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Alex Cooper released by the Cincinnati Bengals By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net ALEX Cooper’s run at the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals came to an end this weekend as the team made its final round of preseason roster cuts. Cooper was one of 21 players released by the Bengals Saturday as the team trimmed its roster to 53 players ahead of next Sunday’s regular season opener on the road against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. Cooper appeared in four preseason games with the Bengals, including a 17-16 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, 30-14 win over the Detroit Lions, 26-21 loss to the Detroit Lions and a 13-10 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. In each of the matchups, Coop-

er saw many snaps line and that characwith the second and teristic was on display third units on the inimmediately durterior of the offensive ing his first appearline at both guard and ance with the team. centre. He participated in Aside from startBengals rookie-mini ing guards Clint Bolcamp and immediateing and Kevin Zeitler, ly put that versatility the Bengals chose to on display. keep TJ Johnson who Popular Bengals serves as a reserve for blog, CincyJungle. both guard spots and com, said Cooper’s centre along with 2016 versatility gives him draft pick, Christian an opportunity to reWesterman. main in contention at Heading into camp, several spots throughALEX COOPER the Bengals fielded out training camp and 14 offensive linemen, the preseason. making for a competitive finish “Bengals’ offensive coach Paul for a final roster spot. Alexander loves tough players, Cooper was signed as an un- and Cooper fits that bill very well. drafted free agent in May because The team also loves picking up ofof his versatility on the offensive fensive linemen who are versatile

enough to play any position. “Cooper might not have any experience at centre, but he has enough experience at every other position on the offensive line that you probably wouldn’t have to take too long teaching him that position. Given his lack of athleticism, they will probably want to take full advantage of his skill set as he competes for a spot on the roster or practice squad.” Cooper was one of 15 players signed as an undrafted college free agent by the Bengals following the completion of the NFL Draft. Undrafted players made up 29 per cent of NFL rosters last season and within the Bengals organisation, six players were undrafted free agents including All-Pro linebacker Vontaze Burfict. Following his stellar senior sea-

son with the Houston Cougars, Cooper garnered the attention of several NFL teams, including the Houston Texans and the Oakland Raiders. In his senior season he was one of the anchors on an offensive line which powered the high-scoring Cougars’ attack. Cooper was named All-AAC and Phil Steele’s AAC Second Team selections. Cooper started 25 straight games on the Cougars line at various positions, including both tackle spots and right guard. Cooper and his line mates led a Houston team that is 14th nationally in rushing offence at 240.1 yards per game. Houston’s leader along the line with 892 snaps, Cooper did not allow a single sack last season and conceded just eight quarterback pressures.

‘Amazing’ Pedrya joins elite ranks By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

he had a sensational year in her transformation from the 400 metre hurdles to the 100m hurdles. But for Pedrya Seymour, she’s just starting to scratch the surface. “The change in events was definitely not easy. It started from last season when I ran the 60m hurdles for the first time,” said Seymour as she reflected on her performance this year. “My times weren’t that fast but my coach saw stuff that I did right and if I got better at them I could be a special athlete and that’s exactly what happened.” Seymour, 21, said the endurance from the 400 and 400mh gave her the base to be able to sprint while staying coordinated during the entire race. After her stellar performance at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Seymour is back at the University of Illinois where she is preparing for another year to prove her worth at the collegiate level where she advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championship final, only to tumble and fall over the first hurdle. “The transition back to being a college student is definitely not easy,” said Seymour, who suffered the loss of her only brother Keron Dean during her indoor season, but didn’t allow the shooting tragedy to derail her goals for the outdoor season. “I’m still busy with interviews and photo shoots for TV shows, newspapers and radio stations over here, but I am grateful for the opportunity to share my experience with people because I know people want to know what Rio was like.” For Seymour, it was her first Olympic experience although she got introduced to the elite when she represented the Baha-

PEDRYA SEYMOUR, second from right, of the Bahamas, finished sixth overall in the 100 metre hurdles at the Rio Olympics. The Americans pulled off a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place sweep at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last month. (AP) mas at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon, in March. She said she hasn’t had a chance to take a look at her races in Rio in detail, but she did watch snippets of it. “Schoolwork has already started so I’m trying to keep on top of that,” she stated. “I am very proud and pleased of my accomplishments in Rio. What can I say? I have had a mind-blowing season. I shocked myself.” Seymour gave a lot of credit to her coach, Ron Garner. “He is humbled because he has watched me bloom into an amazing, elite athlete. This year he and I have grown in faith,” Seymour pointed out. “He’s faced some difficulties health wise in the past year and we would always encourage each other whether it is sending inspirational text messages or daily scriptures.”

Garner, the head coach at Illinois, admitted that Seymour had an amazing year. “Our coaching staff is humbled by her story,” he said. “Coach Randy Gillon did an excellent job shaping her into an Olympic athlete. “She worked very, very hard and desired to represent the Bahamas and honour our family on the world stage. We are so proud of her success. We’re also very proud of coach George Cleare, who has believed in her since she was a child and prepared her for her college and international track and field career.” Garner, however, said her success would not have been possible without the tremendous support she received from her parents, Pedro and Cecily Seymour. “Drya’s family are to be commended for the outstanding values, work-ethic and spiritual

