced the best game of his career in his University of Charleston Cougars’ 35-31 win over West Virginia State University at UC Stadium in Charleston, West Virginia.

The 6’5”, 205-pound redshirt sophomore wide receiver finished with four receptions for 159 yards and one touchdown.

On their first possession Charleston quarterback Mason Olszewiski connected with Strachan on a 59-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage.

Established as a deep threat early in the season for the Cougars, Strachan would also catch a 42-yard pass later in the quarter

and a 51-yard catch in the second quarter.

He was a redshirt in his true freshman season and saw the first playing time of his collegiate career last year. He recorded stats in just one game when he caught the first reception of his career for them in a 19-16 loss to the Fairmont State Fighting Falcons.

The Cougars were slotted to finish fourth in the Mountain East Conference preseason poll with 63 points. They finished the 2017 season 4-6.

Strachan entered college as a three-sport athlete following a standout career at Liberty Christian Academy. Strachan was a member of the 2013 VISAA 1 State Championship team and received All-Conference and Honourable Mention AllRegion as a senior. He was also ranked fourth nationally in the 500m, setting a new LCA record at the Hokie Invitational.

After struggling to earn playing time over the last two seasons with the James Madison Dukes, Rondre

Knowles-Tener has decided to leave the programme and transfer to the Virginia-Wise Cavaliers.

With the move to Virginia-Wise, he also joined Strachan in the Mountain East conference.

He finished with one solo tackle in a 17-7 opening week loss to Glenville State.

Coming out of high school, Knowles-Tener originally committed to the East Carolina Pirates but eventually chose to join the programme at James Madison. He sat out his true freshman season last year as a redshirt but was expected to be an important factor in the Dukes’ plans for its defensive front line moving forward.

The 6’1”, 295-pound defensive lineman is a former standout performer at Tabernacle Baptist Academy and also anchored the defensive line at Liberty Christian Academy. Knowles-Tener drew interest from a number of elite Division I programmes, including Wake Forest and East Carolina.

RONDRE Knowles-Tener as the former high school teammates made their season debuts in NCAA football last weekend.

THE University of Bahamas Department of Athletics is finalising its membership application for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and expects to submit the document this fall to become official members of the athletics organisation. The university will submit an application for associate membership.

“We feel that we are putting together a solid application for NAIA membership consideration and expect to become the first non-North American institution to become associate members of this organisation,” said UB Director of Athletics Kimberley Rolle.

“At UB we have a strong athletics philosophy and are developing a strong sports operation to align ourselves with what the NAIA desires of its institutions.”

There are about 65,000 athletes in the NAIA across 250 schools and 21 conferences in the United States and Canada. The NAIA also has championships in 26 sports including basketball, both indoor and outdoor athletics, volleyball, golf, swimming and soccer.

UB Athletics is seeking to become attached to The Sun Conference which includes schools mostly in Florida with a few in South Carolina and Georgia.

Sun Conference teams regularly compete for national championships in the United States. In 2015-16, 32 Sun Conference teams were selected to compete in NAIA National Championships.

“The NAIA is a perfect fit for UB for many reasons,” Rolle added.

“The NAIA promotes

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Miller-Uibo spends time with her fans

OLYMPIC gold medallist Shaunae Miller-Uibo (at right with her trophy) spends some time with her fans after winning the 200 metres during the Diamond League Memorial Van Damme athletics event at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, August 31.

Photos by Brent Stubbs

character-driven athletes in that it’s about building the athletes for the future and also promotes academics as a focus for the athletes.

These are important principles for us here at UB. Additionally, the NAIA provides keen athletic competition as well so we feel that our athletic platform will benefit all around.”

The Sun Conference student-athletes continue to achieve remarkable national recognition. Last year, more than 80 Sun Conference student-athletes were named NAIA All-Americans, while more than 170 Sun Conference student-athletes were named NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes.

For The NAIA, the student experience is an important component to the association’s philosophy with 17 per cent of the student-athletes participating in the postseason and rules that promote coach-student mentoring.

“The NAIA gives schools the autonomy to build the best programme for each institution and for them there is no one size fits all approach,” Rolle added.

“Given that we are a developing programme, this is very important for us as we get to grow at a rate that is amenable to us.”

At NCAA division three schools, institutions are required to have between 10 and 12 sports as opposed to six for NAIA membership. In division three schools, postseason participation is around 10 per cent compared to the 17 per cent average for NAIA schools.

The final application will be submitted on or before October 1, 2018. The NAIA is then expected to evaluate the application, visit the campus in February 2019, and then vote on the application during the NAIA national convention in April 2019.

If approved for membership, UB would become members on July 1, 2019.

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FINALISTS of the 26th annual AID Clay Court Championships with their awards.

AID Clay Court Championships: Finalists awarded THE 26th annual AID Clay Court Championships recently concluded at the Gym Tennis Club in Winton Meadows with the presentation of awards to all finalists.

This was preceded by the final match in which Shannon Francis and Kevin Major Jr defeated Derron Donaldson and Robie

Isaacs for the men’s Open Doubles title in a very entertaining match between the “young guns” and the “older pros.”

Seven divisions were contested during the two week tournament and the other five champions were: Ladies Jr Vets Singles – Marion Bain

Ladies Jr Vets Doubles – Marion Bain & Richette Percentie Men’s Open Singles – Kevin Major Jr Men’s Open Doubles – Shannon Francis & Kevin Major Jr Men’s Jr Vets Singles – Brent Johnson Men’s Jr Vets Doubles – Gerry Kanuka & Paul McCann

Cynthia Rahming 5th at Santo Domingo Pan American Open NATIONAL judo champion Cynthia Rahming (under 57kg) defeated athletes from the Dominican Republic and Canada before losing in the medal rounds to gain a fifth place finish at the Santo Domingo Pan American Open.

She was coached by Omri Kelly, a level one graduate of the IJF academy. This allowed her to gain badly needed points for Olympic Qualifications and to move up the World ranking ladder. This tournament signifies the best result ever by a Bahamian athlete in senior judo competition of this level.

“We are pleased with Cynthia’s development and results,” said head coach Oneysin Portorreal Pons who prepared Cynthia and coach Omri for the competition. “We fixed a major whole in Cynthia’s game after the CAC games, which enabled this victory. We are expecting many more results to come.”

Cynthia will fight next at the Grand Prix in Cancun, Mexico.

In the meantime national champion Breanna Major (under 70Kg) will represent the Bahamas at the Senior World Championships in Baku

CYNTHIA Rahming and her coach Omri Kelly.

Azerbaijan on September 20. This will be her debut tournament at the Senior World level. She will be coached by High Performance Director D’Arcy Rahming Jr. “We have every confidence in

Breanna” says Rahming.

She will also fight alongside the team at the Junior Worlds October 17-21 in Nassau, Bahamas.

Tickets and other information can be found at bahjudo.org

‘JUNKANOO BOYS’ SET TO FACE BELIZE NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM THE Bahamas men’s national football (soccer) team is scheduled to fly out on Wednesday.

Team Bahamas is expected to touch down in Belize and take on their national team at the FFB

Stadium on Friday September 7.

The team will be managed by Dion Godet. He will be assisted by Paul Jones and Larry Minns.

The goalkeeper coach is Avery Kemp.

The team returns on the following day where they will immediately begin preparations for their home game on October 12 against Antigua. Both matches will test our Junkanoo Boys.

Mixed Doubles – Derron Donaldson & Larikah Russell Attractive crystal trophies were presented to all finalists by Darrol Hall, president of the host Gym Tennis Club. Referee Mickey Williams thanked AID for its perennial sponsorship of the tournament and its generous support of Bahamian tennis in general.

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Bahamas,” she stated.

“I have a lot of favourites, but I really enjoy those two places. Maybe, it’s because of my upbringing in that environment, but there’s no place like home or in the Caribbean.”

And while she has enjoyed an undefeated season so far this year in both the 200 and 400m, Miller-Uibo has indicated that none of her successes will top the thrill she experienced in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where she emerged as the 400m champion, four years after she was forced to quit coming off the first curve in her debut in 2012 in London, England.

“The Olympic experience was great. It was an exciting moment for me,” she said. “I won my very first Olympic gold medal.

So I’m very sure that not too many people will forget that performance.”

Nor will they do what happened the year after in 2017 in London again when she attempted the 200/400m double, only to stumble and eventually fall or dive across the finish line for fourth place, but rebounded for her first medal in the 200m with a bronze in the second biggest global event on the planet.

But not withstanding what occurred, Miller-Uibo pointed out that it wasn’t even her worst year.

“I would say it had to be 2014. That’s the year where I would say I was at my lowest point,” she said. “Every year I tried to get better, but that was probably the first year that I was way below my full potential. That entire year was quite disappointing for me.”

Turn the clock ahead to 2019 and Miller-Uibo is riding the momentum to what has been an incredible career, highlighted by the fact that she came out with a colourful hairstyle every time.

This time it’s the purple and lilac, but one year she wore charcoal gray and red, which was reminiscent

Marion Bain was also recognised for her behind-the-scenes efforts in preparing delicious snacks anddesserts during the tournament, in addition to winning the Ladies Jr Vets Singles and Doubles titles.

Complete results of all matches can be found on the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s website: www.blta.net

of her days as a Big Red Machine athlete at SAC. And while she has done countless interviews with reporters around the world, Miller-Uibo said there’s one question that she could not escape and it’s been what is her favourite food.

“I guess I have to say chocolate. I guess I’m addicted to it,” she stressed.

“I like to eat it whenever I can sneak in a treat.”

In her spare time when she’s not competing, MillerUibo could find herself enjoying the movie Dream Girl” or listening to her favourite artist Jennifer Hudson, noting that “anytime she puts out, I listen too.”

Having said that, MillerUibo surprisingly indicated that she doesn’t have any

MILLER-UIBO idols or role models who have competed or are still competing whom she looks up to.