foundation that they have instilled in her for life,” he said. In Rio, Seymour said she felt right at home being around her fellow team-mates from the Bahamas. But she was even more delighted that her parents were in the stands. “They were in Rio from the 12th and I actually didn’t get a chance to see them until after my semi-finals,” said Seymour, of her best race of the three she participated in, lowering her national record to book her ticket to the final. “We were all so emotional after I ran 12.64. My mom said she couldn’t watch the race, her nerves almost suffocated her. Lol. But I’m happy that I made their trip to Rio worthwhile.” Cleare, who coached Seymour during her developmental stage as a junior athlete, said he was just as thrilled as everybody else about her performance, which

just fell short of upsetting the American trio when she made a rookie mistake as she clipped the final hurdle and, instead of getting on the podium, ended up in sixth place. “She had, in my opinion, probably the most impressive performance for Team Bahamas,” Cleare said. “Although we got the gold medal from Shaunae and the men’s 4 x 400m team came through with the bronze, I don’t think anybody expected Pedrya to do what she did. She lowered her national record and she made it to the final in her first Olympics. “I think she might have been overwhelmed by competing in the final at that level for the first time, but if it wasn’t for a mistake she made on the final hurdle, she could have easily been one of the medallists. I was really

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Bahamians take spotlight in NCAA Football By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net NCAA football across all divisions began last weekend and several Bahamian players were in action in week one. Linemen Chris Ferguson and Rondre Tener-Knowles notched wins while Mike Strachan’s team lost in his debut and Mavin Saunders is set to conclude the week one schedule tonight in prime time. Ferguson, the redshirt sophomore defensive tackle, and his Cincinnati Bengals opened the season with a 28-7 win Thursday over the University of Tennesse-Martin Skyhawks. “I don’t think that game was the type of game that people expected, but it was what I expected. We turned the ball over three times in the first half and put ourselves in a bind. I was proud of our defence, we adjusted. It’s hard knowing what they are going to do on offence. We

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adjusted pretty good and made a couple third down throws. After that we didn’t give up any points. We got better as the game went on,” Bearcats head coach Tommy Tubberville said. “I didn’t know that. Finally, but we were still tied in that category 3-3 and we need to be plus. We want to be that type of team. We could’ve done a

few more things on defence and once our players started to settle down, we were able to do that. That’s good, when the players say coach ‘let’s just play’ that’s good. It was good to see us play in the red zone.” The Bearcats were tabbed to finish third in the American Athletic Conference’s East Division in the league’s 2016 pre-

season media poll. UC expects to be in contention once again with the return of 13 starters from last year’s 7-6 team. Ferguson came to UC as a three-star recruit, according to ESPN.com, and has a pair of stars from 247sports.com and Scout.com. As a defensive lineman in his senior season at Lake Nona High School in Orlando, Florida, he recorded 17 total tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Ferguson was named to the Orange County Senior Bowl and was ranked No.40 in the Sentinel’s 2014 Central Florida Super 60 and picked UC over offers from Illinois, Minnesota and Western Kentucky. He was the Bearcats first signee of the 2014 class as a defensive tackle. However, in training camp over the past few weeks, Bearcats head coach Tuberville and his staff decided to

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GOLFERS compete in the Paradise Island Open, presented by the Atlantis Resort and the Ocean Club Golf Course, hosted September 3-4 at the Ocean Club facilities. The first event of the Bahamas Golf Federation’s “Cup Series,” the event will aid the development of the organisation’s junior programme and the fight against breast cancer. Photos by Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff

Paradise Island Open supports the fight against breast cancer

THE TOURNAMENT featured two-day individual stroke play in the following divisions: Men’s – Gross, Net, Senior (50+) and Super Senior (60+), Ladies, Ladies Senior (50+) and Juniors (-17).

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Putting the pride back in youth/high school sports A COUPLE of weeks ago I took a break from my regular, nuts and bolts reporting to discuss the growth and development of sports - in a broad sense - in the Bahamas. The feedback from that piece has inspired me to go a step further and urge an extensive re-branding and re-formatting campaign for youth/high school sports in the country. In 2016, the average, run-of-the-mill high school match-up doesn’t carry the weight it once did. In the 1970s, students were over enthused to be a part of storied programmes such as The Government High School, St Augustine’s College, St Andrew’s or a St John’s. In fact, one of the most amazing things I have come across in my time in the media is the pride that oozes from persons that graduated from these sorts of institutions. I am sure many of you reading this can recall moments of glee and pride felt for your high school. We all wanted our schools to be great or victorious because we felt as if it meant that we were a part of a major achievement. However, most of our local students have become detached with the legacies and achievements of their schools. A large percentage of students are no longer passionate about their school’s athletic programmes because the pride has been lost and replaced by, in some cases a cynical, hands-off interaction - if they win, they win; if they lose, then I just have to look good in that loss because it is all about my individual advancement. The pride once derived from school colours, uniforms, crests and logos have become a thing of the past. This isn’t a critique of individual students or student

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THE WELLS PLAN - WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE 1 Establish a national youth sports authority that works with sports and education officials that would draft pride campaigns for every high school level institution. In this step, students would be taught, in-depth, about the history of the school which they attend. 2 The authority will craft unique marketing packages for each school, including paraphernalia - shirts, jackets, ball caps, regular t-shirts, wristbands, socks, etc - and morale building internal and external activities. In short, each school will be allotted time, resources and staff to develop programmes that boost social and digital awareness of the unique features of each school. 3 A comprehensive sporting schedule that merges public and private school calendars into one evenly spread national athletic calendar. 4 The sporting authority will develop infrastructure that allows for proper record keeping, player development, student athlete help, a feeder system that steers youth participants toward tertiary level institutions or national team participation.

bodies, but more an indictment for how far we have allowed the country’s sporting culture to fall. Presently, all high schools participate in the three power sports - basketball, softball/baseball and athletics. Now is the time for education and sporting authorities to work together to construct systems that help develop not only these sports, but student athletes

through these respective disciplines. Kids participate in high school sports, in most cases, for the opportunity to best their peers. They hardly ever do so to represent the school that “means so much” so to them. When last have you heard the phrase, “my dad played for Kingsway, so I have to play for Kingsway?” Look closely at many

ST AUGUSTINE’S College students can be seen wearing their “SAC Pride” t-shirts during a Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools track and field meet.