She’s just delighted to know, on the other hand, that there are so many who regard her as their idol or role model.

She chuckled when asked if she wasn’t running track, what would she be doing right now?

“I guess I would be in business,” she revealed. “A lot of my family own businesses, so I would probably be doing that. But thank God for track. I don’t have to worry about that right now.”

Realising the fact that she may not run or be on top of her game forever,

Miller-Uibo took a preview into the future and relished in the thought of being “the best female athlete ever” before it’s all said and done.

She said she got the inspiration from watching Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown compete.

“I was watching from she was a little girl and being a Caribbean girl, it was an amazing feeling,” MillerUibo pointed out.

The future is now in her hands, or her legs to be more precise, and with the full support of her husband, her family, friends and church members, MillerUibo said she intends to ride her wave of success for as long as she can.

Coming off her triumph in Brussels on Saturday, she will have to go to Ostrava, Czech Republic to close out this season at the IAAF Continental Cup. Miller-Uibo, 24, will compete in the women’s 200m along with Jamaican Shericka Jackson. She will be one of two Bahamians participating in the two-day event. The other is Donald Thomas, who is entered in the men’s high jump with American Bryan McBride.

The IAAF Continental Cup, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, is a four continent competition between Africa, the Americas, Asia/Pacific and Europe. The Continental Cup title will be awarded to the continent with the highest collective point total of both men and women teams.

The Americas team will be composed of athletes from NACAC (North American, Central America and Caribbean track and field federations) and South America.

And Miller-Uibo summed up that she’s just excited to be participating in another team competition as she’s been doing in her individual pursuits.

Hopefully, she will also get to keep her winning streak going as she completes another chapter in her storybook that could be written at the end of her career.

For now, Miller-Uibo said she is just having fun competing from one meet to the next.

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NICK FOLES TO START FOR EAGLES VS FALCONS IN SEASON OPENER

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Super Bowl MVP gets the first start of the season.

Nick Foles will be under centre when the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles host the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night.

Coach Doug Pederson made the announcement yesterday, one day after a testy exchange with reporters in which he insisted he wanted to wait before ruling out Carson Wentz.

“In the best interest of everything about the football team and this decision, Nick Foles is the starter Week 1,” said Pederson, who wasn’t scheduled to

speak to the media and plans to answer questions at his regular news conference today.

Foles wasn’t available yesterday and will speak today.

Wentz still hasn’t been medically cleared for contact as he comes back from surgery last December to repair two torn ligaments in his left knee.

Foles was spectacular in the playoffs and helped Philadelphia defeat New England 41-33 to win the franchise’s first NFL title since 1960.

“We’ve had a lot of success with Nick,” offensive coordinator Mike Groh said. “We’ve got a lot of confidence and faith in Nick and the way that he’s going

to play and the way that guys are going to play with him.”

Wentz didn’t play in the preseason and only recently returned to full practice.

Foles struggled in two preseason games, had several turnovers and didn’t lead the offence to any points on 14 drives.

“I have really very positive feelings about Nick and the way that he’s played,” Groh said. “I can only relate it to my experience and being with him on the same team as Nick is on.

And again, a lot of confidence in Nick and the way that he studies and prepares himself to play and to play at a high level. .... We’re very fortunate to have Nick Foles on this team.”

IN this August 23 file photo, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles throws during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland. (AP)

Yelich beats throw to 1st in 9th, Brewers top Cubs 4-3 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich drove in the winning run with the bases loaded in the ninth after beating a throw from third to avoid a double play, and the Milwaukee Brewers opened an important three-game series with the Chicago Cubs with a 4-3 win yesterday.

The .316 hitter hit a 1-2 fastball from Jesse Chavez right at third baseman Kris Bryant, who touched third for the second out of the ninth before firing to first.

The speedy Yelich reached safely just before the throw landed in the glove of the outstretched Anthony Rizzo, allowing Keon Broxton to score the gamewinner from third.

Cubs reliever Steve Cishek (4-3) loaded the bases in the ninth with a walk, passed ball and two hit batters.

The second-place Brewers pulled within four games of the NL Centralleading Cubs.

Milwaukee tied the score 3-3 after pinch-hitter Mike Moustakas drew a fourpitch walk with two outs in the eighth from Carl Edwards Jr. ATHLETICS 6, YANKEES 3 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Canha homered and Matt Chapman hit an RBI double to back Trevor Cahill, leading Oakland past New York in a matchup between two teams in the AL wild-card race.

The A’s jumped on CC Sabathia early and pulled within 3 1/2 games of New York for the first wild card.

Cahill (6-3) defeated the Yankees for the first time in seven career appearances, the only AL team he’d never beaten. The right-hander improved to 5-0 with a 1.09 ERA in nine home starts, striking out three to leave him one shy of 1,000 for his career.

Cahill allowed four hits and three runs — two earned — in five innings.

Lou Trivino relieved Cahill and struck out the side in the sixth. Jeurys Familia issued consecutive two-out walks in the eighth but got out of it unscathed before Blake Treinen finished for his 36th save.

Luke Voit hit a two-run homer for New York, which welcomed back manager Aaron Boone to the bench after he served a one-game suspension Sunday.

Sabathia (7-6) retired Marcus Semien on a flyball before surrendering four straight singles and a basesloaded walk to Matt Olson as the A’s went ahead 3-1.

ROYALS 5, INDIANS 1 CLEVELAND (AP) — Jakob Junis allowed two hits in seven shutout innings, Ryan O’Hearn homered twice and Kansas City won its season-high sixth straight.

Junis (8-12) gave up a two-out single to Francisco Lindor in the third and a

leadoff single to Yonder Alonso in the fifth. The right-hander hit a batter, walked none, struck out six and retired the last nine hitters.

Brian Flynn pitched a scoreless eighth and Wily Peralta reliever began the ninth with a 5-0 lead.

Lindor homered with one out, Michael Brantley singled and Peralta walked Jose Ramirez and Edwin Encarnacion on eight pitches.

Left-hander Tim Hill relieved and pinch-hitter Yandy Diaz hit a hard grounder that second baseman Whit Merrifield turned into a game-ending double play. Hill recorded his second save.

Adam Plutko (4-5) gave up three homers and allowed four runs in six innings.

The Rockies answered right back, with Ian Desmond starting the inning with a single and pinchhitter Chris Iannetta later lining a double. Cuevas brought them in with a grounder up the middle through a drawn-in infield off reliever Tony Watson (4-6).

Wade Davis struck out the side in the ninth for his 38th save.

WHITE SOX 4, TIGERS 2 CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Davidson hit a two-run, game-ending homer as Chicago scored three times in the bottom of the ninth for its eighth win in 11 games.

Davidson hit his 20th homer into the left-field bullpen on the first pitch his saw from Detroit closer Shane Greene (2-6) after

straight win. Brad Peacock allowed a single with two outs in the ninth to load the bases but struck out Jorge Polanco to escape the jam and get his third save.

Minnesota’s Kyle Gibson (7-12) yielded four hits and four runs — two earned — with five strikeouts in seven innings for his third straight loss.

There were two outs in the first inning when Bregman knocked his 28th home into the seats in left field to give Houston a 1-0 lead.

Bregman has reached base safely in 31 straight games, which is the longest active streak in the majors.

NATIONALS 4, CARDINALS 3 (10 INNINGS) WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Harper hit a tying, two-run homer in the ninth

interleague success, beating Atlanta in a matchup of division leaders.

The Red Sox have won 23 of their last 27 games against National League teams. Boston has the best record in the majors and is atop the AL East.

Kinsler hit a two-out, two-run single in the eighth after a throwing error by first baseman Freddie Freeman prolonged the inning, making it 5-2.

Xander Bogaerts hit a tworun single as Boston scored three times in the ninth off Bryse Wilson.

Boston scored three runs in the fifth off Braves rookie Touki Toussaint (1-1), making only his second start in the majors.

The NL East-leading Braves scored only one run after loading the bases in the first, fourth and sev-

was the highlight of the day for Votto, who went 1 for 4 and grounded into a double play as the Reds lost for the ninth time in 12 games.

Trevor Williams (12-9) continued his stretch of strong starts by pitching 6 2/3 scoreless innings.

Pittsburgh’s Adam Frazier had career high-tying four hits, including a solo home run off Matt Harvey (6-8) with one out in the first inning and a two-run single in the seventh that stretched the Pirates’ lead to 5-0. Frazier also had a double and three RBIs. Tge Pirates’ Gregory Polanco and Cincinnati’s Scooter Gennett also homered.

MARLINS 3, PHILLIES 1 MIAMI (AP) — Philadelphia mustered only four

MILWAUKEE Brewers’ Hernan Perez douses teammates with Gatorade after defeating the Chicago Cubs during the ninth inning yesterday in Milwaukee.

(AP Photo/Aaron Gash) ROCKIES 9, GIANTS 8 DENVER (AP) — Pinch-hitter Noel Cuevas delivered a go-ahead, tworun single in the eighth inning and Colorado rallied after squandering a five-run lead.

On an afternoon when Trevor Story hit two homers off Giants ace Madison Bumgarner and the Rockies seemed in command at 7-2 after five innings, they needed the rookie Cuevas to come through with a clutch hit.

Colorado had a 7-5 lead in eighth when Giants pinch-hitters Alen Hanson and Chris Shaw hit backto-back homers off reliever Seunghwan Oh (6-3).

Hanson tied the game at 7 on a two-run homer and three pitches later Shaw lined an 0-2 cutter from Oh over the fence in right for his first career homer.

Welington Castillo singled.

Daniel Palka’s 21st homer to lead off the ninth tied it at 2.

Victor Martinez homered deep to left with one out in the top of the ninth off Jace Fry (2-2) to put Detroit ahead 2-1. Greene then failed to retire a batter in the ninth as he blew his fifth save.