“I AM SURE MANY OF YOU READING THIS CAN RECALL MOMENTS OF GLEE AND PRIDE FELT FOR YOUR HIGH SCHOOL. WE ALL WANTED OUR SCHOOLS TO BE GREAT OR VICTORIOUS BECAUSE WE FELT AS IF IT MEANT THAT WE WERE A PART OF A MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT. HOWEVER, MOST OF OUR LOCAL STUDENTS HAVE BECOME DETACHED WITH THE LEGACIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THEIR SCHOOLS.” of the high school systems around the world. Families work endlessly to ensure that their kids are afforded a chance to enroll in those institutions that they hold near and dear to their hearts. Let’s add meaning back to these programmes. Why hasn’t the Bahamas moved to rebrand and reformat its high sporting genre? It’s time for a major overhaul.

I call for a sporting relaunch of every high school in the Bahamas. This isn’t a move to rewrite the history of these schools in any which way. In fact, my proposal will look to expand the historical facts of each school. Students enrolling in or aspiring to enrol at C I Gibson, in this re-launch period, would be able to learn about the legacies and his-

tory of that school. I want to see young kids eager to not only play sports, but to have a love for those colours, uniforms, crests and logos. In the fall of 2002, I enrolled at Jordan Prince Williams High School. In the spring of 2004, nearly two years later, I came to grasp what it means to be an avid fan of a high school/ college sports. That year Prince William captured the BAISS Senior Boys basketball championship. As enthusiasm rushed through corridors of the school’s South Beach campus, it became clear to me that sporting passion could not only boost “school pride” but act as a marketing tool for any institution. In addition to quality competition, sports can breed a sense of belonging within our youth and, eventually spur a sense of tradition and passion. Consider what national pride we can encourage, if self-pride and institution pride is experience and celebrated at a young age. • Fourth Quarter Press will appear on Mondays

‘BAAA IS IN NO WAY IN ANY FEUD WITH THE BOC’ NCAA Football By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net BAHAMAS Association of Athletic Associations president Rosamunde Carey addressed the media on several issues surrounding the organisation, and assessed the first few months of her term in office. She outlined the new concepts the executives sought out to accomplish most notably – improved fundraising, the development of the Arise programme, the constitution reform committee’s work and the “controversy” surrounding the Olympic Games. The Arise programme was awarded $15,000 grant from the Inter-American Development Bank. “We’re concerned with not just the athletic part of the athlete, but we’re concerned with the holistic. We have a lot of athletes who come to practice who didn’t eat, who don’t have proper gear, who don’t have books for school, so we can’t just focus on one area. They’re not going to perform at their best if they are missing a whole lot of things,” she said. “This initiative is to work with the grassroots athletes to see how best we can help them holistically. We can provide food, equipment, mentoring so they don’t fall behind in their grades, so this is aimed at growing the athletes holistically.”

ROSAMUNDE CAREY, president of the BAAAs. She also alluded to initial steps being made for the federation to expand its fund raising and self-help programmes. Initiatives for merchandising and a proposed BAAA online store were introduced. “As a former treasurer, there have always been budgetary restraints and now you have people talking about their limited number of revenue. We need to start looking at ways the federation approaches merchandising,” she said. “Based on our prior successes, we have had one or two more corporate sponsors looking to expand their sponsorship of us.” Team travel and successes were delineated and BAAA policy and partnerships with the BOC and IAAF were explained in depth. The protection and advancement of the federations coaches and athletes is paramount and central to federation’s existence and mandate.

“The BAAA is the only governing body of track and field in the Bahamas. In stating that I want to be emphatically clear. The Olympics belongs to the BOC. The BAAA Nationals belongs to the BAAA. If they [BOC] wanted that ‘Olympic Trials’ branding then work with the federation. The BAAA is in no way in any feud with the BOC, the Secretary General needs to have a conversation with his President because we were one in Rio,” she said. Carey also addressed the much debated topic of Shaunae Miller possibly chasing the 200/400m double. Miller won the Olympic gold medal in the 400m but the Bahamian public debated for days whether Miller should have run the 200m and chased the historic double. Miller gave voice to the controversy when she returned home and gave an interview with ZSR 103.5

when she said she indeed wanted to run the 200m in Rio, despite not running the 200m at the BAAA Nationals. “The trials are the finite decision making as to who will be in what in the Olympics. It was stated, it was sent it was communicated that the event you want to participate in for a national team, you had to compete in that event at the trials. If you did not compete in that event at the trials you were not put in that event at the Olympics. The only decision that could have changed that would have been that if the athlete came to the trials and competed. “We just happened to have a plethora of qualifiers in a particular event. The athletes that showed up, competed and qualified were entered,” she said. “The integrity of the trials has to stand. The federation must be governed by integrity and fairness, not just by one but for all. We had three athletes who qualified, showed up to trials, competed were selected to the team, their parents were down to watch them to perform. How do you say to an athlete at that point that you’re no longer running? “As the president I have to look out for the well being of all the athletes. Not just our seniors, but our juniors, because you don’t want them to think that this could happen to them.”