Niko Goodrum’s solo shot in the seventh tied it 1-all after Chicago’s Nicky Delmonico homered to lead off the game for Chicago.

ASTROS 4, TWINS 1 HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman homered for the third straight game and Yuli Gurriel also went deep to help Houston win its third straight.

Dallas Keuchel (11-10) scattered five hits over six innings and allowed an unearned run for his second

inning, then delivered a sacrifice fly in the 10th that lifted Washington past St. Louis.

The Cardinals led 3-1 with one out in the ninth when Harper hit his 31st home run, sending a 96 mph fastball from closer Bud Norris over the center field fence.

Mark Reynolds led off the Washington 10th against Chasen Shreve (1-1) with a double that went in and out of right fielder Tyler O’Neill’s glove. Pinch-runner Michael Taylor moved to third on Adam Eaton’s bunt single and an out later, Harper flied to deep left.

Taylor slid in safely, well ahead of Marcell Ozuna’s throw.

RED SOX 8, BRAVES 2 ATLANTA (AP) — Ian Kinsler drove in three runs and Boston continued its

enth innings. Kurt Suzuki’s bases-loaded sacrifice fly added a run in the seventh.

Brandon Workman (3-0) recorded two outs after replacing Nathan Eovaldi in the fourth.

PIRATES 5, REDS 1 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Reds star Joey Votto got a new shirt from a big fan at PNC Park, but Cincinnati wound up with little else against Trevor Williams and Pittsburgh.

In the middle of the fourth inning, Votto walked over to a fan sitting along the first base side who was wearing a T-shirt that read “Votto for President.”

Votto asked for the shirt, and the man obliged — the suddenly bare-chested fan and Votto exchanged first bumps.

Votto then gave the fan an autographed jersey. That

hits and no walks against Jose Urena and two relievers in a loss to last-place Miami.

The Phillies, who began the afternoon four games behind first-place Atlanta in the NL East, lost their third game in a row. They’re 9-17 since Aug. 6, when the led the division.

Philadelphia has scored five runs in the past four games.

The Phillies aren’t out of the division race because they face Atlanta in seven of their final 11 games.

But the loss to the Marlins doesn’t help their chances.

Urena (5-12) gave up one run in seven innings. He struck out seven to increase his season total to 117, a career high. Drew Steckenrider pitched a perfect ninth with two strikeouts for his third save. Vince Velasquez (9-10) allowed three runs in five innings.

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Year after missing US Open, Nishikori shines in return

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kei Nishikori was so crushed about missing the US Open last year, he couldn’t even watch the tournament.

Nishikori’s season was over with torn tendons in his right wrist, and he knew how much he’d ache to play if he flipped on the TV. “I didn’t really want to see any matches,” he said.

A year later, Nishikori might want to catch some US Open highlights.

He’s starring in them.

The Japanese standout still has some soreness in the wrist he hurt in August 2017, but it hasn’t slowed him down in his return to Flushing Meadows. Nishikori, the 2014 runner-up, beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 yesterday to reach the final eight for a second straight Grand Slam tournament.

“He pushed me around,” Kohlschreiber said.

Up next is a rematch of the ‘14 final against No. 7 seed Marin Cilic, who beat 10th-seeded David Goffin 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-4 later Monday.

The 28-year-old Nishikori hardly resembles the player he was then, when he became the first man from Asia to reach a Grand Slam singles final.

He altered his serve in the wake of the wrist injury.

His confidence is soaring, too, after he reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.

Naomi Osaka also reached the quarter-finals Monday, only the second time in the professional era that a Japanese man and woman reached that round at the same Grand Slam event. Shuzo Matsuoka

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer

KEI NISHIKORI, of Japan, celebrates after defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber, of Germany, during the fourth round of the US Open tennis tournament yesterday in New York.

(AP Photo/Kevin Hagen) and Kimiko Date did it at Wimbledon in 1995.

“I always thought that if I can keep up with him, that would be really cool,” Osaka said.

Four years ago, Nishikori recalled feeling upbeat before he played Cilic and was surprised he didn’t have a case of nerves.

Once he hit Arthur Ashe Stadium, the magnitude of the moment hit him.

“I wasn’t nervous before the match, but as soon as I got into the court, it was different,” he said. “I remember I wasn’t there for the match. Hopefully, I can come back to that stage.”

Nishikori was worn down by the time he reached the final in a remarkable run where he defeated three of the top five seeds. He beat No. 5 Milos Raonic and No. 3 Stan Wawrinka in five sets in back-to-back matches totalling more than 8½ hours. Then he upset No. 1 Novak Djokovic in four sets.

He’s made quick work of his opponents this year.

Nishikori, coached by Michael Chang, needed four sets to beat Diego Schwartzman, but has two straight-set victories and didn’t even complete two full sets in another match because Gael Monfils

retired with a wrist injury.

Short and sweet — and staying strong in a deep run. “I don’t have any pressure,” Nishikori said. “But (I’m) enjoying playing every match and enjoying playing tennis again a little more than before.”

The No. 21 seed returned to the tour early this year, building his confidence back with a victory in a Challenger Tour event, then reached the final in Monte Carlo and the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, where he lost to eventual champion Djokovic. His success may have eased the pressure, but a country is keeping tabs on him.

Nishikori, the first Japanese man to be ranked in the ATP’s top 10, was a hero in his home country when he played in the US Open final.

In his hometown of Matsue, hundreds of fans packed into a convention hall to cheer him on at a standing-room-only public viewing event. Giant banners emblazoned with messages of encouragement hung on the walls.

He feels at home in New York, where scores of Asians root for him, no matter the court or time of match, and he made a return trip to the semifinals in 2016.

DeChambeau makes it two straight wins in the FedEx Cup playoffs

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau has found the right formula for the richest part of the PGA Tour season.

Coming off a four-shot victory last week in New Jersey, the 24-year-old physics major knows as the “Mad Scientist” pulled away with three straight birdies to close out the front nine and kept his distance the rest of the way to win the Dell Technologies Championship yesterday.

DeChambeau closed with a 4-under 67 for a two-shot victory on the TPC Boston, becoming only the second player in the 12 years of the lucrative FedEx Cup to win the opening two playoff events.

Vijay Singh did it in 2008 before the points system was changed to create more volatility. Singh effectively had the $10 million prize wrapped up before the finale.

DeChambeau, with his third victory this year, was assured of being the No. 1 seed when he gets to the Tour Championship, no matter what happens next week at the third playoff event outside Philadelphia.

And he would appear to be a shoo-in to be one of US captain Jim Furyk’s three Ryder Cup picks to be announced today. The idea is to find the hottest player to fill out the team, and no one has been close to DeChambeau over the last two weeks.

DeChambeau, who started the year at No. 99 in the world, moved past Rory McIlroy to No. 7. He finished at 16-under 268 and made $1,620,000 for the second straight week.

Starting the final round one shot behind Abraham Ancer, and among 10 players within four shots of the lead, DeChambeau

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had a two-putt birdie from 50 feet on No. 7, took the lead with a 12-foot birdie putt on the 220-yard eighth hole, and then hit his approach to 6 feet to a back right pin at No. 9 for his third straight birdie.

Cameron Smith of Australia tried to make a run at him with a pair of late birdies, but DeChambeau answered with a birdie on No. 15 to keep his lead at two shots. Needing an eagle to catch him on the par-5 18th, Smith came up short and into the hazard and made bogey.

Justin Rose birdied three of his last four holes for a 68 and wound up alone in second.

Ancer couldn’t keep pace, dropping three shots in the tough four-hole stretch early on the back nine. A birdie on the final hole would have given the 27-year-old Mexican a tie for third and a reasonable chance at going to the Tour Championship. He also came up short into the hazard and made bogey.

The small consolation for Ancer was moving from No. 92 to No. 56, which at least made him among the top 70 who advance to the BMW Championship at Aronimink next week.

A few others also were happy to have another week left in a long season.

Peter Uihlein, the former US Amateur champion in his first full season on the PGA Tour, birdied his last three holes for a 68. He played with Keith Mitchell, another PGA Tour rookie, who birdied his last two holes for a 69. Both moved into the top 70.

Matt Kuchar failed to advance beyond the second playoff event for the first time in 10 years, meaning he won’t get another chance to state his case as a potential Ryder Cup pick.

Furyk makes his fourth selection after the BMW Championship.

BRYSON DeChambeau holds the trophy after winning the Dell Technologies Championship golf tournament at TPC Boston yesterday.

TIGER Woods waits to putt on the third hole during the final round of the Dell Technologies Championship golf tournament at TPC Boston yesterday.

(AP Photos/Michael Dwyer) The likely choices would seem to be DeChambeau, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods — they finished Nos. 9, 10 and 11 when qualifying ended for eight automatic berths after the PGA Championship.

Woods closed with a 71 and tied for 24th.

Mickelson, who has played on every Ryder Cup team since 1995, boosted his case by winning a World Golf Championships event in Mexico in March, and he made nine birdies yesterday in a closing round

of 63. “So fortunate also that it’s the day before the Ryder Cup picks, although I don’t feel that should be a bearing,” Mickelson said.

“I think you have to look at the big picture through the course of the year statistically. ... But it certainly doesn’t hurt.”

Hideki Matsuyama made seven birdies in 10 holes before he cooled and shot 65, though it at least made it easier for the Japanese star to try to get to the Tour Championship.

Jordan Spieth still has work to do.

He was one shot out of the lead on the front nine until a bogey on the par-5 seventh hole, and three more bogeys in five holes to start the back nine. He ended by missing a 6-foot eagle putt and had to settle for a 70, moving him up to only No. 27. The top 30 make it to East Lake for the Tour Championship, where everyone has a mathematical chance at the $10m prize.

It doesn’t take a degree in physics to figure out that DeChambeau will have the best odds of all.