‘Amazing’ Pedrya joins the elite ranks FROM PAGE 1 impressed with her performance during the games. She performed exceptionally well.” Now that the season is over, Seymour said she intends to continue to

work as hard as she did over the past four months to see her world ranking drop from No. 23 to No. 6. “I chose to finish my studies here at U of I and go after the school record which is 12.53, go after top place at the Big 10 and the NCAA indoor and outdoor meets,” she said.

“I definitely want to improve my time at World Champs next year and I know once I stay motivated, a place on the podium has my name on it.” Coach Garner said he believes that the “best is yet to come” for the St Anne’s High School graduate.

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shift the 6’4” and 275 pounds freshman to the offensive line. Knowles-Tener and his James Madison Dukes earned one of the most lopsided wins of the week with an 80-7 win over Morehead State Saturday at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia. They set the programme record for points scored in a single game. Mike Houston, Dukes head coach, said the team started the season on the note they expected. “We are extremely pleased with the way our team came out and played tonight. I am very happy with the way we approached the game and the way we executed through all three phases throughout the bulk of the game. The kids worked very hard since they got here, and we really pushed during preseason camp and throughout the spring,” he said. “Throughout this week, we tried to go a great job to get the team mentally prepared to go out and play the way we want to play. We did that. That’s credit to them. They bought into us and what we are trying to do and how we are trying to do things. It’s also a credit to the phenomenal coaching staff that I have as far as my assistants go.” Knowles-Tener, a six-foot one inch, 295-pound defensive lineman, is a former standout performer at Tabernacle Baptist Academy now anchoring the defensive line at Liberty Christian Academy (LCA) in Lynchburg, Virginia. In his stint at LCA, his play has garnered him numerous accolades, including VISAA Division I Second Team All-State as a junior, VHSL Honourable Mention All-Region 4A West and First Team AllConference 23 as a senior and was a member of LCA’s VISAA Division I state championship team as a

sophomore. Strachan and the University of Charleston Golden Eagles lost their opener to Notre Dame College, 44-17 on Saturday. The six-foot, five inch 205 pound wide receiver is a three-sport athlete who will also run track for the Golden Eagles. He joined Charleston after a standout career for coach Chris Rocco at LCA. Strachan was a member of the 2013 VISAA 1 State Championship team, and received All Conference and Honourable Mention All-Region this year as a senior. The Golden Eagles football programme is coming off a season where it made its first ever trip to the NCAA Division II Playoffs under head coach Pat Kirkland. Kirkland enters his sixth season overall and over the past two seasons has led UC to an overall 18-4 win-loss record and a top-15 national ranking. Saunders and the number four ranked Florida State Seminoles will face the number 11 ranked Ole Miss Rebels tonight at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Seminoles finished the season at 10-3, 6-2 in the ACC to advance to a major bowl, the Chick-FilA Peach Bowl, despite not earning a spot in the ACC conference championship game. Saunders, the 6’5” 258-pound redshirt freshman tight end and Bimini native, appeared in six games last season before being relegated to the sidelines due to a nagging back injury. In the season opener, he caught a single pass for five yards. His best game of the season was the first start of his collegiate career, when he finished with three receptions for 26 yards – both career highs – in the Seminoles’ 29-24 win over in-state rival, the University of Miami Hurricanes.

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Panthers Newton: I took Super Bowl loss ‘extremely personal’ By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The jovial, fun-loving and wide-smiling Cam Newton was nowhere to be found Sunday. The NFL Most Valuable Player instead took on a serious tone talking about Thursday night’s regular season opener, a Super Bowl rematch with the Denver Broncos. “No one likes losing, so I took it extremely personal,” Newton said about the Carolina’s 24-10 loss to the Broncos in the title game. Newton had a league-high 45 combined touchdowns in a memorable 2015 regular season and added five more in the NFC playoffs. But he never got a chance to “dab” on the game’s biggest stage with running back Jonathan Stewart scoring Carolina’s only touchdown. Simply put, Denver’s defense dominated. Newton’s 60 minutes of frustration on the field spilled over to his postgame interview where he answered questions with terse, short answers while slumped behind a podium with a hoodie covering most of his face. After three minutes he abruptly got up and walked off, drawing the ire of some other athletes who criticized his antics. Two days later, upon returning to Charlotte, Newton defended his actions saying “I’ve been on the record saying that I’m a sore loser. Who likes to lose? You show me a good loser and I’m going to show you a loser. It’s not a popularity contest. I am here to win football games.” Newton has since backed away — at least some — from that stance. With time to reflect he told Ebony magazine this offseason that he let down friends and family. He hasn’t talked much about the Super Bowl loss or his post-game press conference since, avoiding

PANTHERS quarterback Cam Newton smiles as he watches Auburn and Clemson players warm up before an NCAA college football game on Saturday. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) most questions related to the game by spinning them toward the upcoming season. That approach continued on Sunday. “A lot of people want to make it a rematch. It’s not a rematch,” Newton said. “It’s just our next opponent.” It’s been seven months now since the devastating defeat, and Panthers coach Ron Rivera believes his quarterback’s mind is in a good place. “I think his game is right where it needs to be,” Rivera said. “He’s focused in on this game. He’s focused in on the 2016 season. As I told the players, the most important thing we do is get ready for this game.” Newton wouldn’t say if he’s watched the Super

Bowl. But he believes the Panthers will be better prepared to handle Von Miller and Denver pass rush this time around. The Broncos sacked Newton six times in the Super Bowl, two of those resulting in turnovers leading to 14 Denver points. Newton finished 18 of 41 for 265 yards with no touchdowns and one interception. “Our preparation will be different, and we will be locked and loaded and ready to go Thursday,” Newton said. Newton spent much of his offseason adjusting to becoming a father and working on a Nickelodeon TV show for kids called “All In With Cam Newton.” But escaping the Super Bowl loss wasn’t easy.

When he posted a picture of himself playing water polo with the U.S. National team on his Instagram account this offseason, Miller photo-shopped himself in sacking Newton in the pool. Miller said did it only because he has immense respect for Newton, whom he called “the best player in the league.” Rivera isn’t thrilled the Panthers open the season on a Thursday night against Miller and company in Denver. “Defending NFC champs, it would have been nice to open the season at home, but it didn’t happen that way,” Rivera said Sunday. He knows it will be a huge challenge for his team playing on the road against the team that has a huge cere-

mony planned to recognize its Super Bowl win. Even Peyton Manning plans be there. With all of the emotion surrounding the game, Rivera said it will be “interesting to see” how Newton performs. “He knows this is the big stage,” Rivera said. “It’s probably one of the biggest stages we will be on as a football team. He has an opportunity to play well and go out and show what he’s made of.” If the sixth-year quarterback views this as a revenge game, he’s not saying it. When asked if beating the Broncos would take the sting out of losing the Super Bowl, Newton simply shook his head. “No,” he said. “We’d just be 1-0.”

Romo’s down, NFC East up for grabs By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Tony Romo is hurt again, the defending champs get no respect and the rookie quarterback who wasn’t drafted No. 2 overall got a starting job first. No division is more up for grabs than the NFC East. The Dallas Cowboys are Dak Prescott’s team while Romo is out with a back injury. The fourth-round pick out of Mississippi State has been impressive in the preseason, climbing from No. 3 on the depth chart following injuries to Kellen Moore and Romo. After winning the division in 2014, the Cowboys fell to 4-12 last season and were 1-11 without Romo when he was twice sidelined by a broken left collarbone. The offense could survive without him if Prescott is the real deal, Dez Bryant stays healthy and No. 4 pick Ezekiel Elliott lives up to the hype. While Prescott has a chance to play, Carson Wentz will sit behind Chase Daniel despite projected starter Sam Bradford being traded to the Vikings on Saturday for a pair of draft picks, including a firstrounder in 2017. The Eagles traded a slew of picks to select Wentz at No. 2 in the draft, but he was slated to be the No. 3 quarterback long before injuring his ribs in the preseason opener. The Eagles should be rebuilding under new coach Doug Pederson, but every team is a contender in this weak division. Before being dealt, Bradford had looked sharp in Pederson’s offense and the defense is vastly improved under defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. Kirk Cousins had a breakout year to lead the Redskins to a division title

FILE - In this July 26, 2016, file photo, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz stretches during practice at NFL football training camp, in Philadelphia. The Eagles traded a slew of picks to select Wentz at No. 2 in the draft, but he was slated to be the No. 3 quarterback long before injuring his ribs in the preseason opener. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)

in 2015. But no team has repeated in the East since the Eagles won four straight from 2001-04. The Giants won’t have Tom Coughlin on the sideline for the first time since 2003. Offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo replaced him, so Eli Manning, Odell Beckham Jr. and Co. will have continuity. A revamped defense could help New York end its four-year playoff drought. • Here’s some things to know about the NFC East: GIGANTIC GIANT: Defensive end Olivier Ver-

non, a major free-agent addition, was dominant in the preseason. The Giants spent $40 million, for this season, to re-sign Jason Pierre-Paul and sign Vernon, defensive tackle Damon Harrison, cornerback Janoris Jenkins and linebacker Kennan Robinson. They drafted cornerback Eli Apple in the first round to upgrade the secondary. The offense will score points. If defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo gets the most out of his group, New York should rise to the top.

ins earned himself a oneyear contract worth $19.95 million on the franchise tag after throwing for 4,166 yards and 29 touchdowns. Robert Griffin III is gone, so there’s no quarterback controversy in DC. But Cousins still has to prove himself after the team didn’t give him a long-term contract. The Redskins gave All-Pro cornerback Josh Norman a $75 million, five-year deal to bolster the secondary. Norman better walk his talk after criticizing Beckham, Bradford and others.

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hasn’t been this much excitement surrounding the Eagles’ defense since Jim Johnson was calling the shots. Schwartz is the most accomplished defensive coordinator in Philadelphia since Johnson passed away. His defense was outstanding in the preseason, wreaking havoc and forcing turnovers. It won’t be easy to maintain that success when the games count, but they’re on the right track. Defensive end Fletcher Cox got paid to be an elite player and should thrive in Schwartz’s system. Linebacker Jordan Hicks