ENGLAND batsman Alastair Cook will retire from international cricket after this week’s test against India, saying yesterday there is “nothing left in the tank” after 12 record-breaking years in the team.

An elegant and gritty left-handed opener, Cook is leaving the international game holding a slew of national records in tests: most runs (12,254), most appearances (160), most centuries (32) and most tests at captain (59). He played in 158 straight tests — a world record — and captained England from 2012-17, during which the team won back-to-back home Ashes series and a first series victory in India in 27 years.

“The thought of not sharing the dressing room again with some of my teammates was the hardest part of my decision,” the 33-year-old Cook said, “but I know the timing is right.”

Cook has endured a lean summer at the top of the order for England, averaging only 15.57 in seven innings against India. But he stands sixth in the alltime list of leading test run-scorers, just above West Indies great Brian Lara, and needs 147 at The Oval to move past Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara in fifth place.

“He’s probably not the most naturally gifted cricketer,” former England captain Alec Stewart said, “there will be others with far more natural talent that haven’t got the mental strength.

“The combination of what Cook has, both talent and mental strength, has meant he’s played for a very long time and has broken every single record going.”

Cook, who will play next summer for English county Essex, made his test debut in March 2006 as a late replacement for Michael Vaughan and made an unbeaten 104 in the second innings. He missed the third test of that series because of illness but hasn’t missed one since.

He will be remembered, among other things, for the graceful way he often tucked the ball off his hips for a single. He had a rare ability to bat for long periods — he has five double-centuries in tests — without losing focus and concentration whatever the conditions. And he almost always pulled out a big score when it was most needed, for the team and also for himself to get over dips in form.

Cook surpassed his own mentor, Graham Gooch, when he exceeded 8,900 test runs three years ago and that meant so much.

As a 7-year-old, Cook lined up to get Gooch’s autograph outside Essex’s ground and they went on to become close friends.

“Graham was my sounding board, especially in the early years of my career, spending hour after hour throwing balls at me with his dog stick,” Cook said.

“He made me realize you always need to keep improving, whatever you are trying to achieve.”

England now faces the tough task of finding a replacement at the top of the batting order, with Cook having had 12 opening partners since Andrew Strauss’ retirement in 2012.

“Alastair’s selfless dedication to the England cause and his desire to succeed are an object lesson to any professional cricketer,” ECB chairman Colin Graves said.

“He fully deserves to be remembered as one of England’s greatest ever cricketers.”

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Usain Bolt makes soccer debut for Central Coast Mariners GOSFORD, Australia (AP) — Usain Bolt’s soccer debut for the Central Coast Mariners on Friday lasted about 20 minutes against an amateur local team and with almost 10,000 people in the crowd.

The eight-time Olympic gold medallist is trying to become a professional soccer player and has been given a tryout with the Australian A-League club based in Gosford, north of Sydney.

Bolt started on the left wing and had a clumsy first touch, but settled in and found himself in scoring positions a couple of times before having a stoppagetime shot blocked.

“I was a little bit nervous, but as soon as I got on the field I think the nerves went away,” Bolt told broadcaster Fox Sports. “I wish I had more touches, but I’m not fit yet. I’ve just got to put in the work and get up to speed.”

USAIN Bolt runs the ball during a friendly trial match between the Central Coast Mariners and the Central Coast Select in Gosford, Australia.

(AP Photos/Steve Christo) he’s “playing like one of the guys.”

Even if he doesn’t make it as a soccer player, Bolt can still draw a crowd.

Some critics have said that’s what his trial period in the A-League is all about.

Bolt has regularly said his

The Mariners already had a commanding lead when Bolt went on as a substitute in the 72nd minute — wearing the number 95 on his shirt — and easily won 6-1.

The 32-year-old Jamaican predicted it would take four to five months until

ambition is real. The crowd for Friday’s match was about four times bigger than the average home attendance the Mariners attracted last season. The Australian AP reported that the exhibition game was broadcast in 60 countries.

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UB ATHLETICS FROM PAGE 1

GPA, in fact, one of our athletes was named the student of the year in terms of overall GPA. We also graduated a young man with a 3.0 average,” he said. “Secondly, we did something historic but it puts targets on our back. We have done something historic but that puts a target on our backs.

We have won at the B level and we also won the men’s premier division, going undefeated. What happened last year was historic but what happens this year will be written as a part of history in the making.”

The team continues to add some of the top talents in the country.

“We have had three players come in from Grand Bahama and another five here from New Providence,” he said. “Last year was good, but we have to keep getting better until we reach our best. We have players that have played with the national team so they are some of the best this country has to offer and we are making soccer a success for the university and its brand.”

The team began its season last month on the road with games against Penn State Altoona in Altoona, Pennsylvania and Mount Aloysius College in Cresson, Pennsylvania as a part of the two-match opening tour.

Julio Jemison serves as team captain and is also the senior men’s national team goalkeeper in both beach and on the grass.