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COWBOYS ADD SANCHEZ AS BACKUP, KEEP OPTIONS OPEN WITH TONY ROMO FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Cowboys have signed Mark Sanchez as a backup quarterback and are keeping their options open with the injured Tony Romo. Dallas added Sanchez to the 53-man roster on a one-year contract Sunday while waiving Jameill Showers with the likely intention of adding the second-year player to the practice squad if another team doesn’t claim him. Rookie Dak Prescott is set to start the opener Sept. 11 against the New York Giants, but the key to the quarterback puzzle remains Romo, who broke a bone in his back in a preseason game against Seattle. The Cowboys can put him on the injured reserve-return list, which would free up a roster while sidelining the 36-year-old for the first seven games. That’s an ominous number for Dallas because it’s how many games Romo missed after he broke his left collarbone the first time last season. The Cowboys lost all seven games before Romo broke the same collarbone and missed four more. Dallas finished last in the NFC East at 4-12 a year after winning the division. If Dallas decides to keep Romo on the active roster, he can return whenever he’s ready. The Cowboys haven’t said how long he will be out following his fourth back injury in less than four years. Prescott had a strong start to the preseason after Kellen Moore broke his right ankle in practice at training camp, and the Cowboys ultimately decided to give their fourthround pick the backup job. After holding off on adding a veteran following Moore’s injury, the Cowboys knew they would have to add one once Romo got hurt. Showers, who spent most of last season on the practice squad, was spotty in his best shot at an audition while playing the entire preseason finale against Houston. But he has versatility because of his work on special teams in practice last season, making him an attractive option for another year in a similar role. Tight end Rico Gathers, the former Baylor basketball player trying to make the transition to football, was among seven players who cleared waivers and were added the practice squad. Defensive end Ryan Russell and receiver Vince Mayle, both second-year players, made the practice squad. So did four rookies: center Jake Brendel, receiver Andy Jones, linebacker Deon King and tight end Austin Traylor.

returns after an injury shortened his promising rookie season. Safety Malcolm Jenkins has developed into one of the best at his position. DOOM IN BIG D: Romo’s latest injury is a big setback for the Cowboys, who were hoping to go from first-to-worst-to-first. But Prescott seems like an upgrade from Brandon Weeden and Matt Cassel. He also has a better supporting cast. The real problem for Dallas will be stopping other teams. Starters DeMarcus Lawrence and Randy Gregory are suspended for the first four games and Rolando McClain will miss the first 10 games of the regular season. PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH: Giants, Redskins, Eagles, Cowboys.

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Nadal falters late, falls to Pouille in fourth round of the US Open By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal kept making a stand, kept coming back, kept showing he would not depart quietly from this U.S. Open. Facing a much younger, much-less-accomplished opponent, Nadal twice erased a set deficit. Then he staved off a trio of match points. And then, more than 4 hours into the toughest test he’s put his left wrist through since returning from injury, Nadal faltered. He missed a short forehand, pushing it into the net. Nadal knew what he’d done and covered his eyes with both hands. One point later, the match was over. Nadal was upset in the U.S. Open’s fourth round by 24th-seeded Lucas Pouille of France 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6) on Sunday, prolonging the 14-time Grand Slam title winner’s quarterfinal drought at major tournaments. “There were things I could do better. Had the right attitude. I (fought) right up to the last ball,” said the No. 4-seeded Nadal, a two-time champion at Flushing Meadows. “But I need something else. I need something more that was not there today.” He breezed through his opening three matches at the hard-court tournament, dropping only 20 games. But Pouille, a 22-year-old with flashy strokes, presented a much greater challenge in the fourth round, pushing Nadal to the limit through entertaining, tense — and

RAFAEL NADAL, of Spain, rubs his eyes during play against Lucas Pouille, of France, during the fourth round of the US Open tennis tournament yesterday. intense — exchanges. “Every point was great,” Pouille said. This was Pouille’s third career victory in a five-setter; all have come in his past three matches. Since losing in last year’s French Open quarterfinals, Nadal has failed to make it beyond the fourth round at a major. And after winning at least one Grand Slam title each year for a decade, he’s now gone two full seasons without one. In 2016, he lost in the first round of the Australian Open. Then he pulled out of the French Open before his third-round match because of a torn tendon sheath in his left wrist, an injury that forced him to withdraw from Wimbledon altogether and miss about 2 1/2 months in all. After finally pulling even with Pouille by capturing

the fourth set, Nadal broke to open the fifth, then went ahead 4-2. But Pouille broke to 4-all. “Sometimes,” Pouille said of the raucous crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, “I couldn’t even hear myself when I was saying, ‘Allez! Allez! Allez!’” Soon enough, they were in the tiebreaker, with Pouille holding his first three match points at 6-3. Nadal — who came to the net far more often than usual — wouldn’t concede yet, though, and one forehand winner by him plus two tight forehands by Pouille evened the score. Anyone’s match to win. “Well, at 6-3, I was like, ‘OK, you’re going to win this one,’” Pouille said. “And then, at 6-all, it was not the same.” Pouille never had been to a Grand Slam quarterfinal

LUCAS POUILLE, of France, hits the ball through his legs during play against Rafael Nadal. (AP Photos/Alex Brandon) until Wimbledon a couple of months ago, but it was Nadal who blinked at 6-6. Pouille played conservatively, hitting short shots and making sure they landed in. On one such seemingly easy ball to exploit, Nadal moved forward and whipped that big forehand of his, only to see his reply smack the net. “I played the right point. I put (myself) in a position to have the winner, and I had the mistake. That’s it,” the 30-year-old Nadal

said. “You cannot go crazy thinking about these kind of things, no?” Pouille’s take: “I couldn’t believe he would miss it. But he’s like every player. He feels the pressure, as well. Even if he’s one of the best, he feels the pressure.” That error made it 7-6 in the tiebreaker, Pouille’s fourth match point, and he would not let this one slip away. On a 16-stroke exchange, Pouille delivered a gutsy forehand winner to a corner.