“My first goal is to repeat our performance but to do that we have to be very focused. We know teams don’t need to win the league to feel successful a lot of their goal is to,” he said. “Our second goal is improving our away performance when we play these teams in the United States.”

The Mingoes men’s basketball team reached the New Providence Basketball

Association playoffs last season and head coach Bacchus Rolle said anything less than a championship will be seen as a shortcoming in his locker room.

“Our goal this year? Win it all,” he said. “Each year we have been progressing, winning playoff games and really if we’re not going to the championship or going to a national title the year would be considered the loss. In addition to what we do here locally, overseas we want to remain competitive in international play.”

The stability of a strong returning group of upperclassmen has Rolle optimistic on the promise of the upcoming season.

“This team is different even though we come back with our captain Ramon Dames, shooting guard Justin Smith and electrifying scorer Kemsey Sylvestre. We added forward Tyrone Sands, Travaughn Nicholls and to solidify the inside we added 6’6” forward Antwan Bevans,” he said. “We need solid scoring on the inside. Most of our scoring has been on the perimeter but we need inside scoring that adds a different component in the offence we want to run. We will also see an improvement in our defence. The guys have bought into the system, the majority of the team has been here a few years so they know what is expected of them at this point.”

The 2018 recruiting class looks to solidify a talented core of returning players, led by team captain Ramon Dames.

“My top goal is to win the championship, but each day I just want to be stronger than I was the day before,” Dames said. “I just want to be able to carry this team to a final and make history. Just to be a Mingoe is an honour and I take great pride in this because I’m one of the first to do it. That’s why winning is so important.”

The Mingoes track and field team is led by decathlon record holder Ken Mullings.

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KIM ROLLE, athletic director at the University of the Bahamas.

Mullings’ stellar season last year included breaking the Bahamas men’s heptathlon national indoor record in February in the 2018 Fred Wilt Invitational in the Lambert Fieldhouse at Purdue University and winning gold in the decathlon at the Penn Relays.

UB hosted “Ken Mullings Day” in his honour to commemorate the feat.

At Penn, Mullings posted a total score of 6,930 points, 491 points shy of the national outdoor record.

“I’m not just trying to make more senior teams or get physically stronger and faster but with the decathlon being so gruelling with 10 events, I really learned that you have to be mentally prepared.

“I love the event so I try not to let the pressure weigh on me I just want to attack, to continue to go out there and to get better,” he said.

“I love to compete in this UB uniform. I love to go out there and show the rest

of the world that we can do this at home.”

Coach Ednal Rolle also returns a talented group of lowerclassmen, in addition to three members of senior national teams.

“We have done well in a short period of time with record holders, persons that have travelled internationally and won so we just want to continue with the same trend we have been set,” he said.

“We added athletes on the throwing side, but not any track athletes because we wanted to give the ones that are here more opportunity. Because we are fairly new we have a lot of freshmen and sophomores so we can build upon this early success.”

Judo is one of the newest disciplines added to the Mingoes portfolio, and head coach D’Arcy Rahming Jr has a roster of six athletes, several of whom are in preparation for the Judo Junior World Championships in October.

“Our goals are to get everyone used to the university environment, which is different from a club level environment. A lot of the national team members live and train and attend UB so it’s a natural fit,” he said.

“They are training right now for the World Junior Championships. Many of the UB team will be competing at the tournament and we are very proud of them. These guys are training at a very high level and they are the best we have ever trained in the country.”

Desmondo Bootle is one of those team members looking to make history this fall when the Bahamas hosts the top fighters from around the world.

“My first goal this year, I would like to medal at the upcoming world championships,” he said. “I am confident that I can get my goals done with my coaching staff, trust my coaches and the game plan and once I am able to do that I can accomplish those feats.”

Women’s volleyball continues its progression and head coach Renaldo Knowles said that despite recruiting setbacks, the programme has shown signs of improvement. “The goal is to keep progressing the way we have been the last few years and to see where that takes us this season. The teams need to improve in a few areas, aggression, technique, skill, just being more mature and knowing what to do in certain situations.

“We have come a long way and we have been doing these things and we have seen the progress,” he said. “It is difficult to recruit new talent because there is no feeder system for volleyball, so we have to either go into the high schools or go into the night leagues and find people who haven’t been to school yet or we have to find people we have to teach volleyball rather than fine-tune the skills they have.”

Kim Rolle, the athletic director, said as the programmes continue to succeed on the international and local levels, more student athletes will continue to see UB as a viable option. “If you said that maybe 5 years ago we would have been fourth, fifth or sixth choice but success draws attention. The reality of it is people are not concerned about the process to winning, they just want you to win, so recruiting is a part of that and one of my goals is to get a bigger and bigger budget for recruiting,” she said.

“Right now we tap in New Providence and a few Family Islands but we have to get to athletes in all of the Family Islands. Think about the number of athletes that leave to attend school abroad, if we win the recruiting right here it would be enough to sustain strong athletic programmes for years to come. Recruiting goes hand in hand with retention. We are getting the athletes to come but now they are staying and that is how you really get to develop and build a programme.”