He dropped on his back, his tongue sticking out. As he rose with eyes wide open — and tongue still wagging — the last man from France to win any Grand Slam singles title, 1983 French Open champion Yannick Noah, whose son Joakim recently joined the New York Knicks, spread around high-fives in the stands. Pouille was joined in the quarterfinals by a pair of countrymen, No. 9 JoWilfried Tsonga and No. 10 Gael Monfils, giving France three men’s quarterfinalists at the American Grand Slam tournament for the first time in 89 years. Pouille will face Monfils, a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 winner over 2006 Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis, who received a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct for using his cellphone during a second-set changeover. Monfils is quite a character himself: In the middle of one point, he pretended to lean over to tie a shoelace before quickly resuming play. The other quarterfinal on that side of the draw will feature Tsonga against No. 1 Novak Djokovic or 84thranked Kyle Edmund of Britain. Tsonga got there by eliminating the last U.S. man in the field, No. 26 Jack Sock, 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-2. In the women’s quarterfinals, it’ll be 2015 runnerup Roberta Vinci vs. No. 2 Angelique Kerber or No. 14 Petra Kvitova, and two-time finalist Caroline Wozniacki vs. 48th-ranked Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia.

MUELLER ENDS GERMANY DROUGHT, ALLARDYCE’S LUCKY ENGLAND WIN

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer

GERMANY has made a flying start to its mission to become the first country in more than 50 years to defend its World Cup title. With an emphatic win in Norway, the Germans got July’s European Championship semifinal loss to France out of their system Sunday. Even Thomas Mueller has regained his confidence, putting his perplexing Germany goal drought behind him by scoring twice in the 3-0 win at the start of World Cup qualifying. Mueller scrambled in the opener in the 15th minute after his first attempt was blocked by Even Hovland and Havard Nordtveit before heading in his second on the hour. For good measure, Mueller also set up Bayern Munich

teammate Joshua Kimmich for his first international goal. “With Thomas Mueller I’d rather he had scored a few goals at the European Championship,” Germany coach Joachim Loew joked of the forward who hadn’t scored internationally since October 2015. Not since Brazil in 1962 has a team won back-to-back world titles. For now the priority is qualifying for Russia and only the group winners automatically gain a place at the tournament in 2018. Eight of the nine best runner-ups from the groups contest playoffs. GROUP C Also in Germany’s group, Ruslan Gurbanov’s first international goal gave Azerbaijan a 1-0 win in San Marino, which had defender Cristian Brolli sent off early in the second half. Northern Ireland held the Czech

Republic to a goalless draw in Prague, where Karel Jarolim endured a frustrating debut in charge of the hosts. GROUP F Adam Lallana pounced in the fifth minute of stoppage time to ensure Sam Allardyce made a winning start as England manager, clinching a 1-0 victory over Slovakia. England had a man-advantage from the 57th minute when Martin Skrtel received a second yellow card for another foul on Harry Kane but the visitors left it late to break through Slovakia’s resistance. Sloppy goalkeeping helped Lallana score his first England goal in his 27th international after his shot went through Matus Kozacik’s legs. “Everyone back home was waiting with bated breath and we scored the winner,” said Al-

lardyce, who never featured for England as a player and has only previously managed modest domestic clubs. “We dominated the game and finally got what we deserved. The result did us justice in the end.” Wayne Rooney became England’s most capped outfield player, surpassing the record he held with David Beckham, by making a 116th appearance. Goalkeeper Peter Shilton made a record 125 England appearances between 1970 and 1990. England’s next group opponent in October is Malta, which was routed 5-1 by neighbor Scotland. Robert Snodgrass scored a hat trick, with the opener a cross that flew over backtracking goalkeeper Andrew Hogg. Two Malta players — Jonathan Caruana and Luke Gambin — were sent off in the second half for fouling Snodgrass. Surprise starter Chris Martin

Martin helps Blue Jays beat Rays 5-3 By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Manager John Gibbons’ ejection turned into a key moment for the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Russell Martin hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning to help the Blue Jays overcome a poor start by 17-game winner J.A. Happ and avoid a three-game sweep with a 5-3 win against the Tampa Bay Rays. Gibbons was ejected by plate umpire Pat Hoberg after Martin struck out in the fourth. When Martin turned a couple times to dispute the call while walking toward the dugout, Gibbons took over the argument from the dugout and got tossed. “Took the heat for everybody,” Martin said. “I think he kept some guys in the game doing that, including myself.” Toronto’s victory and Boston’s 1-0 loss at Oakland gave the Blue Jays a one-game lead over the Red Sox for the top spot in the AL East. Martin hit his 17th homer on a 3-0 pitch from Kevin Jepsen (2-6). He has gone

TORONTO Blue Jays’ Russell Martin, second from left, and Michael Saunders, second from right, high-five teammates in the dugout. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) deep nine times and driven in 24 runs over his last 18 games. “If he’s seeing the ball good, which I thought he was, I gave the approval for him to take a whack at it,” said bench coach DeMarlo Hale, who filled in for Gibbons. Happ was up to 85 pitches when he was pulled by Gibbons after Corey Dickerson’s RBI single put the Rays up 3-1 with two outs in the third. Joaquin Benoit (3-1) gave up a single and struck out

three in a scoreless seventh. His second strikeout, coming against Evan Longoria, was the 1,000th of his career. Roberto Osuna got three outs for his 30th save. Five Toronto relievers allowed two hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings. “That’s a huge job by the bullpen keeping us in the game,” Happ said. Happ has gone fewer than five innings in just two of 27 starts this season, with both coming against Tampa Bay. He allowed eight runs over

two innings in a 13-2 loss to the Rays on May 18. The Blue Jays tied it at 3 in the seventh on Devon Travis’ two-run single off Brad Boxberger, costing 17game loser Chris Archer a shot at his ninth win. Archer allowed two runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings. He also struck out nine, running his AL-best total to 211. “Their bullpen came in and did a really good job, kept it right there, and our bullpen came in and struggled,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “They got hits, they got walks and then the big home run from Russell Martin.” BENCH NEWS Blue Jays: OF Melvin Upton Jr., hitting just .185 (20 for 108) against right-handers since the All-Star break, didn’t start with Archer pitching. Rays: Despite the ability to expand rosters in September, Tampa Bay still had just three position players on the bench on Sunday: C Luke Maile, 1B Logan Morrison and utilityman Nick Franklin. “I think there’s plans to expand,” Cash said.

and substitute Steven Fletcher also scored for Scotland, which is looking to qualify for its first tournament since the 1998 World Cup. Slovenia staged a late fightback to draw 2-2 at Lithuania. GROUP E Denmark is setting the early pace after Christian Eriksen sealed a 1-0 win over Armenia. Poland threw away a two-goal lead, secured by Bartosz Kapustka and captain Robert Lewandowski, to draw 2-2 in Kazakhstan. Two quick goals in the second half from Sergei Khizhnichenko ensured Kazakhstan opened qualifying with a point. Romania was held to a 1-1 draw by Montenegro with Nicolae Stanciu missing the chance to win it for the hosts when he missed a penalty in the seventh minute of stoppage time.

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Rosberg wins Italian GP after Hamilton’s poor start MONZA (AP) - Nico Rosberg won the Italian Grand Prix virtually unchallenged yesterday after Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton wasted pole position with a poor start. Rosberg, who started second, took the early lead and cruised to his seventh win of the season, 21st of his career and first at the storied Monza circuit, which has hosted more Formula One racing than any other track. The German also cut Hamilton’s championship lead to two points with seven races remaining. “It was all down to the start,” Rosberg said. “I had an awesome start and that made the win. So it was all there. The race is on with Lewis. It’s always going to be a great battle and I look forward to what’s to come.” Hamilton got off the line slowly, dropping to sixth before the first corner, before climbing his way back to finish second. “It’s hard to overtake here,” Hamilton said. “That’s the best I could do with such a loss at the start. I don’t really know what happened at the start but I’ll try to understand it later,” Hamilton added, casting some of the blame on an inconsistent clutch. “I did everything normal.”

Atop the podium, Rosberg launched into the chorus of the White Stripes’ song, Seven Nation Army, the theme from Italy’s victory at the 2006 World Cup, and encouraged the crowd to sing along. “It’s special because I really feel close to the Italian culture,” Rosberg said. “All of my best friends are Italian and I speak Italian.” Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen finished third and fourth, respectively. Already fastest in qualifying, Mercedes’ single pit-stop strategy proved better than Ferrari’s two-stop plan. After his disastrous start, Hamilton quickly charged up the field, passing Daniel Ricciardo’s Red Bull and overtaking Valtteri Bottas’ Williams on the main straight. Hamilton then went ahead of the Ferraris after their second pit stops, Rosberg’s winning margin over Hamilton was 15 seconds, with Vettel 20 seconds behind and Raikkonen 27 seconds back. “I think we had good pace but it was sort of expected that they would be quicker than us in race pace,” said Vettel, who got the loudest cheers on the podium. “At the end the answer was really clear.”

MERCEDES driver Nico Rosberg (front), of Germany, celebrates as second placed Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain applaudes on the podium during the Italian Formula One Grand Prix yesterday at the Monza racetrack in Italy. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Ricciardo finished fifth and Bottas crossed the line sixth followed by Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Felipe Massa and Nico Hulkenberg. Soon after the start, Jolyon Palmer in a Renault and Felipe Nasr in a Sauber made contact, sending both cars back to the pits with damage. Palmer retired, while Nasr came back out briefly to serve a 10-second penalty for causing the accident. Daniil Kyvat’s Toro Rosso and Pascal Wehrlein’s Manor also ran into trouble

and retired midway through the race. Over the weekend Jenson Button, the 2009 champion, announced he will not race next season and wants to take a break from Formula 1 after 16 years in the sport. Button said he would remain with McLaren, for whom he has raced since 2010, to work with the team and could race again in 2018. The 36-year-old Briton has raced in 297 grand prix, winning 15 and taking 50 podium places.

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CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP: 1 Mercedes 498; 2 Red Bull 290; 3 Ferrari 279; 4 Williams 111; 5 Force India 108.

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

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP: 1 L Hamilton 250 points; 2 N Rosberg 248; 3 D Ricciardo 161; 4 S Vettel 143; 5 K Raikkonen 136; 6 M Verstappen 121.

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Stoffel Vandoorne, the Belgian, will race for McLaren next season alongside Fernando Alonso. Felipe Massa, the Williams driver, said he will retire at the end of the season. In 14 seasons, the 35-year-old Brazilian has claimed 11 wins, 41 podium places and 16 pole positions from his 243 starts. He made his debut with Sauber in 2002 and moved to Ferrari in 2006, alongside Michael Schumacher. Massa came agonisingly close to winning the drivers’ title in 2008, finishing one point behind Lewis Hamilton. His career was slowed by a serious eye injury during qualifying for the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix.

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Statistics are for Nassau through 2 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 88° F/31° C Low .................................................... 82° F/28° C Normal high ....................................... 88° F/31° C Normal low ........................................ 75° F/24° C Last year’s high ................................. 90° F/32° C Last year’s low ................................... 76° F/25° C Precipitation As of 2 p.m. yesterday ................................. 0.00” Year to date ............................................... 29.90” Normal year to date ................................... 25.73”

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